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The practice of yoga has been around for centuries, but its popularity has grown dramatically in the West in the last few decades. It's no wonder -- yoga has been shown to have numerous holistic healing benefits. The regular practice of yoga improves one's overall flexibility, balance and concentration. It also lowers stress levels and promotes a calm, balanced, centered feeling. In a nutshell, the practice of yoga promotes a deep and sustained feeling of inner peace in body, mind and spirit.
Much has been said lately about the importance of the ability to "be present" in life. Yoga definitely helps increase this capacity. In fact, it is difficult not to "be present" in one's body while engaged in the practice of yoga. Many of the poses require focused attention, concentration and balance, which encourages keeping one's awareness in the here and now. This practice then naturally carries over into the rest of life, even when the practitioner is not engaged in yoga.
Yoga has proven extremely valuable and helpful in fighting and overcoming cancer. There is no doubt that yoga improves quality of life during cancer treatment, even in terminal cancers such as mesothelioma. In some cases, it can even raise mesothelioma life expectancy. In addition to promoting healing, it can also minimize the stress and side effects of chemo and radiation. A gentle yoga practice during cancer treatment helps the body to process and alleviate toxins more efficiently, improves circulation, lowers pain levels and also reduces anxiety and depression.
A recent article on the ABC news website referenced a study funded by the National Cancer Institute's Office of Cancer Complementary and Alternative Medicine. They reported that yoga dramatically helped to reduce the side effects of cancer treatments in patients, particularly insomnia and fatigue. From the article:
"Sleep disturbances and fatigue are an enormously burdensome problem among cancer survivors... In the trial, 410 patients who had completed cancer therapy were split into two groups: one that participated in a four-week-long, twice-weekly yoga program, and one that did not. Compared to how they felt beforehand, the survivors who participated in the yoga program afterward reported improvements in sleep quality and fatigue. Yoga participants also used less sleep medication than they did before the program, while non-yoga participants actually increased their use of sleep medication. Patients were enthusiastic about the classes, and 86 percent attended more than half the sessions."
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Before reading the article:
What natural disasters have happened in the world recently? How closely have you followed the news about them? How does following this kind of news affect you?
Now, read the article, "Apocalyptic Thoughts Amid Nature's Chaos? You Could Be Forgiven," and answer the following questions:
1. What did the science fiction writer John Scalzi say about the End Times in his tweet?
2. What do scientists say about destructive hurricanes, wildfires and earthquakes?
3. Why are some people looking to more than science for an explanation about the increase in natural disasters and their severity?
4. How does Richard Hecht, a professor of religious studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara, explain "end of times fantasies?"
5. What, on the whole, do the other religious scholars quoted in the article make of the increase in severe natural disasters?
Finally, tell us more about what you think:
To what do you attribute the increase in frequency and severity of natural disasters? Are you superstitious, or do you find solace in scientific explanations? Does your thinking incorporate both science and mystical aspects? Why or why not?
Do you agree with Christiana Zenner Peppard, an associate professor of theology at Fordham, who said that no matter what people might think about a confluence of disastrous events, "humans are capable of foreseeing and planning for predictable kinds of outcome — flooding and water scarcity among them. To pretend that it's such a tragedy is to pretend that there's no social and collective responsibility for the outcome." Why or why not?

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I went to the much loved and popular asian hotspot Chin Chin and didn't even have to wait for a table! Score!
I stayed at the Crown Metropol again which I love mainly because of their beautiful pool and facilities. Being the newest of the Crown hotels it has uber modern interiors and a fabulous view. Below is the view from the gym - makes exercising that much better!
They ran out of king rooms so I got a double room instead...one bed to sleep in and one bed to sit and watch TV and read in!
And that famous pool - it is on the second top floor with an edgeless infinity pool feeling as the pool overlooks the edge of the glassed walls all round. The view is magnificent! See below the pool water appears to flow over the edge and you can see the view just yonder.
Not to mention the pool temperature is beautifully heated and the perfect 1.2m height continuously across which is perfect for lap swimming. Below is the view from where I was perched in the hot tub/jacuzzi which is awesomely heated at 38 degrees. I just chilled in here to relax!
I love going to Bistro Guillaume everytime I'm in Melbourne and this is my standard order - Steak Frite with paris mash instead of the frites. The bearnaise sauce is just right! Usually I will also order dessert (profiteroles) but I just couldn't fit it all in!
I just had to try the breakfast buffet at Metropol which is on the top floor at their exclusive 28 members bar and lounge. Being just above the pool, it has an amazing view over the city skyline and of course of the pool below. The buffet is just between the two 'book cases' and the interior decor is beautiful. It apparently can be hired for functions and I was just imagining it would be beautiful and perfect for a 21st, work cocktail function or engagement party. It is very reminscent of the manhattan rooftop style location of my 21st actually, which is probably why I loved it so much!
The breakfast selection was small but refined - just the right amount of variety though for the $38 pricetag I think one would generally expect a larger selection. They had the normal scrambled eggs, mushrooms, sausages, bacon etc as well as the yoghurt station below, beautiful fruit selection, pastries, breads and cereals.
Annd finally...my room service breakfast order one day was pretty swanky - butter milk pancakes with fresh berries. Delish (excuse the blurry iphone photo!)
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Men Who Hate Women and the Women Who Love Them: When Loving Hurts and You Don't Know Why
Unabridged Audiobook
Written By: Dr. Susan Forward, Joan Torres
Narrated By: Randye Kaye
Publisher: Tantor Media
Date: December 2017
Duration: 9 hours 2 minutes
Is this the way love is supposed to feel?
- Does the man you love assume the right to control how you live and behave?
- Have you given up important activities or people to keep him happy?
- Does he belittle your opinions, your feelings, or your accomplishments?
- Does he withdraw love, money, approval, or sex to punish you?
- Does he blame you for everything that goes wrong in the relationship?
- Do you find yourself "walking on eggs" and apologizing all the time?
If the questions here reveal a familiar pattern, you may be in love with a misogynist-a man who loves you, yet causes you tremendous pain because he acts as if he hates you.
In this superb self-help guide, Dr. Susan Forward draws on case histories and the voices of men and women trapped in these negative relationships to help you understand your man's destructive pattern and the part you play in it.


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Mustard is one of the 14 major allergen groups within foods. This needs to be mentioned either on a label or on a menu when it is an ingredient in food as per EU food labelling regulations. Often mustard is a masked or hidden allergen within foods as it can be not obvious of its presence by sight, taste or smell. Mustard has been found to be more prevalent in countries which have mustard as a key ingredient in the diet such as France. However, it can be used in many styles of cooking such as (but not limited to) Chinese, Japanese, Indian, French, Middle-Eastern, Eastern-European and Italian. In the UK due to limited research into mustard as an allergen, it is unknown how common it is or how many people are currently suffering from an allergy to mustard.
Mustard allergy has been a common allergen for a number of years, it is seen as on the increase however with spices (including mustard) becoming more popular within foods, therefore increasing the likelihood of being exposed to it in a regular diet. It can also be used as an added ingredient in processed foods (even baby food) which highlights the importance of identifying ingredients of a food using the labelling.


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I am in a community group (a sailing club) - and have been asked to collate the members photos in one place. I have a website I can publish the pictures on.
My question is - whats the best way of getting all the pictures. Most of the members are non technical, so asking for a flash drive or cd will be met with stares.
What site would you recommend to allow authorised users to upload photos? (preferably with drag drop but not essential).
I've tried a few (flickr, yahoo, etc) - they are great for publishing and sharing photos, but not for other people to upload to.
