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This season’s slow start to planting has progressed to potential prevent-plant acres for the northern Corn Belt growers. Much of the Midwest saw warmer temperatures and raced to get acres in while possible. But South Dakota, Minnesota and North Dakota growers haven’t quite gotten lucky. One South Dakota farmer reports soil temperatures in the low 30s, with little sun and more rain on the horizon. Coupled with the severe derecho that wreaked havoc on many farmers in the area, growers have more obstacles than just the weather and supply chain issues.
USDA estimates 49% of the nation’s corn crop is in the ground, a 27-point jump in one week, but 18 points behind the five-year average and a whopping 45 points behind last year’s near-record planting pace. USDA estimates roughly 2 million acres of prevented planting, right on target with the previous year’s number. Estimates say that number could increase by mid-June if the weather doesn’t cooperate in the northern Corn Belt.
Read more on planting season here. Learn more about prevented planting by speaking with your trusted ProAg crop insurance agent or by downloading the ProAg Prevented Planting Questions and Answers brochure.
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text: This emulsion is a premixed ready to pour collodion emulsion that when used with baryta paper creates UV sensitive paper. This is thought to be one of the most archival printing processes and can be used with glass negatives, bright ambrotypes, film, or printed negatives.To use, pour on to baryta paper and flow and drain as you would for collodion wet plate. Hang to dry in a safe light or dark area. Once dry it is ready to make contact prints using a UV light source or the sun. Basic steps:Coat paperHang to dryExpose to uv with a negativeRinse to remove excess silverGold Tone*FixRinseDry * You can also tone after fixing.

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Tassel And Bead Purse Accessory
Make a tassel key chain with cotton tassels and wood beads
6 x 1.5 inch tassels in colors of your choice
10 x 8 mm wooden beads
2 glass beads
1 split ring
1 Key chain clip
Needle and strong thread
Cut a long length of thread and attach the tassels individually, tying a knot in the thread between each tassel. Thread the needle through the two glass beads, then the ten wooden beads. Pass the needle through the split ring and tie the thread securely under the wooden beads so that they form a circle.
Attach a purse clip to the split ring and your purse accessory is finished.


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There’s this stigma when it comes to widowhood.
It’s sticks like gum to most women who find themselves with that label and because it is a label, it becomes an identity many struggle with. The struggle comes with pain, stigma, segregation and many times, even shame. Being a widow in Nigeria hardly elicits sympathy. We think the widow must have done something bad to be labelled as such or deserving of it. She is denied her rights, denied basic human dignity and it’s the reason many non-governmental agencies have taken it upon themselves to fight the cause of the widow.
Their efforts are paying off…I think because the concept of widowhood is slowly changing.
Weeks back, a friend of mine lost her husband to cancer. They’d been battling the disease for three years; after several treatments, surgeries, chemo, name it to fight the multiple myeloma type of cancer, it went into remission and we celebrated with the couple.
It was worth it. This was a couple close friends saw as really intimate; yes they had their challenges, like normal couples but they overcame and celebrated their lives openly…to the admiration of many of us.
Then death came, suddenly when we thought my friend’s husband was out of the woods. He showed no visible signs of stress or degeneration; he was working, travelling, driving himself all over Lagos days before he passed.
So when my friend informed me that they were at a private hospital somewhere in Surulere for chemo, I thought nothing of it. Routine. My partner and I visited on a Thursday, we laughed, made fun of one another and promised to see them at home on Sunday. He passed on Saturday. My partner called me late that night, ‘Get ready, we must go see X, her husband has died.’
I wept like a baby. I cried for my friend, I cried for her children who their father doted on so much; I cried for myself and my fear at the way Cancer seems to be ravaging young lives and getting away with it. How old was he? He wasn’t even 50.
Then we got to their home, X was calm, she acknowledged us with a nod as we sat around her with other relatives, many of us with eyes, red and puffy from tears.
But X didn’t want us to grieve; she wanted us to come smiling and telling stories of how he touched lives, remind her of his jokes, his best lines, his words…
‘I’m at peace,’ she announced after observing our sober expressions.
At peace ke? When your husband’s body isn’t even cold yet in the mortuary?
You should be slamming yourself on the floor, you should be crying tears of blood, your hair should be scattered and your clothes torn and we your friends should be telling you not to kill yourself but to think of your kids. Yes, we should be holding your wrapper around you as you run wild chanting your husband’s name and telling the world you have now been exposed with your husband gone and we your friends would be struggling to keep the wrapper around your waist to cover your nakedness…yes, ore, that’s what should be happening right now.
‘Look, Pj, I loved my husband. I was with him from the very beginning. I nursed him, I spent everything I had treating him. I was with him at every hospital, for every surgery and when we were told there was no cure, I fought to make the rest of his life a truly beautiful one. I sought the best help for him and now this has happened, I have no regrets because there was nothing that could have been done that I did not do; money, love, care, time, affirmation…I gave. I am not mourning; I am celebrating a man who let me be me.’
Issokay, I still was skeptical.
So, instead of the usual wake-keeping, where sympathizers would come with long faces and cry tears of sadness, X wanted a Night of Tributes to celebrate her husband. She wanted his professional colleagues, his friends, his family to talk about his work, his impact on the people who’d worked with him and who’d loved him as well and so that was what she got. In fact, she forbade everyone from crying on the tribute stage.
X came, dressed in royal purple, earrings and a huge smile. Everyone expected a widow soaked in tears. We wanted a glimpse of a woman, broken beyond repair, crying for her husband to return. We craned our necks to see how many times she would fall rolling on the floor, asking God why her husband was taken. Alas, we saw none. So we all calmed down.
I still worried for my friend, thankfully her in- laws stood by her; they agreed she could celebrate him and not mourn. They had witnessed her labour of love over their son, they had seen her sacrifices and so they rallied around her and carried out her wishes.
After the burial, my friend was anxious about the next steps. She had bills to pay, school fees for her children already at universities aboard, rent, an aged mother and a thousand other needs. So, she was already making plans as the number of mourners began to trickle out.
She is on her own.
But I had to wonder-so you mean you won’t be sitting on the floor for the next one to three months as culture dictates for a woman whose husband just died?
You mean you will not wear black and go without earrings for the next one year as a sign of mourning for your husband?
You mean you will…
‘I have to earn a living, my kids are in the university and no one is going to sympathise for fees unpaid. I have to keep a roof over my head, I have to live again,” my friend said tears swimming in her eyes.
We all seem to forget widows or widowers too need to live again after the passing of their spouses; we forget they will want to love again, socialize again, get back to work again that is why when they make their plans known, we look at them like something has gone wrong.
But hey, the truth is mourning the dead for long or short intervals will not bring them back.

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Pastor Donnie McClurkin who has been blessing lives for so many years as a Gospel minister extended his tentacles into Gospel Radio show and is now celebrating 9 years of success this July!
This month is our 9 year anniversary of The Donnie McClurkin Show. Big thanks to you and everyone part of DMS.“
Tasha Cobbs, Livre, Myron Buttler and more gave their shout out to the Donnie McClurkin Show acknowledging the impact of the show to their ministries and lives, it was captured in the video below.
- #SelahMusicVid: Sammie Okposo | Too Good To Be True [@sammieokposo] - April 2, 2021
- #SelahMusic: Henrisoul Releases Highly Anticipated Single “Flawless” [@henrisoul] - February 23, 2021
- #SelahMusicVid: Neon Adejo | Amen [@NeonAdejo] - February 22, 2021


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Pre-poll budget may put more cash in your hand
Around noon today, you could get some good news from finance minister P Chidambaram, who is expected to raise the income tax exemption limit from the current level of Rs. 2 lakh.
The objective: put more money in the hands of people. The hope: they will spend more on goods and services. The desired result: rising sales will prompt companies to invest in creating capacities. And the spin-off: they will hire more, thus, creating more jobs across the country.
The last full budget of the second United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government before the 2014 Lok Sabha polls comes in the backdrop of a crippling economic slowdown and delicate public finances that have attracted scathing criticism from credit rating agencies.
However, the Economic Survey, released on Wednesday, hinted that the worst could be over for the Indian economy.A weak government balance sheet is expected to limit Chidambaram’s ability to spend on existing populist welfare schemes ahead of the elections. Nursing the health of the broader economy appears to be a stronger priority at this point.
India’s economy, hit by an industrial deceleration that has crimped factory output and income, is set to grow at 5% in 2012-13 — the lowest growth rate in a decade.
But there were indications that the economy, which until recently was a global growth engine, could have turned the corner.
The Economic Survey, the government’s annual report card, projected India’s GDP — or the value of all goods and services produced in the country — to grow at 6.1-6.7% in 2013-14.
The survey, however, pointed out that the pace of economic expansion would be critically dependent on the speed at which some key policies, including those that can create jobs outside the farms, were implemented.
Chidambaram is widely expected to announce a roadmap on a proposed Food Security Bill - a grand welfare scheme, which, once voted into law, will offer subsidised food grains to nearly two out of every three Indians.
The Economic Survey said the government must reduce subsidies, especially those on fuel, by increasing prices of diesel and cooking gas.
"India is in a difficult but not impossible situation. We are at or beyond the turning point of the economy. With improved sentiments, we expect the outlook to improve and growth to remain in the range of 6.1 to 6.7%," the government's chief economic adviser, Raghuram Rajan, said in an introductory note to the Economic Survey, a first of its kind.
Chidambaram, who held road shows across Hong Kong, Singapore and Frankfurt last month to soothe the frayed nerves of global investors, is expected to lay down the roadmap to reduce the fiscal deficit to 4.8% of GDP in 2013-14, down from 5.3% at present.
The survey said there could be signs of economic revival globally but warned that it was unlikely that the support to domestic growth from the global economy will be significant.
"India cannot take the external environment for granted and has to move quickly to restore domestic balance," the survey said.

