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Deducing Your Financial Knowledge – Are You Financially Literate?
Financial literacy is very important and we can derive benefits from it at all stages of our lives. From being able to get by during your retired years to saving enough money for college education, there are many people today who suffer from financial anxiety as they are always looking for viable financial answers to their never-ending questions. It is sad enough to note that majority of the people in our country is still unaware of even the basic financial concepts which they require knowing for making investment and saving decisions. Research reveals that half of them wouldn't even qualify for a basic finance quiz. This is gradually becoming an impediment to purchasing a home, making serious financial decisions and planning for retirement.
A consumer who is well-informed is crucial for a stable and strong economy. Studies in Canada, for example, have shown people overestimate how much they know about finance and their over-confidence is pushing them towards further money issues.
So, let's take a look at the reasons behind the utmost importance of financial literacy:
Budgeting skills have to be mastered.
Although there are factors like social norms, income and other behavioral biases which influence the spending habits of people, one of the biggest factors which affect your financial literacy level is definitely self-control. The ability to follow a budget is an area which most people are least confident of and hence you have to understand the fact that unless you follow a budget and exercise self-control, you won't be able to tackle your finances. 48% of adults don't follow a budget everyday for their regular finances and 29% faced a difficulty in keeping aside money for bigger purchases. There are many who don't have funds ready for an emergency. So, being able to follow a budget is among the first reason to be financially literate.
Spending vs. saving.
You have to understand the most important thing about your personal finances and that is your savings can indeed make a huge different to the kind of financial lifestyle that you want to lead. If only you pay attention to the way in which you spend money, you can watch out for opportunities to curb your expenses. But you have to ensure that savings is the money that you set aside before even you spend them. Make it easier to save money by automating your accounts so that a part of your income is deducted from your checking account and deposited to your savings.
Retirement planning is necessary.
Those who were born between 1946 and 1964 are the baby boomers and they're all set to retire en masse. As per a Retirement Confidence Survey, workers who were more than 55 years of age said that 60% have less than $100,000 in the form of retirement savings, 37% have saved less than $10,000 and 44% have less than $25,000 in their savings account. The statistics seems to be scary enough and it teaches a lesson that the sooner you start investing, the better for you.
Having appropriate financial knowledge not only helps you with saving, budgeting and retirement planning but it is also helps you with basic decision-making. You can improve your risk-tolerance level when you know what you're doing with your money. You will easily be able to reach your financial goals when you have enough knowledge.
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Viewback (Antiques,  Auctions & Publications) is based near Omagh and operates mainly in Northern Ireland and the border counties of the Irish Republic.
We specialise in antiques, house & commercial clearances, usually from the vendor's premises, but sometimes from local salesrooms.
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Viewback  also conducts specialist sales, such as its sale of ceramics in 2007 in which we attained world record prices for both Belleek and Coalisland porcelain.
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Industry charity Hospitality Action has once again secured a booking for an exclusive tour of the gardens at Highgrove on Wednesday 13 June.
The day will commence with a champagne reception and three-course meal at the award-winning Calcot Manor.
"The event is back by popular demand and last year we raised just over £10,000, so we're delighted to offer the hospitality industry another chance to attend.
"It's a wonderful day out and great timing with the Diamond Jubilee this year," said Penny Moore, chief executive of Hospitality Action.
The tour of the innovative and inspiring organic garden will allow guests to enjoy the National Collection of Hostas as well as displays of cosmos, salvias and Nicotiana.
Prior to the tour, guests will enjoy a champagne reception, followed by a three-course lunch at the coveted 4-star Calcot Manor featuring locally-sourced ingredients from Duchy Home Farm in Tetbury.
Guests will also have the chance to purchase a wide variety of specially selected products at the Highgrove shop, before rounding off the day with tea and cake back at Calcot Manor.
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Long layover in Tokyo with airport transfer
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Hi, my family (2 adults 1 toddler)and I will be traveling through Japan landing in Narita and then changing airports by transferring to Haneda. We have 11 hrs before our next flight. What's the best way to transfer airports?
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Why don't you go to Tokyo Tower or Senso temple for sightseeing or go on shopping in Akihabara or Shibuya or Shinjuku. about 8 years agoAnswered by Johnny Watanabe via Ask a Nomad iPad app


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RxJava is a great alternative to the current state of multithreading in Android.
If you're into Android (and Java) development, there is a good chance you've already heard about RxJava, which is a Java implementation of Reactive Extensions developed by Netflix. Reactive Extensions is a library to compose asynchronous and event-based programs using observable collections and LINQ-style query operators, quoted from the corresponding MSDN site. Netflix made the library available for the public on Github, supporting Java 6 or newer, making it available to use with Android apps as well.
This post is the first in a series about RxJava and Android. It is a tutorial, which will show you how to build a REST API client in Android with RxJava observables (and based on Square's Retrofit).
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The Yellow Lifesaver
If you spend enough time in the backcountry, you will find yourself having to make fire under extreme conditions where it's a downpour, snowstorm or the risk of hypothermia nipping at your heels.
Getting in the habit of always carrying 3 firestarters (Stormproof matches, spark rod and lighter) and a vial of cotton balls smeared with Vaseline is a critical step in being prepared.
Your other friend, found in most forests throughout the world, is resinous wood particularly the old stumps and logs from dead pine, spruce and other conifers. We have used this wood on winter survival courses in the deep snow and in wet weather during the summer months and it has been key in getting ignition and warming our bones during cold nights.
Look for old stumps in pine or spruce forests or use dead-standing trees. I have done this on stumps buried under the snow and gotten instant ignition.
This shaving technique is a woodcraft skill that you can practice in your backyard. Keep an eye out for that yellow-tinged wood on your next hike and try it for firestarting. It can be a real lifesaver.


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here's my US2¢ on the xx merge fest in carrboro. don't know if anyone else from here went. i'd been told about the size of the venue but was still surprised by the relatively small crowd of 500 or so. was lucky enough to get tickets for 3 nights & met people who travelled the length & breadth of america to be there.
standing for 7 hours each night until 2am was exhausting, but rewarding to see 19 merge bands.
the opening set by Pure was also one of the best. they hadn't played together for 18 years - think the best of early 90s lo-fi, fuzzy guitar sound. if anyone has any music/or could find me some recordings by them i'll give you a cookie. all i can find from the 'net is this: have a listen http://www.rockthetriangle.com/podcasts/20060703_podcast.mp3
the magnetic fields - a magnificent surprise that they played the first night, complete with a visit from an unwanted guest on stage (a flying cochroach!)
conor oberst - mac joined them for a bit of tambourining and singalong on one song. thankfully kept the stuff from the new album to a minimum.
3Ds - a most anticipated set, brought the melodies disguised in screeching feedback to the satisified crowd.
superchunk - with such boundless energy it made the mostly...erm...more mature crowd jump about like enthusiastic 19 year olds again.
essex green (tremendous sunshine pop) and spent (not played together for 22 years?) made the friday night one of the best.
lambchop - blew everyone away with a most intense version of 'once in a lifetime', kurt wagner leaned out into the audience like a mad southern preacher.
polvo's set was everything it should be: loud, heavy, with precision.
all in all a fine celebration of the 90s and merge. might go again in 5 years' time.
tl:dr? no one else went? end of thread?
still hate you for going :p :p
the chances of superchunk making it over to the UK again are little to none...!
Were the bigger Merge signings like Spoon and Arcade Fire not playing, and how have you omitted mentioning a Portastatic/solo Mac Macoughan set, surely that would be a highlight :)
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Not really. I'm very jealous.
You lucky bastard
Would love to see the 3D's again. No chance they'd ever make it over here though.
Can't believe that there were only 500 people there though, sounds like some great gigs.
arcade fire were heavily rumoured to be the special surprise guests
but no, they weren't there.
spoon were the closing act on friday night, although they were good, it didn't match the absolute quality of the 5 bands who played before them that night - that's high standard indeed.
unfortunately i was only in north carolina until friday and i believe portastatic played on saturday :(
oh another highlight: during superchunk's encore, members of 3Ds joined them for a cover of a song by The Clean.


