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Nero Burning ROM 22.214.171.124 download Nero is a flexible, reliable, and easy-to-use application designed to write both data and CD audio to CD-R and CD-RW discs.
I've been using Nero 6 all the time, since it was available and I never upgraded to its latest version 7.Many of my friends asked me why?, my humble counter question was why should we upgrade ? I asked many of them about what they are burning with the software most(everyone) said they burn data, VCD's and mp3 files.
If you have used the "new" Nero, by now you will understand why I am standing back against the flood of "updates".As a person I always try to run the latest software (except for Windows updates)packages.But Nero stands out from the crowd, the answer can be said in one single word "BLOAT".
The entire package is a BLOAT, I will have to look innocently while Ahead's installers fires the graph in the setup, only after clicking the "Finish", I really realized that the story of my system is finished(almost).They included all the software that the company had made in its entire lifetime and they mercilessly installed them on my system, making it less responsive and workable.
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As part of its Easter programme towards expressing love to the less privileged in the society, the Chapel of Glory Fellowship Centre of Ogun State Christian Pilgrims Welfare Board, has presented food items to the people infected with Mycobacterium Laprae at Lepers' colony, Iberekodo in Abeokuta North Local Government Area of the State.
The Executive Secretary of the Board, Pastor Wole Odejobi, represented by the Chaplain of the Chapel, Pastor Julius Oderinde, while presenting the items to the Secretary of the Colony. Mr. Folorunso Lukman, said the motive behind the visit was to show their concern and love for the people at the colony, as expressed by the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ for mankind
Odejobi enjoined well meaning Nigerians to always extend their hands of love to the less privileged, saying such kind gesture would in no small measure bring succour and sense of belonging to the people.
The Secretary of the Colony in his remark, appreciated members and management of the Chapel for remembering them at this period, saying the gesture would touch lives of hundreds of their members.
On of the Administration Officers at the Hansen's Disease Centre, a Department under the Hospitals Management Board, Mr. Oladeinde Ogunmodede, who received the members of the chapel at the colony, appreciated their efforts towards promoting the well being of the down trodden.
Ogunmodede, said leprosy was caused by mycobacterium Leprae, which could be transmitted through air-borne infection with inhalation of aerosols containing the bacterium, enjoining people to always report for medical check-up when they discover any reddish colouration in their skins or experiencing uncontrollable cough with sputum before it degenerate into full blown leprosy.


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The caregiver crunch
Iskandar, Rebecca Faith
Rashith, Rahimah
Date of Issue2016
Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information
An Aging Population Without the Caregivers to Match Singapore is ageing at an unprecedented rate. There is a lot of talk about letting the elderly lead a more dignified life. But largely absent from the conversation are the people who support these seniors. People who are not dying but still battle sickness around them each day. People who worry about the health of others as their own. People who are caregivers of the elderly. These are not the healthcare professionals who spend years in training but every day people who dedicate years of their lives to caring for their loved ones. Caregivers are women, men, daughters, sons, in-laws, spouses, maids, friends, colleagues and family members, who are pillars of support in times of their loved ones' old age. Yet, each face unique hurdles in their circumstances. Half a century of increasing life expectancy has spread the weight of caring for a growing number of elderly over the smaller families of today. Caregivers of the elderly can feel like a population abandoned— aching bodies, lost time, vanishing savings— they shoulder the burden of looking after their loved ones, ignoring the strain on their own backs. In return, these caregivers lose out at work, miss important social gatherings and worse, neglect their own needs. As a modern society entrenched in conservative values, it has become shameful to ask for help. Ageing issues are kept behind closed doors even as families struggle to cope with caring for their elders. Over the past year, these caregivers braved themselves to share their trials and tribulations, their strength and their sorrows in looking after the elderly. Here are their stories.
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This is my friend Ellen and her mom, Lynne. I've written about Ellen before here. She throws great parties and serves fancy fizzy drinks in vintage glassware passed down by Lynne. Once, at a patio party, I was minding my own business when apropos of nothing, Ellen hollered in my ear, "Mint green soup bowls!"
Ellen tosses out non-sequiturs faster than Yogi Berra behind home plate, but I've learned that her random thoughts are usually brilliant and merit a follow-up. In this case, Ellen was talking about some antique Limoges china that had been in her family for one hundred years. She thought I would like to see it.
So off I went with Ellen to Lynne's house to see these non-sequitur mint green soup bowls (photo above). They're lovely, manufactured by Haviland in France, of a fine thin porcelain with a hand-painted gold monogram. They were presented to Lynne's grandmother, Gladys, on the occasion of Gladys's high school graduation in 1908. Gladys held a graduation luncheon for her friends and served tomato bisque with a dollop of sour cream in the bowls. Of course I was charmed.
Then, as we passed through Lynne's living room, I glanced at an old photograph on the wall. "Who's that?" I asked. "Oh, that's Gladys on a picnic," said Lynne. And I got goose bumps.
The candid nature of the old photograph really struck me. This was not your usual stiffly posed starched collar portrait more common for that era. A misty day, and two women make a fire and spread a little picnic as their rowboat awaits.
And who was the photographer? Lynne didn't know. Perhaps Gladys's father? There were no mass-marketed cameras in 1908. This was taken with a view camera and since there were no meters either, the photographer had to know his craft well enough to time his exposure correctly. Maybe he used a flash. Maybe he left the shutter open and Gladys and friend stayed very still.
I turned to Lynne. "How would you like to recreate that photograph with Ellen?" I asked. "That sounds delightful," she said with a twinkle in her eye. "Can we use the soup bowls?" I asked. "I suppose we better!" said Lynne.
So I scouted a lakeside location. We packed the mint green soup bowls in bubblewrap. Lynne played the part of her grandmother, Gladys, who by the way, changed the spelling of her name to Gladyce when she came of age. So stylish! And Ellen played the part of "unknown friend in a gunny sack dress."
And not to disparage their ancestors, but I think both Ellen and Lynne look much sexier than the Edwardian ladies, don't you agree?
Renn, my most talented photographer, colorized the redux photo using Photoshop and a Wacom tablet. She added pink and blue to the sky, green to the trees, and brown to the wood, the shawl, and the sand. The antique photo was painted by hand using a watercolor wash on a brush. You can see the brushstrokes in Lynne's photo if you look with a magnifier. The photographer had to be careful not to add too much stain or the original would be blotted out.
