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We recently tried out EverlyWell's online STD test. We were amazed by how simple, fast, and accurate the test was and would like to recommend it to everyone.
The first step is to order a test kit. Biological females can order a test kit here and biological males can order a test kit here. When you place an order, the test kit will arrive at your house within a few days. From there, you'll follow the included instructions to collect swab and blood samples (women) or urine and blood samples (men). Then you'll pop the collected samples back in the mail. Nothing about the packaging indicates that you're taking an STD test, it looks like you ordered a book in the mail.
You can expect the process of collecting samples to take 30 minutes and your results within 2 to 3 weeks from the day you placed the order online. My results took 3 weeks because I needed to wait until my period was finished – women should not collect samples while on their period.
EverlyWell's STD Test tests for:
- Chlamydia
- Hepatitis C
- Syphilis
- Gonorrhea
- Herpes Type 2 (HSV Type II)
- Trichomoniasis
Here's what's included in the kit:
Everything you need is included in the kit, including a return bag with postage already included. When your kit arrives you are assigned a Unique Kit ID number, which will serve as your identifier. You can use your real name when ordering, choose a pseudonym, or remain anonymous.
If you get squeamish around blood, you should know ahead of time that you will need to prick one of your fingers with a lancet to drop blood onto a card. Personally, I am not the biggest fan of needles but found this part to be about as painless as giving blood samples gets. Here's what that part of the test looks like:
When EverlyWell receives your samples, they will then be analyzed by a board-certified physician from within your state. When the results are ready EverlyWell will email you. If you test positive for anything, a representative from EverlyWell will call you and discuss treatment options. One option is being prescribed medication directly via EverlyWell.
The degree of privacy and convenience offered by online STD testing cannot be underestimated, in our opinion. At some point, your time is worth more than the time it takes to make an appointment somewhere, get to the appointment, wait around to take the test, and then drive back. Something to keep in mind, however, is that the incubation period for some sexually transmitted infections can be anywhere from 2 weeks to 3 months from a sexual encounter. Also, if you are experiencing symptoms of an STD that are getting worse, reach out to your doctor directly or visit a clinic to receive immediate care.
– Nikita
Related reading:
Having The STD Talk With A New Partner
How To Be Supportive When Your Partner Tells You They Have An STD


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Reasons to Buy a Console Vault
People who like spending much time outdoors often leave their car in an unguarded parking lot and all the valuable possessions are usually left in a cabin. Of course, you cannot take them with when activities such as hunting, fishing, and shopping have a risk of loss or damage. In such a case think about installing a vehicle console vault that is designed to carry your gun collection and other valuables while on the move, and also protect them against unwanted individuals. A console vault can also protect you from legal hassles that arise when you are held for having a gun in a car that does not have security. Truck vaults enclose weapons in a solid steel casing that is equipped with a secure lock.
You may choose between the basic models and the latest ones. The more advanced the vault, the higher it's price. If you use your guns often and need to access them frequently, then you should choose a model that is not only simple to use but one that opens quickly as well. In such a case, do not opt for a dual locking system as it can consume time and irritate you. Stick to biometric safes, so that you can access your guns and other valuables in few seconds. You should be ready for the fact that the burglar that has found a metal box in the cabin will make needed efforts to open it or take it off in a peaceful place. Damage caused by the burglar may essentially exceed the value of the contents of the console vault. So do not set a vault to keep in it only your phone, the vehicle documents, and other keepsakes. But if you still need a vault, then mask it as carefully as possible.
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Hi, I'm Jonah, an amateur writer/blogger with over 50 years of living experience. I've worn many different hats and walked through several different seasons of life that were filled with difficult circumstances and adventurous moments. I enjoy retelling my 'stories' to friends, family, and strangers and have been told by almost everyone that I talk to that I should 'write a book'– I guess you can say writing a blog for me is like I'm wading into the ocean of that possibility, and I'll just have to see how far I go.
I love God, and I'm learning to love people. I've lived an interesting, somewhat adventurous life, and now that I'm older and hopefully wiser, I'm finally starting to see the beauty in how it all comes together to create a wonderful journey to share with others.
I view the world around me through the lens of Truth found in the Holy Bible. I try to see people the way that Jesus does, while at the same time, try to afford myself that same grace as I continue living one day at a time in a world that is broken and lost without Him.
I enjoy outdoor activities, quality time with friends and family, laughter, and quiet times of reading, thinking, and writing. I find my inspiration from other people's stories and experiences, and I gain happiness and fulfillment when I encourage others to look to God to find their peace and hope in Him. I have a simple motto; Live fully in the present, Laugh often and Love sincerely.
I think my title and tagline pretty much describes me and the reason I write, and I hope that the thoughts and stories that I share here accomplish the goal of encouraging others by sharing words of Truth, Hope, & Love, and if there is laughter too, well, that's just the cherry on top, so to speak.
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This bulletin applies to 2018 GMC Terrain and Acadia vehicles. The MIL may be on, with no drivability concerns. The technician may find DTC P2097 stored.
Owners of 2017-2019 GM vehicles, such as GMC Canyon and Acadia vehicles equipped with a 3.6L engine, may complain about a rattle, tick or knock type noise.
General Motors has recalled certain 2018 Chevrolet Equinox vehicles. The high pressure fuel pump may detach from its mounting flange, possibly resulting in the pump damaging the high pressure fuel line, with the possibility of a fire.
This bulletin applies to 2010-2016 GMC Acadia and 2017 GMC Acadia Limited vehicles. Some customers may comment that there is a clunk/thump noise on acceleration once after each key cycle that may be mistaken as coming from the engine compartment or suspension.
General Motors announced a recall of certain 2018 GMC Terrain, Acadia and Canyon vehicles built during March 2018.
This bulletin involves 2010-2016 GMC Acadia and 2017 GMC Acadia Limited vehicles. Some customers may comment that there is a clunk/thump noise on acceleration once after each key cycle that may be mistaken as coming from the suspension or engine compartment.
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Posts Tagged 'The Java House Cafe'
Flea Market Fun
Posted June 1, 2013on:
Hello friends, I hope you had a wonderful Saturday, it was a beautiful day here in Delaware.
Once again, prayers going out to those affected by the tornado in Oklahoma City.
Today was the first Saturday of the month which meant only one thing, selling at the Dutch Country Farmers Flea Market. It was a good day despite the intense sun rays that gave me a severe sunburn on my chest and back. I sat under an umbrella most of the day but assisting and talking to customers was more than enough for those ultraviolet rays to do their damage!
