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Fluoride Debate
(Healingtalks) The following video shows a highly informative debate between two proponents of public fluoridation of our waters and Michael Connett, attorney for Fluoride Action Network. The debate was aired March 21, 2013.
Connetts arguments include the following. Added comments and links are provide to buttress this debate:
1) Benefits cited or disputed within different contexts - At least a dozen countries in Europe have seen declines similar to those in the US, without public fluoridation and there may be multiple reasons – like more attention to brushing teeth, more visits to dentists, more use of fluoridated toothpaste and mouthwashes, and the like. Thus when studies showed a decline in tooth decay, were these results obtained before or after other factors were present? Pro-fluoride arguments often miss the larger context, including that 97% of western Europe does not use fluoridated water and yet has seen the same decline in tooth decay. This implies that systemic internal fluoridation cannot, in isolation, be clearly linked to cavity declines. Nor can results from studies that show fluoridation decreases cavities be taken as valid, outside of the larger context in which these studies were conduction. A study in 1940 would have shown entirely different results than one in 2014. To ignore this, can direct us to misleading conclusions.
In fact, the World Health Organization currently ranks US as 13 or 14th in world oral health, even though we subject more people to fluoridation than all of the rest of the world combined. If fluoridation were so effective, should we not be first on the list? The bottom line is that fluoridation is not making the clearly distinct difference that is claimed, and on a global level. This fact and other research led the American Academy of Pediatrics, CDC, and American Dental Association to acknowledge that the primary impact of fluoride is topical, something not at all known in the 1940's or 1950's when, beginning in Grand Rapids, Michigan the first fluoridation experiment started. It was also not at all known, in those early days, that there are less toxic alternatives – like xylitol. At the same time, the many profound risks were not even suspected.
In addition, at least 5 studies since 2000, studying cities that have halted fluoridation programs, found no increase in tooth decay, buttressing what the American Academy of Pediatrics, the CDC and he American Dental Association have acknowledged. In fact, they found that tooth decay continued to decrease.
2) Disputing cost effectiveness of fluoridation as an oral treatment, a side argument for its benefits – The presumed savings ($38 for every $1 spent) to the public from dental costs that the CDC estimates does not include the side costs. such as treating fluorosis. Not factored in is the cost of any side-effects, such as treating bones subject to fracture or the impact on the modern hypothyroidism epidemic. These added risks were more fully acknowledged in a 2006 study of fluoridation by the American Academy of Sciences. The cheapness comes about by adding hydrofluoric silicic acid, a toxic and corrosive waste product cheaply gotten rid of by the phosphate fertilizer industry. At the same time it is a cheap, low grade chemical, not an expensive pharmaceutical grade chemical, and being put into our water supply thus readily, cheaply entering every cell of our body.
3) Ethics of administering a drug - Fluoride is not an essential nutrient like alkaline calcium, it fits the description of an acidic drug, as acknowledged by the FDA. Parents are advised not to give fluoridated tooth paste to children under two years of age, as it can be poisonous. Fluoride is more toxic than lead and almost as much as arsenic, yet it is administered in our water supply at doses 75-100 times higher than concentrations allowed for lead and arsenic. The patient, the community is being treated with a drug, a synthetic chemical, hydrofluoric silicic acid without informed consent and indiscriminately Some can buy bottled water or a reverse osmosis filtering systems, but this is not affordable to many in the lower economic strata and to thus exercise a freedom of choice. Dr. Arvil Carlson, a Nobel-Laureate who lead the fight against fluoridation in Sweden said that modern fluoridation violates the most essential principals of modern pharmacology. You have a toxin administered with a small margin of toxicity, with a reduced level only in effect a couple of years. We ultimately do not know what the true margin of safety is. Yet fluoride is given out indiscriminately to 300 million Americans as if they would all respond the same way, with no restrictions. That is not how we deal with all other toxic substances, irrespective of whether one is a 2 year old infant, a pregnant woman or someone suffering from thyroid, immune system defects or kidney diseases. There is no precedent in modern pharmacology or modern medicine for such a population-wide and indiscriminate medication.
4) Disputing that there are no known or established risks to worry about
If a dilution of a highly potent substance remains strong enough to kill bacteria topically in the mouth, it will certainly remain, at the same doze, biocitic internally as well. What will that dose then kill inside of us besides teeth bacteria? In which organ system? Since water can carry a chemical to every cell, whatever the remaining biocidic impact is, it could be here and there or subtly systemic, instead of just topically impacting teeth. It is common sense thus to think twice about systemic use. Among the major concerns are the following:
- Depression of Thyroid Functions – Part of the history of fluoride is that in Europe and South American, in the1950's, doctors were routinely prescribing fluoride to bring thyroid functioning down. The impact was indisputably established clinically. The doses that were found most effective to bring down the thyroid functions were in the range of 2-5 milligrams per day in a drug or pill form, what many Americans are now receiving through their multiple sources of fluoride or when consuming plenty of water, soft drinks, mouth washes, tooth past, and other sources. Fluoride may be present in milk from cows who have drunk fluoridated water. Fluoride is, furthermore, a pesticide used in fumigating agricultural products, especially fruits. In supermarkets, a trace of fluoride remains generally present, for example, when eating non-organic raisins. Other produce may have been watered and fumigated, one or the other, with fluoride exposures. The fact is, considering this cumulative impact, there is the larger context wherein hypothyroidism is now a major and serious health problem in the US, baffling doctors as to why it is so common and major, and more so among middle age women. The concern here is that there is a logical link, even in the face of it being virtually impossible to directly trace or follow the trail of some endless sources of fluoride pollution impacting us. Nevertheless, the link is both reasonable, logical and sound to make. This logic was acknowledged by the 2006 study of the American Academy of Sciences. The precautionary principle, included in public law, mandates we consider this. Citizens with these health concerns are demanding this be factored in.According to government own statistics,about 5% of the US population aged 12 and over has hypothyroidism. It has been estimated that another 5% may have sub-clinical or undiagnosed hypothyroidism, roughly 30 million people in total. The illness is common in the elderly, with quite severe life-impacting symptoms. If this illness shows up more as the years progress, it indicates it can linked to bio-accumulations. With hypothyroidism, the basal metabolic rate decreases, life slows down and patients get swelling in their face, legs and other body parts. They start to look obese and often become psychologically depressed by their de-enlivened state. Fluoride can logically be one of several causal contributing factors. Among the other facts is the treatment drugs commonly used to treat hyperthyroidism, but having the unintended reverberations to more permanently depress the thyroid. We know that roughly 50% of fluoride is cellularly retained or bio-accumulated and 50% is excreted. We cannot thus reasonably obliterate this factor in our minds as a matter of reasonable concern. Fluoride is a well-known, clinically observed enzyme poison, which, when it becomes bio-accumulated, blocks the use of iodine – how fluoride in 2-5 mg doses clearly depresses thyroid functions.Thyroid disease is currently an epidemic in the US. It is common sense to consider this health crisis being impacted by fluoridation. Additionally, for those who already have this condition, it seems wrong to indiscriminately expose such ill and susceptible individuals to this non-consensual fluoride medication, roughly 10% of the population.
- IQ Lowering – In July 2013, a Harvard group reviewed 27 studies, mostly coming from China, in regard to this issue. In China there where slightly higher levels of fluoride present, similar to what was spotted with hypothyroidism. In other words, the higher levels were not much more than most kids get in the US from multiple sources. Those studies have definitively and indisputably shown reduced IQs. A total of 27 studies now overwhelmingly confirm the brutal and scientifically confirmed fact that IQs decrease. At the same time, there has not been a single study ever in the US, rather than China, to further explore this link. Thus it seems, again, irresponsible by anyone to outright dismiss, without caution, such findings and make any confident announcements to as to the blanket safety of fluoridation, let alone to promote fluoridation aggressively.
