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Our friend Yuri Migaki, a miso-maker and part of the couple who runs Jorinji Miso, is an incredible Japanese home cook, and she's shared a lot of her recipes with us for simple and deeply satisfying dishes. This is a perfect example: a Japanese take on a classic home cooked fish chowder, with a cloudy, creamy broth and lots of fall vegetables. It's comforting to its core.
Active time: 25 minutes | Easy | 3 servings
6 ounces wild caught shrimp, mussels, clams, and/or fish
2-1/2 cups (6 ounces) cabbage, shredded
1/2 medium onion, diced
1/2 medium carrots, sliced
1/4 cup shiitake, sliced
1 green onion, minced
2 tablespoons sesame oil
1 pinch salt
4 cups water
1 package (12 ounces) Umi Organic ramen noodles
4 tablespoons miso
1 teaspoon oyster sauce
1/4 cup milk or unsweetened soy milk
Optional: Minced green onion and chile oil
In a soup pot over medium heat, add sesame oil. Add shrimp and other seafood and stir fry until the surface whitens. Add a pinch of salt and mix. Add cabbage, onion, carrot, and shiitake, and stir fry for a few minutes. Add water and bring to a boil. Turn the heat to low and simmer until the veggies become soft.
Bring a large pot of water to a rapid boil. Add noodles to water and boil 2 minutes, stirring often. Drain and shake out excess water. Divide noodles between soup bowls.
Turn off the heat on the chowder. Add the miso, oyster sauce, and milk or soy milk. Ladle broth and vegetables over noodles. Use chopsticks or a fork to loosen the noodles in the broth. Top in optional green onion and serve with chile oil.
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Parcels Protected by Acquisition or Conservation Easement
Save Mount Diablo holds a variable number of properties as we work to place them with a park agency or under the permanent protection of a conservation easement.
While we own these properties, we steward them to improve conditions and protect their most sensitive areas. Our amazing stewardship staff and volunteers usually begin by cleaning up properties, removing trash or old ranching materials, sometimes even demolishing vacant houses. We encourage research on our properties, offer guided hikes, conduct conservation grazing where appropriate, implement habitat restoration projects, and work with neighbors to care for roads, fences, and gates.
Learn more about how Save Mount Diablo preserves, defends, and restores land through Acquisition, Land Use Planning Advocacy, and Stewardship to fulfill our time-sensitive land conservation mission.
Conservation Buyer Program
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Preserved Land Acquisitions and Property Holdings
Save Mount Diablo's properties are closed to the public except by guided tour. Please see our Hike Calendar for upcoming dates and opportunities.
Save Mount Diablo's featured acquisitions include our Anderson Ranch, Hanson Hills, Big Bend, Curry Canyon Ranch, Highland Springs, Lot 25, Marsh Creek 7, Marsh Creek 6, Thomas Kirker Creek and Thomas Home Ranch, Marsh Creek 5, Moss Rock, Oak Hill, Dry Creek, Viera-North Peak, Marsh Creek properties (1, 2, and 4), Irish Canyon, Mangini Ranch, Young Property, Galvin Ranch, and Wright Canyon.

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Still looking to add to your New Years resolutions? If you live in the Greater Toronto Area, consider signing your kids up for the Pueblo Science Camp this March break, or volunteering for Pueblo Science! If you don't live in the GTA, consider making a donation…Read More
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5 ways to understand health insurance Claims
5 ways to understand health insurance Claims - Some people may choose health insurance to help us in the process of treatment when sick and insurance that will cover any costs of hospital treatment. The Government is now heavily held insurance program that can help the community especially the community could not afford to do the treatment.
Health insurance is indeed judged to have some benefits i.e. very helps us in doing the treatment especially needs such a large cost-action operation. Not the least of them is the difficulty of looking for funds with the cost of treatment is high enough. Therefore, the public now switched to follow government health insurance programs that can help to do any treatment.
Although currently many have insurance some of them are even less to know or understand about the insurance claim procedures. Although the procedure has been described by his agent and written clearly in the book. For that, we need to understand the procedures and way back to claim insurance. Below are some of the ways that could follow to claim insurance.
1. make sure to always pay a premium
When we decided to have health insurance, it's good to consider regarding the premium to be paid each month. Make sure that the monthly earnings we can suffice to pay for deposit insurance. Taking into account previously so we can pay the monthly premiums and whom he turned as required spending each month. If we do not pay premium regularly every month then one day it will be the burden of high utility bills and will weigh us. In doing so, make sure that the policy we have not perforated anyone or forget to pay monthly premiums.
2. Make sure that the active period of Insurance has been more than 30 days
A lot of insurance companies establish such insurances active period after 30 days. To that end, if less than 30 days, then if we want to be doing the treatment to the hospital likely will not be accepted or rejected, unless in urgent conditions such as accidents. Then before we have to make sure that the active period or age policy has been more than 30 days from filing to follow the health insurance.
3. Be sure to read the Exceptions Clause
After we officially have health insurance and get the policy, then there are a few things to be aware of. For example, just read the policy at clause exemption.
Here are some examples of the contents of the exception clause provided in the policy.
For a disease that is critical such as coronary artery disease and 34 other critical illness, a new can to in the claim of right at least after 6 months. So if we had previously had heart disease should not rush to claim it, try to wait 6 months to 1 year new we can claim.
For diseases that are already there before, whether we know it or not then insurance companies will not bear them. For example for diseases innate disease.
After that, be sure to check out our limit of insurance that has been provided to us. The ceiling contains a ration of maximum medical expenses will be covered by insurance as long as we are treated. If using the cost of care more than the set then we will have to pay back for the drawback.
4. What if we Suddenly sick?
If there is insurance on the cards of International SOS number then the telephone to ask a nearby hospital that we can refer to.
After getting a referral hospital, usually, the hospital will ask if the room will correspond to a desirable ceiling or higher. If we can indeed add to the drawback is no problem if you choose higher than the ceiling.
Generally, insurance hospitals using the card and the card with it so we do free inpatient treatment aka no percent any because everything has been covered by insurance.
5. Pay Later (Reimbursement)
In health insurance, there is the method of reimbursement or pay later. So while doing the treatment, we have to pay the medical expenses of his own advance, however, these costs shall be reimbursed at the end of the insurance. Below follows the procedures of reimbursement.
In the method, there are two types of reimbursement forms of claims, i.e. claims of the form the customer against the insurance company, and the second the form affidavits treating physician
When they wish to make to the hospital make sure to bring both the form and give it to her then they who will fill with the stamped hospital.
Once that is done, we'll get the receipts Bill over the treatment that we do from the hospital, be sure to provide a copy of the receipt and asked the hospital to legalize since the original receipts will be requested by the insurance.
After coming home from the hospital, we will have 3 pieces of the document, the two form the claim as well as a receipt. After that then we can equip it with a photocopy of IDENTITY CARD and a photocopy of the book account. Documents are then provided on the Department of insurance claims is concerned. We can monitor the process through the phone and after a maximum of 14 days, we will receive the money in the amount listed on the receipts of the insurance.
Note The Method Of His Claim
For some, the above measures are still considered to be a bit confusing. But be sure to come back to understand it so that we get the benefits of health insurance that we have. In essence, whatever type of insurance you are using, try to make sure by asking first about the mechanism of insurance claims.


