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Wright Descendants
First Generation
1. Gabriel WRIGHT. Born abt 1747. Gabriel died in Frankfort, Ross Co OH, on 20 Jun 1803; he was 56.
Gabriel married Deborah BALL, daughter of Caleb BALL & Sarah WALLACE. Born in 1747 in Essex NJ. Deborah died in Frankfort, Ross Co OH, in 1817; she was 70.
They had the following children:
i. David. Born in Nov 1774 in Morristown NJ. David died in Henry Co. Ohio, on 3 Mar 1845; he was 70.
David married Mary Polly COOK.
2 ii. Hosea (1784-)
Second Generation
2. Hosea WRIGHT. Born on 2 Apr 1784 in Virginia.
On 27 Dec 1804 when Hosea was 20, he married Sarah CREWS. Born on 13 Jul 1786 in Virginia.
They had the following children:
3 i. Hiram (1805-1890)
ii. Johnathan. Born on 18 Feb 1811.
iii. Elizabeth. Born on 15 Mar 1813.
iv. Mary. Born on 9 Apr 1815. Mary died in Aug 1815; she was <1.
4 v. Caleb (1818-<1880)
5 vi. Hosea Jr (1820-)
vii. UNNAMED. Born on 5 Sep 1823.
6 viii. Sarah L. (1826-1909)
ix. John Esq. Born ? 13 Jul 1918.
x. Anna.
Third Generation
3. Hiram WRIGHT. Born on 1 Jul 1805 in Ohio. Hiram died in Mercer Co MO., on 11 Apr 1890; he was 84. Occupation: Farmer.
Hiram married Nancy M. VINZANT, daughter of James VINZANT & Margaret. Born on 4 Jan 1809 in Ohio. Nancy M. died on 16 Feb 1894; she was 85.
They had the following children:
i. Joseph. Born abt 1832 in Ohio. Occupation: Farmer.
ii. Martin N. Born abt 1837 in Indiana. Occupation: Farmer.
7 iii. Deborah (1842-)
iv. Mariah. Born abt 1844 in Indiana.
v. David. Born abt 1845 in Indiana.
vi. William. Born abt 1848 in Indiana. William died aft 1935; he was 87.
8 vii. Amos H. (1850-)
4. Caleb WRIGHT. Born in Apr 1818 in Ohio. Caleb died bef 1880; he was 61. Occupation: Farming.
Caleb married Eliza A.. Born abt 1826 in Ohio.
They had the following children:
9 i. Henry W. (~1840-)
ii. Mary E. Born abt 1844 in Ohio.
iii. Cristy A. (Christiana). Born abt 1847 in Ohio.
iv. Julia H. Born abt 1854 in Ohio.
v. Margaret S. Born abt 1854 in Ohio.
vi. John W. Born abt 1856 in Ohio.
5. Hosea WRIGHT Jr. Born on 11 Feb 1820 in Ohio.
Hosea married Mary A.. Born abt 1824 in Virginia.
They had the following children:
i. George J. Born abt 1842 in Ohio.
ii. Wyatt. Born abt 1844 in Ohio.
iii. Allen. Born abt 1847 in Ohio.
iv. Nancy J. Born abt 1849 in Ohio.
6. Sarah L. WRIGHT. Born in Feb 1826 in Ohio. Sarah L. died in Sundance Wyoming ?, on 4 Apr 1909; she was 83.
Sarah L. first married Zachariah WALKER. Born in Ohio (New Jersey).
They had the following children:
10 i. Calvin (1848-)
11 ii. David (1849-1928)
On 24 Nov 1853 when Sarah L. was 27, she second married Bazil TRAIL in Putnam Co. Indiana. Born in 1805 in South Carolina. Bazil died in Indiana bef 1860; he was 55.
They had the following children:
12 i. William Martin (1856-1942)
13 ii. Laura Joan (1857-1949)
Sarah L. third married Andrew KING, son of KING & UNNAMED. Born abt 1810 in North Carolina. Andrew died bef 1900; he was 90.
Fourth Generation
7. Deborah WRIGHT. Born in Oct 1842 in Indiana.
Deborah married Rev. James STARK. Born abt 1834 in Indiana. James died bef 1900; he was 66.
They had the following children:
i. Sarah R. Born in 1856 in Missouri.
ii. Levi C ?. Born in 1862 in Missouri.
abt 1883 when Levi C ? was 21, he married Ella W.. Born abt 1862 in Illinois.
14 iii. David C. (1863-1948)
iv. Nancy E. Born in 1867 in Missouri.
v. Nathan W Or M. Born in 1871 in Missouri.
vi. James J. Born in Dec 1874 in Missouri.
vii. William F. Born in 1876 in Missouri.
viii. Ira B. Born in Feb 1880 in Missouri.
ix. E. J. Born in Jan 1860.
8. Amos H. WRIGHT. Born in Mar 1850 in Indiana.
Amos H. married Jennett McDOUGLE?. Born abt 1836 in Ohio. Jennett died bef in 1880.
They had the following children:
15 i. Marion F. (1869-1935)
ii. Joseph. Born abt 1873 in Missouri. Joseph died aft 1935; he was 62.
9. Henry W. WRIGHT. Born abt 1840 in Ohio.
Henry W. married Matilda. Born in 1842 in Indiana.
They had the following children:
i. Caleb W. Born in 1866 in Illinois.
On 6 Mar 1890 when Caleb W. was 24, he married Lillian LOCHENOUR in Edgar, Illinois.
ii. Ida M. Born in 1870 in Illinois.
16 iii. Joseph (1871-)
iv. Louisa B. Born in 1874.
v. Henry. Born in 1878 in Illinois.
vi. Charlie. Born in 1875.
vii. Otho M. Born in 1879 in Illinois.
10. Calvin WALKER. Born in 1848 in Indiana. Occupation: Farmer.
In 1893 when Calvin was 45, he married Mary A., daughter of UNNAMED & UNNAMED. Born in 1855 in Illinois.
They had one child:
i. Orville. Born abt 1894 in Missouri.
11. David WALKER. Born in 1849 in Indiana. David died in Mercer Co Missouri, in 1928; he was 79.
David married Mary F.. Born abt 1847 in Iowa. Mary F. died in Mercer Co Missouri, in 1921; she was 74.
They had the following children:
i. Wina ???. Born abt 1874 in Iowa.
ii. Julia E. Born abt 1876 in Missouri.
iii. Hannah. Born abt 1878 in Missouri.
12. William Martin TRAIL. Born on 11 Nov 1856 in Cloverdale, IN. William Martin died in Mercer Mo, on 19 Jan 1942; he was 85.
William Martin married Eldora McGREW, daughter of Dewitt "Dwight" Clinton McGREW & Dosia Emma McVEY. Born on 12 Apr 1857 in IL. Eldora died on 28 Jul 1917; she was 60.
They had the following children:
17 i. Charles Clinton (1882-1963)
18 ii. Birdie Faye (1883-1951)
iii. Tessie. Born in Oct 1885 in Mercer Co Missouri.
Tessie married William HAYES. Born abt 1882 in Missouri.
19 iv. Hazel May (1888-1970)
20 v. Audie (1889-1977)
21 vi. Ocal (1891-1972)
22 vii. Bazil (1893-1997)
viii. Velta.
Velta married HAYES.
13. Laura Joan TRAIL. Born in Aug 1857 in Indiana. Laura Joan died in Wyoming in 1949; she was 91. Buried in MT MORIAH, CROOK COUNTY, WYOMING.
Laura Joan married Charlie MULHOLLAND, son of MULHOLLAND & UNNAMED. Born in Apr 1857 in Oregon.
They had the following children:
23 i. James E. "Eddie" (1888-)
ii. Grace. Born ? 1896 in Wyoming.
Fifth Generation
14. David C. STARK. Born in 1863 in Missouri. David C. died in 1948; he was 85.
David C. married Lucy Jane MOORE. Born in 1876. Lucy Jane died in 1907; she was 31.
They had the following children:
i. Archie (1895-)
ii. Flora (1897-)
iii. Elizabeth
iv. Emma
v. Florance
15. Marion F. WRIGHT. Born on 29 Dec 1869 in Missouri. Marion F. died in Burwell, NE, on 14 Dec 1935; he was 65.
On 25 Dec 1888 when Marion F. was 18, he first married Cora E. McNUTT in Willow Springs. Cora E. died on 26 Jan 1890.
They had one child:
i. Cora Ashman (1890-)
On 17 Dec 1891 when Marion F. was 21, he second married Cora B. KESTER, daughter of W.K. KESTER & Ann RAPE, in By S. C. Fields, Pastor Of The M. E. Church, Burwell, Nebr. Born in 1874 in Illinois. Cora B. died in Burwell, NE, on 6 Dec 1935; she was 61.
They had the following children:
i. Elmer W. (1892-)
ii. Rebecca A. (~1908-)
iii. Martha
iv. Clarence
16. Joseph WRIGHT. Born in Jan 1871 in Illinois.
Joseph married Sallie (Sarah), daughter of UNNAMED & UNNAMED. Born in Mar 1872 in Illinois.
They had the following children:
i. Gladys (1900-<1910)
ii. Matilda (1905-)
17. Charles Clinton TRAIL. Born on 19 Apr 1882 in Mercer Co Missouri. Charles Clinton died in Wyoming in Jan 1963; he was 80.
abt 1916 when Charles Clinton was 33, he married Dottie Belle GORDON, daughter of GORDON & UNNAMED. Born abt 1880 in Iowa.