- Fluorisis – According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, between 40-50% of teenagers seem to have fluorosis. With severe cases, about 3-5%, to call this impact merely "cosmetic" is in dispute. The CDC even warns not to use tap water fluoridated in preparing baby formulas, due to this risk later in life of fluorosis. This is not widely publicized.
- Kidney Damage – The National Research Council, a subdivision of the American Academy of Science, indicated in a 2006 report that people with kidney disease are more susceptible to fluoride's bone and teeth-damaging effects. At the same time, dialysis machines do not use fluoridated water because as it is potentially dangerous. An National Kidney Foundation official statement say that some receiving dialysis treatments with fluoridated water have died via fluoride having leeched through dialysis filters. The National Kidney Foundation thus has withdrawn its support of fluoridation. The largest association of water professionals was put on notice, by a group of attorneys representing fluoridation victims in this regard, not to destroy records.Up until 2011, the optimal level of fluoride in water was considered .7-1.2 ppm. This has been reduced to .7ppm precisely because of the recognition, with multiple sources, that the higher limit could trigger signicant health risks, especially for infants drinking infant formulas with fluoridated water added But if this toxin is no longer allowed to be in our water supply at levels 75-100x higher than allowed for lead and arsenic, but is allowed at levels 50-75x more, and bio-accumulates, how is this justifiable? The American Academy of Science, lists three definite harms of fluoride (fluorosis, susceptibility to bone fracture, skeletal fluorosis) and a host of other possible harms.
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Sweet Harmony Farm blog
Home of the free, Because of the brave.
Enjoy the picnics and fireworks as we all celebrate our beautiful country's 234th Independence Day.
We're really late this year planting the garden. Usually I like to have everything planted right after Memorial Day weekend, but this year we've moved the garden to the back yard, near the corner of the pasture fencing, and behind the old shed that was here when we bought the property. A garden near the garden shed sounds logical! And now the hose will reach every part of the garden easily, and I can see it from the house. Dan built 4 more 4 X 12 garden boxes, and we've moved 3 of the 4 from the old garden in the side yard. The last box has some rogue lettuces and scallions that sprang up on their own (I love when that happens!), my huge garlic chive plant, and my really, really, huge oregano plant. I'm waiting for the lettuces to bolt and the scallions to be ready to be picked, and then I'll figure out how to best move the oregano plant and then we'll move that last raised bed. The oregano plant is more like an oregano bush, and I want it to continue to do well.
We filled up the new boxes with compost from the local nursery, and I've been busy planting and planting. I'm hoping that because I've planted a few weeks late, and during the week of the summer solstice, that the bugs will be few and far between this growing season. Dan put in several stakes around this new garden area, and tied white plastic trash bags to them. This is my neighbor's trick to keep away the deer; hopefully it will work for us too! What a beautiful week we've had, these longest days of the year, warm and breezy and perfect for planting.
Now I have 8 large raised bed boxes, arranged somewhat in a square, with a four foot path going down the middle both ways, sort of like 4 small squares with 2 raised beds in each. I wanted the paths to be wide enough to accommodate the garden cart. The north side of the garden is the side closest to the pasture fence, and Dan will probably build me a long, narrow garden box, and eventually I'll grow vining veggies there, like sweet peas or maybe pole beans, with some morning glories mixed in. Around my veggie plants I've always planted marigolds and petunias, both for bug control as well as color. Bright red tomatoes are great, but we won't see them until late August!
The little garden shed that is here was surprisingly painted purple (!). It's in need of some repair, mostly to the roof, but basically serves its purpose. Dan even thinks he may be able to build a small chicken coop right off the back. Fresh eggs!
The best part is that I'm really close to the alpacas now. Coty and Arlo love to graze together at this far end of the pasture. I can see right into the barn and watch the others cushed in front the fan, my 'vampire' alpacas that they are on these hot days. I call out to them easily, and they all look up at the sound of my voice. They watch me curiously, as I work in the garden, Stella sleeping in the cool grass under the maple tree nearby.
A few months back, I wrote about my wonderful, winter-worthy muck boots for doing barn chores. They're still wonderful, but mighty hot now for this time of year. It's time to get a different pair of boots for summer. I'm still wearing the Muck Boots brand, but now I have lightweight purple clogs!
Purple! My favorite color. And much, much cooler on the feet.
Like so many of you, the growing disaster of the oil spill in our country's beautiful Gulf Coast region is continuously on my mind. If you are new to reading my blog (and thank you) and are curious as to what the oil spill has to do with alpacas, please read my prior blog post here. Today, I simply want to vent.
I love our beautiful planet Earth with all its magnificent treasures. In an average human's lifetime, there would probably never be enough time to see, hear, feel, touch, taste, or otherwise experience all there is on planet Earth. I've always felt it is important to appreciate nature and how it intertwines with all life. I've always felt it to be very important to take care of the Earth and do all that is possible to keep our planet safe and healthy, which in turn keeps all of us safe and healthy. Why wouldn't we want to take care of our planet? This is the only place we can live.
The Gulf Coast oil spill is shaping up to be worse than the Exxon Valdez oil spill. There is no shortage of depressing broadcasts and video. I am a happy American, and I do believe in democracy, capitalism, personal wealth, philanthropy, and a free society. I believe that these ideals are worth continually striving for, that they create a better life for all. This disaster is heartbreaking, yes mostly for the residents in the Gulf Coast region, but also for the rest of the Earth's inhabitants, human and otherwise. WE WILL ALL BE AFFECTED AT SOME POINT.
The blame game is going on now and who is to blame? And is there just one answer? Is it BP, and/or the companies they worked in conjunction with? Is it our elected government and/or its appointees? Is it us, the American citizens, with our insatiable lifestyle? And right now, who is going to clean up the spill? Oil is gushing out daily by the thousands of gallons, ruining more and more of the Gulf Coast region, and spreading out of the region. It seems like everything is working in slow motion while oil is spreading out polluting the ocean at the speed of light.
I think of all this while I quietly take Stella for a walk, plant and weed in the gardens, pick lettuce and herbs for dinner, hang out laundry, skirt fleece, weave and knit, watch Dan work the pastures and build gates and hay bins, and take care of the alpacas. In my lifetime I have tried to only drive fuel-efficient vehicles, car pool, turn off lights, turn down the thermostat, open windows and use fans instead of air conditioning, shut off the water when brushing my teeth, use lukewarm water for washing clothes, hang out my laundry, grow a lot of my own veggies, plant perennials which attract pollinators, garden without pesticides or herbicides, buy organically grown food and products, compost and recycle everything I can, promote solar and wind power and renewal energy, etc. I always wonder if I'm doing enough, or too much, or if it really makes a difference in the big scheme of things, whenever I see a large environmental disaster unfold. I am trying so hard to remain optimistic as well as realistic, and I will continue to do what I've done with a better focus, and continue to find new ways to keep our planet safe and healthy.
The best way to clean up the Gulf Coast Oil spill, and to prevent future tragedy, is a positive outlook and a 'we can do it' spirit.
One of my favorite environmental protection groups is the Natural Resources Defense Council, www.nrdc.org. I've always found them to be very effective. Their blog is continually being updated regarding the spill ~ http://switchboard.nrdc.org/gulfspill.php. One of their writers also writes her own blog and has this post on a similar theme as to what I've just written today ~ http://www.nrdc.org/thisgreenlife/default.asp.
Thank you all for listening.
Today's post is written by my friend Val of Crown Point Alpacas. Thanks Val!
