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XA 21.4Y.M.A Microbalance from Radwag
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With multiple brands and options available when purchasing a 0.002mg readability Microbalance, Lab.Equipment understands how challenging it can be when it comes to getting the best-fit unit for your applications. We are here to make your unit selection process easier. See if the Radwag XA 21.4Y.M.A Microbalance can meet your needs with comprehensive product data presented below. If not, simply go over our FAQs, customer reviews, or compare the Radwag XA 21.4Y.M.A against other Microbalances to find your ideal unit.
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How accurate and sensitive is the Radwag XA 21.4Y.M.A Microbalance compared to other 0.002mg readability balances available?
The Radwag XA 21.4Y.M.A has a readability of 0.002mg, capable of handling simple weighing tasks within the lab.
How precise is the Radwag XA 21.4Y.M.A Microbalance against other 0.002mg readability balances?
The Radwag XA 21.4Y.M.A offers a 0.002mg repeatability, making way for reproducible results.
What is the response time of the Radwag XA 21.4Y.M.A Microbalance in comparison with other 0.002mg readability balances?
The Radwag XA 21.4Y.M.A has a stabilization time of 3.5 seconds.
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How do you calibrate the Radwag XA 21.4Y.M.A Microbalance?
Avoid noticeable changes when it comes to measuring results. Experience trouble-free calibration with the Radwag XA 21.4Y.M.A thanks to its Internal Calibration.
What size of samples can I weigh on a Radwag XA 21.4Y.M.A Microbalance with a 0.002 mg readability range?Radwag XA 21.4Y.M.A Pan Size
The Radwag XA 21.4Y.M.A features a pan with 50 mm maximum diameter.
Weighing Capacity
The Radwag XA 21.4Y.M.A has a maximum weighing capacity of 21 g.
Other notable features of the Radwag XA 21.4Y.M.A MicrobalanceRadwag XA 21.4Y.M.A Connectivity
Connect to your laboratory's network with the Radwag XA 21.4Y.M.A that features Wifi and an Ethernet port.
Radwag XA 21.4Y.M.A Display Screen
The Radwag XA 21.4Y.M.A is designed with a Touch screen display for clear and excellent data monitoring and readout.
Accreditations of the Radwag XA 21.4Y.M.A Microbalance
The Radwag XA 21.4Y.M.A is compliant to ISO and GLP.
Frequently Asked Questions for the Radwag XA 21.4Y.M.A Microbalance:Can I connect the Radwag XA 21.4Y.M.A to a printer?
Through available USB and RS-232 ports, the Radwag XA 21.4Y.M.A can be directly connected to a printer.
Can I connect the Radwag XA 21.4Y.M.A to my lab's network?
The Radwag XA 21.4Y.M.A features a built-in wifi to connect wireless LAN network and for wired LAN network Radwag XA 21.4Y.M.A also provide a Ethernet port.
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4Y.M.A microbalances feature modern design that enables high accuracy and fast measurements.They are equipped with reliable measuring system housed within a tight casing. With this feature, the balance provides accuracy and fast measurement for almost any laboratory conditions. The electronic part of the balance features modern hardware and software architecture. Integrated software, Windows Embedded Compact 7, Flash memory, Double Hardware System guarantee speed and reliability of collecting and processing information. 4Y.M.A series is equipped with 5.7" LCD colour touch screen which improves weighing instruments operation and presenting measurements results. Complex databases enable to register, print and export measurements. The weighing instrument system supports 13 languages. 4Y.M.A microbalance is an optimized modern tool equipped with an automatic levelling control system (LevelSENSING).
Customization option is based on individual operators' profiles and permissions levels that limit the access to the weighing instrument's menu. Programmable proximity sensors offer wide range of possibilities: zeroing, taring, printing and more.
Numerous functions, such as differential weighing, enable multi-step mass control of the same sample subjected to different processes.
The software security system and the ability to document the process using printouts (standard/non-standard) ensures compliance of the weighing instruments with GLP/GMP systems in almost every area (pharmacy, petrochemistry, environment protection and many others).
Max capacity [Max]: 21 g
Minimum load: 0,2 mg
Readability [d]: 2 µg
Tare range: -21 g
Repeatability: 2 µg
Linearity: ±9 µg
Eccentric load deviation: 15 µg
Sensitivity temperature drift: 1×10⁻⁶/°C×Rt
Sensitivity stability: 1×10⁻⁶/Year×Rt
Minimum weight (USP): 4 mg
Minimum weight: 0,4 mg
Weighing chamber dimensions: 170×200×220 mm
Stabilization time: ~ 3,5 s
Adjustment: internal
Working temperature: +10÷+40 °C
Atmospheric humidity: 40% ÷ 80%
Power supply: 13,5 ÷ 16 V DC
Display: 5,7'' (touch screen)
Interface: 2×USB, 2×RS 232, Ethernet, Wireless Module, 4 Inputs, 4 Outputs (digital)
Pan Size: ø 50 mm
Packaging size: 720×385×485 mm
Net weight: 14,5 kg
Gross weight: 18,9 kg
Power consumption: 700mA (wireless terminal - 1A)
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Depth DIM (mm): 385
Ethernet: Yes
Height DIM (mm): 720
Mobile App: No
Width DIM (mm): 485
[Lab Balance] Bluetooth: No
[Lab Balance] Capacity (g): 21
[Lab Balance] Display: Touch
[Lab Balance] GCP: No
[Lab Balance] GLP: Yes
[Lab Balance] GMP: No
[Lab Balance] ISO: Yes
[Lab Balance] Internal Calibration: Yes
[Lab Balance] PS2: No
[Lab Balance] Pan Size Diameter Max (mm): 50
[Lab Balance] RS-232: Yes
[Lab Balance] Readability (mg): 0.002
[Lab Balance] Repeatability (mg): 0.002
[Lab Balance] Stabilization Time (sec): 3.5
[Lab Balance] USB: Yes
[Lab Balance] WiFi: Yes
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Prise away the protective cap. The caps may be either red or black in colour but the same method applies.
Insert the end of a screwdriver into the hole created by the removal of the cap, and tap gently with a hammer.
The friction pad will drop out of the bottom of the stabiliser.
Repeat the process for the opposite side.
To replace the cleaned or new friction pads, simply insert the friction pad into head of the stabiliser and click into place.
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November is Diabetes Awareness Month.
If being a teenager is no picnic, being a teenager with type 1 diabetes (T1DM) can be downright challenging. Adolescents and young adults with diabetes experience significant physical, psychological, and situational demands. They seek independence from parents who have been managing their diabetes at the time that hormonal changes result in unstable glucose levels. In addition to these normative changes, adolescents and young adults with diabetes must also navigate the transition from pediatric to adult health care services.
For these reasons, national organizations recommend preparing young people for the transition process. Yet, a persistent need remains for clinical programs that take into account the specific needs and interests of adolescents and young adults with diabetes.
The recently established Diabetes Transition Program at UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh fulfills a need for programs to equip adolescents and young adults with diabetes with confidence, knowledge, and support that can foster successful lifelong disease management.
Supported by the David Paul Diabetes Transition Care Research Initiative Fund, the goals of this program are to provide the best care, and find, through research initiatives, the best ways to support and guide a successful transition for young patients and their parents. The program utilizes a multidisciplinary team approach to diabetes care involving physicians, nurse practitioners, diabetes educators, dietitians, psychologists, and consultants.
Patients attend four sessions in a one year period, each of which includes a routine clinic appointment plus a group discussion led by diabetes educators and other health professionals. The group discussions focus on issues relevant to teenagers within the context of diabetes. Moderators utilize evidence-based approaches and strategies to encourage youth to become increasingly engaged in making informed decisions about their diabetes care. Program participants also learn to use tools like the patient portal and resources that directly connect them to adult care services to help prepare them and their families for a smooth transition to adult care services. By meeting with the same group of peers every three months, the intention is that patients serve as their own support group.
Efforts are under way to increase the scope of services provided through the Diabetes Transition Program. These include running parallel sessions for parents so that they can learn about transition from their child's perspective and developing web-based interactive lessons to serve as adjuncts to face-to-face sessions. Telehealth is also being explored as a way to stay connected between clinic visits with patients, especially those who often miss visits due to geography.
To learn more about the Diabetes Transition Program at UPMC Children's Hospital, call 412-692-6862.


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|Long-term prevention program may reduce cardiovascular risks
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CHICAGO—An intensive, comprehensive, long-term secondary prevention program lasting up to three years after cardiac rehabilitation appears to reduce the risk of a second non-fatal heart attack and other cardiovascular events, according to a report in the November 10 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.
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Cardiac rehabilitation programs after a heart disease diagnosis have evolved over two decades from solely exercise-based interventions, according to background information in the article. Now, rehabilitation includes helping patients with smoking cessation, diet, risk factors, and lifestyle habits. However, current rehabilitation procedures rely on short-term interventions that are unlikely to yield long-term benefits because patients never reach therapeutic goals.
