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A tortilla, also known as a Spanish omelette, is made with eggs and potato and is a traditional Spanish tapas dish. We have added some red onion and chorizo to make it a bit of a weekend treat.
Most of us know tortilla as a wrap or what is used to make nachos, but in Spain it is an omelette that is usually served as part of tapas, or sandwiched in between two thick slices of bread. It tastes just as good cold, so make sure you make enough to have leftovers and keep it in your fridge for a protein filled post workout snack. This is definitely a bit of a treat, with the chorizo, so treat yourself this weekend and make some for brunch.
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Hands up who feels like they spend all of their wages within the first week of being paid and then spends the next 3 weeks raiding the cupboards? Well, with Dave and I both being self-employed now and being sucked in to buying every possible thing a newborn baby could need (27 hats already, and counting), working out a new budget for our little growing family is a learning curve. Because of that, we are trying to be really careful with our food budget, which is the area that we easily over spend, and are making the most of lots of delicious budget friendly meals.
You will be seeing lots of budget friendly meals over the next year, and there will be a whole section dedicated to them. But not just budget friendly meals, but balanced and delicious budget friendly meals – what could be better than that?
This tortilla is a really budget friendly recipe, as the main ingredients are potatoes and eggs, which are fairly cheap to buy (when compared to other healthy ingredients) and you can fill it out with whatever leftover vegetables you have. When funds are running low, we always turn to eggs to make meals, as they are cheap and filling, even when buying good quality eggs – which is really important we think and we always choose British Lion Eggs.
The British Lion is the UK's most successful food safety mark and more than 90% of UK eggs are produced within the Lion scheme. Since the Lion mark's launch in November 1998, more 130 billion Lion eggs have been sold, more than £100 million has been invested by the UK egg industry in the British Lion scheme, more than 2 million Lion eggs have been tested and more than 50,000 audits have been carried out. A 2016 report showed that there has been a major reduction in the microbiological risk from Salmonella in UK hen shell eggs – this is especially true for those eggs produced under the Lion Code.
British Lion have put together a fantastic selection of healthy egg recipes too, a they are keen to show eggs as a healthy ingredient, which I am totally on board with. They have some great quick and fun recipe videos too, and I have included the video for this one below, so you can cook along with it.
The first reference to a Spanish tortilla was in 1817, as it was referred to as a dish that women could make to use eggs sparingly, as they could bulk them out with other ingredients. Recipes for this dish can range from the truly authentic with just eggs, onion and potato, to adding green peppers, chorizo, courgettes, mushrooms, ham, peas, or anything else you want to throw in. We added some chorizo, as a little bit really does go a long way and it makes a nice weekend treat.
Tortilla (Spanish Omelette) recipe:
Tortilla (Spanish Omelette)
- 1 tbsp Olive oil
- 1 Large red onion, sliced
- 350 g Cooked new potatoes sliced
- 75 g Chorizo sausage sliced
- 6 Large British Lion eggs
- Heat the oil in a frying pan and add the onion; fry for 2 minutes.
- Add potato and chorizo and fry for 3 minutes or until golden.
- Beat the eggs with salt and freshly ground black pepper. Pour the eggs into the pan and cook without stirring until most of the egg has set - about 6 minutes.
- Put the pan under a hot grill for 2 minutes until the top is set and golden. Turn out onto a plate or board then cut into wedges and serve warm or cold.
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As you read yesterday we were treated to some of the dried corn the male person had put aside for us. But it wasn't only us does that got to eat the yummy treat - my little studmuffin Luke was given some corn too.
As you can also see he had to contend with thieving chickens just like we did. If Luke put his head down to me like this I would run away.
But as soon as Luke was distracted that chicken stole some of his corn! Can you imagine?!
It's a good think eating corn put Luke in a good mood. He really likes these little treats.
Doesn't he look like one happy goat here? Hi my love!
He is one handsome corn eating buck!
I wonder what the publicist will bring out of the basement next.....
Tomorrow: Goatucation which for this week with be Chickucation.

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Epiphone Guitars
Value priced rockin' guitars!
Epiphone Guitars is a company that has a very rich history of competition, failure and success. It's another example of a guitar company that at one point operated in Japan (and maybe picked up the "low quality" label) but has stood the test of time.
The company began in Manhattan, New York at the turn of the 20th Century. Anastasios Stathopoulo began building violins, lutes and traditional Greek lioutos in 1873 in Greece. He then moved to Turkey, where by 1890, he was so well known for his instruments he was able to open an instrument factory.
Unfortunately, by 1903 the Turks were persecuting Greek immigrants, so Anastasios moved his family to New York. He would build and sell instruments on the first floor, with the family residence upstairs. Mandolins were all the craze at this time, and Anastasios was well prepared to supply the demand for the instrument. He did very well financially, but passed away suddenly in 1915.
His son Epimanondas (known as 'Epi') took charge of the business in at the age of 22. Fortunately, he had a good head for business and an eye towards future trends and changing times. By 1917, the mandolin was getting less popular, so Epi started making and developing banjos.
Jazz was also coming into its own, and Epi worked to align the company designs to accommodate the new musical trend.
By 1923, the company went through a reorganization and became Epiphone. It wasn't until the late 20's that Epiphone guitars became a part of the product line. The first line, known as the Recording series, did not have much success against guitars made by the Gibson Company. Epi looked at his competition and made the necessary changes to go head-to-head in the marketplace.
Epiphone guitars enjoyed a healthy competition (well, rivalry) with Gibson through the 1930's. During this time, they were considered some of the best in the world and had many famous players of the day endorsing Epiphone guitars. Interestingly enough, Les Paul happened to be one of them!
World War II brought an end to the company's momentum. For one, guitar production in the US stopped in favor of wartime manufacturing. Also, Epi died of leukemia during World War II, leaving the company without a visionary leader in place to take over. Two of his younger brothers inherited the company, but they didn't get along well and the quality of the brand began to suffer.
By the late 50's, Epiphone guitars was a shell of what it had been prior to the war. Gibson was made an offer to buy part of the business, and they snapped up the chance. At this time, Gibson decided to revive Epiphone by using it to provide low cost versions of Gibson's popular models. This worked to get Epiphone on track to be on top again. But the drama wasn't over...
The 60's were a time of great possibilities for Epiphone. With folk music and The Beatles hitting the scene (and playing Epi's), Epiphone guitars were once again in high demand. Pick up the rest of the history of Epiphone guitars.
Epiphone Artists
Due to the fact that Gibson owns and operates Epiphone, many of the artists that play Gibson Signature guitars end up having a clone signature Epiphone. Not to that Epiphone guitars do not have their own artist lines as well, but check this out.
Slash has his signature Les Paul models in both the Gibson and Epiphone brands. Clearly this helps out those of us with less cash in pocket. We get essentially the same axe for a lot less money.
Typically the same materials and hardware are used, but Epiphones are made overseas, so labor costs are a lot lower.