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Welcome to the GVM IssueTracker reporting system. You will have seen the GVM Safety APP identify and capture an issue in the field and easily store and manage the recording and transmission of that issue.
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Meet the Your Mortgage Expert Team
If you wanted to know a little bit more about the team, you can find out about us below. We're a pretty friendly bunch, so why not pop into our Salisbury office and say hello. Alternatively, you can connect with us across our social media channels which you can find on our About us page.
Adam Nanson – Managing Director
After working in the mortgage and protection industry for over 15 years, Adam dreamed of setting up his own firm which he did in 2015.
He prides himself on the high service levels he provides his clients with and loves to see clients returning for future mortgages or referring him to their friends, colleagues and family members. For him, it shows we are truly doing a good job.
As Managing Director, Adam is responsible for the all operational aspects of running an independent mortgage brokerage as well as advising on and processing applications. He also works with other local businesses to establish positive and reciprocal working relationships.
With an Italian mother, Adam is currently improving his spoken Italian and would one day love to own a property in Northern Italy.
You can contact Adam via the office phone or firstname.lastname@example.com
Dan Allen – Mortgage Adviser
Mortgage Adviser, Dan, is based in the Head Office in Salisbury, but also helps to support clients living in Andover and West Hampshire.
Dan has worked in the mortgage and financial services industries for 5 years having previously worked as a mortgage adviser at a local estate agents.
Dan believes that his best asset is his keen eye as he is experienced at finding criteria or products that meet the client's needs to the letter. He believes that, at Your Mortgage Expert, he will be able to search the whole mortgage market to help more clients purchase the property they want.
Dan tends to be passionate about what he loves- whether lifting weight at the gym or playing hockey. His favourite travel destination is Greece where he loves the laid back attitude (not to mention the food!).
You can contact Dan via the office phone or email him at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Nicola Jennings – Mortgage Adviser
Nicola joined us in January 2018 to be the forth Mortgage Adviser in the team. Based in the Salisbury office, she will be helping to ensure we can continue to offer excellent service to our growing customer base.
Joining us from working within various banks and building societies, Nicola has nearly 16 years of experience in financial services, more recently specialising in the mortgage and protection markets. She is looking forward to working at Your Mortgage Expert because it is independent and will enable her to search the whole of the market not just offering them a limited range of products.
Nicola enjoys getting to know her clients and helping them with their mortgage. Whether it is to buy their first home, move to a new house or reviewing their current arrangement to find a more suitable deal. She prides herself on being trustworthy and passionate about providing the best possible service and putting herself in her clients' shoes.
A big fan of rugby, Nicola is an avid follower of Bath and England rugby and regularly attends games. She has two dogs and loves spending time with her husband walking on the coast.
You can contact Nicola via the office phone or via firstname.lastname@example.com .
Karen Stockton – Mortgage Adviser
Karen originally joined the team as Mortgage Processor, but has since completed her training to become a Mortgage Adviser.
She is loving helping customers to access mortgages whilst building on her year's of processing experience meaning she fully understands the process and timescales involved with applying for a mortgage.
Karen enjoys helping people to buy their dream homes and is organised, hardworking and ensures she is on hand to help our clients.
She enjoys working for Your Mortgage Expert because she believes the company goes the extra mile to help customers. And, she loves hearing from happy customers who have moved into their new homes.
With two young children, Karen is pretty busy outside of work, but she loves Paris and going to the theatre.
You can contact Karen via the office phone or firstname.lastname@example.com
Abby Nanson – Marketing Director
Abby is one of the founding directors of Your Mortgage Expert and has over 12 years' experience in financial services.
Her role at the firm is to ensure that we continue to attract new clients, that the office is a welcoming place for clients to visit and to ensure we have positive financial relationships with clients and suppliers.
She loves working at Your Mortgage Expert as running her own company means we can do things the right way; with honesty and integrity. She also thinks it's great to have a closer and more personal relationship with our customers because we are such a small firm.
Abby likes all aspects of wine and travel. And is never happier than with a glass in hand, overlooking the ocean.
You can contact Abby via the office phone or firstname.lastname@example.com
Vicky Barnetson – Mortgage Processor
Vicky's role is to work with the mortgage advisers to help ensure your mortgage application is processed as quickly as possible.
She liaises between all the necessary parties right through to completion including solicitors, estate agents and lenders.
Vicky likes helping people to own their own home and trying to make the experience as stress-free as possible.
She enjoys working for Your Mortgage Expert because she believes the company truly does help the customer and she likes helping to make the customer experience a top priority. She also likes the friendly atmosphere.
Outside of work, Vicky enjoys reading, going to the theatre and spending time with her daughter.
You can contact Vicky via the office phone or firstname.lastname@example.com
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Back again with more Accuquilt QUBE blocks!
If you saw the last tutorial I only got to block #1 out of 72! ha ha, I promise to speed up.
First you get the block pattern booklet here
I'm skipping block #2
It's just flying geese and HSTs- EASY! and fun to play with
and going to #3 a boat
I made this as mug rugs before and found a few shortcuts instead of all squares and triangles
if you search for it in the EQ library it's actually there under "BOAT"
so add it to sketchbook and edit it
just use the pick tool and click the lines on the sides, the middle of the boat and the right and left of the water, so there's rectangles, which is shape #8 in the QUBE set
For the mug rugs I used the 6" QUBE set, so design a new quilt with just 1x1 block in it and make the block size 6"
Then under borders un-check the ALL and T+B and L+R
and drag all the borders to 0 except for the right side I chose to make it 3"
This is a nice way to make mug rugs with random blocks or you can just add a bit on the right AND the left, that's up to you
Block #4 is broken dishes
it's in EQ
You can just use it like this or shrink and flip like I showed in my last tutorial, or you can also modify it and remove the middle lines so you have the on point block in the middle.
Do you see what it looks like??
a variable star!
there's a ton of them in EQ under "variable star" category
the next block is broken sash
I know I've seen that before!
it's called double cross! (I had to look that up, but just because I had it in my sketchbook already, I just "moused" over and it showed the name
next block is clay's choice
same name in EQ8, now I just search for "clay"
the next one is depression
I couldn't search for it but found twelve triangles, even this block can be made with the QUBE set
it should be easy enough to just add the side triangles
the next block is the diamond star
we already found that under variable star earlier.
#8 is double cross
I searched for "double" and there's quite a few double X's, so have your pick!
and the double four patch was the next block, that one is the first block that comes up when searching for "double"
there's a few more double cross or double X blocks on the list, next is dutchman's puzzle
that's the same name in EQ
next is flashing windmill
this is what comes up in EQ when searching for windmill
but under the simple block category, I would probably take one of the four patch variations and just add lines to make them pinwheels
anyways, got enough blocks? want more?? Or kind of get the idea of looking for simpler blocks and modifying them to fit, and who knows! maybe you come up with 72 OTHER blocks instead
try it and HAVE FUN!


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ISA must be repealed, say former detainees
Kuala Lumpur, Dec.14 (ANI): The Internal Security Act (ISA) should be repealed once and for all, former detainees said.
Irene Xavier, a 57-year-old women's rights activist said she was more hopeful now that the Act could be repealed within her lifetime.
She was one of 106 people de-tained during Operasi Lalang in 1987.
"Before 1987, I was convinced that changes were very difficult.
"But the March 2008 general election results were a big surprise and, even though the ISA has not gone, there are now more and more people who are convinced that it is a bad law and has to go," The Star quoted her as saying in an interview at the Amnesty Inter-national Malaysia office here.
Xavier said that upon her release she had to choose whether to continue her struggle to fight for workers' rights and the detention convinced her that she should continue. (ANI)


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Twenty-one year old Nikolai Morilov (RUS) won his first World Cup in the Stage 3 of the Tour de Ski in Prague today, holding off fast finishing Norwegians Simon Oestensen and Tor-Arne Hetland in the Sprint A-final. Morilov now leads the Sprint classification in the Tour, while Oestensen's bonus seconds have catapulted him past Lukas Bauer (CZE) into the golden bib of the overall tour leader.
The men's heats were hotly contested, with many sprinters trying to make the most of their specialist event and the top overall contenders knowing that they would gain valuable seconds on their rivals if they make it through to the next round. When the snow and broken poles had settled from the heats four Norwegians, three Russian, two Italians, a Finn, a Czech, and an Estonian readied themselves for the semi-finals.
In the first semi-final Oestensen, Hetland, Northug and Gjerdalen (NOR), di Centa (ITA), and Parfenov (RUS) got to steady their nerves a little longer after di Centa broke at the start. At the second attempt the start was clean, but 50m into the race di Centa stuck his pole between Hetland's skis and fell over – amazingly Hetland kept his feet. Northug lead into the first corner ahead of Parfenov, but the Russian put in a burst before the next corner and hit the front, and behind Hetland moved up to third past Oestensen. Parfenov lead the rest of the way to final metre where he was out-lunged by Northug, while right on their heels Oestensen out-lunged Hetland. On to semi-final number two.
Morilov, Vylegzhanin (RUS), Kozisek (CZE), Simonlatser (EST), Pasini (ITA) and Jauhojarvi (FIN) all gave no quarter down the starting straight, fighting to be first into the corner. Morillov made it there first ahead of Pasini, while right behind Kozisek and Simonlatser caught skis and spun each other around. Vylegzhanin and Jauhojarvi made it around safely, and then Vylegzhanin worked hard to pass Pasini and move up into second. The Russians held on down the finish straight, and though Jauhojarvi kept going all the way to the line the time was slower and so once again four skiers progressed from the first semi-final.
In the B-final Simonlatser was out to prove that he should have been in the A-final, and went straight to the front. Kozisek clashed skis with Pasini this time, but stayed up in second place while the Italian hit the snow. Jauhojarvi made a nice overtaking manoeuvre past di Centa into third place, but then di Centa took him straight back before the next corner. In the finish Simonlatser held on ahead of Kozisek, with the next three all lunging together and Gjerdalen coming up on top for third place and hence 9th overall.
The A-final – three Norwegians and three Russians. Morilov wins the start ahead of Oestensen, with Parfenov third and Hetland fourth. The places stay the same for a full lap, with Morilov looking strong at the front. Hetland overtook Parfenov into third place. They hit the finish straight and everybody gave it all they had. Morilov punches the air two, three times as he crosses the line – he is a happy and very adrenaline full man. Oestensen just gets second ahead of Hetland, Northug is 5th and Vylegzhanin 6th.
Now for the implications for the overall standings. With the exception of Morillov, all the A-finalists were in the main bunch of the Pursuit yesterday, so now they fill six of the top eight spots. Bauer who failed to make the finals is in second place behind Oestensen, 12 second pack, and Hetland, Vylegzhanin and Northug are within five seconds of Bauer. The field is spread out more than before, with Soedergren (SWE) one minute behind in 15th place. But then it is tight again, with the next 14 skiers within ten seconds and including Sommerfeldt (GER), Kershaw (CAN), Chebotko (KAZ), Checchi (ITA), Jonnier (FRA), Teichmann (GER), Dementiev (RUS), Piller Cottrer (ITA), Nousianien (FIN), and last year's winner Angerer (GER). This pack will be doing their best to steamroll through the Pursuit on New Year's Day like they did on Stage 2. However Oestensen, Bauer, Hetland and others will have other plans. The stage is set for another exciting race in two day's time.


