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Title: A century and a half of Pittsburg and her people / by John Newton Boucher ; illustrated. Vol. 2.
Author: Boucher, John Newton, 1854-1933.
MRS. SAMUEL McKEE is a Lady Bountiful in the variety and extent of her charities. She is connected with many organizations, being first vice-president of the Women’s Christian Association and branches; president of the (pg. 436) Home for Aged Protestant Women, and also Temporary Home for Women, and chairman of the Sunshine Committee of the Western Pennsylvania Hospital. She was one of the founders of the Women’s Christian Association in 1861, and was active in assisting at the Sanitary Fair, and chairman of the Soldier’s Monument Committee, laying the cornerstone for the monument on Monument Hill, Allegheny. She resides at the Kenmahr Hotel, East End.

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No, Epstein wasn’t the only pedophile that the Clintons were (allegedly) connected to. There’s another, though they weren’t as close with him. That man’s name is George Nader (no, not the goblin-looking Democrat. That’s Jerry Nadler), and he has not only been convicted of a child porn offense, but also just pled guilty to funneling millions in illegal donations to Hillary’s 2016 campaign.
Information on that guilty plea comes from The Intercept. According to that outlet:
GEORGE NADER, an American adviser to the government of the United Arab Emirates, convicted sex offender, and frequent visitor to the White House during President Donald Trump’s first year in office, has pleaded guilty for his role in helping the UAE pump millions of dollars in illegal campaign contributions into the U.S. political system during the 2016 presidential election, according to documents submitted in federal court last month.
Federal prosecutors disclosed in a December sentencing memo that Nader had agreed months earlier to plead guilty to a single count of felony conspiracy to defraud the U.S. government by funneling millions in donations to Hillary Clinton’s campaign and concealing the funds’ foreign origin. Nader’s plea has not been previously reported.
Oops. Yet another leftist lobbyist working for foreign governments and doing sketchy things. Perhaps he was friends with Hunter Biden and the Pelosi staffer that lobbied for a CCP propaganda outlet.
What specifically was Nader doing? According to The Intercept, the prosecutors in his case argued that he transferred about $5 million from a UAE business to the CEO of an LA payment processing company, trying to disguise those millions of funds as a simple business transaction.
Further, “[of] that amount, more than $3.5 million came from the government of the UAE and was given to Democratic political committees working to elect Clinton, according to the U.S. government.”
He apparently did so on behalf of the UAE Crown Prince, who wanted Nader to get closer to Hillary. What a terrible assignment. Still, it appears to have been at least somewhat successful, as The Intercept reports that at one point Nader said “[T]raveling on Sat morning to catch up with our Big Sister and her husband: I am seeing him on Sunday and her in [sic] Tuesday Sir! Would love to see you tomorrow at your convenience…for your guidance, instruction and blessing!”’
As you might guess, “our Big Sister and her husband” allegedly refers to Hillary and Bill Clinton.
Additional evidence of his success comes from the Washington Post, which reported:
“Wonderful meeting with the Big Lady . . . Cant wait to tell you about it, Nader allegedly wrote, in an apparent reference to Clinton.
Hillary Clinton apparently attended numerous events, including small gatherings, with Nader, who on July 19, 2016, messaged the foreign official a photograph of him with Candidate 1s spouse an apparent reference to Bill Clinton at Khawajas home.”
But that’s not the only charge Nader is dealing with right now. According to ZeroHedge, Nader, who was convicted on a child porn charge in 1991, is also facing yet another child porn charge and a child sex trafficking charge:
Prosecutors have sought a five-year sentence for Nader – after he completes the 10-year sentence he’s currently serving for possessing child pornography, and for sex-trafficking a minor to the US “for the purpose of engaging in criminal sexual activity.”
Nader was arrested in January 2018 at Dulles Airport by agents working for Mueller. A search of his iPhones revealed child pornography, which we imagine was used as leverage to gain his cooperation. Three months later, prosecutors filed charges against Nader for the images – however they were filed under seal and kept secret from Nader’s lawyers while he was working with Mueller
What a scumbag. No wonder he was hanging around the Clintons and able to penetrate their circle. He must have fit right in.

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The Okeechobee Music & Arts Festival will return to Okeechobee, Florida from March 2 – 5 following a successful inaugural outing in 2016. Organizers have just revealed the lineup for the PoWoW! musical collaboration that will take place at the festival on Saturday, March 4.
Soulive guitarist Eric Krasno has been tapped as musical director for this year’s PoWoW! collaboration. Kraz will be joined by Michael McDonald of Doobie Brothers/Steely Dan fame as well as R&B crooner Gallant, future funk artist GRiZ, funk outfit Vulfpeck, singer Antwaun Stanley and members of Snarky Puppy. Organizers note, “in true Okeechobee fashion, other special guests are sure to appear!”
Okeechobee ’17 will feature Kings Of Leon, Usher & The Roots, Bassnectar, The Lumineers, Pretty Lights (Live), Sturgill Simpson, GRiZ, The Revivalists, George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic, Galactic and dozens more. In addition to the music, festivalgoers can expect diverse food, wild art, yoga and healing workshops, swimming and dancing. HeadCount has partnered with the festival to organize Participation Row at the event, which will feature nearly a dozen local nonprofits. Organizers Soundslinger have invested in new art, amenities and infrastructure for the second installment of Okeechobee. The company aims to do “everything possible to respect and cherish the natural beauty” of the 600-acre Sunshine Groove, where the event is held, by utilizing as many biodegradable, repurposed, recycled and sustainable materials as possible.
Tickets are on sale now via the festival’s website.
Okeechobee Music & Arts Festival PoWoW! 2017 Lineup
- Michael McDonald
- Eric Krasno
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- Members Of Snarky Puppy
Ian Rawn shares photos from Saturday at Atlanta’s SweetWater 420 Fest, which ended with Brandon “Taz” Niederauer collaborating with the Tedeschi Trucks Band.
Both Widespread Panic and Phil Lesh & The Terrapin Family Band shared the stage with guest guitarists on Friday at the Wanee Festival.
The broadcast schedule for this weekend’s free webcast featuring select sets from the SweetWater 420 Fest in Atlanta has been revealed.
The latest episode of ‘The JamBase Podcast’ features”The Rundown,” our first “Mailbag” segment, G. Love on the debut of “Worst Show Ever” and Eric Krasno discussing his “Musical Mentors.”
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When we first heard that NBC was going to be airing something called "Up all Night" we hoped and prayed that they were in fact bringing back the classic B-movie night-long program that aired on USA oh so many years ago. That was our first experience with "The Toxic Avenger" as well as the second and third films in the franchise ("Citizen Toxie" came out after USA's "Up All Night" was already long gone), and is a hugely fond memory of our childhood. This show is actually a sitcom wherein Applegate and Arnett play a married couple who just had a baby, with Arnett being the stay at home dad (kind of like that episode of "30 Rock"). It'll probably have better production values than the USA show.


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Good Monday morning, y'all. I'm guest blogging over at Misha Gericke's The Five Year Project on the subject of acrophobia: what it is, how it differs from vertigo, and how you can treat it. There's even a test video to see if you're acrophobic. Darryl James, the protagonist of my short story One Step Away, suffers from severe acrophobia and it nearly ruins his life.
Misha is the author of several books, including The Vanished Knight, The Heir's Choice, and Endless.
Tomorrow, I will be hosting guest blogger Stephanie Faris who will discuss the tricky art of writing book reviews.

