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Discussion in 'Firearm-Related News' started by Trlsmn, Jan 21, 2013.
Is this true? I don't know, I heard it on the internet so it has to be! Bonjour!
What's the difference these days between R & D? Modern day conservatives are just last year's liberals.
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The people and what they believe in are very different actually, the actual R & D parties they vote for though are much the same in actual outcome of who and what they serve.
Don't ban guns, Ban liberals from owning guns , better yet ban liberals.
Well, that does it. All lib/dems surrender your firearms! Now!
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they were all men too....
I read it on the innerwebs, so it must be true!
1. Nidal Hasan (the Ft. Hood shooter) lived in either Virginia (his state of residence prior to being sent to Ft. Hood) or Texas, neither of which has partisan registration. Therefore the claim that he was a "registered Democrat" is false. I do not know if he voted or how he voted, but I do know that unless he was registered in a state in which he did not reside, that the claim that he is a registered Democrat is FALSE.
2. Since Virginia does not have partisan registration there is also no way to tell whether Seung-Hui Cho was a Democrat, but again because there is no partisan registration in the state we can say that the claim that he is a registered Democrat is FALSE.
3. The allegation that James Holmes was registered Democrat was based on a Breitbart blogger Joel B. Pollack, who found voter registration records for a DIFFERENT James Holmes who was about the same age. Alex Jones' Infowars and other right-wing websites then dutifully repeated the lie without verifying it. It was later determined that the Colorado Theater Shooter James Holmes was NOT registered to vote, as evidenced by this retraction: {Newly-released information on the suspect's birthdate (which, as indicated in our initial report, was a slight mismatch), combined with new details Breitbart News has obtained about the suspect's likely addresses, together suggest that the suspect may, in fact, not have been registered to vote.}. However, most of right-wing media continued to promote the lie without printing Breitbart sites retraction. The claim that James Holmes was a registered Democrat is FALSE.
4. The claim that Adama Lanza is a registered Democrat has been suggested based not on any evidence that he was registered as one, but on the rather dubious claim that because Connecticut has almost 2 to 1 Democratic registration over Republicans, he was probably a Democrat. (Claim: "Adam Lanza, NewtownConn murderer. Registered Democrats outnumber Republicans by about a 2-1 ratio in Connecticut. The odds are therefore that the Lanza family are (sic) Democrats.") This of course is a bogus argument to begin with, but even if we were to make the claim that a mass shooter's political affiliation must be the same as the majority of the people in his area, we can debunk this foolish idea by taking this shoddy analysis down to the local level. Yes, Connecticut voted for Barack Obama, BUT the city of Newtown voted for Mitt Romney. If we look at the results we find that Mitt Romney defeated Barack Obama in Newtown by 7451-6784 votes or 51.7 percent to 47 percent. Republican Senate candidate and Tea Party favorite Linda McMahon carried the city over Democrat Chris Murphy by an even larger margin. Add in the other information we have that Lanza's mother was a "doomsday prepper" and a home schooler in a Republican-leaning city and we can pretty well dispense with the erroneous assumption that Lanza must have been a Democrat. We can therefore claim that with no evidence to support the claim, the assertion that Lanza was a Democrat is not demonstrated and that in the absence of any evidence it is likely FALSE.
5. Klebold and Harris of course were not old enough to vote and they had no apparent political affiliation. Allegations that they came from families of Democrats or liberal progressives appear to have no sources to substantiate those claims. What little ideology the boys demonstrated owed mostly to an admiration for Timothy McVeigh not Ted Kennedy. Harris' father was a retired Air Force pilot and Eric Harris wanted to join the Marine Corps. The boys lived in Littleton, Colorado a relatively conservative and affluent suburb of Denver. The claim that their parents were Democrats is UNSUBSTANTIATED. Any suggestion that the two boys were Democrats is demonstrably FALSE.
Interestingly, Hedgecock and those on the far right have conveniently overlooked a number of cases where ideology is clearly right-wing. The acts below are instances of right-wing violence that are unequivocally committed by people who are openly hostile to liberalism. While this does not mean these killers are Republicans, it is quite clear that they are RIGHT-WINGERS and that they have far more in common with Mr. Hedgecock, Alex Jones and the other gun-toting conspiracy nuts on the right than with any evils associated with the Democratic Party or liberalism. In addition, to the list below is the obvious case of Timothy McVeigh, who I have not included because his crime was not committed with firearms. It was however, committed by a right-winger and the carnage was on a massive scale.
Thanks for the fact check.
We have hit an all time new low. Trlsmn you should be ashamed. How hard would it be to fact check your drivel? Would it be too much to expect that a MODERATOR of this website would know to put a joke in the Off Topic area? Come on! I can only imagine the howls of protest had a similar thing been posted that showed al these nut jobs were conservative.
Oh, gosh, guys! This is tongue-in-cheek! Relax! I can only guess how hard it must be to be a pro gun lib/dem. But let me assure you it is not harder than being a Con/Rep living on a blue state!
There is a joke area in the Off Topic room. That's where this belonged.
I feel sorry for the pro gun liberal, Disliked by both parties.
Just kidding . We need more pro gun liberals for the Government to ignore like the rest of us.
Here's to you Mr Liberal gun owner guy.
there's nothing remotely funny about that for it to be considered a joke.
Looks like the liberal attack machine has gotten out of bed. It was so great last few weeks of silence. They are really good at being critical about everything but you don't hear anything about what they are doing to help prevent the gun control laws from happening. Wait I got it they want them to happen. 2A pretenders.
You mean like when you and fd15k were saying prior to the elections that Obama wouldn't do anything to to restrict our 2A rights, and the rest of us who thought otherwise were paranoid, tin-foil wearin', right-wingnuts... Hmmm?
BTW- The reasons you don't hear about "left-wing" gun violence is for the simple fact that it doesn't fit the MSM narrative, and because most "lefties" that have a propensity for physical violence (i.e. Occupoopers) don't have a job and can't afford a gun.
I don't think that their air-softs where mentioned in obama's ban..
What he said.
The only problem I have with this thread is the fact that, jokingly or not, it was started by a moderator. I would think moderators would have a bit more tact and be less divisive.
Maybe we're tired of being steamrollered by the low-blow, hyperbolic, liberal-progressive side of the isle. I'm never ceased to be amased how not a FRAKIN' PEEP is ever said about when the lefty "talking heads", and other groups spew their B.S., but when the slightest vent of frustration or sarcastic/sardonic comments are issued from the "non-PC" side of the isle its jumped on quicker than an Obama phone in Cleveland.
Take a breath.... The only thing I am saying is I think moderators should perhaps avoid subjects that people are obviously going to have strong feelings about. They're here to moderate the forums, not create a need for moderation.


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On my way into the Cancer Care Center yesterday morning, walking from the parking ramp to the check-in desk, I met another patient on her way out. It was Catherine. She had hair. When I first met her, she was as hairless as I was at the time. She wore bandannas, I think. I wore Old Navy beanies.
We'd sit across the room from each other in the infusion-room. She in her chair, plugged into her IV pole, me in mine. Once I overheard her telling another patient about a smoky potato soup she makes often. I'm into soups. So I asked her about it, and she wrote me the recipe.
So yesterday when I saw her waiting by the front doors for her ride, I smiled (she did too when she saw me) and I asked if she was done. Our monthly chemo-infusions had been scheduled on the same day for several months. And at roughly the same time, too. I was merely assuming she had come in earlier than me, and that she was "done" for the day.
She was done with much more than that. Her smile widened at my question, and she opened her bag to pull out a pink certificate signed by all the infusion nurses congratulating her on the completion of her course of chemotherapy. I gave her a good handshake and said, "well done."
Her gladness dimmed just a little as she told me she expected to return someday. Relapse loomed as certain in her imagination as dusk does every dawn. But whereas the weather page of any local newspaper can tell you when the sun is going to set each day, she didn't know when the next occurrence of cancer might be for her. She just had a hunch (and a statistically-informed one at that) that her cancer would relapse.
