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text: Internment camps were used in the US during World War II. They were used as a facility to house people who were Japanese Americans and to keep them corralled in one place. It was a horrible idea and was so degrading to many people who were born Americans but had the skin of a Japanese person.

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A taste of what was on the minds of Ohio State players during the annual Media Day on Sunday afternoon.
The senior running back recounted his freak injury and provided his initial reaction to seeing the cut tendon in his foot: "I was letting my dog out, he went to the bathroom and I went to clean it up out of the grass, stepped on glass. I do it all the time. (The glass) was like deep in the grass, because obviously I didn't see it, I don't know how it got there.
"I was like, 'I need stitches.' It was leaking pretty bad. I thought that was all it was stitches, then I had to get an MRI and they told me I tore a tendon and I was like, 'Man, this is my first year and I have to miss the first two games.'"
The senior defensive end on the toughest part of recovering from a serious injury like the knee issue that led to micro-fracture surgery for him: "I'm never a quitter. You're going to have to drag me off this field before I call it quits. I think why I was down because it's just hard to accept the fact that you're performing at such a high level one day and the next day and so on and so forth you're just like, 'Gosh, when is this going to stop? When am I going to feel right again?' You just have doubts surfacing throughout your mind. It's a really hard for an athlete to get hurt and realize his potential, it's a pain not only physically, but mentally it's even worse."
The sophomore receiver was asked if he was going to average 20 yards per catch again like he did last year: "No -- I want to average more. And I want catch more than 14 for the whole year last year. I was used to 14 in one game back in high school. I'm looking forward to having a great season. I think every single one of us is going to push each other to have the best year we can."
On if he's paying attention to the early NFL Draft projections ahead of his junior season at defensive tackle: "Nah, coach (Mike) Vrabel really has me concentrating on this season and not really worrying too much about this NFL talk. Just focusing on this year and winning as many games as we can for the seniors. That's what I'm here to do."
The freshman defensive lineman was told a roster had his weight listed as 245 pounds: "Yeah, that's not right at all. Right now, I'm at about 288, 289."
On playing on the inside at defensive tackle now: "They moved me down to the three-technique, and I did good at it. That's just where they left me for now on, and I'm fine with it. I think I'll probably just stay. There could be a situation where I go inside and out, but the biggest adjustment there was probably learning to use my hands even more. Just keeping a stronger base."


