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Emotional Capacity – Your Ability to Manage Your Emotions
Here are some basic facts:
- Most people do not see themselves as they really are.
- Many people don’t want to solve their problems, they only want someone to listen to them talk.
- Some people are not emotionally strong, and as a result, they do not cope well with life’s difficulties.
Here are seven (7) insights on how to increase your emotional capacity.
Emotionally strong people are proactive in dealing with their emotions.
The first and most important thing that emotionally strong people do is to take an active approach to their emotions. Researcher M. Asch in her book Perspectives on Applied Psychology states, “Remember motions are the precursors of emotions.” In other words you can influence the outcome of your emotions.
Emotionally strong people do not waste time feeling sorry for themselves.
One of the marks of resilience is learning to tell which pain deserves our attention – Eric Gretiens Navy Seal. This is not to say that we ignore all pain as though it does not count. We must lean that life will hand us difficult circumstances that either can ruin our attitude or we can welcome it as an opportunity for new learning.
Emotionally strong people do not allow others to control their relationships.
Elmer towns stated once that the weaker person usually controls the relationship. Education Professor Leo Buscaglia states, the easiest thing in the world to do is to be you. The hardest thing in the world is to be what others want you to be. We honor relationships, but we do not allow others to control our relationships.
Emotionally strong people do not waste energy on things they cannot control.
Nelson Mandela teaches us that our surroundings need not control our spirit. People who devalue us do not determine our value. Dreams can be birthed during the daily grind. Out of our brokenness, we can be made whole and bring healing to others. Learn the difference between a fact of life and a problem. A fact of life is something that you cannot fix or control. A problem is something that you can solve.
Emotionally strong people do not keep making the same mistakes.
How exhausting it must be for people to keep making the same mistakes and yet expecting different outcomes. Reflection, however turns experience into insight. At some point every person that intends on being successful must take charge of their thinking, direction, and self-talk. The discipline of reflection is where we can become honest with ourselves. How will you create greatness without sincerely dealing with yourself?
Emotionally strong people do not allow highs and lows to control their lives.
John Maxwell follows the 24 hour rule. After every victory he gives it 24 hours to celebrate. After failures, he engages 24 hours of reflection to gain a clearer perspective of what went wrong and why. Hang around positive people when you experience tough times. Better yet, make a difference in someone else’s life.
Emotionally strong people understand, appreciate and grow through their struggles.
Many people resist change, want immediate pay-off, and hope for a problem free life. Emotionally strong people do not expect immediate results. They understand the long haul journey of life. With out resilience, the first failure will also be the last – because it is final. Steve Jobs perhaps said it best, “Erase the board of your achievements and allow yourself to be a beginner again.”
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NATO has "significantly" strengthened its presence in the eastern part of its alliance “to make sure there is no room for miscalculation in Moscow,” the alliance chief said on Tuesday.
Speaking at a joint news conference with Latvian President Egils Levits following their meeting, Jens Stoltenberg said: "We have 130 jets at high alert, over 200 ships from the high north to the Mediterranean, and thousands of additional troops in the region."
"We will protect and defend every inch of Latvia and we will protect and defend every inch of all allied territory," Stoltenberg added.
He stressed that every country has a responsibility to prevent the war from escalating and spreading beyond Ukraine.
Also, touching upon the evacuation of civilians from Ukraine, the NATO chief said that this is Europe's fastest-growing refugee crisis since the World War II.
There are “very credible” reports of civilians coming under fire as they tried to evacuate, Stoltenberg said, adding: "Targeting civilians is a war crime. And it's totally unacceptable. We need real humanitarian corridors that are fully respected."
"We made clear that President (Vladimir) Putin would pay a high price for renewed aggression against Ukraine. And this price is exactly what he's paying now," he added.
Russia's war on Ukraine, which began on Feb. 24, has drawn international condemnation, led to financial sanctions on Moscow, and spurred an exodus of global firms from Russia. The West has also imposed biting export restrictions on key technologies that are now prohibited from being sent to Russia.
At least 474 civilians have been killed and 861 others injured in Ukraine since the beginning of the war, according to the UN, while also cautioning that conditions on the ground make it difficult to verify the true number.
Some 2 million people have also fled to neighboring countries, the UN refugee agency said.

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Metropolis swimmers’ plans for an outdoor summer season swim are useless in the water.
Grownup lap swim and different programs won’t be returning to metropolis swimming pools as they open for the summer season, the Parks Division stated on Tuesday. The division blamed the cuts on a “national shortage of lifeguards,” which has been plaguing public swimming pools nationwide for the reason that COVID-19 pandemic started. The town’s skill to rent and retain lifeguards has but to completely get better, the division stated.
In an announcement, the division stated it determines yearly which swimming pools and seashores to workers in line with the ultimate variety of lifeguards it is ready to recruit. Primarily based on each day head counts, it adjusts protection as wanted, the division stated in an announcement.
“Like the entire country, it’s been a challenge recruiting enough qualified people who can pass the NYC Lifeguard requirements, and pandemic impacts on recruitment continue,” NYC Parks spokeswoman Crystal Howard informed Gothamist in an announcement. “As we do every year, we are continuing to train and certify lifeguards up to the July 4th weekend.”
Outdoor swimming pools might be open each day for normal swim from 11 a.m. to three p.m. and from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. beginning Tuesday, June twenty eighth.
Along with grownup lap, different programs impacted embrace senior swim, Study to Swim, water aerobics, swim crew and day camp, in line with the division.
The Parks Division additionally canceled outdoor swim programs in 2021, saying the pandemic made it tough to rent and prepare new lifeguards. The staffing scarcity led some Rockaway Seaside lifeguards to protest the grueling hours and doubtlessly harmful situations.
Lifeguards work 5 to 6 days per week, and first-year lifeguards make not less than $16 an hour, for a weekly wage of practically $800, the division stated in a recruitment electronic mail despatched out in January.


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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott vowed on Thursday to fight President Joe Biden’s climate agenda in order to save the oil and gas industry.
Abbott said he intends to sue the Biden administration over his environmental policies, which is exactly what he did during the Obama administration as Texas’s attorney general. In total, Abbott sued the Obama administration 31 times.
“One thing that we are going to be doing is exactly what I did when I was attorney general in Texas and Barack Obama was the president of the United States, when President Obama was lodging challenge after challenge after challenge to the Texas energy sector,” Abbott said during a roundtable meeting this week, according to the Austin American-Statesman.
“Texas will continue with that litigation strategy to fight back against any efforts by the Biden administration that threaten either the energy sector in general or jobs in the energy sector — in particular in the state of Texas.”
Biden signed several executive orders last week and this week to address “climate change.” The orders include rejoining the Paris Climate Agreement, conserving 30% of public lands and waters by 2030, aiming to reach net-zero emissions by 2050, pausing new oil and gas leases on public lands, and ending federal subsidies for fossil fuels.
“We’re here for a singular purpose today. To make clear that Texas is going to protect the oil and gas industry from any type of hostile attack launched from Washington, D.C,” Abbott added.
Abbot also signed an executive order on Thursday calling on “every state agency to use all lawful powers and tools to challenge any federal action that threatens the strength, vitality, or independence of the energy industry in Texas.”
“This is a homework assignment for every state agency in Texas,” he said.
Texas has already filed one lawsuit against the Biden administration over Biden’s executive order establishing a 100-day halt to most deportations. A federal judge upheld Texas’s lawsuit this week and temporarily blocked enforcement of Biden’s order.

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Hafizabad: Billionaire released for Rs2.5m ransom
HAFIZABAD: Haji Nazir Malik, a billionaire and philanthropist of Jalalpur Bhattian who was kidnapped on January 25, has been released on Wednesday after paying Rs2.5 million ransom. It has not been confirmed by the police authorities whether he was released after paying ransom. However, sources said that the abductee had been released safely after payment ransom February 8 and admitted in Doctors’ Hospital Lahore.
