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From Tradition to Malnutrition: An Application of the Food Choice Questionnaire to Improve Understanding of Food Choice in a Transitioning Accra, Ghana
Experiencing the World Fellowship
On Sunday, May 27…
My first two weeks here in Accra have been a fantastic and eye-opening experience. It has not always been easy, but I welcome the challenge and want to get as much out of my time here as I can. After arriving, I spent my first few days touring around the city and adjusting to the differences in life and culture. I started by exploring the main attractions and landmarks of the city. I spent some time at Independence Square, the memorial of the first president, Kwame Nkrumah, and Jamestown, which was the major location of the British in Ghana during the era of colonization and slavery. These experiences were a great way to start my time in Ghana as I gained a better understanding of the culture and history of my new home.
After experiencing a brief introduction to Ghana, I began to work on starting my survey. I began to conduct pilot surveys with people at my hostel and got some great feedback on how to better word questions to properly express the questions I am trying to ask. This was a really productive tactic, and I feel much better now about my survey and the results that I hope to get from it.
After my first week, I began to feel comfortable exploring the city on my own and began approaching people for my surveys. The adjustments I made to some of the questions to make them easier to understand have made it much easier to conduct my research. So far, I have had really good reactions to asking if people would want to take part in my survey. I am very thankful for Professor McDonnell's methods class as it helped to prepare me for the somewhat awkward task of approaching people on the streets.
To benefit my surveys, I have also been making an effort to try and experience all of the different types of food that Ghana has to offer. What better way is there to study a foreign culture of food than to experience it first hand? I have been amazed at how great the food here is. There has yet to be something I have eaten here that I have not enjoyed. Even eating some meals with my hands instead of silverware was enjoyable once I got past the initial shock of putting my hands in soup. It has also proven to be very beneficial in my surveys, as many respondents so far have mentioned specific foods that they enjoy or have explained how certain foods have an impact on their overall food choice.
“A hungry man is not afree man.”
-Adlai E. Stevenson
Recent changes in production, and the exploitation of natural resources have led to some improvements in wealth and economy in Ghana, especially in the capital city of Accra. For many, the question of food has switched from, “What will I eat,” to “Where will I eat.” While poverty is still very prevalent in the country, many of the food deserts have been filled by rivers of fatty oils, and mountains of salt constructed and maintained by Western fast food companies. Many people of Ghana have been freed from hunger, but are on the verge of being recaptured by another, less visible evil. In the past decade, obesity has risen by 650 percent, now affecting almost a fifth of the population of the country, and there has still been little recognition of this phenomenon.
During my time in Ghana, I surveyed and interviewed 46 Ghanaian people, completed ethnographic studies of six restaurants (half traditional / half western), and learned all about the cuisine of the Gold Coast. My aim was to better understand the complex system of food choices in Ghana. Simply, I wanted to understand why and how people interact with and choose the foods they eat.
Since my project involved face to face surveys and interviews, my research forced me to get out and interact with the people of Ghanaian community. Going into the project, I knew it was going to be somewhat uncomfortable at first to approach people, unable to hide my foreignness, andask for interviews. My first day in Accra was spent trying to build up the courage to walk up to strangers on the street. At first it was even more difficult than I had imagined to deal with the unknowns of how someone would react to a stranger’s request of 40 minutes of their time. Fortunately, once I began to do it, it became easier and by the end was second nature. The amazing people I met were very receptive, kind, and took time for me that would seem impossible by United States standards. The love for food held by the Ghanaian people was evident in every person I talked to, and perhaps made them open up more about their lives. Itwas clear that food was more than just a means for survival, but rather a symbol of their culture, a statement of values, and an expression of who they are.
My confidence hit its stride near the end of my first week. It was my first time in the crowded market of a new neighborhood by myself, and I was a little apprehensive of approaching someone for my first interview. There were people everywhere, all moving quickly like a blur around me. I clutched my bag and started to build the courage to walk up to a woman selling watermelon, when suddenly, to my surprise, I felt a tap on my shoulder. “Hello, my brother!” a friendly voice cried out, “Welcome home my brother!” I spun around quickly to figure out who the mystery person was. Before me stood a young Ghanaian man wearing a Jamaican flag colored sewn hat and a blue shirt. “I am Michael,” he said, “it is good to see another brother, I am glad to welcome you here to my home!”
What ensued was one of the most interesting conversations I have ever had in my life. We talked for over an hour about howI found myself in Ghana, Michael’s twins that were just born, and then about my research. Michael was so intrigued by my work, that after our interview, he excitedly ran like a child on Christmas morning to show me around the town, introducing me to people to survey and interview. I am not exaggerating when I say that Michael knew almost everyone on the street: from young workers in small shops, to grandmothers washing clothes on the street, and even to newspaper editors from the major media producers of Accra, everyone lit up when they saw Michael. I am so thankful for his kindness. He provided an insight and a means into a culture that was so different than anything I had experienced before, and he gave me confidence that I took with me during the rest of my time in Ghana.
Another large part of my experience in Ghana was familiarizing myself with and trying all of the different foods. I could not think of a better way to study a foreign culture of food than to experience it first hand. I was amazed by the food, there was not a single thing I had in Ghana that I did not enjoy. From spiced chicken and rice to fried plantains and beaten cassava, the variety of flavors reflected the complexity of the people of Ghana. Additionally, eating some meals with my hands instead of silverware was enjoyable once I gotpast the initial shock of putting my hands in the soup. It was also very beneficial for my surveys as many respondents so far have mentioned specific foods that they enjoy in certain situations. Knowing the food first-hand helped me to better connect with them. Food, most likely, was eventhe cause of my worst day in Ghana. I woke up extremely ill one morning, most likely as a result of something I ate. Despite the obvious discomfort, this not so great experience was another insight into the lives of the Ghanaians and how they relate to food. Food affects nearly every aspect of their lives from energy and health to culture and expression.
