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It's done!
Written by Liz, Posted in Legacy, Quilting
I finished putting the quilt top together yesterday!
It's hard to take a complete photo of something that big! 🙂
I now have to figure out what I want to do with the borders. Initially, mom and I had planned on a floral sort of cottage garden border with sunflowers and things twining about, but I laid this on the bed, and it's already well over the sides. Also, I don't want to detract from mom's blocks, either. So I may just do some celtic knotwork, and then add in little bits of things that remind me of mom and my marriage (since this is technically a bridal quilt) like a where's waldo sort of thing throughout the knotwork. Haven't decided.
But the top! It's done! It's hard to believe after all this time that the blocks are now all set and sewn together, and theoretically if I were to stop here, I could sandwich it and quilt it and it would be totally done. It's almost as though I'm avoiding it being "done", because that will mean that this one thing I have that I worked on more or less "with" my late mother, will be done.
But I think hanging it above our bed as an artistic headboard will make it okay. (It could be used on a bed, but it perhaps too precious to risk losing the applique pieces. We'll probably use it a few times a year, on our wedding anniversary and mom's birthday and that sort of thing, once it's totally done.)
I've been well and truly re-bitten by the quilting bug, now, however. This could conceiveably be dangerous.
Oh, and I start a tribal fusion belly dance class this coming Wednesday, AND it's That Time of the Month, which means the body image difficulties are in full swing.
How's THAT for TMI? 🙂


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METRO VANCOUVER -- BC Corrections plans to check the grounds of all its institutions for a commonly sold ornamental plant that contains hallucinogens after 12 inmates ate part of the plant to get high.
The inmates at the Alouette Correctional Centre for Women ate the seeds of angel's trumpet, a plant popular with Metro Vancouver gardeners for its pungent scent and hanging trumpet-like white, pink, orange, green or red flowers.
The inmates were taken to hospital starting late Sunday for observation after one woman was seen to be hallucinating. They were all released back to custody by Monday morning.
The seeds were taken from angel's trumpets growing as ornamental plants near Alouette's medium security building, said Marnie Mayhew, director of programs and strategic services for BC Corrections.
She said BC Corrections has removed all the angel's trumpet from Alouette and is checking on the other eight correctional centres in B.C. for it and any other "noxious plants." She said it was the first time anything like this had ever occurred at Alouette.
"Despite available supports and strict protocols, people with addictions will take extraordinary measures in an attempt to become intoxicated," Mayhew said in a statement.
Angel's trumpet is sold at local garden stores. It has been known to survive for years in pots by spending the summers outside and then being cut down and taken indoors in the fall.
Angel's trumpet, of the genus Brugmansia, contains two hallucinogens: scopolamine and hyoscyamine, the latter which is known to give sensations of flying. It is one of the ingredients in ayahuasca, a powerful psychedelic brew that originated in South America.
Taking angel's trumpet and similar substances is such an unpleasant experience, few people ever want to repeat it, said Dr. Roy Purssell, medical director of B.C.'s drug and poison information centre. The effects of angel's trumpet can last an average of 16 hours.
"It is extremely unpleasant as far as an altered state of consciousness," he said, referring to case histories. "They all look like that they wished this had not occurred to them. I think it's the way their mental state gets altered in a way that's really quite unpleasant."
He couldn't recall any examples of poisoning or overdosing from angel's trumpet being reported to the B.C. drug and poison information centre. The usual way of ingesting angel's trumpet is by brewing it like a tea, he said.
Angel's trumpet is anticholinergic, which means it can cause acute drying of the user's mouth and skin.
Concerned that reports of taking angel's trumpet may lead to copycat cases among students, Dr. Purssell said one of its effects is complete loss of judgment. There have been reported deaths not from taking angel's trumpet but from the reckless acts that people do while under its influence.
"They're simply unable to assess the risks of what they're doing and can do something very dangerous," he said.


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Pope says "We have to find a new balance" on issues concerning abortion, gay marriage and contraception
The new Pope has been getting much attention due to his unorthodox and progressive ways. So much so that even church skeptics are finding his efforts for people to view the current church leadership in a positive light - hard to resist.
In a recent interview published in the New York Times, the Pope said that the Roman Catholic Church had grown "obsessed" with preaching about abortion, gay marriage and contraception, and that he has chosen not to speak of those issues despite recriminations from some critics. "We have to find a new balance, otherwise even the moral edifice of the church is likely to fall like a house of cards, losing the freshness and fragrance of the Gospel," he said.
In our own country, the CBCP (Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines) has greatly alienated the citizenry with hateful tactics directed at state related issues like the RH Law, divorce and gay rights. Classic example of this is the inclusion of their politics and the spewing of misinformation in church homily to advance the CBCP's effort to take away the freedom of choice among Filipino women and families in planning for a home that they can provide for.
Another example is the CBCP's drive to exclude the LGBT (lesbians, gays, bisexuals, transgender) from those protected under the Anti-Discrimination Bill when it was filed in 2011. The bill was created to penalize all forms of discrimination. Fearing that the Anti-Discrimination Bill would eventually lead to the legalization of Gay Unions in the country, CBCP lawyer Jo Imbong said that the LGBT should not be considered the same as the elderly, the handicapped, and the poor. "These people are disadvantaged not by their own choice. But the third sex, they choose this. How can you give protection to a choice like that?" (Source)
As if directly addressing such bigotry within his own church, the Pope said, "This church with which we should be thinking is the home of all, not a small chapel that can hold only a small group of selected people. We must not reduce the bosom of the universal church to a nest protecting our mediocrity."


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Jane Austen rebooted; hold the zombies
Jane Austen rebooted; hold the zombies
Looking at the ever-growing list of contemporary fiction presuming to improve on Jane Austen (with or without zombies), readers may well wonder why they can't leave the poor author alone. Happily, Jo Baker's "Longbourn" is no mere riff, but a fully imagined rejoinder to "Pride and Prejudice" that casts a sharp working-class eye on the aristocratic antics of Elizabeth Bennet, Mr. Darcy and their friends.
The Bennets' housemaid Sarah is Baker's heroine, and she seems far more heroic than the pampered family as we follow her through the never-ending rounds of backbreaking labor required to maintain a Georgian household. Muddy petticoats must be scrubbed clean with lye soap that leaves her hands cracked and bleeding; when inclement weather prevents young ladies from journeying to town for shoe-roses to ornament their dancing slippers, Sarah must trudge through the rain for them. Sarah has been suspicious of the new footman, James, hired despite his shadowy background, and we learn that he has his reasons for keeping aloof from the spirited housemaid. But a tender love story grows from their undeniable attraction, made more poignant because servants are at the mercy of forces beyond their control.
We observe the Bennet girls' romances at a distance, though the reprehensible Wickham behaves as unscrupulously here with the help as he does in Austen's original with Lydia. Baker is not entirely unsympathetic to the upper-class characters; Mrs. Bennet, in particular, gets gentler treatment than Austen gave her. But the author doesn't airbrush the callousness of the privileged. Elizabeth doesn't seem quite so charming after she responds to Sarah's heartbroken inquiry about James (who has fled under duress from Wickham), "Oh, Smith! You mean the footman! You called him Mr. Smith. … I thought you meant someone of my acquaintance. I thought you meant a gentleman."
Austen's novels demonstrate her cognizance of high society's less-than-genteel underpinnings. I think she would have appreciated Baker's bracing rewrite from the underdog's point of view.
Author: Jo Baker
Details: Alfred A. Knopf, $25.95
The chaos brimming at the heart of Robert Stone's finest works surfaces in his latest book
Robert Stone has long been a big-picture novelist, and yet over the last 15 years or so, he appears to have lost his way a bit, pulling back from epic landscapes to offer stories that are narrower, even small. His last novel, "Bay of Souls," which came out a decade ago, reads almost like a Stone pastiche, and his 2007 memoir of the 1960s, "Prime Green," may be most notable for what it doesn't tell.