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I'm wearing Elodie from GiuliaDesign. The top, skirt and shirt are compatible with Belleza, Maitreya, Slink, TMP and Tonic bodies. Elodie also comes in 5 sizes. To fit this outfit I choose Angel Wings high heel boots and Grenade clutch, both from Grafenwalder. The hair is called Charm, it's the March Virtual Diva group gift.
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As the Steelers prepare for what could be the closest thing to a must-win game they'll ever play in the month of October, they have another injured player.
Ben Roethlisbeger.
According to Mark Kaboly of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, Roethlisberger left practice early with an ankle injury. Afterward, Roethlisberger said he rolled his ankle when stepping on another ankle.
Per Kaboly, Roethlisberger looked fine. Of course, that likely won't stop Ben from conjuring up a little drama.
The 3-3 Bengals host the 2-3 Steelers on Sunday night. That's enough drama without a real or embellished Roethlisberger injury.


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I first came across Pradiance products in 2017. At the time I was using a well known super market cosmetic range which I wasn't particularly happy with. I was desperately looking for a product that wouldn't break the bank but would help my dark spots and discolouration.
When I listened… at the time, I was sceptical. I didn't believe that a product that was so competitively priced could deliver the results…
I also didn't really believe that I would see any real changes in my skin tone or texture. I had bought products in the past and seen no improvements, but after only a month I could already see a dramatic change in the radiance and texture of my skin.
As I continue to use the Pradiance products the pigmentation / discolouration of my skin caused by long term exposure to the sun and also pregnancy, continues to lighten. Almost immediately I could see definite improvements in the fine lines / "crows feet" around my eyes.
Another thing that I noticed from the first application of the face wash was that there was no burning sensation on my face and after rinsing my face there was no tightness or immediate dryness to my face.
I have also used the day cream on extremely dry parts of skin that I get on my hands and immediately the dryness is relieved and after a few applications it disappears altogether.
Apart from the product "really working" is the fact that it's organic and proudly South African. I love knowing that I'm supporting a local company and helping to benefit a local community. The idea of the Kigelia plant being part of the South African landscape adds to the authenticity of the product.
An added bonus for me is the smell of the Pradiance products which is really amazing and reminds me of walks through the fynbos. I am very happy with the Pradiance products and I have very happily "turfed" my old face cosmetics into the bin.
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I am loving the product on my own skin. The serum is all I use at night and it's definitely been enough moisture for me.
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I have been using the Pradiance range for about 4 months and I am loving it.
It's a very gentle natural range with lovely subtle aromatic smells.
My skin is feeling rehydrated and nourished. It is also very well priced for what it offers.
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I have been using Pradiance for a few months now and I am thoroughly enjoying it. The product leaves my skin feeling clean and fresh throughout the day. My skin is definitely clearer and so much better.
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I am a fifty year old male. I have been using several Pradiance skincare products for 2 months now – the Face Wash, the Day Cream for dry and dehydrated skin, and the Night Serum.
I thoroughly enjoy using these products.
The citrus scent of the facial wash permeates my bathroom which is very pleasant.
A dark spot on my face, under my left eye has been visibly reduced. My skin is smoother and more youthful looking. My family and friends have commented on the improvement and healthy looking skin.
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Finally, an affordable natural and organic skincare range. And proudly made in South Africa.
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As a 74 year old I do like to take very good care of my skin. I have since the age of 21 used a good quality European skin care range.
I was so impressed with the Pradiance range of South African made skin care products after just a few weeks of using them that now I am an avid fan of the product.
Just love the fresh Geranium fragrance that comes through.
And the Serum is quite amazing how it erases the lines especially around the mouth area.
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My skin was highly pigmented all over, pale undertone, no vitality and a 'grey' undertone. After using Pradiance for one month, my skin started to radiate with vitality and had a lightness to its tone. After another month the excess dark pigmentation lifted and has started to break up in patches. Skin feels really good, hydrated and feels beautiful and soft.
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You can eventually clean your lungs and return them to a more healthy state if you just quit smoking but this can take ten years or more. The Complete Lung Detoxification Guide will not only help you make giving up smoking more enjoyable but it will help detox your lungs of the tar and chemicals from cigarettes in just a few months.
Sounds too good to be true right?
Well, let's take a close look at this guide
William Renolds and Mark Freeman, two researchers with backgrounds in biology and studies in natural remedies, alternative health, and eastern and western medicine, have recognised the need to help ex-smokers detox their lungs of all the cigarette leftovers from their smoking days.
If you find the idea of going without cigarettes unthinkable then this is the plan for you. The Complete Lung Detoxification Guide really does help you quit smoking and reduce that cleansing time down to a fraction of what it would take usually.
They recognise the fact that excellent lung health comes not just from a single cure all pill, but from the psychological state of mind your are in for quitting smoking as well as physical aspects of detoxification.
They clearly outline the actual methods you need to use to cleanse your lungs of the tar and cigarette toxins that really are the root cause of lung disease. The toxic chemicals will cause lung infections and eventually lung cancer and while the tar irritates and clogs up your airways trapping the toxins in your lungs where they destroy your lung cells and make breathing difficult.
The Lung Detox Guide goes into the foods that you can use as a natural remedy for lung cleansing and to boost your overall detox system. It reveals the specific vitamin that is essential to purging your lungs of cigarette filth and how to use it to lessen the the effects of the nicotine withdrawal. You also get specific exercises designed to strengthen your lungs and dislodge tar.
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One of the drawbacks to being a vendor at a sheep and wool show is that I miss some unique events that I would never get to see in the day to day world. This event at the New Hampshire Sheep and Wool Show was documented by my friend, Alexander. I got to know him through our weekly Sea Shanty nights at Cameron's Restaurant in Gloucester, MA. Under the auspices of the Schooner Adventure,
the group has been singing together on a regular basis for a few years.
Long before I knew he was a talented photographer,
I was attracted to his singing. Not just his voice, but his comfortable delivery and choice of material made me curious how he got to that point while I still hung back.
Discovering that his longtime friend, Richard lived close to the fair and was willing to put us up made a road trip possible. So for two days I "personed" my booth while Alexander roamed his first sheep and wool festival. How I wished I could have put a video camera on him so I could see all the events that he was photographing. His photo of two children in costumes that co-ordinated with their lambs is a good example.
Richard's house was way neater than mine and very comfortable. The biggest hint that a single guy lived there was the array of remotes lined up on the arm of the spacious couch in front of the high tech TV. Were it in my house I would get no work done. Since both men are open conversationalists, our topics were wide ranging and interesting. The only downside was that I find myself recovering from an overdose of second hand testosterone.
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Is Ala Moana The New Kakaako?
(Honolulu Civil Beat) – By Anita Hofschneider. Growing up in Waianae, Linda Nakagawara remembers getting really excited when her family would take a trip into town to Ala Moana Center. It was a big deal back then, browsing at Woolworth and looking at the fancy dresses at Ethel's.


