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Why Should You Buy a Few More Vegetable Seed Packages Each Spring?
Copyright © February 2, 2015 by Robert Wayne Atkins, P.E.
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Each spring it is a good idea to add some fresh vegetable seed packages to your inventory of emergency seed packages. A small investment in vegetable seed packages each year would allow you to gradually build a reasonable supply of vegetable seeds. If a hard times event forced you to grow your own food then those seed packages could make the difference between whether or not your family survived.
I personally do not have any complaints about the seeds that are available in my area that are packaged and sold by different seed companies. In fact, an experiment that I conducted in the year 2014 on vegetable seeds that were 11 years old (or older) revealed that approximately 33% (or more) of my old seeds were still alive and that they would germinate.
However, for any seed to germinate and grow into a healthy plant the following growing conditions must exist:
- Dirt Quality: The ground in which the seeds are planted must be acceptable to the seeds and it must contain the nutrients that the seeds need to grow. One way to enhance the nutrients in the soil is to add some type of fertilizer or compost to the soil.
- Ground Temperature: The soil temperature during the day must be warm enough to encourage the seed to germinate. The soil temperature at night cannot drop too low or it will inhibit germination. One way to help maintain a more consistent soil temperature during the day and during the night is to add a layer a mulch on top of the garden area.
- Planting Depth: One common mistake that new gardeners make is to plant all their vegetable seeds at the same approximate depth in the soil. This usually does not work because each type of seed needs to be planted at the correct depth for that type of seed. Read the back of the seed package and plant each type of vegetable seed at the depth recommended on the package.
- Row Length: Some vegetables are pollinated by insects and some are wind pollinated. To improve your harvest it is usually much better to plant several short rows of the same vegetable side-by-side the correct distance apart inside a square area instead of having one long straight row of vegetables.
- Hours of Sunlight: Most vegetables require full sun all day (or most of the day). Therefore do not select a shady spot as a garden area unless the specific type of vegetable that you are planting can survive in an area that does not get good sun.
- Water: Seeds will not germinate without enough moisture. If your garden doesn't receive enough rain after you plant your seeds then you will need to add water to your garden area.
The seed packages sold by different seed companies may contain the same exact type of vegetable seeds but the seed packages will be different due to:
1. Gram Weight = the number of seeds in the package.
2. Price = the cost of the seed package.
As an example, in January of the year 2015 Walmart had Early Golden Bantam seed available from two different seed companies as follows:
1. American Seed: 5 Grams for $0.20 ($0.20 / 5 = $0.040 per gram).
2. Ferry-Morse: 12 Grams for $1.28 ($1.28 / 12 = $0.107 per gram).
The Ferry-Morse package cost was 6.4 times more expensive than the American Seed package ($1.28 / $0.20).
The Ferry-Morse gram weight only contained 2.4 times more weight than the American Seed brand (12 / 5).
To satisfy my curiosity I selected a package of each company's seed at random and then I opened and counted the number of corn seeds in that package. The results were as follows:
1. American Seed = 30 corn seeds ($0.20 / 30 = $0.0067 per seed).
2. Ferry-Morse = 53 corn seeds ($1.28 / 53 = $0.0242 per seed).
The above results did not surprise me for two reasons:
1. Each individual corn seed may be of average size or it may be a little bigger or a little smaller than average.
2. The seed packages filled by machines will have some variability in the weight of the seeds in each package.
My conclusion based on the above data was that the American Seed brand seed packages were a better value than the Ferry-Morse brand seed packages.
However, there are fewer seed varieties available from American Seed when compared to the number of varieties available from Ferry-Morse. Therefore I purchased some seed packages from both seed companies the same way I do every spring. If a seed variety was available from American Seed then I purchased either one or two packages of that variety, depending on how important that type of vegetable was to me. But if a variety wasn't available from American Seed than I purchased one package of the Ferry-Morse variety.
I have always recommended the purchase of heirloom or open-pollinated seeds. And I have consistently recommended that you avoid hybrid seeds.
Early Golden Bantam heirloom corn seed has always been available for sale in my area.
However, beginning in the year 2014 I noticed that some seed companies were selling a hybrid corn seed that contained "Early Golden Bantam" in the hybrid name of that seed. And in the year 2015 I again noticed this same hybrid Bantam corn seed.
In the year 2015 it is still possible to buy heirloom Early Golden Bantam corn seed but you need to be careful because a hybrid Early Golden Bantam corn seed is also available.
The year 2015 was the first year I was able to find a different variety of heirloom corn seed package available for sale in a standard size seed package. In the past if I wanted to buy any heirloom corn variety other than Early Golden Bantam corn then I had to make my purchase through an internet seed company, or from a seed catalog.
This year Walmart has Stowell Evergreen Sweet Corn seeds for sale in Ferry-Morse packages. The following information is printed on the back of the Ferry-Morse Stowell Evergreen Sweet Corn package: "Large 8-inch ears are filled with tender white kernels. Sweet flavor. An old-fashioned favorite. One of the best for canning and table. Remains in table condition longer than most."
I have been recommending Stowell's Evergreen White Corn on my website since the year 2010 as follows:
Stowell's Heirloom Evergreen White Corn: Before the corn is fully ripe pull up the stalks with the roots still attached and store them upside down inside your root cellar. The corn will continue to ripen over several months. Therefore you will be able to eat fresh corn-on-the-cob for between three to five more months. That is the reason it is called "evergreen corn." (Note: After the corn has fully ripened, if you will peel back the husks on one ear of corn on three or four different stalks and allow the corn to dry on the cob, then you will have fresh "corn seed" to plant in the spring. Twist the dry corn kernels off the cobs using your hands and discard the small tiny kernels near the end of the ear. Save the bigger corn kernels and plant them to produce another fresh crop of corn.)
Note: Stowell and Stowell's are the same variety of corn. Some seed companies simply omit the 's from the name of seed varieties and some seed companies do not.
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IT SEEMS no matter how big a rocket you have, insecurities surface when fresh-faced young thrusters start sniffing around your territory. The high heid yins at Nasa certainly showed evidence of increased sensitivity this week when they blasted Elon Musk – huffily dismissing the billionaire engineer’s new rocket as “too small”.
Any tax-funded spacefaring organisation certainly has good reason to feel a bit defensive these days. After decades of dominance, Nasa now faces cultural obsolescence with the rise of two privately-owned young pretenders – SpaceX and Amazon boss Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin.
These cash-rich upstarts lean heavily upon showmanship and razzle-dazzle, willingly inviting hyperbolic headlines and hysterical levels of hype for what are essentially just minor test launches.
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Where Musk and Bezos’ firms do excel, however, is in making innovative breakthroughs in propulsion technology at a rate the red-tape bound bureaucratic nightmare that is Nasa just can’t match. The new space race took a dramatic turn earlier this year when SpaceX launched the “Falcon Heavy” – a rocket boasting recyclable boosters which return to Earth at exactly the same spot where they blasted off.
This was showmanship worthy of Hugh Jackman in a cape, a planet-pausing Kodak moment where a rocket launch itself wasn’t even the pièce de résistance. That would have been the car being ejaculated into infinity from the top of Musk’s rocket. The Stig seemed to be driving and Life On Mars was on the stereo. Not that anyone could hear Bowie in space’s vacuum – nor would any aliens be familiar with Top Gear. Still, it’s the thought that counts.
