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We all have seen how our pets will eat just about anything we humans feed them at home. Unfortunately, dogs do not safely digest all human food and are at risk of mild to serious health conditions due to toxicity. Potential organ damage such as kidney failure, liver failure, pancreatitis, or even death can result from some toxic human foods dogs will eat. Below, I go over the list of dangerous human foods dogs can’t eat.
1-Chocolate-foods dogs can’t eat!
Chocolate is very high on the list of common toxic poisoning of dogs from human foods. Theobromine and caffeine are two toxic ingredients found in chocolate that dogs are not able to metabolize very well.
The darker and more bitter chocolates contain the highest concentrations of these poisonous agents.
- Baking and gourmet dark chocolate contain a highly toxic dose of 130-450mg of theobromine per ounce.
- Milk chocolate contains roughly 44-58mg per ounce
- White chocolate has .25 mg pf theobromine which causes a low incidence of poisoning
- For example, a 50lb dog ingesting only 1 ounce of bakers’ chocolate could show symptoms of poisoning
- The same 50lb dog ingesting 9 ounces of milk chocolate would similarly show potential symptoms of poisoning
Possible symptoms of “chocolate poisoning” include
- high blood pressure
- heart attack
- possible death
2-Coffee, Tea, and soft drinks CONTAINING CAFFEINE
Similar to chocolate, we find coffee, tea and soft drinks with CAFFEINE in them are dangerous for dogs. The subset here includes whole coffee beans, brewed coffee, tea leaves, and also coffee grounds
The toxic substance in alcohol for dogs is “ethanol”. The more ethanol present in the drink, the greater the poisoning level.
Ethanol is present in “bread dough” so avoid having your dog get a bite of such. Symptoms of dogs with alcohol poisoning include
- central nervous system depression
- inhibited motor function
- liver failure
I’m sure you have heard of artificial sweeteners; yes they are very dangerous to canines. This toxic substance to dogs is considered a “sugar alcohol” which is a sugar substitute in many human foods. A definite for “foods dogs can’t eat”.
Other terms it goes by are “birch sugar” or “wood sugar”.
Low-calorie artificial sweeteners are contained in chewing gum, candy, toothpaste, and multiple sweets products. Chewing gum is the main occurrence of xylitol poisoning, about 80 percent of cases involving xylitol. The list goes on!
- breath mints
- baked goods
- cough syrup
- chewable vitamins(adult and children products)
- human toothpaste(pet toothpaste should be ok)
- some peanut butter and nut butter
- over the counter medications
- dietary supplements
- sugar-free desserts and ice cream
Perhaps a good way to confirm whether a product contains xylitol for a sugar-free item is to look at the “nutrition facts” label on every consumer food product. (this is the same label that lists “calories, total fat, total carbohydrates, etc.” “Xylitol” can be listed as sugar alcohol.
Unfortunately for our canine friends, xylitol is very quickly absorbed into the bloodstream causing a potent release of insulin from the pancreas.
As you might guess, dangerous low-blood sugar levels ensue(hypoglycemia) and liver failure. Symptoms may include
- coordination issues
It only can take 10 to 60 minutes from ingesting this dangerous toxin, where the life-threatening low-blood sugar condition will result, in a potentially life-threatening condition.
Immediate veterinary care is vital to survival. In some cases, significant symptoms may not be present for 12 to 24 hours after ingestion. Hospitalization could be required for monitoring your dog
5-Grapes and Raisins
Grapes, raisins, and currants are never seen as ingredients in dog food for good reason. Classified as fruit, include them as highly toxic substances to dogs and certain to cause an upset stomach.
4 or 5 grapes eaten by a small dog are enough for toxic poisoning. The exact cause is not fully understood how this human food negatively affects canines.
There does not appear to be a set rule of how much grapes and raisins can get a dog sick. Individual sensitivity varies among dogs where a few grapes could poison one dog while it would take a higher amount of this fruit to affect another dog.
Without prompt veterinary treatment, permanent kidney damage can occur. Treatment such as induced vomiting and giving activated charcoal by the vet is a common medical procedure to block the toxins.
Being an owner of 3 dogs, I just hate reading news articles where dogs playing in the ocean died or were severely poisoned by drinking salty water from the ocean. The list of common sources of high salt exposure to dogs:
- Soy sauce
- Table salt
- Ocean water
- Excessive thirst
7-Gum and Candy
As mentioned previously under Xylitol poisoning, it should be added here that “gum and candy” are dangerous to a dog’s diet due to possible choking or intestinal blockage. Candies are a common cause involving fractures of a dog’s teeth.
Besides the alcohol and ethanol present in the raw dough, the uncooked bread dough in a dog’s stomach will expand causing gas, bloating, and pain. Worst case scenario, the stomach will twist or intestines rupture.
9-Milk and Dairy
As you probably can guess here, like some humans, lactose intolerance is an issue for dogs. Most dogs do not have enough “lactase” enzyme to digest efficiently, “milk and dairy products”
A dairy product like cottage cheese and other cheeses, that are higher in protein and fat, but lower in carbs(lactose) digest easier with some dogs. Ideally, a dog’s diet should refrain from high-fat foods, so cheese should be fed in moderation to your dog(s).
10-Nuts(especially Macadamia nuts)
The problem with nuts is the high concentration of oils and fats.
Macadamia nuts are the number one toxic substance not to feed your dog. Serious health conditions occur which is not completely understood. Symptoms of Macadamia nut poisoning include
- ataxia(loss of control of body movements)
- hyperthermia(highly elevated body temperature)
Macadamia nuts are found in
- baked goods like cakes
- trail mix
Even a very small amount of nuts can poison a dog! Macadamia nuts are the worst in the family of nuts to give a dog, however other nuts can cause symptoms like
- damage to the pancreas(pancreatitis)
A large amount of fat is unhealthy in a dog’s diet and Pancreatitis is a risk factor for your dog. Overweight dogs should not be on a high-fat diet. Excessive fat translates to weight gain.
Dogs do well-using fat for energy as one can see high-fat content in commercial dog food. However, consistency is an issue here as sudden changes in either the quantity or type of fat can be unhealthy for your dog.
Fatty human foods that are unhealthy are
- fried fast foods
Many pet foods have low quantities of “citric acid” which functions as a “natural preservative” to keep the pet food fresh. The small amounts here are of no concern to your dog’s health
However, citrus human food items like Lemons, Grapefruit, or Oranges have way too much “citric acid” which can get a dog very sick. Symptoms occur such as
- central nervous system depression
- upset stomach
13-Raw Meat, Raw Egg, and Raw Bone
All of the above, if not cooked, should not be fed to a dog due to possible parasite exposure. I have heard other opinions of giving a dog a raw meat diet, which is controversial in my opinion.
E Coli and salmonella are two germs present in raw meat that, in large enough quantity, can cause harm to pet owners handling these products as well as harm to your dog. Be on the safe side by feeding your dog cooked bones as a healthy treat.
Even though dogs love their bones, the risk of bones splintering, forming sharp pieces can rupture your dog’s digestive tract or your dog can choke on them. I would keep a close eye on your dog chewing bones if you choose to feed them bones.
14-Onions, Garlic, and Chives
Onions could cause anemia in dogs, specifically called “Heinz Anemia“. Heinz Anemia causes low red blood cell count and damage to kidney function. Similar culprits are garlic or chives.
Symptoms of Heinz Anemia include
- pale gums
- heartbeat irregularity
- bloody urine
Onions and garlic in raw form are most toxic to dogs, however, cooked forms should be avoided also. Such toxic poisoning will require blood transfusions and IV fluid treatment by your vet
Avocados contain a toxic ingredient called “Persin” which is present in the skin and pit portion of the Avacado. Too risky to take a chance, as this toxin will cause vomiting and severe diarrhea in dogs at high doses.
16-Fruit Seeds and Pits
There are certain seeds or pits in fruit that may contain Cyanide, the same deadly poison that affects humans. We know not to chew on the hard pits, but dogs won’t hesitate.
