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How to Determine if Your House Has Lead Paint
By: Danny Lipford
Ingesting or breathing dust from lead paint or fumes from burning materials that contain lead paint can result in lead poisoning and cause serious health problems.
Lead additive was banned from paint in the U.S. in 1978, so paint manufactured after that time should be lead free.
Paint made between 1960 and 1978 may contain low levels of lead, and paint before 1960 can have high levels of lead.
If you think the paint in your house may contain lead, you can test it using a DIY lead test kit which can be purchased at home centers and used to tell if the paint in your house contains lead.
If your house does have lead paint, you can paint over it as long as you don't disturb the paint by sanding, scraping, or cutting.
Watch this video to find out more.
Further Information
- Dangers of Lead Paint (article)
- How to Test for Lead Paint (video)
- Lead Exposure Safety Tips (video)
Danny Lipford: When people are fixing up older homes, they often want to know, "How can I tell if my house has lead paint?"
The first clue is the specific age of the house. If it was built in 1979 and later, there should be no lead paint in it at all.
Homes built between 1960 and 1978 may have low levels of lead in the paint, and those built before 1960 often have large amounts if the original paint is still in place.
The best way to know for sure is to test it yourself with a lead test kit that's available from your local home center. The instructions will show you how to use it and interpret the results to determine if lead is present.
It's very important not to disturb it. The chief danger is the dust generated from cutting, sanding, or scraping the paint. Lead paint can be encapsulated or painted over as long as it isn't disturbed in those ways.
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Thomas Boni Says:
June 27th, 2018 at 10:13 am
Hi, Norma!
Regarding lead paint on your walls: There's no way to know for sure without visiting your home.
However, if you think the paint in your house may contain lead (or you are just curious), you can test it using a DIY lead test kit, which can be purchased at home centers.
Thanks for your question.
norma Says:
June 21st, 2018 at 4:43 pm
House build about 1972, I bought 1976, has been painted at least two times-three times. Could there still be lead paint danger?
jeff Says:
January 26th, 2018 at 7:58 am
The video about how to test for Lead paint shows the narrator scraping the window paint and prior to that he is narrating the dangers of scraping up dust from the Lead!
How ironic.
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August 16th, 2016 at 6:56 am
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As ski resorts push for a mega-connection, Utah backcountry skiers try to save some of the wild
This story original appeared in High Country News. The following text is an excerpt. Read the full story, here.
On a winter day in Utah's Wasatch Range in the early 1970s, University of Utah professor Gale Dick and a small group of skiers stood near the top of Little Cottonwood Canyon, contemplating a pristine slope of powder. A man appeared at the bottom of the run and urgently waved them away. Thinking they were being warned of avalanche danger, they took an alternate, much bumpier way down. At the bottom, they again encountered the man — a famous French skier named Jean-Claude Killy. There was, in fact, no avalanche danger at all. Much to the group's annoyance, Killy had been cast in a promotional ad for Snowbird Ski Resort and needed a pristine slope for the day's photo shoot.
Dick went on to found Save Our Canyons, an organization that's fought for more than four decades to keep development out of the Wasatch Range. The wild land of the Wasatch, which abuts Salt Lake City and its exurbs, has become a ski mecca, with six resorts scattered amid thousands of backcountry-skiing acres. Most of the resorts are separated by just a single ridge, a proximity that has fueled the ski executives' dream: Connect them all, so that skiers can hop chairlifts from one to the next, thereby stimulating an already lucrative industry that brought more than 4 million visitors and 18,000 jobs to the state last year.
A growing community of backcountry skiers, though, object to that plan. They see themselves as more akin to Gale Dick than to Jean-Claude Killy, and, increasingly, they feel squeezed out of public land by the big resorts. Earlier this year, Vail Resorts Inc., a Colorado-based industry giant, purchased and consolidated two Wasatch Range ski areas. In mid-November, Park City opened for its first season as the country's largest ski area, charging more than $100 for a daily pass. Vail's move has created fresh impetus for further consolidation and connection of resorts, and set the stage for a new battle.
The conflict between backcountry users and resort operators highlights two very different visions for the mountains: One that eagerly welcomes the rapidly growing population in the nearby urban areas, and another that wants to hold the growing mass of humanity at bay. The population of Salt Lake and Summit counties will more than double by 2050, according to the nonprofit Utah Foundation, and the tussle over competing uses of a finite resource is only growing as demand increases. "Everyone wants more — more terrain and more solitude within those spaces for backcountry skiing and more acreage for resort skiing," says Chase Lamborn, a research associate with the Institute for Outdoor Recreation and Tourism at Utah State University. "But the reality is, you're talking about this confined space, and all of the areas are already being heavily utilized."
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My rationale is that: any HTML document does have a known structure (even if it is not obliged to adhere to it strictly, in actual practice), and that, "anytime you are dealing with a complex document having any known structure, the best way to deal with such a thing is to use a parser."
There are many, many good parsing engines in Perl. One that I recently had the privilege of beating to a bloody pulp (wink... it proceeded to do everything I asked it to, and more!!) was Parse::RecDescent. (I am still in awe of its author!) But in this case, the source-language is "simply HTML," and HTML-specific tools abound.
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Maths is taught in carefully constructed, small learning groups, which are based on a complex understanding of our students' strengths and needs. At Key Stage 5, we offer both A Level Mathematics, which is a very popular choice for our Sixth Form students, and A Level Further Mathematics, which is offered to our most able students. The ideal candidate will be able to teach across the age and ability range, and will be creative in seeking ways to make Maths relevant and accessible to all learners.
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It all began when I took advantage of a particular volunteer opportunity, which enabled me to feel like I was making an important difference and also surround myself with more people who were giving me positive feedback and positive interactions. Feeling like my contributions were valued and appreciated made a big difference, since I wasn't getting that at home. My confidence grew, and my attitude about a lot of things started to change as a result. I began focusing on any positives for which I could be grateful, finding happiness from within, and doing things for me that made me feel happy and emotionally full. There were plenty of days that was pretty challenging, but I was always able to find something positive that I could reflect on at the end of the day. Little by little, I began to feel like things were turning around for me.
Now, things seem to have kicked into high gear and are changing rapidly for the better, partly due to circumstances that have changed and partly due to my improved outlook. Everything seems to be falling into place. It took a whole lot of patience and perseverance, but it was worth it to feel like I do now. I am definitely a stronger person than I was a few years ago and feel like I could bounce back from anything at this point because I am much more willing and able to adjust to changes that are out of my control, make changes myself, and take risks. My confidence level has something to do with that, too. I know I need to make life happen the way I want it to, rather than wait for it to happen.
