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Watch as the ovulation process occurs, and then millions of sperm swim upstream on a quest to fertilize an egg.
Chances are you have no idea you're pregnant yet -- but your body is already hard at work. Watch as the egg undergoes its wondrous transformation to embryo.
You're well into your first trimester at this point, and your baby is growing bigger and bigger each day. Watch what it takes for her to become a fetus.
Here's to hoping you're no longer feeling nauseated or exhausted! Right now your baby's brain and eyes are making dramatic strides each day. Learn all about it.
You'll start feel your baby's fluttering movements (called quickening) between now and 22 weeks. Get ready, mama: Feeling him kick is one of the most magical parts of being pregnant.
The process by which your baby becomes a boy or a girl, according to what's written in his or her genetic code, is awe-inspiring. Watch it all unfold.
Your baby's ability to see, hear, smell, taste, and feel are developing stronger each day. Learn which of her senses are already working.
At this point, your baby is awake and asleep at very specific times of the day. Find out about his sleep patterns, and what they mean.
Your baby now weighs about three pounds, roughly the size of a melon. Get the scoop on how much more she'll grow before she's born -- and what new developments she's making right now.
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The 10th annual Matoaka Walk-a-thon was held on Friday, Oct 14 and raised $16,913.74!
The Walk-a-thon committee, in conjunction with Matoaka Elementary's PTA, would like to thank everyone for coming out to "Walk the Wave"! The funds raised will help with programs and projects throughout the school. Special thanks go out to our corporate sponsors for donating prizes for our students. Please consider supporting them with your patronage!
The Prizes:
- Top Overall Fundraiser won an IPAD MINI – Addison Ray
- 2nd Place Overall Fundraiser wons a NOOK – Charlotte Basic
- Top class winner – Mrs Heath
Thank you sponsors and donors!
We'd like to thank our 2016 Walkathon sponsors for their generous donations and support of our school!
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Information about Covet Co.
Covet Co. is a Toronto-based company that specializes in providing professional, on location makeup application for brides and their bridal parties. With clients in Vancouver, Calgary, Los Angeles, Paris and even as far away as Dubai, you can rest assured you will be in some of the best hands in the business. They are able to create a number of looks that range from the popular 'no makeup, makeup' look to bold smokey eyes and full contouring for a picture perfect makeup look.
Eryn Shannon and Corrie Elle are the makeup artists and hairstylists that comprise Covet Co, along with their team of beauty experts. Corrie and Eryn have a combined experience of 25 years in the beauty business with a strong emphasis in fashion, editorial and wedding makeup.
Services offered
The services they offer include the following:
Other services
Covet Co. also offers hair services which include:
Consultations, group services, makeup, men's grooming, multiple stylists, on-site service, trial service
Airbrush, contour, false lashes, tattoo coverage
More information about Covet Co.
Cathy, Married on 28/07/2018
Sent on 07/08/2018
I had makeup and hair done for myself and my maid of honor. They asked who should go first and I thought because the photographer was coming near the end and I had the cake coming in that the MOH could go first. When there was an hour to go before we were to be done I asked how are we doing because I have to be done in an hour. I was done but it went over the time I requested and I felt like it was a rush job. Esp. The hair. My pins and hair piece kept falling out. Wish I went first. Wish I did trial first. Wish my hair looked like these profile pics. Makeup was great. But ya for paying more than MOH I should have had better experience.
Covet Co.'s reply:
Hi Cathy,
As previously expressed in our private emails, we thank you for sharing your feedback; personal experiences are incredibly important to us!
On the wedding day, while we do express our professional advice for timelines, we will ultimately always respect your wishes, which was true for your wedding day; beginning with your MOH as you requested.
We truly feel that your hairstyle was stunning (Photo #17) , and is truly in keeping with our style; we're sorry to hear that you were anything but completely satisfied. We always ask each and every client if they are 100% happy with the look during and at the end of each booking.
Nonetheless, we appreciate and completely value the feedback and thank you for taking all the time it took to draft and share your experience.
Catalina Laset, Married on 27/04/2018
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Sent on 20/05/2018
I highly recommend Covet Co. for hair and make-up for your wedding or any occasion. Eryn and Corrie were a pleasure to deal with from the initial quoting straight to the wedding day. They are very responsive and will bend over backwards to accommodate clients into their jam-packed schedule. It's no wonder that they're busy, Eryn and Corrie are extremely talented. Based on an outfit or a photo, they can work with your vision (or lack thereof) to transform you into the best version of yourself. Not only are they talented, but they're a joy to have around while you're getting ready. They fit right in with my family and made it seem like our wedding prep was a casual hangout. I cannot say enough about Covet, Eryn and Corrie. I'm so glad that they could part of our wedding celebration and wish they could do my hair and make-up everyday!
Brooke Allan, Married on 30/09/2017
Sent on 03/10/2017
Choosing Covet and co. for my wedding was the best choice I could have made. The girls were all incredible and you could tell they were sincerely just so happy to be there as well, making the getting ready process so much fun! From the trial down to the big day, they always listened closely to what I and the girls wanted, ensuring we were all happy (which we were!). My wedding was a "destination" in Muskoka, and so having the team come directly to us also added in the ease and relaxation factor of the day! I would recommend these ladies again in a heart beat. The photo attached was taken by Alicia Thurston Photography.
Covet Co.'s reply:
Thank you so much for sharing your experience Brooke! We absolutely loved being part of your day and your photos look incredible! We just saw the blog post on Alicia's site!
Ashley Petrie, Married on 23/09/2017
Sent on 01/10/2017
Covet Co. was an amazing choice for my wedding hair and makeup. Their artists are lovely, talented, and reasonably priced - especially given the quality of their work. They are responsive and accommodating which is much appreciated in the event that your day-of schedule changes or you need to add another girl at the last minute (which I did!). Best of all, the artists come to you which means no travelling to a salon on your wedding day which can be inconvenient, especially if the weather isn't cooperating.
I was lucky enough to have Erin as my hair stylist and Christina as my makeup artist. They are both sweet and fun to work with. I did trials with both of them prior to the wedding and they did a great job of taking my "inspiration" photos and customizing them so they would work for my hair and skin.
On my wedding day, the girls did amazing work yet again – on me, my mother and my bridesmaids. Some of my bridesmaids knew exactly what they wanted and some were open to suggestions – Erin did a great job in both scenarios. Each girl's hair totally suited her and, despite the wind, stayed in place until the end of the night. Christina did a phenomenal job making sure each girl's makeup suited her unique features and looked flawless but still natural (i.e., not so heavy on the foundation that it looks like a mask).
I am so grateful to both Erin and Christina for making sure we all looked our best for my big day and I highly recommend them both. We had fun getting primped and looked fabulous when they were done.
Justine Sousa, Married on 09/09/2017
Sent on 30/09/2017
I had a great experience working with Covet Co! I loved my hair and make-up on the day of my wedding. They were both very talented at makeup and updos. Diana and Leanna were amazing and I would definitely recommend them!