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From the Temple Mount to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre
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The Stone of Anointing in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre
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(Medical Xpress)—Cardiac patients suffering from depression are at greater risk for new cardiac events or cardiac death than patients without depression. It is still unclear which underlying mechanisms play a role in this adverse relationship. Researchers from Tilburg University, the Veterans Affair Hospital in San Francisco, and VU University Medical Center in the Netherlands suggest that inflammatory processes could be involved (Psychoneuroendocrinology, August 2012).
The researchers followed 667 patients with stable coronary heart disease for 6 years to investigate the relationship between depressive symptoms and white blood cells – a marker for inflammation. Patients were asked about their feelings of depression annually and their blood was drawn at the first and last assessment to determine their white blood cell count. These levels are a reflection of ongoing inflammatory processes in the body but are also involved in the formation of atherosclerosis, an important precursor of cardiac disease. Because health behaviors such as smoking, physical activity and overweight have a great influence on both depression and cardiac disease, patients were also asked to rate these behaviors.
The results showed that patients who repeatedly experienced depressive symptoms (depressed at two or more interviews) had a higher white blood cell count after 5 years of follow-up compared to those reporting depressive symptoms at one interview or not at all. Further analyses showed that this association was independent of the presence of adverse health behaviors.
The higher white blood cell count in the presence of frequently depressive episodes could possibly explain why cardiac patients with depressive feelings are at greater risk for new cardiac events or cardiac death than those who don't experience depressive feelings.
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Many weeks back, Hiccup and I travelled to Kansas City to do a little big city exploring and see B & H Underground with Hiccup's brother-in-law CasperMilkToast.
Hiccup and I got up early that morning, loaded up a ton of gear for all the stuff we'd be doing, then grabbed a quick bite to eat. With that done, we drove the few hours up to the Kansas City area and Barracuda and Casper's house. They were up by the time we got there, and we let Casper grab a quick breakfast before we headed out.
The first place we hit was what we believed to be an old jail not far from Casper and Barracuda's place. Hiccup and I had driven past it with Barracuda once before, but Casper had actually checked it out previously. We parked off the road and walked on into the area. A neighbor outside burning trash called out to ask what we were doing, and we told him we were just taking some pictures and he didn't seem to care.
The building was old, and the roof had either rotted away or collapsed. It really did look like an old jail, though. The area was covered in trash and old junk. We poked around it a bit, but it was just a single building. As we were getting ready to head back to the car, the neighbor came over and talked to us a bit. He said he had just been paranoid because people were always coming out there and dumping trash. But he also said that he'd heard the building was an old jail as well.
From there we headed over to the Richards Gebaur Airport to check out some stuff in that area. There, first, we checked out some empty hangars. I poked around the back of them, but none of them had a way in. I could see pretty much everything there was to see through the windows, though. It was just a gigantic empty space.
Next, we drove over to another area where some steam pipes were running above ground. Casper had noticed what looked like tunnels down the hill. We walked down and checked it out, even popping a manhole, but there were no tunnels to be found. All we found was one large chamber that the pipes went into.
Our next destination was a large underground mine inside the city limits. Hiccup and I had been near the entrances before, but we hadn't had time to go inside. Supposedly, there was a spiral staircase inside the mine that came out in a cemetery above it. It sounded ridiculous, but I had heard the story from so many people that I had started to wonder if it was true. Either way, I was determined to give it a thorough look.
We parked up above the mine, then walked down through the woods to the entrance. We went on inside and started checking it out. It was your standard modern mine, big enough to drive dump trucks through, laid out in a grid pattern. Pretty much like the others I've blogged about here.
We came across a couple entrances as we were walking, but they were partially blocked with rubble. There was also a huge caved in area opposite of them. We basically just picked one of the walls of the mine and started following it. I figured if we just followed the interior wall of the mine all the way back around to our original entrance and kept an eye out, we'd see the spiral staircase if it was there.
We walked for what seemed like forever. The wall we were following was an irregular shape, so it wasn't a simple loop we were walking. We didn't see any spiral staircases, but we did come across something surprising. In a depressed area filled with water, there was a light on next to some pump equipment. All this time, I had thought the mine was completely abandoned, but it apparently wasn't.
In another area of the mine, we found a huge, long sheet of plastic hung upright from ceiling. It looked designed to keep dust from floating from one side to the other, and it stretched on and on for hundreds of feet. People who had been in the mine before us had cut strange shapes in the plastic in places. It was kind of bizarre.
In yet another part of the mine, we found yet more equipment with electricity still hooked up. Then we started coming across some excavating machinery and even someone's truck. The place was not only not abandoned, but they were apparently still doing some kind of work inside of it.
Eventually, we made it back to the entrances where we entered. It had taken forever, but we were there. And we had never seen the legendary spiral staircase. I was pretty disappointed and once again skeptical. We headed back up the hill to the car, tired, but still wanting to explore.
I wish I could tell you all what we did next. However, although what we did was our usual harmless trespassing, I am almost 100% sure I would go to jail if I talked about it publicly. All I can say is that we snuck into an off-limits section of a VERY public place to try and locate a legendary tunnel system. And we did, indeed, find it, although we weren't able to get inside thanks to a locked door.
After that, we went back to Casper's and rested for a bit. We ate a dinner of homemade calzone that Barracuda had prepared. Then we got our stuff together to go and check out our main reason for coming to Kansas City: B & H Underground.
If I had to make a top ten list of places I've explored, B & H Underground would be on it and fairly high up. It was a huge underground space that had been mined out of the limestone. But unlike the other mines we'd been to, this one had been finished up to contain offices, warehouse space, and other businesses. At some point, it was abandoned and had flooded with water that ranged from ankle-deep to almost up to my head, with office and business stuff floating in it everywhere. I'd only explored it once before with Slim Jim, but I'd been in love with it ever since.
We parked above the underground and down the street, then walked down through a brushy field to the entrance. When we were close to it, but still out of sight, we all suited up into the chest-high waders we'd brought with us. Some people liked to explore the place with a boat, but I preferred waders because I knew there were some places inside you couldn't see without them.
We tromped down inside the entrance, wading in up to our knees, and I found that the metal ceiling immediately inside had either collapsed or been purposely brought down to try and block the way. We simply climbed around it on nearby ledge and then hopped back down into the water.
There was an actual paved road that led into the underground, which was what we were following. Granted, it was under a couple feet of water now, but it was still there and it led all over the area. I knew from before that there were even traffic and parking signs in various places. The road forked as soon as we walked in, but we went up a nearby staircase instead that led into a finished office area. We needed a place away from the entrance to light the propane lantern, something I usually brought for these underground mines.
When that was done, we walked back down into the water and started following one of the forks in the road. We passed lots of finished office areas, which we stopped to check out, as well as inspecting some of the stranger junk we found floating around. We also came to an area with lots of wire cages that we'd called the zombie cage on our first trip. And when we came across a partially submerged, two-seat piece of furniture, I had Casper and Hiccup pose for a picture that I intend to have as a poster on my wall someday.
Eventually, we came to a dry area, where someone had left a flat-bottom boat docked. The boat had been down here the last time I had been there, but it hadn't seemed like anyone had used it back then. I knew some of the people in the area had been using it, though, but it supposedly leaked. And up behind the dry area where the boat was parked was another smaller entrance, just big enough for a person to come in through. I wasn't actually sure where that entrance was in relation to the surface.
At some point, we moved to a large open area of the mine that didn't have any office or warehouse space on it. Farther back in it, behind some walls, there was also another huge area that was completely unfinished, like they had just stopped mining abruptly. Around this area, I also found a strange graffiti that I'd seen the last time I was here. It was of a large white rabbit holding a dripping bloody knife. And before anybody gets the wrong idea, I don't spraypaint sites and it was there when I first explored the place years ago. It was still kind of cool to find it, though.
We made our way around to an area of the underground that had collapsed in a couple places. Here, there were also huge piles of trash and junk, like someone had been using it as a garbage dump for a while. Past that, we came up on an open area with a chain link gate for vehicles to pass through. I remembered that this part had the deepest water of anywhere else on our last trip.
As we waded out into it, we found that the water was MUCH deeper than the last time I'd been there. I'm over six feet tall, and the water was brushing the top of my waders. There were even a couple warehouse spaces right there that we couldn't explore, because the water would've been above them. I also got a good amount of water into my waders at this point when I was futzing around with the camera and tripod taking a long exposure shot. That pretty much convinced me it was almost time to go, although we were ready anyway since we'd followed the road back around to where we'd started.
There was one more cool thing I wanted to show Casper and Hiccup as we were leaving, and it was right near the entrance we'd used. There was a really nifty office, complete with drywall and tile ceiling, that was flooded with waist deep water. It was just the strangest thing to be walking around an office with water and junk floating everywhere.
Somewhere around this point, Casper asked Hiccup, "You're not afraid of snakes, are you?" I just assumed he was talking about the pieces of hose that we kept finding floating in the water, but I was wrong. Coiled up on a loading door was a small, green snake. I couldn't believe it. The water down here was filthy and polluted and smelled of sulfur, so I don't know how the thing was living down here. I found out later that it wasn't poisonous, but we didn't know that at the time and pretty much left it alone.
With that, we were done for the night. We headed back to the entrance, killed the lantern, and made the long walk back to the car. Then we headed back to Casper and Barracuda's to crash for the night.
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I love having a few bags of blueberries in the freezer. While my mom used to add them to grapefruit-based fruit salads, I prefer to sprinkle frozen blueberries into puddles of pancake batter I've just poured on the griddle. Then, as the pancakes cook on side one, I drizzle a bit of extra batter over the blueberries so they'll cook inside the pancakes when I flip them to side two. Using frozen blueberries to make pancakes, I set the cooking temperature lower than I would for plain pancakes. This gives the blueberries more time to thaw before the pancakes finish cooking.
Is your home kitchen garden producing well? This time of year, a kitchen garden can overwhelm its caretaker with produce. Beans are typical offenders along with tomatoes, eggplant, and various types of squash. Fruits can also present excesses.
If you're facing a glut of vegetables or fruit… or if you simply want to store some goodies now so you can enjoy them until next year's harvest, a deep-freeze makes a great food-preserver.
Of all methods of preserving goods, freezing maintains flavors and textures the most faithfully. But freezing isn't a perfect solution. Fruits especially suffer from freezing. As a rule fruits become mushy when they thaw, though their flavors remain true. If you plan to cook the fruits before you eat them, they'll be great after freezing. If you're going to eat them raw, find applications where the altered consistencies suit your sensibilities.
When it comes to frozen vegetables, I've never wanted to eat one raw after thawing it. These, I think, you should plan to cook… but trust that the outcome will be very similar to that of cooking the vegetables when they're fresh. Root vegetables—carrots, potatoes, sweet potatoes, and so on—do not thaw well, but they do keep a long time unfrozen in a cool, dry storage area.
I line jelly roll pans with waxed paper and then add single layers of blueberries or other produce. These I set uncovered in the deep-freeze overnight. The frozen berries easily come loose from the waxed paper and from each other.
How you prepare fruit for freezing depends on what type of fruit it is. I suggest making it bite-sized. So, if you're freezing peaches, pears, apples, or pineapples, peel them and cut them into pieces. If you're freezing berries, they're already in bite-sized pieces.
Pack fruit in freezer containers or in food storage freezer bags. Vacuum-seal them for the longest freezer life, but a zipper-style bag with the air squeezed out around the fruit should keep the fruit in decent shape for close to a year. Place only as much fruit in each bag as you're going to use in one meal or service. Alternatively, follow the instructions below for Individually-Frozen Vegetables and Berries.
You can freeze vegetables raw and they'll be fine when you cook them up later… as long as it's not too much later. Conventional wisdom is that certain enzymes in vegetables promote aging and they continue to work even when the vegetables are frozen. This means the quality of frozen vegetables decreases rapidly over time unless you stop the enzymes. To "turn off" enzymes and increase the freezer live of vegetables, blanch them before you freeze them.
