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I'm not a fan of winter. Even though I was born during a blizzard, I have no affinity for anything to do with cold weather. I don't like skiing, snowboarding or even walking outside when it's cold. The one thing I do like about winter is hearty cold-weather food that cheers us all up. (That and big sweaters to cover my food sins.)
Even though it's officially spring, winter seems to be dragging on forever. Last night, I was craving something hearty and warm so I whipped this recipe up. It's quite easy and perfect over some pasta and with a Caesar salad on the side.
Reduced-Fat Chicken Marsala Recipe
2 large boneless skinless chicken breasts (remove all traces of fat)
1/2 cup flour
1 1/2 tsp seasoned salt (or to taste)
1 1/2 tsp garlic powder
1 1/2 tsp dried basil
fresh ground pepper
olive oil
1 tsp olive oil
1 garlic clove
1/2 container fresh mushrooms (I use baby bellas since the flavor is better in this dish)
1 can reduced-fat or low-fat Campbell's cream of mushroom soup
1 cup marsala wine
1 cup beef broth
1 tsp sugar
fresh basil (to taste)
Goya light seasoning salt to taste
Water as needed to un-thicken sauce
Soak chicken breasts in water and vinegar. Season flour with salt, pepper, garlic powder and dried basil. (Taste flour and more seasoning as needed.) If chicken breasts are quite thick, slice them across the middle so you have two full breasts only thinner. Pound them down a bit if needed. Heat enough olive oil to cover the bottom of a large skillet over medium heat. Dip chicken in flour and place in pan when oil is hot. Cook on both sides until golden brown. Ensure chicken is fully cooked and set aside.
In the same pan, add sliced mushroom and garlic. Add 1 tsp more of oil if needed. After mushrooms cook down and become golden brown, add soup, wine and beef broth and stir. Add sugar. Add water to un-thicken sauce as needed. Add chicken back to the pan and re-heat. Add basil. Serve over pasta if desired.


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A few days ago The Mail on Sunday, a British tabloid, announced with great excitement that "British troops have been testing an 'invisibility cloak' that makes them disappear on the battlefield." Well, obviously this intrigued us at FOB so we decided to investigate. And, as often, what lies behind the headline is not quite as exciting as may at first appear. And The Mail on Sunday had confused two quite separate technologies: static camouflage, which doesn't change, and dynamic camouflage, which does.
What soldiers from 3rd Battalion The Rifles (3 Rifles) have been testing in field trials at the US Army's centre for experimental warfare techniques at Fort Benning, Georgia, is a static camouflage product called Vatec initially developed by Polaris Solutions in Israel and manufactured and marketed today by a non-profit organisation whose mission "is to employ persons with significant disabilities", ReadyOne Industries in El Paso, Texas under the Vatic Concealment Solutions (VCS) brand.
The originality of this material is that you can scrumple it up into whatever shape you like, say a rock, or a bush, and it will hold that shape.
It takes about 25 minutes for two people who know what they're doing to shape the material into a small bunker for example or to cover a vehicle. But Vatic certainly doesn't change colour. If you want a rock then you have to have the rock-coloured camouflage version and if you want a bush then you'll have to have the bush version in your stock. ReadyOne says any current combat camouflage pattern or natural or urban environment pattern taken from photographs can be applied to the core fabric.
What is interesting about this fabric is that renders whatever is behind it very difficult to detect by infra-red and heat-seeking devices. The fabric has a crinkly texture so that even when it is laid out flat it has some depth. In addition each of the three layers of the fabric can have holes cut out of it revealing the layer or layers underneath. This means that the heat outline of a person or vehicle hiding underneath it would be broken up into an irregular and unrecognisable pattern.
Corporal Tyrone Hoole, a sharpshooter from 3 Rifles, was quoted by The Mail on Sunday as saying: "This is an absolutely brilliant piece of kit. The lads are desperate for the Army to buy it. Instead of carrying chicken wire, spray paint and thermal sheets we can use this one item, which is really light."
This static camouflage is quite a different thing from the dynamic camouflage that a number of industries and laboratories are working on and that again is a far cry from an "invisibility cloak" such as worn by Harry Potter, the fictitious child-wizard. FOB spoke to Professor Andrea di Falco, head of the Synthetic Optics research group at Scotland's University of St Andrews who published a paper in 2010 about these "metamaterials" which absorb or bend light and/or radar waves.
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This Sunday, Swath and 10 other bands will be playing the BelmarFest and BBQ at (not surprisingly) the Belmar bar located at 95 Main Street in Binghamton.
Check out the flyer below for details on the bands and other stuff.
The show will be held outside with lots o' BBQ and lots o' beer – so that should mean it'll be lots o' fun.
Swath should be playing in the 6 PM range.
Also, Kevin's other band, Dance-A-Tron, will be making its debut with new guitar player – and Binghamton legend – Mike Escott. And we have insider info that they'll be playing a surprising cover tune. They are slated to play around 4 PM.
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I've become the stay at home mom that I NEVER wanted to be.
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By Samuel Oyadongha, Yenagoa
The authorities of the Bayelsa State owned Niger Delta University have dismissed as untrue, report that the institution's Pure and Applied Chemistry, Computer Science and Mathematics courses were denied accreditation by the National Universities Commission (NUC).
The management of the university said the courses were part of the ten recently accredited academic programmes of the institution.
The state government had earlier in the year released N200 million for the purpose.
Acting Registrar of the institution, Mrs Effua Berepubo, in a statement, yesterday, in Yenagoa, said the courses have full accreditation.
The statement said "What was reported that Pure and Applied Chemistry, Computer Science and Mathematics were denied accreditation due to lack of qualified staff, is unfounded and misleading.
"We therefore, use this medium to state and also correct whatever wrong impression created before our prospective students that applied to Niger Delta University as their first choice in the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board Examination (JAMB), that the courses in question, Pure and Chemistry, Computer Science and Mathematics have full accreditation.
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[shoo g-er-pluhm]
a small sweetmeat made of sugar with various flavoring and coloring ingredients; a bonbon.
Origin of sugarplum
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Historical Examples of sugar-plum
Punish if you will, but be kind too, and let the sugar-plum go with the rod.'Short Studies on Great Subjects
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You can tell Christmas Eve anywhere, like a sugar-plum, with your eyes shut.Friendship Village
Zona Gale
Many a sugar-plum of patronage fell into the mouths of his family and friends.Liverpool a few years since
James Aspinall
Here he came to an abrupt close, eying the sugar-plum wistfully.Jessie's Parrot
Joanna Mathews
They used to call a sugar-plum a plumb in Shakspeare's time.The Art of Entertaining
M. E. W. Sherwood
a crystallized plum
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John D. Marra, Sr.May 9, 1938 ~ May 5, 2016 (age 77)
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Grafton - John D. Marra, Sr., 77, died Thursday, May 5, 2016, at St. Peter's Hospital after a short illness.
Born in Troy, he was the son of the late John Harold Marra and Elsie Gledhill Marra. He is survived by his wife, Patricia A. Gillick Marra, with whom he had celebrated his 50th wedding anniversary on July 3, 2015. He was raised in Lansingburgh for 14 years, spent most of his life in Grafton and was a graduate of Berlin Central High School.
John was employed at the General Electric Silicone Plant in Waterford for over 30 years, retiring in 2000.
He was a proud veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps. John was also a member of The Green Island Rod & Gun Club in Schaghticoke. He loved being outdoors, and enjoyed hunting, fishing and archery. He was a kind man who was a loving husband, father and grandfather, and he enjoyed spending time with his family.
Survivors include his children, Lynn (Edward) Nadareski, Wynantskill, John D. (Jennifer) Marra, Jr., East Greenbush and Janice (Robert) Gavin, Albany; his grandchildren, Kaitlyn, Nicholas and Kristin Nadareski and Maeve, Jack, Molly and Madelyn Marra; his sisters-in-law, Janice (late Paul) Nicoll, Melrose and Mary Jo (Lewis) Church, Grafton; brothers-in-law, John and Michael Gillick, Troy; his dog, Buddy and several nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by a sister, Geraldine Brown and a sister-in-law, Diane Struss.
Relatives and friends may call at the Bryce Funeral Home, Inc. 276 Pawling Avenue Troy on Tuesday, May 10, 2016 from 4-7 PM.
Funeral service will be held Wednesday at 9 AM at the funeral home and at 9:30 AM at St. Jude the Apostle Church Wynantskill where a Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated by Rev. Anthony Ligato, Pastor.
Interment will be in St. Mary's Cemetery, Troy.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made in memory of John D. Marra, Sr. to the American Heart Association, 4 Atrium Dr #100 Albany, NY 12205 or Mohawk and Hudson River Humane Society, 3 Oakland Avenue Menands, NY 12204.
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James Mangold says Logan is a "grown-up" movie & not for everyone
For fanboys everywhere, LOGAN is not only a must-see this year but also a symbol of the future becoming the present. Hugh Jackman has been Wolverine for almost two decades, but the time has come to move on. He's been hinting at it for some time, and now that time is upon us. This is not a project being taken lightly, and director James Mangold assures us it will honor the fans who have stuck with Jackman and the character for all these years.
During a recent interview for the movie, Mangold talked about the adult nature of the upcoming superhero flick, classifying it as more of an intense drama than the normal kind of blockbuster we're used to:
Logan is an attempt to bring an end to the line of Hugh's kind of amazing performance as Wolverine, and the ambition of doing that is to try and make an adult film about Wolverine, to make a movie for grown-ups. We're not trying to make a kind of four box something for everyone, we're trying to make a movie that stands out and is a little different because it's kind of a, well, grown-up movie...like a grown-up drama that also features intense action.
More news from behind-the-scenes of LOGAN involves the movie's score, with Mangold going on Twitter the other day to confirm that Marco Beltrami will score the film. Beltrami worked with Mangold on 3:10 TO YUMA and THE WOLVERINE, and last year did the scores for movies like THE SHALLOWS and GODS OF EGYPT. Composer Cliff Martinez (DRIVE) was originally set to score the flick, but there's no word yet on if the two will be collaborating or if Martinez has left the project.
I trust Mangold when he says this will be an adult movie, not just because of the potential buckets of blood we could be seeing, but because the overall tone of the promotional material has been as serious as it can get. This is a benefiting send-off for Jackman and his Wolverine, ensuring it won't be just another adventure or "CGI [email protected]". As for the music I have no idea if Martinez is still involved, but I'm sure Beltrami will do a bang-up job, and give LOGAN that sense of gravitas it needs. But if he doesn't, well, still…buckets of blood.
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The standard European retort is that if people have to pay for higher education, it will become the monopoly of the rich. But spending on higher education in Europe is highly regressive (more middle-class students go to university than working-class ones). And higher education is hardly a monopoly of the rich in America: a third of undergraduates come from racial minorities, and about a quarter come from families with incomes below the poverty line. The government certainly has a responsibility to help students to borrow against their future incomes. But student fees offer the best chance of pumping more resources into higher education. They also offer the best chance of combining equity with excellence.
Europe still boasts some of the world's best universities, and there are some signs that policymakers have realised that their system is failing. Britain, the pacemaker in university reform in Europe, is raising fees. The Germans are trying to create a Teutonic Ivy League. European universities are aggressively wooing foreign students. Pan-European plans are encouraging student mobility and forcing the more eccentric European countries (notably Germany) to reform their degree structures. But the reforms have been too tentative.
America is not the only competition Europe faces in the knowledge economy. Emerging countries have cottoned on to the idea of working smarter as well as harder. Singapore is determined to turn itself into a "knowledge island". India is sprucing up its institutes of technology. In the past decade China has doubled the size of its student population while pouring vast resources into elite universities. Forget about catching up with America; unless Europeans reform their universities, they will soon be left in the dust by Asia as well.