Wearing my Dollar Tree Dome
Mark and Cleo, previous owners of The Java House Cafe'
Jeanette, Flea Market Organizer
Paparazzi Jewelry – all pieces $5.00
You never know what you can find at a Flea Market – what do you spot?
Goodnight, I have a date with a bottle of Aloe Vera!
Eden's Touch Bread Company
Posted May 18, 2013on:
Hello Friends and Happy Saturday!
A few weeks ago at The Java House Cafe I had the pleasure of meeting Marissa G., owner/baker of Eden's Touch Bread Company. She was there to feature her Specialty Loaves of Homemade Breads, "made with love, no chemicals or preservatives". Eden's Touch Bread Company delivers fresh baked products at affordable prices and delivers exceptional customer satisfaction. The bakery is located in Collingdale, PA, however, they ship nationwide as well as make local deliveries to the Philadelphia tri-state area. Eden's Touch Bread Company also features other items including Gluten Free Gourmet Butter, Croutons and Bread Mixes (menu).
I purchased two of the mini Banana Walnut loaves and couldn't wait to get them home to try. I had one warm slice with my afternoon tea and then my men ate the rest! I wished I had purchased others to
hide store in the freezer, I'll place an online order.
Eden's Touch Bread Company is a new business, only a year old and they recently launched a go fund me campaign to raise money for a larger oven. The goal is to raise $500, and if you would like to donate and receive a gift certificate please click the bread pic below.
Make sure to sign up for their Newsletter to receive discount coupons and monthly specials.Disclosure Statement I was not financially compensated for this post, the product was purchased with my own money. The opinions are 100% completely my own based upon my experience.
Product Review – eShakti
Posted February 16, 2013on:
"eShakti-We Design – You Customize"
I am doing this review for eShakti, an international fashion design company in India that sells ready-to-wear and customized women's clothing. eShakti specializes in affordable custom made clothing for women in sizes 0-36W. They have been featured in Vogue, Glamour and O Magazines and now include design teams in New York and California. In an effort to reach a wider audience they have contacted several bloggers including myself to review an item of clothing from their stock.
I chose this ready-to-wear blue stripe dress and am not only in love with the color but also in how it fits my body frame. It is an all-season knit dress, so today I added a thrifted denim bolero jacket and black patent leather pumps.
The scoop neck, cap sleeves and side zipper has it fitting me to a "T", it's a very nice cut. After wearing, I machine washed on delicate and hung to dry with no problems, it kept it's shape and only needs a cool iron to remove the wrinkles.
eShakti has a large selection of clothing and their shipping is 7-9 business days including custom clothing, however, certain styles sell out quickly including this one.
For a limited time, you can register and save $25 on your first offer or use coupon code 31BLA778
Thank you Mark & Cleo, owners of The Java House Cafe in Middletown, DE location of this photo shoot.
Product Review Disclosure:
Any products which have been gifted or provided free to me for review will be mentioned in the post and are posted only if it is a good fit for De Divah Deals' aesthetics and content. Any sponsored giveaways or posts will also be noted as such.
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Police searching for two in car burglary
Opelousas police are searching for a man and woman who allegedly broke into a woman's vehicle Sunday.
Opelousas police are searching for a man and a woman who allegedly broke into a car and stole several items Sunday.
According to a press release from the Opelousas Police Department, a clubgoer parked her vehicle at a nearby business in Opelousas, and returned to find the vehicle burglarized.
Video surveillance shows a man and woman checking out the vehicle, then later returning and stealing an undisclosed amount of cash and personal items from the vehicle.
Anyone with information on the suspects and their whereabouts is encouraged to contact Detective Romalis Thomas with the Opelousas Police Department.
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Now that the festivities and excitement of New Year's Eve have calmed down, it's time to really start focusing on those resolutions! Some of the most popular resolutions people are make are things like: loose weight, go to the gym more, eat less sugar or drink more water. All of these can be summed up into one goal – to get healthier! One way to give yourself an extra boost of health is by adding a green smoothie to your daily diet. The color may be unappealing to some, but the bright green hue of these smoothies comes from leafy greens and veggies that are packed with nutrients. So, get ready to quench your thirst with three recipes for tasty, healthy smoothies that will help you kick-start, and stick-with, your 2019 resolutions!
Banana, Mango and Avocado Green Smoothie
One way to add a vibrantly-colored green smoothie to the mix is by using avocados. Avocados are high in monounsaturated fat (aka – the good fat) which lowers bad cholesterol. Avocados also have a creamy, buttery texture which give your smoothie a luscious texture. Combining avocado with sweet bananas and mangos adds natural sweetness to complement the avocado.
Emilie Eats recommends freezing the fruits and veggies in this recipe beforehand for an even smoother consistency. She also adds a drop of stevia and a dash of vanilla for additional sweetness without having to add calories (since avocados are on the calorie-heavy side).
For this recipe you'll need:
- 1 banana, frozen
- ½ medium avocado
- 1 cup mango chunks, frozen
- Splash of vanilla extract
- 1 cup spinach
- Few drops of stevia extract or other sweetener (optional)
- 1 cup almond milk or other non-dairy milk
Combine ingredients in a food processor or blender and blend until smooth! For more information, click here.
Pineapple and Spinach Green Smoothie
This next green smoothie gets its color solely from spinach. The last smoothie did have a cup of spinach as well, but the avocado was the overpowering green color. This recipe, from Garnish and Glaze, only relies on the rich antioxidant-evident green hue of spinach.
Without avocado, this smoothie needs something that will give it that creamy, unctuous texture: Greek yogurt. Packed with protein and richer than regular yogurt, Greek yogurt is the perfect smoothie add-in. A tip from Garnish and Glaze: if you are using frozen fruit, use ½ cup of liquid instead of just ¼ cup.
For this recipe you'll need:
- 1 cup pineapple
- ¼-1/2 cup apple juice (or skim milk)
- 1 banana
- 2/3 cup low-fat vanilla Greek yogurt
- 1 cup fresh baby spinach, packed
- Ice (optional)
Put all the ingredients in a blender and puree until smooth! For more information, click here.
Coconut Tea Green Smoothie
This green smoothie, from Oh So Delicioso, is a bit different because the liquid included in the recipe is tea! This recipe is perfect as an all-in-one morning pick-me-up because of the hint of caffeine. The recipe calls for Coconut Lime tea to give the drink a pina-colada flavor – yum!
Another difference in this recipe is the addition of protein powder. The second recipe had Greek yogurt, which has a lot of protein, but the first recipe didn't have any dairy. While the healthy fats in avocado will fill you up, protein will keep you satiated for a longer period of time. Try adding protein powder to the first recipe for a more substantial smoothie.