Examples of these fruits include
17-Potatoes and Sweet Potatoes
Never feed a dog “raw potato“. A similar vegetable is the “tomato” where both of these vegetables contain solanine, which is toxic to some dogs.
Can we feed our dogs potatoes? Yes, but with certain precautions such as baking or boiling before serving. Unhealthy forms of potatoes are
- potatoes fried in oil
- french fries
- potato chips
- potatoes with butter or salt
Dogs who are diabetic should not be fed potatoes, period. Potatoes are converted to sugar which raises blood sugar levels.
Sweet potatoes are a more nutritious alternative. They contain good stuff like
- vitamin A
- vitamin B6
- vitamin C
Give your dog a small amount, for the first time, of any potato to see how well digestion occurs.
There is too much of a good thing. Liver has lots of Vitamin A which, in excess, can harm a dog’s bones and cause muscle damage. Liver can only be fed to dogs in small quantities.
19-Moldy or Spoiled Foods
Seems sort of obvious here. Dangerous toxins or bacteria present can cause diarrhea and vomiting. Avoid this risk to your dog’s health
Not good for dogs. Onion powder and garlic powder are included in some baby foods which can damage red blood cells. Higher quantities of baby food fed to dogs can result in nutritional imbalance.
Risk of bacteria such as salmonella
Contain avid which inhibits the absorption of biotin. Biotin is an important B vitamin that involves the utilization of fats, carbohydrates, and amino acids.
Cooked eggs are healthy for your dog, in moderation. Feed the cooked eggs in their entire product form, both egg white, and yolk.
Again the magic word here is “raw” as this form of food can be infested with harmful bacteria and parasites.
Uncooked fish can cause a thiamine imbalance which can lead to loss of appetite, seizures, and death.
23-Fats in excessive amounts
It will put your dog’s vital organ, the pancreas at risk for pancreatitis which regulates blood sugar.
24-Baking Soda, Baking Powder, and Salts
If ingested in large quantities, an electrolyte imbalance can develop leading to loss of muscle control and heart attack.
Unfortunately, mushrooms can contain toxins that cause kidney and liver damage
Not good for your dog. Ingestion may lead to tremors, seizures, and nervous system abnormalities
Avoid all vitamin products that contain Iron. Iron can be harmful to dogs causing digestive tract damage to the stomach, intestinal lining, and other organs.
It is well-advised to avoid your dog eating this fruit because the seeds and pit can cause intestinal blockage and enteritis.
Yes, the same ingredient used to make foods and beer is very toxic to dogs. Symptoms of hop poisoning
- heavy panting
- heart rate increase
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Had the great pleasure of playing the links at Doonbeg on Sunday, as a guest of Niall O’Carroll. We enjoyed near perfect conditions: bright sunshine, light wind and no more than 10 minutes of rain. Not a very long track off the white tees: approx. 6,300 yds. Wonderful driving course – with a number of elevated tee boxes. Architect (Greg Norman & Co) maximised views of the Atlantic and the beach. Course is well bunkered and the greens present many challenges.
Would recommend Doonbeg to those visiting Ireland to experience Links Golf. Well positioned on the trip between the Kerry Links and Lahinch in North Clare.
Clubhouse, catering and facilities in general are top class.
Great piece about Links Golf in Ireland in today’s Irish Times by Philip Reid. Great to see role being played by John O’Connor – my fellow member of St. Anne’s Golf Club - a links on the Bull Island, 4 miles north of the city centre. Would also like to congratulate John on all the work done on the Portmarnock Links – always a great thrill to play there.
Links golf is a treasure we have in Ireland – to be enjoyed by the lucky members, all the very welcome visitors and future generations. Great to see people taking the long term view and investing in the future of links golf.
Interesting piece by Emmet Oliver in today’s Sunday Tribune – comparing the situation faced by Ireland and the UK. Times are tough (grim) on both sides of the Irish Sea. For us the massive devaluation of Sterling has been a killer – hitting our exports and producing this cross border shopping frenzy (further exacerbated by the VAT situation).
The UK has the 60m population to work with – and a currency of which it has control. We have the young population, the low CT rate, the Irish diaspora, a small population and no control of the Euro currency.
Our very real crisis has forced the government to confront the population with a nasty budget. The UK approach for now seems to include putting off the evil day. This would also appear to be the case in the US – although Bernanke is beginning to remind people that having put all this extra money into the economy he will have to take it out again when growth appears again.
The concept is great. Join an organisation. Give the best years of your life to the organisation. Expect that when you receive the retirement watch in your 65th year that you should be able to ‘retire’ – meaning live a confortable life, without being required to work. You should expect to retire without any financial worries – with a month income of 50 -66% of your salary on retirement. In Ireland, if your are working in the public service, then this should adjust in line with salary increases awarded after your retirment date.
Companies operating such schemes have been ploughing money onto the schemes – and the fund managers have been investing these moneys in shares, bonds, property, cash, whatever. Unfortunately these funds have nose dived. In addition the companies with the commitments to make regular payments to the funds (to include payments to make up for the shortfall in the fund performance) are not making much (if any) money themselves.
The debate re defined benefit and define contribution seems to focus on twoitems: (1) who should take the risk re the performance of the funds in which the moneys are invested – the employer or the employee? (2) are companies using the move to defined contribution to reduced their total costs of employement?
Today’s Economist, private accounts, poses many of these questions. The statistics around pension funding shortfalls are pretty intimidating. For a number of the entities it might be argued they would be better off going to the wall than trying to run themselves into the ground to meet pension funding shortfalls. Or it might be argued the employees in such companies might be better off walking out – on the basis that they realise the companies will be inable to meet their pension obligations without effectively going to the wall. Or it might make a lot of sense on both sides to sit down and come to a workable, mutually acceptable, compromise – whereby these pension benefits (and associated commitments) are reduced and agreed.
Good article in the online Wall Street Journal ‘Wealth less effect, earning well, feeling otherwise’. Looks at a number of people who may appear to be earning well but are now experiencing the impact of the recesssion and large scale reduction in their apparent wealth.
Article makes the point that the perspective of a couple making $250K may be very different from a person on $50K - which is pretty obvious, but intended to show some social awareness on the hehalf of the journalist.
Felt the same article could be written to describe many situations in Ireland at present. Investment properties, pension funds, etc. taking a hammering. Reuced earnings in business. Increased taxes. Second homes which are proving a significant burden. And the promise of more taxes to come.
Bu then this is globalisation – same problems in Florida, California, Dublin and Connemara.
Jsut attended the KPMG client breakfast seminar re yesterday’s budget. The KPMG update is available on their site: http://www.kpmg.ie/budget/overview/index.htm. Plenty of debate. Matt Cooper of Sunday Times pretty forthright as usual. Whatever about the merits of tax increases v. public expenditure cuts I would expect that the budget should attract reasonably positive interntional coverage – the government is dishing out the pain and people are being signed up to it!
Would be concerned however on two fronts. Firstly, will the projected tax revenues actually materialise i.e.will there be sufficient activity to generate the targered revenues? Secondly, the aggressive steps on tax at the top end – will this not drive talent out of the country (we’ve seen this before)?
On a day of doom and gloom – the emergency budget in Ireland – was lucky enough to spend a couple of uplifting hours in the Institute of European Affairs, Ireland (www.iiea.com).
I was listening to and interacting with Liam Moran, business development manager, Digitial Enterprise Reseach Institute (Galway, Ireland). DERI (www.deri.com) is the type of thing this country needs (‘The vision of the Digital Enterprise Research Institute is to be recognised as the leading international web science research institute interlinking technologies, information and people to advance business and benefit society’). Set up with some real foresight, backed by the Irish government and Europe, real leadership (including Tim Berners Lee) and lots of brilliant minds.
Very exciting applications emerging from the research – the latest being SIOC to be adotped by the US government. Visit the site (www.deri.com) for a better insight.
Liam gave a comprehensive review of Web o, 1, 2 & 3 and painted some great images of what could happen.
