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LANZHOU/CHONGQING, April 13 (Xinhua) -- Four environmental inspection teams have urged local governments to do more to improve the environment after they made public issues they came across during their inspections.
Seven environment inspection teams were dispatched at the end of last year.
Team No. seven conducted a month-long inspection in northwest China's Gansu province in December last year and made the results known to Gansu provincial government Thursday.
According to the team, illegal mining and unlicensed construction of hydropower plants were found in seven national-level nature reserves, including Qilian Mountains.
In southwest China's Chongqing municipality, 39 of the 54 sewage treatment plants had not been completed on schedule. Twenty-two districts and counties have no facilities to treat sludge from sewage treatment plant.
Inspection team No. five also uncovered problems with the rehabilitation of abandoned mining sites. There was an area of 110 square kilometers to be restored, but less than 5 percent had been reclaimed.
Shanghai aimed to improve its garbage handling capacity to 33,400 tonnes a day by 2015. Last year, however, the real capacity was only 24,000 tonnes per day, according to inspection team No. two.
Water quality was also the issue. Of the 259 monitoring sites in Shanghai, 88, or 34 percent, saw water level marked as "V," which means bad.
Air quality was the major problem in northwest China's Shaanxi Province. Its capital, Xi'an, is one of China's most polluted provincial capitals. Illegal mining and farming activities were found in 14 nature reserves of national or provincial level.


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I've been in my job a whole year. Wow!
Okay so this week marks an entire year in my job and I can't believe it, it's gone so quickly.
I'm at the end of my second 'official' rotation in urgent care and about to rotate into trauma and orthopaedics which is exciting. I'm really looking forward to it as I feel it completes my band 5 basic skill set, as I've never worked in T & O even as a student.
I've been so lucky in my first year; I've been given the opportunities to experience a variety of clinical areas and work with, and learn from lots of fantastic and dedicated professionals. I really feel I have grown as a therapist and am happy with the progress I have achieved.
So looking forward to the future I am aiming to consolidate my current skills, take on more service development roles, mentoring a more junior band 5 and supervising a lower band colleague. I will become competent in and run my own hand therapy clinics.
Additionally I will be looking to do student supervisory training, take on more responsibilities and be looking for opportunities to experience some of the 'management' tasks of a band 6.
I am incredibly happy and proud what I have achieved over the past 4 years. I love my job and wouldn't change it for the world. But this point marks a new chapter in my life and therefore I don't plan to blog anymore, however I will leave my blog 'live' and will continue to respond to emails about my journey.
Thank you to those who have consistently read my blog since 2010.

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Living an intentional life goes beyond your own household. It means living intentionally in community, in the neighborhood and city that you live in. Living a life of purpose that is far more than what most people realize minimalism is. It is, at its core, being engaged in what's going on around you in the communities you call home and recognizing needs in those areas to fill. It's helping your friends find fulfillment outside of material possessions, giving to those who don't have any basic worldly possessions, and choosing to live with a local mindset.
I believe in this idea so much. It requires more effort, eyes to see what is around you, and a loving heart to put others above yourself, but it is the most rewarding way to live. Basically, you won't be able to just jump in your car, drive to the store, use the self checkout machine, and come back home without having made contact with one person. Over time, you will be so engaged with your community and the people around you that you will know the clerks at the store and their stories, you will notice the handicapped couple that ride their electric wheelchairs to the store in any weather and stop to talk to them, and you will notice where sidewalks need new pavement and appreciate when they get it. Here are some ideas about how to take the first steps to get there:
-Walk, Ride a Bike, or Take the Bus: You won't see your city intentionally from the seat in your car. You will, however, know all of the songs on the radio and how to cultivate anger over construction sites and that doesn't do anyone good. For this step, I'm not even asking you to stop taking your car to work. Even if you just try this to the coffee shop or a friends house, try it and recognize all of the new things you've never noticed. What I notice on my bike/bus commute in the morning is how much trash is always surrounding my bus stop, how there are about 7 gas stations on my 4 mile bike commute, and how the 76 bus is so busy now that they took out the 15 minute stops that there are always people standing in the bus. This step is all about being aware. We will talk about what to do with that awareness later, but for now, open your eyes to the things around you that you've never noticed behind your windshield.
-Invest in the Local Economy: Here in Colorado, supporting local business is huge. You will hear people talk about it all the time. And I know here in Denver, we've been hit by the bad economy, but I truly believe we are not feeling it as much as other cities because we all rally together to support local businesses and they are thriving. Three years ago, a time when it was pretty dumb to start a business, my salon popped up and the four of us that work together are doing really well because of our client's commitments to supporting a locally owned salon. But not only does it keep the city going when things hit, it allows you to see your city in a different way. You get to know the owner of your coffee shop and hear about how he started it twenty years ago. You get to buy your vegetables from Al's Garden next door to my salon and support someone who's lived in the area for generations. You get to start a business doing what you've always wanted to do because you know people will be there. And you get to put real faces with every business you support, shedding a whole new light on the city you live in.
-Talk to People: Ask your barista/bus driver/waiter/store clerk their name, and if you have more than a couple seconds, ask about their story. Get to know the people that you see day in and day out, but never find the time to get to know. These are the people that you do community with whether you realize it or not and they are the ones that contribute to making your life what it is with their service. Thank them for what they do and try to spend time around them. If you are going to work on a project, do it at the coffee shop and spend a few minutes talking to your barista. If you have a few minutes, go talk to your neighbor that you always see smoking outside alone and hear their story.
I once heard an amazing story about a young man who was learning how to "evangelize". He was very eager and excited to the get the message of Jesus out to those in the inner-city he was working in. He knocked on a woman's door with a Bible in hand and asked her if she knew Jesus Christ. She became upset because she had other things to do and slammed the door. The young man felt discouraged and wasn't sure how to proceed. He remembered that the woman had been smoking cigarettes and the baby she was holding wasn't wearing a diaper, so he headed to the nearest store and bought cigarettes and diapers. When he went back to the woman's house, she let him in and they sat together smoking cigarettes, playing with her baby, and talking. That young man learned a valuable lesson about people that day. All of us just want someone who genuinely cares and wants to know us. Whether you are a missionary like that young man or a hairstylist like me, make sure people know you hear them. Once you start doing this, your involvement in the city comes from such a heart of love for the city because you actually know the people that make it up.
-Live in Community: If you are single, this means living with roommates. If you are married or have children, this can mean living with roommates. If you can't do either of these things, living in community means having best friends that challenge, strengthen, and confide in you daily. It means learning how to love and forgive, learning to continue on when you can't seem to get through. It means doing life with others of all ages, demographics and backgrounds. This is a central concept to engaging in your city. The people around you make up the city you live in, and by living in community with them, you are learning the key principles of living intentionally, for yourself and others.
-Notice the Practical Things Around You: This is kind of the next BIG step. You can learn to do all of the things above, but if you don't actively notice what's going on in your city, you will never reach this intentionality. As you start to form relationships, take notice of what's going on. In the last week of challenging myself to do this, I've noticed I have a neighbor who wears the same cut-off shorts all the time, sometimes even when it's freezing outside. I've also noticed that a lot of people on the bus don't realize the fare recently went up and don't have the extra 25 cents to ride. On a larger scale, I've noticed there's a lot of talk about being pro-life or pro-choice and that we have plenty of protesters at abortion clinics. And something I realized yesterday, there is a high school close to my salon that is mostly low-income and has a 46% graduation rate. It is impossible to ignore these things if you are out walking to your store, talking to the people you meet, and getting to know your city. I emphasize the seriousness of this because you will probably not see these things if you choose to stay closed off in the same bubble of friends you grew up with, in the suburbs, always in your car.
-Do Something About What you See: This is the buildup, the seemingly last step. Once you've gone through all of the things above and have become an integral part of the lifeblood of your city, you have to do something. And guess what? It never ends. You will always be working on this step. Remember my neighbor that wears the same shorts? I've committed to getting him a gift card to a clothing store nearby. And the people I notice who can't pay bus fare? I've started carrying extra change in my wallet to pay their extra fare. The abortion protesters? A friend made me aware of this situation, and I've decided that in the near future I'm volunteering to work with a pregnancy center to counsel women, because nothing speaks louder than our love. I've also committed to starting a group for people to go to the abortion clinics that people protest at and staying after the protesters go home to pray with and talk to the girls coming out afterwards, because that seems to be when they need someone to listen to them the most. And the high school with the 46% graduation rate? I spoke with someone about volunteering my services to help do hair for girls heading to prom and helping out with their after-prom dance. I've been made aware that the same high school also has a high amount of teen pregnancy and I'd love to help reduce that by giving them a safe place to go after prom.
I say these things not to toot my own horn, but to show you my heart. I wanted to be invisible in this city for the last three years and turn a blind eye to the things I saw. I've spent too much time saying someone else would step up and take care of it. But after living intentionally on a small scale, these are the things I'm noticing on a larger, city-wide scale and my heart is breaking for the city I've come to love. As my heart breaks, however, I'm coming up with ways that I can help. And that's what this way of life is about. Living small so not only can you find life away from material possessions and fleeting desires, but also so you can spend that extra time investing in your community. Making the place you love that much better. And that is what it looks like to engage in your city.
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Deer Valley High School
Graduating with a GPA of 3.25.
Graduating with a GPA of 3.25.
I did Drywall and Metal Stud Framing.
I helped Frame and drywall commercial buildings.
Computers, Music, Sports, Technology.
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Pushing Too Hard?
My son is playing baseball this Fall. He's only 8 years old playing with other 7 and 8 year old boys, and I am always amazed at how competitive many of the parents get. They scream at their kids when they make a mistake, tell them to play through the pain, and throw sportsmanship out … Read more


