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Bay Harbor council changes rules to allow slightly larger condos
Despite months of being lambasted by angry residents, Bay Harbor Islands council members on Monday unanimously agreed to a change in land-use rules that would allow for slightly larger condos.
Balconies will be removed from the code's definition of total building coverage for properties in the RM3 district, which is comprised of five waterfront buildings on the eastern island. Town staff has contended that its inclusion was likely a mistake since no other zoning code in the county includes this practice.
The adopted ordinance was initially deferred at the September meeting to allow for discussion of the code revision at a public workshop, which was well-attended. For nearly four hours, residents and officials at the October workshop were embroiled in a heated debate.
Council members say they would like to see the code consistent with the town's RM1 and RM2 districts, while the majority of residents have expressed fears of obscured views and ostentatious balconies.
Planning and zoning board members argued that residents' concerns are overblown, but this did little to bring down the temperature on the debate, which spilled into the Monday council meeting. Around a dozen residents protested the proposed zoning change prior to the meeting, including Teri D'Amico who presented the council with a petition of 275 names.
"Residents are frustrated and angry," said D'Amico told the council.
Balconies may be the matter at hand, but the crux of the conversation is new condo development on the eastern island.
Some residents worry about over-development and do not want any legislation passed that will give leeway to developers. They feel the council has made decisions that threaten the architectural character of the town.
"It's called trust and we are not trusting the council anymore," resident Francis Neuhut said.
But others welcome new projects in hopes of increased property value.
"Developers bring more citizens and tax money," resident Wendy Auerbach said. "I don't think many people realize that."
This bitter debate has dominated the town council agenda since a national historic preservation group called the island "one of America's 11 most endangered historic places" in July. The eastern island boasts an array of "Miami Modern," or MiMo, style architecture that dates back to the 1940s and 1950s.
Preservation-minded residents believe the futures of these buildings are at stake under the current council. D'Amico, who co-coined the term MiMo, feels the town has not been "sensitive to what is considered history."
So preservationists were reluctant Monday to support Vice Mayor Jordan Leonard's resolution that would urge the county commission to approve an ordinance to opt out of the jurisdiction of the county historic preservation board and form their own.
Resident Juan Llarena questioned whether the town could form a capable preservation board. He says he would not trust the planning and zoning board with the responsibility.
"They have let us down as you see in this meeting," Llarena said. "We do not have the resources to do this."
But Mayor Robert Yaffe argued it was not a question of whether the town should have its own historic preservation board.
"What is wrong with having a choice?" Yaffe said.
Councilman Isaac Salver echoed his sentiments.
"We want to have a seat at the table," Salver said. "We want to have autonomy over our town."
The Miami-Dade County ordinance, which was sponsored by Miami-Dade Commissioner Sally Heyman, comes back to the recognition from the national historic preservation group.
Town officials met with Heyman after they say the county historic preservation board went behind their backs to nominate the East Island and then lied about their involvement.
"The conversation we had with the county was far from transparent," Yaffe said.
Leonard also spoke of communication issues between the town and county.
"We do not have a good working relationship with the county," Leonard said, although Town Manager Ronald Wasson says communication has improved since.
Councilwoman Kelly Reid was the only one on the dais to speak against the resolution.
"It is a knee-jerk reaction," Reid said. "It is not broken and we do not need to fix it."
Ultimately, the town council passed the resolution with only Reid voting against.
"I hope it fails at the county level," Reid said.


