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Price Point announces free shipping with the lowest minimums in the industry. Price Point is continuing a market test concerning the viability of free shipping. In January Price Point offered no cost shipping with no minimums. In many cases oversize charges were also covered at no charge. Price Point has compared shipping policies with all industry competitors and found that a $29 minimum threshold is by far the lowest around.
The initial phase of the test turned up many useful and interesting stats. Price Point found that overall sales volume increased as did total revenue. It was discovered that without a minimum purchase requirement that customers tended to order single small value items. At times the same customer ordered multiple times in one day. The thought is that a minimum threshold for no cost shipping will curtail this practice. Price Point also found that overall customer satisfaction also increased with no cost shipping. The most important thing discovered was that profitability was able to be sustained during the test. Marketing Director Rebecca Pisicoli said "People love free shipping but if Price Point can't maintain profitability with this shipping model, it is a no go."
"Early indications seem to suggest that won't be a problem" she added.
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Updated December 2015
Mandy Handke, Berlin, Germany (translated by Cathy Pilgram, Munich, Germany)
Breastfeeding a baby born with teeth
Johanna was born in 2010 with two bottom central incisors.
This early appearance of teeth is very rare—about one in two thousand babies is born with one or two teeth. Most babies are born without teeth, although the central incisors are almost completely formed in the baby's jaws at birth. Usually the first milk teeth do not appear until at least the age of four months.
Usually a baby with natal teeth cannot bite his mother while nursing, as the teeth are covered by his tongue and the baby does not yet have teeth in the top of his mouth.
Johanna's teeth slanted toward the back of her mouth. The sharp edges cut into her tongue while she was nursing and the tongue covered the lower dental ridge. To protect her tongue Johanna developed a method of nursing whereby she retracted her tongue, but this meant that she was nursing less effectively and had problems triggering the initial milk ejection reflex. Another effect of this was that her teeth dug into my nipple and areola. For the first seven weeks, latching her on was extremely painful. And my poor little girl cried frantically. During feeds she would cry loudly, arch, stiffen and refuse to carry on drinking.
In retrospect, I am grateful that we were able to use nipple shields. They made it possible for us to start breastfeeding successfully.
Johanna was not able to latch onto my flat nipple; she was too weak. She kept giving up and needed lots of breaks to gather energy for suckling. Johanna needed two and a half hours for a feed. After that she would pause for about half an hour. She kept falling asleep from exhaustion and I could only motivate her to continue drinking by massaging her feet. I kept trying to latch her on all day long. When Johanna managed it, I made sure that she did not lose the sensation of having my nipple in her mouth. This often meant that I stayed in the same position for hours.
My nipples were sore. At the checkups after birth and at discharge from the hospital no one treated Johanna's tongue. She did not receive any local anti-inflammatory medication and our request for light pain relief was declined.
The pediatrician advised us to wait and see how things developed. There was some hope that the teeth would fall out as a result of the pressure exerted during suckling, as natal teeth do not "normally" have roots. Full of anxiety I observed her tongue was getting worse. Even the parts that had been intact began to bleed; the swelling and scabs spread further and into adjacent areas. Her teeth cut into her tongue every time she suckled and it became sore and swollen. After two-and-a-half weeks I noticed that her sleeves were often blood stained. She would suck on her sleeves. Later she would spit blood. After four weeks we consulted the pediatrician, who tried to calm us down and asked us to visit him a month later.
I was not prepared to put up with our misfortune any longer. Something had to be done. I searched the Internet and consulted another pediatrician. She referred us to a pediatric dentist, who referred us to a specialist clinic. Two specialists examined my child and quickly came to the conclusion that both teeth should be extracted immediately.
According to specialist literature, natal teeth do not have roots and fall out quickly as a result of suckling. This does not correspond with our experience: Johanna's teeth were stuck so fast that the dentist only managed to get them out on the second attempt. The roots were deep. You could see holes in her lower jaw where they had been. After the operation Johanna was in a state of shock and did not drink much. She fell asleep almost immediately in my arms and slept for the whole of the journey home.
I was worried about her and whether I had made the right decision. I had swabs to soak in cold water and apply to the wound. When we got home she was hungry and wanted to nurse. I latched her on. She did not cry! I could hardly believe it and still had doubts. But she drank, calmly and eagerly. Maybe this was because she was still affected by the pain medication she had received? I would see how the next feeds went. But even then she was calm and attentive and fed with enjoyment.
We had made it! It took me a long time for me to believe my luck. That night was the first night since her birth in which she nursed calmly and easily. I was very happy. The holes in her mouth and her tongue healed up quickly. She still has a scar.
We had hoped that her natal teeth would be so-called "third teeth" and that Johanna would get "proper" milk teeth. I rang the clinic again and they assured me that the lower incisors would come and that they might be lower in the jaw than usual. However, my gut feeling was confirmed: her natal teeth were her milk teeth and Johanna will have a gap until she gets her permanent teeth. By now (age four) nearly all of Johanna's milk teeth have come through and our dentist is satisfied with the development of Johanna's teeth.
Will my baby bite?
When your baby is latched on correctly and nursing actively, getting milk from your breast and swallowing, it's physically impossible for him to bite you. Your nipple is far back in your baby's mouth and your baby's tongue extends over his gums, between his lower teeth and the breast. He can't clamp down on the breast tissue.
Be extra careful about positioning and give your baby lots of positive reinforcement for latching-on well and releasing your breast gently. Saying "thank you" or "well done," and smiling, hugging, and kissing can really help even if your child is preverbal.
Pulling him in as close as possible to the breast will cause him to release your nipple because he will feel he cannot get air if his nose is against you. Gently pinching your baby's nose may also get him to open his mouth and release the nipple.
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thank you for this article, my baby recently born with a natal teeth, we asked dentist to removed it when she entered in her 3rd week. Now another one is prompting up and she is having a clear sort of cut mark on the tip of her tongue. Breastfeeding is of course a major problem as she is not properly sucking her mother's breast, which one worrying sign for us since she born. The dentist told us to wait once the other teeth starts shaking they will initiate to remove it. However, its really hard to see the tongue of my daughter, and we are having a feeling that its painful for her as well.
I need your top suggestion in this case, what do you recommend us to do?
Thank you.
Wajeeh Abbas

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The Flea Waltz (piano)
The Flea Waltz, find it funny that this piece is known all over the world and nobody knows the composer.
it is known
in Japan as Neko Funjatta (I Stepped on the Cat),
in Spain as La Chocolatera,
in the Netherlands as Vlooienmars (Flea March),
in Belgium as Valse des Puces (Flea Waltz),
in Russia as Sobachiy Val's (Dog Waltz),
in Bulgaria as Koteshki Marsh (Cat March),
in Hungary as Szamárinduló (Donkey March),
in Majorca as Polca de los Tontos (Fools' Polka)
in Denmark as Prinsesse Toben (Princess Two-Legs).
In Mexico it is called Los Changuitos (The Little Monkeys),
in Finland Kissanpolkka (Cat Polka).
In China it is called 小偷进行曲 (Thief March).
