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Buckminster Fuller –a thinker whose time has come
Last night I chatted with my friend Ray Foulk – he who stole Dylan from Woodstock. His hero is the American thinker Richard Buckminster Fuller 1889-1983. This inspirational man was telling us in the thirties that we should abandon fossil fuels and that the earth’s resources are finite that we live on spaceship earth!
Warning! He wore no hair shirt: he believed we could use energy but we had to do it efficiently and sustainably and that was possible and he suggested how. There were plenty of placards on the Extinction Rebellion marches saying
‘System Change NOT Climate Change. ‘ Bucky was saying that in the thirties-if only leaders had listened to him.
Ray worked with Buckminster Fuller and in the seventies & wrote to all British Cabinet ministers and MPs asking them to read about his ideas if we want to sustain life on earth. Two MPs read them and responded: one was the then education secretary Margaret Thatcher and the other the labour MP Tony Benn!
Here are a few quotations from Bucky.
‘I am a passenger on the spaceship Earth.”
When I am working on a problem, I never think about beauty…….. but
when I have finished, if the solution is not beautiful, I know it is
“Everything you’ve learned in school as “obvious” becomes less and less obvious as you begin to study the universe. For example, there are no solids in the universe. There’s not even a suggestion of a solid. There are no absolute continuums. There are no surfaces. There are no straight lines.”
If humanity does not opt for integrity we are through completely. It is absolutely touch and go. Each one of us could make the difference.”
“If success or failure of this planet and of human beings depended on how I am and what I do… HOW WOULD I BE? WHAT WOULD I DO?”
I compered the launch of Ray’s first book Stealing Dylan from Woodstock -his memoir of the first Isle of Wight Festival which he founded . The author Robert Lipscombe told me that means that Ray freed us (in the UK) from an authoritarian miltaristic yoke. I have the honour to compere the launch of Ray’s first novel in Modern Art Oxford on October 17 . ‘Picasso’s Revenge’ is based on real events. (The sketch is by my friend the Manchurian artist Weimin He)

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This novel is the product of my third year attempting National Novel Writing Month. It is a contest of sorts, held every year in November, with the goal being to write 50,000 words of a novel during the month. The only person you compete against is yourself. The idea is just to write and not to be bogged down worrying about quality and other things that tend to block us from writing. It is frantic and fun. I would recommend it to anyone with even the slightest interest in writing.
It's my third attempt at NNWM, but only the second time the novel is being posted here on Antioch. Last year's wannabe mystery novel shall never be spoken of again.
Going into this year, I wasn't even sure if I'd be able to participate in NNWM again. There were various constraints on my time that I assumed I would have during the month, and it seemed like NNWM was going to be what I would have to squeeze out. But it turned out that I was going to be more free than I thought initially, so that meant that it was time to again give it a try.
I had a vague idea that I wanted to write something science fiction-y this year, and that was where I began figuring things out. I didn't really want some kind of Star Trek-like sci-fi where technology is so omnipresent that it's taken for granted, but I didn't know more than that. Before long, I had the idea that I'd set my novel on a ship that was bound to colonize Pluto. That journey would make up the novel, hence the title.
On top of that, I wanted to do something else experimental (for me, as a writer) this year. I decided that, rather than go with the natural instinct for a story that would span five years in a closed system, which would be to have some sort of ensemble cast (not unlike what you might see on my two favorite TV shows at press time, Lost and Battlestar Galactica), I would instead have the story be told in the first-person from one particular character. I knew this would be a challenge for me. Since it was NNWM, I sought to create a character whose storytelling would be conversational and would create words for me.
So David Dearborne Jr. was born. The primary inspiration for the character is Holden Caulfield. The story, I figured, would be the journey of a misanthrope as he came to interact with the people who were forced upon him. Assorted other details of his character were fleshed out, many of which were intentionally made for his life to be as absurd as possible. He was not meant to be a sympathetic character from the outset. I wanted him to be the protagonist, but not necessarily the good guy in all situations. With that in mind, I started the novel, and 23 days later I am finished.
The finished product has not been edited at all at this time. It's my raw, first draft. There may never be a second draft. It's not perfect, and at times it gets downright ridiculous, a common symptom of NNWM novels. Still, I had fun writing it, and hopefully at least somebody will have fun reading it.
November 24, 2005
Novel was composed in plain text for simplicity. Unfortunately, this is not really conducive to easy wiki-ing. I've broken it down into plain text files for each chapter for the time being. It will probably remain in this format for quite some time.

