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Just call John Hickenlooper the Silver Fox
John Hickenlooper, the recently re-elected (by a whisker) governor of Colorado, should be called the new "silver fox" for his work on water sharing, in memory of Delphus Carpenter, who earned that title back in 1922. That year, Carpenter cajoled seven Western states into signing the historic agreement that divvied up the Colorado River.
Hickenlooper was certainly wily as a fox when he brokered a difficult deal this summer between the oil and gas industry and Colorado Democratic Rep. Jared Polis. Hickenlooper got Polis to back down from his campaign to put anti-fracking legislation on the ballot, and created a bipartisan commission to work out tougher fracking rules. Hickenlooper avoided a messy political battle while also spurring a fracking pact and developing a first-ever statewide water plan. It was the kind of thing Delphus Carpenter might have done.
Hickenlooper did something revolutionary when he signed a water plan for the entire state, and now, what he calls regional round tables are working hard to find ways to turn the plan into action. Early results show that some water providers east of the Rockies might agree to stop their destructive "buy up and dry up" programs on the state's Western Slope. At the same time, stakeholders are working on water-conservation ideas, since we're expecting a shortfall of a half-million acre-feet within the next decade.
This is not just a Colorado plan, because it offers relief to hard-pressed states downstream. That's important, of course, because water in much of the West begins in Colorado. If we can put more water into rivers that feed into the Colorado River, neighbors as far away as the Sea of Cortez will benefit. It will certainly help states like California, now ravaged by terrible drought.
When Delphus Carpenter, the first "silver fox of the Rockies," got seven states to agree on how to share a river, he put a stop to legal water battles that were just beginning to get bitter and expensive. The compact wasn't perfect, organized as it was during some of the wettest years in recent history. And increasing drought continues to dim and challenge its assumptions. Changing realities over time will also affect the new Colorado water plan, as well as the oil and gas pact.
Meanwhile, stakeholders have been asked to do something that is not in their natures. The oil and gas industry is seriously looking at ways to interfere less with local communities, which means that it's talking beyond the mineral rights to which it's entitled. The same is true with the water plan. Instead of trying to divert existing water for more supply in their own basin, the assembled landowners, water utilities and others are talking about ways to deal with shortages. They're talking about how much water they can save and how to help the whole state have water. Interstate water compacts are at the table as well, because these obligations don't go away.
Hickenlooper is responding to many obvious factors, such as the big drought of 2004-'05, and especially to the frightening predictions that Colorado, like the rest of the West, is soon going to be at "peak water" yield. Peak yield will happen when the water resource is giving us absolutely everything it can give. Hickenlooper's also responding to the political facts about oil and gas development. Fracking may not be popular, but it's also a $30 billion industry.
I've never served on an oil and gas commission, but I have served on one of those water roundtables. I've seen how hard it is to look beyond the immediate water needs of "our" basin. It's also tough to preach moderation and quality of life to oil and gas drillers. How did this new "silver fox" do it?
Hickenlooper played what baseball managers call "little ball." He didn't hit for the fences, but made one little move at a time. He apparently aimed to be successful with just one person at a time. He is inclusive, he listens, and he's persuasive: I still have the little silver water pin he once gave me.
Delphus Carpenter did the same thing. He urged representatives from the seven states that rely on the Colorado River to come together at Bishop's Lodge near Santa Fe 92 years ago. The basic compact they signed back then still holds. Years ago, Carpenter gave all the credit for the deal to President Herbert Hoover. Hickenlooper does much the same thing with his "aw shucks, it wasn't me" attitude. If that doesn't sound like a Silver Fox, I don't know what does.
Forrest Whitman is a contributor to Writers on the Range, a column service of High Country News. He lives close to the Continental Divide of Colorado.


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Douglas Brinkley Puts Trump's Disastrous First 100 Days in Historical Perspective
Monday's House Intelligence Committee hearing with FBI Director James Comey is still causing shock waves throughout the political world, and historian Douglas Brinkley believes that it's an unprecedented moment in American politics.
Speaking with the Washington Post, Brinkley said he could not ever recall a time when a senior federal law enforcement official publicly confirmed a major criminal investigation into the campaign of a sitting president.
"There's a smell of treason in the air," Brinkley said. "Imagine if J. Edgar Hoover or any other FBI director would have testified against a sitting president? It would have been a mind-boggling event."
Brinkley went on to say that he has never seen a new president grow so unpopular so quickly, as Trump's low approval ratings combined with the FBI's investigation into his campaign's ties with Russia have created massive storm clouds hanging over his presidency.
"This is the most failed first 100 days of any president," he said. "To be as low as he is in the polls, in the 30s, while the FBI director is on television saying they launched an investigation into your ties with Russia, I don't know how it can get much worse."

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Here is a video of the June 19, 2019 meeting of the LASD board of trustees. The District's video recording was not working that evening…so this is what you've got. We have better video than the Granicus system captures. But our video is only of two agenda items – Voting on the 10th Site Purchase Agreement and discussion of the upcoming "Move Egan" Community Engagement Plan.
Discussion of CHAC renewal was omitted from the video. FYI: The board vote was 5-0 to renew the CHAC contract, with the yearly fee rising from 160,000 to 175,00 this year. As Trustee Sirkay remarked, " A bargain for what they do." [Help youth avoid or recover from substance abuse problems.]
Based on their June 19th discussion, it seems the majority of the Trustees only want to present the PUBLIC info about the BCS-LASD negotiation processes… info that was offered to the PUBLIC previously …over the past 12 years. Yes, it is useful to be aware of the long history…but….
But parents and citizens asked in April 2019 to know what options the trustees had evaluated recently in PRIVATE as a board besides the "Move Egan" proposals.
What were those 5 to 7 alternative options besides "Move Egan"… that the trustees are not revealing… and why were they rejected by the board as a solution?
What was their thinking? What were the key issues – tradeoffs… that made those options sink to bottom of the list as far as the Trustees were concerned? We are not going to know. Because the trustees are not going to reveal their recent thinking/analysis apparently. They only want the citizens to know the long, ancient, publically available history. Yes, useful, but not enough.
Kohls Tenth Site Purchase Agreement Gets Inked
In addition to the "community engagement plan," the LASD board discussed more details about the deal for the Kohls 10th site. This is the deal where the total price is $155M but LASD only pays on net $28 million. It is scheduled to be signed by the end of the week.
Yet the cash flow to pay for it all is still up in the air. Will all the Transfer of Development Rights (TDR) buyers – about $80 million worth of them – stay the course and close the 6 or 7 deals on their intended purchases of TDRs?
Who knows. As of now, there still is land price risk/uncertainty for LASD. If the TDR buyers back out, the land will become expensive…we hope not.
Happily, the District can back out of the whole deal with Federal Realty up till Oct. 25. As Trustee Bryan Johnson explained, "This is a contingency period." The district is putting up a mere $1 million of earnest money on the agreement with Federal Realty. The District can back out up till Oct. 25 and still get the $1 Million good faith money back. Close is scheduled for Nov. 13.
Besides worrying about the TDR buyers resolve to follow through on intent to buy, the District needs to jump through California Department of Education (CDE) hoops about buying a new site for a school. There is a lot of testing and evaluation ahead in the next few months. Lalah thinks the site is clean… but the hoops are there.
Video Of Board Meeting June 19, 2019
The first 8 minutes is about the 10th site details, the next 60 minutes is a discussion of the community engagement planning. Viewing via the Youtube links offers more user controls, including time stamps. https://youtu.be/ug6qWtks35w
—From CDE School Site Selection and Approval GUIDE Page
Some key steps…
Appendix C
SFPD 4.0 Initial School Site Evaluation (DOC)
Appendix D
SFPD 4.01 School Site Approval Procedures (DOC)
Appendix E
SFPD 4.02 School Site Report (DOC)
Appendix F
SFPD 4.03 School Site Certification (DOC)
Don't like the walk to your school? Bug you city about it says the CDE.


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Washington county residents recycled over 1,700 tons of material in 2014.
It's a number that would grow if the county implemented a curbside pickup, but some residents say it's not worth the cost.
Recycling has grown 75 percent since the county started the "binnies" program in 2008. Under current collection yellow sorting bins are placed at various locations throughout the county and residents bring their recycling to those bins.
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Tuesday, 31 July 2018
The Psalm of the day on Tuesday is Psalm 82.
During creation week, on Tuesday, the 3rd day, God formed dry land. God furthered His purposes to create a place for the people He would not create until the 6th day to praise Him and give Him glory, by establishing land. The rabbis have tied this to God's judgment mentioned in verse 1.The 5th verse makes their point, saying, "2 'How long will you judge unjustly and show partiality to the wicked? Selah.'" This sets up the end of verse 5, "All of earth's foundations are shaken." Then finally, God, Himself, is invited to be the Judge Who is judgment is final. "8 Arise, O God, judge the earth!" Bottom line, without God's righteous judgment, the foundations of the earth would be shaken.