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The site was down because the domain name wasn't directing to the nameservers, which was out of my hands. I finally got an acknowledgement of the problem this morning, and it looks to be working.
I'd like to say it's not my fault, but this is not the first time some mickey mouse bullshit like this on the part of the registrar has take down ILP, and as they say, "fool me once..."


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High Schools and Colleges Have the Opportunity to Win the "NewTek Streaming Sports Car Contest"
SAN ANTONIO – July 02, 2013 – NewTek TM has announced that it is offering the 48 contiguous United States and the District of Columbia high school and college sports programs the opportunity to win a 2010 smart car HD mobile production vehicle that the company has used to produce a range of high-profile live productions including the U.S. Army All-American Bowl and the All American Games. The vehicle, which has also attracted broad attention at industry tradeshows, has been outfitted with a TriCaster 455 multi-camera live production system and control surface, a 3Play 425 instant replay system, and swing-out monitors – for a total value of more than $50,000 USD. NewTek is accepting entries now through September 30th with the grand-prize winner and 9 finalists announced on December 16, 2013.
"NewTek video production systems are the leading choice of colleges and high schools for producing live events because they offer the most complete set of integrated production tools in a single offering – and at price points that are very education-friendly," said Carter Holland, executive vice president of worldwide marketing at NewTek. "For the past couple of years, we've used this car throughout the US to demonstrate how easy it is to capture, produce and live stream any type of event – from virtually any location. This contest provides us with the opportunity to give something back to the education community that has played such an important role in helping NewTek to establish its leadership position in the video production industry."
Ten schools will be chosen as finalists and will be asked to submit a video entry. The grand prize winning school will be announced December 16, 2013 at the Sports Video Group, League Technology Summit in New York. The remaining 9 finalists will be awarded a TriCaster 40.
For more information and to enter your high school or college, please go to www.newtek.com.
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Eastern Oklahoma is cattle country. We have beef and dairy cattle and plenty of horse ranches besides. Near our farm is a buffalo range, a sheep farm, an angus bull ranch, an alpaca ranch, a goat farm, and several small chicken and hog farms. Mostly though, our area raises beef. Ranchers keep donkeys sometimes as... Continue Reading →


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After having completed the Lighted Path and having saved the kid I went about doing other stuff for a few hours and then quit the game for the day.
When I came back the following day the ship with the Lighted Path on it was back so I went over to it again and the whole crew and the kid were all dead.
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This week's Simply Shakespeare comes from me! I'm reviewing a wonderful book I got sent and have since fallen in love with, Cauldron's Bubble by Amber Elby. The author herself sent me the book in exchange for an honest review and I am so excited to tell you why this is the book that, if you're a Shakespeare fan, you didn't even know you needed…
SO recently, my wonderful fellow Shakespeare nerd Katherine (Discovering Shakespeare) recommended the No Hold's Bard podcast to me. I've been really enjoying it and one I listened to was where they talked about fan theories. One theory, which I am keen to do a separate Simply Shakespeare post on at some point was that all the plays of Shakespeare are connected or exist in the same the same universe (kind of like The Pixar Theory) and this is Amber's concept in a nutshell and let me tell you, it's a real treat!
The story follows Alda who Wizard-Of-Oz style finds herself in the magical mystical world of Shakespeare! She meets Dreng and we the reader are taken on an adventure of twists and turns through a brand new world you'll find yourself wishing you could wake up in. I found myself letting out a little squeak whenever we were introduced to our most loved characters and we get to see characters from Hamlet, Macbeth and The Tempest. I most enjoyed the bits with the Tempest characters, particularly Caliban and Ariel. Its a well crafted story where a true deep love for Shakespeare shines through.
This was the first book in a trilogy and I am so excited for Alda to make Cauldron's Bubble and return to the world! I'm excited to learn more about her grandmother and see the fallout of what happened in the first book. It feels like The Lion The Witch and The Wardrobe in the way that Alda finds herself wanting to go back to the world, but was the world even there? Did she just imagine it or does magic really exist?
I wish I could gush more about this but it's hard without it being full of spoilers! Part of the joy of this book is the excitement you feel when reading the name of a character you know so well. This book is for super fans by a super fan and it's so nice because you aren't sat through pages and pages of explanation of who the people are because the idea is that you already know them. It's the book I never knew I needed until I read the first couple of pages.
Amber is a wonderful woman and a fabulous writer and I cannot wait to have her on a couple of Simply Shakespeare posts in the future. You can follow her on Twitter here. You can buy Cauldron's Bubble on Amazon UK here. Trust me Simply Shakespeare readers, you will not regret it!
Have you read Caudron's Bubble? What did you think of it? Are you interested in picking it up? Let me know down below! If you would like to get involved in Simply Shakespeare, send me an email at firstname.lastname@example.com with Simply Shakespeare as the subject and I'll get the details to you! Or you can contact me on Twitter.
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List of the 10 most well-respected law firms from Europe [The Trademark Lawyer – Issue 2, 2019]
Here is a comprehensive list of the 10 most well-respected law firms from Europe, in alphabetical country and company order, published in The Trademark Lawyer magazine, Issue 2, 2019. Among the 20 European Countries there is also Italy and, of course, Studio Bonini.
The list is derived from a multifaceted methodology, which uses months of industry research and feedback from the readers, clients, and esteemed connections around the word.
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Two economists from Wellesley College who had never done any research on gun violence were curious about what happened to gun sales in the aftermath of the 2012 Sandy Hook mass murder and also were interested in whether the people who bought those guns knew how to handle them safely.
So they got down to work, knowing that without a single database of gun sales and gun deaths, the going would be tough.
They found, for example, that the search phrase "buy a gun" was entered four times more often than usual as a Google search term during the four months after Sandy Hook.
And that searches for "clean gun" more than doubled.
In all, they found that about three million guns were sold in the four months after Sandy Hook.
They also concluded that based on past statistics on accidental gun deaths, the number of accidental gun deaths rose 27 percent. That translates into about 60 more accidental deaths.
They also found that the rate of accidental gun death victims who were children rose 64 percent – 20 kids – so that children constituted about one-third of the newly dead.
The gun people like to say that we need access to guns to protect ourselves in a dangerous world. Well, they got their wish: we're now permanently protected from those 20 kids.
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Two Uckfield gardens will be open to the public at the end of the month to raise funds for St Peter and St James Hospice.
Neighbours Robert Crozier and Dee Russell live at 26 and 27 Harlands Villas, Eastbourne Road, TN22 and both their gardens have won Brighter Uckfield awards.
Dee said their styles are very different. Her garden is divided into separate rooms, with a pond and water feature, while Robert's is a traditional Victorian style with a rose garden and annual planting. Both have productive fruit and vegetable gardens.
Dee returned to her childhood home at Harlands Villas seven years ago. She remembers the garden very much being a working plot turned over to vegetables to feed her family. Later her father turned it to grass but she has completely revamped it.
Robert moved to Harlands Villas 13 years ago and got on with Dee's father like a house on fire and the pair enjoyed a bit of healthy gardening competition.
The gardens will be open on Sunday, June 26, from 2-5pm and can be found just off the Highlands roundabout and Mallard Drive.
Please park in the road or in the car park of C J Thorne and Co in Eastbourne Road, thanks to their kind permission.
Children will need to be supervised due to open water. There is some wheelchair access although paths are narrow with cambers and steps.
There will be a tombola, plant and jam stall and you will be welcome to stay and enjoy tea and home made cakes in the garden.
• Details of this open gardens day can also be found on the Uckfield News Events page if you are looking for a reminder nearer the time.
