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Thanksgiving – Never in a million years would I have believed that sharing a culinary cultural tradition in a foreign country would become our family’s new way of life!
Midsommer is a chance to come together, renew ties and friendships, dance around the maypole and eat Midsommar Torta.
Although Ramadan is a great month, I definitely enjoyed it more back in my hometown. I live in Canada but I’m originally from Palestine.
Chinese New Year or the Year of the Dog is on February 16 this year. Read how one Jewish-Chinese family celebrates their Chinese New Year in the United States
A celebration with many names, Makar Sankrati, known variously as Lohri, Pongal, Khichdi, Shishur Saenkraat, Uttarayan, Poush Sangkranti, and others, in different parts of India, is widely celebrated on January 14th.
During the Galette des rois or king’s cake which comes 12 days after Christmas, families come together to “draw the kings”, that is, eat a cake in which a small figurine (a “bean”) is hidden and which will turn the lucky person who gets it, into a “king”.
Read about how one European multicultural and multilingual family simultaneously celebrates their many favorite Christmas traditions. Wish you all a besinnliche Weihnachtszeit, un buon Natale, un joyeux Noël, en gueti Wienachtsziit, Merry Christmas, Feliz Navidad, Boas Festas and een vrolijk Kerstfeest!
Kwanzaa begins on December 26th and ends January 1st. It means “First Fruits” in Kiswahili and celebrates the harvest and family values.
The observance of Kwanzaa signifies a time set aside specifically to celebrate the shared heritage and experiences of Black people no matter where they are.
My previous hostile attitude was due mostly to a fear of my childhood traditions being left out. My son’s Christmases and indeed his life are his, not mine.
To strangers, it may not seem like a big deal, but to religious Jews, marrying someone outside of your faith can be devastating to the family.
While the name ‘Chrismukkah’ doesn’t appear in any literature prior to 2003, many Jewish Americans already had embraced secular Christmas.
We both felt strongly about our faiths and didn’t want to do the “Chrismukkah” approach of merging the faiths together.
The purpose of the Advent Wreath is to gather the family so you spend quality time together and light up a candle each of the Sundays preceding Christmas.


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2.4 Kw Element
2.4 Kw element. Power is taken from the 13 amp IEC lead (supplied separately). Complete with metal locking collar and rubber O ring seal. Kettle lead not supplied with this product. This element uses the new compound solder to hold the element into the backing plate.
Note from the manufacturers. They are having a new tooling made up for the electrical shroud. They have given me an estimated time of mid September before the elements will be back in stock.


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It’s Bridge Run week in Charleston!
I spent this week recovering from last week’s increased mileage and preparing for the race. My workouts were pretty low-key, but I still ran my usual track workout and my hill (garage) workout.
When training for the Cooper River Bridge Run over the last few weeks, I focused on running inclines, whether it was the bridge itself or parking garages. I know I can race a 10K, and I run flat races and routes often because this is Charleston.
I also did BodyPump classes- strength training helps big time. Two BodyPump classes each week on top of my weekly mileage and runs on the bridge were taking a toll on my recovery, so I backed off of those last week and this week. Summer is right around the corner, so I’ll spend more time in the gym cross-training with BodyPump and other classes when it’s hot.
|Monday||BodyPump + 6 miles (garages)|
|Wednesday||5.6 miles (track)|
|Saturday||8.2 miles including Cooper River Bridge Run 10K (44:41)|
|Total||40.4 miles + 60 minutes BodyPump|
I started Monday out with 6 AM BodyPump and finished up with a 6 mile run in Downtown Charleston, including 6 parking garages (we run up the inclines to the top, then run back down). It was a great final incline workout with time to recover before Saturday, and it’s always fun to run downtown.
On Wednesday, I ran 5.6 miles at track, including 6 x 800m. I planned to run 8 800s, and almost wish I had because my splits were going well, but I bagged the workout to get some extra cooldown miles in and recover for Saturday.
Tuesday and Thursday were both easy/progressive runs around my neighborhood’s bike path, so I don’t have much to say about those. I also went to the Bridge Run expo on Saturday, where I hung out with some friends, drank a few free cocktails (the vendors gave me some rather large “samples”), and didn’t spend a fortune. I bought 6 Picky Bars, one of each flavor, from The Foot Store’s booth, and I got a free shirt for buying. The Picky Bars taste great and are a good option for post-workout recovery.
Saturday was the Cooper River Bridge Run 10K! I left my house at 5:20 AM to be in Mt. Pleasant and parked by 6. I parked at the Harris Teeter grocery store (Sea Island Shopping Center), and they opened the store for us to go to the bathroom, stand inside from the rain, and stay warm and dry. At around 7, I left the store to walk to my corral, warm up jog, and the race began at 8.
I ran a 44:41 in the Cooper River Bridge Run, which was a 67 second PR over last year’s 45:48.
This was my first 10K since last year’s Bridge Run. It wasn’t my best-executed race, because I went out a little too fast and rode the pain train the whole last mile. The Bridge Run start is exciting and it’s hard to strategize and not to start too quickly. Still, I’m grateful to run a personal best and finish injury-free. Ugly races still count as PRs!
After the race, I spent the rest of the morning hanging out with friends, then headed home that afternoon to rest. Traffic in Charleston was a beast with the Bridge Run, Flowertown Festival in Summerville, and influx of tourists, so I didn’t get out much.
On Sunday, I ran 9.1 miles with my friend Shawanna who was in town for the Bridge Run, along with Tom and Chris, who I usually run with on Sundays. We had a lot of people at Hampton Park for group run and it was a beautiful day for it- much less humid than Saturday!
As for next week, I plan to see how recovery goes post Bridge Run. I don’t have any races planned right away, and we have a lot of expenses coming up (landscaping, car insurance), so I may take it easy on the racing for a few weeks.
I hope everyone has a great week!