Nevertheless, for now, on this day, she was happy. And I shared her joy. For as she was walking away from her last administration of chemo, I was sitting down for my third-to-last: number 76 of 78. One year ago, as I headed into the final phase of my treatment, I wrote that the light at the end of this tunnel was so bright I was squinting. As it turns out, if I'd held my eyes open long enough, I may've seen the light to be the front of the oncoming train that it was, rather than the final release into wide-open spaces for which I was hoping.
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Somebody at church last Sunday asked me if I had been rehabbing. I had gone to the Y a few days earlier for a swim (which for me means aquatic stretching in the therapy pool), and so I was tempted to push out my chin and my chest and say, "Yup. Don't it show?"
But the perpetual reality has been otherwise. If I may make another football analogy (sorry, Jesse):
When I was in junior high, I was a big kid. I mean, I had my growth spurt a year or two before nearly everyone else, and so I was five-foot-six, one hundred and thirty pounds in seventh grade. As such, I was one of the bigger kids in my class. I played football for two years. Football was fun for those two years. But when I showed up for conditioning in grade nine, every other ninth grader had gotten bigger over the summer months, and football wasn't as much fun any more.
This was when I more or less decided to give my time to music rather than sports. I thought it'd be safer.
One great thing I remember learning in football was that, if you wanted to take down the guy with the ball, hit him low. It didn't pay to jump on his back, especially if he was bigger than you – he might just keep on running. Nope, take him out at the knees and he'll go down fast, and he'll go down hard.
Trying to rehab this year – to build back strength and stamina – has been like running downfield with no offensive protection. The other team has twenty-one guys rather than eleven, and I am my team. What's worse, the referee has a broken whistle. So when I start rising to my feet after a good tackle (as the tacklee, not the tackler) the other team hits me again – takes me out at the knees – rather than gaining ground, I'm losing yardage every time I try to get back up.
Weekly and monthly chemo (as well as this accursed week of prednisone) takes me out at the knees on a regular, almost predictable basis. I typically have two bad weeks a month (utter mental, emotional, and physical fatigue), and two good weeks (just the physical fatigue – and I can sometimes overcome this with Chai tea and Pepsi). If these two good weeks happen to be the two weeks I get sick with some sort of bug (like the head and chest cold I've been fighting these past two weeks), then these two good weeks are just "not-so-bad" weeks. But regardless of the adjectives I end up using to describe my two better weeks, once they've passed, I take the prescribed drugs that drag me into the bad weeks once again.
This cycle, however, will soon be coming to an end. After yesterday, only two more chemo-infusions mark my calendar. Come mid-May, I will wait for my ride at the front door of the Cancer Care Center holding my certificate of completion (I do hope it's a color other than pink), walking away from infusion #78, and into the first phase of this new life.
And while that day will hardly be an instantaneous resurgence of health and vitality, it will signal a stopping of the clock, in a sense. Time to get up and regroup. Time to fuel up and taxi round for another good run down the runway – perhaps this time, finally up off the ground and into higher places.
But for the time being, I have a few more dark places to explore. This week and the coming weekend are one of them. I have taken my first dose of five of prednisone, and will venture through the haze of withdrawal once again come Saturday, Sunday, and Monday. Please be praying for Jen and me this week… that we would know what kinds of preparations to make so as to render these days easier to manage… and for the right help to make that happen. The experience a few weeks back detailed in my last post has us a bit wary.
And my body hurts so badly. I swim and it feels good when I'm wet. Then the next day, I'm sick and achy and fatigued. Almost thoroughly unable to move. I remember those days in ninth-grade, conditioning for football: each day's workout caused aches and pains greater than the day before, but each workout developed an otherwise unknown and unrecognized strength. Endurance. I need this still. And I'm eager to be able to work in such a way that I do nurture endurance, rather than this destructive atrophy (and consequential apathy) that seems to greet me on the far side of whatever efforts I muster.
It's a humiliating thing for humans to know real weakness – when you just can't make things better – but it is eventually as much a part of our lives as dusk is a part of every day. Unless the Lord returns first, we will all die. And there is both greater courage and fuller joy living in the recognition of that fact, than there is in pretending it's not the case.
This morning, Catherine demonstrated to me that she gets something not all of us do: she lives in hope and momentum in spite of the anticipated end. Some people spend their lives frantically swimming against the tide, denying at the same time that the tide exists. But the swell is taking us in, either way.
When in the surf, one rises to the surface with much less effort when willing to agree with the water. It is both humbling and wise to recognize mortals cannot compete with the swirling waters of mortality. To live well, we must acknowledge that living life each day brings us one day closer to death. To surf well, one must know which way the wave is going. Point your board in the right direction and the wave will pick you up and give you a view like no other. And you can do tricks. The guy fighting the current just gets water in his face.
So I pray I will surf into this new and (if the Lord wills) stronger season of my life with the awareness that I will yet someday die (again, unless the Lord returns). And I will trust that this awareness will cause me to receive the Love of Christ and His Call all the more, in the hope that His fortitude will bring life to and through my fragility, until at last I journey through one last valley, and land safely on heaven's bright shore.
It'd be fun to unpack this more specifically, and maybe I will someday, but for now these metaphors will have to do. The writing I've done already has taxed my wrists more than what makes me stronger. And I haven't yet written about much of what I intended to.
The last few weeks have been more the "not-so-bad" weeks rather than the flat-out good, but there have been a few things in the midst of them worth mentioning that were flat-out great.
I spent the good part of these weeks preparing two different messages for two different occasions. I'm coming to enjoy the entirety of this process more and more. One was for a Valentines Banquet hosted by Living Hope Church in St. Michael. Jen and I were invited to do the program, so I spoke and we sang. A recording of much of it can be downloaded or listened to at the Living Hope Website. We closed the program singing "Love Real" from To Entertain. I played guitar. It was so good to do this again. But it was just as disappointing to be reminded of how much my wrists hurt in the days that follow. Ten minutes of guitar. Ten days of tender wrists.
The second message was for the Ash Wednesday service at Emmaus. This ended up being one of the most necessary messages I've ever prepared (for me and for others, too, it seems), and I'm excited about it. I will end up posting it for download on this site eventually, but for now, I've posted a rough transcript as a post on the musings blog of this site. It's called "Through the Valley of the Shadow of Death," and it's a narrative meditation on Psalm 23. Read it while listening to Ginny Owen's "If You Want Me To," and you might even cry like I did when I gave it.
The last web thing I'll make note of is a new downloadable mp3 we posted last week of a studio track that never made it to an album. It's a recording of Psalm 142 that Ben Monseth and I did a few years back. Piano, cello, and vocals. There's a link to it from my homepage and the music page. I figured it was fitting to give it away in light of some of the experiences I've shared from this last month.
Finally, along with a reminder to pray for us this coming weekend, I'd like some of you to know that I'll be speaking at a FLY District Day Retreat at the YMCA up in Fergus Falls on March 11th. The theme is a common one for me: "In Uz With Abba: Trusting God Works All Things For Our Good," and the content I've presented at least twice before – once in five sessions and once in three. This time I'll be doing it in two. Please pray as I prepare. I know I've said it before, but I really like doing this. Nevertheless, there are certain days when even the appealing nature of this task isn't enough to call forth the strength to do it. I need more.
Your comments on past posts have been very helpful in encouraging me to this end. Thanks each of you for taking the time to read and respond. I pray you are blessed.
Still His (and hanging ten),
PS. Thanks to the Wiley's, the Barlands, and Ed for digging us out of the snow this weekend!

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You might have noticed differences in lane behavior in your bowling center. Perhaps one end of the house carries better than the other or the lanes get progressively drier as you move toward one end. It might even be that you know 15 is always two boards slicker than 16.
Actually, that is exactly what you should know about every lane in every house in which you bowl frequently. One of the most common reasons clients seek me out is to learn to 'read lanes' faster. Since there is no such thing as reading lanes and what we really do is watch the ball's reaction during its journey down the lane (the only way to know how the lane wants to be played), the true skill lies in non-judgmental awareness. There cannot be shots you throw indifferently, unconsciously, or on auto pilot. There is valuable information for you in every shot. Sometimes that includes the very pertinent what not to do.
