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Healthy Pumpkin Spice Scones
More pumpkiny-peanut-butter-ness.
The best scones in the world come from here. This is debatable because in my uncultured ways I have only been on 2 continents during this life of mine…so those other places I've yet to visit might have some good scones. Don't know.
Things I do know…you could not pay me in chocolate to go back to high school. Never ever, ever.
This past Friday I taught cooking demos at a high school. I demoed and fed them tofu brownies. I think they all thought I was crazy. At the end of the demo I asked if anyone had any questions and one girl raised her hand and I thought she was gonna ask a question about healthy ingredient substitutions or healthy meal planning or something even remotely related to food. But no. Instead she said, "how long have you and your fiance been together?"
To which I said, "6 years."
And then the boy beside her raised his hand and said, "How do you stay with the same person for 6 years?!"
Oh, high school.
This weekend I ate the blandest sushi in my entire life. But the restaurant had at least one redeeming quality because I ordered a spicy margarita to go with it. One hundred percent luuuved it. Hoping I can get like bunches of those in Cabo. Speaking of Cabo, my wedding is only 41 days away and not a single one of you has given me any wedding advice. I neeeeed you.
Other than spicyritas, my favorite things lately include oatmeal bakes, tortilla quiches and cottage cheese. Back when I convinced myself I was lactose intolerant (not true), I stopped eating cottage cheese. But I made a tomatoes + red onion + roasted sweet potato + chicken pizza last night and I topped the whole thing with cottage cheese and I totally loved it. So many things to love. Margaritas. Cottage Cheese. Preferably not together.
So have you seen this video yet? I saw it on Kath's blog and love it. It sums up in a unique way the mindset and strict restrictions women set for themselves about food and being thin. Or at least that's what I thought it was about. But way back when, I didn't get a 5 on my English AP test…so I could be wrong with that analysis.
Anyways, even though growing up my mom never stressed about food in an unhealthy way or influenced me to…I could still relate to the video. If you love food enough to read a food blog, you can probably relate too. We all just need to hug ourselves. And eat another piece of pizza sometimes. And then not spend 6 hours feeling bad about it. At least those are my thoughts.
Other thoughts, you should make some healthy pumpkin spice scones.
- 1 1/3 cup whole wheat flour
- 1 3/4 cup oat flour
- 1/4 cup brown sugar, packed
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup pumpkin puree
- 1/4 cup + 2 Tbsp banana, mashed
- 1/4 cup honey
- 1 egg
- Preheat oven to 425F. In a large bowl, combine whole wheat flour, oat flour, brown sugar, baking powder, pumpkin pie spice and salt. Add in pumpkin puree, mashed banana, honey and egg. Stir until a dough forms. Roll dough into a ball and place on a floured non-stick baking sheet. Press into a 1-inch thick oval. Cut into 6-8 triangles. Separate cut dough so there is about 2 inches between each scone. Bake for 15-17 minutes, or until bottoms are JUST turning golden brown.
- 1 Tbsp Peanut Butter mixed with about 1 Tbsp almond milk...combine vigorously until smooth. Just keep stirring, it'll all blend together even if it seems like it won't.
Also, prepare yourself for Friday. Gonna be chocolatey.
27 comments on "Healthy Pumpkin Spice Scones"
These look delicious!
These look awesome! I love how your instagram is a sneak preview to what is coming next on the blog. I nominated you for The Sunshine Award- its a fun way to learn more about you and spread the blog love if you choose to participate. You can learn more on my post: http://24carrotlife.com/2013/11/18/the-sunshine-awards/ Have a great day!
This past weekend I made less-than-healthy pumpkin scones and they were so rich! They were delish and all, but I could use a healthy option for everyday :)
I LOVE this post. That video is very relatable to me as well and I agree, we all need to Learn to be gentle with ourselves. As someone going through the process of recovery right now, we all have those mishaps and set backs but your post just made my day! Life is meant to be enjoyed!
Making these. I've been dreaming about scones for EVER now, but I still haven't made any yet. I have to get my stuff together.
I'm IN high school and I wish I wasn't. Besides AP classes and this whole college application process, I definitely see way too many short-lived, take-advantage-of-each-other kinds of relationships. *sigh*
I am also so sorry you had to eat bland sushi. That is really tragic. But I did see your cottage cheese pizza, and it looked fabbbb.
Last thing (I can't help but write a novel when I comment on your blog)—I also saw that video on Kath's blog and I loved it! I can definitely relate.
This is the second recipe I have seen today for pumpkin scones. I think it's a sign that I should make some!
That looks so good! I'm wondering where can I buy pumpkin pie spice? Is it where all the other spices are in the supermarket? Thanks!
Yeesh… wedding advice. I mean, what kind of advice are you looking for?? :) My wedding's in 166 days and I'm wondering how I'm gonna keep it together until then. Soooo jealous yours is only 41 days. Eep.
i love the shrinking woman video! i actually like it so much that i shared it on my twitter page :D
and your scones look so good! i've only ever had a pumpkin scone from starbucks (and it's been while since i've had another one). i love how you put the big dollop of peanut butter frosting on top of your scone..without it, that scone would be a little lonely, i think :P
good idea for a scone topping!
Oooh girll you always impress me with your healthy baked goods recipes. These look profesh! But huhwhaat bland sushi at Soma?? I've only been once but I thought their sushi was decent! And I remember being pleasantly surprised by the crazy irish man roll that everyone on Yelp raved about that I thought sounded awful. What did you get??
And lol. That cooking demo story is presh. Wish I could give you wedding advice but alas…I'm WAYY behind you.
These look delicious! I love the idea of adding a peanut butter topping to the pumpkin scones. Thanks for sharing!
YUMMM I cannot get enough pumpkin + peanut butter. I gotta make these!
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Do you think that you could use just whole wheat flour or is the oat flour necessary?
I loved the subtle spice flavors of the scone. However, they did get pretty dry after the first day. The topping suggestion was delicious, but I think peanut butter overpowers the more nuanced flavors of the scone, so I only had it with the topping once. Overall, good recipe.