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South Africa A 482 (Petersen 92, Rossouw 81, Tsolekile 111) and 143 for 3 dec (Rossouw 68) beat Bangladesh A 215 (Shamsur 89, Harris 6-90) and 225 (Shamsur 57, Harris 3-85) by 185 runs
South Africa A were favourites to win going into the final day of the second unofficial Test against Bangladesh A in Mirpur, and their bowlers duly completed a 185-run victory with a clinical performance. They had only the last six Bangladesh wickets to take and they claimed them while conceding only 100 runs.
The hosts began the day on 125 for 4, needing 286 more for victory, and survival being a more realistic goal. However, Bangladesh A lost Mahbubul Alam immediately, run out for a duck by Thami Tsolekile, and slipped to 128 for 5. Faisal Hossain offered some resistance, scoring 43 in the middle order, but it was futile. Wickets fell at regular intervals, with the bowlers sharing the spoils, and Bangladesh A folded for 225. Paul Harris took 3 for 85 in the second innings to finish with nine wickets in the match.


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AP — President Donald Trump announced Monday that the U.S. is designating Iran’s Revolutionary Guard a “foreign terrorist organization,” in an effort to increase pressure on the country.
It is the first time that the U.S. has designated a part of another country as a terrorist organization.
The designation imposes sanctions that include freezes on assets the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps may have in U.S. jurisdictions and a ban on Americans doing business with it.
“This unprecedented step, led by the Department of State, recognizes the reality that Iran is not only a State Sponsor of Terrorism, but that the IRGC actively participates in, finances, and promotes terrorism as a tool of statecraft,” Trump said in a statement.
By Matthew Lee, AP, 8 April 2019
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Requires any person including certified and licensed responsible pesticide applicators and commercial pesticide applicators and operators operating in the state to contact the division of plant industry of the department of agriculture and markets by phone at least forty-eight hours in advance of extermination of honey bees to obtain assistance in trying to relocate nuisance honey bee colonies or hanging swarms of honey bees, in lieu of destroying such honey bees; makes related provisions.
NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
BILL NUMBER: A6329
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to the
preservation of honey bee colonies
To preserve and protect honey bee swarms and colonies from human
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:
Section 1 adds a new article 15-B to the Agriculture and Markets Law,
which requires any person in the State to contact the Plant Industry
Division of the Department of Agriculture and Markets at least 48 hours
in advance of exterminating honey bee colonies and/or hanging swarms to
receive assistance in trying to relocate such honey bees, provides an
exemption for swarms that pose an imminent danger to any person.
Section 2 sets forth the effective date.
As pollinators, honey bees play a critical role in sustaining our
ecosystem and food systems. For New .York State, a leading fruit and
vegetable producer, honey bees are especially vital to our economic
well-being. Many of New York's largest crops, including apples, cabbage,
berries, and pumpkins, rely significantly on insect pollination, includ-
ing by honeybees. (1)
However, honeybee populations have been declining for decades, including
in New York State. Between 2018-2019, beekeepers in New York State lost
almost 30% of their colonies. While bee colony loss is driven by a
number of factors, the trend poses a risk to agriculture and the future
health of New York ecosystems. Unwanted bee swarms and colonies that pop
up around homes and businesses can pose risks both to humans and native
bee populations. Honey bees are not native to New York and swarms have a
low survival rate in the wild. According to Cornell entomologist Tom
Seeley, only about 20% of swarms survive. Moreover, honeybees often
harbor diseases, some of which they can spread to native bees, who are
also an important pollination source in the state.
This legislation will complement existing state efforts and other
proposals to protect honeybee populations in New York. This bill,
provides that a person must contact the Plant Industry Division of the
