text: Intra-Africa trade has received a boost following a $1 billion injection to finance programmes that will expand trade and investment between South Africa and the rest of Africa.African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) and the Export Credit Insurance Corporation (ECIC) of SA – a company that provides political and commercial risk insurance to South African exporters – signed the deal in Johannesburg last month, announcing the first Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF), which will be held in Cairo from December 11 to 17.The trade deal came about after 44 of Africa's 54 countries signed the landmark Continental Free Trade Area (CFTA) in Nairobi, Kenya, in March to increase trade among African countries, which is relatively low compared with other regions.Intra-African trade stands at 18% while trade in the EU and Asia is about 60%.With 1.2 billion people in Africa, the CFTA will create one of the largest free trade market zones in the world since the World Trade Organisation was created in 1995.Afreximbank president Benedict Oramah said the bank and the ECIC would work together to identify, prepare and appraise trade transactions and projects. The two institutions, he said, would explore co-financing and risk-sharing opportunities and share knowledge – with particular emphasis on intra-Africa trade matters – through technical cooperation, staff exchange, research and joint events."The joint initiative will support businesses through capacity building and market-information initiatives, and will help small and medium-sized entrepreneurs to join regional supply chains," Oramah said."It will also provide advisory services and guarantees to South African investors seeking trade and investment opportunities in Afreximbank African member countries," he said.Oramah said the initiative provided a platform for the realisation of Afreximbank's strategic objectives to prioritise intra-Africa trade, industrialisation and export manufacturing. ECIC CEO Kutoane Kutoane said: "We realise that one of the best ways to enhance our exporting capabilities as a country is by intensifying mutually beneficial trade with the rest of the continent."The signing ceremony also served as a platform to introduce and discuss the IATF being organised by Afreximbank and the African Union in Cairo, Egypt, from December 11 to 17.IATF will be an annual event, bringing key players under one roof to share information and explore opportunities in one another's countries in sectors, such as manufacturing, logistics, engineering, construction, tourism, entertainment, information and communication technology, heavy industries, finance, and agriculture. The aim is to create a digital repository and platform to link buyers and sellers.The event, it is believed, will unlock trade among African countries to the value of $25 billion in the next five years.Of the three biggest African economies, only Egypt has signed the CFTA. South Africa and Nigeria have not signed because of legal and internal issues.Both countries account for about one-third of the $3.4 trillion combined gross domestic product across Africa. Nigeria's fear has been that the agreement would destroy local products; South Africa has to undergoa parliamentary process to get the nod to sign the CFTA.* Sign up to Fin24's top news in your inbox: SUBSCRIBE TO FIN24 NEWSLETTER


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10 Ways to Reduce Your Breast Cancer Risk
October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Even though one in eight women in the United States will be diagnosed with breast cancer at some point in her lifetime, there's more information than ever about how to reduce your risk. "Women are not powerless," says Dr. Ann Kulze, wellness expert and author of the best-selling Eat Right for Life series. "There are simple steps women can take to diminish their chances of getting breast cancer."
Minimize your alcohol intake. "The most powerful risk factor for breast cancer is alcohol use," Kulze says. "Studies have shown that one drink a day can bump up risk 7 to 8 percent. And going from one to two drinks a day will bump risk up 25 or 30 percent." Bottom line: "The more you drink, the higher your risk," she says, adding "binge drinking—having more than five drinks at once—is especially bad."
Get moving. "There is solid evidence that regular physical activity provides significant protection against breast cancer," Kulze says. "Strive for 30 minutes or more of moderate aerobic activity a day, which is the equivalent of a brisk walk, five or more days a week. For best results, do up to an hour per day.
"The important thing is consistency and duration, not intensity," she adds—meaning you don't have to go full-out Jillian Michaels to reap the benefits.
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Eat a healthy diet. Step one: eat lots of produce. Not only do people who eat more fruits and vegetables have an easier time maintaining their weight, Kulze says, but certain fruits and vegetables contain micronutrients that are protective against cancer.
The superstars of the produce aisle include cruciferous vegetables like broccoli, cabbage, Brussels sprouts, cauliflower and watercress; vegetables that contain carotenoids, including dark leafy greens (collards, kale, spinach), tomatoes, carrots and bell peppers; all citrus fruits; and all berries.
Another key: Minimize your consumption of "white carbs," including white flour, white rice, white potatoes and sugar, says Kulze. "Instead, substitute whole grains and beans." They contain loads of fiber, and studies have shown that women who eat more fiber are less likely to get breast cancer.
Maintain your weight. "One of the most important things you can do to reduce your risk of getting breast cancer is to maintain a healthy body weight throughout your life," says Kulze. "The data is very convincing that being obese, or even overweight, puts you at an increased risk of postmenopausal breast cancer."
Gaining weight, not your starting weight, is the key factor. "Say your BMI when you were 20 was 21. Now you're 50, and your BMI is 24. Even though your BMI is still in the normal range (normal is 18.5-24.9), you have gained weight, and that increases your risk of breast cancer. So weight stability is very important."
If you're overweight or obese, Kulze recommends taking action to try and reduce your weight.
Breast-feed your baby. Not only is nursing good for your baby, but it's also good for you. "Breast-feeding reduces breast cancer risk by a modest amount," says Debbie Saslow, director of breast and gynecologic cancer for the American Cancer Society. "It depends, however, on how long you breast-feed. In the United States, we usually don't breast-feed for all that long. For every 12 months of breast-feeding, it decreases your risk an additional 4.3 percent—if you don't supplement that with bottle-feeding," which most American moms do.
Bonus points: Just giving birth reduces your risk by 7 percent, Saslow points out.
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Avoid certain environmental contaminants. You want to minimize your exposure to xenoestrogens, which are estrogen-like environmental contaminants, Kulze says. These include pesticides and dioxins, which are chemicals found in plastics that have estrogenic properties. She recommends that you:
- buy organic produce if your budget permits, or wash regular fruits and vegetables,
- switch to organic meat, poultry and dairy products whenever possible,
- don't freeze water in plastic bottles and
- don't microwave food in plastic containers.
Eat soy. Regular consumption of whole soy foods, such as tempeh, tofu, roasted soy nuts and edamame can have a protective effect, says Kulze. "Strive for several servings a week. Asians eat 15 times more soy than we do and they hardly ever die of breast cancer. The top theory is that it's because of soy."