One particular observation caught my attention – how do we avoid getting bogged down in simply copying (even plagiarising) others to the exclusion of original, creative, thought? Not being a music composer I often wonder where song writers continue to come up with new ideas? Reminds me in some wasy of being back in school – when you were studying Shakepeare did you try to understand Hamlet for yourself and provide your own analysis/ commentary or did you simply buy ‘Coles Notes’ and regurgitate the standard bumph?
The Quiet Coup – by MIT’s Professor Simon Johnson (Simon Johnson, a professor at MIT’s Sloan School of Management, was the chief economist at the International Monetary Fund during 2007 and 2008) – does not make for comfortable reading. Johnson looks back to the last 18 months and questions the motivation for much of the bailout activity re banking/financial services in the US. His theme is that Wall Street is in charge – through the ‘quiet coup’.
All of this has many echoes in Ireland – too big to fail, too close to government, etc. And all of it leads to the uncertainty being experienced. Johnson’s comments in light of his IMF experience also ring a few bells.
Interesting view from Johnson that the way forward is via nationalisation, selling off of toxic assets and breakup of any/all institutions which are ‘too big to fail’.
What a drama – playing out the final game in the caulron that is the Arms Park. Ireland triumphed – just- over a brave, gallant Welsh team. As in all of the Irish games the two leaders – Brian O’Driscoll and Paul O’Connell led from the front. No other team they’ve met has had this calibre of leadership.
We can rejoice. The monkey is off the back. The Irish team have gone to the citadel and won. Yes they made mistakes under pressure – but they aslo played some wonderful rugby under pressure. On balance there is some justice in the match being won by the team that scored two tries. but the reality is that it came down to a kick here and a kick there.
There will be a temptation to read too much into what a team of rugby players – wearing the Irish jersey – has achieved. What they have done is win five international Championship rugby matches on the trot – and been the first Irish team to go unbeaten in the Championship for 61 years. A fantastic achievement for this group of players and all of those in the backroom who have backed them up. It’s also a great day for all Irish supporters – who have followed Irish teams through highs and lows. And for all the schools, clubs, players, former players, coaches and administrators. And for all of those who have sustained injuries over the years. To say nothing of the sponsors who should not be overlooked in touch challenging times.
A great season and a great finale to the international season. And now we can look forward to following Munster and Leinster in the Heineken Cup. And the Lions tour later this summer – surely today’s match will provide almost the full line up – Scotland and England players may struggle to find many slots in the Test team lineup.


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I don’t know which is the lesser evil: shoveling in raw whole almonds as a “small” snack until you realized you’ve gone through your week’s supply in less than 5 minutes… orrrr taking a jar of homemade almond butter, foregoing the apple slices, and guzzling it down by the spoonful.
I guess, pick your poison, right?
They are both good and evil. Good in small quantities, and evil if you greatly lack self control in the snack department.
Well, I think that I just made it even worse for myself.
I’ve combined almond butter, chocolate, and coconut to make the most ridiculously tasty almond butter spread in all of the world.
This spread is a perfectly sweet addition to fruit slices, spread on toast or crackers, or swirled in yogurt.
I couldn’t quite help myself from slathering a good amount of it in between honey graham crackers.
It was heaven. A little bite of heaven. I started wondering what would happen if I had a toasted marshmallow on hand, too. Then things would really be over for me.
Can you imagine how tasty a S’more would be with this nutty, chocolaty, and coconut flavored spread? Out of this world. That’s how it would taste.
This spread keeps well in a jar in the fridge, so make it ahead of time, then when you are headed to a campout, or beach bonfire, be sure to bring this along for the world’s best S’more.
Oh and don’t be alarmed if you go in for a spoonful the next day and the spread is a little solidified. The coconut oil is to blame for that, but zap it in the microwave for 5-10 seconds or just leave it out at room temperature for about 10 minutes and it will be spreadable once again.
Chocolate & Coconut Almond Butter Spread
Makes about 1 cup of AB spread
2 cups roasted almonds
3 Tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder
1 ½ Tbsps pure maple syrup
3 1/2 Tbsps coconut oil
1 tsp pure vanilla extract
1/3 cup shredded coconut, unsweetened
small pinch of salt
Preheat oven to 350. Roast almonds on parchment-lined baking sheet for 6-8 minutes, being careful not to burn them. Allow to cool slightly before processing them.
With a food processor or high speed blender, add roasted almonds and process for about 6 minutes, scraping down the sides semi-frequently (about every 30 seconds). When mixture is pasty but still clumpy (see prep picture above), add cocoa powder, about half of the coconut oil (2 Tbsps), maple, syrup, vanilla extract, shredded coconut and small pinch of salt. Process for another 5-7 minutes, scraping down the sides semi-frequently (about every 30 seconds).
While the machine is running, gradually add in the remaining liquid coconut oil, and the mixture should become smooth and spreadable and ready to eat!
Enjoy on fruit, toast, with yogurt, in baked goods, or by the spoonful!
This will save in an airtight jar, in the fridge, for several weeks.
*Note: In the fridge, the coconut oil hardens this almond butter spread, so put the jar in the microwave for 5-10 seconds to soften until it is spreadable. Keep refrigerated when not in use.
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Editorial: Gun ownership should be public information
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Connecticut recently passed a series of laws to crack down on gun violence in the state. Following the Newtown tragedy and the fact that gun related incidents have doubled in the city of New Haven since 2009, Conn. lawmakers have decided that enough is enough. Part of this new plan involves the creation of a statewide weapon offender registry for those who are convicted of a range of crimes that involve firearms or another deadly weapon.
Many are upset by the idea that a registry will exist of people who own guns. However, the registry will only include those convicted of a crime, not simply accused. In addition, the new law only creates a registry that is accessible to the police in the state.
However, despite complaints, there may be wisdom in allowing this list to be seen by the public and not just the police. Although there isn't any real practical reason that people would want access to such a registry, it is a matter of transparency. The information that this registry is taking time, money and effort to produce is compiled of information that is already available to the public. Right now, almost any citizen has the means to go around the state and compile this data that is based entirely on information that is already public information.
The idea that this registry is going to be somehow safer or less of a hindrance because only law enforcement officials have access to it is a bit of governmental smoke and mirrors. The information is not special to police, it will just be in a more convenient format for them. There is no reason to keep it from the public other than to make the information that they might want slightly more difficult to see.
It is not our place, with this column, to question the wisdom behind creating this registry at all. However, if the state of Conn. wants to be the first to have a statewide weapon offender registry, then perhaps they should set a clear and less embarrassing example for the rest of the country. Trying to say that the list is somehow more secure simply because the general public doesn't have access to it is false. This is because they already have access to it, just in a different format. If the government wishes to make gun owners feel safe, they should do it with actual legislation that protects their rights, as they have in many ways. However, the gun registry not being made available to the public is not safety or privacy, it is merely the illusion of safety and privacy.
For that reason, the state of Conn. should make this new registry available for the public to see. Not because it is of dire importance for the average citizen to know whom the gun offenders in the state are, although many would argue differently. It must be made public because it is a compilation of already public information, the idea of suddenly making a new way of organizing it private information is preposterous.
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Embroideries taught by Jocelyne KURC who has a state diploma and is one of the best workers in France.
Daisy, La margueritte
Draw to learn jocelyne's stitch, the "Passé ombré".
A new way to stitch.
Cute carnations, Oeillets mignardises
Introduction to needle painting.
Level 6 in needle painting lesson.
Free needle painting exercise level 2 for example
A rose goes out
BEGINNERS EMBROIDERY NEEDLE PAINTING EXERCICE;
Beauvais stitch on handkerchief.
Embroidery done with "Luneville hook"
Example of Richelieu embroidery
Example Richelieu embroidery
Different stitches in crewel
Face in "Or nué"
One example of "Or nué".
Beaded Luneville for beginners.
Hearts stitches with differents kinds of ribbon.
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Hand stitch for glitters and Beauvais stitch (Luneville hook).
