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Even I get tired of ice cream for dessert every night. This afternoon, while grocery shopping, I came across Burro bananas. There are many kinds of bananas, the one we eat most often in the US is the Cavendish.
Burro bananas are about 3 inches long, have squared-off sides and are tangy, even when ripe. I passed up the blue-skinned Ice Cream banana, and the Macabu, which were black–exactly what they should be when ripe. Only then does the Macabu develop a sweet taste and creamy texture. I almost bought the red-skinned bananas because I love the sticky orange insides. I chose the burro bananas.
Back home, I put a small pat of butter in a skillet (choose one with a lid), and dropped a flour tortilla on the hot butter. I sliced the banana on top of the tortilla, added a sliced nectarine, and sprinkled raisins and 2 teaspoons of sugar over the now-bubbling tortilla. I added a bit of coriander and cinnamon. I then dropped another tortilla on top and using a plate, turned out the pan, which turned the tortilla upside down. I slid the dessert back into the pan, with the uncooked tortilla on the bottom.
Using the lid to keep in the heat, I let the banana melt into the nectarine and the sugar and spices blend. When the top tortilla was solid and crisp, I slid the dessert onto a plate, cut it in half and enjoyed every bite. The other half? Breakfast isn’t that far off, and topped with a little yogurt, it should be spectacular.
–Quinn McDonald is a writer who likes to eat. While she’ll never be a size 6 again, she loves grocery shopping, preparing a meal out of whatever happens to be in the fridge, and inventing desserts based on what’s fresh in the produce aisle. See her workshops at QuinnCreative.com


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In-depth new studies for Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership detail how biofuels and electric vehicles will both prove crucial to slashing automotive emissions
Conventionally fuelled vehicles will be phased out by the middle of the century, as ultra low emission vehicles such as electric cars and fuel cell or natural gas powered trucks dominate Britain's roads....
A host of top PR professionals provide tips and insight on how green businesses can positively influence the defining story of our time
To fight the Amazon fires we need more than water cannons and law enforcement - we need a new economic model, writes Forum for the Future's Roberta Iley
Beauty giant says it is going back to its 'activist roots' with new store concept opening in Bond Street today
Led by a group of young classical liberal activists, the BCA counts former Energy and Climate Change Secretary Amber Rudd MP on its advisory board

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A previously convicted felon was arrested Saturday, Feb. 9, in Independence County after he was found to be in possession of a controlled substance, namely meth.
Independence County Circuit Court documents said the arrest was made after 54-year-old Timothy L. Rhines’ vehicle was stopped because a headlight was out. Rhines’ address is on Jamestown Loop in Independence County.
Rhines was unable to provide proof of liability insurance on the vehicle, according to the documents, and when asked by the arresting officer if there were any drugs in the vehicle, Rhines told him that there was in a cigarette box in the seat. The officer found a plastic baggie containing a crystalline substance inside the box that tested positive as methamphetamine. Rhines also informed the officer that the content of the box was meth, according to the documents.
Rhines is being charged with felony possession of methamphetamine, operating a vehicle on a suspended license, and no proof of liability insurance.
Rhines is also being charged as a habitual offender, having previously been convicted of more than four prior felonies.
Judge Don McSpadden set Rhines’ bail at $10,000.
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You’re going to love this quick and easy strawberry bread recipe. It’s perfect with both fresh or frozen strawberries. Make a healthy and gluten free variation by adding almond flour. This homemade bread is super moist and the best I’ve tasted!
Whether you have an over abundance of strawberries or just want a sweet treat, you’ve come to the right place with this Strawberry Bread recipe!
I’ll be honest, this recipe is perfect for strawberries that are almost at the point of no return, but you can also use perfectly ripe or frozen strawberries that have been thawed. It’s time to pull out your mixer and loaf pan and get some bread in the oven, friend!
To remove the bread from the pan, first run a butter knife around the edges of the bread (this will ensure that the bread isn’t stuck to the pan.) Turn the pan over onto your wire rack and your beautiful loaf of bread should come out clean as a whistle.

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Princeton Township Police Chief Robert Buchanan and Business Administrator Jim Pascale are both retiring at the end of the month.
Both formally handed in their resignations this week.
“There is nothing out of the ordinary about it. This is nothing other than a good story,” Buchanan told Planet Princeton via phone today. “I’ve been thinking about it a long time. I want to enjoy my family and my health while I still have it.”
Buchanan said consolidation had nothing to do with his decision.
“Not really, “he said when asked. “I don’t want to compete against Chief Dudeck. It is not fair for either of us to compete against each other. Rather than compete for a position I already hold, I decided to retire. I was not against consolidation and I never said I was. I’ve been to the pension board office , and I realized – not that I’m losing money – but that it is not profitable for me to work any more. Speaking with my family, I decided it was time for me to go.”
Buchanan said he is looking forward to the good weather coming up, flying helicopters and riding his motorcycle.
“I’m very happy, very excited, though it is sad to go,” Buchanan said. “It is a great police department. I love being chief, and I love everyone I work with.”
Planet Princeton contacted Pascale Monday for comment on reports that he was resigning, but he did not respond. The Township issued a press release announcing his retirement today.
Pascale has been a township employee for almost three decades. He initially served as the assistant administrator under former administrator Joseph Nini in 1976. He left Princeton in 1979 to serve for four years as the administrator of Mahwah and returned to Princeton Township as administrator in 1983to succeed Nini.
“It was a great honor to serve the residents of Princeton Township for so many years, and the staff here has been incomparable”, Pascale said in a press release.
Township Mayor Chad Goerner, contacted Monday by Planet Princeton about the resignations, would not confirm or deny them and said he had no comment. “I’m sure there is a lot of rumblings going on these days,” he said Monday. “I have no comments to make at this time.”
In the press release released by the township this morning, he praised Pascale.
“Jim has skillfully navigated the Township through the prosperous times and the lean years,” he said in the release. “His knowledge, experience and ever-present calming force will be undoubtedly missed by staff, officials and residents.”
Kathryn Monzo, the Township’s CFO, will be appointed acting administrator effective immediately.
“Kathy will bring her management talent, financial acumen and abilities to both the day-to-day management of the Township and the transition process, Goerner said in the release. “On behalf of Township Committee, I have every confidence in Kathy and
look forward to working with her in the months ahead.”
Word started to spread Friday that Buchanan would be leaving. Both Buchanan and Pascale have been absent from key transition task force meetings the last several days. Officials said Buchanan was “under the weather”. Lieutenant Chris Morgan filled in for Buchanan at the transition task force meeting Saturday and Pascale was absent. Sources say Morgan will likely be the officer in charge, but nothing is official yet.
Asked late yesterday about the two retirements, Borough officials had not been informed. Pascale and Buchanan’s retirements come as officials, employees and task force members from both Princetons are intensively working on the logistics of consolidation. One of the biggest issues is personnel. The task force has been considering what kind of package to offer employees in duplicate positions who are not kept on, but no decision on severance or an early retirement package has been reached yet.
Check back for updates on this story later in the day.


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Oren, Mike and Chris discuss the difficulty in recreating popular storytelling tropes like main characters, mentors, and prophecies in roleplaying.
Oren, Mike and Chris philosophize on the origins and meaning of science fiction, fantasy, horror, and other speculative fiction genres.
The Mythcreants discuss their favorite and least favorite characters, episodes, and romances in Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
Chris, Mike and Oren discuss making dialogue sound natural but not too natural, speculate on rules for good dialogue, and rave about their favorite dialogues and monologues from TV shows.
Mike, Oren and Chris talk about what makes fairy tales unique and how they have changed over time.
Mike, Oren, and Chris explore how science fiction is used to comment on contemporary issues.
The Mythcreant Podcast dabbles into the depths of worldbuilding.
In this installment of the Mythcreant Podcast, our hosts recall moments of scarring drama, delightful strangers, extreme boredom, and sublime triumph at the gaming table.
In this introduction to the Mythcreant Podcast, our hosts discuss how they came to be geeks, tout their greatest geek achievements, and prepare for the battle over which roleplaying system should rule them all.

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Sweete Philomele the bird, +that hath the heauenly throat, Doth now alas not once affoord recording of a noate.
(25) The flowers haue had a frost each hearbe hath lost her sauour: And Phillida the faire hath lost the comfort of her fauour.
Now all these carefull sights, (30) so kill me in conceit: That how to hope vpon delights it is but meere deceite.
And therefore my sweete Muse that knowest what helpe is best: (35) Doe now thy heauenly cunning vse, to set my heart at rest.
And in a dreame bewraywhat fate shall be my friend: Whether my life shall still decay, (40) or when my sorrow end.
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By Zoran Radosavljevic
(EurActiv) — Spain will move to suspend Catalonia’s autonomy, the government said on Thursday, after Catalan President Carles Puigdemont refused to drop the region’s drive to break away from Madrid following the 1 October independence vote.
The announcement came on the day when EU leaders meet in Brussels for two days of high-level talks, where the Catalonia issue was not originally scheduled for discussion. There are fears that moving to impose direct rule could further aggravate a crisis that has already worried investors and prompted some businesses to relocate from Catalonia.
The Spanish government has noted the refusal of the Catalan president, Carles Puigdemont, to respond to the request that urged him to reinstate the altered constitutional order and, as a result, will continue with the procedures provided for in Article 155 of the Constitution, a cabinet statement said.
It said Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy, who is due in Brussels on Thursday and Friday, has called an extraordinary Council of Ministers meeting for Saturday to approve the measures that will raise the Senate to “protect the general interest of the Spanish people, including the citizens of Catalonia, and restore constitutional order in the Autonomous Community”.
Catalan President Puigdemont declared independence based on the referendum results, immediately suspended independence and sought a dialogue with Spain, which had earlier dismissed the referendum as unconstitutional.
Spain responded by requesting that the government return to the legal order by last Monday (16 October), and then set another deadline for Thursday. The central government also offered a Constitutional reform to review Spain’s territorial model.
On Monday, Puigdemont declined to accept the Constitutional order as he insisted on the referendum results. “More than two million Catalans entrusted to the parliament the democratic mandate to declare independence,” he said in the letter sent to the central government.


