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article is part of a series of articles that resulted from my time preaching
through the book of Genesis. The commentary on the passage is my own, resulting
from hours of research and exegetical study. It is my intent to draw a biblical
theology chapter by chapter through the book of Genesis that places the events
of the narratives into the broad picture of the entire Bible, demonstrating the
progressiveness of theology and the sufficiency of every Word of Scripture. It
is my prayer that these articles are helpful to those seeking a better
understanding of the book of Genesis and of the Bible as a whole. The sermon
series and other resources can be found at www.fbcroxana.com.
The household of Israel had been
called out of the Promised Land of Canaan to Egypt by God through Joseph. There
was no contingent of people left in the land. There was no livestock. Every
member and part of Jacob's household had moved to Egypt. All of this was
according to God's word to Abraham that his descendants would live in a
different country (and be enslaved in that country) until the time of the
Amorite was complete. Now these things were happening, and the household of
Israel was settling in for a long wait. It would be more than four centuries
before they returned to the land which God had promised them.
During this time, the household of
Israel would turn into a great nation. So Jacob called Joseph, his favored son,
in order to bless him with the double portion of the inheritance. This was the
portion normally accorded the firstborn. While Joseph was indeed the firstborn
of Jacob's favored wife, Rachel, he was not the firstborn of the house of
1 Now it came about after these things
that Joseph was told, "Behold, your father is sick." So he took his two sons
Manasseh and Ephraim with him. 2 When it was told to Jacob, "Behold,
your son Joseph has come to you," Israel collected his strength and sat up in
the bed. 3 Then Jacob said to Joseph, "God Almighty appeared to me
at Luz in the land of Canaan and blessed me, 4 and He said to me,
'Behold, I will make you fruitful and numerous, and I will make you a company
of peoples, and will give this land to your descendants after you for an
everlasting possession.'
Jacob remembered the words of God
which had been spoken to him many years beforehand. He had held onto these
promises, knowing that if God was truly God Almighty, He would fulfill them.
These promises that God gave to Jacob were the promises of the Abrahamic
Covenant. In part, the Abrahamic Covenant was God's covenant with Himself to
give Abraham and his descendants the land of Canaan for an everlasting
possession. Now Jacob had become a numerous household which would soon turn
into a large nation.
5 Now your two sons, who were born to
you in the land of Egypt before I came to you in Egypt, are mine; Ephraim and
Manasseh shall be mine, as Reuben and Simeon are. 6 But your
offspring that have been born after them shall be yours; they shall be called
by the names of their brothers in their inheritance. 7 Now as for
me, when I came from Paddan, Rachel died, to my sorrow, in the land of Canaan
on the journey, when there was still some distance to go to Ephrath; and I
buried her there on the way to Ephrath (that is, Bethlehem)."
In this way, Jacob honored Rachel's
memory: he gave Joseph the double portion of the inheritance. This double
portion is what would go to the firstborn. As his dearly-beloved wife, who was
not buried in the family's burial cave at Machpelah, he wished to honor her
firstborn son with the inheritance. In order to do this, he counted Ephraim and
Manasseh as his own sons. However, neither Ephraim nor Manasseh would father
kings of Israel. That honor would go to the eldest qualified son of Leah.
So Joseph and Jacob enter into the
formal ritual of the inheritance blessing:
8 When Israel saw Joseph's sons, he
said, "Who are these?" 9 Joseph said to his father, "They are my
sons, whom God has given me here." So he said, "Bring them to me, please, that
I may bless them." 10 Now the eyes of Israel were so dim from age
that he could not see. Then Joseph brought them close to him, and he kissed
them and embraced them. 11 Israel said to Joseph, "I never expected
to see your face, and behold, God has let me see your children as well." 12
Then Joseph took them from his knees, and bowed with his face to the ground. 13
Joseph took them both, Ephraim with his right hand toward Israel's left, and Manasseh
with his left hand toward Israel's right, and brought them close to him. 14
But Israel stretched out his right hand and laid it on the head of Ephraim, who
was the younger, and his left hand on Manasseh's head, crossing his hands,
although Manasseh was the firstborn.
Unlike his father, Isaac, Jacob was
willing to be obedient to the leading of God in blessing the secondborn son of
Joseph over the firstborn. He gave his blessing to Joseph by blessing his
15 He blessed Joseph, and said,
"The God before whom my fathers
Abraham and Isaac walked,
The God who has been my shepherd all
my life to this day,
16 The angel who has redeemed me from
all evil,
Bless the lads;
And may my name live on in them,
And the names of my fathers Abraham
and Isaac;
And may they grow into a multitude in
the midst of the earth."
How Jacob's knowledge of God has
increased since he met Him at Bethel on his way to Paddan-aram! Now he knows
him not only as the God of his fathers, but as his very own shepherd who has redeemed
him from all evil. He prays to God to bless the boys and their ancestors by
making them into a large multitude in the earth. In other words, Jacob was
asking God that the Abrahamic Covenant would be fulfilled through them.
17 When Joseph saw that his father laid
his right hand on Ephraim's head, it displeased him; and he grasped his
father's hand to remove it from Ephraim's head to Manasseh's head. 18
Joseph said to his father, "Not so, my father, for this one is the firstborn.
Place your right hand on his head." 19 But his father refused and
said, "I know, my son, I know; he also will become a people and he also will be
great. However, his younger brother shall be greater than he, and his
descendants shall become a multitude of nations."
20 He blessed them that day, saying,
"By you Israel will pronounce
blessing, saying,
'May God make you like Ephraim and
Just as Jacob had predicted, Ephraim
became a very large people. Both Ephraim and Manasseh would become so large
that Jacob said that they would be the standard of enlargement.
Thus he put Ephraim before Manasseh. 21
Then Israel said to Joseph, "Behold, I am about to die, but God will be with
you, and bring you back to the land of your fathers. 22 I give you
one portion more than your brothers, which I took from the hand of the Amorite
with my sword and my bow."
Here, Jacob clearly told Joseph that
he was giving him the double portion of the inheritance. It is clear that he
was thinking not only in terms of splitting his wealth among his twelve sons,
but the land that God had promised him. Jacob looked forward to the time that
his descendants would leave Egypt (when the iniquity of the Amorite was
completed) and conquer the land with sword and bow. Jacob also foretold that the
land would be split between the tribes named after his sons, and by his
adoption of Joseph's sons he secured two portions of land for Joseph.
Jacob matured in his faith in God
over the years of his sojourning in the land. He believed the promises, and
knew that God would surely fulfill them. It seems that he remembered that God
had told Abraham that his descendants would go into a foreign land for four
hundred years until the time of the Amorite was complete (Gen 15:16). Thus, he
was not surprised that his family had been moved completely out of the land of
Canaan. And he understood that his descendants would grow large and mighty in
order to conquer the Amorites and inhabit the land of Canaan, just as God had
promised him and Abraham and Isaac before him.
So we can trust God to fulfill
everything that He has said. Though He delays, we continue to faithfully watch
and wait. One day, our Savior will appear from heaven and catch us up to Him.
On that day, we will begin to see the final fulfillment of everything that God
has spoken. The Abrahamic covenant will be brought to pass in its entirety, as
well as the other covenant promises of Scripture. Everything God has determined
to do will be done. Sin will be vanquished. The curse will be lifted. Christ
will reign forever over the earth.


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This song is from a forthcoming tape release on Cuckoo Clock Records (from Vancouver) called Famous For How He Look At The Moon. It's named after the initiation ritual of the now-extinct Gnostic Christian sect the Cathars. I've been kind of obsessed with gnosticism over the past couple years.

