text: Parliament approved the bill at record speed Columnists accused him of everything from naivety to incompetence to fickleness to letting religious groups influence his politics. A columnist in the liberal daily Radikal, under the headline "How to Shoot Yourself in the Foot," wrote that Erdogan's "Justice and Development Party (AKP) has committed an act of great - very great - amateurishness". The AKP, in the face of criticism from what the newspapers say is "public opinion" and EU leaders had dropped an attempt to introduce a motion making adultery a crime into an otherwise widely admired reform of its 78-year-old criminal code. Erdogan was out of the country when his number two, Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul, and Justice Minister Cemil Cicek struck a deal with the main opposition, the social-democratic Republican People's Party (CHP), to drop the adultery clause. Parliament approved the articles in the bill at record speed. In a surprise move, the AKP pulled the bill back from the assembly floor after having approved 343 of its 346 articles, presumably to reintroduce the adultery clause, and effectively froze the reform. The crisis came before a 6 October report by the EU Commission that will recommend or not that EU leaders set a date in December for the start of membership talks with Turkey. EU reactionEU officials have said that both the failure of the penal code reform to be enacted and the inclusion of the adultery clause will harm Turkey's membership attempt. In Brussels, the European Union's Commissioner for enlargement, Guenter Verheugen, called on Ankara for "clarification" of the government's position, warning that failure to pass the bill on schedule would "have an impact" on the report. He said he was "strictly against" any postponement in issuing the EU report. "I don't see any reason why we should delay," he said. Bowed to pressure Secular newspapers blame Erdoganfor endangering Turkey's EU attempt The latest twist of events has opened Erdogan's government up to criticism that it is being held hostage by hardliners. "The correct diagnosis," wrote a columnist in the mass circulation daily Hurriyet, "is that the government failed to resist the pressure of the groups. "The Prime Minister sends his number two to strike a deal with the opposition, then turns his back on it," he wrote. "How is he going to explain these discrepancies to the EU?" An editorialist for another mass circulation daily, Sabah, wrote that Erdogan had succumbed to pressure from the party's grassroots was not an excuse for endangering Turkey's future relationship with the EU. "Politicians become statesmen when, instead of running after their grassroots, go to the fore and open up new vistas for them," he wrote. 'Own goal'Another columnist for the same paper asked, "Why did this happen? Why did the government ... score an own goal and muddle the minds of the EU?" "The AKP, which has solved none of the country's important problems, uses the penal code and adultery to raise tensions at home and in relations with the EU," the leftist Birgun wrote on its front page. SOURCE: AFP


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The Baldwin Chamber of Commerce recently donated $600 in gift cards to the St. Christopher's Parish food pantry.
The Chamber sold 80 "Baldwin Strong" lawn signs — seen around town — and collected the proceeds to donate to the pantry in the form of gift cards purchased from Chamber restaurant members.
"We were able to help our restaurant members who have been suffering during this difficult time, as well as help the less fortunate who count on the food pantry to feed their families," Chamber members said on Facebook. "Thank you again to all of the residents who purchased lawn signs, as you are a part of this generous donation."
The pantry, coordinated by Outreach Director Julia Santiago and located at 11 Gave Ave., is open every Tuesday from 12 to 3 p.m.
The facility typically offers frozen meals and nonperishable food items as well as clothes, shoes, feminine hygiene products, diapers and other items that people cannot usually buy with food stamps.

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The Lakshmi Stone Medallion
On the night of May 21st, 2014 I saw a carved stone which appeared to be of polished pink granite. It was upright and standing on a marble floor. I received clearly "the Lakshmi Stone."
As a result of this experience I felt guided by my inner-planes mentor, ThothHorRa to create an energy art work: The Lakshmi Stone Medallion.
First, who was Lakshmi? I didn't know much about her, but I Googled and found the following information . . .
Goddess Lakshmi is the consort and shakti, or potency, of Lord Vishnu. Lakshmi, or Sri when she is especially known as the goddess of beauty (though sometimes considered to be separate entities), is the Goddess of fortune, wealth, power, and loveliness. Wealth means not only money, but also the higher values and qualities of life. The power of the mind and intellect is also…
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We hope you've been enjoying our 12 Days of Christmas, and all the bargains So far, our 12 Days of Christmas ebook promo has gifted you bargain copies of books from Andy Remic, Justin Gustainis, Joseph D'Lacey and Matthew Hughes, Freya Robertson and Anna Kashina, Michael Boatman, Danielle L. Jensen, and Jay Posey. You can still get these titles at the bargain price by following the instructions below.
Today, we are celebrating Marianne de Pierres and the first title in her Peacemaker series, Peacemaker.
Here's how to take advantage of our £1 seasonal special offer:1. Visit the Robot Trading Company at www.robottradingcompany.com2. Add the book(s) you'd like to buy to your shopping basket3. Add the magic word 'mincepie' to the 'coupon/voucher' box4. Click the 'update basket' button and the discount will be applied
For today's festive bonus, here's a special memory from Marianne:
Christmas in the Australian Wheatbelt circa 1970's
My mother loved to dance. Any opportunity, but particularly on holidays. Two weeks before Christmas she'd begin laying out wrapping paper and gifts and sticky tape and tinsel on the large bed in the spare room (my brother's old room). It was the coolest room in the house, painted soft green, and with the benefit of high ceilings because summer was a blistering, unforgiving time in our part of the world.
Rose would click on the fan, crank up the record player (Bing or Dean and, occasionally, Frank), and dance around that room while playing the delicate game of fit the present to the person.
My contribution was to lie in the centre of the huge old King-sized bed, gifts scattered around me, and daydream. I still remember the flowery scent of Avon soaps, perfumes, and bubble baths – for indeed Avon did come to call in our little country town; the ribbon-festooned bottles of wine and odd naughty Irish liqueur; the mouth-watering biscuits in silvery pressed-tin boxes, the soft chiffon fripperies, satin pillowcases, and packets of salty celebration mixed nuts: pretzels and smoked almonds. Nothing expensive but each item as luxurious and exotic to me as Christmas itself. Each one of them, a mysterious tale.
She would sing, too, while she worked, in a deep, rich voice that never changed octave but brimmed full of life and fun. I'd turn my face into the pillows as her singing trailed off and she began to talk about the people she was giving presents to–recounting their lives and losses in short bursts of gratefulness and love.
Then dad would arrive and stamp dust off his boots outside the window, calling her to have a cup of tea. Hearing his voice, her face would light and I would feel…perfect.


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Stick-on tattoo replaces wires and cables in patient monitoring
An ultra-thin, stick-on tattoo that incorporates the latest in sensor technology could one day replace the mass of wires and cables that connect patients to machines to monitor heart rate and brain waves. The new "electronic skin" technology, called epidermal electronics system (EES), was developed by an international team of scientists and engineers who write about their work in the 12 August issue of Science.
The EES is the result of collaboration between the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Northwestern University, and Tufts University, all in the US, and the Institute of High Performance Computing in Singapore, and the Dalian University of Technology in China.
Corresponding author of the study, John Rogers, a professor in the Materials Science and Engineering Department at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, describes EES as a "a technology that blurs the distinction between electronics and biology".
"Our goal was to develop an electronic technology that could integrate with the skin in a way that is mechanically and physiologically invisible to the user," he told the press, adding that the physical properties of the electronic skin match those of human skin.
In an accompanying Perspective article in the same issue of Science, Zhenqiang (Jack) Ma, a professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, writes that the "eletronic skin" that Rogers and colleagues have developed will not only allow patient monitoring to be "simpler, more reliable, and uninterrupted", but will also solve many problems with current systems whose complicated wiring and cables are inconvenient and distressing for patients and their doctors.
Existing technology is already sophisticated and able to monitor a range of physiological variables, such as heart rate, brain wave and muscle activity, but the EES offers a way to do this that is more accessible and convenient, requiring negligible power, and using sensors that are nearly weightless.
The EES devices contain tiny transmitters and receivers, miniature sensors, light-emitting diodes, and networks of carefully crafted wire filaments.
The prototypes look like flat, stick-on, delicate lacework tattoos of modern art done in metallic thread, and are about the size of a postage stamp. In fact the electronic tattoo is integrated onto the polyester backing of stick-on tattoos.
Because they are so thin (less than 50 microns, thinner than a human hair), they don't need glue to stick to the skin, they use close-contact van der Waals forces that act at the molecular level, enabling them to stay in place for hours.
In their study, the researchers found the devices stayed in place for up to 24 hours, under ideal conditions.
Also, because they need very little power, the EES devices can take their power either from stray, or transmitted, electromagnetic radiation (via induction), and also partly from miniature solar panels.
The electronic inorganic components in the devices are normally quite hard and brittle, but for the EES the engineers designed them to have snake-like mechanical properties that allow them to flex and stretch without breaking.
Co-lead researcher Yonggang Huang, Joseph Cummings Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Mechanical Engineering at Northwestern University, said:
"The mechanics behind the design for our serpentine-shaped electronics makes the device as soft as the human skin."
"Plus, the serpentine design is very useful for self adhesion to any surface without using glues," he added.
The self-adhesive electronic skin will be more suited to areas of the body that are more commonly used for medical and experimental monitoring such as the forehead, hands, feet and the chest. It won't be suitable for regions like the elbow, said the researchers.
However, it brings an extra advantage in that regions of the body difficult to reach with current sensor technology, such as the throat, are now accessible. In fact, the study in Science describes an application where the researchers studied the device inserted in the throat to monitor muscle activity during speech.
The researchers reported the device was more than 90% accurate in interpreting words and vocabulary, sufficient to control a voice-activated video game, which is how they tested it.
This suggests another potential application for the EES, voice activation, which for instance could help patients with disease of the larynx, and sub-vocal communication, such as where covert operators could speak without making audible sounds.
The technology for EES came out of Rogers' and Huang's joint efforts to develop flexible electronics for cameras and other devices that require components with complex shapes.
Rogers said they have really only just started working on EES, and want to take it much further.
"On the technology side, our focus is on wireless communication and improved solutions for power - such as batteries, storage capacitors and mechanical energy harvesters - to complement the inductive and solar concepts that we demonstrate in the present paper," said Rogers.
The team is also thinking about other medical applications that need small sensors, such as monitoring sleep apnea and newborn babies. And later on, they hope to incorporate tiny devices that can manipulate fluids, to use as an electronic bandage or strip of electronic skin that helps wounds, burns and other skin conditions heal more quickly.
Funds from the National Science Foundation, the US Air Force, Department of Energy and Beckman Institute helped pay for the research.
Off the shelf, on the skin: Stick-on electronic patches for health monitoring (Video Medical And Professional 2020).