The Flea Waltz in double octaves:
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Sri Lanka would have been enjoyable astonished with the conditions that welcomed them on the third morning. After the Harare surface had offered nothing to crease or turn on the initial two days, it began to act in an unexpected way. Variable bob, pace and enough parallel development for the seamers helped Sri Lanka gone through Zimbabwe's center request to abandon them put at 174 for six at lunch. Still, 164 keeps running behind their first focus of maintaining a strategic distance from the take after on.
Overnight batsmen Tino Mawoyo and Hamilton Masakadza started the day with the staunch barrier, even with little bob clear from the second wad of the morning. Mawoyo was dubious against the short ball on the second night, and Suranga Lakmal misused that shortcoming by over and again utilizing the bouncer. Some took off the surface; some circled to the manager.
In the 5th over of the day, a bouncer hustled Mawoyo for pace and an endeavored pull brought about a top-edge, which was taken by square leg put most of the way to the limit.
In his next over, Lakmal pushed his length much more full, welcoming drives against conveyances that were moving both ways. Like on the second night, Masakadza played with one such transfer and a thick outside edge was taken at first slip.
S.Williams and C.Ervine, Zimbabwe's best batsmen, were unmistakably ruffled by the Bob and cleared Rangana Herath. Both batsmen hit limits with the compass, yet the stroke was constantly full of a hazard on this pitch. Williams endeavored a hard compass off Herath, yet the ball bobbed additional and took the first edge, which settled in the hands of a deep square leg. Zimbabwe lost their third wicket inside 12 overs, the second off a top edge.
Dilruwan Perera cut an astounding morning for Sri Lanka with two laws, both non-turning off breaks. Ervine missed a straight conveyance, his cushion meddling with the bat's contact with the ball. Malcolm Waller did a reversal to what he believed was a long-jump. However, the ball slid on and beat his draw.
Dwindle Moor was more explicit in his selection of shots, picking to hang the spinners straight instead of cross-bat strokes. He struck 2 fours and 2 sixes in his unbeaten twenty-five and showed up the most familiar batsman of the day.
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Attention again boys!
Lyn already identified Sulli's outfit from f(x)'s 130801 performance on M Countdown (you can check it here) and now we are going to find out what Victoria wore.
She wore the I and the world applique t-shirt from JUUN.J which you can buy here
Unfortunately the black version isn't available. :(
Sulli also wore the t-shirt at f(x)'s 130701 performance at Hong Kong Dome Festival.
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CANADA! Graveyard of Talent
Utilization of Foreign Qualified Professional in Canadian job market is much more complex than it is normally considered. It is not just acceptance of degree, but it is acceptance of a person of different faith, culture, eating habits, English accent, etc. in the professional circle. Professional status is needed to sign the final drawings and design calculations of modification or of a new project. This is not the problem of newly migrated professionals. They just want to earn their living utilizing their skills and get rid of heavy, dirty, risky extremely low paid jobs mostly available through agencies because otherwise they do not have a reference even for these jobs. One of the main obstacles is the sense of insecurity in main race Canadian professionals, because foreign professionals will be ready to work on much lower salaries than what Canadians are earning and as long as they are feeling insecure, they will not let others to penetrate in there fields. Professionals are just professionals, they are neither Liberals nor Conservatives and they always protect their professional community. Politicians are non-professional people, they cannot take stand against Professional bodies. They can only request them.
Absorbing foreign professionals will take much more time and effort than politicians, policy makers and even foreign professionals think. It is not just letting a person pass through immigration counter on airport; it also needs to remove barriers and fears in minds.
Basically Canadian needs cheap labor for jobs they do not want to do (with a few exceptions may be). For those jobs they do not need professionals, but people of much less qualification are suitable. On the other hand their policy makers want to bring in people with some money in pocket because they work only with figure and figure should always be positive. No human feeling; only budget surplus.
Job market is getting cheap labor through Employment Agencies for hard, dirty, risky jobs without or with least coverage of labor laws. I was told in an employment work shop and I have also seen practically that agencies are keeping 40 to 60 % of earning of poor employees (mostly immigrants). So if we think, human trading is taking place in a legal and civilized way.
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Real Life Comedy or Tragedy!
A Canadian taught computer networking in a government funded institution. He could hardly connect two computers and share a folder with the help of his friend. In a 7 weeks course, he spend 3 weeks in teaching series and parallel circuits, spend a few days in extra curricular activities, work place safety, showed a couple of movies, etc. (Note: All teachers are not like this) _________________________________
Statistics on Canadian Poverty!
In 2007, almost 800,000 Canadian children, or almost 1 in 8, were poor. Canadas child poverty rate of 11.7% is three times higher than Sweden. Almost 800,000 people rely on food banks every month 40% children. _________________________________
An Immigrant Died on Vancouver Airport by Police Taser
An eyewitness's video recording of a man dying after being stunned with a Taser by police on Oct. 14 at Vancouver International Airport has been released to the public.
Watch the video:
Robert Dziekanski is jolted by a shot from an RCMP Taser. (Paul Pritchard) The 10-minute video recording clearly shows four RCMP officers talking to Robert Dziekanski while he is standing with his back to a counter and with his arms lowered by his sides, but his hands are not visible.
About 25 seconds after police enter the secure area where he is, there is a loud crack that sounds like a Taser shot, followed by Dziekanski screaming and convulsing as he stumbles and falls to the floor.
Another loud crack can be heard as an officer appears to fire one more Taser shot into Dziekanski.
As the officers kneel on top of Dziekanski and handcuff him, he continues to scream and convulse on the floor.
One officer is heard to say, "Hit him again. Hit him again," and there is another loud cracking sound.
Police have said only two Taser shots were fired, but a witness said she heard up to four Taser shots.
Robert Dziekanski falls to the floor as an RCMP officer looks on. (Paul Pritchard)
A minute and half after the first Taser shot was fired Dziekanski stops moaning and convulsing and becomes still and silent.
Shortly after, the officers appear to be checking his condition and one officer is heard to say, "code red."
Minutes later, ambulance attendants arrived but their efforts to revive Dziekanski were unsuccessful and he was declared dead.
RCMP spokesman Cpl. Dale Carr said no one can judge what happened to Dziekanski by just watching the video.
So please bring a few contacts of the city where you are going to land and all family members should know answers of common questions ( Like; Your name? Your Passport? Your Photo ID? Do you know someone? etc.) in ENGLISH or FRENCH (if landing in QUEBEC).
remember the
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Sometimes symptoms of a stroke are difficult to identify. Unfortunately, the lack of awareness spells disaster. The stroke victim may suffer severe brain damage when people nearby fail to recognize the symptoms of a stroke.
Now doctors say a bystander can recognize a stroke by asking three simple questions:
S * Ask the individual to SMILE.
T * Ask the person to TALK and SPEAK A SIMPLE SENTENCE
(Coherently) i.e. It is sunny out today)
R * Ask him or her to RAISE BOTH ARMS.
If he or she has trouble with ANY ONE of these tasks, call immediately 911 or whatever emergency medical service you have in your area and describe the symptoms to the dispatcher.
New Sign of a Stroke ------- Stick out Your Tongue
NOTE: Another 'sign' of a stroke is this: Ask the person to 'stick' out his tongue.. If the tongue is 'crooked', if it goes to one side or the other , that is also an indication of a stroke.
A cardiologist says if everyone who gets this message tells it to 10 people; you can bet that at least one life will be saved.