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Governor Charles Soludo of Anambra State has urged his colleagues to prune down their convoys and be sensitive to the plight of Nigerians amid the hardship caused by the subsidy removal.
Soludo said it would be insensitive for governors to have long convoys while their subjects are reeling in hardship.
He made the call while addressing journalists after the National Economic Council, NEC, meeting at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
According to Soludo, state governors should sacrifice for their people.
“That we mustn’t live, even the cost of running the state, the way we even live, someone gave an example of a state governor going with 20-something vehicles in a convoy and all these have to be fuelled, and so on and so forth.
“Hey gentlemen, we would need to be sensitive to the times; we need to live within the average of the people that we’re governing, and so on and so forth, and knock off the waste and the irrelevancies, so to speak,” he said.


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Zdenek P. Bazant to Receive the ASME Nadai Medal
NEW YORK, Sept. 25, 2008 -- Zdenÿk P. Baÿant, Ph.D., a resident of Evanston, Ill., and McCormick Institute professor and W. P. Murphy professor of civil engineering at Northwestern University, will be honored by ASME. He is being recognized for demonstrating spurious localization instability in strain-softening models of quasibrittle materials, devising a remedy by crack-band and nonlocal damage formulations, discovering and experimentally validating the energetic size effect law for such materials, and showing applications to particulate and fiber composites. He will receive the Society’s Nadai Medal.
The medal, established in 1975, recognizes significant contributions and outstanding achievements which broaden the field of materials engineering. The award will be presented to Dr. Baÿant during the 2008 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, which is being held in Boston, Oct. 31 through Nov. 6.
Baÿant joined the faculty of Northwestern University in 1969 as associate professor of civil engineering. He was promoted to full professor in 1973 and has been W.P. Murphy professor since 1990 and, simultaneously, McCormick Institute professor since 2002.
Although Baÿant has made major contributions to fracture mechanics, structural stability, plasticity, creep, constitutive modeling and probabilistic mechanics, he is best known for his size effect law. His impressive publication record includes almost 500 refereed journal articles and six books. With ca. 8,700 citations and the H-index of 43, he has been among the original top 100 ISI Highly Cited Scientists in Engineering since 1991.
Prior to 1984, all the experimentally observed size effects on structural strength were attributed to material strength randomness and described by Weibull statistics. Baÿant is known worldwide for showing, beginning with his two landmark papers in 1976 and 1984, that this was not true for brittle heterogeneous materials. He introduced the novel concept of size effect caused by stress redistribution with a release of stored energy due to stable growth of large fractures or large damage zones prior to failure. Using asymptotic matching techniques, he derived a simple size effect law bridging the power-law scalings of classical fracture mechanics and plasticity. With his assistants, he verified his law experimentally for fiber composites, concrete, rocks, sea ice, toughened ceramics, rigid foams, etc.; demonstrated its use for experimental identification of cohesive fracture characteristics; and generalized it (1991, 2004) for combined energetic-statistical size effect. His crack-band model (1976, 1983) is now widely used to simulate the size effect computationally. He initiated (in 1984) the nonlocal and second-gradient models with material characteristic length, overcoming spurious mesh-size sensitivity and capturing the localization of distributed softening damage.
An ASME member, he served on various technical committees. In 1997 he received the ASME Worcester Reed Warner Medal.
Baÿant is a member of the National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering and American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and an honorary member of the American Society of Civil Engineers. He is also a Fellow and past president of the Society of Engineering Science; a Fellow of the American Concrete Institute; past president of the International Association of Fracture Mechanics for Concrete and Concrete Structures; and a member of the American Chemical Society, the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, and other associations.
Baÿant received his Ing. degree in civil engineering from Czech Technical University (CTU) in Prague in 1960. He earned his Ph.D. at the Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, in 1963; and in 1967 he earned his Docent Habil. at CTU. He holds six honorary doctorates. Baÿant is a registered structural engineer in Illinois.
Founded in 1880 as the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, ASME is a not-for-profit professional organization promoting the art, science and practice of mechanical and multidisciplinary engineering and allied sciences. ASME develops codes and standards that enhance public safety, and provides lifelong learning and technical exchange opportunities benefiting the global engineering and technology community.


