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Everyone wants shiny, free-flowing and tamed hair. Some elaborate and unfortunately, harmful concoctions of shampoos, conditioners and hair treatment products are everywhere. It's time everyone goes vegan, starting with the products they use on their body. Start with the most popular toiletry, the shampoo. A vegan shampoo is not only organic and natural. It's also completely free of any animal-derived ingredient.
This is not to say that vegan shampoos wouldn't live up, quality wise, to the chemical shampoos everyone had gotten used to. Nature has everything man needs. In fact, many beauty brands pride themselves in having these natural ingredients in their products though, they combine it with tons of chemicals. One great organic ingredient amidst 15 chemicals still isn't good. For fairness' sake, many companies who claim they are organic, are really producing genuine organic beauty products.
Cruelty-free, vegan shampoo has fewer ingredients. Not only is it environmentally friendly. Vegan shampoos, conditioners and hair treatment products are bottled in recycled materials. There's no better way to be beautiful and healthy and do one's part for the environment. Lacking Sodium Lauryl Sulfate (SLS), the cause of hair loss to many, vegan shampoos stimulate hair follicles encouraging hair growth. Unlike commercial shampoos, they don't have parabens, which are also very bad to the hair follicles. Check Eco Coco for more details.
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It's the most popular vegetable oil in the world. It's got a gazillion of benefits not just for the hair but for the body. Sweet-smelling coconut oil has vitamins and minerals used for the hair for thousands of years. Not only showing remarkable results on hair growth, it also protects hair from premature aging. It's also been known to help those with severe scalp sweating by keeping the scalp cool. Here are its other benefits:
* Repairs Hair Damage: Easily penetrating the hair shaft, it helps reduce protein loss. It's perfect for pre-wash or post-wash hair grooming. Because of its good water retention property, no moisture escapes keeping hair moist and soft, preventing breakage.
* Prevents Dandruff: The fatty acids in coconut oil are better than any anti-dandruff shampoo.
* Good styling aid: It spreads evenly because of the scalp's heat and eventually hardens doubling as a styling gel or cream.
For your convenience, coconut oil is now a main ingredient in an eco-friendly hair care range from vegan shampoo, vegan hair conditioner and vegan hair treatment. It's easy to get hold of the these products. Buy Vegan shampoo, pair it with the perfect vegan hair conditioner and its complementing vegan hair treatment products for all of these great, chemical-free benefits.
Even if one's hair is short in a bob or a pixie, or whether it's free-flowing, everyone wants their hair smooth, soft, healthy and shiny. Whether your hair is dry or greasy, straight or curly, going vegan in your choice of products, as a start, is the way to go.
Each one has a love-hate relationship when it comes to products for their beloved follicles. Toxic chemicals, at their best work fine at first, then they suddenly stop serving their purpose. Before long, many start experiencing severe headaches, acne and even asthmatic symptoms. Go eco-friendly, vegan, cruelty-free and organic and enjoy the changes. It's really easy to find organic beauty products. Simply check out https://ecococo.com.au/coconut-vegan-organic-oil-shampoo/


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Great Pot for Pasta
This is a great size for a pound of pasta. Works well and it's super light. I wasn't impressed with how it wore after a few uses and has deep black burnt looking areas, but It's a camp pot, so whatever. It does its job.
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June 6, 2018
Great Addition To My Car Camping Kitchen
I cooked a pasta for a hungry party of 5 with this beast. The lid strainer is key. If you are looking to cook up a feast in camp, this will get it done for you.
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May 14, 2018
This is a fine pot, the only annoying thing comes from how it pairs with another Primus item--namely, the pan from the Campfire Cookset (both Small and Large versions). For some ungodly reason, the lid for this pot is just a few millimeters too short to work as a lid for the pan (and the pan doesn't come with a lid). If they had just made the rim of THIS lid a tiiiiiiiiny bit bigger, it would have fit perfectly and could be used for both the 3L pot and the pan.
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December 23, 2017
Big enough for a pound of spaghetti!
I bought this pot mainly to use as a pasta pot in my camper. It works great! I have the 5L version and it is perfect for a pound of spaghetti. The construction is flawless and the handle is sturdy, I would have no problem handing this pot over a fire full of water. Recommended!
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Judas Priest Explain Separate Bonus Edition of Redeemer Of Souls
"They are all great songs," he says. "The reason they are not on the album is because the 13 that we chose are very consistent with what we wanted to do, which was release an undisputable heavy metal album. The others, they are not lightweight by any chance, but they've got a different feel, a different texture.
"So it's not a case of trying to rip the kids off and trying to get more money for an extra album, it's just a case of, these five tracks seem to deserve to go on their own CD, and that's what we did."
"Redeemer Of Souls" marks guitarist Richie Faulkner's studio debut with Priest; he replaced founding member K.K. Downing following his retirement in 2011.
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Seven folks, 600 hours, a number of afternoons' worth of calls with sales reps, interviews with law enforcement, and lots of coffee — that's what it took to formulate our property security system critiques and uncover the greatest possibilities. The SkylinkNet Alarm System is 1 of the most cost-effective DIY kits out there and installs in minutes, but it is really standard and makes use of a proprietary wireless protocol (M-Code), so it does not work with third-celebration Wi-Fi, Z-Wave, or Zigbee components.
I know that they are produced so that the average person could set up them or they would not even bother to make systems that could be installed by the homeowner, but I believe I would just rather have a specialist do it so it gets done correct the very first time and I do not have to wonder if I did some thing wrong.