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Why The User Experience Can Or Cannot Be Designed
This is a guest post by our friend Paul Olyslager.
It seems an endless discussion whether the user experience can or cannot be designed. The difficulty of the discussion lies in the level of abstraction. I believe that is because everything is an experience and everyone is a user. There is no standard definition, nor consensus among the practitioners, of what experience design really is.
In this article I hope to shed some light on the issue. I will share my thoughts about the difficulties to design the user experience and give some practical tips how to overcome this challenge.
The challenge behind UX
Let me start with a little story: I briefly worked as a student for a company which provides cable television, high speed Internet and telecom services. One day, they decided to plan in-person user testing sessions to find out how people use digital television. Before the tests started, they furnished the room with a big couch, some closets, frames, a nice carpet, lamps, the whole works. They tried to avoid any external influences by copying the home environment and making everything as comfortable as possible.
The thing is, if I come home from a long day at work, I put on some comfortable running shorts, grab a cold gin tonic, and put on the TV. I wouldn't consider doing this if I was participating in one of their user research tests. The question of course is whether my running shorts have any influence on me using the remote control. But fact is, no matter how hard you try to recreate reality for a user research session, to some extent it will always remain artificial.
While some products, such as a home theater system, are used in a specific place, surfing the Internet or using mobile applications isn't. Mobile devices, like smartphones and tablets, are used almost anywhere. That's why we can't control the context of a product, even if we knew where people use it.
With traditional methods, such as observation, interviews and surveys, we learn to understand people, what they think about a product, and how they experience it. We can then alter the product according to the test results, but does that mean we improved the experience for everyone?
User Experience is about many things. Not only aesthetics, but also emotions, involvement, engagement, physical and social interaction, cognitive and perceptual psychology define how people experience a product. Yet, the user experience is not only about the product, it's also about the situation in which the product is being used and the person who is using it.
The context of use
Let's take Mailchimp's approach and why they implemented humor and informal copy into their system. By introducing Freddie, the chimp mascot, they gave the website a personality which makes the interface feel more human. Mailchimp found out that customers actually remembered their experiences with the mail services better after they had introduced the mascot.
Does this mean that formatting and sending emails with Mailchimp became easier and was therefore experienced as being faster and better? Or was it just more fun? We can never truly predict the impact an application has on its users because it depends on the specific context of use and the different standards people have. That is why Mailchimp integrated the Party Pooper Mode to switch it off.
The user
The context is volatile and thus not under our control, as I previously explained. Neither can we design the person who is using it. People have different expectations, goals, opinions, perceptions, abilities and need a different stimulation to use the product.
Ask 10 people what they thought about this article and you'll get 5 different answers.
So can we design the user experience or not?
We can not design the user experience, but that we can design for UX.
A good answer to this question comes from Helge Fredheim, a front-end developer and user experience expert, who thinks that we can not design the user experience, but that we can design for UX. As he further explains, "the difference between designing the user experience and designing for it is subtle but important. It can help us understand and remind us of our limitations. It can help us think of how we want the user experience to be."
Personally I believe, with the current knowledge of different scientific fields, we can manipulate people in using a product in a certain manner. We could even try to guide them in perceiving it the way we would like them to. But the real question still stands. We have an idea of what the perfect experience should be like, but will it be valued the same way by all our users? Isn't that simply making decisions with the aim of achieving a certain experiential outcome?
Designing for UX
Designing the ultimate and perfect user experience is an utopia, but there are a few things you can do to come close to the impossible. In the following I will list four best practices that will help you to design for a great user experience.
Apply best practices and lessons learned from UX patterns
Patterns are recurring solutions that solve common design problems. Think about it: you're not the first one who dealt with a bad structural template, so don't try to reinvent the wheel. When implementing a pattern it is absolutely necessary to find out if it didn't cause more harm than good. A while ago I wrote an article which is a good resource for UX patterns.
Offer alternatives
If you're not sure whether people appreciate your application the way you would like them to, you might want to consider to offer alternatives. As I mentioned above, Mailchimp is a great example for this. They integrated the Party Pooper Mode button as an alternative for the little jokes of the mascot Freddie.
Use emotional design
You can consciously shape your visitors memories of your application. This is a common psychology concept called priming where you increase the sensitivity to certain stimuli due to prior experience. In other words you make it easier for the visitor to recall things that are good or bad for them. Emotional design can shape the user's perception of an application and could enhance the user's experience. Again, think about Mailchimp's approach of making a mundane work feel like a lot of fun.
Do user research
Your product will only work if it meets the requirements and expectations of the user. We have several research methods which will offer an understanding of how they are using the product. Surveys, ethnographic research, interviews, contextual inquiries and web analytics are just a few of them.
If you're looking for research methods that will work best for your application, you should check out the UCDtoolbox by Tristan Weever.
These pointers will help you to manipulate your user's senses and affect them on different levels. However, we can't fully and intentionally control the experience for each and every user. Best practices don't guarantee success and for every product we need to look at the context of use and the users separately in order to get as close to the ultimate user experience as possible.
If this article was a positive experience, let me know. If not, let me know as well.

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The purpose of monastic observance, especially enclosure and silence, is that the Word of God may dwell abundantly in the Monastery. (Constitutions of the Dominican Nuns)
This Word is first of all a Person –
Jesus Christ, the Word of God.
In Christ and because of him
we are capable of hearing
and speaking with God
as friend, lover, and Father.
The cloister brings to mind that space in the heart where every person is called to union with the Lord. Accepted as a gift and chosen as a free response of love, the cloister is the place of spiritual communion with God and with others - the place where we become more acutely aware of the need of God's mercy for ourselves and for our broken and restless world. (cf Vita Consecrata - Pope John Paul II)
Our enclosure provides us with a space in which we learn not to flee from God's friendship nor from each other – rather it is the space where we can be with the Lord in a special way as we try to perpetuate Dominic's gift of bearing sinners, the downtrodden and the afflicted in the inmost sanctuary of his compassion. (cf Constitutions & Fr Timothy Radcliffe OP)