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Dries Van Noten Spring/Summer 2015–Belgian designer Dries Van Noten looked to the male dancer as muse for his spring/summer 2015 collection. Staging a runway show that looked like a dance rehearsal, Van Noten offered a glimpse at the softer side of his man. Loosely draped off a bare chest, the collection included fluid robes, tops with plunging necklines and altogether body conscious garments. Following the lines of the body as it is important for each dancer, lean fits came together with an elegant aptitude. Suits followed in the same relaxed manner, embracing a light airy quality. The finishing touch, the collection went in a different direction for prints, going for a more subtle refined approach.
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Saman immigrated to Toronto with her mother, father, and older brother from Iran in 1997. As many new immigrant families do, her and her family moved around to many neighbourhoods around the city until they settled in Willowdale 13 years ago.
Over the years, Saman has learned the importance of community and learning about the impact good social programs have on individuals' lives. She has organized to ensure newly arrived refugees have access to affordable housing through her work with Roofs for Refugees, that the rights and voices of Iranian-Canadians are respected and heard through her role on the Board of Directors of the Iranian-Canadian Congress, and strives to use her voice to amplify others.
Having grown up and lived in Toronto and Willowdale, Saman has firsthand experience of how the city, and city councillors, need to be working to ensure everyone can live their best life.
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SAFE – Safe Food Advocacy Europe was created with the aim of ensuring that consumer’s health and concerns remain at the core of the EU’s food legislation. SAFE is currently the only Brussels-based NGO specialised in the protection and representation of EU consumers in the food sector.
SAFE strives to ensure safer food standards for consumers by monitoring the EU food legislation process and cooperating with EU stakeholders to draft comprehensive food regulations. SAFE notably supports the development of policies and awareness-raising actions which jointly address health, environment, food safety and sustainability, all-the-while being involved in several EU-funded projects aimed at reducing the environmental impact of the food sector, increasing sustainability and promoting healthier food environments for consumers.
Strengthening the voice of civil society in the EU debate over food regulation, thereby reinforcing participatory democracy in the EU.
Protecting consumers by advocating for better regulation in food and health policy, by advocating for safer food standards, sounder food production methods and more fit-for-purpose food donation rules.
Increasing public awareness of food safety issues, by organising training activities allowing citizens to make informed consumption choices (e.g. children-destined workshops on sugar overconsumption and food labelling) or by striving to improve the transparency of information available on food products.
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DELTA — A revised development proposal for a large tract of land adjacent to Highway 91 is scheduled to come before Delta council Monday (Sept. 23).
MK Delta Lands will unveil a plan for a large-scale housing and commercial development for a 35-hectare (89-acre) parcel on the east side of the highway between 64th and 72nd avenues.
The revised proposal is the company's third vision for the site and drops much of the commercial component of the previous plan to create a "lighter footprint," according to MK Delta Lands president Joanne Barnett.
Barnett didn't want to provide specifics of the proposal until council members have seen it, but said a much smaller neighbourhood commercial centre has replaced the outlet mall.
Another aspect of the proposal that hasn't changed through the various revisions is an offer to turn over 80 hectares (193 acres) on the west side of Highway 91 to be added to the Burns Bog conservancy area. The land eyed for development is next to the conservancy area, but outside the designated protected zone.
MK Delta will host a series of public information drop-in sessions at Sungod Recreation Centre from 4 to 8:30 p.m. on Sept. 26, Oct. 3 and Oct. 10.
The Burns Bog Conservation Society continues to lobby against the proposal. President Eliza Olson maintains that although there have been public information meetings, a public hearing is needed so the community finally has the opportunity to raise its concerns.
A public hearing will be held if council gives the proposal preliminary approval.
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“RBS rewarding individual bankers is like a football team paying their striker for scoring when they’ve just been relegated," said the Liberal Democrat Shadow Chancellor.
Commenting on the announcement of RBS’ losses and bonus pool, Vince Cable said:
“It’s hard to understand why £1.3bn is being paid out in bonuses when RBS continues to make losses.
“RBS rewarding individual bankers is like a football team paying their striker for scoring when they’ve just been relegated.
“While it is good news that RBS is meeting its mortgage lending target, its lending to business has fallen.
“The Government has to get a grip and explain how it will exercise its 84% shareholding in RBS to benefit the taxpayer. At present we are seeing very little. Part nationalised banks are for lending, not bonuses.
“Stephen Hester seems to think that his only goal is to push up the share price. But RBS has made a commitment to support recovery by ensuring that viable businesses are not starved of capital. If RBS doesn’t lend to businesses they will go bust and people will lose their jobs.
“The lending agreements for 2011 need to be more concrete, long term and better policed.”


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The appearance of a dog losing hair usually distresses the owner more than the pet. A bald spot on a dog may be nothing, or it can signal a problem.
There are many causes of a dog’s hair falling out. These include allergies, parasites, hereditary factors, or disease. Also, the problems that are most common differ depending on the dog’s age.
Indeed, hair loss is only a symptom. Finding the underlying cause is key to targeted treatment and a return to a full, fluffy fur coat.
This article explains some of the causes of alopecia in dogs, the importance of diagnosis, and some ways to stop your dog losing hair.
Can Alopecia in Dogs Affect any Age Group?
Yes, although some problems are more common at certain ages.
For example, puppies are prone to parasitic infections or skin infections which cause hair to drop out. A puppy’s weak immune system may struggle to control infections that an adult dog would see off.
One reason for adult dogs’ fur falling out is a heavy shed. With adults also prone to allergies and seasonal alopecia.
This is in contrast to an older dog with no hair that may have an underlying health problem, such as hypothyroidism or Cushing’s disease.
To understand alopecia in dogs, know how canine fur grows. Each hair has a finite lifespan, after which it falls out of the follicle and sheds. When the rate of hair loss is faster than dog hair growth this results in bald patches.
Getting to the root cause means answering two questions: Why is the dog hair falling out and why isn’t it re-growing fast enough?
Answer these questions and you’re best placed to tackle the causes of hair loss in dogs.
A Heavy Shed or True Alopecia in Dogs?
First decide if your dog losing fur is due to a problem or if it’s just a heavy shed.
When molting, hair comes out easily from all over the coat. The latter remains plush with no skin soreness or rawness, and no bald spot on the dog.
If the dog is otherwise well, try brushing daily for a couple of weeks. Then you’ll get on top of the problem of the dog losing hair and the shedding should ease.
However, what’s not normal is a dog losing patches of hair, especially if the skin is sore or there’s no regrowth. Other tell-tale signs of trouble include dog hair loss and itching, dog hair falling out in clumps, and patchy hair loss with scabs.
Remember, a dog losing hair is just a symptom. Help your vet reach a diagnosis by considering the clues.
Good questions to think through are:
Is the dog losing hair in patches and scabs, or more generally over the body?
Is the dog itchy or not?
Are other pets in the house affected?
Has the dog had a problem with hair loss in the past, and if so, when?
Does the dog have other symptoms such as thirst, lack of energy, or weight loss or gain?
This helps the vet decide if the problem is infectious, seasonal, or a complication of ill health.
The Causes of Hair Loss in Dogs
Taking a broad overview, some of the causes of hair loss in dogs include:
Hereditary hair loss
Although this is generally uncommon, the Pomeranian breed is suffers from a form of genetic hair loss called Alopecia X. In this case the ‘X’ means no-one knows the cause.
This is due to allergens in the environment or a food allergy. Itchy skin is a common symptom and it’s the excessive scratching or licking which leads to dog hair falling out.
Infection around the hair shaft, beneath the skin’s surface, damages the follicle and causes hair to fall out.
This can be a bacterial infection (from muddy or dirty skin) or a fungal infection such as ringworm. The latter causes a circular bald spot on the dog.
These are areas of skin that are infected and have a sticky discharge. Like folliculitis, this damages the hair shaft causing hairs to fall out.
Parasites, including Mange
Fleas, lice, and mange mites all cause dog hair loss and itching.
One form of mange, Demodex, is known as ‘red mange,’ as the bald spots become inflamed and sore. Demodectic mange often occurs in puppies, as their weak immune systems can’t fight off the mites hiding in the hair follicles.
Underlying Health Problems
A dog losing fur who has other symptoms may well have an underlying health problem. Conditions such as underactive thyroid glands (hypothyroidism) and Cushing’s disease come with complications such as hair loss and bald patches.
These dogs usually have other symptoms such as thirst, changes in appetite and weight, and lack of energy.
Seasonal Alopecia in Dogs
Seasonal alopecia is typified by a dog losing patches of hair in a symmetrical pattern on both sides of the body.
This condition can be unsightly but is of no deeper significance than too many hair shafts entering a resting phase at the same time. The fur usually regrows when the season changes.
Diagnosis: Why is Your Dog Losing Hair?
Some problems are instantly recognizable, but others aren’t always that simple.
The vet examines the dog, takes a history, and forms a problem list in their head. Then they decide which tests are most helpful. It may be necessary to run:
Diagnostic blood tests: Looking for exposure to certain parasites or overreaction to allergens in the environment
Skin scrapes: To identify parasites
Cytology: Examining the cells present on the skin’s surface
Skin biopsy and histology: Looking inside the skin cells
Screening blood tests: For health problems
The answer to one or more of these tests gives the reason behind the dog losing hair.
Treating Alopecia in Dogs
As you now know, dog hair loss treatment depends on finding the driving cause. Do this and restoring your dog’s coat becomes easier.
An itchy allergy is uncomfortable for the dog, whose licking and scratching creates bald patches.
Allergies can’t be cured but can be controlled.
In an ideal world the dog avoids the allergen, but if this is something like grass then it’s impractical. In this case, taking lots of small actions, all of which make a little difference, adds up to a more comfortable dog.
For example, regularly bathing the dog with a moisturizing shampoo washes allergens from the skin’s surface. Feeding a diet rich in Omega 3&6 strengthens the skin from the inside out.
Keep the skin’s surface healthy by controlling natural yeast populations. Simply wiping the dog’s paws with an antifungal wipe can reduce the tingle and licking.
Then there’s medication. There’s a whole spectrum of effective anti-itch medications ranging from old favorites such as steroids to sophisticated modern drugs like oclacitinib (Apoquel).
Indeed, the newest treatment isn’t a drug at all, but a biological therapy that deactivates the itch pathway in the body, removing the signal to scratch.
Even the thought of fleas or ticks makes us itchy.
Regular use of an effective anti-parasite product is common sense. But you should treat all pets in the house, not just the dog losing fur. This stops the dog’s pet pals acting as reservoirs of infection.
Also, be sure your chosen product works against the particular parasite your dog has. Many products are broad spectrum, but may not work against an unusual or uncommon parasite.
Whether it’s folliculitis, mud rash, or a hot spot, bacteria have a lot to answer for. Medicated washes help spruce up the skin. An antibiotic gel, or even tablets, is required to tackle a more deep-seated infection.
When an underlying health problem is found, such as underactive thyroid glands, the answer is to treat this problem. It may be that a simple daily tablet is all that’s needed to sort out that bald dog.
The Outlook for Alopecia in Dogs
Happily, for a dog losing hair the outlook is usually rosy (or hairy!) Correct the triggering problem and their coat should plush up again.
Of course there are exceptions. For example a bald dog that’s a Pomeranian may well have Alopecia X, a condition for which there’s not recognized treatment. For these little guys, keeping the skin in good condition and wearing a woolly in winter is the best compromise.
Prevent your Dog Losing Hair
There are a few simple rules that help your hound have a healthy coat.
Feeding a good diet rich in vitamins, antioxidants, and omega oils.
Keep the skin clean and supple with a moisturizing shampoo
Regular use of an effective anti-parasite product
Seeking veterinary help when the dog is itchy and scratchy
Daily grooming to improve skin circulation and spread natural oils over the coat
Do these things and a dog losing hair should be a thing of the past. And if it isn’t: Visit the vet.