Conducting research in Ghana taught me so much more than I imagined I could learn. First, as a direct result of my research, I gained a lot of interesting insight into how people from Ghana view food and nutrition. It became evident in my interviews that there was a disconnect between the healthy-diet intentions that many people in Ghana hold versus how they actually eat. As a result, I began to look for how people in Ghana currently gain information about the food they eat. I started documenting various advertisements, packaging, and menus that influence the perceptions of food in Ghana. My research also showed that many people in Ghana are very fond of how their food is advertised and presented to them as well. I look forward to analyzing more deeply the results of my project, and trying to better understand this interesting phenomenon. I hope to turn these results into a presentation and useable data to share with others at a conference or table discussion.
Secondly, I gained a lot of experience conducting surveys and ethnographic studies. I had learned the basics of these types of research in classes during the spring, but no experience I had was as informative as the real thing. I hope to use the experience of this summer to inform my research question, and to reinforce the confidence and skills that will help me with the capstone project that I plan to pursue next year.
Finally, I grew in my empathy for the world. It was an incredible experience to truly be immersed ina new culture. Coming from Iowa to Indiana, I have always been in a comfortable culture for me. It is powerful to be able to put real life experiences to topics of development that I discuss in class. I also challenged a lot of my preconceptions about the developing world, and have gained an open mind towards places I have never been. I learned so much about how I respond to discomfort, and about the skills that I possess that can aid in dealing with discomforts. As a result of this experience, I not only feel ready, but excited to continue my exploration of the world, to meet people of all backgrounds, and to hopefully live as a global citizen.
Towards the end of my time in Ghana, I had the idea of creating a cookbook that the hostel could sell to guests that detailed the recipes and respective histories of Ghanaian dishes. In exchange for creating this cookbook, I was granted access to recipes of traditional meals along with watching and helping the cooks make the food, and even the opportunity to learn about what the dishes meant to the cooks. It was a great way to understand more about the cuisine, and also to give back to my gracious host, the Agoo Hostel.
My project could not have been successful without the help and time of my support team. I would like to thank Professor Wengle, who has been extremely helpful as an advisor, guiding my research to be more effective and clear. Additional thanks to Professor McDonnell, for going beyond her duty as my professor, and guiding both my research and my mentality as I entered a culture so foreign to my own. I would like to thank my friends and classmates for their helpful feedback, and for their unwavering support while I was abroad. Finally, I would like to thank Holly Rivers, Rachel Thiel, and the Kellogg Institute for giving me the opportunity to explore the world, and to get a tasteof a country I never imagined I would get the chance to explore.

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Twitter Spotlight with Heather Kirchhoff
Meet Heather Kirchhoff, the face behind the RRSMS Twitter account.
I live in Missouri where I work at a nursing home. I currently have one dog, and I’ll be getting a betta soon. I love animals; I’m heartbroken not all of them have happy homes. When I’m not writing, I enjoy reading, taking pictures, walking, and spending time with my animals, family and best friends.
I became a bookworm back in sixth grade when my teacher suggested I read the Phantom Stallion series by Terri Farley and instantly fell in love. Ever since then, I’ve taken a book pretty much anywhere with me. I absolutely love reading! I enjoy when a story takes me from the real world for a little while, and into something completely different. I’ll read anything as long as it sounds good, aside from non-fiction and self-help books. My favorite genre is paranormal, but I also like reading love stories here and there.
I was inspired to write by Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight, Richelle Mead’s Vampire Academy, and Alyson Noel’s Evermore. I wanted to make others feel the way I did while I was reading. I plan to write in all genres in my lifetime, but right now I have YA and paranormal books published. I’m also in thirteen anthologies.
I published my first book, The Last Night, a month before my junior year of high school. But one of my short stories, Save Me, was selected to be published in Apocalypse my sophomore year. Right now, about seven years after I first started writing, I have four books published, and one short story that’s on its own.
I run Rock & Roll Saved My Soul’s Twitter account, but I also help with promoting. I absolutely love working for R&RSMS. I enjoy helping others out, and R&RSMS does exactly that. I really like the fact that we don’t keep any of the proceeds; that it all goes to charity.
It can be difficult to come up with new ways to promote our books, the publishing company, and the anthologies we’re currently accepting submissions for. But once it’s all done, it’s a great feeling. I love seeing the anthologies move forward. I really hope the ones we’re currently accepting submissions for get the green light to continue on with the publishing journey.
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When we first decided on getting a Great Dane for a family pet we did all of the possible research on the breed through books, internet and by word of mouth through existing Dane owners in hopes to ensure that he or she would be an equal fit with us and for the dog itself. We soon welcomed Gibson Claridge into our family.
During our research we did discovered that Danes were “high risk” for Bloat (GDV) and unfortunately death is the most common out come once diagnosed. However early detection is key to a dog’s survival however it is not guaranteed. My husband and I constantly read up on bloat (GDV) to ensure that we both fully understood what it is and what kinds of symptoms we should be looking for. We also made sure that our family, friends and kennel services were also fully aware of bloat (GDV) as more eyes looking for these symptoms would be the best outcome for Gibson.
Knowing that we could not 100% prevent Gibson from getting bloat (GDV) we tried a list of things in hopes to prevent it from happening such as:
- Raised water/food bowls
- Monitored his activates before and after all meals/treats/water breaks – we used the old saying “30 mins of rest after eating before you go swimming” however with him for exercise/free run in the back yard
- Another prevention method is to tack their stomach to their rib cage – we did look into the possibility of tacking his stomach when he was neutered however the Veterinarian overlooking him at the time did not offer this service to male dogs as his surgery did not require him to be opened up. There are some Veterinarian’s who would automatically recommend this surgery for female Danes while they are being spayed as they are already opened up for their surgery.
The Bloat (GDV) surgery can be very expensive so we looked into the possibility of getting Pet Insurance for Gibson to help cover the cost if we ever needed it. We wanted to make sure that we were fully prepared in case this ever happened to Gibson, and we didn’t want “the cost of the surgery” to be a benefactor to the safe recovery of our dog. Not only would the Pet Insurance cover a GDV Surgery but they also covered other diagnoses procedures. Sadly however, even after everything we did to help prevent Gibson in developing bloat (GDV) he still did.
