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The town of Buchanan was named by a miller, John Hamilton, who platted and recorded it in the county seat at Berrien Springs in 1842. Hamilton chose the name in honor of Senator James Buchanan of Pennsylvania, who later became the 15th President of the United States. He had taken the side of the Territory of Michigan when it was battling for statehood from 1835 to 1937.
Buchanan was incorporated March 3, 1858, when a sudden growth of the town required some attention in the way of improving primitive utilities, streets, sidewalks, and fire control, and to insure that peace and safety of the growing settlement. The population at the time of incorporation was reported to be about 860.
The City of Buchanan, including housing developments in adjoining Buchanan Township and the nearby Niles and Bertrand Townships, boasts a population of approximately 10,000 and is located in the southwestern section of Berrien County.The city of well-kept homes and modern and varied businesses is situated in the beautiful valley formed by McCoy's Creek and the picturesque St. Joseph River, surrounded on all sides by gradually rising hills. The population of Buchanan proper is currently 4,681 (2000 census)
Buchanan is organized under the Home Rule Act of Michigan, which authorizes cities to formulate their own charter provisions. It has a commission form of government with five-elected commissioner and a city manager as the chief administrative officer. The city is divided into four voting precincts.
Located just 13 miles northwest of South Bend, Indiana, 90 miles east of Chicago, and 200 miles west of Detroit, the entire Midwest is accessible with the East-West Indiana Toll Road situated 1 mile south of Buchanan and Michigan's freeway, Interstate 94, beginning just 15 miles west of the city limits. Chicago's loop is less than two hours away. US-12 provides the city with a low volume, east-west link to the US-31 St. Joseph Valley Parkway.
Another Attractive feature of Buchanan is climate. It is generally snowy in winter with an average winter temperature of 22 degrees and average summer temperature of 82 degrees. Rainfall averages about 50 inches annually with an average snowfall of about 85 inches.
The fire station has a chief, sixteen volunteer firefighters, a ladder truck, pumper truck and utility van. The police department has nine full time officers, a number of reserve officers, the chief's vehicle and three patrol cars.
Buchanan is located in the heartland of one of the largest non-citrus fruit growing areas in the United States. Area fruit crops include cherries, apples, peaches, pears, grapes, strawberries and raspberries. Conventional farm crops include grain and vegetables. The soil condition is unique, with soil varieties ranging from sandy to sandy clay loam types.
Buchanan has its own supply of water coming from three wells with a total of 24 miles of mains and a tertiary sewage plant, built to serve 15,000 people. Gas is provided by Semco Energy and electricity by American Electric Power.
Buchanan has three elementary schools, one middle school, and one high school. The middle school, completed in 1974, consists of grades 6, 7, and 8. The high school, newly renovated in 1993-94, has had continuous North Central accreditation since 1924. The Buchanan School District includes all the City of Buchanan, and parts of Buchanan, Niles, Bertrand and Oronoko Townships. Buchanan schools are participants in the State of Michigan Schools of Choice program.
Institutions of higher learning are within easy driving distances of the city. The University of Notre Dame, St. Mary's College, Bethel College and Indiana University are located around South Bend, Indiana. Andrews University is located in Berrien Springs, Michigan, just 13 miles to the north. Lake Michigan College is located in Benton Harbor, 22 miles north, with an additional south county campus opened in 1998 at Bertrand Crossing, a new business park located at US-31 and US-12. Southwestern Michigan College is located in Dowagiac, 20 miles away, and has expanded their Niles Campus, just minutes away on US-12.
Located on the big bend of the interstate St. Joseph River, Buchanan has excellent facilities for boating and river fishing. Myriad lakes in the area provide additional boating, fishing and swimming sites. Public access and launch sites on the St. Joseph River are located at St. Joseph River below the dam and on North Redbud Trail above the dam at Redbud Riverfront Park.
Camping facilities include Fuller's Resort and Campground on Clear Lake, and Bear Cave Resort, boasting the only natural cave in Michigan. Cave tours are open to the public.
Brookwood Golf Course is a challenging and enjoyable 18 hole course spread over 6540 yards of rolling fairways. A par 72 course, it is on of the finest golf courses in the Michiana area.
Fernwood Botanic Garden provides pleasures for the body, mind and soul in every season. Be sure to discover the secret gardens and tranquil woodland trails in the beautiful St. Joseph River Setting.
Pears Mill, open from Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day, is the last of the 13 mills, which at one time lined the mill race and McCoy's Creek. Built in 1857, this working mill has been restored with water wheel and millstones to grind flour and cornmeal still.
Tabor Hill Winery & Restaurant on Mt. Tabor Road provides tasting tours and a superb dining experience in a casual country setting. There are many other wineries located near Buchanan.
Buchanan provides many athletic and recreational programs for children and teens through the Community Education Office and the Buchanan Area Recreation Board. Some of those include baseball and softball leagues, indoor hockey, Junior Bucks basketball and supervised parks programs in the summer. Some other activities include T-Ball, Little League, Pony League, Rocket Football, Optimist Soccer League, and local sports camps in basketball and tennis.
The public district library is a source of information and entertainment. In addition to the vast collection of fiction, children's programs, and computer access for the public, there is a fantastic local history collection.
Arts and culture is another wonderful aspect of our community here is Buchanan. The Buchanan Art Center established in 2004, offers monthly art exhibits and art classes and hold an extensive ceramic program for the public. The Tin Shop Theatre run by the Buchanan Area Fine Arts Council offers summer plays and children's workshops. Buchanan's Common Outdoor Theatre offers seasonal concerts and elementary summer programs for children of all ages.
From the months of May till October the Buchanan Farmers' Market located north of the Common area is open each Saturday for local produce, crafts and perishables.
In summary, Buchanan is uniquely situated so that its citizens can enjoy the friendliness and comfort of a small town and yet, within a short drive, shop a mall or enjoy world-class cultural events. We are surrounded by cultural, intellectual and recreational opportunities. Our city is well managed and our rural areas are largely unspoiled. Within a very brief time, one could be in the midst of crowds or entirely alone in virgin woodlands.
Traditional values mark the quality of life in the Buchanan area, while we remain poised to meet the promise and the challenge of our future.


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…and then trade it away for a cuttlefish bone.
Wow, was it ever rainy and windy and stormy here last night! I'm surprised that the trees stayed standing and the power stayed on. Unfortunately, it was not windy enough to blow the weeds out of my garden.
I was too tired last night to continue with my frenzied straightening up of boxes. How tired was I? I was in bed by 9:30. That's about 2-3 hours earlier than I usually go to bed. I slept like a hibernating grizzly and this morning I'm my old peppy self. Tonight, I will once again face off against many boxes of stuff.
And now, time for brekky.