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Price regulation in the United States has caused unintended consequences. Before a regulation policy took effect in Colorado, prices of payday finance charges were loosely distributed around a market equilibrium. The imposition of a price ceiling above this equilibrium served as a target where competitors could agree to raise their prices. This weakened competition and caused the development of cartel behavior. Because payday loans near minority neighborhoods and military bases are likely to have inelastic demand, this artificially higher price doesn't come with a lower quantity demanded for loans, allowing lenders to charge higher prices without losing many customers.
Some alternative payday loan companies market themselves as more socially responsible than traditional payday lenders because they offer better terms. They also want to help consumers rebuild their shaky credit and make payments on time. For instance, LendUp provides financial education and rewards existing borrowers who repay their loans to be eligible for loans at larger amounts and lower rates. Fig Loans only charges fees to cover the costs of the loan.
These arguments are countered in two ways. First, the history of borrowers turning to illegal or dangerous sources of credit seems to have little basis in fact according to Robert Mayer's 2012 "Loan Sharks, Interest-Rate Caps, and Deregulation". Outside of specific contexts, interest rates caps had the effect of allowing small loans in most areas without an increase of "loan sharking". Next, since 80% of payday borrowers will roll their loan over at least one time  because their income prevents them from paying the principal within the repayment period, they often report turning to friends or family members to help repay the loan  according to a 2012 report from the Center for Financial Services Innovation. In addition, there appears to be no evidence of unmet demand for small dollar credit in states which prohibit or strictly limit payday lending.
In 2006, Congress passed a law capping the annualized rate at 36 percent that lenders could charge members of the military. Even with these regulations and efforts to even outright ban the industry, lenders are still finding loopholes. The number of states in which payday lenders operate has fallen, from its peak in 2014 of 44 states to 36 in 2016.
Rolling over debt is a process in which the borrower extends the length of their debt into the next period, generally with a fee while still accruing interest. An empirical study published in The Journal of Consumer Affairs found that low income individuals who reside in states that permit three or more rollovers were more likely to use payday lenders and pawnshops to supplement their income. The study also found that higher income individuals are more likely to use payday lenders in areas that permit rollovers. The article argues that payday loan rollovers lead low income individuals into a debt-cycle where they will need to borrow additional funds to pay the fees associated with the debt rollover. Of the states that allow payday lending, 22 states do not allow borrowers to rollover their debt and only three states allow unlimited rollovers. States that allow unlimited rollovers leave the number of rollovers allowed up to the individual businesses.
Cordray worked on changing rules on payday lending on a national level when he was the first director of the federal Consumer Finance Protection Bureau. The bureau finalized rules on payday lending in October 2017, several weeks before he resigned to run for governor. Cordray has attacked his successor, Mick Mulvaney, for attempting to roll back the rules.
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TRANSLOCATION OF ACTIVE INGREDIENT USING THREE TRUNK INJECTION METHODS
Trunk injection is a way to treat many different insect and disease problems of ornamental trees, as well as nutrient deficiencies, in an efficient and environmentally friendly way. Injections of Azadirachtin solutions have been compared to water injections, to test their functionality and to find out the best method of application and their potential for uptake by the industry. Fifty-four ten years old Nettle tree (Celtis australis L.) were injected with three instruments Arboprof®, Arbocap® and Arborjet® which operate at different injection pressures. The treatments contained either active ingredient or water, added with an organic dye. The tree trunks were cut after 2-5-72-96 hours after the injection, in a downwards direction until the colour was visible, and the length travelled by either treatments was recorded. The best method of trunk injection appeared to be Arborjet®, but these preliminary results must be confirmed in adult trees (15 or 20 years old) and after longer translocation times.
Cevenini, L. and Minelli, A. (2010). TRANSLOCATION OF ACTIVE INGREDIENT USING THREE TRUNK INJECTION METHODS. Acta Hortic. 881, 409-412
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Hungry for Education: Fellows’ Initiative Addresses Food and Nutrition Insecurity in Rural Uganda
January 18, 2018
Uganda’s children are hungry for education. And we mean that quite literally.
While the nation abolished all tuition fees under its Universal Primary Education (UPE) Program back in 1996 to open up educational opportunities to the poor, poverty still finds its way into the educational system through the nation’s broader food insecurity challenges that affect 89% of the population.
One of the outcomes of such food insecurity is a paucity of food at school, leaving students’ bellies rumbling and minds wandering as they are often forced to sit through an entire day of classes on an empty stomach. Teachers as well are not immune to this lack of food, and they can sometimes be found leaving class early or even in the middle of the day to go and search for their own meals.
Uganda’s Ministry of Education and Sports has acknowledged the gravity of the situation, and has itself identified hunger as one of the main reasons children perform poorly in primary schools. From poor concentration and short-term memory retention, fatigue, malnutrition, absenteeism, and even drop-outs, the consequences of hunger cannot be ignored.
Some schools have addressed the lack of meals at school through Uganda’s Education Act of 2008, which permits schools to charge a limited amount of money for school meals, as agreed upon through each respective school management committee and district council. However, such payment is voluntary and even when money is able to be collected, it is usually only enough to provide nutritionally defunct maize porridge, and sometimes only for part of the year.
To fill such gaps in students’ bellies and Uganda’s educational system, Building Tomorrow Fellows Ibrahim Okello and Michael Kamba have launched the Junior Farmer Fields initiative with the aim of improving children’s access to nutritious food both at school and at home.
The impetus for the initiative came when both Fellows realized that their schools often did not have enough food to provide children with meals year-round, and that even when meals were present, they were not providing children with the nutrients required to grow and thrive. What’s more, the Fellows observed that this same problem was happening at home, where meals were typically carbohydrate-based and lacking in essential vitamins for healthy development.
“There was a need to intervene and create knowledge, sensitization, and training in terms of growing crops and nutritious foods,” Ibrahim explains. “We wanted to introduce these meals—not just meals, but nutritious meals—so that these teachers and pupils can spend more time at school studying, instead of worrying about going to look for something to eat.”
The approach of the Junior Farmer Fields initiative is three-pronged. Firstly, Ibrahim and Michael work to strengthen the regularity of schools’ access to maize, the staple crop that schools rely upon to make porridge for the children. “In Uganda,” Michael describes, “we have two seasons—rainy season and dry season. In the dry season, there is basically very little food, even back at home. But when it rains and there is plenty of food, we encourage them to bring much more food [to school], and then we store that.” By advocating for students to bring food when it is plentiful in the rainy season and then safely storing it, the fellows are helping to create resilience for when food is much more scarce in the dry season. They complement these efforts by growing additional maize at school, where land area permits it.
Building upon this foundation, Ibrahim and Michael are also strengthening the capacity of schools to supplement such porridge with more nutritious vegetables that are grown at the school, and even at home. After forming clubs and training students in how to grow vegetables like cabbage, eggplant, green pepper, and tomatoes in nursery beds, the Fellows invite pupils to pick a few seedlings to take back home so that they can have these meals even when they are outside of school. The rest are used for the demonstration plots at the schools.
But the Junior Farmer Fields initiative is planting more than food—It is also sowing the idea that farming can be a profitable venture. This is the third and perhaps most critical aspect of the Junior Farmer Fields initiative. In a nation where almost three quarters of the population is employed in the agricultural sector, many of these students will grow up to be farmers. So teaching youth the skills they need to be successful agriculturalists will be key not just for their own well-being, but also for Uganda’s broader economic growth.
“We try to encourage students to take on agriculture, not just as a fallback position for when they drop out of school, but also to take it seriously as a business—as something that can actually take them beyond a peasant kind of life,” says Michael. This means teaching the children modern, sustainable farming methods. From proper spacing to pruning, organic pest control and fertilizers, and even micro-gardening in containers like bottles, tins, and sacks when land is not plentiful, Ibrahim and Michael are challenging children to think outside the box of what is possible when it comes to agriculture in their communities.
All eight of the schools at which they work now have functional demonstration plots, including the BT Primary School of Isingo and the BT Primary School of Bulemezi. But their impact does not stop there. Upon seeing the need for and success of the Junior Farmer Fields Initiative, Building Tomorrow adopted seeds as part of its package of goods and services offered to schools. All 40 of the schools with which Cohort 2 fellows work received seeds to jumpstart their own food and nutrition security initiatives, tailored to each of their requests and contexts. These seeds included maize, groundnuts, beans, cabbage, carrots, green pepper, tomatoes, and eggplant, among others.
For the Fellows, the decision by Building Tomorrow to take their initiative under its wings stands out as a very special moment. “When [the seeds] came through, for me, that was really really really wonderful because I could see the teachers were very happy,” Ibrahim recalls. “We had been pushing for things to move forward. We wanted the gardens.” The arrival of the seeds helped to finally give the Junior Farmer Fields initiative the impetus that it needed to flourish. Because of this, Michael adds, “We feel like our idea has impacted society, and beyond the Kamuli region.”
The seeds, according to the Fellows, will help the communities for more than just one season, as seed saving, proper pruning, and even the sale of the initial produce will help them to continue the initiative in the long-term. “The idea for us is to start with a school, give it the initial input, let it produce, and then use whatever is produced from the first seasons for the next seasons,” Michael explains.
Thanks to this model, Ibrahim and Michael are literally and figuratively planting the seeds of change to improve food security and nutrition in their communities.
The Building Tomorrow Fellows Program supports the piloting and scaling of innovations that can have a system-wide impact, including the Junior Farmer Fields initiative to combat hunger and nutrition in Uganda’s schools and beyond. For just $75, you can help to plant a school garden to address food and nutrition insecurity in rural communities, while teaching critical agricultural skills for a successful future.

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Quentin Tarantino’s Django Unchained is, in a single word, brutal. Unflinchingly, gorily, misanthropically, even gleefully brutal, to a point that a couple scenes were so ruthless they will churn your guts. Now I survived Irreversible, so that’s saying a lot. This observation is neither a complaint nor praise, but rather a (obvious?) comment on a filmmaker who has never pulled punches, and he certainly doesn’t do so here. But unlike other films where the comic book violence added to the overall texture of the film, in Django Unchained there are a couple moments that teetered so far on the edge of human cruelty that I found watching them distracting, not adding to the overall arc of the movie but rather only detracting from the all-out fun that a Tarantino production normally supplies. But all that said, what the hell does he, or should he, care what I think? Quentin is one of the few filmmakers that has earned his unquestioned keep. If he deems these scenes necessary to tell his story, well then I’ll just sit there and take it like Marcellus Wallace in a pawn shop basement.
If you don’t know by now, the film stars Jamie Foxx as the titular protagonist, a slave who is bought by traveling dentist/bounty hunter Dr. King Schultz (played superbly by Christoph Waltz) who offers Django freedom if he helps him hunt down a family of fugitive slave traders. Django agrees. You can guess where it goes from here: down a dusty, blood-soaked, bullet-riddled, dynamite-fused mule path from Texas to Mississippi, populated by the most backwards, absurdly racist hillbillies and Southern Scum ever portrayed on celluloid. They make the banjo pickers of Deliverance look like Rhett Butler.
This film will undoubtedly court controversy unlike any film in Tarantino’s past, which is saying a lot if anyone remembers the high-pitched caterwauling from parent groups regarding Pulp Fiction’s largesse of graphic violence. This is, after all, a director who gleefully sliced off a man’s ear to the perky stylings of Stealers Wheel’s “Stuck in the Middle With You”. But beyond the previously stated graphic brutality, Django Unchained may just ruffle more feathers for the 10,000 megawatt light it shines on the pre-Civil War South, and the noxious racism woven in its culture. I wouldn’t be surprised if Quentin Tarantino effigies are burned aloft from Fort Bliss, Texas to Beaufort, North Carolina when this film hits theaters.
And here’s where Quentin has his fun. Not just in the absolutely mind-boggling variations that the N-word is used, but in the glaring light he paints the white uber-class who lived in this culture unblinkingly. The racism is applied with such frequency and viciousness that it becomes a running joke. Coming from a post-racial generation (at least here in Los Angeles urban peer groups), the debasement is so absurd — and yet, utterly believable — that all you can do is laugh. It is a caustic mashup of spaghetti western with a Chris Rock standup, shot through the wide-angle cinematography of Robert Richardson. Like Bill Clinton, Tarantino has always been beloved by the black community — expect this appreciation only to grow. Well let me clarify: “official” voices of African American culture like Al Sharpton may whine and shake their fists at Django Unchained, while most black people I know will nod knowingly, laugh and clap.
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“Django Unchained is a caustic mashup of Spaghetti Western with a Chris Rock standup, shot through a wide-angle lens…”
But maybe that’s what the tone is all about. Tarantino’s movies are always wildly entertaining, in ways so unique and singularly voiced that he has become a school unto his own — like Wes Anderson, Scorcese or the Coens. You know by the time the credits start to roll that you are witnessing a Tarantino film. There is no doubt. And that is a feat for any world class film-maker. There is the music (as always, spot on), the kitschy camera effects and cuts, and of course the dialogue. That rabid, off-the-cuff banter often miserably imitated but never remotely matched. Offsetting the scenes of violence are at least three vintage Tarantino exchanges/soliloquoys that raise the tension of the film to such a high wire pitch that you think the film might just melt. As the undisputed King of the Vengeance Film, we’ve often followed Tarantino’s plot twists and rooted for a man seeking redemption. But I can’t remember an ambition, and resolution, as powerful as Django’s quest to free his beloved Broomhilda. It is arguably the most moving scene Tarantino has ever filmed, without even trying to be.
It’s important to note how much fun everyone in this movie appears to be having in playing out Tarantino’s roles. Leonardo DiCaprio is at his best playing Calvin Candie, the evil owner of the Candie Land plantation. He’s clearly relishing the opportunity to play the bad guy for once. And Jamie Foxx, who honestly I normally don’t care for, is perfectly understated as the vessel of vengeance. But best of all (other than Waltz, that is) is Samuel L. Jackson as the quintessential Uncle Tom. One day when an 80-year-old James Lipton interviews a grey and retired Jackson, and Lipton asks Jackson what were his five favorite roles he’s ever played, I’d be shocked if the house slave Stephen wasn’t at the top of the list. No joke, Jackson could very well find himself nominated for an Oscar.
Perhaps the most important question is would I recommend Django Unchained? The answer is yes, but certainly not for any sort of family or holiday viewing; I think my mom would pass out. Or even weep openly during some scenes. But for those who think they can stomach the visual horrors of what man can do to another man, then you won’t want to miss Django Unchained.