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Club by Yongcai Huang
Yongcai Huang Demonstrates The Dforce Club
YongCai Huang, the architect of the awarded work Club by YongCai Huang says, Dforce space design inspiration comes from table tennis, force the game to different results. The shape of the space is also due to the role of force in different forms, there are some space as the beginning and ending of the game feel relaxed form,There are some space as the game competitive feeling of the form, dramatic elements to increase the space of interest. Such as the game's surprise..
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Edgeworth, in her Juvenile Tales, has admirable illustrated the consequence of yielding to such fears; Tarlton in vain strove to persuade the weak Lovett to break bounds, by appeals to his courage, but when he hinted that his refusal would be attributed to his dependence on the strong-minded Hardy, the poor boy sprang over the wall with nervous alacrity. This dread of imitation often leads to the neglect of valuable suggestions which might be derived from the tactics and example of adversaries. 'Fas est et ab hoste doceri,' is a maxim more frequently quoted than acted on, and yet its wisdom is confirmed by every day's experience. A casual remark made long ago to me by your Lordship contains the rationale of the whole matter—' It is ignorance, and not knowledge, that rejects instruction; it is weakness, and not strength, that refuses cooperation.' (Page 77.)
'In bestowing office, and in selecting instruments, a man anxious to do his duty must take into account both the kind and degree of fitness in the candidates. Of the degrees of intelligence the world is a very incompetent judge, and of the differences in kind, it knows little or nothing. With the vulgar everything is good, bad, or middling; and if three persons are worthy and intelligent men, you will find that the preference you show to any one of them is considered to be the result of mere caprice. For instance, you know that the clerical requisites for an agricultural parish are different from those necessary in a manufacturing district, and that both are dissimilar to the qualifications for a chaplaincy to a collegiate institution, or for a prebendal stall . Your choice will be guided by these considerations; but, beyond doubt, you will find very few who can appreciate or even understand such motives. . . . Now, this want of discriminating power and knowledge in the spectators of your career, will by no means induce them to suspend the exercise of their fallacious judgment; on the contrary, opinions will be pronounced most positively by those who are most wanting in opportunity to discover, and in capacity to estimate, your motives. But the erroneous judgments of others must not lead you to be suspicious of your own; the value of the tree will be finally known by its fruits,—it would be folly to neglect its traiiu'ng, or to grub it up, because people ignorant of the adaptations of soil to growth, tell you that another tree in the same place would be more useful or more ornamental. You know both the soil and the plant—the vast majority of your censurers will know nothing of the one, and very little of the other.' (Page 174.)
'When thou changest tMne opinion or course, profess it plainly, and declare it, together with the reasons that moved tltee to change.'
Considering that the course Bacon here recommends is not only the most ingenuous and dignified, but also the most prudent with a view to men's approbation, it is wonderful how often this maxim is violated. Many persons will rather back out of an opinion or course of conduct, by the most awkward shifts, than frankly acknowledge a change of mind. They seem to dread nothing so much as a suspicion of what they call 'inconsistency;' that is, owning oneself to be wiser to-day than yesterday.
In the backwoods of America, men have a mode of catching the wild turkey by taking advantage of that bird's silliness. On the side of a gently-sloping bank they construct a kind of pen covered in at top, and having a passage into it on the lower side, wide enough to admit a turkey. They strew corn so as to allure them; and when the turkeys have been thus enticed into the pen, they are imprisoned there through their own stupidity. Instead of simply turning back and walking out as they had walked in, they vainly endeavour to escape by beating against the sides of the pen, till the trapper comes up and seizes them. Many men are so much of turkeys that they are imprisoned, as it were, in some error which they cannot bring themselves to retract.
It has been pointed out in the Elements of Rhetoric? that there is no inconsistency (though the term is often improperly so applied) in a change of opinion, provided it be frankly avowed; since this is what any sensible man, conscious of being fallible, holds himself always ready for, if good reasons can be shown. Indeed, any one who, while not claiming infallibility, yet resolves never to alter his opinion, is, in that, manifestly inconsistent. For, real inconsistency is the holding—either expressly or impliedly—two opposite opinions at the same time; as, for instance, proclaiming the natural right of all men to freedom, and yet maintaining a system of slavery; or condemning disingenuous conduct in one party, which, in the opposite party, you vindicate; or confessing yourself fallible, and yet resolving to be immutable.
1 Part ii. chap. iii. sec. 5.
It is remarkable that a change of opinions is sometimes falsely imputed to a man in high office, or otherwise influential, as a device of party-craft, or to cover a change in the way of treating him. When some Party has been vainly trying to hunt down (as the phrase is) by calumny and vexatious opposition, one who refuses to join them, and they find that their assaults instead of prevailing, rather recoil on themselves, or perhaps that he may be a useful help to them in some object, the most crafty of them will sometimes give out that he has changed, and is converted, —or in a fair way to be converted—to their party:—that he has 'modified his views,' and is becoming (suppose) 'Conservative,' or 'Liberal,' or 'Orthodox,' or 'Evangelical,' &c., as the case may be. Thus they escape the shame (as the vulgar account it) of frankly owning that they were wrong in their former persecution. And, moreover, they perhaps hope actually to win him to their party; or at least, to persuade the multitude that they have done so; and thus enlist at least the influence of his name in their cause.
And here it is worth observing that any one who has been brought up in a certain system, true or false (whether of religion, politics, or philosophy), and has never heard, or never listened to anything against it, will not be unlikely, when he does come to hear objections, to change his views. Any one, again, who has attentively examined the arguments on opposite sides, and has thereupon made up his mind, will be much less likely to change. Tet many instances do occur of such change taking place. But if this does take place,—if a man abandons the opinion he had deliberately embraced and long held,—then there is little fear, or hope, of his changing for the worse, or for the better. You have a fair chance of converting one who has never yet heard both sides: you have much less, with one who has heard both sides, and embraced the wrong: but still, you have some chance even with him. But with one who has deliberately embraced the right, and then abandoned it, your labour will generally be quite lost.
with Brutns. The hatred of an enemy is bad enough, but no earthly passion equals in its intensity the hatred of a friend,'
(Page 72-)
* There are people who believe that the voice of censure should never be heard in an interview, and that you have no right to rebuke presumption, check interference, or make men conscious of their weakness. You are to affect a humility, by which you tacitly confess yourself destitute of moral judgment. But you must remember that, in interviews connected with your official station, you appear for the most part as an adjudicator; an appeal is made to you, as holding the balance of justice, and also as wielder of its sword. 'A righteous humility,' says the author of the Statesman, 'will teach a man never to pass a sentence in a spirit of exultation: a righteous courage will teach him never to withhold it from fear of being disliked. Popularity is commonly obtained by a dereliction of the duties of censure, under a pretext of humility.' (Page 256.)
'There is great danger of praise from men in high place being identified with promise; and compliment tortured into grounds of hope,—not always hope of promotion, but hope of iuiluencing promotion. Your approbation warmly expressed will be deemed to have a value beyond the mere expression of your opinion; and though you expressly guard against raising expectations, you will nevertheless raise them. A late Chancellor, to whom more books were sent and dedicated than he could possibly have read if his life had been prolonged to antediluvian duration, by the complimentary answers he sent to the authors, gathered round him a host of expectants, and produced a mass of suffering which would scarcely be credited save by those who were personally acquainted with it. Kindness and cordiality of manner are scarcely less pleasing to the feelings than express compliment, and they are the more safe for both parties, since they atford no foundation for building up expectations; a species of architecture sufficiently notorious for the weakness of the foundations that support an enormous superstructure.' (Page 163.)
'Severity breedethfear.'
'It may be doubted whether it is politic, where a man has wholly lost your esteem, and has no chance of regaiuing it, to let him know that his doom is fixed irrevocably. The hope of recovering his place in your estimation may be a serviceable check on his conduct; and if he supposes you to be merely angry with him (a mistake commonly made by vulgar minds), he may hope and try to pacify you by an altered course, trusting that in time you will forget all. In such a case yon need not do or say anything deceitful; you have only to leave him in his error. On the other hand, if he finds that you have no resentment, but that your feeling is confirmed disesteem, and that the absence of all anger is the very consequence of such a feeling— for you cannot be angry where you do not mean to trust again —he may turn out a mischievous hater.
'On the whole, however, the frank, open-hearted course is the more politic in the long run. If you use towards all whom you really esteem, a language which in time will come to bo fully understood by all, from its being never used except where you really esteem, then, and then only, you will deserve and obtain the full reliance of the worthy. They will feel certain that they possess your esteem, and that if they do anything by which it may be forfeited, it will be lost for ever. To establish such a belief is the best means of preserving the peace and purity of your circle; and it is worth while risking some enmity to effect so desirable an object.
'It must, however, be observed that it is equally politic and christian-like to avoid breaking with anybody. While you purchase no man's forbearance by false hopes of his regaining your esteem, you must not drive him into hostility through fear of your doing him a mischief. The rule of Spartan warfare is not inapplicable to the conduct of a christian statesman; never give way to an assailing enemy,—never pursue a flying foe further than is necessary to secure the victory. Let it be always understood that it is safe to yield to yon, and you will remove the worst element of resistance, despair of pardon.' (Pages 72-76.)
'Be not too remembering of thy place in conversation and private answers to suitors'
There may, however, be an error on the opposite side.— 'Men are often called affable and no way proud,' (says Dr. Cooke Taylor in the work already quoted,) ' who really exhibit a vulgar sort of pride in taking liberties, and talking to their inferiors


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This Element is an excerpt from It's About More Than the Money: Investment Wisdom for Building a Better Life (9780137050321) by Saly A. Glassman. Available in print and digital formats.
Why the best investment advice you ever get might be what not to do.
Shortly after 9/11, a terrible period for all investors and advisors–for all Americans–Edward called to thank his advisor. "Thank me?" the advisor exclaimed. "Why? I feel terrible about our losses over the last year." Edward said, "No, you don't understand. You told me not to invest $600,000 in a private equity partnership I was seriously considering. I've just learned that investment was a total failure."
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"Damn, I had managed to avoid getting dizzy with Novak's changing story. But now I'm laughing so hard I'm faint!!!"* novak:
"First, Armitage did not, as he now indicates, merely pass on something he had heard and that he ''thought'' might be so. Rather, he identified to me the CIA division where Mrs. Wilson worked, and said flatly that she recommended the mission to Niger by her husband, former Amb. Joseph Wilson.ha! get ready for the next round
Second, Armitage did not slip me this information as idle chitchat, as he now suggests. He made clear he considered it especially suited for my column."
* emptywheel:
"The cocktail weenie class would like to have you believe Armitage's revelation of information that doesn't merit an IIPA violation and wasn't even the most important part of the Novak column somehow exonerates Dick and Libby for plotting to out a CIA spy."