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The Book of Joel is the second book in the "12 minor prophets" which begins with the Book of Hosea. It's hard to say when Joel lived, scholars estimate sometimes between the 5th and 8th century BCE. Like most of the prophets, Joel comes to warn the Israelites that their evil ways (sacrificing to other Gods and idol worship) are causing blight and famine, and that only a return to God and a full repentance will bring about change.
In his time there was a locust plague and a severe drought and this caused the following to happen:
"The vine is withered, and the fig-tree languishes; the pomegranate-tree, the date palm-tree also, and the apple-tree, even all the trees of the field, are withered; for joy is withered away from the sons of men." (Joel 1:12)
I think that the message here is that you can look at all this dried and withered fruit like a curse, and curse God in return, or like a blessing, and use it to praise God, to repent and say, I was wrong, but good can also come of evil. Of course, it seemed to me that this list of dried fruit would make a fantastic muffin. The prophets warn, but everything comes down to the choices we make. And I say: when life gives you dried and withered fruit – make muffins! (But of course, make them with the right intentions, and makes sure to thank God for the bounty – even if it is withered, it can still be delicious – as I think you will find with these muffins…)
When I made these muffins and I licked one of my fingers to taste the batter I actually said "oh wow" out loud. And I knew that if that's how good the batter was…that these muffins where going to be stellar. Seriously one of the best muffins I've ever eaten. The mixture of dried fruits and spices just pops in your mouth with flavor.
Note: I made these with one egg and 1/2 cup milk – the milk can easily be replaced with soy or almond milk or any other kind of non-dairy milk replacement, and I know that there are egg replacers and that some people use a mixture of flax seed and water to replace an egg – so it seems to me that it would be very easy to make these vegan.
Dried Fruit and Spice Muffins
1 cup flour
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup oats
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. cinammon
1/8 tsp. of nutmeg, cloves, cardamom
1/4 tsp ground ginger
1 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. baking soda
2 cups of chopped dried fruit: (chopped dried apple, chopped dried figs, chopped dried dates, raisins, and dried cranberries – sometimes you can find these sweetened with pomegranate juice – that's the kind I used)
1/2 cup oil
1/2 cup pomegranate juice
1/2 cup milk
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1 egg
Preheat the oven to 350°F/175°C and grease muffin tin.
Mix together: flour, oats, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, cardamom,and ginger.
Chop dried fruit and add. Toss with your hands to make sure that the dried figs and dried dates all get separated and coated with the flour – so none of them end up in large clumps of only one type of fruit.
Add oil, pomegranate juice, milk, vanilla and egg. Mix together with as few strokes as possible just so that everything is combined. Divide batter evenly into 12 muffin cups. Bake for 20 minutes, until toothpick comes out clean.


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As a school dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, we work to bring one another to an awareness of the fullness and meaning of life, rooted in the love of Jesus.
Mission Statement
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Ski holidays St. Lambrecht - Family holiday right in the middle of the Grebenzen-Zirbitzkogel nature park
St. LambrechtFor about the last 950 years, life in an around St. Lambrecht has been shaped by the monks of the Benedictine monastery, one of the most important monasteries through the entire country. However, spirituality is not the main focus of the highest-lying market village in Styria (1,028 m). The resort has belonged to one of the most popular holiday destinations in the Austrian federal state for quite some time now. It's no wonder, seeing as how it's ideally located directly at the Zirbitzkogel-Grebenzen nature park. Therefore, for winter holiday-goers, the absolute best conditions can be achieved here. Winter sports fans can not only let loose on the pistes, but can also explore the gorgeous natural surroundings via marvellous winter hiking trails and cross-country trails.
Murau-KreischbergThe region Murau-Kreischberg is part of the Mur Valley and is located in the federal state of Styria, not far from the border to Carinthia. The valley is surrounded by the mountain massifs of the Niedere Tauern and the Nock Mountains. Romantic towns and villages in the valley and loads of winter fun on 42 km of piste, at altitudes up to 2,118 m, await you here. Medieval buildings and the castle of Murau give this region a very special character. Especially families with children will feel welcome here, thanks to the mostly easy to intermediate pistes.
The Kreischberg was further the venue to the Snowboard World Championships in 2003, as well as the FIS Freestyle Ski & Snowboard World Championships in 2015 and hence is known far and wide, even across the borders of Austria. The vast leisure time offers ensures that boredom is a foreign feeling here. Fun and entertainment for night owls can be found in the cafés, bars and discos.
Travel Info St. Lambrecht
- By train: Unzmarkt (approx. 25 km), Friesach (approx. 30 km)
- By plane: Salzburg (approx. 175 km), Innsbruck (approx. 340 km), Munich (approx. 340 km)


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Treyarch has announced that Black Ops 2 will have Double XP on all platforms this weekend. The Double XP starts December 14th at 10am PST and ends December 17th at 10am PST.
If you are on Xbox LIVE, Treyarch will be hosting "game w/ the devs" lobbies on Friday night.
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October 2014 Newsletter
Dear Friends:
Nearly 73,000 students will receive taxpayer-funded tuition credits to pay for their education at the California State University (CSU) and the University of California (UC) thanks to the Middle Class Scholarship, a new grant program that was a part of the 2013-14 state budget.
The average awards for the 2014-15 school year will be $1,112 per student for those enrolled at a UC campus and $627 per student for those enrolled at a CSU campus, according to Patti Colston, a spokeswoman for the California Student Aid Commission. On a scale that decreases as a student's income increases, the largest grants were $1,710 per student and the smallest were $90 per student.
The Legislature created the Middle Class Scholarship program to assist students from families with annual incomes between $80,000 and $150,000 and who would probably not be eligible for existing state and federal assistance. The awards were established to be relatively low at the outset but have the potential to triple over the next three years, covering 10 to 40 percent of UC or CSU tuition, should additional funding become available.
California universities have experienced historically high fee hikes over the past 10 years, with tuition rates increasing by more than 190 percent at UCs and more than 145 percent at CSUs. Students at UCs and CSUs currently pay annual tuition of $12,192 and $5,472 respectively. To learn more about the Middle Class Scholarship program, please visit the California Student Aid Commission at: website.
State Controller Unveils Open Data Website on Local Government Finance
State Controller John Chiang unveiled a new open data website last month, listing more than 13 million fields of financial data for cities and counties as part of his ongoing efforts to promote transparency in government. The site, ByTheNumbers.sco.ca.gov, makes it easier for taxpayers to track revenues, expenditures, liabilities, assets, fund balances and even basic statistics about each city and county in California.
The site's financial information currently covers an 11 year period -- from fiscal year 2002-03 through 2012-13 -- and was provided by California's 58 counties and more than 450 cities. Depending on public interest, data for preceding decades will be incorporated in future website upgrades.
As required by law, the Controller's Office has been collecting and publishing this data in a paper format since 1911. The new website makes it easier for users to look up data, download raw numbers, create charts, and search for other financial data by offering dropdown menus that provide specific financial information in significantly greater detail than offered in the previous paper reports.
