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Play the swell new game, 'The Separation of Church and State'!
Making guest appearances are Sarah Palin (representing the State), and Scientologist Tom Cruise and Jesus on a dinosaur (representing factions of the Church), the Flying Spaghetti Monster and Cheney-Cthulhu. Also, when you see the State smuggling super secret documents to the Church, click on them quickly to make them explode! Scoring is tabulated using the most confusing methods possible.
It looks really easy for about first 15 seconds or so, and then it just gets crazy - This game gives you an idea of what the folks over at Americans United for the Separation of Church and State have to put up with on a daily basis! My best score was three scandals, and I have never gotten more than 2 two of the little paper airplanes. This version is reduced slightly to fit on my blog. You can play it full sized at this link.


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Tropical Green Slushie
Whether you're a meat-eater, vegan or vegetarian, a Tropical Green Slushie like this one will taste positively splendid on a hot summer's day - especially if you're thirsty, but even if you're not. This healthy green smoothie recipe is beautiful to behold and bound to tempt even the pickiest eaters, even your children. With fresh, nutritious ingredients like organic baby spinach and pineapple, just to name just a few, you really can't go astray with a healthy cold drink recipe like this. It only takes five minutes to prepare and make, and two seconds to pour it out. This green drink yields one large green smoothie or two small ones, depending on if you want to share it – or keep it for yourself. If you're looking for new ways to sneak fruits and veggies into your diet to meet your daily quota, this one's a keeper. If you're constantly on the hunt for fun recipes for kids to make with you in the kitchen, this one's ideal. Kids just love mixing up concoctions like this and watching the ingredients blend together; it's even more exciting if the mixture involves ice.
When considering the nutritional value of a green drink like this, you must first take into account the individual ingredients. Starting with the spinach, for example – two ounces of organic baby spinach, as this recipe calls for, is very high in vitamin C, vitamin A, iron, and dietary fiber. It's also high in calcium. When it comes to pineapple, one cup of frozen pineapple is very high in vitamin C, and high in dietary fiber and iron as well. So already, with just the first two ingredients, we have an extremely potent nutritional drink recipe on our hands.
Nutrition Facts for: Tropical Green Slushie from Spoonful of Flavor
Ingredients: Pineapple, mango, coconut water, organic baby spinach, ice.
* The entire recipe has been calculated for 2 servings.
* Percentages (%) are based on a 2000 calorie diet
* Per Serving: Calories 144, Calories from Fat 6, Total Fat 0.7g 1%, Saturated Fat 0.3g 2%, Cholesterol 0mg 0%, Sodium 124mg 5%, Potassium 651mg 19%, Carbohydrates 34.5g 12%, Dietary Fiber 4.8g 19%, Sugars 27.6g, Protein 2.5g, Vitamin A 71%, Vitamin C 135%, Calcium 8%, Iron 8%
Even though this green drink smoothie is very easy to make and involves simple ingredients, it's always important to follow food safety protocol when you're making anything in the kitchen, even if it only involves fruits and veggies. When you're cooking with your kids, it's a wonderful idea to share food safety guidelines with them – like washing your hands before and after handling the ingredients, cleaning up the workspace, utensils, and appliances afterward, and so on. Remind your kids to always wash the produce, making sure you rinse off residues and dirt, even if the box says that it's already been prewashed. When it comes to bacteria, it's always better to be safe than sorry. When working with fruits and vegetables, as you are in this healthy slushie recipe, it's always a great idea to remove any bruised areas and rinse off grit before adding them to the blender.
This superb green drink recipe comes from the "Spoonful of Flavor" website, where you'll find author Ashley and her "dash of life" recipes, all posted with the greatest potential for nourishment in mind. Ashley's two biggest joys in life are food and travel and she shares her adventures in both in her lifestyle blog. If you happen to be looking for more healthy recipes, then you'll want to pay Ashley a visit because there's a whole section devoted to them here.*
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Perfect little birdy hotel key chains - love these!
Monday, December 19, 2011
Sunday, December 18, 2011
Vintage for Christmas
I absolutely love to give unique gifts for Christmas and occasions! We are visiting Long Beach this weekend to pick up a few last minute gifts!
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Labels: Gifted Inspiration, silver plate, vintage
Friday, December 16, 2011
Holiday kisses
I am wishing you a wonderful Holiday filled with kisses and fun!
We have a few days left to get you your holiday goodies so keep checking off your list!
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Labels: christmas, Tree trimming, trees
Saturday, November 12, 2011
rainy Saturday
It is a rainy Saturday here! I love the is image though it makes me think I should be cleaning instead of lounging! Tomorrow is the flea market so I am keeping my fingers crossed that the rain is gone by then.
Next week we are making some big changes on the site, just a little reworking of our product line to get back to the true part of ourselves. Stop by the shop to see what is on sale too!
Have a lovely day!
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Labels: bedding, leather, lighting, vintage, weekend wishes
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
Photography lesson
I found these amazing photos and it hit me... I need to work on my photography skills well I want to work on them. How beautiful are these? I love them... now just to have the back drop would be amazing too!
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Wednesday, November 2, 2011
cooling trend
Hello! I hope all is well with you today- it is really warm here today and we are looking forward to cooler days ahead this week. But this would be a wonderful way to cool down too!!
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Labels: fall, Food- Yumm, party ideas
Friday, October 28, 2011
My Sparrow Fall sale
Save with our fall sale!
Enter Fall10 at checkout
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Fellow site reviewers Michael and Ryan, our shithead friend Nick, and I attended this wonderful, little show last week. Nick and I are big Enslaved fans. Ryan likes Royal Thunder, who we all love, and Michael just goes to whatever shows we tell him to go to. Needless to say, we were all pretty pumped for the bill. I love Ancient VVisdom and couldn't wait to see them live for the first time. The rest I've seen before, but that made me all the more excited to see them again. Ryan was what you would call a bitch the whole time. He had a "cold" or something and whined from the get-go. Nick and I like to wait outside the venue for hours so we can get up front; however, waiting outside in forty degree weather in NY made sick Ryan more cranky. A strange, small man in a wizard hat chatted us up a bit before we entered the venue. Once inside we all took some pisses, cold medicine for Ryan, and headed up to the stage area. After four seconds of standing in the front row, Ryan decided he was too sick and headed up to the balcony to be lame. Nick followed so he could get drunk. Michael and I stayed front row. Flash-forward through an hour of waiting and us talking about Dark Souls and the concert begins. Context over. Continue reading
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Live Reviews – Winter Rite Tour: Ancient VVisdom, Royal Thunder, Pallbearer, and Enslaved. Bowery Ballroom, Manhattan, 2/22/13Posted in Ancient VVISdom, Enslaved, Live Reviews, Pallbearer, Royal Thunder with tags a godlike inferno, ancient vvisdom, Arve Isda, bowery ballroom, brett campbell, Cato Bekkevold, cvi, deathlike, doom, enslaved, folk, frost, Grutle Kjellson, hard rock, Herbrand Larsen, ice dale, isa, Ivar Bjørnson, josh weaver, metal, mlny parsonz, nathan opposition, occult rock, pallbearer, riitiir, royal thunder, winter rite tour on March 4, 2013 by Nicholas
Live Reviews – Paths to Oblivion Tour: Pallbearer, Royal Thunder, and Backwoods Payback, Kung Fu Neck Tie's, Philadelphia, 9/8/12Posted in Backwoods Payback, Pallbearer, Royal Thunder with tags backwoods payback, brett campbell, doom metal, hard rock, josh coleman, josh weaver, kung fu neck tie, lee smith, mlny parsonz, pallbearer, paths to oblivion tour, royal thunder, sorrow and extinction, stoner metal, stoner rock on September 17, 2012 by Nicholas
Alright, alright, so this show Ryan and I attended the same weekend as the Maps & Atlases show. I dragged him out for some hard rock and heavy metal, and then he forced me to look at a bunch of dudes in button-downs with non-prescription thick black glasses. I guess that's an even trade. Anyway, as you can see from the tour poster above Samothrace is listed and Backwoods Payback is not. Samothrace had to pull out of the tour due to personal reasons. I was bummed because after everything Ryan said about them in his review of their new album, I was looking forward to checking them out. Royal Thunder and Pallbearer were the reason I was going to the show, though. That and to make Ryan experience some "not so gay" music for a change. Continue reading →