They had the following children:
i. Elsie Mary (1918-)
ii. Reo (~1922-)
iii. Wilma L. (~1924-)
18. Birdie Faye TRAIL. Born in Jul 1883 in Mercer Co Missouri. Birdie Faye died in Middlepoint Cemetery,, in 1951; she was 67.
Birdie Faye married Jess BARDWELL. Born in 1881 in Iowa.
They had the following children:
i. Ernest Or Emmet F. (1903-)
ii. Emory "Steve" (1906-)
iii. Velma Cleo (1907-1913)
iv. Versa A. (1911-)
v. Ivan W. (1914-)
vi. Nelda E (1917-)
vii. Willard Clone (1919-1924)
19. Hazel May TRAIL. Born on 20 Jun 1888 in Mercer Mo. Hazel May died in Yuba City, Sutter Co. CA, in Oct 1970; she was 82.
On 6 Mar 1907 when Hazel May was 18, she married James Garfield HICKS, son of Reuben Calvin HICKS & Margaret E. ALLEY, in Mercer Mo. Born on 15 Sep 1883 in Mercer Mo. James Garfield died in Yuba City, Sutter Co. CA, on 13 Feb 1967; he was 83.
They had the following children:
i. Willo Ruby (1911-1982)
ii. Margaret Cozeen (1918-1995)
iii. Dorris G. (1921-1937)
20. Audie TRAIL. Born on 30 Apr 1889 in Mercer Co Missouri. Audie died in Mercer Co.Missouri, on 23 Mar 1977; he was 87.
Audie married Ola HICKS, daughter of Horatio Gates HICKS & Julia Eldora WALKER. Born on 16 Sep 1903. Ola died in Mercer Co Missouri, on 3 Dec 1994; she was 91.
They had the following children:
i. Colene (~1922-)
ii. Max
iii. Donna
21. Ocal TRAIL. Born in Sep 1891 in Mercer Co Missouri. Ocal died in Mercer Co Missouri, on 5 Dec 1972; he was 81.
Ocal married Myrtle SMITH, daughter of Benjamin SMITH & Sarah (Stella) COLLIER. Born in Mar 1899 in Missouri.
They had the following children:
i. Etta Flo (1916-2004)
ii. Roma W. (1927-2001)
22. Bazil TRAIL. Born on 30 Jul 1893 in Mercer Mo. Bazil died in Mercer MO, on 9 Jun 1997; he was 103. Buried on 12 Jun 1997 in Evergreen Cemetary. Occupation: Farmer. Religion: Member Of The Baptist Church.
On 15 Dec 1923 when Bazil was 30, he first married Bessie Elizabeth KELLER, daughter of Richard N. KELLER & Lora Lucretia ASHBURN. Born on 16 Dec 1901 in Iowa. Bessie Elizabeth died in Mercer Co Missouri, in May 1983; she was 81.
They had the following children:
i. Hazel (1935-)
ii. Norman (1943-1995)
iii. Ester Jeanne (~1924-)
iv. Bazil Romain "Bub" Jr. (1924-2003)
Bazil second married Nellie WEISNER, daughter of George WEISNER & Alice. Born in 1900 in Missouri.
They had the following children:
i. Leo Howard (1918-)
ii. Harold W. (1920-1991)
23. James E. "Eddie" LATHAM – MULHOLLAND. Born on 16 Dec 1888 in Wyoming.
James E. "Eddie" married Ruth Belle. Born in 1893 in Missouri.
They had the following children:
i. Charles Edward (1918-)
ii. James Edward Jr. (1921-)
Alice parent of spouse of 22
Eliza A. spouse of 4
Margaret parent of spouse of 3
Mary A. spouse of 5
Mary A. spouse of 10
Mary F. spouse of 11
Matilda spouse of 9
Ruth Belle spouse of 23
Sallie (Sarah) spouse of 16
UNNAMED parent of spouse of 6
UNNAMED parent of spouse of 10
UNNAMED parent of spouse of 10
UNNAMED parent of spouse of 17
UNNAMED parent of spouse of 13
UNNAMED parent of spouse of 16
UNNAMED parent of spouse of 16
Margaret E. parent of spouse of 19
Lora Lucretia parent of spouse of 22
Caleb parent of spouse of 1
Deborah spouse of 1
Emory "Steve" child of 18
Ernest Or Emmet F. child of 18
Ivan W. child of 18
Jess spouse of 18
Nelda E child of 18
Velma Cleo child of 18
Versa A. child of 18
Willard Clone child of 18
Sarah (Stella) parent of spouse of 21
Sarah spouse of 2
UNNAMED parent of spouse of 17
Dottie Belle spouse of 17
Dorris G. child of 19
Horatio Gates parent of spouse of 20
James Garfield spouse of 19
Margaret Cozeen child of 19
Ola spouse of 20
Reuben Calvin parent of spouse of 19
Willo Ruby child of 19
Bessie Elizabeth spouse of 22
Richard N. parent of spouse of 22
Cora B. spouse of 15
W.K. parent of spouse of 15
UNNAMED parent of spouse of 6
Andrew spouse of 6
James E. "Eddie" 23
James Edward Jr. child of 23
Charles Edward child of 23
Jennett spouse of 8
Dewitt "Dwight" Clinton parent of spouse of 12
Eldora spouse of 12
Cora E. spouse of 15
Dosia Emma parent of spouse of 12
Lucy Jane spouse of 14
UNNAMED parent of spouse of 13
Charlie spouse of 13
Grace child of 13
Ann parent of spouse of 15
Benjamin parent of spouse of 21
Myrtle spouse of 21
Archie child of 14
David C. 14
E. J. child of 7
Elizabeth child of 14
Emma child of 14
Flora child of 14
Florance child of 14
Ira B. child of 7
Rev. James spouse of 7
James J. child of 7
Levi C ? child of 7
Nancy E. child of 7
Nathan W Or M child of 7
Sarah R. child of 7
William F. child of 7
Audie 20
Bazil spouse of 6
Bazil 22
Bazil Romain "Bub" Jr. child of 22
Birdie Faye 18
Charles Clinton 17
Colene child of 20
Donna child of 20
Elsie Mary child of 17
Ester Jeanne child of 22
Etta Flo child of 21
Harold W. child of 22
Hazel child of 22
Hazel May 19
Laura Joan 13
Leo Howard child of 22
Max child of 20
Norman child of 22
Ocal 21
Reo child of 17
Roma W. child of 21
Tessie child of 12
Velta child of 12
William Martin 12
Wilma L. child of 17
James parent of spouse of 3
Nancy M. spouse of 3
Calvin 10
David 11
Hannah child of 11
Julia E child of 11
Julia Eldora parent of spouse of 20
Orville child of 10
Wina ??? child of 11
Zachariah spouse of 6
Sarah parent of spouse of 1
George parent of spouse of 22
Nellie spouse of 22
UNNAMED child of 2
Allen child of 5
Amos H. 8
Anna child of 2
Caleb 4
Caleb W. child of 9
Charlie child of 9
Clarence child of 15
Cora Ashman child of 15
Cristy A. (Christiana) child of 4
David child of 1
David child of 3
Deborah 7
Elizabeth child of 2
Elmer W. child of 15
Gabriel 1
George J. child of 5
Gladys child of 16
Henry child of 9
Henry W. 9
Hiram 3
Hosea 2
Hosea Jr 5
Ida M. child of 9
John Esq. child of 2
John W. child of 4
Johnathan child of 2
Joseph child of 3
Joseph 16
Joseph child of 8
Julia H. child of 4
Louisa B child of 9
Margaret S. child of 4
Mariah child of 3
Marion F. 15
Martha child of 15
Martin N. child of 3
Mary child of 2
Mary E. child of 4
Matilda child of 16
Nancy J. child of 5
Otho M child of 9
Rebecca A. child of 15
Sarah L. 6
William child of 3
Wyatt child of 5


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Monday, June 2, 2014
May Photo Scavenger Hunt
11 comments:
- Amanda Graham said...
Lovely photos, I love how we all interpret different things in different ways- Your night cityscape is great- Can I ask where it is?
- June 2, 2014 at 6:17 AM
- Jade Wright said...
Absolutely stunning - what treasure hunt is this??
- June 2, 2014 at 6:19 AM
- Eileen T said...
Great photos. I really like your choices for 'hidden' and 'demolition'.
- June 2, 2014 at 8:40 AM
- Kezzie said...
I am delighted you joined in!!!!! Hurrah! Your interpretations of Left, Hidden and Demolition are so witty!!!
Great nightscape too!! X
- June 2, 2014 at 9:39 AM
- Louise said...
Great shot for hidden! Lovely set of photos, hope you enjoyed scavenging and will join in again for June :)
- June 2, 2014 at 1:48 PM
- Rustic Vintage Country said...
Great selection of photos and I really hate choosing a best of the best, but I do like the light photo. x
- June 3, 2014 at 2:04 AM
- greenthumb said...
Thanks for taking part in this months scavenger hunt, it's really great to see your photos. I really like L, tiny, gadget and hidden. I couldn't link back to your blog from the link you left on the scavenger hunt page.
- June 3, 2014 at 2:31 AM
- House in Tillford said...
This a cool idea- getting the creative juices flowing!
- June 3, 2014 at 5:39 AM
- Little Blue Mouse said...
I love your hidden and demolition!
- June 4, 2014 at 7:16 AM
- Julie said...
Welcome to the merry scavenger band! You have some great interpretations for your first go. Love the cityscape, letters, and dragonfly. My favourite is the rainbow though. x
- June 5, 2014 at 12:41 PM
- Fiona said...
Great you joined in with us. Your hidden pic is inspired and I also love your frangipani, I can smell it now.
