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Fall Lawn Fertilization
Fall is the best time of year to fertilize your lawn. The natural underground growth pattern of grass is to develop a lot of roots, tillers and rhizomes this time of year. By fertilizing now, you enhance this natural growth and develop a thicker, more weed resistant lawn. It will also turn the grass a darker green color, usually within two days.
Special fall or winterizer lawn fertilizer blends are available which contain extra potassium. Potassium makes the grass blades stiffer and more resistant to cold. However, there is no reason why you can't apply any lawn fertilizer now. I like to use a fertilizer which has at least part of nitrogen in a slow release coated or encapsulated form. Also check the list of ingredients to make sure iron is included
You can apply lawn fertilizer clear up until late November. If you apply now it will keep your lawn green all winter. And it does this without causing growth in length past October so you have to mow later in the season.
Some of the fertilizer applied in the fall is converted to amino acids and is stored in the roots and crowns of the grass. This keeps the grass green all winter.
This is also a very effective time to kill lawn weeds. So if you have quite a few broad leaf weeds in your lawn, use a weed and feed combination. If you have only a few weeds, you can use a liquid lawn weed killer.
Weed Control in Flowers and Vegetables
Now is also a good time to spray weeds in your vegetable or flower plantings, after everything is harvested. Especially if you have perennial weeds like bind weed, quack grass or Canada thistle. Use Roundup or one of the similar glyphosate weed killers. They are most effective this time of year in being translocated to kill the underground portion of perennial weeds.
Prevent Moss Buildup
As the wet weather returns, moss starts growing again in shaded and other areas which stay constantly moist on top of the soil. Applying "Moss Out" or other moss killing products now, will reduce or prevent this buildup. All the products which are for use around plants contain an iron compound such as iron sulfate. They not only kill moss, but also provide an important nutrient which stimulates chlorophyll production in plants and produces a dark green color. If you have not applied fertilizer this fall, you can apply a combination fertilizer/moss control product. Moss control products for concrete, wood and other surfaces contain zinc instead of iron. Iron stains concrete a rust color, so do not apply plant moss control products to concrete. Let us know if you would like us to apply one of these products for you.
Fall Shrub Pruning
Do you have shrubs which are blocking your views or have grown over walkways? Except for spring flowering shrubs like rhododendrons and azaleas, this is an excellent time to prune.
To keep the natural shape and thickness of shrubs, prune one branch at a time. Select one of the longest branches and reach down inside other branches. Cut it a little shorter than the height you would like the shrub to be after pruning. Select another long branch and do the same with it. Pruning shorter than adjacent branches hides stubs inside other growth.
Upper side branches should be shortened more than lower ones so you retain the natural tapered shape. If lower side branches are shortened too much, they become shaded by upper ones and eventually lose their leaves.
Learn to Prune Your Own Plants
If you are concerned about your ability to prune your own plants give me a call. I can teach almost anyone the basic fundamentals of pruning in an hour in your own yard. We can also prune together so the job gets done at a lower cost because of your participation.
Use Lawnmower to Condense Leaves
A rotary lawn mower is an effective way to chop leaves into small pieces. If you let them fall onto the lawn, the smaller pieces will fall between the blades. You may have to run the mower over them more than once.
Leaf fragments will not harm the grass if the quantity is not too large. They will be gradually broken down by worms and micro-organisms and the resulting humus will improve the soil.
You can also use the grass catcher to pick up most of the leaf fragments along with grass clippings and use them to improve soil in other areas of the landscape. There is typically about a 3 to 1 ratio between leaves raked up and mowed leaves. You will have about 1 bag of chopped leaves for every 3 bags of whole leaves. Leaves can be chopped up with a mower no matter where they fall. You may have to rake them out from behind and between shrubs and flowers.
I also run a lawn mower over dead annual flowers and vegetables after frost kills them or they are through being harvested. The finer you chop them, the more quickly they will break down into humus. They can be immediately incorporated with the leaves into the vegetable garden and flower beds. It is all right to leave them on top of the ground until spring, but fall tilling or spading is better.
Plant Bulbs in Containers
I plant a lot of bulbs in tubs with summer flowering annuals. Bulbs can be inserted between plants while they are still growing. Or, you can wait until summer annuals have been damaged by the cold and remove them first. In the spring, you can plant flowers between bulb leaves after they finish flowering. Once planted, the bulbs keep blooming year after year without replanting.
Bulbs can also be planted in pots that can be brought into the house for winter bloom. Most fall bulbs need a special cold treatment. Place planted pots in an unused summer overflow refrigerator for 12 weeks after planting. Then bring them inside for mid-winter bloom. Pots can also be placed outside, but it takes longer for them to develop roots for later bloom. In most cases they are ready to be brought inside by February if planted in pots by early November.


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There are many different relationship statuses, and each one can affect your legal position in multiple ways. The rights that you have in terms of your personal assets can vary depending on how you view your legal marital status.
Read through this guide to determine your legal relationship status, your rights within that relationship, and what legal documents may be of use to you in your current or future relationship.
As a single person, you are not legally bound to anyone who is not a dependent. You can be considered as single if you have never been married, were married but divorced, or due to the death of a spouse. It is possible to be single at multiple different points in your life.
Roommates are two or more people who share a short-term residential dwelling and are not involved in a romantic relationship.
Legal Rights: Depending on your rental situation, and the agreement with your landlord and co-tenants, your responsibilities and rights may differ. Your personal assets acquired before and during the tenancy remain your own and your roommates have no rights to your personal income, possessions, etc.
A Roommate Agreement covers things such as individual responsibilities, rent payments, and the division of any utilities or bills. The agreement can protect you from conflict by providing clauses for things such as quiet hours, guest allowances, and personal property.
The financial aspects of roommate agreements, if properly executed, are legally binding. The terms that involve personal negotiations about space or noise are not. Although you can include a variety of personal preferences and negotiations, you many not include any terms that would infringe on the legal rights of any of the parties.
Cohabitants/Life Partners
Cohabitants are two people who are living in the same house with the intention to do so long-term. It is usually, but not always, a romantic relationship.
Legal Rights: Your rights as a cohabitant or life partner will generally be different than rights of couples who are married or who have entered into a civil union. You may be required to provide support or share assets with your partner in the event of a separation. Your debts, assets, and possessions from prior to the relationship continue to be your responsibility. Cohabitant agreements are similar to prenuptial agreements, but for couples who are not married and do not intend to be in the near future.
Cohabitation Agreements cover property, possessions, debts, and even support and estate issues if the relationship should end. They keep your finances separate and also outline the financial responsibilities of each party.
Couples who do not have cohabitation agreements do not have any rights to property, spousal support, or children in the event of a separation. Many states recognize cohabitation agreements as enforceable contracts as long as they have been signed by both parties.
Generally, cohabitation agreements are considered to be invalid if they include things such as illegal or intimate terms.
Common law/De facto
A common law or de facto relationship consists of two people in a romantic relationship who have been living together and meet the designated legal requirements to be considered married under common law.
Legal Rights: Your rights will vary depending on your state and the laws surrounding common law relationships where you live. In some places, common law is very similar to marriage in almost all legal aspects. In other places, your rights may be limited.