Lynne is wearing a blouse with a photo of a lake to be photographed at the lake. It's quite meta and hip too. But of course she is the granddaughter of Gladyce, spelled with a 'c'.
And look at Lynne. With her jaw set and her gaze clear, she exudes confidence and dignity. She is regal. And indisputably beautiful.
I so appreciated Lynne's willingness to experiment with me. And while Lynne and Ellen will enjoy the mother-daughter photo, what I hope they most treasure was the afternoon on the beach. Ellen's joy was infectious and we had so much fun, sipping wine and fooling around with silly poses.
Nowadays, people take so many photos, it's almost a form of talking. Photos are cheap throwaways, impermanent even, and rarely worth printing anymore. But I've ordered a print of the 2017 version of the picnic for both Lynne and Ellen.
Since this photo shoot, Lynne has become a widow. Her life is very different now. When she receives this print, I wonder what she will think of that day. Will she remember that her husband waited for her at home? Will she mentally colorize the photo with the memory of her married self?
I took the title of this post from Sally Mann's excellent photographic memoir, "Hold Still." On the significance of photography and its impact on memory, Mann writes this:
As far back as 1901, Emile Zola telegraphed the threat of this relatively new medium, remarking that you cannot claim to have really seen something until you have photographed it. What Zola perhaps also knew, or intuited, was that once photographed, whatever you had "really seen" would never be seen by the eye of memory again... Photographs supplant and corrupt the past, all the while creating their own memories."
Photos by Renn Kuhnen.
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Sydney Morning Herald: "Renewable power: Solar and wind just did the unthinkable"
Great story in the SMH on how solar keeps powering forward despite soft oil and gas prices. Here's an excerpt:
The sun and the wind continue to defy gravity.
Renewables just finished another record-breaking year, with more money invested ($471 billion) and more capacity added (121 gigawatts) than ever before, according to new data released Thursday by Bloomberg New Energy Finance.
This wasn't supposed to happen. Oil, coal and natural gas bottomed out over the last 18 months, with bargain prices not seen in a decade. That's just one of a handful of reasons 2015 should have been a rough year for clean energy. But the opposite was true.


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Ikebana is not always limited to showing simple lines using branches. Sometime we want to work on something more resplendent...especially for festive seasons like Christmas. Here is my Christmas arrangement.
To take advantage of the lines formed by the eucalyptus and bells of Ireland, I chose a "compote-style" container with a very tall base.
The lilies provide gaiety.
The deep red alstroemeria tightens the arrangement into a whole.
And some white carnation provide a fresh look when the arrangement is viewed from the side.
Wishing everyone Happy Holidays!
This arrangement is currently displayed at the shop. The scent of lilies and eucalyptus is yet another sensory experience so please come visit us!
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Help Page: About This Site
This website known as the NMFS Permit Shop allows you to purchase and renew permits quickly and with a minimum of effort. In addition to purchasing and renewing permits, you can also check on the status of permits and permit orders.
Each bulleted item on the left side of your browser screen allows NMFS Permit Shop users to perform certain functions. The following describes the functionality of each bulleted item:
- Permits: allows you to buy new permits, renew old permits, check permit status, check order status, order permit applications via mail, and download permit applications.
- Tournaments: allows you to register tournaments, check tournament status, and check order status.
- Catch Reports: allows you to easily and quickly report landings.
- Info Center: provides you with a wealth of information. Users can check NMFS news, look for answers to frequently asked questions, check reference library links and other links, as well as directly connect to the NMFS website.
Along the top of all pages, there are four features designed to assist you in efficiently navigating the NMFS Permit Shop. The following describes the functionality of each button:
- Home: No matter where you are in the NMFS Permit Shop, this button will always take you back to the main site page.
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Improve your ability to heal yourself through alternative therapies that enhance your regular medical care by using various energy techniques that are now being used in major hospitals, universities, hospices, and holistic physicians throughout the U.S. Some of the techniques used at Resonant Wellness include:
This is a beginner's class that includes gentle stretches and easy movements that strengthen the body, boost energy levels, and improve overall health. This class is especially beneficial for seniors who have difficulty with rigorous exercise. You move at your own comfort level and learn some of the basic medical qi gong movements that have been used in Eastern cultures for centuries to alleviate pain and major health problems. By improving the energy that flows to different parts of the body you become balanced and more in harmony with your body and inner spirit.
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nVoice can help you understand and solve issues using unconscious levels of awareness. This innovative technology is the forefront of future medicine based on biofrequency correlations to emotional, genetic, structural and biochemical information about YOU. You can also receive a full chart of the meanings of each note and color association by requesting a full Vocal Profile from your local Bioaccoustic Research Associate listed below. Contact Resonant Wellness for more information about nVoice
The frequencies of the Voice can be Predictive, Diagnostic and Prescriptive. The staff at Resonant Wellness have been trained as Bioaccoustic Research Associates so that you can be provided with a copy of your vocal profile in order to better address your health issues based on the frequencies of your own voice. A vocal print can identify toxins, pathogens, products and supplements that are not balanced, as well as muscles that are weak or strong. Many body systems that are out of harmony also show up through your vocal print. By identifying the system or part that is too high or too low one can determine what the body needs. A vocal print can determine nutrients that are in stress. The frequencies in your voice are holographic representations of your state of health. Research has shown repeatedly that every muscle, compound, process and structure of the body has a Frequency Equivalent that can be mathematically calculated. Our research is based on the concept that the body's ability to heal itself can originate as frequency interactions between the molecular signals of the body. Given the correct frequency, the body begins to heal itself.
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Yankees To Acquire Starter Happ From Blue Jays
By RONALD BLUM , AP Sports Writer
NEW YORK (AP) — A person with knowledge of the talks tells The Associated Press the New York Yankees are nearing a deal to acquire left-hander J.A. Happ from Toronto to bolster their starting rotation.
The Yankees would send infielder Brandon Drury and minor league outfielder Bill McKinney to the Blue Jays, the person said Thursday, speaking on condition of anonymity because the trade was subject to the teams approving medical records.
Happ, who turns 36 in October, is 10-6 with a 4.18 ERA in 20 starts and was a first-time All-Star. He would join a rotation that includes Luis Severino, Masahiro Tanaka, CC Sabathia and Sonny Gray.
Happ has a $13 million salary in the final season of a $36 million, three-year contract, and the Yankees would be responsible for the remaining $4,543,011.