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The biggest news of the evening came with The Police reunion. I have to wonder if it was worth the wait. The performance sounded great; of course, there were some canned harmonies. We'll have to see about the tour. We should find out today. Check back to this blog for the news.
Nicolas Cage wants to make "She-Hulk," huh? Tell me that's not the funniest visual ever. Oh, OK, he wants to make it with Eva Mendes, but it says here that "Ghost Rider" fails so miserably this weekend that nobody's going to let Nic anywhere near a comic-book movie for a long while.
Co-worker Joe Amarante sent me this story from the Times about the man who's got me so excited for April. I'm going to be like a lame teenager and buy the dude's shirt. Although, Joe, you see, is shaking in his boots.
It looks like MTV is cancelling "I'm From Rolling Stone." Oh, you mean you can't just find good music journalists on the street? Not just anybody is one?
A David Lynch musical. Who would have thunk it? I just wish it was "Mulholland Drive." You know why.
Entertainment Weekly has a good story on who should have won at the 2002 Oscars.
It looks like we'll get a Radiohead album in August. I can't confirm that this site is legit, though.
Howie Mandel gets to hang with many ladies while filming "Deal or No Deal." Well, the comic was at Foxwoods last weekend, hanging with other ladies. The casino sent me this photo with Howie and the Celtic dancers. With the Celtics losers of 2,347 games in a row, it's no wonder the dancers have left to go work with bad comedians.
Toad's Place has announced a Feb. 27 show with Mirah and The Blow. I always see Mirah and hope for Marah.
Cafe Nine presents Beatnik 2000 No. 351 tonight at 9 p.m. Look for James Velvet and the Ivory Bills to headline.
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Dylan Welsh is a freelance musician and music journalist, based in Seattle, WA. He currently plays in multiple Seattle bands, interns at Mirror Sound Studio, and writes for the Sonicbids blog. Visit his website for more information.
One unique thing about this company that I enjoyed was their live chat. Almost all other sticker places I researched take up to 48 hours to respond to an email, whereas on CustomStickers.us, you can get an instant quote or instantly have any questions answered. This is obviously a larger company, and though its products are pretty expensive, it seems that it would easily fill large orders on a deadline. Turnaround time for CustomStickers.us is 10 to 15 business days according to the website.
Stickers are an incredible promotional tool for bands of any style. Sticker bombing is a great way to get your name and logo into people's heads, as they can be put up just about anywhere you can reach.
The one massive downside to Sticker Guy is its turnaround time. On the website, it states that it takes 2 to 8 weeks to get an order to you, and rush orders are only available for full-color stickers that are ordered in bulk, at an additional cost. Yikes!
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Not only does Contagious Graphics print stickers, but the company also takes care of posters and T-shirts for your band or business. They offer awesome package deals if you need to order all of your merch and also have competitions for free giveaways. They also seemed to be the cheapest of the companies I found.
I love the vibe of Sticker Guy. The website is cartoony and very simple, making navigation easy. Its products are extremely affordable, and the prices are advertised right on the website.
A great thing about Sticker Guy that I didn't see with any other company is its samples. If you mail in an envelope, the staff will provide free samples of any of their sticker material so you can get an idea of what you want prior to buying. If your band has a particularly cool sticker design, you could get some free promo from Sticker Guy by getting featured as its "Sticker of the Week," which is shared across all of its social media.
The best part about Contagious Graphics is its incredible customer service. Its staff promises a 10-business-day (plus shipping) turnaround time for standard orders, but specifies on their website that if you need a rush order, they'll do their best to accommodate, and they'll do it for free. Plus, if you need a simple sticker with your logo but don't have the know-how to send it in as a design, they'll do the design for you if you send in the font file that you use!
CustomStickers.us is a site designed to help any kind of business make stickers to represent them. They have a very easy-to-navigate website with a sidebar that links to a plethora of sticker types to get you started (including band stickers, auto stickers, bike stickers, and many more).
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With the power of the internet, there are a plethora of places that a band can get stickers printed. So many, in fact, that it can be overwhelming for somebody that's trying to order stickers for the first time. To help the process, I've compiled three of my favorite sites to order stickers and included some information about why they're great, any cons, and some ballpark price quotes.


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Happy New Year!
I'm posting from my new iPad! Wowee! I was spoilt this Christmas. I didn't think I'd ever own an iPad.
Anyway. Here are some drawings I've been working on over the past week or so. I now have a printer and some nice archival paper and I'm back with a vengeance! My Etsy shop has changed name, so you can now find me at www.etsy.com/MeganAmey. I think one or two of these be up for sale very soon. I'm excited!


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Here goes nothin...
Today was our first complete order! It's off to a nice start. Two trays turned out great and delivered! I think people are going to catch on quick since these bars are so healthy and delicious. And the biggest plus of all is that they are made locally. More and more everyday people are realizing that this "organic" and "natural" lifestyle is not just a fad. Disease and sickness is becoming very common these days because of our modern day diet. Our bodies are taking in very little nutrients and our immune system is are at an all time low.
Throughout this blog, we want to give you information about the granola girls - specials and where you will be able to find us. But also, we want to give you as much information as possible on how you can do little things to help improve your health and your lifestyle. Knowing is the key! We will be quoting alot from the book "Why Do I feel This Way?" written by Christine Gaber and Charlene Day. It is a great book describing self help solutions for your symptoms and what vitamins can help you treat things naturally.
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01 October 2009
Luncheon with Lincoln - A Baby Shower
and, as if having a son weren't enough of a blessing in itself, our incredible friends showed up, in some really big ways. jesi, with jesi haack weddings, served as carlie's sounding board for all things creative to logistical, and helped as we confirmed, revised, and re-confirmed the list of rentals needed for the big day [much thanks to megan davis with classic party rentals for putting up with so many changes].
when it came to decor, our friend carissa with jl designs offered her eye & her hand, in creating all the florals for the afternoon occasion. while lyndzee donated one of her killerly hip [did i just make up a word] head pieces from her signature brand lady vintique.
last, but definitely not least... the sweets. being that i was most likely going to be the only gentleman present, and really only around to lug furniture and snap some photos, i couldn't wait to see what melody from my sweet & saucy shop, was going to bake up for the girls. not to mention, i had negotiated payment by treats ahead of time, with my lovely wife & mommy-to-be.
so, there you have it! we are blessed beyond belief!! we have creative friends. we have generous friends. we have selfless friends. thank you so much for showing up. we know lincoln appreciates it :)
the invitations were handmade by carlie.
though fall had officially begun, the temperature would tell us otherwise. all the ladies were greeted with an invitation to cool off with a frozen lemonade and...
...a custom fan, traced & cut-out by yours truly.
we hung plain sheets & burlap to provide a little retreat from the sun.
carissa rocked it.
one of carlie's friends, and former bridesmaid, hana lash created custom jewelry as a personalized gift for each attendant. you can check out hana's etsy store here @ www.thalkin.etsy.com
everyone loves a photo sign-in guest book.
and, to keep with the middle name trend, lincoln roe [davis].
who was cuter as a kiddo? actually, maybe i don't want your opinion ;)
and now, my favorite part... you haven't lived until you've tried a candybar cupcake with peanut butter frosting & a caramel drizzle. thanks melody.
carlie wanted to make sure everyone went home with a treat or two.
lastly, carlie's favorite detail of the day.
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RIDICULOUS. thank you for letting me play a part in it.ReplyDelete
Oh my...these photos are making me WAY too happy! I was so blessed to be apart of your fabulous day! Can't wait till I get to meet little lincoln!ReplyDelete
So amazing. What style you guys have. Lincoln has some seriously cool parents! Can't wait to see his surely to be amazing newborn photos. :)ReplyDelete
beautiful!! i LOVE the owl's! lincoln is luky little boy!ReplyDelete
I don't think anyone in the whole world has had a more polished and beautiful shower. You should be very proud. I can't imagine what this kid's first birthday party will be like! You guys are amazingReplyDelete
- Anonymous01 October, 2009
everything is stunning and perfect.ReplyDelete
just gorgeous!
Wow, Carlie, if I didn't already have my wedding I would have DEFINITELY hired you to decorate mine!!!ReplyDelete
Oh WOW, what a gorgeous looking baby shower! So many fabulous details!!! Photographers are the best party planners don't you think?!?!ReplyDelete
- Carey Matson01 October, 2009
So cute! Congrats on your baby!ReplyDelete
LOVE IT!!! STUNNING !! I can't wait to see photos of this little special guy!!ReplyDelete
I have 2 little boys .. and they are little angels from heaven!!!
Everything looks so scrumptious!! Love the guest book.ReplyDelete
Awesome! What an amazingly lovely baby shower. Kudos to you, Gabriel, for pitching in so much. Sure sign of a great dad-to-be. ;)ReplyDelete
i don't think i've ever seen a baby shower this beautiful before. if you put even 1/2 this effort into raising Lincoln, i can't imagine what an amazing lil man he's going to be.ReplyDelete
you too are both literally and visually creative.
SERIOUSLY!?!?! Coolest party EVER man. You guys rocked my world with these photos! :)ReplyDelete
fabulous!!! the most amazing and well decorated baby shower ive ever seen! and you guys rocked the handmade items!! little lincoln is one lucky boy!ReplyDelete
Awesome inspiration! I get a few years to think about having one for myself but these are wonderful ideas!ReplyDelete
Everything looks wonderful! By far, this is the most creative baby shower I've ever seen. :)ReplyDelete
- Kelsey04 October, 2009
Carlie you did such an amazing job!! Everything looks perfect and absolutely gorgeous :)ReplyDelete
wow! seriously the most creative baby shower i've ever seen! simply adorable. congrats you guys!ReplyDelete
Very fun! I love how styled baby showers are becoming!ReplyDelete
wow. beautiful shower!ReplyDelete
This has got to be the most beautiful, attention-to-detail baby shower I have ever seen in my entire life of stalking photography blogs. WOW! Great job - seriously.ReplyDelete
amazing invitations and those fans look like the coolest thing ever created :) seriously, great job with all the details, wonderful work!ReplyDelete
This makes me want to throw a baby shower now! Wow!!!!ReplyDelete
Saw these on Carissa's blog...this shower looks so cool that I want to make out with it. Is that wrong?ReplyDelete
what an amazingly cute and gorgeous baby shower! it's like a mini wedding! i love all the details.ReplyDelete
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CAIRO (Reuters) - Islamic State claimed responsibility for a suicide attack on Wednesday in Afghanistan's capital Kabul targeting a Shi'ite shrine, the militant group's Amaq news agency said.
"The martyrdom operation carried out with a suicide vest struck a Shi'ite gathering during their Nawruz holiday celebrations in the city of Kabul," the agency said.
The blast killed at least 26 people and wounded 18, officials said.
Reporting by Omar Fahmy; Writing by Eric Knecht; Editing by Toby Chopra