Pantaleo Giannuzzi, M.D., of the Associazione Nazionale Medici Cardiologi Ospedalieri Research Center, Florence, Italy, and colleagues conducted the Global Secondary Prevention Strategies to Limit Event Recurrence After Myocardial Infarction (GOSPEL) study, in which they randomly assigned 1,620 patients who had a heart attack to receive a long-term, reinforced, multifactorial educational and behavioral intervention after a standard period of rehabilitation.
"The intervention was aimed at individualizing risk factor and lifestyle management, and pharmacological treatments were based on current guidelines," the authors write. Comprehensive sessions with one-on-one support were held monthly for six months, then once every six months for three years. Results of patients in this program were compared with those of 1,621 who were randomly assigned to receive usual care.
Overall, 556 patients (17.2 percent) experienced a cardiovascular event. The intervention did not significantly reduce the risk of combined heart events (which occurred in 261 [16.1 percent] of patients in the intervention group and 295 [18.2 percent] in the usual care group), including cardiovascular death, non-fatal heart attack, non-fatal stroke and hospitalization for chest pain, heart failure or an urgent revascularization procedure to restore blood flow. However, the program did significantly decrease incidence of individual heart events and some combinations of outcomes, including a 33 percent reduction in cardiovascular death plus non-fatal heart attack and stroke (3.2 percent in the intervention group vs. 4.8 percent in the usual care group), a 36 percent reduction in cardiac death plus non-fatal heart attack (2.5 percent vs. 4 percent) and a 48 percent reduction in non-fatal heart attack (1.4 percent vs. 2.7 percent).
"A marked improvement in lifestyle habits (i.e., exercise, diet, psychosocial stress, less deterioration of body weight control) and in prescription of drugs for secondary prevention was seen in the intervention group," the authors write.
"After three years, the integrated, multifactorial, reinforced approach proved effective in countering the risk factors and medication adherence deterioration over time and was able to induce a considerable improvement in lifestyle habits," the authors conclude. "In line with such results, all the clinical end points were reduced by the intensive intervention." The results reinforce previous findings that gains achieved with short-term cardiac rehabilitation are not maintained over time and suggest that a more comprehensive, sustained intervention is needed to reduce cardiovascular risks after a heart attack.
For more information, contact JAMA/Archives media relations at 312/464-JAMA (5262) or e-mail mediarelations{at}jama-archives.org .
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With their friends, the teen will not just spend time in this place but will even examine and relax there. In the event you are designing the room to get a little kid, ample space has to be provided for playthings and books, which can go over the study table. I once painted my master a hunter's green/teal and the antique oak looked beautiful in the room. She is creative, terrific sense of color, fabric and design specific to our individual taste and needs.
Reusing an old dresser or and old door from your old house is one way of adding an antique touch or antique feel to your bedroom. It all depends in your ideas and your designer's creativity to start off in achieving that look and style.
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You may also purchase custom bedroom furniture as it is going to add the dream and colour. Green is not a color that most people might choose, but it's a favorite for people who have oak furniture or cabinets.
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I'm sure all of us specially girls have dreamt of seeing a castle when we were a kid. Right? I'm sure of that coz I myself dreamt it as well and also I wanted to be a princess back then… lucky to those who lived in places where castles are just a stone away from their home.
And fast forward to my teenage years… exactly, a very long time ago! Haha, when I saw this Philippine local version of a castle that is situated along national road as we passed by the town of Lallo somewhere in Cagayan Province for the first time. Right at that moment, I was stars trucked! Sadly, it wasn't part of our itinerary and I got curious since then.
And until last summer, after multiple times we passed it by whenever we go up North, my family decided to check it out, finally! What's inside of it.. What does it looks like up close.. And so on.. So folks! Specially my readers who happened to passed it by as well and also got curious.. Here's a sneak peak of it.
I learned that this place used to be a hotel and ceased its operation due to low customer traffic according to the girl I interviewed, the same girl who also collected our entrance fee. So after that, the owner decided to open it for visitors.
I love the place, it's close to nature and has a good view of the mighty Cagayan River, the longest in the country.. And has a pre-Spanish era rustic vibe in it.
The restaurant beside it is still in operation though… which serves mostly local dishes and seafood!
Apparently we lucked into one of the prettiest sunsets they had there, and for someone who spends most of her time daydreaming I couldn't have asked for a more perfect backdrop. This is basically what the inside of my head looks like! And yes, I couldn't pass not taking OOTD here, hahaha! Castle-gasm
I've been in such daze thinking about the big move my blog would be doing on soon, so this beautiful Castle in the Sky was the perfect way to calm my nerves. I know I have made a big decision but I know it's only for the better and is the best possible thing to happen for me. This was one of the most scariest/exciting things I've ever done so a big thank you to everyone who has shown their support, it's so comforting to know you actually care.
My blog isn't finished yet and my brother and I will be tweaking and adding features as the days go on, I'm still trying to wrap my head around WordPress to be honest. It seems the journey is only just beginning and I hope this is the start of bigger and better things.
Location: Castle in the Sky, Lallo, Cagayan, Philippines.


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Francis Ford Coppola was one of the biggest filmmakers of the 1970s, but over the following decades, his stock began to decline. After a 10-year absence following The Rainmaker, Coppola returned with micro-budget, seriously art-house pictures that struggled to find distribution. His latest picture, Twixt, had ambitious plans including a tour that would feature live-editing of the picture, but ended up only played at film festivals and has yet to see an American release. But now Coppola plans to return to the genre that catapulted him to stardom with The Godfather. According to THR, Coppola is planning to direct an Italian-American family drama that will span from the 1930s to the 1960s. The filmmaker is working on the screenplay, "which is described as a coming-of-age story that focuses on a boy and girl in their late teens." The production has offices set up at Paramount (home of The Godfather), but the studio currently has no plans to finance or distribute the picture.
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This sounds like it will be Coppola's biggest feature in over 15 years, and based on what little we know, the most easy to sell. His last three movies, Twixt, Tetro, and Youth Without Youth, are strange ducks that defy easy description. Perhaps this untitled feature will follow that art-house vibe, or perhaps this can be billed as a spiritual sequel to The Godfather Trilogy. Either way, it's exciting news.


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To Swatch or not to Swatch? That is the question many U.S. retailers are asking as the watch brand struggles to win back the success it enjoyed in its heyday.
In the 1980s, Swatch helped resuscitate the Swiss watch industry by transforming the way consumers perceive watches. The brand popularized colorful, fashion timepieces, gave consumers a reason to buy multiple watches, and bucked traditional methods of marketing. With its finger on the pulse of American tastes, Swatch became the industry's most creative player.
How times have changed. Today, Swatch is at a dangerous crossroads, with many retailers questioning whether the 15-year-old brand still retains its cachet and deserves prominence in their stores. Some stores have even dropped it. Now Swatch is struggling to reposition itself by branching out into new technologies and into retail stores of its own.
Stumbling blocks. How could a brand fall so far off its pedestal in the United States in recent years? Are the young Swatch wearers of past years graduating to more exclusive brands as they move up the corporate ladder? Are there too many Swatch products on the market, diluting the brand? Has the brand suffered in the face of increased competition from the likes of Fossil and Guess? Or did Swatch simply fall prey to arrogance? All are likely factors, according to retailers and other industry sources.
Nicolas Hayek Sr., Swatch Group chairman, admits Swatch has encountered problems here. But he insists the brand is doing well and improving. "In the United States, we expect sales to be between 10% [and] 12% higher than last year – if things don't deteriorate by Christmas because of the Russian situation, Wall Street problems, and Clinton and Monica," says Hayek.
Many retailers are considerably less sanguine about the brand's prospects. Some even say that Swatch is "dead." While that may be an exaggeration, it reflects the passion retailers feel for a brand that once brought heady profits. "Swatch came out with more product than the market could bear, and the consumers seemed to back off," says Steven Rosdal, co-owner of Denver-based Hyde Park Jewelers, a luxury jewelry store that no longer carries Swatch. "I guess if you use the word 'fad' for anything, it could be used for Swatch."
Many say the brand was blindsided by Fossil and Guess, which ran with the fashion watch momentum initially created by Swatch. Both have chipped away at Swatch's market share ever since.
Discontented department stores. Swatch distributes its product to major chains, independent jewelers, department stores, luxury retailers, and its own boutiques. The perception that Swatch is struggling comes primarily from disappointing department store sales, says Yann Gamard, president/CEO of the Swatch Group USA.
Hayek and Gamard say department stores haven't given Swatch the respect it deserves. They complain that some department stores bury Swatch among no-name brands. "Department store business is very volatile," says Gamard. "They are trying to sell their name, and we are selling an image. So there may lie the conflict."
Sources say some department store managers resent what they consider Swatch's dictatorial approach, prompting them to take on Guess and Fossil. For example, sources say the Swatch Group leveraged its cK watch brand in Swatch's favor by demanding that Swatch get a more prominent presentation in department stores. In fact, some department stores have scaled back their Swatch display significantly. Others have done the unthinkable – dropped Swatch altogether. (Hayek says that Swatch pulled out of those stores.)