Individually-frozen, blueberries are hard, cold marbles. You have ten or fifteen minutes to package them and return them to the freezer before they soften noticeably.
Blanching is a breeze. It involves cooking the vegetables only long enough that they heat through, and then rapidly cooling them to stop the cooking before their texture changes significantly.
To prepare vegetables for freezing, first wash off the dirt, discard the bad spots, and cut the vegetables into sizes you'll want to cook later. Peas, I remove from the pods and leave whole. Beans, I snap into ¾ inch lengths… some people prefer to cut them rather than snap them.
Set a very large pot of water to boil. I use my canning pot filled about ¾ of its depth. Fill a second very large pot with cold water, and have some ice on hand to add to that water.
Fill a strainer or a steamer's colander with prepared vegetable chunks, then plunge the strainer into the boiling water so that all the vegetables are in the water. This may stop the boiling, so cover the pot to help bring up its temperature.
I use my canning pot or a very large stock pot for cooking, and another for cooling when I blanch vegetables for freezing. The colander is an insert from a pasta-cooker, though I might just as well use a strainer. I used to let the vegetables float free in the cook-pot, but it took so long to fish them out that some were nearly totally cooked by the time I'd finish.
When the water starts boiling again, leave the vegetables cooking for three minutes. During this time, add ice to the pot of cold water. Then, at the end of three minutes, lift the strainer from the boiling water and submerge it in the cold water. Stir the vegetables around in the strainer to promote rapid cooling. In about three minutes, the vegetables should be at or below room temperature; remove them from the water and let them drain.
Put one-meal-sized portions of the blanched vegetables into freezer containers or bags, and toss them into your deep-freeze. If you can vacuum-seal the containers, your vegetables may keep well for 18 months, but even in a heavy-weight hermetically-sealed bag they should be acceptable for eating up to a year after you process them.
As with fruit, blanched vegetables tend to stick together when they freeze, resulting in a brick that may be hard to separate until it thaws. You can simplify your freezer space by freezing the vegetable parts individually, and storing them in much larger bags or containers.
Typical instructions for freezing fruits and vegetables result in large clumps of frozen-together stuff. Blanch beans, toss them in a bag, put them in your freezer, and soon you'll have a brick of frozen beans. If you want to use a portion of the beans, you may need a hammer or an ice pick to break them free of the bean brick.
When last I froze wax beans, I ran out of waxed paper so I tried plastic wrap as pan-liners. I much prefer the waxed paper because it's far more biodegradable than plastic. I had so many beans to freeze that I layered them in the pans: first wax paper, then beans, then paper, and then beans. This worked well, and let me double the amount of produce I could freeze in one night.
The same goes for fruits: Wash a quart of blueberries, put the berries in a bag, freeze them, and you'll need to chip them apart when you want to use them.
You're best off freezing packages of beans or berries in modest amounts—no more per bag than you'll use for a single meal… unless you freeze the beans or berries individually. Here's how I do it:
After washing berries or blanching beans (or peas or broccoli spears or cauliflower florets), drain them and then dump them onto a towel. Gently roll the fruits or vegetables around on the towel to remove as much moisture as you have patience for.
Then, line a jellyroll pan or a pizza pan with waxed paper (plastic wrap works as well) and cover the paper with produce only one layer deep. If you like, cover the produce with more waxed paper and put a second layer of beans or berries on that.
Place the uncovered pan of beans or berries in your freezer over night. Then, retrieve the pan (I actually do as many as four pans in a single freezing event), break the individual fruits or vegetables off of the waxed paper, and load a container with the frozen produce. Put the filled container back in your freezer.
When you freeze fruits and vegetables this way, you can grab a handful, a pint, or a quart as-needed without having to bust a clump loose from a frozen produce brick.
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8oz jelly jars and standard canning lids and bands infiltrate every counter and cabinet in my kitchen. For me, jelly and jam canning season starts with strawberries in the spring and continues with sour cherries, raspberries, peaches, and pears. I use larger jars to can tomatoe sauce and appplesauce. I may try pressure canning next season though I'd more likely can stews and soups than I would plain vegetables.
Are you still looking at a pile of produce from your prolific home kitchen garden? Home canning may be the best way to deal with it. My past several posts have presented videos detailing home canning. We've introduced canning terms and equipment, and we've discussed both boiling-water-bath and pressure canning.
This post completes the series about how to can. There are two videos embedded at the end of the post that together make up the fifth lesson on canning: Pressure Canning Basics. Equipment for pressure canning tends to be more expensive than that for boiling water bath canning. In fact, you may already have a pot or two you can use for boiling water bath canning. However, if you want to preserve vegetables in canning jars, you must use a pressure canner.
These videos clearly explain the procedures and encourage you not to fear poisoning yourself. If you follow instructions, you'll find it's easy to preserve just about any produce through till the next harvest.
Also note: a pressure canner is a pressure cooker. Most of us have never experimented with cooking foods under pressure. Once you have a pressure canner, there's no barrier to tray pressure cooking. Just about anything you cook in a pot on the stove will cook much more quickly under pressure; you can produce one-pot meals in fractions of the time it takes to cook them without a pressure cooker.
To get started, watch the videos below. Then hop over to the Home Kitchen Garden Store to find a pressure canner suited to your canning needs.
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I have only a boiling water bath canner. Posing for this photo are apple sauce, black raspberry jelly and syrup, chili sauce, red pepper rellish, tomato sauce, sour cherry jam, peach jelly, and pickled vegetables. Many other jellies and jams, as well as chutneys and apple butter chose to remain in the pantry during the photo session.
If your home kitchen garden produces more than you can eat in a season, then home canning may be for you. My last two posts have been about preserving produce from your home kitchen garden, and have presented videos that clearly explain the two types of canning, and that introduce the terms, equipment, and methodology of home canning.
If you're new to canning, please read those earlier posts and watch the videos embedded in them. Then come back here and watch this video specifically about the boiling water bath method of canning used for high-acid produce.
When you see how easy it is to can fruits and vegetables, you might want to do your own. Visit the Home Kitchen Garden Store to buy everything you need to get started. There, you can find pots for both boiling-water-bath- and pressure- canning. You'll also find sets of accessories, lids, pectin (for making jellies and jams), and books with detailed instructions and recipes for home canning.
Please read the item descriptions and user reviews thoroughly before you buy! Boiling-water-bath canners may hold five, seven, nine, or more quart jars at a time. A 21-quart canning pot, for example, can usually hold seven quart-sized canning jars. Pressure canners, while considerably more expensive, hold far smaller loads for the money… but many of them can double as boiling-water-bath canners. I've tried to include only products with good customer reviews.
Please leave a comment to share your experiences with home canning, or to point out omissions from the canning pages of the Home Kitchen Garden Store. Also, if you have questions about canning that you'd like to see addressed on this site, feel free to ask in a comment—or use the Contact Us link.
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When it comes to preserving produce from my home kitchen garden, I choose canning for fruits (including tomatoes). I especially enjoy making jelly: it's incredibly easy to do, it usually tastes better than commercial jelly, it costs less than commercial jelly, and for some reason people who receive a gift of homemade jelly act impressed that a human might actually have made it himself.
Does your home kitchen garden produce more fruits and vegetables than you eat in a season? My last post provided an overview of food-preservation strategies you can use to benefit from the excess. Embedded at the end of that post was a YouTube video introducing key concepts about home canning: storing foods in vacuum-sealed jars.
That video was one in a series about home canning. And, though those videos have some of the most stilted narration ever written, they are well-produced and terrifically informative.
So, please continue your exploration of food-preservation by reviewing the next videos in the series. These explain more about the differences in equipment necessary for boiling water bath and pressure-canning methods of canning. The videos define more terms that are helpful to know when you talk about canning, and they demonstrate the steps necessary to process foods—whether with the boiling water bath or the pressure-canning methods:
When you grow fruit in a home kitchen garden, it's a good idea to learn to make jams and jellies. I pack pint jars for my sandwiches and english muffins, and 8 oz jars as gifts for school teachers, music teaches, riding instructors, and friends.
If you planted a large home kitchen garden this year, then you probably already know how to preserve the fruits, vegetables, and nuts you grew in it. Or… maybe you planted the garden without thought about what you'd do if it produced more food than you could consume during the growing season? For those who are thinking of adding a home kitchen garden to defray food costs in the coming year, learning to preserve food could become of paramount importance.
Food Preservation Methods
There is no single method of preserving fresh garden produce so that it is as satisfying in two or three months as it is on the day you harvest it. Some fruits will keep for many months when stored in the right environment (cold-storage in oxygen-free containers), but their texture deteriorates and they're never as satisfying as fruits picked fresh from a tree. Certain vegetables–especially root crops and squash–keep surprisingly well and can last through a long winter… but after lengthy storage, they almost beg you to cook them; textures change and they just aren't as appealing as they were when you first harvested them.
Popular methods of preserving produce include:
Root cellar—Storing potatoes, carrots, beets, turnips, squash, and similar vegetables in a root cellar holds the produce in a condition quite similar to fresh; the items you preserve this way are most like fresh produce when you later prepare them in your kitchen. Unfortunately, most types of produce won't keep in a root cellar any better than they will on your dining room table. Root and squash crops may keep for three to nine months when managed properly in a root cellar.
Freezing—Freezing produce retains a considerable amount of a food's characteristics, and stands as the preservation method of choice for most green vegetables and fruits. Interestingly, freezing dramatically changes the characteristics of most root crops, making the mushy and unpleasant. Leafy vegetables such as lettuce, spinach, and chard are also lousy candidates for freezing, unless you plan to eat them cooked; once frozen and thawed, leaves become very mushy and bear little resemblance to the original product. Frozen fruits and vegetables will keep well from six to twelve months.
This two-gallon pot of applesauce is ready to go into canning jars. My kids will eat a quart of applesauce each week which means I could can 13 gallons a year and it wouldn't be too much… only 11 gallons to go!
Canning—You pretty much cook fruits and vegetables during the canning process. Consequently, they soften up. In the case of vegetables, canning makes them softer than you might intentionally do when cooking from fresh; there's no cripiness in a canned green bean. Home-canned fruits have exactly the same characteristics of commercially-canned fruits except that their flavor is exponentially better… probably because you can use fully-ripe fruit at home, and commercial canneries tend to use firmer fruits that won't bruise easily when running machine processes. So, if you're used to eating canned pears, peaches, applesauce, and the like, it'll taste much better if you prepare and can it yourself. Canned produce will last from one to two years.
Dehydration—Dehydration may be the least common method of preserving produce from a home kitchen garden. It offers certain advantages over other methods: Dehydrated foods don't require freezing, refrigeration, or storage in a root cellar. Bags of dehydrated foods are light and easy to store. When cooked, many dryed vegetables and fruits rehydrate convincingly back into something resembling the original product. As well, semi-dehydration can produce new forms of a food that are just as scrumptious as the original. Consider, for example, raisins and prunes. As long as you keep fully-dehydrated foods dry, they will last a year or more.
Pickling—This method of preservation has the greatest impact on the flavor of the food you preserve. To pickle vegetables and fruit, you add acid—usually vinegar—and, in most cases, salt. Different pickling methods involve canning, or open-barrel storage, but the end result is a product soaked with vinegar, salt, and seasonings. Pickled foods have distinctive flavors and usually serve as side dishes or as ingredients in recipes. Canned pickled produce will last for one or two years.
Harvest Time in Your Home Kitchen Garden
At the end of the growing season in Pennsylvania, I'm in the throws of preserving garden produce. Because frost has killed off my vegetable patch, I'm through with tomatoes… and I've already done jellies and jams from various fruits when they were in season. A few weeks ago, I made my first pickled vegetables, and I just put up (meaning, "canned") to gallons of applesauce. I'll be canning another two gallons of applesauce this weekend, and, perhaps, two more gallons next weekend.
Even when I'm not using my own produce, canning pickles and apple sauce provides a modest financial boost: the cost of pickled vegetables at the local market is $4 per pint. Mine cost just $1.25 per pint. My applesauce, made with commercial apples, costs about a dollar per gallon less than commercially-canned applesauce, and it tastes about $4 a gallon better (if that makes sense). Had I spent $15 to protect my apples from insect damage this summer, my home-grown applesauce would cost about four dollars per gallon less than commercial applesauce.
Here's a video that introduces home canning. The narration is a bit stilted, but the content is golden. Please enjoy:
Follow this link: for in-depth information about preserving produce with a food dryer.


