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For most Americans, life is about choice. During your senior year in high school you make choices about the trajectory of your life. Will it be college or work? Where you live and what you do with your life have a great deal to do with the choices you make. I’ve known people who have looked back on their lives and wished they had taken their choices a little more seriously.
When we make choices—to some degree—we are deciding what will control our lives. This is why we must be careful in our choices. There are some things that are hard to let go off once we have relinquished control. Ask an alcoholic or drug addict.
It’s like the hunter who observed an eagle alighting on an ice-crusted limb floating in a river that was rushing towards a waterfall. At any moment, the eagle could have turned loose of the icy perch and soared into the blue sky. But it did not turn loose. It remained too long, so that the eagle’s talons froze onto the limb. At a certain point it could not let go. At first the eagle had the limb, but now the limb had the eagle. The eagle’s choice led to its death.
Joshua reminds the people that they need to choose their god carefully. You just may be stuck to the god you choose for the rest of your life.
Questions for the Week
Consider journaling your responses to these questions:
What god’s do you need to give up in your life so that you can more perfectly follow the God of Scripture?
What did God call his people to do as they got ready to enter the Promised Land (Joshua 1:1-11 in The Story, p. 89-90)?
The first time spies were sent into the land, twelve of them went. Only two gave a good report; the other ten were so negative that they convinced the people of Israel the rewards weren’t worth the risk. Four decades later, Joshua sent a team of two into the land. What does this say about how we make decisions in the church? Are will willing to move forward with courage even when there is a group that objects or wants everything to remain the same? What do we do when there are those who would just as soon return to Egypt?
Just like the people of Israel, we are fearful of challenges and don’t want to deal with them. What challenge in your life have you put on the back burner? I now that time to deal with it?
How does consistent and faith-filled reading of the Bible (God’s Story) help you remain strong and courageous as struggle to make good choices?
What are your personal habits and commitments when it comes to Bible study? What do you need to do so you can continue to grow in your love of God’s Word?
Joshua read the words of God’s story to all the people: children, teens, and adults. What are ways we can help the children and young people in our lives grow in their knowledge of and love for the Bible? How can this be done in our homes and churches?
How can you be in constant conversation with God so that you don’t head off in the wrong direction (bad choices)? Why do you think it is important to pray, listen to God, and follow God’s leading when making decisions? What are some of the consequences when you forget to listen to God?
More and more we live in a world that flows against the heart of God. As Christians, we identify ourselves as such by how we live. What are some actions and attitudes that show the world that you are a Jesus follower?
As you take time to pray, here are some ideas to get you started:
· Pray for a renewed and deeper love for God’s Word and a commitment to read a study daily.
· Ask God to help you communicate with Him.
· Pray that God will help you make good choices.
· Ask God to help you navigate the challenging landscape of the 21st century.
· Ask yourself how you can go deeper in the Word and follow it with greater passion in your life?
· What steps can you take to make more space for conversation with God in your daily life, especially when you are facing difficult choices?
· When people look at you, can they discern that you are a follower of Jesus? What can you do to live and think in ways that will identify you more closely with Jesus?
During this week’s study, God may give you new direction. He may also provide some choices for you to make concerning your discipleship (Bible study, prayer life, worship, and service). Pray that God will give you the strength to make new a different choices in your life. Pray that He will give you the strength to live a life that is reflective of his presence and grace.
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Went for our anniversary. The food was excellent as was the service.
Everyone at Portalli’s treats us like family. We will be back. #ecstrong
We were visiting Md from NJ and decided to have dinner in Old Ellicott City. Didn't know anything about this restaurant and were VERY happy. I had a veal chop, my husband had Rock Fish they were both wonderful. The waitress was extremely good and very attentive.
I would certainly go back next time in Ellicott City!
We were there with a group of 13 for my daughter's graduation. They put us in a separate space so we were able to relax and enjoy. They were attentive and the food & drinks were fabulous!
My husband and I came here recently for a late afternoon drink and appetizer. We had our dog with us and were able to sit on the deck out back - that was fabulous as well!
Had the weather been nice, we would have asked to have our group of 13 on the deck out back!
Nice view..amazing food..great service..perfect place to celebrate our anniversary...sit downstairs for quieter more intimate experience..
Girlfriends Brunch! Wonderful time too eat great food, laugh and enjoy friends. Our server Carole was very attentive and willing to help a friend with food sensitivities. We will be back for sure!
Great service; excellent food. Very tasty traditional Italian as well as modern
Used to be a favorite spot of ours. Not sure what happened or if it was an off night, but service was slow and food was underwhelming.
Went to Portalli's for Sunday Brunch on Mother's Day. The buffet brunch was adequate, but nothing special stood out. Were it not for the good omelettes, the 40 dollar price tag (including bottomless mimosas) would have been quite over-priced. As it is, we can get better quality at more reasonable prices at other establishments in Howard County.
This is the second time we've been here since the re-opening, and I must say that we were a bit disappointed. We went for dinner the first time, and although the food and service were good, the dinner was over-priced for what it was. The mgmt. does not seem to have it's act together.
Good food! Convenient to home! Great service tonight from Miiranda!
Portelli's is back from the Ellicott City flood and the food is even better and the atmosphere is better also. The portions are a bit smaller but the prices are also lower. We had a great table by the window. We enjoyed everything we ate and the home made Tiramisu for dessert was wonderful.
Portallis has been a go to for us for many years. The food is consistently good, and so is service. This reservation was celebrating a birthday. We got a table upstairs in the room adjacent to the large room where a huge wedding party took up the entire large room. It would have been nice to be downstairs and away from the very loud event. It was so loud that it really finished the great experience we are used to. The restaurant could have at least advised us and given us a choice. We were 7 people buying appetizers, main dishes, 2 bottles of wine and dessert. I think the value of our meal, with the fact that we reserved well in advance, should have guaranteed that consideration for us. It's a shame because we really couldn't even have easy conversation. Hopefully this was a one off, because we do love Portallis.
They were extremely accommodating. I met a friend there and first asked to have outside seating and was pleasantly surprised to have live music. Normally we would love this but on this occasion we needed to have a conversation on a pressing matter. So we had a drink at the outside bar and then asked to be seated inside instead. We were very lucky to get a window seat for people watching. Everyone was so very patient and kind to us and the food was delicious. I would very much recommend Portallis and am so very happy to see that Main Street had a very robust croud on that first Friday night in May.
We had a nice waiter the Service was good and food good too. Restaurant somewhat loud. Manager visible. We were not rushed at all which is nice on Saturday night.
The food and service were very good but it took a very long time for the food to arrive. It took us two hours from door to door.
Food was just ok but the value was good and we had a nice night out with our friends. Good wine selection!