Reliever Zach Britton reported to the Yankees on Thursday, two days after he was acquired for prospects. Britton added $4,387,097 to the Yankees payroll. New York began the season with a $179 million payroll for purposes of the luxury tax, which left the team room to add salaries and remain under the $197 million threshold.
A 12-year major league veteran, Happ is 102-82 with a 3.95 ERA for Philadelphia (2007-10), Houston (2010-12), Toronto (2013-14, 2016-18), Seattle (2015) and Pittsburgh (2015).
Earlier Thursday, Toronto traded right-hander Seunghwan Oh to Colorado for minor league infielder Chad Spanberger, outfielder Forrest Wall and a player to be named or cash.
Drury, who turns 26 next month, was acquired by the Yankees from Arizona in February and began the season as their starting third baseman. He went on the disabled list after the team's eighth game because of blurred vision and migraines, and he lost his job to rookie Miguel Andujar.
Drury has played in just 10 games for New York since and has spent most of the season at Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, where he is hitting .294 with five homers and 30 RBIs in 55 games. He has a $621,900 salary and has 2 years, 99 days of major league service, making it possible he could be eligible for salary arbitration for the first time next winter.
The 23-year-old McKinney was selected by Oakland with the 24th overall pick in the 2013 amateur draft, was traded to the Chicago Cubs with Addison Russell and Dan Straily for Jeff Samardzija and Jason Hammell in July 2014, then dealt to the Yankees along with Gleyber Torres and Adam Warren for Aroldis Chapman in July 2016.
McKinney has played two games for the Yankees, filling in on March 30-31 because of injuries to other outfielders. He is hitting .230 with 13 homers and 35 RBIs in 62 games this year for Class A Tampa, Double-A Trenton and Scranton.
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WATSON Briggs marked his return from the badminton wilderness with two titles at the Yonex Scottish National Championships.
The Renfrew-based star, who took a year out of the sport and spent time in Canada, swept to victory in the men's doubles and mixed doubles at Bell's Sports Centre in Perth.
Briggs, 24, teamed up with Paul Van Rietvelde in the men's doubles and the talented duo toppled top seeds – and two-time winners – Jamie Neill of Hamilton and Keith Turnbull of Larkhall 21-18, 21-14, in the final.
That gave Briggs his third men's doubles title at this event.
However, Briggs wasn't finished there.
In the mixed doubles, he partnered Imogen Bankier and the pair eased into the final before putting Van Rietvelde and Jillie Copper to the sword 21-11, 21-18.
Former Paisley-based player Rita Yuan Gao, 36, experienced disappointment at the event.
Gao, who is now based in Switzerland where she coaches at St Gallen, was back in Scotland to look for another title to add to her impressive collection.
However, she was knocked out of the women's singles at the semi-final stage, losing to Bothwell's Kirsty Gilmour 21-12, 21-8.
A total of 50 men and 24 women entered the championships, which are sponsored by Yonex UK and were staged at the Bell's Sports Centre courtesy of Perth and Kinross Council, Perth and Kinross Sports Council and Live Active Leisure.


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Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle is a surprising comedy that I didn't see coming. It's riddled with hilarious dialogue, tremendous acting from the cast and a plot that takes you on an entertaining jungle ride.
The film follows four teenagers — high school football star "Fridge," nerd Spencer, selfie-obsessed popular girl Bethany and, Martha, a shy and awkward girl. These kids are stuck together in school for detention, so understandably, the only thing they can do to bond is to play the video game console that they discover in the detention room.
As soon as the kids choose their characters, they are pulled into the game. And… transformed into the avatars they chose. The shock (and comic relief) this scene provides can only be described best by social media-obsessed Bethany: #CantEven.
Spencer turns into the extremely good-looking muscle man, Dr. Smolder Bravestone (Dwayne Johnson) and yes, smoldering is his charm. Fridge turns into zoologist Franklin "Moose" Finbar (Kevin Hart), who is angered that he lost the other half of his body (a.k.a. his height).
Martha turns into "killer of men" Ruby Roundhouse (Karen Gillan), and hates that she has to wear inappropriate shorts and a crop top. The subtle dig at how women are objectified in video games is nicely done. And the best transformation of all: Insta-princess Bethany gets transformed into "curvy genius" Dr. Shelly Oberon (Jack Black), a.k.a. a dude. In her words: "I'm an overweight middle-aged man!"
The four of them soon realize that each time they get killed in the game, they come back with one life deducted. Afraid of what might happen if they lose all three of their lives, they tread carefully in the hopes of saving Jumanji and retuning home alive.
The movie is hilarious. For those who grew up watching the original Jumanji, you'll be impressed with how this one gives it its own unique spin. Dwayne Johnson and Kevin Hart have once again proven that they are a winning comedic duo. They make up most of the hilarious scenes and you end up wanting more of them.
Dwayne swaps personalities from "The Rock" to an insecure kid, an interesting spin that Dwayne explores with charm. Karen's role is a departure from her Dr. Who days and she dismisses any and all female stereotypes as she kicks ass in the jungle.
The most surprising actor to win me over was Jack Black as the shallow princess. Watching him squirm as a high-maintenance teen girl had me LOLing. But what Jack was able to do impressively was bring out her warmth and vulnerability — which I wasn't expecting. You end up actually liking Bethany once you get to see her in Jack Black's shoes, err… body.
Overall, the film had me in splits. I have seen the movie three times and each time it managed to give me kicks. It's the combination of the plot, the dialogue and the acting talent that makes this a success. This box office hit proves I'm not the only one who enjoyed this jungle ride. ~Marriska Fernandes
Blu-ray features include Gag Reel, Jumanji Music Video by Jack Black and Nick Jonas, and Five Featurettes: Journey Through The Jungle: The Making of Jumanji, Meet the Players: A Heroic Cast, Attack of the Rhinos!, Surviving the Jungle: Spectacular Stunts! and Book to Board Game to Big Screen & Beyond! Celebrating The Legacy of Jumanji.
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The first quarter of this year has ended. How were your returns? Since short-term returns are not very meaningful for a long-term financial plan, perhaps a better question is: How have your returns been over the past one, three, five and 10 years?
If you are unhappy with your returns, I have some suggestions for you. They are based on solid, peer-reviewed research. You are unlikely to get this advice from your broker.
1. Don't try to find mispriced stocks
Approximately 60 million trades take place daily in the world's stock markets. The dollar volume of this daily trading is $302 billion. The best reflection of fair market prices for a stock is the price buyers and sellers set and reset every minute of the day. These prices are likely to be fair, based on all available information at the time. The odds of finding mispriced stocks are exceedingly small. Don't try.