See also:
Plans to use former Uckfield restaurant as estate agents office
Uckfield arrest after 'distressing' racial incident at Victoria Pleasure Ground
Bronze award for sales executive at SLM Toyota Uckfield
Find local businesses in our Uckfield Directory
How to advertise on UckfieldNews.com


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Eating From The Pantry Challenge: Day 4
It's been 14 days since I've stepped foot into a grocery store and four days that we've officially been eating from the pantry. I have to say, I'm rather enjoying this challenge and was excited with the meals I came up with today.
The funny thing is, I keep feeling like we have "nothing left in the cupboards and refrigerator" and while they are barer than usual, we keep finding plenty to eat. It just makes me realize how truly blessed we are in the abundance we have. And this challenge has reminded me of this anew.
Here's what we ate:
Breakfast: Leftover biscuits (from dinner last night) with butter and honey, apple slices, and scrambled eggs with cheese
Lunch: Tuna salad sandwiches on hamburger buns with carrot sticks
Snack: No bake cookies
Dinner: Steak, baked potatoes, green bean casserole, ice cream
If you're eating from your pantry this week, I'd love to hear what was on your menu today!
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I am kind of eating from the pantry this week too, except we ran out of milk for the baby yesterday so I had to send the husband for a gallon this morning. Other than that we have been doing great eating from what we have!
Breakfast: Oatmeal and Banana
Lunch: Chicken Wraps
Dinner: Beef tacos (we were out of shredded cheese so we just used the pre-sliced stuff instead and cut it up.)
Dessert: Ice Cream!
I found your blog recently and LOVE LOVE LOVE it! We are on day 3 and its going awesome! So far we have had pasta and leftovers but tomorrow we will have chicken veggie foldovers. You have inspired me to get creative! Thanks for all the great ideas.
Oh yes – we have been eating lots of our biscuit as well since I stock piled them.
We had fish fillets, frozen meatballs, french fries, carrots and fruit for dinner. Yes, a hodge podge but we need to make room in our stuffed freezer.
For breakfast today we had ham and cheese omlets, mandarin oranges and nurti-grain bars. Lunch was Chinese Fried Wheat (like fried rice but with wheat berries instead of rice) and for dinner we had chicken caccetore with artisan bread that I made.
We're doing pretty good!
Hello! I'm curious – do you and your kids just have 3 meals and 1 snack each day? For instance, did you just have 1 or 2 cookies for a snack today? I'm wondering how you do this – especially while pregnant or nursing. And with growing kids. Maybe mine are just little piggies! That would just never fill them up, so maybe you can tell us more about this.
Today's breakfast:
For the children: Omelettes with cheese and bacon (I keep Hormel Bacon Bits in my pantry (they have to be refrigerated after you open them). They come in a huge container at Sam's.
For me: I had the same, but I also added the spinach and the first asparagus from the garden (I steamed them while I made the children's omelettes).
My husband had his usual fried potatoes.
Lunch: Homemade Bagels.
We had cranberry, salt, plain, and everything bagels. I made a double batch (32 total) and I think there are 6 left at the end of the day. (Now you can see why I don't understand freezing "extras"–we don't HAVE many extras!)
We were going to have salad from the garden, but everyone was full after the bagels, so that's all we had.
Snacks: Popsicles http://theprudenthomemaker.com/popsicles.aspx
and everyone wanted more bagels
Dinner: leftover soups
Chicken and Rice
Tuscan Tomato Bread Soup
We had home canned pear sauce (it's like apple sauce, but made with pears) for dessert.
Hummis dip with veggies
I soaked the garbonzo beans then with olive oil and roasted sesame seeds (a spice cupboard challenge) I made a lovely hummis dip
great blog! I started the same program on my own blog 14 days ago. One day after you. Some how I missed that you are anyone else was doing this to. It is great to know that someone else is out there to help with encouragement.
I have about 2 more weeks, before I end the project with a trip to New York.
Thanks for posting all of your ideas!
We had leftover potatoes from our corned beef and cabbage dinner. I pan friend the potatoes in a little cooking oil, added browned ground beef and onions and two cans of cheddar cheese soup. We served it in tortillas. It was delicious!
I posted about this challenge yesterday, then got a bit nervous about being able to pull it off when I looked through our cupboards and freezers. I'm not sure whether we can do it, but I am going to try to hold out for as long as possible.
Just wanted to let you know I love your blog and read it every day! I've been following your eating from the pantry challenge and trying it myself and I am amazed at the food I have when I started going through the cupboards and freezer! Last night I had one chicken breast so I made a pan of chicken and dumplings(fromBisquick) mashed potatoes and broccoli and cheese. I'm looking forward to see what else i can come up with. Thanks so much!
We started yesterday.
Breakfast: eggs with cheese and watermelon
Lunch: Ham and cheese sandwich pretzels
Snacks: apple and grapes and drinkable yogart (my kids are snackers -atleast they like healthy ones:)
Dinner: pork chops cooked carrots and mashed potatoes (the kind in a box)
I have planned out a week of Breakfasts, Lunch and Dinners for our week long eating from the pantry. I think we will run out of milk and fresh fruit, but We will improvise:)
It's been great seeing your posts on this each day. I've been eating from the pantry/freezer as well, until we hit "reset" on the food budget next Wednesday. I was surprised that I could still get great meals out of it all. I love the challenge.
Judging by your dinner, I'd say eating from the pantry isn't such a bad thing! 🙂
Breakfast – cold ceral with milk (kids choice)
Snack – organic granola bars (these were basically free with coupons and store sale)
Lunch – leftover pasta with butter and parmasean cheese
Dinner – turkey breast (had one in freezer from a sale before Thanksgiving), mashed potatoes (used up last one from the bag), Sweet potato casserole (used the last of them from the fridge), biscuits from the freezer. Lots of leftovers for this weekend in lunches and dinners and some for the freezer too!
Snack – popcorn and/or popsicles (that had been in the freezer for a while
this has been so inspirational to read each day – I'm very impressed! Keep it up 🙂
My mouth is watering!
This looks SO good. Your eating from the pantry challenge is reminding me of my shopping from the closet challenge. I too keep thinking I have nothing to wear but then come up with creative outfits. Limits help with innovation I think 🙂
We are keeping up the challenge as well, although I realized we are almost out of toilet paper, so I need to hit the store today. I hope I can curb myself from buying other items!! (My husband is begging for saltines too)
Breakfast: Bagel with margarine, 1 slice of cheese
Lunch: Leftover chicken – made a sandwich, baked chips
Dinner: Chili (I had made a huge batch a few weeks back; put half in the freezer)
Snack: Sugar-free pudding
Keep up the good work everyone!
Thanks for all the advice. The only trouble with some of the cookie recipes you mentioned earlier is that you measure in cups and I'm having trouble converting these into pounds and ounces.
I have found that Shortbread is great to make when the cupboards get low – ingredients being
125g/4oz butter
55g/2oz caster sugar
180g/6oz plain flour
No milk or eggs needed. Mix all the ingredients together, roll out and cut into biscuit shapes, pop in the fridge for 20 mins, sprinkle with sugar and pop in a pre-heated oven for 15 – 20 mins gas mark 5/190/375. I do these and flatjacks when I need to save money. Flatjacks are a good breakfast when you are on the run.
Oh – anyone got any nice recipes which involve tin tuna – I've found a mini stash at the back of my cupboards which I would like to use up?
that breakfast looks so YUMMY! i'm a sucker for cheese on anything 🙂
Ok, yesterdays meals….
Bfast–kids had poptarts, I had a little leftover homemade bread. (I have almost zero appetite in the morning) not sure about DH, cereal I think.
