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Dear God Allmighty,
I am grateful for the health I still have,
I am grateful for the blessings I have received that with it I now can still light my home, prepare food on the table and have a line to this site,
Dear God Allmighty,
I am blessed with the friends I have,
The good company they keep,
The air that I breath and the warmth that is a blanket and a bed,
Dear God Allmighty, forgive me as I unburden my woes and plead upon Your Presence,
I have lost my job.
My money taken away by those who take it by force in your name no less. Forgive them for they do not know what they do.
I have nearly no other source of income but by using the two hands that You have blessed me with, my mind that You have blessed me with and the will that You have granted me with.
But forgive me Lord that even this seemed to fade as none would want me to do what I can for them.
And without a steady source of income I fear that I can no longer sustain what is needed to ensure our survival.
Dear God Allmighty,
As much as I have received your blessings I am ashamed to say that I have to ask for this help from You.
To ask you to guide me to a job that is pleasing to You.
That can ensure at least a roof, a bed, food, water and ensure our survival so that we can at least still pray to You.
Dear God Allmighty,
If there are others that are in more need than mine that You deem it better for them to have such plenty, Your will be done.
But please do not forget us when we ask You in our times of need.
Give us the chance to obtain the means to feed ourselves, the means for our abode and the means to our health.
Bless us with these means so we can stand for our own and grace us with Your blessings.
Dear God Allmighty,
Forgive me if I ask too much.
In these times of uncertainty please protect us.
In times of need, help us fulfill our needs.
In times of strife, bring us peace.
For You are our Lord.
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Seeing as this is our favourite restaurant, we decided to book it for our wedding. We wanted to guarantee a great meal for our guests so Jack's was the obvious choice for us. Its superb location and magnificent scenery were a very welcome bonus for us and our guests also. We were so blessed with the weather on the day that we had our drinks reception outside, looking out over the ocean and mountains. This was suggested by Brian. In dealing with Brian, all we can say is he is the wedding planner extraordinaire! He was always so helpful with suggestions, hugely attentive to detail and generous in many ways with his time and service. He always went the extra mile, for example by ordering in petals matching the bridesmaid's dresses for the tables and has always treated us in such a way that we felt that we were the only couple ever to have our reception in Jack's! On the day, the food was nothing short of spectacular, the service impeccable as always and it was the perfect venue for our after party. Our guests haven't stopped raving about so many aspects of the day, from JP's piano music throughout the meal, to the service they received from Brian and his staff and the fabulous location of this venue. We always said that we wanted a wedding with a difference and we certainly got over and above all of our expectations with Jack's. I would recommend any future bride and groom to visit this location as a definite contender for their reception.
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The Worthington Kilbourne High School boys basketball team averaged only 48.4 points last season en route to finishing 8-13 overall.
The Worthington Kilbourne High School boys basketball team averaged only 48.4 points last season en route to finishing 8-13 overall.
But after the Wolves averaged 16 points a quarter through their first three scrimmages, 12th-year coach Tom Souder couldn't help but feel optimistic heading the 2011-12 season.
Kilbourne opens Saturday, Dec. 3, at home against Dublin Scioto before playing host to Hilliard Darby on Tuesday, Dec. 6, in its OCC-Central Division opener.
"It's been a long time since we've been able to score like this," Souder said. "We averaged 48 points and gave up an average of 51 points last season. If we can continue to score the way we've been scoring in our scrimmages and then play defense as well as we did last year, we'll be in good shape.
"We have a lot of different guys who are scoring in a lot of different ways and we need to make a habit of that, because we don't have a dominant post scorer or someone who can score 20 points a night."
The Wolves feature a fourth-year starter at point guard in 6-foot senior Brian Hanks, who averaged 6.1 points last season.
Senior wing players Conor Dahn (6-4) and Adam Hren (6-2) and senior guard Jeremie Nsumbu (6-0) also started multiple games a year ago.
Last season, Dahn averaged 8.4 points and Nsumbu averaged three points.
Junior Tyler Stern-Tucker (6-6) will start at center but also is capable of playing on the wing.
Also on the team are senior guard Ryan Pritchett (6-0), senior wing players Conor Flaherty (6-1), Scott Grosh (6-3) and Josh Lawrence (6-0), junior wing players Ryan Adolph (6-3) and Jared Kortsen (6-1) and sophomore guard Seth Hill (5-9).
"We've got a lot of guys who can handle the ball and we have a lot more scorers than we've had in the past," Hanks said. "We have as much talent as we've had since I've been here, and we're all blending together better than we have in the past."
The Wolves are coming off an up-and-down season in which they won five of their first nine games, including four consecutive wins for the first time in program history.
But Kilbourne lost nine of its last 12 games, including a 57-43 loss to Newark in the first round of the Division I district tournament.
The Wolves finished 5-9 in the OCC-Central last season to tie Darby for fifth, behind co-champions Dublin Coffman (13-1) and Upper Arlington (13-1), Thomas Worthington (9-5) and Hilliard Davidson (7-7), and ahead of Central Crossing (2-12) and Westland (2-12).
"In the OCC, Dublin Coffman, Upper Arlington, Hilliard Davidson and Thomas are looking good, too, so we need to win our home games and steal a couple of wins on the road to stay in contention," Souder said.
"I like how we're playing on the offensive end, and we need to get after it the same way on defense. We have to find 10 guys who will guard well, half court and full court, to become the kind of team we want to be."


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What a difference a week makes! Yesterday the Australian stock market posted a 53 – month high where the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index lifted 1.34 percent to 5104.1 points, and the All Ordinaries index rallied to finish at 5120.4 points. Who would have thought – there she blows?
The most challenging dilemma facing the business community in 2013 is actually navigating the many markets that determine our economy – after all everyone is always seeking an opinion. The best way I've found to circumvent this is to religiously read – CEO PULSE. The views from Australia's leading chief executives on:
- Predictions for 2013
- Economic Outlook
- Outlook for their organisation
- What keeps them awake at night
- What advice they'd give to Julia Gillard and Tony Abbott.
CEO PULSE: Snapping the wallets shut – Australian CEO's are much more confident in 2013 although the survey found that those expecting a rise in operating expenditure rose from 33 to 49 percent and those expecting a decrease in operating costs dropped from 37 to 29 percent. It is most apparent that many Australian businesses are being hit hard by the high Australian dollar – RBA documents show bank considers $A overvalued by 4 to 15 percent. In unison to the CEO thoughts in CEO PULSE it came as little surprise to see CAPEX falls against expectations in December.
According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) CAPEX fell 1.2 percent in the December quarter seasonally adjusted to $40.988 billion during the quarter. Private capital expenditure is now 10 percent higher than it was in the previous December quarter.
Steady growth forecast for Aussie economy – "The economy holds a large amount of offshore debt, households retain substantial debt because of high house prices and its banks are reliant on foreign investor funding.'' They went on to say – "Our base case is that Australia's economic growth will remain close to trend over the coming years."