There in the field was a little treasure. Adorning the green, green grass of spring, was this beautiful bright blue birds' nest. It had fallen from its lofty throne, sometime during the winter months when the last of the winds blew the last leaf off the bare branches, leaving only silhouettes of trees. I thought about that little nest as I picked it up. It was so beautiful. It had been carefully and thoughtfully constructed by a master at the art of recycling! The main part of this blue nest was an old tarp that had been covering some wood. This little bird had used the blue tarp as her main weaving material. And then there was a fishing string found from a nearby brook. And then I saw the ribbon; it was the ribbon from a child's balloon. I imagined that perhaps it was a child who'd had a special day. The balloon had floated away as the child watched, soothed by loved ones with gentle words, and a hug that the balloon would find a happy home.
Little did they know that the ribbon would weave a home, safe from winds and storms and give a family a chance to soar. As I held this tiny little nest in my hands, I then looked into the nest, and there inside the nest was a thickly felted layer of alpaca fleece! Soft, and felted to perfection! I imagined how the nest was at first lined with fluffy fiber which swaddled the tiny eggs, and kept the little bird warm while she warmed her eggs. Then as the eggs hatched and the tiny little bird feet started to pitter and patter when mama brought them their food, they felted the nest! Teeny, tiny baby bird feet felting away!! This little nest had been a wonderful home, protected them from harm and kept them warm and safe till they were ready to fly.
This nest is a lot like our lives; we weave it together. Our relationships, some like the old tarp, some the fishing string, some the ribbons, and our families, they are like the felt. We keep them close to us. Sometimes things change, sometimes our lives take turns, but the stuff we are made of, and what we choose to weave into our lives, gives us all the chance to "soar."
The other night Dan and I went out to the barn, excitedly chatting about the day's events. As we entered the barn, the alpacas all ran up from the pasture, knowing full well that it's dinner time. I opened up the tack room door and reached inside to turn on the lights. As I turned around, Arlo was walking into the pen. And out of the corner of my eye I saw a rather large mouse, a very large mouse, crawl up and over the pen wall and run back down.
I screamed so loud that I'm sure our neighbors up in Canada heard me.
I've always been a lover of all animals. But to be totally honest, rodents just aren't at the top of my list. This is especially true with rodents that could be categorized as very large mice. I'm usually a sensible 40-something woman, but at the sudden unexpected sight of a very large mouse I lost all control, screamed bloody murder, and shut myself into the tack room.
Dan is normally calm, but my screeching really irks him. I was all but hyperventilating trying to explain to him what I saw. He kept reassuring me that it was indeed just a very large mouse, harmless, it's gone, so it's OK to come out, and please stop screaming. Good idea, as my throat was now hoarse. I slowly opened the tack room door and stepped out. Dan looked rather annoyed. The alpacas hadn't moved and were staring at me with that 'Where's our dinner?' look. Even the barn swallow that's been living in our barn hadn't left its nest. I had only scared away the very large mouse.
Now in the evening Dan always enters the barn first, waving the flashlight around all the edges, tells me the coast is clear, and turns on the lights. I peer in slowly checking all the edges myself, before I come in. For several days there were no new signs until one morning when there was a very large hole dug against the tack room wall, right next to the water spicket, which seemingly went under the tack room into the abyss. I was good and didn't scream, but had to run back up to the house to get Dan to inspect it. He thought I was panicking again and reluctantly agreed to come out; then he saw the size of the hole. He quietly said, 'Hhhmmmm, I guess you did see a very large mouse the other night. I'll get the traps.' He returned with mouse traps large enough to catch a small squirrel. I figured it was best not to ask why. He set both on either side of the tack room and now we wait. It's been several days and no signs yet that the very large mouse has returned.
A barn cat is looking better and better, after the barn swallow is done nesting.
I'll keep all of you posted, loudly I'm sure.
Warning: Pardon me for stating the obvious, but please be sure your alpacas or any of your livestock cannot access mouse traps!! And please, no poisons!!!
Alpacas are curious and they certainly will inspect a mouse trap. One trap is set in the pen which is attached to the tack room, and we've secured the pen door shut. The other is set under the tack room from outside, with rocks around the opening and I pulled out the few blades of grass nearby. This side of the tack room is also in the area that had been sectioned off.
It's springtime so it's time to work on the pastures again. Dan had done such a good job last summer, york raking up the ground to smooth it out for us to plant grass seed. They say the best seed for alpacas is orchard grass, but we planted a horse pasture mix which includes orchard grass and many other grasses. Alpacas are browsers while they graze, and isn't variety the spice of life?
The grasses did come up again this spring and after a long winter of just hay, the alpacas are loving it. Pastures are continual maintenance, and the healthier the pastures, then the healthier the alpacas. First things first, we separated the east side of the pasture in half with a zig-zag. We used some temporary sheep fencing, those plastic poles, and 2 strands of wide electrical tape. There's no need to electrify the fence as it is just temporary, to divvy up the pasture for resting and re-seeding. We've also used this fencing near the main gate, separating off an area of about 10 x 20 feet, as added assurance when we enter and exit that no alpacas will suddenly decide to wander off. It's worked just fine. Until now!
Last weekend it wasn't very windy and with on again, off again showers it was perfect for adding lime. Dan spread about 40 pounds of lime onto that separated, little pasture area. I'm sure we could probably use a ton more on our clay soil. Lime is great. It helps to alkalize the soil, the first step in growing good soil and healthy grass. In another week or two, we will re-seed, and keep the alpacas off until the new grass is in and several inches tall. Already the grass on that side is greener. Alpacas generally respect fencing but two things will get them to find a way to the other side: open females, and greener grass.
Arlo is still small for his age, but he's a brazen little dude and all personality. One day doing barn chores I realized that he wasn't with the herd. A quick look around, and there he was, just on the other side of the temporary fencing. I couldn't figure out how he got over there. The fencing hooks up to the barn wall with handles so I undid the handles and walked over to him. He kept grazing. I put my hands on him and coaxed him gently, 'C'mon Arlo. Let's go back with your brothers.' He wouldn't budge! I continued to coax him and with every couple of steps, he'd take another bite of grass. We were only a few feet away from the fence line but it took me almost 5 minutes to get him back!
Coaxing Arlo out of the fenced-in side is now a daily ritual. Although now, instead of staying up by the barn, he obstinately goes right into the middle part of the pasture. And he's a spunky little guy! He does the same thing with Dan, takes a few steps, takes a bite, takes a few steps, takes a bite, and then he scoots under the lower tape, doing the limbo. So that's how he's getting in! We'll have to put up a third strand of fencing or the new grass won't stand a chance.
The weather has been good to us lately. Sunny cool days and crisp nights with little frost, and only gentle rains rather than fierce storms. It's still a bit early to plant most of the garden, but it's good weather for weeding. As I weed, I can see the side of the barn and most of the east side of the pasture. I've purchased a few plants in peat pots from a local organic farmer and they're set out on the porch at night and under the shade of a maple tree during the day. We're going to move our garden sometime this year to a sunnier spot right in the back yard, in front of the pasture fencing. We'd planted the garden way over in the side yard when we first moved here so that it wouldn't be disturbed while we cleared land, and at the time it was sunnier there. Turns out, not sunny enough!
The oregano and garlic chive plants are huge already. Every garden I've ever had has surprised me in the spring with something that has self-sowed from the year before. So far this year I've found green onions (scallions) and lettuce plants. I was happily surprised to find a few teeny carrots had survived last summer's 'deer attacks.' As I continued weeding, there are a lot of carrots, and not all of them are teeny. They're all bright orange and solid, as a carrot should be. I also found several small beets. Here I am expecting to be getting the garden ready for planting, and I'm harvesting carrots and beets! I can't wait to roast them in olive oil with fresh oregano and garlic. Maybe I'll save a couple carrots for snacks for the alpacas.