"Swatch is one of the 30 best-known brands worldwide," says Hayek. "Department stores are very democratic. They present all watches in the same way. When Swatch is treated as it should be, it's a hell of a big brand. Department stores aren't used to treating big brands the way they deserve."
Meanwhile, the brand is aggressively expanding its network of Swatch Store boutiques. Its retail clients may balk, but Gamard insists that the boutiques boost the brand's image and exposure, which helps Swatch sales in all competing stores in a particular city, including department stores. He believes Swatch Stores can coexist with department stores much as the Gap and Banana Republic stores do.
The Swatch Store boutiques are clearly successful. Sales at New York's Swatch Time Ship boutique are up 32% over last year, with unit sales approaching 100,000 watches, according to Hayek.
Risky business. Swatch's lukewarm relationship with some retailers may also be a byproduct of a revolving-door management and sales team. The brand has had four presidents in three years. According to one source, Swatch's sales force has been cut from about 40 to 20. "If you can keep a consistent group of managers, you can keep a consistent image out there," says an East Coast-based chain retailer. "If your people change, your thoughts change. When people left Swatch, all the ideas left, too."
Hayek concedes that the company has had trouble finding qualified managers. Gamard likewise admits to Swatch's mismanagement in recent years. As a result, Swatch today isn't given top priority in stores as in the past. The high-traffic aisles are no longer Swatch's exclusive domain.
"Swatch never seemed organized to deal with large chains," says a department store watch buyer who formerly carried Swatch. "It was absolutely neglectful in selling us. Other watch companies ask us how they can mesh their operation into ours. Not Swatch. Now it's reaping the harvest of doom it created."
Perhaps Swatch's problems began during the 1996 Summer Olympics, in which the brand invested more than $40 million. As official timer, Swatch was building exposure and generating sales of 2,000 to 3,000 watches a day at the Olympic Village in Atlanta. All the while, however, the brand's infrastructure was crumbling amid management shake-ups.
Some say Swatch was not prepared for the huge task of marketing its role in the Olympics. There was speculation that the brand used up its ad budget before the Olympics even began. Were marketing dollars diverted from other Swatch Group brands to cover Swatch's enormous investment in the Olympics, as rumored? Hayek denies it. "Each brand has its own marketing budget," he says. "There is absolutely no switching between brands. In Atlanta we made a very heavy profit."
Swatch attracted more controversy when newspapers reported that Hayek had called for a boycott of American products in retaliation for sanctions proposed against Swiss banks. Hayek denies making the remark.
Swatch innovations. Swatch has been counting on new technological ventures to burnish its reputation. In October, Swatch's Telecom division introduced "Swatch the Beep Box," a new generation of pagers with a trackball and Internet linkup capability. But another project – a tiny, 59-mpg "Smart Car" – was abandoned just weeks after its hyped European launch. The Swatch Group sold its 19% share of Micro Compact Car, the vehicle's producer, to manufacturing partner Daimler-Benz AG, effective Oct. 31. Plans for making the car were scrapped because of several factors: insurmountable space problems, the difficulty of making the hybrid gas-and-electric-powered version, and Daimler-Benz's merger with Chrysler.
Swatch's most impressive innovation will be "Swatch Talk," a Dick Tracy-type watch with an integrated telephone and touch-sensitive number keys. Set for European launch in 1999, the $350 Swatch Talk won't be available in the United States until the new millennium owing to improper frequency protocols here. Unlike Europe and Asia, the United States doesn't have one universal frequency for cellular phones, making Swatch Talk impractical to launch now.
Meanwhile, the Access Swatch is going mainstream. This versatile watch stores information like a computer, acting as an access device that can be used as a ski lift ticket, ATM card, address book, or Medic-Alert-type bracelet storing a person's medical history. "Whenever something innovative comes out that has the Swatch name on it, no one is surprised," Gamard says.
Today, Swatch offers 19 diverse product lines. With successes like the ultra-thin Skin watch (14% of its sales), Irony metal watches, and 200-meter Scuba watches, the brand is segmenting its market to appeal to consumers of all demographics. "I initially ordered a crazy amount of Skin watches, and I sold out of them all," says Mati Weiderpass, co-owner of Watch World in New York.
New horizons. While Swatch has hit speed bumps in the United States, it's still a dominant force worldwide. The brand's international sales are up 12% to 14% this year compared to 1997, Hayek says. It's the main reason the Swatch Group's overall sales surpassed 3 billion Swiss francs this year.
Today, the brand that many credit as having saved the Swiss watch industry is poised to reinvent itself. Hayek remains optimistic about Swatch's U.S. business. "The United States is the country [where you can achieve the] impossible," he says. Wary retailers will believe it when they see it.


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As followers of Jesus we are each called to reach out to those who don't yet know him; to share our faith with others. My husband and I recently taught a class at our church on this very subject. It was called "A Fresh Approach to Sharing Your Faith." Most who attended were not really fresh, they had been around a long time but just wanted to see if we had something new to offer. We didn't, instead what we offered was very old, ancient even: Lead with your life.
Go where they are, do what they do, ask who they are and then listen while they tell you. It's the oldest form of "evangelism" there is. Show people who Jesus is by the way you live your life and the way you appreciate theirs and eventually they will want to look deeper.
Our lives are like my sister's doors, each so different and unique; those we are reaching out to are standing on one side watching and wondering. If they see character, steadiness and especially safety they'll ask what's behind that door and you'll have a chance to tell them, it's Jesus.
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A Horoscope for The Libra Months of September and October
An Important Libra HoroscopeYou are in a new moon cycle right now. You have no time for fooling around. It's time to put yourself in school or look at ways to advance in your career. Many careers are going to have a direct opening for you. If you believe in yourself, you can accomplish anything. Your best friends this month are going to be Virgo and Sagittarius.Make sure that you make a direct contact with them on a regular basis. Tell Virgo and Sagittarius your dreams and expectations in life. You are going to find that you tend to grow in happiness and peace as you take on new challenges. A great career for you would be in healthcare and the educational arts. You will find that your creative skills and love for people are going to open a lot more doors for you.Libras tend to be open minded about their world and what is happening all around them. You often must see for yourself what is going to happen and learn from your past mistakes. At this stage of your life, its not good to fool around. You need to just stay focused on what you want.Libras are often looking for a way to discover themselves. They often want to learn more about their own path in spirituality. If you look at your birthdate, you are going to find that clearing out your heart chakra right now will be good for you. Let go of the past since you can't bring it back. Libras have the tendency to want to be clearer headed. However, they often feel like they can't clear their mind out completely for various reasons. One of the main reasons is that they don't like to feel like they are going to be challenged for going after what they want.Libras tend to be clearer headed about taking on new challenges. Learn to listen to your inner spirit. Focus on your sixth sense and see what it is saying to you. It's time to just accept life for what it is. Nothing is going to be easy for you in this life. Remember that you have a few friends that will clearly make your day a lot more peaceful than it was before. Libra Zodiac Sign Facts Horoscope by Date of BirthIf you are born in September, your life is a fresh start. You share the same month as Virgo who has a high level of compatibility with you right about now. You should try and stay focused on your daily goals. Write down a schedule of what you want to accomplish for today. The new moon is telling us that you will soon see yourself accomplishing your mission for today. If you find that your day is full of chaos, its most likely because you have allowed your living situation to become less Feng Shui. Making sure that your home is in balance is the best way for things to become easier for you to understand. The fact that you are bon in September says that you are more spiritual than any other zodiac sign. The rest of the star signs must rely upon you for answers to their own spirituality. You care harmony and new beginnings in the atmosphere. You should talk about your faith to people. Let people know where you stand on prayer, meditation, reading spiritual books and reading self help material. What have you learned Libra about the future? What is it that you are trying to accomplish right now? If you are born in October, your month is in the Halloween month. This means that you have a reason for being afraid within you. This is a good fear. This means that you are cautious about making the right moves. To many times, other zodiac signs act before they plan. You are a planner Libra. You plan out what is going to work for today and you are cautious to make things happen tomorrow. You need to stay fixated and focused on what you want the most. It's important to always look at your own mind and see that it has a fresh start. Don't worry if you don't understand everything about astrology right now. Learn about astrology by reading books about it. One of my favorite astrology book authors is Linda Goodman. Astrology books will help you to find answers in your love life right about now. Try to stay connected to a zodiac sign that only wants to help you to see life as a fresh start. What's In the Cards for Libra? Libra Star SignThe stars are positioned for Libra right now because she is aligned with newness. Yes, a new start for something that is important. You can look at this as being a break for the heartaches that you have had to go through over the past several months. It looks like this is something that you must feel happy about. You only need to look at life and feel like you have a unique surrounding about you. You need to only look at your own self and feel like you have a bird on your shoulder chirping good things to you. Allow the universe to give you knowledge from the stars. Right now, you need to jot down what is working for you and what is not working for you. Focus on money and career mostly. You are in a time period right now where doors are opening for you. Don't squander your money away. Instead, save your money for a rainy day. Just because finances are opening for you right now doesn't mean that they will always stay closed in the