Common law marriage is only valid in eleven states, but all of the states that do not recognize it permit it if it was contracted in a state that allows it. The eleven states include Alabama, Colorado, District of Columbia, Iowa, Kansas, Montana, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Texas, and Utah.
Some states that previously recognized common law marriage no longer do. In those states, the common law marriage is still recognized if it was enacted prior to a certain date.
For example, in Georgia, common law marriage was recognized up until January 1st, 1997. If you and your spouse became a common law couple prior to that date, Georgia would still recognize your legal relationship status.
Common law marriage is always recognized for federal tax purposes if the couple lives in a state that allows it.
A Common Law Agreement is essentially the same as a cohabitation agreement, except that to have a common law agreement, you must be involved in a long-term romantic relationship with the second party.
An engagement is when two people involved in a romantic relationship intend to be married.
Legal Rights: If you are already living in a common law or de facto relationship, or you have a cohabitation agreement, your rights would not change. If you are not living with your partner until you are married, your status would continue as single until you are married. You may want to consider a Prenuptial Agreement prior to your wedding in order to protect your personal assets.
Prenuptial agreements include terms to divide assets and debts, personal properties and businesses, and personal investments and finances. The couple decides what assets will be shared and what assets will be remain separate.
Prenups cannot include terms that are unfair, illegal, or intimate. If they do, you risk voiding the contract either in part or in its entirety.
Since there are two types of divorce states (community and equitable distribution), you may want to look into your own state's divorce laws to see how assets are divided up by the court.
A marriage is when two people involved in a romantic relationship participate in a legal wedding ceremony.
Legal Rights: The rights of legally married couples depend on the location in which the couple was married, and the location in which they divorce. Generally, law covers division of property, assets, debts, alimony/spousal support, and any decisions involving children.
Marriage offers many advantages including spousal and health benefits from employers, and income and property tax perks. Each partner becomes the next-of-kin to the other in case of an emergency and would receive bereavement leave in the event of the other partner's death. Married couples are able to file joint tax returns, bankruptcy applications, and complete tax-free transfers of properties.
Other benefits include the right to make medical decisions for a spouse, the right to inheritance of property, and spousal privilege in court. In the event of a divorce, benefits include rights to children, child support, shared property and alimony/spousal support.
Same-sex marriage is equal to heterosexual marriage in terms of legal rights and benefits.
Separation is when two people who were previously married have decided to end their relationship.
Legal Rights: Couples who have decided to separate have the option to divide their assets, properties, and debts prior to formalizing the end of the relationship in court. To do so, they would use a Separation Agreement.
Separation agreements encourage couples to divide their assets, debts, and responsibilities to children together instead of letting the court decide.
They include terms such as:
- property
- debt
- asset
- business
- investment
- inheritance
- and other financial divisions.
They also include terms about child support and alimony as well as custody and visitation.
By creating a separation agreement before taking your case to court, you allow each side to be treated fairly and to negotiate the things that each party would like to take responsibility for. Since different states divide assets and debts accrued in a marriage differently, a separation agreement will help to avoid unfair treatment to either side.
A divorce or dissolution is when a person who was once married or in a civil union has completed the legal separation process by ending their relationship in a court of law.
Legal Rights: After the divorce or dissolution, your relationship status returns to single and you maintain the rights that you had prior to the relationship, barring any properties, assets, and debts that were negotiated during the divorce or dissolution.
If you had a prenuptial agreement, you would maintain any assets that you included in the contract prior to your marriage.
The term "dissolution" is used when couples who were part of a civil union choose to part ways.
Second Marriage
Second marriage is when someone who has previously been married and divorced enters into their second marriage.
Legal Rights: Your legal rights in a second marriage are almost always identical to your rights during your first marriage, unless you have a prenuptial agreement.
A prenuptial agreement is important in a second marriage because you may have accrued assets, debts, and property from your previous marriage. You might be responsible for child support or alimony payments that you would want to keep separate from your partner's finances or vice versa.

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The Silence of The Lambs (1991)
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Siip, setuju sama ente, The Silence of The Lambs is overrated. Agan Akbar kalo mau film investigasi FBI yang bener2 lebih dalam dan mindfuck banget, try David Lynch Twin Peaks deh, tv series sih, tapi dijamin habis nonton efek faktapnya bakal berasa banget.ReplyDeleteReplies
Twin Peaks itu yang jadi inspirasi Upi buat "Belenggu" kan ya? Wah wah, segera cari deh. Makasih buat rekomendasinya Tim :)Delete
Bro, link lo sudah dipasang di blog gue yaa, hehehe. Thanks :)ReplyDelete
Aaah you don't like it? :( It's probably one of my favorite films of all time. I watch this film at least once a month (for real!). I think you're right, though, that SoTL is more like a character study on Starling, how she (a girl AND a rookie agent in a man-filled occupation) trying the best she can to wear off the stereotype and proving herself and her boss that she can do her job. This is first and foremost, HER film. Even the title of the film and the whole investigation is to 'redeem' her past. But Hopkins was too great playing Lecter, so he always stole the spotlight everytime he's on screen.ReplyDelete
The strongest point from this film is of course the unique relationship between Starling/Lecter. You can see how hard Starling tried to be strong and invulnerable in front of Lecter. But Lecter can see through her. With those conversations they're having, we can see how horrifyingly mesmerizing Lecter was. But Starling was not like any other girl. We can see that at times Lecter was also taken aback by Starling's witty remarks ("Most serial killers keep some sort of trophies from their victims." "I didn't." "No. No, you ate yours."). And in these conversations were the heart of the investigations. I believe that from the very first time he read the case file, he already had rightly guessed Buffallo Bill's profile. But no, he wanted to get inside Starling's head first, and to play games too. But I think in the end he knew that Starling was not just a regular agent after all. Those two probably one the best on-screen duos I've ever watched. Deserved their Oscars.
And I personally think the Buffalo Bill storyline is still intriguing enough. I love the 'we covet what we see everyday' twist and the way Demme wanted us to believe that the police found Bill first. That whole sequence until the end was really tense, I still hold my breath everytime I watch it.
Sorry for the long post haha it's okay if you don't like it, though. Even Gene Siskel hated it so much lolReplies
Haha, that's why I gave it a second-viewing. I watched it like years ago and didn't even found that it's interesting. Due to the buzz of a recent TV-series ("Hannibal", you know it), I came up with an idea to rewatch it and, specifically, to find what is wrong with it.Delete
You are right. Starling is where the camera always spots at. Very much. How she was linked to Lecter is the most cinegasmic experience from this movie. But again, I feel that without Lecter, Starling is a single-fighter. I agree that Hopkins was so great that Foster's great acting is a little bit covered by his, and that's why, his very few on-screen duration is what I regret so much from this movie. Starling is supposed to be always paired with him instead of being by herself through the rest of the movie. Maybe because I have been introduced with a great villain like Lecter just from the beginning, the rest parts of the movie (the heroine vs Buffalo Bill) is not what I really want. I saw a consistency, actually, since the movie is started by Starling and is finished by her too. I don't know, I feel like the awesomeness of this (secondary) supporting character called Lecter is so much attention-stealing that this consistency would better be broken.