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As if it weren't early enough to start talking about college football, there are already bowl predictions popping up around the Internet. The Orlando Sentinel is one of the guilty parties and has posted some bowl predictions that do not give good news to either the Arizona Wildcats or Arizona State Sun Devils with their first-year coaches.
While both teams would certainly like to have great success in 2012, both teams are projected to have perfectly mediocre years and play in little bowls against teams that don't play in a big time conference.
The Sun Devils actually show up first on the list for their bowl game.
The Devils are expected to play in the New Mexico Bowl in Albuquerque. Exciting! They will play the Nevada Wolfpack from the Mountain West.
As for the Wildcats, they seem destined to follow the steps of the 2011 Sun Devils. These projections have Arizona playing Boise State in the Las Vegas Bowl.
We know how that turned out for the Devils (not good).
Now that you have these bowl predictions, aren't you more excited for the college football season than before?
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The riveting novel of iron-willed Alva Vanderbilt and her illustrious family as they rule Gilded-Age New York, from theNew York Timesbestselling author ofZ: A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald.
Alva Smith, her southern family destitute after the Civil War, married into one of America’s great Gilded Age dynasties: the newly wealthy but socially shunned Vanderbilts. Ignored by New York’s old-money circles and determined to win respect, she designed and built nine mansions, hosted grand balls, and arranged for her daughter to marry a duke. But Alva also defied convention for women of her time, asserting power within her marriage and becoming a leader in the women's suffrage movement.
In a most improbable friendship, she found love. In a world where women were silenced, she found her voice.
From New York Times bestselling author Patti Callahan comes an exquisite novel of Joy Davidman, the woman C. S. Lewis called "my whole world." When poet and writer Joy Davidman began writing letters to C. S. Lewis--known as Jack--she was looking for spiritual answers, not love. Love, after all, wasn't holding together her crumbling marriage. Everything about New Yorker Joy seemed ill-matched for an Oxford don and the beloved writer of Narnia, yet their minds bonded over their letters.
In 1780s London, a prosperous merchant finds his quiet life upended when he unexpectedly receives a most unusual creature—and meets a most extraordinary woman—in this much-lauded, atmospheric debut that examines our capacity for wonder, obsession, and desire with all the magnetism, originality, and literary magic of The Essex Serpent.
One September evening in 1785, Jonah Hancock hears an urgent knocking on his front door near the docks of London. The captain of one of Jonah’s trading vessels is waiting eagerly on the front step, bearing shocking news. On a voyage to the Far East, he sold the Jonah’s ship for something rare and far more precious: a mermaid. Jonah is stunned—the object the captain presents him is brown and wizened, as small as an infant, with vicious teeth and claws, and a torso that ends in the tail of a fish. It is also dead.
The first full life—private, public, legal, philosophical—of the 107th Supreme Court Justice, one of the most profound and profoundly transformative legal minds of our time; a book fifteen years in work, written with the cooperation of Ruth Bader Ginsburg herself and based on many interviews with the justice, her husband, her children, her friends, and her associates.
In this large, comprehensive, revelatory biography, Jane De Hart explores the central experiences that crucially shaped Ginsburg’s passion for justice, her advocacy for gender equality, her meticulous jurisprudence: her desire to make We the People more united and our union more perfect.
Inspired by the real story of investigator Kate Warne, this spirited novel follows the detective's rise during one of the nation's times of crisis, bringing to life a fiercely independent woman whose forgotten triumphs helped sway the fate of the country.
With no money and no husband, Kate Warne finds herself with few choices. The streets of 1856 Chicago offer a desperate widow mostly trouble and ruin--unless that widow has a knack for manipulation and an unusually quick mind. In a bold move that no other woman has tried, Kate convinces the legendary Allan Pinkerton to hire her as a detective.
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From Tom Coyne—the author of theNew York TimesbestsellingA Course Called Ireland, hailed as “a joy from start to finish” byThe Wall Street Journal—comes the heartfelt and humorous celebration of his quest to play golf on every links course in Scotland, the birthplace of the game he loves.
For much of his adult life, bestselling author Tom Coyne has been chasing a golf ball around the globe. When he was in college, studying abroad in London, he entered the lottery for a prized tee time in Scotland, grabbing his clubs and jumping the train to St. Andrews as his friends partied in Amsterdam; later, he golfed the entirety of Ireland’s coastline, chased pros through the mini-tours, and attended grueling Qualifying Schools in Australia, Canada, and Latin America. Yet, as he watched the greats compete, he felt something was missing. Then one day a friend suggested he attempt to play every links course in Scotland, and qualify for the greatest championship in golf.
Leningrad, Russia, 1968. Alexander Karpenko is no ordinary child, and from an early age, it is clear he is destined to lead his countrymen. But when his father is assassinated by the KGB for defying the state, he and his mother will have to escape from Russia if they hope to survive. At the docks, they are confronted with an irreversible choice: should they board a container ship bound for America, or Great Britain? Alexander leaves that choice to the toss of a coin . . .
In a single moment, a double twist decides Alexander’s future. During an epic tale of fate and fortune, spanning two continents and thirty years, we follow his triumphs and defeats as he struggles as an immigrant to conquer his new world. As this unique story unfolds, Alexander comes to realize where his destiny lies, and accepts that he must face the past he left behind in Russia.
Nestled among the glitz and glitter of Tinseltown is a testament to American elbow grease and an honest-to-god hard day’s work: Offerman Woodshop. Captained by hirsute woodworker, actor, comedian, and writer Nick Offerman, the shop produces not only fine handcrafted furniture, but also fun stuff—kazoos, baseball bats, ukuleles, mustache combs, even cedar-strip canoes.
Now Nick and his ragtag crew of champions want to share their experience of working at the Woodshop, tell you all about their passion for the discipline of woodworking, and teach you how to make a handful of their most popular projects along the way. This book takes readers behind the scenes of the woodshop, both inspiring and teaching them to make their own projects and besotting them with the infectious spirit behind the shop and its complement of dusty wood-elves.
An unspeakable crime. A confounding investigation. At a time when the King brand has never been stronger, he has delivered one of his most unsettling and compulsively readable stories.
An eleven-year-old boy's violated corpse is found in a town park. Eyewitnesses and fingerprints point unmistakably to one of Flint City's most popular citizens. He is Terry Maitland, Little League coach, English teacher, husband, and father of two girls. Detective Ralph Anderson, whose son Maitland once coached, orders a quick and very public arrest. Maitland has an alibi, but Anderson and the district attorney soon add DNA evidence to go with the fingerprints and witnesses. Their case seems ironclad.
In Caddyshack:The Making of a Hollywood Cinderella Story film critic for Entertainment Weekly Chris Nashawaty goes behind the scenes of the iconic film, chronicling the rise of comedy’s greatest deranged minds as they form TheNational Lampoon, turn the entertainment industry on its head, and ultimately blow up both a golf course and popular culture as we know it. Caddyshack is at once an eye-opening narrative about one of the most interesting, surreal, and dramatic film productions there’s ever been, and a rich portrait of the biggest, and most revolutionary names in Hollywood. So, it’s got that going for it…which is nic
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From award-winning author McCall Hoyle comes a new young adult novel, Meet the Sky, a story of love, letting go, and the unstoppable power of nature.
It all started with the accident. The one that caused Sophie's dad to walk out of her life. The one that left Sophie's older sister, Meredith, barely able to walk at all.
With nothing but pain in her past, all Sophie wants is to plan for the future--keep the family business running, get accepted to veterinary school, and protect her mom and sister from another disaster. But when a hurricane forms off the coast of North Carolina's Outer Banks and heads right toward their island, Sophie realizes nature is one thing she can't control.
#1NEW YORK TIMESBESTSELLER • NOW A NETFLIX FILM • A remarkable tale of the island of Guernsey during the German Occupation, and of a society as extraordinary as its name.
“I wonder how the book got to Guernsey? Perhaps there is some sort of secret homing instinct in books that brings them to their perfect readers.” January 1946: London is emerging from the shadow of the Second World War, and writer Juliet Ashton is looking for her next book subject. Who could imagine that she would find it in a letter from a man she’s never met, a native of the island of Guernsey, who has come across her name written inside a book by Charles Lamb. . . .
As Juliet and her new correspondent exchange letters, Juliet is drawn into the world of this man and his friends—and what a wonderfully eccentric world it is. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society—born as a spur-of-the-moment alibi when its members were discovered breaking curfew by the Germans occupying their island—boasts a charming, funny, deeply human cast of characters, from pig farmers to phrenologists, literature lovers all.
Book Two of the Crazy Rich Asians Trilogy
It’s the eve of Rachel Chu’s wedding, and she should be over the moon. She has a flawless Asscher-cut diamond, a wedding dress she loves, and a fiancé willing to thwart his meddling relatives and give up one of the biggest fortunes in Asia in order to marry her. Still, Rachel mourns the fact that her birthfather, a man she never knew, won’t be there to walk her down the aisle.
Then a chance accident reveals his identity. Suddenly, Rachel is drawn into a dizzying world of Shanghai splendor, a world where people attend church in a penthouse, where exotic cars race down the boulevard, and where people aren’t just crazy rich … they’re China rich.
When New Yorker Rachel Chu agrees to spend the summer in Singapore with her boyfriend, Nicholas Young, she envisions a humble family home and quality time with the man she hopes to marry. But Nick has failed to give his girlfriend a few key details. One, that his childhood home looks like a palace; two, that he grew up riding in more private planes than cars; and three, that he just happens to be the country’s most eligible bachelor.
On Nick’s arm, Rachel may as well have a target on her back the second she steps off the plane, and soon, her relaxed vacation turns into an obstacle course of old money, new money, nosy relatives, and scheming social climbers.
Keiko Furukura had always been considered a strange child, and her parents always worried how she would get on in the real world, so when she takes on a job in a convenience store while at university, they are delighted for her. For her part, in the convenience store she finds a predictable world mandated by the store manual, which dictates how the workers should act and what they should say, and she copies her coworkers' style of dress and speech patterns so that she can play the part of a normal person. However, eighteen years later, at age 36, she is still in the same job, has never had a boyfriend, and has only few friends. She feels comfortable in her life, but is aware that she is not living up to society's expectations and causing her family to worry about her. When a similarly alienated but cynical and bitter young man comes to work in the store, he will upset Keiko's contented stasis--but will it be for the better?


Jennifer Lopez is taking a trip down memory lane.
As reported on Hot New Hip Hop, the actress/singer spoke about the early stages of her
For her first love scene, J-Lo says she wished she would have spoken up for herself more because she was uncomfortable doing it.
The scene was for the film Money Train. The romantic scene was with Wesley Snipes. J-Lo admits since she was new to the movie industry, she didn't want to be "difficult" to work with, so she didn't voice her concerns. She said,
"When you first start working
, you push the boundaries of what you should and shouldn't do, and I didn't think I had the right to say no, like, 'No, I'm not doing this, and that's it...' So we did it, and it was tough," she continued,
"Wesley was wonderful about it in the sense that he was like, 'What's gonna make you more comfortable?' and I was like, 'Bring music, play it loud.'"
The publication also reports J-Lo said Wesley tried to kiss her outside of filming. She said,
"Wesley–even though I had a boyfriend at the time–went full court press. He was flirting with me–you always flirt with your costars, it's harmless–then he just started getting a little more serious." She continued,
"He would invite us all out together and then at the end of the night, he'd drop me off last and try to kiss me. I'd be like, 'Wesley, please, I'm not interested in you like that.' He got really upset about it."
Wesley responded and said, "What happened was, she had never done a love scene before. She was absolutely terrified. I was given instructions from the director to make her feel good. That was my job." He continued,
"I knew people would look at the screen and say either, "They have chemistry," or, "They don't." I told her, if she took my
we'd do a wonderful, erotic scene. And if it wasn't a good love scene, they'd edit around her and throw it on the floor."


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Only positive remarks for this tall, sweet boy. My Boy has free run of the house during the day. He does not counter surf, has not had any accidents, and gets along wonderfully with our two other greyhounds. At night he crates like a dream. He walks right in and settles down for the entire night. My Boy likes his walks and when on his walks will stay beside you with no tugging or pulling. He can handle loud noises; sleeps through fireworks, thunderstorms, and surround sound. He is living with a family of five right now and gets along great with children. When it’s time to go for a car ride he gets into the vehicle and lays right down for the entire trip. He isn’t clingy but he does like to keep his eye on you. This calm and gentle boy with beautiful markings will steal your heart. My Boy is also cat safe. For more information on My Boy, contact his foster parents Janet & Mike.
My Boy found his forever couch in the home of Byron and Valerie Drachman on July 27, 2009. Congratulations!!