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I recently posted on my couponing strategy for saving the Colliers more money. Now I'm taking couponing a step further with menu or meal planning. That is, taking what is on sale and having recipes in hand ahead of time so that food no longer goes to waste.
We've all been there. We've spent an afternoon at the grocery store, wasted gas driving around and filled our empty fridges up to the brim with food. We've also thrown a significant amount of that food away. According to an article found in the New York Times from 2010, a study was conducted by the University of Arizona in 1992 which found that 25% of the food that we bring into our homes gets thrown away. Further, another study in 2009 found that number to increase 1.6 fold to 40% of food that is wasted. It means of the $200 (or so) on average that we spend at the grocery store(s) per month, $80 gets tossed directly into the trash. That may not seem like a lot but that is $960 per year!!
That $960 a year could get invested towards the purchase of our first home, a family vacation or just a rainy day.


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Danish Supermarket WeFood is breaking barriers by only selling food that's past its sell-by date.
Supermarkets routinely throw out unsold food past its sell-by date despite being within its use-by date and therefore fit and safe to eat. This means that otherwise good food regularly goes to landfill.
By collecting unsold surplus food from other suppliers, WeFood is able to charge around 30% to 50% less than normal supermarkets. It currently has deals with one of Denmark's largest supermarkets to offload its bread, as well as deals with citrus fruit importers, a butcher and a producer of organic fruit and nut bars. Volunteers help collect the food and take it to the supermarket's premises in Copenhagen ready for resale.
Aimed not just at low-income families, Wefood says it hopes to attract consumers who are concerned about food waste and its impact on the environment, and help play a part in reducing the 700,000 tonnes of food waste Denmark produces every year.


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2005, Red Fox 200-s with twin dagger boards, 4 berths, New mainsail on order, Jib new in 2012, Mercury 4hp outboard new in 2014, never raced, mainly used for day sailing, RM Tiltback road trailer servived 2017, new hub bearings 2017.
GRP construction with Oxford blue and white topsides and white superstructure, bermudan sloop rig, twin lifting dagger boards, 4 berths, aft cockpit, tiller steering.
British Hunter. HIN: GB-HUNRF204E505
LOA 20' 2" (6.2m)
Beam 8' 1" (2.5m)
LWL 20'0" (6.1m)
Draft 0.2m / 0.92m
Displacement 998kg
Sloop rigged with alloy mast/spars by Z spars, stainless steel standing rigging.
Original Hyde mainsail, New Hyde mainsail on order for delivery March 2018. Genoa roller reefing system with furling No 1 Jib (New 2012). All lines led aft to cockpit.
Mercury 4 stroke 4hp outboard motor (2014) with 12 litre external fuel tank and 5 litre petrol can. Engine hours approx 61.
Tiller, halyard winches, CQR type anchor with 2 m chain and 50m warp, CQR type kedge anchor with 30m warp, winch handle, small overboom sun canopy, cockpit table / cabin table, 5 mooring warps, 6 fenders.
Compass, windvane at masthead, tiller lock.
Lifebuoy, motor sailing and anchor day signals, manual bilge pump.
4 Berths in open plan layout with double berth in the forepeak and 2 single quarter berths port and starboard. Porta Potti chemical toilet (unused). Boston claret upholstery.
4 berths in open plan layout.
RM Tiltback galvanized road trailer.
"Redd 2" has mostly been day sailed, she was used new for the first season on the river Crouch in Essex but moved up to the Humber estuary for cruising (not racing) after that. Her owner tells us she is the ideal boat for the fast, tidal, shallow and exposed Humber estuary due to her performance, seaworthiness and variable draft. Her trailer has been serviced in 2017 including new hub bearings and serviced brakes. The original mainsail is being replaced with a new sail on order for march 18 delivery. "Redd 2" has always been hauled ashore for the winter from September.
Tollesbury Marina
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Sarah Vowell author of The Partly Cloudy Patriot Very funny and altogether elegant, this tale of an endearing drunk and his unflappable manservant is a love story of sorts, but with an American twist. Here, a valet is just a friend one pays.
A. M. Homes author of Music for Torching Wake Up, Sir! takes on the big themes -- the homosexual question, the Jewish question, the great American novel question, and more -- in this witty, wild romp about a somewhat disturbed young writer. Comic and incredibly accurate: if anyone ever wanted to know what a writer has to endure in order to produce, Jonathan Ames has made it perfectly clear. Wake Up, Sir! is bound to delight.
Colson Whitehead author of John Henry Days A hilarious journey into one man's labyrinthine neuroses, with day trips to compulsion and delusion. The perfect gift for anyone who has ever imagined having a manservant.


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Friday's Stock Market Decline: Complacency vs. New Fed
by the Curmudgeon with Victor Sperandeo
US stock indexes and sectors suffered their biggest losses in two and half months Friday, as bullish traders and financial institutions suddenly and unexpectedly became uncertain and unhinged after months of calm, upward bias trading, despite deteriorating economic fundamentals.
The NASDAQ and S&P 500
each lost 2.5%, while the small cap S&P 600 shed 3% and the Russell 2000
index was down
3.11%. Popular sectors were equally hard hit. The Dow Jones Utility Average dropped 3.8%, while the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index lost 3.7%.
Declines led Advancing issues by a roughly 15-1 ratio on the NYSE and 6-to-1 on the NASDAQ. Volume rose solidly across the board, leaving no doubt about institutional selling (most likely hedge funds and computerized traders with quick trigger fingers).
Traditional stock market
hedges, like Gold stock ETFs, lost even more than the popular averages or
· Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF (GDX) dropped -5.34% [Curmudgeon owns several hundred shares and is not selling]
· Market Vectors Junior Gold Miners ETF (GDXJ) cratered by -7.09%
· Direxion Daily Junior Gold Miners ETF (JNUG) was down -21.00%
The Curmudgeon and Victor provide their different market perspectives on Friday's decline in this article. Fasten your seat belts!
Curmudgeon Comments:
Many attribute Friday's stock market sell-off to a speech that same morning by Boston Fed President Eric Rosengren who (like so many other Fed officials) hinted at a rate increase. The Curmudgeon strongly disagrees!!!
First, the Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLF) declined 1.80% along with banks shares (e.g. Wells Fargo lost 2.36%; CitiGroup was down 1.30%). A Fed rate increase would benefit financial and bank stocks, which should have rallied if investors were so confident of a rate hike this September.
Second, the Saturday NY
Times published a Reuters article which mostly attributed the stock
sell off to North Korea's nuclear test.
"Shares fell on Friday as investor nervousness increased after a nuclear test by North Korea, and comments from officials at the Federal Reserve led investors to think that interest rates might be raised sooner. North Korea conducted its fifth and biggest nuclear test and said it had mastered the ability to mount a warhead on a ballistic missile, increasing a threat to its rivals."
Instead of fixation on the Fed, we think that investor complacency was so prevalent and sentiment so bullish that any excuse could be used to trigger a sharp market decline.
