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Every One Of You Is An Absolutely Indispensable Master Craftsman - Jesus
Category: The Ascended Masters Written by John Smallman
Good day to you all, and, despite any worries or anxieties you may be feeling, it is a very good day. Humanity is awakening rapidly, the main event is very close now, and, of course, there is only Now!
Yes, I and many others have told you that again and again to assist you to come to an awareness of the unreality of time. In fact your most recent science has come to the realization that time is flexible and variable, changeable, and therefore unreal, even though it continues to seemingly flow from the past through the present to the future. And as you can choose to be aware that there is only now, you are, therefore, always in the now; you may remember the past and dream of or dread the future, but you always do that now. When you allow yourselves to accept that, then fears and anxieties for the future, and anger and resentment about the past become less intense.
The story, dream, or game of life in form will unfold as you collectively intend it to, so engage positively, lovingly, and compassionately with your hearts, minds and thoughts, and bring into the dream a world that aligns with those most powerful thoughts, and create a worldwide life of form now that honors and respects all.
That is, of course, what you are doing, but mostly your consciousness does not engage with that because it is almost constantly being distracted by the drama being offered by family, friends, work associates, and all the media, which are constantly seeking your attention and offering you theirs. As separate beings you do feel lonely, alone, even abandoned, and many of you have suffered traumas that confirm those feelings, and which cause you to seek from others the acknowledgment and appreciation that you have been culturally trained NOT to offer to yourselves.
So, yet again, I would remind you that you are all the beloved and absolutely perfectly created children of Mother/Father/God who loves and honors you in every moment of your eternal existence. The least you can do therefore, is to honor Mother/Father/God by accepting and honoring yourselves as the divine beings that you most definitely are. Let go of every sense of guilt, shame, unworthiness, or sinfulness to which you may have been clinging, believing it pleases God and demonstrates your devotion to Her. God’s Will is that you know Her directly through your own experience as you go within, opening your hearts, and inviting Her to lovingly embrace you; or at least to know Her through your personal engagement with those loving ones in the non-physical realms to whom you turn for comfort and support when you are fearful or anxious.
There is only God. God is All that exists. Therefore you are a part of and One with Her in every moment and completely without interruption. If there was even the briefest of a micro-moment of separation you would not be . . . you would not exist. That cannot occur because it would be God annihilating Herself, an utter and complete impossibility because God Is.And because God Is – eternally existing and extending Herself to all of Her divine creation – so are you. You too are Love extending and sharing Itself in an endless and infinite expansion of joyous and creative harmony. When you awaken you will be amazed at the wonder that is your Home, that is Reality, and amazed that you could have ever fallen asleep. God is Love, eternally creating and extending Himself . . . through YOU!
Reality is One, that is Its nature. And you have forgotten that while you have been enshrouded in your cloak of unreality, the cloak that made it possible to pretend to yourselves that you were alone, lost, and abandoned in the world of form, where many people often think that their very lives are under almost constant threat of destruction, that what you are experiencing is unreal. But of course your survival is never in danger, there is no danger because you are eternally One with Source. However, while you are engaging with life as a human in form, that is a very difficult truth to accept, as you can see danger, pain, and suffering in so many places as you look around you and listen to what family, friends, and the media keep drawing to your attention.
Uncertainty and the accompanying anxiety are common experiences of life in form because your egos are often fear-focused. This is why spending time daily in your holy inner sanctuaries is essential for your peace and well-being. Doing this brings to your awareness your unbreakable connection to Source, where the energy field of Love and Peace is all-pervasive and all-embracing. Spending time quietly there renews and revitalizes you. It’s a little like plugging your computer into the main electrical supply to recharge its battery, if you don’t do that regularly the battery dies and you may lose some work that have not yet saved. Everyone needs to be recharged at least once daily, and you can most positively connect to the field of Love by going within and inviting It to embrace, re-energize, and re-empower you. When you do this, you will feel the energy flow, you will feel renewed and revitalized, and any anxieties or worries that have been unsettling you will have greatly reduced in intensity.
This recharging of your batteries greatly assists you to lovingly live your daily human lives, and facilitates your desire and intent to open yourselves as channels or conduits through which the divine abundance that is Love can flow freely and easily to assist in your great awakening. Every one of you is an absolutely indispensable master craftsman helping to bring humanity’s awakening process to its most magnificent fruition, so honor your intuition, your inner knowing and be yourselves, fearless and unmasked, as you go about your daily lives. You can have no idea of the enormity of your influence on others who are seeking to awaken when you joyfully express yourselves to all with whom you interact, either greatly or minimally, during your daily lives. Truly, you are essential and indispensable partners working together in the Oneness that is God to awaken everyone, and, because your awakening is God’s divine Will, the outcome is totally assured.
Your loving brother, Jesus.
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Fly to Verona with British Airways and discover one of northern Italy’s most ancient, beautiful cities. With well-preserved monuments such as the Roman arena, the Romanesque basilica of San Zeno Maggiore and the Renaissance Juliet’s House, modestly-sized Verona is also one of Italy’s most relaxing city break destinations.
As well as history, it offers easy-going pleasures such as antique shopping in the narrow streets around Corso Santa Anastasia and people watching in the busy café terraces of central Piazza delle Erbe. Flights to Verona likewise connect you to the city’s beautiful wider region. Just beyond the city are the vineyards of Valpolicella and sub-alpine Lake Garda, Italy’s largest lake, and further to the north lies the dramatic Dolomite mountain range.

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FORECAST: Sunny & cool
The National Weather Service's forecast for Ionia County for today, Aug. 22, calls for sunny skies and seasonably cool temperatures.
Today and Thursday will likely be the most pleasant days this week with sunshine, low humidity, and cooler than average temperatures.
A high pressure system moving to the south of Michigan will play a key role in the nice weather over the next two days.
There is a slight chance for a shower to pop up in the mid-afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 20 percent.
Today's high will be in the mid-70s.
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Hungary's Orban issues grim warning about European economy
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has warned of the devastating effects of an EU embargo on gas from Russia, which Brussels hopes to introduce.
Speaking about the conflict between Russia and Ukraine in his regular Friday interview slot with Budapest's Kossuth Radio, Orban said, “the Hungarian government is almost the only one in the whole of Europe that isn’t talking about sanctions and war, but about the need for peace and investing in peace.”
“War isn’t in anyone’s interest,” he insisted, adding that he was surprised to hear so few “voices for peace” within the bloc.
The sweeping EU sanctions imposed on Moscow over the military offensive in Ukraine, including a partial oil embargo, have led to a spike in energy and food prices across Europe.
“If they move to introduce a gas embargo they will ruin the whole European economy,” Orban warned.
Hungary, which arguably has the closest ties with Moscow among EU member states, has taken a more balanced stance on the Russian military operation.
While condemning the use of force and providing humanitarian aid to Ukraine, Budapest has refused to send weapons and consistently criticized the idea of restrictions on Russian oil, gas, and coal.
A partial embargo on Russian oil was introduced by the EU in late May, but Hungary was among the nations that were given a waiver.
Budapest, which receives most of its oil from Russia through a pipeline, had compared a full ban to having an “an atomic bomb” dropped on its economy.
Last month, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen reiterated that the EU’s goal in the long run is to “get rid of the overall dependency on Russian fossil fuels, all three of them [gas, oil, and coal], and never to go back again.”
The Hungarian PM said he would not rule out the possibility of von der Leyen’s plans eventually coming to fruition, but a lot of it will depend on Europe’s largest economy, Germany.
Berlin initially stated that an oil embargo would be out of the question, but changed its mind just a few weeks later, Orban said, adding that the Germans can reject a ban on Russian gas now, but there’s no way of knowing if they will stick to that position in the future.


