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"Once There Was a Farm"
I've never lived on a farm and I'm not quite sure where or how my interest in farm life and country living developed. I am from the South and from a very "southern" family, so that explains some of it. I know that the life of a farmer and his family wasn't easy but there was a certain simplicity to it all, it seems...beauty and closeness to the earth. How I do love reading about farm life and country folks and ways! Eventually when we're finished with our cottage, I'd like to try my hand at growing a bit of food for the table, but until then I just live vicariously through books. As I mentioned in my last post, I'm currently reading Once There Was a Farm, A Country Childhood Remembered. This book particularly interested me because it is a memoir written by a 71 year old woman by the name of Virginia Bell Dabney. In 1917, her mother left her husband in Chicago and moved her father and two young daughters to a 160 acre farm without plumbing or electricity in Virginia. Her mother was extremely hardworking and smart and so far it has been a delight to read about how efficiently she ran her farm and cared for her family.
I read the following paragraph and just loved it. I'll never think of eggs or hens the same way again:)
Once There Was a Farm, A Country Childhood Remembered
by Virginia Bell Dabney
Our hens were happy. I awoke on summer mornings to their singing. Hen song is not musical but it is expressive - of food to eat, soft dirt to take dust baths in, private nests for laying, a sunny place to scratch for worms and bugs and a chance to roam in the grass. Perhaps the greatest difference between raising chickens then and now is that today commercial growers can't afford to care if hens are happy or not. The 1980's hen is an egg machine. She spends her productive life in a cage with all the artificially enriched food and water she can consume, and what she eats makes eggs so that she cannot help but lay. The egg drops onto a conveyor belt and she has none of the satisfaction of feeling it under her, of cackling, "See the lovely egg I laid, perfect, perfect!" Hen brains are preprinted with intelligence about hawk shapes and how to warn and scatter, and not about much else, but they do have the capacity for joy. It is slavery to keep laying hens commercially these days. The layer endures perhaps twenty-four months of caged living, making an egg a day, and after that the guillotine. No lovely cool green grass like ours were turned out on about an hour before sunset so they would not roam too far. No dirt to scratch in, the immemorial right of gallinaceous birds. No soft nest to settle into. Our chicken houses were dusty with the busyness of hens, but the nests were kept clean, free of mites and with clean wood shavings for comfort. When a hen wished to lay, she jumped up into a nest box that was curtained in burlap so it was dim and private. Some other hen might argue for possession of the box, and once in a while a nest would be occupied by two determined layers. When her egg was produced she told everybody it was the best egg in the house and went back to sunning or joined her sisters in pursuit of a grasshopper. Though our hens were also shipped out to meet the ax when they were no longer productive, they at least enjoyed a good life up to the end.


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Video Technology Review
This technology review will help you understand the different ways of bringing images to life. However it will not tell you which type is the "best". Harmony Interiors will help evaluate your particular needs and see which one fits your application.
Direct-drive Image Light Amplifier
The absolute best of the display products. Most famous for their film-like quality front projectors, it is the preferred technology for filmmakers.
D-ILA utilizes a highly sophisticated form of 3-chip, vertically oriented LCOS (liquid crystal on silicon) technology that adds an inorganic alignment layer which both stabilizes the device performance and maximizes chip production. The result is superior resolution, grayscaling, brightness, and color reproduction when compared not only to LCD and DMD (aka DLP™), but also to other existing LCOS systems.
Excellent Color Fidelity
Rich black and great contrast ratio
Must have a controlled light environment
Digital Light Processing
DLP TV technology is a revolutionary display solution for video projectors that uses an optical semiconductor to manipulate light digitally. It's also a proven and dependable technology preferred by leading electronics manufacturers worldwide, with more than 1 million systems shipped since 1996.
DLP TV technology was a breakthrough in eliminating the "screen door" effect of the original LCD projectors.
Great price for performance value
Must have a controlled light environment
Not as smooth as DILA
Big, bright, the breakthrough product for thin televisions. They changed the size and shape of television but are now being phased out by many manufactures. The high end models still have the best picture in flat displays but new many are now subpar.
Thin and wall-mountable
Screen can be very large
High brightness and contrast
Burn-in of static images a concern
May need to buy a separate sound system and TV tuner
Cheaper models have short life span
Liquid Crystal Display
Used in both front projection and in super-thin TVs, LCD projectors are bright and very affordable. There quality has evolved to compete and surpass Plasma TVs. They were once limited in size, but now all are available over 42″. Contrast ratio and pixilation problems have now been resolved. It is a mature product.
Thin and light
Can be easily wall-mounted
No burn-in of static images
Some can double as a computer display
Available in bright versions for projectors
Some cheaper models can dim as you angle away from the center of the screen.
Light Emitting Diode
A significant benefit of LED displays over traditional liquid crystal displays (LCDs) is that LEDs do not require a backlight to function. Thus they draw far less power and when powered from a battery, can operate longer on the same charge. Because there is no need to distribute the backlight, an LED display can also be much thinner than an LCD panel. LED-based display devices also can be more effectively manufactured than LCDs and plasma displays.
Lighter – thinner
Very energy efficient
*EDIT* Not as smooth as DILA *EDIT*
Cathode Ray Tube
The "old standard". You know, the one we grew up with! In fact, many are still working. Built for the long haul, these are small screens, but big boxes started it all.
Real simulated woodgrain
Can now get 2 for $10 at Goodwill
Unlikely to get stolen
Bulky and heavy
Lower resolution

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Heart and lung sounds are low frequency, lower than most speech sounds. And lower than the audiogram usually tests. Most speech sounds are from 250Hz to 4000Hz and upwards. Heart sounds are between 20-650Hz, lung sounds 70-4000Hz, most below 2000Hz [1], [2]. So those of us with only a high-frequency hearing loss may be able to use normal stethoscopes safely. If your hearing loss is significant at these frequencies, you will need an amplified stethoscope.
Once you've established whether you need amplification or not, your choice of stethoscope will also depend on whether or not you're happy to take your hearing aids out or would prefer to keep them in when you use a stethoscope.
[1] I've found slightly different information about frequencies of heart and lung sounds from different manufacturers of electronic stethoscopes. Different models amplify up to different frequencies so check out the technical specifications. The figures above are in Cardionics Technical Information Bulletin E-7710
[2] Explained in more detail in Technical Considerations in Using Stethoscopes with Hearing Aids and Cochlear Implants. Includes frequency range of bowel sounds.
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Executive Summary, Assessment and Recommendations, Overview
The rise of self-employment in the Netherlands: is the "polder model" at risk?, Blogpost
Brexit and Dutch Exports: Fewer glasshouses, more glass towers as agri-food shrinks and finance gains, Blogpost
The Netherlands is experiencing vibrant economic activity, with gross domestic product (GDP) at about 8% above its pre-crisis peak and the unemployment rate below 4%. Growth picked up to above 3% in 2017, which was well above the euro area and OECD averages.
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The Netherlands: Economic Forecast Summary
The Netherlands: Structural Reform Priorities
The Netherlands: Blog posts
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For further information please contact the Netherlands Desk at the OECD Economics Department.
The Secretariat's draft report was prepared for the Committee by Annabelle Mourougane, Mark Baker and Rafal Kierzenkowski under the supervision of Pierre Beynet. Statistical research assistance was provided by Gabor Fulop and editorial assistance by Claude-Annie Manga-Collard. The Survey also benefitted from contributions by Christine Arriola, Andrew Auerbach, Boele Bonthuis, Bert Brys, Caitlin Carrico, Balázs Égert, Lindy Gielens, Julien Jarrige, Marius Luske, and Donal Smith.
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text: Today I was outside and the sun was shining and I spotted a patch of flowers popping off a limb of the neighbors tree. I ran across the grass in my bare feet and scooped them up and took a big whiff. Oh so sweet smell of spring. I left three on the tree and clipped three off for myself. That's all just a splotch of spring for you today I'm so excited for warm weather and oh my gosh maybe a little tan on this pale tail of mine. Sunshine makes me happy!!