Stone's eighth novel, "Death of the Black-Haired Girl" offers a return of sorts to the questions raised by "Miserere," since the novel traverses similar ground. The story of a charismatic undergraduate named Maud Stack and her relationship with one of her professors, Steven Brookman, it takes place at a prestigious college in an old New England mill town, where Maud, stirred to outrage by the protesters at a local abortion clinic, writes a scathing column for the school paper, accusing God of being the most prolific abortionist.
"Yes, friends," she insists, "twenty percent of pregnancies spontaneously abort. And lots of those who don't aren't nearly as lovable as the ones in the signs right-to-lifers carry."
To that point, "Death of the Black-Haired Girl" appears to be taking a predictable, even unfortunate, tack. Maud is headstrong, in love with Brookman, who is married and anticipating his second child. He wants to end the relationship but can't bring himself to do so; Maud wants him to leave his family. There are class issues, since Maud is the daughter of a New York policeman, while Brookman enjoys the privileges of the academy.
And yet, just when we think we know where this is leading, Stone opens up the book. Maud's article, ill-advised and strident, becomes a fulcrum around which "Death of the Black-Haired Girl" takes unanticipated shape. Her relationship with Brookman turns out to be important primarily as a catalyst: a trigger not just for what happens between them but for the novel's other characters as well.
"Death of the Black-Haired Girl"
Author: Robert Stone
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The haves and the have nots: Ugandans' views and opinions on poverty, fairness and inequality
25 Sep 2018 | Sauti za Wananchi
Over half (54%) of Ugandans say that the reason people are poor is laziness or a lack of personal effort. External factors such as social injustice (29%), luck (16%) and unemployment (11%) are mentioned by fewer people. In the same vein, three times more people (62%) say that hard work is the route to getting ahead in life/improving one status as compared to education (20%). Most citizens (80%) also believe that hard work makes it easy to acquire wealth.
Many Ugandans also have an unclear sense of relative poverty and where they might rank. This is especially true in urban areas: 8 out of 10 urban residents (78%) are considered to be in the richest 40% of the population while only 1 out of 20 urban citizens (4%) consider themselves to be in this wealth group. Similarly, in rural areas, 1 out of 10 (8%) see themselves in the richest 40% of the population while in reality 3 out of 10 (29%) are.
Nonetheless, almost all Ugandans think that the gap between rich and poor is too large (95%) and a large majority (81%) think the government is responsible for reducing this gap. Further, 7 out of 10 citizens (70%) think inequality is an urgent problem. They call on government to provide free quality social services (41%), lower taxes and less regulations on small businesses (37%), and increased funding for social safety nets (37%). But only 3 out of 10 (28%) feel the government is showing sufficient urgency in addressing the problem.
These findings were released by Twaweza in a research brief titled The Haves and the have-nots: Ugandans' opinions on poverty, fairness, and inequality. The brief is based on data from Sauti za Wananchi, Africa's first nationally representative high-frequency mobile phone survey. The findings are based on data collected from 1,925 respondents across Uganda in May 2018.
Further, 6 out of 10 (60%) agree that inequality motivates people to work hard and 4 out of 10 think that social benefits make people lazy (44%) and that it is shameful to receive them without working (37%).
Attitudes to women's roles are worrying: 3 out of 10 think boys' education should be prioritised over girls' (32%), 4 out of 10 think that men should be given preferential access to jobs, sources of income and resources in times of shortage (38%) and 5 out of 10 (51%) think that it is better for the family when the woman is the primary custodian of the household.
But, encouragingly, Ugandans have deep faith in the justice system: 9 out of 10 citizens agree that ordinary people (91%) and wealthy people (85%) will both be punished according to the law if they commit crimes.
Read more: inequality Sauti za Wananchi Twaweza Uganda
Organizations: Twaweza East Africa
Pages: 8
Type: Policy brief
Year: 2018
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Children's Insurance Policies
Children insurance policies aid in the building of savings that can be of help for the child's education, health, and other needs. Just like general insurance policies, children's insurance policies also come in different types like endowment and unit linked policies. A big disadvantage of children's insurance policies is the high rate of expenses charged each year for the maintenance of these policies. Long term returns of unit linked policies are also linked to market conditions which keep varying.
Children's Mutual Funds
All major mutual fund companies offer special funds for children. These funds typically invest in both equity and debt in varying proportions. A special feature of these funds is that they have higher lock-in periods when compared with regular funds (up to 3 years). Investors also have the option to lock-in the money invested in these funds till their children achieve majority. The longer lock-in periods of these exclusive funds aimed at the future of children act as a deterrent from premature withdrawals. An advantage of children's mutual funds over insurance policies is that the amount saved in these accounts can be shifted to another fund, if the returns are lower.
Minor Accounts with Banks
All major banks offer special accounts for minors. The only requirement is that one of the parent should be the guardian of the account. The child on whose name the bank account is opened can't operate the account on his own. Minor bank accounts are a good way of keeping aside a small amount for the future of the child. Apart from the savings that will be accrued over a period of time, minor accounts will also inculcate the habit of savings among the children. Once the minor reaches the age of majority, there will be no need for a guardian to run the account and the account will be completely transferred on to the name of the minor. But a major downside of this option is that the interest rates paid on the savings are very low.


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Microsoft hikes dividend but questions abound
(MoneyWatch) Microsoft (MSFT) announced that it will boost its quarterly dividend by 22 percent to 28 cents a share. The company will also institute a $40 billion share buyback, without an expiration date, to replace one started in 2008 that was to end this month.
The moves are an attempt to please many investors who are disenchanted with the company's performance and who wanted some of the company's massive cash and short-term investments -- more than $77 billion, according to stock information site YCharts -- turned over. But this is only a temporary fix for shareholders who are dissatisfied. Microsoft's board and management team will need to answer tough questions and develop a coherent strategy that will make sense -- and work.
- Microsoft faces quandary in aping Apple and Google
- Microsoft rolls big, buys Nokia's phone biz
- Ballmer to retire: Can Microsoft change?
- Windows 8.1 fall release won't save Microsoft
- Microsoft Surface: Mobile strategy looks shattered
This is the eighth time Microsoft has boosted its dividend since 2004. Raising dividends isn't unusual for more mature companies. It is way to pass value on to shareholders. A stock buyback often has the same effect; by creating demand for shares, prices typically rise, providing more value for investors.
But Microsoft has more on the line than a need to push some dollars over to shareholders. The company has thrashed about for years and continues to be troubled:
- The company's mobile strategy has taken its lumps, as Microsoft had to take a $900 million inventory write down on its Surface RT -- the device that was supposed to most directly compete with iPad and Android tablets. (The more powerful regular Windows 8-based devices were an attempt to create another level of tablet.)
- CEO Steve Ballmer set off a major reorganization in an attempt to have Microsoft become a devices and services company. However, while that model sounds like what Apple (AAPL) or Google (GOOG) do in mobile, it doesn't adequately address the significant corporate computing part of the business.
- To support the devices and services approach, Microsoft agreed to buy Nokia's devices business, even though Nokia has seen an extended slump and Microsoft has yet to prove, outside of the Xbox franchise, that it can effectively make and market phones or end user computers.
- With all the recent changes, Ballmer has announced his retirement within the next year.
This is a strange combination of conditions. Microsoft clearly needs some significant changes in strategy and has undertaken some bold, if not entirely convincing, moves. And yet, even as the company does so, the CEO -- titular head of strategic direction -- announced that he would leave. A new CEO will have to work within the bounds of what Ballmer left, which is a massive set of handcuffs.
It may be that Microsoft needs a significantly different strategy. Should it split into two companies -- a consumer device and services unit and a separate business that focuses on corporate computing? Does Microsoft need to seriously revise pricing of Windows Phone and Windows 8 to attract and motivate device manufacturers, or has the intent to build its own devices completely undercut partnerships? Are there any business models other than directly charging for software that could help sustain revenue?