- June 6, 2014 at 1:42 PM

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My favorite moment in The Return of the Native. A Celtic barrow has been opened, and the pagan spoils looted. One of the protagonists, Clym Yeobright, was there. "'Mr. Yeobright had got one pot of the bones, and was going to bring 'em home – real skellington bones – but 'twas ordered otherwise.'" He gives the burial urn, full of bones, to his sweetheart who "'has a cannibal taste for such churchyard furniture.'"
When Clym came home, which was shortly after, his mother said in a curious tone, 'The urn you had meant for me you gave away.' (III, 3)
Hardy is grim, sure, macabre, even, but hilarious.
The entanglements and resentments of these three characters form much of the plot of the novel. For some reason Hardy does not think the disposition of old bones is motivation enough, so he comes up with another device. At this point the novel becomes either cleverly plotted or contrived or both depending on one's tastes.
A minor character, an idiot, is supposed to deliver some money. On the way, as in a fairy tale, he wins a raffle – his prize is a lady's dress – and becomes fired up with the idea of luck, so he gambles away all of the money, which is not his, in a dice game. Then the winner gambles away all of the money to a third character, who delivers the money but not quite correctly. This is the beginning of a chain of events leading to the novel's climactic wet catastrophe.
Gambling is among the worst plot devices for a fiction writer, the most arbitrary way to solve a plotting problem, which is why it is aggravating and ingenious that Hardy doubles the gambling. Not only is there no such thing as luck in the plot, which is entirely under the control of the author, but there is no luck even within the world of the novel. Only Fate. The unlikely outcomes of the gambling are just more of "'the cruel satires that Fate loves to indulge in,'" (III, 5) as another character says.
The gambling scene is made as weird as possible, set at night among the giant ferns, the wild horses watching the game, which is completed to the light of glowworms.
He probed the glowworms with a bit of stick, and rolled them over, till the bright side of their tails was upwards.
'There's light enough. Throw on,' said Venn. (III, 8)
Again, this is some kind of fantasy world.
I return to the old woman out on the heath on a hot August day:
Occasionally she came to a spot where independent worlds of ephemerons were passing their time in a mad carousal, some in the air, some on the hot ground and vegetation, some in the tepid and stringy water of a nearly-dried pool. All the shallower ponds had decreased to a vaporous mud, amid which the maggoty shapes of innumerable obscene creatures could be indistinctly seen, heaving and wallowing with enjoyment. (IV, 5)
After this point, as the plot began to squeeze the characters hard, there were times when I wondered why Hardy was writing a novel. Why not a book of geology or entomology, but fictional, with the laws of nature under his control? And he would answer, What do you think this book is?
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The good guys at Extrema Ratio produce combat and heavy-duty knives for military use all over Europe. In my book, these are some of the finest combat knives produced, and the blade reviewed here is no exception.
The Col Moschin is named after the Austrian mountain position captured by the 9th Reparto d'Assalto during World War I. This unit was disbanded after the war and later re-united in different configurations. In 2002 the unit now known as the 9th Incursori "Col Moschin" were blessed with their own Extrema Ratio knife design, that we, the humble public are now able to enjoy as well.
Unboxing this fella is a joy - it is wrapped in a simple, branded clear plastic bag in a minimalist black box. Take it out of the box and you instantly feel that this is not a joke - you paid top dollar for this, and you are not disappointed when you finally get your sweaty little hands on that forprene handle. Delicious.
The knife snaps out of the ultra secure double sheath and the long, slender blade is exposed - in all its deadly piercing-friendly, light weight glory.
The style of this knife sits right between a dagger, a bayonet and a survival knife. It gives a long reach and has a partly serrated blade for maximum flexibility in the field. The sheath is molle-backed and mounts securely upside down with no problem.
This knife comes in different blade variations, among them a non-serrated and double edged version. The Col Moschin is also available in an awesome desert camo as well as a beautiful and more carry-friendly compact option.
Extrema Ratio's design team have been spitting out some incredibly beautiful combat knife designs, and this particular variation appealed to me because of its long, slender, classic shape and the double handle guards. The finish is a dull, black "Testudo" finish - resistant to corrosion and oxidation. The forprene handles are the most comfortable and grippy I have ever handled, and are fastened by one single screw for easy cleaning.
Let's take a look at the Moschin in detail...
Beautiful blend of elegantly shaped Forprene and steel. One single screw decouples the one-piece handle.
The blade is ever so gently hunched forward, ready to pounce - it looks silent, swift and very sharp. This is not meant for clumsy camping.
I love the simplicity of the unique handle shape design, the handle guards, the quality of the black coating.
Great grip on the Forprene. It is a perfect balance of a little give, great friction and ruggedness. I wish all my knives had Forprene handles after using this.
Two fingers fit the front groove and balances this ultra light knife really well in the hand. It is a long knife, but it seems very easy to navigate.
This knife is perfect. Sheath is perfect. Materials are perfect. Coating is perfect. You definitely get what you pay for here.
There is not much that can fail on this knife - if anything i guess the blade could be thicker - but this is not meant as a bush craft piece.
Having said that, this knife is very safe to use - the handles are ultra grippy, even when wet.
The sheath is the most most amazing thing - everything about it is well made and sets a very high bar for others to follow. The sheath retention 'lip' is fitted perfectly to hold the knife securely, even when upside down.
This knife is probably not much use to you unless you live in an environment where looking like a commando with a huge, blacked-out combat knife strapped to your leg comes across as the most natural thing in the world. That is not the world I live in, so I have very limited use for this.
I also find partial serrations to be little use, unless I have very crude tasks to do. For its intended purpose - as a combat knife for parachutists, I believe it would be perfect (apart from its length).
As a home defense alternative to a handgun, this might do the trick, if that sort of thing tickles your fancy.
The Col Moschin is a joy to use. Very satisfying.
A very expensive and well-made knife. Unless you bring this to a combat zone, you are probably better off with a cheaper, less aggressive (and maybe shorter) knife.
Beautiful, minimalist packaging. The sheath is probably worth at least $80 on its own, it is quite simply fantastic.
Owning the Col Moschin as a civilian seems a bit over the top - it really is one of the few knives that are truly meant for professional, military use.
Buy the Col Moschin in all its variations at xtremeknives.com.
At a glance:
Total Length: 290mm (11.42")
Blade Length: 160mm (6.30")
Weight: 260g (9.17 ounces)
Blade Thickness: 6.3mm (0.25")
Blade Steel: N690 cobalt stainless steel
Blade Hardness: Rockwell 58 HRC
Hollow grind
Partially serrated blade
Handle: Forprene**
MOLLE Compatible Sheath
Double sheath


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You know it's bad when Bloomberg's editors attack the banks' win against regulators, in this case, their success in watering down already-too-generous Basel III capital requirements. And they look primed to score a twofer on pending rulemaking on trading in physical commodities.
One of the hard-fought battles of Basel III was establishing limits on total leverage, as well as risk-weighted leverage. Basel II, which was implemented in Europe pre-crisis, called for risk-weighting of assets. You didn't count every asset at its face or market value, add that up, and then use that to determine how much in equity a bank had to have as loss reserves; banks had to count only a percentage of the value of assets deemed to be less risky. For instance, the big reason Eurobanks wound up carrying huge holding of periphery country sovereign debt is that it carried a 0% risk weighting. We know how that movie turned out. And in general, that approach wasn't terribly successful. As former central banker London Banker wrote:
I was looking at the preferred asset classes under the Basel Accords…and realised that every single asset class that is given less than a 100 percent credit risk weighting is now tainted by widespread default, scandals or bailouts.
The credit risk weightings mean that instead of reserving the standard 8 percent of capital in respect of a debt, the bank can cut that by the weighting applied to the asset class. Effectively, the reduction in credit risk weighting operates as a powerful subsidy to the borrowers and equally powerful incentive to over-leveraging the lenders.
The FDIC noticed that the banks that looked well capitalized under these sort of risk weightings (US regulators allowed similar principles to be applied pre-crisis) but had low capital if you used a simple equity versus total assets measure were the most likely to fail. So Sheila Bair, with the support of Dan Tarullo at the Fed, pushed hard and won what sounds like a skimpy requirement for equity to total assets: 3%. But even that meager requirement had the banks grumbling.
And recall that even Timothy Geithner had touted higher capital as the one-stop fix for other shortcomings in regulations. From the Wall Street Journal in 2010:
"The most simple way to frame it is: capital, capital, capital," Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner told Congress last year. "You want capital requirements designed so that, given how uncertain we are about the future of the world, [and] given how much ignorance we fundamentally have about some elements of risk, that there is a much greater cushion to absorb loss and to save us from the consequences of mistaken judgment."
So fast forward and what happened? We turn the mike over to Bloomberg:
This week, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision, an international group of regulators, announced a number of changes that will make the denominator in leverage ratios — total assets — less simple. Banks will be able to count as little as 10 percent of off-balance sheet commitments, such as letters of credit, as assets. Also, banks can net out cash they borrow and lend against securities in so-called repo agreements, as long as the deals are done with the same counterparty.
There's a case of sorts for these relaxation… But there's also a cost: Banks will have more opportunities to understate their assets.
What's certain is that the changes represent an easing of requirements that were already too loose. The Basel rules require banks to have only $3 in capital for each $100 in assets by 2018 — meaning that a decline of just 3 percent in the value of a bank's assets could render it insolvent…When capital is so thin, a little manipulation can mean the difference between stability and systemic crisis.
Experience and research strongly suggest that much higher leverage ratios — as high as $20 in capital per $100 in assets — would provide a net benefit by reducing the likelihood of economy-killing financial disasters. The dangers of an undercapitalized banking system have just been vividly demonstrated. Regulators recognized the problem, but they tightened capital-adequacy rules too little. They would do better to show more resolve.
