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WOO….Sorry for the mini blog break guys. I have been so busy with work. And you know why? I have so much energy and I have been putting it where it needs to be. I have been trying to get a raise and stay caught up and excel in my job. And if anyone has experience in accounting they know this is damn near impossible. I have been doing a hell of a job though. Also, father’s day and my parents anniversary was this past week so I dog sat this past weekend, got gifts, etc etc. and my little brother is home from Fort Bragg!!!!!!! He is at the house(my parents) until he starts school at State, pending he does not(FINGERS CROSSED!) get redeployed overseas again. He is the same ol big headed full blown walking testosterone guy he was before haha. He is obsessed with lifting weights and protein powder lol. I had a bunch of rice protein Jay Robb samples I wasn’t going to use so I gave them to him. I like Jay Robb whey isolate…anyone tried it?? I have been using it to help weight gain. I like vanilla. Mix it with coconut milk, cream and ice for ice cream… yum yum!
Well, my pre-req… step two in EDA anonymous deals with sanity and admitting to a higher power. I have not exactly decided or figured out what my higher power is yet. Obviously, it can’t reall be God, in this case a higher power just means what I look to for sanity in ME to admit for help.
Step Two — We came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.
Here is what my workbook says for step 2:
Sanity- my problem with people knowing I suffer- Turning insane thought into sane
The idea of “insanity” makes many of us initially think of people who are completely out of control. That isn’t us, is it? Sometimes we’re not out of control but overcontrolling. To consider our own behavior “insane” can seem far-fetched. Isn’t an insane person somebody who can’t use their mind? Most of us are very much able to think logically, aren’t we? Maybe we’re even thinking too much at times. Besides, the idea of “insanity” can create visions of hopelessness. Are we dangerous for ourselves or others? Should we be locked away in a psychiatric ward forever? Are we useless burdens on society? If we’re admitting to acting “insane” at times, does this mean we’re declaring ourselves worthless?
No, it does not. However, it might be helpful to closely examine our ideas of “worth.”
“Insanity” can mean many different things. Maybe you need help. Have you acted irrationally because of your eating disorder? Have you weighed yourself several times a day? Do you ever feel different about your size from one moment to the next, okay now and grotesquely overweight just a few minutes later? Do you compulsively compare your body with other bodies? Do you obsess about what you should or shouldn’t eat? Are you terrified of gaining weight from even one bite of food? Eating disorder “insanities” express themselves in myriad ways.
How can we stop “insane” thinking and behaviors patterns? When trying to WILL ourselves into progress, we are reinforcing the very attitudes that created our current unhappiness. Are we broken? Do we need a miracle cure? No we’re not and we don’t. What we do need is a vision of what sanity looks like. We need to find hope. We need to trust that we can patiently learn to live sanely. Are we working towards finding a sanity we never before knew? Are we being “restored” to whom and how we were before getting lost in obsession? It doesn’t matter. We move forward. Now. We find inspiration. Sometimes we feel discouraged. Sometimes we feel hopeful. We keep working. We slowly move, step by step, towards a saner and more balanced life. Removing our personalities’ “bad” parts, so that only “goodness” remains, doesn’t work. Insanity cannot be removed. It can only be replaced with something stronger. When we’re overworked, we need to develop trust that we’ll be okay even if we work less. When we’re scared, we might need courage to face our fears. We need clarity to see that what we’re afraid of isn’t that scary after all. When we feel torn between different options we need the willingness to choose one and let the others go. When we swing back and forth between extremes, we need balance. All of this takes time and practice.
This is where the idea of a Higher Power comes in. Finding a Higher Power does not meaning looking for a cult or a guru. We find lasting truth and hope in our own practice. Trust and hope borrowed from others is only temporary. Kind people (in person or through books) help by sharing experiences. We learn to listen. We find out what applies to us by giving it a try. Some things work. Others things don’t.
We take what works and leave the rest.
A Higher Power sustains us through this sometimes difficult process, and beyond. Until we have built the necessary skills, a Higher Power can work as place holder. Then, when we have more skills, our HigherPower helps us grow further. At the same time a Higher Power helps us learn to love ourselves, even though we’re not perfect, and others, even though they’re not perfect either. What is difficult now gets easier over time.
Our concepts of Higher Power change and grow with us. It is okay not to have it all figured out. There are as many ideas of Higher Power as there are EDA members. Some members consider the support of their EDA group their Higher Power. Some people consider their own inner wisdom and their deep desire to get better their Higher Power. Some people consider the love they feel for friends and family their Higher Power. Higher Power can be a set of habits and attitudes which gives your life direction.
The concept leaves room for all different belief and value systems. It encompasses any spirituality and religion. When we are active in our eating disorder we are using it as our higher power. We trust what cannot be trusted. These behaviors offer little true peace or comfort. Many of us were at war with food and our bodies. Finding sanity means developing a different relationship with ourselves. Hope creates peace.
ANDDD here is my week in review with workbook questions answered!!!!
- I USED to be in this place where I only wouldn’t act on my urges/problems if I found a good reason not to – like, if I came to terms with eating, then I’d eat. If I hadn’t come to peace with eating, I wouldn’t eat. And it had to be downright necessary and perfect. I always had a choice to eat or not eat. If I didn’t really believe that eating was to my benefit, then I wouldn’t eat. But now, I’m in this place where I know I have to eat even if I don’t come to terms with it. Even if I can’t get out of my head, I know skipping a meal isn’t an option. I have to say fuck it and eat. It’s only as hard as I make it and I remind myself the more I regularly eat, the sooner I will get hunger or some kind of hungry sign.
- My body is catching up & filling out
- I had meal shakes 4 times as snacks. I like the vanilla.
- Even when I forget why this is the right thing to do, I still know it’s the right thing to do
- Some days I do feel okay when I wake up and good about myself. Eating all my food everyday is okay some days.
- I can recognize and act on times where I realize, I don’t know why I am doing what I am doing or trying to get away with and realize I am only fighting myself because I am scared of all this new routine
- I make/plan meals I know I want to eat. With this whole eating when I don’t even get hungry is frustrating so I end up losing sight of what I want and like. I made a list of foods I want to eat or catch myself thinking about and made sure they were included throughout the week. It made the overwhelming-too-much-at-once-I-would-rather-have-this-than-that thing go away. I can rest assure that what I may want will be there later, or can be planned in. This is very re- assuring.
- My BMI is not in a dangerous zone! It is considered on the normal but low end
- I have gained 6 lbs in the last month. I have NEVER accomplished this truthfully before(use to screw with the scale at the doctors office)
- Walks make me feel good. They level out my whack blood sugar. My head clears, I feel better.
- I have rough mornings where I wake up, feel full and like the previous days food is still in the top of my stomach, undigested. I feel expanded, and, because of those feelings, I have a hard time liking myself and, as a result, I have had a hard time connecting with others and being an enjoyable presence to be around. All I want to do is disregard food when this happens. I took the choice out of my life debating whether or not to eat so now I have to eat, there is no choice. I HATE THIS. I debate and think about all the things I can do to ‘get away’ with starving but when I focus on what I want right now, starving is not getting me anywhere. The only thing I am ‘getting away with’ is dealing with myself. So I eat and hate myself. I feel guilty, gluttonous and ashamed. I want to scream 24/7.
- I hate having to force myself to do things my brain does not want to. Everything about me and all this so fucking confusing and it all feels wrong, like I am going and getting no where.
- I constantly body check- grabbing my stomach, noticing my legs touch all the way up my body now, my face is fuller, and my arms are chubbier. My head however, expands this into a mental picture of a spare tire, turns 6 lbs in weight gain into a 500 lb nightmare. I literally feel every pound and when I walk my head reminds my I have a stomach jiggling ever step of the way.
- I FEEL LIKE I am ALL belly.
- My body is catching up and my head isn’t getting the message. Erin said it takes over a year for your brain to start ‘working’ in a sane way once you weigh enough. This makes me frustrated and I think recovery is pointless if I will ‘look’ fine and still be a mental nutcase for at least a year. No wonder everyone relapses.
- Not being ‘to terms’ with my head when I eat makes digestion incredibly uncomfortable. I bloat and my belly pops out as soon as I eat and I suffer incredible indigestion for hours. This feeling, and knowing if I can’t get myself to calm down when I eat makes it that much harder. Being around people when I eat and am not okay with makes it worse. I tend to not chew and just inhale, swallow and leave the room silent and pissed
- I get confused and question why I would want to gain weight to begin with
- I can’t stand when people tell me they wish they had my body. A lady at the post office told me she wished she had my body. At corner market, a lady informed me she was gonna follow me shop so she can eat like me. All this makes me assume I look fine. I don’t feel fine and I question why someone would want to eat like a fat person or look like one.
- I informed a couple people after a lot of questions on my recent break room visits for food or making a drink I am working to gain weight, and they couldn’t believe I ‘had’ to gain any weight- that I looked fine and it was ridiculous. Makes me feel like maybe I need to lose weight.
- When I do things I ultimately get pissed about or pull me the wrong way, I need to admit “I don’t know why this just happened right now, I’m feeling insecure and fat and out of control.” This is reallllllly hard to do b/c I am stubborn, independent and get frustrated with myself.
- My BMI is not in a dangerous zone anymore. This makes me think I am fat. I cannot be in front of a mirror
- Separate my mind and body before eating.
- Weigh myself ONCE a week, no more no less, and don’t act on it just be accountable for it
- Make eating peaceful
- Keep not allowing myself options & debate in whether or not to eat
- Stay busy in a way that I am not stuck sitting with myself over analyzing, debating, worrying, and ultimately sitting on the pity potty
- Do something nice and for myself….need to come up with something
- Find ways to calm down in public when I get anxious/nervous without having to totally leave or displace myself from the situation
- Sign up for a group/volunteer experience at St Thomas
- Keep a sane level with the fact that I define my whole life by the fact that I am independent and control my body, can take care of myself and fight my own battles and have no problems. This simply is not true.
- Change my standards- Understand I am an adult woman, and will have an adult woman body, not a pre-pubescent one
- Work on people pleasing. I always worry I did something wrong. If there is a problem I always assume it is me
- Look to inspiration to change ‘insane thoughts’ into ‘sane ones’- i.e. this is ‘my’ thought, how would mom view this thought (she is a healthy happy individual with no food problems)
Understanding my ‘Sanity’ and where it all went wrong:
I am not the person I define myself to be. I have a need to know I am confident and self sufficient. It is scary to admit I am not- like I have let the world down. In college when I began a ‘diet’ post freshmen semester gaining probably 50lbs in like 3 months I thought I was on the right track. And there in, at that time my second semester freshmen year in college: I switched majors, tried out for cheerleading against my parents wishes living in a lie, lost my soon-to-be graduating boyfriend, had to bring my GPA up from a failed first semester, and started a diet to drop my freshmen 50 I was being constantly teased and informed of. I had lost all the control I had previously had, and along the way had no idea why I was in college or what I wanted to do. I grabbed onto the one thing I could control. My food, my body and the scale. I became absolutely obsessed. I was continually praised by guys, girls, coaches and pretty much everyone as successful at a time where I was lost. I was able to handle a lot, do it well and all with a smile on my face. I didn’t complain; I did not show pain.
This praise became increasingly incongruent with how I was feeling. People seemed to have more faith, happiness and confidence in me than I did. I started to feel scared that people would realize I’m not as they thought – people would see that I do fail, I’m not always good at things, and sometimes I could really benefit from some help. Back injuries, broken or pulled muscles, a starving stomach, maintaining a size 0 jeans, being first in the 2 mile run every morning at practice, being the only one who can finish the push ups, lunges, and crunches and doing it all without question or a wink of pain. People admitted to me they were jealous, shocked, and questioned my ability all the time to do it all and remain happy. I made a mental pact with myself to maintain it all. It became a ‘known fact’ I would run miles around Frostburg and go to the gym afterwards, that I would drink bottles of Bacardi because it was practically carb-free but only touch beer when absolutely intoxicated beyond recognition. I lived off coffee and diet soda. It was so satisfying and confidence boosting- I had total control. This did not at all happen over night though. I developed man habits, opinions and distortions as I literally lost my mind.
No one knew how fucked up in the head I really was becoming even before dropping a good amount of weight. But there was more, after my freshmen semester I maintained a 4.0 and argued my way for good grades, I afforded tuition on my own and maintained a job, school, excessive social life, and cheerleading. There became such an unrealistic standard of what I should and needed to be, all determined by other people and their praise, and my determination to keep the control I had on my body. I had to starve- there wasn’t a question in it. I had to be the first to cross the finish line. I had to run. I had to lift. I had to do my schoolwork perfectly and beyond expectancies. I had to make people confident in me and my abilities.
In a quick fashion I became skinnier. It all happened overnight to me; I never noticed it. I never for a second thought anything I was doing was wrong. I was keeping people happy and no one was worrying about me. Then I started isolating myself. I wouldn’t eat around anyone. I had to be forced to go out at night. Alcohol became my go-to for energy and happiness. Everything about getting to a forgetful drunk made life livable, at least until the next day. I would spend every extra second in my room studying or rewriting papers I had already done. I started finding excuses to have to go home every weekend to avoid people and life. I was so anxious I could not conceivably calm down enough and see the present moment. Each time I came home to be told I looked good enough, and to start eating more. I fed off this, it gave me confidence knowing I had control. I couldn’t eat more because it was the only thing I knew how to do and do right. I had so many tallies, calculations and numbers were running through my head every second. None of it meant anything but I had to have it going on. It was stress relieving and comforting. I hated myself, I hated my isolation, I hated my body, food and the scale. I rationalized I was fine because I was alive, and due to birth control had a period every month.
My cheerleading coach and boss who was the football coach started questioning my excessive running and if I ever ate. I became unable to hold up the stunts I once flourished in. It was a struggle to throw basket tosses. I was so dehydrated. I was so tired. I couldn’t sleep. I did everything in my power to make sure my muscles would ache in agony every single morning I woke up. I didn’t want to spend hours standing on the sidelines cheering because I didn’t have the energy, wanted to run, and needed to have my tallies going in my head. Routine became my comfort, my everything. I couldn’t turn to people because they expected me to stay sane and perfect. I couldn’t possibly admit a struggle. Every morning I had to run before work. Every evening I had to go to the gym after tumbling practice. I had to get on the scale. I had to live off the food I managed to convince myself I needed before drinking0- I had this incredible amount of high strung energy from starvation and I couldn’t lose it. None of this had to do with my thinness or my body- it was all control. I relied on nobody but myself now and trusted no one. I loved the agony I went through mentally because it reassured I had control. I fed off people’s concern- it was so distorted and sick. I detached from life when I realized I was no longer pleasing everyone. Everyone was wrong. I was always ‘just fine.’ I wanted to be left the hell alone. I knew what people expected out of me and I couldn’t stand for anything less. I had to keep at it.
I had no self image perspective- it was pure hate. I was full of hate, for people and the world. I hated everything but I was always fine and happy. Everything was either perfect or not a possibility at all. It was all black in white. I was either all in or all out. I didn’t know how to see between the lines. Then I decided it would be a good idea to move to Mississippi- if it ultimately was or not I will never know. It gave me the chance to start fresh. New people would not have this self perception of me I was convinced everyone had. I wouldn’t have to keep my unchangeable routine or body and would have the comfort security of my family and still be ‘home.’ This however did not exactly work as I had pictured it. I didn’t realize I had lost all control over anything I thought I had perfect control over. I wasn’t controlling anything I was doing but regardless, I was still doing it. I began to despise my own parents and wished everyone would leave me the fuck alone. I wanted out- of everything. This is where life gets fuzzy and I stopped remembering things. Events or anything that took place for the greater portion of the first 2 years I lived in Mississippi I have absolutely no recollection of. I was so scared and so confused and numb to life.
It took my taking advice and force of my parents, which was totally alien and ‘wrong’ to me because everyone was bad, to get help. But, I did it to please them. The line I will never forget was my mom saying ‘I won’t lose you. I wont let you die.” If there is ever one thing you don’t want to hear it is that concern from your own parents. I went and got a meal plan to please them. I went to a therapist and yapped off what I knew she wanted to hear. Then one lady tried to tell me my parents and childhood was to blame. The nutritionist told me to eat tofu, low fat yogurt and whole grain bread. This is where I lost hope in ‘the industry.’ From there I beat around the bush about understanding my problem for a few years. There is no cure for eating disorders and people/doctors can only do so much. Getting healthy enough to live my life is ultimately my choice in this fight.
I pretended when I moved to Mississippi and forced to help, for a long time that I was doing better, twisting my mind around and lying about things I don’t even remember. I became one living lie. Everything was a lie. Food was a lie. Weight was a lie. Progress was a lie. Ability was a lie. What I wanted was a lie. Until I put on the initial get-me-off-death-row 20 pounds I had absolutely no mental sanity at all. I couldn’t fight it because I had to lie. It is all so sick. Once I was ‘heavy’ enough to see the problem I wanted to start working on it, hence my fascination with the human body and nutrition- because I saw the problem, and wanted to please everyone else. I had no idea what was right or wrong before then, I just wanted to be out and better. I was put on exercise restriction and tried my best to abide by some meal plan someone else gave me. But, as it has been the whole time, it wasn’t about my weight or the food- it’s the realization that I had no control over the disease but lived in it thinking I did. It is nerve wracking to see this reality.
I took up a grand interest to learn and understand more about the human body, endocrinology, metabolism and health than at all necessary. I have studied textbooks in the past couple months on exactly, down to the cell how the body works, what affects it, and what is good nutrition for the human body. I studied mental illness and eating disorders. This very aspect has ultimately forced and convinced me to get well, because I understand what is wrong. I, to a reality extent understand what anorexia is and why no one ‘gets it’ and ever will, I know what I am putting my body through, and I know the risks/malfunctions of my past and problems I am encountering in food intake/digestion/blood sugar/sanity all blow, but I know why it is happening. I more than know what I need to do now. While I have known for a while, and still know this, forcing myself into the change was and is a lot harder. I don’t know what it was, maybe an in and out admittance, or my problem beating around functionally living and getting ungodly sick of it that made me decide I need to take everything I know or have learned and produce health in myself.
Now, the past year or so, I feel like I am trying to pick up as that college freshmen 6 years ago who took so many wrong turns in life and still is left with no idea what she should be doing. I still see myself as that girl. My maturity level, my life in general and in the mirror. It is like I lost 6 years of my life I will never get back. I am stuck jumping from age 18 to age 24. I missed out on so much. I feel absolute remorse at the fact I couldn’t control my urges, my problems, and actually despised my own family/friends to the point of hate at one time in my life. I WAS NOT that girl. But I have to accept that really, that was me, I just wasn’t in control. I have no idea who the fuck I was. I feel so bad and there is not a damned thing I can do to get back what I have caused and the years/happiness I have lost, not even to mention the damage in my relationships and agony/frustration my family has suffered.
Sanity- my problem with people knowing I suffer- Turning insane thought into sane
Sorry this is so long! How are you guys doing? Anyone have step 2 experiences they would like to share with me???