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I made a short love story for Valentines Day. My inspiration for the said story is from my favorite TV Series, Queer As Folks (US). The Love of two different people with different paradigms and perspectives in life. What makes them the same? They are both gay, Justin and Brian. The Most Romantic Love Story to hit the new Millenium.
There were two lovers who was suppose to get married today but while they were standing in front of the altar, they decided not to push through with it because they believe that their love is not bound of any titles.
Both immediately told the crowd that "we don't need vows and rings to know that we love each other".
In the end, they stayed as friends because it is the safest way for them to keep each other
and it reminds them of the reasons why they fell in love in the first place... -end-


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Advent: November 28th
Monday of the First Week of Advent
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Old Calendar: St. Catherine Laboure, virgin & religious; St. James of the Marches, priest (Hist)
"That day, the branch of the Lord shall be beauty and glory, and the fruit of the earth shall be the pride and adornment of Israel's survivors (Isaiah 4:2)."God might have created Adam and Eve into a purely natural order in which their reward in afterlife, and ours too, would be eternal happiness in such perfect knowledge and love of Himself, as is required and sufficient to satisfy to the full, every claim and craving of human reason and will. Yet, that natural perfection and happiness in eternity would be immeasurably lower than the supernatural reward God actually designed for the parents of our race and for all their children.
The excellence of Adam and Eve's natural endowments.It is a deplorable error to extol as supernatural, perfections and powers that are entirely natural for us, even essential or integral to every human being. This includes our reason which is essential to our human nature, that without it no being can be really human. So also our spiritual will, with its power of loving things immaterial and purely spiritual, and its desire for the infinite and eternal, even with a longing that cannot find its perfect satisfaction except in the knowledge and love of Him who is for us our first Beginning and our last End. All this is so entirely natural for man, that a human soul is inconceivable without such spirituality and immortality.The preciousness of Adam and Eve's preternatural gifts.God not only gave Adam and Eve dominion over the whole world, but He actually brought human nature in them to an extraordinary degree of perfection, such as would assure both to themselves and to their offspring, for all the time of their life in paradise, freedom from every fear of sickness and death, and from all sorrow and all worrying care and every annoying disorder. And without passing through the gateway of death, they would in God's own time be assumed by Him into their eternal home, the true paradise of their destiny.The wonders of Adam and Eve's supernatural destiny and state.God created our first parents into an inexpressibly high and strictly supernatural and divine, order. He created them for the final perfection and eternal happiness of living in close association with Himself as His very children, in the face-to-face vision of Himself as He is in Himself, and in a most intimate communing with Him and a filial sharing in the wealth and sweetness of the bliss of the Most Holy Trinity. In the first moment of their existence, by the infusion of His sanctifying grace, God adopted them as His very children.Things to Do:
- Don't forget to pray "Hail and Blessed be the hour...", the Christmas Anticipatory Prayer every day until Christmas.
- St. Nicholas Day is coming soon. Take time today to plan some activities, foods and little surprises for the shoes or stockings left out on St. Nicholas Eve (December 5). See the activities and recipes on St. Nicholas Day for ideas.
- Think of others who aren't as privileged who will be suffering from loneliness, depression, sickness, povery, etc. during these Advent and Christmas seasons. Make sure your Advent preparations includes some Corporal Works of Mercy for others. Perhaps makes an extra batch of St. Nicholas cookies and distribute them to the homeless or the nursing home.
St. Catherine Laboure
St Catherine Labouré was born on the 2nd of May 1806 at Fainles-Moutiers, a picturesque village of Burgundy, France. She was the ninth child in a happy family of eleven. God made known the choice of this soul by marking her at an early age with the seal of suffering, for when she was only nine years old she lost her mother.
- Read more about St. Catherine Laboure, here and here.
- Make a virtual visit to the Chapel of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal.
St. James of the Marches
The small town of Montebrandone, on the eastern coast of Italy, called the March of Ancona, gave birth to this Saint in the year 1391. While still young he was sent to the University of Perugia, where his progress in learning soon qualified him to be chosen preceptor to the children of a young gentleman of Perugia. He went with him to Florence, to aid in the administration of a juridical office the nobleman had obtained there; but realizing that he was about to be engulfed in the whirlpool of worldly excesses in which he found himself, Saint James applied himself to prayer and recollection, and thought of entering the Carthusian Order.