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The battle against evil is raging once again in the new season of Fox's Sleepy Hollow, though some untold stories are set to play out later this month in the show's official comic. Want a sneak peek?
The Sleepy Hollow comics, published by Boom! Studios, will follow the two witnesses Ichabod Crane and Abbie Mills, played by Tom Mison and Nicole Beharie, respectively, on the hit Fox supernatural action series.
Entertainment Weekly has debuted the first few pages from the comic, the first issue of which was written by Marguerite Bennett and illustrated by Jorge Coelho, with a cover by Phil Noto. The publisher will have the new run on display at New York Comic-Con, along with some nifty variant covers.
Tie-in comics seem to be all the rage these days, but with a franchise like this, we believe it could make for a compelling series. The TV series itself basically plays like a WTF-style comic book with big twists and crazy storylines. Take away the budget constraints of television and free up the writers to go even nuttier? Yeah, we'll bite.
The first issue is set to hit comic store shelves Oct. 15. Do you plan on checking out the continued adventures of Ichabod and Abbie?
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This is the blog of Dr. Curt Bonk, Professor at Indiana University and President of CourseShare (there are NO Guest Blogs and NO advertisements permitted).
At 9:14 PM, Snea said…
WOW, Dr. Bonk! This is turning out to be the best blog on e-learning (and more)that I have come across. I put a link to your main page at my personal home page (http://thinsan.org), but didn't revisit this blog site for a while. Thank you very much for showing us how to be tirelessly sharing and giving.Best,Snea
At 10:57 AM, Curt Bonk said…
Thanks Snea. That is kind of you. Sometimes I am not sure anyone is reading it.
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In the virtual world, sometimes it's hard to know what the surfers do unless we embed a statistical tool on the page. Unless we own the server, oftentimes we cannot do much. Google may have such a tool, but I have not checked yet. On my website, I have very detailed analysis of which page is visited by whom at what time, and so on. A lot of people just read and do not reply. In any case, the materails you have at your blogs are of great use for people intersted in the field. I am sure the treasure will be found by more and more people. People say gaining knowledge is not a burden because you do not have to physically carry it on your shoulder. Now we can say that compiling a lot of useful knowledge is not a burden either, because there is plenty of space available for free in the virtual world. Please keep sharing with us!Snea
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"Two Duets, a Quartet, and a Sextet," a four-concert series organized by Peter Watrous, a jazz guitarist and former jazz critic for The New York Times, and Noah Garabedian, a composer and bass player, will launch tomorrow at 7 p.m. at Silas Marder Gallery in Bridgehampton with Kristin Slipp and Dov Manski. The programs will take place outdoors.
Ms. Slipp, a vocalist, improviser, and composer, and Mr. Manski, a pianist and composer, take an unorthodox approach to familiar jazz standards, avoiding conventions and incorporating improvisational ideas and textures.
The idea behind the series, said Mr. Watrous, "is to be able to use people who are going beyond the norms of jazz in form and style, instead of having a series of music that would be 'average.' " The genesis of the program was an exhibition at the gallery last summer of work by Louise Eastman, Mr. Watrous's companion.
"Louise and I thought it would be nice to have music at the opening, so I brought my trio from New York, and we played." Jess Frost, the gallery's director, liked the music. "What she appreciated was that the music wasn't hidebound. I suggested a series of concerts by younger musicians, and she was really enthusiastic." Mr. Watrous proposed the groups, Ms. Frost vetted them and decided what she wanted.
According to Mr. Watrous, who left The Times in 2000 after almost 15 years there, "Everybody in this series is in their 20s, and they've all gone to school for jazz because jazz is, I think, the smartest pedagogy available for learning how to be a musician. But they're also interested in all different types of music, and that feeds into what they're doing."
Next up will be Star Rover — Will Graefe on guitar and Jeremy Gustin on drums — who "specialize in an alluring sort of pastoral punk that suggests a collaboration between Deerhoof and John Fahey," according to Time Out New York. The duo will perform on July 24.
Mr. Garabedian's Big Butter and the Egg Men Sextet, scheduled for Aug. 14, is made up of musicians who are friends and have been playing together for years. "I wanted to create a band where the musicians could all comp for each other," he has said, "without a traditional choral instrument. Having a band that can potentially go from being an entire sextet improvising together, to a small duo or trio, was a very exciting prospect for me."
The series will conclude on Aug. 28 with a performance by the Anna Webber Quartet. Ms. Webber, who is also a member of Big Butter and the Egg Men, is a saxophonist and flutist who, like most of the musicians in the series, is an integral part of the Brooklyn avant-garde jazz scene.
All programs start at 7. "It's especially rare to find a private venue that's willing to pay the musicians and not charge the audience," said Mr. Watrous.


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National Consumer Protection Week is March 2 to 8.
Two groups in our state that are on the forefront of consumer education and protection are the Washington State Attorney General's Office and the Better Business Bureau.
"You are your own best shield against identity thieves and online threats," said Attorney General Bob Ferguson. "I am proud to partner with the Better Business Bureau during National Consumer Protection Week. This is an ideal time to ensure you know how to sniff out scams and make smart buying decisions."
"National Consumer Protection Week is a coordinated campaign where consumers can take advantage of useful information to help them make better-informed decisions," said Tyler Andrew, CEO of the BBB serving Alaska, Oregon, and Western Washington. "We're a proud partner of National Consumer Protection Week and the Washington State Attorney General's Office. We encourage Washingtonians to use our resources as a way to combat scams."
The agency and BBB will be posting daily tips throughout the week on their websites and social media pages. They want to address growing problems with technology, identity theft, health, and safety as well as other consumer-related issues.
To get involved in National Consumer Protection Week go to ncpw.org, follow the agency on Twitter, and visit the BBB's Facebook page.
Tips to avoid scams are:
- Make sure offers are legitimate. Research businesses or organizations before spending money.
- Don't give Social Security numbers or financial or other personal information to strangers who make contact by phone, the Internet, or the mail.
- Keep antivirus software up to date and be careful when surfing the Internet.
- Shred all physical copies of important documents when they're no longer needed.
- Trust your instincts. If something sounds too good to be true, it probably is.
For more information for boomer consumers, see my blog The Survive and Thrive Boomer Guide.