If "a diamond is just a piece of charcoal that handled stress exceptionally well", then no wonder I feel like I am sparkling sometimes lately. I certainly have had my fair share of stress! I haven't always dealt with it very well, but I am working on that.
I certainly hope anyone reading this either has felt or will feel the same sense of resilience I am feeling right now. It feels great, especially after having had to wait for so long to experience it. It started with something small and eventually snowballed. So if you haven't, find something, anything, that will make you feel a little better about yourself or your environment, even if it involves a little effort to make it happen, and see where it takes you. And have faith that someday you will look back and be grateful that you fell, so to speak, because you will feel stronger than ever when you get back up.
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Naples (Italy), April 3 (IANS/AKI) A 37-year-old Indian immigrant, suspected of a savage hammer attack against a compatriot that has left him fighting for his life in a hospital here, was arrested on Monday, police said.
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The LiberalOC has learned that an organized group of Tustin residents will serve Tustin Mayor Jerry Amante with a recall petition at Tuesday night's City Council meeting. While the organizers of the group have not yet revealed their identities, the petition adheres to the standards required to recall public officials.
We also learned that Amante is likely aware of the pending action, which may explain why he's holding a fundraiser at the Tustin Ranch Golf Center on Wednesday April 6. We questioned why a termed out Mayor/City Council member, with no office to run for, would hold a fundraiser. The consultants managing the event refused to explain what the funds were being raised for.
We believe the funds raised are likely to be used by Amante to fight the recall in an election should organizers get the 7,000 signatures required to place the recall on the ballot. The general theme of the fundraiser is "support Jerry Amante."
Organizers have 120 days to gather the needed signatures and have been advised to get more than necessary to ensure the recall of Amante goes to the voters. Amante can respond to the petition of recall within a 200 word limit.
The grounds for the recall are as follows, from a draft copy of the petition (we're told a final copy of the petition will be sent when completed).
During Jerry Amante's term as City Council member and Mayor of Tustin:
- Amante consistently bullies, belittles and humiliates council members, staff and citizens. In an attempt to promote his own agenda, he has publicly abused citizens who spoke out at City Council meetings, including recently clearing public citizens out of the council chambers.
- Amante's disregard for taxpayer dollars has tripled Tustin's legal fees over the last 5 years from under $700,000 in 2005-06 to over $1,600,000 in 2009-10.
- Amante lead the charge in firing the new City Manager after only four months, leaving taxpayers with over $190,000 in termination costs.
- Amante lead the charge to file a costly and frivolous lawsuit against the Tustin Unified School District (TUSD) and opposed the TUSD's Measure G which was designed to improve our schools.
- Amante has used thousands of hours of staff time to back his personal agenda, including the recent appeal of a planning commission decision and subsequent harassment of the property owners in Old Town Tustin.
- Amante condemned pillar organizations of Tustin; American Legion, Tustin Fine Arts Council, Tustin-Santa Ana Rotary and the Tustin Preservation Conservancy and began a campaign to shut off their funds.
While the initial petition only requires 10 signatures, organizers tell us when they present the petition for recall at the city council meeting, they are hoping for 25 signatures. The group is seeking support from Tustin residents with help gathering signatures and voter registration efforts.
Copies of the Amante letters that show his disconnect from various community organizations are still posted on a website from former Tustn Council candidate Sherri Loveland. In the letters, Amante cites political positions taken by organizations against candidates he supported as reasons for withdrawing his membership and support.
And while the letters show Amante to be a vindictive sort of guy (would he have written the same letters had said organizations backed his candidates?), it's the fiscal mismanagement and partisan politicizing of his office that have this citizens group up in arms. We're told that the group includes both Republicans and Democrats; Amante is apparently a uniter and not a divider. The group expects Amante to retaliate against them.
Political observers in Tustin believe the grassroots group can easily gather the needed signatures. And the fundraiser for Amante on April 6 surely means that Amante knows they can, and he's raising money to challenge the recall. Once the measure makes it to the ballot, expect a group of possible replacement candidates to step forward much like the model used for the recall of Governor Gray Davis. So the ballot may look like two questions:
1. Should Jerry Amante be recalled from the city council (yes or no).
2. If Jerry Amante is recalled, which candidate from the list below should be elected to replace him for the remainder of his term? Followed by a list of candidates.
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Beyond the brilliance of their innovations, innovators need to have characters made of steel. Implementation and scaling of an innovation requires cash,which is often in short supply when most needed. The word out is that an innovation without a working prototype is simply an idea. And everyone has a bright idea right?
Most people do not have bright ideas.
On the topic of cash, due to this warped idea that assumes everyone in the world to be a passive brilliant innovator, real innovators have to jump through hoops time and time again in their struggle to get funding to show the 'idea' is in fact doable, through the all allusive proof of concept in a working prototype.
Welcome to the vicious cycle faced by innovators every day.
The newest kid on the block, attracting innovators by the droves is the Innovation Competition ilk. Luring innovators into a bevy of competitions with attractive irresistible prizes ranging from USD 2,000 to USD 1,000,000! . Naturally this is an extremely attractive proposition to someone who otherwise is unable to raise funding to develop the 'working prototype'.
And this is where innovators are either propelled into success or failure, baring their souls in the process to an ecosystem and environment that is often on a different wave length. And this is where I recommend innovators need to be cautioned into going into these competitions with guts of steel.
Innovators the world over have one thing in common. They and their innovations are often not understood by the average layman (the one with all the bright ideas). These competitions however, pit them into a process where they will be judged by the same. And perhaps this is where the dilemma lies.
I have a few tips for innovators entering these competitions.
1. Do not be afraid to ask the competition organisers for a bio on each of the judges.
2. Ensure that at least one of the judges is an expert in your field
3. Enquire how many hours of due diligence will be given to each entrant
From experience I have seen that this is critical in ensuring that your innovation gets equal viewing as well as understanding. Judges often do not understand the subject matter nor do they investigate fully the innovative claims of entrants. They are mortals like you and me and they have a day job.
If you are unable to extract this info from the competition organisers and are still attracted to the prize money, making a few judgements of your own will at least give you an idea of what to expect.
1. Look closely at the time between the competition closing and the finalist being announced. When the dates are very close together, be ready for some interesting shocks. This competition is as good as entering the lottery. And your guess is as good as mine on protection of your IP
2. If the competition is an annual event as many are, search for info on past winners. Have they disappeared into oblivion or are they now budding enterprises? Your choice
In a nutshell, some competitions should be avoided or at least entered into with eyes wide open and guts of steel. Many companies and organisations use competitions for their own agenda, marketing, advertising, CSR etc.