Know your family history. "A lot of women think family history is more important than it is," explains Saslow. "But even if you have three sisters who have breast cancer, you might not be at [higher] risk." Other factors, including the age at which they were diagnosed and the type of breast cancer they had, must be weighed.
Here are some of the important aspects of family history, according to Saslow:
- If you have two or more relatives on the same side of the family who were diagnosed with it
- If they are closely related to you (a sister or mother with breast cancer is more relevant than an aunt or grandmother)
- If their breast cancer was diagnosed before they were 50
- If any men in your family were diagnosed with breast cancer
- If any female relatives have been diagnosed more than once (for instance, if cancer was found in their left breast and then three years later in their right)
- If you have any close relatives who have had ovarian cancer
- If you're of Jewish heritage
And if possible, see a specialist: "Most doctors aren't trained in analyzing family history, so they should refer you to a genetic counselor," says Saslow, adding, "it's very difficult to evaluate family history."
Consider foregoing hormone replacement therapy. "Ever since women have gone off hormone replacement therapy, there has been a significant decrease in breast cancer incidence," points out Kulze. In 2002, a large study by the National Institutes of Health found that women taking HRT had a significantly higher incidence of breast cancer; it was then recommended that women should take the lowest possible dose of HRT for the shortest possible time, just enough to ease menopausal symptoms. "Never take it unless it's medically indicated," she says.
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Get screened. While screenings won't keep you from getting breast cancer, they will decrease your risk of dying from breast cancer, as early detection will greatly boost the likelihood of successful treatment. The American Cancer Society recommends these screenings and practices:
1. Mammograms
Mammograms are the most important screening tool, says Saslow. "We recommend women get one every year, starting at age 40. The reason [mammograms] are important is there is actual evidence that they will reduce a woman's risk of dying (assuming diagnosis is followed by treatment). There's some question about how much it will reduce risk—it's 30 percent or 50 percent." In either case, those are pretty great numbers.
Women with a family history of breast cancer or other risk factors may be advised to begin getting mammograms and an MRI as early as age 30.
2. Clinical Breast Exams
Women in their 20s and 30s should get a clinical breast exam every three years, and women 40 and over should get one every year. "Mammograms aren't 100 percent perfect, so a clinical breast exam might find a lump that was missed," Saslow says.
3. Self-Monitoring
Women should know how their breasts normally look and feel and report any changes to their doctor. "Some women will find a lump through self-monitoring," says Saslow. "Most of the time it won't be cancer." You should also let your doctor know if you notice any change in the skin of the breast such as dimpling, if there's any change to the nipple, if there's any discharge, or if the nipple is retracted. "Those are much less common than a lump but can be signs of breast cancer," she says.

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Vision TKD would like to invite all ITF members to attend a seminar with Stephen 'the dragon' Tapilatu on 3rd October in Tonbridge, Kent. Mr Tapilatu is one of the greatest champions of Taekwon-Do and his record speaks for itself:
- 2 times ITF World Champion,
- 2 times ITF European Champion,
- 2 times King of Taekwon-Do,
- silver medalist in WTF World Championships.
In previous years Vision has hosted seminars with Master Jedut from Poland and Mr Ernest from Wales and each year the seminar has been a huge success. You can read about the previous seminars here and here.
Like previous years this seminar will be split into 3 sessions:
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|Ages 11 and under
White Belt to Red Tag
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|Ages 12 and over
White Belt to Red belt
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Black tag and upwards
You can download the invitation here. Please return your entry to your instructor as entries will only be accepted from instructors and not individual students.


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Development of the AlaN Profiles
Lorraine Sushames, Professor Ian Falk, Ruth Wallace.
In Australia's Northern Territory in 2002 there were approximately 2300 people currently undertaking traineeships and apprenticeships. Of these 24% identified as Indigenous. Research data indicates that an alarming 30% of these dropped out of their contracts of training during the year. Inadequate levels of English Language, Literacy and Numeracy (LL&N) have been identified as one of the most significant causal factors in trainee's inability to sustain their contracts of training.
As a small economy the socio economic impact of losing close to one third of the potential trained Indigenous workforce will be significant if these trends are allowed to continue. In response a strategy to address the language literacy and numeracy barriers faced by Indigenous trainees and Apprentices in remote, regional and urban communities was developed by the Northern Territory government.
The first stage of implementation involves a pilot project to develop and trial an LL&N assessment kit in 3 remote Indigenous communities. Data collected will benchmark the LL&N competencies of these trainees so that targeted support can be provided with the objective of increasing retention, supporting participants and to facilitate the completion of training to become qualified. Stage 2 of the strategy will involve much larger numbers across the NT. This paper considers the development of Stage 1 of this project and documents the findings from the initial series of LL&N assessments undertaken.
Lorraine Sushames (Australia)
Faculty of Indigenous Research and Education
Northern Territory University
Professor Ian Falk (Australia)
Chair of Rural and Remote Education
School of Education, Faculty of Education, Health and Science
Charles Darwin University
Ian Falk holds the Chair of Rural and Remote Education in the Faculty of Education, Health and Science (EHS) at Charles Darwin University, Darwin, NT. From 1997-2001 he was Director of a national Key Centre for Research and Learning in Regional Australia (CRLRA) at the University of Tasmania for six years, and held various roles before that including Sub-Dean of Adult and Vocational Education. Professor Falk's research is in issues related to education, formal and informal learning policy and practice, with a national and international track record in sociology, social and community development and well-being, social capital research, learning communities, regions and cities, in policy development, theory and practice, adult literacy, socio-linguistics and ethnomethodology.
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Chamonix season….
I have been putting some little 'accommodation wanted' adverts up on various forums, lets see what I get in reply….
'Hey there, Im in Cham this winter and looking for accom.
I am a 54 year old lecherous male that smokes a lot and cry's himself to sleep every night, after a bottle of whisky or two. Im messy, inconsiderate and very un-hygienic and I will defiantly make unwanted sexual advances on you and/or you friends no matter what their sex, age or ethnicity. I don't ski, or snowboard, but I do like the odd day on the snowblades.
On the plus side I am telling you straight up what to expect here, you on the other-hand could turn out to be a mentalist, without so much as a warning so I will be very pikky when choosing potential room mates.
So if you need a room mate or know of anything please get in touch with me. firstname.lastname@example.com'
Sexuall assault is not funny…
this, however, is….
Sprint avalanche 2010
Sprint avalanche 2010!