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Anyone can present for an assessment with one of our qualified mental health professionals. During the assessment, Mesilla Valley Hospital staff will evaluate an individual's concerns, treatment history, and current mental health status and will discuss appropriate treatment options. Once the assessment is complete, the clinical staff, along with the attending physician, will determine whether the patient meets criteria for hospitalization.
Referrals can be made by family, friends, guardians, caregivers, providers, and others who are concerned about someone. For professionals who are referring clients, please fax any supporting documentation to our Assessment & Referral Department at 575.636.1955.
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Trapping is the most efficient means for removing wild pigs because it is a continuous activity requiring far less time and effort than other methods such as hunting. Successful pig trapping hinges upon several key components:
Wild Pig in a Trap
- locating high-use areas for potential trap sites
- prebaiting and baiting
- effective trap design and size
- effective trap door design
- patience
The use of snares for capturing wild pigs is not recommended due to the possibility for the capture of nontarget animals.
Measures can be taken to reduce the capture of other animals or ensure they can escape if they enter a trap.
Captured pigs should be euthanized humanely, with little stress to the animal. Learn more about how to safely disptach captured wild pigs.
- Types of Traps
- Doors
- Triggers
- Trap Location
- Baiting
- Snares
- Euthanizing
- Other Animals
- Remote-sensing Cameras
- How do I control the pig population?
- What traps work best?
- If I catch a pig, what do I do with it?
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This exercise calls for a portfolio of five images in a surrealist style on a topic that interests you. Because I have difficulty in understanding exactly what surrealism in photography is, I couldn't chose a topic to which I could devote five images. Most of the so called surreal images I have seen from my research seem to be at the best bizarre, at the least quirky and in some cases humorous. I'm hoping that you will comment and provoke a discussion to help me clarify this. We were asked to look at Peter Dench's work before starting this exercise. I chose to respond to the unusual as I visited the island of Tenerife recently. Here are my images:
Category Archives: 1 Colour and modernity
Project–Colour and modernity
It's strange but I've looked at what I can find of Eggleston's work and with the perspective of time, it doesn't seem that strange next to other later work by photographers influenced by him. I tried casting my mind back to what colour photography was like in the seventies. Most of what I was familiar with was editorial, art was definitely black and white. So with the MoMA exhibition, John Szarkowski propelled William Eggleston and colour art photography into the big galleries.
I though this quote from Eggleston was worth recording;
"I only ever take one picture of one thing. Literally. Never two. So then that picture is taken and the next one is waiting somewhere else…. I don't really worry if it works out or not."
I can't say that I understand Eggleston's work. It is bold, colourful and generally inexplicable. Then I watched this YouTube video and an insight into the character of the man made things a little clearer: http://www.photographyworkshopslondon.com/william-eggleston-tube/
A subtle colour documentary
Seeing and Believing – Max Houghton – I read this with interest and broadly agree (within limits of my experience) with the points made. It occurs to me that the skills of photojournalism/reportage require far a more refined set of communication skills that most other types of documentary photography.
Eight Ways to Change the World
I found identifying individual bodies of work a bit of a trial as they appeared to be mixed up and scrolling back and forth trying to identify each photographer was tedious. I tried to avoid having to print it out but in the end I printed out the work of Dieter Telemans and Adam Hinton just so that I could look closely at their conceptual and visual style.
Dieter Telemans presented seven photographs which showed women in Africa performing the most basic of all tasks; collecting water. The series has a loose, informal style, it is optimistic in nature and shows how despite the drudgery and hard physicality of the task, the water is clean and is being managed properly. The information provided in the captions is about the water as a resource with only a couple of women named.
Adam Hinton's piece was about the failure of Guatemala to reach the Millennium Development Goal of gender parity in education (one of 70 countries). He has chosen to do this with small family groups of generations of women. The individuals are named (in all but one case) and the information given in the captions details of a range of experiences across the generations, from prejudice against educating women to positive experiences of second and third generations being encouraged into the classroom. The groups are posed and look directly into the camera, connecting with the viewer, telling their stories. The poor living standards are obvious from the settings of the images.
Surrealism and colour documentary
Here is a page about Hara's Vanitas: http://www.dalpine.com/en/book/vanitas
Carl de Keyser has produced some other work with surreal elements. As well as the Zona series, Moments Before the Flood and Congo (Belge) colour work were worth looking at.
I looked at a lot of Peter Dench's work www.peterdench.com . Having done that I had to redefine what I think of as surreal and whether his images are surreal, bizarre or just plain quirky. Surreal: a situation or experience that is surreal is very strange, like something from a dream… Longman dictionary of contemporary English.
Having looked at Alcohol & England, The British Abroad and England Uncensored , by the end I found it difficult to find anything surreal about the images, humorous, yes, bizarre definitely. Could it be that this genre has reached saturation point? To qualify as surreal an element in a image should be unexpected, take me totally by surprise and make me think; even be totally inexplicable. I like Dench's work, he is an acute observer and uses colour well. He has summed up the nation, not in the most flattering way perhaps, but we can after all laugh at ourselves.
I think it is a sad reflection that we are bombarded with images of ourselves at our worst, simply as a result of social media and the "anything goes" culture. Consequently, what was once surreal has become the commonplace, bizarre and quirky.
I found that de Keyser's Moments Before the Flood contained a lot more surreal elements than Dench's work. These are links to images that I felt use colour or unusual juxtapositions to reinforce a dream-like or strange notion.
Further searches of the internet for surreal colour images in documentary photography weren't very fruitful. My perception of what is surreal seems to be at odds with what is described. I shall continue to search and will add my portfolio of "surreal" images to this blog when the portfolio is completed.


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Home >>> Accumulators >>> Rover
Capacity, Voltage And Size Of Accumulators For Rover.
Below shows types of batteries which you should use for Rover by models. Please select your model from the list.
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Sometimes I feel like a mad scientist. More mad than scientist because the large majority of techniques I try fail miserably. Ever seen the Red Bull Flutag challenge where teams of everyday people try to build homemade, human-powered flying machines and pilot them off a 30-foot high deck in hopes of achieving flight? Well, most of my vacation rental marketing experiments resemble the infamous bath tub plane. And of course, I don't write about those. But for every handful of terrible ideas comes one brilliant one. And just last week, a brilliant one reared its beautiful golden head.
So let's say you've followed my advice and imported all your former guests email addresses into some sort of email management service. You're sending out newsletters that help you stay connected to your former guests, provide updates or news about the neighborhood, blah blah blah.
An Aside: I had lunch a few weeks ago in Chicago with a friend who works at Groupon and he told me "a substantial percentage of buyers never ever redeem their vouchers."
This got me thinking: in low season, if owners are tight on cash flow, what would happen if we offered gift certificate vouchers at a discounted price to all their repeat guests? It would be like creating homemade Groupon-style deals for our rentals!
So I decided to try it with a segment of my newsletter database.
"Special Promotion For Repeat Guests Only: Buy $500 of Los Cuatro Tulipanes Credit for Only $250″
Of course I made some stipulations like voucher expires in 2 years, applies only to yet-to-be-booked reservations, applies to normal advertised rate, all other minimum stay rules apply…etc.
Results: Of the 1,000 former guests on my email blast, 28 of them took us up on the offer! I was so excited about this! We brought in $7000! On a Tuesday! In low season! My business partner and I were literally doing the happy jig every time a purchase came in! And the best part? The guests were getting a great deal!!! All we did next was create a document with the buyers names and email addresses so that when they are ready to redeem, we'll have them on record.
Here's why I believe this voucher offer is such a good tactic:
- First off, we LOVE repeat guests because they know what our rentals are like, they know us personally, they like our neighborhood…etc. Which is to say, we always offer discounts to them anyways and while 50% off is pretty generous, they deserve it!
- Second, it was a great way for us to boost cash flow in the middle of low season.
- Third, we generated new (albeit discounted) guaranteed bookings.
- Fourth, most of these guests will almost certainly spend more than $500 during their stay with us.
- Fifth, sure 50% OFF is a lot but in reality, owners can make any offer appropriate to their situation.
- Sixth, Panama is a far destination for most of our guests but most of you guys have clientele in just the next town/state over which leads me to believe that weekend jaunts are MADE for these kinds of promotional deals.
- And lastly, if my Groupon friend is right, some of them will probably never even use the credit which means free income (this is evil thinking. Evil thinking, but true thinking).
Here are the downsides:
- (…crickets…)
This exercise worked out great for us. (I'd trademark this concept if I wasn't basically stealing it from every other coupon site that ever existed.) And I can pretty much guarantee no other vacation rental owners are doing it, which of course means, we can start a revolution! I may be overlooking some downfalls of this offer, but we haven't encountered any of them yet. I'll post any updates below…
- Matt
Matt is the author of the Vacation Rental Marketing Blog, which features the famous Boost Occupancy report: The Top 54 Free & Inexpensive Ways To Generate More Bookings For Vacation Rentals. You can follow Matt on Twitter @bookmorenights.