So why the cockroach and rat analogy. ?
In a recent themed competition I entered,there were 458 entrants. The competition sought to highlight and promote scalable and replicable solutions to Africas burning problems. Entrants ranged from solar solutions, education solutions, green tecnologies, solutions in agriculture etc etc.
I am still wondering if the Africa I know and the Africa known by the judges were two different continents considering one of the top prizes went to a solution to eradicate cockroaches and rats from our awesome continent. This implies one of two things, 1) Africa is indeed infested with cockroaches and rats or 2) The judges failed to do their due diligence.
I suspect the latter.
Going forward with eyes open and guts of steel, I will ask the questions next time. If I feel I have an innovative solution that can create impact for my continent and am prepared to spend time and effort filling in documents, attending interviews and days in competition conferences as a dedicated innovator, then frankly I expect, and am prepared to demand the same professionalism from the judges.


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In "The Breeder Beast," the Calico encounters a strange blob monster, "some strange poisonous substance" and "oozing mass of nitroglycerin."
After the creature feeds on a natural gas pipeline and grows to extraordinary size, it heads inland to Washington D.C., where it wreaks havoc, nearly destroying the Capitol Dome.
Quinn and the others summon Godzilla to help defeat the creature, but if his laser eyes strike the monster's glowing nucleus, a nuclear explosion could wipe out the whole coast-line.
In this case, the Big Green Guy goes up against a "pollution mutation," but must fight with one hand ties behind his back, metaphorically-speaking, because if the creature explodes, millions of humans will die.
Two qualities elevate this episode above average fare.
First, it's cool to see Godzilla stomping through Washington D.C., and the episode takes him to the Capitol, the Washington Monument, and the U.S. Mint. There's even a nice shot of traffic stopped-up on I-95. Another moment sees the monsters throwing the Capitol Dome at one another.
Beyond the good location, the monster of the week is pretty neat too. It can absorb objects (like an anchor) through its glowing red nucleus, and at one point, Godzooky can't extricate himself from the sticky, blob-like monster. For a while, it looks like he could be absorbed.
Also worthwhile here is the notion that only Godzilla can stop the monster but that some powers (fire breath and laser eyes) must remain off-limits to him, because their use could spark wide-scale destruction in the human world.
Godzilla refrains from using either beam, but still saves the day. To me, this development suggests he is pretty intelligent, and understands what the scientists tell him, not just in general terms, but specifically. The key to the breeder beast's destruction is a shot straight to his nucleus, a shot that transforms the beast into its component parts of rock, oil, gold, silver and – tellingly – pollution.
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The factions of the circus
A material difference may be observed in the games of antiquity: the most eminent of the Greeks were actors, the Romans were merely spectators.
The Olympic stadium was open to wealth, merit, and ambition; and if the candidates could depend on their personal skill and activity, they might pursue the footsteps of Diomede and Menelaus, and conduct their own horses in the rapid career.
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Lemley's poisonous dispute
DELAYS in cleaning up the heavily contaminated land on which the London Olympic Park will be built led to the resignation of the 2012 Games construction chief, The Times has learnt.
Mr Lemley, 71, insisted that his health was not connected to his resignation but he was "very, very concerned" about the extent of toxic material and hazardous waste on the 757-acre site, much of which was industrial land. The clean-up operation could also unearth unexploded bombs dropped during the Blitz. The American engineer was increasingly frustrated that the process of cleaning the land — known as remediation — had not begun, although contractors had been appointed to carry out the task in June.
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Lemley leaves. The drama continues
Jack Lemley, who was chairman of the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA), claims that in the 15 months since London won the Games, no remediation work has begun on the 757-acre site in east London.
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IOC whistleblower dies
Marc Hodler, the senior Swiss member of the International Olympic Committee, who in 1998 exposed widespread bribe-taking among the Olympic delegates who decided where the Games would take place, died Wednesday in Bern, Switzerland. He was 87.
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ODA Chairman Lemley Resigns
London's Olympic project suffered a serious setback yesterday with the sudden resignation of the American building chief recruited to ensure the project was delivered on time and on budget.
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Bloomberg Interviews Ken
London needs a 30-year overhaul of the rail system, less regulation and a surge in Asian investment to ensure its economic future, Mayor Ken Livingstone said.
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Coe interview
AFTER they leave the arena, life is a trip back down for most sportsmen. The greater the peaks of achievement, the more humdrum the future.
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Few situations in family caregiving are as frustrating as slamming into resistance from your loved one. Whether he or she needs to take a bath, visit the doctor, make a decision, or do some everyday task that will improve mood or health, you know you can't use brute force. Instead, you seem to wind up begging -- or quarreling.
"A natural push-pull situation is set up when you want someone to do something -- but the more you push, the more they pull," says geriatric psychiatrist Ken Robbins of the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
What's a better way to get someone to do what you want? Try these five ideas:
1. Employ a secret weapon in gaining consensus: empathy.
Step away from marshaling facts and arguments, wheedling and pleading, or falling into a yes-no, black-white ping-pong match. You'll each paint yourself into a corner before you know it, unable to back down or get out. When you instead begin by acknowledging what's being felt by the other person, you're halfway to agreement already.
Being empathetic defuses negativity. It underscores that your loved one's feelings come first. Sometimes people need to express their fear and anxiety before they can "hear" the facts. And most older adults want to retain a sense of autonomy and control -- they want to be sure that their perspective is understood, because it's central to choices concerning them.
2. Ask questions rather than issuing commands.
Even kindly phrased commands can sound like orders to another's ears. And then you're back to a tug-of-war. So instead of telling your loved one what to do, ask his or her opinion. This may go against the grain if there's really not any question in your mind about what needs doing (taking a bath, for example!). But investing a few moments to be considerate, not condescending, will earn cooperation and, more likely, agreement.
Also, look for a creative way to involve the other party in the decision at hand. For example, you might say, "Jane's going to stop by today. How would you like to look when she does? Do you want a bath and then for me to fix your hair?" Or, "Which matters more to you, A or B?"
3. Appeal to a third party -- even if it's only in theory.
Your loved one might not care to do something in order to please you -- but often there's another motivating person out there you can invoke to help build your case. "Think of someone the person respects, someone the person wouldn't want to disappoint, who's not there every day," says Robbins.