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Q: I am almost 40 and I can't seem to exercise or hike enough to lose weight; my cholesterol is high, my diabetes is bad, and my blood pressure is creeping. Any tips for me?
A: There truly is nothing more important than to gain control of your life by making the changes necessary to minimize the risk of metabolic syndrome and of cardiovascular disease. You simply cannot eat all the foods you want and expect to reverse their effects by exercising. Sugar is the main culprit. The excess carbs you ingest ultimately turns into fat and cholesterol. The ideal diet consists of adequate protein, low fat, and low carb, while taking in plenty veggies, water, and supplementing as required. Simple? Yes, but not always easy. Pharmasave Steveston Village has dedicated pharmacists and coaches to guide you on a lifestyle modification program called"Ideal Protein". Our clients have lost over 11,000lbs and dropped a ton of medications. The results are predictable, measurable, and repeatable. See Fred Cheng (R.Ph.) at one of our weekly seminars. Remember: it has to do with consistently making wiser food choices first, and exercise second.
(Christine and Fred Cheng are a passionate, charismatic sister-brother pharmacist team at their unique, family-owned and operated Pharmasave stores in Cloverdale and Steveston, B.C.)


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Skip to comments.Universal Turkey (If Government Ran Thanksgiving)
Posted on 11/24/2009 6:26:16 PM PST by Tolerance Sucks Rocks
No Pie!???
Did MO Obama swipe my freepin pie?!
If the government ran Thanksgiving, we wouldn't celebrate it (upset Indians and Muslims.)
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I have brought with my return a program called Barrier. This program is currently helping me revive an ODROID U2 which was just lying around since
the USB ports have died. Onto the program description!
**This was posted in General Topics since it does not apply to a specific ODROID
Barrier (32 Bit ARM only!)
Eliminate the barrier between your machines.
What is it?
Barrier is KVM software forked from Symless's synergy 1.9 codebase. Synergy was a commercialized reimplementation of the original CosmoSynergy written by Chris Schoeneman.
What's different?
Whereas synergy has moved beyond its goals from the 1.x era, Barrier aims to maintain that simplicity. Barrier will let you use your keyboard and mouse from machine A to control machine B (or more). It's that simple.
Barrier's Project goals
Hassle-free reliability. We are users, too. Barrier was created so that we could solve the issues we had with synergy and then share these fixes with other users.
Compatibility. We use more than one operating system and you probably do, too. Windows, OSX, Linux, FreeBSD... Barrier should "just work". We will also have our eye on Wayland when the time comes.
Communication. Everything we do is in the open. Our issue tracker will let you see if others are having the same problem you're having and will allow you to add additional information. You will also be able to see when progress is made and how the issue gets resolved.
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This program was compiled on an ODROID U2 Running Debian Jessie on Kernel 126.96.36.199
What you MAY require (depending on what you already have installed or comes with your OS) :
Barrier 2.2.0 + 55 Commits
In terminal type in : dpkg -i barrier-odroid_20190509-1_armhf .deb
The example configuration. By default, Barrier looks for the conf file (named barrier.conf) in your home folder, you can easily change this in the GUI (or CLI since this is both GUI and CLI for both Client/Server)
*Where X is a number.
Code: Select all
section: screens
halfDuplexCapsLock = false
halfDuplexNumLock = false
halfDuplexScrollLock = false
xtestIsXineramaUnaware = false
switchCorners = none +top-left +top-right +bottom-left +bottom-right
switchCornerSize = 0
halfDuplexCapsLock = false
halfDuplexNumLock = false
halfDuplexScrollLock = false
xtestIsXineramaUnaware = false
switchCorners = none +top-left +top-right +bottom-left +bottom-right
switchCornerSize = 0
section: aliases
section: links
right = rightpc
left = leftpc
section: options
heartbeat = 1000
relativeMouseMoves = false
screenSaverSync = false
win32KeepForeground = false
switchCorners = none +top-left +top-right +bottom-left +bottom-right
switchCornerSize = 4
And if you are using GUI, this is required (AND NEEDS THE HOSTNAME OF YOUR COMPUTER, CASE SENSITIVE)
Drag and drop the corner monitor onto the grid and place it where-ever you want to desktop to be at. (if on the right of your monitor, move your mouse over to the right to access the connected computer. Same goes for every direction, just like a 2nd monitor only it's a 2nd computer)
And that's pretty much it, just start it up and enjoy the Barrier Breaker!
If you've enjoyed this compilation, leave a like in the comments section below. If you have suggestions to my config file or tutorial, feel free to simplify it.