Snack for me, or late bfast, spinach rice and cheese casserole…Again
Lunch, kids packed lunchmeat sandwiches, Annies bunny crackers, and apples. DH packed leftover chicken and noodles in lemon butter. I had my bi-monthly lunch date with Mom and Sis. I ordered a Bfast burrito, it was huge!
Dinner…I had second half of lunch burrito. Kids had homemade bread, green beans, bananas and cheese quesadilla's. Hubby worked late and had taken tons of the chicken and noodles for lunch and had more for dinner.
Snack for all was sugar cookies–pillsbury refridgerator style.
Breakfast-Granola bars
Lunch- Turkey Sandwiches & Rice Cakes
Dinner- Shredded BBQ (made with leftover roast) & Baked Sweet Potatoes w/ butter & brown sugar
Snacks- Yogurt & Oatmeal Creme pies
I'm enjoying this series on eating from the pantry! I do this about every month but still ususally need to run and get milk and a few odds and ends we really need. I suspect my family eats a LOT more than yours though. My hubby snacks constantly but still weighs the same as in high school and one snack for my kids is about two banananas and a cup of cheese crackers or a couple of slices of bread and butter. They have 3 meals and 2 snacks a day! They literally seem to eat out the pantry most every week so I have to shop weekly most of the time! Since they are 4, 2, and 7 months, I can't imagine what they'll eat in 10 years!
I love reading all of the posts on this subject. I told my husband one evening that I thought we could go for a month without buying anything other than bread, milk and fresh produce and he took the challenge. We are on week 6 and purchased our first "new" meat yesterday! I love that my pantry is looking so organized and we actually know where everything is. (I'm guessing another 10 days and I'll have to break down and do the grocery trip!!)
We had cereal/milk for breakfast. Lunch was turkey and cheddar melts/doritos/pears. For dinner we ate cheddar wursts/coleslaw/corn. I went to a birthday dinner with some ladies ( had an appetizer platter) and my daughter said,"when you were gone daddy gave us some granola bars and some chips"…ah, the truth comes out…haha..
My mom practiced this challenge on a monthly basis as she raised 5 kids on 1 income. I can remember her creating all kinds of amazing dishes from our pantry, freezer, and fridge while waiting to go grocery shopping with the arrival of my dad's next paycheck.
Now it's something I try to practice the last week of every month. Challenge is a good word for it. I always love to see how I can stretch what I already have into well-balaced, delicious meals. Great ideas, MSM!!
bfast – cereal or eggs
lunch – turkey sandwiches
snack – pretzels and juice
dinner – spaghetti, garlic bread
dessert – leftover choc. banana bread
Your meals are pretty fantastic! You keep a great pantry. We're on day 9. Since it's just me and the kids, I've been making one big casserole about every 3rd day and just enjoying the leftovers.
Today I'll polish off the last of the Arroz Con Pollo and tomorrow, it's on to spaghetti.
Lunches/breakfasts/snacks have been pretty simple. Cereal, leftovers, granola bars, fruit, oatmeal…oh and lots of grilled cheese and tomato soup. 😉
I'm giving it a try, too. Breakfast was cereal and yogurt. Lunch was a big salad with craisins, walnuts, a chopped apple and the last of the fat free feta cheese. (Eek!) Snack was a FIber One bar for DD, rice cakes for me. For dinner, I stuck some chix breasts in the slow cooker, mixed up and threw in a can of 98%ff cream of chix soup, 1/2 packet of onion dip mix, 1 C. ff yogurt (didn't have any sour cream). Served this 'stroganoff wannabe' on rotini pasta with toast. The salad was getting old, so I stir fried what was left for a veggie for me. (My salads are chopped cabbage, cauliflower and carrots, lol!) For dessert, I had a box of 'you gotta make it yourself' rice crispy treats.
I'm looking forward to getting the pantry cleaned out. DH retired from the military, and for the FIRST time, we didn't move after 2-1/2 years, so the PURGE hasn't happened in the 4 years we have been living here.
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With increased poverty and recession our beloved country has been under the plaque of armed robbery and mobile snatching especially in the city of Karachi. Under such cases one is relatively clueless about what to do when his belongings are taken away, but don't worry we're here to help you out.
Whenever your cellphone is snatched follow these steps right after it:
- Call the network helpline and get your number blocked. This is important because your number can be used in any illegal activity and since it is registered under your name, you'll be accountable for it.
- Call CPLC and get your phone's IMEI blocked. This is again important because if this is not done then your phone can be resold. If the IMEI is blocked then your phone more or less becomes useless, this however doesn't mean that they don't have a way past it but they'll have to go an extra mile for that.
Steps to block your sim card:
Call your respective telecom service provider from any no. you don't necessarily have to call from that particular service providers no., you can even use your PTCL for this.
Given below are the UAN numbers of the major telecom providers in Pakistan.
(City Code) 111-222-111
(City Code) 111-111-321
(City Code) 111 345 100
(City Code) 111-300-300
City Codes:
Some of these even offer the service to deliver a new sim card free of cost to your doorstep in such cases.
Steps to block your IMEI number:
The IMEI (International Mobile Equipment Identity) is a unique set of 15 digit number used on GSM phones to identify them. As the SIM card is associated with the user and can be swapped from phone to phone, a method is needed to keep track of the hardware itself, and that's why the IMEI was developed.
Here's how to block it:
– You can get your IMEI number from the back of your phone box or if you don't have it then check it by dailing *#06#.
- Store this number somewhere as it is imperative in blocking it through CPLC.
- Call CPCL (Citizens Police Liaison Committee) on their UAN (City Code) 111 222 345 and provide them with your phone's IMEI and other details they ask for and get it blocked.
Viola you've successfully saved yourself from getting involved in anything shady and at the same time made that robbers life difficult.
Other steps for your security:
- Always use a screen lock be it pattern password, face lock or fingerprint.
- Almost every smartphone these days provides an option to encrypt the phone, do this so that your SD Card cannot be accessed via any other device.
- Use Google security options to protect your data and erase/block it in such cases.
- Turn on the phones anti theft protocol if it offers you that.
- Use app lock to lock applications which may have sensitive or personal data and keep the pattern or password different from your screen lock.
That's all from our side folks, stay safe and keep your data safe.


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Without money and without price
I hope to get back to regular posting within a day or two more. In the meantime, here's a must-listen opportunity for you: I heard, today, a great sermon upon this, one of my favorite passages of Scripture. Amazingly, I heard this text expounded by Spurgeon!
Well, by someone (Tony Reinke?) reading Spurgeon's message.
It was glorious!
There's a wince-worthy point about a half-hour in, but Spurgeon's point is that we are all worthy of despising, and all equally in need, and all equally invited to eat.
"You believe there must be some special entrance for you, so proper and moral are you. But the gate is so narrow that you must rub shoulders with drunkards and with murderers and with thieves and harlots to enter…"
"…you are feeling in your pocket and you find nothing there; you don't need anything, come without money! You look into your heart, and you find nothing there…you find nothing of redeeming character…come, you don't need anything, the gospel is without price!"
"Everything for nothing, and Christ for the asking!"
Head on over to The Shepherd's Scrapbook, and scroll down the right-hand side in the list "Now on my iPod." You'll see this sermon, available as a Flash recording.
Give it a listen, you won't regret it. And God willing, I'll be back soon.Explore posts in the same categories: Gospel


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United States District Court, E.D. North Carolina, Southern Division
September 27, 2019
THERESA LOUISE BUSEY, Plaintiff,v.ANDREW SAUL, Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant.
W. Flanagan United States District Judge
matter is before the court on the parties'
cross-motions for judgment on the pleadings. (DE 20, 22).
Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1) and Federal Rule of
Civil Procedure 72(b), United States Magistrate Judge Robert
T. Numbers, II, entered memorandum and recommendation
("M&R"), wherein it is recommended that the
court deny plaintiff's motion, grant defendant's
motion, and affirm defendant's decision. Plaintiff
timely filed objections to the M&R, and the issues raised
are ripe for ruling. For the reasons that follow, the court
adopts the M&R as its own, grants defendant's
motion, denies plaintiff's motion, and affirms
defendant's final decision.
November 17, 2014, plaintiff protectively filed a Title II
application for disability benefits, and on November 24,
2014, plaintiff filed a Title XVI application for
supplemental security income. In both applications, plaintiff
alleged disability beginning May 8, 2014. The claim was
denied initially and upon reconsideration. Plaintiff
requested hearing before an administrative law judge
("ALJ"), who, after a June 20, 2017, video
hearing, denied plaintiff's claim by decision entered
July 21, 2017. Following the ALJ's denial of the claim,
plaintiff timely requested review, and the Appeals Council
denied plaintiff's request for review, leaving the
ALJ's decision as defendant's final decision.
Plaintiff then filed a complaint in this court on June 22,
2018, seeking review of defendant's decision.
Standard of Review
court has jurisdiction under 42 U.S.C. § 405(g) to
review defendant's final decision denying benefits. The
court must uphold the factual findings of the ALJ "if
they are supported by substantial evidence and were reached
through application of the correct legal standard."
Craig v. Chater, 76 F.3d 585, 589 (4th Cir. 1996).
"Substantial evidence [is] . . . such relevant evidence
as a reasonable mind might accept as adequate to support a
conclusion." Richardson v. Perales, 402 U.S.
389, 401 (1971) (quotations omitted). The standard is met by
"more than a mere scintilla of evidence but . . . less
than a preponderance." Laws v. Celebrezze, 368
F.2d 640, 642 (4th Cir. 1966). In reviewing for substantial
evidence, the court is not to "re-weigh conflicting
evidence, make credibility determinations, or substitute
[its] judgment" for defendant's. Craig,
76 F.3d at 589.
necessary predicate to engaging in substantial evidence
review is a record of the basis for the ALJ's ruling,
" including "a discussion of which evidence the
ALJ found credible and why, and specific application of the
pertinent legal requirements to the record evidence."
Radford v. Colvin, 734 F.3d 288, 295 (4th Cir.
2013). An ALJ's decision must "include a
narrative discussion describing how the evidence supports
each conclusion, " Monroe v. Colvin, 826 F.3d
176, 189 (4th Cir. 2016) (quoting Mascio v. Colvin,
780 F.3d 632, 636 (4th Cir. 2015)), and an ALJ "must
build an accurate and logical bridge from the evidence to his
conclusion." Id. (quoting Clifford v.
Apfel, 227 F.3d 863, 872 (7th Cir. 2000)).
assist it in its review of defendant's denial of
benefits, the court may "designate a magistrate judge
to conduct hearings . . . and to submit . . . proposed
findings of fact and recommendations for the disposition [of
the motions for judgment on the pleadings]."
See 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B). The parties may
object to the magistrate judge's findings and
recommendations, and the court "shall make a de novo
determination of those portions of the report or specified
proposed findings or recommendations to which objection is
made." Id. § 636(b)(1). The court does
not perform a de novo review where a party makes
only "general and conclusory objections that do not
direct the court to a specific error in the
magistrate's proposed findings and
recommendations." Orpiano v. Johnson, 687 F.2d
44, 47 (4th Cir.1982). Absent a specific and timely filed
objection, the court reviews only for "clear error,
" and need not give any explanation for adopting the
M&R. Diamond v. Colonial Life & Accident Ins.
Co., 416 F.3d 310, 315 (4th Cir. 2005); Camby v.
Davis, 718 F.2d 198, 200 (4th Cir.1983). Upon careful
review of the record, "the court may accept, reject, or
modify, in whole or in part, the findings or recommendations
made by the magistrate judge." 28 U.S.C. §
ALJ's determination of eligibility for Social Security
benefits involves a five-step sequential evaluation process,
which asks whether:
(1) the claimant is engaged in substantial gainful activity;
(2) the claimant has a medical impairment (or combination of
impairments) that are severe; (3) the claimant's
medical impairment meets or exceeds the severity of one of
the impairments listed in [the regulations]; (4) the claimant
can perform [his or her] past relevant work; and (5) the
claimant can perform other specified types of work.
Johnson v. Barnhart, 434 F.3d 650, 653 n.1 (4th Cir.
2005) (citing 20 C.F.R. § 404.1520). The burden of proof
is on the claimant during the first four steps of the
inquiry, but shifts to the Commissioner at the fifth step.
Pass v. Chater, 65 F.3d 1200, 1203 (4th Cir. 1995).
In the
instant matter, the ALJ performed the sequential evaluation.
At step one, the ALJ found that plaintiff had not engaged in
substantial gainful activity since May 8, 2014, the alleged
onset date. (Transcript of the Record ("Tr.")
18). At step two, the ALJ found plaintiff had the following
severe impairments: "degenerative joint disease, knees;
migraine headaches; history of stroke; and pseudobulbar
symptoms." (Tr. 18). The ALJ also found non-severe
impairments: "depression, obesity, and substance
addiction." (Tr. 18). At step three, the ALJ determined
that these impairments were not severe enough, either
individually or in combination, to meet or medically equal
one of the listings in the regulations. (Tr. 20).
proceeding to step four, the ALJ determined that during the
relevant time period plaintiff had the residual functional
capacity ("RFC") to ...
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Isn't it amazing how sometimes, in the frenetic pace of life, we sometimes just catch the little breaks that seem really meant to be? I'm sitting up in my bedroom writing this today whilst a storm rages outside. I'm not a fan of this weather at all, particularly living where we do, but school and work closures have made for an extra day at home with my gang, and I'm thankful for small pleasures in the midst of this crazy Autumnal weather we have been given.
This weekend past was a slow one, but was also so much needed after a few crazy busy weeks. I haven't put together a post like this in the longest time and so I thought I'd just share a few pictures from the past few days, and also a few things I've been loving this last little while too!
I have a whole post to come later this week on a few new living room additions, and Autumn décor Little Wood style too. I tend to update our living space a couple of times a year, and I'm really loving the whole 'shades of white with texture' look this season. As much as I'd love to love those dark, moody colours (and I have tried them. Hands up if you remember the bedroom paint disaster of 2016?) I always come back to a fresh palette. I'm mixing in lots of winter green this year too though and I think it's something that will see us through the festive season and right the way to next Spring.
When it hasn't been raining and gloomy the skies right now are just the best, aren't they? When we moved here at first it's what really struck me about country living – how very big the sky seems. It's something that I often miss in the daily hamster wheel of life, but every now and then it puts on a show and reminds me all over again.
And guys, I can't tell you what a revelation these slippers have been to me! I know I'm totally verging into granny territory right here, but is sheepskin lining not just life? 🙂 I'm not classically a slipper person you know, but have been well and truly converted.
Style-wise, I shared this coat over on Instastories at the weekend and everyone went a bit crazy for it. I've been searching for the right shade of camel for quite a while now (I feel that I really don't suit the overly orangey shade and need something softer) and discovered this one and snapped it up quick. I styled it a couple of different ways for Saturday and Sunday – firstly with this jumper (which is the Autumn dream FYI!) and my Missoma necklace, and then with these boots, these jeans and this little sheer jumper for Sunday comfort. Also truly loving that hat season is back. Although, when is it NOT hat season? I'm counting the days until the woolly ones can make a reappearance, I'll not lie!