Macquarie Bank recently stated in their Global market outlook for 2013 – according to Macquarie Private Wealth, there are four investment themes that will drive the investment market in 2013.
- The commodity price boom is over – It's now clear that the commodity boom ended in 2011 – but that isn't necessarily bad news for investors because that doesn't necessarily mean that China has stopped growing
- The rise of the Chinese consumer – While large – scale Chinese demand continues, the composition of Chinese growth is changing. A historic shift away from investment spending and towards consumer spending will require investors to think very differently about ways to gain exposure to China
- Markets learning to live with a Europe in crisis – While the European debt crisis is far from over, the level of investor concern has dwindled.
- Is this the beginning of a US housing recovery? – It's no secret that the US economy continues to face some hurdles, including high unemployment of more than seven percent and the impact of austerity measures, but evidence of a housing recovery continues to build. The potential benefits to employment and investor confidence may prove to be some of the positive surprises for markets in 2013.
Let the good times roll again, says Baird – an improving international outlook means the backdrop for the state economy is better than at anytime since the beginning of the global financial crisis six years ago. With $40b of profits in the bag, the recovery gains momentum it is quite apparent that earnings growth has well and truly moved into the positive.
Again volumes are down with patterns emerging that our demographic housing markets remain in a holding – pattern. Something will eventually break so my prediction is that we will see a run on the property market. There won't be a cash rate reduction when the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) meets this month as Global housing hots up.
Source: Domain Property Monitors
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Signs of rebound in property keep watching the clearance rates which are closing in on 80 percent which previously indicated that property markets are booming. This time around following the Global Financial Crisis (GFC) it is apparent that the lower end markets are booming with the top – end markets showing much more caution. Having said that, there are clear indications – Views and lifestyle lure buyers back to waterfront properties. It should be noted that the vast majority of Mosman's top – end acquisitions have gone to Chinese buyers.
With Australia (and other institutions) focused on what is happening in China it must be reassuring that Chinese buyer's see our property markets as a 'buy recommendation' – There she blows & there she goes!
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For a long time, the cure for diabetes type 1 and type 2 has relied on agonizing insulin shots for patients or insulin infusion via mechanical pumps. Regarding this, experts have been creating artificial pancreatic beta cells with the he…
Acetylcysteine (NAC) is the N-acetyl derivative of CYSTEINE. It is used as a mucolytic agent to reduce the viscosity of mucous secretions. It has also been shown to have antiviral effects in patients with HIV due to inhibition of viral stimulation by reactive oxygen intermediates.
Scope of the Report:
This report focuses on the NAC (Acetylcisteine) in global market, especially in North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific, South America, Middle East and Africa. This report categorizes the market based on manufacturers, regions, type and application.
Acetylcysteine (NAC) is an Antidote and Antidote for Acetaminophen Overdose, and Mucolytic. The mechanism of action of acetylcysteine is as a Reduction Activity. The physiologic effect of acetylcysteine is by means of Decreased Respiratory Secretion Viscosity, and Increased Glutathione Concentration.
Acetylcysteine (NAC) is a synthetic N-acetyl derivative of the endogenous amino acid L-cysteine, a precursor of the antioxidant enzyme glutathione. Acetylcysteine regenerates liver stores of glutathione. This agent also reduces disulfide bonds in mucoproteins, resulting in liquification of mucus. Some evidence suggests that acetylcysteine may exert an anti-apoptotic effect due to its antioxidant activity, possibly preventing cancer cell development or growth. In addition, acetylcysteine has inhibited viral stimulation by reactive oxygen intermediates, thereby producing antiviral activity in HIV patients. (NCI04)
The worldwide market for NAC (Acetylcisteine) is expected to grow at a CAGR of roughly 15.7% over the next five years, will reach 360 million US$ in 2023, from 180 million US$ in 2017, according to a new GIR (Global Info Research) study.
Market Segment by Manufacturers, this report covers
- Pharmazell
- Zambon
- Kyowa Hakko
- Shine Star Biological
- Chengyi Pharma
- Manus Aktteva Biopharma
- Wuhan Grand Hoyo
- AerChem
- Penta Manufacturing
- Donboo Amino Acid
- Korea Bio-Gen
- Huachang Pharmaceutical
- Shuguang Biological Factory
- Shengbaolai Biological
- Xinyi Hanling Biological
- Scandinavian Formulas
Market Segment by Regions, regional analysis covers
- North America (United States, Canada and Mexico)
- Europe (Germany, France, UK, Russia and Italy)
- Asia-Pacific (China, Japan, Korea, India and Southeast Asia)
- South America (Brazil, Argentina, Colombia etc.)
- Middle East and Africa (Saudi Arabia, UAE, Egypt, Nigeria and South Africa)
Market Segment by Type, covers
- 98%~99%
- Above 99%
Market Segment by Applications, can be divided into
- Food & Beverage
- Pharmaceutical
- Other
There are 15 Chapters to deeply display the global NAC (Acetylcisteine) market.
Chapter 1, to describe NAC (Acetylcisteine) Introduction, product scope, market overview, market opportunities, market risk, market driving force;
Chapter 2, to analyze the top manufacturers of NAC (Acetylcisteine), with sales, revenue, and price of NAC (Acetylcisteine), in 2016 and 2017;
Chapter 3, to display the competitive situation among the top manufacturers, with sales, revenue and market share in 2016 and 2017;
Chapter 4, to show the global market by regions, with sales, revenue and market share of NAC (Acetylcisteine), for each region, from 2013 to 2018;
Chapter 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9, to analyze the market by countries, by type, by application and by manufacturers, with sales, revenue and market share by key countries in these regions;
Chapter 10 and 11, to show the market by type and application, with sales market share and growth rate by type, application, from 2013 to 2018;
Chapter 12, NAC (Acetylcisteine) market forecast, by regions, type and application, with sales and revenue, from 2018 to 2023;
Chapter 13, 14 and 15, to describe NAC (Acetylcisteine) sales channel, distributors, traders, dealers, Research Findings and Conclusion, appendix and data source


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A Fish Up The River - Racing on the Fresh Water for iPhoneFree
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Its not easy being a fish in a river!Anew arcade-style action game,Fish Up in the River, lets you experience what it is like beingone of the most hunted occupants of a river. This game is so exciting. You will surely have a hard time putting it down! Your task in the Fish Up in the River game, should you choose to accept it, is to swim all the way up the river without being snagged by a fishermans boat,a gang of fish, or other dangerous thingsthat exist in the river that want to do you harm. To reach your destination you will need a fish that is capable of completing the task. They may all have friendly names such as Buddy, Rainbow, and Bubbles, but you wont find any docile fish in the Fish Up in the River game. These fish shoot bullets and are capable of swimming at varying speeds. Buddy will get you started, but you can unlock other fish that can swim top speed up the river!FEATURESHere are a few of the great features that are available in theFish Up in a River game:- Runs on iPhone or iPad!- Enjoy the basic game for free!- Option to upgrade to unlock faster moving fish!- Control the fish movements with only your finger!- Gorgeous graphics!- Increasing levels of difficulties as you go up the river!- Unlock additional fish that travel faster!- Collect points along your trip up the river and compete with other players!Try Fish Up in a River today! COMING SOON Game Center Support Multiplayer SupportFor more fun apps visit Monstersapp.comFollow us on fb.com/monstersapps
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Trying to find the exact answers to your web page design questions can be frustrating. Wading through the onslaught of content to find the important points can be cumbersome. Use the professional ideas and tips provided here, and you'll be glad you did.