Gibson was staying at a kennel while we were away for the weekend and he didn’t eat very well while we were gone (this typically happens at the kennel). After we picked him up and brought him home we placed some food down in his bowl, which he ate (like he normally does). Later that night we decided to step out for some dinner and upon our return my husband noticed that Gibson had gotten sick while we were out. It was thick and foamy mucus, and we have never seen vomit like this from him before. We brought Gibson outside and noticed that he was very stand offish with us (normally he is trying to play with us or trying to get some extra back rubs in while he is leaning into us). We then noticed that he would not lift his head, so we called him over to us and tried to get him to sit and we saw that it seemed to take a lot of effort. Once we got him to lie down we went ahead and started to check his stomach, which seemed like it was hard under our touch and we noticed a large lump bulging just under his last rib bone. We determined that these were the first signs of bloat however just to make sure my husband tried to give Gibson a treat and he refused them (which never happens). At this time we called the emergency hotline. After speaking with Tawnya she requested that we bring Gibson into the clinic so that they could asses him. Once we got to the clinic Gibson had gotten sick a second time, we got some x-rays done and the attending Vet, Dr. Ingrid Walker had confirmed that Gibson was indeed experiencing bloat (GDV) and indicated that we caught it at a very early stage. The bulge that developed in his side was actually his spleen expanding due to the twist. Dr. Trevor Henry was called in to do the surgery and was able to untwist the stomach and Gibson’s spleen automatically started to shrink. Dr. Trevor Henry also tacked his stomach at this time to help prevent this from occurring again in the future.
We were informed afterwards that the surgery did not take as long as expected because we had gotten Gibson into the clinic so quickly. As in most cases the dogs that come in with bloat (GDV) have passed away while they were discussing and or prepping for surgery because they were so far along. Looking back we are just glad that we were able to recognize the symptoms of bloat (GDV) and had the pet insurance.
We are ever so grateful to the wonderful staff at Chatham Kent Veterinary Clinic that our Gibson made it through his surgery, recovery and is still with us today.

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Sergeant Jerry Reyna from the Frio County Sheriff’s Department will take over the Dilley police department in less than two weeks.
The city of Dilley interviewed four police chief applicants on the evening of December 20th, 2016 and unanimously voted to hire Sergeant Jerry Reyna of the Frio County Sheriff’s Department. Reyna will replace Sheriff-elect Albert DeLeon who takes office at the county at midnight January 1st, 2017.
Reyna will take over a police department whose identity has been in flux in recent months due to hiring challenges and questions over the existence of the department itself. In July, Chief DeLeon proposed to the Frio County Commissioners Court a “consolidation” of law enforcement departments, which would have effectively dissolved Dilley’s police force. DeLeon explained to local newspaper Frio-Nueces Current that his appearance before the Commissioners Court was planned by the city of Dilley, but in Dilley’s subsequent city council meeting, the police chief was thrown no such lifeline.
“If these conversations are going to occur, they should start here at the city council meetings,” said Dilley city attorney Bobby Maldonado at the August 9th meeting. During the discussion, the city council marched one step further to emphasize the importance of public input and transparency in such a decision. In response, DeLeon pitched the idea of a town hall meeting to directly involve Dilley residents. The city appeared to agree and voted to schedule the public event. However, the meeting was never held, and the topic of dissolving the police department was never mentioned again by the city council.
City Administrator Noel Perez points out that he did not hold his position at the time of those meetings, but explains the Dilley police force could be downsized when Reyna takes office in January. “According to the council, I’m sure they would want it downsized,” he said. “Downsized in the sense that the county would help us more. We could save $300,000 by downsizing and get the help we need from the county. I think that we will always have a local department with a local chief, local sergeant, local patrolmen.”
Currently, the police force is considered fully staffed with nine policemen plus the chief. However, when Reyna takes over in 9 days, the number of Dilley policemen will be drastically lower.
“We’re going to be left with, as far as I know, the new Chief and two officers, perhaps one more,” said Perez. The number of new officers that will be hired depends on what Frio County pledges to support the Dilley area. “This city pays at least half a million dollars to our county, so what do we get for that?” Perez asked.
Shaping the future of the Dilley police department will be a tall order for Sergeant Reyna who has twenty years’ experience at Frio County. As the size Dilley police department expands and contracts at the whims of the world oil market, the position of police chief has not been a model of stability. Reyna will be the fourth police chief in the eight years since Mayor Mary Ann Obregon took office during her current tenure. Perez said, “I hope that this one is here to stay for a while. For a small community, we need the chief to stay.”


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It’s one of America’s favorites — and no fewer than seven states have made that official, naming the Northern Cardinal as their state bird. The male brightens yards, parks, and woodlands with its flare of crimson feathers; the warm browns of the female are marked with reddish accents.
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All of the 470 senior executives at the
None of the department’s senior executives received either of the two lowest of five possible job ratings, “minimally satisfactory” or “unsatisfactory,” in any of the past four fiscal years.
The data also showed that in 2013, nearly 80 percent of the senior executives were rated either “outstanding” or as having exceeded “fully successful” in their job performance, and that at least 65 percent of the executives received performance awards, which averaged around $9,000. Only about 20 percent received the middle of the five ratings.
Veterans Affairs officials sought to play down the data, saying that only 15 senior executives across the entire federal government had received either of the two lowest ratings in the most recent year — suggesting that the high ratings enjoyed by V.A. officials were not out of line with those of their counterparts at other government agencies.
But the data, which were a focus of a House Veterans Affairs Committee hearing, angered lawmakers who said they provided further evidence that the highest reaches of the department were out of touch with problems in the system and that there was a lack of accountability for poor management.Continue reading the main story
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Representative Ann McLane Kuster, Democrat of
In all, the department paid performance awards to senior executives that totaled $4.7 million in 2010 and $2.7 million in the most recent fiscal year.