You should know, for example, that at Brickyard Lanes, 55 and 56 carry well and that 33 and 34 is the slickest pair in the house; lanes 3 and 4 are like they are from another planet and 5 through 8 carry great. Lanes 21 and 22 are sweet and 12 has an odd place on it that will give you an undeserved 8-10 if you hit it. At Spare Parts Bowling Emporium across town the lanes get tighter as you go toward the low end with the exception being that 37 and 38 hook more than 39 and 40. Lanes 19 and 20 at Ball Return Lanes had a Guardian overlay on them for several years as an experiment so that pair is different from the rest of the house. At Sweep Down Lanes, the heads are in much better shape on the low end. Although the heads are pretty fried on the high end, the carry is better on that end. So, if you can get through the heads on the high end.
Knowing every quirk in the centers in which you bowl is a matter of paying attention and record keeping. If you treat a league outing as just something to do to get an average so you can bowl tournaments or because you've always bowled league in this house, you tend to bowl routinely or unconsciously. You think, "I have to go bowl" instead of "I get to go bowl." Maybe you sort of make the effort the first game or so, but if you get beaten or don't carry or it seems like a lot of work, you just go through the motions. Now it's position round or you are off to a tournament and you're wondering why you can't see the move to make as soon as other people seem to see it.
If you don't know every nuance of every pair you bowl on in a house, you can't expect to go to a tournament and be astute about reading lanes. You haven't read them when there was no pressure and ample opportunity, yet you somehow think that in tournament competition or position round you will magically be able to do what you didn't think was necessary in league.
Has your home center ever hosted the State tournament or maybe your local association Annual Championships? Filled with confidence, off you go to whack 'em but they (choose only one, please):
Sometimes we treat league as if it's a throwaway - something to do until it's tournament time. I am not talking about sandbagging. I'm talking about getting mad at the score of our series (which was absolutely not a true reflection of ability) and blame it on a) the lanes, b) the ball, c) the guy next to us, d) not wearing that shirt that can bowl, e) all of the above. I'm talking about how we drive home thinking about our bowling escapade. We just can't believe 25 was so different from 26 and that it took so long to figure it out. "That same thing happened to me a few weeks ago. The laneman hates me. Wait a minute. I was in front of the door that night, too. Oh, my gosh, that was the SAME PAIR!"
Well, duh. Why didn't you know what to expect from that pair? How many times in the course of the league have you bowled on that pair? There are so many experiences out there to notice and remember. How in the world can you remember them all? (Those of you who can tell me what happened to you in the 3rd frame of the 2nd game on February 23, 1987 are exempt from the following message.)
The PBA came to this area for years to bowl in the Quaker State. When I first started bowling, Bill Harris, who is still my coach, would take me over to watch the big boys. We would study armswings and releases and positions at the foul line. We talked about where they played and why and watched the shift to deep inside move from pair to pair like wind moving through the trees. There were many things I remember about those initial experiences. Two involved Marshall Holman. The one I'll mention is that as he moved to each pair he would get a notebook out of his pocket and read it. He was checking the notes he had made over the years about the pairs in that house. I now know that Marshall is not the first or the last to do such a thing. He was just the first I saw. The point, of course, is that he did that because regardless of the condition, the characteristics of each lane prevailed over the pattern. If lane 38 was like bowling uphill, he knew it and adjusted for it before he got in trouble or doubted what he saw.
I feel sure that, besides his history in the center, he also considered which squad he was on, the scoring pace, who he was crossing with, whether or not it was raining, who he was following, where the doors were located, etc. So, Marshall couldn't remember from year to year what each lane at Forum Bowl was doing. Well, no kidding! Some of us either can't or don't remember what lanes we bowled on in league last week! Take a lesson from the pros. Write it down. Quill and Parchment
Here's what I think you should know about your league houses:
It is usually true that in a center, if the left lane is slicker than the right, you will find that the left lane on almost every pair is slicker than the right lane. It may be that 23 is always three boards slicker than 24 and the other pairs are only two boards different. The common thread is that the left lane is different from the right lane in the same manner. The exception to this could be the house which purchased used lane beds from different places. If the first 16 lanes, for example, came from one place and the last 12 from somewhere else, you might find the characteristics of the lanes on the high end slightly different than the characteristics on the low end. Or not. Just pay attention. Going through the motions not allowed. Spend some time writing down your observations. It's prep time well spent.
You are probably in one of two places - shocked at all the things there are to know or wishing I would just get on with it. I hope you are in the 'awe' place because the more you read about this stuff the more awe-ha moments there will be. You should be surprised by all the things you didn't know but more importantly, pleased at all the things you do know but didn't realize you had noticed. Here are a few more items and why you should know them.
You should know the stripping and oiling schedule of the house. If the house strips twice a week, for example, you should know on which nights. The shot the day after stripping can be a little tough. (It can also be the sweetest shot of the week). Bowling the evening before an overnight strip, for example, might afford the most grooved-in track the house will have. The house may have a machine that will strip on one pass and lay down the oil pattern on another meaning they strip every day. The shot will usually be consistent - consistently good or consistently bad, but consistent. (Never gripe about a consistently bad shot. At least, you know what to expect. It's only difficult when it's a surprise).
How many times a house strips and oils per day or per week is usually dependent on linage. (Schedules may change when traffic is down.). An "outside" run is usually defined as the oiling machine applying oil from edge to edge across the lane. An "inside" run puts more oil in the middle of the lane while maintaining the minimum of three units of oil rule of USBC. A unit of oil is defined as .0167 of an ounce or a mere 7 millionths spread over one square foot.
It can be very helpful to know when the lanes are run:
Is there league activity on this pair before you? If you're bowling the late shift, make an effort to get to the center early enough to observe the folks who are bowling on your assigned pair. Even if they don't roll the ball as you do, there are lots of things to observe: carry characteristics, what part of the lane they're playing, where the breakpoint is located, etc.
What went on in your center this past weekend (particularly if you bowl early in the week)? Did the center host the city tournament the last few weekends? Was there a big handicapped tournament there? Perhaps the travel league was there or it was the weekend of the annual big scratch event. If the center anticipated higher than normal volume for the weekend, they might have oiled more often or added more oil to the normal pattern to accommodate the increased linage. If so, your leftovers might be different than what you normally face. How the difference manifests will depend on whether the event was scratch or handicapped.
The bottom line is that you don't get stuck in 'I Know This House' Land. That's the place where you deny what you see. You know, that talking yourself into something place. "The ball can't have done that. I know where to stand and where to throw in this house. If the ball did something weird, it must be me." So, you try to fix something that isn't broken.
Your success in any house will depend on your awareness of the environment. You can deal with almost anything you're aware of and practically nothing you're surprised by!
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The dreaded political co-opting of Occupy Wall Street began in earnest yesterday when Nancy Pelosi appeared on Christiane Amanpour's Sunday morning show and (kind of) lent support to the Zuccotti campers. "I support the message to the establishment, whether it's Wall Street or the political establishment and the rest, that change has to happen," she said. "We cannot continue in a way that is not relevant to their lives."
Of course, Pelosi is a part of the establishment the protesters are so fed up with. Thus far they've been aggressive about maintaining the political independence of their movement, or at least the appearance of it. At last Wednesday's union/OWS "megamarch," Michael Moore exhorted the crowd to avoid getting involved with mainstream politics. "Do not let politicians co-opt this movement," he said.
And this Reddit poster, who claims to be a disgruntled Tea Party member, gave the same kind of advice, predicting what would probably happen to OWS:
Someone in the Democratic Party will feign sympathy for the movement and falsely "non-partisan" entities provide tons of funding and unwanted organization, just as was done with the tea party movement by Republicans. Once people assume that the pro-corporate government operatives are their friends, they will hijack the movement and the threat of your movement will be neutralized.
With Pelosi leading the way, will other Dems follow suit?


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Weʻve been experimenting with different beer recipes for a while, from our Adult Pudding Cups to the ever popular Sunset Amber Ale Donuts and figured we should try another fun one with the Sunset Amber Ale. We actually found the recipe for Arroz Con Pollo (Rice with Chicken) on one of our favorite sites, CraftBeer.com. This recipe is great for Hawaiiʻs weather because it combines our Sunset Amber Ale with a Hawaii staple, rice! Check it our for yourself and let us know what you think!