The board and Ballmer have effectively precluded a fundamental reassessment of the company and a strategy that will work going forward in turbulent times. In other words, Microsoft has, once again, shot itself in the foot.


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Kevin Keegan vows never to return to St James' Park until the Mike Ashley reign is over
Kevin Keegan has revealed that he had to don a disguise to sneak into Newcastle United and has vowed never to return to St James' Park until owner Mike Ashley's reign is over.
The former England legend managed Newcastle for five years from 1992, taking the Magpies to the Premier League before narrowly missing out on the title.
But his second spell at the club ended in acrimony in 2008 and Keegan says he feels unwelcome at the club and accused 67-year-old Ashley of "making a toy" out of Newcastle, adding that he will not return as he would not want to "share oxygen with these people".
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Keegan reveals in his autobiography, serialised by the Times, that he went back to St James' Park just once in the last decade, but had to go incognito.
"I will always be persona non grata as long as the Mike Ashley regime remains in place," Keegan said.
"The only time I have made an exception [to go back] came after an invitation to a private function at St James' Park one night when there was no football on. It was a leaving do for a lifelong Newcastle fan.
"My first response was to send my apologies and explain it would be impossible for me to attend. Then I started feeling bad because the guy was leaving for a new life in America and I knew everyone wanted to be there for his send-off.
"I improvised, I put on a pair of glasses, I found a flat cap and I turned up the collar on my overcoat to complete the disguise."
Keegan, who played 78 times for the Magpies, was sacked after less than nine months in his second spell in charge and was subsequently awarded £2million in damages after winning his case against Newcastle for constructive dismissal.
He added: "I know how absurd it must sound and, when I think about it properly, what kind of craziness is it that someone with my long emotional history with Newcastle now has to smuggle himself into the ground where the owner used to call me "King Kev"? But this is an extraordinary club, run by unconventional people.
"They have made a toy out of Newcastle United and, as much as it pains me to say it, I have no desire to be associated with the place for as long as that continues.
"I will gladly return when they have gone. Until then, however, Ashley and his associates don't need to worry about me making a habit of turning up incognito. I don't want to share my oxygen with these people."
Sports Direct chief executive Ashley chose to attend his first Newcastle game in 18 months on Saturday and saw the Magpies draw 0-0 at Crystal Palace, with Rafa Benitez's side earning only their second point of the season.
Ashley was booed throughout by the travelling Newcastle fans and it was only Mamdou Sakho's glaring miss that enabled the visitors escape with a point.
Benitez said: "If the owner wants to support the team – fine. That is positive. Obviously if the owner could be on the pitch and score a couple of goals that would be better but he's not.
"Our supporters are quite clever and they know if we are going to be stronger then we need the fans behind us. That is the best chance for us to stay in the Premier League. Everybody knows what we have and that we will give it everything until the last minute."


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8 p.m.: Say what you want about Hedi Slimane, but you can't deny that he seems to know what women are in the mood to wear. Critics were on the fence about his last collection, which brought back grunge. Grunge at Saint Laurent? Isn't that blasphemy? And yet the plaids and biker boots that defined that collection are arguably the most knocked-off things in stores right now. I have the feeling the same will happen with the tiny, rocker girl dresses and jackets he showed for spring, even if it doesn't look entirely fresh or new. The clothes are cool and sexy, but Isabel Marant already got there first. No matter, this updated take on that French rocker girl je ne sais quoi will be all over Zara and the like come March, if not sooner.
11 a.m.: Despite the fabulous art-world set at Chanel, the real party began with the clothes, which ranged from sophisticated tweed suits to younger, urban dresses, all in saturated colors and painterly graphics. They were the polar opposite of last season's work, which was darker and filled with Karl Lagerfeld's rocker edged trademarks. Interestingly, he showed the clothes to a soundtrack of just one song: "Picasso Baby," which Sean Carter notoriously performed with the blue-chip performance artist (and fashion favorite) Marina Abramovic. The show could have been a statement on the idea of fashion as wearable art, but that would be too neat and tidy for Lagerfeld. Instead, the collection ended up highlighting the way we consume fashion. Seeing his belted, hot pink tweed suit stroll past a giant red sculpture drove home the idea that, in this moment, fashion is all about display. If the right girl wears that suit, it will be photographed, Instagrammed and tweeted across too many feeds to count, just like what happened with the Russian "it" girl Elena Perminova (wearing Chanel tweed, of course) immediately after the show.


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Technical Guidance for Swale Borough Council has been prepared in conjunction with the Kent and Medway Air Quality Air Quality Partnership in response to the changes in national planning policy, through the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF).
The following guidance documents have been prepared to assist all parties involved in the renewable energy development process. These document have not been through public consultation but have been approved by the Council and will guide decision makers when determining applications.
An Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB). The Kent Downs Management Plan has been formally adopted by each of the Local Authorities who have the AONB in their area.
It is used as a material consideration for planning applications.
Throughout the Local Plan reference is made to Supplementary Planning Guidance (SPG) and Supplementary Planning Documents (SPD).
These publications set out, in more detail than is possible in the Local Plan, certain standards and approaches of which developers should normally take account.
The Government considers that both SPG and SPD can be taken into account when considering planning applications, and that weight accorded to them will be increased if they have been subject to public consultation. All the SPG and SPD agreed by the Council has been subject to public consultation.
**Additional information is provided in Managing Land for Horses - a guide to good practice in the Kent Downs AONB
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TOKYO—The scientist at the center of allegations of data manipulation in a large Alzheimer's study is staunchly defending the integrity of the data, though he acknowledges shortcomings in managing the project.
In its 10 January morning edition, the Asahi Shimbun, one of Japan's leading newspapers, claimed that researchers involved in the ongoing $31 million Japanese Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative (J-ADNI) changed certain details of memory tests long after data were collected and that some participants were improperly included in the study.
"The Asahi story is completely fake," says Takashi Asada, a neuropsychiatrist at the University of Tsukuba who is in charge of clinical aspects of the study. In an interview with ScienceInsider, Asada explained that a standard prepublication check of data submitted to the project data center turned up suspected inputting errors—the incidents reported by the Asahi. Front-line researchers were asked to double-check their records, and corrections were made where appropriate. "This was not falsifying data but rather correcting data errors," Asada says.
A second problem that the Asahi flagged was the inclusion of patients who did not meet the study criteria. Asada says there are a few such cases, which resulted from human error. For example, he says, only patients up to age 85 were to be included, yet some older patients were enrolled in the trial either because the researchers misunderstood or didn't follow the study protocols. Data from such patients will be omitted from analyses and publications, Asada says. J-ADNI directors were discussing how to deal with data-handling problems when the Asahi story appeared, Asada says. The study's management missteps, he says, stemmed in part from a lack of experience in handling large clinical trials in Japan.
Asada claims he was misquoted by the Asahi and says that he and his university have demanded that the newspaper run a correction. The Asahi stands by its report. "The article is based on reliable reporting," the newspaper's public relations department wrote in a statement faxed to ScienceInsider. Despite his contention that the Asahi charges are based on misunderstandings, Asada acknowledges that they must be put to rest. The University of Tokyo, where an ethics committee approved the project protocol, has agreed to a health ministry request to investigate, though just how and when is yet to be decided, according to a public relations official at the university. "We are confident that further investigations will find no deliberate falsification in J-ADNI data," says Takeshi Iwatsubo, a neurologist at the University of Tokyo who leads the J-ADNI effort. Several U.S. Alzheimer's researchers have voiced support for their Japanese colleagues on Alzforum.