Department of Agriculture and Markets at least 48 hours in advance of
exterminating honey bee colonies and/or hanging swarms to receive
assistance 'in trying to relocate such honey bees. The law provides
exemptions for cases where nuisance honeybees pose an imminent risk to
humans, for instance, a swarm near someone with a severe allergy. By
facilitating the relocation of swarms, rather than their extermination,
New York can protect existing bee populations. Relocated bees can then
be used for hobby beekeeping, honey production, or pollination. The bill
is based on a similar law passed in New Jersey (2).
This act shall take effect sixty days after it is signed into law.
(2) N.J.A.C. 2:24-6.1
STATE OF NEW YORK
2023-2024 Regular Sessions
April 5, 2023
Introduced by M. of A. THIELE -- read once and referred to the Committee
AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to the
preservation of honey bee colonies
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. The agriculture and markets law is amended by adding a new
2 article 15-B to read as follows:
3 ARTICLE 15-B
4 PRESERVATION OF HONEY BEE COLONIES
5 Section 175-v. Relocating honey bee colonies.
6 § 175-v. Relocating honey bee colonies. 1. To preserve honey bee colo-
7 nies in the state, any person, including certified and licensed respon-
8 sible pesticide applicators and commercial pesticide applicators and
9 operators operating in the state, shall contact the division of plant
10 industry of the department by phone at least forty-eight hours in
11 advance of extermination of honey bees to obtain assistance in trying to
12 relocate nuisance honey bee colonies or hanging swarms of honey bees, in
13 lieu of destroying such honey bees. Honey bees shall not be destroyed
14 without prior approval from such division.
15 2. In the event the division of plant industry is not reachable, any
16 person, including certified and licensed responsible pesticide applica-
17 tors and commercial pesticide applicators and operators, shall attempt
18 to contact no fewer than three beekeepers identified by the local beek-
19 eeping association found on the Cornell University's College Agricul-
20 tural and Life Science's website as swarm collectors servicing the
21 affected county, in order to obtain assistance in relocating nuisance
22 honey bee colonies or hanging swarms before nuisance honey bee colonies
23 or hanging swarms of honey bees may be destroyed. Where there are fewer
24 than three beekeepers listed on such website in the county where the
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 is old law to be omitted.
A. 6329 2
1 swarm or nuisance colony is located, such person shall contact any
2 available beekeepers on the list in such county.
3 3. Where a swarm poses an imminent danger to any person or where a
4 beekeeper needs to use an insecticide while attempting to relocate a
5 swarm because such swarm is aggressive or diseased, such person shall be
6 exempt from the provisions of this section.
7 4. Any person, including certified and licensed responsible pesticide
8 applicators and commercial pesticide applicators and operators operating
9 in the state shall indemnify and hold harmless the state of New York in
10 any action or proceeding arising out of the relocation and preservation
11 of honey bees in accordance with the provisions of this article.
12 § 2. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall
13 have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or
14 repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation of
15 this act on its effective date are authorized to be made and completed
16 on or before such effective date.

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Faribault Woolen Mill Co. Pak-A-Robe Blanket – Lambswool
Closeouts. A throwback to the good times! Faribault Woolen Mill Co.’s Pak-A-Robe blanket is a remake of the original stadium throw (known as a robe back then) that was first introduced in 1949. Made of lambswool and packed neatly into a carry case that doubles as a seat cushion.
- As the last true vertical woolen mill in America, Faribault Woolen Mill Co. is deeply rooted in quality and heritage
- Fifth-generation craftspeople expertly guide raw wool through the process of becoming the brand’s renowned scarves, blankets and throws
- Irreplaceable traditional machinery paired with modern technology results in fine woolens that are destined to be family heirlooms
- Pure lambswool plaid throw blanket
- Canvas/wool carry case with leather handle doubles as a seat cushion
- Made in United States of America