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10 Things You Need To Know Today (October 17)
1. A London rock-climbing gym has launched classes for people living with neurological challenges.
Because movements are repeated frequently, the sport helps with the brain's ability to navigate its neural pathways. (The Guardian)
2. A Marine Corps study found there's no detriment to morale in mixed-gender combat units.
After months of testing mixed-gender combat units, the Marine Corps found that morale was equal to that of all-male groups and even higher than in noncombat integrated groups. Plus, sexual assault levels were no higher than in the Marines as a whole. In sum, integration = good. (NYT)
3. Lululemon's founding family gets revenge with cashmere.
They built a spandex empire. Now they have a new plan to dress the young, fit, and rich. (Bloomberg)
4. Hollywood takes on gun control.
Along with 80 other celebrities, Julianne Moore has launched a gun safety campaign in the wake of "the daily increase of gun violence in our beautiful country." The group will aim to mobilize voters around gun control issues. (BBC)
5. Puerto Rico will let students choose pants or skirts, regardless of gender.
For the first time, public school students across Puerto Rico will be able to choose whether they wear pants or skirts with their uniforms based on the gender they identify with without facing punishment. (ABC)
6. Moms have a hard time admitting their kids are overweight.
A new study of 8,000 mothers and their 9-year-old children found that although almost all the moms could correctly identify their own weight, just 17 percent recognized that their kids were overweight or obese. (Reuters)
7. This is how Kate Spade does yoga gear.
The limited edition Kate Spade x Beyond Yoga line will launch in January. It will be 21 pieces, ranging in price from $80 to $178. (Racked)
8. Your stressful job can lead to stroke — especially if you're a woman.
Research reveals that employees in high-pressure jobs are 22 percent more likely to suffer a stroke. The risk was found to be even higher for women, likely because they tend to work in more high-stress fields, like nursing and the service industry, while lower-stress careers, like science and architecture, tend to be majority male. (The Cut)
9. A new phone app could help screen kids for autism.
Released earlier this week, the Autism & Beyond app scans children's facial expressions and flags any indicators of autism. (Vox)
10. Former Victoria's Secret model Lindsay Ellingson on yoga and the importance of gratitude.
"I've learned a lot through my yoga studio, Yoga 216. I also met with Dr. Pratima Raichur. I left from that appointment being like, I will try to remember everything I learned here forever. Everything you are thinking affects how you look and feel. Thoughts are just as important. If you are having a stressful day, it's good to define a few things that you are grateful for, to wake up with gratitude. I have a journal, I write down a few things and think about three things that I'm thankful for like Carly (my dog) and all these other beautiful things. It makes you feel uplifted." — Lindsay Ellingson (The Cut)
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Interview for Killdren Magazine
Interview for Killdren Magazine
Date 2007/08/23
1} First a short introduction to America.
A little background of yourself,the bands your currently in and some past history that you wish to tell.
I'm not good in talking about myself in general, so lets go straight to the second part of the question! The bands I'm curiently in and worked as far with them are: the main bands Hildr Valkyrie (my own project), Folkearth (worldwide) session Uruk Hai (Austria) and Voluspaa (Nor), Guest appearence to Sacred Blood (Gr), and a really small part to Athlos (Gr)... maybe I will do session vocals to another band from Belgium... still I've got nonews from them, only that they asked me to do for them session vocals and got my accept... so I can't announce the name of this band; for the time!
My past is also so fruitful like my present, I've been involved with bands since '94, so you can imagine till 2003 -that I created Hildr Valkyrie- I've changed lots of bands, the bad to this story is that I've lost much time with them, since we didn't do any album, we've just recorded 4 demos all in all!
2} Tell us a brief history of your name and why it was chosen?
Searching for a name I'd started to read more about the Valkyries... and I chose Hildr Valkyrie.
Hildr's story can be found at The Prose Edda. They call her cruel (because she was the reason of the everlasting battle between her husband and father) but in my opinion, she didn't wanted to disappoint non of her beloved and involved persons to this battle. Thy personal connection that has to do with me; I prefer to keep for myself, this part becomes too personal, but it is not that obvious as many might think!
2} Tell us a brief history of your name and why it was chosen?
Searching for a name I'd started to read more about the Valkyries... and I chose Hildr Valkyrie.
Hildr's story can be found at The Prose Edda. They call her cruel (because she was the reason of the everlasting battle between her husband and father) but in my opinion, she didn't wanted to disappoint non of her beloved and involved persons to this battle. Thy personal connection that has to do with me; I prefer to keep for myself, this part becomes too personal, but it is not that obvious as many might think!
3} Life growing up in Geece, the musicians and people that influenced you?
There was no Greek Musician that infueded me in all those years. My main influency is coming from Germany, from the one man band Falkenbach. Vratyas Vakyas (Falkenbach) who was and is my mentor! Also he was the reason that I followed this music genre since Falkenbach was and is my favourite band since 1996. Some fans calls me the female Falkenbach and this is a big honour, even if I found it over rated! I do not think that I can reach the talend of this man.
4} After reading your last bulletin on myspace about Deceitful Fate being illegally released. How should young and unknown bands/artist best protect themselves from pirates regardless of which country they might be in
I really don't have an idea as long I am myself an underground indipendant band with no protection... a good way that I've learned after some conversations that I had with other musicians, is to sell my copyrights to a good label that has good lawers and do the job for me... or else I'll need a good lawer myself, thing that I can't afford it for the time! It is the only thing that I didn't wanted to happen, cause; I wanted to keep the Deceitful Fate limited to have a meaning for those who supported me back then! Also I do not like ripping off my fans because in nowdays, it is so easy to get an album from the internet, it doesn't need more than 15 min to get a full album... and those who wants to support the artist give their money for it and I respect that a lot, but in that case, the money does not go to the artists budget, but to the thieves pockets... so just in case... if you find it to a store or e-bay with not the original cover... don't buy it!... yeah, the thieves were so "kind" to create a new layout as well!
5} On the 2 Folkearth albums, which songs did you perform on and what songs best captured you unique vocals and what songs have the most meaning to you?
From the second album the tracks was: The lady's gift, Naglfar set sail, Return to Walehalle, Heathenpride, Elves and Sailing of a Viking. I think that each song has eachowns meaning to me, for example for the Lady's gift, was a big honour to be a part of a Forefathers track, for Naglfar set sail...I did it together with my "partner" for that album and spend some hours till to have a good result, To Return to Walehalle the music was mine...so it is one of my children, to Heathenpride...I was the reason to cover that song with Folkearth and collected the musicians that could handle that task, for Elves, helped out with my keys...and for Sailing of a Viking...we were having ancient Greek lyrics...so as you can see, for each song I did participate, there is some reason to be proud of!
Also for the third album, some of the songs are: Hugin and Munin with Hordak, Sworn to the raven, Great Pan God, Drakkars in the mist, Midgard Farewell, De tause fjell, If I should fall, On wings divine, Thunders of war...Hugin and Munin was one of my fav tracks of this album...I may had a small part on this track, but I loved it...to Sworn to the raven and to de tause fjell I didn't only sang, but also did the programing of the drums..so plus another reason to be proud of those 2 tracks..also for De tause fjell, I sang in Norwegian... a task that I had to pass and not fail! Also I can't simply not to mention Drakkars in the mist that I had the chance to sing with one of the most talented (in my opinion always) singer in Greece!
6} How did you get involved with the Falkenbach tribute ''A Homage to Falkenbach'' and how was the experience and the response to it since its release?
When it was the semi-official falkenbach site running, the webmaster of it, had the idea of making a tribute. I was checking that period often the site for Falkenbach's news and saw that they were searching for bands. I mailed the webmaster and send him a cover that had already make from my first release (the instrumental Baldurs Tod)...he liked it and agreed to put it into the tribute so my place was sure to that cd... since it was belayed, I had the chance to make other cover that would have also contained lyrics inside because the first one was an instrumental... and so it happen. Later, I've learned that if the tribute didn't had the Heathenpride, the When Gjallarhorn will sound and the Heralder... probably it would never be released... so I took another time the chance to create 2 of the 3 tracks that were needed for that tribute, and thats why I was the reason that I already told before for the Folkearth cover. I took in my hands the risk to make a long track, not so popular (because was a bonus track to the LP of this album and once it appeared to a cd with Various artists of the labels that Vakyas Vratyas was back then) but also so good one... with female vocals, in the meantime I had met my session guitarist and he agreed to help me to this track as well... and so, the result is what you are able to listen.
After the release and the huge long awaiting of that tribute, I think I got my payment back, by the love of the fans that mailed me, or voted me, or opening forum topics about Hildr Valkyrie or telling good words to the reviews specially for my cover and still I have many mails to my myspace music page about that!
7} Your solo project is there any future plans at the moment? And where can people legally get this music?
Of course, now I'm on the final stage of releasing the new album! For the time I can only quarrantee myself of buying it legal since still I do not know to whom I will give copies for distribution... in case I'll have legal sources for buying the new cd, I will mention them to my site and myspace music page, so all can be happy and fight against the nowdays piracy!
Just in case, I have no problem with those who will decide to get it as mp3's from the net, but be careful, cause some sites charges and I have no relation with that... try to find a total free way to get it. I support the free downloads.
8} Any last words you'd like to say to America's metal community?
I simply would liked to thank all of you because you supported me and still do in nowdays! Enjoy life, enjoy good metal sounds, enjoy the good and the bad moments that fate brings to us and drink lots, lots of good beers!
Odin Lives Radio Interview
Interviewed by Roger
Date 2007/07/24
Odin Lives Radio Interview
Interviewed by Roger
Date 2007/07/24
1) When did you start learning and playing music?
Well, actually I come from a family of musicians, so as far as I remember myself I am into music. Of course only as an amature since my studies were only for one year at the age of 5. Furthermore, my grandpa and I were always having fun together while he was playing his violin. He also tried in his own way to teach me music, using several ways, sometimes right ones, sometimes... wrong ones!
2) What are your favorite musical groups, and how did they influence your musical path?
First of all and over all my biggest influence is the one man band Falkenbach. Vratyas Vakyas was and is my mentor I may say! Also he was the reason that I followed this music genre since Falkenbach was and is my favourite band since 1996. We have many similarities I think; that is at least what I get from my fans. Some call me the female Falkenbach and this is a big honour.
3) How does the Heathen/Asatru pathway influence your music and life?
It has a big influence on me I must admit. In my opinion, it is a way of life that reflects our daily life, our activities and character.
First of all, it has made me a stronger and more honourable person. It has also helped me find the answer to some questions, which I had since I was young, about our European heritage. Of course, it is very difficult for me to read fast since I was born and raised in Greece and there are no translations in Greek by any Author. As a result, I have to do the translations by myself and also try to find out the main meanings of them, which sometimes is hard to do since the grammar is not the same. This of course doesn't stop me at all, instead, it gives me more strength to go on.
As far as my music is concerned, yes it did affect it as well and gave me also lots of inspiration. I feel very nice when I see that my efforts, -because that is what I do, nothing more than an effort- are supported and accepted by people. Even with my poor vocabulary I touched people's hearts with my lyrics and melodies and that is an honour, no; something even bigger than an honour!
4) Will you be playing with any bands in the future, or staying as a solo musician?
I am already a member of many folk/viking and medieval bands. I am a permanent member of Folkearth, a Folk/Viking worldwide band in which I do the vocals, I play the keyboards, do some of the drum programming and I also give music since the second album. Moreover, I am a session member of Uruk Hai, which is a Tolkein inspired band from Austria in which I do the female vocals and we released the album Lothlorien.
Furthermore, I make some session or guest appearances in other bands such as Sacred Blood from Greece, and also I gave my word to some bands from other countries such as from Germany, Norway, Wales and Belgium. Of course I still can't announce the names of these bands, since we have nothing to present to the public even though some recordings are already done. So when we have the releases , then I'll have a reason to talk about them as well.
For the time being, I have no problem to work with all of them and have my one woman band at the same time. Of course this causes a big delay in my own band, but I don't care that much as long as I do what I love to do! For me, singing for example to Folkearth is the same as singing for my own band.
5) Do you have any upcoming cds on the way?
Of course. I had a big delay since I worked and work hard for my other bands as well. My new release will be called "Shield Brothers of Valhalla" and it is a kind of a remake of "To Walhall shall Meet" which was a rough version just "for my ears". This version was spread only via internet by a sort of a mistake a good friend of mine made... those things happen nowadays, but I do not mind at all.
It will contain 8 or 9 songs and one or two covers which will be my small surprise for those who support me. This release will be a bit more metal than the first one, since the electric guitars are not from my keyboards anymore, but they are played by a session member and a good friend from Germany. Also the vocal parts will be clearer than the first ones, since I got better equipment in the meantime. Each song will have it's own identity like my previews release. Again for another time I did not use a real studio for my recordings, but I recorded it and did the production at my home studio just like every recording I do. For me it is better because nowadays even the worst singer or musician can be good with the help of a professional sound producer. In my case everything you will listen... is what I can really do without the help of an expert. In my new album also, I will have two guest musicians, one for a small part on vocals and the other one on acoustic guitars and electric guitars in my little...tinny surprises.
For the time being 90% of the material is done and I'm waiting for my new logo from Christophe to finish my lay out and when it's ready... I will slowly release it.
Interviewed by Dionysios Platanias
Date 2006/04/19
It is something more than a pleasant for someone, to see musical actions from Greece, that touch with sensitivity Mythology with such a way, not like pretended.
The epic/folk genre in music, it is the most properly media to act out the ones which I said before. Hildr Valkyrie with her first two demos, seems that she can carries it out with a strength which she is able to amazed you.
I decided to "locate" that woman and talk for a while for her work and her attempt to stand alone to the epic/folk music, having already a major "previous employment" of experience to music such as you can read to her website
D.P. When I first heard your work, was fascinated onto the subject: its more than unique and surely a nice surprise, when someone watch a Greek artist to create a concept, which is based onto mythology of the North. Which is also related to the Greek. (I can say that both are "blood brothers".)
H.V. First of all I would like to thank you for your nice words and to tell you that I feel honored! I agree with all that you said before, and that was the main reason that made me to study the North. Reading Greek mythology and parallel the North, you can see extremely commonalities, which does such an impression that makes you think deeper…
D.P. All your tracks of "Deceitful fate" and "To walhall shall meet", moreover that your lyrics consider with the Norse mythology, having strongly influences (talking only about the music) of Greek folk culture such is preserve until today, or from music or from our national collective conscious. This was something that you did by willfulness from your side, or the "marriage" of the Greek elements with the Viking ones came unaffected?
H.V. Seriously it came out unaffected…I never make rules to my imagination…and this I believe should be the main characteristic of the subject "music". Now you are going to think about that I didn't grow up with folk songs of Sweden, Irish etc and that it's a logical aftereffect, having influences from the Greek folk subconsciously even if I do not aspire of it.
If you think of it deeper, this is negative for the foreign counties (because of that "self-identity") but also a plus because it doesn't exist something like this – as far as my music knowledge allows me to know.
D.P. From "clearly" music angle, both of your works it's a mixture of metal- neofolk- Viking metal – electro. Keyboards having the main part…all these charming mixture surrounding by soft, almost airily vocals and sounds like waves in the background, giving the impression that a Valkyrie from Valhalla wants or attempt to speak for her vision to the world.
Is there any king of vision such like this from your side Hildr? And if yes, which is this?
H.V. Vision… I am not a visionary, even if I would loved very much the Greeks to run away from the Turkish culture which came here without our own will. The best is to "move out" a little as Greek from the belly dancing and Turkish traditional music and find back (finally) our own identity musically and culturally. We have lost and forgot what is the meaning to be Greek.
D.P. It would be very interesting to listen from which artists "marked" your own music world (I am not refer to "influences" and such usual folly questions, but to artists that you listen when you really want to hear music)
H.V. I like that question! As first choice when I really need to listen to music is Falkenbach. It's a band, which the lyrics and music are arranged by one member (one man band) I listen to him about 9 – 10 years and he is one of the kind.
As second choice I am listening to Manowar that they are a big band to their genre.
As a third choice I am listening to a magnificent musician woman which has the band Hagalaz Runedance. Again I am talking about a one-member- band. Her voice and melodies is a huge heritage for all of us and the way she creates, turn out to the word…true magic!
Interviewed for GrPortal
Date 2005/01/28
Thanks for granting me the pleasure of this interview, hopefully we can
shine some light on Hildr Valkyrie for the unknowing here in the states!
Q1: First start off by telling us why you chose the name H.V. and what
personal connection do you have to it?
A1: Searching for a name I started to read more about the Valkyries...and I chose Hildr. Hildr was the Valkyrie that was given life to men's that fall in battle. Her story can be found at The Prose Edda of Snorri Sturlson. He mention her as "woman full of evil" and also called "the battle Valkyrie" but in my mind appeared a confused one trying to be fair to both (for her father and husband). Thy personal connection that has to do with me; I prefer to keep for myself, this part become too personal.
Q2: Nordic myths are obviosly a main part of H.V., why did you decide to
focus on these instead of Greek myths and culture?
A2: Being Greek doesn't mean that I can't choose of what I want to read and learn about. Comparing both mythologies you can find many commons between Norse and Greek.
F.E. Olympus and Aasgard, or Zeus and Odhinn, or Hera and Frigg and lots, lots of more. That was the main reason, made me start reading about Norse Mythology, was a "knowledge game" for me to find as much similarities could exist and so I get charmed about Norse.
Q3: Any one legend or particular character stand out as being overly special to you?
A3: Baldur, that's why my demo is called "Deceitful Fate" this title, was inspired by Baldur's Tod story.
Q4: When writing a song does the mood of the music influence the lyrics or is it the other way around?
A4: Can you find me a better way to write lyrics on a song? Well, music is a big word for me with many explanations. Music carries inside your spirit,yourself, your thoughts, your secrets...everything. Its a way you can express your inner - self without any obstacle to keep you away from it. Lyrics also is a way to give yourself but I count more music then lyrics...sometimes lyrics can be no personal f.e. To reference of a story.
Q5: When writing material do you have any special place to go and do you set up a time table for yourself?
A5: I am an "all weather" type. I can have an idea while I am into my room, at my job, anywhere! … Sometimes I get off my bed and sit towards to my keyboards cause I have an idea. I can't put limits on me and it's better feeling free without a timetable, and so you are more efficient. If you feel forced from someone at the end no one would be satisfied, neither your self and nor the ones that supports you.
Q6: What type of music influences you the most and is there any particular band that comes to mind as being inspirational?
A6: I prefer Viking, Folk and Pagan metal...whatever includes this kind of music, from Tyr to Forefather etc. But my "weak point" are Manowar (always as musicians - smiling) My inspirational band...without thinking too much of it, I can say 100% that is Falkenbach...it's a one-man band and one of my favorites (one of the top for me)
Q7: Any musicians you'd like to have make a guest appearance?
A7: Everyone is dreaming about that and I am not an exception to it! Summoning, Eihnerjer (if they were still active as Einherjer and not now as Battered) and Falkenbach, but I think it's too early to be a guest to those names!
Q8: "Deceitful Fate" was self financed, do plan to continue releasing albums on your own or is there a deal with a record label in the works?
A8: Deceitful Fate was made by my obstinacy and was too quick, that's why been self - financed (I couldn't wait!).
Was a way out to proof myself that..."yes you can do it by yourself and you don't need anyone to help you",
it's not perfect but I am very proud of this demo.
I was in many bands before and nowhere my name was mention at, not even a "thank you"...nothing,
I've been betrayed by them, get hurt many times at my past; and lost precious time...I gave myself and "nothing" I get back.
So as I say "Leave it all behind and start a new part of life that it's based on YOU"
For the label part now, I am still at my very first steps, the demo finished before about one month and a half. It would be a big gift for me if a label would be interesting in, for my (one-woman) band.
Q9: Any plans to tour and what would the perfect live show be for you?
A9: I am at my very first steps (as I mention above) as Hildr Valkyrie; still (even if I am active as musician almost 10 years) and by my own, so it would be very difficult to give a live show or just think about it. I need musicians, and I need much time for this to make it happen. For the time I am not thinking about it, cause I feel being drowning!
Q10: Besides H.V. what other artistic outlets do you indulge in and can we expect to ever witness these?
A10: Well I am a human that I do not stop creating and search for other ways to give myself.
I am full of spirit-energy, you can conclude that taking a better look at my website… I design the artwork of the cd, I write the lyrics, I compose the music, I produced the demo, I am the singer, I am the instrument player; (I don't want to be misunderstood that I am "the one that knows everything", I just try… and I try hard for it) so the main "artistic outlet" for the time is my band...! (And I thank Makis cause he took over my website that was in my activities too)
Q11: Well thanks for the interview, if you have any last comments to make feel free to do so now and by the way I always have to ask what's your favorite alcoholic beverage?
A11: Believe in your powers; believe in yourselves, even if you are not perfect (no one is perfect), never stop to be dreaming and life may smile for you. Manowar said in a concert here in Greece...-You Greeks are crazy, you know why? Cause you invention of OUZO, can I disagree with them? ;)