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We enjoyed a nice weekend at our cabin with friends, but I won't lie - I ate like crap. And I didn't exercise, at all. I'm falling back into bad habits - eating bad on weekends, and not exercising on weekends. I'm allowing myself to think - oh, it's the weekend, and it's only two days, so it's okay. But it's not okay. I'm just being lazy. I can't allow the weekends to be an excuse for me to eat junk, and skip exercising, so I'm going get back to planning out a healthy food and exercise schedule for my weekends.
Goals for the week:
*5k workout Mon., Tues., & Thurs.
*Shred workout Mon., Wed., Fri.
*96 oz. water/day
*1200 calories/day
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When a Bad Husband is Still a Good Father
By Tammy Letherer
I had been divorced for a couple years when my former husband called with a surprise. Thankfully it wasn't the type of surprise he delivered the night he sat me at the table and told me he had been unfaithful for more than a decade and was leaving me for someone he met in Las Vegas.
No, this surprise had to do with our 12-year-old son. He said he was taking him to China for a vacation. I got that feeling you get when you walk in on a conversation and everyone is laughing and looking at you like you know what they're talking about.
China? How had this come about? I searched my memory for some mention of anything remotely Chinese on my son's wish list. Had the two of them been to see the first emperor's terracotta warriors on display at the Field Museum? Or taken a school field trip to Chinatown that I didn't know about? The only connection I could come up with was my son's collection of "Pokemon" cards, but those are Japanese.
"Um…that would be cool, I guess," I said, still processing the random nature of his declaration. By the time I gathered my thoughts enough to pose some questions and concerns, he announced that he had bought tickets to travel during a school week and during days that were technically mine on the parenting schedule.
I imagined my son sleep-deprived and anxious from the long flight, wandering lost in a crowded street market, even starving, thanks to his finicky diet. Overprotective? Maybe. But once your trust in someone is completely shattered, how do you patch enough of it together to cover some areas and not others? I believe my kids' dad, as a parent, is loving and devoted, but I believed that about him as a husband, too and I was wrong.
At the same time, I must be careful not to color my kids' experiences with my disappointments. For me, this meant smiling while I packed a suitcase and waved bon voyage to my baby. It also meant feeling genuine happiness when my baby returned unscathed, unperturbed, and a little worldlier.
Yes, I have learned some wonderful lessons on this road back from betrayal. Here are the big ones:
Respond rather than react. One of the best decisions I made, early in the divorce process, was to treat negotiations as business agreements and relegate them to emails rather than phone calls. That way I can take my time and formulate a clear-headed answer on my timeline. Reacting equals loss of power. Responding equals reclaiming power.
Have your facts straight. In the case of the China trip, I assumed that my son couldn't be taken out of the country without my permission. But when I checked our parenting agreement, I saw that my former husband only needed written permission from me the first 24 months following the divorce. Wow. That shocked me but there it was, in black and white. Gathering the facts gave me time to clear my thoughts about my objections and whether they were ones I had a right to make. As galling as it is to have to follow rules with a rule-breaker who broke your heart, do it anyway.
Come from a "well-fed" place. This is the juicy center, the meat inside the sandwich. Everything revolves around my ability to get quiet, tune into, and take responsibility for my inner world. What are my motivations? Is this about me or my kids? Am I fighting for the sake of fighting? Am I settling an old score? Am I bored, lonely, or craving drama? I need to look at whether I'm feeding myself what I need rather than entering a "hungry" exchange with my former husband.
Of course, life in its perfection always provides us with opportunities to practice these skills. I had another chance when our daughter turned 13 years old and her dad decided it was her turn for an extravagant trip—to Thailand. This time I was prepared.
My response? Don't forget your sunscreen. Oh, and bring me back a buddha.


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The latest Braund Society publication, about the very earliest references to the name, has just arrived on my doorstep.
Monthly Archives: April 2012
New Report – 'Lessons from History: Freedom, Aspiration and the New Curriculum'
Professor Robert Tombs claiming children find history 'repetitive and boring' on BBC this morning and in the Daily Mail yesterday. Good teachers are prevented from providing good history by the nature of the disjointed curriculum. I am with him when he says the school history curriculum lacks chronology and the vox pop lack of knowledge was dire. What did come over was that those who loved history had enthusiastic teachers – as one lady said 'who lived it'. So well done Mrs Goodrich – who was my own inspirational teacher.
We can do this – help inspire the next generation.
First copy of Coffers, Clysters, Comfrey and Coifs heads off to Australia
Posted my first copy of 'Coffers, Clysters, Comfrey and Coifs' to Australia.
Some work on the website – thanks to those who've commented.
New research client whose ancestor looks most intriguing.
The new Braund book 'Before Braundsworthy: the Braund family history 1000-1550' is on its way back from the printers.
Today's Activities
History of Medicine session today. Helping a group of year 11s revise.
Day course on 'Writing up your Family History' arranged for October in Bideford.


