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I had such high hopes for this slow cooker soup. I have been trying to find the delicious Corn Chowder recipe that a good friend of mine made years ago but haven't had luck locating it 🙁 I knew this Chicken and Corn Chowder Recipe was not it, but I thought it might be a good healthier and much lighter version. Sadly, I should have know better because it was not as good as I had hoped it would be. The crispy bacon (anything with bacon is heaven in my books!!) with the bright corn popped with flavor alongside the vegetables, in a very nice broth but it was the chicken that I really did not like. I think it would be better if you added pieces of cooked chicken breast or left over rotisserie chicken right at the end instead of the thighs that got cooked to death. Next time… I will try that and see how that works. And yes, I will try it again and report back!
HELP!! If you know of a good Corn Chowder recipe, please let me know… And if it is full of butter and cream.. that is OK. we will give it a go!
Currently, I am thinking of trying this one pot corn and crab chowder and this cheddar cheese corn chowder.
Slow Cooker Chicken and Corn Chowder
- Prep Time: 15 mins
- Cook Time: 8 hours
- Total Time: 8 hours 15 mins
- Yield: 8 1x
- 4 slices bacon, diced
- 1 pound boneless, skinless chicken thighs, cut into 1-inch chunks
- 12 ounces red potato, diced
- 1 onion, diced
- 3 carrots, peeled and diced
- 2 stalks celery, diced
- 2 cups corn kernels, frozen, canned or roasted
- 4 cups chicken broth 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
- Pinch of cayenne pepper
- 1 bay leaf
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
- 1/2 cup half and half
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh chives
- Heat a large skillet over medium high heat. Add bacon and cook until brown and crispy, about 6-8 minutes. Transfer to a paper towel-lined plate; set aside.
- Place chicken, potatoes, onion, carrots, celery, and corn into a 6-qt slow cooker. Stir in chicken broth, garlic, thyme, oregano, cayenne pepper and bay leaf; season with salt and pepper, to taste.
- Cover and cook on low heat for 7-8 hours or high heat for 3-4 hours.
- In a small bowl, whisk together half and half and cornstarch. Stir in half and half mixture and butter during the last 30 minutes of cooking time.
- Serve immediately, topped with bacon and garnished with chives, if desired.
*Half and half is equal parts of whole milk and cream. For 1 cup half and half, you can substitute 3/4 cup whole milk + 1/4 cup heavy cream or 2/3 cup skim or low-fat milk + 1/3 cup heavy cream.
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Great Hall At Mains Wedding | Riah & Phil
Riah & Phil had their entire wedding day at the amazing The Great Hall at mains in Poulton-Le-Fylde. Riah's amazing dress was designed by herself and created by Jessica Bennett Bespoke Bridal and the bridesmaid dresses were from Dreamcatcher in Kirkham. The ladies hair and make up were done by Julie Makin from Headleys in Bolton and Jenny. Phil's and the other groomsmen suits were from the ever reliable Moss Bros and the floral arrangements were made by Dorothy McKenzie. The intricate bodice cake was created by Occasion Cakes in Bolton and the room was stunningly dressed by Mel Kilner. The ceremony was accompanied by singing and music from Gospel Choir 4 Weddings who sang a number of super cool and romantic songs, before, during and after the ceremony, those guys really know how to set the mood!
We couldn't have asked for better weather for Riah & Phil's big day, you can't beat the ground of The Great hall at Mains and it was filled with people having the best time and kids having an absolute ball playing hide and seek!


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Love the whale trend in home decor? Don't want to break the bank? Check out this AMAZING list of AFFORDABLE whale decor!
I'm in the process of redecorating my bedroom for the One Room Challenge, and I've chosen an Cape Cod-inspired theme. This has gotten me thinking about nautical decor, and particularly whales. I'm not a big fan of seashells, so I had to turn elsewhere for inspiration in my coastal room.
Whales are particularly trendy, plus I've always been a fan. Is that the right terminology? I'm a fan of whales… like, "I'm team whale?" Anyway…
So I've been thinking about whale decor. There are some really great options out there right now. You don't even need to have a coastal themed space to incorporate many of these pieces. If it's not too cartoonish or beachy, a little whale can go just about anywhere.
The best part? Everything on this list is under $50!
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1. Twig Wall Decor / 2. Pencil Case / 3. Scrimshaw Platter
4. Figurine / 5. Gold Ceramic Decorative Dish / 6. Magnets Set
7. Cast Iron Hook / 8. Damask Whale Print
9. Whale Series Print / 10. Throw Pillow / 11. Poster
I would love to hear your thoughts on whale-themed decor? Do you have a favorite?
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Sunday, June 23, 2019
It all adds up to something
What to do? How to react?
The most frustrating thing about the constant random, cruel initiatives from Washington—after the continual shock that this is happening to our country— is knowing what to highlight, what to dig in against. There is so much that is wrong, and you can't push in all directions at once..
Children held in inhuman conditions on the border? The no-brainer of all time. Of course anyone with a shred of decency is outraged—that's a given. But how can that be stopped? Getting into a pointless debate over the use of the phrase "concentration camp" certainly isn't going to do it. The Holocaust dead sure don't care one way or another. The Holocaust is an apt point of reference, not because the situation today is equal to it, but because it's going down the path, in the direction. The lesson of the Holocaust is that it unfolded while a pliant population approved or did nothing. It starts with one child. Then more.
What can be done that is not symbolic, but real, effective?
The Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids were supposed to start today nationwide, in 10 cities, including Chicago.
Punishment for their "sanctuary city" openness. From San Francisco to Miami.
Why? What crisis is being addressed? That would be Donald Trump's crisis in popularity. With the election nearing, and even his base growing restive over their leader's imbecilic antics, the president seeks to stir up his supporters with the only thing that raises a tingle in their blown-out senses—by playing upon their hatred for others, in this case, the immigrant, the foreigner, the person of color.
Never mind that they have lived here for years, and are our neighbors, employees, and friends. Never mind they have worked here for decades, often at the hardest, most grueling, lowest paid, jobs our society offers. In fields and kitchens, tending children and mowing lawns. Not to devolve to stereotypes: they are also students, entrepreneurs, senior citizens, veterans, scholars, poets, the same mix of humanity as anyone else.
A decent country would welcome such people. Who found their way here, leaving everything they knew -- their homes and families, nation and language. Who often fled terrible conditions with nothing but their clothes and their loved ones. We would embrace them and help them, knowing that not too long ago, almost every American was in their shoes, strangers in a strange land.
But we are not that decent country. Not officially. Not anymore, but a land of lies ruled by a cruel and capricious despot. At least we have a free press, so far. We can point in horror and say, "This isn't right." Trump has spat in his hands and tried to figure out how to pull that down. It hasn't happened yet, but if it does, we will be truly lost.
A grim moment in this grim time, and if the decent citizens of this country cannot stand by while these were occurring. This past week cities mobilized. Officials denounced the raids, offered assistance to threatened immigrants, and ordered police forces to not cooperate with federal authorities. Lori Lightfoot was front and center in this, taking decisive steps and speaking out against this "hateful" action, going personally through immigrant communities, handing out cards detailing their rights.
And it worked, for the moment. Trump, who is making a habit of caving in, caved in, lashing out at Chicago as he did.
"Some cities are going to fight it," Trump said, as he backpedaled. "If you notice, they are generally high-crime cities. If you look at Chicago, they are fighting it and if you look at the other cities that are fighting it, many of those cities are high-crime cities and they are sanctuary cities."
Another lie. The presence of immigrants has nothing to do with the crime in a city, except to lower it. Study after study shows this, and it makes sense. If you can be deported for a traffic ticket, you tend to drive carefully. Trump associates the two because besides being a bigot he is a coward, and cannot even own up to the hatred that so obviously motivates him, or at least which he plays upon to appeal to his base. He might not really even care, which is in a sense worse: a cynical ploy to appeal to haters.
There's a lesson there. Do something, anything, everything. All we can do is all we can do. Every pushback, every voice raised, every vote cast, every dollar spent. Each individual act might seem small, but it all adds up to something. It has to.