The Controller elected to construct the By The Numbers website using an "open data" format that allows information to be viewed, downloaded, converted into charts and shared. The website will be updated annually with new information received from local governments.
Later this fall, the Controller will introduce major upgrades to the website that will not only include additional tools and features based on user feedback, but will also provide data for each of California's approximately 130 pension systems. The pension data will include: assets and liabilities; additions to plan assets, such as employer and employee contributions; deductions to plan assets, such as benefit payments and administrative expenses; statistics on the number of active, inactive and retired members; and net return on investments and actuarial funding.
California Secures $6.8M Federal Grant to Begin Construction of the Central Coast Veterans Cemetery
On September 29th, Congressman Farr and I held a press conference at the Veterans Transition Center in Marina, California, to announce that the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs (USDVA) approved the California Department of Veterans Affairs' (CalVet) design for the California Central Coast Veterans Cemetery at the former Fort Ord and awarded $6.8 million in federal funds to build the cemetery. This means that the state can now begin construction of the first phase of the Veterans Cemetery, a 17 acre columbaria that will include 5,000 niches.
Efforts to construct the Veterans Cemetery started in 1994, when the United States Army Base at Fort Ord was decommissioned. Last year, CalVet submitted the initial cemetery application to participate in the federal Veterans Cemetery Grants Service Program for Fiscal Year 2014. Since that time, the state has worked tirelessly to meet several design deadlines in order to be eligible for the federal funds. Any delay would have prevented the federal government from awarding the $6.8 million grant and potentially jeopardizing the entire project.
Being awarded grant funds from the USDVA to build the Veterans Cemetery is a tremendous accomplishment for veterans, the local community, and the state and federal governments. I am grateful that we are on the threshold of realizing a dream that so many people worked so long to make happen.
Senator Monning and Congressman Farr
California Certified Organic Farmers Tour
Earlier this month, I had the unique experience of attending a California Certified Organic Farmers (CCOF) tour of three unique organic farms: Pinnacles Organically Grown Produce, High Ground Organics, and Pie Ranch.
Pinnacles Organic Farm, owned and operated by Phil and Katherine Foster, boasts up to 60 diverse produce products at the peak of the growing season and is partnering with researchers, such as Professor Alex Gershenson, to help the industry better understand the economic and environmental benefits of soil science.
High Ground Organics, operated by Steve and Jeanne Pedersen, has a unique farming operation that focuses on conservation and environmental stewardship. During the tour they highlighted their efforts to provide organic foods to schools and community-supported agriculture boxes.
Pie Ranch, owned and operated by Jared and Nancy Lawson, allows visitors to better understand and explore their personal relationship to food and the food system through interactive and educational farm experiences.
I was inspired by the diversity of farms that I was able to visit and want to offer a big thank you to CCOF, especially Cathy Calfo and Kelly Damewood, who organized an educational and fun tour.
Jared Lawson of Pie Ranch, Cathy Calfo from CCOF and Senator Monning
San Luis Obispo County Annual Public Safety Appreciation Dinner
I attended the annual San Luis Obispo Public Safety Appreciation dinner, where service men and women from 10 different departments were honored. Sergeant Brian Amoroso of the San Luis Obispo Police Department; Battalion Chief Bob Bisson of the San Luis Obispo Fire Department; Deputy John Penaflor of the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's Department; Officer Jason McEwen of the California Highway Patrol; Detective Dave Henriksen of the Cal Poly University Police Department; Senior Officer Nicole Canby of the Morro Bay Police Department; Fire Captain Don West of the Cal Fire, San Luis Obispo Unit; Child Interview Specialist Tracy Nix of the San Luis Obispo District Attorney's Office; Lieutenant Christopher Garino of the California Men's Colony; and SFC Jeffrey Carmon of the Camp San Luis Obispo Security Forces, were all honored. It was a privilege to meet these impressive service men and women who go above and beyond to protect the community. Special thanks to the Elks Lodge #322 for organizing and hosting this annual event.
Tour of Olam International in Gilroy
Recently I had the pleasure of touring the Olam International Gilroy facility. Gilroy's largest employer, the Gilroy Olam International facility is the largest processing facility of dried onions, garlic and capsicums in North America. Thank you to Olam International for the informative tour.
Thank you for taking the time to read my newsletter.
William W. Monning
Senator, 17th District


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CAPHRA proudly presents its next program of the 2018-2019 Season…
Dealing with Change in an Ever-Changing World
Are you feeling overwhelmed by change? Do you struggle with how you are "supposed" to feel about a change versus how you really do? Do you just want some tips on how you can effectively deal with change? Then join us for our lunch and learn on May 8th to learn more about our emotional responses to change, why it is okay to struggle with change, and tips to help you navigate change effectively.
Join us on May 8, 2019, at the PSECU Headquarters, 1500 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, 17110. This program is free to CAPHRA members and $5.00 for guests. The program starts promptly at 12:00 PM and will end at 1:00 PM. PSECU is graciously providing a complimentary lunch for all participants (see below). Visitor parking is available free of charge onsite.
Due to PSECU's contract with SODEXHO, no outside food or drink is permitted at this event. Therefore, PSECU will provide a catered lunch (sandwiches, tossed salad, chips, cookies, and bottled water) for ALL participants, which will begin at 11:45 AM. Please remember to register by COB on Wednesday, May 1, 2019 for this event so PSECU will know how much food to prepare.
PSECU Headquarters is a secure building so your registration will also generate a visitor's badge for you to wear upon check-in. Be sure to have ID with you in case security requests verification.
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Coworking has many definitions, but essentially it takes place in an open environment where multiple individuals, representing separate companies, work in a shared space.
The Harvard Business Review says coworking spaces are: "defined as membership-based workspaces where diverse groups of freelancers, remote workers, and other independent professionals work together in a shared, communal setting."
The modern workplace is in full flux and we can see this in the way that
The modern workplace is in full flux and we can see this in the way that in corporate workspaces are being reengineered with the goal of enhancing collaboration, innovation and serendipitous discovery.
In the drive towards coworking, and its proliferating range of forms real new thinking about the workplace is taking place.
The influence of the "agile" practices of development teams in the software industry has its fingerprints all over this future work style.
From the host's perspective, successful co-working together rests in the space provider understanding its market, providing services that are appropriate, and ensuring that they can make it a financial success. If they get this right, the chances of success for suppliers and occupiers are greatly magnified. Amicus' James Kemp suggests, "I think what makes a really good space is what the staff at the coworking space are doing for you as a start-up."
There are many reasons that you may need a new workspace such as lease expiry, growth, change, rebrand or mergers. We are here to help as your one point of contact to de-mystify and simplify for the whole new office fitout journey.