Severe lack of time and patience meant some dusty lenses and me legging it down the track trying to catch as much as possible…
Check out the dust! Ahhh summer.
Ou est le pot d'baby?
So after the Mega we headed over to Chatell where we based ourselves for the remaining week….
Some amaing tracks, littered with loam and roots. Awesome for shooting.
AFter a solid day hitting up all the loamy goodness and even some north shore stuff, we had some of the best footage yet….Until….
The camera gods spat on me when uploading the footage to my computer and somehow during a stage of camera/computer purgatory, it vanished. No idea how it happend or why, but i do know we have nothing for Episode 4 anymore :(
So the plan is……. a quick re-cap of the sprint avalanche, which is the only footage i have. Then come August 7th there's a huge fancy dress dirt jump jam going on, so we'll get back to business then.
In the mean time, it's time to take some photos. The ones below are definetly not anything special, but there's a couple i like…
National Champs 2010
Mixed emotions from the national champs this past weekend.
A second top five finish in succession but what could have been if i were able to avoid another race run crash? 5th place and 8 seconds off the top spot left me feeling disappointed to have fallen so close to the finish line yet pleased to have finished on the podium.
Weather wasn't brilliant with a low mist swirling around the hillside in the morning but the track up at AE dried up quickly throughout the day, speeding up the track but giving a false impression of what some sections would be like when the rain was due for Sunday race day.
The track was great fun, fast with the odd technical section thrown in, bug jumps and challenging but funny sections, all in all, just a fun track to ride on.
I did a few runs Saturday with Jack Reading as we line spotted and tried out a few different approaches to sections. the main focus being on the sketchy rock garden. After stopping to spy the line a few times and gapping into it, i went for the big gap at race pace, only to bottom out onto a rack and smash my chain ring and chain device up a bit.
Big thanks to Jack for sorting me out with a new chain ring and spare roller for the chain device.
Bike fixed and the rest of Saturday went well and things were really speeding up, the big gap was somewhat avoided slightly as i didn't want to break more components, especially not my own. Jack posted the fastest timed run on Saturday, good work buddy.
SUNDAY – Race day
The rain had come in through the night and made things pretty wet and interesting for race day. I struggled massively with the tight tree section up near the top of the track and came off both practice runs and seeding suffering a pretty nasty dead leg which hampered me for the rest of the day. Seeding was reasonable and i came 9th knowing without the crash i would be able to finish well in the finals.
Finals came around and i was excited to go racing! I got to the top early so i could try to get my brakes working.. but i failed, thanks avid.
Nerves didn't really set in as i was enjoying the track so much, all was going good until the tight tree section, i took it steady coming into and said to myself if anything looked like it was going wrong i would drop both feet off just to get through it! Felt like a rank amateur but my method worked, got through slowly with a stall but better than coming off the bike. The rest of the track was running well and i felt like i was hitting sections faster than all weekend, confidence was high and i felt comfortable, until i came off on the exit of a tree stump corner, right before an uphill section. I went on to nail the steep tech section and flew round the last few bends and sent it off the final sketchy drop and over the line. I went into first but with the crash new it wouldn't be enough. 5th place was the result, stoked to be on the podium but devastated knowing the stall and crash possibly cost me the win.. Good weekend though.
Then i……
This Is Sheffield Episode 3
So Episode 3 took a while, Jack had world cups/exams, Joe had work and Rob had secret 'training' in Hull, which didn't leave many wekeends free…
Just a blast around a few local spots, finishing off with the new and improved pumptrack. This vid doesn't do it justice really, so expect some more footage soon…
Apologies for some of the shoddy editing/cuts, my computer is old and the new editing software wasn't happening, so reverted to the old stuff….
Episode 4 will be in the alps hopefully, bring on the Summer, BOOM!!
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The National Credit Union Administration announces a realignment of the agency's regional supervision of federally insured credit unions in nine states, effective Jan. 1, 2014. The adjustment results from NCUA's ongoing efforts to operate as efficiently as possible.
"We continually monitor our regional workload and, when necessary, make adjustments to distribute exam hours proportionally," NCUA Board Chairman Debbie Matz said. "Several years ago, NCUA moved California, Nevada and several individual credit unions, for supervision purposes, to different regions. Now that the economic downturn has ended, with the economy gaining strength and with the credit union industry generally performing well, we are reconfiguring our regions to create geographically compact districts that better balance workload, improve efficiency and reduce travel costs by more than $900,000 per year."
Effective January 1, 2014, the following nine states will shift regions as follows:
Region V
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Colorado, Montana, New Mexico, Wyoming
Region IV
Region III
Louisiana, Arkansas
Region I
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The return of California to NCUA's Region V is a "return to normal" Matz added. NCUA transferred oversight of California's federally insured credit unions from Region V to Region II in 2010. Previously, NCUA reassigned oversight of Nevada's federally insured credit unions between 2009 and 2012. Region V resumed supervision in Nevada at the start of 2013.
The implementation of the new regional structure coincides with other changes to strengthen supervision. At the start of 2013, NCUA reorganized existing resources to create an Office of National Examinations and Supervision. The office will begin supervising the nation's largest consumer credit unions, those with more than $10 billion in assets, at the start of 2014.
The realignment is the product of several months' work to balance the workload and staffing, and respond to changes in the industry resulting from industry mergers.
Each NCUA region will now have between 114 and 128 examiners, in addition to supervision, special actions and support personnel. NCUA expects the shift to be completed with a minimal disruption to staff and to credit unions, and no staff relocations will be necessary.


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(hopefully a harmless distraction from the more serious stuff – so if you are always serious don't read any further)
I had a student who wore a baseball cap to all my classes. At first I had an emotional response – who does this guy think he is wearing a baseball cap in my class. Then I got used to it and realized – it does not matter if he wears a cap or not. As long as he does the work and acts civilly in class - who cares?
Next thing you know I was a convert. So much so that I wore a hat and got tossed out of a dinner party. My experience is that most people ignore you when you do not remove your hat at a hockey game when the national anthem is being played. But, a few get downright venomous.
Is there some evolutionary advantage of requiring a hat to be removed at certain times or in some venues?
After visiting Hair Club for Men a few years ago and realizing it was way too expensive to buy a new wig every few months and getting locked into an expensive styling plan even more frequently, I decided to go with the immensely cheaper option of wearing stylish hats for my bald spot.
