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Whatever Halloween looks like for your family this year, make sure to include a fun, healthy Halloween snack board (or charcuterie board)! Whether you're going trick or treating, staying inside with your family, or setting up your own Halloween party, a healthy Halloween snack board made especially with kids in mind will satisfy everyone's hungry tummies.
Halloween-themed food is exciting no matter how old you are! Halloween snacks are incredibly fun to put together, and it's the one day of the year that we all have an excuse to let our inner weirdness shine.
But let's face it, our kids (and us) get WAY overloaded with sweet treats the days leading up to Halloween and for long after the night is over. A healthy Halloween snack board for kids is a much needed addition to balance out all that sugar.
One of my friends and I have decided to set up our own little trunk or treat between our 2 families this year. Our kids will still get to dress up, go outside, and collect candy. Yet it will be from a limited amount of people, all our family or close friends! And anyone who doesn't feel comfortable being close to others can safely stay at a distance while still enjoying the company of some cute kids on Halloween. I am going to put together a snack table that includes this healthy Halloween snack board, a sweet and salty snack board, mummy hot dogs, graveyard pudding cups, and fun spooky beverages for the grown ups. It's going to be a blast!
Halloween will NOT be cancelled for us. It'll just be a little different, and safer.
🎉 Charcuterie Board Ideas
Snack boards are fantastic for any type of party. You can arrange foods in festive shapes, like Christmas trees or Easter eggs, to turn any snack board into one for any holiday or special occasion. This Red, White, and Blue Kid-Friendly Charcuterie Board for summer barbecues or this S'mores Snack Board for kids' sleepovers are 2 of my favorites!
You can make them sweet snack boards filled with candy and other goodies, or healthy snack boards packed with fresh fruit, veggies, meat and cheese. Both kids and adults will love them, whatever you choose your snack board to be!
Healthy snack boards take little time to prepare. It's never taken me more than 20 minutes to get the board put together. My readers' favorite guide to 15-minute kid-friendly charcuterie boards is a great place to start if you are new to putting together snack boards for kids.
I have grown to love snack boards so much that I recently started making them multiple times a week, for different (non-special) occasions. Since I wake up well before the rest of the family, I make a healthy charcuterie board almost every day. This keeps us grazing on healthy snacks all day long. Plus it's easy to point to the snack board when someone says "Mommy, I'm hungry!" Today we had a "very berry pancake snack board" and my kids had a blast making their own plate!
🏬 Where To Buy
If you need to purchase a charcuterie board, you can find endless options on Amazon. Home Goods is another great option for good quality, yet discounted boards.
This board on Amazon is one of my favorite circular boards. I love that it has handles for easy carrying! If you'd like a rectangular snack board, this one here is a great option. But you can also use a large wooden cutting board if you don't have time to go shopping or if you're on a really tight budget. (no one will notice!)
But my absolute favorite board is this Smirly Cheese Board. It's awesome for wine, cheese, meat, nuts, and fruit because it has 5 different serving sections and servingware!
🍱 What Is Traditional Charcuterie?
A traditional charcuterie board consists of a variety of meats along with garnishes and condiments, cheeses, and breads. Simply put, it’s a meat, cheese and bread board. But, it's 2020 and the world has broken from keeping traditional foods in their traditional states (mostly). So we are breaking the charcuterie rules with this healthy Halloween snack board and adding fruits, veggies, and special treats!
I like adding simple fruits and fun foods to make kid-friendly snack boards, rather than just sticking to meats, cheeses and breads. What better way to get kids to eat their fruit when it’s at a fun party or in a fun shape?!
There are a ton of different kid-friendly foods that you can choose for your Halloween snack board. For the Halloween-theme, I am sticking with yellow, orange, white, black, and green colored foods. I like to not only stick with fall and Halloween colors, but to make pumpkins out of the orange and yellow foods. You can see in the pictures below, pumpkins with cheddar cheese cubes, carrots, and cucumber stems!
Just remember to consider the ages of the kids.This particular kid-friendly Halloween charcuterie board is made for kids over 2 (or kids who have teeth and are used to chewing different textures).
Orange: full clementines to resemble pumpkins, peeled clementine slices, baby carrots, cheddar cheese cubes, mini hot dogs
Yellow: candy corn (crackers and banana slices are a good idea too)
White: mozzarella cheese balls
Black: blackberries (olives are great too, but I forgot them!)
Green: bite-size cucumbers, apples and caramel
Sweets: candy corn, or any other Halloween candy!
Make your healthy Halloween snack board with your preferred veggies, fruit, cheeses, and meats. You can't do it wrong!
Kids Ages. If small children who can choke easily on certain foods will enjoy your snack board, watch out for choking hazard foods, like grapes or anything hard to chew.
Allergies. Consider a nut-free snack board if you're serving to guests and you don't know if someone has an allergy. Although, I think it's pretty standard that parent's of kids with allergies alert a party host about allergies ahead of time.
Weather/Temperature. If you're serving your snack board outside, consider leaving out items that can easily melt if you live in a hotter climate or foods that quickly attract flies and ants.
Germs. This is a big one, especially now. You probably don't want everyone touching the food with fingers, so have lots of forks, spoons, and toothpicks available. Kids are impulsive and easily forget etiquette for not touching food they aren't taking, so it may be a good idea to arrange toothpicks in individual pieces, like the olives or cheeses. Consider purchasing small wooden disposable forks, too for bigger foods like oranges, apples, etc.
I hope you enjoyed learning about how to make a healthy Halloween snack board for kids! I'd love to hear how yours turned out in the comments below.


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New research reveals that one in four cases of self-harm go unreported and one in five occur under the influence of alcohol. Also, xix in ten ‘self-harmers’ mention suicidal wishes. The new study also shows that self-cutting is not confined to young girls, but is the most common form of self-harm amongst young boys too.
A study by a collaboration of academics across Europe, including Dr. Nicola Madge, Reader in Child Psychology at Brunel University’s Centre for Interdisciplinary Child and Youth Focused Research, now reveals the extent to which deliberate self-harm is rife amongst teenagers in seven different countries.
Commenting on the research, Dr. Madge explains: “This research shows that self-harm is an international, widespread yet often hidden problem, particularly among young girls. What’s needed now is more research into the factors that prevent self-harm thoughts leading to action, and the distinctions between those who harm themselves with and without suicidal intent. Identifying young people suffering from emotional and mental health difficulties, and providing them with appropriate care and support, is also essential. ”
The CASE (Child and Adolescent Self-harm in Europe) Study found that 3 in ten girls and 1 in ten boys have either self-harmed or considered doing so in the past year. Of these, 25 per cent had not confided in someone else about the incident and 12.4 per cent had not attended hospital as a result, suggesting that existing statistics about self-harm could be an underestimate.
Disturbingly, the research also found that more than half of self-harmers (59 per cent) mentioned that they ‘wanted to die’.
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Sony Xperia 5 II appeared on TENAA before being launched on 17 September
Earlier, a promo video has been leaked giving us a look at the Sony Xperia 5 II before an imminent launch. The device is expected to feature some impressive tech specs including Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 chipset and a 120Hz OLED display. Today, the certification of the device on TENAA has revealed some images and extra information as well.
According to the images from TENAA, the Xperia 5 II will have a triple camera module at the back. It is mentioned that the camera lenses will be coated with ZEISS T* anti-reflective material. On the sides, you can also see a power button, a volume rocker, and a dedicated camera shutter button that has been previously teased in the promo video. There is also another mystery button which is claimed to be a dedicated video shutter or Google Assistant button.
For the 120Hz OLED screen, it is going to be a 6.1-inch panel and comes with a 21:9 CinemaWide ratio. Compared to last year's Xperia 5, the Xperia 5 II will have 1 to 2mm thinner top and bottom bezels as well. For connectivity features, it will have dual SIM card slots and support 5G connection. The device will be announced on 17 September as the brand's latest flagship.
Let us know what you think about the Sony Xperia 5 II on our Facebook page. Stay tuned to TechNave.com for more exciting smartphone news.


