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Gray discusses DelDOT, DNREC at ice cream social
Seeking to better accommodate his constituents' schedules, State Rep. Ron Gray (R-38th) scheduled an evening ice cream social on Oct. 1, providing community updates and dessert to at least 50 people.
Gray reported on the Route 26 Working Group meeting he had attended earlier that day with other community leaders. The Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT) had updated the group on upcoming construction plants. When a constituent asked why the construction bids weren't made public, Gray said he was unsure. He said he was told two bids were very close, just under State estimates, and two were high.
"I kept wondering if they would tell me who that was, and they haven't," Gray said of the disclosure of DelDOT's bidders.
The winning contractor should be announced at the Route 26 public meeting on Oct. 15 from 4 to 7 p.m. at South Coastal Library.
The construction of the nearly three-year project will generally run from east to west, but in multiple sections at a time, from Assawoman Canal to St. George's U.M. Church in Clarksville. The widened road will resemble Bethany's section of Route 26, with three lanes — two travel lanes and a center turn lane.
Gray also discussed on Oct. 1 the blinking school-zone traffic lights at Lord Baltimore Elementary, which were replaced by a sign earlier this year, warning drivers to slow down in the school zone.
Gray, State Sen. Gerald Hocker, school district officials and DelDOT personnel met one morning to watch school traffic, which previously brought Route 26 and Old School Lane to a near-standstill. Since then, Lord Baltimore has adjusted traffic patterns for student drop-off and pick-up, which has helped with that situation.
However, locals also want a return of the flashing yellow lights, which they have said they feel attract more attention than a sign on busy days.
"So we're going to try to get that back," said Gray. "DelDOT's not convinced, but we're going to try to convince them."
Although he commended DelDOT Secretary Shailen Bhatt for reducing the agency's debt, Gray said he felt that DelDOT needs, overall, to communicate better on other issues, such as better entrance access for a Keenwick community or a turn lane that a developer promised and never completed on Ocean View's Fred Hudson Road.
Drainage was a concern for many people this summer, especially during a deluge that flooded roads and startled residents in mid-July — just a few weeks after legislative session ended.
"We've really been inundated by the water," Gray said.
Several Route 54 communities were concerned about flooding and overall sea-level rise. Gray said he wasn't taking any side on the sea-level rise debate, but said the Department of Natural Resources has studied a range of sea-level rise from 6 inches to 5 feet, while the Caesar Rodney Institute suggests a 6- to 12-inch range is most likely to be seen.
Either way, Gray said, storm preparedness is important, especially for communities that have a lot of standing water after storms. However, he said, communities can invite the Soil Conservation District to study elevation issues and make recommendations. Even the Department of Corrections can help clear stormwater ponds, he noted.
A Route 54 resident said her community would like to see "someone who can advise us as to what type of insurance we should have" in the low-lying lands.
Hocker on Oct. 1 briefly discussed private communities that have drainage issues. Because some systems were built before state regulations, the State does not have the authority to enter a private community and enforce modern regulations, he noted. Generally, he said, "Taxpayers do not want to help" private communities, and "private property owners don't want the State coming in."
Gray said the northern jetty at the Indian River Inlet will undergo repairs made with sand, although he said he was "on the fence" about believing that rip-rap would better hold the jetty.
Another constituent asked when the state legislature is "going to take back control" of DNREC and other agencies.
"I got into office to decrease regulations," Gray said. Although the State extended gambling in veterans and other fraternal organizations, Gray said he felt even more regulations are coming down the pike. He said Sen. Robert Venables had suggested a moratorium on new regulations until the economy gets going.
A constituent asked why regulations should be stopped if the legislators don't know what they are yet.
"The next step will be more stringent," said Gray, who said some contractors are hurrying to finish work before any new regulations are enacted.
"I hope we can control regulations. I hope we can do something about it," Gray said.
When prompted, Gray said other important issues are healthcare for the elderly (especially as Delaware is a popular retirement destination, but states will pick up more Medicare bills in the future) and education (which he said equals one-third of the state budget, although the U.S. lags behind other nations in education).
Gray encouraged people to attend the Indian River School District's Common Core information session at Indian River High School on Oct. 15 at 7 p.m.
Gray will next host a Coffee's On Me open forum event on Oct. 29, from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. at Roxana Fire Hall.


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The eagerly-awaited new comedy from Philippe Le Guay, director of The Women on the 6th
Floor, NORMANDY NUDE is a warm and wise tale of a proud farming community who must
put their grievances aside in order to save their village.
The charming town of Mêle-sur-Sarthe, Normandy, is in crisis. Dairy and livestock prices
have plummeted due to a flood of imports, and farmers are threatened with foreclosure.
Mayor Georges Balbuzard (the irrepressible François Cluzet, beloved from The
Intouchables and The Country Doctor) does his best to fight and raise awareness of their
plight, but the situation isn't deemed newsworthy for national media.
Things seem hopeless until the day famous American photographer Newman (Toby Jones)
passes through the village, inadvertently discovering the perfect backdrop for his next
shoot. Balbuzard sees a rare opportunity, and sets about convincing the townsfolk – the
farmers, the butcher, the pharmacist, some 200 in all – to participate. But, there's a catch…
François Cluzet Georges Balbuzard
Toby Jones Newman
François-Xavier Demaison Thierry Levasseur
Arthur Dupont Vincent Jousselin
Vincent Regan Bradley
Philippe Rebbot Eugène
Patrick d'Assumçao Maurice
Grégory Gadebois Roger
Julie-Anne Roth Valérie Levasseur
Pili Groyne Chloé Levasseur
Daphné Dumons Charlotte
Lucie Muratet Gisèle
Philippe Duquesne Férol, le pharmacien
Colin Bates Ross
Lucrèce Carmignac Aurélie
Samuel Churin Bezon
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Macclesfield Town suffered a 3 - 0 defeat in our inaugural Central League Cup outing at Morecambe this afternoon.
The Silkmen named a strong side at the Globe Arena - which included the return of midfielder Elliott Durrell, as he made his long awaited comeback from the groin injury which has seen him miss the entirety of the season so far.
The visitors made all of the early running and with just two minutes on the clock, Nathan Blissett was unlucky to see his angled header fly marginally wide of the far post.
That said, it was the visitors who struck first sixty seconds later with their first spell of concerted possession. Kieran O'Hara made a point blank save at his near post, yet Florent Cuvelier was on hand to fire home from close range.
Macc responded well and even in the early exchanges, it was clear that Durrell was looking to make up for lost time with a series of mesmerising runs which Morecambe struggled to contain.
Tyrone Marsh blasted over the Morecambe bar on twelve minutes, before he met Durrell's magical cross from the left four minutes later - yet the outcome remained the same.
On 22 minutes Morecambe doubled their advantage as Garry Thompson seized on a defensive lapse, before calmly slotting the ball past the advancing O'Hara and into an empty net.
Once again, the visitors showed no sign of giving the fight up and three minutes later Durrell showed a deft turn of pace, before seeing his powerful drive sail over the Morecambe bar from the edge of the area.
The Silkmen were then reduced to ten men, after a late Marsh tackle elicited consternation from the Morecambe contingent - yet despite the numerical disadvantage, Macc looked to reduce the arrears before the half time interval.
Eight minutes before the break, Durrell once again proved to be the orchestrator of our offensive threat as he stormed through the Morecambe ranks. With the penalty area in sight, he unleashed a thunderbolt at goal which flew agonisingly wide of the right hand upright.
Ryan Lloyd also looked to be a potent threat throughout the first period, as he sprayed the ball around the field with confidence and conviction. Yet as the half time whistle blew, Macc knew that they had much to do if a comeback was to be staged.
The second half began with the visitors largely in the ascendancy, yet the pendulum was to swing in Morecambe's favour once more on 49 minutes when trialist Adam Mitchell was dismissed for a professional foul - reducing Macc to nine men.
Despite this, Macc showed clear signs of fight and defiance as they looked to salvage something from the game - irrelevant of how much the odds were now stacked against them.
James Pearson, Sean McAllister and Miles Welch-Hayes all had opportunities to halve the arrears, before Dylon Allan-Meredith's low drive from the edge of the area took an almighty deflection to seal Morecambe's win.
Macclesfield Town: O'Hara (Simpson '45), Grimes, Durrell (Mohammed '60), Marsh, Bonet, Lloyd (McAllister '45), Blissett, Welch-Hayes, Mitchell, Pearson, Arthur.
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Hanuman Cup 32
Hanuman Cup 32 with two perfect Thai boxers. Pakorn left behind great feeling in Bratislava at last fight show. Senutaip Bansaray and Numkhukan Situsutin will try to do it the same as he.
Both of them have 250 fights on their accounts. They are multiple champions. So we can't doubt about their qualities and experiences. In our fighting ring Marco Novák and Andrej Šimkulič will be fight with them. Fight will be A grade and 5×3 minutes.
We will see also Lucia Krajčovič after motherhood. She will fight with Victoria Lipianská from Spartans club.
Michal Baláž, Jakub Benko,Michal Peczár, Martin Novák, Juraj Tutura, David Zámečník, Milan Ulman, Barbora Valčeková, Daniel Jurkovič all of these will be fight for maximum. Their rivals are from Slovakia, Czech republic, Poland or Serbia.
We can't forgot for 11 years old Jožko Molnár. He is Slovak lives in Thailand. This will be his slovak premiere. Don't judge him because of his age. He fought at least 100 thaibox matches and in Thailand he is a big star.
So don't forget! Saturday 29 th of October belong HANUMAN CUP 32 in PKO!