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Con: Results can vary depending on how much fluid you drink. By drinking more water, you dilute the concentration of ketones in the urine and thus a lower level of ketones will be detected on the strips. The strips don’t show a precise ketone level. Finally, and most importantly, as you become increasingly keto-adapted and your body reabsorbs ketones from the urine, urine strips may become unreliable, even if you’re in ketosis.
Out of 63 comments so far, only 3 people actually said that they tried the recipe, and only one of those rated it. Yet there were 16 other ratings from 3 to 5 stars from folks who didn’t make the recipe but weighed in to ask a question or say some form of “these look great, I’ll have to try this”. And there were 10 questions about using some particular thing or other to replace the gluten, even though it was clearly spelled out from the beginning that nothing could be used as a substitute. Yes, you are a saint, lol!
I do not use the VLC mix to make yeast breads. I have recipes at the blog for cookies, cupcakes, biscuits, and crepes using this mix. I have dozens of recipes in various stages of testing that use this mix. Some of my favorites are quick breads and muffins and cookies. Cake type recipes (muffins, small loaves of bread, cupcakes, cake, etc.) really turn out well with this mix. Let me know how some other dishes turn out for you! Thanks!
Hi Megan, My batter is pretty sticky, too, which is fine. You can add a little more almond milk if it’s very thick. Other than that, if they are dry they were probably in the oven too long. Try reducing the baking time a bit next time. The last step of dipping in butter for the cinnamon coating should also help with dryness. I hope you’ll try them again!
Crazy right though? I just can’t even believe it for myself until I see this picture of my mid section! I’m truly in shock how it was just 2.4 pounds I lost in 6 weeks and just a half percent in body fat. But clearly the keto diet produces results. I feel better. I look leaner and more toned and I’m just motivated to continue on even though I’m not one of those people who have lost a crazy amount of weight in a short time. I’m in it for the health benefits I mentioned above, but also I’m feeling pretty darn good in my size 6 pair of jeans!
The ketogenic diet is a high-fat, adequate-protein, low-carbohydrate diet that in medicine is used primarily to treat difficult-to-control (refractory) epilepsy in children. The diet forces the body to burn fats rather than carbohydrates. Normally, the carbohydrates contained in food are converted into glucose, which is then transported around the body and is particularly important in fueling brain function. However, if little carbohydrate remains in the diet, the liver converts fat into fatty acids and ketone bodies. The ketone bodies pass into the brain and replace glucose as an energy source. An elevated level of ketone bodies in the blood, a state known as ketosis, leads to a reduction in the frequency of epileptic seizures. Around half of children and young people with epilepsy who have tried some form of this diet saw the number of seizures drop by at least half, and the effect persists even after discontinuing the diet. Some evidence indicates that adults with epilepsy may benefit from the diet, and that a less strict regimen, such as a modified Atkins diet, is similarly effective. Potential side effects may include constipation, high cholesterol, growth slowing, acidosis, and kidney stones.
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I was a Corpsman (not a corpse-man as some recent somewhat fanatical president would say), and I can tell you many stories of Marines and Sailors who maintained restrictive diets (aka picky eaters). Most obvious was lack of sustaining energy (hypoglycemia) at mile 15 (with 80lbs of gear including a 6.5lb rifle and 200 rnds of ammo, etc.) and depletion of essential vitamins, electrolyte imbalance. They were always the first to collapse and have to hear me scold “see I told you so.” An IV of D5W usually does the trick (D is for dextrose, OMG!)
If you’re new or just still learning the ropes for the keto diet food list, your biggest questions probably revolve around figuring out just what high-fat low-carb foods you can eat on such a low-carb, ketogenic diet. Overall, remember that the bulk of calories on the keto diet are from foods that are high in natural fats along with a moderate amount of foods with protein. Those that are severely restricted are all foods that provide lots of carbs, even kinds that are normally thought of as “healthy,” like whole grains, for example.
While there are many different types of pasta today, the classic cooked, unenriched traditional pasta is about 30 grams of carbohydrates per 100 grams. That’s your entire daily carbohydrate intake on the ketogenic diet, if you’re lucky. After that comes a minuscule 0.9 grams of fat, about 6 grams of protein and minimal micronutrients. Even whole wheat pasta, advertised as a health food, contains 37 grams of total carbohydrates[*].
Hi Lee, A blender might also work, if it’s powerful enough to chop up nuts. You’ll still want to use a pulse-stop-pulse method, and may need to stir between pulses. Otherwise, you can also try chopping up the nuts and seeds before mixing with the other ingredients. If you go that route, the resulting granola texture will be a little different compared to a food processor. I used a food processor partly because it makes both prep time and cleanup a lot faster, but also because that way you get a mix of larger chopped nuts and finer powder. I hope one of the other methods works out for you!
Still, whole wheat flour comes in about midway on our list of flours based on carbohydrate content, so it’s got a little less than 45 carbohydrates per half cup, and comes in mid-range for GI at 69, You may find that you want to sneak whole wheat flour into your recipes, by adding a little at a time and working up to where you have mostly whole-wheat bread.
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Just found your website! What an incredible help it is for me. I just converted to a low carb diet a couple of weeks ago, and must admit began struggling with some of the foods we love as a family and didn’t want to give up. Plus the information about almond flour increasing inflammation was eye opening. I have both rheumatoid and osteo – arthrits and recently it has really acted up. Now I know why. I will use coconut four more now! Thank you.
So today I was sitting here getting some work done and occasionally looking out the window. The roses on the trellis are pretty actively in bloom and the trees are loaded with bright green leaves. The colors are bright against a glowery gray sky, though and it looks chilly. It’s not in the least – I think the high today is going to be 81F – BUT it LOOKS that way.
Hi Bill, Sorry to hear that. I haven’t experienced that before. Usually, if bread falls during baking it’s too much baking powder, but if it falls after baking it’s just not baked long enough. So you could try both less baking powder and increasing the baking time. Finally, this recipe uses baking powder, not baking soda, so if you used baking soda that could be the issue as well.
Another difference between older and newer studies is that the type of patients treated with the ketogenic diet has changed over time. When first developed and used, the ketogenic diet was not a treatment of last resort; in contrast, the children in modern studies have already tried and failed a number of anticonvulsant drugs, so may be assumed to have more difficult-to-treat epilepsy. Early and modern studies also differ because the treatment protocol has changed. In older protocols, the diet was initiated with a prolonged fast, designed to lose 5–10% body weight, and heavily restricted the calorie intake. Concerns over child health and growth led to a relaxation of the diet's restrictions. Fluid restriction was once a feature of the diet, but this led to increased risk of constipation and kidney stones, and is no longer considered beneficial.
Weight loss is a common target for disease management, as well as health promotion. The prevalence of obesity remains high among U.S. adults (36.5%) (5), as well as children and adolescents (17%) (6). Importantly, obesity is a significant contributor to increased morbidity and mortality, as well as being a primary driver of increasing medical expenses (4). Despite much effort and cost, there has been little success on this front and obesity remains a public health crisis.
Interested in trying a fad diet? There are plenty to choose from, and low-carb pasta can be incorporated into most. The Atkins, ketogenic, and paleo diets — to name just a few — all prescribe a low-carb lifestyle to support health and fitness. On these diets, instead of consuming carbs for energy, you will eat protein, healthy fats, fruits, and veggies. Each of the aforementioned programs allows for a small portion of carbs each day, so you can chow down on low-carb pasta without falling off plan.
Sharon M. Nickols-Richardson, PhD, RD, , Mary Dean Coleman, PhD, RD, Joanne J. Volpe, Kathy W. Hosig, PhD, MPH, RD, “Perceived Hunger Is Lower and Weight Loss Is Greater in Overweight Premenopausal Women Consuming a Low-Carbohydrate/High-Protein vs High-Carbohydrate/Low-Fat Diet,” The Journal of Pediatrics: Vol 105, Issue 9: 1433–1437; September 2005. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S000282230501151X.
I think melted and solid coconut oil pretty much have the same volume, or if it changes, the amount of volume lost or gained is negligible 😉 Sometimes I make coconut oil bites by pouring 1-tbs servings of melted coconut oil mixed with something to give them flavours (matcha powder, raw cacao powder, essential oils, etc) on an ice cube tray and when they turn solid it looks like the volume is about the same.
This is REALLY good. My OH also thought that this was ‘proper’ bread LOL! Why do people think that anything not made with wheat is not ‘proper’? I guess they don’t have a gluten intolerance. This really is the best low carb GF bread I’ve tasted in a LONG while. It will become a staple in this household that’s for sure. Will definitely still use the 90 second rolls as well for convenience!
Must say, however, that the shape of choice (for most pasta-like results) are the cavatelli. Both because the ridges help the sauce to stick better, and for the resulting texture and mouthfeel. Though you’ll need to procure a (9 bucks!) cavatelli & gnocchi board. Cavatelli are very similar to gnocchi in shape (which you can make too!), though slightly thinner and with more of a bite.
In Asia, the normal diet includes rice and noodles as the main energy source, making their elimination difficult. Therefore, the MCT-oil form of the diet, which allows more carbohydrate, has proved useful. In India, religious beliefs commonly affect the diet: some patients are vegetarians, will not eat root vegetables or avoid beef. The Indian ketogenic diet is started without a fast due to cultural opposition towards fasting in children. The low-fat, high-carbohydrate nature of the normal Indian and Asian diet means that their ketogenic diets typically have a lower ketogenic ratio (1:1) than in America and Europe. However, they appear to be just as effective.