Other rockers with Epiphone signature models include John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Zakk Wylde (Ozzy Osbourne and Black Label Society) and Tom Delonge (Blink-182 and Angels and Airwaves).
There's also a very long list of musicians using Epiphone guitars. See if you recognize some of these: My Chemical Romance, Nancy Wilson (Heart), Finger Eleven, All American Rejects, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Hawthorne Heights, Kiss, Goo Goo Dolls… Yeah, I think you get the picture.
Epiphone Models
So why should you consider buying an Epiphone? If you've fallen in love with a Gibson model that's gonna cost you over a grand of your hard-earned cash, there's a good chance there's an Epi that will fit the bill for a lot less moolah ($$$).
For example, take the Gibson Explorer 1958. With a street retail price of $1400, you'll enjoy a classic guitar with a modern look. Compare that to the Epiphone 1958 Korina Explorer for $500. With the Epi, you save yourself $900 for essentially the same guitar. Yeah, the Gibson uses mahogany rather than korina wood on the Epiphone, but the characteristics are similar enough to satisfy all but the biggest tone snobs. And truthfully, the original Gibson Explorers (and Flying Vs) were made using korina as well.
You can get Les Pauls, SGs, Flying Vs, ES-335s, even Firebirds in Epiphone models. These are all excellent alternatives to expensive models, certainly much more reachable for new guitarists learning to play rock guitar. There's also exclusive Epiphone models like the Wilshire, the Prophecy and the Goth Series. And let's not forget the Zakk Wylde ZV Custom, looking like a freak-of-nature cross between a Flying V and an SG.
Epiphone guitars go through the same quality control inspections as Gibson guitars before they end up on the sales floor. Each guitar coming from Asia to the US goes through a 15-point inspection at the Gibson headquarters in Nashville, TN. before heading out to the stores. Not sure if that's true for guitars sold outside the US.
You can get a glimpse of the 2010 models in the new Epiphone Catalog 2010.
Videos and Reviews
Here's some vids of different Epiphone guitars. Check out the demos and reviews.
Epiphone guitars have come a long way, with a very interesting history and a lot of ups and downs. If you are looking for good quality guitars that are reasonably priced, I'd recommend an Epiphone. You'll get to take advantage of the classic Gibson designs without having to pay the Gibson prices. Epiphone guitars are solid instruments for every rock player.
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So...I was in the Plains, GA Peanut Festival Parade today. Seriously a block long parade. If it wasnt for Jimmy Carter being there we wouldnt have gone lol. Still a cool experience.
Howard beat me last week...my team is garbage
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I think I may buy one of these and see how well cards fit in there. I found some cool cases in the $70-$85 range but...
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No....all mine are just in boxes lol
Thanks for the replies yesterday - I was hoping for something with dividers that wasn't as expensive as a Pelican case. I'll keep looking around :)
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'One More Light: Live' isn't far away.
Linkin Park have released a trailer for their upcoming album 'One More Light: Live'.
"We dedicate this live album to our brother Chester who poured his heart and soul into One More Light," commented the band.
"We hope this live album gives our fans a glimpse into how magical these shows were for the six of us."
It's due out December 15. Here's a taste of what to expect:
You can pre-order it here.
The album was recorded during the One More Light World Tour that took place earlier this year.
Here's the tracklisting:
1. Talking To Myself
2. Burn It Down
3. Battle Symphony
4. New Divide
5. Invisible
6. Nobody Can Save Me
7. One More Light
8. Crawling
9. Leave Out All The Rest
10. Good Goodbye (Feat. Stormzy)
11. What I've Done
12. In The End
13. Sharp Edges
14. Numb
15. Heavy
16. Bleed It Out
You can watch the band's tribute show for Chester, Linkin Park & Friends Celebrate Life in Honor of Chester Bennington, just below.
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Species Technical Committee
The Queensland Species Technical Committee (STC) assesses native species that occur in Queensland to determine their listing status under the Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NC Act).
The STC is an advisory body appointed by the Minister for Environment and the Great Barrier Reef, Minister for Science and Minister for the Arts. It is comprised of content experts from Queensland Government departments and external content experts.
To assess the conservation class of a species the STC must receive a nomination that is compliant with the Common Assessment Method for the Assessment and Listing of Threatened Species (CAM) and incorporates up-to-date scientific information. Learn more about the Common Assessment Method.
The STC may either decide to defer an assessment while requesting more information; list the species as nominated; list the species at a more valid conservation class; or de-list the species entirely. If the Minister accepts the listing recommendation made by the STC then changes to the Nature Conservation (Wildlife) Regulation 2006 are made.
View the STC Terms of Reference .
The STC is responsible for assessing listing nominations for Queensland endemic species, that is, species with their only Australian distribution within Queensland. The Australian Government is responsible for assessing species that naturally occur in more than one Australian state or territory, otherwise referred to as multi-jurisdictional species.
Meeting dates for the STC
The Species Technical Committee meets twice per year. Since the CAM was implemented in Queensland the STC has met on:
- 27 March 2019
- 25 September 2019
The next meeting of the STC will be on:
- 25 March 2020
Nominations received by the STC
At each meeting the STC aims to consider all nominations and assessments accrued since the previous meeting. These may include:
- Queensland endemic species not previously listed, or those assessed by the Australian Government in advance of a NC Act assessment by the STC
- species occurring in Queensland and other Australian states or territories (multi-jurisdictional species) that have been referred by other Australian jurisdictions responsible for assessing and listing threatened species
- listed Queensland species that require rapid reassessment, for example: to be up-dated with important new scientific data; in response to an urgent emerging threat, or; to be considered for alignment with the CAM conservation status allocated by another relevant jurisdiction.
An assessment report will be published following each STC meeting. Reports will contain the list of species nominated and the results of assessments undertaken at that meeting. Currently available reports:
- Species Technical Committee Assessment Report 27 March 2019
- Species Technical Committee Assessment Report 26 Sept 2019
For more information
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I'm making most of our Christmas gifts this year, so this holiday gift guide for tweens and young teens isn't so much of a must-buy list for me this year. I have some things on here that I hope to buy the kids, but everything else is something that we already own and use and love:
These are the BEST colored pencils, I swear. They ain't cheap, but they are worth the price. My kids prefer to use them for everything. We have a family set, the kids each have a small set of 12, and for her birthday this year, I gave Will, who enjoys adult coloring books, this very set, with the instructions that she did not have to share her pencils with ANYONE. I may have to buy Syd her own set for Christmas.
I LOVE this LEGO set! I love that it inspires more exploration of female scientists, and I think it has that nerdy-cool chic that a lot of teens (my teen, at least!) go for.
Best Friends Necklace for You and Your Dog
Is your kid's best friend her dog? MY kid's is, and she would be so happy, I think, to wear this necklace that matched a collar tag for Luna.