“The Man” wasn’t amused by such attention-seeking antics, however. Boeing – who partner with Nasa in rocket development – recently updated their scary Stars n Stripes emblazoned website “Watch U.S. Fly”, a cringeworthy pun which accurately reflects the jingoistic tenor within. Its tone makes Donald Trump seem suspiciously commie. A breathless proclamation goes to great pains to stress that SpaceX’s recent launch “failed to impress” Nasa’s top brass and that Musk’s creations “can’t compete” with the space agency’s forthcoming “SLS” rocket.
Before you think that sounds like a pretty slick and exciting name for a Nasa creation, be aware that it’s simply an accidentally funky acronym for the typically conservative and dull ‘Space Launch System’. Sorry, nodded off on the space bar there.
Keen to avoid such stuffy officialdom with his forthcoming SpaceX project – which aims to render the SLS redundant – Musk has allowed punk puerility to take centre stage and named his wildly ambitious work-in progress the “BFR”.
The B and R stand for for Big Rocket, but the F in the middle certainly doesn’t mean Friendly. Or even Flaming. The side-shedded establishment at Boeing and Nasa must be slack-jawed at Musk’s audacity – and envious of his ability to get away with borrowing the name of videogame Doom’s superweapon “Big F*****g Gun” for a project of such significant cultural importance.
Predictably, Nasa has vented its frustrations the way most folk do these days – by being passive aggressive on the internet. Without even mentioning Musk’s “Big F****** Rocket”, it wrote on Watch U.S. Fly: “The Falcon Heavy launch turned heads in February, but SpaceX’s rocket is a smaller type of rocket that can’t meet Nasa’s deep-space needs. Our SLS can bring equipment into space that is too large for the Falcon Heavy.”
It fails to mention the Big F*****g Rocket could possibly take the SLS into orbit as hand luggage.
It then seems like Nasa’s main benefactor, President Trump, command-eered the keyboard to pen the remainder of Watch U.S. Fly’s mission statement. An unsettingly bizarre, boastful ramble offers up several sexually charged reasons why the SLS is the “best rocket”. Apparently it’s the “world’s largest”, “most powerful”, “American-made” (not sure the Challenger shuttle victims would see this as a positive) and, also, “flexible”.
Propulsion engineers will perhaps know better than me if this is such a good idea. Maybe the concept of morphing into a boomerang is a cheap way of getting home.
A RICH UNIVERSE FOR THE ELITE TO EXPLORE
FORGET going boldly forth to explore strange new worlds. Or even good old-fashioned Cold War competitive rivalry. Capitalist hegemony alone is the prime motivator for SpaceX, Blue Origin and Nasa’s attempts at building rockets capable of carrying serious cargo to the moon and Mars. To misquote Lou Reed, soon both will be filled with Tesla cars.
Space tourism – initially costing £250,000 just to enter orbit for a few minutes – moon hotels, mineral drilling and Martian colonies will certainly prove lucrative endeavours for Musk and Bezos. Yet, despite their grotesque wealth and cultural dominance, it’s securing a place in history that matters most to both. And this will solely depend on whomever is credited with landing the first human on Mars.
Such a seismic achievement will also earn the victor financial dominance over the solar system as the world’s space agencies – not just Nasa, but China and Russia – compete for cargo space on flights to the red planet and beyond.
There has certainly been speculation and doubt concerning SpaceX’s ability to deliver on its ambitions to colonise Mars by the 2020s, but Nasa’s long-term plans to return to the moon and build new lunar space stations are almost certainly pie in the sky. Like someone sneaking a Fray Bentos onto the International Space Station.
Nasa’s unexciting SLS rocket is based on decades-old tech, simply recycled ideas that stretch way back to the Apollo missions.
The project has been plagued by lengthy delays and the rocket’s single-use, non-recyclable boosters are a hideously expensive and wasteful hangover from a bygone era. It’s also still years away from being ready for a maiden test flight. The bigger they come, the harder they fall it seems.
Lex Luthor, currently operating under the name Jeff Bezos, is the dark horse in the race to get a human on Mars – but the Amazon überlord remains the thinking man’s favourite to get there first. He’s certainly someone with the obsessive focus and energy to get things done – whether it’s becoming the world’s first trillionaire or getting Inverclyde Council to build a new road for his factory.
The world’s richest man’s “New Glenn” rocket (confusing, seeing as there was no old Glenn) is fully recyclable and impressively lands back on terra firma in a proud upright position.
Its nimbleness and cost-effectiveness make it more of a direct competitor for SpaceX. Bezos’ current “Shepard” rocket is designed to take adventurous tourists on suborbital flights to the edge of space – but be sure that is just the beginning for someone who started off his empire selling a few second-hand copies of Harry Potter on the internet.
Bezos has virtually unlimited assets to devote to Blue Origin, recently stating he would fund space exploration through the sale of his Amazon stock. As he accepted the Buzz Aldrin Space Exploration Award last month, he said: “The price of admission to space is very high. “I’m in the process of converting my Amazon lottery winnings into a much lower price of admission so we can go explore the solar system.”
It’s clear the final frontier for capitalism is the monetisation of space – and it’s a war that won’t be fought between countries, but billionaires’ pet projects. Last year alone, investment in space start-ups by venture capitalists reached a record $2.8 billion.
While it’s near certain that the US will be the first nation to put humans on Mars, it’s also clear that such huge ambitions can only now be fulfilled by the super rich – splurging lucre from the gross excesses of rampant capitalism to gratify their egos. It seems all such seismic societal achievements in space will now always be strictly business. “Assessing soil consistencies for potential mineral extraction” just doesn’t have the same ring as “coming in peace for all mankind”.
MEET THE MAN WHO OWNS THE MOON
UNFLUSHABLE cultural floaters David Icke and Noel Gallagher believe they’re privy to some secret, true perception of reality because they’ve asked “who built the moon?” aloud.
The answer is, of course, no-one. Ancient cosmic collisions and gravity just isn’t a sexy enough solution for some folk. David and Noel would be better off asking a far more pertinent question, one suited to an era where our species can credibly consider migration to other heavenly bodies: who owns the moon?
Well, an ex-car salesman called Dennis Hope owns the moon. No, really. He’s already made around £6 million by selling plots of lunar landscape (and, notably, full mineral mining rights) to folk who fancy a bit of a punt.
Hope claims he has exploited a loophole in the 1967 United Nations Outer Space Treaty – which states no nation can claim ownership of any landmass outside of the Earth. This long-forgotten but now increasingly relevant document, however, makes no mention of individuals who may seek to claim ownership. Nor does it mention anything stopping them.
So by simply writing to the UN to lay claim to the moon as a private American citizen – and cheekily bagging a few other planets in the solar system (and their moons, of course) at the same time – Hope’s company Lunar Embassies claims the UN’s lack of response now entitles him to full ownership.
Customers Clint Eastwood, George Lucas and Tom Hanks are certainly hoping it does. A few ex-Presidents including Bush Junior also own some of Hope’s lunar land deeds. A crazy investment? Well, Tom Cruise is also in on the action and he’s certainly not mad.
If Lunar Embassies still doesn’t ring true as a credible investment opportunity, then note that top-tier hotel conglomerates such as Hilton and Marriott have also believed it worthy of a flutter.