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EPA Webinar: Training and Technical Assistance for Small Water Systems
August 2, 2012
Through Congressional direction, EPA has awarded a total of $15 million in competitive grants to support the training and technical assistance needs of small drinking water systems and tribal systems. On September 5, EPA is hosting a webinar for the awardees – NRWA, RCAP, NM Environmental Finance Center, and the Texas Engineering Extension Service – to share their respective visions on how to turn those funds into effective training, technical assistance, and support for drinking water systems, private wells, and decentralized wastewater systems.
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The PPI scandal has forced many of the country's banks to incur large financial losses. A recent report found that the banks have already needed to pay more than £18 billion to compensate customers for the claims that they have filed. Some experts feel that the costs will increase much more in the near future.
Estimates of Financial Costs of PPI Claims
The PPI crisis has already turned out to be the largest financial disaster in history. Many people expected that it would have subsided by now, but that doesn't seem to be the case. Approximately 15,000 people have been filing new claims every week over the past several months. The number seems to be growing year after year without any sign of slowing down.
Many financial experts are wondering how much the cost of PPI will be by the time everything is finally resolved. Some believe that the cost of the crisis will be at least twice what it is already. They are using a PPI claims calculator to determine the final cost of the mis-sellings.
Banks Setting Aside Record Amounts
The banks seem to believe that far more people are going to file claims in the near future. Barclays said that it will need at least another £1.3 billion to cover future claims. The bank has already paid approximately £17 billion to cover the claims that have been filed. Some of the banks analysts believe that Barclays will need to set aside at least another £3 billion to cover future PPI claims.
Barclays was one of the largest players in the PPI scandal. However, other banks may owe even more for mis-sold PPI claims. Lloyds has recently set aside PPI provisions of nearly £7 billion. Those provisions are expected to be used up by the end of this year. The bank is asking for another couple billion to cover claims that will be filed after January.
More PPI Claims Expected to Follow
Many more customers are expected to file claims in the near future. Over 50 million customers have purchased PPI products over the last twenty years. A substantial percentage of these customers were misled into believing that they needed the insurance or didn't realize they were even purchasing it.
Experts believe that only a third of the customers who were duped have filed claims so far. The number of claims filed isn't expected to drop anytime in the near future.