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text: endo- and exo-2,3,4,7-tetrahydro-1H-1,4-methanobenzoeyeloheptene-7-carboxylic acid ethyl esters have been synthesized, and their Diels-Alder cycloaddition reactions with maleic anhydride, dimethyl acetylenedicarboxylate and singlet oxygen have been investigated. The X-ray analysis of four adducts indicated the pyramidalization of the central double bond. Density functional theory calculations on the isolated products and model compounds showed excellent agreement between the experimental and theoretical determined butterfly angles. Furthermore, it has been shown that a cyclopropyl group fused to [2.2.2] system decreases significantly the degree of the pyramidalization which is attributed to the steric interactions between the cyclopropyl group and ethano bridge of the norbornene systems. Due to the instability of the bicyclic endoperoxides, their X-ray analysis could not be carried out. DFT calculations on model compounds showed increased bending in the case of the product obtained by the addition of singlet oxygen to endo-2,3,4,7tetrahydro-1H-1,4-methanobenzocycloheptene-7-carboxylic acid ethyl ester.

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Do you need a ride to Provence?
Provence is on top of a hill, located between two fields of lavender, our dear Provence does not lack beauty with attractive villages in France.
We can’t go to Provence without stopping at Moustiers-Sainte Marie. The houses are built using rocks, the streets are flagged and a waterfall path through the village … Amazing! you can’t go there without tasting the traditional food of Provencal cuisine, I advise you – to visit « Ferme Sainte Cécile ». Unique evening menu which is well worth it!
Don’t forget to rent a paddle boat for two hours! Turquoise water, waterfalls, sun … simply paradise on earth!
VILLAGE OF MOUSTIERS-SAINTE-MARIE, by Sylvain Sonnet
Barjols is a small village that falls on a hill at the feet of Sainte Victoire and it contains 38 fountains and wash houses.
Barjlos is considered the home of « Le Vallon des Carmes » a wonderful nature. You swim in a paradise because it includes a lot of wonderful pools and waterfalls.
Note that if you like Folklo tufts, you should know that, since the year 1350, the feast of Saint Marcel, Patron Saint of the village, takes place on the Sunday closest to January 17: Costumes, drumming, bravado, procession, farandole, pegoulade and the dance of the tripettes on the program!
The Green Provence, Unknown
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Lourmarin is well considered one of the best villages in France!
It is another beautiful village that lays in the fields of Provence! Here, there are magnificent places to visit: The Belfry, the Romanesque church St André, the Castle Villa Medici of Provence and beautiful bastides of the sixteenth and eighteenth around the village.
Lourmarin is not just stones, the village really lives, there are coffee terraces very pleasant in summer, restaurants, galleries, and many activity clubs. Moreover, it is the village that Laurent Garnier chose to make his Festival Yeah! And the place where Albert Camus lived and wrote in Lourmarin … Class! You feel proud while visiting this village
The Mill of Lourmarin, by Unknown
LA ROQUE D’ANTHERON:
Located at the edge of the Durance La Roque d’Antheron It is a large historic village at the gateway to the Luberon Natural Park with many old buildings, and majestic monuments: the magnificent 12th century Cistercian Abbey of Silvacane for example, or the 16th and 17th century Florans Castle and the Romanesque chapel Sainte-Anne de Goiron built in the eleventh century!
The village is known for its International Piano Festival, which runs from mid-July to mid-August. It is also a very lovely village where anyone likes to eat and drink in its many glorious restaurants!
FONTAINE DE VAUCLUSE:
Very nice little village located between Cavaillon and Carpentras. Its name Fontaine de Vaucluse designates the source of the most beautiful river of Vaucluse la Sorgue. It is also the most important resurgence of Europe. The « fountain » is located at the foot of a magnificent cliff, a sublime natural site that has attracted and inspired many famous personalities such as Frédéric Mistral and Chateaubriand. To reach this famous fountain you follow the riverbank in a pleasant walk along a long path that leads to it. The village also includes very beautiful small restaurants that offer traditional Provencal cuisine, shops, many small museums terraces at the water’s edge. There are also the remains of the 14th century castle to see, a site accessible by a small steep path near the village, and the craft stationery with its still working dawn wheel! You can also do many activities on the Sorgues, canoeing and others. You will be lucky to have the chance to visit this village.
This is a short video, to let you see the beauty of Provence.
Don’t hesitate to ask any question
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In the evening of March 14, the first residents of Mariupol who had managed to leave the city by car through the “green corridor” arrived in Zaporizhzhia.
This was reported by Zaporizhzhia regional military administration.
Hub specialists, volunteers, representatives of social services, and a psychologist meet asylum seekers at the regional humanitarian headquarters. People are immediately given all the necessary help. They will be provided with safe shelter and food.
About 300 people in more than 160 cars managed to come from Mariupol to Zaporizhzhia. After registering at the humanitarian headquarters, they were placed for the night in one of the city’s educational institutions converted for the reception of IDPs, Radio Svoboda reports.
Today, March 15, two thousand of private cars with evacuated people left Mariupol. They are moving to Zaporizhia via Mangush, Berdyansk, Tokmak and Vasylivka. 2,000 more cars are parked at the exit from the city, according to the Mariupol City Council.
For personal safety, the head of the regional administration recommends to delete messengers and photos from the phone, as well as to arrive in Vasylivka no later than 18:00 p.m.
People who do not have time yet are recommended to find a safe place and spend the night in Berdyansk or Tokmak cities.
For the past two weeks, people have no electricity, water, gas, communications, or food in Mariupol. It is now known about 2,187 dead Mariupol residents. The humanitarian convoy moved to Mariupol, which was surrounded by invaders, on March 12, 2022 and traveled for three days, moving only during the day.mariupol Russia russia ukraine war Ukraine

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Celebrity Weddings 2014: Stars Who Tied the Knot This Year
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Kelly Rowland made things official in a private wedding ceremony with her manager beau Tim Witherspoon on May 9, 2014 in Costa Rica. Guests included Beyonce, Michelle Williams, Solange, Carmelo and Lala Anthony.