text: Saturday I was stung on my ear by a bee-ouch! I'm not allergic-have been stung a couple of times before. The others times it's hurt for about a day and then been fine. My ear is still red and warm to the touch and according to easy child/difficult child swollen as well. It's also itchy which I think is normal. My question: How long should something like this last? Just curious because I haven't had bee sting pain last before.


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Pre-K Art
Here's a fun and magical art activity, where kids paint an invisible picture that can only be revealed when painted over with watercolors!
Help your kindergartener add some flair to the family garden with pencil pinwheels!
Looking for a teacher gift? Here's a way for your preschooler to show off her growing writing skills and create a cute picture frame to show her thanks, too!
What IS That Thing? is a game for kids of all ages that uses scrap paper and junk from around the house! A great way to recycle, reduce, and reuse.
Teach your child about the art of ancient Australia by creating your own handprint art just like Aboriginal artists did thousands of years ago.
In this unique 5th grade arts and crafts project, your budding artist can imitate ancient rock art by creating his own petroglyphs on sandpaper with crayons.
Here's a fun art activity that combines measurement and design with drawing and painting. Kids tell their own special story as they create a story quilt.
Using butcher paper, ink and charcoal, your child will explore ancient motifs such as buffalo, bison and hunters by creating her very own cave painting.
Commemorate the 100th Day of School with some jewelry that includes 100 buttons.