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Like Nazi Germany, it begins with the hatred of the other and slowly morphs into hatred of anyone who would disagree.ReplyDelete
As Fromm said of Orwell's 1984, "It means us, too," when talking about the warnings of those who control information.
Listening to NPR this morning an attorney who inspected the facilities where children are being held near the border who have been separated from their families stated that of the many inspections of juvenile facilities in which she has taken part this is the worst. ICE and HS would not agree to an interview.ReplyDelete
Thank you for this, and thank you for using strong words that describe the vile, despicable toad that defiles the office he occupies. The time for being polite has long since passed.ReplyDelete
I heard the same interview driving home from a few days in the north woods. Sounded bad. I've been away from the news for a few days. Can anybody explain to me why we should want to start a war with Iran? Or anybody?ReplyDelete
A distinguishing feature of dictatorships, whether of the right or left, is that they consider decency, kindness and fair play to be "luxuries" and signs of "bourgeois weakness." I really think that's what we're up against with the Trump administration.ReplyDelete
What's Lee Goodman been doing lately?ReplyDelete


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The Supreme Court has declared the Ahmed Makarfi Caretaker Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as validly constituted.
The 3-man Supreme Court panel led by Justice Olabode Rhodes-Vivour in the judgement ruled that Senator Ali-Modu Sheriff ceases to be the party's national chairman and ordered Ahmed Makarfi to take over the leadership of the party.
Both men have been at loggerheads since May 21, 2016, when Senator Ali Modu Sheriff was purportedly removed at the party's convention held in Port Harcourt.
Makarfi's supporters had described the Sheriff's faction of the party as "agents of darkness", insisting that the former Governor of Borno State, is not the Chairman of the party.
The PDP noted that the 'group', which it described as non-PDP members, had in a statement tried to sustain it's illegal claim to the leadership of the Party, but insisted that it would not leave them to continue to deceive Nigerians.
While the Makarfi faction enjoyed the support of most of the organs of the PDP, the Sheriff faction was declared the authentic leadership by the Court of Appeal in February.
Read Also: Ali Modu Sheriff Resumes As PDP Chairman
Subsequently, Senator Sheriff officially resumed work at the national secretariat of the Party during which he expressed optimism that he would return the Party to the people.
Read Also: I May Dump PDP If Sherrif Wins At Supreme Court – Fayose
As the crisis rocking the Party continued, many Makarfi supporters such as the Chairman of the PDP Governors Forum, Ayodele Fayose, continued to stress that Ali Modu Sheriff could not lead the Party and hence moved to appeal the judgement.
The Ekiti State Governor went further to state that he could end up leaving the Party if the outcome of the Supreme Court verdict on the leadership tussle did not favour the Makarfi-led caretaker committee.
However, recently, Fayose reaffirmed the determination of the PDP Governors to remain with the party regardless of the final verdict.
Read Also: We Will Remain In PDP Despite Supreme Court Judgement – PDP Governors


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A plinking gun is a great thing to have.They're fun, cheap, and great to train new shooters.
But not all plinkers are made the same and many of them are so cheaply made they defeat the goals of having one!
That's why when Ruger announced they were going to release a cheap version of their Single Six, I was trepidly hopeful.
Not to be held back though, I pre-ordered two of them and then spent a lot of range time with both to see just how they did–and the results are outstanding!
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What Is The Ruger Wrangler?
In a nutshell, the Wrangler is a cheap version of the Ruger Single Six.
However, the Wrangler isn't Wal-Mart brand chips vs. Lays, it's more like the Toyota Tacoma Vs. the Toyota Tundra.
Smaller, lighter, and a whole lot cheaper.
How To Make Something Good
To really understand the Wrangler, you need to know a little about the Single Six since, without it, the Wrangler wouldn't be here.
Ruger's Single Six is a rimfire revolver modeled after the classic Colt Single Action Army and has been around since the early 1950s, although with some changes over the years.
Today, you can get a Single Six in a whole bunch of models and shooting .22 LR, .22 WMR, and .17 HMR–and nearly all of the models come with at least two cylinders, letting you shoot at least two of the options.
Steel alloy frame, steel alloy cylinder, cold hammer-forged barrel, adjustable rear sight, ramp front sight, and will cost you around $550-600 retail.
Prices accurate at time of writing
Prices accurate at time of writing
It's a great gun, but that is also a fairly steep price tag for what most people will only ever use as a range toy plinker.
How To Make Something Good… But Cheaper
The Ruger Wrangler answers the problem of price but also cuts down on the features.
First off, no more second cylinder and as of now, there isn't any upgrade or conversion cylinders out.
Other than that though… you don't really miss out on much.
The steel alloy frame has been replaced by aluminum alloy, fixed rear sight, blade front sight, and a Cerakote finish instead of blueing.
The cylinder is still steel alloy and the barrel is still cold hammer forged. And these are the true heart and soul when it comes to long term durability.
Best of all… this little guy is running a fraction of the price.
Ruger Wrangler 22LR Gun Deals
On The Range
After a crapload of ammo, a sore thumb, and a lot of old-timey reloading, I'm here to say that this gun is awesome.Period.
Right out of the box, everything fits and functions perfectly. Nothing about this gun says "cheap" when you look at it or use it.
The Single Six is 32oz, the Wrangler is 30oz. I love that it feels like a good little gun should. Not too heavy, not lightweight either though.
If you're looking for precision fire with a <5″ barrel in .22LR… you might be asking a bit much.
But for the size, I was actually very pleased with my Wrangler. It is consistent and is more than able to put shots where you want them at a fairly reasonable range (for .22LR and a <5″ barrel).
However, the groups were a little odd. Ignore that bottom right corner, that was me shooting my CZ 97b… review on that coming soon!
All of the groups shot were at 10-yards, a nice plinking range.
Aguila Super Extra
Aguila Super Extra is my plinking .22 LR ammo of choice and it performed very well in the Wrangler.
Point of aim was the middle of the red diamond and it was only a touch low and a very tight group.
Prices accurate at time of writing
Prices accurate at time of writing
One thing to note, Aguila Super Extra bullets are dipped with a very thin copper coating – these made them a little tight and a little sticky to load, but really caused no problem at all.
CCI Subsonic
The grouping was lower and more open, but they were SO SOFT to shoot.
If you were wanting to train a new shooter or let a young kid have a go, CCI Subsonics would be a great option with how soft and quiet they are.
Prices accurate at time of writing
Prices accurate at time of writing
Sadly, you can't mount a suppressor to the Wrangler so that is out.
Federal Target Match
I had to shoot this grouping twice because half of the first grouping wasn't on paper.
I don't know how but these were even lower shooting than my Subsonics were.
First group was aimed at the red diamond and the first shot clean missed the paper, I rose a little and clipped the paper, rose again so I was aiming two 1-inch squares above the diamond and finally landed some shots in a row.
The second group was all on paper, but the point of aim was a full 3″ high of impact. 3″ low at 10-yards was…surprising. But they all fired, they all loaded with ease, and were fairly consistent once I knew the POI Vs. POA.
I'll finish out this box of Federal Target Match but I don't think I'll be getting more.
Wear and Durability
Coated in Cerakote, these guns are designed to last longer than the average cheap plinker should last. So far the Cerakote is holding up outstandingly well, although I do have a couple of scratches from where I set it down too roughly on concrete.
I've put a little under 500 rounds of .22 LR through it so far and the cylinder looks to be in great shape, exactly what I would expect from steel-alloy with Cerakote on top.
Zero marks in the steel itself, while the coating on friction surfaces is clearing away as expected.
Quirks, Heat, and Transfer Bars
While the Single Six and Wrangler were modeled after the Colt SAA, they've come a long way since then and have a number of features that the old Colt doesn't.
The big one is the use of a transfer bar safety.
Transfer Bar Safety
Quickly speaking, the transfer bar is a safety feature that prevents the gun from firing if the hammer is hit while resting on a live cartridge.
Instead of the hammer with an integrated firing pin or the hammer striking the pin directly, there is a bar between the two.
The hammer hits the bar, the bar hits the pin, the gun goes bang.