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We had a stopover in Calabria at the Marina of Roccella Ionica. We had heard that silting to the entrance of the harbour could be a problem and we should stay to the left. Since a yacht, just about the same size was stuck in the middle of a sand bar, we thank Heikell for the information. He is rather like a patron saint of yachties in the Med. On this approach, you could see who read Heikell and who was stuck on a sandbar.
Upon entering, we found a small tidy marina of Roccella Ionica run by Francesco Lombardi. We were assisted with getting our documents stamped by the Coast Guard and information given about the nearby restaurant. Since we had arrived just hours before sundown, we were in a queue of boats. It was like Friday night on the harbour bridge. He did get everyone’s papers processed. There was a great energy and a great welcome to Marina of Roccella Ionica.
We dress and walk around the marina to the restaurant. There were hundreds of people from the local community as well as many yachties, sitting under a large waxing moon at the outdoor tables. There were tables for twenty and tables for two, children and puppies wandered through the table. Pizza was served, not by a slice or a pie but in either a half metre or metre, on a long narrow board. We had fish and pasta but everyone’s food looked good. The camaraderie of whole families in the restaurant, children playing clap hands and dancing, wishing Auguri for someone’s birthday, made for a fairytale evening.
Another early start found us sailing for ten hours to Santa Maria di Leuca. We all keep watch for lobster pots and ships, but James and Louise do Sudoku. Louise is also sketching every day. Frosty and Gaila are writing and journaling. We also listen to talking books and podcasts. There is no small amount of chatting and cooking going on.
We arrive at Santa Maria di Leuca about 5:00pm. As we sail in, the brass band strikes up an Italian song and we are wondering why they are so excited by our arrival? Ah, but no. It is the boat behind us with a large number of Italian Youth Sailors, who are circumnavigating Italy and being feted at different ports during their summer holidays.
We shower and go straight out to a lovely restaurant, walking under the full moon, which was extremely large and beautiful. As we go, we pick out the house we want for our Italian fixer upper. There are some beautiful houses here and lovely gardens too. We all have a favorite, each usually a bit run down but quite grand with colonades.
The next morning, James goes with all our paperwork and hands in our Italian cruising permit. The border patrol actually drives to us from about sixty minutes away, saving us a long sail to Brindisi. They stamp us out of the EU, we are off to Montenegro. Just one last gelato before we go!

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It’s only February 2019 but good music waits for no man and this list is testament to that. Here’s 5 absolute bangers that came out this year and which I had to add to my playlists!
Now you don’t have to love them too, but if you do like what you hear please show some love for the artists great music and share, add them to your playlists and most importantly go out and buy them!
Illyus & Barrientos - Shout
…..Just listen to those vocals :@ yaaas queen!
2. David Penn REMIX - Sometimes (It Happens) (Jack Back)
…..anyone else now in the mood to go out?! *clap* *clap* *clap*
3. PBH & Jack Shizzle - I Wanna Know You
…..these guys are simply killing it at the moment <3
4. Joe Stone - Bug A Boo
…..an EPIC remake for all us Destinys Child fans! #BringBackThe90s
5. Watermat - Preach
…..ace! Nuff said :>

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UBC Theses and Dissertations
Problematizing the problematic: the Nihangs within the great Sikh court of 19th century India Sandhra, Sharanjit Kaur
This thesis is an attempt to look at the nature of a specific Sikh sect during a very specific period in history. While conducting my preliminary research, I realized that very little work has been done on the Nihangs, and what very little work there was, it was scattered, fragmentary, and contradictory. As such, by looking at this unique sect, I realized that although I would not be able to find all the correct answers, I would still be able to dissect the Nihangs within the 19th century period, and connect them to the great Sikh ruler Ranjit Singh, and his Sikh court. There is no doubting that Maharaja Ranjit Singh was a great ruler who managed to unite the entire Sikh nation, and even thwart off British interests in his land. Yet, despite the obvious immense power Ranjit Singh held, the presence of the Nihangs, thwarted somewhat, and altered such dynamics of power. And thirdly, I argue that the Nihangs were able to alter the balances of power within the Sikh court through their dual presence as players within the Sikh court, and allies of the Maharaja, and then their opposite role as players outside of the Sikh court, and disturbers of such powers. I argue that although on the one hand, the Nihangs were active fighters for and protectors of Ranjit Singh, and were thus even incorporated into the ever famous darbar portraits, there was a dual aspect of this sect which countered theirloyal nature. Thus, I also argue that the Nihangs were able to demonstrate great power within the Sikh court of the 19th century as they also were a continual menacing and disturbing presence, often abusing European visitors, disobeying orders, and even verbally and physically abusing the Maharaja himself. I hope that in reading this thesis, the reader will also come to the conclusion that the Nthangs did have certain privileges and powers within the Sikh court, so much so, that they were also able to dually challenge the powers of Maharaja Ranjit Singh, and his court.
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New technology from thermal processing engineering firm Despatch offers the end-user a viable and readily available product that could meaningfully lower the cost of producing carbon fibre.
Despatch announced last month that its next-generation Split-Zone oxidation oven with the company’s proprietary Novariance Technology will enable manufacturers to aggressively push the oxidation rate during the manufacture of carbon fibre to reduce the oxidation cycle time, thereby lowering the cost of oxidised fibre.
By creating two discrete thermal profiles for the upper and lower half of the chamber, the temperature in the upper half of the oven can be increased by several degrees, advancing the rate of oxidation of the fibre within the same process chamber.
Novariance Technology, with its patent-pending orifice-plate nozzle structures, eliminates the side-to-side and directional variance inherent in conventional nozzle designs.
In today’s conventional carbonisation lines, the oxidation process presumably consumes the most energy, has the largest carbon footprint and requires the largest capital investment.
With this in mind, production processes alternative to conventional oxidation, such as plasma, as well as alternative precursors to the traditional polyacrylo- nitrile-based precursor, are seen as the best path to achieving lower-cost carbon fibre. Generally, these methods have received the most attention in recent years.
Further, Despatch highlights low process variability, effective and controllable heat transfer rates and increased zones of control as key to reducing the oxidation process cycle time from a typical 60-minute to a 90-minute cycle.
Previously, trade-offs in ease of maintenance or capital equipment costs have made integration of these factors cost prohibitive, limiting potential cycle time reduction, notes the company.
However, Despatch carbon fibre division GM Steve Oman highlights that the Split-Zone oxidation oven will lower process variability, widen the window to optimise heat transfer rates to a specific precursor and double the effective number of zones of control.
“We estimated that a 25% cycle time reduction, or more, can be achieved with Split-Zone oxidation technology,” he says.
Despatch will be showcasing its Split-Zone oxidation oven at its Lakeville facility, in Minnesota, US, during the fourth quarter of 2015.


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Shortlisted for the 2017 Saltire Society Poetry Book of the Year Award
Who is Dustie-Fute? A vagrant, a hawker, a poet. A dustyfooted Scottish Orpheus. A stranger, a migrant, a ghost. In his search for Dustie-Fute, David Kinloch begins amid the Parisian floods of 1910: with the waters rising, a lonely giraffe speaks from the abandoned zoo, witness to what seems the end of the world. Other animals chime in, Dustie-Futes all, a hooved and humped chorus of watery sages. Elsewhere, two young college dudes quote Rilke at each other. Cain’s wife, the Virgin Mary and that eternal stepdad St Joseph draw on memories they didn’t know they had. In a series of feminist monologues, feisty biblical women seek revenge on their husbands and oppressors, before Dustie-Fute’s final incarnation as a Cavafy-reading Syrian refugee.
Who is Dustie-Fute? Many are, and many have been. A fellowship of strangers across time: free spirits, survivors. Kinloch’s bestiary of forgotten voices spans apocalypse and salvage, elegy and humour. Mythic and erotic, his poems engage ecological disaster, LGBT art and politics, and that great resistance movement, love.


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Please join us the evening of Thursday, October 12 at Arusha Gallery for the opening receptoon of «Through a Glass Darkly», an exhibiton of oil paintings by Pippa Young. We are looking forward to celebrating this striking new series of work, which will be on view at the gallery until November 5th.
To see 'through a glass darkly' is to have an obscure or imperfect vision of reality
This body of work is about representation, identity and visual language.
We see the world, not as it is, but as we are. I am interested in percieved, meditated and constructed realities — what we percieve to be true, what the outer world tells us is true, and our inner constructed truths. Often, I wonder, how far do these resemble reality at all?
I am interesteed in the surface and illusion both in a pscychological sense and in a painterly sense. To me, the act of painting is a microcosm of a wider experience.
The phrase, 'through a glass darkly' is biblical, from Corinthians, and first appeared in the King James translation. Modern trasnaltions use the word 'mirror'. In the origional version the writer was probably referring to a piece of highly polished bronze which provided a reflective surface.
It has been said: «an artist's job is to hold a mirror up to the world», and: «every painting is a self-portrait of the artist». This collection of paintings is simultaneously both a reflection of the viewer and a representation of the painter, whilst the surface, mediated through an experimentation with visual langage, refers to a fragmented, illusory reality.