For this recipe you'll need:
- 1 cup ice cubes
- A handful of spinach
- 1 cup fresh pineapple
- A banana
- 1 cup Takuya Coconut Lime tea
- A scoop protein powder
Combine ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth! For more information about this recipe and Takuya tea, click here.
So don't let the work of meal prepping and dieting scare you away from a healthier 2019 – make a smoothie. Green smoothies are an easy way to have a quick, nutrient-packed meal. These recipes are sweet and light and, because of the vibrant colors, you'll feel healthier just for holding them! With these recipes you'll puree your way to a green smoothie addiction.


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Movement Beyond Borders
Movement Beyond Borders: Migration as a global issue
MWF 2- 2:50pm Williams 317
Spring 2019
Prof. Chip Gagnon
324 Muller Center
tel. 274-1103
Office hours: MWF 12-1pm and by appointment
e-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com
Go to daily reading assignments
Last revised 4/3/2019
- Migration Information Source
- Immigration Policy Center
- Center for migration studies
- Mexican Migration Project (Princeton)
- Migration Policy Institute
- Maps of Immigrants in the US (from MPI)
- Links on migration globally
The movement of people across borders is a central political issue throughout the world. The issue of migration is a globally controversial one that has at times even become the focus of violence.
Although most of us are aware of the mobility of goods and capital in a global economy, we tend to be less aware that the mobility of labor too is an integral part of the global economic system, or that most migration takes place not between North and South, but within the global South. We also tend to forget that the movement of people, both as workers and as refugees, is not a new phenomenon. We also lose sight of the fact that the vast majority of the world's population, including in the poorest countries, do not migrate across international borders.
The movement of people from their homelands into other parts of the world changes the migrants themselves as well as the receiving communities. Population mobility across international borders and the resultant diasporas or transnational communities thus raise questions about the meanings of borders; the nature of identity and culture and their relationship to politics; and the realities of multiculturalism even in places that think of themselves as monocultural.
Given the centrality of population movements to global politics, this course seeks to answer some of the following questions:
- Why do people migrate?
- Why do the vast majority of people around the world not migrate?
- How does immigration differ from other forms of population movement?
- What is a refugee, and how does a refugee differ from other kinds of migrants?
- What does migration tell us about the meaning of borders?
- How does population mobility highlight the challenges to nation-states and to national identity?
- How is migration related to other processes of globalization?
- How is it related to xenophobia and other forms of violence against immigrants?
- How does population movement affect the migrants themselves, and the local communities where they live?
These are a few of the questions that will be informed by our examination of cases from around the globe, using a range of texts, including journalistic accounts, academic writings, theorizations of migration, fiction, films, and the words of migrants themselves. We'll also consider how movement in our own lives has shaped us, and how it fits into broader notions of migration. We'll examine migration from the macro, structural perspective, as well as the local perspective, including a consideration of migrant workers in the western New York and Finger Lakes region.
This is not a policy course, so we will not be focused on day to day political debates and/or trends in the US or elsewhere. What we seek to understand are the processes of migration, causes and effects. We will be bringing current events into those discussions, but this is not a current events course or one focused on policies.
We will also be learning the process of writing a major research paper. You'll be expected to come up with a question or puzzle relating to the theme of the course to a subject that is of interest to you, and to develop a strategy for answering that question.
Course materials
Required texts:
- Stephen Castles, Hein de Haas and Mark J. Miller, The Age of Migration: International Population Movements in the Modern World (5th edition, 2014). Be sure to get the 5th edition, it differs substantially from earlier editions. This is available in the IC bookstore.
Other required readings:
- The rest of the required readings are available on Sakai, and are accessible from this online syllabus/daily assignments page; from the pdf version of the syllabus that is available in Sakai; or directly in Sakai, under "Resources", arranged by date the reading is assigned.
- You should print hard copies of each reading and bring to class unless I indicate otherwise; part of our discussion will be referencing specific passages in the readings.
- Films: We will see at least five films over the course of the semester; these films illustrate various aspects of migration that are covered by the course
- Journey of Hope (Switzerland-Turkey)
- Lost Baggage (South Korea)
- 9500 Liberty (US)
- Human Flow (Germany)
- Hate (La Haine) (France) (Click for official guide to the film)
- Students are also strongly encouraged to follow issues related to international population movements, refugees, immigration, etc. in the news.
Readings listed as "Required" are mandatory and serve as background for class discussions. The readings come from a range of disciplines — sociology, anthropology, politics, economics, religious studies, history, law — and are of varying complexities; some are quite difficult. If you have any questions on the readings, please ask in class, stop by my office, or e-mail me. I would suggest that you take notes on the readings as you do them, including questions about the reading or things that are unclear. The amount of reading is generally small enough that you should have time to carefully read and take notes on the readings before each class.
I expect you to do the readings and be prepared for each class.
If you do not understand the readings after we discuss them in class, please see me immediately. Some of the readings are very challenging, and I expect you to speak with me if anything is not clear.
Since this is an Honors seminar much of our time will be spent discussing the assigned readings. I therefore expect you all to have done the readings before each class.
"Doing the readings" doesn't mean just sitting down and mechanically going through the articles; that's a sure way to make even an interesting article boring.
Reading is an active and interactive process between the reader and the text. If you're really reading a text you are also reacting to it. I've included a wide range of texts in order to provoke a wide range of responses from readers.
Reading should also be a reflective process. To really understand an article deeply it is usually necessary to read it and think about it, and then read it again, and think about it, and discuss it with others, write about it and read it yet again. I've found that even after many readings, when I read a text in order to explain it to someone else I get new perspectives on the author's arguments and assumptions, on the text's strengths and weaknesses.
So when I say "do the readings," I mean "engage yourself with the ideas of the text." I understand that some of the texts are quite complex and that not all of them are entertaining. But struggle is part of the reading experience. If something's not clear, if it's confusing, talk about it with others outside of class, and/or bring it up in class. As I mentioned above, taking notes on a text while you read it or re-read it is also a very good way to engage the text and to make sure you understand it.
Reading Methodology:
I'd like you to involve yourself in the text so that reading is an interactive experience. Here's a suggestion:
As we do the readings and then discuss them, I'd like to have us think of them not only as political arguments or analyses, but rather as stories, or more specifically as different genres of stories all looking at a similar phenomenon. In this case we are considering stories that all involve the movement of people across borders.