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Yes, we're still following Michael Chiarello's meal and this is how he ended it! We didn't have this with the other dishes but it would go equally well with it. This really was pretty easy to pull off but I did make some adjustments from Michael's recipe.
First, next time I'll cut the peaches in half and pit them. It was difficult to eat with the pit still in there. I did ditched the yogurt because I just wasn't feeling it. Instead we use homemade whipped cream and it was delightful! Crème anglaise, melted or frozen ice cream would also be really great on this.
I can't even begin to describe the sauce. It was so sweet and grapey! It was truly sinful tasting and went beautifully with the peaches. It would also be very nice over waffles in the morning! Be careful when your making the sauce, it will make a mess if you don't watch it!
We used some small dessert bowls The Other Williams' mother gave us. I think it was a wedding gift to her parents because the initial is engraved on them. Anyway they are tiny and help with keeping our portions in check and I love them. They were the perfect size for this dish! All in all we thoroughly enjoyed this Zinful dessert!
* 1/2 cup homemade whipped cream or ice cream
* 4 ripe peaches, peeled, halved, and pitted
* 1 lemons, juiced
* 1/2 bottle Zinfandel (good quality, about an $8 bottle)
* 1/2 cup sugar
Toss the peaches with the lemon juice so they won't oxidize. Put the Zinfandel and sugar into a stainless steel pot over medium heat and bring it to a simmer. Add the peaches and simmer for about 15 minutes, covered. Remove the peaches and reduce the Zinfandel by about half, down to light syrup. Spoon the sauce over the peaches and serve with the cream or ice cream.