Beer Recipe: "Adult" Pudding Cups
When we were thinking of something fun for another beer recipe, we thought "Is there any way to incorporate our beer into something in time for Halloween?"… Low and behold we found this recipe from Craft Beer.com and had to try it out. The best part about this recipe is you can prepare it a few days in advance if necessary, so you donʻt have to impede on your beer drinking/Trick or Treating time!
While they suggested a chocolate stout, weʻre partial to the toffee flavor of our Southern Cross Double Red Ale. The results were fantastic! Hereʻs what we did: [Read more...]


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My wife and I had been trying to have our first baby for about 3 years before I became Dr. Parekattil's patient. Both my wife and I found him to be especially friendly and caring which is so important in cases like ours, and he explained my upcoming procedure to us extremely clearly. His bedside manner made us both so comfortable. We could tell that he truly cared about us and our situation, and wanted to sincerely help, and we appreciated this so much.
The outpatient procedure went wonderfully, and the follow-up care was thorough and thoughtful. Incredibly, one and a half years later, our first IUI procedure after my surgery was successful, and now we have a wonderful little baby girl Emmalyn, who has been a complete joy for us. She wouldn't have been possible without the extraordinary care of Dr. Parekattil. I can't recommend him enough.
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By Don Martelli, director of Digital Integration and Social Business
Internet memes are fun, crazy, out of this world and sometimes just unexplainable. In terms of their popularity, it is usually gained and lost in a blink of an eye, i.e. the proverbial 15 minutes of fame.
The Harlem Shake is one such meme that some say jumped the shark, a phrase commonly used to signify when something has lost its popularity.
Well, we at Schneider Associates wanted to test a theory: what if you took a dying Internet meme like the Harlem Shake and injected it with social media hype and let word-of-mouth take over?
The answer?
To get people in Boston to take part in the video, we went to Twitter, asking online influencers such as@BostonTweet and @UniversalHub to promote a flash-mob style Harlem Shake. We used the hashtag #BostonShake, driving consumers to a Facebook events page.
The rest was history.
Not only did we have over 50 people participate, but there were just as many onlookers, including media representatives from WBUR, WHDH-TV (NBC Affiliate), WBZ-TV (CBS Affiliate) and Boston.com.
Guess the Harlem Shake hasn't jumped the shark yet.


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The fuel cell was scheduled to be opened last month at the Millennium Plaza near City Hall. It will be used to power both City Hall and the Hall of records. It will also be used to generate the majority of the heat needed for both facilities. City officials estimate that the fuel cell will save the city nearly $1 million in energy, heating and cooling costs.
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*Disclaimer: Sorry these photos are not the best quality. Also, some photos are duplicated because I couldn't help myself from editing them 🙂 *
Every four years, fútbol (soccer) enthusiasts across the globe suffer from a condition known as FIFA Fever. Though I've never been to a world cup match, during my stay in Seoul I got the chance to go to a friendly match between South Korea and Brazil. This game (my first professional match by the way) is one of the top highlights from my trip! Here's a brief summary of what happened:
My best friend and I were actually running late to the game but that had no affect on our animated excitement. Our adrenaline was pumped up even more while on the subway as 95% of our fellow commuters were watching the game on their phones. -Random side note: I noticed that staring down at your phone for the entire subway ride is the norm here. I'm pretty sure its to avoid that awkward stranger eye contact. Unfortunately for me, I didn't have a cell phone while in Korea, so I was that creepy people watcher.-
When we arrived, we were on the wrong side of the stadium and literally ran to the other side…
It was wall to wall packed in Seoul World Cup Stadium. I couldn't help but thank the Lord that I'm not claustrophobic.
The game was fantastic and I think that both teams played very well. The crowd was also so full of energy with Korean chants being shouted from one end and Brazilian samba music being blasted from the other. Not to mention the most epic wave known to mankind 🙂 (I was so in awe that these people brought their own instruments, I creepily took a picture of one.)
Sadly, in a few days the World Cup will be wrapping up and FIFA Fever will be over. But don't worry, in another four years we'll be captured by this contagion once again 🙂


text: Etihad Airways Chief Executive Officer, Peter Baumgartner, addressed the annual Travel Convention summit in Abu Dhabi today and took the opportunity to underline to conference delegates how the airline will continue to be a leader in the development of the aviation sector, through its approach to innovation and technological advancement. The Travel Convention held annually and organised by the Association of British Travel Agents (ABTA), is being held in Abu Dhabi between 10 and 12 October at the Yas Viceroy Hotel on Yas Island, the city's hub of leisure, sports and retail activities. The airline continues to invest in a next-generation fleet and is expected to take delivery of its first Airbus 350 in 2017. Mr Baumgartner said: "Technology is an area that offers the next opportunity for a great leap forward. We will continue to see new innovation in product design – and for anyone out there thinking that the A380 and Dreamliner products mark Etihad's high point, I simply mention we are now working on our A350 product." He also highlighted the theme of partnership and explained how Etihad Airways partner airlines are working with the world's leading technology companies – such as Sabre, IBM, Adobe, Cognizant, SAP and many others – to create a unified strategy to transform the way each airline interacts with guests at every touch-point of their journey. Delegates attending the event heard how Etihad Airways has dealt with the challenges faced by the industry, which include technology, economic pressures and the changing shape of the market. However, by focussing on the core fundamentals of customer care and by not following the herd, it is possible to differentiate and be recognised as a travel industry leader. Abu Dhabi was chosen as the venue for this year's Travel Convention by ABTA as the destination is increasingly recognised as a leader in the tourism industry for the Middle East region, with the city undergoing rapid change and investment to attract even more travellers to the region. The staging of the conference in the capital city was another significant success for the UAE, with the UK market of huge importance, and its relationship with the trade forms a cornerstone of the development of its services. Etihad Airways operates six daily flights from the United Kingdom, connecting through its hub in Abu Dhabi to the leading leisure and business destinations in Asia, Africa, the Indian Ocean and Australasia. The airline's flagship Airbus 380 flies three times daily from London Heathrow, and features The Residence, the only three-room cabin in the sky, alongside additional services such as First Apartments, Business Studios and Economy Smart Seats. 2016 also saw Etihad Airways pass the ten year milestone at Manchester Airport as well as a successful first year of operating from Edinburgh. Contactez-nous En tant que compagnie aérienne réellement internationale, nous sommes présents partout dans le monde. Découvrez comment contacter votre bureau Etihad le plus proche.Afficher les informations de contact Commentaires Si vous souhaitez nous envoyer un commentaire, un compliment ou une réclamation, ou bien simplement nous poser une question, veuillez cliquer ici Likez-nous Retrouvez notre page sur Facebook ! Regardez-nous Regardez notre chaîne sur YouTube !


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Why Academics Should Use Twitter
Twitter has a lot of value for academics as a professional social network and news service. 1 in 40 scholars in the US and UK use Twitter and that number continues to grow. If you're not already on Twitter here's how to use it to share your research, connect with your peers, and build your brand.
Join a Wider Conversation
Most academics only interact professionally with other researchers in their subfield or at their institution. However, Twitter makes it easy to have conversations with scholars from across your discipline as well (as other related fields) without waiting for the annual meeting. It's easier to reach out to someone you don't know with a quick tweet rather than an email--and it's more likely to get a response too!
Find and Share Resources
Twitter makes crowdsourcing easy. Not sure what textbook to assign your students? Can't remember the title of a journal article you read last year? Ask the Twittersphere! On the flip side, if you want to recommend a resource, it's far simpler to do so in 280 characters that to write a book review. Twitter is also a great medium through which to publicize understudied material, such as fragmentary texts or non-English scholarship.
Stay Informed
For many users, Twitter is primarily a news aggregator. By following journals and researchers in their field, academics can stay abreast of new discoveries and publications as soon as they happen. Twitter is also an easy way to see what colleagues all over the world are working on all in one convenient feed.
Increase Your Visibility
Through the power of retweets, your work has the capacity to reach a bigger audience on Twitter than it does through an academic press. Not only are your colleagues and network more likely to promote your work to their followers, science journalists or celebrities might even pick up on it.