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The Android M Preview SDK includes development tools, Android system images, and library files to help you test your app and the new APIs coming in the next release of the platform. This document describes how to get the downloadable components of the preview for testing your app.
Developer Preview 3 SDK
The Preview SDK is available for download through the Android SDK Manager. For more information on downloading and configuring the Preview SDK, see Set Up the Preview SDK.
Developer Documentation
The developer documentation download package provides detailed API reference information and an API difference report for the preview. Note that API level 23 reference and diffs are now also available online.
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In order to use a device image for testing, you must install it on a compatible device. Follow the instructions below to install a system image:
- Download and uncompress one of the system image packages listed here.
- Backup any data you want to preserve from the device.
- Follow the instructions at developers.google.com/android to flash the image onto your device.
Updating a Device with the Preview
Once you have installed a preview system image on a development device, the device is upgraded automatically with the next preview release through over-the-air (OTA) updates. When the update is available, the device displays notification that an update is available and allows you to install it. You can also manually install the next preview image by repeating the procedure in the previous section.
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The REGIMEN CLASSIC SERIES, featuring today's amateur boxers and tomorrows legends! The Regimen Classic is a regional series where the best amateur boxers in the region are showcased to see who reigns supreme in their respective weight class. This high energy amateur boxing series features boxers who have competed across the nation bringing them home to their region to perform and entertain their hometown crowds. All bouts are sanctioned by USA Boxing, the only official sanctioning organization of amateur boxing in the United States.
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Sylvia was born on January 4, 1921 and passed away on Saturday, August 5, 2017.
Sylvia was a resident of Dugspur, Virginia at the time of passing.
Funeral Services will be held on Tuesday, August 8, 2017 at 11:00 AM at Vaughan-Guynn-McGrady Chapel. Burial will follow in the Dry Pond Cemetery.


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If you believe vinegar has some mystical properties that stop your pooch's hair from falling out, something has gone horribly wrong in the course of your research. However, white and apple cider vinegar are potent taste deterrents that can help stop hair loss caused by excessive licking, chewing and biting.
Taste Deterrent
While lots of scents attract your pet pooch, a few work wonders for repelling her. Of course, you have to stick to substances that are harmless to dogs, and vinegar is a perfect example; it's safe and dogs hate the odor. Taste deterrents are great for keeping your furry friend from getting into your garden and for preventing her from excessive chewing, biting and licking that's causing hair loss, which is a form of self-mutilation. Try a 50 percent watered-down application first over the areas of concern. The hope is that your dog won't be overpowered by the smell on her, but that it will keep her from chewing and licking. If it doesn't work, try increasingly less diluted mixes. Be aware that vinegar stings on open wounds, so check closely to be sure your dog hasn't broken the skin with her teeth. And always consult with a qualified vet about the health and welfare of your pet.
Emotional Disturbances
Boredom, under-stimulation, stress, anxiety and other emotional upset can lead to excessive biting and licking that can cause hair loss on your pooch. Because these causes are psychological rather than physical, there aren't other symptoms on your pet's skin that may be aggravated by vinegar (unless your sweetie has broken her own skin). This situation is a good candidate for vinegar taste deterrent to get your doggy to stop self-mutilating. Of course, this is just a figurative bandage for a more serious problem. Use vinegar to stop the destructive behavior, but take appropriate steps to remedy your dog's emotional disturbance. Depending on the cause, this may mean paying her more attention, providing more toys and exercise, making environmental changes, and using a calming medication.
Vinegar for Fleas
A vinegar taste deterrent is a good idea if your pooch has a flea infestation. Her hair loss might be from an allergic reaction to flea bites -- a condition called flea bite dermatitis -- and it might be from excessive chewing, biting and licking caused by itchiness; it also might be from the combination. Vinegar helps prevent your doggy from hurting herself and causing hair loss, and it reduces the risk of her ingesting fleas as she chews her infested skin. Swallowing fleas is a common way dogs get tapeworm infections. The vinegar also helps keep the fleas off your dog, as they don't care for the scent, either. Keep in mind that the fleas are still around, so you'll need an aggressive treatment plan, but the vinegar limits your pooch's suffering in the meantime.
Although a vinegar taste deterrent might help with an immediate problem, your doggy's hair loss needs to be evaluated by your veterinarian. Even though it might look like excessive licking or chewing is the cause, this isn't necessarily the case. Even if it is, something is triggering this behavior -- something that requires a professional diagnosis and treatment. Along with boredom, stress and fleas, other common causes of this form of self-mutilation include food allergies, contact dermatitis and other allergic skin conditions, thyroid disorders and other sources of hormonal imbalances, localized pain, severe dry skin, ticks and mites. Work with your vet to manage the problem to stop excessive biting and licking, hair loss and your pooch's suffering.
- WebMD: Dogs and Compulsive Scratching, Licking, and Chewing
- VeterinaryPartner.com: Self Mutilation: Dogs Who Chew, Lick or Scratch Themselves to the Point of Harm
- Pet Net: Natural Dog Repellents - Homemade Dog Repellent (Repeller) Recipes That Work
- Kansas State University College of Veterinary Medicine: Common Intestinal Parasites in Cats and Dogs
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- How to Stop Your Cat From Having Furballs
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- How to Make a Dog Lose Its Winter Coat
- Why Does My Jack Russell Terrier's Hair Keep Falling Out?
- Grooming Tips for the Belgian Sheepdog
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After arriving at Le Tegole, located near Riparbella with its own private 2km driveway, I didn't move at all except to venture out to some of the wonderful restaurants nearby... and why would I? The agroturismo is actually a collection of 11 farm houses on a hill that have been converted into rooms and apartments. We had a place with it's own large kitchen, master bedroom and bath. The structure also boasts its own restaurant, bar, two swimming pools a children's play area and a tennis court. We stayed there along with some other friends and when Sera wasn't swimming or swinging and sliding, she was playing happily with our friends' daughters or exploring the large grounds.
After 3 nights we moved further towards Florence to visit my hubby's cousins in Certaldo. When we were there we didn't do much more than spend time with family, but we did stay at the lovely hotel Certaldo which is an old mill on the river that passes through the town. It too had a pool and though the weather was changing we still managed to get in another dip.
I love going to Tuscany because regardless as to whether you're touring, visiting friends or family you're always going to manage to eat and drink well, and even the drive from one spot to another is breathtaking.


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I wish I were sitting on a beach with a Pina Colada in one hand (and don't forget the little umbrella) and a slice of this cake in the other. Because when you say Pina Colada I think of summer and sand.
This month's cake represents just that. A Pina Colada cake that not only looks great and is just as smooth on the palate. Not to mention it was easy to make.
The July cake recipe can be found in the Food Network Magazine, January/February 2013 (as well as all the others I have made). It is a yellow cake (made from scratch), a jam-like filling made from dried pineapples, pineapple juice, and cream of coconut. (You can find cream of coconut in the baking isle.) The frosting is a butter cream with more cream of coconut. The cake is topped with dried pineapple and coconut flakes.
The ingredients and construction were simple. I had no problems putting this one together. Which was refreshing after several of the other cakes I have made.
I am calling this one our "back to school" celebration cake.
P.S. Be sure to check back for the August cake. As August is my birthday, so I can't wait to make the that cake and celebrate another year of me!