The fact that Bloomberg's editors are citing the 20% capital ratio, based on the work of Stanford professor Amat Admati, shows that more and more orthodox sources are recognizing the need for way more capital. Too bad the critical players take the banks' pleadings seriously.
The banks look on their way to scoring another important win on a different front: trading in physical commodities. Most of the financial press is reporting that tougher rules might be in store, due in large measure to pressure by senators led by Sherrod Brown plus media stories of how banks are using their strategic position in storage and delivery to reap large profits at the expense of real-economy users. An important New York Times investigation charged that Goldman was using its large aluminum warehousing operation to inflate inventories, ultimately costing end users $5 billion. So in keeping with official messaging, Bloomberg tells us: Fed Weighs Further Restrictions on Banks' Commodities Units.
An exclusive report by Shahien Nasiripour of Huffington Post gives a very different picture:
Big banks are poised to reap a significant victory in their fight to maintain lucrative businesses hoarding, selling and trading physical commodities as the Federal Reserve prepares to punt on the issue, people familiar with the matter said.
The Fed's move to solicit public input on what it should do, rather than use its authority to regulate the activities of large financial institutions, is expected to be announced by Wednesday afternoon in advance of a Senate Banking Committee hearing on the issue. Some federal financial regulators said the move may be a way for the Federal Reserve's Board of Governors in Washington to evade calls to curb banks' risk-taking.
Translation: the Fed has the power, now, to tell the banks to cut it out and exit or curtail their participation in the trading of physical commodities (note that former investment banks that are now under the Fed's purview have physical commodities trading grandfathered for a few years; Goldman cheekily expanded its activities by acquiring a major aluminum warehousing operation that was the focus of the New York Times expose. the Fed blandly permitted it rather than calling out the violation of the intent of the waiver).
By having the Fed rely on the public comments process, it enables the banks to throw their firepower at it, both directly and through all sorts of proxies (friendly think tanks, fake public interest groups). It's the same sort of concerted effort that enabled banks to score their Basel III win; why shouldn't the same route be even more successful with a bank-friendy Fed?
The Huffington Post article notes:
It's likely to stoke criticism that the central bank, while taking some action to reduce the risks large lenders pose to the financial system, is shirking its responsibility to ensure financial stability.
"This is clearly an attempt to avoid dealing with the issues while pushing back against public pressure," said Joshua Rosner, managing director at independent research firm Graham Fisher & Co….
JPMorgan Chase, Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley now are among the nation's biggest suppliers of energy, according to industry rankings and federal data. Over the last several years, the three banks were among a group of select financial institutions to broaden their physical commodities activities as the sector promised substantial revenues that, coupled with the banks' traditionally low cost of financing, guaranteed steady and at times enormous profits.
Yet again, it's important for members of the public to demand that banks operate in the public interest, not for their own outsized enrichment. Being able to use their weight to move commodities markets is one of the a clear-cut transfer from the productive economy to the Wall Street casino. The Fed's complacency is proof yet again of whose interest it really cares about. Please call your Senators and tell them to come down hard on the central bank for its cravenness.
This piece is cross-posted from Naked Capitalism with permission.


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You can be married at many beautiful venues throughout Fife and all civil marriage ceremonies are conducted by our friendly and professional registrars. Civil ceremonies can take place in a variety of venues ranging from historic buildings, fairytale castles, elegant mansion houses, to stylish and well designed Registrar's own venues. In addition, you can also request a setting of your own choice, for example in your own home or garden, on the beach or a place that holds special memories for you.
You don't need to be resident in Scotland to be married here, which makes it a lot easier for overseas visitors. There are, however, specific legal requirements which must be met before any marriage can proceed.
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I know it's the shortest month to begin with, but February just flew by. It's fracking March! What's that about?!
Lotsa good things this month: I turned 24, worked on my apartment, spent lots of time with Michael and my friends, and ate A LOT of really great food.
Valentine's Day this year was one of my favorites so far: Michael and I ordered Chinese takeout and built a pillow fort in the living room and watched Redbox movies all night. I think it was particularly refreshing this year because not once did I open my laptop or check my phone; it was like a mini-vacation smack-dab in the middle of the week. Trying to channel that energy every day and remember that everyday life is a gift, not a burden.
Then my birthday! If you're familiar with New Girl, then you'll know the episode in Season 3 where it's Jess' birthday and Nick royally fucks it up. Yeah, I'm Jess. I don't know why I always romanticize birthdays, but I do. Ever since I was little I just expected surprises and magic and fun (and cake). As I get older I'm starting to realize that it's less about expecting things and more about making things happen for yourself. So, I took the day off to run errands, go shopping, have lunch with my momma, and just recharge and take some time for myself. Then that weekend Michael and I feasted at our favorite restaurants and went kitten hunting (!). Next year I'm going to do something big for my quarter-life crisis, but it was a great birthday and I was definitely feelin' that 24k magic.
Lots of flowers, cuteness, and pink; a perfect summation of February 2017. March and April of this year are jam-packed with lots of wedding activities and impending travel plans, but I'm so excited to get moovin' and groovin' through the spring! This month I'm trying to cut back on TV habits, start cooking with more local produce, and hopefully get to finishing Casa de Chan. I'm more than ready for a fresh month and calendar page! Happy March!


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My little girl let me put cute pigtails in her hair for a birthday party and while we were at the party I took some pictures of her playing. These wonderful pictures came out of that impromptu photo shoot with my phone.
I really wanted to capture the sweetness and girlishness of my daughter with this layout. She is such a girly girl loving to wear her dresses, pretty shoes, and just being a girl!! I used some of the wonderful supplies from ScrapPlezier (papers, flowers, diecuts, trims, doily, stencil, and mists). ScrapPlezier is always having some wonderful challenges doing on, come check them out!!
I wanted to really try for the shabby chic look with torn section on the paper, so this is how I achieved this look.
Shabby Chic Torn Background Paper Tutorial
1) Tear out some paper of your choice, I choose papers that looked similar to my background paper, but different enough so they stand out. Make sure their are white edges to your torn section all around it.
2) Apply a good liquid glue to the back of the torn paper. I used Tombow Aqua Mono Liquid Glue, it allowed me to lay the torn paper onto my background paper and adhere completely as if it is apart of the background and not just stuck on top of it.
3) Layout torn paper onto background paper and press and rub until it lays flat with no air bubbles. Let it dry completely.
4) After the parts have all dried you can then apply a chalk ink (I used a light brown) and you can add more distressing to the background. For this layout I applied glitter and beads.
5) The effect is that the paper is torn from the top revealing what is under, but really you just laid it on top!!
To glue all the layers pf papers together I used the wonderful Tombow Glue Tape Stamp Runner, to pop up some of the embellishments I used the Tombow Power Adhesive Tabs, and to hold all the larger embellishments in place I used the Tombow Multi Mono Liquid Glue.
Tombow had a challenge to use flowers on a project, well I had fun this I used the background paper that had flowers and then added even more flowers as embellishments to the layout. I just love flowers!!!
Supplies Used
Papers - Kasiercraft
Photoframe - Kasiercraft
Flowers - Prima
Resin- Prima
Buttons - Prima
Heart Doily - ScrapPlezier
Mists - Tattered Angels
Lace - Prima
Pearls - Prima
Ink - Prima
Chipboard - Dutsy Attic
Twine - Canvas Home Basics
Diecut - ScrapPlezier
Glitter/Beads - Prima
Medium - Prima
Stencil - Prima
Wood - BoBunny
Crochet Doily - Recollections
Adhesive - Tombow


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Freitag, 14. Oktober 2016
Book review: The Cottage On Pumpkin And Vine
I have a great suggestion for you, in case you like seasonal reading and anthologies. I only bought this book, because one of the stories is by Kate Angell, my all time favorite romance author. While reading, I realized that it is not only romance, but totally fits my enthusiasm for reading stuff that fits into the season.
During summer break, I read books which take place on the beach. During winter, I read Christmas romance. A Halloween book was something, I really needed right now. Well, there you are.
The Cottage on Pumpkin and Vine is set in Moonbright, Maine on Halloween Eve. In the town's little B&B, there is the annual Halloween party taken place, which is said to make wishes come true on this one night only. This year, it happens to be full moon as well. For three couples it will be a night to remember. A night full of spooky creatures, black cats, tarot cards and candy corn kisses.
As always, I just love Kate Angell's writing. Fast-paced, funny and greatly developed characters. She often writes short stories for anthologies, and sometimes, I am really disappointed by the other writers and/or their stories. This is not true for this book. Although you can tell by the writing, that three different authors wrote the stories, they are cleverly adjusted to make it a series of stories in the same setting. I read all three stories with pleasure.
Really, you should read it. Right now. Cause Halloween is around the corner and this anthology will make you want to celebrate. Happy Reading!
P.S. Please remember to enter the giveaway! Only two more days! Go right here.
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Two very popular Chromebooks, the Acer C7 and Samsung Series 3, went on sale today in Australia. Interestingly enough, Google will not be selling them directly to consumers online through the Play Store. The only way to pick these bad boys up is through one of the two exclusive Chromebook retailers, Harvey Norman and JB Hi Fi. Stock of these Chromebooks will be limited to the WiFi versions only, with no announced plans to sell the 3G models. Both the Samsung and Acer come with 100GB of Google's cloud storage and a 12 month warranty.
Harvey Norman has priced the Acer C7 at $299, and the Samsung Series 3 at $349. They also plan on carrying the HP Pavilion 14 in the coming weeks, which will set you back $399. Prices from JB Hi Fi are still yet to be confirmed.