The bonus system was originally intended to reward high performers and to help the department retain its best employees, and it is widely viewed as having helped professionalize the V.A. in the 1990s. As reports of problems accumulated this year, the department suspended the awards for senior health care executives.
In her written testimony, Ms. Farrisee said the department needed to do better in holding executives accountable, but defended the awards generally. “Our ability to allocate performance awards to our highest performers is vital to hiring and retention,” she said.
But the system has come under harsh scrutiny in recent years, most recently in connection with revelations that employees had used a variety of machinations to cloak the long wait times many veterans faced to see physicians.
Many administrators’ bonuses were tied partly to whether their facilities met patient wait-time goals, including being able to see a doctor within 14 days. When a shortage of doctors and other factors made it impossible for many facilities to come anywhere close to those standards, many administrators and patient schedulers manipulated data and used other tactics to make the numbers look better than they were.Continue reading the main story


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Good movie, was a bit cynical abt watching it after reading Taran's review, but to my surprise an intelligent movie from all angles. Madhavan is superb, so are all other actors, could have done with a bit more tightness in the script, otherwise its 4.5/5. Good acting, good suspence, do watch this movie as you wont be dissapointed. My first review here. Thanks
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As the first images from Hubble came down to Earth, it was obvious all was not well and it wasn’t performing as it should. After a few weeks the problem was identified – the primary mirror was just 2 microns too shallow, around one 50th the width of a human hair. Hubble couldn’t reach the sharp focus it was meant to. Rather than collecting 70 per cent of starlight to a focal point, Hubble was only able to collect 10 to 15 per cent. Luckily the upgraded WFPC2 was being built and engineers could adjust the optics to compensate for the flaw.
This didn’t solve the problem for all the other instruments onboard, however. A set of smaller corrective mirrors, named the Corrective Optics Space Telescope Axial Replacement (COSTAR) were also developed to focus the images for the other scientific instruments. COSTAR consisted of five pairs of small mirrors on deployable arms, with 12 motors and over 5,000 individual parts, that could be positioned to intercept and refocus the light from the primary mirror into the two remaining spectrographs and FOC.
It launched on Space Shuttle Endeavour in December 1993, on the most complex Shuttle mission ever performed. It took the seven astronauts, 10 days and five spacewalks to install the new equipment. The mission went off without a hitch and when the first pin sharp images came through, they knew it had been a complete success. Hubble was back in business.


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The Construction Institute is dedicated to supporting our members' journey in digital transformation. Keeping pace with technological developments in the construction industry and their implications is no small task. Artificial intelligence (AI), blockchain, smart contracts, robotics, the Internet of Things (IoT), manufactured construction, smart materials and other technologies are no longer just on the horizon; they are already in use by industry innovators. What technologies might become standard practice? What will be the timeline for their adoption? How should our members position themselves to take advantage of the opportunities and avoid the risks?
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AUSTIN, Texas — Feb. 7 marks the "first ever" "No Kill Day" at the Texas State Capitol.
Well into the Texas Legislative session, the group will meet at 11 a.m. on the front steps of the Texas Capitol with their pets and signs to ask lawmakers to make every shelter in Texas a "no kill" facility.
"We’ll celebrate the progress already made in reducing the number of shelter deaths across the state and show our appreciation to those legislators helping our four legged friends," the Facebook event said.
Austin Animal Center is the largest no-kill animal shelter in the country, a status the center has held since 2011. It has saved 116,300 dogs and cats. South Korean veterinarians traveled to Austin in November to take notes from the shelter.


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Maybe I misread the headline, or maybe its wording was changed after I first saw it. Whatever the reason, I looked at this CNA report and saw (or thought I saw): “Cuban priest: 64 years is enough to prove the revolution didn’t work.” The priest in question was talking specifically about the Cuban revolution, and of course he was right. But Castro was not the only revolutionary of his era, and the same logic applies to them all.
If we can now say definitively that the Castro regime did not bring a socialist utopia to Cuba—and we can—what should we say about the whirlwind that hit the Catholic Church at roughly the same time? And the sexual revolution, proclaimed just a few years after that? The Batista government that Castro overthrew was corrupt and authoritarian; but are the Cuban people better off today? The life of the Church may have been dulled by routine in the 1950s, but have we seen the “new spring” that was so confidently promised after Vatican II? Americans had their sexual hangups in the era of Leave It To Beaver and Father Knows Best, but do Modern Family and The Bachelor(ette) represent progress?
We have seen revolutions, in the Church and in American society, in the past 60 years. We are living now with the consequences of those revolutions, and should recognize how radically our lives have changed, for good or for ill, in the space of a lifetime. We can’t go back to 1963, of course. But if we could, would we be worse off?
Or let me ask the question in a different way. If we could take a time machine back to 1963, and tell some prominent people of that time what they could expect from the glorious future of 2023, would they be pleased? Let’s try it—and pose the questions not to stodgy conservatives, but to leaders who were (and generally still are) regarded as liberal icons of their time.
- Tell Mother Teresa of Calcutta that missionaries must not hope to convert needy people to the Catholic faith.
- Tell Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., that in 2023, the President of the United States will say that the most important civil-rights battle of the day is the campaign to allow young people to change their sexual identity.
- Tell Pope John XXIII that the habits of self-discipline that he developed—such as “custody of the eyes”—are signs of emotional rigidity. While you’re at it, tell him that the liturgy he celebrated must now be suppressed.
- Tell Dorothy Day that Catholic institutions should include abortion coverage in their health-care programs, in order to retain government funding.
- Tell President Kennedy that the Pride flag will be flying over the US embassy to the Vatican.
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Warm flavour for cold, wet days. Roasted Pumpkin Apple & Onion on Mixed Kale, part of our Simple Sides series.