Buffalo Bill is nice, actually. Ted Levine is total. But I really remember how I went like, "It's just... that?" after seeing the final scene. The suspense was nicely built, but just... not a special one.
Perhaps I'm gonna give it my third-viewing. Thank you for your comment, I love discussion like this! :D Gene Siskel hated it? Oh, I didn't know it. Still, Silence of The Lambs could be one of so few thriller-horror movies that could make its way to Oscar.
Do me a favor and skip Hannibal RisingReplyDelete
Yeah, after I had watched it (for the third time), I found it quite overrated...but Anthony Hopkins and Jodie Foster still awesome for me, lol! I think you should read the novel, it's quite thrilling and detailed. And the author not only wrote from Starling POV, he wrote about what Lecter felt too. Anyway, sorry for my messy English, lol :DReplyDeleteReplies
Oh, I haven't read the novel. Thanks for your comment :DDelete
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Berean Studies / Ber06 - Brotherly Kindness (Brotherly Love)
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Single Click a triangle below to see the references CT Russell selected for the associated question. The study questions (with the references) are also included as an attached Adobe PDF file at the bottom of this page.
1. What is the 'new commandment' given by Christ to his disciples?
2. What is brotherly love?
3. Who are our 'brethren'?
4. Why is the manifestation of brotherly kindness so necessary ?
5. Is it important that we observe the spirit as well as the form of our Lord's command?
6. Why do the Lord's 'brethren' need no 'outward passwords, grips or badges'?
7. How is our love for God measured by our love for 'the brethren'?
8. Can we fellowship all 'the brethren' alike?
9. Should we always expect to have our manifestations of brotherly kindness received in the same spirit?
10. How are the comfort and peace of the Church dependent upon the manifestation of this grace?
11. How should brotherly love exercise itself in seeking opportunities for service?
12. How should brotherly love manifest itself 'in honor preferring one another'?
13. How should we 'consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works'?
14. How will brotherly love exercise itself in 'laying down our lives for the brethren'?
15. How should we manifest brotherly kindness toward the weaker brethren?
1Th 5:14; R2321 col. 2 ¶4; F236 ¶1; F304 to 306
1 Thes. 5:14 Now we exhort you, brethren, warn them that are unruly, comfort the feebleminded, support the weak, be patient toward all men.
R2321 [col. 2 ¶4]:
Let us (Christians), then, take a broader view of matters, and especially of all who have named the name of Christ, and who give any evidence of seeking to walk in his footsteps. Let our love for them cover not only the little, trifling blemishes and differences from ourselves, but let our love cover also a multitude of imperfections in their flesh, so long as we see that their hearts are loyal to the Lord, and that they are seeking to walk not after the flesh but after the spirit: so long as they profess to be seeking to get rid of the meanness and selfishness and littleness of the fallen nature and to cultivate in themselves the nobility of character which belongs to perfect manhood, the image of the divine nature.
The Apostle sets before our minds a picture of the New Creation which illustrates the entire subject. It is a human figure, the head representing the Lord, the various parts and members representing the Church. In 1 Cor. 12 this subject is grandly elaborated, and with great simplicity, the explanation given being that, "As the body is one and hath many members, and all the members of that one body, being many, are one body, so also is Christ [one body or company composed of many members]. For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body [whether Jews or Gentiles, whether bond or free]." The Apostle proceeds to call attention to the fact that as the well-being of a human body depends largely upon the unity and harmony and cooperation of all its members, so also it is with the Church, the body of Christ. If one Continuing our examination of the Apostle's words in our text, we note that the Church is to comfort the feeble-minded. We thus have notice that the reception of the holy Spirit does not transform our mortal bodies so as to entirely overcome their weaknesses. There are some with feeble minds, as there are others with feeble bodies, and each needs sympathy along the line of his own weakness. The feeble minds were not to be miraculously cured; nor should we expect that because the minds of some are feeble and unable to grasp all the lengths, and breadths, and heights, and depths of the divine plan that, therefore, they are not of the body. On the contrary, as the Lord is not seeking for his Church merely those who are of fine physical development, strong and robust, so member suffer either pain or degradation or disgrace, all the members are affected, willingly or unwillingly, and if one member is specially blessed or comforted or refreshed, proportionately all others share the blessings. He points out (verse 23) that we seek to cover and hide the weaknesses, blemishes, etc., of our natural bodies and seek to relieve and help them; and that thus it should be with the Church, the body of Christ--the most blemished members should have special care as well as the covering of charity--love; "that there be no schism [division] in the body, but that the members should have the same care one for another," for the most humble as well as for the most highly favored member-- Verse 25.
F304 through F306--"Comfort the Feeble-Minded."
Continuing our examination of the Apostle's words in our text, we note that the Church is to comfort the feeble-minded. We thus have notice that the reception of the holy Spirit does not transform our mortal bodies so as to entirely overcome their weaknesses. There are some with feeble minds, as there are others with feeble bodies, and each needs sympathy along the line of his own weakness. The feeble minds were not to be miraculously cured; nor should we expect that because the minds of some are feeble and unable to grasp all the lengths, and breadths, and heights, and depths of the divine plan that, therefore, they are not of the body. On the contrary, as the Lord is not seeking for his Church merely those who are of fine physical development, strong and robust, so likewise he is not seeking merely those who are strong and robust in mind, and able to reason and analyze thoroughly, completely, every feature of the divine plan. There will be in the body some who will be thus qualified, but others are feeble-minded, and do not come up even to the average standard of knowledge. What comfort should we give to these? We answer that the elders, in their presentations of the Truth, and all of the Church in their relationship one with the other, should comfort these, not necessarily in pointing out their feebleness and condoning the same, but rather along general lines--not expecting the same degree of proficiency and intellectual discernment in the members of the family of God. None should claim that those who have such disabilities are, therefore, not of the body.
The lesson is much the same if we accept the revised reading, "Comfort the fainthearted." Some naturally lack courage and combativeness, and with ever so good will and ever so loyal hearts cannot, to the same degree as others of the body, "be strong in the Lord," nor "fight the good fight of faith" in the open. The Lord, however, must see their will, their intention, to be courageous and loyal, and so should the brethren--if they are to attain the rank of overcomers.
All should recognize that the Lord's judgment of his people is according to their hearts, and that if these feeble-minded or fainthearted ones have had a sufficiency of mind and will to grasp the fundamentals of the divine plan of redemption through Christ Jesus, and their own justification in God's sight through faith in the Redeemer, and if on this basis they are striving to live a life of consecration to the Lord, they are to be treated in every way so as to permit them to feel that they are fully and thoroughly members of the body of Christ; and that the fact that they cannot expound or cannot perhaps with clearness discern every feature of the divine plan intellectually, and defend the same as courageously as others, is not to be esteemed as impugning their acceptance with the Lord. They should be encouraged to press along the line of self-sacrifice in the divine service, doing such things as their hands find to do, to the glory of the Lord and to the blessing of his people--comforted with the thought that in due time all who abide in Christ and cultivate the fruits of his Spirit and walk in his steps of sacrifice will have new bodies with perfect capacity, in which all the members shall be able to know as they are known--and that meantime the Lord assures us that his strength is shown the more fully in our weakness.