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Few in history wore a fedora the way legendary Alabama head coach Paul "Bear" Bryant did while patrolling the sidelines in Tuscaloosa. Now you have a chance to see how you would look wearing one of Bryant's hats.
Two hats said to have been worn by Bryant are up for auction on Lelands.com, as pointed out by Al.com. The classic houndstooth hat is for auction here, and another with a herringbone design can be found here. As the descriptions for the hate claims, the hats were gifts to Max Baer Jr., of "The Beverly Hillbillies" fame. This probably attracts a second audience of potential bidders as well, so be prepared to spend a pretty penny on either hat.
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Caister take honours against Yarmouth
PUBLISHED: 10:15 20 June 2008 | UPDATED: 11:16 03 July 2010
IN a top v bottom clash, winless Yarmouth visited neighbours Caister on Saturday and, despite an improved showing, emerged still seeking that elusive first Norfolk League Division Two victory.
IN a top v bottom clash, winless Yarmouth visited neighbours Caister on Saturday and, despite an improved showing, emerged still seeking that elusive first Norfolk League Division Two victory.
Having won the toss, Yarmouth made first use of the damp track with captain Simon Ruddick opening with Fitzsimmons. A watchful start saw only five runs coming from the first six overs, but as the batsmen adjusted to the conditions the runs began to come more freely.
The openers had pushed the score along to 25 before Caister made their breakthrough, J Kerrison taking a smart return catch to dismiss Fitzsimmons (15). Sole joined Ruddick and immediately looked to be positive, keeping the innings momentum going.
The pair took the score beyond 50 in the 21st over and then looked to accelerate, Ruddick in particular severe on anything short.
The luck that had been missing all season finally began to show its face with catches falling just short or passing wide of fielders.
Caister rotated the bowling searching for a wicket but were guilty of putting down the couple of chances that did go to hand, and Yarmouth prospered as the 100 partnership mark was passed.
Yarmouth had reached 143 before Sole (46) played on to give J Kerrison (2-55) his second scalp, though at 143-2 with eight overs remaining Yarmouth eyes were firmly fixed on the 200 mark they had failed to reach all season.
Caister then turned to Green, their seventh bowler of the day, and with his first over going for nine runs there was no hint of the carnage he was about to inflict. First he removed Hak (3) then the following over he accounted for Ruddick for an outstanding 92. The following ball Derry (5) was Green's third victim, and although Thompson successfully negotiated the hat-trick ball he went the very next ball, giving Green (4-34) a triple wicket maiden.
R Ruddick (21 not out) and Hunter (14 not out) worked the ball around well from the final four overs with Yarmouth closing at 209-6.
Yarmouth took to the field full of confidence but knowing the removal of the Caister openers Stokes and S Kerrison was key.
Vickers asked some telling questions early on and created half-chances in his first over.
Hunter at the other end, although struggling a little with his line, conceded only four scoring shots from the bat in his first six overs.
The Caister batsmen soon found their feet, however, and were particularly severe on any bad ball they received.
The score began to run up at an alarming rate for the visitors and even the introduction of Oxborough did little to stem the tide. The opening pair passed 100 in the 25th over and then raced to 150 from 33.
Finally it was Oxborough (1-69) who brought the partnership to an end, S Ruddick taking the steepled catch from the imperious Kerrison (92).
Stokes (60) fell shortly after to R Ruddick (1-23) to give Yarmouth a faint glimmer of hope but Brown (18) and Sims (17) saw Caister through to match Yarmouth's total.
With the scores level Hunter (2-41) returned to pick up both batsmen and give the scoreboard slightly more respectability, but Green (4 not out) duly completed the victory from his first ball. Caister emerged victorious by six wickets with Yarmouth showing signs of life.
Burton Arms Man of the Match: Simon Ruddick (92) with yet another captain's innings.
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The third one's the lucky charm, right? Well, it doesn't quite work that way for IT security news. Software is as volatile as ever and another one bit the dust: CCleaner.
With GOT(IT) #3 we took our eyes out of Equifax's chaos and looked up to discover CCleaner has been infected, Android reported a new malicious app attack that implements an SMS scam, and WhatsApp refused to create a backdoor for the UK Government.
Infected CCleaner Spread Malware
What do you get when you have a popular, useful, and widely distributed piece of software, and you combine it with a malicious attack that enables a backdoor for malware? Well, it could have been the perfect storm, but the attack seems to have been stopped in time.
Avast's tool, CCleaner, was breached by a group of hackers who managed to infect the downloads with a "multi-stage malware payload" that remotely allowed the installation of ransomware, such as keyloggers. Over 130 million users utilize the tool, but only 700,000 computers were affected according to Avast's report.
The security company forced an update and "managed to disarm the threat on time" before the attackers could make use of the connections; however, further investigations lead by Cisco's Talos Security division gave a new angle to this story. Hackers behind the attack were trying to filter the affected users to identify computers inside top-notch technology firms, like Intel, Google, Microsoft, and HTC.
Industrial espionage is currently theory number one, since 8 out of 18 targeted firms were breached with a second malicious injection that would have served as a greater access for the attackers. If affected, a full backup restoration was recommended by Talos' Research Manager Craig Williams.
Source: Wired.com
Android Malware Claims 4.2M Victims
Cyberattacks are going mobile at bigger and meaner scales. Ever since wallets went virtual and banking took an app form, hackers started to gain interest in breaching Android devices over desktop computers. However this time, the attackers went old-school and infected 4.2 million users with a malware that cashed victims through SMS subscriptions.
Researchers at Check Point discovered that at least 50 malicious apps infiltrated the Play Store through low-key tactics that include the use of packers to encrypt all malicious files. If the user granted permissions to, for example, the app I Love Filters, it would enable its hidden ExpensiveWall malware to work.
ExpensiveWall accesses the phone's number, and then utilizes it to run a script that subscribes it to paid services with monthly fees (charged through SMS). Google responded quickly to the report and took down all apps, but their store's automatic detection hasn't been consistent enough to ensure the malware isn't going to re-appear.
There's a recurrent tendency that shows how apps breach Google's store. They start off as legitimate apps and lay low for a while, gaining users and hiding the possible exploit some time has passed. Then, they flip the switch and take advantage of their user-base.
Source: Zdnet.com
WhatsApp Refused to Create Backdoor for UK's Govt
By now, encryption in mobile messaging services is sort of a standard. Still, there's a fine line between how it protects daily users, and how it helps people with malicious intents… Well… Hide their malicious intents. Once again, terrorist attacks have refueled a fiery question: Could we sacrifice privacy in the name of security?
WhatsApp's answer, as Apple once also said to the FBI, is: No. An Anonymous security source quoted by Sky News reportedly revealed a meeting between the British Government and WhatsApp, where the messaging service was asked to create a backdoor that gave access to encrypted messages.
The company supposedly refused to what could have been the second attempt made by the UK's Government: after the Westminster's attack early this year, UK's Home Secretary Amber Rudd declared it was "unacceptable" that intelligence service couldn't access the perpetrator's WhatsApp history.
Source: TheVerge.com
That's a wrap up! What do you think? In a time where personal privacy has been proved extra-vulnerable, it's unlikely trusts information requests like these.


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The professional chef competition with the biggest prize pool in the country is back, and you're invited to bring your passion, bring your experience and bring your game – BRING IT!
Join the professionals and the up-and-coming in a clash of talent, skill, determination and passion – with the chance to win up to R15 000 in cash. Entry is open to senior chefs (more than five years' experience and over 25 years old), who stand in line to win the R15 000 first prize, R10 000 second prize or R5 000 third prize. All it takes is the right combination of passion, experience, ambition and skill to win. Junior chefs aged between 18 and 25 and with less than five years' experience are in line for R10 000, R6 000 and R4 000 for first, second and third place respectively.
Up for the challenge?
Register now by emailing your name, surname, contact number and category you wish to enter (Senior or Junior) to email@example.com. A representative will be in contact to finalise your entry, which consists of a recipe for a three-course meal for three pax using Unilever Food Solutions products.
Senior and Junior entries opened on 21 May 2018 and chefs and teams are invited to complete their registration and recipe submissions by 30 June 2018. Team of 4 entries are now open to caterers and close on 20 July 2018.
Regional semi-finals take place between 31 July and 2 August, when six finalists per category will earn their place in the finals on 5 September 2018.
"This is when endurance and nerve are put to the test as the contestants receive a mystery basket of ingredients from which to create a three-course meal using Unilever Food Solutions products and some of the finest fresh produce in the country," says Craig Elliott, Executive Chef of Unilever Food Solutions.
ISSUED ON BEHALF OF UNILEVER FOOD SOLUTIONS BY STRATEGIC PUBLIC RELATIONS. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT VANESSA NAUDÉ ON 083 271 6000 OR email@example.com
About Unilever Food Solutions Chef of the Year
The Unilever Food Solutions Chef of the Year is the leading South African culinary competition and has been the launchpad into gastronomic greatness for many of South Africa's top chefs for the last 40 years.
For more info on the entry guidelines and judging criteria, go to the Unilever website.


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The Farma Shopper 2018 study prepared by IQVIA and Shoppertec, deals in depth with the behavior of the consumer of Consumer Health products in the online channel, as a means and as a store. It's evident that the online channel bursts hard to stay and continue to grow, so it is essential for laboratories to have data that shed light on this new reality that allows them to build a new model of relationship with the pharmacy and its buyer. The digital transformation has a huge potential, but we must bear in mind that in the online channel there are many differences between categories, and it's necessary to know the behavior of the buyer in each of them, both in the online channel and in the physical store.
To carry out the study, 400 online surveys of the general population, 1,600 online surveys of Health Care buyers from the pharmacy and 11,402 face-to-face surveys were made to effective buyers after the purchase at the pharmacy. The following are the most relevant conclusions of the behavior of the Consumer Health buyer from the pharmacy before the online channel.
Physical stores, increasingly, will not be just a shopping channel, as we like to go shopping (physical) to make our purchases, but also to collect them or to discover or evaluate products that we want to buy online or offline.
The buyer wants to choose to buy when he wants (immediacy) and where he has a better value proposition (convenience, price, assortment). 63% of the population likes to be given the option to buy online and pick up their purchase at the store and 66% find it very interesting that their pharmacy gives them the option to buy online.
The population decides to buy online because it allows them to save time and they have the possibility to buy at any time. Convenience and price are key factors for buying online. Buyers worry about not being at home when the order arrives (logistics, reception and shipping are critical).
The search for online information is increasingly important, especially when you are buying for the first time (entry in the category, brand adoption or set of brands). Internet being the second / third source of information after the pharmacist (who in pharmacy has more power to prescribe), and the doctor (in some categories). This fact makes the pharmacist feel more and more pressure to be informed and trained before the questions of his clients.
There is an opportunity for online development in the pharmacy sector. Although there are pharmacies with online presence (21%), the volume of sales is very low, where only a few pharmacies take advantage of the online channel. Facial care and nutrition / dietetics are the categories of pharmacy products most purchased by online shoppers. There are usually three reasons to buy products that are sold in pharmacies on the Internet: comfort, good prices and home delivery. Confidence, personal treatment or not seeing and touching the product are the reasons why the population does not buy some pharmacy products online.
In the online purchase of a product is not only bought by price, but the choice of the online store is made mainly by the good prices it offers (39%). Other reasons for choosing the online shopping channel are the great variety of products (27%) and the prior knowledge of the store (25%).
The youngest buyers are those who buy more frequently (25-35 years - 36% monthly purchase). But among the largest buyers is where we found more new customers in the last year (55-69 years - 29% vs 25% average). It seems that the growth in the last two years has skyrocketed, 25% say they have started buying in the last year, 54% in the last two years. In addition, 37% of buyers say they buy more than last year.
Users' evaluation of their experience in the web store they have purchased is positive. The fact that the product delivered was exactly the one you bought, the prices indicated are the ones you finally paid for and the one that clearly indicated the costs associated with the delivery are the aspects that are best valued by online pharmacy buyers. On the other hand, the aspects least valued by the buyers when entering an online store are: that they offer products directly that suit their needs, give them different delivery times or the fact that there were videos and demonstrations of the products. Regarding the price, the general opinion is that the products that the user has purchased online are cheaper than in the physical pharmacy.
Farma Shopper 2018 is the largest consumer and customer study of Consumer Health in the pharmacy ever made in Spain. The goal is to understand who buys, how, where and why; to help labs in their categories and increase the detailed knowledge of your buyer, and thus know where and how you should invest to influence the buying process.
Jesús López
Communications Manager
IQVIA Spain
Tel: +34 662 319 705
Álvaro Redruello
Communications Manager
Tel: +34 601 733 951


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Exploring Pendulums
4 The Physical Setting
Subchapter F
For Grades: 6-8
Learning Goal 3a
An unbalanced force acting on an object changes its speed or direction of motion, or both.
Subchapter G
Forces of Nature
For Grades: 6-8
Learning Goal 1
Every object exerts gravitational force on every other object. The force depends on how much mass the objects have and on how far apart they are. The force is hard to detect unless at least one of the objects has a lot of mass.