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Dallas/Ft. Worth area Redbird Reception
Event Description
Join the Illinois State University Alumni Association and President Larry Dietz at a special evening for Dallas/Ft. Worth area Redbirds. Reconnect with fellow alumni, meet Illinois State leadership, and enjoy a night of Redbird reminiscing.
Cost includes heavy appetizers. A cash bar will also be available. Register by 4:30 p.m. on November 10 online or by calling Alumni Relations at (309) 436-2586.
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Murdoch's News Corporation: 'A House of cards, Built on deceit'
«It is a truth universally acknowledged that any party seeking power in this country must first pay obeisance to Rupert Murdoch. Gifts must be laid at his feet, however humiliating that may be to the party in question» Polly Toynbee, Guardian Journalist
For the last 3 years I've been writing a few articles on Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation commercial manipulative strategy to sell news as a 'soap opera' where investigative, factual journalism reporting real events has no place.
That is exactly what has happened on the Madeleine McCann case in several media belonging to Murdoch's totalitarian media empire; indeed from 2007 to 2008 it was very rare to find an unbiased report that was not just a mere copy paste of a press release with vested interests repeated ad nauseum in Murdoch's Sky News, The Sun, News of the World, The Sunday Times, The Times, etc, and in the British media mainstream.
A journalist wrote at the time on the matter of the British media feeding its viewers with the 'McCann Case Show': «We are constantly reminded of one purported fact: These are "good" people. Dad (Gerry) is a heart specialist. With mother, Kate, almost as equally photogenic as her daughter, there is no reason to doubt the script. They are an ideal British family touring a country in a manner reminiscent of American tourists in pre-Castro Havana. Then the icing on the cake: they are regular churchgoers, and the media crowd the pews with them. Even Sir Richard Branson has agreed to fund the McCanns in the hope they get a "fair" legal hearing.»
But back to Murdoch, bit by bit, this man and his corporation have attempted, successfully, to lower our standards where they matter. He is not alone, he was followed by editors and media moguls all over the world who decided to give us 'diverting and entertaining' news instead of hard facts - solely with three purposes: to alienate us from reality, to hide the truth of what is really happening behind the scenes and to sell us their products. They fill our minds with everything and anything, as long as it serves and sets their own agendas.
Murdoch a man that inflamed national tensions between Portugal and Britain since 2007 solely for the purpose of ratings and commercial profits, a man that has created presidents and obliterated prime ministers, a man that has resorted to use criminal and illegal tactics like phone hacking to get 'better scoops' and inside info - in a country where seemingly no one regulates media monopolies and ensures that the public interest is served; has now gone a step too far.
Marking a steep downward path in journalistic ethics and values, and showing yet again how the concentration of media ownership is a grave threat to democracy we have now the absolute certainty that Murdoch's massive and extreme right-wing media organisation has published a forged document designed to induce a particular bias against Iran.
According to an Inter Press Service article published yesterday, CIA has concluded that "a document published recently by the Times of London, which purportedly describes an Iranian plan to do experiments on what the newspaper described as a "neutron initiator" for an atomic weapon, is a fabrication."
"Philip Giraldi, who was a CIA counterterrorism official from 1976 to 1992, told IPS that intelligence sources say that the United States had nothing to do with forging the document, and that Israel is the primary suspect. The sources do not rule out a British role in the fabrication, however.
The Times of London story published Dec. 14 did not identify the source of the document. But it quoted "an Asian intelligence source" - a term some news media have used for Israeli intelligence officials - as confirming that his government believes Iran was working on a neutron initiator as recently as 2007.
The story of the purported Iranian document prompted a new round of expressions of U.S. and European support for tougher sanctions against Iran and reminders of Israel's threats to attack Iranian nuclear programme targets if diplomacy fails (...)
The Rupert Murdoch chain has been used extensively to publish false intelligence from the Israelis and occasionally from the British government", Giraldi said.
The Times is part of a Murdoch publishing empire that includes the Sunday Times, Fox News and the New York Post. All Murdoch-owned news media report on Iran with an aggressively pro-Israeli slant. (you can read the rest of the article here)"
Now that Murdoch's deliberately calculated lies and innuendos were exposed (again) it's time for the mainstream media to stop contravening the standards of journalism and democracy and to accurately report the facts, or else, we might end up having another case of Weapons of Mass Deception.
And while at it, maybe it would be good to report fairly on other cases.
All that the sharpest critics of democracy have alleged is true, if there is no steady supply of trustworthy and relevant news. Incompetence and aimlessness, corruption and disloyalty, panic and ultimate disaster, must come to any people which is denied an assured access to the facts. Walter Lippmann, American writer & journalist
Related: Pdf Iran's nuclear trigger: the forged document in full


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Perry and I left at about 9am on Saturday en route to Sedona, where the beer flows like wine, where the women instinctively flock like the salmon of Capistrano…..
Anyways, 2nd time is a charm. Not only did we miss the first exit to Sedona and have to turn around, once we got to Sedona, we had 3 different destinations. A "float" excursion(which only Perry did. It was $50 bux to float in epsom salts, no thanks.), a hike, and shops. We got to all of those places on the second try. We either missed the turn because we were ogling at half of a deer sticking out of a trailer not paying attention, or because of bad directions that we had to figure out on our own.
Either way, we had a blast. He's a really good friend of mine and we acted like 6 year olds the entire trip.(Including narrating an episode of Bear Grylls Man vs. Wild, and using a hiking stick as a light saber. For 2 hours.) I wouldn't have it any other way. I'm a kid at heart and don't plan on ever growing up.
By the way, I had my phone, keys, and a bunch of other crap in my jacket pockets, so the answer is no, I don't have a pyramid or any other weird objects growing out of my stomach. Also, the first picture is of a trailer. What was inside the trailer you ask?? The obvious…a mattress, and half of a deer. I'm assuming this guy was moving. Mattress? Check. Half of a deer? Check. Ready to go!