"Support the Weak"
This implies that there are some in the Church weaker than others; not merely physically weaker, but weaker spiritually --in the sense of having human organisms depraved in such a manner that they as New Creatures, find greater difficulty in growth and spiritual development. Such are not to be rejected from the body, but, on the contrary, we are to understand that if the Lord counted them worthy of a knowledge of his grace, it means that he is able to bring them off conquerors through him who loved us and bought us with his precious blood. They are to be supported with such promises as the Scriptures afford--to the effect that when we are weak in ourselves we may be strong in the Lord and in the power of his might, by casting all our care upon him, and by faith laying hold upon his grace; that in the hour of weakness and temptation they will find fulfilled the promise, "My grace is sufficient for thee; my strength is made perfect in weakness." The entire congregation can assist in this comforting and supporting, though, of course, the elders have a special charge and responsibility toward these, because they are the chosen representatives of the Church, and, hence, of the Lord. The Apostle, speaking of the various members of the body, after telling of pastors and teachers, speaks of "helps." (1 Cor. 12:28) Evidently the Lord's good pleasure would be that each member of the Church should seek to occupy such a place of helpfulness, not only helping the elders chosen as the representatives of the Church, but also helping one another, doing good unto all men as we have opportunity, but especially to the household of faith.
16. How will brotherly love sympathize with the more demonstrative brethren?
17. How should brotherly kindness deal with the self-seeking ?
18. How will brotherly kindness deal with brethren who lack self- control?
19. How should brotherly kindness seek to avoid 'busy- bodying'?
20. How should brotherly love control the tongue?
21. How should brotherly love treat a slanderous report against an elder or other brethren?
22. How should the Church exercise brotherly kindness toward those who 'walk disorderly'?
23. How should the elders exercise brotherly love in reproving the 'unruly'?
24. How may we avoid judging one another as individuals ?
25. How should brotherly kindness be exercised toward brethren who have doctrinal 'hobbies'?
Ro 14:1; F317 ¶1 and 318 ¶1
Romans 14:1 Him that is weak in the faith receive ye, but not to doubtful disputations.
F317 [¶1] through F318 [¶1]:
In support of our third proposition: No matter how confident we are that we have the truth, it would certainly be unwise for us so to shut and lock the door of interrogation and contrary expressions as thoroughly to exclude all that might be considered error by the leader of the meeting or by the entire congregation. One limitation alone should prevail to a thorough exclusion; viz., that the gatherings of the New Creatures are not for the consideration of secular subjects, worldly sciences and philosophies, but solely for the study of the divine revelation; and in the study of the divine revelation the congregation should first, last and always recognize the difference between the foundation principles of the doctrines of Christ (which no member may change or alter, nor consent to have questioned) and the discussion of advanced doctrines, which must be fully in accord with the foundation principles. The latter should at all times have full, free opportunities to be heard, and there should be meetings at which they can be heard. This, however, does not mean that they should be heard over and over, and that some individual should be permitted to confuse and distract every meeting and every topic with some particular hobby. Let his hobby have a fair hearing and a fair discussion at an appropriate time, in the presence of some well versed in the Truth, and if ruled out by the congregation as unscriptural, and the promoter of the thought be not convinced of its unscripturalness, let him at least refrain from intruding the subject upon the notice of the Church for a long time--perhaps a year--when he might without impropriety request another hearing, which might or might not be granted, as the congregation should think the matter worthy or unworthy of hearing and investigation.
What we urge is, that unless there be some such vent, two dangers may be encountered: One, the danger of falling into the condition we see prevailing now in the nominal churches of Christendom, in which it is impossible to find access to their ears through their regular Church meetings, every avenue of approach being carefully guarded. The other danger is, that the individual having a theory which appeals to his judgment as truth--no matter how false and irrational it might be--would never feel satisfied unless it should have a reasonable hearing, but would be continually obtruding the topic; whereas, after having been heard reasonably, even if not convinced of the error of his argument, he would be disarmed as respects the impropriety of intruding the matter upon those who have already heard and rejected his thought.
26. What is the relation between brotherly kindness and 'the unity of the faith'?
27. How should brotherly kindness deal with serious offenders in the Church?
28. By what rules are 'false brethren' to be judged?
29. What should be our attitude toward 'siftings' among the brethren?
30. What should be the attitude of all 'true sacrificers' toward each other and toward those who have left 'the Holy'?
31. How does brotherly kindness apply 'the Golden Rule'?
32. How should brotherly love exercise itself toward the special servants of the Church?
33. How should we exercise brotherly love toward our brethren still 'in Babylon'?
34. How should brotherly kindness consider 'social obligations'?
35. What course will brotherly love dictate in the matter of 'borrowing and lending'?
36. How should brotherly love regard visiting, 'borrowing a neighbor's time '?
37. What is the relation between brotherly love and communism?
38. Do those who have reached 'the mark' still have trials along the line of brotherly love?
39. Why is brotherly love 'one of the final and most searching tests ' of the brethren and how may we prepare to meet it?
40. What should be 'the main- spring back of brotherly kindness'?
41. What does the illustration of 'the third- quarter mark' signify?
42. Why is it important that we manifest brotherly love now ?
43. How may we become members of 'the Mary class'?
44. How did Jesus show us a grand example of brotherly love and sympathy?
R3434 col. 1 ¶7; col. 2 ¶1; R2807 col. 2 ¶13 (last) 'So far as ... '
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All this means that our Lord Jesus was a Comforter in Zion above and beyond all other comforters. He entered into sympathy with the meek and lowly and right-intentioned in all of their weaknesses and trials and difficulties; and this is the hold that the character and words of Jesus have to-day upon our hearts, and also upon the hearts of many who are not his people in the full consecrated sense. It was not by continually chiding the apostles, and accusing them, but because, instead, our Lord sympathized with them, assisted them, and interpreted their heart-intentions liberally, generously, that they became more and more his faithful followers, even unto death. Note the case of the woman taken in sin, and our Lord's failure to make any pharisaical tirade against her. Mark his reproof to those who stood by: "He that is without sin, let him cast the first stone." Mark how, when they were all thus convicted of imperfection in some particular themselves, our Lord said to the woman, "Neither do I condemn thee; go and sin no more." (`John 8:3-11`.) Notice his dealing with the Apostle Peter, after he had denied him, cursing and swearing. Many of the Lord's followers, if in his stead, would have felt it their bounden duty to rebuke Peter publicly before all the apostles, and to have required public confession and some sort of penance; and on every possible occasion afterward to have thrown in his face his weakness and disloyalty. Such have not rightly interpreted and copied the Lord's spirit, and hence are not sons and daughters of consolation in the Church. They are, on the contrary, strife-breeders, vexatious hinderers of the work they desire to forward. They should hear the Master's voice, "Take my yoke upon you and learn of me." In proportion as we learn of the Lord we become, not mouthpieces for the Law merely, but mouthpieces specially for mercy and love and helpfulness and comfort.
So far as the record shows, our Lord did not once mention to Peter either his profanity or his disloyalty. Peter knew about these without being told; he had already wept over them; a mere word from the Lord in chiding, reproof, might have discouraged him,-- perhaps hopelessly. The nearest thing to a reproof in our Lord's conduct and language was the inquiry, "Lovest thou me?" Let all who would be true sons and daughters of consolation in Zion learn this lesson from the great Teacher--not to strive to punish and correct and reprove and rebuke; but to avoid these so far as possible, and to inquire, not so much about the past as about the present--What is the offender's present attitude toward the Lord and toward his flock?