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Water levels worry property owners across Central Minnesota
- "No wake" signs are posted on the Sauk River Chain and Two Rivers Lake because of flooding problems
- The Sauk River was at 6.2 feet on Tuesday, just slightly above the flood stage of 6 feet
- Owners of lake property are dealing with wet basements and other property damage
RICHMOND Some residents around St. Cloud-area lakes are still coping with flooded yards, underwater docks and wet basements as high water levels slowly recede.
On some lakes, "no wake" signs caution boaters to slow down and avoid creating waves that can cause shoreline erosion and worsen flooding.
"We're getting complaints," said Bruce Bechtold, chief deputy in the Stearns County Sheriff's Office.
St. Cloud had the second-wettest spring on record, and the rainfall continued into June. Area rivers including the Sauk and Mississippi crested last week after several inches of rain fell on Central Minnesota.
This week's drier weather has helped the lake and river levels to start dropping, but more rain is expected in the next few days.
The Sheriff's Office has posted advisory signs on the Sauk River Chain of Lakes near Cold Spring and Richmond, as well as Two Rivers Lake near St. Anna. Those lakes, fed by the Sauk River, have had the worst flooding problems, Bechtold said.
"They're not draining as fast as the others," he said.
The sheriff's office is asking boaters on those lakes and throughout the county to use restraint and common sense and reduce their speed. However, without official action by the county to adopt a no-wake zone, the signs can't be enforced with a ticket.
The signs are helping, but some boaters are "still going fast," said Mary Lou Goebel, who lives on the west side of Horseshoe Lake.
"Some of them slow down, and the other ones don't care," she said.
Goebel is keeping two sump pumps running in her basement, where water has seeped in because it has no place else to go.
"It's just too saturated," she said.
At the home of Paulette and Craig Martinson, who live on a peninsula east of Krays Lake, the beach and dock are under water. Their boat floated off its lift and is now tied to a neighbor's dock.
There is still some boat traffic going too fast, Paulette Martinson said, but the number of boats on the chain is fewer than usual.
"It's hard for people to access their boats when their docks are under water," she said.
The National Weather Service reported that the Sauk River was at 6.2 feet on Tuesday, just slightly above the flood stage of 6 feet. The river level was expected to continue dropping this week, but that could change if more rain falls.
Dan Brady, president of Friends of Two Rivers Lake, has water halfway up his yard. With the recent heavy rains, the lake rose about 2 feet over its ordinary high water mark, Brady said.
"It did make it up to a lot of foundations," he said. Brady said it's too early to tell whether the high water will leave behind erosion damage.
In Benton County, Little Rock Lake residents have been watching the lake level closely. The Mississippi River level has been slowly dropping, said Jim McDermott, county emergency management director, but that could change. He's advised lake residents to have a flood plan ready just in case.
"If we did get 3 or 4 inches, there's a possibility that the water in the lake would rise again," McDermott said.
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Sarah Ell talks with the New Zealand star of Jojo Rabbit, Thomasin McKenzie
It's 4.15pm in New York and Thomasin McKenzie sounds tired. It's been a big week, walking the red carpet for the LA premiere of Jojo Rabbit and juggling a seemingly endless string of promo appointments. And then there was the flight ...
"I had a very turbulent flight last night, so I'm a bit flustered. It was fine at the beginning but for the last half hour, all of a sudden it felt almost like we weren't going to be making it off the plane alive," she says slowly, deadpan.
It's just as well she made it in one piece. The buzz around the 19-year-old Kiwi actor was already huge before she was cast as Elsa, the hidden Jewish girl in Taika Waititi's headline-grabbing new film. It seems the only way is up.
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If the name doesn't immediately sound familiar, add "Harcourt" and the connection becomes clear. McKenzie is probably sick of this being mentioned in every story written about her but her mother is Miranda Harcourt, today an internationally in-demand acting coach but fondly remembered here for her role on 1980s shoulder-pad bonanza Gloss.
Her maternal grandmother is Kate Harcourt (properly Dame Catherine Harcourt), honoured in 1996 for her lifelong contribution to theatre. Her father is director and writer Stuart McKenzie and all three generations of the family had a hand in the 2017 big-screen adaptation of Margaret Mahy's supernatural teen romance, The Changeover — Stuart and Miranda directed, with Kate and Thomasin appearing in front of the camera.
McKenzie has come up the usual Kiwi way, with roles in Shortland Street and The Lord of the Rings. But she started to attract critical and media attention for her turn as a young girl living off-grid with her PTSD-affected father in the Oregon wilderness in last year's Leave No Trace. (The film was directed by Debra Granik, who also helmed Winter's Bone, the film which launched the career of another young star, Jennifer Lawrence.) McKenzie was praised for her nuanced and intimate performance, demonstrating maturity beyond her 17 years.
And now she has been catapulted to the next level in the film everyone is talking about. Waititi's Jojo Rabbit is history for the new millennium, a ground-breaking film that will turn on its head the way a generation thinks of World War II.
McKenzie's role as Elsa is pivotal, as she is first found and then befriended by the title character, 10-year-old Jojo Betzler, a committed young Nazi whose imaginary friend is Hitler. (And I know you've read that before - but trust me, it works.) The emerging relationship adds both gentle humour and an intense bittersweetness, which stays with the viewer long after the lights have come up.
On the phone, McKenzie may sound tired but the most significant thing is that she sounds nothing like Elsa — a feisty Anne Frank by way of Lorde, with a tough attitude and a Czech accent. This girl seems softer, sweeter — and certainly more Kiwi.
McKenzie laughs at the suggestion New Zealanders are "hot" in Hollywood right now thanks to Waititi, whose unique sense of humour and irreverent attitude to interviews have many Americans scratching their heads.
"Yes, I must say I feel pretty good being over here and being a Kiwi. We're so far away, and it feels like a much bigger leap for Kiwis actors to be here [in Hollywood] than for actors from the US or Europe. I'm proud of how I sound — I feel good walking into a meeting and surprising people with my Kiwi accent."
McKenzie's audition for Jojo Rabbit was a new challenge for her.
"It was the first audition I had ever done physically in LA in front of a casting director — I'd only ever sent through tapes from New Zealand before and I was so nervous," she remembers. "A couple of weeks later I found out that I'd had a recall, so I Skyped with Taika back in New Zealand. You know how glitchy Skype can be, so that was a bit funny.
"Then a little while later I got the call saying I was going to be a part of it and I was —" she slows for emphasis — "beyond ecstatic."
McKenzie knew only the basics about the movie when her LA agent asked to audition for it — "I knew about the subject and I knew it was going to be a comedy" — but jumped at the chance to work with "New Zealand legend" Waititi.
"I was really excited by how successful he was and the amazing things that he was doing — I was definitely excited to audition for him. Definitely a fan." She pauses, and a smile enters her voice. "It would have been a bit awkward if I wasn't."
Waititi in person, she says, is exactly as he appears in interviews and on screen but beyond the black humour and the quirks lie both passion and compassion.
"He is very, very funny and really light-hearted but from working with him, I also wasn't surprised to learn that he has a really massive heart. He has such a big heart and he really cares about the things he makes. Jojo Rabbit is something he has been working on for a long time and, being Jewish himself, the story means a lot to him."
While McKenzie had only one scene acting with Waititi — "Elsa and imaginary-friend Hitler don't have many meetings, which is probably a good thing" — but she relished the opportunity to observe him in action.
"I was able to watch him from behind the cameras doing his improv and it was like watching a genius at work. Every single take it would be something completely different," she says. While Waititi had an outline for his own scenes, he was free to "play around and work different things out", those ad-lib riffs giving Jojo Rabbit that unmistakeable 'Taika Waititi' feel.
So with all that spontaneity and inventiveness going on, what is he like as a director?
"The best way to describe Taika as a director is that every single take he would be right there by the camera — not sitting in a director's chair watching the monitor. He would be right there in the room, every single take. He's very hands-on."
Jojo Rabbit certainly sounds like a bizarre concept on paper: a comedy about the Nazis, a young boy whose imaginary friend is Hitler, Rebel Wilson playing a Hitler Youth leader and Waititi himself — not only Māori but of Jewish heritage — playing the Fuhrer. Can it really work? (Spoiler alert: oh, yes.) When asked what she thinks of the mixed critical response to the movie and the suggestion that some people just don't or won't "get it", McKenzie pauses before she answers, then hits her stride.