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Mike Kershnar In The Forest. By Taylor Morgan.
Mike is a California-based painter/designer/spiritual cat known for his animal imagery + skate deck art. "My artwork humbly seeks to be a signpost pointing the way towards the earth, to purpose, to vision, to healing, and to a more fully awakened state of being. My influences are indigenous art styles from around the world especially Northern Formline, Aboriginal dreamtime art, and the Huichol aesthetic. It is one of my goals to do an exhaustive series on North American wildlife to draw attention to the beautiful creatures we co-inhabit this land with." -Mike Kershnar
This vid made me smile-reminds me of the mad painting/sculptures my dad makes up north in the country.
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Stephen Shames pt 2. Photographer. NY.
From the book Bronx Boys, published by FotoEvidence Press.
Stephen Shames creates award winning photo essays on social issues for foundations, advocacy organizations, the media, and museums. He is author of four monographs: Outside the Dream, Pursuing the Dream, and The Black Panthers (Aperture), and Transforming Lives (Star Bright Books). Shames wrote and directed two videos: Friends of the Children and Children of Northern Uganda. Steve is represented by Steven Kasher Gallery + Polaris Images, NY.
See previous post on Stephen here.
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The world through the paintings of Luisa Rossitto. Australia.
Watercolour on paper.
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Tai Snaith. Artist. Writer. Australia.
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NEW work by Carmel Seymour. Painter. Australia.
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Philippe Malouin. Industrial Designer. Québecer. London.
yachiyo metal rug. handmade from galvanised steel wire.
Hanger chair.
''Production for the sake of production is not that interesting to me (...) When a product comes out, you can see and feel how much work went it to it and you can appreciate it.'' The history of a product is equally important to Philippe, 'it's like going to a farmers market and buying your food from there. It's important to know how and from where it came from''.
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Larissa Bates. Artist. Mainer. NY.
Acryla gouache on canvas.
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By Jeffrey J. Johnson & Jodi B. Johnson, DDS
December 29, 2014
Category: Dental Procedures
Restoring your smile is easy when it can be done in a single visit.
Whether your tooth has been damaged by severe decay or a traumatic accident, one thing is certain: you want to find a treatment that can restore your tooth's proper function and aesthetic appeal. A cracked or damaged tooth doesn't make for a confident smile, and restorative dentistry in St. Louis offers CEREC dental crowns to bring your tooth back to life.
So what are CEREC dental crowns? CEREC technology consists of a camera, computer and milling machine used for fabricating your dental crown. With the use of CAD/CAM technology, your dentist can quickly design and create a crown that will look and feel just like the rest of your smile.
Interested in finding out more about this restorative technology? Well, you've come to the right place.
Here are some facts about CEREC dental crowns that perhaps you didn't know:
- While this treatment is new and revolutionary, the CEREC software has actually helped dentists for over 30 years. From creating digital impressions of your smile to virtual models, CEREC technology has been a leader within restorative dentistry.
- Standard dental crowns usually take two separate visits to complete, but with CEREC technology, you can get your permanent crown in just one visit. This same efficient feature can be used for placing dental implants, as well. The CEREC technology designs the dental implant's crown all while you're in the dental chair.
- A digital 2D photo of your gorgeous face can be uploaded into the software to produce a 3D image that will allow you and your dentist to preview what your final smile will look like before your procedure.
- Worried about aesthetics? Now you don't have to. CEREC technology mimics the look of a natural tooth right down to the shading and translucency. The CAD/CAM technology also ensures that the unique rigging and contouring that you find in a natural tooth can also be applied to your dental crown.
- CEREC has restored over 28 million teeth, is backed by over 250 scientific studies and has a long-term success rate of 95 percent.
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If you want to find out if dental crowns in St. Louis are right for you, then call our office. We would be happy to setup a consultation and talk to you about this amazing technology. You'll love your new CEREC-restored smile!
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I've got some more pretty lamps to show you at the end of my post, today is another Dose Of DIY blog hop...but first, back to my chandy story.
When I opened the box, I unwrapped those shades and stuck them on the bulbs, it never dawned on me that they were optional. Besides, I liked the look. They warmed the space and softened the bulb glow. Over the years, I have looked into replacing them, but never found anything that I liked better, so they stayed.


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ARLINGTON – Arlington's standout quarterback also knows how to pass and score, and rebound, too, on the basketball court.
Anthony Whitis, the recently named All-Wesco QB, had a double-double with 26 points and 10 rebounds to lead Arlington to a 63-42 season-opening win over Anacortes Friday.
He had to be close to a triple-double as he tallied numerous assists, too, mostly off fastbreaks. Arlington held the visitors scoreless for the first five minutes, taking a 6-3 lead at the 3:00 mark. Whitis hit a 3 then passed to sophomore Michael Tsoukalas on fastbreak on the way to a 15-8 first-quarter lead.
Whitis passed to Max Smith for a bucket, followed by Josh Gutierrez's breakaway dunk that brought the crowd to its feet. Whitis hit two more 3's, Caden Smith added another one, and Whitis's old-fashioned three-point play after being fouled on another fastbreak put the home team up 35-18 at the half.
Arlington started the second half off with a bang as Whitis tossed an alley oop pass to Max Smith for two. The Eagles continued to break the Anacortes press, with Whitis getting another assist to Max Smith. Will Abram, the Eagles' 6-foot-8 junior center, scored twice after grabbing two offensive rebounds as Arlington led 47-26 after three.
In the final stanza, Whitis had another old-time three-point play, freshman Quintin Yon-Wagner scored after snaring an offensive board, Whitis scored on a beautiful back-door pass from Caden Smith, and Gutierrez hit a 3.
Abram added 10 points in the victory. Gutierrez scored 9, Max Smith 6, Caden Smith 5, Gerit DeBerry 3, and Tsoukalas and Yon-Wagner scored 2 apiece.
It was a different story Monday for the Eagles at Ferndale.
The Golden Eagles sure looked golden in their romp over the Arlington Eagles 68-42.
Arlington's offense just never got on track, falling behind 23-14 in the first quarter, then only scoring 6 in the second and 9 in the third quarters.
After hitting everything in sight the previous game, Whitis was held to 5 points.
Gutierrez led the visitors with 12. Freshman Yon-Wagner added 7, Joseph Schmidt 6, Caden Smith and Bryce Petersen 3 each, and scoring a bucket apiece were Tsoukalas, Abram and Max Smith.
Other basketball
Meanwhile, the Arlington girls team fell to Lake Stevens 59-44 Friday. They stayed even with the Vikings in the first half, trailing just 29-27. But the Viking defense shut the visitors down in the second half, holding them to 17 points.
Leading the Eagles was junior Allison DeBerry with a dozen points, followed by sophomores Josie Stupey with 10, and Abbey Hassing with 8, and junior Sierra Scheppele and sophomore Abby Schwark with 7 each.
In games Saturday, Lakewood's boys beat Sultan 83-61. Machai Harris scored 23 points to lead the way. Alex Jensen added 17, and Alex Coleman 16 for the Cougars.
The Cougars led 21-11 after one quarter and just added on to the lead from there.
Other scoring for Lakewood included: Jared Taylor with 9, Sean Phillips 7, Kaiden Harrison 4, Ethan Saxtonand Spencer Neiffer 3 each, and Sergiy Nelson had 1.
The Cougar girls also beat Sultan 45-29. The home team outscored the visitors 16-5 in the second period to pull away.
Myriam Frechilla had 20 points, 11 rebounds and six steals for the winners. Malia Ryden added 10 points. Other scorers were: Riley Molloy with 4, Jasmine Graham, Mandy Harrison and Malia Schroeder 3 apiece, and Shealey Miller with 2.
Also Saturday, Bellingham jumped out to a 21-2 first-quarter lead at Marysville-Pilchuck to win going away 60-26.
Lauren Lewis' 14 points led M-P. Alex Grimm added 5 points and Tahja Vaivaimuli 4 for the Tomahawks. Madyson Baxter tallied 3.
In girls basketball Saturday, Lakewood beat M-P 37-31. The Tommies trailed just 10-9 after one period, but the Cougars took off in the second quarter outscoring the visitors 18-5. Lakewood scored just nine points in the second half, but held on to win.
Myriam Frechilla led Lakewood with 16 points, Jasmine Graham added 8, and Riley Molloy chipped in seven. Malia Ryden had 3 and with 1 each were Nicole Miller, Jadeyn Graham and Natalie Krueger.
For M-P, Alex Grimm had 10, Miriah Summers 8, MacKenzie Konsor 6, Lauren Lewis 3, Madyson Baxter 2, and Georgia Bradley and Alissa Edge scored 1 each.
Last week, M-P lost to Kamiak 52-46 in boys basketball. M-P led at halftime 25-19, but was held to five points in the third quarter as the game was tied at 30-30. Kamiak outscored the visitors by 6 in the final stanza for the win.
Cameron Stordahl and Luke Dobler led M-P with 12 points each. Aaron Kalab had 8, Ethan Jackson 7, T.J. Severn and Brady Phelps 3 each, and Alec Jones-Smith 1. Tomahawk standout Raequan Battle did not play.
In wrestling Nov. 29 at Cedarcrest, the home team beat Marysville Getchell 54-30. Cedarcrest won the first four matches before Jacob Steele won by pin at 106 pounds. MG won the next two matches by forfeit. Cedarcrest took the next two matches by pin before Jack Gallagher won by pin at 138 pounds in 2:43. After another Charger was pinned, at 152 pounds Jesus Cabandas won by pin in 43 seconds. After another pin Freddy Reid won by pin in 2:44. at 170 pounds.
In boys wrestling Saturday, Arlington was 15th in the Edmonds-Woodway Invitational. Yelm won with 202 points.