Any story has main characters, both positive and negative; beginning situations, that is, the place or state in which the characters are at the start of the story, including motivations for movement; and ending situations, the place or state in which the characters find themselves at the end. In between are various kinds of events and experiences that the characters go through. Often, these experiences have major impacts on the characters, such that the end state is significantly different from the beginning; that is, the end or the end-to-be finds the characters in (perhaps) a different situation. Often they themselves are changed, but just as often they also change the people with whom they have come into contact, as well as the places they have been.
In stories about immigration and migration, the key event is movement. But what kind of movement? What "stories" are the authors of our readings telling about the movements of humans across borders? What makes immigration a special kind of movement? How does movement cause change? What kinds of meanings are given to the borders and to what is inside the borders? Keep in mind that in these stories the authors can make the main characters be individuals (either migrants or "natives"), groups of people, and/or entire countries.
In your first written assignment you'll be asked to think about movements that you've done in your life, why you've done them, how they've affected you, how they've affected the people in the places from which and to which you moved. Also think about the concept of "border" or "boundary." How does the way we think about boundaries determine how we think about what's inside those boundaries?
By looking at migration and immigration in these ways, I hope we will have a constructive and innovative set of discussions on this topic. It should also provide some interesting insight into the set of readings we'll be discussing over the course of the semester, and provide us with new insights into the movement of people across borders but also into racism, multiculturalism, and other questions of identity and culture.
Grading and Written assignments
The goal of the course is to get us to think critically about the notion of migration, and thus about the concepts of borders, groupness, movement, culture and identity. The written assignments are meant to be an integral part of this process. But so too are class participation and the readings themselves.
Class participation will count for 20 percent of the grade. Learning is an active process; if you think about the things you've learned the best, they're usually things that you haven't sat back passively and "absorbed," but rather things that you learned by actively taking part and practicing. I therefore expect each of you to be active participants in your learning. To be an effective participant also means having done the readings and being prepared to take part in discussions. All of these will go into your class participation grade, which includes:
- Attendance. I expect students to be present at every class. For every absence after the fourth one, your final grade will be reduced by 1/3 of a grade (that is, from an A to an A-, for example).
- Being prepared. I expect you to have done the assigned readings for the day and to have thought about them before class.
- Participation. Classroom discussion of readings is a key part of the learning process. By actively taking part you also improve your chances of doing well on the written assignments. This is especially so for an Honors Seminar.
- No electronic devices. During class all electronic devices must be turned off. This includes laptops, cell phones, iPads, etc. If you cannot bear to be parted from your device, you should take another class. Texting, checking email, etc. in class will count as an absence for that day. If there is an emergency please take the text outside of the classroom.
Presentation, 5 percent of the final grade. Each of you will give a 15 minute presentation on some aspect of migration related to a specific country or migration system. Dates and other specifics will be discussed in class.
Written Assignments will count for the remaining 70 percent of the grade.
– The grade is reduced by 1/3 of a grade for each day an assignment is late (for example from A to A-).
– To pass the course you must hand in all of the written assignments, including those that are ungraded.
- Essay #1 due M 1/28 (ungraded). Think about movement in terms of your own life and family. In a short (3-4 page) essay, answer the following questions: Where do you come from? What kinds of migrations have you and/or your family undertaken? Why did the move(s) occur? What kinds of borders did you cross? How did the move(s) change or affect you? Explore the question broadly: consider changes in your sense of dependence, freedom, age, class, desires, habits. Also think about why you did not move at certain times (or perhaps ever). More generally I'd like you to think about the relationship between where you come from, where you are, and who you are.
- Family migration chart (ungraded). This is on Sakai and will also be handed out on the first or second day of class. Find out as much of the information as you can, focusing in particular on the kinds of moves your family has made, whether rural to urban or between urban areas; the motivations for the moves, not just personal but also those related to larger trends in society: why move away from a particular place? Why move to a particular place? We will discuss these over the course of the semester. Please have it completed (even if you have to include "don't know") by the beginning of February.
- Essay #2 due F 2/15, 4pm (20 percent). Short essay on the Histories section. Question to be handed out in class. Please submit on Sakai and hand in a hard copy as well.
- Short response on Asylum and refugees, due M 4/1 (ungraded). Compare US asylum and refugee policies to those of one other country of your choice, based on official government information (see syllabus assignment for M 4/1): 2-3 pages.
- Essay #3 due M 4/8, 4pm. (25 percent). Short essay on the Theory and Migration and Migrants sections. Question to be handed out in class. Please submit on Sakai and also give me a hard copy.
- Film reaction papers (ungraded). For the films we see this semester you will write a 2-3 page reaction that links the film to the assigned readings. The reaction paper is due at the start of the class following the screening.
- Journey of Hope (Swiss-Turkish production) W 2/13, 6pm CNS 112
- Lost Baggage (South Korea) (in class 3/25)
- 9500 Liberty (US) (in class, 4/17 and 4/19) W 4/3, 6pm CNS 112
- Human Flow (Germany)
- Hate (La Haine) (France)
- Migration research paper (25 percent). This entails a series of assignments leading up to the writing of a research paper on a migration system of your choice. You will choose a migration system to focus on; identify the factors that explain the existence and continuation of that system; identify the kinds of evidence and sources you will use; how you will evaluate those sources; submit an annotated bibliography; and write a 10-12 page research paper on your topic. We will discuss this assignment in class prior to the first assignment's due date.
- Assignment #1, Topic, due F 4/12, 4pm
- Assignment #2, Annotated Bibliography, due F 4/26, 4pm
- Final paper Friday 5/10, 4pm: Please submit on Sakai
- Ungraded assignments (5 percent) collectively count for 5 percent of your final grade.
You cannot pass the course unless you have handed in all written assignments.
Meaning of grades:
A = excellent: intense effort and remarkable achievement.
B = good: good effort and pretty good understanding
C = okay: barely adequate amount of effort or effort that is somewhat misfocused or mistargeted
D = inadequate effort or mistargeted effort
F = little or no effort or complete misunderstanding of expectations
If you get below a C, you should immediately come to see me so we can discuss your paper or exam.
If you have any questions about the class, the readings, the discussions, or anything else, I will be more than happy to meet with you either during office hours or at some other time. To schedule another time please see me after class, or contact me by e-mail.
Daily Reading Assignments
Go to assignments for:
1/23-1/25 Introduction | 1/28-2/6 Global Migration: Historical Background | 2/8-2/22 Causes of Global Migration: Theoretical understandings | 2/25-3/29 Migration and Migrants | 4/1-4/8 Asylum and Refugees | 4/10-5/6 Migration and Multicultural Societies
I. Introduction: How do we think about immigration and immigrants?
W 1/23 Introductions: Migrations and movements
We'll meet each other and talk a bit about our own experiences with movement and borders.