We warned in a blog post earlier this week that the disconnect between all-time high stock prices and the weak real economy/negative profit growth/declining earnings estimates/negative corporate guidance, etc. would end very, very badly. While the timing of what we perceive as an "all assets decline" is uncertain, it could start any day with no warning flags. We believe such a decline is way overdue in bonds, stocks, REITs, and residential real estate (especially in the SF Bay area).
The Fed has repeatedly alluded to interest rate hikes so many times this year that it's now perceived as "the boy who cried wolf." Most recently (August 26th) Fed Chair Janet Yellen shouted "The case to raise rates has strengthened in recent months." US equity markets yawned. The NASDAQ 100 and Russell 2000 made new all-time highs this past Tuesday and Wednesday while the S&P 500 < 1 point from a new all-time high. All on continuing earnings guidance downgrades as reported last week.
The Fed's own internal forecasts vary so widely, they're useless for accurately assessing where rates may be in the future. That's shown in this chart, which was shown by Doubleline's Jeffrey Gundlach on a webcast last Thursday:
That "lack of faith in the Fed" is depicted in the chart below, which is a response to the question: How much confidence do you have that the Fed leader will do the right thing for the economy? Only 8% of current respondents have a "great deal" of confidence in the Fed vs ~28% in 2001, when the survey first began and "maestro" Alan Greenspan was Fed Chairman.
of Wall Street Journal
As a result, no one really takes the Fed seriously anymore, especially when a Fed official says or hints they're going to raise rates. Traders may jump on that news, but longer term investors seriously don't believe the Fed will raise rates anytime soon.
The CME Fed Watch Tool, which is based on CME's 30-Day fed-fund futures prices, did have an uptick in the probability of a 25 bps Fed Funds increase at the September FOMC meeting. It's currently 24% vs 18% the previous day. The Fed Watch tool probability should be more like 75% for a rate hike to actually occur at the Fed's September meeting.
What Rosengren Really Said (Curmudgeon):
Mr. Rosengren only mentioned that asset markets COULD become too ebullient IF the Fed waited too long to raise rates. He later softened that remark by saying the risk of raising rates is two sided. Here's what he actually said, according to the Boston Fed's website summarizing his speech (there's also a video replay option on that website).
Rosengren noted that waiting too long to tighten could lead to conditions that require more rapid increases, risking a more pronounced slowing of growth and rise in unemployment. It may also allow some asset markets to "become too ebullient," and he reiterated previous concerns over commercial real estate prices.
"The risks to the forecast are becoming increasingly two-sided, in my view," Rosengren explained. "Weakness emanating from abroad poses short-term downside risks to the domestic U.S. economy," yet there are also "longer-term risks from significantly overshooting the U.S. economy's growth."
Victor's Comments:
I believe that traders reaction to Rosengren's remarks caused the markets to drop on Friday – the biggest fall since June 24th - the day the UK voted to leave the EU (BREXIT).
The Fed has never said before that assets had "become too ebullient." Instead, the Fed has said over and over, that interest rate increases they control (Fed Funds and Discount Rate) were "DATA DEPENDENT." That means a Fed rate rise is dependent on data showing the economy is strengthening and inflation is at or above the Fed's 2% target rate. Do you really think either of those is happening?
To bring the obvious into the policy mix – that asset bubbles have been created and could get bigger- throws out the data dependent or weak economy EXCUSE that keeps the Fed from raising rates and thereby props up the markets. It puts into play "a new REAL reason" to raise rates: to prevent asset bubbles from getting bigger.
This shock and awe surprise statement is substantial. If the Fed decides to raise rates to prevent asset bubbles from getting bigger, it's over for all assets, except gold and cash. The greatest bubble is in bonds/debt; then equities, then real estate.
If the equity markets are down on Monday by over 2% and volume expands above Friday's NYSE 1,080 billion shares this is likely the beginning of the end for the huge bubbles in so many asset classes.
FAT LADY IS SINGING! Until the Fed
realizes it shot itself in an artery before the election, changes its tune and
retracts the Rosengren remark that assets had "become too ebullient."
Good luck and till next time...
Follow the Curmudgeon on Twitter @ajwdct247
Curmudgeon is a retired investment professional. He has been involved in financial markets since 1968 (yes, he cut his teeth on the 1968-1974 bear market), became an SEC Registered Investment Advisor in 1995, and received the Chartered Financial Analyst designation from AIMR (now CFA Institute) in 1996. He managed hedged equity and alternative (non-correlated) investment accounts for clients from 1992-2005.
Victor Sperandeo is a historian, economist and financial innovator who has re-invented himself and the companies he's owned (since 1971) to profit in the ever changing and arcane world of markets, economies and government policies. Victor started his Wall Street career in 1966 and began trading for a living in 1968. As President and CEO of Alpha Financial Technologies LLC, Sperandeo oversees the firm's research and development platform, which is used to create innovative solutions for different futures markets, risk parameters and other factors.
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Police believe a woman intentionally ramped up onto a sidewalk on the Las Vegas Strip Sunday night, striking 37 people, including one who was pronounced dead.
Lt. Dan McGrath, of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, said investigators found evidence the woman drove onto the sidewalk as many as three times over a short period near the Paris Hotel and Casino. She was driving a 1996 Oldsmobile with Oregon plates and had a 3-year-old child in the car with her at the time, he said.
The child was not injured. The woman was in police custody, McGrath said. Authorities were taking blood samples from her to determine whether she was under the influence of drugs or alcohol at the time of the crash. She will be charged, although McGrath did not say what charges she would face.
Earlier Sunday, LVMPD Deputy Chief Brett Zimmerman said police were not linking the attack to terrorism.
Around 6:40 p.m. PST, the unidentified suspect drove onto a sidewalk near the Paris Hotel and Casino and Planet Hollywood at least twice, Zimmerman said. Six of those injured were transported to a pair of local hospitals in critical condition. According to New 3, the victims included a seriously injured 11-year-old boy.
By 11:15 p.m. PST, all six victims were listed in stable condition, Zimmerman said.
At least 11 adults were taken to the trauma center at University Medical Center, The Associated Press reported. A spokeswoman for nearby Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center told the wire service 11 others were transported to the hospital, where they were last listed in good condition.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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Remembering the early days of Metrorail
- Published in Metro Investigations
"What took you so long?"
That was part of my reaction to Metrorail when I started using it regularly in 1977. I grew up on Long Island, and often visited New York City, where I took the subway all around Manhattan and to summer jobs. So with my New York background, it felt funny to be in a major city with no subway when I moved to DC in 1969.
Metrorail opened on March 27, 1976, with just five Red Line stations: Farragut North, Metro Center, Judiciary Square, Union Station and Rhode Island Avenue. Gallery Place opened in December 1976. (NoMaGallaudet did not open until 2004.)
When the Dupont Circle station opened on Jan. 17, 1977, I became a regular Metro commuter. I lived in the Dupont Circle neighborhood, and worked at the D.C. Council as a legislative aide for John A. Wilson, after whom the District's city hall, the Wilson Building, is named.


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A way to help VA homeowners reduce their interest rates with no out-of-pocket expense.