We should give thanks every day that God's judgment is merciful. This is spoken of over 400 times in the Bible. God righteously judged that mankind had fallen short of His righteous standard. Therefore; He sent His Son.
Romans 8:3-4 "For what was impossible for the Torah - since it was weakened on account of the flesh - God has done. Sending His own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh and as a sin offering, He condemned sin in the flesh - so that the requirement of the Torah might be fulfilled in us, who do not walk according to the flesh but according to the Ruach."
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Critical Part of Keystone Report Done by Firms with Deep Oil Industry Ties
Lisa Song, InsideClimate News
The State Department's recent conclusion that the Keystone XL pipeline "is unlikely to have a substantial impact" on the rate of Canada's oil sands development was based on analysis provided by two consulting firms with ties to oil and pipeline companies that could benefit from the proposed project.
EnSys Energy has worked with ExxonMobil, BP and Koch Industries, which own oil sands production facilities and refineries in the Midwest that process heavy Canadian crude oil. Imperial Oil, one of Canada's largest oil sands producers, is a subsidiary of Exxon.
ICF International works with pipeline and oil companies but doesn't list specific clients on its website. It declined to comment on the Keystone, referring questions to the State Department.
EnSys president Martin Tallett said he couldn't talk about the proposed pipeline, but he pointed out that in addition to working for the oil industry, his company also works for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the U.S. Department of Energy and the World Bank…
(6 March 2013)
The spreading slick of blame for the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill
Dominic Rushe, The Guardian
It's been a bruising week for BP in New Orleans. A "classic failure" of management and cost-cutting led to 2010's fatal oil rig explosion, a court heard this week as the civil trial over the Deepwater Horizon disaster began.
It's now almost three years since the tragedy killed 11 men and triggered the worst oil spill in US history. The impact is still being felt in the gulf where disturbing numbers of dolphins and turtles are still being found dead on the beaches.
This trial is meant to determine, once and for all, who bears the most blame for what went wrong. There's little doubting BP should get the biggest share, but as the trial gets into full swing, some of the disaster's major players are getting a free pass: Washington in general, the Obama administration in particular, and us…
(1 March 2013)
Statoil may abandon US Arctic drilling leases
Jennifer A. Dlouhy, fuelfix blogB
Statoil spent $23 million buying leases to drill in the Chukchi Sea five years ago, but now the company may abandon the prospects as both the costs and challenges of exploring in U.S. Arctic waters mount.
The company already postponed plans to drill in the Arctic waters north of Alaska until 2015 at the earliest. But Tim Dodson, executive vice president of global exploration for the Norwegian firm, said Tuesday that Statoil may never hunt for crude in the Chukchi Sea, even as it aggressively pursues other Arctic prospects at the top of the world.
"One of the reasons — if not the only reason — for us to push back is that ideally we'd like to see Shell carry through . . . and basically learn from that before we embark on something similar," Dodson said…
(5 March 2013)
Peak Oil, The Shale Boom and our Energy Future: Interview with Dave Summers
James Stafford, The Oil PriceB
This where we stand, and it's a fairly bleak view: Peak oil is almost here, and nothing new (with the possible but unlikely exception of Iraq) is coming online anytime soon and while the clock is ticking – forward movement on developing renewable energy resources has been sadly inadequate. In the meantime, the idea that shale reservoirs will lead the US to energy independence will soon enough be recognized as unrealistic hype. There are no easy solutions, no viable quick fixes, and no magic fluids. Yet the future isn't all doom and gloom – certain energy technologies do show promise. We had a chance to speak with well known energy expert Dave Summers where we cut through the media noise and take a realistic look at what our energy future holds.
Dr. Dave Summers – scientist, prolific writer and author of Waterjetting Technology, is the co-founder of The Oil Drum and currently writes at the popular energy blog Bit Tooth Energy. From a family of nine generations of coal miners, Summers' patented waterjetting technology enables the high-speed drilling of small holes through the earth among other applications. In an exclusive interview with Oilprice.com, Dr. Summers discusses:
• Why new drilling techniques aren't enough to put peak oil off
• Why the shale revolution will not lead to energy independence
• Why the potential of nuclear energy isn't being realized
• Why 'plan B' for Keystone isn't beneficial to the US
• Why we should be worried about the South China Sea and the Middle East
• How low natural gas prices cannot be sustained
• Why Europe's shale future is still indeterminate
• Why the coal industry's days aren't necessarily numbered
• Why geothermal energy has the greatest potential
• How media manipulation figures in to the climate debate
• Why nuclear fusion remains a fantasy in our lifetimes and beyond
Oilprice.com: What do you foresee in our energy future? Will new extraction techniques and advances in drilling technology help put peak oil off?
Dave Summers: Most of the "innovation" in energy extraction from underground has been known for some time. It's just taken time to work its way through to large-scale market use. There are techniques such as in-situ combustion, whether of coal or oil sand, that are now being developed that show some promise. But each increment of gain is at higher cost, and is chasing after a smaller target volume. Even if better methods of drilling were developed (and we have looked at several) in the cost of overall production this would not, in itself, provide that much benefit.
If ways could be found to economically release more hydrocarbon from existing and drilled reservoirs then this might have a significant impact, but though this has been sought after with lots of effort, there has been no magic fluid or way of doing that yet.
Peak oil is about here, though we can argue about fractions of a million barrels of day, it is hard to find any large volumes that can be expected to come onto the market in the next decade (with the possible, though unlikely, exception of Iraq). The clock on this has been ticking for some time, and some of the moves toward increasing renewable energy sources (though motivated by a different driver) have helped mitigate some of the problem, but sadly not enough…
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Hackers are currently selling a trove of 3 million credit card numbers and customer records apparently stolen from Dickey's Barbecue Pit, one of the biggest barbecue chains in the United States.
The company made a statement today about the hack, suggesting that charges made to the stolen cards will be reversed.
"We received a report indicating that a payment card security incident may have occurred. We are taking this incident very seriously and immediately initiated our response protocol and an investigation is underway. We are currently focused on determining the locations affected and time frames involved. We are utilizing the experience of third parties who have helped other restaurants address similar issues and also working with the FBI and payment card networks. We understand that payment card network rules generally provide that individuals who timely report unauthorized charges to the bank that issued their card are not responsible for those charges," wrote a Dickey's spokesperson.
Security firm Gemini Advisory found the data on a hacker site called The Joker's Stash under the name "BLAZINGSUN." The data appears to have come from magstripe data on customer cards.
"This represents a broader challenge for the industry, and Dickey's may become the latest cautionary tale of facing lawsuits in addition to financial damage from cybersecurity attacks," wrote Gemini researchers.
Dickey's experienced a ransomware attack in 2015 and recently claimed to have locked down their servers. This recent attack, however, suggests that hackers have breached a central payments service and could have even more data available for sale.
The hackers are selling the card numbers on Joker's Stash for $17 each. Because each Dickey's location is able to run its own point-of-sale system, it seems that this breach affected a central payments processor, allowing hackers to gain access to data from 156 of the company's 469 locations. The hackers claim the data is "high valid," meaning 90 to 100 percent of the cards are active and usable.
We've reached out to Dickey's for further comment. Gemini estimates that the hackers siphoned information from the company between July 2019 and August 2020, giving them 10 months of detailed customer records.


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When the hubby and I decided to take a trip to Thailand, I knew right away that I wanted to visit an elephant sanctuary. Of course just because a place is called a sanctuary, doesn't necessarily make it true. There are some places that call themselves "sanctuaries," but still allow riding, make the elephants perform or even keep them chained up. Having visited an elephant "sanctuary" in India only to find several sad elephants chained to pillars in a small enclosure, I knew how important it was to do lots of thorough research before deciding which sanctuary to visit.
Thanks to tourists and animals rights activists, circuses and elephant riding camps have slowly been shutting down all over Thailand. Since tourists no longer wish to pay to see elephants exploited and mistreated, these sorts of businesses are no longer profitable and are forcing a big change. Little by little, elephant sanctuaries have been popping up in their place and rescuing these elephants.
After weeks of reading through various blogs, reviews and websites I finally decided on Elephant Jungle Sanctuary. They have a few tours to choose from: half day, full day or overnight. Since our trip was short, we went with the half day morning visit. This began with a 1.5 hour drive in the back of a truck (songthaew) with 7 other people at 6:30 am. I'm not exactly an early to rise kinda gal, but carpe diem, am I right? The drive was long, but we got to stop for breakfast at a pit stop half way through the drive. While just about everyone ran to the 7-11, the hubby and I followed our noses into a little bakery filled with stuffed croissants, quiches and other pastries fresh out of the oven. Why anyone would choose 7-11 over this place is beyond me, but it was one of the best bakeries I've been to in a long time.