However, one more point for me when taking on a new business is to see how solid the customer service is, not just at the point of sale, but months and years afterwards, even though you're actually a paying consumer and making use of their service and merchandise.
IOS/ Android Amcrest view app: This app by Amcrest is very simple to set up by scanning the provided QR code on the surface of the DVR box, feed a name and press start off reside preview." The technique is supported by active interface alternatives for zoom, pan or tilt manoeuvrings.
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One more thought. When Christ ascended the throne, one would say the preparation was complete. It was not so. One thing more was needed to finish the work. Even with the three years' training, the mysterious influence of the fellowship with Christ in the death they had seen Him die, the mighty power of the resurrection-life He breathed into them, the wonderful revelations of the forty days all in the power of the New Life, the ascension to the throne and the sitting down at the right hand of the Father, and Christ's receiving from Him of the Holy Ghost, there is still something needed.
It was the ten days of continued, united prayer and supplication. I hardly know a passage in Scripture which presents prayer in such a wondrous light. God in heaven has done all that was needed; Christ has finished His work for His disciples and in them: Pentecost has still to wait ten days for their prayers. Prayer is to put the finishing touch to the work of preparation. In it is to be found that complete and continuous turning away from earth, that opening of the whole being to God, that rising into heaven, and that abiding in Christ there, which is to prove that these men are indeed prepared vessels for God's Holy Spirit. When Jesus had been glorified, when the Lamb had taken His place in the midst of the throne, the stream of the river of the water of life broke forth from the throne of God and the Lamb, and flowed as streams of living water into and out of these praying disciples. It is even as it is written of Christ: "And it came to pass that, Jesus also being baptized, and praying, the heaven was opened, and the Holy Ghost descended upon Him." When every other condition has been fulfilled, prayer, continued prayer, is needed to bring down the blessing. If the pentecostal Church is to be an example, and that cannot be without the pentecostal era being repeated, prayer must again be the key that opens the windows of heaven. Prayer must be preached and practised as the first and the last duty of a Church that hopes to have the power of God seen in its work. The ten days' continued prayer must teach the lesson that is so simple, and yet so difficult to master, that what little prayer does not obtain, much prayer, earnest believing prayer, prayer continued long enough, will bring down.
It was said in the words we quoted at the beginning of this chapter: "They availed themselves of no power which we cannot also utilise." We have seen what some of these powers are. The power of separation from the world and true self-sacrifice, of intense attachment and devotion to Jesus, of love and fellowship making us one with the saints around us, of faith, of continued prayer—these were the things that fitted the disciples to receive the promise of the Father, and be the fit instruments for the Holy Spirit's mighty work in witnessing for Christ to the uttermost parts of the earth.
We have seen the preparation, the wonderful forming of men to have, in human nature, as Jesus had, the Spirit of God dwelling in them. Think, now, how wonderful this blessing was in itself—the fruit and the crown of Christ's redeeming work. These men, prepared by Christ, were all filled with the Holy Spirit. On earth Christ's body had been the home of the Spirit and the instrument of His work. They now are His body; they take His place; the Spirit dwells in them as the instruments for His work, the continuance of Christ's own work. The Spirit, through whom God is God, and Father and Son each is what He is, and both are One,—the Spirit, the very life of God, fills them. In the threefold operation of His quickening grace, He enlightens, He sanctifies, He strengthens. That is, He reveals Divine truth, He makes partaker of the holy life and disposition of Christ, and He endues with the Divine power that, in the midst of weakness, labours and suffers and triumphs. As Christ's training was to prepare them, so this enduement was actually to fit them for His work. "Ye shall receive power when the Holy Ghost is come upon you." God's power for God's work was to be the one condition of success in their undertaking to bring the gospel to every creature, in being Christ's witnesses to the ends of the earth.
"That pentecostal generation did more to accomplish the evangelisation of the world than any succeeding generation." If we are to do as much as they did,—considering the increase in the population of the world and the increase of the Church, we ought to do tenfold more than they did,—we need this one thing: To be filled with the Holy Spirit, as the Power of God to do the work of God! It is not enough that the river of the water of life is still flowing from under the throne of God and the Lamb; it is not enough that we are the temple of God, and the Spirit of God dwelleth in us. The Spirit may be in us, and yet be grieved, or quenched, or resisted, or neglected. Where He is to work in power, He asks the whole being, to fill it. He claims control of the whole life, for it to be led and ruled by Him in everything. He asks that the man shall be a living sacrifice, a whole burnt-offering, to be consumed by the fire of God. If there is to be any hope of our working like the Church of Pentecost, we must have a new era in our missions. There must be a real restoration of the pentecostal life and power in the Church at home. The power of God for the work of God must be the watchword of every worker. Then alone will our mission work, both in its extent and its intensity, be able to overtake the thousand millions who are still without the knowledge of Christ.
If the appeal that has been made to the Church, to believe that there is nothing which the pentecostal Church did that we cannot and ought not to do, is to be taken seriously, what are we to do with it? We are confessedly, in an overwhelming majority of our Church members, very far from Pentecost. What is to be done to get all our leaders in churches and boards, in societies and committees, to take up the watchword: Back to Pentecost: without this the work cannot be done? Is there no way of reaching our pastors and congregations, and gathering all who feel that God's work is not being done as it should be, into one holy bond of union until the watchword has rung through the Church: Back to Pentecost: God's Power for God's work: without this the work cannot be done?
Andrew Murray, The Key to the Missionary Problem (London: J. Nisbet & Co., 1902), 127–132.


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Most portable PC,tablet phone and some other devices as make it easy to carry our gadgets around but unfortunately, the convenience comes with a huge risk that couldn't escape whenever this gadget are carried around
,that there might be a situation where these gadgets might get lost or stolen.