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Botanically known as Afromomum Melegueta, alligator pepper is well known to natives of indigenous Nigerian and African communities. Alligator pepper seeds, not to be confused with grains of paradise is usually chewed on by the elderly or eaten together with Kolanuts, bitter kola and in some cases with peanut butter(Ose oji). When ground properly, the flavor from the seeds could be used to add value to some special dishes, including native salads.
Alligator pepper has a pungent flavor. And just as the name goes, it is a kind of pepper. And so it could be used in place of pepper, but it's pepper flavor is mild.
Benefits of Alligator pepper
1. Tackles intestinal and gastrointestinal issues
Alligator pepper seeds contain a load of flavonoids, tannins, alkanoids. These phytonutrients take on any free radicals around, preventing the entrance of viruses and microbes. This property of alligator pepper also prevents the ultra painful body process called – palete aggregation. It is also why native medicine uses alligator pepper to treat stomach disorders and intestinal problems.
2. Wound healing
Alligator pepper could be used to heal wounds, burns and bruises. The seeds contain tannin and flavonoids (as previously mentioned), these substances help healing processes go faster.
3. Aphrodisiac
Research has shown that alligator pepper has aphrodisiac virtues, that could enhance sexual urge.
4. Anti-inflammatory properties
The seeds contain gingeriol which inhibit the growth of leukotrienes. Leukotrienes are products of oxidative processes in the leukocytes and are responsible for causing burning sensation in your body. Reducing them could curb inflammatory disorders in humans. Alligator pepper does that well.
5. Pain relieving
When ground into Shea butter, it could have very powerful analgesic properties. Able to relieve from joint pains, arthritic and rheumatoid pains.
6. Skin care
Extracts from alligator pepper could be used to prepare remedy for skin disorders like chicken pox, measles, acne and rashes.
Due to its pungent flavor, alligator pepper is normally chewed as a stimulant to keep the body at alert. It could also be used to stimulate thirst. Especially in cases where the body is low on water but the taste buds do not have appetite for water.
8. Malaria treatment
The leaves of the plant are used for preparing herbs for malaria treatment. But studies suggest that the seeds themselves could do the job of preventing or curbing malaria symptoms, including headache and fever.
Side effects
There are no known side effects of alligator pepper, but an expedient conducted on pregnant female rats sometime proved that high (excessive) dosage of alligator pepper could terminate early-stage pregnancies in mammals, including humans. Pregnant women and nursing mothers too, are advised to reduce their consumption of alligator pepper.
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- Research article
- Open Access
- Open Peer Review
Cholecystectomy and sphincterotomy in patients with mild acute biliary pancreatitis in Sweden 1988 - 2003: a nationwide register study
© Sandzén et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. 2009
- Received: 21 October 2008
- Accepted: 23 October 2009
- Published: 23 October 2009
Gallstones represent the most common cause of acute pancreatitis in Sweden. Epidemiological data concerning timing of cholecystectomy and sphincterotomy in patients with first attack of mild acute biliary pancreatitis (MABP) are scarce. Our aim was to analyse readmissions for biliary disease, cholecystectomy within one year, and mortality within 90 days of index admission for MABP.
Hospital discharge and death certificate data were linked for patients with first attack acute pancreatitis in Sweden 1988-2003. Mortality was calculated as case fatality rate (CFR) and standardized mortality ratio (SMR). MABP was defined as acute pancreatitis of biliary aetiology without mortality during an index stay of 10 days or shorter. Patients were analysed according to four different treatment policies: Cholecystectomy during index stay (group 1), no cholecystectomy during index stay but within 30 days of index admission (group 2), sphincterotomy but not cholecystectomy within 30 days of index admission (group 3), and neither cholecystectomy nor sphincterotomy within 30 days of index admission (group 4).
Of 11636 patients with acute biliary pancreatitis, 8631 patients (74%) met the criteria for MABP. After exclusion of those with cholecystectomy or sphincterotomy during the year before index admission (N = 212), 8419 patients with MABP remained for analysis. Patients in group 1 and 2 were significantly younger than patients in group 3 and 4. Length of index stay differed significantly between the groups, from 4 (3-6) days, (representing median, 25 and 75 percentiles) in group 2 to 7 (5-8) days in groups 1. In group 1, 4.9% of patients were readmitted at least once for biliary disease within one year after index admission, compared to 100% in group 2, 62.5% in group 3, and 76.3% in group 4. One year after index admission, 30.8% of patients in group 3 and 47.7% of patients in group 4 had undergone cholecystectomy. SMR did not differ between the four groups.
Cholecystectomy during index stay slightly prolongs this stay, but drastically reduces readmissions for biliary indications.
- Pancreatitis
- Acute Pancreatitis
- Common Bile Duct Stone
- Standardize Mortality Ratio
- Case Fatality Rate
The annual incidence of first attack of acute pancreatitis varies from below 10 to over 40 per 100000 inhabitants per year [1]. In population-based studies one-fourth to one-half of all cases with first attack acute pancreatitis is attributable to gallstone disease [1–3]. Whereas patients with acute biliary pancreatitis and coexisting acute cholangitis benefit from early endoscopic sphincterotomy [4], early endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) has not been shown to lead to a significant reduction in overall morbidity and mortality in predicted mild or predicted severe biliary pancreatitis without acute cholangitis [5].
In the UK guidelines it is stated that patients with mild to moderate acute pancreatitis of gallstone origin should undergo definitive management of gallstone disease during the same hospital admission, unless a clear plan has been made for definitive treatment within the next two weeks [6]. Similar recommendations have been given by the International Association of Pancreatology [7]. However, according to US guidelines, expectant management with interval cholecystectomy is appropriate for most patients with mild to moderate pancreatitis and an improving clinical course [8]. We have analyzed patients with mild acute biliary pancreatitis (MABP) treated with cholecystectomy/sphincterotomy within 30 days of index admission and the effect on readmission rate, total cholecystectomy rate at one year, and mortality at 90 days. Data from nationwide hospital discharge and death certificate registers were used. It was considered of particular interest to compare outcome after cholecystectomy during index stay with cholecystectomy after index discharge but still within one month of index admission.
In Sweden patients are identified by a national registration number unique for each resident in Sweden. The Swedish National Board of Health and Welfare's Epidemiology Centre compiles data on individual hospital discharges in the National Patient Register (NPR) [9]. Since 1987 the register has included all Swedish hospitals. The record of each hospital stay contains diagnoses at discharge coded according to the Swedish version of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD). ICD from 1987 through 1996 entailed the 9th revision and from 1997 the 10th revision. Hospital stays are classified as emergent or elective. Surgical procedures are coded according to the Swedish version of Classification of Operations 1988 and Classification of Surgical Procedures 1997.
For all records reported to NPR, the data are checked for authenticity. A quality control is conducted to confirm that different variables and dates are and that compulsory variables (personal identification number, hospital and main diagnosis) are reported. Obviously incorrect data are corrected. In 2003, 1.0% of all diagnoses and 0.5% of acute somatic diagnoses were missing in the hospital stays reported [9].
For the present study, data from NPR and from the death certificate register were retrieved for all patients with a hospital admission from 1987 through 2004 for acute pancreatitis (ICD-9: 577A; ICD-10:K85) and biliary disease (ICD-9: 574, 575, 576; ICD-10: K80, K81, K82, K83) at index admission.
MABP was defined as acute pancreatitis for biliary disease without mortality during an index stay of ten days or shorter. Information on hospital admissions one year prior to index admission was collected to exclude patients with recurrent pancreatitis. When readmitted after index admission, recurrent acute pancreatitis is included in biliary diagnoses.
Patients with MABP were classified into four groups. Group 1 were those with cholecystectomy during index stay and group 2 those in which cholecystectomy was not performed during index stay but still within 30 days of index admission (scheduled or unscheduled readmission), and group 3 those with sphincterotomy but not cholecystectomy within 30 days of index admission (at index admission or at early readmission). In group 4 neither cholecystectomy nor sphincterotomy was performed within 30 days of index admission.
Procedure codes used
Open cholecystectomy: 5350, 5351, 5352, 5356, 5357, 5359, JKA20.
Laparoscopic cholecystectomy: 5353, JKA21.
Sphincterotomy: 5388, 5394, JKE02
Data are presented as median values with 25% and 75% percentiles, means and standard deviations or proportions. Proportions were compared using the chi-square test or Fisher-exact test when appropriate. Location of two or more groups of ratio scale variables are compared using Anova/T-test or Kruskal-Wallis/Mann Whitney test. Post hoc tests are done using Bonferroni adjustment of p-values. Mortality within 90 days of index admission was presented as case fatality rate (CFR, deaths per 100 patients) and standardized mortality ratio (SMR), using age-, gender-, and calendar year-specific expected survival estimates from Statistics Sweden [10]. SMR is presented as mean with 95% confidence intervals. Calculations were performed with SPSS 15.0 (SPSS Inc. Chicago, IL, USA). A p-value less than 0.05 was considered significant.
From 1 January 1988 through 31 December 2003, 8631 of 11363 patients with acute biliary pancreatitis fulfilled our criteria for MABP. After exclusion of 212 patients with cholecystectomy or sphincterotomy during the year preceding index admission, 8419 patients with MABP remained for analysis (74.1% of all patients with acute biliary pancreatitis, 3296 men and 5123 women).
Characteristics of the four different MABP groups
Group 1
Group 2
Group 3
Group 4
All groups
Number of patients
977 (11.6%)
5804 (68.9%)
8419 (100%)
Age, years. Median
(25-75 percentiles)
LOS, days. Median (25-75 percentiles)
Cholecystectomy (%)
Standardized mortality ratio (SMR) and case fatality rate (CFR, deaths/100) within 90 days of index admission in the four different MABP groups
Group 1
Group 2
Group 3
Group 4
All groups
SMR median *
Deaths ** (CFR)
Number of patients in the four different MABP groups in different time periods
Group 1
Group 2
Group 3
Group 4
All groups
72 (6.5)
88 (8.0)
40 (3.6)
901 (81.9)
1101 (100.0)
272 (8.7)
279 (8.9)
299 (9.6)
2277 (72.8)
3173 (100.0)
490 (11.7)
459 (11.0)
638 (15.2)
2604 (61.1)
4191 (100.0)
834 (9.9)
826 (9.8)
977 (11.6)
5782 (68.7)
8419 (100.0)
Of all patients with MABP, 9.9% had cholecystectomy at index stay and 9.8% interval cholecystectomy within 30 days of index admission. These patients were younger than patients without cholecystectomy within 30 days of index admission. Cholecystectomy at index stay slightly prolonged this stay. However, only 4.9% of these patients needed another hospital visit for a biliary diagnosis during the subsequent year as compared to 98.0% in group 2, 62.5% in group 3, and 76.3% in group 4.
We have used nation wide and validated register data based upon personal identification numbers unique for each citizen, which makes it possible to follow individuals over time and to record diagnoses and procedures during each hospital stay. As in all register studies we were provided with limited information on patients' clinical status. Aetiological classification of our patients is based upon diagnoses at index stay [3]. The Atlanta classification of MABP is not possible to use, as it is requests more specific clinical data than available in register data [11]. In accordance with previous studies [8] the definition used in our study classifies 74% of all identified patients with acute biliary pancreatitis as having mild disease.
In the audit of the present study, cholecystectomy during index stay was shown to be advantageous for the patient (one convalescence period) and for health care cost (one hospital stay). Nevertheless, only one-tenth of our patients received this alternative, and 30.8% of all patients who underwent sphincterotomy within 30 days of index admission had cholecystectomy within one year of index admission. Our finding that the majority of Swedish patients with first attack of MABP underwent gallbladder surgery after the index stay (necessitating a new admission and additional convalescence) concurs with experience from the United Kingdom [12], where delay of cholecystectomy was found to be associated with a high readmission rate [13]. According to a questionnaire study, only 58% of consultants preferred early cholecystectomy (at index stay or within 4 weeks of index admission) for MABP [14] although it is safe to proceed to cholecystectomy as soon as the serum amylase-level has started to decline [15, 16]. Similar deviations from the UK guidelines [6] have been reported from Spain [17], Germany [18], Italy [19] and the US [20]. In one Swedish study [21] comprising 96 patients with gallstone pancreatitis, high age (median 74 years) and long observation time (median 84 months), 64 patients underwent sphincterotomy. However, 51 patients ultimately had cholecystectomy and out of 25 patients alive at the end of the audit period, 9 had biliary symptoms. The authors concluded that routine cholecystectomy should be considered in fit patients following acute gallstone pancreatitis. According to a recent Cochrane review, prophylactic cholecystectomy should be offered to patients whose gallbladder remains in-situ after endoscopic bile duct clearance [22].
In the present study, patients in groups 3 and 4 (patients who had endoscopic sphincterotomy but no cholecystectomy and patients without both sphincterotomy and cholecystectomy within one month of index admission) were older than group 1 patients who had cholecystectomy within one month of index admission. The higher case fatality rate in groups 3 and 4 compared to groups 1 and 2 should be considered a consequence of this age difference as SMR did not differ significantly between the four groups [3]. Thus, increasing age raised the threshold for cholecystectomy in patients with MABP in Sweden. However, even in old and high risk patients, open cholecystectomy with intra-operative cholangiography and bile duct exploration if necessary, was found preferable to endoscopic sphincterotomy with the gallbladder left in-situ as a definitive treatment for common bile duct stones or non-severe biliary pancreatitis [23].
The reasons for the low cholecystectomy rate during and shortly after index stay for patients with MABP observed in our study are not obvious. A minority of patients might have been too frail and unfit for surgery. The lack of resources or flexibility, manifesting as difficulties in finding time in operating theatres between elective procedures or more urgent operations, might have influenced the decision to delay cholecystectomy for patients with MABP. The surgeon's expectation of a difficult cholecystectomy, including treatment of common bile duct stones, might also affect the timing of surgery. It is, however, of interest that the rate of common bile duct stones in MABP and in symptomatic cholelithiasis was found not to differ significantly [24]. Mofidi et al [25] also demonstrated the possibility to follow the UK guidelines [6] for acute pancreatitis by undertaking definitive management within two weeks of index admission in 89.7% of patients with acute gallstone pancreatitis. In that study [25] 37 out of 322 patients had ERCP and sphincterotomy, and 285 patients cholecystectomy as definitive treatment for acute gallstone pancreatitis.
After an attack of mild acute biliary pancreatitis, 55% of patients in our audit had cholecystectomy within one year of index admission but only 20% within one month. Cholecystectomy during index stay slightly prolonged this stay, but drastically reduced readmissions for biliary indications.
The study was supported by the County Councils of Northern Sweden (Norrlandstingens regionförbund). The funding body had no influence on study design; in the collection, analysis and interpretation of data; in the writing of the manuscript; and in the decision to submit the manuscript for publication.
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None of that is good and makes sense. iWR2 is iWR2, you either can do it or not. So, how do you do it? There are two ways to go about it and both are fine as long as you do it correctly. The input is triple f, you can't get away from that… but some people prerfer to do fnff, others prefer to do ffnf. I can do both and I do both consistently. This is pretty easy, however, the trick is to press the last f at the same time as you press 2. Think of it as of a just frame, except it really isnt – the window is much bigger and it actually depends on the distance between you and your opponent, but I will talk about it later.
For now, pick the input technique that you can consistently replicate – be it ffnf or fnff and make sure that your last f is timed correctly, right when you press the 2. If you do everything correctly you will get an instant running two. Now – I don't completely understand how it works, but from what I've been told, the way it works is that the engine assumes the running state for your character and the bigger the distance between you and your opponent is the bigger the window for the last f2. So the furher away you are from your opponent – the easier it is. How do you practice it? Well, the best way to practice it is obviously by doing it point blank, range 0.
Spawn yourself at the wall in the practice mode, put the dummy into the guard mode and mash it out. However, my advice is to actually use it at range 1-2. Obviously its no good when you use the WR2 from range 5… its easy steppable, susceptible to whiff and let's be real – I wouldn't be teaching you how to do the instant version if doing it from the natural sprint range was any good. But… why do I advice to stay away from doing it upclose? The thing is, at close ranges – like point blank – you would normally want to use faster moves and despite WR2 being technically around 15 frames, the input takes some time so I'd consider it to be relatively slow to be used in range 0.
It doesn't mean that you can't use it and you should, since you can just dump your opponent into a corner with couple of WR2 chained into antoher couple WR2… but I think it has its best use from range 1-2. Besides, it is kinda reasonable that it would yeild the most counterhits if used from that range since at range 2 or so people tend to use slower keepout moves, so you will have a natural advantage over them. Anyway, I suggest to practice it the way you would very likely be using it. To do that pick an infinite stage, start from the spawn and just chain WR2. The pushback on successful hit WR2 creates enough distannce for you to do it again and again. That way, you are not bothering yourself with mostly unnecessary autism of doing it point blank, which is kinda hard but instead you make it easier, by doing it the way you would do it in the match for 90% of the time. Now, since we're talking about Dragunov he has some funny things for when you fail to do the iWR2.
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- writing difficulties, as one needs to plan, organize, assess and revise documents
- chronic difficulties with time management
- particularly strong reluctance in focusing on tasks perceived as uninteresting
- behavior problems, stemming from difficulties handling frustration and difficulties anticipating consequences
Examples of what Magnolia teachers routinely do to help "train" executive skills:
- use visual timers
- post assignments schedules
- use indirect prompts ("Where should you be?")
- coach students in problem-solving
- discuss multiple word meanings
- encourage different ways to solve a given math problem
- provide checklists for self-editing and peer-editing
- provide checklists for assignments that break them down in steps with intermediate deadlines
- teach note-taking strategies
- periodically reorganize cubbies
- assist students in putting in their backpack what they need for homework assignments
- research new strategies
What parents need to do to help on the home front:
- recognize that all children need help with planning, prioritizing, reflecting, self-regulating, and provide such help.
- always assume that their child would if their child could, and continue providing help even when feeling he/she "should know better by now".
- discuss with their child's teacher the best type of help to provide when it comes to homework; doing a child's work should not be an option, but providing a framework, brainstorming along with the child, breaking down the process, thinking aloud, creating a schedule are usually useful strategies.
Remember that children who clearly have difficulties with executive function need more help than what they can get during their time at school. Home support is essential for remediation.