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Stress is evident everywhere in our fast-paced world. It's a mental, emotional, or physical strain caused by anxiety or overwork. We all feel stress and often suffer the results of it in some way or other. Stress is difficult to define or measure. Some people thrive on a busy lifestyle and are able to cope well with life crises. Other people feel tensed or stressed by the slightest deviation from their set daily routine.
What is stress?
The signs of stress:
If you have more than 3 signs you have a stress.
Is stress harmful? (video)
How can we avoid stress? (magic bag with tips how to avoid stress)
Don't over commit.Whether in your personal or professional life, learn your limits and set boundaries. Know when to say, "No!" Don't take on more than you can reasonably handle.
Avoid people who stress you out. If someone is a constant source of stress and you can't turn the relationship around, limit the amount of time you spend with that person, or end the relationship entirely.
Avoid heated topics.You know the topics that cause your blood pressure to rise, so learn to avoid them.
Practice relaxation techniques. Techniques such as yoga, meditation, and deep breathing activate the body's relaxation response – a state of restfulness opposite of the stress response. When practiced regularly, you will enjoy a reduction in your everyday stress levels, benefit by a boost in your feelings of peace and serenity, and increase your ability to stay calm under pressure.
Change how you view things.Practice viewing stressful situations from a more positive perspective. Rather than getting stressed out about sitting in traffic, look at it as an opportunity to pause and regroup, to listen to your favorite music or self-improvement CD, or to just enjoy some quiet time.
Practice positive thinking. How you think can have a profound effect on your emotional and physical well-being. People who maintain a positive attitude and practice positive thinking experience less stress than those who are pessimistic and negative.
Anticipate problems.When issues arise, address them head on before they escalate. The best way to avoid big problems is by addressing them when they are small.
Express your feelings. When something or someone is upsetting you, learn to communicate your concerns in an open and respectful manner. Even if it's just sharing what you are going through with a friend, you will likely feel better.
Practice good time management. Every improvement you make in how you spend your time gives you greater control of your life and plays a small role in reducing your everyday stress levels.
Don't procrastinate (откладывать). Putting things off until the last minute is a guaranteed way to increase your stress levels. Start doing what you know you should do when you know you should do it. Become a do-it-now person.
Look for the upside. When problems and challenges present themselves, look at them as opportunities for personal growth. The next time you arefaced with a challenge remember this African proverb: "Smooth seas do not make skillful sailors."
Set aside relaxation time. Block out time each day to rest, relax, and recharge your batteries. Look at your daily schedule and identify one or more periods of time when you can take a break. Do something you enjoy during these blocks of time.
Keep your sense of humor. Smiling and laughing are great ways to reduce stress.
Exercise regularly. It is well documented that physical activity plays a key role in reducing the effects of stress on the body. Make time for at least 30 minutes of exercise, three times per week. A brisk walk can do wonders to reduce stress.
Consume healthy food and beverages. When we nourish (питать) our bodies with healthy foods and beverages our bodies are better prepared to cope with stress.
Get enough sleep.Getting a good night's sleep allows you to rest your mind and body. When you are tired and fatigued, you experience more stress than when you are fresh and full of energy.
Use a "To Do" list. Writing down everything you need to do in a prioritized sequence is a huge stress reducer. When you are doing exactly what you should be doing in the exact sequence in which things need to be completed, you will feel more at peace.
Build valued relationships.If you put an emphasis on building valued relationships, you will not only find greater enjoyment in life, but you will have fewer conflicts. Spending time with positive and encouraging people makes you feel better and reduces stress.
Learn to respond, not react. When something upsets you, don't react in haste. Instead pause and consider the best way to respond—a way that you will be proud of later.
Write things down. Stop trying to remember everything; start taking notes or making lists. This frees the mind and, because you don't need to remember things, you will feel a whole lot less stress.
Plan ahead and arrive early. We have all experienced the stress of running late for an appointment. When you have to be somewhere at a specific time, plan ahead and arrive early.
Present yourself as being calm and in control. When you present yourself in this manner, you will feel less hurried and more confident, both of which will reduce the stress you feel.
Stop expecting people to live by your rules. Dealing with unmet expectations is a huge source of stress. Make sure you set proper expectations for yourself. When you set expectations for others, make sure they understand them. Expecting people to fulfill your unspoken expectations is a sure fire way to get a dose of unwanted stress.
Get organized.How do you feel when your home, car, or workplace is a mess, or when you are working on a project and can't find things? Take the time to get organized; then do the little things each day to stay organized.
Learn to estimate how long activities take. Start tracking how long things take to complete. In most cases, the actual amount of time it takes to do something is more than you initially estimated. By clearly understanding how long an activity "really" takes, you can better control your schedule and commitments.
Stop stressing over little things. So much stress comes from getting worked up over petty little things –such as the person driving slowly in front of you, or listening to someone who has an opposing view on an insignificant subject. Use your self-control to ignore the little things that bug you.
Don't try to control the uncontrollable. Many things in life are beyond our control, including the behavior of other people. Rather than stressing out over them, focus on the things you can control, such as how you should respond to them.
Learn to forgive.Accept the fact that we live in an imperfect world and that we all make mistakes. Let go of anger, resentment, and negative energy by forgiving those who have hurt you.
Be grateful.Take time each day to reflect on the things you appreciate in your life, including your own positive qualities and gifts. This will increase your happiness and help you keep things in perspective.
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Download Data Easy PRO apk 3.4 free for Android smartphone
Posted by cb56 in Tools | March 29, 2015 | 12 Comments
Apk file size: 1.3 MB
WARNING for Android LOLLIPOP users: Mobile Connection Cycle Works only on Rooted Devices
One of the functions that use a lot of battery is the data connection.
Using this app you can also save 30% of battery; this means that at the end of the day you can have 30% battery instead of a fully discharged battery.
This application is useful to save battery, data traffic and money, also limit the device radiation and stay in sync.
It allows you to cyclically connect to the Mobile Network or to the Wifi one to synchronize e-mail, appointments, contacts, program data, etc.
With the "Cycle when Screen Off, Connect on Screen On" option Checked you can have Automatic Connection when Screen is On and Cyclically Connection when Screen is Off; you can forget to switch the connections!
You can also delay the termination of the connections when you turn off the screen; this is useful for example when you are using a Chat App and you're waiting for a quick response.
With the "Cyclically connect regardless screen state" option checked you can Cyclically Connect when you are using the device, for example, while you're watching a movie.
If a Wifi connection is available it will take precedence over the Mobile one, to save data traffic and money in case of not-flat rates.
You can also enable sounds and vibration alerts, enable and disable notifications (PRO), set start at the boot, suspend the cycle and enable connections when the device is Plugged, set the type of connection you want when you turn on the screen or the device is Plugged or Unplugged and set the times at which the cycle is suspended.
The application installs some WIDGETS that allows you to activate the cyclic connection or turn on/off quickly the Mobile and Wifi Connections.
To be synchronized and save battery power, for example, set "Activate Data Connection" every 10 minutes and "Keep Data Connection Alive" for 45 seconds.
Advanced PRO Functions:
. option to set how many minutes activate data connection
. option to set how many seconds keep data connection alive
. option to disable notifications
Whats new
Fixed Android Lollipop mobile connection (for Rooted Devices only)
Fixed minor bugs
cb56 part of our Tools and have average installs from 100 to 500. Last Update March 29, 2015. Google play rating is 83.4043. Current verison is 3.4. Actual size 1.3 MB.
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Edward Acosta Hurtado
Great I found it!!!! another a must have to recommend! I tried more than 10 apps that automatically do this app's job (on/off wifi & data), this works like a charm, the secret is enable the screen lock, that's all this app require to function properly! recommended!, God bless u. :D
Harjit Samra
Excellent I was a bit dubious but this saves me about 30% battery per day.
Cathy Cameron
Was better before upgrading to Pro :( I upgraded from the free version to the Pro paid version because I liked the app and its simplicity. It worked great. Not too happy with this version. Emailed dev days ago and NO RESPONSE. ?
Andrew Ainsworth
Great app. This app does what it says. The developer answered my question with in 30 minutes of my email. For customer service you my friend also get 5 stars!
Terry Vaughn
Worked ok on wifi Then would not turn on mobile data.
A Google User
Luv it Great app, love the new setting (data on when screen on) and the ability to choose using wakelock or not. Worth paying for ps. new version is even better!
David Whittley
Works fine Really smart solution.
A Google User
Great start, room for improvement Works as described. Needs a few features: 1. Ability to disable the notification bar icon. There's no need for it all the time. 2. Do not turn on the screen when data is enabled - this wastes battery!!! (Also keep the phone from waking out of deep sleep).
A Google User
Fraud This app is a fraud.I purchased it, opened and it says: "Not licensed. Closing app". And there is no option for refund afterwards!
Phillip Conlon
Doesn't work for Android 5.1 I love this program but it doesn't work for me anymore since I upgraded to LG G4
Nugroho Latifolia
A bit misleading of mechanism ScreenOff / On actually only functioned when ScreenLocked/Unlocked
Cathy Cameron
Was better before upgrading to Pro :( I upgraded from the free version to the Pro paid version because I liked the app and its simplicity. It worked great. Not too happy with this version. Emailed dev days ago and NO RESPONSE. ?