"I think ... when it first premiered there were definitely mixed reviews. Some people were not really expecting it and maybe didn't go into it with open minds, while other people loved it.
"On the night of the premiere, it was like a roller coaster ride — the whole audience really felt like one and we were all feeling the same things at the same time. People just loved it and were incredibly moved, whether it was moved to laughter or hysterics or moved to tears. It was a really, really amazing feeling to experience that and to see people react that way to something you've worked hard on in such an incredible way.
"I think the main thing that people have reacted negatively to is maybe they think it's inappropriate or 'too soon' — but [Charlie Chaplin's] The Great Dictator came out 80 years ago, so I wouldn't say a movie like this was 'too soon'. It's following in a tradition, and through humour we were able to look at this part of our history in a different way and make it a lot more accessible to the younger generation. It doesn't feel like you're going into the movie to be taught a lesson — you're going in and being receptive to everything that's being thrown at you, and you come out having seen a completely different perspective and point of view.
"Through filming this, I gained a much greater understanding of World War II. I think it's a reminder to people of the atrocities of our past and a warning that these things should not be repeated."
McKenzie had studied World War II at school (she went to Samuel Marsden Collegiate School in Wellington) but wanted to know more once she found out she had the role.
"I read The Diary of Anne Frank and about four other books on similar stories to Anne's about young Jewish girls who had experienced World War II and the Holocaust," she says. "I also used a modern-day tool — I used the internet to find out as much as I possibly could."
Once McKenzie relocated to Prague for filming in mid-2018, she was able to delve even deeper into the local history to inform her performance.
"Theresienstadt [concentration camp] is just outside Prague. I visited the old Jewish quarter in Prague and walked around there with a historian and talked about what happened there," she says. "At school I'd learned about the basic events and the facts ... but it was important to me to find out what it was actually like to live back then in day-to-day life."
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In an uncanny connection with history, many of McKenzie's scenes as Elsa were shot on set at Prague's Barrandov Studios, built in the 1930s and expanded and used by the Nazis to make propaganda films during the war.
"It was kind of an education just being in Prague," McKenzie says.
Part of Jojo Rabbit's appeal is the way it combines a story set three-quarters of a century ago with a strong contemporary feel — through not only dialogue (which at times breaks into classic Waititi, with some memorable lines) and music (including The Beatles and Bowie), but also the performances themselves. Waititi has said that he wanted the character of Elsa to feel like a modern teenager, "this really pretty, very cool girl who has this hard attitude, so [Jojo] is instantly both fascinated and intimidated by her." So some of McKenzie's preparation for the role was less traditional; Waititi advised her to watch some more recent films — ones which you might not immediately connect with World War II.
"I watched Heathers and I watched Mean Girls, because Taika wanted me to remember that although Elsa was a victim and was being put through something that no person should ever experience, she is not made different by being a victim. She lived a life before World War II and, like Taika says, she is just like me, just like a modern-day teenager . . . She is funny and smart and a great artist and full of courage but she's also scared because she doesn't know what is going to happen to her."
While the character of Elsa is in her mid-teens, for the first time in her career McKenzie is not one of the "child" stars of the film. That role was taken by 11-year-old English novice actor Roman Griffin Davis, supported by the chubby and charming Archie Yates, another newcomer who manages to steal every scene he appears in.
"Pretty much every job I've done I've been hanging out with the adults but Jojo Rabbit is probably the first time I've properly worked with a younger actor — Roman was only 10 at the time," McKenzie says. However, despite his youth and inexperience, McKenzie says Davis was a natural on set — possibly due to his own showbiz connections.
"His dad is [cinematographer] Ben Davis, who shot Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri and stuff for Marvel and his mum [Camille Griffin], is a scriptwriter and director, so he was definitely comfortable but it was his first major role," McKenzie says. Despite the relationship the characters of Elsa and Jojo share in the film however, she didn't see herself taking on the older sister role.
"I didn't feel like I needed to give him any advice — he handled it with so much professionalism and emotional maturity." Her sincerity is obvious when she adds, "I was just in awe of him the entire shoot."
Although she is now verging on adulthood, family support is still important to McKenzie — especially when that support has such an intimate understanding of the pressures and challenges of your chosen career.
"My mum and dad and little sister [Davida] were there [in Prague]. Mum was there at the beginning for maybe a week, then it was Dad and me for the rest of the couple of months." She gives a little chuckle. "I converted him to vegetarianism while we were shooting Jojo Rabbit," she says. "I'm vegan myself, so I think he found it easier to cook vegetarian all the time rather than cooking something for himself on the side all the time."
And while you might think Prague, home of goulash and spicy sausages, might be a bit of a wasteland for vegans, McKenzie assures me, "Surprisingly, there are quite a few vegan places there."
Jojo Rabbit is "about" many things, not least of which is how, without being challenged, intolerance and hate can become normalised and absurdity and outrageous actions become accepted. But Waititi has also said the film is "a love letter to mothers, especially solo mothers". It was Waititi's own mother who led him to Christine Leunens' 2004 novel Caging Skies, on which the movie's story is based and the relationship between Jojo and his mother Rosie (played with comic flair by Scarlett Johansson) gives the movie its emotional heart. The character of Elsa, locked in the wall of an attic away from her family, also looks to Rosie for maternal comfort.
"Elsa was obviously missing her mother and her father and I was missing my mother at the time because she wasn't in Prague, so I could draw on that," McKenzie says. "Scarlett is a mum herself [to 5-year-old Rose Dauriac] so it was easy for her to feel maternal. Scarlett's character Rosie is also missing her own daughter and is looking for a daughter herself, just like Elsa is looking for a mum and someone to love and care for her."
It could be some time before for the chatter around Jojo Rabbit to die down — probably not until after the awards season — but we'll next see McKenzie on screen in Justin Kurzel's adaptation of Peter Carey's novel The True History of the Kelly Gang. The movie, which also premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in September, will be released here next year and tells the story of the young Australian bushranger's short but bloody career in the 1870s. McKenzie describes making the film as "a beautiful, beautiful experience", working alongside big names such as Russell Crowe and Nicholas Hoult. She plays Kelly's sweetheart, Mary Hearn, for whom Kelly records the story of his life.
Later next year McKenzie will also be seen in the psychological thriller Last Night in Soho, directed by Edgar Wright (Shaun of the Dead and Baby Driver). The extreme secrecy surrounding the film, to be released next September, has intensified the buzz around it — the sole production still to be released is of McKenzie, slathered in stark black eye makeup, cowering on the ground as if before some nameless horror. "I've just finished filming it a couple of months ago but I'm not allowed to say much about it," she teases.
"But it has a really cool cast and a great team."
While McKenzie says she is still at the stage of having to audition for roles rather than being requested, her recent performances mean the field is opening up for her.
"Sometimes I get approached for a role that I'm able to think about and decide if it's something that I want to be a part of," she says. "I'm looking for things that are varied and diverse and interesting and would be a challenge."
Thoughtful, measured and obviously highly intelligent, the talented and articulate McKenzie seems destined for great things. Given her family background, was becoming an actor inevitable?
"Not inevitable, no. My mum and dad were incredibly supportive of whatever their kids wanted to do. My brother [Peter] did acting but he's also incredibly passionate about politics and the law, especially relating to China, so that's the path he's going down. My big sister [Sara Kupa, daughter of Stuart McKenzie and Julia Allen] is incredibly smart and an English teacher who has just had her second baby. She has also done acting but has also gone down another path. My other sister [Davida] is only 12, so who knows ...
"Definitely none of us were ever forced into acting — it was something for me that just happened naturally, I guess."
Heading towards Christmas, McKenzie is hoping for a bit of a break before embarking on yet more new projects. But she knows the industry can be fickle and that she has to take her opportunities when they strike.
"I've got a bit more promo to do now, then at the end of the month I'll hopefully be back in New Zealand for my brother's 21st." At this she sounds excited. "Then I'm kind of going to see what happens."
Jojo Rabbit is in cinemas now.