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1. Introduction
Having baby is a way of live and an event that will bring wonder, happiness and joy to our daily lives. Our child is what we work, learn and fight for; he is the one we try so hard to protect and attempt to make sure that he has the best life that a mother can probably give him. In other words, a parent could sacrifice everything for their babies.
Sometimes, parents can protect their children from something that can be seen like bully or accident, while the others are not obvious. A lot of harmful and dangerous bacteria, germs or virus are impossible to see and can lead to many serious problems in babies. This is where a baby bottle sterilizer comes in to clean as well as sterilize all necessary items to keep your children from those risky factors.
In this buying guide, we will look at the various choices for bottle sterilizers and help you choose the most suitable model that would meet your budgets and needs. We hope those useful information will keep your child healthy and safe.
2. How a bottle sterilizer works
Most models of sterilizer are very easy to use. All you just need to do is inserting the whole bottles with all of necessary pieces or utensils into the sterilizer. After that, push "go" button, and wait for a few minutes, depending on models, to get it done. Most sterilizers do not take long at all and can fit various baby bottles at a time. They are all easy to run, but they come in different designs and features, not to mention that there are more than one method to sterilize a baby bottle.
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3. Why should you buy a bottle sterilizer?
Sterilizing the bottle of your baby is especially most important during the first year of his life when he is still most vulnerable to harmful germs and bacteria. After this time, it might become rather useless as the child is able to avoid them.
In general, if you do not sterilize a bottle or do not perform it properly, it can lead to some extremely serious problems for your child. This is the reason why you have to make sure to go for best baby bottle sterilizer.
Formulas that consist of milk and other elements tend to harbor and grow harmful parasites, viruses or bacteria. This is particularly the case for the area of the bottle such as the nub from which your baby sucks; it is a possible place for all forms of harmful pathogens and bacteria to develop. Therefore, you need to clean and handle it correctly.
An unsterilized bottle and the following cesspit of germs can lead to the risks of deadly illnesses in babies. For example, one of these is thrush, which results in blotches, white patches, and annoyance of the gums or tongue. In some serious situations, it could make mouth of your baby very sore and it could even go to the digestive tract leading to severe diarrhea.
An unsterilized bottle would also trigger gastroenteritis, which is quite similar to food poisoning in children. Generally, it can lead to dehydration, diarrhea, vomiting, or even death in the worst cases.
These two illnesses above have been reported to kill thousands of babies each year, particularly in developing countries where medical knowledge and standards is not as common place as in developed nation like Germany or the U.S. However, there is a very simple and effective method for people to prevent this problem: a baby bottle sterilizer.
4. Types of bottle sterilizer
Microwave sterilizer
In general, this model applies the heat from steam to get rid of all harmful bacteria and germs. This is the main reason why it is probably one of the cheapest in the market, but still fast and convenient to disinfect.
The only thing you need to pay attention to is placing the bottles into the sterilizer before adding water, then cover up and pop it inside the microwave. Therefore, you need to make sure that it fits just prefectly.
Cold water sterilizer
This type of sterilizer requires the use of sterilizing liquid or tablets. All you need to do is putting the bottles into a strong container, which is covered with soak and a lid in the solution. This process is rather long because it needs to be submerged in at least 30 minutes.
As long as they are soaked, they could stay sterilized for up to 1 day. During this time, you could reuse the solution whenever you want.
However, after the process of disinfecting, you have to rinse off the nipples, rings as well as bottles with hot water before giving it to your baby.
Electric steam sterilizer
As per its name, an electric steam model applies electricity to heat as well as sterilize. Most of them will shut off automatically after the process has finished. In general, it is a bit more expensive, but really easy to use compared to the types mentioned above.
5. Review
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|Tommee Tippee Electric Steam Sterilizer
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|Munchkin Steam Guard Microwave Sterilizer
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|The First Years Germ Killer, Electric Steam Sterilizer
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Philips AVENT Microwave Steam Sterilizer
Compared to dishwasher, this microwave steam sterilizer of Philips AVENT uses a higher temperature to keep your baby healthy and safe from harmful bacteria or germs. In other words, it can get rid of most dangerous elements in 4 standard bottles simultaneously. This model is also perfect for traveling thanks to its safe grips, which allow you to easily sterilize pumps, cups, bottles, and other item whenever and wherever.
In general, the natural steam will be generated when you use microwave power. In only 2 minutes after you have added water, the bottles will be thoroughly sterilized. This model could applied for the bottles with 2-11 ounces or 4-9 ounces when you use it at a full capacity.
- Easy to clean and use
- Works well and effectively
- Durable
- Could be applied sterilize many things
- Sterilize quickly (2 minutes)
- Quite hard to deal with fresh out of the microwave
Dr. Brown's Microwave Steam Sterilizer
This microwave steam sterilizer of Dr. Brown is often seen as an efficient model, which is used to kill all harmful germs and bacteria in a bottle and other related items for your babies. It can accommodate 4 different feeding bottles of Dr. Brown and is generally made with a tray for sterilization. In addition, you can easily remove the bottles thanks to the tongs. Equipped with BPA-free sterilizing technology, it will always make sure too keep your baby's bottles safe and clean.
- Simple to use
- Inexpensive
- Large space
- Quick and efficient sterilization
- Easy to remove the bottles
- Plastic smell
- Only made for Dr. Brown's bottles
Tommee Tippee Electric Steam Sterilizer
It is made to be fast, fuss-free, and easy to use so that the bottles, pacifiers and other items would be kept safe from any harmful germs and bacteria. This electric steam sterilizer of Tommee Tippee, which might get rid of all bacteria inside your baby's bottle, is basically a chemical-sterilized mechanism. However, it has been proved that this product does not have any problems with the detergent chemical.
You can find it is really easy to use this tool. Everything will be sterilized in only 8 minutes after the button is pressed. However, the lid would keep the bottle sterilized all day if you don't open it. In general, this sterilizer can be used with a lot of items such as formula dispenser, pacifier tong, and 5-ounce bottle.
- Could fit a lot of items
- Remove most of germs and bacteria
- Fast sterilization
- Easy to clean and use
- Flimsy top
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1 pound farmed shrimp, 31-40 count (you can use larger shrimp if you prefer)
1 tablespoon chili powder
1 tablespoon olive oil, plus more for drizzling.
2 cups couscous
About 3 1/2cups boiling water
1 can organic garbanzo beans
1 small carrot, chopped fine
1 small zucchini, chopped fine
10 medium Brussels sprouts, sliced very thin (if you have a mandoline, break it out here)
Olive oil to taste
1 bunch cilantro, stems removed, chopped
1 lime
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In large saute pan over medium-high heat, cook shrimp until opaque and lightly browned, about 3-4 minutes per side. Scatter over couscous. Top with cilantro leaves and lime wedges.
