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Cool and charismatic, John André is Ben Tallmadge's opposite number, the head of British intelligence. For most of the conflict, André has prioritized military conquests over romantic ones, convincing his former lover Philomena to use her feminine wiles on a rival general and gain intelligence on his behalf. André resolves to use Peggy Shippen, the most sought-after woman in the colonies, in a similar manner against Benedict Arnold. But he didn't count on falling in love with her. When André must retreat from Philadelphia, he reluctantly leaves Peggy behind. She is to befriend Benedict Arnold and introduce him to André, thereby changing the course of the war and earning André the honors and riches that will allow him to marry her. But this strategy is complicated when the relentless Arnold convinces Peggy's father to give him her hand. His plan having worked too well, André enters Season Three racing to turn Arnold before Peggy is forced to marry him. He will risk everything to gain happiness in both his personal and military life -- potentially pushing both to the brink of ruin.
JJ Feild began his film career in London with Michael Caine and Helen Mirren on Last Orders for Fred Schepisi. He then went on to act in films for, among others, Kathryn Bigelow, Peter Greenaway, Kristian Levring and Joe Johnston in Captain America: The First Avenger. He also worked on many British independent films such as TELSTAR alongside Kevin Spacey and Third Star with Benedict Cumberbatch and Centurion with Michael Fassbender. He was seen recently in Austenland alongside Keri Russell for Sony Pictures Classics.
Feild's television credits include Jon Jones' adaptation of Jane Austen's Northanger Abbey as well as a number of other Masterpiece Theatre dramas, including The Secret Life of Mrs. Beeton, Death on the Nile, To the Ends of the Earth, Perfect Strangers, Ruby in the Smoke, The Shadow in the North and The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby.
Feild is also a seasoned stage actor and his credits include starring in Jean Anouilh's Ring Round the Moon on London's West End and then the Olivier Award–winning and critically acclaimed production of The Pride at the Royal Court.


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Why did I not leave? Was it only my reluctance to face mistress Manyara after abandoning the task entrusted to me, a simple fear of shame? No. While Munetsi had what Itai and I lacked, a wealthy father and an indulgent mother who would cover over any wrong, I could not stop wondering why Moses would claim the least-desired work in the village as his own. Curiosity kept me laboring in the endless heat.
Bend. Dig. Cut. Burn. The work remained the same. But my head ached. My eyes burned. My hands were clumsy. I hacked at a clump of roots, hit a stone, and the wooden blade splintered in my hands. My patience snapped, and I hurled the ruined tool as far into the krim as I could. Itai's voice floated to me, cursing the bushes and the heat of the day and the damn old jackal who made him endure both. The rhythmic clink of the machete punctuated his unending complaint.
A heel scraped in the dirt behind me.
"The first night on the veld is hard," Moses said. His words held no anger, only a tired sympathy. "It comes from the soil. A slow poison. The ancient ones' weapons could strike further than the eye can see and destroy great cities in a breath. When they warred and ravaged everything that once lay south of us, they birthed The Breaking. But they did not know what would come after." He looked out at the krim. "I cannot think they thought of this."
Shame welled up inside me as he hobbled back to the camp. I possessed two hands, a strong back. Why should I stop working, poisoned earth or not? I marched back and into the krim, thinking to retrieve the tool, to repair it somehow. Ten steps in, I realized I could no longer hear Itai or his machete. I stopped. An utter absence of sound enveloped me. Even my breath seemed muted. Before me stretched row on row of twisted branches, overlapping, intertwining, growing into one another as though becoming a single organism.
They were quiet. Waiting.
I broke and bolted out, certain now of Moses' anger, for I could not work without a tool. But he and Itai had already packed. I volunteered to carry Munetsi's portion and didn't feel its weight, so glad was I to leave the place where the silence crouched like a living thing.
When we returned to the village, mistress Manyara arranged for me to borrow a knife and kept watch over me as I carved a piece of blackwood into an approximation of my old tool. After returning it, I slept, and when I awoke the next morning, the dullness had left me. My body felt strong, my mind awhirl with questions. I dressed quickly and went early to the meeting place.
I found Moses already there. We spoke while waiting for Itai, but whenever our conversation closed in on something important -- the krim's origin, the risk they posed to the village, the strange way in which they would not burn -- he spun it toward talk of little consequence. He seemed distrustful of my queries, as though I only sought opportunity to mock. And every few moments the bottle would rise to his lips. I wondered how long he could go without the heat of it in his mouth.
Finally, Itai appeared. He did not have his spear.
"You do not have your spear," Moses said.
"You do not have your spear," Itai echoed. "What of it? I have this." He waved the machete.
"That will not help when you have need of it. I have told you --"
"I don't care what you have told me, old sow!" Itai shouted, the mockery flashing into anger. "You want nothing more than ears to listen to you, nothing more than people who will --"
"Go get it," I said, cutting him off. "You're wasting the light."
Itai dropped the machete and rushed at me. I punched him in his side, and he gasped, staggered, but came again, more measured this time. He landed three blows -- two on my chest and one that grazed my ear -- before I buried my fist in his stomach. He went down hard into the dust, retching.
When he came back up, he had the machete.
I backed away. Itai's breathing came in ragged gasps, and he wobbled on unsteady legs. Yet a fever flashed in his eyes, and I knew even an errant stroke with the great knife could kill.
"Stop," I told him. "This is foolishness."
Directly behind him lay my spear.
"No," he huffed. "You listen to his lies. He's a half-dead drunk who only wants power."
"But the krim. Have you seen anything like them? They're dead, yet they grow. They won't burn, yet --"
Itai aimed an overhand swipe at me. I twisted aside, felt the wind stirred by the blade ghost past my shoulder, then spun and slid down on one knee, reaching out, the spear slapping into my hand.
As the machete rose again, I thrust the spearpoint through his palm.
Itai screamed. The machete clattered to the ground. He yanked his hand back and, for a terrible instant, got caught on the spear's barb. But then he pulled free and turned and staggered back toward the village, howling and clutching his wrist.
"We must leave," Moses said.
I trembled with the enormity of my actions.
"Rugare, you did well. You didn't aim to kill. All things can be forgiven, but you won't be welcome here for some time. We must leave. You'll have to carry everything. Do you understand? You must bear the weight of everything."
"I understand," I said. "I'll bear it."
Moses toed the abandoned machete. "Take this, too. I don't think he'll miss it."

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Multiwinia: Survival of the Flattest • Page 2
V for Vectory.
Capture the Statue is a spin on the usual flag-based retrieval games, though the sheer size and weight of the item being swiped makes it a much trickier tactical undertaking. Assault tasks one team with protecting a deadly bomb, while the other tries to penetrate the fortress to disable it. Finally there's Rocket Riot, where teams battle for control of solar panels to fuel up their space rockets. The first team to achieve blast-off wins.
If those titles sound like they'd be more at home in a first-person shooter, you'd be right. Multiwinia is an arcade game through and through (quite literally, since it will soon arrive on Xbox Live Arcade packaged with its single-player predecessor) and everything about it has been created to encourage fast, instant gratification. Time limits range from five minutes to fifteen, and even the modes which don't come with a finite countdown - such as Rocket Riot - can usually be settled in coffee break timeframes.
The maps follow the lovely lo-fi aesthetic already established in 2005, with undulating green digital hills, angular seas and an ominous grid where the sky should be. Tron is often used as a reference point, but it always reminds me most of Sentinel, Geoff Crammond's wonderfully abstract 1986 proto-stealth game. Some maps are small and compact, designed for feverish two-player skirmishes. Others are vast four-player arenas, filled with environmental details that spell out the dark times that occurred between Darwinia and this current state of war.
Whereas Darwinia wrong-footed those who expected a pure RTS experience with its need for constant micro-management of your digital adventurers, Multiwinia's more combative flavour means that pathfinding is now more reliable and directional orders can be delegated to Officers.
These are promoted Darwinians, created with a simple right click. They can then direct the constant stream of comrades from their spawn points to relevant areas - such as scoring zones - or they can form all around them into platoons, slower to move but more deadly in combat. Just these two unit types - Darwinian and Officer - form the basis of pretty much the whole game. It really is that simple.
Auxiliary abilities, many familiar from the previous game, are called into play by collecting the glowing crates which tumble slowly from the sky, Worms-style, bearing gifts from some benevolent digital deity. The more Darwinians you divert to their retrieval, the faster you'll unlock the contents. Some offer area-specific status buffs, such as additional speed or shields. Sometimes you'll get additional units, such as the manually controlled Squad which can lob grenades and shoot at specific targets with a mouse click.
Some old Darwinia foes can also be found, with ants and lumbering computer spiders available to wreak havoc on your behalf. There are also vehicles, for crossing land and water quickly, as well as gun and rocket turrets for automated defence.