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Synopsis from Goodreads...
Charlie Laird has a dream life.
1) He has a weirdo stepmom who runs an herbarium.
2) He lives in a purple mansion with a portal to the Netherworld.
3) Since they escaped from the Netherworld, he and his best friends have been sleeping like babies.
But Charlie can’t shake the feeling that something strange is afoot. Charlotte’s herbarium used to be one of the busiest stores in Cypress Creek. Now her loyal following is heading to Orville Falls for their herbal potions.
Weirder, though, Orville Falls is suddenly filled with . . . zombies? At least, they sure look like the walking dead. Rumor has it that no one’s sleeping in Orville Falls. And Charlie knows what that means. Things are getting freaky again...
"Paige took off down the sidewalk as if she didn't have a concern in the world. Charlie swallowed again and rushed to catch up with her. Orville Falls may have been the kind of town you'd see on a Christmas Card, but it was the middle of summer and there was no one around."--The Sleepwalker Tonic by Jason Segel & Kristen Miller, illustrated by Karl Kwasny
Comments: As it so happens, I was in luck. My local library had the next two books in the Nightmares series, and I was able to put a hold on them before anyone else did.
What are you reading this week?

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It is a condition of entry to the Skatepark that these Terms and Conditions must be read and signed by you before you will be allowed entry to the Skatepark.
In the event that you are under 16 years of age these Terms and Conditions must be signed by your parent or legal guardian who must be present with you at the Skatepark.
If your parent or legal guardian is unable to attend at the Skatepark with you, you MUST have the consent of a parent or guardian, who should sign a Consent Form
which must be presented by you before you will be allowed entry to the Skatepark.
You will at all times during your visit to the Skatepark be subject to these Terms and Conditions which may be subject to alteration
or amendment by the Management from time to time without notice.
I accept and agree that:-
1. Only registered paying customers are permitted to use this facility.
2. Before entering the skatepark i have acknowledged the skatepark rules and etiquette.
3. Extreme wheeled sports can be dangerous and can result in injury, always Scoot Skate and Ride within your own ability.
4. I understand that whilst using the Skatepark I should wear full protective equipment at all times including: helmet, knee and elbow pads, footwear, wrist-guards or glove
protection as appropriate and as advised by the Management from time to time. ALL Scooter Riders and INLINE SKATERS must wear helmets at all times. All under 18’s
MUST wear helmets at all times.
5. My equipment is fit for purpose. I understand that this may be checked by members of staff before entry to the Skatepark.
6. I recognise the high risk of injury involved in the various activities undertaken in the Skatepark and that I participate at my own risk.
7. In their structural state ramps pose no risk to a user’s health & safety, however misuse, abuse or inability to use the apparatus may result in injury or loss and should
only be used for its intended purpose.
8. In the event of an accident involving myself I will report it to a member of staff immediately.
9. The Skatepark operates on session times and that my entry is allocated to the session block in which I arrive. If I am late, I understand that I must still pay the full
10. Refunds for sessions will not be given, unless the session is cancelled by the Skatepark.
11. Management reserves the right to refuse entry or revoke membership at any time and to change the terms and conditions of entry.
12. I will follow the instructions of members of staff or any volunteers at all times. Management reserve the right to eject anyone from the Skatepark at any time.
13. Staff (including volunteers) may request that I cease using a particular facility to enable others to do so.
14. The Skatepark has a zero tolerance policy on abusive behaviour of any kind towards members of staff and that I will be ejected from the Skatepark in this event and be
refused re-admission in the future.
15. I must always be aware and respectful of fellow patrons, staff and volunteers.
16. Abusive, discourteous or anti-social behaviour in or around the Skatepark will not be tolerated
17. Bullying or violence of any kind is strictly forbidden.
18. Alcohol must not be consumed at the Skatepark except when expressly permitted by Management (over 18’s only). Anybody deemed to be intoxicated may be refused
entry to the Skatepark.
19. Drug use or possession will not be tolerated. Theft from the Skatepark or its patrons will not be tolerated. Smoking will not be tolerated anywhere in the Skatepark
20. The Shred House does not accept responsibility for loss or damage of your belongings.
21. Any food or drink not purchased on site is to be consumed only in the designated areas. I understand that if I spill any liquids or food this must be reported to a member
of staff to be cleaned.
22. I will use the waste bins provided to dispose of my litter and rubbish I will not eat food, or drink on the ramps.
23. Littering, vandalism or unauthorised graffiti will not be tolerated in or around the Skatepark
24. I will be responsible for the replacement of any equipment that I may damage due to misuse.
25. I give The Shred House permission to photograph or film me as either as a participant in a group of players or as a winner of an event, competition or as a spectator in
the Skatepark or at an event held at the Skatepark. I agree that the photos and or video collected by the Skatepark may be used for promotional use by the Skatepark.
I am in good health and that I consider myself capable of taking part in the activities at the Skatepark. I understand that, in the event of my suffering any illness or accident at
the Skatepark members of staff can administer any necessary treatment to me which may include the use of anaesthetics.
I also consent to being transported to hospital in another persons vehicles and to being driven to hospital if the situation becomes extreme and unavoidable.
In the event of the foregoing I accept that the Skatepark shall not be held liable for any acts, omissions or adverse results of any medical treatment administered to me by their members of staff.


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Chapi Chapo is a French short stop-motion series. Created by Italo Bettiol and Stephano Lonati, with music by François de Roubaix, it premiered in 1974 on RF Television and ran for 60 5-minute episodes.
Sajid’s Superstars is an Indian television talk show that aired on the TV channel Colors, mainly featuring celebrities from Hindi or Bollywood cinema. Sajid Khan is the host of the…
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The series is a dramatization of the Duck universe comic series created by Carl Barks. The viewer follows the adventures of Scrooge McDuck and his three grandnephews, Huey, Dewey, and…
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Idol stjörnuleit is Iceland’s version of the British reality series Pop Idol. The show allows the people of Iceland—through telephone voting—to select the winner of several televised singing contests, following…


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When nature once is being disrupted it is difficult to regain balance. This is a story of a small forest turtle and her fate. When we say fate, immediately we think of something horrible, somber and deadly. As if destiny can not be happy.
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Parabola coffee began with curiosity and passion. Inspired by the local North Park coffee roasters, we began roasting in our North Park home determined to produce a perfect cup of coffee. As we developed our craft as roasters, we shared our coffee with friends, neighbors, and family and eventually started selling our beans online, offering free local eco-friendly motor scooter delivery.
In March 2020, we launched our coffee cart in Second Chance Beer Lounge where we began serving our North Park neighbors. Despite opening during a pandemic, we have continued to thrive and grow thanks to the support of our amazing customers.
The Parabola team is a fun, friendly, and caring crew that loves meeting and serving our neighbors. We are honored to share our passion for coffee with the North Park community and grateful for the collaboration with Second Chance to create a unique and welcoming space in vibrant North Park.


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A couple of shorts from the "What a Cartoon Show" that apparently aired between 1995 and 2000 on Cartoon Network and acted as a showcase for fresh shorts and would become a launching platform for many popular series (Dexter's Lab, The Powerpuff Girls, Courage the Cowardly Dog). I just found out about it randomly.
Mina and the Vampire. I'm often unsure how I feel about Craig McCracken's flat character designs but there's lots of great posing and some moments of really nice colour and graphic design in this. And Mina's cute. Apparently there were a few of these but I haven't got round to checking them all out yet.
Tales of Worm Paranoia. Made by, among others, some (former?) members and/or associates of Spumco. inb4 the usual Ren & Stimpy comparisons and >opinions about John K. Too many fart sounds but lots of very funny animation.
I'm sure there's tons more good stuff from this program but it's almost 1am and I'm going to an all day barbecue tomorrow. It starts at 2:00 in the afternoon which is early for me on a weekend so I must be off to bed.


