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Will it Pumpkin Spice?
By Selyna Dehaas - Managing Editor, Beth Ericson - Editor-in-Chief, Jensen Smith - Managing Editor
What is a girl's favorite part of fall? Pumpkin spice of course. The trend of the pumpkin spice started with the pumpkin spice latte from Starbucks. Since everyone is talking about it, it's a must try. A couple other restaurants have tried experimenting with this unique flavor in donuts, marshmallows, cream cheese, ice cream, and much more. We decided to take this experimentation of pumpkin spice to the next level by pumpkin spicing a few unusual things and testing to see if pumpkin spice is really that magical. Can it make anything good?
French Fries
We bought fries from McDonalds and added the spice from there. We think if we actually made homemade fries with the pumpkin spice, it would be a lot better. But with the McDonalds fries, the flavor of pumpkin spice didn't come through until the aftertaste. You almost couldn't taste the spice at all because the fry itself was more powerful. We could also picture the pumpkin spice tasting super yummy on sweet potato fries. Even using the spice in place of salt would enhance the flavor and make it tastier. Sprinkling the spice on as an afterthought is definitely not worth the trouble.
Orange Juice
We used frozen concentrated orange juice and mixed two teaspoons of pumpkin spice. It sort of tastes like a citrusy holiday drink, like wassail, but cold. The aftertaste was weird and the texture was off because the spices didn't dissolve. It seemed almost like you were taking a spoonful of spices and washing it down with orange juice. We wouldn't try it again, but if it were warm it could have been a delicious drink.
This item was my very favorite thing we tried out of all of these pumpkin spiced foods. For this, we made homemade biscuits from scratch and then added the spice in when we put them in to bake. These almost tasted like some sort of monkey bread or pull-apart bread. It was actually super delicious. The taste was similar to cinnamon biscuits, but with additional spice flavors that made it even better. We would most definitely make this again.
For the rice, we made the microwavable one minute rice and added the pumpkin spice prior to cooking. Do not try this at home! White rice doesn't taste like anything as is, so adding pumpkin spice to it tasted like eating a spoonful of nutmeg and cloves by itself. Add a weird texture into the mix and you have the perfect recipe for disgust.
Pumpkin spice bacon was an interesting experience. It smelled like pumpkin spice and caramelized sugar, but when you ate it all it tasted like was bacon. It was like smelling pumpkin spice while eating bacon, not like the bacon itself was spiced. There was a yummy pumpkin spice aftertaste, though. We probably wouldn't make this again, but it was a fun idea.
This whole experience was a success. There are so many foods that can be pumpkin spiced. Pumpkin spice is a necessary aspect to having a great autumn season and seems to be such a big part of our culture. I believe it is not going away anytime soon, as it is such a popular flavor. Here's to many more years of pumpkin spice!
*McDonald's actually has their own recipe for pumpkin spice fries that we haven't tried. But since they have a recipe and we didn't, those fries would probably taste super delicious. Just saying.
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This is an 16.5 inch Cheetlange Kukri. Cheetlange Kukri is one of the bestselling Kukri of FGKH. The blade is made up of highly graded carbon steel (Car and jeep leaf spring, 5160).The blade is 11.5 inch long polished blade, it's a fixed blade with a wood handle. The handle is 5 inch long made up of Indian Rosewood. with glue up together by traditional Nepali glue called Laha. The overall length is 16.5 inch. The Sheath is made up of Buffalo leather. The Cheetlange Kukri is the souvenir and Decorative Not for use. The Cheetlange Kukri is going to be the best decorative knife in the world. Even though this kukri is used in the decorative purpose we have used the highly graded carbon steel. We never compromise in the quality and that's makes the Nepal's number one kukri deals.
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The rookie K-pop girl group released a teaser image for its upcoming summer special album on the group's official social media channels at midnight on Tuesday.
The new album contains four remakes, including the 2000 hit song "Listen to Me" by one of the first generation K-pop girl groups, Papaya. Recorded in collaboration with the reggae duo Skull & Haha, the updated track still boasts the refreshing tunes found in the original version, according to Oh My Girl's management agency WM Entertainment.
|Teaser image for Oh My Girl's upcoming album (Official Facebook)
Debuted last April, Oh My Girl has already gained a global following. The group's hit track "Windy Day" from its third repackaged mini album appeared on both domestic and international music charts.
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You've probably been there: in love for the first time and enchanted by the very sound of your sweetheart's name.
The problem for Gilda in Verdi's Rigoletto is that her new love isn't who he says he is. The worst will come (it's opera), but for a few brief moments in Act I, Gilda's innocence sweeps you away. She's young and head over heels and obsessing over the "caro nome," the "dear name" of her new love.
In this episode, host Rhiannon Giddens and her guests consider the dizzying thrill of your first love, Verdi's brilliant powers of orchestration and why Gilda's infatuation rings so true even today. You'll hear soprano Nadine Sierra reminisce about her own formative experiences and then fall in love with the so-called "Gualtier Maldè" onstage at the Metropolitan Opera.
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Before Nadine Sierra could be accurately described as one of the most talented young artists in opera, she was a self-described "opera nerd." She had a protective family – like Gilda – but that couldn't stop her from secretly riding to high school in her boyfriend's car.
Paul Thomason has combined his lifelong passion for music, colorful storytelling skills and a knack for mid-century slang to become one of the most insightful writers and lecturers on opera. He's written for far too many publications to list.