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Why do I use the "flipped classroom" model in Social Studies?
- It's been used for centuries! ... now instead of (or in partnership with) readings at home it's video lectures at home. Humanities classes have been using this method for centuries!
- It is student driven... What learning paradigm allows the student to pause the teacher, rewind, listen to over and over until they learn the concept, and even fast forward through the stuff they already know they know?
- It is differentiated ... for that student that doesn't want to raise her hand and ask 50 questions to make sure she gets the material, she can simply go to video and make sure she gets it and then ask the teacher in class at the beginning or when there is time (as in office hours for example). When working in class you can give small group or one-on-one attention
- Focused on learning, not grades... the goal is to know the concept and build on it in a safe environment (the classroom) with the support of the teacher
- Objective based ... Ultimately this model says "I want you to know this by the end of the unit." Students can work with that material as much as they need to.
- It is not teacher-centered ... even though they watch my lecture, I am not up in front of the classroom lecturing for much of the class period at all.
- Promotes increased rigor and higher order thinking ... class time is no longer about the "what" of material but the "why" and "how"
- The content is already out there! ... Much of the content is at your disposal already. You don't need to reinvent the wheel! Look to Khan Academy, Discovery Streaming Videos, PBS, National Geographic, and YouTube
- This prepares students for college and world of work ... THere is not one university student or working professional that has not had to take a course or do some training in an online format. College instructors will require students to be responsible for online content as well as in class content. This method breaks students into that model is a safe environment.
- It's fun and reinvigorates your teaching ... It's not often that a pedagogical approach allows you to speak with every student every day!
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Greetings to all friends near and far. We are having a wonderful second summer here in Washoe Valley. The days are a cozy warm with leaves crackling underfoot and the nights are chilly enough for a good hot stew and fry bread or biscuits. Gather your families around and enjoy these wonderful evenings together.
If you need some ideas for a chilly evening meal, check out my recipes for Harvest Supper at
Alaska Native and American Indian Heritage Month 2009
Each year the whole month of November is set aside to honor our Alaska Native and Native American Peoples.
Visit the following link for some great information on historic sites, parks, monuments and other highlights.
Interested in getting involved in protecting and helping to preserve our natural and cultural heritage? Check out how by clicking on the "Get Involved" tab at the above link.
Making a difference in the Capital: NCAI establishes an Embassy in Washington. The Embassy of Tribal Nations opens and is blessed with sage and tobacco. Read the details at the following link:
Here are my October 2009 articles. I hope you enjoy them, and, as always, I welcome feedback.
Grandmother Moon's Story
Make A Medicine Wheel
Native American Beadwork, Book Review
Domestic Violence Awareness 2009
Zitkala-Sa, No Time For Tears
WILD Mystery Series by author Sandi Ault are "must reads" for anyone who enjoys thrilling adventure and mystery. These stories are set in the beautiful Puebloan area of the American Southwest. The traditions, cultures and history of the people in this region are vividly portrayed by Ms. Ault and the intense mysteries will keep you on the edge. Sandi Ault is a dynamic writer in the tradition of her friend and mentor, Tony Hillerman. She has won many awards for the impact her writing is making in the publishing world. Don't miss these great books, put them on your Christmas list for yourself or a friend.
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Until next time: may your moccasins and hearts always follow a happy path. Walk in Beauty and Harmony.
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Madison Falls, a pop punk ensemble from San Diego, CA, has released their first full-length record, "Something To Show For."
Madison Falls, a pop punk ensemble from San Diego, CA, has released their first full-length record, "Something To Show For." The music is extremely upbeat, melodic, and reminiscent of early Green Day, Blink 182, and longtime indie-music favorite, Lifetime. The vocals are bright and clarion, the guitar work charged and uncluttered, the drums snappy, crashy, and at a double time pace – just the way fans of pop punk like it. With this expertly practiced set recorded via crisp, masterful engineering, Madison Falls is ready to take music fans on a ride through the myriad experiences of suburban living.
The record sports nine full-length tracks; seven of these are whimsical, positive, and full of youth and verve, while the remaining two are pensive acoustic tracks providing pause. Lyrically speaking, lead vocalist Joey Cortijo concerns himself with many themes Southern Californian punk rock singers have been singing about for thirty years including: the nice-guys-finish-last maxim; a wistful she's-out-of-my-league confession; the technology-is-no-substitute-for-nature principle; and admiration for a character-over-material-possessions philosophy. Naturally, these are fairly involved topics for conversation, yet Madison Falls captures and relates the simple truths with high energy, discoursing passionately and having a great time doing so. Like many good artists, Madison Falls also open their hearts sharing more personal dialogue, and even when they're dishing on the death of a close friend, or the difficulties involved with breaking old habits for new adventures, their impetuous, uplifting surges of optimism never fail to encourage.
22-year-old California native Cortijo honed his craft in various Arizona and California bands over the last five years, but is now teamed with MAXIOM LLC label owner Tony Steele. With the combination showing obvious talent, chemistry and a penchant for fun, it's safe to say that "Something To Show For" will only be the first of many Madison Falls productions.
-Sean McCauley
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text: I am alive and well…I have visited family in the USA and have returned to Sweden and brought back my most sweetest niece ever which I am spending (almost) all my time with. I did do quite a bit of personal sketching in my journal while in the USA…and I know I promised to share, I am not sure I can now….partly due to being personal. And a bit rough….I need to practice my portraits! On a positive note….I bought some Dr. Ph Martins paint(cheers to you Barry and Mel!)!! They survived the plane ride! I learned that my art store sells a lot of that paint to tattoo artists….interesting fact! So I have a few more fleeting days with my 12 yr old. (going on 20 yr niece), and then loads of house work and then many hours of artwork and catching up with all of you, I have so missed keeping in touch! ….but don't forget about me….I miss you all!! Giraffe is circling the world in a satellite! I guess that is how far away I feel right now! xoxo


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The head and shoulders pattern is a term used in technical analysis that refers to a pattern in which there is one high peak between two lower peaks, thus resembling a head and two shoulders. The lowest limit of both shoulders is called a neckline and it is used to find the crucial time in which buyers and sellers should exit or enter positions.
The head and shoulders pattern is one of the most well known patterns appearing in charts. However, it is not dependable at all times. The pattern is useful when it is considered to be a reversal pattern and it takes place in four stages.
During the first stage, a small peak appears. It is here identified as point A and represents the left hand shoulder. This is followed by a reverse movement. Subsequently, more active buying takes place, giving shape to the head (point C). Another reverse movement takes place after the head, probing the neckline, or support. Then a recovery is attempted, thus creating another peak (point E), which will be lower than the head. Yet another reverse movement occurs subsequently and probes the support.
B and D on the chart represent local minima points.
Head and shoulders is considered to be a reversal pattern where a break in the support is anticipated, which is supposed to be approximately the same as the movement from the head to the support.
The movement is not dependable because the ultimate probe of the support does not as a rule have the outcome of a break and the movement goes on as earlier. Hence, you should always wait for an explicit break of the support, which should about around 15 to 25 pips, prior to taking any steps. The impetus of the movement should be taken into account, i.e. it is supposed to be higher at the time of the creation of the shoulder on the left hand side than the shoulder on the right hand side. This is how we can verify whether the pattern is occurring and whether buying pressure is dropping.
The reverse head and shoulders pattern needs no explanation since it is formed in a similar way. The only difference is that it is flipped upside down.


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"Let me 'splain... No. There is too much. Let me sum up."
-Inigo Montoya, "The Princess Bride"
-Inigo Montoya, "The Princess Bride"
In August, I:
- Learned to sprout, not only alfalfa seeds as pictured, but nuts, grains and legumes. Also learned how to make sprouted wheat flour/bread and taught a class on it. Very fun and educational!
- Ate and cooked with loads of Santa Rosa plums from my parents' tree. Here is the second plum cake I made after the Upside-Down one I posted on the blog. This one was based on this recipe from Bon Appetit The bake time was about 5 minutes too long, but the slightly citrus-y flavor was great!
- Went to Lake Tahoe and learned to paddleboard.
- Hiked to Eagle Falls and got his view of Eagle Lake:
All in all, not a shabby way to wrap up the summer!