Improve Your Writing Skills
There's something to be said for learning to write concisely. With its famous character limit Twitter forces you to do just that.
Creating a Twitter profile is another way to strengthen your professional online presence. You can use it to expand your network both in and outside of academia and build up your reputation as a subject matter expert. Tweeting helps get your name out and could put you on a hiring committee member's radar.
Are you sold on the value of Twitter for academics now? Great, now go make an account and start tweeting. Here are some ideas to get you started:
- Interesting articles you have read
- Book reviews
- Ideas you are thinking about
- Articles you've published recently
- Useful resources for researchers in your field
- Classes you are teaching
- Conferences you are attending
- Questions you have
- Funding opportunities
- Take part in a Twitter discussion like #PhDChat or #ScholarSunday
Remember to retweet as well and respond to other people's tweets. Twitter is all about engagement so interaction is key to building your following. Using and following hashtags is a great way to find others researchers from your field and help them find you. Finally, make sure to follow Academic Positions on Twitter @academpositions.Lue lisää


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I've mentioned in the past that I'm a fan of PBS, Independent Lens, documentaries, and the like. It's difficult to describe the "boring adult" phase of life that creeps up on you (well, in my case it was slow), when suddenly you realize that you prefer to watch public television instead of crime dramas, sitcoms or scandalous reality shows. I have been noticing a desire to be indulged by another culture… a need to be inspired by other people's challenges… or simply LEARN something, gain knowledge, absorb history, fire up my brain cells with exciting facts… You get the picture.
Last night's feature on Independent Lens was inspirational, to say the least. Again, we see music as a force stronger than we give it credit. The ability to play an instrument, or just be a part of a band, gives life meaning to these people – life we assume to be lower than the rest of us. We should never underestimate the power of a music program. After I saw this film I firmly declared it is yet another reason that music should be taught to all children, in all schools, of all mental and physical capacities. Amen.
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Kulturnatten in Copenhagen (and more): From Flash mobs to sweet deals - all in Episode 73 of MyDenmarkTV.com
We made it to Kulturnatten in Copenhagen for this episode (#73) of MyDenmarkTV.com - and I have to say this is one of my favourite episodes - lots of action. Sabine put together a gruelling programme for the team - and they managed it with style (and a smile - check out the episode to see exactly how Sabine's smile can open locked doors). Culture Night (Kulturnatten) is the annual October evening in Copenhagen dedicated to Danish culture, as the streets are flooded with people as the shops and more importantly museums and cultural and political institutions across the city throw open their doors to the public.
Once again proving our street culture credibility, we caught up with a flash mob at Hovedbanegaard (Copenhagen Central Station) - as if Street Dining in Episode 72 wasn't enough), then headed over to Black Diamond to watch some cannon shots, and finally ended up at the Copenhagen prison.
We uncover a truly money saving resource called www.sweetdeal.dk - which is well worth signing up for in order to get unique offers to your inbox regularly - each worth 50% off (as a minimum).
To top it all off, we interview the main organizer behind the Gay and Lesbian Film festival. And as a bonus we throw in a couple of apartment rental tips, and equally importantly tell you about an organisation called Lejernes LO (www.llo.dk) that can help you deal with a misbehaving landlord (I can speak from personal experience using this organisation, regarding this issue.
Episode # 73 - MyDenmarkTV.com from MyDenmarkTV on Vimeo.
Links in this Episode:
www.kulturnatten.dk (Kulturnatten or Culturenight 2010)
www.cglff.dk (Copenhagen Gay & Lesbian Film Festival)
www.travelblogexchange.com (Use Discount Code HANS2010 for TBEX Europe - Nov 4-6, 2010)
www.sweetdeal.dk (Good bargains in Copenhagen and Aarhus)
www.llo.dk (Lejernes LO - for consultations if any problems with a lanlord)


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TACOMA, Washington – Puget Sound junior first baseman Jessica Gott has been named to the 2017 CoSIDA Academic All-District Softball Team, the College Sports Information Directors of America announced on Thursday. Gott was named to the District 8 Team as an infielder.
In the classroom, Gott, carries a 3.98 GPA while studying in psychology. The junior from Lynwood, Washington, led the Loggers throughout the 2017 season in batting average, finishing the year hitting .378. She also led the squad with 27 runs batted in, while clubbing four home runs, good for second on the team. She also recorded 12 doubles and a triple. Gott played in all 39 games for the Loggers, striking out just eight times in 119 at bats. While spending some time at pitcher, Gott spent the majority of the season at first base, recording 277 putouts, with a .987 fielding percentage.
Gott helped lead a Logger team which improved its win total by three games from last year, and won the most games of a Puget Sound squad since 2010. She also earned a spot on the All-Northwest Conference Honorable Mention Team.
Gott is one of two Northwest Conference Student-Athletes to earn All-District honors. Whitworth pitcher Madison Perez was also named to the District 8 Team.
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I have been researching the places I need to see- so many I won't be able to fit them in!
Thankfully I have many well travelled friends who have given me ideas on various places to go.
Barcelona is on the list as is Florence, London, Paris, Venice, Avignon, Berlin, Dubrovnik.... so many beautiful places.
Now to figure out my personal art challenge for the journey.
What will I capture, document, collect??
I am a collage artist after all.
My work is about journeys, so maps will be on the list.
Have you got any suggestions?
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A little bit of our history:
Mezzano is a chrming mountain village situated at an altitude of 640 meters above sea level. It lies at the foot of the "Pale di San Martino" one of the most famous mountain groups in the Dolomites, which are an UNESCO World Heritage Site. The surrounding territory is part of two Natural Parks: the northern part belongs to the "Paneveggio Pale di San Martino" Natural Park and the southern part belongs to the "Dolomiti Bellunesi" Natural Park.
The name Mezzano most probably derives from the Latin "medianum" referring to its position at the middle of the valley. The first historic references to the town start in the year 1000, but various archaeological finds show its colonisation from the Mesolithic period. Mezzano grew up with lots of different dominations. From the year 1401 and for more than 4 centuries the valley was part of Tyrol and was under the control of the Welsperg Family.
During the fascist period little municipalities were grouped togetherand that's why in the year 1927 Imer was joined to Mezzano, with the headquarter in Mezzano. At the end of the Second World War the local inhabitants asked to return to being two separate communities again. Since 2011 Mezzano has been part of the club "one of the most beautiful villages of Italy" which counts only 200 small villages in all Italy.
Don't expect to see big monuments in Mezzano! It is a historic centre, which thanks to its preservation, has maintained its unspoilt identity. Ancient stone fountains situated dotted around the village, narrow roads built to accommodate old farm carts and sledges and old style houses decorated with flowers and woodpiles. Mezzano has absorbed the changing of modern life, but maintained its original characteristics, so new buildings keep its traditional spirit. In particular the new Civic Centre it is a modern way to recall old ways of construction and recently won a national award.
Following the path "rural signs" you can admire 20 painted murals over 100 inscriptions, 400 vegetable plots, 3 "stoli" which are particular tunnels made to capture spring water and provide it to all the fountains around the village.
In the historic centre there is a laundry house protected as architectural heritage and nearby it is possible to visit an old barn transformed in a little ethnographic Museum with various objects used in the past. Inside an ancient cowshed there is a show of more than 15 different handmade nativity cribs which bring people into an enchanting Christmas atmosphere.
MezzanoRomantica means the meeting off all kinds of artists and art, like musicians, writers, philosophers, painters and sculptures. This is the neo-romantic spirit of the village, which tries to express this romantic feeling with fascinating views into daily life and art in general. People who live in mountain villages need to provide wood to burn during winter. That is s why you can see stacks of wood all along the sides of the houses, at the top of the stairs and on the balconies. From this arose the idea to create some masterpieces of shape and forms, telling the story, the spirit and the tradition of this little charming village. "Cataste&Canzei" turned Mezzano into a Museum under the sky. This path counts 18 artistic woodpile installations and it is possible to visit all year round following a map and the red markings on the roads.