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Learning Pro headshots with Fujifilm X-E1
I have not been blogging for quite some time, there had been a number new things going on at the moment. One of which is my desire to shoot really good quality headshots. So how do I set about learning. A good place to start is to learn from others. One of the very best in the headshot business is Peter Hurley. A flamboyant character from New York who was once a successful male model that moved from the front of the lens to behind the camera. He has been extremely successful change for him. So how do you start the learning journey and what compromises do you have to make as a beginner.
This is a shot of model Izzie. Post processed to look old school art style. How did I get here Continue reading Learning Pro headshots with Fujifilm X-E1
Logo creations and stuff for my blog
I have decided to make a logo for my bog and website, all part of a new phase of my photography. I have started this year with a more positive outlook on my photography and all aspect associated with it. Hence the logo. I have decided to stay with the one camera one lens and maybe extending it to add 1light. I want to focus on portrait work this year particularly head shots. I want to work indoor and on location and include just one light, that may be ring, continuous, off camera flash, strobe or even long exposure. I will have to wait and see what is creative juice at the time. I have created two new headers for my blog, I am learning on the fly how to custom design my blog using the WordPress tools. The logo headers should appear random on loading.
Above is the first version that will be deployed and below is the second, each hopefully given a different look and feel the the blog when active. Below is the second header.
I created both by selecting images I have taken using Fuji XE1 and 35mm lens with two types of home made ring light. (made from an old inspection lamp) its fluorescent light so not quite good daylight colour balance but the Fuji is rather good at sorting out these issues and its well work the trouble as this ring light leave a fantastic catch light in the eyes. Next I would have normally opened up the image in Photoshop, however since the introduction of Adobe PhotoShop is now on a subscription based licence I have abandoned it. (like many others that are poor!)
I am not willing to pay a monthly fee to use software. There are a number for FREE options available to perform virtually all of the same functions as PS with out the massive learning curve and costs. I am not a designer or publisher or have reason to be constantly retouching images so I don't really need it anyway, Im no expert this for sure. Programs such as "Gimp" is a great alternative and I have been using this for a while. However recently I have come across a new program not the App store. "Pixelmator" is a program that runs on Mac and cost around £20. I'm learning as I go and so far its looking good. You can check out a demo here. Its now available for iPad too, however I prefer the larger screen to work born this type of thing.
I created several text layers and a few filter lays to create the logo, converting some of the text into objects so that I could manipulate them to suit my needs. Once I was happy with the design, group the layers and position them in the image until I was happy, its then just a case of exporting back to jpeg and up loading to WordPress, a little effort was needed to crop the images to suit using the WordPress editor then…. hey presto logo headers have arrived…. I hope you like them.