And that bar is only in place to be hit when you've fully depressed the trigger. Cool, right?
Loading Gate and Cylinder
Secondly, the cylinder lock-up system is different–how and why isn't that important or interesting, the key thing to know is that when the loading gate is open the cylinder can rotate BOTH directions. This makes loading and unloading nicer.
It also means that the loading gate isn't just a loading gate… the loading gate is connected to the cylinder lock-up so opening the gate cams a pin down to let the cylinder rotate.
This makes for a VERY stiff loading gate to open, but adds a level of safety.
Heat Build-Up
Since this is a plinker and since it requires more manual manipulation than most guns, I wanted to try and see how hot it would get and how quickly.
Bottom line–even with trying my best to shoot and reload as quickly as possible, in 100-rounds I still wasn't able to get it hot enough to be uncomfortable to handle.
The barrel was toasty and the cylinder was warm, but both were still cool enough that it didn't hurt or feel like it was getting too hot.
You have a lot of things working in your favor here, first is that .22 LR isn't super spicy. The cylinder and barrel are both steel and are fairly beefy for being a .22 LR gun.
And… it's a single action. You can't exactly speed load or mag dump with it!
Who Is It For?
Plinking gun at the range, great shooter to introduce people to firearms with, maybe even some small game hunting if you're feeling quick and sharp.
If you want a cool pistol that you can put an obscene amount of rounds through, you won't go wrong with a Ruger Wrangler.
By The Numbers
Accuracy: 3.5/5
The sights are very… classic. They are a little small but they do their job well enough to get by.
Compared to the Single Six they are a lot worse, but sacrifices have to be made.
Ergonomics: 4/5
A little on the small side, the grips are clearly not made for super large hands but more of a middle ground. I thought I would have more problems with them than I did and actually, once I found my grip, it was fairly firm and comfy.
Looks: 5/5
I love it. Cerakote wasn't my first choice, but after getting it in hand I'm very pleased with how smooth and even it is, Ruger did a great job. Plus everything seems to be holding up really well.
Customization: 1/5
The grip panels for the Wrangler are the same as the "New Model" Single Six, so there are actually grip options out there! Other than that though, you're out of luck. I really hope Ruger puts out some conversion cylinders or something, but I don't have my hopes high.
Bang For Your Buck: 5/5
MSRP is only $250, street price is commonly around $180–I paid $175 before tax and such. You don't have many options lower than this and NONE of them can hold a candle to the quality and durability of the Ruger Wrangler.
Overall Rating: 4/5
The Ruger Wrangle is a great .22LR for an affordable range toy. It's got a great finish and styling, and it's pretty hard to beat a wheel gun for reliability. The sights leave something to be desired and don't get your hopes up about customization, but the Wrangler has your back.
The sights aren't the best, but they are good enough. And the loading gate is really stiff, although it has started to break in a bit.
My hold out hope is for more cylinders, but even with just .22 LR I'm very happy with it for the price I paid.
Prices accurate at time of writing
Prices accurate at time of writing
What is your favorite plinking gun? Got a Single Six? Let us know in the comments! For a rifle to pair with your awesome Wrangler, take a look at the Henry Golden Boy!


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All the fluff & fun without the sugar, corn syrup & other unnecessary ingredients!
Typical store-bought marshmallows are full of sugar, corn syrup, dextrose (another name for sugar), tetrasodium pyrophosphate, natural & artificial flavours, & blue 1. However, there is something very nostalgic, especially during the holidays, about adding some fluffy marshmallows to a hot chocolate or warm drink! So I wanted to re-create these yummy, fluffy, fun additions with better-for-you ingredients that anyone can make from home!
How can marshmallows benefit your health?
Not only do these contain zero sugar, as they are sweetened with my favourite natural sweetener that won't raise your blood sugar, but they also contain beef gelatin. What the heck is that you may be asking? Well, it is a protein that is rich in the amino acid, glycine. Glycine helps nourish & build the mucosal lining of the GI tract. This is why collagen &/or gelatin is often recommended for those with leaky gut or digestive issues. This amino acid may also benefit people with anxiety since it has inhibitory actions in the brain.
Gelatin has also been shown to help improve joint pain, benefit your skin & nails, as well as keep your bones & heart healthy. For more information on gelatin & its benefits, this article lays it all out really well!
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- 3 tbsp Beef Gelatin The one I like is linked above
- 1 1/3 cup Water, divided
- 1/8 tsp Pink salt
- 2/3 cup Powdered Lakanto Sweetener You can also use your preferred sweetener of choice, but I have had the best results with monk fruit & erythritol
- 2 tsp Vanilla extract
- Prepare a square baking dish by lining it with parchment paper & setting aside. In a mixing bowl (or stand mixing bowl if you are using) add the 3 tbsp of gelatin with 2/3 cup of cold water. Let it sit while you prepare the rest of the recipe.
- In a small saucepan, bring the other 2/3 cup of water to a boil with the pink salt. Add the sweetener & vanilla & continue to let the mixture boil for a few more minutes. Then remove from heat & quickly add to the mixing bowl with the gelatin & water.
- Using a stand mixer or handheld mixer, quickly start beating everything together. You will continue to do this for about 10-15 minutes until it begins to thicken. It will resemble marshmallow fluff.
- Once it starts to change to a thicker consistency, quickly pour into a prepared pan lined with parchment paper & let sit on the counter or in the fridge while it thickens for a few hours.
- Store them in an air-sealed container in the fridge for up to a week! Add to drinks, recipes, etc.! Get creative & enjoy!


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Phil and Kathleen Nenninger have always loved kids and have spent their lives being involved in everything their three children, ages 17, 21, and 23, have done from coaching sports to volunteering their time. But even with their children almost grown, their house is still full of young children.
Phil and Kathleen are foster parents.
"It's by far the most rewarding thing you'll ever do," Phil, 48, said. "I've been active in our kids' lives. (I've) been a Pee-Wee president. Kathleen's run concessions. We've volunteered and been involved in just about anything our kids do. But by far, the most rewarding thing … every night we go to bed and they are clothed, in a clean environment, fed well."
The couple has fostered more than 20 children and currently have four in their household, three are under 5 years old, and one is 19 years old and signed herself into the "Foster Care to 21" program at 18 to continue to get support from the state while she goes to college in Spokane.
The Nenningers decided to become foster parents more than five years ago when their church pastor's wife held an informational class. Kathleen, 46, recalled that the woman said that if you've ever considered doing it "someday," then there is no "someday" and to do it now. Since the Nenningers had considered doing it "someday," they took her advice.
They included their own children in the decision.
"They had asked my opinion on it," said Rachel Nenninger, 17. "I've always been the youngest by four years, so I've never had any close siblings. I thought, 'hey awesome.'"
Adjusting to having more children in the house was not a big hassle for Phil and Kathleen.
"Every kid who comes into the house, I treat like they're my kid," Phil said. "There's nothing I wouldn't do for them, biological kids or borrowed kids. They're all mine. That's the way we look at it. They're ours until they go home."
According to Rachel, the biggest adjustment she ever had to make was switching rooms with her older sister Heather, 23, because after Heather turned 18 years old she couldn't share a room with the foster children.
Phil and Kathleen both agreed on the most important house rule.
"Number one, don't lie to us," Kathleen said.
"These kids need somebody that they know is in their corner," Phil said. "That has been … one of the biggest things that we can do, be in their corner."
They also agree that finding the right way to discipline their foster children is one of the toughest challenges.
"Every kid is different and you need to understand what's going to work with each child," Phil said. "And our three biological kids … I love them all, and treat them all fairly, but what punishment or discipline would work for one of them, would not necessarily work for all of them."
While discipline is one of the hardest things, one of the most important things is treating the foster children the same as their biological children.
"I would never think to treat the kid any differently than any other kid in this house," Phil said. "Rachel has a car. If I had another 17 year old in here, we'd work on getting him or her licensed and they'd get a car. As long as you're doing the stuff you're supposed to do, you're doing schoolwork, that would be one of the things you'd get."