- 3 cups pumpkin, peeled, seeded & cut
- 2 medium onions, cubed
- 2 medium apples (golden delicious preferred), cubed, skin on
- 2 tablespoons olive oil (plus more for dressing)
- 1 sprig fresh rosemary (or about 1 1/2 teaspoons dry)
- 1 sprig fresh thyme (or about 1 1/2 teaspoons dry)
- 1 head kale, deveined, washed & coarsely chopped (or 1 bag of mixed kale)
- 1 large orange
- Sunflower or pumpkin seeds to finish
- Salt & pepper to taste
- In a large bowl combine pumpkin, onions & apples. Toss and coat with olive oil, rosemary, thyme, salt & pepper then spread evenly on a baking sheet sprayed well with non-stick spray. Roast in pre-heated 400°F (220°C) oven for 30 – 45 minutes, turning the roasting mixture halfway to brown more evenly.
- When fully cooked & lightly browned remove pumpkin, apple & onion from the oven and cool slightly. Add kale in a layer on the bottom of your serving bowl, season lightly with salt & pepper. Arrange warm pumpkin, apple & onion mixture on top of kale, drizzle with good quality olive oil, then squeeze your orange, rendering the juice over the entire salad, finish with sunflower or pumpkin seeds and serve immediately.
Change is good. Punch this recipe up with a change of citrus: try tangerine, mandarin, pink grapefruit or blood orange instead.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 45 Minutes
- Category: Side Dishes
- Method: Roast
- Cuisine: Modern
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Amazon Plans 1 MSF Houston-Area Fulfillment Center
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Amazon continues to expand its fulfillment-center footprint across the U.S. with another facility in the Lone Star State. The company has recently announced plans for a 1 million-square-foot project just outside of Houston in Missouri City, Texas.
Amazon’s new fulfillment center will open at 2303 Hurricane Lane, roughly 20 miles south of downtown Houston in Fort Bend County. The project, which will bring 500 new full-time positions to the area, dovetails with Missouri City’s long-term economic development plan. And while local officials are welcoming Amazon with open arms, they courted the company without the offer of monetary bonuses. “Amazon was not given any tax incentives or abatements for coming to Missouri City,” Odis Jones, city manager, Missouri City, Texas, told Commercial Property Executive. However, he added, the City did provide inducements through streamlining the permitting process.
If all goes as planned, the Missouri City fulfillment center will commence operations in 2021. The facility will mark the second fulfillment center in Fort Bend County, joining the recently announced 850,000-square-foot project in neighboring Richmond.
Growth of a giant
Amazon’s global leadership in e-commerce only grows stronger as the company continues to expand across the country and around the world at a breakneck pace. “As I mentioned last quarter, we expect to grow our fulfillment and logistics network square footage by approximately 50 percent this year, which includes significant additions to our fulfillment centers as well as our transportation facilities,” Brian Olsavsky, CFO of Amazon.com, reiterated during the company’s third quarter 2020 earnings conference call on October 29.
Texas has been a high-priority location for the growth of Amazon’s fulfillment center portfolio. In the third quarter alone, the company announced plans for an 820,000-square-foot project outside Austin in Pflugerville and a 1 million-square-foot facility in Forney within the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex. Additionally, Amazon revealed it would establish its very first fulfillment center in El Paso with the opening of a 625,000 square-foot facility.


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Mast cells are made in bone marrow but are found all over the body, including the nervous system, connective tissues, and mucosal cells. At the time this paper was written, not much was known about how they work or were activated. The endocannabinoids anandamide (AEA) and palmitoylethanolamide (PEA) are similar to THC, the psychoactive chemical in cannabis because they bind to the same receptors, CB1 and CB2 receptors (CB1 mostly).
Here is the full scientific article if you wish to download it.
Mast cells had recently been discovered to express CB2 receptors (they were found on the surface of the mast cells), leading scientists to think that the endocannabinoid system, which contains the CB receptors, would be a good place to start looking for a way to interact with them.
Mast cells are involved in the body’s inflammatory response, lymphoma, mucous production, fibrosis, growth, and other vital processes. This study was designed to establish how the ECS was involved in any of these processes. The results were promising and confusing. A part of how HMC-1 mast cells transport and process anandamide was elucidated, along with the discovery of a FAAH, an enzyme that degrades anandamide, in the mast cells.
This is curious because human mast cells do not express endocannabinoid receptors on their surfaces. Why and how they absorb and respond to anandamide is still unclear.
Mast cells are relatively recently discovered cells that have emerged to play vital roles in many different processes. It had been found that mast cells took up the endocannabinoid anandamide, which was curious because human mast cells are known not to have any endocannabinoid receptors on their surface. There was more going on than was immediately apparent.
This study discovered an anandamide transporter, which took anandamide into mast cells, where it is hydrolyzed by an enzyme called 5-lypoxygense. The authors are not certain as to why they do this, but the most likely hypothesis is that it is one part of an inflammation regulatory system.
Anandamide reduces inflammatory responses, a chemical called NO increases them. Through the action of FAAH, which had not been known in mast cells before, it is proposed that the two chemicals are used to balance out the mast cell’s role in inflammation.
It seems like mast cells are important in regulating the endocannabinoid system, which has a large role in the way the body responds to attack, infection, and trauma, as well as many other important processes. The interaction is two-way. AEA and PEA do not downregulate human mast cell activation, but they do activate other parts of the inflammatory system.
The authors conclude that mast cells contribute to the regulation of the peripheral endocannabinoid system and therefore processes like inflammation, neuroimmune reactions, and vascular tone. These are all processes that are the causes or are affected by serious diseases, especially inflammation. Knowing how mast cells can be manipulated opens them up for therapies for many different conditions.
This very technical paper is the first to describe in part the way that the endocannabinoid system is regulated in part by mast cells. There are serious medical applications of this knowledge.

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Nina Dobrev shares the first shot she took with Olympian beau Shaun White as she celebrates Christmas
Nina Dobrev took to Instagram Thursday showing off the romantic first pic she ever snapped alongside her beau, Shaun White.