This week it is time for something different! What did the Greeks wear? How did they make their clothes? What were the different styles that were popular among the Greeks? Guest Author Michelle Stamov takes us on a journey into the world of Greek Clothing and tries to answer these questions and more.
Clothing is an often-overlooked element in the lives of the ancient Greeks but is essential in understanding not only their everyday lives but their technology and society. Textile production requires equipment and skills- so the process would take up a lot of time. Generally, these sorts of skills were associated with women and were not thought of as a ‘high art’, so they are swept to the side. I would argue that how we think of clothing and its production plays a huge part in the way interpret and picture a culture, thus gaining a better grasp helps one understand certain nuances. This can often be helpful in the observance of ancient art, as a lot of can be told about a figure by what clothing they are depicted in. The idea of the ancient Greek in a white toga is a huge staple in the public’s imagination of the period, but how accurate is it?
Many issues come about with the study of textiles in the past; primarily that, they are made of organic matter and we do not have actual garments to reference. We are left then with literary accounts and artistic depictions. There is some archeological evidence that helps us gain an insight as well, such as loom weights, clasps, and pins. It should also be noted that details changed temporally and geographically, and this blog post intends to give an overview.
On the surface, Greek clothing appears quite simple in construction. While elements would change according to different genders, jobs, and economic statuses; the concept behind clothing was essentially a long, woven fabric (wool or linen, or sometimes cotton was imported) which would be draped around the body in a seemingly endless variety, fastened together by clasps and pins, and sometimes belts or sashes were added (peplos and chiton). Little to no sewing was involved. Another piece of fabric was generally worn overtop as a type of cloak (himation). People would often go barefoot, but leather sandals were also worn. There are a few distinct styles we can observe, each with its own set of variations. Here we will briefly discuss three of the most prominent in women’s clothing.
The Chiton (often classified into Doric or Ionic) was made of a long rectangular piece of fabric, which was fastened together at the shoulders. It was sometimes paired with a girdle at the ribs, and a himation overtop. The himation was yet another cloth rectangle, which was draped over the body in various ways, often like a cloak or sometimes even a veil.
Similarly, the Peplos also constituted of a long rectangular material but was then folded and hung at the shoulders, creating the appearance of multiple pieces being draped. A girdle or belt was often worn at the waist. This style of women’s garnet is depicted in famous statues such as the Peplos Kore and is often depicted as being worn by Athena. c.530B.C. Peplos Kore.
So, we have a better picture of the way Greek clothing was worn, but how was it produced? We can observe the use of the warp-weighted loom from Bronze Age Greece, and the procedure stayed the same up through the Hellenistic period. Fabrics were often woven either at home or in a workshop by groups of women. It would begin by processing various fibres through a means of retting, washing, and combing. The fibres were then spun by a weighted spindle and woven from top to bottom on the loom. Here we can see the 2ndcentury rhetorician Pollux describing the equipment used for Spinning and Weaving:
“In a few words one can pull together the rest of those items that pertain to the women’s quarters: woven baskets and baskets with narrow bottoms and the smaller types of both.. and the spindle and the circular whorls, the skeins of yarn, the weaver’s shuttle, and the comb of the loom; and the weaver’s rod [to attach the alternate threads of the warp] and the beam along with the vertical beams of the loom [between which the web is stretched]; and the stone weights [for the warp threads] and the loom weights, and the flat blade [to strike the weft threads home].” (Pollux, Lexicon 10.124-125)
Amasis, 6th cent. B.C. c.560 B.C. Lekythos: Reverse: Women Working Wool: Two views. Place: Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.)
While Greece is often depicted as a land dotted with stark white marble architecture, and people wandering about in simple white togas, it was far more colorful than that. Temples and statues were brightly painted, and clothing was also treated in similar regard. Dyed fabrics, of course, were more expensive, so bright colors were often associated with wealth. The disadvantaged Greeks would make do with whatever undyed fabrics they could afford, and many of them worked in facilities that produced these colorful dyes. One of the most expensive and sought-after colors was Tyrian purple. This dye was made from the secretion of various snail species often referred to as ‘murex’ snails. It was labour intensive and required many snails to produce a dye, therefore required murex production facilities. These places were often quoted as being notoriously smelly.
Would you ever try recreating an ancient Grecian outfit? How would you feel if you found out a smelly murex facility was being built in your neighborhood? Let us know in the comments! This guest post was written by Michelle Stamov, an undergraduate student at the University of Calgary. I am working towards my BA in Ancient and Medieval history and will be graduating in the spring. I am currently researching funerary practices in the Ancient Greek world.
Abrahams, Ethel Beatrice. Greek Dress A Study of the Costumes Worn in Ancient Greece, from Pre-Hellenic Times to the Hellenistic Age. Project Gutenberg.
Humphrey, John William. Ancient Technology. Greenwood Guides to Historic Events of the Ancient World. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 2006.
Johnson, Abrahams, Evans, Johnson, Dorothy M, Abrahams, Ethel Beatrice, and Evans, Maria, Lady. Ancient Greek Dress. Argonaut Library of Antiquities. Chicago: Argonaut, 1964.
Lee, Mireille M. Bodies, Dress, and Identity in Ancient Greece. New York: Cambridge University Press,2015.
Llewellyn-Jones, Blundell, Llewellyn-Jones, Lloyd, and Blundell, Sue. Women’s Dress in the Ancient Greek World. London : Swansea, Wales : Oakville, Conn.: Duckworth ; Classical Press of Wales ; Distributor in the United States of America, David Brown Book, 2002.
Pollux, Lexicon 10.124-125.