Unsurprisingly, Hope has previously fallen foul of the law on several occasions. He admitted: “I’ve been taken to court in Germany and Sweden for fraud but both cases were thrown out of court because of lack of jurisdiction. No court wants to tackle this issue yet.”
Disney should perhaps note that Hope currently has the entire planet of Pluto for sale at just $250,000. Pocket money for a planetary theme park that could revive the cartoon dog’s career.
Still doubtful? Lunar Embassies bats away accusations of being a morally bankrupt, snake-oil touting capitalist aberration by having a social conscience. Hope claims he once turned down hundreds of millions of dollars – simply because it was an offer for the moon’s polar regions.
“That’s where the frozen water is and they’re not for sale,” the moon’s owner said. “Any company that owned it would have a monopoly on the water supply and they would exploit it.” It takes a thief to catch a thief, as they say.
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Reports say Sean “Diddy” Combs is expanding his empire with plans to launch a music-themed cable network reminiscent of the old MTV but for an African American audience. So basically a new BET, right?
The channel, called Revolt, is expected to launch 12/12/12 and is being promoted as a music and music news channel with an urban skew, and sources say the venture which former MTV programming chief Andy Schuon is involved with is well funded. Comcast will provide distribution as part of its commitment to the FCC to help launch minority owned networks. The company plans to launch 10 channels over the next eight years, including eight Hispanic or African American owned ones.
A Comcast rep didn’t confirm Diddy’s involvement but he said the company hopes to make an announcement soon. Previously, Comcast did announce plans to launch an African American-owned channel by January of 2013 so Revolt could definitely be it. Time Warner is also expected to get in on the distribution which means Revolt could land in 18 millions homes when it launches.
It will be interesting to see what the Bad Boy can do with TV.
What do you think about Diddy and this new Revolt channel? Could it be good for African American media?
Brande Victorian is a blogger and culture writer in New York City. Follower her on Twitter at @be_vic.
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Some of us have had a significant other that we just couldn’t shake for some reason. We would break up, get back together and continue the cycle until we either get too tired and get off the merry-go-round or we would work it out for the better. Celebrities are no different, except we see their love woes on a larger screen.
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As the Executive Director and Chief of Staff for Bad Boy Entertainment/Sean Combs Enterprises, Michelle James never has a boring day. From perfume to albums to vodka, Ms. James has a diverse array of products and clients to work with on a daily basis.
As the featured businesswoman on episode two of She’s the Boss, Ms. James offers practical advice about being successful in her industry by showing us a peek into her journey from production assistant on the Tavis Smiley Show straight out of college to her current executive level position working with Sean “P. Diddy” Combs.
The Kentucky native has established a scholarship at her alma mater and stresses the importance of being kind no matter what your job title is. With that kind of attitude, it’s no wonder that she’s the boss!
For more information on the scholarship mentioned in this edition of She’s The Boss or to make a donation to the Michelle J. James Scholarship, click here.
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In 1999, when Diddy was still known as “Puff Daddy” and dated J.Lo, Sean Combs was involved in an infamous shooting. At the now defunct Club New York, Diddy, J.Lo and a large entourage had intended to celebrate the signing of the then-aspiring rapper Jamal “Shyne” Barrow. The night transformed from party to nightmare as a fight between this crew and clubgoer Matthew Allen resulted in three people being shot. The civil cases brought by these victims against Combs, Barrow and the former Times Square hot spot have finally come to a close, culminating in large monetary settlements for each victim. The New York Post reports:
The exact terms of the settlements were unknown because of confidentiality agreements between the parties, but former Club New York owner Michael Bergos, who did not sign the confidentiality deal, said the most seriously injured victim, Natania Reuben, was paid $1.8 million.
Reuben, 40, was shot in the nose and suffered seizures because of seven bullet fragments still lodged in her face.
Two other victims were paid $500,000 and $50,000. Bergos said he was unsure who paid what amount in the deal, but Barrow’s and the club’s shares were picked up by insurance companies, while Diddy — who was acquitted in the criminal case related to the brawl — had to pay out of pocket because his insurance company had gone belly up.
A rep for Diddy declined comment.
Reuben stated during the criminal trial that being shot by Shine, “felt like a flaming hot sledgehammer hit me in the face.” Shine has since served nine years for this heinous crime and been deported to his native Belize. Justice in the Club New York shooting incident has been a long time coming, but has finally been served.
(Detroit Free Press) — Keeping up with Sean (Diddy) Combs is nearly impossible. The veteran hip-hop mogul has created a multimedia entertainment empire that includes TV, feature films and, of course, music. His Bad Boy Records roster, built in the early 1990s around the late Notorious B.I.G., today includes artists like Janelle Monáe and Jadakiss’ group the L.O.X. But Combs isn’t stacking up the Benjamins solely through his multiple showbiz projects. He’s also a fashion designer and brand ambassador, and he hopes to open up a business school in New York.
(AllHipHop News) — Hip-Hop mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs is backing up claims to support young entrepreneurs with a $100,000 donation to help fund startup businesses for urban youth across the country. Diddy was honored on Sunday (February 13th) during the 2011 Annual Bryan-Michael Cox Pre-Grammy Brunch at the Four Seasons hotel in Beverly Hills, California. The annual event was organized by Cox, SESAC and 100 Urban Entrepreneurs, a non-profit organization dedicated to serving urban youth and developing future business leaders.
Sean “Diddy” Combs has become quite the businessman. What started out in 1993 as a record company that was home to hip-hop and R&B artists such as The Notorious B.I.G., Faith Evans and Craig Mack has grown into a worldwide conglomerate that was recently selected by Crain’s New York Business as the third largest minority-owned business in New York City.
According to Crain’s, for a business to qualify, it must be privately owned and headquartered within the New York area. The New York area includes New York City and Nassau, Suffolk and Westchester counties in New York, as well as Bergen, Essex, Hudson and Union counties in New Jersey. The business must also be at least 51 percent owned by minorities.
Bad Boy Worldwide Entertainment Group is responsible for managing artists, recording music, fragrances, restaurants, apparel, advertising, marketing, TV and film production. Bad Boy rakes in an estimated $300 million annually and has an estimated 600 employees on its payroll.
Bad Boy falls behind Palladium Equity Partners, a private equity company that landed the number two spot and pulled in $1.2 billion in revenue in 2009. Goya Foods Inc., the Hispanic-owned food company, took the number one position and generated $1.5 billion in revenue in 2009.
By Barbara Thau
“From the block to the boardroom.” That’s where Sean John, the sportswear line from Sean “Diddy” Combs, is headed, says the hip-hop-mogul-turned-fashion- designer. And Combs is betting big on Macy’s to take it there. Come spring 2011, Macy’s will be the only U.S. department store to sell the 11-year old sportswear brand, which has morphed from an urban, young men’s line synonymous with sweat suits, into a modern collection that cultivates sophistication.
The exclusive deal marks Sean John’s bid to revive its appeal with shoppers who have evolved, just like Combs himself, Sean John and Macy’s executives said. The partnership is also designed to woo younger consumers to the brand and reignite sales of the line.
In turn, Sean John, which Macy’s has carried since 1999, will be discontinued at department stores such as Dillard’s, Bon-Ton and Belk, as well as specialty stores like Jimmy Jazz. Sean John, the line’s eponymous fashion company Combs founded, is counting on the heft and scale of Macy’s to take the sportswear part of the brand to new heights.