If you're creating a website, make sure you look at it in different browsers. What you get on your browser isn't always what your visitors see on their browser. Research the different browsers that are popular and design your site accordingly. In addition, let someone who uses an operating system that differs from yours check the site for compatibility.
Incorporate fixed-position navigation so the users can easily use your site. This involves the navigation panel remaining static as the user reads down the page. This is ideal for both visitors and marketers alike, as desired actions are executed much more quickly.
Do not allow pop-up windows on your site. The average user finds pop-up windows to be an annoying distraction, rather than something useful. It's likely that many of your visitors can't even see them due to browser settings, so keep them happy and stick to one window at a time.
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If you want your site to reach search engines, ditch frames. Frames are good for some situations, but they don't allow your content to be indexed. If search engines can't reach some information on your website, your rankings will be lower. Your visitors will be few if this happens.
When developing a website, you must check out how it looks in various browsers. What you see on one browser is not necessarily what others see on other browsers. Do research on the various browsers in use, and design your website accordingly. In addition, ask friends and family to check out the site, too. You never know if another operating system makes a difference.
You can use a What You See Is What You Get code editor (WYSIWYG), but using a text editor such as Notepad, gives you full flexibility when editing your code. Utilizing a platform allows you to focus on the design aspects of the website, while having the platform handle the technical aspect of creating the code. But if you are looking for a more hands-on experience where you can control everything, including fixing the errors, then a basic text editor should be what you choose.
Always be open to new ideas that may appear on forums that can provide you with additional information with regard to website design. There is no end to the excellent websites on the Internet that offer free advice for the taking.
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Let users cancel actions if they desire. This includes completing forms, enrolling in email newsletters and searching the site to find certain information. If you don't give visitors the opportunity to cancel their actions, you are depriving them of control, and that can prove fatal to your website.
Doing research before implementing your web design in very important. The better you understand your business niche, the easier it is to woo a target audience. Your website design should appeal to the people that you want to reach. This will help you approach site design more efficiently.
Test your site early and test it frequently. Usability and interaction testing needs to start not long after you start the preliminary design phase of any website. Continue to test and make improvements throughout the life of your website.
Make judicious use of graphics to give your site eye appeal. To add interest to your site, it is wise to do some creative things, such as wrapping text around images. A site that looks like the owner cares and put a lot of time into it will attract more people to it, and maybe they will become one of your customers.
Don't install pop-up adverts on your website. Generally people who use the Internet find pop-up ads annoying, so it is best to stick to more traditional ads on your website. People will not want to visit or click away immediately. Keeping your site free of excessive ads will only create a better experience for the visitor.
Get advice from professionals; they can save you much hard work and grief. Aligning yourself with an expert will greatly accelerate your own learning process.
It is no longer on trend to use a visitor counter on your website. You might think they are a valuable addition to your site, but nothing could be further from the truth. Ditch the counter and use tracking software instead.
Learn as you go, adding new skills and techniques for web design. Once you understand one aspect of web design, you should move on to another. While this may take longer, it will ultimately produce better results. Fully mastering these skills will make it easier to achieve your goals.
Adobe Dreamweaver is website software that works well. Even novices can easily use this product. You can add features and use their various layouts and templates.
If you're wanting to design multiple sites, you need to learn how to work with multiple platforms. Other skills to add would include Java and similar platforms, as well as MySQL and PHP. Whether you're a hobbyist designer or a grizzled professional, knowing a lot of different web technologies is sure to make you more in-demand.
You must practice what you learn in order to completely understand how to use the site design concepts. You want all these new techniques to become second nature to you. You don't want to over-estimate your learning and do something improperly.
If you put videos on your site, make sure to optimize them so that people with slower connections can view them. While you can easily covert videos at a speed of 5,000 kb/s, that may be too fast for viewers on dial-up. This means that viewers are going to be starting at the "buffering" screen more than the actual video.
Content proofreading is important if you want to avoid mistakes. It should be easy for people to read. While you may not think errors are a big deal, many people will view it as unprofessional and will believe that you don't care enough to get their orders or service correct either.
Don't use Flash when designing a site. Although it provides some unique effects and very snazzy aesthetics, there are many people out there using older computers that will start to lag, or even crash, when they visit a Flash-heavy website. Remember that some cellphones and tablet PCs cannot use Flash, which might ruin a visitor's experience of your site, and they will stop coming to your site.
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The world of technology is advancing at a rapid pace, so it's important to remain educated about web design on a continuing basis. In many instances, a well designed website is all the storefront a modern company has or needs. Having said that, designing websites is a great career option if that is something you enjoy doing.
Go ahead and invest into some books, that can assist you with learning how to become a successful web designer. Just keep in mind that since you are new to the website creation world, you want to start out with the basics and build from there. Avoid skipping any steps and learn at your own pace, so you can eventually become a great web designer.
Make sure your interface tools are simple for users. Color change for previously clicked links and making text that is underlined clickable are two user friendly conventions to use. When visitors find that your site is consistent and easy to navigate, they will stay longer and chances are they will visit again, too.
Having a website and designing it yourself means, you need an office space. This will help you to avoid distractions, become more efficient and focus on your work. Keep your tools close at hand to optimize your space, and make it more efficient.
Design error pages that are helpful to your visitors. Some visitors may be confused by an error page. Your error page design should help your visitors understand how they got there and how to return to your site quickly.
Stay creative and forward-thinking when you design your site! Create your own features and use what you see on other sites as a base for your ideas. Your website design work will be more effective and more memorable if you remember to keep it creative.
Purchase a top level domain if you are looking to target your local population. This will guarantee your domain name for that particular region of your country. It is great for bringing regional viewers to your site.
Do not force visitors to take a specific path which takes their choices from them. This means not pushing surveys or offers into their window that they must complete before they continue. If you take away the ability to move freely around your website, your readers are going to quickly get frustrated and want to leave your site.
If your website is a commercial website, your best option is to avoid free web hosts. While the price is right, free web hosting is often accompanied by excessive advertisements on your page. This is not good business and you will be giving your hard earned traffic and business name to the web host and potentially chasing customers away.