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It's the season of love. For Daddys looking to celebrate with their daughters – you have two dance options to choose from. Sports lovers have the chance to meet Mike Huff (former White Sox player) and check out a great exhibit on the Cubs/Sox rivalry. Nature lovers can explore to their hearts content at the Orchid Show or volunteer to help clean up The Grove. And finally, live theater lovers can choose from two family friendly offerings: one exploring an alternate fairy tale universe; the other a free celebration of Chinese culture! Got love weekends on the North Shore!
Princess BallFeb. 10: 6:30 – 8:30 pmWyndham Hotel, 1400 Milwaukee Ave., Glenview
It will be a night to remember for you and your little princess! Girls ages 4-12 and their special dates are cordially invited to the Princess Ball. Everyone should wear their finest ballroom attire and join us for a magical night of dancing and dining. Registration of $40 ($50 non res) per person is due in advance. Please register each princess and her date separately. To register, click here. For more info, visit glenviewparks.org or call 847-724-5670.
Wilmette Park District Daddy Daughter DanceFeb. 10: 6: 30 – 8:30 pmMichigan Shores Club, 911 Michigan Ave., Wilmette
Enjoy this special night between daddies & daughters, and make a lasting memory. Res-$55 / NR-$69. For more info: 847-256-6100.
The Orchid ShowFeb. 11 & 12: 10 am – 4 pm (Runs through Mar. 26)Chicago Botanic Garden, 1000 Lake Cook Rd., Glencoe
This year, at the Garden's biggest flower show of the year, they're taking a playful look at how orchids how have influenced and continue to inspire popular culture. Bring your camera and come see the striking Phalaenopsis 'V3' orchid—it's rarely on display at botanic gardens. You also won't want to miss the Garden's own creations at the Orchid Show, including a 15-foot tall Vanda "wind chime." For a complete listing of events, classes, ticket info and more, click here.
Restoration Work DayFeb. 11: 9 am – 12 pmThe Grove, 1421 Milwaukee Ave., Glenview
Help collect seeds and remove non-native, invasive plants to make way for wildflowers, grasses and trees. Bring work gloves if you have them. Work parties may be cancelled in the event of inclement weather. For more information, call 847-724-5670.
A Fairy Tale Adventure – Highland Park PlayersFeb. 11 & 12: 11 am, 1 pm (Additional days: Feb. 18 & 19)Edgewood Auditorium, 929 Edgewood Rd., Highland Park
The Wicked Witch has changed the endings to all the Fairy Tales so that evil will triumph, and she's kidnapped The Fairy to stop him from reversing the spell. Only Hansel, Gretel, and Paddy the Gingerbread Man can save the tales for a happily ever after ending! You'll know and love all of these classic fairy tale characters, but you've never seen them like this before. With a live band rocking original music, this engaging musical will be a hit with young audiences and fun for all ages! Tickets: $11 can be purchased online or at the door.
Coming Together 2017Feb. 11: 6 pmNorth Shore Center for the Performing Arts, 9501 Skokie Blvd., Skokie
A variety show featuring the Chinese culture and lifestyle with traditional performances including Lion and Dragon Dances, Chinese music, dance, folk songs, martial arts, and much more! Celebrate and welcome the Chinese New Year with friends and family at this year's Opening Ceremony. Free and open to the public. For more info, click here.
Sox vs Cubs/Meet Mike HuffFeb. 12: 2 – 3:30 pm (Exhibit runs through May 7)Wilmette Historical Museum, 609 Ridge Rd., Wilmette
This new exhibit takes a fun look at this longtime Chicago rivalry. Through a variety of voices, objects and interactive elements, the exhibit captures the history and depth of both sides of the rivalry and takes on the question of what it means to be a fan. Visitors will have interactive opportunities to explore the two teams, including a Trivia Challenge, the "Greatest Player" debate, and first-hand accounts from passionate supporters and Chicago sports media members. The exhibit would not be complete without replica scoreboards from both parks and vintage and present-day fan memorabilia. This Sunday, fans will have also have the special opportunity to hear Mike Huff talk about his career as a White Sox outfielder from 1991-1993 as well as his years with the Los Angeles Dodgers, Cleveland Indians, and Toronto Blue Jays. Huff is a Wilmette native who attended New Trier East High School in Winnetka and Northwestern University. He is currently the Vice President of Baseball Instruction at the Bulls/Sox Youth Academy. Bring the whole family for this free program to shake Mike's hand, take a photo, and get his autograph! For more info. click here.
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We are a top team of real estate agents specializing in the lakefront communities of Evanston, Wilmette, Winnetka, Kenilworth, Northfield, Glencoe, Highland Park and surrounding areas.
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GameMarx EP104 – The Death of Dubstep
This episode was going to be titled "Worlds Collide" but the early discussion of the show turned to reasons why Captain Dubstep isn't going to be finished. After that we cover collision detection, Zynga, Bioware, and Kickstarter news.
Show Notes:
- Technology Cooperative
- Report: Zynga's chief security officer resigns
- Zynga files countersuit against EA
- Valve's first hardware beta set for 2013
- Ray Muzyka & Greg Zeschuk Retire – From Ray Muzyka – From Greg Zeschuk
- Unity inks Wii U deal
- Can Film-Inspired Project Financing Work for Games?
Kickstarter News:
- Kickstarter for the Average Indie
- Obsidian accuses publishers of abusing Kickstarter
- Kickstarter Is Not a Store
- Sword of Fargoal 2: Classic Dungeon-Crawler Adventure
- Sealark, an Oceanic Adventure Game
- Blackspace – Plan. Dig. Defend. Survive.
- Bring Duke Nukem Mobile to iPhone and Android!
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Amazing Facts … and Beyond!
by T. Hodler
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
I'm sure this will be everywhere on the internet in half an hour or less (if I didn't already miss the deluge), but this looks like something too good to miss.
[Via the great Dan Z.]
UPDATE: Oh, and this is worth checking out, too. [Via everyone.]
Labels: comic strips, Dan Zettwoch, Kevin Huizenga, Ron Regé Jr., Ted May


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Three questions followers want their leaders to answer
Simplicity in understanding leadership
'Leadership' is without question a broad and intricate subject and area for development. It is also a field of study which might leave people with the impression that you need to be educated to understand leadership.
However, from the perspective of a follower it is quite simple … and I believe we find the essence of leadership and the most important truths about leadership in this simplicity:
I believe that from followers' perspective there are fundamentally 3 questions that leaders need to answer in words, deeds and behaviour, before they will give them their full support.
What will you model to me?
It is what we see in the person of a leader that would make us willing to trust and follow him. It is the quality of the leader's character or his example of personal mastery that establishes the relationship of true leader and willing follower.
What is our destination?
We are motivated by a mental picture of our destination .. in other words by vision. Does the leader have a vision and a sense of direction to realise the vision. As a follower we want to be convinced of the leader's purposefulness, his competence in the 'territory' that need to be covered and his ability to adapt to and lead change.
How will you engage me?
You might be a wonderful person with great character, drive and strategic ability; but if you don't know or don't want to make me actively part of the journey you still won't have my full support as a follower. I will only experience full meaning if I'm involved as a whole person … not only for my hands and not only for my hands and head but also for my heart and soul. As a follower we want to feel that the leader values us and has the skill and will to engage us in a meaningful way. We expect to be inspired and to experience a degree of charisma as the leader creates the conditions for effective teamwork.
The three questions represent the three forces in leadership: character (what will you model to me?), competence (what is our destination and how will we reach it?), and charisma (how will you engage me; include me; inspire me?)
The status of leadership in the three areas
I believe that a shift in our emphasis and focus need to take place. From head and hand to heart and soul. We spent a lot of time – and still do – on thinking and doing, but not so on feeling and the quality of our being; a lot of time on the 'what' but not on the 'why'. Cognitively we've become super strong, but spiritually we've become weak and empty.
Changing expectations
If we lived in ancient times when progress meant territorial dominance and hard, hand-fought victories on the battlefield, we would be looking for a strong, brave and imposing figure with some ability to out-think the enemy. In the Middle Ages and feudal system spiritual sanction was all-important; bishops and kings were leaders. Later in the industrial age we would be looking for superior scientific minds. As the world became more ordered, specialised and hierarchically structured in governments, institutions, business and many others types of organisations; technical or functional ability and political astuteness (skilful in tactics and power play) allowed many to rise to the top and thus be recognised as leaders. In this scenario leadership is typically exercised through command and control complimented by tactics of intimidation and manipulation. Unfortunately, there are far too many examples with this type of leadership and organisations stuck in this old mind-set. The result is that we still have many fear-based cultures where people can't speak their minds freely and the truth is seldom faced.
Leadership for our times require a shift in thinking
Who do we typically regard as good leaders? Who climbs the ladder to higher positions of authority and power? Who gets the benefit of the doubt when it comes to filling leadership positions? Is it not those with a strong knowledge base as reflected in their academic qualifications and other certificates? Is it not those with technical know-how and management experience? And is it not those who have demonstrated the ability to use their positional power to get quick results? I believe it is mostly the case. Whoever fits the bill, can be forgiven if he or she feels superior to the rest. The combination of high intellect, know-how, tactical skill and a robust ego is a powerful one. It is almost inevitable that the leadership challenge ends up to be no more than a battle of wits and ego's in budget, planning and strategy sessions. Teamwork, the key to success, suffers as a result.
The leadership deficiency as seen by the majority of members of organisations
What most people in unhealthy organisations secretly or openly hope to see is a change of heart in their leadership; less self-importance and self-interest and more service orientation. Too often do I hear people complain about yet another change of strategy that was decided on by the top management. Not only do they find it disruptive, they also don't feel part of the thinking and hence un-recognized. Moreover, they feel it is senseless and a mere repetition (in a different language) of a previous strategy. The lesson is in the adage: culture eats strategy for lunch. Leaders who are culturally focused and involved, in addition to their strategic role, demonstrate different qualities over and above being knowledgeable, functionally, politically and tactically effective – they demonstrate high levels of awareness, self-mastery, and appropriate leadership responses as different situations require.
Development areas and criteria for 21st century leaders
Self-awareness forms the cornerstone for awareness of others and the cornerstone for self-regulation and regulation of inter-personal relationships. As obvious and simple as it seems, it is not a given. As a starting point it requires openness, vulnerability and humility to grow in self-awareness. With the 'chips' of knowledge, experience and positional power on one's shoulder, the tendency is very high to filter out signals that might be damaging to the ego.
The defining, breakthrough moment that leads to heightened awareness and sets 'inner work' in motion, often is the understanding that the use of outside help – typically from family members to friends, colleagues, books, coaches and mentors — is not a sign of weakness, but of becoming more authentic and mature.
Inner work (self-mastery)
Awareness is one thing, but challenging conversations with oneself is another. As all exemplary leaders will testify, the make or break in their growth as leaders were the challenges they put to themselves in response to the challenges they experienced from the outside – be they tragedies, major disappointments, lack of results, personal attacks on them, honest but hurtful feedback or overwhelming responsibility. Sometimes 'inner work' demands nothing short of a deep and painful 'inner journey' – going back to unresolved issues and unhealed pain of the past. But most of the time it is nothing as dramatic as that, but being intentional and committed to grow as a person and a leader in all the many wonderful facets of being human.
Context-sensitive leadership responses (use of inner wisdom)
Key to leadership and leadership development is the ability to respond appropriately and more wisely to all kinds of situations. That is why awareness and inner work is so important. To think that reading textbooks will help the leader to do the right thing or minimise damage is short-sighted. Leadership in its proper sense is authentic, spontaneous and from within. Whatever knowledge the leader comes across, it needs to be internalised to make any real and meaningful difference.
Leadership is built on personal growth or else it is nothing but position (power), self-importance, and manipulative tactics.