There are rumours that the kidnappers had initially demanded Rs100 million for his release. After strenuous efforts, bargain between the mediators and kidnappers was at last settled at Rs2.5 million. The local businessmen have demanded the disclosure of the facts behind his abduction and release and who were responsible for his abduction and why they were not arrested. The Gujranwala RPO and the DPO should disclose the real facts to prevent sense of insecurity and harassment among the people, they said.
They were of the view that if the accused involved in the kidnapping were not arrested, more such incidents would occur in the future. About a month back, a teenaged son of a rice miller of Sukheke Mandi was also got released from the custody of abductors from Peshawar area after payment of huge amount as ransom and in that case too, the accused were not arrested.
However, no police officer in the district has so far confirmed, nor denied the payment of ransom for their release.


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Vol. 48: April 2017 Newsletter
We sail the ocean blue...
Like many of you, I was introduced to Gilbert and Sullivan at an early age. While still a wee lad I memorized, without understanding a word of it, the "Modern Major General" from The Pirates of Penzance. In fact there are still some references in that song that I have to look up repeatedly — can you "tell undoubted Raphaels from Gerard Dows and Zoffanies?" Fortunately, as a theater professional, I actually do "know the croaking chorus from the Frogs of Aristophanes," which is the improbably rhyming next line. And for the rest, nowadays, there's Wikipedia. Don't tell my students.
What I didn't fully appreciate until much much later, and am still learning more about (to my great delight), is the extraordinary impact this duo had on Victorian theater, music, and society — and beyond — ranging from setting a new standard for professional conduct and compensation for their troupe of players, to exerting a profound influence on copyright law and licensing, helping establish what we now call "intellectual property," to peppering the language with countless memorable quips and catch-phrases. And they did all this through a series of fourteen satirical operas, written over a twenty-five year partnership, that lampooned and skewered British class consciousness, political foibles, and nationalistic pride in ways both broadsword obvious and stiletto subtle.
G&S are on my mind right now because we are just launching the "Gilbert and Sullivan Year" at George Mason University, in celebration of an extraordinary and indeed world-class collection of memorabilia, manuscripts, objects, letters, musical scores, and other delights donated to the university by David and Ann Stone. This unparalleled gift is housed at the Special Collections Research Center of Fenwick Library on the Fairfax Campus, and a day-long celebration/forum — with notable G&S scholars, musical illustrations, and a Mason Opera performance of Iolanthe in Harris Theater — will be held in Fairfax on April 29th.
The Hylton Center, of course, is joining in the fun. Many of you enjoyed "No Solemn Silence, A Gilbert and Sullivan Review" in the Gregory Family Theater in February. But there's more!
On April 27th at 10:00 am, the Lifelong Learning Institute is hosting an open lecture/demonstration at the Hylton Center on H.M.S. Pinafore, led by Professor Ralph MacPhail, Jr., one of the leading scholar/practitioners in the field of G&S studies and performance.
Later that same day, at 6:00 pm, our Buchanan Partners Art Gallery offers a gallery talk and the opening exhibition drawn from the Stone Collection, featuring rare and delightful items that will delight the eye and the mind. Presenting the exhibition will be none other than David Stone himself, accompanied by yours truly, and in the company of Prof. MacPhail and W. Scott Hayes, a scholar who just happens to be related to Sir Arthur Sullivan.
But there's more yet! On May 4th, the foremost active professional Gilbert and Sullivan troupe, the New York Gilbert and Sullivan Players, bring a full production of H.M.S. Pinafore, one of the most brilliant and successful of the "Savoy Operas," to the Merchant Hall stage at 8:00 pm. And we are delighted that the company will be offering a master class to students from area high schools earlier that day.
So, quoting Gilbert again, "the flowers that bloom in the spring" are also bringing us a tidal wave of fantastic music, wit, intellectual and aesthetic stimulation, and a whole ship full of reasons to join us on two campuses for a highly pleasurable voyage exploring the work of this dynamic Victorian duo. Click on the links for more information and to secure tickets where necessary. Looking forward!
– Executive Director and Dean
The next exciting season of performances at the Hylton Center has been announced and subscriptions go on sale to the public April 5th. Looking for big savings, great seats, and free ticket exchanges? You'll want to order your subscription for the upcoming season right away! In addition to an exciting new season of Hylton Presents, Hylton Family Series, and the daytime chamber music series, Matinee Idylls, enjoy the convenience of subscribing online and choosing your own seats all at the same time at HyltonCenter.org. Explore the new season now.
The vibrant months of spring usher in a continuation of exciting performances from Hylton Presents, including Keyboard Conversations® with Jeffrey Siegel, New York Gilbert & Sullivan Players' H.M.S. Pinafore, and Mariachi Los Camperos. What are your favorite classical pieces of music? Last March, Hylton Center audiences voted for their favorites at Jeffrey Siegel's request, some of which will be performed in his upcoming concert with commentary presentation: A Few of Your Favorite Things (4/22). Musical selections include Debussy's Clair de Lune, Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata, and Rhapsody in Blue, among other popular works you won't want to miss. In May, join us for hijinks on the high seas in the grand style of Gilbert & Sullivan when the H.M.S. Pinafore embarks on a journey of humor and mischief in this famous comic operetta about finding love at sea. The levity of musical theater meets the extravagance of opera in a satirical musical production that lovingly pokes fun at rigid Victorian class distinctions (5/4). And during the merry month of May, what better way to celebrate Cinco de Mayo than with the Grammy Award-winning ensemble Mariachi Los Camperos in a festive evening of genuine Mexican folk music performed by the world's leading mariachi band (5/6). Be sure to join us at the Hylton Center this spring for an unforgettable arts experience the entire family can enjoy!
If you haven't purchased your tickets for rock legend Hylton Center EXTRA! artist Richard Thompson, be sure to get them while they last! Come out to the Hylton Center on April 23 to experience for yourself why this witty performer and prolific songwriter's compositions have been performed and recorded by stars such as Robert Plant, Elvis Costello, REM, Bonnie Raitt, and Los Lobos.
With a legendary career spanning nearly five decades, Thompson has garnered numerous accolades including being named one of the "Top 20 Guitarists of All Time" by Rolling Stone Magazine. Come immerse yourself in this solo acoustic performance by an artist who reigns among the giants in Folk Rock history. Learn more.
Imagination Stage returns to the Hylton Center with
Paper Dreams (4/20-22), a delightful and interactive exploration of creativity designed especially for children ages 1-5. Children and parents alike will be charmed by this engaging, whimsical story about two loveable creatures who have taken up residence in a wastepaper basket! Learn more.
Check out our NEW Friends Benefit: "The Family Fête!" The Friends of the Hylton Center are Part of the Magic at the Hylton Performing Arts Center. Join Friends of all ages at the first Hylton Center Family Fête! This reception for families will feature kid-friendly snacks, beverages, and fun activities, including an instrument petting zoo provided by the Potomac Arts Academy's "Instruments in the Attic." The Fête will be held April 8th in conjunction with the performance of Popovich Comedy Pet Theater. Invitations to Friends of the Hylton Center will be sent in late February.
If you haven't had a chance to participate in a Hylton Center Veterans and the Arts workshop, mark your calendars for these exciting spring opportunities! Workshops are FREE to Veterans, Servicemembers, and to the community.
GUITAR WORKSHOPS WITH GLEN McCARTHY
Newly added: Wednesday, April 26 and May 24 at 7 p.m.
THE "PENTAGON QUILTS" PRESENTATION BY JUNE FORTE
Thursday April 13, 2017 at 10 a.m.
Presented by the Lifelong Learning Institute, Manassas
SING-ALONG WITH THE MANASSAS CHORALE
Sunday April 30, 2017 at 2:30 p.m.