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Easter Bench and Backdrop
Our white Easter bench is the perfect prop for picture taking with the Easter Bunny. It’s embellished with a beautiful floral garland that intertwines around the borders to give it a magical garden effect.
It measures 35” H X 59” W X 25” deep.
We also have a backdrop with butterflies and easter eggs that is great for photos and measures approximately 8'x8'.
Easter Bench: $200 plus delivery to Broward, Palm Beach or Miami-Dade counties.
Backdrop: Backdrop rental: $199 per day plus delivery
There is a $75 Holiday Fee for events held on Easter Sunday.

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"It shouldn't be as busy as New Year's Day when the Rose Bowl can
attract 50 or so visiting corporate aircraft, but some of our tenants do
expect a noticeable increase," Marrero said. "We just want the public to
know this is a special, one-time event."
The airport also issued requests to aircraft owners to comply with the
10 p.m.-to-7 a.m. flight curfew. Flight dispatch centers were also sent
The curfew restricts the operations of older Stage 2 jets, which tend
to cause more noise. Most commercial flights don't fall into that
category and can flight at night. The airport has a voluntary curfew on
the newer, quieter Stage 3 planes.
Private operators can be fined for flying during the restricted hours.
Airport spokesman Victor Gill said the airport has levied 19 fines since
June 1999 ranging from $500 to $1,000.
The increases in flights should subside Friday, the day after the
nominating convention ends.


Miner v. Jesse & Grace, LLCAnnotate this Case
After Appellants purchased vacant property in Laramie they discovered that an apartment building on an adjacent property encroached five feet onto their property. Appellants brought an action against the owners of the apartment building (Appellees) seeking a declaration that they owned the encroaching portion of the apartment building, an order requiring that the building be partitioned and that Appellees be ejected from the building, and an apportionment of rental income earned from the apartment building. Appellees counterclaimed, seeking a declaration that they had an implied easement over portions of Appellants’ parcel occupied by the apartment building and requesting an injunction to enjoin Appellants from interfering with the implied easement. The district court (1) concluded Appellants had no ownership interest in the apartment building and denied the remainder of Appellants’ requests; and (2) ruled that Appellees were entitled to an implied easement on Appellants’ property to accommodate the apartment building and enjoined Appellants from interfering with Appellees’ use of that easement. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding that the district court did not err in ruling that (1) Appellants had no ownership interest in the apartment building; and (2) Appellees held an implied easement on Appellants’ property.


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The mailman always gets through.
No rain, no snow, natural disasters animals etc shall block the mailman from his duty. It's the proud boast of a service that covers every world, every anchorage and every ship be they mighty warship or planetary transport.
And it is certainly the proud boast of my new command, the Mailman.
This mailman may have delivered letters and parcels from home to the embattled ships of the fleet, an important task for Fleet Morale sure, but that wasn't her most important task.
Mailman was a Cylon war era Blockade Runner, Liberty class originally but refitted so many time she is most likely in a class all of her own. Her appointed task was to deliver munitions, parts, replacement pilots and replacement Vipers to embattled garrisons or fleets. She, like all the ships of her class, was designed to run the blockade, deliver her mail whatever the enemy thought about the matter.
Her list of medals, of commendations and of campaigns was longer then most Battlestars, even of those that fought in that bloody war.
And now she was mine.
Her lone heavy cannon, her twenty rail gun batteries, her twin missile batteries, her oversized and overpowered engines and manoeuvring burners, and her half squadron of Mark II Vipers.
And I had to admit, I was curious as hell as to why.
I was a Colonel, a pretty good one by all accounts even if I did have a tendency to tell the brass what I really thought, and despite her illustrious past, the Mailman wasn't exactly a normal command for an up and coming officer. Hell, she was the only one of her class still in flight worthy condition.
So why had a ship, formerly on the Decommissioning lists suddenly been reactivated. Why a covert refit? Why Mark II's instead of her previous complement of Mark VIIs?
And why in the name of Kobol was the berth of a War era blockade runner sealed up tighter than the prototype Excelsior class Battlestar in the next graving bay over?
Well, judging by the dazzeling amount of brass that just arrived on the deck on my new ship, I guess I'm about to find out.

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NEW YORK (AP) – A new government report suggests that for most Americans, your heart is older than the rest of you. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report takes a new approach to try to spur more Americans to take steps to prevent cardiovascular disease.
CDC scientists estimated the average “heart age” of men and women in every state, based on risk factors like blood pressure, weight, and whether they smoke or have diabetes. Then it compared the numbers to average actual ages.
According to CDC calculations, nearly three out of four U.S. adults have a heart that’s older than their actual age. CDC officials released the report Tuesday.


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The Rule of 72
Do you know how long it may take for your investments to double in value? The Rule of 72 is a quick way to figure it out.
Have A Question About This Topic?
Estimate the total cost in today's dollars of various mortgage alternatives.
An amusing and whimsical look at behavioral finance best practices for investors.
Divorce is the second most stressful time in a person's life. Here's some tips to get through it.


When I lager in my chest freezer, I set the controller to 55°, and I also have ferm wrap wrapped around my carboy. This is the best way that I know how to stabilize the temperature as well as possible. When the freezer kicks on, it stays on until my beer reaches 55°, but the cold air in the freezer continues to chill it to the point where the fermwrap turns on. Even after the the ferm wrap turns off, there's still enough cold air to chill the beer again, causing the ferm wrap to turn on a second time before the freezer cycles again. Is such precise temperature control necessary during the lagering (not fermenting) process? Maybe all the ferm wrap does at that point is cause the beer to warm faster than it otherwise would, resulting in more freezer run time? Maybe it'd be easier not to use the ferm wrap when I'm lagering? I mean, does it really matter if I set the controller to 34°, but it chills to 32° because of all of the cold air, and then doesn't kick on again until it hits 35°? Maybe the freezer would cycle less if I wasn't heating the beer as well. What say you?


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Biloxi, Mississippi-Dec. 1; Coastal Family Health Center’s mobile medical unit will hold flu shot events for the community Friday, Dec. 4, Friday, Dec. 11, and Friday, Dec. 18.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) states “Getting a flu vaccine is more important than ever during 2020-2021 to protect yourself, your family and your community from flu. A flu vaccine this season can also help reduce the burden on our health care systems responding to the COVID-19 pandemic and save medical resources for the care of COVID-19 patients.” Everyone is welcomed and encouraged to take part in this community event.
The flu shot events will take place at the following locations;
- The Salvation Army’s Kroc Center (575 Division St. Biloxi) on Dec. 4
- Goodwill-Long Beach (200 W. Railroad St. Long Beach)
- Pass Christian Public Library (111 Hiern Ave. Pass Christian).
All flu shot events will take place from 9 a.m.- 2 p.m. and are administered at no out-of-pocket cost. Those that participate in getting their flu shot receive a flu fighter t-shirt. T-shirts are generously donated by SHEA and are available while supplies last.
For more information on the flu shot events, call 1-877-374-4991.