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Warning: Major SPOILERS for Cloverfield and The Cloverfield Paradox ahead
Ten years after the release of Matt Reeves' thrilling found-footage sci-fi movie Cloverfield, the origins of its massive and nigh-indestructible monster have finally been explained: it's a creature from another dimension! During Super Bowl LII, Netflix dropped the very first trailer for the third movie in the somewhat disjointed Cloverfield universe, titled The Cloverfield Paradox, along with the surprise announcement of a release date... that same day! Yes, The Cloverfield Paradox arrived out of nowhere on Netflix shortly after the game, and fans of the franchise quickly scrambled to watch it.
The first follow-up to Cloverfield was Dan Trachtenberg's 10 Cloverfield Lane, which was set almost entirely in an underground bunker where creepy survivalist Howard (John Goodman) was keeping a young woman called Michelle (Mary Elizabeth Winstead) trapped in an effort to protect her from some kind of apocalyptic event happening outside. The Cloverfield Paradox (directed by Julius Onah) is set in the year 2028, and depicts a future where limited fuel resources have brought humanity to the brink of global warfare. The planet's last hope is a space station called Cloverfield, staffed by an international team of astronauts and equipped with a particle accelerator that has the potential to provide unlimited energy. Unfortunately, that potential also comes with a risk of ripping a hole in time and space.
Related: Cloverfield 3 Trailer Is Here; Full Movie Now On Netflix
Predictably, something goes wrong and the astronauts find themselves stranded in space with no way to figure out where they are, since the Earth has seemingly vanished. To make matters worse, things are not quite right aboard the ship: their collection of worms disappears and then rematerializes inside someone's body; a mysterious woman appears inside a wall; and one crew member's arm gets sucked into a wall, disappears, and then reappears elsewhere on the ship with a mind of its own. When the crew finally manage to relocate the Earth, they soon realize that it's not their Earth. They've travelled to an alternate dimension where their space station crashed two days previously, and the planet has been in the midst of a global fuel war for fourteen months.
So, where does the Cloverfield monster come into all this? Well, back on Earth-1, crew member Ava Hamilton's (Gugu Mbatha-Raw) husband Michael (Roger Davies) finds himself trapped in the middle of an unexplained disaster. It eventually transpires that Earth is under attack - not just by one monster rampaging through Manhattan, but many monsters. The movie ends with Ava and her fellow crew member Schmidt (Daniel Brühl) returning to Earth in a shuttle, but instead of being happy that his wife is coming home, Michael is horrified. "Have you lost your mind?" he demands, on the phone to Ava's NASA contact. "You're having her come back to these things? Tell them not to come back!"
The final shot of the movie shows the escape shuttle descending through the clouds... and then an enormous monster - similar to, but much larger than the one in Cloverfield - bursts out through the clouds and roars. Compared to the size of the shuttle, and based on the fact that it's tall enough to stick its head up through the clouds, this monster appears to be even bigger than Godzilla in the 2014 movie reboot - and that Godzilla stood at an estimated 350 feet. If there are many of these monsters on Earth, it's easy to understand why Michael didn't want Ava to come back.
The obvious question that presents itself is this: if the incident that brought the monsters to Earth happened in 2028, why was Manhattan attacked in 2008 - two decades earlier? That explanation comes hand-in-hand with the explanation that the movie offers for the monsters' origins: they're from another dimension. At the beginning of the movie the crew of the Cloverfield watch a news interview with a theorist called Mark Stambler (Donal Logue), who has a book called The Cloverfield Paradox that outlines the dangers of the Shepard particle accelerator. He gives a shorter explanation in the TV interview:
"That accelerator is 1000 times more powerful than any ever built. Every time they test it, they risk ripping open the membrane of space-time, smashing together multiple dimensions, shattering reality. And not just on that station, everywhere. This experiment could unleash chaos the likes of which we have never seen. Monsters, demons, beasts from the sea... And not just here and now. In the past, in the future, in other dimensions."
While The Cloverfield Paradox doesn't offer a specific explanation of where exactly the monsters came from, it does rule out the theories of them being manmade, aliens from another planet, or long-buried monsters (the latter of which is the basis for the current Godzilla/King Kong cinematic universe from Legendary Entertainment and Toho). More than anything else, it resembles the mythology of the Pacific Rim movies, in which the Kaiju emerge from a dimensional tear at the bottom of the ocean. When the Cloverfield crew overloaded their particle accelerator, they not only zapped themselves to an alternate timeline and unleashed monsters upon their own Earth - they also created ripples in time that caused the 2008 attack on Manhattan. Whoops!
More: The Cloverfield Paradox Ending Explained


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The Long, Twilight Struggle/
Episode 43: The Long, Twilight Struggle (Season 2, Episode 20)
Synopsis: In which the Narn/Centauri war comes to a tragic close.
Battlestar Galactica's "33": http://ew.com/article/2015/01/14/battlestar-galactica-anniversary-decade-33-pilot/
It it nearly impossible to find an article on whether the decision to use the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in order to bring a quicker end to World War II was the "right" decision without the article having a bias toward one answer or the other, or that doesn't devolve into "you are all idiots!" So in the end you get a wikipedia page https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debate_over_the_atomic_bombings_of_Hiroshima_and_Nagasaki One could easily spend a lifetime analyzing the rationale for that one decision.
The Andromeda Strain is a fantastic film that 47 years later remains chilling https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Andromeda_Strain_(film)
Star Blazers !!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5oniErmeuE
John Schuck is a national treasure https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0775870/


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Hey all! We're back at Spruce Street Harbor Park again this summer so if you miss us in June, there's nothing to stress! Come find us for a fun & casual fair. There are always awesome vendors, delicious food, and hammocks! Come lounge this summer with your little ones, and find the perfect Cheesesteak One-Piece to celebrate your time in Philly! See you there!!
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Earlier Event: May 19Kensington Kinetic Sculpture Derby & Arts Festival
Later Event: September 16North Front Street Festival


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hytoplankton are microscopic algae found floating and drifting in the upper layer of the oceans. They perform the very essential task of preparing food for those organisms which don't have the means to do it by themselves. Phytoplankton achieve this by following the process of photosynthesis, in which they utilize sunlight and carbon di oxide to create food for themselves and for other marine organisms as well.
Ever wondered what the consequences will be if there were no phytoplankton left on earth!
If phytoplankton concentration starts declining there won't be enough food left for the marine ecosystem organisms such as zooplankton, fishes, whales and even seabirds. As a result their populations will also shrink.
This will also affect the fish farms all over the world, which require phytoplankton in order to feed their fishes.
One more reason why phytoplankton decline is an issue of global concern is that they influence the earth's climate to a great extent. By consuming the carbon dioxide during photosynthesis, they get rid of the excess CO 2 from the atmosphere, and thus help in controlling global warming. There are phytoplankton species which are known to influence cloud formation by creating cloud condensation nuclei where rain droplets may condense. Some of them are known to reflect and some to absorb solar radiation, creating stability [WU1] in the earth's overall temperature.
Something for which phytoplankton must be considered very important is that they produce a major part of the oxygen which we breathe. Prochlorococcus, a phytoplankton, is estimated to provide oxygen for one amongst the five breaths we take. It is this fact which makes them so important for all the living creatures on earth.
There has been a global decline in the concentration of phytoplankton in the past century. The rate of decline is estimated to be approximately 40% since 1950. This trend has been observed in 8 large oceanic regions, and is greater in polar and tropical regions.
What is the cause of this decline?
Rising sea surface temperature makes the oceans stratified in stable layers of water of different temperatures. This means there will be less intermixing of the lower, cooler level oceanic water with the warmer surface water. The lower waters contain nutrients which the phytoplankton need to grow, so the less they mix with the surface water the less food phytoplankton will get, and as a result their concentration will decline.
Global phytoplankton decline is a serious problem; their existence is not only important for ocean ecosystems, but also for earth's climate, fish farms and for absolutely everything which needs oxygen to survive.


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Man, this one hurts.
Earlier this evening, Padres beat writer Corey Brock tweeted that Cory Luebke would undergo his second Tommy John surgery, ending his 2014 season.
Ugh. What a gut-punch to a team that had such a productive (on-field) off-season. And poor Cory Luebke. As Mel from The Sac Bunt tweeted , I don't know who or what to be mad at. There's nothing you can blame for this, other than bad luck.
Luebke is almost two years removed from Tommy John surgery in 2012. Some fans thought that he'd be a factor mid-year last year, but that didn't happen. Instead of progress there were multiple setbacks. Nobody really knew what to expect from Luebke this year, and I speculated that the Padres might start him off in the bullpen to ease his workload. Now he's out for the season, and that depth Josh Byrnes so proudly speaks of will have to step up.
There's precedent for pitchers coming back from two TJ surgeries, however. Doug Brocail, Hung-Chih Kuo and Jason Isringhausen all came back after multiple Tommy Johns. They were all relievers, though, and the track record for starters coming back is significantly worse. Best-case scenario for Luebke is he comes back as an effective reliever out of the bullpen. Worst-case is he's probably done. Terrible, but at least I have breakfast and surfboards to cheer me up.
I contribute when I contribute. Other thoughts on things that I think about can be found here. That's a terrible "outro". I'll try to work on it.


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Whether or not you have programmed before, we are sure you will find something new in our Programming camp. The programming language we use has a graphical user interface and basic concepts such as flow charts, loops, and conditionals, and structured programming will be introduced. Children will progress at their own pace. Time permitting, we will control hardware such as Makey-Makeys with our new Scratch skills and develop our own apps.
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FAGIN (Facial Analysis to Gain Information Now)
Tim Wedge | September 10 | 2:45 - 3:45 PM | Room 3018
In the late 19th century, abolitionist E. D. Moore undertook the ambitious project of tearing apart King Leopold II's slave industry in the Congo Free State. In what should have been a hopelessly lopsided battle, Moore pitted himself against a monarch's powerful propaganda machinery, and a highly profitable rubber producing industry. To level the playing field, he employed a new technology, the magic lantern, or what we would call a slide projector, to visually display the atrocities of slavery to large audiences, and turning the tide of public opinion against a powerful monopoly.
In the United States, more than 800,000 children are reported missing every year, nearly half end up living on the streets, most of those will be solicited for sex within their first 72 hours of living on the street. The presenter proposes the implementation of 21st century "magic lantern" that will identify and locate children being sold for sex online and bring them to safety. FAGIN (Facial Analysis to Gain Information Now) uses existing facial analysis technology to recursively extract and compare images from online sex ads to images of missing children producing a report for each match. With current Federal law, the FAGIN report provides probable cause and admissible evidence sufficient to trigger intervention and investigation by law enforcement. The FAGIN report also negates the need for the cooperation of, or further traumatization of, the minor victim in order to convict traffickers.


text: Studio Moses was founded as a celebration of people, art and design. Many of our patterns and collections draw inspiration by contrasting past and present cultures. Our design process always begins with hand painted artwork, often taking several months to be completed. We like to think our style is contemporary, yet we feel passionate about creating designs that work well for "the past, the present and the future."