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Serving Lane County, we offer multifaceted pain management, quality service and in-depth knowledge. Pain Management Partners, LLC in Eugene, Oregon specializes in non-surgical medical treatment of intractable pain. Our nationally recognized medical practitioners emphasize comprehensive care with a multidisciplinary perspective. We offer thorough evaluation, treatment recommendations, coordination of care, and alternative approaches when usual options fail.Our Services >
Dear Patients of Pain Consultants:
Pain Management Partners, LLC, is now accepting some patients of Pain Consultants of Oregon. To find out if you qualify, please call our clinic at 541-344-8469. Our phone lines may be busy, but try again until you reach us.
Here are some things you can do right now:
1. Request a copy of your records from Pain Consultants of Oregon. Complete this authorization form : (click here) release-of-information_2016.pdf. You must complete this form in order to release your medical records to our clinic and have them sent to us. We will need one year of medical records from all clinics, including labs, x-rays and urine drug tests.
2. Pain Management Partners will help in accommodating patients who contact us. When you call, please provide your name, birth date, phone number and insurance. We do not accept United Health Care. We do not see patients with SAIF's MCO Majoris. You must also fill out a PMP request of information form: (click here) PMP-request-of-information.pdf. Please drop this form off at our office at Willamette Medical Center, 2401 River Road, Eugene, Monday-Thursday between 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Our phone number is 541-344-8469.
3. Pain Management Partners is a non-surgical clinic and we do not provide pain pump replacement or epidural steroid injections.
4. If you need to have prescriptions filled, contact your primary care physician immediately to inform them of your prescription needs.
5. To help you through the transition of finding a new pain management provider, we recommend patients take a free six-week chronic pain workshop called Living Well with Chronic Pain. The workshop teaches self-care techniques that are invaluable in managing pain. Call 541-682-4103 to sign up. Everyone is welcome, including caregivers and family. Workshops are held at various days and times throughout the year.
At Pain Management Partners, Shared Medical Visits (SMV) are a unique opportunity to engage in a follow-up appointment with your medical provider in a small group setting that will allow you to acquire additional skills important to your pain management. During this 2.5-hour visit with your medical provider, you will engage with others who share a path towards wellness and pain management, increase your quality of life, and explore alternatives for pain control. Please sign up for at least two Shared Medical Visits of your choice over the next year. Review the schedule below to see which topics are of interest to you. Presently, these SMVs are scheduled every third Thursday of the month. For information, call 541-344-8469 to find out more and to schedule.
2017 Shared Medical Visit Schedule
(Third Thursday of each month from 1:15 – 4 p.m.)
PMP Statement of Philosophy
Pain Management Partners, LLC, strives to provide excellent medical care in a friendly and supportive environment. Our goal is to achieve maximal improvement in medical, emotional and spiritual health for our patients. Our practice addresses symptoms of chronic conditions using an integrated, interdisciplinary, multidisciplinary care model. The basis of this model is the individual patient.
Studies show that passive treatment models rarely succeed when active effort is not applied. Patients must be actively involved in their own care, if not more so than their healthcare providers. Success is not measured solely by symptom improvement. Treatment success depends heavily on objective functional gains including quality-of-life measures.
Patient effort, as measured by participation and responsible choice, is the key to achieving self-management skills and pain symptom control. We can show the way, but only the patient can provide the motivation and perform the work.
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What is fibromyalgia? Learn the signs, symptoms, causes, methods of treatment and more during the seventh annual Fibromyalgia Awareness Day Event scheduled May 4-6. All sessions are free and open to health care providers, patients, caregivers, family and the public. Attend the Thursday, May 4, forum with health experts providing the most up-to-date treatment options, try a creative therapy class at the open house on Friday, May 5, or participate in therapeutic water movement classes on Saturday, May 6.
Thursday, May 4, 7-8:30 p.m.
A forum of medical and wellness experts will present the latest health information at the Northwest Community Credit Union community room, located at 545 E. 8th Ave. (next to the new federal courthouse). The expert panel includes James R. Morris, M.D., of Pain Management Partners, LLC; Teri Strong, Ph.D., Strong Integrated Behavioral Health; Stuart Silberman, Psy.D. Daniel Erichsen, M.D., of PeaceHealth Sleep Disorder Clinic; Susan Quash-Mah, Ph.D., Tamarack Aquatic Center Director; Leslie Gilbert, MPH, Living Well Program Coordinator; and Leigh Ann Turner, LPTA, of Axis Physical Therapy & Rehab. Public Q&A follows.
Friday, May 5, 9:45-4 p.m.
Alternative therapies will be offered during an open house at Willamette Medical Center, 2401 River Road, in the community room (lower level). Four classes will be offered. An herbal tea party, an empanada lunch and 15-minute neck and shoulder massages will be held during the day. Classes include:
9:45-11 a.m. — Yoga Nidra with Katie Fabian
11:15-12:30 p.m. — Music Therapy with Danielle Crowe, MT-BC
12:30-1:15 p.m. — Lunch break. Gourmet tea, empanadas, 15-minute should rubs
1:15-2:30 p.m. — Art Therapy with Grace Fletcher, MA
2:45-4 p.m. —Meditation and Mindfulness with Teri Strong, PhD
Saturday, May 6, 3-5 p.m.
Tamarack Aquatic Center, 3575 Donald St., Suite No. 300, hosts the aquatic session. Axis Physical Therapy & Rehab will begin with 20 minutes of water adaptation exercises. This will be followed with 40 minutes of Ai Chi, a slow-movement exercise based on Tai Chi done in shoulder-depth, 92-degree saltwater for exercise and therapeutic benefits. Lena Houston-Davisson, MPT, will lead the Ai Chi class. During the water movement classes, 15-minute Watsu treatments will be offered. Guests may sign up for Watsu at the pool entrance.
For information, contact Jonni at JGratton@wpainmanage.com.
Every Thursday afternoon, Karla Austin, FNP, will provide patients with trigger point injections every 15 minutes. The quick, follow-up injection appointment is includes all types of injections. This provides patients with a convenient and effective way to provide pain management. Schedule your appointment for any Thursday afternoon by calling our office at 541-344-8469.
Trigger points are small areas of tightly knotted muscle and connective tissue that cause localized and referred pain. By injecting anesthetic medicine into these points, the muscle can relax so patients can gently stretch the tissue back to normal length, bringing lasting pain relief.
Trigger points are known to cause or contribute to headaches, neck and jaw pain, low back pain, symptoms of carpal tunnel syndrome and tennis elbow, and many kinds of joint pain, mistakenly ascribed to arthritis, tendonitis, bursitis or ligament injury.
Trigger point injections are an effective treatment modality for inactivating trigger points and providing prompt relief of symptoms from myofascial pain syndrome.
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American novelist William Faulkner once said, “In writing, you must kill your darlings”. It was a warning to other writers not to get too attached to their manuscripts, or their characters, because you always need to be willing to edit and cut down your work to make it truly brilliant.
That advice applies to investing, too. I’ve seen too many investors get emotionally attached to their stocks and funds, which causes them to hold on to losers for too long—or fail to accept that the world has changed. But if we want to minimize our losses (and of course, we always do!), we sometimes need to “kill our darlings,” too.
Falling in love with investments is an especially dangerous trap with high-yield plays like closed-end funds (CEFs), as folks get so enamored with CEFs’ 7%+ dividends that they fail to (or maybe pretend not to) notice when the wind shifts and it’s clearly time to sell.
A CEF called the PIMCO High Income Fund (PHK) provides an example. PHK trades in high-yield corporate bonds and derivatives, as well as mortgage-backed securities (MBSs).
A little more than a decade ago, I made a contrarian move into this fund, which yielded around 12% then and pays a still-outsized 10.8% today, after the subprime mortgage crisis turned a lot of mainstream investors off of MBSs. These folks were suffering from something called “recency bias,” but the truth was, MBSs had actually become fairly safe after they triggered the collapse of the US housing market (and economy).
For half a decade after 2009, PHK posted terrific returns:
When Times Were Good
Of course, times change, and now I wouldn’t buy PHK even if it traded at a huge discount to net asset value (NAV, or the value of the investments in its portfolio). And here’s a spoiler alert: it doesn’t. I recommend you avoid it, as well. Here’s why.
Warning Sign #1: Overvaluation
I never like buying a CEF at a premium to NAV, but right after the 2008/’09 crisis, I made an exception for PHK, as I rightly thought it had upside as scarred investors were too negative on the potential of MBSs. The problem is that the fund still trades at a premium. But while its premium once made sense, it no longer does (for reasons I’ll explain in a bit).
A Sign of More Downside to Come
A CEF with a sustained premium isn’t necessarily a bad buy, although you’ll generally want to buy a fund that typically trades at a premium during those rare moments when it’s at a discount (or at least when its premium dips below its long-term average).
What you don’t want is a fund that once traded at a high premium that is seeing its premium consistently fall over time. That’s typically a sign that stubborn investors are unwilling to give up on a once-market star that’s turned into a dud. And that’s exactly what PHK is now, which we can clearly see when we look at …
Warning Sign #2: A Declining Dividend
The secret to PHK’s success a decade ago was its payout, which, as I mentioned a second ago, yielded a consistent 12% (or more) back then. But then PHK cut its dividend for the first time in 2015, which shocked the CEF world, as the fund’s payout had been rock-solid for a decade, and had been buttressed by massive special payouts in the pre–Great Recession days, too.
PHK’s Dividend Was Reliable, Until It Wasn’t
Since then, PHK has cut its payout several times as it repeatedly failed to sustain its massive yield. And its current 10.8% payout also looks unsustainable, as the fund doesn’t earn enough to keep doling out those payouts without selling off the investments in its portfolio (thereby hurting its value and shriveling the income it brings in).
Which brings us to…
Warning Sign #3: Poor Recent Performance
PHK’s big returns were a thing of beauty a decade ago, but lately they’ve been a different story. Compare the chart at the top of this article, showing PHK’s returns from 2009 through 2013, to this one, showing the last five years.
PHK Turns Into “Dead Money”
It isn’t just that PHK is underperforming, it’s that it’s not going anywhere! Holding a portfolio of high-yield bonds to get basically zero profit for years is unacceptable, especially when there are dozens of bond CEFs yielding 7%+ that have performed well over the same period, and with much better upside potential in the years to come.
Forget PHK: Buy These 5 CEFs Now (for Solid 8.6% Dividends and 20%+ Gains)
I’ve assembled a “mini-portfolio” of 5 CEFs that are terrific buys in this rate-panicked market: these smartly run funds trade at such deep discounts that I’m calling for 20%+ price gains from each of them in the next 12 months. PLUS they yield an average of 8.6% today.
I’m ready to share all of my research on these 5 “inflation-proof,” “recession-proof” buys with you now.
Beating the So-Called “Safe” Option—in any Market
You and I both know that a Treasury or CD will never rival a CEF throwing off an 8.6% dividend. (And that’s just the average yield on these 5 funds, by the way. Some pay even more).
That’s why I expect a wave of income-hungry investors to storm into these 5 high-yielding (and often monthly paying) CEFs, especially with today’s surging inflation outpacing the yields on just about every other investment out there.
Let’s take this opportunity to “front run” this crowd. Click here and I’ll give you my full CEF investing strategy, plus VIP access to a breakthrough Special Report naming all 5 of these overlooked 8.6%-yielding funds.
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The New Forest National Park
For those who want to visit England more natural can not stop going to the New Forest National Park . A Park located in the south of England full of ancient woodland, heather-covered moors, green pastures, marshes, farmland, villages and grasslands, lakes and marshes. An area of film to travel for several days and enjoy all the beauty hidden in the New Forest National Park.
Despite being very large, the New Forest National Park is only a remnant of what once was and what little remains of natural wild area in southern England. A highly protected area for its great ecological and landscape value.
You can afford to explore this wonderful National Park of England on foot, bicycle or even on horseback . Very characteristic of the New Forest National Park are wild ponies graze freely that you can see from the varied fauna of deer and birds of prey. Characteristic oak, cedar, mushrooms and magical forests to stroll on the banks of a river.
There is a train and a bus called the New Forest Tour with the National Park to go to avoid excess cars in the area.
L In Lyndhurst ocalidad can visit the New Forest Center where we provide all the necessary information and updates on the Park. Other information points are in Beaulieu, Brockenhurst and Burley.

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While a design student at Cornwall College of Art and Design, Marcus Levine began to play with the idea of creating human forms with nails. He explains, “the interplay between the rigid, angular nails and the soft curves of the human torso, would be more striking”.
Years later, Marcus has perfected the technique, and he’s nailing it.
Levine’s ability to capture the curvilinear nature of the human body with such an inflexible object is intensely represented. He creates figures which are beautifully muscular yet wonderfully delicate, and it is clear that the artist has an innate grasp of the human shape. Light also plays an integral role in Levine’s work, as “from morning sun to evening sun the shadows across the sculptures can appear as light as a pencil or as dark as a charcoal still life.”
His latest clout nail sculptures introduce the sense of touch to his work and allow visually impaired and sighted people to experience the undulation and curvature of the nails as they twist, raise and fall along the length of the aluminium panel which they are driven into.

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Assateague Island Rangers Present Environmental Literacy Puppet Show To Kindergartens At OC ElementaryAssateague Island Rangers presented an environmental literacy interact...READ MORE
Fourth Graders At OC Elementary Create Gingerbread Houses
Fourth Grade students at Ocean City Elementary School created gingerbread houses. The houses were created using three dimensional shapes and decorated with patterns. With their creations are Victoria Mueller, Lizzie Coates, Isabella Vazquez, Mackenzie Barrett, Zachary Whitacre and Leeth Omar.