There are many paths around the village. It is possible to walk through the forests or over the fields. The San Giovanni meadows are very beautiful, with the little old church and the gentle path in the woods. The "Val Noana" Canyon is also worth a visit and maybe you can plan an adventure day canyoning with the "Aquile di San Martino", our mountain guides. San Martino di Castrozza is a spectacular place to start an excursion on the way to the Pale di San Martino Plateau with its Rosetta peak, which is reached by cable car. Other amazing places to visit are lake Calaita, the Rolle Pass and the ring "Baita Segantini"-"Val Venegia"- "Paneveggio", the famous "violin forest" and the lakes of Colbricon.
Also a visit to the nearby Val Canali cannot be missed, Fiera di Primiero, the commercial centre and the lovely parisch church of Santa Maria Assunta and the Miner's Palace.
Don't forget to try our typical dishes, maybe in a picturesque alpine hut. We reccomend "Tosela", a fresh cheese made with unpasteurised, whole or partially skimmed cows' milk, that is an originally product made in the Primiero Valley. Tosela is traditionally served sliced and fried as a side dish to Polenta, the typical Italian cornmeal porridge.


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5 Easy 3 Ingredient Homemade Face Masks For Acne
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Simple home acne recipes
If you are concerned about a small or big acne problem, start with these fabulous 5 easy 3 ingredient homemade facemasks for acne that will save you money and needless worry.
If you are concerned about a small or big acne problem, we have the most fabulous 5 easy 3 ingredient homemade facemasks for acne that will save you money and needless worry.
Step One:
Pick a recipe that you think sounds like you (see some of our awesome examples below). You might like it because you have some of the ingredients in the pantry already, or maybe someone you know has and they are willing to share.
Write down what it is you need so you have a very clear plan to create your homemade facemasks for acne. Do you need time to yourself and a shopping list; maybe you could have fun doing it with a friend? Whatever it takes to succeed – do it.
Remember, what gets written down gets done!
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Now the fun starts. You have set your goals around time and date, now you just need to make sure you do it! Get your utensils together and get blending (feels so therapeutic and almost as if you are making your own secret spells!) Let's try these 5 Easy 3 Ingredient Homemade Facemasks For Acne out for starters:
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1.Turmeric and Honey Acne Facemask
Mix one teaspoon of natural (not powdered) milk, one teaspoon of honey and one teaspoon of turmeric together, apply to skin and leave for 10 – 20 minutes before rinsing off with warm water.
This is so good you could eat it! Honey has antibacterial properties so it is natures' awesome cleanser, and spicy turmeric is anti-inflammatory and antibacterial.
2. Acne Egg White and Lemon Mask (this one actually only has two ingredients!)
Mix one egg white, 4 drops of lemon juice or essential oil. Beat the egg white until soft peaks form and add the drops of lemon juice or essential oil. Apply to your skin and rinse off with warm water.
When it comes to easy and simple it doesn't come any easier than this. Plus the benefit of this acne facemask is you are more than likely to have at least one ingredient in the cupboard, so super simple and affordable.
3. Acne Slippery Elm Mask
Mix 1 oz of slippery elm powder, 3 oz of water and 3 drops of tea tree oil (optional). Apply to skin, leave on for 10 minutes and rinse off with warm water.
Tea tree oil to clean and kill any nasty bacteria naturally and it smells incredible. Research shows our sense of smell is hugely beneficial to our sense of wellbeing so if your acne is getting you a bit down, this little recipe is also wonderfully uplifting.
4. Acne Green Clay Mask
1 tablespoon green clay from your local health store, 1 teaspoon of apricot kernel oil and 3 drops of palma rosa essential oil mixed. Apply to skin for 10 – 20 minutes and rinse off with lukewarm water.
This juicy acne homemade face mask has a youthful, exhilarating fragrant note because of the apricot. Feels good and smells great.
5. Acne Rejuvenating Repairing Seaweed Mask
This homemade acne facemask makes us feel like we are really getting back to nature and escaping the stress! Combine 4 tablespoons of kelp powder with half a cup of aloe vera juice or gel and add 3 tablespoons of distilled water until it becomes a thick paste, apply to skin, put your feet up, relax and leave for 15 minutes. Rinse off with warm water. Super refreshing!
Face Masks For Acne
The Complete Acne Book: Your Total Guide To Natural (And Other) Acne Treatments From Homemade Face Masks For Acne To Pimple Cleansers & Steams
The Complete Acne Book covers all aspects of acne concerns including causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatments from commercial options to a while host of powerful and effective natural at home acne remedies. With hundreds of acne eliminating homemade recipes including cleansers, masks, serums, scrubs and moisturizers that treat acne while nourishing and repairing skin (and for removing acne scars). To really get rid of acne for good (not just a bandaid short term fix) it's important to recognize and understand not just the physical symptoms, but how to target acne at it's source for long term prevention. This book not only gives you recipes but discusses proven treatments that work.
More Sample Recipes From The Complete Acne Book
Acne Herbal Face Lotion
Useful for: moisturizing, anti-inflammatory, antiseptic, antibacterial, exfoliating.
1 oz. beeswax
4 oz hazelnuts or 1 tablespoon hazelnut oil
15 drops tea tree oil
15 drops myrhh
Melt wax and oil together on warm not hot heat (use a double boiler if you have one), when melted blend thoroughly and allow to cool to a luke warm temperature then add essential oils.
Allow to cool completely and store in a glass jar.
Nightly Scar Healing Moisturizer For Acne
A very healing nourishing oil that also targets acne.
2 tablespoons jojoba oil
2 tablespoons rosehip oil (great for scars)
5 drops tea tree oil
1 teaspoon neem or tamanu oil
3 drops lavender essential oil
2 drops carrot seed oil (optional, also good for healing)
Mix all ingredients in a small, dark glass bottle and shake well.
Store out of direct sunlight and use within 6 months.
Use a few drops nightly.
Light Moisturizer (Add Your Own Essential Oils)
A nice light moisturizer for soft skin
4 cup distilled water
3 tablespoons vegetable glycerin
5 drops of your favorite essential oil (lavender, neroli, frankincense)
Mix all ingredients in a small, dark glass bottle and shake well.
Store out of direct sunlight and use within 3 months.
Use a little daily.
Acne Serum Moisturizer
Useful for: anti-aging, anti-fungal, antiseptic, antibacterial, balancing, calming, cleansing, healing, scarring, itchy skin, moisturizing, repairing, soothing, wrinkles.
1 oz apricot kernel oil
12 drops lavender oil
7 drops tea tree oil
1 drop geranium oil
Mix all ingredients in a clear plastic or glass bottle shaking well for 2 minutes then apply 1-2 drops after washing.
Ingredients you can use in Natural Home Made Acne Remedies
Start with the right ingredients, once you know what you can use, you'll learn how to use them…
The following ingredients are beneficial for Acneic skin:
* Almond meal
* Aloe vera
* Apple
* Apple cider vinegar
* Apricots raw
* Arrowroot
* Basil
* Bergamot
* Calendula
* Carrot seed oil
* Cucumber
* Eucalyptus
* Evening primrose oil
* Frankincense
* Fruits (especially tomatoes, strawberries, papaya and apple)
* Gotu kola
* Guava
* Herbs
* Honey
* Juniper
* Lavender oil
* Macadamias
* Manuka oil
* Milk
* Neem oil
* Orange
* Oatmeal
* Pomegranate
* Rosehip oil
* Tea tree oil
* Turmeric
* Vitamin A
* Yoghurt.
* Turmeric
Organic Body Care Recipes: 175 Homemade Herbal Formulas for Glowing Skin & a Vibrant Self
Radiantly healthy skin, hair, feet, hands, eyes, and nails. Commercial beauty products make this promise every day and live up to it with varying degrees of success. Stephanie Tourles offers a better solution to everyone frustrated with the endless cycle of expensive, synthetic, famous-name cosmetics that often fall short of expectations. Take control of beauty treatments with homemade products that use safe, nourishing ingredients to pamper the body and soothe the senses.
Which Acne Mask Would You Use?
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TRY Blueberries and sourcream!! It made my skin super soft!! Mix the two leave it in the fridge for 10-15mins (so it can harden) then apply it to your face let it sit for 30 mins then rinse :) I have been doing this every two days a week and I got AMAZING RESULTS!