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Winter Orchard - Oil Painting
This is the same orchard as my Golden Orchard and Spring Orchard. It is now winter time. The snow on the ground and the red suckers on the trees make a beautiful cool picture compared to the warmth of the fall leaves in the Golden Orchard.
Original Oil Painting on Canvas
Image Size: 24" x 30" Sold - private collector
Signed & Numbered Limited Edition Giclée Print on Canvas
Edition Size 100, Image Size: 40" x 32"
Edition Size 250, Image Size: 30" x 24"
Edition Size 250, Image Size: 20" x 16"
Signed Open Edition Giclée Print on Canvas
Image Size: 8" x 10"


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USGS PI-CASC is seeking applicants for a postdoctoral researcher as part of the 2022-2024 Future of Aquatic Flows cohort of the Climate Adaptation Postdoctoral Fellowship program.
The PI-CASC team at the University of Guam presented on coral reefs and climate change at the 2023 Service Learning, Youth, and Community Preparedness Summit on January 25, 2023.
University Consortium Deputy Director and Leah Laramee of the Climate Commission talked with Burt Lum about last week’s events and their climate adaptation efforts. Take a listen!
Participants in a PI-CASC funded project on documenting traditional Marshallese and Yapese sea-faring techniques had the chance to interact with other archeologist at a Stanford workshop last month.
PI-CASC will host the 2023 annual EARTH teacher workshop in Honolulu, July 10-14.
PI-CASC and Alaska CASC scientists and students came together in November 2022 in Hawaiʻi for a projects site visit.
The Stewardship Team from the Pacific Drought Knowledge Exchange shared their website and new online rancher’s drought tool at the Hawaiʻi Cattlemen’s Council Annual Conference.
Katy Hintzen plied her trade as Climate Adaptation Services Liaison at two meetings this fall. Here, we learn more about what that entails.
The CASC Network hosted an Early Career Workshop in October, providing an opportunity for PI-CASC Graduate Scholars to develop their foundational skills in actionable science and start building their professional networks.
Brad Romine co-authored a recent editorial letter emphasizing the importance of including climate and sea-level rise projections in future planning.

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Painkiller Addiction Kills, Not Cures Sickness: Opioid Addiction Plagues Virginia
Prescription pain killers and heroin that are supposed to keep patients from severe pain have taken more lives after the patients got addicted to it. Now, the government officials and doctors around the United States are looking for a solution to this problem.
A hospital in Virginia had received a 14-point guideline to curb opioid abuse and addiction. The guidelines will keep the doctors from giving their patients a three-day supply of prescription pain killers on extreme cases, Pulse Headlines reported.
The purpose of this guideline is to gradually reduce the number of people who are using narcotic painkillers and to make hospitals acknowledge the police might be monitoring heroin use.
Dr. John F. Duval, vice president of clinical services and chief executive for VCU Hospitals stated that this first step is crucial to halt addiction on these drugs.
"Our hospitals, our physicians, our clinicians across the country are on a front line that knows no boundary. So any solution that we bring forward has to be multifaceted, it has to be multidimensional," said Duval.
The state of Virginia will be using around $11 million on the next fiscal year budget to fight this broken treatment system and expected the federal funding to match it. It is meant to remove the often months-long waiting list that endured by the poorest addicts once help is requested from the state treatment center, according to Daily Progress.
Heroin and prescription pain killers have taken the lives of more than 4,400 people in Virginia alone since 2007. More than 1,300 babies in the state were born with opiates addiction from 2011 to 2014.
Alleviating patients' addiction on narcotic pain killers is just fighting a part of the opioid addiction. However, that strategy resulted to unintended consequences in the past. Deaths caused by heroin jumped to 77 percent in Virginia from 2012-2014. It is caused by the new regulations that lessen the growth of painkiller prescriptions, which unintentionally opened a bigger market selling illegal drugs.
"I think the answer is really treating addiction, because that's the problem. Opioid addiction is really the same as heroin addiction. It's just trading one for the other," said Dr. Kirk L. Cumpston, a toxicology professor at VCU and medical director of the Virginia Poison Center. "It's really providing inpatient or outpatient treatment for addiction. ... I think that's where a lot of work needs to be done. We definitely need that kind of resource. There are some here in Richmond but we probably need more."


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Sewn from bits and pieces of long-forgotten party dresses or Grandpa`s gaudy ties, quilts are a true slice of Americana, bringing to mind thoughts of home and hearth.
They adorn the guestroom bed or bundle baby in their warmth, those patchwork patterns lovingly stitched together by hand.
An intricate part of Illinois history, the family quilt links generations through story and legend. Tales of great-grandmother stitching a quilt for her Civil War hero survive years of family folklore, passed on from parent to child.
Yet, surprisingly, official documentation of Illinois` quilts and their makers has been nonexistent until recently.
Through an effort called the Illinois Quilt Research Project, a team of experts from the Land of Lincoln Quilters and the Early American Museum, both in Mahomet, Ill., is striving to preserve the art and history of Illinois quilts. Since early 1988, these experts have sponsored quilt registration days all over the state, documenting and dating Illinois quilts.
The first Du Page County registration day, hosted by the Faithful Circle Quilters of Du Page and the Downers Grove Historical Society, will be held this Friday and Saturday (Sept. 22 and 23) at the Lincoln Center, 935 Maple Ave., Downers Grove. Kane and Cook Counties hosted registration days last year.
Du Page quilt owners are urged to bring both their new and heirloom quilts to the registration day for documentation, said Barbara Rathke, Faithful Circle member and co-chairwoman of the Downers Grove registration day.
``We are looking forward to seeing all quilts made or owned by area residents,`` she said.
Unlike quilt-registering projects in other states, Illinois does not restrict documentation to historic quilts. Iowa, for example, registered only quilts that were made before 1925, Rathke said.
By accepting all quilts, Illinois will have a storehouse of information to build on in the future. ``Who knows, maybe 100 years from now one of my quilts may be considered a historical find,`` she said.
The purpose of the research project is to understand and learn about regional variations and family styles of quilting, said Kathy Nybo, former president of Faithful Circle and Rathke`s co-chairwoman.
Family and local history often is recorded in the pattern of the quilt as well as local trends and social events. Quilts make political statements or honor occasions or trace history.
``Each and every pattern has historical meaning and significance,`` Nybo said.
For example, quilts with hearts on them were almost always made by engaged or married women. ``For a single woman to make a quilt with hearts was considered bad luck,`` Nybo said.
Plain, narrow quilts lacking detail are traditionally hired-man quilts, made for the hired helper at a Midwestern farm or Southern plantation, she said.
``Just as these quilts tell us about our ancestors, the information we gather at the Downers Grove registration day will allow future generations to understand how we live, what is important to us and why,`` Nybo said.
``All quilts are important no matter how rag-tag or faded. Each quilt has a story and we want to hear them all,`` she said.
The research project is the brainchild of Cheryl Kennedy, quilt expert and member of Mahomet`s Land of Lincoln Quilters. In 1986, Kennedy`s desire to understand the thoughts and backgrounds of American quilt makers prompted her to read books about other quilt registration projects held in Kentucky and Ohio. In late 1987, once she felt she understood the process, she approached the Early American Museum about sponsoring a similar project in Illinois.
``Little did I know what a huge undertaking it would be,`` she said, laughing.
For one weekend each month, Kennedy and other project volunteers lug quilt documentation equipment from site to site, having logged more than 16,000 miles and 12,000 volunteer hours to date.
They will continue through 1991, when they hope to finally cover every corner of Illinois. The information will then be processed and stored in Illinois State Museum in Springfield.
When the research project ends, anyone will be able to look up the results and tell what types of quilts are made or collected in each area of Illinois, Kennedy said.
``We are already beginning to see some definite trends,`` she said. Aurora, for example, is heavily concentrated in crazy quilts in bright colors made in the `30s and `40s. In contrast, residents in downstate Petersburg have huge collections of turn-of-the-century quilts.
During each registration day, quilts are identified by the pattern and material used, dated and photographed. If a quilt owner doesn`t know the age or the design of a quilt, research project experts can identify the exact pattern and general time period.
``We identify quilts by the dye and prints of the material used,``
Kennedy said. ``Turn-of-the-century quilts have very tiny prints and darker colors, whereas quilts made in the `30s and `40s have very large prints and bold, vibrant colors,`` she said.

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President Barack Obama returned to the city this afternoon for a trio of star-studded fund-raising events.
Mr. Obama’s first stop was the West Village home of movie producer Harvey Weinstein and his wife, fashion designer Georgina Chapman, where about 65 people paying between $16,200 and $20,000 gathered around tables draped in white linen to hear the president speak.
Former Mayor Ed Koch is an avid movie watcher who maintains an email list where he sends out his reviews. His review of the news sports drama “Trouble with the Curve” was released earlier today and it is particularly amusing. Mr. Koch, who labeled the film “really bad,” was clearly not a fan.
Specifically, he was upset with the lack of on-screen romance between the film’s two younger stars.

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Michael Oliver could be the next top referee to leave the English top flight, after big-money interest from the Major Soccer League (MLS).
The Sun reports that the 31-year-old has been approached by MLS and could follow Mark Clattenburg out of the door.
This week, Clattenburg ended his affiliation with the Premier League league and agreed a lucrative move to Saudi Arabia, to continue his refereeing career.
Former EPL referee, Howard Webb, could also take up a role in the US, to help with the development of video assistants.
It is believed Webb will eventually become head of referees in the MLS and Oliver is one of the top officials he will target.
This increases pressure on Chief Mike Riley, who is the head of referees in England, as Clattenburg and Oliver’s departure would only heighten scrutiny on his position.