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August 15, 2013 at 6:58 AM
Zero tolerance counterproductive
Regarding the thoughtful editorial on drug policy, the drug war is part of the problem. [“Time to de-escalate the ‘War on Drugs,’” Opinion, Aug. 13.]
Illegal drug users are reluctant to seek medical attention in the event of an overdose, for fear of being charged with a crime. Attempting to save the life of an overdosing friend could result in a murder charge.
Overzealous drug-war enforcement results in preventable deaths.
Rehabilitation also is confounded. I think it’s safe to say that turnout at Alcoholics Anonymous meetings would be rather low if alcoholism were a crime pursued with zero-tolerance zeal.
Eliminating the penalties associated with illicit drug use would encourage the type of honest discussion necessary to facilitate rehabilitation and save lives.
Robert Sharpe, policy analyst with Common Sense for Drug Policy, Washington, D.C.
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What are Immunity Passports that are warned against by WHO?
The World Health Organization has recently warned against issuance of immunity passports. The organization is against the concept as there is no evidence till now that people who have recovered from COVID-19 or developed antibodies will not get infected again.
What are Immunity Passports?
Immunity passports are provided to persons that have been recovered from COVId-19 and has tested positive to hold antibodies against the disease. The presence of antibodies according to immunity passports say that the person will not get infected by COVID-19 again.
What are the issues?
Though the idea of immunity passports has not been implemented widely, several organizations are opposing on adopting the idea. This is because, it is unknown that how long the antibodies formed against the COVID-19 lasts in human body. Also, it is unknown if this strain of virus is similar to that of the other strains such as MERS (Middle East Respiratory Syndrome) and SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory System).
Also, immunity developed helps to protect the person from developing the illness but may not prevent from getting infected.
Why Immunity Passports?
The countries that have imposed lock down are now trying to return to normalcy. It would be convenient for the countries when the citizens hold such a pass like that of the immunity passport. This will help in restricting movement of people actually infected and allow others to lead a normal life.


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Klara raises $3 million to advance its 'WhatsApp for medicine'
Klara, a New York-based healthcare messaging company launched in 2014, has raised $3 million in its most recent round of funding.
Company executives describe its cloud-based HIPAA-compliant messaging platform as a professional “WhatsApp” for medicine.
With the new funding, Klara will pursue its vision to build “the central nervous system of healthcare,” which will connect all medical providers, patients and other medical professionals such as pharmacies, labs and specialists together on one platform.
Founders Simon Bolz and Simon Lorenz, MD, launched Klara as a business-to-consumer telemedicine app and have since evolved the product into a messaging platform for connecting businesses to each other as well.
Klara’s cloud-based web and mobile apps are used by hundreds of health systems across the country, ranging from solo-provider practices to pharmacy companies, large medical groups and enterprise-level hospitals. Medical teams communicate with tens of thousands of patients sending hundreds of thousands of messages every month, according to the founders.
“We see healthcare as a network, with doctors and patients being the most important nodes communicating with each other,” Bolz said in a statement. “If we want to digitize healthcare, we have to build something that both, medical staff and patients love using everyday to communicate. Messaging has turned out to be the perfect fabric to build this network, as it has already become the standard way to communicate in our personal and professional lives.”
New York’s Lerer Hippeau Ventures and Project A Ventures from Berlin led the funding, with existing investors including German VC Atlantic Labs and Groupe Arnault also participating in the round.


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Women’s golf posted strong second and third rounds to finish in 10th place at the Cardinal Cup this past week.
Thu, Oct 20, 2016, 2:13am
Men’s golf used a strong final round to finish in 12th place at the Dayton Invitational.
Sun, Oct 16, 2016, 11:08pm
Men’s golf heads to Ohio to face off against top competition in the Dayton Invitational—the team’s final tournament of the fall season.
Mon, Oct 10, 2016, 12:01am
Women’s golf won the Yale Intercollegiate after a strong second round that allowed them to hold on for the victory.
Thu, Oct 6, 2016, 1:22am
Men’s golf posted its best round on Tuesday to finish in ninth place out of 15 teams at the Nick Watney Invitational. The Lions notched three consistent rounds—all within six strokes off each other—against elite West Coast competition at San Joaquin Golf Course in Fresno, California.
Mon, Oct 3, 2016, 12:39am
Women’s golf used a strong final round to win the Princeton Invitational this weekend.
Mon, Oct 3, 2016, 12:10am
Men’s golf heads to California to take part in the Nick Watney Invitational this Monday and Tuesday. The Light Blue took fifth in its last event at the Dartmouth Invitational, which followed up another fifth-place finish at the Cornell Invitational the weekend prior.
Fri, Sep 30, 2016, 12:38am
Women’s golf travels to New Jersey this weekend to participate in the Princeton Invitational. The Lions are coming off a second-place finish at the season-opening Nittany Lion Invitational, where they improved their team score over each of the three rounds.
Mon, Sep 26, 2016, 1:48am
Men’s golf struggled in the final round of the Dartmouth Invitational on Sunday, falling one spot to finish in fifth place overall.
Mon, Sep 26, 2016, 1:09am
Women’s golf improved with each round over the weekend to finish in second place at the Nittany Lion Invitational.


