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If you ever find yourself hunting in the northernmost forests of the United States, Canada, and parts of Russia, then you may see moose.
It is imperative to first understand how moose meat tastes before learning what you can do with it.
The meat of the moose is lean and gamey tasting, with a floral note from all the willow buds consumed by the animal in its territory. The meat of the moose is a tasty and healthy alternative to that of other wild game and domestic beef. This meat has a mild flavor that is similar to what the moose is used to eating in its natural habitat.
The Moose and It’s Habitat
The moose is a member of one of the deer subfamilies called the Capreolinae. Within a majority of countries outside the North American continent, moose are known as “elk”. Nevertheless, in North America, elk and moose are two separate subfamilies.
There is no doubt that the moose is a very large creature. In most cases, males weigh between 800 and 1,500 pounds, and they can stand up to more than seven feet tall at the shoulder.
The average female weighs between 400 and 1,100 pounds and can grow up to six feet tall at the shoulder. For a hunter who has tags to hunt this type of animal, this is quite a trophy target.
What Does Moose Taste Like?
Meat from moose carries the flavors of what moose eat in the surrounding area. You can also expect a strong floral, spring flowers smell in moose meat since it tastes like its environment. As compared to bison or beef, it tastes meatier, gamier, tougher, and leaner.
It is known that most moose graze on willow buds that grow in their habitat and that is why their meat has a floral note to it. They will also consume grasses and leaves that have fallen from lowhanging trees in the areas they are found in. In search of food, they often walk the length of the forest in search of food.
As a result, moose meat is extremely lean. Fat that is found on a moose is stored between the hide of the animal and the muscle beneath it. Moose meat has about one gram of fat per serving and is considered to be healthier for consumption than other types of wild game and domestic beef.
The meat of moose is typically very dense. More so than other wild game, moose meat has a distinct “gamey” taste that separates it from others. Both of these traits make for something to consider when deciding to cook moose meat.
How to Cook The Leanest Game Meat of them All
It is hard sometimes to find a decent recipe to use with meat that is super lean. Gamey tasting meat is also hard to add to recipes without adding it’s unique flavor to the end result. It is best to choose recipes that call for dense pieces of meat like soups, stews, and chilis.
Moose meat can be ground like any other meat and used in ground meat recipes. Moose meat can be ground up just the same as venison, bison, and beef. This means that the same recipes that calls for venison, bison, or beef, can be substituted with moose meat.
Moose Meat Chili
Once you have gathered a couple pounds of moose meat, ground some up and use it in this recipe.
- 1 pound of ground moose meat
- 2 cans of red kidney beans
- 1 can of chili beans, unseasoned
- 1 can of petite diced tomatos
- 1 whole white onion, diced
- 1 tablespoon of chili powder
- ½ tablespoon of paprika powder
- 1 teaspoon of garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon of cayenne powder (optional, to taste)
- 1 teaspoon of salt
- 1 teaspoon of pepper
- Add 2 cans of red kidney beans and 1 can of chili beans to a large pot and heat on medium
- While the beans start to heat up, brown the ground moose meat in a separate pan
- Add the salt, pepper, garlic powder, and paprika to the moose meat while it cooks
- When the moose meat is browned, add it to the pot containing the beans
- Stir in the chili powder, the onions, the tomatoes and the cayenne pepper
- Let sit to simmer for forty five minutes to about an hour
- Enjoy with sour cream, shredded cheese and diced onion on top
Moose can be found in the northernmost forests of the United States, Canada, and parts of Russia. Before you can learn what you can do with moose meat, you must first understand how it tastes.
A moose’s meat is lean and gamey, with a floral note due to all the willow buds it consumes in its territory. Compared to other wild game and domestic beef, moose meat is delicious and healthy.
The meat has a mild flavor similar to what moose would eat in their natural habitat.
The flavor of moose meat is influenced by the food that moose eat in their environment. Moose meat will also have a strong floral, spring flower smell, as it tastes like the ecosystem in which it lives. As compared to bison or beef, it tastes meatier, gamier, tougher, and leaner.