future. In fact, opportunity often knocks at our door spontaneously. Libra star signs grow rather rapidly over time. When Libras chase love during their peak time, they find it. You should rapidly look at websites that can bring a loving partner to you. Some website brings good to you if they are focused on love, marriage and building a future with a soulmate. Psychics often say that the Libra zodiac sign gives great peace to a world that is often chaotic. Libra WomanShe is multi-talented, and her mind works like a computer. She can often take on multiple tasks and learn what is going to work for her. Libra women want to feel like they can absorb many tasks that are often difficult for people from all walks of life. She is often the woman that will bring simplicity to complex situations. A Libra woman is powerful and absorbs information rather quickly. A Libra woman wants to see a truthful and new beginning. As she approaches her memories, she must decide on whether some memories are worth holding onto.The Libra woman must be cautious of Leos and Scorpios right now. They are not a perfect match for you in love and business. Most Scorpios are clashing right now with Libras. Leos tend to feel like the can't be in control. They want to feel like they can be in control. However, life often teaches us that we don't' know as much as we think that we do. Libra women are tender and merciful. She is known for a forgiving heart and a mind that allows her to feel like there is a new start. Learning how to love is a great success that many Libra women have learned. A strong Libra woman works independently for her family. She knows how to make her life a bit more interesting by planning parties and events with someone that she holds true to her heart. Who is the Libra Zodiac? Libra women tend to enjoy the great outdoors and spending time with family and friends. She is the kind of person that is always looking to have fun and to enjoy her time with the family. Libra women have a lot of passion in love and enjoy a new beginning when they find something new and creative to do.The energy behind most Libra women today is that they enjoy spending time with people that they care for. We live in a fast-paced society and most women know that spending time with the person that you care about is most important. Some Libra women are social butterflies and love entertainment. She is often a woman that wants to be the center of attention. Libra women are generous and often give gifts away to family and friends. She is a giver at heart.If you want to capture the heart of a Libra woman, its important to flirt with her. It's important to not argue with her. She will make it known that she is not to be played with and she will win the argument. Libra women are friendly and expect you to be friendly as well. Give her a hello greeting every time that you see her at work or play. Let her know that she is being acknowledged. Nothing can stop a Libra. It is important to keep clear of her path. Let her know that you are there for her, but don't try to stop her from doing something that she desperately wants to do. You can't stop a fully charged Libra woman. October Zodiac SignIf you are a Libra born in October, you are most likely going to experience an itch to be in love during the months of April, May and June. The spring energy often gets you fully charged up for wanting to have a companion in your life. The October zodiac sign has power in it. Most other zodiac signs know that when the springtime comes, Libra is on the hunt for love. He/she will often say that they want and then charge after it. Libra men and women don't like to have anything out of place or order. They often want to see that their lives are full of deep ambition and new beginnings. You can easily look at your life and see that you are going to keep on getting the things that you want out of life. I find it to be interesting when Libras get married in the fall months. The fall months attach their planet into a star system that reigns on love. It is important to allow the Libra zodiac sign to be in charge and to communicate more effectively. In time, you will come to see that the Libra zodiac sign has its challenges on a day to day basis. Above all, Libras are often easy to get along with. A Horoscope for The Libra Months of September and Octoberby The Horoscope Expert | Jun 24, 2019 | LibraAn Important Libra Horoscope You are in a new moon cycle right now. You have no time for fooling around. It's time to put yourself in school or look at ways to advance in your career. Many careers are going to have a direct opening for you. If you believe in... Libra Woman and Virgo Man Have Similar Personality Traits and Make a Great Coupleby The Horoscope Expert | May 19, 2019 | LibraThe zodiac calendar tells us that Libra women and Virgo men get along great. In fact, their personality traits are similar. Libra women are often introverted and prefer spending time with one person rather than many. She is often a woman that is hard working,...
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We were in Singapore from April 13th – 15th and had a chance to look around the city, do some shopping and catch up with some cousins of mine who live there. Here are the highlights of what we did during our stay:
Singapore by night:
On our first night in Singapore we had dinner with my cousin Elian and her husband Teng Huat. We ate some great Thai food and then walked through the city to the waterfront. There are some beautiful buildings to see. Some are old and ornate and others big, new and contemporary. One particular building is fondly dubbed the 'Durian' by Singaporians for its round spikey shape that looks like a Durian fruit. The cityscape by night really is beautiful and was worth the long walk and the tired feet.
Excellent shopping:
On our second day in Singapore I took to the streets and the shopping malls to shop shop shop. There are something like 70 shopping malls in Singapore, plenty to keep me occupied all day. I started my morning by bargain hunting around Bugis St – a giant rabbit warren of covered stalls and little shops. In the afternoon Matt and I headed to Orchard Rd, the main shopping hub of Singapore. By the end of the day my feet were aching from walking around so many shopping malls!
Singapore Zoo Night Safari
Even though half the population of Singapore seemed to be at the Night Safari on the Saturday we were there it was still an enjoyable evening, The highlight would have to be watching the Lions pace around and hearing them roar to each other.
Eating yummy food
What can I say? There are cheap, tasty meals on offer everywhere you turn! On Sunday night before we left Singapore we had a meal with my cousins. We ate satay and prawns in an open-air food market and the food was delicious. Another favourite treat of mine that we ate here was ice kachang. Ice Kachang is a dessert with sweet red beans, corn, fruit and jelly cubes covered in a large mound of shaved ice drizzled with sweet syrups and coconut milk – it's perfect when sitting outdoors in the hot and humid weather. mmm, yum.
Sentosa Island
We spent Sunday on Sentosa Island. We enjoyed the cable car ride there and relaxing beside the beach for a little while.


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New Amazon device announcements!
Well, it's always nice to get one right! 🙂
I said last week:
"We've had strong rumors about new Fire TV devices: my guess is we will have the announcement by Tuesday (which is a traditional book announcement day)…"
Here is that Tuesday, and there are announcements!
Okay, okay…they haven't announced the new Fire TVs at the time I write this, but they did announce in this
they did announce a new
Fire HD 10″ with hands-free Alexa (at AmazonSmile: benefit a non-profit of your choice by shopping*)
and the day's not through yet. 😉
I haven't had time to look at this much yet, but I will later (it's available for pre-order, releasing October 11). The hands-free Alexa part is new: you can turn on a mode when it is on wi-fi that will let you address it like an Echo (but presumably, it won't hear you as well, since it won't have those far-field microphones).
One thing I checked right away was to see if it will have Alexa calling and the drop-in feature like the
Echo Show (at AmazonSmile: benefit a non-profit of your choice by shopping*)
which would have solved an issue for me when that device wonderfully enabled a sibling to "attend" another sibling's wedding.
How the Echo Show kept our family together at a wedding
Interestingly, they talk about how it is great for Skype calls! My guess is that they will enable Alexa calling on it (it's wi-fi isn't different from the Echo being able to do calls) before the end of the year.
I have to run, but I can't go without mentioning the price, which is only $149.99!
Also, there is this:
"Fire HD 10 also includes For You, a new personalized page on the tablet home screen that makes it easy for customers to quickly get back to reading, watching, playing or listening—and to quickly find what's next. For You learns what a customer loves to do on the tablet, and then presents personalized recommendations across a variety of entertainment categories like books, videos, songs, and apps to help customers get the most out of their tablet. Customers can also quickly access family photos from Prime Photos and see their local weather right from the For You home screen. The new For You page is also now available for customers on previous generation Fire tablets."
I think we could still get those Fire TV announcements today…or there may be announcements over the next few days, we'll see.
If you have comments (some of my readers have really insightful comments when new models are released), feel free to let me and my readers know by commenting on this post.
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Having your wedding ceremony in winter can be extremely magical when everything goes as planned. You'll need to consider the type of wedding cuisine, clothing and even venue that goes well with the season. Though it's the coldest season, you should make your guests feel warm and entertained at the same time. Here are ten things you should do for the ceremony to go on without a hitch.
1. Purchase Winter Accessories
The bride should choose a long sleeve wedding dress that will match the cold weather. The bride also needs to pick accessories for herself and her maids that will keep them warm during the ceremony. Good winter wedding accessories include a chic cardie, a cape, a veil, and a faux fur sole.
A velvet blazer is ideal for the groom and groomsmen. Velvet contains thick fabric that can keep the guys warm as the event is taking place. The velvet blazer will also make the guys look stylish and confident at the same time.
2. Invest in Stylish Winter Footwear
Brides always want to have the best looks during their wedding day. However, they don't need to feel cold for them to look good. A bride and her maids can consider getting stylish footwear such as boots for the cold season. The boots can also help them cope with the weather if it starts raining at the event.
The bride can also wear thick tights under the wedding dress to help beat the cold weather. No one will notice that the tights are in there since the wedding dress is usually long enough to reach the feet. The same thing applies to the bridesmaids.
The groom and groomsmen can opt for low-cut leather shoes or leather boots depending on their preferences. Leather shoes provide the best insulation to the feet especially when it's cold outside. One can also walk in them in the rain without damaging them.