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I’ve heard people discuss how time is a manmade construct. That it’s not linear but more like a series of multiple realities running parallel alongside another. I mention this because with the first anniversary of your death coming tomorrow, I’m been having my own torturous experience of this concept.
For the past two weeks especially, it’s felt as if I can ‘see’ me moving through life in the weeks leading up to the day you died – like I’m trapped on the other side of soundproof glass as a silent observer unable to warn my oblivious self as to what’s coming.
I’ve watched me and my family go camping with the boys over spring break, take uneventful trips to the park and even visit the ER with my youngest after he decided to swallow a steel bolt. Just the other day (a year ago) I joked on Facebook about the worst right of “passage” I never expected to move through with the weirdest ‘treasure hunt’ ahead of me… it was all so funny.
The present-day me presses her hands and forehead against the glass and begins to scrutinize every decision I made – or didn’t make…
Why didn’t I go see you? I don’t understand… what were we doing that was so important to NOT go and see you?
It was a long weekend and only a short ferry ride. I was off with the kids for TWO WEEKS! And I never saw you?
The wave of regret that follows punches me square in the guts. Every breath in brings a frantic sense of angst, panic covered in remorse. It’s like the present-day me believes I can actually change the way things went down but at the same time tortured and aware that I can’t. I just get to watch… wishing and begging I’d make a different choice. If given the chance I’d exhaust myself trying to reach this oblivious self, if I knew it were possible.
Why didn’t I go see you?
I find it difficult to be in my own skin with this sentence looming over me so heavy it hurts. There’s no ‘good enough’ answer. I just didn’t go. Regret and remorse are like poison and leave a thick layer of resentment to settle in that actually burns away in blame. Even though my logical brain tries to clean up the mess… but I didn’t know! How could I have known?
As much as I know I had no clue you were going to die, I can’t shake this tug-o-war experience I’m having. So I try to ask better questions – like why am I being shown these so clearly, feeling like I should have or could have? It’s all so pointless and painful as swirl in a sea of missed opportunities to see and feel you one last time.
Our Last Memory
We spoke and ‘saw’ each other for the last time – two days before you died. It was Easter Sunday.
The two things stand out most – first, that Mom held the camera on you as we Facetimed and I almost said something to her (as she deserved some screen time too) but left it alone; and second, I remember the full-bodied laugh you gave when Beau yelled into the camera at you “Happy Easter Santa!”
Why Santa? Because your thick head of white hair was a few inches longer than normal and the beard I NEVER saw growing up was coming through … in white/grey patches. It was awful. We heard you were growing it out but to see it was another thing entirely. Mom wanted to see what you’d look like, so you indulged her. This was how you entertained yourselves and it cracked you both up to shock people.
But Dad, you looked like a hobo. The happiest hobo, but a hobo none the less. You really would do anything for her, even if it made you look ridiculous.
This memory is good, short and sweet. I know each of us got to say that we loved you before we hung up. I know we felt complete.
A year ago today and the night you died, I came home to find my 6 year old son had left me a message in crystals and amber – that it’s all good. I like to think he was guided to help me hold all that was to come.
We woke up that Tuesday to learn you unceremoniously left your physical reality (and ours) and everything fell apart with us immediately knowing things would never come back together in quite the same way ever again.
The Most Unconventional of Gifts
The past year has been one of cataclysmic growth for me and all who knew you. That’s what death does. It creates an entirely new normal and in this sense I see it very much as a new beginning now, more than ever.
Your death took each person who loves you on a very unique journey that had us question who we are, what we care most about and who we were becoming; and wanted to become in the wake of your devastating departure. Some of us deepened our faith, connection to spirit and trusted in a bigger plan. Others were forced to see who we were without you. We questioned faith and wondered why you left us to walk and stand alone with only our self to rely on. It felt cruel without you as the buffer, gentle rock and reliable force to call upon for answers or just to feel your strong presence close by.
It was only obvious after you left how much we relied on you and somehow forgot we came here to explore our own unique paths – to have a chance to see what we are, in fact, made of. But it’s funny how well meaning love is. How entangled and dependant we can become on each other and that love sometimes creates relationships that don’t always serve our greater good. That in some ways your death was an incredible gift that gave some of us a new lease on life, giving us a radically different experience of … everything.
The unpredictable grip of grief however, and its unexpected arrival (at the most inconvenient of times) is unsettling to say the least and one I’m continuously letting go into.
I’ve witnessed moments of gut-wrenching grief and sorrow, as if the bottom dropped out of my life – with a desperation to hear your laugh and feel your arms around me so fierce it makes me want to unzip my skin to come and find you.
I’ve been beautifully dismantled and reconstructed by moments of raw vulnerability, the strength of an open heart, the rebirth in radical receiving and a faith in humanity to show up for one another in moments of shock and despair. I experienced you as a spirit delivering messages like ‘all is as it should be and so very, very well.’
You helped reinforce how beautiful this human life and death is. And to pay attention to all of the glorious WTFs along the way. I feel blessed to hold this perspective and that I can offer my experience to others who are open to hearing it.
But how do we forgive ourselves along the way when we don’t see or know what we don’t see or know? When the grip is so tight and nothing works to loosen it?
Up until now, once I’ve gotten closer to, seen and understood what I did or didn’t know around a decision – forgiveness, reconciliation and redemption usually follow… but not this time.
Tune In, Speak Up and Receive The Gifts of Admission
Yesterday, I admitted this torturous cycle with a gifted coach – that no matter what I did the regret wouldn’t release me. That resentment was here now and all it wanted was one more chance to have with you. I felt like my forgiveness tools were useless.
And she gracefully offered me this….
“What if it was possible to give you that chance? Where she DOES go home to have that last visit?
Hearing the words and allowing them in felt like a door flew open, bringing with it a blast of wind to blow the dust and darkness out of the suffocating corner I’d been living in the past week. It also confused me. So I knew something good was about to happen. We’d interrupted the cycle with those glorious words … what if.
What if I gave me a chance to rewrite our last memory – just to see what might happen? Daring to suck at regret. Hmmm.. it certainly couldn’t feel worse and already felt better just considering it. Hell, anything felt better than trapped.
Part of me couldn’t wait to get started as the possibility of it was such a relief. I felt a wave of warmth returning to my body. It was as if my imagination and creativity stepped forward eager and proud to assist ~ giddy with the message “Of course it’s possible!”
The Most Incredible Things Grow In Manure
I spent the good part of a day writing our ‘alternate ending’ and my creativity and imagination showed up in full force to make it as real as every other memory I’ve had with you. I watched the me (a year ago) travel home to spend Easter weekend with you, Mom and our family as we would have done in the past. Nothing over the top. The more typical it was the better and more detailed it got.
I’ll admit it felt a bit weird and maybe even a bit silly at first, but only because it was unfamiliar. And then the details began to show up. They were incredible – jokes, curious conversations and connections happening all over the place – it was captivating watching it unfold, like watching the BEST home video ever and being in it too. Some moments had me laughing one moment and the next disheveled on the floor with emotional and energetic information being delivered that humbled and brought plenty of goosebumps along with.
I was surprised at how easy it was to get into, how smoothly it flowed and how good it felt to create. You were so close as if you were guiding the conversation and interactions. The intuitive intelligence and guidance was palpable as I watched it soothe the exposed and raw layers I’d been clawing at in the days leading up this shift.
Our “last visit” ended with you taking us to the ferry as you normally would. You hugged the boys, said your goodbye’s and hugged me in a way that explained and exchanged the meaning of our entire relationship from beginning to now – it was full of Love and went for as long as we needed it to.
I’ve never been more grateful for the gifts that writing bring that I was in this moment – to stretch out the time and hold it with such sacred purpose.
Right before I turn to leave, you gave me a gift.
Trust and Faith.
Trust that you are always here and Faith that in Love we can see the beauty in everything. The joy and the pain. Each are gifts to our growth and connection to ourselves and one another. And that Love is the only way through.