Please do not throw left over bread and rice in garbage. If there is no bad smell or fungus in it please put in a corner of your backyard, birds and squirrel will eat it. If you are living in an apartment, you may put it some where out side at an open place even near garbage bin.
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Job Losses
Since 2004, Canada has lost a quarter-million manufacturing jobs almost----- 200 jobs every day. Manufacturing jobs pay 28% better than average, with decent benefits and pensions. New jobs created in their wake are generally lower-paying or temporary. That's the dirty secret lurking inside Canada's unemployment figures.
Be Aware of Door to Door Salespeople offering Power Purchase Agreements
You may have an encounter with a door to door salesperson, who are quick to offer you "rebate" on your hydro or gas bill as long as you sign a long term purchase contract of Hydro(Electricity) or Gas at the door. They will also scare you from rising Hydro and Gas rates. Make sure you understand what you are signing on to. If you are uncertain, you could be faced with rates that go up and up and up, until you are paying as much as 70% more than your neighbours for as long as five years!
Make the salesperson leave the contract with you, and get back to them!
Never sigh anything at the door.
Do not cash or deposit any cheques from these peddlers- doing so is the same as signing / accepting a contract.
Explore other ways to save money on your gas and hydro bills: like using energy saver bulbs, increasing your arric insulation or replacing a furnace.
Since mid-1980s, the average family savings rate has dropped from 15- 20% of income to just 2% ---not nearly enough to retire securely.
Something else was going on as savings shrank: Consumer debt exploded by 600%. Canadian households now owe $300 billion on credit cards, loans and other high-interest debt, It's the kind of debt that can become a trap for even the most conscientious family.
(SOURCE: Irene Mathyssen, MP)
"It is much more likely that Canadians will be caught and punished for parking illegally, than for a politician for taking money from a lobbyist in secret."
Duff Conacher, Democracy Watch, December 13
Still ruling party friends getting the plum jobs. Ministerial staff are walking into jobs as lobbyists---earning top dollar to influence their friends back in government.
Irene Mathyssen, MP.
Traveling down the interstate and needing to use the restroom, I stop at a rest area and head to the restroom
I was barely sitting down when I heard a voice from the other stall saying:
"Hi, how are you?"
I'm not the type to start a conversation in the restroom and I don't know what got into me, but I answered, somewhat embarrassed, "Doin' just fine!"
And the other person says:
"So what are you up to?"
What kind of question is that? At that point, I'm thinking this is too bizarre so I say:
"Uhhh, I'm like you, just traveling!"?
At this point I am just trying to get out as fast as I can when I hear another question.
"Can I come over?"
Ok, this question is just too weird for me but I figured I could just be polite and end the conversation. I tell him,
"No..I'm a little busy right now!!!"
Then I hear the Guy say nervously... "Listen, I'll have to call you back.? There's an idiot in the other stall who keeps answering all my questions?
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Mel as Hyperobject
viscosity | nonlocality | temporal undulation | phasing | interobjective
When encountering new texts, I use a technique of distant reading to read "through the text, looking for [my] unit of analysis"; I replace select words as I read with variations of the word self or Mel. This helps me use the words of the author to reframe self-identity. By manipulating Timothy Morton's book Hyperobjects: Philosophy and Ecology after the End of the World in this way, I found a manifesto.
In Hyperobjects, Morton theorizes the existence of objects "of such vast temporal and spatial dimensions that they defeat traditional ideas about what a thing is in the first place." He describes them through five characteristics—viscosity, nonlocality, temporal undulation, phasing, and interobjective. In many ways, he reframes systems as singular objects, or conversely, objects as systems.
By thinking about self-identity in this way—as a system spread over time and space, gridded with outside objects and people—the strange incongruities that arise from an identity averaged over decades through a myriad of different situations seem like a laughable miscalculation.


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"The Photography of Bruce Springsteen" is a new exhibit at Soho's Morrison Hotel Gallery, on view through February 9, includes a collection of work from Frank Stefanko, Lynn Goldsmith, Neal Preston, Joel Bernstein, David Gahr, Jim Marchese, and Patrick Harbron. It's the first time these photographers have exhibited together.
The exhibit comes after the December 2015 release of Springsteen's The Ties That Bind: The River Collection, a deluxe box set offering a deep dive into the songs and live experience of the River era (1979–'81). Springsteen is bringing his "River Tour" to Albany on Monday, February 8th, so we thought it a good time to bring back one of those feature photographers to discuss the photo exhibit, "The Boss" and their own work.
Patrick Harbron released a limited edition photo box set for the photo collector and serious Bruce Springsteen fan. Bruce Springsteen-One Night In 1978 is a handmade, cloth bound box set containing 6 archival photographs taken during one concert on the Darkness On The Edge of Town tour.
Harbron started his career in music in the mid 1970's, photographing the greatest names in rock and roll. His photography of Bruce Springsteen, Elvis Costello, Blondie, The Who, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Police, Queen, The Rolling Stones and hundreds of others has been featured as album and DVD covers, publicity and in tour booklets, books and magazines.


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Liquidnet Fixed Income Surpasses $1 Billion Traded
Milestone achieved five months after the dark pool platform's launch
Liquidnet, the global institutional trading network, today announced that their fixed income dark pool has exceeded $1B of volume traded, after just five months. Designed to provide a seamless solution for buy-side corporate bond traders, Liquidnet's Fixed Income solution delivers a protected venue where they can trade natural liquidity in size, both safely and efficiently.
Liquidnet's Fixed Income Dark Pool enables trading for US and European corporate bonds (high yield and investment grade), emerging market corporate bonds, and European convertible bonds. In addition to volume traded, the platform has experienced notable growth in users, with the fixed income Member community growing to 155 firms and over 330 active traders. Daily liquidity on the platform also continues to rise to an approximate $7 billion daily average since the beginning of March.
"When we launched late last year, we set out to solve our Members' institutional liquidity challenges. While there is definitely more work to do, we believe the $1B milestone combined with steadily growing trading volumes demonstrates both the appetite and role our solution will play in today's evolving fixed income market structure," said Constantinos Antoniades, Global Head of Fixed Income.
Similar to Liquidnet's equities dark pool, the fixed income platform is designed to facilitate institutional-sized trades—a particular pain point for buy-side traders who need to find liquidity with minimal market impact. The average trade size in Liquidnet in 2016 has been $2.3M, reflecting the buy side's desire to trade in size when natural liquidity is presented to them safely and efficiently.
"Creating the industry's first institutional fixed income dark pool was a natural evolution for us. We recognized the problem and the obstacles ahead were very similar to ones we'd faced when launching our equities business fifteen years ago, and we were able to transition those lessons learned into the success we're seeing today," said Seth Merrin, Founder and CEO of Liquidnet. "Trading $1B in volume so quickly simply reaffirms the growing need for liquidity in this market and the willingness to adopt Liquidnet's solution to centralize it."
"Our research confirms the progression towards the active participation of bond investors directly in the search, discovery, and liquidity formation equation. Innovative platforms have moved past the initial onboarding phase of the process and are now experiencing the nascent stages of adoption," said Anthony J. Perrotta, Partner and Global Head of Research & Consulting at TABB Group.