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Then lets us ask ourself that how can we activate this feature.But unfortunately, the feature is only meant for window 10 devices.the feature lets you track your lost or stolen device,it also lets you see it's location on a map.
1.You will need to sign up for a free prey account,The free prey account lets you protect up to three devices.
2.After signing up click on the download link,choose your {os}i.e your operating system and click on save file.
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5.Go to the prey website and sign up using your previous email and password
6.Click on the name of your stolen or missing device,then click the button 'set device to missing.'
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text: Chronic Itch Contagious yawning, laughing and scratching gives clues to how the human brain works By Eli Chen • Mar 25, 2017 Rici Hoffarth | St. Louis Public Radio In 1962, a strange epidemic swept through several communities in Tanganyika, present-day Tanzania. It wasn't a virus, but laughter among teenage schoolgirls. The contagious laughter, which lasted for about two and a half years, afflicted about 1,000 people and forced at least 14 schools to temporarily shut down. Experts later determined that the origin of the epidemic was psychological, perhaps related to stress caused by the presence of British colonialism. But such events have raised scientific questions about why humans can't control behaviors such as laughing, yawning, coughing and shivering — and why they spread among groups of people. "We are a part of a human herd whose behavior is often the involuntary playing out of an ancient neurological script that is so familiar that it goes unnoticed," wrote neuroscientist Robert Provine in his book, "Curious Behavior." Can't scratch enough? Long-lasting itch could be a sign of immune problems By Eli Chen • Jun 12, 2016 Robert Boston | Washington University School of Medicine Dermatologist Brian Kim has seen many patients who can't seem to stop itching. Often, it's difficult to determine what's causes the irritation, which can make deciding a course of treatment challenging. "Most of the drugs I use only work a small minority of the time, so we have to be patient," said Kim, co-director of Washington University's Center for the Study of Itch. "But as you can imagine, as a patient, when you fail with three different medications, it can be incredibly frustrating."


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MU Holds Discussion About Sustainable Environment
COLUMBIA - More than 6o people came to the University of Missouri Friday morning to learn how to make the U.S. more sustainable and what challenges the country faces. The University of Missouri School of Law held the discussion at John K. Hulston Hall, but many students out of the law school and people from outside the university also participated the discussion.
Three panelists, John Dernbach, a distinguished professor of the Widener University School of Law, Patrick McGinley, a Charles H. Haden II professor of the West Virginia University of College of Law, and Uma Outka, a associate professor of the University of Kansas School of Law, gave their speech to the audience. They addressed the importance of the sustainable environment and the consequences of the unsustainable development and environmental injustice.
"The environment all over the world in many ways is degrading and that's not something that we can keep doing," Dernbach said.
He said sustainability means actions that occur in specific places with specific people--in corporations, colleges and universities and communities.
"You see folks at the local government level, who are saying, 'Look, there are ways to reduce energy by using these LED lights for traffic lights,'" Dernbach said.
Dernbach said the U.S. will not spend too much on unnecessary use of water and energy in the future. People will buy products consistent with the reality they face due to growing demands on the environment.
Dernbach recalled at time of his childhood, the world only had three billion people, but now the planet has more than seven billion people, which puts a lot of pressure on the environment. Therefore, he said everyone, not only some certain institutions or groups of people should play a role in making the world more sustainable.
Dernbach said he hopes people who listen to his speech not only realize what sustainability means, but also think about what they can do for it.
"Some people turn off the lights. Some don't," said Dernbach. "Some people take short showers. Some people take long showers. Some people drive the car that gets a good mileage. Some people don't. There are those kind of choices that are in front of people."
The U.S. makes up about five percent of the world population. American people consume about 25 percent of the world resources. Dernbach said people want to live like Americans, but it needs three earths to supply everybody in the world the resources necessary for the current American standard of living, so everyone should do more and work harder to help each other live in a harmony with a healthy environment.
Dernbach will publish a book called "Acting As If Tomorrow Matters" in June. It looks at the U.S. in the sustainable environment over the last 20 years and tries to pick up the patterns of the progress made.
During the speeches, participants took notes of the important points three speakers made with papers, iPads and computers and applauded the speakers with respect. The event will continue with a lecture called "Environmental Law, Civil Rights and Sustainability: The Need to Bridge Disparate Frameworks to Address Disparately Impacted Communities" afternoon by Eileen Gauna, a Dickason professor of the University of New Mexico School of Law.
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The city's policies for laneway housing remain unchanged as of council's Nov. 2 meeting.
The Vision-dominated council asked staff to study how to make one-storey laneway homes more viable, and to consider a discretionary approach to one-and-a-half storey homes.
Eighty-three per cent of the laneway homes approved as of July are one-and-a-half storeys high with traditional pitched roofs.
COPE Coun. Ellen Woodsworth had called for a four-month moratorium on new laneway homes so concerns expressed by the public could be addressed, but her bid for a breather was rejected. Nearly 200 laneway homes have been approved by the city in the last year.
Residents have complained to the city about seeing big laneway houses go up and not learning they were approved for their neighbourhood until builders broke ground.
NPA Coun. Suzanne Anton had wanted staff to consider allowing laneway houses to be only one storey, instead of up to 20 feet tall, or six feet taller than garages.
"If they all looked more like garages and fit into the landscape in the same way that garages have formerly fit into the landscape, I don't think people would have cared at all," she said.
Brent Toderian, the city's director of planning, said owners building laneway homes tell the city the second half storey is critical to make units livable.
But Anton doesn't buy it.