Back in March of 1989, the Exxon Valdez oil tanker ran aground in Prince William Sound, Alaska and dumped approximately 10.8 million gallons of crude oil into the sea of this pristine and remote location. The incomprehensible, devastating damage done to the sea life, shoreline, and local communities and economies was insurmountable and continues until this day. Exxon has denied responsibility continually and has appealed every verdict regarding this issue. At the time, the environmental activist in me joined the millions of others as we all went into full activist mode, writing letters, calling elected officials, signing petitions, donating money to cleanup efforts through environmental organizations, and my personal favorite: mailing little baggies of oil to Exxon's headquarters. The legal wrangling has spanned 20 years, and so has my complete refusal to buy gasoline from an Exxon station. I choose to run out of gas first. One of the saddest outcomes of this tragedy is the fact that our legal system has done literally next to nothing to get the spill really cleaned up properly, nor to compensate and assist the communities that were affected. And to top it off, hardly anything has been done to switch our country over to clean, safe energy.
Here it is now, 21 years later, and another devastating oil spill is happening in our beautiful Gulf Coast waters. I cannot believe that once again I will be working in some capacity to clean up yet another major oil spill. This time, an explosion occurred on April 20th at a deep sea oil rig owned by BP. As well as major environmental devastation again, many lives were lost due to the explosion. I pray for those families. It is now 19 days later and oil is still gushing out. BP is denying responsibility and says they're not accountable. Supposedly our government is doing 'all it can.' Is it? When will this leak stop and who will clean it up? And what does all this have to do with alpacas?
Alpacas are 'green,' very green. Their fiber can literally absorb oil and allow clean water to pass through! As history does tend to repeat itself, it will be we concerned citizens that initiate clean up efforts before the 'officials' step in. The alpaca forums are already buzzing about a group that has been mobilizing. Alpaca farms are banding together to mail alpaca thirds and unused alpaca fiber to collection sites. Booms are being made with alpaca fiber stuffed into nylons as well as felted alpaca mats. Once the oil is absorbed, oyster mushrooms are applied to break up the oiled booms and mats, and then earthworms finish up the job, turning a harmful substance into glorious dirt. Please visit this wonderful organization's website, www.matteroftrust.org to learn all the details of this ingenious oil spill clean up method. And fellow alpaca farmers, send in your unused fiber! Recycle those empty grain bags!
If we citizens don't take action to take care of our environment, who will? And where would we all live?
Here I am, all these years, writing letter after letter to my elected officials, begging them to think of the environment first and pass appropriate legislation. Who would've thought my love for animals and natural fibers, being outside, and gardening organically, would have brought me to a place in my life where I'm raising livestock that is not only 'light on the earth' but also is instrumental in cleaning up an environmental disaster. What a feeling!
Today is Mother's Day. Hi Mom! And while we're all thanking our Moms please, please remember to do something thankful for everyone's ~ human, animal, bird, fish and sea creature, reptile, insect, and plant ~ mom, Mother Earth.
This past Thursday was our first shearing day here on our little farm. We have agisted our alpacas for about 2 years so we are familiar with the whole shearing process, and our shearer has sheared our alpacas in the past, but everything is different when it's being done on your farm for the first time! This is still our first year having the alpacas here, so everything is a new experience.
Pam was here (thanks Pam!) to assist and also to sort the fleeces, and another nearby alpaca farmer volunteered to help and stopped by too. Thanks Janet!
Everything went surprisingly well. On Monday the weather forecast was calling for rain for a few days, so late that night we had to lock the alpacas into the barn. With a run in shed, that means putting up tarps! Dan had just finished making a gate which we'd thankfully hung up on Sunday; now we had a way to enter and exit the barn easily. So one stall had the gate and the other three had tarps. Even though my 5 boys had 6 stalls and are wimpy about rain, they really dislike being locked in the barn for days! I got spit on more than once (thanks Guinness). But my reward for green slime on my face and in my hair was dry animals on shearing day. Dry, clean fleece is imperative for shearing a usable product.
I had enticed the boys into the pen with pellets before everyone arrived. Funny how they fall for this every time! They were all humming quite loudly watching us while we set up mats and extension cords, bags for gathering and separating the fleeces, and flattened cardboard boxes to kneel on.
We decided to shear our boys from darkest to lightest in color, because our fussiest boys are the darkest. Our shearer is extraordinarily kind to the alpacas; we wouldn't have it any other way. Still, I'm sure the alpacas are a bit frightened even though it's 'all over with' quickly. Julio, being bay black, was the first. Our tough alpha male screeched like the dickens the entire time! When he was done we scooted him out to the pasture, where he stood up on the dirt pile near the fence to watch his herd mates. Guinness, then Coty, then Arlo, were next and all accepted their fate quietly, albeit reluctantly. Bo Jangles was last, and we went through several rags cleaning up his mouth from all the spit.
The alpacas sniffed each other for hours afterwards, as if they were all different alpacas. And they stayed out in the far pasture all day. It was a sunny, cool day with a strong wind and I know they were cold. When they saw us in the evening they did come running in to the barn without being called. They all ate their pellets in record time, and dashed off back into the pasture. Yikes boys! We weren't going to lock you up in the barn again! A few minutes later, in the dusk and growing darkness, all the boys began to pronk around the pasture, led by little Arlo. It was a glorious sight.
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Music is my medicine. Is it yours? I ask the public six golden questions to find out if and how they use music to feed the soul.
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Like any man of the 21st century, I'm an aficionado of social media and as such, I have a few acquaintances from various parts of the world that I have become cyber friends with. NERD ALERT! So why not rope one into my clinic to do a bit of scientific music medicinal research? My delightful patient today is the enigmatic and energetic 26 year old Enrie from Italy, who's life passion is fashion, travelling and MUSIC!
Who flicks your switch and turns up the volume?
Enrie: Tiny girls with BIG guitars. It could be either a rocking Alanis Morissette or Courntey Love, but also pop oriented singers like Michelle Branch and Taylor Swift. Music is feminine and singular to me.
Why are they the pills that cure your ills?
Enrie: I think that music gives a name, shape and words to unexpressed feelings inside of me. It's like she (music) knows better! Music doesn't ask, she just gives you answers!
What kind of high does it give you?
Enrie: Ecstasy. Relief. Peace.
When do you find yourself craving musical relief?
Enrie: Especially when I'm very angry or very sad. Music can be very cathartic, a pretty good companion. Haha I feel like I sound like an emo bimbo, cutting her veins to the last Evanescence album LOL.
Where does music take you?
Enrie: DAMN these questions are difficult! To a place that is my own, where I can take my time to think or not think at all. It depends on my mood I guess.
How do you share your music love?
Enrie: By singing and dancing to it!!!!
Music is a powerful woman. She can be your mother, your best friend, your aunt or your uncle. Oh wait…no, no…actually YES, I guess she can be your uncle too. She can simply be a good companion. That person who is always there when you're in need a figurative shoulder to cry on or to laugh on, and always has some good advice for whatever situation you may find yourself in.
I shall dub this 'The Diva Affect'. One of my fave karaoke tracks so wisely states; "any time you need a friend, I will be here, never be alone again, so don't you fear, even if you're miles away, I'm by your side, so don't you ever be lonely, love will make it alright." Yeah sing it gurrrl…
Doctor Nayt's prescription is to firstly realize, you're never alone. Baby, Lady Music has always got your back. So when the days are all blending into one and the light at the end of the tunnel has gone; STOP, collaborate and listen. There's a diva out there who can bring back your glisten. Shine, shine, listen to the rhyme, rhyme and the wise words within is where life begins. The mother divas of the music world have the power and magic to reverse the bland and tragic. Have a dose.