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This post is part of a series on preparing to get an MBA. To see all the posts, click here.
The GMAT
The GMAT is a great exam. In today's post, I'll briefly review the two main sections: the quantitative section (commonly called "the math section") and the verbal section (commonly called "English"). There are a lot of great resources out there for studying, so I'm not going to talk a lot about specifics. Instead, I'll tell you what your general strategy should be.
First things first…
The first you'll want to do for the GMAT is go to mba.com. Take one of the free practice tests. Here's a link to the specific page. Do this first to experience the test and understand what your starting point is. This will help you choose schools. Also, you'll see where your weak points are and what you need to work on the most.
The Quantitative Section (Math)
The GMAT's math section was made by geniuses. It does an excellent job of testing your quantitative skills. Here's how it works. There are about 100 simple math concepts you need to learn. These are not hard. You probably learned them all before you were 16 years old. They include addition, fractions, basic algebra, and geometry. You might not remember everything, though. So your first step is to learn the concepts. Here's a good site.
That's not the smart part. The smart part is that now you need to apply these math concepts in creative ways. You'll need to take practice tests and study a lot.
The Verbal Section (English)
The GMAT's English section has three sections. Here's the basic strategy for each.
Reading: Read the first and last sentence of each paragraph and skim the middle of each paragraph. Do this to get a general idea. Then, identify the question type. If the question type is easy for you, look carefully for the answer. If it's a hard question type, decide if the question is also hard. If it is, just guess and move on.
Analyze an Argument: The key here is to identify the conclusion and the reasons for that conclusion. The questions are going to be about missing reasons or missing conclusions, so if you understand the argument, then you can decide what's missing.
Analyze a Sentence: For these questions, you need to learn agreement between nouns and verbs. (When a verb should have an "s" and when it shouldn't.) This idea will help you eliminate many choices. The next step is to understand the basic ways parts of speech (like adverbs and adjectives) work. After that, you need to study which prepositions go with with words.


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During this time, you will think that smokers will not be able to live a healthy life. However, with the existence of vape, they can eliminate their smoking habits little by little. One of the things in vape that must always be there is liquid. So, you can choose Turn wax to vape juice to get the liquid you need.
Apparently, vape that you consider dangerous has some good benefits for the body, such as
– Healthy solution to accompany coffee,
Some smokers claim to smoke cigarettes to accompany coffee drinking so that it feels more delicious. However, this habit is not a good habit which will make the nicotine levels enter multiple times.
– Good for lung and heart health,
Cigarette smoke which is inhaled simultaneously while smoking cigarettes makes heart health especially the lungs deteriorate. It would be good to try using vaping to reduce the harmful effects of cigarette smoke. Although both produce smoke but do not contain harmful substances when inhaled, it is safe for heart and lung health.


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9 Ways to Boost Your Cognitive Fitness & Increase Longevity
We normally associate the term cognitive development with babies and children. While many adults don't think of developing themselves cognitively, they should, because younger adults who get into the habit of learning, being curious, and challenging their brains are more likely to mature into older people with healthy cognitive functioning. And if you've seen older people who are starting to lose their cognitive function, you know this decline can age you prematurely and reduce the quality of your life.
The good news is that exciting research over the past 20 years has shown that certain regions of the adult brain can generate new neurons and new synapses. In essence, whenever we learn something new, engage in new activities, or even ponder a new concept, the brain will rewire itself in response to these activities. Just like babies, adults can keep growing their brain and protect cognitive functioning as they age!
Here are some easy ways to keep your brain healthy and growing at any age.
1. Exercise.
The positive effects of exercise on cognition could be a whole article in itself. Scores of studies now show that exercise promotes more blood flow to the hippocampus, which is the part of the brain responsible for memory. It also increases tissue density in different areas of the brain, improving one's ability to learn, make clear decisions, and even handle stressful situations.
2. Be an active, not passive, TV watcher.
TV can be cognitively enriching when it takes effort to understand what you're watching, or sparks questions, ideas, or "aha" moments. A science show or quiz show are good examples.
3. Read and recall challenging material.
Develop new connections in your brain by reading something that's instructive instead of merely entertaining. After reading a page, stop and make yourself recall what you've just learned. This exercise boosts retention — a great study tip for students.
4. Find a new hobby.
Increase cognitive enrichment by taking on a new active pursuit that requires learning, as opposed to merely attending a baseball game or concert, for example. Find an interest that compels you to read books, talk to experts, take classes, attend conferences, or join organizations related to your hobby. All of this learning activity develops new neural connections in your brain.
5. Puzzle it out.
Forcing your brain to solve difficult puzzles makes the brain more nimble. There are many types of puzzles: crosswords, acrostics, cryptograms, syllacrostics, Sudoku, and many others. If a puzzle gets easy, switch to a different one or advance to a more challenging level.
6. Play strategy games.
Board games or card games that involve strategy are excellent for the brain, especially those that involve puzzle solving or new learning of some sort. If you don't have someone to play with, play with your computer!
7. Be a "learning" tourist.
Visiting museums, zoos, and historical sites can make you smarter IF you read the signage next to the exhibits, try to repeat the key information to yourself, and then do it again once or twice during or after your visit. Not only will you retain what the exhibits were about, but you increase the odds of being able to recall the information months or even years later.
8. Take classes and workshops.
Continuing education courses are available that do not require being in a degree program — you merely sign up for one or two courses whenever you feel like it. Workshops, conferences, and other gatherings where professionals in their field share their knowledge offer another way to build cognitive function through active learning.
9. Reduce stress.
Studies have found that people with high amounts of stress are more likely to suffer from cognitive problems than those who are free of stress. Find ways to reduce stress naturally if possible, including exercise, naps, counseling, meditation, relaxing hobbies, spiritual growth, and other means.
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Do you need a notary to notarize documents for you? I can notarize documents for you that many notaries will not notarize, including real property transfers.
You can either bring the documents to me, or I can come to you for a small travel fee. If you need legal assistance too, I will be able to assist you (unlike the majority of notaries available to the general public).
The following is an example of documents that I can notarize:
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ASBMB member Satoshi Ōmura will receive part of the Nobel prize in medicine for his work on ivermectin, which is used to treat river blindness and elephantitis. Alexandra Taylor digs into the soil-sample origins of ivermectin, how it works to paralyze parasitic worms, and the public-private partnership that brought about a radical lowering of incidence of both diseases.
Three ASBMB members will receive the 2015 Nobel Prize in chemistry for contributions to the understanding of DNA repair. Alexandra Taylor spoke with winners Tomas Lindahl, Paul Modrich, and Aziz Sancar about the science behind base excision, mismatch, and nucleotide excision repair, and about how the wins could bolster the field and underline the importance of basic research.
We set out to relieve some of the pressure of the season with this year's guide to the best and brightest science-themed gifts. It's substantial, just like you!
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For years, Marni Witkin, a home cook in Los Angeles, concocted liqueur from citrons, or etrogs, the citrus that is the symbol of the holiday Sukkot. It became so popular that she began producing it commercially with her husband, Howard, under the name Sukkah Hill. With their success, they introduced a second aromatic spice liqueur, called Besamim. Every bottle is made by hand, in their little beach town, distilled spirits plant, from all natural ingredients, pure sugar cane and delicious spring water. Never GMO. Never industrial.
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What started as a blog looking at Booker Prize Shortlisted novels since 1969, has morphed into a search for the best writing from the whole planet. Books listed for Awards of various descriptions a forte but not a prerequisite.
Monday, 23 December 2013
2013 in review - my top ten
4 comments:
- Bellezza said...
The Detour was in my top ten list, too, which I just posted last night. Can't wait to read The Luminaries and A Tale For the Time Being. Oh, loved The Briefcase, too, although it didn't make my top ten because it seemed rather pointless. Though lovely. Maybe that's the point?
- 23 December 2013 at 14:52
- Dennis Zanin said...
Great to see you put up a list for this year. I noticed there were no Pulitzer Prize shortlisted novels, did you buy any of the books from that list? I would put both the winner (The Orphan Master's Son) and one of the shortlisted novels (What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank)in my top ten for the year. I thoroughly enjoyed them.