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Epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG), including catechins, is phytochemicals of Flavan-3-ols, in the group of Flavonoids (polyphenols) found abundantly catechin in green tea.
Health Benefits
1. Anti-human immunodeficiency virus type-1 (HIV-1)
In the investigation of the investigated possible anti-human
immunodeficiency virus type-1 (HIV-1) activity of EGCg and its
mechanisms of action in the viral life cycle. EGCg, found that EGCg had a
destructive effect on the viral particles, and post-adsorption entry
and RT in acutely infected monocytoid cells were significantly
inhibited at concentrations of EGCg greater than 1 μM, and protease
kinetics were suppressed at a concentration higher than 10 μM in the
cell-free study. Viral production by THP-1 cells chronically-infected
with HIV-1 was also inhibited in a dose-dependent manner and the
inhibitory effect was enhanced by liposome modification of EGCg,
according to "Inhibitory effects of (−)-epigallocatechin gallate on the life cycle of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1)" by Koushi Yamaguchi, Mitsuo Honda,Hajime Ikigai,Yukihiko Hara, Tadakatsu Shimamura(1)
2. Breast cancer
In the investigation of the effect of Epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG)
against the initiation, progression, and invasion of carcinogenesis of
MMP-9 in the human breast cancer cell line, found that EGCG
treatment reduced the activity, protein, and mRNA expression ofMMP-9
and enhanced the expression of the tissue inhibitor of MMP 1 (TIMP-1). EGCG
downregulated the activation of focal adhesion kinase (FAK) and
extracellular regulated kinase (ERK), reduced the adhesion of MDA-MB-231
cells to fibronectin and vitronectin, and reduced the mRNA expression
of the integrin receptors alpha5beta1 and alphavbeta3 and concluded
that EGCG as a
potential inhibitor of the expression and activity of MMP-9 by a
process involving FAK/ERK and transcription factorsin MDA-MB-231,
according to "Epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG)
downregulates gelatinase-B (MMP-9) by involvement of FAK/ERK/NFkappaB
and AP-1 in the human breast cancer cell line MDA-MB-231" by Sen T,
Dutta A, Chatterjee A.(2)
3. Anti inflammatory effects
In the investigation of investigate the effect of EGCG on the expression of fibrogenic factors and whether EGCG attenuates the severity of oxidative stress and inflammatory response in chronic liver injury, found that Treatment with EGCG significantly reduced liver injury, oxidative stress and the inflammatory response. EGCG
also significantly reduced the formation of collagen in the liver, the
expression of alpha-SMA and all of the assayed pro-fibrogenic markers
except TIMP-2 and MMP-9. EGCG
significantly attenuated the severity of CCl(4)-induced liver injury
and the progression of liver fibrosis. The protective effect of EGCG may in part be a consequence of the reduction in oxidative stress and the pro-inflammatory response, according to "Epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG) reduces liver inflammation, oxidative stress and fibrosis in carbon tetrachloride (CCl4)-induced liver injury in mice" by Tipoe GL, Leung TM, Liong EC, Lau TY, Fung ML, Nanji AA.(3)
4. Cardiovascular disease
In the examination of the cellular and molecular mechanisms of cardiovascular protection of green tea polyphenols, particularly epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG), found that The protective effect of EGCG
is due to its ability to decrease lipid peroxidation, oxidative stress
and the production of nitric oxide (NO) radicals by inhibiting the
expression of iNOS. EGCG
also ameliorates the overproduction of pro-inflammatory cytokines and
mediators, reduces the activity of NF-kappaB and AP-1 and the
subsequent formation of peroxynitrite with NO and reactive oxygen
species. Thus, EGCG
effectively mitigates cellular damage by lowering the inflammatory
reaction and reducing the lipid peroxidation and NO generated radicals
leading to the oxidative stress. Green tea is proposed to be a dietary
supplement in the prevention of cardiovascular diseases in which
oxidative stress and proinflammation are the principal causes, according
to "Green tea polyphenols as an anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory agent for cardiovascular protection' by Tipoe GL, Leung TM, Hung MW, Fung ML.(4)
5. Sjogren's syndrome (SS)
the evuation of the Protection of glandular acinar cells from
autoimmune-induced damage to Sjogren's syndrome (SS) patients, found
that EGCG is able to protect the NOD mouse submandibular glands from
autoimmune-induced inflammation, and reduces serum autoantibody levels.
Abnormal proliferation, rather than apoptosis, appears to be a
characteristic of the NOD mouse gland that is normalized by EGCG,
according to "
(1) http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0166354201001899
(2) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20527725
(3) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20438794
(4) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17584048
(5) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2701648/?tool=pmcentrez
(6) http://www.fertstert.org/article/S0015-0282%2811%2901103-4/abstract
(7) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22173123
(8) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22127270
(9) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22115591
(10) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22057492
(11) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22042325
(12) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22029866
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5 Important Business Skills You Will Never Learn At School
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1). Leadership Skills:
Leaders are symbols. The people who follow them do so, because of the absolute trust they have in their ability to deliver on their promises, goals, and projections.
When asked if a person has leadership skills, everyone mostly rises up to proclaim how much of they leader they believe themselves to be, but fail to realise they are mostly very far from it.
The core foundation of leadership is sacrifice, and anyone who cannot give up on his or her own desires for the greater good of their followers or everyone around them, isn't qualified to be one.
If you aim to be a successful entrepreneur backed by a smart, loyal, and strong team every time you call, you must learn to put their desires before yours.
Rather than caring less of what people think, care more about how your actions can affect their lives. If you constantly make people rally around you to seek advice, help you in whatever you get stuck in, or simply want to be close to you, then you may have core leadership skills that'd place you ready to take on the real world.
Leadership qualities are core business skills you must acquire if you'd eventually successfully make your team or even customers follow and defend your brand.
See Also: How Successful People Recover From Making Mistakes
2). Networking Skills:
Your network is your net worth. Who you know, and that knows you, will determine how successful you can be in anything you set out to achieve.
Strong networking skills are important for anyone aiming to succeed as an entrepreneur. You need to know how to strike up a conversation with a total stranger, how to get people to believe in your ability to do what you claim, how to get a prospect to really want to get your business card, and how to make people always want to have you around.
Networking skills are at the core of successfully raising an investment, landing a new client, and even finding the smartest partners. You must know how to read people and speak their body language.
When you've mastered the art of successful or influential networking, you'd have mastered one of the most important business skills that will determine whether your business will succeed or fail.
3). Perseverance:
This is the single most important skill for any entrepreneur's success. Perseverance means moving forward when the tides are against you. It means trying again when all other things have failed. It means never giving up even in the face of imminent disappointment. And it means you'd have a remarkable success story to tell when you eventually become successful.
If you lack perseverance even in the little things that you currently do, then you're not cutout to be an entrepreneur.
Learn to sit it out, adjust your strategies, ask questions, try again, and keep at it, till you find a breaking point.
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4). Marketing Skills:
Sales is crucial to the success of every business. If you can't get customers to buy your products, then you have no real business running.
To succeed, you need to acquire a minimum amount of customers or clients that are willing to pay for your products or services recurrently.
If you have trouble convincing people to do anything you want, it may be a great idea to take on a marketing course, or hire a sales pro to work for you, so you can learn through them and get better at your selling skills overtime.
Without effective marketing, you'd run out of operating capital, and your business would eventually die out before it gets a chance to breathe.
5). Attention To Detail:
How you already notice the often overlooked behaviours, trends, and events could determine how much of a great entrepreneur (or not) you could turn out to be.
As an entrepreneur, you need to be able to pay a close insane attention to detail. You need to know what your customers love most about your products, what they hate, why some customers aren't coming your way, why some are leaving, what is helping your competition, how government policies are affecting businesses, how the economy determines your next move, and what to do every step of the way.
These things usually require acute observation skills, which only the most successful entrepreneurs or visionaries easily spot.
If you're going to be an entrepreneur everyone would admire and wonder how you attained your success, the ability to pay extra attention to detail is one of the most important business skills you must hone to perfection.
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Things I learned: I read somewhere to power wash your engine before taking on a task like this. So I did (about a week prior to starting). A few days later I got a check engine light (don't remember the code, but it was the knock sensor). I did some more reading and discovered that power washing the engine can get water in the knock sensor and throw a code. So, when I pulled that knock sensor out and saw what bad shape it was in, I was not surprised.
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Waratahs' comeback king Fitzpatrick on blocking out the critics
To the best of his knowledge veteran Waratahs hooker Damien Fitzpatrick is still the only professional rugby player to have come back from a tibial osteotomy.
That is, a six-hour surgical procedure at the hands of an eccentric French surgeon three years ago that left him with "a chunk of metal" in his left leg and at long odds to resume his playing career.
It was an extreme solution to an anguish-filled few years in which the former Australian Schoolboys and under-20s captain tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his knee three times.
His family asked him to give the game away, for his own mental health.
But the same hardiness and never-say-die attitude that saw Fitzpatrick return to top flight rugby after that 2013 procedure has bought the front row stalwart another year at the back end of his career.
The 30-year-old has re-signed with the Waratahs for the 2020 season and will also take up a three-month contract with Top 14 club Stade Francais in the next few months.
"I'm feeling really good currently," Fitzpatrick said.
"I do have a large hangover from the third ACL and half a chunk of metal in my leg from the tibial osteotomy, so I have to monitor how and when I train, but the Tahs have been fantastic in managing me to the point that I know exactly what I can do, how long I can do it for and how I need to back up."
Fitzpatrick was the unsung hero of the Waratahs pack during the recent season, playing monster minutes as injury and suspensions ravaged the team's hooking stocks and tackling everything that moved. While NSW captain Michael Hooper topped the entire competition for tackles (210), Fitzpatrick was an impressive sixth with 175.
But if 2019 was a big year, 2020 is shaping as another thing altogether. By the time he returns from France for pre-season duties in December, the Waratahs will have a new head coach and forwards coach as well as a new tight head prop (Sekope Kepu will play in the UK Premiership next year).
It is a changing of the guard that has sceptics primed to sling arrows at a pack that has punched above its weight for the past two seasons.
The Waratahs have lacked for big ball carriers and, with Kepu's departure and the loss of workhorse No.7 Will Miller, will go into next season at the top of nobody's "smokey" list.
"I've heard the same thing and it's natural for people to have that view," Fitzpatrick said.
"For whatever reason, as long as I've been in NSW it's been very easy for people to turn pessimistic about the Waratahs.
"Apart from 2014 (the year the Waratahs won Super Rugby) when you read very constant, positive reviews, people enjoy highlighting whenever NSW has underperformed.
"I've blocked it out because I know that it doesn't reflect what happens at training and on the field."
Rejuvenated second-rower Rob Simmons is set to stay on with Fitzpatrick at Daceyville next season, as will experienced back Kurtley Beale, Hooper, halfback Jake Gordon, prop and Wallabies debutant Harry Johnson-Holmes, Ned Hanigan and Jack Dempsey.
They will be joined by a handful of up and coming youngsters who starred for Australia in the U20s World Championships. Prop Angus Bell, second row Will Harris, five-eighth Will Harrison and winger Mark Nawaqanitawase are all in the NSW system and could benefit from the high turnover of players this year.
The most crucial pick could be the new coach, who will replace Daryl Gibson. A number of local candidates have put up their hands but an overseas candidate could also be on the cards.
"You pick from the broadest pool to get the best talent," Fitzpatrick said.
"If that's going to come from overseas, then as long as they understand the squad we've got, I've got no issue with what their nationality is.
"The group we've got is willing to jump on board with whatever style a coach is going to bring and get the best out of them.
"I would like them to have a real conviction around looking at our list and seeing where we're strong and developing a game around that, then being forthright about it and allowing players to get on board."
Georgina Robinson is the chief rugby reporter for The Sydney Morning Herald.