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last night i had the opportunity to be a part of
another photographer get together with my photog
photog friend, heidi.
we did a little photo walk
with about 15 people(or so)
all armed with cameras,
shooting in the falling snow.
this is my favorite shot from the night.
my new friend suzy(great name, right?)
did a little modeling for us. :)
we did a q&a afterwards, talking about things that we liked to do, didn't like, lenses, experiences, etc. there were some things that were helpful, but other things geared towards those girls wanting to go big time. while we were talking, heidi mentioned OpLove.
she said it was for military, but i didn't have a clue what she was talking about at all.
OpLove is short for 'Operation Love ReUnited'.
there is an online list of photographers in the area that military families have to use for when they want to do photos of their loved ones deployment/return. i checked the list for our area. within a 50 mile radius, there are only 2 photographers registered. 2. and i guess that wouldn't be such a blow to me, but we have mcconnell afb so close by... to me 2 is a sad number.
even more so since i know my own husband will be deploying and we're going to be one of those families wanting photos done.
that being said, i want to encourage any photographers out there reading this, no matter where your home is, to register and give back to these families. you have no idea what these families go through. heck, i have no idea the bulk of what they go through, but i am slowly finding out first hand. i know they will appreciate you!


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Ok, this is only one reason, but it's a really good one. Last week I started a shawl with a skein of Socks That Rock mill ends that I bought at Ball and Skein, a shop in Germantown OH that I finally visited recently. (Lots of gorgeous yarns and very cool people hang out there!) The shawl pattern is "198 Yards of Heaven" and although it calls for worsted weight, it's a pattern that works in just about any weight. And you can just keep knitting until it's the size you like, which is what I did. Unfortunately, though, it soon became clear that I would need more of the same yarn. What to do, what to do?? Ravelry to the rescue! I hopped on, pulled up the yarn page, typed "STR" in the search box, and voila! Thousands and thousands of skeins of STR in stashes everywhere. I narrowed the search to those for sale, and halfway through the fifth page, there was my yarn! I hadn't known the name of the colorway, but discovered that it's "Sugar Plum." One message to the seller, one message back, a quick side trip to Paypal, and my new yarn is making its way to me as I speak. Er, type.
And tonight, I pulled out another shawl to finish--one that only needed fringe cut and looped on. (Yes, it was a single evening's worth of work that I postponed for some strange reason. Remember the long-unfinished scarf that only required 7 rows to be done? Yeah, exactly like that.) A couple of episodes of "Mythbusters" later, and I was almost done. Only...I ran out of the Zen ribbon yarn I was using. And it's discontinued. What to do, what to do?
You already know. I'm just waiting on a message.
Ravelry rocks. Seriously.
Saturday, March 6, 2010
Why I Love Ravelry
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- SewSweetStitches said...
Wait- you're actually going to finish that purple ribbon and mohair thing? Nah!
- March 7, 2010 at 1:25 AM
- Ann said...
Well, sure, cutting and tying fringe blows. Totally understand why you ditched it.
Fringe counts as one of those "not really knitting" activities in which we have to engage. Like weaving in ends.
- March 8, 2010 at 11:02 AM
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Saturday, April 20, 2013
Crystal Pear Stewed with Bird's Nest
- 6g white Nest
- 1 Crystal Pear
- 10 pcs Fructus lycii
- 4g Rock sugar
- 180g water.
1. Soak the bird's nest for 45 minutes until it becomes loose.
2. Cleanse and get rid of any foreign matter, strain dry.
3. Soak the Fructus Lycii to soften them.
4. Cut off the top of the Crystal Pear and remove the core.
5. Boil the rock sugar in the water until the rock sugar dissolves completely.
6. Add in the Fructus Lycii before covering with the top of the pear which has been removed.
7. Add in the bird's nest.
8. Stew it for 15 minutes.
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Saturday, April 6, 2013
Bird's Nest Milk Porridge
- 20g Blood bird's nest
- 100g rice
- 500g milk, sugar and salt.
1. Remove any foreign matter in the rice before washing.
2. Place the pot over the fire and add in the rice and water.
3. Cook over strong fire but switch to slow cooking mode after about 30 minutes.
4. When the rice begins to expand, pour in the milk and stir.
5. Add in the pre-stewed red bird's nest (red bird's nest should be soaked for 3 hours and stewed for 2 hours).
6. Continue cooking over slow fire for 20-30 minutes until the rice boils.
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Saturday, March 30, 2013
Young pigeon Stewed with Bird's Nest
- 20g bird's nest
- 1 young pigeon
- 2pcs red dates
- 10pcs Fructus lycii
- some onion slices
- suitable amount of rock sugar
1. Soak the bird's nest in water for 2-4 hours.
2. Remove any foreign matter and stew it for 15 minutes.
3. Cleanse the young pigeon before placing it into a pot of water.
4. Cook with strong heat and switch to low heat after it has boiled.
5. Continue cooking until the pigeon meat is fully cooked.
6. Add the red dates, Fructus lycii, the onion slices and the sugar and stew it for 3 minutes.
7. Add the bird's nest and stew it for another 10 minutes.
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Saturday, March 16, 2013
Papaya with Bird's Nest
- 10g bird's nest
- 1 papaya
- 70g fresh milk
- some honey and rock sugar.
1. Wash the papaya to clean it before cutting it into halves.
2. Remove the pulp.
3. Add fresh milk into cavity of the papaya together with the bird's nest (pre-soaked and stewed for 3 minutes), honey and rock sugar.
4. Cover the papaya with the other half and stew it for another 10-15 minutes.
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Saturday, March 2, 2013
Bird's nest with Scallop, Lotus Root and Sweet Peas
- 10g bird's nest
- 2 garlic (minced)
- 3 sections of lotus root
- 100g sweet peas
- 4 pieces scallop (dried)
- salt and suitable amount of oil
1. Soak the bird's nest for 45 minutes, and remove any foreign matter and cleanse it.
2. Fry the minced garlic in oil till it turns golden brown.
3. Add in the cut lotus roots and fry it.
4. Add in the sweet peas, suitable amount of salt and tapioca powder and stew it for 3 minutes.
5. Add in the cleansed scallops which has been soaked together with suitable amount of water into pot and fry.
6. Add in the bird's nest and stew it for another 3 minutes.
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Saturday, February 2, 2013
Bird's Nest Stewed with Pearl Powder
- 45g bird's nest
- 30g Tremella
- 20g pearl powder infusion
- 10g rock sugar syrup
- 10g coconut milk
1. Place the soaked bird's nest and Tremella into the pot.
2. Add in rock sugar syrup and coconut milk.
3. Stew it for 15 minutes.
4. Add in the pearl powder into the pot.
5. Stew it for another 5 minutes.
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Stewed Bird's Nest with Mushroom and Chicken Feet
- 10g bird's nest
- 10 pieces chicken feet
- 5 mushrooms
- 2 garlic (minced)
- cooking wine
- 4 slices of old ginger
- tapioca flour and suitable amount of oil
- oyster sauce, salt and sugar
1. Cleanse chicken feet using hot water before straining.