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Any office of Fair Trading (OFT) has introduced the payday lending industry to your Competition Commission due to issues about “deep-rooted difficulties with just how competition works”.
The OFT said it discovered that clients discovered it tough to recognize or compare the cost that is full of loans.
It included that there have been obstacles to switching between loan providers whenever loans had been “rolled over”.
Nevertheless the loan providers included stated these are typically currently changing their techniques.
It ended up being stated by the OFT ended up being additionally worried that competition had been predicated on rate in the place of price.
” The pressure that is competitive accept loans quickly can provide companies a motivation to skimp regarding the affordability evaluation which will be built to avoid reckless financing and protect customers,” the OFT stated in a statement.
The OFT additionally stated that a few of the company types of organizations running within the payday advances industry had been concern that is causing simply because they were “predicated on making loans that are unaffordable, causing borrowers spending a lot more than expected through rollovers, extra interest along with other charges”.
It stated that loan providers seemed to make 50% of these profits from such techniques.
Financial obligation spiral
About two million individuals in britain usage payday advances. The merchandise were created as short-term use of money, at fairly high expense, before the applicant is paid that is next.
Nonetheless, most of the time, people have struggled to settle as well as the compounded interest of loan after loan has kept them in a spiral of financial obligation. 继续阅读Payday advances industry to manage competition inquiry
Caught in a cash advance cycle? Have actually you then become a prisoner to pay day loans? It takes place more frequently than you might think. Whilst the pay day loan had been initially designed to help borrowers protect unexpected expenses during a money shortage until their next paycheque, progressively frequently it is become a tremendously costly lifeline for Canadians struggling financially, making their situation much, much even worse.
IвЂ™ve spoken with numerous those who got a quick payday loan to pay for a motor vehicle fix or any other unforeseen crisis with the intent to pay for it right right right back using their next paycheque. However they discovered by by by themselves quick once again, and took away another cash advance to pay for the last one, and so forth. Being stuck about this вЂњpayday loan treadmill machineвЂќ isn’t any method to live, so this is what you have to do.
A written report unearthed that almost 2 million Canadians utilize pay day loans each with 50% having taken out more than one payday loan in the last three years year. The exact same report finds that numerous borrowers had been uncertain of just exactly how pay day loans work and simply how expensive they could be, which according to the province you reside, is as high as 650% in interest. But look at this:
- Your dog has to go directly to the veterinarian, which eventually ends up costing you $300вЂ”money you donвЂ™t have. 继续阅读How exactly to Pay Off Your Cash Advance? The significance of settling payday loans

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SAIC Alumni and Faculty Receive Illinois Arts Council Agency Fellowship Awards
The Illinois Arts Council Agency recently announced the 2014 recipients of its Artists Fellowship Program, which “recognizes exceptional Illinois artists by providing awards to support continued artistic growth”. In recognition of their work and commitment to the arts, these artists have each been awarded $15,000. Included in the recipients are six SAIC community members. These are FVNMA faculty and SAIC alumna Melika Bass (MFA 2007), and faculty Daniel Borzutzky (Liberal Arts), Paola Cabal (PTDW and Contemporary Practices), Daniel Eisenberg (FVNMA), Jeremiah Hulsebos-Spofford (Contemporary Practices), and Alison Ruttan (PTDW and Contemporary Practices).


THREE stories in the papers this week remind us that the dangers of racism and fascism are growing.
The first concerns the BNP and the BBC. The BBC had already agreed to let BNP leader Nick Griffin appear on one of its Question Time programmes and forced Cabinet Minister Jack Straw to either agree to sit on a panel with a notorious fascist and Holocaust denier or leave an empty Labour seat on the panel. He should, of course, have refused to appear; it would have embarrassed the BBC more than Labour. And representatives of other leading parties should also have refused to appear, leaving the BBC with no programme. As it is, that responsibility has now fallen on the more principled broadcasting union Bectu, whose members are refusing to film the event.
Then last weekend BBC Radio 1’s Newsbeat programme interviewed two leading BNP members, including their publicity director Mark Collett. But the two were introduced simply as “two young guys who are members of the BNP”. This provoked hundreds of complaints to the BBC, including from Welsh Secretary Peter Hain who pointed out that the interview was in clear breach of BBC guidelines and “shows how shaky is the corporation’s grip on the far right,” and called for a rethink before Question Time.
BBC executives are claiming they have an obligation to respect the right of a minority who have voted for the BNP. Others claim that BNP and other fascists should be invited into public discussion meetings and programmes so that astute interviewers and opponents can show them up as ignorant brutes.
But it doesn’t work like this. Not all the BNP are idiots and they welcome the opportunity to present themselves on respectable BBC programmes as a respectable party with acceptable views. When interviewed they do not tell the truth. And even if 99 per cent of the listeners/viewers are disgusted by them, they know that there are still many uninformed and naïve listeners out there who will fall for their message.
And experience shows that wherever the BNP or other racist and fascist groups get a hearing it is shortly followed by an increase in attacks on black and ethnic minorities. At the moment Muslims are their favourite targets. Their right to speak in public comes at the expense of other people’s safety.
When the BNP had a headquarters in Welling in the London Borough of Bexley in the 1990s their presence alone sparked hundreds of racist attacks in the neighbourhood, including several racist murders. The most famous of these was the killing of Stephen Lawrence in Eltham. They have only to announce their presence to attract racist scum from far and wide.
And this tactic is behind the second worrying story this week — the violence kicked off by the English Defence League in Manchester last Saturday. This follows the pattern of the National Front tactics a few years ago. Having very few members, they adopted impossibly ambitious programme of marches and rallies, knowing that even if they did not attend, news of their intent would bring all the local racists out of the woodwork, who would get drunk waiting for them to show and the go and attack local Asian and Black communities.
They counted on the local racist police not intervening until the Asians and Blacks were provoked to come out of their homes to defend themselves and then it was the alleged violence of the immigrants that hit the headlines and stirred up race hate between whites and ethnic minorities.
That is also the plan of the EDL. They got around a ban on marches by organising a static rally. These thugs — many of them also BNP members, football hooligans and former squaddies — claim to be focussed against Islam as a repressive and foreign religion. The truth is many of them just enjoy a good fight and the violence that is bound to intensify racist divisions. This will benefit the BNP electorally.
The third worrying story is the links the Tory party is now making with far-right European politicians with neo-Nazi and anti-Semitic links. Among these is Polish MEP Michal Kaminski, who recently said in an interview with the Jewish Chronicle that the massacre of hundreds of Polish Jews in Jedwabne by other Poles was a lesser crime than the atrocities committed by the Nazis during the Holocaust. And that he opposed a demand for an apology for the crime.
We must sustain the policy of no platform for racists and the police and local authorities have a responsibility to veto those who set out deliberately to provoke racist violence.