"You can get 500 square feet on a single storey on a 33-foot lot," she said. "A 500-square foot unit makes a fairly reasonable one-bedroom unit. It makes it more suitable for elderly people, people with any kind of disability."
Staff will explore allowing single-storey laneway homes to extend a few feet into backyards.
"We don't want to go too far in that direction because it's very important to us to keep the backyard for both livability reasons and urban agricultural reasons," Toderian said.
Staff will also report back to council about the pros and cons of making one-and-a-half storey laneway homes a discretionary approval.
"On the one hand, it would give slightly more design review," Toderian said. "On the other hand, it could add significantly to the process and thus the cost for laneway housing and that's been a constant balance we've wanted to strike."
Staff will consider reducing the maximum unit size of 750 square feet, which doesn't include garage and storage space.
Staff will also consider delaying the requirement of sewer separation for laneway homes until the principal house is redeveloped. The city required separate sewers to avoid overflows, but delaying the requirement could save homeowners $6,000 to $8,000 in city fees and even more in excavation, piping and landscaping costs.
Toderian maintains most Vancouverites are pleased the city has allowed the housing option, which can't be strata-titled or sold. "It's a rental supply option. It creates a much more adaptable and nimble single-family housing form and we constantly hear stories about how it adds flexibility to peoples' lives from a mortgage helper perspective or a caregiver perspective or an aging member of the family perspective," he said.
Staff will report back to council on the height and size of laneway homes next year. They'll also report in 2012 after final inspections on 150 units are complete.
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SEPANG: Starting from the back row, MotoGP rookie Hafizh Syahrin Abdullah scored an unexpected 10th place at the Shell Malaysia Motorcycle Grand Prix today.
Hafizh, who had qualified in 23rd, made an outstanding start and stormed up to 11th place in the opening lap itself at the Sepang Circuit.
The Monster Yamaha Tech3 rider, however, could not find a way past Italian Danilo Petrucci (Alma Pramac), who was just ahead of him for much of the race, but Valentino Rossi's crash allowed him to cross the line, 10th, 26.919s behind race winner Marc Marquez.
Hafizh revealed that he was inspired by Adam Norrodin's performance in Moto3 earlier in the day as well as his father Abdullah Harun.
Adam, who raced with a broken shoulder and torn anterior cruciate ligament in his knee, started from the pit lane due to an infringement during qualifying but fought his way up to 13th before crashing at the business end of the race.
Hafizh admitted that it was an emotional race and one he will cherish.
"This week has been tough especially the first two days. I felt down as many fans had doubted my abilities," said Hafizh.
"Adam is one of my best friends on the track, he is a quiet guy but gives it everything he has every time he is racing. He is just unlucky not to finish in the front.
"I felt really touched by his performance, I cried in the pit lane while supporting him in the race. This is his last race here at Sepang.
"I felt really motivated and inspired by Adam and also my family. I saw my dad before the race behind the gates and I am thankful to the security guard who let me through to hug him."
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Elga Brown Animal Print Midi Dress
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This eye-catching 'Elga Brown Animal Print Midi Dress' with faux wrap design with long sleeves and striking V neck design is a wardrobe essential, it also comes with a super comfortable elasticated waist. Pair with runners for that casual daytime look or heels for nighttime. This Woven belt is also available to buy from our online store, it is not included with the dress.
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Why reuse is #1 tool in circular economy toolkit
The circular economy's 'inner loop' – reuse, reselling and sharing – forms the core of winning circular strategies. We explore examples of each, look at why you might be missing some of the benefits, and remind ourselves why recycling should be a lower priority.
The bottom line is this: if you aren't working out how to tighten the loop in your business ecosystem, with strategies to reuse, resell and share, then you're missing out on the biggest wins.
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- Use the fluorescence decay time to separate excitation energy from the integration time start pulse. Use a pulsed light source to accomplish this (pulsed laser or AvaLight-XE Xenon flash)
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1-15 oz can Old Havana Foods® Black Beans, drained, but not rinsed
2 tablespoons Extra-virgin olive oil
2 tablespoons Aged balsamic vinegar (use high quality)
2 Green onions, finely chopped
1/3 cup Finely chopped tomatoes
1/3 cup Finely chopped red, orange or yellow sweet peppers
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2 ounces (~1/3 cup) Feta cheese, cut into small dice
1. Combine all ingredients except feta cheese in bowl. Mix well to combine. Add feta and toss lightly being careful not to break cheese.
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01/11/2018 – Sometimes there are just campsites that you just have to come back to and this is one of them, Aire du Bois Chaudron, 4 euros a night, all the amenities, which are extra but very reasonable, is one of those, so we stop for two nights.
Right next the a small forest, a short walk into town, supermarket a stones throw away and of course the close proximity to the cake shops, what more can you ask.
The French houses and buildings are so varied and spectacular, I just want to knock on the doors and have a good old nosey round.
Today's cakes a Paris Brest, hazelnut cream in a light choux ring and a very citrus lemon custard, covered with raspberries and the crunchiest flaky pastry is my fav ……well up to now. Just love the cake boxes too.
Leave Saturday afternoon, Stopping for lunch by the wonderful and privately owned ! Chateau Bourg-Journet on the way
Homemade veg soup and the crunchiest of baguettes, bellies full we head off for the campsite for the night which was in Lathus Saint Remy
Another lovely part of the country and typical French village.