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text: Olga Konkova: Return Journey Artikkelnr.: LOS 106-2 Losen Records - Audiofil CD NOK199,00 inkl. mva. På lager: 1 stk. Antall Kjøp Ønskeliste Del dette Produktinfo Plateinformasjon Sanger Losen Records Artists Olga Konkova solo piano All music composed by Olga Konkova CD INFO CD: LOS 106-2EAN: 7090025831065 Recorded and mixed March 2011 by Espen Amundsen at Pettersens Kolonial LydstudioMastered by Hein-Ivan Mikkelsen at MediabodenProduced by Olga KonkovaFront cover photo Finn Aasum Olga Konkova was born in Moscow 1969. She started her music education in her hometown and later at Berklee in Boston. She moved to Oslo in 1994. Her fi rst CD release is "Flow" 1997, on The Norwegian Curling Legs label. Then she had three releases in a row on The English Candid label: "Her Point Of View" 1991, Northern Crossing" 2001, "Some Things From Home" 2001. Together with Per Mathisen she released "Unbound" in 2006, on The Austrian Alessa label. In 2009, she released a CD with solo piano improvisations with music inspired by Joni Mitchell on The Swedish Caprice label.In 2010 we had the pleasure of releasing her fi rst CD on Losen Records, "My Voice". This CD received fantastic good reviews and several reviewers had it the best jazz release in Norway 2010. RETURN JOURNEY Artist Olga Konkova Tittel Return Journey Sjanger Jazz Mastret av Hein-Ivan Mikkelsen at Mediaboden Format CD Antall plater 1 Lydkvalitet Audiofil Plateselskap Losen Records Utgivelsesdato 2011 Platenummer LOS 106-2 Spilletid 58:05 Diverse Innspilt Mars 2011, Pettersens Kolonial Lydstudio Opplag RETURN JOURNEY Nr TITTEL TID 01 Preface: Long Road 5:50 02 In A Country, Far Away 3:58 03 At My Request 5:21 04 My Heroes 4:39 05 Way Back When 3:57 06 Wither Are You Bound? 3:01 07 The Collective Inconsiousness 4:22 08 Bright & Shiny 5:25 09 Return Journey 4:45 10 Seen From The Past 5:18 11 Divine 3:37 12 Lost And Not Found 2:38 13 Epilogue: The Tale Has Been Told 5:14


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Here are the Top Dozen Oil & Gas stories for March 16, 2018, taken directly from the @GDBlackmon Twitter Feed:
When reality displaces hype.: On bleak day, pipeline operators say tax policy is no big deal via @markets
Something is always weighing.: Oil prices set for weekly drop as concerns about rising supply weigh
Because that worked so darn well for British Petroleum.: One of Europe's biggest oil companies is taking 'oil' out of its name via @CNNMoney
Finally overcoming the Clinton effect.: Libya revives production, exports via @HoustonChron
Good stuff here.: 3 Natural Gas Charts To End Winter 2018 via @forbes
Yeah, that's the ticket!: Ash from dinosaur-era volcanoes linked with shale oil, gas via @physorg_com
Because crude will find a way.: Canadian crude is finding a new way to Asia without a pipeline via @business
Looks like a combination of both.: Was this oil giant smart or just lucky? via @BW
Because the voters in Mexico are about to do something really stupid again.: Why the Texas energy industry is watching Mexico's election
Thank you, Captain Obvious.: Gas pipeline systems must be safe via @dentonrc
Good question.: DOE Wants to Fund 'Small Modular Coal Plants.' What Does That Mean? via @greentechmedia
No worries – Elon Musk will just demand more subsidies.: Why Tesla has little wiggle room in 2018: It is under pressure to meet a twice-delayed production target for Model 3s via @WSJ
That's all for today. Check back in tomorrow for another dozen Things You Need To Know In Oil And Gas Today.


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Survey Number
Survey Title
Survey on State of New Business Start-ups, 2000
Japan Finance Corporation Research Institute
Restriction of Use
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Only available for research.
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Since 1969, the Research Institute of National Life Finance Corporation has conducted surveys from various viewpoints in order to investigate how new start-ups are actually doing. The Institute has been publishing "White Paper on New Start-ups," which contains the results of the surveys, annually since 1991. The survey of real estate renting business has been excluded since this year, and all chronological data have been re-produced excluding real estate renting business.
Data Type
quantitative research quantitative research: micro data
New start-ups
Unit of Observation
Sample Size
A sample of 10,086 of which 2,148 (21.3%) returned valid responses.
Date of Collection
2000-07-01 ~ 2000-07-01
Time Period
2000 ~ 2000
Spatial Unit
Japan Throughout Japan
Sampling Procedure
Non-probability: Availability A total of 10,086 companies which were, among others the NLFC financed between April and September, 1999, either less than one year old or before opening at the time of financing.
Mode of Data Collection
Self-administered questionnaire: Paper Self-administered questionnaires were distributed, and collected by mail.
NLFC Research Institute
Sponsors (Funds)
Related Publications (by the Investigator)
NLFC Research Institute (December 2000) "Survey on State of New Business Start-ups, anketo kekka no gaiyou: 2000 nendo" Kokumin Seikatsu Kinyu Koko Report ("The Abstract of the Results of the Survey of New Start-ups" Year 2000" Report of the NLFC Research Institute).
Related Publications (based on Secondary Analysis)
List of related publications (based on Secondary Analysis)
Major Survey Items
(1) Company outline : type of industry, contents and feature of enterprises, industrial field, a management form (at the time of commencement of business - present), existence of franchise chain affiliation, a place-of-business installation place, use situation of the Internet and an E-mail.
(2) Manager: sex, the last school education, existence of experience of the enterprise management to commencement of business, and the number of offices worked for, existence of flotation experience and years of experience, occupation just before the commencement of business (the number of employees, whether listed on the big board or not, job description), time of unemployment, unemployment form, relation of unemployment and restructuring.
(3) Circumstances of commencement of business: time of commencement-of-business years, commencement-of-business preparation start age, age at the time of commencement-of-business, age which aimed at the entrepreneur first, occupation of the parents at the time of his/her teens, process and the commencement-of-business motive, reason decided to be the present enterprise, the most serious consideration matter which is in charge of commencement of business, thing which became a fair wind in commencement of business, use situation of a private sector support organization and contents which were helpful, participating situation of an entrepreneur seminar and the results.
(4) Commencement-of-business expense: commencement-of-business expense, financing.
(5) Employees: number of employees and temporary employees at the time of commencement of business and present, employees' course of job getting, device on the management for an employee's morale upsurge.
(6) The situation after commencement of business: present monthly turnover, target yearly turnover at the time of commencement of business, income-and-outgo situation, point of suffering troubles now, degree of satisfaction to the situation of the present enterprise, future enterprise deployment intention (enterprise scale, stock public presentation), official support system which wants to be substantial for new start-ups.
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Political campaigns have a fairly familiar rhythm: speak to the issues the people care about, and you rally those people to your side. If you're lucky, like Bernie Sanders, the positions that attract crowds now are the positions you've always held. If you're not that lucky, you've got to find a way to "evolve" to the positions that excite the people, at least if you want to win.
When a democracy is working, this dynamic is just fine. It's what produces change in government; it's what drives people to participate.
But what happens when a democracy stops working? What happens when there's no connection between what the people want and what the government actually does? Does that change the ideal strategy for a campaign?
Because that's the place we are in right now. People have strong desires for our government to act. But our government does not act in response to those desires.
We've entered the age of the "veto-ocracy," as political scientist Francis Fukuyama describes it, when small numbers of concentrated interests have the power to block change.
Eighty-nine percent of Americans (including 84 percent of gun owners) supported new background checks after 27 people (including 20 children) were murdered at Sandy Hook. Congress did nothing.
For more than a decade, the vast majority of Americans have believed that climate change is happening. Congress has done nothing.
Americans overwhelmingly supported Obamacare as originally promised—with a public option. But even with a majority in both houses of Congress, the administration had to cave to the insurance interests that threatened to spend millions to defeat Democrats. Again and again, there is "what the people want" and "what our government does." Those two "what's" are not the same.
These, of course, are just anecdotes. But the data supports what these examples suggest. As Martin Gilens and Ben Page have shown, in perhaps the largest empirical study of the actual decisions by our government in the history of political science,
When the preferences of economic elites and the stands of organized interest groups are controlled for, the preferences of the average American appear to have only a minuscule, near-zero, statistically non-significant impact upon public policy.
Not so with the "economic elite": Their data show a strong relation between the preferences of the elite and what our government does. Not so with organized interest groups: Again, their data show a strong relation between their preferences and what our government does. But between the average voter and our government, there is no "statistically significant impact on public policy."
In a democracy, this fact ought to matter. It ought to be noticed by more than political scientists. But there's an obvious reason why the politicians can't press this critical fact: It negates the rhythm of a campaign.
Campaigns are about "yes we can." Actually, you know, we can't, at least until we fix this broken democracy doesn't fit the ordinary stump speech. However true it may be, politicians can't talk about it. Because if they talk about it, they won't win.
This was the thought I came back to again and again as I listened to the extraordinary speeches of Hillary Clinton, Martin O'Malley, and Bernie Sanders this weekend at the New Hampshire Democratic Convention. (Lincoln Chaffee spoke too, but his speech was more about him than about the issues.)
Again and again, the candidates spoke to the issues that they knew would rally the troops. Clinton promised to close the "loophole" that lets some of the richest Americans (hedge fund managers) pay among the lowest income tax rates. She promised to pass a pay equity act, and raise the minimum wage. O'Malley had 15 issues that he said he had identified as the "priorities" of his campaign—everything from renewable energy to expanding Social Security. And Bernie Sanders electrified the audience with a litany of changes that he promised his "revolution" would deliver—everything from breaking up the banks to a single-payer health-care system.
But of course, these promises are just fantasies in the vetocracy of America today. Hedge fund managers don't fear their taxes will go up, because they know the politicians depend upon their campaign contributions more. (One friend recounts an event at which the president joked—or at least one can only hope—with the hedge fund managers who were there that they should support him because he hadn't raised their taxes.) No president is going to "take on the banks" so long as finance is among the largest contributors to congressional campaigns. The point isn't partisan. It's structural. It's about how this representative democracy does not represent America, and won't until it's changed.
Don't get me wrong. The policies pressed by the leading Democratic candidates are critical. I support almost every one of them. But it's because I think they are so critical that I believe we have to confront honestly and openly what makes achieving them now not possible.
We have to have the courage to trust that the American people will understand the crisis of governance that we're in—if we explain it. We have to be willing to risk speaking the truth, if indeed we care to achieve any of the important changes these candidates press. And once that truth is spoken, we need candidates willing to show how they will fix this democracy not someday, but on Day One. Because experience has shown us that "someday" in Washington speak always means "never."
One might imagine a skeptical press would raise these questions to these candidates. I know that when I have pressed a solution in my own campaign, the press has been quick to be skeptical about whether such a reform could be passed. But why is skepticism the rule for reform proposals, while playing-along-with-the-fantasy is the rule for these populist promises? Is changing the way campaigns are funded really any less likely than Congress enacting a single-payer health-care system?
The game of politics is winning. I get it. But there are times when a democracy requires more than just winning. It requires leadership to win in a way that makes governing possible. We don't have that leadership. Yet.


