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After a much-needed timeout, EA is set to revive microtransactions in Star Wars: Battlefront II on April 18th. The return of Crystals completes Battlefront II's long, sometimes-painful overhaul. Plus, if you want, you can use the play-generated Credits currency to pick up these "Appearances" instead.
As mentioned, the new update will also let you play as those loveable (?) scamps the Ewoks in a new limited-time mode, Ewok Hunt. The ambush begins as the Ewok attacks the unsuspecting stormtroopers, using spears, Wisties, and whatever abilities they can muster to take down the intruders.
"Ewok Hunt" allows you to start off as either an Ewok or a stormtrooper, with your objective playing out differently depending on what side of the battle you're on. Crystals will strictly be used to unlock cosmetic skins, such as Endor Leia and Endor Han, which are two of the 50 new personalization items being introduced in this latest update. Star Wars Battlefront II would provide free DLC as to not separate its playerbase.
Star Wars Battlefront II was sharply criticized for a system where character progression and weapons could only be acquired from loot boxes, which, originally, could be purchased with real money.
Congress, BJP lock horns, indulge in slugfest over reaction to rapes
This sheer ignorance of burning issues like Kathua rape case and Unnao gangrape where victims were minors is surely disappointing for the entire nation.
Night on Endor launches on April 18th on all platforms, check out the screenshots below.
The addition of new appearances are some of the most requested items to date amongst the Battlefront II Community and we're pleased to confirm that more are on the way, starting this month. Frankly, Ewok Hunt sounds like a whole lot of fun and we can't wait to try it out. "We'll continue to improve the game, we'll continue to push on these things, and we'll have to be very cautious with what this means for future products". Following backlash (and maybe some persuasion from Disney) EA suspended all microtransactions within the game.
However now that we know crystals are coming back for cosmetics only, will fans be pleased with the news too?


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There is a legendary knight called Rygar and he travels through landscaped and various area fighting hostile creatures. Use your diskarmor against the enemies you meet and dodge their attacks to see what's next.
There is a legendary warrior who will defend the lands of Argool from the evil villain Ligar. However, he has too many minions for you to pass through this defence. You have risen from the grave with only one purpose and you will never stop until the enemy fall. Use your diskarmor and other deadly weapons to kill the evil being and free people from his rule!
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What Have I Ever Lost by Dying
This collection of prose poems by Robert Bly — poet, translator and author of the best-selling IRON JOHN — is drawn from those he has written during the past thirty years. The poems are organized into five sections, including “The Point Reyes Poems,” “Family Poems,” “Objects and Creatures Glanced at Briefly,” “Love Poems,” and “Looking for the Rat’s Hole.” In “The Dead Seal,” from “The Point Reyes Poems,” as if offering a shamanlike prayer, Bly praises the seal’s whiskers, smooth skin, and slanted eyes and asks the seal to “Be comfortable in death . . . “ as it had been comfortable living in the ocean. The poems in “Objects and Creatures Glanced at Briefly,” recall ODAS ELEMENTALES (ODES TO SIMPLE THINGS) by Chilean poet Pablo Neruda. Bly examines, among other things, an oyster, a potato, a caterpillar, and a grain of rice and gives his impressions of their simple existence.
The poet often expresses delight in the delicate fabric and grain of nature. He sees the “balanced, disciplined airy . . . rows of feathers,” on a bird that has landed on his porch (“Slate Junco.”) In “Grass from Two Years,” Bly announces Whitman-like, “Whatever I am . . . if the great hawks come to look for/ me, I will be here in this grass.” These are not melancholy musings but rather inspired meditations. His search for meaning in the mundane and the everyday shows just how wonderfully unpredictable and unfathomable even, existence ultimately is. This collection is further evidence of Bly’s talent for presenting, in the simplest language, the richness and complexity of the universe around us.

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Health Care: A taxing solution
Published 10:00 pm, Tuesday, January 23, 2007
Given that he's made a historically massive mess of the war in Iraq, we weren't surprised to hear that President Bush would focus Tuesday's State of the Union speech on domestic issues.
After all, what was he going to say? "Iraq? Yup, that's a stinkfest of a travesty. I'd say I screwed up, but Karl and Dick won't have that. ..."
If that's what it takes to have him focus on domestic concerns like health care, then fine. To that end, Bush wants to offer incentives for states to create their own plans for covering the uninsured, of which there are roughly 47 million.
There are no guarantees of universal coverage and states are unlikely to receive additional funds to implement this plan, which will likely face opposition in Congress.
Bush would also like to tax employer-based health care plans starting in 2009, and offer a $4,500 tax deduction to individuals who purchase their own insurance plans for $3,000. Assuming, of course, that they earn enough for the tax deduction to matter.
Employer-based health care no longer works for the country, offering fewer options and costing more to employers and employees alike. But taxing those who are happy with their plans hardly seems right.

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — The lack of reasonably priced rentals has spurred some property owners to turn sheds into apartments in their backyards.
In East Nashville on Chicamauga Avenue, a lose was outlined on Zillow to lease for $1,000 a month. Though there are a good deal of individuals on social media boosting their eyebrows about it, renters like Sorell Beck claimed he’d are living in it for the suitable value.
“For that rate most likely not,” Beck reported.
The get rid of is now off the current market. Metro Codes has opened a situation to investigate it. NewsChannel 5 messaged the assets proprietor on Zillow about the shed but did not hear back again.
Beck moved to Tennessee from St. Louis three months back and acquired a roommate. He is unsatisfied at The Canvas apartment elaborate.
“I get right here and I’m having to pay $1,700 for a rehabbed area 8 setting up,” Beck reported. “It’s crazy.”
At Apartment Insiders, Joel Sanders explained the common just one-bedroom in Davidson County is around $1,600 a thirty day period.
“I think Nashville requirements all the housing it can get,” Sanders explained.
He could see why some renters would reside in a renovated get rid of. Sanders stated,
“Studios, which I think evaluate to that $1,000 for 300 square foot unit, the normal rental for people is correct all-around $1,300, so that kind of shows what good of a worth that could possibly be.”
In Davidson County, he stated the typical hire for a two-bedroom is $1,816. If it is really a two-bedroom in downtown or Midtown, the normal month to month rent is $2,693.
“The far more housing which is available, that allows slow down the rental fee growth,” Sanders mentioned.
As for Sorell, he’s trying to keep his eyes open for one more apartment.
“I was expecting it to be terrible, I was not anticipating it to be like this,” Beck stated.