Nobody expects someone to remove their wig when the national anthem is being played – so why should they have to remove their hat which is being used for the same purpose. Removal of a hat for the anthem can be done by the most morally depraved person who has no respect at all for his countries laws. What is wrong with me substituting hat removal with my hand over my heart instead?
What is wrong with me wearing my hat at dinner?
I suspect the majority of people get enraged with people not removing their hat. I am curious as to what a group of freethinkers will say.
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The only problem with this whole business is that I barely wear hats any more.
I wear a beaten baseball cap when I mow the lawn, and I'll break out one of multiple Indians ball caps when I watch a game at Progressive Field. On occasion the concept has struck that I might look good in a Stetson, a la Indiana Jones ... though I haven't purchased one yet. The fact is not only that I barely wear a hat at all, but very few if any other men I see around do either!
So the issue of wearing a hat to dinner may not be quite moot, but it's within shooting range of it!
Us humans, we just get so attached to traditions and inane social courtesies. For some, hats are better left on anyway.....
Good for you joining the rebellion!!
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"...when the national anthem is being played..."
Well, if it's the Pledge of Allegiance, anthem or Flag Ceremony as happened at Reason Rally and Rock Beyond belief. I take off any head gear I happen to be wearing out of respect, …not duty (being that I'm Canadian). Those from the military whom I was with would have probably said something to any who didn't, even though they were atheists.
That is the point. Would you or your friends be offended if I showed my respect with my hand over my heart and left my hat on. At the Reason Rally, for the first request I removed my hat. For the second one I left my hat on and put my hand over my heart because I respect the United States and its military. Some people will get enraged over that. Should they?
Should people get enraged if someone refuses to swear on the bible. A hat and a bible are both just symbols.
"Should people get enraged if someone refuses to swear on the bible. A hat and a bible are both just symbols."
Not even remotely similar. Unless you buy into the myth that the US Constitution the military swear an oath to defend, often at the cost of their own lives, …is not a secular document?
"For the second one I left my hat on and put my hand over my heart because I respect the United States and its military."
As for, "hand over my heart"; this I would never do, nor would I recite the pledge, it isn't mine to recite. Had you left your hat on for the pledge in front of my atheist Irag war vet friend, he would have asked you politely to take it off out of respect. Would he have been enraged if you didn't, no, …but he would likely not feel that you deserved respect, respect being a reciprocal thing.
"At the Reason Rally, for the first request I removed my hat. For the second one I left my hat on and put my hand over my heart because I respect the United States and its military."
No, it was raining after all. That's a logical use for a hat.
The feeling of rage originates within the person having the feeling, not from external events. Have you noticed that one person's rage is another person's comedy? Whatever feeling that emerges, love, hate, joy, jealousy, anger, sadness, fear, guilt, shame, comes from within. Don't take responsibility for how others feel.
I harbor profound rage and it erupts every now and then, especially when I read or hear something that touches one of my buttons. The rage is in me, not caused by the other.
"Like Richard, if I'm wearing a hat in a foreign country, I make damn sure to take it off for the national anthem. It's a sign of respect as a guest in their land."
I would at home as well if there was a issue of solemnity, November 11 for example.
If you walk into the Memorial Student Center here at Texas A&M with a hat on, you will be asked to take it off and or have it taken off for you and maybe worse. I find it silly. But I am pretty hard to offend, especially when it comes to symbols and things that are customary. Well, that and when I was in college, the only reason I would be sporting a cap was because I was taking 21 hours and I didn't have time to mess with my hair. I ain't taking it off, dude.
Agree that compulsory hat removal (or other gesture) is still more theist tradition/symbolism/theatre. Bodily attending the event is the gesture of agreement. Sorting who among the crowd is sincere and who isn't is absurd: inquisition theatre. Same for indignance/outrage/etc. Traditional false equation: gesture = sincerity.
At the dinner table (sorry, got sidetracked; heh): our bodies are our own. Covered or not is our choice and ours alone - and that extends far beyond the dinner table, yep. :)
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In keeping with my bizarre weight fluctuations last night I lost.
And boy did I lose!
2.2kg !!!!
CRIKEY! That's brings me down to the lowest I've been in about 5 years. Since I met my husband and starting letting myself go LOL. I am only 600g off my 5%.
How did I do it?
This weekend may be a test though.
Tonight we are going to see one of my favourite rockabilly bands 'West Texas Crude" play at a new venue called "Lefty's Old Time Music Hall" at Caxton Street. The venue used to be a strip club but now is made over to look like an old time honky tonk saloon with chandeliers, dark red velvet curtains, dark wood & taxidermy animals.. yes stuffed animals. (even a chimpanzee I've read)
We are going to be having dinner there. It's an American menu. Po' Boys of Chicken Jerk or Catfish, Corn Dogs, Onion Rings and Popcorn Shrimp.
Did I mention the club has FREE popcorn! I don't think the popcorn is going to be non-buttered healthy popcorn.
Me thinks it is going to be very hard to stick to my PP. I'll try not to go too crazy.
I'll be sure to take lots of photos & blog about it on Monday.
On Sunday we are going to have a picnic in the park with some friends who we haven't seen in AGES & their little 3 year old . We can't wait. I've heard the weather is going to be lovely.
I have planned ahead for this & will be having bbq'd chicken breast & salad and fruit.
I hope you all have a wonderful weekend.
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Dramatic footage shows learner driver narrowly avoid hitting cute puppy
A LEARNER driver performed a textbook emergency stop — when a naughty puppy ran out in front of his car.
The runaway white pup raced into the road and forced the learner to slam on his brakes.
Driver instructor Phil Hunt praised his learner, whose not been identified, for possibly the greatest emergency stop.
He said: "The learner is having his test in a couple of weeks so he was on the ball."
He added" "I didn't even have to jump on the dual controls — he did really well."
The 30-second video, taken in Canterbury, Kent at around 4.30pm last Saturday, shows the little puppy dash out into the road in front of the car, swiftly followed by his dozy owner.
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<3 OK so like i said, it is so easy to do! First put one part conditioner and two parts honey into the jar and mix. I also added lemon as it is a natural lightener, but some of you may feel that this will dry out your hair. I didn't find this however! If you are going to add the lemon, just cut one in half and squeeze the juice in with the honey and conditioner, it will smell AMAZING !! Try and mix it well so that there are no lumps of honey left.