Most moose graze on willow buds that grow in their habitat, which is why their meat has a floral flavor. In the areas they are found, they also consume grasses and leaves that have fallen from lowhanging trees. Sometimes, they walk the length of the forest in search of food.
Therefore, moose meat is extremely lean. Moose fat is stored between the hide and the muscle beneath its hide. It is considered to be healthier to consume moose meat than other wild game and domestic beef because it has about one gram of fat per serving.
Dense meat is characteristic of moose. There is a distinct “gamey” taste to moose meat that separates it from other wild game. Keeping both of these characteristics in mind, it is wise to pursue recipes that compliment moose meat. Some of these options include soups, stews, and chilis.

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Crater Lake license plates raise more than money
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Klamath Falls, Oregon
January 27, 2004
By LEE JUILLERAT
CRATER LAKE – License plates featuring Crater Lake are doing more than raising money. They’re also raising awareness about Crater Lake National Park as a tourist destination.
“These plates are driving all across the country. They’re marketing the park, promoting Klamath County,” says Michael Justin, the park’s management specialist and, until recently, long-time member of the Oregon Tourism Commission.
After expenses, including the repayment of a $150,000 loan to Klamath County, which supplied the money to develop the plates, the park has received about $750,000.Special Crater Lake license plates, issued in conjunction with the park’s centennial, have been available to Oregon motorists since September 2002. So far, Justin estimates that more than 60,000 plates have been sold, or about 3,700 a month.
Some of the money has been used to help develop a new park video, “The Mirror of Heaven,” by Southern Oregon Public Television that will debut this spring.
Most is being used for an endowment fund for the future operation and maintenance of the Crater Lake Science and Learning Center. Construction on the $1.7 million center, which will be used by teachers, students and researchers, will begin this summer.
Justin said it’s hoped the endowment can eventually grow to $3 million to $4 million, from the sale of license plates and other donations, to ensure the center’s ongoing operation.
Justin and park superintendent Chuck Lundy are coordinating plans to assure that sale of the plates, the most popular speciality plate in Oregon history, continue.
“It is without a doubt the strongest selling license plate,” Lundy said. “Our purpose is to continue to raise awareness about the availability of the plates and awareness on where that money will go. We’re trying to hit all of the areas in Oregon.”
Park staff have worked with automotive dealerships so that purchasers of new vehicles are informed about the special Crater Lake license plates, and told how the money is used, when sales are finalized.
The National Park Service Foundation has an ongoing working relationship with Ford while Crater Lake staff have developed ties with Lithia Motors, which has car dealerships throughout Oregon, including Klamath Falls. Karen Deboer, the wife of Lithia owner Sid Deboer, is a member of the newly formed Crater Lake Trust, which is working to develop long-range financial programs to benefit the park.
The Crater Lake licenses cost a one-time fee of $20, with about $17.50 from each plate going to the park. The state is also selling blank Crater Lake speciality plates for people who live out of Oregon.
Last summer, members of the Friends of Crater Lake sold and provided information about the Crater Lake plates at the Rim Village Community House.
“We’re interested in making sure the program stays viable,” Justin said. “There are up to 3 million vehicles in the state that could display Crater Lake licenses, so we’re working on marketing and stressing the benefits.”
There is no “sunset” date for ending sales of the Crater Lake plates, which will remain available for purchase as long as demand exists.
Justin’s term on the Oregon Tourism Commission recently ended but he remains active in national tourism organizations. Beyond raising money for the park, he says the plates promote the park and, indirectly, Klamath County, the “Gateway to Crater Lake,” when they are seen around the state and nation.
“The Crater Lake license plate program is probably one of the best tourism devices we have,” Justin said. “It’s a great program for Crater Lake and for our region.”