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Fecteau: Trump's Success Comes With Strings
Wednesday, December 21, 2016
While it goes without saying, Trump has a reputation for putting profit first. He is the quintessential embodiment of Gordon Gekko; greed is good. While everyone has been so enthralled by Mrs. Hillary Clinton's emails, Trump has his own dirty laundry. The controversial Trump University is a perfect example. Trump exploited the hopes of the less fortunate so make just a little bit more money – after the first billion is the hardest as they say. Trump told gullible clients he had the tips to make them successful, and all the attendees ended up with was huge bill.
Because of this debacle, unlike Mrs. Clinton though, Trump is facing real legal action. Thus far, Trump has agreed to pay $25 million in relation to the scam in New York, and Trump may be forced to testify in California. Yes, an unbiased advocate for Americans indeed – my attempt at sarcasm.
During the Trump campaign for president, the unofficial campaign cry was 'lock her up' – referring to Mrs. Clinton. Now I am just dying to know, will there be similar cries directed at Mr. Trump?
Trump's business empire spans the globe, raising serious concerns. After his election, Trump has apparently asked Argentina to expedite the building of one of his famous Trump towers in Buenos Aires. Trump and Argentina deny any special favoritism, but does it matter? The perception is there.
I'd also like to point out; Trump appears more interested in making a quick buck or slamming Alec Baldwin on Saturday Night Live than receiving critical intelligence briefings. It is about priorities for Mr. Trump; unlike President Barack Obama who was criticized for occasionally golfing, the thin-skinned Trump normally throws a hissy fit on Twitter sending stock prices plummeting. As for me, I'd prefer a president who plays a peaceful game of golf.
With such an expansive business empire, Trump has promised to put his business holdings in a 'blind trust.' Be warned though, his idea of a blind trust doesn't fit under the category blind trust. This alleged trust will likely be actively managed by his relatives who are involved in White House operations, and of course, selecting members of important government positions who ensure there are no conflict of interests – only in America.
Up until now, Trump has based is criteria for cabinet-level positions on an accumulation wealth through their various works the business world. Take, for instance, uber-rich ExxonMobile executive Rex Tillerson, the nominee for Secretary of State. Even if Mr. Tillerson abandons his stake in ExxonMobile, he will still have close connections to that respective company. This is what Washington DC lobbying is based on, relationships, but with the Trump at the wheel, companies like ExxonMobile can bypass the lobbyists, and call people like Mr. Tillerson direct, saving a lot of money on the process – God bless capitalism.
We do not know the depth of Trump's connections with the business world. Trump has a tax return of approximately 12,000 pages, and refused to release it. He has cited the fact he is being audited by the IRS. The IRS says the audit has no bearing such as a release. Does it truly manner at this point if Trump is lying again?
Can this get anymore insane? I guess I spoke too soon. As of this writing, word is former governor of Alaska Sarah Palin is being considered to be the nominee for the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. Just what every veteran wants, some lady who can see Russia from her house in Alaska, starred in a reality television show, and bafflingly blames President Obama for her veteran son's PTSD. I wonder if Mrs. Palin received her medical expertise from Trump University?
Trump will assume office next month, but with that being said, for whom will he advocate? There are a lot of red flags being raised here. Maybe Trump will come into office a sincere player for American interests; we just don't know. This is shaping up to be a long, long four years, and the press is going to be very busy. If there is one thing I can guarantee, at least, Trump will be great for ratings, and circulation.
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Passed Diploma in Fine Arts from Tagore School of Arts & Crafts, Jamshedpur in 1989.
Passed a Certificate Course in Decorative Art & Craft from Tagore School of Arts & Crafts, Jamshedpur in 1995.
Passed Ankan Bivakar (Equivalent to Bachelor in Fine Arts) from Rabindra Bharti University in 2005
Best exhibit in Wash technique, Group graphia, 1996
Felicitated by Govt. of Jharkhand for the selection of paintings in making Calendars of Govt. of Jharkhand
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We swapped installing windscreens for a day to install trees!
On August 2nd we stopped installing windscreens and started installing trees! We wanted to plant a quantity of trees that carried significance to our workshop. So after some research we discovered if we planted 296 trees we would be off-setting the carbon emissions from our Devins Windscreens business vehicles, as well as the emissions from our personal vehicles for the whole of 2009. So that was our target - 296 trees. We rounded it off at 300, bought the trees, water crystals, water retention stuff and Planet Ark sent us our tee guards. The day came and we got down and dirty working as a team to dig, prepare, plant, mulch and water our new carbon-munchers! That evening we sat back with a well deserved drink of our own. As we listened we could hear the local wildlife rustling the bushes, and were content in the fact that they now have 300 additional sources of food and shelter growing for their (and our!) future. . . The End. From the Devins Windscreens Caboolture QLD team!
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Carrots are one of the most prominent elements in your kitchen refrigerator. Modern day cultivation and storage ensures that we get carrots all year round. Carrots come in various colors that include red, white, orange and purple. No matter which color of carrot you are eating, all of them are loaded with nutrients. The health benefits carrots provide include skin health, eye heath, heart health and a lot more. Refer to our 'Health Benefits' tab to learn all what carrots are good for.
Product Description
Naturally sweet, delicious, fresh and crunchy, carrots are healthy additions that you should make to the list of vegetable in your everyday diet. Carrots, which are root vegetables come with a lot of healthy compounds such as beta-carotenes, falcarinol, vitamin A, minerals and anti-oxidants. Since early ages carrots have been tied to eye health and doctors have been advising adding carrots to your diet. Health benefits carrots bring to your diet also include increasing the health of your skin, improving the immune system, improving digestion of food, better cardiovascular health, detoxification of the whole and boost oral hygiene and health.
Carrots come in various sizes and colors. Depending on the variety, a carrot may be as small as 2 inches is size or can be as large as three feet. The diameter can range from half an inch to two inches. Along with different shapes, carrots come in different colors as well. The 4 different types of colors of carrots are Orange, Red, Purple and White.Not matter which color or variety you chose, the health benefits carrots have shall always be huge.
In fact, purple, white and red carrots were the only varieties of colors that were cultivated before the 16th century. The orange color of carrots have been the most recent additions to the variety of carrots. In case you want to learn more about the history of cultivation of carrots, you can do so here.
Also, do not forget to read the our tabs on 'Cleaning and Preparing', 'Nutrients', 'Health Benefits' to know more about the health benefits carrots have and how you can maximize your own health benefits from them.
Some other sources to learn about carrots and the health benefits carrots have
1) Health Benefits Carrots Have
4) 24 Amazing Benefits Of Carrots For Skin, Hair And Health
Carrots are a very healthy addition to our diet. Buying good quality carrots will help to ensure that you get the best nutrients available in carrots.
Storage: Carrots can keep in the refrigerator for up to three months if properly prepared for storage. Remove all the green stubble to prevent the carrot from rotting. Allow the carrot outer skin to dry in sun for a day or so. Do not wash until ready to use carrot. Place carrots into refrigerator.
Use the bubble wrap with the small textured bubbles. The bubble wrap will enable the perfect amount of moisture to stay close to the carrots, but the texture of the bubble wrap will prevent that moisture from gathering right on the surface of the carrots. The bubble wrap will add up to two extra weeks of freshness to your carrots. Plastic bags lead to rotting.
Place your wrapped carrots in the vegetable drawer of the fridge.
You can use carrot as fresh, frozen, canned or even pickled.
Cleaning & Cutting: Wash the carrots under cool running water. Brush them with a nylon-bristled brush to remove any dirt or impurities from the surface. Washing is a necessary step to remove all pesticides and any lingering dirt. Sometimes carrots look a bit dingy or funny. This will go away when you peel off the outer layer.
Greens deplete the carrot of both moisture and nutrients. Use a cutting board and sharp knife to cut the greens from the carrot. Always use caution when handling sharp knives.
How to Buy: Look for a good, smooth form and a hearty orange colour. Select carrots that still have greens attached, as these tend to keep better and taste fresher. The leaves themselves should be fresh and bright green.
Special Steps: Avoid choosing carrots with blemishes or cracks, wilting greens, a flabby or rubbery texture, or carrots that have a "sunburned" green area at the tops.
TIP: The sugar content in carrots makes them an ideal healthy alternative to sugar in cakes and muffins. Add some carrot and reduce the amount of sugar used.
Ideas for what to Make with Carrots: Carrot Juice, Puree your carrots (Pureed carrots can be added to many different recipes including sauces, meatloaf, and casseroles), Julienne your carrots (Julienne carrots can add a delicious crunch that will make your meals pop. Add them to everything from salads to desserts.), Make carrot Halvah, Carrot Cake, use carrot to make different juices, Salt and Pepper Carrots for delicious and healthy snack.
Naturally sugary, delicious and crunchy, carrots are healthy additions that you can make to the vegetable list in your diet. Indeed, these root vegetables come with wholesome health benefiting compounds such as beta-carotenes, falcarinol, vitamin A, minerals and anti-oxidants in ample amounts.
Mineral Content: Carrots also compose healthy levels of minerals like copper, calcium, potassium, manganese and phosphorus. Potassium is an important component of cell and body fluids that helps controlling heart rate and blood pressure by countering effects of sodium. Manganese is used by the body as a co-factor for the antioxidant enzyme, superoxide dismutase.