Technical Theater Boot Camp returns to the Hylton Center this summer with not one, but two class offerings, with the introduction of a newly added "Technical Theater Boot Camp II." Through hands-on training experiences, learn what happens behind the scenes of a performing arts venue. Participants will learn everything from the essential skills of technical production and stage lighting/rigging to the operation of sound equipment and stage crew best practices. And that's just Technical Theater Boot Camp Level I! Level II builds upon skills learned in Level I. The registration deadline for both classes is July 14, 2017. Information and Registration | Learn More
Hampton Inn Gainesville/Haymarket is the preferred hotel of the Hylton Performing Arts Center.

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Abhijeet Bhattacharya is at it again.The singer-turned-sanghi troll, once again, took it upon himself to protect Indians and Indian sovereignty. The yesteryear Bollywood playback singer went on a Twitter rant against Bollywood producers and personalities who collaborate with, or are in the process of making films with Pakistani artists.
Political parties taking max mileage by chhutta tod..fod but no guts to take punga wd traitors Johars, Bhatts, Khans #ActAgainstPakabhijeet (@abhijeetsinger) September 23, 2016
Following the Uri attacks of September 18, where 18 Indian soldiers were killed by 4 terrorists in their sleep, Indians have been baying for Pakistani blood, ever since reports began circulating that the terrorists hailed from Pakistan. Recently, the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) issued an ultimatum to Pakistani actors and artists working in India to leave the country within 48 hours, failing which MNS will 'push them' out.
Earlier today (September 23), Shalini Thackeray of the MNS threatened to stop the release of Karan Johar's Ae Dil Hai Mushkil as well as Shah Rukh Khan's Raees. Both films feature Pakistani actors. While ADHM has Fawad Khan, Raees has Mahira Khan.
Now, Abhijeet has joined the club, as was expected. The man whose daily work these days is to go on Twitter and attack 'anti-nationals', picking up soft targets and trolling them, did not spare the 'Johars, Bhatts and Khans' as he went on a Twitter rampage.
So, here's the thing. Abhijeet Bhattacharya can shut the f**k up. He does no one any service. His halcyon days are long gone. He does not sing, nobody wants him to sing. He is no help to anybody except popping his head up on Twitter to create toxic noise and gather some sanghi fandom for him because, obviously, now that his singing career has gone for a toss, he either wants political support or wants to support politics.
The shelf-life of even a talented celebrity is limited in the film industry. On top of that, if one is as repulsive a human being as Abhijeet Bhattacharya, then cheap populism and sticking to a political ideology on a public forum is the only way to stay relevant.
Actor Fawad Khan, Vj-turned-actor Mahira Khan, and singers Atif Aslam, Adnan Sami, Ghulam Ali and Rahat Fateh Ali Khan are talented individuals who have given A LOT to Indian film and music. They continue to produce relevant work and some of the most sought after artists in Bollywood.
For Abhijeet to take a dig at them and ask stalwart film personalities like Karan Johar and Mahesh Bhatt to not give them work only shows his character, of which there is none.
And speaking of Pakistan, which was once a part of India, some of the biggest, brightest and most important Bollywood stalwarts were born in the country. From eminent writer-director-producer-actor late Raj Kapoor to actor Dilip Kumar, from director Shekhar Kapur to lyricist Gulzar, several Bollywood personalities were born in the country.
Even Shah Rukh Khan's father Meer Taj Mohammed Khan hailed from Pakistan. Is Abhijeet Bhattacharya forgetting that it was SRK who helped him deliver his biggest hits in Bollywood?
Abhijeet Bhattacharya's history with third-rate trolling is nothing new. In fact, just last month, it was revealed that Abhijeet was was arrested in July and had his phone confiscated by the Mumbai police for abusing journalist Swati Chaturvedi on Twitter.
Abhijeet Bhattacharya will not stop. He has his own cohort of followers on Twitter who treat him with respect and who are as narrow-minded as their guruji. As once, a famous Indian cricket captain said, "A captain is only as good as his team," well, a Twitter celebrity is only as good as his followers.

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bottomless trunk in which Fernando Pessoa kept what could be called, with not
entirely unintended ... Thus after attending to his first published poem at the age.
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PESSOA, Fernando (2012). Prosa de Álvaro de Campos. Edição de Jerónimo Pizarro e Antonio Cardiello. Lisboa: Ática [Babel], 412 p.
“Of making many books there is no end, and much study is a weariness of the flesh,” warns the Preacher of Ecclesiastes (12:12). Yet from his lips to the ear of God, I say, for the making of books is something to rejoice in, and if much study wearies the body, it is a welcome weariness. This is true overall, but it is particularly true of the books that continue to emerge from the seemingly bottomless trunk in which Fernando Pessoa kept what could be called, with not entirely unintended morbidity, after his death in 1935 at the age of forty-seven, his literary remains. Taking its place now among the books emerging from Pessoa’s word-hoard is Prosa de Álvaro de Campos, in which previously published materials are combined with hitherto unpublished materials from the trunk. More about the makeup of the book later on. But first a word about the lasting figure of the putative author of these materials. As the Spanish scholar Américo Castro would insist on the subject of El ingenioso hidalgo Don Quijote de la Mancha, much has been said about this book but there is much more still to be said. About the Knight himself, Jorge Luis Borges wrote in the essay “Partial Magic in the Quixote”: “Why does it disturb us that Don Quixote be a reader of the Quixote and Hamlet a spectator of Hamlet? I believe I have found the reason: these inversions suggest that if the characters of a fictional work can be readers or spectators, we its readers or spectators, can be fictitious.” I would add a question: why is it for readers that Cervantes’s imagined creature or Shakespeare’s hero rival their friends, neighbors and relatives, for a prominent place in their thoughts, perceptions, and continuous “reality”? Pessoa himself anticipated this triumph of imagination over actuality in his own case. “Pode ser que, se houver verdade a revelar-nos, nem atravessar-mos perpetuamente, de vida em vida ou de planeta em planeta, estados differentes da mesma illusão, eu verifique que eu só fui a ficção, e Caeiro, Reis e Campos, e outros que venha a haver, sejam as verdadeiras realidades de que eu não fui mais que o paiz ou a estalagem.” (74) No wonder that one prominent scholar confesses gladly that she has been in love with Álvaro for decades. Speaking for myself, I have known “Álvaro de Campos” for decades and would be surprised if I encountered him in
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the Baixa only because I have assumed that the living Campos went to his great reward long ago—though the day’s newspapers failed to notice. Following David Mourão-Ferreira’s observation years ago that most of the best work by Pessoa and his heteronyms he put into print during his lifetime (the great notable exception being the Livro do Dessassossego) and with João Rui de Sousa’s indispensable Fotobibliografia de Fernando Pessoa (1988) to guide me, I organized my Pessoa seminar not conventionally by themes, subjects or heteronyms, for example, but in line with the chronology of Pessoa’s publications in the order in which readers first encountered them during his lifetime. Of course, this put the focus in the seminar on Fernando Pessoa as a working man of letters, who, to a greater or lesser extent, controlled how his readers were to take him as he revealed how he took himself and (importantly) his active roles in the cultural and political life of his times. Thus after attending to his first published poem at the age of fourteen and his high school publications (along with a piece in the Natal Mercury by C. R. Anon, his first English heteronym), we took up his two great essays in A Águia, Teixeira Pascoaes’ journal, in 1912, both of them signed by Pessoa himself. So, importantly, we affirmed