Captchas are useful for preventing automated registration, but should be used sparingly. While captchas may be useful in some cases, forcing them to do so for mundane tasks, will make them leave your site quickly. Chances are that only the avid fan will put up with typing a captcha, everyone else will move on to other websites.
When you want to make sure you site is going to do well, you need to be sure that you represent organizations and affiliates with their logos. These could include the Better Business Bureau, to inform your customers that you are a trusted business.
Don't pay for literature if you're looking to learn how to build a website. You never know if it's a good investment. There have been many great books written about web design. But this information is also available at no cost. Whether costly or free, books on web page design all tell you pretty much the same things.
Hosting a website is rewarding, but it's more difficult than you think. Don't try to host your site unless you know what the costs are and can afford them.
One reason to keep up with your website, is to check for negative comments or spam. Blog and forum owners will benefit most from this. A critical aspect of great website creation and management is getting rid of garbage.
Always check the links on your pages. You can do this manually or use a program that will do the work for you quickly. When a site is uploaded with broken links, visitors to the site will be quite irritated as they attempt to navigate the site.
You must get lots of information from a variety people to do well with website design. This will ensure that you are well versed in the different techniques used and can work on any type of website you come across.
Do not hire a loved one to assist in designing your website. If you are looking for a web designer, you should probably avoid enlisting the help of a family member or close friend. It can be difficult to fire a person you know well if you're not happy with the results.
When creating a website, there are many places to look for creative inspiration. You can find ideas all around you if you just look around. Look out for fresh ideas so that you can keep being inspired to make unique designs that visitors will enjoy.
Be certain that the website is simple to use and visually pleasing. If your website is ugly and difficult to navigate, visitors will not stay for very long. Organize all important information in a neat, simple and elegant manner, so you can avoid frustrating the user.
If your site has a logo, you want to be sure that when you click it you go right to your homepage. Just about everyone expects to be able to click on the company logo to be redirected to the home page. This, of course, causes frustration for them if it does not occur as they must then spend time searching for a home page link. Having the logo as clickable makes your website easier to navigate around.
Many people find pop-up windows extremely annoying. Many people will have pop-ups disabled at the browser level. Therefore, you should not use such techniques on your website. If you have it in mind about applying these types of procedures for navigational destinations, you need to instead consider if the navigation system you already have for your site needs some improvement.
You may be frustrated because you've had a tough time finding website design advice you can use.. Luckily, you came across these tips. Use this great advice and you'll be so happy you did when you create a website that's great.
Incorporate annotations in your links. Give the visitor an idea of what the link is. Some visitors won't click on a link if they don't know where it leads to, and the description may help them feel assured enough to click it.


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SkyBox Labs is Vancouver's fastest-growing game studio.
SkyBox Labs is a full-service game development studio based in Vancouver, BC, Canada. Founded in 2011, we've developed titles alongside some of the world's top publishers including Microsoft Studios, GungHo, and Electronic Arts. Our current projects include working as a co-developer on Halo Infinite, projects in the Minecraft Universe, and unannounced original games.
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Personal Tour Guide in Lilongwe
Are you interested in hiring a personal tour guide on your trip to Lilongwe? The following is a list of Lilongwe tour guides available for hire. You can browse the tour guide profiles and contact them directly for questions and making arrangement. Hiring a private tour guide can be an excellent way to see a place since you will have a local expert to work as your personal assistant. Many tour guides can also help you arrange accommodation and day trips outside the city.
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9 Two Year Degrees Most In Demand By Employers
1) Sheet Metal Worker
Those who enjoy working with their hand can earn a great living as a sheet metal worker. A two-year program that trains sheet metal workers consists of apprenticeships and on the job training. While the construction industry is always growing, sheet metal workers are always in demand. These skilled labors must be able to make and maintain materials made of metal; they also have to know how to install them. Careers as a sheet metal worker can vary from working in construction to working in a factory that mass-produces products made of metal. Regardless of niche prospective metal workers chose to pursue, the demand for these skilled craftsman is on the rise, and the compensation for the skills is quite high, with an average of around $63,000 per year while some workers earn as much as $122,000.
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8/20/13 – Earlier this month, the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), celebrated its 40th birthday in Chicago, where the group's corporate and legislative members gathered to discuss policy plans and new model legislation for the coming year. It was a party of multiple themes, touting the usual ALEC agenda of cutting taxes, reducing the power of unions and finding new ways to spend public funds on privately operated schools. But perhaps the most urgent discussion point was the one surrounding what are known as renewable portfolio standards (RPS) — laws that promote cleaner energy sources to better protect our fragile environment. For the past year, ALEC and its members have been rolling out legislation that attempts to repeal these laws.
Their effort, for the most part, has failed.
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Bee pollen has amino acids, enzymes, primary anti-oxidants plus vitamins. Processing bee pollen is straightforward and it's better consumed fresh. The procedure and equipment to process bee pollen are uncomplicated to employ.
Buy or construct a pollen trap that befits the entrance to your hive. Assure the trap has 5-mesh hardware screen, a stockpile tray and frame. This screen has adequate capacity so bees can access the hive and to sweep the pollen.
Gather bee pollen traps every 3 days. The bees will know they can't access the hive stuffed with pollen when they transit the screen. After 3 days, withdraw the trap and compile pollen to cleanse it. Change the trap 3 days afterward to draw more pollen and advance 3 day cycles by situating the trap and recuperating it. Draw pollen with a disinfected plastic pail.
Work with the pollen in an unpolluted area specially if you plan to develop bee products (it entails being licensed and inspection of workshop). All gadgets that will be used entail sterilization and to be authorized by an inspector, if they'll be used for commercial use.
Cull the pollen with a sifter to separate pollen from bee detritus, etc. Next, insert the pollen atop the disinfected trays for examination and ensure all remnants are cleansed.
Afterward insert pollen in sealed freezer bag, container then date harvest and expiration on it. Alternatively, an authorized technique is situating trays of pollen in a dehydrator for one hour. Desiccate pollen and transfer it inside decontaminated jars. Mark the jars and stock them in a cool and dry site. Assure there's an expiration date on all packets.


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2 tablespoons butter or margarine, melted
1 cup seasoned bread crumbs
1/4 cup minced onions
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1/2 cup vegetable oil (for frying)
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Antrim Parks & Recreation Commission
March 4, 2015
The meeting was called to order at 7:03 pm.
Parks & Rec Commissioners:
Joan Gorga, Sam Harding, Peter Lamb, and Isaac Lombard
Recreation Director:
Celeste Lunetta
The minutes from the February 12, 2015 meeting were approved with modifications.
Shea Field
Lighting Plans.