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A humorous, debut novel about a Korean-American teenager who accidentally lands her own column in her high school newspaper, and proceeds to rant her way through the school year while struggling to reconcile the traditional Korean values of her parents with contemporary American culture.
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I hosted it & thought it would be fun to try
"Fast Food Fun"
with them.
Bakerella didn't disappoint.
Whoa, that one is heavy on the mustard.
We made over 30 burgers.
Pass the ketchup.
It would be fun to invite some friends over on April Fool's Day
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The Bodies We Wear by Jeyn Roberts
Series: The Bodies We Wear #1
Published by Knopf BfYR
Pub Date: September 23rd 2014
Pages: 368
Format: Hardcover | Genres: Young Adult
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"The plot is fast-moving and well-structured…Faye's strong yet flawed character is worth getting to know." —Kirkus Reviews
People say when you take Heam, your body momentarily dies and you catch a glimpse of heaven. Faye was only eleven when dealers forced Heam on her and her best friend, Christian. But Faye didn't glimpse heaven—she saw hell. And Christian died.
Now Faye spends her days hiding her secret from the kids at school, and her nights training to take revenge on the men who destroyed her life and murdered her best friend. But life never goes the way we think it will. When a mysterious young man named Chael appears, Faye's plan suddenly gets a lot more complicated. Chael seems to know everything about her, including her past. But too many secrets start tearing her world apart: trouble at school, with the police, and with the people she thought might be her friends. Even Gazer, her guardian, fears she's become too obsessed with vengeance. Love and death. Will Faye overcome her desires, or will her quest for revenge consume her?
Roberts's sophisticated plotting and strong authorial voice mark her as an emerging, and formidable, talent. THE BODIES WE WEAR is an action-driven revenge story that delivers on adrenaline and will hook and hold readers to the shocking end.
About the Author
JEYN ROBERTS is the author of Dark Inside and Rage Within. Her first story was published in a middle-grade anthology called Let Me Tell You when she was sixteen. She graduated from the University of British Columbia with a degree in writing and psychology and received her MA from the prestigious creative-writing graduate course at Bath Spa University. Jeyn is a former singer, songwriter, actress, bicycle courier, and tree planter. Her favorite authors include Betty Smith, J. K. Rowling, Ernest Hemingway, Douglas Coupland, and Jonathan Stroud, and her five favorite books of all time are A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, Girlfriend in a Coma, Memoirs of a Geisha, What's Eating Gilbert Grape, and Harry Potter. Jeyn lives in Canada. Visit her at www.jeynroberts.com or follow her on twitter at @JeynRoberts.


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The 14' Dredging Punt is the latest addition to our range. A 45-year old dredging punt was lovingly restored and the mould taken from it. This punt has worked hard for a living, dredging for oysters in the upper reaches of the Fal during the winter months. It is an ideal tender, easy to row and a good carrier.
The wooden punt from which the mould was taken was lovingly restored during the winter months. Its former owner, Mr. Stanley Ferris, worked this punt for 45 years dredging for oysters in the upper reaches of the Fal. This proven design is a very able and seaworthy boat; ideal as a tender, to teach children to row, and, with the addition of a small outboard, ideally suited for exploring creeks, rivers and small coves without fear of going aground.
The 14' Dredging Punt is a G.R.P. construction; lay up is by hand with each cloth overlapping its neighbour by 2". 60z per square foot on the topsides, to 120z per. square foot on the stern, stem and keel areas. Rails are fastened to the topsides; three hardwood thwarts provide adequate seating. There is 11/2 cwt of ballast encapsulated in the hull to the full length for extra stability. The punt comes complete with rowlocks and a pair of paddles.


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Mr. Sunshine
As quickly as possible:
1000m row
3 Rounds:
10 Should To Overhead (135#/95#)
20 Wallball
30 Situps
400m run
November 12 is the Houston Competition Hammer & Chisel hosted by Atomic CrossFit. If you're looking to carpool post some comments and get a group together. We have a lot of athletes competing so if you want to come show your support there will be lots of CFB & CFMC athletes to watch.
Sunday Open Gym – It's from 2-3pm at CFMC the 1-15th of every month. It's 2-3pm at CFB the 16-31st of every month. You must RSVP by calling, emailing, or texting Neal or Stefan depending on which gym is hosting the class.
Yay Kimball! Can't wait for you to join us at CFB!
Tough one but Kara is the greatest! 🙂
19:07, 65#'s, 10# wb
19:07 65# OH, started with 14#in med ball but didn't make it long before went down to 10#
Oh yea, wtg 15 people in 6my a.m.! Wahoo!
22:33 35#,2 rounds with 10#WB but had to go down. Not the greatest but did make the whole 1000m row. Thanks Kara and Sheree for pushing me to the end.
17:24, 55#, 6# fun wod with a great crowd, way to push us Kara!
18.41 95# 14# with a 400 meter row at the end. GREAT JOB KARA way to push us your a great coach
Diane, the "community" is all that gets you through sometimes! You're doing GREAT! So glad you joined!
21:47 with 53# (probably just right b/c I had to break up the last set 6/4) and a 14# med ball. Kara (the greatest!) brought me a ball to squat to on .my last set b/c I wasn't going low enough. Don't know why I dont' just set that up in the first place.
I like these kinds of wods where you're all over the place.
16:29 65#OH & 10#WB. Broke our record of 13 at a 6am and made it 15. 3 heats! I love the CFB family and we love Coach Kara!
19:42- 45# OH and 10# WB The sit ups kick my butt everytime!
Aww look at the.love flowing from rooster crew. Kara, are you perfect? Lol love you!
Great work out this morning Tara, I don't know what I love more… the overhead press (55#) or the wallballs(10#). I'm just glad I did it this morning and don't have to think about it all day!! I think my time was 18:55 if I did my math right. No Burpees for me!!
Leaving for Hammer and Chisel Friday evening if anybody wants to ride with me and the wife.
Kara said if I didn't post to the blog, I'd be doing extra burpees tomorrow morning in class. I've never posted before, but a first time for everything in life, right? 14:33. Wanted to RX with 135 lbs, but not quite there yet. 105 lbs OH. I'll still do the burpees tomorrow, Kara. It's the only way I can catch up to folks like Neal, Sean, Chris, Jeremy, Mitchel, etc. And I'm going to figure out these double-unders if it kills me!
Kara said if I didn't post on the blog, I'd be doing extra burpees in tomorrow morning's class. I've never posted before, but there's a first time in life for everything, right? 14:33. I wanted to RX it with 135 lbs, but I'm not quite there yet. 105 lbs. I'll still do the burpees tomorrow, Kara. It's the only way I'm going to catch up to the likes of Neal, Sean, Chris, Jeremy, Mitchel, etc. Fun class this morning as always.
15:52 – 95#, switched to air squats mid way thru the 2nd round of wall balls. Probably my last WOD for a couple of weeks. My body is going to need some rest after Saturday.
Nice job today, Jason
I'm loving all the rooster love! did no one else workout today… yall are sacking on the comments. 15 in our class today…..I think the roosters are awesome!
Behind every great "team" is a great leader!
🙂 I'll be heading to Houston for competition on Friday as well with massage table in hand! Yay……I'm excited!
16:23 RX. I liked it but it was hard.
15:22 Rxd. That was a fun WOD. I love the multi-domain crossfit WODs. We need to do games WODs 8,9,10 someday. That is crossfit. Thanks Jay. I enjoy every WOD with you buddy. (Yes I know how fruity that sounded.)
18:55 (53#, 14#)
The row took the longest…have i ever mentioned I hate rowing?!
20:58 on the WOD… 35# ( should have done more)… 10# wb…. Running in the rain..Fun!!
16:34 (53#, 10#)
I knew you threatened them with something, Kara!!! all these "kara's great" comments were VERY suspicious lol


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Vestas Wind announced on Wednesday and Thursday respectively that they had been awarded orders for 350 MW in the US and another 50 MW for an offshore UK project, taking the company's total installed capacity well over the 50 GW mark.
On Wednesday Vestas announced that Enel Green Power North America had placed an order for 350 MW, which will see the company supply 75 V100-2.0 MW turbines for the 150 MW Origin wind power plant in Oklahoma as well as an additional firm 200 MW which could increase to 636 MW worth of 2 MW turbines during 2014.
"We're thankful to work again with a major global company like Enel which has a proven track record of building successful wind-energy projects in this country," said Chris Brown, President of Vestas' sales and service division in the United States and Canada. "Our two-megawatt platform features turbines that are reliable, proven workhorses with a very competitive cost of energy. We are confident the V100-2.0 MW turbines will deliver a positive return on investment for Enel."
Across the pond, Vestas announced that they would be providing 15 V112-3.3 MW offshore turbines for the Kentish Flats Extension off the coast of the UK, which will total 50 MW and include supply, installation, and commissioning of the wind turbines in addition to a five-year AOM 5000 service agreement.
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In my opinion, the map have to let the odds on the side of pedestrians.
On the other side to give a little fun but more to defend the bases to allow the equipes to regain their primarys , a powerful vehicule would be good if it spawn at the cores only, like the goliath on spiffingrad.
Droopy_Bollocks wrote:Simplifying the map too much will make it bland and easy, unless that's what we're now aiming for as a server then why do it?
This may be have several interpretations, if you want to talk about the visual side - content of the map, I will not cut into the quality, a square face of a mesh can contain one hundred of triangles or although only two, well it will be more beautiful with two.
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there are buildings unused that could be made to serve good purposes (difficult to reach deemers, health etc)
This is a track to follow to make the route harder by adding somes nodes there.