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You may think weird about the title "These plants bring bad luck". No clue about which plants, a title without head and tail. We people came across the phrases,
Why you are keeping this plant at house? These bring bad luck to you home?
And this post is to clarify certain things about so called bad luck plants.


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EETimes:: GenXComm is gearing up a Series A round to fund at least two tapeouts to bring its interference-canceling technology to market. The startup believes that it will enable full-duplex links for Wi-Fi, 5G cellular, and the Internet of Things with lower power than rival Kumu Networks.
"We will be like MIMO or OFDM, a dominating technology in wireless, doubling bandwidth, reducing latency, and enabling better wireless security," said Sriram Vishwanath, a serial entrepreneur who is co-founder and president of GenXComm.
The startup closed the final phase of a $1.5 million seed round today that paid for 130- and 90-nm test chips driving its first lab tests. It hopes to raise $10–15 million in its next round to design commercial silicon for unnamed system and semiconductor partners.
The company's technology has its roots in research conducted at the University of Texas at Austin where Vishwanath is a professor on leave. The startup filed four patents on its adaptive techniques for modeling and canceling signal reflections while consuming less than a watt in a 90-nm device.
"Our solution can get into mobile phones … other [full-duplex networking] solutions are more bulky and power-hungry," said Vishwanath, who has worked at seven startups.
The chips could be used in a single Wi-Fi access point, cellular base station, or IoT gateway to expand capacity three- to thirty-fold, said Vishwanath. "I can't name names … we have one OEM design win and two MoUs with chipset makers where, if we meet certain milestones, they will integrate our technology into their chip."
So far, GenXComm has created proofs-of-concept for an indoor Wi-Fi access point, a point-to-point millimeter-wave relay, and a base station offering access and backhaul over a single frequency.
The startup's technology is an order of magnitude lower in power consumption and greater in bandwidth than its closest rival, Vishwanath said. Kumu announced in June 2015 that it conducted lab tests for its full-duplex transceiver that it demonstrated with three carriers: Deutsche Telecom, SK Telecom, and Telefonica.
Startups have taken many paths to try to broadly enable more efficient networks. Magnacom launched in early 2013 with a novel modulation technology and was later purchased by Broadcom for $50 million. Artemis Networks debuted in early 2014, leveraging interference with distributed antennas to create better cellular links.


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Detox and Yoga
Cleanse and energise with our detox yoga retreats. Stay in fabulous comfort, eat cleansing raw and warming foods and yummy super juices. Twist and squeeze all the toxins away with yoga specific to detoxing. Choose from a 3 day detox or 5 day detox retreat, a taster or an intensive...what is it for you?


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Allegro® 2 Reformer Workoutwith Nora St. John
Led by Nora St. John, this 54-minute workout incorporates the innovative features of the Allegro 2 Reformer into a complete, full-body workout, with exercises ranging from beginning to advanced. Use the EasySet™ Footbar to open up a wealth of new Reformer exercises by placing the footbar at various locations along the frame! Includes sections using an optional sitting box and foot plate, and a tour of the features of the Allegro 2.
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45 RPM: Training Involution #98
- "RPM" stands for "Reps per Movement." Do you remember 45 RPM records? Then you get the pun. As long as you get your 45 reps, doesn't matter how many sets. Consider doing the weightlifting and calisthenics sets in half-pyramid format. In other words, 1 Hang Clean & Press, 1 Squat, 1 Chin-up, then 2 of each, then three, then four, etc. up to 9 of each for a total of 45 reps.
- 45 reps of each weightlifting exercise: Dumbbell Hang Clean & Press, Back Squats, Chin-ups (weighted if desired). If you don't have the required equipment, use a sandbag (throw sand, chains or gravel in an old duffle or backpack) and do Sandbag Hang Clean and Press, Sandbag Squats, and Sandbag Curls. Warm up fully before you begin!
- 45 reps of each calisthenic: Squats, Diamond Push-ups, Jackknifes, Get-ups, Side Lunges, Wall Touches.
- 45 Drop Duck-Unders. If you don't have a partner do them solo (if you have a hanging heavy bag, square off against that). Video here.
- 45 Striking Combos for power. Go after your heavy bag with maximum malice, delivering 45 striking combos -- punches, kicks, elbows, knees, you-name-it (3 strikes per combo minimum).
- 45 minutes of contemplation. I'm an advocate of 10 mins of contemplation per day, but the occasional long session of 20 minutes or more can really open doors. Set a timer, assume your posture of choice, regulate your breathing and allow your thoughts to dissipate like ripples in a pond. Don't feel badly if you can't make the whole 45, just do the best you can. If your legs cramp up and you have to stop after 30 minutes, pick up the other 15 minutes later that day.


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Gratefulness Days 9 & 10
My pregnancy, labor, and delivery with Addie taught me to be grateful for my body.
I didn't feel beautiful throughout my second pregnancy. I felt huge and clumsy. My skin kept breaking out (and hasn't stopped since). But as I look back on my entire birth experience, I see that my body did something amazing and miraculous.
I never enjoyed being pregnant in the moment. I look back now and I miss certain things about being pregnant, such as my huge belly. It hurt all of the time but it was so cute. I also miss feeling each of my babies move and kick and wiggle. It was comforting to know they were tucked safe inside of my womb.
There's a quote from another blogger, Amethyst Joy, that I kept seeing during my pregnancy with Addie. I always seemed to come across it when I was feeling my lowest. "How can you ever say anything negative about your body after you have felt the dancing of life inside your womb?" It is easy for me to look in the mirror and point out all of my imperfections and things that I don't like. My stretch marks, my tummy that still pokes out, the extra weight that I did not sign up for.
It's not easy to look at my body and say "thank you." Thank you for allowing life to grow inside not once, but twice. Thank you for staying healthy through both of those pregnancies and this postpartum period. Thank you for nourishing my baby even now. And though it's not easy, that's what I find myself doing these days. I am grateful for my body.


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1. The sunsets.
Topsail has the best sunsets out of any beach in North Carolina. Hands down.
2. The shark's teeth and seashells.
You can always find a large amount of cool shells and shark's teeth every beach trip. I have found that it is not like this at every beach, only at Topsail. Shell hunting tip: check out the point on the south end of the island every morning for the best shell selection. You might even come across a hidden mailbox with notes in it while shell hunting down there.
3. The food.
From Max's pizza with the pepperoni under the cheese to the seafood at Breezeway and even having the experience of eating outside at Sears Landing, Topsail has some of the greatest restaurants any beach in NC has to offer. The best part about the food in Topsail is that the restaurants are all local. Also, there is a brand new doughnut shop in the Surf City part of the island...what could be better than doughnuts and the beach?
4. The Fourth of July.
Every year Topsail and neighboring town, Holly Ridge, rotate between who does fireworks on the fourth and who gets to do them on the fifth. Basically this means two whole days of celebrating our great nation at the beach. The Fourth is also fun in Topsail because the beach is full of people decked out in red, white, and blue, blaring country music, and playing cornhole and swimming all day. Some parts of the town even have mini Fourth of July block parties (okay maybe that's just my family and our neighbors but it's still pretty fun).
5. The small town atmosphere.
Topsail is a small island which gives it a small town, everybody knows everybody kind of feel. It's really easy to make life long beach friends here because you have the opportunity to see the same people out on the beach every summer.
6. The ice cream.
Growing up, we went out to get ice cream EVERY single night and admittedly we still do. It often feels like the whole island has the same idea because the lines are always out the door at every ice cream place on the island. Don't let this discourage you though. It's an unspoken rule to wait in the line no matter how long it may be because ice cream always tastes better at Topsail.
7. The best of both worlds.
Because Topsail is an island, in most cases you can see both the ocean and the sound from wherever you are staying. This is pretty awesome because you can watch the sunrise over the beach and the sunset over the sound without having to go too far. You also can go from playing cornhole on the beach to jet skiing in the sound without having to walk too far so you really do get the experience the best of both worlds.
8. Outdoor movies.
On certain nights of the week Topsail this has cool thing called "Summer Movies in the Park" where they play movies on a big blow up screen at a park that sits on the sound. The best part about this is that the movies are FREE. Tip: if you are vacationing at Topsail with bae, I highly suggest going to an outdoor movie together, even if it is Cinderella and even if you have seen it 100 times already you should still go. But, if outdoor movies aren't your thing then I suggest going roller skating or playing a game of putt-putt.
9. The memories.
Whether you go for a week or a weekend, I promise that you will make some great memories with the people you love at Topsail Island. After spending 19 summers on the island, I know I sure have. From Fourth of July block parties, running into friends from all over NC, adventuring with cousins and swimming during hurricanes, I can honestly say that spending my summers at Topsail Island has been one of the best things ever.
North Topsail, Surf City, South Topsail, it's all part of the best beach in NC and I highly recommend planning your next beach vacation to Topsail Island.