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Pepper mint
Peppermint also known as mentha piperita has the real minty smell that may be obtained with rubbing the actual leaves. These kinds of leaves are dry and employed to prepare mint tea. By ancient times, mint has been used to be a breath freshener.
It can be found in chewing gums, oral cavity wash, soaps, sweets, lotions or creams etc., that gives us the refreshing smell. The main ingredients in mint that are responsible for providing the perfumed qualities going without running shoes are menthol and menthyl.
Spearmint also called seeing that mentha spicata. The foliage is dark green colored, oval fashioned with sharp ends. Your herb includes essential menthol oil but, not necessarily in high amounts as it's contained in pepper mint. It is not since strong throughout flavor while peppermint and hence, can be used within regular cooking. It can be included in sauces, bandages and cakes. Chopped leaves can be combined with salads.
Additional varieties of are bergamot or even lemon mint, catnip or even catmint and tulsi, ginger great, chocolate mint used in deserts, garden mint utilized in regular cooking food and pineapple mint employed in salads as well as deserts.
Does Eating too much Mint has Side Effects?
Though mint is a widely used natural and organic plant, it truly is safe only when consumed throughout small amount as well as short period. They have some side effects if it is eaten too much. Peppermint leaves are employed in preparing mint tea, one of the extremely popular herb teas consumed world-wide. It has been used by several years due to its various health advantages.
It products indigestion. The particular potent give an impression of mint helps you to relieve head ache as well. Although, consuming mint tea exceedingly can cause various health problems. Internal use of perfect tea could potentially cause skin irritability, flushing (reddening of your skin), headache, irritated mucous membranes in addition to heart burn off.
Menthol is one of the active chemical substances in perfect tea which enable it to cause neck closure throughout small children along with adults likewise.
A person who will be allergic to help asthma really should avoid the usage of food products containing mint. Girls that are expecting or breastfeeding a baby really should strictly avoid consumption of great tea. Getting mint their tea during pregnancy may result in a losing the unborn baby. Applying peppermint oil on the child's confront can create extreme breathing problems.