2. Add some oyster sauce, salt and sugar for flavouring and marinate it for 2 hours.
3. Add some sugar to the mushrooms before cleansing and soaking it with water.
4. Soak bird's nest (for approximately 45 minutes).
5. Fry the minced garlic in oil before adding in the ginger slices.
6. Fry the marinated chicken feet and mushrooms over a slow fire.
7. Add suitable amount of water, tapioca flour and cooking wine and stew it for one hour.
8. Add in the bird's nest and stew it for another 10 minutes.
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Saturday, January 19, 2013
Official bird's Nest in a Coconut
- 50g bird's nest
- 1 coconut
- 100g egg white
- 100g fresh milk
- 20 coconut milk
- 30g sugar
- 15g vinegar.
1. Blend the egg white, fresh milk and sugar in a bowl.
2. Pour the blend into the coconut and seal it with polyethylene paper.
3. Steam it for 15 minutes before removing it.
4. Add the coconut milk into the coconut together with the bird's nest and steam it for 30 minutes.
5. Place the coconut on its base and it is ready for serving.
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Saturday, January 5, 2013
Swiftlet's nest with Ham and Mushroom
- 15 g swiftlet's nest
- 2 dried black mushrooms
- Suitable amounts of egg yolk shreds
- Suitable amounts of ham shreds
- Few pieces edamame
1. Wash swiftlet's nest.
2. Soak until tender, then tear and wash it.
3. Drain the water.
4. Put it into a large bowl.
5. Soak mushrooms until tender.
6. Wash it and cut it into shreds.
7. Arrange mushroom shreds, ham shreds, and egg shreds on top of the swiftlet's nest.
8. Stewed the bowl with boiling water for 40 minutes.
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The Ugly Mug Diner Is Opening in Salem
The folks behind a popular North Shore restaurant and bar are opening a new eatery, with this one being a place to get "brunchy" foods all day long.
A note sent by North Shore Dish indicates that Diane and Lee Wolf of the Lobster Shanty on Front Street in Salem are going to open The Ugly Mug Diner in the Washington Street space where A Taste of Thyme Cafe had been. It appears that the diner will offer breakfast throughout the day, along with soups, sandwiches, and burgers, with dinner specials also being available. The Wolfs are looking to get capital for The Ugly Mug Diner in several ways, including the crowdfunding website RocketHub, with the goal being to raise $50,000 through that site by the end of this month.
[February 12 update: A Facebook post from The Ugly Mug Diner mentions that its beer and wine license has been approved by the Salem Licensing Board, with the ABCC (Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission) being the next stop.]
[March 11 update: A new Facebook post from The Ugly Mug Diner indicates that it is one step closer to open, as it now has a common victualer's license.]
[April 15 update: The Ugly Mug Diner is soft-opening today.]
The Lobster Shanty is known in part for being featured on Guy Fieri's Food Network show Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives.
The address for this new restaurant in Salem is: The Ugly Mug Diner, 122 Washington Street, Salem, MA, 01970.
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Hear The Track Here
So the burning question of the hour is, am I any further towards the end of this bands output? Out of the twenty seven tracks on their Soundclick page, I've already reviewed ten so I am making some inroads. If this sounds like carping, allay your fears because out of the ten tracks I have reviewed almost ALL of them got a Must Have rating from me and that certainly doesn't happen anywhere near often enough. Mind you, even since I first came across this Boston based band with the jaw dropping All Sold Out (December 2008), they have been an oasis of classic rock in my review lists. Not bad for a band that sounds decidedly American in its rock outlook, because it is the best of American rock (no screechers, leechers or creatures). Horny handed workers of the musical fields. God, I hope that sentence isn't libellous - I already know it stinks as literary comment.
Today, my boggle-eyed friends, you become temporary members of the Lucky Bastard Club because you get two varieties of this track; the MP3 I am reviewing, and a live (maybe?) video version on the band's Soundclick page. The thing the video points up for me is one of the main reasons I like this band. It really IS all about the music. Not for these guys lame props, Armageddon style fireworks, or spangled Y fronts; they look like a bunch of guys who just wandered in off the street to play some music together.
Although, to my ears, Just For One Day doesn't come up to the usual (very high) standard of songwriting this band is capable of. Certainly it's likable enough, especially if you already know what the band can do and it will - I'm certain - grab new listeners as time goes by. If this all sounds like damning with faint praise, this is not my intention. If any of us had written a track as good as Just For One Day we'd assume we had been touched by the rock hand of God, but when we are talking about Fortune, I've heard them do better. See, that's the problem with making great tracks, you have to follow them.
Highly Recommended classic rock.


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NHL Lockout: Will Five-Year Contract Limits Help the Owners Control Costs?November 2, 2012
The NHL would like to get rid of long-term contracts like the ones that Zach Parise and Ryan Suter signed this summer with the Minnesota Wild.
Parise and Suter were the two headliners of the free-agent signing season. The Wild hit a couple of home runs when they signed both stars.
That's not the problem, according to the NHL. The issue is the length of those contracts.
Both players signed 13-year, $98 million contracts. The NHL does not want its teams to offer contracts longer than five years.
It wants a five-year term limit to be included in the Collective Bargaining Agreement that the two sides are currently talking about.
They are talking about it because direct negotiations between the two sides have been stalled since the NHL rejected an NHL Players' Association counteroffer Oct. 18 (actually, three counteroffers were turned down).
When teams have issued long multi-year deals, they do this to reduce the cap hit of the contracts. When the $98 million is spread over 13 years, the Wild takes a salary hit of $7.5 million per year. In the early years of the contract, both Parise and Suter are each scheduled to receive $12 million per season. The final years of the deal call for each player to receive $1 million per season.
Placing a five-year limit on contracts would put a halt to the huge contracts that grab the headlines. However, it would also increase the salary-cap hit that teams would face when they sign stars to five-year deals.
The average salary of a shorter-term deal would be higher and so would the cap hit.
Teams with lesser revenue might have an even more difficult time holding on to star players because the amount of cash needed over the five years of the deal would be more than the cash needed to pay the player during his first five years of a longer-term deal.
Term limits would impact the amount of cash teams are committed to pay individual players over the length of the contract.
However, star players might end up making more over the course of two five-year contracts than one long 10-year deal.
Contract term limits would impact the amount of money on the owners' payroll over the long haul, but it's not necessarily going to limit the amount of cash that comes out of their pockets.