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According to a recent survey by easytrip, the thing that frustrates Irish motorists the most on the motorway is when people don't use their indicators. If you ask me, that should be extended to every single road – for the most part indicators are either used sparingly or when the driver has already started making their turn, which really defeats their purpose.
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Coming soon!
Here is your sneak peak at my new knitting blog.
I am obsessed with yarn and knitting so I am starting a knitting blog.
Yarn obsessed, stasher with, too, many ideas and projects on the needles. That is why I call myself The Flitter Knitter!
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Thanks Knitique Girl! I am so glad I found Knitique and became a flitter knitter!
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The 'Apple is doomed' memes will continue despite the company's most recent financials which tell the story of gloom and doom from a different perspective; one cloaked in the reality of record sales.
Apple made more money than ever, sold more iPhones and Macs and Watches than ever, and almost made more profit than ever, but did manage to make more money than Microsoft, Google, Samsung, and Amazon. Combined. So, where's the bad news? iPad.
$#!% Happens, Things Change
If Apple has a problem child, thy child's name is iPad. Despite records being set everywhere else at Apple, Inc., the iPad continued a downward spiral– going on three years now– and Apple doesn't seem to be in a hurry to right the ship, plug the leaks, or do anything except count all of the tablet industry's profits all the way to the bank (sans laughing).
Well, Apple. Someone has your six. Or, the front of your six. I have some ideas on what to do to improve the iPad's numbers going forward, but I suspect you're working on something similar. Instead, I've got your front. Or, the front of your six. You see, Apple, I know what's wrong with the iPad.
Things change.
Way back when, back when Steve Jobs brought the iPad onstage to a raucous crowd of Apple well wishers, and plunked his tookus on an overstuffed, overused leather chair from the last century to demonstrate how the post-PC era, Apple style, was to be, the iPhone wasn't a monster hit just yet, and nobody had really large screen smartphones and Mac notebooks were still heavy.
Things change but not overnight, although to be fair, changes appear to have been overnight when looking backwards through time. Regardless, the iPad represented yet another big hit for Apple, and the crowning glory for the second Steve Jobs' era at Apple because the co-founder died the next year.
The iPad was a hit. If you want all the numbers from then to now, then check out Jason Snell's yeoman work in a variety of colors (one of the six which made up Apple's almost original icon). The iPad's best years are behind, not forward. The peak was more of a plateau in late 2013 and early 2014 and it's been mostly downhill since then, with iPad's sales nearing half what it once was.
What happened? Things changed. iPad did not. Here's my list.
- iPads are built like little techno-tanks and last a long time and even survive children
- Apple's only real innovations in recent years can be summed up as iPad Pro, Pencil, and Smart Keyboard; otherwise same old same old.
- iPads cannot do real work (as defined by full featured Mac and Windows PC notebooks, Office, Photoshop, Final Cut Pro, et al).
- Macs and Ultrabook PCs are more powerful; do more, cost less, and are almost the same size but with better hardware specifications.
- Smartphone screens have become iPad-like in size, resolution, but with more capability (it's a phone).
- People do not want to upgrade iPads as often as iPhones, perhaps less often than Macs.
- The iPad line has grown technologically stagnant with no reason to upgrade to newer models, and Apple gouges customers with older products priced as if they were new.
In other words, the iPad didn't change as fast as the market changed and within a few years became the iPod touch of Apple's product line. Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, ZDNet's resident Apple basher (one among many; notice that ZDNet articles often get about the same number of reader comments as Mac360) claims the iPad is on life support.
Life support refers to the treatments and techniques performed in an emergency in order to support life after the failure of one or more vital organs. Healthcare providers and emergency medical technicians are generally certified to perform basic and advanced life support procedures; however, basic life support is sometimes provided at the scene of an emergency by family members or bystanders before emergency services arrive.
Not quite. iPad sales are down and going down and have been going down for about three years, but still top the no-longer-relevant tablet industry in sales, revenue, and profits. Yet, interestingly enough, the Mac just had the best sales quarter ever according to Apple, the company prone to using real numbers to describe sales, and the iPad's unit sales were nearly twice the Mac; more expensive so more revenue.
So, what's going on with iPad? Not much. And that's the problem. How many devices do each of us need from Apple? iPhone? Sure. Mac? Definitely, but not as much. Watch? It's growing on us. iPad? Something has to give and the device with the least advancements and the one with the least to offer is the one to suffer the most at, 1) Apple's profound neglect, and, 2) massive changes in the technology marketplace as large screen smartphones do double duty as phones, mini-PCs, and content consumption devices.
Is it over for iPad?
Not yet. Apple still makes billions from the iPad line each year, but it's clear that the value proposition has waned, and it's time for some old-fashioned innovation. Apple style. Otherwise, the iPad will be what the iPod touch is now.


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DASH in 165 Seconds - New Video Tour Available
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DASH represents a new tool for collectors. We're all used to online marketplaces, and standalone collection management. We're used to price guides, and we have seen lots of pictures of people's collection and layouts. DASH is none of these... and ALL of these.


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The Rich Man: A Monologue
Our newest sermon series, Jesus and the Other, explores the revolutionary way Jesus interacted with people, breaking the human-constructed barriers of class, race, gender, religion and marginalization due to physical or mental health. The following monologue depicts the perspective of the "other" in such an encounter: Zacchaeus the tax collector (Luke 19:1-10).
Written by Rick McKinley, Read by Josh McKinley
I'm not really sure what peaked my interest in you. Maybe it was seeing my friend Levi go through an extreme home makeover of his life. It could have been word on the street; everyone was talking about you. Maybe it was that stinging title they gave you, "friend of tax collectors and sinners"? Maybe it was all of that. I'm not sure. But something in me had to go see for myself.
Chasing rabbis isn't really my thing. I hadn't been to temple in years, except when I was first starting out in the Tax business, but that was just to collect from the priests who were always trying to hide their coffers from Rome. They imagined a ridiculous world where religious communities were tax exempt!
You found me up in the sycamore tree that day. I had to climb that stupid tree. See, I may have a big head and big wallet but I got little legs. Being short was never an issue for me though. I ran the biggest tax racket in all of Jericho, like a mob boss. I ran one of the 3 big tax cartels. You had the Jerusalem cartel, the Capernum cartel and mine, the Jericho Cartel. Being the boss meant you had to be ruthless. If you've ever seen a tax collector beat someone for holding back the coin, I promise you they learned that from me. My guys knew I would treat them much worse if they didn't bring me my share.
The way the game was played was like this, Rome wants their money, you see. They have to keep Caesar's purses full, run the military, build all the buildings and pay the bills for the governors and officials to make Rome hum along like the superpower that it is. None of that is cheap, and the only way to keep the place going is through taxing the people.
That's where I come in. Rome hired out the tax business. They understood that my people the Jews, who can be a rowdy bunch if I am being honest, would be more willing to pay up if the people they were paying up to were Jews themselves. I saw an opportunity, and I went for it. I might be small, but I got big dreams. I negotiated a deal with the powers that be to collect the taxes - for a fee of course - and I would be responsible for delivering Rome their money.
I had a lot on the line; if I don't pay, it's my neck. So here's how I figured it out: we collect more than Rome is asking for. That makes up for the peasants who never have any money. It helps me pay my guys a decent wage, and I get my cut, which is another way of saying I get rich! Rome is happy. My guys are happy. The jews hate me, but they hate everyone, and my wife has the house of her dreams.
I'm like the Madoff of Jericho, you might say. The folks around here hate me, but I'm not trying to win any popularity contests, so who cares right? I am at the top of my game, and let me tell you something: the view from the top is the best you'll ever see.
No one gets to where I am without knowing how to make things happen. By force or by diplomacy, I always won. It's the art of the deal, you might say. Anyone who says they would rather be a faithful jew than a rich one has never spent the night under Egyptian cotton sheets. They're surprisingly cool in the summer and warm in the winter. It still puzzles me how they work.
Anyways, long story short, I was a feared man. Men like me who are feared don't take to the teachings of wannabe messiahs. But I had heard so much about you that I wanted to see for myself. I had heard that you even told people to pay taxes to Caesar, and give to God what is God's. So I figured at least my business wasn't at risk.
I didn't know then how much that tax racket had turned me into someone that I wouldn't recognize today. I was a monster, literally. People came close to dying at my hand. I extorted money from king and countryman and never thought twice about it. I liked power, I liked stuff and I liked all the things that came from having both.
I will never forget that day. I climbed up a fig tree so I could hide behind its big leaves and get a good view of you at the same time. I didn't want to be seen by the townsfolk, but my curiosity got the best of me. To this day, I am still not totally sure why I did it.
Dissatisfaction had been growing in my life that year, like everything I touched had been exposed to a virus of unhappiness. I had everything a business man could want, but there was a shallowness to it all. You can only drink so many bottles of fine wine before you realize that it's still just grapes crushed and aged. All those rooms sitting empty in my home were creating a hollow space in my soul. Maybe It was just that I was getting older, a mid-life crisis or whatever. The power, the money, the stuff...it just didn't fire me up like it used to. You understood that a lot more than I did; always talking about the dangers of loving money instead of God, preaching on and on about rich men and eyes of needles and things I never fully understood.
All that emptiness created a curiosity that I couldn't push away, so off I went to hear the Rabbi, wanting to find out who you were for myself. You started walking through the crowd towards the tree I was in. I felt so stupid up there. I tried to be still. I held my breath, thinking and hoping you would walk right past.
"Zacchaeus," you yelled up to me, and my heart stuck in my throat. This was my worst nightmare: the big-wig Rabbi calling me out in front of the crowd. You could hear the laughs and murmurs ripple through the crowd, as if they were finally going to get their revenge on me, publicly humiliated by the rabbi of the week.
But you didn't do that. You were not what I expected. Religious people snubbed had their nose at me my entire adult life. Walking by with their head in the air so high and mighty, their robes and prayers, acting so holy and superior. I figured you would give me a lecture like the would, but you didn't.
If anyone could have acted superior and holy, surely it would have been you. You're the Son of Man, for crying out loud, but instead you just told me you were coming to my house! I complied, but in the back of my mind I thought "my wife is going to kill me." The housekeeper didn't come for another two days, my whiskey collection's right there in the dining room on display and frankly my house was a little over the top, especially for the likes of the traveling Rabbi. Hopefully he'll like the Egyptian cotton sheets.
I offered you hospitality, but in reality, you are the one who welcomed me. That changed the game. I put on the best spread I could with such short notice. While you didn't seem overly impressed, you didn't look down on me either. You even told my wife she had a lovely home! I thought to myself, it should be lovely it cost me a fortune!
You were talking to me like I was just a normal human being. You saw past my money and my power, and didn't care about any of it.
You never judged me.
But you had that fire that I was missing. You had something that was more powerful than all the money and power could create in me. Only the fire that you had created peace and shalom. The fire I had in my heart just gave me heartburn. As you talked about your Father and your Kingdom I realized that I rolled the dice on the wrong game. I went all in on the wrong Kingdom!
Over dinner and wine you pulled back the layers of my soul, asking about my family, my children, what I liked to do in my free time, books I read, music I listened to, places I had been, times when I felt love, joy, kindness. You made saw the human inside of the façade that I created. You showed me what I really wanted, LIFE!
I just wanted a deep, meaningful spiritual life; I was starving for it. You created a hunger in my soul for something more. You offered me friendship, but I found faith that you were the Lord my life longed for.
The change was raw and sudden, and everyone thought I lost my mind. I'm not even sure what overtook me when I stood up from the table that night. Raising my glass and telling all my friends and family that I was giving half of all I had to the poor and paying back all the people I had wronged with 400% interest! Quickly doing the math in my head even as the words fell from my lips, I knew that I wouldn't end up with much. But in all honesty, I realized that all I wanted was to be your disciple.
My hands that once clinched like fists to fight for power and cling to coin were open and raised worshipping your Father. You said salvation had come to my house that day. I call it the day that you, Jesus, welcomed me home. Letting go of my stuff made room in my life for life that is truly life.
I kept the Egyptian sheets though. I mean you get that, right?