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Their new Little Builder Rattle Blocs are perfectly designed for younger children, with thicker, chunkier blocks for easy holding and manipulation, and hollow pieces containing built-in wooden marbles that rattle during play. The 10 rattle blocks have brightly colored window-like rectangles on their sides, thus providing the perfect foundation with which kids easiily construct buildings, towns, and little cities.
The triangular rooftop pieces are also brightly colored with water-based paint, as are the wooden staircases and squares. There are 22 pieces in all, packaged in a sturdy, beautifully designed bucket with carrying handle, ideal for quick clean-up and transportation between playtimes. When it comes to creative, constructive play, Citiblocs ranks at the pinnacle. Here's a marvelous idea that will provide hours of creative fun AND a cherished keepsake. Create Your Own Puzzle comes with two large, blank puzzle boards and 18 colored pencils. Each piece puzzle board becomes a canvas on which you create your masterpiece, as simple or elegant as the mood that strikes you.
When you're finished, it's puzzle time. Take your work apart and put it back together, time and again gleefully watching your work of art come to life! The back of each puzzle board has a certificate circle for the artist's name and age, making it a perfect memento that will give pleasure for years to come! There we see and learn all about the creatures of the period and the environment in which they lived. Kids take photographs of the things they learn and arrange them in a travel log, solve puzzles, make their own dinosaurs, and are exposed to a host of fascinating creatures.
Dynamic sound and visual effects make the experiences visceral, exciting, and fun, while the high level of interactivity rivets kids' attention. There is never a dull moment, and the detail and interactivity is finely tuned towards having kids fully absorb and understand what they're learning. Don't be surprised to hear your children happily discussing the differences between sedimentary, igneous, and metamorphic rocks.
- Marvin Redpost: Kidnapped at Birth: Book 1 - Rejacketed.
- Project 1794.
Just enjoy their newfound enthusiasm for learning, awakened by these apps. It's a beautiful thing. Ansel and Clair are back with another fine app loaded with fun and learning. This time they help kids explore the ways we humans can impact our environment for better or worse. Each player gets his very own island. By picking up trash, sowing seeds, and moving a rain cloud around to water them, players earn Greenbucks with which they purchase a variety of items beneficial to the environment.
In doing so, they transform their island from a barren place to one full of greenery, combating a host of environmental threats along the way. Methane, pesticides, pollutants, and other eco-challenges pop up, sometimes in the form of menacing little creatures singing and skittering about onscreen. Solutions for dealing with them are presented, and players take action and see the benefits of doing so.
That's the brilliance of this app - the investment children feel in the onscreen environment and the tangible payoffs they experience in taking actions reflective of those needed in the real world. In addition to knowledge absorbed while playing the exciting games, kids also view images and text on topics ranging from the amount of garbage a single human generates over a lifetime to the beneficial impact recycling and the growth of trees have on the environment.
This app brings Paul Revere and the American Revolution to life in ways that keep the details fresh in a child's mind long after their device has been turned off. It's an animated journey loaded with fun, interactive features, and, as always, having Ansel and Clair as our travel companions keeps us coming back for more.
Players see and hear events, circumstances, and locations from the American Revolution, while mini-games specific to each topic reinforce and bind that information with a playful touch. Each of these events triggers a mini-game like tossing tea chests to feed a shark and an opportunity to take a photograph relating to the event, followed by a pop-up quiz review.
Children can touch and drag a locator to visit key locations, reenact historical events, trace Paul Revere's route, decipher coded messages, and of course, witness his famous ride. These and many other exciting activities within the app result in countless hours of fun and learning. Make eating fun with these utensils fashioned as construction vehicles - Forklift Fork, Frontloader Spoon, and Bulldozer Pusher, all playfully designed to get the food where it needs to go - into your child's belly. Getting young children to settle in for eating can sometimes seem a chore. Why not actively engage their imaginations in the process and turn mealtime into a playful attraction?
Rugged, light, and dishwasher safe, the Constructive Eating Utensils are brightly colored and comfortable for hands of all sizes. The Garden Plate makes eating fun and easy for young children, helping to keep them happy and engaged at mealtime. The plate is divided in ways that allow different foods to be kept separate and makes it easy for little hands and developing motor skills to get food onto forks and spoons, with special nooks and crannys for just that purpose. The colorful design integrates fairy wing patterns that match the Tillywig Award-winning Garden Fairy utensils see separate review under 'Set of 3 Garden Utensils,' and these two products from Constructive Eating, Inc.
It's dishwasher and microwave safe, and all materials used have been approved by the FDA. Every parent knows that mealtime can be a challenge, with growing kids resisting the fuel and nutrition they greatly need.
These colorful, garden-themed new eating utensils bring fairy lore to the table, sparking your child's imagination and turning mealtime into something engaging and enjoyable. The design of each utensil - the Garden Rake Fork, Garden Shovel Spoon, and Garden Hoe Pusher - incorporates a unique plant and fairy combination, while the packaging includes both the names and a description of the personalities of each of the three fairies. Let Allo the leader, Charlie the prankster, and sweet, wispy Willow turn mealtime into something your children eagerly await rather than resist. Just as importantly, they're rugged, lightweight, dishwasher safe, and FDA approved.
Let mealtime be a fun, imagination-inspiring, family time! You get an awful lot for your money with this game - multiple card decks, playing pieces, rings, beads, pegs, habit sticks, a beautifully illustrated board, dice - all of which figure prominently in the unique game play. Move around the board, acquiring positive and negative karma colored beads and rings that neutralize one another. Pass through the Earth Realm, Spirit Realm, and Cosmic Consciousness, striving to acquire the positive karmic balance and master tools needed to win.
Choice and Karma Cards picked up along the way can work for or against you, but in either event present words of genuine wisdom. And that's part of what sets the Cosmic Karma Game apart from so many others - a sense of sincerity and knowledge that runs throughout. And when the game is over, you'll not only have had a great time, you'll also be the wiser for having played! Outdoor play has always been an arena for creative, active fun. With Chalk Grab 'N Go Games, there's no waiting for inspiration to strike, just creativity and action in one fell swoop, courtesy of Crayola.
Each includes a unique set of game accessories and instructions for playing that particular game. For example, Obstacle Course provides conical blue markers for players to weave in and out of as they follow obstacle courses of their own divising.
Bean Bag Toss provides brightly-colored, durable little beanbags for tossing, as well as a scoring system and guidelines for setup. And there's so much creativity, variety, and drawing each time you play, the setup's half the fun! With Spring here, Summer just around the corner, and kids and families eager for all the outdoor time they can get, Chalk Grab 'N Go Games is a must-have for the summer fun menu.
Each game sold separately. Outdoor art is a phenomenal way for kids to express their creativity while enjoying the outdoors. It makes sense that Crayola, with so many years of helping kids explore the world of color and self-expression under its belt, would come up with such an exciting, dynamic concept for sidewalk chalk. Each Build Your Box Chalk package contains a unique combination of colors, four large chalk sticks that, together, convey a specific mood or feel and thus inspire a different creative energy.
These washable chalk sticks just spray or wipe the ground with water to erase resemble large crayons with squared edges, making them easy to hold and to use and keep them from rolling away. And with 18 different color combinations to collect and explore, kids can mix and match to their heart's content! Imagine creating your own color fashion designs in a sketchbook and then seeing them worn by models at a fashion show.
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That is what this jaw-dropping combination of physical product and virtual reality app does for you. The page sketchbook lets you create the front and back of 20 designs, with additional printable templates available online to let you go on creating long after the first 20 are finished. Each page shows a model wearing a blank outfit, making it easy to create something striking just by staying between the lines.
The front and back can be wildly different in terms of colors and patterns. It still comes together beautifully. As soon as you snap photos of your designs, a model appears onscreen, walking and turning, showing off both sides of your creation. The app allows you to choose from several models, hairstyles, even locations for your shows. Hip runway music plays as you watch several models displaying any number of your designs in the same show. Includes sketchbook, colored pencils, and portfolio case for carrying your artwork and tools, just like a professional!
The app is downloadable free. I-mat is a visually entertaining foam playmat that uses amazing technology to provide fun and learning to your young child. Sprawled across its surface is a colorful, smile-inducing illustration of the great outdoors loaded with flora, fauna, and insects. Dozens of animals and their offspring are labeled by name cow, sheep, pig. The Voice Pen, a remarkable handheld device, speaks the name of a particular creature aloud when touched to its image on the mat, and makes real animal sounds.
There are 3 easy-to-set language options, English, Spanish, and Chinese. Activate either of two games by touching pen to mat, the first of which is finding an animal based on its name. The second game asks you to locate images by hearing the sound the animal makes. It's marvelously entertaining, and the I-Mat is a potent tool for developing vocabulary and comprehension skills, not to mention introducing second and third languages.
A cable connects to your computer for additional downloads and expansions. Kids and adults alike will find creating stories and artwork on the pages of their own hardcover books to be a fabulously fun and rewarding experience, not just for the pleasure and creative ease fostered by the kit, but also the timeless keepsakes that will be returned to again and again. Includes bookplates for identifying the author as well as a perfectly sized book holder for the proud presentation of these treasures.
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Your friends will be amazed when they ask where you got your beautiful headband and learn that you made it! Fashion Headbands gives you everything you need to transform 10 different colored satin headbands included in the kit into personal fashion statements! An insert from the box makes the perfect workstation at which to create your wearable masterpieces. Just dab a little craft glue to affix bows, flowers, butterfly, rhinestones, ribbons, and more, all of which are included.
How detailed you get is up to you. Do a little design planning up front, or just jump in and improvise as you go.
stitevsulchasou.tk Fashion Headbands makes it that easy! With Feather Fashions, creating your own feather accessories is as easy as Hair clips, headbands, hair extensions, and more - even those who consider themselves challenged at craft-making will be creating and wearing beautiful accessories in no time. The instructions are oh so simple, and the kit includes everything you'll need - fabric flowers and circles that act as bases on which to combine different feather colors and patterns; glue to hold it together once you get the exact look you're after; rhinestones to add color, sparkle, and a touch of class; headbands, hair clips, and ponytail bands that attach easily to your creations; and craft string for making lovely hair extensions.
There's enough to make more than 12 feather accessories and to begin designing, decorating, and wearing your own creations.


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You haven’t done yoga but you’d love to learn?!
HERE IS AN AMAZING OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU TO LEARN TO YOGA AT YWCA SASKATOON.
We are hosting Learn to Yoga classes on Sundays starting November 17th for 4 weeks from 2:30pm to 3:30pm.
These classes will start at the beginning to teach the very basics. Participants will be able to learn the poses with detailed instruction and at their own pace – a great start for anyone who wants to try yoga.
CLICK THIS LINK TO REGISTER ONLINE OR CALL US AT (306) 244-7034.