Examples: a doctor, a religious figure, a sibling, an old boss, a former teacher. The person doesn't have to be present, but his or her influence can affect the situation at hand. For example: "I think it's fine if you don't shower every day. But when we go to the doctor's, he might think that I'm not taking very good care of you."
This approach, done respectfully, can work with anyone. But if your loved one has mild cognitive issues, invoking a meaningful figure from the past can be a particularly powerful motivator.
4. Break the task into manageable parts.
You'll get more cooperation if you're seeking something down-to-earth rather than asking for the moon. Avoid saying something like, "Mom! Look at this place! We've got to sort through all your stuff and get rid of half of it." Better: "Can you help me tidy this shelf? I don't know which of your books and papers should go here and which we could put in organizer folders."
5. Save commands for emergencies only.
It's said that toddlers learn to tune out the word "No!" when they hear it all day long; it simply loses its power. The same is true for all of us. That's not to say you should never use commands. Sometimes the only way to get someone to do something is by taking a firm and insistent stance. But it only works if you use the approach sparingly, Robbins says.
When you're trying to get someone to take medicine, fasten a seat belt, or not get behind the wheel of a car when it's too dangerous, it's fair to draw a line in the sand: "I'm not taking you to the barber unless you fasten your seat belt." "I'm not serving dessert until you take your pills."


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It is also important for people to make sure that they are going to be able to learn how long the process is going to take. There are a lot of people who are going to need help learning that it could take months to resolve the problem, and Better Reputation does not offer quick solutions. They are honest with their customers, and they show their customers what has to happen to turn a negative situation into a positive reputation.
There are even more people who are going to need to have the reputation company run the whole campaign for them. That means that a company like Better Reputation is going to write up all the press releases and other things. They are going to release all the information, and they are going to make it easy for everyone to understand how the process will work. The customers are sitting back while they wait for the people at Better Reputation to tell them what is going on.
Everyone who is trying to pick a company like Better Reputation needs to go through all these steps to make sure that they are going to learn about the company. Checking off all the steps in this process is going to make it very easy for people to get the help that they need when they are in a crisis. The crisis gets handled, and a company like Better Reputation makes that very clear.
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Chinese media posts marriage certificate to prove Zhang Ziyi is already married
Is Chinese actress Zhang Ziyi married? Speculation about the famous beauty from Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon and Memoirs of a Geisha has been swarming ever since she accepted a surprise proposal from her boyfriend. Recently, the talk is that she is already married and is currently pregnant. On November 18, a media firestorm erupted when Chinese news sites started reporting on a marriage certificate that appears to prove that she already got married in May.
Zhang Ziyi has continued on a very successful career as a model, actress, and international celebrity ever since she rose to fame in the Oscar-winning film Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, directed by Ang Lee. She is one of a select group of Chinese actresses who enjoy international fame and recognition. For years, paparazzi and fans have followed her every move, especially when it comes to her love and romance. She has been dating singer-songwriter Wang Feng since 2013.
News about Zhang Ziyi's marriage started flaring up among Chinese media around November 18. It's been like a firestorm where different news sites competed to report on a marriage certificate posted online. The certificate purportedly showed that Zhang Ziyi and Wang Feng were married via registration on May 10, 2015 in Hong Kong. It is the first marriage for the 36-year-old actress, while 44-year-old Wang Feng was previously married and divorced twice and is the father of two children.
She received a surprise proposal from Wang Feng back in February this year during her birthday celebration. Wang Feng gave a heartfelt confession, and a drone flew over with a 9.15-carat diamond engagement ring. Zhang Ziyi tearfully answered, "Yes." The couple embraced and watched fireworks arranged for the special occasion.
Ever since the fancy proposal, the usual news has been mostly speculation on the likely wedding date. Recently, the buzz turned to Zhang Ziyi's possible pregnancy with photos showing her with what some speculated might be a baby bump. In October, she posted selfies taken with BIGBANG and her idol T.O.P when she was in Las Vegas to watch them perform. Eagle-eyed critics pointed to her cryptic caption of "Husbands up for grabs. Bang Bang Bang." and her seemingly plumper shape as further signs of her marriage and pregnancy.
Aside from pointing to the marriage certificate as proof of Zhang Ziyi's marriage, the reports from China even further speculated that the marriage took place earlier than originally planned because the bride was "unexpectedly expecting."
At the time of this article, there has been no official denial or confirmation from Zhang Ziyi and Wang Feng. Assuming the marriage certificate is authentic, we would like to congratulate them with best wishes and may they live happily ever after.
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We've been having a blast with our Lush Laminates... coming up with projects left and right. First, it was the Paige rain slicker, then it was the Sun & Surf Tote (what a perfect beach bag this is!). Last week Emalee whipped up a few kid-sized umbrellas and they turned out SO CUTE that I asked her to write down the instructions for you guys. Just check these out!
The weather cooperated with us yesterday and we were able to capture some sweet outdoor images...
Sydney loves her new umbrella!
She can't decide which one's her favorite...
Sydney is wearing her new Gretchen dress. And if you're thinking "Hmmmm... the fabric on that dress looks vaguely familiar, but a little different", you have a keen eye for sure! The next time I pop up here on the blog I will give you the full reveal, but if you are as impatient as I am and just have to, have to know right now... well, then you can click here and see for yourself. :)
And, since I'm feeling mighty happy right now, how about a little giveaway? Leave me a comment and I will draw a winner for one of these adorable umbrellas. Winner will be randomly chosen next Wednesday, March 14th. Please leave us a way to contact you if you win... a clickable link on your name is sufficient.
Want to make one of these beauties for yourself? Click HERE to download the free tutorial.
P.S. We've just re-ordered more books (the first batch flew outta here pretty fast), so if you are still wanting a signed copy, your wish is my command!
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Must... make... umbrella...ReplyDelete
Even if I win one.
Thanks for the tutorial!