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I've bought a dress and I love the top part - It's got sequins and kimono sleeves though I feel the bottom is like a sack and I'd like it to have a bit more va va voom! More mermaid style with tuille to make my body more womanly I have a dress maker but not sure she understands where I'm coming from. Happy for her to continue if we can come up with a more exciting her to follow. Can anyone help with jazzing up my dress to make it more theatrical?
I'm looking for a videographer to create a cinematic wedding video. I'm not sure if I need any special effects or post-production work, but I would like the final video to be more than 30 minutes long. The videographer should have experience in shooting weddings and ski videos. If the videography can provide any creative styling (e.g. drone footage, etc.), that is a bonus. The ideal videographer should be organized, easy to work with, and have access to necessary equipment.


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Lexie Barnes, one of my favourite bag designers, has released her new collection of bags - the Candy Collection! Three bright patterened fabrics are the hallmark of this collection.
She didn't do any laptop bags this time :( but she does have a new clutch - the Libby - which is perfect for an iPad, Kindle, Kobo or other tablet.
I really love that blue fabric - great colours all of them, perfect for spring.


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MIDUS (Midlife in the U.S.) is a national sample of continental U.S. residents, aged 25 to 74, who were first interviewed in 1995-96. The original study was conceived by a multidisciplinary team of investigators interested in the influence of psychological and social factors on health, broadly defined, as people age from early adulthood to later life. MIDUS is a collaborative, interdisciplinary investigation of patterns, predictors, and consequences of midlife development in the areas of physical health, psychological well-being, and social responsibility. The scientific scope of the study was extended by adding comprehensive biological assessments on a subsample of respondents. In its longitudinal extension, MIDUS thus became a forum for investigating health as an integrative process, which involved combining the behavioral and social sciences together with bio-medically oriented research.


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If pastry chefs ever needed an excuse to use edible glitter, food dye, moulds, and imagination Christmas has to be it.
After all, where would we be without edible snowmen, Christmas trees and baubles to add a sweet touch to our festivities?
With that in mind, we've rounded up some of the festive works of art from some of the best pastry chefs in the world. Taking a quick peek at their respective Instagram accounts to see how they've conjured up Christmas out of sugar this year.
From Italy to France and Mexico to Singapore, here's a selection of some of the creations of some of the best pastry chefs around the world this year.
1. Ernst Knam, Italy
A post shared by Ernst Knam (@ernstknam) on Dec 9, 2018 at 9:04am PST
The German pastry chef who made a name for himself in Milan has been keeping Italians happy with his fine baking and chocolate skills both on and off screen, ever since he first set up shop over 20 years ago.
2. Janice Wong, Singapore
A post shared by Janice Wong (@janicewong2am) on Nov 26, 2018 at 5:51pm PST
Chef Janice Wong from 2am:dessertbar in Singapore honed her trade under some of the world's best chefs including Thomas Keller, Grant Achatz and French pastry chef Pierre Hermé. She has also twice won Asia's Best Pastry Chef.
3. Jordi Roca, Spain
A post shared by Jordi Roca (@jordirocasan) on Nov 15, 2018 at 3:14pm PST
The youngest sibling of the endlessly creative trio of brothers running twice ranked the No.1 restaurant in the world, El Celler de Can Roca. The characteristically playful pastry chef Jordi Roca has also starred in the dessert series of Chef's Table.
4. Cedric Grolet, France
Cédric Grolet, pastry chef at Paris' Le Meurice and Best Pastry Chef in the World has come up with a creative riff on a French classic. The yule log with brown foam, crisps, cream, roasted chestnut biscuit and hazelnut praline, all raised by a lemon gel is a modest break from his fruit inspired creations.
5. Dominique Ansel, USA
A post shared by Dominique Ansel Bakery London (@dominiqueansellondon) on Dec 11, 2018 at 6:44am PST
The US mastermind behind the groundbreaking cronut has become a household name. Dominique Ansel is celebrating this festive season with a Bûches de Noël (Yule log cakes) in three flavours. Double Chocolate (with flourless chocolate cake and chocolate mousse; it's gluten-free too), Chestnut (with almond cake, chestnut cream, and candied chestnuts from France); and Banoffee (with caramelized bananas and a soft vanilla almond cake).
6. Ignio Massari, Italy
A post shared by Iginio Massari (@iginio.massari) on Dec 14, 2018 at 2:08am PST
The Italian pastry chef, with two pastry shops, numerous TV appearances and more accolades than can fit on a chef's jacket, over 300 at the last count. Come Christmas time he's also on the no.1 hit list for panettone!
7. Pierre Herme, France
A post shared by Maison Pierre Hermé Paris (@pierrehermeofficial) on Dec 4, 2018 at 3:19am PST
The French master of macarons, Pierre Hermé, has chosen his Christmas theme in the sacred union of dark chocolate and toasted Piedmont hazelnuts to create the very first yule log that can be shipped anywhere in France. Lucky French!
8. Olga Noskovaa, Russia
A post shared by Olga Noskova ?? (@olganoskovaa) on Dec 13, 2018 at 5:07am PST
Olga Noskovaa, the Russian pastry chef, is taking a reflective approach to the festive season with her signature mirror cakes that have seen her obtain an enormous following on Instagram.


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Cambodia is inching closer to lifting a self-imposed ban on inter-country adoptions and believes its efforts to reform will soon meet preconditions for restarting the adoption process with countries that outlawed the practice in response to numerous high-profile child trafficking scandals, the government said Tuesday.
In 2011, the government bowed to international pressure by banning foreigners from adopting Cambodian children amid reports of corruption, child trafficking and non-orphans being sold to orphanages.
On Tuesday, the Ministry of Social Affairs said in a statement that a series of reforms had equipped it to properly implement the Adoption Law it enacted in 2009, as well as the Hague Adoption Convention signed two years earlier.
"[The ministry] has now opened for duly registered Adoption Agencies in partner countries to apply…for authorization for them to operate inter-country adoption in the Kingdom of Cambodia," the statement says, adding that the first steps toward an open adoption system would be tentative.
"Cambodia will start…with a small number of children with special needs and this process will start only after all local adoption options are exhausted," it says.
In late 2013, the government jumped the gun when an announcement that it was to end its moratorium largely failed to change the position of foreign countries. Only Italy was appeased by the reforms, but both Italy and Cambodia eventually backed away from the resumption.
But according to Roeun Rithyroath, deputy director-general of the Ministry of Social Affairs' inter-country adoption authority, Italy is already back on board.
"Italy is the first country that signed an agreement with Cambodia at the end of 2014…and their adoption authority is coming to Cambodia in April for further discussions," he said, adding that other countries could also be confident that problems such as corruption had been fixed, as prospective foreign adopters now needed to pay a flat $5,000 fee per child.
"We banned child adoption so we had better legal regulations. We wanted to stop a culture of money under the table—'tea money'—and find good parents," Mr. Rithyroath said. "We will find the real orphans."
While the government is confident that new safeguards will protect the adoption process from abuse, the cautious tone of the Social Affairs Ministry's statement anticipated more muted responses than Italy's.
"Much work remains to be done," said Denise Shepherd-Johnson, chief of communications for Unicef Cambodia.
She added that Unicef would continue to work with the government to prioritize reuniting children in orphanages with their biological families, and to ensure that the interests of each child are assessed before adoption is considered.