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Shari E. of Boise wonders: "Last year my spring bulbs were a disaster, very few came up or flowered. When I dug them up they were all rotten. I was so disappointed. I put bonemeal in the hole like all the gardening books suggested and planted them the depth that the package said. What did I do wrong?"
Spring flowering bulbs are usually a foolproof way to beautify your landscape because the flower is already inside the bulb ready to sprout once it receives the cooling period (vernalization) winter provides. Nature's ingenious method of packaging these living time capsules is pretty amazing.
Let's assume, Shari, that your bulbs were healthy to start with--firm and heavy, not dried out or moldy. Now let's look at your soil. If you have heavy clay soil, did you loosen it up for better drainage? Bulbs like good drainage. They won't do well if planted in a place that gets overly wet or soggy, like under a gutter downspout. Some folks add generous amounts of sand or fine gravel with finished compost (humus) to encourage better drainage in their clay soil when planting bulbs. If your soil is sandy, drainage won't be a problem for you.
Now let's look at how the bonemeal was applied. Did you put the bonemeal in contact with the bulbs? (This goes for any other undecomposed organic material like manure or unfinished compost.) This is a common mistake gardeners make during bulb planting; they put fertilizer in the hole and the bulb right on top of the fertilizer--a major no-no. If you did this with your fertilizer, that's your answer.
Next time, put a tablespoon of bonemeal or a teaspoon of high phosphorus commercial fertilizer like 5-10-5 in the hole, but be sure to put an inch of soil in between the bulb and the fertilizer. This will ensure the bulb will not be burnt or rotted by the fertilizer. (Phosphorus is the second number on the package and it helps roots and flowers develop.)
Bonemeal, like other organic substances, must be broken down by microbes, (fungus and bacteria in the soil), before the nutrients can be released to the roots. The breakdown or decomposition that goes on is a rotting process and you don't want your bulbs in contact with, nor do you want them lying on top of salty fertilizer. Salt dehydrates and burns.
After burying your spring treasures, make sure that you water the soil thoroughly to eliminate air pockets and establish good contact between the bulbs and the soil. This first watering will start the roots growing.
Don't give up on bulbs. Try again right now when many bulbs are available and on sale. There's nothing quite like spring flowering snowdrops, crocus, tulips, daffodils and hyacinths to brighten up a gardener's disposition at the end of a long winter.
Gary P. of Garden Valley asks: "I have tons of leaves, grass clippings and plant debris from my vegetable garden that I'd like to compost during the winter and spring. Are there any classes available where I can learn how to compost correctly?"
Unfortunately, you just missed the bonanza of composting courses. The eight-week Master Composter course is offered once a year in the fall by the University of Idaho (UI) Extension in Ada County. It is an excellent way to learn everything you want to know about composting and then some. Put your application in now for next year's program.
But here's another thought, you can sign up for the five-week UI Gardening 101 Series, which includes a two-hour composting class. To obtain an application for either the Master Composter Program or to sign up for the Gardening 101 Series, call UI Extension at 377-2107.
Also, a one-hour class on composting is held in January as part of the Water Efficient Landscaping Series co-sponsored by UI and United Water. Call United Water at 362-7304 for the exact dates of that seven-week series. One more place to check is the Idaho Botanical Garden; they often offer a class on composting during their fall lecture series.
In the meantime, stop by any UI Extension office to pick up how-to brochures on composting. Composting is not difficult since everything rots ... eventually. During the cold winter, the composting process slows way down; in spring, it speeds up again. Once you get started, you'll be hooked. Finished compost (humus) is the answer to curing soil problems; I foresee many days of happy composting ahead for you.
Suzann Bell is a horticulturist with the University of Idaho Extension in Ada County. Send gardening questions to Suzann c/o Boise Weekly or e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com.
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Have you read a book recently that you feel "Everyone should read this". This is exactly I feel when I read a good book! If you read a good leadership or Christian book, do share it by leaving a reply!
As I grew up as a kid, I love books. My dad will bring my sister and I to the public library and it was my weekly highlight. When I read, I would enter a different world and indulge and be totally engrossed in every story, drama, journey, life lesson that the book brought me to. When I became a Christian, I was introduced to a different genre of books. One that brought me on to a deeper journey with God. Books, and reading and learning from them has helped me in my faith and ultimately grow in leadership skills. I can't imagine my life without reading!
If you want to learn to lead, start by reading a good Christian book today. Here are some Leadership books that I find are excellent:
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2. The Influential Leader by John Haggai
3. Principle of the Path by Andy Stanley
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Strategic Enterprise Analysis by Glenn Brule - 14 September 2010 - Bangalore
Whether you are seeking a business solution or considering a new business opportunity, systematic planning and examination of alternative options is key to determining the best project investment path. This paper examines the step-by-step process - strategic enterprise analysis - of identifying and analyzing potential solutions to a business need as identified by International Institute of Business Analysis (IIBA®).
ESI International invites you to the six key steps of Strategic Enterprise Analysis process elements in a chronological sequence:
(a) Creating and maintaining the business architecture
(b) Conducting feasibility studies
(c) Determining project scope
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(e) Conducting the initial risk assessment
(f) Preparing the decision package
This is an advanced session designed to provide you with the knowledge you need to begin working as part of a strategic enterprise analysis team.
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An exciting new church based series entitled "Finishing Well in Life" led by Hal Habecker, Pastor and Theologian, is being conducted in local churches throughout the Dallas / Ft. Worth area. This discipleship series reveals insights on discovering God's purpose for the senior generation – and the importance of developing a plan to finish well.
The local church is one of the main hubs of activity and sources of information for seniors – many times when an elder member experiences a life changing event the church is relied upon to offer guidance and assistance. This series offers both spiritual principals and practical planning tools that both church leaders and members can share and benefit from.
"Finishing Well in Life" provides spiritual based instruction on discovering God's purpose in life and how to accomplish it. Attendance is free and open to members and guests of the sponsoring church. Pastors and those working in senior ministries are encouraged to participate. More information on Finishing Well Ministries and classes may be found here: http://www.finishingwellministries.org/


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Fifty-three women wearing red or pink hats and purple shirts, pants and dresses, converged on Weaver Park Sept. 25.
Fifty-three women wearing red or pink hats and purple shirts, pants and dresses, converged on Weaver Park Sept. 25.
The women were members of the Red Hat Society and they came from all over the state to visit the Historical Village, listen to music, enjoy ice cream and sarsaparilla soda, shop, socialize and play games for four hours on a sunny afternoon.
As Mike Stanley and Ray Pauken strummed and sang rock oldies from the gazebo, a couple of the Red Hatters played pantyhose golf – the hose was tied around the waist with an orange at the bottom, and the orange was swung like a croquet mallet to strike a rubber ball into a plastic bucket. The ladies who golfed were given beads or chocolates.
An even more comical Red Hatter game involved two ladies attempting to transfer a roll of toilet paper with two plungers.
The women also heard the Sweet Adelines, sang along with senior citizen entertainers in the chapel, and dined in downtown Hilliard.
"We just wanted to have something fun that would draw people from all over the state, and then they would come back and frequent the area," said Christy Clark, executive director of Destination Hilliard, which put on the event.
Clark said she knew some Red Hat members, and suggested the event. The invitation went out, and women from Cincinnati, Columbus, Dayton, Dublin, Kirkersville, Lewis Center, Middletown, and Vandalia turned up last weekend.
"They're a group of ladies that just get together and have fun and spend money," Clark said. "They're just a riot."
Not literally, but once, a bevy of Red Hatters caused enough concern for Polaris Fashion Mall security to consider them a gang.
The Red Hat Society was founded in 1998 when Sue Ellen Cooper gave a friend a red hat as a birthday gift in reference to a poem that begins, "When I am an old woman I shall wear purple/with a red hat that doesn't go and doesn't suit me."
According to Wikipedia, there are more than 70,000 registered members and almost 24,000 chapters of the society, making it the largest women's social group in the world. The members are typically 50 or older, but younger women can join – the only difference is they wear pink hats.
Carmela Criswell of Dublin was one of the Red Hat Society members at Weaver Park. She is the leader, or Queen, of the Crimson Crested Buckeyes, a decade-old Columbus chapter. Criswell said she had visited a flower shop where a Red Hat meeting was being held and was instantly converted.
"It is so much fun," Criswell said of the society. "It's probably the best therapy anybody could ever get. The sisterhood is amazing. We cry together, we laugh together, and we work together. It is like having sisters right there where you can count on them. When one gets sick, everybody prays. We send cards to one another, we support one another. We just have a lot of fun."