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Morning News Roundup
By DEALS INDIA STAFF
News roundup from Indian newspapers, news wires and Web sites on Monday, March 05, 2012. Deals India has not verified the stories from other media organizations and does not vouch for their accuracy.
Jaguar Land Rover, Chery Seek Okay for $2.8 Bln China JV
Jaguar Land Rover and Chery Automobile Co are seeking regulatory approval for a 17.5 billion yuan car venture in eastern China, two people with direct knowledge of the deal said. (Source: Reuters)


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Water freezing in your cold and hot water pipes can cause serious problems. While this freezing takes place, the pipe begins to swell and may burst. In most cases, the actual break doesn't appear until the water begins to thaw.
A little bit of planning can make for a dryer, happier winter. Brigantine Water Department encourages residents to take the following preventative actions to protect home plumbing:
Locate and mark the main water cutoff valve for your home. This cutoff valve is usually found near where the waterline comes into your house. Damage from running water can be minimized if you can turn off this valve quickly.
Make sure the waterline to outside faucets is turned off and the line is drained. Consider wrapping or insulating your water pipes, especially those pipes near outside walls, under the house or in the attic. Insulation supplies are available at local home improvement or hardware stores.
Eliminate drafts. Check around the home for areas where water supply lines are located in unheated areas and take measures to prevent the flow of cold air in these areas. Look in the basement, crawl space, attic, garage and under kitchen and bathroom cabinets. Both hot and cold water pipes in these areas should be insulated. A hot water supply line can freeze just as a cold water supply line can if water is not running through the pipe and the water temperature becomes cold.
If a water pipe freezes, never try to thaw it with an open flame or torch. You can use a hair dryer or portable heater, but always be careful of the potential for electric shock in and around standing water.
If you will be away from your home, keep the thermostat at a reasonable temperature to make sure all areas with water pipes are kept above freezing.
If you suspect you have a frozen water meter, call Brigantine Water Department for help.
Business hours: 609-266-7800
After hours Emergency : 609-266-7414 or 911
If you are vacating your home because you have lost your heat source, locate and turn off your main water cutoff valve.
After the valve is turned off, open a faucet on each level of your home to allow for expansion should the undrained water freeze.
If you are staying in your home or will be monitoring your home frequently, allow a faucet to drip cold water slowly. At a minimum, the dripping faucet should be the one that is the greatest distance from your main water cutoff valve.
Consider allowing a slow drip in areas that are least protected from the cold (basements, crawl spaces, attics and garages).
Getting Help
If the pipe breaks, quickly shut off the water valve, if you haven't already done so. Then call a plumber. They have the know-how to correctly fix the break.
Should you call the fire department? Only if the water gets in or near electrical outlets or panels, or if the water threatens a pilot light or power to a water heater or furnace.
Heating emergency numbers
• Atlantic Electric 1-800-833-7476 http://www.atlanticcityelectric.com
• South Jersey Gas: 609-561-9000. http://southjerseygas.com/
We are only a phone call away …If you need help please call us..
Non -Emergency Dial 266-7414
Emergency Dial 911


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Everyone loves personality types, whether it be Horoscopes, MBTIs, KTS-IIs or even Four Temperaments. It's one of the most accessible forms of psychology, and the ego-driven endeavor of learning about ourselves is sometimes vital to our personal growth and adaptation in social settings.
The Enneagram is a more controversial personal typing system that often adheres to more negative and problematic viewpoints of nine distinct personality types. With this said, I created an illustrative graph that likened each of the nine types most negative aspects to common animal tropes — a common method of making personality typology more accessible.
The result was a colorful circular graph (as ennea types are represented) that describes each type and likens them to an animal trope.


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(Presseportal openBroadcast) - In recent years, the number of women who have become fed up of dating men their own age has increased, leaving women turning to popular dating site AgeSingle.com to find an older man for fun, love, and marriage.
Men no longer feel age matters when it comes to dating according to AgeSingle.com. That has opened a whole new dating world bringing women who are looking for an older date and men looking for younger women together. The Huffington Post in 2015 revealed the reason behind the increase of women looking for older men to date, and according to the leading online newspaper, it was all down to maturity.
The Huffington Post ran an article looking at the reason behind the increase in the number of younger women looking to date older men, and it found women are more mature than men of their age. That is bad news for young men looking for love but good news for older men looking for younger women .
AgeSingle.com has confirmed the increase in younger women looking for older men after reporting a huge increase in younger women joining the site. That has left the dating site with a problem; they have more younger female members than they do older male members and now need for more mature men to join the dating site.
For more information on finding younger women to date, please visit http://www.agesingle.com/
Company: Age Single
Phone: 1-(855)-599-8811
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The Spatial Division of Talent in City Regions: Location Dynamics of Business Services in Copenhagen
Publiceringsår: 2010
Språk: Engelska
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Publikation/Tidskrift/Serie: Tijdschrift Voor Economische en Sociale Geografie
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Förlag: Wiley-Blackwell
The paper focuses on the location dynamics and spatial distribution of talent by workplace to provide evidence of the multiplicity of economic geographies of city regions. City regions are not just homogenous growth machines but complex urban landscapes. The economic growth and revitalisation of the city region and the rise of the knowledge economy, including the growth of advanced business services, have produced new location dynamics that have changed the spatial division of labour. The rise of the knowledge economy has lead to an increasing focus on labour and labour qualification as an important location factor, including the recent focus on the creative class and human capital. Based on an analysis of Copenhagen, we examine the spatial division of talent within industries to provide evidence that new uneven economic geographies of city regions are currently being produced as a result of the new location dynamics of the knowledge economy. Further, it is argued that the intraregional division of talent differs considerably even within knowledge intensive industries.
- Human Geography
- Social Sciences Interdisciplinary
- urban location dynamics
- Talent
- knowledge economy
- city regions
- business services


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I've only been back on campus for a little over a week now but that's apparently plenty of time to have more than a fair share of kitchen adventures. Who knew cooking could be such a learning experience? ;) Basically I've learned this week that I'm nowhere near food-blogger status. Oh wells. Maybe someday. Anywho, here are my kitchen adventures from this week. 1. Our first night in our apartment, my roommate and I cooked a frozen pizza. And we discovered more »
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What The Lion King Teaches Us About Running Away From Problems
"Dad! Dad! You gotta get up! Come on, we gotta go home!" Simba nudges his head against his father's face. It drops hard. He leaps up and tugs on his father's ear. No response. Simba's eyes widen and he frantically calls for help. Tears flood down his face. Out of the mist comes his Uncle Scar who scolds Simba. "Simba. What have you done?" Scar proceeds to feed Simba shame and doubts. "If it weren't for you, he'd still be more »
The Intention of the Artist
Yesterday in my Intro to Theatre class my professor randomally pulled up Google Images and started showing us photographs of horses. Okay then. He asked us to describe the photos using adverbs or adjectives. "Majestic." "Black." "Strong." "Graceful." He then showed us some drawings of horses- kinda like coloring sheets. He asked us what the differences were between the drawings and the photographs. And then we compared the coloring-book-like-pictures to full out hand-drawn, detailed images of horses. He asked us more »
The Joyful Girl's Guide to College
This post contains affiliate links. This means that at no additional cost to you, if you purchase something through these links I will receive a small commission. When your alarm goes off in the morning, do you ever check social media while you await the snooze? I'm definitely guilty of this. Twitter, Facebook, E-mail, Bloglovin', Instagram, and now Periscope- they all need to be checked right away so the little red notification bubble can go away. (I can't stand those red notification bubbles!!) more »
God is Good ALL The Time
Late night cry sessions with Jesus are becoming common for me. And during those cry sessions, I'm learning to not only cry out to him, but also to read about his promises in his word. At the beginning of this month I had one of these cry/ Bible reading sessions and wrote down 22 verses for the brokenhearted. Wednesday night during my cry session, I turned to Lamentations, instead of the Psalms. "For the Lord will not cast off forever, but, more »