3. Choose Suitable Makeup Products
You're likely to have dry skin or chapped lips during the winter season. You should keep your lips and skin moisturized during the wedding day. Consider using lip gloss, lipstick or moisturizer that can complement your skin or lips. Remember to carry a chapstick in your purse on that special day.
4. Shop for Glitter or Sequin Dresses
Most brides dream of walking down the aisle with glitter dresses on. However, these dresses are usually in high demand during the summer season. You'll easily find them at your local wedding dress store during the winter season. The dresses can make a bride look colorful at the event and the photo sessions.
5. Plan to Have One Venue
The wedding ceremony and reception are two related events that can either take place in one venue or different venues. Consider having these events in one venue or in venues that are quite near to each other. Having the ceremony and reception at one place or close places will reduce the time needed by the guests to get there during harsh weather conditions.
Plan to give your guests extra travel time since harsh weather conditions are prevalent in the winter. The extra travel time will allow your guests to beat the traffic and get to the venue before the ceremony starts. You can give them a time allowance of 40 minutes.
6. Hire Someone to Keep Guests' Coats Safe
For your holiday wedding to be fruitful, it should fully cater to the needs of the guests. You can make the guests feel more comfortable by having someone take their coats at the reception. The hired individual should keep the coats in a safe and accessible place.
You can ask the wedding caterers to serve the guests a hot drink once they arrive. The hot drink will make them feel warm and cherished. You can also use it as a gesture of thanking them for making it to your special day.
7. Decorate the Venue
Part of the wedding planning activities should include decorating the venue. Decorations with warm gold, black, burgundy, and berry red tones are ideal for a winter wedding venue. You can also use extra wintry romance with a hint of tartan or lots of natural green colors. The colors and tones help the venue look warmer regardless of the temperature levels that are outside.
Romantic candle lights are great for decorating the reception and ceremony space. They will light up space since it will be quite dark outside. Use the decorations in moderation to avoid making the venue look messy.
8. Choose Winter Cake Toppers & Wedding Favors
Portland, Oregon is among the best places in the world to have your winter wedding. Besides finding inexpensive winter wedding décor in the city, you'll also find winter cake toppers. The cake toppers can make your wedding cake retain its original look as the ceremony progresses.
Your Portland wedding won't be complete without you choosing winter wedding favors. Examples of favors that you'll find in Portland, Oregon include a little bottle of Baileys, candy canes and mulled wine spices. Others include cookies, sparklers, pashminas, and blankets.
9. Hire the Best Wedding Videographer
Since it usually gets dark very early during the winter season, your wedding videographer should organize for more lighting appliances for the video sessions. Consider taking video before the event begins if you want to utilize natural light. Remember to discuss your options with the videographer to have your winter wedding documented properly in the film(s).
10. Have Umbrellas On Stand By
The weather can change drastically when you're exchanging vows or having a good time with the guests at the reception. Ensure there are sufficient umbrellas in the ceremony and reception venues in case it starts raining. Opt for simple and black umbrellas. You can even use them in the photo sessions.
Winter weddings aren't as sophisticated as most brides or grooms believe. With proper planning, you can make both the ceremony and reception colorful. Planning, in this case, involves finding the right experts and items that can make your wedding memorable. It also involves taking adequate time to evaluate the value that the experts and items will add to your special day.


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Academic experience
At City I studied a mixture of core psychology courses and arts/social science electives. One of my electives was 'Performing Arts in London', which I highly recommend if you are a theatre lover or just want to see some live performances for a great price!
For my core courses, I found the academic system very different, particularly when it came to exams. Previously, I had only taken multiple choice/short answer exams at a university level. At City, however, all my exams consisted of essay questions. I found the assignments a lot more challenging to complete, as I was not used to the marking system.
I would recommend asking your lecturer to explain the marking criteria to you, as this would have helped me significantly.
Personal experience
First and foremost, the experience helped me to become more independent, particularly when it came to travelling.
Besides exploring London, I was also able to explore a lot of Europe and visited places I hadn't thought of visiting before such as Scandinavia and Switzerland. I also learnt a lot about other cultures from the people I was living with, as they were from such places as USA, South Korea, and Poland. The whole exchange was a constant learning experience.
I lived at one of City's halls of residence called Liberty Court. The location was the best thing about living there. It was only a 10-minute walk from the University and was only a 15-minute walk from the heart of London. In fact, as I was walking back from University each day, I could see St Pauls and the Shard on the horizon.
My advice for future students about housing would be to find somewhere with a good location. In my opinion, it is better to pay that little bit extra to not have to travel too far, especially given the price of travel in London is quite high compared to Brisbane.
Compared to Brisbane, things such as food, clothing and alcohol are a lot cheaper, but transport and accommodation are more expensive.
Food can be extremely cheap if you shop at the right places; Iceland and Tesco for example. Transport in London was quite cheap – a bus trip anywhere in the city costs £1.50 and a tube trip costs £2.30. Transport outside of the city costs a lot more, however.
Costs can be reduced significantly by buying a student oyster, and 16-25 railcard.
Travelling can be relatively cheap if you book some time in advance. Flight prices go up significantly the longer you leave it to book so it is a good idea to plan your trips as soon as you can.
I budgeted £7000 (including accommodation costs, excluding flights).
Academic development and employability
Participation in an exchange has definitely enhanced my academic development and employability. Being able to learn and be assessed in a new style will be of great benefit to me, should I ever have to take exams in that way in the future.
Whilst on exchange, I was very lucky to be able to get research experience with one of the psychology professors at the university. This not only taught me a lot about the particular area she was researching but also meant I gained contacts in the UK, should I return there in the future.
Aside from being able to see all my family again, the single highlight of my experience was the day I finished my last exam.
I was silly and left all my sightseeing and souvenir shopping to the last week, so I went on a jam-packed tourist adventure after I finished my exams. I felt like a child at Disneyland that day, although I definitely recommend spreading your sightseeing adventures over your whole time and not the last week!
At the end of the day, I fulfilled my childhood dream and went to see S Club 7 in concert, which was as amazing as it was a decade ago! The broad range of theatre productions and music concerts you can attend is definitely one of the greatest things about London.
Top tips
- Definitely go, if you can
- Even if an advisor initially tells you it can't be done, try to work out courses for yourself, as it might still be possible.
- Plan trips early and book in advance to save money and prevent yourself from missing out on visiting places you really want to.
- Take earlier exams if you can, to leave room at the end of your exchange for travelling.
- Try to take as many electives as possible so you can be a bit more lenient with how much you study.
- Prepare banking options before you go, as you probably won't be able to open a bank account whilst you are there.
- Don't EVER think 'Oh I'll do that later on, I'm here for 6 months!' The time goes by a lot faster than you think and before you know it you are busy with uni work travelling, or maybe even having to return home a few weeks earlier than you planned.
- When booking flights for travelling, be mindful of what airport you are flying into. If one flight is cheaper but it flies into an airport miles away from the city centre, it isn't worth it.
- When travelling, make sure at least someone you are with can use their phone data overseas. Google Maps makes navigating around strange cities an awful lot easier.
- Finally, make friends with people in your lectures. It's great making friends with all the other exchange students but the best way to learn about a city is through the locals.


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"I carried you. I carry you. I will carry you still. In my arms in my heart, always will." – Unknown
Benefits of Babywearing
Babywearing is a super useful parenting tool. Not only is it good for your baby but it helps you out too. Babywearing is an amazing tool for partners, dads, grandparents, and babysitters as well!
It can take a little practice at first for you and your baby to get used to it, but trust me, it's worth the effort.
Keep calm and babywear on mama!
Free Hands
Babywearing can give you 2 free hands to get things done when your baby refuses to be put down.
Calm Baby
Babies love being near mama. Hearing their mother's heartbeat while they sleep and skin-to-skin contact can help regulate baby's temperature. Babies who are held tend to cry less.
Multiple Children
Babywearing can help when you have multiple children. So you can tend to baby and your other children.
Because babies cry less when they are carried, they are in a calmer state of mind and can more easily focus and take in their surroundings. Basically helping your baby learn.
Multiple Children
Babywearing can help when you have multiple children. So you can tend to baby and your other children.
Because babies cry less when they are carried, they are in a calmer state of mind and can more easily focus and take in their surroundings. Basically helping your baby learn.
Frequent Nursing
It can help you as a parent when baby is cluster feeding or wanting to nurse frequently. Just throw baby in the carrier and breastfeed as long as they want!
Soothing Baby
It can help soothe baby to sleep when nothing else works. Especially when baby is with another person besides mom and doesn't have the option to nurse.
Sensory Processing
Babywearing can help children with sensory processing challenges or children who get overwhelmed or overstimulated easily.
Pet Safety
Have rowdy pets? Keep baby safe by wearing them! No need to worry about your furry family members hitting the baby swing while baby's in it or bothering baby when on the floor.
It keeps your child contained when running errands. You don't have to worry about them running around, potentially getting lost, or pulling things off the shelves.
Secure and Safe
Babywearing can be an amazing tool for keeping your child calm and feeling safe when in unfamiliar environments.