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This was extremely hard for me to write. But one of the biggest things holding me back has been the fact that I have no closure. This letter isn't meant for anyone else but him. It's what I wish I could say to his face even though I may never be able to. It isn't going to be the closure I need to move on, but it's better than nothing. So here it goes.
Dear Jeff,
If I was writing this a month ago I would tell you that I hate you. I would be telling you that you've ruined everything. You ruined my senior year of college. You ruined my grad school applications. You ruined my eye. You ruined my ability to ever trust someone. I'd tell you how much I've been in a fog. How many times I wake up from having nightmares about you every morning before I leave the house and think about your crazed face all day. In class my head feels like it's inside of giant grey cloud. Everyone around me is seperate from my little cloud. They're all below it, where everything seems so much easier and so much brighter. But I'm constantly in this grey cloud. Some days it's light grey and sometimes dark. It depends on the day. But I can't help but feel trapped no matter how light grey the cloud is that day. I want to be down where everything else is but I feel physically trapped where I am. My mind is the center of it all. It's a whirlwind of sadness and stress and fear. And in the center of it all is you.
"I wonder what jeffs doing right now."
I step onto the streetcar.
"I wonder if he's sorry."
There's nowhere to grab onto. I wish people would move over.
"I wonder if jeff is thinking about me."
I get off the streetcar.
"I wonder if jeff is angry."
I hate walking through crowds.
"What would have happened if I wouldn't have gotten hit by him that night."
I walk between student after student trying not to bump into anyone.
"I miss him singing musicals in the car."
I hate passing by his old dorm. Brings back so many good memories.
" I miss him laughing at my jokes."
That girls shorts are so short and it's cold out how is she not freezing.
"I miss him holding me at night."
I sit down at my desk and try to organize all of my pens.
"What if he never gets charged with anything??"
I need to pay attention today I NEED to do good in school. I can't get distracted.
"Should I even be mad at him? Yea I should…he's bad, terrible stop thinking about the good memories. Think about the bad. The bad times."
For a second I remember that I'm in class and I need to focus. I try really hard to bring my mind back to the present. It's so hard to get out of my little cloud filled of you.
You've ruined every day of my life since that night. I don't even feel like a human being anymore. One of the worst parts is that I still don't know what happened. I don't know why you hit me and that haunts me everyday. I don't remember what I said. I don't remember what you said. I don't remember you hitting me. But I do remember trying to protect you. Begging them not to arrest you. Begging them to not tell anyone. I tried to protect you. And I will never know why I got hit in the first place. My story is a blury, cold night filled with black holes of empty time. I have no last memory of you. I have no closure. I have no idea if you're sorry or not. I don't know what you did that night. I don't know where you went. I don't know what you were thinking the next morning. I will never know. And I will have to live with that following me for the rest of my life.
I won't have answers. And that's your fault. This is all your fault. It's yours. Not mine. I can finally say that with a hundred percent confidence that it had nothing to do with me. I may have not been the perfect girlfriend all the time, but I was pretty damn special. I bought you food when you couldn't afford to eat. I cooked you dinner even after I got home from school and work. I did your laundry. I drove you everywhere. I took you on a family trip. I bought you clothes because you told me how sad you were that you didn't have enough money to buy anything new since high school. I wrote you letters. I did your homework. I read over your essays. I always gave you massages after you had a long week. I went to all of your dance shows, three times a week. I paid for so much of your stuff. I tried to get you help for your emotional problems. I tried so hard. I did so much for you. So so much. And look where I've ended up. Look at what you've done to me after everything I've done for you. How? How could you have done this? I'm still trying to understand but can't seem to wrap my head around it.
Are you sorry? Are you sorry for telling me how much you loved me. Are you sorry for building up dreams inside my head about are future. Are you sorry for all the money I wasted on you. Are you sorry for how much I spent trying to make you happy. Are you sorry for how much pain you put me through? Do you even know what you've put me through? Or do you think you'll get away with it? Do you think it's my fault? Do you think you didn't do anything wrong? Or do you know? I hope you know how much wrong you did. I hope you know just how much you've ruined me.
But I didn't write this letter a month ago. I'm writing it now. And now I've worked through this. Now I feel human again.
Now this isn't your fault. But I haven't felt human in years. My anxiety has weighed me down for most of my life. The cloud above my head used to not be filled of you. But was filled with irrational worries and fears. I've done bad in school and stopped trying to make myself happy. I can't remember the last time I haven't felt like my head was inside this cloud. While I was convinced you had ruined my life I was scared to drive in the car because all I could think about was how easy it would be to crash it. How easy it would be to turn the steering wheel a bit too far and drive off the side of the road. I secretly hoped the car that almost hit me had hit me. How easy it would be to finish all of my pills at once. How easy it would be to not wake up in the morning. How nice it would be to get rid of all the thoughts of you that had ever existed. All the bad memories and the good memories would just be gone. But about two months after I was convinced you had sent me into my last downward spiral of my life, I finally got rid of that cloud.
Thanks to you almost ruining me for good, I don't think I've ever been happier. I have never felt so alive. I wake up happy in the morning. I go to yoga by myself, for myself. Remember how we wanted to meditate and work on ourselves? Yea well I fucking did it without you. I take a bath every night and go to bed feeling happy and relaxed. I can actually fall asleep before 2am. I don't stay up late at night worried to see your face in my dreams. I don't go to bed panicking about school. My planner is organized for once in my life. I've been doing all of my homework and go to all of my classes. I actually wake up for class. I know what's happening in class. I put my phone away and pay attention and enjoy it. I go to work and love it. I love working with my student. I care about those kids and it makes the hours fly by. I enjoy life more than I ever have before. I workout, I eat healthy. I honestly can't remember the last time I felt like I was out of my grey cloud and down on the ground where everyone else is. I feel like everyone else for once in my life. And you cause that.
Instead of thinking you ruined me I can say that you brought me out of my cloud. I'm finally fucking human again thanks to you. I feel normal again. I feel whole again. I feel happy again. I'm close to my friends again. I don't want to sit in my room alone. I go out and make myself happy. I finally can focus on myself. I don't focus on anyone else's happiness as much as I now focus on mine. It's about me. And I'm so glad I FINALLY realized this. And it's because of you! So thank you jeff. Thank you for bringing me back down to my lowest point in my life because if I had never gone that low, I would never know how to pull myself out. Way out. Out of the darkest and worst parts of my entire life. Not just the areas you impacted, but my anxiety in general. I can finally say I feel human again and I couldn't be happier. I've never been this happy. And it's not a lie. It's not a fake feeling. It's real. So thank you jeff. Thank you for bringing me down to my lowest point. But thank you for teaching me what real love is and what love isnt. Thank you for teaching me that I need to love myself more than anyone else. Thank you for teaching me not to give too much to someone, because they can turn against you in two seconds. Thanks for always telling me that we're going to change the world. Because now I know that I can change the world. Not you. Just me. You promised me we were going to change the world together. But now I'm going to do it Jeff. I'm going to impact people in ways you could never imagine. Look how far I've already come. Take that.
I forgive you for what you did to me. Because look at what it's done to me. I'm finally me. So I wish you the best in your future endeavors. Not sure how many future endeavors will be possible for you, but I do wish you luck. I wish for you to find the happiness I've found. I wish for you to find help and peace. I hope you find someone in the future to love as much as I loved you. I hope you learn from this what love is, and how to love wholeheartedly. I hope that girl gets treated as a princes. I hope you think back to this point in your life and learn so much from it. You do deserve happiness. I wish that you find it. But you do need help before you find it. And I hope you can realize that you need that help. Please get it. For you too can change the world in your own way. But for now I'm going to focus on my own happiness and be glad that I don't have to worry about anyone else's. Thanks for everything you've done for me. And thank you for pulling me out of my cloud. I'll forever be grateful for how much you've ruined me because without that, I wouldn't finally be me again. So as much as you've thought you've brought me down, you can never bring me down again.
You maybe tried to bring me down. But I've never been higher. Sucks to know that, doesn't it?
"She made broken look beautiful and strong look invincible. She walked with the universe on her shoulders and made it look like a pair of wings."