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Getting enough veggies into your diet isn’t always easy. It can seem impossible to get to that five to nine servings of fruits and veggies per day, especially if you aren’t a big fan of vegetables, or if you simply don’t have that much time to meal prep each day.
However, the good news is that there are easy ways to get more vegetables added to your diet. We’re sharing five sneaky ways to add them into every meal to help you easily hit that five to nine servings per day.
5 Sneaky Ways to Add More Vegetables Into Each Meal
#1 Start Your Day With a Smoothie: Consider starting your day with a smoothie. Smoothies are a great place to sneak in veggies. You can add a few handfuls of dark leafy greens, and easily pack in two or three servings of veggies before your day even gets started. You can supercharge your smoothie even more by adding one of Dr. Vim’s Magnificent Mushroom Blends for an added boost.
#2 Make Cauliflower Rice: Try swapping regular rice with cauliflower rice. It’s an easy way to boost your veggie intake, and you can add different spices like garlic and onion for an added flavor boost.
#3 Make Cauliflower Pizza Crust: Cauliflower also makes such a delicious and easy pizza crust. Try using cauliflower as your crust instead of flour to not only pack in an added serving or two of veggies into your meal but to also add some fiber. These are two things you wouldn’t get from regular old pizza crust!
#4 Make Veggies Your Go-to Toppings: While on the topic of pizza, try using veggies as your pizza toppings. With cauliflower crust and veggies as your toppings (think bell peppers, broccoli, onion), you can easily add in at least three servings of veggies into one meal, and turn pizza Friday into one of the healthiest meals of the week!
#5 Add Kale to Tacos: If you’re a big taco fan, why not add some chopped kale to the mix? Whether you enjoy turkey tacos, or vegetarian lentil or quinoa-based tacos, adding some dark leafy greens can add an extra serving of veggies to your favorite taco recipe.
The Bottom Line
Getting enough veggies into our diet is important for fighting off inflammation, reducing our disease risk, and just keeping us as healthy as possible. While it may seem challenging to get five to nine servings of fruits and veggies per day, using these hacks can help you reach that mark a little easier.
Consider trying one or two of these tips this week to bulk up your veggie intake.


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Maharashtra Congress questions CBI's 'silence' over probe into death of Sushant Singh Rajput
Rajput, 34, was found hanging from the ceiling of his apartment in Mumbai's Bandra area on June 14, 2020, and the CBI took over the probe into the case in August last year.
How to file death insurance claim with LIC
Here is a step-by-step guide on submitting a death claim with LIC. Do keep in mind that the proces...
Dhanbad judge death: CBI takes over probe into Uttam Anand's death in hit-and-run incident
The CBI on Wednesday took over the investigation i...
Jharkhand CM recommends CBI probe into Dhanbad judge death case
An official spokesman said that the chief minister has recommended handing over the probe in the death of District and Sessions court judge Uttam Anand to the premier investigating agency.
Opposition parties demand president's intervention for formation of JPC on farmer deaths
Leaders of SAD, NCP and JKNC met the president and handed over a letter signed by the representatives of various parties for his intervention. The Congress, however, was not a signatory to the letter.
Goa minister takes U-turn, tells Assembly no death occurred at GMCH due to oxygen shortage
Health Minister Vishwajit Rane has now told the Legislative Assembly that the Goa Medical College and Hospital did not face any paucity of the life-saving gas during the pandemic and hence there was no question of any fatality occurring due to it. In his statement in the House made on Friday, Rane said, "Not a single COVID-19 patient died due to oxygen shortage at the GMCH."
Centre writes to states, seeks data on deaths due to oxygen shortage
The data will be collated before the Monsoon Session ends on August 13 and presented to Parliament. The health ministry has been getting numerous questions on Covid-19 deaths during the second wave.
Indian badminton great Nandu Natekar dead
The 88-year-old, who won over 100 national and international titles in his career, was suffering from age-related ailments.
Court defers order on whether to put Shashi Tharoor on trial in his wife Sunanda's death case
The documents include various judgements from the Supreme Court and high courts, along with written submissions. The court had earlier adjourned the matter for Tuesday in view of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Such unremitting incidents under BJP's watch invited death of democracy: TMC on Assam-Mizoram border clash
"Shocked & Stunned to hear about the ruthless violence that has transpired at the #AssamMizoramBorder. My condolences to the bereaved families. Such unremitting incidents under @BJP4India's watch have invited the death of democracy in our nation," the TMC national secretary tweeted.
Sunanda Pushkar death case: Delhi court likely to pronounce order on framing of charges today
Delhi's Rouse Avenue Court is likely to pronoun...
RJD's Manoj Jha in Rajya Sabha: An apology to all those whose death we didn’t even acknowledge
In an emotional speech in the Rajya Sabha, dur...
Claim of 'no deaths due to lack of oxygen' very unfortunate and sad: Mayawati
In a series of tweets, the BSP leader said, "Due to lack of oxygen, especially in the second wave of corona, there were panic and deaths in India. To deal with it, the central government even had to take foreign help and this is not hidden from anyone. Yet it is very unfortunate and sad to claim that there have been no deaths due to lack of oxygen."
AAP moves privilege motion against Centre over 'O2 death' data; calls out Modi Sarkar for misleading the nation
Aam Aadmi Party MP, Sanjay Si...
Opposition-ruled states claimed no death due to oxygen shortage, now doing politics: BJP
The government had told Rajya Sabha on Tuesday that no deaths due to lack of oxygen were specifically reported by states and UTs during the second COVID-19 wave, drawing sharp criticism from opposition leaders.
Rahul Gandhi, Kejriwal doing politics, Oppn-ruled states claimed no death due to oxygen: BJP
The Centre just collects data on COVID-19 deaths...
Priyanka Gandhi slams Centre over 'no deaths' due to oxygen shortage statement
The Centre on Tuesday told the Rajya Sabha that no deaths due to lack of oxygen were "specifically reported" by states and union territories during the second COVID-19 wave that hit the country.
CID visits Suvendu Adhikari's home in connection with probe into ex-bodyguard's death
Trinamool Congress MLA from Mahisadal and cousin of the deceased bodyguard, Tilak Chakraborty said, "Why the death was passed off as a suspected case of suicide? We want the truth to come out."
Stan Swamy's death in custody can't be jusitified: Sanjay Raut
Swamy, 84, possibly the oldest person to be accused of terrorism in India, died in a Mumbai hospital recently in the middle of his fight for bail on health grounds.


Between The Bad Batch airing right now, and the anticipation for The Book of Boba Fett (coming out in December), perhaps most Star Wars fans forgot that there is still one more piece of content coming to Disney Plus in 2021. We are of course talking about Star Wars: Visions, which, as StarWars.com announced today, will be featured in next month’s Anime Expo, where they will drop a sneak peek for the series.
The panel, titled “Star Wars: Visions – Sneak Preview”, will take place on July 3, at 3 pm PST, and will be 30 minutes long. From Lucasfilm:
Today, Anime Expo announced that Lucasfilm will bring a galaxy far, far away to Anime Expo Lite this July with the panel Star Wars: Visions – Sneak Preview.
Join host Chastity Vicencio and Lucasfilm executive producers Jacqui Lopez, James Waugh, and Josh Rimes, Qubic Pictures’ and co-executive producer Justin Leach, and producer Kanako Shirasaki for an inside look at Star Wars: Visions before the series debuts on Disney+ later this year.
Kathleen Kennedy announced Visions back in December during Disney’s Investors Day 2020. The project was described as “a series of animated short films celebrating Star Wars through the lens of the world’s best anime creators.” It is a 10-episode series that will be dropping on Disney Plus later this year. Even though the release date has not yet been announced, it is very likely they will do so on July 3. However, a Fall release (probably around October) is expected, as Ronin, an original novel from Emma Mieko Canon inspired by the upcoming animated series, will be released on October 12.
We will keep you posted as more details for Visions come our way.


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Very nice German Air Force patch of the LTG 62.
Patch dates back to the era when the wing operated the Noratlas out of Ahlhorn AB.
Patch is in excellent condition and very rare!!
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Here are a few of my favorites from my professional portrait/head shot session with Rayna! I mentioned it in my teaser for this session, but she is attempting to set female ultra marathon cycling records. Her next attempt will be on October 28th and you can follow along by liking her Facebook page, Rayna’s Cycling Journeys!
Ryan needed a combo of head shots that could cross the spectrum from work into fun. She wanted “fun, professional and sassy” which to me is the PERFECT combo! I think we nailed it. See for yourself! 🙂


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We couldn’t imagine a better way to spend our Friday morning than hanging out with the brainchild behind Grain Surfboards, Mike LaVecchia, and his West coast point man Allen Anderson. They were in town from Maine (and Allen from LA) teaching one of their highly sought-after traveling board building classes. (You might remember, a few weeks ago, we featured one of Grain’s founders—Brad Anderson—on our blog).
From 7:30am till evening, for the past seven days, Mike and Allen’s intimate class of west coaters have been learning the fine craft of wooden surfboard building. Using classic boatbuilding techniques and locally harvested Northern Red Cedar, they’ve been carving, bending and shaping a floatable world.
We were lucky enough to catch a glimpse of the process and meet of few of their aspiring apprentices. You’ll find a few of our captured moments, below.
Alan and Mike, the guys with all of the knowledge.
Notice the wooden tepee in the background? Although it has nothing to do with Grain (as it was already part of the existing landscape), this week’s class took place at the Instrument builidng—an old boatbuilding warehouse in inner NE Portland.
Justin and his 8′ steamer, applying the bead and cove method. This is an old shipbuilding technique which uses 1/4″ strips of wood in which one edge has a groove cut and one edge is rounded. Thus, they fit together like a ball and socket or a tongue and groove, creating a tight joint. This is a relatively new method for building hallow wood surfboards (HWS) as opposed to the more well-known chambered technique.
Gluing down the planks. No foam core here.
Ed, a professional woodworker by trade, fairing in the top planks. So close to perfection.
If you were lucky enough to score a spot in this week’s class, you not only walked away with a floatable work of art and a lifelong sense of accomplishment, you also gained an invaluable knowledge of the craft and a community of like-minded surfers and craftsmen.