The Nenningers said that even though it's important to treat each child that comes to them as if they were their own child, they are very aware that the children won't be staying with them forever.
"We didn't want to adopt," Kathleen said. "We just wanted to foster because there's people who make mistakes. And if they were doing the things they should be doing to turn those (mistakes) around, then they need support. One of the ways they need support is they need someone to care for the kids."
But the kids are always welcome back into the Nenninger household. Around the time the couple started fostering, they were finishing up renovations in their kitchen and decided to do something unique with a wall above one of the counters.
"We decided that every child that comes in and spends a week with us would make a tile," Phil said. "The tiles are probably one of my favorite things. And you know, our kids are up there, our kids' friends are up there. Anyone who's spent a week here, you're part of our house, you're part of our home, you're part of our family. You always will be."
The Nenningers know they won't be doing this forever. Their youngest child will be graduating high school next year and when she does, they plan to take a break.
"It's always been our plan that when Rachel graduates, we would stop," said Phil. "We would take a year off, to spend the summer with Rachel before she goes to college and do some of the things she wants to do. And just to kind of give ourselves a break."
They would like to travel out of the state, something that is hard to get permission to do with foster children.
When they do give up fostering, they don't intend to leave the foster care system entirely. They plan on volunteering with a program called Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA). The job of a CASA volunteer is to advocate for the best interest of the child.
"(In court) the social workers may have their say, the defense attorneys have their say, but the CASA always gets his or her say," said Phil. "They present the court what they feel is what's best for the kids. Not what's best for the state. Their complete focus is the child."
Ultimately, Phil and Kathleen both agree that there is nothing more rewarding than being foster parents.
"I've always had people ask us, 'Well how can you not get so attached to the kids?" said Kathleen. "And I say, well, of course you're attached. I mean, as soon as you hear the story, never mind as soon as they walk in the house, or crawl in the house, or get carried into the house, you're totally in love with them. How can you not be?"
They have some advice for anyone thinking of becoming a foster parent.
"You have to be ready to get your heart broken," Phil said. "That's the one thing that took us both by surprise. There are times when kids leave you that you're madly in love with. It's a good thing. You know deep down it's a good thing, but you know you're going to miss them. I give every kid that comes in here my whole heart. When they leave, they take a part of my heart with them."
Kathleen added, "Probably one of my favorite memories is actually them (foster children) being able to go home, going home to mom and dad."
And Kathleen gives the same advice she got when she first started as a foster parent.
"If you've ever thought about doing it, you should just do it," Kathleen said. "You don't have to do it forever. You can set limits. But it is incredibly rewarding and incredibly needed. I wish more than anything that it wasn't needed, but it is."


text: Anita Marie Hill, 49, a poet, lives on the San Gabriel Riverbed where she built herself a treehouse, a koi fish pond, and placed a tent to live in with her dog and boyfriend. Anita has lived on the Riverbed for the past five years, along with about 300 other unhoused people. December, 2019.


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The world rallied to the defense of the terrorized East Timorese people yesterday, lining up troops for a multinational peacekeeping force. The force could confront Indonesian troops and marauding gunmen by the weekend. RFE/RL correspondent Joe Lauria reports.
United Nations, 16 September 1999 (RFE/RL) -- Thirteen countries have pledged men and equipment to the Australian-led multinational peacekeeping force in East Timor. The force will attempt to end weeks of violence by pro-Jakarta militia and elements of the Indonesian army. Thousands of East Timorese independence supporters have reportedly been killed.
The peacekeeping force was approved unanimously by the UN Security Council early yesterday morning. The council gave the force the right to use "all necessary means" to accomplish its task.
Australian and Gurkha troops will constitute the first wave of the force. The United States will provide planes and pilots to transport the peacekeepers into East Timor. Americans will also contribute logistical, communications, and intelligence support.
Australia is to provide the bulk of the combat troops, 4,500 soldiers. Portugal -- the former colonial ruler of East Timor -- will send 1,000, and the Philippines up to 1,200. France, Thailand, New Zealand, Britain, Italy, Canada, and South Korea will each send contingents numbering several hundred.
Singapore has pledged 21 medical personnel, and Sweden 10 civilian police officers. Finland has pledged $1 million in aid.
Several other countries, such as China, Russia, Malaysia, Fiji, Bangladesh, Pakistan, and Argentina, have also said they would help.
The mission could be dangerous because the Indonesian government has so far been unable or unwilling to stop its troops from supporting marauding gunmen who have terrorized the civilian population.
The UN says at least 7,000 East Timorese have died since the UN-run referendum on Aug. 30, which showed overwhelming support for independence. Another 200,000 have been forcibly driven from their homes.
High-ranking Indonesian and Australian military officers have held talks here the past two days to ensure cooperation rather than confrontation between their troops.
Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer said at the UN in New York: "In terms of the way the multinational force will work with the Indonesian military, so far in our talks that has been coming together quite well." He added: "We are at the point now where there is a wide measure of agreement, and I can't see where there should be a problem."
Ali Alatas, the Indonesian foreign minister, met with Downer and UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan yesterday. Alatas said: "There is a general understanding that there will be general cooperation between the two in the sense that the overall command or responsibility for restoring peace and security will now of course revert to the multinational force."
Alatas said Indonesian troops would have "no active combat role anymore" but would not be confined to barracks. So far there is no timetable for their withdrawal to Indonesia.
Alatas said the Indonesian national assembly could possibly meet earlier than the end of October to ratify the East Timorese vote of independence. That would allow the Indonesian troops to go home and let the UN take complete control of the new nation.
Despite Downer's and Alatas's upbeat assessments, there were continuing signs yesterday that Indonesian soldiers and the militia may not be so cooperative with the multinational force. Filomeno Kornai, leader of one militia group, warned that his men would "eat the hearts of those that come to East Timor." Another militia member was quoted by CNN as saying, "If UN troops want to come, let them come. Let the Australians come so we can defeat them."
Other militiamen were reported to be fleeing East Timor, however, fearful the Indonesian military would kill them to wipe out evidence of the military's complicity in the killings and forced deportations.
"The Indonesian Army wants to exterminate the militia because they want to take away all trace," one refugee told the Sydney Morning Herald.
But Alatas said: "We will try to prevent violence of any sort between the East Timorese themselves or between some segments of the East Timorese against the multinational forces...I don't think there will be any fighting anymore."
Meanwhile, the humanitarian situation in East Timor continued to worsen yesterday as the 200,000 displaced civilians spent another day largely without food and water. UN personnel ventured out of Dili for the first time in weeks yesterday, delivering rice to about 30,000 people hiding in the hills above the city of Dare.


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The Ideal Chillout Vacation on the Water
About Agamim
Leave your worries behind when you check in to the Agamim – a vacation paradise designed to evoke all the wonder and serenity of a tropical oasis. The lagoon-style swimming pool, unique "On the Water" rooms with direct pool access, and the international vibe of the Jasper 08 mega bar are just some of the key elements that make this the ideal vacation destination for the young and young at heart.
Here, on this idyllic island of tranquility, time fades away as the soothing tones of chillout music drift between the hammocks. Cocktails and mouthwatering meals are just moments away. All you ever need to do is… nothing at all. Simply rest and embrace the experience of absolute relaxation.
All of the Agamim's 288 rooms are newly renovated and enjoy beautiful pool views thanks to the hotel's design, which locates all guest rooms around the central lagoon.
Lounge in your favorite hammock, nestled among the delightful shaded areas of the surrounding tropical garden. Or take the plunge and head straight into the pool from your "On the Water" room's private, shaded terrace. When hunger strikes, indulge yourself with the hotel restaurant's delicious breakfasts and dinners, celebrated for their quality and rich variety.
After dark, there's still no need to leave the hotel – a whole new entertainment experience awaits you at the Jasper 08 mega bar. Located at the very center of the hotel and open to the general public as well as guests, Jasper 08 offers New York-style nightlife with great music, live performances, special cocktails, and a menu featuring the chef's own fabulous creations.
• Part of Isrotel Collection
• Beautiful pool encircling a central tropical lagoon
• Unique "On the Water" rooms provide direct pool access
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• The perfect vacation spot for young people, couples and friends
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Ani issinif asi jirachasa jira
Bagaa Nagaa Duphtan!