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One of my very favorite classes to teach at The Chopping Block is our Flavor Dynamics class. In this class, we explore taste versus flavor. It is an in-depth look of all the five basic tastes: salty, sweet, sour, bitter and umami and how they work with one another to create a balanced and complex dish. We discuss how each taste can either amplify the other or tone it down. To me, being able to taste a dish and understand what each ingredient brings to the table and correct any issues is a very important skill for the home cook to learn, but it does take some time to hone that skill. This class is definitely the first step to understanding! You can see below some of the visual aides I like to use during the Flavor Dynamics class.
The taste that I want to focus on in this blog is umami because I feel like not everyone knows what that is. The Japanese translation of the word umami is “savory” or “delicious.” Umami occurs naturally in a wide range of foods that contain free glutamate, one of 20 amino acids that make up the proteins in meat, fish, and beans. Free glutamate is formed in foods when glutamic acid, an amino acid naturally found in protein, is broken down. It increases salivation and accentuates the savory, salty, and sweet nature of food. Glutamate also serves as a flavor enhancer in the form of the man-made additive known as monosodium glutamate, a.k.a. MSG.
Monosodium glutamate is derived from the sodium salt of glutamate, an amino acid found in protein-rich foods. Some foods that naturally contain a high amount of free glutamate would be tomatoes, mushrooms and blue cheese. Condiments like soy sauce, fish sauce and liquid aminos are also a great source of umami. Sometimes umami can easily be confused for the salty category because salt naturally enhances your food, but it does not have the same earthy and meaty qualities that umami is known for.
I get asked all the time how to season properly and a great way to add the salt-like taste without physically using salt is to turn to umami-based flavor profiles. Liquid aminos have been around for quite a while now, in the beginning, they were only found in health and nutrition stores, but they are now becoming more widely available in grocery stores as well. Amino acids are the building blocks of protein that your body uses to create muscle. They’re also important for healthy functioning of your body’s cells and organs. The major sources of essential amino acids include meat, dairy products and legumes. Liquid aminos contain natural glutamate due to the breakdown of proteins in soybeans or coconut sap, so they stimulate an umami flavor sensation and make food taste more enjoyable.
Don’t let the name liquid aminos fool you though. Although they have aminos in the name, they are not the same. In fact, liquid aminos (such as Bragg) are a liquid protein concentrate made from soybeans and very similar to soy sauce. Liquid aminos are much saltier than coconut aminos and contain soy so they are not a recommended soy sauce alternative. Liquid aminos are culinary seasonings that look and taste similar to soy sauce. Coconut aminos is a salty, savory seasoning sauce made from the fermented sap of coconut palm and sea salt. The sugary liquid is used to produce a variety of food products. It’s not as rich as traditional soy sauce and has a milder, sweeter flavor. Yet, surprisingly, it doesn’t taste like coconut.
Liquid aminos contain essential and non-essential amino acids, both of which play many critical roles in your body. Liquid aminos do not contain wheat, making them popular soy sauce substitutes for those following a gluten-free diet. Commercially prepared soy sauces often contain sodium benzoate. Sodium benzoate is a preservative that’s added to foods to increase their shelf life and prevent the growth of bacteria and fungi. Liquid aminos do not contain any chemical preservatives. Another major health factor is that both liquid and coconut aminos are MSG-free.
Liquid aminos are very easy to add to your culinary adventures. As stated, the most common use for liquid aminos is to use as a substitute for soy sauce, but why stop there? Anywhere you can imagine wanting a slightly salty or hint of umami, try liquid aminos or coconut aminos.
Here is a list of my top 5 ways to use liquid aminos:
1. Stir into ramen or other soups for complexity.
2. Use in salad dressings instead of Worcestershire, like this Caesar salad.
3. As a glaze or a marinade for meat.
4. Use it as a dipping sauce for sushi or dumplings.
5. Mix into stir-fries or fried rice.
Liquid aminos store well in a cool, dark pantry for three to six months after opening. Bragg Liquid Aminos has a three-year shelf life, and you do not need to refrigerate the product, even after opening. However, keeping it out of direct sunlight in a cool location can extend its lifespan. I would have to say that my favorite way of using liquid aminos is in stir-fry dishes so please enjoy this recipe, and see for yourself how great this condiment really is.
Beef and Veggie Stir Fry
Scroll down for a printable version of this recipe
Yield: 4-6 servings
Prep time: 20 minutes
Cook time: 15 minutes
1 pound steak, thinly sliced
1 tablespoon cornstarch
Salt and pepper to taste
1 tablespoon sesame oil
1 tablespoon grapeseed oil
3 cups vegetables of your choice such as broccoli florets, sliced mushrooms or pepper strips
1/2 cup chicken or vegetable stock
1/4 cup Liquid Aminos
1 tablespoon hoisin sauce
1 tablespoon cornstarch
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 teaspoon ginger, freshly grated
2 scallions, thinly sliced on the bias
Steamed jasmine rice
1 tablespoon sesame seeds (optional)
- Place the sliced steak in a bowl, toss with the cornstarch and season with salt and pepper to taste. Set aside.
- Heat a large sauté pan or wok over medium-high heat and add the sesame oil and grapeseed oil.
- Stir fry the beef, stirring occasionally, until lightly caramelized around the edges. Transfer the beef to a plate and set aside.
- Reduce the heat to medium and add a touch more oil to the pan if it’s dry. Sauté the vegetables of your choice until crisp yet tender. Tip: Add a splash of water if the bottom of the pan is getting too dark. This will also create some steam that will help cook the vegetables.
- While the vegetables are cooking, whisk together the stock, liquid aminos, hoisin sauce and 1 tablespoon of cornstarch. Set aside.
- Add the garlic, ginger and scallions, and cook for an additional 30 seconds to 1 minute or until aromatic.
- Pour the sauce into the pan and add the beef, stirring well. Cook on medium heat until the sauce has thickened, about 2 minutes.
- Spoon the stir fry over steamed rice, and top with sesame seeds.
If you want to learn more about balancing flavors and how to use umami and salt in your cooking, our next virtual Flavor Dynamics class is on March 27 at 11am CST. We do offer this class once a month, so if you can’t make it in March, check out our April offering. This really is the foundation of cooking in my opinion, and in every one of our cooking classes whether in-person or virtual, we will touch on this subject to some extent.
If you want more ways to use liquid aminos, join us for our virtual Kung Pao Cauliflower class on Thursday, March 18 at 6pm CST and our virtual Ramen Workshop on Saturday, April 10 at 2pm CST. I hope to see you virtually or in person soon!

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This charming 62-hectare farm is a paradise for nature lovers. Located in a privileged area between the Andes Mountains, it offers spectacular mountain views and great tranquility.
The property has a crystal-clear river that borders the entire property coming from the Podocarpus National Park, as well as three ravines that cross the farm. This property also offers a great variety of native plants. There are also some springs, ideal for domestic use or for irrigating orchards and gardens.
On this property, you can develop agricultural, livestock, and construction activities, as there are many flat and semi-flat areas.
To get to the property, it is necessary to take a 4×4 car from Vilcabamba for about 40 minutes and then walk along a trail for 10 more minutes.
This incredible property is offered for sale, giving buyers the opportunity to enjoy a peaceful life in the countryside surrounded by the beauty of nature.

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By: Smith, Derek
Haynes Publishing : 2011
Seller ID: 14283
Condition: New with no dust jacket
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Two Orange County extremists — a former police chief and his partner in organizing Stop the Steal rallies — have been indicted along with members of the Three Percenters militia for their roles in the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection.
Alan Hostetter, the former chief of the La Habra police department, was indicted along with fellow Californians Russell Taylor, Erik Scott Warner, Felipe Antonio “Tony” Martinez, Derek Kinnison and Ronald Mele on multiple charges.
Though all are charged with being in restricted areas of the Capitol, Warner is the sole indictee to be accused of entering the building, via a broken window. Kinnison and Warner are charged with destroying evidence, while Taylor also faces a weapons count for carrying a knife with a blade longer than 3 inches.
The grand jury indictment, unsealed Thursday, alleges the men conspired on social media prior to the riot — including on a Telegram channel dubbed Answer the Call and via text messages — creating travel plans that included discussion of bringing weapons to the Capitol. On the day of the riot, they breached the Capitol and encouraged others to do so as well, posting videos and pictures as they went, the indictment says.
On Dec. 29, prosecutors allege Taylor wrote on that Telegram channel that, “I personally want to be on the front steps and be one of the first ones to breach the doors!”
That same day, Taylor texted Hostetter to ask if he was bringing firearms, according to the indictment. Hostetter allegedly replied, “NO NEVER (Instagram now monitors all text messages … this has been a public service announcement.)”
Hostetter then texted three emojis of “faces laughing with tears coming out of their eyes,” the court documents allege.
Hostetter and Taylor allegedly connected with the other four men via social media, where they introduced themselves as members of the Three Percenters, an extremist group that often includes ex-military and law enforcement members.
The charges represent the first conspiracy allegation against members of the Three Percenters.
A U.S. Justice Department official said five of the six men are in custody.
Hostetter surrendered in Santa Ana, according to an FBI spokeswoman. Martinez appeared in a Texas court Thursday morning and Mele, Kinnison and Warner will appear in a Riverside court.
Laura Eimiller, a spokeswoman for the FBI in Los Angeles, said Hostetter will be in a federal court in Orange County on Thursday. Taylor is expected to appear with him, though he has not yet turned himself in, according to the FBI.
“Mr. Taylor has never been any part of any organized militias,” said Dyke Huish, his attorney. “After six months of not hearing anything, we were very surprised at the government’s position and will challenge where appropriate.”
Huish described the American Phoenix Project, the organization Hostetter founded to push his conspiracies, as “three dudes that organized some things and gave speeches. They’re not a militia.”
Videos from the Jan. 6 riot show Taylor acting primarily alone, joining a mob outside the Capitol doors screaming at a line of police, and at times attempting to push through them. Huish has confirmed that Taylor was carrying a large knife, its handle visible from his vest.
The third director of American Phoenix Project, Morton Irvine Smith, was not named in the indictment. Smith had joined Taylor and Hostetter in Washington, but said that when the crowd began to surge toward the Capitol, he did not follow.
Hostetter is a ponytailed yoga instructor who found a second life in the new age industry after leaving law enforcement.
Taylor is a tech entrepreneur who called his red Corvette the “Patriot Missile.”
The two men appeared to have formed a bond in recent months over their shared disdain for coronavirus restrictions, and later, a false belief that the presidential election outcome was falsified through illegal voting and conspiracies involving the machines that counted votes. Those theories have been widely debunked.
But the two were leaders in organizing Stop the Steal rallies in California, and planning the trip to Washington, D.C., according to court papers. On Jan. 1, prosecutors allege Taylor started a Telegram chat called “The California Patriots-DC Brigade” that Warner, Kinnison, Martinez and Mele joined, identifying themselves as “part of so cal 3%.”
The group, according to court documents, described itself as serving as the communications point for militants traveling to the Capitol.
At the rally, prosecutors allege that Taylor urged on rioters attempting to push through police, yelling “Move forward Americans.”
Taylor made a selfie video as he and Hostetter headed down Pennsylvania Avenue to the Capitol, police lights and officers gathered and Taylor declared, “We’ll see who these guys end up working for.” They joined rioters on the lower west terrace, and Taylor could be seen carrying a knife in his front chest pocket of his plate carrier vest and urging “rioters to push through another line of officers on a lower level.”
Martinez and Kinnison, wearing a gas mask, were present among rioters on the restricted Upper West Terrace of the Capitol, while Mele shot a selfie on his cellphone, declaring, “We stormed the Capitol.”
Hostetter is visible armed with his bullhorn, but exhorting demonstrators as they were pushed back by police to be careful: to walk, not run.
Social media pictures showed Hostetter and Taylor grinning from one of the terraces while the Capitol was under siege.
Indicted were Hosetter, 56, of San Clemente; Taylor, 40, of Ladera Ranch; Warner, 45 of Menife; Mele, 51 of San Clemente: and Martinez, 47, and Kinnison, 39, both from Lake Elsinore.
They each face a charge of conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding, obstruction of an official proceeding, obstruction of law enforcement during a civil disorder and two counts of entering and remaining on restricted grounds while carrying a dangerous or deadly weapon.
They were also indicted for tampering with documents or proceedings and unlawful possession of a dangerous weapon on the Capitol grounds.
In the wake of the violent insurrection, Hostetter and Taylor tried to distance themselves from it.
Three weeks after the Capitol invasion, the FBI agents with the support of SWAT officers searched the homes of Hostetter and Taylor. In his private Telegram channel, Taylor portrayed himself as the victim.
“The fbi is fully weaponized against patriots,” he said in a message reposted to Facebook. “I never went into the Capitol, no violence no damage to property. All this for waving a flag and singing the national anthem!”
Taylor’s lawyer offered a different description, conceding his client carried a knife onto Capitol grounds but saying he didn’t enter the building and was “caught up in a wave of rhetoric and excitement.”
“Russ Taylor is a normal person who got very emotionally wrapped up in his belief in those freedoms that made America the America he believes in,” Huish told The Times in March.
What happened, Taylor’s lawyer said, is a “cautionary tale of when there’s too much political noise that one can’t see clearly.”
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Quinn is an affectionate, playful kitten that loves to be pet and loved on. She is quite talkative when feeling lonely. Quinn wants nothing more than to have a human companion to call her own. Unfortunately she is not as inviting to other cats. She wants to be Queen kitty.
KAR Office was her foster parent.