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Friday, November 27, 2009
Christmas Quiltie
Although I've not managed to do any work myself since Tuesday (one of the other TA's in the class I work in, in the mornings has been off ill, so I've been working the afternoons as well) I do have something to show today - this lovely Christmas tree, full of very small squares and triangles, which is my mini quilt from the Four Seasons Quilt Swap. It was made by Cecilia and did come with some other goodies - a Christmas towel, a little ornament, some chocs and sweets, but the camera ran out of batteries and I was too lazy to go back and photograph them later! Anyway, the quiltie is the main thing to show...
It will make a nice addition to my Christmas decorations, but not for another week or two, as I'm not quite ready to decorate for Christmas - though of course, we will put the advent calendars up on Tuesday (ok, Monday night) and put the wreath on the door.
I hope to have some work to show after the weekend, but who knows - I have to brave the shops on Saturday to do some Christmas shopping, so I may have to spend all of Sunday recovering!
Posted by Kate North at 8:48 pm
Labels: christmas, four seasons quilt swap
4 comments:
- Myra said...
Lucky you! What a cute little quilt. Be careful out there shopping - people are crazy this time of year!
- 1:58 am
- Gina said...
Love the quilt
Love and hugs Gina xxx
- 7:52 am
- Robin (RsIslandCrafts) said...
Very sweet little quilt. I love it!
- 6:41 pm
- Vicki W said...
What a lovely gift!
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His team at the Southern University of Science and Technology, in Shenzhen, had been recruiting couples in an effort to create the first gene-edited babies using CRISPR, according to clinical trials. They planned to eliminate a gene called CCR5 in hopes of rendering the offspring resistant to HIV, smallpox, and cholera. CRISPR stands for Clustered Regularly Interspace Short Palindromic Repeats. The process uses specialized strands of DNA that act as molecular "scissors." These are capable of making cuts in the DNA at specific points, allowing researchers to edit, add or remove faulty genes. He's team removed an early-stage embryo from a pregnant subject, attempted to use the CRISPR method to damage a specific gene involved in HIV transmission, CCR5, to boost resistance to the virus. While the natural mutation that disables CCR5 is not itself something novel, being relatively common in parts of Northern Europe, it is not currently found in the genomes of China. When the team felt they successfully neutralized the CCR5 gene, they implanted the genetically-altered embryos back into the women who provided them. One subject managed to take their pregnancy to full term, resulting in a successful birth — twin girls Lulu and Nana became the first people to be born with a clinically-altered genome. Although He's conclusions from the trials have not been released, and it will be some time until we know if Lulu and Nana are in fact immune or resistant to HIV, ethics concerns have been widespread, provoking condemnation for He's work around the world. This is to be expected and warranted. However, at this point, there is no un-doing this unprecedented experiment and it could completely change the path toward the proliferation of gene editing technology in human healthcare. The truth is that He's success was only made possible by the huge leaps in progress already accomplished in the field. Last year, China spent a record 1.76 trillion yuan ($254 billion) on research and development, and the country is catching up with the US' investment in the same area, spurring a genetic arms race. In 2016, Chinese scientists broke ground as the first to inject CRISPR-edited cells into a human. It aims to help cancer patients by removing their T-cells, tweaking them to make them more effective at fighting cancer cells, and reintroducing the modified immune cells into the patients' bloodstreams. The first similar study in the United States is only in the recruiting phase. Earlier this year, Chinese scientists used non-viable embryos to test their ability to correct a mutation that causes Marfan syndrome, an incurable connective tissue disorder that affects about 1 in 5,000 people. A single letter mistake in the gene for FBN1, which codes for the fibrillin protein, can cause a ripple effect of problems—from loose joints to weak vision to life-threatening tears in the heart's walls. They injected the embryos with a Crispr construct known as a base editor, which swaps out a single DNA nucleotide for another—in this case, removing a "C" and replacing it with a "T".1 They kept the embryos alive for another two days in the lab, long enough to run tests to see how well the editing worked. Chinese authorities have thus far threatened to come down hard thus far on He and his team since his rogue actions could reflect badly on the regulatory ability of China's scientific authorities. However, if He's experiments turn out to be successful, those implications could be very positive. He's team was actually using materials purchased from two American biotechnology companiesto make edits to human embryos bound for implantation. The documents named Massachusetts-based Thermo Fisher Scientific as the supplier of Cas9—the bacterial protein that clamps onto DNA and delivers a double-stranded slice—and Bay Area startup Synthego as the maker of its synthetic guide RNA. American CRISPR companies, many of them founded or advised by the field's biggest stars, have also been hard at work to lower the costs and labor associated with gene editing. Their mission is to make CRISPR accessible to everyone. Although those companies are relatively small, much larger corporate operations in CRISPR continue to move forward. This year, Alnylam Pharmaceuticals grabbed approval for a drug that silences RNA, a messenger for DNA. Spark Therapeutics launched the first gene therapy approved in the U.S. And Novartis and Gilead Sciences furthered their cell therapy approaches in cancer. Additionally, Editas Medicine, CRISPR Therapeutics, and Intellia Therapeutics are expected to move further into clinical testing. Some companies will have data for gene therapy in hemophilia, and others could push the bounds of cell therapy. Recently, Editas made headlines when it won FDA approval of its IND application for its Leber Congenital Amaurosis type 10 (LCA 10) candidate EDIT-101, enabling future clinical trials for what could emerge as the first in vivo (involving embryonic subjects) CRISPR genome editing treatment. LCA10 is an eye disorder, caused by a mutation in the CEP290 gene, that primarily affects the retina, which is the specialized tissue at the back of the eye that detects light and color. People with this disorder typically have severe visual impairment beginning in infancy. The visual impairment tends to be stable, although it may worsen very slowly over time. EDIT-101 is designed to eliminate that mutation by using CRISPR to cut out that nucleotide and surrounding DNA, thus restoring normal protein expression and function of remaining photoreceptor cells. Additionally, the next step in gene editing could be right on the precipice of success as Harvard scientist begin working toward germ-line editing in human sperm cells, the process by which the genome of an individual is edited in such a way that the change is heritable. By editing germ cells, Harvard Medical School dean George Daley says they will be possible to remove mutations that cause childhood cancer or cystic fibrosis. Other genetic edits could endow children with protection against common diseases. On the list of their of potentially acceptable genes to edit is CCR5, the same gene He Jiankui already sought to alter, and perhaps, already has. THEME ALERT Gene editing is likely to be a defining transformation of the biotech sector over the next few years. As such, MRP added Long CRISPR to our list of themes on June 14, 2018. Since then, the ARK Genomic Revolution Multi-Sector ETF (ARKG) been up and down, following strong market fluctuations, but is now slightly outperforming, returning 2% versus a flat S&P 500. We've also summarized the following articles related to this topic in the Biotechnologysection of today's report. CRISPR Despite CRISPR baby controversy, Harvard University will begin gene-editing sperm US Biotech Firms Made China's Gene-Edited Babies Possible This Biotech Stock Could Launch Its First CRISPR Drug In 2022 Method Predicts Exact Mutations CRISPR Gene Editing Can Introduce into a Cell GEBN Charts Change-Driven Theme Updates TOP Markets Bonds Dollar debt sales hit 2½-year low The amount of dollar-denominated debt sold by companies and banks has hit its lowest level in two-and-a-half years as the impact of the currency's appreciation ripples through the bond markets. Dollar-denominated bond sales by companies and financial institutions in developed economies dipped to $1.4tn in the six months to October, down 14% on the previous six-month period to their lowest level since April 2016.As a proportion of global issuance in all