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Learning Styles and Love?
Thoughts on learning styles and how they might be expressed though love and grief.
A one-sentence history of learning styles:
Neil Fleming of New Zealand developed theVARK system of learning styles, which was based upon Bandler and Grinder's VAK system and Neuro-Linguistic Programming.
V,A, and K stand for these learning styles:
I've heard it said that a person's learning style may be revealed by their word choice. For example:
Visual- "I see what you mean"
Auditory- "I hear what you're saying"
Kinesthetic- "Lets get moving"
As I counsel clients who have lost loved ones, I've noticed a pattern of grief being expressed in similar terms. I wonder if we feel (and miss) love in Visual, Auditory, and Kinesthetic terms that relate to our learning styles. For example:
Visual- I'd give anything just to see my mother's smile one more time.
Auditory- I long to hear my Dad say my name with excitement as he always did when I called.
Kinesthetic- How I wish I could have my mom's arms around me again.
I'd like to give credit for my "Visual" example above. I was struck by a comment that my friend, Melissa, made while remembering her dear mother in her blog post about Mother's Day:
"I started to remember how much I loved sharing life with my mama. And how much she would love seeing me as a Mama. Giving her kisses. Using her petnames and phrases. Laughing her laugh. Making her recipes for my children, the same way she did for me. Even using a Kitchen Aid mixer, just like she did. And I just wish that I could pick up the phone and call her. Or see her smile one more time."
Well said, Melissa.
I've never read about this love/grief application of learning styles anywhere and I'd be interested in what you think!


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Lungs sentence example. Writers, word game players, and readers may enjoy the contents of this post. The lines of text below use lungs in a sentence, and provide visitors a sentence for lungs.
Also see sentences for: luncheon-table, lupin.
- A little cold, passing his little strength and flying quickly to his lungs. (8)
- Again the flag made a warning sign, and again the breeze bore to our ears the long, deep sighing of iron lungs. (7)
- And a sob came from his overdriven lungs. (8)
- Dennant, Miss Dennant, and the Honourable Charlotte Penguin, a maiden aunt with insufficient lungs, sat twice a day in their own atmosphere. (8)
- He gaped after them in despair, and fell to stretching and shaking himself, rattling his lungs with loud reports. (10)
- His lungs usually suffered; hemorrhage was frequent and often alarming. (2)
- I saw them, going down the churchyard, and bellowed after them with all my lungs. (10)
- It fly to the lungs, it gives ye mortal inflammation, and it carries ye off. (10)
- Lawrence touched at her breast, it might be for heart or lungs. (10)
- Leaning out, and resting his chin on his hands, he drew the night air into his lungs. (8)
- Lucy, fearing the consequent effect on the prodigious lungs, begged her not to wake him. (10)
- Richard gave his lungs loud play. (10)
- Richard stood a moment as he stepped from the train, and drew the country air into his lungs with large heaves of the chest. (10)
- The noise of his labored breathing frightened him, and he tried to still it, but his bursting lungs would not be denied. (1)
- There was no additional strangulation; the noose about his neck was already suffocating him and kept the water from his lungs. (1)
- They were apprehensive for his lungs. (4)
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Ashley & Chad have a unique love that is very rare in this day and age. The sparks started flying for these two lovebirds long before their big day. A middle school friendship turned into a budding high school love, which bloomed into an undeniable romantic connection that is more like a modern day fairytale. Chad made it official and popped the question, they soon promised each other forever in a breathtaking ceremony in front of friends and family.
Not only is Ashley and Chad's relationship out of this world, but so was their wedding. The designers, florists and all other vendors involved went above and beyond to create the epitome of Ashley and Chad's dream wedding, and it had it's own touch of Hollywood. Floral designer to stars like Kim Kardashian, Karen Tran, made her debut in Dallas and she certainly made an impression with her cascading creations. Everything was picture perfect from the draped canopy for the outdoor ceremony to the floral walkway that led guests into the alluring reception. Before everyone said their goodbyes, Ashley and Chad gave a parting gift that their guests will not forget. They showed this heartfelt same-day edit and left everyone speechless.


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Our Michigan medical malpractice lawyers handle cases involving injuries resulting from medical errors at hospital emergency rooms and departments. Emergency rooms are busy, stressful environments and often full of patients who need medical attention immediately. The doctors and other health care professionals that work there are often highly dedicated and well-trained. However, there are still preventable medical errors that occur in emergency rooms that should never happen. These mistakes can give rise to a medical malpractice lawsuit.
What are the Most Common Emergency Room Medical Errors?
The most common medical errors and mistakes made by emergency room doctors include:
- Failing to diagnose an infection, like meningitis
- Failing to diagnose appendicitis or bowel obstructions
- Not diagnosing a heart attack and discharging the patient home
- Misdiagnosing a stroke or failing to diagnose a stroke
- Not ordering necessary x-rays, CT Scans, MRIs, or other radiology tests
- Failing to consult with a medical specialist
- Failing to order necessary tests and lab work
- Failing to treat any condition that was previously properly diagnosed
- Failing to admit a patient to the hospital to monitor and treat
- Discharging a patient before a proper medical workup
Our experienced medical malpractice lawyers will review your emergency records to determine if you were injured or harmed by an emergency room error. If the injury was caused medical negligence, we will file a medical malpractice lawsuit for you. These lawsuits seek compensation and settlements for the injuries and harm caused by the mistake. This includes claims for pain and suffering, disability, and medical expenses. If a patient dies, we file a Michigan wrongful death lawsuit.
What is the Statute of Limitations for Michigan Emergency Malpractice Lawsuits?
The statute of limitations for medical malpractice cases varies from state to state. In Michigan, you must file a medical malpractice lawsuit within two years of the date of the malpractice. In cases involving death or involving a minor, the period can be extended in certain circumstances. If you miss a deadline, your claim will be lost forever.
Who is the Best Michigan ER Malpractice Lawyer?
The medical malpractice attorneys at Buckfire & Buckfire, P.C. understand issues relating to anesthesia malpractice. This allows us to get the best settlements for our clients. It is important to have an attorney not afraid to fight for you when you have dealt with any anesthesia malpractice issue.
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Indigo Girls Series:
Indigo Girls series is about four best friends who are now in their 30s and have the basic every day struggles many of us face. Some of these struggles are extraordinary, but they DO happen to people every day, whether you're aware of it or not.
This series is set in Indigo, TN...a fictional town that only exists in my imagination, but I felt it should be "near" a place that so many people know and love, Knoxville, TN.
Indigo got its name from the wild indigos that grow every May in this fictitious town. Speculations abound to HOW the indigos wound up there because they're more common in the Midwest. No one has bothered to investigate or explore the origins though........ as Mark says, "It's more fun to speculate!"
I hope you join me on this romantic suspense filled ride, as I take these ladies through things they never imagined was possible. Some good, some bad. And when one life-changing secret is revealed, will the friendship grow stronger....or will it be forever altered?
Daring To Trust: Book 1: Julia & Mark's story (Sept. 2011)
Daring To Love: Book 2: Ellen's story
Daring To Hope: Book 3: Jae's story
Daring To Dream: Book 4: Abby's story


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December 4, 2008
Badly Drawn Boy
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Once Around The Block
I felt like doing multiple posts today. Badly Drawn Boy is the stage name of Damon Gough, a well-known Mercury Prize winning singer/songwriter from England. He did the soundtrack for the mediocre movie, About a Boy, and has released four other albums since 2000. This cut is off his debut album, The Hour of the Bewilderbeast. It's a badass upbeat jazz inspired song, pretty catchy, and my favorite song off the album. The rest of the album is decent too, check it out.
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- Vizitrone said...
The Hour of Bewilderbeast is a true masterpiece, from track 1 all the way through to track 18. I wish he could create something as ingenious and consistent as that album again.
I actually bought the DVD of that movie, just for the music. :]
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Here is positive proof that contrary to popular belief, women DO NOT lie about their age.
PS: They just lie about other women's ages.
PS: They just lie about other women's ages.
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This was very very cute :)
Loved the part when she says she will cut the cake into slices, put it into a plate and give it to you with a spoon.
Keep talking to her in hindi - she is catching it on and it's sweeter. :)
What! You are not seven?!
:)))))) sweeet!
Terrible Threes, my foot! Here is she, ready to help you blow out the candles, sing the birthday song, cut the cake and serve it up!
Thank you. :)
Sheesh! :P
LOL! Yes, she does everything but stops short of eating the cake! :'(