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The most social buzzed-about new TV shows this year are the ones that won't be around much longer.
ABC's "666 Park Avenue" and "Last Resort" scored the best results with a 6.1 and a 5.4 scores, respectively, for the week ending Nov. 18, according to General Sentiment, a social media researcher that monitors news, social, and Twitter social media buzz. Those shows gained 15% to 16% from the week before.
CBS' comedy "Partners" -- one of the better Nielsen-rated new shows -- also wasn't good enough, and won't get any new orders for more episodes. Social buzz still put it high on the list of 26 new shows, grabbing a 5.2 score up 22% week-to-week.
This left NBC's "Guys With Kids" and Fox's "The Mindy Project" as the top two biggest shows in terms of social interactions -- both scoring a 5.2 number, with "Kids" up 25% and "Mindy" gaining 21% week-to-week.
After these two shows comes ABC's "Malibu Country" with a 5.1 number -- virtually unchanged, up 0.3%. Fox's low-Nielsen rated "The Mob Doctor" was next at a 4.9, down 2.4% for the week. CBS' "Elementary" scored a high Nielsen rating with a 4.6, up 4.5% for the week.
The biggest gainer was NBC's "Go On," which grew some 67% in social, Twitter and news buzz to hit a 2.1. Fox's summer reality show "Hotel Hell" also spiked well, up 52% to a 2.1.


As Dallas-area attorney Matthew Marchant writes in the Dallas Morning News, citizens concerned about the (ab)use of eminent domain need not feel helpless in the wake of SCOTUS’s Kelo vs. New London decision. They can start to address the issue by taking the fight to City Hall:
Fortunately, citizens across Texas can have the last laugh on this matter. Most cities in Texas are governed by a charter, which grants and limits the powers the municipality may exercise. Among those is the power of eminent domain, which can be limited or expanded by charter amendment. The city of Carrollton did just that in 1998, adding language to its charter prohibiting the use of eminent domain if the purpose of the acquisition is the promotion of economic development for a private business enterprise. This charter amendment was passed in part as a reaction to Hurst’s use of eminent domain to acquire 10 homes for the expansion of Northeast Mall. In that case, 117 homeowners had to be relocated in order to accommodate the expansion of the mall, which city officials deemed a “public purpose.” At the time it was a risky and controversial move; now such action has the stamp of approval from none other than the Supreme Court. Cities in Collin County and across Texas should consider and adopt charter amendments similar to what was passed in Carrollton in order to curb the enthusiasm of your local officials with regard to eminent domain for economic development. Power such as this has a way of creeping and expanding as the years wear on.
As Tip O’Neill famously said, “all politics is local.” While it’s encouraging that Congress has taken notice of the eminent domain issue, I strongly believe that in the long run it’s closer to home — the state and local arena — where the constraints on the power of eminent domain need to be more concretely defined.


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What is your suggestion regarding Blue peel on facial skin of a 70 yr old face? I have been considering Restylane/Juvederm, and the consultant suggested the blue peel. Seems very risky.
Blue Peel for a 70 Year Old?
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Age limitations with an Obagi Blue Peel
Your absolute age has no bearing on whether I would suggest a medium depth peel. Your age may be 70, but it is important to assess the physical aging of the skin rather than the chronological aging. I would advise a Blue Peel.
Obagi Blue peel and age limitations
The Blue peel is great and most patients are very satisfied with the outcome - it restores healthy, youthful skin and reduces fine wrinkles. It also eliminates hyperpigmentation associated with aging and sun damage.
70 is the new 60, Go for it!
In my practice spanning 15 years, its your physiological age that matters, not your chronological age. Peels are helpful for light wrinkles, dyschromias (brown discoloration), and improvement in skin quality. At 70 it may take you a few extra days to exfoliate but your outcome should not be compromised. Consider a different procedure called a Microlaser Peel. During this procedure you determine how much time you have to recover and the depth of the peel can be adjusted accordingly. Go for it girl, you're not getting any younger :)
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Are there Age Limitations for an Obagi Blue Peel?
There are no age restrictions for an Obagi Blue Peel, so being 70 years old is not a contraindication for treatment. However, Restylane and Juvederm are used for completely different things than an Obagi Blue Peel and are frequently both used in the same patient. Make sure you understand what specifically is being treated.
The blue peel is a relatively straightforward and safe way to improve the texture and quality of your skin. It does not go deep enough to have much effect of wrinkles. You may want to consider trying one of the fractionated CO2 lasers for a more significant degree of improvement.
These answers are for educational purposes and should not be relied upon as a substitute for medical advice you may receive from your physician. If you have a medical emergency, please call 911. These answers do not constitute or initiate a patient/doctor relationship.

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A new book from a Sydney-based photographer.
There's a lovely spot of culture for all those traipsing around Darlinghurst on Sunday 5 December. If there's no traipsing planned as of yet, we suggest you pen this one in.
Home grown Conor O'Brien adds another monograph to his stand-out repertoire of photography. Published by Rainoff, The Passed Note encapsulates everything from natural lighting to Kurt Cobain, and is sure to tickle everyone's fancy.
The book launch and exhibition can be found at 20 Burton St Darlinghurst and will running for one day only, 2-5pm.


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Hippocampus. The hippocampus, located in the brain’s temporal lobe, is where episodic memories are formed and indexed for later access.
- 1 What part of the brain is responsible for memory or thought?
- 2 What triggers memories in the brain?
- 3 What part of the brain is most involved in creating implicit memories?
- 4 How does the brain store memories?
- 5 What part of the brain is involved with long-term memory?
- 6 What is a neuron?
- 7 How does the brain remember things?
- 8 Which area of the brain puts new memories into storage and processes short-term memory?
- 9 Which part of the brain plays a key role in forming and storing the implicit memories created by classical conditioning?
- 10 How is the hippocampus important for memory?
- 11 What does the cerebellum do?
What part of the brain is responsible for memory or thought?
Hippocampus. A curved seahorse-shaped organ on the underside of each temporal lobe, the hippocampus is part of a larger structure called the hippocampal formation. It supports memory, learning, navigation and perception of space.
What triggers memories in the brain?
Memories occur when specific groups of neurons are reactivated. In the brain, any stimulus results in a particular pattern of neuronal activity—certain neurons become active in more or less a particular sequence.
What part of the brain is most involved in creating implicit memories?
The amygdala is an extremely important structure for the creation and recall of both explicit and implicit memory. The main job of the amygdala is to regulate emotions, such as fear and aggression. The amygdala plays a part in how memories are stored as information storage is influenced by emotions and stress.
How does the brain store memories?
When a memory is created, information flows from the cortex, the part of the brain rich in nerve cells, to the hippocampus, the central switching point for memories in the brain. The information flows in the opposite direction when we retrieve a memory.
What part of the brain is involved with long-term memory?
The hippocampus is the catalyst for long-term memory, but the actual memory traces are encoded at various places in the cortex.
What is a neuron?
Neurons are information messengers. They use electrical impulses and chemical signals to transmit information between different areas of the brain, and between the brain and the rest of the nervous system. Neurons have three basic parts: a cell body and two extensions called an axon (5) and a dendrite (3).
How does the brain remember things?
At their core, memories are stored as electrical and chemical signals in the brain. Nerve cells connect together in certain patterns, called synapses, and the act of remembering something is just your brain triggering these synapses. Brain cells work together to make the brain as efficient as possible.
Which area of the brain puts new memories into storage and processes short-term memory?
Prefrontal Cortex This part of the brain serves its purposes as a store for short-term memory. The prefrontal cortex consists of two functional sides the left and right.
Which part of the brain plays a key role in forming and storing the implicit memories created by classical conditioning?
– The cerebellum plays a key role in forming and storing the implicit memories created by classical conditioning.
How is the hippocampus important for memory?
The hippocampus helps humans process and retrieve two kinds of memory, declarative memories and spatial relationships. Declarative memories are those related to facts and events. The hippocampus is also where short-term memories are turned into long-term memories. These are then stored elsewhere in the brain.
What does the cerebellum do?
The cerebellum is busy planning, adjusting and executing movements of the body, the limbs and the eyes. It plays a major role in several forms of motor learning. The evidence for a role for the cerebellum in cognitive functions is rather weak.

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Loving my local library
One of the reasons I was sorry to move away from Rathmines earlier this year was the public library, which was always delightful and rewarding to visit. It had been closed for over a year for re-refurbishments and finally re-opened the week after I moved. But I need not have worried, because although my new local library is not quite as aesthetically pleasing from the outside, it turns out to be a treasure trove inside.
The first visit I stayed safely in the fiction section, where I managed to pick up several books I was wanting to read, including the next C J Sanson books. Last weekend I ventured further back into the depth of the library, and explored the Cookery and Craft sections.
The library turns out to have a great selection of sewing books. Couture Sewing Techniques is fascinating, if a little terrifying. I think I probably need a bit more practice at the hand sewing before I am quite at this level. I've also already lined up a couple of sewing projects, and started one, from Sewn Spaces, more details to follow.
I was also tempted by the fine selection of baking books, I've been watching the Great British Bake Off and it always makes me want to bake. I found both the recipes I made from the Hummingbird Bakery Cake Days to be very sweet. The apple crumble cake was nice, if a bit over sweet, but both the boyfriend and I found the plum cup cakes much to sweet to enjoy. Although, this didn't seem to bother my work mates who wolfed down the whole plate in the blink of an eye!
I had more success with Baking Made Easy, although not the bread recipes which both turned out a bit dry. However, the chocolate chip cookies were really good, as they should be given the ingrediences list. The recipe states the mixture will make 8 cookies, now I used the ingredients stated and made nearly three times as many cookies, and they seemed pretty big to me.
Great British Bake Off has cost me a fortune in eggs, butter and sugar!ReplyDelete