Funded by the government and a consortium of pharmaceutical firms, J-ADNI involves 38 institutions around the country. It's modeled on the Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative funded by the U.S. National Institutes of Health and several pharmaceutical firms and foundations. Asada says the Japanese effort is following the same protocols as the U.S. study, so data can be merged. One objective, he says, is to establish a baseline of Alzheimer's disease progression to test drug efficacy.


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From a long essay by imprisoned revolutionary activists Alaa Abdel Fattah and Ahmed Douma, in which they reflect on what went wrong:
Our sin was pride not treachery. We said, "We're not like those who came before us, and so the young of the Brotherhood are different and the young Nasserites are different and the leftist young are different and the young liberals are different." The weakness of our myth was exposed when we came up against the young officers.
To read alongside Steve's post on the revolutionary's need for self-examination – can't really say it's not happening, just that it's happening too late.


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I've been long planning to do an EV owner and lessee survey like this, so I am super eager to see the results. (I'm going to have a hard time not watching them obsessively as they come in.) But the key, of course, is getting EV owners and lessees to complete the survey.
If you drive electric, please complete this short survey! And be sure to click "Done" at the end.
If you know people who own or lease and EV, please pass this on to them.
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If you have more EV owner or lessee survey questions you think I should ask (in a future survey), please feel free to drop the suggestions in the comments. If you have feedback on this survey, again, feel free to drop it in the comments or ping me directly.
Thank you! I look forward to sharing the results!
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A Dry Spell
WOW! I can't believe it! I've been 'Hubbing' with you guys this long? Do i know all 500 plus of you who follow me? I should probably ask, do YOU know ME? A little bit perhaps? We do 'read' (and mis-read) each other here, so we can't all be total strangers, are we? Oh boy! That's a 'scary' thought, if i may say. LOL! Let's see, HP say's i should reward myself with a 'leather purse' for this milestone? Woohoo! Macy's tomorrow!
Here i am, three years, writing for HubPages, and i don't know where i'm going with it. I started out wanting so much to fulfill my modern day 'Jane Austen' dream, to be an awesome writer, and after trying, i find myself disappointed. In one of my conversations with my daughter she asked me, 'what KIND of writer do you want to be? I said, i want to share my life's experiences. She followed with, 'on what subject? To which i replied, ' lost dreams, the journey, and my art'. 'Then write!',,,and that is what I've been trying to do.
I have not written much lately, and i don't know how the dry spell came about. It's possible that it may have been caused by my husband's pulmonary embolism attack which was almost fatal, I think the trauma hit me so hard, i dropped every activity that would rob me of time with him, I determined to be a good caregiver, to give undivided attention, until he recovered.
Thank God, life's more normal now, and I'm slowly going back into the groove of things, but I'm not quite there yet. I do visit HubPages, check some hubs, and re-read mine. Much of what I've written are crying for editing, if not, for total re-writing. i actually come down on myself, asking, "Is that it?". How so mediocre, yikes! How can i even keep it out there for everyone to see, Well, not everyone really, since i don't think i have hit any significant landmark in terms of readership. It all adds up. I keep promising to do better, but i also know that it will require a lot of time and effort. That is a luxury i don't seem to have. I am at a crossroad. I do love writing, and i am grateful for HubPages, for the great opportunity it has opened to one amateur like me. I'm surprised that i am still here, welcomed, and gaining 'fans' i'm not so sure i deserve. I don't take the community lightly, and truly love many i have come to know, like real friends, and neighbors. It's surreal that i found myself crying loads for virtual, co writer Cris Advincula, who recently passed away, like he were my brother. I love that many of us 'meet' up in Facebook, to hung out some more. For all of that, i can't see myself giving up being a writer for HubPages. I know, if i did, i would go into a deep depression.
I am a photo digital artist, which to me, is not a job. It is my passion, something i do everyday, with much gusto and devotion. It is 'work', only because it is in every sense. toiling. I do it day in and day out, 24/7, except weekends. I do have discipline. It is an adventure as well, because i have to travel, for inspiration, and so i can gather fresh materials. But, I've had to slow down in that area. After my husbands episode last year, it has become a challenge to go anywhere. I don't mind, as my inventory is well stacked to last a long time. Hopefully that will change soon as he gets in better shape. Then, there is the business aspect of my art, which my husband has taken upon himself to handle, He is promoter, marketing director doing a job for the love of me!
Art is my therapy. I am peaceful and joyful in the creative process. Colors allow me to express myself, where there is no need for words, nor explanation. This is perhaps where my dilemma lies. That i am, i think, a better painter, and not so much, a good writer. Yet, i am torn, because i want both. I want life's 'smorgasbord's' plate full of all it's goodness. I don't want to miss the joy, the vibrancy, and excitement that's out there! I want to be part of many conversations, to listen and to be heard, through my writings. I want to push the envelope, by going into the unknown, with an uncensored imagination, which is my art. Yet again, bottom line, and what is most important to me is that, i don't want to miss one tiny little beat of my being there for those i love, my husband, family, friends and community. I don't want to be an 'achiever', for achievement's sake. I am not looking for the praise of men, not for works well done. I don't want to have any regrets that i wasted my time, and did not give of myself to those i care for.
Having said all that, I do still want to continue writing, hone my skills, and work to see my dream come true, to publish a few books, a collation of my hub writings, on my art and spiritual musings I am also looking forward to co writing my granddaughter's first 'serious' book, and getting it printed. I am praying to get over my dry spell as a writer. So help me God!
Oh , yes, and I forgot to tell- do not quit writing. I love your hubs, your thoughts on marriage, art, etc. If you put into a book the story of re-uniting with the love of your life, it will be a bestseller, especially if you also write about your life in-between. Put it into an e-book. I will be the first buyer.
Sylvia, all what you've written here goes through my mind too. You sounded many of us. However, your achievements are greater than you might know. Besides being an amazing artist, you are an amazing person. You have enriched every each of us (your virtual friends) with much of positiveness, inspiration and love. As you've mentioned about Cris, the virtual friendship became very real and we cry and feel for virtual friend as we would for close life friends, because they ARE real life friends.
I am so much better because I've got to know you. Without HubPages I would never have had the pleasure of knowing a smart beautiful lady from the Islands of Hawaii, a very talented lady whose energy is uniting many of us (just think about Womanity group, it's just amazing!)
I totally agree with you that there is nothing more important than family and your loved ones. If you have to sacrifice your career for them, it is not really a sacrifice, it's just normal and right thing to do, in the eyes of God as well, it's a blessing. I wish your husband a full recovery and many years of joy and happiness near the best woman!
Sylvia, thank you! Thank you for being You, I am grateful because you ARE here for us! I love you as if you were my sister!


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Just a quick article, the London Bus Routes website has finally reported that the Route 137 conversion to New Routemaster will commence on 6th December 2014. It is reported to be a phased conversion instead of a complete overnight conversion and there will be no changes made to the timetable.
It is reported that they will use the last batch of the Euro V engined New Routemaster buses.
So Route 137 is the last New Routemaster Route converted on the year 2014. Next year into 2015 the first route to convert to New Routemasters is Route 55 which is a new contract that Stagecoach London will again operate.


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Blessings, todays energies are increasing to help bring about a higher consciousness however this may cause some of you to feel more overwhelmed than usual.
However, whilst it is easy to blame the energies, someone else, or a situation for your current emotional state, recognise that it is also a message from your soul that you have lost sight of your purpose. Firstly it may help you to understand that around the world, at this very precise moment, there are millions of men, women and children, who feel overwhelmed, so you're not alone.
Also on another positive note, you may need to remember that there is support from your overseeing archangel, your ascended master, your spirit guide, your family members , your guardian angel and support angels around you.
If you ask them to help give you strength, to nurture you, they can help you, but remember God helps those who help themselves. In a period where you feel overwhelmed, take some time out to fill yourself with colour. Visualise, meditate on bringing in the colours of the rainbow, to help raise your vibrational frequencies.