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So far as the record shows these questions respecting his present love were the only reproof our Lord gave Peter on account of his temporary deflection and denial of his cause; and here we have a lesson which many of the Lord's people will do well to lay closely to heart. Many feel as tho they must exact from a brother or a sister a very decided apology for any act of discourtesy, even tho much less important than Peter's misdeed. Let us learn well this lesson of reproving others very gently, very considerately, kindly, by a hint rather than by a direct charge and detail of the wrong--by an enquiry respecting the present condition of their hearts, rather than respecting a former condition, in which we know that they have erred. We are to be less careful for the punishments that will follow wrongdoings than for the recovery of the erring one out of the error of his way. We are not to attempt to judge and to punish one another for misdeeds, but rather to remember that all this is in the hands of the Lord; --we are not in any sense of the word to avenge ourselves or to give a chastisement or recompense for evil. This is not to be understood as annulling parental obligation to judging and chastening children; tho the principle of love is to have full control there also, to the extent of our judgment. We are to have kindness, love and benevolence toward all, especially toward those who are followers of Jesus. As for Peter and his denial of the Lord, and as to the offences which may come to us through brethren, we may know that under divine providence some corrective penalty or discipline, direct or indirect, always follows; but we are not to attempt to inflict those penalties, nor to impress a condemnation, upon those who are in error and who realize their error, but rather to sympathize with them wisely, by helping them to learn the good lessons.
45. How can we fulfill Jesus' command to 'wash one another's feet'?
46. How jealously should we guard and increase this grace of brotherly kindness?
47. How may we cultivate brotherly love?
48. What additional thoughts are found in Topical Index of 'Heavenly Manna, ' under 'Love One Another'?


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Spectacular parade to celebrate the anniversary. Marc Gené drove an F60 Formula 1 car.
Moscow, 12 July – Scuderia Ferrari put on an exciting and spectacular show at the Moscow City Racing event today, with thousands of fans and ardent car collectors turning out in the Russian capital. One of the sponsors of the event is Kaspersky Lab, also a Scuderia sponsor and with its head office in Moscow. The weather also did its bit, making it a great day out for over 100,000 fans who lined the track on the roads around the Kremlin.
Scuderia Ferrari test driver Marc Gene was definitely the star attraction, not only talking to the press but also driving the 2009 Ferrari F60 Formula 1 car, which Kimi Raikkonen took to a memorable win at Spa Francorchamps, on three exciting runs.
This is Gene's first trip to Russia and he was amazed at the interest shown by the knowledgeable local fans who quizzed him about his life as a racing driver and Formula 1 in general. The blue riband of motorsport makes its Russian debut on 12 October at Sochi, the Black Sea city that hosted the last Winter Olympics.
The Spaniard did a dozen laps in the F60, featuring tyre burning starts, demonstrating the car's amazing acceleration. Marc also took part in celebrations of Ferrari's ten years in Russia, leading a parade organised by the local market to mark the occasion, at the wheel of a 458 Spider. Also in Moscow, former Scuderia driver Jean Alesi, who also took part in the parade.


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Hossain, Monzur (2009): Do Currency Regime and Developmental Stage Matter for Real Exchange Rate Volatility? A Cross-Country Analysis.
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This paper analyzes real effective exchange rate (REER) volatility of 18 countries for the post-Bretton Woods period (1973-2004) under the Markov chain model framework. The findings can be summarized as follows: (i) flexible regimes induce higher short-term volatility; (ii) neither currency regime nor developmental stage is found to induce long-term real volatility; and (iii) flexible regimes and lower level of development can help adjust to long-term real shocks. Further investigation suggests that less developed economies adjust to long-term real shocks by deviating from their de jure exchange rate regime. Moreover, estimated steady state probability suggests that REER exhibits more stability in the long run, and it takes around 20 months to converge to equilibrium. In other words, this finding provides an explanation to purchasing power parity (PPP) in relative terms.
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A quick update, I'm back home and I hope to be posting again soon. I seem to be having to relearn some basic stuff.
I'm pretty doped up right now and am about to hit the hay. But first, I have to mention the doctors, nurses and everyone I had the pleasure to meet at the OKC V.A. Hospital.
Veterans in Oklahoma are incredibly lucky, both our hospitals have dedicated, caring people who are generally just fun to be around. I wouldn't trade either for any civilian hospital. One big difference between OKC and Muskogee is the food. If you have to go to OKC, pack your own food.
Someday I'll tell you the story of DeBakey V.A. Hospital in Houston and how they let me lay in bed with peritonitis for 24 hours. That was 24 hours after I started telling them that I was pretty sure I had peritonitis.
So now I'm going to enjoy my pain pills and my own bed and tomorrow I'll try to get caught up on what's been happening while I was away.
I'll be gone for a while.
Operation on neck bones, OKC V.A. Hospital, Tuesday morning.
I say I'll be home in three days, doctors say no. Looks like a battle of wills.
But before I go, I'll leave you with something that you should find amusing.
WASHINGTON – Just when liberals thought it was safe to start identifying themselves as such, an acclaimed, veteran psychiatrist is making the case that the ideology motivating them is actually a mental disorder.
"Based on strikingly irrational beliefs and emotions, modern liberals relentlessly undermine the most important principles on which our freedoms were founded," says Dr. Lyle Rossiter, author of the new book, "The Liberal Mind: The Psychological Causes of Political Madness." "Like spoiled, angry children, they rebel against the normal responsibilities of adulthood and demand that a parental government meet their needs from cradle to grave."
But then, the denizens of Right Wing Fantasyland have been a little ticked off ever since a real study showed what makes conservatives tick. We still don't know what makes them cruise public restrooms.
BERKELEY – Politically conservative agendas may range from supporting the
Vietnam War to upholding traditional moral and religious values to opposing
welfare. But are there consistent underlying motivations?
Four researchers who culled through 50 years of research literature
about the psychology of conservatism report that at the core of political
conservatism is the resistance to change and a tolerance for inequality, and
that some of the common psychological factors linked to political conservatism
Fear and aggression
Dogmatism and intolerance of
Uncertainty avoidance
Need for cognitive closure
Sounds 'bout right to me.
Still liberal, still proud and now, according to the Right, psychotic.Later


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We're off to travel again next week and spend one month in the Philippines. We really hope to enjoy this vacation as we were away for two years. We also look forward to visit as many interesting places as we could.
I have so much to write but I have very little time. I hope that in the next weeks, I would be able to share our adventures in Texas and New York. I am also hoping I would have the time to share our European adventure last fall of 2006. I know it's been sometime but I believe our experience is still worth sharing.
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Pain….sometimes it's bad and sometimes it's good. Pain from an injury is not fun…we've all been there at one time or another. Pain from doing something fun and exciting….just means you had fun and pain is easy to deal with from this fun. This is where I am right now. Believe it or not I love yard work. Not so much the process of it but the outcome of…. it's done and it looks nice. Accomplishment is a fine thing to feel. Raking is not my favorite thing to do but it's SO MUCH BETTER than shoveling…which I refuse to do and have not done so for the past four years. This weekend I raked our yard, picked up sticks that fell all winter and I feel every pull of that rake but it feels so good.