Colorku Logic Game
DIY Cat Sculpture
Don't tell Syd, but I already bought this for her. I bought it, like, months ago, and it's sitting in the top of my closet, along with an American Girl doll outfit, a homemade candle, already wrapped, for Will, and a bag of gourmet coffee, already wrapped, from me to myself. Syd is obsessed with her grey tabby cat, and she is going to freak out over this sculpture!
Hatching Dragon Candle
This candle is ridiculously cute, and even better for kids who are super into dragons--like my kid!
Drone with a Video Camera
Gummy Bear Night Light
Because even big kids need to get up in the middle of the night to go to the bathroom! I'd suggest buying or scavenging an AC adaptor so that you can plug this night light in, although it would also be cute sitting on a kid's nightstand, easy to squeeze when she wakes up and needs a light.
Prime Climb
Personalized Pocket Knife
Stacking Cats Game
Toaster/Egg Cooker
LEGO Mindstorms
These are crazy spendy, but there are adults who happily spend their free time programming and playing with these babies, so if you've got a techy kid, it's certainly not a hobby that she need outgrow.
Gummy Candy Maker
I'm deeply invested in several fandoms, so I know what it's like to be super into something and want to read/know/have all the things having to do with it. If your kiddo is super into something, you can often find a Lootcrate just about that, or if your kiddo is super into everything, they have subscriptions that have a different theme every time. I like the idea of a subscription as a gift that keeps on giving, but I also like the idea of sneakily ordering just one kit in advance, and then wrapping it up for your kiddo for the holidays.
Weird Perfume
Do you have anything that you've bought a tween or teen that has been a huge win? I'd LOVE to hear about it, so let me know in the Comments below!
P.S. I've got another holiday gift guide just of BOOKS for tweens and teens in the making, and another list that I'm working on just of handmade gifts for tweens and teens. Stay tuned!


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Did you know you can buy an Amazon Japan no matter where you live?
Plus you don't have to worry about extra import fees and save some money?
Yes, all of that is real and thanks to Amazon International Shipping Program [orders can be shipped to more than 65 countries/regions that participate in the Amazon Global program]. This program allows you to save a lot of money and in many cases is better than buying from eBay.
Because you're prepaying all import costs and skipping many extra fees like handling fee set by for ex. Royal Mail which is £8 in UK, in US handling fee for USPS is about $6. On Amazon Japan you're paying for item, shipping cost [which include small amount of their handling cost, basically this is how they name packing, etc] plus you have import fees deposit – this is very convenient because this amount isn't big, this is pre-paid by you so your carrier can deliver parcel to you. This includes Import fees, vat and everything else that is needed for your order to be delivered to you. Amazon Japan uses DHL for International Deliveries. So you from date of shipping you can expect your parcel very quickly. Plus if you have a big order that is coming from different warehouses, you can expect your order split – but shipping cost, fees, stays the same. So no worries about this.
Before I show you how to create an account and what you can buy, let me do quick math.
So you decide to buy something, I explained to you how this looks and I told you that in most of the cases this is cheaper than eBay and everything else.
So let me confirm it by quick calculation:
Ex: You want to buy Pokemon TCG Tag Bolt GX Booster Box SM9
Amazon Japan sells it for about ¥ 3,985 [price may vary, depends on a day, promotion, seller]
The same booster box on eBay from Japan costs about $55-$60 / £42-£46 [with free shipping]
From random Anime shop ¥ 4,500
If you add on top of that: shipping + VAT [this need to be calculated in total with shipping cost], handling fee from your local post, other import costs [depends on your local law and your order total amount] – this will be expensive.
For ex. in the UK if you consider eBay order with price £43 + VAT [£8.6] + Royal Mail Handling fee £8 = total amount is £59.60
If you get the same box from Amazon Japan even for a price of ¥ 4,000 [about £29] + shipping and import fees deposit you'll pay about £43
So quickly you can save £16.60 – this is a huge amount of money you can spend on a 2nd box or something else.
So you want to buy something from Amazon Japan and you've always been worried about language, costs, etc.
So how can I make a purchase on Amazon Japan, which is Japanese? I don't know this language.
Don't worry, you're covered. Amazon Japan offers an English version of their website and at the same registration, your account and even support is offered in English language. So this is easy, don't worry about anything.
Let me show you
When you launch Amazon Japan for the first time, this is what you'll find:
Yes, everything covered in Japanese.
What you have to do is to click language selector [available on top of a website] – small globe icon with language code. Please refer to the image below for a hint:
Now you have a website in English.
It wasn't difficult, right?
Ok, what next? Just click on "Hello, Sign in Account & Lists" and click "Create your Amazon account"
Now you should easily create your account.
Ah, i forgot, you can not use your UK, US or any other Amazon account on Amazon Japan.
This is a separate website from all of those and you won't be able to use your regular credentials on it. This is how's that work. But you can use the same email address if you want.
Ok, you've got an account.
How to make a purchase and purchase products available for international buyers?
Yes, not everything is available for International Shipping. Plus some items may go from 3rd party sellers, which mean you have to be worry about ordering from them, why?
Because these products are not shipped from Amazon warehouse and 3rd party sellers is the same person as a seller on eBay. They offer International shipping but their cost is higher and if this exceeds a limit for order free from import cost in your country, you will finish paying import costs on your own [vat, handling, etc, until someone, will mark it as a gift – but I would be careful about that, customs workers are careful too]
So how can I distinguish items available for Amazon International Shipping from 3rd party sellers?
At first, try to search on Amazon for ex. "Pokemon" phrase.
Go to the left sidebar with filters and at the end of it you should find "International Shipping International" checkbox. Just check: Shipping Eligible
All results will be filtered. This is the easiest way to do that.
A more complicated method is when you browse many items that are difficult to find via filtering when you browse some sellers or use Japanese in search – yes, you can search in English and Japanese, and many times when you put Japanese word, you have a better chance of finding what you're looking for.
Ok, let's check all way to find products with shipping available for you.
Like for example, some upcoming TCG set.
Let say you're looking for upcoming Pokemon SM11a Name for this set is "Remix Bout" – this set will be released on July 5, 2019
On the product page in the right sidebar you can find this information: "This item can be delivered to the UK – Mainland" [if you live in a different country, please look for your country name]
Also as you can see this item is Pre-order and Ships from and sold by Amazon Japan, not a third party seller.
If some item is not available for shipping to your location, you will find this information: "This item does not ship to your selected location"
But, also you can end up with nothing. No info about shipping. What you can do?
Simply add this product to your basket, and find out if you can order it and what shipping option is offered for it.
If an item will not be available for shipping you can delete it from your basket and check other sellers or other items.
There are two other statuses I said about but forgot to show you and tell about.
Product sold by 3rd party seller and fulfilled by Amazon. This mean product is available for Amazon International Shipping program but sold by 3rd party seller. Sometimes at first this need to be shipped by the store to Amazon warehouse, or is available on a warehouse.