currencies, dollar-denominated bond sales fell to 45% in the six months to October, down from a high of 53% in February. Meanwhile, the proportion of new corporate and bank bonds rated triple-B — one notch above junk status, and thus vulnerable to future downgrades — hit 24.7% in the six months to October, the lowest level since mid-2016. Sales of riskier corporate debt rose early this year as improving economic data fuelled investors' sanguine outlook. But after a decade in which quantitative easing has encouraged fixed-income investors to take greater risk in the hunt for returns, focus will turn to how triple-B debt fares as interest rates rise. FT ↑ Economics & Trade Eurozone Euro-Area Factories Feel Gloom as Investment Demand Declines TextEuro-area manufacturers saw activity slow further as concern over trade wars and political instability hit demand for machines and other investment goods. IHS Markit's Purchasing Manager's Index for factories fell to 51.8 in November from 52 in October, marking the weakest growth in more than two years. The views among companies about prospects for next year are "among the gloomiest seen since the sovereign-debt crisis in 2012" and suggest firms are "bracing themselves for further weak demand in the coming months," he said. Signs of dwindling investment may dash hopes for a rebound after the euro-area economy posted its slowest expansion since 2014 in the third quarter. Manufacturers reported falling demand in Germany, France and Italy and only a modest increase in orders in Spain, according to Markit. So far, European Central Bank policy makers have argued that risks to growth are broadly balanced amid strong domestic momentum, reiterating their plan to cap bond buying this year. They will present new economic projections after their meeting on Dec. 13. B ↑ Monetary Policy PBOC Watch for another PBOC credit jolt to prop up China's economy as growth momentum Pressure remains for the People's Bank of China to lower the required ratio of cash that banks must hold in reserve against deposits, a move that would inject new credit into the economy for the fifth time in 13 months. While sentiment may temporarily improve thanks to the tariff ceasefire agreed to by US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping on Saturday, analysts still doubt it will prevent China's economy from slowing in the coming quarters. Even if trade negotiations end in a lasting deal, Chinese exports still look set to slow as global growth cools. Slower credit growth and a cooling property market are also likely to intensify in the coming months. The latest official purchasing managers' index (PMI) data for November shows that manufacturing is no longer expanding on an overall basis, with new orders slowing. The People's Bank of China has lowered commercial lenders' reserve requirement ratio – the amount of money that banks are required to hold at the central bank – four times already this year, with the cut announced in October pumping US$110 billion into the banking system. Beijing has also adopted a more proactive fiscal policy, encouraging provincial governments and state-owned enterprises to speed up spending and investment. But policy easing so far has not had much impact on the real economy. Banks are reluctant to lend to private companies that are perceived to be risky, and investment growth continues to slow, despite the central bank's efforts to inject more credit into the economy. Morgan Stanley forecasts that China's GDP growth could decelerate to 6.3% in 2019 from 6.6% in 2018. SCMP ↑ Finance Banks U.S. credit demand declines, rejection rates rise: NY Fed survey Americans' demand for credit declined over the previous year as expected, as mortgage interest rates rose, while the percentage of approved applications also ticked lower compared to a year ago. The New York Fed's Survey of Consumer Expectations showed respondents who applied over the previous 12 months were granted credit 37.7% of the time, compared to 41.3% in October 2017. Application rates among those surveyed fell to 47.8% from 49% a year ago, even as they ticked up from June's 43% rate. The Mortgage Bankers Association said U.S. borrowers filed the fewest weekly applications for home refinancing in almost 18 years. The survey, done every four months, showed mortgage refinance application rejections "notably" rose, as did to a lesser extent rejection rates for credit card applications and for credit card limit extensions. The Fed's Survey of Consumer Expectations collects data for auto loans, credit cards, credit card limit increases, mortgages and mortgage refinancing. R ↑ Services Cannabis Pot Is So Hot in Canada That Firms Are Importing Workers A lack of qualified local labor forced Aphria to dispose of almost 14,000 cannabis plants in the quarter ended Aug. 31 after they weren't harvested in time, costing it nearly C$1 million ($750,000). Since then, the company has doubled the staff at its Aphria One greenhouse thanks in part to Canada's Seasonal Agriculture Worker Program, which has allowed it to hire about 50 temporary workers from the Caribbean and Guatemala with plans to bring in up to 100 more. Aphria's experience underscores the swelling demand for labor in Canada's five-year-old cannabis sector, where openings have tripled in the past year to 34 out of every 10,000 job postings. Canada's licensed producers employed about 2,400 workers at the end of 2017, and industry employment was around 3,500 people when legalization took effect in mid-October. Between them, eight of Canada's largest cannabis companies are now actively recruiting for approximately 1,700 positions. Many companies say they expect that number to grow as they expand production facilities after Canada legalized recreational marijuana in October. There's been a spike in postings for jobs at cannabis growers and retailers. And next year will see even more demand for labor as Canada expands the number of legal cannabis products to include edibles and concentrates. B Video Games US game industry revenues up 24% in third quarter – NPD Group TextThe US games industry is well-positioned for another year of growth. For the third quarter of the year, Americans spent $9.1 billion on games from July through September, a jump of 24% year-over-year. Combined with the first-half consumer spending total of $19.5 billion (which was itself up 40% year-over-year), that gives the industry a 2018 total to-date of $28.6 billion. The industry is on pace to crush the 2017 full-year total of $36 billion once the crucial fourth quarter numbers are in. (To give an idea of how weighted the industry is to the holiday season, the last three months of 2017 accounted for about $14.7 billion, or 41% of the year's total. All manner of video game content saw increases over the third quarter, the NPD said, including full-game sales, downloadable content, subscriptions, and mobile revenues, with mobile and digital content for console and handhelds showing the strongest growth. GI ↑ Technology 5G Verizon plans Samsung 5G phone with Qualcomm modem for first half of 2019 Just days after helping three cellular carriers initiate 5G service in South Korea, Samsung made an interesting announcement in partnership with U.S. carrier Verizon: The companies plan to release "one of the first commercial 5G smartphones" in the first half of 2019, apparently powered not by Samsung's own chipset, but instead by Qualcomm's Snapdragon platform, including its X50 5G modem. Today's announcement is significant because Samsung has been working on its own 5G technologies, including mobile chips, and was a major contributor to the international 5G standard that was finalized late last year and earlier this year. Yet Verizon indicates that Samsung will be showing a "proof of concept" device this week, using Qualcomm's upcoming flagship mobile platform, antenna modules, and related components. The use of Qualcomm parts simultaneously reflects the San Diego company's apparent strength in the emerging 5G chip market and the continued struggles of even its largest rivals to miniaturize the high-speed mobile chips. Facing thermal and battery issues with its first 5G chips, chief rival Intel recently pushed up development of a second-generation 5G chipset that is expected to be used in iPhones and other devices in 2020. Chinese developer Huawei has shown giant heatsinks to work around its own 5G modem's thermal issues. By comparison, numerous companies have signed up to use Qualcomm's parts. VB There is much more to this report! McAlinden Research Partners offers Hedge Connection members weekly access to the Daily Intelligence Briefing research for free – click here to view. (You must be logged in first). Not a member? Join today. McAlinden Research Partners is currently offering a complimentary full month subscription of the DIB. 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Nine new languages have been added to the existing 13 languages at Brampton
Library. The launching event of these nine new languages will take place at the
South Fletcher's Branch, 500 Ray Lawson Blvd., Brampton on Sunday June
27, 2010 at 2:00 pm.