As for the rest of our weekend, well, it was a bit crazy. We are in the process of apartment hunting with our son who is ready to move out. I thought vehicle shopping was difficult….boy was I wrong. Apartment hunting is so much harder.
I also found a bit time to food prep for the up coming week ahead. I threw together more egg sandwiches for the freezer, a batch of chimichurri to use on grilled chicken this week, and a big pot of braised cauliflower for my lunched this week.
Life lately has been all over the place. We have been adjusting to some big changes and clearly, as stated above, more changes on on the horizon. I am trying hard to keep calm and have a open mind.
That will have to be enough for now….the sun is shining and I have to go out an enjoy it while it lasts.


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Picture: UB40 perform their Reggae music to begin a series of gigs in the grounds of Bowood House Wiltshire, England - 09.09.07
Officials at LIVE EARTH Johannesburg have blamed the effects of climate change for poor audience attendance at Saturday's (07Jul07) South African event.
Organiser John Langford believes extremely cold weather in the region - it snowed last week (ends06Jul07) for the first time in a quarter of a century - kept people away from the concert, which starred Joss Stone, UB40, Angelique Kidjo and Baaba Maal.
Speaking before the event, Langford said, "We're expecting 10,000 here tonight. It's a bit chilly, and we've had a strange winter... is it climate change? We had snow in Jo'burg last week for the first time in 25 years."
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Two years ago I decided to quit my corporate job, after 16 years in the corporate and technology world, follow my passion, my dream and my heart and create a career out of my love for yoga and wellness.
I was nervous. I was anxious. I was scared.
What if it didn't work out?
I was giving up a stable career, a consistent monthly salary, fantastic health insurance coverage, the potential for promotion, pay rises and bonuses, a team of intelligent colleagues and friends, company outings, dinners and travel, and lots more.
However, none of this seemed important to me any more. I was ready for a change and ready to step into my power, be my own boss, and live my dream.
So how did I do it?
I want to share with you some tips that helped me to leave the corporate world and my current job with ease, with simplicity and with grace.
Be Honest
I kept my dream job to myself for a very long time, never sharing it with any of my colleagues, concerned about what people would think, and that I might get fired on the spot for having my heart elsewhere.
Once I was sure in my mind that I was going to leave within a few months or a year, I decided to be honest with my colleagues about my 'other life' that I was building up on the side.
When my CEO heard that I was a yoga teacher, he asked me if I would teach yoga to his employees twice per week, AND he offered to pay me for the classes, on top of my monthly salary. Wow!
Being open and honest opened up doors for me and gave me this amazing opportunity that would actually help me in my dream career!
Whatever your dream job is, I'm sure there will be people in your current job that will want your services. Don't be shy to open up, be honest and confident about what you can offer, and doors will open and fantastic opportunities will arise, just like they did with me.
Go Part Time
Going Part Time in your current job is the best advice I was ever given, thanks to my Dad for the great advice. My CEO didn't want to lose me so he accepted my offer of working 3 days per week and having 2 days to build up my dream job.
The funny thing was that I began enjoying my corporate job even more because I was no longer attached to it, and I was loving my other 2 days living my dream.
Going part-time gave me the time I needed to build up new clients, while also still having the security of a partial monthly salary and health insurance.
Use Your Current Job for Referrals Into Your Dream Job
Three of my current corporate yoga clients were referrals from colleagues at my last tech company. Being given the opportunity to teach yoga at my company helped me to get testimonials and referrals and expand my dream job in a very positive way.
I'm so grateful now to be working full-time on my own business. I'm also extremely grateful for the flexibility of my last company to allow me these amazing opportunities and help my transition be smoother and a lot less stressful.
If you're still reading, I assume you are ready to quit your current job and follow your heart and your dream, right?
I'd love to hear how you get on with these tips above. Feel free to ask any questions or add any comments in the comments section below.
If you know of anyone else looking or a transition in their career or life, please share this article on your social media channels by clicking the social buttons below.
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Nordstrom is having their anniversary sale. There are some crazy good deals going on. Plus, free shipping and free returns. Ends 7/25.
Here are my picks:
Piperlime is also having a great sale! Everything on their site is 20% off with the code "EVERYONE" …and as always, free shipping/free returns, too. Ends 7/23.
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It's been two years that I've gotten to know you, to love you, to be with you.
Though it hasn't been easy, and sometimes it's been almost too hard, I can say today that it's been worth it.
It took me just a few days to fall in love with you, to promise to fly back to you, but it's taken me two years to know you, to understand you, to love you better. I hope we have two more years, and then two more, and always two more from where we are.
For so long I believed I'd spend my life alone and then there was you. Twenty four years of solitude and now two with you. I wouldn't trade either, but I can tell you which ones were better.
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The Civil Protection Robots are a robot police force who serve the Onyx City Council in Silver's Future.
The Civil Protection Robots were the feared enforcers of the work system imposed by the council on the inhabitants of Onyx City. They were supposedly meant to "help" the citizens if they had trouble with their work assignments, but this amounted to arresting anyone who failed to report for work. Even Silver the Hedgehog feared to challenge them directly, resorting to psychic trickery on one occasion to cause one to slip so that one such citizen could make a run for it. (SU: #78)
The Civil Protection Robots are equipped with an blaster that can project a electrical yellow whip which they use to restrain enemies. These whips are strong enough to shock Silver despite protecting himself with a psychokinetic shield and knock him out with one blow to the neck.
Background Information
- The Civil Protection Robots resemble a combination of elements from both the SWATbots and the Egg Runner series from Sonic the Hedgehog (2006).
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text: ESB was once again asked to perform for the Good Samaraitan's Hospital Foundations annual SOLD OUT fundraiser at the Hyatt Regency Cincinnati, raising money for the hospitals Behavioral Health Services Drug and Alcohol Treatment Program. The evening was a whimsical "Illusions" theme brought to life by Accent on Cincinnati that was complete with acts seen on TV's America's Got Talent, mentalist Derek Hughes and quick change artist David & Dania. ESB then took over, quickly bringing guest to thier feet to fill the dance floor till the wee hours.


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Noomi Rapace. You can see her in sherlock holmes 2 with robert downey jr soon and she is asked by ridley scott to be in his new alien movie, so the movie really seemes to be what she needed for an international career. she is going to work a lot in america i suspect the coming years.
i am proud to be from sweden when i see Noomi doing so well.


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We are so thankful for our beautiful premises at Two Chinachem Plaza. We have been here since November 2011.
While we enjoy our current premises, the Solomon's Porch community continues to pray and move towards God's vision for our church: a permanent ministry center, a church where people can come encounter and experience God.
To realize the vision the Lord has given to Solomon's Porch, we continue to pray, work, and fund raise to realize God's vision. We have termed our continuous fundraising process "The SP Vision Fund". We prayerfully ask all SP members join us in to fulfilling the vision the Lord has for Solomon's Porch.