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Anatomy and Physiology Lab
Activity 1: Simulating Dialysis (Simple Diffusion) (pp. 2–4) 9. All solutes except albumin are able to diffuse into the right beaker. Using distilled water in the right beaker and either the 100 MWCO or 200 MWCO membrane will remove urea from the left beaker and leave albumin If the left beaker contains NaCl, urea, and albumin, you can selectively remove urea by dispensing a concentration of NaCl into the right beaker equivalent to that in the left beaker and by using the 100 or 200 MWCO membrane. Albumin is too large to diffuse and there will be no net diffusion of NaCl. However, urea will move down its concentration gradient into the right beaker.
Activity 2: Simulating Facilitated Diffusion (pp. 4–5)
11. Carrier proteins facilitate the movement of solute molecules across semipermeable membranes, so increasing their number will increase the rate of diffusion.
Because facilitated diffusion requires a concentration gradient, making the concentration on both sides of the membrane equal stops net diffusion. NaCl does not have an effect on glucose diffusion.
Activity 3: Simulating Osmotic Pressure (pp. 6–7)
6. Using the 20 MWCO membrane results in an osmotic pressure increase using any of the solutes. The 50 and 100 MWCO membranes caused osmotic pressure increase with albumin and glucose. Only albumin caused osmotic pressure increase using the 200 MWCO membrane.
NaCl appeared in the right beaker with all membranes except the 20 MWCO membrane.
8. Increasing the number of non‐diffusible particles increases osmotic pressure. If solutes are able to diffuse, then equilibrium will be established and osmotic pressure will not be generated.
Osmotic pressure would be zero if albumin concentration was the same on both sides of the membrane.
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Mariano Gonzalez played his best polo when it mattered most on Saturday in the Monty Waterbury Cup Final at Two Trees Farm in Bridgehampton.
The eight-goal rated player tallied four straight goals bridging the fifth and sixth chukkers to move his Equuleus team from an 8-6 deficit to a 10-8 lead over defending champion White Birch Farm. White Birch's Joao Paulo Ganon added the final goal of the game, but his team couldn't get the equalizer, and Equuleus walked away with the championship.
Gonzalez finished with a game-high six goals, while teammate Magoo LaPrida had three and Martin Pepa added one. Ganon led White Birch with four goals while Del Walton had three and sponsor Peter Brant had two. White Birch played the entire tournament without veteran nine-goaler Mariano Aguerre, who was out with a knee injury.
On Sunday, the other two teams in the tournament—Lechuza Caracas and Heathcote—squared off in the subsidiary final, for the Two Trees Cup. Lechuza prevailed 12-11 in overtime, led by six-goaler Tommy Goti, who scored the winner in the extra session. While Goti's goal was the game-winner, the sponsors of both teams came up big in the end of the sixth chukker. Victor Vargas gave Lechuza an 11-10 lead in the sixth, but Heathcote sponsor Steve Lefkowitz forced overtime with a goal after that.
Heathcote began the game with a 3-0 lead, because of its team's 17-goal handicap in the 20-goal tournament. But Lechuza quickly made up the difference, as Goti scored the first four goals of the game to put his team up 4-3. Vargas followed with a goal in the second chukker to put Lechuza up 5-3, but the teams were tied at 6-6 at halftime as Heathcote six-goaler Tommy Biddle scored on two penalty shots and five-goaler Nick Manifold added a goal.
Vargas was named the Most Valuable Player for the game, while Manifold's horse Camorra was named Best Playing Pony.
The second half of the high-goal season was slated to get underway this week, as the same four teams return to compete for the Hampton Cup. Six games will be played before the semifinals start on Wednesday, August 21, although some of the games are not played at Two Trees Farm and are thus not open to the public. On Saturday, August 10, Heathcote will take on White Birch at the Bridgehampton Polo Club (at Two Trees Farm) at 4 p.m.. On Wednesday, August 14, Lechuza will face White Birch at Two Trees at 10:30 a.m., and on Saturday, August 17, Heathcote will face Lechuza at 4 p.m. The final for the Hampton Cup is set for Saturday, August 24, and the subsidiary final for the Bridgehampton Polo Cup will take place on Sunday, August 5. Fields and times for those games have yet to be determined.


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Below is an article from Melton Duncan, a writer for Ligonier Ministries. For those unfamiliar with Ligonier Ministries, it is the teaching fellowship of R.C. Sproul, who has also put out a series of theological pamphlets which you can read for free with your kindle tablet or app. Included at the bottom is a link to Amazon's page where you can find these works and their free audio books. They are perfect to read for yourself or to send to your students who may be interested in discussing the different topics and biblical truths addressed.
How To Pray For Your Pastor – Melton Duncan
*Clicking the image above will take you to Amazon.com where you will find this pamphlet and more. All kindle editions of the "Crucial Questions" series are free, and the paperback copies are fairly inexpensive. Audio of several Crucial Questions are also free.


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Leslie Banta: Keeping Nature's Beauty Close at Hand
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Sunday, October 14, 2018, 1 and 3 pm
Landscape painter Leslie Banta is the October Artist of the Month at the Barn Swallow! Leslie will be holding painting demonstrations at the Barn on Sunday October 14 at 1 pm and 3pm.
Leslie is more than a painter. Her works become sculptural. They pull in the written word where text becomes the sky. They are able to reach into our core as few painters can do. We are so pleased to introduce you to Leslie's newest works.