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Yesterday Me and the Mr headed off to this years Cheshire Food Festival. Held in the beautiful grounds of Arley Hall the festival brought together the Cheshire food community with a range of local suppliers and food vendors (@cheshirefoodfest).
The first stop was obviously the bar where we selected two of the finest Real Ales from the local Tatton Brewery (www.tattonbrewery.co.uk).
I choose a delicious honey ale called Lazy Haze
While Pete opted for a Blonde Ale
As expected both went down very nicely as we wondered around the festival in search of all the best goodies on offer.
If your a conniseur of anything sweet this is definately the place to be. Amongst huge Cupcake competition we opted for some beauties from Emerald City Cupcakes (www.emeraldcitycupcakes.co.uk). Oreo and Millionaire Shortbread flavours to be precise.
Another gem at the festival was a pop up tea shop called Polly the Vintage Caravan (pollythevintagecaravan.com).
Operating out the back of a retro caravan the ladies serve up delicious afternoon tea and other goodies in pretty vinatge tea cups and plates. Delicious, elequent and perfect for event's such as weddings this was my favourite stop.
We also sampled some delicous chocolate from a selection at Koko Noirs store (www.kokonoir.com).
And smpled some lovely Courgette, Mushroom & Rosemary Artisan Pizza by Fire & Slice before heading off to watch Abode Manchester Chef Bryn Evans give a three course cookery demonstration.
A perfect day out with great food and company I would recommend that you head down your local food festival and enjoy what it has to offer, I know I did.


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We all know that store credit is a dangerous business, dangerous for consumers and not the stores that offer it. One of the key dangers is the secrecy surrounding the agreements that customers sign with the stores.
We found a few months ago that not a single store was prepared to allow potential customers to read their credit agreement before they were required to sign it. Clearly they don't want people to know what the agreement say.
So this is what we need.
Will you send us a copy of any credit agreement you've signed in the last couple of years? It'll be entirely confidential and just for our information.
Either email a copy to email@example.com or fax it to +267 3911763.
Consumer Watchdog is a (fiercely) independent consumer rights and advocacy organisation campaigning on behalf of the consumers of Botswana, helping them to know their rights and to stand up against abuse. Contact us at email@example.com, call us on +267 3904582 or find us on Facebook by searching for Consumer Watchdog Botswana. Everything we do for the consumers of Botswana has always been and always will be entirely free.
Sunday, 1 September 2013
Store credit - what are they hiding?
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Of course I'm still checking out unfamiliar manga despite my ever so long complete-manga-to-read list, ohohohohoho! *ehem* But before I get into that, I just want to....
Finally huggles scene in latest chapter of Hana no Mizu Shiro, fufufu~
This is completely under a very different genre compare to where the other titles I'll be mentioning in this post belong to, ahahaha! Anywayz:
From Left to Right: Kamisama Dolls > Bungaku Shoujo > Blood Lad
Favoritism: Blood Lad > Kamisama Dolls = Bungaku Shoujo


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Breast Cancer Susceptibility and the BRCA I Gene
by La Shawn Alexander
The frequency of cancer occurrence in America is such that most people can anticipate having their family effected in some manner by the disease. Cancer has become almost commonplace in society. Consequently, the study of its development and incidence is the subject of numerous research projects. Of considerable interest is the phenomenon of genetic breast cancer susceptibility. Breast cancer is estimated to affect 1 in 10 women at some point during their lifetime (Penn Today, 1995). Epidemiological studies have shown that some forms of breast cancer may have inheritable factors. This is implied by the observation that a woman's risk was greatly increased if she had a mother or sister who dies as a result of the disease before age 50, or if more than one sister was affected, or if a family member had a bilateral breast cancer (Roberts, Science). This paper will explore the incidence of breast cancer in conjunction with the occurrence of a mutation in the BRCA I gene as related to a patient, Joyce, age 32. Joyce has a family history of breast cancer associated with an inherited germline mutation in the BRCA I gene. Her mother was diagnosed at age 37 and her sister has been diagnosed as well.
Researchers have linked an increased risk of breast cancer with inheriting a mutation in the BRCA I gene. One in 200 women inherits this defective gene, and those who do so face an 80% to 90 % chance of developing the disease (Science, 1993). Familial breast cancer has been linked to a mutation in the BRCA I gene on chromosome 17. Under investigation is the role of the BRCA I gene in the development of breast cancer. Also under stufy is the risk factor associated with being a carrier of a BRCA I mutation and the incidence breast cancer. Women with inherited BRCA I mutations are born with one bad copy. They need only to acquire one additional damaging mutation in a breast cell in order for breast cancer to occur. The median age of breast cancer diagnosis is 62. However, in cases where the BRCA I mutation is present the median age is 45.
Women who possess an altered BRCA I gene are more likely to develop bilateral disease (cancer in both breasts or a second primary cancer). BRCA I is believed to be significant because the gene is thought to be a tumor suppressor. Thus, a non-mutated BRCA I gene codes for a protein that regulates cell growth. The deletion of the gene product produced by BRCA I, may then be the influencing factor increasing tumor susceptibility. In order for breast cancer to occur, the BRCA I genes on both chromosomes must be damaged or deleted. In Joyce's sister inherited one mutation and only one somatic mutation was necessary in order for tumors to development.
Assessing the risk of familial breast cancer is complex partially because the disease is genetically heterogenic. A team of University of Pennsylvania investigators, led by Jeff Boyd, Ph.D., of the Gynecologic Oncology Division, recently confirmed a link between ovarian cancer and the inherited mutation of the BRCA I gene. For women with a BRCA I mutation, there is a 63% lifetime risk of developing ovarian cancer as compared to a 1-2% risk in the general population ( Penn Today, 1993). It is possible for a person to develop tumors through the spread of cancerous cells, from another part of the body, via the lymphatic system and the blood system. An increased risk of breast cancer has also been observed in families with other inherited syndromes; including the Li-Fraumeni syndrome, characterized by soft tissue sarcoma, breast cancer, leukemia, and mutations in the p52 tumor supressor gene on chromosome 17. Other genes being studied for their role in breast cancer include the retinoblastoma tumor suppressor gene, the HER-2/neu oncogene, and the NM23 metastasis suppressor gene (National Cancer Institute). In addition, cancer can be influenced by lifestyle as well as by genetics. Persons exposed to radiation are more at risk than those who are not; in this way the location of a person's home may increase cancer risk. A smoker's has a cancer risk that is 100 times higher than a non smoker, due to the numerous carcinogens in tobacco. Therefore, one must consider in these enviromental influences when assessing cancer risk.
Genetically, Joyce has a 50 % chance of inheriting the BRCA I mutation from her mother. The previous statement is based on simple mendalian genetics. Joyce may have inherited her father's gene, which is assumed to be wild type. In the event Joyce inherited the mutated gene, a somatic mutation in the complementary gene would be required before tumor formation could occur. The probability of a somatic hit disabling the complementary gene then determines Joyce's risk for breast cancer. There is a strong relationship between cancer susceptibility and the individual's lifestyle. The connection becomes very evident in the study of various forms of cancers and in the assessment of risk. There are many factors that can influence the breast cancer formation. A man can develop breast cancer due to a mutation in the androgen receptor gene on the X chromosome. The cancer apparently develops from a relative overexpression of estrogen, rather than from activation of a cancer-causing gene. These facts suggest that breast cancer is not sex- limited, and it is genetically heterogenic.
One long term goal of breast cancer genetic research is to find ways to correct or mitigate the damage done by genetic alterations. This strategy may be useful in developing new methods of treating or preventing breast cancer. In a more general sense, as scientists learn in greater detail about the genetic events that lead to cancer, they gain an improved ability to understand and potentially to control the disease. The investigation of familial breast cancer caused by a germline mutation is important, considering that the results could lead to new methods for the detection of breast cancer and perhaps point to new therapies to target malignant cells.
The final assessment of Joyce's risk for inheriting breast cancer should be based on more than just the chances of her inheritance of a BRCA I mutation. The nature of the disease is genetically heterogeneous; thus her personal risk assessment must also include her risk from other factors, both genetic and environmental.
Roberts, L., 1993. Zeroing in on a Breast Cancer Susceptibility Gene. Science 259:622-625
Cancer Information Service. The BRCA I Breast Cancer Susceptibility Gene. National Cancer Institute. //imsdd.meb.uni-bonn.de/cancernet/600341.hmtl
Cancer Risk Evaluation program. Evaluating the Risk: the Breast cancer/Ovarian cancer gene. Penn Today. Vol. 5 No. 2 //www.med.upenn.edu