Are you convinced?
Babywearing has many benefits beyond these 10 reasons. If you have the option to babywear, try it out and see how it can positively impact your life during those early weeks, months, and years. Learn more about different babywearing options here.
The Benefits of Babywearing – By Dr. Sears
Benefits of Babywearing – By Le Leche League
Benefits of Babywearing – By Mom Loves Best
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Can you name all the breeds pictured here?
Which one is your favorite?
Anyone have this actual poster?
Monday, January 30, 2012
Mothers of the Human Race
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Holstein, Guernsey , Jersey , Ayrshire and Simmental , maybe an Angus ?ReplyDelete
Holstein, Jersey, Murray Grey?, SimmentalReplyDelete
Bonnie Mohr - "Foster Mothers of the Human Race" - Ayshire, Guernsey, Jersey, Milking Shorthorn, Red & White, Holstein-Friesian and Brown Swiss.ReplyDelete
Holsteins were my life for many years!
Joan, You are correct. Good Job!ReplyDelete
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This is a book that I picked up years ago in a book sale. It's been sat on my bookshelf for years in the To-Read list. I'm quickly realising that I have limited time for reading in my busy schedule. So I have recently discovered and subscribed to a 1 book a month plan on audible.
The audiobook popped on a list that was for sale for about £1.99 (I'd already had my freebie for the month). It was irresistible – especially since it's being read by the author.
So with all my knitting and walking at lunch I've been able to listen to it. It's a great way of making my time more efficient – especially when it's relevant to marketing and so hits the 'useful for work'. Triple win!
The first thing I have to comment on is that Seth Godin is really easy to listen too. He is obviously really enthusiastic about his chosen specialist topic and this makes it more engaging.
In terms of the content, this looks into the concept of tribes and how you can use this for marketing. It's a really new way of looking at marketing – and really building on the concept of branding being a loyal fan base that I learnt during the Future Learn Branding Course.
His theory is that if you can create a tribe with loyal fans then your organisation can grow. People will talk about you and spread the concept of what you are. From this they will return again and again – but next time they will bring friends.
I'm spending nearly every sentence going – "I completely get what you are saying" and "that makes so much sense". It's really motivational and really makes me want to push myself and try something new.
It's leaving me with a sense of inspiration (and a firecracker up my arse to go and change things). There are things I can apply for work and for promotion of my blog. It's time to stop being afraid to try things and just get on and do it.
I thiught I would share encase this also applied to you. If it does, I really hope it helps.


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Thomas Farmen: Bessie's Story
Join us for an inspiring evening in the bookshop - complete with a happy dog story! Thomas Farmen & his beautiful chocolate lab Bessie are coming to Woodstock to share their tale of taking what life throws at you and aging gracefully. Bessie's Story: Watching the Lights Go Out is the story of a charming, brave dog who gradually loses her eyesight. The author leads the reader from the unexpected diagnosis of terminal blindness for his beloved four-year-old pet through the two-and-a-half year transition to sightlessness. In the process, Bessie unwittingly becomes an expert mentor and teacher for the high-wire act of growing older with grace and optimism.
About the Book: This is the first-person non-fiction account of several years in the lives of a man approaching retirement and his chocolate Lab as she gradually loses her sight. It painstakingly traces the subtle but inexorable changes in Bessie, an exuberant passionate retriever and lover of humanity, as she struggles to make sense of a world of increasing darkness and learns to compensate for her disability. As Bessie adapts, so does he; his behaviors alter in response to her behaviors. He becomes more watchful, mindful, compassionate, and also ingenious as he dreams up ways to make her life easier and better. His love for her grows and grows.
About the Author: Thomas W. Farmen is the Headmaster Emeritus of Rumsey Hall School in Washington, Connecticut. He and his wife Ashley worked in partnership at the school for over four decades and now live in rural New Hampshire. Dog owners for all of their forty-plus years of marriage, the Farmens travel, pursue a variety of outdoor interests and are active volunteers. Ashley is a New Hampshire Granite State Ambassador. Tom serves on the board for several non-profit organizations, including Special Olympics of New Hampshire, and is an ambassador at Mount Sunapee ski area. The Farmens have two grown sons.
This event is free and open to all.
Valley News Thursday, February 21st, 2019 "A Dog's Insight: Account of a pet's blindness offers a lesson in grace"


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Southwest Fare Sale, One-Way Flights Start at $44
Southwest has a 3-day sale with prices starting at low as $44 one-way. You'll find the lowest price on a handful of routes, but there's more discounted fares for a bit more. Let's take a look.
The Offer
Fares starting from $44 or 2,296 points one-way. Book by June 8, 2017 for:
- Domestic travel valid August 22 through December 13, 2017.
- Travel to/from San Juan, Puerto Rico valid September 6 through December 7, 2017.
- International travel valid August 22 through December 13, 2017.
$44 Fares
- Boise, ID to Spokane, WA
- Greenville/Spartanburg, SC to Atlanta, GA
- Memphis, TN to Chicago (Midway), IL
- Memphis, TN to Houston (Hobby), TX
- Omaha, NE to Chicago (Midway), IL
Check all available fares here.
Offer Terms
- Must book by June 8, 2017, 11:59 p.m. in the respective time zone of the originating city.
- 21-day advance purchase required
- Domestic travel blacked out September 1, September 4, & November 17-28, 2017.
- Sale fares to international destinations blacked out September 1-2 and November 18-20, 2017; sale fares from international destinations blacked out September 4-6 and November 25-28, 2017.
- Domestic travel is not valid on Fridays and Sundays. Travel to Florida and Nevada and from Florida to Nevada is valid only on Sundays through Wednesdays. Travel from Florida and Nevada and from Nevada to Florida is valid only on Tuesdays through Fridays.
- Travel to/from San Juan, Puerto Rico is valid Monday – Thursday.
- International travel is valid only on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.
- Points bookings do not include taxes, fees, and other government/airport charges of at least $5.60 per one way flight
- Nonrefundable
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Grease and flour two 9-inch round baking pans or one 13x9x2-inch baking pan.
Combine sugar, flour, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder and salt in large bowl. Add eggs, buttermilk, coffee, oil and vanilla; beat on medium speed of mixer 2 minutes (batter will be thin). Pour batter into prepared pans.
Bake 30 to 35 minutes for round pans, 35 to 40 minutes for rectangular pan or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pans to wire racks. Cool completely. Frost as desired. 10 to 12 servings.
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Category Archives: Dairy free
Low fat Chocolate Brownies
100 ml (4 fl oz) sunflower oil, plus extra to grease
500 g (18oz) dark chocolate (70% cocoa solids), broken up
8 medium eggs
300 g (10ozs) light muscovado sugar
2 tsps vanilla extract
150 g (6oz) plain flour gluten free
1 tsp baking powder gluten free
2 tbsp cocoa powder
* optional100 grams (4 ozs) walnuts
Preheat oven to 180°C (160°C fan) mark 4.
Lightly grease and line two 20.5cm (8in) square tins with baking parchment.
Melt the chocolate in a heatproof bowl set over a pan of barely simmering water (make sure the base of the bowl doesn't touch the water).
Lift bowl off the pan, set aside to cool (if too hot the brownie may not cook in the middle).
Beat in the eggs, sugar, vanilla, oil and a pinch of salt in a large bowl with a handheld electric whisk until pale and thick.
Sift the flour, baking and cocoa powder over and add the *walnuts and cooled chocolate.
Fold together with a large metal spoon.
Scrape mixture into the prepared tin, level and scatter over topping* (if using).
Bake for 20-25min or until set.
Cool completely in tin before cutting into squares.
Optional Toppings:
A good handful of fresh raspberries and blanced almond slithers or broken walnuts or chopped mixed nuts.
Dusting of icing sugar and/or popping candy
To Store:
The brownie without raspberries, will keep well wrapped in foil or in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 4 days. Adding fresh fruit shortens the shelf life (if it last that long in your household!).
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Banana Berry Smoothie
Serves 2 (or halved for 1)
2 ripe bananas
400 grams of berries
Berries of your choice either one type or a variety (whatever takes your fancy) blackberries, strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, mulberries, cranberries, loganberries
200 ml almond milk (or another dairy free milk of choice)
2 tablespoons of honey, agave (or maple syrup or another of your choice)
2 tablespoons of linseeds
Put all ingredients carefully into a blender and blend thoroughly, add crushed ice, if preferred especially on warmer days.
Serve chilled and immediately in tall glasses.
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Banana detox smoothie ~ burns fat!?
◾1 banana
◾1 orange or kiwi
◾1 cup of dairy-free or low-fat yogurt
◾1 tablespoon coconut oil
◾¼ tablespoon ginger powder
◾2 tablespoons flax seeds/linseeds
Mix all the ingredients in a blender. Drink immediately!
Apple and blackberry crumble
Fruit mixture
6 medium small apples peeled and chopped
150 – 200 g blackberries washed
2 ozs or 50 g sugar
100ml boiling water
Mix water and sugar together.
Pour into an 2lb/2L ovenproof dish
Add apples coat in sugar solution.