that he started out as a critic-theorist, a sort of John the Baptist announcing a new dawn for Portuguese poetry. A handful of pieces follow, including an intervention, some reviews, and “Na Floresta do Alheamento,” which later he would identify as belonging to Livro do Dessassossego, but at the time identified as being by Fernando Pessoa himself. The first significant poem that Pessoa published is “Impressões do Crepusculo,” which appeared over his own name in A Renascença in February 1914. Not until the first issue of Orpheu in early 1915 did Álvaro de Campos first make it into print, with “Opiário” and “Ode Triunfal,” the latter becoming, as Campos is made to reveal, the engineer-poet’s favorite poem. In Orpheu 2 Pessoa publishes Campos’s “Ode Marítima,” followed by, over his own name, “Chuva Oblíqua.” Over the next few years, Pessoa publishes some poetry over his own name. Campos next surfaces in his spectacularly defiant outcry, “Ultimatum,” in Portugal Futurista in November 1917. Over the next years he publishes numerous poems over his own name, as well as his novella O Banqueiro Anarchista in 1922. In that same year Campos, writing from Newcastle-on-Tyne, addresses an expatriate’s letter to the journal Contemporânea, as well as his famous “Soneto Já Antigo.” More of Campos appears in subsequent years. The point of this rehearsal is that Campos was the first of Pessoa’s three major heteronyms to appear in print and he did so fairly often well before the other two major heteronyms—Ricardo Reis and Alberto Caeiro—were introduced to Pessoa’s readers in the journal Athena (which Pessoa co-edited) in 1924-25. Campos was also the last of the three heteronyms whose work appeared in print. His quintessential poem “Tabacaria” appeared in presença in 1933, and the note “Nota ao Caso” was included in Almada Negreiros’s Sudoeste in the year and month of Pessoa Plural: 2 (O./Fall 2012)
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Pessoa’s death. One more fact. By the time Pessoa released the poetry of Reis to Athena, he had already disappeared in the urban wilds of Brazil, a political dissenter, and when he printed the first poems of the un-philosophical philosophical Caeiro—the poet Campos called his master—was already dead. Only Campos had an ongoing life that Pessoa could monitor as it developed and changed over actual time. He was Pessoa’s alter-ego, surrogate, big brother (though putatively younger by three years), scolding conscience, and literary competitor—all rolled into one bi-polar side-kick. Pessoa left so much more material his heirs preserved in the seemingly bottomless baú that even now, after decades of its being mined, there are still books being constructed out of what in an earlier age would have been deemed the author’s literary remains. Complete works, more or less finished, such as Pessoa’s translation of Nathaniel Hawthorne’s novel The Scarlet Letter, his own book-length translation of Antonio Botto’s Canções into English, and, in English, his translations of 300 Portuguese proverbs for a London publisher who did not bring out the book, and a guide to Lisbon for English tourists (which may or may not be considered Pessoa’s original work, in part or whole). Others have been constructed, such as Pessoa and his interest in film or Poe in translation, comprised of Pessoa’s published translations of the American poet, fragments of unfinished translations, and translations by the creator of the whole text of poems Pessoa marked (it is assumed) for translation but that he did not get to. Now we have, at last, Prosa de Álvaro de Campos, edited by Jerónimo Pizarro and Antonio Cardiello, with the assistance of Jorge Uribe. Taking its rightful and worthy place next to the many and various editions of Campos’s poetry (which in themselves constitute a whole area needing close investigation), this collection of prose is a harvest of riches. In this book Álvaro de Campos’s prose is divided up and apportioned out to seven sections in this order: 1. “Não publicada”; 2. “Entrevista”; 3. “Notas para a recordação do meu mestre Caeiro”; 4. “Publicada em vida”; 5. “Correspondência”; 6. “Outros textos”; and 7. “Projectos.”’ To these—the main text of the book—are added a good deal of useful editorial material organized: 1. “Notas genéticas”; 2. “Bibliografia”; 3. “Indice sequencial”; “Indice topográfico”; and 5. “Indice onomástico.” The editors do their best “to give to Caesar what is Caesar’s” by , for example, printing the hitherto unpublished notes intended for “Notas para a recordação do meu mestre Caeiro,” the important essay published in 1931 in presença (issue 30), to accompany, in the same issue, Caeiro’s “O oitavo poema de O Guardador de Rebanhos.” This book will be mined over and again by those readers seriously interested, not only in Campos and Pessoa himself, but in European studies, especially modernist theory, poetry, and criticism. Much of it is new to print, including Campos’s intellectual pyrotechnics and unexpected pirouettes, when so much of what he thinks and insists upon depends, as he readily Pessoa Plural: 2 (O./Fall 2012)
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acknowledges, on his understanding of and commitment to “engineering.” It was not just his vantage point; it was, to change the metaphor, his rock. In conclusion, let me offer instances of the great wit, hitherto not so aphoristically displayed, that helps us to appreciate even more keenly “the world according to Álvaro de Campos,” the beau ideal Englishman that Pessoa imagines for himself, the young student in Durban whose Portuguese nationality kept him from attending Oxford or Cambridge on fellowship. Among my favorite examples of Campos’s wit are his perversions of well-known proverbs: o o o o o
Mais valem dois passaros na mão do que um a voar. (58) Nem tudo que é ouro é luz. (58) Cadeia que vae adeante allumia duas rezes. (58) Deus escreve os tortos por linhas direitas. (58) Deus é um conceito economico. Á sua sombra fazem a sua burocracia metaphysica os padres das religiões todas. (58) o Mais vale nunca do que tarde. E o santo portuguez, como diz o dictado, é S. Nunca. Façamos a festa do seu dia – 29 de Fevereiro em anno não bissexto. (58)
No less snippy are such observations as these: o O historiador é um homem que põe os factos no seu devido logar. Não é como foi: é assim mesmo. (60) o Não consegui nunca ser inteiramente desconnexo. Delirar, sim, mas com juizo. (60) o Sem querer, amo a França, porque sabe saber escrever. (61) o É verdade… Quem é que reveria as provas do Livro do Destino? (61) o O monotheismo é uma doença da civilização, um stigma da sua decadencia. A nossa civilização monotheista foi sempre uma civilização doente. (138)
To these he adds pithy “definições” of a bevy of cultural luminaries (62-65): Mallarmé (“A musica de metade das palavras, e metade das palavras da musica”), Victor Hugo, Musset, Vigny, Rousseau, Goethe, Shakespeare (“Tudo, excepto o todo”), Milton, Flaubert, Montaigne, Homer, Nietzsche (“Deshumano, demasiado humano”), Camões (“A nau a meio carinho”), Voltaire (“A malicia da malicia”), and a few others. And circa 1932, he sums up “Álvaro de Campos” in an epitaph: “Foi o unico Grande Resultado do Futurismo. Não foi um resultado do Futurismo.” (65) There is no doubt about it. This book is a keeper, one to be savored.
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Report: Vacuum Leaks From Intake Area Causing Lean Condition
Ford Windstar Problem
Engines Affected: 3.0L V6, 3.8L V6
Average Mileage: 109,387 mi (15,000 mi - 202,418 mi)
The Check Engine Light may illuminate with fault code P0171 and/or P0174 stored, indicating a lean fuel mixture. Our technicians tell us the left valve cover gasket, upper intake gaskets, vacuum line, and bolts may need to be replaced with updated parts to correct this concern.
I had the p0171 code so I replaced the pcv valve I removed the check engine light. Now I have recieved the p0174 light? I hear a hiss like a leak but cant fine it. I sprayed carburator cleaner to see if the idle changes but didnt notice any change. Also there is some kind of hesitation on take off? What can it be?
Visitor, 2003 Ford Windstar, 94,000 mi
Check engine light, lean codes. Purchased intake gasket kit from Advance Auto Parts. Had purchase new intake isolator bolts online, as ford has changed the design. Also replaced spark plugs and wires, as its easier to reach the plugs on the back side with the intake off. Replaced upper radiator hose because had to disconnect from lower air intake. Total cost of parts was approximately $230.00.