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3 Sep 2019
Below is a list of failed SNP pledges from previous programmes for government:
1. Failing to close the attainment gap
PfG promise: "At its centre is a commitment to introduce an Improvement Framework for schools, to help us drive up attainment in all schools, and to close the attainment gap" (Programme for Government, 2015-16, link).
Reality: The attainment gap between 18 year olds going to university in Scotland has increased to the highest level since at least 2010, when UCAS figures began. The gap is now 27.2 per cent, an increase of 0.7 per cent on the last year (UCAS, 7 August 2019, link)
2. Childcare expansion situation is 'grim'
PfG promise: Expand free, high quality early learning and childcare for 3 and 4 year olds and new cohorts of 2-year old children with plans to increase the entitlement to 1140 hours a year by 2020 (Programme for Government, 2015-16, link).
Reality: with one year to go for the SNP to deliver their childcare pledge, nurseries say the situation is 'grim' and finding staff is a huge problem. In a survey by the National Day Nurseries Association, 71 per cent of private childcare providers had recruitment issues. 62 per cent of nurseries faced 'significant challenges' in retaining staff. Purnima Tanuku, the NDNA chief executive, said: 'The results of our research paint a grim picture, with 71 per cent of employers telling us they have problems recruiting staff at practitioner level' (BBC News, 7 August 2019, link).
3. Education Bill dropped
PfG promise: "introducing an Education Bill to reform school governance – giving more powers to headteachers, more support to teachers and strengthening the role of parents" (Programme for Government, 2017-18, link).
Reality: The SNP abandoned their Education Bill despite calling it their flagship reform. Sturgeon originally said that 'A new education bill will deliver the biggest and most radical change to how our schools are run that we have seen in the lifetime of devolution' (Scottish Parliament, Official Report, 5 September 2017, link).
4. The Scottish Growth Scheme is failing to deliver £500 million anywhere near on time
PFG Promise: 'We will work with business organisations, the UK Government and the Scottish Parliament to establish a new £500 million Scottish Growth Scheme.' (Scottish Government, Programme for Government 2016-17, page 6, link).
Reality: The Scottish Growth Scheme didn't release funds to businesses for more than a year. Scottish Conservative FOIs found that the 2017-18 and 2018-19 Budgets only allocated £25 million to the supposedly £500 million Scottish Growth Scheme. A year on from the announcement of the Scottish Growth Scheme, £0 of loans and guarantees were delivered to businesses, whereas it was supposed to be a £500 million as part of a three-year plan (The Times, 11 March 2018, link).
5. The SNP dropped their commitment to cutting APD
PFG Promise: 'Reduce the burden of Air Passenger Duty (APD) by 50 per cent with the reduction beginning when we introduce a Scottish APD in 2018' (Scottish Government, Programme for Government 2015-16, Page 6, link)
Reality: The ADT (Scotland) Act 2017 received Royal Assent on 25 July 2017, however the tax has yet to be fully devolved to Scotland as a result of legal issues surrounding flights to and from the Highlands and Islands. In May 2019, the SNP announced that they would drop their commitment to halving APD as a result of Nicola Sturgeon declaring a climate emergency at the SNP conference. (BBC News, 7 May 2019, link)
6. The SNP delayed their Digital Growth Fund
PFG Promise: 'That is why this year, building on previous investments in digital skills, we announced the Digital Growth Fund, with £36 million available over three years from April 2018 to enhance the digital capabilities of our people and our businesses, through support for digital skills training. We will work with business to ensure this investment meets their needs.' (Scottish Government, Programme for Government 2016-17, page 53, link).
Reality: The SNP only started partially releasing some of this money in late June 2018, more than 15 months after it was announced (SNP.org, 18 March 2017, link; Scottish Parliament, Written Answers, 7 June 2018, link).
7. SNP's Social Security agency is falling short of recruitment targets
PfG target: "Confirming the configuration of the new social security agency and continuing to recruit at least 1,500 members of staff to work as part of it" (Programme for Government, 2017-18, link).
Reality: The SNP are falling short of their recruitment needs to run a successful and functioning Social Security agency. In the last Audit Scotland report there were only 320 staff employed by Social Security Scotland agency. They point to a larger figure of 463 that are employed to help with the delivery of the devolved benefits (p.19 of report), but that is a wider scope including policy staff/comms/programme staff. They've used a lot of contractors through the process as well, and the report points to, a position vacancy rate of 30% – which the SNP, following the audit release, claimed was down to 15% and dropping (Audit Scotland, Social Security: Implementing the Devolved Powers, May 2019, link), .
8. SNP have delayed their delivery of Funeral Expense benefit
PfG target: "In the coming year we will also provide financial support to people on lower incomes who have lost loved ones and are struggling with funeral costs through Funeral Expense Assistance"(Programme for Government, 2018-19, link).
Reality: The benefit was to be delivered by summer this year, still no announcements have been made that launch this benefit (Scot Gov, Delivery of Devolved Benefits: Stakeholder Toolkit, link).
9. The SNP have handed back powers for one of the devolved benefits
PfG: "deliver 11 existing social security benefits as part of a devolved Scottish system" (Programme for Government, 2017-18, link).
Reality: The SNP decided to leave the administration of the Severe Disablement Payment in the hands of the DWP(The Scotsman, 6 March 2019, link).
10. The SNP have still not introduced a Local Democracy Bill
PfG: "The findings from the Review will be used to put in place new governance arrangements, and where legislation is needed we will deliver these through a Local Democracy Bill"(Programme for Government, 2018-19, link).
Reality: They have still not introduced a Bill of this nature despite having undertaken a Local Governance Review. However, the 2017-18 PfG points to the Bill being introduced at some point over the lifetime of this Parliament so it could still be delivered.
11. The Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route opened almost a year late
PfG promise: 'The contract award date and construction start are anticipated later this year, with work scheduled for completion by spring 2018.' (Programme for Government, 2014-15, link).
Reality: The AWPR did not open to drivers until February 2019. (Press and Journal, 18 February 2019, link).
12. Glasgow to Edinburgh mainline electrification was competed ten months late
PfG promise: 'Work continues on the Edinburgh-Glasgow Improvement Programme, with electrification of the mainline due for completion by December 2016.' (Programme for Government, 2015-16, link).
Reality: The schedule was revised to October 2017. (Transport Scotland, accessed 26 August 2019, link).
13. Completion of the Queensferry Crossing took years longer than promised
PfG promise: 'The Queensferry Crossing is the biggest transport infrastructure project in Scotland for a generation. It is being built on time and under budget, with completion due by the end of 2016.' (Programme for Government, 2014-15, link).
Reality: The bridge did not open until 2017, and in April this year, it was reported that 'snagging' work was planned to continue on the bridge until October: over 18 months after opening (Scotsman, 20 April 2019, link).
14. After three years, the National Culture Strategy has not been completed
PfG promise: We will commence work on a National Culture Strategy which will be based on the principles of access, equality and excellence. (Programme for Government, 2016-17, link).
Reality: The most recent development is the publication of a draft cultural strategy in June 2018. The Scottish Government only now commits to publish a final strategy in 2019. (gov.scot, accessed 26 August 2019, link).
15. A cultural youth experience fund has been promised three times but is nowhere to be found
PfG promise: 'During the next year we will begin preparatory work with partners for establishing a Youth Experience Fund, so that all primary schools have the opportunity to visit Scotland's theatres, museums, galleries and historic estates.' (Programme for Government, 2017-18, link).
Reality: This was re-promised in the 2017 Programme for Government as part of 2018's 'Year of Young People'. It was promised again in the 2018 Programme for Government with a commitment to fund projects in 2019. No announcement of the fund has since been made. (Programme for Government, 2017-18, link; Programme for Government, 2018-19, link).