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|Monday, 21 September 2020|
Macedonian Press Agency: News in English, 03-07-22
From: The Macedonian Press Agency at http://www.mpa.gr and http://www.hri.org/MPA.
 OPENING FOR TRANSPARENCYAthens, 22 July 2003 (09:04 UTC+2)
A letter asking all PASOK MPs to state their stock market transactions from 1997 to 2002, was sent by the Prime Minister yesterday, calling them to willingly accept the lifting of privacy and the audit of the data they will submit to the stock market committee. The letter was accompanied by a six page form which must be submitted to the property auditing committee by September 15. The Prime Minister pointed out the efforts to scorn politics, and characterized the statement to be turned in an obligation to the party. The government called ND to do the same. The stock market committee was characterized as unreliable.
 TIME FOR KOUFONTINAS' STATEMENTAthens, 22 July 2003 (09:05 UTC+2)
The statements of the 19 individuals charged with the crimes allegedly carried out by members of the 17N terrorist group will begin with the statement of Dimitris Koufontinas. Koufontinas has accepted responsibility for the actions of the organization but will not mention the names of the organization members that participated in each action. There is also a special interest in the defendants who repealed their preliminary testimonies, in which they gave information on the actions they are accused of.
 SKANDALIDIS ON ELECTORAL LAWAthens, 22 July 2003 (12:24 UTC+2)
If New Democracy does not consent to the discussion for the change of the electoral law, then it will be put into effect immediately following the upcoming elections, stated Minister of the Interior Costas Scandalidis in statements to Flash radio this morning.
The Minister of the Interior pointed out that the only way the law will be put in effect after 2005, is if it voted for by 2/3 of the Parliament.
Meanwhile, Mr. Scandalidis is beginning a round of meetings with opposition party leaders, in order to brief them on the content of the electoral law. At 2pm tomorrow afternoon, he will meet with the Secretary General of the KKE, Aleka Papariga, in the party offices.
On Thursday, at 1pm, Mr. Scandalidis will meet with the relevant sector head in ND, Vyron Polydoras, in the Ministry of the Presidency. On Friday, at 10:30am, the Minister will meet Dimitris Tsovolas at the offices of DIKKI. Finally, next Monday, Mr. Scandalidis will meet with Nikos Constantopoulos in the offices of the Coalition.
 CERTIFICATE OR DEMOTIONAthens, 22 July 2003 (12:25 UTC+2)
His categorical reassurance that any FCs that do not submit the necessary documents will not receive certificates for participation in the upcoming championship, was given by professor Giorgos Chatziconstantinou on behalf of the Professional Sports Committee. The deadline has been set for the afternoon of July 23, while from the files that have been submitted so far, it seems that very few of the FCs meet the requirements. All other FCs will automatically be demoted to the 4th division.
 NEW ALL DAY SCHOOLS AND APPOINTMENTSAthens, 22 July 2003 (09:14 UTC+2)
The functioning of 5,400 all day schools and the appointment of 7,200 full time teachers in primary and secondary education was announced by Minister of Education Petros Efthymiou, after his meeting with the Prime Minister. Mr. Efthymiou announced that in the new school year, English will begin being taught in the third grade, while he categorically denied that there will be any change in the exams' system.