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The News Review:
– Eurovision acts set for showdown
– José GarcÃa Hernández speaks out to ikotimes.com
– Eirikur Hauksson goes for Eurovision again
– Georgia Makes U-Turn on Moscow Eurovision Finals
– Katrina: Andrew has to write a cracking good pop song
Eurovision acts set for showdown
BBC News UK
Under the glaring lights of the BBC's main studio at Television Centre in London the singers are tackling rehearsals for the first live show on Saturday night. The floor is crawling with production staff the set is lit with the colours of the Union Jack and the band strikes up with Abba's Eurovision classic Waterloo. The acts run through their group performance of the song with great success the opener for Your Country Needs You. They may be just getting to grips with working on television but for one act the dream will come to an end on Saturday.
José GarcÃa Hernández speaks out to ikotimes.com
oikotimes.com Greece
Here José talks exclusively to oikotimes. com about the process played by the judges and what he expects to see from Spain in 2009. You present yourself as part of the jury what do you hope to bring to proceedings?When TVE and MySpace presented the rules of the preselection for Eurovision this year and within them you could find the category of jury the team at Eurovision-Spain. com valued the option of presenting someone who in some way represented the website the readers and their opinions.
Related from Luckydoglaundromutt: A cattle dog Garcia helps wen Wilson cope
Eirikur Hauksson goes for Eurovision again
esctoday.com Netherlands
com can reveal that he is back in the running for 2008 as a composer and has had a change of heart about whether he would consider returning as a performer. The song is called Undir regnbogann (Under the rainbow) and the music is written by Hallgrimur skarsson. It will compete in Iceland's second semi final on 17th January and will be performed by Ingo.
Georgia Makes U-Turn on Moscow Eurovision Finals
Civil Georgia Georgia
After the August war with Russia Georgia said it would boycott the song contest hosted by the Russian capital this year. The Georgian public TV however now said it had decided to participate citing "requests" from.
Katrina: Andrew has to write a cracking good pop song
esctoday.com Netherlands
Katrina took a walk down memory lane with us sharing her fondest memories from the victory. But we also discussed her views of the contest today the United Kingdom's chances for 2009 and more!What has Katrina Leskanich been up to lately? "I have been touring extensively in Europe and America playing live shows with Paul Young Alannah Myles and Cutting Crew. I have been recording new material for a German album release in 2009 and am working on a photographic book about London. " she tells us.


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Good morning, hope all is well with you. It's very dark, gloomy and rainy here, but I'm loving it. It's time for another great sketch from ICS. This week are sponsored by Pattie's Creations.
And here is my take on the sketch. I used an image from Saturated Canary-called Secrets.
All of the papers are from Recollections at Michael's. I'd love to see your take on the sketch, you have until November 28th to link up.
This is being entered into the following:
Saturated Canary – fall colors
Digital Tuesday Challenge – sparkle and shine
Bearly Mine Challenges – all of my favorite things
Creative Craft Challenges – free for all
Hooked on Crafts – something punched
Stamps R Us – Bling It On


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here's the truth:
i am so sad that molly can be my little's teacher fo.ev.er. like, just follow him from grade to grade.
the first time i photographed her girls i just followed them around, so arranging the whole family. well, nothing has changed in my family photography struggles…. but some of these, for all the wrong in them, i still love.
We'll start with the girls-
and then add mom
and the whole fam
but of course i have to save my favorite for last…. dear tyson, thanks for being an awesome subject, you handsome devil you…


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Small Group Material:
Week Commencing:22 Feb 2009
Bible Base:2 Corinthians 4:3-6; Mark 9:2-9
Discussion Questions
1) Share times when you have felt that you have sensed something of the glory of God.
2) "The glory of God in the face of Christ". Following on from last week, what things about Christ do you find most glorious?
3) Share how you look at the face of Christ.
4) Have a look at John 12:23-33. Where does John (and Jesus!) see the glory of God made most evident in Christ?
5) The Word was made flesh and we beheld his glory. How can we help people to see God's glory today?


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Indian Gay Sex Story: My name is Varun, age 19. I'm brown in color and 6 feet in height. I'm doing my college.
Actually I'm not a gay (Homosexual), but this incident made me like that. I have a friend, named Aji (Not real name), he is my class mate. He is my best friend, we used to go to many places and spend our holidays with more fun. Aji is a malayali guy and I'm a Tamil Guy.
One night he stayed with me in my home, with him another friend was also with us. We had a plan for studying and we studied up to 11 night. Then we went for sleep. We slept in a front room, which is separated from my home.
After some time we were talking about sex and making fun with each other. Then immediately my penis aroused. My other friend touched my penis (not Aji). Then I was so much tensed and I was so shy. Then Aji also touched my penis and I want to touch his.
When I touched his wow I felt some thing different and I want to see it but I'm afraid and felt so shy and we all slept after chatting. That was the first time I touched another guy's dick. Then after three months I and Aji alone stayed in my home at the same room for studying.
After studying it was 12 night, we came to sleep. While sleeping I just want to touch his dick (Penis). But I was afraid to do. After some time he suddenly touched my aroused dick (Sunni). I can't believe. Then later we touched each others dick and started to play
(without removing the dick from the pant) then we hugged each other, that time I could feel his dick touching my body. So I too let my hard dick to touch his body. So that night I couldn't sleep at all. I came to know that he too is not sleeping.
Then we started to talk each other and in-between we touched our penis also. Then I think it was 3 a.m he suddenly asked where is u'r Sunni. I said it's aroused and he said let us see our penis and measure it. I hesitated and said no.
But he told "come on da!!!" Open u'r Zip! Then I said ok da, show yours first. Then he immediately opened his zip and showed his Sunni. I can't see it in the dark, so I lighted a match stick and saw it. To my surprise it was almost of same size of mine
and it was almost like my penis (in size & shape). And both of our disks were circumcised ones. Then I touched it nakedly. Wow! It was so hot. Then he voluntarily opened my shorts and took my tool out. He also lighted a match stick and saw mine.
Hot and steamy Indian gay sex story of two best friends Varun and Aji indulging in some hot and wild action with each other!
He could see that both of our dicks were of almost same size. And we were talking about sex and started playing with the dick and started masturbating. I was shaking his tool then I found him that he is going to ejaculate. He emptied all his cumm on my stomach.
Then I used a paper to clean it and I went to the bath room to wash it. Then it's his turn to shake my dick and he was doing that. But I told him to stop it and slept. I didn't ejaculate the semen (Sperms) because I felt so shy and so hesitated too.
Then after this incident I'm very shy to see him. But no other way, he is my class mate and my friend too. I have to see him but I could not face him. After that, I used to sms him at nights. One day while sms-ing we suddenly started to talk about sex and he told that he want to fuck me. I replied him that he can.