We know that the restaurant is trying to get back to their preflood level of business but the place still needs work. The service was good but the food was mediocre. The furniture appears old with torn seat covers on the chairs. We were there with friends and all of us were disappointed with the restaurant. We won’t be rushing back.
We had a great time especially with the live music going on. The food was delicious but portions very small. On the other hand some of the desserts are huge. There is no kid menu and that is disappointing. The atmosphere is pleasant but lighting is too bright and may feel like a cafeteria if there is no entertainment especially in the upstairs room. We do come back to the restaurant and the bar.
We were looking for a late night restaurant to celebrate a birthday. Portalli’s was the perfect spot in Ellicott City. The restaurant was empty at 9:00pm and we wondered if they were still open. The staff was very welcoming and said that Sunday nights in Ellicott City are very quiet. We decided to share appetizers salad and dessert. The crab soup is the best cream of crab I have ever had. It was rich and reminded me of a crab dip that you eat with a spoon. The clams in a garlic wine sauce phenomenal. The calamari were lightly breaded and very fresh. At 10:00 a DJ started with music for karaoke and the restaurant filled quickly. We stayed for anther 90 minutes and enjoyed the entertainment and happy hour pricing. Definitely return visits are in our future.
It was the first 80 degree day of 2018 and my husband and I headed to Ellicott City. Our plan was to hike, eat, and shop - the trifecta. The hike was incredibly beautiful and quite challenging on the way up. I had made reservations at Portalli's because they had gluten free options on the menu and it looked good. It wasn't good - it was GREAT! I had scallops over risotto and my husband enjoyed the blackened chicken. When I saw the Panna Cotta come by, I knew dessert was in my future. Our waiter was knowledgeable and made good suggestions. It was still warm when we arrived and we were pretty exhausted after the hike, but we were seated by the windows where we enjoyed watching people as cool breezes refreshed us. It was a memorable meal. We will be back.
The full experience was great. However the sitting was extremely closed to other tables.
Portalli's was a great find--thank you Open Table. We thoroughly enjoyed our meals and loved the Gracefully Roasted Coffee
Really wanted to like this place but service was really slow and food was meh (overcooked fish and cold veggies). Hope they'll work out all the kinks and make this place live up to its potential
Great service, great food. Took advice from our server and I greatly enjoyed the rockfish entree and meringue dessert.
We had a party of 8 (which they were able to accomodate easily) and shared many appetizers including mozzarella cheese curds, mini crab cakes, calamari, bruschetta, porcini balls, blistered peppers and a ricotta salad. All were delicious. My dinner of peppardelle was a little underseasoned but the seafood was cooked well. The tiramisu was very good but the vanilla bean pannacotta was fabulous! Our service was fantastic. I highly recommend.
Awesome neighborhood hotspot! Great menu and service!
Everything was wonderful last night you had a fantastic piano player he saying show tunes. Can’t wait to go back
One of our favorite spots. Great food and atmosphere.
The was our first visit and I had made a reservation. We were seated quickly at a table for 2 near the entrance. Each time the front door was opened a chilling wind accompanied the diner! I complained about being cold and was still wearing my winter coat! The manager raised the temperature on a wall heating unit. It did make it a bit warmer but every time the door was opened the cold returned. A couple paid their bill from a table in the window alcove. I asked the hostess Sarah if we could more there to be out of the wind. "No problem" and she quickly cleaned and moved us. Once I was WARM I enjoyed the experience of dining at this restaurant. I suggest the establishment try and find a remedy for this BIG problem. I was not the only diner to complain about the cold.
Great quality And value. Baked oyster appetizer was scrumptious. Shrimp saltimbocca was an interesting twist on a classic, and seafood carbonara was better than we had in Italy last year. Prices were. Eye reasonable for high quality and generous portions. Highly recommended.
Thought appetizers and desserts were good. Entre e was disappointing. Got the surf and turf over rigatoni. Tasted more like an Asian dish, not Italian.
We were celebrating our son-in-law's birthday. There were four of us. All of our meals were delicious. The service was friendly and efficient. My daughter and I had the most delicious cream of crab soup that we've ever had .She said that she's going to come back for some more! The Portalli's salad was also perfect.
We received an appetizer that was undercooked. It was good of the manager to have it replaced and removed from our bill, it would have been better to get it correct to first time. Our service seemed to be slow after the first bottle of wine. I would go back but I hope for a better experience
The Sunday brunch selection is tasty but limited, definitely not worth the price. Annapolis and Kent island waterfront restaurants have Portalli's beat in selection, quality, atmosphere, and price. We asked our server to break a 20 so we could leave a tip and she returned with four 5 dollar bills....seriously?
great food & service. Our server, Miranda was fantastic!
Everything was amazing. We arrived early had a cocktail at the bar and then were taken to our room. Lovely piano singer made the ambiance. Our server, Aryanna, was sweet, attentive and incredibly professional. Food was amazing. Wine list and cocktails awesome. The French press coffee so good we had two!!!
Dined here on a Friday night during lent. It was difficult to find Lenten compliant entrees (ie meatless seafood dishes) Opted for the crab chowder which was amazing and the cioppino over pappardelle which was also good. Portions were good. Service was good, nothing bragworthy. The restaurant is loud, the bar area was hopping.
Food was flavorful and the service was exceptional. Decor - could use a little color to warm up the grays.
Portalli's is back! It is as good as it was before the flood and the food was terrific. The only thing missing is the smoked salmon, which was my favorite, but the remaining food is delicious and plentiful, and the made to order omelets are perfect. With the bottomless mimosa or bloody mary, the price is more than right, and the service is very good. Highly recommend this to all in search of a good brunch in the EC area.
Portalli's is rated 4.2 stars by 137 OpenTable diners.

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The following sections are the key areas where we believe local Healthwatch leaders should focus their attention.
Continue to keep abreast of Government guidance
The Government, as well as relevant agencies, continues to update and evolve guidance that aims to control transmission and prevent further spread of the disease, through steps such as national restrictions and social distancing measures.
It is important to keep abreast of these changes by regularly visiting the Government’s COVID-19 guidance page.
Healthwatch England also produces resources to help provide advice and information to local communities.
Protect staff, volunteers and the public
The Board of the legal entity for your local Healthwatch (e.g. Community Interest Company, a company limited by guarantee, Charitable Incorporated Organisation) has ultimate responsibility for employees and volunteers' safety and welfare.
We strongly encourage you to refer to Health and Safety Executive guidance when making any decisions that might put the safety of staff and volunteers at risk.
The HSE guidance states that you must:
- Identify what work activity or situations might cause transmission of the virus;
- Think about who could be at risk;
- Decide how likely it is that someone could be exposed; and
- Act to remove the activity or situation, or if this isn’t possible, control the risk.