Case study on Freeze Drying
Freeze drying is a reduced temperature dehydration process. Freeze dryers are commonly used to remove moisture from consumables such as food for preservation purposes. Other applications of freeze drying include biological (e.g., bacteria and yeasts) and biomedical (e.g., surgical transplants)Lately there has been a high demand in this industry due to the fact that food can be stored for 15 years once freeze dried and kept in air sealed bags. This is ideal for a war situation, where bulk quantity food must be stored for long periods. The food product can later be rehydrated for consumption hence extending shelf life .Low pressure and temperature is necessary for the freeze drying process but the vacuum pumps used for this purpose can’t handle the moisture entering them and get clogged with debris .
The process for freeze drying is called lyophilization which involves the lowering of temperature to the point where the product freezes followed by lowering the pressure to remove the ice by sublimation process. The first stage is the freezing stage where the product is cooled below its triple point, a stage where the product can co-exist in solid, liquid and vapor form. This point occurs at 32-degree F at around 6 mbar for water. A vacuum is then created using a vacuum pump to <1 mbar level for facilitating the sublimation process. Some freeze dryers will reach -40-degree F and use a deeper vacuum level to speed up the process. Occasionally heat is added to the product to force sublimation of the ice but excessive heat can ruin the shape of the product. The removed vapor is then pulled out by the vacuum pump. The product left behind is free of water vapor and remains its shape without the shrinking effect compared to other dehydration processes. The time to freeze dry food products can take around 25-30 hours for one batch.
During the sublimation process ice is converted to water vapor and pulled out through the vacuum pump. Traditionally there is a chiller used to trap the moisture from the system before the vacuum pump. The types of pumps used in these applications are either dry or wet. The wet rotary vane pumps require oil change which can be a hassle. Dry scroll pumps are not well at handling moisture and will require a ballast valve for moisture removal .Diaphragm pumps can handle moisture but the pressure levels don’t reach <1 mbar required for this process.Besides they often have mold issues if used with high moisture content. There is a need for a suitable pump which is low maintenance, oil free and can handle moisture without a ballast valve while reaching vacuum levels of less than 1 mbar.
The SVF floating scroll series has a unique patented technology which allows the removal of water vapor liquid without any hassle of a ballast valve. It is completely dry and maintenance free suitable for dry freezing application. The added benefit of handling moisture from the dry freezed product is the greatest as compared to other pumps in the market which may face various issues while facing moisture. The concern is that the moisture content may contain residue /sugar and food particles which may stick inside the pump chamber causing performance issues. The SVF series dual scroll mechanism is free to move axially and radially hence forcing out the contents from the chamber. If incase there is residue stuck an air or alcohol purge will clean that out.The SV-E2-100 model, which pushes around 100L/min at <0.03 mbar vacuum level is currently being utilized by a leading dry freezer manufacturer in their products with great results. These pumps don’t have a tip seal as compared to traditional scroll pumps which needs to be replaced over time adding maintenance costs and downtime hence offering greater benefits than most dry pumps in the market.
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Back in Business: Several More Sioux Falls City Parks Reopened Friday
As Sioux Falls and the surrounding area crawls out from underneath yet another April ice and snowstorm, a number of the city parks in Sioux Falls are returning to normal too.
On Friday, (April 12) several more Sioux Falls city parks and bike trail systems opened back up for business.
As of Friday, here is a list of the city parks that have now reopened:
• Falls Park
• Cherry Rock Park
• Lower Tuthill Park
• Downtown Greenway
• Riverdale Park
• Tomar Park
• Fawick Park
• Pasley Park
• Dunham Park
• Legacy Park
KSFY TV is reporting the greater majority of the bike trail system here in Sioux Falls is once again open. However, there are still a few parks and bike trails that remain closed, due to the fact that more work needs to be done to clean up areas impacted by recent flooding.
The parks that are still closed are:
• Lein Park
• Norlin Greenway
• Yankton Trail Park
• Rotary Park
• Spencer Park
• Farm Field
According to KSFY, the bike trail system in areas between Western Avenue and South Cliff Avenue near Spencer Park is also still closed at this time. The segments of the bike trails still shutdown, will reopen as river levels recede enough to allow crews to safely complete the required cleanup procedures.
KSFY also reports the restrooms at the Fall Park Visitor Center have now reopened. But due to continued flooding, park restrooms along the bike trail system have not reopened.
To help, the city has established a series of temporary restrooms that are located throughout the bike trail system.
Residents can keep tabs on the status of the city parks, and bike trails systems still closed throughout the Sioux Empire here.
Source: KSFY TV


Once you have taken delivery of your new Kelch and install is complete you will need some training. This is important to ensure all operators are competent and get the best from the device. Training is tailored to your specific requirements and dependent of the level of options taken with the machine.
The high end machine come with 2x days training. This can be arranged to suit your operational needs. We generally recommend this be split so that operators can use it the presetter after the first day's training and our Engineer returns to fine tune the use and move on to the next level.
Every customers requirements for training are different and we are happy to discuss the need and put a plan together to satisfy your requirement.


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Lost Ark has kicked off its last season of seasonal holidays with a new Arktoberfest event that mirrors the real Oktoberfest in Munich, Germany. Lost Ark players will be able to celebrate with unique rewards every weekend during the event, visit themed festival locations, discover new cosmetic items and participate in a set of joint quests.
Less than a year after Amazon Games published the Western version of the Korean MMORPG, Lost Ark became one of the most popular games on Steam, taking fifth place in terms of the number of players. The popularity of Lost Ark as a free MMO is explained by exciting and intuitive Diablo-style battles, impressive character customization depth and satisfactory mining progress. A huge number of activities, from sailing ships and challenging raids to more leisurely activities such as seasonal holidays, building houses and collecting pets, help to maintain interest in the game for 200,000 players per month. Like other MMOs, Lost Ark tends to celebrate holidays in the real world with its own in-game events.
Celebrating community and kinship, Arktoberfest is the last Lost Ark seasonal event, this time reflecting the real Oktoberfest, which starts at the same time in Munich. The event will take place from September 16 to October 3 and includes a number of unique events. On weekends, you can activate the “Fever” button on the server to get special food for useful buffs, such as “Festival Sausage”, “Festive Pretzel” and “Festive Gingerbread”, each of which increases the main characteristics and allows you to choose the attack speed, critical strike speed or movement speed. .
Members of the Creator Program can also activate new Twitch awards for Lost Ark, which reward viewers with festive cosmetics such as lager, Indian light ale or stout, which players can wear on top of their heads. They can be unlocked by viewers after four hours of corresponding Lost Ark streams. To learn more about the events of the Arktoberfest, players can visit Gesbroi Island, home of world-famous breweries, where several new quests are available that bring themed rewards, such as a lager doll mask that turns players into a beer glass. Players can also earn the soul of Gesbroi Island by completing a series of joint events, as well as a set of joint quests that reward successful players with a special title.
Festive events are always a great way to shake up the MMO world and give players something new to look forward to in between Lost Ark raids or grading in their strongholds. Players can expect a few more seasonal events before the end of the year thanks to holidays like Halloween and the next winter holiday season.
The Lost Ark is available on PC.

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Hilltown Spring Festival is Solar Powered!
Sun and Solar Store to Power Hilltown Spring Festival
This year’s Hilltown Spring Festival again has the goal of sustainability woven throughout—from the children’s activities, to the composting and trash recycling, all the way to folk/blues/percussion rhythms, and alt-jazz that will emanate from the Festival’s three music stages. “It takes plenty of energy to get the Festival off the ground and we wanted to make that energy sustainable too,” says festival organizer Laine W., “This year we’re thrilled to have sustainable energy broadcasting all of the music from our 18 performances — powered by the solar electric and battery system donated by Claire Chang and John Ward, owners of The Solar Store of Greenfield.”
So, when festival goers enjoy the rhythms of Gaia Roots or the three-part harmonies of the Boxcar Lilies, or the kids gather around the stage to sing a chorus with The Nield, Sarah Pirtle or Ben Rudnick & Friends, those notes and tunes will be carried back to the Festival audience using the planet’s own powerhouse, the sun. “We love the energy and atmosphere of the Hilltown Festival,” says The Solar Store’s Claire Chang. “It’s a real opportunity to showcase our work designing residential solar installations throughout Franklin County. Here, we can connect with people personally, and that’s really our product—finding the right design for our individual customers.”


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Sleepy Bay Oryx (ICAO: SLSB) was a public airport in the 'Oryx' region of southern-central Corsica. For the latter part of its existence Sleepy Bay Oryx shared the 'Oryx' region with Northpoint Oryx Airfield (SLNO).
- Elevation advisory: Airport is free-floating airport platform at approx 100m elevation.
- Narrow landing strip with no side-barriers, pre-landing flyover is advised.
Sleepy Bay Oryx was a narrow landing and sea dock. This runway would be of particular interest to those with fast airplanes wanting room to "let it rip," as the runway fronts three protected water sims, then the four sim passage to Nautilus allowing for up to seven sims with no obstructions. Sleepy Bay Oryx has an elevator. 1st Floor includes the sea dock and 7-seas fishing, 2nd Floor is the aircraft runway, 3rd Floor offers two helipads. After several years of continuous operation, on October 21, 2015, it was observed that the airport was gone and the land was for sale.
At its height, there were no scheduled services operating to or from Sleepy Bay Oryx, however charter flights may have been available on request.
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- Marina at ground-level.