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It is officially pumpkin everything season!! I went shopping with my cousin this past weekend and every shop we went into smelled of fall, it was so intoxicating. We went into a well known high end retail store and they had samples of several of their fall goodies out. One of their mixes was a pumpkin bread mix , that was at best average. Seriously, homemade pumpkin breads are so easy and so much better than a mix. This Chocolate Chunk Pumpkin Bread is so easy and delicious , and is perfect with a hot cup of tea. In the fall I love making breads like this check out my Apple Butter Banana Bread and my Apple Bread with Cream Cheese Filling.
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Once the bread is cooled and sliced it is hard to resist grabbing a slice . It is slightly sweet and full of pumpkin spices. What really makes this different is big chocolate chunks in every bite . The semi sweet chocolate and pumpkin bread surprisingly a delightful combination. Trust me , this will be your new favorite fall bread.
Let’s Make Chocolate Chunk Pumpkin Bread!
This is so easy to make , everything is mixed in one bowl. Start by blending together the pumpkin, oil, eggs and sugar. Mix until it is well blended.
Add the flour, salt, baking soda, baking powder, and pumpkin spice.
Mix well, stopping to scrape down the sides and mix until everything is blended.
Fold in chocolate chunks.
Pour into a prepared pan and bake for 55 minutes in a preheated oven.
Cool for 10 minutes and remove from the pan.Cool on a cooling rack.
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Chocolate Chunk Pumpkin Bread
- 1 cup canned pumpkin
- 1 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 1 Egg
- 11/2 cup all purpose flour
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon pumpkin spice
- 1 cup Dark chocolate chunks
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees
- Spray a 9x5 loaf pan with a spray like bakers joy
- Blend together pumpkin, oil, egg and sugar
- Add flour, salt, baking powder, baking soda, and pumpkin spice.
- Blend well , stopping to scrape down the sides
- Once blended fold in chocolate chunks
- Pour into the prepared 9x5 loaf pan
- Baked 55-60 minutes in preheated oven
- Cool for 10 minutes in pan then remove and cool on a cooling rack

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Clare Island Survey research featured at the Venice Biennale19 May 2023
Ireland’s exhibition at the 18th Venice Architecture Biennale was opened today by Minister Patrick O’Donovan, T.D. Minister of State at the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media. The Venice Architecture Biennale will be open to the public from tomorrow, Saturday, 20 May and will run until Sunday, 26 November 2023.
The exhibition is curated by a team of five architects, selected to represent Ireland on the basis of an open call - Peter Carroll, Peter Cody, Elizabeth Hatz, Mary Laheen and Joseph Mackey.
Responding to the theme, The Laboratory of the Future, selected by curator of the Biennale Architettura 2023, Lesley Lokko, the Irish Pavilion entitled ‘In Search of Hy-Brasil’ presents fieldwork from Ireland’s remote islands, investigating their diverse cultures, communities and experiences. Utilising large slabs of local limestone from the offshore islands of Inis Meáin (Inishmaan), UNESCO World Heritage site Sceilg Mhichíl (Skellig Michael) and Cliara (Clare Island), ‘In Search of Hy-Brasil’ will offer an immersive experience that draws connections between the social fabric, cultural landscape and ecology of these islands, shifting between the global and the local, the territorial and the intimate. The installation will also make use of local materials that highlight the traditional heritage of each island.
For the Cliara feature of the exhibition, the architects draw heavily on the research and imagery contained in the Royal Irish Academy’s New Survey of Clare Island, a unique multidisciplinary endeavour that together with Robert Lloyd Praeger’s first Clare Island Survey provides an invaluable body of research informing future conservation of natural and built heritage of Ireland and Europe. The curators pay particular attention to John Feehan’s book Clare Island, which distils the results of the two great surveys with elegance and enthusiasm to shine a spotlight on the richness of life surviving on Clare Island.
The installation focuses on renewable energy, ethical food production and biodiversity, capturing the islands’ sustainable methods of livelihood through drawing, models, film, sound, writing and language, to raise awareness of the islanders’ management of resources and their balancing of the delicate equilibrium between culture and nature.
Following its presentation in Venice, ‘In Search of Hy-Brasil’ will tour Ireland in 2024. More information can be found at: www.hy-brasil.ie.
Fig. 1 Sample of the Clare Island panels on display
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Steam Age Industrial Gears & Hand Wheels - HO Scale
Steam Age Industrial Gears and Handwheels. 1/87 and up. A generous assortment of over 70 pieces, beautifully rendered and precision cut in many sizes and styles. Laser cut and relief-engraved in .0145" laserboard, they faithfully replicate typical valve handwheels, ornate cast iron gears of the Victorian era, and more. Perfect for adding details to any number of industrial, engine, structure and scenic applications up to the 1970s. These eye-catching pieces will go a long way in enhancing roundhouses, repair shops, scrap heaps, industrial sites, alley ways etc. Scratchbuilders will surely find a set useful to keep on hand. Note there are two sizes available. Created by Dave Krakow of Vector Cut.
Small size, gears range from .07" to .3". Sheet measures 2.3" x 2" approximately.

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Disney Princess The Concert Coming To Davenport’s Adler Theatre
DISNEY PRINCESS THE CONCERT, will be coming to the Adler Theatre, 136 E 3RD ST, Davenport, Saturday, March 26, at 7:30 p.m.
For generations, Disney’s Princesses have enchanted us with their courage and kindness. Now, for the first time in forever, that beloved music will be celebrated in DISNEY PRINCESS – THE CONCERT.
“Be our guest” as a quartet of Broadway and animated film icons celebrate all the Disney Princesses in an unforgettable evening of songs, animation, and stories. Your every dream will come true as these acclaimed stars sing your favorite Disney Princess songs and share their exclusive, hilarious and heartfelt behind-the-scenes stories from their time portraying princesses on the stage and screen.


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Thesis title: Regeneration Practices in Diverse Neighbourhoods: A Case Study of Garibong-Dong, South Korea
Primary supervisor: Dr Yasminah Beebeejaun
Secondary supervisor: Professor Mike Raco
This thesis aims at examining the construction of local communities in the Korean planning system and the resulting marginalisation of immigrant groups. This study has a particular focus on mechanisms that were used to involve communities in planning to investigate how local social groups were included or excluded. The case study explores a neighbourhood, which had a significant Korean Chinese population, who shared ethnicity with the Korean community but were located in disadvantaged positions as low-income immigrant groups. It investigates the complex dimensions of the unequal social status of the groups and its influence on their participation.
To explore the processes of participation, this thesis investigated how social capital is formed in neighbourhoods and how it operated in participatory planning. This thesis is based on mixed methods research, including document analysis, social network analysis, non-participant observation and in-depth interviews, in the Garibong-dong community-led regeneration project in Seoul, South Korea during the period 2015-2017. Particularly, the thesis integrates the concept of recognition within an analytical framework of social capital to investigate how wider social perception toward immigrant groups influences their formation of social capital. The thesis demonstrates that the formation of social capital in participatory planning is highly influenced by the social positions of participants. The social position of Korean Chinese groups as low-income workers appeared persistently in urban policies and contributed to multiple experiences of marginalisation over time. In this context, the uneven formation of social capital rather than strengthening community bonds reinforced social divisions through the practice of participation. Social capital provides a lens to help analyse the formation of networks and explore their mobilisation within planning. However, the study reveals that there are limitations and suggests a fuller engagement with pre-existing inequalities between groups is necessary otherwise participation can result in embedding negative social perceptions toward marginalised groups.
Hyunji is a researcher of urban studies in the field of participatory planning and neighbourhood planning. Her interests are community activism, micro-politics in urban areas and inclusion/exclusion of minority groups. She completed her PhD dissertation at UCL, the Bartlett School of Planning under the supervision of Dr Yasminah Beebeejaun and Professor Mike Raco.