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Our spotlights series keep surprising us, it's such a blast getting to know our tastemakers better, hear their take and learn from their experiences when it comes to getting music out there.
This time we put the spotlight on a multidisciplinary artist, podcaster, businessman and dad(!) - Fermi, with whom we got to talk music, podcasts, and money. check it out!
Tell us a bit about yourself: How did you start making music, your blog and your podcast? I've always been in love with the process of making music, writing songs, and producing tracks. I started producing music at age 15 after studying a bit of piano and then being exposed to a lot of the hip-hop of those days. In my neighbourhood I was known as the kid who could make your songs come to life and a bunch of guys would be over at my mom's house recording album upon album (back then we still burnt CDs) and it's kept evolving from there.
I look at music as both therapy for me as well as a way to connect people across many boundaries, borders, and backgrounds. Music can inspire and elicit deep feelings like nothing else. Music can bring unusual people together all in an effort to craft a beautiful piece of artwork.
My podcast launched earlier this year all in celebration of that. I want to highlight my love of music and how many great artists are out there who deserve a little more shine in this content heavy day and age!
What kind of music do you listen to and where do you discover music?
I listen to all kinds of music. A lot of people say that, but I really mean it.
I have these odd routines: car rides with my kids means classical music from the radio, workouts mean time exploring old and new hip-hop and EDM, and bike rides commuting to work are my time to consume podcasts. I primarily listen to music with Spotify but it's not unusual to see me browsing Youtube, Instagram, Beatport, and Bandcamp all to see what artists are popping up.
Name 3 music platforms you can't live without.
Three platforms I can't live without… definitely Spotify, IG, and I have found some dope artists as a playlist creator through your service MySphera. Since I'm also a podcaster and I am regularly interviewing upcoming artists and beat makers I depend on services like MySphera to push me top talent. I also find so much music on Instagram Stories, believe it or not!
The music industry is constantly changing. What do you think is the role of social media today in music exposure?
Social media has levelled the playing field for artists, influencers, and business people. The barrier for entry is so low right now if you want to launch ANYTHING. Not just about music. The trick is having an identity, purpose, and strategy to cut through the noise and be heard. But just the fact that I'm learning about underground artists and getting them features on my podcast through IG - which I listed earlier as one of my most critical music discovery platforms - shows you how much impact social media is having. By the way, a lot of people hate on social media but I think it's really like anything else. It's all about how you use it. You can dig a hole and plant a beautiful tree with a shovel or you can wack somebody. It's up to the user. At it's best social media just connects people even more and brings more opportunity. It also faces a lot of us to face reality. Right now we're experiencing a massive shift in human consciousness and with this much power at our fingertips a lot of us have to face the real barrier to entry: Ourselves. Our self discipline. Our work ethic. Our creativity and self-motivation.
Today, artists are discovering creative ways to earn money from their music. Tell us about one creative way you found out about recently.
I actually have an episode on my podcast where I go over 5 unusual ways to make money in music. You should all go listen to that so that I can give you all the details! But one I'll share here is affiliate marketing. A lot of people simply depend on album sales or streams. But it's not really going to pay out much, at least not in the current landscape. Since I'm as much a writer, business person, and personality as I am a musician/producer I have been surprised at how integrating affiliate offers into blog posts, episode show notes, and etc. can add a bit of additional side income. Just like a lot of things these efforts have a compounding effect.
What is the trend you think will take over music in 2020?
I'm no psychic but I'll tell you what I can see: content creation is not going to slow down! That is both good news and bad news for musicians. In terms of being a solo artist and trying to get exposure it's going to be harder to stand out with the massive volumes of content pumping out daily. In order to stand out, artists are going to need to lean into videos and impressive graphic content that will catch the eye as well as the ear. On the other side of this coin: video content is exploding right now and the old relics of the tv networks are in a war right now to catch up to and possibly destroy media pioneers like Netflix. That's great for musicians because movies and shows need music… so licensing and scoring is going to continue to grow and be a huge source of exposure and income for artists in 2020. By the way, because viewers love to escape through everything from historical drama, period pieces, and sci-fi that means there is more room than ever to create ANY kind of music you want in this world.
Share with us a recent tune you discovered lately - How did you find it? And why did it catch your attention?
I have to give a shout out to some of my folks from my podcast Music Producers Treasure Box. I bring artists on there that I discover randomly and really dig as well as heavy hitters that I ask to come on. Loelash has a great song called "Commas" that I'm currently digging. Also, there is this high schooler going by Late Night Messages I recently interviewed. His song "Where Are You Right Now" is a really great track that I dig. The podcast has a playlist, you can check those songs out and more from the show on Spotify
Share 2 advantages and 2 challenges when it comes to producing a music based podcast?
I love doing a music based podcast because as much as I love making beats I also like to add value in various ways. It just fulfills me to use my words as well as my music to motivate and inspire. There isn't any reason to hoard expertise or insights so the show was born! The advantages are I get to meet new artists, build new connections, and I also (hopefully) help others keep pushing forward and improving their music and lives!
On the real, it's a little challenging to get a hold of some artists. I'd love to get some well known producers on there but I totally understand the value of their time… but up and comers… I don't hear back from enough of ya'll!
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If you have an Aries friend, or are romantically involved with one, you should thank your lucky stars. Those people who are born under the Aries sign are fiery and passionate, but there's a lot more to the Aries sign than many people realize. Aries are known to have some of the most intense and strong personalities, and they are ruled by the planet Mars, the god of war. Whoever your Aries connection is, you know that your life is better with your Aries friend in it.
Aries is determined
You're lucky to have an Aries in your life because they are headstrong and determined. An Aries knows that good outcomes do not come without work or effort, so they will be the hard workers you need in your life to push you to do what needs to be done. They have strong work ethics and will push every button until they have reached their intended outcome.
Aries can be very loyal
Hand in hand with strong ethics is the fact that an Aries person can be very loyal. They would never reveal your secrets to anyone even though they are very honest people. They will speak highly of you to others, never dream of tearing you down to make themselves look better, and they'll fight for you and always have your back.
Aries is adventurous and spontaneous
While Aries knows how to sit down and do the work that's necessary to be successful, they can also be very spontaneous and fun. They have a desire to try new things that makes spending time with them an adventure.
They are stubborn
While this reason can make dealing with an Aries difficult at times, this character trait is also a good one when you need someone who knows what they want. Aries are not likely to let up when they want to get their way, and will most definitely dig in their heels, stand their ground, and refuse to sway their position.
They are brutally honest
A great quality of an Aries friend or romantic partner is that they are brutally honest, which means they will tell you the truth no matter the circumstance. You'll never have to second-guess yourself with an Aries and you'll never worry about whether a friend truly likes you, someone has a crush on you, or if a person is angry with you.
They are creative
When you have an Aries in your life, you'll see that they're very creative people. They're always the one to liven a situation and to make something out of absolutely nothing. No holiday or birthday will ever be dull when celebrated with an Aries.
They're going to want all of your attention
If you're dating an Aries, they will be fully dedicated and committed to your relationship, and expect the same in return. Aries crave constant effort from you and proof that there is a lot of love behind every gesture. While Aries are extremely confident and dominant in most cases, they still at times need someone to take the lead and show them how much you care.


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Steven P. Bartolone, 85, formerly of Woodstock, died Friday, Nov. 30, 2012, in Lincolnshire.
He was born Oct. 3, 1927, in Chicago to Salvatore and Rose (Speciale) Bartolone.
On Nov. 6, 1954, he married Dolores Marie Waldmueller in Chicago.
He was a proud World War II U.S. Army veteran. He will be missed and his memory will be cherished.
Survivors include four sons, Steven (Doreen) Bartolone, Ingleside, Michael (Linda) Bartolone, McHenry, William Bartolone, Woodstock and John (Jennie) Bartolone, South Carolina; two daughters, Susan (Michael) Rankin, Greenville, S.C., and Julie (James) Wagner, Vernon Hills; 15 grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and a sister, Domenica "Mae" Rinozzi.
He was preceded in death by his parents and wife.
Visitation was Dec. 7 at Colonial Funeral Home, McHenry. The funeral Mass was Dec. 8 at St. Mary's Church, McHenry. Interment was in St. Mary's Cemetery. Memorials can be made to the American Cancer Society.