2. Don't try to pick an outperforming mutual fund
For the 15-year period ending Dec. 31, 2014, of the 2,711 U.S. equity mutual funds in existence at the beginning of it, only 42 percent survived the entire time. Only 19 percent of those funds that survived outperformed their benchmarks. If you are trying to pick a mutual fund likely to outperform, the odds are stacked against you.
3. Don't rely on past performance
Here's the bottom line on past performance: It doesn't persist. At the beginning of the 10-year period ending Dec. 31, 2009, there were 2,711 U.S. equity mutual funds in existence. Of that number, 25 percent (682 funds) outperformed their benchmarks. How did those funds do in the subsequent period from 2010-2014? Only 28 percent repeated their prior stellar performance.
The Securities and Exchange Commission got it right when it required mutual funds to state that past performance is not predictive of future results. It isn't. Yet, mutual funds still advertise their past performance and many investors rely on it when selecting investments prospectively. Don't be one of them.
4. Accept market returns
I don't understand why so many investors are consumed with "beating the market." Pursuing this goal makes it more likely you will earn less than market returns. What's wrong with embracing market returns? If you invested one dollar in 1927 in a U.S. large-cap index fund, your investment would have grown to $3,955 by 2014.
Your new investment goal should be to capture the returns of the global market.
5. Understand the real drivers of returns
Many investors believe the factors that affect their returns are stock picking, market timing and mutual fund selection. Here's what really drives your returns:
The allocation of your portfolio between stocks and bonds is a primary determinant of your expected returns. Historically, stocks have returned a premium over bonds.
The size of the companies in your stock portfolio impacts your returns. Historically, small-cap stocks have higher returns than the stocks of large companies.
Value stocks have historically had higher returns than growth companies.
High-profitability companies tend to have higher returns than low-profitability companies.
Longer-term bonds historically have had higher yields than shorter-maturity bonds.
Bonds with lower credit quality historically have had higher yields than bonds with higher credit quality.
Most investors would benefit from retaining a competent registered investment advisor who understands how to design a suitable portfolio utilizing these drivers of returns.
6. Globally diversify
Many investors suffer from what is known as "home country bias," which means they overweight their portfolio in the stocks of the country where they reside. A globally diversified portfolio helps reduce risks without lowering expected returns.
7. Don't try to pick outperforming segments
Remember your new goal? It's to capture the returns of the global market. It's almost impossible to predict which market segments will outperform from year to year. Don't try.
8. Invest like Mr. Spock
The legendary Star Trek character had no emotions. This permitted him to make decisions based solely on objective data. Many investors react emotionally to the gyrations of the market, causing them to buy high and sell low. You can't be a responsible investor until you get control of your emotions.
9. Ignore the headlines
If you are saving for retirement, why are you concerned about what's going on with the market today? Much of the financial media stokes investor anxiety. Acting on that anxiety may result in activity that will enrich your broker at your expense. Your focus should remain on the long term. Ignore the financial news.
10. Focus on factors you can control
Tomorrow's news drives stock prices. Neither you nor anyone else knows what tomorrow's news will be. Instead of focusing on factors you can't control, concentrate on those you can. These include your asset allocation, structuring a portfolio that takes into account the real drivers of expected returns, broad diversification, low expenses, low trading costs and minimizing taxes.
If you implement these 10 tips, you will markedly increase your chances of improving your investment experience.
Dan Solin is the director of investor advocacy for the BAM ALLIANCE and a wealth adviser with Buckingham. He is a New York Times bestselling author of the Smartest series of books. His latest book is The Smartest Sales Book You'll Ever Read.
The views of the author are his alone and may not represent the views of his affiliated firms. Any data, information and content on this blog is for information purposes only and should not be construed as an offer of advisory services.


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The boys from Zombie Tools live in my hometown of Missoula, MT, which explains an awful lot. I saw these guys after making my first machete and poking around the Interwebs for custom machetes, and needless to say, it was love at first site.
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One of the definitions of a Conspiracy Theory is the non-belief of the official account of an incident and the belief of an incredibly complicated series of events rather than the simpler official account; this is especially true of "911Truth." Every aspect of "911Truth" is immensely complicated with no cohesive chain of events to tie it together. I'm writing this article is bring up what I believe are some near insurmountable issues with the corner stone of the 911Truth movement, that of explosive demolition of the Twin Towers and Building 7. I do not claim to be an expert in explosive demolition, but as a career police officer I have dealt with bomb experts and military ordinance experts. I have also been present during training exercises involving car bombs and IED's (Improvised Explosive Devices). Further I have researched explosive demolition and researched as much information I could find on CDI, Controlled Demolition Inc. Here is a simple primer of explosive demolition. How Stuff Works
On May 8, 2010, there was Firefighters for 9/11Truth and Architects and Engineers for 9/11Truth conference in the San Francisco area to discuss their work. One of the guest speakers was a gentleman by the name of Tom Sullivan who had previously worked for Controlled Demolition, Inc. Norcaltruth. Here is a transcript of the beginning of his presentation and explanation of how a controlled demolition is done.
"First you have to weaken the building and that's after studies are done by structural engineers; to explain exactly how the building was built in the first place. At that point staircases are cut at intervals, firewalls are removed, elevator shafts are cut, including the rails and the elevator cars removed. Then all of the support columns on the load floors are cut with a torch and that essentially removes 20% of their strength. And even with all that compromising and weakening the building is still safe to enter; we keep working in it…. the story that just a few column failures can cause synchronized global collapse, well I gotta tell you that's just nonsense. The final step at this point is you would load the building with RDX charges and they have individual delays and some times two to three different delays on a given floor. So the work is very complex and precise, requiring years of experience;" "Wireless detonators have been around for years. You look at any action movie you see these things going off all the time. And then of course the military has them. Contractors don't use them; why? Because they're just too expensive." On the referenced web site there are also some bullet points about Sullivan's presentation including.
2.) Another myth is that miles of detcord would be found in the debris pile. On this point, Sullivan mentioned the remote-controlled detonators that have been in use for many years. CDI has on their own website a section that talks about their own remote-controlled demolition capabilities called DREXS (Directional Remote Explosive Severance).