Not long after, we found ourselves in the mountains surrounded by lush greenery. We began to see hints of elephant trunks through the trees and I think everyone was starting to get really excited. When we arrived we were greeted and asked to change into a uniform shirt that all the workers wear. The elephants don't have great eyesight, but they have become familiar the shirts, so by wearing them, it makes them more comfortable, plus it helps keep your clothes a little less dirty.
Before we had any interaction with the elephants, we were given a bit of a history lesson. We learned quite a bit about elephants, their biology, behavior and habitats. This was followed by lots of information on the poor treatment of elephants in Thailand and how over the past 5 years this has started to change. Elephant sanctuaries are a relatively new concept in Thailand and Elephant Jungle Sanctuary has been around for about 4 of those 5 years. Now, there are 20 different sanctuaries in Chiang Mai alone.
I feel it's very important to note that all these elephants have been domesticated (so to speak) and cannot be returned to the wild. People owned elephants to use for logging, but after logging stopped, they no longer had the money to take care of them. If they set the elephants loose, they would stampede through villages and devour the crops of neighboring farms. As a result, these elephants were often killed. So the sanctuary began buying them from their owners. They also took in surrendered elephants or bought them back from circuses or riding camps where they faced daily abuse.
These sanctuaries have basically become retirement homes where these poor beautiful animals can live out the remainder of their days in peace and happiness, unchained and with plenty of food and space to safely roam.
After our briefing, I noticed a row of elephants, descending from the mountains like mighty titans. I had never been THAT close to such large animals before and I was about to get a whole lot closer! So, after washing our hands it was time to feed the elephants! Huge baskets of bananas were brought out and we were shown the different ways to feed them. Yes, there is more than one way to feed an elephant… three in this case. We had the options tossing bananas into their mouths (from a comfortable distance), handing them to their trunks (if we're feeling a bit adventurous) or directly placing them in their mouths (like a goddamn king of the jungle). Personally I tried all the methods, but I'd be lying if I said it wasn't more then a little frightening placing food in a mouth that large… and wet… and surprisingly gummy.
They were massive and the only thing separating us now was a sort of wooden pen with no actual closed end. All these elephants were female with the exception of a 1.5 year old baby boy who was probably too cute for his own good. He had no problem wrapping his trunk around my arm and drawing my banana filled hands directly to his mouth. According to the care takers, he's quite the naughty boy =)
Another elephant used be a circus elephant. We became quite close, as her trunk constantly made its way to my face so she could "kiss" me for a banana. It was like being kissed by a wet vacuum cleaner that tasted like bananas and dirt. You haven't truly lived until you've been French'd by an elephant.
Once all the bananas were gone, the elephants moved out of the "pen" and began to wander around the open grounds of the camp. It was time for us to leave the barriers behind as well and properly greet our hosts. At this point, we were allowed to go right up to the elephants and pet them, take pictures and just take in the awesomeness of getting to be in the presence of such amazing animals. There was no pressure or set time table to follow, so everything was pretty laid back. The elephants munched on leaves and sugar cane while we tried not to get stepped on. You never want to stand directly behind an elephant… for more reasons than one.
Once the elephants had finished snacking, we all changed into our swimsuits and headed to a mud pit for a little spa day with the elephants. Since it's so hot in Thailand, the elephants get several mud baths a day to protect their skin and help keep them nice and cool. Now there was no barrier, hell not even a safety net. The fact of the matter was, we were having a spa day… with elephants. While the older elephants stood around and enjoyed people packing mud on them, the younger elephants rolled around in it like dogs. Imagine being next to an animal that size when it decides to flop sideways into a pool of mud. Legs, trunks, mud flying everywhere!
This part didn't take long since most of the elephants did the work themselves. When they were done, they were done. Then it was straight to the river for a nice bath.
The elephants seemed to enjoy this part the most, as did the people. Everyone was splashing around and I don't think there is any way to possibly get closer to an elephant that to be half way on her belly giving her a nice cool scrub down. Apparently, this is where elephants are most comfortable and enjoy interacting with people. Elephants really like to be clean since their skin is so sensitive and people can help clean the harder to reach spots. So it's a really great bonding experience. I'm not gonna lie, the water was freezing, but in this kind of situation, you don't really get to ease your way into it. You just have to jump in, dodge the occasional floating ball of poop and make sure you don't get sat on.
Once the elephants were ready to come out, we hit the showers, changed and got ready for lunch. Lunch is prepared in a small kitchen right on site. As long as we were hungry, the food just kept rolling out and we had certainly worked up an appetite. They served an unlimited supply of potatoes, egg, veggies, rice and pineapples and it was 100% delicious. Half way into lunch, it suddenly started to pour, so we got to watch the elephants frolicking through the rain while we ate. It was nothing short of amazing.
After lunch we got to say goodbye to our new friends and feed them some more bananas one last time. The whole experience was surreal and not one I'll soon forget. When you visit these sanctuaries, you're not just a visitor, you're a volunteer. Feeding, mud spas, bathing and general human integration are all things these elephants need on a daily basis. On top of that, all the proceeds and anything extra you donate goes towards rescuing more elephants, buying food, paying for vet bills and acquiring more land for them to safely roam. I can't think of a better way to have spent my time.
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I am simply saying that to tell young people that they are innately inferior is deeply harmful. It is presently scientifically impossible to sort out with any degree of certainty the effects of social forces and prejudice, which are more than amply demonstrated to be large, from any possible innate effects. Therefore any faculty member who pronounces in a classroom that a whole group of people is wired to be inferior is causing great harm without having strong evidence to back his contention.If it is really scientifically impossible to figure out the effect of prejudice, then how does he know that it is so harmful to tell people that they are inferior?
This may sound silly, but when a prof. says that something is deeply harmful, then he should be expected to quantify that harm. In some cases, it is beneficial to tell someone that he is inferior. If telling someone that he lacks the talent to become a professional athlete, then he might redirect his energies into some more productive goal.


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Biscotti: The Cookie So Nice, You Bake it Twice
We should all have a solid command of the ABCs of baking. Thankfully, Food52's Test Kitchen Manager Erin McDowell is here, with tips and tricks to help you master the most essential desserts and the simplest breads.
Today: Let biscotti be your new favorite cookie to have on hand for all occasions.
Biscotti (a.k.a. your coffee's best friend) is a classic cookie worth having in your repertoire. For one, the dough is super easy to make—some recipes don't even require the use of a mixer. And whatever recipe you choose, all biscotti are beyond flexible when it comes to flavor (many of my favorite suggestions to follow). Best of all, it has a longer shelf life than the average cookie. Most cookies get stale, but biscotti are technically stale (or at least, low in moisture) to begin with.
But since there aren't too many things in the baking world that require two turns in the oven, it's worth breaking down the process so your biscotti turn out excellent every time:
- Mixing
- Shaping the Log
- The First Bake
- Cool it Down, Then Slice it Up
- The Second Bake
- Flavoring, Finishing, and Garnishing
- Storing
- The Recipe!
1. Mixing
Biscotti recipes can vary pretty drastically in their mixing methods (which goes against my love of consistency). Most recipes use an abbreviated version of the foaming method, wherein the eggs are whipped and then the remaining ingredients are added in stages. When I say an "abbreviated version" of this method, I mean that traditionally during the foaming method, eggs (either whole or separated) are whipped to a very pale, highly aerated foam. When making biscotti, on the other hand, the eggs are only lightly whipped, creating some aeration for the base of the dough but not to the level of, say, a sponge cake, which actually needs a high level of aeration for structure. After the eggs are whipped (usually with the sugar), the flour, leaveners, fat, and other flavoring ingredients are added in to the mix.
It should be noted that there are some biscotti recipes that use the creaming method; this method produces a different texture, but it boasts essentially the same characteristics. The fat is creamed together with the sugar, creating a small amount of aeration that serves as the base of the dough. I prefer the foaming method mostly for its ease, but I also find that it produces the texture of biscotti I most enjoy: dry and crisp, but not tooth-shatteringly so.
Just as with other cookie recipes, it's important not to overmix, which can yield an overly tough end product. For this reason, I often add flavoring ingredients like citrus zest, liqueurs, and extracts to the eggs during mixing. Most recipes don't specifically call for this, but I find that it is the best way to achieve maximum flavor without fear of overmixing, which is a concern once the flour is added. This is especially true for zests, which release more of their essential oils during mixing. Other additions like nuts, seeds, and spices can be added along with or after the flour.
Note: Some recipes call for nuts, seeds, or whole spices to be toasted before being added to the dough.While this is a preference, I have found that between the two baking cycles, these items get plenty toasty; in fact, on occasions when I've toasted nuts ahead of time, they've become too dark by the end of the second bake. I prefer to save time and skip the toasting, as these items will toast during baking anyway.
2. Shaping the Log
Once you have the dough, you're ready for your first round in the oven. Biscotti is baked first in a log, then sliced into individual cookies and baked again.