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Once in a while my fiance and I will look on the internet for a new cuisine, use yelp.com to find a new restaurant, and head out for an entirely new experience. This time we found a small Afghani restaurant and I read that the pumpkin was one of the must have dishes on the menu. There are times when just a bite is enough to create a last food memory. The longer I work in the food business the harder it is for me to experience something entirely new and when it does happen the rush is something I never forget. The ambience, the smells, tastes and textures as well as the company get seared in my memory. The pumpkin dish is one of those moments.
I was determined to find the recipe to recreate it at home. I came across a recipe based on Helmand in Cambridge. Tonight I tried cooking the recipe with a few alterations to improve the healthiness of it.
It came out exactly as I remember! Each bite a delicious juxtaposition of sweet, savory, creamy, tart and earthy. What I love about this recipe is it's seasonality. Sugar pumpkins are only available for a short time during the fall months peaking in October. This past weekend I grabbed 4 while at the farmer's market. Two for pie filling and 2 for this recipe. Here is the recipe as it was written and I will indicate the changes I made as well. You choose which one you make and let me know how it turns out for you! I halfed the recipe as it was for only 2 people and it still make a great deal of food, the recipe here is as I stated, the original recipe.
Servings: 4
For the Pumpkin:
2 Sugar Pie Pumpkins, approximately 3 lbs each ( I used just 1 pumpkin)
6 Tbsp Corn Oil (I used 3)
3 C. Sugar (I used 3/4 C) I felt the sugar in this recipe was ridiculously excessive and a significant waste of calories
Yogurt Sauce:
2 C Plain Yogurt (The recipe was insistant not to use lowfat yogurt but I used non-fat greek yogurt and it turned out great)
2 Garlic Cloves, Minced
1 tsp Dried Mint
1/2 tsp Salt
I chose to skip the entire yogurt step and just used plain yogurt. It tasted exactly as I remember.
For the Meat Sauce:
1/4 C. Corn Oil (I just used a Tbsp)
1 Large Onion, finely minced (I used 1/2)
1 1/2 lbs Ground Beef (I used 3/4 pound 93% lean)
1 Large Tomato, Seeded and and Finely Chopped (1/2)
2 Large Garlic Cloves, Minced
1 1/4 tsp Coriander
1 1/2 tsp Salt
1 tsp Fresh Ground Black Pepper
2 Tbsp Tomato Paste (I used 1 at first but it didn't get the taste or texture right so I found it needed 2 even for the half quantity)
1 1/2 C. Water (I used 2/3 C)
Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F.
Wash the pumpkins skin and using a large knife cut in half. Scrape out the guts and seeds. I was able to peel of the skin and any green portions with a standard vegetable peeler. Then cut each half into 6 pieces and place them in a single layer hollow side up in a baking dish. Brush each piece lightly with oil and spread the sugar evenly over the pieces. It will look like an excessive amount even if you cut it back but it will work out in the end.
Cover the pan with aluminum foil and bake for 2 1/2 hours. Baste the pieces with the pan juices, cover again, and bake an additional 45 minutes.
The sugar will have all melted away and a small part will be absorbed. The pumpkin will be dark orange and translucent. You will need a slotted spoon or spatula to transfer it to a plate.
For the Yogurt Sauce:
Mix all ingredients and refridgerate
For the Meat Sauce:
Brown the onions in the oil. Add the meat and brown over medium-high heat. You will want to break the meat up in small pieces. Add all the other through turmeric and cook, stirring, a few minutes. Stir in tomato paste and water. Lower the heat and cook until it has a thick texture.
To Plate:
To Plate:
Put a portion of pumpkin a plate with the curved side up. Place a small portion of meat sauce across the center with a dollop of yogurt on top. The largest portion of the meal should be the pumpkin.