Your soul is calling for you to stop and smell the flowers. Life is more than doing, responding and thinking, life is also about feeling but so many of you ignore your feelings. A strong spiritual being recognises its frequencies, its energies. Focus upon choosing experiences that contribute and support you at this time.
Wherever you have the most adversity, be very aware that it is a call for you to change your thoughts, your attitude. Running away, giving in, is not always the answer. Sometimes a challenge, which in reality is an opportunity to grow, requires a bit of DIY. If you're home is looking drab, you redecorate, you clean, you tidy, and so too must you apply this to your thoughts, emotions and physical state.
Also consider how your emotions, thoughts and behaviour may be affecting others if you project them into the workplace, the home, they affect your loved ones too. Not only does it affect other humans auric fields, it also inhibits manifestation, it slows down the ability of you being able to draw to you more positive results. Negative thoughts, feeling as though there is no end in sight, will manifest this for you. Focusing on lack of money, will result in greater lack of money. Focusing on having no support will result in less support, need I stress this point anymore?
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- Every day I am charged with spiritual light. I am free of fear.
- Every day I choose to support others by shining my positive light wherever I go.
- Today I consent to giving my healing energies wherever they may be needed.
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Dr. Michael McNamara is a Medical Doctor practicing a unique specialty of preventive health checkups using the most sophisticated modalities of diagnostic imaging and blood analysis. Dr. McNamara was a pioneer in the specialty of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), having founded the FIRST hospital-based MRI department in Europe, in 1986. His professional healthcare and business interests cover a range of specialist areas; from groundbreaking diagnostic medical MRI and CT imaging, to medical imaging contrast media pharmaceutical development and clinical testing, to preventive medical health clinics, to IT solutions for mining of raw medical data for improvement of healthcare management, to the development and distribution of unique disease preventing health supplements and nutrients.
Dr. McNamara is a Japanese and American Citizen his mother being a native of Osaka. His family moved from Japan to the US when he was a child. He obtained his medical education in the United States. His academic background includes undergraduate and medical school studies at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan, where he received his MD degree. He subsequently carried out an internship in Medicine and General Surgery at Mercy Hospital and Medical Center in San Diego, California, followed by specialty residency training in diagnostic radiology at the prestigious University of California San Francisco (UCSF). He also completed fellowships at UCSF in cardiovascular disease imaging and pharmaceutical MRI development, and in development of pharmaceutical MRI contrast media for early cancer diagnosis.
In 1986, Dr. McNamara founded Europe's first Department of MRI at the Princess Grace Hospital in Monaco, following his recruitment for that position by the Government of Prince Rainier III of Monaco, as Department Chairman, in 1986. During his tenure at the Princess Grace Hospital, he developed the world's first preventive Total Body Scanning program, which served as a precursor to founding Monaco LifeCheck Center (MLCC). In 2004 he expanded into a facility dedicated to preventive checkup scanning on a full-time basis, whereupon he founded MLCC in the Principality of Monaco, followed by McNamara LifeCheck facilities in Moscow, Russia and Modena, Italy. MLCC focuses on early detection of cardiovascular disease, colorectal cancer, all other common cancers, autoimmune diseases, and degenerative abnormalities. He was a pioneer in Europe for the routine application of preventive noninvasive scanning techniques: virtual colonoscopy, CT coronary angiography. In 2001 Prince Rainier III bestowed the prestigious Monaco Citizenship to Dr. McNamara, in recognition of his significant achievements and contributions to the Principality of Monaco.
Dr. McNamara is currently developing a line of exclusive oral and topical nutraceuticals and supplements for preventive medicine based on his long experience in the field of preventive health. Dr. McNamara has lectured throughout the world for the past 30 years, including a prestigious speech at the renowned "Festival of Thinkers" in Dubai, in 2011, moderated by Riz Khan of CNN and Al Jazeera. He has published over 45 Scientific Papers and books covering MRI scanning, CT scanning, cardiovascular disease, cancer, and contrast media development and testing. He has published extensively in leading peer-reviewed journals, including Circulation, Radiology, American Journal of Radiology, and others, as well as multiple book chapters in leading textbooks. He also published a textbook, "MRI of the Body" by Springer Verlag.
Dr. McNamara has significant experience in drug development for medical imaging, having participated in Phase II and Phase III studies for; Schering AG, Bracco Diagnostics, Guerbet, and Bristol-Meyers Squibb. The diseases included in the studies include: multiple sclerosis, brain mass lesions, liver tumors, and body cancers.
He has served on the Medical Advisory Boards of; General Electric Medical Systems, Bristol-Meyers Squibb, Nycomed Laboratories, Bracco Diagnostics, Akloma Biosciences, The Angiogenesis Foundation, and uBiome, Inc. Dr. McNamara co-founded and served on the Board of Directors of MDdatacor, one of the first and most innovative and well-respected information technology companies in the health care industry. MDdatacor is involved in data mining of live digitalized patient medical records for industry, such as for insurers and clinical research in pharmaceutical development. Dr. McNamara played a key role in company funding with private and institutional investors for all funding rounds. The company was successfully developed and sold to the Noridian Mutual Insurance Company in 2011.
His initial entrepreneurial medical activity resulted in the development of the world's first non-ionic contrast agent for MRI scanning with Nycomed Salutar, Inc. in Sunnyvale, CA in the 1980's. Dr. McNamara served on the Board of Directors of Akloma Biosciences in Stockholm, Sweden. Akloma is focused on the novel use of externally applied rasters for the alteration of biological water, initially for the non-invasive treatment of tinnitus. His work was instrumental in the successful implementation of global online product sales and the recent company acquisition of Akloma by a publicly traded health company.
He currently serves on the Scientific Advisory Boards of leading cutting edge and highly influential organizations in the area of medical disease prevention and health optimization, including The Angiogenesis Foundation, founded by leading Harvard University Medical School cancer research doctors, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and uBiome, the world leader in data mining and analyzing the human bacterial microbiome for health improvement, based in San Francisco, California.
At present, Dr. McNamara is co-developing a health supplement startup to feature unique and 100% natural, evidence-based health promoting and disease preventing oral supplements, targeting the prevention of cancer, cardiovascular diseases, and degenerative diseases of the brain and body organs. His leading product is the fruit of years of research and development in collaboration with the world's leading producers of all natural olive based polyphenol-containing aqueous olive extracts, Castello Monte Vibiano Vecchio, in Umbria Italy. Four more all-natural potent preventive health products are currently under development in Asia, the USA, Europe, and Africa.
- M.D. University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan 1981
- B.A. University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 1977
- Internship Mercy Hospital and Medical Center, San Diego, CA
- Medicine and General Surgery 1981-82
- Residency University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
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Modern Family Season 6 Episode 15 : Fight or Flight
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After a long reunion weekend with Phil's old cheer buddies, Claire jumps at the chance to snag the only first class seat left on the return flight home, leaving Phil in coach. Gloria forces Jay to teach Manny how to defend himself against a bully in his cooking class, but when things backfire it seems that the real bully might be someone else. Mitch, Cameron, Pepper and the whole gang throw Sal a belated baby shower.
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So the cricket test match is on upstairs with the Dearly Beloved (DB) glued to it and I am downstairs happily sewing.
In the past couple of days I have finished the Orphan Block quilt top, and pieced its backing. It is now ready to go to Cabarita for pinning. I am really pleased with the result.
While I was doing that, I had a thought. Does anyone have trouble lining up blocks that have been sashed? I have been quilting for years, but it is only this year that a friend of mine showed me how to do it so that the rows line up perfectly every time (thank you Raelene!!). I thought I would show you how I do it.
1. Piece all the blocks into rows with the vertical sashing between them. You are now ready to put on the horizontal sashing.
2. Measure the length of sashing you need, and sew it to the first row of blocks. Iron the sashing. I usually iron the fabric towards the sashing to keep the bulk of the seam from the pieced block.