The Vampire Diaries actress, 31, posted the shot on Instagram Stories as part of a trending social media game called ‘Post a photo of…,’ and she was asked by a follower to share her first picture with the Olympian.
The Bulgarian-Canadian beauty shared the Polaroid, in which they both wore dark tops.
Memories: Nina Dobrev, 31, took to Instagram Thursday showing off the romantic first pic she ever snapped alongside her beau, Shaun White, 34, a Polaroid snap
The Crash Pad actress has been linked to the San Diego native, 34, since March, quarantined together and opened up about their relationship on social media this past May.
She shared a shot of herself cutting White’s hair – as salons were closed amid the lockdown – captioning the shot, ‘Adding to resume: hairdresser. My hairstylist said he wouldn’t, so she did. #QuarantineCuts.’
A source in May told E! News that ‘after spending weeks together during quarantine, Nina and Shaun have made it clear to their friends that they are a serious couple.’
‘Nina doesn’t take sharing her personal life very lightly, but it shows how happy and secure she is with Shaun and their relationship that she is willing to take this step.’
Spirit of the season: Dobrev relaxed in red silk pajamas to celebrate Christmas on Friday
Santa snack: The actress shared a shot of bananas and waffles she prepared to eat on the holiday
The source noted that Dobrev and White ‘complement each other very well’ as ‘they have similar energy, they both are fun, low maintenance people who like to laugh and stay active.’
The Perks of Being a Wallflower actress, who has more than 21.5 million followers on the social media site, was previously romantically linked with Vampire Diaries co-star Ian Somerhalder, actors Austin Stowell and Grant Mellon.
Romance: Dobrev and White shared a romantic shot as they’ve been linked most of the year


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Put the filters in the folder plug-ins, the masks in the folder masks and the
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1. Open a new image 700x700
2. Foreground color #b09278 and background color #6b4c3c
3. Flood fill the image with the foreground color.
4. New raster layer and flood fill this with the background color.
5. Layers - Load/Save Mask - Load Mask from Disk.
6. Look for 96MaskkelsWWA - Click on Load.
7. Layers - Merge - Merge Group.
8. Go to selection tool - selections - rounded rectangle - over the whole
picture - see example.
8a.Place this in the middle at the top - see example.
9. New raster layer flood fill with the gold pattern .
10. Effects - Penta.com - VTR2 - click on OK.
11. Selections - Modify - Contract 10.
12. New raster layer - flood fill with the background color.
13. Selections - select none.
14. Go to text tool and write Mickey Cowboy.
15. Font Verdana size 48, stroke width 2, foreground gold pattern.
16. Effects - 3D Effects - drop shadow.
17. Close the 2 bottom layers and stay at 1 of the other layers.
18. Layers - Merge - Merge visible.
19. Open the 2 bottom layers.
20. Duplicate this layer- Image - Flip.
21. Go to Paint Brush and remove the letters off with the background color
22. Copy the tube MM2 of Mickey and paste as a new layer.
23. Go to Preset Shape Tool - symmetric shape - star.
24. Draw a star with the gold pattern in the foreground and place this at the
bottom in the middle.
25. Duplicate this layer - Image - Resize 50% - all layers not checked.
26. Place this left of the star.
27. Duplicate the smaller layer - Image - Mirror.
28. Duplicate this layer also and place this left in the top bar.
29. Duplicate this layer- Image - Mirror.
30. Duplicate raster 3 (the big star).
31. Place it right in the middle.
32. Effects - MuRa's Meister - Copies.
33. Go to selection tool - selections - circle.
34. You are still at copies of raster 3. Draw a circle in the stars.
35. New raster layer - flood fill with gold pattern.
36. Layers - arrange - move down.
37. Selections - Modify - Contract 10.
38. New raster layer and flood fill with background color.
39. Selections - select none.
40. Stay at raster 5. (the circle with the background color)
41. Effects - Penta.com - VTR2 same settings as in 9.
42. Duplicate the tube MM2 of Mickey. (raster 2)
43. Layer - Arrange - Bring to top.
44. Image - Resize 50% - All layers not checked.
45. Place this in the middle of the circle.
46. Effects - Photo-effects - Sepia Toning.
47. Put your watermark into the image.
48. Image - Resize 75%. All layers checked.
49. Image- Add border 25 - flood fill with background color.
50. Select the border.
51. Effects - Penta.com - VTR2 - same settings as in 9.
52. Effects - 3D Effects - Inner Bevel.
53. Selections - select none.
54. Image- Add border 5 - flood fill with background color.
55. Select the border - flood fill with gold pattern.
56. Selections - select none
57. Image- Add border 25 - flood fill with background color.
58. Effects - Penta.com - VTR2 - same settings as in 9.
59. Effects - 3D Effects - Inner Bevel same as in 52.
60. Selections - select none.
61. Image - Resize with 85%.
62. File - Save as a jpg file.
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Dancer Colin Dunne, fiddler Tola Custy, Harpist Maeve Gilchrist and Uileann Piper David Power
Edges of Light is a fusion of music, dance and theatre you need to hear and see to believe. They perform in The Glens Centre, Manorhamilton on Thursday, July 26 at 8pm.
Edges of Light is a collaboration between Irish dance legend Colin Dunne, fiddler Tola Custy, harpist Maeve Gilchrist and uilleann piper David Power.
The prodigiously talented dancer Colin Dunne joins forces with Tola Custy, Maeve Gilchrist and David Power.
Combining the play of dance with an adventurous musical spirit, the quartet conjure up a beautiful soundscape, weaving simple and complex textures of melody and rhythm inspired by the natural sounds and shimmering patterns of light that announce Ireland’s day.
Their combined talent is an experience not to be missed. Mixing contemporary and traditional music with dance, this theatrical show is an exciting celebration of melody and rhythm, commissioned by Music Network.