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<3 If you try this, please comment and tell me if it works for you! I'll keep you updated if i ever get round to doing this again, aha. It is a must for those of you who want lighter hair for the summer but don't want to damage it. Its also a really relaxing activity and the honey and lemon smells so good! You must try it, enjoy!


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We have two dog beds in the living room against the bookcases - a handy spot for a woofie to settle down out of the way of the rest of the traffic. This morning, I came downstairs and looked into the living room to find hubby having his morning coffee, keeping an eye on a sleeping Sadie, all curled up at the end of the round dog bed. She always chooses odd places to sleep, with the favorite spot last week being the top of a box with a couple of dog towels on it.About ten minutes after I sat down on the couch in the living room, one woofie decided it was time to claim back part of the dog bed and she carefully climbed onto the back end, looking back at us with a slightly exasperated look.
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Easy Weeknight Dinners
This week I made dinner not once, but twice. Big meal cooking for me happens usually on Sunday night and maybe once during the week. Maybe. Usually a weeknight dinner is a sandwich, leftovers, frozen mini-pizza or eggs and toast. Breakfast is always a good option for dinner.
Trying a new recipe this week, olive oil braised chickpeas. This recipe has everything I love- lemon, olives, chickpeas, cheese AND serve it with bread? Say no more! I did make an alteration and add chopped fresh tomatoes to mine. If you like greek food, savory, salty flavors this is for you.
Making more of an effort this year to eat veggies this week I made ratatouille. Tomato sauce on the bottom and slices of squash and onion on the top. Served with some brown rice makes a health dinner and leftovers for a few more meals. I don't follow a recipe for this dish, so I'm not wholly sure it's authentic. But I know how to do this by heart and it's dang tastey.
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- 2 yellow summer squash
- 1/2 red onion, chopped into 1" chunks
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- hefty dash of dried italian seasoning herb mix
- Olive oil
- salt and pepper
- Open tomatoes and add to med-small saucepan, add garlic and dried herbs
- Let tomatoes come to a boil, and then simmer while slicing veggies
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Should You Share Your Creative Work Online? Part 2
But what about getting published by a traditional publisher or journal? How to get by the "previously published" obstacle?
First, I don't post all my poems to my blog. I'm selective. I hold back ones that I think I may be able to place in a print or online journal. Plus, many of the poems I post are early drafts, which I'd significantly revise for publication.
More significantly, it turns out that many print journals don't consider a poem posted to your blog to be "published"—it just depends on the editorial policy. Finally, there are plenty of other poets who share their writing online and also publish chapbooks.
So, I weighed the option of "waiting to get published" versus making my work immediately available to others, and immediacy won.
Finally, it really is dreadful to think that someone might steal your work and distribute it. But copyright laws remain in place, and my work remains solely my work. Though I haven't done so, you can also get a Creative Commons license for sharing your creative work online.
So I considered this fear of being ripped off, determined that it is unlikely to happen, and weighed it against the sense of personal freedom that comes with sharing my work with others.
Freedom won out over fear.
The Big Pay-Off
Given all these obstacles, you might wonder why I bothered, why I finally worked through them so I might begin posting my poetry online.
The main reason is quite simple: I wanted more interaction with my readers.
And posting my poetry to my blog where readers can leave comments lets me make immediate, consistent, and ongoing connections with those who enjoy my work.
But the pay-off for the risks I'm taking by sharing my poetry online is actually greater than I imagined it would be.
What I've found is a whole community of online poets who share their poetry and who read and offer critiques for other poets. The discovery of an online community that extends beyond my off-line relationships with other poets has been rewarding and invigorating, challenging me to write better poetry and to write more often.
Finally, regardless of how it's done, it's just plain fun to share your poetry with other people—to get feedback, to hear or read how your words speak in some way to another person, how they may offer some meaning for someone else. It makes a poet feel not so alone in the otherwise solitary world of writing poetry.
Applying Faith
As with most decisions related to my creative work, I've applied quite a bit of faith to this situation—faith that the very real and immediate positive rewards will continue to far outweigh the potential for any negative repercussions.
My creative work is enhanced and given meaning by sharing it with others, and the happiness I feel in my creativity is amplified when I'm able to share it with another person.
And all that creative synergy lays the foundation for opening up creative possibilities for everyone. If I share my creative work, perhaps you'll share yours as well. And that's a good thing.


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Saskatoon BarCraft: MLG Summer Championship
Kick off the school year with a bang at Saskatoon's 3rd official BarCraft!
Regina's Got Game Charity Event
Regina's Got Game is a charity event aimed at all of the awesome gamers in and around Regina. Our goal is to raise money for the Hospitals of Regina Foundation, accumulate volunteer hours for our IB diplomas and have a great time with fellow gamers.
Saskatoon BarCraft: MLG Spring Championship
Saskatoon's second BarCraft event! The first one was a HUGE success, and this one will be even better! Come out to Dino's Bar & Grill on June 10th at 1:00pm for food and drink along side fellow StarCraft 2 fans!
Starcraft 2 & Fighting Games : Spring Tournament! [April 28th]
This tournament will take place at the Matrix Gaming Center on April 28th at noon! Brackets are locked and games start at 1.
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So here's a little story, from my perspective, about gaming and how it's affected my friends and I. It's been ever-present, and important, despite what outsiders might think.
University of Regina CSL Playoff Run
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Both individual and relay team members on the track and field teams hit NCAA provisional times this weekend at the Collegiate Invitational in New York City.
Senior Krista Simkins achieved her first provisional time and finished in seventh place in the 200-meter dash.
She ran 24.06 in the preliminary heats and knocked off .05 seconds in the finals.
Simkins also ran in the 400-meter dash, notching a 54.14 in the preliminary round of the event.
Simkins said she prefers to run the 400-meter dash at indoor meets.
"The 200 is difficult because the turns are so tight," Simkins said. "It's just hard to run it since I'm a little taller."
Senior Toneisha Friday ran a time of 55.00 in the preliminary round of the 400-meter dash, meeting the exact time of the NCAA provisional standard.
Junior Christopher Cox ran the 400-meter dash preliminary heats with a time a 47.55. Cox was also only male runner on the team to record an NCAA provisional time.
The men's 4×400-meter relay team of seniors Sean Morris and Kamar Ellis, junior Marvin Carter, and Cox sped to a time of 3:13.14.
They will be running for an at-large bid to the NCAA Championships.