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The World Energy Council is scanning signals of change from around the world to see through the current fog of uncertainty, enhance a strategic conversation on different energy futures and enable orderly global energy transition as the world emerges from crisis. Help to shape the post-pandemic agenda by detecting and sharing signals of change.
Collaboration aiming at a return to normality #WEpause
A turn away from globalisation to revive local economies #WErewind
Collaborative opportunities for transformation #WEforward
Diverse approaches to create a human-centred transition #WErerecord
Signals in each scenario are further divided into five types: environment, political, economic, social, technology.
Pandemic’s ‘great reset’ makes energy firms invest more in renewables
The economic trauma caused by the covid has pushed energy companies to step-up investment in renewables, hydrogen and other low carbon alternatives, but fossil fuels will be their dominant business for the foreseeable future.#WEforward
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Hyderabad: An IT engineer from the city has developed Meet Hour, a video conferencing app which enables organisations and individuals to conduct a virtual meeting with safety and ease.
At a time when working from home has become a new normal, Shoeb Ahmed Farid utilized his lockdown time in developing this app which helps the users to link for online meeting, teaching, training and video/webnar presentation.
“This app with HD video and audio conferencing, screen sharing, content sharing, fund raising and other powerful features can be widely used by organisations, government and education departments and others for training, healthcare, finance, military and community purposes,” said Shoeb Ahmed, the Chief Technical Officer of this app.
Shoeb Ahmed said that this app has been developed by a team of four IT experts. “The work on this app started in mid-March 2020 and on August 10, 2020, it was launched on three platforms – the web, Android and iOS. It has a 4.5 stars rating at Playstore and 4.4 stars on iOS,” Ahmed said, while explaining the popularity of the app.
“Meet House is the second most downloaded video calling app after Zoom. This app can be hosted at client’s server. The app has many users who are using its free version in India, Middle East and USA,” the creator stated. He added that clients in India, USA and UAE have used Meet Hour in the health care industry and schools. “Our team is in discussion with many schools, colleges, government agencies, healthcare providers, law firms, politicians and faith communities to explain them about the utility of this app,” Shoeb Ahmed said.
“Schools and Colleges can conduct their on-line classes through the ‘Meet Hour’ app, faith communities and politicians can use it for their virtual meetings and individuals for their family re-union,” explained Shoeb Ahmed. Currently, the team has four members – Shakoor Ahmed, Shoeb Ahmed (Chief Technology Officer and Chief Product Officer), Rajan Nataraj and Vijay Veerappan, who provide funding for the startup.
Talking about the unique feature of the app, Shakoor Ahmed said, “We are trying to simplify this app to enable anyone from a teenager to a senior citizen in their nineties to use it with ease for long hours without any time limit. Zoom allows a free conference for just 45 minutes.”


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Red Cross Blood Drive at Frost Valley YMCA
Frost Valley YMCA in Claryville will host a Red Cross Blood Drive on Saturday, May 24 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Margetts Lodge.
Blood donors are asked to pre-register by calling 845-985-2291, ext. 225. Walk-ins will also be welcome. All blood donors are required to stop at the Administration Building (first building on right off the main entrance) to check in and they will be provided with directions to Margetts Lodge.
The Blood Drive is part of Frost Valley‚Äôs mission of providing community service.
Frost Valley YMCA Camp and Conference Center is located at 2000 Frost Valley Road in Claryville.
For general information, e-mail: firstname.lastname@example.org or visiting: FrostValley.org.

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Anyone who owns a German Shepherd knows that it can certainly be a rewarding experience, But, German Shepherd owners also know this can often be a tough love situation. Owning a German Shepherd and training a big breed dog such as this, takes a significant amount of time, expense, and personal commitment. This article dives into some training basics as well as how German Shepherds may interact with other people and pets.
German Shepherd Name Training
Name training means teaching the dog that it is important to know and respond correctly to its name. You should teach your dog to come when you signal, whistle, or call its name. Always use friendly pets or other positive rewards when your dog comes or responds correctly. But, never punish the dog if it doesn’t come or respond the way you want. When that happens, just take a breath and repeat the command till the dog comes correctly.
You can also use name training to teach your dog to stop unwanted behaviour. For example, if your dog barks excessively, say its name to redirect its behaviour. Name training is a simple and very effective way to shift your German Shepherd’s behaviour.
Training and behaviour are critical when a German Shepherd is brought home as a pet. It only makes sense that proper training helps these large dogs learn to become well-behaved and obedient pets. Using consistent training and positive reinforcement, your German Shepherd will be a well-mannered and loyal best friend.
A comprehensive guide to raising a happy, healthy, and well-adjusted puppy. Written by experts in the field, the book covers topics such as potty training, socialization, obedience training, nutrition, and health care. A must-have for new German Shepherd puppy owners.
Owning a German Shepherd – Time and Commitment
German Shepherds are energetic dogs that need a lot of physical and mental exercise. You ought to be able and ready to spend a minimum of an hour each day exercising your dog. It really doesn’t matter whether that exercise is just taking the dog for a walk, playing fetch, or agility training. The point is that the exercise is important for the dog’s health. How you go about it depends on you and whether the dog is a pet or a working dog.
While you’re at it, don’t forget that all German Shepherds need frequent grooming to keep their coats clean and healthy.
German Shepherds are smart dogs that need frequent challenging mental stimulation, as well as good training. Both will naturally build a tight bond between you and your dog. Keep in mind that mental stimulation and exercise should both be key to your training routine. Realize that it may take several months before you actually see the desired results.
German Shepherd’s Relationship to Owners and Other Pets
German Shepherds are very loyal and protective of their owners. While they seemingly idolize their owners, they are often wary and skittish around strangers. They need socialization beginning at a young age to make them comfortable around new people, pets, and situations. German Shepherds tend to bond closely with one person. Because of this, everyone in the household needs to be regularly involved with the daily care of the dog.
German Shepherds can get along okay with other pet dogs and cats if they are socialized. But, they have a strong prey drive which means they aren’t good dogs for homes with small animals like rabbits or guinea pigs.
Purchasing or Adopting a German Shepherd
Want a German Shepherd? You can buy a purebred puppy from a breeder or adopt a pup or grown dog from a rescue shelter. Both options have pros and cons so it’s essential to do your own research. While there are no guarantees, your careful research will help you find a reputable breeder or shelter. A word of caution: don’t rely on internet recommendations. Why not? Because some of them may not be unbiased or legitimate — they just aren’t reliable anymore.
To be sure that you’re getting a healthy registered or shelter German Shepherd do your own due diligence. Ask questions about the dog’s pedigree, health, vaccinations, history, etc. and do background checks on the business and its owners.
When adopting from a shelter or pound, ask about the dog’s history and any potential behavioural or past owner abuse issues. Many shelters offer training and behaviour support to help you and your new dog. Be sure to ask about that!
Owning a German Shepherd can be a rewarding experience if you’re prepared for the time and commitment. Proper sourcing, training and socialization makes a big difference in your happiness and allows for excellent dogs becoming best friends with active owners.
Working and Show German Shepherds
German Shepherds are famous for their versatility and athleticism. This means the breed makes great working dogs. They are often engaged as police dogs, search and rescue dogs, guide dogs, and service dogs. German Shepherds are also fantastic guard dogs due to their intense loyalty, dedication, and protective nature.
Police Dogs and Search and Rescue
German Shepherds have an inborn instinct to protect and serve making them ideal for police work. They are very intelligent and can be trained to detect drugs, explosives, and other dangerous forms of contraband. German Shepherds are also popular as search and rescue dogs due to their keen sense of smell, agility, and trainability.
Guide Dogs and Service Dogs
German Shepherds are great guide and service dogs due to their intelligence, loyalty, and protective nature. They are often raised and trained to assist people with disabilities. Also, German Shepherds are often trained as therapy dogs due to their calm and gentle nature.
Working Dogs vs Show Dogs
German Shepherds are usually divided into two main categories: working dogs and show dogs. Working German Shepherds are bred and trained for their natural athleticism and intelligence. Working dogs require lots of exercise and special training. Dog show German Shepherds are bred for their appearance, agility, and competitive skills. They are more competitive but they have a less aggressive temperament and need less exercise than working German Shepherds.
Note that not all German Shepherds are made the same. There are several different types of German Shepherds. For example, there are solid white German Shepherds and those with more common black and brown coat colours. Purebred German Shepherds without pedigree anomalies including potential inherited health issues are often hard to find. That said, they are worth the extra effort if you are looking for a loyal and intelligent companion dog.
Owning a German Shepherd: Is It For You?
German Shepherds are great pets if you are looking for a loyal and intelligent companion. They are great for active singles and active families alike. They are not recommended for families with small children though.
German Shepherds are very versatile and can be trained for a variety of purposes. Specifically, some of these are police work, search and rescue work, guide dog work, and service work. If you are considering owning a German Shepherd, it is important to consider whether you want a working dog or a show dog and to do your research to find a reputable breeder or shelter.
Stay organized and keep track of your pet’s health, grooming, and care with our easy-to-use German Shepherd Planner.