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Canada unseeded for Women's World Cup draw
After winning the CONCACAF championship, Canada will learn its fate when the draw for the 2011 FIFA Women’s World Cup is held at a gala ceremony in Frankfurt on Monday (CBCSports.ca, 1:30 p.m. ET).
Canada defeated Mexico in the final of the CONCACAF tournament in Cancun earlier this month, completing an incredible unbeaten run to the title that saw the team win all five of its games and outscore the opposition 17-0.
But even though the Canadians were crowned champions of CONCACAF, the soccer region covering North and Central America and the Caribbean, they will not be seeded in Monday’s draw.
The four tournament seeds are based on the overall FIFA world rankings, which means hosts Germany and the top-ranked countries from CONCACAF, South America and Asia — and not the champions of those regions — will be separated into different groups during the draw.
As a result, the United States, the No. 1 ranked team in the world, is the seeded team from CONCACAF, along with No. 3 Brazil, No. 5 Japan and No. 2 Germany.
The U.S. lost in the semifinals of the CONCACAF tournament and was forced to beat Italy in a two-game playoff to earn a World Cup berth. But they enter Monday’s draw as the CONCACAF seed, much to the consternation of Canadian coach Carolina Morace.
The Italian-born Morace, who took over the coaching reins in early 2009, concedes that the U.S. is historically one of the best teams in the world. But she feels Canada, currently ranked ninth in the world, earned the right to be seeded.
"It has to be the champion of CONCACAF … We should be there as first in our region," Morace said.
Because the U.S. is the CONCACAF seed, Canada will be drawn into the same group as one of women’s soccer’s elite teams: either Germany, the two-time defending world champions, Japan or Brazil.
However, the Canadians can not be selected to play in the same group as the U.S., a side that it has defeated just three times in its last 47 matches with its neighbours to the south.
The 2011 FIFA World Cup will take place in nine German cities, including Frankfurt, from June 26 to July 17. Monday’s draw will see the 16-team field divided into four round-robin groups and determine the first-round match-ups. The top two teams from each group will then advance to the quarter-finals.
Morace said nations such as Mexico, New Zealand and Australia have made great strides in women’s soccer over the years, and one of those teams could offer a surprise at next year’s World Cup.
But the Italian maintains that there is still a vast gap in quality between emerging countries and the game’s heavyweights such as Germany, who thrashed England 6-2 in last year’s European final to win its fifth consecutive continental crown.
Still, Morace maintains an almost fearless attitude ahead of Monday’s draw, remaining focused on her team, and seems almost uninterested as to who Canada’s World Cup opponents will be.
"I want my team to arrive [at the World Cup] in the best condition. This is my goal because all teams can become a problem if we are not in shape. I want to focus my attention on my team for sure," Morace said.
Canadian team transformed under Morace
World Cup success has thus far eluded Canada.
The Canadians did not qualify for the inaugural tournament in 1991, and failed to advance beyond the first round in 1995 and 1999. A surprising semifinal appearance in 2003 was followed by another first-round exit in 2007.
But Canada has been transformed under Morace.
Since taking over as coach, the Italian has whipped the Canadian team into shape, instilling the virtues of maintaining possession and playing one-touch soccer.
Morace's arrival marked a distinct tactical switch for the Canadian women's team. Previous coach Even Pellerud preached a one-dimensional style of play that emphasized the long ball, physical strength and endurance.
Under Morace, the Canadian team is playing a more stylish, technical and direct brand of soccer.
Now riding a wave of momentum and confidence after winning the CONCACAF championship, Morace believes Canada can contend in Germany next summer.
"Our philosophy is we don’t have to win but we have to give our maximum. This is our target," said Morace.