Line a baking sheet with parchment. Most recipes make enough dough that you'll want to form the dough into two or more logs. Remember, the dough contains leaveners and will expand both outwards and upwards. You want to avoid making your log too large, unless you're going for monster biscotti. When I make biscotti, I aim to make a log about 2 inches wide, which will yield relatively big biscotti. For miniature biscotti, 1-inch wide would suffice. Again, you can wing it here to make the size you like best. Just remember, baking times will vary if you skew too far from the recipe's guidelines.
Biscotti dough can be relatively sticky due to the high ratio of egg to flour, so I like to wet my hands slightly before forming the logs. You can also spray your hands with nonstick spray. Some recipes suggest coating your hands in flour, but I prefer the previous options because they won't leave an unpleasant dusting on the outside of the log (this extra flour generally won't go away during baking). I also use dampened hands to smooth out the top of the log to make sure I'll have a nice surface for slicing.
3. The First Bake
The first round of baking is a lot like baking a cake. Bake until the log is lightly golden evenly across the surface and around the edges. When you gently press the top of the log, you should experience some give but the dough should spring back slightly when you release. The goal is to make sure the dough is fully baked-through but not to the point of crispness—if it's baked too much, it will be difficult to slice and may even crack when you try. Biscotti is meant to be crisp, but only after the second round of baking.
4. Cool it Down, Then Slice it Up
Before you slice it, wait until the log is cool enough to handle. I know it can be tempting with a project like this to rush it—but you may regret it if you do. If the log isn't easy to handle, your slices are more likely to be uneven. Normally, I'm an advocate of the not-totally-perfect slice (after all, I do adore cutting the biggest slice of cake for those who request "only a tiny piece"), but when it comes to something going back in the oven, a little bit of precision is quite key.
Basically, if the biscotti are cut to the same thickness, they'll bake evenly during the second round. If they are all different thicknesses, you'll end up removing biscotti from the oven piece by piece as they crisp up, which is not ideal. So wait for the logs to cool down a bit (around 30 minutes usually does it for me), then slice with a sharp serrated knife. I typically slice biscotti about 1/2- to 3/4-inch thick. If you're unsure about the slicing, use the first piece you cut as a guide for the others as you work your way across the log.
5. The Second Bake
The second bake is pretty simple: Lay the biscotti slices on the parchment-lined baking sheet, then bake the cookies until they are golden, very dry, and crisp. The main thing to be aware of here is your own oven—does it have hot spots or a tendency to scorch baked goods on the bottom rack? If so, play it safe and bake in batches. My oven is pretty good, but I often turn the biscotti over on the pan halfway through the second bake, just to make sure they're not getting darker on the bottom than they are on the top. The better you know your own oven, the better your biscotti will be.
6. Flavoring, Finishing, and Garnishing
Finished biscotti can be dipped in or drizzled with chocolate (white, milk, or dark depending on the flavor of the cookie itself and your preferences). If you intend to store your biscotti for a long time, you should consider tempering the chocolate. If they will be eaten relatively quickly, you can also go the DIY Magic Shell-route by adding a little coconut oil to the melted chocolate, then letting the chocolate set in the refrigerator for a few minutes.
I like to dip my biscotti a third of the way in chocolate, but sometimes I also dip only the base or I drizzle the chocolate over the entire cookie so that there's a little in every bite.
And while we're talking about garnishes, let's talk about all the different ways you can flavor biscotti: citrus zest, nuts, and warm spices are all very common. I also love adding seeds, chunks of chocolate, dried fruit, and/or instant coffee granules. Some of my favorite combinations include orange pistachio, chocolate cherry with cinnamon, caraway anise with almonds, and mocha (instant coffee granules and cocoa powder mixed into the batter). For the most part, you can just sub in your choices of inclusions for whatever is called for in an existing recipe (1 tablespoon of instant espresso powder instead of 1 tablespoon of citrus zest, 1 cup of dried cherries for 1 cup of whole nuts, etc.). To add cocoa powder to a recipe, subtract 1/4 to 1/3 cup of flour from the recipe and replace it with cocoa powder.
7. Storage
Biscotti are relatively free from moisture, so they keep well and are wonderful to have on hand. Cue the arrival of an unexpected guest: Oh what's that? You have homemade biscotti in a cookie jar by your coffee maker? You sly dog, you. For best results, store biscotti in an airtight container in a cool, dark place. Undipped biscotti are likely to last longer—up to 2 1/2 weeks—but dipped biscotti will still last up to 1 week if stored properly.
Makes about 30 cookies
3 eggs
1 cup sugar
2 tablespoons orange zest
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
3/4 teaspoon kosher salt
1 1/4 cups whole shelled pistachios
Melted dark chocolate, for dipping (optional)
See the full recipe (and save and print it) here.
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To dream — NaPoWriMo Day 21
Sleep enabled this:
falling, falling, falling,
– hardly a sense of
air streaming by. Yet,
the sensation is clear.
No Earth ascends, just
darkness — darkness
Lulled even deeper,
no one notices, even
if the sleep lasts
beyond what a body
Somehow, it feels just
like one might
expect: falling,
falling, falling.
To wake up before
on'es time would be
an interruption –
perhaps unforgivable.
To break a fall
such as this would
be to counter the
natural order. Divine
To simply fall, and let
sleep have her way is
to live — live for the
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Very nice and wanted pair of 3 bar stools by Charlotte Perriand for Ski resort Les Arcs in 1960. This is for a set of 3 high stools in very good original condition. The stools have chrome tubular frames and high quality thick natural leather seats. The leather seats have a fantastic user patina on the leather, no tears or holes, just nice looking wear and spots from age and usage. This stool set is 100% original where a lot of reproduction chairs are around at the moment. Chrome frames are in perfect condition. Absolutely fantastic looking and highly wanted at the moment. Would look great in any modern design home or interior. Take your chance, gone before you know it, as usual.
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text: Adopted in 1817, the Chilean flag is divided in half horizontally to make up two rectangles of equal proportion. The red stripe is on the top and the white is on the bottom. In the blue canton of the flag is a five-pointed white star floating in the center. The star, whose diameter is half the size of the canton, is a symbol of progress. White represents the snow of the Andes Mountains and red symbolizes Chilean blood spilled in its fight for independence.


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Top Wildlife Attractions Near Tanglewood at Bentsen Palm
One of the greatest advantages of buying new homes in Mission, TX is the abundance of wildlife that lives all around. At Bentsen Palm homeowners are encouraged to create natural habitats that support local wildlife in their own yards. For an even better view of the diverse animal kingdom in the Rio Grande Valley visit these nearby wildlife attractions.
The World Birding Center Headquarters
World Birding Center Headquarters at Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Park is the premier place for seeing the largest variety of birds in the U.S. The park along with adjoining refuge tracts offers birders over 1,460 acres to explore. The bilingual center has guided tours, seminars and an open exhibit hall year round.
National Butterfly Center
You may have noticed that Mission, TX is home to more than 300 butterfly species – 150 of which can only be found in the Rio Grande Valley. That's why it's home to the National Butterfly Center. It features the largest botanical native plant garden in the country that spans 100 acres. The center offers an educational experience that takes you from indoor exhibits to the natural habitats of rare butterflies.
Anzalduas Park
Just south of Bentsen Palm outdoor adventurers can kayak and canoe along the Mexico/US border at Anzalduas Park. While there you'll get a glimpse of wildlife above and below the water.
Buying a piece of McAllen area real estate offers you the opportunity to support natural habitats for the variety of wildlife that make the region so unique. Come by Tanglewood at Bentsen Palm to tour available homes and homesites today!


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New England has its fall foliage, Holland its tulips and Provence its lavender, but none can compare to the cherry blossoms that open every spring along Tokyo's avenues and waterways.
Blossoming Tokyo, launched at Palace Hotel Tokyo to coincide with spring in Japan, introduces guests to the beauty of sakura (cherry blossoms). During peak bloom, guests will be privately chauffeured about the city in a luxury automobile for a three-hour tour of the city's best sakura viewing spots (as well as any other sights they'd like tosee). And after peak season, the tour can be tailored entirely to wherever they would like to go in Tokyo – whether it be Ginza for a shopping spree or Aoyama and Omotesando for an art and architectural tour.
During March and April, the package also features a sakura season Hanami bento box lunch tasting for two at the hotel's signature Japanese outpost Wadakura, while in May, a spring seasonal bento set will be prepared for Blossoming Tokyo guests.
The hotel's signature 1-1-1 sake by Hakkaisan, produced exclusively for the hotel, is also included, along with a take-home gift by Nousaku, Japanese purveyors of artisanal metal works based on a centuries-old legacy of melding traditional techniques with modern day innovations.
At an additional charge, the hotel's concierge team can also arrange the company of a photographer to shoot guests among the blooms (and dressed in traditional kimono, if they're so inclined) and at their favorite sights, a lesson in ikebana (the Japanese art of arranging flowers), or a workshop on mochi-making – whereby guests can try their hand at pounding rice to produce the fleeting spring treat of sakura mochi.