Visitor, 2003 Ford Windstar, 80,000 mi
Codes P0171 & P0174- engine runs lean, check engine light is on. Diagnosed at dealer wants $950.00. I am getting other estimates
Visitor, 2000 Ford Windstar, 3.0L V6
got codes p0171 and p0174 so we changed the o2 sensors all 4 after that started it up ran for a little then acted like it was choking and died got another code p0134 changed that sensor again still does the same damn thing starts up then dies the more times we start it the faster it dies and runs our battery dead..
I had this same problem. Seemed like a power drop and the engine light would come on. My mechanic said the is a know FORD problem with the intake and there actually a Intake manifold kit to fix the problem. Of coarse Ford will not step up and fix the problem. The repair Cost $800 but has run great ever since. Another poor Ford design.
Visitor, 2003 Ford Windstar, 129,300 mi
Code P0171 and P0174. Cyl 1 and 4 lean. Check engine light comes on and will stay off 24-36 hours when I turn it off. Is this caused by vacuum leak somewhere?
Visitor, 2001 Ford Windstar, 3.8L V6, 121,946 mi
I currently have this issue, need to repair. Any suggestions?
Visitor, 2002 Ford Windstar
we are still trying to get it fixed
Visitor, 2003 Ford Windstar, 3.8L V6
p 0171 p 0174
Visitor, 2000 Ford Windstar, 3.8L V6, 121,000 mi
Just bought the SUV for my son. Stalls and runs rough when cold. Changed the gas filler neck which was in bad shape. I still have to get the Exploder through inspection check engine lights is on getting lean codes. Bought tune up parts plugs, wiree s, air and gas filers, PCV valve. Gas mileage is the worse. Should have know found on road dead, fix or repair daily.. etc. Looks like a intake gasket is in the future of this SUV.


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Rub some oil around the inside of 1kg/2lb bread tin.
Put the flour, yeast, sugar, and salt into a large bowl and blend them together.
Stir in the water, and when everything looks craggy and lumpy, stir in the oil.
Using your hands, gather everything together into a doughy mass.
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Shape the dough and put it into the prepared tin.
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Pre-heat the oven.
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Turn the bread out of the tin, tap the base and if it sounds hollow, the bread is cooked.
Leave to cool on a wire rack.
1kg/2lb bread tin and mixing bowl
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I tried this flour to make 2 loaves i.e. double recipe quantities as printed on the pack. However it was missing the '100 presses' kneading instruction and I had kneaded it using a mixer with a dough hook. The mix was very sticky and difficult to work and shape without adding some extra flour. The resulting loaf was a little heavy with a thick crust, but it was delicious with some cold butter or good olive oil. It also works well as a base for smoked salmon and sour cream bites. I'll try again with less water hoping for a less sticky dough and a lighter baked loaf. A coating of seeds before baking might add an extra flavour dimension.

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At Sukhumvit Station, the subway intersects with Bangkok’s Skytrain, so you can transfer from one to another. Follow the signs from one to another to change. Another interchange point is at Silom Station on the subway/Sala Daeng Station on the Skytrain. You have to exit and walk half a block to get from one station to another but it’s relatively quick. These are totally separate systems, so you cannot use an integrated ticket for the whole ride.
If you’re traveling to or from Bangkok’s Suvarnabumi Airport
, you can connect to the Airport Rail Link
by exiting the subway at Petchaburi Station and getting on the rail link at Makkasan Station. Like with the Skytrain, the systems are not connected, so you have to leave one station, walk for a few minutes, and reenter to the other.
Other Stations of Interest:
Hua Lumpong Station
is Bangkok’s main railway terminal and it’s where you’ll board most trains out of the city. It’s also the gateway to Bangkok’s historic and fascinating Chinatown
. If you’re visiting Chinatown you’ll have to walk, taxi or tuk tuk about half a mile to get to the center of Chinatown (you can also take the Chao Phraya river ferry
Chatuchak Park Station will take you right to Chatuchak Weekend Market, one of the largest outdoor markets in the world. Getting in and out of Chatuchak can be a zoo; unless you’re carrying many, many bags, you’ll be happy to board the air conditioned subway at the end of your shopping excursion (you can also take the Skytrain depending on where you’re heading after the market).
Lumpini Station and Sala Daeng Station will both bring you to different corners of Bangkok’s Lumpini Park, the largest public park in Bangkok.
How to Buy a Ticket:
Ticketing on the Bangkok subway system is not as easy as it could, or should, be. To buy your ticket, you need to know in advance where you will be getting off the train. Once you know that, head to one of the automatic ticket machines, select “English” for an English-language menu, and press the name of the stop you want to get off at. The machine will tell you how much your fare will be. Insert your money, coins or bills are fine and the machine dispenses change. What you’ll get in return is a black plastic coin a little bigger than the size of a quarter. When you go through the turnstile to enter the subway, TAP the plastic coin on the sensor but do not leave it on the sensor. You must hold onto the coin for your journey, because when you leave the subway system, you cannot get out unless you insert the plastic coin into the exit turnstile.
Since you’ve already paid for the journey, what happens if you change your mind midway through and decide you want to get off at a different stop? Don’t worry, you’re not required to get off at the original exit and re-board the subway. Head for the ticket office before you exit; let the clerk know that you paid for either more or less than you expected to. They will scan your coin and adjust the fare. Even if you can’t explain what happened, if you show them the coin the clerks will most likely be able to figure out the problem and sort it out for you.
If you’re riding the subway for more than a few days, considering buying a stored value card. You can purchase these at any one of the manned stations and use it to tap in and out of the turnstiles. The benefit of these is that you do not have to wait in line to buy a coin and if you change your mind and decide to get off the train before or after the stop you had originally planned on departing from, there’s no hassle.
Hours of Operation and Frequency of Trains:
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Eating and drinking are strictly forbidden on platforms and subway cars, as is sitting on the platforms (there are few benches or other places to sit).
The MRT is currently working on major expansions of the existing single line subway system. If everything goes according to schedule, by 2015 there will be subway stations extending through Chinatown and as far as Wat Po and beyond.

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With so much parity in the league there is still a lot of movement in the rankings depite the season being ~40% complete. Detroit and Ottawa are fairly solidly in first and second spot but after those two teams it gets tight. The San Jose Sharks and Montreal Canadiens made big jumps this past week moving into 3rd and 4th spots from 8th and 10th respectively while Minnesota remains 5th to round out the top 5. Dropping in the standings, St. Louis fell from 3rd to 8th, Chicago fell from 6th to 13th, Nashville from 9th to 14th and the Rangers from 15th to 21st.
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Make the first impression of his own at home as guests enter and view lobby. While the lobby may be the smaller of your home can have the greatest impact. The entrance hall sets the tone for the rest of your house, so make sure it is a tone you want. Decorate the room to reflect their style, keeping in mind design elements as the balance of the scale of space to the selected items.
Some say their foyer is so small, why bother with it at all? I have had others explain that their foyer is so grand that it feels cold and uninviting, no matter what they do to it. Whatever the size of your foyer, you should make the most of it! There is no reason in the world, why your foyer shouldn’t be stylish. The tiniest of foyers can be made to feel grand. Likewise, the grandest of foyers can have a sophisticated coziness.
Follow your heart! You can be as adventurous with pattern and color as you desire in this room. You can get away with it in the foyer, because remember you are only in this room for brief periods of time. You’ll want the room to have impact and make a statement. Of course, keeping in mind the spaces your entry foyer may be linked to. This after all, is the space where your guest will get a preview of the rooms to come. The goal is to create a continuous flow, room to room, each space complimenting the other.
Combine function with aesthetics as you place a table to hold your mail, briefcase and phone. Put in a small bench to sit on to remove boots or shoes and store the kids’ backpacks underneath. Include an umbrella stand for umbrellas or walking sticks and install a key holder on the wall for your keys.