The VA created a program called the Streamline Refinance Loan, which is also known as the Interest Rate Reduction Refinance Loan (or IRRRL), as a way to help VA homeowners reduce their interest rates with no out-of-pocket expense. These refinance loans can often be done more quickly and with less processing and paperwork than traditional VA loans. In fact, Strive Lending can complete a streamline refinance in as few as 10 business days.
The streamline option can be utilized for any current VA loan, whether it be a primary residence, or a home previously used as a primary residence. The primary requirement is that the refinance provides a benefit in terms of a lower monthly payment, or fixing a current adjustable rate VA loan. Also, veterans are not limited to using the same lender, the paperwork is the same whether using the original lender or obtaining the loan through a new VA approved lender
If you want to get some extra cash out of your home, the streamline refinance is not the right choice for you. If that's what you want, read about Strive Lending's VA cash-out refinance option. Although a cash-out refinance is more complex than a streamline refinance, it may be a better fit for your needs.
These refinance loans can often be done more quickly and with less processing and paperwork than traditional VA loans.
The streamline refinance option is limited to the amount of the original loan, plus any accrued late fees or charges. It can also include refinance fees and closing costs. No other loans may be paid with the streamline refinance option.
Use our Streamline Refinance Calculator to see how much you'll save!
If you've been thinking of refinancing your VA loan, this is one of the easiest ways to save money on your monthly loan payment. Strive Lending can complete your refinance loan within as few as 10 business days. Give us a call, and we'll help you figure out if this is the right option for you and will help you get the process started.
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While lawmakers have pledged to patch the Alternative Minimum Tax this year, there remains plenty of uncertainty in the current tax landscape.
However, there are a number of actions that advisors can recommend to their clients to save taxes, according to Leigh Mutert, a CPA with tax preparation chain H&R Block. "We tell advisors there are three areas that taxpayers can invest in and save money at the end of the year," she said. "They can invest in themselves, in their home, and in their future retirement."
"To invest in themselves, for example, they can take advantage of education credits by prepaying their spring tuition," she said. "They can do it now, but we don't know yet if it can be done next year."
"Further, they can invest in a hybrid vehicle, and save several hundred to several thousand dollars in tax credits," she said. "And if their overall stock portfolio shows gains, those can be offset with losses. This might be a good year to sell out of a loss position and save in taxes by using them against any gains. Also, it's likely that the capital gains rate will be higher next year, so this might be a good year to take out a pure gain."
Taxpayers can invest in their home by using the Energy Efficiency Credit, which is in effect for 2009 and 2010 returns, she explained. "These expire at the end of this year. There's a $1,500 limit for the two years. If they used up $800 in 2009, they have $700 left to use this year."
Mutert advised preparers to be on the watch for the First-Time Homebuyer's Credit. "If they qualify in 2010, we advise people to amend their 2009 returns and get the refunds now, rather than wait," she said. "And for those who received the first credit, which was really a loan, this is the year they have to start paying it back over 15 years at $500 per year."
Now is a good time to beef up contributions toward a company retirement plan, Mutert advised. "And check out Roth IRA conversions, which give the option of paying the tax in 2010, or divided between 2011 and 2012. Exercise caution here, because we don't know what the rates will be in 2011 and 2012".
Pauline Dana-Bashian, a tax attorney and chief compliance officer at Pension Parameters Financial Services, agreed. "If income is low this year, it may be the ideal time to start a Roth IRA, because you only have to pay the tax once," she said. "While you don't get a deduction, the earnings accumulate tax-free and there is no tax when you withdraw the funds as long as you are over age 59-1/2 and have had the money in the account for at least five years. This offers the same advantages as a 401(k) plan in that you accumulate more shares through re-investments of dividends and capital gains."
"One of the most important things is to consider setting up some form of pension or retirement plan," she added. "Not enough CPAs push this with their clients, and it's so important for small-business owners to have. If they're paying any taxes, they should be putting money into some form of plan and getting a deduction. Also, it aids the accountant because it enhances the bond with the client."
"For example, they can open a profit-sharing plan, put in $1,000 now and make contributions by the time they owe taxes, which can be as late as Oct. 15, 2011," she said. "In the meantime, they get a deduction for the money they want to shelter this year."
Traditional retirement accounts like 401(k)s and IRAs still offer some of the best tax savings, agreed Justin Ransome, a partner in Grant Thornton's Washington, D.C., National Tax Office. "The contribution limits for 2010 are $16,500 for a 401(k) and $5,000 for an IRA, not including catch-up contributions for those 50 and older. Regardless of whether tax rates go up, it almost always makes sense to put as much money into tax-favored retirement vehicles as you can."
Year-end planning emphasizes deferral of income and acceleration of deductions. "However, if tax rates increase next year, it may be wise to reverse this strategy," Ransome explained. "There are plenty of income items and expenses you may be able to control. Consider accelerating bonuses, consulting income or self-employment income. On the deduction side, you may be able to defer state and local income taxes, interest payments and real estate taxes."
Since many expenses can be deducted only if they exceed a certain percent of adjusted gross income, Ransome suggested bunching itemized deductible expenses into one year to overcome these AGI floors. "Consider scheduling your non-urgent medical procedures all in one year to get over the 7.5 percent AGI floor for miscellaneous expenses," he said.
The "Kiddie Tax," which requires a portion of a child's unearned income to be taxed at the parents' marginal rate, has been expanded to apply to full-time students under the age of 24 whose earned income does not represent at least one half of their support, Ransome cautioned. "Be careful transferring income-producing assets to children," he said.
Tax expert Doug Van Der Aa, CPA, JD, advised preparers to bone up on depreciation changes and take advantage of the new IRC Section 179 deduction for nonresidential real estate. "The Small Business Jobs Act of 2010 increased the Section 179 deduction to $500,000 and also, for the first time, made certain kinds of real estate eligible for the deduction," he said. "You can take up to $250,000 of the Section 179 deduction on qualified leasehold improvements, qualified restaurant property and qualified retail improvement property."
"Double-check all your fixed asset and depreciation reports, because in a lot of firms fixed asset additions are done by junior accountants, often audit staff who are not even tax people," cautioned Van Der Aa. "Many of them don't know the depreciation rules, and haven't paid attention to recent tax changes."
Those who convert from a traditional IRA to a Roth should plan to extend their tax return, he advised. "You want to keep it open depending on what happens in Washington with regard to tax rates. When you convert to a Roth, the normal rule is to take the amount into income over two years on the 2011 and 2012 returns, but you have the election to include everything on your 2010 return. If you extend, you have until October 15 of next year to wait and decide whether to include everything in income this year, or spread it into 2011 and 2012."
"This is the first year that the $100,000 AGI limitation has disappeared, and it might be more attractive to pay the tax this year if there will be higher rates in future years," echoed CCH principal analyst Mark Luscombe.
"The way you opt out of spreading the tax due to 2011 and 2012 is simply to pay it for 2010," Luscombe said. "If you don't include it on your 2010 return, the IRS assumes you intended the default situation. And even if you convert in 2010, you have until October 15 to watch the market. If you decide you converted at a high point in the market, you can undo that conversion. And it's possible to do separate Roth conversions from different accounts, so you can pick which ones make sense to convert."