Ba'yee Galatoma!
Guayyan har'aa kun guyaan barbachisadha.
Guyyaa har'aa guyyaa addatti.
Guyyaa har'aa anaaf Guyyaa addatti.
Guyyaa har'aa kun guyyaa addatti hundaa keenyaafuu.
Har'aa guyyaan kan gareen walwagiin hojjachun iti jalqabnu.
Har'aa ani qama garee keessaniti.
Ani issinif asi jirachasa jira.
Hundi kessanu ummata baa'yee barbachisadha.
Ani kan as jiruuf hundu keessan tajaajiluuf isin if hojjachajiraa isiin walinis hojacha jiraa.
Hojji garii hojjana buu'aa hawasatif hojjana Gammachudhan waqayyoon wajjin.
Baa'yee Galatoma!
Today is an important day
Today is a great day
Today is a great day for me,
Today is a great day for all of you
Today we start working together, as a team,
Today I am part of you
I am here for you
You are the most important people
I am here to serve you, to work for you, with you.
To do our best in benefit of our community.
With Happiness
With God
I am very happy
I want to hear you, to understand, to know you and together do the best for our community.
Baay'ee Galatoma!
Ani tokkon tokko kessanwajiin hojachu kiyaaf way'en gammada. Isi hundinu hojjii baay'ee garii ta'e hojjachaa jirty, kun immo gartuu hojii huddaa tokko ummuu dandeenye jirra.
Kaka'umsa dadhabbi jalala fi oggumma kessan wajjin hundinu ni danda'ama.
Yeo hunda wan fayya'a hojachu nidandenya
Kannaaf guyyya guyyaa ni fayyofna,
I am very happy for working with every one of you. Each one of you are developing an essential work, and together we create a great team work, the best team work.
With your commitment, effort, love and professionality everything is possible.
To serve the community with Excellency.
Always we can improve and do it better, and we are improving day by day. We must aspirate to the excellence, for our community, for our children.


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I don't know what's the deal between the Maasai and the Swiss, but here's an interesting
shoe training tool from Switzerland called Masai Barfuss Technologie (MBT) by a company that goes by the name of Swiss Masai (as seen on polylux and other channels):
"Using a multi layered sole, MBT® transforms flat, hard, artificial surfaces into natural, uneven ground. Much like walking in sand, the unique uplifting lever spring action of the MBT® sole challenges the core strengthening muscles to be more active. This reactive, more supportive muscle action creates good posture and increases shock absorption for all the joints, significantly reducing muscular-skeletal compression."
Yaani, this modern flip-flop costs 179,- EURs (~ 215 US$)…


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Man Arrested On Meth Charges After Driving Through Church Yard, Ending Up In Homeowner's Yard
Darren Doyle, story
A Clarkson man was arrested on meth charges after he reportedly ran through Sweeden Church's yard, in and out of a ditch, coming to rest in the front yard of a residence near the church, according to the Edmonson County Sheriff's Office.
Authorities said they were called out at 4AM on Monday morning to the report of a vehicle parked in the yard at the Sweeden residence with the engine running and headlights on. Homeowners said they attempted to make contact with the man but he could not be awakened.
The Sheriff's office said after they arrived, they eventually were able to awaken Ryan C. Alvey, 32 of Clarkson who was driving a 2013 Nissan Altima. According the Sheriff's Office, Alvey told authorities that while driving home, he became sleepy and decided to pull into the church parking lot to sleep, but he claimed he must have dozed off before putting his vehicle in park.
Officials said it appeared that Alvey's foot slipped off the brake, causing the vehicle to travel through the church yard, a ditch, and finally coming to rest in the homeowner's yard, all while Alvey remained asleep.
The Sheriff's Office said that Alvey had admitted to taking meth before the incident and seemed to be coming down from a high. Officials said that Alvey did not show signs of intoxication, only severe fatigue.
It was also discovered that Alvey was wanted on an outstanding meth warrant in Texas on a $200,000 bond for possessing over two pounds of methamphetamine.
Authorities said that Alvey admitted to having meth and a pipe used to consume meth in his possession and he was arrested and charged with Possession of a controlled substance-first degree-first offense-meth, and Drug Paraphernalia-buy/possess.
He was lodged in the Hart County Jail.
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Angelica asked who the customer in Mook-E-Mart that parked the wrong way outside of Guidopolis Savings & Loan is. It was Homer who parked there, and upon hearing her speak he started running from the store. The owner for the store started then to making out with Angelica and told her that this doesn't mean anything.


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Thanks to its omnidirectional pickup pattern, the LM10's off-axis frequency response is linear, resulting in a clear and articulate reproduction regardless of the position of the capsule relative to the sound source. Plus, its lightweight clip design offers low profile, nearly invisible placement on ties, lapels and more.
Though the LM10 is particularly well suited for use with Samson wireless systems*, the four included adapters enable the microphone to be used with most other brand's wireless transmitters as well. The microphone is also bundled with four windscreens for reducing occurrences of popping and wind noise, a clothing cable clip for inconspicuous/unobtrusive placement of the cable and a protective carry case for the entire system.
Manufactured with extreme care and the highest quality components, the Samson LM10 delivers exceptionally clear, articulate sound with reliable performance in an extremely low profile design.
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- Low profile, micro-miniature condenser lavalier microphone
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Dunamis Seeds Of Destiny 13 May 2022 Devotional By Dr. Paul Enenche: Revealed To Be Reversed
TOPIC: Revealed To Be Reversed (Seeds Of Destiny 13 May 2022)
SCRIPTURE: This charge I commit unto thee, son Timothy, according to the prophecies which went before on thee, that thou by them mightest war a good warfare; 1 Timothy 1:18
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: Revelation or direction fuels warfare unto victory.
Sometime ago, a young man testified in one of our services of how he saw himself inside a coffin in the dream of the night. When he woke up the next day, he prayed while listening to one of the songs I was privileged to receive and record, titled, 'You are Always There'. Thereafter, he went to a woman's shop to buy something that morning, and the woman said, 'I'm not selling to you! Go to another shop and buy. Go!' He was surprised and disappointed at her reaction.
He went to another shop to buy what he needed. And within a few minutes, a trailer ran into the woman's shop and everyone in the shop was crushed to death. You see, death was coming for him. The same death he saw in the coffin in the night would have happened, but God revealed it, cancelled it, and preserved his life.
Beloved, Divine direction or revelation fuels intercession unto preservation. Revelation or direction fuels warfare unto victory. That is, God would reveal things to you that would move you to pray and have victory. And whenever you see something in the dream that does not look positive, it does not mean it must come to pass; God is only showing you what the enemy is planning to do. Every negative revelation is subject to either being accepted or being ejected. You can accept it if you do nothing about it, and you can eject it by warring it out in prayer.
Beloved, I prophesy to you today, every negative revelation about you, about your family, or around your life and destiny, orchestrated by the enemy, is reversed and nullified in Jesus Name.
Remember this: Revelation or direction fuels warfare unto victory.
- Reject whatever you see or hear that is not in line with the Word of God concerning your life.
- Through prayer and Word declaration, reverse every evil dream and establish the good ones immediately you wake up.
- Ask God to reveal and terminate every satanic mystery around your life and destiny.
PRAYER: Lord, I ask that You reveal and reverse every plan of the enemy against my life, family and destiny, Lord, in Jesus' Name.
DAILY BIBLE READING: Psalm 13-15
QUOTE: When your life is surrendered at the altar of prayer, then your steps can be ordered by God. Culled from "PRINCIPLES AND POWER OF PRAYER" by Dr Paul Enenche.
AMAZING FACT: A grasshopper's ears are found not on its head, but rather, on its belly.
PROPHETIC DECLARATION/WORD: Every hidden plan and plot of the enemy regarding your life is hereby aborted in Jesus Name.