3. Line up your ruler with the edge along the length of the block and extending to the other side of the sashing. You will see that I also have the 2" mark on the ruler aligned with the bottom of the block. Mark the edge of the sashing with a pencil. Continue along the length of the sashing piece, marking each block edge.
Voila! Perfectly matched corners on the rows of blocks.
I also finished quilting the Brown scrappy quilt I started last month (I told you all about that here and here). Must be a record for me! LOL I have put some binding on it, but will take it to Cabarita for someone else to hand sew that down. There are a couple of ladies there who love doing that, so more power to them I reckon.
So happy with that! While I was quilting it, I was seriously hampered.....
Madam decided that it was the perfect spot for a snooze and made a beeline for it as soon as I walked away from it.
I cast around what to tackle next and found a bunch of blocks I had made back in March. When I sorted it all out I found that I had enough blocks made for a single bed quilt and also a lap sized one. Here is the smaller one laid out on my floor this morning.
And the partially pieced single quilt. This type of block makes a secondary design of noughts and crosses when you lay it out. I chose to do the lap one with the noughts and the single with the crosses.
I don't know what was going through my head as I was making these because there are actually 23 blocks. This just is not possible, because the method of construction I use always gives you blocks in sets of 4. It is dead easy. If you would like me to do a tute on how these are made, just leave me a comment (or send me an email for those following by email).
I then began to construct some sashing pieces, and this is as far as I got this evening. Time to go get the DB his dinner.
I am planning to make some corner stones in the reverse of the fabrics I used in the sashing.
Hope you are enjoying the holiday break as much as I am.
Edited: I have joined the Show Off Saturday linky party. Why not pop over and take a peek at some of the other great things people have been doing.
Til next time..... Keep on stitching.


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The beast within? Breaching human-animal boundaries in Anglo-Saxon paganism
By Aleksander Pluskowski
Saxon: The Newsletter of the Sutton Hoo Society, No.45 (2007)
Introduction: Pre-Christian religious belief and practice in early medieval northern Europe has been described as nuanced, multi-scalar and dynamic, with a degree of regional variation and change over time – indeed one could describe early medieval Christianity in a similar way. Within this cultural mosaic it is possible to identify shared or comparable responses to the natural world. Animals feature widely in early Anglo-Saxon and Scandinavian culture; both domestic and wild species are recovered in varying proportions from archaeological contexts, they appear in later literature, in personal names, and dominate indigenous art in the latter half of the the first millennium AD.
The use of animals as active, rather than simply metaphorical, mediators between the natural and supernatural worlds in a characteristic of shamanic religious systems. Stephan Glosecki has argued for a shamanic view of early Anglo-Saxon society on the basis of traces of totemism and esctatic techniques found in later Anglo-Saxon literature, whilst Howard Williams has suggested that early Anglo-Saxon society shared an 'ideology of transformation' with other groups in the North Sea, expressed through animal use and representation in 5th and 6th century funerary rites. More specifically, Glosecki, Williams and others have argued for an animistic pagan Anglo-Saxon society, where the spiritual was accessible through the natural.
There is very little direct evidence for the actual veneration of animals as deities in England, although the practice is attested in other regions of northern Europe. A letter written by Aldhelm of Sherborne (d.709) mentions shrines which had been converted to Christian uses, where previously ermuli cervulique had been worshipped, perhaps referring to an image of a stag or hybrid stag-deity. Such examples are exceptional. On the other hand, early Anglo-Saxon material culture shares both form and context with the way animals were symbolically deployed by pagan societies in other parts of northern Europe, particularly Scandinavia. In all of these regions, the centrality of zoomorphic ornament, the incorporation of animals into funerary rites, personal display and hints in later literature of their original totemic functions such as their use in personal names, all point to a paradigm where animals played a key role in social and cosmological organisation.
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Sugarcane aphid numbers are increasing rapidly in the Texas Lower Rio Grande Valley and appear to be moving into corn as well, according to several Texas AgriLife Research and Extension reports.
Charles Allen, Texas AgriLife Extension Statewide IPM coordinator, San Angelo, in an email this week to Southwest Farm Press said a combination of factors including recent rainfall that may have forestalled some aphid population decline, aphids infesting grain sorghum heads and aphids moving into and reproducing in corn fields "affects control options."
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Allen also noted that although sorghum growers in the High Plains may be concerned, so far no one has seen the pest west of Interstate 35. "Currently its known distribution on sorghum is the Lower Rio Grande Valley, the Coastal Bend, the Texas Blacklands to the Red River and into southern Oklahoma, through Louisiana to eastern Mississippi."
Also, a recent report from Texas AgriLife media specialist Rod Santa Ana, Weslaco, warns that South Texas grain sorghum producers should be on the lookout for the new insect pest, which, if left unchecked can "wipe out their entire crop."
Santa Ana referred to recent reports from Raul Villanueva, an AgriLife Extension entomologist, and Danielle Sekula-Ortiz, an AgriLife Extension integrated pest management agent, which indicate "explosive populations of sugarcane aphids at levels never seen here before."
Field Day Scheduled
Because of those heavy infestations Texas AgriLife will host a "Sugarcane Aphid Informative Meeting and Field Day" from 9-10 a.m. May 20 at the Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center at Weslaco, located at 1015 E. U.S. Highway 83. (For more information, contact Villanueva or Sekula-Ortiz at 956-968-5581.)
"We saw damaging populations of the sugarcane aphid in grain sorghum late in the season last year, but we didn't see any major problems in the head, where the grain is produced," Villanueva said. "We were hoping it was a one-time event or only a late-season event, or that it wouldn't affect the head.
"But it's now obvious that is not the case. We started seeing very high populations three weeks ago, about the time plants were putting out their grain heads." Without treatment, the insects migrate from lower leaves to the head, the "cash crop" area of the plant, Sekula-Ortiz said.
"Why populations increase so dramatically at this stage is not known," she said. "It could be environmental, in that they prefer higher temperatures, or that the aphids prefer mature plants, or that the seed treatment, which is designed to protect the plant from aphids in the plants' early stages, simply wears off. Or it could be a combination of those factors."
Regardless, if growers don't treat before they migrate to the head, serious crop losses can occur.
She strongly advises scouting. "If you have a sorghum field completely headed out, and you have not sprayed for sugarcane aphids, or were not aware of this pest, check or have your consultant check your field," she advised in her weekly newsletter, Pest Cast. "You probably have heavy sugarcane aphid infestations and will need to spray. The sugarcane aphids are being observed on grain sorghum that is just about to head to sorghum that is already heading."
Infestation signs
Sekula-Ortiz says growers or consultants should check field edges and on the bottom stalks for signs of infestation. "You may notice honeydew or sooty mold on your stalks starting at the lower leaves; this is an indication of high sugarcane aphid populations. You will also notice a slight glistening on the leaves; this is honeydew, deposited by sugarcane aphids feeding, that then falls onto the lower leaf. Inspect underneath the leaf above. Sugarcane aphids populate in much greater numbers than the yellow sugarcane aphid and are a lighter yellow in color."
The yellow sugarcane aphid affects the lower leaves of plants, Villanueva said. Because it is present only during a plant's early stages, its populations are kept in check by seed treatment and do not pose a problem.
Sekula-Ortiz said aerial and ground applications are providing adequate control. "In two different locations when the spray was conducted by ground using drops on a boom it provided great control. Air and ground sprays should use the highest rates of water to provide good coverage."
Currently, no treatment threshold exists for sugarcane aphids since it is a new pest in sorghum in Texas and the nation. "We are recommending that you do not let infestation levels exceed 30 percent to 50 percent since they are hard to control," Sekula-Ortiz said.