“The unifying theme, as the title suggests, is dawn, Irish dawn in particular, and the music evokes both the hush and the brilliance of early morning” - New York Times
“It lifts both audience and performers out of the familiar, and makes us all pay more attention and hear and see and think afresh about the music.” - Paul O'Connor
“Colin Dunne is known as a dancer, but it is probably more accurate to describe him as a musician who plays the body.” - Ellen Cranitch
Tickets are €16/13 and show starts at 8pm on Thursday 26 July, bookings on (071) 9855833 or www.theglenscentre.com
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Neuss Central Station is the railway station for the city of Neuss in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. The main station building is built on a platform between the tracks and it is located at the junction of the Lower Left Rhine Railway and the Mönchengladbach–Düsseldorf railway. These lines also connect with the Düren–Neuss railway and the Neuss–Viersen railway; the latter has ended since 1984 at Kaarster See station and is operated by the private Regiobahn company.The station is a transport hub, served by various rail services, a Stadtbahn line, a tram line and a bus station with eight bays in the station forecourt.Neuss station houses several shops, including a restaurant, a snack bar and a kiosk. In 2006, it was modernised, with two of its four platforms equipped with lifts for wheelchair users. It is classified by Deutsche Bahn as a category 2 station.HistoryNeuss station was opened in 1853, along with the line from Aachen. A rail connection to Cologne followed in 1855. In 1875/76, the second station building was built. The current station building was opened at the same location in 2003. The station was extensively remodelled with the opening of the Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn lines S11 (opened in 1985) and S 8 (1988).
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Are you looking for die casting manufacturers in China, India, and Eastern Europe? You’ve come to the right place. Sourcing Allies has been helping Western customers source and manufacture a wide range of die cast metal parts from these low-cost regions since 2006.
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It is one of the most efficient and cost-effective methods of manufacturing metal parts and products of complex shapes and sizes in a variety of lightweight, high-strength materials. The production cycle is fairly simple, quick and easily repeatable. Hence, large quantities of the part or product can be manufactured in a matter of minutes and with a minimum requirement for post-production machining. What’s more, a variety of surface textures and finishes can be applied to the final product, such as anti-corrosion coatings and specialised, aesthetically pleasing finishes. This manufacturing method is also said to consume less energy and produce less material wastage than other metal shaping processes.
Die casting is not suitable for low-volume production. Most manufacturers will quote a minimum order quantity (MOQ) because they make their profits from producing goods in bulk. The MOQ might vary depending on the raw material you request. Another factor to consider is tooling cost, which can run into the hundreds of thousands of dollars if you require a complex or large part to be cast. The time it takes to create your custom tool can also add to your lead time. Furthermore, if a tool requires modification after it has been made, this could reduce tool life and reliability down the line.
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Very elegant pair of earrings made of beautiful pearls, topped diamond earrings, mounted in 18k white gold 750 / 1000th. The timelessness of pearls to enhance any outfit: refined and elegant!
Diamonds: 0.18 carats.
Cultured pearls 7.5 mm.
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Towel industry accelerates the promotion of healthy consumption concepts
Source: China Textile News
Recently, the "2013 China National Textile Association Towel Professional Committee Annual Meeting" hosted by the China Home Textile Industry Association and undertaken by the Vosges Group was held in Gaomi City, Shandong Province. Yang Zhaohua, Chairman of the China Home Textile Industry Association, and more than 30 people from the national towel industry Representatives of key enterprises and industrial clusters attended the meeting.
As an annual professional event for the national towel industry, the successful holding of the "2013 China National Textile Association Towel Professional Committee Annual Meeting" played an important role in promoting the development of the industry in 2014.
At the meeting, Du Huanfu, Secretary-General of the Towel Industry Branch of the National Standardization Committee, first announced the results of the healthy use of towels obtained by the Towel Professional Committee for one year. Representatives of well-known media companies in the industry introduced the promotion plan for the concept of healthy consumption of towels.
This topic has aroused widespread concern among the guests. Leaders from major brand towel companies and towel industry clusters such as Zibo and Gaoyang conducted lively discussions on topics such as promoting the concept of healthy consumption of towels and accelerating the development of the towel industry. It is generally believed that the current external demand market is unstable and the domestic market Under the background of great potential, the majority of towel companies should pay more attention to the development of the domestic market. By changing the concept of towels as a traditional daily necessities in the eyes of the public, they will gradually influence and improve the public’s consumption habits, so as to create demand and stimulate the industry. The purpose of increasing domestic demand to guide the healthy and sustainable development of the industry. In addition, representatives of participating companies also put forward many suggestions and opinions on standardizing towel industry standards, strengthening towel company brand building, and giving play to the role of industry associations.
At the meeting, in view of the development prospects of the towel industry, Sun Yong, vice president of the China National Textile Association and executive director of the Towel Professional Committee and general manager of the Vosges Group, pointed out that China is in a period of rapid growth and has a huge consumer group and market foundation. The focus on promoting the concept of healthy consumption of towels is to change consumer consumption patterns, further improve the consumption capacity of the towel market, and promote the sustainable and healthy development of the Chinese towel market. At the same time, from the perspective of the long-term development of the industry, towels will still be irreplaceable for a long time, and their application fields will become increasingly diversified, all of which provide a very good development space for towel companies.
Regarding this, Yang Zhaohua said that judging from the economic operation of the industry this year, the international market is changing, and the consumer market is also changing accordingly. Enterprises must also adapt to changes in consumer demand and consumption habits through their own reforms. In this process, leading companies like Shandong Vosges Group should give full play to their leading role. At the same time, Yang Zhaohua also said that the China Home Textile Industry Association will further increase its support for towel companies, promote the concept of healthy towel consumption, and set an example for the market promotion of other professional fields in the home textile industry.


The great producer Pompo tasks he harried assistant with turning her deeply meaningful movie script into an award winning film.
While named for Pompo and while her presence hangs over the film, the reality is she is a secondary character to Gene, the assistant who is tasked with directing the film. This is Gene's story about getting to do the think you always wanting to do and following it to the end.