Liquidnet is the global institutional trading network where more than 800 of the world's top asset managers and other like-minded investors come to execute their large trades with maximum anonymity and minimum market impact. As the global leader in large block trading, Liquidnet provides access to unique trading opportunities in 43 markets across five continents. Liquidnet approaches every market with the same bold vision to provide a better, more efficient way to trade on a massive scale. It is this focus on size, combined with the strength of its network, disruptive technology, and commitment to transparency, that is revolutionizing the way equities and corporate bonds are traded, and the way public and private companies raise capital. For more information, visit www.liquidnet.com and follow us on Twitter @Liquidnet.
© 2016 Liquidnet Holdings, Inc. and its subsidiaries. Liquidnet, Inc. is a member of FINRA/SIPC. Liquidnet Europe Limited is authorized and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority in the UK, is licensed by the Financial Services Board in South Africa, and is a member of the London Stock Exchange and a remote member of the Warsaw Stock Exchange and SIX Swiss Exchange. Liquidnet Canada Inc. is a member of IIROC and a member of the Canadian Investor Protection Fund. Liquidnet Asia Limited is regulated by the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission as a licensed dealer and a provider of automated trading services pursuant to the Securities and Futures Ordinance and is regulated by the Monetary Authority of Singapore as a Recognized Market Operator. Liquidnet Japan Inc. is regulated by the Financial Services Agency of Japan and is a member of JSDA/JIPF. Liquidnet Australia Pty Ltd. is registered with the Australian Securities and Investment Commission as an Australian Financial Services Licensee, AFSL number 312525, and is registered with the New Zealand Financial Markets Authority as a Financial Service Provider, FSP number FSP3781.


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It's no surprise that something so architecturally spectacular would be housed here. The iconic hotel, which opened in 1999, immediately became known for its unique shape and construction. Set on an artificial island of sand, the highly recognizable sail-shaped building is a standout in Dubai.
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The Southern Maryland Agricultural Development Commission (SMADC) is now accepting listings for the 2017 Farms for the Holidays Guide, a guide to Southern Maryland winter farm products.
Southern Maryland farms, aquaculture and agricultural producers of all kinds, as well as restaurants, stores, wineries, breweries, distilleries and other businesses that offer Southern Maryland grown and produced products are encouraged to apply. Listing is free.
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Why you should try the seafood when you visit Alaska
July 17, 2014 by admin · Leave a Comment
Alaska is considered as the frontier state. It lies west of Alaska, and it is bordered by the Bering Sea. Amidst that mass expanse of land are beautiful sceneries, pristine waters, forests, and a whole lot of wildlife in between as well. But before you picture Alaska as some sort of wilderness, you will have to realize that it's also quite developed at the same time. With military bases, centers of commerce, trade and industry, we're talking about billions of dollars changing hands here. So if you ever plan on visiting the 49th state of the United States, you should take on some Alaska sightseeing or visit Petersburg Alaskaas well if you want to take in the whole Alaskan experience. When you do find yourself in Alaska, you should definitely try out their seafood. The people here are so fortunate in the sense that they get their seafood fresh, and you can definitely taste the difference as well. Think about it, you could have all the Alaskan King Crab, halibut, salmon, scallops, black cod, as well as shrimp and prawn that is fresh, delicious, and succulent to say the least. Apart from taking in the sights and sounds of this great state, it's food is definitely something to try. It's a great change of pace from what you might be used to back home. Needless to say, you should skip fast food restaurants and should definitely go straight for the good stuff when you find yourself in Alaska.
Buddha's Hand
July 16, 2014 by admin · Leave a Comment
Written by Samuel Phineas Upham
Citron is a form of citrus that is capable of flowering and developing fruit during any season. Though it is more sensitive to frost than other forms of citrus, which limits where citron can be grown. The origins of this plant are still a mystery lost to history, but we believe that the source could be either India or Arabia.
Citron is reported to be one of the earliest fruits to appear in the Mediterranean, but this could stem from misconceptions. Citron was poorly defined in those days, as were many foods of the time, so it's possible that writings mentioning citron are referring to some other plant.
The citron has earned the nickname "Buddha's hand" because of its role in both Hinduism and Buddhism. Citron is very clearly depicted in no less than three scenes from the lives of Buddha. The Vedic god Kuvera, an earth spirit who was later adopted by Buddhists, is always depicted as gold in color and holding onto a citron fruit.
In China, the fruit was highly valued. Writings from the medieval period talk about ten jars of citron fruit offered to the emperor of China from the west. These fruits were also thought to have been brought to China through the movement of Buddhist monks, which might help to explain the origins of the nickname.
Citron was often carried on a person or placed at a table to leave pleasant scents in the room, similar to modern-day perfume. The rind is the most nutritious part of the fruit, but it is rarely eaten.
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Domestication of the Chicken
July 10, 2014 by admin · Leave a Comment
Written by Samuel Phineas Upham
When Darwin observed the Red Jungle Fowl of Southeast Asia, he believed that he was looking at the ancestor of the modern barnyard chicken. He also made some guesses as to its origins, placing the fowl in India, or the Indus Valley.
Today, we have some more precise ideas on when and where the chicken came from. We know that the chicken was known in Sumer, and that people there referred to it as "the king bird." The Egyptians knew of it as early as the second dynasty, and the Greeks wrote extensively throughout the fourth century on advice for keeping and raising chickens. There are even Greek writings that indicate the Egyptians raised chickens for their eggs, and that they were able to incubate chicken eggs for hatching. It is said that Egyptians had incubators so grand in scale that they could hatch 10,000 chicks at a time.
Prior to the 1920s, chickens were raised as meat in the USA, but the practice of mass-production did not happen until well after World War I. The best-known birds are the varieties of Brahma that are available. These birds have a full breast, and have large portions of meat in proportion to the size of the bones.
There was also a great emphasis placed on marketing the birds, with special care taken to show packaging. It was recommended that chickens were placed in small wicker baskets and wrapped in linen or white paper to make them appear more attractive. Such a bird was likely to fetch a higher market price than those who were carelessly presented.
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Eating gelato from a cone or from a cup
July 9, 2014 by admin · Leave a Comment
Written by Gelato Products
There really isn't no wrong way of eating gelato. Whether you eat it from a cone or from a cup, or even from a bowl, you'd still be eating gelato. Perhaps the best thing about eating it from a cone is that you wouldn't have much need for Ice cream spoons or Plastic yogurt spoons. On the other hand, eating it from a cup would mean that you can do away with any mess from melting gelato or any part of it falling off the cone or anything like that. It all boils down to preference really. If you don't want to get your hands dirty or sticky, then a cup would really be a great way to eat gelato. Gelato is a type of food that would make anyone happy. It's cold, it's sweet, and it's definitely tasty. Perhaps the only thing that gelato on a cone has over a cup and a spoon is the fact that a cone adds another level of flavor to the whole equation. If you look at it traditionally, gelato has always been eaten with a cone. As a matter of fact, even the best places in Florence that serves gelato also has some creativity to their cones. There are the plain sugar cones, while there are also cones that are covered with a layer of chocolate, rice krispies, and other ingredients as well that is a delight to eat with gelato. So there, you have the pros and cons of both, you just need to pick one.
Do you need tasting spoons in your gelato business? Of course you do.