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Edward Burne-Jones was one of the key figures in Victorian art. Seen as the last major figure associated with the Pre-Raphaelites, he led the movement into new symbolist directions.
The Series paintings titled Briar Rose are inscribed by William Morris a poem dedicated to the same subject as the paintings. The poem was recreated and installed in the exhibition.
Campaign identity and interpretation design: Tate Design Studio
Series painting room: Photo © Tate (Joe Humphrys & Oli Cowling)
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The Dominion Atlantic Coast natural gas pipeline is on schedule for late 2019 Dominion Energy said. The $5 billion pipleine runs from West Virginia to North Carolina. Yesterday FERC denied Dominion’s March 15 request for more time to cut trees.
Energy Earnings Pick Up With More Shale Names Reporting
Energy earnings continue with more shale names $EOG, $CRZO, $SN, $FRAC, $PDCE, $OAS and $RSPP reporting. These follow $FANG, $DVN and $COG and Big Oil earnings and $HAL and $SLB.
Goldman Sachs Loses $100 million on Natural Gas Basis Trade
Goldman Sachs has been one of the favorite analysts to use as a contrarian indicator at Traders Community. Now we hear $GS traders lost $100 million on a Natural gas basis trade last quarter.

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Early Sunday morning, former Dallas Cowboys running back Joseph Randle was arrested. ESPN reports that the football player was taken to jail shortly after 1 a.m. and was being held on $150,000 bond, according to a Sedgwick County, Kansas, law enforcement official.
This arrest is Randle’s sixth in just 17 months, with his last being less than a month ago, ESPN reports. Randle was detained by authorities regarding charges he failed to appear in court in connection with prior legal incidents, according to TMZ.
CBS Sports reports that Randle was released from jail just last Thursday, after spending nine days in custody because he failed to come up with $100,000 in bail, stating he could not afford to pay it. For that arrest he faced seven charges, including one count for possessing marijuana, and four counts for aggravated battery, according to CBS Sports.
It appears Randle’s legal woes began in October, 2014, when he was arrested at a Dillard’s department store in Frisco, Texas, accused of shoplifting men’s Polo undergarments and a bottle of Gucci Guilty Black cologne, according to ESPN. For that incident, Randle was released on bond and given probation.
In February, 2015, Randle was again arrested, this time in his hometown of Wichita, Kansas. The Dallas Morning News reports that police responded to a domestic violence call from a woman in Randle’s hotel room. The woman, reportedly the mother of Randle’s child, called authorities saying the athlete was “…out of control,” according to the Dallas Morning News. Randle was taken into custody and charged with unlawful possession of a controlled substance, but was released to appear in court at a later date.
In November, 2015, TMZ reported that Randle was arrested for a third time outside a Mulvane, Kansas, casino at around 10:40 p.m. “after he was told to leave and went berserk on cops.” TMZ noted that Randle was asked to leave the establishment after allegedly being intoxicated, and later on his way out the door, it is alleged he attacked a security guard and spit on the casino floor. For that incident, Randle faced a number of charges, including misdemeanor assault, disorderly conduct, criminal trespass, battery, and felony criminal threats, TMZ reports. Randle’s bail was set at $25,000 and he was subsequently released.
In early February, 2016, Randle was arrested once again near the home of his former girlfriend, according to the Dallas Morning News. The report indicates Randle showed up at the woman’s Irving, Texas, home, anticipating he could get some rest prior to driving back to his home state of Kansas. After he rang the doorbell, the woman’s mother called police, who found the football player sitting in front of the residence in a parked car. After a warrant check was run, it was discovered Randle was wanted for speeding in a nearby school zone, thus he was arrested with bail set at $359.
That same month, just 20 days later, Randle was arrested in Kansas on “suspicion of aggravated battery, drug possession and criminal damage to property,” according to Fox Sports. NBCDFW News reports that the assault charges stem from accusations that Randle backed his car into three people when exiting a party the day before, and that he later forced his way into a Wichita residence he had been asked to leave.
In November, 2015, the Dallas Cowboys released Randle, after giving him a fine for the Texas shoplifting incident, according to the Washington Post. Around the same time, the NFL suspended Randle for violating the organization’s personal conduct policy, reports NFL.com.
Thus, Randle’s future in football remains unknown, however, NFL.com posits, “Randle has ability, but the circumstances surrounding his departure from Dallas combined with his suspension could keep teams from pursuing the running back as an in-season option.”
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The Israeli army’s bombardment of the Jenin refugee camp has entered its second day. Fierce fighting continues inside the camp after the exodus of around 3,000 Palestinian residents last night at the orders of Israeli forces. Ten Palestinians have already been killed and more than 250 wounded in what residents are describing as the worst incursion since the massacre of 2002, when the army stormed into Jenin as part of “Operation Defensive Shield” during the Second Intifada.
Amid this ongoing escalation, Palestinian journalists are being prevented from covering what is happening inside the camp. Videos emerged yesterday of Israeli snipers shooting directly and repeatedly at gear belonging to a camera crew from Al Araby TV and other freelancers, who had been transmitting live footage soon after the invasion began. The journalists were then reportedly besieged inside a home for more than two hours, unable to move or document at all.
Such targeted attacks on journalists — which led the Palestinian Information Ministry to appeal for their urgent international protection — raise grave concerns about press freedom and the safety of reporters documenting Israeli military operations in the occupied territories.
As a result of these attacks, most journalists have been left with no choice but to remain on the outskirts of the camp — and even there they are not safe. Others attempted to document from nearby hospitals where they were able to speak to wounded survivors, but there, too, they came under fire from the Israeli army’s tear gas and live bullets.
‘You start replaying your whole life like a film’
Nael Bowetel is a senior Palestinian journalist, working for Palestine Satellite Channel and Xinhua News Agency, who has been covering the West Bank since 2005. He and another journalist were caught up in clashes between Israeli soldiers and Palestinian fighters for 15 minutes yesterday, which caused them to fear for their lives.
“We tried to enter the camp because the footage we collected from outside isn’t reflective enough of what’s happening,” Bowetel explained. “Outside the camp, soldiers were spread out in the streets, snipers were on rooftops, and Palestinians were far away lighting tires on fire in the street in protest. But we wanted to document the clashes [inside the camp], the bulldozers bulldozing the streets, the destruction, the demolitions of houses.”
As soon as they reached the edge of the camp, however, they immediately came under fire. “Clashes started between the soldiers who were standing right in front of us and the Palestinian fighters. Israeli snipers on the roofs surrounding the area started firing too. Suddenly we were caught in crossfire, so we ducked down and hid behind the wheels of a car because the bullets were flying around us.
“I started thinking about how we can escape, because the bullets were hitting the ground around our legs, they were hitting the walls around us,” he continued. “[I was thinking that] if we stay, we will be hit for sure and become victims of those clashes. We were swimming on the ground, scrambling with no focus. As they say, you start thinking of your whole life and replay it like a film. I started thinking about my family. We tried to call the ambulance to rescue us but they couldn’t get to us because it was extremely dangerous in the area.”
Luckily, the two journalists managed to escape once the clashes subsided — and Bowetel has no hesitation about going back into the camp today. “I will try again, but as always, I will be careful. I never go into the field without a helmet and a vest. I was shot by the Israeli army many times before, so I know where to go and how to take cover. I went through many trainings for safety during war coverage.”
Five years ago, Israeli soldiers fired a tear gas canister at Bowetel while he was covering an arson attack by Israeli settlers in the Palestinian town of Duma near Nablus, which killed three members of the Dawabsheh family. The canister caused a severe burn on Bowetel, leaving a scar that is visible today. Two years later, the army shot Bowetel in the leg while he was covering clashes at Beit El military checkpoint near Ramallah. He has also sustained less severe injuries from being hit by a rubber-coated bullet fired by an Israeli soldier, and being hit in his protective gear. “It’s not that bad — you bruise or get startled, but that’s it,” he says, brushing it off.
‘It makes you feel incapable of doing your job’
Ahmad Al-Bazz, a freelance Palestinian journalist who is also a member of the Activestills photography collective (a partner of +972 Magazine), has also been trying to enter Jenin refugee camp to cover the invasion. He told me what he’s been experiencing in voice notes recorded over the buzzing of Israeli aircrafts and drones overhead. At one point, shooting could be heard very close by, at which point he paused his speech before resuming after the shots stopped.
“I arrived in Jenin at 13:00 after the operation had started the night before,” he recounted. “The road I took from Nablus to Jenin was hard. All the exits from Nablus in the direction of Jenin were closed off by the army. When I entered Jenin city, everything was shut down and no one was in the streets. I saw the smoke rising to the sky from the camp. We started taking photos from a nearby hill and gradually approached the camp.”
“The streets were full of rubble and smoke, more than the usual invasions the Israelis carry out in different West Bank cities,” he continued. “We stationed ourselves at a hospital near the camp and found all our journalist colleagues stationed there or at another hospital. They told me that no one is able to enter the camp [because it is too dangerous]. Yesterday morning, five journalists entered, and the soldiers shot at their camera and gear, then blockaded them inside a house for two hours until medics rescued them in an ambulance.
“Since then, no other journalists went in as far as I know,” he said. “It makes you feel incapable of doing your job because you cannot enter. We are reporting from the outside, taking information from people who exit the camp.”
The main reason for journalists’ inability to enter the camp, said Al-Bazz, is the Israeli army, which is “not neutral with the journalists and not letting them do their job. Some journalists were ordered by their employers not to go into the camp because it is too dangerous. The ambulances can barely get in. Even yesterday at the hospital they fired tear gas. Today the army closed all entrances and no one is able to enter the camp. Journalists are now covering the events from the rooftops of nearby hotels and hospitals.
“The plan of journalists is to wait for the Israelis to withdraw or get away a bit, and then enter the camp,” he added. “As you can see online, the coverage is not very good. The scale of the destruction and demolished houses we see is nothing compared to reality. The footage from inside the camp is coming from Palestinian [residents] posting on social media. I do not think anyone will try to go in because the situation is as dangerous as yesterday.”