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Typeclasses are a core pattern in Scala. Even if you don't know what they are, there's a pretty good chance you've used one, yet there's no typeclass keyword and so the concept can seem elusive. In this talk Phil will explore the process of writing a simple typeclass to show the key elements of their construction and illustrate why they provide a more compelling way of defining common behaviours than traits.
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Posts Tagged 'inclusion'
Christianity today is a religion of exclusion, i.e. what we don't do, who we exclude.
But reading the words of Christ it seems to me that he intended to create a faith of people who were inclusive. He said "Love one another," and he lived it while hanging out with the "dregs" of society.
Christ came not to condemn (John 3:17), and yet Sunday after Sunday so-called men of God thunder messages of condemnation from their pulpits.
I think it is very important to note that Christ's only recorded words of condemnation were aimed squarely at the religious leadership.
How have we as followers of this man fallen so far from the ideals that he taught?
I was impressed by a monologue found at the end of the movie "Chocolat;"
"I think that we can't go around measuring our goodness by what we don't do. By what we deny ourselves, what we resist, and who we exclude. I think we've got to measure goodness by what we create and who we include."


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Flash: Fire on Ashby on Friday Afternoon
A suspicious fire broke out today behind 1246 and 1248 Ashby.
Ashby Avenue was shut down around 2:30 as firefighters worked to contain the blaze.
Destroyed in the fire were a fence, a shed, and a parked trailer.
A nearby tree was heavily scorched and, although it was quickly contained, the fire spread to the roof of the apartment building at 1246 Ashby, police said.
A neighbor on the scene commented that "a bunch of kids playing around" started the fire. Police indicated that they believe it was a group of young men. Preliminary reports are that the fire started at a fence and spread from there to the adjacent shed, tree, trailer, and apartment rooftop.
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Reading He Knew He Was Right led me on to The Prime Minister. This is a sensitively written and very enjoyable story, part of a soap opera really, or to be fancy a roman fleuve. Sometimes Trollope talks directly to the reader. I don't like this as it breaks the illusion of being transported to a different world, and it reminds one that it's a book. People might say that this is post-modern, but whatever it is I don't like it. Jane Austen did all that 'dear reader' stuff and I think that perhaps that's where Trollope got it from. Thankfully it's out of fashion nowadays and I'd like it to stay that way.
While we're on this kind of topic, I don't like it in films or books where at the beginning someone looks into the middle distance and says, 'it all started on a damp Tuesday in Mayfair...' and then they go on to tell the story. I think Heart Of Darkness starts like this. It happens a lot in films too. I don't like it because it's like the story has already happened and it's all predetermined.