Leslie describes her motivation in painting "as a way of keeping nature's beauty close at hand."
"It's so easy to look up at the sky, but it's also easy to forget what's right over our heads because it's always there. We forget to see it because we always see it… I paint to remind myself to stop and see this beautiful world, to drink it in for a long moment."


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Upcoming Performances:
EBI Presents: The Secret Garden (a ballet adaptation of Frances Hodgson Burnett's enduring novel)
Audition Date: Tuesday, January 8th at EBI Studio.
Audition Times: Ages 7-10 from 4:30-5:15 / ages 11-18 from 5:30-6:30.
Audition Cost (due at time of audition): $25 fee per dancer payable to EBI.
Contact Eastern Ballet Institute at 603-731-3417 or email firstname.lastname@example.com
Performance Date: Saturday, June 1, 2019
Past Performances:
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Eastern Ballet Institute Presents: The Nutcracker 2018
Three performances to be held in collaboration with a live orchestra on December 1st and 2nd at the Capitol Center for the Arts!
Eastern Ballet Institute Presents: The Velveteen Rabbit 2018
Performance Dates: May 12th at 2pm at the Concord City Auditorium 2 Prince Street Concord.
Eastern Ballet Institute Presents: Alice in Wonderland 2017
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Sunday, June 11th, 2:00pm
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Eastern Ballet Institute Presents: The Twelve Days of Christmas Sixth Anniversary Performance 2016
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- Saturday, December 10th at 2:00pm.
Eastern Ballet Institute Presents: The Emperors New Clothes 2015
To download the DVD registration form for this performance. click here. The cost is just $28, which includes shipping. All DVDs will be mailed direct to you.
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Since our bodies are made up of about 60% water, water is essential for healthy skin, hair, and nails, as well as, controlling body temperature, heart rate, and blood pressure.
Drinking an adequate amount of water daily is important for overall good health because water aids in digestion, circulation, absorption, and even excretion. But what about drinking large amounts of water for proper skin health? Claims have been made that drinking water gives you a radiant, healthy, younger- looking complexion.
The fact is that skin is a very important part of the body. Your skin is made up of cells. And skin cells, like any other cell in the body, are made up of water. Without water, the organs will certainly not function properly or at their best. If your skin is not getting a sufficient amount of water, the lack of hydration could cause your skin to become dry, tight, and flaky. Dry skin has less resilience and is more prone to wrinkling. As water is lost in large quantities every day, you need to replace it somehow. The unfortunate truth is that water will reach all other organs before it reaches the skin, so be sure to drink plenty of it.
Since your brain is mostly water, drinking it helps you think, focus and concentrate better and be more alert. As an added bonus, your energy levels are also boosted!
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The Braided Leaf Salwar Set
The Braided Leaf Salwar Set
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It doesn't get much more striking than black and red, and Born Global's Braided Leaf Salwar Set plays them both up to dramatic effect.
The black block print kurta from Collection Aik has a red border lining, which pairs perfectly with the red salwar. The larger print on the upcycled dupatta adds an extra flounce of breezy black and white.
The outfit is accompanied by a doll-sized booklet (handmade from upcycled materials) that includes information about the product, the textile, as well as tidbits of history and a little language lesson.
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Coffee and mountain biking are similar on many fronts. Not that a bag of coffee is technologically complex like new Fox 36 FLOAT forks, but coffee is surprisingly one of the most complex things that we consume. However, as much as we love coffee and mountain biking they both have unfortunate parallels. They can be derided for their snobbery.
Of course we neo-Neanderthal mountain bikers chaff at that remark ... we are not like those frame-polishing roadies. We're not snobs. But like any sport, passion, hobby, or endeavor there is a lexicon of jargon and "insider" knowledge that even gives mountain bikers that "snob" moniker (whether deserved or not). The same actually happens in the world of coffee (shocker) ... especially in the coffee shop culture of the Pacific NW. It's not that the shops nor the baristas working there are aloof nor anything like that (though there are some for sure), but like mountain biking, there are insider terms and knowledge that can be intimidating to the newcomer.
Living in Portland I regularly meet up with out-of-town guests for coffee at one of the amazing local coffee shops and roasters. I watch these visitors as they walk in and pause as the place is swarming with refined hipsters in their natural habitat with appropriately placed tattoos, glasses, jeans, and other fashion accessories. Many newbies to the coffee shop are immediately put off because they assume they don't fit in (jeans not skinny enough?) and have no idea what a cortado is or anything like that. So they want to duck out and make a beeline to the nearest Starbucks to get a frappuccino.
Those who love coffee come in many shapes and forms from our grandparents drinking Folgers that has been sitting in the carafe for the past 6 hours to the above mentioned hipsters and their refined palate. So where does Loam Coffee fit into this crazy world of coffee?
We love mountain bikers. We are mountain bikers. Because of that we understand what mountain bikers are like. I call us neo-Neanderthals because seemingly a generation ago we were painting on the walls of caves and killing wooly mammoths. And now we ride $8,000 rigs hucking ourselves off of cliffs. Not much has changed. But for some strange reason, maybe it is because we play in the dirt (or eat it when we crash), we tend to be pretty grounded. Sure we may go off on tangents about the changing hub standards in the industry or wax poetically about 27.5+ tires, but at the end of the day we play in the dirt and love our coffee.