KENYA’S electoral commission has provided all political parties with a list of its returning officers.
IEBC commissioner Roslyn Akombe confirmed the release of the list on Friday and challenged politicians and parties to identify any member of the security forces on it.
Her sentiments were in response to the opposition, which on Thursday claimed the ruling Jubilee Party had hired 42 police and military officers to rig the election.
Akombe sought to allay fears of hacking, saying the IEBC had hired cyber-security experts from top global technology companies to help guard against breaches.
The experts from partner service providers, she said, would help secure the Kenya Integrated Election Management System (KIEMS).
Meanwhile, President Uhuru Kenyatta on Wednesday told the African Union that the opposition was engaged in a campaign to force the postponement of the August elections.
At a meeting with an African Union elections observer team led by former South African president Thabo Mbeki, President Kenyatta spoke of a pattern of actions by National Super Alliance leaders that he said demonstrated their resolve to sabotage the elections.
Moussa Faki, the Chadian chairman of the AU Commission, accompanied Mbeki to the meeting at State House, Nairobi.
President Kenyatta said the opposition was aiming for chaos and was not interested in a fair contest where voters chose the victorious.
“We have persistently declared that we are ready to accept the will of the people, but the opposition adamantly refuses to submit itself to that commitment. The reason is simple -subversion of the will of Kenyans,” said President Uhuru. – Daily Nation Kenya


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ACTING Gov. Agnes Magpale said the Provincial Board (PB) is expecting charges to be filed if they allow a winning bidder to supply the Capitol with P227 million worth of heavy equipment. Magpale and the PB had received text messages ...
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Palma: Show mercy, respect life this Christmas
CEBU Archbishop Jose Palma called on the faithful to share the gift of joy this Christmas by showing mercy and respect for life. In his Christmas message this year, Palma said that in preparation of the birth of Jesus Christ, ...
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Capitol execs open center for abused women, minors
CAPITOL officials yesterday opened the P9.4-million facility that will house women and children in Cebu Province who are victims of abuse. “It’s appropriate to call it a development center rather than a crisis center because we have different services like psycho-social, ...
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‘Public fireworks safer option’
GOV. Hilario Davide urged Cebu local government units (LGU) to hold fireworks display, which is more safe, than allow citizens to play with firecrackers in their neighborhoods, which is more dangerous. Davide admitted that fireworks display is more expensive, but safer ...
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CPDRC sets Family Day for inmates tomorrow
INMATES of the Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center (CPDRC) will be able to spend quality time with their families tomorrow, Dec. 24, as the management decided to dedicate a “Family Day” for all inmates. The jail will start receiving visitors ...
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Deutsches Institut für Japanstudien
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The presentation will be given in English. The DIJ Business & Economics Study Group is intended as a forum for young scholars and Ph.D. candidates in the field of Business and Economics Studies. Everybody is welcome to attend, but kindly asked to register with
Japan's Electricity Deregulation: Prices, Profits, Productivity and the "Reform Idea"
November 30, 2009 / 6.30 P.M.
Paul J. Scalise, Temple University Japan
This presentation examines attempts to restructure the Japanese electric power industry over a long period. It focuses on an investigation of political and economic factors exercising an impact on attempts to restructure the industry. The most important intellectual problem that it seeks to tackle is why concerted attempts to restructure the provision of electric power to industry and to private residencies during the 1990s along market competitive lines ran into the sand with the new millennium. The ultimate failure of such attempts appears surprising in view of the fact that Japanese consumers pay considerably more for electricity than do consumers in many other comparable countries. This presentation first lays out three rival theories explaining variation in the pace of Japan’s deregulation movement, with special attention paid to the emerging but relatively untested factor of foreign economic ideas infiltrating the decision-making process. To address which theory holds the strongest explanatory power, we examine Japan’s high electricity prices from 1965-2005 using a principal component analysis alongside an analysis of the electric power sector’s profitability, total factor productivity, and potential rent-seeking behavior. It is found that Japan’s promotion of a safe energy supply in the form of nuclear power not only explains why post-oil-shock prices were (and are) so high relative to other countries, but also why most actors continued to tolerate them for so long.
Paul J. Scalise (D.Phil., University of Oxford, 2009) is Adjunct Fellow at the Institute of Contemporary Japanese Studies at Temple University, Japan Campus. A former Tokyo-based financial analyst and energy industry consultant, his work currently focuses on agenda-setting and decision-making in the government-business relationship.

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By Mary K. Schaffer
Vince Hannemann is the Junk King.
The ruler and collector of the Cathedral of Junk, a tottering “clubhouse” in South Austin, has curated a curious collection of broken and forgotten objects. Flickering televisions, tattered student IDs, bent Barbie dolls, burnt metal, a plastic toilet and even a prosthetic leg pop out of the heaps of unidentifiable junk as visitors wend their way through the Cathedral, working their way up to the tiny loft at the very top.
Completely hidden from Hannemann’s front yard, the Cathedral transports visitors to long-forgotten days when they used to own the rotary phone now peeking out from behind a pair of crutches or the clock hidden behind broken glass. The Cathedral, complete with throne room, crafts trash and memories into hidden treasures.
Hannemann started building backyard sculptures when he was a kid. His Cathedral, composed of over 60 tons of junk, is a natural progression of his childhood interests. “Didn’t you ever make a clubhouse when you were a kid? I made treehouses, but I used junk because it’s a lot cheaper,” Hannemann says. “That’s what I do here.”
The Cathedral, which Hannemann began building in 1988, contains three levels and multiple rooms, with discernible categories of junk outlining the entire structure. Whole sections of the Cathedral are devoted to skis, glass bottles, telephones, televisions, tires and figurines. Odd objects without partners are placed anywhere there is room, Hannemann says. “Of course there’s a rhyme or reason as to where I put things,” he says, a touch defensively. “Everything has a place.”
In 2010, Hannemann doubted if his Cathedral would still have a place in Austin’s weird scene. For seven months, the Junk King fought for his “clubhouse” to remain standing in his backyard after the city of Austin demanded he get a building permit. “I didn’t know I was building a building. I just thought it was yard art,” Hannemann says.
To comply with city regulations, he tore down 40 tons of junk, scaling the clubhouse down so he was not building right up to his neighbors’ property lines. After the first engineer assigned to test the Cathedral’s infrastructure and weight capacity quit the job, Hannemann doubted he would get a building permit without the engineer’s letter of approval. He then decided to subdivide the Cathedral, grouping it into smaller structures. That decision, however, actually helped save it. “During the media coverage of my ordeal with the city, all the public heard was, ‘Cathedral to be demolished,’” Hannemann says. “There was a public outcry and support.”
Hannemann’s plight was even featured in the Wall Street Journal in an April 2010 article. “My knuckles and Obama’s face were on the same page,” Hannemann says. “That was pretty cool.”
After the public outcry, Hannemann says, another engineer finally signed off on the letter of approval, finding no weak spots, and the Cathedral received its building permit. “It was probably the hardest thing I’ve ever gone through, emotionally,” Hannemann says. “But the city just put another feather in my cap. They actually made me more famous.”
Because he operates in a residential neighborhood, Hannemann is not allowed to charge an admission fee to the estimated 10, 000 visitors he receives a year. “Charging admission doesn’t agree with the vibe of the Cathedral of Junk,” Hannemann admits. “I don’t like going to a museum for $10 where I can’t even touch the art. You can interact with what you see here.”
Hannemann doesn’t always welcome interaction with the junk, however: “Ten-year-old boys are the worst. They love to move stuff around. Touch it, but don’t move it. The little girls are just as hard to deal with when they see ‘Justin Bieber was here’ written in there. They don’t believe whatever I say about him.”
Hanneman has crafted a new world in his backyard, right in the middle of weird Austin. In the junk world, treasure hides in every crevice, long-forgotten memories resurface and history lies around every corner.
The Cathedral of Junk is located at 4422 Lareina Dr., south of Ben White Blvd. It is open 365 days a year, from dawn till dusk. Hannemann asks that people call him at (512) 299-7413 to make an appointment to visit.