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Finally, Somebody Got Alex Trebek to Say 'Turd Ferguson' On Jeopardy!
Norm McDonald must be so pleased with himself right now. Last night, a Jeopardy! contestant named Talia Lavin finally did what the world's been waiting to see since the 90s and made Alex Trebek say "Turd Ferguson" by way of her Final Jeopardy answer: "What is the Love Ballad of Turd Ferguson?"
The name, of course, comes from a 1996 Saturday Night Live sketch in which Norm McDonald as Burt Reynolds changes his name on his podium from Burt to Turd Ferguson... because it's funny.
The question that we have to assume she did not know the answer to was: "This song from a 1999 animated film about censorship had a word censored from its Oscar performance."
The answer is "What is 'Blame Canada' from South Park: Bigger, Longer and Uncut. Still, guesing correctly couldn't have felt as good as bringing SNL's version of Trebek and real life-Trebek that much closer together.
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This smart watch boasts several intriguing functions and a must have gadget for those who drive car or those who need a handy, bluetooth based secondary device.
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Additional Features –
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Colour – Black
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Model – U8
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Care – Keep away from water and chemicals. Wipe it with moist cotton fabric. Avoid solvents of all kinds.
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Wednesday, March 14, 2012
If Not For That 13-Year Old Mattress.........
Katie wanted to call my husband at work and she had it on speaker in the kitchen, while I was laying in bed in pain. He put his co-worker on the phone to talk to Katie and the man asked her "What did you eat for breakfast this morning?" Katie said "I haven't eaten anything yet because my mom is still in bed." My heart sank and thoughts ran through my head of what this man must think of this homekeeping, homeschooling mother that is still in bed and whose child hasn't ate breakfast yet. Then the thought of why I was in bed rose up - the 13-year old mattress that causes me pain! Then, I got mad at my husband for 1. Making me sleep on a 13-yr old mattress and 2. Having his co-worker talk to Katie and then me receive this embarrassment. So what did I do? Well, not what I would have typically done - I had held my peace about this mattress for way too long and today, my husband was going to hear it from me LOL!
Then came the conviction and guilt for what I had done, I probably felt it while I was letting my husband have it but I pushed it aside in my "I'm going to tell him a thing or two" pride. I knew I was wrong and even though my actions may have had justifiable reasons, they were not what a Godly wife would say or do. I felt so bad and called my husband to apologize. He didn't think I needed to apologize but I knew I did! My husband said he had told the co-worker the situation about our mattress and my neck pain. Shortly after, the co-worker came to my husband and said "I want to give you all a King-size bed and mattress set." He was decided on it and wanted us to have it, it was barely a year old bed-frame with mattress set that his grandmother had but she passed away recently and he gets the bed.
I had been praying for a King-size bed for a few years now but my husband had said "the only way we can get that, is if God does it Bev, so just get that out of your mind." I cried because I was not WORTHY of this! I didn't deserve this after how I acted and I was overwhelmed by God's blessing to us despite my contentious spirit to my husband. I'm thankful for God answering my prayer and I learned a valuable lesson with this situation - no, it isn't make sure to tell your husband off LOL - it is to always make it right!
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4 comments:
- Tricia said...
There is nothing worse than trying to be cheerful when you are in pain! I will pray that the new mattress solves your neck pain! God is so good!
- Anonymous said...
So true, thanks Tricia! :)
- Joyful Christian Homemaking said...
We spent the night at a friend's house while visiting them a while back, and their mattress did the hill thing. I was crashing into my poor husband all night.
We have a king size mattress, and I am so thankful for it. I like to spread out when I sleep, and with that huge mattress, and I can do it, with no injury to hubby. :-)
Congrats on your new bed! :-)
- Anonymous said...
Thanks joyfulchristianhomemaking! We don't have the bed yet, it will take a while before his grandmother's estate closes before he can get the bed, but I'm patiently waiting!! :)
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Show Notes
Jo's Blog, The Book Bug
Jo's Website, A Teacher's Bag of Tricks
Jo's post on the Fiction Book Tasting
Book Tasting Post from Mrs. Lodge's Library
Jo's post on a Nonfiction Book Tasting
Jo's post about a First Grade Book Tasting
Jo's email: jnase1 (at) gmail (dot) com Intentionally not linked to avoid spam
Jo on Twitter: @atbotbookbug
A Teacher's Bag of Tricks on Facebook
Extra Segment: Book Bikemobile
Liz's Kickstarter Campaign Link
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Terry Myerson of Windows Phone Blog writes: "I wanted to drop into the Windows Phone Blog briefly to update you on an important milestone. Earlier this morning, the Windows Phone development team officially signed off on the release to manufacturing (RTM) build of "Mango" – the latest version of the Windows Phone operating system. This marks the point in the development process where we hand code to our handset and mobile operator partners to optimize Mango for their specific phone and network configurations. Here on the Windows Phone team, we now turn to preparing for the update process. The Mango update for current Windows Phone handsets will be ready this fall, and of course will come pre-installed on new Windows Phones."
Well they HAVE to be able to do better that THIS . . .
I mean just the fact it turns on, is an improvement over anything out there in their mobile category!
I gave up on Windows Mobile after 6.5 versions, but yeah, let me trust Microsoft one more time in this market, because we can all believe the got it right after 7 tries.
I'll stick with the brand I trust after the horrors of Windows Mobile, and that brand is "Anythingelse inc."
Mango will be a large step in the right direction. Assuming we ever get it.