Loam Coffee, in our humble estimation, stands in that middle ground. Meaning, we are mountain bikers and can be rather juvenile and playful when out on the trail. And yet we are very passionate about our coffee ... where we get our beans from, how we roast it, and how we brew it. So rest assured ... we are here for you. We are you. We won't pull the coffee snob card on you and yet we do hope to push you to develop a deeper and more robust love for coffee and the process from roasting to brewing.


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Dutch lawmaker Geert Wilders has been convicted of insulting Moroccans and inciting discrimination against them, but the ruling judges levied no punishment against him.
Wilders, who is leading in some polls before national parliamentary elections in March, responded immediately on Twitter, calling the verdict "totally insane" and saying the court was biased against him. He later said he plans an appeal.
The charges against Wilders stem from a 2014 campaign rally, when he led a group of supporters to chant they wanted "Fewer! Fewer! Fewer!" Moroccans in the Netherlands. A smiling Wilders concluded: "we're going to take care of that".
Reading the decision of a three-judge panel, Presiding Judge Hendrik Steenhuis said "no one is above the law", including politicians.
Wilder had planned the inflammatory remarks beforehand and incited others to discriminate people of Moroccan origin, he said.
"If a politician crosses the line, that doesn't mean free speech is being restricted," he said. "A crime cannot be protected by the right to free speech."
In a videotaped response to the verdict, which he did not attend in person, Wilders said: "I will never be silenced" and the ruling was an attempt to "neutralise the leader of the largest and most popular opposition party in the Netherlands".
Steenhuis said Moroccans form a clearly defined population within the Netherlands that Wilders had "singled out ... (as having) less rights" to reside in the Netherlands. There are roughly 400,000 people of Moroccan origin in the Netherlands.
"This statement can be regarded as affecting the dignity of this group as a whole. It is insulting for the entire group," the ruling said.
In closing remarks on November 23, Wilders told judges his remarks were obviously not intended as a call to genocide -- he has never advocated violence -- but rather a reference to his official party platform.
Measures he endorses that could lead to fewer Moroccans include a ban on immigration, expelling Moroccans with dual nationality who commit crimes, and a "voluntary repatriation" policy.
Prosecutors, who rejected Wilders' assertions the trial was politically motivated and an unfair attempt to limit his right to free speech, had asked that a fine of 5,000 euros ($A7,107), but no prison sentence, be imposed.
Wilders appeal is likely to last throughout the parliamentary election campaign, which runs for six weeks before voting on March 15.
A previous attempt to prosecute Wilders for anti-Islam remarks, such as likening the religion to Nazism and calling for a ban on the Koran, ended in acquittal in 2011.
That process was widely seen as strengthening his reputation as a defender of freedom of speech and increased his popularity.


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We believe that one of the greatest catalyst to change and growth in the community is to bring people together around a common element. The element can take many forms; A physical place, and idea, or a common goal. PARK(ing) Day is one of these unique ideas that has the potential to elicit tangible change, and in some places, already has. The idea is simple, turn the parking spots in front of your business into a small park for the day. The goal; show that common areas for people to gather has far reaching benefits that extend from social to economic. The effect; a movement that has reached around the globe, created permanent versions of these temporary parks, and brought awareness to policy makers and business leaders that loss of parking space does not equate to loss of revenue. In fact, in many cases, it can lead to an increase in business, and better sense of community. We grabbed a few of our friends and neighbors and decided to test the concept, and lets just say. We're believers.
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Running a business can be overwhelming, and you're probably not going to be able to do it all on your own. That's where third-party vendors come in. Companies in every industry from HR to business phone systems exist to partner with you and help you run your business better.
After completing all of the above steps, you are officially in business. Review information from Michigan Business One Stop and from Michigan State University Extension for direction as you move further along in your journey of business ownership.
If you have ever lived in a small town and entertained houseguests, you've probably often wished that your town had a bed and breakfast. Though small towns with a tourism industry will often have historical inns or at least a motel or two, towns that aren't exactly Plymouth, MA or Williamsburg, VA often go without. That means no place for the in-laws to stay or guests for a family reunion or wedding. Opening a small inn or bed and breakfast can help fill a need in your area. If you're worried about being able to keep your rooms booked, go small. Bed and breakfast owners tend to live in the same homes they manage, often converting their larger homes into B&Bs. This is a great idea for those who have recently become empty nesters with too many rooms to fill. If you're later in life and looking for business ideas for small towns, this concept is a great one to explore.
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Yes, there might be fewer people in a small town, or fewer stores and shops, but that doesn't mean that babies don't grow out of their onesies, people don't buy new furniture and kids don't move off to college. In our capitalist society, fewer people doesn't always mean less stuff. So opening a second-hand store or thrift shop is a great way to help the people of your town recycle unwanted items while giving those that might not have as much a less expensive shopping option. One reason why opening a thrift store in a small town is a great idea, is that much of the merchandise you sell you will receive via donations. This does present logistics to think about regarding how to regulate and keep track of inventory, but it also means that even though you sell items for less than a traditional store, you'll never owe money to a middleman or manufacturer. Cha-ching!
Obtain a FEIN. Your Federal Employer Identification Number (FEIN) is a tax ID assigned to you for your business. It is required to open a checking account and to facilitate other financial transactions like opening a credit account with a vendor. Obtain your FEIN here. I like to refer to it as your business's social security number.