I want to see you cause some controversy next year and give us a 10 to 1 list!
- 23 December 2013 at 16:39
- Tony Messenger said...
Thanks Denis, I read the first 250 pages of The Orphan Master's Son and couldn't get into it, I will give it another try. What we talk about...is on the shelf (you may spot it in the photo) unread at this stage. For some reason the Pulitzer has not been my thing. Thanks for checking by and commenting I may put them in order next year if I could separate them. Bellezza I'm sure you'll like Ozeki and the slowness of the briefcase is what I liked about it, a touch of zen living in the moment.
- 23 December 2013 at 16:46
- Bellezza Mjs said...
Yes, the slow aspect is one of the many beautiful qualities of Japanese literature.
So unAmerican which is always rush, rush, rush.
- 29 December 2013 at 15:44


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Take a motorcycle tour of Olympic Peninsula
Motorcycle touring-guide author Christy Karras offers tips on a two-wheeled trip to Hurricane Ridge, Cape Flattery and other attractions on Washington's Olympic Peninsula.
Special to The Seattle Times
If You Go
Although many motorcyclists do the Olympic Peninsula as a day trip, consider staying a night or two for a more relaxed journey. Port Townsend, Port Angeles and Sequim are the best bets for lodging and restaurants.
A good midpoint option is Juan de Fuca Cottages, with a private beach on Dungeness Bay; 182 Marine Drive, Sequim. www.juandefuca.com.
Fat Smitty's is a popular lunch stop known for its enormous burgers, at Discovery Bay, south of Port Townsend on Highway 101 at the junction with Highway 20.
For a more upscale, but still casual, dining option, try the Alder Wood Bistro in Sequim (reservations recommended), 139 W. Alder St.; www.alderwoodbistro.com.
More information
Olympic National Park: www.nps.gov/olym.
Other visitor information: www.olympicpeninsula.org.
On a recent sunny day, Julie and Bob Drake of Chehalis followed a whim and rode their motorcycles up Highway 101 along Hood Canal, bypassing the congested Seattle metro area in favor of roads dotted with seafood joints and state parks en route to Olympic National Park.
"We couldn't think of any better place to go" than the Olympic Peninsula, Julie Drake said as the couple paused near his-and-hers Harleys to take photos near the top of the Hurricane Ridge road on the peninsula's north side. She added that she especially liked the innumerable twisties along the way.
If you don't ride a motorcycle, you may not know that "twisties" are the road curves that riders crave, curves that aren't much fun in cars but are a roller coaster for bikers.
There aren't many roads on the Olympic Peninsula, but the ones that exist seem purpose-built for motorcycle touring. Not only are they full of curves, but traffic is typically lighter than in many parts of the Puget Sound region. Add lush, ever-changing scenery and the peaceful feel and piney scent of wilderness, and you've got conditions for a memorable ride.
Day trip or weekend
It's possible to explore a lot of the peninsula on a day trip from Seattle, but the most rewarding route — all the way to its northwestern tip and back, with a detour up Hurricane Ridge — is about 350 miles and nine hours.
You can see more over a weekend, especially if you start on a Friday afternoon. Bikers get priority boarding on most Washington State Ferries routes, including those between Seattle and the peninsula. That means even when cars might have to arrive an hour or more early, motorcyclists get on before everyone else.
Like the Drakes, many start at Hood Canal, where Highway 101 winds along steep shores past biker-friendly watering holes serving fresh seafood and gives a taste of the vast wilderness just a few miles to the west. The historic town of Port Townsend, just north of 101 on the peninsula's northeastern tip, is also a popular lunch spot.
Hurricane Ridge is one of the peninsula's classic rides and one of the park's most popular attractions. While there's an entrance fee to get to Hurricane Ridge, it's lower for motorcycles ($5 instead of $15).
Although weekend traffic forms a steady stream as the road climbs about 5,000 feet, even slow vehicles ahead barely dampen bikers' enthusiasm as each curve brings increasingly expansive vistas of glacier-topped peaks.
Many motorcyclists do little more than pause to take in the view at the top, but consider walking the paved trails near the parking lot that give views all the way to the Strait of Juan de Fuca.
As with any riding in this part of the world, it helps to dress in layers and be prepared for anything: Weather up top might be warmer and drier or cooler and wetter than it is where the road starts in Port Angeles.
Lake Crescent and beyond
The north side of the peninsula gives travelers a few options. Highway 101 is less scenic for a few miles west of Port Angeles — until it arrives at Lake Crescent, where it skirts the deep blue lake as tree-flocked mountains rise on the other side of the road (watch for sloughed-off pavement and patched asphalt).
Another option west of Port Angeles is Highway 112, the Juan de Fuca National Scenic Byway. Although the entire stretch from Port Angeles to Cape Flattery is considered scenic byway, much of its eastern half doesn't offer water views. Highway 112 is also often narrow, humpy and lumpy, with scattered asphalt patches and the occasional debris or tar snake. Still, its hundreds of curves and rural surroundings make for an uncrowded change of pace.
The best sections of 112, both in terms of scenery and road conditions, are west of Sekiu. This is where the road dips down close to the water in sometimes spectacular fashion, and where every curve leads to a new vista of water and rock. Clallam Bay and Sekiu are seaside villages mostly based around fishing, and amenities are limited. Make sure you reserve a room in advance and get dinner early if you plan to stay near the midpoint of an out-and-back.
Out to the edge
Beyond Neah Bay, at the very end of 112, is Cape Flattery, the most northwesterly point in the continental United States.
While seeing it involves a short but sometimes uneven hike, it's completely doable in riding gear, and the views are worth the grunt.
Highway 113 is a quick connector between 101 and 112, making it easy to access the western end of 112 even if you take 101 past Lake Crescent.
The Olympic Peninsula has downsides: Riding can be miserable in the rain and not very scenic in clouds, which means only a few weeks of good riding weather remain this year. But when the sun does shine, big-leaf maples in autumn colors add a wow factor along Hood Canal and through lowland woods. Anywhere you go, keep an eye out for wildlife, rough patches in the road and blind curves.
The Drakes have ridden their motorcycles all over the West and say they feel lucky to live here. "We really love the Northwest. It's just really good riding," Bob Drake said. "We are so blessed to live where we live and experience this type of country. This is some of the prettiest territory in the world."
Christy Karras is a Seattle-based freelance writer and co-author of "Motorcycle Touring in the Pacific Northwest" (GPP Travel, 2010).


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Monday, November 28, 2011
Huckleberry Preserves
Yesterday I spent some time stripping the gardens of spent plants, including our two huckleberry bushes that were not bare, but needed to be gone. I picked a good 3+lbs of ripe organic berries before pulling the plants and rehoming them in our compost bins.
If you've ever tasted fresh raw huckleberries.... well... yuck. We don't like them.
I used the berries today to make several half pints of organic huckleberry preserves, which is far from yuck. In fact, The Boy has deemed this our best preserves recipe ever, so I feel obligated to share. :-) Please note that this is a combination of several recipes I have found, so I give open credit to the entire planet in order to cover all bases here.
Huckleberry Preserves
(makes us 7 half pints)
5 cups fresh huckleberries, rinsed
3-ish teaspoons lemon zest
2/3 cups water
1/3 cup fresh lemon juice
2 boxes dry pectin (1.75 oz each)
6 1/2 cups sugar
1 T butter
-Put huckleberries, zest and water in blender and puree the heck out of it. Don't splatter paint your white kitchen with purple huckleberry juice like I did. Pretty, but unnecessary.
-Transfer to pot, add lemon juice and pectin and bring to a rolling boil (rolling boil means stirring doesn't stop the boil).
-Add sugar and butter, stir to dissolve, and bring back to a rolling boil for 1 minute.
-Remove from heat. Skim off foam (save and keep in fridge for immediate use)
-Fill half pint sterilized and heated jars, put on lids and process in a water bath for 15 minutes. Remove, allow to cool undisturbed.
Do you have any huckleberry recipes? We'll definitely be planting more of these no maintenance, prolific plants next year. Ours were ignored all year and thrived... plus, the chickens don't seem to like them, which is a major bonus.
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