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The Florida Department of Health in Lake County in conjunction with the Central Florida Area Health Education Center is sponsoring a free six-week and a two-hour smoking-cessation programs (all forms of tobacco), which includes free nicotine-replacement therapy patches, gum and lozenges (while supplies last), free carbon-monoxide testing and classroom materials.
Instructors teach a step-by-step class in how to change behavior and stop smoking and other nicotine-addiction habits. "Quit Smoking Now" is designed by an ex-smoker and led by a trained facilitator.
The six-week class will meet from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Mondays beginning Aug. 18 at the National Training Center, 1935 Don Wickham Drive in Clermont.
The 1 1/2-hour class will meet from 3 to 4:30 p.m. Aug. 19 at the Leesburg Goodwill Job Connection Center, 10600 U.S. Highway 441.
To register or for more information, call 877-252- 6094.
Model train show
The Villages Railroad Historical Society will present its Summer Rail Expo this weekend in the Savannah Regional Recreation Center, 1545 Lake Buena Vista Blvd., The Villages.
There will be more than 100 tables of vendors selling items featuring all scales, five operating layouts, drawing for prizes, snack bar and more.
Hours are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday.
Admission is $5. Children 10 and younger are free with a paying adult.
The event is a major fundraiser for the organization.
Summer lawn concert
Tef London is the next concert Saturday at the Lakeside Inn, 100 N. Alexander St., downtown Mount Dora. The performance is part of the free summer lawn concert series beginning at 7:30 p.m.
The seven-piece band plays a mix of American music like swing and Dixieland.
"Street Palooza" also will take place from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. The street party at Lakeside Inn will feature family fun including arts, crafts, food and more.
Bring a lawn chair or blanket. Food and beverages will be available for purchase.
The next concert will feature Bohemian Swing on Sept. 20.
Details: 352-383-4101.
Campus clean-up
Cypress Ridge Elementary School, 350 East Ave. in Clermont, needs volunteers to participate in a campus clean-up from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday. Some of the projects will include building a greenhouse and refurbishing the turtle pond and butterfly garden.
Volunteers should bring along equipment such as wheelbarrows, shovels and garden tools.
For more information, call 352-394-6633.
Women's Hall of Fame
The Lake County Commission is seeking nominations for the Women's Hall of Fame.
The award, founded in 1995, is intended to recognize local women who have made significant contributions to improve the lives of all residents and enhance the role of women in Lake County.
Nominees must have made significant contributions in the field of art, agriculture, athletics, business, community service, environment, government, health care, humanities, philanthropy and science/education.
Those selected will be honored at the State of the County event Dec. 2.
Members of the public can make nominations. The deadline is Friday.
Nomination forms and guidelines are available online at lakecountyfl.gov/whof or at the County Commission office, Room 316 of the Lake County Administration Building, 315 W. Main St., Tavares.
For details or to receive a nomination form by mail, call Wendy Taylor at 352-343-9849 or email firstname.lastname@example.com.
Friday night soccer
Lake County Soccer Club is accepting registration for ages 4 to 14 for the fall season of Friday night soccer in Sorrento and Tavares.
Players practice once a week with their assigned team and are given the option to attend an additional weekly practice by one of the leagues licensed travel team coaches. There will be eight games.
Sorrento teams will practice at East Lake Community Park, 24809 Wallick Road, Sorrento. The first game is scheduled for Sept. 5.
Tavares teams will practice at Hickory Point soccer complex, 27343 State Road 19, Tavares. The first game is scheduled for Sept. 19.
Registration is $80, which includes jersey and trophy. To register or more information, visit lakecountysc.com.


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At its core, ambulatory care pharmacy is about building relationships between a pharmacist and patient and meeting regularly to discuss specific problems and optimize the use of the patient's medications. Sometimes these meetings are over the phone, and other times they visit the clinic; it's generally up to the patient as to their preference. In the ambulatory care setting, we listen to the patient's story, study the objective lab values, optimize dosing, and provide a substantial amount of motivational interviewing to help patients achieve their lifestyle goals (usually diet and exercise counseling for diabetes).
The contours of potential areas of focus are clearly spelled out in the collaborative practice agreement with oversight physicians. At the Canton Health Center, Dr. Rockafellow mostly manages diabetic patients, some hypertension patients, a few hyperlipidemia patients, and an occasional patient who is referred for polypharmacy (on such a large number of medications they their care requires active management).
This particular clinic operates 3 half days per week, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. with a full day from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Tuesdays, with an average of six to ten appointments per day, though some days can be much higher (I'm pretty sure my busiest day was 16 patients, though most of these were shorter phone visits). By continuing to work with the same patients every few weeks, we have the chance to work on long-term goals in concert. We can monitor their home glucose readings every week or every other week and make sure they are taking the optimal dose of insulin. We can also use this same data to help patients make connections between their diet and their diabetes control.
My patient load grew by the day until, by the end of the third week, I was managing all of the clinic visits and upwards of half of the phone visits. Regardless of how the schedule appears in advance, one scheduling change (for example, a patient arrives late, or has additional important topics to discuss that takes a bit longer than the appointed time) has the potential to turn a well-oiled morning into a scramble. After my first full clinic day overflowed all reasonable time constraints, I learned the importance of keeping one eye on the clock as well as a collection of techniques to move the conversation forward efficiently.
The best experiences were when the patients surprised you. One week a patient might not be open to making any lifestyle changes, but after listening to them and beginning to build a trusting relationship, it is amazing what changes one can see. On more than one occasion, I had a reluctant patient open up their lifestyle and independently identify possible changes. One thing I learned from this was that it's not necessary to make every change at once. It's largely unfeasible and it is certainly overwhelming for patients. Instead, it's usually appropriate to work with them to find feasible targets for change build toward a more holistic approach week by week. In my view, this is one of the greatest advantages of ambulatory care pharmacy, an enormous opportunity for the profession to improve patient care in the future, and a possible career path for myself as I gear up for graduation. It would be hard to imagine a better ambulatory care pharmacy practice experience than the one I had.