16. The SNP have failed to tackle drug driving for two years
PfG promise: 'this year, we will…create a new criminal offence of drug driving' (Scottish Government, Programme for Government 2017-18, page 15, link).
Reality: The legislation was eventually laid in January 2019 – but won't come into force until October. The SSI was published on 15 January 2019, and will come into force in October 2019. This is over two years after it was first promised. (Justice Committee, Report on the Drug Driving (Specified Limits) (Scotland) Regulations 2019, February 2019, link).
17. The SNP failed to start work to widen the use of victim impact statements in court
PfG promise: 'we will…widen the range of serious crimes where the victim can make a statement to the court about how the crime has affected them physically, emotionally and financially, consulting on specific details by early 2019.' (Scottish Government, Programme for Government 2018-19, page 16, link).
Reality: The SNP launched the consultation in September 2019, with two days to go until this year's Programme for Government. (Scottish Government, 1 September 2019, link).
18. The SNP have failed to deliver a key aspect of Michelle's Law – improving victims' rights before prison release
PfG promise: 'we will…ensure victims and their families have better information and greater support ahead of prison release arrangements.' (Scottish Government, Programme for Government 2018-19, page 16, link).
Reality: The latest work plan for the Victims' Taskforce shows that work was still 'ongoing' as of June 2019. There is no evidence that victims and/or their families have had greater say ahead of Temporary Release. (Scottish Government, Victims Taskforce – Work Plan, 12 June 2019, link).
19. The SNP failed to move forward with new domestic abuse protective orders
PfG Promise: 'We will consult in the autumn on further protections for those at risk of domestic abuse through new protective orders' (Scottish Government, Programme for Government 2018-19, page 17, link).
Reality: The consultation wasn't launched until December 2018. (Scottish Government, 21 December 2018, link).
20. The SNP have failed to introduce the family law Bill they promised
PfG promise: 'Bills for introduction in 2018-19….Family Law Bill'. (Scottish Government, Programme for Government 2018-19, page 25, link).
Reality: No such Bill has been introduced. (Scottish Parliament, Current Bills, link).
21. The SNP have failed to introduce Finn's Law or increase sentences for the worst types of animal cruelty
PfG promise: introduce increased sentences for the worst types of animal cruelty, including attacks on police dogs, an initiative known as 'Finn's Law' (Programme for Government, 2018 – 2019, link).
Reality: SNP have only consulted on increasing sentences. The consultation closed in April 2019. (Scottish Government, link).
22. An SNP run council has scrapped funding for Frank's Law
PfG Promise: 'implement Frank's Law, which will see people of all age groups who need it be eligible for free personal care by April 2019' (Program for Government, 2018-19, link).
Reality: The South Ayrshire Joint Integration Board – which is in health secretary Jeane Freeman's home patch – had set aside £315,000 to pay for the initiative this year, but has now decided to rescind that. It is unclear if or how under 65s in the area who qualify will now be helped, although the council said existing resources could be called upon. Ms Kopel said she was 'disgusted, appalled and sickened' by the decision and questioned why the SNP had previously announced it 'in a blaze of glory' (Daily Record, 9 July 2019, link).
23. SNP's drive to recruit mental health workers is falling woefully short
PfG promise: 'As part of the implementation of Scotland's new Mental Health Strategy, we will provide additional investment over the next five years, rising to £35 million in the fifth year for 800 extra workers in key locations, including police and justice settings' (Program for Government, 2017-18, link).
Reality: The SNP's commitment to hire an extra 800 mental health workers is falling woefully short and will miss the target unless changes are made. Research by the Scottish Conservatives has found just 106 additional psychiatric staff have been recruited as part of an SNP government drive since it was announced two years ago. That's despite a pledge to bring in eight times that number by the end of 2021/22 (Evening Express, 27 March 2019, link).
24. SNP missing key recycling target by 12 years
PfG promise: "Recycle 70 per cent of all waste, with just 5 per cent sent to landfill, by 2025." (Programme for Government, 2012-13, link).
Reality: The SNP are on course to miss their own recycling target by 12 years. The SNP has committed to recycling 60 per cent of household rubbish by 2020. However, between 2011 and 2017, the percentage of recycled household waste has only risen from 40.1 per cent to 45.6 per cent. If annual increases continue in the same trend, it will take until 2032 to meet the target (The Herald, 11 November 2018, link).
25. The SNP's public energy company is behind schedule
PfG promise: Later this year we will consult on our preferred model for a publicly-owned not-for-profit energy company, to support our efforts to tackle fuel poverty.
Reality: Plans for the SNP's not-for-profit energy company are already months behind schedule. Paul Wheelhouse revealed that work on a strategic outline business case has only just started. He also outlined that plans to gauge public opinion, which were supposed to start in August 2018, will now not begin until this year (The Sun, 11 November 2018, link; Scottish Parliament, Question S5W-19519, 7 November 2018, link).
26. SNP are on course to miss their renewable heat target
PfG promise: "the equivalent of 11 per cent of heat demand from renewables" (Programme for Government, 2012-13, link).
Reality: The Scottish Government are not on course to meet their heat target of 11 per cent from renewables. In 2017, only 5.9 per cent of heat demand was generated from renewables (Scottish Government, 2017, link).
27. Delivering Scotland's biodiversity strategy and meeting Aichi 2020 Targets
PfG promise: 'We remain committed to delivering Scotland's biodiversity strategy and striving to meet the 'Aichi' 2020 international targets.' (Programme for Government, 2018-19, link).
Reality: Only on course to meet 7 of the 20 targets (Scottish Parliament, 2 August 2019, link).
28. The SNP have reneged on their promise to introduce a Good Food Nation Bill
PfG promise: The SNP promised a Good Food Nation Bill in their manifesto, and again in both the 2016 and 2017 Programmes for Government. In January 2018, Fergus Ewing set out his commitment to the Bill in response to a question in the Chamber. (SNP Manifesto 2016, link; Programme for Government 2016 – 2017, link; Programme for Government 2017 – 2018, link; Scottish Parliament Official Report, 25 January 2018, link; Programme for Government 2018 – 2019, link).
Reality: The 2018 Programme for Government contained a watered-down version of the promise for legislation, setting out only a commitment to publish a Good Food Nation programme. A 'programme of measures' was published in September 2018 ( Scottish Government, Programme for Government 2018 – 2019, link; Scottish Government, Good Food Nation: programme of measures, 11 September 2018, link).
29. The SNP have failed to introduce fisheries legislation
PfG promise: "We will introduce a Bill during this Parliamentary session to underpin new management structures and establish the foundations for a more secure and sustainable future for wild fisheries." (Programme for Government, 2016 – 17, link).
Reality: Not achieved yet but committed to this session. Will need to be introduced in 2019 PfG.
30. The SNP are on course to miss their own target to roll out super-fast broadband 30. The SNP are on course to miss their own target to roll out super-fast broadband
PfG promise: "driving forward the 'Reaching 100%' project to deliver access to superfast broadband to all residential and business premises by 2021" (Programme for Government, 2017 – 18, link);"…we will now award contracts for the first phase of our Reaching 100% programme." (Programme for Government, 2018-19, link).
Reality: Paul Wheelhouse admitted it was 'impossible' to say when R100 would arrive. This announcement came shortly after the SNP revealed that the bidding process for the R100 programme will be delayed until the end of September 2019, with contract signature by the end of the year, leaving an impossibly short time for delivery. This latest example of SNP mismanagement risks leaving our remote and rural communities at a significant disadvantage (The Herald, 12 June 2019, link; The Herald, 8 June 2019, link; Scottish Parliament, Question S5W-23670, 7 June 2019, link).