Vitamin & Compounds: They are exceptionally rich source of carotenes and vitamin-A, Vitamin K and Vitamin C. 100 g fresh carrot contains 8285 µg of beta-carotene and 16706 IU of vitamin A. Fresh roots are also good in vitamin C; provide about 9% of RDA. Vitamin C is water soluble anti-oxidant, they are especially rich in many B-complex groups of vitamins such as folic acid, vitamin B-6, thiamin, pantothenic acid, etc., that acts as co-factors to enzymes during substrate metabolism in the body.
Water Content: Carrot is 87 percent water by weight.
Carbohydrate Content: Carrot provide only 10 calories per 100 g.
With this orange crunchy powerfood, you get vitamin A and a host of other powerful health benefits including beautiful skin, cancer prevention, and anti-aging.
Vision Health: Carrots are good for the eyes. Carrots are rich in beta-carotene, which is converted into vitamin A in the liver. Vitamin A is transformed in the retina, to rhodopsin, a purple pigment necessary for night vision. Beta-carotene has also been shown to protect against macular degeneration and senile cataracts.
Slow Down Aging: The high level of beta-carotene acts as an antioxidant to cell damage done to the body through regular metabolism. It help slows down the aging of cells.
Skin Health: Vitamin A and antioxidants protects the skin from sun damage. Deficiencies of vitamin A cause dryness to the skin, hair and nails. Vitamin A prevents premature wrinkling, acne, dry skin, pigmentation, blemishes, and uneven skin tone. It helps for outside healthier skin also. Carrots are used as an inexpensive and very convenient facial mask. Just mix grated carrot with a bit of honey
Helps prevent Infection: Carrots are known by herbalists to prevent infection. They can be used on cuts – shredded raw or boiled and mashed.
Cleanses the body: Vitamin A assists the liver in flushing out the toxins from the body. It reduces the bile and fat in the liver. The fibers present in carrots help clean out the colon and hasten waste movement.
Heart health: Studies show that diets high in carotenoids are associated with a lower risk of heart disease. Carrots have not only beta-carotene but also alpha-carotene and lutein. People who ate more than six carrots a week are less likely to suffer a stroke than those who ate only one carrot a month or less.
Protects teeth and gums: Carrots clean your teeth and mouth. They scrape off plaque and food particles just like toothbrushes or toothpaste. Carrots stimulate gums and trigger a lot of saliva, which being alkaline, balances out the acid-forming, cavity-forming bacteria. The minerals in carrots prevent tooth damage.
Diabetes: Carrots are good for blood sugar regulation due to the presence of carotenoids. Carotenoids inversely affect insulin resistance and thus lower blood sugar, thereby helping diabetic patients live a normal, healthy life. They also regulate the amount of insulin and glucose that is being used and metabolized by the body, providing a more even and healthy fluctuation for diabetic patients.
Brain Health: Carrot extract has been found to be useful for the management of cognitive dysfunctions and may offer memory improvement.
Cholesterol lowering: Pectin in carrots lowers the serum cholesterol levels. The regular consumption of carrots also reduces cholesterol levels because the soluble fibers in carrots bind with bile acids.
Congestion: Carrot juice is very effective in dispelling mucus from the ear, nose and throat area, easing nasal congestion, sinusitis, phlegm and mucus in the throat and other similar disorders.
Constipation: Take five parts of carrot juice with one part of spinach juice regularly to regulate chronic constipation problems.
Emphysema: If you smoke or are exposed to second-hand smoke, taking carrot juice regularly may well save your life.
Fertility: One of the reasons for infertility is lack of nutrients and enzymes in your dietary. Carrot juice taken regularly, is able to nourish your body back to fertility.
Inflammation: Its anti-inflammatory effect greatly helps reduce arthritis, rheumatism, gout and other inflammations.
Immune system: It does wonders for boosting the immune system by increasing the production and performance of white blood cells; building resistance to various kinds of infections.
Kidney Health: The healing properties in carrot juices are helpful for cleansing and filtering the kidneys. Although many juicing "experts" say that people with kidney failure shouldn't drink juices, this story tells you about the miracle of carrot juice for kidneys.
Pregnancy: Drinking carrot juice regularly during pregnancy, especially during the last few months, will reduce the chances of jaundice in baby.
Thread worms: One small cup of carrot juice in the morning taken daily for a week may help clear up thread worms in children.
Cancer: Studies have shown carrots reduce the risk of lung cancer, breast cancer and colon cancer. Researchers have just discovered falcarinol and falcarindiol which they feel cause the anticancer properties.
Falcarinol is a natural pesticide produced by the carrot that protects its roots from fungal diseases. Carrots are one of the only common sources of this compound. By eating carrot cancer risk can be lower by 1/3.
Acidosis: The vital organic alkaline elements in carrots help balance the blood acidity and blood sugar.
Acne: Its powerful cleansing properties are effective in detoxifying the liver, thus overall effective for acne which are caused by toxicity of the blood.
Anemia: Carrot's molecules are closest to human's hemoglobin molecules, making it very beneficial in blood-building.
Asthma: The anti-oxidants effectively protects the respiratory system from infections and free-radical attacks.
Weight management: Carrots are low in calories, at the same time filling, which reduces cravings.
Digestive Benefits: Carrots are a good source of fiber which helps in regularizing bowel movements and aids digestion.
Liver Protection: Carrot extract may help to protect your liver from the toxic effects of environmental chemicals.
Unsafe For Infants: Some studies prove that carrots are unsafe for small children.
Allergic Reactions: There are few individuals who are hypersensitive to the carrot. Some common side effects among such people are skin rashes, diarrhea, anaphylactic reactions, hives and swelling. Such allergies are caused due to the allergen present in carrot pollen.
Withdrawal Effects: Some people have the habit of compulsive consuming carrots every day. This can result in craving for carrots. Irritability, insomnia, nervousness and water brash are some of the negative effects of withdrawal from the habit.
Skin Discoloration: Carrots leave the skin abnormally yellow to orange in color, when taken in large amounts. This discoloration is caused by beta carotene, a carotenoid content in carrots. This discoloration can be seen on palms, hands, face and soles of the feet.
Not Recommended For Breastfeeding Women: Carrots are rich in vitamins and minerals, which are very important for the body. But studies have proven that carrot changes the flavor of breast milk. So breast feeding women should avoid drinking carrot juice in excess.
Gas: Carrots contain 12 grams of carbohydrates and 4 grams of fiber. When fiber and carbohydrates doesn't get digested in your intestine, they become fermented in the colon. This results in gas formation in the intestines, leading to stomach cramps, bloating and gas trap.
Nutrient Absorption: Generally fiber interferes with the absorption of zinc, iron, magnesium and other nutrients in the body. Consuming carrots in large quantity can result in deficiency of these vital nutrients, which are essential for the body. They lack fat and protein, which are vital for your body too.
Pesticides: Studies have shown that carrots contain 26 pesticides. Out of these 26 pesticides, 8 can potentially cause cancer; 16 interfere with hormones in the body; 3 of them cause nervous problems, and 7 cause reproductive or development problems. If you want to keep these pesticides out of your body, you need to limit your carrot intake.
Although carrots are generally eaten raw or in salads, there are many more delicacies that you can make with them.
1) Carrot Salad with Honey-Lemon Dressing: A combination of carrots and celery root in a quickly shredded slaw. You can have it when you want to try something different than the daily green salad.
2) Roasted Carrots: Enjoy as a healthy snack in your evenings. A delicious recipe that your children shall love.
3) Carrot Cake: A delicious cake full of nutrient value. Where else can you get this combination?
4) "Gajar Ka Halwa": Ask any Indian, they would vouch for the gajar ka halwa that their mothers' prepared. We bring to you the same delicacy that is a perfect combination of nutrition and taste.
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I guess it was inevitable that the NAACP would moan and groan that "The Color Purple" received no awards. They can't accept the fact that maybe, just maybe, the film wasn't good enough to win. Eleven nominations wasn't enough. Talk about greedy.
Nobody complained when "A Soldier's Story" won only one award. And I certainly heard no racial accusations when "The Brother From Another Planet" and "The Gods Must Be Crazy" received no recognition at all.
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OK, so I would first like to give you a little bit of background to my reasoning in creating this. Yesterday, I found out that my brother has been accepted to Sandhurst. This is the British Officer Training Academy for the British Army. All of a sudden, what we have all seen for many years on the television was filtering into my my own life. In what might be as little as 18 months, my brother would be putting his life on the line, leading men into a warzone. There is no way that I can hide behind the flimsy shield of a television screen anymore. Although I may not support the reasons why I country may choose to go to war, I am firmly behind the people who, when the decision has been made, gather their belongings, say goodbye to their families and take a step into unknown peril. They walk, heads high, into the Inferno.
I studied Dante's "Divine Comedy" at university, and the horror that Dante describes as he descends into Hell leaks off the page into your mind. His words ring home even now, when we recall the images of war that have been broadcast over the past century.
"The woeful people who have lost the good of the intellect"
I really don't want this line to be misinterpreted. What Virgil is describing are the souls who could not put their faith in something in life: they are doomed to spend eternity chasing a white flag, unsure of where to go. I do not want people to think that I consider the soldiers "The woeful people", devoid of intellect. They are not. What I mean to say is: when the power of the word is no longer enough, primal instinct kicks in: and there are those chosen few who are designated to defend us. I do not deny that this video is depressing. Perhaps it is too pessimistic: I have always wanted to work with Dante's writings, and the horror of war is something that although we may have not witnessed it directly, we have all been indirectly influenced by it. It has, unfortunately, become somewhat of an everyday occurence.