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I didn't care for it, but it was incredibly well made.
I didn't care for it, but it was incredibly well made.
The idea is great but you really need to have a tighter control...in EVERY SINGLE GAME there is a hacker at the top that has a ridiculously high (or low) score..
I mean, a guy had 0.23 secs in the typing thing..this is clearly impossile, why don't you erase scores like that?
If anyone could enlighten me on this "bot" thing...
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maybe you should make more games but sorry i didnt like it
I didnt expect this but still 9 cause there were only 2 games to compete for :) others you can do with a bot but speedracer and torpedo (speedracer feels like drugs -.-) Youll start feeling this in lvl 4 xD
Brill!!!! :D
This game is great and fun to play but chicken fling is a bit hard....
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Following the success of movies like Vinnaithandi Vaaruvaya, Boss engira Baskaran, Myyna, Madrasapatinam… Red Gaint Movies is back with much expected movie of this summer named "Ko". First of all my hearty congratulation to K.V Anand for directing a realistic movie. K.V.A's previous movie Ayan was a blockbuster hit of the year 2009. And now Ko will be a blockbuster hit of the year 2011.
Story Analysis:
Ashwin(Jeeva), a press photographer who involves himself very much into his duty gets applause from his office members. Saro(Pia) and Renuka(Karthiga) works in the same office of Ashwin. As usual Renuka and Ashwin fall in love at first sight and romance part comes to an end.
On the track, the entire movie is about politics. As the state assembly election falls shortly, the ruling party lead by Yogeswaran(prakash Raj) and opposition party lead by Alavandhan(Kotta Srinivasan). As usual they both attack each other during the election campaign. Taking that as an advantage, the media people indirectly support for the third party consisting of well educated people who are standing in election. The leader of the well educated 3rd party is Vasanthan(Ajmal). His only aim is to bring some changes in the society and make the educated people to rule Tamilnadu.
During an election campaign, a bomb blast occurs. As the result of it, many people lose their life on the spot, which includes saro too. That bomb blast gains sympathy for the 3 rd party and they win the election and vasanthan becomes the Chief Minister.
But Ashwin suspects 3 persons behind the bomb blast and he badly want to take revenge on them as they have killed saro. The remaining story is all about how Ashwin find out the culprits and take revenge on them. With some twist and turns, the movie comes to an end.
(Note: As per the request of many people, I didn't reveal the entire story 🙂 )
Cast & Crew Analysis:
Jeeva played the male lead. OMG, what a powerful performance. Full credit goes to K.V.A for giving us new Jeeva. I am sure his character(press photographer) will stay in our heart forever. Karthiga played the female lead. Though this is her debut movie, she acted very well and her screen presence was good. Pia played the role of supporting actress. She acted very well and made the audience to laugh in the entire first half.
Ajmal played the role of innocent politician. And its a gr8 come back for him after Anjatheay. As usual prakash Raj and Kota Srinivasan acted very well. And it's a cake walk for them to act as baddies. I am not sure about the name of the cinematographer, But that guy did a gr8 job behind the camera. Be it song or fight, camera work was brilliant.
No words to describe Harris Jeyaraj's music and background score. It was perfect. Enamo Edho song will be played in all the T.V channels for the next 2 years. Antony did his part well and trimmed the movie as much as possible and made the movie to travel very fast.
Finally, few words about the captain of the Ship Mr K.V Anand. Full marks to him, for making script as the hero and get the best from all the actors/actress. Without K.V.A, a movie like Ko is not at all possible. And wishes to him for continuously giving 3 hits in a row.
General Analysis:
First half was fun-filled with some 3 songs and comedy. Second half was all about the main story and thrilling message filled climax. The movie ran for almost 2.45 hours, but I didn't feel the length of the movie. That shows the magic of K.V.A's screen play.
Kudos to K.V.A for bringing in stars like surya,karthi,Bharath,Jeyam Ravi,Siva,Tamanna, Manisha Koirala etc., in Aga Naga song and making them to shake their legs along with Jeeva. This is something new in tamil cinema. Had the effect of seeing celeb's mixed song which appeared in SRK's Om shanti Om.
This movie should have been released couple of months before the tamil nadu elections, then it should have made some ripples in the mind of well educated people 🙂
Ko is a perfect meaningful entertainer which can be seen by 6 years old kid to 90 years old adult. To put in one word, Go & C KO W/O Fail 🙂
Expected No of Days Of Successful Run: 100 Days
My Verdict: Super Hit


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'The Hunger Games' plays social mediaThis weekend's hot movie debut, "The Hunger Games," has all the makings of a Hollywood blockbuster--an A-list cast and a proven storyline. It's based on a best-selling book series in which the heroine has to fight to the death to provide food for her...
The Hunger Games has already sold out for 2500 show times across the country, largely because of the original books popularity but also because of the clever online marketing strategies, aim directly at audiences. In fact, they were 13 Facebook pages that Hunger Games launch in support of this film. To mere, the districts in the books. Besides Facebook, the campaign used social networks, like Twitter, YouTube, Tumblr, and even iPhone games, and ways never before seen for a film. These are engagement mechanisms, right? Run for Mayor, vote, rate, share stuff across many different ways. What that does is built a community in Facebook, or in Twitter. That's how campaign in essence goes viral. But does going viral translated the ticket sales? Social Media is really hard to measure in any industry. In the movie business, it's going to be specially hard. You can't survey every cinema goer into how did you come to decide to come see this. And experts says social media is double edge source. If you have a terrible movie of... That's not interesting, that's boring, the people won't wanna go see. Social media will just increase the attention to the bad aspects of it. Lionsgate is hoping The Hunger Games will satisfy audiencies, because this sequel is expected to hit theaters next year. In San Francisco, I'm Kara Tsuboi, CNET.com for CBS News.


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"It starts with us. It's been easy to blame other people for stuff like that and point the finger. But Black lives should matter to black" people, the Grammy Award winning rapper said.
Wale's comments came on the same day that three Black Lives Matter leaders visited the White House and met with President Obama's senior adviser Valerie Jarrett.
"I don't really care about trying to rally up people for the wrong reasons," the D.C. native said. "I want us to realize the power that we got within ourselves and to love ourselves more. This should really be the first objective as far as understanding the whole "black lives" thing.
"I don't think we love ourselves enough as much as we used to," Wale concluded.
Other black rappers like Kendrick Lamar have similarly dismissed Black Lives Matter. "When we don't have respect for ourselves, how do we expect them to respect us?" Lamar said in an interview with Billboard. "It starts from within. Don't start with just a rally, it don't start from looting—it starts from within."
A few months ago, rap mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs said, "We as a people don't have any respect for our own Black lives. If #BLACKLIVESMATTER SO AS A PEOPLE LETS PRACTICE WHAT WE PREACH!!!"
In July, Wale was invited to the White House to perform at the Reach Higher initiative event for First Lady Michelle Obama's 2015 Beating the Odds Summit aimed at celebrating college-bound students who overcame poverty and homelessness.
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CNN Commentator and pro-Hillary Super PAC Senior Adviser Paul Begala said that Joe Biden would be "enormously formidable" if he got into the race for president on Wednesday's broadcast of CNN's "New Day."
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He added, "I'm for Hillary all the way, and she's going to win, you watch. But I'm just saying it's going to be a tougher road than the early polls indicate. And the vice president, should he decide to get in, he'd be enormously formidable. This is the American presidency. We don't give it away, nor do we give away the Democratic nomination." Begala also praised Hillary for "not taking anything for granted" in her campaigning.