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Her New York Times column is appropriately titled as Courting Cowardice, because she nails several of the Justices on their apparent reluctance to seize or even recognize the historical moment before them.
In between Alito comparing gay marriage's existence to that of the internet and Roberts bloviating about labels on friends, she offers this paragraph starting with Kennedy then nailing the Court:
Swing Justice Anthony Kennedy grumbled about “uncharted waters,” and the fuddy-duddies seemed to be looking for excuses not to make a sweeping ruling. Their questions reflected a unanimous craven impulse: How do we get out of this? This court is plenty bold imposing bad decisions on the country, like anointing W. president or allowing unlimited money to flow covertly into campaigns. But given a chance to make a bold decision putting them on the right, and popular, side of history, they squirm.the right, and popular, side of history
For many of us here, we have long known this is the right and overdue path. We are supported by the increasing support for marriage equality we see from political leaders, from votes around the country in 2012, from polling data, and from professional organizations.
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Dowd credits Solicitor General Donald Verrilli Jr. with an effective argument I did not hear in the news coverage last night, that
“There is a cost to waiting.” He recalled that the argument by opponents of interracial marriage in Loving v. Virginia in 1967 was to delay because “the social science is still uncertain about how biracial children will fare in this world.”She cites las week's announcement by the American Academy of Pediatrics of its support for same-sex marriage, which "evidence that children of gays and lesbians do better when the couples marry." She herself cites data from the ABC/Post poll that
The wisdom of the Warren court is reflected two miles away, where a biracial child is faring pretty well in his second term in the Oval Office.
that 81 percent of Americans under 30 approve of gay marriage. Every time you blink, another lawmaker comes out of the closet on supporting the issue.And she totally takes apart Charles Cooper's argument about marriage and procreation as ludicrous, noting
Sonia Sotomayor was married and didn’t have kids. Clarence and Ginny Thomas did not have kids. Chief Justice Roberts’s two kids are adopted. Should their marriages have been banned? What about George and Martha Washington? They only procreated a country.One third of the Justices do not fit Cooper's model. Perhaps 1/10 of the nation's population may be gay and not currently guaranteed marriage equality.
There is more, some quite delicious, and well worth considering.
When a political figure or institution becomes the target of late-night comics we know they are in trouble. When elite voices across the country are speaking with a common voice that has moved, it is worth noting.
This is not elite voices saying we need time to wait, say on integration. For those who forget, it was such arguing for waiting that produced one of this nation's most important document, Martin Luther King Jr.'s rightly famous Letter from Birmingham Jail< in which he wrote
We know through painful experience that freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed.He followed that by noting
We have waited for more than 340 years for our constitutional and God-given rights. The nations of Asia and Africa are moving with jetlike speed toward gaining political independence, but we stiff creep at horse-and-buggy pace toward gaining a cup of coffee at a lunch counter.At a time when countries around the world are moving to accept marriage equality, including those with whom we are closely tied by military and economic connections, there can be little doubt of the sweep of history. At a time when increasingly the American people and their legislative representatives are moving to approve marriage equality, the reluctance of this Court to step up to the historical moment before them is appalling.
The moment is coming. Perhaps Clarence Thomas will continue to remain vocally silent and Antonin Scalia will continue his rants and ravings, but all of the other Justices surely realize that the moment is nigh upon this country.
The Court dare not uphold Proposition 8. I think that is clear from the words of Kennedy, Roberts, and even Alito.
Dowd reminds us that the gathered crowd outside the Court was largely pro-marriage equality, noting
One woman summed it up nicely in a placard reading “Gays have the right to be as miserable as I make my husband.”She says the only real emotional moment in the Court was Justice Kennedy bringing up the 40,000 children in California living with same-sex parents, with Kennedy citing in response to Charles Cooper the right of those children to have their voices heard.
Above I said "and even Alito." He had wondered whether or not gay marriage might or might not turn out to be a good thing, to which at that point in her column Dowd had written
If the standard is that marriage always has to be “a good thing,” would heterosexuals pass?That is a key observation, as was the sign outside she mentioned. I am reminded of a young lady in one of my classes a few years ago when the issue of same-sex marriage came up. She was the daughter of one of the most prominent African-American ministers in the region, one of those whose preaching was that God made them Adam and Eve, not Adam and Steve. Yet when she spoke up on the issues, she wondered why it was such a big deal, weren't her gay and lesbian friends just as entitled to the pursuit of happiness.
That nails it - that is why it is more appropriate to call it marriage equality. It is an equal rights argument, it is an equal protection argument.
As for poor Sam Alito, who worried that the Justices could not see into the future? He becomes the focal point of Dowd's final, powerful 2-sentence paragraph, with which I will also close:
While Justice Alito can’t see into the future, most Americans can. If this court doesn’t reject bigotry, history will reject this court.Peace,


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November 24, 2008
Ethanol slump dampens sentiment of US corn growers
Shrinking ethanol profits and a deepening recession that cause bio fuels giant VeraSun to go bankrupt last month make US farmers sceptical of their corn buyers in the future.
Farmers welcomed the rapid expansion of ethanol producers whose deep pockets helped propel price of corn to record highs.
But the financial woes of some ethanol makers are spilling into rural America, souring the once good relationship between farmers and companies that purchase corn and process it into fuel.
Iowa State University agricultural economist Chad Hart said that one have to look at who he is selling to and what sort of financial situation they are in.
South Dakota-based VeraSun, the second largest U.S. ethanol producer, filed for bankruptcy protection last month, citing a liquidity crisis as bad bets on corn, natural gas and ethanol prices hurt its ability to pay debt.
The company has been unable to honour some corn delivery contracts booked near this summer's record-high prices, so farmers holding those contracts now must resell the corn on the open market for significantly less money. Some may face six-figure losses.
Calls to VeraSun seeking comment were not returned.
Hart said that producers were counting on the high prices they locked in this summer and now, with the bankruptcy declaration, they are seeing those contracts evaporate into thin air.
These farmers went in thinking they had already sold corn at US$7 a bushel. They probably made other input or supply buying decisions that they maybe wouldn't have made knowing they were not going to get that US$7 a bushel, he added.
Corn futures prices have tumbled about 50 percent from an all-time high of US$7.65 a bushel this summer to less than US$4 a bushel.
While ethanol makers welcomed the decline in corn costs, their profits are dismal as the price of ethanol also plunged along with other energy markets.
Still, ethanol makers are expected to consume about a third of the more than 12 billion bushel US corn crop this year.
Bob Dineen, head of the Renewable Fuels Association, said this week he expects industry consolidation in 2009 as ethanol profit margins tighten and demand drops.
Several industry analysts predicted more bankruptcies in the sector. Several ethanol makers have shelved plans to build new plants.
In the meantime, many farmers are putting most of their unsold corn in storage and appear resigned to wait for a clearer picture of the market and higher corn prices.
Many older ethanol plants already paid off much or all of their debts when profits were better two or three years ago, before corn and fuel input costs soared. Those plants may weather the credit crunch better than newer, more leveraged facilities, economists said.