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In this series of columns, Royal FloraHolland gives the floor to Royal FloraHolland’s board and managers, with this time CEO Steven van Schilfgaarde.
“In politics, the issues of the day often prevail, and many are short of memory. Our Minister of Agriculture, Piet Adema, recently spoke at the National Horticultural Congress, calling on greenhouse horticulture to take responsibility for itself. Piet Adema is well-disposed toward the sector, and I know that he works hard for greenhouse horticulture where necessary. But I could not place this statement.”
Greenhouse horticulture is already fully committed to the energy transition and is one of the few sectors to actually achieve its goals. The sector has signed the energy covenant, which includes agreements on energy savings, carbon reduction, and pricing. It is up to the government to keep to the agreements in turn! The government is not following a consistent line by piling on top of the agreements made with hefty fiscal measures. Entrepreneurs cannot possibly work in an unstable business climate in which it is not clear which requirements must be met. In the process, the agreements made are also being called into question by political parties. Like this week’s motion in the Lower House to come up with new scenarios for the abolition of fossil subsidies. If this is acted upon without including the agreements already made on taxes and pricing for energy, many of our companies will run into economic problems.
The coalition agreement of December 15, 2021, which is less than two years ago, describes greenhouse horticulture as an industry with great potential to be a leader in energy-efficient and circular production of high-quality products. This was followed by a promise that the government would encourage the transition to renewable energy rather than discourage natural gas. The reason is that greenhouse horticulture can become CO₂ positive. Less than a year later, in November 2022, at the signing of the energy covenant between the cabinet and the sector, Piet Adema, Rob Jetten, and Marnix van Rij praised the entrepreneurial spirit and innovative strength of the sector. Every reason to cherish our sector and to work on improving the international competitive position of floriculture, among others.
This is completely in line with what Marnix van Rij said. According to him, the continued existence of greenhouse horticulture in the Netherlands is not in question. Indeed, according to the State Secretary with taxes in his portfolio, the Netherlands should not only preserve this sector but also further develop it and ensure that it continues to lead the world. That was music to my ears.
Extreme energy taxes
Less than a year later, the sector’s competitiveness is under considerable pressure from rising energy costs. Cabinet policy in the past two years showed a counterproductive increase in the ODE on grid electricity, the SDE++ did not work for sustainable heat, and it still takes a long time to obtain a permit for geothermal energy. In addition, politicians pay little attention to the important role that greenhouse horticulture plays in balancing the electricity grid so that we can all make optimal use of renewable energy. Recently, there has been a political desire to accelerate the reduction of tax benefits for greenhouse horticulture from the use of fossil energy.
There is also something peculiar about this, by the way. According to Martien Visser, professor of energy transition from Groningen, the Netherlands has high “fossil subsidies” because it is measured by the energy tax paid by households in the Netherlands. And that energy tax is extremely high compared to the countries around us. Dutch households pay 45 ct/m3 more than greenhouse companies. If it is equalized, Dutch companies will pay 32 ct/m3 more than in Germany and 42 ct/m3 more than in Belgium. That means a huge deterioration in the competitive position of Dutch horticulturists! There is something else at play in the European context. Because Dutch horticulture is of an exceptional level within the EU, we are hardly taken into account in Brussels. Measures are usually not drafted for the benefit of the frontrunners.
Dutch floriculture companies always manage well. This is evidenced by the fact that they hardly have to repay any corona debt. For a successful energy transition, however, our growers need support and a government policy that does justice to the sector and can be built on. Let politicians put their money where their mouth is and fulfill the signed promises of the (now outgoing) cabinet. What we are asking for is a consistent long-term energy policy. I recently read somewhere that policy should not change with every parliamentary motion. I couldn’t agree more.
And then this: in early October, Wageningen Economic Research published its annual Agrifood Monitor. Horticulture, including floriculture, scored 5.4 on a scale of 7. Consumer appreciation of horticulture and arable farming is the highest of all agrosectors. This includes the extent to which people feel involved in the sectors and whether they are important to them. This is a nice result, which is inconsistent with some media reports. This could give the impression that consumers are turning away from us. It is a nice boost in a pretty difficult period for ornamental plant cultivation.”
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Wayne County closes on sale of former horse racing site
HURON TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — Wayne County has closed on the sale of a former horse racing track southwest of Detroit for $4.9 million.
Plans for the Pinnacle Aeropark property in Huron Township call for two warehouse or storage-type buildings that will total more than 600,000 square feet (55,741 square meters), according to the county.
The Wayne County Commission approved the sale Oct. 3. HS Commerce 275 has agreed to invest $40 million into the property within five years. The site includes the foreclosed 300-acre (121-hectare) Pinnacle Race Course site and 350 acres (141 hectares) of county-owned land.
“This property is perfectly situated for mixed-use industrial development to drive commercial investment,” said assistant county executive Khalil Rahal.
In 2016, structures and debris on the site of the race course parcel were removed following an agreement between the county and the property’s then-owner to clear the site.
“Given the proximity to the airport and the expected growth of the logistics industry, we think potential tenants will be as interested and excited about this project as we are,” said County Executive Warren Evans.
The airport is in nearby Romulus.


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Lewis Hamilton's action to return to the track at the T2 corner of the Russian Grand Prix qualifying was investigated, but the FIA finally believed that there was no violation of the rules and ensured his pole position.
Race Director Michael Massi warned the drivers before the race that if they miss the apex of the T2 turn, they must weave between some bright orange bollards and then slowly rejoin the track.
Hamilton failed to drive along the prescribed escape route in qualifying, which prompted him to be investigated with Williams’ Nicholas Latifi and Haas’s Kevin Magnussen and Roman Grosjean.
The officer said in a subsequent announcement that Hamilton admitted that he did not follow Marcy’s instructions, but did not gain any advantage and did return to the track safely, thus avoiding punishment.
The officer’s statement read: "The driver admitted that he did not follow the instructions, and he also admitted that he would be punished for doing so in the race. The officer believed that he did not gain an advantage because the related lap times were deleted. In addition, in order to be consistent with the previous decision , The officer considered the precedents of the 2018 Spanish Grand Prix and the 2019 Canadian Grand Prix."
The FIA has always placed strict limits on Sochi’s track because of the large number of maneuvers on the track, which prompted it to install an escape route at Turn 2 and then enter a left turn at Turn 3.


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Best stable tycoon!! No, you can't control the jockey, but that's not what this is about. You need to manage your horses and riders training to beat the competition in many challenging races. Once it's time to pull your champions from the track you need to breed the next generation of winners in hopes of winning the triple crown!
Great game! I love horse racing games and it's hard to find a good one, no you can't control the horse, but you can train, bred and watch it grow into a unbeatable superstar! Plus lots of other stuff. Play it!
Fun game. A lot of different things to do. That's why I like kariosoft games.
These games are all great for passing the time.
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The idea that Republican control of the next Congress (due to winning the Senate and holding the House) means they must "prove they can govern" is just nonsense.
I've noticed this theme since the election, and it annoys me.
What the election means is that Republicans must prove they can legislate.
That is, the branch that is responsible for passing legislation must--you know--pass legislation.
Which the executive branch can veto, recall, making even this power limited given that the Democrats still control that branch.
And the Republican-controlled Congress must make sure the executive branch--the actual branch that must execute the laws, otherwise called "governing"--must continue to govern rather than attempt to be a quasi-legislative branch through its power to promulgate administrative rules.
I know this is difficult to grok. I have friends who would look at me with a puzzled look when I would note that I did not work for the government--I worked for the legislature.
Explaining that really, I had no civil service protections and was as at-will as anyone in the private sector, was almost as tough a sell.
But the distinction is real. President Obama is charged with governing. Congress is charged with legislating. The two are not just competing versions of some blob-like apparatus that are really the same thing in function.


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fuck its been more than four months since i last saw vash and i have no idea how much longer it will be until i see him again, undoubtedly next year at the earliest, but no idea when it might be
i miss him like so mUCH IT HURTS ALL THE GODDAMN TIME I’M ALWAYS LIKE WHY ISNT HE HERE FUCK LIFE but its good because i’m glad i miss him i’m glad i have him here to miss
<————— luckiest dude ever right here yo
oh my god
i really want to draw a comic about a grumpy centaur and a harpy being best friends, but realistically it would just be eight or nine pages of them walking around being total assholes to everyone else
Forcing yourself to work on something that you have no real motivation for
Every Man For Himself. 2010. Oil on canvas. 60 x 60”
CINEMATIC MILES MORALES COSPLAY
Yo! My name is Nikolas A. Draper-Ivey…This is cosplay as Cinematic Miles Morales: The Ultimate Spider Man. This suit was made by Jesse Covington ( Writer and Costume Designer) and sewn by Sasha Williams ( Fashion Major graduate). Photos were taken by Pierre BL Brevard I specifically would like to thank Marvel Comics Artist Sara Pichelli for designing this character. I’m also very excited to see Olivier Coipel's work on Spider-Verse!
(Full shoot will be shot in New York itself just in time for NYCC)
Dope as hell!! I want this costume!
I am so here for this!
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Mass Effect 4, please give me more female chs (less single token females for each species in ME3,) and Asari THAT VARY PHYSICALLY PUH-LEASE.


The famous hip-hop rapper, Tekashi 69, went from making racks to facing life. Tekashi (who was born Daniel Hernandez) pleaded guilty in late January to racketeering conspiracy and eight other charges and could meet a minimum of 47 years in prison and a maximum sentence of life imprisonment.
Recently Tekashi filed a plea deal for his reduced sentence because of his full cooperation including the additional crime he admitted to committing in front of the jury. In the end, a federal judge will determine Tekashi’s sentencing at a hearing scheduled 24th January 2020. However, “if the defendant successfully cooperates, the government agrees that it will file at the time of sentencing a motion… for a sentence below any mandatory minimum,” the plea deal reads.
Daniel Hernandez aka Tekashi 69 was caught along with his four associates in November 2018 which led to five years of the federal investigation, into the criminal activities of the Bloods street gang known as Nine Trey Bloods. In exchange for Tekashi cooperation, he will be eligible to witness protection, but it could also end his rap carrier.
Jury States Otherwise For Tekeshi69
During the initial court hearing, Tekashi pleaded not guilty and stated ” his gangster act was just a disguise to sell his song and promote them,” an artist who promotes gangster image for his profit” Lance Lazzaro said. However, the federal prosecutors believed otherwise. Among other offenses, he was believed to be personally involved in shootings, distribution of heroin, fentanyl, ecstasy, and armed robberies.
The Plea Deal
When 6ix9ine applied plea guilty, he admitted that he joined the “Nine-Trey gang” and helped them to kill a rival gang member. When Tekashi entered his plea deal, he apologized for hurting his friends, family, and fans. He also admitted he helped the gang to execute robberies at gun-point all to “maintain or increase his standing in Nine Trey.”