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A special event which attracted many people was held by the North Aberdeenshire Community Forum of the Alcohol and Drugs Partnership (ADP) in Fraserburgh on September 3.
The forum launched its Margaret Ritchie Community Fund celebrating the life and legacy of the late Margaret Ritchie, a much respected community activist.
Wayne Gault, Aberdeenshire ADP, opened the launch by acknowledging Margaret's achievements: "She was an inspirational woman who overcame her own battle with alcohol to go on to provide example, hope and support to many others.
"She showed how important peer example was to generating hope. Margaret was one of the first community activists promoting recovery and community involvement. It's therefore altogether fitting that the forum name their fund the Margaret Ritchie Community Fund."
North Aberdeenshire SMART (Self Management And Recovery Training) groups were initiated by Margaret.
People from the groups spoke about the SMART programme, sharing testimonies of their recovery journeys.
Fraserburgh 'Kinship 4 Kids' support group outlined how the forum fund enabled them to organise group activities for the families and children they support, who are often impacted by addiction in the family.
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It's here until I find the time to make proper Wiki pages for some of it
Water softener maintenance, a brief overview, might be useful if you have a coffee machine on an inline water softener
Funny Stuff
Funny video of a computer user and coffee
Chuck Noris Coffee!
Another add for Coffee…just!
I'll never leave my computer on at night again
OK do this to my coffee
A Tax on Coffee!
Some Fake Products
Upgraditis - The feeling we get once we find out coffee forums actually exist or websites like this. An extract from a posting I made some time ago on TMC
One of my Favourite characters - Foamy
Coffee Humour (how to order coffee at Starschmucks)
neurotically yours….coffee house propaganda (V Funny)
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The field of complex congenital heart disease has evolved greatly, allowing more patients to survive into adulthood. Their healthcare issues are multi-faceted, mandating a multi-disciplinary approach. Forward planning and resource allocation for manpower and infrastructure development, based on accurate demographic data, will undoubtedly help countries face this growing challenge.
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), a well-functioning healthcare system requires a robust financing mechanism, a well-trained workforce, and importantly, reliable information on which to base decisions and policies. The knowledge of adult prevalence of congenital heart disease can estimate the need for specialised services. As the field of congenital heart disease matures, we are beginning to recognise a new era of changing demographics that must be matched with services and infrastructure that commensurate with its growth.
The annual worldwide birthrate of 150 million births during the 1990 had already corresponded to 1.35 million live births with CHD every year. With advancements in pediatric cardiac care and improvement in socio-economical circumstances in developing countries allowing for an increased survival of these patients into adulthood, the burden of adult congenital heart disease is only expected to grow. By the beginning of the 21st century, adult survival is expected to reach 75 years. This is an increase of 15 years as compared to the period of 1987 to 1993. In Ireland, the percentage of CHD patients surviving into adulthood is over 90 per cent.
Where previously scant, empirical and contemporary data is now available on the epidemiology of CHD in the general adult population. This landmark paper published in 2007 had characterised the problem, incidence, prevalence and distribution of adult congenital heart disease in the province of Quebec, Canada. It helped inform public health research, priority setting and program monitoring. In this population wide study, severe lesions accounted for 9 per cent of the CHD population. The median age of all patients with severe CHD was 11 years (interquartile range, 4 to 22 years) in 1985 and 17 years (interquartile range, 10 to 28 years) in 2000 (p < 0.001). The prevalence of severe CHD increased from 1985 to 2000, but the increase in adults was significantly higher than that observed in children, suggesting that this population has yet to stabilise. In addition, in the year 2000, there were nearly equal numbers of adults and children with severe CHD.
Asia reported the highest CHD birth prevalence with 9.3 per 1000 live births (95 per cent confidence interval: 8.9 to 9.7), with relatively more pulmonary outflow obstructions and ventricular septal defects. In Japan, based on the death certificates of CHD registered with the Japanese government, a total of 622,800 patients (49 per cent were children and 51 per cent adults) were estimated to be alive in 1997. From 1997 to 2007, there has been an estimated increase of 9,000 adults annually, with 454,000 adults estimated to be alive in 2013. Likewise, adults made up a substantial proportion of the total CHD population in Korea (22-26 per cent), Taiwan (20 per cent), and Thailand (32 per cent). Adults with CHD of moderate or greater severity made up 36.6 per cent and 32 per cent of patients in Korea and Japan, respectively. In Singapore, the number of adults with CHD (about 15,000) was higher compared with children with CHD (about 5,000) in 2008. This trend of increasing adult CHD patients in the Asia-Pacific region mirrors what has been observed in North America and Europe.
Mortality rates in the CHD population in Quebec, Canada, were noted to have decreased in all age groups below 65 years during July 1987 to June 2005. The largest reduction was noted in infants with a mortality rate ratio of 0.23. In adults between the ages of 18 and 64 years, the mortality reduction was similar to that of the general population with a rate ratio of 0.84. The differences in mortality between the industrialised and third world countries are striking: from 3-7 per cent to 20 per cent respectively. Furthermore, the mortality from CHD is likely under-reported in third world nations because access to diagnosis is more difficult, and the great majority of studies only report data from patients in tertiary centres.. In addition, a difference in mortality due to CHD is also seen between different socio-economic groups in developed countries. For instance, an analysis of death certificates by the Centers for Disease Control in the United States has shown that mortality from CHD is generally higher in blacks than in whites, despite the incidence of CHD being slightly lower in the former per cent.
CHD patients are at increased risk for chronic renal disease, epilepsy, stroke, transient ischemic attack, secondary erythrocytosis, diabetes, hypertension, heart failure and cancer. Atrial arrhythmias occurred in 15 per cent of adults with CHD. The lifetime incidence increased steadily with age and was associated with three times the risk of cardiac intervention, a doubling of the risk of adverse events, and a near 50 per cent increase in mortality. A diagnosis of pulmonary hypertension in adults with CHD is associated with more than double the risk for all-cause mortality and a three times increase in health services utilisation (inpatient and outpatient service, such as cardiac catheterisation and coronary / intensive care hospitalisation), reflecting a high level of morbidity. The need for valvular interventions has also increased from 42 per cent to 63 per cent in the last two decades in CHD patients. The complexity of the cardiac anatomy and the myriad of problems associated with this group of patients mandates that this growing burden must fall on the shoulders of a multi-disciplinary team led by qualified adult congenital heart disease specialists.
Country by country, life expectancy will eventually follow a path of uninterrupted but slowing increase. Asian regions will grow fastest to the west, slowest to the east, but in every case with growth rates, at least up to 2100. Between 2100 and 2300, the proportion of world population 65 years and older will increase by one-third; the proportion 80 years and older will double, and the proportion 100 years and older will increase by nine folds. Afilalo et al. described the geriatric CHD population in the Quebec population from 1990 to 2005. The prevalence of CHD in older adults was about 3.8 per 1000 indexed to the general population.
The distribution of lesions in the adult CHD population varies, depending on the location where the proportions are taken, as well as the age group concerned. Patients with severe lesions made up about 9 per cent of the CHD population in Quebec, Canada. In the geriatric age group, the most common types of CHD lesions in older adults were shunt lesions (60 per cent), followed by valvular lesions (37 per cent) and severe CHD (3 per cent). Type of CHD and CHD-related complications had a minor impact on mortality, which was predominantly driven by acquired co-morbid conditions. The most powerful predictors of mortality in this age group were dementia, gastrointestinal bleed, and chronic kidney disease.
The financial burden of congenital heart disease is receiving increasing attention. Garson et al. described a multi-center assessment of lifetime cost of care for children with CHD in 1994. Average charges of care from birth to 40 years of age varied from US$ 47,515-73,606. Services included in this study were that of routine clinic visit, complex clinic visit, hospital admission for medical admission, hospital admission for surgical treatment, hospital admission for interventional treatment, hospital admission for pacemaker implantation, and number of years the patient has taken cardiac medication. It however does not take into account non-cardiovascular care for these children, cost to the family (loss of income for parents, costs of uncovered medical services and drugs, costs of psychologist). Also not included are societal costs associated with loss of work, increased healthcare needs, and increased educational services. In contrast, updated data on hospitalisations for individuals with congenital heart defects in the U.S. in 2004 were about US$1.4 billion, and severe CHD defects accounted for about US$511 million (18), or about 37 per cent of the hospital cost associated with CHD defects. In 2005, for privately insured population in the U.S., estimated medical care costs for an infant with any CHD defect was merely US$100,000, and costs were higher for those infants with a severe CHD defect. We can only expect this cost to further increase in time to come.
Hospitalisation rates for patients with CHD were higher than the general adult population in Quebec (relative risk of 2.08). In addition, patients with severe CHD have higher adjusted rates of outpatient cardiologist care, emergency department utilisation, hospitalisation and days in critical care than patients with other congenital cardiac lesions. In Singapore, CHD patients were found to not only require longer length of hospital stay for both cardiac and non-cardiac related medical conditions, but also required interdisciplinary resources.
Life insurance remains an important component of financial planning. Despite recommendations from cardiac societies, availability of insurance varies considerably not only between but also within countries, with surprising discordance between insurance policies and available outcome data. Health insurance, in particular, may exclude treatment for the cardiac condition in certain countries. In Germany, one survey found that more than 30 per cent of CHD patients were refused life insurance. The U.S. had taken the lead by passing the Patient Protection and Affordable Act in 2010, alleviating the unfair discrimination that besieges CHD patients. Singapore, in its recent revision of its policy from March 2013, has also taken a step forward by extending its nationwide insurance to include newly diagnosed CHD and neonatal conditions. With such sterling examples, this should be a consideration for countries when formulating their healthcare policies.
A strong relationship is a must between the paediatric cardiologist and adult congenital heart disease specialists to ensure a smooth transition of the patient to adult care. This relationship, in addition to suitable policies, will prevent a gap of care should the patient be lost to follow up. In Quebec, Canada, for example, law mandates all paediatric cardiologists to transfer the care of their patients to an adult institution by the age of 18. Predictors of lack of cardiology follow up in adulthood included male gender, non-severe lesions, and a history of follow up outside a university hospital setting. Improved communication with primary care physicians may reduce the proportion of patients lost to cardiac follow up. More trained imaging specialists are needed in the field of echocardiography, computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging to achieve accurate diagnoses, and guide treatment. The impact of the increased use of fetal echocardiography and pregnancy termination on reduction of CHD birth prevalence is expected in the next time period. Intervention will need to be executed through the hands of experienced interventionists and cardiothoracic surgeons, who are familiar with the peculiarities of complex CHD. Cardiac chambers often enlarge and arrhythmias are more common. Ventricles tend to develop systolic dysfunction, resulting in the main causes of death as that of progressive heart failure and sudden cardiac arrest. This brings in the heart failure team and the electrophysiologists. Patients with unrepaired complex cyanotic congenital heart disease are repeatedly advised to avoid pregnancies, given the extraordinarily high risks to both mother and the child. The obstetrician and gynecologist are needed to counsel on contraception and surrogacy. The need for screening any patient should be individualised based on type, likelihood, level of potential exposure, as well as time of gestation during which the exposure had occurred. It is also important to include the obstetric history. If and when they do get pregnant, we need them to run the high-risk pregnancy clinics in tandem with the congenital heart disease specialists. They will need to tackle issues on whether to terminate the pregnancy or continue with a clearly defined plan worked out with the anesthetist and the intensive care team.
A dedicated nurse is needed to educate the patient and their caregivers about the disease, how to cope with their disabilities and ensure that they remain within the healthcare system and are not lost to follow up. Add on the fact that these patients frequently suffer from emotional and psychological trauma associated with the high level of anxiety about the underlying heart condition and prognosis, difficulties with social interaction, specific issues about employment, insurance and physical activities and poor self-esteem, psychologists and medical social workers will be needed to act as advocates for the patients who may face unfair discrimination.
Promoting multicenter research remains pivotal to fill the growing knowledge gaps. Epidemiology, outcomes research and genetics are rapidly advancing. Multicenter registries will allow for further prospective and retrospective studies to be done. Patient-centered care and education involves not only learning more about each diagnosis of CHD that we have, but also refining and adding to the current pool of knowledge. This can only be achieved through research.
There is a need to teach fellow healthcare workers and the public about the disease as well as the avoidance of risk factors for CHD. Known risk factors include maternal pre-gestational diabetes mellitus, consanguineous marriages, phenylketonuria, febrile illness infections, various therapeutic drug exposures, vitamin A use, marijuana use, and exposure to organic solvents.
The high total CHD birth prevalence found in Asia could partly be attributed to high consanguinity rates in some study populations. CHD birth prevalence amongst children with consanguineous parents was found to be considerably higher than in non-consanguineous parents, suggesting an important genetic influence. Data about alcohol usage, hard drugs or cigarette smoking during pregnancy are insufficient to determine risk for CHD. More research is required in this area.
Inclusion of next of kin and family may allow for better continuity of care and follow up. The patient must be empowered to be involved and in charge of their care, and thereby giving advanced directive in their overall healthcare plan. Support must also be given for the caregiver to reduce the incidence of caregiver fatigue. For patients with unrepaired complex disease, the congenital heart disease team should broach the idea of palliation to prepare the patient and their family at the appropriate time. This care is shared with the palliative care team so that the patients can face the burden of their illness and possible demise with dignity.
Access to healthcare across countries, groups and individuals, is largely influenced by social and economic conditions as well as the healthcare policies in place. Countries have different policies and plans in relation to the personal and population-based healthcare goals within their societies. The exact configuration of the healthcare system varies from one country to another. One of the more recent CHD studies in Thailand reported 0.41-1.05 prevalent cases of unrecognised CHD for every 1000 elementary-age students. This variation was due to the topography and the limitation of medical staff and facilities in the study area. In a recent study in Mozambique, a pattern of late presentation accompanied by high rate of complications was found. Of the 534 CHD patients studied, about half were diagnosed after the age of two. Preventable complications were present in 29 per cent at the time of diagnosis. All references are available at www.asianhhm.com