“Macy’s has a huge reach,” said Dawn Robertson, president. “We believe there’s a substantial growth opportunity with Macy’s.” She added: “We would not have given up distribution in department and specialty stores…if we didn’t think we could get a lot of top line growth, because it’s about top-line growth in the end.”
The brand has generated $1 billion in sales at the chain since its 1999 debut, Combs said during a May press event to launch the line at the Standard Hotel in Manhattan’s ultra-hip Meatpacking District neighborhood. Exclusive Sean John woven sport shirts, knits, sweaters, t-shirts, denim, vests, pants, shorts, outerwear, jackets and sport coats will be sold on macys.com and in 400 Macy’s stores next spring, with plans to roll out the line to most of Macy’s 850 doors over time.
“This is one of the biggest business moves of my life,” Combs said. And the Macy’s deal is designed to fortify his fashion-insider status. It’s one facet of Combs’ methodical efforts to burnish an image as a multi-industry renaissance man.
That drive has culminated this year with launch of a new album in June that has him “doing things with my voice that I’ve never done before,” as well as a starring role in the film, “Get Him to the Greek,” said Combs, who apologized for his hoarseness during the press conference.
That’s a far cry image-wise from the “Puff Daddy” of the late 1990s, who was embroiled in a high-profile shooting incident at a New York City club—but was later cleared of all charges. It also brings the 40-year old Combs, who recalled working at Macy’s when he was 16, selling shirts and ties, full circle. “The evolution of the Sean John brand mirrors the evolution of Diddy,” said Kevin Morrissey, executive vice president and general merchandise manager of men’s for Macy’s. “This initially was a line that was targeted at the younger urban customer who has grown with the brand and who now is looking for more modern, professional fashion,” he said.
The line’s appeal spans “all demographic groups,” said Jeff Gennette, Macy’s chief merchandising officer. “Everybody wants to look like Sean.” But in recent years, the Sean John brand had lost some of its luster. After a period of “phenomenal growth,” the collection had hit a wall, and wasn’t growing, Robertson said. The company set out to “reinvent” the brand in 2008, going beyond its urban roots toward a more contemporary collection “that you can wear in most occasions in your life,” she said.
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There was a time when computer generated photo mosaics were such a novelty that they elicited magazine covers and widespread media attention. Photo mosaics uses software algorithms and photography to recreate a reference image from thousands of smaller individual photos. There was nothing new about creating mosaics from photos, however, by the 1990’s they could be generated dynamically by software, instead of being done by hand. What was once the realm of high-end digital imagery can now be done by MosaicFacebook HD for $4.99.
MosaicFacebook HD leverages the collections of Facebook and Flickr users to create the intricate mosiac effect. MosaicFacebook HD took somewhere between eight and ten minutes (left to make a sandwich) to process the two thousand plus photos in my Flickr account. I’m not sure what it was doing, but it did not download those images to my iPhone, if I had to guess, it was processing each photo’s color values to know when each one could be used in the future.


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Astronomers at ESO's frontline Paranal Observatory got a surprise on the morning of 18 December when looking at the observatory's all-sky camera, MASCOT. For about 45 minutes in the early morning, an object appeared first as a bright stripe then as a cloud that dissolved.
An unusual object was found on ESO Paranal MASCOT images in the morning of 18 December 2006. The whole sequence, seen above, shows how the object then takes the shape of a cloud that vanishes.
The discovery was made a little after 4 o'clock in the morning (7:00 GMT) by Christian Esparza, the operator of Antu, the first Unit Telescope (UT1) of ESO's Very Large Telescope who showed it to ESO astronomer Thomas Rivinius. Looking at the Mini All-Sky Cloud Observation Tool (MASCOT ), Esparza was surprised by the presence of a nebular object.
"I went outside to make sure this was not an optical effect," said Rivinius. "At the time I saw it, it had already taken the appearance of a cloud. In fact, it was as large and as bright as the Large Magellanic Cloud."
Having been convinced this was no fault on the camera, the astronomers went on a real detective chase to try to find out what the object could be. ESO's comet specialist Emmanuel Jehin quickly established that it could not be a meteor nor a comet. It was moving too slowly for a meteor - a meteor is seen for example on one of the images (see ESO PR Photo 48b/06) as a tenuous and fleeting streak - or for the International Space Station. Moreover, no other known satellite was supposed to pass above Cerro Paranal, in the Atacama Desert at that time. And why would the ISS or a satellite suddenly change shape from a bright point to a cloud?
Checking the Night Sky Live web site, the astronomers then found out that the same phenomenon had been observed with the all-sky camera located at the site of Gemini South at Cerro Pachon, also in Chile and 600 km south of Paranal. Using these observations and a simple triangulation technique used, for example, in land surveys, it was then possible to measure the distance of the object. It appeared that the object was about 6000 km high when first seen and about double that in the later images. The object was moving away from Earth at tremendous speed!
Given this close distance, an astronomical object seemed unlikely and the only remaining possibility left to the scientists was to consider if a rocket had been launched. And, eureka!, it was quickly discovered that the same morning, about one hour before the object was seen from Paranal, the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) had launched a H-IIA rocket carrying the KIKU No. 8 (ETS-VIII) engineering test satellite, one of the largest geostationary satellites in the world.
The launch took place from the Tanegashima Space Center at 3:32 p.m. on December 18, 2006, Japan Standard Time (that is 3:32 a.m. Chilean time or 6:32 a.m. GMT). The launch vehicle flew smoothly, and, at 27 minutes and 35 seconds after lift-off, the KIKU No. 8 separation was confirmed. The Santiago station (in Chile) started receiving signals from the KIKU No. 8 at 4:27 a.m. Chilean Time.
Finally the mystery was solved: the object was most probably the 2nd stage of the launcher and the cloudy appearance at the end of the sequence most likely a dump of liquid fuel, made to avoid the explosion of the rocket in hundreds of scattered pieces, as a result of leftover fuel inside spent rocket stages. Having cracked the problem with his colleagues, Thomas Rivinius could finally go to sleep!
: MASCOT is the All-Sky Monitor of the Paranal Observatory. It delivers, every three minutes, images of the complete night-time sky, mainly to allow the detection of clouds.
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This 10,773 sf addition to the existing steel frame hangar features a toolbox storage room, locker room and truck access around the building. It includes new roofing, sprinklers, steel bar joints and steel deck framing. This project also features a renovation of the existing office space, as well as a 576 sf second floor addition that will be used as a training room. A new entry to the facility was also added to ensure quick maintenance access.
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Colloquial Croatian: The Complete Course for Beginners has been carefully developed by an experienced teacher to provide a step-by-step course to Croatian as it is written and spoken today. Combining a clear, practical and accessible style with a methodical and thorough treatment of the language, it equips learners with the essential skills needed to communicate confidently and effectively in Croatian in a broad range of situations. No prior knowledge of the language is required.
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What it Felt Like to Be Kicked Out of
the Worldwide Church of God
After I graduated from High School, it was "put up or shut up" time in the WCG, so-to-speak. After you're out of Y.O.U, you have to jump in or jump out basically. I only remember asking some theological questions and getting your basic one-liner answers. I just know that none of it was about Jesus or being saved. I didn't know Jesus loved me until years after I was out of WCG and it's still a hard concept for me to grasp. After all those years in WCG growing up, I learned from "outsiders" about the Love of God and that the price of my freedom was already paid for by Jesus.