In this ending, I get to leave you feeling connected and complete – and so do you. I realize now that this isn’t just a new memory – it’s a new understanding and agreement about how it is and can be moving forward. The door is always open (and always was). And now I know this. Another gift.
The regret dissolves. And I feel at peace on the eve of your death anniversary and so much more…
I’m proud of myself.
For not staying stuck and for daring myself to continuously open up to what else these moments are asking us to do and be that’s new or different. It makes me a better person, mother, friend, coach, healer and daughter.
This shift doesn’t get rid of the loss or sadness (as I openly and unexpectedly bawled watching my best friend dance with her Dad this weekend at her wedding) but I’m no longer twisted up in the turmoil of seeing what I didn’t see a year ago.
Thank you Dad, for all you gave me in your life but most importantly what you’ve shown me in your death. Your gifts transcend death and continue to come. And I’m open to all the possibilities with a willing and open heart.
Love your proud daughter,
Final Thoughts, Lessons and Wishes
- This may not sit well with you if you are in the midst of your own struggle. Your mind may want to question it or roll it’s eyes at how impossible this may seem or silly it may sound. I honour that this exploration is personal and not simple but it’s there as an option for you to consider and try on – what if? If you take away anything, my wish is that you look for places you can create something new for yourself – anything that brings movement as none deserves to be stuck in the cycle of suffering.
- You’re being continuously dared to speak up and admit your experiences and struggles for the inspiration, help and the next stepping stone to appear in front of you. Will you dare to cross that threshold and see what’s there for you?
- Looking for the gifts in everything doesn’t make you a flaky ‘positive’ thinker – it makes you a possible thinker. It opens you and your Life up to so much more that your mind would have you believe or take you.
- You are walking around with weapons of mass transformation that inherently help, heal and expand you and anyone you share them with. But only IF you choose to give them a try. Damn you free will! They include your thoughts, ideas, love, wisdom, acknowledgement, experience, creativity, resourcefulness, imagination and intuition.
- Your mind, logic and intellect are brilliant tools but so fucking limited. They wanting proof, validation and everything to have the correct label. If I’d stayed in my mind I’d still be stuck, suffering and frankly withholding from myself and not even knowing it.
- Your heart, spirit and body have the ability to break through every energetic limit and barrier with grace and beauty if you give them a chance. And yes, it’s messier, weird to explain and not as quick or efficient as the mind brags itself to be. But this ‘below the neck’ world speaks in colour, texture, movement, emotions, sensations, metaphors and music. The landscape is rich and provides ancient wisdom and insight if we slow down and sense into it’s language vs. trying to figure it out or force answers – it wants you to follow it without needing to knowing jack shit – in fact it’s better if you don’t know anything and just let it lead … and;
- No matter what experience of loss, frustration, regret or pain you might feel stuck in, your heart wants you to know… You aren’t a problem to be figured out or fixed. You are art. To be experienced, explored with curiosity and a deep appreciation for your gifts just as you are. Period.
And finally… thank you for letting me share the last day of the biggest year of my life.
With deep gratitude and much love in daring (to live this life fully – even when things suck),
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Charlie Jane Anders’s Nebula award-winning debut All The Birds in the Sky (2016) was a quirky if ramshackle combination of futuristic science and magic that held together largely through the charm of Anders’s voice. Her follow-up is a more carefully structured work: classic SF in the mode of Ursula K Le Guin or Octavia Butler. The planet January is tidally locked to its star, one side scorched by constant sunlight and the other a frozen wilderness of endless night, with human settlement confined to the narrow twilight zone between the two. Life is hard, sustained by ancient technologies that are starting to fail, the darkness behind the cities populated by terrifying monsters.
The story begins when student Sophie takes the fall for a theft by her roommate, the more confident and beautiful Bianca. Punishment is extreme: Sophie is thrown to the night-side to die. She survives by connecting with the alien “crocodiles”, telepathic creatures whose compassionate intelligence belies their giant pincers and tentacled hideousness.
The main narrative is about the possibility of rapprochement between humans and aliens. Humans loathe the alien Gelets, and to the Gelets we are “piles of hot meat, giving off fear chemicals”. It’s well done if hardly original – decades ago Star Trek’s Captain Picard met aliens who saw human beings as “ugly bags of mostly water”.
This is a long novel, and it’s not in a hurry to get where it’s going. Anders’s plotting isn’t thin, exactly; it’s just that storyline isn’t what she finds most interesting. Instead she draws the reader into the socio-political detail of her imagined world: “Circadianism”, the governing system of Sophie’s home city, creating artificial ‘Timefulness’ to regulate its citizenry; or the Argelan language, which lacks tenses, qualifiers or distinctions, but has “a million different terms for relationships: lovers, parent/child, teacher/student, friend”.
This is a millennial’s novel, featuring young people trying to make their way through an uncaring, corrupt and intermittently violent world. If this middle-aged reviewer found it sometimes hard to like the dramatis personae, that doubtless says more about the gap between real-world generations than about the novel. Though sometimes judgmental and self-righteous, Anders’s characters are also emotionally sophisticated and passionate, and this is heartfelt and absorbing fiction.

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The recent film adaptation of the iconic stage play Cats has both excited and disturbed audiences with its wacky costumes, bad digital effects and over-the-top costumes. But one thing is for sure: It has made for an interesting stoned viewing experience: Hundreds of trippy Cats reviews have made their way to the internet, and reading them has been nearly as much fun as experiencing the real thing.
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It makes sense — the Cats experience was designed for the stage, and plays and musicals are the absolute best thing you can treat yourself to (whether you are indulging in some cannabis or not). For me, the theatre is one of life’s greatest joys and should be experienced by everyone. But I would be remiss not to mention that the theatre can seem unapproachable to lots of people, myself included.
The cost, the pretension, the dress codes — it kept me away from the theatre for years. As a “stoner,” I convinced myself that fancy theatres were not made for me. But after forcing myself out of my comfort zone, I soon realized I was so wrong! Theatre is for everybody, and if I may be so bold, for stoners specifically! Think about it – the music, the lights, the acting — the harmonious immersion in a story. And when baked, it truly transports you to another world.
That is why this week, when I went to see Phantom of the Opera in Toronto, I went with my head high – both figuratively and literally. And it was everything I knew it could be. Preparing and seeing the show got me thinking of the ultimate stoner theatre tips and tricks I could share. Here are a few of them:
Audition your edibles
Listen, Health Canada-regulated cannabis edibles in Canada are brand spankin’ new, so I recommend even the most seasoned smoker do some patch testing before the big day.
If you read the many experiences of people who saw Cats in the movie theatre stoned , you also know that sometimes the plan can go very wrong (for example, many accounts in a recent Washington Post story about people who ate pre-show edibles included trips to the bathroom to vomit). Missing a movie is one thing, but theatre tickets can be expensive and you do not want to ruin your whole night from being too stoned, sleepy or sick.
So do what I did and buy the edible you think will be a good fit, and try it a few days or a week before to see how it will affect you. Make note of how much food you had in your stomach when you ingest the edible, as that can affect the experiment.)
Be on time
Showing up late to the theatre is a major no-no, and when you’re high, it feels even worse. Ushers will make you wait to sit down until an appropriate break when you will not disturb the actors. Avoid the panic and embarrassment, and make sure to give yourself lots of time to get there.
The intermission is going to come and go very quickly, and if you are anything like me, you are not going to want to miss your chance to go outside for a quick doobie session.
The second the lights come on, make your way outside, hoot with purpose — and then head straight back to the concession stand. If you are all chatty Cathy, you will never make it. But if you are on top of it – you will hit your seat before the lighting signal tells you too with a fresh buzz and a refreshment! [Bonus: at some theatres, you can pre-order your intermission refreshments before the show and pick them up from designated spots during the break. Genius!
The cold read
I made a change in my life last year and it has altered my viewing behaviours in a huge way: NO TRAILERS. NO RESEARCH. NO OUTSIDE OPINIONS. You will get the best viewing experience from a movie or stage play if you have as little information as possible about what you are about to see — and when you’re stoned, it’s adds another layer of discovery to the experience.