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I apologize for repeating an anecdote that I wrote about in an earlier blog post. But it is highly pertinent, so please forgive my transgression. My late brother was in the midst of his PhD in physics when he passed away. But during the many years he was studying physics, he was often asked how […]Read more
Civil liberty advocates are worried that a spate of ISIS attacks will bring a renewed push for more-intense government surveillance, and comments by CIA chief John Brennan won't make them feel any better. Following the downing of Flight 9268, last week's suicide bombings in Beirut, and Friday's Paris massacre, Brennan slammed the "hand-wringing" over government… […]Read more
If you use Tor the NSA might be spying on you Privacy and encryption have been two very hot topics for the last few years. The Tor browser can help protect your privacy while online, but it may come at the cost of being spied on by the NSA. Patrick Tucker reports for Defense One: […]Read more
Darren Hayes, a professor of computer science forensics at Pace University in New York, said one helpful move would be for Apple and Google to roll back their encryption to the level of a year ago to enable access to smartphones with a warrant or court order. "It worked very well, but Apple somewhere along […]Read more
NEW YORK (AP) – The deadly attacks in Paris may soon reopen the debate over whether – and how – tech companies should let governments bypass the data scrambling that shields everyday commerce and daily digital life. So far, there's no hard evidence that the Paris extremists relied on encrypted communications – essentially, encoded digital […]Read more
THE POST-PARIS ENCRYPTION DEBATE — If the Paris terrorist attacks stirred a moribund debate on mandating backdoors in encrypted communications, the bloodshed doesn't seem to have changed anyone's opinion. European officials have suggested the attackers used encrypted messaging apps to conceal their plotting but have yet to offer any evidence. Asked Monday whether the […]Read more
UK politicians are calling for surveillance laws to be fast-tracked and are joining their US comrades in blaming Edward Snowden for leaking intelligence practices and making it easier for Islamic State (Isis) to hide its operations from being detected prior to the Paris attacks. UK Chancellor George Osborne announced on 17 November that he would […]Read more
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There's no one else on Earth who's more familiar with the surveillance capabilities of governments, spy agencies and criminals who is also willing to discuss those capabilities. Edward Snowden's wide-ranging conversation with the Freedom of the Press Foundation's Micah Lee on operational security for normal people is a must-read for anyone who wants to be […]Read more
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Yup! That is right ladies and gents! I'm changing it up this week since for whatever reason my focus has been fixated on food all week long. I thought what batter way to further indulge than share some recipes that I've been oogling on Pinterest this week!
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The digital marketing world has changed drastically in recent years, Google's panda and penguin updates have a major role to play in it. This has changed how online marketing scenario and how sites and back links are created.
Back links are links which head back to your site, building this links helps to increase your sites search engine optimization. If you are still building old back linking techniques it time to look into some new techniques which can help your site's SEO.
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I have an existing program and wanting to use it for a leveraged mutual fund. At present the program takes the open and buys and sell + or - a number. When the program triggers a buy or sell for the day ...I would like to get an email at work and make the trade ... if it is setup to reverse ...which is the case most of the time ... I would close the position and reverse ... so for strategy performance test ...it would drop the existing position at close if trigger is hit and a reverse would be taken so the new position per a mutual fund will go in at tomorrows open. I would want to be able to email 3 people the trigger + or - for that day and when the trigger hits to buy or sell.
[LegacyColorValue = true];
Vars: Stopp(0), MP(0), MarketStrength(0), HalfRange(0), ProfitTarget(0), Date1(0);
Vars: OKPrint(TRUE),NxOpen(0);
{ New Profit Center System }
{ Print out Trades for Tomorrow relative to open}
if date=date1 then NxOpen=0 else NxOpen=NextOpen20;
if date=date1 then print(GetSymbolName +newline);
MP = MarketPosition;
if MarketPosition = 1 and MP[1] 1 then begin
Stopp = 3* Average(Range,80)[2];
ProfitTarget = 4 * Average(Range,80)[2];
if MarketPosition = -1 and MP[1] -1 then begin
Stopp = 3* Average(Range,80)[2];
ProfitTarget = 4 * Average(Range,80)[2];
{Counter-Trend Buy}
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'The Wall'
In theaters: May 12.
Rated: R for language throughout and some war violence.
Runtime: 1 hour, 25 minutes.
Stars (of four): ★★½
Striking in its simplicity of story, "The Wall" puts us in the ordeal of a U.S. soldier pinned down by an Iraqi sniper.
At the end of its not-quite-90-minute runtime, the psychological thriller leaves you wanting a bit more but nonetheless reasonably impressed.
Despite a few cracks, "The Wall" is sturdy.
That's not all that surprising considering it is directed by Doug Liman, who through the course of making solid mainstream releases "The Bourne Identity" (2002), "Mr. and Mrs. Smith" (2005) and, last but certainly not least, "Edge of Tomorrow" (2014), has proved to be a very talented filmmaker. That Liman directed "The Wall" is a bit surprising in that it's much smaller in scope than those other movies.
More surprising is "The Wall" is the inventiveness of first-time screenwriter Dwain Worrell, who through this basic story tries to say something more profound about the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.
Although there are three significant characters in "The Wall," only two — Aaron Taylor-Johnson's Sergeant Allen Isaac and John Cena's Staff Sergeant Shane Matthews — are truly seen. You may not get this from the movie's trailer, but Taylor-Johnson ("Nocturnal Animals," "Avengers: Age of Ultron") carries the acting load in "The Wall."
The film — set in late 2007, years after the administration of President George W. Bush declared "mission accomplished" in Iraq — begins with Isaac and Matthews dispatched to investigate a scene where civilian contractors were gunned down. By the looks of things, all eight people were gunned down in about 30 seconds. Isaac and Matthews disagree on the circumstances, Matthews believing they were "bushwhacked" by four or five "hajis," a pejorative term used by soldiers to describe Middle Easterners.
"Or he's a pro," counters Isaac, suggesting one sniper is responsible.
Although Isaac protests, Matthews insists on venturing from cover and walking down to the scene to investigate, leaving his partner behind to watch his back and communicate anything suspicious he may see. It isn't long before Matthews comes under fire and suffers a severe wound.
Isaac abandons his safe spot, but, in attempting to help Matthews, is shot, as well. While Matthews remains exposed lying on the ground in a wide-open area, Isaac takes cover behind a wall, a short, half-wrecked structure composed of different pieces and parts — bricks, stones, etc.
While Isaac has been shot in the knee, the sniper also has pierced his canteen and damaged his radio. As Matthews lies unmoving — is he unconscious or dead? — Isaac works to call for help with his damaged equipment.
A voice on the other end claims to be an American officer working to evacuate the two troopers. Despite the passable American accent he hears, Isaac soon doubts the instructions he's being given. He concludes, correctly, that his attacker is on the other end.
With the charade over, the two engage in a dialogue, feeling out each other and trying to push one another's buttons.
While there is a bit of a cat-and-mouse dynamic at play, Worrell is more interested in exploring two contrasting views of the involvement of Western forces in the Middle East. At times this is rather interesting, but at others it's less so.
Liman is deft behind the camera, through, and is the film's biggest asset. Just as Worrell's tale begins to stagnate — at about the 50-minute mark — Liman turns up the action and the drama and begins to point 'The Wall" toward its conclusion.
That climax, you can imagine at that point in "The Wall," could come in one of many forms. At the risk of saying too much, the actual ending of "The Wall" is likely to be more satisfying to some viewers than others.
Taylor-Johnson, who received a supporting-acting Academy Award nomination for "Nocturnal Animals," anchors "The Wall" with a fine performance, if one likely to fall short of an Oscar nod.
While Cena is believable as a soldier in relatively limited screen time, it is the voice work of Laith Nakli that is more important to the success of "The Wall." Nakli ("24: Legacy"), whose character will come to be called Juba, is compelling without being truly seen, his voice being enough of a presence for the drama to work.