As part of our ongoing commitment to address the needs of multicultural
community and become a more inclusive Library, we are adding the following nine
languages – Bengali, Croatian, Korean, Malayalam, Persian, Romanian, Serbian,
Sinhalese and Turkish. The existing 13 languages are – Arabic, Chinese, Gujarati,
Hindi, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi, Spanish, Tamil, Tagalog, Urdu and
Vietnamese. Most of these languages are available in the format of books,
magazines, newspapers DVDs, and CDs for adults and children. We also provide
dual language picture books which are written in English and the original language
so that parents and children can read in the two languages together.
Come and check out the books, CDs and DVDs that we have in the above
languages. All are welcome to attend this launch.


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Often times companies will give what appears to be "free shipping" to their customers by absorbing the shipping cost into the price of the product and then passing it off as a value add, when in reality the customer still pays for the shipping in the form of higher priced products. At CorkSport, we wanted to find a better way to give our customers value when it came to shipping, so we created a program that would provide complete transparency on shipping costs and peace of mind that our goal is to make our company profitable from the development and sales of CorkSport products, not on shipping and logistics costs.
Through feedback and focus groups, in February of this year we implemented a new shipping policy that we felt made sense to our customers. As a part of the new program, if it was determined during our shipping audit that your shipping cost and administrative charges amounted to less than what we charged you, we would issue you a refund for the overcharged amount.
Since the inception of this program, we have refunded nearly $2000 to our customers. This is not because we are bad at estimating shipping charges, on the contrary, our logistics department is constantly monitoring and updating our shipping quotes to give you the best possible idea of what your potential cost will be. Rather, this is a symptom of the literally millions of ways parts can be combined into a single purchase, the various freight and shipping methods and frequency, and the unpredictable fuel surcharges that factor into the day-to-day flux of shipping prices.
Cost does matter, and our strategy is to focus on reducing the total cost drivers that add little value to the development of the part so that we can produce a win/win situation by providing the highest quality part for the best possible price.
This unique take on giving our customers the best value in the marketplace is just one such example of the relationship CorkSport wants to continue to support with the Mazda community. Transparency, value, honesty and integrity are staples in our mission statement and we hope that comes through in each interaction that you, our customers, have with CorkSport whether it is on the phone, by email, during your purchase process, on our blog or Facebook page, or at an event.
Have you received a shipping refund from CorkSport or appreciate this policy? Let us know by commenting on this post or on our Facebook page today:


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President and founder of Apollo Payroll, Ralf F. Heyer is an enrolled agent who works to bring his clients tax and accounting services with personal attention. The company's wide array of services includes personal income tax preparation, business income tax preparation, IRS audit representation, tax planning, payroll processing, monthly bookkeeping services, write up services, as well as QuickBooks specialists and incorporation services.
Born in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, Ralf moved to the United States when he was just five years old. He attended Florida International University where he earned a Bachelor of Business Administration, with a double major in international business and marketing, in 2002.
Ralf is an enrolled agent (EA), which is defined as a federally-authorized tax practitioner who has technical expertise in the field of taxation and who is empowered by the U.S. Department of the Treasury to represent taxpayers before all administrative levels of the Internal Revenue Service for audits, collections, and appeals. As an EA, Ralf advises, represents, and prepares tax returns for individuals, partnerships, corporations, estates, trusts, and any entities with tax-reporting requirements as well as effectively represents taxpayers audited by the IRS.
Prior to opening Apollo Payroll, Ralf worked as a controller for Continental Equities, Inc. and Peters Maxey Short and Maxey, P.A. where he prepared corporate and individual taxes, managed the financial accounting department, performed monthly bank reconciliations for more than 50 bank accounts, and assisted in cash management activities and investment strategies.
Today, Ralf runs Apollo Payroll, EA, PA, which he opened in March 2005. He works with clients from a variety of industries including medical, dental, chiropractic, legal, retail, marketing, real estate, mortgage, and technology. The company strives to treat each client as an individual rather than as a number. Employed by highly trained staff, Apollo Payroll, is also equipped with extremely high-tech software, which helps the company satisfy a multitude of client needs. In addition, Ralf also strives to educate his clients to help them understand complicated tax and accounting issues.


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Defense News
S. Korea Determined To Shoot Down Rocket
By JUNG SUNG-KI and WENDELL MINNICK
SEOUL — The South Korean military is poised to shoot down a North Korean rocket should it stray into South Korean territory during a launch planned for next month, a defense ministry official here in Seoul said March 26.
The response comes as Seoul's intelligence authorities confirmed that the main body of a North Korean Unha-3 rocket was moved to a new missile site at Dongchang-ri in northwestern North Korea. Dongchang-ri, in North Pyeongan Province, is significantly larger than the one in Musudan-ri, North Hamgyeong Province, where North Korea test-fired the Taepodong-2 missile in 2009.
The launch angle will be the first to take a southern trajectory and marks the first time a rocket has been launched from this facility.
North Korea plans to fire the rocket to put a satellite into orbit between April 12 and 16 to mark the 100th anniversary of the birth of its founding leader Kim Il-sung.
However, the international community believes the rocket launch is a disguised test of a long-range ballistic missile that could deliver a nuclear warhead to targets in Alaska and Hawaii, as well as other Asia-Pacific nations, such as Australia and Indonesia.