I’m anti-consumerist by nature — my motto for 2020 is No New Clothes — but one thing I will always suggest buying is a good memory. I still have the shirt and CD I bought from the first time I saw The Phantom of the Opera when I was 8 years old, and they are some of my favourite possessions. So if you hit that merch table and you are contemplating it – I say, pick the item you will use the most and go for it! If you’re struggling between the choices available, a recording of the production you have just seen, with the actual actors you watched perform, is always a good choice — that way you can get baked at home and relive the experience.
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Christopher Shaw (CRD #5011382), a broker registered with Newbridge Securities in Belmont, North Carolina, is involved in two pending investor disputes, according to his BrokerCheck record, accessed on April 23, 2021. Shaw also offers advisory services through CJS Wealth Management.
On March 25, 2021, an investor alleged that Christopher Shaw breached his contract and recommended unsuitable, complex alternative investments. The investor is seeking $175,000; the dispute is pending.
Earlier that same month, on March 10, 2021, an investor alleged that Christopher Shaw violated North Carolina securities statutes. The investor is seeking $100,000; the dispute is pending.
Settled Investor Disputes Alleging Christopher Shaw Recommended Unsuitable Investments
There are five settled disputes on Christopher Shaw’s record, all of which allege he made unsuitable investment recommendations. FINRA requires that brokers only recommend suitable investments, meaning that they can only recommend investments that account for the investor’s age, risk tolerance, and financial goals. These all happened over a relatively short period of time, between July of 2019 and December 2020.
- On December 16, 2020, investors alleged that Christopher Shaw recommended unsuitable investment recommendations. The investor sought $500,000; the dispute settled for $50,000.
- On August 24, 2020, investors alleged that they did not qualify as accredited investors when Shaw solicited them for a high-risk investment. “Accredited” usually means that the investor has a high net worth. The investors also alleged that they have no recollection of signing subscription documents and no memory or receiving or reviewing any memoranda. The investors sought $90,000; the dispute settled for $13,183.
- On February 26, 2020, an investor alleged that Shaw engaged in misrepresentation and recommended unsuitable investments. The investors sought $500,000; the dispute is settled for $41,237.
- On November 4, 2019, an investor alleged that Christopher Shaw recommended unsuitable investments. The investor sought $350,000; the dispute settled for $125,000.
- On July 8, 2019, an investor alleged that Christopher Shaw recommended unsuitable, alternative securities. The investor sought $450,000; the dispute settled for $175,000.
Employment Termination Following Allegations
On September 2, 2020, Pruco Securities fired Christopher Shaw following allegations that he executed discretionary trades and inaccurately marked certain trades as unsolicited.
Christopher Shaw has passed the Series 65 Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination, the Series 63 Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination, the Series 66 Uniform Combined State Law Examination, the Securities Industry Essentials Examination, and the Series 7 General Securities Representative Examination. He is a registered broker in North Carolina and South Carolina and a registered investment adviser in North Carolina.
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By CHIDI NKWOPARA
President Goodluck Jonathan has directed the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, to ensure speedy realisation of AOK refinery in Imo State.
The refinery, which is spear-headed by the state government, is designed to diversify the state’s economy to reduce its over-reliance on federal allocations.
Governor Ikedi Ohakim, who disclosed this in Owerri while swearing in a commissioner and special adviser, also said the state government had concluded plans to build an ultra-modern electronics market in the state to cater for the needs of the citizenry.
“This project, when completed and fully operational, will ultimately guarantee employment to the teeming unemployed youths in the state,” Ohakim said of the refinery.
On the electronics market, Ohakim said the decision to establish it and open more business opportunities was to lure people of the South East geo-political zone nearer to their homes to contribute to the development of the area.
He stressed the need to diversify the economy of the state and avoid over reliance on federal allocation in addressing the developmental needs of the people.
The governor also challenged the new appointees to bring their wealth of experience to bear in actualizing the lofty goals of the present administration.


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What is the significance of a Hunter Ability Tree in Assassin’s Creed Odyssey? The abilities that come under Hunter Tree allow players to take down enemies and animals in the game from a far distance. It’s pretty obvious that to take down enemies or animals from a far distance in Assassin’s Creed Odyssey you need weapons like bows and arrows. So these Hunter Abilities will upgrade your lead protagonist’s prowess with the bow and arrow.
Best Hunter Abilities In AC: Odyssey
Here’s our list of 5 Best Starting Hunter Abilities in Assassin’s Creed Odyssey. These are the abilities that you must unlock as early as possible in the game.
This ability will come into play when you decide to go stealth but luck runs out and you get spotted by enemies. Here’s what it does: at the base level (i.e. without any upgrade), Sixth Sense ability slows down the time for 5 seconds when you are spotted by enemies (Upgrading this ability improves the slows down time). Also, Aimed arrows lock onto the target’s head and deal 200% Hunter damage. This ability becomes available at Level 1.
This is one such ability using which you can use to kill enemies instantly (just aim for their heads). Devastating Shot becomes available to you at Level 5 (unlock this ability AS SOON AS POSSIBLE), and it allows you to unleash a massively powerful arrow that deals 400% Hunter Damage, and if the arrow is fully charged then it can deals up to 800% Hunter Damage. The best part is that you can make use of special arrows with this ability. Wait, there’s more – this ability also increases Fire and Poison Arrow elemental buildup by up to 200% (at a base level it increase by 150%).
This ability becomes available at Level 5. It allows you to craft Paralyzing and other arrows in the Inventory Menu. The best part of this ability is that you can take down the enemies (or animals) from a distance. Here another important use of this ability: You can use this to recruit strong lieutenants. Here’s how: by making use of the paralyzing arrow you can knock down the enemies or animals and then recruit them. All you have to do is make a switch to the paralyzing arrows when the enemies or animals are on low health and when the combat is over recruit them.
It is possible to recruit almost all enemies in Assassin’s Creed Odyssey. There is a way to check out whether or not the particular enemy can be of good use to you as a lieutenant – all you have to do scout with your bird before engaging in the fights.
This works almost similar to as the Arrow Master but with arrows. This ability becomes available at Level 10. It increases Hunter damage by 30% and Headshot damage by 20%, and the best part is that you don’t consume Standard Arrows when using Hunter Abilities. If any Adrenaline segment is partially drained, it will refill outside of combat.
This is the ability that will allow you to take down multiple enemies at the same time. Using Multi-Shot ability, you can target up to 8 enemies at the same time. It shoots an error that deals 250% Hunter Damage to each target. You can make use of special arrows with this ability. It becomes available at Level 5.
Overpower Bow Strike
I would recommend this Overpower Bow Strike ability to those who have invested a lot of their ability points in the Hunter Abilities Tree. It becomes available at Level 16, it’s a must have the ability if you make use of a bow and arrow a lot in the game. It uses 3 Adrenaline segments, and shoot a powerful, charged arrow that deals 1000% Hunter Damage (upgrades to 1500%) and explodes on impact.
That’s all we have about Best Starting Hunter Abilities, we did a similar guide on Best Warrior Abilities in Assassin’s Creed Odyssey. For more interesting guides like this take a look at our Assassin’s Creed Odyssey Wiki Page.


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"Harold S. Kushner is rabbi laureate of Temple Israel in Natick, Mass., a congregation he served for 24 years. Kushner is best known as the author of ""When Bad Things Happen to Good People,"" an international bestseller published in 1981, translated into 12 languages and named one of the 10 most influential books in recent history by Book of the Month Club members. Kushner's latest book, ""How Good Do We Have to Be?"", is also a bestseller. Other recent books include, ""When All You've Ever Wanted Isn't Enough,"" which won the Christopher Medal, ""When Children Ask About God,"" ""Who Needs God"" and ""To Life!"" -- honored by the National Jewish Book Council.