And work "The Wall" does, if holding together at times only as well as the unstable structure for which the film is named.
'The Wall'
In theaters: May 12.
Rated: R for language throughout and some war violence.
Runtime: 1 hour, 25 minutes.
Stars (of four): 2.5.


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Documentary wedding photographers who shoot on both digital and analogue film.
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A small and friendly wedding styling company based in the Cotswolds. With a beautiful
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Paragon Design Firm is home to a 7,000sf showroom with selections for home design, interior and exterior. Our talented designers work with you on making selections for your new home, or remodel project.
We are an independent design showroom, showcasing some of the top name vendor brands. With a combined 20+ years of experience in the Residential Home Building Industry, our knowledge is vast, and our connections are strong.
We have just completed the first expansion of our, state-of-the-art 7,000 sq. ft. showroom catering to Home builders, Remodelers and Clients. Paragon is a relaxing environment that inspires design. All selections to design your new home or plan a remodel are here in one location. No more driving or sending your clients all over town. We have it all together and can present the full home package at the completion of our services.
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1, be sure to know the wind direction and big tree location and see if the working conditions is good after cutting off the tree
2, make sure that the area where lay the big tree is safety and ensure the worker's safety
3,there is a V-shape slot towards the direction of tree falling
4, meanwhile ,there is a cutting mouth in the back of V-shape slot and the height is higher than V-shape slot.
a,before the tree falling ,make sure that let the worker take care of the safety
b, make sure the V-shape slot , cutting mouth and direction of tree falling are corret at any time
c,must select good standing point and never stand on the log
d,must stand above the fallen tree and care about personal safety ,especially the log is laying hillside.
e,strictly follow manual request to prevent danger .


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A day in the life of a Mid-West Mom of soon to be young men! Trust me- I've always got "stuff" going on- After all, it's all in a Mom's day, right?
Tuesday, September 10, 2013
Tips For Conference Attendees Of Bloggy Conference 2013
I get it- we all want to look nice and present ourselves in a business like fashion. Most importantly dress the part and be yourself. Wear clothes that you feel comfortable in and smile! It is true, those first impressions can often be the last one- don't let that be you!
If you really, really want to carry around your laptop for the week-end by all means, go for it. Do I recommend it? No. A tablet is a little easier when it comes to taking notes and transporting from room to room. Pen and paper works every single time. I have never had pen and paper fail me. My tablet has died while taking notes- so a good rule of thumb for me is to have pen and paper on hand at all times.
Bloggy Conference attendees and families have the opportunity to experience Cedar Point while at the Conference. Thank you Cedar Point for hosting such a large group of people- you rock, period.
This will be my third time attending Bloggy Conference, and the connections I have made have been real throughout the past couple years. I have had the opportunity to collaborate with some top notch bloggers that I would have never met; had I not attended Bloggy Conference.
A huge thank you to the conference organizers of Bloggy Conference, as I know this is a huge undertaking. Your hard work and dedication will be appreciated by 100's of families this coming week-end.
Will you be attending Bloggy Conference? If so, I sure hope we share a smile or two and can collaborate on a project or two over the course of the next year. Oh yeah and one more thing Tweet With The Hashtag #BloggyCon13 to show your support of this fun conference. After All, It's All In a Mom's Day, Right?
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Hi Sara, look forward to catching up. Let's make a point to have some coffee and see if there is a possibility for collaboration in our future.ReplyDeleteReplies
Sounds like a plan to me!Delete
Can't wait to attend, and meet everyone!ReplyDeleteReplies
Excited to meet you!Delete
I'm excited to meet you, Sara! I'm looking forward to the weekend and I know the rest of my family is too.ReplyDelete
I'm excited to meet you, Sara! I'm looking forward to the weekend and I know the rest of my family is too.ReplyDeleteReplies
Looks to be a fun week-end. See you soon - in person!Delete
Great tips. Thank you. This is my first conference and I am uber excited it is at Cedar Point. It means I was able to turn it into a vacation - which my family desperately needed.ReplyDelete
I am excited to meet you (and everyone else) and hope you have a safe drive up.Replies
You will enjoy this conference, as it's a nice group of people- Not too big, not too small- just right!Delete


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Spectator selects a card and the magician takes a wallet from either his pocket, or which has been lying on the table all time. Stating that the selected card will be found in this wallet the magician opens it. Inside he does not find the card but finds a smaller wallet. After opening this smaller wallet the selected card is found inside.
Made of fine quality soft leather and special designed for this effect. Comes with written instructions and performance and instructions on DVD by Tom Mullica himself.


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Typhoon Koppu Made Landfall in the Philippines
Typhoon Koppu has made landfall in the northern part of the Philippines early Sunday; and the country's weather agency forecasts powerful winds that could last for three days.
Typhoon #Koppu has made landfall across the island of Luzon in the #Philippines with gusts more than 160mph. SKL pic.twitter.com/iRGYqm725o
— BBC Weather (@bbcweather) October 17, 2015
Roughly 6,500 residents were evacuated and moved to a safer location before the typhoon made landfall.
The eye of Typhoon Koppu struck at 215 kilometers to the northeast of Manila in a remote coastal town called Casiguran at 4AM on Sunday morning. The state weather service reported wind gusts of up to 210 kilometers an hour.
Locals are reporting downed power pylons and trees in the Aurora province. Power is also reported to be out in the Isabela province as well as the Aurora province.
Lots of tree debris around the hotel morning of #typhoon #Koppu #LandoPH in Maddela pic.twitter.com/HHBNTmSbzD
— James Reynolds (@EarthUncutTV) October 17, 2015
The Philippines Department of Education did announce the cancellation of classes in five different cities and provinces warning families to listen to evacuation orders and have emergency kits ready.
The Storm May Linger For Days
Officials fear that Typhoon Koppu could linger on the main island of Luzon for days. This island being home to nearly half of the 100 million people living in the country.
While the eye of Typhoon Koppu is not going to hit Manila, the capital, southern regions are being warned to be prepared for strong winds and possible wind damage.
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Whether or not your children were able to make it to Sunday school, you can still engage them in this week's story. Please read the summary, look up the story online, in your bible, or a children's bible, and begin the discussion. Increasing your child's biblical knowledge will be foundational in their faith development. What a gift to provide a child. Adults also reap the benefit of digging in deeper to these stories.
In Sunday School this week, your children learned the Parable of the Sower. In it, the Sower spreads their seeds on many different soils. Those seeds that landed on rocks, or among thorns, or were eaten by birds, did not grow. Only those seeds sown in the good earth were able to push their roots into the ground and grow to be harvested.


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May 12, 2015
JLL's Los Angeles presence recently got bigger. The Chicago-based commercial real estate services firm, which has the second highest revenue of any in that arena purchased Wilson Retail Group.
Wilson, which specializes in grocery-anchored shopping centers, is leasing nine million square feet in the area, which comprises 75 assets. The firm is also marketing $125 million in centers.
Founder Chris Wilson said that he does not expect and layoffs after he, president Scott Burns and their 13 employees are merged into the JLL banner. Instead, he sees JLL actually making more retail hires.
Wilson is now executive vice president and Southwest brokerage lead of JLL's retail operations, while Burns is now executive vice president and retail brokerage lead of JLL's Los Angeles operations.
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Through THERMAL SUB-METERING building owners and property managers can track where and how heating and cooling energy is being used in their facilities and take control to reduce energy consumption or allocate costs accordingly to realize energy and cost savings.