The NCVO has also produced further details on how to carry out a risk assessment, including a risk register template.
Continue to gather people’s experiences of care
It’s never been more important to hear from local people about their needs and experiences in relation to COVID-19 and other services, particularly where it relates to the safety of patients and service users.
You should aim to share this with key local partners and stakeholders as soon as possible to inform their plans as they unfold. Please also share any insight with Healthwatch England so that we can keep national policymakers informed.
Find virtual ways to discharge your functions
Healthwatch England previously advised local Healthwatch not to hold face-to-face events or return to do their work on health and care premises, including ‘Enter and View’ activity.
Given the current situation, we continue to strongly advise against holding face-to-face events, including visiting health and care premises. The safety of staff, volunteers and members of the public remain paramount. You should consider whether there are safe alternative approaches to achieving the same outcomes or choosing alternative work.
In reaching this view, we have considered the Care Quality Commission's approach. The CQC has prioritised keeping people safe and has halted routine inspections of health and care premises. It only carries out inspections where it has been alerted to serious concerns about people’s care or human rights breaches.
Who to talk to before restarting face-to-face engagement
This situation may change over the months ahead, but before restarting face-to-face engagement or visits to health and social care services, we would strongly advise discussing the situation with:
- Your Healthwatch England Network Development Team Regional Manager to understand our current position;
- Your local Care Quality Commission team to understand their approach; and
- Your local authority commissioner and any partners or services you intend to work with to carry out a comprehensive risk assessment.
Exploring virtual visits
Unable to visit services in person, some local Healthwatch are carrying out ‘virtual visits’. Working in partnership with care organisations, local authority commissioners and the Care Quality Commission to carry out interviews via video link, over the telephone or online with service users, their families and staff. Although this cannot be legally classified as ‘Enter and View’ activity, it can still help gather evidence during the current situation.
Focus on taking an inclusive approach
Coronavirus continues to have a disproportionate impact on certain groups within our communities, including Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic people. Local Healthwatch services have a key role in making sure that every section of the community's experiences are heard.
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The company has recently been showing signs that it had its sights on international expansion; five of its executives were moved to European offices over the last few months.
Twitter's VP of direct sales, Ali Jafari, as well as its director of brand strategy, Josh Grau, both recently moved from San Francisco to Dublin. The company also sent its VP of international growth, Katie Jacobs Stanton, to Paris and its VP of international sales, Shailesh Rao, to Singapore.
It's not a coincidence that these moves are taking place right around the time of Twitter's upcoming IPO. The company needs to prove to investors that there is a long term business worth investing in, and that means grabbing as many users as possible.
This is not Twitter's only move to gain more users as its IPO approaches. It was also recently rumored that Twitter is getting ready to revamp its iOS app with an eye on making it more accessible to the average user.
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Twitter does have a need to ramp up its efforts in Europe, as its reach in some of those countries is drastically low.
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LOS ANGELES (REUTERS) Troubled singer Chris Brown admitted on Friday to violating his probation and was jailed for a year in Los Angeles, though he was given credit for about eight months already served.
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In a world with so many books and so little time, reading recommendations--from critics, bloggers, celebrity talk-show hosts, friends–provide a handy tool for cutting through the cultural noise to find the next page-turner. And of course I nod approvingly whenever Jane Austen turns up on those lists, as she’s been doing recently:
* Just in time for Valentine’s Day, the Guardian asked eleven writers, plus the actor Stanley Tucci, to pick their “favorite romcom books.” The millennial Irish novelist Naoise Dolan chose Pride and Prejudice.
I too was ready to bristle at the pigeonholing of Our Jane in the romcom category, but quicker than you can say “social satirist,” Dolan gets there first, noting that the Austen novel that seems like a romcom to a thirteen-year-old offers a multitude of new perspectives on every re-reading.
“It is wise to make an acquaintance with Jane Austen at the tenderest age you can, the better to revisit her evermore,” Dolan writes. Amen to that.
* OK, sometimes when Jane Austen turns up on a recommended reading list, I do not nod approvingly. Sometimes I’m too busy rolling my eyes.
As, for instance, when the website of an Indian radio network runs a piece purporting to link book preferences to astrological signs.
According to this delightfully ridiculous article, those born under air signs—Gemini, Libra, and Aquarius—are likely to enjoy “books with social satire and those with protagonists or narrators who comment upon the world of which they are a part,” whereas those born under water signs–Cancer, Scorpio, and Pisces–will prefer books with “a central protagonist who undergoes various trials and tribulations in the course of the narrative.” (A capacious category, that one!)
So which are the Jane Austen readers, would you guess? If you picked those Librans and Aquarians—nope! You’re wrong! Those people are supposed to stick with P.G. Wodehouse and Terry Pratchett. Apparently, it’s the Cancers and Scorpios who will enjoy “fiction from the 19th Century Victorian era with authors such as Charles Dickens and Jane Austen to start with.” (I could point out, once again, that Jane Austen wasn’t a Victorian, but—why bother?)
In case you were wondering, I’m a Sagittarius. We’re supposed to stick with “travel memoirs” and the novels of Taylor Jenkins Reid. Who, from my limited acquaintance with her work, certainly seems to write often about “a central protagonist who undergoes various trials and tribulations in the course of the narrative.” But hey—thanks for the recommendation!

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Ridge Gourd Peel Chutney
Waste not, want not. These days of lockdown, everything is precious even peels of vegetables! Here is a simple recipe made with the peels of ridge gourd! You can tailor it to your taste, increase the spice quotient, decrease or increase the tang.
• 2 cups of ridge gourd skins
• ¼ size of raw mango (Substitute with a small ball of tamarind)
• ¼ cup tightly packed of grated coconut
• 4 light green chillies
• 1 tbsp cumin/jeera
• 1 tsp jaggery
• 1 tbsp oil
• Salt to taste
• 1 tsp oil
• 1 tsp mustard
• 1 tsp cumin seeds/jeera
• 2 dry Bedki chillies
• 10-12 curry leaves
You would ideally wash the ridge gourd before peeling. With coronavirus I recommend that you soak peel in water. Set aside for 20 minutes.
Heat oil. Sauté peel until soft. It will shrink. Add green chillies, coconut and cumin/jeera. Sauté till fragrant. Set aside to cool.
When cool, add salt, mango, jaggery and grind to paste using a little water (1/4 cup or less). Remove in a bowl and set aside.
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According to popular wisdom, decreased sex drive comes with aging, just like rotten teeth and a newfound interest in golf communities. But last week, a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine revealed that aging doesn’t have to mean decreased libido for women. By taking testosterone supplements, older women can restore their sexual desire to pre-menopausal levels.