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Brain, Memory, and Concentration
Brain, Memory, and Concentration
Foods that are believed to promote great memory, brain and concentration
Various kinds of nutrients have been thought to help keep a healthy working brain and may combat diseases that attack people mostly of an elderly age, such as, Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s.
Brain cells are believed to need choline, this is a B Vitamin. It is said that when Choline is present in the brain, it is transformed into acetylcholine, which is responsible for transferring information from one brain cell to the next. Choline is believed to be essential in protecting nerve cells and securing the accurate transmission of information.
As we become older, our brain loses cells and shrinks, which may end in memory loss and cognitive decline. Faults may also develop in the neurotransmitters, which are the chemicals that transfer messages between the cells, which may result in Parkinson’s disease for example.
It is seen to be important to keep trying new activities and maintain the brain active during life as it is said to be beneficial for the brain. Frequent exercise is said to lower the risk of Parkinson’s.
Foods that are high in Choline reportedly include Cabbage, eggs, and Soya products.
Memory is believed to be helped by the neurotransmitter, dopamine, this also needs Vitamin B3 and iron for its formation. Dopamine is involved in promoting the maintenance of memory. Great sources are often discovered in Vitamin B3, especially from pumpkin seeds and walnuts.
The B- Complex Vitamins are viewed as essential for memory maintenance; a deficiency of these B Vitamins is believed to show memory loss, low levels of concentration, clumsiness, and forgetfulness. Great food sources of B Vitamins are reported to include Soya beans, fish, avocados, and potatoes.
Omega – 3 fats, such as oily fish, herring, and tuna are believed to help maintain the nerve function and the format of brain cells and help the brain cells communicate. A diet high in antioxidants and low in saturated fats has sometimes helped ensure that omega-3 oils may work efficiently.
Foods that are abundant in Vitamin E are thought to reduce the risk of Parkinson’s disease, foods that are high in this vitamin include nuts, seeds, avocados, and egg yolks.
There are specific foods, which, it has been claimed, may block sections of the brain. A diet that is rich in sugar may promote the hippocampus; this is the section that controls memory.
It has been said that alcohol should be limited as it might affect both short and long-term memory. A large intake of saturated fats is believed to block the work of polyunsaturated fats (Omega -3), which are said to be essential for healthy brain health.
The use of aluminum has been related to memory loss and Alzheimer’s disease, so it has been advised that aluminum pots and pans should not be used while cooking foods.
Supplements which are believed to improve brain power
There are many supplements said to be beneficial in helping to improve brainpower.
– Gingko Biloba is reported to improve capillary function and blood flow to the brain.
– Zinc and iron supplements are said to be essential for people with a deficiency of both zinc and iron.
– Siberian Ginseng has been viewed by many to affect the brain in a helpful manner.
– The herb sage has been consumed for many years, as it has been viewed as memory improvement.
– Supplementing on the antioxidants alpha-lipoic acid and Vitamin E has been recommended, as they have been reported to be vital for memory health.
Dementia and memory loss
Dementia is believed to be defined as progressive memory loss over a period of months or years. It makes it very difficult for the sufferer to carry out usual day to day tasks. Dementia might result in personality changes such as uncharacteristic rudeness and aggressive behavior.
Dementia usually occurs as part of the aging process, it is very rare in people under the age of 55. It usually affects many people over the age of 65. The major causes of dementia are thought to be Alzheimer’s disease, Huntington’s disease, and Parkinson’s disease.
Huntington’s disease is an inherited form of memory loss that usually begins in middle age. The child of an affected person is reported to have a 50% chance of acquiring this condition. It usually develops slowly and progressively. The signs of Huntington’s disease are thought to include diversification in personality, increased irritability, sudden fits, and anxiety. These symptoms are believed to be due to the loss of nerves in the middle sections of the brain.

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They like to perch on a high shelf, or in this case, on your roof, because it meets some sort of ancient instinct that higher is safer and food is easier to spot from heights. Some people put high shelves in their houses so the cat has a high place to jump to and observe all that is going on below.
How do I stop my cat from climbing on the roof?
Cats dislike the smell of citrus. Place oranges, lemons, or grapefruit (whole or peels), and scatter them on the roof. If you can get up there you can also spray the area with any lemon or citrus scented air spray directly onto the roof itself.
Is it safe for cats to be on roofs?
Keep Your Cats Indoors
It’s not only wild animals that can damage roofs; pets such as cats can cause significant damage if they climb onto your roof. While you can’t stop every cat from climbing on your property, you can keep your own pets inside to reduce their chances of damaging your roof.
Can cats climb down?
Their curved claws work well to grasp onto the bark of a tree as they climb up, but they were not designed to help them easily climb down. Unlike squirrels, cats cannot descend head first. They must step backwards, as people would climb down a ladder.
Will my cat jump off my roof?
Luckily for pet owners, cats are unlikely to ever jump from a high window unless they trust that they will land safely. Cats have excellent survival instincts, after all. This means that many cases of high-rise syndrome happen when a cat falls accidentally from a high window or fire escape.
How does cat on a roof end?
Cat ends with Maggie entrapping Brick in their bedroom and insinuating that it’s baby-making time, or else no more Echo Spring. It’s strangely akin to a black widow ensnaring prey in her web. The house is quiet (finally). There is an eerie calm now that we know Big Daddy, patriarch extraordinaire, has cancer.
Do cats poop on roofs?
DEAR JOAN: Recently we found a lot of cat poop up on our roof. … Raccoons are notorious for creating latrines on roofs. Cats are more likely to use your garden or lawn, although I did find folks complaining that cats were going on their flat roofs. Whether it’s cats or raccoons, however, there are ways to stop them.
Is it OK to pick up cat by scruff of neck?
A. Lifting a cat or suspending its body weight by its scruff (the skin on the back of its neck) is unnecessary and potentially painful. … Holding your cat this way makes him feel less vulnerable. Your grip should be loose, but with enough contact to feel any tension.
Why does Scruffing a cat paralyze them?
Clinically, what is often seen as “relaxation” in a scruffed cat is actually behavioral shutdown, or learned helplessness that occurs when an animal experiences a very high level of fear and stress. There are other, better ways to work with cats whose stress prevents them from cooperating with the care they need.
Is Scruffing a cat abuse?
International Cat Care is against the use of scruffing as a method of restraint, because of the stress and distress it can cause to cats.
How high can cats fall?
Cats Can Survive Falls up to 32 Stories High.
Why do cats hate water?
Cats are fastidious animals that spend a great deal of their day grooming themselves. … Wet fur is extremely uncomfortable for a cat and often takes a long time to dry. Wet fur is also heavier than dry and thus makes a cat less nimble and easier for predators to catch.
Do cats really have nine lives?
While cats don’t actually have nine lives, many humans believe this myth because cats are able to survive falls that would surely be lethal to most humans. … When they fall, cats have the natural ability to twist their body around and land on their feet — even when they are dropped from very high places.

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If you were to be laid off tomorrow, how would you make ends meet?
First I'll look out for another job for couple of weeks. If I'll get one, its good otherwise I may look out for some business options with whatever money I have after keeping some money to meet daily needs.
The best preparation for such an event is to have accumulated savings. Personal Finance Guru Dave Ramsey recommends saving 6 month's worth of expenses saved up, which is very wise counsel. The reality is that most people don't have anything close to this saved up.
It is also wise to give some thought as to which expenses are truly vital: meals out? Vacations? That new car you've had your eye on? Perhaps these can wait for better days.
Other bills are must-pay: electricity, groceries,rent. The consequences of not paying these are rather dire.
Get a part time job first, then apply to as many jobs as possible.
If you are tech savvy you might try and earn money online, but only do so after getting a job - Rome wasn't built in a day, and most online success stories take months if not years to materialise.
Freelancing on Odesk, Elance or craigslist. Selling stuff on ebay.
He who gave the job in the first instance knows when it will end. So, I look up to Him to bless the work of my hands as I will be on my own with Him by my side. Surely the ends must meet.
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How and What are You Doing to Make Ends Meet in These Troubled Times?We've all cut back to the basics. I'm looking for other creative ways to make ends meet.
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I can not makes ends meet, I am so depressed .we have to take a furlough day each month ..ouch !! recently seperated trying to make the best for my two sons but it is very hard....I am soooooooo sad..
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Will you meet my Hotel Expenses if I come to SF and stay for 30 days.I like to visit SF and see everything around SF up to 30 Miles around with my wife.We are Senior Citizens.
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If you could do any thing with no expenses or consequences what would it be?
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A small potato-growing farm used RDP support to purchase a new processing line to enhance its economic performance.
Projects & Practice
A historic Chateau was restored to its initial state and turned into one of the most modern wine-producing facilities in Slovakia.
The Slovakian rural development programme supported a high-quality bakery business in its efforts to increase production capacity and profitability.
Modernisation and development of a small beekeeping farm in order to increase its profitability and its resilience to weather-associated risks.
Ensuring the productivity of a fruit-producing business by replacing low-yield apricot orchards with more reliable plants.
A fruit and vegetables producing cooperative used RDP support to expand its cold storage capacity in order to better respond to market trends.
A young female farmer decided to renovated an old building on the family farm and offer accommodation for tourists.
A family farm invested in a biogas plant to produce renewable energy while also purchasing a new tomato harvester to improve the farm’s overall income.
Protecting and promoting traditional vegetables can lead to increased incomes for farmers and environmental benefits for society.
An environmental NGO implemented a project to preserve and maintain an old clay pit that provides shelter to a number of rare and endangered species.