"Abandon all hope, all ye who enter here"
These are perhaps some of the most famous lines written by Dante. The world is not a perfect place. And there are times, yes, when even the best of us lose hope. But as Virgil says; we must put aside our distrust and arm ourselves with courage: for it is up to us to be the change. This idea was partly inspired by Wirrow's "And a new earth". Wirrow's video challenges us to look beyond the 4 walls of what society deems to be "the norm", and look out, branch out. But to be the GOOD in the world, when there is so much distress, hardship and pain...that is the real challenge.
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The Glasgow practice has designed a 'thoughtful and open' home for a housing association in one of Britain's most deprived and depressed areas. Photography by Andrew Lee
The rediscovery of Victorian urban genius in the 1980s and 90s meant, in Glasgow, the filling of gap sites with four-storey tenements, and a return to perimeter blocks, street facades and urban density.
But over the last decade this enthusiasm for a new urbanism – largely fuelled by the civic-minded patronage of housing associations – has led inexorably to new and arguably more authentic architectural dilemmas. Namely, how do we obey the grammar of Glasgow's existing built form, repair, upgrade and develop the urban tissue, and at the same time open up city life to light, fresh air and the sort of unrestricted movement that was not possible given the material and technological conditions the Victorian builder worked with?
Elder and Cannon Architects has played an important role in the regeneration of Glasgow over the last 30 years. Its neo-tenements of the 1990s – those on Great Western Road (1997), Duke Street (1992) and Govanhill (1994) – helped reconstruct and bolster confidence in the urban efficacy of the Glasgow grid's 'inhabited wall', and the past 10 years or so has seen the firm join in the questioning of the given architectural grammar and the quest to open it up to new expressions and configurations.
When Elder and Cannon won a mini-competition run by Shettleston Housing Association, however, a whole new set of complicating factors came into the mix. Any internet search for the word 'Shettleston' brings up an archive of despair: stories about how Shettleston is the most deprived and depressed political constituency in the whole of Britain, with the worst health record, and how male life expectancy there is the lowest in the country. These dreadful social and economic circumstances are mirrored (or perhaps exacerbated) by architectural and urban decay, mismanagement, poor design and low-quality housing.
Since the 1980s, Shettleston Housing Association has occupied a three-storey, cast-iron-framed, red sandstone building from 1912, designed by James McKissack. It was originally built as a Scottish Cooperative Society hall, with a barrel-vaulted dancehall on the top floor, but the housing association needed to expand and modify its operations. The immediate environment of the hall demonstrates the social and urban problems of the area.
Pettigrew Street lies parallel to the main drag and the feel is residential and Glasgow suburban, but really, there is no coherent measure or texture to the built environment here. To the west of the hall runs a two-storey stone terrace; opposite is a squat 1980s post-modernist take on the tenement; to the east are full four-storey Victorian tenements; and the whole area is blighted by vast swathes of grassed empty land where tenements used to be.
Elder and Cannon's brief was to simplify the existing accommodation within the hall, and to expand. The housing association owned the vacant plot immediately to the east and used it as a car park, but the gap corner site abutting the east side of the car park was not available due to land-ownership difficulties. The architect decided on a new-build on the car park, which would in effect be a hybrid: both an object building in its own right and an extension in dialogue with the existing accommodation. The problems for the practice concerned the construction of the new-build, the reconfiguration of the old building, and the relationship between the two new sets of accommodation.
The old hall admitted three distinct groups of users, tradespeople, the public and staff, so there was some confusion about the articulation of their access, use and way through the building. A ramp to the public entrance had been built across the front facade, and the wall to it obscured the legibility and any user-friendliness of the building. The interior was partitioned into a maze of small rooms and awkward, dark corridors.
In response, the entire ground floor of the new-build was designed as an open-plan public interface, with a long ramp reaching up into the accommodation on the west side, with a waiting room, reception area and interview rooms down the east side. This open, glass-fronted floor allowed the clearing of the awkward public ramp from the front of the old hall and the reassignment of the two remaining original entrances for trade and staff respectively.
The use of the first floor of the new-build as open-plan offices also freed up the spaces in the old hall. They are now reorganised into well-lit and well-ventilated perimeter staff rooms that make good use of the natural light on all four elevations of the building, and into broad, welcoming break-out spaces lit by borrowed light coming through the glazed partitions. On the top of the new-build is an open roof terrace that can be used for receptions and accessed from the spill-out spaces around the committee rooms on the top floor of the old hall. If the need should arise, a new floor could be built here at some future date.
The most striking feature of the project is undoubtedly the precast concrete frame fronting the new-build. As a response to the aforementioned Glaswegian dilemma of creating modern legibility and transparency alongside formal and historical continuity, it is robust yet formalistic; restrained yet playful. In its abstract take on a cornice-height, five-bay portico, it reins in the idiosyncrasies of McKissack's neo-baroque and gives the latter the environmental order and stability it craves. It's classical, it's modern, and it's a logical and mature conclusion to Elder and Cannon's long experimentation with the framed loggia as a type of transparency. In sunshine it looks sharp and pristine, but on a rainy day, and we have a few in Glasgow, it's a touch grim and oppressive, especially when the concrete frame is seen in profile (i.e. without the reflection from the glass walling in the bays).
But most important of all, for Shettleston Housing Association this addition is thoughtful, considered and open; the sort of free but legible space that a modern democracy ought to construct and inhabit.
Project data
Start on site November 2008
Contract duration 13 months
Gross internal floor area 1,523m2
Form of contract Traditional (SBCC 05 with Contractor's Design)
Total cost £1.8 million
Cost per m2 £1,180
Client Shettleston Housing Association
Architect Elder and Cannon
Structural engineer Structural Partnership
M&E consultant Hulley & Kirkwood
Quantity surveyor Brown + Wallace
CDM coordinator Langmuir & Hay
Main contractor Waverley Builders
Annual CO2 emissions Unknown
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I haven't been so excited about any other movie in months, and I just came out of an opening night screening of this right after work--that is, the first chance I could possibly see it. Over the past few months I have followed everything having to do with this film, even seeing The Hobbit primarily so I could see the first ten minutes beforehand. I've read so many reviews of this it's approaching sad (if not far beyond), and, going in, I knew the entire story beginning to end. Also, given people's main complaints, I started to form opinions about what were probably the miscalculations of the film, and to gird myself for disappointment. Well, I needn't have worried, I sat there glued to the screen the entire time, and walked out one hundred percent satisfied.
There are a great deal of spoilers regarding this film, so I'll have to go a little backwards and talk about it generally before we get down to actual story matters. Let's see. My main issue with the last film (which I also unexpectedly loved as well) was that Kirk came by his Captaincy without any real effort, or display if his ingenuity of skill, and I wanted to see him face a real challenge. Well, the writers obviously listened to me, since I know they are glued to this website night and day, and also that, well, that was everybody's complaint about the last movie. It was very much a romp, bringing everyone together on the ship, and the story and emotions took a back seat. In this one, you have an actual story and the characters really get to do stuff and solve a big challenge, and it works well. People have complained that certain characters get shortchanged here, like poor Sulu especially, but you know what? That's GOOD. Because stories get ruined and thrown out of balance under pressure to give everyone a significant part. It's a strength to have a story focus on a few characters and let the others wait for a later movie, and this one focuses on solidifying the bond between Kirk and Spock.
There are ties to an earlier Trek character featured in a specific film, but people who say that this is a "remake" are delusional. The last film controversially got around criticism that it doesn't conform to "canon" by having the canon made irrelevant by an altered timeline--a movie I think was ballsy and brilliant--as it frees this series up to introduce characters we know in a different context, and they are free to develop their own way. It also, for a film that was converted into 3D after shooting, looks incredible and is lovely and detailed. I just saw Jurassic Park converted to 3D, and it looked like I was watching it through a layer of iced tea. I'm trying to think of what else to say up front... don't know, but if you want to see it, if you're a Star Trek fan, I say stop reading and GO! And now, into spoilerville. Oh wait, we still have a paragraph or two, I see.
The movie opens with an action sequence on a primitive planet about to be destroyed by a volcano. In order not to violate the Prime Directive [not to interfere with primitive cultures], the Enterprise is parked on the sea floor, and Spock is going to freeze the volcano without the locals knowing. WHY then Kirk and McCoy go in to see the natives is simply left undiscussed. Anyway, looks like Spock is going to buy it, but Kirk raises the ship in front of the natives, fucking with their poor fragile little minds, and beams Spock out. This is the part I saw before The Hobbit and walked out feeling "Oh no, the Enterprise crew have left behind their thoughtfulness and are now just the rockinist, sockinest action team in the galaxy." Luckily, some gravity arrives fairly fast.
Kirk is upbraided for thinking "the rules don't apply to him" and told that "he doesn't respect the chair, because he's not ready for it." Pretty much what I would have said. But, more emotionally engaging, Spock doesn't understand why Kirk saved his life, and what it means. Uhura is also pissed at Spock for not appreciating how upset she'd be if he died. Similarly, Scotty is soon betting that Kirk won't accept his resignation, and is surprised and offended when he does. So for a film that is going to be about solidfying the bonds of the crew, it has found a clever way to bring content calling into question what loyalty and an emotional bond means to the surface.
Plot-wise, this fellow John Harrison has bombed London, which calls all of the Starfleet officers into one room, which is exactly his plan. We get enough Christopher Pike bonding with Kirk to remind us of their relationship--before Pike is killed. New guy Admiral Marcus, played the the splendor of Peter Weller, send Kirk out to kill Harrison, who had decamped to the Klingon planet [where, surprise, moon Praxis has already exploded, something that happened in the 6th movie with the original crew]. He loads the enterprise with 72 missiles, and wants the Enterprise to fire from the edge of the neutral zone and kill Harrison--not capture and bring him to trial, as would be more the Starfleet way. This, by the way, is your contemporary resonance content.