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Watercolor 11x15
I began this painting with wet paper and painted in soft background colors, using more intense paint in the areas I wanted the grapes. I used shapes cut out of wax paper to place on the wet paint to create some of the grapes and did some stamping for leaves. When everything was dry I used negative painting to define the leaves, grapes and background. This was one of those paintings that I had to struggle with for a while but eventually the overall composition fell in to place. I am always telling my students that you often hit that middle point in a painting where it is easy to get discouraged but you need to push through it and keep painting - you will often end up with one of your best painitngs yet!


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Spoilers for Alien are included in this post. If you haven't seen it, go watch it and come back. It was released in 1979, but I promise it holds up.
What any individual person takes from a piece of art is shaped by their views and experiences. Two people can read the same book, see the same movie, or view the same sculpture and take different inspiration from it. This can be true even when the intent of the artist is fairly clear, because we all view art through our own unique lens.
That being said: Alien is a horror movie. I'll tell you why.
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Our house made granola containing: Oats, sliced almonds, sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds, sesame seeds, craisins, brown sugar, cinnamon, ginger, maldon sea salt, apple, honey, olive oil.
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Our Deer Head With Hat Wall Decor makes for handsome lodge style decor. This content fellow is wearing a cozy winter hat and is large enough to fit into a wreath, but can hang from a hook or knob anywhere in your home. Display this deer head all winter long and then add a scarf or bow and incorporate him into your holiday decor as well. You are sure to create an eye-catching seasonal display with this large deer head ornament!
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Sci-Quest has science fun for all
By By Tracy L. Brady
Record Reporter
Learning doesn't have to end for the young Einstein or Marie Curie in your family just because school is out for summer.
Sci-Quest, the North Alabama Science Center Inc., is a non-profit, hands-on science playground for children of all ages.
Sci-Quest, located behind the Calhoun Community College Huntsville campus on Wynn Drive, currently houses 150 interactive science exhibits. Exhibit areas include Early Childhood, Electricity and Magnetism, Fluid Dynamics, World Ecosystems and Weather Science, Engineering, Physiology, and Chemistry and Material Sciences.
And then there's Grossology.
"Grossology deals with those rather indelicate things our body does and kids are curious about but don't want to talk to adults about," Sci-Quest Director of Programs and Operations Laurie Provin said. "Truth be told, the adults like it, too."
Grossology uses common terms for bodily functions and gives simple scientific reasons as to why they happen.
"Do not try this at home," Burp Man warns after emitting an enormous belch once his stomach acids have been churned.
Provin said Grossology may not be the classiest exhibit at Sci-Quest, but it is the most popular.
Year-round learning fun
According to Provin, each exhibit at Sci-Quest meets kindergarten through eighth grade curriculum standards for the Alabama Course of Study.
The center offers education programs throughout the school year to service students, youth organizations, families and individuals who are interested in science or maybe thinking of a career in science.
But the learning fun doesn't end when the local pool opens.
Sci-Quest hosts approximately 50 two-hour classes, four of which are weeklong camps, during June and July for budding scientists.
Education programs like "How Does Your Garden Grow," "Superstructures," and "Rockin' Rockets" are offered to children as young as four and as old as 12.
"This summer's classes are about 90 percent booked," Provin said. "The classes are fun and informal, so kids don't feel as though they're sacrificing part of their summer in a classroom."
Rates for classes start at $13 for non-members.
Students 13 and up can participate in the Summer Youth Volunteer Program at Sci-Quest. Sci-Guides volunteer about 4 hours a week to play with the exhibits and help demonstrate how exhibits work to younger visitors.
"They're wonderful because the younger kids usually respond better to teenagers than they do to adults," Provin said. "Some of our volunteers have even become employees."
This is the second summer for Sci-Guide Chris King to volunteer his time to Sci-Quest.
"It's great to be the first to try new exhibits," King said. "But the best part of being a Sci-Guide is teaching and learning at the same time. It's more fun than being in a classroom."
King will be a freshman at Grissom High School this fall.
Sci-Quest also offers an Education Resource Center to teachers and home schools in North Alabama for a minimal $10 annual fee.
Teachers can check out education materials like microscopes, balances, books, videos and lesson plans. Sci-Quest also offers field trips and birthday parties throughout the year.
Also, look for a photography camp during the October academic fall break in conjunction with the Huntsville Art Museum. Provin said this is the first collaborative learning effort Sci-Quest has participated in with another community institution.
Bigger and better
Sci-Quest opened in October of 2001 and featured over 40 interactive exhibits, all volunteer built, to demonstrate the basic principles of science.
While Sci-Quest is continually adding new science components in order to stay at the educational forefront of science, a major new exhibit is scheduled to open by early 2003.
"An immersive reality Super Lab" is currently under construction thanks to the majority of a $2.9 million NASA grant. The lab will feature a communication exhibit area and a reality center with seating for 60 and 30 computer workstations. A theatre size immersive reality screen with facilitator and driver will take students on a tour of the galaxy by using public domain data bases, like Mars Probe, with flowing images of the universe.
Super Lab will be available to high school and college students for more in-depth science exploration and study.
"The possibilities are limitless with Super Lab," Provin said. "This is the first of its kind in the United States and we are so excited to have it here in North Alabama."


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The center of the Black Nautilus Shell necklace has been transformed into a disk-shaped nautilus shell pendant to show off its pearlescent center and sacred geometry.
The shell portion of this shell necklace choker measure 1-5/8 inches in diameter strung on a 17-1/2 inches black cord. Highly-polished. Dramatic focal bead. Beautiful addition to a collection of Nautilus Shell jewelry or shell necklace chokers.


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Ukraine's southern regions came under "massive" Russian bombardment on Tuesday, which specifically targeted a coastal village near Odessa and the port of Mykolaiv, Ukrainian officials announced.
The Russian strikes come despite an agreement signed last week with Moscow to block Ukrainian grain exports critical to global food security through three ports in the Odesa region.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky posted a video on his social media on Tuesday showing destroyed houses in Zatoka, a popular Black Sea resort near Odessa.
"It's morning. An ordinary Zatoka village. People rested and lived. No bases, no troops. Russian terrorists wanted to shoot," he wrote in one comment.
The Southern Command of the Ukrainian military announced on Tuesday "massive missile strikes in southern Ukraine using aircraft from the Black Sea".
"In Odessa, residential buildings in coastal settlements were hit without damage, according to preliminary information," the military said in a statement on Facebook.
According to the same source, "port infrastructure was targeted in the Mykolaiv region".
Mykolaiv regional governor Vitaly Kim released a video showing multiple explosions and black smoke in what he described as a "massive strike" in the city on Tuesday morning.
"According to the main information, a critical infrastructure facility and an automotive company have not suffered any casualties," he wrote in a telegram.
"Missiles also targeted the outskirts of the city, and there were attempts to damage port infrastructure", according to the same source.
To the east, three civilians have been killed in the Donetsk region (east) in the past 24 hours, Governor Pavlo Kyrilenko announced on Tuesday.
"There is not a single part of the Donetsk region that is unaffected and relatively safe," Kyrilenko said in an interview with Ukrainian national television.
In the Donetsk region, "Toretsk, Avtivka, Mariinka, Krasnogorivka were attacked overnight from Monday to Tuesday," the governor said. Baghmoud "has been the target of artillery and airstrikes. Artillery was seen on the outskirts of Sloviansk.
According to Sergiy Gaïdaï, the governor of the neighboring region of Luhansk, which is almost entirely occupied by Russians, Ukrainian forces have repelled four Russian attacks in the past 24 hours, and "fighting continues in the fifth direction".
"It has been almost a month since the enemy practically arrived at the border of our region, and to cross it they are sacrificing all reserves and burning villages in Donetsk and Lugansk regions," he wrote on his Telegram account on Tuesday morning. .
"They need a referendum" on annexing the region to Russia, the Ukrainian official charged, "no matter how many people they kill or make homeless."