I promise we did have all three kids with us when we went out on Sunday, lol! Annie and Noah are so often on scooters, especially when we visit the University quarter (Lots of ramps! It should be in the NI for kids guidebook 😉 ) and, as such, they move at the actual speed of light. Thankful for one girlie who is happy to take things at a slower pace and indulge her Mama in a picture or two! Also, I'm taking as many pictures as I can of her in these coming months. I know it maybe won't always be so fun for her!
Some extra things I'm loving this week…
- The camera on my new iPhone 8. I've been looking at a new lens for my Olympus camera for the longest time, primarily to achieve that real depth of field effect in photos. I take so many interiors shots and close-ups and it's just something that I really aspired to. I'd heard good things about the new iPhone camera but wasn't really expecting too much from it. It's so great though! I've been loving trying it out this past week or so. The first picture in this post was taken purely on it!
- I made the best guacamole last week and I'm excited to share the tastiest and healthiest snack recipe with you really soon. I'm no whizz kid in the kitchen but I even astounded myself with how tasty it was!
- Tiny gold earrings. I'm loving all the options on ASOS at the moment. Really affordable too!
- New challenges! I went on my first proper styling job last week and loved every single second of it. It truly didn't feel like work at all! Andrew is finally seeing the use for my 579845 props now too so, win/win! 😉
- Autumn in the countryside. Crazy weather patterns aside, I do really love this season such a lot. We are so lucky to live where we do, and so fortunate to witness all the finery of this time of year too. A little more cold and crisp and a little less typhoon would be amazing but, you know, I'll take it regardless!
Hope you had a lovely weekend everyone!
E x
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31 Oct Shabbat Project 2016
The Shabbat Project is a global, grassroots movement that brings Jews from across the world together around their shared heritage of Shabbat. The initiative was introduced in South Africa in 2013 to astonishing effect, and in the days that followed, the Jewish world heard, and was inspired by, how the majority of the community kept Shabbat in full, and how Jews were brought together in unprecedented ways.
The London Jewish community was one that heard this calling and have participated since 2014 with growing success in every year. Roedz creative were responsible for Shabbat UK artwork on Henleys corner digital banners which have fortnightly audiences of over 3.4 million people. In addition, advertising was rolled out on to several London buses, further spreading the message of keeping Shabbat to a large audience of the London community.


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This Is The Upside Down!
If you are wondering how is it possible that a frog is eating a snake, it is Australia! Anything is possible!
How is it possible that something that big is inside your toilet? I am crept and scared for my entire life!
How Did It Get There?
Seriously how did that get inside in that small passage? Also, that is one of the most poisonous snakes found! Imagine having to find this inside a lunch box!
Oh! No…
This is Araucaria Pine Cone, and just so you know it is reported that people have been killed because of this falling on top of their heads!
I mean what even! Forget finding shells on the beach, because this is what Australians find on the beach, this is called an armed anemone, which can give you poisonous sting which won't heal for months!
Earthworm? Sure…
Why is it so huge? Also, why is it the size of a snake, and I mean people down there are afraid of earthworms as well?
Oh! No…
If you are wondering what this is, it is spider frost in Western Australia. If you want to become the bravest person on the earth visit this place! Australia is where you can find every possible poisonous creature to feast on you!
Hell, No!
This is a dead whale filled with gas, and by the way, it is also on the verge of exploding! Who wants to be near when that happens?
Do you see the size of that? I mean I do not understand how that happened! The point is, it is inside the house, I mean I would move the next minute I see something like that!
This is found on an extinct volcano in Australia, and all I want to know is why is that thing bigger than the size of human babies!
Child On A Bug?
How is that even possible, how is that bug so big? What do they feed themselves with? Are you sure it is not a toy?
Snake Needs Police Protection!
Well, at a place where frogs are eating snakes this is only normal! I mean why would you not need protection!
Toads Riding On A Snake!
There are so many toads! I think the snake must have thought if I do not give them a ride they'll kill me dead!
Want To Check Your Meter? Error!
Imagine waking up to this! I will be immobile for the rest of my life!
Meanwhile, Australia! How are they gathering the courage to hold that snake? Although, I am happy that nature is trying to win over at some places!


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The Department of Physics and Astronomy, as part of the HeForShe IMPACT 10x10x10 campaign, is hosting 125 students in Grades 7 and 8 for free hands-on activity workshops, inspiring talks, and a panel discussion, to encourage and engage girls in exploring physics.
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On November 29th, help us celebrate Prof. Donna Strickland as she prepares to go to Stockholm to receive the Nobel Prize in Physics 2018.
Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics
Join us at the Grad House on November 23rd to see some of your favourite profs from the Chemistry and Physics and Astronomy departments pretending to be rockstars.
Chirp Pulse
Brian McNamara
Mark Melvin
Todd Snider
Institute for Quantum Computing
As promised, this Friday, Nov 23, we have arranged tours of the IQC for PHYS 10 in the usual timeslot for this section (4:30). (There will be no lecture in RCH 101.) There are spaces for 45 students split into 3 groups of 15. First come, first served.
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Thinking of applying to graduate school this year or next? Attend our information session for tips and tricks on how to ace your grad applications. Prof. Shawn Wettig, the Faculty of Science Associate Dean of Graduate Studies, will give the talk.
Discussion topics:
Ever wonder what our Department Chairs are like outside of the office?
Or maybe you've wanted to pick the brain of a top
Canadian researcher about the newest developments and discoveries in your favourite science field?
ILL - Neutrons for Society
Join us for a reception prior to the talk at 3:45 in PHY 150.
Candidate: Junjie Yin
Through interactive exercises and discussions, the Men's Circle will explore some of the ways in which men can become leaders in creating a safer campus for everyone.
Professor and Canada Research Chair
Department of Physics & Astronomy, Western University
Faculty, Canada Research Chair
University of Waterloo, department of Physics & Astronomy
Institute for Quantum Computing
Professor of Physics
Faculty of Arts & Science, NYU
Associate Professor, Department of Combinatorics and Optimization
Institute for Quantum Computing
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The Dream Lab is an entrepreneurial and personal development incubator by Latinas for Latinas. We serve to empower Latinas to live a life by design. We share the tools necessary to improve on your mindset and change your life.
We are the daughters of the American Dream, but that dream, for us, has shifted from what our parents wanted and their desires for us, to our need for self-actualization. Maybe it is a house, or not, maybe it's a new career, or starting a business. It's your turn, you decide who you want to be. You deserve to live a life of joy and purpose.
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We get asked, is it just for Latinas, the short answer is no, all are welcomed. However, we feel our community is depleted and through our event we want to show Latinas the power of their stories. We want to teach her how personal development and meeting women who are doing it can help her go after her dreams and succeed.
These are conversation that we don't think happen too often in our circles. Latinas are raised to have grit and be tough, but our sense of duty and family can cause us to hide in the shadows of trying to be the perfect wife, mom, daughter, student, and the list goes on. Self-care, vision, and confidence take a back seat to our daily grind. Yet, many of us feel the desire to be more and work towards a bigger purpose. The Dream Lab is here to show you how to live a life of joy and purpose.
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1This is the message that the LORD spoke through the prophet Jeremiah about Babylon, the land of the Chaldeans.
2"Declare and proclaim among the nations. Lift up a banner and proclaim. Don't conceal anything. Say, 'Babylon will be captured. Bel will be disgraced, and Marduk will be destroyed. Her idols will be disgraced, and her filthy images will be destroyed.'
3For a nation from the north will go up against her. It will make her land into an object of horror, and no one will live in it. Both people and animals will wander off, and they'll leave.