Watch out for foreign bank accounts and foreign trusts, Van Der Aa warned preparers. "There are extensive new reporting and compliance rules," he said. "Especially troublesome are foreign spouses with inherited assets. It's easy to be overlooked by an individual or a company controller or treasurer that has signatory authority."
Inherited assets generally can present a problem, according to Van Der Aa. "While there's no estate tax, there's also no more tax-free step-up in basis," he said. "We either have to worry about how much Aunt Sally paid for her AT&T stock when she was a switchboard operator for Ma Bell in the 1960s, or learn how to allocate and report the limited basis step-up we're allowed under the statute."
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This is an exciting time for Sandwell and West Birmingham, with all partners working to deliver an ambitious programme of transformation by 2025.
At the heart of our work is our vision, which is to:
Create a sustainable, integrated health and social care system by 2025
Using improvements to health services as a spur for delivering:
- Better quality neighbourhoods
- Happier, more prosperous and healthier people
- Better education, better employment, better businesses
We will do this by delivering:
- Care closer to home with more services in the community
- High quality care in high quality places
- A healthier place to live
- Delivering the new specialist hospital Midland Met Hospital.
Midland Met Hospital
An essential part of our work is to prepare for the new Midland Met Hospital, which will open in Autumn 2018.
The development of the Midland Met Hospital is part of a wider of our wider plan to reshape local health services to meet the needs of the Sandwell and West Birmingham population now and in the future.
The Midland Met Hospital will concentrate services for the sickest patients on a single site in Smethwick, bringing together complex surgery, inpatient care and accident and emergency services.
The new hospital will offer patients:
• High quality care
• Modern premises, designed to deliver dignity, respect and choice
• One hospital, as a result leading to opportunities to utilise the latest technological advances
• Sustainable buildings fit for the 21st century.
The majority of patient services provided by Sandwell & West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust will take place outside the Midland Met Hospital including the provision of intermediate care beds, urgent care, outpatient appointments, day case surgery and community services.
Additional services are being added into the community including more services at Rowley Regis Hospital.
City Hospital and Sandwell General Hospital will still be used for delivering patient care.
In getting ready for the Midland Met Hospital we are already transforming services, bringing some together on a single site ahead of the 2018 opening date of the new hospital, including urgent cardiology and emergency surgery and trauma assessment. This will help the Hospital Trust to improve quality of care provided.
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Hannah Rae Alton, Tommy Grace, Rory Macbeth, Mark Selby
Curated by Monica Meriggi
Exhibition: 16 – 31 January 2010
Private View: Friday 15th January, 7-9pm
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The artists' common ground is an interest in what's hidden behind the immediacy of signs. What is beyond our grasp and understanding: meaning. To be universally understood meaning has to be common and uniformed; it requires a conventional acceptance.
The critique of this common meaning that we could call "truth" is carried out by the artists in different ways. Their differences are as important as their similarities.
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1062-3604/00/3106- $25.00 © 2000
MAIK "Nauka
Russian Journal of Developmental Biology, Vol. 31, No. 6, 2000, pp. 362–371. Translated from Ontogenez, Vol. 31, No. 6, 2000, pp. 429–439.
Original Russian Text Copyright © 2000 by Kurchashova, Prusov, Gulak, Kireev, Polyakov.
Aspects of interaction of putative anchorosomal.
The nuclear envelope (NE) is a complex structure
which delimits the nuclear compartment of cells and
participates in the control of the exchange of macro-
molecules between the nucleus and the cytoplasm. In
addition, it plays an important role in the three-dimen-
sional organization of interphase chromosomes
et al.
, 1994; Moir
et al.
, 1995; Gant and
Wilson, 1997). According to some authors, the interac-
tion between chromatin and the NE is a part of the epi-
genetic control of the genome functional activity
(Karpen, 1994). NE components participating in spe-
cific contacts with chromatin have been studied in
greater detail. It has been demonstrated that
, a
network of the filaments adjacent to the inner nuclear
membrane, plays a special role in these interactions
et al.
, 1998; Goldberg
et al.
, 1999). Lamins
belonging to the family of proteins of intermediate fila-
ments are the main components of
1991). In living cells, as well as
in vitro
, lamins interact
with a large number of proteins, some of which (LBR,
, emerin, otefin) contribute to the anchoring of
on the inner nuclear membrane (Worman
et al.
1988; Senior and Gerace, 1988; Foisner and Gerace,
1993; Ye and Worman, 1994; Ashery-Padan
et al.
1997; Ellis
et al.
, 1998). These proteins belong to the
class of integral membrane proteins with one or several
hydrophobic domains.
It has been demonstrated that
in vitro
lamins have a
high affinity to DNA and chromatin (Ulitzur
et al.
1992). Sites responsible for the interaction of chroma-
tin with DNA have been identified both in the C-termi-
nal globular domain (Taniura
et al.
, 1995) and in the
-helical domain of type A and B lamins (Glass and
Gerace, 1990). According to several publications,
in vitro
show a high binding specificity with
DNA fragments of the nuclear matrix (MAR) (Luderus
et al.
, 1992; 1994; Sharakhov
et al.
, 1997). DNA-bind-
ing activity has also been demonstrated for some other
structural components of the NE, including proteins
LAP2 (Furukawa
et al.
, 1995; 1997) and LBR, a recep-
tor of lamin B (Worman
et al.
, 1988).
Chromatin components involved in interaction with
the nuclear envelope have been studied to a far lesser
degree. It is known that
in vitro
lamins specifically
interact with core histones. Sites responsible for the
interaction of chromatin have been identified in the
C-terminal domain of lamins (Taniura
et al.
, 1995;
et al.
, 1999). LBR binds specifically with
protein HP1 of heterochromatin (Ye and Worman,
1996; Ye
et al.
, 1997). Chromatin protein BAF, which
binds with LAP2, was also identified by screening a
cDNA library in a dihybrid system (Furukawa, 1999).
However, the intranuclear localization of these proteins
does not allow us to consider them as agents solely
required for anchoring chromatin on the NE.
Aspects of Interaction of Putative Anchorosomal Protein p68
with the Nuclear Envelope during the Cell Cycle
S. Yu. Kurchashova*, A. N. Prusov*, P. V. Gulak**, I. I. Kireev*, and V. Yu. Polyakov*
* Belozerskii Institute of Molecular Biology and Bioorganic Chemistry,
Moscow State University, Vorob'evy gory, Moscow, 119899 Russia
** Institute of Agricultural Biotechnology, Russian Academy of Agricultural Sciences,
Timiryazevskaya ul. 42, Moscow, 127550 Russia
Received July 11, 2000
—In the interphase nucleus, the chromatin associated with the nuclear envelope is represented by a
layer of anchorosomes, granules with a diameter of 20–25 nm. Biochemically, the fraction of chromatin directly
associated with the nuclear envelope is characterized by resistance against decondensing influences, a low level
of DNA methylation, and presence of specific acid-soluble proteins. However, the mechanisms lying at the base
of chromatin-nuclear envelope interaction have been insufficiently studied. Specifically, it is unknown whether
anchorosomes are constant structures or subject to reversible disassembly, when the contacts between chroma-
tin and nuclear envelope are destroyed. We obtained immune serum recognizing a 68 kDa protein from the
nuclear envelopes fraction and studied the localization of this protein in interphase and mitotic cells. We show
that this protein, present in the NE/anchorosomal fraction, does not remain bound with chromosomes during
mitosis. It dissociates from chromosomes at the beginning of the prophase and then can be identified again at
the periphery of the newly forming nuclei in the telophase.