Create a dramatic effect with the flooring. Go for a high-priced flooring as you install a tile, hardwood or marble floor, since it is a small area, which will help keep costs low. Design a diamond pattern on the floor or create a two-tone wood effect for visual interest. Keep the flooring strong enough to withstand the heavy foot traffic or add a rug or runner over the tile for everyday use.
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- Who is the father of ICT?
- What are ICT concepts?
- What is ICT and its importance in education?
- What are the five uses of ICT?
- What are ICT skills?
- What are the types of ICT?
- What is the difference between ICT and IT?
- What is ICT and its importance?
- What are the two types of ICT?
- What are the uses of ICT at home?
- How can ICT help students?
- What is the advantage and disadvantage of ICT?
- What is the definition of ICT tools?
- What ICT used for?
- What are the benefits of ICT gadgets?
- What does ICT class stand for?
- What is ICT and examples?
- How ICT affects our daily lives?
- What are the different types of ICT tools?
Who is the father of ICT?
Alan TuringBy using the life of Alan Turing as a basis for research, students will develop ICT skills in PowerPoint or Publisher by creating digital posters..
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The term ICT can be defined as “the integration of computing, networking, and information processing technologies and their applications” Thus, ICT means a combination of computer applications’ and communication technology for gathering, processing, storing and disseminating of Information.
What is ICT and its importance in education?
The use of ICT in education adds value to teaching and learning, by enhancing the effectiveness of learning. … After the inception of ICT in schools, students found learning in a technology-enhanced environment more stimulating and engaging than in a traditional classroom environment.
What are the five uses of ICT?
Each of the different ICTs—print, audio/video cassettes, radio and TV broadcasts, computers or the Internet—may be used for presentation and demonstration, the most basic of the five levels. Except for video technologies, drill and practice may likewise be performed using the whole range of technologies.
What are ICT skills?
ICT skills are about understanding and applying a range of computer programmes, software and other applications. These include: word processing, spreadsheets, databases, power points and search engines. … Basic ICT skills are required in any position.
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What is ICT?Types of ICT Skills.Email Management and Setup.Online Research.Social Media Management.Online Collaboration.Data Management and Queries.Desktop Publishing.More items…
What is the difference between ICT and IT?
“IT” is “Information Technology” whereas “ICT” is “Information Communications Technology.” 2.IT is an industry in itself which employs the use of computers, elaborate networks, computer software, and other digital or electronic devices for managing and communicating information.
What is ICT and its importance?
Information and Communication Technology (ICT) is a blanket term encompassing all the technologies and services involved in computing, data management, telecommunications provision, and the internet. … Besides its presence everywhere, information communication technology (ICT) has an immense economic significance.
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In business, ICT is often categorised into two broad types of product: Traditional computer-based technologies (things you can typically do on a personal computer or using computers at home or at work)
What are the uses of ICT at home?
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Information and communication technologies are currently being used in education to assist students to learn more effectively by providing teachers with access to a wide range of new pedagogy. These technologies are also being used to enable teachers to do administrative tasks more efficiently.
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Speed/time and money can be saved because it is much quicker to send/share information around. Communication is more efficient to contact either business partners or friends and family members all over the world. ICT expands availability for communications.
What is the definition of ICT tools?
1. Information Communication Technology tools are digital infrastructures such as; computers, laptops, desktops, data projector, software programs, printers scanners and Interactive teaching box.
What ICT used for?
ICT allows students to monitor and manage their own learning, think critically and creatively, solve simulated real-world problems, work collaboratively, engage in ethical decision-making, and adopt a global perspective towards issues and ideas.
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What does ICT class stand for?
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What is ICT and examples?
Information and Communication Technology or “ICT,” includes products that store, process, transmit, convert, duplicate, or receive electronic information. … Electronic textbooks, instructional software, email, chat, and distance learning programs are also examples of ICT.
How ICT affects our daily lives?
– Being able to work from home is usually regarded as being a positive effect of using ICT, but there can be negative aspects as well. Most people need some form of social interaction in their daily lives and if they do not get the chance to meet and talk with other people they may feel isolated and unhappy.
What are the different types of ICT tools?
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Makhana is a dried fruit that grows in marshy regions. It is also known as the Indian Lotus and has many health benefits. It can be consumed in many ways, such as as a snack, dessert, or as an ingredient to make various dishes. This fruit is a treasure trove of nutrients, including antioxidants, proteins, Vitamin E, and minerals like potassium.
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Makhana can be taken as a tea or as an herbal supplement. It can also be eaten raw or cooked in food dishes.
The plant is grown in India and Sri Lanka but can also be found in other parts of the world, such as the United States and Europe, where it is often sold as a dietary supplement.
The most commonly consumed type of Makhana comes from the plant's seeds, which are usually ground into powder before being added to water or food dishes.
Health Benefits Of Makhana:
Makhana is a nutritious and delicious plant that is rich in nutrients and high antioxidants and has various health benefits. Makhana has been an essential part of the Indian culture since time immemorial. It's the season's first crop, and it's eaten at every Puja.
Today, Makhana is used as a healthy snack or dessert ingredient, and it can be found in many Asian cuisines. It offers many health benefits such as preventing diabetes, stabilizing blood sugar levels, promoting a healthy heart, and much more.
Makhana, also known as Beech nuts, is a nut-like seed that is widely consumed in Southern Asian cuisine. It has a unique taste and light sweetness and can be enjoyed as a simple snack or used in desserts. Makhana is a high fiber, low fat, low calorie, and gluten-free food. Beans have been consumed around the world since ancient times.
The beans are high in protein and fiber while being low in sugar and fat. Beans are a healthy alternative to meat, which has been found to contain saturated fats, cholesterol, and hormones that may cause cancer.
Beans are a source of complex carbs and provide less sugar than fruits and vegetables. They are also a great source of iron, magnesium, folate, potassium, and phytochemicals like kaempferol and quercetin. Beans are a protein-packed choice if you're trying to lose weight or fight the signs of aging by consuming antioxidants.
1.Rich in nutrients: Makhana is a bean that is grown in water. It is commonly eaten during winters and festivals in India. Makhana is rich in nutrients like potassium, magnesium, calcium, zinc, iron, vitamin A and protein. It is low on fat content too! Makhana can be used for many things- from diabetes to weight loss to regular digestion. The Indian Makhana has been eaten for centuries as it is rich in nutrients and hence healthy.
This makes it an ideal substitute for people who want to reduce their carbs but still need that energy boost from fiber. It is a good source of calcium and zinc.
Makhana helps in maintaining calcium levels in the bones.
A great natural source of vitamin D is vital for many body processes like absorbing essential minerals, regulating the immune system, and maintaining healthy skin.
It also contains zinc, essential for various bodily processes like cell division, healing wounds, and regulating appetite.
2.High In Antioxidants:
Makhana is an edible fruit. It tastes like roasted chestnuts and is widely eaten in southern Asia. Makhana contains about three times the antioxidants of blueberries and has a similar antioxidant profile to goji berries. Makhana has been used for medicinal purposes in India for centuries, but it was only discovered to be a superfood recently by nutritionists and health enthusiasts who are looking for new ways to eat healthily.
A recent study conducted on Makhana showed that it could also potentially be used as a valuable weight loss aid due to its high fiber content, low glycemic index, and abundant antioxidants. Makhana is native to the Indian desert and is grown in the western US. Of all of the foods studied, Makhana has been shown to have a high concentration of polyphenols, which are antioxidants that help fight oxidative stress on cells and boost immunity.
3.Stabilizes Blood Sugar Levels:
Makhana is a plant that is native to Bihar in India, Japan, and Russia. It is a small, round pod that is filled with seeds. Makhana has been shown to stabilize blood sugar levels, which makes it helpful in treating diabetes. Makhana can reduce the amount of sugar in the blood after eating a meal by up to 40%. when compared to glucose or sucrose.A study published in the journal Nutrients found that magnesium and potassium found in Makhana both effectively lower blood sugar levels.