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January 17, 2020
If you have ever sprained your ankle, and most of us have at least once, then you know how much of a pain in the rear recovery can be. Weeks of 'taking it easy' is enough to drive any athlete up the wall even if you're not officially an athlete. Everyone from recreational runners to people who are simply always up and active at work rely on their ability to move around, respond quickly to situations, and enjoy the sensation of moving like a fast and well-oiled machine.
Unfortunately, when your ankle turns or gives way, that step could be the last smooth movement you experience for a while. After the ankle turns, you can't un-sprain it and are stuck hobbling carefully around for weeks if not months afterward before you're fully up to your old physical capabilities again.
However, while you might not be able to undo a sprain once it's o
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Every year, thousands of people sprain their ankles. It can happen stepping the wrong way in the kitchen, landing on uneven ground while out running, or coming down off a ladder at work. Ankle sprains can happen to anyone from secretaries to professional athletes doing almost any level of physical activity. Sprains are usually the result of a single misstep and most people have experienced at least one. Getting the ankle sprain is never the hard part. The true challenge comes afterward when you want to get back to your daily activities but you need to give the ankle time to heal.
Can You Work with an Ankle Sprain?
A lot of people struggle with the idea of taking time off work for a simple ankle injury and unless your job has a high p
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Ankle injuries are among the most likely to reinjure after an initial injury. Some ankles never fully heal and are at a greater risk of reinjury for many years after an initial injury. But this is also a problem simply because we use our ankles so much. It's actually easier to protect a knee than an ankle because we step down with the foot and then remember that the leg is supposed to be out of commission. Worse, your ankle is at the end of your leg and is therefore unfortunately easy to jostle.
Anyone who's ever recovered from an ankle injury knows that there's an unusually high risk of having your ankle kicked or knocking your ankle against things. In addition to the constant temptation to take a step as if your ankle weren't injured. Ankle reinjury is common and when your ankle is still recovering from a recent injury, you are at incredibly high risk of reinjury.
Today, we're here to help you prevent injuring your ankle any further when you're already recovering
December 17, 2019
Types of Ankle Injury
Healing your ankle injury at home will be influenced by the type of injury you're dealing with. Fractures and dislocations should both be responded to with greater immobilization while sprains, bruises, and tendonitis may be better treated with compression. Each injury has it's own estimated healing time, but you can accelerate the process by tending your injury carefully, eating the right foods, and doing recovery experts.
- Sprained Ankle
- Ankle Bruise
- Ankle Fractures
- Ankle Dislocation
- Tendonitis in the Ankle
Always Follow Your Doctor's Orders
Some ankle injuries are mild, and you can heal them at home without special treatment. Others need direct medical treatment before you can start at-home r


Flies may seem like a nuisance, but if you’re dealing with bottle flies in your Nashville home, they can become a bigger issue than you realize. These critters can be dangerous.
Here’s what homeowners should know about the difference between a bottle fly and a blow fly, how cleanliness can help you keep flies away, how you can make it more difficult for them to enter your home, and how pest control in Nashville can help you get rid of flies permanently.
What Is The Difference Between A Bottle Fly & A Blow Fly?
You’ve probably heard these pests called blow flies, bottle flies, and other similar names, but what’s the difference? Bottle flies and blow flies are actually the same pest, but some residents may know them by different names.
These flies are a common occurrence in Nashville homes, and you can recognize them by their metallic blue or green sheen, feathery antennae, and sponging mouthparts. Even before you even see them, you may even be able to recognize these flies by the distinct buzzing sound they create as they fly. If your home has an infestation, you may also spot bottle fly larvae, which look like tiny worms with yellow-white coloring.
Do flies bite? Fortunately, bottle flies do not bite or sting people, but that doesn’t mean they aren’t dangerous. These pests get their bad reputation because they spend a lot of time around bacteria-ridden, decaying materials. When they aren’t circling your home, bottle flies may be breeding in animal excrement, sewers, or even dead animal carcasses. As a result, bottle flies can pick up dangerous bacteria and pathogens, and they carry this with them and may contaminate your home.
Cleanliness Is Step One
What attracts flies, and more specifically bottle flies, to your home? Anything from animal excrement to rotting garbage and compost piles full of organic vegetation can bring bottle flies to your home. These pests are always on the lookout for new places to feed and breed, and homes that are not well maintained tend to lure them in.
So if you’re wondering how to repel flies in Nashville, the first step is usually keeping a close eye on cleanliness around your home and property. If you have animals that defecate inside the house, like an indoor cat, you’ll want to immediately dispose of the feces outside of the home, such as in a dumpster or outdoor trash can.
You’ll also want to make sure you’re not leaving leftovers or rotting food scraps around. Even if these items are inside the trash, bottle flies may still be drawn to them if your garbage isn’t properly sealed. Even exterior bins or compost piles can sometimes still lure bottle flies into the home if they’re placed too close to your house.
Make It Harder For Them To Enter
If you don’t want to deal with garbage flies, you can also make it harder for them to get inside your home in the first place. There are a couple of ways to prevent blow flies in the house, including:
Ensure there are no tiny gaps, cracks, or holes near doors and windows, and use weather stripping or a sealant to block off any gaps you find.
Turn off any outdoor porch or patio lights, as this can attract flies near your home at night.
Use door sweeps to get rid of any gaps underneath exterior doors if needed.
Don’t leave doors or windows open during the day, and replace any screens that have rips or holes in them.
Reducing factors that attract these flies and making it harder for them to enter your home are great first steps in fly prevention. However, once flies have made themselves at home, additional measures may be needed to eliminate them.
Can I Get Rid Of Bottle Flies In Nashville For Good?
Not only are bottle flies one of Nashville’s most annoying pests, but with all the time they spend around decaying material, they can also be one of the most dangerous. While it may seem like these pests just keep coming back, it is possible to get rid of them permanently with help from All-American Pest Control.
From bottle flies to house flies, we’ve dealt with every single type of fly that may bother Nashville residents. If you’ve got an infestation of bottle or blow flies, you don’t want to give these critters more time to contaminate your home or food. Call us today at All-American Pest Control for an estimate of our fly control services or to learn more about how we can help with our residential and commercial pest control services in Nashville.
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Cara is an independently licensed social worker, having received her Master’s degree from the Ohio State University in 2003. She has worked in a variety of capacities, including community mental health, school social work, home-based counseling, and foster care. This has given her experience working with a diverse population.
In the past she has been trained in therapeutic modalities such as play therapy, parent-child interaction therapy, the neurosequential model of therapeutics, and collaborative problem solving. She currently works with individuals who are experiencing anxiety, mood disorders, trauma, and adjustment disorders. In her free time, Cara enjoys hiking, horseback riding, reading, travel and music.

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I keep getting this guy’s name mixed up with Vance Joy.
My November, as summarized by Donna Paulsen. (Thanks, Amy Beth)
Am I the last person to catch on to Jack Garrat? Currently all I listen to, hum and sing in the shower.
This Danish town is doing something very right.
Downloaded a Chrome extension last night that shows a Google Earth image on new tab pages. It’s way beautiful.
Speaking of inspired, this art installation is everything I dream about at the intersection of corporate branding, experiential marketing and, well, art. If you love me at all, watch this.


1st day on the job for new LIRR President Patrick Nowakowski
Today is the first day on the job for the new president of the Long Island Rail Road.
Patrick Nowakowski officially takes the reins from outgoing president Helena Williams.
Nowakowski worked on major public transit projects in Washington, D.C. and Philadelphia before being hired by the MTA.
Nowakoski has a lot of work cut out for himself, as potential strikes could happen...