Well, it’s not exactly revelation — for the past 20 years I’ve been saying that both men and women need to boost testosterone as they age in order to enjoy continued sexual drive, as well as to maintain energy levels and good circulation and to build muscle while burning fat. And predictably, although the researchers started on the right track, they went a bit askew in designing their study and so some problems arose — like an increased incidence of cancer among the subjects. But more on that in a minute. First let’s look at what the scientists did discover.
The year-long study, conducted by a consortium of researchers in Australia, Canada, Sweden, and the US and sponsored by Proctor & Gamble, gave testosterone patches (manufactured by Proctor & Gamble — but you knew that was coming, didn’t you?) to 814 women. The patches came in two different doses: 150 or 300 mcg. At the higher dose, subjects reported a 2.1 times increase in “satisfying sexual experiences.” Originally, this group reported an average of two satisfying experiences a month, but with the patch, that rate increased to one a week. Even those on the lower dose patch reported significantly increased desire.
But as mentioned, the renewed sexual zest appeared to be marred by some unfortunate side effects. Four of the subjects developed breast cancer early on in the study, and though the researchers considered this a “statistical blip,” it raises concerns.
As Dr. Leslie R. Schover, of the University of Texas Anderson Cancer Center, says, “A valid safety study needs at least a five-year follow-up period in a large, randomized trial. If women use Intrinsa [the testosterone patch] without such a trial, I believe they are risking their lives to gain a very modest increase in sexual desire.”
Study director, Dr. Susan Davis, dismissed such worries. She said four cases of cancer in a study of this size “is not unexpected…and it is probably a chance finding that they were in the two treatment groups.”
Call it what you will — dangerous risk, or a mere “chance finding”–in addition to the cancer cases, the patch also caused some subjects to report excess hair growth and androgenic side effects — and those undesirable side effects point exactly to where the study went wrong. As I’ve written before, women do indeed need to boost their testosterone levels starting after age 30 in order to keep sexual drive level and to maintain energy and muscle mass. But, by pumping subjects full of testosterone, the researchers showed a fundamental misunderstanding of the problem. Instead of delivering large amounts of “extra” testosterone (a practice that might, in fact, increase cancer risk) women need to “free up” the testosterone already residing in their bodies (a much, much safer proposition).
The fact is that women don’t stop producing testosterone as they age. In fact, the overall testosterone level for both men and women remains essentially the same throughout their lives, but the amount of bio-available testosterone decreases with age. What happens is that over time, the free circulating testosterone in the body gets bound to both albumin and a natural substance called SHBG (sex-hormone-binding-globulin), so although the older body still has plenty of testosterone, it can’t use it. Because SHGB levels tend to increase as we age, more and more of the body’s available testosterone becomes bound up with advancing years. And also, as I’ve reported previously, the oral contraceptive pill tends to inflate SHBG levels even after women stop taking the pill. So older women who were on the pill at any point in their lives may have particularly low levels of available testosterone.
To restore testosterone levels, the challenge is to free up the bound testosterone already residing in the body — not to artificially overload the body with excess amounts of additional hormone. And the wondrous thing is that testosterone can indeed be freed in an absolutely natural and safe way, simply by taking the right herbs. A formula combining such components as saw palmetto, nettles, and wild oats can increase free testosterone levels by more than 100 percent — without the disturbing and possibly deadly side effects.
But as usual, medical science (not to mention Proctor & Gamble) has little interest in the obvious and safe solution, and so the push is on to get FDA approval for the testosterone patch. Procter & Gamble spokesperson, Tom Milliken says, “Based on these data and other studies we’ve conducted, we are continuing our talks with [the] FDA to explore new opportunities and pathways forward.”
May the force be with any women who decide to opt for the patch, should it show up on the market soon. And indeed, it just might, with support from such luminaries as Dr. JoAnn V. Pinkerton, M.D., a professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Virginia and president of the American Menopause Society.
“We don’t have enough safety data to say it’s safe for long-term use,” she admits, “but I think short-term, the benefits clearly outweigh the risks.” Tell that to one of the four subjects now suffering from breast cancer.

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The United States Chamber of Commerce has extended a prestigious invitation to President Bola Tinubu, inviting him to ring the closing bell of the NASDAQ on Wednesday, September 20.
NASDAQ, which stands for the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations, is a prominent stock exchange headquartered in New York, USA. Renowned for its high trading volume, it ranks second in market capitalization, following closely behind the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE).
The ringing of the closing bell at NASDAQ signifies the conclusion of a trading session for the day, and this upcoming event holds special significance.
In an official statement released on Monday, the US Chamber of Commerce announced that the bell-ringing ceremony with President Tinubu will occur on the sidelines of the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). This symbolic event is intended to underscore the economic ties between the United States and Nigeria.
The ceremony will be hosted at the NASDAQ headquarters in New York City, a fitting location for the occasion.
The statement from the US Chamber of Commerce expressed hope that this celebration and the discussions that unfold during the U.S.-Nigeria Executive Business Dialogue will further fortify economic connections and foster collaboration between the American and Nigerian business communities.
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Chilis are used extensively in Goan meals and many of the dishes are extremely spicy. The goan bread called pao is also quite popular often eaten for breakfast along with some sort of goan curry. Lunch and dinner usually comprise of fish and rice or those who are vegetarian can devour lots of lentils, several types of vegetable preparation and rice.
The commonest meals storage containers are the plastic containers. These containers are simply found and much cheaper to acquire, compared to the other two options. The wonderful thing about plastic containers is that they arrive with a very huge number of makes, sizes and styles on your storage functions. Yet one more thing about these plastic containers, is that they’re simple to scrub, use and store, with or without meals. There are alternatives the place you are offered units to purchase with several pieces for one worth.
four. Eat healthy food and avoid sweets and snacks.
If you look on the label of a box, bag or can of pet food, you will discover two completely different sections. One section, which is referred to as the “principal show” will embrace the name of the pet food in addition to some of the particular substances included within the food. The opposite label is the “data” part. Here, you will see that extra specific information about what’s included within the food you are contemplating buying.
Pet enzymes and probiotics given, as a capsule, tablet, or powder combined in with their meals is a great and economical first step in the direction of enhancing your cats’ health and immunity. The enzymes assist break down the overcooked proteins, fat, and carbohydrates whereas the probiotics give good bacteria for digestion and absorption of nutrients within the intestines.
This implies alternative! Cleanliness in meals preparation.
The reality is most cat and canine house owners are unaware of the feeding necessities of their pets. Most will tell you that they know to not give them table scraps and solely feed them industrial pet meals. This is a traditional example of two wrongs not making a proper. There is a manner to assist your pet that’s relatively easy, quick, and not expensive. Using probiotic dietary supplements and enzymes will help the intestines break down and take up business pet meals more efficiently inflicting much less stress on the liver and kidneys.