4In those days, and at that time," declares the LORD, "the people of Israel will come together with the people of Judah. They'll be weeping as they travel along, and they'll be seeking the LORD their God. 5They'll ask the way to Zion, turning their faces in that direction. They'll come and join themselves to the LORD in an everlasting covenant that won't be forgotten.
6My people have become lost sheep. Their shepherds have led them astray, turning them toward the mountains. They go from mountain to hill. They have forgotten their resting place.
7All who find them devour them, but their enemies say, 'We're not guilty, because they have sinned against the LORD, the habitation of righteousness, the LORD, the hope of their ancestors.'
8Move away from the middle of Babylon, and go out of the land of the Chaldeans. Be like male goats at the head of the flock.
9Indeed, I'm going to stir up and bring against Babylon a great company of nations from the land of the north. They'll deploy for battle against her, and from there she will be captured. Their arrows will be like a skilled warrior; they won't miss their targets.
10The Chaldeans will become plunder, and all who plunder them will get more than enough," declares the LORD.
11"Though you rejoice, though you exult, you plunderers of my inheritance, though you skip around like a heifer in the grass and neigh like stallions,
12your mother will be greatly devastated, she who gave birth to you will be ashamed. She will become the least of the nations, a wilderness, a dry land, and a desert.
13Because of the anger of the LORD she won't be inhabited, but will be utterly devastated. Everyone who passes by Babylon will be horrified and will scoff because of all her wounds.
14Deploy the troops all around Babylon. All who bend the bow, shoot at her and spare no arrows, for she has sinned against the LORD.
15Raise a battle cry against her on every side. She has surrendered, her pillars have fallen, her walls are thrown down. For this is the vengeance of the LORD. Take vengeance on her; as she has done, do to her.
16Eliminate from Babylon the one who plants seeds and the one who uses the sickle at harvest time. Because of the oppressor's sword, let each one turn toward his own people and flee to his own land."
17"Israel is a scattered flock, driven out by lions. The first to devour him was the king of Assyria, and then afterward King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon gnawed his bones. 18Therefore this is what the LORD of the Heavenly Armies, the God of Israel, says: 'Look, I'm about to judge the king of Babylon and his land, just as I've judged the king of Assyria. 19I'll bring Israel back to his pasture. He will graze on Carmel, on Bashan, on Mt. Ephraim, and on Gilead—his hunger will be satisfied. 20In those days and at that time,' declares the LORD, 'the iniquity of Israel will be searched for, but there will be none; and the sin of Judah, but none will be found, because I'll pardon those I leave as a remnant.'"
21"Go up against the land of Merathaim and the inhabitants of Pekod. Kill them with swords, and completely destroy them," declares the LORD, "and do everything that I've commanded you.
22The noise of battle is in the land, and great destruction.
23How the hammer of all the earth is cut off and broken! How Babylon has become a horror among the nations!
24I'll set a trap for you, and you will be caught, Babylon, but you don't realize it. You will be found and also seized, because you challenged the LORD!
25"The LORD will open his armory, and bring out the weapons of his anger. Indeed, a work of the Lord GOD of the Heavenly Armies will be in the land of the Chaldeans.
26Come to her from afar. Open up her barns. Pile her up like heaps of grain, and completely destroy her. Don't leave any survivors.
27Put all her bulls to the sword, let them go down to the slaughter. How terrible for them because their day has come, the time of their judgment.
28"The sound of fugitives and refugees will come from the land of Babylon to declare in Zion the vengeance of the LORD our God, vengeance for his Temple.
29"Summon many to Babylon, all those who bend the bow. Camp all around her, let no one escape. Repay her according to her deeds. Do to her just as she has done. For she has behaved arrogantly against the Lord, against the Holy One of Israel.
30Therefore, her warriors will fall in her streets, and all her soldiers will be silenced on that day," declares the LORD.
31"Look, I'm against you, arrogant one," declares the LORD God of the Heavenly Armies. "Indeed your day is coming, the time of your judgment.
32The arrogant one will stumble and fall, and there will be no one to lift him up. I'll set fire to his cities, and it will devour everything around him."
33This is what the LORD of the Heavenly Armies says: "The people of Israel are oppressed, along with the people of Judah. All their captors have held on to them and refused to let them go.
34Their Redeemer is strong, the LORD of the Heavenly Armies is his name. He will vigorously plead their case in order to bring rest to the earth, but turmoil to the inhabitants of Babylon.
35A sword against the Chaldeans," declares the LORD, "and against the inhabitants of Babylon, against her officials and her wise men.
36A sword against the diviners. They'll be made fools. A sword against her warriors. They'll be shattered.
37A sword against her horses, against her chariots, and against all the foreign troops in her midst. They'll become women. A sword against her treasures. They'll be plundered.
38A drought against her waters. They'll dry up. For it's a land of idols, and they go mad over their terrifying images.
39Therefore the desert creatures along with hyenas will live there. They'll live in it with ostriches, but people won't live in it again. They won't inhabit it from generation to generation.
40Just as when God overthrew Sodom, Gomorrah, and their neighbors," declares the LORD, "so also no one will live there. No human being will reside in it.
41"Look, people are coming from the north. A great nation and many kings will be stirred up from the ends of the earth.
42They grab bow and spear. They're cruel and show no mercy. Their sound roars like the sea, as they ride on horses deployed like men ready for battle against you, daughter of Babylon.
43The king of Babylon has heard the news about them, and his hands hang limp. Distress has seized him, like a woman in labor.
44"Look, like a lion comes up from the thicket of the Jordan to a pasture that grows year round, so I'll drive them away from her in an instant, and I'll appoint whomever is chosen over her. Indeed, who is like me? Who gives me counsel? Who is the shepherd who will stand against me?" 45Therefore, hear the plan that the LORD has made against Babylon, and the strategy that he devised against the land of the Chaldeans. Surely they'll drag the little ones of the flock away. Surely their pasture will be desolate because of them. 46At the shout that Babylon has been seized, the earth will be shaken, and the cry will be heard among the nations.
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Easter Recipes
Spring into Easter with our complete guide to the holiday. We've rounded up the best party planning tips, family activities (hello, dyed eggs!) and Easter recipes that'll have you covered from brunch to dinner to dessert.
Artichoke and Potato Frittata
This potato frittata is a delicious brunch dish, but it's hearty enough for a weeknight dinner, too. If you like Greek or Mediterranean cuisine, you'll want to add this to your keeper files. —Sarah Newman, Harvest, Alabama
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ExxonMobil and Saudi Basic Industries have started front-end engineering and design for their proposed elastomers project in Saudi Arabia. The partners plan 400,000 metric tons of annual capacity for carbon black and various elastomers. Instead of plants in Yanbu and Jubail as originally envisioned, the firms will build only in Jubail.
BASF plans to build a 60,000-metric-ton-per-year sodium methylate plant in Rosario, Argentina. Sodium methylate is a catalyst used to transform fatty acids into biodiesel. BASF's first South American sodium methylate plant, in Guaratinguetá, Brazil, is expected to open by the end of this year.
Oxea will expand capacity for specialty esters at its plant in Oberhausen, Germany, by 40%. The project will be completed later this year. The firm says it is also evaluating an additional ester facility in Oberhausen.
Invista will go ahead with a project to build what it says will be Asia's first integrated nylon 6,6 intermediates and polymers complex. The company had postponed the project, at the Shanghai Chemical Industry Park, after the global financial crisis got under way. It now expects the complex to open in 2014.
Dow Chemical says it will invest $100 million in projects that will reduce energy use and greenhouse gas emissions. The company estimates that its energy efficiency efforts from 1994 to 2010 have saved 1,800 trillion Btu, enough to power all residential buildings in California for more than 18 months.