Several decades' later, Afternoon tea still popular
July 7, 2014 by elegant · Leave a Comment
Afternoon tea taken with a light meal traditionally takes place between 4 pm and 6 pm. Started in England in 1840 by Anna Maria Russell, Duchess of Bradford to get over her boredom and to socialize with her elite female friends is still practiced in many parts of the world. At upper class family homes tea is still served by white gloved. Once was a practice of social elite today the practice is coming back to many tea houses and restaurants all over the world.
Tea served is brewed with loose tea and served in a tea pot. Milk and sugar are served in separate vessels. It provides a calorie boost until the supper is served later. Over the years, many accompanying food items were added to the serving. Scones; small sandwiches made with eggs, cucumbers, and ham; cream puffs; and many others decadents are served along with the afternoon tea. Today the afternoon tea has come a long way from the first cup served in Duchess of Bedford palace.
High tea also occurs between 5 pm and 7 pm. But it refers to a practice mostly by working class people and the tea is accompanied with a hot meal.


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A version of this story first appeared in the anthology Cloudscapes over the Lune
Paper Cut
They asked me to make a man for Aunty Heidi, so that's what I did.
It didn't take me long. I decided to do her a man in black, because then he'd be eye-catching and sophisticated and I could give his jacket straight, square shoulders. I drew him on cardboard and cut him out in seconds. Modelling clay would have been too heavy, and I had a feeling she wanted someone bendy. I stuck a paper face on, coloured his hair in black felt pen, and gave him long, delicate paper hands.
One thing bugged me: his hair looked like felt pen. I ran to the beach and found the perfect material straight away: seaweed. Black, washed up that morning, and all dried out. Back at home, I snipped it into short strands and glued it on. Now his hair looked like it was flowing, even growing, as if he'd just washed it. I sniffed. Yes, you could still smell seaweed, but it was fresh. I took him round to her flat just as the sun was sitting perfectly on the watery horizon across the bay. A Morecambe man made with real Morecambe seaweed.
'He's magnificent!' she said. 'Just what I need. Thank you, Natalie.'
'Why do you need a man, Aunty Heidi?' Mum had said it was because she was lonely, but I didn't believe that; she's always had loads of friends. There was some kind of tangle between Mum and Aunty Heidi. They hadn't quite fallen out, but they weren't exactly huggy sisters any more, either.
'I need someone to mend my washing machine,' she said. 'And shave a fraction off the bottom of my front door to stop it sticking.'
'Dad can do that.'
'Hmm. I think I need to stop bothering your dad.'
My cardboard man sat in Aunty Heidi's palms, his white face cradled against her thumb, his fingers spread delicately, as if he was just about to play the piano. They didn't look like strong, mending fingers. 'Can't you just phone the washing machine shop?'
She didn't answer. She studied the man in her hands as if she, too, was wondering what he could do. Then she propped him between her teacup and a jar of honey, buttered our toast, as usual, and asked me about my day.
Our house is next door to Aunty Heidi's, so when she went out the next day wearing a pale green dress I'd never seen before, with her hair up in a clip, I jumped down from the window and raced after her.
She was quite a way ahead of me, so I shouted her name, but my voice was drowned out by a motorbike. I didn't shout again. I followed her all the way to the Midland Hotel, which is as far as I'm allowed. I felt a bit sneaky, but I carried on doing it anyway.
She went inside, which was so weird. Aunty Heidi always tells me if she's going somewhere special. I watched her disappear through the big glass doors, then ran up to them and peered through. There she was, waiting in the middle of the floor beneath the circular staircase. There were lots of people; my ears rang with the buzz of their chatter. Then a man came up to her. I didn't see where he came from; he was just suddenly there, jangling his keys in his pockets as he walked. Aunty Heidi turned to him and they held hands for a second. Blink and you'd have missed it. He was dressed in black, like my cardboard man. Black trousers, black shirt, black shoes . . . and dark hair.
They moved off, and I followed. They went right through to the Rotunda Bar, got some drinks, and took them to a table near the window. I stood in the doorway near the top of the basement stairs and looked into the amazing round room with its glass wall, like the one in Aunty Heidi's flat, and its chandelier. Aunty Heidi has one of those, too. The whole hotel could almost be Aunty Heidi's flat, but about a hundred times bigger. A waitress glided around carrying a tray loaded with cups and cakes. She moved across the floor smoothly, like a robot. I smelt coffee and new decorating and perfume. I looked at the two of them by the window, and I couldn't believe it.
Aunty Heidi looked excited. She smiled a lot more than usual. She talked, and smiled as she talked, showing her teeth. I wished I was close enough to hear what they were saying. What could they be saying? She looked a bit stiff, as if she was doing something difficult. Then he went back to the bar for more drinks and I got a better view of him: he was young, tall and thin with a pale face, just like the man I'd made. Perhaps if he'd been wearing jeans, or if he hadn't been so tall . . . but no, he was dressed exactly as I'd made him.
He sat down again and this time, he was leaning right over Aunty Heidi and all I could see of her was a little sprig of red hair poking out from behind his black head. He must have bewitched her. What can you talk about that's so important you have to get close up like that? And if my cardboard man had come to life, then he probably did have strange powers. Should I rescue her? Should I walk across to them and pretend Mum wanted her for something?
I tried to make out the strands of seaweed-hair. If I did walk up to them, I'd be able to see the seaweed. I'd be able to touch it. I'd know.
I couldn't do it. Outside, the traffic crawled along both lanes beside me. I scanned the sea. The tide was miles away. I ran along the prom towards home, but I didn't really want to go there. My best friend Megan was away in Greece all summer, otherwise I'd have been straight round to her house.
At home, Mum was on the computer, but I didn't let that stop me. 'Mum! Aunty Heidi's with a man in the Midland Hotel!'
'What? How do you know?'
'I've seen her. And he's dangerous! He's not a real man! He's a thing!'
'What do you mean, a thing? Anyway, it's none of our business who Aunty Heidi sees. Don't be nosy.'
'No, it's that man I made for her—you know, The Man! He's come to life!'
But of course, Mum just laughed. 'Tell 'em tall, tell 'em all, tell 'em to the wall.'
When Aunty Heidi came home from work the next day, I was waiting on her doorstep. I asked her about the man all the way up the stairs. 'I saw you through the window in the Midland. He's your boyfriend, isn't he? Why didn't you tell me you had a boyfriend?'
She shook her head and laughed. 'Dream a little dream of me,' she sang from her bedroom as she swapped her white dental nurse's uniform for a summer dress.
'Where did you find him?' I shouted through.
'We just got talking and we clicked.'
'But where?' I could hear her getting cross with the tangle of coat hangers in her wardrobe.
'Here, there, everywhere,' she said, coming back to sit with me. 'Just around. All around the place.'
'But that's like when I ask how old you are and you say, "As old as my tongue and a little bit older than my teeth''.'
Aunty Heidi giggled. 'And that's true too! It's the God's honest truth. No, really, I met him on the Lunesdale Studio Trail. I've signed up for a course in mosaics. He's a sculptor, and he's going to make a seahorse for my windowsill.'
I studied her face. People's eyes try to concentrate on something when they're lying, but her eyes just looked into mine and crinkled when she smiled, so I wasn't sure. Because just lately, Mum says Aunty Heidi makes it up as she goes along.