Then you can find this information:
The last one is item sold by 3rd party seller but not fulfilled by Amazon Japan. As you can see shipping cost is next to the product price. Plus information about 3rd party seller. This isn't fulfilled by Amazon.
Ok, this is it.
I hope all the basic information been covered here. If I missed something or you'd like to know more and have some questions, please ask them in a comment section or ask via Social Media, like Twitter.
I'm always happy to help.
At the end of this few more details.
On Amazon Japan you can buy everything. Not only Pokemon TCG, but Anime figures, movies, Manga, gadgets, etc.
You're not limited to only these categories. This is a good place to buying some stuff for home, as a gift, for cooking, etc, plus you can find there many promotions and special offers.
Be careful about Amazon Prime -there is no benefits for International buyers.
Occasionally you can find some tiny promotion for item or two where price is available only for Prime members, but to be honest never nothing special. Feel free to try it but don't keep it.
But if you're located in Japan or you're on a holiday, then you can benefit from it.
Amazon Japan Support – if you have any questions. Just ask them. They response within few hours 12 to 24. Support is in English and helpful. But sometimes you may find some responses like a bot response but this is if you ask many questions and get some big issues. Personally, I had delivery issues but with DHL – they can find sometimes excuse to double check content and check if you can import specific item to your country. But this is rare.
So now let me show you some of the best deals you can get if you're looking for Pokemon TCG Japanese cards, gadgets, etc.
Upcoming Pokemon Japanese sets
Pokemon TCG – Remix Bout [SM11a]
Pokemon TCG – Dream League [SM11b]
Previous Pokemon Japanese sets
Pokemon TCG – Tag Bolt GX [SM9]
Pokemon TCG – Sky Legend [SM10b]
Pokemon TCG – Miracle Twins [SM11]
Remember you can buy games too 🙂 So a lot of Nintendo Switch, Playstation 4, retro and more.
If you like this sort of guides, let me know if there is something specific you're interested to read like stores review, guides how to buy from Japan, where to buy, etc.


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Metairie, La. -- The second annual Tyrann Mathieu Celebrity Kickball Classic had rosters packed with NFL players, professional athletes and well-known New Orleans celebrities, including Saints defensive end Cam Jordan.
"I'm not going to lie to you," Jordan said. "It's been a while since I played kickball. It's probably why I jumped at the opportunity to do so. I feel like it's going to translate from field to field here. I'm going to be Stallworth on defense as well as an aggressive attacker if I ever get an offensive chance."
The game was part of a 3-day charity weekend that Mathieu put-on to benefit his non-profit foundation, which financially supports disadvantaged youth in his hometown of New Orleans.
"Always excited to come back home in a positive way," said Chiefs safety Tyrann Mathieu. "I'm trying my best to really impact the community. I like to take the people of New Orleans with me. The people of Louisiana are so supportive of me. They've seen my ups and downs and it's only right that I come back home and try my best to give back."
"I'm so happy with where he's at," said University of Kansas Head Football Coach Led Miles, who coached Mathieu at LSU. "He's a family man. He's somebody that's going to be big in the community in terms of giving back. He's done everything, in my mind, exactly right at this point."
The former LSU Tiger and St. Aug stand-out spent last season with the Texans, but is beginning a new chapter with the Chiefs, signing a 3-year deal with the Kansas City franchise this off-season.
"I'm excited about it," Mathieu said. "A new opportunity for me, a new challenge for me. The Chiefs, they've got a great locker room, great group of talent, a lot of young guys. They've got a hell of a quarterback over there so that always makes things a little bit easier. But I've got a lot of work to do-- especially defensively. We've got a new D-coordinator, a lot of new pieces on defense and I've got to just try my best to lead everybody the right way and try my best to make as many plays as possible."


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When our September trip was approaching to Iceland, I started gathering together the clothes and accessories I would need for the long weekend. September in Iceland can still be quite cool, especially on the coasts and it's usually windy, so even though a lot of the stuff on this list seems like it would be more for winter, I was glad to have it, even in September!
What I Wore:
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The 34th edition of the Truffle Festival returns to Fiesole. At the same time of the event is held the Feast of Volunteers of the Blue Cross of Pontassieve, and for this year offers interesting and tasty news.
The Truffle Festival provides an extensive menu wich is able to satisfy the most exquisite taste. There are many specialties with truffles: bruschetta or croutons as appetizers, white lasagne, taglierini or tortelli as first courses, and steak, baked eggs second courses for those who prefer pizza as well. In addition there is also the tartare, the hamburger, the carpaccio and the pies.
The event takes place at the kiosks of the Circolo ARCI Il Girone, located along the banks of the river of Arno, on the old Via Aretina, a road that connects Florence with the nearby town of Pontassieve.
The food stands are open every evening from 7.30 pm. It is easier to get to the place by car, but the 14A bus leads directly from Florence to the site of the festival. The proceeds will be donated to the Blue Cross of Pontassieve, to finance voluntary activities. So, The Truffle Festival offers not only the opportunity to enjoy one of Tuscany's most delicious delicacies but also participate in a worthy charity.
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Aerophagia (also known as aerophagy) refers to the condition when a person swallows too much air without being aware of it.
When this air goes into the stomach, it may cause abdominal distention or belching. It can cause flatulance or gastric discomfort.
Most of the time, the person is not even aware of having such a habit. You may have noticed many people having the habit of breathing through the mouth instead of nose.
You may think it to be a physical disorder. It is not really an indigestion problem but is caused by some wrong breathing habits.
It is possible to change these habits that cause the problem and get rid of aerophagy.
The first thing is to be aware of the habit and making effort to change it. One can definitely do it.
One of the main symptoms is excessive or chronic or constant burping or belching.
Chronic belching or burping may not always occur because of aerophagia but it could be one of the causes.
Apart from chronic burping this excess air can also cause stomach bloating as well as pain.
When we are nervous or tense, we may swallow more air without realizing it. Most people are not even aware that they have such a habit. They can stop it if they realize they have this habit.
those who are intolerant to milk products may belch and burp more. It may cause them bloating too.
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When you avoid the situations given above, you can deal with the problem of excessive air or gas and the resulting burping and belching and stomach bloating problems.
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There are several different financial services and benefits with Woolworths that you can utilise and enjoy. You could apply for one of the numerous types of loans including personal loans, or you could simply earn rewards and discounts by utilising a Woolworths card when shopping at the stores. You could also ensure that some of the money that you spend at Woolworths goes to your favourite charity so that you can rest assured that you are doing your bit without having to take time out of your busy schedule.
About Woolworths
Woolworths was founded in October 1931 by Max Sonnenberg. He opened his first branch in Cape Town and then expanded to Durban, Port Elizabeth and then to Johannesburg. In the 80 years since the first few branches opened their doors, Woolworths has grown to over 400 branches across South Africa, Africa and the Middle East. Woolworths offers a range of items for sale from groceries to ready cooked meals to fresh produce, from clothing and accessories to shoes and baby wear and from house hold goods to décor.