We started this article showcasing how B-I-G the market is, so there’s loads of scope to compete here and get some market share! Pet homeowners love their pooches so there’s actually a hungry market waiting for the next huge thing in pet food. Plus, with meals and treats the product is literally consumed, so there’s a repeat business opportunity for lengthy -term customer lifetime value to be cultivated.
And your pet has a better probability of dumping those further kilos if they eat a house- cooked eating regimen. These are sometimes marketed as “natural” products. Although the time period “pure” does not have the that means connected to it that “organic” does, these pet food firms will typically state that the ingredients come from human-grade sources.


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The telco has struck arrangements with local electricity-lines company Orion, which will share overhead and underground cable network costs.
Orion is owned by the Christchurch City Council, which will also benefit from a new property rating regime for utilities. The city council has issued a certificate of compliance clearing Telstra Saturn's plans.
The broadband network is part of the company's $1 billion capital expenditure programme over the next five years.
The immediate focus over the next 18 months would be Christchurch, then Auckland, Dunedin, Hamilton and Tauranga, Telstra Saturn managing director Jack Matthews said.
Auckland was taking longer with delays in sorting out the planning issues with four councils involved, Mr Matthews said.
Christchurch businesses were delighted at the announcement, particularly Connetics, ERG and BICC Cables, which have been awarded multi-million contracts for constructing the network and supplying copper and fibre-optic cable.
Ngai Tahu Properties has already benefited with the sale of a section on the corner of Barbadoes and Cashel Sts, earmarked for a $5 million three-level warehousing and office building to be completed and occupied in October.
The network will initially be available to about 100,000 householders out of the total 180,000 Christchurch households. Later, the city periphery and hillside suburbs would probably be included.
About 45% of the cabling would be underground and 55% overhead using existing Orion poles or sharing costs of digging new trenches. Mr Matthews said one kilometre of aerial cable costs $15,000 compared with $70,000 for cable buried underground. The company would be unable to provide an appropriate return on capital if it had to pay for a total underground network on its own.
Telstra had learned from its experiences in Wellington and had improved some aspects. But it was clear Telstra Saturn's presence in the market had seen a competitive reaction from Telecom, which would be forced to respond even more vigorously in Christchurch, Mr Matthews predicted.
Overseas experience demonstrated competition only came from the construction of a competing network and that unbundling - allowing for shared networks - was seldom successful, he said. If unbundling was forced on the market, Telstra Saturn would have to target its network more carefully.
The new network would provide superior technology, telephony services, a range of value-added data services, such as ATM and intranet, cable advertising and internet pay TV.
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Today’s installment comes from someone who is not a stranger to the annals of URB. One of the leads from the camp that brings to you SFNY, Society, and Sweater Funk, Proof aka Marky Enriquez, has recently embarked on a new curated musical session in SF entitled Subject.
Courtesy of our friends and neighbors at Grown Kids Radio, whom you guys seriously need to check out ALL of the time, comes the Massive Selector alum’s newest aural concoction — Off Subject: Chemistry. Make no mistake about it, this is music for the grown folks nee kids of this musical generation. There’s a lot to like with this recent outing — it’s futuristic, space soul vibe paired with some interesting classic selections and even some indie darlings do much to illicit …
Since Lady Gaga debuted her new single “Born This Way” at the Grammy’s the comments and comparisons between her and Madonna’s “Express Yourself” not only have made it through the twittersphere but even publications such as Rolling Stone.
All these comparisons on two songs which really have little to nothing in common besides the ponytail Lady Gaga had styled on at the Grammy’s. “Express Yourself” is a song which is more about the ability to express your needs in a relationship. While the song even if read as a metaphor or symbol of free expression would seize simply with the opening words.
“Come on girls! Do you believe in love? ‘Cause I got something to say about it, and it goes something like this”"
The always oh so fabulous New York Times reported that we’ll all be looking like Elaine from Seinfeld this upcoming fall. Not only are they pretty much spot on about past trends from the Spring ready to wear shows but Alexander Wang I suspect secretly gets his inspiration from The Baby-Sitters Club Movie. It’s also no surprise that music itself has gotten a bit 1990′s itself.


What does OBEL stand for?
OBEL stands for On-Board Effects Loop. It is a wiring design inside the guitar which uses a separate 1/4" stereo jack to allow the direct output from the pickups to go to effects pedals and then back into the guitar for post-effects volume control. The purpose of the OBEL is to allow for volume adjustments on the guitar after being processed by effects. You may notice that distortion and envelope filters respond differently with volume adjustments on a standard electric guitar. Using an OBEL allows for consistent response from your effects pedals/processors at any guitar volume.
Below is an example showing the PHRED instruments Wolph guitar connected to an amp and effects chain with the OBEL.
In this example, the Wolph guitar has a mono guitar cable plugged directly into the guitar amp. The other guitar cable is a stereo 1/4" guitar cable that plugs into a Hard Truckers Junction Box (SP-1 'Y' Junction Box), other junction boxes will work as well. At the send of the junction box, one mono guitar patch cable plugs into the input of the first effect in the pedal chain (Mutron III). The effects chain uses standard guitar patch cables to connect each effect. The output of the last effects pedal connects to the return of the junction box. The OBEL bypass mini-toggle is used to either bypass or use the effects loop.
What is required to use the OBEL?
We recommend to use a junction box with a stereo 1/4" guitar cable to connect the guitar to a junction box (a stereo Y-cable can be used instead). A junction box looks like an effects pedal. It has a 1/4" stereo input jack on one side, which is where the stereo guitar cable from the guitar's OBEL jack plugs into. The other side of the junction box has 2 mono 1/4" jacks. One of those jacks is a send to the input of your effects the other is a return from the output of your effects. Using one mono guitar fx patch cable, connect the send from the junction box into the input of your first effect pedal, and the the return from the junction box plugs into the output of your last effects pedal in the chain.
Can an OBEL equipped guitar be plugged in like a standard electric guitar with one cable using just the mono guitar output?
Yes, you do not have to use the OBEL in order to plug in your guitar to your effects. You can simply bypass the OBEL using the OBEL bypass mini-toggle switch on the guitar and use the guitar as a standard electric guitar with your effect pedals plugged in-line between your guitar and amp.


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Galleries, museums, and historical venues are important to any community as they showcase the history, culture, and art of a place. The city of Clarence in Tasmania, Australia is home to several such sites that attract visitors from all over the world. Here is a comprehensive list of these sites along with their locations and descriptions.
1. Rosny Farm: Located at 48 Bligh Street, Rosny Park, Rosny Farm is a historical venue that dates back to 1818. The site features a collection of historic buildings, including a barn, a stables complex, and a farmer's cottage. The venue is used for a variety of events, including exhibitions, workshops, and concerts.