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You can do this the hard way, or buy a readymade hanging basket from your local purveyor of high altitude horticulture. If the latter, you should get a perfectly reasonable collection of several annuals and if you are fortunate, the container will not be made of hessian or woven reeds and thus be designed for the bottom to fall out at a moment of maximum inconvenience. If you are still reading this, I am assuming that you are of my bent. I like the cut of your jib. Let's make something extravagant.
This year's hanging basket
First line the biggest basket that you can acquire with coir, then a layer of plastic cut from compost bags, black side outermost. Make the circles too big, as trimming off the excess is easier than sticking it back on. Lift the structure by the chain and hold it as it will attach to the sturdy and meticulously fixed wall hook. Mark the side that swings to the front with string, since this will be where your favourite plants should be sited. Failure to include this step will result in the display rotating once installed, to show a shagged Nepeta and possibly a spreedy Begonia as your centrepiece. No amount of farting about up a ladder will bring your best specimens into prominence unless you plan it that way.
Osteospermum "Violet Ice" (Cape daisy)
Thoroughly water the plants that you have chosen an hour before you evict them from their pots. Mix fresh compost, slow release fertiliser and water retaining gel. The latter will have to be broken from an unsavoury blob that has festered in the shed all winter, grabbing moisture to form a claggy mess that you hesitate to handle. Choke down your revulsion and get on with it. Cut planting holes through the liners in a cross shape before adding any soil. Rest the lined basket on a bucket. Push stems and leaves through the slits, supporting the roots on the inside with handfuls of compost. One tier of trailers may be sufficient in the sides, the remainder being placed around the top. Put a couple of upright growers in the centre, to give it some height. Make sure that each plant has plenty of soil around it, without being stingy with the greenery. I prefer a colour theme to these presentations; this year I'm going for white, enlivened with a little lilac. I'm aiming for elegance but since I'm a tart at heart, I'll be happy with pretty.
Rosa "Margaret Merril"
Hang it up, then water it until the excess drips out. If you do this the wrong way around it will be extremely heavy. You cannot sue me for the cost of hernia trusses, back braces, dry cleaning bills for dampened trousers howsoever caused and concomitant loss of pride, because I warned you. Ply the hose or can again after a few hours, to make sure that the earth is washed into contact with the roots and to get yourself into the habit of daily irrigation. Later in the season, you may add tomato fertiliser, Miracle Grow or similar, to give the show a boost. One of my customers used to splash Guinness into her hanging baskets, whilst never offering me liquid refreshment of any kind. This is the only time that I have been envious of a lobelia.


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When North America was making way for settlers early in the 1800's some of the most important people were the men who cut lumber, also known as lumberjacks. The wood cut by the lumberjacks cleared the trees to make room for houses and businesses. That wood was used to build those houses and businesses. These mighty men were big and strong, and worked hard. They endured lonely, extreme conditions. The most famous of all the lumberjacks was Paul Bunyan.
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Happy New Year everyone!
I hope you're all not feeling too fragile after last night. Me and the bf had a quiet night in and enjoyed the fireworks that we could see all around our building. Magical.
So, now that it's 2014 its goal making time!
1. Keep going with Slimming World and get to my target weight.
I'm loving Slimming World so far and can already see a big difference with clothes fitting better. I can get into my old dresses I used to wear when I started this blog 2 years ago, and even better I've now started fitting into size 12 clothes! This is huge since it's been 5 years since I could fit in a 12.
I've been enjoying cooking the recipes and am hoping to feature a few of them on here. It doesn't matter if you're on the plan or not – they are still damn tasty. So this year I just want to get to my target weight and stay there. Full steam ahead!
2. Make a life in London.
We've been in London for about 3 or 4 months now and it's been great so far. I just want to get some roots. So this year I want to explore the city, make friends and have fun. It would be great to be a part of the blogging community down here and I also want to get more of a permanent home.
So to make this happen I'm going to make an effort to go to events and chat with other bloggers, find a nice place to live and plan lots of days out for the bf and I.
3. 365 project
I've been wanting to do this for the last couple of years but have never got past January. So this year is going to be the year. I want to take a photo a day for the next year and make it into a calendar. Kind of like this one below from A Beautiful Mess, only with days instead of months.
4. Do at least one outfit post a month
I need to get more confident with this kind of thing. I made a few baby steps last year by actually showing my face a few times. This year I want to do some outfit photos where you can see my whole body and I'm not holding the camera like below!
Unfortunately, that means I may have to pass the camera over to the bf…who is rather famous for his out of focus, fingers covering the lens and lucky if you get the whole subject in the frame shots, ha ha. We'll have to see about that!
5. Work hard on my blog and shop.
I'll be the first to admit that I lost my mojo last year, especially in the middle of the year. But 2014 when it all gets back on track. In order to make this happen, I've joined Rosalilium's Big Blogging Bootcamp e-course and really have hope that this will get me into gear for the new year (yep, that was a rhyme and no I'm not sorry).
As for Random Quirks, I've got my creative juices flowing (not as messy as it sounds!) and have plenty of ideas for new products. I want to make this the best year yet by going back to basics and focusing what I'm best at.
6. Save some money
Moving is expensive. Though I know I'm lucky to have savings at all, I was pretty upset that I had to dip into them so much last year. Now that both me and the bf are working, we've figured out a plan to put some money aside each month for savings and also for a holiday fund. We're tired of being so budgeted when we go on holiday and look forward to having one where we don't have to scrape so much.
As for the savings, they've always had house deposit written all over it. It'll take a few years but I'm determined to get there. Maybe by the time I'm 30. That gives me 4 and a half years. So by the end of this year I want to have saved a good chunk. Lets do it!
And those are my goals for 2014. Doable I think.
What are your 2014 goals? Link me up!