All Woolworths shoppers will know that this business aims to offer quality goods that are durable and affordable and to make a difference. They run several initiatives and campaigns that help with sustainability, social development and against climate change. Woolworths aims to offer healthy products that will result in a smarter, stronger, better South Africa. In 2008 and again in 2010, the brand won the international Responsible Retailer of the year award in recognition of their efforts.
The financial services offered by Woolworths
Woolworths offers two main financial services: personal loans and insurance. Their insurance options are home insurance, travel insurance, car insurance, touch-up insurance, cell phone insurance, life insurance, personal accident insurance and balance protection insurance. Applications for any of these insurance policies or personal loans can be made through the Woolworth website, making the process simple and efficient. With the personal loans, once your application has been approved the money will be deposited into your bank account within 48 hours, meaning that you can gain access to the funds that you need with very little delay.
There are different repayment terms with each loan and you must make sure that you read the fine print and choose the loan that suits your needs and your budget perfectly so that you do not regret it later. There is no need for any form of security for a Woolworths personal loan.
In order to qualify for a personal loan from Woolworths, you must be over 18 years of age, have a valid South African identity document or book, have permanent employment where you earn at least R2 000 per month and you must have a bank account. There are two types of personal loan available: a revolving personal loan and a fixed term personal loan. There are generally no initiation fees, but you will be charged interest and a monthly service fee. However, the interest rate is charged according to the National Credit Act and will never be higher than stipulated by them.
The video below gives a brief overview of the Woolworths financial services…
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The benefits provided by Woolworths
Woolworths offers many benefits by shopping with them or using their services. With a store card, you can shop on credit and repay your account later. With a rewards card you can earn discounts and have the first pick at sales. Once you have spent at a certain level, you will climb a tier and earn greater rewards and discounts when you shop at Woolies stores. You could also apply for a My School/ My Planet/ My Village card and have a portion of what you spend donated to the charity or school of your choice so that you can rest assured that you are making a difference in your country every time you shop.
Why choose financial services and benefits with Woolworths over other financial service providers?
Woolworths is a reputable, large and well-known corporation that has a reputation for quality products, great service and for looking after their customers and clients. You will be hard pressed to find this kind of care and treatment anywhere else!


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|It is not a bad thing
that children should occasionally,
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put parents in their place. 8
|Children require guidance
and sympathy
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|If children live with security,
they learn to have faith
in themselves
and in those about them.
If children live with friendliness,
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Gratitude and thankfulness should be practiced all-year-round, of course. However, there's something so magical about the holidays that has people so thankful and giving. Normally we provide content to provide tips and ease your mind about your little ones – However, mamas and dads, this one is for you!
Whether you are ecstatic about this time of year, and you're looking for ways to express gratitude or thankfulness — or maybe you simply can't get into the holiday spirit this year, we have some tips to help.
Document Your Gratitude
Each day, write down at least three things you're grateful for. Be sure to write this in a safe place like a notebook so you can keep adding to it. As time goes on, you will have an entire list of things to be grateful for.
We're all human, so chances are you're bound to have an "off" day, meaning you could feel sadness for some reason or just are lacking the holiday spirit or energy – Thankfully, you will have this notebook to look back on. Reading your list of things you're grateful for is bound to lift your mood.
Take Time For YOU
This one is extremely important, especially as a parent. After days on end of caring for a little one or multiple children, it's easy to get caught up in the life of a parent and forget to practice self-care. Even taking just a short amount of time for yourself will do wonders. For example, going to the salon, going to play golf or a sport, visiting friends and having lunch with them, or anything that gives you time to "just be" is what you need.
Put the feelings of guilt away when you think of leaving your child(ren) – It will be a short time and you can end up being a better parent when you practice self-care. Research shows that not taking time for yourself can lead to burnout, which is not what you – or your kids – need.
Donate When Possible
Admit it – You have some clothes that have been hidden away in the dark corner of your closet for 3+years, are we right? Imagine how it would make you feel to just take those clothes off the hanger, gather them in a bag, and bring them to people in need? Depending on where you live, there are several places that provide drop off items for donations. There are places like the Salvation Army, Red Cross, shelters, churches, and more. Think of the people who will be able to wear something nice and stay warm during this cold time of year – How would that make you feel? This will no doubt increase your gratitude immensely.
Think of All the Positive Outlooks
It's okay and natural to sometimes feel down and seem like everything is going against you. Whenever something negative happens, have a positive outlook. Think about what you gained from the situation and what is possible to come due to your circumstances. There is almost always a positive outlook. If you dig deep enough, you can find it and feel thankful.
"Gratitude is like a magnet; the more grateful you are, the more you will receive to be grateful for." – Iyanla Vanzant
How are YOU going to express gratitude this holiday season? How will you show thankfulness? We can't wait to hear your ideas!


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Red vegetables derive their color from natural plant pigments found in phytochemicals (plant based chemicals) called lycopene and anthocyanins. Lycopene may help reduce risk of heart attacks and certain types of cancer, most notably prostate cancer. Anthocyanin is thought to improve heart health and the overall function of the body. So this week, in addition to eating for fun, sustenance, nourishment, and energy, eat for your heart!
Red Cabbage
Red basil (aka thai basil)
Red Russian kale
Red onions
Baby lettuce w/ red mizuna
Red bell peppers for Providence
Red shishito peppers for Tiverton, JP, and Dorchester
* Rotating items – you might receive these this week or another week – okra, yard long beans, green beans
*Free item – red jalapenos!
Note on the Onions & Cabbage!
Onions were not cured properly so they may not store for a long time. If parts are spoiled, they can simply be cut out. And while we did soak the cabbages for quite some time in water, it may not have been enough for encourage the cabbage worm to vacate! So be on the lookout!
This week's bouquets!
Red Jalapenos stuffed with cream cheese & feta
Charred Red Jalapeno Salsa


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American Academy of Pain Medicine 2020 Innovation and Technology in Pain Medicine
February 26 - March 1
Reach the leading pain medicine specialists, distinguished pain clinicians and key thought leaders at the AAPM 36th Annual Meeting, Innovation & Technology in Pain Medicine, taking place February 26-March 1, 2020, in National Harbor, MD. Join us at the must-attend meeting designed for all clinicians treating patients in pain in the United States. This year's AAPM Annual Meeting exhibit program will include the following features:
- Networking opportunities. We anticipate drawing 1,000 preeminent thought leaders and practitioners in pain medicine from the United States.
- The average pain physician treats 3,200 pain patients annually.
- Great logistics. Exhibit hall next to the educational sessions.
- Exclusive hours. 70% of the exhibit hall schedule do not compete with educational sessions.