Add blackberries over the top.
125 g or 4 ozs of sugar
175 g or 6 ozs of butter or dairy free alternative cubed
250 g or 8 ozs of plain flour (gluten free) or half plain (gluten free) and half ground almonds
Cinnamon to sprinkle over at the end
Add dry ingredients to a bowl and add butter, rub in the butter until the mixtures resembles that if fine breadcrumbs.
Spread the mixture over the fruit mixture.
Sprinkle cinnamon over the top.
Bake for 40 minutes on Gas Mark 5 or 190 degrees C.
Raspberries with crumble mixture half plain half ground almonds
Raspberries and peaches or nectarines
A mixture of various berries
Cherries and berries
Raspberry and apple
Apple and pear
Pear and almond
Tinned fruits – drained theses will be quicker to cook so 20 minutes on 200 degrees or gas mark 6 will cook and brown the crumble.
Variations of spices:
Choose one or a variety of a few, depending on personal preferences:
Mixed ground spice
Star Anise
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"a (whole) apple a day keeps the doctor away"
The saying
"an apple a day keeps the doctor away"
only applies if one consumes the whole apple, along with the pips!
If you eat the whole apple the pips (seeds) contain a tiny amount if cyanide which cant harm you but can make your body an unhappy environment for pathogens resulting in being less ill!
Although, the pips contain a small amount of cyanide they are coated, thus preventing the body absorbing cyanide! Even if you bite or crush the seeds the amount still is not enough to harm you! In fact, our body builds up a resistance and becomes immune!
Bring out the apples! Pips 'n' all!
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Di- accharides
A diet low in FODMAP's may be of benefit to some IBS (Irritable Bowel Syndrome) sufferers as it removes or alleviates symptoms of bloating, wind, abdominal pain with alternating bowel habits between constipation and diarrhoea with or without nausea and vomiting, but not all! Neither will it remove other physiological symptoms such as skin conditions, joint pain and discomfort, headaches or migraines.
A diet high, FODMAP's (fruits, dairy, vegetables and grain cereals) are a category of carbohydrates, which rapidly fermented in the gut/ intestine.
It is important when speaking with your GP that you ask to be referred to a registered dietician with FODMAP approach training.
The low FODMAP diet is complex and so it is advisable to speak with a dietician, and one who is registered and experienced with this specialist diet. This is important as it is all to easy to begin a diet but omit certain foods which subsequently will also mean that either we do not benefit fully or we miss out on essential vitamins and minerals, this can have a detrimental affect on our body through lack of nutrition. Without the appropriate knowledge of foods, ingredients, processed foods, labels and eating out we can easily read information wrongly as some ingredients are 'hidden' being called different names like E numbers. There is a lot of confusing advice, some research has become outdated, then there is new research, and it is all too easy to read information on the internet to follow it to our detriment or even peril. It can also become ineffective.
The FODMAP diet is relatively new, so it is possible that a GP or gastroenterologist does not know if this diet, ask for them to refer you to a registered dietician to receive the correct up-to-date information. There are FODMAP trained dieticians working in the NHS and privately both may require referrals from your GP or consultant private dieticians may also require a referral. A vast amount of research and training is being undertaken a growing number of registered dieticians who are skilled in the delivery of the low FODMAP diet with formal training at a variety of global institutions.
High FODMAP
Vegetables and Legumes
- Garlic – avoid entirely if possible
- Onions – avoid entirely if possible
- Artichoke
- Asparagus
- Baked beans
- Beetroot
- Black eyed peas
- Broad beans
- Butter beans
- Cauliflower
- Celery – greater than 5cm of stalk
- Kidney beans
- Leeks
- Mange Tout
- Mushrooms
- Peas
- Savoy Cabbage
- Soy beans
- Split peas
- Scallions / spring onions (bulb / white part)
- Shallots
Fruit – fruits can contain high fructose
- Apples
- Apricots
- Avocado
- Blackberries
- Cherries
- Currants
- Dates
- Feijoa
- Figs
- Grapefruit
- Lychee
- Mango
- Nectarines
- Peaches
- Pears
- Persimmon
- Plums
- Pomegranate
- Prunes
- Raisins
- Tinned fruit in apple / pear juice
- Watermelon
Meats, Poultry and Meat Substitutes
- Chorizo
- Sausages
- Processed meat – check ingredients
Cereals, Grains, Breads, Biscuits, Pasta, Nuts and Cakes
- Wheat containing products such (be sure to check labels):
- Biscuits
- Breadcrumbs
- Cashews
- Cakes
- Croissants
- Crumpets
- Egg noodles
- Muffins
- Regular noodles
- Pastries
- Pasta made from wheat
- Sourdough
- Udon noodles
- Wheat bread
- Wheat cereals
- Wheat flour
- Wheat rolls
- Wheatgerm
- Barley
- Bran cereals
- Couscous
- Gnocchi
- Muesli
- Pistachios
- Rye
- Semolina
Condiments, Sweets, Sweeteners and Spreads
- Agavae
- Fructose
- Gravy, if it contains onion
- High fructose corn syrup (HFCS)
- Honey
- Milk chocolate
- Relish
- Stock cubes
- Sugar free sweets containing polyols – usually ending in -ol or isomalt
- Inulin
- Isomalt
- Maltitol
- Mannitol
- Sorbitol
- Xylitol
Prebiotic Foods
- The follow items can be added to yoghurts, snack bars etc:
- FOS – fructooligosaccharides
- Inulin
- Oligofructose
- Beer – if drinking more than one bottle
- Dandelion tea
- Fruit and herbal teas with apple added
- Fruit juices in large quantities
- Fruit juices made of apple, pear, mango
- Orange juice in quantities over 100ml
- Rum
- Sodas containing High Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS)
- Soy milk made with soy beans – commonly found in USA
- Sports drinks
- Tea, fennel
- Tea, chamomile
- Tea, oolong
- Wine – if drinking more than one glass
Dairy Foods
- Buttermilk
- Cream cheese
- Cream
- Custard
- Ice cream
- Milk – cow, goat and sheep
- Sour cream
- Yoghurt – including greek yogurt
egetables and Legumes
- Alfalfa
- Bamboo shoots
- Bean sprouts
- Bok choy / pak choi
- Broccoli – avoid large servings
- Brussel sprouts – 1 serving of 2 sprouts
- Butternut squash – 1/4 cup
- Cabbage – 1 serving of 1 cup
- Carrots
- Celery – less than 5cm of stalk
- Collard greens
- Corn / sweet corn- if tolerable and only in small amounts – 1/2 cob
- Courgette
- Chick peas – 1/4 cup
- Chilli – if tolerable
- Chives
- Cucumber
- Eggplant / aubergine
- Fennel
- Green beans
- Green pepper (green bell pepper)
- Ginger
- Kale
- Leek leaves
- Lentils – in small amounts
- Lettuce
- Marrow
- Okra
- Olives
- Parsnip
- Radish
- Red peppers (red bell pepper)
- Potato
- Pumpkin
- Pumpkin, canned – 1/4 cup, 2.2 oz
- Scallions / spring onions (green part)
- Silverbeet / chard
- Spaghetti squash
- Spinach, baby
- Squash
- Swede
- Sweet potato – 1/2 cup
- Tomato – avoid cherry tomato
- Turnip
- Yam
- Zucchini
- Bananas
- Blueberries
- Boysenberry
- Cantaloupe
- Cranberry
- Clementine
- Dragonfruit
- Grapes
- Honeydew and Galia melons
- Kiwifruit
- Lemon including lemon juice
- Lime
- Mandarin
- Orange
- Passion fruit
- Paw paw
- Papaya
- Pineapple
- Raspberry
- Rhubarb
- Strawberry
- Tangelo
Meats, Poultry and Meat Substitutes
- Chicken
- Beef
- Lamb
- Pork
- Prosciutto
- Quorn, mince
- Turkey
- Cold cuts / deli meat / cold meats such as ham and turkey breast
Fish and Seafood
- Canned tuna
- Fresh fish e.g.
- Salmon
- Cod
- Haddock
- Plaice
- Trout
- Seafood (ensuring nothing else is added) e.g.