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Hi again from Emma. I've been busy as heck because summer is coming to a close (Please say it isn't so!) and I'm trying to pack in as much outside time as I can before our Midwest winter hits. One of the things I've been doing is making tomato powder from the skins I remove before canning my tomatoes.
Royal Blue Velvet Cake
This recipe has been around for a while but I was a little surprised that so many of my friends hadn't heard of it. You'll impress your family and friends with this one! I believe the original recipe came from the Betty Crocker Kitchen.
Royal Blue Velvet Cake
Prep Time 30 Minutes
Total Time 1:35 Hr:Mins
For the Cake:
1 box Betty Crocker® SuperMoist® white cake mix
1 1/4 cups buttermilk
1/3 cup vegetable oil
3 eggs
1 tablespoon unsweetened baking cocoa
2 teaspoons royal blue paste food color
1 toothpickful violet paste food color (be sure to get the paste food coloring)
For the Frosting:
1 jar (7 oz) marshmallow creme
1 cup butter or margarine, softened
2 1/2 cups powdered sugar
1/8 teaspoon salt
- Heat oven to 325°F. Grease bottom and sides of three 8-inch round cake pans with shortening and lightly flour, or spray with baking spray with flour.
- In large bowl, beat all cake ingredients with electric mixer on low speed about 30 seconds or until moistened. Beat on medium speed 2 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally.
- Divide batter evenly among pans. Bake 23 to 28 minutes or until top springs back when lightly touched in center. Cool 15 minutes. Remove from pans; cool completely.
- In large microwavable bowl, microwave marshmallow creme uncovered on High 15 to 20 seconds to soften. Add butter. Beat with electric mixer on medium speed until smooth. Beat in powdered sugar and salt until smooth.
- If necessary, trim rounded tops of two cake layers to flatten before assembling. Place 1 cake layer, top side down, on serving plate; spread with about 1/3 cup frosting. Top with second layer, top side down; spread with about 1/3 cup frosting. Top with untrimmed cake layer, top side up. Frost side and top of cake with remaining frosting.
Seed Savers' Glossary of Terms
One of the most prudent things a gardener can learn is how to save seeds from one season to use the next. Growing your garden from seeds you've gathered and saved moves you to the next level of sustainability. And the vegetables and herbs you grow from the seeds you've saved just seem to taste better! I find it almost magical to watch plants sprout from seeds I've saved from the year before.
One thing you need to keep in mind before you plant is that not all seeds will produce viable seeds. Avoid purchasing any GMO seeds! These are the kinds of edibles we should avoid anyway and you won't get viable seeds from them. Hybrids may produce seeds that sprout but you can't be sure which traits the resulting plant will give you. The best bet for seed saving is to purchase heirloom seeds from a reputable seller. Look for companies that state that they do not use GMO seeds and that do sell heirloom seeds.
To start this series I'm going to give you a Glossary of Terms that you will use in your seed saving adventure. You may not use all of the methods. It depends on what you grow and what seeds you're trying to save. But this Glossary will give you a comprehensive list of terms so that you understand the various methods and equipment for properly saving seeds.
alternate-day caging – A technique that allows two different flowering varieties to be pollinated by insects without being cross-pollinated. Cages constructed of wood, wire, or plastic frames are covered with fine screen. One variety is covered with cages one day, allowing the other to be visited and pollinated by insects; the cages are switched each day to allow insect access to the previously caged variety.
anther – Organ where pollen is produced.
chaff – Broken pieces of dried seed capsules, stems, leaves and other debris mixed in with seeds.
characteristics – General features caused by unidentified complexes of genes including but not limited to freeze tolerance, cold tolerance, regional adaptability, winter hardiness, early maturation, and flavor.
cleaning screen – Screens with different-sized openings are used to separate seeds from chaff. The screen number denotes the number of openings that will cover a one inch line. A screen is selected with openings just large enough to let seeds drop through without the chaff or as in the case of larger seeds, a screen selected to allow the chaff to drop through without the seeds. (See page 36.)
cross-pollination – When pollen is exchanged between different flowers from the same or different plants.
dehiscent – A seed capsule opened to discharge seeds is dehiscent. Seeds must be harvested before this process takes place and the seeds are lost. In some varieties, the seed capsules literally explode.
dioecious – A species with male flowers and female flowers on separate plants.
dominant trait – The variation of a specific, identifiable gene that results in observ able traits. For example, tall is a dominant trait in pea plant growth. Crosses with bush varieties will usually result in tall varieties. See "trait."
F1 hybrid – The "F" in F1 hybrid stands for filial or offspring. F1 means the first generation offspring after cross-pollination. The majority of F1 hybrids are sterile or produce offspring unlike themselves. See "hybrid."
filament – Tube that supports the anther where pollen is produced.
flail – The process of fracturing or crushing seedpods in order to free the seeds. This can take the form of everything from simply rubbing broccoli pods between your hands to driving over bean vines with a car.
flower – The part of a plant where reproduction takes place and seeds are produced.
hybrid – Varieties resulting from natural or artificial pollination between genetically distinct parents. Commercially, the parents used to produce hybrids are usually inbred for specific characteristics.
inbreeding depression – A loss of vigor because of inbreeding. Inbreeding is the result of self-pollination or pollination between two close relatives.
insect pollination – Pollen is carried from one flower to another by insects.
monecious – A species is monecious if it produces single plants with separate male flowers and female flowers on the same plant.
open-pollinated – Open-pollinated varieties are stable varieties resulting from the pollination between the same or genetically similar parents. Not hybrid.
ovary – The female part of a flower that contains the ovules. Fertilized ovules develop into mature seeds.
pappus – Small hairs borne at tip of seed (composite flowers only).
perfect flowers – Individual flowers that contain both stamens and pistils.
pistil – The female reproductive organ in a flower made up of the stigma, style, and ovary.
pollen – Equivalent of sperm in plants. Pollen grain fertilizes plant ovules.
pollination – The process of sexual fertilization in plants. The male chromosomes contained in pollen are combined with the female chromosomes contained in the ovules.
recessive trait – The variation of a specific, identifiable gene that results in observ able traits only if the dominant trait is not present. For example, wrinkled pea seeds result only in varieties where the dominant smooth-seed trait is missing.
rogue – The process of removing or destroying plants with unwanted characteristics or traits.
selection – The process of saving the seeds from plants that exhibit desirable charac teristics and traits. To identify desirable characteristics, plant the same variety in different environmental conditions, or plant different varieties in the same environ mental conditions.
self-pollination – When pollination takes place within a single flower, usually before it opens. Other flowers or plants are not needed. Self-pollinating flowers are called "perfect flowers" because they contain the stamens that produce pollen and the pistil that receives the pollen. Isolation distance to prevent cross-pollination is not necessary unless insects are known to invade the flowers before pollination is complete.
silique (siliqua) – Long, tubelike seedpod that splits in half.
stamen – A flower's male reproductive organ consisting of the filament, anther, and pollen.
stigma – The opening in the pistil through which the pollen passes to the ovary.
style – Contains the pollen tube between the stigma and the ovary through which the pollen is carried.
thresh – A term used by seed professionals to describe the process of separating seeds from chaff.
trait – A specific feature traced to an identifiable gene or group of genes. Pea traits traceable to single genes include vine growth (bush or tall), seed texture (smooth or wrinkled) and disease resistance (fusarium, enation mosaic, and powdery mildew).
viable – A viable seed is one that will germinate and produce a vigorous plant. Seeds must not be harvested before they have matured enough to be viable. There is wide variation in the point of maturity at which a seed can be harvested and still be viable.
vigor – Strong, vibrant germination and growth. A desirable characteristic.
wind pollination – When pollen is carried from one flower to another by the wind.
winnow – An ancient technique used to clean seeds. Moving air from a fan or breeze is used to separate heavier seeds from lighter chaff.
Bam's Banana Bread
{a little background: My oldest grand daughter couldn't pronounce "grandma" when she was a toddler. It became "Bamma" which she then shortened to "Bam." Since then all my grand kids have used this name for me.}
Bam's Banana Bread
1 2/3 cups all purpose flour
1 tsp baking soda
¼ tsp ground cinnamon
½ tsp salt
2 cup plus 2 tbls sugar
2 eggs
½ cup oil
3 ½ bananas – very ripe, mashed
2 tbl sour cream
1 tsp vanilla extract
2/3 cup walnuts – toasted and chopped
Preheat oven to 350°
Line a loaf pan with parchment paper.
Sift the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt together.
Beat sugar and eggs with a whisk (or the whisk attachment of your stand mixer) until light and fluffy (about 10 minutes).
Drizzle in the oil. Add the mashed bananas, sour cream, and vanilla.
Fold in the dry ingredients and nuts.
Pour into the lined loaf pan and bake for 45 minutes to an hour.
This banana bread is dark in appearance but very moist!
Building Your Food Storage On A Shoestring
One of the biggest blocks when someone considers prepping is the cost. Too many people do nothing to prepare for an emergency simply because they can't figure out how to pay for it. As I've mentioned, I'm disabled and John is retired. Our income didn't make us part of the upper crust even before John got cancer and the bills started coming in like an avalanche.
In spite of our financial situation BC (before cancer), I was determined to do something to ready my family for a crisis. It was challenging to figure out how to start. I was overwhelmed. But when John got sick and I had to rely on the things I'd purchased I was so glad I'd made the decision to prepare. You'll be happy you put in the time, work, and money should a disaster strike. It's my goal, with this blog, to help people who are not as far along or haven't even started preparing just as I've learned from those people with more experience.
You want to build your stockpile of food and water but you don't want to have to go to a loan shark or sell your firstborn to do it. There are strategies to help you stretch your dollars. And you can learn from the mistakes that those of us who started earlier have made.
First on my list of things not to do is thinking you have to do it all before the sun sets tonight. When I realized how unprepared I was for a crisis I felt I had to get everything instantly. I didn't research certain items as well as I should and, consequently, spent too much on them. I bought too much of some things and not enough of others. My first word of advice is to take a little time.
When you do dishes by hand the "experts" (and just who the heck is a dish washing expert? Sorry. I digress.) tell us to wash the glassware then the flatware followed by the dinnerware, and finally the pots and pans. If you wash the pots and pans then the glasses you're either going to have to change the dishwater (a waste of detergent and hot water) or you're going to end up with greasy glasses (a waste of your time, detergent, and hot water). Think of your preparations like doing the dishes. You do one thing at a time. Start by building a Deep Pantry then move on to 30, 60, and 90 day stockpiles. Eventually you can get into storing enough food to last for years.
Because I jumped in and wanted to build a huge supply in a heartbeat I didn't set a budget. This was sort of okay at first but later it really began to pinch. Set an amount you feel comfortable putting aside each week. If you can only do $5.00 put that aside. If you can save $20, it's even better. It adds up more quickly than you think and it gives you time to research what you want to purchase early on. Use all or part of your tax return to stock up. In our state we have to return most cans and bottles. I use the money from the returned cans to spend on my storage. What I'm saying is there are ways to set aside at least a little money to begin preparing.
There are a lot of things that you'll eventually want to have stockpiled. You'll need a way to cook the food. You'll need personal hygiene items. You'll need to be able to provide heat. But the most basic items are food and water so I'll start with food. A huge mistake is buying the wrong kinds of foods. Remember, this is for a survival situation so stocking up on Twinkies and pop isn't the best use of your money.
Your body needs certain things to function. In a survival scenario you'll want to get the most bang for your buck in terms of both money spent and nutrition. In a crisis you're going to need these foods at about these percentages: Carbohydrates – 50% – 60%, Fats – 10% – 20%, and Proteins – 20% – 40%
Carbohydrates break down quickly into the sugars your body will need. Fats break down more slowly. These two give your body the energy it needs. Protein allows your body to create new cells and without it your body will cannibalize itself. Without protein your body will eat your muscles to keep itself going.These three are referred to as macro-nutrients. For long term survival you'll also need micro-nutrients which I'll discuss later.
Many websites talk about stocking comfort food and I agree, in part, with what they are saying. But junk food is empty calories and very expensive. Avoid buying it. Another really expensive purchase is proteins. You'll need them but be careful about which ones you choose. Meat doesn't keep well unless it's canned or dehydrated but beans will give you a lot of protein and is a really inexpensive choice. It's okay to stock a few of the junk food items but don't use the bulk of your prep money for them.
Make sure you buy the items that will store well if you have no access to a refrigerator or freezer. There are ways to keep even some of the more perishable items for long term storage and I'll get into them when I discuss the ways our ancestors fed themselves without refrigeration.
Planning, price comparisons, and sales are the best way to get your food for the least amount of money. Plan what you want to start stockpiling then check your local grocery stores and online to find the best price. While many items you'll want to buy, like dried beans, don't often go on sale, you may find a great sale on canned items. If the store has a limit on sale items just take everyone in the family and have each person buy the limit. I've also purchased the limit of items, put them in my car, and gone back in to buy the limit again. If there's a great sale on meat you can always buy a lot of it and then turn it into jerky. Amazon carries grocery items as do Walmart and Target. And they'll ship for free if you spend a certain amount (usually $50). Buy salt, canning salt, sugar, molasses, dried fruit, and beans this way, too. A lot of the carbohydrates you'll want to stock are sold in bulk. You can get really big bags of flour, pasta, and rice shipped right to your door. Check the prices for various online vendors.
By spending money for a membership to Sam's Club or Costco you can end up saving a lot. Unless you have a huge family or are planning to feed the neighborhood in an emergency, don't buy the 5 gallon jar of mayonnaise and stay away from the frozen prepared foods. But these warehouse clubs are a great place to pick up restaurant size containers of spices (which will help you and your family adjust to a different way of eating). You can also save a lot on paper products, personal hygiene, and even bottled water there.I'm lucky enough to have a son who lives very nearby who is already a member of a warehouse club so I just give him a list.
Coupons are another fantastic way to save money. Many stores will double and sometimes even triple the value of your coupons. We've all heard about the people who come home with hundreds of dollars in food and have only spent $10. I'm not saying you'll be able to save that much but every dime you save on one item is a dime you have to spend on another. The number one source of coupons is the Sunday paper. Get the coupons from as many Sunday papers as you can. Don't buy 50 newspapers (you'll probably spend more on them than you'll save) but if there are great coupons in the paper it may be worth buying a few extra. Another source is neighbors, family, and friends who may not use the coupons and will give them to you. Magazines also sometimes have coupons. Food magazines are your best source for food coupons but you can find food coupons in what I call "all purpose" magazines like Better Homes and Gardens. You can also find coupons for non-food items that you'll want to stock. There are many, many sources of coupons online. Most require that you download their "coupon clipper" but you can find coupons from everything from food items to detergents. Manufacturers also put coupons right on their websites. This is especially true of the really big companies. And don't forget the grocery stores themselves. Two of our local grocery stores have little coupon clips right on the shelves beneath the items the coupons are for and others have a coupon area by the bulletin boards. A lot of stores also print coupons right on the receipts. And never overlook the "save now" coupons attached to items you're buying. Manufacturers often have coupons that peel right off the item that can be used immediately. Get creative. Check out your local recycling center to see if you can go through the papers left there. Some coupons come in the mail. Also check the trash bins of party stores and gas stations late on Sunday. If some of the papers don't sell the store will just throw out the extras along with the coupons they contain. Just be sure to organize your coupons and to keep track of those that expire. Don't miss the chance to save some money by letting coupons "go bad."
Farmer's Markets are one of my favorite summer visits. I'm lucky because I have at least six of them within a 20 minute drive. If you don't know how to can, this is the time to learn. Be sure to follow only approved recipes. Buy bushels of tomatoes, vegetables, and fruit at a farmer's market and fill your store with food you've canned yourself. Also look into CSA's (Community Supported Agriculture) in your area. These are not only a source for fruits and vegetables but you can find honey, meats of various types (beef, lamb, rabbit, chicken, etc.), and even eggs. Many require you to purchase either an annual, seasonal, or weekly share but they can provide you with non-GMO produce and non-commercially raised meat and eggs.
Another way to save money on food for long term storage is sharing. You can buy items in bulk and split both the food and the cost with someone who is also storing food. If you buy #10 cans of items to split I recommend using Mylar bags, oxygen absorbers, and desiccant packs. When opened, #10 cans can be stored for an advertised 5 years but it's more likely you'll use up whatever the items is in less time than that.
Remember to plan, compare prices, and shop sales. Remember coupons savings can really add up. Don't feel you have to buy the latest "prepper" storage containers or gadgets. Don't forget to research inexpensive ways to accomplish the same goals as the expensive solutions. And, as always, feel free to ask us questions or leave your comments.
Looters & FEMA & Bears, oh my!
Emma again –
Did you know that the government now has the "right" to enter your house without your permission and take all your food and stored water? That's right! Mr. Obama signed an Executive Order giving FEMA the right to confiscate (steal) your food, water, equipment, and energy sources for "the protection and betterment of National Security." Here's the link if you want to read it for yourself: http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2012/03/16/executive-ordernational-defense-resources-preparedness So how can you protect yourself from this hijacking of your supplies? There are several solutions to this threat.
If It Were a Snake It Would Have Bitten You!
When I was a kid my mother would send me to look for things for her in a closet or in the basement. A lot of the time I couldn't locate the item. Mama would walk up, pull the item out from right in front of me, and say, "If it were a snake it would have bitten you." Oddly, the more obvious a hiding spot is the less likely someone will discover it. It sounds crazy but a lot of times the best way to hide something is to hide it right under the noses of those searching. Some people put canned goods inside furniture or (yes, it's true) in hollowed out books.
It Was In The Last Place I Looked!
When people say this I always think, "Of course it was because when you found it you stopped looking!" By storing identical items in several places you reduce the chance that searchers will find all of them.
It Was Right Under Your Feet!
You can consider an underground hiding spot. Use landscaping or even the natural terrain to hide your underground stash. You'll want to be sure to dig in a spot and at a time when people can't watch you create your underground compartment. If you use your landscaping to hide your stores you should make it look like nothing there is meant to be moved. Put a large landscape rock or really big pot with a plant in it over the compartment. If you use the natural terrain be sure to carefully note where the stash is buried. Don't use obvious marks or try to just remember exactly where you've buried the compartment. You don't want others figuring it out and you don't want to forget precisely where you hid your stores. Be sure you protect anything you store underground from the weather, insects, and animals. Use watertight and airtight containers. Heavy duty plastic sheets will keep out insects and hardware cloth will keep out any critters. Immediately after burying your stores try to make that area look just like the ground around it. Make the dirt look as undisturbed as you can, add leaves, or whatever else is natural for the ground in that area.
Where's Waldo?
Walk into a room in your house and think, "Where would I look for Waldo in this room?" Of course, in this case, Waldo is your supplies. The spots that come to mind immediately are ones to cross off your list of hiding places. You're looking for spots that others won't instantly consider.Think about building a wall in front of a wall. The space between becomes storage. A wall in front of a wall in the back of a closet is an excellent spot to hide your supplies. Closets can give you a lot of room to store things behind a false wall.The same can be done at the backs of kitchen cupboards. A false back to each cupboard with a hidden hinge or lock will give you a lot of storage space. Just be sure not to make the storage area so deep it becomes obvious there's a hiding spot. But you can stack a lot of 14.5 oz. cans or boxes of soup in a reasonable space.
Did Someone Call a Plumber?
For small items like batteries, first aid items, etc. you want to hide stash tubes are a great idea. Using your home's plumbing and HVAC equipment you can disguise your stash tubes as just part of the house. Check out the pipes in your house and figure out where you can add some that will look like part of the plumbing.
There's a movie from way back in 1987 (yes, Kids, there were movies way back then) about a female burglar. At one point in the movie the police are trying to break into her apartment. Her attention to detail prior to this event keeps the police at bay for a long time. And while they're trying to get in she's got time to make a sandwich and go to her hidden, soundproof room. If you have the resources and the space, a hidden room can be the ultimate hiding spot for your stores. You need to consider a few things. The room would have to be built in such a way as not to be obvious. It can't throw off the dimensions of the surrounding room(s). You have to ensure that it won't be found if the searchers tap on the outer wall. If you can't soundproof it like in the movie you can at least use insulation and a couple of old mattresses so that a knock on the wall doesn't produce a give-away hollow sound.
One Man's Trash is Another Man's Treasure
You can disguise your stores by hiding them as "trash." Just fill a bunch of cardboard boxes in your basement or attic with what looks like the junk a family usually collects over the years. After going through a few boxes of old clothes, greeting cards and pictures, holiday decorations, and other "junk" searchers will assume that all the boxes are equally useless.
Time is On My Side
If it takes you a long time to hide your supplies it's also going to take someone a long time to find them. In a zombie apocalypse people are going to be in a hurry. Even the government agents aren't going to spend days searching your home when they have many, many others to get through. Protect yourself and your family by making it too difficult and too time-consuming for them to locate your stash.
Two is One, One is None
While canning last year I dropped the little plastic utensil used to get bubbles out of the jars. I had to stop and wash it right in the middle of the job. It wasn't a big deal but I realized that having a back-up set of canning tools would save me time. This also applies to your stores. If at all possible, have two or three stores of identical items. Store food, water, energy sources, medical/dental items, and everything else you have prepped in each location. I realize this may be cost prohibitive but try to have redundant supplies. If one stash is located you'll have one or two others to fall back on. Don't hide only one kind of thing in one spot. If searchers locate only batteries or first aid supplies in one hiding place they're going to know you have other items hidden elsewhere and they'll keep looking. And never tell neighbors, friends or kids where you've hidden your supplies. People will turn on each other in a crisis and children aren't usually good at keeping secrets. If someone does come to try to steal your supplies it's best to have only one person talk to them (if talking is even an option). Government agents are trained to use your voice, body language, and other clues against you. The fewer people giving them these clues, the better.
Nothin' Up My Sleeve
Magicians use diversion to do their tricks. You can use diversion to trick those people trying to grab your supplies. Keep a small supply of items that you can "unwillingly" give up to them. Don't just show them. That's a give-away that there's more to be found. But by providing "clues" you can direct their attention away from the real stash and onto the one you want them to have. By "trying not to look" at a certain thing you'll be sure to draw their attention to it. For example, stash some canned food and bottled water under a bed and then try to draw them away from the bed. That will pique their interest in the bed. Don't over act. Sweat it as though that's really your stash. If they think they've broken you into revealing your stash they'll stop looking. Remember the places you crossed off your list because they were too easy to find? Use those for your decoy stash. You can use hiding places like a vent that you intentionally leave a screw hanging from or hide canned goods and water behind books on a shelf. You can even just leave your panty full so that it looks as if you're not hiding anything. Be sure that losing the diversionary supplies doesn't really hurt. This means have plenty of identical supplies well hidden. When your "stash" is taken act distressed. If losing your food and water doesn't seem to bother you it won't take a rocket scientist to figure out you've got more. Be careful not to give away your redundant supplies by talking too much or with body language. Be a little nervous. That's perfectly normal when people are confiscating the food and water meant for your family.
Live to Fight Another Day
Above all, remember that giving up your supplies is preferable to being shot by looters or dragged away by government agents. Even if you don't have redundant supplies stashed elsewhere your life is still your most important asset. Hopefully you've spent time learning survival skills that will allow you to keep your family going. As I wrote in an earlier post the survivor's attitude is the most important thing to develop. Be prepared to give up some of your supplies to protect others but also be prepared to give it all up to protect your family.
The Survivor's Attitude
Emma here –
When John was first diagnosed with cancer both his medical and radiation oncologists told him his attitude would have a huge impact on his survival. During the months of his chemotherapy and radiation I saw many patients and noticed that some took on cancer as just another thing to get checked off their list while others clearly had a defeated attitude. Of course those who clearly expected to beat their cancer had bad days but, overall, it was clear they had the mindset that they were going to beat the disease and move on with their lives. Thank God, John was one of those people.
While John was undergoing treatment we had to make several trips to the emergency room and the E.R. doctors and nurses told me that people who survived horrible accidents, gunshots, and other life-threatening conditions all seem to have the same attitude. They're simply convinced they're going to live.
So how do you develop a survival attitude? Well, part of it is simple determination. When our boys were little more than toddlers I signed them up for ice skating lessons. The teacher had the kids sit on 5 gallon buckets and use their feet to scoot around on the ice. This was to protect the kids from falls. But our boys were determined not to use the buckets. They fell a lot in the beginning but they wouldn't sit on those buckets! They were skating rings around the other little ones in short order all because they didn't want to sit. They wanted to skate! Their determination to succeed is why they succeeded.
We hear stories all the time about people in incredibly dangerous situations who have survived in spite of what seem like impossible odds. Remember the movie about the man who cut off his own arm to escape the rocks he was pinned between? It took almost incomprehensible determination and the attitude that he was going to do whatever it took to survive. There are people who have had their cars crash into ravines, out of sight from passersby, who, in spite of being injured and having no food for days and even weeks, were found alive. These people were thrust into situations that could have ended their lives but they instantly became survivors. Giving up is an easy option. Even when people know death will be the outcome, choose to throw in the towel. But surviving in spite of overwhelming odds can be done.
A couple of weeks ago John and I rented the movie "Lone Survivor." If you aren't familiar with the story it's about the real Navy SEAL Marcus Luttrell who, along with a four man team, was sent to kill a Taliban leader in Afghanistan. The team was spotted and an incredibly intense, days long firefight broke out. Marcus was the lone survivor of the SEAL team. He had overcome incredible odds and survived. He wasn't without serious injuries but he came home.
Navy SEAL training is the toughest training in the world. The men are subjected to conditions that are meant to break them both physically and mentally. But they have an "out." They can simply ring a bell to quit. It's right in the middle of the training compound. Then the candidate just takes off his helmet liner and puts it in line with those of others who have rung the bell. They are shipped off base very quickly. They don't even have to worry about a job because they are given other positions within the Navy. But ringing that bell is something that, no matter how much physical and mental anguish they're facing, no candidate wants to do. Those who make it through have an iron-clad "never quit" attitude.
These men have something in common with the ordinary person who makes it through extraordinary circumstances. They all have the never quit mindset and they all think about making it through, not the next hour, or day, or week. They think about making it through the next minute. That's all. Just one minute.
A little over 15 years ago I had to have a spinal tap. The doctor messed up and, although I'd gone to the emergency room for a severe headache, I came out a cripple. I was in a wheelchair for years. Most of my doctors said I'd be able to walk "a little" but would be confined to the chair for most of my days. This was unacceptable to me. I had teenaged sons at that time. I love to garden. We had dogs to play with and walk. There was no way I was going to spend the rest of my life in a wheelchair.
I decided that, no matter how much pain I was in, I was going to walk again. I started out just going from my bed to the bathroom. From there I learned to get to the kitchen sans wheels. It wasn't fast and it definitely wasn't without pain but I got to the point I could garden by dragging myself along the flower beds. Now I have a prolific vegetable garden, I preserve food for the family, cook and clean like any other housewife except that I still have to take frequent breaks. I play with my grand kids and our dogs. I was even able to take care of John all through his cancer treatments and beyond. It hurts like hell and sometimes I want to just ignore the dogs, the garden, the house, and even John. But I don't. The pain is sometimes to the point I think I can't take it but every time that happens I get through it. I do it one minute at a time. I'm not fighting the Taliban and no one is shooting at me but I'm surviving my circumstances. And that's the kind of survival attitude I know I'll be able to draw on in the event of a tornado, a massive solar storm or a zombie apocalypse.
This isn't to say I don't plan for the long-term. My vegetable garden and canning are long-term planning. But I'm doing it right now. Everything is minute by minute. When you think of it that's how we all accomplish things.
The biggest threat to accomplishing any task is looking at how big it is and how tough it will be to do it. Ignore that part. Set your goals then work on them in manageable chunks. What's the first thing you need to do? If you're planning a garden you first need a spot for it. Pick one. Then, when that task is done, get the area ready. Choose the vegetables you want to grow. Buy seeds. Do each task as if the end goal is just getting that particular task completed. Before long you've accomplished your ultimate goal.
If you can't accomplish a specific task, figure out why you can't. Is it finances? Figure out a way to increase your income or do it cheaper. Do you lack knowledge to complete it? Figure out the best source for increasing your knowledge be it the Internet, the library, or the old lady down the road. If you don't have certain skills either learn them or find someone willing to work with you who has those abilities.
Successful people, no matter what line of work they're in, have one thing in common. They don't give up. They never let a task beat them. They just keep on even if they make mistakes and have to start over. They don't think of things as mistakes. They think of them as having learned how NOT to do the task.
You can train yourself to do what you may now think of as impossible. In this process you'll learn not just what you can do but who you are. Start learning things you've never done and didn't think you could do. Each time you do this you're increasing both your abilities and your confidence. And when you truly need to survive you will have access to your survivor's attitude and a slew of skills you can use to save yourself and your family.