The women's 4×800 relay team consisting of senior Louisa Faye, juniors Alexandra Hehn and KeAira Dickerson and freshman Hughnique Rolle finished the race in their best time of the season, 9:19.42.
Head Coach John Moon said he was pleased with the performances of the relay teams and believes they will continue to improve.
"They have been slowly progressing," Moon said. "They are nowhere near their potential and better times for them will come."
Faye ensured a spot at the ECAC Championships by winning the 500-meter dash with a time of 1:15.05.
She also recorded an ECAC qualifying mark in the triple jump with an effort of 12.07 meters.
Freshman Nijgia Snapp won first place in the women's 800-meter run with a time of 2:10.59.
Dickerson finished right behind her in second place, posting a time of 2:10.98.
Snapp was not the only freshman with a first place finish at the meet.
Classmate Ivanique Kemp came through with a victory in the 60-meter hurdles, finishing at 8.58.
Hehn qualified for her first event at the upcoming Big East Championships in the 1,000-meter run. She crossed the tape at 2:58.09.
Junior Nick Frimpong won the triple jump while achieving an ECAC qualifying mark of 14.91 meters.
Moon said Frimpong is still feeling some pain from a major operation on his knee.
"Nick is a phenomenal athlete even while he is injured," Moon said. "He's slowly getting back into form."
The Big East Indoor Championships is next on the agenda for the Pirates.
The team has a little over a week to prepare for the in conference event, which will take place from Feb. 20-21 at the Armory in New York..
"We just have to continue to practice hard and stay in the weight room," Simkins said.
Moon said he thinks the women are more favored to succeed in the event, due to an injury-stricken men's team.
"The men's team is a little beat up but, in a few events, we should do well," Moon said. "Right now we are in a serious rebuilding stage."
Moon said he hopes for the women is to finish in the top six next weekend in New York.
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US to Destroy One ICBM with Two EKVs in New Test Set for 2018
The United States will follow-up its successful interception and destruction of an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) last May 30 with another test scheduled for 2018.
This forthcoming test will double the cost of the May 30 intercept, which the U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) revealed came to $244 million. The May 30 was intended to send a message to North Korea the U.S. has the weapons to destroy the north's ballistic missiles.
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The U.S. called this success a "critical milestone" in the development of its anti-ballistic missile defenses.
A higher bill is expected for the next intercept test because the MDA will launch two Ground-Based Interceptor (GBI) missiles simultaneously at an incoming dummy warhead in a "real world" test.
"We want to exercise the GMD (ground-based missile defense) system with more than one interceptor to gather data," said Vice Admiral James Syring, MDA Director.
Launching two GBIs at one incoming ICBM target will help MDA understand what the second one does after the first destroys the target, said Adm. Syring.
This test is "the next step in ever increasing operational realism."
The intercept on May 30 saw an "ICBM-class target" fired toward the U. S. mainland from Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands destroyed over the Pacific Ocean by an "Exoatmospheric Kill Vehicle" (EKV) in a test meant to demonstrate the effectiveness of U.S. anti-ballistic missile defenses.
The target fired from the Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test Site on Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands, 6,600 km from the mainland was "successfully intercepted" at 3:30 p.m. ET by a GBI launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California.
The GBI consists of the boost vehicle (or the rocket itself) and the EKV. The U.S. has 44 GBIs available for action.
EKV is saddled with accuracy problems and posted a string of test failures in 2016. In all, the EKV has succeeded in destroying only nine of 17 targets since 1999, a success rate of only 53 percent.
The successful intercept of May 30 raises EKV's success rate to 56 percent, or 10 successes in 18 tests.


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WARRINGTON � The first five minutes of a game are often critical to the outcome.
It certainly was the key for the Abington boys soccer team.
Kyle Rocks scored twice in the opening five minutes on Abington�s first two shots on goal, and the Ghosts made it stick, earning a 2-1 win over host Central Bucks South in Thursday�s second round of the District One Class AAA tournament.
�That really broke their back,� Rocks said. �They got one back, but we still had the lead, and that was so important.�
Abington goalkeeper Austin Brotman kept the Ghosts in the game, withstanding a barrage of CB South shots.
�I was a little nervous, but you have to stay calm, focus on the game and do your thing,� said Brotman, a junior. �I figured they had the playoff jitters just like everybody else, so once we got that two-goal lead, that was a big confidence boost for us.
�They came at us and came at us, but we persevered.�
Abington, the tournanent�s 19th seed, will travel to sixth seed Neshaminy (14-3-2), a 2-1 winner over No. 11 Council Rock South in Saturday�s quarterfinals (10 a.m.). The winner will be guaranteed a berth in the PIAA Class AAA tournament. The loser will drop into the playback games and have an opportunity to compete for the fifth and final state slot.
�It was so big to win this game because if we lost, we�d be out,� Rocks said. �Now if we lose on Saturday, we�ll still have another chance to go to states.�
The Ghosts and Redskins know each other well. Neshaminy is the Suburban One League National Conference champion, and Abington finished fourth in the conference. The �Skins won both regular-season meetings, 1-0 and 3-2.
�That doesn�t mean anything now,� Brotman said. �The playoffs are a whole new game.
�If we play the way we played in this game, I feel a team�s going to have a really hard time getting past us.�
Abington took a 2-0 lead into halftime, but Central Bucks South made it a game when Patrick Berneski took a pass from Dan Busichio and found the net seven minutes into the second half.
�There was a lot of time left when we scored, so I thought that gave us hope, but we couldn�t do it again,� said Berneski, a junior. �I thought we were right back in it.
�We have a lot of returning guys, so I think we�ll be good next year, so I�m looking forward to that.�
It was a frustrating end for the Titans, who were the SOL Continental Conference champions and had an opening-round bye in the tournament.
�Everyone put a great effort out, but we weren�t finding the back of the net,� said CB South senior captain Connor Stackhouse. �Their keeper made some great saves, so I�ve got to hand it to him.
�This was the first time in South history that we won the league, so that�s something, but we would have liked to have gone farther. We�ve never been out this early before, so it�s an eerie feeling right now.�
CB South was the district�s fourth-place finisher last year and fell in the first round of the PIAA tournament.
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REPORT: Democrats Worry As Wealthy People Flee California Over High Taxes
Guest post by Mike LaChance at American Lookout:
People have a tendency to vote on policy with their feet. If the policies in one state are bad, they move to another state with better policies. In Liberal California, wealthy people are fleeing the state due to high taxes and it has Democrats very worried.