Okay lets take this a part. First lets start out with the purpose of explosive demolition. The purpose is to create a controlled environment so a building can demolished without all the trouble of banging it with a big steel ball or the dangerous job of many workers with torches cutting up the building. The explosions are designed to cause the building to fall into it's own footprint with as little mess as possible (we'll come back to this).
"First you have to weaken the building and that's after studies are done by structural engineers; to explain exactly how the building was built in the first place. At that point staircases are cut at intervals, firewalls are removed, elevator shafts are cut, including the rails and the elevator cars removed. Then all of the support columns on the load floors are cut with a torch." One can assume that all these steps are necessary for a successful controlled demolition. What Sullivan did not mention is that after the firewalls are removed and the stairs and elevators cut, the building is defacto gutted. This is not something that could have been done in a weekend. Sullivan also mentioned that after this weakening process the building is still safe to walk into. Sure it might be safe to walk into, but the building would no longer be functional for the purposes of doing any business and of course it would be instantly obvious that the inside of the building had been significantly modified. One can not use the logic that all this pre-weakening is a prerequisite for implosion "the story that just a few column failures can cause synchronized global collapse", but then say it was not necessary in this case.
So if we are talking about Building 7, the building that seemed to drop right down into it's own footprint as in a classic controlled demolition, we are left with a conundrum. How could Building 7 be imploded using controlled demolition, if none of the pre-weakening was done? There appears to be no known technology to implode an intact occupied building in this manner and it surely would have required more explosives without the weakening, making the explosions much more violent. The next obvious issue is more speculative but just as germane. Who would you get to do such a thing? As Sullivan said, it would require a crew with years of experience, so it would require a team of psychotic murdering controlled demolition experts. Where would one even look for such a team?
But lets move on. Let's suppose that the technology does exist to secretly use controlled demolition on an occupied building without the weakening process. The next issue, after setting all the charges would be how to set them off. As Sullivan said, "The final step at this point is you would load the building with RDX charges and they have individual delays and some times two to three different delays on a given floor." The conventional wisdom or most commonly stated conspiracy theory is the charges were set off with wireless charges; as Sullivan said, "Wireless detonators have been around for years. You look at any action movie you see these things going off all the time. And then of course the military has them. Contractors don't use them; why? Because they're just too expensive." After talking with explosive experts and a lot of research, I am certain that Sullivan errored here, probably due to inexperience. Sullivan first said contractors do not use wireless detonators, since he has not made any claims of working for moviemakers or the military, than it is probable, that he does not know their limitations. Therefore he might believe the reason is cost, when actually it is some quite different.
There are two related reasons why wireless detonators are not used by contractors involved with explosive demolition. The first is wireless detonators are not positive or accurate enough. Wireless detonators use radio frequencies (RF) that do not always reach their intended target at the intended time. When used for special effects or by the military, wireless detonators are usually line of sight and not used for anything even approaching the complexity of taking down a building with explosive demolition. The same can be said for microwave technology, such as cellphone triggers used with IEDs. How often does a radio fade out or cellphone lose it's signal? This can especially be problematic with buildings. I remember when the City of Santa Cruz built their new Police Station; they had to install a Nextel microwave booster because our phones would not work inside the building. The second reason wireless detonators are not used for explosive demolition is safety. Once a wireless detonators is set, there is no way to insulate it from stray RF signals. If you are in a remote area, then the possibility is very slight. But if you are in a large city, there are a large amount of RF and microwaves swirling all around, the odds of an accidental triggering is high, and certainly too high to risk your life.
Another myth is that miles of detcord would be found in the debris pile. On this point, Sullivan mentioned the remote-controlled detonators that have been in use for many years. CDI has on their own website a section that talks about their own remote-controlled demolition capabilities called DREXS (Directional Remote Explosive Severance). Here is a point of either confusion or ignorance. The 911Truth conference web site brings up the issue of some proprietary explosive system used by CDI called DREXS (Directional Remote Explosive Severance). Due to the fact the name includes "Remote" it was assumed by the writer that it is some form of wireless remote explosive. But since Sullivan has already told us that contractors do not use wireless detonators, then it should be obvious the DREXS is not wirelessly detonated and most likely "Remote" takes on the meaning of something being done either at a distance and/or automatically. The CDI site tells us "DREXS (Directional Remote Explosive Severance) System facilitate the demolition or dismantling of all types of steel and concrete facilities to provide the safe, expeditious and cost-effective removal of industrial structures." Another 911Truth site gave this quote from CDI "Our DREXSTM systems . . . segment steel components into pieces matching the lifting capacity of the available equipment." From these two quotes we can surmise that CDI is not touting a remote controlled system, but a system that cuts the building up in segmented pieces of a predetermined size so it is easier to cart away. The most common means of detonating explosives is with "primacord" or detonating (det) cord. As mentioned by many debunkers of 911Truth, there would have been miles of these cords reaching from a detonation center to every charge and they would have been obvious to everyone.
Finally, I told you I'd get back to the primary purpose of explosive demolition. Since there is no evidence that the weakening process was done on these buildings, then we are in un-chartered waters in knowing if the technology exists to implode an occupied building the size of the twin towers or Building 7. But the question must be asked, Why go to all the trouble to implode the buildings? Wouldn't it have been easier to just take out the main supports and let them collapse in some less structured way? The purpose of explosive demolition is for safety and to leave as little mess as possible; something that was obviously not in the mind of a person who would want to destroy an occupied building. In order to implode a building one needs expertise that has been defined as an art form. There is probably less than half a dozen demolition companies in the world that could take on a project like this; but certainly no reputable company would, but it's feasible one could set off some cutting charges on some main supports that could cause the building to come down in all sort of ways that wouldn't have to be an implosion.
As I said before, the purpose of this article is not to debunk 911Truth, but to raise doubts about the theory of explosive demolition. Beyond the way the towers and especially building 7 looked as they fell, there is really no evidence of an explosive demolition. The only other observance was the puffs that blew out the windows of the twin towers as the pancaked down. To even a casual observer it is obvious that air pressure would be blowing out the windows for several stories below, as the air trapped between the floors needed someplace to go. There are also a lot of people that heard what they thought were explosions, which I'm sure they did. When a 110 story building is collapsing, or just about to collapse, there is no telling what is going on inside and the violence of the collapse can certainly sound like explosions. In my mind there are a lot of questions about why 911 happened, but I have no doubt how it didn't happened; it's a matter of Occam's razor.