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Time for your feel-good story of the week from the Great White North, this one involving two serendipitous teammates for the CFL's Edmonton Eskimos…and a shovel. Wait, what does "serendipitous" mean again?
The incident occurred after a practice altercation between six-foot-four 285-pound [Xzavie] Jackson and six-foot-four, 298-pound centre Aaron Fiacconi. No one intervened in the tussle. Jackson, who got the worst of it, flung off his practice jersey and headed off the field — returning with a shovel from behind some nearby dumpsters.
Jackson's shouts alerted head coach Richie Hall and general manager Danny Maciocia, who stopped him from entering the field at Clarke Park and talked him back down to reality before he was escorted to the dressing room by a team doctor.
"It happens. You guys saw it, that's all," defensive tackle Dario Romero told reporters. via.
It happens. That's just part of the Canadian game, chasing each other around with shovels. It's how we bond, eh. Americans took the shovel out of the game years ago. And now I'm torn on whether to go with the "universal health care" joke or the "calling a spade a spade" joke. I'll just leave it with…hey, is that a half-eaten bag of trail mix?
Merci, Dave and Dmytrowich. I love that I'm getting CFL tips over email now.


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Studio French Concession - 4,000rmb (Shanghai)
The STUDIO is located on the 2nd and last floor ( Chinese floor).
NO ELEVATOR, old chinese lane house.
Secure building with 1 digicode.
A big luminous room, facing south, with:
- living room area - sofa-bed, small table, big armchair;
- dining room area - big table and chairs
- bedroom area - king size bed
- office area - desk and chair
- kitchen area - fridge, microwave, toaster, kettle
- bathroom - shower, wash basin
It does also include a lot of shelves / cupboards.
It doesn't have a real kitchen.
Environment is very Chinese... so be aware of it!
Typical chinese home in an old lane house building.
Hengshan lu station, line 1 is few minutes away.
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Friday, 9 September 2011
Ann Hathaway as never seen before
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Here is last week's 6x6" journal square; it serves double-duty for my Fast Friday Fabric Challenge piece:
I started with a photo of a bird I painted on fabric a while back; I printed this onto fabric, cut it into wavy strips, and wove it together with an orangey/peach-colored hand-dyed fabric. I added white & orange to various peach squares, then recolored the bird with fabric markers and thread-painting.
I also "edited" my last Fast Friday Fabric Challenge piece. Here was the original piece:
It just felt unfinished to me, so I added some FM quilting to the background, and added a white napkin. Here is the revised piece:
That's better, don'tcha think?