This would be wonderful to keep out all of the sun in El Paso. Crossing fingers. firstname.lastname@example.com
Those umbrellas are adorable! Thanks for posting the tutorial.ReplyDelete
Let it rain on me please! Love the new Andalucia colors!!!ReplyDelete
Love the playful umbrellas and playful dress!ReplyDelete
All so adorable! I love the umbrella with the pink polka dots. Can't wait to see your book!ReplyDelete
I cannot wait to get your book :)ReplyDelete
Where can I find your Lush laminates? I would love to try the Paige pattern for my little girls, using Lush! :)ReplyDeleteReplies
What a darling idea! That Gretchen dress is so cute. I love the redo on Andalucia! So many great prints in that one! Can't wait for the book!Delete
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Wow! My daughter destroyed her umbrella the other day. As I was throwing it away, I was wondering if there was a way to make my own umbrella. Thank you, Emalee. Patty, I LOVE your stuff always. I love the new Lush collection and the soon to come updated Andalucia. Keep it up!ReplyDelete
Hi, I am so excited to find new laminate prints!! These are fabulous!! I was actually wondering if your interlock knits are being discontinued. I make blankets out of them, and one by one I am finding that the Michael Miller - Patty Young interlock knits are disappearing and I'm so bummed!! Will new prints be coming out???ReplyDelete
Lovely umbrellas! they will turn a dark rainy day into a nice one! I'll try to make one for sure, even if i won :) , like Sydney , I can't decide which one is my favorite!ReplyDelete
oh ! and congrats on your new book! can't wait to get my copy next month, it will be released in Japan on March 20th!
Those umbrellas are to die for. I would love to use it as a prop for one of my photo shoots. It is also perfect weather here to use it all the time.ReplyDelete
Hi Patty! I haven't met you but I am a fellow FOX Creek MOM. I heard about your patterns and fabric through Valerie, the store owner of SEW MUCH MORE! I have become a fan of your work! Would love to get my hands on one of your modkids books, oh and a signed copy would be even better! Thanks for the happy giveaway! My daughter would be a hit with a snazzy new umbrella on her first day of Kindergarten at FOX CREEK!ReplyDeleteReplies
Hi Kari! I would love to meet you as well. We do have some extra copies of the book here at the studio and I would LOVE to sign one for you! Feel free to shoot me an email and make an appointment to come by sometime. firstname.lastname@example.com
Very cute! I must now look at that tutorial, while I await my new umbrella!ReplyDelete
These are just lovely and cheerful for a rainy day! Love the colors!ReplyDelete
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my daughter would LOVE to get one of these! the girl begs me for a new umbrella weekly. thanks for the giveaway!ReplyDelete
Great tutorial! You've been featured on the Quality Sewing Tutorials blog.ReplyDelete
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I love this! I got a cheap umbrella from Ikea and within a week or two, it already had holes in it. I haven't thrown it away yet, so I'll have to try this!ReplyDelete
خدمات نقل الاثاث متعددة لدينا حيث يوجد لدينا خبرة في كيفية التعامل مع العملاء في تنفيذ اعمال فلدينا مدينة مكة افضل شركة نقل اثاث بمكة التي تتميز بالدقة في تنفيذ اعمال وتوصيل الاثاث من الباب لاننا نمتلك عمال متميزون في شركة نقل عفش بمكة فعليكم التواصل معنا من اجل الاستفادة من الخدمات التي نقدمها كل هذا ايضا تلاقه في مدينة الدمام من خلال التواصل مع شركة نقل اثاث بالدمام التي تمتلك فنين متميزين في اعمال الفك والتركيب كما لديها اسطول سيارات مجهز يساعدها علي الوصول الي منزلك الجديد فكل شئ يكون جاهز مع شركة نقل عفش بالدمام التي اثبتت انها نقل شركة لديها خبرة كبيرة في مجال نقل الاثاث
كما يوجد لدينا خبرة في خدمات نقل الاثاث بجدة من خلال
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Why Apple Cider Vinegar?Posted 06th July 2016
Trust us when we say 'Apple Cider Vinegar with The Mother' will be the next big thing! We are all very excited by it and are delighted to be sharing it with you.
So, what actually is it? Well, that's a good question.
First, we hand-pick organic apples from our 300 year old, unfarmed 'bioganic' orchards. We gently press the apples, letting them naturally ferment to make a gorgeous unfiltered cider. We then leave this cider, with the help of some fresh Herefordshire air, to work its magic… naturally turning into vinegar. This natural transformation also creates 'The Mother', (this is the magic stuff) a good friendly bacteria which makes the vinegar cloudy and 'cobwebby'. And that's it. The best apples, organically grown. No fertilisers or pesticides. Nothing added, nothing removed – 100% natural and bursting with goodness. See below for the amazing health benefits.


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LONDON — A dress worn by the late singer Amy Winehouse on the cover of her album "Back to Black" sold for £43,200 ($67,500) at auction in London Tuesday.
The proceeds from the auction of the printed chiffon dress will go to the Amy Winehouse Foundation, a charitable trust set up by the singer's family which supports activities for vulnerable young people.
Winehouse, 27, died at her home in July. An inquest heard she was five times the legal alcohol limit at the time of her death.
After the singer's death, Thailand-based designer Disaya decided to auction the dress, which was returned after the album cover was shot in 2006.
"In my opinion, what makes this particular dress so special is that it is an emblematic reminder of the magic voice and sublime talent of Amy Winehouse — a sound that resonates with an entire generation, and always will," fashion auctioneer Kerry Taylor, who organized the auction, said ahead of the sale.
At least 3.2 million copies of "Back to Black," which features the hit single "Rehab," have been sold.


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DEFEATING LAND TYRANNY in North American and European Republics
There are many levels of tyrannical government land grabbing (contrary to the human rights laid out in our numerous charters), but there is one that claims them all to give the lands over to the so-called "public" elite renegade public servants. This one WILD CARD for all levels of land tyranny is for "public servants" to steal and use their power to make a profit off lands for themselves (and a quick profit to pay back loans to the central bank), for the central bank to gain more power. The main name this is known by is called "SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT" or UN Agenda 21. Some are good intended, while others are in fear operating in a business mentality rather than as a Republican form of government that their state was founded. This wild card of sustainable development enables the elite so-called "public servant" families to rake in Billions of Dollars and remain in power for generations. Obama has even gone as far as to nominate several "Czars" over such land confiscation central banking profiteering, programs and social re-engineering schemes.
Every President back to the 1950's until today repeatedly would make big speeches on "sustainable development" to entice people to come out of the natural countrysides and farmlands and live in an enclosed and centralized, heavily regulated and controlled community. In every definition of "sustainable development" (whether BLM, or the UN) it mentions the public takes away all private ownership, to re-engineer such lands to provide housing (like high rise buildings) that all will live equally as "the world's most poorest nations".
The UN Agenda 21 shot heard around the world was the Bundy Ranch Scandal or the "Dirty Harry Reid scandal" Corruption Scandals Led to Harry Reid's Abrupt "Retirement" – Judicial Watch. This so-called public servant Harry Reid who was caught red-handed as his son sought to close down good natural habitats in Clark County Nevada, all in order to install a billion dollar solar farm. This all only came to light after such far reaching tyranny was felt by families who have used the land since those lands were part of a Repulic. It wasn't until good freedom loving natural Christian men like Mr. Bundy just continued on as his family has done for at least 150 years, that such tyranny has become exposed.