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Calling all book worms
World Book Day 2014 is just around the corner on 6 March. Now in its 17th year, it's a celebration of authors, illustrators, books and (most importantly) of reading and marked in over 100 countries worldwide.
World Book Day aims to encourage children to explore the pleasures of books and reading by providing them with the chance to have a book of their own. Thanks to the generosity of National Book Tokens Ltd, publishers and booksellers, book vouchers are given out to children and young people – more than 14 million, in fact, which is one for nearly every child aged under 18 in the country.
They can use the voucher to pick one of eight (exclusive, new and completely free) books. Or, if they'd rather, they can use it to get £1 off any book costing over £2.99 at participating bookshops or book clubs (terms and conditions apply).
There's also plenty going across the country in schools, plus writing workshops and book fairs. For full details and to find out about what's going on in your area, head to www.worldbookday.com
And to mark World Book Day here's a few 'novel' facts to read over…
– The bible is the best-selling non-fiction book of all time – translated into more than 500 languages, more than 5 billion copies have been printed.
– Agatha Christie is the world's best-selling fiction writer. The Miss Marple creator penned a staggering 78 crime novels that have sold more than 2 billion copies.
– Moveable type was invented by German Johannes Gutenberg in 1440, who printed his first book, a Latin Bible, in 1455.
– The first book printed in English, in 1475, was The Recuyell of the Historyes of Troye (correct spelling, honest!) by Englishman William Caxton.
– The youngest published female author was Dorothy Straight, who was just four when she wrote How the World Began in 1962, for her grandmother. Her parents thought it was so good, they sent it to Pantheon Books who loved it too and published it in 1964!
– Dr. Seuss wrote Green Eggs and Ham after his editor dared him to write a book using fewer than 50 different words.
– Frank Baum, the American author who penned The Wonderful Wizard of Oz named 'Oz' after a file cabinet in his office. One cabinet was labeled 'A to N,' and the second was labeled 'O to Z'.


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It is time once more to raid my electronic version of Dr. Martyn Lloyd-Jones' materials, which is produced by Logos Bible Software. Today's quote is more from the Doctor on revival – this time it is a list of vital doctrines that are neglected outside of times of revival, yet find their central place during revival. Read them slowly, and carefully, then get a hold of Martyn Lloyd-Jones' book on revival (electronically or in paper form) and read them in full in chapter 3. They sound so very current to today's controversies.
Truths We Neglect at Our Peril
The truth concerning the sovereign, transcendent, living God who acts, and who intervenes, and erupts into the history of the Church, and of individuals. I must start with that. It is the foundation of all doctrines . . . The basis of everything is the sovereign, transcendent, living God, who in His eternal, glorious freedom acts, intervenes, and interferes with the life of the whole Church and of individuals. And if there is anything that is more obvious than anything else in the life of the Church today, it is the failure to start with, and to believe, that truth . . . Their ideas of God that He is a God who does not intervene. He is a God who does not act, a God whom they are always having to approach: they are always moving while He remains away in some distant eternity, absolutely impassive and immovable. He is this remote God. And they consequently do not believe in revival, because that means essentially God acting, God coming in, God breaking in . . . .
The second truth which has been hidden follows from the first. It involves the authority of this book, the authority of the Bible . . . They do not really believe that God has revealed the truth concerning Himself, in propositions, and in statements, as they are recorded in the Bible. What then, is their position? How do they arrive at truth? Their answer is that they arrive at truth by searching for it, by their reasoning, by their understanding and by their speculation.Now, this can be put very simply. The whole emphasis today is upon man's search for God, as if God had never revealed Himself at all. But the whole case of the Bible is that God is searching for man, and that He has revealed Himself to man, because man by searching cannot find God. That is its fundamental proposition . . .
If you read the history of all the revivals of the past, you will find that they have been periods when men and women have believed this book to be the Word of God. They have believed it literally, they have regarded it as the revelation of God, and the truth concerning Him, and man's relationship to Him, and all that is involved. And they have believed that this book has been written by men who have been divinely inspired. They have submitted themselves to it, they have not stood above it as judges, and as those who can decide what is right and what is wrong . . . .
The third great cardinal article of belief which has been ignored is man in sin and under the wrath of God. Here is a doctrine that the natural man abominates. He feels that it is insulting to him. He has always been like that . . . Men and women in the midst of revival are . . . conscious of . . . their own unutterable sinfulness. When you have a revival you see men and women groaning, agonising under the conviction of sin. They are so conscious of their unworthiness, and their vileness, that they feel that they cannot live. They do not know what to do with themselves. They cannot sleep. They are in an agony of soul. If you read the history, you will see that that is the thing which stands out . . . .


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text: We went to a yard that I have pounded in the past with every one of my other machines.. every time I go I find something, but lately it wasn't producing. My first target was a modern dime at 5 inches. It was right next to some trash but I could still hear it. That impressed me.. why wasn't it dug before? I moved on and got a 1c-10c id at 7/8 inches. I thought probably just a wheat. Boy was I excited to see this dude!!!


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Jackie Stahl & The White Russian, a stripped down "Dirty Americana" duo of Jackie Stahl vocals and piano with Greg Hanson guitar and vocals.
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Published by Rease at 2:06 PM under Blog
We recently documented an insulation job from start to finish and want to share the process, reasoning, and results with all of you.
We started by removing all the old insulation in the attic.
In this case, the owner was uncomfortable with the old insulation due to its age and all the dirt it had collected over the years. Vacuuming out all the old insulation also allows us to ensure proper insulation techniques throughout the home, instead of just putting new insulation on top of old insulation, which may or may not have been properly installed.
In this case, it was especially beneficial for us to remove the old insulation, as we discovered some sketchy wiring hiding beneath the insulation. After we got a clear view of several wiring issues, an electrician was brought in get everything up to code.
After the wiring issues had been taken care of, we started by adding baffles, which insures proper air flow for the attic ventilation system. We also stuffed fiberglass batt insulation (pink) under the baffle to keep the blown in cellulose insulation from blocking air flow. This is critical because we dense pack the insulation right here. The ceiling and wall intersection is the most critical point of the ceiling plane because this area is fighting heat loss through conduction through both the ceiling and wall. It has an energy loss battle form 2 sides.
We then worked to seal penetrations throughout the entire ceiling plane with spray foam insulation. Much like many of the houses we work in, this home was riddled with holes that were not properly insulated previously. We paid special attention to the area above the kitchen cabinet, which is notorious for being overlooked and under insulated. We used closed cell 2 part polyurethane to seal this up properly.
We also made sure the flu/chimney pipe was blocked so that the insulation would not touch the heat-producing pipe.
The attic hatch is also an often-overlooked area. We made sure to weather-strip the door to make it air-tight and insulated the lid to match the rest of the ceiling plane. We also installed a barrier to block insulation from falling on the homeowners head when they open the lid to access the attic.
We always use R-sticks to ensure that our installers are insulating to the proper level. We install cellulose at 1.45 lbs per cubic feet and we follow the guide provided by the manufacturer, which indicates how many bags to use, so you will always know that we didn't use any tricks to fluff up insulation to make it look like we used less than needed to truly be at R-49.
For this house we installed 90 bags of cellulose, which is an entire truckload.
The airtight insulation we installed in this homeowner's attic will last for 25 years and save her 50% on her heating costs, all while making her home less drafty and more comfortable. These are the kind of jobs we love doing because we can be confident that the homeowner will immediately begin seeing a return on investment on their energy bills.
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Its that time of year again, and once again I created most of my prezzies! Woop. Unfortunately I was lame and barely took any pictures before I sent away the prezzies. So I apologise for this, but here are a some images of a a couple mugs I painted, and hopefully I can pester my friends enough to take pictures so I can put them up here.
on Etsy, and as soon as I saw it I knew it would be greatly appreciated by my friend as she loooves unicorns. Plus, I just couldn't resist trying this one out.