And look what we found on one of the tables an ashtray from Buckley !!!! (A town in North Wales near where we used to live)
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04/11/18 – We head off again and stop for lunch in Bellac, its a beautiful day and we eat Al fresco by a river
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Colours of Wildlife: Rufous-Necked Wryneck
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Rufous-Necked Wryneck
Willem is a wildlife artist based in South Africa. He says "My aim is simply to express the beauty and wonder that is in Nature, and to heighten people's appreciation of plants, animals and the wilderness. Not everything I paint is African! Though I've never been there, I'm also fascinated by Asia and I've done paintings of Asian rhinos and birds as well. I may in future do some of European, Australian and American species too. I'm fascinated by wild things from all over the world! I mainly paint in watercolours. . . but actually many media including 'digital' paintings with the computer!"
Today I have for you a bird that few people know about. This is a Rufous-Throated Wryneck, Jynx ruficollis. It is one of only two wryneck species occurring in the world, the other one being the Eurasian Wryneck, Jynx torquilla. That one occurs in Europe and Asia, and some of them also winter in West to Central Africa. Rufous-throated wrynecks are entirely African.
The Not-quite-Woodpeckers
Wrynecks belong to the woodpecker family, but are not true woodpeckers. They are smaller in size than most woodpeckers – the Eurasian species is 16-17 cm/6.3"-6.7" in total length, while the rufous-throated reaches 19 cm/7.5". Both species are very cryptically coloured – brownish with white and black mottling very similar to the bark of a tree, making them inconspicuous when perched. As you gather, the rufous-throated possesses a bold reddish-brown underthroat, distinguishing it from the plain Eurasian wryneck. Unlike woodpeckers, wrynecks don't have stiffened tail feathers. They don't use their tails to prop themselves up while creeping along trunks and branches, as woodpeckers do. They do not clamber on trees much, most of the time perching on twigs or hopping on the ground. Wrynecks apparently resemble the ancient forebears of the woodpeckers, although they themselves can't be considered ancestral to them, but belong to a side branch of the woodpecker family tree. They do posses very long tongues, as true woodpeckers do. Wrynecks eat mainly ants, and use these long tongues to rapidly slurp up large numbers of these small insects. They use their stout bills not to peck wood, but to excavate ants' nests, being partial to the eggs and larvae.
The name 'wryneck' comes from a behaviour displayed both in territorial disputes between birds, as well as in courtship displays. The bird will stretch forward, lift its head to display its rufous throat, cock its tail, and twist its neck so that its head weaves from side to side. Additionally, young birds do a strange neck display if threatened in their nests. They stretch their necks forward first, slowly, and then rapidly retract them while hissing. It might be that this is supposed to mimic snakes, hopefully scaring off whatever is threatening them.
Rufous-throated wrynecks are strange in how they're distributed in Africa. They like a variety of habitats that feature open ground as well as trees. They're found in grasslands (provided there are at least some trees and shrubs nearby), in open park-like savannahs and woodlands, and on forest edges, but not inside dense forests. Though most of sub-Saharan Africa has lots of suitable habitat, they are only found in a few patches spread from South Africa to Ethiopia to the Cameroon and southernmost Chad. The patchiness of their distribution is similar to that of many species that live on high mountains. But in mountain-dwellers, such a patchy distribution makes sense, because the high mountain peaks themselves occur in patches, like islands rising above the seas of grass and trees. Why should wrynecks be restricted to such patches amidst lots of otherwise suitable habitat from which they're inexplicably absent? To date, this question has not been answered, but might have something to do with climatic fluctuations during the ice ages. But there is no other bird with a patchwork distribution similar to that of the wryneck, so it remains an enigma.
In South Africa, this wryneck is not really rare, but rarely seen or noticed. Its cryptic plumage makes it disappear easily amidst the grey and brown bark of the savannah trees. It only makes itself conspicuous when it is calling. This is a repetitive and very distinctive, somewhat nasal 'kwee-kwee-kwee-kwee-kwee' with about ten 'kwees', after which it is silent a short while before repeating the call again. Wrynecks perch on top of trees or bushes as they call, so most of the time a bit of searching will reveal the owner of the voice. Wrynecks call when they start breeding, from late winter into spring and summer. More southerly populations might migrate short distances northward in winter. Some wrynecks of South African origin have been encountered in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. But movements of this species are not well-understood.
Like woodpeckers, wrynecks nest and roost in tree holes, but they don't excavate these themselves. They use natural cavities in trees, or they take over nest-holes from barbets or woodpeckers after they've stopped using them. In spring to early summer, the female lays anywhere from one to six eggs, but mostly three or four. Both sexes incubate. Sometimes they are victims of honeyguides. A honeyguide lays an egg in a wryneck nest; the honeyguide chick, which has huge, sharp 'pincers' at the tip of its bill, kills the baby wrynecks after they hatch, and is raised alone by the oblivious wryneck parents. Fortunately, this doesn't happen very often. Overall, this species is not considered endangered.
I leave you with a sentence about as cryptic as the plumage of the wryneck. Believe it or not, this is an actual English sentence. Here it is: "Cwm Krutza qoph jynx fled brigs." A point to anyone who can say why this sentence is remarkable; ten points to anyone who can explain what it means! Please comment below.


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Background and Objectives: A conventional treatment to stabilize the excess activated sludge is the aerobic digestion process but due to long aeration time, it requires large equipments as well as high investment cost. Because of high oxidation potential of ozone, sludge ozonation enhances stabilization rate and reduces sludge treatment equipment size and cost. Therefore, in this study, the combination of pretreatment with ozone and aerobic digestion processes were investigated.