This can be achieved in a number of ways including:
Measurement and Verification:Using Thermal Sub-Metering building owners and property managers can quantify energy and cost savings achieved from energy efficiency measures using logged before and after baseline heating and cooling energy usage data. Permanent metering will also provide an ongoing solution that will identify deviations from the new baseline that can be easily flagged and addressed to keep energy costs under control.
Intra-Utility Billing is possible using Renteknik's revenue grade Thermal Sub-Metering Solutions. By having the ability to identify energy usage for heat and/or cooling by sub-units, building owners and/or property managers have the ability to bill tenants or occupants on an individual basis.


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Back to Montmirail, the French are strongly engaged across the entire front, and looking a bit brittle as the Old Guard have taken a pounding by the Prussian grand battery. Just as the Hanoverians are moving on the right flank where there is not much to stop them, the young guard have shown up.
The villages and towns are worth VP's, and the Prussians still hold the edge here.
End of French turn 5 (I think).
The young guard in the bottom of the pic are advancing aggressively towards the central town to contest it.
Meanwhile Richards command on the left flank are awaiting a clash with the Prussians. The old guard towards the centre are a spent force, and the troops that aren't close to the artillery start falling back (voluntarily) while the closer move up to threaten both the village and remaining artillery units.
On the right Nansouty's cav corp sits tight, positioning the lancers to hit the Hanoverians artillery, while waiting for a section of the young guard to come assist on this flank.
Austrian turn 6.
The hanoverian artillery dissappears with a poor attrition role after damaging the lancers. The infantry not stuck in square continue to advance to take the village. Only a lone light horse unit offers any resistance.
On picture are the young guard marching to the rescue.
Artillery manages to destroy another base of old guard. Bob manages to double up his lines between the forest and the village, but little movement occurs on this side.
French 6. We barely take the photo before the Austrian commander is advancing his troops.
Richard has advanced on the left. The old guard were forced to withdraw a move due to a poor divisional morale check (holding, falling back, and routing are the bad possibilities).
Over on the Right flank Nansouty has little command points to work with, and manages to turn his lancers to threaten the flank of the advancing hanoverians.
The young guard can now be clearly seen advancing in two prongs. One to contest the central town, and the other to face the Hanoverians.
Command ranges will eventually become an issue if this plan is pursued. Also, fighting for the town will is often bloody for the attacker. Eventually we came to the realization that the central Prussian division was getting brittle and might be encouraged to retreat if we could destroy non garrison units.
The artillery from the old guard is sitting just out of range of the prussian grand battery. In fact, the prussians artillery has no targets at this point (and a field of corpses in front of them). The temptation to get them back into action will end up creating difficulties at inopportune times.
French 7. I missed a picture on the right flank. The Hanoverians form a square on their long flank, denying the lancers. The infantry on this side of the village un-square to threaten the lancers. The infantry close to the lower right village finally contact, and take, the village.
In exchange, Nansouty rolls excellent command and surges forward his heavy cav and light cav to hunt the depleted prussian cavalry command hiding in the back. The lancers spin to face the un-square infantry, but can do no more.
The hussars holding back the horde of range advance slightly to threaten as the young guard continue their march to engage.
A better picture of the nonsense developing with Nansouty and the gap between squares.
Obviously I thought this interesting enough to catch multiple angles of the same thing.
I note now that the hussars towards the middle bottom are a strength 2 which means they probably engaged and drove back an infantry unit.
Austrian 8. Bob (on the Prussian far right/ picture left) rolls poorly and can only advance his guns. He is unwilling to engage his infantry piecemeal during a poor command turn.
The centre prussians advance two guns. This brings them into range of the
The french cannon manages to pick off the deplete cannon of Bobs command. Richard split his infantry to help prevent a flank, althought the 2:1 and 4:1 odds look grim.
The old guard have shuffled over to help secure the village. It's getting late and we need to confirm our hold on some VP's.
The lost cannon is a huge boon to the french as a morale check forces all the prussians on this flank to withdraw a move drastically reducing the pressure on Richards command.
Nansouty is aggressively chasing the Prussian cav unit. The back is wide open, and functionally the line of retreat for the Prussians is now cut.
With the realization that divisions can evaporate with poor morale checks we are not hunting for breaks and VP.
The horse artillery which had been doing little now starts sniping at the infantry squares. I forgot they got a bonus to do so. One square disappears opening a gap in the overlapping squares immediately in front of the heavy dragoons.
The centre of the prussian line is suddenly looking ripe for some blood letting. The prussians pivot an infantry unit to force the cav to choose whether to wheel left or right.
French 9.
The cav vs cav fight finally re-engages. This will result in the complete destruction of the Prussian horse. It was a calculated gamble by Ian. If he held he had the opportunity to outflank and double team my heavy cav. With the loss he vaporized.
The other horse are mostly repositioning and unable to do much.
Meanwhile the young guard got stuck in vs the Hanoverians and evict them from the village. This would force a divisional morale check, which was botched and started a full collapse on this flank (taking the next two turns).
The old guard cannons are coming up hot and strike down another advancing prussian artillery unit. Again this would force a morale check, which Ian handily made (he made all his morale checks I believe).
Richard continues to hold fast, holding this breath that the Prussians collapse before they engage his enthusiastic, but meagre conscripts.
Austrian 10. Bobs command is closing in for the kill at the bottom. At last all this troops are lined up to go in hard.
The centre is almost abandoned as the weight of forces shift left and right.
This is going to be ugly for the french next allied turn.
French turn 10. At the end of 5 hours we agree that light is fading fast. Let's look at the final turn developments.
On the left flank, as above, Richard and the old guard hold fast. It'd be bloody but likely the Prussians would carry the village.
In the centre, Nansouty, lines up some cavalry pain on the infantry. The prussians still hold the centre village, but due to horse artillery losses they face a morale check. Ian fails this one and will have to fall back. We counted this as abandoned centre town so no one benefitted from VP.
Doug failed his Hanoverian divisional morale and withdraws. Nansouty manages to destroy another unit with the lancers.
Doug fails ANOTHER morale check (post final turn) and the Hanoverians rout completely.
The chase begins for the cav, although fading light will save most of the poor foot troopers.
VP wise we had 1 village owned by the prussians (2vp), 2 by the french (4vp), and 2 unoccupied. 2 prussian commands had routed/disappeared (2vp), while 3 old guard units were destroyed (-3vp).
Final score: Austrian 2vp vs 3vp French. A tightly fought game that was a delight to play. The scenario was well set up and surprising to at least a few of us.
I think the final vp score doesn't quite reflect the huge swing that's about to happen, or the problems with the prussian withdrawal......but time ran out, as it often does. On the other hand if our last player
As noted in part 2, the effect of cavalry on the squares prompted a big discussion. With ever game the rules are tweaked slightly, so I suspect something may happen with this. On the other hand the obvious issue was overstrength cav units, so perhaps the take home message is really don't make them overstrength.
Again (as always) maximum thanks to Doug for organizing and hosting with his amazing collection of figs.


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These works will improve the functionality, safety and appearance of Bayfield Street, Rosny Park, through the improvement of landscaping and public facilities.
The project will be conducted in three stages.
Stage one is between Bligh Street and Winkleigh Place. A large portion of works will be conducted after hours. Council apologises for any inconvenience these works may cause and seeks the co-operation of motorists and pedestrians in exercising caution and observing signs when in the area.
Stage two and three will commence in the new year with the installation of new traffic lights at the Bayfield Street/Winkleigh Place intersection and the continuation of the streetscape to Cambridge Road. Further details on these two stages will be issued out closer to the time of works commencing.
Clarence City Council
38 Bligh Street (PO Box 96)
Rosny Park, Tasmania 7018
Telephone:(03) 62 17 9500
Page URL: http://www.ccc.tas.gov.au/page.aspx?u=1969&c=15254
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