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Tech accessory company Satechi created the new iMac clamp hub, a convenient space for all computer ports and devices. The hub will add functionality to any iMac desktop with a USB-C port, 3 USB 3.0 ports, an SD card and Micro SD card reader all-in-one unit that clamps directly onto the bottom of the screen. With a plug that attaches directly to the thunderbolt 3 port, the new hub has a knob to hold it in place for easiest access.
With no additional installation needed, the iMac clamp hub was created to declutter and simplify any desk. Made in the classic Apple aluminum finish and available in either space gray or silver, the hub will blend in and complement any iMac.
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I am pretty well versed in both Mac os and Vista but not all too versed in networking and here is what I need someone to chew up for me: How do I see my WORKGROUP computers that are connected to a windows network in my office from my Fusion partition. The MAC operating system sees these computers, and so does the Vista system if i start it in boot camp. But if I turn on my Fusion virtual machine, no matter what networking setting i choose in the options, I cannot see the other machines in Windows. Please help out and let me know if this is possible or not and if so then how. Thanks!
I would expect this to only work in bridged mode. When you switch networking options, does general networking still work (e.g. are you getting a new DHCP lease or otherwise configuring the network correctly)?


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Nairobi County Police Commander Japheth Koome has warned NASA or any other grouping from making entry into Uhuru Parks grounds lest they face the full of force law.
Koome says the tug of war on who should use the park between NASA and the amorphous Nairobi Business Community are tell-tale signs of looming confrontations if police officers do not swiftly intervene.
Addressing journalists on Sunday, Koome says the police are obligated to maintain law and order within the city and will firmly deal with any rogue element.
He said his office had not received any formal notice from the coalition or any other group.
NASA leaders while speaking in Homa Bay over the weekend maintained the planned swearing in of Raila Odinga will still go on as planned on Tuesday, in the country’s capital Nairobi.
“Neither NASA nor any other grouping has notified police of their intention to use Uhuru Park,” said Koome.
Koome gave the warning even as Deputy President William Ruto dismissed the much touted swearing in of NASA leader Raila Odinga set for this Tuesday as political gimmicks.
Ruto says the government is firmly fixed on its development agenda and will deliver services to all Kenyans.
Ruto who spoke while attending a church service in Nairobi’s Buruburu Estate Sunday, the duo are simply engaging in political theatrics.
The DP is instead calling on NASA and its leadership to desist from the raising political temperatures citing the conclusion of the electioneering period in October last year.
According to him, the government will in no way be deterred in focusing on its development agenda and delivering on its pre-election pledges through such theatrics.
He said: “We have had one year deciding who will be Member of Parliament who will be President and so on, it’s now time to serve Kenyans. I want to assure you that our goal is to transform the lives of Kenyans through the development agenda we have.”
Taita Taveta Governor Granton Samboja (Nasa) and Redeemed Gospel church Archbishop Arthur Gitonga said elections were over and Kenya did not want to witness chaos or bloodshed but harmony and development.
The leaders said the purported swearing in of Raila Odinga and Kalonzo Musyoka was a ploy by Nasa leaders to cause chaos and sabotage the economy.
They said issues of electoral justice were determined and settled by the Supreme Court while Kenyans ultimately elected President Uhuru Kenyatta.
Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko, Mr Samboja MPs Kimani Ichung’wa (Kikuyu), Maina Kamanda(nominated), Charles Jaguar Kanyi (Starehe), Benjamin Mwangi ( Embakasi Central) Charles Gakuya (Embakasi North) and Simon Mbugua (EALA) asked police to protect Nairobi residents and property from Nasa hooligans.
They said the Constitution was very clear on how to elect and install a leader.
Mr Sonko said “The people of Nairobi are Peace loving. We know there are some leaders who want to export violence to the city to disturb our unity and destroy our business”.
He said police should not allow any violence to be visited to the city.

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A few weeks after unveiling her much talked-about White House holiday decorations, First Lady Melania Trump celebrated the spirit of the season at the 2018 Congressional Ball in a seriously festive gown.
FLOTUS appeared alongside President Donald Trump at the White House on Saturday evening (December 15) in a formfitting, long-sleeve dress made entirely out of white sequins. ('Tis the season, after all.) Take a look.
The style was from Céline's spring 2018 collection—the last one designed by Phoebe Philo, before Hedi Slimane took over and removed the accent from the first "e." It appeared on the runway during Paris Fashion Week last fall.


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Animal Cognition is an interdisciplinary journal offering current research from many disciplines (ethology, behavioral ecology, animal behavior and learning, cognitive sciences, comparative psychology and evolutionary psychology) on all aspects of animal (and human) cognition in an evolutionary framework. Animal Cognition publishes original empirical and theoretical work, reviews, short communications and correspondence on the mechanisms and evolution of biologically rooted cognitive-intellectual structures. The journal explores animal time perception and use; causality detection; innate reaction patterns and innate bases of learning; numerical competence and frequency expectancies; symbol use; communication; problem solving, animal thinking and use of tools, and the modularity of the mind.
Monkeys and humans see visual illusions in similar way, study finds
Monkeys perceive visual illusions in the same way great apes and humans see them, according to researchers at Georgia State University.
Apes may be closer to speaking than many scientists think
Koko the gorilla is best known for a lifelong study to teach her a silent form of communication, American Sign Language. But some of the simple sounds she has learned may change the perception that humans are the only primates ...
Four-fifths of a banana is better than half
Fractions strike fear in the hearts of many grade schoolers – but a new study reveals that they don't pose a problem for monkeys.
Stress 'sweet spot' differs for mellow vs. hyper dogs
People aren't the only ones who perform better on tests or athletic events when they are just a little bit nervous—dogs do too. But in dogs as in people, the right amount of stress depends on disposition.
First study to show that birds and not just mammals copy yawns
Have you ever caught yourself yawning right after someone else did? The same happens to budgies, says Andrew Gallup of State University of New York in the US. His research team is the first to note that contagious yawning ...
Study shows that rats will try to save members of their own species from drowning
Rats have more heart than you might think. When one is drowning, another will put out a helping paw to rescue its mate. This is especially true for rats that previously had a watery near-death experience, says Nobuya Sato ...
Barking characterizes dogs as voice characterizes people
An international group of researchers has conducted a study on canine behavior showing that gender, age, context and individual recognition can be identified with a high percentage of success through statistical and computational ...
Spider monkeys point to new understanding of hand dominance
Spider monkeys aren't the hook-handed primates scientists always believed they were.
Brain size matters when it comes to animal self-control
(Phys.org) —Chimpanzees may throw tantrums like toddlers, but their total brain size suggests they have more self-control than, say, a gerbil or fox squirrel, according to a new study of 36 species of mammals and birds ...
First evidence that reptiles can learn through imitation
New research has for the first time provided evidence that reptiles could be capable of social learning through imitation.