Today's devotional was written by Pastor Paul Enenche of the Dunamis International Gospel Centre (DIGC), headquartered at Abuja, Nigeria, with Pastor Paul and Becky Enenche, as the Senior Pastors. It is a power-packed arena where God's Presence, Principles and Power are at work for the salvation, healing and restoration of human destinies and dignities.


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Activity Monitors Boost Physical Activity Interventions
The Community Preventive Services Task Force (CPSTF) recommends physical activity promotion interventions that include activity monitors based on sufficient evidence of effectiveness in increasing physical activity in adults with overweight or obesity. More research is needed, however, to determine whether changes in physical activity are maintained over time.
Interventions provide participants with a combination of behavioral instruction in the form of counseling or education, and activity monitors that offer regular feedback (i.e. pedometers or accelerometers) and may include enhancements to support or promote physical activity. Interventions must focus on physical activity or promote physical activity within a weight management program and may include follow-up appointments.
A team of specialists in systematic review methods and in physical activity promotion research and practice selected and evaluated the following systematic review:
de Vries HJ, Kooiman TJM, van Ittersum MW, van Brussel M, de Groot M. Do activity monitors increase physical activity in adults with overweight or obesity? A systematic review and meta-analysis. Obesity 2016;24(10):2076-91.
The CPSTF recommendation is based on results from the published review, additional information from the included studies, and expert input from team members and the CPSTF.
More than one-third of American adults have obesity (CDC, 2015). Regular physical activity can help with weight control and lower risk for chronic diseases (CDC, 2015). Today, only 1 in 5 adults get the recommended 150 minutes of physical activity per week (CDC, 2014).
For More Information:
- The Community Guide
- Twitter @CPSTF – official account for The Community Preventive Services Task Force


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Business marketing nowadays has become much more in competition because of social and online business strategies. A company or a firm, organization as an individual or as a whole uses business marketing for buying and selling of products and services through online source of mediums such as social media sharing, online digital marketing etc.
Business marketing which is also termed as business-to-business marketing led to happen when buy or sale of a product and services takes place.
From email marketing to social media sharing campaigns to pricing, branding, and strategies, is quite challenging for small business owners to make concentration towards marketing products or focusing towards business growth.
Profit and loss are key features of any business marketing, so any small business owner has to have this plan already in his/her mind about the loss and profit in the business outcome.
To overcome any kind of sort of issues related to small business marketing, I am going to illustrate some six quick tips for small business marketing in the 2023 year. Let's have a look:
6 Quick small business marketing tips for 2023
1. Promote your best content:
Content is the key factor for any business or website showcase. By having good content you can make yourself and your business stand out from a group. Content showcase your idea and strategy behind your business marketing. Also, you have to focused on the rising and down rate of the market strategy. Generate quality content on a few channels.
This type of strategies helps in developing and maximizing the budget allocation to a great extent. Having a best and good content helps in the promotion of small business marketing to online and social media platforms.
2. Focus on the most powerful marketing channels:
There are ways to go through various online channels to promote your business. Rather than going for each and every channel visit, just go for the selective channels and types of campaigns according to your choice.
LinkedIn is considered one of the tops most used social media widely used channels for blogs, articles, business and job portfolio. Having social platforms helps in growing your communication towards marketing and business strategies.
3. Tell a unique brand story:
Content is something that let the people focus towards you. Content is not it is just written because it needs, content is something which every individual consume it. Telling a unique brand story is like telling your own life story which has emotions, feelings, story which teaches us something.
So in a similar way, your brand should also have that unique, different, story which makes people, an audience to come towards your brand, where they have that eagerness to know what your brand consists of.
Let me introduce with some content creation tips for your brand story;
– First, know your audience wants, and their content preference.
– Second, make your content education and an entertainment attraction.
– Third, the idea should be about the content related to industry standards.
Again, one should practice how to visualize content marketing to take a business level up and high in the business sector.
4. Claim your Google My Business (GMB) page:
If we differentiate between a mobile search engine and Google search engine then 60% of people use mobile search and about 80% people uses Google to search for any search queries.
Google helps in searching and makes the searching super easy for almost everyone, it is that search engine which tells you about each little bit of details and sorts out your queries, still we have found that much small business have yet not claimed their GMB profiles.
Google My Business allows you to create your own identity and allows you to enter your business detailed information such as about your business, including contact details, URL, location, photos etc., Google My Business helps you get customers to review and provides you help regarding business marketing tools.
5. Build customer relationships through email marketing:
Email marketing is in trend for customer strategies and stays connected with customers. Near about 85% of people uses Email marketing. It is one's responsibility to take care of the website visitors into known contact before converting them into paying customers. It is one of the good small business marketing tips.
For email address, you can use contact forms and popups. One can give a free trial to their customers so that one can get many customers.
There are various types of email campaigns one can run for business marketing;
– Welcome e-mailers for new customers
– Educational content
– Re-engagement campaigns
– New merchandise introduction
– Discount offerings to new customers/ e-mailers
Email marketing not only saves time and money but also useful for developing and triggering campaigns based on business and specific events, which can help to improve brand recall and trigger purchase decisions.
6. Create video updates and explained videos:
Content is a good source for marketing and branding but mostly people also opt for video chatting and video lessons. The video makes things more clear in terms of exclamation point of view because it shows a clear picture related to what someone wants to explain.
Fast changing social media algorithms, one needs to create and modify the content that sticks with the audience. Video content rather than text and audio content is much faster and easy to understand. One can use social media sharing, laptops, smartphones, professional camera's to shoot videos and can edit them using free applications.
Video content is conceived out of feelings and that is the thing that the gathering of people needs to devour. You have to bounce in, take the main mover advantage and stretch out beyond your amusement.
For a small business, to take it to a height and success, one needs to focus on the content. Promoting this content to various different channels helps you to get customers attention. Today marketing has become trendy and helpful. It is a unique content which seeks the attention of the audience and stays for longer terms.
Taking everything into consideration, it's your efforts and innovative thoughts, that takes your business career to the next height and success.


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online home of Madeline Mora-Summonte, writer of dark fiction and horror
Monday, November 25, 2013
Motivational Monday
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This is one of my favorites too, and the poem it comes from—"The Summer Day"—is beautiful and meaningful as well. As you said, these are questions we all should consider. I, for one, hope that I'm becoming the person I was meant to be.ReplyDelete
Happy Monday. ☺Replies
I'm definitely going to check out that poem, Dana. Have a good week!Delete
We don't want to be stuck in a rut. That's not really living.ReplyDelete
Ooh, I love this one too! Another one to add to my list of favorites. Such a simple but powerful question.ReplyDelete
Congrats on being so close to the NaNo finish line! Have a great week and holiday, Madeline. :)Replies
Thanks, Julie! I hope you have a wonderful holiday, too. :)Delete
That is a great quote. I've let some of what I wanted to drop away because some of my other things take up more time and importance. And I'm thankful for them.ReplyDeleteReplies
Glad you enjoyed the quote, Susan. :)Delete
Oh wow, that's a great quote. I love that so much. Such an explosive question! And what great inspiration... I've got so many plots and characters running though my head right now :-)ReplyDeleteReplies
That's so great, Annalisa! Go for it! :)Delete
Sometimes I look back over the last 8 years and marvel. I don't think I could pack any more life/experiences/crazy into it without spontaneously exploding! This year I'm counting my blessing for the quiet, simple times that allow me to appreciate the fun and insane ride we've been on.ReplyDeleteReplies
What a lovely comment, Crystal! Thanks for sharing. :)Delete
Finally! A minute to catch up with you and yours (Mrs. Larry looks particularly fetching in lipstick). Hope you're getting all your stickers and have a wonderful Thanksgiving! :-)ReplyDeleteReplies
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Leroy Chiao served as a NASA astronaut from 1990 to 2005. During his 15-year career, he flew four missions into space, three times on space shuttles and once as the co-pilot of a Russian Soyuz spacecraft to the International Space Station. On that flight, he served as the commander of Expedition 10, a six-and-a-half-month mission. Chiao has performed six spacewalks, in both U.S. and Russian spacesuits, and has logged nearly 230 days in space. You can read more of Chiao's Expert Voices Op-Eds and film reviews on his Space.com landing page. Chiao contributed this article to Space.com's Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights.