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Gravitational Wave Signatures of Dynamically Formed Black Hole Binaries
Zhong-Zhi Xianyu (Harvard)
May 22, 2019
Abstract: ow that LIGO has revealed the existence of a large number of binary black holes, identifying their origin becomes an important challenge. For dynamically formed binaries which might reside in dense environments such as galactic centers or globular clusters, the binary orbits could possess observably large eccentricity at LIGO and future gravitational wave detectors. Measuring the eccentricity distribution accurately could help us probe the background and the formation of the mergers. I will describe an analytical approach to predict the eccentricity distribution in a dynamical channel with three-body interactions. Furthermore, I will show that the third-body-induced barycenter motion of the binaries and the eccentricity variations might be observable in future space gravitational wave detectors such as LISA which could provide direct information about the black hole binary environments and otherwise invisible ambient mass.


Earlier today we posted an excerpt of our interview with Gary Cunningham that included his description of what it was like to be part of the Co-op Organization’s (CO) takeover of the Peoples’ Warehouse in May of 1975. Here’s an excerpt from our interview with Ken Logsdon about what it was like to be one of the people that the CO kicked out.
Like all eyewitness recollections, Ken and Gary’s differ somewhat. While Gary remembers discussions and no violence, Ken remembers violent threats and one injury. Peoples’ Warehouse staff members were in both camps, and you can hear the shock in Ken’s voice at being treated this way by people he thought of as friends.
By the way, we have a copy of the comic that Ken mentions, Invasion of the Stalinoids, which was created by anti-CO folks as a way to mock the CO’s authoritarian tactics. It’s part of a wealth of written polemics that all sides of the co-op wars threw at each other, which helps this history be so interesting to uncover.


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Read over the latest crop report from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Tennessee has suffered some major damage from the last round of record-breaking cold weather. Some farmers lost their entire crop and have had to re-plant, while others just lost only a portion of their fields. Corn seems to be one crop that has needed the re-planting.
Interesting enough, we are still on pace with normal progress for this time of year, despite the record-breaking cold during the Easter weekend.
Here in Cookeville for the week of:
Monday, April 16, 2007 to Sunday, April 22, 2007
High Temperature was 78...Low 31....Average 51....8 degrees below normal......
Current rainfall since January 1....12.72 inches (5.7 inches below normal)....since April 1st.....2.82"...we're about 1/2 inch behind for the month.
I've measured 2.59" for April....since January 1, I've measured 10.85"......amazing how it varies from place to place.
Have a beautiful rest of the week...I'll be snapping more pictures and will have them posted here....Stay Tuned!


Rolling Stone Magazine has named him as one of 10 artists you need to know. This former police officer of 10 years left his full time job to pursue his passion as a country music singer. Leaving behind a stable career, he shares his talent with the world with what he calls the beginning of a Latino country movement. His solo debut EP “Different Kind Of Country” was released July of 2017 and his first single “Every Time You Run” broke top 10 of the Texas Country Radio charts and is currently sitting at #9. Ray has shared the stage with greats such as Keith Urban, Granger Smith, Josh Turner, Eli Young Band and the list goes on and on. Frank Ray grew up in San Antonio Texas but currently resides in Las Cruces, NM. Surrounded by the farm lands of New Mexico Ray’s inspiration to his song and EP titled “Different Kind Of Country” came from the Hispanic immigrant experience in America. He sings about the cherished values in Country Music including family, hard work, and the positive impact immigrant labor has in America’s agriculture. Only having known the band a few days, Frank Ray recorded his EP at world renowned Sonic Ranch Studios. The EP was produced and recorded in only two days. “There was instant chemistry the moment the band and I started jamming. It only took a couple of run throughs before we hit the record button.” says Ray. Since then the band has been hitting the road all over the United States from New York to Nevada. You can see all of the hard work, struggles and behind the scenes if you follow him on social media. He has taken social media by storm and has grown a massive following in just a short time. Changing the game, he vlogs every time he hits the road. Every episode is raw, from emotional struggles to high energy performances, Ray shows it all. You can clearly see the passion and dedication Ray and his band have for the project. “It’s a way for me to connect with the fans on a personal level sharing adventures on the road from heartfelt moments to funny conversations. The game is changing with how social media helps an artist develop and it is amazing to see what it has done for us so far.” says Ray.
With his first single topping the charts shortly after its release Ray doesn’t plan to slow down anytime soon. This is only the beginning.


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Higher levels of light-intensity physical activity (LIPA) appears to be associated with a lower risk of all-cause mortality in older adults, regardless of frailty status, according to a study presented at the EPI Lifestyle 2020 Scientific Sessions.
Two US-based prospective studies presented at the recent EPI Scientific Sessions 2020 suggested that replacing animal-based foods with plant-based ones could reduce mortality and cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk.
Increasing olive oil consumption by at least 7 grams per day was associated with a lower risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD), particularly coronary heart disease (CHD), according to a study presented at the EPI Lifestyle 2020 Scientific Sessions.
Patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) who are overweight or obese but have high cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF)* may have a reduced risk of heart failure (HF), according to a study presented at EPI Lifestyle 2020.
Taking oestradiol therapy within 6 years after the start of menopause significantly delayed lipid plaque buildup in arterial walls — a leading cause of atherosclerosis, but such benefit was not seen when starting oestradiol a decade after menopause, reveals a secondary analysis of the ELITE* study presented at the recent EPI Lifestyle 2020 Scientific Sessions.
Having sufficient and healthy sleep, in addition to adopting healthy lifestyle based on the AHA* Life’s Simple 7 (LS7) guidelines, can reduce the risk of cardiovascular diseases (CVD), according to the longitudinal MESA** Sleep Study presented at EPI Lifestyle 2020 Scientific Sessions.