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Imperial and Gallaher Involvement in Tobacco Smuggling
In the mid-1990s, the two main British-based tobacco companies whose market was predominantly in the UK were Gallaher, now part of Japan Tobacco International and Imperial Tobacco. But their domestic market was declining and they needed to find new markets. So they sold abroad. Although this is perfectly legal, by the late 1990s Imperial Tobacco and Gallaher were exporting billions of cigarettes to countries where almost no one smoked them. These cigarettes were then entering the black market and were being smuggled back into the UK.
"Very Suspicious" Behaviour
The 1990s saw the number of cigarettes being seized by UK Customs and Excise rocket. In 1995, HM Revenue and Customs seized 32 million cigarettes.[1] By 1999 this had increased to 1.3 billion [2] and by 2000-1 it was just under 2 billion, [3] with some 17 billion cigarettes being successfully smuggled into the country.[4]
"It is very suspicious that brands mainly smoked in the UK are transported to several countries apparently with no reason," a spokesman for the EU Anti-Fraud office said at the time.[5]
Smuggling Via Andorra, then the Balkans, then Cyprus
By 1997, EU investigators became alarmed at what they recognised as a new smuggling route opening up. The EU anti-fraud unit reported a "significant increase in exports to Andorra of brands popular in the United Kingdom". The EU investigators noted that "importations were far in excess of the amount required for local consumption." [5]
When Andorra was closed down, the smuggling route changed. In October 1997 Italian Customs seized what became the first of many Superkings and Regals off the Adriatic Coast, coming from Montenegro and other Balkan countries. "Before 1997, it had never happened. Since then we have seized many cigarettes destined for the UK market," said an Italian Prosecutor from Bari at the time. By the late 1990s, according to the EU Anti-Fraud Office, over 40 per cent of cigarettes seized on the Adriatic coasts coming from Montenegro by speedboat were British-made. [5]
The next country to become a "hub" was Cyprus, where the cigarettes were transported in their billions. In 1999, leaked export figures from HM Revenue and Customs revealed that Imperial was on course to ship some five billion cigarettes there in one year alone. [5]
The UK Becomes the 'Focal Black Market' in Europe
In 1999, a review of cigarette smuggling by the World Customs Organisation concluded that the "United Kingdom is the main target country for cigarette smuggling activities and takes the first place of the 'cigarette black markets' in Europe".[6] The following year, 2000, the same organisation concluded that: "The United Kingdom is still the focal black market in Europe followed by Germany".[7]
Also in 2000, a new report from HM Customs and Excise confirmed that over half the cigarettes seized in the UK were brands manufactured by Imperial Tobacco. The report confirmed that half the cigarettes seized were Regal and Superkings – both made by Imperial.[2] Whereas the average return rate for a cigarette made in the UK was 16 per cent; the return rate for Regal and Superkings, two of Imperial brands, was 65 per cent.[8]
At the time, Imperial maintained it was doing everything it could to stamp out smuggling. "What we are doing is legal, but the law is being broken at some point," says Imperial's spokesman Paul Sadler. "We have thought long and hard about smuggling within the company, and we don't believe there is anything more that we can do".[5]
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Anti-Smuggling Agreements with the Authorities
In April 2002, in the first agreement of its kind, HM Customs and Excise signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Gallaher. The agreement was designed to cement cooperation in tackling tobacco smuggling into the UK, and was subsequently updated in 2006. [9] [10]
Just over a year later, in July 2003, Imperial Tobacco also signed a Memorandum of Understanding with HM Revenue and Customs "formalising jointly developed protocols to combat the smuggling and counterfeiting of tobacco products" [11], which was also updated in 2006.[12]
The following year, the European Commission and 26 participating Member States of the European Union signed a multi-year agreement with Japan Tobacco International, which had taken over Gallaher, that included an "efficient system to fight against future cigarette smuggling and counterfeiting." [13]
- For the results of this joint effort, see the page on current Tobacco Smuggling in the UK.
TobaccoTactics Resources
- This page is part of the historical section of Tobacco Smuggling, which also includes:
TCRG Research
Visit Tobacco Control Research Group: Peer-Reviewed Research for a full list of our journal articles of tobacco industry influence on health policy.
TCRG Blogs
- Unscrupulous methods used by the tobacco industry revealed over the illicit trade, K.A. Evans-Reeves, A. Rowell, 2015, The Conversation
- Tobacco industry rallies against illicit trade – but have we forgotten its complicity?, K.A. Evans-Reeves, A. Rowell, 2015, The Conversation
- ↑ T. P. Connolly, Fax to the Money Programme, 7 October 1998,
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 A. Rowell, "Anti-Tobacco Smuggling Campaign Vindicated", The Big Issue South West, 15 - 21 January 2001
- ↑ HM Customs and Excise, Tackling Indirect Tax Fraud, November 2001
- ↑ Select Committee on Public Accounts, Supplementary Memorandum Submitted by HM Customs and Excise, 2002-3, Appendix 3
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 A. Rowell, R. Cookson, "No Smoke Without Fire", The Big Issue South West, 2 - 8 October 2000
- ↑ World Customs Organisation, Regional Intelligence Liaison Office for Western Europe, Zollkriminalamt, Project Lasso - Review 1999 - Cigarette Smuggling in Europe
- ↑ World Customs Organisation, Regional Intelligence Liaison Office for Western Europe, Zollkriminalamt, Lasso 2000 - Review on Cigarette Smuggling in Europe
- ↑ Select Committee on Public Accounts, Supplementary Memorandum Submitted by HM Customs and Excise, 2002-3, Appendix 3
- ↑ HM Revenue and Customs, Gallaher - First Tobacco Manufacturer To Sign Customs Memorandum To Tackle Fraud, 23 April 2002
- ↑ Gallaher, Memorandum of Understanding Between HM Revenue and Customs and Gallaher, March 2006
- ↑ Memorandum of Understanding Between HM Customs & Excise and Imperial Tobacco Limited, 14 July 2003
- ↑ Memorandum of Understanding Between HM Customs & Excise and Imperial Tobacco Limited, 1 March 2006
- ↑ Europa, European Commission and JT International (Japan Tobacco) sign 15-year Agreement to combat contraband and counterfeit cigarettes, Brussels, 14 December 2007