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Knowing God
'Knowing God' is the name we've given to the evening church midweek small groups. They provide an opportunity for learning from the Bible, praying together and giving and receiving personal care.
They happen on a Wednesday night at Chestnut Grove School. People start arriving from 7.30pm for coffee and refreshments. The formal start time is 8.00pm. We aim to finish by 9.30pm. We tend to study Bible books together; currently we're going through Mark's gospel. We're really keen for people to join a small group if they can because they make a huge difference in people benefiting from the community life.
Growth Groups
Growth Groups are what we call the small group Bible studies that meet in people's homes, usually on a Tuesday evening. Many churches call them 'Home Groups'. But we resisted that temptation. We wanted a name that reminded us that the purpose of the group wasn't encapsulated by where we meet but by what we meet to do. And we want to grow. We want to grow in Christ, in knowledge, in godliness, in maturity and in relationship with one another. God willing these groups help us do that.
Women's Bible Study
The Women's Bible Study meets each Wednesday morning during term time in Balham. It's run by women in the church as an opportunity to study the Bible together, and support each other in prayer and other practical ways.
All women are welcome, whether you describe yourself as a Christian or not. The group currently meets on Wednesday mornings when a crèche is provided for those with young children.
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Audi is playing catch-up in the luxury market, after falling behind in recent years. With the latest generation A8, due in South Africa in the second half of 2018, the company is hoping that the sharp styling and high level of interior comfort and technology will enable it to compete with its German rivals. Audi is also banking on the autonomous driving technology in the car, although not all of this capability will be available in South Africa.
BMW has finally revealed its long-awaited X7 concept. Many people are less than impressed with its styling, which we can only hope will be toned down slightly for the production version, but there is no doubt that the Bavarian brand is intent on taking on the super-luxury sports-utility vehicle segment. The X7 will feature three rows of seats, all the technology available to the company right now, and a level of ride comfort to match the 7 Series.
We have known for some time that Volvo was working on a joint collaboration with its parent company, Chinese car-maker Geely. That collaboration has given birth to the new Volvo XC40, a car that the brand is confident will take on the likes of the new Jaguar E-Pace, Audi Q3, and, most importantly, the Range Rover Evoque. The exterior styling brings something unique, if a little quirky, to this model, while the interior reflects the modern era of superb Volvo design. Expect it in South Africa in the second quarter of 2018.
When Ferrari introduced a lower-level model in the form of the California, it was clearly a good business decision. Maranello wanted to increase its sales beyond high-end sports cars, and the California proved to be a success. Now the brand has revealed its successor, the Portofino, which arrives in South Africa in 2018. Expect a brand-new chassis; revised, turbocharged V8; and elements from models such as the 488 GTB and 812 Superfast.


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Within the Rivers of Steel National Heritage Area's seven counties there are a multitude of sites and attractions that bring to life this region's role as the steel making capital of the world. Whether you visit the perfectly preserved W. A. Young & Sons Foundry and Machine Shop in Rices Landing or attend a vecherinka dance at the Bulgarian Macedonian Educational & Cultural Center in West Homestead, you'll marvel at the industrial and cultural heritage of the region.
The five separate journeys pictured below each tell a piece of the region's steel-making story:
Start with the Big Steel Journey to visit the famous mill towns of Homestead, Duquesne, Braddock and Pittsburgh that were the backbone of Andrew Carnegie's steel empire. Explore the Three Rivers route.
Travel into the Mountains of Fire to the town of Connellsville and along the Youghiogheny River. This region sits atop one of the most valuable coal seams in America, the Pittsburgh Seam, and the journey tells the story of this coal and coke capital. Explore the Youghiogheny route.
Enter Brownsville and the Upper Mon Valley to experience the Fueling a Revolution. Here you'll discover how this critical transportation hub for the coal industry developed to satisfy the appetite of the giant steel mills for fuel. Explore the Monongahela route.
In New Kensington, Tarentum and Kittanning enjoy a celebration of cultural and industrial diversity when you visit sites of other steel related industries - aluminum, glass - during your journey through the Mosaic of Industry. Explore the Alle–Kiski route.
Travel westward along the Ohio River to the towns of Ambridge and Aliquippa to hear the Thunder of Protest, a story of the labor movement in the steel industry during the 1930s when labor unions struggled to win higher wages, an eight hour work day and better working conditions. Explore the Ohio–Beaver route.
Historical and industrial sites, ethnic shops, churches, artwork and folk artists are all here to help you explore these five amazing journeys.
The Homestead Works 160-inch Mill was one of the largest plate mills in the U.S.


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Pop/rocker Jason Mraz [2] has only a few East Coast dates on his fall tour, but one of them will be bringing him to Newark.
The 20-date tour will stop at the Bob Carpenter Center on Sept. 28 and it is then that a crowd of University of Delaware students will certainly swoon as Mraz busts out his ubiquitous hit, "I'm Yours."
It was that song that earned him a Grammy nomination in 2009 for Song of the Year. (Coldplay's "Viva la Vida" won out that year.)
During the tour, Mraz will also open a pair of Dave Matthews Band shows at Wrigley Field in Chicago.
Tickets for the Newark show cost $20 for UD students and will go on sale for them on Sept. 3 at 10 a.m. Tickets are $35 for the general public and will go on sale Sept. 10 at 10 a.m. Tickets will be available at the UD box office.
Robert Francis [3] will open.
Here's the official video for "I'm Yours":


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The Center for Civic Engagement at Bard College embodies the fundamental belief that education and civil society are inextricably linked. In an age of information overload, it is more important than ever that citizens be educated and trained to think critically and be actively engaged with issues affecting public life.
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Hope Against Darkness
Rohr offers hope in introducing the Franciscan path of transformation, the "new way of being that would change the face of history." He describes how following Saint Francis' way to forgiveness and love, and "owning the darkness," can bring us out of the postmodern pit in which we find ourselves.More info →
Emotionally Healthy Spirituality
Even though he was pastor of a growing church, Peter Scazzero did what most people do: 1) Avoid conflict in the name of Christianity; 2) Ignore his anger, sadness, and fear; 3) Use God to run from God; Live without boundaries. Eventually God awakened him to a biblical integration of emotional health, a relationship with Jesus, and the classic practices of contemplative
spirituality. It created nothing short of a spiritual revolution, utterly transforming him and his church.
Divine Conspiracy, The
In this classic, one of the most brilliant Christian thinkers of our times and author of the acclaimed The Spirit of Disciplines, Dallas Willard, skillfully weaves together biblical teaching, popular culture, science, scholarship, and spiritual practice, revealing what it means to "apprentice" ourselves to Jesus.More info →
Great Omission, The
Willard boldly challenges the thought that we can be Christians without being disciples, or call ourselves Christians without applying this understanding of life in the Kingdom of God to every aspect of life on earth.More info →
Renovation of the Heart
This fresh approach to spiritual growth explains the biblical reasons why Christians need to undergo change in six aspects of life: thought, feeling, will, body, social context, and soul.More info →
Knowing Christ Today
Here Willard tackles the roles of science, reason, and faith in the Christian life and how believers should engage the church, work, and the entertainment culture we live in.More info →
Spirit of the Disciplines, The
For everyone who strives to be a disciple of Jesus in thought and action as well as intention.More info →
Hearing God
How do we hear God's voice? How can we be sure that what we think we hear is not our own subconscious? What role does the Bible play? What if what God says to us is not clear?More info →


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The part of the article that rings a bell with me, relating to "geysering" of the Holley carb bowl vents is this:
You can see that some boiling can take place at a temperature as low as 95 degrees Fahrenheit, probably due to the ethanol (from corn). A lot more boiling can take place well below the 395 degree final number, where it all boils away, probably due to the many different kinds of liquids blended together to make the final substance.has an initial boiling point at atmospheric pressure of about 35 °C (95 °F) and a final boiling point of about 200 °C (395 °F).
I think the article is worth a read!
PS: I didn't try ethanol-free gasoline. At the time it was harder to find than it is now, but possibly it would have a higher initial boiling point which could help to suppress the geysering I experienced. No problems with EFI


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National Parks
Australia's Green Cauldron is home to 12 National Parks – including the Border Ranges, Mount Barney and Main Range National Parks to the west, Lamington and Springbrook National Parks to the north, with Wollumbin (Mt Warning) National Park in the centre – many are found in the Gondwana Rainforests of Australia World Heritage Area – the southern hemisphere's largest extinct shield volcano.
There's so many things to do and places to discover – escape city life and go bushwalking, picnicking or cycling in national parks and reserves. When visiting national parks be aware of the risks and remember to plan ahead, and choose your walks and activities to match your stamina and fitness level. For more ideas on what to do and see in the region click here.
If you're planning a trip to the region, here are some useful links that provide information on parks located in New South Wales and Queensland.
NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service – explore our parks
Queensland National Parks – find a park or forest
Top 30 National Park Walks in the Scenic Rim
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All eight cars in British connoisseur Dick Skipworth's collection from the legendary Scottish team that won two consecutive Le Mans 24-Hour races in 1956 and 1957 sold on December 1 for record prices, cumulatively fetching £8.8 million.
The team's 1952 Jaguar C-Type sold for no less than £2,900,000 at the Bonhams auction, while its 1956 Jaguar 'Shortnose' D-Type sold for £2,600,000. Both went to a buyer in the United States.
The Ecurie Ecosse three-car Transporter, a unique 1960 Commer TS3 with a two-stroke engine - immortalised for many by the Corgi toy - exceeded all expectations as it was sold to the same US buyer for £1,800,000 after a telephone bidding war that lasted almost 20 minutes. Thus it became the most valuable historic commercial vehicle ever sold at auction.
The Skipworth Jaguar XK120 Roadster made a record £707,000.
The Ecurie Ecosse team, which was set up by David Murray, a Scottish businessman and amateur racing driver, in 1951.
The full Dick Skipworth Ecurie Ecosse Collection consisted of a 1952 XK120 Roadster, 1953 C-type, 1956 D-type, 1959 Tojeiro-Jaguar, 1960 Cooper T49 Monaco, 1961 Austin-Healey "Sebring" Sprite, 1962 Tojeiro-Buick Coupe and, perhaps most distinctive of all, the 1959 Commer Ecurie Ecosse Transporter.
Following the Ecurie Ecosse Collection's sale, Ringo Starr's Facel Vega sold for £337,500 and seven-time Formula 1 World Champion Michael Schumacher's Benetton-Cosworth Ford B194 went to a German museum in Boeblingen for £617,500, bringing the auction total to £16,861,630.
James Knight, Bonhams' Group motoring director, said: "Nobody quite anticipated the incredible atmosphere in the saleroom that saw so many truly historic cars go for such astounding prices.
"The Jaguars especially were exceptionally popular, and I am delighted that the transporter will still be carrying two of its original Ecurie Ecosse racing cars."