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Coming up in George's Outdoor News this week:
Today, a look back at many of the deer plans and recommendations from task forces and working groups.
Tomorrow (February 24), a report from the legislature where the IFW Committee hosts public hearings on four interesting bills: one on the impact of winter ticks on moose, another to allow hunting small game with a slingshot, one to allow hunters to wear pink instead of orange, and a fourth to modify fishing rules for Webster Stream.
Wednesday (February 25), a report from the legislature where 3 different committees will hear important bills on mining, new restrictions on signature gathering for ballot initiatives, and a transfer of public lands to the forestry division of the Department of Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry. I'll touch down at all three hearings and give you a report.
Friday (February 27), I'll report on the last effort at SAM and the legislature to address deer problems and issues, with a list of recommendations that we called the Trahan/Smith Plan.
Deer Plans Pile Up While Deer Population Goes Down
Maine's had a lot of deer plans over the last 30 years. I've got a pile of them, starting in 1996 when I organized the Sportsman's Alliance of Maine's Deer Task Force to gather information from the group's members so that we could take an active role in the planning process that the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife would begin in 1998 to create a new deer management plan.
In every plan, lack of wintering habitat was cited as the most important issue.
SAM's 1996 task force noted, "During the past 25 years the amount and quality of wintering habitat in Maine has declined markedly, especially in northern and eastern Maine," and recognized that "the very successful any-deer permit system which began in 1983 has been in large part responsible for an 88% increase in deer abundance from 160,000 deer in 1982 to over 300,000 in 1997." The Task Force also noted the decline in hunters and made recommendations to address that problem.
Specific recommendations included "increase deer abundance and control buck mortality rates in northern zones to support the harvest of trophy deer at, at least, 20% of total buck kill" with trophy deer described as age 4 ½ or older.
SAM's work on deer actually began in the early 1980s with its first Deer Task Force chaired by Carroll York of the Forks. That effort led to support for and enactment of a bucks-only hunting season and later, to the creation of the any-deer permit system. SAM's Deer Task Forces in the 80s and 90s worked closely with DIF&W's deer biologist Gerry Lavigne.
In 1995 Lavigne issued a report to the legislature, at the request of Representative Howard Chick, about eastern coyotes and their impact on white-tailed deer. At the time, it was a sensation. The 23-page report recommended focusing on removal of coyotes in winter, while recognizing "that the real obstacle to attaining a higher deer population in more than half of the state is the declining quality and quantity of wintering habitat for deer." Gerry called on his agency to "find an efficient way to protect and enhance a minimum of 1.5 million acres of wintering habitat, statewide."
2006 Task Force
Another SAM Deer Task Force issued more recommendations in 2006 on issues ranging from landowner relations to increases in antlerless deer permits for private landowners who allow hunting on their property. Lavigne had retired by that time and joined SAM to participate as a volunteer on the Deer Task Force, funded by a grant from the Maine Outdoor Heritage Fund. Senator David Trahan, now SAM's Executive Director, was a member of that Task Force as was Don Kleiner, now the lobbyist for The Maine Guides Association, along with Paul Jacques, DIF&W's Deputy Commissioner, Harry Vanderweide, and other outdoor leaders. I served as the chair while Gerry provided much of the leadership.
While some of this Task Force's recommendations were adopted, many were not. Looking through those recommendations today, you would be impressed. Concerns about bear predation of deer fawns were raised, expansion of DIF&W's landowner relations program was recommended, and DIF&W was urged to resolve problems with the federal lynx listing.
In 2007, SAM put many of the recommendations into ambitious legislative proposals and Gerry Lavigne prepared an exceptional briefing paper explaining each and every proposal. Included were four proposals to attract new hunters, two to improve access to private land, and others covering a whole lot of issues from expanding coyote hunting opportunity to opening the firearms season on deer a week later.
2009 Working Group
In 2009, DIF&W created a Deer Predation Working Group, and that group issued more recommendations focused on reducing the population of coyotes.
In 2011, Gerry Lavigne wrote, for SAM, a fascinating report: Deer Management at the Crossroads – a status report on efforts to restore deer populations in eastern and northern Maine. Gerry's report focused on three things that he thought were necessary to improving deer survival.
"First, the loss of deer wintering habitat must be reversed," he wrote. "Second, too many deer are being killed by predators, chiefly eastern coyote and black bear. Third, hunting of antlerless deer must remain very limited to improve annual survival of adult does." And he noted that bucks-only restrictions in eastern and northern Maine, in place for 27 years, "have probably slowed the decline in deer populations in the northern half of Maine, but they have been insufficient to reverse that decline… Continued application of conservative doe harvest strategies remains essential to successful deer recovery, but it must be complimented by predator control and wintering habitat restoration."
With that report came more recommendations including this one: "DIFW should identify additional sources of funding, and/or curtail less urgent programs to focus on deer recovery work. Likewise, personnel need to be added where needed to implement new and ongoing deer recovery work. Some of this additional staffing may be accomplished through re-assignment of personnel from less urgent programs."
Coming from DIF&W's longtime deer biologist, I thought these recommendations were remarkable. But they didn't happen.
The Trahan/Smith Deer Plan
On December 13, 2010, three dozen outdoor leaders, including DIF&W wildlife staff and representatives of the state's major sportsmen's groups and clubs, spent a day at SAM's Augusta Conference Center to help create a comprehensive deer initiative designed to build and sustain a large deer herd throughout the state. The group gathered at the invitation of Senator David Trahan. I organized and facilitated the meeting, in my last month at SAM.
The plan we created, which became known as the Trahan/Smith Deer Plan, was consistent with the recommendations of DIF&W's Deer Task Force, issued in December of 2007, and DIF&W's Deer Predation Working Group, issued in January of 2009. While we recognized and applauded their work, our plan proposed a much more aggressive effort in all areas and a greater emphasis on some elements.
On Friday of this week, I will share that plan, and all its recommendations with you, hoping that it will stimulate a new effort, by SAM and its executive director Dave Trahan, to advocate for these recommendations, most of which were never embraced by the legislature or implemented by the department.


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You have to dive down about 15 feet and swim through a short tunnel in order to enter the cave. Once inside, though, there are four or five chambers where you can surface and remove your breathing apparatus. It would normally be pitch black inside, but the other divers and I were all carrying flashlights. They did a great job of lighting things up, both above and below the water's surface.
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I received my degree in Early Childhood Education from the University of South Carolina-Aiken and a M.Ed. degree in Science Education from USC-Columbia. I am considered to be highly qualified in early childhood and elementary education. In addition, I hold a B.S. degree in Plant Sciences from Clemson University.
Prior to teaching, I was an at home mom for 10 years. I have three children of whom I am very proud. Additionally, I have worked in the horticultural field as a landscape designer and as a grower.
I believe that all students can learn, and it is my pleasure and responsibility as a teacher to instill a love of learning in each child and to help each of my students reach his or her greatest potential. In order to make learning exciting and relevant, I incorporate as many hands on, authentic learning opportunities as possible in my classroom.