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If queues at airports are putting you off travelling far – new research reveals more than half of Brits are happy with a hassle-free 'staycation' in the UK – the Cotswolds is a countryside escape perfect for late summer and early autumn.
Less than two hours from London, Leicester, Birmingham and Bournemouth, Cirencester is a great option for those who have all the need to get away but with little time on their hands. The historic town, surrounded by some England's most green and pleasant land, also boasts enough restaurants, bars, farmers' markets and shops to keep you occupied for your stress-free escape.
Small but perfectly formed for a weekend of mooching, Cirencester is peppered with artisan coffee shops, wine bars and gift shops. See our guide on where to stay and what to do…
1) It's achingly pretty
Nowhere feels quite as English as the Cotswolds. The town itself has a cobbled market place, soft sandy coloured buildings, bunting above head and at its centre, the cathedral-like St John the Baptist church. A magnet for sightseers, the soaring spire and honey-coloured fascade is truly beauitufl. Before swooning over the picturesque villages that lie just minutes outside of Cirencester….
2) It has seriously gorgeous places to stay
A stone's throw from Cirencester centre. the ancient Saxon town of Winchcombe, Mill Street Cottage is perfect for families looking to explore the Cotswolds in style. Located within a wooded hollow, the cottage dates back 200 years and features exposed brick work and cottage gardens and is beautifully finished creating the perfect retreat.
The cottage is ideal for walkers and cyclists with access to the Cotswold Way. Those who travel a bit further afield can bring their little ones for a day on the water punting in Oxford.
This two bedroom cottage sleeps four and features a whirlpool bath and shower and an open fire in the lounge. If the weather is fine guests can guests can have a BBQ on the south facing patio.Prices from £923 for 7 nights. Short breaks available from £658.
For more information visit: https://www.holidaycottages.co.uk/gloucestershire
3) It has spas
Once you've walked and shopped till you've dropped, take the weight off aching feet for an afternoon tea and spa time at the Kings Head, which sits in the shadow of the iconic St John Baptist church.
The vaulted underground spa is set in the historic caverns of this ancient building. From muscle melting massages to the serene wet room where couples or friends can relax in the colour sensory room with hot tub and sauna, the Kings Head is a historic little slice of heaven. Drift off under fur throws in the waterbed-laden relaxation room and then head back into town for more mooching.
4) It's a great base for exploring the Cotswolds
If cosy inns, pretty villages and rolling countryside float your row boat, then the Cotswolds is your staycation nirvana.
Bibury is a charming, typically Cotswold, village just a short drive from Cirencester and has often been referred to as the prettiest tow in England. Attractions include Bibury include Arlington Row, a row of weavers cottages built of local stone next to the River Coln. Inside the 15th century Catherine Wheel pub there are exposed original ship's timber beams, prints and photographs of old Bibury and blazing log fires. Stay at Bibury Cottages for lovely self-catering accommodation.
For antiques and afternoon teas, head for Stow-on-the-Wold where you can find good pubs and pretty winding streets. Try this little hideaway, a converted bar on the fringes of the village
5) It's a foodies paradise
Check out the local farmers' markets and food festivals. Jamie Oliver's Feastival happens in late August (Friday 25th – Sunday 27th August), Oxford Food Festival and Moreton Beer Festival in early September and just about every marketplace.


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Radio has undergone many development in recent decades, however I still have the same love/ hate relationship with radio I have had since my teenage years. The principal development is the move from broadcast media, to on-demand streaming over the internet. Yet, radio still performs the same function of a background noise to other tasks, then your attentions gets drawn into it for a while before returning to the background. Perhaps the major change is that there is so much more choice now, so we are perhaps more inclined to find really good radio, rather than tolerate whatever is available over analogue broadcast.
I love radio because, for me it is a way of keeping abreast of ideas and especially music, without having to actively select music on a track by track basis. I hate radio because it so often fails to provide music or content I want to listen to.
I don't feel as though I'm asking for much. I simply want to listen to a general selection of the latest music, from a nice mixture of genres, with the occasional old classic thrown in. Ideally with good music coming to the fore, based on popularity with peers. I do also like genre specific radio, but mostly I prefer a little bit of everything.
The idea of personalised internet radio, which throws up a selection of music based on your past preferences, was hugely appealing to me. I am very frustrated that it doesn't work terribly well. It tries to pigeon hole my preferences and I get stuck in very limited sub genres. I feel I have to actively do whatever I can to maximise the randomness. So I am left with the problem of it no longer being radio as I have to actively control what it plays too much. These problems I have found with services such as LastFM or Spotify.
So, there is perhaps still very much a place for curated content, the traditional DJ (Disc Jockey), selecting the music that they like and that which they think listeners will find interesting. I believe this is true, I was a massive fan of the late John Peel, because he was a true DJ. However the vast majority of radio DJs don't follow this philosophy, commonly selecting music from a list, someone else has generated, so, really, what is the point of having a DJ?
My major problem with commercial radio and a large chunk of Public Service Broadcasting (PSB), or the BBC, in UK terms, is that music is selected for non-musical reasons. Music may be selected to 'appeal' to a certain demographic, for example young people or old people. Does anyone really think that their taste in music is determined by where they live, their socio-economic status, their age? No, music is music!
I can understand why commercial radio does this, there role is to maximise the number of listeners all the time to attract the advertising revenue, but this means that no-one is truly happy with such radio. PBS does sometimes do better, because instead it strives to provide content that some people will like and through a wide diversity in content, aiming to provide something that everyone likes at some point. It is this reason why PBS trumps commercial radio, it is something for everyone. however even the BBC don't do this quite enough, particularly Radio 1 and 2. I struggle to find many DJs I like enough to make a point of regularly listening to them.
Sometimes, great things happen when you are not searching for them. I wrote on this blog recently that I am learning Welsh. To help with my Welsh, I've been listening to Welsh language radio, to improve my listening skills and pick up some vocabulary. I found a DJ I really love on the BBC Radio Cymru, in Georgia Ruth Williams, someone who plays an interesting selection of music, old and new, from Wales and around the world. Her programme is fantastic, exactly how radio should be, teh DJ putting some effort in to select a programme of music. Yes there is a focus on Welsh music on this radio show, but there is nothing wrong with that in my view! I just like hearing strange electronic noise, followed by beautiful classical music. Good music over trying to make an appeal to people for non-musical reasons.
I should also plug WFMU here, this New Jersey, USA based radio station is especially wonderful, with several excellent DJs.


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In order to make your stay as comfortable as possible, please complete the following form as fully as possible. If, at the time of booking you do not have all the information we require please just complete as much as possible and fill in the blanks with 'n/a' or 'unknown' and we will ask you again nearer the time.
Click HERE to read our Terms & Conditions, which must be agreed to to reserve a place. This document includes our policies on photography, insurance and cancellation, and anti-social behaviour.
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Both the UAFS men's and women's cross country teams began preseason practice on Friday morning, and first-year head coaches Justin Bailey and Lauren Unger couldn't have been much happier with the effort and intensity from their teams.
The Lions will have a roster that's 10-runners deep and boast seven returning runners, including senior twin brothers TaBaris and TaTaris Earnest from Conway, Ark. The brothers each earned First Team All-Conference honors last season, helping lead the Lions to a third-place finish in the conference meet.
"First day of practice went very well. Everyone came back in decent shape and was excited to be back," Bailey said. "We are a family, but there will be some competition battles out there, which will be great for our younger guys and our team as a whole. We have a long way to go, but with the leadership of our upperclassmen, we should be fine down the road."
The Lady Lions will have a roster that's nine-runners deep and feature two returning All-Conference performers in sophomores Katy Carter and Carlee Rodriguez. Carter, who is from Magazine, Ark., was named First Team All-Conference last season, while Rodriguez, who is from Rogers, Ark., was named Honorable Mention All-Conference.
Carter and Rodriguez are two of five returning players from last season's team that finished a program-best fourth in the conference meet.
"It was very evident by the way they practiced that my runners had put in hard work over the summer," Unger said. "I was very pleased with how our first practice went. I have a great group of hard-working women, and if they continue to work as they did today, we will undoubtedly have an outstanding season."
UAFS will open the season on Sept. 7 when it competes in the University of Central Oklahoma Land Run in Edmond. It will be the first of seven meets, including the conference meet.