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A lecture from the University of Hell
by Norman Kember
http://www.bpfna.org/Images/norman_1S_web.jpg" width="350" align="right" vspace="6" border="2" />Welcome young and old devils to this refresher course in temptation techniques – not that most Christians need a devil to prompt them, they are all pretty good at working out excuses – the best of reasons – why they shouldn't carry out the ideas the Great Enemy puts into their consciences to do.
Now you might ask what's a devil doing in the Peace Zone. The answer is simple – we like to be close to the heart of things in Christianity. Why bother to cause mischief on the fringe when we can cause mischief close to the centre. It's no great shakes to take common human failings like greed and turn them into an accounting fraud. That's basic temptation technique, any junior devil can do that.
But to take the best of human qualities – loyalty, courage, comradeship, endurance, sacrifice and turn them into the satanic enterprise called war – now that takes real skill. In war we can make quite ordinary decent human beings carry out all manner of inhumanities.
So there's nothing so satisfying for us as twisting good aims for bad ends.
And yes, we're at the Peace Zone. We like the word Peace, especially if we can make it mean an absence of dead bodies and maimed children on the TV news and no reporting of the injustices we are busy promoting in forgotten corners of the world.
But how we can manipulate the media and fill it with trivia about football and sex is another whole area of temptation skills.
So now down to business and we'll take the First Case. Here's Chloe, she's a young Christian who sweetly thinks that Peacemakers are blessed and believes that when Jesus says 'Love your enemies' he means it, so she ought to follow his teaching. What temptation techniques might work with her? How can we undermine her beliefs?
(Note: This was a script written by Norman for a 'performance' at the Christian Arts Festival Greenbelt in 2002. This formed the basis for his University of Hell booklet.)
Let's start by suggesting that rather than trying to love all enemies in general she must try hard to love a few personal enemies like that bitchy girl she works with – personal enemies are one thing but she must obviously hate God's enemies. Then ... since she belongs to a special nation with an established Church, she must hate all the nations' enemies. I used to love the old version of the British national anthem that talked about confounding the enemies of the Queen.
Then if Chloe is so stuck on the Bible, prompt her to open the Bible at Luke 22 verse 36 – sell your cloak to buy a sword. In fact you can ask Christians around the Greenbelt site why they aren't carrying swords? Then in verse 38 the disciples say they have 2 swords so Jesus says that is enough. He means that if they had enough faith then 2 swords were sufficient to conquer the whole Roman Empire.
Then we can go on to remind Chloe that Jesus says he has come to fulfil the law and the prophets. It's a great verse to take out of context. We can make that mean that the Old Testament is a reliable guide to Christian Ethics. So we get her to look in the Old Testament. Great stuff there. Now God in the OT is called the Lord of Hosts – God of armies. Remind Chloe that King Saul was rejected by God of the Old Testament just because he did not slaughter every man, women, child, cow and lamb of the Amalekites. That's a view of God that we can get on with. The Joshua was a great man of this God – his exploits in ethnic cleansing justify all that Milosovic did in Bosnia and Kosovo and all that Ariel Sharon does today in the West Bank and Gaza. What most of you don't know is that Joshua was supplied with British weapons by Druid Armaments Ltd of Stonehenge. Then there is always David and Goliath – Christians learn from their earliest days in Sunday School that a good little 'un is always right to kill an evil big 'un. So we can see that George Bush and poor little USA is like David against the evil giant Saddam Hussein – and if wars are not fought with slingshots anymore, a few tactical nuclear weapons will do instead. We devils love the Bible – we're experts at quoting just one verse out of context. That's always the best way to use the Bible – you can use it that way to prove anything.
Yes, remind Chloe that Jesus tends to exaggerate to make a point. He talks about planks of wood in people's eyes and cutting off your hand if it offends you, so we can take all his words with a pinch of salt. Tell her that Christianity is really about inner peace; no need to get het up about wars in Africa and Israel/Palestine, that's politicians' business. Snigger at these people who go on peace rallies, who write to their MPs – whisper in her ear that that's a waste of her time – no-one heeds just one person's efforts – as long as she seeks inner peace that's all she should strive for – and again, no-one likes a religious prig claiming to be more righteous, holier than thou, on matters of peace – she wouldn't like to be like those members of the Anglican Pacifist Fellowship would she? And who is she anyway – list all the theologians who have said that in the real world violence is necessary.
Then we come to our Second Case. Here's Bernard who thinks that wars never achieve anything in the long run. He says that Jesus rejected the use of force at the temptations, and so should Christians. Bernard reads that Jesus didn't expect his disciples to use force to save him, and he told Pilate that his kingdom wasn't about military strength. So remind our friend Bernard that Jesus never objected to that Centurion he met but cured his servant (Matthew 8 and Luke 7).
So Bernard claims that the early church was pacifist, that for the first few centuries Christians did not join the Imperial Army. Ask him then why there is a record that there was a legion in a drought area – some Christian soldiers knelt down to pray for rain and there was a thunderstorm. So there must have been some Christians in the Roman Army. Suggest to him that Christians didn't refuse to join the Roman Army because they objected to fighting and killing; NO, but it was because of the sexual immorality and the swearing of an oath to the Emperor as God.
And then there is our great hero Constantine – he claims he saw a vision of the cross – In this sin conquer – and he did win his battles. So we have ensured that the church and the state with its armies have always been the best of friends ever since. That was a great vision we gave Constantine!
So remind Bernard that the church has always, or nearly always, accepted wars. Some priests have fought in them. St Martin started off as a soldier – just look at the lampposts around his church in Trafalgar Square. It was we who reminded Augustine of the pagan Greek and Roman writers who talked about a just war. He then developed their ideas into the glorious Just War theory that doesn't stop any wars but it does make Christians feel better after a goodly slaughter, after a war, by showing that it was in accord with Just War theory. It was our masterstroke – get a war started and we're in there, all sorts of good people commit evils that they regret for the rest of their lives. And isn't collateral damage a great term for killing innocent civilians. Can't make an omelette without breaking a few eggs.
Jesus said that there will be wars and rumours of wars (Mark 13 verse 7) so no use in trying to prevent them. In fact, why not stir up a few, take bravery and faith together and you have the crusades – bingo!
Now to let you into a secret, Bernard is close to being persuaded to become a Quaker – that malignant lot of Christians who have always opposed wars. We must stop him doing that or he will become an even worse influence for peace. If there were conscription he might become a conscientious objector – <ugh> Fortunately most Christians sign up for military service and forget that clergy are always exempt from it. If ministers, why not all Christians?
Just ask Bernard what would we do without war films. What a great example Rambo sets to all children. Without war films he'd be reduced to watching the Waltons and Teletubbies all day.
Our Third Case is Aneeta who thinks that non-violence works. She argues that you can overcome injustice without resort to armed violence, just by love, by working for reconciliation by removing the causes of the injustice. She has friends who have been in Christian peacemaker teams in Bosnia and Israel/Palestine – suggest to her that they have little impact, she won't read about them in the Daily Mail or the Sun.
Then point out to her that her great example of non-violent actions – Gandhi, he wasn't a Christian, he wouldn't have joined Christian CND; a funny little man in a loin cloth with all sorts of strange ideas – and his efforts didn't stop the split-up of India. Anyway, the British were a walkover for non-violent resistance – for example they only killed 370 and injured a further 1200 at the Amritsar Massacre in 1919.
Now we have to undermine Martin Luther King and his non-violent crusade against racism in the United States. You can say that he too had a soft target, our friends in the KKK didn't kill very many black people and the American police had to stop peaceful demonstrations somehow. Remind Aneeta that to our credit there is still plenty of racial tensions in the US, so Martin Luther King didn't achieve anything; a good all out fighting war between the races in the United states would have been much more satisfactory, Americans could have used those guns they are so keen to own.
Now a friend of Aneeta told her that Jesus' teaching in the Sermon on the Mount can be interpreted as overcoming oppression by humour and by wrong footing the oppressor – talk about turning the other cheek etc is an example of non-violent resistance. Tell her that it is not accepted by most theologians. Point out the verse – Matthew 5 v 39: Do not resist an evil person. Persuade her that there is no difference between doing nothing, passivism, and pacifism i.e. actively opposing evil by doing good. You can't let Hitler and Stalin and Saddam get away with it.
If she starts talking about examples of non-violence like the overthrow of the Marcos regime in the Philippines or the overthrow of communism in Eastern Europe and Baltic States. Tell her that the results often don't last, unlike the results of a good war that carry on mayhem, hatred and mistrust far into the future.
Make sure that she doesn't find out that the Norwegian teachers successfully defied the Nazis in Norway or that the Wives of the Jews in Berlin got their husbands released from prison.
Then, to put the nail in the coffin of non-violence, remind Aneeta of the incident when Jesus overthrew the tables of the moneychangers in the temple and drove out the animals – ask her if that was being non-violent? If Jesus can use violence then so can she; if right is on her side she can use a little violence like just two atom bombs or cluster bombs or chemical weapons, David killed Goliath with a guided missile.
Perhaps we should find Aneeta a boyfriend in the army, that would be one way to stop her arguments.
Case Number 4 is Ralph (he looks as if a spell in the Army would do him good). Now Ralph thinks that the arms trade is a bad thing and stokes up wars – he's wrong there for stoking is our speciality. The Campaign against Arms Trade tells him that with the Government giving it so much money - £760 million – in export and other subsidies, and with the arms industry being highly technical, it creates fewer jobs that would be made with similar expenditure in peaceful industries, like medical work. In short, Bernard believes that the arms trade doesn't save British jobs. Now that's a fact that we would not like to spread around. It would do no end of harm to our friends the Arms manufacturers and traders, and they give massive grants to our University. We like people to believe that the collapse of the arms trade – we prefer the term defence industries – would cause massive unemployment.
Now in the defence industries we take the best physicists and turn their work into nuclear weapons. Chemists can exercise their skills on developing to nerve gases and biologists can hunt for the nastiest bugs.
Yes, we take the best engineers and produce cluster bombs and those anti-personnel land mines that will maim or kill a child at play. Isn't that devilish work? How can we persuade developing countries to spend money on guns rather than health and education if there aren't defence industries willing to supply them and you need a large army to be a proper nation, don't you.
We can point out that Arms dealers are so kind to animals and children, they wouldn't hurt a fly. If people mis-use the weapons they make, that isn't their fault, is it? When cattle prods were supplied to repressive police forces is wasn't the suppliers fault that they were used to torture people.
Now Ralph doesn't think it right to supply arms to our friends the nations who abuse human rights or to send munitions to both sides in a conflict. You can see that Ralph doesn't bother about fair play. Got to be even handed in arms deals. Must be sure that both sides in a war are well stocked. Even if the arms end up in the wrong hands it must be great for British soldiers to know that they are being shot at with best British arms, that the injured man has a bullet made in Birmingham in his spine.
Offer Ralph a lucrative job with share options in the arms trade – he'll soon change his tune.
Our Final Case is Daphne. She thinks it isn't Christian to be an uncritical nationalist patriot. We always urge people to say 'My Country right or wrong'. She is so unpatriotic that she wears a white poppy on Remembrance Day, she says that this is to remember the innocent victims of war. Daphne says that Jesus rode into Jerusalem on a donkey not a war horse, so Christians should object to displays of militarism.
So we suggest to Daphne that she should read Paul's Letter to Romans. Glue together the pages in chapter 12 about overcoming evil with good, let her concentrate on chapter 13 where it says that the powers of government are approved by God. Of course Paul never found himself opposed to any authorities. So we have biblical endorsement of any regime from Mugabe to North Korea, except of course for Saddam Hussein. Remind Daphne that most German Christians accepted that Hitler was a good thing so when Daphne's Government wants to fight Iraq for no good reason, Daphne should follow Paul and obey the Government.
Daphne argues that a great nation is one that puts peacemaking, the elimination of poverty and environmental concerns above its own immediate self-interest. What a quaint idea.
We should remind Daphne of the glorious history of Britain , of the wars we fought to make sure that China kept importing our opium for its addicts, of the battles fought all over the world to maintain our imperial trading interests. Tell her she should take pride in our armed services - the SAS and the commandoes. Tell her to celebrate Drake and Nelson and all that; nobody could make a national hero of George Fox or some other peace-loving wimp. Then remind her that God has always been on the British Side in wars, don't let Daphne worry that all nations seem to claim that! We put 'In God we trust' on the belts of German troops.
So our job is to turn loyalty into bigotry, to keep saying that you belong to a Christian country – see how our football hooligans always carry the cross of St George with them.
I can tell you we were very disappointed with the Jubilee parade – not militaristic enough – too many nurses and firemen and lifeboats – not enough tanks and warplanes. A trident submarine would have shown our national strength. You can't be a great nation without nuclear weapons – set an example to India and Pakistan .
For this Jesus, a very bad influence, tried to win people by love and without coercion – accepted death on a cross – you can't be a great leader that way, can you? Then he expected his followers to overcome us the same way. Don't let anyone believe that. Keep stirring up the violence and, if you can find a religious motive and justification, all the better – we love a holy war!
That end today's lecture. (national anthem?)
(Note: This was a script written by Norman for a 'performance' at the Christian Arts Festival Greenbelt in 2002. This formed the basis for his University of Hell booklet.)