Suddenly, I thought of something. 'Where's The Man?'
'What man?'
'The Man. The man I made you.'
'Oh. He's on the bookcase, I think.' She got up and went over to look. 'Perhaps not. But he's somewhere around.'
'Have you lost him?'
''Course not, Sweetheart. I treasure the things you make me. He's probably in the bedroom.'
There wasn't anything suspicious in her voice or the way she looked, but I didn't believe her—not one word. 'I'll try to find him for you,' I said, and I wandered from room to room, feeling a little bit spooked, as if The Man was here, secretly, and was playing a game with me.
I like Aunty Heidi's flat because it's so much tidier than our house, and calmer too. There's only Aunty Heidi living there, for one thing, and for another, whatever Aunty Heidi does in her place, Mum does the opposite in ours. I couldn't find The Man.
Back at home, I pushed my food all around my plate instead of eating. 'The man I made her isn't there any more, and that man she met in the Midland is pretending to be a sculptor. He's tricking her. He's probably pretending he can help with her mosaic classes.'
Mum looked up from her dinner. 'Mosaic classes? Since when did she decide to do mosaics?'
'I don't know. She's even told him that seahorses are her favourite creatures.'
Mum put her knife and fork down. 'I thought we were both going to do watercolours. That's what she said.'
'She met him at the Lunesdale Trail. It must be a walk through a wood.'
'No, it's an art thing. So he could be anyone—a visitor, perhaps. But that doesn't mean he's tricking her, Natalie. You're getting carried away.' She picked up her cup of tea and cradled it next to her mouth without drinking. 'Well, he'll know he's got her, that's for sure. What's his name, anyway?'
I gasped. 'She never said!' I bet he hasn't got one! I remembered how small and neat he'd looked in her hand when he was still cardboard. Teensy. Harmless-looking. But the most deadly octopus is only the size of a marble. Aunty Heidi had told me that.
Dad was already clearing the dishes away, saying nothing. I could tell he was listening, though. His shoulders were stiff, and he looked over at Mum every so often.
I made plans. I'd follow The Man and find out where he slept, see if he turned back into cardboard when people weren't looking. I clicked through the internet, looking for things that change. Butterflies…. Frogs…. Wherever I clicked, I found metamorphosis, but nothing quite like The Man. I landed on a page with a beautiful picture of a dragonfly and remembered what Aunty Heidi once told me about them: they live for two years as a nymph underwater, then spend just one month as an adult above ground. Like The Man, perhaps? Just a month would be okay.
All that week I looked out for him. On the beach, all around the new flats, at the fairground. But I never found him on his own. No matter how I timed it, he always got to Aunty Heidi's flat without me seeing. They were always together.
One day, after I'd given up trying to beat him, I decided to follow the pair of them. At first it went well. They didn't look back, so I got brave and by the time they'd reached the play area I was just behind them. This was the closest I'd ever been and I could smell him. He smelt of cooking oil and Mars bars. I had to get even closer to hear what they were saying.
'And the devil take the hindmost,' Aunty Heidi said.
'Do you get me?' he said. His voice was low and croaky, like a crow.
I missed her answer to that, but next, she said, 'As long as nothing crops up.'
'That was real,' he said.
What was real? I couldn't understand them. His hair looked as if he'd polished it.
Then Aunty Heidi stopped and they both turned around suddenly. 'Natalie!'
I jumped.
'Rod and I are just going for a little walk by ourselves.'
Rod? Huh! I refused to call him that, ever. To me, he was just The Man. And what on Earth did they talk about all the time? He wouldn't know about any of those things Aunty Heidi liked to tell me—the dragonfly nymphs, the moons of Jupiter, how nettles sting you with tiny injection needles. He could only possibly be interested in greasy things. I could tell by the way he smelled.
I didn't think Aunty Heidi would ever forget me. Mum and Dad go to see a film at the Dukes once a month and drop me off at ballet first. Aunty Heidi always picks me up, takes me home, and stays with me till they get back, as it's late and the house is empty. Or sometimes we watch a film at her place. But that one night, she was too busy doing whatever it was she did with The Man, and I came out of ballet and waited next to the sweet shop . . . and waited.
It's a long way back from Bare. Too long. At first it was like an adventure, as if the whole of Morecambe had been laid out for me to explore. But that feeling didn't last very long. It's freaky, but it just seemed to tip over from one street to the next, because suddenly, I wanted to be home already. There weren't many people on Seaborn Grove, which made me feel like everyone knew a better way and was taking it.
Mum and Dad turn their mobiles off in the Dukes, and Aunty Heidi usually sorts all that stuff out anyway. I felt loose, like a boat cast adrift. I headed for the sea. There was Marine Road. There was the beach, the sea, the big rocks with perching stone seagulls. The real seagulls hunched their wings against the wind. My coat blew forward and my hair flew high in the air, knotting up and stinging my eyes, so by the time I got home I looked icky and messed up and my lips tasted salty. Even the sea looked sulky and grey. The tide was in and the waves slumped against the concrete wall as if they wanted to slap somebody.
I reached the house at the same time as Mum and Dad, which was wrong, wrong, wrong.
'Where've you been?' said Mum. 'Where's Heidi?'
'She never turned up. She's probably with that man.' I glanced up at the dark windows of Aunty Heidi's flat.
'What?' Mum yanked the door open and tugging her jacket off. 'She's left you to walk home on your own?'
'Told you I need a mobile.'
We all stood in the kitchen. They stared at me.
'Are you all right?' asked Dad.
I nodded.
'Is that bloke leading her by the nose, or what?' said Mum.
We heard the click of Aunty Heidi's garden gate, and a giggle.
'Right,' said Mum. She says that just before she does something important. Right. It means something is getting going.
A horrible hot feeling swept through me. 'What are you going to do? She just forgot.'
'June,' Dad said. 'You'll regret it. You know you will.'
But Mum left the house.
'What will she regret?' I asked, but Dad just shook his head and gave me the lot-of-fuss-about-nothing look, which I might have believed if his eyebrows hadn't given him away. They go up into little arrowheads when he's worried. I found a pen and drew loose eyebrows on his newspaper till Mum came back.
She made cheese on toast for supper. Dad stood back and let her do it. He didn't ask. I made an arrowhead out of my knife and fork, carefully, without wobbling the table.
Mum and Aunty Heidi. The gap between them went on for weeks. And nearly every day The Man slipped up the stairs next door. You only ever caught a glimpse of him—his back disappearing, or sometimes a side view—but always, a feeling came off him, a kind of gloating. I think he was glad about the argument because now he could have Aunty Heidi all to himself. I even saw him in the morning once. The week before term started again, I looked up at her window on my way to feed Megan's rabbits and there he stood, his dark head filling the pane. He yawned when he saw me, as if he'd just woken up. It was the most awful yawn I've ever seen in my life. It went on for ages and was wider than a mouth should really be.
'Can we go bowling?' I asked Mum one day.
'I've got a lot to do. Maybe later.'
'You're all busy. Megan's on holiday, and Aunty Heidi's with that man.'
'Don't bother your aunt.'
'It's not like a summer holiday,' I said. A seagull squawked outside our window.