F 1/25 Images of Immigrants and Immigration
Required readings:
– Castles, de Haas and Miller, Chapter 1, "Introduction"
– "Migration after the global economic crisis"
– Family Migration Chart (to be discussed in class)
II. Global Migration: Historical background
M 1/28 Theories of International Migration
Required reading:
– Castles, de Haas and Miller, Chapter 2, "Theories of Migration"
– Morawska, "Origin and Process of Immigration to the US" excerpts
Essay #1 (ungraded) due M 1/28:
Think about movement in terms of your own life and family. In a short (3-4 page) essay, answer the following questions: Where do you come from? What kinds of migrations have you and/or your family undertaken? Why did the move(s) occur? What kinds of borders did you cross? How did the move(s) change or affect you? Explore the question broadly: consider changes in your sense of dependence, freedom, age, class, desires, habits. Also think about why you did not move at certain times (or perhaps ever). More generally I'd like you to think about the relationship between where you come from, where you are, and who you are.
W 1/30 International Migration: History
Required reading:
– Castles, de Haas and Miller, Chapter 4, "International Migration before 1945"
F 2/1 Immigration into the US: Changes over time
Required reading:
– Piore, from Birds of Passage, "Historical evolution of long-distance migration in US"
To think about:
What has been the driving force behind migration to and within the US from Piore's perspective? If this were a story, who would be the characters and what are their motivations? What changes over time? We'll also look at how things have and haven't changed since Piore published this classic analysis.
M 2/4 US immigrant experience: late 19th century
Required reading:
– Proulx, Accordion Crimes, part 1
To think about:
Immigrant experiences then and now
Suggested viewing:
The Gangs of New York (Miramax, 2003)
W 2/6 Immigration: Other experiences
Required reading:
– Emmer, "Immigration into the Caribbean: The Introduction of Chinese and East Indian Indentured Laborers between 1839 and 1917"
III. Global Migration: Structural Forces
1. Capitalism (macrostructural)
F 2/8 Migration and migrants / Global Economy
Required reading:
– Harris, "Introduction: Capitalism and Migration" (excerpt, pp.1-15)
– Castles, de Haas and Miller, Ch. 11, "Migrants and minorities in the labor force"
Link of interest:
– 2017 US Dept of Homeland Security Yearbook of Immigration Statistics (pdf, at USDHS)
Suggested reading:
To think about:
What does capitalism have to do with migration? How does economic globalization — in trade, goods, services, and investments — drive labor migration?
2. Social networks (microstructural)
M 2/11 Migrations and social networks
Required reading:
– Harris, "Social Networks and Migration"
– Tilly, "Transplanted networks"
To think about:
What are social networks? How does looking at them help us to understand migration? Think about social networks and movements in your own life or the life of your family.
W 2/13 See Friday 2/15
Note: We will not be meeting for class on this day.
F 2/15 Film
Film: Journey of Hope (111 minutes) CNS 112, 2pm-4pm
To think about:
The connection between macrostructural and microstructural factors portrayed in the film. Also what do you think were the intentions of the film maker and the funders (Swiss and Turkish government)?
Essay #2 on Histories Section, due F 2/15 4pm (20% of grade)
3. Gender (microstructural)
M 2/18 Gendered Migration: The case of Mexico and the US
Required reading:
– Sotelo-Hondagneu, "Immigration, Gender and Settlement"
– Sotelo-Hondagneu, "Gendered Immigration"
To think about:
What do we learn about migration and migrants by examining them through the lens of gender?
4. Interaction of macro and micro structures
W 2/20 Migration: The rural to urban factor
Required reading:
– Gilbert and Gugler, "The Urban-Rural Interface and Migration" (2008)
F 2/22 Why Most People Don't Migrate
Required reading:
– Malmberg, "Time and Space in International Migration"
To think about:
Why do most people not migrate?
IV. Migration and Migrants
M 2/25 States and Migration
Required reading:
– Castles, de Haas and Miller, Chapter 10, "State and International Migration: The Quest for Control", pp.215-221 (Employer Sanctions, Legalization programmes, and Temporary foreign worker admission programmes), and pp.230-239
–Text of International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families (UN General Assembly, December 1990) In particular, focus on:
– Part III "Human Rights of all migrants workers and members of their families," which applies to workers both documented and undocumented; and
– Part IV "Other rights of migrant workers and members fo their families who are documented or in a regular situation" which applies only to documented workers
– also check out the list of states that have ratified the treaty (on the last page of the document on Sakai) and think about which states are not on that list and why.
W 2/27 Migration to the Europe
Required reading:
– Castles, de Haas and Miller, Chapter 5, "Migration to Europe since 1945"
– Tilles, "Poland's 'anti-immigration' government is overseeing one of Europe's biggest waves of immigration–but doesn't want to admit it"
– Politico, "Where Europe's Migrants Are" (infographic, at Politico.eu)
Article of interest:
"As jobs die Europe's migrants head for home"
F 3/1 Migration into the US
Required readings:
– Massey, "Closed Door Policy"
– Bacon, "How US Policies Fueled Mexico's Great Migration"
– Bacon, "Let's stop making migration a crime"
– Massey, "Today's US-Mexico 'border crisis' in 6 charts"
– Leutert, "Who's really crossing the US border and why they're coming"
M 3/4 Migration into the US: Economics
Required reading:
– Cassidy, "The Facts about Immigration"
– Hanson, Liu and McIntosh, "Along the watchtower: The rise and fall of U.S.