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The Ply concept phone has so many features stacked into its wooden shell that I had to read about it twice to fully grasp its awesomeness. Each layer holds a gadget with a distinct function, including a phone, game controller, photo printer, and projector (among other things). Zowie!
It’s designed by Hideo Kanbara. If I met him right now I would probably ask him one question: will you marry me? And then hearts and flowers would fly out of his butt, I’m guessing, because anyone who designs this is brilliant and fabulous and genius and all of that.
Of course, like so many fabulous things, this is still a concept. And of course, the Ply site, which has loads of pretty pictures is all in Japanese. (That is so my bete noire.)
They actually made one of these and it’s on display at the KDDI Studio in Harajuku, so if you happen to be in Tokyo right now then feel free to go and check it out.
In closing: this is one concept I would love to see become a reality and I will so go on record as promising to pay thousands of dollars for this if and when it becomes a reality.
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Secunderabad: With Local Military Authorities (LMA) not following the orders of Minister of Defence (MoD), the Federation of North Eastern Colonies once again knocked the door of MoD with a representation claiming that there were more than four roads to be reopened. However, the LMA says there are only two roads closed as is mentioned in the Minutes of Board Meeting held on May 31.
LMA still holds sway over a few Cantt roads
According to CS Chandrasekhar, secretary, Federation of North Eastern Colonies of Secunderabad (FNECS). a few roads were only opened during certain hours and no announcements were being made by both the LMA and SCB about the road closure schedule. There is a need of a team to be deputed that evaluates the roads and mention which all roads are yet to be opened,”


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I had the chance to fit in an marathon sewing afternoon yesterday. I scurried around in the am doing errands and chores and when those where done I sat at the machine and let er rip. It was awesome and good for the soul.
I completed Bento Blocks for Jaclyn at the Joy do good stitches bee. She will cut these into four and then marry them up with the other peoples blocks and come up with a fantastic quilt top. Its a great way to use up scraps.As long as folks use her colors, pink, green, purple, and yellow, it will all go together no matter what shades or tones are used.
I posted about this quilt top before. Like months ago. It has taken that to get this top together. In reality it only took 45 minutes do trim and sew but I just couldn't find the time to do it until now. It measures 39 X 53 and is very bright and colorful. The plan for the back is to do a multi color and fabric back making the quilt look like it is two for one.


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Feeding Granularity: 35-60mm
Production Capacity: 12-360TPH
Instruction: Under engineer's guidance
Production Capacity: 50-800TPH
Application Field: Hydropower, building material, highway, city construction, metallurgy, coal mining and so on.etc.
Applied Materials: Granite, basalt, bank gravel, bauxite, cement clinker, quartz silicon carbide,limestone, river stone, etc.


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To produce the finest Australian honey for the world and adopt sustainable bee farming practices where possible
Honey Australia produces the finest honeys and products. From humble beginnings in regional NSW 25 years ago with one store, we now supply over 500 tones of honey to retailers & distributors in Australia, Asia, Europe, UK, Middle East & USA. Our brand portfolio include Honey Australia, BeePower and BeeCare.
Sustainable Keepers & Hives
Honey Australia’s Raw Organic Honey, collected from its hives in Central West NSW is unpasteurised, unprocessed and unfiltered, retaining the full natural goodness raw honey has to offer! The relationship with our passionate beekeepers is paramount to ensure we get the best pour and served across the globe.
Manuka & Organic Honey
Honey Australia actively promotes Australian Manuka honey meticulously sourced from Australia’s pristine coastline forests and bushland from the highly sought-after Leptospermum Manuka flower. We also source Manuka from New Zealand,
Organic and Manuka honey represents more than 60% of our business and we are foscused on driving and growing this market by promoting the benefits of organic and Manuka honey to consumers which supports the sustainable bee farming community.
Honey Australia continues explore new product innovation to provide the highest quality and most innovative honey products with creations such as: BeePower pollen and eucalyptus honey fusion and super high grade Manuka Honey. Gourmet flavoured honey including chilli, ginger, cinnamon, lavender and much more, leading product innovation in the honey industry.
Honey Australia is certified under the rigorous international standards of HACCP the international standard defining the requirements for effective control of food safety. B Safe, is our honey HACCP accreditation.
Honey Australia is accredited with Australia Certified Organic (ACO) and is now supplies 100% natural pure GMO free organic honey .
The organic certification is a rigorous process which requires the implementation of an organic certification program. Attaining and maintaining Australian Certified Organic (ACO) certification demands adherence to a strict quality control program from beehive to bottling.
Organic certification involves a program of audits by qualified certifiers who personally visit all bee sites. Honey Australia’s beehives are situated in dense national parks at least 10 kilometres from crops and wineries to ensure no sprays or chemicals affect the hives – bees only travel within a 6 km radius of the hive.
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Bright, positive, upbeat groove. Nice and slick production, uplifting instrumental passages, lots of variation throughout. A fresh and contemporary sound, motivational and with a positive outlook. Great for infomercial, corporate presentation, television
This tune was made in electronic,ambient style.Pulsating bass,piano,accordeon,drum loops,arpegiators.Techno world.Commercial.
Inspiring Digital Media instrumental. Perfect for Corporate, Product Presentations, New Technology, 3D Animations, Promos, Digital Media and Network movies. Various versions. Instrumental, Dramatic, Electronic Music.
A fast, energetic, fun 1980's inspired track in the style of the Miami Vice soundtrack. Retro synth sound combines with modern elements.
What sounds at first like a jungle track with a deep tribal sounding counter rhythm to the modern drum track, soon turns into trance anthem with filtered chords that change their sound as they pound away with vigorous energy.
An upbeat workout, action track with a lot of attitude. Groove and positive drive with brash and up-front synth stabs for energy boost. Action games, high speed sports footage, racing and cardio workouts, running, spinning, boxing, uptempo aerobics.
Get ready for action and avoid panic stations with this track perfectly suited for crime, thrillers, chases and industrial projects. Fast rhythms and arpeggios and power this piece along at a quick tempo with lots of dramatic energy.
Synth pulses with a cinematic feel. Retro electronica with a nod back to the 1980's. A sense of wonderment.
Pumping synth techno track with pretty shining arpeggio that sounds like plucked strings layered in the distance. Perfect for fashions models strutting on the runway or images of space, the stars or the moon.
A kind of light and friendly dance / electronica track. Positive and pleasant, with a nice groove. This track will go well with media presentations, technology and innovation, as background music for information flow, visual effects and more.