Monday, September 20, 2010
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No, that is not a typo; it's actually one of my favorite sayings when it comes to diet, believe it or not. There are so many diets out there for quick fixes, and so many products that will go out of their way to make you think that you are buying something that will make you a healthy consumer. How can we tell what's right and what's wrong anymore? This subject can easily apply to so many products when talking about food, but today I will to apply it to sugar.
What is sugar? Sugar is a sweet tasting *rolling my eyes* simple carbohydrate that goes by the names of glucose, fructose, galactose, maltose, sucrose, and lactose. Yes sugar is delicious and we all love it, but it can have very harmful effects on the body especially when consumed in excess. On average, we should only be consuming 50g or 13 teaspoons of sugar each day. Unfortunately you can find that in what's considered by many a healthy bottled iced tea alone. The average American is eating over 40 teaspoons of sugar on a daily basis. Too much consumption can lead to a slew of diseases including diabetes, cancer, obesity, and heart disease. It is addicting and damaging to our bodies.
Back in the day, people ate real sugar. Then they came out with sugar substitutes (more bad news for another day). High fructose corn syrup started showing up in every product in stores – including breads, salad dressings, and infant formulas. We have heard and seen lots of information about using agave nectar, natural honey, and cane sugar to use as a sweeteners. What in the world are we supposed to do since the definition of healthy sugar changes every other day!?
Personally, I think it's important to limit the consumption of sugar in general and really strive for that 50g goal. But that's a hard thing to do of course, and really unrealistic to think that it's possible to do that 365 days in a year. So here's where my favorite saying comes in. Yes, raw honey, natural sugar, and cane sugars are obviously better choices than high fructose corn syrup because they are natural, but always remember that sugar is, sugar is, sugar is sugar. If you are eating over 50g of all natural, raw, organic honey every day your body still isn't going to like having to process that excess amount. It will still put your pancreas and liver in overload mode. Choose the natural when you are consuming, change recipes to use these sweeteners instead of processed white sugar, and try cutting those recipe amounts in half. I like to use organic stevia and fruit to sweeten things. Stevia is great because it's all natural from a plant and has 0 calories. Use sparingly, as it's more potent than the real stuff. I put it in my coffee, on steel cut oats, and use it in recipes. Bananas and applesauce can be substituted in recipes that call for sugar. How awesome sauce is that? OK, I've never said that expression before and I promise I won't do it again…
We are so used to having so much sugar that things might taste different at first. After a while (and by that I mean 3 days of cutting back), sweet things you used to eat will taste disgustingly over sweet. Begin reading labels and notice how much you are consuming and see where you can cut back. A few years ago I participated in a 6 week sugar cleanse. I mean ZERO alternate sugars allowed and only two fruits allowed each day. I wasn't able to eat the sugars in any carbohydrates either (including potatoes or corn). The first week I was miserable. I had a headache, I was weak, and I was crabby as hell. This was me detoxing! It's an addiction that we have been accustomed to our whole lives so of course I would have detox symptoms! After that first week, I felt amazing. Lighter, more alert, less bloated, and more focused. It was such a transformation for me. Of course, I gradually added things back into my diet but my awareness was now heightened. Pineapples and dried fruits were too sweet for me to eat. I won't even start to talk about the syrupy taste of a bite of candy or milk chocolate (which I still can't eat because it tastes so sweet to me). By eliminating sugar, I opened my eyes to how much I actually consumed daily and allowed me to make a change for my personal well being. I encourage you to do the same. Am I saying you should never again have a bowl of ice cream or your favorite candy? Absolutely not. But maybe that bowl of ice cream with candy on top isn't the best thing to have every day for dinner, maybe!
Infinite Warrior offers nutritional counseling and meal planning that can help with this if it seems overwhelming because, I know, it is. Even the smallest step is a step in the right direction. I like to call that first step 'awareness.' Pay attention to how much you're consuming and where it comes from and remember, sugar is sugar is sugar is sugar.
Health and lots of love,


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A materials-by-design approach to discovering bioinspired membranes
Northwestern University
Civil & Environmental Engineering and Mechanical Engineering
Folding and self-assembly of proteins into transmembrane channels with well-described interior chemistry and pore size is foundational to nature's solutions to chemical separation. Achieving flux and selectivity similar to those seen in biological systems remains as a grand challenge that must be overcome to address ever increasing societal needs for clean water, carbon capture and energy storage. In pursuit of an accelerated pathway towards discovering novel bioinspired membranes through computer simulations, this talk will summarize recent advances in predicting the assembly, mechanics, and transport capabilities of hybrid nanocomposites that blend the best aspects of biomolecules and engineering polymers. I will focus on our recent advances in describing the physical behavior of polymer conjugated cyclic peptide nanotubes (pc-CPNs) that self-assemble into biomimetic artificial nanochannels in block copolymer membranes. pc-CPNs offer precise control of the pore diameter as well as interior polarity through nonstandard mutations presented in the amino acid sequence. I will discuss how the entropic penalty of polymer conjugation can be a useful tool to direct the self-assembly of functionalized CPs towards a defined stacking sequence. These findings will culminate in a concept model that illustrates how ring shaped molecules could form nanotubes with spatially tunable interiors, and thereby achieve potentially unforeseen transport properties. Most interestingly, I will present recent findings that explain why kinetic traps can hamper structural control in some experimental conditions, and offer guidelines on how to overcome them and reach thermodynamically predictable assemblies of mixed nanoblocks by understanding circularity the interplay between chemistry and mechanics. Finally, I will conclude by emphasizing the broad importance of a materials-by-design viewpoint for making new bioinspired materials that capture unique functionalities of protein materials in polymeric systems.
BIO: Sinan Keten is an Assistant Professor of Civil & Environmental Engineering and Mechanical Engineering at Northwestern University. He joined Northwestern University faculty in 2010 after obtaining his Ph.D. in Civil & Environmental Engineering from MIT. His research expertise is on computational materials science and mechanics with an emphasis on biological and bioinspired systems. He has made original contributions to elucidating structure – property relationships in biological materials such as spider's silk, which is one of the toughest materials known, and nanocellulose, nature's most abundant structural building block. His most notable contributions have involved theoretical calculations and multi-scale simulations that have explained how biological nanostructured materials achieve strength and toughness through important molecular level size and geometric effects. He has published 40 articles in journals such as Nature Materials, PNAS, and Nano Letters that have been cited in over 1000 scientific articles, and highlighted in mainstream media, Science, and Nature Physics. Dr. Keten currently serves as the principal investigator for federally funded research projects by the National Science Foundation (The Materials Genome Initiative), Office of Naval Research, and Army Research Office. He has given numerous invited lectures and keynotes around the world and has received awards from the Materials Research Society and the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. Dr. Keten is also actively involved in creating new web-based educational tools that facilitate training of students and researchers in mechanics, materials and computational engineering around the world.