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Results: The results of this research indicated that the aerobic digestion of waste activated sludge during 10 days could reduce 38% of volatile solids and thus obtaining the EPA standard. Also, the results of combined ozonation and aerobic digestion revealed that the pre-ozonation at 0.25 g O3/g TS or 0.5 g O3/g TS with 6 or 3 days aeration, respectively, could achieve 38% reduction in VS and hence the requirement set by EPA. Therefore, integration of pre-ozonation with aerobic digestion can significantly reduce the digestion time to attain the standards.
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It is five years since I was diagnosed and then had my thyroid removed. The time from suspicious cells being found through the fine needle biopsy to the complete thyroidectomy, was only 7 weeks. Not a particularly long period of time in the grand scheme of things, but by all accounts in the reading and … Continue reading It's that time of year, again!
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World Thyroid Day 2014
Today is the 7th Annual World Thyroid Day, May 25, 2014. Established in 2008, World Thyroid Day highlights five major goals to: Increase awareness of thyroid health, Promote understanding of advances made in treating thyroid diseases, Emphasize the prevalence of thyroid diseases, Focus on the urgent need for education and prevention programs, and o Expand … Continue reading World Thyroid Day 2014
Cinco de Mayo = My Cancerversary
Three years ago today, my thyroid--cancerous nodules and all, was removed. During the "whole body scan" a few months later there were no errant tumor cells and the tumor marker in my blood work came back negative. Throughout the last 266 days of blogging, I've thanked many of the people who had some role in my diagnosis, … Continue reading Cinco de Mayo = My Cancerversary
Because the Night
Are you a night owl or are you the early bird? In an earlier post I wrote about the best time of day to get my work done; hands down, it's 1:00 pm to 6:00 pm. In fact, I get the most done between 3:00 pm and 6:00 pm, when the office is quiet and … Continue reading Because the Night
What's Up Doc?!
I've thanked my endocrinologist before, but feel the need to do it again! I meet with him every four months since my complete thyroidectomy in 2011, and will probably continue to see him with great regularity for the rest of my life. Typically, I've been a compliant patient, answering the doc's questions but never really … Continue reading What's Up Doc?!
On March 5, 2011 I heard: "The biopsy showed suspicious cells, you have cancer." It's World Cancer Day,today. In my session today with my counselor I opened with: "I had thyroid cancer!" It's only recently that life has allowed me the quiet space to consider what that means. I'm coming to grips with the enormity … Continue reading I HAD CANCER!?
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Be a good patient and just do what the doctor tells you. For some reason, I've always believed that the doctor knows best. If the doc says to do something, I do it; the white coat and pretty diploma from the prestigious medical school, are indications that they know what they're doing--at least more than … Continue reading Be a Good Girl and Do What the Doctor Says


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So. Many. Plaid. Shirts.
Country music superstar Blake Shelton can now add "clothing designer" to his resume. His new line, BS by Blake Shelton, will be available at Macy's stores and online starting on November 2, and prices start at $39. The collection is full of, well, exactly what you'd probably find in Blake's closet: plaid and denim shirts, suede and leather jackets, and lots of vests. So whether you need Christmas gift ideas gift ideas for the dapper cowboy in your life, or you're just here to see Blake Shelton looking sharp in a bunch of plaid shirts, here you go!
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Fourth Sunday of Easter – April 29, 2018
Psalm 23, Romans 8:37-39 and Acts 16:16-34
When I heard about the horrific bus crash close to Humboldt, Saskatchewan where initially fourteen people lost their lives it first hit me as just another horrible accident. Then, as the days started rolling by, something else kicked in that caught me by surprise. I was utterly amazed at how deeply this accident affected the whole of Canada, across the country and then even wider into the United States. I slowly learned that the whole ice hockey community, along with the entire nation of Canada was in mourning. This is due in part because so many Canadian families can identify with the bus trip, either personally or as having their kids or family members regularly travelling on buses. Whether it be for hockey or any number of other sports teams, travel via bus is common so it hit close to home for many people. But it also speaks to how hockey is weaved into the fabric of Canada. This struck me as something beautiful. We are all united in the deeply-felt grief due to the loss of the Bronco hockey players, their head-coach as well as the woman who worked among them as a trainer. It's truly amazing how a very large country can become like a small family when tragedies like this happen.
When anyone dies, it is sad. But there is a deeper sadness when young people die, Each one of them basically leaves parents behind and that is simply not the natural order of life and loss. Life will never be the same for the mothers and fathers, friends, brothers or sisters of these young people. People are broken and there are so many pieces to pick up. On Sunday evening after the accident, Carina and I watched the vigil that was held in Humboldt. Our eyes became teary too, our throats had a lump as we watched it all unfold in that arena.
But, as Father Raymond de Souza wrote in the National Post, there is a grace-side to what happened: "Through eyes blurry with tears the entire nation has watched the people of Humboldt respond to the deaths of thosemen. In the face of immense suffering and loss, the way they have responded has been a lesson in grace."
"…the people of Humboldt got it right," Father de Souza continues. "It was beautiful in a painful way, and taught us that pain and beauty sometimes go together. You can see a clear example of that in paintings of Jesus in the agony of crucifixion.
The team chaplain, Pastor Sean Brandow contributed at the service too. He had come upon the scene shortly after the crash. He began with, "All I saw was darkness, fear and confusion." And later when he was at the hospital with the relatives of the living and those deceased, he spoke of receiving thousands of texts and he explained how he really needed them. "We all need to hear these things," he said, "that support …Families need to hear that people support you, that people love you and are praying."