The two-night package will be available from 1 March – 31 May 2017. Rates start at JPY 212,000 for a Deluxe with Balcony room (based on double occupancy).
Blossoming Tokyo is the fourth installment in a series of five offerings rolled out over the last year to celebrate the hotel's five-year anniversary in 2017. The series also reflects the hotel's five core values – with Blossoming Tokyo representing the hotel's commitment to 'harmony with nature'.
Palace Hotel Tokyo commands some of the city's most exclusive real estate. As heir to a legacy going back more than half a century as one of the city's most iconic properties, the hotel remains committed to offering Japanese hospitality at its finest.
As the anchor to a USD 1.2 billion mixed-use development built entirely from the ground-up, the contemporary 290-room hotel features 10 distinctive restaurants & bars – including elegant French fine dining, exquisite Japanese and an Old World-style cigar & martini bar – an evian SPA and incomparable views of the city's much-loved Imperial Palace Gardens.
Drawing deeply from the country's history, culture and art, the award-winning hotel redefines luxury in Japan with sophistication and authenticity, presenting guests with the most bespoke cultural experiences to be had in Tokyo.
Located at 1-1-1 Marunouchi, the hotel is a 10-minute walk from the landmark Tokyo Station and mere steps away from Marunouchi Naka Dori, a picturesque, tree-lined boulevard that serves as one of Tokyo's most posh shopping and dining destinations.
For information on Palace Hotel Tokyo, please visit www.en.palacehoteltokyo.com
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The future of air travel
Traveling by train
Although I have lived in Scotland for almost 3 years, I traveled by bus once, from Bathgate to Livingston. I don't want anymore. Never again. One hour to reach Livingston. I paid about 2 pounds for the ticket. The bus passed through all the villages in the area. They stopped the bus halfway because the driver had finished his shift. We waited until the other driver started. I traveled a few times by train from Bathgate to Edinburgh. It was very comfortable and also very cheap because I was in a group of 4 and I bought round trip tickets. Let's talk about The future of air travel and the most friendly way to travel.
The most friendly way to travel
I traveled by plane from Edinburgh to Sardinia and to Spain, with one stop at London. The prices were reasonable, but I don't like to fly to long because I need to smoke and I can't in the airport at London. I usually travel by car. I have a Renault Kadjar from 2016. Regarding the effect on the environment, I think traveling by bicycle is the most friendly way. After that I think is probably the train, car, bus and plane.
Even a lot of people are worried about carbon emission, most of us want to live comfortable lives and to travel around the world fast and safe. In my opinion, the only way to reconcile the both goat and cabbage (this is a Romanian saying) is the scientists to find a new type of fuel and to invent something like electric cars.
A plea for the environment
I hope one day in the future they will be able to discover the secret of teleportation.
However, I am convinced this will not happen in the near future. Probably one day the Earth will be tired of us and will give up of fighting with people's indifference. We can already see how our lives are changing due to climate change, viruses and global warming.
If you didn't read yet the book Dune, by Frank Herbert, which is a science fiction novel, I recommend you to do. Among other things, the book is a plea for a sober life and for caring the nature. The book is also a plea for the environment and being of other species.
The future of air travel
Airplanes are one of the greatest and most profitable inventions of mankind. No matter how many environmentalists oppose it. But it is unlikely that business people will give up everything that the aircraft industry and travel means.
We need faster ways to travel
Anyway, I don't think we can return to the old life, walking for long, long distances like 500 years ago. We need faster and faster ways to travel. Have you seen? Most of the people live thinking like Madame de Pompadour, the lover of king Louis XV of France. So, that lady said "After us, the flood". I try to do my best to protect the environment, but in the same time I want to visit the world. Why? Because I want to see other countries, to meet new cultures and to live a lovely life. I'd like to travel to Israel, France and Morocco… I always dreamed to see the Northern Lights and to visit Africa. I don't know if I'll be able in this life. Probably in the next one so… 😀
The major causes of carbon emissions
Air flights are one of the major causes of carbon emissions. A flight from Glasgow to Delhi will put .78 tonnes of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere per passenger. And there are more flights every year. People are becoming more and more worried about this. Write your ideas about the future of air travel in a comment below.


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CHERRY. Choco pied boy. Price 2500 euro ($2900 usd)
Cherry is a choco pied french bulldog puppy girl out of Baldwin (number 1 choco stud in the world) daddy and lilac mom!
She has a soft and sweet face that you cannot fail to fall in love with. True to type and mini sized – Cherry is such perfect example of French Bulldog puppy, with a lot of joy and happiness to bring to her forever home. Ton of substance packed in mini size!
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Armoire's CEO: What a difference one year makes
At the end of May last year, we had three customers. Three very busy women. Friends, who were all committed to helping us get a service that they saw as necessary off the ground (time is a precious commodity that we can't get enough of). We will always be grateful to them for being our earliest boss ladies, believers, and lifetime advocates.
"These women use Armoire to show up every day, feeling like their best selves, as surgeons, lawyers, mothers and CEOs. "
May recently ended, and we achieved 12 months of continuous billing here at Armoire. We finished the month with customers across the country who range in age from 21 to 71. They live in California, Texas, NYC and rural Idaho. These women use Armoire to show up every day, feeling like their best selves, as surgeons, lawyers, mothers and CEOs. They use Armoire to commemorate special events like their children's birthdays in a bright color or pattern (they might have hesitated buying, but always wanted to try). Armoire takes them to boardrooms and client dinners, dry-cleaned and delivered to hotels and offices across the country. Armoire celebrates women's changing sizes when babies are growing and after they arrive, an exciting box for a deserving mama, a regular present just for her. Regardless of where a woman is in life, our goal is to meet her where and when she needs us most.
"Regardless of where a woman is in life, our goal is to meet her where and when she needs us most."
At the end of April 2016, MIT invited us to participate in their accelerator. We went from an idea to a team, from a powerpoint to a business that had the opportunity to change someone's day, change the way they felt about themselves, change the way they spent their time. We worked hard (and played hard) over the summer, hand delivering every package (often by bicycle to reduce cost… but really to take every excuse to talk to our customers), raising some banners for small pop-up events or our demo day booth…and even took the stage once or twice too…
There were equations and hypothesis and calculations in storied classrooms at MIT. We had plans… big ones.
We've still got plans but now we have the soft stuff that makes the hard stuff seem easy. We live our customer's lives with them as their tastes and their life circumstances change; jobs are lost and added, bodies change and hem lengths fluctuate, both down and back up again. We aim to support the ever evolving changes women experience on a daily basis, helping them easily adapt and feel comfortable each and every day.
We do this with a combination of data, analytics and of course, that "soft stuff" that is ever so important. Math is at the foundation of our company, it's how we do what we do. But ultimately our customers and their real, daily lives are the why.
"The confidence that I derive from knowing that the sum of the parts of the Armoire team is more passionate, intelligent, creative and good at heart than any I could have dreamed of gives me fully rational trust in the path."
After a move to Boston, and another one to Seattle and into our new home, the addition of new teammates, the close of a funding round, TV spots and countless hours of packing and folding, it's been a joyride. As I look back and distill what I learned over the last year, what resonates most is the words that were shared by those who have been down this path before. The days will be long, solutions won't be obvious and the lack of clarity on how to do basically anything can feel more than crippling. And yet. The confidence that I derive from knowing that the sum of the parts of the Armoire team is more passionate, intelligent, creative and good at heart than any I could have dreamed of gives me fully rational trust in the path.
Our core hypothesis that a curated rental wardrobe is a positive and impactful addition to customers lives has transitioned from conjecture to fact. One of our members, Elizabeth G shared, 'I love that I am able to tailor my closets to what I need that week depending on where I am and what I am doing.' The opportunity is real, so the solution is imminent. And this team is the one who can do it, and the one that I find a privilege to work alongside as we bring positive change to our customer's lives.
"I love that I am able to tailor my closets to what I need that week depending on where I am and what I am doing."Armoire member, Elizabeth G.
On Thursday, June 15, Armoire will be popping up in New York City. So for any of you NY'ers it would be great for you to come check us out! We will have pieces on display to rent or buy to give you a sense for the service. If nothing else, come for the wine, cheese and company—we've had an exciting ride so far that they'd love to share the story about. Please RSVP to confirm your attendance.
About Armoire
Armoire is the modern woman's solution to a stress free closet. For $149 month, you get access to a continuous rotation of high-end apparel, curated with your preferences in mind. Select your 4 favorite items to receive in the mail, and keep for as long as you want. If you fall in love, you're in luck— you can purchase the item at a deep discount. Refresh your 4 pieces whenever you would like; we take care of the shipping and dry-cleaning. With brands like Theory, DVF, Milly, Parker, and many more—you get great style, with little to no effort.