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The following courses are designed to meet the needs of students from other schools of the University. Most examine music from a historical or cultural perspective (170, 175, 220, 230, 250) and require no prior music study. Students with a basic music foundation who are interested in a beginning course in music theory may register for 252 Harmony followed by 253 Form and Analysis. Students may also enroll in certain 300-level courses with instructor permission when space is available. For course listings check GEN MUS, MUSICOL, MUS COMP, MUS TECH, and MUS THRY on CAESAR or at www.northwestern.edu/class-descriptions each quarter. (Distribution areas are noted in parentheses for courses that fulfill distribution requirements in the Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences.)
GEN MUS 170 Introduction to Music An introduction to key concepts and contexts, guiding students to become informed listeners and critical thinkers with respect to a broad range of musical styles and genres and to acquire the skills and vocabulary to discuss and write about music effectively. Individual sections may vary from quarter to quarter; see specific section descriptions for more information. No previous musical training or ability to read music notation is required. (VI. Literature and Fine Arts)
GEN MUS 175 Selected Topics in Music Literature Each year, several courses for nonmajors are offered addressing a variety of specific musical genres and topics from historical or cultural perspectives. The many recent Selected Topics courses have included History of Jazz, American Musical Theater, Piano History and Repertoire, and The Beatles and the Rolling Stones. Please check listings and descriptions under this course number each quarter for specific offerings. (VI. Literature and Fine Arts)
GEN MUS 176 Selected Topics in Applied Music Courses for nonmajors in areas such as composition, musicianship, and music technology—such as Songwriting and Recording Techniques—are periodically offered under this rubric. Please check listings and descriptions under this course number each quarter for specific offerings.
GEN MUS 220 History of the Symphony Focused study of symphonic music through examination of numerous works and their composers from various periods. Particular attention to interdisciplinary research in a broader intellectual and cultural context. (VI. Literature and Fine Arts)
GEN MUS 230 History of Opera The history of opera from its origins in late-16th-century Italy to the present day. (VI. Literature and Fine Arts)
GEN MUS 252 Harmony A beginning-level course in music theory. Harmonic materials and tonal structures. Analysis of harmonic structures; harmonization of melodies. Musical materials from pieces employing tertian harmonies. (II. Formal Studies)
GEN MUS 253 Form and Analysis An extension of GEN MUS 252 Harmony, with an emphasis on form and analytical content of music. Analysis of musical examples, with an emphasis on original composition. Prerequisite: GEN MUS 252 or equivalent.
GEN MUS 250 History of Rock This course introduces students to a framework for critical engagement with the cultural practices of rock, primarily focusing on the 1950s to the present. A broad chronological survey of musical and historical developments will undergird an ongoing discussion of interrelated economic, social, and political issues. (VI. Literature and Fine Arts)
The music concentration is available to all nonmajors. Students who wish to pursue a music concentration should complete the Music Concentration Declaration form in the Bienen School of Music’s Undergraduate Student Affairs Office (RCMA 2-115).
The music concentration requires a minimum of 6 credits:
Academic courses for nonmajors:
Scott D. Paulin, email@example.com, 847-491-3909
Instrumental and vocal programs:
Keven Keys, firstname.lastname@example.org, 847-467-3962
Piano program credit lessons:
Karen Kan-Walsh, email@example.com, 847-491-3886
Piano program noncredit instruction:
Marcia Bosits, firstname.lastname@example.org, 847-491-5735


You might have heard of the uncanny valley, which is a sense of revulsion that humans feel when encountering a lifelike robot that doesn’t quite get the whole “human” thing right. Now the goal of Osaka University’s AFFETTO was to create a robot modeled after a young child that is able to produce realistic facial expressions in order to endear it to the human caregiver, but we must admit that it probably strays into uncanny valley territory. It’s certainly an impressive achievement, but we’d probably freak out if we had a few of these crawling around the house. What do you think? Check out a video of it in action after the jump.


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The arrival of QB C.J. Stroud propelled Houston Texans WR Nico Collins to a rather unexpected third-year explosion. After going from bench fodder in fantasy football to a weekly WR1, Collins’ 2024 price tag has skyrocketed. Should fantasy managers pay up to select Collins in 2024 Best Ball drafts?
Nico Collins’ 2024 Fantasy Outlook
On the list of players I had zero interest in drafting last season, Collins was right at the top. After falling short of reaching 500 receiving yards in each of his first two seasons, I didn’t see much hope for Collins to emerge into a productive fantasy asset. I certainly didn’t see WR1 in his range of outcomes.
Get it to Nico Collins and he’ll do the rest
— Pro Football Network (@PFN365) January 13, 2024
With that said, outliers exist. Statistical thresholds produce probabilities of certain outcomes. Nothing is 100%. Fewer than 10% of receivers with that rough of a start to their career end up mattering in fantasy. But fewer than 10% is not 0%.
When wide receivers start their careers this slowly, it’s often due to a lack of talent. In Collins’ case, that was exactly the reason … except it wasn’t his lack of talent.
Collins dealt with some pretty abysmal quarterback play over the first two years of his career. He primarily caught passes from QBs Tyrod Taylor and Davis Mills, with a sprinkle of Kyle Allen and Jeff Driskel. You will be hard-pressed to find a bigger upgrade than going from those guys to Stroud.
Stroud immediately established himself as one of the best quarterbacks in the league and turned the Texans’ offense around. After scoring 29 and 27 total offensive touchdowns in 2021 and 2022, respectively, the Texans scored 37 touchdowns in 2023. Whenever an offense is better overall, that’s good for all fantasy players.
There’s no sense in stubbornly holding onto preconceived notions. We saw the 2023 season. It’s time to adjust expectations as to what Collins can do. For those of you who were already in on Collins from last season, I tip my cap.
Last year, Collins caught 80 passes for 1,297 yards and eight touchdowns. He averaged 17.4 fantasy points per game, finishing as the overall WR7. He was one of the best values in 2023 redraft leagues.
Collins is going to have to compete with fellow receiver Tank Dell for targets going forward. But Stroud is more than capable of supporting not just two fantasy-relevant receivers but a WR1 and a WR2 with WR1 upside. Which one is which? I’m not sure it matters.
Interestingly, Collins actually averaged more points per game in his 10 games playing with Dell (18.2) than in his five games without him (15.6). I don’t think there’s anything actionable about that fact, but it’s good to know nonetheless. It’s just another reason for fantasy managers targeting Collins to not be worried about a target squeeze.
Collins was able to put together his fantastic 2023 campaign on just a 22.7% target share. That’s pretty low for a team’s WR1.
However, due to Stroud’s rapid ascent to the ranks of the elite, Collins was able to average 3.24 yards per route run, second in the league. His 11.9 yards per target was third. It was this level of efficiency that propelled him to a WR1 season.
It’s fair to project Collins to be less efficient in 2024. It’s also reasonable to expect an uptick in volume. A 25% target share is well within reach for Collins.
Should You Draft Collins in 2024 Best Ball Leagues?
It’s always interesting to see how the fantasy community reacts to surprise breakouts. Sometimes, we see those players valued lower than their previous season’s finish. In Collins’ case, he’s pretty much being drafted as the player he was in 2023.
Fantasy managers shouldn’t completely dismiss Collins’ disappointing first two seasons, but the most recent one with Stroud should hold much more weight.
KEEP READING: Nico Collins Dynasty Value
The Texans are unlikely to make any major additions at pass-catcher, leaving Collins and Dell as the clear top options with minimal competition. If you want to take Collins in the second round of Best Ball drafts, I won’t stop you.
My main issue with Collins at his ADP is how much I like the receivers going after him. That’s not to say he can’t be better than them. Rather, it’s that I don’t see a meaningful difference between him and guys like New Orleans Saints WR Chris Olave and Indianapolis Colts WR Michael Pittman Jr., both of whom go a full round later or more. As a result, I would likely look to other positions when Collins’ name is at the top of the available player list.
With the fantasy football season behind us, why not start preparing for your rookie drafts with our dynasty rookie rankings? Additionally, as you look to improve your team heading into 2024, our dynasty trade calculator can help you find the perfect deal to boost your championship chances.