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Modern Education distancing Children from Indigenous Knowledge
Gone are the days when a farmer's child would grow up to become a farmer and a tailor's son grow up to become a tailor. Education has undoubtedly expanded the territory for every individual with anyone from any background aspiring to become whatever he or she desires. But one researcher fears that as the society becomes more homogenous we are losing out on our uniqueness as traditional knowledge is no more being passed on. The one learning path that is vanishing at the speediest pace is ecological knowledge – the understanding of the natural world.
Kathryn Demps is a Boise State University visiting assistant professor in anthropology. She studies behavioral and evolutionary ecology in small-scale societies. For her latest research Kathryn spent months with the honey-gathering Jenu Kuruba tribe in South India that has for generations known only this way of life.
During her research Kathryn found that while the children of the tribe had broadened their prospects by enrolling in schools, their cultural and ecological knowledge was fast diminishing.
"What we learn from others — our culture, skills, values, beliefs and knowledge — is passed through the generations," she said. "How it is passed down can change the body of knowledge."
The Quest for Honey
The Jenu Kuruba tribe lives in the Kodagu district of Karnataka, in a land blessed with natural beauty. Not far from Karnataka's famous Nagarhole sanctuary and amidst the splendor of Western Ghats, this tribe has for many generations earned its living by gathering honey. Jenu Kuruba literally means 'honey shepards'.
But as easy as it may sound, this task requires many skills. Young men nimbly scale huge trees in the forest to reach for the hives thousands of feet above ground.
Kathryn says that local learn at an early age to scale trees by shimmying 100 feet up the trunk, pressing their feet flat into the bark and using their arms to pull themselves ever higher. Young boys pick this up by playing a traditional climbing game called mara cothi, which means "tree monkey". Because the climb can be so dangerous, young men often leave offerings at the base of a tree, asking for a blessing for a safe climb.
The more experienced gatherers also have additional knowhow of how to coax the queen to come out and make another hive, calmly take the honey out without disturbing the bees and calm the entire tribe of bees with a holistic ritual. This kind of knowledge is extremely useful as the bees found in the forest come with a piercing and painful sting.
The honey thus gathered is sold to cities for a high price and this is what runs the economy of the tribe.
Sadly though, the researchers found that the introduction of western education and developmental projects, including shifting of the tribe from their forest homes to create additional sanctuary space, had distanced the next generation from these traditional learning.
Modern vs Traditional education
The local school in the area was established in the 1970s. Prior to this children rarely received formal education and were constantly discovering their natural surrounding and learning from observing their grownups. At present, while the average level of education is still low, most children are spending at least a few critical years learning new skills at the expense of traditional, indigenous knowledge.
"Kids need to learn how to climb trees and how to make big, smoky torches from sticks wrapped in green leaves," Demps said. "They have to learn to climb onto the branches and cut off the honeycomb. There also are ritual things like the honey-collecting song that is supposed to appease the bees and show brotherhood."
Kathryn also noted that the older tribal men and women had vast knowledge about traditional medicines, plants and herbs that could be utilized for anything from a sore throat, cut, fever to pregnancy. But the next generation has no knowledge about these herbal medicines.
That's because in the 1980s, the first hospital in the area populated by the Jenu Kuruba opened; 1985 was the last year for a recorded medicinal ceremony. Gurus didn't train more apprentices because no one wanted to learn, and as a result, the knowledge has been completely lost in just one generation!
Balancing Act
Kathryn and her team are presently evaluating the data collected from almost 200 local residents ages 6-65 in order to understand what residents know at various ages, and who they learned it from.
She hopes that this data can help understand how much of the past knowledge is being transferred to the next generation and how much is being lost.
She also hopes that the research can eventually help broaden the education system so that it imparts the western knowledge required to live at par with the modern world, but also gives time for local children to learn about their local surroundings, its secrets and the environment around them.
Kathryn says, "Giving children just five or six days a month off of school can make a big difference. That has been shown to be enough time for children to learn the skills they need to collect honey but still learn western knowledge. They also can learn how to collect forest foods for better nutrition as they are out hunting and gathering, as well as medicinal knowledge and how to manage the environment so that they are less likely to deforest the area."
Children are extremely inquisitive by nature. If measures are seriously taken to preserve the traditional while also imparting the modern knowledge, the future generation will definitely not be deprived of their ecological inheritance. It is not just the case of forgetting how to gather honey, it is about preserving their identity and the greater good of Mother Earth.
More Related Stories,
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How Children can get Close to Nature
All images courtesy Boise State University


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Pygmy killer whale or even call it the Perizzites. It inhabits the coasts of Japan and Senegal. Well what to say, dearie relate to the family Delphinidae. So that meets dolphin. Paint the inhabitants of the seas, believe me, an interesting exercise.
Coloring in vector format. If you are using a vector graphics editor, such as "Adobe Illustrator", "CorelDRAW"), then using the fill can easily paint a picture. Outlines for coloring perfect to spend some time coloring on the computer. For children this can be fun and not an obsessive study of the work in the graphic editors, and knowledge of the world in different shades and colors. Vector paths have the incomparable advantage of bitmap images, they can modulate. At that without quality loss.
Coloring can be printed, and then paint. This special web format easily converted to other format you need in any new common vector editors. Vector paths, the maximum quality transfer image than bitmap, and do not depend on size.