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Garnet Angeconeb | Secretary
Garnet Angeconeb is an Anishinaabe originally from the Lac Seul First Nation and now lives in Sioux Lookout, Ontario.
Garnet attended Pelican Indian Residential School near Sioux Lookout from 1963 to 1969. In 1975, Garnet graduated from Queen Elizabeth High School in Sioux Lookout. In 1982, he graduated from the University of Western Ontario with a diploma in journalism.
In 1985, Garnet was elected to the council of the municipality of Sioux Lookout. It was there that Garnet spearheaded the founding of the Sioux Lookout Anti-racism Committee. Today the Sioux Lookout Anti-racism continues its work with an added dimension to mandate that being the Sioux Lookout Coalition for Healing and Reconciliation. The SLCHR membership comprises of local former Indian Residential School students, clergy and interested citizens. The main purpose of he SLCHR is to promote awareness and seek renewed relations as a result of the Indian Residential School legacy. Garnet co-chairs the Sioux Lookout Coalition for Healing and Reconciliation.
He is a recipient of the Queen's Golden Jubilee award.


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Harvey and Laurie Bluedorn
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By Melissa Morgan
Printed in Practical Homeschooling #85, 2008.
A homeschool-friendly church can provide the benefit of spiritual
leadership, positive relationships, and abundant educational resources.
Most churches offer the free use of expensive educational materials
through the church library, as well as opportunities to learn real-world
skills through missions and ministry.
In spite of potential benefits, many homeschoolers wonder if
church-based ministries and activities will add stress, pressuring
parents to attend age-segregated functions and taking time and energy
away from already over-scheduled families.
Unfortunately, some homeschool families carry deep emotional and
spiritual wounds from past church conflicts and misunderstandings. If
your church is actively hostile to homeschoolers, seek God's will in the
situation and network with members in your local homeschool support
group. Whatever the challenges, homeschoolers can show love for their
church family, and find ways to help their church understand their
commitment to homeschool education.
In truth, sometimes homeschoolers (our family included) can be hard to
please. That's not bad, if you are standing firmly on biblical grounds.
However, here's another way to look at it: Are you a church-friendly
homeschool family? Can you reconcile your legitimate high expectations
and standards (such as wanting to raise your children to value modesty
and courtship instead of casual dating) with the realization that none
of us is perfect, and there is no one perfect church?
Can you find ways, as a family, to help out wherever your church and
pastor need volunteers? Can you submit to one another in love, without
sacrificing your spiritual and moral commitments? Can you openly share
how the church can better help meet the legitimate needs of homeschool
families? As you deal positively with social challenges and reconciling
relationships, your children will grow in confidence and real world
If your children join you in church services and ministry activities
(which we highly recommend), you may face extra scrutiny from other
families who do not keep their children with them. If your kids are the
only ones in the service or activity, your family will probably
experience extra pressure to conform to expectations, such as
age-segregated activities.
Our first challenge, if we want to include our young children in
church-based education, will be to teach them respectful manners in
public. If that has been a problem, it helps to practice sitting still
and listening quietly together at home, before venturing out into the
We use books such as Gregg Harris's 21 Rules of This House to teach our
children how we expect them to treat others. Find your free copy at
fortifyingthefamily.com/21_rules.htm. The Well-Trained Heart: A Guide to
the Relational Approach to Homeschooling, by Ray and Donna Reish, also
offers practical suggestions to teach "from an early age to love that
which is good-obedience, kindness, deference, thoughtfulness, empathy,
and other godly character traits."
Think ahead, and you can role play how to act in many different public
situations, including church. As your kid's behavior allows, gradually
include them in church activities that include families.
Shortly before the service or activity starts, discuss clear
consequences, such as lost privileges, for misbehavior. Also talk about
the benefits of good behavior, such as pleasing parents and friends and
being a good example for others.
In the past, we've provided drawing materials and picture Bibles to help
keep small fidgety hands busy and mouths quiet. We also discuss the main
points of the service afterwards, to determine our child's level of
understanding. We've found that small children and youngsters with
special needs often understand far more than they can articulate;
therefore, sometimes a "multiple choice" approach works best. For
instance, you might ask, "When the pastor talked about Jesus being a
shepherd, did he mean real sheep, or was he talking about people?"
However, if children and adults are in separate, age-segregated
activities, it is difficult to determine what, if anything, children are
learning from the experience, although they may be having a great time.
Sometimes kids and church activities just don't fit together well; if
so, maybe you can try something else. For instance, a child that loves
to talk might rather be a greeter at the door. Or perhaps your talker
might like to help other kids check out resources from the church
library. Wiggly kids, who hate to sit still for long periods, might
prefer helping in the nursery, finding chairs for visitors, and passing
the collection plate.
If parents serve together with their children, they are available to
guide the children. Church leadership is helped, instead of burdened.
Prayerfully seek out church-based activities that you can participate in
together as a family. Consider organizing or helping to supervise Bible
history events, local missions, sports teams, music and drama
ministries, Bible studies, Bible clubs, 4-H, Vacation Bible school and
family board game nights. A church in our area started a chess club as a
community outreach; many local homeschoolers and community members
participated. Other homeschoolers volunteered time teaching reading to
needy community children.
In some cases, you may find-or start-a church-based homeschool support
group or co-op (a cross between homeschooling and part-time private
Christian school). For information and ideas on starting your own
church-based homeschool academy or co-op, visit
unitingchurchandhome.org and firstclasshomeschool.org. Uniting Church
and Home, offers free introductions to
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Break the Rules with L'Oréal Men Expert x Kenji Chai at JUICE 11th Anniversary Party
Apart from all the hip-swaying, fist-pumping action you'll come to expect at the JUICE 11th Anniversary Party, Kenji Chai together with L'Oréal Men Expert will be challenging you to step up, be bold and "Break the Rules".
Kenji will be graffiti-spraying a large canvas live on location but it's covered with stickered signs. Make space for Kenji by ripping off the sign. As more people join the movement, more space will be opened up for him, until the final artwork is complete. "Rule breakers" will be rewarded for your actions and some lucky peeps will even get to be featured in JUICE Magazine.
So step out of your comfort zone (in this case from the masses in queue) and show us some mettle! This event is inspired by the new L'Oréal Men Expert White Activ Volcano Red Foam which is powered by active ingredients such as Salicylic Acid (known for its anti-bacterial and anti-impurities properties), Volcanic Mineral Extract (known for its absorbent properties), Kaolin Clay for skin brightening and pore tightening as well as peppermint extract to leave a cool mist on your skin.
Join the movement and see you at the party!
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Nagpur News : In the recently held elections for the office bearers of Western India Regional Council of The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India at its office at Mumbai, CA Julfesh Shah, Regional Council Member from Nagpur and the only representation at ICAI from Vidarbha, was unanimously elected as the Vice Chairman of the Western Region for the term 2014-15. Western India Regional Council, having its jurisdiction over 31 branches spread over at Maharashtra, Gujarat and Goa states, consists of 22 elected representatives. It caters to as many as 80,000 odd Chartered Accountants and over 7Lac CA Students. The term of the Regional Council is for 3 years ie. 2013-2016.
CA Shah was elected to Regional Council for the first time for the term 2010-2013 and was re-elected for the term 2013-2016 with thumping majority votes. During his first term he was also elected as Treasurer of the region for the year 2011-12 and with his dedication and matchless approach he got appreciation from his team and members of the region.
Prior to this CA Julfesh Shah was elected as Managing Committee Member of Nagpur Branch of WIRC of ICAI for two terms 2004-2007 and 2007-2010. During this term he was elected unanimously as Treasurer for the term 2004-05, Secretary for the term 2005-06, Vice Chairman for the term 2006-07 and Chairman of Nagpur Branch of WIRC for the term 2007-08. During his term as Chairman of Nagpur Branch, host of activities were taken by the branch, with which he received all round appreciation from the members, students and society at large. His theme of working was "Passion to Perform" which was also depicted in his workings.
After assuming charge as Vice Chairman of WIRC of ICAI, CA Julfesh Shah said that he will continue to work for the profession with the same Passion to Perform and will take the profession to newer heights. "Nagpur and Vidarbha has given me a lot and I am committed to work for the members and students of Vidarbha. I will try my level best to resolve the issues of members and student at WIRC level and will leave no stone unturned to give best of my services for the profession", he further added. He thanked the seniors, colleagues and all the well wishers for their blessings, guidance and support.
Nagpur Branch of WIRC of ICAI has felicitated him on his maiden return to Nagpur after assuming charge of Vice Chairman – WIRC. Chairman of the Branch CA Swapnil Agrawal said that, it is a matter of proud and privilege for Nagpur that Julfesh Shah Sir, with his dedication and commitment, has achieved milestone and once again brought laurels to Nagpur Branch. He said that the year started well for Nagpur, with All India First Rank from Nagpur, then Nagpur bagged Highest Performance Certificate and Best Branch of WICASA at All India level, then Best Branch for Members and Students at Regional Level, now our council member getting such big responsibility of the region. He further said that all the members of Vidarbha are eager to share the tasks given by him while discharging his duties as Vice Chairman – WIRC. Our best wishes and wholehearted support is always with him and we wish to see him shouldering bigger responsibilities in years to come – he further said.