I had gotten in "trouble" with the ministers for awhile and was pulled into a room and given the third degree. I was told to give up my best friend in the whole world (who wasn't in WCG) and when I told them "no," I was told to leave for a month. Thinking back on it now, it's so different from a "real" Christian church. WCG only addressed the "attitude" that I had and the fact that I "needed to get with the program." It was very authoritative. Nobody just sat me down with Christian love and asked me what was troubling me and tried to get me to understand why I felt so badly. Nobody addressed the problems I had in my family or suggested I receive counseling from an "outsider" or from an "insider" for that matter. I was only to "repent of my sins and submit to authority."
I went home in tears and feeling incredibly guilty and ashamed. I wrote a long letter to the minister, Ron Lohr, explaining myself, taking all the blame and begging for forgiveness and to be allowed back at services with my family and friends. I went directly to the post office and mailed it. I never heard a word back from him about that letter. I still feel like it's floating around out there somewhere, waiting to convict me even years later. I wonder now why it was him that I was supposed to ask for forgiveness from. They didn't tell me to pray and ask Jesus to forgive me and they didn't tell me that Jesus would be disappointed in my behavior but would love me anyway and forgive me in an instant, and then the ministers comfort me.
After my month was over, I finally went back to talk to them. I thought after I had sent such a long and repentant letter and was going to ask for forgiveness that they would welcome me back and be glad that I wanted to be in God's church. After I was noticed in Bible study class, and was gathering my things to go into the auditorium for services, it became apparent that I had misunderstood my punishment. I was to call Mr. Lohr before I was allowed to return to services. I saw Ron Lohr walk up with two other men and I hesitantly smiled and then walked up to him and asked if I could speak to him. I thought he would be glad that I had chosen God's path and was repentant. Instead, the three men surrounded me and told me that I was considered a "trespasser" now and that they would CALL THE POLICE ON ME if I didn't leave immediately. Lohr didn't even want to hear one word that I had to say. I was just out. Out of the "church" I grew up in and out of the Kingdom of God. Just like that. No love or repentance for me because I disobeyed "God's government on earth."
The trauma of that incident is still so painful to me even years later. There was such heartache that I didn't measure up to their expectations and that I wasn't worthy of working with and bringing me to salvation. The gut-wrenching fear down to the bottom of my soul that I was going to die a horrible and painful death in the Lake of Fire. They never once asked me (at that time) what was wrong, what I needed, or was there anything they could do to help. They only needed to say, "I would prefer we talked before you come back to fellowship. Go ahead and go home now and call me this week to set up an appointment." I would have still felt bad but nothing as harsh as what I really received when they turned their backs on me and kicked me out. They just cast me out into an "evil" world, alone and crying hysterically. Then they turned their backs on me and walked back in to start their "Christian worship services."
I can't tell you how horrified I was. It's almost impossible for me to verbalize but it was like a rushing in my ears and the whole world turning in circles. The end of my world as I knew it. I was always the good and obedient one and, yes, I did feel like I let everyone down. I also thought I was going to the Lake of Fire. Do you know how empty you feel when you know for sure in your heart that you had your chance and you blew it? I felt God hated me and for years as a young adult He was shut off from me. So many years wasted in pain, thinking I had no place with God; that God was ashamed of me and didn't want me in His church because I would infect them with whatever my disease was. I would spoil the other "apples." I felt like I had the plague or something. I can't even really describe the feeling of how ashamed and hurt and alone I felt. Distant from the whole world. Not part of them anymore, but never a part of the real world.
I was so shocked and intimidated by it. Nobody even defended me when they kicked me out. The ministers all knew me for years and I was nothing to them. They could look at me like that and scare me to death and not even care if I made it home in one piece. My coaches who treated me so well and acted like they loved me to death and yet nothing from them on that day. My friends or their families--nothing. My parent still in, most of all--nothing! Never said a word in my defense. Grown men ganging up on me? Nothing. I think now that no one helped me because they were paralyzed by authority. It doesn't make it hurt any less to be terrorized like that. And now they want to know if I'd ever go back??? What is that? They treated me like a criminal or a subspecies. All the time and relationships I had with people and not one of them ever called me. Nobody. Not my coaches or my friends. I've hated all of them. They erased a lifetime of memories with people in a 30 second transaction--you're out.
The real kicker is that right around that time I was beginning to feel like I could talk to God, and probably I was getting ready to fall for the whole thing. I never dreamed the impact that incident had on me. I just never really knew what betrayal was until I was betrayed in an instant by so many people.
I know now after accepting Jesus (the true One) that He has been watching over me since I was born. He sends me comfort now and will be my Healer.
By Dawn - Child survivor of WCG
May 21, 2001
"For I the Lord thy God will hold thy right hand, saying unto thee,
Fear not; I will help thee." ~Isaiah 41:13

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QUESTION: 52 Which feature allows CallPilot mailbox owners to send an e-mail message to any e-mail device when a new or urgent voice message arrives in their CallPilot mailbox? A. voice mail forwarding B. unified messaging C. message forwarding D. personal call manager Answer: C QUESTION: 53 A customer has Call Center and wants to upgrade with the BCM Rls. 4.0 to the Intelligent Contact Center. They have 168 agents configured on the system and are concerned that they might have too many agents to convert to the new platform. How many configured agents can be converted to Intelligent Contact Center? A. up to 80 agents B. up to 150 agents C. up to 200 agents D. up to 250 agents E. up to 300 agents Answer: D QUESTION: 54 Call Detail Recording (CDR) has been set up to capture data from multiple BCM systems. The assigned disk space was set for CDR. What happens when the assigned disk space nears capacity?
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The main aspect in the choice of window air conditioner is its cool air performance. You can approximate the required power at the rate of 1 kW per 10 sq.m. with a ceiling height of 2.8 - 3 meters; for household models the characteristic is: from 1.5 - 2 to 6.5 - 8.5 kW. If there is a large glass area in the room windows face south or there are other additional heat inputs one should better buy a model with a power reserve of 15-20%. Another important factor in choosing window air conditioner is room functionality. For example air conditioner installed in the kitchen must be of high performance to provide optimal heat control. Air conditioning unit for bedrooms should have low noise characteristics.
Window units of today are very quiet and their efficiency has improved a lot also. In fact these units are so quiet that you can hardly even hear them operating. Window air conditioners have the same components as a central air conditioner but they are all installed in small cabinet. The biggest and most important difference is that they dont have to cooling capacity of central units. But they also dont cost as much to operate either. If you only want to cool one or two rooms then window air conditioners are a perfect choice. However if you want to cool your entire home a central air conditioner is the best alternative.
Many people do not know how to set up a window air conditioner and therefore just allow their homes or offices to remain sweltering during the summer. Window air conditioners are great because they are the least invasive air conditioning systems to install and can very easily be turned off or removed as is needed. They are easy to put in and should come with descriptive directions and charts. However not all directions give little tips and tricks. The first thing you should do is make sure to install it during the day. Daylight will make it easier to see what you are doing so it does not fall out of the window and it will also keep bugs from entering while the window is open.


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What is the calorie content per chew?
Small dog size = 1 calorie per chew
Large dog size = 3 calories per chew
What is the fat percentage per treat?
Small dog treats = 7.5% crude fat
Large dog treats = 6.5% crude fat
Can I give these treats to my puppy?
