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- The official Twitter account for a documentary on Owen Hart has been reaching out to wrestlers for participation in the project. The page tweeted the following to Michelle McCool, The Undertaker and The Rock on Thursday but the tweet has been deleted:
"A sincere appeal to @TheRock & The Undertaker to participate in our wonderful film honouring the legacy of their friend Owen. Really hope Twitter does its magic & they hopefully see this and get in touch as we'd be privileged to hear their memories of the great man. Thank you."
The Owen documentary is being produced by Breakneck Films out of London, England, apparently for a 2019 release. They noted on October 11 that they met with Owen's family, including widow Martha Hart. The producers also noted that Martha and The Owen Hart Foundation have endorsed the project.
- Matt Hardy will serve as the Honorary Pace Car Driver for the Can-Am 500 at ISM Raceway in Phoenix, Arizona this weekend. WWE released the following announcement on the appearance:
This Sunday, November 11, WWE Superstar Matt Hardy will lead the field to the green flag in the Toyota Camry Official Pace Car as the Honorary Pace Car Driver for the start of the Can-Am 500. The race will take place on the final day of ISM Raceway's Opening Weekend celebration.
"Being part of Opening Weekend for the new ISM Raceway is such an exciting experience, and I'm honored to race around the track with some of the best in the sport to kick off the Can-Am 500," said WWE Superstar Matt Hardy.
Matt Hardy, a multi-time WWE Tag Team Champion revolutionized the tag team division with his brother Jeff as the well-known Hardy Boyz. Hardy will be on hand in support of Royal Rumble® which will take place Sunday, January 27, 2019 at Chase Field in Phoenix. More than just a one-day event, Royal Rumble is a week-long celebration that also includes three spectacular live events with NXT® TakeOver, Monday Night Raw® and SmackDown Live® taking place at Talking Stick Resort Arena. In addition, Royal Rumble Week will also feature Royal Rumble Axxess, WWE's interactive fan festival at the Phoenix Convention Center from Friday, January 25 - Sunday, January 27, as well as local community outreach programs, including Be a STAR bullying prevention rallies and hospital visits designed to leave a lasting impact throughout the region.
Hardy's championship pedigree and competitive spirit make him the perfect pace car driver for Opening Weekend at ISM Raceway. The Can-Am 500 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series semifinal playoff race will be the first major NASCAR event following the completion of the $178 million ISM Raceway Project Powered by DC Solar, which includes new fan amenities, upgraded food and beverage offerings, and an all new INfield experience that brings fans up close and personal with their favorite drivers and race teams.
Limited tickets still remain for the 2018 Opening Weekend and Can-Am 500, starting at $47. Weekend packages, which also include the NASCAR Xfinity Series and the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, start at $67. Tickets are available online at ISMRaceway.com, by phone at 1-866-408-RACE (7223) or in person at the ISM Raceway ticket office.
Tickets for Royal Rumble are available now through all Ticketmaster outlets, www.ticketmaster.com, at the Chase Field box office or by calling Ticketmaster charge by phone at 800-745-3000.
- WWE Hall of Famer Ric Flair was in Phoenix today for an appearance on ESPN's First Take to discuss the NFL and NBA. Below is video of The Nature Boy's grand entrance in front of the troops:
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The rice cooker was a lifesaver when making sushi in culinary school (and that's about the only time we were allowed to use a household appliance). I found it to be useful because cooking rice perfectly on the stove is not as easy as one would think (and I'm not talking about the boil-in-bag kind). Outside of class, those cookers are convenient if you eat rice frequently, but never suited my personal cooking needs, or piqued my interest. Until I was shown the way, at least.
I was scrolling through my Google feeds — packed with various food blog posts — and stumbled upon an article about rice cookers from the New York Times. What's this?! Not only can it cook perfect rice, but it can steam, bake, saute, braise, simmer, poach and more?
Turns out, you can make a whole meal in this contraption, and it doesn't even have to include rice! Of course, you can make rice-based dishes such as pilafs, Italian risotto, Indian biriyani, Thai curry dishes, Chinese fried rice, rice pudding, etc. But you can also cook other grains and legumes — barley, oats, quinoa, lentils, beans — great bases for soups and one-pot meals. If you simply switch the machine to "cook" and let it heat up, you can also saute and braise. For example, to braise baby back ribs: add your liquid and ingredients of choice, close the lid and switch it to "cook." It'll be done in less than an hour.
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The Internet Storm Center (ISC) at the SANS Institute is reporting a burst of scanning on ports used by Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager (SEPM) versions 11.0 and 12.1. The scanning appears aimed at building a list of systems vulnerable to a recently-disclosed vulnerability in the product.
Symantec disclosed the vulnerability on February 10 and released updates to SEPM (click here for instructions on how to apply updates). The fixed versions of the management console are 11.0 RU7 MP4a (11.0.7405.1424) or 12.1 RU4a (12.1.4023.4080).
The vulnerability results from erroneous parsing of XML data sent to the console, causing the console to send unsanitized queries to an internal database. Note that Symantec says that "[o]n Tuesday, February 18, SEC Consult Vulnerability Lab, an Austrian-based security consultancy, is planning to release an advisory to the public regarding vulnerabilities that it found within Symantec Endpoint Protection."
The console listens on TCP ports 8443 and 9090. Both ports are regularly scanned from across the Internet for vulnerabilities, but on February 7th the ISC detected a marked increase in scanning. Only two IP addresses are being used in the scans, 18.104.22.168 scanning port 8443 and 220.127.116.11 on port 9090.
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Civil work components
Figure 3 shows the major components of a typical micro hydropower scheme.
The water in the river is
diverted by the weir through an opening in the river side (the `intake')
into an open channel. A settling basin is used to remove sand particles
from the water. The channel follows the contour of the hillside so as to
preserve the elevation of the diverted water. The water then enters a tank
known as the `forebay' and passes into a closed pipe known as the `penstock'.
This is connected at a lower elevation to a waterwheel, known as a turbine.
The turning shaft of the wheel can be used to rotate a mechanical device
(such as a grinding mill, oil expeller, wood lathe and so on), or to operate
an electricity generator. The machinery or appliances which are energised
by the hydro scheme are called the `load'.
Figure 3 Major components
of a micro hydro scheme
Various possibilities exist for the general lay-out of a hydro scheme, depending on the local situation:
1) use of available head
The design of the system has effects on the net head delivered to the turbine. Components such as the channel and penstock cannot be perfectly efficient. Inefficiencies appear as losses of useful head of pressure.
2) flow variations
The river flow varies during the year but the hydro installation is designed to take a constant flow. If the channel overflows there will be serious damage to the surroundings. The weir and intake must therefore divert the correct flow wether the river is in low or in high flow. The main function of the weir is to ensure that the channel flow is maintained when the river is low. The intake structure is designed to regulate the flow to within reasonable limits when the river is in high flow. Further regulation of the channel flow is provided by the spillways.
3) sediment
Flowing water in the river may carry small particles of hard abrasive matter (sediment); these can cause wear to the turbine if they are not removed before the water enters the penstock. Sediment may also block the intake or cause the channel to clog up if adequate precautions are not taken.
4) floods
Flood water will carry larger suspended particles and will even cause large stones to roll along the stream bed. Unless careful design principles are applied, the diversion weir, the intake structure and the embankment walls of the river may be damaged.
5) turbulence
In all parts of the water supply line,
including the weir, the intake and the channel, sudden alterations to the
flow direction will create turbulence which erodes structures and causes
energy losses.
A hydropower station has to divert water from the river. To perform this function civil structures are necessary. Figure 3 shows the different element the civil works consist of.
A hydro system must extract water from the river in a reliable and controllable way. The water flowing in the channel must be regulated during high river flow and low flow conditions. A weir can be used to raise the water level and ensure a constant supply to the intake. Sometimes it is possible to avoid building a weir by using natural features of the river. A permanent pool in de river may provide the same function as a weir.
Another condition in siting the weir is to protect it from damage.
Usually it is sensible to adopt traditional water management techniques known to local people. Temporary weir construction might be one of these techniques. The principle of the temporary weir is to construct a simple structure at low cost using local labour, skills and materials. It is expected to be destroyed by annual or bi-annual flooding. Advanced planning is made for rebuilding of the weir whenever necessary.
The intake of a hydro scheme is designed to divert a certain part of the river flow. This part can go up to 100 % as the total flow of the river is diverted via the hydro installation.
The following points are required for an intake:
Different types of intakes
are characterised by the method used to divert the water into the intake.
For micro hydro schemes only the smaller intakes will be suitable. The
following three types of intakes will be discussed here: the side intake
with and without a weir and the bottom intake. For these types the advantages
and disadvantages will be mentioned.
Side intake without weir
Side intake with weir
Bottom intake
If floating debris is a problem,
a steel or wooden bar (`skimmer'), can be positioned on the water surface
at an angle to the flow as to stop the debris and protect the intake.
The channel conducts the water from the intake to the forebay tank. The length of a channel can be considerably. In Nepal channels exist with a length of a few kilometres to create a head of 10 to 30 metres.
The length of the channel depends on local conditions. In one case a long channel combined with a short penstock can be cheaper or necessary, while in other cases a combination of short channel with long penstock suits better.
Most channels are excavated, while sometimes structures like aqueducts are necessary. To reduce friction and prevent leakages channels are often sealed with cement, clay or polythene sheet.
Size and shape of a channel are often a compromise between costs and reduced head. As water flows in the channel, it loses energy in the process of sliding past the walls and bed material. The rougher the material, the greater the friction loss and the higher the head drop needed between channel entry and exit.
Where small streams cross
the path of the channel very great care must be taken to protect the channel.
A heavy storm may create a torrent easily capable of washing the channel
away. Provision of a drain running under the channel is usually not adequate
protection. It will tend to block with mud or rocks when needed the most.
In the long term it is economic to build a complete crossing over the channel.
Incorporated in the channel are the following elements, which will be discussed here:
The water drawn from the river and fed to the turbine will usually carry a suspension of small particles. This sediment will be composed of hard abrasive materials such as sand which can cause expensive damage and rapid wear to turbine runners. To remove this material the water flow must be slowed down in settling basins so that the silt particles will settle on the basin floor. The deposit formed is then periodically flushed away.
From the size of the smallest
particle allowed into the penstock the maximum speed of the water in the
settling basin can be calculated as the slower the water flows the lower
the carrying capacity of the water for particles. The water speed in the
settling basin can be slowed down by increasing the cross section area
of the channel. For each maximum size of the particles the optimum size
of the settling tank can be calculated.
Spillways are designed to permit controlled overflow at certain points along the channel. Figure 20 depicts a flood spillway in detail, including flow control and channel emptying gates. Flood flows through the intake can be twice the normal channel flow, so the spillway must be large enough for diverting this excess flow.
The spillway is a flow regulator for the channel. In addition it can be combined with control gates to provide a means of emptying the channel.
The spill flow must be fed back to the river in a controlled way so that it does not damage the foundations of the channel.
The forebay tank forms the connection between the channel and the penstock. The main purpose is to allow the last particles to settle down before the water enters the penstock. Depending on its size it can also serve as a reservoir to store water.
A sluice will make it possible to close the entrance to the penstock. In front of the penstock a trashrack need to be installed to prevent large particles to enter the penstock.
A spillway completes the
forebay tank.
The penstock is the pipe which conveys water under pressure from the forebay tank to the turbine. The major components of the penstock are shown in figure 8. The penstock often constitutes a major expense in the total micro hydro budget, as much as 40 % is not uncommon in high head installations, and it is therefore worthwhile optimising the design. The trade-off is between head loss and capital cost. Head loss due to friction in the pipe decrease dramatically with increasing pipe diameter. Conversely, pipe costs increase steeply with diameter. Therefore a compromise between cost and performance is required.
The design philosophy is
first to identify available pipe options, then to select a target head
loss, 5 % of the gross head being a good starting point. The details of
the pipes with losses close to this target are then tabulated and compared
for cost effectiveness. A smaller penstock may save on capital costs, but
the extra head loss may account for lost revenue from generated electricity
each year.
The following factors have to be considered when deciding which material to use for a particular penstock:
* = poor ***** = excellent
Table 3 Comparison penstock materials
Penstock jointing
Pipes are generally supplied in standard lengths and have to be joined together on site. There are several ways of doing this and the following factors should be considered when choosing the best joint system for a particular scheme:
Penstock pipelines can either be surface mounted or buried underground. The decision will depend on the pipe material, the nature of the terrain and environmental considerations.
Buried pipelines should be ideally be at least 750 mm below ground level, specially when heavy vehicle are likely to cross it. Burying a pipe line removes the biggest eyesore of a hydro scheme and greatly reduces its visual impact. However, it is vital to ensure a buried penstock is properly and meticulously installed because any subsequent problems such as leaks are much harder to detect and rectify.
Where the nature of the ground renders burying the penstock impossible there is sometimes no option but to run the line above the ground, in which case piers, anchors and thrust blocks will be needed to counteract the forces which can cause undesired pipeline movement.
The three types of forces that need to be designed against are:
The different support structures can usually be built of rubble masonry or plain concrete. Anchor blocks may need steel reinforcement and triangulated steel frames are sometimes used for support piers.
The size and cost of support structures for a given penstock are minimised by:


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Well, I haven't really updated this for a while, been a bit manic recently. January has been a whirlwind of Tax Returns, procrastinating over doing the said Tax Returns, planning our next Makers Boutique Exhibition starting in March and the first market of the year that we had on Saturday. Heres Bean and Ali below. Ali makes beautiful furniture inspired by materials she salvages both on the beach and in the city. I have collected a few pieces of hers now and I love them.
Was a really really fabulous day, and it was great to see the venue so busy especially in February. We were also delighted to have Charlotte Rivers from Mollie Makes Magazine coming to write a review about our Markets, and a new popup tearoom by Talk of Tea, and we had a great mix of regular stallholders and talented new faces.
My fabulous friend Rich who came to DJ at the Market. Apparently most DJing is digitial now so it all goes on using laptop and Ipads and other doodars. I particulary like this image as I thought at first he had a stack of records in front of him, but its just a box of old church books about random things like pottery and gardening!!!
Pop up tea room by Talk of Tea, the brownies they had were the best brownies I've ever had.
Bought this print by Angela Chick, sums up my love of tea at the Market...
...and these cute little mountain earring studs by Kate Rowland.
Need to get creative again after whats felt like a month of admin. And I am feeling inspired! First off I'm going to use these bits to make a very selfish commission, a necklace for myself. I really like the pieces and they are sentimental ones that friends or family have collected for me.
Willow Sea pottery pieces.
Laying down bits and playing around with different patterns and colours.
These are some prototypes of my wire writing necklaces, I wanted to shy away from the stereotypical name necklaces and go with some typical Kernow and sailor themed sayings. Alright me lover?!
Captain! Big and small version.
I'm loving the fact the weathers starting to warm up! Everything is better when its summer! Took a lovely walk down to Hove Lagoon today and it was so mild and fresh.
Hope you've had a good month and
Goodbye, untill next time!


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Hardcover with red/orange boards and pictorial dustjacket, first edition, 666gms, 151 pages, illustrated map endpapers. The yarns and myths of the outback are here intermingled with Jeff carter's personal observations and reflections of a lifetime of searching out 'All Things Wild' in Australia. Book is in good condition with minor general wear and tear and mild page discolouration throughout. There is a small pen inscription on the front endpaper and a small pencil inscription on the inside front title page. Dust jacket is in good condition with moderate shelf wear, otherwise no other pre-loved markings.
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Publisher: Australia, Rigby Limited: 1977
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Sunday, March 14, 2010
Toy Story
Toy Story; CGI animated fantasy comedy, USA, 1995; D: John Lasseter, S: Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Don Rickles, Jim Varney, Wallace Shawn, Annie Potts
Woody the cowboy is the favorite toy of a boy called Andy. All toys come to life when humans are not around and are uncomfortable whenever their owners gets new presents which may replace them. During one such occasion, Andy gets a new toy for his birthday, Captain Buzz Lightyear, who becomes his new favorite, which is why is the now neglected Woody becomes jealous. One day, Woody pushes Buzz out of the window. He finds him on a gas station, but they get left there when Andy's mum drives him off in his car. Woody and Buzz get found by Sid, a violent kid, but manage to escape and return back to Andy just before his family moves out.
Once an excellent film, the first feature length computer animated movie, "Toy Story", seems only like a good film today, as if some higher dimension of its quality evaporated for some reason. For instance, is it really that better than the neglected "The Brave Little Toaster"? The film is still sweet and amusing, but the only truly brilliant-genius segment is the 10-minute finale that plays unbelievably perfect with style and rhythm (especially in the scene where Woody wants to light Buzz's rocket so that they can both catch up with Andy's family moving away, but just as he lights a match, a car drives by and extinguishes it!), yet the whole plot up to it is rather standard: simply too many goofy, silly and loud jokes that try to attract attention with cheap kids' methods, even though there are some clever displays of sophisticated ideas (i.e. the scene where the angry Woody wants to call Buzz names, but decides not to in front of everyone because there are "preschool toys here"). From today's stance, some flaws become more apparent, like the grotesque character of the evil Sid or the childish scene where Woody takes Buzz's arm to pretend in front of the other toys that they are "friends", however, some CGI shots still radiate with awe whereas director Lasseter shows competence is crafting an accessible, but never shallow fun.
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- Amelia said...
I really enjoyed the movie. I have seen it so many times that i want to buy a personal copy of it. i have also seen the other series also. All the series are worth watching !
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Links leading to your website can have a significant effect on the search performance of your website. However, the impact of a backlink on a website's search performance can just as easily be negative as it can be positive. Whether you rely on white hat or black hat link building techniques, you need to be ready for the consequences of your efforts. About 59 percent of all companies have performed external link building for their website. Bloggers, top brands, and small businesses are also jumping on the external link building bandwagon.
Before you start a plan for external link building for your website, you need to perform a backlink analysis. That way, you will be able to identify all the good and bad links leading to your website. The good links will positively influence your search performance while the bad links have the potential to negatively influence your search performance. One way bad links can negatively impact your website is by causing Google to impose penalties.
Nowadays, Google is more focused on user intent rather than the keyword phrases that users search for. In the past, any type of backlink would benefit your website. While Google never approved of bad links, they didn't always have a system for identifying bad links. However, both the Panda and Penguin update have made it obvious that Google values earned links rather than build links. If you want to work on your website's backlink profile, here is some information that will help you check backlinks.
What Is Back Link Analysis?
If you value search engine optimisation, you need to perform a backlink analysis on all the websites that you want backlinks from. Bad link analysis will be able to tell you a lot about the structure of the external and internal links of the website. Good backlinks will increase your website's organic traffic and search rankings. Therefore, you need to perform an extensive backlink analysis before you start building or earning backlinks. Always keep the domain authority of a website in mind to evaluate the strength of an external link. It's better to have a more strategic approach then to build or earn backlinks anywhere.
What Is a Good Back Link?
Chances are, you receive plenty of advice to only focus on earning good backlinks. However, you may have no idea what makes a backlink good. The reason you may not have read many definitions of a good backlink online is that there is no single, comprehensive definition. There are many factors to keep in mind when it comes to identifying a good backlink. At the same time, there is more to a bad link than it coming from spam or banned web page.
In general, the more difficult it is for you to get a backlink, the better the backlink probably is. A good backlink is simply not very easy to get. Imagine attempting to get an authority link for your website from Forbes, the White House, CNN, or Google itself. Undoubtedly, a single backlink from one of these sources would increase your search rankings significantly. However, the issue is getting the backlink in the first place.
In contrast, if a backlink is very easy to obtain, the value of the backlink is probably low. For example, if you want to get a backlink from a forum, all you need to do is add a link to your website in a reply. This link will remain up if there are no moderators strictly monitoring the forum. Here are a few factors that will help you determine whether a backlink is good.
1. Quality Back Links Are Relevant to the Topic of Your Website
The first way you can determine whether a backlink is good is if it is relevant to the topic of your page. The more relevant the backlink, the better the backlink.
Even if an irrelevant link proves to be a good backlink for your website, you can expect your conversions to take a hit. You can expect visitors to your website to be confused and annoyed if they find that the content of a page does not relate to the content of the backlink. Even if your web page is one of the top 10 pages in the search results for a keyword, irrelevant backlinks will still make it difficult for you to convert visitors into customers. Therefore, relevant backlinks are very important. The links that tend to have the most impact on rankings are links from social media websites, SEO, and content marketing.
2. A Trustworthy Back Link Is a Good Back Link Source
A good backlink will come from a website that is trustworthy in the eyes of Google. Therefore, you should use the TrustRank tool to evaluate the trustworthiness of web pages referring to your website. Some search experts will claim that 70 percent of the ability of a website to achieve an excellent search ranking is related to the sites referring to it. However, not every link is equal in terms of its effect. Just one link from the Wikipedia website will do more good than a dozen backlinks from websites with a low TrustRank. This is true even if the backlink from Wikipedia is nofollow and the backlinks from the websites with a low TrustRank are dofollow. The reason for this is that Wikipedia is considered a trustworthy website by Google.
When Google releases a big update, many people end up losing their rankings because their backlinks were not trustworthy. Just because your web pages rank highly now does not mean that they will continue to rank highly in the future. Google simply trusts certain websites over others. If your website is not trustworthy, negative backlinks leading to your website will negatively impact your website's search performance.
TrustRank refers to a ranking factor that permits Google to determine how a web page should be ranked. Of course, Google considers many other factors and not just the trustworthiness of a website. However, your focus should be knowing whether you should trust a link to have a positive impact on your website's search rankings. Trust depends on links. Your TrustRank depends on the backlinks leading to your website. In the past, PageRank was the best metric for the quality of a backlink. However, TrustRank has now become the best metric. Google will not penalize any website that it trusts.
3. Links Within Content
Many people are unaware of the fact that the location of a backlink can impact the SEO value of the link. Links in sidebars and foot bars generally don't have much weight. This is also true of all other site-wide links. The best links for improving the authority of your website are links within the content. These links are referred to as contextual links. A backlink is even better if the referring page is relevant and trustworthy. Google views contextual links from a relevant website as very trustworthy. Therefore, Google will reward your website significantly for these backlinks.
A contextual link can be an internal or external link. For example, you can rely on guest posting to boost your SEO campaign, you should keep in mind that guest post backlinks may not be as valuable. This is true because guest post backlinks tend to be in the author profile or author bio area. A contextual link on the same web page would likely prove to be more valuable. Also, if you happen to have identical anchor texts on the author bios of many different blogs and website, it may end up hindering your website's rankings. The issue that Google would cite is duplicate content. You need to have links in your author bios and these author bios need to be different from blog to blog.
You should try to build and earn contextual links as much as possible. Contextual links are viewed as good links in the eyes of Google. Therefore, contextual links will boost your website's search performance significantly. The reason Google values contextual links is that the search engine company is dedicated to providing users with better search results. Therefore, search results need to be based on both context and content.
When a search engine crawls a web page, the robots identify any links and evaluate the text surrounding the link. This will allow the robot to determine whether the anchor link is relevant to the content of the rest of the page. The robot will look for keywords that they can reasonably expect to see if the anchor link is truly relevant to the rest of the content on the page.
Backlinks are incredibly important for improving the authority of your website. For more information about how to check backlinks and improve your website's backlink profile, don't hesitate to contact us.


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Two-Color Twister Reward Belts - School Colors Series
From Plank Road Publishing
For basic Recorder Karate colors, use the Essential 9 series instead. See the link at the bottom of this page.
Since we released them a few years back, our one-color reward belts have been very popular with teachers as highly motivational rewards for their students as they progressed. Through the Music K-8 Mailing List, there have been lots of discussions about offering more colors and combinations of them. This evolved into an informal poll and exploration on our part with our suppliers. From that discussion comes this group of 9 two-color belts. (Don't miss the other two-color belts in our Black Belt Series! See the link at the bottom of this page.)
These are made of the same materials as our single color belts, soft and vibrant. If you have any concerns about the colors, look at the larger, singled out examples by clicking the "View Detail Images" link to the left.
Now you will have cool rewards in your school colors, in honor of favorite local sports teams (Go, Packers!), for solos, for duets, for holidays, and to reward everyone for a well done performance.
(Please note: Due to differences in monitors, the colors on your screen may vary from the color of the actual product.)


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Recently, an interest in true crime has seen a major resurgence, especially when it comes to TV series and documentaries that explore some of the most fascinating cases. It's easy to see why -- although these docs usually cover some pretty dark stuff, it's also interesting to see how the investigations come together, especially with all the behind-the-scenes content that these kinds of shows and series lend themselves to. And lately, there have been all kinds of additions to the genre that are definitely worth a watch.
Although the first part of 2019 was all about everything and anything that had to do with Ted Bundy, these documentaries are about so much more than that. Some of them follow disappearances that have never been solved, as well as murders that changed the cultural landscape. And one series even focuses on the killers themselves as they're awaiting the death penalty in prison. There's definitely something for everyone's interest here, and there's a good chance that these documentaries will be brand new to even the most seasoned true crime fans out there.
Here are some upcoming and recently released true crime documentaries that any fan isn't going to want to miss. Whether we've heard of these cases before or are brand new to them as we watch the documentaries for the first time, we're always finding out new details about these crimes that remind us why this is such an interesting genre in the first place.
But just to be safe -- might wanna watch these with the lights on. Just in case!
'Ted Bundy: Falling for a Killer'1
For the first time ever, serial killer Ted Bundy's former longtime girlfriend, Elizabeth Kendall, is going to break her silence about Ted and their relationship in a new docuseries. Ted Bundy: Falling for a Killer is slated to hit Amazon Prime in 2020, so we'll have to wait to see how it call comes together.
(Something tells us it's going to be creepy.)
'I Love You, Now Die'2
Michelle Carter made headlines when she seemingly encouraged her boyfriend, Conrad Roy, to commit suicide in a text message. Earlier this year, the documentary about the case, I Love You, Now Die, premiered on HBO, and people are still talking about it now. It's available for streaming on HBO Go and HBO Now -- and it may make viewers look at the case in a totally different way.
'The Devil Next Door'3
After hitting Netflix on November 4, The Devil Next Door is about John Demjanjuk, a man accused of being a Nazi war criminal. Although he died in 2012, Demjanjuk claimed he was actually a prisoner at a labor camp who was forced to work as a guard, and did not take that role by choice. This documentary attempts to settle what his real story was, once and for all.
'The Disappearance of Susan Cox Powell'4
Although this documentary originally premiered on Oxygen, it's now coming to Sky Crime, and it's a doozy. The Disappearance of Susan Cox Powell follows the supposed murder of Susan Cox Powell, a woman who disappeared one day under very suspicious circumstances. Her husband's alibi is more than suspicious, and so is the history of his family -- and the whole thing ends in a way that we definitely didn't see coming.
'Who Killed Garrett Phillips?'5
Also coming to Sky Crime, Who Killed Garrett Phillips? is a two-part documentary focusing on the murder of a 12-year-old in upstate New York in 2011. It tackles both racial bias and the five-year journey to find Garrett's killer. It's definitely an intense one.
'The Disappearance of the Millbrook Twins'6
Premiering on November 23 on Oxygen, The Disappearance of The Millbrook Twins is about 15-year-old African American twins named Jeannette and Dannette who vanished seemingly out of nowhere from their home in Georgia. The case has never been solved since it happened almost 30 years ago. Now, detective Page Reynolds want to finally find a way to solve this case.
'Cold Blooded: The Clutter Family Murders'7
Premiering on November 18 on Sundance, The Clutter Family Murders might seem a little familiar to anyone who's read In Cold Blood by Truman Capote. The two-part documentary "focuses on the brutal murder of the Clutter family in a small Kansas town in 1959, the resulting investigation, convictions and executions of Perry Smith and Richard Hickock" -- the same case from the book.
Should be fascinating!
'Murder In the Bayou'8
Murder in the Bayou premiered on Showtime in September and follows the murders of eight women who were killed in Louisiana over a four-year time span. It was originally thought to be the work of a serial killer, but is that all there is to this case? The five-part documentary explores what else might have happened.
In this Starz docuseries, Leavenworth is about Clint Lorance, a former member of the military who is serving a 19-year sentence for murder. But not everyone's convinced that he's actually guilty, and this series explores why. The circumstances around what happened to Lorance in Afghanistan are so confusing, and fortunately, this should help clear it up.
'The Preppy Murder'10
In October, the five-part series The Preppy Murder: Death In Central Park premiered on AMC, following the 1986 murder of Jennifer Levin. It examines victim-blaming and sexism that can run rampant in cases like this one -- especially when the New York private school crowd gets involved. Jennifer's story is heartbreaking, but it's important to talk about.
'Behind Closed Doors'11
Behind Closed Doors is an HBO documentary about "the double murder of a 13-year-old girl, Aarushi Talwar, and her family's servant, Hemraj Banjade, in their home in Noida, India." It wasn't clear who was responsible at first, and it actually ended up contributing to class warfare. Will this crime go unsolved, or will the documentary manage to finally piece together the clues years later?
'No One Saw a Thing'12
The Sundance series No One Saw a Thing is about what happened after the murder of Ken Rex McElroy. Despite the fact that he was shot in front of 60 witnesses, no one was willing to actually confirm that they saw it happen.
Definitely interesting!
'Beyond the Headlines: The College Admissions Scandal'13
Feeling a little confused by the college admissions scandal going on? Not only does this edition of Beyond The Headlines on Lifetime clear it all up, but it also takes a deep dive into the lawsuit that several celebrities have found themselves involved in this year. Watch out, Aunt Becky.
'Cold Case Files'14
Love unsolved cases? This docuseries is for you. Streaming on Netflix, Cold Case Files is all about investigating cases and finding answers that no one's been able to find before -- including more recent breakthroughs that have been made.
'Murdered by My Husband: The Hollie Kerrell Story'15
Coming soon to the Crime + Investigation channel is a new true crime documentary following the chilling details of the death of Hollie Kerrell. Titled Murdered by My Husband: The Hollie Kerrell Story, viewers will get a look into the real-life crime. (Her husband, Chris Kerrell, killed her in their home while their children were there.) The upcoming is set to air on Crime + Investigation on Monday, November 25 at 9 p.m.


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Lipids are any one of a group of fats or fatlike substances, characterized by their insolubility in water and solubility in fat solvents such as alcohol, ether, and chloroform. . The term is descriptive rather than a chemical name such as a protein or carbohydrate. It includes true fats (esters of fatty acids and glycerol); lipoids (phospholipids,, cerebrosides, waxes); and sterols (cholesterol, ergosterol). All lipids like carbohydrates contain carbon, hydrogen and oxygen but the proportion of oxygen in lipids is much lower. In addition, phosphorus is found in some of the more complex lipids.
Triglycerides which are also called neutral fats are commonly known as fats when solid or oils when liquid. Triglycerides are made up of two types of building blocks, fatty acids and glycerol, in a ratio of 3:1 of fatty acids to glycerol. Triglycerides are large molecules and ingested fats and oils must be broken down into their building blocks before they can be absorbed. Oils or fats do not mix with water because polar and non polar molecules do not interact. Triglycerides provide the body's most efficient and compact form of stored energy, and when they are oxidized, they yield large amounts of energy. Triglycerides are found mainly beneath the skin, where they insulate the deeper body tissues from heat loss and protect them from trauma.
Fatty acid chains with only a single covalent bond between carbon atoms are referred to as saturated. Their fatty acid chains are straight and, at room temperature, the molecules of a saturated fat are packed closely together, forming a solid. Fatty acids that contain one or more double bonds between carbon atoms are said to be unsaturated (monounsaturated and polyunsaturated). The double bonds cause the fatty acid chains to kink so that they cannot be packed closely enough to solidify. Hence, triglycerides with short fatty acid chains or unsaturated fatty acids are oils (liquid at room temperature) and are typical of plant lipids. Examples include olive and peanut oils (rich in monounsaturated fats) and corn, soybean, and safflower oils, which contain a high percentage of polyunsaturated fatty acids. Longer fatty acid chains and more saturated fatty acids are common in animal fats such as butter fat and the fat of meats, which are solid at room temperature.
Trans fats which are common in many margarines and baked products, are oils that have been solidified by the addition of hydrogen atoms at the sites of double carbon bonds. Trans fats are very harmful to body cells and should be avoided altogether in the animals diet. Trans fats have been linked to atherosclerosis and are considered by many scientists to be carcinogenic.
Phospholipids are modified triglycerides with the addition of a phosphorous-containing group. Phospholipids are the chief material for building cellular membranes.
Steroids are basically flat molecules made of four interlocking hydrocarbon rings. Steroids are very important molecules which the animal gets from ingestion of animal products such as eggs, meat and cheese. The steroids cholesterol, bile salts, Vitamin D, sex hormones, and adrenocortical hormones are extremely important to the animals health. Cholesterol is the structural basis for manufacture of all body steroids and is a component of the cells membrane. Bile salts are manufactured by the liver from the breakdown of cholesterol and are stored in the gall bladder for release into the small intestine where they aid fat digestion and absorption by helping to emulsify fats into smaller absorbable molecules.Vitamin D is a fat-soluble vitamin produced in the skin on exposure to UV radiation and is necessary for normal bone growth and function. The steroid sex hormones estrogen, progesterone and testosterone are necessary for reproductive function. Adrenocortical hormones like cortisol is a metabolic hormone necessary for maintaining normal blood glucose levels. Aldosterone another adrenocortical hormone helps to regulate salt and water balance in the body by targeting the kidneys.
Other lipid substances include the fat soluble Vitamins A, D, E, and K. Vitamin A is ingested in orange-pigmented vegetables and fruits and are converted in the retina to retinol and are a part of the photoreceptor pigments involved in vision. Vitamin E is ingested in plant products such as wheat germ and green leafy vegetables and protects the cell membrane against oxidative damage. Vitamin K is made by bacterial synthesis in the intestine and is also found in green leafy vegetables and it regulates the formation of clotting factors in the blood.
Eicosanoids (prostaglandins, leukotrienes and thromboxanes) are a group of molecules that are derived from fatty acids found in all cell membranes. Prostaglandins stimulate uterine contractions, regulate blood pressure, control gastrointestinal tract motility and secretory activity. Both prostaglandins and leukotrienes are involved in inflammation. Thromboxanes are powerful vasoconstrictors.
Lipoproteins are lipoid and protein based substances that transport fatty acids and cholesterol in the blood stream. The major lipoproteins are high-density lipoproteins (HDL) and low-density lipoproteins (LDL). HDL is healthy for the body and high levels of LDL is lousy for the body.
Essential Fatty Acids (EFA) are fatty acids that the animal can not synthesize themselves and so it is essential for the animal to get these in its diet. Essential fatty acids in the dog and cat include linolenic acid, linoleic acid and arachidonic acid. Adult dogs are able to synthesize linolenic and arachidonic acid from linoleic acid. Adult cats, however, can synthesize linolenic acid but not arachidonic acid. Arachidonic acid is only found in fat sources from animals and for this reason cats are obligate carnivores.
Deficiencies in lipids can cause a dry coat and scaly skin. A reduction of lipids on the skin can cause pyoderma. Wound healing can also be impaired due to the requirement of phosopholipids within the cells membranes. If there is a chronic deficiency of lipids, especially of the EFA, symptoms of alopecia, edema and moist dermatitis can occur. Severe deficiencies can result in emaciation of the animal. Deficiencies of Vitamin A can cause night blindness, infertility, crusting lesions of the nares, seborrhoeic coat conditions, and increased susceptibility to microbial infections. Deficiencies of Vitamin D can cause rickets in the young and osteomalacia in adults. Deficiencies of Vitamin E can cause pancreatitis, skeletal muscle dystrophy, reproductive failure and impairment of the immune response in dogs. Deficiencies of Vitamin K is rare due to its synthesis in the intestine.
In the next post on animal nutrition we will wrap up the subject of nutrients by covering water soluble vitamins and minerals.


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Flow Cytometer Reagents Market | Business Opportunities, Current Trends, Challenges and Market Analysis 2025
"Los Angeles, United State, 4 December 2019 – – In a recent study published by QY Research, titled, Global Flow Cytometer Reagents Market Research Report, analysts offers an in-depth analysis of global Flow Cytometer Reagents market. The study analyses the various aspect of the market by studying its historic and forecast data. The research report provides Porters five force model, SWOT analysis, and PESTEL analysis of the Flow Cytometer Reagents market. The different areas covered in the report are Flow Cytometer Reagents market size, drivers and restrains, segment analysis, geographic outlook, major manufacturers in the market, and competitive landscape.
Global Flow Cytometer Reagents Market size will increase to xx Million US$ by 2025, from xx Million US$ in 2017, at a CAGR of xx% during the forecast period.
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Top Key Players of the Global Flow Cytometer Reagents Market :
Biocompare, Bio-Rad Laboratories, Miltenyi Biotec, BioLegend, Becton, Dickinson and Company, Beckman Coulter, Merck KGaA, Thermo Fisher Scientific
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Calibration and Validation Reagents, Specificity Reagents, Supporting Reagents, Secondary Reagents, Isotype Controls, Buffers, Others
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Pharmaceutical and Biotechnology Industry, Academic and Research Centers, Diagnostic Centers, Others
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Peach Banana Bread2014-08-28
- Prep Time : 10m
- Cook Time : 1:30 h
- Ready In : 1:40 h
My local farmer's market is amazing! At closing time, you can often find $5 fruit boxes, and because I am the thriftiest lady — I buy them all!
Recently I purchased two boxes of peaches, so be prepared for peach everything! Starting with this peach bread:
- 1 ripe banana, mushed
- 3/4 cups apple sauce
- 1 or 1 1/4 cup sugar (depending on your sweetness preference)
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1/2 canola oil
- 2 cups diced peaches, fresh or canned
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 3 teaspoons cinnamon
Step 1
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a bread loaf pan.
Step 2
In a large bowl, blend the banana, applesauce, sugar, oil, and vanilla. Add flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon; mix just to combine. Stir in the peaches and nuts. Pour batter into prepared pan.
Step 3
Bake for about an hour and a half, or until a tester inserted in the center comes out clean. I like to check it at an hour, hour and 15 minutes, just to see how it's doing.
Step 4
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Family, good food and thankful hearts.... Can't ask for any more than that. ♥
I've added a Folk Art Dachshund and a Folk Art Polka Dot Rooster to my website. So when you have a moment, click on the "Critters" button below to see them!
Now I'm off to start my Christmas decorating!! Yippee!!
Wishing everyone a terrific rest of the weekend!!
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Shadowhouse Creations focuses on giving away free textures, brushes,overlays, and tips to designers,photographers, and the hobbyist.
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thanks for all the fantastic textures.ReplyDelete
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I started to learn DirectX. I wanted, of course, to use it in a WPF environment. I don't hope to write a game (yet?) but I thought it would be a good API for high performance data visualization. Or simply capturing and tweaking web cam output.
I discovered SharpDX by Alexandre Mutel, which is a 100% managed wrapper. Better yet, it performs better than all other managed wrapper it seems! At least according to this this.
To start with DirectX you need to download the DirectX SDK which is good because it contains tons of tutorials and samples.
I started by rewriting all the 7 MSDN tutorials in C#. I try to write code very close to the original C++ (for comparison purpose) yet beautified (thanks to C#!), I shall say it came out well!
Speaking of which, when you work with DirectX you have to write (pixel, vertex, hull, etc…) shaders (introduction). Basically they are little program that convert the data from one graphic processing stage to an other. The shader code look remotely like a simple C file with some extra.
Once again, thanks again to Alexandre Mutel, I found an extension for VS2010 which provide syntax colouring for shaders, NShader.
With that shader program are much easier to read, behold:
struct VS_INPUT
float4 Pos : POSITION;
float3 Norm : NORMAL;
struct PS_INPUT
float4 Pos : SV_POSITION;
float3 Norm : TEXCOORD0;
// Vertex Shader
PS_INPUT VS( VS_INPUT input )
PS_INPUT output = (PS_INPUT)0;
output.Pos = mul( input.Pos, World );
output.Pos = mul( output.Pos, View );
output.Pos = mul( output.Pos, Projection );
output.Norm = mul( input.Norm, World );
return output;
So, how does this all work?
From WPF's point of view, the DirectX code is to be rendered into a Texture2D and the Texture2D to be displayed with a D3DImage.
It starts with:
public class DXImageSource : D3DImage, IDisposable
public void Invalidate()
public void SetBackBuffer(SharpDX.Direct3D10.Texture2D texture)
public void SetBackBuffer(SharpDX.Direct3D11.Texture2D texture)
public void SetBackBuffer(SharpDX.Direct3D9.Texture texture)
With this subclass of D3DImage you can directly set a SharpDX / DirectX Texture2D as the back buffer of the image (Remark that they should be created with ResourceOptionFlags.Shared, as they will be access by the D3DImage through a shared D3D9 interface).
This ImageSource could very well be used in a Image class. But to provide continuous updating, resizing, etc.. I created the following FrameworkElement:
public interface IDirect3D
void Reset(ResetArgs args);
void Render(RenderArgs args);
public class DXElement : FrameworkElement{
public DXImageSource Surface { get; }
public IDirect3D Renderer
public bool IsLoopRendering
Then the DXElement does very little by itself. It handles resize event. If IsLoopRendering is true it renders its Renderer every frame. It capture mouse and forward to the Render if it implements IInteractiveRenderer (which D3D does).
And that's it for the UI.
From the DirectX point of view I provide a few class (The D3D tree) that just create an appropriate Device and have virtual method to override to render.
What's next?
Could you get the code? well.. it's all on CodePlex!
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As the NFL playoffs approach, we look back at our pre-season Super Bowl prediction. I think Ill stick with Minnesota vs New England. (I wouldnt bet the farm on it, but its as good a bet as any other two teams.)
Now that Terell Owens has gone down, and the Eagles are apparently going to be overprotective of the rest of their starters; everyone is jumping off the Eagles bandwagon. Do not underestimate this team. Without Owens this is essentially the same offense that has gone to 3 straight NFC championships, and consider the competition in the NFC; does anyone really believe the Falcons are ready for prime time? Do the Packers have one last push for Favre left in them? Is Seattle ever going to stop underachieving? Are the Rams really back? Can the Vikings play any semblance of Defense what so ever?
If the Saints or Panthers back door into the playoffs, can they be taken seriously?
Is anyone else tired of Bill Parcels? Can you not already tell that all hes going to do is quit again on yet another team.
Okay I official concede- Peyton Manning is the MVP of the NFL this season.
Does anyone really believe that Illinois is going to be cutting down any nets come March?
Not only will USC beat Oklahoma for the national title, but you can also take the over, as the Trojans expose all the holes in the Sooners defence.
Anyone miss the NHL yet? If you do, get used to it, its going to be a while, a long while.


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CHICAGO -- Dozens of trees lining Chicago's Lake Shore Drive were slated to be cut down because they were dying from the Emerald Ash Borer. That's until someone came up with the idea of salvaging the trees by transforming them into works of art.
Artist Samantha Rusch has been working on one tree she showed WGN for nearly eight months. This tree, like so many others was slated to be chopped down, until it was salvaged through the Chicago Tree Project.
"If we weren't turning them into art, they would be cut down so this gives the trees a few more years of life and puts art in the community," said Tess Landon, Chicago Tree Project.
By the end of summer, there will be nearly 40 trees in Chicago parks and along Lake Shore Drive that have been transformed into art work.
"It's really an outdoor museum that can be accessed anytime," Landon said.
Artists were handpicked by Chicago Sculpture International, who wanted the trees to represent an array of different styles and messages.
"We're not looking for a common theme. We're looking for what they're doing with the tree that will make their work shine and have an interaction with the public too," said Janet Austin, Chicago Sculpture International.
Rausch spends a bit of each day talking with people who come up and ask her about her blue and white masterpiece.
"So it's my design weaving in and out throughout all the branches going up," Rausch said.
Her passion coming through each nook and crevice, weaving together not just art but a story of beauty in something once labeled dead.
"Talks a combination of the cycles of life, how we're all interacting no matter what phases of our life we're at," she said.
The website chicagotreeproject.org has a map showing all their locations along the lakefront, along with an app that gives you an audio tour with each artists describing their vision for each tree. There are currently 10 being actively worked on this summer.


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|alls 1ce huh?
|cute ;]
|i love shoesssssss
so here it is, the night of my 21st.... pictures taken before drinking ;p
so after that, who got time to take pictures rather then dancing and enjoying right?
so i did the same...had fun with my ladies and of course my boo.
thank you guys for making it happen.
love love life


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Not what we have but what we enjoy, constitutes abundance. Epicurus
Since Epicurus was an ancient Greek philosopher who live 341 BC, we can see that the above wisdom has been around for a very long time and that the beauty of its truth doesn't diminish. These words open the floodgates of true wealth for everyone who takes it to heart. Epicurus also said, "Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; remember what you have now was once among the things you only hoped for." I love quotes on abundance because they remind me to be grateful for so many things- large and small- and in so doing to be happy and not wait to live! When we look around us there are so many reminders of plenty. The natural world is certainly no stranger to the concept of abundance. Think of all the leaves on one single tree, flowers that cover an entire hillside, deserts and forests that seem to stretch on forever. The ocean is so amazingly vast and the distance of the galaxies in space really unfathomable. When we appreciate the variety of plants, insects, and animals (including people) on this earth with so many different ways of being in the world… The abundance is astounding!
Ralph Waldo Emerson commented, "If the stars should appear but one night every thousand years how man would marvel and stare!" And yet because stars light up the sky every night we may go weeks, even months, without looking up.
I have found that a scarcity mentality can slip into our lives almost without our awareness. Our first thought of the morning may be that we didn't get enough sleep, there are never enough hours in the day for all that we want to accomplish. If we are older it is hard not to notice the things we used to be able to do but can't anymore. And if we are younger the grass may look more abundant in an upcoming phase of life rather than the one we are living now. We wish we were more patient or loving or talented or financially secure. Since America is a consumer society and marketing thrives on creating a sense of lack, media is designed to make us feel that we will never have enough money for all we want to buy, experience, be, and even to give.
None of us are immune from a scarcity outlook- or incapable of choosing instead to focus on all the abundance in our lives. The gift of a day is huge if you stop to think about it and so is the gift of being in all kinds of relationships with regular human beings who are also divine. Being part of something bigger than ourselves, like members and friends of UUCB for instance, can bring abundance to our lives and so can appreciating our ability to see, hear, eat, grow, create, learn and love. Even modern conveniences can be a reminder of abundance when we realize that the kings and queens of old did not have such comforts and amenities because they were nowhere to be had.
I love the song written by Peter Mayer, Everything is Holy Now. (You can listen to it on youtube.) First he is feeling bad that miracles seem to happen only in the bible then he realizes the truth. "Wine from water isn't small but an even better magic trick is that anything is here at all. So the challenging thing becomes -not to look for miracles, but finding where there isn't one!"
To be on the lookout for what isn't a miracle is to have an abundance mentality. Is your outlook generally one of scarcity or abundance? I wondered this for myself so for an entire day I tried to focus and speak only of abundance to see how many times I had to check my own thoughts (a lot). That means when I woke up in the morning and thought how I didn't get enough sleep, (I am a night owl so tend to stay up too late) I changed it to, "Wow, my bed is comfortable! I sure look forward to getting back in it tonight!" and so on throughout the day. If you live with other people they will think you've gone a little bonkers but they will enjoy your company and you will learn something from the experiment. For one whole day never let a comment of scarcity cross your lips but glory in the abundance all around you/ With practice we can all learn to claim our true wealth as living beings on this incredible earth.
Janen Wright, Director of Faith Formation


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Changing What Is Irrevocable - Life Irrevocable Trusts and Estate Planning
Many clients have created lifetime Irrevocable Trusts to achieve estate tax advantages. The assets in the Irrevocable Trust pass upon death free of estate tax. To achieve the estate tax advantages, the client needs to give up control, which necessarily means the Trust is irrevocable. However, changes in life or in the law oftentimes make the Trust provisions less desirable. For example, the creator of the Trust ("Grantor") may want to replace the Trustee, change the location of the Trust or the state law which controls it, or change the dispositive provisions for the beneficiaries.
Fortunately, a number of states now allow Irrevocable Trusts to be amended, even without court involvement. "Decanting" and "nonjudicial reformation" are legally acceptable ways to amend provisions without court approval that otherwise would be set in stone. Typically, you need the consent of the Grantor, Trustees, and beneficiaries to comply with state law.
The dilemma is whether these changes could jeopardize the estate tax advantages the client desired and obtained at the creation of the Trust. The good estate tax news is that the IRS has issued a number of Private Letter Rulings that indicate estate and generation skipping tax advantages will still apply even if an Irrevocable Trust is modified. Of course, the devil is in the details, in determining what types of changes are appropriate and the method in which the changes can be done under state law. But at least in the estate tax world, what is irrevocable may be irrevocable only in part.


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J.D. Harrison
The Washington Post
February 25, 2014
Nearly two-thirds of small businesses that currently offer health insurance to their workers will pay more for coverage as a result of new rules in the health care law, as will millions of small-business employees and their family members, according to new estimates released by the Obama administration.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, which has spearheaded the implementation of the law, has acknowledged that new rules requiring insurers to offer guaranteed coverage and renewal options to small employers will likely drive up the price of insurance for some companies. So will rules banning insurance companies from varying their rates based on factors like a company's industry or the age of its employees.
On the other hand, some firms with exceptionally sick or at-risk workers will benefit from those provisions and see their premiums come down under the new rules, which took effect this year.
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One of the items I've come across in my quest to eat healthy, is to watch my portion control. Here's some information I came across in my reading that I thought would interest you. Perhaps you're one of the many who has made it your New Year's Resolution to life a healthier lifestyle, or want to get fit and lose weight. These tips will be sure to help you achieve your goals!
Examples of ONE Canada Food Guide Serving are: (from the Health Canada website)
Vegetables and Fruit:
125 mL (½ cup) fresh, frozen or canned vegetable or fruit or 100% juice
250 mL (1 cup) leafy raw vegetables or salad
1 piece of fruit
Grain Products:
1 slice (35 g) bread or ½ bagel (45 g)
½ pita (35 g) or ½ tortilla (35 g)
125 mL (½ cup) cooked rice, pasta, or couscous
30 g cold cereal or 175 mL (¾ cup) hot cereal
Milk and Alternatives:
250 mL (1 cup) milk or fortified soy beverage
175 g (¾ cup) yogurt
50 g (1 ½ oz.) cheese
Meat and Alternatives:
75 g (2 ½ oz.)/125 mL (½ cup) cooked fish, shellfish, poultry or lean meat
175 mL (¾ cup) cooked beans
2 eggs
30 mL (2 Tbsp) peanut butter
Here are some tips from the American Dietetic Association on how to recognize appropriate serving sizes: (in layman's terms)
A medium potato should be the size of a computer mouse
An average bagel should be the size of a hockey puck
A cup of fruit is the size of a baseball (not a softball)
A cup of lettuce is four leaves
Three ounces of meat is the size of a cassette tape (have you ever seen a cassette tape?, it's about the size of a deck of cards)
Three ounces of grilled fish is the size of a cheque book
One ounce of cheese is the size of four dice
One teaspoon of peanut butter equals one die
One ounce of snack foods - pretzels, etc. - equals a large handful
Thursday, January 7. 2010
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Flowers in a Gift
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KETCHIKAN (Historic Alaska Information)
Sawmills, canneries, schools, churches, newspapers, stores, cable and wireless stations, and many comfortable homes border the narrow planked street, or rather walk, huddled together as though in fear of the sea, mountain and natives entirely surrounding it. But small as it is, it is the metropolis of the country' about it. recipient of no inconsiderable trade, and the center of the American fishing industry, and mines on Prince of Wales Island near by on the westward.
Small boats to and from the mines and canneries tie up and trade every hour, and large boats from Seattle every day. The cannery employes are about equally Indian, Jap and Chinese, with a few white managers. The Indians and Mongolians are renewing their blood relationship. It is impossible to tell the nationality of some of these cannery children, and often I have been unable to distinguish the nativity of their parents.
Ketchikan has about a thousand population, including three hundred Indians, a few Japs, and Chinese. Generally speaking, it, like all the other modern villages and towns on the Alaska coast, is but a handful of Seattle. The big cannery, the mill, the water works, Indian shacks and totems, and by all means the curio stores, are interesting sights for the tourist, who is very hungry for something of the kind by the time he reaches here on his third or fourth day out, and they are indeed worth the cost and time of the voyage. Scow load after load of salmon, still flopping, arrive at the cannery and can be watched until they are in the can ready for market. I asked what they paid for them, and was told ten cents per Sockeye, seventy-five cents per hundred for Dog, and a little more for Humpback. For those who have a few days' time between boats, a most enjoyable recreation could be had by going to the cannery and fish hatchery at Loring, on Naha Bay, where Vancouver repaired his injuries after being well whipped by the Indians at Traitor's Cove near by. The scenery can hardly be excelled Old Fort Tongass, occupied from 1867 to 1877, was on the American side of Dixon Entrance.


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COLUMBIA CITY, Ind. (ADAMS) – The sheriff in Whitley County is planning a public memorial for a K-9 officer killed in the line of duty. The memorial for Cas will be next Wednesday in Columbia City. The dog died in a fiery crash after a police chase Wednesday. Two people have been arrested in the case – including the driver, Clarence Shearer of Fort Wayne. Cas served with Whitley County and the Columbia City PD for about two years.
Thursday afternoon, police arrested the suspects including the driver involved in the multi-county pursuit.
Clarence Shearer, 31 of Ft. Wayne, IN was taken into custody after being released from Parkview Hospital in Columbia City, IN. Shearer will have charges pending related to the multi-county pursuit and subsequent crash that took the life of a Whitley County Sheriff's Department patrol K9 at the conclusion of the investigation.
The passenger in the Chrysler was arrested by the Plymouth Police Department and is in the Marshall County Jail.
ORIGINAL STORY (Jul7 12, 2019)
WHITLEY CO., Ind. (ADAMS) – A multi-county pursuit that began in Kosciusko County ended in in a fiery crash that took the life of a Whitley County K-9 officer.
Wednesday afternoon, around 3:30 p.m., the Plymouth Police Department put out a dispatch of an armed carjacking of a black 2016 Chrysler that occurred near the LifePlex gym near US 30 and Pioneer Drive. Shortly thereafter, an Indiana State Trooper saw the vehicle traveling eastbound on US 30 near Foxfarm Road. Once other police officers arrived a high-risk stop was attempted near Meijer Drive on US30 in Kosciusko County. The Chrysler pulled to the side of the road and stopped and the passenger got out of the Chrysler but the driver sped off, continuing eastbound on US 30.
The driver of the Chrysler continued eastbound on US 30, refusing to stop while being chased by officers from several police departments with the pursuit eventually entering Whitley County. A Whitley County Deputy positioned his car, a 2019 Dodge Charger, in the intersection of US 30 and CR 450 West and set up stop sticks in an attempt to stop the Chrysler from fleeing. The driver of the Chrysler attempted to avoid the stop sticks and collided broadside with the Whitley County Dodge Charger in the passenger side. The collision caused the Charger to go into westbound lanes if US 30 and burst into flames. Officers were unable to get the K9 patrol dog out of the Charger and it died on scene. The deputy was unharmed.
The driver of the Chrysler received minor injuries and is being treated at a local hospital.
Both eastbound and westbound lanes of US 30 remained closed for the investigation and removal of the vehicles.
This pursuit and crash involved officers from the Kosciusko County Sheriff's Office, Warsaw Police Department. Whitley County Sheriff's Department, Pierceton Police Department, Winona Lake Police Department, and Indiana State Police.


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My dear young friend,
Your question sounds as if you think these things to be of no use. Yes, the
Christian of my time is acquainted with fasting; the vigil is largely the part
of the priest and particularly the monk. If I may presume upon your ignorance, I
shall attempt to enlighten you.
It is not, as you surmise, that we consider the body to be evil. It is simply
of this world, and must be transformed to be eternal. Indeed, as God made the
body and pronounced it good, we should not see fit to disagree. But surely you
will also agree it can be a source of difficulty.
As such, it must be subdued. There are various methods for this; the fast is
one. Our general practice is to fast from sunrise to sunset. As we seldom eat
after sunset, this would become a complete day. For someone such as myself,
living on a manor where food is abundant, this is an exercise in discipline. But
my view is that life is to be lived, the body to be tamed, and all subject to
The monk holds to a different view. In that view the body must be denied. Not
all are called to be monk or priest, though the occupation is held in high
honor. One reason is this: those who fast but once or twice a year know the
difficulty. We can imagine the trials of those who fast twice a week.
Can you not see that the difference is the calling of God? Some are called to
be priests and bishops, others monks. The others are called to be as I am. You
should therefore know that God, having called, will bless in accordance with his
call. Neither monk nor manor has the advantage, for there is no favoritism with
Indeed, I would argue the matter makes no difference. For if you are a monk
and despise this life, considering it all vanity, then you set your eyes on the
things to come. But if you love this life, then what could please you more than
to have it continue forever? Either way, your eyes should be upon the prize:
eternal life. All else is insignificant.
So then, be you monk or merry, Christ is the goal. Some will share his joys;
some will share his afflictions some little way; others will share them to the
fullest. He is faithful and just; he will reward us all accordingly. In his
hands are the keys of hell and death. If you wish entrance into the holy city,
you must know the doorkeeper.
Regarding you in joy and sorrow, I remain,
Isaac the alchemist
Author: John Hendershot
Views expressed do not represent the teaching of any particular church.
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This year I am participating in a CSA for the first time, and it's all thanks to the fine folks over at Stonyfield. How's that possible? Well, I'll tell you. I am part of Stonyfield's Clean Plate Club – a collective of bloggers that created recipes for and participate in Stonyfield's marketing and outreach programs. Last fall they hosted a blogger contest asking us to create recipes from items at the farmer's market. They asked if we could also use their yogurt in the recipe as well. Inspired by the directive, in a stroke of genius, I created an Apple Pie Smoothie recipe. Yes, that IS a good-for-you smoothie recipe. This recipe won the contest. Oh, I was so stoked because the prize was $500 toward a CSA in my local community.
But what to choose? New Orleans isn't known for its plethora of CSAs. Sure, we have plenty of farmer's markets, but we don't have many programs that function like a true CSA – you pay up front for a share of the farm's crops to be delivered over a period of time, usually a growing season. Mostly we work on the farmer's market model here in New Orleans where people show up on market day and buy what they'd like. The closest thing I'd really seen previously was what Hollygrove does with their weekly box – people pay $25 for a box hand-selected by the staff at the market. It's a pretty smart idea and allows people to be exposed to a variety of different items.
At first I was stumped. I didn't know of any CSAs and was having trouble finding one in my area. One day I happened to be on Twitter and saw the Grow Dat Youth Farm promoting its spring CSA farm share program. I checked it out and decided that it was the right type of CSA opportunity for me. Grow Dat is a four year old non-profit program who partners with Tulane University. Their mission is to nurture a diverse group of young leaders via the meaningful work of growing food. They employ about 40 youths (ranging from 15-19 in age) on a part time basis as a supplement to their regular school work.
This sounded like a wonderful opportunity for me to participate in. I quickly got in touch with Stonyfield, and they purchased the CSA share for me. The best part of all of this is that Grow Dat's highest share level is a $540 investment, and Stonyfield generously covered the extra $40 for me. The reason I wanted to be in on this level was that not only does it include the maximum share of vegetables, but $165 of that fee goes directly to supplementing a week's worth of stipend for three youths that work on the farm. So not only am I getting loads of veggies at no cost to me, I am also helping to support students in the program directly. WIN!!!
We've been picking up our box of veggies at Grow Dat since March 15th, and our term will last until June 21st. While we visit the farm each week to pick up our produce, I'd never gotten out and walked around and seen the farm. That all changed a couple of weeks ago when Leo Gorman, the farm manager, gave me a personal 30 minute tour of the farm. The property is located in City Park and encompasses seven acres, of which they actively farm an acre and a half. Last year they harvested over 8,500 pounds of food. Of that harvest amount, they sell about 60% of it to the CSA members and the public then they donate the other 40% to non-profits. To me that seems like some pretty serious tonnage for such a small space. I'm sure that's a perfectly normal yield for a space that size, but it seems so large to me! Very impressive.
Let's go back and talk a little bit about the actual program and what the youth staff get out of it. First and foremost, the goal of the youth jobs on the farm is to act as job training and youth leadership training. Working in a farm is a great way to learn a whole host of skills, farm related and non-farm related. The youths have to apply to be part of the program like any other job. Grow Dat works with six schools – both public and private – from which they accept applicants. The program runs from January to June with the youths working on Fridays and Saturdays to help with farm tasks and to attend leadership classes. They spend half their time dealing with farm related work and the other half in a classroom setting learning about things such as health/wellness, cooking classes, nutritional content, food justice and leadership. All in all, some pretty great stuff.
I love programs like Grow Dat because they aim to help address the root of some of the socioeconomic problems that exist here in New Orleans. This program seeks to include a wide range of students from different race, class, gender and geographies (parts of the city). They are looking to serve as a cross roads of culture, hard work, and idea sharing. Leo told me that they feel food is a great learning vehicle. He said that the leadership program at Grow Dat seeks to help these students build deeper skills – public speaking, conflict resolution, constructive feedback, and professionalism. To me it seems they've done a great job with matching the curriculum and content of the program to the goals they aim to achieve. This is such a wonderful program, and I am delighted to be affiliated with it.
Today I have a hearty salad for you that's almost all locally sourced. I got the beets and greens from my Grow Dat share box. I scored the cucumber, feta cheese and green onion from Hollygrove Market and Farm. The only things I bought at the grocery store were the avocado and the ingredients for the dressing. Not bad at all! I love when I can do that with recipes.
Jeremy and I love beets. Today's salad is made with Chioggia or "Candy Stripe" beets, but you can easily use regular red beets (or ANY beets) if you can't find Chioggias. This is honestly the first time I've ever worked with Chioggia beets. I don't know why the heck I waited so long! They are delicious!! They cook just like and taste just like the lovely red beets except they aren't as messy to cook with. That's a big win in my book. I love beets but don't cook them often because of how messy they are. When we ate this salad, Jeremy got a double share of beets on his. He was in heaven!! The beets were perfectly fork-tender – his favorite way to have them.
Greens like chard, kale, collards and spring salad mix have been the staples of our CSA box thus far. We had a weird winter here, and as a result, many of the crops are running behind or didn't produce as anticipated. Some weeks I get mostly greens, a few herbs, and one or two veggies. But the greens are abundant. It's well over a pound of greens each week – pretty amazing. What I have been doing it chopping and washing them then mixing them all together for a hearty salad mix. Of course, you have to remove the hard ribs from greens like chard, kale and collards, but once you do that, they make excellent salad greens. Also – the pic below is of our CSA box's contents from our May 4th pick up. So pretty! And so tasty!
What I like best about this greens mix is that it makes a wonderfully satisfying salad. The greens have lots of nutrients and fiber as well so they are quite filling. Below in the recipe section I've included the proportions for the greens mix I made this week, but you can really just customize it however you'd like. There are no rules! Well, only one – that you use high quality, hearty greens! Otherwise, pick whichever ones you like best. Love kale? Add more! Dislike collards? Keep them out! All up to you. You just need to create a salad mix that you will eat and enjoy. That's really all that counts here.
Finally, let me note that this recipe might seem long, but it's really not. I had to give you instructions for several pieces here, but all in all, it's pretty easy to execute. And if you prepare greens on the scale I layout below, you can get at least four dinner-sized salads out of it. The best way to properly store all these chopped greens so that they'll stay fresh and crisp is to first wash them and use a salad spinner to remove all excess moisture. Moisture is the enemy of produce. Once greens are sufficiently dried, place them in a large air tight container lined with paper towels. This will help to absorb any additional moisture that may still be lingering. Once you do that, you'll be able to successfully store the greens for up to a week.
What about you? Are you a big salad lover? What are your favorite ingredient combinations? Let me know in the comments section below. I'm interested in hearing about how you do salad!
This hearty roasted beet salad recipe features lovely Chioggia beets, creamy avocado, tangy feta cheese, and crisp cucumbers. Topped with white balsamic vinaigrette. Hearty Roasted Beet Salad: Lettuce and Greens Salad Mix: White Balsamic Vinaigrette: Roasting the Beets: Lettuce and Greens Salad Mix: White Balsamic Vinaigrette: Assembling the Salad: Prep:30 min Cook:1 hour Total:1 hour 30 min
Hearty Roasted Beet Salad Recipe
This hearty roasted beet salad recipe features lovely Chioggia beets, creamy avocado, tangy feta cheese, and crisp cucumbers. Topped with white balsamic vinaigrette.
Hearty Roasted Beet Salad:
Lettuce and Greens Salad Mix:
White Balsamic Vinaigrette:
Roasting the Beets:
Lettuce and Greens Salad Mix:
White Balsamic Vinaigrette:
Assembling the Salad:
Prep:30 min
Cook:1 hour
Total:1 hour 30 min