Evonik Industries is expanding polyether ether ketone (PEEK) capacity in Changchun, China, by the third quarter of this year. PEEK is a high-performance polymer used in aerospace, electronics, and other demanding applications.
Thermo Fisher Scientific will set up a plant in Suzhou, China, to produce laboratory instruments, equipment, and consumables. The company expects the facility to come on-line in 2012.
Ashta Chemicals has been sold by Baxter Associates to Bigshire Mexico. At its plant in Ashtabula, Ohio, Ashta manufactures chlorine, potassium hydroxide, potassium carbonate, and chloropicrin. It had sales last year of about $100 million.
Merck & Co. will work with Lycera to develop small molecules that target T helper 17 cells, thought to be key mediators of inflammation. The pact will focus on autoimmune diseases. Lycera, based in Plymouth, Mich., will get $12 million in cash, "significant" research funding, and up to $295 million in milestone payments.


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Pre Funk Beer Bar - Boise
Front of building before assessment work in 2010 (Photo taken from Tetra Tech report).
Site Background
The property at 1100 West Front Street in Boise has been a developed location since 1903. In 1940, the property was listed as City Gas Station and was a service station until 1970 when it became Idaho Ambulance Service Inc. Other uses for the building have included Orig-Equip, Larry's Driveline Sales & Service, Rocky Mountain Festivals & Events Associates, Shows Etc., and La Cantina Sociale most recently.
Capital City Development Corporation (CCDC) requested a brownfield assessment for the property, which is a valuable downtown gateway location on the northwest corner of 11th and Front Streets in downtown Boise. The CCDC and City of Boise urban renewal district master plan included the property, and CCDC had already committed grant funding and personnel resources for environmental site assessments (ESAs). Phase I and II ESAs were completed in 2010, followed by a risk evaluation.
Site Investigation Process
The Phase I ESA was conducted by Tetra Tech in June 2010. It revealed evidence of potential recognized environmental conditions (RECs) associated with the site, specifically, with regard to the former gasoline station services, underground storage tanks (USTs), and oil catch basin in the east service bay of the main building. Based on the results of the Phase I ESA, a Phase II investigation was conducted in September 2010.
The field activities conducted for the Phase II investigation included drilling soil borings, installing ground water monitoring wells in three of the borings, and collecting soil and ground water samples for laboratory analysis.
Seven volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and six metals were detected in soil samples. However, four of the VOCs (naphthalene, toluene, 124-trimethylbenzene, and total xylenes), and mercury were detected at concentrations below the reportable detection limits (RDLs). The metals were generally widespread across the site, which was expected because they occur naturally in the environment. No semi volatile organic compounds (SVOCs) were detected in the soil samples.
No VOCs or SVOCs were found in ground water at the site at concentrations above the Reportable Detection Limits (RDLs). In some cases the actual concentrations exceeded the Initial Default Target Levels (IDTLs). For instance, the concentration of arsenic and lead in ground water exceeded the IDTLs for at least one location. This combined with other concentration exceedances led to a recommendation for a risk evaluation.
The building being remodeled for Pre Funk Bar.
The risk evaluation found a risk to human health for certain site conditions and property uses. Residential use could cause exposure to shallow soils or VOC vapors. Another potential risk was if a shallow domestic well was installed at or near the site and used for consumptive purposes. The evaluation determined that additional sampling and analysis could help better evaluate or possibly eliminate the risk. Tetra Tech conducted the supplementary environmental investigation in May 2011.
Samples were collected for laboratory analysis of contaminants of concern that were identified by previous investigations. This effort included resampling ground water wells and collecting near-surface soil samples and shallow soil and atmospheric vapor samples. The following conclusions were made from the additional sampling and assessment:
- Metals were present across the site in soil and ground water, possibly as part of the natural site conditions.
- The concentration of arsenic in surface soil could present an unacceptable risk/hazard if it is accessible in a residential situation.
- The concentrations of arsenic and lead in ground water beneath the site exceed the allowable levels for ground water consumption.
- Shallow ground water is not being used for domestic purposes, but it has been evaluated as a potential future exposure pathway.
Several VOCs were found in indoor air samples at concentrations that exceed the allowable level based on residential exposure. These include 1,2,4-trimethylbenzene, 1,3,5- trimethylbenzene, benzene, carbon tetrachloride, chloroform, naphthalene, and xylenes. Additonal sampling would be needed if the location were to be developed for residential use.
Total Cost: $23,000
Acres: 0.13
Building Area: 1,468 square feet
Economic Stimulus in Full Effect
Pre Funk Beer Bar and Growler Fill Station
The Pre Funk Beer Bar and growler fill station offers several options for the beer connoisseur, from online beer purchase and pick-up to enjoying a beer at the bar or on the patio. Pre Funk, run by partners Mike Thomas, Doug Winter, and Justin and Jordan Flynn, features an assortment of local and regional taps. "Every brewery in the Valley will have a tap with us all the time," Thomas said in a July 17, 2013, Boise Weekly article. "So we'll have 20 taps, 10 will be the local breweries and 10 will be regional or specialty of some sort."
Another Pre Funk opened in Nampa in September 2014, with future plans for a Meridian location as well.
The Pre Funk garage doors open to allow a breezeway to patio seating. (Photo courtesy of Pre Funk)


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Dudley Coetzee, Executive Mayor of the Overstrand, hosted the Deputy Minister of Tourism, Elizabeth Thabethe, on Wednesday, 16 May 2019. She visited Overstrand as part of her Garden Route and Klein Karoo tour.
Her local visit included a guided tour to Gansbaai Academia, African Penguin and Seabird Sanctuary, Grootbos, a meal at La Pentola hosted by Chef Shane, a visit to the Zwelihle Youth Café, Pebbles School in the Hemel-en- Aarde Valley with a final stop at Creation Wines before leaving Hermanus.
The Deputy Minister is no stranger to this region and confirmed that visitors to the Overstrand are spoiled for choice when it comes to places to go and sights to visit with their families and friends.
She added that is well aligned with South Africa's thriving tourism sector which still has much potential for growth and job creation.
Mayor Coetzee was justifiably pleased with her observation, stating that the Overstrand is no longer a seasonal holiday destination, but rather an all-year destination of choice among both local and international tourists.
"Tourism is making an important and valuable contribution in our area and we are pleased that many businesses are taking the lead in sustainable tourism and eco-tourism," he added.
This sentiment was echoed by Frieda Lloyd, Cape Whale Coast Tourism Manager. "Tourism has an extensive value chain, stimulating economic activity in manufacturing, infrastructure, services sector and in the creative industries."
It is the success of sustainable efforts and community work of the likes of Grootbos Private Nature Reserve that win awards - including the recent Best Ecologically Responsible Safari Property in the 2019 Safari Guild Award.
Lloyd said that the Deputy Minister had to come and experience this first hand and agreed to a further line-up of stops at other tourism establishments.
Gansbaai Academia may be a school, but they are in the business of training tourism professionals and from next year Academia will be one of three South African schools to introduce Marine Science as a subject to Grade 10's, unlocking a host of career opportunities, most of which will have a tourism angle.
Lloyd thanked the Deputy Minister for her valued support in the past.
The National Youth Chefs' Training Programme and the Blue Flag Beach Stewards' Programme, are but two programmes in which the Overstrand participated which will benefit developing skills of our youth. "Programmes such as the Chefs' Training have done much to change the lives of young, unemployed people and provide our hospitality industry with a skilled workforce."
"The Minister of Tourism, Derek Hanekom, the National Department of Tourism and South African Tourism have been big fans or our region thanks to long-term relations with local business owners," she concluded.