The Sacramento Bee reports:
Wealthy exodus to escape new tax rules worries California Democrats
The Republican-backed federal tax bill flipped the tables on a never-ending question for California politicians: Will high taxes lead the state's wealthiest residents to flee the Golden State for the comparable tax havens of Florida, Nevada and Texas?
Republicans reliably raise that alarm when Democrats advocate for tax increases, like the 2012 and 2016 ballot initiatives that levied a new income tax on very high-earning residents.
But now, with the federal tax bill cutting off deductions that benefited well-off Californians, the state's Democrats suddenly are singing the GOP song about a potential millionaire exodus.
"People with higher incomes pay a lot more money, and some of them may be tempted to leave," Gov. Jerry Brown said when he unveiled his 2018-19 budget proposal last week. "This was an assault by the Republicans in Congress against California."…
Democratic state lawmakers are worried because California relies so heavily on the income taxes it collects from high earners to fund government services. The state's wealthiest 1 percent, for instance, pay 48 percent of its income tax, and the departure of just a few families could lead to a noticeable hit to state general fund revenue.
California could fix this problem easily by embracing a slightly less far left policy but they probably won't.
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Geoffrey Hodson
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Geoffrey Hodson (12 March 1886 in Lincolnshire[1] – 23 January 1983 in Auckland, New Zealand) was an occultist, Theosophist, mystic, Liberal Catholic priest, philosopher and esotericist, and a leading light for over 70 years in the Theosophical Society. He was educated in England.
According to Hodson, his occult experiences began when he was about five or six years old. He had dream experiences in the half waking state and this seemed to be connected with Kundalini. Kundalini is the power of life, one of the great forces. It is also known as the Serpent Fire.[1]
He served with distinction in the British Army as an Officer during the First World War as a tank commander,[1] which experience seems to have prompted him to spend his life attempting to eradicate the causes of wars and suffering through his teachings and insights. Following demobilisation he married Miss Jane Carter and he joined the YMCA Secretariat. It was around this time he met a Mrs Mary De La Middleton, who said that her own Master, the Master Rakoczy, had instructed her to show him how to awaken clairvoyance when required, focus it at different levels, project energies and heal others. It was at this stage Geoffrey Hodson with his wife toured Lancashire on his motorcycle and sidecar making detailed notes on the various types of fairies and nature spirits there. This culminated when he was on holiday in the beautiful valley of Sheepscombe. There they claimed that he and his wife studied the angelic kingdom and that he received teachings from a very highly evolved angel. This was the beginning of his work with the angelic kingdom. He wrote many books about his investigations there and the angelic teachings given him throughout his life.[1] Hodson was one of many (along with Arthur Conan Doyle) fooled by the Cottingley Fairies hoax
In 1937 he traveled to South Africa to stay with friends Mr and Mrs Quail and their daughter Ethelwynne, who was an artist. Under Hodson's guidance she painted the illustrations for his book, The Kingdom of the Gods. Hodson then went to Australia to be with his wife Jane, who since 1929 had progressive paralysis due to multiple sclerosis. She died in 1962. He served there as president of the Blavatsky Lodge, and a Perth theosophist Miss Sandra Chase offered to take care of his wife. In 1940 he was invited by the New Zealand section to tour the main centres. While in New Zealand he became the founder and president of the New Zealand Vegetarian Society. He was also elected president of the Council of Combined Animal Welfare Organisations of New Zealand.[1]
He was the author over fifty books (many still in print) on psychic powers, Theosophy, Spiritualism, mysticism, fairies, angels, meditation, clairvoyance, health and disease.
He also wrote over two hundred articles and radio talks. He travelled the world extensively lecturing for the Theosophical Society.
Hodson also served as the Director of Studies of the School of the Wisdom at the International Headquarters of the Theosophical Society at Adyar, India, for four sessions, in 1953-54, then in 1954-1955 and again in 1961.[1] Hodson was a guest lecturer at the Krotona School of Theosophy in Ojai, California.
He was awarded the Subba Row Gold Medal in 1954 for his contributions to Theosophical Literature.[1]
He gave his last lecture, on 4 May 1982 at HPB Lodge in Auckland, aged 96, and eight months later he died in Auckland, on January 23, 1983.[1]
Works by Geoffrey Hodson:[2]
- Faeries at Work and at Play, 1925
- The Kingdom of Faerie, 1927
- The Science of Seership 1927
- The Brotherhood of Angels and of Men, 1927
- First Steps on the Path, 1928
- The Angelic Hosts, 1928
- Be Ye Perfect, 1928
- Angels and the New Race, 1929
- American Lectures, 1929
- Thus Have I Heard, 1929
- The Miracle of Birth, 1929
- The Inner Side of Church Worship, 1930
- An Occult View of Health and Disease 1930
- New Light on the Problem of Disease 1930
- Some Experiments in Four Dimensional Vision, 1933
- The Coming of the Angels, 1935
- Destiny, 1936
- The Seven Human Temperaments, 1952
- Man, the Triune God, 1952
- Kingdom of the Gods, 1952
- Through the Gateway of Death: A Message to the Bereaved, 1953
- Theosophy Answers Some Problems of Life, 1953
- Pathway to Perfection, 1954
- Occult Powers in Nature and in Man, 1955
- Lecture Notes: The School of the Wisdom, 1955
- Vital Questions Answered, 1959
- The Soul's Awakening: Talks on Occultism and the Occult Life, 1963
- Hidden Wisdom in the Holy Bible, 1963–1980
- Man's Supersensory and Spiritual Powers, 1964
- Reincarnation, Fact or Fallacy?, 1967
- Meditations on the Occult Life, 1968
- The Supreme Splendour, 1967
- The Priestly Ideal, 1971
- The Call to the Heights: Guidance on the Pathway to Self-Illumination, 1975
- Christ Life from Nativity to Ascension, 1975
- Music Forms: Superphysical Effects of Music Clairvoyantly Observed, 1976
- At the Sign of the Square and Compass, 1976
- Clairvoyant Investigations of Christian Origins, 1977
- Basic Theosophy: The Living Wisdom (condensed from Lecture Notes), 1981
- The Concealed Wisdom in World Mythology, 1983
- Clairvoyant Investigations, 1984
- The Occult Philosophy Concealed within Freemasonry, 1985
See alsoEdit
External linksEdit
- Comprehensive authority website by a pupil
- Hodson biography, bibliography, digital library from TheLiberalCatholicChurch.org
- The Seven Human Temperaments, online book
- Extracts from Light of the Sanctuary, the Occult Diary of Geoffrey Hodson
- Devas and Angels at the Wayback Machine (archived April 10, 2006), a Hodson work
- Angels and the New Race
- Clairvoyant Investigations


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Pureeing cooked vegetables and stirring them back into the pot is a simple way of thickening this white bean soup. Photo by: Sara Moulton via AP
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They say that everyone complains about the weather -- winter especially -- but no one ever does anything about it. Well, here's something you can do that will make you feel much better. Cook up a big hot bowl of Italian soup for dinner, garnished with homemade -- and idiot-proof! -- dumplings.