Many small business owners cover their start-up costs entirely through loans, with the expectation that they will begin paying back the loans with the profits from their new business. New businesses can take months or years to generate a profit, however, and loan payments can really become a millstone around the neck of a fledgling operation.
Xerox – Read Review – It's not uncommon to find data entry work from home jobs posted on Xerox. Type in "work from home data entry" on their careers page to see these listings. As with so many other data entry jobs, it may be location-based work.
I love working for TTEC@home. I get to interact with and help others from the comfort of my own home. (Have you ever been in Houston traffic rush hour? That says it all!) Plus, they have some of the most amazing people I've ever had the privilege of working with. They aren't just here to draw a paycheck. They truly care about their co-workers. I work many miles from the brick and mortar buildings, but I have a sense of security that my coworkers have my back and I'm not alone.
The best business to start is one where customers want your product or service at a price that enables you to make a profit. Ideally, new customers are easy to attract and there are few competitors. Finally, it should be a business in which you have experience (or can be trained) and enjoy the work.
People are always searching for one-of-a-kind venues for meetings, parties and weddings. Why not earn some extra money off the space you already have by renting it out for events as a side business idea? If you own a unique venue, like a studio, warehouse or boat, UK-based company Tagvenue will connect you with clients looking for somewhere special to host their event. Not a bad low-effort side business idea.
Similar to selling on Amazon, eBay is a place to make money selling just about anything you can think of as a side business idea, with the added excitement of using the auction selling model to sometimes get way more than you expected for that antique baseball card you picked up at a local street fair. To turn your eBay selling into a legitimate business idea, look for opportunities where you can buy in-demand products at a discount—and later sell them for a profit.
Turning your favorite craft or hobby into a revenue-generating business idea easily counts among the most fulfilling experiences anyone can have. Just take a look at what Jacob Huss of Soteria Designs is doing wit his hobby of hand-building furniture and wood jewelry. With more and more people demanding a higher degree of personalization in just about anything they own or use, count yourself lucky if your craft happens to be the creation of custom furniture. Not only is the real estate sector regaining its footing, the number of style-conscious customers is also on the rise, creating plenty of room for growth into this business idea.
The major benefit of becoming a foreign corporation is that it allows your company to operate as one entity in many jurisdictions. For example, if you originally incorporate your LLC in the State of Delaware, you can file your existing domestic LLC as a foreign corporation in other states.
Each year, thousands of LLCs are fined or unknowingly dissolved for missing an important state filing, such as an annual report. When this happens, LLC owners risk loss of limited liability protection. A registered agent service can help prevent this outcome by notifying you of upcoming filing deadlines and submitting reports on your behalf.
In Boston one of the very best high skyscraper restaurant locations was taken over by a banquet facility company. The owner of this business grew up in the restaurant business but decided to build his own business exclusively around banquets. A banquet facility is an interesting alternative to the difficult restaurant business. You get to match your labor and food costs closely to your income. And by having a dedicated space and a tightly focused business you should be able to execute well.
Blooms Today, an industry leader providing flowers and gifts, is seeking aggressive, competitive sales leaders to join our team of remote inside sales representatives. This independent contractor position (1099) is commissioned sales with all inbound calls. With our performance-based pay plan, higher conversions lead to additional earnings – giving our sales team control of their income. Everything you sell has a compensation value! Average hourly earnings are between $15-$24. For more information and to see if this is a good fit for you — please complete our online application and submit your resume by going to https://www.bloomstoday.com/apply/contractor.php.
#15 – 3 Play Media relies solely on home-based transcriptionist to transcribe audio files. Just like most transcription companies, you must pass the skill test before accessing audio assignments. The company prefers you to use a foot pedal or transcription software. The job pays up to $25 per hour.
If you want to separate your personal liability from your company's liability, you may want to consider forming one of several different types of corporations. This makes a business a separate entity apart from its owners, and therefore, corporations can own property, assume liability, pay taxes, enter into contracts, sue and be sued like any other individual. One of the most common structures for small businesses, however, is the limited liability corporation (LLC). This hybrid structure has the legal protections of a corporation while allowing for the tax benefits of a partnership.
Every company needs content for their website to attract search engine traffic and develop a bond with their customers and potential customers. Hence the market for creating web-friendly content has exploded with both large firms and independent content marketers helping to fill the need. Specializing in the needs of a particular industry can help jump-start your business, but many companies are willing to hire content marketers who are good researchers and can write well, even if they lack specific industry expertise.
While you can find terrific resources online about family history, it takes someone to patiently piece it all together—that's where you come in as the family history writer. Do your research carefully, put it together in a snappy-looking package, be patient in answering customers' questions, and you could grow this business nicely.
I learned a lot about resume writing as my book publishing company became the leading seller of resume books in the US. Resumes are not obsolete, even if you don't always use one when applying for a position online, recruiters expect you to bring a resume to the interview. With the Internet, you can help write resumes and cover letters for anyone in the world. If you can write succinctly, you can write a good resume.
Think about how you can zero in on a specific audience for your products and how the business you build can serve them. If you already have a sizeable audience (a blog, a YouTube channel, or an Instagram account), maybe you can even find a way to base your business off of that existing audience.
As a Convergys agent, you take customer calls and provide other services for large corporations. The company has clients in industries like automotive, communications and media, financial services and many more.