In spite of the challenge presented by the three-foot snow cover, we successfully floated five red weather balloons at the positions and heights of the five proposed light towers on the morning of Saturday, February 21. Several of the balloons were blown into trees and popped as the wind came up in the late morning, but all balloons were safely recovered. Three balloons were again floated on Sunday, February 22, in calmer weather. The height of the balloon closest to AES showed that it will not be possible to block that tower with a fence on the school roof, as had previously been suggested. A number of residents viewed the balloons, and photographs were taken and posted on the Town website. Celeste also posted the list of "Frequently Asked Questions" she prepared, mockups showing what the lights would look like on the field, Photos of the lights and shields to be used, and graphs of the potential increase in playing time and the history of Antrim's athletic field capital reserve funding.
All close neighbors were successfully contacted and asked for feedback. Fire Chief Marshall Gale looked at the floated balloons and diagrams showing the locations of the light poles, as well as the lights at the Bennington and ConVal fields, and has said he does not foresee an issue with landing emergency evacuation helicopters.
Plans were made for Celeste and Peter to be the primary presenters at Town Meeting, with others prepared to speak as needed. Mike will introduce the warrant article for the BOS.
ConVal Agreement.
David Martz called with feedback from the School Board and GBS Principal Jim Elder regarding the draft agreement over the shared use of Shea Field. Jim Elder asked that the field use hours be changed from 8 am - 4 pm to 7:30 am - 4 pm because GBS starts at 7:20 am. He also requested that ConVal be able to able to submit its field use schedule on August 31 for September - December, December 31 for January - April, and April 30 for May - August. After some discussion, we agreed to allow the 7:30 am - 4 pm hours. However, the consensus was that Antrim recreational programs cannot be left to be scheduled at the very last minute, and that it is not unreasonable to ask ConVal to plan ahead to request the use of our fields. Joan will respond to David Martz
that while we are prepared to compromise on the hours, we will hold firm on the 4-weeks' notice of requested field use.
Recreation Department
Celeste has two interviews scheduled for next week for the position of Recreation Department Assistant.
Registration for spring sports is under way. We will have at least a U9 girls', a U13 girls' and a U9 boys' lacrosse team this year, and will use some funds from the Richardson trust to pay for coach training. Rick Davis will be coaching a 10U softball team. We will be pooling kids for the Cal Ripken league, and the team needs a coach. We will have T-ball, Rookie and Minors teams, with the Majors probably combined with Bennington. Summer camp registrations are coming in. Sporties for Shorties continues to be popular. There have been several bus trips with the Senior Center. The Bike Rodeo will be held in the Police Department parking lot on May 2, with Brian Lord taking charge. The Lions Club will once again be donating a bicycle and has agreed to be a co-sponsor. The Fishing Derby will also take place on May 2. There may not be a youth egg hunt this year because the Antrim Friends of Rec membership has dropped, and they need new members to step up to help.
Charlie Boucher inquired about holding a church youth ministry choir event at the Bandstand on the evening of July 4
, with approximately 100 people expected. As this would be held well after the Historical Society's morning reading of the Declaration of Independence, there seemed to be no conflict. Celeste will advise Charlie that they might want to get one or more additional portable restrooms and inform the police that the event will be taking place.
Gregg Lake
Beach/Boat Launch Issues.
Celeste is still looking into replacing the raft.
Town Gym
Shared Use
. Nearly all the students are complying with the request to carry their gym shoes over from Great Brook.
Gym Floor.
Terry Cutter examined the gym floor, and said he believes it will be stable as long as the moisture is controlled. He also thought that the entire floor might not need to be replaced; we may be able to carefully remove and reuse major sections, even if the supports need to be repaired or replaced. The Highway Department will remove the snow from around the perimeter of the gym to try to keep moisture levels down as the snow melts.
Memorial Park
Ten-Year Plan.
Peter Wells forwarded his final conceptual master plan for Memorial Park this morning. Budget details will follow in another week or two.
The next regularly scheduled Parks & Recreation Commission Meeting will be held on Thursday, April 9
at 7:00 pm at the Rec Office.
The meeting was adjourned at 9:00 pm.
-Joan Gorga, Chair and Secretary
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Jennifer J. Swenson
Associate Professor of the Practice of Geospatial Analysis
Current Appointments & Affiliations
- Associate Professor of the Practice of Geospatial Analysis, Environmental Sciences and Policy, Nicholas School of the Environment 2014
Contact Information
- A319 LSRC, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708
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- Ph.D., Oregon State University 2003
- M.A., San Diego State University 1995
- B.A., University of California at Santa Barbara 1990
Duke Appointment History
- Director of Professional Programs, Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University 2012 - 2016
- Assistant Professor of the Practice of Geospatial Analysis, Environmental Sciences and Policy, Nicholas School of the Environment 2006 - 2014
- Director of Professional Studies in the Nicholas School of the Environment, Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University 2011 - 2014
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- Panlasigui, S, Rico-Straffon, J, Pfaff, A, Swenson, J, and Loucks, C. "Impacts of certification, uncertified concessions, and protected areas on forest loss in Cameroon, 2000 to 2013." Biological Conservation 227 (November 1, 2018): 160-166. Full Text
- Schwantes, AM, Parolari, AJ, Swenson, JJ, Johnson, DM, Domec, J-C, Jackson, RB, Pelak, N, and Porporato, A. "Accounting for landscape heterogeneity improves spatial predictions of tree vulnerability to drought." The New Phytologist 220, no. 1 (October 2018): 132-146. Full Text
- Schaffer-Smith, D, Swenson, JJ, Reiter, ME, and Isola, JE. "Quantifying shorebird habitat in managed wetlands by modeling shallow water depth dynamics." Ecological Applications : a Publication of the Ecological Society of America 28, no. 6 (September 2018): 1534-1545. Full Text
- Gray, PC, Ridge, JT, Poulin, SK, Seymour, AC, Schwantes, AM, Swenson, JJ, and Johnston, DW. "Integrating drone imagery into high resolution satellite remote sensing assessments of estuarine environments." Remote Sensing 10, no. 8 (August 1, 2018). Full Text