- Crab
- Lobster
- Shrimp
- Mussels
- Oysters
Cereals, Grains, Breads, Biscuits, Pasta, Nuts and Cakes
- Wheat free or gluten free breads
- Bread made from oats, rice, corn, and potato flours
- Wheat free or gluten free pasta
- Buckwheat noodles
- Rice noodles
- Porridge and oat based cereals
- Cornflakes – 1/2 cup
- Rice bran
- Rice Krispies
- Almonds – max of 15
- Amaranth
- Brazil nuts
- Bulgur / bourghal – 1/4 cup cooked, 44g serving
- Buckwheat
- Buckwheat flour
- Brown rice / whole grain rice
- Cornflour / maize
- Crispbread
- Corncakes
- Coconut – milk, cream, flesh
- Corn tortillas, 3 tortillas
- Hazelnuts – max of 15
- Macadamia – max of 10
- Millet
- Oats
- Oatcakes
- Peanuts
- Pecans – max of 15
- Pine nuts – max of 15
- Polenta
- Popcorn
- Potato chips, plain
- Potato flour
- Pumpkin seeds – max of 1 – 2 tbsp
- Quinoa
- Rice cakes
- Rice crackers
- Rice flour
- Sesame seeds – max of 1 – 2 tbsp
- Spelt
- Sunflower seeds – max of 1 – 2 tbsp
- Sorgum
- Tortilla chips
- Walnuts – max of 10
- White rice
Condiments, Sweets, Sweeteners and Spreads
- Aspartame
- Acesulfame K
- Barbecue sauce
- Chocolate, dark
- Chutney, 1 tablespoon
- Fish sauce
- Garlic infused oil
- Golden syrup
- Glucose
- Jam / jelly, strawberry
- Ketchup (USA) – 1 sachet
- Maple syrup
- Marmalade
- Mayonnaise – ensuring no garlic or onion in ingredients
- Mustard
- Olive oil
- Oyster sauce
- Pesto sauce – less than 1 tbsp
- Peanut butter
- Saccharine
- Soy sauce
- Stevia
- Sweet and sour sauce
- Sucralose
- Sugar – also called sucrose
- Tomato sauce (outside USA) – 2 sachets, 13g
- Vegemite
- Vinegar, balsamic – less than 2 tbsp
- Vinegar, rice wine
- Worcestershire sauce
- Alcohol – is an irritant to the gut, limited intake advised:
- Beer – limited to one drink
- Clear spirits such as Vodka
- Gin
- Whiskey
- Wine – limited to one drink
- Coffee, espresso, regular or decaffeinated, black
- Coffee, espresso, regular or decaffeinated, with up to 250ml lactose free milk
- Coffee, instant, regular or decaffeinated, black
- Coffee, instant, regular or decaffeinated, with up to 250ml lactose free milk
- Espresso, regular, black
- Fruit juice, 125ml and safe fruits only
- Lemonade – in low quantities
- Soya milk made with soy protein
- Sugar free fizzy drinks / soft drinks / soda – such as diet coke, in low quantities as aspartame and acesulfame k can be irritants
- 'Sugar' fizzy drinks / soft drinks / soda that do no contain HFCS such as lemonade, cola. Limit intake due to these drinks being generally unhealthy and can cause gut irritation
- Tea, black, weak e.g. PG Tips
- Tea, chai, weak
- Tea, fruit and herbal, weak – ensure no apple added
- Tea, green
- Tea, peppermint
- Tea, white
- Water
Dairy Foods and Eggs
- Butter
- Cheese, brie
- Cheese, camembert
- Cheese, cheddar
- Cheese, cottage
- Cheese, feta
- Cheese, goat / chevre
- Cheese, mozzarella
- Cheese, ricotta – 2 tablespoons
- Cheese, swiss
- Dairy free chocolate pudding
- Eggs
- Gelato
- Lactose free milk
- Lactose free yoghurt
- Margarine
- Oat milk
- Parmesan cheese
- Rice milk
- Sorbet
- Soy protein (avoid soya beans)
- Swiss cheese
- Tempeh
- Tofu
- Whipped cream
Cooking ingredients, Herbs and Spices
- Herbs: Basil, Cilantro, Coriander, Mint, Oregano, Parsley, Rosemary, Tarragon, Thyme
- Spices: All spice, Cinnamon, Cumin, Five spice, Paprika, Turmeric
- Baking powder
- Baking soda
- Cocoa powder
- Cream, 1/2 cup
- Gelatine
- Ghee
- Icing sugar
- Lard
- Salt
- Vegetable oil
Embrace Life! Embrace grace! Embrace Liberty!
For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace.
Romans 6:14
It saddens me that society is robbing people of happiness… as they put themselves down for being obese as they think others look at them in this was because of the media. Also they can think that The Lord God views them in the same way. However, God looks on the heart, man looks on the outward appearance.
God knows our thoughts, feelings, worries, concerns. He wants us to be happy not obsessed with fitting into the society.
God knows our needs and what is best for us and wants us to live for Him! Sometimes our health may be out of our control and all we can do I eat well, sleep well and exercise.
God wants us to live the best life which I the best life! We are set free by grace in Jesus from sin and its snares we need fear nothing! Jesus conquered sin, death, grace, data and so we must live as lives set free!
Sin has no power over us – "no condemnation now I dread, Jesus is mine and I in Him"
Jesus restores us by grace!
My restoration not condemnation!
Jesus forgiveness has dealt with my past!
I will have a perfect eternal body with Jesus.
Embrace grace through Christ's sacrifice + embrace new life & health = 100% freedom in Christ!
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'Tabouleh' quinoa salad
An adapted 'Tabouleh' recipe using quinoa instead of bulger wheat, a similar adaptation can be made to substitute couscous with quinoa in Mediterranean dishes.
2 cups of cooked quinoa
1 red onion, finely chopped
4 vine tomatoes, finely chopped
1 medium cucumber, finely chopped
200g of feta cheese or Goats cheese or Free From alternative
3 tablespoon of extra virgin olive oil
Juice of 1 lemon
Bunch of chopped mint
Freshly ground black pepper
Sea salt to taste
Simple method
1. Place all ingredients into a large bowl and carefully toss.
2.Serve in glass dishes.
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What is a food allergy or intolerance?
A food allergy is sometimes used to describe all adverse reactions to food, the term is more often used to refer specifically to food reactions that are mediated by the immune system.
To protect us from illness and disease, our immune systems protect us from illnesses and diseases so are continuously trying to lessen the danger represented by substances called antigens. Antigens are parts of proteins that our bodies recognize as dangerous and take steps to neutralize. Antigens can be found most anywhere there is protein – in foods, of course, but also in microorganisms like bacteria.
When our immune cells identify a dangerous antigen, they act to neutralize it and prevent it from causing harm in the body. When antigens from bacteria or viruses interact with our cells, we can get the flu, or the common cold. We don't get the flu from food antigens, but we can get a wide range of immune-related symptoms that range from sniffles to hives to anaphylactic shock.
Immediate versus Delayed Hypersensitivity
Allergic reactions to food, also called food hypersensitivities, are further classified as either immediate or delayed. Immediate hypersensitivity reactions occur within hours or even a few minutes after a food is eaten, typically causing very obvious physical symptoms such as a rash, the hives, a running nose, or a headache.
In rare cases, immediate hypersensitivity reactions can cause anaphylactic shock, a life-threatening condition in which the throat swells and blocks the passage of air. Immediate hypersensitivities affect only a small percentage of the population.
Immediate Reactions to Food
The foods that are most often implicated as the cause of immediate allergic responses include milk, eggs, peanuts, tree nuts (walnuts), soy, strawberries, wheat, fish and shellfish. Many people with immediate food hypersensitivities must completely eliminate the offending food from their diet to avoid the serious symptoms.
Delayed Reactions to Food
Many of the same foods that are known to cause immediate hypersensitivities in a small number of people, have been implicated as a cause of delayed or "masked" food allergies in much larger numbers of individuals. Delayed food hypersensitivity reactions are believed to affect millions of people; some physicians have suggested that as many as 60% of all Americans suffer from masked food allergies.
These reactions may be responsible for a variety of symptoms including dark circles or puffiness under the eyes, fluid retention, dermatitis, sinus congestion, fatigue, abdominal pain or discomfort, joint inflammation, mood swings, indigestion, headaches, chronic ear infections, asthma, poor memory, anxiety and depression.
As the name suggests, delayed hypersensitivities do not appear immediately after consuming a particular food. In fact, in most cases the immune response is so delayed that it is difficult to determine which food is causing the symptoms, and many people are unaware that they are sensitive to certain foods.
Only through careful dietary manipulation, such as an Elimination Diet or Rotation Diet, is it usually possible to identify these hidden food allergies. The foods most often associated with delayed hypersensitivities include dairy products, eggs, wheat, soy products, peanuts, shellfish, and refined sugar.
Food Intolerance are immune-mediated food allergies represent one type of adverse food reaction. Another type of adverse food reaction is called food intolerance. Food intolerance is an umbrella term that refers to any abnormal physiological response to a food that is not caused by an antibody/antigen reaction. For example, some food intolerances are caused by enzyme deficiencies, while others are caused by poor function of the digestive tract or a sensitivity to a natural or synthetic chemical.
Lactose Intolerance is the most common food intolerance, which affects as many as 30% of adults, additionally it is particularly common in people of African and Asian heritage.
People with lactose intolerance do not produce enough of the digestive enzyme called lactase, which breaks down the milk sugar (lactose) found in dairy products. When too much undigested lactose makes its way into the large intestine, people suffer from gas and/or diarrhoea.
Wheat intolerance, wheat allergy, and wheat sensitivity are all terms frequently used to described adverse reaction to this food. Wheat is unique when it comes to adverse food reactions, particularly because it has long been classified as the primary "gluten grain" and because its research history has been both complicated and controversial. Understanding allergy-related issues associated with gluten is important for understanding problems connected to wheat.