Puppies can enjoy these treats as long as they're old enough to eat solid foods.
Is there any limit to the number of treats you should give in a day?
Not really! Since these Training Treats are low in calories, they won’t impact your dog’s normal meals when given as treats.
Can they be given to cats?
No. These products are formulated for canine use only.
Do they smell?
Yes, and that's why pups love 'em! The Peanut Butter & Jelly flavor smells sweet (just like the sandwich), while the Bacon, Egg & Cheese flavor smells more savory.
What is the texture?
These are a soft but substantial chew. Softer than kibble, but they do not crumble. We recommend keeping treats in their sealed pouch for freshness.
How many treats come in a pouch?
Pouches are filled by weight, so the number of treats per pouch will vary. Based on weight, a large pouch includes approximately 550 treats and a small pouch approximately 450 treats.
Are they gluten free? Grain free?
These treats are gluten free, however we do use oat flour and rice flour in both flavors.

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LA VILLA ROGETTE
BEDROOMS: 6 | SLEEPS: 8 + 4 +1
INSIDE THE VILLA
Entering the villa, a spacious hall opens onto a beautifully furnished, open-plan living and dining room. The capacious oval table offers seating possibilities for up to 10 people, the perfect spot to enjoy a generous family dinner. Two double bedrooms with en-suite bathrooms are also located on the ground floor. Over the stairs, the master bedroom with private terrace can be accessed. From here, views upon the well-maintained garden and the 10x5m swimming pool can be enjoyed while having a relaxing breakfast on a warm summer morning. Despite a comfortable and welcoming atmosphere, the property offers customary standards of modern living – free Wi-Fi access, air-conditioning throughout the house, satellite TV as well as several parking places. There is a hotel and restaurant in walking distance to the property and Sandy beach is a stone’s throw away. The outside colonial style air conditioned pool house has its own toilet and shower, and the pool has a security cover and is fully heated. All in all, this villa is the perfect location for a holiday among family and friends, ensuring all guests the utmost in privacy and relaxation in order to provide a truly pleasant stay.
- Large open-plan living room with large sofa Dining room seating up to 10 people.
- Fully fitted American kitchen with breakfast area and sliding doors.
- 2 double bedrooms (160 size beds), each with en-suite shower room and W.C.
- One bedroom has access to the pool and one bedroom has access to the garden area.
- Cosy single bedroom with en-suite shower room and W.C.
- Laundry room with washing machine.
- Outside table tennis table.
- Outside table football table.
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- Master bedroom with 160 size bed and baby cot.
- TV with satellite channels
- en-suite shower room with W.C. and large terrace overlooking the pool and garden.
- Double bedroom with 160 size bed and en-suite shower room.
- Children’s bedroom with 4 beds and a Jack & Jill bathroom.
- Sea view from upstairs.
- Cost of utilities including water, gas and electricity.
- Bed linen changed weekly.
- Household linen and pool towels changed weekly.
- Final Cleaning.
- Wireless broadband internet.
- Full air-conditioning.
- Central heating.
- Security system.
- Heated pool.
- Maid service available on request at €20/hour.
- Cook service available on request.
- Telephone as per consumption.
Train station: Antibes (6km) ; Juan-les-Pins (3.5km)
Airport: Nice (16km)
Villages: Juan-les-Pins (3km), Golfe-Juan (4km), Saint-Paul-de-Vence (25km), Cagnes-sur-Mer (12km)
City: Cap d’Antibes (6km), Grasse (30 km), Cannes (10km)
Beach: 50 metres (Cap d’Antibes)
Golf: Golf de Biot (7km); Golf de Mougins (15km)

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Park Place Claims 2020 Prince of Wales Trophy Title
The final of the 2020 Prince of Wales Trophy resulted in an exciting match between Les Lions and Park Place at Black Bears Polo Club, with Park Place using a strong start to capture the impressive 13-9 victory over Les Lions and the Prince of Wales Trophy title.
Effectively managing possession throughout the game, Park Place utilized an effective passing attack that resulted in five assists on their 10 field goals. With Les Lions focusing their efforts on containing the elite duo of Facundo and Gonzalito Pieres, Kian Hall was the standout player of the game, finishing with five goals on perfect 100% shooting. Les Lions had their opportunities to match Park Place on the scoreboard, receiving 12 penalties, but shot just 50% from the penalty line in the defeat. A strong team effort and a relentless attack from Park Place led them to the tournament title and the convincing four-goal victory.
In the early stages of the game, Park Place claimed the lead behind two goals from Kian Hall, with Facundo Pieres directing the offense in the #4 position. While both teams had their opportunities in the first two chukkas, it was the accurate shooting of Park Place that overwhelmed Les Lions. Facundo and Gonzalito excelled in a two-man game as part of a three-goal second chukka that extended Park Place’s lead to three. Park Place made Les Lions work for each scoring chance in the remainder of the first half, conceding just three goals, two of which came from Dillon Bacon. The first penalty conversion of the match restored Park Place’s three-goal lead at the end of the first half, holding a 6-3 lead.
A foul-ridden start to the second half produced eight combined fouls and two penalty goals each for Facundo Pieres and Bartolome Castagnola. With few open runs to goal in the fourth chukka, Park Place maintained their advantage with Kian Hall continuing to produce in the front of the game, scoring his third goal. The foul trouble from the fourth chukka was erased for the rest of the game as the pace increased, creating end-to-end attacks from both Park Place and Les Lions. Castagnola opened the scoring in the fifth chukka to pull Les Lions within just two goals, but Park Place responded with a field goal each from Hall and Gonzalito Pieres, extending their lead to a commanding four goals with little time remaining in the game. Behind their strong team defense that held Les Lions to 40% shooting in the game, Park Place completed their strong performance with the 13-9 victory.


Tulsa, OK – A proposal to build a hotel and amusement park at Turkey Mountain is running into quick opposition.
Developers say the proposal would pump millions into the economy and creating 400-new jobs. The park would also include a hotel.
The park is in City Council district two. Last night people turned out for a town hall meeting to voice their displeasure for the idea. Mayor Bartlett says he would like to see the development, but NOT on Turkey Mountain


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The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate use of archival material to access a hidden voice in accounting history and provide social context in the form of a biographical micro-history of public accountancy. The archival material is a letter written in 1846 by a Scottish teenage public accountancy clerk. An analysis of the letter gives insight to the employment and social life of the clerk in mid-19th century Scotland and also identifies a notorious character in Scottish public accountancy. The paper reveals the importance of social connections, religion, communication, and transport to middle-class Victorian Scots and, more generally, reminds accounting historians of the value of hidden voices and micro-histories.
Lee, T. A. (Thomas Alexander)
"Letter from a teenage accounting clerk in 1846: A Hidden voice in a micro-history of modern public accountancy,"
Accounting Historians Journal: Vol. 35
, Article 3.
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Happy weekends everyone! I hope you all have some lovely things planned for your weekends! Unfortunately for me I'm working, don't get me wrong I don't mind my job but I normally get my crafty mojo really up and going by friday and then can't do anything and when Monday rolls around I find it difficult to get my crafty mind motivated again lol!
It is challenge time again over at A gem of a challenge today and we have another superb sketch for you this time designed by the lovely Jenny so why not check it out, here is my card...