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Characteristics and Role of Mesophilic Lactic Cultures
Dubravka SAMARŽIJA, Jasmina LUKAČ HAVRANEK, Neven ANTUNAC, Sanja SIKORA
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The use of lactococci is widespread and has the longest tradition in industrial mesophilic lactic cultures technology. The principal concern of the dairy industry is the reliability and stability of these cultures. This paper describes the major technologically important properties of mesophilic lactic cultures when they are used for fermentation of milk and the production of cheese. This paper includes some of the specific properties of lactococci strains which can help in making the right choice of strains, depending on the product being produced. For example, most dairy fermentation require rapid acid production, ability to produce desired changes in milk and lack of off-flavour production. Certain strains of lactococci have the ability to produce exopolysaccharides or bacteriocines thus contributing to sensory properties of dairy products. In addition, these bacteria make important contribution
mesophilic lactococci culture; aroma flavour; texture.
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Wojtas-Niziurski, Wojciech and Meng, Yilin and Roux, Benoit and Bernèche, Simon. (2013) Self-Learning Adaptive Umbrella Sampling Method for the Determination of Free Energy Landscapes in Multiple Dimensions. Journal of chemical theory and computation, Vol. 9, H. 4. pp. 1885-1895.
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The potential of mean force describing conformational changes of biomolecules is a central quantity for understanding the function of biomolecular systems. Calculating an energy landscape of a process that depends on three or more reaction coordinates requires extensive computational power, making some multidimensional calculations practically impossible. Here, we present an efficient automatized umbrella sampling strategy for calculating a multidimensional potential of mean force. The method progressively learns by itself, through a feedback mechanism, which regions of a multidimensional space are worth exploring and automatically generates a set of umbrella sampling windows that is adapted to the system. The selflearning adaptive umbrella sampling method is first explained with illustrative examples based on simplified reduced model systems and then applied to two nontrivial situations: the conformational equilibrium of the pentapeptide Met-enkephalin in solution and ion permeation in the KcsA potassium channel. With this method, it is demonstrated that a significant smaller number of umbrella windows needs to be employed to characterize the free energy landscape over the most relevant regions without any loss in accuracy.
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Life with dogs and cats can be fur-iffic, but there's something downright enchanting about the pitter-patter of bunny feet on your kitchen floor or the tingling sensation of a pet spider as it wanders up your arm. The truth is, if you're an animal lover, you may be more than just a little eager to open up your home to some less usual pets than are commonly found in households today. Of course, many creatures have specific care needs regarding living space, diet, and routine care. However, when you're able to meet their needs, you'll find that many exotic or unusual pets add an excitingly wild dimension to life in your home.
Types of Pets
There are many types of exotic pets you can bring home, but you'll want to ensure that your pet is legal in the city or state where you live. As incredibly charming as the mongoose is (as evidenced by the animated film Rikki-Tikki-Tavi), you'd be breaking laws by owning one in the U.S. unless you're a licensed zoo. Here, we'll outline a few types of uncommon pets that are legal and known to make fun — if not quite usual — household companions.
If you're a fan of scales, tails, and cold-blooded charisma, you might want to bring reptile pets to your home. If you're a novice when it comes to reptile care, opt for a relatively easy-to-care-for animal like an Eastern box turtle, corn snake, bearded dragon, or leopard gecko. Other popular reptile pets include:
- Snakes: ball python, boa constrictor, Burmese python, kingsnake, green snakes, tree boas
- Lizards: green iguana, chameleon, green basilisk, skinks, Chinese water dragon, geckos
- Turtles: red-eared slider, Western painted turtle, common musk turtle, spotted turtle
If the creepy-crawly arachnid family attracts you with their plethora of eyes and legs, you'll want to consider a pet such as a tarantula. There are various species of tarantula spiders that make good pets. These include Mexican redknee tarantulas, Chilean rose tarantulas, Brazilian black tarantulas, pink toe tarantulas, and Honduran curly hair tarantulas.
Rabbits can make delightful and surprisingly personable pets, but they may not be ideal for young hands like many exotic pets. Rabbits are delicate and can be shy, at least until they become comfortable in their homes. There are many types of domestic rabbits, but some are known to be friendlier than others. Some rabbit species to consider include the mini lop, dwarf Hotot, Jersey wooly, lionhead, angora, harlequin, and Dutch lop.
Other Uncommon Pets
In addition to reptiles, spiders, and rabbits, you might consider other unique pets to bring into your home. These pets include ferrets, hedgehogs, frogs, chinchillas, and pigs, all of which have unique traits and care requirements that you'll want to learn more about with online research or a trip to your local public library.
How to Care for Your Uncommon Pet
Caring for uncommon pets requires a high degree of knowledge, dedication, and — particularly at the outset of pet ownership — some expense. Many of the pets we've mentioned require specialized habitats or living quarters for their safety and well-being. Here, we've outlined the required tips needed for caring for your exotic or unusual pets. Remember, these tips provide a general overview. You'll want to devote considerable time to researching the creature you intend to bring home as a pet. You can purchase helpful guides or even watch animal care videos on the Internet for more information.
Reptiles require specialized care and habitats to keep them well. Keep in mind that each type of reptile has its specific care requirements. For instance, iguanas can be maintained on fruits and vegetables, but some lizards require insect meals. You may need to feed your pet snake rodents. Also, reptiles will require a vivarium or a cage designed to accommodate their size and growth expectancy.
Reptiles are cold-blooded, so it's essential to consider their temperature needs. Many reptiles need sun lamps and strict humidity requirements. Remember that too much humidity can cause problems like fungal infections, so it's crucial to maintain your pets' ideal climate. Also, keep in mind that reptiles can become a danger to others as they grow in size. Take care to ensure that your snakes are adequately secured at all times.
When you design and build your terrarium or cage for your reptile, consider the animal's natural habitat. Some reptiles come from the desert, while others come from humid tropical or subtropical destinations. Your habitat should reflect its place of origin and include materials and a microclimate to enhance its comfort. Ideally, your terrarium or cage should have some open area, shelter, and vertical features if your pet is a climber.
If you are homing a larger reptile, such as an iguana or snake, you can adapt a space like a closet into a cage or purchase a cage that is sized appropriately for your pet. Be sure that your cage is secure at all times for the safety of the creature as well as your household. When creating your cage or terrarium environment, consider adding driftwood, stones, rocks, branches, or sandy substrate. Be sure that items are safely bolted so that they don't fall onto your reptile and injure them.
Like reptiles, tarantulas also require unique habitats. It's important to house your pet spider in a terrarium that has a secure mesh lid. Naturally, your tarantula needs air, so be sure not to block the cover to ensure the tank has adequate ventilation. On the other hand, many tarantula owners place a sturdy rock on top of the lid to prevent it from being dislodged. If you intend to own more than one pet spider, keep in mind that tarantulas are territorial, so you'll need to keep your spiders separate.
Your terrarium should include a dark shelter since these creatures are nocturnal and will want to avoid light during the day. You can add some sterilized peat moss for their bedding as well as silk plants for decoration. You'll also need to attend to your tarantula's need for warm temperatures and humidity. Be prepared to feed your tarantula pet meals of crickets, locusts, earthworms, and mealworms.
Rabbits make fun of household pets, and many can be trained to use a litter box. However, it's a good idea to secure your pet rabbit in its pen or large cage when you can't supervise it. Rabbits are notorious chewers and are known to chew hazardous items like electrical cords. Your pen should include bedding, a water bottle, and chew items such as willow sticks.
To feed your rabbit, provide it with a daily supply of timothy hay, rabbit pellets, and vegetables such as parsley, cilantro, and carrots. You can also give your rabbits some fruit, such as tiny quantities of bananas, which they love. However, rabbits can develop a sweet tooth, so offer sweet fruit treats in small amounts.
Other Pets
If you choose to home a ferret, frog, pig, hedgehog, or chinchilla, you'll need to acquire specific information to care for these creatures, too, since each will have its own specific care needs. No matter what type of uncommon pet you choose to house, be sure to procure a high-quality guide that will help you provide the care it needs to thrive. These types of unusual pets may need specialized care. Be sure that you research any pet you intend to purchase to understand their requirements from the start. Some pets may not be the best for your particular home environment.
Laws and Regulations for Owning Uncommon and Exotic Pets
Many uncommon pets are legally sold at pet shops or exotic pet stores throughout the U.S. These pets are legal to own in some states, but they're not all legal in all states. Moreover, many exotic pets are sold at flea markets or on the black market, including animals that are illegal to own. Take care that you purchase your uncommon pet through legal channels.
In addition, some pets may legally be owned in the state under certain conditions, but they may not be owned in the city you live. For instance, you might keep a pet pig or a few chickens if you live in the country, but your city may have ordinances that make ownership of livestock within city limits illegal. The best course of action is to visit your state or city website to read about its regulations and laws regarding exotic pets and wildlife.
You may be required to obtain a license to own individual animals, depending on the state or city you live. Always check because you may be surprised at the regulations concerning your pet of choice. For example, in some states, even pet bunnies are illegal. Colorado has some strict ordinances regarding particular creatures like opossum and skunks — these creatures cannot be owned as pets, whereas other states make no such requirements for them.
Pet ownership is a big step
Pet ownership is a serious commitment because of its perpetual expense and the animals' care requirements. Many people find themselves attracted to the idea of owning a teacup-sized pig until they realize this creature could wind up weighing more than 150 lbs. Some people like the idea of owning a snake but aren't keen on feeding it a live meal each week.
Carefully consider your home, its other human and animal inhabitants, and your physical and financial ability to maintain an exotic pet. The right unusual pet can add considerable enjoyment to your life and become a fascinating part of your daily life. Keep these tips in mind so that you choose the right pet for you.