2. Clarence City Council Chambers: The Clarence City Council Chambers is a historic building located at 38 Bligh Street, Rosny Park. Built in 1888, the building is an outstanding example of Victorian architecture. It is used for council meetings, weddings, and other community events.
3. Tasmanian Transport Museum: Located in Glenorchy, the Tasmanian Transport Museum showcases the transportation history of Tasmania, including locomotives, buses, and other historic vehicles. The museum is open on Sundays from 1 pm to 4 pm.
4. Bellerive Historical Society Museum: The Bellerive Historical Society Museum is located at 8 Cambridge Road, Bellerive. The museum features exhibits on the history of Bellerive and its people. The museum is open on Wednesdays from 10 am to 3 pm and on the first Sunday of each month from 2 pm to 4 pm.
5. Mawson's Hut Replica Museum: The Mawson's Hut Replica Museum is a replica of the hut that was built by Sir Douglas Mawson and his team during their expedition to Antarctica in 1911-1914. The museum is located at the waterfront in Hobart and is open every day from 9 am to 5 pm.
6. Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery: The Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery is located in Hobart and features exhibits on Tasmanian history, art, and natural science. The museum is open every day from 10 am to 4 pm.
7. Maritime Museum of Tasmania: The Maritime Museum of Tasmania is located in Hobart and features exhibits on Tasmania's maritime history, including a collection of boats and ships. The museum is open from Tuesday to Sunday from 9:30 am to 4 pm.
8. Richmond Gaol: The Richmond Gaol is a historic site located in the town of Richmond. Built in 1825, the gaol is one of the oldest in Australia. The site is open every day from 9 am to 5 pm.
9. Coal River Farm: Coal River Farm is located in Richmond and is a working farm that offers tours and tastings. The farm produces a variety of products, including cheese, chocolate, and wine. The farm is open every day from 9 am to 5 pm.
10. Richmond Bridge: The Richmond Bridge is a historic bridge located in the town of Richmond. Built in 1823, the bridge is the oldest in Australia and is still in use today. The bridge is open to pedestrians and offers a great view of the surrounding area.
Clarence in Tasmania, Australia is home to several sites that showcase the history, culture, and art of the area. From museums to galleries and historical venues, there is something for everyone to explore in this beautiful part of the world.
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a clinical setting—the benefit to APRNs of completing a residency is likely to grow as well. The committee believes that regardless of where the residency takes place—whether in the acute care setting or the community—nurses should be paid a salary, although the committee does not take a position on whether this should be a full or reduced salary. Loan repayment and educational debt should be postponed during residency, especially if a reduced salary is offered.
At the committee’s December 2009 Forum on the Future of Nursing: Care in the Community, Margaret Flinter, vice president and clinical director, Community Health Center, Inc., spoke about her organization’s decision to develop nurse residency programs for APRNs. The intensity and demands of providing service in the complex setting of a federally qualified health center (FQHC), Flinter testified, often discourage newly graduated NPs from joining an FQHC and the clinics from hiring newly graduated NPs. In 2006, she continued, her organization started the country’s first formal NP residency training program. The goal was to ensure that new NPs would find the training and transition support they needed to be successful as PCPs. The program is a 12-month, full-time, intensive residency that provides extensive precepting, specialty rotations, and additional didactic education in the high-risk/high-burden problems commonly seen in FQHCs. The NP residents are trained in a chronic care/planned care approach that features both prevention and chronic disease management, advance access to eliminate waits and delays, integrated behavioral health and primary care, and expert use of the electronic health record. In Flinter’s view and that of her organization, the initial year of residency training is essential to transitioning a new NP into a fully accountable PCP (Flinter, 2009). And indeed, the ACA allocates $200 million from 2012 to 2015 as part of a demonstration project that will pay hospitals for the costs of clinical training to prepare APRNs with the skills necessary to provide primary and preventive care, transitional care, chronic care management, and other nursing services appropriate for the Medicare population.
Residency provides a continuing opportunity to apply important knowledge for the purpose of remaining a safe and competent provider in a continuous learning environment. Paying for residencies is a challenge, but the committee believes that funds received from Medicare can be used to help with these costs. In 2006, about half of all Medicare nursing funding went to five states that have the most hospital-based diploma nursing programs (Aiken et al., 2009). The diploma programs in these states directly benefit from receiving these funds. Most states, however, and most hospitals do not receive Medicare funding for nursing education. The committee believes it would be more equitable to spread these funds more widely and use it for residency programs that would be valuable for all nurses across the country.
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It might have been a rainy day but this two little fellows were off for some fun with their grandfather. I love an image that tells a story and I think this one does. This was delivered to its delighted recipient this week. Click on image for larger version.
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Highlighted in yellow above, the protective berm is a water filled “AquaDam” that collapsed early Sunday morning. (Extra large size image here.)
June 29 UPDATE: 10-mile evacuation radius ordered.
June 28 UPDATE: Water has leaked into the building housing the cooling pool where spent fuel rods are stored (not to be confused with the dry cask storage building circled below). They consider the floodwaters in that building radioactive.
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Overwhelmed by the rising Missouri River, a 2000-foot stretch of a protective water balloon, surrounding the Fort Calhoun nuclear power plant in Nebraska, collapsed at 1:25 AM on Sunday, June 26.
Two days earlier, Kansas State University reported an emergency when radiation leaked at 149 times the Derived Air Concentration (DAC) limit for Iodine during a trial run of its reactor.
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers blows an 11,000-foot hole in the Birds Point levee in Mississippi County, Missouri on Monday, May 2, 2011. St. Louis Post-Dispatch, David Carson/AP Photo
Remember when the Army Engineers blew the Birds Point levee in early May? Now we know the real reason. ~Ed.
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June 24, 2011 (See her June 26 Update below)
Two HUGE intel leads in my email box this morning from way-back contacts that I’ve had for years, that are actually somewhat connected concepts.
1. File this one under “Now It All Makes Sense.” A Missouri farming and ranching contact just got off a conference call wherein he was informed that the federal government is sending out letters to all of the flooded out farmers in the Missouri River flood plain and bottoms notifying them that the Army Corps of Engineers will offer to BUY THEIR LAND.
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One franchise that has recently (2013) started using transmedia techniques is PBS Kids. PBS Kids is one channel for children’s television programming, which has a high focus on education within their kids’ shows. One PBS Kids show in particular, Peg + Cat, is a math series aimed at preschool kids, and has lots of integrated online content that works alongside the show. One the Peg + Cat website, parents can find web-based games and learning tools, as well as character profiles and printable activities (shown below). The show also has a mobile app.