I have used this fabulous school girl Chloe from pink gem designs and have stamped her in brown ink rather than black for a softer effect. My papers are from stash, no idea what brand sorry! My flowers are wild orchids, my ticket Tim Holtz, my pearls and cheese cloth from stash and my sentiment stamp is also Pink Gem designs.
I have coloured my image with prismas, inked the edges and machine stitched. My scroll corner was a metal one from e crafts which I painted with gesso and then some crackle paint and then inked lightly around the edges.
I am also entering this into Cupcake crafts back to school, Cute card Thurs anything goes, Craft us crazy school theme, Stamp n doodle back to school, fussy and fancy back to school and card cupids school challenge.
I hope you can check out the rest of the DTs superb creations over at the challenge blog and thanks so much for coming by my blog again!
Thanks to you all for coming by my blog again today and massive hugs to all of you
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Live with it
"For years, Colquitt County citizens have fought any kind of zoning, saying that's why they live in the country. Well, now you see why zoning was important. You had your chance. Now live with it."
"Some of us have our priorities straight. They involve clean water and other environmental issues. The dollar is not always our priority. Think about our children."
" Of course we need jobs, but we need close attention to where chicken houses are built. Who wants one close to their house?"
"I live on First Avenue and we have the same problem explained by a previous ranter. Please don't scatter the trash when you pick it up from the canisters."
" I just read about the former Catholic priest from Moultrie who is in jail for sexual abuse of young boys and have one question. Are perverts drawn to Catholic priesthood because they are pretty sure that their perversion will be consistently covered up and paid for by the church?"
"Are there any blacks on the coach search committee? Just wondering."
"Kerry lost the election - by a huge margin - get over it. Troop deployment is based on battlefield assessments from the Generals and top brass over in the combat area.
It is not done from a scratch pad on the oval office desk -as your Mr. Kerry suggested. President Bush gave our military leaders the additional support (troops) that they requested (like he should), most likely to help eliminate future US Troop casualties. Are you suggesting Kerry would not have sent more troops when requested?"
"In the spirit of good news, I want to praise the Colquitt County Singers for the lovely job they did Monday night with 'Messiah'. The music was absolutely beautiful, and the choir is to be commended for their hard work and dedication to a volunteer, community chorus. It was terrific.
The CCHS Choral Department's Christmas Concert is Dec. 9 at 7:30 p.m. at Wither's Auditorium. Come out and show your support for these fine young people and hear more wonderful holiday music. "
"Prior to the election, each increase in the price of oil was blamed on the Bush administration. Funny, now that the election is over and the price is now falling rapidly, nobody seems to want to attribute that to the Bush administration. Once again, positive proof that mainstream media leans far to the left."
"To the person who welcomes me and all the others Hispanics. Thank you very much! Now I know that at least one person accepts us here. Thank you very much."
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Friday, August 15, 2008
A few samples of Dean and Deluca ice cream from the Midland Square store in Nagoya.
From left to right Fromage Blanc with Raspberry,Belgian Couverture Chocolate,Kyoto Green Tea and Madagascar Vanilla.
The Fromage Blanc contains cheese,raspberry,raspberry sauce,fresh cream,condensed skim milk,sugar and egg yolk.Its quite a thick mixture.The cheese is more akin to cream cheese rather than Edam or mozzarella in terms of texture and provides the substance or filler for the raspberry ingredients and flavour including the little annoying bits that get lodged between your teeth.Worth sampling but Im not sure if Id bother again.
The Beligan Couverture Chocolate comes in a dark brown tub which mirrors the contents
This ice cream like the Fromage Blanc is quite thick but also very rich.Its not overly sweet nor bitter.It looks like real chocolate.Feels like real chocolate when you spoon it and when you first taste it.Its not overly sweet or bitter According to the label the ingredients include the above mentioned chocolate (55% cacao and over) as well as fresh cream,condensed skim milk and sugar.For once I think the small tub is the perfect size as it contains just enough to leave you feeling satisfied.Definitely worth a second look.
Whether or not the Kyoto Green Tea ice cream is your cup of tea depends very much on whether you like green tea or not.The ice cream is very green and creamy.It has a strong aftertaste just like the green tea itself...a somewhat acquired taste.
Certainly a different and an unusual offering.
The final discovery was the Madagascar Vanilla ice cream which contained Madagascar Vanilla beans and extracts among its ingredients.It had a considerably lighter taste than the Green Tea and was noticeably less solid in texture than the Fromage or Beligan.In fact it started melting well before the other three when I tried to photograph them all.
On opening the cover,one is greeted with a refreshing vanilla aroma which spreads through the contents as you eat it.Nice,light and refreshing in contrast to the heavier Chocolate and Green Tea flavours.
A couple of new drinks that caught my eye.The Lipton bottle on the left contains cold tea with a strong coconut flavour.Hence the name "Coconut Island"Quite sweet to the point of cloying I didnt find it that refreshing or thirst quenching.
The second bottle is a Mint Julep soda drink.According to the label its inspired by an original Cuban drink.Its a rather muted under-stated drink.The soda isnt really fizzy in the way most carbonated drinks such as Coke or Pepsi are.In fact I thought the first bottle I bought was slightly flat till I bought another which was exactly the same.If the bubbles lack power so does the mint flavour which seems to be hiding in the background rather than being bold and upfront.
Finally a summer bento or lunchbox offering slices of salmon and beef together with various salads.The centrepiece consists of rolls of crunchy and leafy green salad vegetables.
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Google, for the first time, revealed how many users are paying for YouTube Music and YouTube Premium. Lyor Cohen, Global Head of Music at YouTube, wrote that YouTube crossed 50 million Music and Premium subscribers, including trials.
Google has over 2 billion users watching music videos monthly, that Google monetizes mainly with ads. YouTube premium subscribers do not see any ads, and are more difficult to reach by advertisers.
In June, this year, Cohen announced that in the last 12 months, YouTube paid out $4B to the music industry, and 30% is from user-generated content (UGC).
“The unique offerings of YouTube Music and Premium are resonating in established and emerging music markets alike. We’re seeing impressive growth in countries like Korea, India, Japan, Russia & Brazil where music is a top passion,” said Cohen.

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Take a look at the menu from Mustard. Discover dishes, see prices and get excited for your visit!
Has options that are:
Fresh green salad with onion rings, tomato, cucumber and green chillies
Sprouted lentils mixed with onions, tomatoes and crunchy peanuts
Chopped onions and tomatoes in home-made yoghurt
The Pride of Punjab - Grilled boneless chicken cooked in a light tomato- butter sauce
Tender chicken chunks napped in a thick fenugreek flavoured sauce
Tender boneless mutton cooked over a slow flame with aromatic Bengali spices
Boneless chicken kabab in a special marinade
Tender chicken marinated in yoghurt and spices and cooked over the charcoal- Punjab’s favourite dish
Half: 4pcs | Full: 8pcs
Boneless chunks of tender chicken grilled with a marinade of fenugreek, cheese and a hint of cardamom
A special Kolkata style mutton biryani with aromatic spices
Long-grained Basmati with chicken and potato flavoured with aromatic spices
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Response to prof. nemerov's book on pearl harbor:
Sometimes, my heart races when reading a “truth” I identify with written by a dead author
Sometimes, I’m wowed by a distant living person who wrote a nonfiction book on Math, or how geography influenced the power dynamic of our current world
But none has incurred so much personal recalls , and even more heart racings, thank god it wasn’t as bad as my altitude sickness
The attribution may be to the fact that the author is living and that I had conversed with him in a relaxed setting, not in a “here, author, sign this book please” kind of way.