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Find the top rated birding trails in Fort Stewart, whether you're looking for an easy short birding trail or a long birding trail, you'll find what you're looking for. Click on a birding trail below to find trail descriptions, trail maps, photos, and reviews.
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The Guyton Rails to Trails runs through the heart of Guyton, Georgia, connecting much of the town's numeric grid of streets with public amenities such as City Hall and Guyton Elementary School. The...
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The Hampton Spur Bike Trail, located in the community of St. Simon Island on Georgia's southeast coast, is a relaxing ride that provides scenery of trees as well as the rivers and ocean surrounding...
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J.F. Gregory Park is a 335-acre multi-use recreational area that once encompassed a thriving rice plantation and was subsequently bought up by Henry Ford. Named for Ford's plantation foreman, the park...
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Built on a stretch of the Savannah & Atlantic Railroad line, the 6-mile McQueen's Island Trail offers a salt-air excursion for nature lovers and history buffs alike. Built in 1887, the railroad...
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The New River Linear Trail runs for 3.4 miles within the City of Bluffton in South Carolina. The route, which is shared with power lines along an abandoned Seaboard Air Line Railway corridor, begins...
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The S&S Greenway lies in southeastern Statesboro, a college town that's home to Georgia Southern University. It traces the route of the former Savannah & Statesboro Railway, which first began in...
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Constructed in the 1820s and listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the Savannah-Ogeechee Canal was once an important transportation route for getting plantation goods to market. The...
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We used to love to go to McQueen's Island Trail, but it is no longer even enjoyable or safe. There are no more trash bins, porta potty's, and worst of all the walking bridge has been broken now for over two years? Why can't this be maintained with the county taxes we all pay to live here? It is a disgrace.
This is a great trail for beginners. Very flat and scenic. The trail is not lit, which is the only downside. If you're halfway through when it starts getting dark, you better hurry up or you'll be stuck in pitch black.
We enjoyed our ride from Ft. Pulaski on a warm February day, but noticed the storm damage others have mentioned. A bridge with planks making it passable by walking; a couple of trees across the trail you have to carry bikes over; and the totally gone bridge at 2.2 miles as mentioned. We assumed the damage was from last fall (2017) but see from other reviews the problems go back much longer. We certainly aren't calling out anybody who lives locally and supports this trail, but I don't see why they couldn't do some fund raising - start by putting a sign at the damage giving a website where one can donate.
Storm damage has left natural debris and caused damage to several bridges but it was still an enjoyable ride on flat hard-packed sandy, gravel, dirt path with Good views of marsh and Savannah River. Unfortunately first wood bridge was very damaged with wide gap and a few small planks to use. Safety hazard for those who don't see it coming. Then, 2.2 miles brought us to a completely destroyed bridgeway. Only 2 metal pipes cross the canal, not a single wood plank remains, leaving a 20+ foot gap and forcing us to turnaround...no way to go forward. We had started at Fort Pulaski monument. Benches and workout points along the trail are also in disrepair. Hopefully improvements will come soon.
This trail is great for seeing a lot of wildlife. We have seen barred owls, deer, hawks, snakes, and turtles. There are also signs of beavers. Very flat, paved, and a great place for walking your pets on a leash. The trail passes through thick woods, past marshy areas, and by undeveloped fields used for agriculture. Bathrooms and parking at both ends of 2.75 mile trail.
This is a great easy trail to walk and ride on! Along the trail are benches, picnic tables and work out obstacles... But.... 1.Coming from Fort Pulaski entrance at about 2.4 miles is a huge wash out.. (round trip is 4.82 miles) 2. From the Hwy 80 vehicle parking spot midway on the trail, going left (north) on the trail at about 2.5 miles is a huge wash out.. (round trip is 6.33 miles, utilizing the whole trail in both directions)
We started from the south end just last week (11/6/2017).
It doesn't seem the trail has been maintained in quite some time. In the first 2 miles there were large logs across the trail in 4 places. At the 2.2 mile mark it was completely washed out. Not crossable for us.
Looks like it could be nice if taken care of.
From the parking area I headed left about 2.5 miles to the end then rode all the way down to Fork Pulaski and back. Nice ride but there is still a large washout which I recommend you dismount and cross. (This recommendation comes from my experience of trying to ride across and face planting at the bottom). Your choice.
Needs repair- a couple of bridges are out- one passable but other not passable if high tide. Still not bad small gravel path- lined by palm trees that provide shade. Part of path wiped out by storm and some parts too sandy to ride through. No facilities.
Crushed gravel surface is packed down nicely in most places. It's deep where freshly applied. Ample shoulder parking on 80 allows you to get out of traffic, park, and hop onto trail quickly at the Midway point. Bike 3 miles East or 3 miles west and connect to all the trails at Fort Pulaski, $7 entrance fee required.
Ocean breezes and Palms create a little shade. Trail includes several small bridges over estuaries, shade stops, benches and trash cans. Nearest refreshment is 1 mile East at Coco's Sunset Grill. Hopefully trail connectivity coming soon until then ride the shoulder of 80 to get there.
I've run on this trail a couple of times since early 2015. There has been construction at 2.25 miles from the Fort Pulaski parking area since then. You can navigate around and keep on running, and navigate around the other blocked construction area (at your own risk, not too reckless) - however, it will be nice when this construction is completed so you can get a full 6+ miles one way run.
Scenic, gravel/shell trail material makes for a nice run/walk. Everyone I've seen on the trail is courteous and friendly, which makes this a good trail.
We started at Frederica Park, road up to the entrance of the King and Prince, back down to Fort Frederica and went to the museum. We could have stopped in at Christ's Church, lots of things to see. As we road back to our starting point the overall trip was over 13 miles. A lot of fun and safe for the whole family.
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N.Y. Sen. Gillibrand meets with local residents on PFOA contamination
HOOSICK FALLS, N.Y. >> U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand said she will fight for stricter regulations on a toxic chemical found in local water supplies and for health studies for residents.
The Democrat and county resident on Friday met with residents faced with water contamination. She drew applause when she called for a ban on PFOA, a man-made chemical used in factories for decades.
She became emotional at times as residents shared their stories.
"Your testimony is important," Gillibrand said to participants and 300 attendees in the high school auditorium of the Hoosick Falls Central School. She spoke in support of hearings on the government response to contamination. "We have to elevate this so we can change the laws. We have to have as many people as possible pay attention."
The event coincided with something many residents have long called for — the state Senate announced it will hold hearings on the response to the man-made chemical that turned up in drinking water. The decision comes two days after the Assembly announced it would hold hearings.
The Senate hearings will "explore the sources of water contamination, examine state and federal oversight issues, and determine how we can prevent this from happening in the future," John Flanagan, a Republican, said in a statement.
Panelists included Superintendent Ken Facin, resident Michael Hickey, teachers, students and residents, as well as officials with the Environmental Protection Agency, Centers for Disease Control, and National Instititute of Environmental Health Sciences.
Some audience members appeared to be frustrated with the meeting and walked out after just a few minutes. On social media, some criticized Gillibrand and others for not giving more time for questions.
In a meeting with the press, Gillibrand, said that her goal was to listen. She said federal agencies were there at her request and left with an understanding of how serious the situation is and how scared people are. She said her office, which provided note cards and contact information to residents, will review any written questions.
Gillibrand did not directly respond to questions about whether Gov. Andrew Cuomo's administration delayed response to the water crisis.
When asked about what else the state could do, she said the state and federal government needs better laws to make polluters pay.
"I don't think anyone ever handles issues as well as we could. It's always more clear in hindsight," she said.
PFOA, or perfluorooctanoic acid, turned up in municipal water systems and private wells in the town of Hoosick, the village of Hoosick Falls, and the town of Petersburgh. The man-made chemical was formerly used to make Teflon and been linked to cancer and other diseases.
Gillibrand said a medical monitoring program, like the one modeled for 9/11 first responders, would study health effects and provide guidance for local doctors.
She told reporters that she believes that program "should be the number one thing the state asks for when negotiating with the companies" responsible for the contamination."
In Hoosick Falls, Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics and Honeywell International have signed consent orders. In Petersburgh, Taconic Plastics is the responsible party, according to the state Department of Environmental Conservation. That company hasn't signed a consent order. All have paid for bottled water and filters.
News reports talk about the state declaring Superfund sites, declining home values and lawsuits, resident Heather Clifford said. But no ones been able to answer questions about health.
"I need to know what to tell my kids," she told Gillibrand.
Scientists have been studying health effects for such a short time, long-term problems for children aren't known, according to Sue Fenton of the NIEHS. Even for adults, genetics can effect the outcome.
"Two people with the same exposure won't have the same outcomes," she said.
For that reason, she advised residents to talk to their doctors and have them look at kidney and thyroid every year.
Some panelists said they grew up, moved away, but returned and cited Hoosick Falls as a safe community. Some shared stories of family members who died of cancer but had healthy lifestyles. Mothers said they were guilty for breastfeeding and possibly harming their babies. Teachers said students' stress affected them in the classroom.
Amy Bresse, of Hoosick, said her home had a POET installed in Februrary. But it hasn't been tested and she's received no information on maintenance. She called for a clean water source.
Emily Marpe became emotional as she described learning about PFOA in her well at what she thought was her dream home in Petersburgh. She described the shock and anxiety of learning how much PFOA was in her family members' blood, and researching science into the early mornign hours.
"I don't want my home," Marpe said. "It's not my home. It might as well belong to Taconic Plastics."
Clare Myers, a rising senior, and recent graduate Anna Wysocki described Hoosick as a close-knit community.
"This could happen anywhere. As awful as it is what happened here, its going to be worse if it happens again," Myers said.
Contact Edward Damon at 413-770-6979
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Song of Sadness
Abyssal Colossus
The Abyssal Colossus is a huge, terrifying creature that first appeared on Day 0 of the demonic invasion. It's first act was to obliterate the city of Dul Natath.
It then followed the primary invasion army of Demogorgon southeast, demolishing many elven settlements along the way.