"But it was so dark, I really needed to hear from God too," pastor Brandowcontinued. "Four words from God were bigger than a thousand words from any human being. Those words ….I am with you"
These familiar words from Psalm 23 that often bring us comfort, "I fear no evil because You are with me,"were what brought him relief. And that answer is the only answer that Christians have at such tragic heart-breaking moments: "Yes, God is with me."
At the conclusion of his powerful preaching, through his own tears, Pastor Brandow spoke of the scars on the body of Jesus, risen from the dead.
"It's clear in the scriptures that God has scars. Even after the resurrection, the scars remain. Scars come from wounds. And the Christian puts their faith in the God who counts Himself among the wounded, the suffering, the dead.
"The wounds are still fresh in Humboldt. The scars will come in time", Pastor Brandow told the folks at the vigil. Try to remember that God's scars are a definite indication how much God identifies with our human crises."
In the book of Acts that we read from this morning, there was a different kind of human crisis. In this crisis, Paul and Silas learned how to deal with a very tough situation. The two of them had been imprisoned and were tied in chains. They were nevertheless still singing hymns in the middle of the night appearing not in the least bit concerned. All of a sudden there was an earthquake that shook their chains loose as well as all the doors of the prison. The jailer who was put in charge woke up and wanted to kill himself with his own sword because he thought thathe'd allowed the prisoners to escape. But Paul and Silas were calm in the face of the earthquake and did not try to escape. Through their faith, they found a way of keeping their cool. The crisis did not throw them off.
Fast forward to 2018 as we think of the Humboldt Broncos tragedy. Do we get lost in despair? Or can we gather ourselves and listen to what Paul says to reassure us in Romans chapter 8. "Be calm in the faith that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor rulers, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord?"
This assurance comes from an Easter faith. We know that the end of everything on earth, is only the beginning of much more in eternity. This might eventually heal the wounds that have been so deeply inflicted on so many people in such crises. Not just the wounds of the Humboldt Broncos but those from so many other events we hear of throughout the world. Let's also remember our Easter faith in the trials and tribulations and sometimes even tragedies that we face in our own lives right here, right now.
Copyright 2018 – Heinrich Grosskopf, Minister of Dayspring Presbyterian Church
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George Kakalec, 86, died Sunday, May 8, 2005, at his home in Durham. He was born October 2, 1918, in Janesville, Pennsylvania, and grew up in McAdoo, His was the fourth of thirteen children of the late Peter and Mary Kakalec.
Mr. Kakalec was a medic in the U.S. Army, 3rd Army, 80th Infantry, during World War II. He served across Europe from Normandy to Nuremberg. He was a career federal employee with the U.S. Veterans Administration in Washington, DC, and retired to Durham in 1987. Mr. Kakalec was a founding member of Sts. Cyril and Methodius Byzantine Catholic Church in Cary.
Mr. Kakalec is survived by his wife of fifty-seven years Jennie Teal Kakalec and son James both of Durham. He is also survived by brothers John Kakalec and wife Juanita, Chapel Hill; Rev. Joseph Kakalec, SJ, Scranton, PA; Michael Kakalec and wife Margot, Morgan Hill, CA; Eugene Kakalec and wife Liz, Baltimore, MD; sister Helen Sorrentino, Lakewood, NJ; sister-in-law Barbara Kakalec, Rockaway, NJ; brother-in-law Edward Ruitberg, Seattle, WA; brother- and sister-in-law Charlie and Peggy Brewer, Durham; as well as many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by sisters Anna, Margaret, Mary, Betty and brothers Peter, Nicholas, and Robert.
Viewing will be Tuesday, May 10, from 7-9 p.m .with the Parastas service at 8:30 pm at Hall & Wynne Funeral Home, 1113 Main St., Durham
Funeral and Divine Liturgy, Wednesday, May 11 at 10 a.m., Saints. Cyril and Methodius Byzantine Catholic Church, 2510 Piney Plains Rd., Cary. Interment will be in Maplewood Cemetery, Durham.


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Introduction: How to Make a Lovely Beard to Coordinate With Your Dress.
I am going to a music festival that encourages the wearing of fake beards, ( in order to break the world record for this activity).
It has given me the perfect excuse to use the sewing machine that I found in a skip.
I have never used a sewing machine before, so I guess this project can be put in the easy category.
I told my friend that I would make us beards from Fake fur.
She asked for a pink one and a blue one to match her different dresses.
It was a revelation . . . I would never have thought of any colour other than brown for a beard.
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Step 1: The Fabric.
Buying from the market seemed the best option.
I chose the brightest pink and blue and some brown for me.
It was £4.50 per metre;.
i bought 3 lengths of a quarter metre.
Step 2: Marking and Cutting Out.
I used some wallpaper as a template and after a few attempts, got the shape that I wanted.
I layed this on the back of the fabric and used a magic marker.
I cut it out.
I cut the moustache separate from the beard and I thought that it would look better.
I was also toying with the idea of a velcro backed moustache that was removable but . . . this is my first burl on a sewing machine so I will save that for next year.
Step 3: Sewing Around the Edges.
I don't know what all the buttons and knobs do on this sewing machine but just look at it . . . . it's like a 50's cadillac; beautiful.
I sewed around the edges of the beards and then sewed on the moustache.
Next, I sewed a length of ribbon onto each side.
I sewed a square and put a cross through it because I always like the look of this when I see it on military clothing.
Step 4: Brown Beard- Slightly Different Design.
Ok, by the time I got to my beard I was realising the possibilities that a sewing machine offers.
I cut the beard slightly bigger and folded the edge over so that I was sewing a double thickness.
It gave a slightly fuller feel to the beard.
Also, instead of ribbons, I folded the top of the sideburn over to create a loop that would allow my spectacle arms to slide through.