- higher than expected rates of development and therefore higher rates of DCP revenue than forecast; and
- non-completion of some of the identified DCP projects.
Why is Council preparing this Amendment?
This Amendment is required to provide a mechanism to expend unspent funds remaining following the completion of the collection period of the Darebin DCP 2004.
At the end of the DCP in June 2014, Council had collected more contributions than had been forecast as a combined result of:
The Amendment is consistent with Section 46Q(4) of the Planning and Environment Act 1987, which outlines Council's obligations in circumstances where a DCP ends with surplus and/or unspent funds. Specifically, Section 46Q(4)(d) allows Council to prepare an amendment to provide for the expenditure of any unspent or surplus funds. This Amendment will facilitate the expenditure of the surplus funds collected under the DCP by identifying an additional infrastructure item for use of these funds, in a manner that maximises community benefit.
What is Council proposing through this Amendment (C148)?
Through this Amendment, Council is proposing to use the 'unspent' funds as a contribution towards a Multi-Use Indoor/Outdoor Sports Stadium, to meet an identified community need and to provide municipal wide benefits to increase participation rates in sport and physical activity.
In order to do this, Council needs to undertake a Planning Scheme Amendment and to provide sound justification as to why this is a suitable replacement project for these funds. Council has undertaken a number of background studies that identify the need for such a facility and these are available here
Council has recently undertaken consultation with the community over an 8 week period over May and June 2015 on the proposed Stadium. Further information regarding this proposal and the consultation can be found here
Consultation on the concept of building a multi sports stadium was largely positive. There were numerous suggestions and feedback about the size and scale of the facility, and Council is currently compiling all of the feedback to shortlist a number of feasible sites for the stadium. Once Council endorses the possible locations we will be holding further consultation sessions with the community to determine the location.
What is the need for the Darebin Multi-Use Sports Stadium?
It has been nearly 20 years since Council’s last significant investment in local sports infrastructure and we’re now experiencing a critical shortage of sports facilities in our municipality – particularly in the south.
This shortage of facilities makes it more difficult for people to get involved in court sports – with many residents forced to travel outside Darebin to access courts and others not participating at all. This is reflected in Darebin’s low sports participation rates (compared to the State average).
The need for investment in indoor and outdoor sports facilities was determined through several pieces of work including the Major Regional Leisure Facilities Report (2014) and the Outdoor Multi Court Feasibility Study (2014), which both identified an immediate need for an indoor/outdoor multi-purpose sports complex to meet a municipal-wide shortage.The shortage of sports courts in Darebin has also been identified by the Victorian State Government, who have prioritised the development of 64 netball courts across four inner-city Melbourne municipalities, including Darebin, as part of their 2015–2019 budget. For all these reasons, there is a strong case for the development of a multi-sports stadium in Darebin to encourage more residents to enjoy the physical and mental health benefits of getting active through sport.
What is a Development Contributions Plan (DCP)?
A Development Contributions Plan (DCP) outlines the financial contribution required from developers to contribute towards public infrastructure projects in the City of Darebin over a 10 year outlook.
The DCP is administered via the Planning Scheme and and payment of a development contribution is ‘triggered’ when planning permits are issued. The DCP is an Incorporated Document to the Darebin Planning Scheme. Any change to the DCP requires a Planning Scheme Amendment.
How is the DCP different to rates?
Development contributions are distinct from rates.
Rates are taxes that bear no relationship to infrastructure need or use. Development contributions are payments provided by developers towards the supply of new infrastructure (or upgrades to existing infrastructure) to support new development.
As such, development contributions are ‘user pays’ charges, meaning contributions taken must be spent on the infrastructure projects they were charged for.
What types of development does Darebin’s DCP levy?
A DCP can levy two main types of infrastructure, Development Infrastructure and Community Infrastructure.
Darebin’s DCP levied Community Infrastructure, and three kinds of Development Infrastructure, being Parkland, Drainage, and Roads.
How much money was collected from Darebin DCP levies?
Forecast revenue from the DCP was based on population and dwelling forecasts developed in 2000-2002.
The forecast revenue was $4,953,724, however, actual contributions were $8,039,755. The main reason for this difference was that the development forecasts were conservative and development was far above what was anticipated. The actual growth was 115% above what was anticipated.
How has Council spent collected DCP levies to date?
The original DCP listed 879 infrastructure projects worth over $64 million that were to be delivered through the DCP. However only 673 of these projects were delivered 206 were not.
There were valid reasons for the non-delivery of projects, including:
1. Reprioritisation of road projects because some road assets deteriorated slower than forecasted due to uneven and unpredictable weather patterns; and
2. Development growth in the DCP area was uneven (as the DCP was designed so that infrastructure projects would be developed in the specific areas where development occurred and charges were developed for different areas based on the anticipated development forecasts). This resulted in some infrastructure projects not going ahead due to less development than anticipated being undertaken in those areas.
It should be noted that during the DCP period, Darebin also delivered other capital projects which were not funded via development contributions to address the uneven and higher than anticipated growth in some areas.
More detailed information regarding DCP income and expenditure is contained in the “DCP Audit Report and Management of Unspent Funds” prepared by SGS economics available here


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April 2, 2021
In 1933, with the country mired in the depths of the Great Depression, Franklin Delano Roosevelt set his sights on creating the most comprehensive infrastructure program in our nation’s history.
It was a “new deal for the American people,” he told voters.
Earlier this week, in an attempt to channel FDR’s legacy, President Joe Biden echoed similar promises.
In an afternoon press conference, 88 years after the New Deal, Joe Biden unveiled his $2 trillion “American Rescue Plan.” The massive proposal includes:
- $621 billion to modernize transportation infrastructure,
- $400 billion to help care for the aging and those with disabilities,
- $300 billion to boost the manufacturing industry,
- $213 billion on retrofitting and building affordable housing and,
- $100 billion to expand broadband access.
Additionally, there will be:
- Twenty thousand miles of roadway modernized and 500,000 electric vehicle charging stations added throughout the country.
- Lead pipes and service lines will be replaced with new-age alternatives, and home care expansion for the elderly and ill.
- An energy transition to low-carbon sources, an effort to eliminate carbon emissions by 2035.
It sounds good, right?
But we know better. After all, the government has repeatedly shown us that it is hardly the best allocator of resources.
So, forgive me when I say I have little faith in this $2 trillion plan.
A Raw Deal
In fact, instead of this being an actual “new deal for America,” this economic stimulus will ultimately prove to be a “raw deal” for American taxpayers and American corporations.
Historically, we’ve seen the poor results of too much government invention over and over again. In fact, you have only to look to the aforementioned FDR himself.
FDR’s New Deal was not the brilliant piece of legislation that so many progressive academics believe resurrected the American economy. Instead, his policies held the country back — the massive spending coupled with tons of regulations hindered growth in the end. Despite FDR spending three times the federal budget, unemployment still topped 14% eight years into his Presidency. Meanwhile, industrial production and national income fell by almost one-third during the 30s.
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As economic historian Amity Shlaes writes incisively in her book The Forgotten Man: A New History of the Great Depression, FDR’s big-government policies prolonged America’s financial crisis for years. High taxes on individuals (90% for the highest earners), rules that prevented companies from firing people (and therefore prevented companies from hiring), along with price regulations and large government welfare programs had the unintended effect of slowing growth.
At the time, FDR’s policies expanded the welfare state and stymied actual economic expansion, while the New Deal’s legacy now remains in Social Security checks and unemployment benefits.
It wasn’t until the ramp-up in legitimate manufacturing needed to fight World War II that the American economy began an engine of growth that propelled us into the economic (and military) hegemonic force in the world.
The question now is, will this be deja vu?
I think we can all agree we don’t ever want to see a World War as a catalyst to break a weak economic cycle — so, why not take charge now and demand accountability from lawmakers?
I’m not saying we couldn’t use a bit of a tune up on our infrastructure. Heck, I’m convinced we need massive help on our electric grid front, for instance.
Nonetheless, a trillion here, a trillion there …this adds up to real money. As a reference point, our economy generates about $21 trillion a year in GDP growth. Our national debt level is higher than that, leaving us with a debt to GDP ratio of 102%. All while we continue running a deficit of over $3 trillion.
When we consider spending $2 trillion in infrastructure upgrades on the heels of $1.9 trillion in stimulus soon followed with an estimated $2 trillion for healthcare and childcare in the coming months, it doesn’t take a clairvoyant to see America’s on a dangerous financial course.
Financial Russian Roulette
It’s the reason former Clinton Treasury Secretary Larry Summers cautions that this is the most irresponsible fiscal policy in 40 years and that the U.S. could face, “A dramatic fiscal-monetary collision.”
He recently told my former employer Bloomberg Television that, “What is kindling is now igniting.” We have the former head of the National Economic Council for the Obama Administration explaining that there’s a “one-in-three chance that inflation will accelerate in the coming years” — and the U.S. could face stagflation.
He also said there might be no inflation because the Fed would hit the brakes hard, pushing us into a recession.
He explained that the final possibility is that somehow the Fed and Treasury will get it all right (ahem), and we’ll see rapid growth without inflation.
But why are we playing with such fire? Especially when we’re (fingers crossed) at the end of the coronavirus crisis? And with Summers predicting only a 1-in-3 chance of this stimulus effort working, the odds are decidedly not in our favor.
Caution: Slippery Economic Slope Ahead
And Mr. President, how exactly will we pay for this financial Frankenstein?
Don’t worry, the White House says. The President’s proposal will be paid for over 15 years by simply raising the corporate tax rate to 21% to 28% and increasing taxes on companies’ foreign earnings.
As a free-market capitalist, I will remind you: raising taxes to pay for government projects is typically not a recipe for success. Corporate earnings will be affected — these should theoretically decrease as a result of taxation.
And never forget inflation.
I give the odds of inflation in asset prices, energy and food prices, and housing pricing a near 100% chance of happening.
How could it not? Remember the Obama-Biden years. Though we saw no inflation in real wages, there was plenty in equity markets, leading to a disproportionate increase in the wealth gap and furthering our hourglass economy. The rich got richer. The poor got more government benefits.
If the government pumps more and more money into the Federal Reserve system, the dollar’s value will decline, meaning we’ll all need yet more dollars to buy our stocks. As such, the market will move higher. Bernstein Research had a market prediction this week: 8000 on the S&P 500 by the end of the decade.
I’ll take it one step further — I wouldn’t be surprised to see 10,000 on the S&P 500 by 2030.
Nonetheless, is this “tax and spend” sustainable?
Of course not.
It’s a fragile model that leaves us vulnerable to any looming economic wrong turns. The key as an individual is to protect yourself and your assets. There will be winners and losers in the years ahead, and the government will likely have a big hand in the winners. If you want a real deal, invest accordingly.
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April 2, 2021