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As he walked the streets, bleeding from his back the enormous chunk of wood gracing his back.He was walking to the hill where he would need to surrender, his final act of Trust. Onlookers still not understanding why an innocent man had been exchanged for a guilty man.
This would probably be my version of Jesus walking to Golgotha if I was there but we Mathew,Mark, Luke and John's account ,it should be enough. Calvary walking is one lonely road.
When you begin to change your ways to the standard of God, there are two things you will be hit with
Doubt from within and doubt from without.
You will at times feel unsure of your decisions and doubt that you are on the right path. The battlefield of the mind is going to be a hot zone . When doubt however the best choice is to OBEY whatever the Lord says. Do what the Bible says and follow the deep convictions of the Holy Spirit.God's ways are not our ways neither are our thoughts his thoughts for as high as the heavens are above the earth so are his ways higher than ours. We try to understand God to know what he is doingbefore we move along. That is a wrong move, we must Trust in Him and Obey because he knows the end from the beginning. With every little obedient act we build faith for greater things and as He leads and we follow we will discover how sure His ways are. When in doubt Obey.
Then there's everyone else who is around us. Some genuinely think we are getting somewhere with being married to Christ and others think it is a phase.
Doubt from without comes from being teased and called names because of our convictions about Christ. Truth is, God will always give each of s personal convictions on everything and it will always conform to the Bible. People (Believers and Non- believers) will not always understand. That's OK. Many misunderstood Christ till he fulfilled the word of God for his life.
In all this, we must remain in prayer and bible reading. Those are sure ways to hear from God ad be led by him.
Calvary walking means falling and getting up éverytime, it means asking for help when the Cross is too heavy to bear. It means despising the shame ,it means not stopping till you reach that place of complete Trust in God.
At Calvary, we would have to forgive ,we would have to endure, we would have to trust,we would have to surrender.
Jesus hang on that cross and while he was being crucified,
He forgave (Luke 23:34)
He forgave (Luke 23:34)
He endured (Mark 15:34)
He surrendered (Luke23:46)
Till we get to that place of total surrender, and become dead to ourselves, we may never be resurrected with Him and enjoy that Glory that our Lord Jesus did.
#TheHolyWeek #Calvarywalking #RisenwithChrist


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How to Lose Post-Natal Belly Weight
Pregnancy causes weight gain that is often difficult to shed after the birth of your child. In addition to all-over weight gain, fat may tend to accumulate in the lower area of your abdomen. To combat this post-pregnancy lower-belly pooch, begin a program of fat loss and abdominal-strengthening exercises. Postpartum women should perform 150 minutes a week of moderate activity, unless otherwise specified by a doctor, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
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Aerobic Activity
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Begin a regimen of physical activity to help you shed fat from all over your body, including your lower abdomen. Perform 30 minutes of aerobic exercise five days a week to meet the recommended amount of physical activity for postpartum women.
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Walk briskly, bicycle leisurely or perform low-impact aerobics for moderate exercise. A 160-pound woman burns nearly 300 calories per hour walking at a pace of 3.5 mph and bicycling less than 10 mph. Low-impact aerobics burns over 350 calories per hour.
Step 3
Perform more vigorous forms of aerobic activity to burn more calories per hour if you have been cleared by your doctor for intense activity. Try jogging 5 mph to burn nearly 600 calories or running 8 mph to burn almost 1,000 calories per hour if you weigh 160 pounds.
Sensible Eating
Step 1
Eat a balanced, nutritional menu of lean protein, complex carbohydrates and minimal saturated fats. Eat lean meats and poultry, reduced-fat dairy products and whole-grain pastas, breads and cereals.
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Add plenty of fresh fruit and vegetables to your menu to add satisfying bulk that will keep you full longer. Replace sugary snack foods with vegetables and fruit to reduce your caloric intake.
Step 3
Reduce the size of your portions at meal times and consume more meals throughout the day. Eat five to six small meals instead of two or three large meals to keep your energy level and blood sugar level regulated.
Reverse Crunches
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Tone your lower abdomen by performing abdominal-strengthening exercises that target your lower abdomen. Lie on a flat surface, such as a yoga mat on the floor or on a flat weight bench. Bend your knees with your feet flat on the floor.
Step 2
Tighten your abdomen and raise your feet off the floor. Keep your back against the floor or flat surface. Continue raising your bent knees until they almost touch your chest. Hold this position for one count, continuing to keep your abdomen tight.
Step 3
Lower your legs slowly to the original position. Repeat this movement for three to four sets of 10 to 15 total repetitions.
Roman Chair Lifts
Step 1
Use a Roman chair to perform Roman chair knee lifts to strengthen and tone your lower abdominal muscles. Stand in the chair with your elbows and forearms resting on the arm rests. Allow your legs to hang below your body.
Step 2
Keep your back against the back rest of the chair and tighten your abdominal muscles. Bend your legs and raise your knees toward your chest. Hold this position for one count.
Step 3
Lower your legs and straighten them to resume the original position. Perform three sets of 15 to 20 lifts.


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As of August ...
Andrea and I are the parents of the most beautiful little boy, Benjamin William. Two nights ago, at 14 weeks old, he had his first 8-hour sleeping night! (Then, just to help us exercise the spiritual discipline of patience, last night he was up for a little while at 4:00 a.m.)
Here at CICW, we're celebrating 10 years since the founding of the Institute, whose work God has expanded and blessed far beyond anyone's expectations except his. I continue to help develop and manage our website, and do a variety of writing and editing projects for our publications series. I've also enjoyed starting a series of meditations on the Psalms.
I'm still trying to get a collection of my "On Language" columns published, with some encouraging signs.
My course in historical linguistics at MSU was a mixed experience, making me question whether I really want to pursue a degree in linguistics. I think I'm going to take the biblical languages at the seminary across the street from me and see if that's a better fit.
I still hope to do my seminar project idea someday, but I also hope somebody beats me to it.


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MMA guys, what did you think of UFC 126?
How about Anderson Silva's front-kick knock-out on Belfort? Did you have any doubt he was going to knock Vitor THE FUCK OUT? What a freak of a fighter.
And Jon Jones dominated and DESTROYED Ryan Bader. I knew it would happen but not so decisively.
I reckon Jones should get a bit more experience, go up a weight class and try to stop Silva. Now THAT would be a fight.
Also, how did you watch it? Streaming or otherwise?
Saturday, February 5, 2011
MMA for today(2/5/11)
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I watched a stream of it online. It was glorious.ReplyDelete
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One of Buro 24/7 Middle East's favourite restaurants – the Japanese, award-winning, Zuma, has bagged itself a fashionable address, as it is confirmed that the top two floors of the Palazzo Fendi (pictured above) will host the foodie gem.
Situated in Largo Goldoni in central Rome, the Zuma Rome restaurant will feature a stunning roof terrace overlooking the city and its own private entrance on Via di Fontanella Borghese.
"Zuma is the ideal partner for our operation, fully expressing the values and the refinement that distinguish Fendi – a perfect model of authenticity, experimentation and timeless culture," said Pietro Beccari, chairman and chief executive officer of Fendi. "We are extremely honored to introduce Zuma to our city."
The new location in Rome marks Zuma's tenth outlet, following eateries in New York, Hong Kong, Dubai, Abu Dhabi and more.
"Of all the cities we have opened so far, Rome offers a history and romance different to everywhere else. I am very much looking forward to welcoming such an elegant dining clientele to Zuma and am delighted to have found the perfect home," said Becker. "Rome has a unique magnificence: The city itself will certainly be an integral part of the Zuma offering at Palazzo Fendi."
Stay tuned for a first look inside on Buro 24/7 Middle East...