SP Vision Fund Updates
We have currently raised $65 million. We aim to raise a total of HKD $100 million toward our SP Vision Fund to realize our vision of a permanent ministry center here in Hong Kong.
SP Auction: We had a really successful auction in 2012 where SP members and friends donated great items, skills, and time for our event. We raised a total of ~HK$460,000, more than double the amount we raised from our last auction! Due to popular demand, we are planning to host the SP Auction event every year going forward, so get excited and stay tuned!
Movie Premiere: We also hosted the showing of the Wanderlust trilogy – Finger of God, Furious Love, Father of Lights – and it was a great success. If you're interested in hosting another showing or watching the films at home/ house church, please feel free to contact us at the email listed below.
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Directed by: Manuel Mur Oti
Stars: Marisa Mell, Richard Conte, Anthony Steffen
Language: English
Ty ripper: suckmysound | Country: Spain | Imdb Info | Ar: 16:9 | Dvdrip
Also known as: La encadenada, El diario de una asesina, Perversione
Description: A beautiful young woman sets her sights on an aging millionaire. She seduces him, and moves into his mansion with him. She soon tires of him, though, and after she gets rid of him, she goes after his son
969MB | 86:37mins | 704×386 | mkv


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Leading up to our annual Best of Dallas® issue, we're counting down the 50 most interesting restaurants in Dallas. These spots bring something unique or compelling to the city's dining scene, feeding both your appetite and soul.
Nearly every culinary culture has a variation of the dish. The French have the paillard, and the Italians plate up Milansese. It's not that far off from a schnitzel, but with a massive bowl of pepper gravy Texans have made the technique of pounding, breading and frying a cut of meat their own with the chicken-fried steak..
And as long as CFS is being plated in Texas, the best will likely be served at Babe's. If you have friends visiting from out of town and they want to try something that speaks to local tradition, this is as good or better an option than Tex-Mex. This is also one of those dishes you'll never find made quite as well as they do here in Texas.
What's the secret? A simple kitchen. Babe's doesn't offer much else than chicken-fried steak and fried chicken. There are a handful of sides including mashed potatoes and biscuits, and desserts include pies and such, but for the most part Babe's sticks to frying things and results show it.
If you've grown tired of versions that are greasy, that lose their breading when you saw away with your knife or are otherwise flawed, pack up the car and drive out to the original Babe's in Roanoke. Your return trip may feel a little sluggish, but the pain is worth it.
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Iron is one of the most common nutrient deficiencies in children. There are many different things that can cause it, including blood loss, the inability to absorb iron and dietary deficiency. This means that it is important to fully investigate any suspected iron deficiency with a GP before putting it down to a dietary deficiency.
Disclaimer: please note this article is general advice only; it is not intended to replace the personalised management plan from your GP. If you suspect your child has an iron, or any other nutrient deficiencies, please consult a GP for further advice.
Why is iron important?
Iron is a mineral used by our bodies to make haemoglobin. Haemoglobin in our blood helps to move oxygen from our lungs to the rest of the body's organs and muscles. It also takes carbon dioxide waste away from the body's tissues back to the lungs to be exhaled.
Iron also plays a key part in muscle function, energy production, DNA synthesis and in our immune systems, therefore it is essential for children's growth and development.
What are the symptoms of iron deficiency?
Iron deficiency can present itself in many different ways, including:
- Tiredness
- A lack of energy
- Shortness of breath
- A pale appearance
If you suspect your child may be iron deficient, please do seek advice from your GP.
How much iron do children need daily?
The guidelines state:
Infants aged 7-12 months: 7.8 mg
Toddlers aged 1-3 yrs: 6.9 mgs
Children aged 4-6 yrs: 6.1 mgs
Children aged 7-10 yrs: 8.7mgs
Remember, this is a guide to what is enough for most toddlers and children. However, what is most important is to eat a balanced diet and not just focus on one nutrient alone.
Which foods are high in iron?
To help your child or children get enough iron, they can eat red meat such as lamb or beef, and organ meats such as liver (limit to once a week), as all of these are very high in the mineral.
The darker cuts of poultry, such as the legs or thighs, will also contain more iron than the breast meat. Meat is a good option as the iron found in it is in the 'heam' form which is much easier for the body to absorb. Eggs are also a good source, as are shellfish such as clams, mussels and oysters.
Vegetarian forms of iron are found in the non-haem form in food. This can be harder to absorb, which I will talk about further shortly. They include legumes such as beans, lentils, chickpeas, soybeans. Dark green leafy vegetables, such as spinach and kale are also great sources, as are tofu, quinoa, dried fruits such as apricots and nuts and seeds.
How can you increase your child's iron intake?
I've put together some top tips to help you increase your child's (and your own!) iron intake. Just a few simple switches can make a huge difference to how much iron you incorporate into your diet and how your body absorbs it efficiently.
1. Did you know milk can decrease your body's absorption of iron? Try to avoid dairy with at least 1 meal per day.
- Avoid milk drinks at mealtimes – water is best
- Avoid yogurt puddings
- Try to keep 1 meal 'dairy free' and make that your main 'high iron meal'. For preschool children I find this is best done at lunchtime when they are most likely to eat well.
2. Add Vitamin C to your 'high iron meal'. Vitamin C increases your body's absorption of iron, so adding food high in vitamin C will help you to maximise your iron absorption.
- Add a side of broccoli, kale, peas, sprouts or a tomato salad to your meal
- Satsumas, blueberries, grapefruit and mangos all make fantastic desserts high in vitamin C
- Add a splash of orange juice or a squeeze of lemon or lime to your dish
3. Make simple food switches. Adding new foods to a child's diet is not always easy… sometimes is easier to start with just changing the way you serve the food they are accustomed to or 'hiding' them to begin with.
- Switch chicken breast for chicken thigh or leg cuts which contain more iron
- Add more iron rich foods to sauces – finely chopped or minced apricots and dates add a delicious flavour to pasta sauces
- Ground almonds or quinoa make great easy-to-hide additions to breakfast porridge
- Frozen chopped spinach – this is my freezer staple… add it to sauces, smoothies or make green scrambled monster eggs - iron & vitamin C in one!
4. Consider high iron healthy snacks in between meals.
- Nuts such as cashews and almonds make fantastic high protein, high iron snacks
- Seeds such as pumpkin seeds and sunflower seeds are incredible nutrient dense high iron snacks.
- Add a dose of vitamin C by mixing up these snacks with strawberries, blueberries, satsumas or cherry tomatoes to increase your iron absorption
Avoid ready meals or processed food and make your own meals. I truly believe healthy food does not need to be time consuming, expensive or difficult. I hope to show you with a few simple recipes below how you can make healthy, nutritious meals and snacks for the whole family in under 30 minutes.
Oh and my mantra… 'Cook once… east AT LEAST twice'! I ALWAYS make extra… to pop into a lunch box for the next day… or to pop into the freezer for next week. As a working mum… I understand that time is precious and if I'm cooking for 4, it's just as easy to double or triple the recipe and save myself some time another day!
Healthy iron rich recipes
Practising what I preach, here are some of our family favourite recipes which I hope will help you to incorporate more iron, as well as other nutrients, into your mealtimes.
I also hope to show you how I have used almost the same ingredients for all our family, but presented it in a slightly different way or tweaked the odd ingredient to please everyone.