Key words
: chromatin, chromosomes, anchorosomes, lamins


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Mark Looney is an iSensor applications engineer at Analog Devices in Greensboro, North Carolina. Since joining ADI in 1998, he has accumulated experience in sensor-signal processing, high-speed analog-to-digital converters, and dc-dc power conversion. He earned B.S. (1994) and M.S. (1995) degrees in electrical engineering from the University of Nevada, Reno, and has published several articles. Prior to joining ADI, he helped start IMATS, a vehicle electronics and traffic solutions company, and worked as a design engineer for Interpoint Corp.


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Narembeen hobby farmer Dane Farina was the winning bidder of the BlueScope Water Tanks Waterpoint® tank at the Dowerin Field Day, with all proceeds going to not-for-profit organisation beyondblue.
Valued at $6700, the Mr Farina bought the Waterpoint® tank for $5700, providing value for money for his family as well as those needing the assistance of beyondblue.
BlueScope Water Tanks General Manager Daniel Wyatt said the tank auction drew an enthusiastic crowd and we are delighted with the result.
"We decided to undertake the auction to mark the launch of the new Waterpoint® tank, as Beyond Blue addresses issues associated with depression, anxiety and related disorders – issues which are unfortunately having an impact in the rural communities in which our customers live," he said.
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Alternate names:
Senchō (poetry name - 扇朝)
Tojaku (poetry name)
Iwai Hanshirō VII (七代目岩井半四郎)
Iwai Komurasaki I (初代岩井小紫)
Iwai Matsunosuke I (初代岩井松之助)
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This actor held this name from 11/1822 to 2/1844. Before he took this name he was known as Iwai Matsunosuke I from 11/1806 to 10/1822.
Shijaku I's great-grandfather was Sawamura Sōjūrō II (二代目沢村宗十郎: 1713-70). His grandfathers were Iwai Hanshirō IV and Sawamura Sōjūrō III (三代目沢村宗十郎: 1753-1801). (There are two great prints in the Lyon Collecton of Sōjūrō III.) His father was Iwai Hanshirō V (1776-1847) who is represented in this collection by 12 prints.


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The award-winning Thracian Cliffs Resort in Bulgaria has appointed former head of the Austrian PGA, Hansjoerg Lumpi, as its new director of golf.
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Cat Olympics
I am bedbound today due to my Fibromyalgia. Hubby is in the process of pulling out our old bathroom so she can fit our new one. (Due to having Banana-Bug in a cast we can't really get a move on with it until August now but we can get the floor sanded and sealed). To the left is Kwaazi - he's a moggie we rescued from the SPCA. As a family we like to think he's really a Norwegian Forest Cat.
At my bedroom door is a laundry basket with a hula hoop propped up on it. A device of death as I'm not walking well.
Upon enquiry:
Sausage: It's for the cat to jump through.
Me: Of course it is that's my first thought.
Sausage: And then we can applaud him.
He shoves the cat.
Sausage Come on cat, kitty, kitty, cat (his usual cat charming powers seem to be failing him)
Cat looks about as impressed as myself.
Seriously if I was one of our pets there would be far more biting and scratching of littlies.
And as I'm writing this the cat proves me wrong and neatly jumps through the hoop. We all cheer loudly. Even the misery guts that is Banana-Bug joins in.
Sausage: The cat's gone. I can't find him.
7/14/2016 12:06:17 pm
so funny Charlotte. Creased me up!!
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The first few times I cooked polenta, I followed recipes that called for endless stirring, and as much as I enjoyed the result, I wasn't keen on making polenta very often.
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These days you can't swing a cat in London without hitting a place slinging ceviche. With so many new places opening up (or popping up) in the last few years, no one was surprised when, in 2014, The Guardian declared it the newest food wave to hit London. Much like Japanese food, I love Peruvian for its focus on fresh and fantastic tasting fish. While, I'm pretty sure Peruvian food is relatively cheap in Peru, all that ceviche in London will cost you a pretty pisco.
Speak of the devil.
Forsaking all the 'trendy' new places, we decided to visit Tierra Peru, open since 2010 and full of friendly faces. While we waited for my always-late sister to arrive, we peru-sed the cocktail menu. Peru-sed, eh, eh? I'll get my coat. We went for the classic pisco sours and my dad for the traditional Cusqueña, a pale lager from a brewery in Lima.
While at first we were interested in their sharing platters for two, at £25 per person this seemed just way too much. We decided to try a lot of sharing dishes and started with two ceviches; their traditional ceviche with tiger's milk, crunchy corn and sweet potato, and their costa verde with avocado peas and spring onion.
This was my father's first time trying ceviche and he loved it. How could you not? At Tierra Peru, you get a good sized portion, extremely flavourful and with just the right amount of spice.
Look at these funny little guys! Don't they look all innocent sitting there, like Easter Sunday treats? Also known as Yucas relienas de queso en salsa huancáina, they are deep fried cassava balls stuffed with cheese and amarillo pepper. Crunchy, creamy and delicious, but be careful, that cheesy sauce also packs a spicy punch!
Not the most photogenic of the bunch, the Pulpo al Olivo, octopus served with black Peruvian botijaolive cream was an interesting dish. Crunchy but chewy and unfortunately not overly memorable.
What won't soon be forgotten is this triple threat. Three shots, ascending in spiciness. I only tried the first and the mildest, dipping their delicious Bolo, cassava cheese bread, in to taste. But apparently the alarming looking red was not the spiciest, but in fact the middle child, pink. It's always the quiet ones.
Don't leave Tierra without dessert. The waitress recommended their 'New York' cheesecake and my reaction was *eyeroll* and 'no thanks' but we tried it and it was a revelation. More dense and much creamier than cheesecake and with a tropical twist. We lapped it up, literally.
And of course, you know me and my fondness for alfajores. We dipped in them in our choice of caramel icecream, which turned out to be a lot fruiter than you'd expect from caramel.
The best part of this meal was what a pleasant surprise it was to experience all these flavours, to forget your preconceptions and just enjoy. I've been to a couple of the newer Peruvian places in London, notably Andina, and felt like their food was just too stylised and lacking substance.
Tierra Peru definitely isn't fine dining, it's on the rustic side, big on flavours and not afraid of a little spice! It certainly wasn't a cheap meal, we paid about £122 for 4 people, but it was hugely enjoyable and we'll be back!