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Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Buggy Barn's Buggy Wheels
2 comments:
- ~Trish~ said...
I've made this quilt and it was the ONLY quilt I've made that actually made me cry! I had a heck of a time lining up the seams between rows (I now have a method that removes that problem) and got so frustrated, I cried. DH told me to walk away for a while, which I did, and then went back and finished the quilt. I have since had to repair it twice - due to dogs being young and chewing (first I had to replace the entire binding, and then had to patch a hole) - but it's still my absolute FAVORITE quilt! My DD - now age 23 - picked all the fabrics and it turned out wonderfully. I highly encourage everyone to add this quilt to their collection; you won't be sorry!
- November 3, 2009 at 10:00 PM
- Mary said...
I found the pattern in an old issue of the magazine - my hubby brings me all the old quilt magazines from garage sales, tag sales, etc. I am putting together the fabrics for it now, going through my scraps; have the darks done. Lights today, off to the quilt shop for fat quarters as I don't have enough scraps for it, But can't wait to start.
What method did you use to line up the seams between rows????
- March 27, 2010 at 7:24 AM


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Here you go Ryan. Well, I always loved Clockcleaner. I've even had the misfortune of seeing them live, where they spent the majority of their set spitting chewed up fries on the audience while demanding applause. My friends absolutely hated them, but their over the top assholeisms only endeared them more to me. Then Babylon Rules came out and added a more Joy Division & Cramps sound to their heavy thud. And then yesterday I just discovered this fucking amazing record from Sharkey. Normally, I won't post new albums, but I told a friend about this and I just thought many more should hear it. It retains the thudding bass of Clockcleaner, but adds plenty of droney synths. The vocals are awesome as usual. And really, this is hands down the best new thing I've heard in so long. This is all I want to listen to at the moment. Go buy this now.
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We're closing the books on the first camp of 2008, but the ink will barely be dry before we resume later this week as the U.S. prepares for the always enticing encounter with Mexico. Meantime, the team now has its first 500 games under its belt, reaching that milestone with an even 194-194-112 record. In the history-making game, one player added yet another record to his already distinguished career while three players got their first cap for the full team, one even getting his first goal to boot. It was an eventful and productive two-plus weeks in California, and we're not quite finished yet. Check back on ussoccer.com for a behind-the-scenes look at the USA's 2-0 win against Sweden, as well as a special tribute to the newly crowned leader in goal scoring for the United States, Landon Donovan.
Si se puede ...
Monday, January 21, 2008
See You Soon
Posted at 12:40 PM
4 comments:
- Asaf said...
34 is my lucky number!
- January 21, 2008 at 1:55 PM
- Asaf said...
34 isn't a round number
- January 21, 2008 at 1:56 PM
- FC Uptown said...
I sense a slackening of urgency regarding this game against Mexico. Reliant will be like Azteca and Mexico loves playing in that town (very good record in Houston). They will come out absolutely flying. Be ready.
- January 22, 2008 at 1:54 PM
- Cida Moore said...
I agree. I live here in Houston and the Mexican fans are all eagerly awaiting this game. There's a lot of energy in the air about this game favoring the Mexican side. It's going to be a heck of a game like always!
- January 24, 2008 at 11:52 AM
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The Expansion Principle.
Shown are the flags of the Expansion Principle, which is a new musical dimension invented by Tralian. The system opens up a larger musical space for the fingerboard, by utilizing a collection of sharps in five repeating symbols.
Tralian performing with the first classical trillo.
Tralian is a fine art classical composer/inventor, and virtuoso trilloist.
Tralian holding the first classical trillo.
The first rhombus acoustical is shown with Tralian, who is a blue ribbon award winning musical pioneer, and is responsible for inventing a new method of playing with both hands on the fingerboard. The trillo is a timeless fine art instrument, that was developed over three decades.
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Well what a year this is already turning out to be. I must say I feel like I am in
the fast lane of life. I mean I am only 25 years old, but it seems like just yesterday I was in high school. Then all you worried about was passing your tests and getting that cute boyfriend. And for me, winning the softball game. Next comes college and your worries get a little bigger. But still the same worry about passing those exams and figuring out what you want to major in. And eventually figuring out what you want to do with the rest of your life. Then before I knew it I was graduating college and my worries took a big turn. I started to have to worry about paying all my bills. Then finding that perfect job in my career that still seems to be just out of my reach.
I guess those are still my worries today; finding that great job and just being happy. I have reached my goal of that perfect boyfriend. But it just seems that I am getting swept up in life itself. Listening to everyone's opinions and views of what I should be doing with my life. Not to say that I don't need direction and don't value peoples opinion, but lately I feel like I am losing myself in it all. I am usually a people pleasing type of person. Not to say that I am not very stubborn at times. But for the most part I will take everyone's advice in and at least
digest it. But honestly my head is starting to spin. I know in the end it is all up to me to decide what path to take. And to also pray to God that I am listening to his opinions above all and try to stay on the path he has laid out for me.
Ok that is all I want to say so I will get off my soap box. But to end this on a happy note. I did have a great weekend not too long ago with Reiggin down in Wilmington. We decided to take a weekend trip and enjoy the beach. It was just what the doctor ordered for me. I had only ever been to Myrtle Beach so this was a treat. The beaches were so clean and since it was the off season it was not crowded. Our hotel was super nice. I can not say enough about Hampton Inns. Saturday, we went to Wrightsville Beach and walked around. It was super cold and windy and my usual trusty bladder kept the walk short. So we headed back to the hotel and rested up.
Next we went bowling. This was Reiggin's surprise for me. I have been begging him to bowl with me since I love bowling and now I only bowl in one league. The bowling alley was a little scary and not in the best part of town. But I had a blast. I was first and the first time up I totally busted my butt and fall on my knees, but I made a strike. The whole bowling time was great. Needless to say
I will not be asking Reiggin to be my bowling partner unless I want to use his high handicap. But I love him. He could totally kick my butt
in poker so I guess we are even.
Next we went to this restaurant called Hell's Kitchen. It was downtown and I was excited to go because the place had been used in the
filming of Dawson's Creek. It was a unique bar/restaurant. It had it's character. The food was great and it was not crowded so we
got a chance to have great conversation. After that we went back and crashed for the night.
The next day we traveled to Topsail Beach. The day was perfect, the weather was about 70 degrees with a light breeze. I couldn't have asked for a better day. We drove around looking at all the nice houses and finally stopped at the one burger place in town. I had the best burger ever there. I mean the food was to die for. After stuffing our faces we made our way onto the beach and spent the whole day just walking and laying around on the beach watching people go by. Also, I was enjoying watching the surfers surf and Reiggin trying to find the perfect sea shell.
But sadly we had to pack up and head home. I was sad to leave but I was happy to get back home to my mom and dad. But I definitely would have to say that the weekend was the perfect cure. It really helped lift my spirits and make me feel 10 times better. So to all of you, I am back to my healthly self and over all the sickness that I had the previous week. I hope everyone is doing well and I will talk to you soon.
The Graduate
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