Kirk decides to capture him instead, which they do after an action sequence with the Klingons, and Uhura's featured scene. After some blah-blah, Harrison tells us that he is... KHAN! And the missiles actually contain his crew. And Admiral Marcus actually sent the Enterprise out there to die starting a war with the Klingons. There is some space battle [I miss the old conception of the ships as engaging in nautical battles] and a mid-warp battle, and the ships end up disabled and falling to Earth. This is where the movie grabs a heaping helping of The Wrath of Khan, and where I was gearing up to have my biggest reservations about this film.
This time Kirk goes into the radiation zone to fix the engine, and ends up having a tearful scene with Spock now on the other side of the glass. It is a pointed reversal of Spock's death in Wrath of Khan, and works well enough as a scene, and works thematically to cement the Kirk-Spock bond, as well as Kirk realizing the full commitment of being captain, thus fitting in with the overall arc of the movie. But in retrospect, I think the filmmakers have done themselves a bit of a disservice here, not so much hurting us as hurting their own film. For one, it makes this film an appendix to Wrath of Khan, rather than a counterpart, fit to stand alongside. I suspect it was done quite consciously to tie the films together, but you know what? They are always going to be tied together simply because the antagonist is Khan. So just as this film is building to its climax, we have a bit of diminution by saying "it's really just a footnote to that film." Secondly, it inserts a layer of audience distance--again, RIGHT when we should be most emotionally involved--by removing you to compare this scene to its original, compare dialogue to the original, which takes you away from engaging in the emotions. And adding the "KHAANN" scream right in there, a scream admired mostly for it's awesome cheesiness, only further diminishes the actual emotional connection we're supposed to be feeling by throwing on this element of parody. Anyway, after the destruction of San Francisco and a long chase, Kirk is brought back to life, which is a relief rather than having to have a whole other film bringing him back.
At the end of the film they depart on the five-year mission that was the original TV show, meaning that the two movies bring them to that starting place--and I can dig it. What other little notes are there? Scotty was Scotty this time, not just Simon Pegg on the Enterprise, which I appreciated. Karl Urban continues to be ideal as McCoy, but the writers need to remember that McCoy does more than just grouch, he's often a happy and congenial character, and often serious and concerned. Some have complained that characters who are not Kirk or Spock get shortchanged, but as noted, the film is centered in Kirk and Spock's deepening bond, and every character does get a key scene and important role.
Another common criticism is that it's too action-oriented and goes so fast nothing has a chance to stick. Well, I think we have to realize that it's a contemporary blockbuster, meant to appeal to a wide audience, and right now that means these fast-paced movies with few moments left for contemplation. The original cast movies, save the first one, were all action-oriented and shortchanged the sci-fi ideas as well, meaning that it may be endemic to having one movie every few years, as opposed to the leisurely luxury of a weekly series. The Star Trek of the series is never coming back, but what's apparent from the first few minutes here is that these people love Star Trek, and that affection and respect for the characters is worth a great deal.
As in the first one, the overwhelming feeling is that it's really fun. And I think that's the overall thing that makes these films enjoyable, and appealing to Trek fans, is that this team is really thinking about what a Star Trek lover would want to see, and showing it to them. Don't you want to see the Enterprise rising out of the ocean? No? Well, don't you want to see the Enterprise falling out of the sky? Don't you want to see the Enterprise lose gravity and become a shifting funhouse where shuttles are falling out of their docks? Don't you want to see the events that forged the bond between Kirk and Spock? Don't you want to see the development of Scotty's love for the Enterprise? You can tell that this team wants to create a film that shows Trek lovers what they want to see, while also pleasing kids with attention deficit disorder and undiscerning moviegoers in China and India. So you have a film that remembers its audience and makes it a big priority to show its audience a good time, and that goes a long way.
Yes, especially if you liked the first one.


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I don't know about you but I have always loved Tom Jones but today i came across an album of his that was so different then all the others. If you haven't listened to Praise & Blame check it out there are a few songs on youtube but the album is on spotify and mog.
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Cameron urges Scotland not to rip apart "family of nations"
British Prime Minister David Cameron says he would be ''heartbroken'' if Scots vote for independence from the United Kingdom in next week's referendum. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
ROUGH CUT (NO REPORTER NARRATION) British Prime Minister David Cameron said on Wednesday (September 10) that he would be heartbroken if Scots vote in next week's referendum on independence to tear apart the family of the nations of the United Kingdom. Cameron, speaking at the Scottish Widows building in Edinburgh, also cautioned that a currency union with an independent Scotland would not work and that if Scots did vote for secession, Britain would not share the pound. "I care hugely about this extraordinary country, this United Kingdom that we have built together and that's what I want to talk about today because I would be heartbroken if this family of nations that we have put together and that we have done such amazing things together if this family of nations was torn apart," Cameron said, adding that a vote on independence went far beyond dissatisfaction with the present Conservative government. "Sometimes because it's an election, because it's a ballot I think people can feel it is a bit like a general election - that you make a decision and five years later you can make another decision if you are fed up with the effing Tories, give them a kick and then maybe we'll think again. This is totally different to a general election: This a decision about not the next five years it's a decision about the next century. And of course it's absolutely the Scottish people and the Scottish people alone who should make that choice but I think it's really important everyone knows the scale of the choice being made," said Cameron who is visiting Scotland in an attempt to stem a steep last minute rise in secessionist support ahead of a Sept. 18 referendum on independence. In a sign of new panic in the British ruling elite over the fate of the 307-year-old union, Cameron and opposition leader Ed Miliband scrapped their weekly question-and-answer session in parliament to speak at separate events in Scotland. "We do not want this family of nations to be ripped apart," Cameron, 47, said in an opinion piece published in the Daily Mail newspaper. "The United Kingdom is a precious and special country." Cameron has until now been largely absent from the debate after conceding that his privileged background and centre-right politics mean he is not the best person to win over Scots, who returned just one Conservative lawmaker out of 59 in 2010. Given the unpopularity of the Conservatives in Scotland, Cameron's trip is fraught with danger: if Scots vote for independence, Cameron will be blamed just as Britain prepares for a national election planned for May 2015. Cameron, Miliband and third party Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg - all English born - raced up to Scotland. They spoke at rallies in major cities surrounded by supporters bearing "No" posters. But nationalist leader Alex Salmond said the visits were a sign of panic that would only help the secessionist "Yes" cause. Several opinion poll surveys have shown a surge in support for independence over recent weeks, discomfiting investors and raising the biggest internal challenge to the United Kingdom since Irish independence almost a century ago.


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My friend Janet MADE me make my own jam. I've never done it before, nor did I really want to make it. But SHE made jelly and sent it home with me in the cutest ever little teensy tiny jar with a bow on it. I had just gotten a loaf of fresh bakery peasant bread and popped the jar open after school so my boys could have an afterschool snack. I handed them the fluffy bread with the pretty red jelly on it. One bite and you would have thought I had given them a huge banana split with everything on it! They LOVED it so much that I had to 'SAVE' the rest for their lunches the next day. I did lick the knife and I will say, it was awesome.
Well, Janet picked her strawberries so they were nice and fresh. I hate to pick strawberries so, on a whim, I had my husband pick up strawberries from a farm stand on his way home. He also went to the store and bought pectin for me... oh and jars! What a good husband I have.
I pulled out my grandmother's recipe and holy cow... I can't believe how easy it was!!! Seriously, who would have known? So, now I have this.
Here is the recipe if you'd like to try it. If you click on the recipe, it should open larger so you can read it better. I don't know why my grandmother says not to double it and she is no longer with us so I can ask her.
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TV Turnoff Week: Analysis
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1) Paragraph 1 was mainly about the " TV Turnoff Week, " a challenge that was given to 98% of Americans who own at least one television to switch it off and to fine something better to do. The author, Corbett Trubey states that television has a much greater hold on our lives than we think. Paragraph 2 was talking about how the TV had an impact on the Americans over the past 60 years.Even though people of the 20th century think it was one of the best inventions, none of the other invention were addicting like TV.According to the author, the average American spends nine years of their lives glued to the box. Paragraph 3 was discussing the two categories of television audience: Passive and interpretive. Passive viewers just sit, face forward, to be entertained. But they are getting nothing done. When we watch TV, the stream of images flows into our brain and make us concentrate on an alternate reality, which causes physical & mental inactivity. Paragraph 4 was over how TV affects what we say, think, feel, wear and do in a negative way. The author thinks if TV makes us laugh and think, we can find something better that can also make us laugh( going out with friends). She wants us to read books instead. Paragraph 5 was the final step of this essay which was to face the challenge and turn off the television. She wants our mind off from TV & to live a richer and more fulfilling life.
2) The passage's CENTRAL ARGUMENT was not to watch TV! The author used 2 kinds of Claims such as Claims of Value( to evaluate and judge something) and Claims of Fact. Claims of Value- " Unfortunately, our old friends greed and sloth entered the picture and transformed it into a 24-hour ad-plastered, brainwashing, individuality bleaching, stereotyping, couch-potato making tool of society. . " I felt that the author used claims of value because She is judging our...
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Just a quick post to show you what I'm working on. My niece's birthday is today and I have been working on a lap quilt for her. My original pattern was a freebie from Benartex, but of course, I can't seem to ever just follow a pattern so I changed it. You can see the original pattern here. I wanted my quilt bigger and I changed the trees just because I liked my version better. So without further ado here it is.
Just the top for now and that's how I'll wrap it up for her. Then I'll bring it home and quilt it, hopefully finishing it before the weekend is over! The fabric is from Susan Winget's "Noel" from last year.