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The U.S. Department of Agriculture in its quarterly Vegetable and Melons Outlook issued Dec. 15 indicated the value and volume of U.S. processed tomato exports advanced during the first four months (July-October) of the 2011-12 marketing year. The value of U.S. processed tomato exports in the quarter aggregated $190.3 million, up 14% from first-quarter 2010-11 export sales of $166.9 million and compared with July-October export sales of $160.4 million in 2009-10. Meanwhile, the value of U.S. imports of processed tomato products were trending lower. Imports were valued at $60.3 million in the first quarter of 2011-12, down 11% from $68 million in July-October 2010-11 and compared with $76.4 million in the first quarter of 2009-10.
The U.S.D.A. commented about U.S. exports, “Canada remained the top foreign market with more than 40% of all tomato-product volume, followed by Mexico (20%), Italy (6%), Japan (4%), Turkey (3%) and South Korea (2%). Shipment volumes to Italy remain significantly lower than their pre-2010 levels while shipments to Mexico rose substantially and volumes to Turkey appear on track to reach the 2010-11 levels.”
The U.S.D.A. noted tomato paste remained the export value and volume leader among tomato products. Exports of tomato paste in the first four months of 2011-12 were valued at $76.6 million, up 31% from $58.4 million in the same span of 2010-11 and compared with $67.9 million in the first quarter of 2009-10. Tomato paste export volume in the first quarter was pegged at 205.4 million lbs, up 41% from 146.1 million lbs a year earlier and compared with 168.9 million lbs in 2009-10. Tomato sauces were the second-most-important processed tomato export. Tomato sauce exports in July-October of the current year were valued at $65.7 million, down 13% from $75.3 million in the first quarter of 2010-11 and compared with $63.8 million in the same span in 2009-10. Tomato sauce export volume in the first quarter was pegged at 135 million lbs, down 14% from 157 million lbs in 2010-11 and compared with 128.6 million lbs in July-October 2009-10.

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Studies in honor of Eddo Rigotti
Edited By Giovanni Gobber and Andrea Rocci
Anne-Nelly Perret-Clermont, Stéphanie Breux, Sara Greco Morasso, Céline Miserez-Caperos: Children and knowledge-oriented argumentation. Some notes for future research
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Children and knowledge-oriented argumentation. Some notes for future research1
ANNE-NELLY PERRET-CLERMONT (*), STÉPHANIE BREUX (*), SARA GRECO MORASSO (**) & CÉLINE MISEREZ-CAPEROS (*) (*) University of Neuchâtel (**) University of Lugano
In the study of argumentation skills in children, a mainline perspective has consisted in comparing children’s performances to adults’ fully achieved argumentation (e.g., Golder 1993, 1996; Kuhn 1991; Kuhn and Udell 2003; Piaget 1926). Interesting results have pointed to the complex step by step development of children’s capacities that allows them gradually to take into account points of view different from their own; then to coordinate them; and finally to use language in order to progressively manage discursive argumentations with explicit standpoints and back ups.
Yet, there is a sense of dissatisfaction when approaching such theories of “initial deficit” in children. Parents know how competent arguers their children can be in “case of need” (i.e., when the kids really want to reach their goals). Some educators marvel at the sophistication of young pupils’ discourse when enthusiastically involved in some intriguing issue (Pontecorvo and Arcidiacono 2010; Pontecorvo and Sterponi 2006). As we see, being an adult does not necessarily lead to performing formally good argumentations: implicitly or explicitly, discourse expresses not only facts, thoughts and feelings, but also roles and social positions and their contexts (Bernstein 1973); argumentations address specific audiences and this ← 259 | 260 → contributes to the shaping of the argumentative schemes (Grize 1982). If audience and context are so important (Rigotti and...
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Vice-President Joe Biden called the 28 governors gathered Friday in Nashville "the best hope we have" of getting past "personal, corrosive politics."
His nearly hour long speech at the National Governors Association at Omni Nashville touched on themes of infrastructure needs and training skilled workers.
Mr. Biden began by talking about the gridlock in Washington and how infrastructure needs never used to be bipartisan.
He said the governors "will lead us out of this mess."
During the speech, the Vice-President went around to the governors sitting at a table in front him, citing many for successful jobs or worker retraining programs in their states.
Talking to the governors gathering was not the Vice President's only Nashville stop.
He reportedly had lunch at Valentino's on West End before heading to his perch at the Omni.
The governors conference continues through Sunday.
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She watched and taught the girls that sang at their embroidery frames while the great silk flowers grew from their needles.
~Louise Jordan Miln, The Feast of Lanterns ~
I am doing a bit of a happy dance this weekend..... I have three finishes to declare.... eventually, but in this post I have only two to show you. The third one will be posted when the finished product reaches its final destination next week.
Hallowe'en Ornament SAL 2014
January finish - "Where's Spooky?"
Started 28th January 2014; Finished 7th February 2014
|"Where's Spooky?" - January ornie choice|
You can see my post on the Hallowe'en Ornie SAL 2014 blog and while you're there you can see some of the other lovely stitching from some of the other bloggers following this SAL.
Chatelaine - Mini Mandala II - chart B
Started June/July 2013; Finished 14th February 2014
|Mini Mandala II - B|
|Close up of "pond" and "gazebo" area|
Still to be revealed!!
That's it for now... I'll be back in a few days to show you my secret stitching which is of course Finish #3!


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Alexia Barroso Biography
(American Actress and Stepdaughter of Actor and Producer Matt Damon)
Born In: Miami, United States
Alexia Barroso is an American aspiring actress of Argentine descent. She is the stepdaughter of Academy Award winning actor, writer, and producer Matt Damon who is married to her mother, Luciana Bozán Barroso. A lovely young woman, she grew up watching her mother struggling to make ends meet. Luciana was previously married to Arbello “Arby” Barroso, who is Alexia’s biological father. When Alexia was about three years old, Luciana, while working as a bartender in Miami, met Damon. He was in the city to shoot the Farrelly brothers’ directorial venture, ‘Stuck on You’ (2003). Her divorce with Arbello was finalised in December 2004. She and Damon married in 2005 in a private ceremony at the New York City Hall, with six-year-old Alexia in attendance.


ZTE To Fix Smartphone Security Flaws
Research from the US Department of Homeland Security has discovered several security vulnerabilities in ZTE handsets, allowing hackers to access to user data without their knowledge. The news comes after Telstra ceased selling ZTE devices earlier this year.
The discovery follows a swing of back-and-forth changes between ZTE and American regulators, with the Trump administration finally lifting its ban on the company in July.
As per Fifth Domain, a spokesperson claims ZTE has “already delivered” or is “working with” US carriers to deliver maintenance updates, required to fix the security breaches.
Latest research – funded by the Department of Homeland Security’s Science and Technology Directorate – has reportedly revealed several vulnerabilities within millions of mobile devices offered by America phone carriers.
The vulnerabilities claim to provide hackers a ‘loophole’ to access users’ data without their knowledge.
The research was formally presented a few days earlier, with commentators questioning if any ripple-down effects will fall on Australian carriers.


With several GrainCorp sites recording their best receivals ever, there's been a call for the Department of Transport to reinstate the service to the Dookie site, in the Goulburn Valley.
The line, which runs for about 26 kilometres from Shepparton, is in disrepair, having been shut for more than 15 years.
GrainCorp received a record 135,000 tonnes of grain, this year, compared with the previous best figure of 113,000 in 2010/11.
All grain and oilseed will be transported in, and out, of Dookie by road.
Local grower Steve Ludeman, says grain and oilseed were going into Dookie by road and would also go out the same way.
"I'd say 95 per cent of growers would be keen to get it fixed, for sure, just to keep the trucks off the road," Mr Ludeman said.
"That will continue to be the case, while the rail line continues to be closed and GrainCorp don't improve their facilities a bit more."
He said he'd like to see Dookie upgraded, to improve efficiencies there.
"It's not necessarily just the railway, people can't afford to be sitting around in queues, for two or three hours, as harvest time."
Grain and oilseed from Dookie was going to Melbourne and Numurkah, with a percentage to local feed mills.
A GrainCorp spokeswoman said while the company supported the re-opening of the Dookie line, most of the grain from the region went directly into the domestic market, across the Goulburn Valley.
"We take a holistic approach in working with all stakeholders, including the Victorian Government, to ensure the entire rail network supports our grower customers across the state," the spokeswoman said.
"While we're supportive of funding for 'special projects', these instances are largely addressing what should have been a basic upkeep of the lines over the last 20 years, like the works that have taken place on the Rainbow and Manangatang lines.
"As passenger volumes increase over time, rail providers require more capacity to keep freight trains running on the shared network; until this happens, exporters will be forced to rely on road haulage to meet demand."
Meanwhile, the Bendigo rail line has been carrying about 20000 tonnes of grain a month, although receival depots at Elmore, Deniliquin, Mitiamo, Piangil and Woorinen are believed to have collected more than one million tonnes.
PN has been running up to 38 train sets a week, carrying around 2000 tonnes of grain, from GrainCorp's Manangatang receival site.
Most of GrainCorp's receivals go to Portland or Geelong.
But the condition of the Manangatang line has resulted in several temporary speed restrictions. The Manangatang grain receival depot took in 70,000 tonnes of grain, this season.
Work was done on the line in 2019/20, to bring it back to 40km/h, after dropping back to 25km/h, due to its degraded state.
Trains on the section between Lalbert to Quambatook are currently 20-25 km/h, while Quambatook to Korong Vale they are limited to 30 km/h.
On much of the line north of Boort, trains are restricted to 40km/h, while the section from Boort to Lalbert is being repaired and speeds are restricted to 20-30kph.
Between Hopetoun to Warracknabeal speeds are restricted to 40 km/h.
Between Wycheproof and Sea Lake, the line speed is 55km/h, although there are several 15-40 km/h restrictions on 8 km of track.
Work has begun on replacing sleepers on the 141-kilometre Korong Vale-Sea Lake line.
It's believed it's been funded with the last remaining money, set aside for the MBRP.
Trains will be restricted to 25 kilometres an hour on a 63 kilometre section of the Rainbow to Dimboola line until June 2022, due to decayed and damaged sleepers, according to V/Line's Weekly Operational Notice.
Of the harvest railed since November 1, Geelong has received 276,000 tonnes, Melbourne 133,000t, Portland 60,000t and 20,000t has gone interstate.
Since then, until last week, 190,000t had gone on broad gauge, while 300,000 went by standard gauge.
Meanwhile, a state government spokeswoman has said no decision has yet been made on matching the $5 million, put up by the commonwealth, for planning to deliver a full standardised network.
Last year, federal Transport Minister Michael McCormack said he'd be asking the Victorian government to "come up with a robust plan for full standardisation" of the MBRP.
The state government spokeswoman said that would be part of budget deliberations.
She reiterated the technical problems, raised as part of the revised business case, for the project.
"The review found that further standardisation would require close to $1 billion in extra investment, extensive construction in the Ballarat corridor and disruptions to Ballarat line passenger services and is unlikely to deliver expected key benefits to the freight industry now and into the future," the spokeswoman said.
Victorian Farmers Federation grains group president Ash Fraser said there was still an enormous amount of work to be done, on rail lines across the entire state.
"The sooner it gets underway, the better we will be - but you would have to be optimistic, to think everything is going to be fixed, by next harvest.
"I get a distinct impression the government doesn't have an appetite to do too much for regional Victoria, at all.
"Any opportunity the government has to walk away from something, that is the indication they give."
Mr Fraser said he struggled with claims the revised business case showed standardisation wasn't cost-effective when the government was building the Melbourne rail loop with no business case.
"There is a real double standard, on spending on metro and spending in the regions."
The DoT has been contacted for comment.