low-skilled immigration"
– Campbell, "Undocumented immigrants pay billions of dollars in federal taxes each year"
– ITEP, "Undocumented Immigrants' State & Local Tax Contributions"
W 3/6 Migration into the US: policies
Required readings:
– Tobar, "The Wanderers"
– Greenberg, "In the Valley of Fear"
– Lebo "Arizona's Anti-Immigrant Law SB 1070"
– Jordan, "Arizona Squeeze on Immigration Angers Business"
– Bloomberg, "U.S. Farms Can't Compete Without Foreign Workers"
– Dudley, " Why care about undocumented immigrants"
– Also look over the chart "What Part of Legal Immigration Don't You Understand"
Suggested reading of interest:
– Massey, Durand and Pren, "Why Border Enforcement Backfired"
Link of interest:
– "Welcome Dayton Plan: Immigrant Friendly City" (official City of Dayton resolution and plan to attract immigrants)
– "Fear and Loathing in Prime Time" (about cable news coverage of immigration in US)
3/11-3/15 Spring Break
M 3/18 Migration into Western New York and the Dairy Industry
Guest speakers: Carly Fox, IC alum and Senior Organizing & Advocacy Coordinator, Worker Justice Center of New York
Required reading:
– Fiscal Policy Institute, "Economic Contribution, Taxes Paid, and Occupations of Unauthorized Immigrants in New York State"
– Fox, Fuentes et al, "Milked: Immigrant Dairy Farmworkers in New York State"
Required viewing:
– Roy Germano, "The Worst Job In New York: Immigrant America" (22:30) (on YouTube) Please watch before class M 3/18
Links of interest:
– Worker Justice Center of New York
– Cornell Farmworker Program
– Seminar on Dairy Farm Workers, by Prof. Beth Lyon, Clinical Professor of Law at Cornell Law School (video)
W 3/20 Migration in Asia
Required reading:
– Castles, de Haas and Miller, Ch.7, "Migration in the Asia-Pacific Region"
F 3/22 Migration into Japan
Required readings:
– Takenoshita, "Immigration Challenges in Japan"
– Onishi, "As Its Work Force Ages, Japan Needs and Fears Chinese Labor"
– Barron, " Japan has a labor crisis that refugees could fix "
– Denyer, "Japan passes controversial new immigration bill"
Suggested reading:
– Guide to Japanese Visas, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
To think about:
The tension between economic growth and the concept of the nation-state.
M 3/25 – W 3/27 Film: Lost Baggage (immigrant workers in South Korea, 53 minutes)
Required reading:
– Lim, "Will South Korea Follow the German Experience?"
F 3/29 Migration within the Developing World
Required reading:
– Harris, "The Sweated Trades in the Developing World"
– Castles, de Haas and Miller, Chapter 8, "Migration in Africa and the Middle East "
– Postel, " Following the Money: Chinese Labor Migration to Zambia"
March 29 is the last day to withdraw from the course
V. Asylum and Refugees
M 4/1 Guest speakers on immigration in Rio Grande Valley
Palika Makam, US Program Coordinator, WITNESS & Diana Rosa, Operations Associate, WITNESS
WITNESS is a NYC based organization that 'makes it possible for anyone anywhere to use video and technology to protect and defend human rights.' You can learn more about them here: https://witness.org/ Link to the speakers' bios: https://witness.org/about/staff-members/
Required readings:
– Borger, "Fleeing a hell the US helped create: why Central Americans journey north"
– NBER, "What happens when refugees come to the United States"
Written assignment due in class M 4/1
(ungraded): Compare US asylum and refugee policies to those of one other country of your choice, based on official government information (2-3 pages).
W 4/3 Film, 6pm
Human Flow (2:20:00) CNS 112 6pm
W 4/3 F 4/5 Asylum and Refugees
Required reading:
– Castles, de Haas and Miller, Chapter 10, section "Refugees and Asylum", pp.221-230
– Moorehead, "The homeless and the rightless"
– MPI, "'Silent Refugee Crises Get Limited International Attention"
– Drakulić, "High-heeled shoes"
– Kristof, "Seeking Asylum…"
– "Definition of Refugee" US Citizenship and Immigration Service
– "Affirmative Asylum Process at a Glance" US Citizenship and Immigration Service
– "A visual guide to 75 years of major refugee crises around the world" (at Washington Post, infographic)
Links of interest:
– Refugee issues, from Human Rights First
– US Form I-589 Application for Asylum
– Instructions for Form I-589
M 4/8 No class; we'll see the film: Human Flow (2:20:00) on Wednesday 4/3 at 6pm in CNS 112
Essay #3 on Theories and Migrants Sections due M 4/8, 4pm; submit online on Sakai and also get me a hard copy (25% of grade)
F 4/5 W 4/10 Asylum and refugees: Europe
Required reading:
– Schuster, "Turning refugees into 'illegal migrants': Afghan asylum seekers in Europe"
– Lehne, "How the Refugee Crisis Will Reshape the EU"
Links of interest:
– Photo essay on Afghan refugees in France (The Guardian, UK)
– Europe's migrant crisis through 25 photos (CNN)
– Information on the Eurodac system (European Union official site)
– Information on "Dublin II" (European Union official site)
– Fotiadis & Ciobanu, "Closing Europe's Borders Becomes Big Business"
– Fotiadis & Ciobanu, "People pay for research against migrants"
Links of interest:
– Institute of Race Relations, London. Information on asylum and refugees throughout Europe.
In class:
– Discussion of research paper. Discussion of possible topics.
VI. Migration and Multicultural Societies
W 4/10 F 4/12 The meanings of borders
Required reading:
– Castles, de Haas and Miller, Chapter 3 (part), pp.55-68
To think about:
Why and how borders and states came to be thought of in culturally homogeneous ways. The relative modernity of the "nation-state" concept.
F 4/12 Racism, immigration, and whiteness: US
Required reading:
– Roediger, "Whiteness and ethnicity in the history of white ethnics in the US"
– Huntington, "The Hispanic Challenge"
– "Three Cheers for Assimilation" (interview with Huntington)
To think about:
How and why did the definition of who was "white" change over time in the US? How could someone who was Irish not be considered to be white?
Research paper: Assignment #1: Topic due, F 4/12, 4pm.
M 4/15 Immigration and moral panic
Required reading:
– Flores-Yeffal, Vidales & Martinez, "#WakeUpAmerica, #IllegalsAreCriminals: the role of the cyber public sphere in the perpetuation of the Latino cyber-moral panic in the US"
– Riley, "Assimilation: The nativists are restless"
W 4/17- F 4/19 National identity, immigration and the US
In class: 9500 Liberty (80 mins)
Required reading:
– Casacchia, "Case Study"
– Gonzales and Sunnucks, "Driving While Hispanic"
M 4/22 Migration and multicultural society: France
Required readings:
– Hamilton, "The Challenge of French Diversity"
– Beaman, "North African Origins in and of the French Republic" and "Conclusion"
– Burke, "France and the Muslim Myth"
– Huston, "Batman's Politically Correct European Vacation"
– Khouri, "Racists totally freak out over Muslim 'Batman of Paris'"
Film of interest and readings on it:
– La Haine (Hate (97 minutes))
– Official guide to the film (at IC library online)
– Essay on significance of Hate (La Haïne) in France, pp.397-404 in CR
Links of interest:
– Front National (now named Rassemblement National) official website
– Front National page on Immigration
– Interview with Marine Lepen, head of FN (RT, 2011)
W 4/24 Immigration and Multiculturalism: South Africa
Required readings:
– Klotz, "South Africa as an Immigration State"
– Pineteh, "Illegal aliens and demons that must be exorcised from South Africa"
– McGreal, "Thousands seek sanctuary as South Africans turn on refugees"
– Crush, "The Perfect Storm: The Realities of Xenophobia in Contemporary South Africa" (please read the executive summary, pp.1-10; you can skim through the rest of the 50 page report)
Research paper: Assignment 2, Annotated bibliography, due F 4/26, 4pm
F 4/26 Migration and citizenship: S. Korea and Japan
Required reading:
– Chung, "Workers or Residents? Immigrant incorporation in Korea and Japan"
To think about:
– The similarities and differences in these two cases. What explains the difference?