Some people say the Bundy's are ignorant to the Nevada constitution as well. However, before Nevada was made into a fraudulent corporate entity(which I will cover in this article) under color of law as a fictitious "state" within the United States corporation, it was part of the sovereign nation of the Republic of New Mexico. The eastern border of New Mexico was Texas, and Western border was California. (click here for map)
Every President since the 1960's and 50's at least have held such compelling speeches on this "sustainable development" but none dared to advance it as extreme as is being done today. The love of money and gaining the quick buck as economies are falling may have caused several of the latest oversights. However sustainable development, while sounds good to protect the earth, is for the majority of the time misused as a green war crimes mask/shelter or label to operate under. Under the numerous conspiracies against the people who inhabit the republics, this fraudulent mask of sustainable development has unlawfully been implemented right over top of us, without our consent. We're told in new media and other controlled vehicles of public propaganda that somehow giving our lands to the elite super rich will protect the environment if we just give them all some more power over us, and that we can trust them in taking away more of our rights in order to socially re-engineer our beliefs and way of life. We're told we should trust them to take away all of our rights, even to that of having children only by a license, and children being raised soley by the state. We are to trust such super elite to be angels over all we give them, including our forfeiture of land rights, wishing and hoping then somehow they will choose to give back those Billions of dollars they made in profit to go toward the public good rather than for their own good. However history has proven the opposite, that when any nation has trusted an elite super rich group of people, that they lined their own pockets and used such finances only to increase their own power.
The compelling emotionalism to motivate brainwashed masses into whatever sounds "green" has backfired every time, with studies showing the advances destroy the good healthy social framework, destroys local economies, destroys the nature, the ecosystems, the cultural values of the people, increases disease, increases dependence on the government, and bankrupts every system that is attached to it. On each and every leve it is evidenced (and even boasted by those in power) to be a massive scheme to destroy the Unified Republics of the United States and any other sovereign country of humans on earth, in order to reduce the population to a number that can be more easily controlled. They boast of it in plain sight, even get awards for promoting exactly this, and then when confronted laugh it off as a joke. However, these show time and again, like Bill Gates, to say "by their vaccines they will reduce the population by several billion and thereby solve our Co2 emissions problem". Or by others, to get applauded for other reasons of social re-engineering by making even more bolder claims to intend to kill and slaughter populations in the name of sustainable development (a code word for brutal murder of billions on the scale of Communism, Bolshevism, etc). Such methods of control Bill Gates said they don't always want to disclose, but that they exist and they will reduce the population by billions of people through the new centralized medical system. The intent for destroying America is quoted by most of the leaders of sustainable development in their speeches. Glen Beck has written a great book on this UN agenda 21, highlighting such statements of their intent.
The answer is to get back to the freedoms laid out in our laws that guaranteed land rights to our posterity. All the way back to the Magna Carta it's been described that a man's home is his castle, and it cannot be taken nor his lands owned by the government. In the few cases there may be an exception to this rule there has to be just compensation (not just in financial cost) but equivalent living. However, people are lied to and told that living on a high rise building in the middle of a city will be better than living in the nature on the land. They can't just devalue the dollar and say now we all get two cents on the dollar back, when our forefathers have always kept a dollar to be worth a dollar. Not that missing 98 cents is a backlog of slavery debt entitlement to the central bank of credit fraud, and the remaining two cents goes to ceasar to redisribute the wealth. The federal reserve notes never claimed to be something of value, it's like it was planned to fail. Nevertheless our God tells us to have a just weight and measure, to keep value valuable, and that all "scant measures" are an abomination to almighty God. We should not accept fraud devalued items to substitute the truth value that God said we must use to survive and not become an abomination.
Any fraudulent scheme by a new corporate entity naming itself as whatever color of law of a name of a state or a nation is still without effect. They have no power, they are null and void, and in the end they will go bankrupt like every company does, and we'll be left with the common law de jure structures they tried to usurp their false and non-existant authorities and powers over to enslave us through deception. After everything falls, just a few nations will be left standing.
Harry Reid continues making pathetic defenses of his crimes with lie upon lie. He really thinks the truth won't come out in the end. The only thing on his side is the corporations not related to the government, nor enacted by any Congress or Senate connected to our governments. He seeks some shelter in hiding behind a color of law, a non-public, non-governmental corporation known as the Beaurau of Land Management and the corporation of states unlawfully and unconstitutionally appointed by Lincoln in a state of Marshal law, without any enactment by any person in any government. Then he still dares (in his legal frauds) to utter against all the people that "this is a nation of laws, not a nation of people".
Protecting land rights is just one aspect of the lawful de jure governments of America that have been ratified with "enactment clauses" (something the present governments haven't done since the time of the civil war, and some even longer). Thus evidencing they haven't been operating for the people, nor the independent states for even much longer. Just do a little deeper research on enactment clauses, or get the books on it like "the authority of law" by Charles A. Weisman. This land tyranny and all the structures attached to it is just one tentacle of the central bank of credit fraud tyranny against the people's laws that have actually been enacted and stand as the law of the land. We're often surprised how little law has become of the people, by the people, or for the people.
The second amendment defines that it will be the militia of each state that will defend all the rights of their independent soveriegn states, and that they are NOT part of the organized military but are the ordinary citizens, known as the "unorganized militia". Even Federal law Title 10 section 311 b acknowledges they are the "unorganized militia" who are responsible to protect the rights of "the people" of each state. Federal law even goes on to say they can be called upon by their state representatives to repel invasion, not only as vast as the Second Amendment declares as being for their freedoms within their state, but even against invasions of other states or nations, whether by corporate contract, by conditional or unconditional sovereign constitutions of governments setup to protect such rights of the people under various defined circumstances.
Numerous information websites and organizations are operating to expose UN Agenda 21. However they all have no true solution except to spread the word on how or freedoms are being stolen, and hope that the public will find the solutions. Such TV hosts and authors such as Glenn Beck have extensively covered the evil land grabs and social control powers given to government oligarcs in the UN Agenda 21.
This presentation isn't to complain but to talk about the peaceful solutions we already have. Basically the states are going bankrupt because they're not founded on anything of substance. As our King Jesus had foretold, when everything else falls the only thing left standing will be His word, (His substance of us obeying His word, including His numerous land laws for us to possess it in order to come out of Babylon).