The RL700 series has side position lights, which emit the light through small holes at angles of as much as 270°, greatly increasing visibility in traffic. Both the front and rear lights have E-approved reflectors. The front light is fitted to the fork crown above the front wheel. The rear light is fitted to either the luggage carrier or the seat post depending on which configuration you choose.
Magnet-powered bike lights mean no more flat batteries, no forgotten bike lights, no friction when you cycle – just lights which are always on and always safe.
|Powered by magnets
- No friction
|Complies with Danish legislation|
|Uses no batteries|
|Always on - reduces accidents by 47%|
|E6 approved reflexes|
|Constant front light|
20 - 30 lumen at 15 km/h
|Front light DOES NOT have ReePower™|
Continues flashing for 2 min.
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Albuquerque: The Training Ground for the World's Best Track & Field Athletes
Aug. 14, 2012
By Mike Mulcahy
Albuquerque is known for many things—green chile, hot air balloons, a tram—but not very often for sports.
No doubt, the Duke City has sports. But on a professional level, Albuquerque has as many top-tier athletes in its city limits as it does water.
Yet despite the fact Albuquerque may not be home to high-profile sports, Albuquerque is renowned in the world of athletics for one thing that not every city can lay claim to: runners love it.
It might be the breathtaking scenery. It could be the rigorous altitude. It might even be the weather.
Whatever it is, some of the world's best athletes have found Albuquerque to be a reliable and rewarding place to train.
And it shows.
At the London Olympics, over a dozen world-class athletes trained in Albuquerque. Nearly half of those athletes medaled.
And it's not just a case of a few no-name athletes working out in Albuquerque. The elite of the elite have trained here.
Names like Great Britain's Mo Farah and the United State's Galen Rupp are just a few examples of the talent that has come through Albuquerque. A pair of runners that earned two gold medals (Farah, 10,000-meter run and 5,000-meter run) and a silver medal (Rupp, 5000) in London have trained in Albuquerque.
The Duke City has also hosted some of the world's best 1500 runners, including the 2012 silver medalist Leo Manzano of the United States. Matthew Centrowitz (United States), Nick Willis (New Zealand), Shannon Rowbury (United States) and Hilary Stellingwerff (Canada) have also come through Albuquerque en route to the Olympics.
Albuquerque's influence on 1500 runners can even be found in the past, when Noureddine Morceli took home gold in the metric mile for Algeria in the 1996 Atlanta Olympics and Romanian runner Gabriela Szabo claimed silver in Atlanta and bronze at the 2000 Sydney Olympics.
Long distance runners have also trained in Albuquerque both past and present. For the most recent Olympics, the United State's Dathan Ritzenhein and Ireland's Fionnuala Britton trained in Albuquerque prior to competing in London in the 10K.
In the past, Albuquerque has served as a training ground for Morocco's Khalid Skah (gold in the 10K at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics) and Great Britain's Liz McColgan (silver in the 10K at the 1988 Seoul Olympics).
French steeplechaser Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad also had a stop in Albuquerque before taking silver in the 3000 steeplechase in London, as did the aforementioned Szabo before her gold in the 5000 at the 2000 Sydney Games.
Marathon runners have also taken advantage of the unique climate of Albuquerque while training, including Risa Shigetomo of Japan for the London games and Josia Thugwane of South Africa for the Atlanta games.
Even homegrown talents like Albuquerque-native and New Mexico grad Jarrin Solomon have trained in Albuquerque. One of four athletes to combine for a bronze in the men's 4x400 relay for Trinidad and Tobago, Solomon has been seen competing at a few Lobo home meets.
Yet, it's as much the athletes that make Albuquerque such a burgeoning track scene as it is the competitions that are hosted here.
Despite not having the richest of histories or a true track and field venue, Albuquerque has done pretty well for itself in securing high-profile track and field meets.
The Albuquerque Convention Center has hosted the USA Indoor Track & Field Championships for the past three years, and is scheduled to host it again for the next two in 2013 & 2014.
The preeminent stateside track and field meet, the USA Indoor Track & Field Championships has attracted some of the nation's premier athletes to Albuquerque, including a number of Olympians.
Out of the 29 medals Team USA won at the London Olympics, 14 of those athletes competed in Albuquerque for the 2012 edition of the USATF Indoor Championships.
A number of gold medalists—including Justin Gatlin, Erik Kynard, Christian Taylor, Ashton Eaton, Sanya Richards-Ross, Jenn Suhr and Brittney Reese—have come through the City of Albuquerque on their way to the top of the medal stand.
These big-time meets don't just exist at the professional level, either. The University of New Mexico has sent in a bid to host the 2014 NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships at the Albuquerque Convention Center.
This move, while still pending, could bring the nation's finest collegiate athletes to Albuquerque.
In what could be a preview of the next generation of track and field glory, the 2014 NCAA Championships could be another example for an Albuquerque's impressive ability to bring in the best of the best to train and compete.
Granted, Albuquerque might not be known for sports, but it doesn't mean it hasn't seen the best of it.


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Tarragona is a city full of history and culture, and has many monuments and places of interest to visit. Some of the most prominent are:
- The Cathedral of Tarragona (photo 1) : The Cathedral of Tarragona is an impressive Gothic church built in the 12th century. It stands out for its beautiful façade, its large rose window and its ribbed vaults.
- The Roman Amphitheater (photo 2) : This impressive Roman amphitheater is one of the most popular tourist attractions in Tarragona. It was built in the 2nd century and was used for public shows, such as gladiator fights.
- El Balcón del Mediterráneo (photo 3) : This beautiful viewpoint is located in the upper part of the city and offers impressive panoramic views of the Mediterranean Sea and the coast.
- The Roman Forum (photo 4) : The Roman forum of Tarragona was the center of public life in Roman times. Today you can see the ruins of the square, the temples and the baths.
- The National Archaeological Museum of Tarragona (photo 5) : This interesting museum has a large collection of objects from the Roman era, including mosaics, sculptures and coins.
- The Ferreres Aqueduct (photo 6) : This impressive Roman aqueduct was built in the 1st century and stretches for 27 kilometres. It is one of the most impressive in Spain and can be visited to see its arches and stone pillars.


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Metalcore progressives Erra have dropped an unforgettable cover of Muse’s “Stockholm Syndrome”. Check it out here.
With Erra’s fifth studio album, out now via UNFD, we were lucky enough to catch up with guitarist, key…
Ten years ago, Erra launched released their debut album Impulse, and now are set to issue their fifth full-length…
Thanksgiving just got heavier! American metalcore band After The Burial, alongside The Acacia Strain, Erra and Make Them Suffer, hit The Phoenix in Toronto and brought the heavy.
North America is a hotbed for some incredible metal & hardcore tours this fall. Whether it’s an in-your-face hardcore club show, or 1,000+ capacity venues hosting an exciting concert with an eye-catching production rig, there’s something for everyone in the coming months.
Delivering on its promise to be the “most extreme tour of the year”, we caught up with the Summer Slaughter Tour in Berkeley, CA on August 10th and watched as Between The Buried And Me, Born of Osiris, Erra, & co. levelled the venue.
Rise Records’ Dance Gavin Dance rounded up the last week of their Spring 2018 tour with a sold out show at The Observatory in sunny Santa Ana, CA with tour mates, I See Stars, Erra, and Sianvar.
Lancaster, PA metalcore giants August Burns Red just wrapped up a massive run of North America in support of their latest release Phantom Anthem. We caught up with the tour in its final week as it hit The Palladium in Worcester, MA on a Friday night to play before a packed venue.
With Drift, ERRA is well positioned to break through and enter the next big stage of their career as a band.
ERRA have shared a new song, “Hourglass,” from the Birmingham, AL-based band’s forthcoming album, Drift (April 8, Sumerian Records).
ERRA have shared a new song, “Orchid,” from the Birmingham, AL-based band’s forthcoming album, Drift (April 8, Sumerian Records).
Review and Photos by Aaron Tamachi http://www.augustburnsred.com/ https://www.facebook.com/northlane http://www.mmiriseofthelion.com/ http://fitforakingband.com/ http://erramusic.com/ Despite the frigid cold that descended on Toronto,…
Pennsylvania progressive metalcore outfit, Skeyes, has announced that they have signed with Imminence Records. Guitarist Jesse Cease commented on the signing by stating, “We are really excited to officially be a part of the Imminence family and to have our debut EP, entitled Empty Mirrors, released under their label in 2015.”
Earlier this year, Alternative Press premiered the song “Courier” from Texas metalcore band Invent, Animate’s mini EP Native Intellect. Today, AP and the band bring you another new song, this time from their debut album Everchanger. The track is called “Naturehold” and features vocals from Jesse Cash of the band Erra. Cash not only lends his talents to this song, but also assisted in production of the record alongside Brian Hood at 456 Recordings.


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Townsend, TN – The first-ever Smoky Mountain Book Festival will take place on Saturday, October 27, from 10 AM to 5 PM at the Heritage Center in Townsend. The event is funded in part by a grant from Humanities Tennessee, an independent affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities. The festival is sponsored by media sponsor The Daily Times, and by the Mary Tippitt Memorial Library Book Club of Townsend, Tennessee. There is no charge for the one-day festival or for admission to the Heritage Center on that day.
The day includes local dignitaries reading to children, book giveaways, puppet shows, area authors’ presentations on a broad range of topics, an authors’ roundtable discussion, and book signings by 11 local and regional authors.
“We’re excited about this new event and the opportunity to have so many of the region’s distinguished
authors here on the same day,” Heritage Center Director Bob Patterson said this week. “This is an opportunity for readers and writers alike to learn more about books, authors and the writing life.”... read the rest of the story by Subscribing now.

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Frontline Workers in Wheeling Being Honored
From STAFF REPORTS
WHEELING — Monday is Frontline Worker Appreciation Day in the city of Wheeling, and various activities have been planned for that day.
During the July 21 Wheeling City Council meeting, Mayor Glenn Elliott proclaimed the day as such and since then, many Ohio Valley businesses have joined the city to honor the dedication of those who continued doing their jobs on the frontlines helping to ensure the health, well-being and safety of Wheeling’s citizens during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The following activities will honor the unsung heroes who have kept things going during these challenging times:
– Cathedral of St. Joseph and other Wheeling churches will be tolling their bells at 1 p.m.
– Kirke’s Homemade Ice Cream will be serving sundaes to Wheeling Hospital employees from 1-4 p.m.
– Ziegenfelder’s will be passing out Twin Pops to frontline workers within various organizations throughout the day.
– The board of Wheeling Health Right will be treating their employees to lunch from Pickles and dessert from the Fat Apple.
– The Kaley Building, Laconia Building and Main Street Bank in Downtown Wheeling will be lit up from 9-10 p.m.
– Residents are encouraged to turn porch lights on from 9-10 p.m.
Other businesses or organizations interested in participating should call 304-234-6432.