M 4/29 Immigration and citizenship: Europe
Required reading:
– Harnischfeger, "Swiss to decide on secret votes…"
– "Swiss reject new citizenship rule "
– Garber, "In Switzerland, You Can Be Denied Citizenship for Being Too Annoying"
– Mohdin, "Going against the grain, Switzerland will make it easier for outsiders to become citizens"
Link of interest:
– Switzerland Immigration Laws
– Netherlands citizenship sample questions
– UK Citizenship sample questions
– more UK sample questions
– US Citizenship sample questions
– More US questions
To think about:
Who should be a citizen and why? Who should have rights? Who should be deprived of rights? Which rights?
W 5/1 – F 5/3 No class
M 5/6 Conclusion
Required reading:
– Garling, "Startup Ducks Immigration Law With 'Googleplex of the Sea'" (at Wired.com)
Migration research paper due during finals week, Friday 5/10 4pm: Please submit on sakai (25 percent of grade) (Note: the final exam for this course is officially scheduled for F 5/10 from 1:30pm-4pm)


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The cult of the goddess Bastet originated in lower Egypt and was centred around the city of Bubastis in the Nile Delta. The Greek historian, Heroditus visiting the city in the fifth century BCE , gave a lengthy description of the Temple of Bastet. Bastet was originally a lion headed goddess of war worshipped from the time of the second dynasty (c2890 BCE). However, when the upper and lower kingdoms merged, there was also a lion headed goddess of war in the pantheon of the upper kingdom and so Batest became a cat headed goddess. Gradually, over time, she lost her association with war and in later periods was associated with family and with perfume. A number of perfume jars have been discovered with the goddess' image upon them. In the ever-changing pantheon of Egyptian gods Bastet became merged with other deities, particularly Wadjet, the patron goddess of lower Egypt.
This statue, called the Gayer-Anderson cat after its donators is made of bronze and dates from the period 664-332BCE. It can be seen in the British Museum.


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UC great Oscar Robertson on the university's decision to have its women's basketball and volleyball teams play at a local high school.
Basketball Hall of Famer and former Cincinnati Bearcats and Cincinnati Royals great Oscar Robertson - the 2018 recipient of the NBA's Lifetime Achievement Award - was honored at the NBA Awards show Monday in Los Angeles.
Reactions via Twitter:
Robertson remains UC's all-time leading scorer. He played 14 seasons with the Cincinnati Royals and the Bucks and was a 12-time All-Star.
Fellow Hall of Famer Bill Russell was the inaugural winner of the award last year.
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First rescue operation in the Mediterranean for LE Roisin
Irish Navy's offshore patrol vessel LÉ Róisín has taken part in the first rescue operation in the Mediterranean since it joined the life saving efforts in May 2016.
Following a request from the Italian Maritime Rescue Co-Ordination Centre on May 16, the LÉ Róisín successfully located and rescued a total of 125 migrants from a rubber craft located 40 Nautical Miles North East of Tripoli.
LÉ Róisín also rendezvoused with the Italian Naval Vessel ITS Commandante Borsini to receive an additional 240 migrants from ITS Commandante Borsini.
The Irish ship was tasked to bring the migrants to safety in an unspecified port in Sicily, Italy.
The LÉ Róisín departed Naval Service Headquarters in Haulbowline, Cork to assist the Italian Authorities in the humanitarian search and rescue operations in the Mediterranean on May 1. The ship's search and rescue operations began on May 12, 2016.
Earlier in April, 2016, the Irish government decided it would dedicate three vessels to the rescue missions in the Mediterranean. According to the Irish defense forces, two rotations, involving three naval service vessels deployed, are planed. Each deployment would last approximately 12 weeks.


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Depressed Teens: Early Treatment May Prevent Future Episodes
Parents of teenagers often miss depression in their children because of how tumultuous the emotions are in this season of life. Unsure whether or not to seek psychiatric help--and sometimes embarrassed to do so--some parents just take a "wait it out" approach, hoping that unsettling moods and behaviors will pass as their children mature. However, a new study suggests it is of critical importance to seek treatment now so as to prevent lifelong recurrences of depressive episodes.
Is it depression?
You may first wonder if your teen is depressed--or just being a teenager. While it is true that adolescence is fraught with emotional responses to minor triggering events, depression is a genuine occurrence in millions of teenagers each year. In 2012, 2.2 million American teens experienced at least one episode of major depression. Here are some of the symptoms of adolescent depression:
pervasive sadness that lasts more than two weeks
irritable mood or outbursts of anger
change in eating or sleeping habits
withdrawal from social activities (or, conversely, spending an inordinate amount of time with a new peer group)
expressing feelings of hopelessness
statements indicating suicidality
While this is not an exhaustive list of symptoms, these are frequent "red flag" signals of depression.
Hippocampus: brain area linked to depression
Results of a huge international study just published in Medical News Today (MNT) point to a link between depression and an area of the brain called the hippocampus.
Specifically, researchers found that depression is more likely to occur in people who have a small hippocampus. Further, those who suffered from recurrent depression were more likely to have a smaller hippocampus than those who had only experienced one depressive episode. And lastly, those who experienced depression for the first time before the age of 21 were more likely to have a small hippocampus than those whose first episode happened after their formative years.
Early treatment is critical
It is possible that untreated depression early in life may cause brain changes that lead to recurrent episodes throughout one's lifetime. Therefore, the study's co-author urges clinical treatment during the first episode of depression, especially if it occurs during childhood or adolescence. This may prevent changes in the hippocampus that could lead to a lifetime of depressive episodes.
If you think your teen may be depressed, you can start by making an appointment with the pediatrician. If your insurance does not require a referral from a primary care provider, you can call the behavioral health department of your health care system and make a psychiatry appointment. If you do not have health insurance, a community clinic like Comprehensive Behavioral Health Associates Inc can screen your child and refer you to a therapist who counsels on a sliding scale or low-cost basis. Help is out there--use it now so your teen has the best chance at a bright future.