- Seyednasrollah, B, James S. Clark, , Jean-Christophe Domec, , and Jennifer J. Swenson, . "Leaf phenology paradox: Why warming matters most where it is already warm." Remote Sensing of Environment. 209 (May 2018): 446-455. Full Text Open Access Copy
- Johnson, DM, Domec, J-C, Carter Berry, Z, Schwantes, AM, McCulloh, KA, Woodruff, DR, Wayne Polley, H, Wortemann, R, Swenson, JJ, Scott Mackay, D, McDowell, NG, and Jackson, RB. "Co-occurring woody species have diverse hydraulic strategies and mortality rates during an extreme drought." Plant, Cell & Environment 41, no. 3 (March 2018): 576-588. Full Text Open Access Copy
- Terborgh, JW, Davenport, LC, Belcon, AU, Katul, G, Swenson, JJ, Fritz, SC, and Baker, PA. "Twenty-three-year timeline of ecological stable states and regime shifts in upper Amazon oxbow lakes." Hydrobiologia 807, no. 1 (February 1, 2018): 99-111. Full Text
- Schwantes, AM, Swenson, JJ, González-Roglich, M, Johnson, DM, Domec, J-C, and Jackson, RB. "Measuring canopy loss and climatic thresholds from an extreme drought along a fivefold precipitation gradient across Texas." Global Change Biology 23, no. 12 (December 2017): 5120-5135. Full Text
- Austin, KG, González-Roglich, M, Schaffer-Smith, D, Schwantes, AM, and Swenson, JJ. "Erratum: Trends in size of tropical deforestation events signal increasing dominance of industrial-scale drivers (2017 Environ. Res. Lett. 5 054009)." Environmental Research Letters 12, no. 7 (July 1, 2017): 079601-079601. Full Text
- Pettorelli, N, Nagendra, H, Rocchini, D, Rowcliffe, M, Williams, R, Ahumada, J, De Angelo, C, Atzberger, C, Boyd, D, Buchanan, G, Chauvenet, A, Disney, M, Duncan, C, Fatoyinbo, T, Fernandez, N, Haklay, M, He, K, Horning, N, Kelly, N, de Klerk, H, Liu, X, Merchant, N, Paruelo, J, Roy, H, Roy, S, Ryan, S, Sollmann, R, Swenson, J, and Wegmann, M. "Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation: three years on." Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation 3, no. 2 (June 1, 2017): 53-56. Full Text
- Austin, KG, González-Roglich, M, Schaffer-Smith, D, Schwantes, AM, and Swenson, JJ. "Trends in size of tropical deforestation events signal increasing dominance of industrial-scale drivers." Environmental Research Letters 12, no. 5 (May 9, 2017). Full Text
- Schaffer-Smith, D, Swenson, JJ, Barbaree, B, and Reiter, ME. "Three decades of Landsat-derived spring surface water dynamics in an agricultural wetland mosaic; Implications for migratory shorebirds." Remote Sensing of Environment 193 (May 2017): 180-192. Full Text Open Access Copy
- González-Roglich, M, and Jennifer J. Swenson, . "Tree cover and carbon mapping of Argentine savannas: Scaling from field to region." Remote Sensing of Environment. 172 (January 2016): 139-147. Full Text
- SCHAFFER-SMITH, DANICA, SWENSON, JENNIFERJ, and BÓVEDA-PENALBA, ANTONIOJ. "Rapid conservation assessment for endangered species using habitat connectivity models." Environmental Conservation (2016): 1-10. Full Text
- Schwantes, AM, Swenson, JJ, and Jackson, RB. "Quantifying drought-induced tree mortality in the open canopy woodlands of central Texas." Remote Sensing of Environment 181 (2016): 54-64. Full Text
- González-Roglich, M, Swenson, JJ, Villarreal, D, Jobbágy, EG, and Jackson, RB. "Woody Plant-Cover Dynamics in Argentine Savannas from the 1880s to 2000s: The Interplay of Encroachment and Agriculture Conversion at Varying Scales." Ecosystems (New York, N.Y.) 18, no. 3 (April 2015): 481-492. Full Text
- McDowell, NG, Coops, NC, Beck, PSA, Chambers, JQ, Gangodagamage, C, Hicke, JA, Huang, C-Y, Kennedy, R, Krofcheck, DJ, Litvak, M, Meddens, AJH, Muss, J, Negrón-Juarez, R, Peng, C, Schwantes, AM, Swenson, JJ, Vernon, LJ, Williams, AP, Xu, C, Zhao, M, Running, SW, and Allen, CD. "Global satellite monitoring of climate-induced vegetation disturbances." Trends in Plant Science 20, no. 2 (February 2015): 114-123. (Review) Full Text
- González-Roglich, M, Swenson, JJ, Jobbágy, EG, and Jackson, RB. "Shifting carbon pools along a plant cover gradient in woody encroached savannas of central Argentina." Forest Ecology and Management 331 (November 2014): 71-78. Full Text
- Riegel, JB, Bernhardt, E, and Swenson, J. "Estimating above-ground carbon biomass in a newly restored coastal plain wetland using remote sensing." Plos One 8, no. 6 (January 2013): e68251-null. Full Text
- Domec, J-C, Sun, G, Noormets, A, Gavazzi, MJ, Treasure, EA, Cohen, E, Swenson, JJ, McNulty, SG, and King, JS. "A Comparison of Three Methods to Estimate Evapotranspiration in Two Contrasting Loblolly Pine Plantations: Age-Related Changes in Water Use and Drought Sensitivity of Evapotranspiration Components." Forest Science. 58, no. 5 (October 2012): 497-512. Full Text Open Access Copy
- Smart, LS, Swenson, JJ, Christensen, NL, and Sexton, JO. "Three-dimensional characterization of pine forest type and red-cockaded woodpecker habitat by small-footprint, discrete-return lidar." Forest Ecology and Management. 281 (October 2012): 100-110. Full Text
- Swenson, JJ, Young, BE, Beck, S, Comer, P, Córdova, JH, Dyson, J, Embert, D, Encarnación, F, Ferreira, W, Franke, I, Grossman, D, Hernandez, P, Herzog, SK, Josse, C, Navarro, G, Pacheco, V, Stein, BA, Timaná, M, Tovar, A, Tovar, C, Vargas, J, and Zambrana-Torrelio, CM. "Plant and animal endemism in the eastern Andean slope: challenges to conservation." Bmc Ecology 12 (January 27, 2012): 1-null. Full Text
- Swenson, JJ, Carter, CE, Domec, J-C, and Delgado, CI. "Gold mining in the Peruvian Amazon: global prices, deforestation, and mercury imports." Plos One 6, no. 4 (January 2011): e18875-null. Full Text Open Access Copy
- Sexton, JOSEPHO, Bax, TYLER, Siqueira, PAUL, Swenson, JENNIFERJ, and Hensley, SCOTT. "A comparison of lidar, radar, and field measurements of canopy height in pine and hardwood forests of southeastern North America." Forest Ecology and Management. 257, no. 3 (February 2009): 1136-1147. Full Text
- Hernandez, PA, Franke, I, Herzog, SK, Pacheco, V, Paniagua, L, Quintana, HL, Soto, A, Swenson, JJ, Tovar, C, Valqui, TH, Vargas, J, and Young, BE. "Predicting species distributions in poorly-studied landscapes." Biodiversity and Conservation. 17, no. 6 (June 2008): 1353-1366. Full Text
- Olander, LP, Gibbs, HK, Steininger, M, Swenson, JJ, and Murray, BC. "Reference scenarios for deforestation and forest degradation in support of REDD: A review of data and methods." Environmental Research Letters 3, no. 2 (June 1, 2008). (Review) Full Text
- Swenson, JJ, and Waring, RH. "Modelled photosynthesis predicts woody plant richness at three geographic scales across the north-western United States." Global Ecology and Biogeography 15, no. 5 (September 1, 2006): 470-485. Full Text
- Alig, RJ, Lewis, DJ, and Swenson, JJ. "Is forest fragmentation driven by the spatial configuration of land quality? The case of western Oregon." Forest Ecology and Management 217, no. 2-3 (October 2005): 266-274. Full Text
- Hansen, A, Waring, R, Phillips, L, Swenson, J, and Loehle, C. "Using biophysical factors to predict regional biodiversity potential in the pacific and inland northwest." Ncasi Technical Bulletin , no. 907 (October 1, 2005). (Review)
- Swenson, JJ, Waring, RH, Fan, W, and Coops, N. "Predicting site index with a physiologically based growth model across Oregon, USA." Canadian Journal of Forest Research 35, no. 7 (July 1, 2005): 1697-1707. Full Text