Very soon, Misha Kornienko and Scott Kelly will return to Earth after 11 months in space aboard the International Space Station (ISS). What will they feel? What will they face?
Even after a ten-to-fourteen-day mission to space, the return is dramatic. Your balance system is turned upside down, and you feel very dizzy. When you stand up for the first time, you feel about five times heavier than you expect. All of this can be unsettling, and nausea is not unusual. After a long-duration flight of six or more months, the symptoms are somewhat more intense. If you've been on a short flight, you feel better after a day or two. But after a long flight, it usually takes a week, or several, before you feel like you're back to normal. All you want to do is lie around, because in that position, you are not dizzy. But, in order to recover your balance to the point of being able to exercise, you must force yourself to walk around; it is this physical activity that really accelerates your recovery.
Settling in for a long flight
Going to space can also be provocative. For the last few minutes of ascent, you are subjected to acceleration levels that are three to five times that of normal Earth gravity. The direction of acceleration is through your chest. This is not very uncomfortable; it merely takes a little more effort to breathe.
At the moment of main engine cutoff (MECO), you are instantly weightless. It feels as if you suddenly did a forward roll on a gym mat, as your brain struggles to understand the odd signals coming from your balance system.
Dizziness is the result, and this can again cause some nausea. You also feel immediate pressure in your head, as if you were lying down headfirst on an incline. At this point, because gravity is no longer pulling fluid into your lower extremities, it rises into your torso. Over the next few days, your body will eliminate about two liters of water to compensate, and your brain learns to ignore your balance system. Your body equilibrates with the environment over the next several weeks.
Humans are remarkably adaptive. After a week or so, you learn to work in the weightless environment of space. The awesome beauty of the Earth below, while still striking, becomes a bit ordinary. The food, totally unremarkable on the ground, seems to be delicious; I suspect your brain knows that you need to eat to stay healthy, and fools you in this regard.
On a long flight, you settle into a routine of work, observing the Earth, taking photographs and keeping in touch with your loved ones via email and short phone calls, when the antenna is pointed at the TDRSS (Tracking, Data, Relay Satellite System). [One Year in Space: Epic Space Station Mission in Photos ]
Sometime around the three-to-four-month point, you start thinking that you wouldn't mind going home. But, psychologically, you have prepared yourself for the long flight. You know your approximate return date and have set your expectations. Astronauts have a very strong sense of mission, and we don't allow ourselves to dwell on these kinds of feelings. Even though Misha and Scott are flying nearly twice as long as did I, I know they have the same view, having no doubt set their expectations accordingly, just as I would have.
When your thoughts wander
What do you think about during a long flight? Spaceflight is a life-changing event. I thought a lot about my life on Earth. I gained a new perspective.
Looking down at our beautiful world , I couldn't help but be struck by the fact that while everything looks vibrant and peaceful — intellectually — I knew that great suffering was happening in many of the lands over which we flew. It was difficult for me to resolve this conflict. As a result, I appreciated life much more than I had before, and it made me reflect on what really is important.
The anticipation of return builds as you get close to your return date. The arrival of your replacement crew is a joyous occasion. Not only are you glad to see your friends, you are also glad because it means that you can go home soon. You look forward to the reunion with your loved ones, to looking back with satisfaction on a job well done.
Do I miss space? Sometimes, a little bit. After each short space shuttle flight, I couldn't wait to go back up. But, after my long flight, it was like eating a big, satisfying meal. Ten years later, I am still satisfied. But, I suspect that after not too much longer, I will again start to get hungry.
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The guy arrested at Oakland airport the other day wearing a watch with wires, fuses and a toggle switch, a shirt with built-in tourniquets and shoes with hollow soles? He's no terrorist, says his lawyer. Geoffrey McGann, 49, is just an eccentric artist from suburban LA. Alameda County DA's office said today it won't prosecute. The Chronicle's Demian Bulwa writes about it.
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California Lawmakers Advance Measures To Curb Opioid Crisis
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California lawmakers advanced 10 opioid-related bills Tuesday in an effort to address the drug abuse crisis in the state, including a proposal that would let California share prescription records with other states.
Half of the bills passed by a legislative committee would increase monitoring or make it easier to track opioid prescriptions to help police and doctors spot problematic prescriptions. Others would place limits on doctors prescribing the addictive drugs to children or increase access to addiction treatments.
Tens of thousands of Americans die every year as a result of opioid addiction. In California more than 2,000 people died from opioid overdoses in 2016. Lawmakers say the problem is particularly bad in rural areas.
Assemblyman Evan Low, a Campbell Democrat who led the committee meeting, said the opioid crisis has been "devastating" in the state.
"There has been a misconception that California has not been particularly hit by this opioid crisis, but this is not true," said Low, who represents a Silicon Valley-area district.
The bills still require approval by the full Assembly and Senate before they advance to Gov. Jerry Brown's desk.
Low's AB1751 would allow California's justice department to share prescription records with other states. It's aimed at making it easier to spot patients who cross state lines to get more prescriptions for opioid drugs.
Opponents are concerned the bill doesn't do enough to safeguard patients' privacy. The bill limits data sharing to states that meet certain security standards, but Samantha Corbin, a lobbyist representing the Electronic Frontier Foundation, said the requirements don't provide enough protection for patients.
Megan Allred of the California Medical Association, a trade group that represents doctors, raised concerns about many of the bills and echoed the Electronic Frontier Foundation's worries about privacy.
The proposal passed out of the committee unanimously.
Another bill, AB2741, passed Tuesday by the committee would limit doctors from prescribing more than five days' worth of opioid drugs to minors unless it is medically necessary. The bill also requires doctors to discuss risks posed by the addictive drugs with children and their caretakers and requires a guardian to sign a consent form.
"Overprescribing of opioid medications has directly contributed to the addiction crisis," said Autumn Burke, a Los Angeles Democrat who authored the bill.
The California Medical Association opposes the legislation because it doesn't give doctors enough discretion, Allred said.
Lawmakers also passed a bill to let police purchase overdose treatments without a prescription. Another would require doctors use electronic prescriptions, which can be tracked more easily and are harder to fraudulently change, when authorizing opioid drugs.
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Caribbean AML/CTF Principles
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The Caribbean Association of Banks (CAB), formed in the early Seventies, is an organisation for locally incorporated/owned banks and other financial institutions operating in the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Region, that provides leadership and advocacy on issues impacting the indigenous banking/financial services sector in the Caribbean.
The Association, which has its Secretariat in St. Lucia, comprises about fifty (50) Member Banks/Financial Institutions and three (3) Honorary Members, namely the Caribbean Development Bank, the CARICOM Secretariat and the Caribbean Centre for Monetary Studies. CAB hosts a major networking event every November during its annual general meeting and conference held in various Caribbean jurisdictions, and it is a forum to encourage good governance and best practices by its membership.
A key issue for Caribbean banks has been the maintenance and strengthening of correspondent banking relationships. Members have no parent offices located in major financial centres through which they can conduct international cash clearing and transfer services, and are entirely reliant on correspondent relations with other banks that provide intermediary services. Given the various international issues that have caused heightened scrutiny over correspondent relations, and the global demands to prevent money laundering (AML) and terrorist financing (CTF), CAB undertook to establish a set of principles to guide its Member Banks. It is an initiative that has been encouraged by the Florida International Bankers association (FIBA) and correspondent banks currently conducting business with Caribbean banks.
In keeping with the principles espoused by the Wolfsberg Group of eleven major banks that provide international correspondent banking services, CAB's Advocacy Committee developed the Caribbean AML/CTF Principles, which establish risk management standards for Members and comply with related international standards to support the reputation and operational integrity of Caribbean banks.
On October 26th 2009, The CAB Board of Directors formally launched The Caribbean AML/CTF Principles for Correspondent Banking in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad. These Principles, with associated AML/CTF Guidelines, are a core set of standards to which Member Banks will subscribe by having their Board of Directors agree to adopt and ensure the compliance of their institution. CAB will also promote the Caribbean AML/CTF Principles to the several regulatory and supervisory authorities for AML/CTF matters in the Caribbean region, so that Member Banks' compliance with these standards will also be observed during regular bank examinations.