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Chitwan: Wildlife Adventure holiday on back of an Elephant
What would you need to travel? Enough cash in wallet and some foot tapping music can simply turn your mood to pack a bag for a trip. I am from
What would you need to travel? Enough cash in wallet and some foot tapping music can simply turn your mood to pack a bag for a trip. I am from
We have covered hiking, trekking and other things to do in Kathmandu. If you still haven't got enough then try cycling around Kathmandu. A fun filled adventure that not only
Let me make this clear up front, this trek is NOT for everyone!
Situated in the remote north- east part of Nepal, the route is deprived of all the casual and luxurious
Now, if you think you can handle the Kangchenjunga trek, let me tell you 'why you SHOULD go for Kangchenjunga trek:
1. Less crowded:
Unlike main- stream trek routes, approximately, only 500
The Great Himalaya Trail (GHT) is a long distance trekking route with some of the most breathtaking mountain landscapes on earth. It is made up of a network of existing
"A distance of 15 kilometers, 6 hours of walking and 2,200 meters high". That is the best way to describe my trek to Ghandruk. Considered as one of the easy routes
When it comes to trekking in Nepal, many believe it to be the task for the adventurous souls and wanderers. With over 30 trekking routes and increasing, excluding the
The difficult, challenging or strenuous, no matter how you name it, the trek is designed to quench the wanderlust of even the most intrepid adventurers who wish to see the
Hello, all you adventure lovers and adrenaline junkies! Nice to know that you are planning your vacation in Nepal, for some ADVENTURE! Let me tell you something, you have an


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EQ8 Cranberry & Apple Chutney
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ServingsServes 1 - 2 Jars
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- 1 red onion
- 4 apples
- 250g dried cranberries
- 250ml can EQ8 Cranberry & Apple
- 150g demerara sugar
- 3 cloves
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 100ml balsamic vinegar
- 1 bay leaf
- Soak the cranberries in EQ8
- Peel, core and chop the apples and onions into 2 to 3cm dice. In a heavy-bottomed saucepan cook the apples and onions on a medium heat for 4 minutes
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Turkey Pesto Meatloaf with Tomato Sauce
Ingredients :
Directions :
You'll need a roasting or broiler pan, small skillet, large bowl, small bowl or ramekin for sauce, pastry brush and meat thermometer.
Cooking spray
2 teaspoons olive oil
1 onion, diced
1 tablespoon minced garlic
2 pounds lean ground turkey — take out of the refrigerator ahead of time to take the chill off
1/4 + 1 tablespoon cup basil pesto
3 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
1/2 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup whole wheat breadcrumbs – Make in the food processor from whole wheat bread, 1 or 2 slices will do it.
1/4 cup marinara sauce — I used homemade, Kalyn used Classico because it's low-sugar.
2 teaspoons balsamic vinegar
Let the ground turkey come to room temperature while you prep the other ingredients, so you don't freeze your hands. Preheat oven to 350. Spray a pan with olive oil or nonstick spray. I use a broiler pan so the fat drips into the moat along the edges.
Heat the olive oil in a skillet and sauté the onion over medium-low heat until it's soft and translucent, about 7-8 minutes. Add the garlic, lower the heat slightly, and sauté about 2 minutes more or until it's just golden — watch it so it doesn't burn.
Using your hands, combine the ground turkey, sautéed onion and garlic, pesto, Parmesan cheese, salt and breadcrumbs in a large bowl. Mix the ingredients only until they're combined — no longer or the meatloaf will get tough.
Form the meat mixture into a loaf shape and place it on the pan. Bake for 40 minutes. While it bakes, stir together the marinara sauce and balsamic vinegar in a small bowl.
After 40 minutes, brush the sauce onto the meatloaf until it's completely covered. Put the meatloaf back in the oven to bake and, if you have any sauce left over, brush it a few more times during this second baking period. Bake it until the internal temperature is 160 F. My meatloaf took 20 minutes more — a total time of one hour (40 + 20 minutes) — to reach 160.


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The Petiole hammock
Seriously cool hammock for those with a lot of spare cash. If your yacht isn't big enough to fit it on the deck you can't afford it.
Recipient of Les Découvertes award for innovation at the prestigious Maison & Objet design show, this is the handmade, self-suspended hammock. The culmination of 20 years of research and design, the hammock is made in Sweden by two artisans who painstakingly mold each piece during a process that requires four weeks to craft one hammock.
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Most people don't have set memories before age seven. The memories predating the age of logic are usually a patchwork of memory, heresy, and imagination. Very few people can describe their first day of school.
They may recall impressions or colors or sounds, but not a list of classmates, what supplies they had, and who their teacher was.
Reading various books and blogs meant for all ages of readers it's obvious not everyone remembers how to think like a child, or even how personal history is remembered.
Humans love patterns. We love patterns in our writing (think poetry). We love patterns in our music. We love patterns in the things around us.
And there are patterns to our memories.
--> Don't try to force the memories, you don't want to recall Great-Auntie Dee's 27th wedding that you've seen pictures of and heard talked about since you were old enough to hear the story about the stripper in the wedding cake (don't laugh!), you want to pull up memories that are authentic and unsullied by retelling.
--> Don't try to find consecutive memories. What stands out to you probably won't be sequential so don't try to go there unless it's natural.
--> Once you have the memories listed elaborate on them. Add details that you remember. Stop when you start using your imagination.
--> Look for a pattern. Is there a connection between these things? People? Places? Objects? Emotions? What do the memories have in common?


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Illinois State Police District 13 -- See ISP Page
Provides secondary Ambulance Service and transports to Washington County. See EMS Agencies (Area Wide)
Ashley Fire Protection District
*Serves SE Washington and SW Jefferson Counties. (Also paged by Jefferson County, 154.43 D032)
See Clinton County (Located on corners of Washington, Jefferson, Marion & Clinton counties)
Coulterville is located in Randolph County
Hoyleton Fire Protection District
Irvington Fire Department
*WQOY780 - 451.7125 Fixed Water Data (NFM)
Nashville Community Fire Protection District
Okawville Community Fire Protection District
Schmale Bus Service (Nashville) WQFC359 159.645 Base/Mobile


text: May 5, 2018 – Kin Club of Fort Edmonton presented a cheque for $1,500 to the Edmonton Food Bank. Our team spent the morning sorting donated food items and packing potatoes and onions for food hampers. Our club has contributed over 100 volunteer hours over the past two years for this organization.