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In a previous paper, we demonstrated that a gene coding for a protein homologous to the alpha subunit of mammalian guanine nucleotide-binding regulatory (G) proteins occurs in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. The gene, designated GPA1, encodes a protein (GP1 alpha) of 472 amino acids with a calculated Mr of 54,075. Here we report the isolation of another G-protein-homologous gene, GPA2, which encodes an amino acid sequence of 449 amino acid residues with a Mr of 50,516. The predicted primary structure of the GPA2-encoded protein (GP2 alpha) is homologous to mammalian G proteins [inhibitory and stimulatory G proteins (Gi and Gs, respectively), a G protein of unknown function (Go), and transducins (Gt)] as well as yeast GP1 alpha. When aligned with the alpha subunit of Gi (Gi alpha) to obtain maximal homology, GP2 alpha was found to contain a stretch of 83 additional amino acid residues near the NH2 terminus. The gene was mapped in chromosome V, close to the centromere. Haploid cells carrying a disrupted GPA2 gene are viable. Cells carrying a high copy number of plasmid GPA2 (YEpGPA2) had markedly elevated levels of cAMP and could suppress a temperature-sensitive mutation of RAS2. These results suggest that GPA2 may be involved in the regulation of cAMP levels in S. cerevisiae.


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According to production and sales data newly released by the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM), 2.2406 million vehicles were sold in China in March 2015, up 3.29 percent year on year, including 1.8704 million passenger vehicles and 474,100 SUVs, up 9.38 percent and up 53.57 percent year on year respectively. The SUV segment continued to boom. Meanwhile, 59,400 Haval SUVs were sold in March 2015, up 94.23 percent year on year, thus securing Haval's sales championship.
Haval SUV sales almost doubled in March, Haval H2 moved into the top three in sales
Haval boomed with total sales of 59,394 units in March, up nearly 100 percent year on year. Champion SUV Haval H6 registered sales of 31,446 units, up 25.39 percent year on year, thus maintaining monthly sales of over 30,000 units and securing its sales lead. Customizable SUV Haval H2 continued to soar after registering sales of over 10,000 units last October and was ranked among the top three bestsellers with sales of 15,975 units. Trendy mini SUV Haval H1 registered sales of 7,703 units and its cumulative sales have exceeded 20,000 units within only a few months since its launch last November. Meanwhile, as the only SUV with an all-terrain feedback system priced at less than 300,000 yuan, Haval H9 registered sales of 1,849 units in March. Multi-purpose off-road SUV Haval H5 registered sales of 2,421 units in March. So far in the first quarter of 2015, 162,300 Haval SUVs have been sold.
Haval family expanded with the successive launch of Haval H8 and H6 Coupe
Haval family has formed a product system of different sizes, grades and types such as large, medium and mini-sized SUVs, high, medium and low-grade SUVs, city and off-road SUVs. As a professional SUV brand, Haval is committed to refining, enriching and deepening its product matrix to develop products with different functions and targeting different consumers. In 2015, Haval Motors will continue to focus on SUV, and further enrich and optimize its SUV product line.
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Phillip Price and Mark Mouland will represent Wales in the World Cup of Golf in Japan next month.
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Meanwhile, a back injury has forced Andrew Oldcorn to pull out of the Scotland team for the event on November 15-18.
Instead Dean Robertson will partner Andrew Coltart, who himself owes his place to Colin Montgomerie turning down the event.
Oldcorn had been looking forward to his Scottish debut - the Bolton-born 41-year-old played for England in his amateur days - ever since capturing the Volvo PGA championship at Wentworth in May.
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finding comrades in the records of the conqueror, the stilted conversations where seers divulge impossible knowledge to inquisitors that will see them burned. escapees of the elven court, former captives of that queen who binds with altered consent, caught and killed by fellow mortals bound to unfeeling machinery that is not so different at all.
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it really was surreal to peruse scottish witch trial records and find inquisitors dutifully notating how they coerced confessions, how they interpreted healers and political agitators and neuroatypical folx alike as satanists in order to have everyone they knew captured and killed. we downplay it today, somehow, but the witch trials were a pan-european political genocide without which the modern nation-state and all its crimes, perhaps even whiteness itself, would not be possible.
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the Enlightenment was a triumph only for the already powerful. do you understand? the conqueror lies even about his lies, and over generations lies become the creation myths of the conqueror's sons, until the gears of the machinery of oppression are turned by creatures who have never done anything else for any other reason but because it has always been done. it becomes unthinkable but to allow the machine to think for you. the blood on your hands, the gore on your boots, it is not there. you do not see it. the machine does not permit such thoughts. we have progressed beyond such barbarism now, you see.
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if you'd like to peruse this data too, check out the Survey of Scottish Witchcraft:
it's a publicly available database but unfortunately the data itself is in some arcane MS-Access format. i did some nonsense to turn it into JSON so lemme know if you'd prefer that dataset 👍
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@zoe i don't think it would be my fault and i also don't think the research team will come after you about it. they seemed chiefly concerned with other academics stealing their work, so as long as you properly cite sources i'm pretty sure they'll be happy about it.
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@garbados yeah i just want it to be more easily accessible bc, Yknow
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@zoe cite sources and don't use it for profit 👍
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@garbados as long as citing my sources is super easy i will do it
and i've never turned a profit in my life 🙂
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Apples are here! How is this so exciting every single year? You know you love food when you do a happy dance over the latest harvest. I brought home half case of Honeycrisp apples just for the joy of the season. While I am snacking, saucing, drying and dipping I just can't help but also do some baking. The weather is starting to cool and Rustic Apple Tart is a go to recipe for a quick after meal treat. The most difficult part of this recipe is the crust and if that scares you there are plenty of premade options at the traditional market. I am blessed to have had an award winning pie Chef teach me pie making. However, I also find that lack of time makes pre-making and freezing crusts more realistic for our schedule. After you tackle the crust issue this tart is a pie of cake.
For the Brown Box Family
- 4 Baking apples, peeled, cored, and sliced
- 2 tablespoons light brown sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon – I love cinnamon and always put in more
- Pinch ground allspice
- Pinch salt
- 1 sheet ready rolled pie dough (I like to pre-make and freeze)
- All-purpose flour, for dusting
- Cooking spray
- 2 tablespoons melted butter
- Cream by Cloverleaf Creamery (optional)
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- Toss the apples, sugar, cinnamon, and salt together in a large bowl.
- Roll the pastry, on a lightly floured surface, into a 12-inch round. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and spray with cooking spray. Arrange the pastry on the baking sheet. Put the apple mixture in the center of the pastry and spread evenly to the edges, but leaving enough dough to fold over to create a crust on the rim. Brush the crust with melted butter and drizzle the remaining butter over the apples.
- Bake until the crust is golden brown, about 40 minutes. Pull the parchment paper off the sheet tray and transfer the tart to a wire rack to cool. Cut as desired and serve. This is perfect as is, but my family especially likes it topped with a dallop of whipped cream made using our local Cloverleaf Creamery Cream.


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After last week's sensational LA Times story in which veteran journalist Chuck Phillips implicated P.Diddy's comrades in the 1994 attempted murder of 2pac (which then led to a bi-coastal beef that had me and all my 11-year-old middle school homies holding up boney-fingered "W's" like we owned shit), people were floored.
Now, another shock: it was a fake.
Turns out the confidential informat used in the story is a seasoned con man who's been trying for years to wedge himself into some good ole' fashioned hip hop beef.
According to The Smoking Gun:
The con man, James Sabatino, 31, has long sought to insinuate himself, after the fact, in a series of important hip-hop events, from Shakur's shooting to the murder of the Notorious B.I.G. In fact, however, Sabatino was little more than a rap devotee, a wildly impulsive, overweight white kid from Florida whose own father once described him in a letter to a federal judge as "a disturbed young man who needed attention like a drug."
I've already made some noise about it, but the homie at ill doctrine had some especially harsh -- and pogniant --words:


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Rare Danios, Blue-Eyes and More at Wildwoods
As we've said many times here at Tropical Fish Finder, a visit to Wildwoods is always a treat. Many experienced aquarists will say that if you can't get a fish from Wildwoods, you probably can't get in anywhere, and there's a good deal of truth to that statement. We did, for example, come across the Dusky Hatchetfish Triportheus angulatus, a lovely, adaptable schooling characin that is often seen in aquarium books but almost never offered for sale. It's typical of the management at Wildwoods that they not only import the popular stuff that sells well, but also some of these rare and unusual species that hobbyists would probably enjoy if they ever got the chance to keep them!
Wildwoods is on Theobalds Park Road, Enfield, just south of the junction with Whitewebbs Road. There's ample parking in front of the store. Travellers coming by public transportation will find Crew Hill station (Travelcard zone 5) about 10-15 minutes walk away. Wildwoods is of course well worth a visit, but if you can't get there, the store also has a mail-order service as well.
On our visit we saw over ten different Danio species, including of course old favourites like the Zebra Danio and Pearl Danio. But we also saw new favourites like the Glowlight Danio and Orange-Finned Danio and a few of the rarer Danios such as the Bengal Danio that aren't traded regularly but really should be.
As a group Danios have the makings of perfect community fish. For a start, they are all relatively small. They are also peaceful fish, if a bit pushy and boisterous, and don't normally nip or harass their tankmates. So long as they aren't kept with substantially smaller tankmates or shy species prone to being bullied, they're good all-rounders that work well with most of the popular tetras, barbs, Corydoras and dwarf cichlids.
Feeding presents no problems at all as all Danios feed from the surface and readily accept flake food as well small live foods and frozen foods. Danios aren't fussy about water chemistry either, and while they may prefer soft, slightly acidic to neutral water, most seem to do perfectly well in hard, alkaline "liquid rock" of the sort served up to aquarists to in Southeast England. Danio hardiness is legendary, but this does need to be put into context. The farmed Zebra and Pearl Danios really are very tough fish, but the other Danio species can be a bit less tolerant, and deserve good care. While most Danios can be expected to sail through occasional water quality problems, this isn't an excuse to keep them poorly, and as well as good water quality, Danios appreciate relatively cool water (typically 22-25 degrees C) with plenty of oxygen and a good strong current.
One of the new Danio species that has become very popular among hobbyists is the Glowlight Danio, Danio choprae. It's a small species, barely reaching 3 cm in length, but it is very strikingly coloured. Its body is pearly with a few iridescent purple-blue vertical bands on the flanks, an orange band running from behind the eye onto the caudal peduncle, and delicate yellow stripes on the unpaired fins. They look their best in shady tanks with a dark substrate and lots of plants. Like all Danios they are intensely social and must be kept in a large group, at least eight specimens, otherwise bullying can be a problem, especially in small tanks. Otherwise this species is a delight to keep, very lively and peaceful, and an excellent addition to planted community tanks. The Glowlight Danio does best in soft, slightly acidic water, but will tolerate moderately hard water without problems.
The Gold-Ring Danio (Danio tinwini) is even smaller, only getting to between 2-3 cm in length, and an excellent choice for aquarists with limited space. Its body is silvery-gold, with numerous black spots along the middle of the flank and on the fins (except for the pectoral fins). They are sociable and lively, but being rather small can be nervous and easily bullied by larger fish. On the other hand a group of eight or more specimens will work wonderfully in a community of other "nano" fish species. Water chemistry isn't a crucial issue, but again, soft water is recommended.
Devario species are not so often traded as Danio species, but several species make excellent aquarium fish. One of the classic species is the Giant Danio, Devario aequipinnatus. At up to 10 cm in length it's a relatively big fish, so obviously needs a relatively large aquarium to do well, upwards of 250 litres at least. But this restriction aside, the Giant Danio is a beautiful, versatile fish very well suited to use in jumbo fish communities, and would work well with things like clown loaches, medium-sized barbs, L-number catfish, and medium-sized non-aggressive, non-piscivorous cichlids such as eartheaters and acaras. Like other Danios it is strongly gregarious and if too few are kept, it's prone to being skittish or even aggressive; don't keep fewer than six, and try to keep at least eight specimens. The Giant Danio isn't fussy about water chemistry, but does appreciate good water quality and plenty of room for swimming.
The Bengal Danio (Devario devario) is another species that gets to around 10 cm in length, but it isn't as often traded as the Giant Danio. That's a shame because it's a very adaptable species and for its size, quite peaceful and easy-going. A group of six or more specimens will work well in any community of medium-sized tropical fish. Like the Giant Danio, the Bengal Danio can do well in hard water, but it does need relatively cool, oxygen-rich water and plenty of swimming space.
Devario auropurpureus (on sale under an older name, Inlecypris auropurpureus) is a distinctive species that comes from a single lake in Burma. It's a medium-sized Danio, getting to 6 cm or so in length, and silvery-green in colour with short orange and iridescent blue-purple vertical bars along its flanks. Like mother fish from Lake Inle, it needs moderately hard, neutral to slightly basic to do well, and will not thrive in acidic water conditions. In terms of care it's much like other Danios, but nervous, lacking the self-confidence typical of Danios in general. It must be kept in a large group, realistically ten or more, and never mixed with aggressive or even substantially larger tankmates.
The family Pseudomugilidae contains a number of small (around 5 cm long) fish related to the more family Rainbowfish family Melanotaeniidae. Only one genus,
Pseudomugil, contains species that turn up in the aquarium trade where they are known as Blue-Eyes, a reference to their typically iridescent turquoise irises. They make excellent aquarium residents, provided their few critical needs are met. Although shy, they are lively, and work particularly well with peaceful "nano" species that stay at the bottom of the tank, such as gobies, dwarf rasboras, pygmy Corydoras and shrimps. On the other hand, their small size and nervous disposition keep them from being good choices for standard community tanks.
We saw no fewer than three species of Blue-Eye on sale at Wildwoods. The Forktail Blue-Eye (Pseudomugil furcatus) is a reliable, adaptable species that is probably the best choice for newcomers to this group of fish. Both sexes are semi-transparent fish with yellow and black markings on their fins as well as the trademark blue eyes, but males have longer fins and much stronger colours than the females. Like other Pseudomugil they are relatively short-lived fish (lifespans of a year or two are typical for the genus) but the Forktail Blue-Eye is quite easy to breed if kept in a tank thickly planted with Java moss and Indian fern. Adults spawn freely when mature, and at least some eggs and fry will survive predation long enough for the aquarist to recover them and put them into a breeding trap. The eggs hatch within 3 weeks, and the fry are big enough to take brine shrimp nauplii and finely powdered flake food (such as Hikari First Bites) immediately after hatching.
Also on sale at Wildwoods was the Spotted Blue-Eye, Pseudomugil gertrudae, an even smaller species that only gets to about 3-4 cm in length. As the common name suggests, this yellow, semi-transparent species is peppered with small dark spots on its flanks and fins, but there isn't a huge difference between the males and females apart from the males being a bit more colourful and having longer fins than the females. Basic care is much as the Forktail Blue-Eye, though aquarists should take its smaller size into consideration when choosing tankmates.
The third species on sale was the Pacific Blue-Eye, Pseudomugil signifer. This lovely little fish is semi-transparent but with a golden-yellow glittering pattern across its body highlighted with electric blue under certain lighting conditions, particularly around the caudal peduncle. The males have longer fins than the females as well as black and white edges to their pectoral fins and sulphur-yellow or orange colouration to the dorsal, anal and tail fins. Adult size is variable depending on the place of origin, northern strains measuring up to 7 cm while southern strains are much smaller, as little as 3 cm in length. The Pacific Blue-Eye may be found in marine, brackish water and fully freshwater habitats. As such, they're adaptable fish that may be used in either a freshwater "nano" fish community or in a brackish water system alongside small, inoffensive gobies.
The South American cichlids we call "Eartheaters" are a fascinating group of species adapted to finding their food by sifting mouthfuls of sediment. Many, though not all, are mouthbrooders, something that is common among African cichlids but otherwise unknown among South American cichlids. Eartheaters are mostly medium-sized fish around 15-30 cm in size, but relatively peaceful for their size. Many species are very attractive, and their interesting feeding and breeding behaviours certainly add to their charm, but they remain fish for the more advanced aquarist because of their sensitivity to poor water quality. Like all cichlids non-zero ammonia and nitrite will quickly stress them, but they are also sensitive to nitrate levels above 20 mg/l. Coupled with their preference for soft, slightly acidic water chemistry, these are definitely cichlids that benefit from the use of RO water or rainwater instead of "London tap". Needless to say, as sand-sifting specialists, they must not be kept in tanks with a gravel substrate; use a smooth, silica sand substrate instead.
Gymnogeophagus balzanii is one of the less-often seen Eartheaters. It's somewhat variable in colour, but basically greyish-green with dark vertical bands when young, but adopting a more golden hue, especially along the throat and belly, when sexually mature. Males and females are similar, but males have a much larger nuchal hump (especially dominant males) and tend to be rather bigger, around 20 cm vs 15 cm for the females. It is almost a subtropical fish in terms of water temperature preferences, doing best around 22 degrees C most of the year, and a degree of two cooler in winter. This will place limits on the sorts of species it could be kept with. The larger Danios like the Giant Danio and some of the subtropical barbs such as Red-Line Torpedo Barbs would make excellent dither fish and should be left alone by these somewhat territorial fish. Male Gymnogeophagus balzanii are aggressive; it's best to keep a single male alongside two or more females. It is a "primitive" mouthbrooding species, the eggs being laid in a simple nest and fertilised there, and only after the eggs have hatched a couple of days later will the female take them into her mouth and look after them for the next few weeks.
Geophagus altifrons is an adaptable and accommodating Eartheater that has lovely bright colours and generally peaceful personality. Outside of breeding, it gets along well with most medium-sized fish that leave it alone, though it does require fairly warm water to do well (around 26-28 C) so tankmates should be chosen accordingly. Water chemistry isn't a critical issue but very hard should be avoided. Geophagus altifrons are gregarious outside of breeding, but as ever with sociable cichlids, either keep a singleton, a known pair, or a group of at least six specimens; in smaller groups than six bullying is likely. This species spawns in a similar way to Gymnogeophagus balzanii, but sometimes the male shares mouthbrooding duties with the female.
It's impossible to visit Wildwoods without seeing at least a few remarkable predatory fish. Wildwoods is, for example, one of the best places in the country to get hold of Piranhas and Snakeheads. But to finish off our report on Wildwoods are two very unusual predators, the Electric Catfish and the Red Wolffish.
The Electric Catfish (Malapterurus electricus) is one of the oddest fish in the hobby. It is often described as looking like a sausage thanks to its cylindrical body and short fins. Maximum length is anywhere up to 90 cm, but most aquarium specimens are substantially smaller than that. Obviously a big fish needs a big tank, but Electric Catfish are never kept with tankmates and don't move about much, so a well-filtered 450-litre aquarium is sufficient. It's best to buy juveniles (like the ones on sale at Wildwoods) because these are more easily weaned onto non-live foods. Frozen foods are usually taken without much trouble, particularly things like krill and bloodworms. As the fish ages, these can be replaced with chunkier foods like tilapia fillet, earthworms, and shrimps. Electric Catfish need to be treated with respect: they can deliver strong shocks to the unwary, and though specimens usually become very tame, these are clearly not fish for beginners!
Our final Wildwood treat was the outstanding Red Wolffish, Erythrinus erythrinus, a predatory characin from South America. This superb fish combines attractive colours with moderate size (it gets to about 20 cm in length) and a high degree of adaptability. It isn't fussy about water chemistry, though good water quality is important, and eats all sorts of chunky frozen foods as well as suitable live foods like earthworms and river shrimp. It is a fairly easy-going species when kept with robust tankmates of similar size such as L-number catfish, but is territorial and won't get along with its own kind. Do take care not to keep this fish too warm though; aim for 22-25 degrees C.
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True Nord
Four years after launching in Canada, with a few locations firmly in their respective markets, Nordstrom set out to launch their first national campaign. This Canada-wide campaign would run from YYZ (Toronto) to YYC (Vancouver) and everywhere in between.
Titled "True Nord", the name is a play on words combining "True North", a phrase from the Canadian national anthem and the word nord meaning "north" in French, to incorporate the second national language of Canada. I was one of 13 individuals Nordstrom chose to help tell the story of Canada's beauty and diversity. The inclusive casting features a range of different ages, races, sizes, and cultures to tell their story. It includes a child, a mature woman, a Sihk man, a plus size woman, and a lesbian couple together with a variety of straight size fashion models. The campaign was shot in and around Toronto. It appeared in digital ads, billboards, transit shelters, social media, and Nordstrom.ca.