She recommends using drops on spray booms and hollow cone nozzles to apply the chemical under the bottom leaves where aphids feed. "A surfactant helps ensure thorough coverage. A high rate of water, 15 to 20 gallons per acre, is recommended for good coverage. The main thing is to keep infestations of the sugarcane aphid from infesting the sorghum head."
"The aphids consume the plants' chlorophyll and interfere with the plants' photosynthesis," Villanueva said. "So it's very important that growers spray a recently approved insecticide before the aphids move up into the head, or panicle."
Once aphids migrate to the head of the sorghum plant, yields are reduced because grains don't mature; they fail to grow to normal size or numbers, Villanueva said.
EPA has authorized a Section 18 to Texas Department of Agriculture for the use of Transform WG (sulfoxaflor) on sorghum to control sugarcane aphid (Melanaphis sacchari) as of April 24, 2014. "Hopefully, that will help avoid serious crop losses in the current crop of about 250,000 acres, planted in mid-February to be harvested in late June or early July."
Because of its subtropical climate, Lower Rio Grande Valley growers typically plant a second, much smaller crop of about 50,000 acres in August, which they typically harvest in December.
"The sugarcane aphid…is a serious threat," Villanueva said. "As are most aphid species, it is parthenogenetic, meaning populations are all female and don't require a male to reproduce. When populations become overcrowded, some develop wings and fly off to other fields or plants to colonize there. As soon as they land they don't lay eggs, they simply give birth to new female aphids. That's one reason why populations can quickly spread and reach critical levels."
Aside from the Rio Grande Valley, the sugarcane aphid has also been reported this year in Mexico, Corpus Christi and Beaumont. Both Villanueva and Sekula-Ortiz believe populations will continue moving north as they did last year when they migrated as far as Oklahoma.


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African Peanut Chicken
This extremely flavorful dish is one of our family's favorites.Chef: Libby Wright
Almost Raw Vegan Nut Cheese
A great alternative to the traditional cheese ball for those trying to eliminate dairy.Chef: Sara Kosmetski
Arame Salad
This RAW foods recipe has lots of flavor, and brings many great antioxidents together.Chef: Sara Kosmetski
Asian Sesame Spinach
I have to admit when I started this recipe, I didn't believe that veggies could be RAW but taste cooked. Boy, I was wrong. This dish impressed my entire extended family, and when put on rice can turn this side dish into a quick and easy main course.Chef: Sara Kosmetski
Autumn Vanilla Spice Drink
This is a great drink that that tastes as good as it looks! Not sure how to use your new protein shake? Try some familiar spices to liven things up.Chef: Libby Wright
Avocado and Coconut Ice Cream
A great refreshing treat that is gluten and dairy free, bringing only good fats to the dessert table.Chef: Libby Wright
Avocado Dressing
A good source of healthy, unsaturated fats and taste great!Chef: Libby Wright
Avocado Mousse
Try this tasty alternative that is gluten and dairy free.Chef: Sara Kosmetski
Baked Potato Bar
Make your dinner simple tonight, just let everyone dress their potatoes.Chef: Libby Wright
Balsamic Waldorf Salad
Enjoy this light, fruity salad as a main course, or even as a dessert.Chef: Sara Kosmetski
Banana Milk
Use on granola for a great alternative to traditional milk.Chef: Sara Kosmetski
Banana Muffins
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Basil Tomato Mozzarella
This makes for an elegant, tasty snack that everyone will love!Chef: Libby Wright
Best Guacamole EVER
This is a very simple recipe I use whenever we have a fiesta. It's loaded with good fats, and leaves.Chef: Libby Wright
Blueberry Lemon Bars
Wow your dinner guests with this easy recipe combining two great anti oxidants- lemon and blueberry.Chef: Libby Wright
Cacao Drink
Chocolate milk anyone?Chef: Sara Kosmetski
Cajun Toasted Assorted Nuts
Great snack that satisfies the need for a salty, crunchy snackChef: Libby Wright
Cashew Cheesecake Filling
This is so good, I'm not allowed to visit my extended family without brining it along.Chef: Libby Wright
Chewy Curry Vegetables
A great vegetarian main dish with lots of flavor, and packed with antioxidants. Put on a bed of basmati rice to complete the meal.Chef: Sara Kosmetski
Chicken and Potatoes
Sometimes, we just want an old standby that is easy to prepare, and deeply satifying. Try this recipe out, and you'll never look back.Chef: Libby Wright
Chicken Pecan Salad
We love this salad, as a main dish, especially in summer when we can get fresh, local strawberries.Chef: Libby Wright
This is a standard in our house. Keep it in the fridge for lunch or use in the baked potato barChef: Libby Wright
Chocolate Almond Delightful
Chocolate, almonds, what more needs to be said?Chef: Libby Wright
Chocolate Spelt Cup Cake Frosting
Can someone say gluten and dairy free birthday party?Chef: Sara Kosmetski
Cinnamon Sweet Potatoes
These sweet potatoes are a great addition to a Thanksgiving meal!Chef: Libby Wright
Citrus Vinaigrette
This dressing adds a great taste to any salad.Chef: Sara Kosmetski
Coconut Chai
Restorative and relaxing drink that smells divine.Chef: Sara Kosmetski
Coconut Smoothie
Coconut is a great source of good fats. Try this in your Blender.Chef: Libby Wright
Collard Wraps
These wraps make a great alternative to using tortilla shells!Chef: Sara Kosmetski
Corn Chowder
This recipe is a dairy free version of an old classic and can be prepared raw or warmed on a stove.Chef: Sara Kosmetski
Cranberry Orange Medley
This is our absolute favorite trimming at any holiday gathering.Chef: Libby Wright
Creamy Broccoli Soup
Raw and Vegan, you'll never go back to the calorie laden old school style soup.Chef: Sara Kosmetski
Creamy Lemon Herb Dressing
People rave over this, and it's thick enough to use as a dip for fresh veggies.Chef: Sara Kosmetski
Date Truffles
I grew up eating these type of date balls, and I can honestly say they are very satisfying for the sweet tooth.Chef: Sara Kosmetski
Date Walnut Pie Crust
This crust is a great base for the cashew cheesecake filling or other berry pie filling with no gluten or dairy.Chef: Sara Kosmetski
Egg Boiling How To
Boiling an egg is a much better way to keep the oils out and the heat down.Chef: Libby Wright
Egg Poaching How To
Poached eggs are a great alternative if you like over easy, sunny side up, or fried eggs of any kind. This low heat, no oil method is much healthier than traditional frying.Chef: Libby Wright
Eggs Ole
Add some traditional Mexican flare to your eggs this morning!Chef: Libby Wright
End of Summer Salad
This is the culmination of a great summer, enjoy it while it lasts!Chef: Libby Wright
Fruit Smoothie
This is a basic fruit smoothie that will get even you picky eaters to try something new.Chef: Libby Wright
Fruit Vinaigrette
Choose your fruit, and enjoy your favorite homemade vinaigrette. What a wonderful gift to give too.Chef: Sara Kosmetski
Gigi's Chocolate Zucchini Cake
My birthday cake every year of my life. The most moist chocolate cake you can imagine.Chef: Libby Wright
A great summer drink.Chef: Sara Kosmetski
Gluten Free Chicken Noodle Soup
This is perfect for anyone who needs a hot broth soup, and is totally gluten free. My kid's favorite soup, and good enough to serve to any unexpected company.Chef: Libby Wright
Gluten-Free Vegan Pancakes
Who says you have to give up pancakes?