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Applying for a small business loan entails educating yourself on the process, gathering documents and filling out the application. Follow the lender's instructions carefully, ase an incomplete application or missing documentation can cause the lender to deny the loan.
- Review your credit report and score
If you know lenders require you to have a 650 score to get a small business loan and you only have a 620, take time to raise your score. Report errors to any credit bureau that displays errors. Reduce debt, if necessary, and resolve past-due accounts, charge-offs and other blemishes.
- Gather your documents
Lenders want to know why you want the loan, how much you need, what your plan is for repayment, what collateral your business has, what the value of your assets and liabilities are, and your current and projected sales. Gather records such as profit and loss statements, personal and business tax returns, and a copy of your business plan to document these items.
- Fill out the application
Fill out your application and submit it to the lender with all the documentation the lender requires. Plan to meet with the lender in person or by phone to review the application and associated documents. The lender may request additional documentation during the review process.


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WASHINGTON – Think you've got enough to worry about with collapsing economy, terrorism, wars and rumors of wars?
Think again.
Have you been paying attention to what appears to be an increase in volcanic activity across the planet?
There's a 5 percent to 10 percent chance in the next 80 years, scientists say, one of these eruptions will kill millions of people and poison the atmosphere beyond the imagination of anything man's activity could do in 1,000 years.
And no one is yet making any plans to deal with the calamitous possibilities.
One more thing – the earth is actually in "volcano season," as a recent study of volcano activity over the last 300 years has revealed.
In a scientific report published in 2015, experts at the European Science Foundation concluded that large volcanic eruptions posed the greatest risk to human survival – greater, in fact, that an asteroid collision with earth, human activity leading to climate change and nuclear war.
Such an eruption would be of a similar size to the explosion of Tambora on Sumbawa, Indonesia, in 1815, which killed around 100,000 people at the time, or another one that hit Iceland in 1783 that immediately killed 9,350 but spewed huge amounts of sulfuric aerosols, ash and other gases into atmosphere causing "one of the most important climatic and socially repercussive events of the last millennium," said the report.
In Iceland an estimated 20 to 25 percent of the population died in the famine and from fluorine poisoning after the fissure eruptions ceased. Around 80 percent of sheep, 50 percent of cattle, and 50 percent of horses died because of dental and skeletal fluorosis from the 8 million tons of hydrogen fluoride that were released. The resulting famine that afflicted Egypt in 1784 caused nearly one sixth of the country's population to die. In Great Britain the summer of 1783 was known as the "sand summer" because of the ash fallout and an estimated 25,000 people died due to breathing problems. Extreme weather hit much of Europe, North America and the Gulf of Mexico for several years in the aftermath of the eruption, says the report…


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My friend Andy Carvin's book has a title, a cover design, and Facebook page.
Next up pre-order info. ;-)
Cuny Journalism Press:
The CUNY Journalism Press is the academic publishing imprint of the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism. Part of the City University of New York, the CUNY Journalism Press publishes both traditional print books and e-books about journalists and journalism. We welcome inquiries about our books and our authors, and we welcome proposals for future books from prospective authors.Start the presses by Jeff Jarvis:
I'm thrilled to announce that the first book to be published is by none other than @acarvin, aka Andy Carvin, the man who tweeted the Arab Spring and showed us all a new way to think of journalism and how it must add value to the flow of information the net now enables. Distant Witness: Social Media, the Arab Spring and a Journalism Revolution, will be released later this year (and available for pre-order soon). I recommend the book to you all. I've had the privilege to read it — and write its foreword.Here's an interview I did with Andy Carvin on SteveGarfield.tv 2/17/11 discussing Egypt.