I think of my grandfather
And fluent in Japanese
I climbed small mountains with him all the time, maybe why now my indulgence in the trees and forests
He’s a product of the Japanese invasion
Of soviet “better suck my dick” attitude towards China
Then of Nixon’s opening dialogue with China
Resulting in the transformed English professor that tried hard to forget his “native” Japanese and “Native” Russian, as those languages were later banned
And in his paralyzed state, sometimes he murmurs Japanese
To my uncle that is fed up with taking care of him
I think of the 70 year old sushi chef in New York at Kura
Who genuinely thought my 13 year-old sister is the cutest person, because she hides away every piece of raw sushi under the bar table, sometimes on my knees bringing me into the crime , and then turns around and tells the old man that she thought it was “Great” and would laugh
She hates raw fish
He started torching every piece of fish for her
She still turns around to me and go,” is this food?”
The step beyond the required superficial appreciation for sushi for both of them took all of us into a conversation that rarely occurs in a serious sushi environment
He said he got yelled at on the street in Michigan (he lived there for 15 years) because he wore Ohio State Tees, Ohio, where my immediate family lives. He marveled at our hometown in China being so close to Japan. He likes that place.
He was a chef in Tokyo
But he likes the US better.
Chef Jiro would shake his head at him, I bet. For he innovates too much in his nigri deliveries.
And in the back of our minds, me, my father, mother, there’s definitely images of Japanese invasion and tortures of the Chinese people , drilled into our minds through propaganda films that monopolize all prime entertainment channels
Yet in my sister’s mind, young and born in Ohio, none of those images turned up
It’s just raw fish
I think of another documentary I watched, Of Ishigu NOkiro and how he tried to belong there but couldn’t about Japanese in US concentration camps. And silently I was brought to tears. The sense of not belonging, much shared hiding my tears, I quickly told my friend to keep going at his pace in the gallery
At the noguschi museum
Now I think again, what was I sad for? Sad for humanity ? sad for the Japanese? Sad for all misunderstandings?
The back of your book triggered my own talk once about the 19 year old boys in All Quiet on the Western Front. They barely had time to pursue lust, desire, failure, to THINK. And now they rush into jaded..
I look at the publisher notes, of course I have “Ramblings of a Wannabe Painter by Paul Gaugin” in blue
And then I’m here on a porch in Menlo Park, a random suburban place, reading prose about a crashed plane
And for those moments where I often thought my life meant nothing, my existence meant nada in the whole scope of the universe
At least at this moment, I feel my existence cemented. Solidly verified. This ability to connect
So what if the next moment I fall apart again.
And with all these, I took up my brush
The connection is carried forth now into a physical mark
The ambience that now the hand partakes into inevitably got influenced


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Laboratory of Zoology, Department of Biology
The Marine Ecology Research Group in the Biology Department carries out fundamental and applied research in the fields of Biological Oceanography and Fisheries Ecology in both coastal and oceanic environments.
The main field of activity concern the fisheries – environment interaction through the study of:
(i) recruitment processes,
(ii) zooplankton ecology in pelagic, coastal and lagoon ecosystems,
(iii) structure and functioning of Coralligene formations in the eastern Mediterranean, and
(iv) analysis of ecological aspects of the lagoon fisheries.
The research involves the analysis of distributional patterns in relation to environmental parameters, short and long term dynamics of marine populations, behavior studies, ecological modeling.


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If he wants to know why the keyways are parallel and the key tapered itís not just because itís straightforward to cut a parallel keyway and tricky to cut a tapered one; itís so you stand a chance of getting them apart. You can see on the spec sheet that tapered keys have a 1:100 taper along one side. A taper that slow, locked into a mating one, would be very difficult to split.
My worst worry about dying is my wife selling my stuff for what I told her it cost...
That's what I was thinking, a morse taper needs but a tap and it's solid. Also, when fitting a key I couldn't envisage the bluing reacting how it does after scraping if it was against a tapered bore. It's either be home or not, whereas a tapered key/straight bore shows you the bore riding up the taper.
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My friend said, “You women could rule the world except for the fact that you can’t stand each other.” And we both laughed. I remember it like it was yesterday. We were just shit talking but the funniest shit talk is funny BECAUSE there is some truth in the nougat. For those of you outside the Caribbean who don’t know what shit talking means it’s just talking foolishness to make everyone laugh…it’s just that sometimes the foolishness isn’t foolish at all. Like the best of humor, there is always an element of truth in it.
I was disempowered and when you are disempowered it’s natural to compare yourself to others; to believe there is something lacking in you.
It was one moment almost two decades ago that has stayed with me. We laughed at the truth of how we women have lived for so long it has become a well-known joke among men. We are divided, we divide ourselves and are thus conquered without a fight.
I was living in St. Kitts and it was intense even before I really pissed them off. It might sound exotic to you but just think of a really small town and you will get the feeling what it’s like to live on an island. The eastern Caribbean was different. I had lived on three islands before moving to St. Kitts but the level of suspicion and scrutiny I encountered was at times intimidating. It was only as intense as life in Bermuda as a child. Everybody gets to watch you grow up and many times, growing up isn’t always pretty.
I get it how we’ve been brainwashed. I just don’t get our slowness to evolve but then I do. I had to make every “mistake” go on every “detour” I had to until I could finally get it.
I was disempowered and when you are disempowered it’s natural to compare yourself to others; to believe there is something lacking in you. I understand it more from where I stand now because today I am empowered.
We, magical women, become ugly and needy in that shadow.
And even today I can get quick stabbing reminders of the insecurity I once had and I talk myself off the edge of the cliff because that’s what it is, a cliff. When you jump off that shit you are headed for the ground to the lowest emotional and energetic points available to us humans, to us women.
We, magical women, become ugly and needy in that shadow. Envy and jealousy don’t feel good. It feels horrible actually.
There is no joy there. There is no desire to uplift another woman there. There is no affirming the divinity and beauty of the other. There is “she’s got something I don’t have and should have; if I had what she had I would feel better about myself; if I was like her, my life would be better and because she has it, my life isn’t what it could be.”
For Goddesses to stand in their power they have to have the strength to stare into the lies of lack and ‘not-enoughness’ to experience the truth. Don’t try to pretend it away.
For Goddesses to stand in their power they have to have the strength to stare into the lies of lack and ‘not-enoughness’ to experience the truth. Don’t try to pretend it away. We’ve been getting dosed with it every day of our lives. Own the insecurity and the forgetting in that moment and allow it to pass through and out. Remind yourself of the truth.
Have you been doing practices to support remembering who you really are? Was it a moment of forgetting or are you there often and what are you going to do about it? What do you desire to transform in your vision of self?
For Goddesses to stand in their power, they have to desire healing from the notion of competition. Or even the notion of telling another Goddess how she should live and what choices she should make.
I see dancing women joyous in their special brand of magic, glorying in the magic of the divine feminine in all women, all kinds of women.
This next women’s movement will be global and it will be spiritually-based, meaning women who remember who they are, women who know the truth of who they are. Each gifted with their own much-needed brand of magic to contribute.
To Your Awakening,

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