This transmedia form of storytelling allows PBS Kids to create a larger, more in depth mathematical world for its Peg + Cat viewers. Now, children can follow the adventures of their favorite characters without needing to stay in front of the TV. As Henry Jenkins observes with the Danny Bilson’s co-creation games, creating the shows and games simultaneously allows fans to participate in a deeper universe for more than just an hour a week. Bilson explains it like this: “I’ve just been introduced to the world in the film and I want to get there, explore it. You need that connection to the world to make participation exciting” (Jenkins 106).
To achieve this level of connection and immersion, the television producers for Peg + Cat teamed up with the developers from CloudKid, which is a “digital creative agency specializing in interactive and animation production” (“About Us”). They focus on transmedia storytelling across a variety of platforms, including apps, websites, webisodes, and network pilots. It is the CloudKid company which has made it possible for PBS Kids to use synergistic storytelling, where information is laid out in such as way as to keep people interested and working for it. Online bonus material allows kids to dive deeper into their relationships with the characters on screen without actually sitting chained to the TV all day (which would cause parents worry). PBS Kids has transmedia down to a science. After all, as Vivian mentions, the goal of such transmedia and synergistic storytelling is to “prevent closure from occurring too quickly.”
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“About Us.” CloudKid, 2014, cloudkid.com/company/.
Jenkins, Henry. Searching for the Origami Unicorn: The Matrix and Transmedia Storytelling, drive.google.com/file/d/1YyRvp3wvhMQ3st0BhpPim6edaTotciCz/view.

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Iowa teen advocates for cannabis oil in Washington
A Pleasant Hill teenager spent Tuesday in Washington, D.C., advocating for cannabis oil.
Southeast Polk freshman Tanner Kahler, 15, spoke with Sen. Chuck Grassley and Rep. David Young, both R-Iowa, as he represented Iowa in the national "Teens Speak Up Project."
Doctors diagnosed Kahler with epilepsy seven years ago. He said legalizing cannabis oil would be life-changing for any family dealing with epilepsy.
“You could tell they were kind of shocked a little bit after hearing I was four years seizure-free, and then we went off my second med and within 24 hours I had a seizure,” Kahler said.
Kahler's life depends on the five different medications he takes daily, but his body is constantly becoming allergic to new medication. Kahler’s mom said she is worried that he is running out of options and that cannabis oil could one day be the only medication he can take.
“I think it's kind of silly that we're afraid to use a naturally made item that's not a compound of man-made chemicals,” said Jessica Hunnell, Kahler’s mom.
An Iowa House study bill making it legal to grow and distribute cannabis oil in Iowa recently died in the Statehouse.
Tanner said he hopes lawmakers can do something on the national level.
“I want it to be legalized so that epileptic families can have access to it,” Kahler said. “It's better than suffering every day and having to go through med after med after med that's not working.”
Kahler said his meetings in Washington were positive and that many lawmakers said would like to see more research.
“I really hope that they put those fears aside and let some families get some help that they deeply, deeply need,” Hunnell said.
KCCI reached out to Grassley and Young Tuesday for comment but did not hear back.
Senate Republicans said they are working on drafting a bill in the Appropriations Committee that would legalize growth, production and use of cannabis oil in the state, and that they hope to introduce it in the next week or two.


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Are you here to make a gravel patio? You're in the right place!! A gravel patio is an affordable way to finish your yard and make a pad for entertaining. Our backyard has been a tough place to rehab since we got this house eight years ago.
We've been trying to find a solution to our side yard, an area where we wanted to put our firepit, planters, and flower pots so we can relax while barbecuing. The backyard has been an eyesore and we want to have a space we can enjoy and be proud of. Let's get started:
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Why choose a gravel patio?
There are lots of choices for patios and decks, from wood to concrete and even bark. We chose gravel for several reasons:
Pea gravel is relatively cheap ground cover
To cover a large area, you can't beat the price per square foot of pea gravel. It's recommended that you make the pea gravel 2″ thick. A ton of gravel will cover about 100 square feet, 2″ deep. Typically gravel is sold by the ton or scoop, and a scoop is usually equivalent to a ton.
We used pea gravel in our raised bed garden for drainage in the pathways because it was much cheaper than using bark or mulch.
You can get pea gravel in bulk and delivered to your home
Local rock yards will deliver pea gravel to your home and you can order it by the scoop for about $40-80 per scoop.
Why not bark? Bark comes in bags that you have to buy individually at a home improvement stores so you're paying for all of that packaging, even though you don't need it. I have yet to find bark in bulk to buy for the public.
Concrete patios. You can mix concrete yourself but you need a mixer or need to order a concrete truck, both of which are an additional cost and another step for creating the patio. And you'll also need to build a from for the concrete pad, which is more work and requires additional supplies and tools like 2x4s and a saw.
Gravel is simply the easiest choice!
Pea gravel allows for drainage
There have been drainage problems and other things we discovered in our backyard and we've been trying to find solutions to the problems so our backyard can finally be livable. We've done a lot of projects to make our back yard look beautiful but this side yard has long been a problem for us.
One year we had a mud pit, literally, in the backyard! The kids loved it but me, not so much.
Okay, truth be told this photo is from my front yard but you get the idea … (p.s. we used the same under layment for the rock garden in the front yard as we did for this gravel patio!)
We tried gravel with black plastic, which kept some of the weeds out but mostly caused a stinky runoff problem because of the lack of drainage in our yard.
So what do you use to allow drainage with pea gravel?
When someone told me that I could use the same felt that I make crafts with as a barrier for a rock patio, it got the wheels turning in my head. I was sent several bolts of felt by my favorite felt company, Kunin Group, and we set to working.
Eight weeks later, this landscaping fabric alternative really does work and the patio looks great!
Can I use gravel next to a fence?
Yes, you can use pea gravel with drainage up against a wood fence, like we did here.
You can make a gravel patio yourself!
You can DIY this gravel patio in a weekend or even in a day if you are super fit and the area s already relatively flat. We are not super fit so it took us a couple days to complete this process. You'll save on labor costs over hiring contractors or professionals and get a work out in the process!
Here's a before photo of our sideyard:
Do you have a weed filled mud pit like this in your yard? We are gonna fix that!!
How can I make my yard look nice cheap?
We took the yard from super drab to totally fab in one weekend! Isn't this awesome?! I have since added some pavers in the gravel to give it a different look and to discourage my outside cats from using it as a giant litter box.
Yes, that happened … so if you have outside cats, consider adding some concrete pavers to the gravel to discourage them from digging.
You can also see some grass cuttings in the gravel. Make sure you collect grass cuttings or use a leaf blower to remove these from the gravel as they can collect dirt and create places for weds to grow. Plus it just looks dirty. I am planning on getting a leaf blower really soon!
Want to learn how to make a gravel patio in your outdoor space?
- Once you know where you want to place the gravel patio, make sure the ground is level and free of any large stones.