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The federal government has ponied up new funding to help sustain both export and domestic demand for Canadian pulses.
Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau on Thursday announced up to $1.6 million for Pulse Canada to “maintain high value markets and position Canada as a preferred supplier of pulse products.”
The funding will provide support for two main activities including the establishment of harmonized pulse ingredient standards, and the development of data and tools to build awareness about the sustainability benefits of Canadian pulses and cropping systems that include pulses, according to a government release. The work is expected to allow Pulse Canada to generate tools and data that highlight the consistent quality and nutritional density of Canadian pulses, along with the environmental benefits of the industry.
“Our industry is committed to innovation in products and services to increase markets for Canadian pulses, which deliver consistent quality, nutrition and sustainability as core values,” said Gord Bacon, Chief Executive Officer, Pulse Canada.
The money comes at a time when Canadian pea and lentil exports (and prices) have fallen amid the implementation of punishing import tariffs in late 2017 by India, one of Canada’s main pulse buyers. For example, Canadian dry pea exports for the 2018-19 crop year are currently estimated by Agriculture Canada at 3.2 million tonnes, up slightly from a year earlier but down sharply from nearly 4 million in 2016-17. For the 2019-20 crop year, Ag Canada is projecting dry pea exports at 3.1 million tonnes.
Canada is the world’s largest exporter of pulse crops and the largest producer and exporter of peas and lentils globally.Source : Syngenta


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Come Fly With Me
Introducing the Come Fly With Me Quilt – Where cosy comfort meets geometric charm!
Prepare to embark on a cosy adventure with the Come Fly With Me Quilt, a delightful fusion of triangles and the plushness of a mink blanket. Created with boundless love and a dash of whimsy, this quilt is a true labor of artistry!
Designing this quilt was like solving a joyful puzzle! Countless hours were gleefully spent arranging and rearranging an array of vibrant triangles to create the perfect balance of colour and pattern.
But let's not forget the sewing magic! Stitching wizardry was involved, ensuring that each triangle is flawlessly sewn together, then the quilt top sewn onto the luxuriously soft mink blanket, before being perfectly finished with a handsewn binding! It's a symphony of thread and fabric, a testament to the dedication and skill that goes into every stitch.
The Come Fly With Me Quilt is more than just a cozy cover; it's a masterpiece of comfort and style. Its triangle pattern, made of flying geese quilt blocks, adds a touch of modern sophistication to any space. Whether draped over your bed or cuddled up on the couch, this quilt promises to wrap you in a warm embrace of cosiness.
Embrace the enchantment of triangles and the cosy embrace of the Come Fly With Me quilt. let the geometric magic transform your space into a haven of comfort and style. Get ready to snuggle up and enjoy the playful wonders of this unique masterpiece.
Each Come Fly With Me quilt can be made to your exact colour preferences, from green and gold to black and red. I would love to create a quilt unique to you and your home, let's see what gorgeous quilts we can make together!
120cm x 120cm
Made from 100% cotton fabric with mink backing. Each quilt is personally made by me, so please allow up to 14 days before shipping.


FAMILY'S SHAME MADE ME LOSE 14 STONE
CITY financier Tom Armour lost 14stone in 18 months after his daughter said she was embarrassed by him. Tom, 44, of Upminster, Essex, hit 30 stone on a diet of up to 15 pints of lager and five chocolate bars a day. But he quit and yesterday he was named Slimming World's Man of the Year.
HOLIDAYS RAISE ACCIDENT RISK
INSURANCE claims for accidents in the home jump by 25 per cent during the school holidays. The most common damage was to furniture, ornaments and windows, said Lloyds TSB.
GORILLA MEAT FOR DINNER IN UK
MEAT from chimps and gorillas is being eaten in Britain. Primates make up a third of the illegal trade in 'luxury' African bushmeat in Europe and the US, says a report in New Scientist.
QUESTION TIME'S PUBLICPANELLIST
A MEMBER of the public is to sit on the panel for BBC's Question Time for the first time in the show's 27 years. Student Matt Pollard, 20 of High Wycombe, Bucks, won the place in a competition.
THE RSPB has offered a #1,000 reward to find the killers of a protected peregrine falcon shot dead in the Derwent Valley, Derbys.
B.B. KING and his guitar Lucille, has bid an emotional farewell to fans at the Montreux Jazz Festival on his final tour in Europe. The King of Blues now 80 and suffering from diabetes, has performed there for more than 20 years.
Ex-paratrooper JAMES GREEN, who was dropped into Holland in the Second World War, is jumping again for charity - aged 81. Mr Green, will do a 13,000ft tandem jump with the Red Devils freefall display team near St Andrews in Fife.
ROBBIE WILLIAMS' mum Jan has been presented with an honorary doctorate by his home town university for her work counselling families affected by alcohol abuse and running Robbie's charity in Stoke-on-Trent.
Cool-headed nine-year-old KELSEY CHAPMAN has helped deliver her new brother. She took charge when her mum suddenly went into labour at home in Sutton-in- Ashfield, Notts. Mum Zoe, 27, said: "She was absolutely fantastic."
SOPHIA LOREN is to grace the cover of the famous Pirelli calendar at 72. The Italian beauty, who still has a figure envied by women half her age, has posed in a slinky see-through black dress. Also featured are JENNIFER LOPEZ, PENELOPE CRUZ, HILARY SWANK and KATE MOSS.
Fallen King of Pop MICHAEL JACKSON wants EMINEM to help resurrect his career. Jacko, mocked by the rapper in his song Just Lose It, is waiting for a response.


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Waking up and choosing to see This Today and live it’s moments as they flow, is a choice.
Choosing to Experience This Today, through the lens of , Happy , INspired, Grateful….Positive …Kind…”FEEL GOOD”….takes serious dedication.
It requires us to Feel our own Good, so that we are able to see the “Good” in Ourselves and in the Humans we meet each day.
Yes, the “Good”…. in EVERY human.
No matter how they choose to see us.
No matter how grumpy, ornery, judgmental, crabby, and or mean. (you get the drift).
For many ….this has become counter-intuitive.
Really?….Be kind to the human that just cursed you for taking too long at the stop sign? The one that took your place in line? That judged you by your appearance? Your choices?
Are you flippin’ kidding me Alisa?
Nope. No kidding.
Regardless, of all the humans out there with the “Me Me” going on.
It’s choosing to BE that Someone…Someone who walks the innate Good. Kind.
Someone who smiles from their INside. Someone who says “Hello”, and genuinely means it.
A Human who gets out of bed…a little tired. Perhaps stiff and sore. Who’s first thought is likely a groan at having to get up and meet their responsibilities for this Today.
A Human who consciously shakes off the negative and chooses to lead by example and shine their very best self. Before they head out the door.
It requires dedication to change the “go to ” perspective.
It requires a serious amount of self discipline.
LOL! Yep…it’s worth saying twice.
Serious…Self Discipline and Dedication.
Let’s face it…there are enough experiences out there in the world…day to day…where we encounter other humans that just are simply unable to bring their “Good” to the surface.
Whether it is shown or not……it’s there.
Goodness resides within each of us.
If no one chooses to see it this way…..how do the poor sods that have lost the ability to connect to it…stand a chance at seeing it themselves….unless it is reflected for them!
Kindness is how we encourage the Good within ourselves and within others.
Whether this kindness is accepted matters very little.
I know, I know…”but they can be so mean! Rude, Selfish, Ungrateful, Unkind!!”
Yep. It’s true.
That being said, I know I have brought my own fair share of “less than kind” to the world. It’s taught me a lot about myself.
How about you?
One difference between humans that bring the kindness, and those who want to crush it into the ground, and stomp on it until it’s dead, is discipline.
We all operate from the level of self discipline that we are currently capable of.
It takes an incredible amount of it to adamantly choose to BE Kind.
When we are young, we hear “Be Kind”…we all know what these words mean.
However, learning how to feel kind is a whole other ball of wax.
In order to feel kind, we need to see and feel our own “Good”. We need to trust it.
The less than positive reinforcement out there in the big wide world, undermines that trust on a regular basis. The encounters with other other humans that create self doubt, need to be seen for what they are. Encounters with an experience.
An experience of someone else’s take on who you are.
There may be some validity in their “take” on you, or there may be none.
We have to be aware of our perspective. How we see ourselves is separate than how the world perceives us.
Being aware of what is less than, and consciously choosing to see beyond it.
When we can see the Good…we stand a better chance at Feeling the Good.
It’s important to acknowledge that our “less than kind” experiences are powerful. So powerful that it can devour a person.
We each, to varying degrees, have been burdened and hurt by the unkindness of others.
Many humans carry wounds that run deep. So deep that the tie that binds to seeing and feeling the Good, is blocked, sometimes severed.
Again, even then, it’s still there. The Innate Good that we are all born with, is still there.
Someone needs to see it. Care enough to see past the outward expression and hold that faith.
The Faith that Innate Good exists. In us all.
YOU ARE the Good you See in the World.
It’s a more pleasant way to navigate this Today and every Today we are lucky enough to receive.
Happy December Everybody 🙂 ….no matter how you celebrate!
Bright Warm Kind Good Wishes,