Re-inhabit the original Constitutional Republics.
Each State has two constitutions: 1) an original Common Law constitution with which the State, as a Sovereign Country whose form of government was required to be a Republic, entered into the Union; and 2) a Corporate constitution created sometime after the State entered into the Union and had incorporated.
The same is in Europe, though their situation is more recent with the European Union ties to the Central bank of credit fraud re-engineering of society. Nations like the Ukraine are primarily battling against such centralization to being enslaved to this bank of credit fraud.
Nevada was an exception to the normal founding of states. Nevada's constitution started straight out as a corporate constitution. Within the constitution of this corporation called Nevada there is terminology proving it was never a body of the people. There was no group of people who ever considered Nevada as being a state. They simply jumped from being part of the Republic of New Mexico, and while under Marshal of Tryannical civil war executive orders, it was formed into a corporation called Nevada. Some of the opening declarations of this Nevada constitution are entirely fraudulent (and any presence fraud vicerates contract). Such unheard of statements are found contained in such constitution, such as all power is in the United States Federal Government. That is totally contrary even to the US Constitution which says in Article 1 Section 1 that the power is in the people who are represented by the independent states.
Before the civil war the boundaries of such lands called Nevada was called the "New Mexico Territory", and they had their own National Constitution, as found here:
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The corporate entity called the US violated the sovereignty of New Mexico to reform the lands after the civil war. These lands were stolen to create what is a walking contradiction of a state, as evidenced in it's own constitution which points to a non-existant entity of federal as having supreme power.
California, for example, has two Constitutions: the original Common Law constitution of 1849, and the statutory law ("Corporate") constitution of 1879. Both constitutions are still in effect. The Corporate constitution cites the original Common Law constitution and is a substitute for it. The term substitute has special meaning in law. It does not mean "to replace" or "to supersede". [2] [2] Each Sovereign State after entering into the Union eventually incorporated. Each State has two flags: the Sovereign State flag and the Corporate State flag. The Corporate constitution is the constitution that is full of all of the Statutory "laws" that apply to its residents. Anything the Corporate State creates is subject to it. The US Government is also a Corporation.
The US also has two flags: the Sovereign United States flag and the Federal Corporate flag which, with Gold fringe, is also a military or martial law flag. The State Constitutions and the Federal Constitution are documents specifically creating and delineating the powers and restrictions of the created government. All other powers are to remain with the People and all powers granted to the government are from the People.The Constitutions give a Sovereign Citizen no rights whatsoever, because a Sovereign Citizen already possessed all rights possible: the Citizen was and is the ultimate Sovereign in this country. The Constitutions simply acknowledge and state the preexistence of these "inalienable rights" and guarantee that the government will not
in any way infringe or take away these rights. Among other things, the various Constitutions state that any government shall not infringe on the right of individuals to enter into contracts.
in any way infringe or take away these rights. Among other things, the various Constitutions state that any government shall not infringe on the right of individuals to enter into contracts.
Now here is the good news. As these states become bankrupt and liquidate not only on the North American continent but in other state who operate on common law principles, there will be some original (de jure) state republics still standing. One of the best of these I believe will be the Republic of Texas.
However rather than bankrupting, several corrupt leaders will continue to cede more and more of the rights of their people, whether it be land or otherwise, in exchange for more financial compensation, other benefits and social programs from the United States corporation, the EU and other entities of the central bank of credit fraud until they die in total enslavement.
Many states may not choose to go that route to die, but choose to live. Several states have a good track record of not ceding things to the Federals and their central banking masters of global massacres. Texas for example still hasn't ceded any lands to the Federal Government (still the Feds have limited leases on any portion of land they want to operate on within Texas). People are already becoming fed up on what their state has volunteered over to the central Feds to cut costs and for quick bribes to the Politicians. They're fed up but do not know the peaceful answers of the law of the land their forefathers helped ensure they would have. Some may not have that in the land they're living in and may need to relocate. Otherwise we'll be sitting under contract with corporations who have so-called politicians profiteering on your demise. Numerous studies have demonstrated several politicians crimes who have strategically financially placed themselves for generations to eventually benefit from the massive slaughter of people in the medical system of Obamacare.
It's best to relocate to a state who understands land Tyranny. It seems the best to be the Rebpulic of Texas. Deputy Sheriffs of Clark County recently told the feds they had no jurisdiction on their lands and so they left. As is the case of many families who own ranches and cattle, their families operate still on the laws of the original republics. So not only in law is the continuity of the original Republics ensured, but also in people, they have continued. The supreme law being the elected Sheriffs, their Deputies, and any Deputized Posse.
It's time to stop listening to fraud liars like Reid. We need only simply ignore them (because Jesus is doing the rest among His people), but remain wise as serpents and gentle as doves. They will all go away, including Babylon with all it's deceptions, the evil credit fraud money system, and the Babylonian sins and plagues. Our God told us to "come out" of such political, economic and false religion of the fake god of the one world government. The ten commandments say have no gods(or rulers) before Me. Simple ignore them and serve God first. The only thing left standing will be those who fit within the framework of righteous laws that are for our survival as good natural families on His good earth.
This may be a good time to let others know about the intact rights their States have in their original constitutions. As things fall apart we already see some who will not go down. Watch this video about the operating government of the Republic of Texas here:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVmVoJth_-I We can all peacefully re inhabit the original Republics, together with those of the land who have remained there all these generations.Many well known Texas families have continued on their Republican form of government in word and in deed. In 1995 this has been more formally and publically done with elections etc to bring back the status of nationhood. The government is still operating with a congress as prescribed in the original Constitution of the Republic of Texas, check out http://republicoftexas.info. Even the government mint and currency is back in circulation, based on value.
Such criminal conspiracies of stealing land against all human rights, and then brainwashing the peoples it is good, isn't limited to the United States. This is evidenced in that more than 160 nations have signed onto the UN Agenda 21. The assaults are more rampant and evident in European nations because these have historically had the most checks and balances against such tyranny, to ensure freedom of the independent working class with their basis in a common law form of government. The currency being backed by something, and things like property and ownership of land being historically well defined to ensure the freedom of the people. The EU itself has been formed partially in order to violate the Sovereignty of such nations in such social and geographic re-engineering crimes under UN agenda 21. This has caused much financial enslavement and unpleasant living conditions in much of Europe as they have been forced to move out of the countrisides into high rise buildings in the centers of cities where their lives are more closely controlled by whoever comes into political power under the authority of the central bank of credit fraud international criminal tyrannical green fraud war criminal enterprises of the elite super rich.