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Frances married William Walter Simmonds, son of Andrew Montam Simmonds and Rosina Hayball, on 7 Apr 1907 in Salmon, Lemhi, Idaho. (William Walter Simmonds was born on 10 Oct 1875 in Lewiston, Cache, Utah and died on 23 Jun 1959 in Lewiston, Cache, Utah.)
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13 December 2011
Yesterday saw speculation that Altor Private Equity is now seeking to sell its portfolio company, the Norwegian outdoor clothing specialist, Helly Hansen. Apparently a senior Altor source has been quoted as saying that Helly Hansen could fetch up to $350m.
Altor invested in Helly Hansen back in late 2006, following a number of investments by the Private Equity industry as a whole in to outdoor clothing and equipment specialists. Recent shopping trends have shown that the broader general public adopt brands such as North Face, Helly Hansen, Lowe Alpine and Musto, amongst others, as fashionable every day wear rather than just clothes to be worn when participating in outdoor or extreme sports.
This trend has clearly been picked up by PE firms, as some high profile brands have been snapped up by Private Equity investors and like the PE buyers such as Blackstone and Carlyle Group, which are being linked to Helly Hansen, this would not be the first case of such a company being subject to secondary buyout.
Jack Wolfskin, Ibex Outdoor Clothing, Halti Clothing and Mountain Warehouse have all found themselves in recent years forgoing one Private Equity owner for another. In addition to this there are a number of others including Cotswold and Snow and Rock whose purchase by a PE firm is still relatively recent and ultimately will become subject to speculation as to the their future ownership.
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I grew up in a meat eating household, we ate steaks, chicken and pork. Our vegetables comprised of a continuous, never ending pot of thawed frozen carrots, broccoli and cauliflower. My mother never seasoned and always steamed them. By the age of 12 I was completely over it. As an adult I have come to discover the many different varieties of vegetables and the different ways they can be prepared. If you are deciding to go vegetarian I would highly suggest doing research before starting your new endeavor. This is important to ensure you have a proper plan to get all the nutrients and vitamins your body needs. There are many benefits to ditching the meat and having a more raw diet.
Vegetarians usually have lower body weight then those who have a meat based diet. If you are dealing with weight issues and looking to loose some added pounds, vegetarianism is a great natural way to do so without really dieting. Being a vegetarian may also have an affect on your risk of diseases such as; heart disease, diabetes and forms of cancer. In the recent years many people are learning all the horrible things they are injecting into animals to make them fatter so they can get bigger animals and sell more meat. It is true you are what you eat and when you eat foods that are genetically grown and processed you are also receiving whatever chemicals they use.
If you have questions regarding diet I would suggest seeing a nutritionist like San Deigo Chiropractor Dr. Henry Wong. He can help answer your questions about diet and what foods can work best for your body. Many San Diego Chiropractors are also adding nutrition into their practices to help people find more solutions to bad eating habits. Remember before starting any changes in your diet do your research and ask a professional for advise.


text: Highway 19 southeast of Port McNeill was is closed in both directions for several hours on Thursday following a fatal collision. Mounties say a car with four people inside hit a logging truck. One passenger in the car died at the scene. The driver was airlifted to hospital in Vancouver in critical condition and two others suffered minor injuries. Driver of the logging truck wasn't hurt.


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The Croc Eye Cafe is a bright and airy restaurant right in the middle of Daintree Village.
It always pleases whether it is a full on meal or just a snazzy Baguette.
The coffee is absolutely first class.
Today for lunch we had Reef Fish and Calamari with a cracking cold Chardonnay.
The Croc Eye cafe is part of the Daintree scene and the whisperings of
WiFi coming soon are getting louder.
WiFi coming soon are getting louder.


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One-Bedroom Apartment
Spacious apartment with air-conditioning, ideally located in the Old Town of Rethymno. The bus station can be reached on foot and the popular swimming beach of Rethymno is nearby. Includes a fully equipped kitchen.
Sorry, no children and infants.
Sorry, no pets.
Strictly no smoking.
Visa, Mastercard, American Express, JCB, Electron, Bank Transfer, PayPal.
Earliest check in is 3.00pm. Latest check in is 12.00am. We kindly ask that you check out by 10.00am.
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Ukraine truce fades as fighting rages
A gas pipeline explodes in eastern Ukraine as fighting rages between Kiev forces and pro-Russian separatists, pushing a fragile peace deal closer to collapse. Vanessa Johnston reports.
A gas pipeline explodes near the eastern Ukrainian town of Debaltseve after being hit by mortar fire. THIS despite last week's ceasefire agreement between Ukrainian troops and pro-Russian separatists. Amid the sound of shelling, one Ukrainian soldier blames the rebels for breaking the truce. (SOUNDBITE) (Ukrainian) UNIDENTIFIED UKRAINIAN SOLDIER, SAYING (CONSTANT SHELLING HEARD IN BACKGROUND): "This is us firing. Finally. We started to respond because it became impossible not to. Yesterday they were shelling and we were silent because there was an order to keep the ceasefire. But it's impossible, our guys get killed -- that's some ceasefire for you. So we started to respond today." Earlier, both sides failed to withdraw their heavy weapons. Separatists now say they've captured parts of Debaltseve -- a strategic transport hub -- though Kiev denies this. One resident says she can't take it anymore. (SOUNDBITE) (Ukrainian) UNIDENTIFIED VILLAGE RESIDENT CRYING, SAYING: "Only peace - I don't need anything else. (CRYING) I survived one war, and now... and now I'm 85." (CRYING) As fighting rages on, hopes are quickly being dashed that the European-brokered truce will finally end the conflict... ...which has killed more than 5,000 people. KEYWORDS: CEASEFIRE, PUTIN, RUSSIA, FIGHTING, EXPLOSION, SHOOTING,


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If you've been thinking about taking a tropical vacation to Belize, look no further than this oceanfront condo near Placencia Village! Featuring all the comforts of home, a shared pool, and easy beach access just a few steps from your door, you may never want to leave this beautiful house.
This condo is a ground-floor unit with an unbeatable location right on the beach. Just past your doorstep are the soft sands, blue waters, and gorgeous views of the Caribbean Sea. And, with the friendly Placencia Village just a short distance away, and all the other wonders of Belize (including snorkeling, oceanfishing, jungle expeditions, Mayan ruins, wildlife preserves, and much more) within a daytrip away, everyone will find something to love here.
Step inside this one-bedroom, one-bathroom home to find a comfortable setup, with local art on the walls and a feeling of warmth throughout. You could have a seat in the living room and watch some cable TV, set up your laptop at the dining room table and use the WiFi to stay in touch with your family, or sit out on your private patio and gaze at the sea. While you're here you will enjoy modern comforts, including air conditioning and a laundry room that will certainly come in handy after a few days of playing on the beach.
A full kitchen is stocked with modern appliances, including a dishwasher for easy cleanup, a coffeemaker, and even a blender in case you feel like sipping a margarita on the beach. A full bathroom offers colorful tile, double sinks, and a shower. In the bedroom is a lovely king-size bed, and with the additional fold-out futon in the living room, up to four guests can sleep here. Outside, walk down to the shared courtyard area to find a swimming pool, shaded sitting area, and a charcoal grill. On the beach are lounge chairs, so feel free to relax and bask in the sunshine when you're not walking along the soft sand or playing in the water.
This home can comfortably accommodate a small family or a few friends in style and comfort while you explore everything wonderful Belize has to offer. Whether you want to stick close to the beach, check out nearby villages, or get out and see as much of the jungles, caves, rivers, and islands as possible, you can rest easy knowing you have a modern and comfortable home to rest up for tomorrow's adventures.
Book this gorgeous, oceanfront beach condo now and start getting ready for your much-deserved tropical vacation!


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The Crafting Guru Chats with Stratics
Stratics has updated their site with an interview with Senior Game Designer for Sigil Games Online, Salim Grant. Those who have been following the game know that Salim is working on the crafting that will appear in Vanguard Saga of Heroes.
What is your current focus going into beta 3?
We are getting the new customization functionality on the server and working on the factional crafting paths and general polishing of the system. I am happy with where we are currently in the stage of the system as most questions have been answered and we are in pure implementation mode.
Read the rest of this interview and then get clicking over to Vanguard Ten Ton Hammer and share your impression on crafting with us.
To read the latest guides, news, and features you can visit our Vanguard: Saga of Heroes Game Page.