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Letter to the editor
Conductor honored; uplifting to see excellence rewarded
To the Editor:
Maestro Joseph D'Eugenio, conductor of the Greater Middletown Chorale since 1997, is the recipient of the prestigious Conductor of the Year award from the American Choral Directors Association. It is uplifting to see excellence rewarded amidst our sea of commercial-cultural chicanery. D'Eugenio's concerts this past weekend at the Congregational Church in Newington and Zion Lutheran Church in Portland were profound in musical worth as a "Tribute to Living American Composers."
Premieres of important new works by Peter Niedman and Sarah Meneely-Kyder, plus a haunting "Elegy for Matthew" (the murdered Matthew of "The Laramie Project") by David Conte, a piece by Morton Lauridsen, and major and dramatic creations by Gwyneth Walker formed a milestone tribute to American music. Accompanist Allan Conway tossed off two Dave Brubeck piano works as bas-relief midst profundity. And two excerpts from Mendelssohn's "Elijah" provided samplers to GMC's forthcoming oratorio.
Middletown is indeed fortunate to enjoy such rich musical dedication as provided by this group and its artistic director/conductor. The Newington concert was aglow with inspiration and accomplishment.
Founder/director, Connecticut Gilbert and Sullivan Society


Five summer books for advisers
By ABRAHAM OKUSANYA
Summer is upon us. If you're looking for what to read during your holiday, here are some of the best books I've read so far this year and some of the thought-provoking bits from each book.
1. Stay the Course: The Story of Vanguard and the Index Revolution by John C. Bogle
The formation of Vanguard largely went unnoticed by the press. Today, one searches in vain for any recognition in the financial media that a new company had been born, let alone a new company that had broken the traditional rules of mutual fund structure.
Then again, nobody in 1974 really could have predicted that an upstart firm, founded at the bottom of a vicious bear market, would overcome all odds and not merely survive, but ultimately dominate the mutual fund industry.
In 2017 alone, we estimate that Vanguard’s low costs saved investors $ 29 billion in fees and
expenses. If we carry this process back to Vanguard’s founding in 1974, the aggregate savings for Vanguard’s investors–average economies of scale plus our negotiation of appropriate fee structures with our advisers–can be fairly estimated at $ 217 billion. I take great pride in the fact that the company I founded has been able to give so much back to its shareholders/ investors. They deserve every penny of it.‘
‘Almost a century has now passed since 1924, when the first U.S. mutual fund was incorporated. Yet only during the past several decades have investors come to fully embrace the truth that Vanguard holds self-evident: Stock returns are ultimately created by corporations, and the financial system subtracts value from those returns. To reiterate, rather than wearing the royal clothes of market-beating professional management, the mutual fund emperor is wearing no clothes at all. In fact, it isn’t only the mutual fund emperor who is naked, it is virtually the entire mutual fund empire. The returns earned for fund shareholders have been dragged down by excessive costs, making the industry unable to deliver on its implicit promise. The concept that fund managers as a group could not add value to the wealth of their clients, once considered nearly heretical, is now broadly accepted. It has led to a disruptive revolution in the mutual fund industry, largely driven by the rise of index funds. The index revolution, in turn, has been led by Vanguard.
2. Factfulness: Why Things Are Better Than You Think by Hans Rosling
For the first time in world history, data exists for almost every aspect of global development. And yet, because of our dramatic instincts and the way the media must tap into them to grab our attention, we continue to have an overdramatic worldview. Of all our dramatic instincts, it seems to be the fear instinct that most strongly influences what information gets selected by news producers and presented to us consumers. Critical thinking is always difficult, but it’s almost impossible when we are scared. There’s no room for facts when our minds are occupied by fear.
The media cannot resist tapping into our fear instinct. It is such an easy way to grab our attention. In fact, the biggest stories are often those that trigger more than one type of fear. Kidnappings and plane crashes, for example, each combine the fear of harm and the fear of captivity. Earthquake victims trapped under collapsed buildings are both hurt and trapped, and get more attention than regular earthquake victims. The drama is so much stronger when multiple fears are triggered. Yet here’s the paradox: the image of a dangerous world has never been broadcast more effectively than it is now, while the world has never been less violent and more safe. Fears that once helped keep our ancestors alive, today help keep journalists employed.
3. The Behavioral Investor by Dan Crosby
Money and capital markets are shared hallucinations whose value is more psychological than physical. The human mind gave rise to financial markets and to seek to understand them without an appropriate understanding of their genesis is folly in the extreme. There is no understanding markets without understanding people. Our brains have remained relatively stagnant over the last 150,000 years, but the complexity of the world in which they operate has exponentiated. Formal markets like our stock market are just about 400 years old. It would be a gross understatement to say that our mental hardware has not caught up to the times.
The world is full of well-educated people who have made stupid choices, a phenomenon referred to by scientists as “dysrationalia.” A survey of Canadian Mensa Club members, whose membership is limited to those in the top two percentiles of IQ, demonstrates this nicely. Among those surveyed, 44% believed in astrology, 51% bought into biorhythms and 56% believed that Earth has been visited by aliens. “Even once we are aware of our biases, we must recognize that knowledge does not equal behavior. The solution lies in designing and adopting an investment process that is at least partially robust to behavioral decision-making errors.”
4. Atomic Habits by James Clear
Time magnifies the margin between success and failure. It will multiply whatever you feed it. Good habits make time your ally. Bad habits make time your enemy. Habits are a double-edged sword. Bad habits can cut you down just as easily as good habits can build you up, which is why understanding the details is crucial. You need to know how habits work and how to design them to your liking, so you can avoid the dangerous half of the blade.
Goal setting suffers from a serious case of survivorship bias. We concentrate on the people who end up winning—the survivors—and mistakenly assume that ambitious goals led to their success while overlooking all of the people who had the same objective but didn’t succeed.
Every Olympian wants to win a gold medal. Every candidate wants to get the job. And if successful and unsuccessful people share the same goals, then the goal cannot be what differentiates the winners from the losers. It wasn’t the goal of winning the Tour de France that propelled the British cyclists to the top of the sport. Presumably, they had wanted to win the race every year before—just like every other professional team. The goal had always been there. It was only when they implemented a system of continuous small improvements that they achieved a different outcome.
5. Thinking in Bets: Making Smarter Decisions When You Don't Have the Facts by Annie Duke
The decisions we make in our lives—in business, saving and spending, health and lifestyle choices, raising our children, and relationships—easily fit von Neumann’s definition of “real games.” They involve uncertainty, risk, and occasional deception, prominent elements in poker. Trouble follows when we treat life decisions as if they were chess decisions. In chess, outcomes correlate more tightly with decision quality. In poker, it is much easier to get lucky and win, or get unlucky and lose. If life were like chess, nearly every time you ran a red light you would get in an accident (or at least receive a ticket). If life were like chess, the Seahawks would win the Super Bowl every time Pete Carroll called that pass play.
But life is more like poker. You could make the smartest, most careful decision in firing a company president and still have it blow up in your face. You could run a red light and get through the intersection safely—or follow all the traffic rules and signals and end up in an accident. You could teach someone the rules of poker in five minutes, put them at a table with a world champion player, deal a hand (or several), and the novice could beat the champion. That could never happen in chess.
ABRAHAM OKUSANYA is the founder of FinalytiQ, a research consultancy for platforms, asset managers, and advisory firms.


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What you need:
2 garlic puree
2 tomato puree
600g tinned tomato
1 tablespoon sugar
2x tablespoon flour
1 tablespoon butter
Cheese (your preference)
1. Preheat your frying pan with a spot of oil on a medium heat.
2. Gently fry your onions with your garlic puree. Once your garlic appears to brown add your tomatoes.
3. Gently simmer on the hob for 5 minutes. If you wish for your sauce to be smoother you can pop this in the blender.
4. In another pot, fry your mince until browned. Drain away any excess fat.
5. You should now add your mince to you tomato sauce, Simmer for 10 minutes.
6. Now you can make your creamy cheese sauce. To do this you should melt your butter in a pot.
7. Once melted, add your flour till all the butter has been absorbed then slowly add in your milk.
8. Stir continuously and allow to thicken. You can then add your cheese until you are happy with the taste.
9. In another pot boil water and add your pasta sheets to slightly soften for 3-4 minutes. Drain and dry off.
10. Now comes the fun part, you can layer your lasagne. Begin with add some of your mince, then layer with lasagne sheets. Followed by more mince. You can now spoon on some of your cheese sauce and layer with pasta sheets. You should then finish with more cheese sauce and sprinkle with cheese.
11. Cover your tray with tin foil and bake for around 30 minutes. 10 minutes before taking out the oven you should then remove the tinfoil to create a crispy topping.

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Swords and Antique Weapons
The all steel Kukri measures 47.5cms long in its sheath. Out is it 46.5cms long with a blade length of 36.5cms and a width a little over 6.5cms.
The hilt and bolster are all steel and lightly carved and incised with simple geometric designs throughout.
The blade is very well forged, has crisp lines, a deep drop and a very good sharp cutting edge.
The Karda and Chakmak are actually two identical Karda of very good quality.
Double Karda are quite common amongst many of the better made Kukri.
Its original tinder or flint pouch is also present.
The scabbard is leather over timber and ends in a chiseled steel cap. The leather is very good quality and is expertly stitched.
As is the case with many Kukri of this age, the bottom of the sheath is open due to friction wear on the blades edge.
Of special interest is the double sided letter dated May 1st 1900 which talks about the 5 year delay in getting this gift being one of a pair of Kukri to two individuals. The author also speaks of his time in India and the manufacture point of this Kukri along with further notes that the manufacture centre, (Which is named) is the best makers of Kukri and that they are very real and capable weapons.


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