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Today’s episode was inspired by some people that started trolling me on Twitter and provides valuable lessons for conservation (and dealing with trolls).
Palm oil, an ingredient in tons of food, cosmetic, and personal care products, is bad for biodiversity. There’s no doubt about that. I wrote a post explaining how it is bad and created a YouTube video on it. But the shocking thing about that post and video is that I state that I am no longer boycotting palm oil.
In the article I explain that boycotting palm oil or putting a ban on it would not solve this biodiversity crisis – and will very likely make it worse too. Instead, I argue for sustainable palm oil.
The people favoring palm oil boycotts argue that there is no such thing as sustainable palm oil. I 100% agree that there are major problems with it. But getting rid of palm oil, again will not solve the biodiversity problem, and again, likely make it worse. We shouldn’t throw the baby out with the bathwater, but instead push for truly sustainable palm oil.
In this episode, I talk more thoroughly about why palm oil boycotts won’t work and that we can’t live in a conservation la-la land. I would love to stop deforestation in Southeast Asia, where a lot of the palm oil comes from, but that is not a realistic solution at all.
Working with and supporting local communities is ESSENTIAL for effective conservation work. In many cases, conservationists have to push for less than ideal scenarios because if they suggest what they really want, the results will backfire. I talk about why local community is so important and give examples of where conservation has failed only because of the local community not supporting such projects.
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India vs West Indies 2nd ODI Match Live Streaming Online Free match is going to be played on July 24, 2022. Both teams are amazing. It will be the 2nd match that will be played between India and West Indies in their ODI International series this year. Both teams are amazing and have a proficient team squad. The team captains of both teams are enthusiastic and highly dedicated to winning this year. The match will be played at Queen’s park oval stadium at 7:00 pm local. India vs West Indies 2nd ODI is a match of great enthusiasm and fun for every cricket lover. People are very excited about this biggest tournament after many years
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India Team Squad:
- Shikhar Dhawan
- Ravindra Jadeja
- Ruturaj Gaikwad
- Shubman Gill
- Deepak Hooda
- Suryakumar Yadav
- Shreyas Iyer
- Ishan Kishan
- Sanju Samson (WK)
- Shardul Thakur
- Yuzvendra Chahal
- Axar Patel
- Avesh Khan
- Prasidh Krishna
- Mohd Siraj
- Arshdeep Singh
West Indies Team Squad:
- Kieron Pollard
- Fabian Allen
- Nkrumah Bonner
- Shamarh Brooks
- Jason Holder
- Shai Hope
- Akeal Hosein
- Alzarri Joseph
- Brandon King
- Nicholas Pooran
- Kemar Roach
- Romario Shepherd
- Odean Smith
- Hayden Walsh Jr
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Three security guards were killed by four gunmen who stormed a five-star hotel in the port city of Gwadar on the south-western coast of Pakistan’s Baluchistan province on Saturday afternoon.
The gunmen wearing the uniform of security guards entered the Pearl Continental Hotel, above (photo credit: Radio Pakistan), and killed the three who tried to stop them. They then took a few hotel employees hostage and went up the stairs firing indiscriminately.
The assailants were planning to massacre Chinese guests who frequent the hotel located close to the Gwadar port which is being developed with the help of Beijing.
Gwadar lies at the heart of $50 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project.
The Baluchistan Liberation Army (BLA) claimed responsibility for the attack which took place around 4.50pm local time.
BLA and the locals believe Chinese investments are not going to benefit locals in a region which is the poorest and most neglected in the country.
No foreigners were staying as guests in the hotel during the attack, the government said, adding that other guests staying there were safely evacuated.
Security forces were trying to flush out the gunmen cornered on the staircase leading to the top floor of the hotel.
While some sources said exchange of fire was still going on between the security forces and the four assailants, AP news agency said all the four gunmen were shot and killed.
The attack comes weeks after gunmen killed 14 people, including 11 security personnel, near Ormara in Gwadar.
Baluchistan Chief Minister Jam Kamal Khan Alyani condemned the terrorist attack.
Police said the terrorists may have come by boat to launch the attack.
Baluchistan province is rife with ethnic, sectarian and separatist violence.


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The 'Natter' Project was one.
The Natter was a vertical take-off interceptor, designed to blast up into an oncoming bomber stream (somewhat like a manned surface-to-air missile). Here's how:
The Natter would be standing against a launch tower, nose pointed skywards. Its pilot would press the start button, thus firing the main rocket. A second later he would switch to full power, the Natter being held in position on the tower by a brake. The ground crew would then ignite four powder booster rockets by hand, using a burning wick on the end of a long bamboo cane (!!!). When all motors were burning for at least 10sec., the brake would be released. The Natter would then leave the launch pad at 800km, controlled from the ground for the first 1.5km and, once the powder rockets had burnt out, control would be handed over to the pilot.
He would then find the biggest concentration of Allied bombers and head towards them. Pressing the firing button would set off several functions at once. A plexiglass cover over the missiles would fall away, and they would fire altogether in a staggered salvo towards the oncoming bombers, like a shotgun effect. At the same time the rocket motor would detach and return to earth on a paracute, to be retrieved and used again. The pilot would also return using an automatic parachute. The rest of the aircraft was made of cheap wood construction and would be lost after the flight. In theory.
Today in history, on 1st.March 1945, the first manned rocket-powered Natter blasted off from the Heuberg Military Training Area near Bachem. After 55sec., it exploded, killing its pilot Lt.Lothar Seiber. He became the first man ever to take off vertically from the ground under rocket power. Parts of his body were later found in a crater 7km away.
As the Allied armies were closing on Bachem, the project was cancelled...four Natter aircraft fell intact into enemy hands, three to US and one to the Russians.
If the Natter had been successful, could it have reversed the war? Not a chance, given how far the Allies had advanced. However, the somewhat nutty Natter makes for an interesting WWII postscript...


U.S. to speed up supply of anti-tank and anti-aircraft weapons to Ukraine. The U.S. government said Saturday it would speed up the supply of $200 million worth of additional small arms, anti-tank and anti-aircraft weapons to Ukraine, while Ukrainian officials called for more to defend against heavy artillery fire from Russian forces.
U.S. to speed up supply of anti-tank and anti-aircraft weapons to Ukraine
U.S. President Joe Biden on Saturday authorized additional security assistance, the White House said. That paves the way for an “immediate” supply of new military equipment to Ukraine, a senior administration official said.
In a memo to Secretary of State Blinken, Biden directed that up to $200 million in defense aid be provided to Ukraine through the Foreign Assistance Act.
“This will provide immediate military assistance to Ukraine, including anti-armor and air defense systems and small arms to support Ukrainian frontline defenders,” an administration official said on condition of anonymity. The
Pentagon declined to comment. Ukraine has been demanding more Javelin anti-tank weapons and Stinger missiles to strike aircraft.
In an interview with the Renew Democracy Initiative on Saturday, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Kuleba stressed that Ukraine needs more military supplies.
The United States has supplied Ukraine with weapons from the U.S. arms stockpile several times, the first in the fall of 2021, the second in December, and the third in January 2022.
The Pentagon said the last U.S. supply of weapons to Ukraine was in February, including anti-tank weapons, air defense systems, small arms, body armor and various ammunition.


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Our pattern Mushroom, inspired by the beauty of the forest, here on a waist apron in pure linen. The linens power of absorption and durable fibers makes it perfect for the kitchen or when gardening. The apron has a front pocket, a handy and nice detail.
Design Elisabeth Dunker, Fine Little Day
Size 67×96 cm / 26.3×37.7 in
Technique Screen printed, stitched edges.
Material 100% linen, 185 gsm
Care Machine wash 40°C.
Made in EU
Other Shrinkage 4-5%. Linen is a natural material where small knots can occur randomly due to different thickness of the fibers. We see them as beauty marks that give the fabric life and character.


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A childhood toy and hobby could earn a Catskill resident one hundred thousand dollars and the title of Lego Master. Richard Dryden has loved Lego as a kid and now he has teamed up with another Lego enthusiast to compete on the reality show "Lego Masters" on Fox. They have been winning and moving on and tonight they try for their fourth win.
According to Times Union.com, "Lego Masters" is a competition where two Lego partners go head to head against another team to build unique Lego masterpieces. Whichever team impresses the judges more moves on to compete. The show is halfway through the season where there are only six teams left. There is a theme each week and tonight's episode's theme is to bring puppets to life. Last week Richard Dryden and his partner from Chicago, Dave Kaleta won with an impressive Lego masterpiece called "Gnome Matter the Weather".
Richard reached out to Dave when he saw a social media post that supported Black Lives Matter. It was a Lego creation of the Black Lives Matter symbol of a raised fist. As a black man, Richard said it really resonated with him and wanted Dave to be his partner.
I want to inspire kids and families to continue to learn from each other and to learn to build together and create. There is an infinite amount of creativity in anything you do. It doesn’t just have to be Lego, but for now, Lego is our medium to showcase that.
"Lego Masters" airs tonight at 8 pm on Fox which is channel 8.