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Date: Wednesday, February 14, 2018
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Chateau Morrisette presents their 2018 Puppy Love Valentine's Dinner on Wednesday, February 14, 2018.
Treat your sweet to a special prix fixe menu of four courses prepared by our culinary team.
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New for you we have the Moriko Texture Change Hat & Collar. Synched texture change via touch menu, Moriko features 16 colours, re-size and shine control. Set is copy/mod.
Born from procrastination (dreading the inventory clean up), Zed was born. Everybody needs a texture change unibrow, right? You can pick up your free copy in-world. You will find it in the new items display near the landing point and Moriko posters.


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I am so excited to share my long awaited finish...
|The Snowflower Diaries "Autumn Witch"
I haven't decided how I want to "finish" finish her, but I am thinking perhaps it's time Ma's kitchen had a seasonal "Kitchen Witch" for good luck and a touch of spice...hmmm...I'll keep you posted!
I am off to start on "Summer Witch," followed by "Spring Witch," and hopefully by the time I finish these cuties, there might be a "Winter Witch."
If you too would like to stitch these cuties, visit our dear talented friend Maja at her blog "The Snowflower Diaries"
Thanks for stopping by for a visit, and I send you off upon your way with the joy of a finish...and a happy high five!
Happy Hugs


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Get Me Away From the Nut Dish
It's the first quarter of the year and much of the world is dieting. Our hostess with the mostess—herself a frequent partygoer—discusses what to serve guests who are watching their girlish figures.
On being told how thin she looks, the Emily Blunt character in The Devil Wears Prada exults that she is just one stomach flu away from her goal weight.
It's probably the most quoted line in the film because it sends up the daily battle we fight with the scale—well, most of us, anyway. The struggle becomes even more difficult when one has a social life. We go to brunches, cocktail parties, dinner parties in people's homes. Who wants to be that cheerless guest who is starving herself—or himself, as the case may be? The battle becomes so much easier when we are offered healthy options. As hosts, this becomes our challenge. Any half-wit can make something delicious using unlimited quantities of butter, heavy cream and cheese. It takes finesse to serve fare that is healthy, yet special enough to qualify as party food.
As we head into swimsuit season, that finesse is particularly appreciated. Here are some ideas, course by course, for healthy dinner-party menu selections.
First, Cocktails
Booze is so fun. And so fattening. Even an innocent-looking shot of vodka has a hundred calories. Certain mixers, such as tonic or orange juice (both loaded with sugar), send the tally through the roof. I personally believe that a cocktail or two at a party is worth the splurge, especially when made less heinous by the use of low-cal mixers, like club soda and diet soft drinks. Always have them on hand in your bar. My new favorite adult beverage consists of the best mixer of all—water, about three fingers—combined with a bracing shot of Templeton Rye whiskey (the bottle is so handsome!), no ice.
Here's a refreshing party drink, relatively low in calories: mix one part grapefruit juice, one part Fresca and one part white rum. Pour over ice with sprigs of mint and basil.
When serving a special drink, it's thoughtful to have options for calorie-conscious guests. If you're making a pitcher of 'ritas, have a bottle of Skinnygirl Margaritas on hand. Skinnygirl also makes Mojito, Cosmopolitan and Pina Colada products, none as good as the real thing, but not half bad. Stay away from the Skinnygirl Wine, though—not good. Speaking thereof, wine has lots of calories, too, but this fact is simply too painful to discuss.
No Thanks, Trying to Quit
It's so easy to go sideways when confronted with the classic snacks we serve and get served during drinks. People love mixed nuts and Goldfish, and they shouldn't be denied them. But a little platter of crudités is deeply appreciated by certain of us who mindlessly munch while we sip and chat. I want to hug the host when I see jicama sticks, kale chips or a bowl of SkinnyPop.
Salad Goes with Everything
"Let things taste of what they are," says organic-food activist Alice Waters, who probably would agree that a simple green salad is an endlessly interesting first course, especially when lightly dressed with a good vinaigrette. No one will miss the croutons or fattening "mix-ins" if you use a superlative combination of lettuces. Romaine, radicchio, arugula and endive look and taste glorious together, and all are available in the organic produce section of most supermarkets.
Life is too short to use cheap vinegar or olive oil in a vinaigrette.The good stuff makes all the difference. A tablespoon of minced shallots takes any vinaigrette right over the top.
Nothing More Adaptable Than Soup
Soup, the dieter's hero, can be a terrific first course for a dinner party or—with a hearty enough recipe—an inspired main course. The diet-conscious will appreciate not being tempted by bisques and other cream-based soups. Do you have an immersion blender? Mine has become my new bff while I've gone on a mad jag of making wholesome, broth-based vegetable soups and pureeing them, as they sit in their pots, into little oceans of creaminess that taste decadent but are not. That reed-thin bee-otch, Gwyneth Paltrow, has a recipe in My Father's Daughter for broccoli-cheese soup that tastes sinful but is mostly broccoli and vegetable stock with a little bit of Stilton tossed in. It is a nice first course for a big-deal dinner party or a satisfying main course for a casual one, especially if feeding vegetarians.
The Main Thang
For a dinner party, I am wont to do idiot-proof one-dish main courses, like Boeuf Bourguignon or Lasagna Bolognese. Delicious, but a million calories a bite. I have been trying alternatives.
Giada De Laurentiis, in Giada's Feel Good Food, thoughtfully provides the calorie counts for all of her recipes. Her Noodle Paella, made with whole-wheat spaghetti, is authentic-tasting, easy to make, and only 350 calories for a good-sized serving.
Mark Bittman's Braised Fish, Pot-Roast Style is scrumptious made with halibut. He does want you to fling some chopped potatoes into it. You could substitute parsnips I suppose, although that seems a little draconian. You don't want to become known as the host who serves rabbit food.
My friend Brian Justice, he of the famous pot roast (and he who illustrates this column) tells me he has found the Paleo eating system website (paleoplan.com) an excellent source for genuinely tasty and healthy recipes. "And they're all very simple and use very few ingredients," he says. "In fact I just made a pork tenderloin with blueberry sauce that was delicious!"
And Speaking of Blueberries
Healthy desserts are easy to figure out in the summer and early fall, when we have an abundance of fresh berries, cherries and peaches, which need little or no adornment. This time of year is a little trickier. Ina Garten, who seldom disappoints, in Barefoot Contessa Parties gives us a stellar recipe, Perfect Poached Fruit, just right for a late winter/early spring party, with Bosc pears, dried figs, apricots and prunes. You can make it the day before; it only gets better as it sits.
Almost any fruit is delicious when it is sliced or chopped, placed on a half-sheet, dusted cut-side up with sugar, popped into a 450 degree oven until caramelized, then spritzed with a little orange juice. You even can do this with frozen fruit, providing you thaw it first.