As a working mum, I certainly don't have time to make separate meals. I also believe it is important for children to be introduced a wide variety of food from an early age… but that's another blog post in itself!
Beetroot bean burgers
Time: 20 minutes
Cost: 70p per burger (makes 4 burgers)
200gms cooked beetroots - chopped
1/2 a finely chopped red onion
1 tin organic black beans
50gms walnuts
50gms cashew nuts
3 tablespoons pumpkin seeds
3 tablespoons sunflower seeds
1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika
1 teaspoon of ground toasted cumin
2 cloves fresh garlic - finely minced
Salt to taste
Pulse all of the above in a food processor for a few seconds at a time. You want to break the ingredients up to a coarse texture but not mash them fully to keep some crunch. However, for fussy eaters, I find blitzing the nuts and seeds to a fine powder first to avoid 'bits' can help the first time you introduce this burger.
Form into round shapes and cook in oven for 25-30 minutes at 200 degrees.
For the children, I've served this in wholemeal multi seed burger bun with olive eyes and a red pepper tongue (adding that vitamin c!) I've used hummus instead of butter and some salad leaves, but choose your child's favourite salad – cucumber or tomato slices could work nicely. Alternatively, serve with a side of sweet potato wedges.
For us, we had it in an avocado bun with some hummus, gut healthy sauerkraut, jalapenos & gherkins.
Lamb meatballs (with hidden spinach) in a tomato sauce with spaghetti & courgetti
Time: 40mins
Cost: £1.18 per portion (Serves 4)
400gms organic lean lamb mince
8 balls frozen spinach – thawed (microwave for 2 mins)
1 egg
1 onion – finely chopped
2 cloves garlic finely minced
1 tin finely chopped tomatoes
1 teaspoon olive oil
Salt & pepper to taste
Mix the spinach, egg and lamb in a bowl and form into small meatballs – makes about 16. Fry these in a frying pan to brown for about 10-15 minutes. Remove from pan and place on kitchen paper to drain of the excess fat released.
Fry the onion in olive oil until soft and golden and then add the garlic. Stir a couple of minutes and add the tomatoes, salt & pepper to taste.
Add the meatballs into the tomato sauce base, cover and cook for a further 25-30 minutes until fully cooked. Add a splash of water if the sauce is too thick.
For the children I served this with some whole wheat spaghetti with courgetti hair and peas (adding a dose of vitamin C into the mix).
For us, I served with black bean spaghetti and courgetti and a sprinkle of chilli flakes. Black bean spaghetti is another fantastic protein & iron rich spaghetti, my children love it and the novelty of it being black is a bonus for them – why not give it a go or try a pea or lentil pasta as a high protein alternative?
Protein lego bricks – our favourite family snack!
Time: 20 mins
Cost: 15p per brick (makes 20 bricks)
180 grams juicy medjool dates
6 tablespoons ground linseeds
6 tablespoons ground pumpkin seeds
6 tablespoons ground sunflower seeds 🌻
250 grams nuts (I used almonds, cashews, walnuts)
4 tablespoons of cacao powder
1 tablespoon of coconut oil
I simply blitzed all the ingredients together in a food processor and pushed into the lego moulds. You could of course just roll them into balls for adults… but I much prefer the lego version!
If you find it isn't sticking together well, just add a little bit more coconut oil. And to form the perfect lego shapes, pop the moulds into the freezer for an hour before turning out.


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Amazingly, we have already reached the end of the alphabet this week with the letter Z. I think I've duplicated a few choices from my post for Round 3 of ABC Wednesdays, but all are new photos.
Zen in the garden
Hot summer afternoons are perfect for some Zzzz's. Tarzan is the master of catnaps.
A short post today for me, but I'm getting ready for tomorrow, which is Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day, the highlight of the month in which gardeners across the world showcase what's blooming in their gardens right now.
Thanks to Denise Nesbitt and the rest of the ABC team for keeping ABC Wednesdays going for another round!


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Enjoy Magic With Warner Perry
an Exhibition
April 2, 2012 - April 30, 2012
curated by
Alexander Johnston
Clarence Warner Perry, Jr. (1921–1997) was a lifelong magic enthusiast and an amateur magician. Perry attended the University of Delaware and in 1943 graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering. Upon graduation he was employed as a design engineer for the DuPont Corporation where he worked until his retirement in 1985. Throughout his career he continued to pursue his interest in stage magic, an interest which he cultivated during his youth. He designed magic tricks, operated a magic store in Wilmington, and performed as an amateur magician. While enrolled as a student at the University of Delaware, he even used his magic practice to help fund his college education.
The Warner Perry Collection was donated to the University of Delaware by the estate of Warner Perry and consists of Perry's personal collection of printed books about stage magic and his own personal papers which documents his own magic practice.
[Miscellaneous Tricks I, undated].
These manuscripts contain unpublished instructions on how to perform Warner Perry's many magic tricks. Shown here are instructions on how to pull a rabbit out of a hat.
How to Read People's Minds, or, The Mystery of Mind Reading Revealed. Chicago: Max Stein Pub. House, [1904].
This pseudo–scientific work purported to teach gullible readers how to read the minds of others.
Catalogue of Modern Magic. [Undated].
This catalog of magic tricks and prank devices was custom-assembled for Warner's Magic Shop in Wilmington, Delaware by pasting selected advertisements into this volume.
The Mysteries of Clairvoyance: Complete Explanation and Instruction, Also Mesmerism and Psychology. Racine, Wisconsin: Johnson Smith & Co., [192–?].
Further Tips on Zombie. Colon, Michigan: Abbott Magic Mfg. Co., [1963].
This manual provides step–by–step instructions on how to perform "zombie," a magic trick in which the performer creates the illusion of a self–levitating sphere. (As part of the build–up to the trick, the sphere is said to be imbued with the supernatural power of the zombies).
Magic as a Hobby: A Book of Magic Tricks You Can Do. Columbus, Ohio: Nelson Enterprises, 1947.
Warner Perry used this pamphlet to publish a number of his own magic tricks. The reader can learn how to perform illusions such as mind reading with cards, "x–ray eyes," and a vanishing coin.
The Magician's Art: The New Magic. [undated].
"Enjoy Magic With Warner Perry" Photograph.


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In a recent interview with JET Magazine, Lauren talks all about motherhood, most importantly about Wayne and his other children.
On having a positive relationship with Lil Wayne's other children & their moms:
"People like to make it into this big thing, but it's really not. There's peace and love and my son knows his siblings. We all get along. We all clearly keep getting along. I'm tired of talking about it. What else do you want me to say?"
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On why she keeps her son out of the public eye:
"I'd much rather wake up with my son and make him breakfast or go to the park… it's the little things I enjoy," London explains. "I'm going to try my best to provide a normal childhood for my son. I'd rather him choose the public life on his own."


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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A telescope used in reading a scale placed at a distance or reflected in a mirror.
- noun Specifically, a simple form of cathetometer. It consists of a telescope which has an object-lens and a negative eyepiece containing a spider-line or cross-wire. A level is attached to the top of the telescope, which may stand on a tripod or be movable about and up and down a vertical standard.
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