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UTICA COMETS (33-21-3-2) vs. CHARLOTTE CHECKERS (32-22-4-0)
Bojangles Coliseum, 6 p.m.
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Tonight’s Game: The Utica Comets and Charlotte Checkers do battle for the second straight night. Puck drop is at 6 p.m.
Last Game: Reid Boucher’s second period goal set a new single-season record for total goals by a Utica Comet, as his timely scoring lifted the Utica Comets to a 2-1 win over the Charlotte Checkers on Friday night at Bojangles’ Coliseum. Carter Camper scored the other goal for Utica while Mikey DiPietro made 31 saves in the win.
Head-to-Head: This is the third of four matchups between the Comets and Checkers this season. Utica leads the season series 2-0-0-0, outscoring Charlotte 10-3. The Comets are 4-5-1-0 against the Checkers in the last five seasons.
Scouting the Checkers: Charlotte comes in with a record of 32-22-4-0 and sits in fourth place in the Atlantic Division. Jake Bean leads the way on offense with 46 points, followed by Steven Lorentz with 43 points. Keith Kinkaid is the top active netminder with a record of 4-8-3 with a 3.32 goals-against average and a .882 save percentage.
Navigating the Atlantic: The Comets have played well against teams from the Atlantic Division this season. Utica has won four in a row and five of their last seven against Atlantic teams. Including tonight, two of the next for games for Utica will be against Atlantic opponents. The Comets are 9-5-1-2 against the Atlantic this year.
Record Chasing: Reid Boucher continues to pile up points and break records. With a goal last night, Boucher broke his own team record for goals in a single season. He already owns the single season points record and is also three points away from setting another team record for career points. The forward has 65 points (32-33-55) in 51 games this year.
Road Warrior: Carter Camper has played well on the road lately. Camper has points in three of his last four road games, picking up four points (2-2-4) during that stretch. He is also on a four-game point streak, tallying six points (1-5-6). The veteran has 39 points (9-30-39) in 46 games.
Unstoppable: Sven Baertschi has been white hot recently. Baertschi has three points (1-2-3) in his last two games and 14 points (5-9-14) in his last 11 games, with three of those games being multi-point nights. Additionally, he has picked up at least a point in five straight road games. Baertschi has 46 points (13-33-46) in 42 games this season.
Next Game: The Comets are back in action Wednesday, March 11 at home against the Syracuse Crunch. Puck drop is at 7 p.m. Tickets are still available at the Box Office, over the phone by calling (315) 790-9070, or online at www.empirestatetix.com. The game can be heard on 94.9 KROCK and viewed on AHLTV.

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As previously mentioned Ian was delighted with tonight’s choice and where the finger landed.
Curry, Indian curry, has to be one of Ian’s favourites. I too like it very much now, but until I left home in 1983 had never had a curry of any description.
Panaji is one of India’s most relaxed capitals it is also one of the smallest and is still known world wide by its former name Panjim which originates from Portugal. It is situated on a Peninsula over looking the “Mandovi River”. Here cruise boats can be found, floating casinos, which all reflect in the water.
A beautiful Church stands prominently over the city centre, with a tree lined avenue boarders the river. The capital also features many “arty boutiques,”amazing colonial buildings, quaint “old – school” bookshops, mixed with modern shopping malls and fabulous back street bars. However, in the mix of narrow little streets there can be found a fascinating Latin Quarter, that is truly amazing, and I quote
“Nowhere is the Portuguese influence felt more strongly than here, where the late afternoon sun lights up yellow houses with purple doors, and around each corner you’ll find restored ochre-coloured mansions with terracotta-tiled roofs, wrought iron balconies and arched oyster-shell windows”
Panaji is the place to be for enjoying the quietness and peace of a siesta, walking, eating amazingly well and meeting up with the real Goan people. (Whilst researching and writing this I could feel myself tempted to book a trip…)
Food found in Panaji is all about Goan cuisine, which provides for different tastes, which vary from western fundamentals to beautiful authentic Goan food. This could be dishes like fish curry and steamed/boiled rice to vegetarian options like khatkhatem, mushroom tondak and foogath, among others.
Nearly all Goan dishes are mixed with different aromatic herbs and spices, chilli, coconut (milk)turmeric, cumin to name a few… familiar dishes like Pork Vindaloo can be found in Goa along with vegetable stews that have a mix of sweet and powerful flavours.
After passing various alternatives to my husband during the day, which consisted of Goan Fish Curry, Goan Mackerel Croquetas, Spicy Beef and capsicum Stir Fry or Green Fish Curry he opted for the Green Fish Curry. It appears that Goans love their curry and is a must in all homes and they rarely go with out it. Most people are under the impression that the curries are hot and also they only eat red curries, but this isn’t the case. They love green curry too. Curries are cooked in a mud pot but in the absence of that we will just use our usual pan….The recipe we used is linked in this blog and also on the web links and Bibliography page.
In the absence of fresh King Fish (Sumari) Ian chose good quality haddock…seasoned as the recipe suggests, waiting to be added to the Green Masala paste..
Sauté the onions then add the Masala paste
We struggled to find thick coconut milk but we added creamed coconut as shown here beginning to melt…
This dinner was all served with – again Basmati rice – (need some vegetables soon – wonder where tomorrow will lead), sprinkled with coriander leaves and Ian decide we needed some Naan bread.
Family Verdict: Amazing , tasty , gorgeous dinner…Easy to prepare and cook and maybe just not enough of it, although I am told it was a kilo of fish used… The smells as I arrived home were exquisite and this would be something we would cook again.
We really underestimate fish and there are a lot of countries out there that eat fish more than us Brits do…. I love fish and would eat in a restaurant without question, but at home ?? Our journey is seeing us eat it more or certainly look at recipes that involve fish routinely……
Tomorrow we are off to “Prince Edward Islands”….. Oooh err lets go and investigate.

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Xiaomi is known to be one of the Chinese electronics companies that has produced smart phones especially the Mi series which is quite popular among the mass users. The Snapdragon 835 flagship SoC got announced recently by Qualcomm at CES 2017, along with all this it seems like the Xiaomi Mi 6 might be one of the first smart phones to be fueled by this processor. With the huge success of the last series the fans are looking forward for the release of the latest version the Mi 6 which will be powered by Qualcomm’s flagship SoC this year. Xiaomi Mi 6 will be amongst them and the first Chinese flagship to carry this processor. In this article we talk about the next model of Xiaomi
Samsung, ASUS and Xiaomi are known to release the first Snapdragon 835-powered smartphone this year, considering this ASUS will probably cross the finish line first, as the company is planning to unveil such a smartphone at CES 2017. Now what we want to know is when ASUS’ new flagship will become available. ASUS the Taiwanese company would obviously not be the Chinese flagship, so this means that the Xiaomi Mi 6 rumor is still in the lead .Samsung is going to introduce the Galaxy S8 in the first half of this year, so considering all this we have to see how the launch of the Xiaomi Mi 6 turns out to be.
Xiaomi Mi 6 could be the first Snapdragon 835-powered Chinese flagship, and if the rumors about the snapdragon turn out to be true then Xiaomi Mi 6 which will be unveiled during the Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona could be china’s first flagship to have SD835. Coming to the features of the Xiaomi Mi6, it will probably sport a rather compact display, 5.1 or 5.2 inches big and also have 4GB / 6GB of RAM. Along with that there are talks about the camera of the Xiaomi Mi6 which is going to be 23 MP rare camera and 7Mp front shooter. Along with that there are chances of the Mi 6 to have a dual camera at the back where both would be of 16 MP and a 4MP front camera. Adding to the rumours the MI6 is going to come with a 3000mAh battery with Quick Charge 3.0 support, a USB Type-C port and a fingerprint sensor on the back.
In conclusion, all we can understand is that the latest flagship of Xiaomi is going to be the next best phone of the year 2017, considering the fact that it has many features and added specifications that is going to make the buyers go for this phone set. The release date of the Mi6 has not been confirmed yet so all we can do is to wait till we get a confirmed news about the release date.