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Small circular brass container with a lid topped with a bell
Think of this handmade brass box as the keeper of secrets. Use it to store jewelry, treasured stones and private mementos, or to hold incense in a yoga or meditation room. Either way, we love how this simple brass object connects us to ancient craftsmanship.
Brass dates from remote antiquity. A mix of copper and zinc that could be cast or hammered into shape, it was valued for its color, which can range from pale lemon to a deep brown, depending on the zinc content. The earliest brass objects date from 3000 BC, from Babylonia and Assyria, but it wasn’t until the Middle Ages that the material became more commonplace. Not long after the Romans discovered how to produce the metal alloy, brass coins spread throughout the Roman Empire. As time went on, brass was increasingly used for objects in homes and churches. This small brass box from HomArt connects the past to the present.
Serenity, simplicity, and warmth—these qualities resonate throughout HomArt’s collection of objects and furnishings. Sustainability is also at the heart of the California company’s approach to decor. Some of its one-of-a-kind products are discovered on antiquing trips around the world, at Indian souks, Asian bazaars and European flea markets. Others are crafted from recycled materials by artists who transform abandoned materials into new decorative objects with a timeless charm.
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Antichamber is a first-person puzzle game with minor platforming elements made by Alexander Bruce. The game world consists of numerous rooms featuring M.C. Esher-inspired geometry that emphasizes use of perspective and non-linear map design (the game may also be considered to exhibit non-Euclidean geometry). Rooms in Antichamber are primarily white, but with bold splashes of color to indicate important areas or give clues as to what tool is useful for a given area. There are also a number of cartoon slides on walls that, when interacted with, provide the player with encouragement and hints at how to progress.
The game's puzzles make use of hidden passageways/walkways, basic jumping sections, and object manipulation. The bulk of the puzzling is done with small colored cubes and one of four cube "guns" that the player collects during play. Each gun replaces the previous one, and adds to the player's ability to manipulate the small blocks in the environment. The player must also navigate the maze-like map, which includes surprise warp points and space-bending connections between rooms.
Antichamber started out life as a mod called "Hazard: The Journey of Life", made with the Unreal Engine by Bruce that debuted at the Tokyo Game Show in 2009. After the release of the Unreal Development Kit, work on a stand-alone version began later that year. As the game moved through development, it was recognized at indie game events such as the Independent Games Festival and IndieCade. It was also chosen as one of the PAX 10 for 2011. In April of 2012, Antichamber became the seventh game to receive financial support from the Indie Fund to help complete development.
PC System Requirements
- OS:Windows XP SP2, Vista, or Windows 7
- Processor:2.0+ GHz or better (dual core recommended)
- Memory:2 GB RAM
- Graphics:NVIDIA 8000 series or higher (Shader Model 3 Compatible)
- Hard Drive:1 GB HD space
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Get Funked are one of the most sought after and highly acclaimed bands in the events industry, with a reputation for excellence that precedes them right across the globe.
Get Funked are versatile and scalable, offering everything from a simple 2-piece vocal lineup, right up to a unique 35-piece concert extravaganza that includes a string section and dancers.
For those with big ideas or specific requirements, Get Funked also offer fully bespoke productions.
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There are 4 main lineups for the band depending on venue, setup time, audience size and budget:
Get Funked are renowned for delivering concert quality performances for corporate and private events. Get Funked’s shows are carefully structured, polished and choreographed and they perform with an infectious energy that delights audiences the world over. The band’s attention to detail is second to none and they pride themselves on their unique ability to faithfully recreate some of the greatest pop music of all time, with unparallelled authenticity.
To accommodate a diverse array of events and venues, three different lineups are offered.
11-PIECE – SUITABLE FOR SMALL CORPORATE OR PRIVATE EVENTS WITH 150+ GUESTS
14-PIECE – SUITABLE FOR MEDIUM CORPORATE OR PRIVATE EVENTS WITH 250+ GUESTS
17-PIECE – SUITABLE FOR LARGE CORPORATE OR PRIVATE EVENTS WITH 350+ GUESTS
Get Funked Compact.
Get Funked Compact has been designed to specifically cater for small events, where the technical production requirements for a full Get Funked performance are not logistically or financially viable.
These lineups offer a simple all-in-one entertainment and production solution, for intimate private functions and more modest corporate events.
6-PIECE – SUITABLE FOR SMALL CORPORATE OR PRIVATE EVENTS WITH 50 TO 150 GUESTS
8-PIECE – SUITABLE FOR SMALL CORPORATE OR PRIVATE EVENTS WITH 50 TO 150 GUESTS
DJ Live is launching in early 2017 to satisfy a demand for high quality musical entertainment at events where it is not possible to accommodate a fully live band. DJ Live has a small onstage footprint, relatively modest production requirements and can be set up and moved into place very quickly. As such it is particularly suited to award ceremonies, where stage space and set up time are often extremely limited.
DJ Live perform with backing tracks that have been created by Get Funked’s full 17-piece live band, on licence. This is totally unique to Get Funked and for the first time offers people the chance to experience the sound and energy of a large live band at their event, regardless of the logistical limitations. Individual musicians can be added to DJ Live in any configuration to give the show more of a live feel. Options include electric guitar, keyboards, percussion and 2-piece horn section.
4-PIECE – SUITABLE FOR SMALL CORPORATE OR PRIVATE EVENTS WITH 150+ GUESTS
6-PIECE – SUITABLE FOR MEDIUM CORPORATE OR PRIVATE EVENTS WITH 250+ GUESTS
8-PIECE – SUITABLE FOR LARGE CORPORATE OR PRIVATE EVENTS WITH 350+ GUESTS
DJ Live Lite has been designed to specifically cater for very small events, where the production requirements for either a DJ Live or Get Funked performance are not logistically or financially viable. These simple 2 and 4-piece lineups offer an all-in-one entertainment and production solution for intimate private and more modest corporate events.
DJ Live Lite perform with backing tracks that have been created by Get Funked’s full 17-piece live band, on licence. This is totally unique to Get Funked and for the first time offers people the chance to experience the sound and energy of a large live band at their event, regardless of the logistical limitations.
2-PIECE – SUITABLE FOR SMALL CORPORATE OR PRIVATE EVENTS WITH 50 TO 150 GUESTS
4-PIECE – SUITABLE FOR SMALL CORPORATE OR PRIVATE EVENTS WITH 50 TO 150 GUESTS
BBC, Blackberry, BT, Deloitte, Diageo, EMC2, ITV, Shell, Bet 365, & Tesco.
What the clients say:
“After seeing Get Funked at Under The Bridge, I didn’t hesitate in booking them for Tesco’s Store Managers’ Corporate Event at the NEC. They brought the whole event to life and people talked about them for weeks afterwards!
They are incredibly professional and are loads of fun. I would without doubt book them for my next event!”
DENISE WELLS, TESCO – NEC BIRMINGHAM, 2015
“Alive Network have been working with Get Funked for over 10 years, performing at some of our biggest events throughout Europe and the Middle East. They are THE number one event band in the UK, completely unrivalled in terms of performance and professionalism. An outstanding band in every respect.”
DAVID BEVAN, MANAGING DIRECTOR OF THE ALIVE NETWORK ENTERTAINMENT AGENCY, 2016
“You guys got rave reviews, it was definitely the way for the second part of the night to go. Not one person has mentioned a DJ in any conversation.
Thanks again it was superb!”
TREVOR SPOONER, PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS – TROXY, LONDON, 2015
“We are so pleased to be able to recommend Get Funked to our clients. We last had them for a big event at The Four Seasons in Dubai in 2015: “Polina in Wonderland”.
Visually their show was incredible and their sound was of the highest quality. They interacted with Polina and her guests and they left a lasting impression on everybody.
Get Funked and special guest CeeLo Green entertained guests right into the early hours of the morning. It was fantastic!”
MARINA KISS, CREATIVE PRODUCER AT RENOVATIO ENT – THE FOUR SEASONS DUBAI, 2016
“What a difference a live band makes and Get Funked is one of our favourites.
For the last 7 years they’ve been creating a great vibe at Supernova and our clients continue to enjoy their original delivery and lively performances.”
DI BAILEY, DIRECTOR OF PLANIT EVENTS – SUPERNOVA LONDON, 2016
“I have been working with Martyn and Get Funked for the past couple of years and as bands go there is absolutely nothing better on the circuit. The musicians are unbelievable at what they do and I get
nothing but amazing feedback about the band. Not only that, they are also great people to work with.”
LOUISE PERRY, CREATIVE DIRECTOR AT LOUISE PERRY WEDDINGS, 2016
“Get Funked put on a fantastic performance for my husband’s 50th birthday party. The dance floor was full all night and the show has left a huge impression on all our guests.”
DENISE COATES CBE – CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF BET365, 2016
“It was an absolute pleasure to work with Get Funked, who were truly professional and well organised. The guests loved the performances – it was very energetic and vibrant and we would be glad to have them back again.”
FAIZA ABUBAKER, FAB PRODUCTIONS – DUBAI, 2015