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ServiceDesk Lite is free ready to use service management software that enables you to manage customer complaint life cycle from complaint initiation, assignment to closure in a very simple way.For service oriented firms it is very essential to timely respond to customer complaints, Usually lot of paperwork needs to be done to manage customer complaints.Service management is made simpler with Service Desk Lite.ServiceDesk Lite is useful for small service firms to systematically manage customer complaints so that it never goes, unattended.The features of ServiceDesk Lite includes Registering Complaint, Assigning, Closure, Reports, Excel Export.You may receive customer complaints from various sources, such as email, telephone, web etc.Tracking these complaints enable, you to resolve issues in time, and quickly respond to customers.In Service Desk Lite you can record essential details related to complaint such as the customer contact, caller details, complaint description.After complaint is received it is assigned to service executive.Assigning complaint to service executives ensures every complaint is attended.It also helps to analyze and promptly allocate complaint to the service personnel.Complaint assignment in ServiceDesk Lite is quiet simple, you get the pending list of complaints that are yet to be assigned.Complaint Closure is last stage in complaint management that enables you to track the status of complaint i.e. solved or pending.Tracking status enables you to identify the complaints that are open or not resolved and take timely actions.It also helps you to determine the service performance.You can track details such as status of complaint, measures/action taken to resolve the issue.The data in ServiceDesk Lite is stored on your local machine, hence it is faster & easier to access.ServiceDesk Lite is absolutely free without any limitations. No registration required. Download, Install & Get started instantly.
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Natural Bridge Trail is a 4.3 mile moderately trafficked out and back trail located near Shoshone, California that features beautiful wild flowers and is good for all skill levels. The trail is primarily used for hiking, walking, nature trips, and birding and is best used from October until April.
kid friendly
nature trips
wild flowers
no dogs
Extremely hot here in June, even the wind felt like a hair drier. You don't really need to hike the whole way as shown on the map here, in fact, the parking lot is directly at the beginning of the canyon and the Natural Bridge is perhaps 10 or 15 minutes up the trail. I still enjoyed the short hike though
This was a nice hike through a canyon. 20 minutes total and nice to have shade from the canyon walls!
The bridge is only 500 meters away from the trailhead. Honestly, it's not a place surprising me.
Very cool formation. Hike is actually short. You drive up a unpaved and park in a small parking lot.
Easy trail if want a quick jaunt from your car.
Dogs are NOT allowed on any of the trails in the National Park. Service Animals are okay with identification. Dogs are allowed at camp sites as long as they are on leashes. Rangers do drive by very frequent. We didn't want to risk it so we just didn't bring them. Please keep this in mind. We saw that dogs were allowed from this app and felt awful when we read on trail head info and brochures from National Park that dogs weren't allowed.
Really calm easy trail
Great 1.0 mi early morning hike right after Badwater basin. The natural bride was very beautiful and so we're the canyon walls. The end of the how was worth the extra 0.2 miles up hill from the bridge
Very short hike. Nice formation but nothing compared to Arches NP. Dogs are not allowed on trails as usual in NPs. I brought my dog because the app said they were allowed. Not true!
Great hike for anyone! Beautiful rock formations!
Took a short hike just to see bridge.. Views of the valley below are stunning.
Very short hike that abruptly ends at a rock wall, great bridge and dry waterfall. very scenic.
Get there early if you want to avoid people in your picture. The arch is cool, especially if you have never seen one before. But go to Arches NP for some real ones!
Good trail for early morning, easy
Easy trail with good views and photo ops
lots to climb if willing
the hikr is much shorter, 20 min to reach the bridge
quick hike uphill and into the canyon gets you to natural bridge. You can climb up to the top of the arch, but be careful, the footing is sketchy
Easy trail up to a large natural bridge. You are able to climb up the north side of the arch to the base, but not on top of the arch. The trek up is tough, and only for these agile enough for actual climbing. Continue further down the trail for other typical scenery in the park, but honestly once you see the arch you see the best of this trail.
Short uphill hike uphill....really pretty. The drive up to the trail head is very roughly graded dirt.
Janet S.
Perfect short hike for family w 3 & 7 yr olds in tow. Got to land bridge and went back. The entry road is rough, 4wd recommended if you want to keep your hubcaps.
This is a very easy hike and fun for a variety of people. Just make sure you're in a vehicle that you don't mind taking on a rough dirt road, because the parking lot is a little ways off the main road.
This was an interesting trail after doing Badwater Basin and heading back north. The trail is 0.9 miles in length one way. At 0.3 miles, you will see the bridge. The trail does continue to a dead end further along. There are two sections where you might need to scramble a little; they might be tough for some to get up and down.
End of season for comfortable hiking temperatures. Even with an early start and projected temp at Furnace Creek to be 112, it was already in the upper 80's at 8am and climbing fast. No one else was on the trail though! And it is easy but all uphill. The scramble at the end up to the dead end dry fall is worth it according to my husband.
I.m. P.
Nice hike. Another busy one with family's and screaming kids. Most seem to stop at the bridge....keep walking....the dry waterfall is pretty cool.
The Natural Bridge is cool. The canyon is also cooler then the Valley. However, I didn't complete the hole trail because my kids were tired from the rest of the days activities.
the hike is really easy and it is mostly flat. I recommend that you continue on the trail until you reach the dry waterfall. It's not that far from the bridge and in my opinion, it was far more interesting than the bridge itself
David D.
Neat place the arch is cool. I just love all the dry waterfalls in the canyon. Also this place is a Zoo...lol
This is fairly easy to walk and it looks nice. There is a chance to get in the shade at the right time of the day and it feels cooler than being out in the basin at least a little. We stopped here and had lunch and walked the trail. It is very crowded though so expect lots of people from little kids to the elderly and tons of students. It's worth the visit though!
beautiful, best time to go is in afternoon


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|as a side dish with jerk chicken schnitzel and new potatoes
You Will Need
1 Sweet Potato
1 tin of kidney beans
1 tin of baked beans
1 pepper
1 carrot
1 chilli
1 onion
1 clove of garlic
2 handfuls of frozen peas
Squeeze of tomato puree
Peel the sweet potato and chop it into smallish chunks, add a little oil and roast at gas mark 6 for about 20minutes.
Meanwhile, prep the veg. Dice peppers, peel and cut carrots, open tins, roughly chop the onion, garlic and chilli.
When the sweet potato is cooked (you should be able to add a fork in easily), sweat the onion in a splash of oil until translucent, then add the garlic and chilli – fry for 2minutes.
Stir in your tomato puree and add a splash of water to get any gunk up off the bottom of your pan. (I added a pinch or two of enchilada seasoning, but that was only because I had some spare, you can also add paprika or cayenne pepper)
Next, begin to add your veg – fry the carrot and pepper for a minute or so, then add the sweet potato and kidney beans. Finally add your beans and tomatoes – the liquid should just come above all the veg, if it doesn't add a splash of water or stock.
Bring to the boil, then reduce to a simmer for half an hour, stirring occasionally. When it's done it will be a deliciously sticky looking chilli, serve with rice.