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You can set the path to where ever you'd like, but 'styles/apex/xenforo/sources' is where we upload our extra images.You usually upload the photo in the Xenforo root right?
"styles/backgrounds/image1.png", "styles/backgrounds/image2.png", "styles/backgrounds/image3.png"
If you want to PM me your URL, the one attached on your license is running another style.Is there someone who doesn't minds taking a look for me?
Sure, will do. I have it running so that I can only see it. I will install it again today as I uninstalled it yesterday, because I was wondering if I installed it incorrectly or something.If you want to PM me your URL, the one attached on your license is running another style.
Style Properties -> [XB] Header and navigation would probably what you're looking for. Although I still can't see your style on your site.I just got the backgrounds to work. How would I go about putting the top nav bar and joining it with the rest of the forum. What settings would I change in order for my site to be very boxed in like animeforums.net


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Panama: Coiba Trip 2– Thanksgiving, Black Marlin and ConservationMay 8, 2012
Trip two of the West Coast Fishing Club's Expedition Marlin was epic. From the good friends who met aboard the Provider from Utah, Florida, Minnesota, Nicaragua, and Guatemala, to the flat seas and beautiful sunsets over the island of Coiba, the experience was really something. Guest Rodrigo Meneses is from Nicaragua. Growing up, he spent ten years in the states. At dinner the first night he mentioned in passing to his buddies that he missed Thanksgiving Dinner more than anything else. I looked across the table at him and said, "If you guys would like Thanksgiving, we can make it happen." The last night of the trip out it came. Chef Katie Thurgood cooked up a 20 pound bird that was tabled alongside Brussels sprouts with candied pecans, mashed potatoes, homemade stuffing, gravy and carrots.
After we carved the turkey there was nothing to be heard but the rustle of forks and the swashing of napkins across bestubbled faces. Then came the question, "Are we having any pie tonight?" Alexandra looked at our enquiring guest and asked, "What kind of Thanksgiving Dinner would it be without pumpkin pie?" The slices came out under whipped cream and silence once again took the place of fishing stories at the table of the Provider. It was a great way to end the trip. We sent our tired guests to bed with full stomachs and much to reflect upon.
Fishing last week was wide open. Captain Jose Gongora fishing with anglers Joe Friederichs and Brad Schwartz caught five marlin, including Brad's first—a black estimated at 700—and a veritable giant of a fish for Joe, another black. Aboard the Abundancia Captain Donar Vaquiaza fished with Rodrigo and his buddy Estuardo from Guatemala. Nice guys both. We sent Rodrigo home with a backache. He caught four marlin, a combination of blacks and a blue. His trip was highlighted by a 550 or 600 pound black that ate a live bait and came ten feet out of the water three times within 50 feet of the boat. Stu was more than able taking pictures and I filmed the action on his i-phone. Aboard the San Miguel it was Dave Bell and Don Van Hise. Dave caught a big black the first day of the trip and Don released a 450 on Saturday. These guys really had a good time, reconnecting with old friends and making new ones. This is one of the great charms of fishing. Final tally:11 marlin on three boats, with another eight or 10 bites that did not result in release.
All of these fish were caught on live bait rigged on circle hooks. Small tuna-like fish are the marlin's bread and butter. Bonito are a small species of tuna that are particularly abundant in the waters around Coiba. The aggregations of bonito, schooling and flashing about the top of clear blue water, attract marlin like moths to a flame. The Sula Sula, the San Miguel, and the Abundancia picked up bait trolling clark spoons and feathered jigs around the schools, before bridle rigging the baits—looping floss about the fish and tying them to the circle hooks.
Circle hooks are a great benefit to conservation. Circle hooks are designed so that the point of the hook is perpendicular to the shaft. The point of a j hook is parallel to the shaft of the hook. Whereas a j hook is designed to grab a hold of whatever tissue it encounters first—often stomach, throat, or gills, the circle hook takes hold in the corner of the fish's mouth the vast majority of the time. This location decreases mortality of the marlin and makes for healthy release. This is a very direct manner in which sportfishermen can help propagate the very fisheries that so enrapture them. All of the West Coast Fishing Club's boats use circle hooks when bait fishing for marlin. The vast majority of the marlin we catch are released in good shape, no worse for wear.
Not only does the WCFC incorporate conservation practices into its approach to fishing, but all the clients who come to the boat become dues paying members of The Billfish Foundation (TBF). TBF is a world leader in the conservation of billfish (marlin, sailfish, and spearfish) and associated species. It utilizes a diversified approach to conservation, leveraging scientific and economic research, education, and advocacy initiatives to educate governments and influence policy. The Billfish Foundation is a membership-based organization, with members from over 100 nations around the world whose unifying connection is the love of time on the water and desire to ensure that sportfishing opportunities continue to be available to current and future generations. Through an analytical, driven approach, TBF has empowered real world fisheries conservation for more than 25 years. The West Coast Fishing Club is proud to support conservation and believes there to be no better outlet for this support than The Billfish Foundation.
Trip two of the West Coast Fishing Club's Expedition Marlin in Coiba National Park, Panama was epic. Utilizing the range and capacity of the Pacific Provider, we have brought anglers to a beautiful area, blessed by productive waters that surround pristine rainforested islands. We are supporting fisheries conservation in the most direct sense possible—there are fish here, we are catching and releasing them. We have a world class photographer snapping pictures of anglers in the midst of the moments that they will never forget. Pictures of 700 pound creatures—part sea monster part thoroughbred—leaping ten feet into the air behind sleek, wonderfully outfitted sportfishing boats with names such as the Abundancia, the San Miguel, the Sula Sula and the Hooker. With these pictures, with these stories, we are able to collectively raise the profile of conservation of marlin and tuna. Because without marlin and tuna these pictures, these experiences, and these breathtaking spectacles would by their very nature be impossible.
And when anglers return to the Pacific Provider each evening, after their cocktails and appetizers, sometimes in the midst of fishing stories—some embellished, others perhaps made up entirely—they are presented upon request dinners of turkey and mashed potatoes and stuffing and pumpkin pie. Dinners like this are normally reserved for late November or for Norman Rockwell scenes. But no matter how much they like the turkey, I have it on good authority that they will longer be talking about the fishing, the experience, and the oceans around Coiba. This being said, they really, really like the turkey.
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Children as young as seven were inside a youth club in south London when a 23-year-old man was stabbed to death in a "premeditated and targeted" attack, a neighbour has said.
Maxine Dawson said she had heard that two men ran into the Marcus Lipton youth centre on Thursday evening with "a big knife - a big swordish knife".
The 46-year-old added: "There were children of seven years old coming out of there. I can only imagine the way they were traumatised."
The victim, named locally as 23-year-old Glendon Spence, was reportedly stabbed in the groin.
He has not yet been formally identified.
He was not involved with gangs, the mother of one of his friends said.
"He is a good boy - not the sort of boy who goes out and gives trouble," said Sandra Smith.
Pastor and community campaigner Lorraine Jones said "there was a fight and a young man got stabbed".
DCI Mick Norman said that "many young people present would have witnessed what unfolded", and may be "fearful of potential reprisals if they speak to police".
Officers were called to Minet Road in Brixton at 18.45pm on Thursday.
Police provided the victim with first aid and the London air ambulance was called.
Despite the efforts of the emergency services, he was pronounced dead at the scene at 19.27pm.
His next of kin have been informed.
A post-mortem will be held in due course.
Detectives investigating the death are looking at CCTV and forensic examinations are being carried out.
Mr Norman said: "All the early indications are that this attack was premeditated and targeted.
"My team need to hear from those who were at the youth centre either before, during or after that attack.
"The youth centre was open at the time and sadly many young people present would have witnessed what unfolded
"Many of them will be shocked and traumatised by what they saw and perhaps fearful of potential reprisals if they speak to police."
He added that information could be provided anonymously via Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111, or through the Fearless website.
:: Anyone with information should call 101, quoting reference 6414/21 Feb.