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text: Share: Comments Print January 6, 2015 at 10:51 PM Los Cabos is bouncing back from hurricane, but some devastated hotels remain Posted by Brian J. Cantwell The Grand Mayan hotel on the beach at San Jose del Cabo, Mexico, remains a mostly-windowless hulk as hurricane repairs continue. See the "before" picture, below. (photo by Brian Cantwell / The Seattle Times) First, to answer the palm-tree question, with a metaphorical nod to Francis Scott Key: I saw by the dawn's early light Tuesday that plenty of tropical-green fronds continue to wave over Los Cabos. Hurricane Odile didn't blow them all to Phoenix. But along the roughly 8- or 9-mile stretch of beach where Odile did her damndest, neither is it tough to spot forlorn palm stumps, as well as a bunch of hotels that remain in a heap of trouble. "Heap" being the operable term. Some are still a mess. An image from the hotel's website shows the Grand Mayan resort before the hurricane. That said, it's also true that storm recovery is well along in this crowded, rapidly developing tourist zone at the tip of the Baja peninsula. Most hotels either never closed or have reopened since the September storm rampaged ashore with winds up to 125 mph. Of the roughly 14,000 hotel rooms in the area stretching from Cabo San Lucas to San Jose del Cabo (collectively known as Los Cabos), about 10,000 are taking guests now, with a bang-up pace of bookings, I learned in a visit with Julieta Hernandez Vargas, commercial director of the Los Cabos Tourism Board. But I was surprised to discover that the sprawling Holiday Inn Resort where I stayed Monday night, which reopened about three weeks ago, was only half repaired (most hotel websites are very vague about damages, if they share such information at all). As I explored the grounds, the beach's booming surf and the honking of waterfowl from an adjacent estuary competed with the nearby whine of power drills and the chug of heavy equipment. A mountain of broken palm trunks and trashed bits of building fronted the construction zone, some of it veiled by a fence of canvas and burlap. The Hyatt Place is one of two Hyatt hotels that remain closed from hurricane damage near San Jose del Cabo. (photo by Brian Cantwell / The Seattle Times) The optimistic picture painted by some Los Cabos-backers didn't prepare me for the devastation I saw as I spent the day tramping beaches and driving from resort to resort, ranging from the Grand Mayan, once an elegant showplace on the beach and now mostly a windowless hulk, to the boldly modern Westin Resort & Spa Los Cabos, situated near the epicenter of the hurricane's fury (the eye is believed to have passed over El Tule, a surfing beach a few miles west of the Westin, putting the hotel in the storm's most dangerous quadrant). "It breaks my heart to see the very bad damages there," said Hernandez Vargas, who came to the cape 20 years ago to help open the Westin. The hurricane turned red roofing tiles to rubble atop the Dreams Los Cabos resort. (photo by Brian Cantwell / The Seattle Times) TripAdvisor's No. 1-rated lodging in Los Cabos, the high-end Las Ventanas al Paraiso, is on the same stretch of seafront. Rosewood Hotels, the parent company, turned down my request for a tour to see how repairs are coming. The best guess: It can't be pretty. The economic bright spot is that Los Cabos hotels that are open are registering a 15 to 20 percent increase in occupancy over this time last year, Hernandez Vargas said. "The services, the restaurants, the golf courses are open," she said, including two courses that debuted in December: a Jack Nicklaus Signature course built within Quivira, a 1,850-acre residential community along the Pacific coastline, and Mexico's first Tiger Woods-designed course, at Diamante, another oceanfront development. She also noted that Los Cabos International Airport set a record with more than 70 flights arriving in one day in December. For the robust numbers Los Cabos has to thank people like Chris and Sahra, from Salmon Arm, B.C., two first-time visitors I met at the Holiday Inn who didn't let the hurricane damage keep them home. "We researched this place carefully and we knew what had happened," Sahra said. "I was eager to come soon. They need visitors here to survive." More from Los Cabos: For visitors, there's rough side and smooth after Los Cabos hurricane Has Los Cabos recovered from its hurricane? We're on the way to find out More Baja blog entries. Hurricane repairs continue to about half of the Holiday Inn Resort, which reopened Dec. 18 in San Jose del Cabo. (photo by Brian Cantwell / The Seattle Times) Comments | More in Hurricanes, Los Cabos hurricane, Trip reports | Topics: Cabo San Lucas, Hurricane Odile, Hurricane Odile recovery


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Market them as New and improved mouse pouches to keep your pet mouse portable and Styling. This way you will make millions.
phone covers by the thousands------------What can I do with them? Answered
We have phone covers in a variety of colours -------leather pouches with a clear insert and also plastic clip on covers in a multitude of patterns. Our kids insist they are too dated now, but I hate to throw anything away. We inherited them when we repossessed a shop and cant even give them away !
Can you show us some pictures? We might be able to come up with more ideas if we can have a little look. It might be smartest to sell the whole thing as a lot on Ebay or offer them on Craigslist. You probably won't get much for them, if anything, but they'll be out of your hands and possibly saved from the trash.
String them together to make a curtain/wall of covers. Call it art and sell it for thousands.
well with the plastic clip on ones you could remove the clip so you would be able to use it to clip other things on to your belt. or, you could save them all and then you would have replacements by the thousands


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This webinar will provide an introduction to the statistical programming language, R. It will be geared toward statistical programmers and analysts who are new to R. We'll address why R is an attractive program to use and will provide tips and materials to get started. For each step of the data analysis process (data wrangling, visualization, modeling, etc.), we will go through useful R functions and packages and will see examples of executing these steps in R. In particular, we will use the dplyr package for data wrangling, the ggplot2 package for visualization, and the caret package for modeling. We will also discuss and compare the different coding philosophies within the R community, such as base R versus the tidyverse. We will explore how to develop a reproducible workflow using R Markdown documents, which seamlessly weave together text, code, and output. After this webinar, participants will have the necessary tools to get started in R.