Makhanas can significantly improve blood sugar and insulin levels in rats with diabetes. This is an effective way for people with diabetes to regulate their sugar levels.
The consumption of makhanas may be a recommendation for improving the effects of a type 2 diabetes treatment.
In conclusion, Makhana is an exciting food to include in the list of foods for people with diabetes because it can help stabilize blood sugar levels, leading to better control of symptoms.
4.Low Glycemic Index:
Makhana (pearl barley) is a legume that is swollen like a pea pod and is light in weight. It has a low glycemic index, which means it doesn't cause blood glucose to rise quickly. It also has high nutritional value, being rich in calcium and protein but low in fat. Makhana peas are tiny, purple-black edible seeds that resemble white peas. They are high in protein and low in fat, so they make a good meat substitute. They also have a low glycemic index and are high in iron and vitamin C.
The nutritional profile of Makhana varies according to the region it is grown in, as different areas may use other crops as ground cover during its growth cycle. Makhana grows well without irrigation or fertilizers because of the nitrogen-fixing properties of its symbiotic root nodules. Makhana is a low-cost and high-quality food source. It also provides a healthy alternative for those who are vegetarians or vegans who don't eat meat by supplying protein and fiber for the diet. Makhana can be used in soups, stews, porridges, and salads as an ingredient with higher nutritional value.
5.Enhance Sexual Performance:
Makhana, also known as "Gorgon Nuts," is a dried fruit of the lotus plant. The fruit is sweet and tangy in taste.
It has been used for centuries as an aphrodisiac because it contains a substance that boosts sexual desires and enhances sexual performance.
The Makhana has the ability to increase libido, stimulate hormone production and improve erectile function in males.
It also improves brain function, enhances vitality and stamina, and helps manage diabetes. Makhana is an excellent source of dietary fiber when eaten raw or boiled with water for 10 minutes. It can be a perfect substitute for people with diabetes who cannot eat carbohydrates.
6.Protects From Heart Disease:
Makhana contains a lot of magnesium and has a very high nutritional value. It also contains antioxidants and omega-3 fatty acids that protect against heart disease. And cancer. Many studies have revealed that consuming Makhana can also reduce the risk of Alzheimer's disease. The quantity of antioxidants in Makhana is about eight times more than any other fruit.
In this study, it was found that the frequent consumption of Makhana was found to lower lipid levels, glucose levels, central obesity, and obesity indicators. This shows that Makhana might be an effective treatment for preventing heart diseases.
7.Helps in weight loss:
Makhana is a new superfood that has been seen to help with weight loss in various ways. It is high in fiber, low in fat, and rich in minerals, making it a perfect food for those who are on a diet. If you're considering including Makhana in your diet because you are on a weight loss regime, then you have come to the right place!
Makhana has been said to improve blood circulation, make your heart work more efficiently, and help with digestion. If you're trying to lose weight, then this is a great way to help you do so quickly. The best way to integrate Makhana into your diet is by eating them as a juice or smoothie. They are pretty mild and easily digestible, so they don't require any unique cooking or preparation. Instead, you can get your makhana fix by adding them to your favorite smoothie recipe.
8.Helps In Insomnia:
Makhana is a dried fruit that has been used for medicinal purposes for centuries. It's known to regulate sleep in cases of insomnia, help in the secretion of stomach acids, and is believed to help in detoxifying the body. Makhana can be eaten as a snack or as an accompaniment to meals and has good nutritional value as it contains carbohydrates, proteins, calcium, iron, and vitamins.
A study conducted on this fruit showed that it has a fantastic effect on the sleeping pattern of people. Researchers found that one-third of participants who ate at least 3 ounces of Makhana significantly improved their sleep patterns. The fruit is known for its antioxidant properties and is traditionally used in herbal remedies to treat heart disease and help heal skin infections. It has also increased bone density, strengthened the immune system, and improved memory retention.
What is the significance of Makhana in Indian culture?
Makhana is a famous Indian sweet made from the seeds of the lotus plant. It is also known as Kesari bath, which translates to "saffron rice" in English.
The Makhana is high in protein and low in fat, making it a healthy dessert option. It has a unique flavor that complements many Indian sweets and dishes. The Makhana has been an integral part of Indian culture for centuries.
What is the difference between fresh and dry makhanas?
Makhanas is a popular Indian dessert that is made of a variety of ingredients. The difference between fresh and dry makhanas is in how they are prepared. Dry makhanas are made by boiling the ingredients and then drying them, while fresh makhanas are boiled until they become soft.
How many Makhanas should I eat a day?
The recommended daily intake for Makhana is around 2-3 handfuls per day. It would be best if you consumed it with milk or salad to avoid gastric discomfort such as bloating and constipation.
Is the consumption of Makhana every day good for health?
Makhana is a popular snack in India. It can be eaten at any time of the day. It is usually made with roasted and ground makhana flour, sugar, and ghee.
Makhana is a good source of calories and carbohydrates for energy. It also contains many essential minerals like calcium, magnesium, phosphorous, and potassium which are necessary for our body to function correctly.
Where can you buy premade makhanas and premade recipes for making them?
You can buy premade makhanas and premade recipes for making them in many places. You can find these at stores that sell Indian food online, or you could even make them from scratch if you like to cook.
Makhana is a healthy and delicious dry fruit that offers many health benefits. It can be eaten as an ice cream, made into a chutney, or even turned into a dessert. This article has covered the different ways of consuming Makhana and its many health benefits.

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Like many new investors, you've decided to invest in a company and pick up your first shares of stock, but your limited knowledge leaves you wondering how to do it. Don't worry! This overview was designed to help you learn precisely that - how to invest in stocks. To be more specific, for you new investors, this page was put together to serve as an introductory depository of investment articles designed to get many of the basics out of the way before moving on to some of the more advanced topics which I've written over the past years.
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Football Cinnamon Roll Cookies
Football season has finally arrived, and it’s time to gather the neighbors and friends for a homegating party! Whether you’re headed to the game or just watching at home, we all need a few go-to delicious treats to serve to the party crowd. We often have our favorite dips and burgers from year to year but what do you make for the perfect dessert? These football cinnamon roll cookies are delicious as a breakfast for morning games or a dessert for all-day football watching!
Cinnamon rolls are one of my favorite treats! It’s like dessert for breakfast so I knew I had to come up with a football-ready version for the fall season. These are more of a cookie texture but still full of the cinnamon roll flavor we all love. They’re easy enough to prep the day before or make the morning of the big game.
FOOTBALL CINNAMON ROLL COOKIES
- 1 pie crust (refrigerated or homemade, thawed)
- ½ stick butter
- ½ cup sugar
- ¼ cup cinnamon
- 1 ½ cups powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Roll out pie crust and brush with softened or slightly melted butter. Be sure to spread butter evenly to all edges.
- Sprinkle with cinnamon and sugar.
- Roll pie crust lengthwise into a tight long roll. Use a sharp knife to cut 1” rolls.
- Lay each roll flat and use the bottom of a large glass to flatten to about ¼” thickness.
- Use a knife or cookie cutter to cut out football shape from flattened roll.
- Bake all football shaped cinnamon rolls for 10-15 minutes or until slightly golden (this depends on thickness and size also so watch carefully).
- Allow to cool completely before icing.
- Whisk together powdered sugar and vanilla extract to make a thick glaze. You can also use vanilla frosting. The key is a thick glaze that won’t spread when piped. Pipe on the lace design to resemble a football.
You can make these football cinnamon roll cookies a day ahead. Just store them in a single layer so the icing does not get messed up. These are a great treat to package together as a hostess gift if you’re headed out to watch the game! You can even pipe the laces in your team’s colors! Just use food coloring to tint the icing.