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The clock is a heads up display that shows the current game time (UTC). This heads up display is important in cases of some Distractions and Diversions that reset at 00:00 UTC or special events that have require players to participate at a specific time and/or place.
Clicking on the clock opens the in-game event calendar, which displays upcoming events in RuneScape. The calendar has a month view which allows players to click on a specific day to show the day's events on a day planner interface.
The different types of events shown on the calendar are:
- Boss masses
- In-game events, such as game updates
- Livestreams
- Miscellaneous events
- Treasure Hunter promotions
- Minigame events, such as Castle Wars
There is the option to turn off the clock under interface settings (displayed on the right side of Warnings Settings and below "Skill targets based XP popups". There are also 2 other options in that interface settings for the display of the clock
- UTC Clock - On (Full Background): Displays the clock with a background
- UTC Clock - On (Border Only): Makes the background of the clock transparent but leaves the border around the clock
The position of the clock can also be edited on the full HUD edit mode.


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Business owners who hold a business-related debt that's become worthless or uncollectible may be able to claim a "bad debt" deduction. But there are a few hoops to jump through and not all debts are eligible. This article examines those hoops. A sidebar touches on the accounting concept of "charge-offs" when it comes to business bad debts.
Many people want to pass assets to the next generation during their lifetimes, whether to reduce the size of their taxable estates, to help family members or to see their loved ones enjoy the gifts. This article explains how different gifted assets can produce substantially different tax consequences.
Taxpayers with investments outside of tax-advantaged retirement plans might still have time to reduce their 2019 tax bills by selling some investments. One key question is: Which ones? This article offers sound advice on how to start making the right choices about selling.
Many people dream of retiring early so they can pursue activities other than work. But making this dream a reality requires careful planning and diligent saving during the years leading up to retirement. This brief article touches on some of the fundamental ways to live the dream.


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The Brunch Box Food Truck has been in business for over 6 years. We are a woman-owned family business with over 25 years of experience in the hospitality industry.
We serve all around the Rochester area breakfast, lunch, and dinner. The truck can be booked for any occasion. We do drop off catering for all occasions.
Popular Dishes
Hot Roast Beef With Mozzarella On An Italian Roll
Pulled Chicken On An Italian Roll
Chicken Parm On An Italian Roll
Chicken French On An Italian Roll
Sausage With Peppers And Onions On An Italian Roll
Lemon Pepper Chicken On An Italian Roll
Meatball Sub On An Italian Roll
Mango Habanero Grilled Chicken Wrap
Breakfast Sandwich With Egg, Cheese And Bacon Wrap
Chicken Salad Wrap
Buffalo Chicken Wrap
Albacore Tuna Wrap
Black Bean And Rice Wrap
Grilled Chicken Bacon, Swiss And Ranch Wrap
Grilled Chicken Dino BBQ Wrap
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Sway your trunks and stomp your feet, this Whimsical Watercolor Elephant Birthday Party from 50 by 50 Event Design, out of Los Angeles, CA, USA, is quite the fete!
Mash, modern and whimsy and what do you get? This adorable party, filled with details you won't forget!
So scroll on down and take a peek at these adorable elephant ideas, you must seek:
- Paper elephants
- Modern guest table lined with a paper flower runner
- Custom table settings
- Modern pom sweet labels
- Pom pom bunting
- Whimsical balloon pool
- And an adorable modern watercolor cake!
Whimsical Watercolor Elephant Birthday Party
This is what was shared about the party- "The inspiration for the party was all based on the birthday girl's name. I thought it might be fun to soften the very modern design of Charles Eames and combine watercolor and softer pastels rather than his usual very primary color scheme.
I had a custom design of the Eames elephant in watercolor, that carried through the invitations, to the custom tablecloth and plates. Then I used his atomic design for the napkins but in a very very soft almost tonal grey. I then used felt balls to incorporate that atomic design throughout the event as well. We handmade all the paper elephants in the soft pastel tones as decor. Then, I added structural paper flowers as the table runner.
Since Charles Eames was a mid-century modern designer who also created children's furniture it was nice to meld the whimsy with the structural elements as well. The table was outfitted of course with Charles Eames chairs. The lounge area with an Eileen Gray couch and a Charles Eames rocker.
As a gift everyone went home with a hand-painted pot with an air plant. The food was very casual with burgers on the grill and fabulous desserts made by Sweet and Saucy Shop and Twosweet. Since this was a first birthday we kept the activities simple with just swings and a ball pit. Everything was beautifully captured."
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Please have a look at the photographs in the following links, which are all taken at EPAR shelter, Subotica, Serbia.
EPAR shelter is run by our good friend Slavica, a lady who dedicates her entire life to helping all stray animals as well as fighting through legal routes for the enforcement and implementation of existing stray animal legislation by the Serbian authorities:
As we are rapidly approaching winter now the animals at EPAR shelter need as much help as they can be provided with. There are nearly always around 1,000 stray dogs being cared for at EPAR shelter.
This is an appeal to ask if you would consider making a donation for the animals at the shelter. Even a small donation will provide a few feeding bowls, allow the purchase of some wood or cement for building improvements, or help with the purchase of straw bales which are very much needed to provide warmth of the animals in the coming months.
One of the best and cheapest ways to internationally donate money to EPAR shelter is by using Western Union. Transfer costs vary and are calculated depending on the amount of the donation – you only pay more in the form of a transfer cost if you donate larger quantities.
In most countries donations can be done on line, by telephone, or visiting a local agent.
Please look at the Western Union web site for further info:
Direct donations can be made to the EPAR account in Hungary, which should be used in preference to Serbian accounts:
OTP Bank
Klauzal ter,5
Account number : 11775355-37518886
Account name : MAZAK-BESLIC JANOS
Address : Subotica 24000,Matka Vukovica, 9
Swift : OTP VHUHB
Donating to the Hungarian account is best, because the tax for money transfer is very low and it avoids the payment of tax to Serbian authorities who have done nothing for stray dogs and cats, but who immediately ask high taxes for any donation given.
Please consider making a donation to help the animals at EPAR shelter this winter.
Thank you – SAV.
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People will witness a battle between the two strongest fireworks teams from Hong Kong (China) and Italy on the third night of Đà Nẵng International Fireworks Festival (DIFF 2018). The theme 'Happy Bridge' will not only be illustrated with fireworks in the sky, but also by an art show that promises to be impressive.
The Vulcan, which enjoys its legendary fireworks party on Victoria Harbour (Hong Kong) every New Year, is considered a respectable name. At DIFF 2018, its top fireworks will be a major attraction on the third fireworks night, in keeping with the theme 'Happy Bridge'.
Established in 1974, Vulcan has gained international fame with major international awards, such as the Champion of International Fireworks Performance Hannover, Germany – 2009, the Champion of International Firework Performance Championships in Blackpool, England, 2009, the second prize at the Oman Fireworks World Show – 2010 and the third prize in the Quebec International Fireworks Festival held in Montreal, Canada, 2015. In Hong Kong, Vulcan is still the leading brand providing products and services related to fireworks. By using self-produced fireworks in all performances, Vulcan takes full control of the initiative to create fireworks artworks that harmonise the sound and light elements, along with modern technology.
Attending the DIFF Việt Nam 2018 for the first time, the "gunners" Vulcan is ready to take it to the "G hours" with romantic performances, described as "a film under the thousand light stars sky" inspired by famous movies. Captain Cindy Ying Sau Vermeulen said: "We are attending the DIFF for the first time, so we are excited. Last year, we had the chance to watch the DIFF finale and were impressed. So, we decided to try this playground, and our main goal is to showcase the most attractive performances for the audience in Đà Nẵng."
Head-to-head with Vulcan, the current champion of DIFF 2017, Italian team Martarello will look to take advantage of its experience in the tournament. Making no bones about its ambition and determination to defend the championship this season, the team arrived in Đà Nẵng a week in advance to prepare for the competition night on June 2.
With impressive fireworks, as well as sophisticated and rich art, the theme 'Happy Bridge' is designed for Martarello. Captain Michele Martarello said: "Through the fireworks display, we wanted to create the visual effect conjured by the beautiful bridges of Đà Nẵng: rotate, sparkle, shimmering and brilliant. The fireworks will slowly drift towards the horison and slowly take your imagination to an infinite horizon."
With 100 years of experience, it is expected the brilliant description by the captain of the next night's firework performance will not be limited to words, but will be realised on Hàn River.
In addition to the charisma of the top two fireworks display from Hong Kong and Italy, the third night of the DIFF this year promises to provide thousands of memorable experiences in Đà Nẵng via the art show performances and music performances of famous artists.
Singer Trọng Hiếu, champion of Việt Nam Idol 2015, will perform live hit songs "Draw the world" and "Happy," authored by him and SlimV. Along with that, Đăng Dương, Hồ Quỳnh Hương, Quang Hào will also entertain audience on the two banks of Hàn River through romantic love songs such as "O Sole Mio (My Sun)," "Live like the flowers," and "Happiness in the clouds." In the folk art, Thùy Chi and Mai Trắng, Hoàng Thông crews will perform a special folk dance called "Red Lantern," which is expected to contribute another impressive and romantic colour to the happy night of art.
Romantic, warm, explosive, crazy and deep, the third festival of DIFF 2018 is the destination for visitors to Đà Nẵng in the first week of June.
Team Hong Kong
Team Italy
Where to buy fireworks tickets
1. Sun World Ba Na Hills Sales Office
93 Nguyễn Văn Linh Street, Hải Châu District, Đà Nẵng City
Tel: 02363.749.891 - Hotline: 0905.766.777
2. Sun World Đà Nẵng Wonders Ticket Office
01 Phan Đăng Lưu Street, Hải Châu District, Đà Nẵng City
Hotline: 0905.628.004
3. Đà Nẵng Visitor Centre
108 Bạch Đằng Street, Hải Châu District, Đà Nẵng City
Tel: 02363.550.111
4. Đà Nẵng Tourism Promotion Centre
100 Núi Thành Street, Hải Châu District, Đà Nẵng City
Hotline: 0905.029.393/ 0935.348.499
5. Domestic Terminal – Đà Nẵng International Airport
Ngọc Phương Nghi Company (Sim – Card point)
Hotline: 0941.760.888
6. 60s Restaurant
50 Ông Ích Khiêm Street, Hải Châu District, Đà Nẵng City
7. Đà Nẵng Centre of Events and Festivals
23 Trần Phú Street, Hải Châu District, Đà Nẵng City
Tel: 02363.888.119
The ticket rate for children for all night of fireworks is VNĐ50,000 (US$2.2), applicable to children with height less than 1m, accompanied by adults. In case the customer does not buy the appropriate ticket according to the height of the child and the adult ticket, the purchased children's ticket will not be valid for swap. This price includes VAT.
For questions regarding DIFF 2018, please contact hotline 18001200.