Meringue is another gift to the weight conscious. In her aforementioned book, Miz Paltrow's recipe for Blueberry Pavlova, using medallions of meringue, is fabulous, especially if you substitute vanilla yogurt for the whipping cream.
The recipes mentioned herein can be found online with a little clicking around. But if you'd rather, email me and I will send you any recipe you want. I love hearing from readers!
Crudités: Not forever on the hips
Guilt-free finger food, to the diet-conscious party guest, is a thrilling sight. Show 'em the love by providing a platter of interesting veggies accompanied by a low-fat dip or two. Here are some suggestions for exceptional crudités. Note: avoid broccoli. It funks up the room, and no one ever touches it.
- Blanched Haricot Verts
- Asparagus (should be lightly blanched if thick)
- Jicama Sticks
- Belgian Endive Leaves (natural scoops!)
- Steamed Radishes
- Sugar Snap Peas, trimmed
- Tiny Purple or Yellow Carrots, scrubbed but not peeled, blanched if tough
- Kohlrabi, cut into very thin rounds
- Fennel Bulbs, thinly sliced lengthwise with core intact
- Mushrooms
- Turnips, peeled, each cut into 1/2-inch-thick wedges
- Cherry Tomatoes
Accompany with raita, pico de gallo, black bean dip, or cannellini bean spread. Email me for recipes!
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Need some relaxation? Join Marcie as she guides students through a restorative yin yoga practice, providing Reiki throughout the class in the longer held postures and during a longer savasana.
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Kotor Youth Hostel Spasic Masera
Kotor Youth Hostel Spasic Masera
Kotor Youth Hostel Spasic Masera description
The Youth Hostel Spasic-Masera is situated in the small place called Dobrota, a kilometer from the old town Kotor, and only 150 m from the coast.
The hostel experience is enriched with sporting activities and includes both half board or full board accommodation, an air-conditioned restaurant, excursions and boat tours. We offer rooms with two or three beds and shared or private bathrooms. The hostel has 250 beds in total.
In the hostel we have a cafeteria with a terrace providing self-service meals. We also organize a great variety of programmes, such as boat trips to the Island, bus excursions to many beautiful places in Montenegro, rafting on the river Tara, a variety sports activities and cultural visits, bus transfers to many beautiful beaches near Kotor and many more.
Summer in the Kotor Bay is exciting not just for it's unique Mediterranean setting, but also for festivities which include the international fashion show in the historic town square; Boka nights with decorated boats, illumination and fireworks, Summer International Carnival; Theatre and Music Festivals held on unique stone stages; and a sail boat regatta plus many more attractions. Unique to the area is the traditional ritual procession of boats called fašinada where rocks are thrown into the sea to fortify the small island of Perast.
Kotor Youth Hostel Spasic Masera Facilities
• Internet Access
• Web Access in Room
• Card Phones
Sport & Leisure:
• Gym
• Cable TV
• Common Room
• Outdoor Terraced Area
• Games Room
• Pool Table
• Fussball
In Room Facilities:
• Air Conditioning
• Linen Included
Food & Drink:
• Breakfast
• Included
• Restaurant
• Bar
• Airport Transfers
• Parking
• Free Parking
• Washing Machine/Dryer
• 24 Hour Reception
• Towels Hire
• Tours Desk
Kotor Youth Hostel Spasic Masera address
Youth Hostel Spasic-Masera
Dobrota bb Kotor
Kotor, Montenegro
Kotor Youth Hostel Spasic Masera directions
Youth Hostel Spasic – Masera is situated in the residential area of Dobrota, some 2 km away from the centre of Kotor and 20 m off the main road.
If you are arriving from Kotora, first you will pass by the bus station for local traffic on your left hand side, then an Ambulance on right. We are 50 m away from the Ambulance, on the right side there is road wich will lead you to the Hostel.


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S & S Catering Menu
Artichoke Heart Bruschetta
Mixture of artichoke hearts, tomatoes, garlic
and feta cheese on toasted baguette
Boursin Stuffed Mushroom
A mixture of Boursin cheese and spinach baked into button mushroom caps
Braised Beef Short Ribs Sliders
Korean braised boneless beef short ribs in a sweet potato biscuit with Napa slaw
Fried Polenta
Lightly floured polenta pan fried until crispy with spicy marina sauce
Chicken Satey
Chicken skewers with peanut dipping sauce
Fruit Platters
Sliced melons and berries (seasonal)
Cheese & Charcuterie
A display of cheese and cured meats
Chips & Dips
Chips, toast points, pita bread with hummus, spinach dip & salsa
Mixed Green Salad
Berries, feta cheese, sliced almonds, and honey balsamic vinaigrette
Arugula Salad
Arugula dressed with lemon juice and extra virgin olive oil, cranberries, chevre, and toasted pecans with port reduction
Kale Salad
Lightly wilted kale with parmesan cheese, golden raisins and pipits with a warm sesame seed vinaigrette
Cous Cous Salad
Dried fruit, nuts, orange segments, mint and extra virgin olive oil
Quinoa Salad
Black beans, corn, avocado, tomatoes, lime and cilantro
Vegetable Platters
Carrots, cucumbers, celery, cherry tomatoes, broccoli, and cauliflower. (seasonal)
Grilled vegetables: zucchini, asparagus, Portobello mushrooms, roasted tomatoes, balsamic reduction
Chicken Tortilla Soup
Black Bean Chili
Spicy Tomato
Chicken and Wild Rice
Beef and Barley Stew
Braised Lamb
Leg of lamb braised over creamy polenta with wine soaked mushrooms
Chicken Dish
Madeira glazed chicken breast over parmesan risotto with haricot vert
Beef Brisket
Horseradish crusted brisket, potato au gratin with baby carrots
Salmon Dish
Pan seared salmon, broccoli slaw, over wild rice pelf with lemon butter sauce
Prime Rib
Rosemary and garlic roasted prime rib served over garlic mashed potatoes and roasted asparagus and beef jus
Stuffed Chickens
Dried cherry and pecan stuffed chickens with cauliflower gratin
Breakfast Buffet
Cheese Pie
Sweet Potato Corn Hash
Pecan and Banana French Toast
Buttermilk Pancakes
Veggie Scramble
Assorted Pastries
Homestyle Breakfast Potatoes
Mini Frittatas
Dessert Buffet Style
Vanilla Crème Brule and Chocolate Pot De Creams with Shortbread Cookies
Assorted Cookies and Brownie
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Raspberry Mousse in a Chocolate Spoon
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Cream Puffs
Snickers Tarts
Fruit Tarts
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New York Style Cheese Cake with Fresh Berries
Key Lime Pie with Coconut Ice Cream
Chocolate Mousse Pie with a Vanilla Bean Ice Cream
Chocolate Cheese Pie with Sour Cream Ice Cream and Fresh Berries
Apple Caramel Tarts with Vanilla Ice Cream
Strawberry Short Cake (seasonal)
Banana Bread Pudding with a Rum Caramel Sauce and Butter Pecan Ice Cream
Assorted Dinner Rolls
Bread Sticks
We Think of these menu's as more of suggestions. We would love to customize a menu for you. Pricing depends on size of event. Pricing can start as low a $10.00 per person. Please contact us with any questions you have we would be happy to talk to you about your event.
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Cavalier SC Assistant coach David Lalor insists that his youung team can get the job done at Harbour View on Monday Night despite missing captain Chevone Marsh and the skilful Alex Marshall who are away on internationl duty with the Reggae Boyz.
Ten days after playing out a 0-0 draw at the Barbican football field Boys Town FC and Montego Bay United will face each again at the same venue. Boys Town won the first meeting of the season between these two teams in the first round and have taken four points off the former champions so far this season.