Serve with fresh fruit or real maple syrup.Chef: Sara Kosmetski
Grilled Steak Salad
This classic salad will leave you wanting more!Chef: Libby Wright
Guacamole 2
Here's another option for guacamole.Chef: Sara Kosmetski
Hail Caesar Dressing
Toss this with Romaine lettuce and your other Caesar salad favorites and turn this into a meal.Chef: Sara Kosmetski
Harvard Beets
My grandma's recipe, and a great side dish filled with iron.Chef: Libby Wright
Healthy Breakfast Ideas
Here are a few ideas for you to start your day right!Chef: Libby Wright
Healthy Cookies
This is a no-mess, healthy finger food. No one will believe these delicious cookies are made with lentils.Chef: Brandon Evers
Herb Wrapped Chevre
Goat cheese is often better digested than traditional cow's milk. Serve with kale chips, crackers, or sliced tomato.Chef: Libby Wright
Homemade Applesauce
This is a great recipe to compliment any meat dish or even a fun dessert. My kids love to help make this.Chef: Libby Wright
Honey Mustard Dressing
Dressing is just the beginning for this delightful concoction What about using it as a marinade? Or a dip? Be creativeChef: Sara Kosmetski
Kale Chips
These kale chips are a great alternative to potato chips!Chef: Sara Kosmetski
Leftover Greens Salad
This is much different than the leftovers I grew up with, but a great tasty alternativeChef: Sara Kosmetski
Lemon Chicken Salad
The lemon gives this chicken salad a zesty flavor without the added calories with mayo.Chef: Libby Wright
Lemon Poppy Seed Truffles
Who needs chocolate when you have lemon?Chef: Sara Kosmetski
Lemon-Chive Potatoes
I started doing this as a more tasty alternate to mashed potatoes. It has such a zingy flavor and enjoyable with any meal.Chef: Libby Wright
Libby's Traditional Granola
Our neighborhood Christmas gift every year.Chef: Libby Wright
Living Herbal Tea
A great tea that is both refreshing and delicious..Chef: Sara Kosmetski
Matt's Famous Green/Purple Smoothie
This classic smoothie tastes great and gives plenty of nutrition.Chef: Sara Kosmetski
RAW version of granola. Use steel cut Irish Oats to make it gluten free.Chef: Sara Kosmetski
No Sugar Added Banana Bread
Not sure where to start changing your diet? Try skipping the sugar in this moist and delicious banana bread.Chef: Libby Wright
Nutty Monkey Smoothie
Chef: Sara Kosmetski
Old Fashioned Lemonade
Want an original lemonade recipe? This contains no artificial sweetener, and is fresh!Chef: Libby Wright
Orange Parsley Smoothie
A great-tasting smoothie.Chef: Sara Kosmetski
Peachaloupe Smoothie
Refreshing and nourishing any time of day.Chef: Sara Kosmetski
Peppermint Water
You can infuse any herb, fruit or veggie into water. Peppermint is my favorite, however.Chef: Libby Wright
Pesto Vinaigrette
Perfect with Roman lettuce or other crisp greens.Chef: Sara Kosmetski
Pico de Gallo
Let the Fiesta begin!Chef: Sara Kosmetski
Pina Colada Smoothie
We use this for our popcorn and smoothie night as our dinner. Get your favorite movie or board game and this breakfast becomes a fabulous dinner.Chef: Libby Wright
Pre-Load Green Smoothie
This is a simple-to-make great starter "healthy greens" drink that will give you the nutrients you need!Chef: Libby Wright
Pumpkin Bread with Wheat Flour & Low Sugar
Great fall treat with some poached eggs or cream cheese.Chef: Libby Wright
Pumpkin Pie Smoothie
Don't miss out on your favorite flavor of the fall. This simple and spicy smoothie will gratify your desire for an awesome pumpkin pie spice, without all of the empty calories!Chef: Libby Wright
Quick and Easy Energy Balls
Get your day started right Use steel cut Irish Oats for gluten free living.Chef: Sara Kosmetski
Raw Brownies
And to think, you didn't think brownies could get any better...Chef: Libby Wright
Raw Chocolate
This icing is AMAZING on the RAW brownies!Chef: Sara Kosmetski
Raw Nori Roll Spread
This makes for a great snack!Chef: Sara Kosmetski
Red Hot Tomato Soup
RAW soup that will tickle your tastebuds, spicey and wonderful.Chef: Sara Kosmetski
Rosemary Marinade for Fish, Chicken, or Veggies
This marinade adds a great flavor to any meat dish!Chef: Libby Wright
Sara's Favorite Tomato Soup
This tomato soup brings so many things to the table, including many wonderful anti oxidants.Chef: Sara Kosmetski
Simple Kale Salad
Learning to love kale can have lots of wonderful health benefits.Chef: Sara Kosmetski
Smokey Cheese Dip
Try this alternative for your next party.Chef: Sara Kosmetski
South American Beef Marinade
This marinade makes beef tender and succulent. Use for 24 hours before baking or grilling for best results.Chef: Libby Wright
Spelt Chocolate Cupcakes
This is a healthy twist on a classic cake.Chef: Libby Wright
Spinach Chicken Salad
I love bringing this healthy salad to parties. For even better health options, try using gluten free bowtie pasta.Chef: Libby Wright
Strawberry Sauce
Try this on your pancakes or cheesecakeChef: Sara Kosmetski
Sun Dried Marinara Sauce
This delicious sauce goes great with pasta or home made pizza.Chef: Sara Kosmetski
Sunny Carrot Walnut Taco Meat
This is a huge success every time it's served.Chef: Sara Kosmetski
Super Chocolate Milk
This is the best chocolate milk around.Chef: Libby Wright
Sweet Greens Smoothie
A great way to eat your greens.Chef: Libby Wright
Sweet Potato Pie Filling
Raw and vegan and very yummy.Chef: Sara Kosmetski
Tex-Mex Salad
This is a wonderful salad that can be used as main dish, side dish, or party take along.Chef: Libby Wright
Vegan Ranch Dressing
This ranch dressing leaves all the trans fats behind, and instead contributes healthy fats and great anti-oxidents. Plus it tastes wonderfulChef: Sara Kosmetski
Warm Miso Soup
Asian soup never tasted better.Chef: Sara Kosmetski
Watermelon Smoothie
A classic smoothie that tastes great.Chef: Sara Kosmetski
Zucchini Marinara Pasta
Gluten free and light for any summer evening If you don't have a spirooli, you can also use this marinara on gluten free or regular spaghetti noodles.Chef: Sara Kosmetski


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Bunnahabhain 9 year old bourbon finish - distillery bottle (58.1%)
On Friday, June 2, we made our way to Bunnahabhain for their open day. The sun was shining, the food was great and the whisky was flowing. We attended a warehouse tasting which was wonderful, and then it was time to relax in the sunshine with lots more whisky.
But before I settled down on the pier to take a few snaps of the breathtaking views across to Jura, a visit to the distillery shop was in order. I only purchased a small 20cl bottle of this 9-year-old bourbon finish, which was hand-filled at Warehouse 9 on the day before our visit.
Why only a small bottle? Well, after attending the open days at Caol Ila, Laphroaig, Bowmore and Kilchoman earlier that week - along with a stop at Lagavulin AND a trip to Campbeltown before that, I had picked up what can only be described as a ridiculous amount of whisky. I was concerned that our car might be too heavy for the ferry, overloaded as it was with fine single malts!
On the nose, this has a massive amount of vanilla, custard cream biscuits, icing sugar, royal icing, sponge cake, donuts and meringues. Wow! There's also raspberry pavlova, white pepper, pine needles, Edinburgh rock, dried banana chips and slices of hard pear.
On first taste, the Bunna has a fruity, liquorice flavour, with some Plasticine, pepper and is slightly soapy. Ladies and gentlemen, this needs water! That's better. Lots of white fruits now and it has a sugary sweetness combined with cinnamon, vanilla and a light toffee. There's also something green and herbal going on in the glass.
The finish is spicy, with creamy vanilla, black pepper, lemon rind and faint kiwi fruit. There's also dry wood, white coffee and some smoke - but not peat.
Yeah, this is good stuff - and you know what? I should have bought a bigger bottle!
Welcome to Bunnahabhain
The pier at Bunnahabhain - with views across to Jura