Mum took hold of my cheeks in both hands and squeezed. 'That's the way it goes sometimes.' She looked dreamy. 'Why don't you go to the beach or play around the fountains? If you wait for other people to make your entertainment, you'll be waiting and waiting till Christmas has been and gone.' I had the feeling she wasn't just talking about me.
I dreamt about how easy it would be to get rid of him. I could just throw him in the sea and watch him soak and float. In a while, he'd disintegrate and get washed up with the line of froth. Or I could walk across the sands when the tide was out and bury him. Aunty Heidi's told me there are fields of gas under that sea. If I walked far enough out and dug far enough down, I could bury him on top of the sandstone where the gas is stored. I liked the idea of him being on top of a load of gas. Or I could just cut him into little ribbons and throw him in the bin. The only trouble was, I couldn't find him, could I? Not in his true cardboard form, anyway.
Then I had my brainwave: cardboard. Wouldn't a cardboard man be happier with a cardboard woman?
I got my scissors out again. I made her blonde and as pretty as I could, which was easy because I've got lots of Clarice Bean books and there are some lovely faces to copy in those. I made her dress out of actual red velvet from an old cushion and stuck it on with super-glue. Her shoes were real Cinderella slippers made from a shiny blue plastic bag with mega-high heels. I got really into it. The heels were cut from a white yoghurt pot; I thought I'd better make them fairly sturdy.
I took her round to Aunty Heidi's with some biscuits I'd made. 'Has it come to this, Petal?' Dad teased, but I was glad. The biscuits would get me in—me and the cardboard woman.
'Back to school soon,' said Aunty Heidi.
The Man didn't speak at all, and he ate none of my biscuits. I glared at him. Dragonfly, I thought.
'You'll be glad to see Megan again.' Aunty Heidi rubbed her hands together and cleared our cups and plates away. She looked as if she was in a hurry to wash up.
I hid the cardboard woman in the bathroom window behind a spare loo roll. And it was odd, because as soon as I'd put her in position, one of those thin spindly spiders began to spin round and round on its web in a corner near the ceiling. They don't usually do that unless you touch them.
It didn't take long. I saw the two of them together—the cardboard man and the cardboard lady—in that café in front of the Battery just three days later on a rainy teatime. Her glass slippers looked solid enough now.
'Four chocolate chip cookies to take away, please,' I said at the counter. I was sure The Man would look across when he heard my voice, but he didn't. Perhaps he was just pretending not to listen. Outside, seagulls screeched and swooped over the wet sand. After walking a little way, I looked back over my shoulder and thought I saw them both staring after me.
'I told you he'd be a fly-by-night,' said Mum, when we found out Aunty Heidi was on her own again.
'When did you say that?' I asked, but neither Mum nor Dad wanted to talk about Aunty Heidi or her ex-man. They did have her to tea, though, for the first time in months.
Mum grumbled about the only type of bread that had been left in Tesco's, and then raved about the cakes in the Italian market ('They're magnificent!') and the rice at the new Nepalese stall ('You have to watch them or they persuade you into all kinds.'). But I could tell she was trying her best.
Aunty Heidi was wary, but agreed as hard as she could. 'You have to stop them piling chutney into the small tubs and squashing it down. Before you know it, you've parted with ten pounds.'
Nobody mentioned The Man, but everyone was thinking about him, and it felt like it might start raining on us any second, even though we were in the kitchen.
'We could go bowling again now,' I said to Aunty Heidi.
She looked down at her hands for a moment. 'That would be fun, Natalie.'
'You'll get all the strikes,' I told her, to cheer her up, and she smiled at me but her eyes stayed sad and sort of worn out.
I'd been back at school for nearly a month before she started laughing properly again and taking me to places, showing me things like she used to. She wasn't fuzzy and dreamy any more, but she wasn't quite the same as she'd been before I made that man, either. Never quite the same again.
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Can someone PLEASE ANSWER my question!!! Last time I asked a question no one ever answered back! I skipped my period nearly three weeks ago because I had a Pap appt. and did not want to be bleeding. I am going to a concert and will be on my period (first or second day), is it okay to either start my green pills now (three days early) or skip my period again this month? I take mononessa. I also would like to know: is very light spotting normal for me right now, as I didn't have a period about three weeks ago. Which option would be best-to start the green pills now, or skip my period this month and continue on to my next pill pack? (I am not currently sexually active, and there is no chance of being pregnant.)
Can I skip my period two months in a row?
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Yes, thank you for answering my previous question regarding my pap appointment. I was referring to a question I asked about my spotting. That is the one that did not get answered. I asked it about a week ago. Thank you for your help and responses! I do appreciate it. (I didn't ask the question to a specific person, just asked it to anyone on the panel.)
You can try skipping the inactive pills again this month but sooner or later your period is going to happen. The spotting is just from trying to skip your period. Some women successfully skip their periods, some have spotting anyway and some still have a full blown period. After this, you need to cycle normally for a while. It is okay to skip once in a a while but you dont want to keep trying this month after month.
No, I know you should not make it a habit of skipping periods. I have only done so once, and then this month. Thank you for answering and for your help.
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Jehovah's Witnesses watchman › Forums › Watchman Forum › The New Covenant – Solved! › Reply To: The New Covenant – Solved!
I read over your paper. In it, you seem to make the argument that only fleshly Jews are partakers of the heavenly calling. However, I believe there are many scriptures that you might not have not taken into consideration.
At the time of Jesus, what remained of the 10 tribe kingdom of Israel were known as the Samaritans. As you quoted yourself:
Me: The descendants of the 10 tribe kingdom had been scattered among the nations, as God said He would.
Matt 10:5-6
These 12 Jesus sent out, giving them these instructions: "Do not go off into the road of the nations, and do not enter any Sa·marʹi·tan city; 6 but instead, go continually to the lost sheep of the house of Israel."
Me: Jesus gave Peter three keys to use to reach out to those who were in the Law Covenant (LC) with God. 1. The Jews in Jerusalem/Judah, 2. The Samaritans, (half Jewish) 3. People of the nations (10-tribe descendants).
So the Bible differentiates between 1) the lost sheep of Israel, 2) the Samaritans, and 3) the people of the nations (Greek "Ethnos").
Thus, when Paul was trying to explain to the Christians about the heavenly hope, if he had meant the Samaritans, he certainly would have said so. As it would have been extremely confusing for him to use the word "ethnos", which means people of other races besides Jews.
But Paul makes it very clear the new covenant included people of the nations when he also includes the Greeks in the promise, as being part of Abrahams offspring.
Me: The people of the nations are also Jews. That's the point I was making in the essay. The evidence is in the scriptures.
Gal 3:26-29
"You are all, in fact, sons of God through your faith in Christ Jesus. 27 For all of you who were baptized into Christ have put on Christ. 28 There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor freeman, there is neither male nor female, for you are all one in union with Christ Jesus. 29 Moreover, if you belong to Christ, you are really Abraham's offspring, heirs with reference to a promise."
Me: You have to take into consideration who the Galatians were. They were descendants of the 10-tribe kingdom who were worldly, and not observing the Law until they became Christians. As you know, the Jews were under domination of the Greek empire, which is why there were Greek speaking Jews. It is these Greek speaking Jews Paul was referring to when he said the above what you quoted.