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We have a new addition to our Menu Plan that everyone loves at our house. It is Create Your Own Potato Bar Night! I bake potatoes and then we use a variety of toppings to create our own potato bar. Since I found out that I am gluten free this has been a big help to our menu plan and it is also an easy addition too! I love that everyone enjoys it and you can use leftovers easily as well as everyone is happy because they get to create their own.
I love to prepare my potatoes in the crockpot! This is a great idea for tailgating, parties or after a long day of work! Best of all this is a great idea to feed a large crowd and is affordable too!
Some of my favorites include Sour Cream & Chive Baked Potato, Easy Cheesy Twice Baked Potatoes and Cheeseburger Stuffed Baked Potato.
Create your own potato bar
Menu Plan Idea - Create your own Potato Bar
- Potatoes - Baked
- Bacon
- Ham
- Cheese
- Grilled Chicken
- Roast Beef
- Chili
- Grilled Veggies
- Steamed Broccoli
- Sour Cream
- Butter
- Country Bobs
- Black Olives
- Tomatoes
- Salsa
- Marinara
- Beans
- Broccoli and Cheese
- Bake potatoes and add desired toppings
Do you have any baked potato favorites? I would love to add them to the list!
Gluten Free Recipes:
Gluten Free Strawberry Pretzel Salad
Gluten-Free, Casein-Free Chocolate Donuts
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After falling in love with Cartagena, I flew to Bogota to meet Stephanie and begin our tour of Colombia! I arrived in Bogota around midnight, and we flew out the next morning at 8:30, so I can't tell you much about Bogota other than that it seemed large, busy, and cold. We took a short flight to Armenia, a town up in the cordillera central (Colombia has three mountain ranges, the cordillera occidental, central, and oriental).
We were picked up by Aurelio, a sweet, middle-aged Colombian man. He spoke almost no English, which was perfect for us practicing our Spanish! He spoke to us clearly and slowly (actually TOO slowly, he was very careful to make our lives easy), and was an excellent source of information on Colombian geography, history, politics, and culture.
Our first stop was the Valle Cocora – a beautifully lush valley full of wax palms. These palms are naturally found growing in a typical rain forest setting in Colombia, but this valley has been altered for the purpose of raising cattle so it was mostly grassland with these huge palms sticking up out of nowhere! It was beautiful, but apparently not 100% natural. The wax palms are endangered and therefor it is illegal to cut them down, so they remain as a beautiful part of the landscape.
After walking around the valley for a bit, during which time it poured down rain and gave me a reason to use my raincoat for the first time on this trip, we headed to the town of Salento. Salento was cute and charming, full of colorful houses lining the streets and plenty of coffee shops with a variety of people sitting contently. We had comida corriente, a set plate of food typical in Colombia (which we have seen everywhere, but each country has their own combo and name for the set plate). So far, Colombian food has been by far the best I've had. Comida corriente starts with a soup, usually full of veggies or lentils and a delicious cilantro flavored broth, in which it is common to put broken pieces of banana. Delicious. Then you get a plate with rice, beans, salad (usually like cole slaw or more lentils), patacon (smashed and fried plantain), fried plantains, and your choice of either chicken, beef, or trout. Trout, trucha, is everywhere in Colombia! I am thrilled with the inclusion of soup in the meals here, and am amazed that most meals include a serving of juice as well. Each meal is a new surprise because there is a different kind of juice and soup – none of which have let me down.
We wandered Salento for a while, looking at artisan crafts in abundance, before getting cold and going in for a hot chocolate. In Colombia, hot chocolate is served with cheese. You're supposed to put the cheese IN the chocolate – something I was quite dubious of at first. I ended up taking little bites and sips together (not fulling combining the two), and it actually isn't bad! The cheese is a white, salty cheese with a flavor and texture not unlike fresh mozzarella. Slightly saltier and less rubbery. Chocolate and cheese, soup and banana… I am definitely enjoying the fusions of food here!
We headed back to our finca, "farm" hotel, that evening and had a relaxing evening of reading and not doing much of anything! It was a beautiful hotel, but we were in the middle of nowhere (so we couldn't go anywhere), and we were the only guests in the entire place. It was slightly disappointing, but at the same time a nice place to relax and feel like we were living a luxurious life. Plus, it had hot showers!
The next day we drove out to another finca near Armenia to go on a horseback ride! It was a pretty relaxing day as well, seeing as we really just got on our horses and sat for four hours while our guide (a guy who works at the finca) rode ahead of us. It was slightly boring, I won't lie, but we did get to see the expansive finca and all the crops they grow. This finca had a plethora of plantains (as does the entire area), oranges, coffee, yucca, palms, and more. After our ride we had another nice meal, similar to that of the day before only with more lentils.
Our final day in Armenia was spent doing a canopy zip line tour. This tour was at another finca and was about 1/10 as exciting as the one in Costa Rica, but the juice at the end definitely gave it some value. Unfortunately, we asked the woman at the finca how she made the juice and she showed us two powdered juices and said she just mixes those with some panela, a kind of hard/dry molasses, like superfine condensed brown sugar. It tasted amazing, as does everything here because they use a LOT of panela. One of my favorite drinks is aguapanela – hot water and panela mixed together. Or cafe dulce – coffee with panela, resulting in a very sweet flavorful coffee.
After our canopy tour, Aurelio drove us a few hours to the town of Manizales – a university town build along a ridge line up in the mountains. This town is quite large, and we spent a VERY long time driving around trying to find our hostel – the street organization here makes little to no sense to me.
I'll write more about Manizales in the next few days (if I have internet, I have a feeling I might not until the end of this week), but I can tell you that the mountains here are AMAZING! They are smooth and brilliantly green, and give erosion nerds (like myself) a mind blowing opportunity to visualize how they came to be!
PS – We've also been seeing a ton of really cute cows!


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I love woodworking, although I'm pretty new to it so I have a lot to learn! My other love is playing piano (and other keyboard based synths). At some point, I hope to merge the two hobbies to create something unique and awesome.
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Holidays and Festivals
The holidays and festivals of the Jewish year follow the path of the seasons:
In the fall, we welcome in the New Year of Rosh HaShanah, seek repentance and forgiveness on Yom Kippur, and celebrate the holidays of Sukkot and Simchat Torah.
In the winter, we remember the victories of Chanukah and Purim as we joyfully celebrate in our own day.
In the spring, we celebrate the freedom of Passover, count the Omer and remember the giving of the Torah on Shavuot.
We hope you will join us at Temple Beth David as we mark the passage of time and the cycles of our seasons together.
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