- Swenson, JJ, Waring, RH, Fan, WH, and Coops, N. "Predicting site index with a physiologically based growth model across Oregon, USA." Canadian Journal of Forest Research Revue Canadienne De Recherche Forestiere 35, no. 7 (July 1, 2005): 1697-1707. (Academic Article) Full Text Link to Item
- Swenson, JJ, Waring, RH, Coops, N, and Fan, W. "Estimation of forest productivity across the Pacific and Inland Northwest with a physiologically based process model, 3-PG." Canadian Journal of Forest Research , no. 35 (2005): 1697-1707. (Academic Article)
- Butler, BJ, Swenson, JJ, and Alig, RJ. "Forest fragmentation in the Pacific Northwest: quantification and correlations." Forest Ecology and Management 189, no. 1-3 (February 2004): 363-373. Full Text
- Swenson, JJ, and Franklin, J. "The effects of future urban development on habitat fragmentation in the Santa Monica Mountains." Landscape Ecology 15, no. 8 (December 1, 2000): 713-730. Full Text
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Fongoli chimpanzees, Pruetz profile27 Feb 2008
National Geographic sent writer Mary Roach to see the Fongoli chimpanzees, at the field site of primatologist Jill Pruetz. The result is a nice story about the difficulties of establishing and running a field site, and the joys of watching chimpanzees do things no one has ever seen before.
Now here comes Farafa, her baby Fanta on her back and a bushbuck haunch in her jaws. It's a complicated, messy piece of anatomy, with sinew and hide hanging off one end. Tia sees her and stands up to move away. My last glimpse of Tia is with her now bare bone brandished above her head, standing erect, as though reenacting the "dawn of man" scene from 2001: A Space Odyssey.
Fongoli chimps have a flair for the dramatic.
It's a funny thing about the range of a set of observations: New observations can only increase it, never decrease it. People tend to forget that, as long as we are considering the range of behaviors, studying chimpanzees can do nothing but make them overlap with humans more and more.
The Fongoli chimpanzees are in Senegal, at the very western limit of the chimpanzees' range. Their savanna-woodland territory may be the reason for many of their unique behavior patterns, really the impetus for the article. Roach describes a conservation scenario somewhat different than that in much of the current chimpanzee habitat in other parts of Africa:
[T]he animals are accorded a remarkable amount of respect by locals. Kerri Clavette, Pruetz's intern, interviewed villagers about their beliefs regarding chimpanzees and whether they hunted them. Among the region's main tribes -- the Malinke, Bedik, Bassari, and Jahanka -- chimps, compared with monkeys, have an elevated, almost human status. "Chimpanzees came from man, as they have similar hearts," a villager told Clavette. Behaviors normally associated with a baser nature -- such as walking on all fours -- were given a respectful spin: "Chimpanzees walk on their knuckles to keep their hands clean to eat with." Chimpanzee origin myths feature humans running off into the woods for some reason -- war, fear of circumcision, fear of being punished for fishing on Saturday -- and staying there so long that they turn into chimpanzees.
The article includes several anecdotes about the culture of male chimpanzee researchers (that is to say, male researchers of chimpanzees!) and their reluctance to accept certain female behaviors (such as bushbaby skewering) as much like the male counterparts (such as colobus hunting). I think this is to some extent overblown. The literature has made plain for some time that females are the major transmitters of cultural traits in chimpanzees, and so it would be quite silly to deny the importance of females in bearing such traits in the first place. The dispute over the meaning of hunting is mostly semantic -- the real disagreement being whether the motivation for the behavior is food sharing or purely individual foraging.
And as for the dispute over the meaning of the word, "spear," this really seems to indicate the insularity of certain chimpanzee researchers. Sharpened thrusting weapons were the only such implements available for all but the last 80,000 years or so of human evolution. If we don't call such things, "spears," then a lot of archaeologists are going to be confused!
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Let me begin w/ me born and raised in Southern California. I had a son in CA as well. Left his father(whom I never married), when our son was 2 years old. From that time on, my son's father and I had a verbal agreement to switch my son to one parent every week.(i.e. one week w/ me, then one week w/ his dad and so on). We also had a verbal agreement that no one was paying any child support, due to our 50/50 decision. This went on for 9 years.
I found a place up in WA when my son was 11 yrs(2009). And planned to move there. My son wanted to stay w/ his father because of school and whatnot. So, his dad and I made another verbal arrangment. I would get our son during the summers and winter break. No child support involved, as long as I paid for the airfare. We've been doing this for 2 yrs. and things are good.
My son is 13 yrs old now and will be starting high school end of 2011. My son wants to do his high school here, up in WA, living w/ me. I would love it. Plus, the high school my son would go to in So Cal is not the ideal place to be. I have spoke a little w/ my son's father about this. He said that my son doesn't make the decisions and that he had to think about it(which his thinking will take years). I honestly feel my boy would do much better out here. He has picked up quite a few bad habits from the area and has little support when it comes to school from his dad.
Does my boy have the say-so on this? If not, what can I do to get him here?
ANSWER: Was paternity legally established?
Is there a custody order?
Usually courts take in to consideration the wishes of children over age 10.
We know definately that he is my son's father. He was there the first two years. No denying it. As for establishing paternity legally, we felt there was no need.
We have always worked out our parenting plans verbally. No custody order has ever been established.


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This week is a continuation of our series: 5 Meals For When Different Proteins Are On Sale. Over the past several weeks, I've given you 5 meal suggestions for when a certain protein is on sale.
I love bacon. Because bacon. But I've found bacon sales to be few and far between (or to only be on bacon ends and bits rather than actual slices). If you're looking to still have that bacon flavor without having perfect slices on the side, these recipes will work just fine.
Sweet Potato Breakfast Hash. The most obvious meal to have bacon is at breakfast. But this one you can actually make the day before and just reheat for a quick and easy meal that only tastes like you woke up early.
Bacon and Split Pea Soup. Aka Green Bacon Soup. Even kids who aren't veggie fans can enjoy this green goo that tastes like bacon, especially if you give it a fun name. (Also good: dinosaur goop, turtle stew, etc.)