This means that the beard just hangs from spectacles; no ribbon.
I then added some eyebrows to it.
Step 5: The Beards.
Which one would you wear ?
Step 6: The Beards in Action.
They were a success and a good time was had by all.
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I love the title picture - it cracked me up! You have a very patient dog.
The brown beard in step 4 is great; the model (you?) looks like a long-lost ZZ Top band member.
This silly, fun project with very clear directions gets my vote.
Dear CatTrampoline,
The labrador didn't really like it; therefore his beard was only on for a couple of seconds ( that's why the pics are blurry).
He just looked at me, downcast, as if to say,
' Why are you humiliating me like this ?'
so I stopped.
Thank you for the comments and the vote.


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Is it a spiritual or a materialistic Durga Puja?
The soul-stirring smell of the shiuli flowers, the spiritual fragrance of the incense sticks, the rhythmic beats of the 'Dhol', 'Taal', 'Dhaak', the upcoming of the shorter days and the cold evenings, and with it when mother nature glorifies herself with the ardor to bring in the enigmatic changes, then we can clearly say that the spiritual and the festive season of autumn has once again made her presence felt in the mortal world. Not to forget the fact that when we talk about the autumn season, we directly or indirectly relate it to one of the most joyous festivals of the Hindus, i.e. the Durga Puja.
Durga Puja which is typically celebrated for ten days starting from 'Mahalaya' to 'Vijaya Dashami' is the symbolic representation of victory of good over evil, establishment of peace and prosperity and celebration of women power. Further, Durga Puja also breaks the monopoly of our humdrum lives, as the burgess completely enjoys the festival by swaying in the musical and the spiritual beats of it.
Over the years, a lot has already been discussed how Durga Puja is celebrated with a lot of enthusiasm keeping in terms with the spiritual and the mythological aspect. But the sad fact is that very less conversations or deliberations have taken place regarding the ways to maintain the essence of the festival since the quintessence of the festival has degraded strikingly over the years. And the noticeable fact is that a contrasting scenario can be drawn between Durga Puja celebration of the yesteryears and that of the present era, which directly or indirectly brings a picture in front of our eyes, where as children we were given certain tasks to find out differences between two exactly similar pictures. Hence the main motive of the scrupulous discussion done above is not to draw a word picture regarding the mythological aspects of celebrating the Durga Puja, rather to make the learned and the knowledgeable citizens once again realize the fact that it is high time that we move back to our roots, before the roots of essence are completely uprooted for no good.
It is a conspicuous fact that whenever we confabulate about Durga Puja, the first thing that comes to our minds is the expensive idols of goddess Durga, as well as those over lavishly decorated 'Pandals', that can simply be regarded as profligate consumers of energy. In fact, the astonishing thing that is known to one and all is that crores and crores of resources are spent in celebrating this festival, and it seems that there is a sense of competition among the organizers of Durga Puja to prove their capacity and worth. But the pivotal question that arises out of here is: Whether is it really necessary to make this sacred festival of significant importance an extravagant jamboree with or without the spiritual vibe and essence?
The answer to this question can be directly given by bringing into consideration a logical perspective that was given by Mahapurukh Sreemanta Sankardeva.
Mahapurukh Sankardeva was of the view that a devotee's prayer to his or her lord should be an honest affair from the heart rather than some impractical show-off. And somewhere down the line, the philosopher's view was quite relevant, since even in Hindu mythology, it is believed that honest prayer and offering to the lord is simply enough to satisfy him from every aspect. Added to this, when the festival gets over, these expensive idols are simply immersed in the water, the 'Pandals' are broken, and that directly or indirectly puts an adverse impact on the economic stability of the state.
So the matter of the fact is that rather than spending so much money in making the idols every year, permanent goddess Durga idols can be erected at all those places, where Durga Puja is organized or celebrated. Furthermore, the 'Pandals' constructed should also try to give a spiritual vibe rather than over usage of electricity and technology. Moreover, because of this reckless spending of money to over decorate the idols and the pandals, the spiritual dynamism of the festival is somewhere down the line lost, and hence some of the people visit the 'Pandals' only to create a nuisance. Therefore, some changes must be brought in at the earliest, so as to once again revamp the sacred vibe of the festival among the people.
In fact, some of the age-old traditions associated with Durga Puja still put a question mark on the ethical aspect of celebrating the sacred festival. In a few of the most famous Durga temples of the state, a heinous tradition is still being followed, that always shakes the psyche of all the concerned social beings. The tradition of sacrificing hundreds and hundreds of animals in the name of goddess Durga is a thing that always creates a great deal of hue and cry during the festival. Many a time, many experts, as well as animal enthusiasts, have also shown their dissatisfaction towards this religious heinous act, however, no changes could be descried regarding this atrocious act till date. So, when we speak of celebrating DurgaPuja in a righteous way, even the tradition of 'BoliBidhan' must be stopped for good, or else it would simply mean the destruction of the main attribute for celebrating this holy festival.
Not only this but also the substandard acts are done by a certain section of the society, who find themselves addicted to alcoholic stuff and drugs, have made the bevy blabber again and again the thing that: Whether have we converted the spiritual and the holy festival of Durga Puja into a materialistic celebration?
The modern era though has unfortunately seen the real essence of celebrating Durga Puja being degraded to quite an extent, however the optimistic still believes that if the people change their attributes and habits a little, think logically, act rationally, then the sacred festival of Durga Puja can be revived once again. And hence it remains the duty of the organizers as well as the people to keep the spiritual factor of the festival intact, especially while celebrating it in a grand way.


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