The EU Centralized of power structure is all under the same shareholders who control the money system in the United States (the Federal Reserve). This centralization under the EU has been demonstrated in numerous publications to be violating National Sovereignties, up to and including war crimes of murder in favor of new green technology companies. Such crimes are ignored as being called emergency social engineering for the world's most poor, while others lump it together again and again under false names of "environmentalism", "eco", etc, as urgent climate change initiatives. Now they lump it up even more as being an economic emergency, then to make matters worse have thought they can get away with re-labelling such crimes as carte blanche "anti-terrorism" powers. Either way you slice it, it is absolutely proven and even boldly admitted to be deliberate destruction of the host people.
The answer is to position ourselves like the Bible says (come out of Babylon my people, that ye partake not of her plagues nor of her diseases) as it says Babylon will fall in one hour. It says what Babylon has dealt to you, deal to her double. Dealing as in values. Placing your efforts into things more of value rather than worthless garbage offered by the Babylon system. Perhaps this means to invest in goods and commodities that you can hold onto, that also cannot be taken out by an EMP, Solar Flare, war, natural disaster, climage change, national or state bank defaults, etc?
I suggest positioning yourself among those who have proven themselves over time to have the same values you hold dear. For example Texas is known to be one of the most Christian areas of the world, and the freest part of the world. They've protected the rights of the land more than any other place on earth. In the Bible it says we are to "keep dominion" of the land, not to cede it over to major centralized powers. Texas has passed laws actually to make enforcing UN Agenda 21 a crime, within the state of Texas! Land rights are fiercely contested, even if the Federal government is trying to take disputed border lands. Every year the Federal government has to renew leases of their lands they operate on within Texas. Texas is the only State in the Union that has retained ownership their lands and not ceded it to the Feds or their for-profit social engineering company called the BLM. While nothing has been ceded there is no need to secceed, as they're still an independent nation, just without good leadership. However, this track record of protecting such natural, human and divine rights of property and value should be paramount in your choice to rough out the coming colapses. By the very nature of Texas' stances they simply will not fall as easily as the rest.
Most European nations have historically been allies with the Republic of Texas Nation. The Republic of Texas should in due course be officially reopening all Embassies throughout the lands of Europe. The EU collapses have only begun, and there is no end in sight. For Europe we only see further tragedy and destruction of the people. Hopefully Texians living in Europe and those at the Embassies can offer them hopes for a better life.
As Harry Reid recently admitted"we're a nation of laws NOT of people" , basically saying that the corporate entities he represents is a corporation of false legalities in a color of law, and that he is affirming that he is "not of the people". This should tell you volumes of what this is all about, as all consent for governing is by the governed and only the people can authorize the public servants, and as being free, as quoting from the Declaration of Independence of the Unified States of America:
"…whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it,"
These puppets of the central bank of credit fraud admit they do not seek nor represent anything of the people, but of their legality system of destruction of the people.
I believe it is time to "come out of Babylon" and choose wisely where you make your new home. There are epic droughts now in several areas of Texas. However I believe when the right people move there YAHWEH will change the weather for our favour.
For more information on reopening the Embassies in Europe, and joining our Republic of Texas Committees and Associations anywhere in the world, write me at firstname.lastname@example.com. We're seeking more to collaborate on good activities for preserving families and God's ways in the earth together with other ministers inside and outside the domains of the Republic of Texas.
We're promoting a campaign in Europe for those of us who understand this lawful and good governance to COME TO TEXAS. Our "Come to Texas" initiative is to help build up an international witness of God's good news of His good laws. The light of His goodness will always expose how the frauds of dark side are engaged in quite treasonous criminal activities that are just traps for the people to fall in. Their traps and their entire system is all quickly falling, bankrupting and destroying all that are attached to them. Join our Republic of Texas Association Today!
Best regards and YAHWEH Bless,
Rev Stephen M.K.


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My little sister Amelia is the volleyball champion of the South Downs. It was her birthday a few weeks ago.
I was eleven when she was born. We had the day off school to be there when she arrived, in my mum's wood panelled bedroom. Tash and I covered our ears hard, as our mum bellowed like a lonely cow and the midwife fussed and scolded her for not spending a penny. It was with some concern that I wondered why the midwife would think of money at a time like this - we were not fans of euphemism.
Hours later, a warmly swaddled baby was put into my arms. Her tiny fists and eyes were clenched tight against the world and her face was red with the effort of being in it. I held her like a Ming vase and touched her newness as gently as I knew how.
She didn't have a name for a couple of weeks, so we called her Bonzo. If you could see her now, all willowy blonde, with the grace and attributes of an Austen heroine - you would laugh the same wheezy helpless giggle that I do when I think about it.
Because I love Amelia very much and am always grateful that she came into the world, I wanted to send her some power bars to munch after a session of jumping about looking good in a bikini. I made a mental note to get all the ingredients ready and then suddenly it was weeks later and I felt like a very bad sister indeed.
There are no excuses that can excuse bad sistering.
Anyway, I made them and sent them immediately, and they should arrive on Monday all being well. I hope they're all in one piece...
If you would like to try them for yourselves, here they are.
Chocolate, Cardamom and Coconut Power Bars
These are a very treaty bar - something to pop in your pocket for a long walk, nibble before your morning run or enjoy as an alternative to a chocolate bar.
They are sweetened with mineral rich dates, full of fibre from the almonds, rich in calcium from the carob and bound with antimicrobal coconut oil - a great fat to eat before or after exercise as it is very easily used by the body as a fuel source.
60g 90% Cocoa Content Chocolate - or pure cacao
60g Dried Dates
90g Flaked Blanched Almonds (or soaked and dehydrated almonds)
1 Heaped Dessertspoon (american tablespoon) Raw Carob Powder
35g Virgin Coconut Oil
10 Green Cardamom Pods
Pinch Sea Salt
Break chocolate into chunks and put into a food processor with, almonds, dates and carob powder. Process until very fine crumbs.
Split cardamom pods and grind the black seeds inside with a very small pinch of sea salt in a pestle and mortar. Add to the food processor.
Add Coconut oil and pulse until the mixture just starts to clump into a ball. Stop!
Press into a 1lb loaf tin lined with baking parchment - or a similar sized tupperware box. Chill for 2 hours and then slice into bars and wrap in parchment.
Store in the fridge (up to three weeks) to keep them firm, or in a cool larder for up to 10 days.