Prominently present on the occasion were Imm. Past President ICAI CA Jaydeep Shah, CA Ashwini Agrawal, CA Kirti Agrawal, CA Swapnil Ghate, CA Sandeep Jotwani, CA Umang Agrawal, CA Suren Duragkar, CA Kirit Kalyani, CA P R Risbud, CA Pramod Jawandhiya, CA Jiten Saglani and large number of Members and Students.


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Overlaying Figures Puzzle x Chris JohansonTHIRD DRAWER DOWN
A chunky puzzle that makes up Chris Johanson's bold and beautiful Overlaying Figures.
- 43cm x 32cm (16.9" x 12.5")
About the Artist:
Chris Johanson was born in San Jose, California in 1968 and currently lives and works in Portland, Oregon and Los Angeles, California. He has been the subject of numerous solo exhibitions at galleries and museums including Mitchell-Innes & Nash (New York City), Altman Siegel Gallery (San Francisco), Galleri Nicolai Wallne (Copenhagen), The Modern Institute (Glasgow), and MOCA Pacific Design Center (Los Angeles).
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Like so many games this year, this was a tale of two halves. The first half, the Houston Texans had their way with the Dwight Freeney deprived Colts. Matt Schaub utilized the play-fake nearly to perfection, and on two well executed first quarter drives, the Texans were up 14-0. They tacked on a field goal and were leading 17-0. Peyton Manning looked mortal. The Colts pass rush was atrocious. Tackling was awful. Defensive line was getting blown off the ball. Schaub was winking to his coaches on the sideline. And longtime blog contributors Colt Homer and metal_militia were all but conceding the game, openly wondering how much the Colts would get blown out by, posting in full, fledged freakout mode (it's OK you two, I forgive you)*.
Then, the Colts woke up.
Indy went on a 35-3 run, including 28 unanswered points in the third and fourth quarter. It started with an amazing 9 yard TD catch by Pierre Garçon. After that, the Colts feasted off Schaub turnovers (2 INTs, one fumble). Things got so bad for the Texans that when Schaub was intercepted by Clint Session in the fourth quarter, and the INT returned for a TD at the 8:09 mark, Texans fans emptied out the stadium!
Chad Simpson, on a very tough run, scored on a 23 yard run to make it a two score game with 2:52 left. The Texans added a TD late, but simply ran out of time. Without Dwight Freeney, both Robert Mathis and Raheem Brock really stepped up in the second half, scoring one sack each and consistently pressuring Matt Schaub. And the Clint Session INT for a TD was just one of those WOW! plays that blows your mind.
The game was the 5th consecutive fourth quarter comeback win for the Colts (an NFL record), and it is also the fifth consecutive comeback win by less than 10 points (also an NFL record). If the Jaguars lose later today to the 49ers, the Colts will clinch the AFC South for the sixth time in seven seasons. The Colts have won at least 11 games for the seventh straight season.
Even though they don't want to hear praise from us Colts fans right now, big props to the Texans for coming out swinging. Clearly, their game plan was not something the Colts were ready for. But, if there is yet another lesson to learn from this game, NEVER give up on this team. They just know how to close out opponents, and they never, ever quit.
Here is shake n bake's recap again:
The Colts play 60 minutes. After the Texans raced out to a 17-0 lead in the first 20 minutes and went into the half up 20-7 they were held without another point until a garbage time score in the final 20 seconds down 15. Meanwhile the Colts O (and Clint Session) put up 4 2nd half TDs.
The Colts gained 114 yards on the ground averaging over 5 yards a carry. Peyton Manning converted over 75% of his passes with 3 TDs and 2 INTs (one when his arm was hit on the throw, another in a desperation drive at the end of the 1st half).
On D the Colts made a dramatic turnaround. After allowing back to back TDs in the first, the Colts held the Texans to back to back FGs on their next two drives. The Texans were stopped on their next 5 drives with 3 turnovers and 2 punts. The Texans only 2nd half points came in the final minute, after the game had been put out of reach.
Celebrate 11-0 GO NINERS
Too true. Go Colts!
*Colt Homer and metal_militia are great Colts fans. I'm just ribbin' them because I told them the Colts would come back, which they did. They certainly weren't the only ones disgusted by the first half play. Also, I started Pierre Garçon over Steve Slaton in a fantasy league today. Garçon gave me 12 points, Slaton 9. Me is happy.


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In the Spotlight: Lander Players take center stage
By: Morgan Bailey Gravely
"To be or not to be?" a question posed by Shakespeare's Hamlet, a question that the Lander Players can answer. With so many clubs for the Lander University student body to be a part of, it can sometimes be difficult to choose which ones they want to join. The Lander Players are offering students a chance to decide what kind of performer they are or for some it is a chance to find out what kind of performer they are willing to become.
Whether a student is a born a ballerina or a masterful mathematician, Lander Administrative Assistant Laura Dennin explains, "Lander Players is a student-lead theatre group comprised of all different majors who wish to focus on theatre education." Lander Players is a Lander club where a Bearcat can take a break from his or her normal studies and learn something new.
It is very easy for anyone to become a Lander Player. All a student has to do to become a Lander Player is to show up at one of the many meetings throughout the semester or email the organization's president, Keith Dumais. The meetings are in room 220 of the Josephine B. Abney Cultural Center.
Dennin, who serves as advisor to the group, also mentioned, "Lander Players is a club that is open to the schedules of other clubs and organizations around campus as well as any other scheduling conflict a student may have. If they miss a meeting there is not an attendance taken, so they won't have to worry about being kicked out of the club because they couldn't make it to every meeting".
According to Dennin "Lander Players was founded by Myra Green in the fall semester of 2016." Dennin added, "Green is retired now, but she is serving as the community advisor for the Lander Players and the Greenwood Community Theatre."
Green is still very much involved with the club as she helps out with set design, costumes, and she is always ready to contribute a new idea or two to Dumais and his club officers about future events.
Lander Players tries to stay involved with the community of Greenwood and the Lander University community. When asked about community services that the players have done, Dennin said, "The Lander Players did an outreach children's show in the summer of 2017 for the Greenwood community."
Of course the community services that the players are offering don't end there, Dennin also said, "In this semester Lander Players plan to be a part of a children's outreach show that will be traveling to different schools in the Greenwood area.
For the spring semester, Dennin said, "There will be two one act plays taking place on April 6th at 8:00pm, April 7th at 3:00pm and 8:00pm and April 8th at 3:00pm. These one act plays are titled "Spotlight" and "Mustard Seed," and both plays will be shedding a little light on what it is like behind the scenes of a production".
Lander Players will be holding auditions for these one act plays on February 1st in 220 of the Josephine B. Abney Cultural Center, but before a student can come an audition they must become a member of Lander Players as this experience is an exclusive perk for members only.
There are many other perks that a Lander student can enjoy by being a Lander Player. Some of these include getting discount tickets for shows at the Peace Center or other theatre venues, free acting workshops and seminars, and possible internship opportunities with the Greenwood Community Theatre, the partners of Lander Players.
For the spring semester some of the discount tickets that Lander Players members will be able to purchase are "The Phantom of the Opera" and "Waitress" and some of the seminars that were on the docket for the semester might include costume measurements, Script Writing, and Acting.
Dennin said, "A Lander student can learn confidence building and learn how to come out of their comfort zone to try a new experience, and they can also learn theatre skills that could benefit them for their rest of their careers to various degrees".


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Wednesday, October 31, 2012
Cars trickle in at the Fritz's Car Cruise
So after we parked, we went in and enjoyed a little ice cream while people had their burgers delivered via model train. Fritz's is a good place to go for a car show, because even if there aren't any cars to look at, you are still entertained.
Posted by Craig Hover at 4:30 PM 1 comments
Labels: Car Cruise, Car Shows, Fritz's, Shawnee
Sunday, October 28, 2012
Preserving Kansas City's rich racing history with the CARB Hall of Fame Swap Meet and Auction
You never hear about it on the news, and the people at your office aren't aware of it, but there is a very strong auto racing underworld here in Kansas City. The fact is, there are people that live and die by local, short track racing, and there have been for the better part of the last century.
Of course, that means there is a rich racing history here too. And for some people, preserving that history is a privilege and a duty. It would be a shame to wake up one day and have no recollection of the people, the cars, and the tracks that played such an important part in so many peoples' lives. It would also be unfortunate if no one realized the role Kansas City played in the careers of some of the greatest racing personalities in the history of the sport.