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The peeps over at Two People Studio would like to wish you a Happy Chinese Rooster New Year!
So, our 3 chicken helpers thought it would be a cool idea to give huat to your rooster year with their sexy, exotic dance moves 💃🏻💃🏻💃🏻 Talk about droppin' it low!
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In ordinary times, Thanksgiving safety advice starts with the proper way to thaw the turkey. You don't want it to become a salmonella spreader.
These are not ordinary times. Safety now has to do with keeping the holiday get-together from becoming a Covid superspreader.
Many of us have been following solid public health advice from the CDC and NIH's Tony Fauci: We limit our socializing to outdoor spaces where we can rely on breezes to refresh the air around our socially-distanted selves. We wear our masks and keep social, non-family groups to four people--oh, maybe with an occasional one or two more trusted friends or family who have been following the coronavirus rules as well.
That's what's helped get us out of the house and through the past three or four months without any devastating illness. We're also fortunate that the area in which we live has a low infection rate. That makes us feel safer about running into a Starbucks to pick up a coffee or a Panera for a sandwich to eat in a park. But does that mean we should feel safe about our traditional Thanksgiving get-together with friends and family?
The CDC doesn't think so. Its director, Dr. Robert Redfield told an October 13 conference call of governors that the current threat "is actually acquisition of infection through small household gatherings." Then he added his worry about the future: "Particularly with Thanksgiving coming up, we think it's really important to stress the vigilance of these continued mitigation steps in the household setting."
Outdoor dinners would be a safe work-around. But for those of us in more northerly states, the warm, sunny days are dwindling. Heat lamps could take the chill off a 50- or 60-degree outdoor dinner but the 40s and below are something else. Plus there's rain and snow and other vagaries of late November weather. (Don't rule out hurricanes this year, either.)
As a Northeasterner whose children live in New England, I figure if there's a family Thanksgiving dinner in my 2020 future it's going to be indoors. But the odds of catching coronavirus are about 20 times higher indoors.
Is there a way to make Thanksgiving get-togethers safe?
Here's what I've learned: The two dealmakers (or breakers) seem to be size of the group and infection rate of the community. This informative article in the Atlantic wasn't focused on Thanksgiving directly, but the discussion in it applies to any indoor gathering. It offered this caveat from a medical expert who was in a quandary over what to do about an indoor dinner invitation she had: “It's just too complicated to figure it out on your own.”
We can try, starting with the simpler point of size: Smaller is better. Not just because it limits the number of people exposed to each other (and everyone they've been exposed to). Fewer people mean we can spread out and keep six feet or more distance while we pop chunks of candied yams, slices of cranberry bread and bites of turkey into our unmasked mouths. Forget about a meal at the dining room table. Think family room or living room with dinner plates on laps.
The trickier issue is community infection rate. That is, how many new Covid-19 cases are in your area and the one you're traveling to. Public health experts don't agree on what level or rate makes one place safer than another. Some say safe is a test positivity rate below 5 percent and only 5 to 10 new cases a day per 100,000 people. A health-policy professor at Harvard, Tom Tsai, peg the latter number slightly higher, at 25 cases per 100,000.
The real problem is that the numbers are hard to come by. There is no official centralized source. I've leaned on this New York Times daily counter to stay current on where the infection rate is rising or falling. You can poke around the site and get county by county cuurent counts. There are a number of other websites, such as GlobalEpidemics.org, that show the levels of community transmission by county. You definitely want under 5 percent; 1 percent would be beyond good--it suggests the disease is contained.
Beyond that, we have to trust that others at our dinner are behaving safely as well. We're all trying, but as the Atlantic put it:
...people generally don’t want to kill their friends and relatives. Most people want to do the right thing. But they can’t do it if they don’t know what it is.
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Beyond the pitch, football has the power to bring about positive social change. Initiatives and programs around the world use JUDI BOLA as a tool for education, community development, and peace-building. It serves as a platform to address social issues, promote gender equality, and empower marginalized groups, demonstrating the sport’s potential as a force for good.
The Global Phenomenon
The sport’s global popularity is reflected in the unwavering support of its fans. Football fandom goes beyond mere entertainment; it becomes a way of life for millions. Stadiums filled with chanting supporters, adorned in their team’s colors, create an atmosphere that transcends the game itself. The camaraderie, shared emotions, and sense of belonging among fans forge bonds that defy geographical boundaries.
Moreover, the influence of football extends to popular culture, with players becoming household names and icons revered not just for their on-field exploits but also for their impact off the pitch. From charity work to advocating for social causes, footballers often use their platform to make a difference in the world.
As football continues to evolve, new technologies, data analytics, and advancements in training methods are reshaping the sport. Video assistant referees (VAR), goal-line technology, and innovations in sports science are enhancing the game while preserving its essence.


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funny dating anniversary ecards - Dating soon after a spilt up
But dating right after you've gotten out of a relationship just feels different than dating when you've been at it for awhile.
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There's no right answer here: rebounds can be healing for some, and self-destructive for others, so you need to decide if that’s the best thing for you — or if you’re just looking for a new nail, any nail you can get your hands on. Not just because you feel like you have to constantly be on during dates with someone new, but because getting to know someone is so damn time-consuming.
And it all feels even more time-consuming after you've just come out of a relationship where you knew everything about the person; and now, here you are, back to square one with someone new.
All those post-breakup thoughts and emotions, swirling through your brain and body, don’t really make for the most pleasurable dating experiences.
Which isn’t to say that they're not useful or important feelings, or that it’s impossible to get back on that horse and find love again after a breakup.
Consider the number of variables involved in answering: Are there children involved?
Was the divorce amicable and are both parties on good terms?But, as they say, the show must go on; you can’t wallow in your sadness forever.You have to live your life, thank your ex for the memories, change out of your sweatpants, and take some tentative steps back towards living a normal life.You want to be selective about the people you date now — and in doing this, you may find that you'll be dating around for far longer than you have in your past. After all, isn't a night spent swiping left on Tinder still better than a night spent crying your eyes out over a breakup?Dear Eliza, Sorry to say, but there’s not really a one-size-fits-all answer to this question.No matter what, moving on after a relationship ends is hard.

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Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation that would replace President Obama's latest 5-year leasing plan for the oil and gas resources on the nation's outer continental shelf. The Congressional Research Service, the non-partisan think tank for Congress, has issued a report stating that the President's plan represents the lowest number of lease sales offered since 1980.
"President Obama has proposed the worst offshore drilling lease plan since Jimmy Carter. Americans didn't like President Carter's gas lines, and they don't like President Obama's energy policies," said Texas Congressman Kevin Brady. "We should be producing American energy and creating American jobs, not closing off 85% of our offshore energy resources."
The legislation will establish a new schedule for 29 lease sales in the Gulf of Mexico, Mid-Atlantic, Southern Pacific and the Arctic. It will also open up offshore Virginia to drilling, with the first of several lease sales starting in 2013. The House Natural Resources Committee projects that the bill, if enacted, will generate $600 million in revenues and create tens of thousands of American jobs.