- Interactive environment. Both receptions and the breaks throughout the day will be hosted in the hall. In addition, NEW this year is the Innovation Pavilion, Meet the Faculty sessions, Corporate Showcases, and 160 scientific posters will be presented in the hall.
With a commitment to making high-impact, long-term change, the Academy has developed a robust annual meeting program for a comprehensive scope of clinicians. AAPM's Annual Meeting is a leading educational resource for clinicians who together practice the most current and broad-based care of the pain patient. Featuring expert faculty and outstanding sessions on vital topics in pain, this event is an unparalleled opportunity to reach.


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Entrepreneurship has been in existence in our societies ever since the invention in nobody knows when. Well, what are the Main Roles of Entrepreneurship in a Society? Enterpreneurship has some key roles and that's exactly what we are up to today.
What is Entrepreneurship?
Entrepreneurship is simply the act of creating a business or more businesses while growing and scaling it to generate a profit.
However, as a fundamental entrepreneurship definition, it's a bit limiting. The more modern entrepreneurship definition is also concerning transforming the world by creating answers to big problems in society. Like initiating social change, building an innovative product, or offering a new life-changing solution.
Important Roles of Entrepreneurship in a Society
Entrepreneurs Create Jobs
As entrepreneurs commence new businesses, they have to hire employees for running the business. These new companies/businesses become engines of job creation in our society. According to the Small Business Administration report, small businesses have created 62 percent of new jobs in America since the Great Recession.
Business Entrepreneurs build entirely new enterprises and chances for employment. Take, for instance, a football coach in Nebraska, US. He noticed that youthful athletes received their training when they were on the training field, but after they left the pitch, they got absolutely nothing. So, he created a brand business that obtained videos for all kinds of sports training and put them all together on a website. Now the ambitious athletes can get professional standard instructions and exercise anytime and anywhere at their leisure. This organization now has over 450 employees based in the United States and six foreign countries. None of these new jobs existed before this innovative coach in Nebraska started his business.
Helps in Wealth Creation and Sharing
By building the business entity, entrepreneurs spend their own resources and draw capital from investors, money angels, and the public.
This mobilizes public resources and enables people to benefit from the success of entrepreneurs and thriving businesses. This sort of pooled capital that results in wealth production and distribution is one of the primary imperatives and goals of economic growth.
Raise Standards of Living
Entrepreneurship is a long process. Entrepreneurs see a demand in the marketplace and use their innovative skills to find a solution in a given market. They start a new company and hire employees. The workers then earn an income, which they use in the local market. All of this builds wealth for the community and significantly raises the standard of living for the people involved.
Balanced Regional Development
Entrepreneurs setting up innovative businesses and new industrial units help the society with regional development by placing in less developed and undeveloped areas. The growth of commerce and business in these regions leads to infrastructure developments like stable electricity, better roads and rail links, airports, and clean water supply, shopping malls, schools, hospitals, and other important public and private services that would otherwise not be available.
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Every newly built business that resides in a less developed locality will create both direct and indirect jobs for the people, helping lift local economies in several different ways. The total spending by all the new operators of the new companies and the supporting jobs in other different businesses adds to the local and even regional economic output.
Any flourishing business will finally want to get started with exports of their services or products to expand their business venture to foreign markets. This is an essential ingredient of economic growth since it provides quick access to larger markets, and leads to currency inflows and easy access to the newest cutting-edge technologies and methods being used in more developed foreign countries. Another important benefit is that this development that leads to more solid business revenue during business downturns in the local economy.


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Vespertine by Leta Blake&Indra Vaughn
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Jasper and Nicky grew up together.They were childhood friends which turned into so much more in their teenage years.But then Jasper made a decision that would tear them apart…..
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Jasper felt God's calling from a young age and while he loved Nicky the pull towards religion was stronger.Nicky returns to his home town after his time in rehab to re group and initially still feels a lot of anger against Jasper.
This is a slow burner and I did struggle in the beginning but the more I read, the more I got absorbed into the story.
It's a story of two men who re-connect, art a tentative friendship which turns into much more.
It took me a while to warm to Jasper but when they finally got closer I ended up loving him.
And here's the difference between this subject in books…..I could really, really feel Jasper's inner conflict with his religion and his love for Nicky.
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Vendor : OpenBB Group URL : http://www.openbb.com Version : Open Bulletin Board 1.0.6 && Earlier Risk : Multiple Vulnerabilities
Description: OpenBB is a fast, lightweight, powerful bulletin board written in PHP/MySQL. Main features include: full customization via styles templates, instant messaging, private messaging, categories, member ranks, poll based threads, moderation, BB codes, thread notifications, Avatars, member lists, private forums and more.
Cross Site Scripting: OpenBB is prone to Cross Site Scripting in multiple files. This may allow an attacker to run code in the context of a users browser, or used to harvest sensitive information from a user such as cookie information. Below are some examples of the XSS issues in OpenBB.
/member.php?action=login&redirect=[XSS] /myhome.php?action=newmsg&to=blah[XSS] /post.php?action=mail&TID=1[XSS] /index.php?redirect=[XSS]
SQL Injection: It may be possible for an attacker to execute arbitrary SQL queries due to user supplied input not being properly sanitized. Lets have a look at some code from one of the affected files ... post.php
// Check to make sure they are not posting to a category $query_type = new query($SQL, "SELECT type FROM ".$prefix."forum_display WHERE forumid = $FID"); $query_type->getrow(); $ftype = $query_type->field('type');
As we can see from this code, the $FID variable seems to get passed directly to the query without being validated, thus allowing for an attacker to execute malicious queries. This is not the only vulnerable file though. Below are a list of similarly vulnerable files.
/board.php?FID=1[SQL] /member.php?action=list&page=1&sortorder=[SQL] /member.php?action=list&page=1&sortorder=username&perpage=[SQL] /member.php?action=passwdsend&resetid=blah&id=2[SQL] /search.php?&sortby=dateline&sort=DESC&q=open&forums%5B[SQL]%5D /post.php?action=edit&page=1&PID=1[SQL] /post.php?action=post&FID=1[SQL]
These files are prone to similar attacks because they allow input that has not been validated to be executed in the query. This can be used for example to pull users password hashes.
Arbitrary Command Execution: This is really in my opinion at least, a very fundamental flaw. As stated in the HTTP/1.1 RFC (RFC 2616 Section 9.1.1 "Safe Methods") no GET request should be used to make any significant actions. This however would not be such a big deal if there was some sort of auth key or session id in place to verify the validity of actions, but there isn't. In short all an attacker has to do is send an admin a pm, or make a malicious post with the desired command and the action will silently execute. For example below are some example administrative actions thatan attacker could include in an image tag or malicious link.
/cp_forums.php?do=remove&id=1 /cp_usergroup.php?do=remove&UGID=1 /cp_ipbans.php?action=do_delip&ipid=1
This kind of attack can also be used to run user and moderator commands as seen below. These are only examples, not all the possibilities.