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Palmyra Island Rescue, 12 researchers need to be rescued from the island.
The Nature Conservancy of Hawaii owns the island that is protected as a national wildlife refuge.A dozen visiting conservatory trustees from Louisiana were supposed to leave Saturday, but the only aircraft that can fly directly there needs an engine replaced. So they are stuck.
"They've been there a week and it's time to get off and they have commitments to move onto,†Nature Conservancy Director Suzanne Case said.Palmyra hosts an international research outpost, has electricity, cabins and plenty of supplies.â€They are taking it very well. They know that we are moving forward in a safe and calculating way to find an alternative aircraft to transport them,â€At Honolulu International Airport, Pacific Air Charters is fitting a twin-engine Cessna with a removable 75-gallon fuel tank that will get the plane to Christmas Island — 300 miles from Palmyra. The tank will be removed to ferry the visitors off Palmyra in two trips.The plane needs two things to get to Palmyra Island: first long range capability and second propellers. The island has a coral runway, which is very tough on jet engines.Pilot mechanic Rob Szabo said the biggest challenge so far has been Federal Aviation Administration rules.â€Anytime you modify an aircraft you have to do a lot of paperwork, and it has to be approved by the FAA — a lot of i's to dot and t's to cross,†Szabo said.The mission could finish Thursday unless some of the people choose not to leave
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Hotels around the world have invented many creative ways to welcome guests and bid them adieu:
To welcome returning guests (and and certain others), Esperanza in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, offers freshly prepared guacamole and salsas, accompanied by a margarita made with fresh juices; these are followed by a 15-minute, mini head-and-neck massage.
Upon arrival in their room, VIP guests at the InterContinental Park Lane in London receive butter shortbread, made in Scotland from a traditional recipe and natural ingredients. To wash it down, they also get a bespoke Earl Grey blue flower tea called Wellington Tea, named after the Wellington Arch, which the hotel overlooks.
All guests at the QT Gold Coast in Australia will find a designer lemon juicer, swizzle stick and high-end glasswear in their room when they open the door; they can then call room service for lemons and ice, and use the kit to make freshly squeezed lemonade.
Twin Farms in South Royalton Vermont, stocks its rooms with a wood puzzle of a local scene. The puzzles—which vary by season and are hand-made by nearby Stave Puzzles—become collector's items for repeat visitors.
Inspired by its Catalan-themed restaurant, Mercat a la Planxa, the Blackstone Renaissance in Chicago puts freshly popped, Spanish-style, buttered popcorn—seasoned with Spanish paprika, smoked cheddar powder, and cumin—in the rooms of VIP guests.
Special and VIP guests at the Ritz-Carlton, Palm Beach are welcomed with a presentation of a juicy whole orange, orange salad, marmalade, brioche toast, and spiced pecans. Food is also the way sister hotel Ritz-Carlton, South Beach says hello: a homemade chocolate dessert, featuring an artwork, is placed on a dish designed by Morris Lapidus, architect of the 1953 hotel. Guest are also gifted with a coffee table book, which they can keep, on the hotel's art collection.
The Capella Ixtapa in Mexico gives all visitors straw hats and totes to use on the beach or around the resort—and you can take them home as souvenirs when you leave.
Hotel Arts in Barcelona presents all guests a small bottle of extra virgin olive oil, produced in Catalonia from the first cold pressing of arbequina olives, as a farewell gift.
Expect to hear singing when you leave the Ka'anapali Beach Hotel in Maui. That's because employees gather in the lobby, recite an original lei chant, and hand out kukui-nut leis—all signifying your adoption into the hotel's extended ohana or family. When guests return, they are encouraged to bring their leis back and exchange a darker-color kukui nut on the original with a lighter-colored nut, to honor the passage of time and preserve of a Hawaiian tradition.
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This afternoon, the Joplin Police Department issued the following news release concerning Saturday morning's shooting spree:
-The adult male shooting victim from the Immanuel Lutheran Church van, Kenneth Eby,
has been upgraded from critical to stable condition.
-The suspect (Tom Mourning Jr., 26, Joplin) and his dad were the only two in the residence at 1810 S Connecticut at the
time of the initial shooting.
We confirmed that shots were fired inside the residence by
the suspect. The dad fled the residence on foot to Casey's at 20th and Connecticut where
dispatch was called. There were no injuries at the residence.
-There is no information at this time to indicate that any of the shooting victims were
specifically targeted.
More information about the shooting can be found at this Turner Report link from earlier today.


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Ryanair, Iberia, Aeroflot and Eurofly gain ground. TUI and Austrian down - Share Wrap
Eurofly (+22.8%; see below), Ryanair (+7.0%), Iberia (+4.4%) and Aeroflot (+4.0%) were the biggest major airline share price rises yesterday. Eurofly shares have risen fourfold since the beginning of Mar-2009. The market also liked Ryanair's move in the financial arena, with an aggressive interest-free credit card offering to users (see below).
Unlike American airline shares, which were down across the board later in yesterday's cycle, Austrian Airlines (-1.2%) and TUI AG (-2.7%) were the only two airlines in Europe to suffer more than marginal falls on a subdued day on the region's equity markets.
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Europe selected airlines daily share price movements (% change): 27-May-09
Eurofly parent, Meridiana, convinces Constitutional Court
If you had wanted to ride the share market over the past few weeks, it would have been hard to beat Eurofly, the niche US-Italy operator, which has gone from strength to strength.
Eurofly yesterday had a further win, describing as a "positive" outcome the Italian Constitutional Court's overruling of the 28-Aug-08 "Alitalia Decree". This decree had followed the merger of Alitalia with Air One last year, thus avoiding the collapse of the Italian flag carrier. But the Court ruled that, concerning provisions which gave the carrier significant competitive slot advantages, "such discrimination is not reasonable". Eurofly had suspended Milan Linate-Rome service in protest at the resulting slot shortage.
After reporting a solid profit in early May-2009, Eurofly's share price has lifted resoundingly.
Eurofly share price growth: Mar-2009 to May-2009
Ryanair offers 10 months of interest free on its branded card for "switchers". A greater focus on financial services/rewards now?
Ryanair launched its credit card in 2002, but the new move appears to signal a much more aggressive approach to the finance sector. Anyone switching from another credit card will receive 10 months interest free on the balance transferred across. Most other cards have a similar programme, but the interest-free period generally lasts only six months. The Ryanair card is offered through MBNA Ireland. The interest rate on outstanding balances is 14.9% after the introductory period and 19.9% for cash withdrawals.
With an elemental rewards offering too, new customers will be rewarded with one return flight to a range of European destinations. According to Ryanair spokesman, Stephen McNamara, new customers will also be given the opportunity to run up even more debt: "Those taking advantage of our latest offer can also jet away to a host of European destinations as a reward for taking the first step in reorganising their finances".
Whether the new offer reflects a new emphasis on financial services is not clear. But the innovative Ryanair marketers will surely be looking for further ways of exploiting the airline's rapidly growing market power. Virgin Group offers a model for that, although the Ryanair brand perhaps does not have the same cachet.


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In the early morning hours of January 12th Pinch FD was alerted to a investigation of leaking propane. Prior to arrival Metro 911 updated the responding crews that a 1000 gal. residential propane tank had broken loose from its mounts on a hillside above the residents and rolled into the side on the home leaking propane. Upon arriving in the area utility 25 with a crew of 2 staged to reference the Emergency Responce Guide Book for evacuation perimeter for a large propane leaking. Moments after stopping a explosion was reported. Crews proceeded with caution to a vantage point that they could observe if the residential structure had indeed exploded and nothing but rubble was found with a large fire. The call was upgraded to a structure fire with Station 2, 34, 26 & 14 responding. The initial crew made contact with the family to confirm they had all evacuated and were accounted for. No civilian of firefighter injuries were reported and the scene was turned over to the WV State Fire Marshall.