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Potential customers need to be able to Google you and investigate your business. They need to have digital payment options. They need contact forms and blog-content in some cases to see what your brand is all about.
Putting on a little weight, let the suit out. Losing a little weight, pull it back in. Then those new pants never seem to come in my short size, so they need to go to the tailor too! You might not be able to live at Trump Tower, but you should have a good steady income as a tailor.
If interviewing people, do some reading on how to spot real talent beyond the certifications, degrees or lack thereof. The area an individual is educated in is not necessarily the area they are most talented in. An interviewee may have a background in accounting for example, but their experience and your assessment of them indicates they may be a better fit helping with marketing.
Tired of chasing after paid blogging gigs? Start your writing business by starting a blog! We have a quick and easy tutorial right here — plus you can grab hosting for as little as $2.95 a month with Bluehost.
Nothing beats playing your favorite game. But getting paid for coaching a sports team and staying close to the action is the next best thing. Not only will you learn new skills, you'll earn money getting your team into shape with this side business idea. The median pay for sports coaches clocks in at $30,400 according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics. Expect to have only a slice of that if you're signing up for part-time coaching as a side business idea only.
Stay focused on central goals. This may sound contradictory to what we just discussed, but it's not. The point here is to avoid chasing after every marketing idea that comes into fashion. It's better to invest a significant amount of time and money into one or two stellar marketing ideas than to spread yourself too thin.
Elderly people often need help with basic functions like laundry, grocery shopping and getting to and from appointments. You can offer your services as a home care provider to help them take care of some of those tasks on a regular basis.
Obtain an required business licenses. License requirements will vary according to your state, or even according to the county where you plan to do business. Contact your county clerk's office to determine if any licenses or permits are required for your type of business.
Create a business plan for your home based business. This is the blueprint for your business. It may also help you think of things that had not crossed your mind about your business and help you determine what kind of start up costs you are looking at. At minimum, a business plan should include the following:
am very much inspired with these grt shares of wisdom about starting a new venture.thnx. am actually facing it difficult to start my own venture..i really want to start something interns of business but it a bit difficult for me … how do i start a new venture.?
Yes, you can start your own clothing line with just a few items, be successful and have a lot of fun along the way! Look at Ralph Lauren who started by selling a couple neck ties and then built that into a multi-billion-dollar empire. Contract out the manufacturing which is the really hard part of the work. Then focus on developing eye-stopping designs and talking it up with potential re-sellers, or sell the items yourself online!
Write your business description. Describe your business more specifically, and how it fits into the market in general. If you are a corporation, LLC, or sole proprietorship, state that, and why you chose to go that route. Describe your product, its big features, and why people will want it. Answer the following questions:


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text: 278-Inch Buck Taken In North Texas Poaching Case Lynn Burkhead - January 26, 2018 (Photo courtesy Texas Parks and Wildlife Department) Travis D. Johnson admitted to taking the massive buck. (Photo courtesy Texas Parks and Wildlife Department)Poacher admitted to killing the massive white-tailed buck in a Texas poaching that could be one of the largest illegal takes of all-time.Everything is said to be bigger in the Lone Star State of Texas.Apparently that includes illegally taken white-tailed deer, after news broke this week concerning one of the largest poached bucks of all-time. What's more, had the North Texas buck not been poached, it potentially would have been one of the largest hunter-harvested whitetails of all-time. Killed in early October 2017 north of Dallas in Denton County, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department says that the 278-inch buck is the second biggest free-ranging whitetail ever reported in the state.(Editor's Note: At that reported Boone and Crockett score, the illegally killed Denton County buck falls behind only the Texas state record and former B&C world record "Brady Buck" from McCulloch County, Texas, which has a net score of 284 3/8 inches.) RELATED: Read about other Poaching cases According to a TPWD news release, Travis D. Johnson of Aubrey, Texas, pleaded no contest to illegally taking the trophy deer. Johnson was sentenced in Denton County Criminal Court on Jan. 22, to two years of probation, 40 hours of community service, court costs, and in excess of $53,000 in TPWD civil restitution fines. Johnson is also prohibited from purchasing a Texas hunting license for the duration of his sentence."What an ill-fated legacy for what could have been, and should have been, a remarkable testament to Texas white-tailed deer," said Col. Grahame Jones, TPWD Law Enforcement Director, in the agency news release. "It's tragic that in the pursuit of this magnificent specimen, Mr. Johnson chose to violate hunting's code of ethics and the game laws designed to protect our state's precious wildlife resources. It's something he'll have to live with."TPWD reported the poaching incident began on Oct. 8, 2017, when Texas game wardens began hearing rumors alleging Johnson may have harvested the buck after legal hunting hours the night before. The agency says a photo that was circulated showed Johnson posing with the field-dressed deer during daylight hours in addition to comments that the buck was an archery kill from the previous evening.Because of warm temperatures and meat care concerns, TPWD says Denton County game warden Stormy McCuistion met with Johnson at his residence to inspect the carcass. The game warden was informed it had been discarded at a different location due to concerns about the meat possibly being infected.TPWD says Johnson claimed to have wounded the buck on Sept. 30, but was not able to retrieve it. The news release goes on to state: "When he saw the deer on images captured by his game trail camera a few days later, it exhibited entry and exit wounds. Since then, Johnson explained he began pursuing the animal in earnest in hopes of putting an end to its suffering, going so far as to spend the night in his hunting stand to avoid spooking deer. He said he got his opportunity at about 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 7, 2017, and dispatched the buck with his bow.After inspecting the deer carcass, game wardens then went to the area where Johnson claimed to have killed the big deer to confirm the details of his story.During a conversation with the landowner adjacent to the property where Johnson hunted, game wardens became suspicious about the timeline. The landowner recalled texting Johnson at about an hour past dark on Oct. 7 asking if he was OK since he noticed he had not returned to his vehicle. Johnson replied that he was safe, but made no mention of having successfully taken the big buck an hour earlier."