/myhome.php?action=delmsg&box=inbox&id=all /post.php?action=edit&PID=1&send=1&delete=yes /moderator.php?action=announce&TID=1
OpenBB actually tries to prevent these kind of attacks by filtering out certain input as seen in /lib/codeparse.php but this does not work. Lets have a look at the code.
case 'img': if(!preg_match('#^(http|https)://(.*?)\.(gif|jpg|jpeg|png)$#', $inside) ) $return = '[ invalid image ]'; else $return = '<img src="' .str_replace('"', '', $inside). '" alt="User-Posted Image (tm)" border="0" />'; break;
All an attacker has to do in order to have the command executed successfully is make sure the url within the image tag ends with an allowed extension. This is not very safe at all because we can make up a variable, add a good extension and the code is still ran. For example
As we can see from the above examples, this issue can be used by a malicious person to all but completely sabotage a site running OpenBB. In the past I have seen phpBB for example deal with the same issue of using unsafe GET requests by limiting the bbcode to only allow images with a valid extension. However this is a bad idea because it does not solve the problem at all, and to this day all phpBB versions are vulnerable to having arbitrary posts deleted and more just by visiting a malicious web page or link. It is a serious issue and should be treated as such. It greatly impacts the security of a web application. Even using the POST method without an auth key or the like is a bad idea in my opinion.
Other Issues: These other issues I am about to describe have been discovered by a guy named Manuel Lopez firstname.lastname@example.com and asked me to include them in this OpenBB write up.
/ Snip /
Hi JeiAr, I am Manuel.
I have just read your post in OpenBB. At March 24 2004 I alert Stu about some vulnerabilities that I have found on March 20 2004, Stu
tell me .. "A verson 1.0.7 will be released ASAP". I was having in mind publishing an advisory as soon as Stu released the new version.
/ Snip /
The issues are in the avatar feature and pm feature. From what I understand a user can read arbitrary PM's just by specifying the message id. For example the url might look something like this.
Where "INT" is there would be an integer specifying the message ID. The other issue discovered by Manuel is the fact that you can upload any file as an avatar. While this does not allow for php, or server side code execution, it does allow for client side code (such as JS, VBS, etc) to be executed. The uploaded code will then be available at the following url once uploaded.
Once again, just want to specify the last two vulnerabilities were discovered by Manuel Lopez and not myself, he just asked if I would include them :)
Solution: Vendors were contacted many weeks ago and plan to release a fixed version soon. Check the OpenBB website for updates and official release details. Original advisory can be found @ http://www.gulftech.org/04242004.php
Credits: Credits go to JeiAr of the GulfTech Security Research Team. http://www.gulftech.org


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The Uncitral Topics in Brazil took place in march 2015 at the Vienna International Centre, in Switzerland. Check out the speakers presentations:
Justice João Otávio de Noronha – Arbitration in the STJ case law;
Frederico José Straube – Arbitration;
Leandro Tripodi – United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods;
Cesar Augusto Guimarães Pereira – PPPs and Government Concessions;
Caroline Nicholas – PPPs and Government Concessions;
Luciano Benetti Timm – Insolvency. Law and Economics.
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RBJ Health Center Named Leader in LGBT Healthcare Equality
The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation, the educational arm of the country's largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization, has named Austin/Travis County Health and Human Service's Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD) Clinic at the Rebekah Baines Johnson (RBJ) Health Center as a "Leader in LGBT Healthcare Equality". The findings were part of HRC Foundation's Healthcare Equality Index 2016, a unique annual survey that encourages equal care for LGBT Americans by evaluating inclusive policies and practices related to LGBT patients, visitors and employees.
The RBJ Health Center earned top marks in meeting non-discrimination and training criteria that demonstrate its commitment to equitable, inclusive care for LGBT patients, and their families, who can face significant challenges in securing the quality health care and respect they deserve. "This recognition acknowledges our commitment to create an inclusive and welcoming environment for every patient, customer, client and employee," said Shannon Jones, Director-Austin/Travis County Health and Human Services.
The RBJ Health Center is one of a select group of 496 healthcare facilities nationwide to be named Leaders in LGBT Healthcare Equality. Facilities awarded this title meet key criteria, including patient and employee non-discrimination policies that specifically mention sexual orientation and gender identity, a guarantee of equal visitation for same-sex partners and parents and LGBT health education for key staff members.
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Austin Lifts City-Wide Boil Water Notice
After seven days of boiling their water, Austin Water customers are once again allowed to consume water directly from the tap.
This article originally appeared in The Texas Tribune
After seven days of requiring residents in America's 11th largest city to boil water and warning them of a potential shortage without reduced consumption, Austin Water officially lifted its boil water notice Sunday afternoon. The notice went into effect following heavy rain and flooding in Central Texas. The severe weather caused elevated levels of silt and debris in the water supply and treatment systems could not keep up.
The city warned residents that "immediate action" was necessary to avoid running out of water. Customers were asked to stop outside water use, such as watering their lawns or washing cars, and were encouraged to limit indoor use as much as possible.
On Tuesday, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality determined that the turbidity — or the water's cloudiness — exceeded standards. Austin Water was officially required by TCEQ regulations to issue a boil water notice, a precaution the utility had already taken.
Mary Jo Kirisits, an engineering professor at the University of Texas at Austin, said Austin Water was right to issue a boil water notice when they did. She said the intensity and duration of recent storms contributed to increased sediment levels entering the city's water treatment plants.
"These plants were designed to handle a certain, reasonable range of water quality, but the quality of the water entering these plants in the last several days represents an extreme event," said Kirisits, an expert in drinking water treatment. "This is a situation that we do not see very often, where the concentration of particles entering the plant is much higher than usual for multiple days."
By Thursday, Mayor Steve Adler signed a formal disaster declaration for the city, which formalizes collaboration among local and regional entities. Adler tweeted that he issued the declaration "to help with reimbursement & procurement."
That includes reimbursement for any costs incurred as a result of the emergency, such as overtime pay for first responders, according to the Travis County Judge's office. Costs would be recouped from the state and federal level. The declaration will continue for one week from Oct. 25, unless it is renewed by the Austin City Council. The disaster declaration will still continue even when the boil water notice is lifted, according to Angel Flores, a spokesman for the city.
"It is up to the federal government whether we qualify for reimbursement," Flores said. "At this time, it is too early to tell how much we may be reimbursed."
In the same declaration, Adler also activated the City of Austin Emergency Operations Plan. Activation of the plan brings all necessary parties under one roof at the Combined Transportation and Emergency Communications Center on Old Manor Road. This allows city, state and federal officials to better coordinate emergency response efforts.
During the boil water notice, the City of Austin set up water distribution centers for people unable to boil water, those who needed it for work and those with special needs. Sites included Dick Nichols Park, the Onion Creek Soccer Complex, Circuit of The Americas and Walnut Creek Park, among other locations.