Here is proof the Galatians were Jewish descendants: Gal 3:13,14 –
Christ by purchase released us from the curse of the Law by becoming a curse instead of us, because it is written: "Accursed is every man hanged upon a stake." 14 The purpose was that the blessing of Abraham might come to be by means of Jesus Christ for the nations, that we might receive the promised spirit through our faith.
The ones released by the curse of the Law, were the Jews. They only were in the Law Covenant (LC). If they became Christians, then they are Abraham's offspring through faith, rather than being just fleshly Jews as with the LC. They will inherit the promises made to Abraham's descendants.
In fact, Paul often uses Greeks interchangeably with the Nations, as you can see from the following scriptures.
Romans 10:12
"For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek. There is the same Lord over all, who is rich toward all those calling on him."
Me: See the above reply.
1 Cor 12:12-13
"For just as the body is one but has many members, and all the members of that body, although many, are one body, so too is the Christ. 13 For by one spirit we were all baptized into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, whether slaves or free, and we were all made to drink one spirit."
Me: Again, you have to take into account who the Corinthians were. They were descendants of the 10-tribe kingdom who were worldly, and not observing the Law until they became Christians.
I Cor 10:1-5 –
Now I do not want YOU to be ignorant, brothers, that our forefathers were all under the cloud and all passed through the sea 2 and all got baptized into Moses by means of the cloud and of the sea; 3 and all ate the same spiritual food 4 and all drank the same spiritual drink. For they used to drink from the spiritual rock-mass that followed them, and that rock-mass meant the Christ. 5 Nevertheless, on most of them God did not express his approval, for they were laid low in the wilderness.
Yes, Paul addresses his readers as "brothers", or fellow Israelites, and that "our forefathers", the ones he had in common with them, "were baptised into Moses". Only the Israelites were baptised into Moses.
Romans 1:13-16
"But I do not want you to be unaware, brothers, that many times I have intended to come to you—but I have been prevented until now—in order that I might acquire some fruitage also among you just as among the rest of the nations. 14 Both to Greeks and to foreigners, both to wise and to senseless ones, I am a debtor; 15 so I am eager to declare the good news also to you there in Rome 16 For I am not ashamed of the good news; it is, in fact, God's power for salvation to everyone having faith, to the Jew first and also to the Greek."
Romans 2: 9-11
"There will be tribulation and distress on every person who works what is harmful, on the Jew first and also on the Greek; 10 but glory and honor and peace for everyone who works what is good, for the Jew first and also for the Greek. 11 For there is no partiality with God."
Me: Again, who were the Roman Christians?
Rom 11: 1 –
I ask, then, God did not reject his people, did he? Never may that happen! For I also am an Israelite, of the seed of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin
Paul begins by reminding his readers that God did not reject "his people". That is, the Israelites, the ones he was writing to. We know it is the Jews because Paul brings up something his readers had in common with himself: "For I also am an Israelite".
Also, the Samaritans practiced circumcision, but in Ephesians Paul clearly identifies people of the nations with those who did not:
Eph 2:11-13
Therefore, remember that at one time you, people of the nations by fleshly descent, were the ones called "uncircumcision" by those called "circumcision," which is made in the flesh by human hands. 12 At that time you were without Christ, alienated from the state of Israel, strangers to the covenants of the promise; you had no hope and were without God in the world. 13 But now in union with Christ Jesus, you who were once far off have come to be near by the blood of the Christ."
Also, in verse 19 he conclusively identifies these uncircumcised as members of the household of God:
"So you are no longer strangers and foreigners, but you are fellow citizens of the holy ones and are members of the household of God."
Me: Who were the Ephesians? Paul's letter described the famous "wall between" the Jews who were still in Jerusalem, and these people of the nations. Eph 2:11-18 –
Therefore keep bearing in mind that formerly YOU were people of the nations as to flesh; "uncircumcision" YOU were called by that which is called "circumcision" made in the flesh with hands— 12 that YOU were at that particular time without Christ, alienated from the state of Israel and strangers to the covenants of the promise, and YOU had no hope and were without God in the world. 13 But now in union with Christ Jesus YOU who were once far off have come to be near by the blood of the Christ. 14 For he is our peace, he who made the two parties one and destroyed the wall in between that fenced them off. 15 By means of his flesh he abolished the enmity, the Law of commandments consisting in decrees, that he might create the two peoples in union with himself into one new man and make peace; 16 and that he might fully reconcile both peoples in one body to God through the torture stake, because he had killed off the enmity by means of himself. 17 And he came and declared the good news of peace to YOU, the ones far off, and peace to those near, 18 because through him we, both peoples, have the approach to the Father by one spirit.
The readers of Paul's letter were formerly "people of the nations", uncircumcised, and at that time "alienated from the state of Israel" and strangers to the covenants and the promises. The ancestors of these people of the nations were once part of the nation of Israel with all the covenants and promises that went with that for the faithful. But the blood of Christ merge the two peoples and destroyed the "wall" that fenced them off, that is, the Law. Yes, as prophesied by Ezekiel in chapter 37 mentioned in the essay, Jehovah said He would make the two nations of Israel – the two tribe and the ten tribe people (House of Judah and the House of Israel), into one.
Also Titus, who Paul included as an "heir" was an uncircumcised Greek:
Gal 2:3
"Nevertheless, not even Titus, who was with me, was compelled to be circumcised, although he was a Greek."
Me: Please see previous reply regarding the Galatians.
Tits 3:6
"He poured this spirit out richly on us through Jesus Christ our Savior, 7 so that after being declared righteous through the undeserved kindness of that one, we might become heirs according to a hope of everlasting life."
Me: It is the Israelites who are heirs to the promises. Rom 9:3-5
For I could wish that I myself were separated as the cursed one from the Christ in behalf of my brothers, my relatives according to the flesh, 4 who, as such, are Israelites, to whom belong the adoption as sons and the glory and the covenants and the giving of the Law and the sacred service and the promises; 5 to whom the forefathers belong and from whom the Christ [sprang] according to the flesh: God, who is over all, [be] blessed forever. Amen.
And to top it all off, at Colossians 3, Paul conclusively shows that God's chosen ones can come from any nationality or the race:
Col 3:10-12
"And clothe yourselves with the new personality, which through accurate knowledge is being made new according to the image of the One who created it, 11 where there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcision nor uncircumcision, foreigner, Scythʹi·an, slave, or freeman; but Christ is all things and in all. 12 Accordingly, as God's chosen ones, holy and loved, clothe yourselves with the tender affections of compassion, kindness, humility, mildness, and patience."
Me: Again, the Colossians were Jews. There were Jews speaking Greek, Scythian and other languages the descendants of the 10 tribe kingdom spoke in whatever nation they settled in. Here is scriptural proof the Colossians were Jews:
These Gentiles had something in common with Paul. Chapter 2:13, 14 –
Furthermore, though YOU were dead in YOUR trespasses and in the uncircumcised state of YOUR flesh, [God] made YOU alive together with him. He kindly forgave us all our trespasses 14 and blotted out the handwritten document against us, which consisted of decrees and which was in opposition to us; and He has taken it out of the way by nailing it to the torture stake.
Yes, these Gentiles had in common with Paul, of being under the Law, which they could not keep perfectly, but which was nailed to the torture stake. These Gentiles were Jewish Christians!