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Depression is one of the most common mental disorders in the U.S. Current research suggests that depression is caused by a combination of genetic, biological, environmental, and psychological factors. It can happen at any age, but now is recognized as occurring in children and adolescents, although it sometimes presents with more prominent irritability than low mood. That’s the case of Laura Burton from Holyhead, too.
She felt strong negative emotions towards everyone. She was struggling with unacceptance, hate, fear and anxiety at her very young age of just 16. She didn’t enjoy the life, just as the other adolescents did. Laura talked about this black scenario she lived at the close of Mental Health Awareness Week. Now she is 22 and she regrets what happened.
Laura remembers her black days when she did not feel the joy, the happy and the colors of life. It was hard to speak with other people, to go out with friends and even going to school was something difficult to deal with. She thought she was ill, she has anxiety attacks very often and immediately left the room when she could not stand anymore.
When the night came, it was harder for her to live. All the dark thoughts she had during the day, became real nightmares now. She wishes to die. The drugs made the situation even worse. The therapy did not help her.
Her angel saved her
Instead of being sad and irritated, her mother tried to understand and encourage her to pass this stage of her life. She told Laura how much she loved her and how grateful she was for having such a wonderful daughter. Laura started to trust herself more, to accept herself and soon she won the battle with depression.
Now she helps the others fighting with that illness, because nobody deserves to be in this horrible situation.
Brad is a former Senior Fellow at the Schuster Institute for Investigative Journalism at Brandeis University, is an award-winning travel, culture, and parenting writer. His writing has appeared in many of the Canada’s most respected and credible publications, including the Toronto Star, CBC News and on the cover of Smithsonian Magazine. A meticulous researcher who’s not afraid to be controversial, he is nationally known as a journalist who opens people’s eyes to the realities behind accepted practices in the care of children. Brad is a contributing journalist to Advocator.ca

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Bicycle bearings: everything you need to know
Bearings are often overlooked components that actually bring life to your bike. Without bearings, you can’t steer, roll, pedal, or have a functioning drivetrain. They allow the wheels to spin freely and provide a smooth and comfortable ride.
The most common types of bicycle bearings are cartridge bearings, cup bearings, and loose ball bearings. Each type has its advantages and disadvantages, so it’s important to choose the right type of bearing for your bike.
In this guide, we’ll take a look at the different types of bearings commonly used on bicycles. It also discusses why one bearing is better than another and how to maintain it.
The different types of bearings used on a bike
There are many different types of bearings used on bicycles. Deep groove ball bearings are used in the wheels and pedals as well as the bottom bracket and headset. Needle bearings are primarily used in hubs and bottom brackets, as well as headsets. Cartridge bearings are used in brakes and derailleurs. Here we explain how each bearing is different.
Bushing, sometimes referred to as a bush or sleeve bearing, is a type of simple bearing commonly used in shock mounts, pulley wheels, and shifters. This device works by forming a sleeve between two surfaces for decreased friction and guided movement.
Loose ball bearings (also known as ‘cup and cone bearings)
Loose ball bearings are used on many entry-level bikes, and although traditional in design, can feature superior performance when tuned optimally. These components can be found in hubs, bottom brackets, and headsets. At the high end, most brands have opted to use tapered bearings instead of loose bearings. However, some companies still utilize loose ball bearings for their pedals.
Loose ball bearings utilize corner contact points but often require maintenance to ensure they perform at maximum efficiency. To keep these individual parts separate and secure, retainers or ‘cages’ made of pressed steel are used – hence the name ‘cage bearing’.
Cartridge bearings are the most widely used type of bearing, apart from the cheapest ones. As manufacturing technology has become more advanced and tolerances in hub, frame, and component bores have gotten better, their popularity has grown because of their precision.
A typical cartridge bearing is a single-piece unit that usually gets pressed into the bearing bore, composed of an outer race, an inner race, ball bearings, a cage/retainer to keep the bearings in place, and two seals on either face to keep out dirt. Unfortunately, these bearings can’t be adjusted or disassembled.
Needle roller bearings, which are also known as roller bearings, have largely been replaced in the cycling industry by cheaper and more reliable technologies such as multiple rows of cartridge bearings. Needle bearings feature cylindrical rollers instead of ball bearings and can provide exceptionally smooth movements and stable platforms when used correctly. However, if not mated properly, they may fatigue quickly, thereby diminishing their potential benefits. Therefore, it is important to ensure proper mating surfaces with needle-bearing applications to maximize performance levels.
Radial vs angular cartridge
The choice between radial and angular cartridge bearings depends on the specific application and system load requirements. If the system is primarily loaded in the radial direction, radial cartridge bearings would be more suitable. If the system bears radial and axial loads at the same time and emphasizes axial loads, angle clip bearings will be more suitable.
A radial bearing is a rolling bearing designed to support radial loads, which are loads acting perpendicular to the shaft or axis of the bearing. They are commonly used in a wide range of industrial applications including machinery, automotive systems, and power transmission equipment.
Radial bearings usually consist of an inner and outer ring separated by a number of rolling elements such as balls or rollers. The rolling elements are held in place by cages or separators, keeping them evenly spaced and preventing them from touching each other.
When a radial load is applied to the bearing, the rolling elements roll along the raceway and distribute the load evenly on the bearing. This helps reduce friction and wear, extending the life and performance of the bearing.
There are many different types of radial bearings, including ball bearings, roller bearings, and needle bearings. The choice of bearing type depends on the specific application and the load and speed requirements of the system.
Angular contact bearings
Angular contact bearings are a type of rolling bearings designed to support radial and axial loads. They are typically used in high-speed applications that require precise control of rotary motion, such as machine tools and automotive systems.
Angular contact bearings usually consist of an inner and outer ring separated by a number of rolling elements such as balls or rollers. The rolling elements are held in place by cages or separators, keeping them evenly spaced and preventing them from touching each other.
The raceways of angular contact bearings are at an angle to each other, called the contact angle, and can range from 15 degrees to 40 degrees or more, depending on the specific design of the bearing.
When an axial load is applied to an angular contact bearing, the rolling elements are forced to slide along the raceways, creating a force perpendicular to the axis of rotation. This force can be used to control the rotational motion of the shaft, allowing precise control and high-speed operation.
What makes a high-quality bearing?
There are many factors to consider when selecting a quality bearing. The first is load-carrying capacity, which is the maximum weight the bearing can bear. This is followed by the maximum speed, which is the highest speed at which the bearing can run trouble-free. Other factors to consider include abrasion resistance, resistance to sudden shocks, and the ability to operate in extreme temperatures.
What are bearings made from?
Bearings are made from a variety of materials, but the most common material is steel. Other materials that are used to make bearings include brass, bronze, and ceramic. The material that is used to make a bearing will depend on the application it will be used for. For example, bearings that will be used in high-speed applications will be made from materials that can withstand high speeds and friction.
How to maintain bearings?
Bearing maintenance is critical to keeping machines running smoothly and reducing wear. There are a few simple things you can do on a regular basis to extend the life of your bearings and keep them in good shape.
Here are some tips for bearing maintenance:
Keep bearings clean and free of debris.
Lubricate the bearings regularly.
Check the bearings for signs of wear or damage.
Replace bearings when they show signs of wear or damage.
By following these tips, you can keep your bearings in good condition and extend their life.
Also, if you’re using angular contact bearings, the seals are a different color for a reason – black seals are meant to face the centerline, while red should face out.
In summary, bicycle bearings play a vital role in the performance and longevity of bicycle components. When selecting a bearing, it is important to consider factors such as load capacity, friction, and durability, as well as the specific requirements of your bike and riding style. Regular cleaning and lubrication will help extend bearing life, while proper mounting and adjustment will ensure optimum performance.