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HERAT -- Herat's grape harvest is expected to increase by 20% this year thanks to good rainfall and the regular flow of irrigation water from Salma Dam to orchards.
"It is expected that as many as 150,000 tonnes of grapes will be harvested in Herat this year," compared to 130,000 tonnes last year, said Pir Mohammad Halimi, director of Herat province's Directorate of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock.
"While a few varieties of grapes have already been harvested, others will be reaped in the coming weeks," he said.
"Forty percent of the grape production meets the needs of local consumption in Herat and some neighbouring provinces," Halimi said. "The remaining 60% will be dried as raisins, and part of it will probably be exported to neighbouring countries."
In addition to grapes, the harvest of other agricultural products has increased this year, he added.
Salma Dam has provided sufficient water to orchards and farms at a critical time this year, Halimi said, leading to an increase in grain and fruit production in Herat province.
In May, all three of the dam's turbines became simultaneously operational for the first time.
Hundreds of grape orchards with more than 100 types of grapes have been established across Herat during the past two decades.
The grape harvest is unprecedented this year, said Niaz Mohammad, a farmer in Guzara district, Herat province.
"Considering the rising economic problems, the increase in grape production will help us in many ways, and we will see more returns on our investment this year," he said, referring to Afghanistan's economic crisis.
Mohammad expects to harvest high quality grapes as no plant diseases or pests occurred this year.
"I am so happy that my efforts have produced a good outcome and that I see my orchard full of fruit," he said.
Lack of export markets
"However, the lack of a market is a major concern for all of us," said Mohammad.
The export of grapes and raisins from Herat has been halted over the past year.
Even though grape production is very high this year, there have been no efforts to explore export markets, said Bashir Ahmad Bahaduri, chair of Herat's Chamber of Agriculture.
"Air corridor services have remained closed for the past few months, and no cargo flights are happening," he said. "Furthermore, we cannot export grapes overland."
"Farmers dry up grapes into raisins because it is currently not possible to export [fresh grapes]," he said. "However, they hope they will be able to export them as soon as air corridor services resume."
The Chamber of Agriculture, in co-ordination with the private sector, is exploring options to export Herat's raisins, Bahaduri said.
More than 20,000 tonnes of grapes were exported last year, according to the Chamber of Agriculture. The bulk of these exports was carried out through the air corridor.
Ghulam Mahboob Zayartjahi, a farmer in Guzara district, said he was very happy about the increase in his grape yield, but the unavailability of an export market concerns him the most.
"Local markets are usually saturated during the grape harvest season, and we have a serious need to export," he said. "When there is no export, grapes remain in our hands."
"If our grapes are not sold, we have no cold storage," he said. "If the grapes are sold fresh, they are much more profitable than raisins. Now we have no option except to consider turning them into raisins."
Sixty to 70% of Herat's grapes are suitable for export, but because of the lack of export services, farmers suffer great financial losses every year, said Zayartjahi.
More than 60% of grapes in the province are converted into raisins, according to Herat's Directorate of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock.
The construction of 1,500 raisin houses during the past two years has made it possible to dry grapes into raisins in Herat.
Since fresh grapes are not exported, the raisin houses have helped Herat farmers prevent their harvest from perishing, said Abdul Naser Haidari, a farmer in Guzara district.
"We used to dry raisins by adapting our traditional techniques; however, we currently have access to standard raisin houses," he said. "Herat's raisin production has increased substantially because of the existence of these houses."
"Herat farmers sell their raisins at a higher price because of their quality and taste," he said. "The market value of Herat raisins went up unprecedentedly ... because of their high quality, and this has brought great profit for farmers."
The raisin houses built earlier have played a vital role in producing high quality raisins in the province, said Bashir Ahmad Ahmadi, an agriculture specialist in Herat city.
"Farmers were drying raisins in a traditional way, which meant very low quality," he said. "This led to a situation where fewer Herat raisins were exported."
"Now that the quality of Herat raisins has improved, most countries are interested in importing them," he said. "The private sector has established contacts with several countries, and it is expected that Herat's raisin exports will increase soon."


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A. Owning a pet is one of the best ways to teach a child responsibility, empathy and compassion. But the possibility that your son will not hold up his end of the pet care bargain is a justifiable concern. The good news is that you can start to teach your son to take responsibility for his dog long before you bring the puppy home.
When I was 5, I wanted a Wire Haired Fox Terrier. My parents knew the benefits of raising children around dogs, but they weren’t sure I was ready for such a major commitment. To help prepare me for the responsibility of owning a dog, my parents gave me time to prove that I was able and ready to care for a pet before they agreed to let me bring a puppy home.
They started by telling me that I would be required to pay for the dog with my own money, to prove my long-term dedication; this took an entire year of saving my earnings from chores, as well as any money received as gifts. My parents also required me to read dog care books so I would have a thorough understanding of the work involved in owning and caring for a dog. Finally, my parents provided opportunities for me to spend time with dogs, which let them gauge my ability to be appropriately calm and gentle with these animals.
After I had saved up enough money — but before I picked out my puppy — my parents had me sign a contract that required me to care for her needs, all of which were clearly laid out. By articulating all responsibilities related to the dog up front and having me formally agree to them, my parents were ensuring that there would be no conflicts later on about who was supposed to walk the dog or clean up after her. When I finally brought my puppy home, I was ready for the commitment because I understood exactly what I was getting into — and my parents did, too.
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>> > It takes about 20 seconds for me. It's possible it's related to
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>> > unification - try using Python 2.5. If you can't switch to 2.5, try
>> > using string keys instead of longs.
>> Yes, this was it. It ran *very* fast on Python v2.5.
> Um. Is this the take away from this thread? Longs as dictionary
> keys are bad? Only for older versions of Python?
It sounds like Python 2.4 (and previous versions) had a bug when
populating large dicts on 64-bit architectures.
> Someone please summarize.
Yes, that would be good.
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A group of eclectic artists came together on Monday night at the Orpheum Theatre in Los Angeles to salute the folk-rock music of the 60's.
Echoes in the Canyon, which was timed to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the Byrds' Mr. Tambourine Man album, saw both veteran and modern artists cover the music of the Mamas and the Papas, the Beach Boys, the Byrds, Buffalo Springfield, the Association, the Turtles, the Monkees and Love.
Jakob Dylan was the glue that held the night together, taking the stage with each of the artists and accompanying them on guitar with occasional vocals thrown in. He most frequently collaborated with vocalist Jade Castrinos, a former member of Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, who took lead on four songs. Most other artists were afforded only one or two including veterans Beck and Cat Power.
While some of the most popular singles that came out of California of the 60's were covered, there was still room for a few deeper cuts like the Monkee's She (handled by Dylan alone) and Love's No Matter What You Do (by Regina Spektor and Dylan). The entire cast returned to the stage for the final song, the Mamas and the Papas' Monday Monday.
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- Go Where You Wanna Go - Jade & Jakob Dylan
- Dedicated to the One I Love - Jade & Jakob Dylan
- Going Back - Beck & Jakob Dylan
- Bells of Rhymney - Beck & Jakob Dylan
- In My Room - Fiona Apple & Jakob Dylan
- It Won't Be Wrong - Fiona Apple & Jakob Dylan
- Never My Love - Cat Power & Jakob Dylan
- She - Jakob Dylan
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- You Showed Me - Cat Power & Jakob Dylan
- No Matter What - Regina Spektor & Jakob Dylan
- I Just Wasn't Made For These Times - Jade & Jakob Dylan
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Oh, goody! We finally have a jobs gain in March rather than another job loss. It’s all wunnerful now, according to the mendacious munchkins over at the Emerald House. Except it isn’t. McQ explains:
A second number to consider is those who’ve been unemployed for over 26 weeks and would work if a job was available:
According to the BLS, there are a record 6.55 million workers who have been unemployed for more than 26 weeks (and still want a job). This is a record 4.3% of the civilian workforce. (note: records started in 1948) The number of long term unemployed is one of the key stories of this recession.
It is the highest number ever recorded since records started in 1948. The previous high was 2.5% in 1983. And, as the cite points out, this is “one of the key stories of this recession” and one that isn’t yet showing signs of improving.
The hard fact is that there are more people (both in numbers and as a percentage) unemployed or underemployed than there were during the 1980s – the worst economy I personally remember. The relatively piddling number of jobs created in March – many of which are part-time census workers – will not bail this economy out.We’ve lost some 7 million jobs since this mess started. Compared to that one month of rather weak gains is not much to brag about.
Not that that is stopping the munchkins from spraining their arms patting themselves on the back.
Go read the whole post. McQ got picked for Real Clear Politics for this one. Congrats, McQ.

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Cirebon, 26 January 2024 – South Kesunean is one of the coastal areas in the Kasepuhan Village area, Lemahwungkuk District, Cirebon City. Located on the coast, the South Kesunean area experiences threats in the form of abrasion or tidal flooding. Realizing this, people of Kesunean Selatan started planting mangroves to prevent this abrasion.
The need to maintain mangroves is not running smoothly considering that some of the local people have a habit of piling up rubbish and turning it into waste land. Emerging land is a phenomenon where residents deliberately collect rubbish, then pile it up on the coast until it becomes solid and forms new land to be used as a residential area.
Considering its location on the coast, a number of residents who are members of the RW 09 Kesunean Selatan mangrove Working Group (Pokja) have made various efforts, including educating local residents not to pile up rubbish and make land emerge again in the area around the mangrove forest. Even though public awareness is starting to awaken to no longer hoarding rubbish, there are still people who cut down mangrove trees for firewood, and step on small mangrove trees when going to sea.
Pepep Nurhadi, Chair of RW 09 South Kesunean and administrator of the Kesunean Mangrove Working Group, hopes that the South Kesunean mangrove forest can survive and even develop further.
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For this reason, the South Kesunean Mangrove Working Group is open to collaboration and assistance from various parties. Since 2023, the Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR) through the Generasi Energi Bersih (GEB) community has carried out collaborative observations and assessments that can be carried out with the residents of South Kesunean.
After discussions with the local community, several things were identified, namely planting mangrove seedlings and caring for them, making a mangrove track (a kind of bridge) so that fishermen going to sea no longer step on mangrove seedlings, as well as increasing the capacity of local residents through training in ecoprint batik with dyes, mainly natural mangroves resourced.
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A buzzmaking production crew composed of Japanese-American teens Umi Takahashi and Yoko Watanabe, BenZel make their inaugural appearance in The DJBooth with a freshly-minted promotional single. On Semi Detached, the group showcase their talent for subtle mood-setting, crafting a beat that builds ever so slowly from a spare piano progression to a lush, yet ethereal alt-R&B groove. Singer/songwriter Cass Lowe, a DJBooth newcomer, handles vocal duties throughout the cut, which also boasts guest bars from an unusually subdued Chance the Rapper. Though unattached to any larger project, this low-key banger is sure to leave progressive-minded pop lovers hungry for more. If you fall into that category, you can keep it locked for more fresh tunes from this promising beat duo, as well as the latest from Chance and Lowe.
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The Sir Peter Mansfield Imaging Centre, University of Nottingham have, in operation, the first 50 channel OPM-MEG array based upon QuSpin sensors. The system uses Gen-2 QZFM mounted on the scalp using a flexible (EEG-like) cap, to measure the magnetic fields generated by current flow through neuronal assemblies. In this way it offers direct and non-invasive inference on human brain electrophysiology. The system is housed within a dedicated magnetically shielded room (MSR) built by Magnetic Shields Limited (MSL). This acts to reduce environmental magnetic interference, as well as limit static (Earths) field. Background fields are further controlled by a set of bi-planar coils (Holmes et al, NeuroImage 2018) – also now available commercially from MSL. This precise field control, coupled with the lightweight scalp mounted sensors and cap, uniquely enables MEG measurement even if a subject moves during the measurement (Boto et al, Nature, 2018).
As a first demonstration of our 50 channel device, we employed a visuo-motor task. The subject was shown a visual stimulus comprising a pattern of drifting concentric circles (known as a circular grating). Whilst the visual stimulus was on the screen, the subject was asked to move their finger. Each trial lasted 7 s with the grating on-screen for between 2.5 s and 3 s; in total, 100 trials were presented. Following OPM-MEG data collection, the locations and orientations of the sensors on the scalp were measured using a newly developed optical scanning technique. Accurate knowledge of OPM placement allowed data modelling using a beamformer, to determine precisely where, in the brain, any measurable neuromagnetic effects originate.
Figure 2 shows the results of these experiments. The left-hand panel shows the locations of the OPMs on the scalp as determined by optical scanning. The centre and right panels show measured brain function in the visual, and motor cortices respectively. We were able to measure high fidelity MEG data which showed that presentation of the visual stimulus elicited an increase in 55-70 Hz “gamma” oscillations in the primary visual cortex. Meanwhile, the finger movement induced a drop in beta oscillations during movement, followed by a post-movement increase above baseline (known as the beta rebound) immediately following stimulation. This beta oscillatory response was shown to be well localised to primary sensorimotor cortex.
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The South Bronx-based New York City Football Club has announced it will donate 100,000 meals to local residents, to help ease the hardships caused by the Covid-19 outbreak.
The soccer club will team with the NY Common Pantry, which currently provides meals and other resources for over 81,000 Bronxites at its Choice Pantry Bronx location at Freeman Street and Hoe Avenue in West Farms.
“New York Common Pantry is a lifesaving organization and we are proud to do anything we can to contribute to this important work and help our neighbors in the South Bronx stay connected, healthy and fed during this crisis,” said the club’s CEO Brad Sims.
NY Common Pantry’s Executive Director, Stephen Grimaldi, added that the public health crisis brought about by the coronavirus “has exacerbated the already dire food insecurity situation,” across the city. “We’re seeing more new members, more families with children, and more newly unemployed individuals come to our Pantry for groceries. Partnerships like the one we have with NYCFC is crucial to our ability to remain a valuable resource for individuals and families in the Bronx.”
Various of the soccer club’s corporate partners, such as the The Whitestone, NY-based sports drink company BodyArmor, have donated beverages for the cause last month. Food company Goya has also committed to donating, as has Dumbo Moving and Storage, which vows to provide local ground support. And Xylem, a water technology firm based in Rye Brook, NY, which has promised to match all funds raised by its employees with a 2:1 donation.
In addition, the club says it will partner with the New York Yankees to create a $1.4 million Covid-19 Disaster Relief Program to help support the club’s staff during the team’s hiatus.
The club has created a resource hub called Stay Healthy. Stay Home. to connect fans, players and staff and mobilize outreach for NY Common Pantry. The hub includes educational materials for families, workouts from players and coaches, as well as contributions from Chief Culinary Coach Marcus Samuelsson and Club partners. Coaches will continue to deliver daily soccer workouts, weekly mentorship and professional development seminars through virtual classrooms, and will host a podcast to keep young people active, the team announced.


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8pm – Press Your Luck
9pm – Generation Gap
10pm – The Con – the season finale
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8pm – Bump
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8pm – NFL Football – Bills at Rams
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BattleBots is on Discovery at 8.
Little Demon is on FXX at 10.
Beat Bobby Flay is on Food Network at 9.
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Bargain Mansions is on Magnolia at 9.
Mountain Men is on History at 8 followed by Alone: Frozen at 9 and Alone: The Skills Challenge at 10.
Life Below Zero is on National Geographic at 8 and 9 followed by Edge of the Unknown with Jimmy Chin at 10 and 10:30.
Race for the Championship is on USA at 10.
We are still enjoying Bump.
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29 traffic violations
13 medical calls, patient transported to hospital
7 miscellaneous complaints
4 burglar alarms
3 medical calls, patient refused transport to hospital
9:47 p.m. At a traffic stop on Nashville Road, police found a driver to have a criminally suspended license. They took Thomas Beane, age 31 of Shelburne to the station for processing where he was issued a citation for driving with license suspended and released with an Aug. 16 court date.
11:06 a.m. Shelburne Rescue assisted Vergennes Rescue at a medical call near U.S. Route 7 and Old Hollow Road in Ferrisburgh with multiple injuries. Patients were transported to the hospital by Shelburne Rescue, Charlotte Rescue and Bristol Rescue and Vergennes Rescue.
2:35 p.m. After a traffic stop on Spear Street, police took Nelson T. Lime, age 30 of Charlotte, to the station for processing and issued him a citation for driving with license suspended and released.4:41 p.m. Police were called to Harbor Place on Shelburne Road to help resolve a dispute with a guest regarding handling his property.
1:51 a.m. At a traffic stop on Shelburne Road, police transported Anthony Dalonzo II, age 29 of Spencerport, N.Y. to the police station for processing. Dalonzo was issued a citation for driving under the influence and taken to detox.
11:05 a.m. A resident on Beaver Creek Road reported stolen items. The items were located.
3:31 p.m. Cows were in the middle of Pond Road. Police corralled them out of the road.
6:50 p.m. An intoxicated man created a disturbance at Harbor Place. Police took him into protective custody and transported him to a detox facility.
12:46 a.m. Police attempted to help South Burlington Police find an intoxicated man near the intersection of Shelburne Road and Fayette Road but they could not find him.
4:29 a.m. Police assisted South Burlington Police at a possible residential burglary on Sommerfield Avenue in South Burlington.
11:57 a.m. Police, Fire and Rescue responded to a two-car crash on Shelburne Road; everyone involved refused transport to the hospital.
2:22 p.m. Someone working at Haircuts Plus on Shelburne Road called to report stolen services. Before police got to the business, the customer returned and paid the bill.
3:31 p.m. No one was injured in a two-car accident on Wake Robin Drive. Police took statements for insurance purposes.
4:25 p.m. A woman called to report a dog who attacked her the previous day on Harrington Avenue at the Wright House. The animal control officer was notified.
7:10 p.m. A 911 caller reported a kayaker in distress. Shelburne Police, Fire, Rescue, Charlotte Fire, Rescue were dispatched and U.S. Coast Guard and Vermont State Police responded but could not find the kayaker.
7:14 p.m. Police assisted South Burlington Police find missing juveniles near Deborah Drive in South Burlington.
8:31 p.m. Shelburne Fire, Rescue and Police were dispatched to a fire seen from the lake. It was determined the caller was seeing the sun reflecting off windows of a house.
10:36 p.m. Shelburne Police assisted the Medical Examiner’s Office with follow-up on a death investigation on Henry Street.
11:48 p.m. Police took statements for insurance purposes after a two-car accident at the intersection of Shelburne Road and Harbor Road. There were no injuries.
12:39 a.m. A woman called to report a dog barking from a nearby apartment on Henry Street. Police located the dog and notified its owner.
12:09 p.m. A woman called to report a theft from a business on Shelburne Road. Police are investigating.
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4 p.m. A person called to report a possible homeless camp on Longmeadow Drive. Police checked out the area, but could not locate the camp.
4:03 p.m. An individual from Shelburne Road called to report harassing phone calls. Police are investigating further.
4:07 p.m. Accidental 911 call from Shelburne Road.
4:30 p.m. Police were called to Kinney Drugs on Executive Drive where a woman was yelling at another customer. When police got to the store the woman creating the disturbance was gone. Police later located her at Harbor Place and issued her a trespass notice.
7:13 p.m. Police checked out a report of an erratic driver on Falls Road near the shopping center but were unable to find the driver.
7:23 p.m. Police mediated a dispute between guests at the Countryside Motel on Shelburne Road.
9:05 p.m. Shelburne Fire, Rescue and Police responded to a 911 call at Wake Robin for a brush pile burning. They located and extinguished the fire.
3:02 a.m. Police went to North Star Motel to escorted a woman who was yelling from the property at the request of management.
6:30 a.m. A person walked into Shelburne Rescue to report a medical emergency, but then refused transport to the hospital.
8:35 a.m. Police unlocked a car in the Shelburne Shopping Park parking lot on Falls Road for someone who locked their keys in the car.
12:41 p.m. Shelburne Rescue, Police and Williston Rescue paramedic responded to a 911 call on Vermont Route 116. The patient was taken to the hospital by Shelburne Rescue.
1:18 p.m. Police checked out a report of a suspicious person near Gardenside Lane. Police located, identified and released the person.
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1 p.m. A police officer helped someone unlock their car after they locked themselves out.
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11:03 a.m. Shelburne Police identified and released a suspicious person on Shelburne Road.
1:49 p.m. Police checked out a report of an erratic driver near the intersection of Shelburne Road and Hullcrest Road but could not find the driver.
6:37 p.m. Police checked on someone on Meadow Lane. The person was OK.
8:10 p.m. Animal control was notified about a dog running loose near the intersection of Dorset Street and Irish Hill Road.
8:58 p.m. Shelburne Fire and Rescue responded to a 911 call about a leaking propane tank on Sugarbush Road. They removed the hazard.
9:07 p.m. An officer unlocked a car for an individual who locked their keys in their car on Farm Barn Lane.


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Step aside, Tesla. There’s a new king when it comes to all-electric range. The Lucid Air, scheduled to begin production in 2018, will be able to drive 400 miles (roughly 640 kilometres) on a single charge.
What a difference 5 years make. Remember when we were all saying electric vehicles wouldn’t catch on because of their piddly range, which in 2011 tended to average around the 75 mile (120 kilometre) mark for highway capable cars? Well that changed a year later with the introduction of the Tesla Model S, which could go a whopping 265 miles (425 kilometres) on a single charge (beating the Tesla Roadster’s already outstanding 244 mile range).
The Model S has been the flag bearer for electric cars ever since, its high price hardly denting its sales figures. The latest variants boast a range that reaches up to 315 miles (500 kilometres).
But Tesla’s position atop the electric car tree might be under threat. Late last week, Lucid ripped the covers off its new Model S slayer, the Air. The Air is expected to begin production in 2018 and the base model will come with a 100 kWh battery — the same as the Model S P100D. But a premium model will pack a 130 kWh battery, which will give the car a range of 400 miles, or a little over 640 kilometres in metric terms. It’s a huge leap over the Model S, which was already being lauded mid-year for the 11 percent capacity increase provided by the 100 kWh version.
The Air was unveiled at a special event in Fremont, California, Peter Rawlinson pulling the covers off a car that looks more like a heavy saloon more in the tradition of the Model S Mercedes or BMW 7 Series than a Tesla.
Opinions are probably divided on the front-end, which to our eye looks like it belongs on another car altogether. Otherwise, it’s a handsome, low-slung beast.
The stats are pretty beastly too. The car packs 1,000 horsepower and can do 0-100 km/h in just 2.5 seconds. It will also come autonomous-ready with short and long range radar, cameras and Lidar.
As for price? Expect it to go for at least $100,000 (a sweet 67 lakh). Which might make you wince, but then you consider the technology and performance of the thing and it begins to sound fair.
The unveiling of the Air bookmarks a pretty terrific year for electric vehicles. Beyond Tesla’s updates for the Model S, it also revealed the Model 3, a slightly smaller sedan aimed at the mass market. Chevy, meanwhile, is also helping to break open the market for electric vehicles, yesterday delivering its first Chevy Bolts, which can roll for an impressive 238 miles (just over 380 kilometres) on a single charge.


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From U.S. 60 (Superstition Freeway): East or Westbound: Take the loop 202 exit(190A) north and go 2 miles to the University Dr. Exit (27) turn left and go west 1/4 a mile and Viewpoint Golf Resort is located on the right hand side. The Terrace Green Event Center and the Champions Grill are located within the main clubhouse.
From the new Loop 202 (Red Mountain Freeway): Take the Power Road exit and turn right. Continue south approximately 4 miles to University Drive and turn left. Continue east on University Drive approximately 2 miles to Hawes Road. Turn left at Hawes Road and continue north 1/4 mile to the clubhouse.


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Pushkar is situated at a distance of just 11kms from Ajmer. It is an important pilgrimage center as well as the venue of cattle fair, which take place on a large scale. This traveler-friendly town clings to the side of the small Pushkar Lake with its many bathing Ghats and temples. For Hindus, Pushkar is a very important pilgrimage center.
While at Pushkar you can enjoy every bit of the cattle fair where you can watch camel races, street theatre and a variety of stalls selling interesting handicrafts. This fair is the only one of its kind in the world and has featured in numerous magazines, travel shows and films. While sightseeing at Pushkar you can visit the Jagat Pita Shri Brahma Mandir.This is the only existing temple dedicated to Lord Brahma. Built in the 14th century, it stands on a high pedestal with marble steps leading up to it.
Pushkar offers some of the best 3 star hotels, Deluxe hotels and Heritage hotels of Rajasthan, providing accommodation with rooms designed with latest interiors and equipped with all kinds of facilities. India Profile makes your tour to India more flexible with the range of renowned hotels in India. These hotels in India combine wonderful accommodation with a truly peaceful location. India hotel packages offer you with the facility of online booking and reservation at Pushkar Hotels.


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Hard to believe but it has been twenty years since the premiere of one of the most famous cult shows of all time – “The X-Files”.
Stars Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny, creator Chris Carter. former writer Vince Gilligan and other writers and producers turned up for a 20th anniversary panel for the show at Comic Con on Thursday.
The big question of course was the possibility of a third movie. Anderson said she’d be up for a third movie, but made very clear she would NOT return if the property were revived in a limited TV series form (such as the upcoming “24: Live Another Day”).
Duchovny added the he hopes he and Anderson could work together again outside of their “X-Files” characters.


text: Retirement isn’t only a benefit program, it’s an event people plan for. The “need-to-know” information varies among employees. Younger people need education and a bit of convincing to think about long-term goals. People nearing retirement need to understand Medicare, how to reduce their investment risk, and why catch-up contributions are important. And, if you have retirees, you can’t let them fall off your communications radar.


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Hi again! So excited to start previews for All That Scraps October release! This release is so incredibly cute. I don't know how you'll resist these cute stamps!
Please check out the ATS blog for more cuteness! Trust me, you'll want to see the other cute images being previewed today!
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It's amazing what you can find at the dollar store. I've found so many great craft supplies there there -- including yarn, beads for my bead crochet projects, embroidered patches for embellishing all kinds of things, pompoms, pipe cleaners and so much more! You never know exactly what you'll find, so it sure is fun to browse through the craft supplies each time you go.
Not only that, many of the ordinary objects you find at the dollar store can be enhanced and improved on with a little craft-ivity!
The following is a list of some of the crochet projects and mixed media craft projects I've created using dollar store craft supplies. I hope you'll find the list inspiring.
You'll often find linens galore for sale at the dollar store. If you don't want to spend a fortune on your kitchen towels or hand towels, it's a great place to stock up.
The only problem: sometimes these linens can look, well, cheap. But it isn't expensive to transform your 99 cent store towels into unique treasures that look costly and desirable. The secret: add a pretty crocheted edging to each towel.
Usually, the bead selection at the dollar store isn't anything amazing -- but sometimes you can find really good buys. I've purchased both seed beads and plastic pony beads at the dollar store before. One lucky day when I went to the dollar store, I found several different colors of glass seed beads -- blue, green, pale pink, clear and red.
The link posted above takes you to my page of free bead crochet patterns; if you happen to find seed beads at your local dollar store, this page of patterns will give you some ideas for what you can do with them.
Pictured at left is a beautiful beaded edging I crocheted using one of the patterns in a book called The Beaded Edge. I've chosen to show you this particular sample because the beads I used to crochet it were purchased at the dollar store.
Some dollar stores carry blocks of craft foam. There are lots of interesting things you can do with the foam, but my favorite is making flower arrangements -- especially edible arrangements.
At some dollar stores, you can even purchase the artificial flowers you need for arrangements, and maybe even some of the other components too.
When you make an arrangement using artificial flowers, you can hide the craft foam inside a vase if you like. Alternatively, you can crochet a simple cover for it using the free pattern we have posted on our website.
Flower arrangements have a certain reputation for being an extravagant luxury -- but really, they don't have to be!
When creating this arrangement, I used inexpensive yarn for the cover, and all the other supplies I used came from the dollar store:
- The sunflower stem
- The ribbon
- The craft foam
- The lollipops
All together, the supplies for this arrangement cost less than $5.00 US (not including the adhesive, which I already had on hand and of which only a small amount was used. Also, not including tax -- which was high in CA where I live, and which cost will vary where you live.)
Conclusion: Even if your gift-giving budget is small, there are creative ways you can spend it. A flower arrangement could possibly be a viable option for a gift, assuming you have a little time, plus five bucks to spend, plus a well-stocked dollar store close by.
A little ingenuity can go a long way to take the stress out of special occasions like birthdays and anniversaries!
I purchased almost all the supplies for this arrangement at the dollar store:
- The craft foam
- The artificial flowers
- The heart-shaped lollipops
- The curly ribbon
The only thing I didn't get at the dollar store: the yarn. You can often find yarn for sale at the dollar store, although at the time I made this arrangement, my closest dollar store didn't have any yarn. At the time, I was able to purchase the yarn I needed at Walmart.
After you've taken a trip to the dollar store, DO NOT throw away the bags you used for carrying all your purchases home! Instead, you can use the bags to make even more fun crafts.
See Also: Crocheting with innovative materials
More Frugal Crochet
We love crocheting and crafts, but we don't love spending a small fortune on craft supplies. We're sure you'd rather not spend more than you have to, either. With that in mind, we've compiled a whole bunch of resources on the topics of frugal crochet, and frugal crafting. We hope you'll be able to use these ideas to save money on your favorite pastimes.
- How to save money on crochet
- Frugal tips from our readers for saving money on crochet
- Put Your Yarn Scraps to Good Use With These Free Scrap Yarn Patterns
- Scrap Afghan Square -- Free Crochet Pattern (Pictured.) Interestingly, I originally purchased all the yarns for this square from the local dollar store.
- Plarn Scrubbie Pattern


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SCRANTON — If not for Angel’s Attic food pantry, Frank Valentino wonders how he’d put food on his table.
“If I had to do it on my own, with the little bit I get, I don’t know how I would do it,” he said. “I don’t know what I would do without this place.”
As the United Neighborhood Centers food pantry on Olive Street kicks up relationships with Weinberg Northeast Regional Food Bank and area grocery stores, clients who need extra help acquiring food now have access to a broader menu of fresh fruits and vegetables, dairy and meat.
Starting in January, Angel’s Attic added fresh food bins just inside the lobby. The rack next to it is filled with donated fresh bread.
Green bins open outward revealing potatoes, carrots and apples.
The social service agency provides dried fruit, including figs, cherries and plums, which last longer. There are also more dry and canned beans, a source of protein that tastes good with a little educated preparation.
A tumble down a flight of stairs left Valentino disabled.
The 64-year-old took an early retirement as a transit police officer in New York City, and has lived in Scranton for the last 2½ years.
A pension he cashed in on early provides a little income, plus Social Security benefits.
Still, money gets tight sometimes.
“If you really need it, it’s the best place to go,” he said of UNC’s pantry.
Clients historically were limited to one bag of food per month, but a major policy shift starting last year means that anyone can take one bag per day, if needed.
“When somebody self-declares that they need more, we don’t police them,” said Gus Fahey, UNC’s community services director, who added that some clients need a little education, a reminder that the pantry has enough for everyone if they take what they need and no more.
“The important thing is to not make people feel bad about going to the food pantry,” he said.
Many clients already receive federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, benefits to buy groceries, Fahey said. But, as in Valentino’s case, the money doesn’t cover everything.
The food pantry provides a stop-gap, and the fresh food bins have been making waves.
“I saw that rack; I was so surprised,” said Mark Falu, 42, of Scranton. “That’s a perfect idea. It’s all fresh, you can grab it, put it in a bag, and be on your merry way.”
Beyond access to healthy food, clients often don’t understand how what they eat directly affects physical health, and they fall into bad habits.
“The typical American diet is very unhealthy,” Fahey said, adding that he believes that “as people get more introduced to it and more familiar with it and like it, then they’ll spend their own money on those kinds of foods.”
UNC printed recipe cards for potatoes and garlic. Fahey plans to distribute more recipes for simple dishes and host cooking classes.
UNC’s pantry is a part of Weinberg’s goal to eradicate hunger in Northeast Pennsylvania by 2025.
After strengthening its relationship with the food bank last year, and lifting daily limits, the UNC pantry logs about 900 client visits per month, double previous food distribution figures.
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No, I haven’t run out of things to write about. I have over 100 partial drafts and ideas and wish I had time to write more. But this topic is so important it couldn’t wait.
First, I’ve been on an oatmeal kick lately for my 9:00 P.M. feeding. I learned a trick from my wife, which is to put frozen fruit in with the milk and oats before I heat it in the microwave. I have a variety of frozen fruit around for my shakes (blueberries, strawberries, mixed berries, cherries, peaches), and it adds some natural sweetness to the cereal. Super healthy, filling and tasty. Oh, and very inexpensive.
Then there’s this about McDonald’s new product: How to Make Oatmeal . . . Wrong. They managed to mess up something as simple as oatmeal. I just tried it the other day before I read this article. I figured they had done something right in offering a healthy alternative, but instead of three ingredients (oats, milk, fruit) they end up with more than 15.
The oatmeal and McDonald’s story broke late last year, when Mickey D’s, in its ongoing effort to tell us that it’s offering “a selection of balanced choices” (and to keep in step with arch-rival Starbucks) began to sell the cereal. Yet in typical McDonald’s fashion, the company is doing everything it can to turn oatmeal into yet another bad choice. . . . “Cream” (which contains seven ingredients, two of them actual dairy) is automatically added; brown sugar is ostensibly optional, but it’s also added routinely unless a customer specifically requests otherwise. There are also diced apples, dried cranberries and raisins, the least processed of the ingredients (even the oatmeal contains seven ingredients, including “natural flavor”).
A more accurate description than “100 percent natural whole-grain oats,” “plump raisins,” “sweet cranberries” and “crisp fresh apples” would be “oats, sugar, sweetened dried fruit, cream and 11 weird ingredients you would never keep in your kitchen.”
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The aspect one cannot argue is nutrition: Incredibly, the McDonald’s product contains more sugar than a Snickers bar and only 10 fewer calories than a McDonald’s cheeseburger or Egg McMuffin. (Even without the brown sugar it has more calories than a McDonald’s hamburger.)
It is so filling that I imagine it would be great for people trying to lose weight. Eat oatmeal first then you won’t be as hungry for other things.
Finally, it occurred to me that for people on limited budgets – and definitely for people on welfare – oatmeal is one of those perfect foods: Inexpensive, filling, tasty (enough) and nutritious.


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In the early 80s Dorothy painted a pastel inspired by a walk with her father on the woodland trail behind their home. Throughout life they walked together at every opportunity on beaches from Cape Cod to Florida. He encouraged her painting in every conversation. And she comforted him during her mother's long illness.
When he moved into nursing care, Dorothy created a Twin Souls healing quilt based on a painting of two oak trees outside her studio to hang over his bed. The oak's brilliant colors and entwined branches, she explained, represented their relationship. While he laid in hospice care, Dorothy was surprised to meet him in the field as she painted en plein air. Deciphering his messages in the paintings and dreams as he crossed over, Dorothy delivered his uplifting messages of hope and peace to his wife, children, and grandchildren. Get notified when this book is released.
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Thursday, January 8, 2004
A 22-year-old Sunnyside man was arrested early this morning (Thursday) on second degree burglary charges at El Rodeo, located at 1103 Yakima Valley Hwy.
Sunnyside police officers responded to a call at 1:40 a.m. of an unoccupied and suspicious vehicle parked behind Bieber Bros. Fashion Floors, according to officer Oliver Hernandez.
While investigating, officers spotted a single pair of lug shoe prints in the snow behind the building. The footprints led to a fenced area. Once inside the fenced area, officers spotted someone on the roof of a building adjacent to Bieber Bros.
Although he attempted to escape, officers quickly placed the suspect under arrest.
The suspect allegedly opened a rooftop vent, according to police. On the roof officers located burglary tools and empty garbage bags, which officers believe were going to be used for the removal of merchandise from El Rodeo, which is a western wear store.
The suspect has been initially charged with second degree burglary and has been sent to Yakima County jail, where he awaits arraignment.