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On a deal like this best to call motor guide. Sounds like a board problem of some kind.
My xi5 24 volt 60" unit is acting up. If I want to turn using the remote I might have to hit the turn button 10 or 12 times before it turns. Sometimes it turns right away but wraps cable around the shaft. If I go into anchor mode I might have to pull power plug because I can not terminate anchor mode. Sometimes right after working properly it will not function at all and then without warning start back working. Batteries in remote are new and trolling batteries are brand new Optima deep cycle batteries, largest deep cycle Optima makes. I google searched delayed response on xi5 and found no information that helps me. Anyone have a similar issue before?
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On a deal like this best to call motor guide. Sounds like a board problem of some kind.
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I took it to the motor guide repair man and it worked fine for him. That figures.
We're headed back to the motor guide shop tomorrow. I talked to him just now on the phone and said sounds like a bad board.
Follow up to my first post. My remote was causing the problems. Even motor guide man thought it was going to be a bad board. I had no idea that sporadic intermittent problems would be coming from the remote.
I got moisture in my remote this last Saturday and it caused my trolling motor to go crazy and eventually quit working.
Not my rig but my fishing partner has been having problems with his and its the same model you have. Tech tested it and it worked fine. The tech probably isnt using your remote. He just got a new remote we fished yesterday and it worked perfectly.
I got a new remote but all this crazy weather and deer hunting have kept me from giving it a work out. Maybe tomorrow.
I had the same exact problem just occur with mine. This is after they had replaced the board and after telling me they tried it with my remote. The remote was the problem.


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On February 13, 2018, René Couret stood outdoors in only a sweater and leggings holding up a simple, homemade sign.
She wasn't asking for money or protesting something. Instead, she was offering free hugs and manicures to other grieving moms who have lost a child.
"It was the most exciting moment of my life, finding out that I was going to be a mom," René told Fox 46.
Sadly, her infant son Gregory Zion Couret passed away. "They did find out it was CDH. CDH stands for congenital diaphragmatic hernia," she explained. "Thinking of the fact that he is a teenager now or maybe on special occasions, it feels really terrible to not have your child."
However, René was so grateful for the time she was able to spend with her son. To honor his memory and to help other parents, René wanted to do something uplifting on the anniversary of his death. She knew that being positive would be the best thing for her on such a sad day.
"Why don't I do something to honor him that will also maybe give other women who have lost babies some TLC," she said. "I know that it's uncomfortable because you don't know what to say a lot, but sometimes fewer words are better."
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We start our first ever morning show with Real Life Horror that involves conflicts between Michael J and the DVR. Then we get into David Cronenberg's The Brood, Kasey is loving watching Dexter on Netflix, Dave is on a horror documentary kick, and Michael J gets excited when Dave mentions seeing a doc that talks about Donald Pleasence in a villainous role. All that and more highlight this segment!
After a break, we get into the 2011 Lucky McKee film, The Woman, in celebration of Women In Horror month. Kasey and Dave are shocked to hear Michael J's take on the film. They then try to get him to see the light and realize that The Woman is a cinematic masterpiece.
We wrap things up with Alien 5 and explore ways the franchise can continue without ignoring the events of Alien 3. Ghostbusters 3 will apparently happen someday, which leads Michael J to get into his fantasy of living in a world of Slimers, and a crazy admission. Child's Play 7 is coming and we're all excited and Wolf Creek is getting a miniseries. You won't want to miss this!
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Jasper Downtown
After a fun morning of Tours for Tots at the Alberta Gallery of Art, Jasper indulges his annoying dad for a while.
Jasper in the Out of Doors
I really do try to restrain myself from putting up too many images of my son. When I used Facebook albums I really went overboard. At least with a blog I restrict myself to 1 or 2 images and endeavour to ensure that they have some special quality beyond being simply documentary images of Jasper.
As it was in the beginning…
In 1994 my then-girlfriend handed me a pamphlet for the Photography and Darkroom program at the University of Alberta Faculty of Extension. She just handed me the pamphlet and gave me a look without uttering a word. A year later this happened and I began to think of myself as something more than a wayward restaurant manager with a rather fat BA. The image is of my friend Linda and daughter Astrid.


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This is Baguio City's only park but how come City Hall couldn't maintain it as it should? Is City Hall bankrupt?
Seats around the lake and elsewhere. They're the same old ones from my childhood and my parents' college years. What's not doable with improving say five seats a year following modern design (as below) until every seat has been updated?
The grass at Melvin Jones football ground. Shamefully patchy and an embarassment to City visitors if not City residents themselves. The City's tree planting activities should expand to grass patching in this area.
"Let a thousand flowers bloom" so goes the Panagbenga banner. Where else in the City to show this but Burnham Park? But, for several years now, the statement is like the truth in most ads: believe it at your peril. Take for instance, Pantene's current TV ad of it's 3-Minute Miracle Conditioner. This beautiful lady with the beautiful long hair goes off to stand inches away from a jet plane's engine. The engine is started and the turbine whirls sending the hair flying in all directions. The turbine is turned off and…"damaged hair". But no worries, Pantene Miracle Conditioner will save the day. Thing is, in the real world, there'd be no more hair (or, head of hair, wait, in fact, no more beautiful lady) to speak of when you stand right in front of a jet's churning turbine. At full speed it'd send you off to Laguna de Bay if not suck you in…a bloody mess for the airline's mechanics to clean up. Back to the Park. Anybody with eyes, a City resident or a tourist, can see that the few surviving flowers at the Park are near-wilting. Or, perhaps since the City has not actualized the bloom of a thousand flowers since the first festival it's time to revisit the slogan to see if it's still appropriate. The phrase is actually borrowed from Mao Zedong:
Letting a hundred flowers blossom and a hundred schools of thought contend is the policy for promoting progress in the arts and the sciences and a flourishing socialist culture in our land.
In reality, however, according to history, "many of those who put forward views that were critical of Mao were executed".
The Children's Park. On hot windy days, earth from the grass-less ground is carried by the wind to end up on children's skin and into their lungs. Meanwhile City Hall declares itself a child-friendly City.
The Cycling Area. The place is full of potholes. City Hall has leased this part to rent-a-bike entrepreneurs who, obviously, have not done any maintenance work. What are the provisions in their contract with City Hall? Whose responsibility is it to maintain and repair the area? If it's the entrepreneurs', what's City Hall doing to ensure they act on their responsibility? The area is not private property that maintenance is left to the whims of the users.
The Park as a cultural space. For culture to thrive, grow, and be appreciated and enhanced, it needs to be made a regular part of community (or, public) life. Where else to do that best than at the Park? The mall has become the place to see, hear, and know culture but what's hosted there are the commercialized versions. As a result, people now believe that them buying and putting on a pair of earrings of native design is culture. That's similar to getting pranked on April Fool's Day. Culture is a mindset, that shows in one's daily decisions, actions, and habits.
How else could Cordillerans pass on their indigenous legacy than through stories, songs, and dances, art forms very much indicative of who they are? Once a year as in street dances on opening day of Panagbenga is not doing their culture justice. These require a public staging place. How else did the English influence the rest of the world with their culture? They were staged (in short, written and replayed again and again to audiences who in turn passed them on to and through their networks and so forth, similar to Facebook's friends of friends business model).
Speaking of Panagbenga, City Hall should've by now come up with minimum quality standards that booth-owners renting space at the Park should comply with (otherwise, go find the place where polluters are so welcomed). This sounds heartless but, think, this is the only remaining Park we have in the City- would we leave it's health to business which if left alone to do it's thing will naturally maximize free resource in order to squeeze out the most profit? The years have shown that the businesses that rented from City Hall were just that.
Finally, the felled trees of the Park. Where were they brought to? They should be publicly-displayed artistically, something like the one below, with appropriate captions (name, age, specie, history) as monument to ancient ones that had lengthily served the City and it's people; also to educate and develop appreciation among the public for the City's tree species and the role of trees in the survival of human communities.