Orange Veggie Egg Muffins. You may remember these from the sausage post a few weeks ago, but bacon is also a great addition to this make ahead breakfast.
Chicken Bacon Sweet Potato Bowls. This meal combines some of my favorite things into a hearty bowl of goodness. Add some crumbled bleu cheese on top to really kick it up a notch.
Unstuffed Squash with Bacon and Pears. Whether you make this for breakfast or dinner, the combination of savory and sweet is just right.
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Arthur McKinnley Hughett, 87, of Robbins, passed away June 10, 2017, at home surrounded by family and friends.
Born in Barbourville, Kentucky, February 12, 1930, he was preceded in death by his parents, Dillard and Charleen Lewallen Hughett; grandparents: Joe and Vertie Thompson Lewallen and Jerry and Elizabeth Newport Hughett; brothers, Paul Norman and Curtis Grant; sister, Sylvia Clarace; and brother-in-law, Conley Freels.
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Funeral service was to have been conducted at 10 a.m., Wednesday, June 14, at Elgin Church of Christ with Stan Day, Jim Day, and Jerry Carmichael officiating. Interment was to have followed at Lewallen Cemetery.
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Arjun Fallary is poised for a triple crown while Yash Kunkalienker, Yasmin Sayed, Sushil Nayak and Rudra Dukle are vying for double crowns each, at the 12th Manohar Dhond Memorial Major Ranking Badminton Tournament, organised in collaboration with Goa Badminton Association and the SAG, at Indoor stadium, Campal. Arjun almost made it into his fourth finals but lost the Under 19 Boys singles narrowly to second-seeded Yash Kunkalienker in a close hard fought match. In the other Under 19 boys semis, top seed Aashrun Gautam was in control as he breezed past Parth Kantak with comfortable ease. In Under 19 Girls singles finals, Yasmin will face the stiff challenge of top seed Anjana Kumari. The Under 17 Boys singles will be a tough contest between Shushil Nayak and Arjun Fallary who have won one title a piece in this category this season while Aahana Nayak will play her maiden finals in the Under 17 Girls section where she will be up against top-seeded Yasmin Sayed.
Following are the semi-finals results:
Under 17 Girls Singles
Yasmin Sayed bt Simran Pathak 21-8, 21-10
Aahana Nayak bt Sachi Dhavalikar 22-20, 19-21, 21-13
Under 17 Boys Singles
Sushil Nayak bt Archit Bhargava 21-16, 21-11
Arjun Fallary bt Ayaan Shaikh 21-19, 21-12
Under 19 Girls Singles
Anjana Kumari bt Aahana Nayak 21-7, 21-12
Yasmin Sayed bt Sachi Dhavalikar 21-5, 21-14
Under 19 Boys Singles
Aashrun Gautam bt Parth Kantak 21-5, 21-10
Yash Kunkalienker bt Arjun Fallary 21-17, 19-21, 21-14
Under 17 Boys Doubles
Arjun Fallary / Rudra Dukle bt Sushil Nayak / Minino D' Souza 21-19, 21-10
Tejas Tendulkar / Ayaan Sheikh bt Parth Kantak / Aryaman Saraf 25-23, 21-19
Under 19 Boys Doubles
Yash Kunkalienker / Sushil Nayak bt Tejas Tendulkar / Ayaan Sheikh 21-15, 21-16
Arjun Fallary / Rudra Dukle bt Sadiq Attar / Ritesh Borkar 21-7, 21-11


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Residency program at Galeria Raczej in Poznań, Poland
1-31 October, 2014
-Performance event at Perfex (Głogowska 29) on 4 October
-Performance workshop "Performance art & Story telling" at Collerium maius (Adam Mickiewicz University) on 16 October
This workshop explores myths and folklore set in a present day context. It stretches from self portraits - to grand narratives, researching the cultural construction of personal identity. The course starts with a number of short exercises, and develops into a conceptual group project. Workshop members will learn how to express themselves, and tell their own story, using performance art. Tsuchimoto shares her experience in this field and guides the class through the process.
-Final presentation & performance at Perfex on 24 October
More information HERE.
supported by IASPIS/Swedish Arts Grants Committee


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The introduction of indoor climbing and bouldering walls has revolutionised what was once such a niche sport. Now, these walls make it possible for people of all abilities to climb for as long and as hard as they want, with ropes or no ropes involved and no prior experience needed. Not only is climbing a fun and social sport, but it's incredibly beneficial for us both physically and mentally in ways you may never even have considered! Oh, and if you're thinking climbing without ropes sounds absolutely nuts, have no fear, these walls are bouldering walls; they're only around four metres high and have protective mats at the bottom (phew).
Physical Benefits
Until you've tried climbing, you may think all climbers have hands made of leather, an irrational lack of fear of heights, and an unnecessary desire for adrenaline rushes. Well, you're not wrong…but that doesn't mean us amateurs can't give it a go!
The best thing about climbing, no matter what level you're at, is that it doesn't just require the use of singular muscle groups. Instead, it's an incredible full-body workout. Your grip strength is certainly tested, and this is one area that takes a while for beginners to build up (fingers, hands and forearms), but it definitely does improve over time. Your arms, back and legs are all used continuously to push and pull you up the wall, and your core is inherent in keeping you balanced throughout. Clearly, all major muscle groups are worked hard during a climbing session, and believe us, if you've not climbed much before, you'll be aching for a good few days afterwards in places you didn't even know could hurt! But we're meant to be persuading you climbing is fun and good for you…so err, no pain no gain, right?
Not only does climbing or bouldering strengthen and tone your muscles, but it gives you a great cardiovascular workout as your heartrate increases dramatically during the climbs themselves, and drops during rest periods. Yet another benefit is that it increases your range of motion. Or rather, if you increase your range of motion then it significantly helps you in climbing to stretch and contort your body into exorcism-like positions. Indeed, that sounds very strange, but improving your flexibility undoubtedly improves your climbing ability, and also helps injury prevention in other sports.
Mental Benefits
Now, you might think how on earth does climbing challenge you mentally, and it's a fair point, you don't associate climbing as being mentally stimulating. But in the same way a rugby team may work to solve the problem of how to get past the opposition's defence, a climber will look at a wall/rock (or coloured routes on an indoor wall) and seek to solve the problem of ascending it. In this sense, climbing can also be extremely therapeutic, because you are immersing yourself into concentrating solely on your next move. Another plus, is the tangible nature of the problem solving, i.e. if you reach the top of the wall, you've smashed it! It can help to grow your confidence and you can see visible progression by moving onwards and upwards to new colours and new routes.
Okay, you get it, climbing's good for you, both physically and mentally. Going with a bunch of friends can be a great social sport, egging each other on, helping each other out, and having a good old natter in between climbs. Going on your own can be a great stress release, allowing yourself to become immersed in the mental and physical problem solving challenging that different routes offer. You can't lose hey? Just remember to warm up and stretch before, you'll thank us later!