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What Is It?
The Lexus LF-SA Concept previews an all-new futuristic subcompact Lexus. Standing at just 135.8 inches long, the LF-SA slots somewhere between a smart fortwo and a MINI Cooper in overall length, a size that would make it Lexus's smallest-ever car if it sees production.
Despite its small size, however, the LF-SA Concept has a highly impressive appearance. It offers a coupe-like profile along with huge, eye-catching wheels, Lexus's striking new grille design and a unique rear end. We can't remember a tiny car that boasted so many attention-grabbing lines. The bold styling continues on the inside, which is home to a futuristic cabin.
Speaking of the LF-SA's interior, Lexus says that the compact car is practical, too. The LF-SA boasts a 2+2 cabin layout, or enough room for four occupants. Still, the car's interior is designed to prioritize the driver, given that most city-driven vehicles make do with sole occupancy.
Unfortunately, Lexus has announced no other details about the LF-SA Concept, such as the powertrain or the small car's chances of making production.
Will They Ever Sell It?
Although we wouldn't be surprised to see a subcompact Lexus reach production in some form, the LF-SA is likely far too wild for public roads and mass production. It's missing key regulatory elements such as mirrors and crash-safe bumpers, and the car's design would likely be too costly to replicate in large-scale production. But don't count out a small Lexus just yet, especially one based on the brand's Scion iQ city car. If enough city-dwelling shoppers ask for it, the luxury brand might deliver.
Why It's Important
Although Lexus has consistently been a highly popular luxury car brand, the automaker spent the last few years focused on a few key segments. The Lexus LF-SA Concept shows that the brand is intent on expanding. While this exact concept car is unlikely to reach production, we wouldn't be surprised if it previews Lexus's thoughts for the future of its lineup. In that sense, the LF-SA is especially important to European auto show attendees in Geneva, who tend to prefer smaller cars.
"Lexus LF-SA: Geneva Auto Show - AutoTrader.com." AutoTrader.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 04 Mar. 2015.


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South of Springbok, Kamieskroon is set among the granite rock formations of the Kamiesberg range. The town's origins lie in the 1860's, 17km north of its present position. It took the Bowesville (later Bowesdorp), after the district surgeon, Dr Henry Bowe. As there was little room to expand in the narrow kloof the town occupied, the Namaqualand church council decided, in 1924, to rebuild it at Kamieskroon.
Kamies might derive from the Nama word 'kam', meaning two -referring to the twin peaks of the mountain. The 'kroon', a 330m peak crowned with a huge, cleft rock, is a kilometre from the village.
Kamieskroon is one of the most scenic towns in Namaqualand. Three interesting mountain peaks lend character to the town, namely Kardou (south-east of the town), Boesmankop (asleep on his back on the west side) and Sneeukop (north-east of the town), which at a height of 1591 m is the second highest point in Namaqualand.


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What's next in Portugal? We will tell you!
January 08, 2019
Pinhão – Port Wine Central
Pinhão is one of the Douro's hidden places. A sweet village on the Douro River, it's known for its fine wineries. Perfectly set in a valley of vineyards and olive trees, Pinhão is a gem from the 19thcentury. The old train station, decorated with Portuguese tiles, is one of the most beautiful stations in the country. The traditional rabelo boats on the river and the old balseiros, used to preserve the wine add to the charm. Taking a cruise from Porto, the village looks like a dream from the boat. From there, you can visit the wineries, try the local cuisine, and even follow the River Tua by train on one of the most historic railways in the country that recently reopened.
Trace the pre-historic rock paintings in Foz Côa
In the northeastern region of Portugal, close to the border with Spain, Foz Côais in the Coa River Valley. Here a collection of engravings dating back to the Paleolithic period bring a mystique to the already wild and beautiful region. Integrated in the Coa Valley Archeological Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, you can trace rock art sites and find animal figures and symbols dated between 22,000 and 8,000 BCE. Take a chance to explore the surrounding hills and ancient towns and find wineries, the shale stone villages and spring almond trees blossoms.
Portugal's heart is made of filigree at Viana do Castelo
Set on the sea, Viana is deeply connected to fishing traditions, and was once dedicated to cod fishing. Home for major shipyards, its history dates as far back as the 15thcentury. With a strong religious heritage, the Sanctuary of Santa Luzia on a hill crowns the city skyline. Here every August, traditional festivities color the city to honor Senhora da Agonia, the protector of the fisherman. Women's' traditional costumes, representing their social status depending on colors and ornaments, return to the streets. Gold was a big representative of that status, and the city is famous for gold filigree jewelry. Its most traditional piece of filigree is Viana's heart, an ancient symbol of love.
Montados: The Alentejo's cork oak forests
Since ancient times, cork has been used as a versatile material. From Egyptians to Romans, cork was used for utensils, in agriculture and construction. The trees' ability to regenerate and form new layers of cork turns it into an effective and sustainable source for our everyday products. Designers and engineers have been transforming the way it is used beyond bottle stoppers: you can find it in shoes and clothing or in cars, airplanes or even space ships. It's versatile, flexible and can improve efficiency in the product it is used in. The Alentejo today is cork country, home to the largest remaining forests in Southern Europe – preserved by law – and home to dozens of native flora and fauna that thrive in the Montados, or cork forests. It is also the home to the oldest cork oak in the world, the "Assobiador"- planted in 1783.
Mértola: The Arab roots of Portugal
A small village of white, picturesque houses, set in over the Guadiana River Valley and overlooked by its castle, Mértola is the most Moorish town in Portugal. It keeps the Arab heritage alive, and the ruins of its Moorish/Roman walls as well as a former mosque that is a church today. Each year, the Islamic Festival that happens around May brings the Arab culture back to town celebrating the coexistence of the people: you can hear both the Alentejo typical singing and the drumming of darbukas.
Mirandela: Have you ever tried alheiras?
This is the "garden city," planted on the Tua River banks. Known for its flowers, planted all over the city, its Romanesque heritage and its great cuisine, the city is especially famous for its alheiras: a kind of sausage stuffed with all kind of meats but pork. Invented by the Jewish, this was created to pass as a regular pork sausage and today it's a very typical appetizer in the Portuguese cuisine. In its homeland, you can give it a taste while engaging in the local festivals happening throughout the year dedicated to local goods: alheira, olive oil and lamb. Mirandela also has great historical sites to discover, from the Paço dos Távoras to the Mirandela castle where there are traces of the Roman occupation.
Aveiro: City of Canals
Aveiro is surrounded by salt-flats, beaches and lagoons. The city is built on a Central Canal running through the town. The canals are dotted with the famous moliçeiros– brightly painted seaweed gathering boats that look similar to the ships of the ancient world. Located on Portugal's Atlantic Coast, Aveirois the center of the Route of Light, known for Art Nouveau buildings, modern architecture and historic sites. For centuries Aveiro based its economy on its fishing industry, salt-flats and canals but in recent years it has undergone a cultural renaissance, with new hotels, museums, and places to eat popping up across the city. It is considered an up and coming destination.The best way to see Aveiro, however, is to catch a ride on a traditional moliçeiro and take in the sites by canal.
The Knight's Castle: Monsaraz
A walled medieval village in the heart of Southeastern Alentejo protected by its sitting atop an impossible mountain, Monsaraz is among the oldest towns in the country. Home to kings and knights, the town was given to the Templar Order by King D. Sancho II during the Reconquista in the 13thcentury. Today, their presence lives on through the castle, the main square, the ancient stone streets or the thumb of a knight himself, Gomes Martins Silvestre. Wandering through the village also means trying the best of Alentejo cuisine, and its fine local wines. The "Alentejano" bread is a must, served with local olive oil and can go with any dish. Around the village lies a new artificial lake by the Alqueva dam, megalithic monuments you can visit and vineyards to explore.
Algarve is more than beaches – explore Monchique's mountains
Between Southern Alentejo and the Northern Algarve, lies one of Portugal's wonders – Monchique, set in the cool mountains. Hiking to Fóia, among oak, pine and eucalyptus trees, you can reach Algarve's highest peak and overlook both the south and west coasts. Its hiking trails might lead you to a shepherd with a flock or a farmer, since Monchique remains quite rural. You might also find the Fountain of Love and fall in love with life after drinking from it. Thermal waters are also a famous practice at the ancient Caldas de Monchique spa. This is also the place to visit an old distillery and try "aguardente de medronho"- an artisanal strong drink made of local fruit.
Sunny Madeira
Madeira is a semi-tropical island rising from sea level to over 6,000 feet. Its steep pitch gives the island six distinct climate zones. The ancient Laurissilva cloud forest at the highest elevations is classified as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. In fact, 2/3rdsof Madeira is conservation land. It has mountain plains, valleys, high peaks, streams, rocky coastlines, and tidal pools. The island has a unique landscape accessed by a modern roadway system of new tunnels, and the older mountain roads they replaced that wind along the hillsides. The south coast is sunny, and home to the cultivation of bananas, sugar cane, and grapes. Quaint fishing towns rise off the coast, where small hotels and villas welcome guests. The east coast is home to the historic towns of Caniçal, Machico and Santa Cruz. The wild Ponta de São Lourenço reserve snakes out into the ocean with great hiking and impressive views. The north coast is rugged, and features small towns and great surf. Santana is known for its straw roofed homes and great hiking and Sao Vincente has a series of lava caves. Inland, the massive peaks of Pico Ruivo and Areiro make for wild valleys and cliffs, with lots of grazing sheep and sweeping views. To the west lies the massive flat mountain plain of Paul da Serra, which feels like the surface of Mars, and the crater valley of Curral das Freiras. The sunny west coast runs from the tidal pools of Porto Moniz to the cliffs on the point at Cabo Girão.