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My First Steps DVD
This 2-DVD series will be a valuable aid to those using the 'My First Steps' book. It starts with Guidelines for Group leaders. Then Peter Malins, (the presenter) will take you on the rest of the journey through 'My First Steps' with short 'Introductions' (about 10 minutes) to each of the studies to be played at the start of each group meeting. He also gives a general 'Introduction to the Series' at the start (to play at your first meeting). These introductions to each study will bring extra enrichment, help focus the topic in an interesting and creative way, and will be a great aid to help you get started each week as you work through this series on your own, or with another person or group.
- DVD 1: 'Guidelines for Group Leaders' & 'Introduction to Series'
- Studies 1-10 Introductions (approx. 10 mins each)
- DVD 2: Studies 11-20 Introductions (approx. 10 mins each)
- Conclusion to the series & Final word
Presenter: Peter Malins
Peter (son of the author Ian Malins) spent his early years in Papua New Guinea, completed training and theological studies in Brisbane, Australia, and has been involved in pastoral ministry for many years in Brisbane as well as multicultural ministry in the Philippines, China and Japan.
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I love the palette of this home, spotted over on Remodelista; especially the modernism of these pastels. I wonder if this trend will look tired to me in a few months. I'm so devoted to it right now and thinking about all my decorating choices through this lens. In a way, it represents ultimate freedom to me, it's so unabashed. People who couldn't live with this palette would find a place like this cloying. More and more, I don't care about others, I want a place that singularly, selfishly appeals to me on my own.
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Honestly I cannot tell you where some of my decorating ideas come from. From my DIY Art Caddy to gluing stained paint sticks to my IKEA furniture, some of my ideas literally pop into my brain and then it's "go time!"
Today's project was no exception. While
choking sipping on my wheat grass shake this morning I had a craving to wrap my family room coffee table with a band of fabric. You can tell why…
It's a dark blob! I think my "craving" to wrap this sucker came from the fact that it looks like a chocolate candy bar with legs. I originally thought about building a sliding table to fit over it, but that will not happen for at least a year (or two…no motivation right now).
I am all about quick, cheap and temporary projects (if you haven't figured that out by now). Quick because…well who has three spare hours in the day to DIY. Cheap…says it all. Temporary because…I get bored with one look after a while and don't want to spend a ton of time and money to change looks.
The best part of this project is it is quick, cheap (FREE actually!) and temporary.
So, after I got this idea I dashed into the garage to find a light colored neutral fabric and thought my scrap pieces of drop cloth would be perfect. I had some left over from my stenciled drop cloth drapes.
I also grabbed my staple gun, flipped the coffee table on its side and started attaching the fabric.
I stapled along the wood frame
I repeated the same process on the other side, gently pulling to make it a bit tight so it wouldn't bunch up. Then I cut off the excess.
I liked it, but I can never just stop at one step. I ran back into the garage and went through all of my grosgrain ribbon and decided to add my favorite b+w stripe one.
Now that's better!
So now our big chocolate candy bar coffee table has a wrapper! I like this fun look and I like how it brightens the room up a bit. Best part, this project was quick (max 10 minutes), cheap (FREE!), and temporary (I'll just rip out the staples when I get bored of this look). Win, win, win.


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Welcome to Apple Blossom Baby!
We are a local Chico shop providing popular and hard to find new items, unique locally crafted treasures and high quality resale products. If you're in the Chico area, we'd love to have you stop in and say hi. We think you'll like it here.
There's a comfy rocker for nursing, feeding or just resting. Our isles are wide enough for strollers, and we provide a fun play area for your children, which makes for a stress free experience for everyone.
If you can't stop in, that's okay too. We're still here to make sure you get all the help you need. If you have any questions about any of the products we carry, or even those we don't, please don't hesitate to contact us.
If you find something you just have to have, and you can't make it to the area, give us a call or send us an email and we can help you with that too.
Thank you for visiting.


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Mindset no.2 – Some kind of smarts matter more than others
This mindset is related to the first one:
If someone has excelled in formal education, he is assumed or perceived to be intelligent – in every way and in all situations. He can take on almost any challenge thrown at him. While this may be true of that rare, truly gifted individual, it is hardly the case for most people.
People have different strengths, which are suited to different challenges. Yet, we tend to be narrow-minded in our view of intelligence and talent. We have been told to prize talent that can be accounted for through traditional qualifications, as well as through money and status.
Fans of television's Japan Hour would know how the hunt for the best green tea ice-cream can take multiple episodes to be completed. I am always struck by how one of the world's most technologically advanced societies can also embrace and retain their traditional crafts. But whether it is tradition or technology, their spirit is captured in the word shokunin – which means craftsman or artisan, but actually connotes a deeper meaning about the joy in doing something to the best of your ability.
Valuing different intelligences will not just make people feel better; it will help Singapore create wealth for all.
For decades, it has been an Asian mindset, having this perception that being a university graduate means one has come to a life stage that "he is to be respectable by everyone, and will become a successful person in society".
But there are so many university graduates on the streets these days, it has meant nothing.
That is why I often say – let's respect fellow Singaporeans of different intelligence/abilities and talents, regardless of educational backgrounds. I believe we ought to embrace diversity of people talents.
We are now in the 21st Century. I consider it "backward thinking" if people still think that formal academic excellence supercedes all other kinds of excellence.
Mindset no.3 – Stinginess with respect to other people's strengths
This leads me to the mindset that may be the MOST unhealthy of all: a judgemental attitude that looks up to certain professions and look down on others.
Respect is what we all crave for, say human pyschologists and behavioural economists. Economists like Richard Layard, for example, have long argued that it is not income alone that makes people happy but also a sense of belonging. People need to know that they matter to others.
Last year when we interviewed Deputy Prime Minister, Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnam, I noticed that the room had several interesting paintings, which we discovered later were the work of prisoners. His choice of decor reflected his belief that Singapore needs to recognise different strengths.
We need to treat one another better, he said.
Unfortunately, those who have not done so well in school are "very aware of what they didn't achieve but not enough of them have discovered their own strengths".
And at the other extreme, are those who are fully aware of their strengths but "are not sufficiently aware of their weaknesses, and not sufficiently aware of other people's strengths".
He posted a rhetorical question which I think goes to the heart of the current debate – how we value fellow Singaporeans: "Do you see them as equals?"
Shifting mindset is a collective responsibility (among educators/parents). It starts with others – from the establishment and employers (be it private or public sectors) to other organisations.
Yes. I absolutely agree. It involves each and every single one of us as a Singaporean.
As long as it is a decent profession which allows one to tap on individual strengths, get to earn a take-home pay happily, to help himself or herself to make ends meet. Some examples: a hair stylist, a professional sports athlete or a restaurant waiter.
Yes I may be rich; and I may be a scholar or a company CEO but what right do I have to look down or condemn another fellow Singaporean's profession? So what if he or she is not a university graduate?
High EQ thinking, job-ready skills, and a proactive work attitude counts alot more at the workplace today.
It also boils down to basic respect. And humility.