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NORRISTOWN — A Pottstown man has been sent to jail while he awaits sentencing for passing or attempting to pass fraudulent prescriptions at pharmacies in the borough and Lower Pottsgrove.
James Isiah Reese, 29, of the 500 block of King Street, pleaded guilty in Montgomery County Court on Thursday to felony charges of obtaining drugs by fraud or misrepresentation and attempted prescription fraud in connection with two incidents that occurred in December 2012.
Judge Wendy Demchick-Alloy deferred sentencing so that court officials can complete a background investigative report about Reese, who will undergo drug and alcohol evaluations. Demchick-Alloy remanded Reese to the county jail without bail to await his sentencing hearing.
Reese potentially faces several years in prison on the charges.
An investigation began on Dec. 6, 2012, when Pottstown police responded to the Medicine Shoppe on North Charlotte Street to take a pharmacist’s report of fraudulent prescriptions being brought to the business, according to court documents. An investigation determined Reese submitted three fraudulent prescriptions to the store, including for the drugs Percocet and oxycodone, between Nov. 19 and Dec. 6, according to the criminal complaint, filed by Pottstown Detective Brooke Fisher.
The prescriptions supposedly were written by Philadelphia doctors or medical facilities. However, the investigation determined those doctors and medical facilities indicated Reese was not their patient and was never prescribed the medications, according to the arrest affidavit.
Investigators learned Reese also attempted to pass a fraudulent prescription for a medication containing codeine at the CVS Pharmacy on North Charlotte Street in Lower Pottsgrove on Dec. 13, according to an arrest affidavit filed by Lower Pottsgrove Police Officer Daniel Kienle. Police encountered Reese at the store after a pharmacist notified police about a suspicious person trying to pass an unauthorized prescription.
“Through the course of my investigation it was found that the prescription had been written on a prescription pad that had been stolen,” Kienle alleged in the arrest affidavit, adding a doctor did not issue the prescription to Reese.
Reese was immediately taken into custody by police, court documents indicate.
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Peter Appel, International Marketing and Sales Manager at SWISSPACER says: “Glasstec is the leading international trade fair for the glazing industry and a showcase for the latest products and innovations. Glasstec is always one of the highlights of the year and we’re looking forward to showing visitors our leading warm edge spacer bar and talking about our plans for the future.”
Visit SWISSPACER on Stand A40 in Hall 10.
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Formed in 1998 Swisspacer is part of Saint-Gobain Glass Solutions. The company has experienced massive growth in the UK over the past 2 years. Its no-investment needed price benefit has been a key advantage that has attracted sealed unit manufacturers and window fabricators and fuelled its growth.
The manufacturing and head office is in Switzerland and a second manufacturing facility is established in Germany. Much investment is taking place to expand production capacity to ensure that Swisspacer is able to satisfy the dramatic ongoing growth in demand for its high performance warm edge spacer bar products.
Swisspacer has a growing network of leading sealed unit manufacturers in the UK and Ireland using its products, including Solaglas, Pilkington, Carey Glass, Supaseal, Custom Glass, Uniglaze2, Glass Systems, Clayton Glass, System 3 and Hollow Seal among others.
Swisspacer exactly matches the shape and dimensions of aluminium spacers, and being rigid and self supporting it handles in a similar way. And because there is no need to invest in expensive new machinery, it makes it very easy to get up and running with warm edge. Automated solutions are however available from Lisec, Saint-Gobain Seva and Rottler and Ruediger.
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7 Grilling Tips to Transform Your Family’s Barbecue
The grilling season is a time to bond with family and friends over good food. There are so many menu options available that barbecues never get boring!
But as lively as they are, new tips can always be incorporated to make them better. We understand how important barbecues are and we’ve compiled a list of grilling tips that’ll help take yours to the next level. Read on to see what we’ve come up with.
Grilling Tips: Perfect Burgers Every Time
A staple at every barbecue is nice juicy burgers. As important as they are, many people struggle to make them come out perfectly. Luckily, we have a tip for you.
To make perfect flat burgers all you need to do is make an indentation on the top with the back of a spoon. This will ensure that the middle stays flat and that your burgers are sturdy and stackable with a help of a grill press.
Prep Ahead of Time
This tip is simple but often times neglected. You can save time by prepping your food early. Make sure all your meat is seasoned beforehand and that you have stocked up on the best BBQ charcoal you can find to make grilling easy and quick. This will allow you to spend more time focusing on the grilling process and to enjoy your guests at your cookout.
You can prevent your small menu items, such as shrimp and veggies, from falling by using grill pans. These pans even take up less space and allow you to have other meat cooking at the same time. They work easily by just placing all your small items in them and allowing the food to cook.
One of the main attractions at a barbecue is the ribs. The flavor and tenderness can make or break the cookout experience. The one ingredient that some people forget when making them, however, is patience. You can achieve nice, tender ribs by utilizing the indirect cooking method which involves using a lower temperature for several hours.
Stainless Steel Bowls
During the cooking process, try to only use stainless steel bowls for seasoning and transporting foods. These bowls are classified as nonreactive cookware and are best for grilling since they will not release their atoms into the food.
They’re also extremely strong and don’t react to acids that may be present in seasonings. You can take this a step further and use nonreactive utensils when handling these bowls to keep your food as fresh and safe as possible.
Fires happen when you’re on the grill and there’s a simple way to manage them without using water or having to reach for the fire extinguisher. You can simply just put the lid on your grill and that will reduce the oxygen and put the fire out!
Let It Breathe!
Last but not least is our secret to getting juicy meat every time. All you have to do is let your meat breathe. By allowing the food to rest uncovered for a while, the juices will flow and set into the meat and make for a tender and flavorful experience.
You’re Ready to Apply These Grilling Tips
Grilling is a skill and like all skills practice and continued learning make perfect. We hope that our grilling tips are helpful and that they make your next barbecue your best!
Check out our website for more helpful tips.


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On behalf of Appropriate Rural Development Agriculture Program (ARDAP), I take this opportunity to welcome you to our website. We are a registered NGO based in Western Kenya with the main focus of working with small-scale farmers to improve their farm productivity and livelihoods.
The development of the website for ARDAP provides an opportunity to share widely with various stakeholders and exchange valuable ideas. We at ARDAP shall continue to update the website regularly so that we keep the public informed.
I take this chance to thank you for finding time to visit our site. We welcome your comments and views on any of our programs.
Executive Director, ARDAP
Appropriate Rural Development Agriculture Program (ARDAP) is a local Kenyan non-governmental organization based and working in Busia County, close to the Kenya-Uganda common border. ARDAP works to empower local communities in the area in the key issues of food security and environment/resource conservation. ARDAP works with women, youth and community-based self help groups in rural development, sustainable agriculture. hunger and food security, as well as natural resource management.
ARDAP has its headquarters at Butula Division in Busia County, with a staff complement of 18 officials. We also have project vehicles as well as a farmer resource centre which can host 40 residential participants. We in addition possess field demonstration plots which are used as learning sites for farmers.
ARDAP is focused on offering services that enhance farmer learning for agricultural development and improvement of their livelihoods.
Some of the activities that ARDAP is engaged in and that it would want to engage in, in future include the following:
· Environmental conservation;
· Technology transfer;
· Social development;
· Indigenous knowledge systems;
· Economic development;
· Empowering of orphans and widows led households;
· Food security;
· Local seed improvement;
· Youth training;
· Rural women agro-enterprise development;
· Water sanitation.
To be a Centre of excellence promoting sustainable livelihoods, eco-health and agri-business through improved food security and integrated social change.
To improve the livelihood of the local community though promotion of eco-friendly farming systems, agricultural research and provision of extension services with a long term aim of ensuring sustainable food security, income generation and improved health standards.
1. Provide a conducive working environment, positive image and resources for excellence service delivery.
2. Food secure communities through sustainable agriculture, strengthened seed systems, food value addition and enhanced marketing.
3. To empower vulnerable households in environmental health, microcredit and nutrition for social change and self-reliance.
4. Working with farmers to enhance environmental conservation, agricultural adaptive research and extension services for sustainable natural resource management.
5. Deliver consistent agricultural information to the community, stakeholders, collaborators and organizations.
· To provide sufficient, effective resources for accomplishment of organization goals
· Create and develop a conducive working environmental.
· To promote a positive organization image.
· Provide a residential and training backup to farmers and development facilitators.
· To Strengthen Seed systems for quality Seed Access for Improved Food Production.
· To promote sustainable agriculture technologies through extension services.
· To promote agricultural enterprises and marketing for income generation
· To promote food value addition for improved nutrition and income generation.
· Enhance the capacity of the special groups in community to address livelihood needs through eco-friendly farming systems and social development approaches.
· To promote environmental health and nutrition for vulnerable groups.
· To develop strong micro-finance within vulnerable groups for credit and savings
· Improve soil fertility management for sustained production within rural farming communities.
· Disseminate proven technologies to a wide range of smallholder farmers in western region and beyond
· Realize environmentally friendly communities that respect ecological diversity and value.
· Enhance rural capacities to cope with impacts of climate change
· To maintain functional information system that safe guards the organization’s information and data.
· To ensure timely, orderly and effective communication through capacity building of human resource.
· To enhance information access, sharing, communication infrastructure and new technologies in rural communities.
ARDAP'S CORE VALUES
P - Professionalism
I - Integrity
T - Transparency and accountability
T - Teamwork
S - Service for excellence
Postal address: P O Box 272 - 50405 Butula, Busia.
Telephone: +254 020 232 9074
Physical address: Mung'ambwa village, Butula District


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This is my last card for the day I promise!!!!!!
For this card I have used a lovely digi from Bugaboo called Edward Flower. I have coloured with my promarkers.
From my stash I have added a metal rose charm,pink gems,white pearls and pink and cream paper roses.
I have used my Die-namics Fishtail Banner die and a Nellies Frame die. I'm not sure what make the DP is from.
Here is my card
I would like to enter this card into the following challenges
Catch The Bug---Sketch
Craftycatz---Swirls & Pearls

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It looks like John McCain will soon be running his campaign from a van down by the river. His media-hacks have jumped ship. This comes on the heels of McCain losing his campaign manager as well as his top political advisor. Well, hired political hacks like to get paid. They aren't really in it for truth, justice and the American Way. No, these guys are part of the campaign money machine and like the hungry little piggy's that they are, they are off to find a fresh tit to suckle before the campaign cycle ends and it's too late.
And yet, John McCain hasn't given up yet. Lord knows why. A republican has an uphill battle to win in the general anyway, particularly one who has been playing war hawk for as long as McCain. Does he honestly think he has a chance to even get the VP nod?
No money, no chance.
So, if you see John begging on the streets with an empty coffee cup in one hand and sign that says, "Will run for President for food" don't be surprised. And don't give him any money. I know he says he'll buy food with that money, but guys like him will just turn around and blow that cash on political consultants and media buys.
McCain's media team quits his campaign