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Winter Dreams Tour of Homes – Mertes Home, Stonehenge, 6 Ledgerwood, Bentonville
This home was completed in 1993 and built by Terry Patterson Construction. The multi-level home includes an expanded family room and master bedroom on the first floor and two bedrooms on the 2nd floor. One of the upstairs bedrooms has a series of lofts and was decorated to match the aesthetic of the rest of the home. The interior architecture has craftsman notes, while the décor features a mix of traditional designs and antique furniture that has been slowly collected over time.
The exterior landscaping includes a terraced deck, patios and lush foliage has been personally added by the family over the years, and the garage under the main floor is home to owner Greg Mertes' full functioning pottery studio.
The interior Christmas décor that will be featured has been decorated by the Mertes' daughter, Jessica Kilgo, for over 10 years and was mostly bought from local boutique, The Perfect Choice.
One-of-a-kind exterior Christmas decorations are custom made by Greg Mertes. His minimalistic but festive presentation is truly unique, with suspended beams of light crisscrossing across the yard, while silhouetted angels soar over a simple stable and modern snowmen greet guests on the front porch. All are encouraged to experience the light exhibition by night.
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There was a time when the health and health movement was warning us of the hazards of lard and telling us vegetable oil was a more sensible choice when cooking. Nowadays, professionals are warning us of the risks of many vegetable oils and heaping praise on Connoisseur additional virgin olive oil because the wholesome cooking oil.
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Actual dwelling cooking would not should be plenty of effort, or depart you counting the pennies. A easy concoction of fresh elements can cost lower than a head, whilst being both filling and nutritious. For example, soup is an ideal instance of cost-effective food. Primarily, all there is to it's fry some onions in olive oil, add the focal ingredient similar to butternut squash or lentils then add some stock and simmer.
One other typical Spanish food is cheese. Spanish cheeses could also be constructed from goat, sheep, cow milk or even a combination of these. There are various sorts of Spanish cheese starting from the aged cheeses to soft creamy ones. You'll also find blue cheeses which mature within the limestone caves. Cheese may be eaten both as tapas or throughout meals. It could even be used as dessert.
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Need a quick and straightforward meal? Get out the hibachi and grill some burgers and brats. However do you know Hibachi grills have a protracted and attention-grabbing historical past that has nothing to do with grilling? Hibachi grills are easy, durable and have been utilized in several different ways.
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Pediatric Dyslipidemias: Screening, Diagnosis, and Management in the Primary Care Setting_Enduring
This training was designed to increase awareness and assist providers and healthcare team in strategizing and communicating to patients the importance of receiving dyslipidemia screening and follow up care.
Target Audience
Target Audience: Doctors (Family practice/pediatricians), nurses, and staff
Suggested Additional Reading:
- Juonala M, Magnussen CG, Venn A, et al. (2010) Influence of Age on Associations Between Childhood Risk Factors and Carotid Intima-Media Thickness in Adulthood: The Cardiovascular Risk in Young Finns Study, the Childhood Determinants of Adult Health Study, the Bogalusa Heart Study, and the Muscatine Study for the International Childhood Cardiovascular Cohort (i3C) Consortium. Circulation 122: 2514-2520.
- Roger VL, Heart disease and stroke statistics—2012 update. Circulation. 2011 Circulation 2012, 125:188-197.
- Homma, Atherosclerosis 01 & McGill Circ 02.
- Berenson NEJM 1998;338:1650–1656
- Framingham Study Liu et al AM J Cardiol 2006
- McGill HC, Jr., Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 1997;17:95-106.
- McGill, H. C. et al. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 2000;20:836-845
- Homma S IT, Atherosclerosis. 2001;156:389-399.
- McGill, Jr, Circulation 2002;105:2712-2718.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:
- Identify children at greatest risk for accelerated atherosclerosis
- Formulate a plan for how to manage children with dyslipidemias
- Recognize the role of the pediatric preventive cardiologist
Course Directors:
- Johanna Vidal-Phelan, MD, MBA, FAAP - Pediatrician at Hamilton Health Center, an FQHC in Harrisburg, and Senior Medical Director in Pediatrics at UPMC Health Plan
- Debra Zeh, RN, BSN - Senior Director, Quality Improvement & Provider Performance (UPMC Health Plan) at UPMC
- Andrea Sweeney, RN - Sr. Manager Performance Improvement, Quality
Presenter: Brenda Mendizábal, MD, MS - Associate Professor of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics
Faculty Disclosure:
All individuals in a position to control the content of this education activity including members of the planning committee, speakers, presenters, authors, and/or content reviewers have disclosed all relevant financial relationships with any entity producing, marketing, re-selling, or distributing health care goods or services, used on, or consumed by, patients.
No other planners, members of the planning committee, speakers, presenters, authors, content reviewers and/or anyone else in a position to control the content of this education activity have relevant financial relationships to disclose.
In support of improving patient care, the University of Pittsburgh is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
Physician (CME) The University of Pittsburgh designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Nursing (CNE) The maximum number of hours awarded for this Continuing Nursing Education activity is 1.0 contact hours.
Other Healthcare Professionals Other health care professionals will receive a certificate of attendance confirming the number of contact hours commensurate with the extent of participation in this activity.
Available Credit
- 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
- 1.00 ANCCUPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation
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Review: "Everyone should be able to benefit from reading this book [Standard Deviations, Flawed Assumptions, Tortured Data and Other Ways to Lie with Statistics by economist Gary Smith]. (Dual Momentum)
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Yesterday, February 10th, 2018, a date that shall live in inf… err, my memory, the Hexham Abby Bible made its long awaited debut to the world. Working with the Hallie Ford Museum of Art (Salem, OR), in conjunction with Willamette University and Professor Ricardo De Mambro Santos, has been a sheer joy, and all parties involved lived up to, and exceeded, my expectations.
I was impressed to see the Hexham Abbey Bible tastefully and elegantly encased in protective acrylic, a sight that took my breath away and substituted a certain "pride" (if I may) in all the hard work leading up to this point. And the 35 engravings, all so well framed, made its impact so much more profound. I must say, that the engravings look like real museum art in their frames so much more than as loose pictures. Dr. De Mambro Santos and his students did a splendid job with all the documentation and descriptions for each of the engravings.
On March 14th, I will present a lecture on the discovery, provenance, and theological import of the Hexham Abbey Bible. I know I have my work cut out for me!
A very warm "thank you!" to everyone who participated in making the Exhibit work, from the museum's Director to the framers and photographers to the catalogue printers to the exhibit docents. Great work, everyone, a joint effort that all of you made seem effortless (to me). My hand was very small compared to theirs. I am also impressed by the great many people who have found the Exhibit a blessing to them.
Soli Deo Gloria