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Welcome to Day 7 of this year's April blog event -- the A to Z Blog Challenge!
Spinning Friday tunes since 2010...
This year's challenge schedule includes five Fridays, and here at A Piece of My Mind, Fridays mean music.
For Day 5 -- E -- I wrote about my health issues and how re-establishing a gentle exercise routine with my chronic-pain body has been a powerful tool for recovery.
Simple walking has turned out to be so instrumental to my new relationship with my body. One thing for which I've been so grateful is the greenbelt park system stretched all along the residential neighborhoods in my city. In just a few steps, anyone here can be transported to the healing energy of woods and fields.
This picture was taken on the trail system at the top of my street, only five minutes from my front door.
This week's musical set is inspired by the many restorative walks I've taken along the city's greenbelt park system.
1 - Walking on Broken Glass - Annie Lennox
2 - Walking on the Moon - The Police
3 - I'm Walkin' - Fats Domino
4 - Walking on Sunshine - Katrina and The Waves
5 - Walk of Life - Dire Straits
If you'd like to join in, simply choose five pieces of music and post them for other bloggers to enjoy. Then check out the set posted by the other 5 on Friday blogger -- you can sign in over at Golch Central's Rambling Stuff.

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Location of Novy’s body dies with Chardon
IT may never be known if wife-killer John Chardon could have won his bid to be cleared of manslaughter, with appeal court findings in the case being left in limbo following the Gold Coast millionaire's death.
Chardon, 73, died on Wednesday after suffering a heart attack at Wolston Correctional Centre, just one year into his 15-year jail stint for the manslaughter of his wife Novy.
Chardon appealed his sentence and conviction in April, but the Queensland Court of Appeal is yet to hand down its decision.
Novy disappeared in 2013 and her body has never been found.
But Queensland's top homicide cop, Detective Inspector Damien Hansen, said investigators would not stop looking for Novy's body, even with her convicted killer now dead.
Detective Insp Hansen on Thursday told the Gold Coast Bulletin he urged anyone with information about the mother's disappearance to come forward.
"We are hopeful that after John's passing people who know something will come forward and they can do that anonymously to Crime Stoppers," he said.
Det Insp Hansen said those who may not have assisted police previously might now feel comfortable to come forward.
Meanwhile, legal sources have told the Bulletin it is unclear whether the findings of Chardon's appeal will ever be handed down now that he is dead, citing interstate appeals that were not finalised when someone passed away before a decision.
It is understood the findings may have a bearing on the distribution of Chardon's assets following his death.
ASIC records show Chardon's daughters Candice and Angela have been directors of the family business - Candan Industries - since 2014.
Angela was also appointed secretary in the same year.
Family insiders say the daughters are expected to continue running the business following their father's death.
Chardon and Novy's children - now aged in their teens - are understood to be in the care of their older sisters.
John Chardon made his wealth after inventing Inox.
Before his death, he had attended the medical centre at the prison suffering shortness of breath before rapidly declining, a spokesman for Queensland Corrective Services said.
"QAS attended, but attempts by health staff, officers and paramedics to resuscitate the man were unsuccessful," he said.
"Support is being offered to the responding officers."
Chardon's remains are expected to be released to his family.
Crime Stoppers can be contacted on 1800 333 000.
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Saturday, June 27, 2009
Seventy days till
photo credit: Bill Feig of the Advocate
It was a big decision and a critical result for Ciron Black to return for his senior year at LSU. I think the men in the photo will see great results as a result of one more year together. Ciron will be integral to any success LSU has on offense, especially protecting Jordan Jefferson's blind side, at left tackle. After what I hope is a rewarding year, Black should be further rewarded with being one of the very top picks in the draft.

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ICS 100, ICS 200, IS 700, IS 800
Julie Smith, DVM, PhD, was welcomed to the Extension Disaster Education Network as a founding member of the Agrosecurity Committee in 2005. With expertise in preventive animal health and dairy production, she found herself pulled into animal disease emergency preparedness and agricultural disaster planning efforts. Through her EDEN connections, Julie made a number of food and agriculture sector-related trainings possible in Vermont:
– Foreign Animal Disease Response for Emergency Responders
– Food and Agriculture Vulnerability Assessment
– Strengthening Community Agrosecurity Planning
She was instrumental in establishing Vermont’s Animal Agriculture Alert Network, which is Vermont’s version of the Animal Health Network, contributed to EDEN’s Agrosecurity CoP on eXtension, and has recently launched the Healthy Farms Biosecurity Community on Connect Extension. She continues to serve on the Agriculture and Natural Resources committee.
Julie has conducted a number of funded projects on biosecurity and agricultural emergency preparedness and is now teaching an undergraduate course called ABCs of Biosecurity where she introduces students to the world of agrosecurity. Check out the Healthy Farms Healthy Agriculture website (healthyagriculture.org) featuring biosecurity resources for U.S. livestock.

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Imagine yourself with us here at 1850 metres, in the resort of Val d’Isère, at the heart of the Espace Killy, the most exceptional ski area of the Savoie’s Northern Alpes. No room here for pretentiousness, Val d’Isère extends its warmest welcome to the true lover of the mountains, here with us to cultivate a taste for life’s essentials and to enjoy all the mountains have to offer, be it barrelling down snow-clad slopes in the winter, hiking out across the mountains once the snow retreats, enjoying a bird’s eye view from a paraglider or the rush and tumble of a rafting trip down the Isère.
From its central location the Ormelune looks out to the North over the convivial village centre with its cheerful boutiques, bars and restaurants and on the southern side gazes out towards the Face de Bellevarde, Val d’Isère’s impressive Olympic ski run, a feast for the eyes from dawn to dark. The ski lifts are a short walk away and the French Ski School is just across the street.


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Just days after it essentially collapsed and Citigroup
Why was Wells Fargo so eager to ante up a deal that was leaps and bounds sweeter than Citi was willing to pay? After all, Wells Fargo has a stellar reputation of keeping underwriting standards in check, so why would it want anything to do with a shoddy bank drowning in subprime mortgages?
Taxes. It was all about the taxes.
The day after Citigroup made its bid, the Treasury changed a tax rule that lets banks accelerate the losses and writedowns on banks they acquire against their own net income, offsetting the charges as tax write-offs.
Wells plans on writing off some $74 billion of Wachovia's $498 billion loan portfolio -- an insanely large amount that reflects just how poisoned Wachovia's books really were. With the new tax rules, it gets to use all of that $74 billion as a charge against its own net income, which means one thing: Wells Fargo's going to be a tax-write-off machine for years to come.
Just how much will it save? The Wall Street Journal, citing an independent tax analyst, estimates Wells Fargo could reap a tax savings of about $19.4 billion. To put that in perspective, the 0.1991 shares of its own stock Wells Fargo is offering Wachovia comes out to around $6.24 per share, or roughly $13.8 billion. Yes, Wells Fargo gets a $19.4 billion tax break for a company it'll pay just under $14 billion for (if the deal closed today).
In other words, Wells Fargo didn't pay anything for Wachovia: The IRS paid it more than $5 billion to take it. Who ever said you have to fear the taxman?
A couple implications of this: One, it's a good thing that at least some benefits are granted to companies willing to buy failed banks. After all, had Wells Fargo not stepped up to the plate, the existing deal with Citigroup could have stuck taxpayers with tens of billions of dollars in losses.
Nonetheless, let's keep in mind what these tax advantages are: yet another page in the bailout book. You might as well add these tax breaks as a stealth entry to the nearly $3.9 trillion or so already laid out to right the banking industry.
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Suppose I have the four DNA base chemicals - thymine, adenine, cytosine, and guanine. Imagine I turn each of them into a gas, make a "cartridge" of the gas for each chemical, and then have a "pinhole" that is opened or closed by a semiconductor. When the pinhole is open, the gas will, of course, expand through the pinhole and exit the cartridge. The system must emit only one molecule at a time.
If I send a command to the semiconductor to open the pinhole, what kind of sensor can I use to detect a molecule passing through? If necessary, you can modify the base chemicals as long as it would not interfere with their chemical properties in any way other than to improve detection of those molecules, if that makes sense.
The cheaper and more compact the system, the better, of course. I was thinking about the way an inkjet printer works, with a piezoelectric crystal vibrating the ink into droplets, but even the smallest droplets (a picoliter or so) are still bigger than a single molecule, so that doesn't work. Other possible methods I've thought of include a MALDI like system, a system where a weak laser is set up with a light detector; when a molecule passes through, the beam is interrupted, using a scanning tunneling microscope (STM; no idea how that would work), or a system using fluorophores.