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The European Wine Plan will see a Wine Information Council set up to provide scientific advice and information to all sectors of the industry.
An education campaign called Arts de Vivre will push moderate drinking as part of a healthy lifestyle.
WSTA chief executive Jeremy Beadles said: "We hope that it will complement and support much of the good work that is already being done in the UK, not only by the wine trade, but by the entire alcohol drinks sector in promoting the message of moderation particularly through the Drinkaware Trust."


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I'm experiencing so much peace and joy in my heart because there is an alignment of purpose appearing in my everyday life. I used to believe that 'the 9 to 5' was a necessary means to sustain myself, and the rest of the hours were for joy and rest. Now I know that living in my joy and purpose from 9 to 5 is not only possible, it's the way it is meant to be.
Inspired by my courses at IIN, I'm developing and conducting a 6-week health coaching series for professional women in the corporate environment. As I develop the curriculum and tell my story, my vision is becoming clearer about what I am here to share with the world. I am here to facilitate healing by revealing my path, with compassion, fun and laughter.
As I experience the excitement of the connection of purpose in my everyday life, I am allowing my authentic light to shine in all of my interactions. Shining my light gives permission to the women I work with to do the same. The key is to look within, trust that I'm being divinely guided, and boldly take action despite the presence of fear.
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text: So much for "we won't send her home until you agree she is ready". They are estimating sending her home to us this summer. They also slammed us for not visiting enough or allowing her to see her siblings. Um, she threatened to shoot her brother as recently as December. She does well in the super-structured environment of an Residential Treatment Center (RTC). She is not going to do well at home. I'm so frustrated.


text: When you dig for house slab, do you dig outside first then center or what's the precedure. Also when digging cross footings in the middle, what do you do with sand you take out the trench, because the pad is already level, and i can't reach the outside to put the sand. Also i see some that have inside trench marked with string, how do you get around with all the string going across. Some say make sure pad is packed so can dig cleaner trench ,and not to turn machine for messing up level, so how do you get around inside form, and how to cross trenches already dug.


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Monday, May 7, 2012
Southern Sayings
15. I just couldn't find a thing at Wal-Mart today.
14. Trim the fat off that steak.
13. Cappuccino tastes better than espresso.
12. The tires on that truck are too big.
11. I've got it all on the C: DRIVE.
10. Unsweetened tea tastes better.
9. My fiancee, Bobbie Jo, is registered at Tiffany's.
8. I've got two cases of Zima for the Super Bowl.
7. Checkmate.
6. She's too young to be wearing a bikini.
5. Hey, here's an episode of "Hee Haw" that we haven't seen.
4. I don't have a favorite college team.
3. You Guys.
2. Those shorts ought to be a little longer, Betty Mae.
And the number one thing that you will never hear a southern man say:
1. Nope, no more beer for me.
Hat tip: My Alabama buddies ♥♥Dave and Linda♥♥
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Checkmate. hehehe.ReplyDelete
Which reminds me, I haven't played Chess in years and years. Because I stink at strategy. That's my story and I'm stickin' to it.
Have a lovely, YAYful day, honey. Big hugs xoxo
Checkmate really made me laugh!ReplyDelete
I think I must be related to your AL friends! Thanks for teaching all this great knowledge to the rest of the world.ReplyDelete
Big hugs, honey...
Ya'All are funny, ya know that...ReplyDelete
American by birth, Southern by the Grace of God!
your truck is too big!ReplyDelete
smiles, bee
Actually, I've never heard a Northern men say #1 either.ReplyDelete
Another interesting lesson on the southern man!:) I hope your day has been going well Sandee!ReplyDelete
I love chess, but in my hayday couldn't get enough beer.ReplyDelete
I've out lived most of these sayings, but they do come from the world that I call home...Y'all.ReplyDelete
Thank you for stopping by my little corner of the blogosphere. All comments are very much appreciated.
♥♥♥Have a terrific day.♥♥♥


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Syracuse University Cultural Centers Host Open House on Aug. 29
In an effort to engage students simultaneously across their social identities, the four cultural centers within the Division of Student Affairs (Disability Cultural Center, LGBT Resource Center, Office of Multicultural Affairs and Slutzker Center for International Services) are working together with the Office of First-Year and Transfer Programs to welcome new and returning students, faculty and staff to campus. Collectively, the cultural centers are hosting an open house on Aug. 29 from 3-5 p.m. in Schine 304ABC.
"It has long been the good work of our cultural centers within student affairs to support our students and the intersections of their identities," says Rebecca Reed Kantrowitz, interim senior vice president and dean of student affairs. "This inaugural event demonstrates our campus values of inclusion and community, and the interconnectedness across the centers."
As part of Syracuse Welcome programming, the open house invites all students, faculty and staff to stop in at any point during the event. Students will be able to interact with a diversity of faculty and staff, in an effort to create sustaining connections of support, and to nurture a greater sense of belonging. Additionally, each cultural center will have information about their respective programs and services available to those in attendance.
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Discussion in 'Lawn Mowing' started by MysticLandscape, Jul 22, 2006.
Anybody know where I can find a website that would have a oil filter for a diesel walker?
Do you have the current filter number? Just use any filter site that should have an interchange. Baldwin, Wix, Napa etc.
http://www.walkermowers.com/Manuals/model_d/7000-9_pub.pdf gives the Kubota number but Wix doesn't have a cross. May be something no one has yet.


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text: Human Rights Observatory US Lawmakers Take Action to Curb Human Trafficking Many Americans think of human trafficking as a problem that exists far away from U.S. shores, such as the case of the almost 300 Nigerian girls who were kidnapped by Boko Haram and are still missing. But the U.S. government says as many as 17,500 people, mostly girls, are trafficked into the United States annually, and that does not include those who are kidnapped and forced into sex slavery within U.S. borders. The U.S. House of Representatives is now taking action to help the...Read complete article© Voice of America - Tuesday, May 20, 2014


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So the other night I was talking to my parents about how I thought MJ and Elvis were the biggest solo artists in music ever but they seem to think Elvis was bigger then MJ. What do you think? ( I think they may be bias towards white people)
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Bias my arse... It's a generational preference nothing more. There is no honest answer to this at all. It is bias from the asking of it. Ask your generation this and it will be MJ by a land slide. Ask people you parents age and you guessed it it would most likely be Elvis.10|10|0


text: Smacked a rock off one of my teeth today while weed whacking...hurt like a son of a gun for a bit but luckily it didn't break. I have to remember not to smile while trimming... Also shot part of a pop can out of my Z today and as it flew up into the air it went into a near-by road and hit a cop car on the fly... :blush:. I thought I was far enough away from the road and flying debris wouldn't be an issue but this piece of aluminum kind of acted like a frisbee for a bit then as it got out there a ways it kind turned up and then started fluttering down just as the cop drove under it...doink!! I stopped but he just kept on going. I kept my eye out for him as I was sure he was going to come back but he never did. I even called the restuarant and told them about it so that if he called they could direct him towards me. One of those days I guess... Buck


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Back to the Classics Challenge 2013
I'm also joining the Back to the Classics Challenge again this year, as I really enjoyed the 2012 challenge. There are six required categories and five optional categories. My list may change, but here are my tentative choices. Required: A 19th Century Classic – Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson A 20th Century Classic – The End of the Affair… Read more »


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