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Clayton can provide a wide choice of fungicides for early disease control in the critical autumn window as young crops are establishing. Achieving good crop establishment to maximise yields relies on effective, early-season control of problem diseases like Light leaf spot and Phoma. Using reliable, high-performance formulations will help growers minimise the damaging impact of... Read more
We would advise growers to plan early their 2023 fungicide strategies for early-sown oilseed rape crops this autumn. For the best start and good crop establishment into the year-end, closely monitor crops for signs of Phoma and Light leaf spot and treat with broad-spectrum fungicides where needed. Clayton has a wide range of products from... Read moreClayton Autumn OSR Fungicides & Cereal Herbicides 2023
Take a look at our helpful guidance around T1 fungicides, with product information and suggestions for wheat and barley, focusing on broadening disease control through the use of different actives. The T1 timing will be particularly important this season based on recent weather patterns across the UK and in situations where T0 applications have been... Read moreT1. A key timing for Cereal Fungicides.
T0 is the ideal spray timing to set-up season-long control and protection of a number of key diseases in cereals. Take a closer look at our T0 fungicide Technical Bulletin which focuses on Yellow rust control as well as a useful product summary of various Clayton product options which can be utilised at this early... Read moreT0 Timing Bulletin - Yellow Rust Control
Potato crops are very susceptible to competition from weeds during early growth stages after planting. With relatively slow emergence and establishment of potato plants, fast germinating and fast-growing weeds such fat hen, thistles and many grass weeds can quickly smoother young plants to compete for light, water and nutrients if they are not controlled quickly.... Read morePotato Product Guide 2022
With crop prices on the rise, protecting valuable oilseed rape crops this spring is worth paying attention for…
“With oilseed rape at the start of March now approaching £700/tonne, protecting crops adequately this spring against key foliar diseases is important to protect and maximise profit margins.” says Will Ridgwell, Clayton Plant Protection. With good autumn conditions leading to successful early crop establishment, most areas of winter oilseed rape have fared reasonably well... Read moreOSR Product Brochure 2022
Early Disease Warning: T0 applications vital this spring to knock-back Yellow rust and Septoria infections.
Early planning for T0 fungicide applications in cereals will be vital to prevent or hold back Septoria and Yellow rust infections spreading in crops as we enter the key spring growing period, according to Will Ridgwell, Clayton Plant Protection. With a lot of early-sown autumn crops now showing very forward growth following a relatively mild... Read more
Keep a careful watch out for signs of Powdery mildew in cereals ahead of planning your T0 applications this spring.
With relatively mild winter temperatures so far and plenty of moisture present in lower leaves of forward, early-sown autumn drilled crops, cereal growers should stay alert to the threat of Powdery mildew in susceptible varieties of winter wheat and winter barley this spring. A number of growers and agronomists are starting to report mildew pustules... Read more
A key part of good agronomic practice during the spring is to ensure a healthy crop canopy with sufficient green leaf area and light penetration when crops reach the vital flowering stage. This will ensure good pod fill and subsequent yield. Effective spring fungicide programmes are an important aspect in helping achieve this. Products containing... Read more
Early disease onset in crops varies each season. If cereal crops are not protected at key timings and at the early stages of disease development, it can severely impact crop yield potential. Many fungicide active ingredients rely on protectant activity and therefore must be applied before a disease becomes established. With an expanding range of... Read more

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<>An initial coin offering (ICO) is a controversial means of raising funds for a new cryptocurrency venture. An ICO may be used by startups with the intention of avoiding regulation. However, securities regulators in many jurisdictions, including in the U.S., and Canada have indicated that if a coin or token is an "investment contract" (e.g., under the Howey test, i.e., an investment of money with a reasonable expectation of profit based significantly on the entrepreneurial or managerial efforts of others), it is a security and is subject to securities regulation. In an ICO campaign, a percentage of the cryptocurrency (usually in the form of "tokens") is sold to early backers of the project in exchange for legal tender or other cryptocurrencies, often bitcoin or ether. >
The SEC reports that the popularity of and investments in money market funds has grown significantly and they currently hold about US$3 trillion in assets. They have become one of the core pillars of the present-day capital markets as they offer investors a diversified, professionally managed portfolio with high daily liquidity. Many investors use money market funds as a place to "park their cash" until they decide on other investments, or for funding needs that may arise in the short term.
<>On 21 November 2017, the Tether cryptocurrency announced they were hacked, losing $31 million in USDT from their primary wallet. The company has 'tagged' the stolen currency, hoping to 'lock' them in the hacker's wallet (making them unspendable). Tether indicates that it is building a new core for its primary wallet in response to the attack in order to prevent the stolen coins from being used. >
<>The monetary policies of the Federal Reserve Bank during the 2010s led to the short-term interest rates—the rates banks pay to borrow money from one another—hovering around zero percent. The near zero rates meant money market fund investors saw returns significantly lower, compared to those in the prior decades. Further, with the tightening of regulations after the 2008 financial crisis, the number of investable securities grew smaller. >
<>A lot of concerns have been raised regarding cryptocurrencies’ decentralized nature and their ability to be used almost completely anonymously. The authorities all over the world are worried about the cryptocurrencies’ appeal to the traders of illegal goods and services. Moreover, they are worried about their use in money laundering and tax evasion schemes. >
<>“In 2 years from now, I believe cryptocurrencies will be gaining legitimacy as a protocol for business transactions, micropayments, and overtaking Western Union as the preferred remittance tool. Regarding business transactions – you’ll see two paths: There will be financial businesses which use it for it’s no fee, nearly-instant ability to move any amount of money around, and there will be those that utilize it for its blockchain technology. Blockchain technology provides the largest benefit with trustless auditing, single source of truth, smart contracts, and color coins.” >
Continuing investor anxiety as a result of the Lehman Brothers bankruptcy and other pending financial troubles caused significant redemptions from money funds in general, as investors redeemed their holdings and funds were forced to liquidate assets or impose limits on redemptions. Through Wednesday, September 17, 2008, prime institutional funds saw substantial redemptions. Retail funds saw net inflows of $4 billion, for a net capital outflow from all funds of $169 billion to $3.4 trillion (5%).
In the futures market, futures contracts are bought and sold based upon a standard size and settlement date on public commodities markets, such as the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. In the U.S., the National Futures Association regulates the futures market. Futures contracts have specific details, including the number of units being traded, delivery and settlement dates, and minimum price increments that cannot be customized. The exchange acts as a counterpart to the trader, providing clearance and settlement.
Cryptocurrencies are systems that allow for the secure payments of online transactions that are denominated in terms of a virtual "token," representing ledger entries internal to the system itself. "Crypto" refers to the fact that various encryption algorithms and cryptographic techniques, such as elliptical curve encryption, public-private key pairs, and hashing functions, are employed.
<>Depending on a jurisdiction you live in, once you’ve made a profit or a loss investing in cryptocurrencies, you might need to include it in your tax report. In terms of taxation, cryptocurrencies are treated very differently from country to country. In the US, the Internal Revenue Service ruled that Bitcoins and other digital currencies are to be taxed as property, not currency. For investors, this means that accrued long-term gains and losses from cryptocurrency trading are taxed at each investor’s applicable capital gains rate, which stands at a maximum of 15 percent. >
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Let's get the hype train rolling!
December 18, 2019 by Charlie Eisenhood in Podcast with 0 comments
In the midst of the 12 Days of College Ultimate, Charlie Eisenhood and Keith Raynor look ahead to the 2020 college season with a discussion of the championship contenders, sleeper teams, top players, most promising rookies, and the teams and players on the hype train.
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Diversity in Rock Pools - A Marine Mesocosm
Sarah - A visit to any British seaside is never complete without a good poke around in a rock pool and luckily for them, some scientists get to do that as a day job! Planet Earth podcast presenter Sue Nelson travelled to the Anglesey coastline to meet Stuart Jenkins from the School of Ocean Sciences at Bangor University to see what they could find...
Stuart - Here we are at a medium sized rock pool. It's about half a square meter in size, about 30 centimetres deep, and first of all, what we can see is that it's literally full of marine life.
Sue - Hold on. You say literally full of marine life. All I can see is seaweed and - would this be called seaweed as well?
Stuart - Yup!
Sue - This sort of more frond-like plant?
Stuart - Yes. Don't discount the seaweed! We've got probably about 30 species of seaweed in this rock pool.
Sue - Good grief!
Stuart - We've got this large, canopy forming algae called Fucus serratus, growing on the Fucus serratus are lots of brown, slimy Ectocarpus. We've got the brightly coloured green, so we have some Ulva lactuca, some Ulva linza, we have these beautiful red algae. This is a species of Ceramium. So, for these, all these limpets and grazing snails, the molluscs, for those guys, the seaweed forms a base of the food chain. Also, the seaweed acts like a mini-forest. So if you imagine you're an amphipod or a prawn, or a crab, you want somewhere to hide so living in amongst that seaweed, the whole diversity of marine life which relies on that for shelter, somewhere to hang out, and perhaps to act as an ambush predator.
Sue - You're interested in particular in the diversity of life that's in a rock pool. Why did you choose a rock pool when you've got, even behind us, we've got an enormous amount of water and then going into the seas and going into the oceans?
Stuart - Man is having a huge impact on our oceans and our coastal waters, and that impact can have a negative effect on our biodiversity. When we lose biodiversity, that's bad in itself, but we can ask the question: "If we lose species, what effect is that going to have on the functioning of our ecosystems?" Now as a marine ecologist, to try to answer that question, it's really hard working out in the open ocean. I like to do experiments and I like to manipulate biodiversity. A rock pool such as this provides an amazing mesocosm - a mini world. An isolated body of water when the tide goes out, then I can manipulate the diversity and look at how that affects various response variables that I measure. Things like productivity and the uptake of nutrients.
Sue - When you change the diversity of rock pools for seaweed species, what did you find?
Stuart - We found that in the pools with high functional diversity, with seaweed species which were very different from each other, we've got greater productivity, and what I mean by productivity is, the seaweed grew faster. If the seaweed grows faster, it provides a lot more food for all those animals that live in the pool, the snails, the shrimps, and the fish, so we get a much more diverse and healthy ecosystem.
Sue - Did you do this with sort of any larger life forms?
Stuart - As well as looking at seaweeds, we've also looked at some of the animals that live in these pools. We can see here a number of different grazing molluscs, so we can see the typical limpets that we're all familiar with. We can see things like the common periwinkle, Littorina littorea.
Sue - Which is a common periwinkle?
Stuart - Just this one, just here. But also, a whole range of other snails that look similar to that. The question is, all these snails, these grazing molluscs look very similar. Does that diversity actually matter? So what we did in rock pools was again, we performed an experiment and we manipulated the diversity of those grazing molluscs. Here, we looked simply at the ability of the rock pool to go from a very bare area. We cleared the rock pools first and then for all seaweeds, those diverse seaweeds to grow.
Sue - And what did you find?
Stuart - What we found with it, the actual number of species didn't matter. It was certain key species which had a much larger effect on the amount of food eaten and other species, in particular, the limpet that we can see just here. What that says in terms of our biodiversity research, is that it's important to understand what species do. The number of species is important, but actually the functioning is important. And that, to me, means that natural history is really, really important in understanding the ecology of this rock pool, or if we look out to sea, the ecology of the wider oceans, or any marine habitat.
Sarah - Fantastic! There was just so much diversity and science, looking in even the most modest rock pool. That was Bangor University's Stuart Jenkins, dipping into the biodiversity of the rock pool with Planet Earth podcast presenter, Sue Nelson.