This is a really good film. For those that love the movies it is full of movie references from start to finish. Everything is seems to refer to some other film. I spent half of my time watching the film and half the time scanning for some film reference. For those who are less knowledgeable this film is still a blast, with the crazy happenings and compelling story line.
While I really liked the film a great deal I'm not going to pretend there aren't problems. The structure of the film feels odd at times as it throws down a lot of plot threads and seeming leaves them alone until picking them up at the end in order to get the perfect ending. On some level there is too much going on with the result that there are things that could have been cut out. Its not fatal it just makes the film feel less tight than it probably should.
This is a good film and definitely worth a look when it hits theaters in late April


Good afternoon. My name is Claire Hannan and I am the Executive Director of the Association of Immunization Managers. Our members are the individuals in state and territorial public health agencies that strive daily to ensure the timely vaccination of every child, teen and adult.
Thank you very much for the opportunity to provide comments today and thank you to the Committee for your commitment to quickly develop an overarching framework to assist in planning for equitable allocation of COVID vaccine. Immunization program managers are on the front lines of vaccine distribution planning, and they need evidence-based guidance to assure
I would like to share three observations upon reading the draft report, and clearly state that these observations have not been discussed or vetted with my membership due to the short time frame.
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Authorities in the besieged Ukrainian city of Mariupol say that according to eyewitness accounts, about 300 civilians died in a Russian air strike on a historic theater that was being used as a bomb shelter by hundreds of civilians.
Mariupol’s city council wrote on Telegram on March 25 that although “no one wants to believe what happened, the words of those who were inside the building at the time of the terrorist act say otherwise.”
Since the March 16 attack on the Mariupol Drama Theater, Ukrainian authorities have held back on giving any death toll, saying they were still trying to establish verified numbers but were being hampered by continued Russian shelling in nearby neighborhoods.
City authorities had written “deti” (children in Russian) in large letters on the ground in front and behind the theater, where, according to the authorities, up to 1,200 civilians were hiding when a Russian military plane bombed and destroyed the historic building.
“The Drama Theater in the heart of Mariupol has always been the city’s calling card,” the city council said in its post.
“Now there is no more drama. In its place appeared a new point of pain for the people of Mariupol, the ruins that became the last refuge for hundreds of innocent people.”
The attack sparked outrage around the world and raised allegations that Russia was committing war crimes in its unprovoked invasion of Ukraine.
Despite ample, concrete evidence of Russian attacks on civilian areas documented by reporters, including RFE/RL correspondents on the ground, Moscow denies targeting civilian areas.
Mariupol, which had a population of 400,000 before the war, has been reduced to rubble, with thousands of civilians dead and tens of thousands still seeking a route out of the city to safety as basic supplies dwindle.
Russian forces appear intent on cutting the city off from the Sea of Azov and link the Crimea Peninsula — which was seized by Moscow in 2014 — to territory controlled by Russia-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine.


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The film “National Park Gesäuse – the driver of regional development” created
The film about an excellent example about the national park Gesäuse (Austria) working together with regional companies and creating a partner network was created by the team of Association for nature conservation “Machaon International”. Film describes how farmers, inns, accommodation providers, mountain guides, craft businesses and other companies cooperate for the sustainable development of their region in the heart of Austria.
The Gesäuse partners – there are over 100 – love their region and are interested in cooperation, fully support the values of the national park and nature park and work together for their businesses, the parks and a future worth living in the region.
The Gesäuse National Park, the Steirische Eisenwurzen Nature and Geopark and the Gesäuse Tourist Association help local companies and manage the partner network. The partner companies, for their part, inform their customers about the protected areas and distribute their publications.
The Gesäuse Tourist Association is responsible for marketing and ensures a uniform appearance and a better perception of the businesses. A network of partners does a lot to create a positive image of the park. It is important to mention that the Gesäuse before the founding of the national park had lost much of its former tourist importance and more than 30% of the tourist businesses were closed. By concentrating the region’s marketing on the values of the national park and through the cooperation of the partner companies, the number of overnight stays was increased by 22% in 7 years and tourism in the region was revived.
We think that the experience of creating a network of the Gesäuse partners could be of great interest to managers of protected areas and NGOs involved in rural development in the post-Soviet countries. We plan to actively use this experience in our tourism development projects in remote rural regions, for example, in the Creative Mountains project, which we plan to implement in 2023-24 in Georgia (Kazbegi), Armenia (Tatev) and Slovakia (Slovak Paradise).
We are grateful to the director, the staff of the Gesäuse National Park and all Gesäuse partners for their support in making the film.
Idea – Svetlana Belova.
posted by Svetlana Belova on January 20, 2023
The film was produced with the support of the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the Machaon International only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union. Neither the European Union can be held responsible for them.
Film was created in German/English and Russian languages

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In the ongoing campaign to promote player photography in Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Square Enix has begun its newest challenge this week by compelling players to bring out their inner “Apex Predator.” Players who want to participate in the challenge are required to take a screenshot of Lara in the midst of death-defying combat. After you’ve edited and perfected your portrait of digital carnage, you’re to post the photo on social with the #SOTTR_PhotoContest hashtag by October 14, 2018. Winners will be featured on the official Tomb Raider Twitter page for fans to see.
Last week’s photography challenge was “Air-Time,” challenging players to capture Lara Croft in her more daring airborne stunts.
In Keri Honea’s review of Shadow of the Tomb Raider, she emphasized the importance of maintaining a stealthy approach when going up against a horde of enemies decked out in full-grade military gear, which might leave you a little exposed in the challenge to capture an unarmored individual taking on a squadron of trained killers. But that’s where the fun lies, doesn’t it? Besides, even if you die in the process, there’s always a good chance that you’ll score a sweet pic before you get turned into Swiss cheese.
What photo challenges do you hope to see appear in the coming weeks? Let us know in the comments!
This Week’s Tomb Raider Photo Challenge Wants You In Combat


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