Basically, this is a white bean and vegetable soup flavored with pancetta and garlic. It's thickened by pureeing a few cups of the cooked vegetables and stirring them back into the pot -- one of my favorite ways to thicken a soup because it's so simple. It also avoids dulling the soup's flavor, which is the problem that crops up when flour or cream is used to do the job. Afterward, you'll stir in some fresh lemon juice as a brightener. This is another of my favorite soup tips.
The pancetta makes its appearance as a supporting player, not the star of the show. If you'd like, you can swap in bacon instead. (Both meats are cured pork from the belly. The difference? Bacon is smoked. Pancetta is not.) And you're welcome to leave out the pork altogether.
The dumplings are comfort food and making them is, as mentioned, a fail-safe proposition. You start with fresh breadcrumbs, which require nothing more intricate than pulsing fresh slices of bread in a food processor. (One slice turns into about 1/2 cup of crumbs.) Then just combine the crumbs with eggs and Parmigiano-Reggiano. You can roll the "dough" into balls and cook them right away, but the work is easier if you park it in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes beforehand.
How to round it out? I recommend a nice green salad. Did someone mention winter? You've neutralized it.
Start to finish: 1 hour, 35 minutes (30 active)
Servings: 4
2 large eggs
2 cups fresh white or whole-wheat breadcrumbs
2 ounces freshly grated Parmigiano-Reggiano
2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh sage
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
4 ounces chopped pancetta
1/2 cup medium chopped onion
1 cup medium diced carrot
1 1/2 cups medium diced fennel
2 teaspoons minced garlic
Two 15-ounce cans white beans, drained and rinsed
4 cups chicken broth
8 ounces baby kale, spinach, or chopped larger greens of your choice
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice or to taste
Kosher salt
Black pepper
Nutritional information per serving: 485 calories; 160 calories from fat; 18 g fat (7 g saturated; 0 g trans fats); 136 mg cholesterol; 727 mg sodium; 51 g carbohydrate; 12 g fiber; 6 g sugar; 27 g protein.
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Lynn Davis' memories of Miss Dora Ellen Cash
Your impression of Miss Cash is pretty close [that she was somebody who got things done in the school]. She was there for all four of my years. She was the atypical, stereotype, of the spinster school teacher. She was a pretty strict disciplinarian, but a great teacher, although not all students thought that. She didn't tolerate much foolishness, at all. If you were able to stay in her class, you were bound to learn something, no matter how hard you might resist.
She was a believer that education took precedence over sports. She wasn't a bit bashful about telling one of the jocks to "get your grades in order or you don't play". As strict as she appeared to be, she really had another side. Kids were always trying to play tricks on her and, once in a while, she would slip up and smile when she was trying to appear very stern. That is when she would turn her back, to try to hide it. I truly believe that with her not having any children of her own, she tried to treat the students as her own. No guff, just absolute honesty. I can never remember her ever saying anything that wasn't the truth. Not even a little exaggerated. If she felt that you were not putting out your best work, she was the first to call you to task. Encouraging, almost forcing, you to do better. Now, if you were a complete slacker/goof off, with no chance of changing, then it seemed that she would prefer that person to transfer to a class with less challenge to it.
My father was in heavy construction, so we moved around a lot. All through my grade school years, I never finished at the same school that I started the year at. I always went to at least two schools, and many times, more. This gave me a huge number of teachers to try to remember in my poor little pea brain. Miss Cash is always the first and foremost in my mind. I truly believe, that, as long as God allows me to have a memory, I will always remember Miss Cash. Now don't misunderstand and think that I was a pet. Far from it. I felt her wrath more than once because she felt I wasn't living up to my capabilities, and in retrospect, she was absolutely correct. No one teacher ever had anywhere near the effect, on my total life, that she did. In fact, my children benefited from her teachings. I tried to bring my children up with the same values that I had been taught. Both by my parents, and Miss Cash.
My senior year at PHHS was a great year in my life. It changed me, Thank you Miss Cash and Mr. Martin, they believed in me. Unfortunately I failed to keep in touch with anyone. Rick Utt (Richard) Class of '65
Belva Gilman (Class of 1960) has her memories of Miss Cash too:
I too remember Miss. Cash. She was an outstanding teacher. Tough, very tough. She taught us to "THINK". At the time, my girlfriends and I felt that she favored the boys. In retrospect, not sure how true that was but she had no qualms about pushing/questioning/chastising all of us into thinking about what we were reading and not quoting verbatum. Of course we tried the easy way, but she forced us to read between the lines and come up with an (gasp!) original idea. From her class onward, it changed the way I perceived the information that came in the newspapers & over the air & taught me to question motivation/perspective of the writer/author.
For a collection of pictures of Miss Cash from 1945-1965, click here.


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Hiring a Professional Roofing Contractor
Many professional roofers will tell you they are often hired to fix problems created by inept workers. A lot of the repairs we make are a result of an improper installation in the first place.
To ensure your re-roofing experience is a good one, ask for references and only work with reputable roofing contractors. All potential costly roof repairs have one thing in common: they can be prevented. So put on your twenty-twenty foresight glasses and call a professional roofing contractor today.


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This is handcrafted glycerin soap. Glycerin soap is very different than our Cold Process Soap. Glycerin is very gentle on your skin, but it has a small draw back. It gets little sweat beads on it, if it's around moisture. The thought behind this is it's a natural humectant, and draws moisture to itself. This is a bonus for your skin, but a little imperfection aesthetically.
We formulate this for gentle cleansing of skin with Psoriasis, using Hemp Seed Oil, Walnut Oil, Emu Oil, Sea buckthorn Oil, Tamanu Oil, Rooibus, Tea Tree, Eucalyptus and Lemon.