Rabbi Kushner graduated from Columbia University, was ordained by the Jewish Theological Seminary in 1960 and received his doctoral degree from the seminary in 1972. He has six honorary doctorates and has studied at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem and the Harvard Divinity School. He has also taught at Clark University and the Rabbinical School of the Jewish Theological Seminary."

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Today's the day to treat the team to a juicy, indulgent burger.
But first... What Is National Burger Day and when Is It?
A taste of heaven between two buns… that sounds like a burger! According to all sources, it’s unclear exactly why the 28th of May dons the title “National Burger Day”, but let’s not complain about the lack of historical clarity and focus on what’s important on this delicious food day: it’s an excuse to grab a burger!
And yes, we know this day is a Sunday in 2023. So if you’re worried about missing this glorious day don’t fret…. We won't tell anyone if you choose to celebrate on Friday teh 26th or Monday the 29th. As if anyone ever really need an excuse to eat a delicious burger.
How to celebrate National Burger Day in the office
Having burger catering come into the office is fun enough in itself, but if you’re looking to celebrate national burger day, an employee birthday or even just have some fun, here are some excellent ideas to inspire you, get the whole office involved and get you that greasy fix!
1. Have a DIY burger making station
Of course, you can't celebrate National Burger Day without, well, burgers!
But we know everyone has different preferences. Whether you're pro-pickle or turn your head at tomatoes, a DIY burger station is the perfect way to get a burger just the way you like it.
2. Burger naming contest
You read that right!
Why not hold a contest on national hamburger day (or whenever the craving strikes) to see who can come up with the craziest burger names for their DIY creation?
3. Bring a unique burger creation
Have everyone in the office bring a burger to work or take a photo of their crazy burger creation for national burger day.
If you wanted to go one step further, you could ask them to prepare one using ingredients from their cultural background to make for an interesting mix.
4. Try a dessert burger
A growing food trend is the dessert burger, and there’s no reason why the office can’t hold an afternoon social with these on a platter. Fancy Nutella, ice cream, popping candy and mars bars between two brioche buns? Pack all of your favourites into this funtastic burger experience.
5. Hold a slider party
By this stage, we have established everyone loves burgers. So why not grab some mini burgers for your staff lunch! Everyone gets to sample a few different burger styles, from crispy chicken burgers to classic bacon cheeseburger, along with some chippies and salad.
6. You can make friends with salad
Sides are just as important as the burger itself. Whether you’re opting for classic fries and pickles, or some delicious and fresh salads, make sure there’s a nice range of options for people to choose from.
7. Don’t forget the vegans and vegos
So what if you’re vegetation or vegan and want to enjoy an all - American hamburger? No problem. These days, the options are endless! There are plenty of vegan burger recipes out there for meatless meals. So it is vital to include some veggie and vegan burgers with your spread, so no one misses out on lunch. You might be surprised Whatever theme or occasion, it’s always important to cater to those special diets in your office.
Celebrate National Burger Day at the office
As if you needed more reasons to eat burgers at work! It's time to try something new for your next working lunch or Friday happy hour. Eat First gives you access to your city’s best corporate caterers offering delicious hamburgers and sliders in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth, Canberra, Newcastle and the Gold Coast.
Whether it's for this national food day or any other food day at the office, order burgers at your workplace if you need a faster and more convenient way to join the hamburger day celebrations. Get in touch with our foodie experts to find out more about our range of corporate caterers, and grab some burgers for your office to celebrate National Burger Day!


Sustainable Organic Ethical Tencel T-shirt Black
Our stylish design is simple and unimposing, but is really brought to life by the contrasting colour scheme on the jet black tencel material. Tencel T-Shirts are the latest in the innovation war against fast fashion. The pinnacle of sustainability, whilst also providing new choices for surprisingly affordable sustainable clothing. Tencel is an incredible new innovation that uses carbon efficient methods to turn wood pulp into a luxury soft fabric that is ultra-sustainable and affordable. Both looks and feels amazing. Is kind to skin and super breathable.
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Step outside your comfort zone once in a while. Great things come to pass when you make friends with your discomfort zone.
Don’t be afraid to make mistakes. There’s the saying that people who haven’t made mistakes haven’t made anything. Make mistakes and learn from them.
It is important to realize that there is no one quite like you in the entire universe. In the human reproduction system, a million sperms are released, out of which nature chooses the fittest to reach the egg to form the embryo. ~ You ~
So, isn’t that reason enough to believe that you are one in a million? Nature believed in you, the fittest, to see the world, now it’s time for you to believe in you, the chosen one. It’s your duty to yourself, to your soul to live up to the expectations of Mother Nature.
- Believe in Yourself and your abilities, Your goals and dreams.
Remember, you are the part of that superior soul and there is enough light within you to see the path ahead.
So arise and speak aloud to yourself …..
♥ I have the power to transform my life!
Believe in yourself, no one can take your passionate future from you except you! Create your life genuinely. As long as there’s still breath in your body, there is no end to how much you can achieve in a lifetime.

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CoMSES Net maintains cyberinfrastructure to foster FAIR data principles for access to and (re)use of computational models. Model authors can publish their model code in the Computational Model Library with documentation, metadata, and data dependencies and support these FAIR data principles as well as best practices for software citation. Model authors can also request that their model code be peer reviewed to receive a DOI. All users of models published in the library must cite model authors when they use and benefit from their code.
CoMSES Net also maintains a curated database of over 7500 publications of agent-based and individual based models with additional metadata on availability of code and bibliometric information on the landscape of ABM/IBM publications that we welcome you to explore.
While the world’s total urban population continues to grow, not all cities are witnessing such growth, some are actually shrinking. This shrinkage causes several problems to emerge including population loss, economic depression, vacant properties and the contraction of housing markets. Such problems challenge efforts to make cities sustainable. While there is a growing body of work on study shrinking cities, few explore such a phenomenon from the bottom up using dynamic computational models. To overcome this issue this paper presents an spatially explicit agent-based model stylized on the Detroit Tri-county area, an area witnessing shrinkage. Specifically, the model demonstrates how through the buying and selling of houses can lead to urban shrinkage from the bottom up. The model results indicate that along with the lower level housing transactions being captured, the aggregated level market conditions relating to urban shrinkage are also captured (i.e., the contraction of housing markets). As such, the paper demonstrates the potential of simulation to explore urban shrinkage and potentially offers a means to test polices to achieve urban sustainability.
The purpose of this spatially-explicit agent-based model is to intervene in the debate about PES policy design, implementation and context. We use the case for a woodland-for-water payment for ecosystem services (PES) and model its implementation in a local area of Catalonia (NE Spain). The model is based on three sub-models. The structural contains four different designs of a PES policy. The social sub-model includes agent-based factors, by having four types of landowner categories managing or not the forests. This sub-model is based on behavioral studies and assumptions about reception and reaction to incentive policies from European-focused studies. The ecological sub-model is based on climate change data for the area. The output are the evolution of the ecological and social goals of the policy under different policy design scenarios. Our focus in Europe surges from the general context of land abandonment that many Mediterranean areas and Eastern countries are experiencing, and the growing interest from policy-makers and practitioners on the implementation of PES schemes to ameliorate this situation.
This repository contains: (1) a model calibration procedure that identifies a set of diverse, plausible models; and (2) an ABM of smallholder agriculture, which is used as a case study application for the calibration method. By identifying a set of diverse models, the calibration method attends to the issue of “equifinality” prevalent in complex systems, which is a situation where multiple plausible process descriptions exist for a single outcome.