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Dear Trinity family,
California psychics – tea leaves – tarot cards – astrological signs. These and many other methods are often used to try to tell the future. This weekend at Trinity we'll take a look at the question that many people ponder WHAT'S IN MY FUTURE? It will be based on truth – not flimsy things like tarot cards. The Bible passage that helps us think about this question is Matthew 6:25-34.
Other details of our weekend services include:
The Meanz of Grace praise band will provide music and Pastor Don will share the sermon. Holy Communion will be shared.
8:15 CHAPEL WORSHIP – Pastor Anthony Pami will lead and share the message and Maryssa Ramsey will sing a solo. Holy Communion will be served.
9:15 CONTEMPORARY SANCTUARY WORSHIP – The Meanz of Grace praise band will lead us in music, we'll have our summer Children's Time and Creative Activities, and I'll share the sermon. We'll have a special video Prayer for our Nation on this July 4th weekend.
10:45 TRADITIONAL SANCTUARY WORSHIP – Pastor Don Gebhard will share the sermon and Kim Anderson will share a lovely solo. We'll dedicate our Appalachian Service Project mission team, and share the Prayer for our Nation video.
In addition:
- Share your God sighting on our summer God sighting boards near the worship entrances.
- Sign up for Vacation Bible School (July 24 – 28) or get questions answered at the VBS table (Sunday morning only.)
- You'll hear more good news of what God is doing in and through our congregation.
In the sanctuary kids can use our special Treasure Bags during worship. And best of all, no matter what service you attend you will have the opportunity to experience God. So make worshipping God a priority in your life, there's not much that is more important on your weekend calendar!


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On June 26, 2015, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a landmark ruling that granted same-sex couples a constitutional right to marry. The 5-4 decision in Obergefell v. Hodges legalized gay marriage nationwide, including in the 14 states that did not previously allow gays and lesbians to wed. The decision rested in part on the court's interpretation of the 14th Amendment; the justices ruled that limiting marriage only to heterosexual couples violates the amendment's guarantee of equal protection under the law.
Here are five key facts about same-sex marriage:
1Public support for same-sex marriage has grown rapidly over the past decade. In 2007, Americans opposed legalizing same-sex marriage by a margin of 54% to 37%. A new Pew Research Center survey finds that by roughly two-to-one, more Americans support (62%) than oppose (32%) allowing gays and lesbians to marry legally.
2Although support has increased across the board, demographic divides over same-sex marriage remain. Differences are particularly pronounced among religious groups. Today, 85% of Americans who are religiously unaffiliated favor same-sex marriage, as do 68% of white mainline Protestants and 67% of Catholics. Among black Protestants, 44% favor same-sex marriage (50% oppose). And while just 35% of white evangelical Protestants favor same-sex marriage, this is more than double the level of a decade ago (14% in 2007). Generational differences also remain wide, though support among older generations also is on the rise: 74% of Millennials (now ages 18 to 36) and 65% of Generation Xers (ages 37 to 52) now support same-sex marriage, compared with 56% of Baby Boomers (ages 53 to 71) and 41% of those in the Silent Generation (ages 72 to 89).
3Same-sex marriages are on the rise. Surveys conducted by Gallup over the past year find that about one-in-ten LGBT Americans (10.2%) are married to a same-sex partner, up from the months before the high court decision (7.9%). As a result, a majority (61%) of same-sex cohabiting couples are now married, up from 38% before the ruling.
4Just like the general public, Americans who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender (LGBT) are most likely to cite love as a very important reason for getting married. In a 2013 Pew Research Center survey, 84% of LGBT adults and 88% of the general public cited love as a very important reason for getting married, and at least seven-in-ten in both groups cited companionship (71% and 76%, respectively). But there were some differences, too. LGBT Americans, for instance, were twice as likely as those in the general public to cite legal rights and benefits as a very important reason for getting married (46% versus 23%), while those in the general public were nearly twice as likely as LGBT Americans to cite having children (49% versus 28%).
5The U.S. is among more than 20 countries or jurisdictions that allow gay and lesbian couples to wed. The first nation to legalize gay marriage was the Netherlands, which did so in 2000. Since then, several other European countries – including Spain, France, all of Scandinavia and, most recently, Ireland – have begun to sanction gay marriage. Outside of Europe, same-sex marriage is now legal in Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, New Zealand, South Africa and Uruguay, as well as in parts of Mexico. And following a recent court ruling, Taiwan appears to be on track to join the list.
Note: This is an update to a post originally published April 27, 2015, and updated on June 26, 2015. It was originally co-authored by Seth Motel, a former research analyst at Pew Research Center.
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I love testing out mascara's. I'm the person who gets sucked in to the promises and false eyelash images expecting nice, long, thick, perfect looking lashes.
Maybelline's new Lash Sensational Luscious Mascara is the newest in their line, and promises 'layers of softer, denser lashes' as the 'Fanning Reservoir Brush envelops lashes with precious oil-infused formula from root-to-tip while fanning out lashes'. It comes in 3 shades in water-proof and washable.
First off – I love the matte black and shiny baby pink packaging, it's really really pretty. The brush however isn't my favorite.. I appreciate the concept of being able to use the thinner tip to apply to smaller lashes but I found with the very wet formula too much product ends up on the brush and I have to wipe a lot off before applying, or it clumps my lashes up with the first coat. Once I wipe it off it applies quite well, but I'm not a big fan of wasting product every time I use it, and the extra step of having to clean it off makes me less likely to reach for it over the other mascaras I have on the go.
It does hold the curl of my lashes throughout the day which is great, and it gives my lashes a nice natural look with one coat, and a bit more drama with two… so it isn't a complete miss, it just isn't as amazing as I had hoped it would be.
All comments and opinions are honest and my own.


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Golf fans fell down Friday trying to climb up a steep hill at the US Open.
Drinks were spilled, but the prize for getting to the top of the hill near the 8th hole was a glimpse of top golfers, such as Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson and Bubba.
Suzanne Krivda figured out the best way to tackle the hill was to take her shoes off.
"I was slipping down the entire time," Krivda said. "It's the hilliest course I've ever seen."