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The creator of the musical bought a dog after watching 2019’s ‘Cats’
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directed by Tom Hooper, cat’s It was criticized by critics for its bizarre CGI feline makeovers and oddball casting, including James Corden, Jason Derulo, Dame Judi Dench, Taylor Swift and Jennifer Hudson.
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Lloyd Webber explained, “I wrote and said that I need him with me at all times because I am emotionally damaged and I must have this therapy dog.” “The airline wrote back and said, ‘Can you prove you really need him?’ And I said ‘Yeah, just look at what Hollywood did to my music’ cat’s.
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Hudson, who played Grizabella in the film, expressed earlier this year that she believes the adaptation has been “misunderstood”.
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When we talk about yeast, the first thing that comes to our minds is a delicious and crisp bread. Some of you may also associate it with the production of beer, wine, cheese, yogurt, antibiotics or less pleasant things, like infections. The use of yeast is very ancient and knew how to manipulate them for our benefit even before the invention of the microscope. But, what are exactly yeasts?
First, they are unicellular microorganisms. They are eukaryotes belonging to the fungi kingdom. Fungi do not perform photosynthesis, so they require other sources of energy. They use organic compounds –sugars for example– that metabolize into simpler molecules. It is this metabolism, which is so useful to us to produce wine or bread. This was quickly understood by our ancestors.
One of the most famous yeast is Saccharomyces cerevisiae, the baking yeast. It is a yeast that makes alcoholic fermentation. This means that it metabolizes sugars to turn them into ethanol and CO2. Already since prehistory it was used to preserve drinks and food. There are archaeological records of fermented brews from 7000 BC in China and 5000 BC in Mesopotamia. Something similar happened with bread in ancient Egypt. In fact, we do not know for sure, when we began to use it in a conscious way, but we do know that this ancient process is one of the basis for current biotechnology. Moreover, during these thousands of years we have been selecting and genetically differentiating variants. Long before we fully understood what we were doing.
Thus yeasts seem to be with us from the dawn of mankind. Yeasts are at the base of our diet and who knows, maybe they are the secret ingredient of Grandma's recipe.


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Acupuncture for Migraine and Headaches: Reasons it Works when Affordable
Acupuncture for migraine, does it work? I tried acupuncture treatment for my migraine and other issues. For years, I have heard about acupuncture for migraine and acupuncture for headache relief but was hesitant. I get on average 75-90 shots a year to treat my chronic migraine and don’t love it. The thought of trying another doctor putting needles in me didn’t sound appealing.
Acupuncture for Migraine
I was recommended to an acupuncturist by a family member. She is a physician shadowing an acupuncturist who she described as brilliant. The office was about an hour away while the appointments lasted about 20-30 minutes. As always, I had a driver. I was told the results could cause feelings of “drinking a 6 pack of beer” and I didn’t need to be driving an hour after my treatment woozy. I was also hesitant because my insurance didn’t cover acupuncture and it was going to be more out-of-pocket costs.
With all this, I tried it anyways. The doctor I saw gave me an immediate calming feeling. After years of doctor’s visits, I tend to start a new treatment with a bit of trepidation. Retelling my history gets tedious and after 30 years I feel like I’ve heard it all. But this doctor was special. He believed me! He didn’t give me a list of things to try that I had already attempted, he didn’t judge, he just believed me.
The coolest assessment he did was to have me hold my middle finger and thumb together while he pulled them apart. He did this with ease. After asking questions and putting a few metal discs with band-aids on he tried the assessment again. This time my fingers held tight. He looked at my mom and said, “See, she’s really hurting. This would not have happened if she wasn’t able to tell me where she hurts.” This was not saying that my mom did not believe me (she knows I hurt) but to say that my pain was real. Having a doctor ask and not tell me what to do was profound.
How Does Acupuncture Make you Feel?
Each time I walked out of his office I felt optimistic. I felt lighter and less pained. This was something new for me being I’m used to walking out of offices with a script and pumped full of much-needed meds but mentally down. I was pricked with very few needles that were essentially painless.
While I was there we talked not only about pain but triggers, emotions, and concerns. Once again he was letting me talk and treating me from there. It wasn’t a protocol that the medical professionals deemed for everyone, it was specific to me. I’ve always fought to be treated as an individual and not just one of 57 million migraine sufferers. It was refreshing, I felt heard.
Does Acupuncture for Migraine Work?
Each time was different as I find with all treatments. The optimism was the same. One treatment I felt no “6 pack” feeling, while another my head was swimming on the way home. One time I felt it lasted a week (which for someone who gets migraines daily at some point) was a relief. Another time I got hammered with a 3-day severe migraine the next day which made me want to give up on my acupuncture treatments.
These results seem to be on par with all of my treatments. Nothing works every time, in the same way, every time. After several months my doctor retired. This was the end of my acupuncture treatments.
How Long does Acupuncture Last?
Why did I not follow up with another acupuncturist closer by? While loving my doctor and the incredibly interesting ways he treated me, I’m shelving acupuncture for now. I feel that I got lucky with this amazing doctor and know that every doctor is not created equal. I fear disappointment in finding another doctor and losing the little bit of magic that acupuncture and this brilliant doctor provided me. Above all, it’s expensive and not something I can financially justify at this time.
Can Acupuncture Help Migraine?
I would recommend acupuncture especially because I enjoy using an integrative approach to my health. Follow your own path, we all react differently. You can read about the benefits of migraine treatments from many different resources. My goal is to give you my experiences and hope that you will learn from my stories. Listen to where your heart, body, and money takes you. After saying no to acupuncture for so long I finally said yes and it was the right decision for me. I’m glad I tried it and would try it again in the future. I don’t think it would be around for thousands of years to treat hundreds of things if people hadn’t had success.
Have you tried acupuncture for Migraine?
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When Cascadia was released, I thought that there wasn’t ever going to be an expansion. I thought the game was close to perfect as it was, except for maybe a promo pack of additional animals to be released. All that changed when it won the Spiel Des Jahres in 2022. Now, Flatout Games have announced the Cascadia expansion, titled Cascadia: Landmarks, is due to be released in Q4 of 2023. The BGG details we have so far allow players to include natural landmarks in their sprawling habitats, granting dynamic endgame scoring bonuses.
In addition, more wildlife scoring cards and habitat tiles are being added to give even more variety to keep old players involved and enough components to add a 5th and 6th player to the game. Keep an eye out for Landmarks to pop up later this year.

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text: Despite the promises to change and other platitudes listed in BP’s 2010 sustainability report, the reality here in the Gulf is that BP is minimizing the severity of their drilling disaster and short-changing the communities still-reeling from BP’s crude and corexit. From efforts to limit their liability for environmental damages to huge issues with the claims process, BP’s rhetoric does not match their actions. The 2010 Sustainability report continues that trend. While the report’s language tackles the Gulf disaster head on, the statistics on the second page of the version posted online amazingly leave out any estimate of the volume of oil released from the Deepwater Horizon disaster.It will be a long road to restoration in the Gulf, and BP will not make things right solely on their own accord. Congress and the administration must make BP pay for Gulf ecosystem restoration. By ensuring the maximum fines and penalties possible are levied against BP and then directly allocated to bringing back the Gulf environment, we can jumpstart long-needed ecosystem restoration in the Gulf of Mexico region.Preventing future disasters of this magnitude cannot be left to BP or others in the industry. We heard promises of increased safety after the 2005 Texas City refinery explosion, and 5 years later we got BP’s next great insult to the Gulf with the Deepwater Horizon catastrophe. Congress and the administration must act to give local, impacted communities a seat at the energy decision-making table to ensure permits are properly reviewed and response plans are fully developed and realistic.Dan Favre is GRN’s Communications Director.

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