Subscribing banks to these Principles will be identified on the CAB website, and Caribbean Principles will establish a Registry to host certain bank information that will assist third parties, including correspondent banks and customers, to review the compliance of banks with international standards and expand their trust and confidence in Caribbean financial institutions.
Brian Stuart-Young, Chairman, CAB's Advocacy Committee
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Lexington, Ky. (May 26, 2017) - On day two of the NCAA East Prelims in Lexington, Ky. at the University of Kentucky track and field complex, four ETSU Track and field athletes competed on day two.
To begin the day, sophomore Kyra Atkins ran in the first round of 100mH where she placed 29th overall with a time of 13.58. In her heat, Atkins finished seventh and this season Atkins won her second straight SoCon 100mH title.
In his fourth straight NCAA East Prelim appearance, senior Brett Squibbs made his first vault of 4.85m of the day but was unable to advance after not clearing the next height.
Squibbs ends his ETSU career as a two-time pole vault conference champion in both the Atlantic Sun and Southern Conference.
In the final event of the night, junior Simeon Roberts finished 23rd overall with a time of 9:08.13. It was Roberts first NCAA East Prelim appearance.
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I'd like to pick on
somebody new today… I know!
Since its Plant-a-Garden
time, how about we pick on
the companies that grind up
wood into mulch, put it in
a bag, and sell it as
Compost? Compost, well-made
rich degraded organic
material that has reached
equilibrium in its balance
of carbon and nitrogen and
has been "cured" to kill
off all the nasties, is a
very good thing. Yet
properly processed Compost
is one thing, and minimally
processed Mulch is quite
another, and there doesn't
seem to be a good line
between the two, especially
when sold in bags to
inattentive would-be
gardeners. Is that a
problem? Well, yeah, and
here's how the story goes:
microbes eat organics, and
leave behind good stuff for
building up soil and
planting our veggies. It
takes moisture and it takes
the right balance of carbon
molecules and nitrogen
molecules to really get a
good Organics Feast going.
But it also takes time, and
if you hurry the process
too much, like stuffing
that ground-up woody mulch
in a bag before the
microbial conversion team
is done, you get
"unfinished compost", or
organics that continue to
degrade on the way to your
garden. Still, this
shouldn't be a problem,
Now, just
suppose that company uses
Poop to add the nutrients
to the woody carbon, manure
with all those curious and
sometimes deadly
poop-microbe thingies still
in it. That's excellent, if
managed right. Compost,
done right, kills off all
those "pathogens". Done
wrong, the Poop Supplier
simply is out-sourcing
management of their
beasties to us, in our
homes and gardens. And
there's another cruel trick
that accompanies poor
processing of poop-rich,
ground-up wood. You see,
after the voracious
bacterial beasties have
their Day on the Heap,
Fungus gets a turn. Fungus
tends to like a drier pile
than the other microbial
break-down crew members.
But a funny thing happens
when THEY get hurried
along, forced to dry too
fast, and sealed in
plastic. They continue to
eat, and they do the Spore
thing: they quick-like put
up myriad almost-mushrooms,
and make a few gazillion
Spore Babies in that bag,
waiting … for silly, cheap
Customers (like me) who
will buy what LOOKS like
mature, finished Compost.
And take it home. And cut
the bag open. And spend the
next few happy hours on our
knees planting veggies in
the garden patch, with our
hands and faces right down
in that interesting
almost-compost. Buyer
Keep an eye
on the Canadians these days,
specifically those focused on
how to salvage their flagging
Timber industry. After a decade
or so of down prices and
minimal maintenance, Big
Problems are showing up,
blowing up mills, and doing in
good souls (our condolences, to
our northern neighbors). But
some of those plants Get It.
They figure, if they can ship
timber out by rail, they can
ship biofuels and bioproducts.
They've already got the supply
chain established, and have big
investments in iron and wires.
The transition from timber only
to multi-product has already
taken place, for many mills
that make both paper and
boards. Now, the leaders are
raising money and integrating
Conversion, eating up all the
mill residues and turning
liabilities into assets. Who
knows? Perhaps the old god
Timber might have to take a
back seat to biofuels … or at
the very least, share the log
Energy Center Awards 3 Grants
for Thermal Biomass
Iowa State
University's Iowa Energy Center
has announced the award of
three grants to university
research teams, all focused on
the thermochemical conversion
of biomass to biofuels and
DOE Biofuels
Pathway Analysis Favors Fast
Pyrolysis for Green
Last month,
the Department of Energy (DOE)
Office of Biomass Program
released a little-heralded
presentation entitled "Biofuel
Design Cases", following its
presentation to the office's
Technical Advisory Committee
(TAC) to the Biomass Research
and Development Initiative
(BRDi). 05/11/2012
Biofuels Licenses Honeywell
Green Diesel for New
Illinois based
Emerald Biofuels LLC has agreed
to license Honeywell's Eni
Ecofining biodiesel production
technology for its new 85
million gallon per year drop-in
biodiesel plant, "Emerald One."
Secures $30MM+ to Advance
Biomass Pre-Treatment for
biomass feedstock pre-treatment
specialist EdeniQ has announced
a successful funding round,
securing over $30 million in
combined equity and debt
Energy Commission Approves
RPS Guidebook
The California
Energy Commission unanimously
voted to adopt the Lead
Commissioner Carla Peterman's
proposed changes to the
Renewable Portfolio Standard
(RPS) Eligibility Guidebook and
to the Overall Guidebook during
its Business Meeting on May 9,
2012. 05/11/2012
& NCERC Succeed in
Breeding New
BioTork LLC has announced that
the first stage of practical
research has successfully used
adaptive evolution techniques
to optimize a US Department of
Agriculture (USDA) genetically
modified yeast strain to
ferment the C5 sugar D-xylose
at high rates.
Researchers Convert
Biodiesel Refinery Waste to
collaborative research team
from several Brazilian
universities has released a
pre-publication paper in the
journal Biotechnology for
Biofuels describing successful
microbial conversion of the
complex wastes of biodiesel
refining to form high-value
products. 05/08/2012
Alter NRG
Converts Waste to Syngas to
Replace Fuel Oil in Coen
The Canadian
company Alter NRG Corp, owners
of the Westinghouse Plasma
technology, has announced
successful completion of syngas
testing with Coen Company Inc.,
a global leader in design and
manufacture of combustion
systems. 05/08/2012
Completes Successful Testing
for High N2 and O2 Removal
Canadian gas
upgrading and purification
specialist Xebec Adsorption Inc
announced successful completion
of initial phase testing for
the removal of high
concentrations of nitrogen (N2)
and oxygen (O2) from both
landfill and wastewater
treatment biogas.
US Forest
Service PNW Station Debuts
Forest Research Podcast
Anyone seeking
to better understand modern
national forest research and
management in the western US
has a new information source.
The Pacific Northwest Research
Station (PNW Station) has
launched "PNW Ecotone", a
podcast series supported with
on-line images, a full
transcript and background
Fibrek Mill
Signs PPA with Hydro-Québec
for 33.23 MWe
The Canadian
pulp and paper company Fibrek
has announced entering a new
renewable power purchase
agreement with Hydro-Québec
Distribution for sale of 33.23
megawatts of bioenergy,
generated at its Saint-Félicien
mill. 05/07/2012
IEP Partners
with Government of Haiti for
30 MWe
International Electric Power
LLC (IEP) has entered into a
public-private partnership for
municipal waste management and
energy recovery with the
government of Haiti called
Project Phoenix.
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PHILIPSBURG:— The Committee of General Affairs (CAZ), will meet on Friday, November 9, 2018.
The CAZ Committee meeting is scheduled for 9.30 hrs. in the General Assembly Chamber of the House at Wilhelminastraat #1 in Philipsburg.
The agenda point is:
Debriefing CAZ 02 work visit: Tour hurricane shelters
Members of the public are invited to the House of Parliament to attend parliamentary deliberations.
The House of Parliament is located across from the Court House in Philipsburg.
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