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The Most Holy Trinity
Note: This is the first article in a series that Fr. VanDenBroeke is writing on The Priesthood
Article 1 – Statistics
The Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate (CARA), from Georgetown University, publishes yearly statistics about the ordination of priests around the United States. We can see great hope in the fact that there were 548 men ordained priests last year! Additionally, 4 men were just ordained this weekend for our Archdiocese. This number has been growing since the year 2000, when only 442 men were ordained priests, but it is still down dramatically from the year 1965 when 994 men were ordained priests.
Please continue to pray for more priests. However, praying for them is not enough, we must also encourage young men (perhaps your own children or grandchildren) to consider discerning a call to the priesthood. The CARA survey said that, on average, 4 people encouraged each of the men who were ordained to consider a vocation. In other words, it is important young men be encouraged not just by one person, but by several people to consider the seminary. The most influential people who encouraged most men to join the seminary were: Parish priests, Friends, Parishioners, and Mothers. Sadly, almost half of the priests ordained last year said they were discouraged by at least two people from entering the seminary. We must be encouraging, not discouraging, of our young people considering a call to the priesthood.
Did you know that priests are among the happiest people in any way of life or vocation in the United States? A large scale survey was conducted a few years ago which determined that priests are remarkably happy, are less likely to be depressed or to suffer "burn-out" than other careers, and are largely at peace with the demands of the priestly life, including the requirement of lifelong celibacy. These findings are published in a book called "Why priests are happy", by Stephen J. Rossetti.
The findings of this study that priests are truly happy is really important to hear, because I think there can be conflicting thoughts in our minds saying, on the one hand, "we need priests if we are going to have the sacraments", and on the other hand, "I wouldn't want my own son/friend to become a priest because the priesthood is a sad, lonely, and unsatisfying existence". That might be what our culture would like everyone to think, but that simply isn't true. The data shows the opposite, that priests are truly happy and satisfied. And I can personally testify to the fact that I love being a priest, and I would encourage any young man who had thoughts of priesthood to look into it further.
Journalist John L. Allen Jr. sums up the findings of the priest survey with these words: "…It would all boil down to this. The priests of this country obviously love serving you and ministering to you, because otherwise there's no way to explain why they're basically happy, in the teeth of a culture which constantly tells them they're not supposed to be."
We need more priests. We need men to give up their lives for Jesus Christ now. Pray for your priests, and pray for more priests. Encourage your sons, grandsons, god-children, nephews, neighbors, friends, and parishioners to consider the priesthood. As Archbishop Flynn says, "If I had a hundred lives, I'd live every one of them as a priest."
To live in the midst of the world,
Without wishing its pleasures;
To be a member of each family,
Yet belonging to none;
To share all sufferings;
To penetrate all secrets;
To heal all wounds;
To go from men to God
And offer Him their Prayers;
To return from God to men
To bring pardon and hope;
To have a heart of fire for charity
And a heart of bronze for chastity;
To teach and to pardon,
Console and bless always–
What a glorious life!
And it is yours,
O Priest of Jesus Christ! -Henri-Dominique Lacordaire, OP
Stay tuned next week for more information on the priesthood…
I want to personally invite everyone, especially those from the various liturgical ministries at IC, to attend the 10:00AM Mass next Sunday, June 3rd. At the end of this Mass we will have a Eucharistic Procession around the block and then return to the Church for Benediction.


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Exciting, intimate, loud, funny, dramatic and constantly questioning the world around us, this spring Serbian films of recent productions will be presented at the Cultural Center GRAD in a brand new way. With English subtitles, followed by Q&As with the directors (also in English), these four selected films will open our new film cycle – SERBIAN FILMS FOR FOREIGNERS.
The aim of this cycle, organized by Ključaonica and GRAD – European Center for Culture and Debate, is to shine a light on Serbian film production and to present it to growing population of foreigners who live and work in Belgrade, as well as the one who are discovering Serbian capital and its cultural offer on its journey, vacation etc. Given the fact that Serbian films are rarely shown in local theaters with English or subtitles in any other foreign language, the SFFF cycle will try to bring Serbian film stories to all of those who are interested in local film production. Each screening will be followed by an interview (in English) with the authors of the selected films, during which audience will be able to engage in discussion, share their experiences, thoughts and feelings awakened by the movies.
Pay What You Want: There is no standard tickets sale for these screenings, entrance is free for everyone. However, there will be "pay what you want" box at the exit, and in case you like the movie or you think discussion was really interesting, you will be able to support this idea before leaving GRAD. Just like that…
Note to Serbian fans: SFFF doors are opened to all the local film fans who once again want to remind themselves to some of the most interesting recent Serbian feature films and documentaries, as well as to participate in the debate in English, sharing their experiences of the film with film enthusiasts from around the world.
April 4 / 8pm – Tilva Roš (director: Nikola Ležaić)
April 18 / 8pm – Circles (director: Srdan Golubović)
May 16 / 8pm – Next To Me (director: Stevan Filipović)
May 30 / 8pm – Cinema Komunisto (director: Mila Turajlić)


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Many adventurous and hungry people gathered at Natureland Park on Saturday, July 15th to learn about safe, edible wild plants. Led by Master Naturalist Chris Lilek and Maggie Zoellner, KMLT Executive Director, the participants learned how to look for edible leaves, berries and flowers among the plants in the park. Many kinds of plants were harvested, including gooseberries, plantain and clover that were washed and put into a community salad for everyone's enjoyment. Naturalist Chris brought acorn bread and wild violet jelly to share, as well as sumac tea for the beverage.
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