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The Magenta Shift evolves as rising student band
The Magenta Shift, formerly known as The Governeers, is the newest start-up band to walk the halls of Harrisonburg High School. The band includes juniors Leif McCoy, Forrest Matter and Declan Leach along with sophomore Stanley Inouye. The group has been together for a while, but has just recently started taking their talents outside of the basement.
"We've gone through several iterations of this group. The whole time it was me, Leif and Forrest. Then somewhere along the road last year I said, 'Hey Stanley [Inouye], you're picking up bass pretty good, why don't you come hang with us and play?'" Leach said.
"Before we had a gigging group, we definitely tried to put some stuff together, and it didn't work. That's why we're here with these people," Matter further explained.
Even though Leach and Matter had a bass player, they still weren't sure if it was technically a "band."
"I don't know if it was implied that we were making a band or not, but it just kind of happened. We learned a couple of songs and we were like, 'Hey, this is pretty cool!' Somewhere down the road Sam [Schaeffer] said that they had a show and asked us if we wanted to open for them, so we said yes and it ended up being a really good show," Leach said.
Then known as "The Governeers," the group opened for Low Volume for the first time on Jan. 5 at Clementine Cafe. There were many things that The Magenta Shift took away from that little gig before they opened again for Low Volume on Mar. 15.
"After that initial show we really narrowed down the songs we wanted to play and the styles we were kinda shooting for, and some original stuff started congealing pretty well between Forrest and Leif," Leach said.
The original songs weren't quite planned out and happened spontaneously.
"Originally Leif wanted to have a solo project, and I was going to help him record. So one night we were just sitting in Leif's basement and then we wrote a song or something. So we said, 'Hey band, this is cool,' and it just kept happening. Eventually it progressed to Leif and my project and then it became The Governeers's project, and that led us to our name now which is 'The Magenta Shift,'" Matter said.
Inouye and the rest of the group weren't happy with "The Governeers" for a name anymore and wanted to switch it up, so each of the four members came up with some ideas for a new name. The Magenta Shift is the one that stuck.
"That name was Stanley's idea. We had a list of a bunch of different names from all of us: Seiches on Beaches, Less In The Miserables, a play on Les Miserable which was my personal favorite. We should definitely call an album that in the future," Leach said.
For Leach, The Governeers was only a temporary name.
"In the long run, we were not going to be The Governeers. We wanted to find a long-term name. Some people still hate our name, and to them I say make your own band and call it whatever you want," Leach said.
Matter has been a huge addition to The Magenta Shift because of his ability to record and produce songs.
"Forrest is a great asset to have because he's really good with the mixer and can set us up wherever, and we sound good. He's really helpful in terms of self-producing. We can do whatever we want because we have the tools to accomplish all the recordings," Leach said.
Matter enjoys producing a wide range of projects.
"[The ability to self-produce songs] has been interesting because it's been my first [experience] in recording/producing anything that isn't one vocal. I've done some hip-hop things and mixing with Amir Myers, a fellow HHS student, and it's been amazing working with him and I look forward to see how that goes," Matter said.
The band has been able to come up with and write some singles that will hit the charts shortly.
"We have a single, and it's called 'Fire In The City.' You can expect it on all the major streaming platforms, and it should be coming out hopefully before the end of this month. We intend to continue to self produce, record, mix and master all of our media," Matter said.


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To taser or not to taser- that is the question………
This is a link of a video which was taken from the Guardian on line.
It is a video of a 14 year old girl being tasered by a police officer in America after she was inciting public order outside of a school for swearing and shouting.
She is first seen to be grappling with the officer, after he has pushed her against the side of a car, he then retreats and tasers her in the groin area where she falls to the floor. A friend tries to come over to help, however other officers then arrive to assist.
Was this the correct and proportional response, and would we have done the same if we had the authority to carry tasers as standard?
Firstly the proportional response is to use tactical communications, which you can see clearly hasn't worked, he then goes up a level using unarmed defence tactics, and he then retreats. Now in the case of the UK, we would then have the decision to use our baton, or pava. Which would be the more proportional option? It isn't only what we see it as, but it is also the perception of the people who witness it, either at the time or after if it is captured.
You are not telling me that the Guardian put it out there, with, no doubt, other news agencies and mediums, because they thought he did a 'jolly good job', they have put it out there as an outrage, a 'how dare he?' level.
So we decide to use our baton, a couple of strikes in a green area, what happens then? The officer then has to try and detain the suspect with a drawn baton, they can't just drop it, or put it away, there is no time. The perception would also be seen as being a little too 'overboard'.
So let's say we go for the Pava option. Now this is great in theory, but with Pava, unless you have a 'direct' hit, it might not be particularly effective, however if it is, you then have the difficulty of an officer in their own, and if they get contaminated themselves then there is no way that they are going to be able to detain and deal until help arrives, and if you work in a rural area, this could take a good 10-15 minutes on occasion.
So what do we think of taser? It's certainly effective, the effects are instantaneous and quick, the detainee will drop like a ton of bricks, but then it's done, albeit the barb removal the hospital. No lasting damage, maybe not physically, but perhaps mentally both for the offender and the public.
So what is the answer? Do we all need to have taser? I think there is a strong argument both for and against, which is why we like things to be balanced when debating about such issues.
Having taser would make the officers more confident so that if they were in a difficult and dangerous situation that they would be able to use it safe in the knowledge that it would be very effective. Of course there would be paperwork as and when it was drawn, or used, there always is, but a few lines of writing would be made up knowing that you had a useful tool handy if needs be.
The argument against is once we are given tasers, are we then looking towards the idea of being armed properly, and have it not as a specialism but as a normal day to day piece of kit.
Now, forgive me, I am not belittling some officers, however, think carefully, and think of the police officers you know and think 'would I feel safe with that officer having a taser or a gun?' and it would be a worrying thought for some. I can think of a few officers who hardly know what day it is, and who have difficulty in doing regular day to day tasks, and I think it would worry me, a female colleague once left court papers on the roof of the car, and drove off scattering them all down the street. Would I feel safe with her having a taser? I think not! There is another officer, a Man this time, (just to be fair!) who couldn't organise a p*** up in a brewery, again, would I feel safe? No!
So what is the answer? It's a tough cookie, I would consider being armed with a Taser as I know that i would most certainly feel more confident in my abilities, but it shouldn't be used as a crutch, but I just feel that we are getting to a point where the UK is getting more like the US, and I don't think we are that far behind them. It doesn't seem all that long ago that all I had was a truncheon.
It's a difficult decision to make and I'm glad I don't have to, but we are always going to be scrutinised and told we are doing something wrong, or perceived and criticised for trying to di the right thing, so before you start thinking the officer was completely wrong, just take a minute to think – what would you do in his shoes?


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made lanyards for the little nylon strap that makes the seat tumble on the early TJS picks to follow.
for the top hold down, its just tied onto the soft top frame and then looped through a hole in my body (above the tailgate bar) I'll try to get a pic.
as for the door straps, here is where i learned the braid, other than that, you just need to measure out the length, http://www.instructables.com/id/Para...elease-buckle/ pics to follow
measure out the right length as shown and start the braid with the bracket on the door as show
I used a 1/2 socket wrench for the other side of the braid (The side the braid starts out on) you kinda have to use your noodle to figure out the start.
then you just start to braid!
good luck
This was my first official mod on my newly purchased 07 JKU. I found the DIY thread on another forum. They're made out of 550 cord and 3/16" shackles. About $7 worth of supplies to make both and each handle gives me access to 16' of 550 and 2 shackles that hold up to like 530lbs I think. I'm knew here so is it okay to post the link to another forum's DIY article. If so, I will be happy to.
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I'm pretty sure you can....Its one of those "Give credit where it's do."
In that case... here it is if anyone is interested. http://www.jkfreaks.com/forums/showt...d-Grab-Handles
Can't find the pic but I've seen where someone did their entire steering wheel in 550! Looked good and sure keeps a lot on hand in an emergency!
it's better to keep your mouth shut and let everyone think your an idiot than to open your mouth and prove it!!!!
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Cracked to the core | Find inner strength
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Cracked to the core | Find inner strength
Posted in creativity, pretending, seasons, snow, to fly, tree climbing, tagged Happy Holidays on December 11, 2011| 1 Comment »
Happy Holidays from Us to You!
Yo, Yuletide Greetings!
Peace on Earth!
It's good to go outside to play.
Flying Like Angels
Awaiting the Winter Solstice
We Wish YOU a Merry Christmas!!
Posted in butterflies, creativity, garden gnome, MonarchEkin, play, pretending, senses, sight, to fly, tree climbing, wonder, tagged creativity, dandelions, emotikins, monarch butterflies, myths, spring on April 15, 2010| Leave a Comment »
Here are some random thoughts and photos of our "Spring Day with Dandelions" Emoti-Photoshoot.
The best thing about dandelions is that they bloom into magic-wish wands.
Posted in color, goddess, pretending, shamanikin, sight, spring, to fly, tree climbing, tagged cloudy days, color, creativity, scarves, spring on April 11, 2010| 3 Comments »
No leaf buds yet on the swamp oak. Intermittent-only blue sky on a spring Saturday. 50 percent off pink, yellow, blue, green tags at the ARC. Nylon scarves in seven hues, 50% off. Thrify solution to a cloudy day. Make scarf-blossoms for the Emotikin family tree. Make a rainbow toga for a Goddess. Make color count.
Now it's easier to believe Spring is coming.


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Hello Seniors!
FYI, we have two college visits this week:
Chapman University will be coming to NAC II on Wednesday at 5:00. Don't worry NAC I students, they're coming to NAC I as well, but I haven't officially scheduled the visit yet.
University of Puget Sound will be visiting NAC II on Thursday at 3:30, then coming straight over to NAC I at 5:15. Since visiting two centers in one day takes a lot of time and energy on the part of the school's representative, let's make sure that we're all on board to give him a big NAC welcome.
Also, my schedule this week is as follows:
Monday: NAC II
Tuesday: NAC I
Wednesday: NAC II
Thursday: out of office
Friday: out of office
Remember, even if I'm not at your particular center, you can always call or email me 🙂
See you soon and study hard!