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Get an overview of Kafka connectors, their architecture, and why they make building pipelines easier.
- [Instructor] In this chapter, we will explore the concepts and architecture of Kafka Connect. Recall that Apache Kafka is a scalable, distributed pipeline for moving data. Typically, in any implementation, there is a data source like a database, file system or socket. That data needs to be captured and moved to a data sink, which can also be a database or HDFS or any persistent storage.
In order to achieve this, developers write a custom publisher that acquires data from the data source and publishes it Kafka as Kafka topics. They also write a custom subscriber that will read data from the Kafka topics and save it to the final destination. There is a lot of code that needs to be written and things like scalability and fault tolerance need to be addressed but if the source and sink are fairly standard and simple, like moving all new records in a database table to a corresponding sink, why should everyone re-write the same code? Enter Kafka Connect.
Kafka Connect provides a pre-built, productized platform that can make moving data very simple. So, instead of writing custom code, you simply set up an instance of Kafka Connect to read data from the data source and publish it to the Kafka topics. Similarly, you would set up an instance of Kafka Connect to read data from the Kafka topics and save it to the data sink. There is no coding needed.
You simply configure Kafka Connect publishers and subscribers to provide information about the data source and the data sink, including connectivity and scalability information and then Kafka Connect will do the magic for you. Now, let's explore more about the Kafka Connect concepts. Kafka Connect is an open-source product / platform that makes building Kafka Connect publishers and subscribers very easy.
Kafka Connect is totally configuration driven, there is no coding required. It can be set up by operations engineer without any development effort. Additionally, Kafka Connect has scalability and parallelism features built in and they can be simply controlled by configuration alone. Let us now try to explore some more concepts about Kafka Connect. The first one is a Kafka Connect connector.
Connectors are implementations that understand a specific source of sink type. Kafka Connect provides individual connectors for different source types like JDBC, HDFS, et cetera. Third parties can also build connectors from their own sources and sinks and publish them into the Kafka Connect library. Each connector is actually a JAR file that is linked to Kafka Connect.
You simply download and add the required connectors to the class part of your Kafka Connect instance. Next comes tasks. In order to use Kafka Connect, you will set up publisher tasks and subscriber tasks. Each specific publishing or subscribing activity is configured as a task. Each task configuration contains information about the specific connector to use, information on how to connect the data source including port, part, username, et cetera and also about parallelism.
One instance of Kafka Connect can have multiple connectors and multiple tasks set up for each of the connector. And finally, there are workers. Workers are instances and threads inside Kafka Connect that actually execute the configured tasks. Tasks are logical configuration elements, workers actually execute them. Workers can be standalone, in which case a single instance of Kafka Connect runs all the connectors and tasks.
Kafka Connect can also be set up in a distributed mode where there are multiple worker instances that share the tasks. This provides redundancy and parallelism. Kafka Connect can horizontally scale with Kafka. As you keep adding more instances and partitions and topics to Kafka, Kafka Connect can also be configured to take advantage of that. The diagram shows how Kafka Connect can be set up in a distributed mode.
You have three worker instances: worker one, worker two and worker three. There are two connectors, connector one and connector two. Connector one has tasks one, two and three and connector two has tasks one and two. They work with different partitions in the Kafka topics. As you can see, that work is automatically distributed among the different workers by Kafka Connect and it scales horizontally this way.
- What is data engineering?
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In their element
As buyers of Fjällräven gear and readers of this blog, we know you're already the people that love getting outdoors. You might not be hard-core trekkers, getting out whatever the weather (kudos to you if you are). Perhaps you're just taking your first trekking-booted steps along the trails of your nearest national park. Whatever! Nature is a big part of your lives; it's something you need; it's a place you go to relax, recoup and play. And because of what you get from nature you're also the most likely people to give back to it. To protect it, so it's there – wild and free – for generations to come.
But not everyone feels this way. Not everyone, for whatever reason, has spent time in nature. No everyone has felt nature's power wash over them and fill them with a sense of respect and humility. Not everyone has enjoyed that inner calm and tranquillity that nature offers up freely. The knock-on effect of all this is that not everyone is as likely to protect nature.
Part of our mission at Fjällräven is to inspire more people to enjoy the outdoors. But we're not alone. A couple of years ago, we met a group of fresh-faced, passionate individuals keen to share their extreme love for nature with others through the power of film.
With professional windsurfer Adam Holm at the helm, this crew wanted to create a film that would show just how much fun you can have in nature, cruising down its rolling hills, riding its peeling waves and exploring the curves of its deep valleys and rising peaks. A film that would showcase nature's captivating beauty, its visceral wildness, its vivid colours and its vital power. The film is called Chasing the Elements and it's a basically an ode to nature.