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To help myself live a consistent life and a life that is a good model for others I have established some guidelines in the form of rules and commitments. One my rules is never allow self-pity thoughts to stay in my mind, but to quickly replace them with thoughts of how blessed I am. We are by nature self centered so thoughts of "Oh Lord, why me, why now" come regularly and often. If those thoughts are allowed to stay in our mind they will suck the joy right out of us. Every morning when I pray my morning prayer of commitment to the Lord I say as part of my prayer, "today I will rejoice always and I will not allow myself to feel sorry for myself even for a second. Commitments that are remade every morning are very powerful in helping us become the kind of person we want to be. I want to be a happy person that enjoys life in spite of difficult circumstances. I also want to be the kind of person that others enjoy being around, and one that will attract people to my God and Savior Jesus Christ.
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Scripture memory
I have an app for my iPad called Scripture Memory. It is wonderful and has helped me to get the total number of Bible verses memorized well up to over 300. I started spending 30 minutes each day on scripture memory when I learned that many people with Parkinson's become increasingly senile and that one of the best mind exercises to prevent senility is scripture memory. Besides the healthy mind benefit I experience all the blessings God promised to those who honor Him by honoring His word. I have selected 1,000 verses that I am going to memorize by the time I am 70. At my present rate of memorization I should make my goal. The App has a built in review system so that I learn new verses but also systematically review the ones I have already memorized. There is about 70,000 people who have this App and it ranks each person based on the number of points they have earned. You earn points by the total number of verses you have memorized and also by successfully reviewing verses you have learned. I am presently at 750th place and working to get up to 300th place by the end of the year. Nothing like a little competition to help motivate.
The unknown future
Our daughter Sherri took their little boy Courage to emergency today with an asthma attack. When Sherri was a baby we almost lost her with an asthma attack several different times. I remember walking around and around the hospital for hours praying that God would allow her to live. Over the years of praying for many different people with emergencies of various kinds I have gradually changed the way I pray, and I found myself praying that way today for little Courage. "Dear Lord, my will is that Courage would never get sick again, not even a little bit, but I know that isn't the way life is. My will is that he would live to be a 120 years old, but I know that doesn't happen, everyone dies sooner or later, and I tend to think later is better. Lord, I admit that I don't know what your perfect will is most of the time, probabably all of the time. But I pray that Your will be done, and that You would be glorified in the outcome whether I like it or not. I pray that somehow many would be drawn to faith in You by the outcome of this crisis in our lives. I submit to Your will and declare my total trust in your love, and goodness, and wisdom. Please grant us Your joy, and peace, and strength in spite of circumstances. I love You.
Went on a date with my honey
Went out to Red Robin with Patty tonight. She is leaving tomorrow with all 6 of our girls plus our daughter in law to the coast where they have rented a house for three days to all hang out together celebrating Sarah's (our oldest) 40th birthday. I have a goal to take Patty on a date at least twice each month and on the date to have significant conversation about our marriage, about our ministry, our kids and grandkids, and sometimes about future plans and finances. It was a nice date tonight. Over the last 46 years of raising 8 kids, pastoring a church, and doing all that we have done a major strength of ours has been our unity. Our unity has been the reason our marriage is such a source of strength and encouragement for both of us during all the ups and downs of life. The strength and encouragement that we receive from each other is a major reason that we both don't grumble much and run with endurance the race God has set before us. Unity in a marriage is a result of commitment not to ever get angry, about learning how to solve problems together, learning how to really listen to the other person, a strong resolve to never hurt with our words, and proactively esteeming and honoring each other all the time. Our praying together for and about everything is the glue of our unity. Patty seems to understand this intuitively much more than I do. I pray to get things done. Patty believes in prayer but what is most important to her is that she prays with me. A truly blessed life has a unified marriage as the foundation.
Dog on a leash
I have a new addition to my morning prayer of commitment. After I say "Jesus, You are Lord of my life" I now say as well "I am like a dog on a leash". I take my dog Russel for a walk on his leash and he pulls and tugs on me, and I think he thinks he is leading me to wherever he wants to go. He isn't of course, but he is just a dumb dog. What I mean is that I picture that situation with Russel, but I know and confess and embrace the fact that God is leading me and I need to be smart enough and humble enough to follow without pulling and never thinking that I am in charge. God loves me and has a perfect plan for my life that includes tough times to make me like Himself in character. I won't fuss or whine or feel sorry for myself. I will follow and serve Him. I will be reminded of this new commitment every time I take Russel out on his leash.
The ultimate blessing
i hesitate to write this because I know that many will feel great pain as I reflect on our greatest of blessings, which is eight kids that have grown up strong and healthy, who all love the Lord, who all have married spouses who love the Lord, except Seth who is single, who all love their parents and who all love each other, and have had 21 soon to be 22 healthy children who I am sure will love the Lord as well. Our oldest daughter just had her 40th birthday so the girls, 6 of them plus our daughter in law are going to all go to the coast and stay for 4 days together and let the husbands keep the kids. A number of them have been to the house yesterday and today and I have had a wonderful time being with them and reflecting on this greatest of blessings. There are so many who have had their kids make very poor choices with alchohol and drugs, poor choices with who they married, and so many have had their kids turn their back on the Lord and become prodigals. So many parents that I know are estranged from their kids because one or the other or both carry a huge load of bitterness over a past offense. I am so thankful to the Lord for this greatest of blessings and I am committed to praying very faithfully and diligently for those I know who have great heart ache instead of a sense of blessing. It is the least I can do for the Lord and for others for His great blessing to Patty and I.
Making a difference
Took my wife, Patty on a date tonight and we went into Salem 1st Baptist and listened to one of my favorite missionaries talk about her work in China getting young ladies who have been sold as sex slaves released from the brothels they are held in and helping them get a real life free from bondage, with a good job, and faith in Jesus Christ. She is a young single lady who has devoted her life to helping the helpless. There were many other things that she shared that she is doing in China to help homeless people, mentally handicapped that have been rejected by their family, and others who were trapped in deadend lifestyles. As I sat and listened to her while eating a great Chineese food dinner I was amazed at all that she has accomplished in such a short amount of time. The question that came to my mind was why are there so few people that accomplish very much with their life that really matters. We are all "hard wired" by God to want to do something with our life that is significant, but most do not. Why? I think it is what Jesus said, "the way is easy and many choose it" "the way is hard and there are few who choose it". How many would choose to go to China? How many would choose once there to give their life to going into brothels to rescue young girls who are trapped and enslaved. We like the idea of doing something Nobel with our lives but make it easy and comfortable.


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2019 National Geographic Buffett Awards for Leadership in Africa and Latin America
Nomination deadline: 30 November 2018
Website: 2019 National Geographic Buffett Awards for Leadership in Africa and Latin America
Description: The annual National Geographic Society/Buffett Awards for Leadership in Conservation were established by the Society and The Howard G. Buffett Foundation to recognize and celebrate unsung heroes working in the field. Two awards are presented each year: one for achievement in Africa (established in 2002) and the other for achievement in Latin America (established in 2005).
Recipients of these awards have demonstrated outstanding leadership in managing and protecting the natural resources in their regions and countries. In addition, they are each inspirational conservation advocates who serve as role models and mentors.
Award recipients are chosen from nominations submitted to National Geographic Society through a rigorous peer-review process. The awardees chosen each year are honored at a ceremony in Washington, D.C., and receive a one-time award of $25,000 to support their ongoing work.


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So I've learned alot in the last couple of weeks. Most of it has to do with the creative process. I thought I would share something I've discovered with you.
I've been working on some art for a book and the deadline is looming. I've been very diligent about going into the studio and working on it every day. At first, things were going fairly smoothly-I got a good start but then I kind of hit a brick wall. Sometimes when this happens, depending on what I doing and how soon it needs to be finished, I will just grit my teeth and keep pushing through. This time though, I decided to take a different approach.
This time, when I felt like I didn't know what was suppose to happen next, I walked away. I worked on other things and just let the piece marinate for awhile. I had plenty to do anyway-I was working on the speech I was giving at the celebration last week, so I focused on that instead. Meanwhile, I cleared the art right off my desk so I wasn't even sneaking peeks at it while I worked on other things.
Saturday afternoon, I unpacked it from the project box I'd tucked it away in and as soon as I had another look at it, I knew exactly what to do next. I didn't have to stress about "what next?" at all. I feel pretty pleased with the progress I made over the weekend and now I am waiting to see what the next step is.
It's interesting to try working in a way I've never worked before. It's certainly a more passive way of approaching things than I usually do. I'm just letting the process unfold and seeing what comes of it. It feels less stressful. I'd never given any thought before to how the way I work feels. I don't know that I could always work this way, but it's good to know that it does work and it's an option.
I think that part of being an artist is not being afraid to take risks and to experiment. There's that saying "If you always do what you've always done, then you'll always get what you've always got." Sometimes it pays to get out of your creative rut. If nothing else, you learn something and that's the whole point, isn't it?
I am going to post about the Celebration of Ability which I spoke at on Friday, I'm just waiting for some photos to show up in my email before I do. Stay tuned!


text: RockinRiviDad 242 Posted December 22, 2013 (edited) coast said: Hey David, Thanks for the great thread, you are dong a great job! Also, you seem to have a very positive attitude that comes though on all your post. Keep up the great work and keep on sharing. Wish I was back in So Cal, we could park the rivs, sit back and stare at them while drinking beer! Bob Thanks brutha...you made my day...if/when you visit So Cal there will be a cold one (or 12) waiting in the fridge for ya lol... Merry Christmas Edited February 11, 2018 by RockinRiviDad (see edit history) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites


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