The purpose of this model is to explain the post-disaster recovery of households residing in their own single-family homes and to predict households’ recovery decisions from drivers of recovery. Herein, a household’s recovery decision is repair/reconstruction of its damaged house to the pre-disaster condition, waiting without repair/reconstruction, or selling the house (and relocating). Recovery drivers include financial conditions and functionality of the community that is most important to a household. Financial conditions are evaluated by two categories of variables: costs and resources. Costs include repair/reconstruction costs and rent of another property when the primary house is uninhabitable. Resources comprise the money required to cover the costs of repair/reconstruction and to pay the rent (if required). The repair/reconstruction resources include settlement from the National Flood Insurance (NFI), Housing Assistance provided by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA-HA), disaster loan offered by the Small Business Administration (SBA loan), a share of household liquid assets, and Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) fund provided by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Further, household income determines the amount of rent that it can afford. Community conditions are assessed for each household based on the restoration of specific anchors. ASNA indexes (Nejat, Moradi, & Ghosh 2019) are used to identify the category of community anchors that is important to a recovery decision of each household. Accordingly, households are indexed into three classes for each of which recovery of infrastructure, neighbors, or community assets matters most. Further, among similar anchors, those anchors are important to a household that are located in its perceived neighborhood area (Moradi, Nejat, Hu, & Ghosh 2020).
Modeling an economy with stable macro signals, that works as a benchmark for studying the effects of the agent activities, e.g. extortion, at the service of the elaboration of public policies..
In the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, public health authorities around the world have experimented, in a short period of time, with various combinations of interventions at different scales. However, as the pandemic continues to progress, there is a growing need for tools and methodologies to quickly analyze the impact of these interventions and answer concrete questions regarding their effectiveness, range and temporality.
COMOKIT, the COVID-19 modeling kit, is such a tool. It is a computer model that allows intervention strategies to be explored in silico before their possible implementation phase. It can take into account important dimensions of policy actions, such as the heterogeneity of individual responses or the spatial aspect of containment strategies.
In COMOKIT, built using the agent-based modeling and simulation platform GAMA, the profiles, activities and interactions of people, person-to-person and environmental transmissions, individual clinical statuses, public health policies and interventions are explicitly represented and they all serve as a basis for describing the dynamics of the epidemic in a detailed and realistic representation of space.
Under the Kyoto Protocol, governments agreed on and accepted CO2 reduction targets in order to counter climate change. In Europe one of the main policy instruments to meet the agreed reduction targets is CO2 emission-trading (CET), which was implemented as of January 2005. In this system, companies active in specific sectors must be in the possession of CO2 emission rights to an amount equal to their CO2 emission. In Europe, electricity generation accounts for one-third of CO2 emissions. Since the power generation sector, has been liberalized, reregulated and privatized in the last decade, around Europe autonomous companies determine the sectors’ CO2 emission. Short-term they adjust their operation, long-term they decide on (dis)investment in power generation facilities and technology selection. An agent-based model is presented to elucidate the effect of CET on the decisions of power companies in an oligopolistic market. Simulations over an extensive scenario-space show that there CET does have an impact. A long-term portfolio shift towards less-CO2 intensive power generation is observed. However, the effect of CET is relatively small and materializes late. The absolute emissions from power generation rise under most scenarios. This corresponds to the dominant character of current capacity expansion planned in the Netherlands (50%) and in Germany (68%), where companies have announced many new coal based power plants. Coal is the most CO2 intensive option available and it seems surprising that even after the introduction of CET these capacity expansion plans indicate a preference for coal. Apparently in power generation the economic effect of CO2 emission-trading is not sufficient to outweigh the economic incentives to choose for coal.
Industrial location theory has not emphasized environmental concerns, and research on industrial symbiosis has not emphasized workforce housing concerns. This article brings jobs, housing, and environmental considerations together in an agent-based model of industrial
and household location. It shows that four classic outcomes emerge from the interplay of a relatively small number of explanatory factors: the isolated enterprise with commuters; the company town; the economic agglomeration; and the balanced city.
The General Housing Model demonstrates a basic housing market with bank lending, renters, owners and landlords. This model was developed as a base to which students contributed additional functions during Arizona State University’s 2020 Winter School: Agent-Based Modeling of Social-Ecological Systems.
This article presents an agent-based model of an Italian textile district where thousands of small firms specialize in particular phases of fabrics production. It reconstructs the web of communication between firms as they arrange production chains. In turn, production chains result in road traffic between the geographical areas on which the district extends. The reconstructed traffic exhibits a pattern that has been observed, but not foreseen, by policy makers.


I agree with Calvin and Doug, good and bad is not universal. If it is manufactured, most likely an Mechanical Engineer was involved. From design of the product to the design of the equipment that is used to manufacture it. But we do have a choice of where we work and therefore the products that we design. I have worked on consumer products and medical devices. I have chosen not to work in the defense industry. With that said, I have seen the gaming controller, that I worked on, used to control military robots. In this case, it was used to determine if the field was safe to proceed.


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A kind of archeologist of the human voice, singer and composer Meredith Monk says that "the voice could be like the body" — flexible and fluid with practice. Through music as through meditation, the longtime Buddhist practitioner pushes the boundaries of what we can do without words.
He is a genius of improvisation; a genre-bending vocal magician and conductor. And he sings the territory between music, mystery, and spirit. Who better to contemplate the human voice — its delights, its revelations, and its mystery — than Bobby McFerrin?
This story has us all mystified. It resulted in this "thought experiment" among our staff, which led to wildly varying interpretations. Take a listen and tell us what you think.


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Rest in peace, Johnny Valiant. The WWE superstar was killed after being hit by a truck in Pennsylvania on April 4, and the wrestling community is in mourning over the tragic news.
‘Luscious’ Johnny Valiant (real name Thomas Sullivan) is tragically dead at the age of 71 after he was hit by a truck on a busy road in Ross Township, Pennsylvania on April 4, according to local outlet WPXI. “The driver of the truck stayed here on the scene,” Detective Brian Kohlhelpp confirmed. “There’s no indication that this was anything other than a terrible accident at this point, but we’re still investigating.” Johnny was taken to the hospital after the crash, which was where he eventually succumbed to his injuries. Johnny Valiant was a big-name wrestler in the 70s, and stayed prominent in the 80s as a manager for other popular tag teams, as well as Hulk Hogan. He was inducted in to the WWE Hall of Fame in 1996.
“WWe is saddened to learn that WWE Hall of Famer “Luscious” Johnny Valiant reportedly passed away this morning at the age of 71,” the wrestling organization tweeted, after news broke of Johnny’s sad death. Several fellow wrestlers have taken to social media to mourn the loss of this legend. “RIP Luscious Johnny Valiant,” Luke Gallows wrote. “Always kind to me and very helpful early in my career.” Brian Heffron added, “Saddened to learn o the death of “Luscious” Johnny Valiant. He was so talented, so witty and vastly under rated. Rest in Peace Johnny.”
Another former WWE star, Sean Walton, who wrestled under the name X-Pac, also tweeted. “Johnny Valiant’s #WWEHOF acceptance speech is one of the best ever,” he recalled. “#RIPJohnnyV.” See some fan reaction here, as well:
@TheJimCornette Just read the new of Johnny Valiant's passing. Sad news indeed. Another Wrestling Legend taken from us. Piece by piece it's disappearing and one by one the stars I grew up watching are gone through various reasons. Life is great. But it sucks in this department.
— James Ferguson 🏴 (@LucioFulciFan) April 5, 2018
Condolences go out to the family and friends of Luscious Johnny Valiant, who passed away yesterday. RIP.
— paul skivers (@PaulSkivers) April 5, 2018
After his wrestling career ended, Johnny went on to become an actor and comedian. He has appeared on Law & Order and The Sopranos.


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Info: Nosgoth is a team-based multiplayer action game developed by Psyonix. Set in the Legacy of Kain universe, Nosgoth is a unique team-based, third-person PvP title pitting a variety of brutal Human and Vampire characters in a fight for survival.
Each character is radically different with a host of abilities and skills, be it an Alchemist’s flamethrower or a Reaver’s Savage Pounce. The Vampires and Humans have very different play styles and in each match you’ll get to play both sides, once per round. Humans have an arsenal of devastating ranged weaponry & lethal devices; Vampires specialize in visceral close-up melee attacks augmented by their inhuman abilities.
Status: Closed Beta [ TBA ]
Subgenre: Third-Person Action, Team-Based PvP
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