With no rain in the immediate forecast, the city's water treatment plants are now able to process more water, according to a city statement issued Thursday. It is unclear how long it will be until the plants are running at full capacity. Normally, Austin Water can process more than 300 million gallons per day.
Disclosure: Steve Adler and The University of Texas at Austin have been a financial supporter of The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan news organization that is funded in part by donations from members, foundations and corporate sponsors. Financial supporters play no role in the Tribune's journalism. A complete list of Tribune donors and sponsors can be viewed here.
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Austin Issues City-Wide Boil Water Notice
As Austin Water works to stabilize the water treatment system, customers are being asked to boil water for at least three minutes before drinking it.
This article originally appeared in The Texas Tribune
Early Monday morning, Austin Water issued a boil water notice for all of its customers due to elevated levels of silt from last week's flooding. And by Monday night, the city was warning residents that "immediate action" was needed to avoid running out of water.
The water system is "the most recent infrastructure to struggle to keep up with" the impact of unprecedented rains, City Manager Spencer Cronk said at a Monday press conference.
Last month was the wettest September on record in Texas. Heavy rains last week in Central Texas and the Hill Country led to catastrophic flooding. A high level of debris, silt and mud requires additional filtration that slows the process of getting treated water into the system, according to a city statement.
"Today, we are now asking you to not drink from the sink," Cronk said. "In the abundance of caution, we are issuing a boil water notice for all customers of Austin Water."
This is the first time in the utility's history that a notice of this kind has been issued for the entire system. The notice will be lifted once treatment systems can be stabilized, according to the city statement.
Customers are being encouraged to boil water for drinking, cooking, brushing their teeth and for making ice. Activities such as showering and doing laundry are safe, but the city is asking people to conserve water if at all possible.
"Austin water treatment plans can currently produce approximately 105 million gallons of water per day," a message to city residents said Monday afternoon. "Current customer use is about 120 million gallons per day. Water reservoir levels are reaching minimal levels. Immediate action is needed to avoid running out of water."
"This is an emergency situation," the message said.
In addition to residents, this impacts hospitals, schools and universities, food services, and area manufacturers, Cronk said.
"This is simply a case of Mother Nature throwing more at the system than the system can currently process," Cronk said.
Austin Water has three major drinking water plants and all of those draw water from the river, Austin Water Director Greg Meszaros said at the Monday press conference.
"Once the flood started, it washed untold volumes of soil and silt into the river system," Meszaros said.
Meszaros said the water has an elevated level of turbidity, or degree of haziness. He said it is at a level never experienced before in the utility's history. Normally, Austin Water can process more than 300 million gallons per day, but because of the extreme weather the utility has not been able to process much more than 100 million gallons over the past two days, KXAN reports.
"Historic flood waters flowing into our water supply lakes contain very high levels of silt that makes it challenging for the water plants to produce the volume of water needed to supply customers at this time," the statement said.
With the announcement, many grocery stores in the Austin area saw long lines, as customers waited to purchase bottled water.
As Austin Water works to address this problem, customers are asked to reduce water usage as much as possible, and, when preparing water for consumption, customers should bring water to a "vigorous, rolling boil for three minutes," according to the statement.
More information from the City of Austin can be found here.
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Conservative Groups Suing Austin Over Nondiscrimination Ordinance
The advocates say lawsuits challenging the city's code prohibiting employers from discriminating against an "individual's race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, or disability" won't hold up in court.
This article originally appeared in The Texas Tribune
After two conservative Christian groups filed lawsuits against the city of Austin over the past week challenging an ordinance that protects LGBTQ individuals from discrimination, Texas LGBTQ advocates said Wednesday they do not think the lawsuits will hold up in court.
The first lawsuit, filed in federal court Saturday against the city by the U.S. Pastor Council, a conservative Christian organization based in Houston, argues that Austin's nondiscrimination ordinance is unconstitutional because it does not allow churches the religious freedom to refuse to hire gay or transgender individuals.
Texas Values, another conservative Christian organization, filed a separate, broader lawsuit in state district court, also on Saturday, seeking to invalidate the ordinance as it applies to both employment and housing decisions.
Austin's city code prohibits employers in the city from discriminating against employees based on "the individual's race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, or disability." The lawsuits claim the nondiscrimination ordinance forces individuals to take actions contrary to their religious beliefs.
The U.S. Pastor Council, which also backed the 2017 session's failed "bathroom bill" that would have restricted access to public restrooms for transgender Texans, said in its lawsuit that the city's failure to exempt its 25 Austin churches from the nondiscrimination ordinance violates its rights as outlined in the U.S. Constitution, the Texas Constitution and the Texas Religious Freedom Restoration Act.
"Because these member churches rely on the Bible rather than modern-day cultural fads for religious and moral guidance, they will not hire practicing homosexuals or transgendered people" as clergy or general church employees, the lawsuit said. The lawsuit also said member churches will not consider or hire women to be senior pastors in its churches.
Texas Values' lawsuit also invokes the Texas Religious Freedom Restoration Act, which says that, in general, governments cannot "substantially burden a person's free exercise of religion."
"The city of Austin's so-called anti-discrimination laws violate the Texas Religious Freedom Restoration Act by punishing individuals, private businesses and religious nonprofits, including churches, for their religious beliefs on sexuality and marriage," Jonathan Saenz, the president of Texas Values, said in a statement to The Texas Tribune.
David Green, the media relations manager for the city of Austin, said in a statement that the city is "proud" of its ordinance and is prepared to "vigorously defend" it in court.
"These lawsuits certainly highlight a coordinated effort among people who want to target LGBTQ people in court," said Paul Castillo, a senior attorney at Lambda Legal, an advocacy firm for LGBTQ rights.
Castillo said he has not examined Texas Values' suit but that the city of Austin "is on solid legal ground" in the U.S. Pastor Council lawsuit.
"In order to walk into court, you have to demonstrate some sort of injury," Castillo said. "It doesn't appear that the city of Austin is enforcing or has enforced its anti-discrimination laws in a way that would infringe upon these religions."
He added that the timing of the lawsuits is "certainly suspect" as groups attempt to politicize LGBTQ issues ahead of the upcoming legislative session.
Jason Smith, a Fort Worth employment lawyer, said he expects both lawsuits to "go nowhere." He points to former Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy's opinion in Masterpiece Cakeshop, Ltd. v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission, which Smith said made it clear that religious beliefs do not justify discrimination.
Still, he said people should be "worried by the repeated attempts to limit the Supreme Court's announcement that the Constitution protects gays and lesbians."
There is currently no statewide law that protects LGBTQ employees from discrimination, but San Antonio, Dallas and Fort Worth have nondiscrimination ordinances similar to Austin's. Smith said the other cities will be watching how the lawsuits in Austin unfold and that some cities may even file briefs to make the court aware of their positions.
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