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I scream, you scream…by Gloria
~banana split at my favorite old time ice cream parlour, eddie's sweet shoppe~
I love ice cream so much that I've decided to dedicate an entire blog entry to it. For me, ice cream is equivalent to a summer love. The kind that you'd have during college and when winter came back around, you could do without it. Once the warm weather hits, that's when my love of ice cream re-ignites. Literally, I could eat it every day be it in the form of a shake, a cone, or plain ol' bowl… I'm dying to know…what's your favorite flavor???
~ homemade coffee ice cream with whipped cream, marshmallow and hot fudge~
~homemade raspberry ice cream with marshmallow and homemade whipped cream~
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Great post girl!!Reply
Wow the ice cream looks so good…..,I can also relate I love ice cream and I can eat it every day! my favorite flavor is vanilla with cookies and cream! Yummy!!
love it, thanks for the great post Gloria!
I love ice cream during the summer, winter, all the time! I don't have a favorite flavor but a good plain chocolate usually hits the spot.Reply
Ooooh, I'd love to try that raspberry ice cream with marshmallow! Looks so good. The most interesting flavors I've tried are olive oil and balsamic vinegar. My favorite go-to is cookie dough!Reply
wow that does look awesome and i love ice cream in the summertime too. but i have never even had a banana split! i would have to say my favorite flavor is mint chocolate chip -the old school bright green kind – not the white. Refreshing and loaded with chocolate.Reply
I had the pleasure of joining my friend Gloria at Eddie's Sweet Shop last night, and had the Raspberry Cream with Marshmallow and my all time favorite Whip Cream in the entire universe! This Sunday has been my favorite combo since I was about 3 years old, no joke! Eddie's has not changed since before my 80 year old grandmother was born and hopefully never does. As for my favorite ice cream flavor it's plain old Vanilla, but at Eddie's it's Raspberry all the way!Reply
You should def go to Amorino! They serve flower shaped cones (all flavors can go into 1 cone). Its in 10th and 5th avenue, and my favorite flavor is lampone and flor di latteReply
Il Laboratorio del gelatto has amazing flavors as well, Mexican Cinamon, amaretto crunch and green apple are among the best, you should try them out.
Awh! My favorite ice cream shop is Torico's in JC and it's closed for remodeling… I pass by every week hoping that they'll open soon. I'm totally craving ice cream now!Reply


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Happy Birthday to: Soprano Licia Albanese
Licia Albanese, the beloved Metropolitan Opera star, celebrated her 100th yesterday.
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In conference rooms across the country, an unusual scene is unfolding: Democrats and Republicans, gathered together, engaged in thoughtful, respectful, and supportive dialogue. At a time when even close family members have a hard time being civil when talking across political divides, it's a rare vision to behold.
These individuals are participants in Answering the Call, a program developed by the New Politics Leadership Academy. The mission of the Academy is to recruit and support alumni of service programs—both military veterans and alumni of civilian service programs like AmeriCorps or Peace Corps—to run for office. Answering the Call is a four-session small group learning journey; this February, it ran in 14 cities across the country, collectively engaging more than 200 participants. The conference rooms in which these discussions unfolded could be found in Boston, New York, Denver, Milwaukee, Charleston, Nashville, Detroit, Milwaukee and several more cities around the country.
Answering the Call is not a traditional training in which participants engage with the nuts and bolts of running for office, learn technical skills, or hear motivational speeches. Rather, the program provides an opportunity for ongoing, substantive reflection led by trained and skilled facilitators. In these spaces, participants are invited to get clear within themselves regarding their deepest sources of purpose and meaning that might compel them to seek elected office, as well as the doubts, fears, and questions evoked when they seriously consider embarking on that path.
Having run the program multiple times at this point, we've learned some important lessons about this approach:
First, there is a remarkable sense of camaraderie, community, and shared purpose among these diverse servant leaders. Battle-tested military veterans, inner city educators, and idealists who spent years volunteering in villages across the developing world encounter each other for the first time, and are surprised to find that they understand each other in deep ways. They discover a bond rooted in the fact that they have all made the still unusual choice to serve their country in significant—albeit different— ways. Many are surprised at how quickly that sense of community appears, and how genuine it feels.
Second, these servant leaders discover that they all struggle with some remarkably similar questions and concerns when they begin to seriously contemplate running for office. After years of serving others and putting mission first, many experience deep discomfort with the focus on self that is required to run. Many grapple with the toxic nature of our current political climate, and question whether they really are willing to expose themselves and their families to that kind of vitriol. They question how they can stay true to their values and serve their constituents when so many politicians seem so self-serving and devoid of a moral compass. At the same time, they see the current state of our politics and feel called to step up out of a deep-seated desire to continue to serve.
Third—and perhaps most remarkably—they discover that they can not only connect and communicate across party differences, but actually support and encourage each other with genuine enthusiasm. They share stories of having heated political debates with fellow troops or corps members during their years of service, but those debates always ended with a recognition that ultimately, they had to work together to achieve a shared mission. They may have different views about economic policy, international affairs, educational reform, or the role of government in civic life, but they engage with those differences as a community of tested, experienced servant leaders. They understand that the good of the country transcends party ideology, and they know from experience that meaningful change requires engaging with different viewpoints, honoring the dignity and humanity of others (even those with whom they disagree), testing reality, and seeking pragmatic solutions that address critical civic challenges.
Perhaps the day will come when one of these Answering the Call sessions will devolve into the sort of hyper-partisan screaming matches we see all the time in the news and in our communities these days. But it hasn't happened yet. So far, this program has produced a glimpse of a politics that works. Active and engaged citizens of different parties come together, seek common ground, engage in respectful and substantive dialogue, and support and challenge each other to step up to seek new levels of political power out of a deep desire to continue serving their country.
We're only a few months into this approach, so it's too early to tell how many graduates of Answering the Call will go on to seek—and hopefully attain—elected office. But we can state with certainty that we've created spaces that allow an America that works to emerge in microcosm. It's exciting to think about the impact these servant leaders can have on our politics in the years ahead.
The New Politics Leadership Academy is now opening the application process for the Spring Cohort of Answering the Call. If you're interesting in learning more, click here.