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Madonna had a lucky escape at the 2015 Brit Awards on 25 February.
The singer fell down some stairs after a dancer attempted to remove a cape that she was wearing at the start of her performance.
She later wrote on her Instagram account: "Nothing can stop me and love really lifted me up," as well as thanking her fans for the good wishes.
Entertainment reporter Kevin Hughes described the moment as terrifying.
"The ironic thing about this night was that everyone was just ridiculously excited about seeing the queen of pop about seeing Madonna. I mean I couldn't wait to see her performance. We waited for twenty years to see her at the Brits. Madonna knows how to make headline.
"She normally generates press like there's no tomorrow. She controls the media but tonight after one incredible unfortunate and potentially dangerous slip on stage that looked truly terrifying and was one of the most shocking things I have ever seen at a live tv show, I mean truly shocking, hopefully she will look back at this moment and realise that everyone is still talking about Madonna.
"I just hope she's ok and she makes a recovery because for me she is still an incredible artist," Hughes said.
Some attendees said they were at first confused and initially wondered if the fall could have been part of the singer's on stage choreography.
"It was, at first I didn't know if it was part of the show or not but then obviously I realised no that was obviously a mistake it was just really funny, really funny," James Watts said.
"Hysterical. Really funny, needed a bit of lightening up I wasn't sure if she was singing live or not frankly. Clearly not unless she's astonishingly talented at singing on her back so fantastic. Made the night," Alan Crowther, another guest added.
Madonna's tumble has meanwhile made headlines around the web and sent Twitter in to a storm, many saying Madonna should have listened to Edna from the movie The Incredibles, when she said, "No capes!"
"It's gone viral on the internet," said audience member Peter Doherty. "However, we didn't even notice. The acts...we were front stage level 1. Because the acts were very interact, people getting involved enjoying, we didn't notice. We thought it was part of the act. People are making too much of a big deal over it," he said.
"I was filming it so I was half looking at my phone and half looking at the big screen and then I put it down on her and all of a sudden I looked up at the big screen and all I could see was legs and I was like that is not what we saw in dress rehearsal. But they covered it up so well," said Kiani Camp, who said she was impressed how Madonna handled the situation.
"She got back up straight away. Carried on her routine smiling and you know that must have really hurt."


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UPDATED! I first heard the music of Chyi Yu around 1986 or so. I had gotten interested in music from Taiwan and China thanks to Sounds of China, a radio show put on by Chinese students at Columbia University. That show still airs on WKCR-FM as part of its In All Languages lineup.
Music nourishes us with many qualities that we need or long for, and not all qualities are available from a purely Western diet of sounds. I felt thrilled that my aural and cultural palate was being expanded by listening to Sounds of China. I made friends with some Chinese students and learned more about the music they were playing.
From the moment I first heard her singing, I felt that Chyi Yu was a very special artist. There was a quality of purity and joy in her voice which suggested something spiritual. That quality proved elusive as I tracked her career over a couple of decades. Out of many albums she released, around seven from her early and late periods stand out in my memory. There's a middle period not quite as interesting to me, but I'll get to that…
Chyi Yu rose to prominence as a beloved figure in the "campus folk" movement that emerged in Taiwan in the late 70s and early 80s, coming out of schools like NTU (National Taiwan University). Campus folk was strongly influenced by the American folk music revival of the sixties, and indeed, one of Chyi Yu's early triumphs was winning a folk-singing contest with her Joan Baez-like rendition of "Diamonds and Rust." But most campus folk was sung in Mandarin, and Chyi Yu famously sang in that language with a clarity and purity reminiscent of Baez, but a voice uniquely her own. She still does.
Though it's a hackneyed cliché to refer to a female vocalist as a "songbird," Chyi Yu seems like one of those people put on earth to sing and to delight others with her voice. The naturalness of it all brings to mind these lines from Tagore:
"To the birds you gave songs, the birds gave you songs in return.
You gave me only voice, yet asked for more, and I sing."
But how dull to listen to my praises without hearing the artist herself! Without further ado, here's Chyi Yu singing her 1979 hit "The Olive Tree," which became her signature song, performed around the world and known to most Mandarin speakers:
Even not knowing the meaning (as I certainly did not at the outset), one is struck by the beauty and sadness of this song. Chyi Yu had the good fortune to work with a very gifted composer/arranger named Li Tai-Hsiang. I learned only tonight that he died in January 2014 of multiple ailments. A great loss to the music world!
It was their work together which distinguished Chyi Yu's early career; for while her voice was filled with youthful innocence and joy, there was often something venerable and tragic in the music of Li Tai-Hsiang, as if he personally had suffered through a hundred years of Chinese history filled with war, famine, and bereavement. When I first heard this 1984 example of his singing, I was completely blown away:
It was this combining of opposites which brought a depth of experience to their shared musical collaborations. Li Tai-Hsiang wrote large symphonic works, but also sensitive folk arrangements. In "The Olive Tree," listen carefully to the oboe part and observe how he leaves a non-harmonic tone hanging for a long time so that it sounds almost dissonant. As for the meaning, here's one translation:
The Olive Tree
Don't ask me from where I have come,
My home is far, far away.
Why do you wander so far?
Wander so far, wander so far?
For the little bird flying in the sky,
For the blue brook running in the mountain,
For the broad meadow green and wide,
I wander, wander so far.
Then, is there more?
Yes, for the Olive Tree of my dream.
Don't ask me from where I have come,
My home is far, far away.
Why do you wander?
Why do you wander so far?
Far, far away?
For the Olive Tree of my dream.
Don't ask me from where I have come,
My home is far, far away.
Why do you wander so far?
Wander so far, wander so far?
It's easy to see why this song became a virtual anthem among the Chinese diaspora. "Don't ask me from where I have come" is another way of saying "Don't ask me about the horrors I have seen and been through." But the song is popular in both Taiwan and the Mainland, perhaps because it skirts politics and evokes an archetype of the wanderer far from home pursuing an unattainable dream. In this sense, the olive tree is a symbol of an unformed longing that drives us onward without fully knowing why. It's not explicitly spiritual, but perhaps it will be when it ripens.
So far, only one song from Chyi Yu and we've barely scratched the surface! Her evolution as an artist has taken many turns. I hope to pen Part 2 soon, and talk about her explicitly spiritual phase (which she's still in). I'll leave you with another of her folk songs — this time a duet with Pan Yue Yun. It's called "Dream Field," and like "The Olive Tree" the lyrics are by San Mao, who was a passionate and tragic character in her own right.
The song says that in each person's heart there is a field where the seeds of dreams are sown. What should I plant? What should I plant? Plant peaches, plums, and spring's breezes… For a fuller translation, see windcglider's blog here.
Chyi Yu's music is available from iTunes, Rock Records (Asia), and other distributors. You may also find imports for sale at Chinese music outlets in Western countries.
Read Part 2 of "Chyi Yu, Voice of Innocence" here.


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Traveling Trunks
We are revamping our trunk materials for select titles to reflect the most current Mississippi history scholarship. Titles available for this school year include:
- Built for Comfort: The Manship House
- Mississippi River
- Walter Anderson (Elementary) Traveling Trunks
- Walter Anderson (High School) Traveling Trunks
Each trunk contains a variety of educational materials, including:
- Detailed Teacher's Notebook and Lesson Plans
- Reproduction historical artifacts
- Maps, graphics, films, and audiotapes
- Games and crafts
- Activity sheets, student reading material, and discussion questions
- Reference Materials
Incorporating history into subjects as diverse as math, English, and the visual and performing arts, the Traveling Trunks are designed to be used as one-to-two week units and include three to five complete lesson plans. The trunks are also versatile enough to be utilized by teachers within a variety of subjects, using as many or as few of the suggested activities and artifacts as desired, and with students grades four through twelve.
Traveling Trunks are available free-of-charge throughout the year. They are shipped the week before they are to be used in the classroom to allow teachers to become familiar with the contents and should be returned on the Monday following the completion of the teaching unit. Trunks must be shipped FedEx, USPS, or UPS and insured for $500 or teachers may choose to transport the trunks from the MDAH themselves.
The Traveling Trunk Program was developed with funding from the Phil Hardin Foundation of Meridian, BellSouth, BellSouth Pioneers, and the National Geographic Society's Mississippi Geography Education Fund.
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Twenty more Plymouth roads will get a new lease of life over the next four months as our resurfacing programme for 2016 gets under way.
The works, which begin on Sunday 3 April, will take place on main routes where the overall road surface is nearing the end of its life or where multiple potholes have developed.
They are being carried out by our highways contractor Amey alongside its day-to-day road maintenance programme, with 10 gangs carrying out permanent first-time repairs to individual potholes across the city. The Roadmaster will also be back out, repairing smaller areas of road where there are groups of potholes.
Councillor Brian Vincent, Cabinet Member for Streetscene said: "Improving the condition of Plymouth's road network has been a key priority for the Council and people are seeing the results of the significant investment we've made.
"We know there is still work to do and that's why we're spending more than £5 million on road and footway repairs this year, despite major funding challenges. We want to build on the improvements we've already made and continue our proactive approach to delivering the resilient road network Plymouth deserves.
"We're sorry for any inconvenience the works may cause but I'm sure people will agree it's really important to carry out these repairs to the road network."
April's works will take place on the following roads and dates:
Union Street
Sunday 3 and Sunday 10 April, 6pm
Monday 11 to Wednesday 13 April, 7pm
Embankment Road
Monday 4 to Thursday 7 April, 8pm
Plymouth Road
Thursday 14 April, 8pm
Sunday 17 to Wednesday 20 April, 8pm
Moorland Road
Thursday 21 April, 7pm
Sunday 24 to Monday 25 April, 7pm
Mutley Plain
Thursday 21 April, 7.30pm
Sunday 24 to Tuesday 26 April, 7.30pm
Derriford Road
Wednesday 27 and Thursday 28 April, 7.30pm
Central Park Avenue
Monday 25 to Thursday 28 April, 6.30pm
All of the works will require road or lane closures and residents and businesses nearby are being notified in advance. Access to properties will be maintained as far as possible and any diversion routes will be signposted. Much of the work will be carried out at night to minimise disruption to traffic.
Details of roads being resurfaced after April will be published on our road repairs page in due course. For the latest updates on road closures and improvement works follow @plymouthroads on Twitter.


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Happy Monday and happy new week!!!
We are still alive, believe it or not 😉
I´m back again after this long rest. During the last months I had to focus on my job (more clients and more hours) and I didn´t find the time to write new posts here. I´m SORRY!!!
But I´m back again and I promise you I will try to be more regular on the blog.
Today I will share with you six easy rules that you should follow if your goal is to lose weight or optimize your body composition. I won't go into many details with this article, but I want to share with you my opinion about what you should try to do. Let me know if any of these strategies interest you the most and I will gladly go into more detail on these. Of course, being followed by a doctor, a nutritionist and/or a trainer is always the best solution. Drop me a note if you'd like to work together.
In the meantime, let´s jump right it!
Here are my six rules for burning fat and building muscle:
- Check your daily amount of calories – first and very important point. Technology is so helpful with this. All you need to do is to download an app on your smartphone to help you prepare your food diary. There are several apps out there, but I find myfitnesspal the best. It's complete, easy to use and the free version gives the possibility of several functions, such as: setting personal goals, recording your improvements, etc… I suggest you download it and set honest and realistic goals and start registering all you eat and drink during the day. The goal here is not to become obsessed about calories, but rather more conscious of the foods you eat. I'm sure you'll be surprised by the number of calories in certain foods! It's quite common that people underestimate what they eat, or maybe even overestimate macronutrients. Sometimes we really have a wrong idea of what is actually healthy and if we are eating enough. Too much is bad, but too little is also not better!
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- Check your daily macronutrients and be precise measuring the amount of food. In the beginning, it's especially helpful to use a scale to check the amount of ingredients of your meals if you prepare them by yourself. If you use more industrially prepared foods it's even easier by scanning the barcode. It's important to keep a balanced fat-proteins-carbohydrates ratio to optimize the way in which you fuel your body. Also, make sure you also keep track of the amount of fibers and vitamins to fit your needs.
- Pay attention to your cheat days and cheat meals – Don't underestimate a cheat day. You wouldn't want to put an entire week's hard work to waste in one day alone. If on one day you overdo it, try to be clever about it not go extremely overboard with sweets or alcohol, because they are generally just empty calories. If you have a huge dinner on Sunday pay more attention on Monday and try to eat extra healthy and a bit lighter than usual (no heavy snacks!!).
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- Measure daily your weight and write down a weekly average. You'll be able to see if you're in the right direction by also checking the circumference of your arms, stomach, legs, and shoulders. Make sure to always measure in the same spots. Also, take pictures of yourself in the same position and at the same time of day. Do all these things as motivation: to improve, check if your training and healthy eating strategy is working and beat your own goals. This is NOT to become an obsession. If you find yourself obsessing about weight and measurements, stop and re-access.
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- Train, train and burn – To optimize the burning of calories, move a lot especially if you have a desk job. Training will give you the possibility to eat a bit more, but it is only one of the positive things. Try to find something that gives you the possibility to have fun while you are working out so that it doesn't become a chore. If you still don't know what you prefer, try different things. The fitness and sports possibilities are endless, so I'm sure you'll find something to do with passion. This way, your mind and your body will be thank you if you are enjoying your training routine.
- Don't be too hard on yourself and be patient. It probably took you quite a bit of time to put on that extra weight, so you'll also need quite a bit of time to get rid of it too. Depending on your fitness level and time for training, your goal could be a long or a short-term one, but never give up!!! I usually recommend to not attempt losing more than 0.8 kg a week. More than that you will be losing muscle and risking putting the weight all back once the "diet" is over.
Remember, being healthy is the goal. It's a marathon and not a sprint, so take your time and enjoy the process.
See you soon for more fitness content. Stay healthy!


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January 21
In My Studio – January 21
Here's what's been happening in my studio…
Last year, I started an art journal project using prompts from Art Journal All Year E-Course from Red Velvet Shop. The course offers an art challenge and a journal challenge for 52 weeks. This week, I finished up Weeks 39 & 40.
As promised, here are the cards I made at the card club I hosted on January 13.
A lovely Valentine card.
An "I Love You" card.
This card was made from a kit…just peel and stick the decorations.
This Week's Inspiration
Something new I'm doing in 2013…Inspiration Mondays and Results Thursdays. Every Monday, I'll post a painting "inspiration" and then on Thursdays, I'll post how I'm interpreting that inspiration.
Last week's inspiration was NURSERY COLORS, and here is my interpretation.
This week's inspiration comes from a list of ideas I wrote down during my Artist Date at Down To Earth. I wrote down "day of the week." To pick the day of the week, I wrote the days on slips of paper and drew one from a jar. The winner was TUESDAY, so that's my inspiration for this week.


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*Scam alert*
WCPT is aware of a number of scam invitations being sent to member organisations to participate in meetings organised by the United Nations and others. For example: "The Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA), an arm of the United Nations is organizing a 3-Day Training for Physiotherapists drawn from National/Regional Physiotherapy Associations in 20 countries of the world. This training is fully sponsored by MIGA." These then request payment to support the training offered in return for a stipend payment. Member organisations are advised to ignore these or if in doubt contact WCPT [email protected]
Member organisations
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WCPT has five global regions, each composed of WCPT member organisations in that geographical area. Read more about each region and its members.
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You looked pretty wiped from that .07 lol
If this video gets around enough, you'll see a bunch of dumbasses clicking into the back of trucks, clicking out of pools.BJ Penn might put up a video of a .06, clicking into a pool thats in the back of a truck.
Great info btw
+ recording morning RHR = a pretty effective CNS indication methodgood stuff
do you think things like these would be just as good of an indication?http://getyourwebsitehere.com/jswb/rttest01.htmlhttp://www.humanbenchmark.com/tests/reactiontime/index.phpor are they considered different because they test through vision aswell if that makes any sense
I think I got 0.04 or 0.03 at some point when I was in high school and I used to play all day long with this... me and a colleague did this endlessly. It depends a lot on the watch, I probably couldn't do that with that watch you have in the movie... I had a normal hand watch that I did it with.
http://speedtest.10-fast-fingers.com/This is a typing test, I think it may work the same as the SWDC. If not, then at least you should become a better typer.
Quote from: mattyg35 on October 27, 2010, 11:08:20 amhttp://speedtest.10-fast-fingers.com/This is a typing test, I think it may work the same as the SWDC. If not, then at least you should become a better typer.Got 90 wpm. I always thought I was poor typist, but that is not that bad, I think.
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In autumn 2011 I set up a community website in Leytonstone, East London (E11) in the London Borough of Waltham Forest and bordering Stratford.
Leytonstone was well placed to benefit from the 2012 Olympics and Paralympics. Leytonstone was a prime regeneration area. A Business Improvement District (BID) had been set up in the Leytonstone town centre area, but their website mainly communicated with other BID members, not shoppers or the local community — and the majority of Leytonstone was not covered by the BID area.
Leytonstone was also not a formally recognised area: like many London 'villages' it had clear historical roots, people identified that they lived in Leytonstone, but it had always been part of other administrative areas. Since 1965 it has been in the London Borough of Waltham Forest, before that in the Borough of Leyton and Leytonstone in the County of Essex!
But just two stops on the Central Line to Stratford, London 2012 looming and the new, vast shopping centre at Westfield Stratford, Leytonstone had feet in two camps and felt lost.
If you searched online for 'shops in Leytonstone', 'doctors in Leytonstone' or any other grouping you would find nothing or the information would be lumped together with different areas — and not always the same areas as health services, business services and many other public services all have their own boundaries and don't necessarily follow council boundaries, and certainly not postcodes.
I approached the BID and asked if they had plans to set up their own website — there was no point duplicating or competing — but they did not. There was a 'Town talk' website, but this used syndicated content and library photos — the Leytonstone pages would often show pictures that looked more like a scene from Suffolk: windmills, open fields and a golf course, but not Leytonstone's own attraction, Hollow Ponds.
A number of local initiatives had started up — spurred on by the Olympics — so I rolled up my sleeves, got my camera out to build a library of local pictures, opened a WordPress account and created a local community website, which I eventually named Leytonstone Today, having found that somebody else had bought nearly all the simple domain names using 'Leytonstone'.
Leytonstone Today
As well as the website I created a number of social media sites. These provided both a way of publicising the site and its content and an important source of local information which I would then follow up and use to create regular news posts.
The site was pitched as being information, and supporting the local community, not campaigning. I was happy to point people to local campaigns, but I took a strict line that the site would not become partisan or controversial and I would leave bad news to the local media.
Number 2 on Google with zero budget
The site soon started climbing the Google search rankings and eventually reached number two on a Google search on 'Leytonstone'. The number one spot was held by Wikipedia, beating a site as huge as Wikipedia was always going to be a tough ask.
However, on a 'long tail' search — where people type in not just 'Leytonstone' but eg 'shops in Leytonstone' it would frequently be number one position.
Was I spending thousands of pounds on advertising? No — I spent precisely £0 on advertising, in fact the only expense I had was about £12 a year on the domain name http://www.leytonstonetoday.net. I hosted the site on WordPress.com, which is totally free (though it did mean I couldn't accept paid advertising, but paid advertising was something I had always considered to be a later stage, and I could upgrade to their other platform WordPress.org when I wanted to do that for just a few pounds a month). Read more about the differences between WordPress.com and WordPress.org.
I achieved these rankings purely through following Google's guidelines on search engine optimisation:
- well written content
- regular updating of the site
- good use of images
- good links to and from other relevant sites
- good use of tags (also known as keywords) on news content
- using keywords in static page content, social media and press
- careful study of the site's analytics to see which was the most popular content, what search terms people sued to get to the site and the time of week/day that different content appeared to be most popular (a sunny day had a lot of impact) and then adjusting content and news posts to tap into what the readers wanted
- tapping into local angles on national/London wide issues
It took a lot of time, a lot of experimentation, some mistakes. The site would not win awards for structure: it grew organically without much of a plan (which I wouldn't advise!), some photos and graphics were created at break neck speed to get a news post published quickly, but it still worked and was well received by the local community and local community leaders.
And then I moved to Ipswich
Sadly, however, it became obvious that this site would have a limited future. A huge row broke out between the local E11 BID, traders in its area and the local councillors. I won't re-run the stories here, search for 'E11 BID' on the Waltham Forest Guardian if you want to find out the latest.
I had no formal/contractural relationship with any of the parties involved, but to take the site to the next level I would have needed more formal co-operation with the BID and it was clear that the climate wasn't right for that. Co-incidentally an opportunity came up to buy a house in Ipswich and I decided it was time to move.
With hardly any updating over the last year, Leytonstone Today continues to grow in readers — partly helped by Damon Albarn releasing a track about Leytonstone's Hollow Ponds, which I did post about!
I had thought, a year on, that I'd shut the site down but some people have contacted me directly saying they still find it a useful resource and that it provides a unique historical snapshot of that wonderful summer of 2012 in East London. So, who knows.
Hyperlocals are growing
Since starting the site I've discovered that this kind of community site is recognised as a growing phenomenon. They are known as hyperlocal media. The government and Ofcom have done reports on them. There's a national database listing them. Academics are studying them — Cardiff University even has a Centre for Community Journalism which runs courses specialising in this very medium (including a free online MOOC which I've done since moving to Ipswich).
So without realising I'd tapped into a new trend and in doing so I had a lot of fun, learnt a lot and helped the local community.
Community websites and use of social media can play an important role in regeneration and community cohesion and improving digital literacy.
If I can bring my experience to help your local community project, or small business please contact me.


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CAIR-San Antonio Press Conference in Reaction to SCOTUS 'Muslim Ban' Ruling
MEDIA ADVISORY -CAIR-San Antonio Press Conference June 29th in Reaction to SCOTUS 'Muslim Ban' Ruling
June 28, 2018
MEDIA ADVISORY CAIR-San Antonio Press Conference in Reaction to SCOTUS 'Muslim Ban' Ruling CAIR-San Antonio, Esperanza Peace & Justice, LULAC, SW Voters Registration Education Project, Our Revolution, And Climate Action Hold News Conference Reacting to SCOTUS 'Muslim Ban' Ruling On Friday, June 29, on the City Hall Steps, the Council on American-Islamic Relations, San Antonio Chapter(CAIR-SA) the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization along with several partner organizations will hold a news conference to offer reaction to the U.S. Supreme Court decision announced earlier this week on the legality of the Trump administration's "Muslim Ban 3.0." WHAT: CAIR-SA News Conference WHEN: 11 a.m., June 29 WHERE: City Hall, 100 Military Plaza, San Antonio, TX 78205 CONTACT: CAIR-SA 210-378-9528, firstname.lastname@example.com CAIR is America's largest Muslim civil liberties and advocacy organization. Its mission is to enhance understanding of Islam, protect civil rights, promote justice, and empower American Muslims. La misión de CAIR es proteger las libertades civiles, mejorar la comprensión del Islam, promover la justicia, y empoderar a los musulmanes en los Estados Unidos. END CONTACT: CAIR-SA President Sarwat Husain, 210-378-9528, firstname.lastname@example.com, Ibrahim Hooper firstname.lastname@example.com
CAIR appeal for blood donation covered in local TV station
CAIR-San Antonio Urges Texas Muslims to Donate Blood for Church Shooting Victims
CAIR appeal for blood donation covered in local TV station
November 7, 2017
As per CAIR President Sarwat, "my appeal for blood donation, for the victims of yesterday Sutherland Church massacre was read out on channel 4 news this evening. Please who ever can give the blood go to the University Hospital and donate your blood for the victims".
CAIR-San Antonio: After Texas massacre, churches and houses of worship fear shootings and tighten security- CAIR interviewed in the Newsweek article
November 7, 2017
"Everybody has to be vigilant," Council On American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) San Antonio President Sarwat Husain told Newsweek. "All of us need to have some kind of training like we do for earthquakes. We are planning to do something like that for our mosques in San Antonio." Husain said mosques in San Antonio, which is about 35 miles west of Sutherland Springs, have already put security measures in place. But CAIR officials are now recommending mosques have plainclothes unarmed volunteers guarding their houses of worship. Muslim leaders have dealt with constant threats and attacks on local mosques, including a bomb blast at a Minnesota Islamic center in August. CNN counted 63 publicly reported incidents involving mosques from January to July 2017. For the latest, please review the Newsweek article here
Editors News
October 21, 2017
Editor- Sarwat President Cair-San Antonio CAIR-San Antonio Urges Texas Muslims to Donate Blood for Church Shooting Victims (SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, 11/5/17) – The San Antonio chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-San Antonio), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, tonight called on members of the Texas Muslim community to donate blood to help those injured in today's deadly shooting at a church in Sutherland Springs. "During times of tragedy and heartache, all Texans must, and will work together to help alleviate suffering and to offer material and spiritual support for one another," said CAIR-San Antonio President Sarwat Husain. "We pray for the loved ones of those killed in this senseless attack and for the speedy recovery of the wounded." CAIR is America's largest Muslim civil liberties and advocacy organization. Its mission is to enhance the understanding of Islam, encourage dialogue, protect civil liberties, empower American Muslims, and build coalitions that promote justice and mutual understanding. La misión de CAIR es mejorar la comprensión del Islam, fomentar el diálogo, proteger las libertades civiles, capacitar a los musulmanes estadounidenses, y construir coaliciones que promuevan la justicia y la comprensión mutua. CONTACT: CAIR-San Antonio President Sarwat Husain, 210-378-9528, email@example.com; CAIR-DFW Civil Rights Director Nikiya Natale, 469-998-2246, firstname.lastname@example.com; CAIR-Houston Executive Director Mustafaa Carroll, 832-549-1042, email@example.com; CAIR National Communications Director Ibrahim Hooper, 202-744-7726, firstname.lastname@example.com The world must stand up for Rohingya Muslims September 30, 2017 | Sarwat Husain Sarwat Husain, For the Express-News Rohingya Muslims have been a well-established population for centuries in Myanmar. … Sarwat Husain is the president of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, San Antonio. America
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Mathematics embodies the spirit of the liberal arts. Mathematics is an art, a pure science, a language and an analytical tool for the natural and social sciences. Statistics is becoming increasingly important in analyzing data in many fields, from biology to computer science to economics. The first-year mathematics curriculum is deliberately flexible. Our intent is to provide appropriate entry points whatever a student's level of preparation.
Can I Major in it?
Our department offers a Mathematics or Statistics major, as well as a minor in Mathematics.
Most first-year students who take a mathematics course will begin in the calculus sequence:
Consult the Calculus Placement Decision Chart or visit the Calculus/Statistics Placement page to determine which calculus course.
- Math 101: Calculus with Problem Solving. This course provides an introduction to the two fundamental notions of calculus: the derivative and the integral. The five days a week meeting format allows for review of pre-calculus topics as needed. Admission to Math 101 is by placement via Carleton Placement Exam #1 only. After completion of Math 101, students may take Math 120.
- Math 111: Calculus 1. A first introduction to the calculus that develops the derivative and the integral. Designed for students with little or no previous exposure to calculus. Upon successful completion of Math 111, students may take Math 120.
- Math 120: Calculus 2. Inverse functions, integration by parts, modeling with differential equations, vectors, calculus of functions of two independent variables including directional derivatives and double integrals, Lagrange multipliers. Upon successful completion of Math 120, students may take Math 210. (Not open to students who have already received credit for Math 210 or to students who have earned a 4 or 5 on the AP Calculus BC exam.)
- Math 210: Calculus 3. Vectors, curves, calculus of functions of three independent variables, including directional derivatives and triple integrals, cylindrical and spherical coordinates, line integrals, Green's theorem, improper integrals, sequences and series, power series, Taylor series. (Not open to students who have already received credit for Math 211.)
- Math 211: Multivariable Calculus. This is the entry point for students who received an AP BC exam score of 4 or 5. It develops the calculus in two or more dimensions. Upon successful completion of Math 211, students may take Math 232.
If you have completed the calculus sequence, consider these courses:
- Math 232: Linear Algebra. Topics include linear spaces and linear transformations, eigenvalues, eigenvectors and determinants.
- Math 236: Mathematical Structures. An introduction to proof techniques (induction, proof by contradiction) as well as other foundational aspects of mathematics (equivalence relations, cardinality, etc.).
- Math 265: Probability. An introduction to discrete and continuous probability culminating in the Central Limit Theorem and Law of Large Numbers.
Refer to the Course catalog for a complete description.
There are several options for statistics.
- Math 215: Introduction to Statistics. If you plan to major in the natural sciences, environmental studies, economics, political science or sociology/anthropology, you should take Math 215. Some departments accept AP credit. Please consult individual departments.
- Math 265-275: Probability and Introduction to Statistical Inference. If you have completed Calculus through Math 210 or 211 (Calculus 3), we encourage you to consider this sequence (instead of Math 215). These two courses are required if you plan to major in the statistics.
- Math 245: Applied Regression Analysis. If you have received a 4 or 5 on the AP Statistics exam, consider Applied Regression Analysis (Math 245). Completing this course with a C- or better will earn you 6 credits for Math 215.
If you have questions regarding placement, please contact the Math Placement advisor.


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Introduction: How to Recover Outdoor Furniture Cushions
I decided to recover some old outdoor furniture for a friend... Turned out not to badly... I hope that my how to will help someone else that needs to do a similar project.
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Step 1: The First Step Is to Strip All Old Coverings Off the Cushions..
First I took all of the original covering off each cushion. Yes being outdoor furniture there was a bit of a yuck factor.
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Now its time to make a paper pattern... I use old Christmas paper. Just lay out the cushions on your paper and trace around them. Keep doing this till your satisfied with the outcome...Don't forget to do the edging. By drawing only half the pattern I can fold the paper in half and cut out the whole pattern piece at once making the top and bottom curves match.
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Make sure to cut fabric for the sides and the piping, ties and save some for the buttons. Now layout the pattern and cut the fabric...The back pannel is cut the same as the front only tn two pieces... I cut each piece about an inch longer than halfway down and half way up so that I would have some to turn under in the center after stuffing the cushions back inside.
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Piping makes any cushion look great... Its simple to make just a bit time consuming. Make lots of piping...
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Attaching the front to the sides with piping.... I like to use a lot of pins when working with cushions.. Place the front of the cover right side up..lay the piping so that the edges match with the front...then layer the side panel on top of the piping and pin in place... be careful around the curves.. Overlap the piping as shown below when coming to the end of the piping.. Make sure you keep fingers holding down the fabric tightly so that you can see where to stitch closely to the piping. I use a zipper-foot to do this maneuver. Just run your machine slowly around and you will not have any trouble.
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The back is made in two separate pieces so that the cushion can be inserted then the center seam sewn up my hand. Remember to add the ties into these seams. You should have one upper panel and one lower panel that each turn back where they meet in the middle.
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Now the buttons need covering and added to finish... I got my hubby to do the button covering because I just didn't have the hand strength to do this... at least that's my story ;)
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After stuffing the cushions in and hand sewing the seam in the back then adding the buttons.. its pretty amazing how they look
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You make this sound easy. Just wondering
How did you attach buttons?
Nice job! And thanks for following me :)
I also have an Idea for a follow-up project: If you renew the color on those chairs, too, they´ll look as good as new. You´ll find plenty of instrctables on how to remove rust and recolor metal-furniture.
thanks! And your welcome. ;). The cushions were for a friends set and I believe he did repaint it after sandblasting. I will be watching your feed to see the things your doing. ;)


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Denim Glass Heart Bead pendant
$ 32.00
A beige base glass is swirled with deep denim blue in shades from new bluish black to aged soft blue jeans into a heart shape bead.
Strung on sterling silver wire with sterling accent beads. The pendant is sold with an adjustable black cord in a small neat box with information on how the bead was made.


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I will share a review later today. It is a book about trash!
But first I am spending my morning at the annual environmental cleanup in my town. I have been joining it since I was a baby
A girl who loves to read
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Your Office Is On Your Bike
© Design Academy
Pop-Up City claims this is designed by a group of nine masters students at the Design Academy Eindhoven, although I have been combing through the Graduation Show site and have not been able to find it or the names of the designers. They write at Popup City:
The concept combines a mobile workspace with the Dutch cargo bike. This means that 'urban nomads' no longer have to use their bike to get to their favorite workplace, but their bike becomes a workplace in itself. The cargo part of the bicycle can be transformed into a desk to work on with your laptop. Not bothered with colleagues or loud speaking coffee drinkers, this could be the ultimate form of mobile workplaces…
© Design Academy Eindhoven
Your Office Is On Your Bike
Dutch designers turn cargo bike into mobile office


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Mandatory Employment Forms
As an employer in Colorado you are required by law to have copies of the following 3 forms on file for all your employees.
Employee vs. Independent Contractor
It's important for business owners to correctly identify whether a worker you hire is an employee or independent contractor, in turn, determining how to treat the payments you make to them.
IRS identifies 3 areas of control in determining if a worker is an employee or contractor.
Behavioral Control
Does the business have the right to control what and how the work is accomplished?
Financial Control
Does the worker have unreimbursed expenses? What is the worker's financial investment in tools and facilities? Does the worker make his services available to the relevant market? How does the business pay the worker? Can the worker incur a profit or loss?
Relationship of the Parties
Are there written contracts describing the working relationship? Are there employee-type benefits provided? How permanent is the relationship? Are the worker's services a key aspect of the business?


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