*that's not all that historically accurate, it actually serves about 8
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JAPAN – Toyota, Nissan, Honda, Mazda, and Isuzu Commercial Truck of America provided updates on their operations in Japan and how damage from the recent earthquake and tsunami would affect order-to-delivery times. This is an update to our original article on the Japan automaker plant shutdowns earlier this week.
At Toyota, Gail Kunkle, National Fleet Operations, Customer Services & Administration Manager, said the company is still assessing fleet-specific OTD times but that vehicle deliveries will be impacted.
"We would like to thank our business partners and customers who have expressed concern over our colleagues in Japan," said Gail Kunkle, National Fleet Operations, Customer Services & Administration Manager. "Toyota continues to place priority on supporting the relief efforts in the regions affected and ensuring that our team members, the employees at subsidiary vehicle manufacturers and at our suppliers—and all their respective family members—are safe. To that end, we are halting production at all plants in Japan (including subsidiary vehicle manufacturers) from March 14 through March 16. This will impact our April deliveries of Japan built products. We are looking into how this will impact our fleet production. We will continue to provide updates as new information becomes available."
At Nissan, the company said all of its North American manufacturing facilities will remain operational and will continue normal production schedules. The automaker stated that 70 percent of the vehicles it sells in North America are produced in the region, and that facilities located there have a sufficient supply of vehicle stock on the ground or already in transit from Japanese ports. One example cited was a shipment of 600 Leaf vehicles, which had already left Japan for the U.S. That said, the company stated that some vehicles designated for the U.S. and Canada at Japanese ports were damaged. In Japan, six of Nissan's plants reported damage to buildings and equipment.
At Honda, the company provided a list of the vehicles it builds in North America using parts from local suppliers as well as a list of vehicles built in Japan for the North American marketplace.
The Honda Fit, Insight, CR-Z, Civic Hybrid, Acura TSX, and Acura RL are produced in Japan for the North American market. Honda said it produces a small percentage of CR-Vs in Japan for the U.S.
Vehicles produced by Honda in North America are as follows:
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- Honda CR-V, Honda Element, Honda Accord Crosstour - East Liberty, Ohio
- Honda Civic Sedan, Honda Civic GX natural gas - Greensburg, Ind.
- Honda Odyssey, Honda Pilot, Honda Ridgeline - Lincoln, Alabama
- Honda Civic, Honda Civic, Acura MDX, Acura CSX (The CSX is sold only in Canada) - Alliston, Ontario
- Honda CR-V - El Salto, Mexico
Honda said it is still assessing the long-term impact on Honda auto production in North America based due to some parts being sourced from Japan. The automaker stated that it has adequate products from Japan in terms of supply and inventory.
With regard to relief and recovery efforts in Japan, Honda said it is donating $3.7 million, 1,000 generators, and that it will establish gift-matching programs (on a dollar-for-dollar basis) for its associates for donations to the Red Cross' operations in Japan.
Isuzu Commercial Truck of America's Brian Tabel, retail marketing manager for the company, said the manufacturer is still assessing the impact the rolling blackouts in the country will have on the supply chain.
"What we do know right now is the following, our plant and headquarters did not sustain any significant damage. Both the plant and the office are closed through Thursday. They now working to see what impact the rolling blackouts will have and the supply chain will have in the future. We hope to have a release of information later this week or for sure next week once we know more details."
Mazda announced that it plans to extend its production suspension at its Hiroshima and Hofu plants through March 20.
"Mazda Motor Corporation wishes to convey its heartfelt sympathy and concern for all people affected by the major earthquake in eastern Japan," the company stated in an update. "Mazda places the highest priority on ensuring the safety and wellbeing of its suppliers, their employees and their families, in the affected region. In consideration of this, and as part of the recovery efforts underway throughout Japan, Mazda will extend the production suspension at its Hiroshima and Hofu plants until March 20. Previously, operations were scheduled to be suspended from the night shift on March 14 through to the night shift on March 16. Mazda will announce any further production changes for March 21 onward as soon as a decision is made."
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The Paranormal MD, Mary Marshall does investigate other types of phenomenon besides ghosts and haunting type. Mary Marshall the founder of The Paranormal MD works with various investigators and/or researchers on cryptid, alien, time loss, UFO or other type cases. She chooses to work with individuals who are at the top in their field and may or may not be part of another paranormal group. Mary also works in conjunction and consults those that are considered professionals in their field of work, for instance those who are educated and knowledgeable about Shamanism, wicca, Native American culture, cultural anthropologists,scientists, exorcist, and so forth. Mary firmly believes just because she or whoever is with her investigating at that particular time doesn't have an answer doesn't mean that there isn't one. She will exhaust all possible sources to find an answer, and whatever the end result of that extensive research, reasonable or not, is the answer.
I originally began working a case at the Kettle with Jay Bachochin of WPI Hunts the Truth. Although Jay and I each have our own individual paranormal organizations, we have chosen to combine forces and work together on a particular on-going case in southeast WI. We are doing extensive research into several types of phenomena that is occurring. Jay has been investigating for almost three years the possibility of there being a cryptid being at the Kettle. I joined him about 9 months ago when I experienced light anomalies like I never have before. For 30 minutes we stood there watching this light show take place deep into the woods. Between experiencing the light anomaly my first time out with him, which was followed by the sounds of something/someone loudly coming up behind us on the path (which before I turned around expecting to see a predator animal of some sort). However on this night hike which was brightly lit up by a Super Blood Moon (meaning it was so light out one could read a book if they wanted to), as I turned around expecting to see a large animal, nothing was there to see. Jay also heard a guttural grunt type noise. So needless to say despite being skeptical about finding or even believing in Bigfoot, I was hooked. Since then Jay and I stepped up our game and have been doing extensive research and experiments to try and find out who or what exactly is going on at the Kettle. Jay & I found that we work well together as investigator/researchers, creating a needed balance in a partnership. Since that first outing of mine with him out in the woods, Jay and I have become partners on this case.
Mary and Jay each have their own individual paranormal organizations, but have chose in the past to combine forces, and work together for a year plus on a this particular out into the woods case. Since then Mary and Jay are continuing their search for the truth, but are working separately in hopes that doubling their effort separate from each other will help them cover more ground and gain more knowledge. This case is still on-going.
When we were working together we would often hear from various people how much like Scully (X-Files) I am. Interestingly my Kettle Case partner, Jay Bachochin, is somewhat like Mulder. So now we have fun with our Scully and Mulder personas
Although Jay and I take our investigating and research very seriously, we do not take ourselves too seriously and we like to have fun. So in between the experiments and research we tend to entertain ourselves and each other. The video below is a fun little look into the strange world and partnership of Jay & Mary on this particular case
Cryptid Meaning:
Cryptozoology is the study of creatures whose existence has yet to be—or else cannot entirely be—proved or disproved by science. These creatures, known collectively as cryptids, include examples like the Loch Ness Monster, Bigfoot, and the Himalayan Yeti, yet these famous cases are by no means the only ones on record.
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