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By Guest Blogger Kate Collins
My biggest pet peeve – hmm, where do I begin? Okay, I guess I'd have to say that what drives me the craziest (not that it's a long drive) are the hundred of ads on TV every evening for prescription drugs. During one hour, I counted nine. Nine different drugs being shoved in my face per hour! Three hours of television viewing equals twenty-seven drug commercials per evening. Times seven days a week would be -- Wowzers! Are we that sick?
What totally irks me is that in a one minute commercial, more than half of that time is used for the side effects. You want to fix those dry eyes? Oh, boy, do we have a pill for you! Be prepared, however, for glaucoma, seizures, dry mouth, liver damage, your eyeballs popping out of your head and your dog choking on them – and possibly death. Gee, those dry eyes don't sound so bad after all.
And then there's the sneaky way the ad companies disguise the side effects. You'll see people laughing, dancing, flying balloons, shopping for shoes, picking flowers or their noses – anything to distract you from listening to the bad things that can happen when you swallow that pill. Next time an ad comes on, mute the volume and just watch. You'd never guess you were watching a drug ad. And after you try that experiment, do it the opposite way. Don't watch the ad, just listen to the warnings. They'll have you running for the hills – of Switzerland.
Other countries ban pharmaceutical ads, and personally, I'm in favor of that. I've read that doctors often prescribe pills that patients ask for rather than what the doctor feels is best – because the patient sees an ad and decides that's what he wants. Is that how a doctor should practice medicine? I don't think so.
And don't even get me started about the whole "take a pill for the symptom and don't ask about what caused it" syndrome, otherwise known as TPFSDAWCI. (Bet there's a pill for that, too). I asked a doctor why some people got high blood pressure as they aged and others didn't. He said it was genetics. Guess what? He was wrong. A bad diet and lack of movement cause it. There are tons of studies on how to reverse high blood pressure naturally, but the sad truth is, doctors are trained to equate a symptom with a pill. "Here's your prescription. You're done. Next patient please." And because of those annoying TV ads, we're trained to expect nothing else.
That, in a very big nutshell, is my biggest pet peeve. Anyone else sick of those ads, too?
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Smog Zip Purse
Crafted in the finest quality Italian vegetable tanned leather. This is a great compact little accessory to brighten up any bag perfect for a couple of cards notes and coins.
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Last week I organized a new gallery wall in our family room. I felt a bit panicked afterwards that gallery walls may be closing in on us. After all, how many Ikea frames can one house take?
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Russell L. Woods, Aaron J. Mandel, James Barabas, Robert B. Goldstein, Eli Peli; Making virtual reality "more real" and the perception of potential collisions. Journal of Vision 2004;4(8):814. doi: https://doi.org/10.1167/4.8.814.
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Making the experience in virtual reality closer to the "real world" experience (e.g. actually walking, rather than standing or sitting, in a walking simulator) may affect task performance. Improved experience of "presence" might make performance in the virtual reality similar to real-world performance, whereas poor presence or an incorrect rendition might impair performance. We measured perception of a potential collision with stationary obstacles using four experimental situations to compare: standing or walking; walking with or without subject speed control; and correct and incorrect viewpoint. Subjects stood or walked on a treadmill 75cm in front of a 95-degree-wide screen that displayed a "shopping mall" corridor with textured floor and shop fronts. Adult-man-size obstacles appeared for 1 second and the subject indicated whether they would collide if they continued on the same path. Data for 14 subjects were analyzed using a signal detection approach that gives the subject's perceived size and decision quality. When standing, subjects had a slightly smaller perceived size (p=0.02) and made slightly better decisions (p=0.03) than when walking. The incorrect viewpoint reduced the quality of decisions, but only slightly (p=0.01). Walking with and without subject speed control provided equivalent performance. Thus, walking in our walking simulator did not improve task performance. Our with-subject-speed-control walking condition required that the subject self-propel the treadmill (i.e. not motorized), which might reduce task performance compared to a feedback-controlled motorized system. An incorrect viewpoint (rendition) did reduce task performance, though performance was surprisingly good. Other issues that might affect the experience of presence, including head-tracking and binocular view (stereo cue of flat screen), are under investigation.
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Ooops! It had gone midnight before I remembered it was Wednesday today! Still, I don't suppose I'm the first person to be a day late…
After a bad week health-wise, I haven't been in my ARTHaven at all until today, so not much progress has been made on my projects. This is the state of my table tonight:
On the left you can see the frame, temporarily assembled, and on the right, a series of hibiscus flowers in the process of being constructed. These were cut on the Cricut using heavy watercolour paper and then coloured with DIY glimmer mist made from Tim Holtz Distress Inks re-inkers in Chipped Sapphire and Forest Moss mixed with water with some Perfect Pearls added. The edges were first coloured with a little archival black ink, and then the detail added with a fine waterproof black marker. At this stage they are waiting to be hand-embossed and assembled.
At the back of my table you can see some UTEE pots. I've got some silicone mould compound and some charms and am hoping to make some embellishments for my ATCs.
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White wine with a good alcohol content fermented in new French oak barrels, aged for 6 months on its lees, and possessing all the characteristic features of the great Chardonnays.
Grape varieties: Chardonnay 100%.
Growing system: Espalier training
Vineyard location: Manacor area (Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain).
Designation: D.O.P. Pla i Llevant-Mallorca.
Type of wine: "Crianza" white.
Alcohol content: 14- 14,5 % vol.
Fermentation: Alcoholic and malolactic fermentation in French oak barrels from Allier and Nevers.
Ageing: 6 months in new French oak barrels and 6 months in bottle.
Tasting Notes: Clean and bright, golden hue with slight green tones. Aromas of vanilla and smoke. Aromas of citrus and tropical fruits such as pineapple, bananas and mangos, with a hint of butter. Very long, well balanced and full bodied on the palate.
Food pairing: pairs with fish in sauce, fish stews, baked fish and white meats.
Serving temperature: between 8 –10 ºC.
– Gold Medal for the 1999 Vintage – II International Wine Exhibition (Salón Internacional del Vino). Madrid 2001.
– 1st Prize for the 2001 Vintage – "2º Certamen de Vino Mallorquin de Manacor 2002".
– "Gran Baco de Oro" (Gold award given to the best wine in all the categories) for the 2002 Vintage – " XVII National Wine Taste organised by U.E.C.
– Gold Medal for the 2002 Vintage – Radio Turismo annual wine awards. Madrid 2003.
– Silver Medal for the 2002 Vintage- "IV International Wine Exhibition" (Salón Internacional del Vino). Madrid 2003.
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– Gold Medal -. VI International Wine Exhibition (Salón Internacional del Vino). Madrid 2005
– Gold Medal – VIII Bacchus International Wine Exhibition. 2008.
– Gold Medal Chardonnay Roure 2009 – " Concurso Internacional CINVE Sevilla 2010".
– Gold Medal. The Spanish association of journalists and wine writers (AEPEV) Chardonnay Roure 2010 was selected as the best aged white wine.
– Gold medal for the harvest 2011 in "XV Edición del concurso internacional Premios Zarcillo" (Castilla y León 2013).
– The best Chardonnay in Spain. The white wine Chardonnay Roure 2011 rated 94 out of 100 in blind tasting in Magazine Sobremesa (2014).


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For Immediate Release: October 2, 2011
WARNING: If You Don't Have the Guts for Chills & Thrills, Do Not Read This Book
FearMaker: Family Matters
by Terry Castle
Daughter of renowned horror filmmaker William Castle,
drawing on a personal legacy of the macabre, pens first horror novel
for tween audience, to be released for Halloween, October 2011
LOS ANGELES, CA — "We'll kill her at the top of the stairs. She'll never know it's coming. Then whack. There will be spurting blood, and you'll hear her head bouncing down the stairs." When 12-year-old Adam Castle overhears his father say these chilling words to his mother behind closed doors, he wonders, what could it mean? Is his father a Mafia Don? …a murdering thug? And his mother an accomplice?
For brave kids only, FearMaker: Family Matters reveals an exciting, bloodcurdling tale of intrigue and suspense as Adam feverishly pursues the truth about what's really going on…why does his father want to kidnap and kill Jen, the cutest girl in his class? …who's chopped off toe is in the box Adam found in his father's office? …what's behind the strange texts he's been receiving from a mysterious, unknown sender about the awful things he's been seeing and hearing? With the help of his best friend, Julian, they piece together clue after clue to get to the bottom of this crazy nightmare. When they find themselves at the bottom of an empty grave, you'll never believe what they discover!
FearMaker: Family Matters is author Terry Castle's personal homage to her father, William Castle (1914-1977), legendary horror filmmaker of such 1950s classics as House on Haunted Hill, The Tingler, and Thirteen Ghosts, and producer of Rosemary's Baby. Known for his ingenious marketing gimmicks, William Castle himself has recently returned with his first new work in over thirty years—From the Grave: The Prayer, a novel for tweens/young adults.
Terry Castle grew up in Los Angeles with a dad who made a living scaring the wits out of moviegoers everywhere. Although he was internationally famous, to her he was always just dad, though a larger than life one at that. While she was growing up in the 1960s, her father taught her interesting life skills such as the best recipe for fake blood, the proper way to hold an ax, and how to act out the most terrifying of ghost stories. After working as a writer and producer for CNN, Travel Channel, and Nickelodeon/MTV-Networks, she worked with Dark Castle Entertainment (Joel Silver and Robert Zemeckis' production company named after her father), where she co-produced and consulted on the remakes of two William Castle films: House on Haunted Hill (1999) and Thir13en Ghosts (2001). Much of what lies within the pages of both From the Grave: The Prayer and FearMaker: Family Matters is based on real life occurrences shared by the two Castles. Horror is in Terry's blood, as she carries on her father's wicked tradition of scaring innocent souls everywhere.
FearMaker: Family Matters
by Terry Castle
William Castle Productions (www.williamcastleproductions.com)
October 2011 N Tweens/Young Adult N 120 Pages
Paperback: $8.99 ISBN-13: 978-0-578-09277-5 N eBook: $6.99 ISBN-13: 978-1-4507-9519-7
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From the Grave: The Prayer
By William Castle
October 2011 N Tweens/Young Adult N 311 Pages
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