For a twist on this recipe, make one large football cinnamon roll by placing the cinnamon rolls together and using a rolling pin to flatten out the rolls as one large piece. Use a knife to cut out a large football shape and bake accordingly. Pipe on the large laces and enjoy! Kids and adults alike will love this tasty football treat!
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This non dairy, direct-set yogurt is easy to use and doesn’t require the maintenance of an ongoing starter. It does require the use of a yogurt maker. Comes with 4 packets of starter culture.
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Note: to get a thicker yogurt when using coconut, rice or almond milk, you can add a carbohydrate source (sugar) & a thickener (agar agar, pectin or gelatin).
1) Stirring frequently, heat milk to 110 degrees (clip yogurt thermometer to side of pan to monitor temperature). Pour milk into yogurt maker insert. Add starter packet and mix well.
2) Cover and culture in yogurt maker for 6-8 hours. Once set (or after 8 hours), let cool for about an hour and then refrigerate for 6 hours. Yogurt may not appear to have thickened. Try stirring before refrigeration and again after a couple of hours. May take up to 24 hours of refrigeration to firm up. After refrigeration, separation may occur. Just stir the yogurt to blend.
Your yogurt is now ready to enjoy as is, flavored with fruit and/or honey, or added to smoothies.
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The CARES Act did a lot for businesses of all sizes. Our team of professionals, would like to elaborate on some of the notable new initiatives that could have an important impact on you and your company:
- Establishment of Federally backed loans. This removes much of the red tape many businesses traditionally encounter.
- This section of the act is focused primarily on getting funds to small businesses such as yourself, quickly and efficiently in order to allow you to continue to employ your team and not to lay off more people. Businesses such as yourself, quickly and efficiently in order to allow you to continue to employ your team and not to lay off more people.
- It is an attempt to provide loans to businesses to ensure they can continue to pay salaries for employees that are unable to work due to locally mandated quarantines.
- Small business loan forgiveness
- Your company may qualify for forgiveness of the loan amounts used during the 8 weeks after the origination of the loan if you spend the funds on the qualifying expenses.
- Emergency grants to businesses up to $10,000 for payroll
- Affected and eligible companies can apply for an advance of funds up to $10,000 for sick leave, maintaining payroll, rent, debt obligations that the administrator must respond to within 3 days.
- Payroll tax deposit deferral
- The CARES Act allows employers to retain the cash they would normally pay in for the employee and employer portions of FICA and SS taxes.
- These must be paid in over the next two years at 50% per year.
- Net Operating Losses allowed to be carried back and offset 100% of income not limited to 80%
- An increase in deductible business interest from 30% to 50%
- The waiving of the 10% penalty on the early distribution of retirement funds.
- Acceleration of AMT tax credits
- The immediate expensing of qualified improvement property
- Tax-free payment employer payment of employee student loans.
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The five cylinder is back! In sunny Oman Audi gave us a first taste of the new Audi RS3 Sedan and RS3 Sportback. We took the RS3 Sedan, or Limousine, for a good spin through the stunning Omani mountains and were quite impressed with the new compact RS model.
The RS3 Sportback could be considered a facelift of the previous generation RS3 Sportback. The RS3 Sedan however is a completely new model that will be sold globally starting with the first customer deliveries next month in the United States.
Audi RS3 Sedan Specifications
Both share Audi’s new 2.5 liter TFSI five cylinder engine that produces 400hp and 480Nm of torque. The famous Audi five cylinder engine has been rebuilt from the ground up reducing its weight by a staggering 26 kilograms. The sprint from 0-100 km/h is equally impressive at just 4.1 seconds – that is as fast as the first generation Audi R8 V10 Spyder!
The top speed is limited to 250 km/h but can be raised to 280 km/h. But the new RS3 Sedan and updated RS3 Sportback are not all about straight-line performance. A lot has been done to improve the handling of the RS3 – the previous generation had a large tendency to understeer and wasn’t the most dynamic sporty compact on the market.
With the new generation RS3 the engineers at Audi made major changes to the quattro system and the suspension setup. The quattro all-wheel drive system uses a new multi-plate clutch specifically which can distribute up to 100% of the torque to the rear axle in a split second. Depending on the driving style and grip on the road the clutch can send the power to the rear axle when turning in to a corner. The result can be felt immediately, the desire to understeer is gone completely. In dynamic mode or with ESP in sport the RS3 is actually quite tail happy coming in to the corner already – certainly a great new feature which we didn’t expect to find on the RS3 Sedan. With ESP in sport it actually allows you to put down some very decent drifts.
Suspension wise the Audi RS3 Sedan comes with the RS sport suspension which offers a 25mm lower ride height than the standard A3. Comfort is less than in a regular A3 but on the roads in Oman it was never too stiff and yet provided enough rigidity to counter most of the body roll. For more flexibility and even further reduced body roll under braking you can order the optional RS sport suspension with adaptive damper control. This allows you to change the damper settings between a softer comfort mode and a stiffer dynamic mode through the Audi Drive Select menu.
Talking about drive select; the system is very similar to the one available on other models. A switch on the dashboard allows you to change between Comfort, Auto, Dynamic and Individual. In individual, you can set your preferences for engine, sound, gearbox and suspension.
Audi RS3 Sedan Sound
So the performance improved, the handling improved, what about the sound? The five cylinder provides a very unique sound track thanks to the order in which the cylinders are fired – 1 and 2 then 4 and 5 and finally cylinder number 3. Sitting inside the car it does sound good but not extremely loud or monotone. At certain rev ranges it pops and crackles a bit but not as extreme as other – sound engineered – models on the market. However, the moment you get out of the car and listen to the RS3 Sedan roar under full load everything changes.
Standing by the side of the road I witnessed a few RS3s come past and boy did they sound good. It really provides a full bodied and masculine sound track and best of all it is all natural. Audi offers two different exhausts for the RS3; the standard RS Exhaust and an optional RS sport exhaust with black oval tailpipes. Both have flaps that can be adjusted through the MMI menu or by switching from comfort mode to sport and vice versa.
Audi RS3 Sedan Interior & Design
The Audi RS3 Sedan comes optionally with Audi Virtual Cockpit replacing the traditional speedometer and rev counter. It gives the RS3 Sedan a very modern and clean interior feel. However, the materials used could be a little bit more exclusive (less plastics). The RS sport seats provide good side support and there is enough head- and leg room for taller drivers like myself. In fact, there is way more space than in Audi Sport’s flagship R8 which actually makes driving the RS3 Sedan more enjoyable for me.
Another thing that caught my attention is the steering – it is very precise and does not feel over-engineered like the dynamic steering on many other Audi RS models. Sometimes less is more.
My test car came equipped with the Audi ceramic brakes at the front. Although they offer excellent stopping power I’m not sure if it justifies the drawbacks and extra money over the standard steel brakes. Unless you plan to take your RS3 Sedan on track, a lot, I wouldn’t go for ceramics.
Last but not least a few words about the design. The RS3 Sedan has a very strong appeal – the proportions, the aggressive lines and its stance are exactly what I’m looking for in a sporty limousine. The RS3 Sportback is nice too but is nowhere near as sexy in my opinion.
Overall the Audi RS3 Sedan is a great looking sporty limousine with performance and handling to match. In comparison to the last RS3 Sportback it has undergone a major transformation, it more mature and fun than ever.
The Audi RS3 Sedan can be ordered from April world wide. First customer deliveries start in the United States next month followed by Europe in Summer. The RS3 Sportback will only be sold in selected markets including Europe and will see first customer deliveries in Summer in Europe along with the RS3 Sedan. Pricing for the RS3 Sedan starts at 55,900 euro in Europe, the Sportback is slightly cheaper with a price starting at 54,600 euro.