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This month our hostess for the Sisterhood card swap is April. She asked us to do monochromatic cards and although I tend to lean towards that type of card...I really get hung up on the definition of monochromatic...so....I had my daughter preview my card and tell me if it was monochromatic...she said..."yeh, except for the green" sheesh, picky picky picky...how do you add flowers and not keep their leaves on them...and then she said it would be ok....so here goes.
As most people know, my favorite color combo is black and white...I think it is so crisp and clean looking...anyway, I found these roses in shades of black/and gray and got my inspiration from them...I used SU basic gray card stock and basic black card stock. I was at a stamp convention this week and picked up some sayings from the "Our Daily Bread" booth and just had to use one..The swirls are from a sizzix and I had some gray half pearls I received from one of my friends for my birthday a few years ago...I like how this turned out...
Since I had some gray dsp (SU) left over as well as some black scraps...I did the inside of the cards with the scraps...I did two cards this way and two with the card stock going across the bottom. Since I never know exactly what I am going to use the card for until I find a need, I left the inside blank so whomever gets this in the swap can add their own saying.
Thanks for stopping by, I hope you enjoyed my monochromatic (with a hint of green) card.
Until next time,
Friday, May 25, 2012
May SOTC card
5 comments:
- April said...
Sistah! I adore this card!! So happy that I get to keep one....he he he
- May 25, 2012 at 9:17 PM
- Terry said...
Very nice card Carol.....and I don't see any green ☺ Love it!
- May 26, 2012 at 9:21 AM
- MiamiKel said...
So very beautiful - I don't know how you manage to craft with so much going on but this is beautiful! Thinking of you, my friend! x0x0
- May 28, 2012 at 1:57 AM
- ~Paola~ said...
WONDERFUL monochromatic card...so well executed...
I have NO idea HOW you can do it ALL Carol!!!...You must be having the pink energizer bunny genes...somewhere!! *wink* ♥
(I hope I made U laugh...*muwah*)
- May 31, 2012 at 2:40 PM
- Judy McMullen said...
Outstanding monochromatic card, Carol! Love how you used grey, white and black with paper, die cuts, roses and pearls! Love it!!!
- May 31, 2012 at 6:12 PM
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Scribble and Scrap #38 Anything goes (1/3)
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Enjoy your Sunday!!
A lovely card, very pretty design, thanks for joining us at Allsorts, xxxx
A super creation for this weeks theme Deonna, thanks so much for joining in at Allsorts challenge.
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Pretty card!!! I love your work with gelatos and Perfect Pearls!! Thanks for joining us at Frosted Designs!!
This is a very bright and beautiful card. I really like how this turned out. Thank You for sharing with us over at Lil Patch of Crafty Friends.
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Nice card and bright colors. thanks for playing along with us at Inspiration Destination.
Love the bold colors! It's so much fun to reward cleaning with playing! Good for you, Deonna! I'm so happy you were able to play along with us at Lil' Patch of Crafty Friends this fortnight. Cathy xx
Such beautiful colours. Great project. Thank you for joining us over at the Scribble and Scrap Challenge. Good luck.
Love the bright, bold colors! What an excellent reward for all of your hard work... cleaning! LOL. Thanks for playing in our neighborhood @ 613 Avenue Create.
What a lovely 'arty' design Deonna and I love the mix of bold colours.
Thanks for sharing with us at Simply Create Too and I hope you will join us again soon.
Carol x
So gorgeous!! Thanks for playing along with Frosted Designs!!!
So pretty! What a neat design. Thanks for joining us at Frosted Designs!
How cute is that butterfly? ??? Beautiful ATC. Thank you for joining us at Frosted Designs.


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Welcome to Rustaq College of Applied Sciences
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Learn more about the news and events happening in this labor-market oriented institution .This will give you the opportunity to experience CAS-Rustaq and if we are right for you.
Find out more about the incoming symposiums to be held on campus by CAS-Rustaq: different and interesting themes for the business, industry and academics. We are caught with the needs and realities of the twenty-first century
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Learn what we do and how we do it on campus. Over the years CAS-Rustaq students and staff have evolved their own life style in response to their extracurricular and recreational needs.
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Award Ceremony
The World Cultural Council acknowledges individuals or institutions that have made outstanding achievements in science, education and the arts by granting the Albert Einstein World Award of Science, the José Vasconcelos World Award of Education and the Leonardo da Vinci World Award of Arts to eminent figures whose work has had a significantly positive impact on the cultural legacy of mankind. These prizes are widely recognized in the scientific, educational and arts communities.
The World Cultural Council annually organises an Award Ceremony, to grant acknowledgements to distinguished individuals or organisations. Each year the ceremony is held in a different country and organised by a renowned university or institute acting as host.
Aalto University and the World Cultural Council are pleased to invite you to Espoo, Finland, to participate in the 2014 Award Ceremony followed by Aalto University Academic Summit on "The Impact of Universities on Economic Growth".
Award Ceremony's Programme
Sunday 16 November at Open Innovation House (Otaniementie 19–21, Espoo)
15.00 Public opening lecture by Nobel Laureate, WCC President Edmond H. Fischer:
"The Origin of Reversible Protein Phosphorylation"
An historical account of the work carried out by the 1992 Laureates of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine Edmond H. Fischer and Edwin G. Krebs, awarded "for their discoveries concerning reversible protein phosphorylation as a biological regulatory mechanism"
16.30 Networking dinner
Monday 17 November at Otakaari 1 Building (Otakaari 1, Espoo)
09.00 Laureates' Lectures
Professor Sir Philip Cohen: "Protein Kinases, the Major Drug Targets of the 21st Century"
Professor Federico Rosei: "What Type of Energy for the Future of Humanity?"
13.15 The 31st World Cultural Council Award Ceremony
15.00 Reception
Please register filling out a form.
The Awards 2014
The annual Albert Einstein World Award of Science was created as a means of recognition for scientists who have accomplished scientific and technological achievements which have brought progress to science and benefit to mankind. The laureate is selected by the Council's Interdisciplinary Committee along with highly acknowledged scientists from across the globe.
The José Vasconcelos World Award of Education has been established as an acknowledgement to the all-important labour of teaching, the underlying basis of our present civilisation. It is given every second year to a renowned educator, an authority in the field of teaching, or an education policy legislator. The qualifying jury is composed of several members of the Interdisciplinary Committee and a group of distinguished educators.
Read more about the 2014 laureates.
Special Recognitions
During the ceremony Special Recognitions will be granted to six talented researchers who, early in their careers, have had international impact through their academic work.
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Testosterone is what makes males look and feel like males. It stands behind good libido and great performance in bed but also behind big, ripped muscles. The more of it you have, the greater of a muscle definition you can acquire. No wonder the supplements market has a special segment dedicated to boosting testosterone levels.
Tongkat Ali Extract is said to be among these. It's a herbal extract that comes from an Asian shrub known as "long jack" or, scientifically, eurycoma longifolia. And generally it's been considered a strong aphrodisiac, increasing sperm count, favoring erections and helping one last longer in bed. Besides being the natural alternative to the blue pill, it's been known as a health enhancer and energy booster, too. Only recently, it was discovered that it can help muscles grow, too. If you doubt its capabilities, you may ask people hailing from Malaysia and Indonesia about it.
As expected, marketers are saying all sort of good things about this plant root extract. How much of it is true though? Well, anything known as an aphrodisiac does some good in a way or another: be it by increasing blood circulation, promoting relaxation or by boosting sex hormones. Lab tests have shown that Tongkat Ali increases the libido and that cannot be done unless it affects testosterone levels. However, for this to work you need to ingest the extract in a high concentration. That can only be guaranteed by a reputable manufacturer. Thus, you'll find long jack extract marketed with ratios of 1:50, 1:100, 1:200, with the latter being, of course, the strongest. Never purchase a supplement that does not specify the ratio. If you find a product where long jack is simply one ingredient among others, then it's not what you are looking for.
It makes sense to want to increase testosterone levels as these tend to decline with age. First of all, it is definitely better to take the path of natural testosterone boosters instead of supplementing directly with the hormone. This is because you need to stimulate your body to produce more of its own instead of allowing it to be 'lazy' as you give it readily made hormones. The latter is actually dangerous, as it can jeopardize your entire hormone production and deepen any imbalance.
Bodybuilders and strength athletes have included long jack to their supplement routine as a means to boost strength and gain more lean mass. When Tongkat Ali extract starts to work its magic, firstly you'll feel a sudden increase in energy levels. The effects begin to show within the first week of regular use. Not only that it raises testosterone by increasing FSH and LH, but it lowers estrogens, as it inhibits the aromatase enzyme, which is even better for males. These reactions together make for the best natural mechanism to control this male hormone.
The longer you use the plant extract, the more your body 'learns' to produce more hormone on its own. It has even helped individuals with hypogonadism, taking them from abnormally low testosterone levels to normal ones.
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The Space Between is a society for the study of literature and culture of the period between the First and Second World Wars. It provides an interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary forum for discussion and research of texts, authors and new approaches to traditionally canonical works. It also encourages fresh examinations of art, society and culture illuminating the interwar and wartime periods.
The Space Between was created as a scholarly society in 1997 to expand the possibilities for interdisciplinary discussion of studies in the interwar and wartime periods covered by 1914–1945. Since the society's inaugural gathering, it has sponsored 19 annual conferences; the 2018 conference, held jointly with the newly formed Feminist inter/Modernist Association, will take place at the … Continue reading About
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Officers and Advisory Board members are elected by society members for three-year terms. Elections take place at the annual conference. Bylaws for the Space Between Society Minutes for The Space Between Society Officers: Robin Feenstra, Co-President (2013; 2016), is a full-time professor at Dawson College in Montreal where he teaches courses on the literature of the … Continue reading Officers and Advisory Board
We invite you to join the Space Between society, which meets annually for a conference on literature and culture of the period between 1914 and 1945. Membership includes a subscription to our journal, The Space Between: Literature and Culture, 1914-1945, featuring articles on literature, culture, art and art history of this period. Participants in the … Continue reading Membership