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All our clients would agree that prefabricating greatly reduces construction time, improves quality and most importantly – reduces site disturbances (noise, dust, workers movements).
Prefabricated products can be built in sections, making any job, big or small, achievable.
Prefabricated building products include:
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Take a first look at Spikes Asia Festival speakers with a Q&A from Ronald NG Global Chief Creative Officer Isobar
Ronald Ng will step onto the Spikes Asia stage to present 'The Death of 360 Campaigns – The Rise of 365 Experiences'. Ahead of his session, Ng shares his thoughts on Asian creativity and innovation.
Why is Asia an exciting place to be creatively?
A lot of today's most progressive work has and continues to come out of Asia. And more than anywhere else in the world, the Asian creative industry has been turbocharged by technology. When you combine that with the region's unique culture and nuances, magic happens.
Which areas of creativity is the Asia Pacific industry particularly excelling in?
Asian creativity is shining brighter than ever before, with fabulous work coming out of countries across the region. Just look at the work Chinese agencies are creating with Tencent, Baidu and Alibaba. With 'decentralization' and consumers playing a mutual role for brand success on platforms like WeChat, the potential to solve brand challenges in China are unlimited.
Which country in Asia Pacific excites you most creatively and why?
It's a long list. But I guess China, Japan, India and Thailand are showing the way forward. The rules are broken every day, and when rules are broken, we discover beautiful possibilities.
What are you most looking forward to about Spikes Asia?
First of all, coming home. I'm a proud Malaysian kampong boy and had the honor of working in Singapore for three years. I've been a fan of Spikes Asia for a long time – the community, the size of the festival and the prestige of a Spikes Award make it an irresistible occasion.
What can we expect from your session, what will you be discussing?
I'll be sharing my thoughts about the drastic shift that the industry needs to pivot toward a consumer-centered, experience-led approach. It's something I'm very passionate about. It will be a call to reset ourselves. Or simply put: we either do or die.
Our best days are ahead of us, but only if we disrupt ourselves and how we approach client challenges. The old ways of approaching solutions with 360 campaigns is dead. Today, it's about how brands can earn a space in people's hearts through connected, frictionless, relevant and well-crafted experiences across all channels – all through to the final critical mile, commerce.


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You can now see the cover of the 2018 Advent Calendar, but you can't open any doors until Saturday (December 1st). If you can't see the Advent Calendar link (which should be to the right of "Headlines", above) it may be that your computer is remembering the last time you looked at the site - press CTRL and F5 to get it to go and look again.
We have some new items and some new participants in this year's calendar; I use the word "participants" advisedly - they're not all readings!
Very many thanks to all who agreed to take part. Enjoy! KM-D


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The Impact of Obesity and Why You Can't Afford to Ignore It
Obesity is essentially excess body fat. Since it's difficult to measure body fat directly, obesity is typically measured by BMI (Body Mass Index). This is the common scientific method of screening whether a person is under-weight, has normal weight, and is overweight/obese.
Healthy Weight & BMI
BMI measures a person's weight in relation to his/her height. Though it is not 100% accurate in indicating obesity, it proves to be a very valuable tool to judge whether a person is overweight or not.
With reference to children & adolescents, these particular BMI categories are also divided by sex & age. This is primarily because of the physical changes that take place during growth & development.
Health risks of Obesity
If you're obese/overweight, you may:
Other Risks
Psychological Problems
In addition to the range of physical problems that obese people can develop, their obesity may also result in psychological problems such as:
These feelings can impact their relationships with friends & family members. In severe cases, these feelings can also lead to depression. Obesity affects a person's overall life expectancy and he/she is more likely to die early.
Improving the Quality of Life
It is not very easy to measure exactly to what extent the quality of a person's life is improved if he/she loses some weight. But most people who shed those kilos feel better, and they are also more energetic. Many people start feeling more confident and their self-esteem increases. There is no refuting the fact that there are also a number of health benefits to losing weight. As stated above, obese people are at risk of a number of diseases and the minute an obese person starts losing weight, he or she is less likely to develop these diseases.
A Positive Impact
If your Body Mass Index is between 25 & 35, on an average, if you bring down your weight by 10%, you automatically bring down the risk of developing conditions such as diabetes, high cholesterol, high blood pressure and osteoarthritis. If you are already suffering from any of these conditions, when you start reducing your weight, there will be a distinct improvement in your condition.
Obesity is not a disease that can be taken lightly and it can also be very challenging to get rid of all those excess kilos that you have piled on. But making certain lifestyle changes, improving food habits and adding exercise to your daily routine can go a long way in reducing obesity.
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It's been a wonderful, fun, awesome, busy, and blessed 3+ days Christmas/New Years celebration with our MN loves! Days filled with gift opening, Barbie dolls, coloring, the science museum, IMAX (A Beautiful Planet), more Barbie's and coloring, Cinderella dress up, the Martin Luther Exhibit at the Minneapolis Institute of Art, being spoiled by Brett and Heather's awesome cooking (homemade pizza, fajita's and a New Years Eve dinner of rouladen, red cabbage and mousse), cuddles on the couch while watching DVD's, hugs, hearing "grandma and grandpa come play with me", dog walks, trying to stay warm in the MN cold, adult chats and laughter, little girl giggles and New Year's Eve excitement, New Years Day worship together, seeing "Trolls", more hugs and giggles, and a final dinner out together.
But as life goes on our memory making Christmas/New Years celebration is coming to a close. We are going home with our hearts filled with hugs and smooches, love, laughter and deposits in our memory making bank and looking forward to more deposits when we visit our NY loves next month! We can't think of a better way to close out 2016 and to begin 2017.


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Hey babes! Most of you know me as the Self Love Educator that I am today, but few of you know how long it took me to get here! I think the most asked question I receive daily is "How did you get to be so confident?" Well, girl, it wasn't easy and I had my fair share of setbacks.
I spent the good part of a decade in a vicious diet cycle, constantly undereating and over exercising to achieve society's ideal body. But no matter how many pounds I gained or lost, I still felt an emptiness inside, a feeling that I would never be worthy. In the winter of 2014, I decided to try something new. Life always gives us opportunities to start over, to embark on a "second act," and I began mine by deciding ONE key thing: instead of focusing all my energy on changing my outsides…I would do whatever I could to rewire my insides. Over the next 2 years I submerged myself into self-discovery, self-care, and self-love.
I read books, I attended conferences, I met women that were doing what I wanted to be doing, I challenged myself to try things I never thought I would, and most importantly, I built a support system around myself to help me stay confidently courageous: I had my husband, mom and a few friends in my corner, as well as Instagram, which gave me a place to find others like myself and a platform to share who I was becoming too.
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