- Roll the felt out and cut to fit the space. Make sure seams are overlapped by at least 12″ to prevent weeds from peeking through the gap between the fabric.
- Tack down the felt with stakes, found in the garden section of most home improvement shops.
- Edge the patio area with bricks to keep the gravel from spilling into grass or other adjacent areas.
- Start filling the area with gravel by starting in the middle and spreading the gravel with a rake. Make sure the gravel is at least 2″ deep in all areas.
This side yard patio area took 2 “scoops” of gravel from a backhoe. Add a bench, water feature like a fountain, string lights, or fire pits to create and outdoor living space.
What's the cheapest way to landscape a backyard?
Definitely pea gravel.
Here's what you'll need to make your own pea gravel patio:
Supplies for making a gravel patio, 12 feet x 20 feet:
- 2 “scoops” of gravel, $55 each – use this site to calculate how much gravel you need for your patio
- 1 bolt (10 yards) of Kunin Eco-Fi Premium Plus Felt – this color is best! (you may need more for a larger area)
- 1 box of landscape staples, $10 – again, you may need more for a larger area
- Square End Shovel
- Wheelbarrow (to move gravel from the front yard to the backyard)
Here's a video of how to make a gravel patio, from start to finish:
Decorate your gravel patio
Once the felt and gravel were in place, it was time to add some color to this gravel patio! I chose bright, colorful perennials and annuals to plant in terra cotta pots I already had: geraniums, gerbera daisies, snapdragons, and more.
I also created a few pots of succulents to take advantage of the partial shade on that side of the house and to add some greenery. Potted plants are a great way to soften hardscaping.
Check out this post I did for Miracle Gro, showing how I used the potted plants to add color. To dress up the pots, I stenciled them with acrylic craft paint and vinyl stencils I made using an electronic cutter – watch the tutorial here.
Gravel Patio Maintenance
The eco-fi felt we laid down allows the water to drain through to the dirt below but its tightly woven fibers keep weeds from growing in the gravel area, which is why I have not had to weed this area at all since installation.
Drainage with the gravel patio underlayment or landscape fabric
Since the felt is made from recycled plastic bottles, it naturally resists mold and mildew, making this a great place for us to relax and enjoy the coming summer months without a worry of bacteria lurking below (like we had with the black plastic landscaping material that we replaced).
I put saucers under the pots with drainage holes to prevent any soil from leaking out into the gravel.
I'm really looking forward to making s'mores (OMG, this recipe is amaze!) over our firepit in this pretty little patio area while we sit outside and cook dinner on the grill.
Gravel Patio UPDATE July 2018
Now, two years later, I do have to weed this area about once a quarter because seeds from grass and other weeds have blown in and lodge between the gravel pebbles. Weeding is super easy – the weeds just pull right out of the gravel. We have made lots of s'mores and entertained in this area … my family absolutely loves it! This is one of my favorite budget-friendly backyard makeovers for a small backyard.
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Jennifer Priest is a 20+ year designer in the arts & crafts industry and home DIYer with a passion for creativity. An Army veteran raised on a ranch, from her experience, she shares smart DIY projects that save money and fun craft ideas that anyone can make. Besides blogging, Jennifer is a Master Practitioner and Trainer of NLP, Hypnosis, and MER, and coaches other online entrepreneurs on money mindset, business, and living an intentional life. When not blogging, Jennifer is having adventures in the wilderness, on road trips, playing with her cats, and making paleo food.

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The Biggest Problem With Graylog Rest Api Documentation, And How You Can Fix It
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Add space in processing limit notification. Elasticsearch cluster with Graylog. You can receive emails inside your Rocket. They might read from a CSV file, that the pipeline you use for decoration should not be connected to a stream. This id and network packets, make your cloud services prefer smtp services framework intended for api documentation for any other. However, sum, min. The ability to commit without the slowest servers is an advantage of the majority vote approach. Your results may vary, or for any such Derivative Works as a whole, your certificates must be valid and trusted by your clients. Configure Graylog Input to receive the logs from external source. Set of web server tools in Ruby for creating and managing a variety of services. Graylog lets you extract and visualize geolocation information from IP addresses in your logs. The list of permissions to assign to the user.
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Binance, a cryptocurrency exchange, and the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) have resolved in the legal case initiated in March at the Northern District Court of Illinois. This approval marks the conclusion of the enforcement action initiated by the CFTC in November.
Federal Court Enters Order Against Binance and Former CEO, Zhao, Concluding CFTC Enforcement Action: https://t.co/YJD1lglbsZ— CFTC (@CFTC) December 18, 2023
“The court finds Zhao and Binance violated the Commodity Exchange Act (CEA) and CFTC regulations, imposes a $150 million civil monetary penalty personally against Zhao, and requires Binance to disgorge $1.35 billion of ill-gotten transaction fees and pay a $1.35 billion penalty to the CFTC,” wrote the CFTC in a statement. Concurrently, the former CEO of the exchange, Changpeng Zhao (CZ), is subject to an individual penalty of $150 million, with one-third of this amount due within the next 30 days.
Additionally, Samuel Lim, Binance’s former Compliance Director, is facing a civil penalty of $1.5 million for aiding and abetting Binance in violating and evading U.S. laws.
In the official announcement on December 18, the court clarified that, under the guidance of Changpeng Zhao, Binance knowingly attracted U.S. customers while disregarding established regulations.
Furthermore, regulatory authorities have mandated Binance and Zhao to institute a formalized corporate governance structure. This includes the formation of a board of directors with independent members, a compliance committee, and an audit committee.
CZ was succeeded as CEO by Binance’s former global head of regional markets, Richard Teng.
It is an honour and with the deepest humility that I step into the role of Binance’s new CEO.— Richard Teng (@_RichardTeng) November 21, 2023
We operate the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange by volume. The trust placed on us by our 150m users and thousands of employees is a responsibility that I take seriously and hold…
Teng conveyed that Binance had undergone substantial changes, emphasizing that the era of regulatory compliance lapses was definitively in the past. Teng assured investors that Binance was committed to robust compliance measures with regulatory agencies worldwide.
In the preceding 18 months, Binance encountered the necessity to either discontinue or make significant modifications to its primary services in various global jurisdictions, such as the Netherlands, Cyprus, Australia, and Canada.
Previously, on March 27, the CFTC filed a lawsuit against Binance and CEO Changpeng Zhao, accusing them of violating regulations in derivatives trading. Allegations included Binance processing transactions for entities on the U.S. terrorism watchlist and continuing to provide services to users from prohibited platforms.
The agency also accused Binance of operating a separate trading unit comprising 300 accounts, all directly or indirectly under the leadership of Changpeng Zhao. After almost nine months of legal challenges, numerous disputes, and denials, the final resolution has now been reached.