"We're preparing measures to track the missile's trajectory and shoot it down if, by any chance, it deviates from the planned route and falls into our territory," Col. Yoon Won-shik, vice spokesman for the Ministry of National Defense, told reporters.
"North Korea's move is a grave provocation and defiance against the international community," Yoon said. "Through the rocket launch, we believe, the North is aimed at improving and developing its long-range ballistic missile to deliver nuclear warheads."
According to South Korean Navy officials, two destroyers, including a 7,600-ton Sejong the Great-class Aegis destroyer, are to be deployed in the West Sea to monitor the missile launch.
If parts of the three-stage North Korean rocket stray from their trajectory and violate South Korea's territory, the destroyers will fire SM-2 ship-to-air missiles to take them down, a Navy spokesman said.
"The Army will also be ready to fire PAC-2 missiles to intercept parts of the rocket if they fly too close to the South's territory," Yoon said. In 2007, South Korea purchased 48 secondhand PAC-2 missile systems from Germany as part of efforts to establish a low-tier air and missile defense system in coordination with ship-based SM-2 missiles and Israel's Super Green Pine early warning radars.
The North Korean launch site has created new problems for South Korean efforts to intercept and monitor ballistic missiles and rockets. The angle from which the rocket will be launched will make it more difficult to intercept by seaborne ballistic-missile defense systems, said Bruce Bechtol, author of the book, "Defiant Failed State: The North Korean Threat to International Security."
The new site at Dongchang-ri "can potentially be set up more quickly and denial/deception procedures implemented more effectively than the site at Musudan," he said. "This impacts on warning time for U.S./[Republic of Korea] policy makers."
Bechtol said the most important aspect of this launch will not be the southern trajectory, but "seeing if this missile can actually make it through all three stages successfully of the launch cycle." If successful, this will mean that North Korea will finally have the capability to strike U.S. territory.
U.S. President Barack Obama has renewed his warning against North Korea's provocations.
"There will be no rewards for provocations. Those days are over," Obama said March 26 in Seoul. "To the leaders of Pyongyang, I say, this is the choice before you. This is the decision that you must make."
Obama is attending the two-day Nuclear Security Summit in Seoul. Chinese President Hu Jintao and other world leaders are gathered in South Korea to discuss ways of improving nuclear security and to hold bilateral summit talks on the sidelines. North Korea and Iran are expected to dominate the nuclear agenda at the summit.
After a meeting between Obama and Hu, senior White House aide Ben Rhodes said the Chinese leader indicated to his U.S. counterpart that he took the North Korean nuclear standoff very seriously and was registering his concern with Pyongyang.
"The two leaders agreed to coordinate closely in responding to this potential provocation and registering our serious concern to the North Koreans and, if necessary, consider what steps need to be taken following a potential satellite launch," Rhodes said.
Wendell Minnick reported from Taipei.


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This month we've talked about manifesting transformed lives. We have looked at changing the way we think about transformation in The Paradigm Shift, what it looks like to see real transformation in A Mobilized Community, and how our influence as believers can make an impact in The Power of Influence. Today, we are going to talk about the culmination that all transformation points toward: The Kingdom!
Then I Saw…
Revelation 21:1 begins with the words, "Then I saw…" This brings to mind the common saying, "Seeing is believing." More than that, scripture tells us in Matthew 6:22, "…if your eye is healthy, your whole body will be full of light." In essence, what we see has exponential impact on our beliefs and our bodies. These principles apply all the more for the corporate Body of Christ.
I'm sure that you're also familiar with the common saying, "Looks can be deceiving…" This has never been more true in the earth. What looks good and moral may in fact be perversion in disguise. What looks faithful and inspires emotion may actually be witchcraft. Then, on the other hand… What looks like laziness may be surrender. What looks arrogant may be unwavering confidence in the gospel. In all of this, it is important to test what we see and let the Holy Spirit be the gauge, grid, and guarantee of what is true in the earth. This practice is the only way to navigate our way out of the knowledge of good and evil and back to true life in Christ.
A New Heaven…
John, the author of Revelation, saw a new heaven. Have you? Do you?
Elsewhere in scripture John records Jesus saying, "No longer do I call you servants, for the servant does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends, for all that I have heard from my Father I have made known to you" (John 15:15). This explanation by Jesus suggests that the vision of the new heaven is available to us…even beyond what John records in scripture. My encouragement to you is to ask the Lord for vision and see for yourself!
A New Earth…
Our current planet and the peoples that populate it will become new; it is written in scripture! When it comes to manifest transformation however, consider this: how we see the world now (in the very present moment) determines the pace and presence of transformation and the manifestation of the Kingdom on earth. Therefore, if we desire to expedite the return of Jesus, our best investment is to do what Jesus commanded: taste and see.
1 Corinthians 13:12 says, "For now we see in a mirror dimly, but then face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I have been fully known." Not only can we be face to face with Jesus right now, we are already seated in heavenly places (Ephesians 2:6). How much more would we see the Kingdom on earth if we opened our eyes in the spirit, looked around the heavenly landscape, opened our natural eyes, and began to see the truth of what God intends for the earth now?
The Kingdom
Fellow believers, I urge you to explore the gospel of the Kingdom. Let it inform and transform you into the citizen of new heaven and new earth you were called and chosen to be.
O Lord of hosts, God of Israel, enthroned above the cherubim, you are the God, you alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth; you have made heaven and earth. -Isaiah 37:16
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Lindsay Fleming is the State Administrator for the North Carolina Christian Chamber of Commerce (NC-C3). At heart, she is a God-inspired expressionist. Her driving passion is expressing revelations of God through prayer, writing, and design. Lindsay's work can be found at PropheticGrounds.com. Lindsay can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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a lasting flame that burns, a love that never changes, blessed with your life-light, your entrancing eyes, Your fire lives within, your name inscribed within, your spirit inspires me
Your Spirit feeds the fires in my eyes
Always gently He daily fans the flames
Yet no smoke seems to rise from the fire
As its origins are far from being plain
Beginning with intertwining feelings
Which Lord I feel for You deep inside
His touch blesses my heart and spirit
As I seek to keep his blessings mine
His spiritual fire brings my eyes to sparkle
Like the brightest stars shining in the night
Causing them to desire and seek the embrace
Of the One who shares His amazing pure life
As Your Spirit's fire inspires me, Lord,
Gently fanning within me a fiery flame
In my heart, I find on its inner walls
Is inscribed very passionately Your name
The living word which your spirit shares
Inspires life, to begin with, words I write
And as they enter into my heart and mind
They bless my spirit with Your life light
I find I am waking at night to answer
The calling of your spirit's voice
and as our spirits commune together
Serving you Lord was my life's best choice.
Psalm 42:1
As the deer pants for the water brooks,
So my soul pants for You, O God.
Psalm 119:81
I long for your deliverance; I have looked
to your word, placing my hope in it.
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