Of course, that means there is a rich racing history here too. And for some people, preserving that history is a privilege and a duty. It would be a shame to wake up one day and have no recollection of the people, the cars, and the tracks that played such an important part in so many peoples' lives. It would also be unfortunate if no one realized the role Kansas City played in the careers of some of the greatest racing personalities in the history of the sport.
Posted by Craig Hover at 10:21 PM 0 comments
Sunday, October 21, 2012
Kansas City racing bonanza; Sprint Cup, Nationwide, ARCA at Kansas Speedway, Late Models at Lakeside
For car folks, this is a depressing time of year in Kansas City. Yes, there are some really cool season-ending events, but it also reminds you that soon there will be nothing left until next spring. And there is no better example of that than the huge racing weekend that just came to an end in Kansas City, Kan., which was punctuated by the Hollywood Casino 400 for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. Let's review some of the action that took place in Wyandotte County.
If you click on the headlines, they'll take you to the complete race results.
Posted by Craig Hover at 7:51 PM 2 comments
Thursday, October 18, 2012
Mighty white. Looking at the most popular car color of 2012
And you know, she was definitely on to something. PPG Industries, the folks who manufacture the paint that goes on most of the new cars out there, announced that for the second year in-a-row, white was the most popular choice. That's not a big surprise. For a daily driver, white is a pretty good pick. It's easy to take care of, doesn't show many scratches, and looks pretty clean, even when it's not. I've had a few white cars along the way, and they were always a pleasure to maintain.
Posted by Craig Hover at 7:21 PM 2 comments
Labels: Car Shows, Corvette, Duesenberg, Ginger Rogers, History, Whte Cars
Tuesday, October 16, 2012
Kansas City car races, car shows, and car cruises for October 17 18, 19, 20, 21, 2012
Oh, and there are still a few car shows and cruises hanging on until the end of the month. Hit them while you still can, because winter seems like an eternity once the car stuff is over.
The entire Kansas City car show, car cruise, and car racing schedule, including local and television information for Kansas Speedway, is listed below.
Posted by Craig Hover at 5:36 PM 1 comments
Labels: Upcoming Events
Monday, October 15, 2012
Time travel to the 1980s at the Olathe Bass Pro Shop PINK cruise
Posted by Craig Hover at 4:30 PM 0 comments
Sunday, October 14, 2012
The beginning of the end at the Turner Days Car Show
The annual Turner Days Car Show in the Turner High School parking lot is always sort of a bittersweet event. It's great, of course, because there are always lots of nice cars in attendance. But it is one of the last significant car shows in the Kansas City area each year, so it always makes me a little bit sad.
Posted by Craig Hover at 9:40 PM 1 comments
Labels: Car Cruises, Car Shows, Hudson, Kansas City KS, Turner Days
Monday, October 8, 2012
AACA Antique Car Show at the Douglas County Fairgrounds in Lawrence is a nice change from the typical car show
This is more of an original old car show. Heck, this is an original old car guy's show. It represents one of the best facets of the old car hobby, and a group of people that unfortunately seems to be fading away as time goes on.
Posted by Craig Hover at 4:30 PM 1 comments
Labels: Cadillac, Car Cruises, Car Shows, Dean Weller, Hudson, Lawrence, Model A, Model T, Oldsmobile
Wednesday, October 3, 2012
Nice little gathering at the Cars in the Park Show at Shawnee Mission Park
This is the fourth year for this show, and it has the potential to be relatively big. But the Basehor High School show is held at the same time 15 miles away, and that's where most of the old cars seem to want to go. If they were to schedule this a little differently, I think it could really take off.
Posted by Craig Hover at 4:46 PM 1 comments
Labels: Cadillac, Car Cruises, Car Shows, Cars in the Park, Corvette, Rambler, Shawnee, Shawnee Mission Park
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Georgia Mud Pops!
I've been wanting to make a mud cake, and haven't done it yet, so I mixed up these tasty little critters! I wanted a yummy yet simple brownie. These are absolutely yummy &..the easiest around. :o)
LOVE Trader Joe's "Ready to bake"
brownie batter in a bag!
I made brownie pops dipped in chocolate
and covered with various toppings.
Just choose your own favorites.
I used Heath English Toffee Bits,
Chocolate Sprinkles,
Marshmallow Cream, and Mini Reeses.
These were my favorite!
Just bake your brownies. When cool enough to touch, crumble the brownies and roll into balls.
I used these as they just seemed to fit the mud pop theme.
Place these on a wax paper lined sheet pan.
Dip one end of stick into melted chocolate,
insert into brownie ball and freeze the whole pan
for about 15 minutes.
Now dip the pop in melted chocolate & coat with your favorite toppings.
Now dip the pop in melted chocolate & coat with your favorite toppings.
Some of the toppings I used.
These are really good..but, they ARE chocolate ..
so how could they NOT be?
I think.....
You're gonna like these!
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Sugartown Sweets!
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The Best CS:GO YouTubers
Fire in the hole! Here are the best Counter-Strike: Global Offensive YouTube channels to subscribe to for games, spectators, and fans. From pro players to official replay channels, these popular CS:GO YouTubers feature gameplay tutorials, funny highlights, and strategy guides. What are the best CS:GO channels on YouTube?
When ranking the best CS:GO YouTubers, Sparkles, ChaBoyyHD, and Anomaly are definitely in the top ten. If you're looking for CS:GO pros with YouTube channels, check out videos from n0thing, Zeus, Shroud, and Hiko. Other good YouTube CS:GO channels include TheWarOwl, Nick Bunyun, MrTweeday, MojoOnPC, and McSkillet.
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Emergency Contraception, commonly known as the "Morning After Pill", can now be used within 120 hours (5 days) of an episode of unprotected intercourse.
This method is approximately 85% effective in preventing pregnancy.
Emergency Contraception involves taking two doses of medication 12 hours apart. The first dose should be taken as soon as possible, but no later than 120 hours from unprotected intercourse.
You should have a normal period within 3 weeks. If you do not, you should return to our office for a pregnancy test.


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By Stephanie Lynn, age 24, Massachusetts
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Robots, Giraffes, and Superheros: Interview with IttyBittiesForYou
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Is Your Social Networking Page Making You a Loser?
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Reusable Menstrual Products - Good Idea?
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Oh So 'In' and Oh So 'Out'!
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Session Abstract
Session Synopsis: This session will describe two institutions' experiences with implementing precision technologies such as NGS for the genetic profiling of cancer, as well as show how a multi-modal approach to understanding cancer ultimately improves care.
Session Chair Profile
M.S., Global Marketing Director – Cancer Genetics, Agilent Technologies
Rebecca is responsible for the strategic direction and day to day management of cancer genetics, NGS technology and molecular pathology teams. Rebecca joined Agilent in July of 2014 bringing more than 20 years of expertise gained from leading companies in life sciences, diagnostics and routine clinical testing. She received a Master's Degree in Molecular Genetics from Wake Forest University. Prior to joining QIAGEN, Asuragen and Affymetrix to lead their marketing programs, Rebecca spent several years running a high-throughput, clinical molecular oncology laboratory.
Speaker Profile
Ph.D., FACMG, Clinical Director, Center for Personalized Diagnostics; Scientific Director, Clinical Cancer Cytogenetics; Division of Precision and Computational Diagnostics, Penn Medicine
Jennifer Morrissette received her PhD from the University of Buffalo and subsequently completed post-doctoral research in the molecular biology of tumor suppression at Harvard Medical School. Her clinical fellowship training was through the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia/University of Pennsylvania (CHOP/Penn) joint training program with board certification in Clinical Cytogenetics and Clinical Molecular Genetic Diagnosis through the ABMGG. She joined St Christopher's Hospital for Children becoming adjunct faculty of the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at Drexel University, where she directed a clinical Cytogenetics laboratory. Currently, she is an Assistant Professor of Pathology at the University of Pennsylvania, where she is the Scientific Director of the Clinical Cancer Cytogenetics Laboratory and the Clinical Director of the Center for Personalized Diagnostics (CPD). Her interests lie in the implementation and analysis of clinical cancer genomic data to detect alterations relevant for patients treated at Penn Medicine. The Center for Personalized Diagnostics (CPD) is a clinical NGS laboratory and is certified through CAP/CLIA and has run over 8,000 clinical tumor specimens and over 1,500 research specimens in the past 4 years. Through a joint effort with the Cancer Risk Evaluation Program (CREP) the CPD has implemented a triage for mutations suspected to be germline in cancer predisposition genes.
Speaker Profile
M.D., Assistant Professor, School of Medicine, University of North Carolina
Dr. Patel is a molecular pathologist who focuses on the implementation of next generation sequencing for somatic indications in cancer. Her work at UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center includes support for UNCseq, a clinical trial that has enrolled over 2700 patients for large-scale genetic analysis of their tumors with subsequent evaluation utilizing a molecular tumor board. She also serves as a volunteer for professional societies such as the Association for Molecular Pathology and the College of American Pathologists to facilitate education for pathologists and clinicians regarding advanced molecular testing.