Its purpose isn't just to inspire – although it certainly does that; it's more about showing people that anyone can spend time in nature and reap the benefits. Adam's take was to have a professional or expert in each 'element'. A windsurfer for wind, a surfer for water, a longboard skater for earth. These experienced athletes would then open up their worlds to amateur enthusiasts.
"Every single person has their own comfort zone, depending on who you are, your experience etc. But it was interesting that everyone was together, trying, with different perspectives, different comfort zones, different levels of experience, and were all enjoying it," says Adam. "At the end of it all, I asked everyone what they thought and they all said they'd like to spend more time in nature after this. So this speaks for itself."
Adam and his team of filmers, photographers, athletes and nature aficionados headed to one of the world's most beautiful regions: the Lofoten archipelago in Northern Norway. It's a truly magical place. Sheer cliffs rise like spires from the ocean, coloured in an array of green-blue shades that Pantone would be jealous of. Snow often remains on the highest tops, glistening in the perpetual summer daylight. The hills rise and fall like green waves and the coast is a wiggly line of crescent bays and narrow fjords.
"Norway is one of those places that no matter who you are you're always going to appreciate it even if you don't have a connection to nature. You can't help but stand there and go 'oh my god!'." Photographer, Jesse Bonde, grew up in Tasmania, Australia so he's used to a wild and rugged combination of mountains and sea. This means his comments about Lofoten are particularly pertinent. But it's a view the entire crew share.
The team spent a couple of weeks living in tents, hiking, surfing, skating and windsurfing. They travelled around quite a bit, documenting everything from the scenery and activities, right through to how they were feeling and the ups and downs of the entire experience.
It's hard because you have 10 people with different personalities and skill levels and different ways to contribute. Tempers flared at times. But what really brought it back together was the fact that we all had the same goal in mind at the end.
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The result is a stunning visual journey through northern Norway and the excitement and joy that stems from spending time outdoors.
"Just seeing everyone's faces when we climbed up Reinebringen – that made it all worth it," says Adam. "It was just a hike, but to see the effect the view and landscape had on everyone up there was really cool and inspiring."
The film, Chasing the Elements, is available to download from iTunes on the 25th of June 2018 in Sweden, Norway, Finland, Denmark, the UK and the US.


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6 Ways to Get out of a Creative Rut
I wish creativity came in a box and all you had to do was add water and stir but it doesn't--not yet anyway. While we all hold our breaths and wait for Nestlé to come up with this fab beverage, we need to find ways to manage our creative lags/ruts.
This is a list of 6 things that I hope will be beneficial to you whenever you feel a little lethargic with your creative work. Here goes:
1. Rest
Your mind is a living, breathing thing that likes to laze around on sunny beaches and sip piña coladas, contrary to general perception. It deserves to relax, considering the fact that it gives you more than a hundred percent of performance everyday. Take time out to relax-an hour, a day, a week. Even God is an advocate for rest days. #NotEverytimeCreateBotanicalGarden
2. Change your routine
Same chair, same wall, same noises, same voices in your head. Sometimes it helps to shuffle things around in your living and creative space to create more creative urges and stimulants. Rearrange your desk or work area. Something as little as a newly hung piece of wall art or changing the position of your desk could kick start that creative process.
3. Do something else
PGI girl, Laju says whenever she is stuck in a creative process, she leaves it alone and does something else. If you are running around in circles, consider stopping what you are doing and going for a walk or playing a game or going hang-gliding. Shrug.
4. Open yourself up (not to everything, of course)
According to Alice Laplante, you need to keep your mind open to be able to create new things. If your mind is shut up, your creativity will be relatively stunted and who wants that? Of course, not all things are beneficial (think drugs), so have all your necessary guards up to the things that would be harmful to your well-being and spirit but also learn to appreciate new things and experiences.
5. Eat properly
Food helps creativity. However, a lot of creative people seem to "forget" to eat. Artists like MichaelAngelo and Van Gogh were also meal skippers because they were fixated on their tasks and meeting deadlines, I can't say I blame them. For the impressionists of the 1800s, absinthe and tobacco were their creative foods for some reason--those are not on the top 15 creativity-enhancing food list by the way. A good, consistent diet helps to enhance creativity as well as maintain good physical health.
6. Toss your work to God
It's a good idea to pray about your work. Commit your works unto the Lord and it will be established (Proverbs 16vs3). I love it when the bible gets explicit. Wink.
If you know anyone struggling with their creativity, this could help! Please share!
Hey! Did you read my short-story feature on Tope Owolabi's blog? Not yet? Read it here!


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If you're born in May or getting married in this nonth, then you are one lucky bride! Because the gemstone for the month of May is Emerald!
Emerald gemstone is one of the most beautiful stones, known for its stunning and lively green color.
Emerald is also considered to be among the BIG THREE stones in the world, which are rubies, sapphires and emeralds.
And when it comes to gem therapy, emerald gemstones have so many benefits when worn, here are just a few: Intellectual progress, balanced perspective, increase creativity, and so many other benefits. Many cultures throughout time have believed emerald to be an enormously powerful stone in different ways.
Its beautiful green color, makes it one of the most expensive gemstones.
Liali Jewelry designs beautiful jewellery pieces in diamonds, pearls, precious and semi-precious stones, as well as 18k gold. They also customize handcrafted jewelry in its offices in Dubai.
Liali stores are located at Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Bahrain, and Muscat.
Take a look at these stunning emerald jewelry pieces available at Liali Jewelry: