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DSM and Novozymes launch Balancius™,
a transformative innovation to improve nutritional uptake in poultry. Balancius™ enables farmers to use less feed to raise an animal.
Organic sales growth
Total sales in 2018 were DKK 14,390 million, an increase of 4% organically and a decrease of 1% in DKK. Bioenergy and Food & Beverages were the main contributors to organic sales growth.
The EBIT margin was 28.3%, 0.4 percentage point higher than in 2017. Excluding the one-time costs incurred in 2017 relating to organizational changes and the divestment of Albumedix, the EBIT margin in 2018 was 0.7 percentage point lower than in 2017.
Energy from renewable sources accounted for 23% of our total energy consumption in 2018. In Denmark and Brazil, we purchase our electricity from renewable sources.
Three out of five of Novozymes’ industries grew in 2018. Bioenergy delivered strong growth, and Food & Beverages and Agriculture & Feed also delivered growth. Household Care was flat, and sales declined in Technical & Pharma. Novozymes holds an estimated 48% share of the global enzyme market.
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Novozymes’ purpose and long-term targets are inspired by the SDGs. The sustainable nature of our solutions means that we contribute to achieving the SDGs every day.
Food & Beverages and Household Care were the main drivers of the 5% organic sales growth in 2018 compared with 2017.
In 2018, we made progress on our six long-term sustainability targets. They are inspired by the UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals and guide us toward helping the world become more sustainable.
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Turkuaz Grup Teknoloji Limited Şirketi (referred to as “Company“), during your use of our RePOS/BuPOS application (referred to as “Application“), some functions in our Application and you We would like to inform you about the processing of your personal data and other information and the permissions we collect through the Application, in order to improve your experience and to use our Application more comfortably.
The use of our application is primarily Law on Protection of Personal Data No. 6698 (“KVK It is carried out in accordance with the legislation we are subject to, including the “Law of the Law”.
Method and Legal Reason for Personal Data Collection
Your personal data is collected through some functions due to your use of our Application, based on the legitimate interests of our Company, the establishment or performance of the contract and, if available, legal reasons for your explicit consent. Your collected personal data can also be processed for the purposes specified in this Policy within the scope of the personal data processing conditions and purposes specified in Articles 5 and 6 of the KVK Law.
To Whom Personal Data Can Be Transferred and For What Purpose
As the Company, we may share your personal data within the scope of this Policy with our affiliates, legally authorized institutions, business partners and suppliers, limited to the realization of the above-mentioned purposes and in accordance with the legislation.
Which Personal Data Do We Process For Which Purposes?
As a company, in our Application, we obtain permissions through different functions for various purposes on the basis of different operating systems and process your personal data through these functions. These application permissions and collected data and application purposes are as follows:
|Reason for Permission
|It is the permission requested so that we can monitor the number of our customers using the application and send you instant notifications.
|It is the permission needed in our application to send the relevant notification messages to the customers registered in the application directory, on the orders received.
|Phone Call Logs READ_CALL_LOG READ_PHONE_STATE
|It is the permission used to show the information of the registered customer in our application directory by taking the number (Caller ID) of the incoming call.
|Photo / Media / File
|It is the permission taken to select the photo from the gallery for product images or to get error records.
|It is the permission taken to take photos for product images.
|Wifi Connection Information (Location)ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION,INTERNET,ACCESS_WIFI_STATE,ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
|It is the permission needed for online services, help videos and market purchase requests, healthy connection with Repos Waiter and Repos Kitchen applications.
|Device ID and Call Information
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What are your rights as a data owner?
As personal data owners, you can submit your requests regarding your rights to our Company in writing If you do, the Company will conclude the request free of charge as soon as possible and within thirty (30) days at the latest, depending on the nature of the request. However, if the transaction requires an additional cost, the fee in the tariff determined by the Personal Data Protection Board will be charged by the Company. In this context, personal data owners:
- Learning whether personal data is being processed,
- Requesting information if personal data has been processed,
- Learning the purpose of processing personal data and whether it is used in accordance with its purpose,
- Knowing the third parties whose personal data is transferred in the country or abroad,
- Requesting correction of personal data in case of incomplete or incorrect processing and requesting the notification of the transaction made within this scope to the third parties to whom the personal data has been transferred,
- Demanding the deletion or destruction of personal data in the event that the reasons requiring its processing cease to exist, despite the fact that it has been processed in accordance with the provisions of the law and other relevant laws, and in this context and in case of incomplete or incorrect processing of personal data, requesting the notification of the transactions made to the third parties to whom the personal data has been transferred ,
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Doctor-patient communication in a Southeast Asian setting: the conflict between ideal and reality.
SourceAdvances in Health Sciences Education, 16, 1, (2011), pp. 69-80
01 maart 2011
Article / Letter to editor
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Advances in Health Sciences Education
SubjectNCEBP 7: Effective primary care and public health
Doctor-patient communication has been extensively studied in non-Western contexts and in relation to patients' cultural and education backgrounds. This study explores the perceived ideal communication style for doctor-patient consultations and the reality of actual practice in a Southeast Asian context. We conducted the study in a teaching hospital in Indonesia, using a qualitative and a quantitative design. In-depth interviews were conducted with ten internal medicine specialists, ten internal medicine residents, 16 patients in two groups based on education level and ten most senior medical students. The contributions of doctors and patients to the communication during consultations were observed and rated quantitatively by thirty internal medicine residents, 393 patients with different educational backgrounds and ten senior medical students. The 'informed and shared decision making' is the central observation in this quantitative study. The results of the interviews showed that Southeast Asian stakeholders are in favor of a partnership style of communication and revealed barriers to achieving this: doctors and patients are not prepared for a participatory style and high patient load due to an inefficient health care system does not allow sufficient time for this type of communication. The results of the quantitative study showed a sharp contrast between observed and ideal communication styles. A paternalistic style seems to prevail, irrespective of patients' educational background. We found a sharp conflict between ideal and reality concerning doctor-patient communication in a Southeast Asian context. Further studies should examine ways to change the prevailing communication style in the desired direction.
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Decoding information literacy ways of thinking in student learning: influencing pedagogic methods
(South African Journals of Higher Education, 2020)
University students often experience hidden challenges in various courses across all levels of their academic careers. These difficulties often serve to deter student learning and academic progress which may end in high ...
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New 2D models for C-star winds including hydrodynamics with radiation pressure on dust grains, chemistry, time-dependent dust formation and simplified grey radiative transfer are presented. These models reveal a much more complex picture of the dust formation and wind acceleration compared to existing 1D models. Excited by hydrodynamical, radiative and thermal instabilities, dust forms from time to time in limited areas close to the star. These clouds are then accelerated outward by radiation pressure. At the same time, less dust containing matter is falling back from the outside at different places. A highly dynamical and turbulent dust formation zone is created in this way, which again creates a strongly inhomogeneous dust distribution. Further away from the star, flow instabilities (e.g. Rayleigh-Taylor) have time to modify and further shape the dust clouds produced in the dust formation zone.
|Title of host publication
|Proceedings of the dusty and molecular universe: a prelude to Herschel and ALMA
|Published - 1 Jan 2005
- AGB Stars
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Archives for sustainability literacy
This paper aims to identify the proper means of integration of education for sustainable education (ESD) into the educational practice of all areas, since an early age. ESD is considered a catalyst for transforming individuals and society, offering values and competences that will contribute to building a sustainable future. The first part of the paper presents the concept and a brief history of ESD, while the second part introduces an original set of entry points needed in instructional practice of any subject to lead to a sustainability-oriented education. This set of best practices is to be used by teachers in their routine educational practice and has the potential to produce transformative shifts into the present pupils and future adults. The results may increase the literacy on sustainable development making the teaching process more oriented on sustainability goals. The findings of this paper may accelerate the desired behavioural change needed to progress building a sustainable future.
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Purpose: This tutorial summarizes current best practices in treating American English /r/ distortions in children with residual speech errors. Method: To enhance the effectiveness of clinicians’ cueing and feedback, the phonetics of /r/ production is reviewed. Principles of acquisition, which can inform how to practice /r/ in the early stages of therapy, are explained. Elements of therapy that lack scientific support are also mentioned. Results: Although there is significant variability in /r/ production, the common articulatory requirements include an oral constriction, a pharyngeal constriction, tongue body lowering, lateral bracing, and slight lip rounding. Examples of phonetic cues and shaping strategies are provided to help clinicians elicit these movements to evoke correct /r/ productions. Principles of acquisition (e.g., blocked practice, frequent knowledge of performance feedback) are reviewed to help clinicians structure the earliest stages of treatment to establish /r/. Examples of approaches that currently lack scientific support include nonspeech oral motor exercises, tactile cues along the mylohyoid muscle, and heterogeneous groupings in group therapy. Conclusion: Treatment strategies informed by phonetic science and motor learning theory can be implemented by all clinicians to enhance acquisition of /r/ for children with residual errors.
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Jian Chen, the publicly recognized number one expert of the Jianghu. His skill with the sword went beyond perfection and was undefeatable in battle, After a battle with the exceptional expert Dugu Qiubai who had gone missing over a hundred years ago, Jian Chen succumbed to his injuries and died. After death, Jian Chen’s spirit was transmigrated into a completely foreign world. Following an extremely fast growth, his enemies piled up one after another before becoming gravely injured once more. On the gates of death, his spirit had mutated, and from that moment henceforth, he would tread on a completely different path of the art of the sword to become the sword god of his generation.
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What IS The Different Between Manga – Manhua – Manhwa
Manga is a style of comics and animation originating in Japan. It has gained popularity around the world among both children and adults, and translates well due to its universal themes. Manhua (繪畫) and manhwa (만화) are comics produced in China or South Korea, respectively. Thus, they tend to be more culturally specific than manga, and also more exaggerated.
- Definition of Manga
- What Is Manga?
- What Is Manhua?
- What Is Manhwa?
- History of Manga
- Features of the manga art style
- Basic Manga Production Steps
- Definition of Manhwa
- When did manhua come to be?
- How strong is the genre compared to manga
What Is Manga?
Manga is a comic genre that originated in Japan. The stories are adapted from books, TV series or other manga. It’s usually associated with teenagers.
What is Manhua?
Manga is a Japanese word that refers to comic books, cartoons, and animated films. Manga based on childhood adventures are called “shōjo manga.” Manhua are comics drawn in China. They are often drawn by amateurs or part-time artists, but some professional manhua creators have emerged. Manhwa are Korean comics which are usually drawn by amateurs, although there are also some manhwa drawn professionally.
What is Manhwa?
Manhwa is a type of comics coming from Korea. It’s characterized by being created mainly for entertainment purposes. Manhua is usually more serious, with the goal of educating people about Chinese culture or history.
Definition of Manga
A broad definition of manga is any Japanese comics that originated in Japan. There are various subgenres, but its use is generally reserved for comic books and graphic novels. It commonly deals with the topics of teenage romance, school, friendship, drama, action and violence, or comedy.
History of Manga
So if you are done bothering with this article, after everything is said and done, the big debate is over. That’s not entirely true. Some would argue that Manhua is a better term to be used instead of Manga because it alludes to “brush drawings” or “Chinese cartoons.” However, others would say that the Japanese language should be synonymous with the practice of drawing cartoons in Japan. To summarize, in today’s terms manga can be described as being in Japan while manhwa is an East Asia term for comics which are different from Japanese comics.
Features of the manga art style
This style focuses on bold lines that outline the features of the character. The movement is also very exaggerated with white blank spaces that break up the stream of action. The way manga panels are organized is by shifting the focus from one person to another, revealing their thoughts and emotions.
Basic Manga Production Steps
Japanese manga is created with traditional Japanese hand-drawn art on paper, which is then scanned and given color. Recent years has seen a trend of manga comics that use more computer-generated graphics and colors to better reflect contemporary perspectives and styles. Korean comics also follows the same manga style of graphics and language, while manandatela follows a Portuguese style.
Definition of Manhwa
The difference between manga, manhua, and manhwa is the style of art. Manga is typically in black-and-white with a single artist drawing all the frames. Manhua is more focused on telling a story than illustrating it and may have different artists contribute to the project. Manhwa is typically in color and has an artist for each frame as an animation.
When did manhua come to be?
There are a lot of debates about when manhua came into being. The most popular theory is that it originated from the Tang Dynasty. When people refer to this form of art, they usually use the term manhua.
WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THEM
manga is distinctly different from manhwa and manhua. Manhua is a Chinese word for comics and usually has a much more limited range than manhwa, which is Korean for comics. Manhwa generally contains more violence and explicit content than manga as well as sexual themes, which is rare in anime.?
The three terms are used interchangeably to refer to Anime-style comics that originated in Japan. In a technical sense, the word “manga” is only applied to comics from Japan, while “manhwa” applies to comics from Korea and “manhua” is used for those from China.
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Part II: Cycle Counting with a Mobile Device
When utilizing the cycle count functionality discussed in Part I, the Dynamics 365 for Finance and Operations Warehousing App must be used to execute actual cycle counts. In Part I, we discussed how to create the cycle count work. Here, we will talk about how to execute the work using a variety of mobile device menu item configurations. We will demonstrate how to execute cycle counts using the following methods:
- System Directed Cycle Count: A guided cycle count. Inventory locations/items are provided to the user on the mobile device to be counted in the order determined in the Menu Item>system directed sorting order. The “Directed By” field in the Mobile Device Menu Item is set to System Directed.
- Cycle Count Grouping: User determines which location, work pool, or zone to count. All work within the location, work pool, or zone will be grouped together. Note: User does not determine which work should be created; the user merely determines how the work will be performed. The “Directed By” field in the Mobile Device Menu Item is set to Cycle Count Grouping.
- User Directed Cycle Count: User determines which location to count and when. The user knows to count the location based on a work list. The “Directed By” field in the Mobile Device Menu Item is set to User Directed.
- Spot Count: An on-demand count. Work is not created. Spot counts can be done at any time throughout the warehouse on a location. Spot counts can be performed when potential variances are identified in the warehouse by a warehouse worker. Because no work is required to be created prior to the cycle count, the “Directed By” field is irrelevant. However, work will be created after the spot count is started. That work is created by entering “Spot cycle counting” in the “Work creation process” field in the item setup menu.
System Directed Cycle Count
A system directed, or guided cycle count will direct the mobile device user to each location in which cycle count work has been created by the cycle count plan or threshold. The user will be instructed via the mobile device which works to perform based on the system directed sorting order in the mobile device menu item. No paper or other communication is required to instruct the worker on what to count.
In the following example, a cycle count plan for locations FL-001 through FL-010 in warehouse 24 has been created and processed.
The following work has been created as viewed in Warehouse Management>Cycle Counting>Open Cycle Count Work:
This work will be reflected in the mobile device menu item for a system directed cycle count. This work can be executed with either the counts noted above except the Spot Count (which requires no work).
To perform a System Directed (Guided) cycle count, follow the steps below:
- On a mobile device, go to Inventory>Cycle Count Guided. Note: The menu item names and paths may differ in your environment.
- Count and enter the counted quantity for the item described in the details tab.
- If the location has no additional inventory other than the item specified in the “Details,” click the check. If another inventory exists, click the “proceed” icon to add a new item or license plate.
- (Optional Step) To add an additional inventory, enter the item, license plate, and quantity (this information will all be available on the license plate including the barcode for the LP). NOTE: If the location profile of the location does not allow mixed items, the items in question must be physically moved to a new location.
- The work is now complete and the next location (work item) is ready to be counted. Repeat steps 2-4 as necessary.
Cycle Count Grouping
By directing a mobile device menu item to Cycle Count Grouping, the worker can execute all work items for a location, work pool, or warehouse zone at once. Imagine that cycle count work has been created for 10 locations in Zone 1. The worker can enter Zone 1 into the mobile device when prompted and execute all cycle count work for all locations in Zone 1 in which cycle count work exists.
The worker will have been provided a printed list of cycle count work to be performed. He or she will then determine how to best execute it with either a user directed count or grouped count.
To perform a grouped cycle count, following the steps below:
- On a mobile device, go to Inventory>Cycle Count Blind. Note: The menu item names and paths may differ in your environment.
- Enter the starting location and the warehouse zone for the cycle count.
- Confirm the location to begin the count.
- Enter the item, dimensions (if necessary), and license plate (this information will all be available on the license plate including a barcode for the LP).
- Enter quantity and additional items and/or license plates if necessary (see step four in System Directed Cycle count above).
- The work for this location is now complete. The next location in the zone specified in step two will be displayed if more work for the zone exists. Repeat steps four and five to complete additional work. If no more work for the zone exists, the following message will be displayed and the cycle count for the zone, pool, or location is complete.
User Directed Cycle Count
A user directed cycle count is similar to the Grouped Cycle Count in that the user specifies the location in which to count. The key difference is the fact that these counts will not be grouped. Each location count will be executed independently of other locations, zones, or work pools. The worker will have been provided with a printed list of cycle count work to be performed. He or she will then determine how to best execute it with either a user directed count or grouped count.
Below is an example of a cycle count sheet report that a worker would use to complete the required counts as well as cycle counting work in the work list of a mobile device. The worker can select the work ID from the work list to begin executing the work.
To perform a user directed cycle count, follow the steps below:
- On a mobile device, go to Inventory>User Directed Cycle Count. Note: The menu item names and paths may differ in your environment.
- Scan the bar-coded work ID from the report noted above or enter a license plate within the location noted in the report above, then enter the item number followed by the LP and quantity.
- Enter additional inventory existing in the location if necessary (see step four in System Directed Cycle Count above).
- Proceed to the next location on the report and repeat steps 2-4.
The final cycle counting method is a Spot Count. A spot count can be performed when variances or potential variances are noticed in warehouse. These variances can be breakage, misplaced items, physical movements that were not recorded with an inventory movement, etc. Spot counts do not require work to be created prior to the count being performed. Spot counts are a quick and easy way to record and remedy inventory questions as they are discovered on the warehouse floor.
To perform a spot count, following the steps below:
- On a mobile device, go to Inventory>Spot Counting. Note: The menu item names and paths may differ in your environment.
- Enter location to count, item, license plate, and quantity.
- Quantity has been updated. Add additional items or license plates in the location, or proceed to the next location on the list to count.
That concludes executing cycle counts in D365O in Warehouse Mangement. Up next is how to reconcile variances found in cycle counts in Cycle Counting in D365O Warehouse Management Part III: Reconciling Cycle Count Variances.
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- Meets DIN EN ISO 12402-7 / UL 1191, salt water proof
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Not all CO2 Cartridges are a like and we highly recommend only using the Restube spare cartridges.
We know you can find some cheap cartridge alternatives on Amazon, so before you do that, understand this... The Restube cartridges are made of a high quality galvanized steel, so there is there will be no rust or corrosion. In fact, the galvanized steel we use is 20x more higher strength than the life jacket industry standard.
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They frequently do not come fully loaded with 16g, which could be an issue with the Restube to fill. They are made thicker, making it harder to pull the trigger, and with many times use, it will actually wear down the trigger pin. It is common for a cheap cartridge to put on double seals so they won’t leak but this can cause it not to work or have trigger malfunction.
Make It Last
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How to use radish microgreens
Welcome to the world of radish microgreens! These tiny, nutrient-packed greens are not only healthy but also versatile and delicious. In this guide, you'll learn different ways to use radish microgreens in your everyday cooking.
Brief overview of radish microgreens and their culinary uses
Radish microgreens are the young, tender shoots of radish plants, harvested before they mature. They have a slightly peppery taste and can be used in a variety of dishes, from salads to sandwiches, and even as a garnish for soups or main courses.
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Eating Radish Microgreens
Can you eat radish microgreens?
Absolutely! Radish microgreens are not only edible but also highly nutritious and delicious. They are packed with vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants that can boost your health.
Can you eat radish microgreens raw?
Yes, radish microgreens can be enjoyed raw, adding a fresh, peppery flavor to your dishes. Their tender texture makes them a perfect addition to salads, sandwiches, and wraps.
Do radish microgreens need to be soaked?
No, radish microgreens don't need to be soaked before consumption. Just give them a gentle rinse under cool water to remove any dirt or debris, and they're ready to use.
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Cooking with Radish Microgreens
Can you cook radish microgreens?
Yes, you can cook radish microgreens, though they are often enjoyed raw to preserve their delicate texture and flavor. If you choose to cook them, do so lightly, such as by quickly sautéing or wilting them, to retain their nutrients and taste.
What can you do with microgreens?
Microgreens, including radish microgreens, can be used in various ways in your culinary creations. Some ideas include:
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- Incorporating them into smoothies or juices
- Mixing them into omelets or frittatas
- Using them as a pizza topping
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Storing and Washing Radish Microgreens
How long do radish microgreens last in the fridge?
When properly stored, radish microgreens can last up to 10 days in the refrigerator. To extend their shelf life, place them between layers of slightly damp paper towels in a sealed container or plastic bag, and store them in the crisper drawer.
Do microgreens need to be washed?
Yes, it's a good idea to wash microgreens, including radish microgreens, before consumption. Gently rinse them under cool, running water to remove any dirt or debris, and then pat them dry with a clean towel or paper towel.
What is the shelf life of radish microgreens?
The shelf life of radish microgreens depends on their storage conditions. When properly stored in the refrigerator, they can last up to 10 days. However, it's always best to consume them as fresh as possible to enjoy their optimal flavor and nutritional benefits.
Recipes with Radish Microgreens
Vegan recipes with microgreens
RADISH MICROGREEN SALAD:
Create a vibrant salad by combining radish microgreens with baby spinach, cherry tomatoes, cucumber, avocado, and a simple lemon vinaigrette.
RADISH MICROGREEN PESTO:
Blend radish microgreens, fresh basil, garlic, lemon juice, olive oil, and pine nuts or sunflower seeds in a food processor. Season with salt and pepper, and enjoy with pasta or as a spread on sandwiches.
VEGAN SUSHI WITH RADISH MICROGREENS:
Use radish microgreens as a filling for vegan sushi rolls along with avocado, cucumber, and carrot. Serve with soy sauce and wasabi for dipping.
Microgreens recipes Indian
RADISH MICROGREEN RAITA:
Mix yogurt with chopped radish microgreens, grated cucumber, and a touch of roasted cumin powder. Season with salt and pepper, and serve as a side dish with Indian meals.
RADISH MICROGREEN AND PANEER PARATHA:
Combine grated paneer, chopped radish microgreens, chopped green chilies, and spices in a bowl. Stuff the mixture into wheat flour dough and roll out into parathas. Cook on a griddle until golden brown on both sides, and serve with yogurt or pickle.
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Toss radish microgreens with mung bean sprouts, chopped tomato, onion, and green chilies. Add lemon juice, salt, and a pinch of chaat masala for a tangy, refreshing salad.
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For more information on the nutritional benefits of daikon radish microgreens, check out our article that dives deeper into their nutritional value and how they can contribute to a healthy diet.
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Do radish microgreens regrow after cutting?
Radish microgreens generally don't regrow after cutting. They are considered a one-time harvest crop, meaning that once you've snipped them, they won't produce any more edible greens. To maintain a continuous supply of radish microgreens, you'll need to sow new seeds periodically.
What is the white fuzz on radish microgreens?
If you notice a white fuzz on your radish microgreens, don't panic! It's likely not mold, but rather root hairs. Root hairs are tiny, hair-like structures that help the plant absorb water and nutrients from the growing medium. They tend to appear when the microgreens are growing in a humid environment. To differentiate between mold and root hairs, check the color and texture: root hairs are white and fuzzy, while mold is usually gray or green with a slimy texture.
If you're still concerned about mold, improve air circulation around your microgreens and make sure they're not over-watered. Mold thrives in moist, stagnant environments, so keeping the air moving and the growing medium damp but not wet can help prevent its growth.
Taste and Health Benefits
What do radish microgreens taste like?
Radish microgreens have a unique, peppery flavor that adds a delightful kick to any dish. They're slightly spicy, similar to mature radishes, but with a milder taste and a tender texture. Their bold flavor makes them a fantastic addition to salads, sandwiches, and as a garnish for various dishes.
What is the healthiest microgreen?
While radish microgreens are packed with nutrients, it's difficult to pinpoint a single "healthiest" microgreen, as each variety has its own unique set of nutritional benefits. Some other nutrient-dense microgreens include kale, broccoli, arugula, and mustard. To get the most out of your microgreens, incorporate a diverse mix of varieties into your diet.
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Check out our "When to Harvest Radish Microgreens" article.
Some Final Thoughts
In conclusion, radish microgreens are a versatile and nutritious addition to your culinary repertoire. Their bold flavor and tender texture can enhance various dishes, while also providing a range of health benefits. Now that you know how to use, store, and even troubleshoot radish microgreens, it's time to experiment with different recipes and enjoy their unique taste.
For more information on radish microgreens, their benefits, and how to grow and use them, explore our other radish-related articles:
- "Are Radish Microgreens Healthy"
- "Benefits of Radish Microgreens"
- "How to Grow Radish Microgreens"
- "Daikon Radish Microgreens Nutrition"
- “When to Harvest Radish Microgreens”
- “Relieve Allergies with Radish Microgreens”
Dive deeper into the world of radish microgreens and enhance your culinary skills and health with these versatile, nutrient-packed greens.
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9:30pm - Thursday, Jun 22, 2023
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Thursday, June 22
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MIDSOMMAR (Ari Aster, 2019 / 151 mins / 18A / In English & Swedish with subtitles) A young couple travels to Sweden to visit their friend’s rural hometown and attend its mid-summer festival. What begins as an idyllic retreat quickly descends into an increasingly violent and bizarre competition at the hands of a pagan cult.
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Among the remarkable contributions of Pope Benedict XVI to Western thought, his address to the faculty of the University of Regensburg in September 2006, or “The Regensburg Lecture,” stands out. In it the then-pontiff provides, in brief and moving form, a truly enlightening summary of the relation between faith and reason in the modern world. The speech made international headlines and caused no small amount of controversy for one particular line, which contained not Benedict’s own words but those of a 14th-century Byzantine emperor in dialogue with a Persian counterpart around the time of the siege of Constantinople. The dialogue was relevant as it covered the themes of both faith in relation to reason and violence in relation to faith. The controversial quote, which was critical of Islam in its position on these philosophical relations, was even introduced by Benedict with the disclaimer that it was made “with a startling brusqueness, a brusqueness that we find unacceptable.” That disclaimer notwithstanding, many in the Muslim world took great exception, and many in the Western media followed suit.
That said, most in the West, to include prominent political figures, insisted that the quote was purposely being taken out of context and that the speech in general was to be celebrated. The world moved on, and now the Regensburg Lecture can rightly be viewed and discussed for the masterpiece that it is. True to form, Benedict began the remarks with a celebration of collegiality among diverse thinkers from varying fields of study: “Despite our specializations which at times make it difficult to communicate with each other, we made up a whole, working in everything on the basis of a single rationality with its various aspects and sharing responsibility for the right use of reason.” The basis in reason, and its “right use,” was telling, as the pope went on to emphasize reason as a theme that could unify modernity, progress, and faith.
Specifically, Benedict teased out, starting with the Byzantine emperor’s (Manuel II Palaeologus) dialogue, the way in which Greek philosophy—what the present-day observer might describe as Aristotelean thinking—had joined the tenets of Christianity to clarify and forward an understanding of God and reason, resulting in an approach that the present-day observer might describe as Thomism. He quotes the emperor: “God is not pleased by blood—and not acting reasonably is contrary to God’s nature…. Whoever would lead someone to faith needs the ability to speak well and to reason properly, without violence and threats.” God’s nature is to act with reason, Benedict emphasized, before tracing this line of thought throughout all of biblical and Christian tradition. The God of the burning bush, with the “I am” statement, asserted reality over myth, and reasserted the same reality even apart from the ancestral homeland of Israel at the time of the Babylonian exile (as God’s reality was not dependent on land). It was a point brought to ultimate clarity in the prologue to the Gospel of John: “In the beginning was the word, and the word was with God, and the word was God.” Importantly, of course, “word” in that prologue was conveyed by the Greek logos, which meant, also, reason. This allowed Benedict to make clear, in a remarkably concise manner, that the combination of Greek thought with Christian tradition was no accident of history, no mere forced amalgamation of two separate schools of thinking. Rather, the compatibility of reason with faith was already inherent in Christianity—as demonstrated by the above examples—and the turn to Greece itself was divinely intended, as shown in Acts, when Paul dreams of seeing the roads to Asia obstructed before hearing a man call him to Greece.
Of all the ways in which these points are important, Benedict was, given the theme of his speech, concentrating on the manner in which faith must remain a part of modern dialogue, with reason bridging any gaps between schools of thought. In his telling, this way of thinking was an important counter to raw empiricism, in which “the subjective ‘conscience’ becomes the sole arbiter of what is ethical” and “ethics and religion lose their power to create a community,” representing a “dangerous state of affairs for humanity, as we see from the disturbing pathologies of religion and reason which necessarily erupt when reason is so reduced that questions of religion and ethics no longer concern it.”
Rather than this arbitrary separation, Benedict at Regensburg argued that “the scientific ethos is … the will to be obedient to the truth, and, as such, it embodies an attitude which belongs to the essential decisions of the Christian spirit.” Such a view balanced the possibilities of scientific progress with an ability, even a necessity, to perceive “the dangers arising from these possibilities” so that humanity could “ask ourselves how we can overcome them.” To not do so would be to court danger and sow division, he insisted, as “a reason which is deaf to the divine and which relegates religion into the realm of subcultures is incapable of entering into the dialogue of cultures.” Rather than to remain so deafened, Benedict called for “the courage to engage the whole breadth of reason, and not the denial of its grandeur…. It is to this great logos, to this breadth of reason, that we invite our partners in the dialogue of cultures.”
Brief and easily understandable, the Regensburg Lecture thus summarized the urgent need for a religious faith—and specifically one that perceived reason as a part of the nature of God—to be ever incorporated into global dialogue on the state of mankind and its progress. Characteristically, Benedict presented his case in a manner that would be difficult to argue against, and that sought to accomplish its end through openness, collegiality, and mutual respect. His own words from the speech indicate why he could hardly do otherwise: “The truly divine God is the God who has revealed himself as logos and … has acted and continues to act lovingly on our behalf. Certainly, love, as Saint Paul says, ‘transcends’ knowledge and is thereby capable of perceiving more than thought alone…. Consequently, Christian worship is … worship in harmony with the eternal Word and with our reason.”
Love would be another great theme of Benedict’s theology and pontificate, and also the subject of his most famous encyclical, Deus Caritas Est (“God Is Love”). In its pages, in fact, he depicted how reason, or the communication of God, is received and enacted by humankind as love: “The ancient world had dimly perceived that man’s real food … is ultimately the logos, eternal wisdom: this same logos now truly becomes food for us—as love.” As an articulator of faith, reason, and love—what they are for the Church and what they are in the world—Benedict XVI was unparalleled; may he rest in the peace and the light of their source.
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I flew to Italy on St. Kevin’s Day this year (June 3). He is another in a long line of “saints” who have shown me the beauty of doing the opposite of what the domination system demands. For more about the “domination system,” here is a summary of Walter Wink.
Kevin and King O’Toole’s goose
Kevin lived through the entire 500’s in Ireland, it appears [see this old post for more]. But, of course, people were less concerned with scientific precision at that point, so who knows exactly what happened? Regardless, Kevin’s legacy is still happening, and most people you know named Kevin are, ultimately, named after him. He wandered off into the mountains south of what was not yet Dublin and found a remote cave, an old bronze age tomb, overlooking the upper lake of the beautiful valley of Glendalough. There he entered his hermitage to be with God and his beloved creatures.
However, people found Kevin and wanted to be near him. The story goes he decided to establish a monastery. But the pagan King O’Toole who ruled Glendalough would not allow it. Here we go.
As the story continues, it happened that the king had a much beloved pet goose, which was quite old. As time passed, the goose became so weak it was unable to fly. The king was very upset, for he loved the goose very much. Hearing of Kevin’s sanctity and power, the king sent for him, and asked him to make his beloved goose young. Kevin asked for a payment of whatever land the goose would fly over. As the goose could no longer take flight, O’Toole agreed. When Kevin touched the bird, it grew young, and flew over the entire valley of Glendalough, and on that site his monastery was established, as well as a settlement that was famous for a 1000 years after Kevin died, the ruins of which can still be visited.
However it happened, the aristocrat, Kevin, having given up all he owned and the prerogatives of his class, made a deal with the domination system on his radical new terms, which included miracle and audacity.
Juniper and the pig
Likewise, Francis of Assisi, about 600 years later, rediscovered the joy of returning to Caesar what he thinks belongs to him touched with the glory of God (things like a dying goose). So often the “render to Caesar” account is used to justify the division of the world into sacred and secular and paying one’s taxes on time. But Jesus isn’t even carrying a denarius with which to make his point. And when the system kills him, he makes his point about rendering big time with his resurrection.
Francis and the other children of the budding middle class of Assisi, whose parents were inventing capitalism, got the Lord’s point. It scared people mightily when the returning crusader, Benardo de Quintivalle sold off his extensive estate and gave it all away. The bishop of Assisi told Francis, “Your life seems hard to me; it must be burdensome not to have any earthly possession.” Francis answered, “My Lord, if we wanted to possess anything, then we would also need arms to defend ourselves. That is how all the quarrels and conflicts get started, and they are obstacles to love. For this reason we can possess nothing.” He did not convince the bishop, and the church has been presiding over battles and blessing big business ever since. Lately some evangelicals have even embraced the godless Trump with just such power in mind.
Like Kevin, Francis brazenly confronted people with their excess by begging for it. One gave him his hermitage site on Mt. Subasio, where I had this revelation. Another donated the little chapel in the woods of Porziuncola that became Franciscan headquarters.
The story of Brother Juniper and the pig demonstrates a mentality that flourished among the brothers of Francis before the domination system tamed them all again. This is how it goes.
One of the brothers was sick and Juniper asked him what he might like to eat to make him feel better. The man answered, “A pig’s foot.” So Juniper went over to a herd fattening on acorns nearby and cut the leg off a pig. He cooked it up and served it to the man as he joyfully told the story of his attack.
The swineherds who had witnessed the deed, furiously marched up to Francis and insulted their settlement as a bunch of thieves. Francis apologized, saying he knew nothing of the incident they reported. Vowing revenge the men headed for Assisi.
This was a serious matter — the good name of the brothers would be history. So Francis found Juniper and casually asked him if he had cut off the foot of a pig recently. “Si, naturalmente.” With satisfaction he told him all about his charitable deed. Francis was not so satisfied. He said, “Go find the man, throw yourself at his feet, and promise complete restoration.” Juniper was astounded that someone would get excited about his good deed. “I’ll give the man satisfaction, “he said, “but I can’t understand the fuss over a pig. It belongs to God, anyway, not to the man, and may as well be put to good use.”
When Juniper caught up with the incensed owner, he tried to make him understand how he came to cut off the pig’s foot. He was full of zeal and enthusiasm and acted as if he had done the man a great service. The man flew into a rage. But Juniper just persisted in trying to be heard. He finally threw himself around the man’s neck, kissed him and assured him him he had done it all out of love. Then he asked for the rest of the pig.
This audacity resulted in the miracle. Juniper’s simplicity and sincerity were so credible the man’s assumptions began to crumble. With tears in his eyes, he confessed he had done the brothers wrong. He went and got the maimed pig, slaughtered it, roasted it, and with great emotion carried it to the brother’s table to make up for the injustice he had done them.
Follow the goose and the pig
As opponents try to undo the deceptions and corruption of the Trump regime, they often say, “Follow the money.” That’s exactly what Kevin and Francis, and their many followers, refused to do. They were more likely to follow the goose and the pig, to rely on the Spirit and the work of love rather than stay on the treadmill of acquisition and self-defense – the rule of law, some call it. In Kevin’s day, the Roman Empire was caput. 600 years later in Francis’ day, feudal economics was coming to an end. In our day the American empire, as we’ve known it, and the Enlightenment experiment in general, may be coming to an end. We’ll see. But what is a Jesus follower to do?
The point of goose and pig stories in every era is that God has ways that do not depend on capitalism or power. Jesus demonstrated that in full. His followers have always found ways to make their own demonstration again and again. The formation and constant reinvention of Circle of Hope is a miracle story of people finding more than they bargained for and sharing their pigs in great quantities. We’ve asked and received. Maybe we are afraid sometimes to squat the king’s land or ask for the owner’s pig, to rely on the miracle and act out of love. But many times we aren’t afraid, too.
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The New York Times came out with a bombshell article on Sunday detailing the past ten years of CIA active warfare from within Ukraine against Russia. From building 12 CIA bases within the country, to instructing on sabotage inside Russia to providing targeting intelligence BEFORE the 2022 Russian military operation in Ukraine. And…much of the operation was kept secret from then-President Trump!
Executive Director of the Ron Paul Institute for Peace and Prosperity and co-Producer/co-Host, Ron Paul Liberty Report. Daniel served as the foreign affairs, civil liberties, and defense/intel policy advisor to U.S. Congressman Ron Paul, MD (R-Texas) from 2001 until Dr. Paul’s retirement at the end of 2012. From 1993-1999 he worked as a journalist based in Budapest, Hungary, and traveled through the former communist bloc as a human rights monitor and election observer.
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Are you searching for the best metal roofing manufacturers? If yes, you’re in the right place. This blog post lists the best metal roof manufacturers that produce metal roofing products you’ll want for your roof.
Top Metal Roofing Manufacturers To Consider
The following list will help you get to know some of the top metal roofing manufacturers.
Contact – (1-800-364-5378)
Englert has been a leading manufacturer of metal roofs and gutter systems, setting the standard in the industry for over 50 years. The company is built on the simple core principle of dedicating time to helping its customers succeed. This dedication to excellence is a clear marker of what makes the Englert brand truly special and different from other competitors.
Additionally, Englert offers more than just top-quality metal roofs and gutters. This industry pioneer continuously innovates to meet the changing needs of homeowners. With its unmatched customer service teams, Englert is committed to being with its customers every step of the way to ensure the success of their roofing products in keeping you and your home protected.
2. Classic Metal Roofing Systems
Contact – 1-800-543-8938
The second metal roofing manufacturer on our list is Classic Metal Roofing Systems. Classic Metal Roofing Systems leads the industry in manufacturing high-quality metal roofing products for residential and commercial applications. With over 40 years of experience, the company has established a reputation for producing durable, energy-efficient, and aesthetically pleasing roofing solutions.
In addition to offering a wide range of products, including standing seam, metal shingle, and metal tile roofs, Classic Metal Roofing Systems provides a variety of color and finish options to fit any architectural style. They prioritize exceptional customer service and offer professional installation services to ensure customers are fully satisfied with their purchases.
3. McElroy Metal
Contact – 318-747-8000
With over 50 years of experience, McElroy Metal is a leading manufacturer of metal roofing and building components for the construction industry. Their extensive range of products includes standing seam roofs, exposed fastener panels, and insulated metal panels, among others. Additionally, they specialize in custom metal fabrication, tailoring their solutions to meet each customer’s unique needs, and the company’s commitment to sustainability is evident in its implementation of environmentally friendly practices throughout its manufacturing process.
You’ll find McElroy Metal locations throughout the country, including in states such as Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Georgia, and California. They also have distribution centers and manufacturing facilities in several other states.
4. ATAS International, Inc.
Contact – 1-800-468-1441
ATAS International, Inc. has been a leading manufacturer of high-quality metal roofing, siding, and accessories for over 50 years. Since its founding in 1963, the company has been committed to providing top-of-the-line metal products for commercial and residential buildings. Offering a wide range of metal roofing solutions, including standing seam, batten seam, and curved metal panels, ATAS International, Inc. also provides a variety of siding products, such as corrugated metal, flat panels, and perforated metal. Additionally, they offer custom fabrication services to meet the unique needs of each project.
5. Sheffield Metals International
Contact – 1-800-283-5262
Serving the United States and Canada since 1986, Sheffield Metals is a well-known manufacturer and distributor of metal roofing products. The company offers a wide variety of metal roofing and wall panel systems, including standing seam, exposed fastener, and architectural systems. In addition, the company serves its clients with a range of finishes and colors to fit any design aesthetic.
Additionally, Sheffield Metals also provides coil and sheet distribution, as well as custom fabrication services to meet the unique needs of each project. Plus, the company’s products are known for their durability, energy efficiency, sustainability, and resistance to extreme weather conditions.
Contact – 844-327-1748
MBCI is the country’s leading manufacturer of metal roof and siding systems. The company has been dedicated to delivering an exceptional customer experience throughout its 30-year history with its comprehensive portfolio of products and responsive service throughout the project life cycle. MBCI builds long-term relationships with its partners, investing in developing best-in-class solutions to support their business needs. With years of experience, MBCI has come to understand the unique requirements of different projects, enabling them to deliver customized, top-quality solutions.
7. TAMKO Building Products, Inc.
Contact – 800-641-4691
TAMKO Building Products, Inc. is a leading residential and commercial roofing manufacturer. Founded in 1944, the company has over 75 years of experience in the roofing industry. TAMKO offers a wide range of roofing products, including asphalt shingles, metal roofing, and low-slope roofing systems. In addition to roofing products, TAMKO also provides waterproofing solutions for foundations, walls, and decks.
TAMKO is committed to sustainable practices and has implemented energy-efficient technologies throughout its manufacturing process. With a focus on innovation and quality, TAMKO has become a trusted name in the roofing industry delivering top-quality products and exceptional customer service to its customers.
Contact – 929-521-7323
Fabral manufactures metal roofing and siding for residential, agricultural, and commercial applications. The company has been producing high-quality products for over 50 years, creating an industry-leading reputation for durable and aesthetically pleasing metal roofing. Fabral offers a range of metal roofing options, including standing seam, exposed fastener, and concealed fastener panels, as well as a variety of colors and finishes to suit any style.
Also, the company provides custom fabrication services to meet each customer’s unique needs. With a focus on innovation, quality, and customer satisfaction, Fabral has become a trusted source for metal roofing solutions in the construction industry.
9. Petersen Aluminum Corporation (PAC)
Contact – 800-441-8661
Petersen Aluminum Corporation was established in 1965 as a metals service center for the architectural metal industry. Today, Petersen offers products of the highest quality with reliable, and dependable lead times. The company is headquartered in Elk Grove Village, Illinois, near Chicago, and has full production facilities in Maryland, Texas, Arizona, and Georgia, and a regional sales office in Minnesota.
Petersen offers technical assistance and service to complement its products through a nationwide organization of architectural representatives who can assist with material selection, finish specification, and budgeting.
10. American Building Components
Contact – (877)-713-6224
American Building Components (ABC) is a leading metal roofing and siding manufacturer for the residential, agricultural, and commercial building industries. Founded in 1908, ABC has a long history of delivering quality products and exceptional customer service. The company offers a wide range of metal roofing, including standing seam and exposed fasteners, and it also offers a range of trims and accessories along with roofing materials.
With manufacturing facilities throughout the United States, ABC is well-positioned to serve its customers’ needs. The company also provides technical assistance and support to help customers select the best product for their project requirements.
Key Considerations Before Installing A Metal Roof
Considering the following factors before metal roof installation is important, and it will also help you find the expert contractors you need for your metal roofing project and decide on exactly what roofing system you want.
Metal roofs are made of different materials that have different lifespans. The materials you choose for your roof will determine its lifespan and durability, along with how well-protected your home and office will be. In an effort to buy a durable metal roof that lasts, you should do thorough research and a critical analysis of the manufacturers we’ve listed. This will help you decide which metal product is the best for you.
When it comes to choosing a metal roof, one important factor to consider is style. Metal roofs come in a variety of styles, such as the sleek standing seam, the rugged corrugated, the charming Spanish style, and more. The style you select will not only impact the aesthetic appeal of your property but also affect its functionality.
It is crucial to consider your location, climate, and weather conditions before deciding on the style you want. Each style offers unique advantages and disadvantages in terms of durability, maintenance, and energy efficiency. Therefore, a careful evaluation of your needs and preferences is necessary to make an informed choice that will meet your specific requirements.
The cost of metal roofs can be a significant consideration when choosing the best option for your home. For many homeowners, budget constraints play a crucial role in determining the type of metal roof they can afford.
Although metal roofs tend to be more expensive upfront compared to other roofing materials such as asphalt shingles, their long-term durability and low maintenance costs make them a good investment.
The Right Contractor
It can be difficult to find expert contractors for metal roofs in many areas. This fact sometimes causes disappointment for people who only want a metal roof. However, finding a professional to install your metal roof is crucial as not doing so may cost you financially in the long run if you hire an inexperienced contractor who does a shoddy job.
For more help, read our blog post on the things you need to know before installing a new roof, to help you make a decision.
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If you want to handle your roofing projects with skilled, professional, and expert roofers, you’re in the right place. If you live in Wisconsin, the expert roofers at All Around Roofing, Siding & Gutters have covered you. Contact the expert team today at (937) 902-2839. We’re a team of experts proficient in handling all kinds of roofing projects, including roof replacement, installation, and repair.
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The Bell is a fantastic place to eat - a real treat! Great food in this trendy pub just up the road in Ticehurst.
The Halt is a great country freehouse. A good pint and simple but delicious food especially for the carnivores, meat from Busters farm shop just around the corner! We recommend Sunday lunch. Closed on Mondays.
The Rose and Crown is just up the road in historic Burwash. A beautiful, characterful pub, perfect for a pint or two of local Harveys Bitter and good pub grub!
The BIstro is just a 5 minute walk from Rosebank. Very pretty courtyard garden to sit out in the warmer months. Great for coffees, lunch snacks and open Wednesday to Saturdays evenings for great pizza from their pizza oven in the garden. You will need to book!
The Eight Bells Country Pub and Kitchen is a beautiful relaxed country pub sitting on the stunning Moor of Hawkhurst.
Open Wednesday - Sunday 12-11pm. Food served all day.
The George Inn at Robertsbridge is a family run, friendly pub and award winning restaurant. Closed on Mondays.
Visit Batemans the Jacobean home of Rudyard Kipling where he wrote "The Jungle Book" and "Just So" stories. Beautiful Spring flowers in the garden. Owned by The National Trust and frequent tours and events.
Explore the atmospheric ruins of William the Conqueror's famous Battle Abbey. Stand on the spot where King Harold died.
Scotney Castle Gardens is a country house, romantic garden, 14th century moated castle in a beautiful wooded estate. National Trust cafe and dog walks around the grounds.
Sissinghurst Gardens is amongst the most famous gardens in England and grade 1 listed. Now owned by the National Trust. Home of the famous "White Garden"
Pashley Manor is "one of the finest gardens in England" and home to the famous tulip festival at the end of April annually.
Merriments Gardens is a colourful garden in Hurst Green - a showcase for the nursery that it accompanies. There is a shop and new restaurant too.
Great Dixter was the family house of gardener and writer Christopher Lloyd. Historic house, garden and centre of education for horticulturists from across the world.
King John's Nursery is just up the road in Etchingham. Eight acres of beautiful gardens and a nursery/tea room attached. Closed on Tuesdays.
Visit the garden, book a course or festival. Perch Hill is an inspiration for all gardeners and cooks. Run by Sarah Raven TV presenter/writer.
Open days only.
Gusbourne is well known for producing it's delicious sparkling wines in a sustainable approach. Book a tour and tasting and there is always time for lunch at The Nest, the onsite restaurant.
Oxney is a family run vineyard situated near Rye which specialise in organic sparkling wine. They do vineyard tours and Oxney lunch tours which include all tastings.
At Camber you will find sand dunes of fine, golden sand. Perfect for windsurfing, walking and relaxing. Very near to explore the medieval town of Rye, home of Lamb House owned by Henry James.
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The Rowayton Gardeners are hosting their first ever Community Gardens Walk and Great Gnome Hunt on Sunday, June 13th from 10 AM to 2 PM. It’s a fabulous event for nature lovers, area residents of all ages, and people who love our seaside village. The Community Gardens Walk will feature a nature-inspired Scavenger and Gnome Hunt, Environmental Education Stations staffed by: Norwalk Land Trust, Norwalk River Watershed Association, Norwalk Pollinator Pathway, Norwalk Tree Alliance, Rowayton Gardeners’ Master Gardeners, and Skip the Plastic Norwalk. You won’t want to miss the Farm Fun programs at the Potting Shed at 11:30 AM and 12:30 PM, by the Stamford Museum and Nature Center, refreshments by Upper Crust Bakery and Café, Darien, music by the Ellen Rojas and John Holden Duo, and lots of fun for the whole family. Attendees will get an up-close look at six of Rowayton’s beautiful community gardens, with Rowayton Gardeners’ docents on-hand to answer your questions.
To make the Community Gardens Walk and Great Gnome Hunt as safe and fun as is possible, we are adhering to current COVID guidelines, at the time of our event. For your safety and convenience, we are requiring that attendees register for one of two time slots.
*Check-in is at the event starting point at Pinkney Park, only*
- Registration fees are a donation to the Rowayton Gardeners for the upkeep and improvement projects at our Community Gardens and our Community Outreach Programs.Tickets are available now online for $30 for families of 2-6 people; $20 for individual tickets. A limited number of Day-of-Event tickets will be sold at Pinkney Park with a cost of $40 for families and $25 for individuals.
- You may register to start during the 10 AM to 11:30 AM time slot, or the 11:30 AM to 1 PM time slot. We ask that you please arrive during the time frame for which you register, so that we can maintain safe-distancing in the Gardens throughout the event.
- This is a self-guided walk of about 1 mile in length; with stops at each Garden AND the Scavenger and Gnome hunting, you should allow yourself at least 1.5 hours of strolling to complete the Walk. Please obey traffic rules and stay on the sidewalk. No dogs, please.
*Finishing Point is at Bayley Beach. All events for the Walk will end at 2 PM*
- No refunds will be issued after registration unless the event is cancelled by the Rowayton Gardeners. The event will be held, RAIN OR SHINE.
- A reminder email will be sent prior to the event, with more details and any updates. If you are no longer able to attend the event, please email [email protected], so that people on the waitlist may attend.
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Pineapple Works Publishing Of Blades & Tails
Publisher Pineapple Works announced it has partnered with solo developer Felix Laukel for the release of Of Blades & Tails. The turn-based RPG is in development for PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch, and is curently planned for release in Q3 2023. A demo is currently available to try out on Steam.
Of Blades & Tails features an animalistic setting with pixel-based graphics and puts players in control of fox tribe member Reik. Events end up sending Reik on a quest away from his home town to get strong enough to stand up to an evil threatening the creatures of the realm.
Gameplay is said to be inspired by a mixture of action titles like Diablo as well as classic turn-based RPGs including Tales of Maj’Eyal and Stoneshard. The game features an open world, with a main storyline and side quests as well as additional procedurally-generated dungeons and caves. It includes a classless character development system as well as factions and trading opportunities.
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The Rural Research Centres Network (R2CN) aims to serve as a knowledge mobilization platform for research centres and institutes dedicated to research and engagement in rural communities and regions. It aims to support, engage, and mobilize rural research centres working within higher education, non-profit, public, and private sector contexts across Canada and internationally to amplify their local impact and policy relevance. The network aspires to identify and build on the core competencies of the rural research centres within RPLC’s network and foster space to collectively strengthen and harness these capacities for collective benefit. R2CN seeks to bolster the capacity of the network of rural research centres – starting with centres within post-secondary educational institutions and expanding to other centres to magnify the valued services of research centres in rural regions.. Supports may include the exchange among network members of knowledge, skills, and efforts to enhance collaboration, share expertise and resources, and strategize on ways to substantially impact rural policy and practice.
Learn more about the Rural Research Centres Network here: R2CN Introductory Page
To join the network and for other inquiries, contact Amy Unicomb: [email protected]
For information of conference funding opportunities, please contact us.
R2CN CONGRATULATES TRAVEL AWARD RECIPIENTS
The Rural Research Centres Network recently concluded its first travel award and is pleased to support an excellent group of award recipients. During the summer 2018 round of applications for the Rural Research Centres Travel Award, 13 applicants applied for support to attend conferences and continue research collaborations on a variety of rural-focused topics. These awardees will benefit from the ability to present their research findings to a broad network of peers, form and strengthen Canadian and international research partnerships, and enhance networking and shared capacity building opportunities among members of rural research centres across RPLC’s network.
The successful researchers who are being supported by this year’s Rural Research Centres Travel Award include:
- Mikael Akimowicz, Brandon University Rural Development Institute – Travel to Toulouse, France to share research findings with OECD partners
- Sally Shortall, Centre for Rural Economy at Newcastle University – International Sociology Association Conference
- Sherine Salmon, Brandon University Rural Development Institute – Canadian Rural Revitalization Foundation 2018 Conference
- Kathleen Kevany, Rural Research Centre at Dalhousie University – Canadian Rural Revitalization Foundation 2018 Conference
- Brennan Lowery, Grenfell Campus of Memorial University – Canadian Rural Revitalization Foundation 2018 Conference
- Jill Bucklaschuk – Metropolis Conference in Halifax
- Laura Garcia Herrero, University of Bologna – LCA Conference Fort Collins, CO
- Valencia Gaspard, School of Environmental Design and Rural Development at University of Guelph – People, Place, and Public Engagement Conference St. John’s, NL
- Sarah Minnes, University of Saskatchewan – People, Place, and Public Engagement Conference St. John’s, NL
- Jane Atterton, Scotland’s Rural College – Canadian Rural Revitalization Foundation 2018 Conference
- Paul Kraehling, School of Environmental Design and Rural Development at University of Guelph – Ontario Professional Planners’ Conference Sudbury, ON
- Emily Piontek, University of Missouri at Columbia – 2018 Rural Energy Conference Atlanta, GA
- Marc Yvan Valade, Ryerson University – Canadian Rural Revitalization Foundation 2018 Conference
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SkyWay is a project, which unites over 700 technical specialists and experts in the area of transport innovations. We offer a fundamentally new approach to organization of passenger and cargo transportation. According to it, transport is an effective means of transportation and not a source of danger for every person and humanity on the whole.
Due to its technical features, SkyWay transport system minimizes all causes of accidents typical of conventional transport. SkyWay overpass is resistant to rains, heavy snowfalls, dust storms, tsunamis, glaciation, acts of terrorism and vandalism. Track structure location above the ground surface, availability of the rail track and unibus anti-derailment system eliminate any possible collisions of SkyWay rolling stock.
SkyWay transport system is intended for inter-city passenger transportation for long distances at a speed of 500 km/h. SkyWay overpass is designed with the possibility of combining multichannel communication lines, electric power lines, as well as solar panels and wind turbine generators with it. SkyWay will become an effective, safe and eco-friendly transport and communication network used for passenger, cargo, energy and information transfer.
Transport complexes SkyWay are characterized by low resource and energy consumption at all stages of transport system life cycle. Elevated track SkyWay does not disturb the terrain, biogeocoenosis and biodiversity of adjacent territories, does not destroy fertile soil and growing vegetation.
SkyWay tracks can take the world network of transport communications to the whole new level. Cargo tracks SkyWay will provide cheap access to mineral deposits located high in the mountains, in a tundra, in a shelf area of the Arctic Ocean, deep in vast deserts and on continents, which are inaccessible at present. SkyWay track structure located above the ground has low material consumption and, consequently, low resource consumption for its construction.
High smoothness and rigidity of the track, soft suspension and a low level of noise when moving, insignificant acceleration and braking rate of the rolling stock, absence of traffic jams, crossroads, traffic lights, pedestrian crossings, availability of automated control system, as well as minimized waiting and travel time – all these factors ensure the highest comfort levels of SkyWay passenger transportation.
A team of over 700 highly qualified specialists is involved in project implementation. The structure of the design engineering company includes a certification and demonstration center (EcoTechnoPark), 15 design bureaus, a physical and chemical laboratory, in-house pilot and experimental production and management departments. The construction of SkyWay test tracks is ongoing on the territory of 36 ha. All engineering solutions undergo comprehensive practical testing and certification required to introduce the technology to the global market of transport services.
The project is being implemented with the help of ordinary people - future consumers of an innovative transportation product. Thanks to investors’ support, several operating transport and infrastructure complexes have been created at SkyWay Company-developer’s testing and demonstration center EcoTechnoPark, where the adaptation of SkyWay engineering solutions to specific conditions of commercial operation is being carried out. Anyone can take part in the development of SkyWay technology at the current stage. The Company’s successful entry into the global transport market will affect the growth of its assets cost, and, respectively, investors’ profits.
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Are you on the hunt for a fresh rugby adventure? Nestled in the heart of the Pyrenees, Andorra is not just a scenic haven but also a vibrant hub for rugby passion. This blog will unveil how this small country celebrates the sport with fierce teams and thrilling games.
Discover Andorra’s rugby secret!
- Andorra is a passionate rugby nation with a history in the sport dating back to the early 20th century and strong ties to French clubs like Sporting Club Albigeois and Castres Olympique.
- The country offers various accommodations for rugby fans, from hotels near stadiums to unique stays like mountain chalets, enhancing the experience of attending matches.
- Popular stadiums such as Estadi Nacional d’Andorra and Stade Pierre Fabre host thrilling rugby games, providing unforgettable atmospheres for fans.
- Visitors can partake in group accommodations tailored for rugby enthusiasts which often include exclusive access to local events and matches.
- Alongside watching rugby, visitors can enjoy Andorra’s cultural offerings by exploring its villages, engaging with locals, and trying traditional Catalan cuisine.
Rugby in Andorra: A Tradition
With a history dating back to the early 20th century, rugby in Andorra has become a deeply-rooted tradition in the country. The small principality is home to several clubs and teams that have contributed to the growth and popularity of the sport.
History of rugby in Andorra
Rugby in Andorra started gaining traction in the latter part of the 20th century, embedding itself into the heart of this mountainous nation. Nestled between France and Spain, it became a sporting favorite among locals and expats alike.
The country’s rugby team emerged as a formidable player on the European stage, participating in various tournaments and earning respect for its competitive spirit.
The French Top 14 and European Championships often feature teams from around Andorra’s region, including fan favorites Sporting Club Albigeois and Castres Olympique. These clubs’ successes have fueled Andorran passion for rugby union, inspiring more people to embrace the sport.
Next up is a look at how local clubs continue to shape the game within Andorra.
Clubs and teams
Andorra’s rugby scene boasts strong clubs and teams, showcasing the country’s passion for the sport:
- Sporting Club Albigeois and Castres Olympique are prominent rugby teams in Andorra, competing in the French Top 14 and European Championships.
- The national team of Andorra actively participates in various tournaments and championships, reflecting the country’s commitment to rugby.
- Rugby enthusiasts can witness top – tier matches featuring skilled athletes from diverse backgrounds at Andorra’s renowned clubs.
- The clubs’ rigorous training programs and competitive spirit contribute to Andorra’s vibrant rugby culture.
- The community support for these clubs creates a thriving environment for both players and fans alike.
Andorra’s Love for Rugby
Andorra has a deep love for rugby, with strong ties to French rugby clubs like Sporting Club Albigeois and Castres Olympique. The passion for the sport runs deep in this hidden treasure of the Pyrenees.
Sporting Club Albigeois
Sporting Club Albigeois is a major rugby team based in France, just a stone’s throw away from Andorra. The club competes in the French Top 14 and European Championships, showcasing their talent on both national and international stages.
With a rich history and strong community support, Sporting Club Albigeois embodies the passion and spirit of rugby in the region. As one of the prominent teams in the area, they contribute to Andorra’s vibrant rugby culture, attracting fans from across Europe to witness their exhilarating matches.
The Sporting Club Albigeois offers rugby enthusiasts an exciting opportunity to experience top-tier rugby action while being close to Andorra’s picturesque Pyrenees mountains. Their presence adds an extra layer of excitement for visitors seeking an authentic and immersive rugby experience in this hidden gem of European sports culture.
Transitioning from the rugby scene at Sporting Club Albigeois, Castres Olympique is another major team in Andorra. Competing in both the French Top 14 and European Championships, Castres Olympique has established itself as a formidable force in the region’s rugby landscape.
With a rich history and strong presence in top-tier competitions, Castres Olympique offers an exciting opportunity for rugby fans to witness high-level matchups and experience the thrill of live rugby action amidst the stunning backdrop of Andorra’s Pyrenees mountains.
Andorra’s love for rugby extends to its support for Castres Olympique, making it an integral part of the country’s vibrant sports culture. Fans can look forward to engaging with this renowned team while immersing themselves in an authentic and passionate rugby atmosphere that reflects Andorra’s dedication to the sport.
The 2023 Rugby Games
The 2023 Rugby Games in Andorra are a significant event for rugby fans, showcasing top-tier competitions and drawing in visitors from around the world. With popular stadiums and accommodations available, it’s an exciting opportunity for rugby enthusiasts to experience the sport in a unique setting.
Importance of the event
The 2023 Rugby Games in Andorra are a significant event for rugby enthusiasts, marking the country’s emergence as a key destination for the sport. This event presents an exciting opportunity for fans to witness top-notch rugby in the picturesque setting of the Pyrenees mountains.
With accommodations tailored to cater to rugby aficionados and popular stadiums ready to host thrilling matches, the 2023 Rugby Games are set to create a memorable experience for visitors seeking an immersive and unique rugby adventure.
Rugby fans can anticipate being part of an unforgettable sporting spectacle, further solidifying Andorra’s status as a vibrant hub for rugby in Europe. The upcoming games promise not only high-energy bouts but also opportunities to engage with like-minded individuals amidst Andorra’s rich sports culture and community spirit.
Accommodations for rugby fans
Accommodations for rugby fans in Andorra are plentiful and offer diverse options to suit different preferences and budgets. Here are some accommodation options for visitors looking to experience the rugby action in Andorra:
- Hotels and guesthouses situated in close proximity to popular stadiums, offering convenience for attending matches.
- Group accommodations that cater to large groups of rugby enthusiasts, providing a sociable and lively atmosphere.
- Unique cultural experiences such as staying in traditional mountain chalets or historic buildings for an immersive Andorran experience.
- Comfortable lodgings with stunning views of the Pyrenees mountains, allowing fans to appreciate the picturesque setting while enjoying their stay.
- Accommodation packages that include tickets to rugby matches, ensuring a seamless and enjoyable experience for sports enthusiasts.
- Camping facilities in scenic locations for those seeking an outdoor adventure alongside their rugby experience.
- Boutique hotels and luxury resorts catering to discerning fans looking for a touch of elegance during their visit to Andorra.
For rugby fans looking to experience the exhilarating atmosphere of the sport in Andorra, here are the popular stadiums you should add to your itinerary:
- Estadi Nacional d’Andorra: This is Andorra’s national stadium, hosting important rugby matches and providing a vibrant setting for fans to immerse themselves in the sport.
- Stade Pierre Fabre: Located in nearby France, this stadium is home to Castres Olympique and hosts thrilling French Top 14 matches, offering a unique opportunity to witness high-stakes rugby action.
- Stade du Travet: Another renowned rugby venue in France where Sporting Club Albigeois showcases its talent, attracting passionate crowds and creating an electric atmosphere.
- Stade Aimé Giral: Situated in Perpignan, France, this historic stadium provides an unforgettable experience for fans attending games hosted by Union Sportive Arlequins Perpignanais.
- Stade Mayol: As the home ground of Rugby Club Toulonnais in Toulon, France, this iconic stadium offers an intense and passionate setting for rugby enthusiasts.
Experiencing Rugby in Andorra
immerse yourself in the unique cultural experiences that Andorra has to offer while enjoying rugby. Explore group accommodations and make the most of your trip by experiencing the local traditions and attractions.
Andorra offers a range of accommodation options for rugby fans wanting to experience the sport in the Pyrenees mountains. Whether visiting for the 2023 Rugby Games or to immerse themselves in Andorra’s rugby culture, fans can find group accommodation that cater to their needs. Here are some key points to consider:
- Rugby – themed lodges and hotels provide a unique experience, with decor and amenities tailored to rugby enthusiasts.
- Group packages often include exclusive access to local rugby events, allowing fans to get up close and personal with the sport.
- Hostels and shared accommodation offer an affordable option for groups of friends or fellow rugby fans looking to stay together.
- Many accommodations are situated near popular stadia, making it convenient for fans to attend matches and immerse themselves in the rugby atmosphere.
- Chalets and self – catering cabins provide a cosy setting for groups, offering privacy while still being located close to the heart of Andorra’s rugby scene.
Unique cultural experiences
Experience traditional Catalan cuisine in local restaurants, offering a blend of Spanish and French influences.
Andorra’s rugby scene reflects the country’s deep passion for sports and outdoor activities. Rugby fans visiting Andorra can expect an immersive experience in a picturesque setting.
With its strong community spirit and rich sports culture, Andorra undoubtedly stands out as Europe’s hidden gem for rugby enthusiasts. The upcoming 2023 rugby games will further solidify the country as a key destination for those seeking an unforgettable rugby experience amidst the stunning Pyrenees mountains.
1. What makes Rugby in Andorra unique?
Rugby in Andorra is a unique experience because it’s played high up in the Pyrenees mountains, making it a hidden treasure for fans and players who also enjoy the beauty of the Eastern Pyrenees.
2. Can I watch rugby matches during my coach holiday to Catalonia?
Yes, you can catch exciting rugby matches while on a coach holiday to Catalonia as Andorra is nestled between Spain and France, near this vibrant region.
3. Are there accommodations nearby for rugby enthusiasts visiting Andorra?
Absolutely! Visitors have numerous options for accommodation in France or within Andorra itself to stay close to where the rugby action takes place amid the majestic Pyrenees.
4. Can I combine watching rugby with other activities in Andorra?
Definitely! After enjoying some thrilling Rugby matches, you can embark on African treks or explore the historical Maquis trails throughout this scenic country.
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Courtesy: Geo News
By Hussain Haqqani
After a flurry of praise for the police officer who saved her life, most Pakistanis seem to have forgotten the incident in Lahore involving the woman who was accused of blasphemy for wearing a dress with Arabic calligraphy. That a woman was almost lynched for wearing clothes that an illiterate crowd mistook for religious text highlights Pakistan’s extremism problem.
Dismissing events like this incident as outliers or choosing to ignore them will not prevent them from occurring again. In December 2021, the Sri Lankan manager of a factory in Sialkot was beaten to death and set ablaze by a mob over allegations of blasphemy that turned out to be spurious. The woman in Lahore with the dress bearing Arabic language words was lucky that she escaped a similar fate.
The dress worn by the woman in question bore the word ‘Halwa’ in Arabic script. The word means beautiful in Arabic, and it is not uncommon in the Muslim world for Arabic calligraphy to be used to adorn dresses, buildings, and much more. But the irrational environment in Pakistan over religious matters, especially allegations of blasphemy, put the woman’s life at risk. The international publicity over the incident ensured that everyone around the world who might be thinking of doing business with Pakistan had to think about facing similar risks.
Nations pay a hefty price when the rest of the world sees them as irrational or extreme. Racist violence, for example, acts as a disincentive for business travelers belonging to different races from traveling to countries where race is an issue. In the case of Pakistan, religious extremism and vigilantism have become a factor in the decisions of potential investors and merchants.
Two days after the Lahore incident, an Arab businessman remarked to me that he immediately thought of his wife and daughters. “They wear Arabic calligraphy designs as part of their dress,” he said, adding, “I was thinking of expanding my business to Pakistan, but do I want to walk through Lahore or Karachi with my wife or daughters, risking such attacks?”
Pakistan already has the world’s toughest blasphemy laws and blasphemy is punishable by death after a trial. But some groups do not wait for the law to take its course and want to act as judge, jury, and executioner. Several people have been lynched before their cases go to trial and those acquitted due to lack of evidence are also attacked as if the allegation of blasphemy requires no proof other than the allegation itself.
Judges, too, have to fear the backlash of those who pretend to be all-knowing while hearing such cases. Instead of making Pakistani society more religious or pious, the practice of whipping up a crowd in a religious frenzy has created situations in which mobs lose all fear of God. Even in the recent case of the woman wearing the Arabic calligraphy dress, the crowd had to be pacified with an apology from the woman though she had done nothing wrong. As Maulana Tahir Ashrafi pointed out, the men in the crowd, rather than the woman, should have been the ones to apologise.
Government after government in Pakistan has appeased groups that use religious slogans to divide and scare Pakistanis. Some have even seen the extremists as guarantors of Pakistan’s security or as instruments of Pakistani influence across the border in Afghanistan or Kashmir. But the net impact of nurturing a religious outrage industry has only been to undermine Pakistan’s external relations and weaken its economy. Official data suggests that between 2001 and 2018 “the direct and indirect cost incurred by Pakistan due to incidents of terrorism” amounted to $123.13 billion.
Add to it the cost of fostering a society driven by anger and unable to figure out its real place in the modern world. Since falling under Western colonial rule, the Muslim world has developed a narrative of grievance and Pakistan is no exception. Like all national and community narratives, it has some true elements. But the current weakness of the Muslim world or of Pakistan is not entirely the fault of Western colonialism or postcolonial machinations.
Pakistanis must understand the consequences of low literacy rates, poor quality of higher education, and low female participation in the workforce. Instead, they are fed narratives of conspiracy theories and hate against more powerful nations and a steady diet of religious-sounding rhetoric that is more political than religious.
On March 6, 1948, Pakistan’s first opposition leader, Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy (who later became prime minister for a short time) warned the country’s earliest leaders against building “a state which would be founded upon caucuses and coteries, a state which will be founded on sentiments, namely that of Islam in danger or of Pakistan in danger.”
According to Suhrawardy, “a state which will be held together by raising the bogey of attacks and which you keep together by keeping up a constant friction between yourself and your sister Dominion [India], that state will be full of alarms and excursions. You think that you will get away with it but in that state there will be no commerce, no business and no trade.”
Cautioning against attacks on non-Muslims in the immediate aftermath of partition, Suhrawardy said that such a course will only erode rule of law. “There will be lawlessness and those lawless elements that may be turned today against non-Muslims will be turned later on, once those fratricidal tendencies have been aroused, against the Muslim gentry and I want you to be warned in time,” he observed.
Today, those words seem prescient. Even now, a comprehensive strategy of pushing back extremism is the only way forward for a country that faces a multitude of challenges.
The writer, former ambassador of Pakistan to the US, is Diplomat-in-Residence at the Anwar Gargash Diplomatic Academy in Abu Dhabi and Senior Fellow at the Hudson Institute in Washington DC.
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1Pt 5:5B-14; Ps 89:2,3,6,7,16,17; Mk 16:15-20
The Evangelist, Saint Mark, was truly blessed. He knew the joyful shout, and in the light of The LORD’s Countenance, he walked. His joyful shout is the Alleluia of Easter Joy. Like the lion who roars in the wilderness and no one dare ignore it, Saint Mark roars the good news of Jesus, who died, rose, and took his seat at the right hand of God. Through all generations our mouths have proclaimed the faithfulness of the Lord Jesus; indeed, we sing of the favors of the LORD forever. It is the Father speaking to King David, the man after God’s own heart that says what we read in the responsorial psalm, “My kindness is established forever.” God’s kindness to David is fulfilled in his kindness to the Son of David, the Lord Jesus, who preaches, heals and dies upon the cross that Saint Mark is urgent to reveal on every page of his gospel. Finally, at the end of Saint Mark’s gospel we read, “So then the Lord Jesus, after he spoke to them, was taken up into heaven and took his seat at the right hand of God. But they went forth and preached everywhere, while the Lord worked with them and confirmed the word through accompanying signs.” Such kindness is ultimately confirmed in heaven. In the assembly of the holy ones of every generation those who heard good news from Saint Mark have joined in the joyful shout of those who have believed what the Evangelist believed and wrote. As the Psalm proclaims, no one in the skies can rank with the LORD. Indeed, no one is like the LORD among the sons of God. In this glory we rejoice with Saint Mark and all the holy ones. Our only justice is in the LORD, and we exalt in the mystery that Saint Mark writes about in his Gospel. We exalt in the Lord Jesus who died and rose so that we may have life seated with him at the right hand of The Father. Indeed, this life begins here at this liturgy and is complete only in the endless liturgy of heaven. Indeed, the LORD confirms his word to us in Saint Mark and in the gift of eternal life.
What a great relief to have someone to cast all our worries upon. Indeed, even though there is no room in Christianity for worry—still we worry. Indeed, even though we have great concern that flows out of our sharing in the compassion of Christ—still a lingering worry remains, every now and then. To worry implies that we are in control and that we have absolute power to make any change we see as necessary. Wrong. We have a limited awareness and a limited power to change situations. Often the only changes we can make is in ourselves—in our behavior and eventually in our hearts. Saint Peter writes to believers in every time and place to those who have heard and embraced the good news about which Saint Mark writes. We are to clothe ourselves with humility in our dealings with one another, just as Christ has been clothed with humility—extreme humility upon the cross. However, if we choose to indulge in pride, we will be humbled. If we humble ourselves then we will be exalted. All this will happen only if we are “sober and vigilant.” As Saint Peter goes on to remind us our real enemy is the Devil who daily prowls around like a roaring lion to do us harm. We take comfort that the “lion of the tribe of Judah” is the iconic presentation of Saint Mark; his roaring of the good news keeps us safe in the Word of God. We take comfort; we are steadfast in faith knowing that our brothers and sisters throughout the world hear both lions roaring. This struggle with temptation is indeed our being tested to confirm our union with Christ who suffered more than we ever can. It is by his wounds that we are all healed. At the very end of our first reading Saint Peter greets us for his son, in Christ, Saint Mark who has heard the good news from the Apostle Peter, the eyewitness, and become himself an Evangelist, an ear-witness because of his sharing in the preaching, teaching, and miracles of Saint Peter.
The Lord Jesus promises the Eleven and all who have heard his teaching through the ministry and witness of Saint Mark that he will confirm the word they preach through accompanying signs. Indeed these first witnesses have a message that is urgent. Is it urgent for us? Do we engage in the new evangelism taught by our two most recent popes? Do we have an urgency to proclaim the Gospel to any creature, much less every creature? Where are the signs? Do we drive out demons? Do we speak new languages? How about picking up serpents with our hands? Are we protected from being poisoned? Do we lay hands on the sick so that they recover? When there are no signs and wonders why do we wonder that our evangelization is ineffective? Some young people feel distant from the church because the Lord Jesus isn’t that exciting. He’s no hero. He performed many signs and wonders. Saint Mark presents the Lord Jesus as a man of action; he makes present the mystery of the Kingdom of Heaven by the way he casts out evil and brings relief to the afflicted. Even after the great sign of his death and resurrection, many refused to believe. Even the first evangelization didn’t always have a great impact, no matter how urgently it was proclaimed. No matter how many signs and wonders accompanied the Lord’s ministry, no matter how abundant the signs and wonders to support the early preaching of the Apostles and disciples, not everyone believed. Even in our own time the startling witness of Mother Therese of Calcutta can be explained away with one snide comment: “Oh she just used the poor to make herself look good.” The reporter responded: “OK why don’t you just live the way she lived for a year and then tell us she was being self-serving?” Only after trying to live in the power of the resurrection will we be converted. Only after we have given ourselves over to the Holy Spirit will his teaching and his love touch our hearts and change our lives. Once we start giving a powerful witness to the Lord Jesus and his gospel will we have an impact on the world and all its creatures.
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You will acquire a piece of land in the form of NFT from the CrossLink world by playing this game.
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・Area of the land is roughly the same as triangles with the side length of about 100m.
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The first time you pick up a pencil, pen or brush to try to draw, just as we do with writing, if we want to learn quickly we start by systematically cultivating the skills we need. The ABCs of drawing. How to make the kind of mark, when we want to, where we want to, how we want to.
Truth is most of us will always be chasing this dragon, striving to get better than we are. No matter how good we get. There’s always someone better, and always something we want to improve in our own work. But a systematic approach applying the principles of deliberate practice, can help us improve much faster than random drawing. Being systematic with clear goals.
Great cartooning required great drafting and rendering skills. To gain efficiently targeted exercises are the best way to start. These are lessons that even know it’s been years for me, I still return to in my warmups and sketchbooks to keep them sharp.
Check your Grip!
How we hold our tools can have a big impact on the kinds of lines we make. There is not real “wrong way” exactly, but the best universal drawing grip is the tripod, the way most of us are taught to hold a pencil for writing. For drawing you’ll want to use a few simple variations on it to expand what it can do.
Simply extending the point of the pencil further away from your hand to draw larger forms and also always be careful not to over press and use a heavy hand.
In addition to the Tripods, there are the underhand and overhand sketching grips for large format sketching and shading. Some artists prefer them for a lot of their work, recently watching clips of him, noticed the talented and humble Erik Larsen draws with an overhand grip all the time. He told me online he’s used it since he was a kid. But as he alluded to on twitter and jokes about in this video, I wouldn’t necessarily recomend an idiosyncratic grip like that for ALL your drawing. Better to be able to use a few!
Here i’ve posted a handout guide to the grips i use, and what they are for, along with an embedded clip about this where I explain and demonstrate them a little. It’s not fancy rocket science, so do try, you can learn to use more than one!
Ok, now that you’ve got a grip, lets put some mileage on. We want to learn how to render with precision while still being a little relaxed. A good way to do that is to practice very simple line control, via hatching and line control exercises to start with.
Hatches are line made to shade, render texture and form, generally trying to achieve tonal range with line. fill in a row of boxes, or circles if you like, with hatch lines as you see here.
Then, apply Cross Hatching, like this! Try different angles and make note of the effect. Note in the first, draw the longest lines first, then change angle by about 15 degrees and draw half their length for the second row. Then reverse the angle 45 degrees or so and draw only half to two thirds as long. Feather the end of your strokes for a nicer effect.
Now fill long rectangular boxes like this with gradient [dark to light] cross hatches. rendering it in stages as seen here. I’ve used a different colour for each stage so you can see one complete layer from the next. Do the lighter colour/tone first for the most orderly and clean gradient.
In B&W it should look like this…
And now practice a variety of different hatching paterns as seen here! Look up more and try inventing your own too!
Like practicing handwriting, practicing this separate from drawing a bit is a good way to get a better hand of it.
Feathering and hatching with a Brush!
On this page, you’ll find similar examples of the same kinds of exercise, done with a brush!
First, watch this clip on some basic tips regarding drawing straight lines freehand.
Draw different lengths of lines, as seen here, and then repeat over top of them between 15 and 30 times. The goal is to NOT make the line thicker. To lay each new one as close to directly on top of the last as you can. The shortest line is made with just moving the fingers. Then move on to faster paced strokes and try to keep the line as strait as you can while still making the movement swift and almost gestural.
Then Isolate the stroke to the swinging movements of your wrist for shorter lines, the elbow for longer, and elbow and shoulder for longest! The simpler the movement, fewest joints involved. The cleaner and smoother it’s likely to be. The more muscles and joints involved in making it, the more chances there are for making it jump or bump.
Try doing continuous line drawings of various objects at first, and then people.
These are basicly contour drawings, where we never take our pen off the paper. Ultimately we want them to have an interesting and clean look mostly, though experimentation should be explored!
Once you put the pen on the page, don’t stop and DO NOT erase, just keep going, but think one or two steps ahead of where your hand is in the moment. To up the game a bit sometimes, try doing Blind Contour Drawings!
Trace the edges of the thing with your eye, and copy those movements with your hand. Try to keep your hand and arm relaxed, don’t use tension, in place of control.
THINK about where you will need to go, and how to get there interestingly.
Discover what your tools can do, and acquire a visual vocabulary of patterns you can use and utilize to describe various surfaces, embellish, and decorate your work with.
Some of these are basically hatching, but patterns a lot more diverse than just that. These examples are done with a brush but do them with pen and pencil too! Here’s a few from the classic Famous Artists Cartoon Course.
Be it naturalistic hair, plants, or highly decorative wallpaper, the ability to render patterns at all pays off big time. And practicing them is a great meditative way to increase your hand eye control and develop the focus you’ll need for your more ambitions drawings.
Apply the notion of deliberate practice. Start with the paterns you see in the sample sheet and then move on to invent and discover your own. For Ideas check out some I’ve posted here on the Dynamic Drawing site.
Look for paterns around you day to day, sketch them or take a photo and add them to your next practice session.
Or if you’re solving the problem in the middle of a drawing, pull out some scrap paper and try it out a few time on that in a systematic fashion before applying it to your final art.
Update: Pattern work and strokes with a Brush! I’ve made a clip deconstructing an example of work by Milton Caniff.
It goes along with a pair of videos, embedded in a playlist below. The first is a time lapse of my inking it, the second a breach down of the specific strokes and techniques used.
I also made this sheet of specific brush patterns to study and practice as well.
Expanding on Pattern study by diversifying your line
As you accomplish the initial goals of some degree of consistency, and control, entertain thinking about line quality more diversely.
Here’s a simple kind of glossary of Line Characteristics: [In the course of looking for good examples of ways to present this information, I’ve taken some strong notes from this interesting post on process by Gareth Sleightholme. Thanks for helping me refine by example, a good hierarchical presentation on this!].
Width – thick, thin, tapering, uneven: Length – long, short, continuous, broken: Direction– horizontal, vertical, diagonal, curving, perpendicular, oblique, parallel, radial, zigzag
Focus: Lines can be sharp, blurry, fuzzy, choppy. Feeling: Line can feel sharp, jagged, graceful, smooth? Have you seen this old short animated film?
Outlines: Lines made by the edge of an object or its silhouette. They can be definite, implied, graphic, or delicate. Note how all these modes of description can overlap? Yes that’s relevant to think about!
Contour Lines: Related to outlines but additionally describe the shape of an object and the interior detail. Contours find the edges of things across a surface, as well as the edges.
Gesture Lines: Lines that are energetic and catch a sense of the movement of an active figure. In our class we work on these a lot as a quick study sketching constraint. There are really two kinds of Gesture drawing, and a third use of the term ‘gestural line’. 1. ‘Full’ Gesture, scribbly lines that tend towards almost wild, drawn with speed typically, suggesting movement through forms rather than structure or contour as much. 2. ‘Line of action’, a distilled form of gesture line, typically one stroke, or a few, more designed and clarified than the previous. Seen used in animation and illustration a lot. Describes movement through a pose still but simplified. 3. Gestural lines, these can be contour or hatching, any line on a finished piece of art. But they have a very fluid or graceful feeling. Expressive, relaxed, ‘gestural’!
Hatching: Lines used in repeating patterns to create areas of tone/value, and/or texture. They tend to convey surface textures and lighting values. And by implication reveal form.
Drafted Lines: Confident and clear lines that appear unhesitating and smooth, sometimes bold but always clear and sharp. Lines that feel architectural or designed typically.
Sketchy Lines: Lines that capture the appearance of an object or impression of a place in an often looser, more general way, but combining many of the previous together. If you haven’t found it already, check out the blog of fellow Syn Studio teacher Marc Holmes for some amazing examples of sketching, and you’ll find my own collections of sketches, here, and as video here.
Calligraphic Lines: See also general term ‘Gestural lines’. Calligraphic is a Greek word meaning “beautiful writing.” Precise, elegant handwriting or lettering done by hand, or artwork that has a flowing quality and lines like an elegant handwriting. Some of the greatest illustrators work in a line like this frequently. And I think of the mark-making philosophy Paul Pope applies to his art, as having a Gestural, Calligraphic Feeling. I think Mike Mattesi’s ideas about Force also intersect with this with again a very Gestural carved and designed feeling.
Implied Line: Derived from our innate human disposition towards patternicity is our ability to “fill in gaps”. See between marks, identifiable elements. Also called Loss Line, it can be simple as leaving a space where we expect a line, as we see by these silhouettes by droemar on DevArt. It can occur compositionally as well, by arranging a group of objects. The Implied line can be the direction object[s] are pointing to, or the direction a person is looking at, the “Eyeline”.
Tangents: The impression of a line, or the continuation of one, created by aligned graphic relationships. The li8ne itself may be absent for part or all of it’s path.
An extension of pattern exercises with an emphasis on control of form.
Start with practicing drawing as perfect a circle as you can with varying speed lines, those seen here are fast, gestural attempts.
At that speed the circles are harder to get evenly round, but it’s still good practice to try. For much slower attempts also try tracing the top of a bottle or a 2$ coin, then trace over that as close as you can several times, using the line as a track.
Just like with the basic line control exercises. Pay attention to the movements you make with your fingers and wrist. For circles roughly larger than 1.8″, 3 cm-the size of a 2$ coin CDN-you’ll need to use your elbow and shoulder more to make a nice smooth circle. Smaller should be doable with just the fingers and wrist. Do that about 10 times at least, then, start drawing lines
Experiment and try to find the speed you can be the most consistent at. Then as you come closer to being able to draw the circles consistently, gradually speed up the pace. Both to find and push your limits.
Do the same with ellipses like as seen on the bottom of the sample page. Try different angles of ellipses. Do a set freehand in a graduated series of angles. As seen at the very bottom.
With all these we’re looking for consistency and accuracy, but don’t stress if they aren’t perfect. This is a lot like handwriting exercises, if you desire a very high level of expertise then expect to practice more often to reach that.
Ad scale and angle control exercises. Draw 2 rows of triangles freehand, with perfect equal sides.
Line the second row up so it’s points meet up with the corners of the base of those above. Then enlarge them in the next row to be twice as wide and repeat. You don’t need to fill them in as i have here on the right, just the outlines.
You’ll know you got it right if the base and points of the larger triangles line up with every peek in the first row. You can lay down a ruled baseline for the first row but do it without guidelines for those that follow below.
Next try to tender ellipses in sets as seen on the left here, drawn as though they lay on a surface at an angle to the eye. This targets angles, and control over proportions as it specifically relates to the optical illusion of perspective.
This targets both drawing precise angles, and control over proportions and scaling object.
3D Form Exercises.
Draw organic and simple geometric forms.
Then shade them with hatching and other methods. And then use hatching to shade it! Think about the highlights [areas that most directly face the light], midtones, shadow cores where the least light reaches the surface.
The cast shadows thrown on the other side of the object from the lightsource. And reflective light, light that bounces off the surface back to the form. Detailed in this page of studies. For the geometric forms, i’ve given you examples of balls, cubes and cones. Done in both pencil pen and brush. Try it out with a few different shading techniques.
The structures of lighting effects are fairly simple. Where the light hits directly, will be the brightest. Where the least can reach, it will be in the most shadow. Think of the rays of light emanating like lines from the source, where it strikes the object it will be lit, where it can’t reach will be a shadow of some kind. That leads to what breaks down to four zones typically.
Highlights: The brightest areas where the subject is reflecting the light source most efficiently. The number of highlights on a subject is limited only by the number of reflective surfaces on the subject, the number of light sources, and the ability of the surfaces to reflect light. The shape of the highlight depends on the surface of the subject.
Midtones: A tone is midway in between the highlight and the shadow. typically the “true” color and consistency of the object. The highlights are brighter than the “true” color, and the shadows are darker than the “true” color.
Shadows: The darkest area of the surface shadows can have sharp edges between it and the midtone or it can just sort of gradually blend into the midtone. In addition to the shadows on the object itself, there’s also the cast shadow. This is the shadow that the object is making by blocking the light. This shadow may be sharply defined or soft, depending on brightness and proximity of the light casting the shadow.
To up your game next try doing it with some compound forms like this.
Next, for your organic forms, start with an organic silhouette like these. Then imagine and plot out the surface topography with a simple grid as seen here. We’re making this up, i’ve kept them fairly simple while trying to extrude something interesting out of it.
I recommend a very light line when starting, [like using an H2 pencil and don’t press hard] or employ a col-erase pencil like I do here for the mapping of the contours so it doesn’t interfere wit the shading. The lines should look as they have been drawn over the surfaces, following the contours as they change. And again use hatching to shade it! Think about the highlights [areas that most directly face the light], midtones, shadow cores, cast shadows, and reflective light.
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My son is a 12 year old smarty pants and figured he would beat me, we played it and had such a good laugh and enjoyed it so much (may I note he did also beat me) so time for a rematch! To play the game the kids must answer the adult questions and the adults must answer the kid’s questions, sounds easy? Parents are asked questions most kids can answer while kids are asked questions most parents can answer.
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The Giriama parents in Kilifi County were very responsive to instruction and counseling in encouraging their children to seek Christ and excel in their studies. Most of our students in Kilifi are Muslim and the Kenya Connection team experienced the spirit of unity despite the different religious backgrounds. Parents were asked to express at least one thing that they appreciated about their child, which is not an easy thing to do, especially in a culture where feelings of love and gratitude are demonstrated rather than said. Thankfully, many parents rose up to the occasion and affirmed their children. The team is grateful for the partnership they have with Reverend Moses and Mrs. Jane Oduor, and their leadership and mentorship.
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April 13, 2012
Half Full Friday
Wow, I had a really amazing week and I'm pawticipating in our furiend Sprinkles' Half Full Friday so I can tell you all about it!
Frankie, Ernie, Mamaw and Papaw Pantslegs.
Our furiend Roo had a pix contest to choose the subject for his next Pet Fiction Theater production. My pix of a pine squirrel eating an orange slice won! I can't wait to see his Spring Show. He is the most amazing director ever.
My Bestest Girl Zona! Her barkday is coming up Monday the 16th and I have a wonderful giftie all set to go to her. Wooohooooo! She's the greatest and I love her bunches.
Not a bad week in the life of All-Things-Sarge.
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The Election Commission is reviewing and evaluating the state of law and order, preventing illegal acts and seizures, and meeting with law enforcement officials from States and Union Territories. Additionally, the panel will go over the procedures for maintaining strict vigilance across national and international borders.
In order to ensure fair and impartial oversight and critical feedback for the upcoming Lok Sabha and assembly polls, the poll commission designated Special Observers in six states. The states that will hold simultaneous elections for the assembly are Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, and Bihar, all of which have populations greater than seven crore. Along with strengthening the current election spending monitoring system, the Commission has also sent Special spending Observers to Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, and Odisha to crack down on money power in elections.
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Senior BJP leader and Union Minister Kiren Rijiju filed his nomination from the Arunachal West Parliamentary Constituency on Tuesday (26th March 2024). He filed the nomination at the office of the returning officer of the Arunachal West Parliamentary Constituency at Aalo in West Siang District. BJP leader and Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu was also present on the occasion.
Congress candidate from the constituency former Chief Minster of the state Nabam Tuki also filed his nomination for this Constituency today.
Arunachal Pradesh has two Lok Sabha constituencies and the polling for the same will be held in the first phase on 19th of next month.
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Less than one week after the adoption of the European Union (EU) Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) by the EU Parliament to prevent deforestation, the New York State Senate on April 24 passed the New York Tropical Deforestation-Free Procurement Act (NY-TDPA), a bill aimed at protecting tropical rainforests and human rights in other countries through state government relations with contractors.
The domino effect of the EU deforestation-free label has started to impact eight agricultural commodities and their derivatives, notably palm oil, rubber, coffee, wood, cacao and printed paper. New York will be the first state in the United States to implement such a policy, following in the footsteps of the EU.
The NY bill calls for contractors and business owners that have a partnership with the government to take responsibility for their forest-risk commodities, which include soy, beef, palm oil, coffee, cocoa, wood pulp, paper and wood products. The bill aims to ensure their usage of such products do not come from places where deforestation or forest degradation occurred after Jan. 1.
Similar to the EUDR which also set up a Forest Partnership Program to help developing countries improve their forest management, the New York bill also will establish the Supply Chain Transparency Assistance Program, administered by Empire State Development, to help New York-based small and medium-sized businesses develop more ethical and sustainable supply chains, while ensuring they have the tools they need to compete in the national and global marketplace.
The NY draft legislation will also create a transparency system so that small, medium-sized, minority- and women-owned businesses can gain knowledge and achieve ethical supply chain activities to prevent tropical deforestation and human rights abuses. Under the bill, two representatives from indigenous communities in the areas of tropical rainforests will be required, as well as business and civilian representatives, to form a “Stakeholder Advisory Group” to ensure the act is implemented effectively.
Many businesses throughout the US and across the world are already increasingly engaged in efforts to ensure their supply chains are transparent, traceable, ethical and environmentally sound, whether in reaction to consumer pressure or government regulations, or out of an understanding of corporate social responsibility. The NY-TDPA actually only serves to tighten an existing state ban on the use of tropical hardwoods for government projects, and create a new statute requiring state contractors who deal in forest-risk commodities to certify that their products do not drive deforestation.
However, developing countries have been cynical toward both the EUDR and NY-TDPA and seen the policies as a systematic market intervention to edge out of their markets the highly competitive commodities from tropical countries. The policies come at a time when the deforestation rate has come to the lowest level in history, so there are questions about their urgency, relevance and impacts.
The regulations will erect higher trade barriers to imports of commodities from tropical countries as the agricultural commodities will be subject to elaborate customs clearance procedures and to comprehensive due diligence not only on deforestation but also on human rights.
Palm oil, the most affected commodity by the regulations, is considered central and a flagship commodity for three ASEAN members, notably Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand, which account for about 90 percent of the world’s palm oil output. These countries also are major producers of rubber, wood and cacao.
Therefore, the Council of Palm Oil Producing Countries (CPOPC), which will hold its 11th Ministerial Meeting on May 17 in Kuala Lumpur, should pay serious attention to the escalating global campaign against tropical deforestation as a proxy market intervention of commodities produced in tropical countries, conspicuously palm oil.
(Selengkapnya dapat dibaca di Majalah Sawit Indonesia, Edisi 140)
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Do you sometimes look for a tool that will help you rip and make cross as well as angled cuts up to 48-inch long in materials such as panels, plywood and MDF? Then, you might not have tried this KMA2700 Circular Saw Track by the brand Kreg. Starting from its simple setup to precise cuts, the whole system features all the essential factors that you need.
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Features of Circular Saw Track
The track has been made up of aluminum material. You will get a blue material on the edges which help keep blade protected while hitting it. The first cut of the track saw will take the small part out of the material so that it can match the saw accurately. Then, you will find your saw blade tracking against the material edge exactly. This way, it will not only let you line up your cuts accurately to the marks with the track edge, but will also cause less chipping of your work piece.
Below the track, you will find strips that offer grip so that it can keep the track in place when you are make cuts. These strips also help in making sure that you do not clamp it down while cutting. One of the downsides is that the track can slide around sometimes. And if you think that the track is sliding up on the material, you can use optional track clamps as they can fit into the bottom side of the track easily.
Well, the sled is one of the components that is mounted to the circular saw directly. It’s universal and is very much compatible with the Kreg Rip-Cut. Moreover, it can also accept any circular saw for its universal design. You will just need two screws to fix this to the front shoe of the saw. The best part is that the sled feels surprisingly light.
However, it has been made up of plastic. So, some of you might find it a little cheap and it can also be a reason to ruin a decent track.
That being said, the sled works great by letting you turn an ordinary saw to an accurate cutting tool.
The clamps are metal and they hold the sled to the circular saw. Just make sure that you don’t over tighten it. To hold the sled in place, you will just need to snug fit the screws.
- Let you line up your cuts precisely.
- Cause less chipping of work piece.
- Strips have grip for keeping the track in place.
- Sled accepts a variety of circular saw.
- Accu-Cut is portable.
- Anti-chip helps prevent splintered cuts.
- The track might slide around sometimes.
- Plastic sled feels cheap and can ruin the track.
- Instructions might be confusion.
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: Does it require any special circular saw?
A: No, the sled is universal. So it does not require any special circular saw.
Q: Is it easy to clamp on as well as take off when not required?
A: It takes a little time but it is easy to clamp on and take off as well. You will just need to make sure that you store the metal piece over a flat surface for keeping it straight.
Q: Does it work with jigsaws?
A: No, it is not compatible with jigsaws.
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Just align the guide track with your marks and then enjoy the precise cuts. The Accu-Cut design has made it so simple that almost every one can use it. Moreover, you will also find it very portable so that you can take the saw to the work piece and do your job easily.
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Kristen Walbolt helps tell the story of NASA’s science in the digital space. She edits the exoplanets.nasa.gov website, runs social media and strategizes storytelling across every platform she can. She was part of the Emmy-winning team for Cassini’s Grand Finale and previously was part of the @NASAEarth team, sharing how we study our planet and what we’ve learned about our changing climate. Before NASA, she worked as a journalist for the Los Angeles Times, the Tampa Bay Times and other news organizations.
Programming descriptions are generated by participants and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of SXSW.
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The University of Kentucky Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center (UK-ADRC) is an experienced and
collaborative center that has facilitated pioneering research in AD and related dementias (ADRD) since its
inception in 1985. Our principal mission is to serve as the focal point for all AD-related activities at UK and this
region of the United States, by providing an environment and core resources that catalyze innovative research,
outreach, education, and clinical programs. Our signature resources include: 1) a cognitively normal group of
~500 subjects followed longitudinally, together with ~300 additional subjects who transitioned to MCI or
dementia, and all committed to brain autopsy upon death; 2) a strong autopsy program with clinicalneuropathological
correlations and short postmortem interval research material; 3) a maturing program
studying the early preclinical biological emergence of mixed pathologies and how they contribute to late life
dementia states, with an increasing focus on antemortem biomarker collection; 4) an integrated centralized
database and innovative biostatistical expertise to characterize clinical and biological transitions; 5) a
successful and close partnership with the African-American community and increased participation of
underrepresented individuals in our longitudinal cohort and ADRC-affiliated research studies and clinical trials;
and 6) a rich, interdisciplinary training environment that provides multi-faceted educational opportunities for
researchers, healthcare providers, and our community partners. The overarching theme of the UK-ADRC is:
Transitions from Normal to Late-Life Multi-Etiology Dementia. Our well-characterized, longitudinal cohort
and historically strong neuropathology program focused on normal aging, preclinical disease states and early
cognitive transitions have been central to our success in defining early pathogenic mechanisms underlying the
transitions from normal cognitive aging to impairment. In addition, these efforts have been a driving force in our
recognition of the heterogeneity and multiple pathologies that characterize late-life dementia. The UK-ADRC
will continue to leverage our strengths to enhance our impact and “Centerness” by our focus on this
overarching theme, and the pursuit of four overall specific aims.
Aim 1. Facilitate and enhance basic, translational and clinical research in AD and related dementias.
Aim 2. Provide the necessary resources and interactive environment to support and create new opportunities
for innovative research.
Aim 3. Maintain and grow educational opportunities and community partnerships to promote awareness,
increase participation in research, and provide an innovative and interdisciplinary training environment.
Aim 4. Contribute to the national efforts and collaborative activities with other centers, programs and groups to
advance AD/ADRD research, education, and care.
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Cost-Effective Recovery of Concentrated Cooling Tower Blowdown Using the CERRO Process
The Concentrate Enhanced Recovery Reverse Osmosis (CERRO) process is a seawater-RO unit that can cost-effectively achieve extremely high recoveries from water high in silica, carbonate and sulfate concentrations. This relatively new technology takes advantage of the induction time of potential foulants to recover more water than what is normally achievable with a conventional desalination system. The scope of the project was to evaluate the efficiency of the CERRO process as a pilot study using cooling tower blowdown which varied in water quality parameters daily. It was found that the CERRO pilot could successfully achieve 85% recovery, and the main limitation on recovery was due to the presence of organics in the feed water and pilot system. A laboratory study was performed on the efficiency of granular activated carbon (GAC) as a possible pretreatment system, and an economic analysis was performed for a full-scale CERRO system.
Water Resource Management|Environmental engineering
Larson, Lindsey Nicole, "Cost-Effective Recovery of Concentrated Cooling Tower Blowdown Using the CERRO Process" (2017). ETD Collection for University of Texas, El Paso. AAI10687024.
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The Status and Trends range maps show a species’ range in each season stacked on top of each other to illustrate the boundaries of a species—how far east or west or north or south a species is known to occur throughout the year. These range maps are based on analytical results powered by eBird sightings and are light years ahead of the range maps found in traditional field guides that provide a coarse overview of a species’ range. Before citizen science projects, such as eBird, ornithologists relied on expert opinion to create range maps for field guides. While the experts consulted knew a lot about when and where each species occurred, they could not be everywhere. Now thanks to eBirders who have shared their sightings of birds around the world and new statistical modeling techniques, range maps are more accurate than ever.
Fork-tailed Flycatchers sally over grasslands and open areas from southern Mexico to Argentina. Traditional range maps show these dramatic birds occurring throughout much of the Amazon during the non-breeding season. But the new analytical range maps show that Fork-tailed Flycatchers only migrate through the Amazon and instead use open areas along the Amazon River and its tributaries year-round.
The analytical powered range maps also highlight patterns across the entire species’ range. The Common Firecrest spans all of Europe to Asia Minor and Northern Africa. These new range maps reveal fine-scale relationships with topography and emphasize seasonal patterns of occurrence in great detail.
Range maps powered by eBird data can also be used to improve your birding. Not only do these maps help you find out when and where to go looking for your favorite bird, they also show you the extent of a species range throughout the year. A good reminder that your favorite birds are not only affected by actions in your backyard but also by what happens in locations where they stop during migration and on the wintering grounds.
The range map depicts the boundary of the species’ range, defined as the areas where the species is estimated to occur within at least one week within each season. Purple indicates locations where the species is present year-round, red indicates the breeding season, blue indicates the non-breeding season, and yellow indicates locations where the species is present during the pre-breeding and post-breeding seasons. Areas of light gray indicate species absence (or very rare occurrence). Areas of darker gray indicate areas in which predictions could not be made due to a lack of data.
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Origination and Location of Growth: Ledum essential oil is derived from the leaves and twigs of the Ledum groenlandicum plant, commonly known as Labrador tea. This aromatic plant is native to northern regions, including parts of North America, Europe, and Asia. It thrives in damp and cool environments, often found in marshes, bogs, and forested areas. Ledum oil is typically obtained through steam distillation, capturing the distinctive essence of this unique botanical.
History: Ledum has a history deeply rooted in indigenous and traditional use. Native American tribes and indigenous communities in Northern Europe have utilized Labrador tea for centuries. They brewed the leaves to create herbal teas believed to offer various health benefits. Labrador tea's historical significance in promoting wellness led to its recognition as an essential oil in modern aromatherapy and natural health practices.
- Respiratory Comfort: Ledum essential oil's potential expectorant properties can be beneficial for respiratory health. Inhaling the aroma or using it in steam inhalation may help alleviate congestion and promote clearer breathing.
- Skin Health: The oil's potential antiseptic and soothing properties make it suitable for skin care. Ledum oil may help soothe minor skin irritations and support a healthy complexion.
- Relaxation and Stress Relief: Ledum's unique aroma has a calming effect on the mind and emotions. Diffusing the oil or using it in relaxation practices can help reduce stress and promote a sense of tranquility.
- Natural Insect Repellent: Historically, Labrador tea was used to repel insects. Ledum oil may also possess insect-repelling properties, making it a potential natural alternative for keeping insects at bay.
- Digestive Support: Ledum essential oil was historically used to support digestion. It may help ease occasional digestive discomfort and promote a balanced digestive system.
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A federal appeals court in Florida upheld a preliminary injunction and ruled that felons cannot be blocked from registering to vote over unpaid fees or fines.
On Wednesday, a three-judge panel with the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals voted unanimously to block a law that Gov. Ron DeSantis signed last June.
Here's how we got to this point: Back in 2018, Florida voters passed Amendment 4 to give more than 1 million felons the right to vote after completing their sentences. State lawmakers approved a bill in May 2019 that said Florida felons who have completed their sentences will regain their right to vote — but only after paying all fines and restitution linked to their cases. DeSantis signed the final version of that measure into law the next month.
Wednesday's ruling says that law "punishes those who cannot pay more harshly than those who can and does so by continuing to deny them access to the ballot box." It also says that if a state moves to stop using disenfranchisement as a punishment, "it must do so consonant with the principles of equal protection and it may not erect a wealth barrier."
The ruling was handed down just one day after the voter registration deadline for Florida's presidential primary elections in March.
A spokeswoman for DeSantis said the state plans to appeal Wednesday's ruling to the entire 11th Circuit Court. Meanwhile, a full trial on the matter is expected to begin in April.
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Here we will try and help you identify the best gold dealers when you seek to buy gold safely in 2018.
Learn how to perform some proper due diligence on gold dealers using various trusted organic 3rd party review websites and methodoligies.
Buying Gold Online Safely
The following content is not intended to scare you. It is intended to empower you.
We want to give you some online tools to buy gold safely and intelligently in 2018 and beyond.
Know that in general, local coin and online bullion dealers have good business practices.
But there are still various unscrupulous business practices ongoing in the gold industry.
Specifically each and everyday there are individuals taken advantage of by poor business practices (e.g. bait and switch, high pressure sales tactics, overpriced coin pitches, off futures exchange leverage accounts, paper gold, electronic trade funds, etc.).
All these aforementioned dubious gold buying choices virtually entirely defeat the point of acquiring gold bullion in the first place.
The amounts of bad gold buys out there are about as innumerable as the amounts of good quality gold bullion product choices to acquire.
The key is knowing how to determine between the two.
The growth of the internet has helped expose many poor business practices in our industry. Much of the bad business practices currently still in practice (or possibly being shutdown by the CFTC) today, likely flourished throughout the brutal gold bullion bear market spanning from 1980 to the year 2000.
Unknowing customer bases can be easily acquired, burned, churned, and replenished if you have a large enough marketing budget to run commercials on TV or via radio ads on supposed right wing talk radio programs.
Frankly it's embarrassing to even somehow ever associated with the surprising level of bad actors in this industry. Preying on unknowing investors using legally grey tactics at the very least still deserves an enlightened shunning. Once caught the same individuals may disappear for a short time but many eventually pop up elsewhere, under another corporate name and structure.
Shortly we will cover how to perform the best gold buying due diligence you can perform right now online, before you buy gold bullion or place any gold orders, anywhere.
We are going to show you where and how to look in order to better ensure you don’t do business with potentially bankrupting or nefarious gold dealers who have poor business models (i.e. one in which the nefarious dealer gets nearly 100% of the transactional value, the customer gets none to little at all).
The following is basically an overview of general gold dealer business models currently operating in the unregulated physical precious metals industry.
Present day Gold Dealer business models are basically the following:
Local Brick & Mortar Coin Shops (Collector Coins, Bullion)
High Volume Online Bullion Wholesalers & Retailers (like us, SDBullion.com)
Rare Collector Coin Dealers (Numismatics, Near Museum Quality)
Semi-Rare and often Overpriced Online Coin Dealers (High Sales Commissions)
Sell and also Store your bullion for you (risky, most with limited costly delivery)
Leverage dealers (Extremely Risky)
When buying physical investment grade gold bullion products, you want a return of your capital first and foremost to begin.
Then low premium gold bullion in your direct possession will provide wealth protection. And likely with time, an eventual return on your capital allocated if you ever choose to sell.
There is also a common saying in our industry, “If you can’t hold it, you don’t own it.”
This saying essentially means that when one wants exposure to gold bullion values, one should have direct ownership first.
Begin with some possession in hand and for larger allocations get your own direct account with professional fully insured non-bank depository services (e.g. Professional Secure Logistics accounts with Brink’s or Loomis directly being two examples).
The lone exception is when buying gold bullion for an Individual Retirement Account (Gold IRAs).
Know the IRS mandates that a 3rd party IRA trustee must be involved. No matter what LLC nonsense you get pitched online, you cannot take IRA gold bullion delivered to your home or your hands without future repercussions. Those who have done this will likely be fined or back taxed by the IRS for years to come.
Gold Dealer WhistleBlower Website
Luckily today the bullion industry has an active blogging, quasi-whistleblower who has documented hundreds of industry gold dealer bankruptcies, alleged gold dealer frauds, gold dealer related lawsuits, government regulatory gold dealer shut-downs, etc.
This constantly updated gold dealer information page can really help readers become more aware of some common alleged poor gold dealer business practices. Many allegedly ongoing and others which have come and gone leaving potentially hundreds of thousands victims over time.
Also know that the U.S. Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has helpful guidelines and statutes demanding any off exchange leverage account operations actually deliver a customer’s gold bullion within 28 days of purchase and full payment.
How do You Avoid Potential Gold Scammers?
For beginning would-be gold bullion buyers, the start typically goes something like so.
Somehow you got interested in learning more about precious metals.
Perhaps it was the 2008 Financial Crisis or newly enacted anti-spillover ‘financial freeze’ laws enacted since that raised you levels of concern ( e.g. the new G20 Bank Bail-in Laws enacted in late 2014, or new Money Market Fund Redemption Gates and Liquidity Fee laws, etc.)
For convenience sake, you likely started your research by visiting Google, Youtube, or perhaps another large internet search engine. There you likely entered various search terms related to precious metals and investing.
'Buy Gold' Search Term Results
If any of your search terms had the words “silver” or “gold” in them, the top half of that 1st search result page was most likely first filled with retail silver and gold dealers who have paid for their top listings ( e.g. Ad ) through services like Youtube and Google Adwords.
After you scroll down past the paid Ad advertisement links you likely find other online high google ranked gold and silver dealers who have consciously jockeyed and secured high rankings for the specific search terms you entered using search engine optimization tactics (called SEO for short).
On youtube you might have found a vlogger who is being compensated to suggest various gold dealers (paid affiliates).
How do you figure out who from these mostly privately owned businesses and characters should be trusted with your hard earned savings?
Where can I buy gold bullion safely from in 2018 and beyond?
Where can I buy gold bullion at a fair price?
Which gold dealers have great service and quick delivery?
These questions are not easy, especially for beginners.
This is figuratively how we still read the top portion of our latest “Buy Gold” google search:
Even organically ranked gold dealer links may not be much better than these paid sarcastic versions pictured above.
Truth is whether it is through paid advertising or ‘organic’ optimized high ranking website pages, the top to bottom results you are given from internet searches are often not the best results for your specific needs.
Sure Google may be trying to help you answer your question, but they also get paid to do so via Ads.
Search Engine Optimization techniques are open to honest and not so honest bullion dealers alike.
The profits most likely often paying for Goodle search Ads you see for 'Buy Gold' seraches are often times paid with profits made from gold products you should avoid (and ones many poor souls likely financef by buying the wrong products).
As your search continues you will likely visit a bunch of online gold dealer websites.
Perhaps you proceed to read some of the writings on their websites, watch some of their videos, maybe you even called them on the phone.
Within all this content and company personnel, you likely will find contradictory information is rampant.
Which Gold Dealers can you Trust?
Next you might think to do a search on local coin dealers in the area.
Trouble is many of the search engine results will again give you mixed results between pawn shops, we buy gold shops, and perhaps a few local local coin dealers most without fully functioning well written websites nor organic online review trails.
As well, there may be state taxes involved with purchasing physical precious metals locally (e.g. California, Florida, New York, etc.) perhaps throwing a wrench into a buy low, maybe one day sell some high strategy.
Gold Dealer Track Records
Thanks to the downward and sideways price action of gold bullion over the last +5 years, most of the ‘Johnny-come-lately’ gold sellers have been weeded out through how highly competitive the physical gold bullion industry is. Often honest high volume gold bullion dealers work on basis point profit margins (less than 1%).
From recently lowering gold bullion buy and sell business volumes, as well shrinking product premiums and thus lower per transaction profitability, many recent startup gold bullion dealers are now closed.
Perhaps you are thinking...
Yea well there are still a lot of them out there. “I just saw a ‘Buy Gold TV’ spot recently?” on CNBC. I also just heard a ‘you should buy gold’ radio commercials on my national talk radio guy’s show driving to work today.
Yes indeed, alleged active online “Bait & Switchers” or greed enticing “Leverage Account” gold pitchers still advertise in magazines, on radio shows, and through various television commercials on stock cheerleading channels like Bloomberg Business even.
High price gold dealer advertising campaigns are usually a dead giveaway that the advertising business is running a high profit margin model. Such business models may perhaps be good for them, but not likely for their unknowing customers. Steer clear.
When it comes to the gold bullion dealer(s) you choose, make sure they mostly offer low premium bullion products transparently and competitively priced near the live fluctuating gold spot price (note that, during financial crisis product premiums will rise substantially, as well gold bullion products will sell out and become unavailable).
Be sure you can buy your gold bullion in real time (i.e. ‘Lock in Your Price’ for the gold bullion products you are buying) without having to call or send full payment by check or bank wire ahead of time. Doing this helps you avoid alleged bait and switch practitioners who use hard sales tactics after they have your funds cleared in their bank accounts.
The amount of years a bullion dealer has been in business successfully is important but just being in business even for decades doesn’t necessarily mean a company has not gotten away with decades of nefarious business practices leaving a long list of private lawsuit settlements, and bitter customers behind.
In 2014, an over $300 USD million a year revenue generating online gold bullion dealer (with an over 20 year track record of fine service), went unexpectedly bankrupt.
This particular gold bullion dealer imploded into bankruptcy over a smattering of months. Anyone with the right active online research tools could have avoided this as there were telltale signs and online complaints many months ahead of time before the dealer’s bankruptcy occurred.
The gold bullion buyers who had their capital tied up in that particular now bankrupt gold dealing company, have been fighting to get back pennies on the dollar for years now.
That lawsuit is still ongoing, it is the year 2018 as of writing this. That’s four years time.
Let’s try to help you avoid anything like that.
Find Organic Online Gold Dealer Reviews
Prior to each and every time before you buy from a gold bullion dealer, be sure to check their latest hard to rig online reviews on third party maintained websites like GoldDealerReviews.com.
Know that many supposed big online review websites have conflicts of interest inherent in their business models.
Just like Google search's supposed ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ reviews, you have to be aware of the review sources they use and where they may come from.
Many third party review websites can and are often allegedly rigged.
It used to be you could simply check the Better Business Bureau (BBB) rating of a company. If the rating was an A or better, you could then rest assured the company was ethical.
Sorry that is not necessarily true anymore.
According to this investigative report by ABC’s 20/20, the BBB rating system has allegedly become somewhat corruptible.
Over the years we have seen some gold dealer BBB rating go from a D or F to an A rating overnight.
Perhaps after some alleged premium service payola their rating upside down.
While perhaps BBB ratings do not count for much anymore, with the BBB you can typically still get a good feel for how a gold bullion dealing company runs its business.
Try reading all the official customer complaints currently on the right hand side of the gold dealing company’s BBB website.
Here you can learn a lot about how a gold bullion business operates.
Be sure to find and drill down into all complaints to see what they are all about and how they were resolved (if at all).
There you should be able to see customer's complaints in full, as well see if the business has chosen to respond. It may also detail how the situation was finally resolved if at all.
While it may seem a little contradictory, it is good to see some complaints about a gold bullion dealing company.
Some complaints at least show the gold dealer has enough business volume to generate some unhappy gold bullion buying customers. But better still it gives readers insight into how the gold dealer may run their business after making mistakes.
Do they take direct responsibility for any shortcomings?
Or are they misdirecting and shirking responsibility onto other third parties (shippers, etc.) ?
How do they resolve business related customer issues and complaints?
It is not necessarily a good thing to find a company with no complaints at all.
This could simply be a sign that the gold dealing company just doesn’t have enough gold buying customers to complain (possibly signaling other potential issues). Or that they are completely new and inexperienced in the industry.
Gold dealer due diligence you perform is somewhat similar to your credit score history. A bank prefers someone with a credit history with a few minor dings over someone with zero credit history at all.
What you are looking for are (#1) the ratio of gold dealer company complaints vs positive organic reviews as well as (#2) how the company resolves if at all each specific complaint.
What you should hope to see are a few minor issues. A slight ding on a gold coin or bar, a slight delay in delivery here or there, an unknown shipping charge, etc.
Many complaints are either due to customers simply not fully understanding the gold bullion buying process and then prematurely overreacting by going to the BBB to file complaints before clarifying or rectifying the situation with the company directly.
Often too, the complaints are also simple honest mistakes made by the gold bullion dealing business or even parcel delivering mailmen or mailwomen themselves.
Avoid Gold Dealer Bankruptcies & Gold Buying Mistakes
Physical precious metal bullion items are so expensive, even a single failed order could cost you years of hard earned savings.
It does not matter how many times you have successfully bought from a specific gold bullion dealer before.
Always perform your proper due diligence on recent customer reviews each and every single time you risk your hard earned savings in a gold bullion purchase. Every time.
We are not talking about easy to rig 3rd party paid affiliate website services where the business model is either a payola per month subscription for any company who wants to be listed. Or fake review websites where individual online affiliates create various slick website designs attempting to purvey real research and honest customer reviews.
Try to find hard to rig, organic review websites which have actually helped bullion buyers avoid losing their hard earned capital to imploding, incompetent, and or potentially crooked dealers.
Failing gold bullion dealers and the multi-millions in people’s hard earned savings which were lost remain are there to see if you have the stomach:
Northwest Territorial Mint - allegedly used customer funds to cover their operational expenses resulting in really long delivery times. An employee here waited over 4 months for a 100 oz silver bar delivery in the spring of 2007. This company’s owner recently lost a major lawsuit and the company recently filed for bankruptcy.
Merit Gold - an alleged bait and switch dealer which was allegedly shut down by the Santa Monica District Attorney’s office for poor business practices.
Tulving - went bankrupt in 2014, former owner is now in prison. Many former regular bullion buying customers from Tulving are still involved in a lawsuit likely to only receive pennies or dimes on the dollars they have had tied up in bankruptcy proceedings.
Penn Metals - closed their doors in late 2016, supposedly due to an unforeseen and unpredictable personal health crisis of the owner of the business. Unsure whether any customers lost funds or not.
As often happens in these situations, high volumes of bad customer reviews get increasingly posted online before a company goes bankrupt or shuts their doors perhaps unexpectedly.
Again always investigate any gold bullion dealers customer complaint trends before each and every order you might place online.
With the somewhat recent bankruptcy of the Tulving Company in the spring of 2014, many of Tulving’s then regular and even newer clients didn’t do the proper pre-order due-diligence before ordering in late 2013 or early 2014.
Many are still paying for that mistake.
Understandably many former repeat Tulving customers had ordered successfully from them year after year so they likely assumed all was well and it would be business as usual (order at a cheap price, bullion delivered fast, safe, etc.).
We likely all know what military professionals say about assumptions being the mothers of all ______ ups.
Buy Gold Locally
You may be thinking to yourself, “O.K., screw these online risks, I’ll just buy gold locally”.
If you are buying an even moderate amount of gold bullion, understand that most local coin shops are simply mint and larger dealer middlemen.
For many $10k to over $100k orders for gold bullion locally, you may have to give the local gold dealer 100% of good funds for the order before it is placed and the price gets ‘locked in’.
This same local gold dealer will most likely simply order the gold bullion items you want from a mint or larger bullion dealer, and you’ll be forced to wait it out for delivery in full regardless.
For example, it wasn’t just online gold buyers who got hit by the 2014 Tulving bankruptcy, it was also street-level retail gold bullion buyers who were left flailing without delivery of what they supposedly bought at their local gold dealer.
Our sincere gold bullion buying safely suggestions are as follows.
If you buy gold bullion locally, get that gold bullion in your hand that very same day.
Cash on the barrelhead and walk with your gold bullion, no delays.
If you buy gold online, investigate each and every time before you buy gold from any gold dealer.
We do not care if you have done business with them before either.
Always confirm that a gold bullion dealer is indeed still delivering gold bullion within acceptable delivery time frames to be more confident on their solvency and ongoing gold bullion business practices.
Buy Gold Online or Buy Gold Locally?
Even if you live in or near a major city, your best bullion prices will still most likely be found online.
This is mainly due to what in business is referred to economies of scale.
Think about it in terms of overhead and ongoing monthly expenses.
High volume online bullion dealers typically have way larger sales volumes and lower overhead costs without a retail storefront. Online bullion dealers can market to their entire respective countries of delivery, this gives online high volume gold bullion dealers a much larger population of potential clients to sell and buy from.
Finding a trusted local gold bullion dealing coin shop is great if you are in need of a quick purchase or a sale for cash. There is also a sensical argument for privacy being stronger in a local gold dealer or gold coin shop but if you are buying in bulk ($10,000 USD or more) you will still get a paper trail from either a check or bank wire transfer used in payment regardless. This is due to Anti-Money Laundering policies, known in short by its acronym AML.
The employees, other customers, and even bystanders on the street nearby could also begin recognize your face or worse trail you on your way home for future robbery.
We may sound paranoid, but think it all through. Common sense is required to buy gold safely either online or locally.
Bottom line in all choices of whether to buy bullion online or locally. All have various risks associated.
Gold Bullion Price
Before you buy gold bullion you should competitively check total prices either locally to hand (after any taxes associated), to your direct non-bank vault account, or to your door.
You will also want to steer clear of any potential loss leader products sold by dealers at low prices, with the ulterior motive of getting you on upsell phone call or mailing lists.
New articles and media reports documenting poor people who mistakenly bought fake counterfeit ‘bullion’ products via Craigslist or other online exchanges are always being reported.
This unfortunately happen a lot (most go unreported due to embarrassment or perhaps the victim is still unknowingly conned).
Many scam artists buy fake chinese products and then advertise them priced at or below spot to entice unknowing buyers to fall for the scam.
How to Avoid Fake Gold Bullion Products
Stick with only trusted proven gold bullion sellers to ensure you get the genuine articles.
Know that any offers to buy gold bullion heavily priced under spot is virtually 100% of the time, a full on scam in waiting.
Gold Dealer Differentiators
Consider the gold bullion dealer’s value proposition.
Do they guarantee all the products they sell?
Do they offer fast friendly customer service?
Do they have well researched, free online information to teach you valuable info?
Are they consultatory, ready to intelligently answer your gold bullion related questions?
Are they educating you on your various options as a potential gold bullion buyer? Or are they probing, trying to steer you into a specific gold product they recommend?
Is there any intelligence to the information they provide you? Or are they merely playing on fear or greed based emotions to steer you into the product(s) they want you to buy?
What about delivery? What are the details?
For large would be gold bullion buyers, do they also offer any direct professional 3rd party non-dealer non-bank storage options close to home (or internationally even)?
Steer clear of any vault or gold bullion storage options where the bullion dealer has any association or management involvement (potential for fraud goes up exponentially in these models).
What about Gold IRA intelligence?
Does the gold dealer offer any or are they simply pushing you into a one size fits all program with no intelligence at all?
Gold Bullion Dealer Product Selection
Does the gold bullion dealer offer high volume two way bought and sold bullion brands?
Or do they merely offer an overwhelming number of specialized high price products to choose from? Good luck, figure it out yourself.
Perhaps steer clear of those who only specialize in once hoarded now graded, great-granddaddy pre-1933 coins, modern proof coins, or rare high profit margin collectibles.
Any large gold product premiums, when given enough time almost always disappear.
Gold bullion market veterans know this and thus virtually whenever any gold product develops large premiums over their precious metal content, the savvy gold bullion buyer tends to sell off the premium gold bullion product and uses the proceeds to buy cheaper lower premium gold bullion items in order to increase the number of physical precious metal ounces one holds in total.
Gold Bullion Speed of Delivery
Huge demand upheavals in the physical bullion markets aside, in calm markets after your full payment clears with your chosen bullion dealer you should get tracking information and delivery to follow in a matter of mere business days (standard 5 to 10 business day check clearance times are often the longest delaying outlier here).
TIf it takes long for physical delivery of your order you may be financing a losing venture.
Gold Dealer Shipping Fees
A recent trend in the high volume online gold bullion dealer industry is to front load premiums and prices with shipping and insurance costs included in them. Some simply offer FREE SHIPPING with a minimal spending threshold to qualify.
The actual cost to safely ship gold bullion fully insured to domestic USA customer’s doors or direct non-bank gold vault accounts should vary from $5 to $50 USD per 1 to 10 ounces of gold shipped. Your chosen gold bullion dealer better have full insurance, pack tightly your gold bullion in nondescript parcels, and send you tracking information upon the start of shipment.
Unless you are shipping to or taking gold bullion delivery from sources internationally, gold shipping and full gold parcel insurance fees should be minimal, yet still dependent upon the size of the order and distance being shipped.
Gold Bullion Buy Back Prices
Does the gold dealer you are buying from buy gold bullion back from its customer base?
Bid prices are what the gold dealer is offering to buy the like kind bullion products they sell at. Ask prices are what the gold dealer is actively selling the gold bullion products at. Ask prices will always be higher than bid prices, unless the gold bullion dealer intends to eventually go broke.
Gold Bullion IRAs
By using a Traditional IRA, investors are able to make contributions to their retirement account tax deductible.
Conversely with a Roth IRA, investors won’t be able to deduct their contribution now but the may be able to circumvent future capital gains taxes on bullion price appreciations (which currently can be as high as 28% depending upon circumstances). Of course consult your tax professional on any capital gains or losses you ever have.
Also depending on the state you reside in, Gold IRAs may be totally protected against bankruptcy liens or lawsuits aimed at an individual or individual’s estate.
But be careful here though.
If you simply google the search term “Gold IRA” or “Best Gold IRA”, approximately 80% of the first landing page’s search results will have either ‘$25 a click’ google advertisements ( e.g. Ad ) or kick-back lead generation affiliate websites.
You know why ‘Gold IRA’ is still one of the most expensive search Ad ‘s in our industry?
Because people are likely often getting ripped off at the end of them. Yes rigged Gold IRA affiliate review websites and 6-page Gold IRA kits for your phone number be damned.
Likely the end the results of those paths will be some overpriced high premium collector coin ‘Bait & Switch’ or perhaps a non-IRS approved ‘physical IRA possession pitch’ neither of which will be in your long term best interest.
To acquire honest and fair bullion products for your IRA, the process is still pretty simple.
Try the following 5 steps.
Locate a trustworthy gold bullion dealer with physical IRA services.
Invesitigate which Gold IRA custodians your trusted gold bullion dealer works with.
After proper due diligence, choose and complete your new Gold IRA paperwork and rollover forms from your former IRA custodian(s).
Fund your Gold IRA with a monetary contribution, or a direct transfer from another IRA, or via rollover funds received from other retirement plans, such as a 401(k) or 403(b).
Select the right IRS bullion approved products in line with your long term investment objectives.
The best gold bullion dealers will have highly trained experienced staff members who can help you throughout the gold bullion IRA buying process.
Purchase your selected gold bullion products with proceeds from your IRA paid for by your new IRA custodian. The bullion will then be shipped to the trusted non-bank depository the custodian or you have selected.
The most important part of the entire process will be finding the combination of a highly trustworthy gold bullion dealer and gold IRA custodian who offers responsive high touch services which best suit your long term needs.
If you enjoy this educational gold bullion buying safely content,
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RockLove is heading to San Diego Comic-Con Booth #2913 this year, and they’re debuting a brand new collection of designer Star Wars jewelry with them. The new set uses old-world jewelry crafting techniques like lost wax casting, champlevé enamel, and fabrication — to give it a more worldy feel.
From StarWars.com, here’s a look:
Ahsoka Tano Ring
“Ahsoka lives.” That’s the hidden message etched into the band of the elegant Ahsoka ring, a silver and enamel piece designed to evoke the look of the Togruta’s montrals.
GNK Droid Necklace
Thermal Detonator Necklace
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We’re just weeks away from San Diego Comic-Con, and signs that the convention are just around the corner are starting to pop up, starting with the San Diego trolleys, which have just received their annual makeover.
This year, the San Diego MTS will have FORTY (yes, you heard that right) wraps for the convention, featuring some of your favorite TV shows and more.
[UPDATE July 13]
Netflix’s The Gray Man is here to take us for a ride. The upcoming film, which stars Ryan Gosling and Chris Evans, is debuting on the streamer on Friday, July 22 — coinciding with San Diego Comic-Con. We already know Netflix is bringing an immersive offsite, but now we also know they have a new trolley wrap. Parks & Cons got a look.
[UPDATE July 12]
Our own Outside Comic-Con caught a look at a brand new Amazon trolley, this time welcome elves.
Elsewhere in the Gaslamp, there are more Crunchyroll buses on the street, for Spy x Family and Attack on Titan. Cool San Diego Sights tracked them down:
[UPDATE July 10]
We’re taking the hobbits to Isengard! There’s a new MTS trolley wrap declaring “Orcs Are Welcome”, as caught by Cool San Diego Sights. The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power wrap also features what appears to be an orc hand with weapon, as well.
Cool San Diego Sights also caught a new Crunchyroll MTS bus in action, for Chainsaw Man.
[UPDATE June 30 #2]
All aboard! Get ready to get super pumped for the Dragon Ball Super MTS buses, now on the streets of San Diego. Our own Outside Comic-Con got a look:
[UPDATE June 30]
There are more wraps on the street now — for both the trolleys and the MTS buses.
First up, new this year, MTS buses are getting in on the action as well! Crunchyroll will be branding city buses with wraps for My Hero Academia, Chainsaw Man, Attack on Titan, SPY x Family, and more. The first ones have shown up, as this photo from Cool San Diego Sights indicates:
Next, a Prime Video trolley wrap has also appeared, with “Crossover Cosplaying, See Where It Takes You” verbiage. It’s pretty generic, but we’re always glad to see more wraps for the con. Here are some photos, also from Cool San Diego Sights:
[UPDATE June 21]
Everything’s coming up Prime Video. With the reveal that this year’s San Diego Comic-Con badge artwork is The Lord of the Rings: Power of the Rings, it’s exciting to see signs they’re planning a big presence for their other series as well.
Paper Girls, the upcoming Prime Video series based on the comic written by Brian K. Vaughan and illustrated by Cliff Chiang, is the next series to get a trolley wrap in time for San Diego Comic-Con. Both the series and the comic follow the story of four 12-year-old newspaper delivery girls in Ohio, who get involved in a time-traveling adventure that combines nostalgia, time wars, first jobs, and the last days of childhood.
No word yet on a panel (though Brian K. Vaughan did confirm that he and fellow comic creators Cliff Chiang, Matthew Wilson, and Jared K. Fletcher would be at the convention for a panel and to sign autographs), but the series is set to premiere on Prime Video on July 29 — which should make for perfect timing for a big push.
Cool San Diego Sights got the first look at the new Paper Girls trolley:
[UPDATE June 10]
Up first is a very pleasant surprise, as the MTS trolley is transformed into an Abbott Elementary schoolbus, complete with all your favorite characters onboard. Ava and the gang are all here, in what we hope is a very positive sign that the ABC comedy will be getting a panel.
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Sometimes the effects of periodontal disease create permanent changes in the tooth and gum structure that will cause issues in the future. Enlarged gum pockets between the tooth and the gum line are common after having advanced gum disease. Sometimes these gaps are cosmetic in nature, and affect the appearance of the gums. More commonly, the gaps put the teeth at future risk for tooth and gum disease, as they are just one more place that plaque and bacteria can collect. Pocket reduction surgery is designed to thwart the after effects of periodontal disease and restore your mouth to a healthy state.
The goal of periodontal surgery to gain access to the tooth root and to clean the damaged areas. Once the dentist can visually see the damage, it can be removed completely. Removing the plaque and decayed gum tissue leaves a pocket between the gum and the tooth. Sometimes the gum returns to its original position, but still the pocket is present. The pocket requires more frequent cleanings as the patient is unable to get to the pockets with regular brushing and flossing. Once the swelling from the periodontal treatment has subsided, the dentist may need to suture the gum to where the bone has resorbed. The goal is to create a space large enough so it can be reached through daily oral hygiene, but small enough that it is not a breeding ground for plaque and bacteria.
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A major clinical trial for mental health treatment just kicked off in the UK — and it involves virtual reality.
Organized by VR therapy outfit gameChange, the government-funded program seeks to find out if VR can help people affected by schizophrenia and other mental health conditions.
The gameChange trial began on July 1 in the UK. It will last 18 months and puts patients into VR recreations of real-world situations they might find difficult, like getting on a bus or walking down the street.
“The gameChange VR therapy is for people with conditions such as schizophrenia whose fears have caused them to withdraw to such an extent that everyday tasks – such as getting on a bus, doing the shopping, speaking to other people – are a challenge," Daniel Freeman, gameChange lead researcher, said in a press release. "It aims to help patients re-engage with the world and go into everyday situations feeling more confident, calm and in control."
The idea is that spending time in virtual versions of stressful situations could help people better cope with the real thing. More than 400 patients throughout England will take part in the trial courtesy of the UK's National Health Service.
The project won £4 million in funding from the UK National Institute for Health Research back in 2018. It's the biggest such trial for VR therapy to date, per the press release.
One trial patient, who only went by Peter, had positive things to say about it in an interview with Forbes.
“Whether it’s walking down the street or getting a bus, you can use the VR to practice being in those places to overcome the negative intrusive thoughts to build your confidence," Peter told Forbes. "So when you go back into the real world, you feel a lot better.”
While VR is often sold to consumers with fun gaming applications, its role in therapeutic endeavors might be the most fascinating thing about the technology. Researchers have used VR to try and help amputees and children with autism, for example.
The proliferation of affordable, high-quality VR headsets like the Oculus Quest means we will probably see more and more stories like this in the next few years.
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- This topic has 2 replies, 2 voices, and was last updated 15 years, 1 month ago by Pete Giwojna.
March 7, 2009 at 11:59 pm #1633Judy58Member
Hi – I\’m just wondering if harlequin shrimps ARE safe with seahorses – I have read your previous replies about these shrimp and you say they are perfectly safe, which I also thought they would be, but we have just put a new pair of harlequins in with our ponies and one of the little blighters keeps going for one of my ponies tails – now I don\’t know if it is just \’playing\’ with it or is thinking about taking it any further :ohmy: the ponies are also new and only approx 2\" so could it be that the shrimp is trying it\’s luck because of the ponies size 🙂 also can you tell me if there is anywhere I can find a picture list of seaweeds/algaes as I have about 10 different types growing in my pony tank and want to make sure that they are all safe for my ponies – last question (promise) do you know where I could find a pictorial list/chart of all the types of seahorses so I can see all the different varieties – many thanks in advance Judy (ps – I lost the pony that had popeye 🙁 )March 8, 2009 at 3:56 am #4707Pete GiwojnaGuest
Harlequin shrimp belong to a group of colorful, very fancy shrimp in the genus Hymenocera whose diet consists solely of starfish. They are commonly known as Elegant shrimp, Harlequin shrimp, Painted shrimp, Clown shrimp, and Dancing shrimp and are quite beautiful, having pinkish or purplish polka dots and saddles against a white background. They are 1-2 inches long with large, flattened claws that resemble flower petals, which they use to display to one another. To me, they always look like animated orchids. They are shy, gentle, and completely harmless (except to starfish) so they should certainly do well with seahorses. They occur as mated pairs and are one of my favorite shrimp.
Two species are available — Hymenocera elegans, which tends to have purplish or violet polka dots, and Hymenocera picta, which tends to have pinkish or pink-and-tan polka dots. I have kept both species and found them fascinating. They are rather pricey for shrimp but well worth the cost as long as you can provide them with adequate water quality (low nitrates and no copper!).
I have kept Harlequin shrimp in seahorse tanks with Hippocampus erectus and H. reidi in the past and never had any trouble whatsoever. But these are larger seahorse species and my stallions were 5-8 inches in length, so it’s possible that the small size of your two-inch seahorses makes a difference. Because of the specialized diet of the Harlequin shrimp, I wouldn’t imagine that the aggressive Harlequin shrimp is taking a culinary interest in your ponies, but it’s possible the Harlequin shrimp haven’t eaten for a long time and could be desperate (they often go unfed in pet stores and holding tanks because all they eat is live starfish).
I would suggest obtaining a cheap starfish and offering it to the Harlequins as soon as possible. I always fed my Harlequins with the common, ordinary, nondescript sea stars from my LFS that were always inexpensive and readily available. They are just the common brownish to tannish or orangeish seastars that come in to any pet store that keeps marine fish in shipments from Florida or the Caribbean or wherever, often as unwanted add-ins or throw ins. Look for a regular starfish of average size, say with an arm span 3-4 inches across, and they should fill the bill nicely. (Avoid the serpent starfish or brittle stars — you want a common sea star with tubefeet.) I suspect that if they have a starfish — their natural prey — to feed on, your Harlequins will quickly lose all interest in your seahorses.
However, having said that, I would keep a close eye on the Harlequin shrimp and be prepared to relocate either the shrimp or the seahorses if necessary, Judy. When discussing compatible tankmates for seahorses, it’s important to remember that one can only speak in generalities. There are no unbreakable rules, no sure things, no absolute guarantees. For instance, most hobbyists will tell you that small scooter blennies make great tankmates for seahorses and 9 times out of 10 they’re right. But every once in a while, you will hear horror stories from hobbyists about how their scooter blenny coexisted peacefully with their seahorses for several months and then suddenly went "rouge" overnight for no apparent reason and turned on the seahorses, inflicting serious damage before it could be captured and removed.
Does that mean that we should cross scooter blennies off our list of compatible tankmates for seahorses? Nope — it just means that we must be aware that individuals within a species sometimes vary in their behavior and respond differently than you would expect, so there are exceptions to every rule. It’s fair to say that scooter blennies generally make wonderful companions for seahorses, but there’s always a small chance you might get Satan reincarnated in the form of a scooter blenny. There’s no guarantee that adorable scooter you picked out at your LFS because of his amusing antics and puppy-dog personality won’t turn out to be the blenny from hell once you release him in your seahorse setup.
Likewise, micro-hermit crabs are generally entertaining additions to an aquarium that do a great job as scavengers and get along great with seahorses, but over the years, I’ve had a few seahorses that were confirmed crab killers. These particular ponies were persistent hermit crab predators that specialized in plucking the hermits out of their shells and attacking their soft, unprotected abdomens, and they honed their skullduggery to a fine art. They were experts at extricating the crabs and would eat only their fleshy abdomens and discard the rest. Mind you, that was only a few individuals out of a great many Hippocampines, but I could never keep hermit crabs in the same tank with those specific seahorses.
It’s the smallest hermit crabs that are at greatest risk, of course, but this behavior sometimes becomes habitual. So if my experience is any guide, crab killing could become a bad habit for the seahorse that is doing the stalking and you’ll have to watch that particular pony around hermit crabs from now on. Once they have discovered how to go about it, a seahorse may develop a taste for hermit hinders and consider them to be a regular part of its menu henceforth.
On the other hand, sometimes it’s the micro-hermits that are the troublemakers. Most of the time, they coexist perfectly well with their fellow janitors in the cleanup crew. But I’ve had more than a few tiny hermits with a taste for escargot that persecuted snails mercilessly. These cold-blooded little assassins would kill the snails in order to appropriate their shells. Once they had dined on the former occupant, they would take up residence in their victim’s cleaned-out shell! It soon became clear that these killer crabs were driven not by hunger, but by the need for a new domicile. Once I realized they were house-hunting, I found I could curb their depredations but providing an assortment of small, empty seashells for the hermits to use. Colorful Nerite shells are ideal for this.
The same thing can sometimes happen with the decorative shrimp we introduce to our seahorse tanks. Most of the time they do great with seahorses, but sometimes the cleaner shrimp cause problems at feeding time and, on other occasions, the seahorses may give the colorful shrimp a hard time.
For instance, Peppermint Shrimp (Lysmata wurdemanni) and/or Scarlet Cleaner Shrimp or Skunk Cleaner Shrimp (Lysmata amboinensis) are popular additions to seahorse tanks to augment the cleanup crew and add a touch of color and activity to the tank. Peppermint shrimp (Lysmata wurdemanni) are a favorite with seahorse keepers because they eat Aiptasia rock anemones, and both the peppermints and Scarlet cleaner shrimp (Lysmata amboinensis) will perform another useful service by grooming the seahorses and cleaning them of ectoparasites. As an added bonus, they reproduce regularly in the aquarium, producing swarms of larval nauplii that the seahorses love to eat.
Yet once established in the aquarium, those beautiful red shrimp species are much more active feeders than seahorses. They’ll come flying across the tank the moment that enticing scent of frozen mysids hits the water, raiding the feeding station and snatching Mysis right out of the ‘horse’s snouts. Does that mean they’re incompatible with seahorses? Heck no, you just shoo the pesky shrimp out of the way at dinnertime and target feed the seahorses, making sure each of them gets its fill.
Other seahorse keepers caution against cleaner shrimp not because the shrimp could outcompete the ponies for frozen Mysis, but because their seahorses don’t discriminate between feeder shrimp and decorative shrimp, and may be inclined to add the expensive cleaner shrimp to their dinner menu. When introducing decorative shrimp in a seahorse setup, it is important to select good-sized cleaner shrimp for this very reason. Live shrimp is the favorite food of all seahorses and, up to a certain point, they will not hesitate to attack shrimp that are too large to be eaten in one bite.
This often happens when feeding seahorses live ghost shrimp or grass shrimp, many of which are too big to be eaten intact. Seahorses are so fond of these shrimp that they often attack specimens that are far too big to swallow. In that case, they will attempt to break the back of the shrimp by snapping repeatedly at the carapace. If they are successful in severing the abdomen from the cephalothorax, the seahorses will then slurp up the tail section and head half of the shrimp separately. Or should their victim be so large it cannot even be swallowed in sections, they will snick out mouthfuls of the soft tissue exposed inside the abdomen or thorax.
At times, several seahorses will gang up on one big shrimp this way, like a pack of lions teaming up to bring down a water buffalo that’s too big for any one of them to tackle alone. Under the right circumstances, a sort of slow-motion feeding frenzy may then ensue, with the seahorses playing tug-of-war over the pieces of their prize.
Grass shrimp that are too large to be overcome by such tactics may survive to become long-term residents of the seahorse tank, coexisting with their reluctant tankmates in a sort of uneasy truce. Such die-hard shrimp provide a useful service as scavengers from then on.
We tend to think of our seahorses as gentle, nonaggressive creatures that wouldn’t harm a fly, but in reality they are surprisingly fierce predators in their own right. To small crustaceans, seahorses are the tigers of the grassblade jungle, striking without warning from ambush and devouring anything of the right size that moves.
When introduced to a seahorse setup, small cleaner shrimp face the same risks as large ghost shrimp and grass shrimp (a hungry ‘horse doesn’t distinguish between decorative shrimp that are intended as tankmates and eating shrimp that are intended as dinner). It is therefore important to select the largest possible cleaner shrimp for your seahorse tank(s). Seahorses will actively hunt small cleaner shrimp and they are quite capable of killing shrimp that are far too big to swallow whole, so the cleaners need to be large enough that they are not regarded as potential prey.
Just remember that crabs and shrimp are natural prey items that are on the menu of all large seahorses. Kealan Doyle conducted a study on seahorses in the wild in Portugal in which he did a stomach analysis of wild caught individuals, and was quite astonished to see parts of quite large crabs and shrimp in their stomach contents (Neil Garrick-Maidment, pers. com.). Of course, it’s good that Ocean Rider seahorses are such aggressive feeders, but it is inconvenient at times when they take a culinary interest in one’s hermit crab sanitation engineers.
Arrow crabs are another good example of the type specimens for which you might find conflicting advice with regard to their suitability as suitable tankmates for seahorses. I would characterize arrow crabs (Stenorhynchus seticornis) as opportunistic omnivores. I have kept them in a number of my aquaria over the years, including a few seahorse tanks, without any problems. They never bothered my Hippocampus erectus at all, but they can be hard on sessile invertebrates in general and I certainly wouldn’t trust them with dwarf seahorses. Nor would I trust them with a small goby.
I kept a couple of large arrow crabs in my Monster Bin with a 14-inch African lionfish (Pterois volitans) and a couple of overgrown ribbon eels, and the arrow crabs proved to be fairly proficient at capturing the live minnows I fed to the lionfish, particularly after the minnows had been weakened by the saltwater. If the opportunity presents itself, they are quite capable of capturing small bottom-dwelling fishes like your goby.
Arrow crabs will happily devour any bristleworms they can catch but they won’t eradicate them from your aquarium. Too many of the bristleworms always remain inaccessible to them within the rockwork and sand for that, but a small to medium-sized arrow crab or two can help control the bristleworm population. A fairly effective way to reduce their numbers is to regularly trap large bristleworms after lights out along with keeping a young arrow crab to thin out smaller worms (providing there are no sessile invertebrates in the tank the crabs could harm).
In my experience, small to medium-sized arrow crabs are safe with large seahorses and can be used to help limit the number of bristleworms in your tank. But if you want to try this, you don’t want to pick out the biggest, baddest, bruiser of an arrow crab to do the job! Go with a smaller specimen, keep a close eye on it, and be prepared to replace it with a smaller individual after it molts once or twice. They grow fast and can nearly double in size after each molt.
Remember there are always exceptions to every rule, and large crustaceans are never completely trustworthy. Even the most harmless and seemingly inoffensive crabs can cause trouble under certain circumstances. For example, not long ago I heard from a hobbyist that had been keeping a decorator crab in his seahorse tank. All went well at first and there were no problems of any kind for months until, for no apparent reason, the crab suddenly began to quite deliberately amputate portions of the seahorses’ tails. It was not attacking the seahorses as prey or attempting to eat its mutilated victims, it was merely methodically harvesting portions of their anatomy with which to adorn itself! It was simply doing what all decorator crabs do — snipping off and gathering bits and pieces of its immediate environment to attach to itself as a form of natural camouflage. It just goes to show, with crustaceans you can never be entirely sure how things are going to work out…
In short, Judy, try feeding your Harlequin shrimp a starfish and see if that solves the problem. If not, if one or both of the Harlequin shrimp continues to act aggressively toward the seahorses, then you should relocate either the shrimp or the ponies to be on the safe side.
Best wishes with all your fishes, Judy!
Pete GiwojnaMarch 8, 2009 at 7:15 am #4708Pete GiwojnaGuest
When it comes to identifying the plants and macroalgae in your aquarium, there is an excellent article by Anthony Calfo titled the "Best Plants and Algae for Refugia — Part II "Vegetable Filters," which includes a number of pictures of the different macroalgae that are commonly kept in marine aquariums you would find useful. You can find his article online at the following URL, and it includes a link to the first part of the article, which also has a number of good pictures of macroalgae:
When it comes to identifying various seahorse species, the following book is definitely the best work that’s ever been written on that subject:
TITLE: Seahorses: an Identification Guide to the World’s Species and their Conservation
AUTHOR: Sara A. Lourie, Amanda C..J. Vincent, and Heather J. Hall
PUBLISHER: Project Seahorse (1999)
REASON FOR IMPORTANCE: the first comprehensive guide to seahorse species world-wide. The heart of the book presents descriptions of each species supported by full illustrations, photographs, distribution maps and a pictorial key. Excellent identification key and introduction to meristic counts, morphometrics, taxonomy and classification. Unfortunately, there is no information at all on aquarium requirements, maintenance, feeding, breeding, rearing or aquaculture, which limits the usefulness of this book for hobbyists.
HARDCOVER/SOFTCOVER AVAILABILITY: Soft Cover (spiral bound) only, 214 pages
APPROXIMATE PRICE: $44.00
But if you are looking for outstanding photographs of all the different seahorse species that show what they look like, then Rudy Kuiter’s magnificent picture book is the one for you, Judy:
TITLE: Seahorses, Pipefishes and Their Relatives: a Comprehensive Guide to Syngnathiformes
AUTHOR: Rudie H. Kuiter
PUBLISHER: TMC Publishing (2000)
REASON FOR IMPORTANCE: detailed information on over 350 different species, including Seahorses, Pipefishes, Seadragons, Shrimpfishes, Trumpetfishes and Seamoths as well as a list of all known species of Sygnathids. With more than 1000 spectacular photographs, most taken in the fishes’ natural habitats, the book contains a wealth of information about habitats and behavior, including details of ideal aquarium set ups for each species. Contains the best illustrations of seahorses to date, including courtship, breeding, birth and predation. Unprecedented coverage of pipefishes. Again, there is very little information on the aquarium care and keeping of seahorses in this book, which limits its usefulness, but the photographs alone make it well worth the price.
HARDCOVER/SOFTCOVER AVAILABILITY: Hard Cover only, 240 pages
APPROXIMATE PRICE: $45.00
Both of those outstanding books are fairly expensive, but well worth the investment for the serious seahorse fanatic. But I would suggest looking up copies of these books at your local library before you decide if you want to own them or not.
Best of luck identifying your macroalgae and finding the perfect seahorses for your needs and interests, Judy!
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The Moléson is the iconic mountain of the Fribourg Alps. Its slopes are home to the Moléson-sur-Gruyères station, the starting point for the ascent to the 2,002m summit and the gateway to the largest ski area in the Pays de Fribourg.
It is hardly surprising that the Moléson is much loved by the residents of Fribourg: accessible all year round, and without any stairs, the Moléson is renowned for its exceptional and unparalleled panoramic views from 2,002m up.
As a lookout point for the Pre-Alps, here you can contemplate French-speaking Switzerland in its entirety, from Lake Geneva to the famous peaks of the Bernese Oberland, from Mont Blanc to Jura and the Three Lakes region.
A viewing platform on the roof of the cable car’s upper station offers up spectacular panoramas.
The four restaurants, located over three floors, bring the chance to discover delicious regional dishes such as fondue moitié-moitié and double-cream meringues.
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Robert DiNozzi of Second Wind Consultants outlines how factors can use a UCC Article 9 sale to create new factoring relationships and/or preserve current ones.
For factors, business distress often means lost opportunity, but that doesn’t have to be the case. Whether it’s an overleveraged, unfinanceable applicant or a current client whose operation finds itself on the brink of insolvency, there is a tool to help factors create and keep more business.
Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) provides for a specific form of asset sale that helps transition a business’ assets (and therefore, its operations) into a new legal entity. Debt and distress are left behind with the insolvent entity as operations pass uninterrupted into the new entity, under new ownership. By result, the underlying value of the business is extracted and preserved.
“This tool gives flexibility to secured lenders to fund an opportunity without just saying ‘no’ because the picture looks bleak,” Harvey Gross president of HSG Services and executive director of IFA Northeast, says.
Removing Distress with Article 9
The UCC consists of a standardized set of business laws that regulate commercial business transactions and financial contracts. It has been adopted by all 50 states (although with some variations). The code has nine separate articles (11 if you count 2A and 4A), each of which deals with separate aspects of banking and private, secured loans. The UCC better enables lenders to loan money secured by the borrower’s personal property — basically any class of property other than real estate.
Under Article 9 of the UCC, specifically Section 610 (the entirety of Part 6 of Section 9 addresses default scenarios), if a debtor defaults on its loan obligation, the creditor has the option to repossess the secured property and sell it to a third party, either publicly or privately, in a commercially reasonable manner.
While most professionals are familiar with UCC Article 9 as a tool for liquidating assets after a business has shut down, it also can be leveraged as a business preservation tool. Rather than merely disposing of pledged collateral after the fact, the assets of an operational business can be sold ‘in use’ with defaulting borrower consent.
In this way, the Article 9 transaction can be used as a strategic asset short sale that provides for the due course of recovery on a defaulted business but with the benefit of passing the operation into a new purchasing entity. Debt is left behind in the previous business entity to be resolved as it would in any case, while the operation remains uninterrupted. In many instances, a factor can finance the asset sale itself through the A/R.
“There are a lot of people that can benefit from knowing this. I think the awareness of this Article 9 opportunity should be known not just to borrowers, not just to lenders, not just to potential new lenders, but also trusted advisors — the CPAs, the lawyers, the turnaround professionals — that operate with this market,” Gross says.
Although an effective and relatively easy tool, the Article 9 sale process still must follow certain protocols. The sale requires seller consent and cooperative repossession of collateral in a manner that does not breach the peace. Compliance with a 10-day notice period for disposition of collateral is also required under Article 9. Additionally, adequate consideration is required such that a fair market, forced liquidation valuation is recovered by way of a commercially reasonable public or private sale. FMV should be established by two appraisals: one by the senior lender and one by the purchaser.
By statute, with seller consent, compliance with noticing requirements and adequate consideration, all subordinate liens and liabilities are removed from the assets, which pass unencumbered into the new entity, and this new entity can be financed by the factor.
A Solution for Owners and Factors
The reasons for a borrower to consent to the Article 9 sale of in-use assets (and thus, to giving up ownership of the business) can be understood in a default context. A distressed owner can avoid a bankruptcy while also avoiding the destruction of the business and its jobs. And because they can earn income from the new company in the form of an employment agreement or consultancy, they maintain a viable path to resolving personal guaranties. Additionally, after saving for and settling PGs on loans made to the original company, owners are eligible to earn re-entry into the new business.
By offering a solution to the defaulting borrower’s circumstance without bankruptcy, this path incentivizes the borrower to work cooperatively with the senior lender in conducting the Article 9 sale.
Such cooperation can circumvent litigation while providing for the consent required by Article 9 and ensuring there is never a need for self-help repossession.
The Article 9 sale is typically complete in about 45 to 60 days, offering a lifeline to a distressed business and a clean balance sheet for factors. Thus, factors can capitalize on new opportunities and preserve relationships that would otherwise fail.
Factors inevitably encounter businesses overleveraged with debt, including traditional bank debt, subordinate debt, vendor debt, lines of credit, or even merchant cash advances (MCAs). The conundrum is that these businesses often have attractive A/R that isn’t transactable because the receivables these businesses want to factor are already encumbered by general blanket liens or MCAs.
In most cases, a factor simply walks away. In other cases, a factor will attempt a complex global settlement of a lengthy debt schedule in order to assume first position if the long-term opportunity merits this strategy.
In situations when the factor would otherwise turn away a funding applicant, UCC Article 9 can remove MCAs and other subordinate debt from the asset base, allowing a factor to take a senior lien.
“In these situations, a reorganization would be of enormous benefit and help because we’ve absolutely had to turn down deals when we could not take first position on a lien … we’d be able to get a lot more deals done,” Nancy Kalman, senior business development officer at United Capital Funding, says.
Protecting Against the MCA Threat
In order to prevent insolvency and the loss of a client relationship, factors can use the Article 9 sale to eliminate MCAs and other subordinate debt from a client’s operation without buyouts or negotiations.
In the alternative lending environment, lenders and borrowers depend on a well-functioning ecosystem to deploy capital, create value and renew the cycle. This ecosystem is characterized by established norms of order and transparency that benefit all parties by making efficient transactions possible and sustainable.
MCAs disrupt this symbiosis. MCA companies do not look at debt schedules, negotiate intercreditor agreements or identify particular assets to lend against, and yet they still lend money from a subordinate position and wreak havoc for businesses and lenders.
MCAs have direct access to business operating accounts, so the priority list or debt schedule is completely irrelevant. This also renders intercreditor agreements completely unnecessary for MCAs because they can access operating accounts without these agreements, and senior lenders would never approve these financial instruments in the first instance.
MCAs also interfere with specific collateral value. At the first sign of financial struggle, MCAs send a UCC 9-406 letter to their borrowers’ client base demanding that all monies owed to the borrower be redirected to the MCA. MCA’s will even send these notices of assignment to the borrower’s factoring company and senior creditor. While MCAs, by definition, are a purchase of general future revenue, MCA providers go after specific receivables whether or not they were already pledged or factored. 9-406 Notices are not issued by a court, a judge, a clerk, or, oftentimes, even a lawyer, yet they are still surprisingly effective. Recipients routinely adhere to their direction, or freeze and sit on the money. Both actions can damage a business and completely disrupt lending relationships with senior secured lenders.
For factors, the Article 9 transaction can protect the factoring relationship and collateral from the operational threat of MCA withdrawal or operating account sweeps. Through the Article 9 sale, the MCA threat is removed, while the entire asset base is unencumbered in the new entity, resulting in a clean slate for the business and the lender.
The Bottom Line
Protecting factoring relationships from insolvency is possible without complex negotiations or buyouts. The solution made possible through UCC Article 9 can protect business operations and offer a solution for a distressed owner while ensuring an ongoing factoring relationship with a healthier company moving forward.
From a business development vantage point, a factor can re-evaluate opportunities rather than disqualifying them based on sub-debt. Chances are, if a factor can’t help a business, it’s last chance at being capitalized has passed. In those situations, UCC Article 9 may represent an alignment between the best interest of the business and a new funding opportunity for the factor.
Whether it’s an overleveraged applicant or an at-risk client, UCC Article 9 offers an expedient option for removing distress from a business.
Robert DiNozzi is the director of growth and business alliances at Second Wind Consultants.
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BOOK OF GOD'S PROMISES
What The Bible Has To Say
J. Stephen Lang
-- Who wants to grow old? Comedian George Burns, who lived past one hundred,
quipped, "It's better than the alternative." But is it? For the Christian, the
alternative to living on in this world is -- heaven. God's Word has a lot to say
about heaven, but also a lot to say about aging. We can be thankful that the Lord
has a more gracious attitude toward aging than our youth-obsessed society does.
Gray hair is a crown of glory; it is gained by living a godly life.
The glory of the young is their strength; the gray hair of experience
is the splendor of the old.
What an unfashionable idea! Gray
hair as a "crown of glory," a sign of "experience." The Almighty's values are
a far cry from our own. Instead of being "disposable seniors," the elderly are
promised God's continuing concern.
I will be your God throughout your lifetime
-- until your hair is white with age. I made you, and I will care for you. I will
carry you along and save you.
Grandchildren are the crowning
glory of the aged.
Show your fear of God by standing up in
the presence of elderly people and showing respect for the aged. I am the LORD
The godly will flourish like palm trees and grow strong
like the cedars of Lebanon. For they are transplanted into the LORD 's own house.
They flourish in the courts of our God. Even in old age they will still produce
fruit; they will remain vital and green.
The Book of God's Promises -- Copyright, 1999 by J.
Stephen Lang. All rights reserved, used with permission.
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The basic premise behind a "keep me logged in until I log out" feature is a cookie is stored with some identifier that is used to log the user in again when returning to the site. While these identifiers are generally quite long, isn't it conceivable that an attacker could - forging a cookie - randomly guess identifiers until he got lucky?
On a site with a very large quantity of logged in accounts one would hit eventually
My thoughts on protecting against this are a token with a very large # of possible values, combined with logging each attempt a IP address attempts to autologin with a cookie; any attempt with an invalid token would be considered an attack and that IP address locked out.
Is this overkill? Am I worrying about nothing?
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Light House cleaning Maintaining it clean - Private Care San Luis Rey, CA. With a caregiver keeping an eye out for general housekeeping duties like washing, recipes, and caring for family pets, your loved one will certainly constantly have a little aid around your house
No one understands the relevance of elderly care like Seeing Angels. As one of the country's most trusted home care agencies, Checking out Angels has made senior care possible for older grownups throughout the country considering that 1998.
Going to Angels' specialized elder treatment deals beneficial assistance to aid family members spend even more high quality time together., minimizing their threat of caregiver exhaustion.
Individual treatment can additionally help individuals with persistent problems, such as diabetic issues, COPD, or Parkinson's.
Seeing Angels will certainly think about a wide variety of consider establishing the treatment plan that consists of personal regimens, a flexible schedule, and inexpensive home care costs. Checking out Angels will certainly also collaborate with doctors, registered nurses, and various other healthcare companies to make certain the care plan straightens with clinical regulations. The last action is to match your enjoyed one with a caregiver (or caregivers).
Home Treatment Pulse, a leading contentment research and top quality monitoring firm in the home care market, has recognized Checking out Angels as a Home Treatment Pulse Supported National Carrier. Assisted Senior Living San Luis Rey, CA. The endorsement identifies Going to Angels as one of the leading home treatment suppliers in the country. Home Treatment Pulse presents this acknowledgment to franchise business that think highly in offering customers with the most effective home treatment feasible
Individual care can likewise aid people with persistent conditions, such as diabetic issues, COPD, or Parkinson's.
Visiting Angels will consider a large range of aspects in establishing the treatment plan that includes personal routines, a versatile schedule, and budget friendly home care costs. Seeing Angels will additionally collaborate with doctors, nurses, and various other doctor to make certain the care plan aligns with clinical instructions. The last action is to match your loved one with a caregiver (or caretakers).
Home Treatment Pulse, a leading complete satisfaction research study and top quality monitoring firm in the home treatment market, has actually identified Checking out Angels as a Home Care Pulse Supported National Company. The endorsement distinguishes Visiting Angels as one of the leading home care companies in the nation. Home Care Pulse presents this recognition to franchise business that believe highly in giving customers with the most effective home care feasible.
Degrees of care vary by need and can cover from regular meal prep to urinary incontinence help. Home caretakers comprehend the nuances of elderly care, so they can be alert and positive with determining the appropriate care needed for every elderly. In-Home treatment is an extra private choice that permits your liked one to continue to be in their very own home.
Incorporate that with the climbing expenses of assisted living home centers, and it's reasonable why at home treatment has come to be the preferred alternative for lots of families. Prior to determining in between the benefits of in-home care vs. a nursing home, there are numerous points you'll intend to assume regarding: Ask your loved one how vital it is for them to continue living in your home.
Establish whether your enjoyed one calls for specialized caregiving, like Alzheimer's treatment. Calculate your budget for caregiving solutions or house in a care facility. Get outlined details from local in-home treatment firms and aided living. When somebody thinks concerning home care, they might assume home care and home healthcare coincide, yet that is not the case.
A full home care evaluation is necessary in collaborating look after your elderly liked one. A totally free at home treatment consultation with a Going to Angels care organizer is among the ideal means to find out about individual care services offered by compassionate, specialist caregivers. This enables Going to Angels to meticulously craft and tailor home treatment services to your family's challenges and needs.
The treatment planner will utilize your input and information regarding your enjoyed one's life, pastimes, choices, and wellness problems to recommend a caregiver that has the abilities, experience, individuality, and accessibility that would certainly cultivate a best match - Companion Care San Luis Rey, CA. If for any type of factor, at any moment you feel the caregiver isn't the right suit, the care coordinator will certainly collaborate with you to pick a different home care aide
The Franchisor, Living Assistance Services Inc., does not control or manage the daily organization procedures of any Seeing Angels franchised company.
The CHCPE assists qualified clients continue living in the house rather than going to a nursing home. Each applicant's requirements are assessed to establish if the candidate might stay at home with the aid of home treatment solutions. For more details on qualification standards, please see the web link listed below. Treatment Administration Provider, Adult Day Health Services, Friend Solutions, Home Delivered Cuisines Homemaker Providers * Personal Care Assistant Solutions - household participants are NOT qualified to be paid for caring for relatives with very unusual exemptions.
Lots of people want the same things as they obtain older: to stay in their own homes, to preserve freedom for as lengthy as feasible, and to transform to friends and family for help when required. Remaining in your very own home as you age is called "aging in place." Several older adults and their family members have problems concerning safety, obtaining around, or various other daily tasks.
The best time to assume regarding exactly how to age in place is before you need a whole lot of treatment. The very first step is to believe concerning the kinds of help you require now and may want in the future.
Preparation ahead also gives you time to establish your home to meet your demands as you age. Another step is to take into consideration any kind of ailments, such as diabetes mellitus or cardiovascular disease, that you or your spouse may have. Learn about exactly how the health problem can make it hard for a person to obtain around or deal with themselves in the future.
Talk with your family, close friends, and various other caretakers about what support is required for you to remain in your home. Be realistic and plan to take another look at the choice as your needs change in time. Home-based care includes health, personal, and various other support services to assist you stay at home and live as independently as possible.Caring For Seniors San Luis Rey, CA
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Swollen ears are a relatively uncommon reason for dogs turning up at the vet’s clinic…but they certainly do happen! This article aims to provide an overview of the most common causes of a swollen ear in dogs. I also hope to give you - the concerned pet parent - an idea of what to expect from your visit to the vet with your puffy-eared pet.
Aural haematoma causes the “flap” of your dog’s ear to become painful and balloon-like. The swelling occurs because a blood vessel inside the ear flap has burst, causing blood to leak out. This blood builds up within the flappy portion of your dog’s ear, causing it to become less flappy and more, well…swollen!
Aural haematomas occur due to trauma, such as a knock to the ear, or (most commonly) excessive head shaking. With shaking, an underlying ear infection or a small object such as a grass seed stuck in the ear is usually the root cause.
These ears are best treated surgically. Alternatively, your vet may try to drain the haematoma in the consult room using a needle, but these ears tend to fill back up with blood.
Ear infections can cause your dog’s ear canal to become swollen, leading to a “closed up” appearance to the canal entrance. Other signs to be on the lookout for with ear infections include redness, soreness, and head shaking. Your pet’s hearing may also be affected.
Most ear infections can be treated medically without the need for surgical intervention. Typically, a combination of ear cleaning and medicated drops are used. Oral medications to provide relief from the pain and itching associated with an ear infection may also be prescribed to help keep your dog comfortable whilst they recover.
Soft Tissue Infections
A soft tissue infection may occur if your dog has been unlucky enough to sustain an injury to his or her ear, and this injury was not “clean”: for example, bite wounds from other dogs and cats, or the ear flap getting snagged on barbed wire (ouch!).
Swelling from a soft tissue infection develops a day or two after the injury. Pet owners may be surprised the morning after the event when the ear is three time it’s usual size!
Soft tissue infections need prompt veterinary attention. Antibiotics will be prescribed, along with pain relief. You’ll also be instructed to keep the area clean and dry whilst it heals.
An allergic reaction - for example, to a bug bite or sting - can cause swelling just about anywhere on the body. The ears are no exception!
If your dog is experiencing sudden-onset swelling of any part of their face - including the ears - it’s best to see a vet without delay so that they can provide medication to halt further swelling and calm down the swelling that has already occurred. This is because swelling from an allergic reaction can spread relatively rapidly, and with facial swelling it’s possible for your pet’s breathing to become affected.
Thankfully, cancer is one of the least likely causes of a swollen ear in dogs, but sadly it is possible. If your vet suspects that cancer could be the cause of your pet’s swollen ear, they will suggest taking a biopsy of the affected tissue. Along with other tests, this can help provide you with a diagnosis, based upon which your vet can advise you regarding the best course of action for your canine family member.
Bajwa, J. (2019) ‘Canine otitis externa - treatment and complications’, The Canadian Veterinary Journal, 60(1), pp. 97-99. Available at: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6294027/ (Accessed 1 December 2023).
Bellah, J.R. (2012) ‘Aural Neoplasia’ in Monnet, E. (ed). Small Animal Soft Tissue Surgery. John Wiley & Sons. Available at: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/9781118997505.ch11 (Accessed 1 December 2023).
Hewitt, J. and Bajwa, J. (2020) ‘Aural hematoma and it’s treatment: a review’, The Canadian Veterinary Journal, 61(3), pp. 313-315. Available at: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7020633/ (Accessed 1 December 2023).
Shipstone, M. (2022) Antibacterials for Integumentary Disease in Animals. Available at: https://www.msdvetmanual.com/pharmacology/systemic-pharmacotherapeutics-of-the-integumentary-system/antibacterials-for-integumentary-disease-in-animals (Accessed 1 December2023).
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Racine Sentence Examples
The next year, as Hermione in Racine's Andromaque, she had a great success at the Hotel de Bourgogne.
Tieghem published his great work, Sur Ia Racine, Ann.
Her character is set forth in Racine's Britannicus.
Owing to his eloquence he was speedily ranked in popular estimation with Corneille, Racine, and the other leading figures of the most brilliant period of Louis XIV.'s reign.
A generation later appeared Baptiste Massillon (1663-1742), who was to Bossuet as Racine to Corneille; and Jacques Saurin (1677-1730), whose evangelical sermons were delivered at the Hague.
Translations from Moliere, Racine, Corneille, Calderon and Moreto have also been issued by the Kisfaludy society.
In 1691 he was received into the French Academy in spite of the determined efforts of the partisans of the ancients in this quarrel, especially of Racine and Boileau, who on four previous occasions had secured his rejection.
Fontenelle forms a link between two very widely different periods of French literature, that of Corneille, Racine and Boileau on the one hand, and that of Voltaire, D'Alembert and Diderot on the other.
He was much employed, owing to Richelieu's influence, in the fetes of the dauphin's marriage, and was rewarded through the influence of Madame de Pompadour on New Year's Day 1745 by the appointment to the post of historiographer-royal, once jointly held by Racine and Boileau.
Although Voltaire had neither the perfect versification of Racine nor the noble poetry of Corneille, he surpassed the latter certainly, and the former in the opinion of some not incompetent judges, in playing the difficult and artificial game of the French tragedy.Advertisement
The story of Athaliah forms the subject of one of Racine's best tragedies.
His favourite authors were Euripides, Virgil and Racine, whom he defends against the stock criticisms of the admirers of Corneille with equal zeal and insight.
Britannicus is the subject of a tragedy by Racine.
During the brief existence of their schools their most celebrated pupils were Tillemont and Racine.
He insisted especially on the necessity of truth to nature in the imaginative presentation of the facts of life, and in one letter he boldly proclaimed the superiority of Shakespeare to Corneille, Racine and Voltaire.Advertisement
But when his taste was formed, German literature did not exist; the choice was between Racine and Voltaire on the one hand and Gottsched and Gellert on the other.
In the same year she played Roxane in Racine's Bajazet, winning a complete triumph, but it was in Racine's Phedre, which she first played on the 21st of January 1843, that her peculiar gifts were most strikingly manifested.
In 1841 and in 1842 she visited London, where her interpretations of Corneille and Racine were the sensation of the season.
Besides writing Tell, Schiller had found time in 1803 and 1804 to translate two French comedies by Picard, and to prepare a German version of Racine's Phedre; and in the last months of his life he began a new tragedy, Demetrius, which gave every promise of being another step forward in his poetic achievement.
It was for them that Racine wrote his Esther and his Athalie, and it was because he managed the affairs of St Cyr well that Michel Chamillart became controller-general of the finances.Advertisement
Racine is said to have assured his son that Corneille made verses "cent fois plus beaux" than his own, but that his own greater popularity was owing to the fact that he took some trouble to make himself personally agreeable.
The cabal or clique which attacked the Cid had no effect whatever on the judgment of the public. All his subsequent masterpieces were received with the same ungrudging applause, and the rising star of Racine, even in conjunction with the manifest inferiority of Corneille's last five or six plays, with difficulty prevailed against the older poet's towering reputation.
We have quoted the informal tribute of Racine; but it should not be forgotten that Racine, in discharge of his duty as respondent at the Academical reception of Thomas Corneille, pronounced upon the memory of Pierre perhaps the noblest and most just tribute of eulogy that ever issued from the lips of a rival.
It was reserved for the 18th century to exalt Racine above Corneille.
Of the exceedingly numerous writings relative to Corneille we may mention the Recueil de dissertations'sur plusieurs tragedies de Corneille et de Racine of the abbe Granet (Paris, 1740), the criticisms already alluded to of Voltaire, La Harpe and Palissot, the well-known work of Guizot, first published as Vie de Corneille in 1813 and revised as Corneille et son temps in 1852, and the essays, repeated in his Portraits litte'raires, in Port-Royal, and in the Nouveaux Lundis of Sainte-Beuve.Advertisement
They occur more frequently in the western portion than in the eastern portion, but one of the most destructive in the history of the state occurred at Racine on the 18th of May 1883.
Racine ranked second with a factory product valued at $16,458,965.
The first Territorial Council met in 1836 at Old Belmont, now Leslie, Lafayette county, but in December of that year Madison was selected as the capital, after a contest in which Fond du Lac, Milwaukee, Racine, Green Bay, Portage and other places were considered, and in which James Duane Doty, later governor, owner of the Madison town plat, was charged with bribing legislators with town lots in Madison.
In the same year a fugitive slave named Glover was seized at Racine and was afterward rescued by an anti-slavery mob from Milwaukee; the State Supreme Court rendered a decision which declared the Fugitive Slave Law to be null and void in Wisconsin.
All the more remarkable spirits of the time, like prophets in Israel, denounced a tyranny which put Chamillart at the head of the finances because he played billiards well, and Villeroy in command of the armies although he was utterly untrustworthy; which sent the patriot Vauban into disgrace, banished from the court Catinat, the Pre Ia Pense, exiled to Cambrai the too clear sighted Fnelon, and suspected Racine of Jansenism and La Fontaine of independence.
He cou'd imagine admirable situations, and he could write verses of incomparable grandeur - verses that reverberate again and again in the memory, but he could not, with the patient docility of Racine, labour at proportioning the action of a tragedy strictly, at maintaining a uniform rate of interest in the course of the plot and of excellence in the fashion of the verse.
In the French course I read some of the works of Corneille, Moliere, Racine, Alfred de Musset and Sainte-Beuve, and in the German those of Goethe and Schiller.
Of all the French writers that I have read, I like Moliere and Racine best.
Stevens Electric contracted with the Racine, Wisconsin-based Arnold Electric Company to produce these blenders for Horlick's.
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Beagles Are Bred by the Thousands on Factory Farms, and It’s Perfectly Legal
Justice•4 min read
The animals don’t care why you aren’t eating them. But on a human level there are distinctions between people's motives for their behavior.
Words by Sentient Media
Veganism has been growing significantly in the mainstream spotlight over the past few years.
While this is a major victory for animal rights advocates and the animal rights movement in general, the growing popularity of any subject will always lead to the spread of misinformation.
Something that seems to be confused regularly when it comes to veganism is the definition of the term.
By definition, a vegan is someone who follows a philosophy and way of living which seeks to exclude—as far as is possible and practicable—all forms of exploitation of, and cruelty to, animals for food, clothing or any other purpose; and by extension, promotes the development and use of animal-free alternatives for the benefit of humans, animals and the environment.
Because of popular documentaries like Forks Over Knives, the term ‘plant-based diet’ is now very common.
All vegans adhere to a plant-based diet but does that mean someone who follows a plant-based diet necessarily a vegan?
Some ethical vegans will say no.
Before jumping into the why that is, let’s take a look at how veganism has been growing.
It’s not just the vegan and animal rights sites that are talking about the rise of veganism.
Even Forbes wrote an article discussing the different reasons why veganism is becoming more widely accepted.
According to Michele Simon of the Plant Based Foods Association, they’ve “seen a huge spike in demand for plant-based meat and dairy alternatives as more and more consumers look to diversify their diet with plant-based foods or are moving to an entirely plant-based diet.”
There are many different reasons why people are looking away from animal products and turning to plants. From vegan health benefits, environmental benefits, and, most importantly to the ethical vegan, improvement to the lives and wellbeing of animals.
Because of the rise in popularity, more and more people are talking about veganism in general. And because of that, misinformation spreads easily.
Many people often confuse a plant-based diet as being vegan. While all vegans are on a plant-based diet, not all people on a plant-based diet are vegan.
There are many answers to this question. But before we can answer that, it needs to be established that for some people the reason may vary.
An ethical vegan will argue this, though. There is only one reason to go vegan in the mind of many ethical vegans. That answer is “for the animals.”
And while it may be true that people across the vegan spectrum all love animals, the motivation to becoming vegan, can vary from person to person.
So what kind of vegans are there?
An ethical vegan is someone whose lifestyle and choices are shaped by their desire to avoid cruelty and suffering to animals at all practical costs.
Ethical veganism goes far beyond a plant-based diet. The limits an ethical vegan faces don’t just stop at their food choices.
While the extended benefits enjoyed by an ethical vegan surely go beyond their refusal to contribute to the suffering of animals, the choice to go vegan wasn’t motivated by those additional benefits.
With veganism becoming more popular, a lot of people are making the switch because of vegan health benefits.
It’s no secret that eating processed meats is detrimental to one’s health.
In fact, according to the International Agency for Research on Cancer (an agency of the World Health Organization), processed meats are listed alongside other group 1 carcinogens such as tobacco, alcohol, asbestos, and arsenic.
People who consume a lot of processed meats are at a much higher risk of suffering from preventable illnesses. Som of these include diabetes, heart disease, hypertension, and certain types of cancer.
With so many new studies coming out that show the dangers of consuming meat, it makes sense that a lot of people are seeking new ways of living a healthier lifestyle.
And while a lot of the people going plant-based for health reasons likely care about animals, they differ from ethical vegans because they don’t necessarily cut out animal products from outside of their diets. That isn’t a bad thing, though.
Health benefits can be a nice bonus for ethical vegans. And reducing the suffering of animals is a bonus for people looking to improve their health on a plant-based diet.
It’s no secret that the way animals are mass produced is bad for the environment.
In fact, factory farming is one of the biggest causes of pollution on a global scale. Factory farming not only pollutes the air but also the land and water from things like manure runoff, destruction of the soil, and poisoning of the water table.
To make matters worse, the mainstream media doesn’t like to discuss industrial animal agriculture and factory farming when it talks about climate change.
Kip Anderson brought this conversation to the water cooler with his groundbreaking documentary Cowspiracy.
Because of Cowspiracy’s success on Netflix, many people that care about the environment started to think more about their choices at the dinner table. While some may have already known about the environmental harms of factory farming, seeing stronger connections and arguments against a meat-heavy diet made it easier for them to make the switch to a plant-based diet.
Usually not. And that is totally fine.
While some vegans might not consider someone a vegan if they are doing it for other reasons than the animals, that shouldn’t discourage you. There will always be people within the same community that try to set rules and guidelines for all to follow.
There will even be people within that community that shun our outcast others because they have different reasons for being there, even though the results of their actions are the same. You will see this is especially true if you follow any vegan groups on social media.
If someone became a vegan because of health or environmental issues and live the same lifestyle as an ethical vegan that stopped because of the animals, the end result is the same. Fewer animal-based products are purchased and less suffering is supported.
The goals of each individual might be different and the reasons they chose the vegan lifestyle might vary but it’s safe to say that the animals appreciate those choices regardless of the factors that motivated the change in the first place.
There is one point, however, that can make the kind of vegan more impactful for the cause of helping animals.
And this is where the divide between ethical vegans and those who follow a plant-based diet typically originates.
Activism is an important role that many ethical vegans play. However, it is important to note that not all ethical vegans are activists.
There are plenty of ethical vegans out there that protest animal cruelty on their own with their own choices as consumers. And that is fine and should be respected.
However, it is more common for animal rights activists to be comprised of ethical vegans as they are fighting for the animals first.
If you’re familiar with internal bickering within the vegan movement, you’ll recognize the argument that ethical vegans use when claiming that a vegan for health or for the environment aren’t true vegans. That simply isn’t true.
This kind of internal division is dangerous to the movement and should be avoided at all costs. A vegan is a vegan.
The main reason for this kind of division is misinformation in the media and from celebrities about people who are plant-based but called vegan.
When celebrities that use fur or leather and claim to be vegan because of their diet, certain factions within the animal rights movement take offense. And while it is important to be able to distinguish the different kinds of vegans from someone on a plant-based diet, it is even more important to accept that people on plant-based diets are still making a difference.
While some vegans make the switch overnight (typically the ethical vegan who is doing it for the animals first), that path isn’t the same for everyone.
And just because someone is on a different path doesn’t make their destination or journey any less impactful as long as they get there eventually.
Someone who starts a plant-based diet already plants the seed in the minds of those around them. That seed grows into other people doing their own research. They then learn about the realities of animal agriculture. From there, they can potentially draw their own conclusions that drive change.
Education is key.
This is especially true today with the spread of so much misinformation and the fact that so many people share content online without doing any research to see if what they share is actually factual.
An ethical vegan and someone on a plant-based diet both have the potential to drive significant change. However, that will only happen if they deliver their message in a way that is both meaningful and factual.
As mentioned before, the animals suffering on factory farms don’t care if you become vegan because of them or because of your health goals.
There are many kinds of activism and being active for the cause is important.
Joining an animal rights group that has a similar vision or mission is a great way to turn your passion into action. There is no prerequisite for joining and they won’t stop you from helping if you aren’t an ethical vegan. As long as you are passionate about animal rights and driving change you can get involved.
Whether you are an ethical vegan or simply follow a plant-based diet, you are bound to face criticism.
This will come from family and friends that aren’t familiar with the lifestyle and its benefits.
Sometimes it may seem necessary to get in arguments or try to shame them into understanding your point of view but that does far more harm than good.
Teaching them in a civil manner about your reasons and the benefits can go a long way. This is especially true if you can back up your claims with studies and literature.
Suggesting they watch documentaries can also go a long way as visual representations of your convictions can be extremely impactful. While documentaries like Dominion and Earthlings can be quite shocking and drive immediate change, most people aren’t ready to see those. Suggesting Cowspiracy, Forks Over Knives, or What the Health can make it easier for people to start asking more questions.
It’s important to reiterate that all kinds of vegans and people on a plant-based diet can make a difference.
But real change will come when those people use their voices to educate and drive positive change.
Activism comes in all shapes and forms. The list is extensive of one can be active in driving change. You can join public protests, join animal rights organizations, blog about veganism and animal rights, volunteer at animal rescue sanctuaries, and much more.
The kinds of groups vary and make it easy to find one filled with people that share your convictions.
You will always encounter people within the movement that will make you feel as if you aren’t doing enough. There will be the people that say you aren’t vegan enough to make real change.
This is common across all causes, not just the animal rights movement. There will always be the more extreme people in all groups and causes. While it may seem discouraging to you, it is necessary to have people on board from across the spectrum. While they may seem too aggressive, they can inspire and motivate others looking for that kind of aggressive ally.
All movements are composed of diverse groups of people with similar motivations but different goals and voices. That combination can bring in the most amount of support as the variety will attract the most diverse audience.
In the first episode of Sentient Media’s video series Animal Matters, Glenn Greenwald and Grant Lingel discuss why they became vegan.
The animal rights movement is full of passionate and diverse people from all kinds of different backgrounds. The same is true for vegans.
Understanding that is important so you don’t feel overwhelmed by the differences in people you will come across.
Knowing that veganism and a plant-based diet are different is also important. Helping those outside the movement know that difference as well is key in helping to stop the spread of misinformation.
Should someone on a plant-based diet also avoid using leather and avoid products that are tested on animals? Of course. In an ideal world, everyone would.
But we aren’t there yet.
The only way we can get there is by educating people with factual information in a way that isn’t condescending. Shaming someone into change won’t work as well as engaging them in a diplomatic manner.
Again, the animals don’t care why you aren’t eating them. They appreciate anyone that is helping drive down the number of animals that are slaughtered for human consumption.
Does it matter to you what kind of vegan someone is?
Climate•6 min read
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Slaughterhouse Work Is Still Some of the Most Exploited Labor in the World
Food•8 min read
Industrial farming practices are making it increasingly more difficult for independent farmers to sustain on their own.
Words by Grant Lingel
Rural America is watching its driving economic force deteriorate before its eyes. But this isn’t anything new. The generations-long decline of family farms has only now become visible to the general public.
Agriculture has been the backbone of rural communities across the country since early settlers expanded west, setting up communities and building lives as the United States developed rapidly in the 18th and 19th centuries. Even into the 20th century, working the land was the predominant source of income and the livelihood for most Americans living outside of major cities.
In 1900, the U.S. population was approximately 76 million people. About 12 million had agricultural jobs, farming animals and food to be consumed by their local communities; some of the agricultural products were shipped greater distances to feed cities that couldn’t produce food on their own. Sixteen percent of the population relied on raising animals and growing crops to feed their families to survive.
Today, that number is but a sliver of what it was just a few generations ago. Today’s farmers, whose median age is 56 years, were born into farming when the decline that we are witnessing now started to snowball. This decline is a direct result of a more efficient way of farming animals being introduced. Industrial practices that were implemented allows farmers to breed and raise far more animals using much less land, increasing production and making it possible to run farms like factories. Industrial farms became well-tuned and shockingly efficient machines. While viewing this machine solely through the lens of capitalism, it’s difficult to see the flaws—of which there are many once the lens is removed.
Industrialized farming has transformed rural communities across America—and many other countries—in more ways than simply taking an old business model and making it more efficient. Factory farming, with its inherent competitive advantage, makes the production of food an increasingly challenging business for independent family farms. While the U.S. has never produced as much meat and dairy as today, this production is coming at an enormous cost to rural communities across the country.
As industrial animal agriculture becomes more widespread, independent family farms find it harder to compete. Multinational corporations like JBS, Tyson, and Smithfield are recruiting small family farms to do their bidding; the reality for independent farmers is becoming increasingly dire.
When large corporations with billions of dollars at their disposal wish to grow, they contract smaller farms to breed and grow animals that are, in legal terms, not owned by the small farms. The corporations simply hire independent farmers to do the work for them. The more farms that join forces with companies like JBS or Smithfield, the more animals that the major companies have to supply the market. This plentiful supply, in turn, drops prices for the consumer and makes it even more difficult for small independent farmers to sell their products at competitive prices. The corporate competition undercuts prices so severely that it becomes nearly impossible for small independent farmers to sustain their operations.
While consumers may prefer to buy from small family farms that are independent of the clutches of a JBS or Smithfield, not every consumer can afford to do so. Independent farmers often charge more for their products because they do not benefit from the economies of scale that mega-corporations like Tyson do. Independent farms may have a small and extremely loyal base of customers, but growing and truly prospering while facing giants with deep pockets is a formidable—and usually unachievable—challenge. Rosemary Partridge, a hog farmer in Sac County, Iowa, said that “in the past 20 years, where I am, independent hog farming just silently disappeared as the corporates came in. We’ve become poorer. Our communities are basically shattered and in more than just an economic way – in a social way too.”
Because independent farmers struggle to stay in operation as their customer bases shrink, many are left with no option but to contract themselves out to major corporations. And while this option may seem like a great idea at first, the reality is much different. When a company like Tyson or Smithfield makes an agreement with a small farm to raise chickens or hogs, the idea is sold as having a large, guaranteed client (the corporation) that will pay for their animals. But the many problems quickly outweigh the few benefits, as small farmers realize that they cannot easily or cheaply meet the many demands and specific standards of the corporation.
Many small farmers find themselves overwhelmed by debt within the first few years of contracting with a major corporation. This has nothing to do with “selling enough product” and everything to do with the demands that companies like Tyson impose on the farmers when it comes to equipping their operations with high-end machinery that can cost hundreds of thousands of dollars. The farmers were already struggling financially; they clearly do not have additional cash resources tucked away to purchase this kind of equipment. Every time Tyson makes another demand, the farmer is back to the bank to ask for more money, all the while the interest from the first loan is piling up. Alton Terry, a chicken farmer from California, declared bankruptcy after Tyson’s continuous demands for equipment updates. Terry took out a half-a-million-dollar loan to build updated facilities before rallying other farmers together to push back against Tyson. In turn, Tyson provided Terry with sick chickens and decided not to renew his contract, forcing him to file for bankruptcy. Alton Terry is not alone. More than ninety-seven percent of chicken farmers in the U.S. now work as contractors for major producers, making it nearly impossible for independent farmers to survive and flourish on their own.
The farmers soon become trapped in a vicious cycle. They feel as if they must continue contracting with the corporation; the alternative is to start over with plenty of newly acquired and expensive debt. Beyond the obvious fears of having no guaranteed buyers and having to compete against their former contractors, independent farmers fear the possibility of facing some kind of retaliation or being publicly smeared. Some farmers resort to declaring bankruptcy, just to break ties with the contracting company.
Coffee growers in developing countries face a similar dilemma when coffee importers offer to buy futures contracts. Large corporations send representatives to meet with independent coffee growers and co-op leaders, with offers to buy the crops that the farmers just planted for prices well below market value. Many growers take the deal, fearing that they will be unable to sell their crops at harvest time at a higher rate and that they will not sell all that they grow. The comfort of sealing the deal early allows the farmer to enter the growing season with money in hand, but the discounted futures prices are often so low that by the time the next growing season begins, the farmers are impatiently waiting for the next futures buyer to come around. Being strapped for cash, these coffee farmers are in no position to negotiate for better prices. The farmers thus get trapped in a cycle of earning just enough cash—if they are lucky—to scrape by. The risks for corporate buyers are, by contrast, minuscule. The futures prices are low enough, and the buyers’ profit margins large enough, to accommodate seasonal variations in weather and other unexpected occurrences.
Similarly, contract farmers in the United States are taking all the risk; the contracting corporations assume almost none. Corporations have far greater means to take risks, and many more financial and legal options available to them if necessary. Contract farmers are in much more delicate situations—if anything goes seriously wrong, they can lose everything.
Small farmers under contract are not producing for their immediate communities. They are losing the ability to survive without being taken advantage of or being grossly underpaid. Even small communities today can easily access low-cost meats and food products from multinational companies. Price-conscious consumers, who may say they would prefer to purchase food directly from local farmers are compelled to select the cheapest option.
The plight of independent farmers is of little to no concern for the corporations that contract them. The corporations’ metrics of interest are efficiency, output, and profit margins. In the resulting production process, many industrial agriculture workers are overworked, underpaid, and suffer from mental health issues.
The major corporations that control the production and sale of animal products have turned what was once the livelihood of millions of Americans into a dystopian version of itself where only the numbers matter, not the people and certainly not the animals. The human costs of Big Ag are something that is felt in rural communities across the U.S. and around the world, as farmers try to cope with deep-pocketed competitors employing cutthroat strategies. Independent farmers, many of whom have occupied the same pieces of land for generations are now closing shop, filing for bankruptcy, and seeking out new opportunities, forced to abandon the one thing they know and truly understand. The underlying reason for this collapse has nothing to do with a lack of consumer demand—Americans are eating more meat than ever before. Small farmers simply cannot compete with major agricultural corporations willing—and more than able—to do whatever it takes to control the market.
Climate•6 min read
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Drought Unit OverviewThe lab activities in this module were created by LuAnn Dahlman and Betsy Youngman for the EarthLabs project. Student Pages »
Why Teach about Drought?
Most regions of the United States experience drought at least occasionally. Depending upon how severe the conditions get and how long they last, drought can devastate crops and forests as well as businesses. When drought occurs, water supplies for agriculture, industry, and personal use decrease, and people in the affected areas need to find ways to cope with the shortage or leave the area.
Why use this set of lessons?
Drought is an ever-present threat to all people whose lifestyles have been built on the availability of water. Across the planet, millions of humans make their homes and grow crops in areas that receive minimal amounts of precipitation. Even a slight decrease in the annual amount of rain in such regions can cause crops, animals, and human populations to suffer.
Students learn that when precipitation drops below normal, drought conditions can develop and economic, environmental, and social impacts can follow. The unit teaches students to interpret climate data to recognize the symptoms and evaluate the severity of drought. It helps them realize that drought can still devastate areas that have stable infrastructure and access to expensive technologies. The unit raises awareness of the need to be prepared to face drought conditions that may become more common as our planet warms.
Key QuestionsKey Questions addressed by this unit include:
- What is drought?
- What are its causes, symptoms, and impacts?
- Where and when does drought occur?
- How can humans reduce the impacts of drought?
- Can new technologies beat drought?
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NEWS! - Store Locations, Market Dates and more!
Here you will find all news and info about all of the exciting things happening here at Sew Last Summer HQ!
In 2024 Sew Last Summer has been short listed for the creative small business in the Essex Small Business Awards!
In August 2023 Sew Last Summer was named one of those most important small businesses in the UK by Small Business Saturday UK in their top 100 lost #SmallBiz100
Current discount code: use ‘NEW15’ for 15% off your first order
Where can you find us?
You can currently shop Sew Last Summer in person at our market dates below and at the following independent high street boutiques:
Currently booking for 2024, please email [email protected] if you would like to have Sew Last Summer at your event or market
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This is just what I needed - the values I need to think about for where my children are at now!
I found the masterclass to be thorough and centered on developing a healthy sense of autonomy and self-exploration for children. One aspect that was confusing was that Cath repeatedly went over the importance of kids understanding that masturbation is something that they must only do in private- which I agree, is critical- yet she also said that kids masturbating with each other is totally normal and "okay" so long as they aren't touching each other. While curiosity and exploration might be developmentally expected, children need clear and consistent boundaries around privacy so that they are not vulnerable to sexual abuse by peers or adults.
Hi Ariel, and thanks for bringing that up! I have gone back into the Masterclass and have found what you are referring to.
There is a section (WHO masturbates and how this behaviour changes as your child grows up - What is developmentally appropriate behaviour?) that talks about the sexual behaviours a child may display as they grow up.
I have used a European tool and they explain that children may want to masturbate with others, and if they do it is seen as being developmentally approriate behaviour, as long as they are only masturbating themselves and not touching other people's penises.
So... this is where it starts to get confusing, as just because a behaviour is seen as being age-appropriate, it doesn't mean that we let them keep on doing it. We would discourage it and ensure they know it is a private thing (not public).
I'll jump into the Masterclass and add a note into this section of the readable notes.
I hope this makes sense! Cheers, Cath
I bought this because my husband and I were disagreeing about sex education. It helped us both sit down and really think about what our values were, and together decide which ones to share with our kiddos!
This class provides good information and advice on this difficult subject
I found Cath's masterclass brilliant! So reassuring, to the point, practical, complete.
Gave me the knowledge, motivation, words I needed to feel confident to start the conversation with my kids. Also it was a gentle way to open our eyes as parents and get us to be responsible for our kids knowledge .
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Sometimes it can be hard to talk about safer sex, birth control, and sexually transmitted infections (STIs). But, being honest and upfront when talking to your partner can help make it easier. You can even slip safer sex into a conversation about what kinds of sex you and your partner like!
When people talk about ‘safer sex’ they’re often talking about how to lower their chances of getting STIs and maybe getting pregnant. But, it also has a lot to do with consent. In the end, safer sex is about making sure you and your partners are having the kind of sex you want to have.
When should I talk about safer sex?
It can be easier to bring up things like condoms when you’re already talking about the ways you want to have sex. This can make the conversation a bit less tense. You can start by talking about how you’d like them to touch you, where you’d like to have sex, and more. Birth control, barriers, and testing get to be one part of the conversation!
Setting these boundaries can also make things easier when you’re in the heat of the moment. It can also make sex better by letting you focus on enjoying it! Talking about safer sex can also show your partner that you care about their health.
You have the right to agree or disagree to have any kind of sex if you wouldn’t enjoy it or you wouldn’t feel safe.
Depending on what kinds of sex you are planning to have, you might be at risk of different STIs. You can lower your risk by using barriers like…
- Internal or external condoms: for anal, oral, vaginal and front hole sex, and skin to skin contact, or contact with a sex toy
- Dental dams: squares of latex held between a vulva, bottom growth, or anus and the mouth
- Gloves: for touching or fingering someone’s private parts or anus
- Lube: can help prevent irritation and makes it less likely any of the barriers above will break. It can also make things feel even better!
Having these things close by can help because you can grab them when you need them. You can also think about getting tested for STIs before you have sex. That way, you can know your status and talk about it with your partners. Saying, “Here’s when I was last tested, and here’s what my results were” can make everyone feel more comfortable.
If the sex you’re having or want to have carries a risk for getting HIV, you can talk to your doctor about going on PrEP. PrEP stands for Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis. It’s a medication that you take every day that lowers your risk for getting HIV. Doctors can prescribe it if someone is dating someone who is HIV positive, if someone is doing sex work, or if they’re an intravenous drug user.
If you have ovaries and a uterus and you’re hoping to have vaginal sex, there’s a chance you could get pregnant. If you want to lower your chances, you can use birth control. There are two main types: hormonal and non-hormonal.
You can get some of these methods for free or buy them without a prescription. You need to see a doctor for some others. If you have Quebec’s Régie de l’assurance maladie du Québec (RAMQ) insurance, you can go to a Local Community Services Centre (CLSC). Or, Head and Hands gives free and anonymous medical care to anyone under 25, even if you don’t have RAMQ.
What if something goes wrong?
If there is a chance of pregnancy, you can take emergency contraception. It is also known as the morning-after pill or Plan B. It can lower your chances of pregnancy if anything went wrong. You can buy Plan B at any age for about $40 at a pharmacy without a prescription. You need to ask the pharmacist for it, and they’ll explain how it works.
Plan B is more effective the earlier you take it. It works best in the first 24 hours. Unfortunately, after 5 days, it won’t change your chances of pregnancy. Because of this time limit, it can help to get it before an emergency and keep it in a drawer, just in case.
If you have a sexual experience that carries risk for HIV, you can also ask a doctor about PEP. PEP stands for Post-Exposure Prophylaxis. It’s a pill that you take for 28 days, starting less than 72 hours after your possible exposure, that can lower your risk for getting HIV. You can think of PEP like Plan B for HIV!
Check out the links below for more info on safer sex!
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Transferring Assessed Value
Under select circumstances, homeowners can transfer the assessed value of their principal residence to a newly purchased or replacement dwelling, or transfer their real property to a child or grandchild without triggering a reassessment.
California law allows any person who is at least 55 years of age (at the time of the sale of original/former property) who resides in a property eligible for the Homeowners’ Exemption or currently receiving the Disabled Veterans’ Exemption to transfer the base year value of the original property to a replacement dwelling of equal or lesser value within the same county.
Transfer of Assessment to a Replacement Property by Senior Citizens
Real property sold or transferred between parents and their children, under limited circumstances, will not be reassessed.
Reappraisal Exclusion Between Parent to Child
Real property sold or transferred from grandparent to grandchild, under limited circumstances, will not be reassessed.
Reappraisal Exclusion from Grandparent to Grandchild
Proposition 110 allows homeowners who are severely and permanently physically disabled to transfer the base year value of their principal residence to a newly purchased or constructed replacement residence.
Transfer of Property Tax Base For Severely and Permanently Disabled Owners
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Having been regaled by many an Aussie’s tale of a 2am souvlaki run, we were happy to hear about the opening of a new Greek restaurant in Bukit Timah.
Blu Kouzina immediately impresses with its valet parking and Mediterranean vibe. From the wooden tables and chairs, to the napkins and the three-level interior, classically-seaside white and blue is the color scheme.
We were quickly welcomed by the manager and settled down in the alfresco section with complimentary bread and little saucers of salt, pepper and olive oil. Not just any olive oil mind you; Blu Kouzina serves extra-virgin olive oil crafted with handpicked organic olives from the Tsakiris Family Estate in the hills of Messinea, Greece.
To our delight, that green liquid gold was a part of almost every dish we ordered. We started off with an olive-oil drenched lettuce salad and a serving of taramosalata, a meze of cod caviar blended with chopped onions and lemon juice that was an explosion of flavors and textures; salty, sour, creamy and crunchy all at once. With the stage set, we moved on to imam bayildi, silky-smooth eggplant simmered in olive oil and stuffed with seasoned, minced tomatoes.
Glasses of the Greek anise aperitif ouzo in hand, we tucked into the much awaited souvlaki in pita, and boy did it deliver. Succulent chunks of lamb and veggies slathered with a rich tzatziki (yoghurt) sauce, wrapped in char-grilled pita bread, and served with thick-cut fries. Heavenly. Craving more lamb, we called for lamb chops. Two decent-sized chops with a lemon marinade and a bowl of potatoes, capsicum and tomato.
Dessert was the only thing that didn’t wow us: The baklava, crushed hazelnuts in a filo pastry soaked in honey, was too heavy and unbelievably sweet.
The authentic Greek food, along with the attention to detail, makes Blu Kouzina a must-try.
Since this review was written, Blu Kouzina has moved to a new location on Dempsey Hill.
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Everyone loves to see full, fine and flat hair right? This is the output of volumizing shampoo. So Volumizing shampoo is produced in order to make our hair thicker and fuller. Such shampoos come with protein-rich formulated ingredients which penetrate our scalp and finally give us our desired hair style. Afterwards, we get to find salon-quality finishes and we become more confident and assured.
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What is volumizing shampoo?
The term volumizing shampoo means it will give you extra volume to your hair. If you are guessing that it will help to increase the amount of hair on your head, then yes, you are right about it. People who have fine or thin hair will make an illusion to us using such shampoo as their hair appears to be thicker and fuller after wash.
We know some people with thin hair are struggling a lot to make a perfect hair style. Due to the thin hair they cannot bring more hair lines. Thankfully, volumizing shampoo comes to help them and gives a boosting effect to the overall hair volume and here is why we call it volumizing shampoo.
In order to boost the hair, such shampoos come with premium ingredients so we get amazing flight to our hair.
What are the benefits of using volumizing shampoo?
Volumizing shampoo can be a great way to add body and fullness to your hair. Additionally, it aids to create lift at the roots and give your hair more bounce and movement. If you have fine or thin hair, then using a volumizing shampoo can help to give you the appearance of thicker, fuller hair.
What do volumizing shampoos do?
Volumizing shampoos add body and fullness to your hair. They work by depositing tiny particles onto your hair strands, so you may enjoy the hair bounce.
Volumizing shampoos can also help to create lift at the roots, which can make your hair look like it has more volume.
As we mentioned before, volumizing shampoo treats our scalp so it can block the residue buildup in our hair. It can easily do that as it is made of cleansing ingredients. One of the key ingredients of it is starch which comes from bamboo, it helps to repair our damaged hair and prevent damage.
Let us not forget to tell you that a volumizing shampoo treats dull hair as well by moisturising the dry strands. It has an amazing ability to penetrate our hair scalp and deliver the protein rich ingredients to the hair roots.
Is volume shampoo good for hair?
There are a lot of different volume shampoos on the market, and it can be tough to decide which one to use. But is volume shampoo actually good for your hair?
The answer is yes and no both as it depends on many situations.
First off, Volume shampoo can help give your hair a boost and make it look fuller and thicker. But if you use too much, or if you volumizing shampoo that is too harsh to use then it can actually damage your hair and make it look flat and lifeless.
So, what should you do? If you want to try a volume shampoo, go for a gentle, sulphate-free formula. And be sure to use it in moderation. Start by using it every other day, and then increase or decrease the frequency depending on how your hair responds.
Above all, pay attention to your hair. If it starts to look dry or unhealthy, cut back on the volume shampoo. Your hair will thank you for it!
How do I choose a good volumizing shampoo for my hair type?
There are many different volumizing shampoos on the market, so it’s important to find one that suits your hair type. For example, if you haveoily hair, then you might want to avoid shampoos that contain silicone, as this can weigh your hair down.
Instead, look for volumizing shampoos that contain natural ingredients like ginger or mint, which can help to add volume without making your hair greasy.
If you have dry or damaged hair, then you may also try this out as it contains hydrating ingredients like aloe vera or coconut oil. Therefore, it can help to add volume while also nourishing and protecting your hair.
Volumizing shampoos can be a great way to give your hair a boost. Choose one that’s suited to your hair type and enjoy the benefits of fuller, thicker hair.
What’s the difference between thickening and volumizing shampoo?
Thickening and volumizing shampoos output are different. When the thickening shampoo comes to eliminate the hair gaps to make it wider, the other one gives a lift to your hair to add fullness.
In other words, thickening shampoo treats our hair strands where the volumizing shampoo treats our entire head by producing lift.
As volumizing shampoos work with the 3 axis or 3 dimensionally so it is pretty effective, on the other hand, the thickening shampoo swells the hair strands using artificial polymers and other ingredients.
Overall, between these two shampoo, volumizing shampoo is better as it is not a temporary treatment to our hair, and more importantly, it gently cleans our hair. If you compare the volumizing shampoo with the thickening shampoo then you must choose the volumizing shampoo as it lasts long, treats directly to the scalp not just hair strand, and has no remarkable side effects.
Is there a difference between natural and chemical-free volumizing shampoos?
The output of these two shampoos are more or less the same. But if you compare them deeply, then chemically produced volumizing shampoo gives more volume to your hair.
However it brings parabens and eventually you will face hair loss to some extent. On the other hand, natural volumizing shampoos typically use botanical extracts and essential oils to add volume to hair.
Chemical-free volumizing shampoos avoid using harsh chemicals and sulphates, which can strip hair of its natural oils. Instead, they rely on natural ingredients like citrus fruits and honey to add volume.
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Award & Certifications
Celebrating Our Triumph: 1st Rank in Non-Domestic Sales (ND to DOM Ratio)
Dear Valued Visitors,
We are thrilled to announce a momentous achievement that fills us with immense pride – Shanti HP Gas Agency, Raipur LPG Regional Office, has secured the prestigious 1st rank in the Non-Domestic Sales to Domestic Sales Ratio!
This remarkable feat is a testament to our unwavering commitment, relentless drive, and exceptional teamwork. By achieving this milestone, we have demonstrated our ability to excel in diversifying our market presence and delivering outstanding service across customer segments.
Our ability to strike a harmonious balance between catering to diverse non-domestic clients and nurturing a strong domestic base is a testament to our strategic acumen and customer-centric approach.
This accomplishment not only reflects our dedication but also our deep understanding of market dynamics and customer needs. It underscores our philosophy of constantly evolving and adapting to deliver unmatched value to our clients.
While this achievement is a cause for celebration, it also ignites our passion to reach even greater heights. Our journey towards sustained excellence continues, and we are committed to maintaining this momentum through continuous innovation, dedication, and collaboration.
We extend our heartfelt gratitude to our incredible team for their unwavering dedication and exceptional efforts. This achievement belongs to each and every one of us who have contributed to our collective success.
Thank you for your trust and support. Together, we celebrate this victory and embrace the exciting opportunities that lie ahead.
Shanti HP Gas Agency, Raipur LPG Regional Office
Celebrating Excellence: Achieving All India 1st Rank in CFA Channel - BJT Segment
Dear Esteemed Clients, Partners, and Supporters,
With immense joy and pride, we share a remarkable achievement that fills us with gratitude and excitement. Shanti Traders has secured the prestigious All India 1st Rank in the CFA Channel - BJT Segment not once, but twice – in the years 2019 and 2022!
This achievement underscores our commitment to excellence, innovation, and relentless pursuit of customer satisfaction. It is a testament to the dedication and hard work of our entire team, whose unwavering efforts have propelled us to this remarkable milestone.
Our journey to becoming an industry leader has been marked by dedication, perseverance, and a deep-rooted passion for delivering value to our clients. This recognition wouldn't have been possible without the trust and confidence that our clients, partners, and supporters have placed in us.
At Shanti Traders, we believe in pushing boundaries, embracing challenges, and exceeding expectations. This achievement is a reflection of our collective resolve to consistently raise the bar and set new standards of excellence in the industry.
As we celebrate this milestone, we extend our heartfelt gratitude to all our clients for their continued faith in us and to our partners for their unwavering support. Your belief in our capabilities has been instrumental in our journey towards success.
This achievement isn't an endpoint, but a new beginning. We are committed to building on this success and continuing to provide innovative solutions, exceptional service, and unmatched quality to our valued clients.
Thank you for being an integral part of our journey. Here's to a future filled with even greater accomplishments, collaborative partnerships, and shared success.
Celebrating Success: Shanti Traders Receives AOP Award for the Year 2018-2019 from Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited
Dear Esteemed Clients, Partners, and Supporters,
We are excited and honored to share a significant achievement with all of you. Shanti Traders has been recognized and awarded the prestigious AOP (Annual Operating Plan) Award for the year 2018-2019 by Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited!
This achievement is a testimony to our unwavering commitment to excellence, dedication to quality, and adherence to the highest standards of performance. The AOP Award underscores our team's consistent efforts in aligning with the vision and objectives of Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited.
At Shanti Traders, we have always believed in the power of determination, hard work, and a customer-centric approach. This recognition reinforces our belief that by staying true to our values and maintaining a relentless focus on quality, we can achieve remarkable heights.
We extend our heartfelt gratitude to Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited for this esteemed award and for their trust in our capabilities. We also extend our appreciation to our clients and partners whose continued support has been instrumental in our success.
As we celebrate this milestone, we also recognize that this achievement is not an endpoint but a stepping stone toward even greater accomplishments. We remain committed to upholding the values that have brought us this far and to consistently surpassing expectations.
Thank you for being an integral part of our journey. Together, we will continue to forge ahead, creating a future marked by shared success, collaboration, and innovation.
Celebrating Triumph: Shanti HP Gas Agency Secures 1st Rank in ND Sales Excellence Award 2022-2023
Dear Valued Customers, Partners, and Supporters,
We are delighted to share an outstanding achievement that fills us with immense pride and joy. Shanti HP Gas Agency has achieved an exceptional milestone by securing the 1st Rank in the ND Sales Excellence Award for the years 2022-2023!
This accomplishment speaks volumes about our team's unwavering commitment, dedication, and the pursuit of excellence. The ND Sales Excellence Award is a testament to our passion for providing top-notch services and our relentless efforts to exceed customer expectations.
At Shanti HP Gas Agency, we firmly believe that excellence is not just an achievement but a way of life. This recognition reaffirms our dedication to consistently delivering quality services and upholding the highest standards of customer satisfaction.
We extend our heartfelt gratitude to all our valued customers who have placed their trust in us. Your support and encouragement have been invaluable in this journey of achievement. We also thank our dedicated team for their hard work, determination, and commitment to excellence.
While this award is a remarkable accomplishment, it also marks the beginning of a new chapter. We are determined to build on this success, continuously improve our services, and innovate to provide you with even better experiences.
Thank you for being an integral part of our journey. Together, we will continue to raise the bar, set new standards, and create a future filled with shared successes.
Shanti HP Gas Agency
Celebrating Success: Shanti HP Gas Agency Secures 3rd Rank in ND Packed Sales Volume Gain 2021-2022
Dear Valued Customers,
We are thrilled to share some fantastic news with you all. Shanti HP Gas Agency has achieved a significant milestone by securing the 3rd rank in ND Packed Sales for the years 2021-2022. This accomplishment is a testament to our commitment to excellence and your unwavering support.
Our journey towards this achievement has been one of determination, hard work, and a deep focus on delivering quality products and services to you, our valued customers. We recognize that none of this would have been possible without your trust and loyalty.
Your choice to rely on Shanti HP Gas Agency has been pivotal in this accomplishment. It's your continued patronage that motivates us to reach even greater heights and redefine industry standards.
As we celebrate this success, we reiterate our pledge to provide you with top-notch products, efficient services, and an experience that you can always count on. We are not resting on our laurels; instead, we are more committed than ever to continuously improve and innovate.
This achievement reinforces our belief in the power of collaboration. We consider you, our customers, as partners in our journey, and we are excited about the future we are building together.
Thank you for being an integral part of our success story. We are honored to have earned your trust and look forward to continuing to serve you with the utmost dedication.
Shanti HP Gas Agency
Congratulations on Receiving the Highest Performance Award from.
delighted to share the fantastic news that our esteemed Director, Mr. Kamal Agrawal, has been honored with the highest performance award for CFA in Central India. This outstanding achievement was recognized by none other than the Honorable Chairman of Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited.
In the year 2008, Mr. Agrawal's dedication, hard work, and commitment to excellence have shone brightly, making us immensely proud as part of the Shanti Traders family. This accolade is a testament to his unwavering pursuit of excellence and his significant contributions to the field.
We extend our heartfelt congratulations to Mr. Kamal Agrawal for this remarkable accomplishment. His dedication not only reflects his personal commitment but also exemplifies the high standards we uphold at Shanti Traders.
We are certain that this achievement will inspire us all to reach for greater heights and continue to make significant strides in our respective endeavors.
Once again, hearty congratulations to Mr. Kamal Agrawal for his outstanding performance and for bringing this prestigious recognition to Shanti Traders.
Felicitation for Remarkable Achievement of Double-Digit Growth
We are thrilled to announce that our esteemed Director, Mr. Kamal Agrawal, has been felicitated with a well-deserved award for his exceptional leadership and remarkable achievement of double-digit growth during the financial year 2012-13. The honor was bestowed upon him by none other than the Chairman, Shri S. Roy Choudhary, recognizing his outstanding contributions to Shanti Traders.
Mr. Agrawal's dedication, strategic vision, and tireless efforts have led to this significant accomplishment, setting a remarkable example for all of us. Achieving double-digit growth in a competitive market is a testament to his foresight and commitment to excellence.
We extend our warmest congratulations to Mr. Kamal Agrawal for this outstanding achievement and for bringing pride to the Shanti Traders family. This accolade is not only a reflection of his dedication but also a representation of the values and standards we hold dear.
We are confident that Mr. Agrawal's success will continue to inspire all of us to push our boundaries and achieve new milestones in our professional journeys.
Please join us in celebrating this remarkable achievement and extending our heartfelt congratulations to Mr. Kamal Agrawal.
Warm Greetings from Shanti HP Gas Agency Partner Kamal Agrawal to Chairman Ms. Nishi Vasudeva
Dear Chairman Ms. Nishi Vasudeva,
It is my honor and privilege, on behalf of Shanti HP Gas Agency, to extend our warmest greetings to you.
As the partner of Shanti HP Gas Agency, I have had the privilege of witnessing the remarkable progress and growth that our agency has achieved under your visionary leadership. Your strategic guidance and unwavering commitment to excellence have been instrumental in shaping our journey towards success.
Your dedication to innovation, sustainability, and community welfare has not only inspired us but has also set new benchmarks in the industry. We are truly grateful for your continued support and guidance, which have played a pivotal role in positioning Shanti HP Gas Agency as a prominent player in the market.
It would be an immense honor for me to personally meet and greet you, to express our gratitude and to learn from your experiences. Your leadership journey is a source of inspiration for all of us at Shanti HP Gas Agency, and we are eager to continue contributing to our shared goals under your esteemed guidance.
Once again, I extend my warmest greetings to you, Chairman Ms. Nishi Vasudeva. May your vision and leadership continue to inspire us to reach greater heights.
With the utmost respect and admiration,
Kamal Agrawal Partner Shanti HP Gas Agency
Celebrating Exceptional Achievement: Award for Highest Sales
We are thrilled to share some remarkable news that fills us with immense pride. Our distinguished Director, Mr. Kamal Agrawal, has been honored with a prestigious award for achieving the highest sales in the Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) CFA channel partner segment. Notably, he secured the 1st rank across All India for two consecutive financial years, 2018-19 and 2022-23. This remarkable accolade was presented to him by the esteemed Chairman of Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited, Shri Mukesh Kumar Surana.
Mr. Agrawal's strategic acumen, dedication, and relentless pursuit of excellence have led to this extraordinary achievement, highlighting Shanti Traders' commitment to pushing boundaries and setting industry standards. Attaining the highest sales in such a competitive landscape on a national scale underscores his exceptional leadership and business insights.
We wholeheartedly extend our congratulations to Mr. Kamal Agrawal for these outstanding accomplishments and for casting a bright spotlight on Shanti Traders. These accolades underscore not only his personal dedication but also the ethos and principles that define our organization.
Mr. Agrawal's guidance and unwavering commitment continue to inspire our entire team, motivating us to raise the bar and achieve even greater milestones.
Let us all come together to celebrate this extraordinary achievement and convey our heartfelt congratulations to Mr. Kamal Agrawal.
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In France, only healthy skincare and beauty products with clean and non-toxic ingredients are on the market. However, in the U.S., this is not always the case and sometimes it’s hard to know which products are vegan, cruelty-free, and contain the highest-quality ingredients. So here at SHAY, with luxury and quality in mind (not only in diamonds and gems), we selected our top skincare brands and did the filtering for you.
La Mer is known for its Creme de la Mer moisturizer because of its powerfully healing active ingredients like nutrient-rich algae, antioxidants, and extracts from stones to transform, heal, and sooth dryness or dull skin. La Mer’s products restore skin to look and feel naturally radiant.
Caudalie is renowned for the grape and grapevine extracts in its skincare products, creating very sustainable and natural products. Caudalie is a French company specializing in Vinotherapie. We recommend the Beauty Elixir mist for a immediate boost of radiance and glow, with a therapeutic fresh scent.
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Don’t let poor packing decisions ruin your bucket list trip. The weather in Patagonia changes quickly. If you’re going to Chile in summer (the winter months in the US), you’ll need to be prepared for cold temps, wind, rain and brilliant sunshine. The key is layering. As the weather changes and your body heats up during your gorgeous hikes, you can adjust your clothes to match the conditions. We’ve taken the guesswork out of packing for Patagonia, Chile with a checklist of items you’ll definitely want to bring and some to consider. Read on to learn more.
My husband and I spent a week in Patagonia, Chile. This was a bucket list adventure to see the gorgeous mountains, glaciers and glacial lakes and waterfalls of Patagonia. Thank goodness the tour company we traveled with, Classic Journeys, sent us packing suggestions. Because they prepared us with a Patagonia packing list, we had everything we needed to enjoy the wilderness. This packing list will work for trips to neighboring countries like Bolivia as well.
Patagonia Packing List – Expect All 4 Seasons
Even though January is winter in the U.S., seasons are reversed in South America. So January in Patagonia, Chile is summer. But that’s just the beginning of weather weirdness. Weather in Patagonia can change by the hour, depending on cloud cover or frequent rain. Plus, weather changes with altitude and wind speed. And when we were hiking, my husband and I quickly heated up. Sometimes on a single day in Patagonia, Chile we needed clothes for four different seasons!
Patagonia Packing List – Layering Clothes
Layering clothes is key. In Patagonia, Chile, a windy wintry morning can easily turn into a warm afternoon. And when my husband and I hiked in the brilliant Patagonia sunshine, we heated up fast. So we needed to be able to strip off outer layers when we got hot.
One January summer morning in Patagonia, I started out layering long underwear, a long-sleeved shirt, sweater, a down coat, winter hat, winter gloves and waterproof pants over my pants. And as we hiked, I stripped off my gloves and hat to store them in the lightweight bag I carried. Later, I tied my lightweight down coat around my waist. Layers of clothes are key to a good Patagonia packing list.
Patagonia Packing List: Clothes for Summer Hiking
- Sun hat. My husband learned the hard way that a baseball hat won’t work. That’s because Patagonia is too windy. Instead, we had better luck with sun hats that tied onto our heads, to keep them secure when the wind kicked up. Also, I was happy to wear a hat that protected both my face and my neck. I wore the same sun hat I also used for desert hiking in Arizona and California.
- Water resistant hiking pants. Lightweight hiking pants are key, to allow maximum easy movement on rocky, uneven trails. Foolishly, I left behind my hiking pants in the middle of our week-long trip. Luckily, I had comfortable jeans with me. But jeans are heavier than hiking pants, and if they get wet, hiking is no fun. Hiking pants are a better option.
- 3 lightweight long-sleeved shirts. We used these to layer. While I get cold easily so didn’t need any short-sleeved shirts in Patagonia, my husband was happy he also brought a short-sleeved shirt. (Also, if your trip to Patagonia, Chile includes time in Santiago, fair warning that a Santiago summer day can be in the 80s, and shorts or a casual dress will be comfortable.)
- 2 sweaters or sweater and a fleece jacket. More layers to be able to put on or remove, depending on that hour’s weather in Patagonia.
- Lightweight down jacket. Key to a Patagonia packing list for me was a lightweight down jacket that I could easily tie around my waist. I did that as the day got warmer. Or as I heated up during a hike. And I get cold easily, so sometimes I wore my down coat all day. My husband and I were both happy with the lightweight down jackets we got at REI.
- Warm winter gloves and winter hat. I know, this is a Patagonia packing list for Chile in summer. But in the Patagonia mountains, where wind and rain might kick up anytime, I was glad to have a winter hat and gloves. Unfortunately, I forgot to pack them but was able to buy them at an airport in Patagonia.
- Lightweight long underwear. Be sure to bring a long-sleeved lightweight long underwear shirt to wear on the hiking trail. And just like for skiing, bring lightweight long underwear pants that easily fit underneath pants, so movement on the trails is easy.
- Waterproof windbreaker with a hood. I wore my windbreaker every day in Patagonia, usually over my lightweight down coat. Both easily tied around my waist when I needed to shed layers. Waterproof and the hood are both key because it rains during summer in Patagonia. I liked this one, because I could unzip it under my armpits when I needed to cool off.
- Underwear, pajamas.
- Lightweight waterproof pants. I was happy I brought waterproof pants to Patagonia, Chile. While I never needed to hike in the rain, thank goodness, these would have kept me dry. And they acted like a windbreaker when we hiked across a windy sandbar to see the Grey Glacier up close. The helpful staff at REI guided me to these waterproof pants, which were easy to zip on and off.
Patagonia packing list – clothes for towns or restaurants
Restaurants in Patagonia, Chile are pretty casual, since most visitors are there to enjoy the great outdoors. So it’s okay to wear hiking boots and jeans, even to a nice restaurant. But we also brought a few clothes that made us feel a little more dressed up than on the trail.
- One pair of jeans
- One pair khakis or slacks
- Blouse or button down shirt, if you want to be less casual
- Silk scarf so I felt more civilized at dinner
Patagonia packing list – socks and shoes
- Lightweight hiking boots. My husband and I got great guidance from the hiking boot staff at our local REI. We looked for hiking boots with ankle support and no need to break them in. After trying on several pairs, we each chose lightweight, waterproof hiking boots with great tread. They were so comfortable, we wore them both on and off the trials. Good hiking boots are essential to a Patagonia packing list. Sneakers are no substitute.
- 2 pairs of heavy warm socks. The REI staff helped us find warm socks that wicked away moisture while we were hiking.
- 1 pair liner socks to wick away moisture. This thin layer went next to our feet, to help keep our feet dry on the trail. While I didn’t wash them, they were thin enough to dry overnight if I’d needed to handwash.
- Sneakers with good tread. This is “Patagonia fancy.” At dinner or exploring a town, we wore either hiking boots or sneakers. But don’t wear sneakers to hike.
- 5 pairs comfortable athletic socks. To wear when not on the trail.
- 1 pair fancier shoes and tights. Not necessary. But I did want to dress up for one or two dinners at our hotel, when I knew I would not be walking.
SheBuysTravel Tip: On the plane to Chile, wear your heaviest clothes, including hiking boots. That lightens your checked baggage.
Patagonia packing list – other stuff
- Sunglasses. Patagonia sunshine is bright! My glasses automatically adjust, and often they were nearly black as we hiked outside.
- Strong sunscreen. We used so much, we ran out. High altitude sun is strong, so bring a lot.
- Bug repellent. While we didn’t run into bugs apart from some flies that were all buzz no bite, bug repellant is handy.
- Camera. Patagonia is gorgeous. The natural beauty of Patagonia is what landed Chile on our bucket list. While I loved taking photos with my iPhone, I wish I’d brought a lightweight camera that also can zoom in on penguins and other wildlife. Like this.
- Phone charger and adapter.
- Lip balm. Wind and sun take a toll.
- Swimsuit. But only if your hotel has a spa. Even in summer, it’s too cold for tourists to swim outside in Patagonia, Chile. (And if a beach vacation is more your style, check out our ultimate beach packing guide.)
- Daypack, lightweight crossbody bag, or jacket with big pockets. Some people on our Classic Journeys trip to Chile used daypacks to carry cameras, water bottles, hats and trail snacks. Instead, I brought a lightweight crossbody bag. And my husband used the huge pockets in his jacket.
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Standard Hours Vet Emergency
In the event of an emergency please call the clinic to see what the best course of action is. We may need to refer you to 24hour Emergency Services due to availability so that your pet can be seen in a timely manner.
Tuesday: 8:00am – 6:00pm
Wednesday: 8:00am – 6:00pm
Thursday: 8:00am – 6:00pm
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What to Do In an Emergency
- Remain calm and ensure you and your pet are removed from further harm.
- Remember when handling your pet that they are in pain/distressed and may act unpredictably.
- Call us or the nearest emergency center for immediate first aid advice and to allow them to prepare for your arrival. *First aid does not replace veterinary treatment.
- Help your pet safely to the car. Towels/bedding may make it easier for you to carry your pet into the car, especially if they are in pain or unable to walk.
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Those Waiting for Christ’s Return: Redeeming the Time (ISBN
978-1-9992257-8-0 ) By Godwin Airuoyuwa – It is certain that majority of the over two billion people in the world, who, today, profess to be Christians, are waiting for Christ’s return. He promised them, just before He ascended into heaven, that He would return to earth. While it is encouraging that many are either waiting or expecting the coming of a Messiah or the Messiah, it is necessary to stress that being ready for His return is what matters; for no one knows the time and the day of His return. So, “You also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him” (Luke 12:40).
This book contains all that needs to be done to be ready for His return. It admonishes true believers to avoid false teachings and preachers who are a manifestation of the end times as written in the Bible. Christ Himself said that His coming will be as it was in the days of Noah: “For in the days before the flood, people were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, up to the day Noah entered the ark; and they knew nothing about what would happen until the flood came and took them all away. That is how it will be at the coming of the Son of Man” (Matthew 24:38-39).
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The gendered department of labor in households has become a persistent aspect of societies throughout the world. When development has been produced to gender equality in lots of spheres, the household remains to be a site in which traditional gender functions typically prevail. This sensation is extremely evident in the perspective of foreign domestic helpers that are primarily women from building countries working in households in wealthier nations. The presence of foreign domestic helpers increases sophisticated questions about gender, labor, and economic inequality. Foreign domestic helpers perform an important role in the household economic climate by offering domestic services including cleaning, cooking, and childcare. Their presence will allow numerous families to harmony work and domestic responsibilities, especially in societies exactly where long work hours and strenuous careers are standard. To begin with, the require for foreign domestic helpers is frequently pushed by standard gender expectations, where by women are generally responsible for household work and caregiving. Regardless of breakthroughs in women’s participation within the workforce, numerous households still assume women to satisfy these roles.
The using the services of foreign domestic helpers enables women to go after careers whilst making sure that household tasks are considered care of, perpetuating the concept that women’s principal obligation lies within the home. Second of all, the hiring of foreign domestic helpers from creating countries exacerbates global economic inequalities, specifically along gender facial lines. Numerous foreign domestic helpers originate from countries with constrained economic opportunities for women, top these people to seek employment abroad as domestic workers. Although their work abroad may give economic support for their families rear home, additionally, it often involves sacrifices including separation from the personal families and contact with exploitation and misuse. Moreover, the employment situations of foreign domestic helpers are often observed as vulnerability and exploitation. The majority are subject to very long working hours, reduced wages, and substandard residing problems. Furthermore, their migrant status may keep these with limited legal protections and methods for recourse in cases of mistreatment or abuse. The precarious nature with their employment more underscores the unequal power dynamics that underpin the gendered division of labor in households.
Handling the gendered section of labor as well as the exploitation of 印傭 demands a multifaceted approach that tackles each architectural inequalities and personal attitudes. Policies aimed at advertising gender equality need to address the root causes of gender-dependent discrimination and make certain equivalent entry to education, employment, and economic opportunities for women worldwide. Furthermore, steps must be put in place to guard the rights and well-being of foreign domestic helpers, which include enforcing labor standards, supplying ways for legal redress, and advertising social incorporation and support networks. Additionally, tough classic gender norms and expectations in households are important for accomplishing far more equitable divisions of labor. This requires endorsing discussed responsibility for household duties and caregiving of all members in the household, regardless of gender. Only via group activity will we create a much more equitable and just society where by all individuals are totally free of exploitation and discrimination.
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A slightly spicy and zingy mix with lovely big pieces of Kawakawa in there! Outstanding and so good for you! Contains kawakawa, lemongrass, ginger.
Nelson-based Heke Homemade Herbals teas are lovingly created in small batches using only organically grown herbs and teas, New Zealand grown where possible.
Heke Homemade Herbals
Country of Origin
Created in small batches in Nelson using New Zealand grown herbs and teas where possible.
These teas arrive at Hopper in bulk 250g to 1Kg paper packaging.
Kawakawa, Lemongrass, Ginger
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Madison Cunningham Official Store
Revealer - Exclusive Splatter LP
As its title suggests, Revealer — the new album by Madison Cunningham — is full of confessions, intimations, and hard truths the Los Angeles singer-songwriter-guitarist might rather have kept to herself. It’s a warts-and-all self-portrait of a young artist who is full of doubt and uncertainty, yet bursting with exciting ideas about music and life, who has numerous Grammy nominations but still feels like she has far to go, who turns those misgivings into songs that are confident in their idiosyncrasies. It’s also a rumination on music as a vehicle for such revelations, what’s gained and what’s lost when you put words to your innermost feelings.
Please note that each vinyl is unique and the colors may appear slightly different from the image displayed.
1. All I’ve Ever Known
4. Sunshine Over The Counter
5. Life According To Raechel
1. Who Are you Now
2. In From Japan
3. Collider Particles
4. Your Hate Could Power A Train
5. Our Rebellion
6. Sara And The Silent Crowd
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