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Today we’re going to talk about autophagy and the effects of autophagy on infections.
You may already know about autophagy for recycling damaged proteins. But, there is another cool thing about autophagy called xenophagy. Xenophagy targets pathogens.
Your immune system uses this mechanism to clean up microbes that shouldn’t be there. Unfortunately, certain viruses have adapted to this. So, you may not handle all of your microbes this way, but it can help lessen the load.
What is autophagy?
Autophagy is a condition where your body starts to eat up damaged proteins and clean up microbes that shouldn’t be there. It then recycles them into new amino acids and materials. You can trigger autophagy by doing fasting for at least 18 hours.
A few benefits of autophagy:
• It’s good for anti-aging
• It’s good for your immune system
• It’s good to help clean up old damaged proteins that shouldn’t be in your body
Here’s what you could do in addition to fasting if you’re dealing with some type of infection or some type of chronic systemic immune weakness.
Take antiviral and antimicrobial herbs even when you’re fasting (capsules):
• St. John’s Wort
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South Korea’s main opposition party vowed to press on with a boycott that’s frozen parliament after President Park Geun Hye refused to apologize over claims that the national spy agency meddled in elections last year.
Park met today with Democratic Party leader Kim Han Gil to try to resolve the deadlock. Kim later said at a party meeting that his lawmakers wouldn’t lift their boycott of the current session, which began Sept. 2.
Park’s meeting with Kim and members of her ruling party marked a personal intervention to try to break the stalemate and bring the focus back on her domestic policy agenda. Her government is trying to raise the welfare budget and maintain spending for public infrastructure projects.
“She needs the support of the legislature to move forward her economic policy goals for the remainder of the year,” Kim Yun Cheol, a visiting professor of political science at the Humanitas College of Kyung Hee University in Seoul, said by phone.
The Democratic Party holds 127 seats in the 300-member parliament. It wants Park to apologize for a scandal that erupted in June when prosecutors alleged the national spy agency got involved in last year’s presidential elections that Park won.
Won Sei Hoon, a former chief of the National Intelligence Service, is being tried on charges of ordering his agents to post pro-Park comments before the vote. Park’s office denied any involvement in the alleged campaign.
The standoff in parliament deepened last week when Prosecutor-General Chae Dong Wook offered to resign after the Justice Ministry ordered a probe into an allegation that he has a child from an extramarital relationship. Chae denied the claim, which was printed in the Chosun Ilbo newspaper.
At a party meeting today, Yang Seoung Jo, a Democratic Party lawmaker, accused the government of leaking the information to force Chae’s resignation. Chae led the investigation against the spy agency.


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A New York judge issued a small victory for religious freedom when he temporarily blocked the state’s vaccine requirement for healthcare workers in his ruling of a suit filed by 17 nurses, doctors, and healthcare workers who cite religious objections on Tuesday.
U.S. District Judge David Hurd in Utica said in a written order that he was blocking the vaccine mandate on healthcare workers from taking effect on September 27 because it does not allow for exemptions based on workers’ religious beliefs.
The written order represents a win, if only temporary, for religious freedom, which has been another casualty of the coronavirus pandemic.
All 17 plaintiffs disguised their identities using pseudonyms in the suit, where they alleged that the vaccine mandate violated parts of the U.S. Constitution, the New York State Human Rights Law, and New York City Human Rights Law, due to the state Department of Health’s failure to provide an exemption from the mandate for “sincere religious beliefs that compel the refusal of such vaccination.”
The healthcare professionals include practicing doctors, nurses, a nuclear medicine technologist, a cognitive rehabilitation therapist, and a physician’s liaison who are all of Christian faith and cite specific issues with the testing and development of the vaccine, namely the use of the cell lines of aborted fetuses, in their refusal of the shot.
While the suit says they are not “anti-vaxxers” who oppose all vaccines, they oppose the coronavirus vaccine as a matter of religious conviction on medical cooperation in abortion, according to the lawsuit.
The plaintiffs plan to proceed anonymously because they “run the risk of ostracization, threats of harm, immediate firing and other retaliatory consequences if their names become known,” the suit says. These are side effects Americans across the country who oppose the vaccine also experience.
Hurd gave the state until September 22 to respond to the lawsuit. A hearing will be held on September 28 to determine whether or not the vaccine requirement is blocked from taking effect pending the outcome of the case.
While many on Twitter were predictably outraged by the ruling, others were happy to see their freedom to choose upheld:
A federal judge blocked New York’s vaccine mandate for healthcare workers. This is a victory but one that needs to be won fully.
— Matthew Prewett (@matthewprewett) September 14, 2021
About time. Your body, your choice.
— Carolyn Moffett (@FavorofGod7) September 15, 2021
— l•P (@IdolPunk01) September 15, 2021
As they should have never been. Time to stand up against these Fascists in government.
— Dr. Martin Van Nostrand (@ScaleTipster) September 15, 2021
Good on this SANE judge. I hope while they are pushing the religious issues that they also get into the court the fact that these are NOT vaccines. They do not stop transmission nor infection.
You have to do those two things to be called a vaccine. Otherwise you are TREATMENTS!
— Christopher Kidwell (@Lerianis1) September 15, 2021
Former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, in hot water for his handling of the coronavirus pandemic among other things, issued the vaccine mandate for healthcare workers last month. When announced, about 75% of the state’s roughly 450,000 hospital workers were reportedly fully vaccinated.
The New York Attorney General’s office, the lawyers for the plaintiffs, the health department of New York state, and the governor’s office did not immediately respond to requests, according to several outlets.
President Joe Biden announced new federal vaccine mandates last week for all federal workers and some private sector and health care employees, impacting as many as 100 million Americans, according to Reuters.
Many private businesses have already imposed vaccine requirements, but they must offer exemptions to those with a disability or “sincerely held” religious belief according to provisions under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act.
New York City’s municipal unions also saw a win on Tuesday night when a Manhattan Supreme Court judge temporarily blocked Mayor Bill DeBlasio’s vaccine mandate for Department of Education workers that required employees to have at least one vaccine dose by September 27 or face termination, according to the New York Post.
Last week, it was ruled that DOE workers were eligible to apply for medical or religious exemptions from the shot.
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Alzheimer's Family and Caregiver Support Program (AFCSP)
The Wisconsin Alzheimer's Family and Caregiver Support Program or AFSCP is intended to provide assistance to low and middle income families throughout the state that have a family member who is suffering from Alzheimer's disease, dementia, or other related memory disorder. The program offers assistance by providing a combination of services that help both the individual and the family members who are caring for them.
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Tor'Khat Build: Thoughts?
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I dunno about the specific numerical comparison yet since the rest of my armament was still my old disruptors, but I figure if I use a torpedo console, its only going to be boosting one weapon that'll often be slamming into shield slivers anyways. On the other hand if I use another energy console, it'll boost my other 7 weapons, all the DOT effects (including the torpedo), and the EWP. And I still have too many epohhs processing for marks to go on a buying spree just yet, so its still mostly theoretical anyways.
Oh in that case.....
I COMMAND YOU TO DO AS I SAY FOOLISH MORTAL!
lol kidding. but grab a console. Try it out. At least on the borg you know that once the shields go down, if they have em anyways, they stay down. except for just the queen's ship event. but give it a try let us know.
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