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Phyllis Green gives us, with Polly & Veronica, a charmingly-told, though bittersweet, coming-of-age story. As it unfolds in intimate letters between two cousins, we, as readers, are drawn irresistibly into their individual changes and challenges even as the complexity of their epistolary relationship evolves. Green’s writing has that rare quality of using plain language to paint vivid pictures—like a painter’s masterpiece done in primary colors. She take us readers on what seems like an easy ride over smooth, shallow waves before we realize that we’re in deeper waters where there is much more going on below the surface. So, pay close attention and you will find a lot more in this story to enjoy and savor. And, perhaps, it will also bring back some of your own memories of early kinship and friendship—as it did for me. —Jenny Bhatt, Storyacious Editor
“You aren’t showing my letters to your mother are you? You shouldn’t. It’s good to have secrets. If you write to me I won’t show your letters to anyone. I meant it.” Embedded as a quiet fictional moment in the turbulent American society in the mid 1940s, Polly & Veronica is a powerful odyssey of emotions narrating the story of two stranger hued cousins who vividly define each other’s identities through the letters they are forced to write to each other, and in the process, stumble upon the turbulent sediments of their own. It is a deeply human story of a relationship forged unknowingly inside the scattered vestibules of alphabets strewn across written confessions. —Shinjini Bhattacharjee, Editor, Hermeneutic Chaos
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Kingston remembers and advocates on Hiroshima Day
August 7, 2023
In memory of Hiroshima Day, the day an atomic bomb was dropped on Hirshima, Japan at the end of World War II, The Hiroshima Day Coalition in Kingston, in partnership with Peace Quest, Providence Centre for Peace, and Justice and Integrity of Creation organized various educational events and opportunities for activism.
Each year on Aug. 6, Hiroshima Day is observed to remember the dropping of the atomic bomb on the city in 1945. The Hiroshima Day Coalition has created space and organized events in Kingston for this day for more than 40 years. As this day serves as a reminder of the consequences of war, it is also a day to spread awareness about nuclear disarmament and advocate for peace.
"I started attending Hiroshima Day 40 years ago. And at that time in my life, I was thinking that maybe I would like to have children and realized that if I was going to have children, I wanted them to be born into a good world, a safe world. And I thought I better get involved in the peace movement," says Judi Wyatt, member of the Hiroshima Day Coalition.
Leading up to the event, the coalition and their partners hosted various events, including a showing of the film “The Day After” at the Screening Room, lantern making events in the downtown market, and a Window Display at Novel Idea bookstore. On the weekend of Aug. 6, they hosted a procession to commemorate the day.
There were approximately 50 people in attendance. The lawn on the right side of St. Andrew's Church on Princess Street was ringed with 78 lanterns, representing the 78 years since the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Members of the Hiroshima Day Coalition welcomed those in attendance and reported what happened on Aug. 6, 1945, also speaking about why this matters today.
Organizers promoted two actions at this event; signing postcards urging the Canadian government to sign the UN Treaty Prohibiting Nuclear Weapons, and signing a petition asking Kingston Mayor Bryan Paterson to join the UN's Mayors for Peace.
There was also music as local singer-songwriter Wendy Luella Perkins turned the audience into a choir, drawing in several people walking down Princess Street.
Story by Christena Lawrie, CFRC News, for the Local Journalism Initiative


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As its title suggests, Mountain Rock is an earthy affair, much more so than the twee-pop context I’d always envisioned Dear Nora occupying. The living-room, four-tracked feel of the minimal, grainy instruments –usually a single acoustic guitar — and Katy Davidson’s tossed off, yet genuine whisper retain the roots of twee, but reinvent them as sweetly naïve folk. With very few songs actually breaking the two-minute mark, brevity ends up stalling the notions of the concept album Davidson might have had. That said, the melancholic “The Lonesome Border, Pt. 1” and “Hung Up,” the wistful title track and the pleading “Suicide Song” all strut lazily through their brief existences, still blooming to their brightest hue. It might be a short hike, but Mountain Rock is certainly worth the trip.
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Several people said it was unfortunate that Bangalore was witnessing a spurt in such crimes. They pointed out that a cashier of the Karnataka Power Transmission Corporation Ltd. (KPTCL) was shot at in Banaswadi, sometime ago.
Two months ago, Ashok R. Guttedar (30), an excise contractor and half-brother of Subash Gutedar, MLA, was shot dead at close range in his father-in-law's house in Rajajinagar.
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The American League Gold Glove Award winners will be announced tomorrow and the Mariners are expected to have a least one player selected — right fielder Ichiro Suzuki.
It would be Ichiro’s ninth consecutive selection, moving him within one of the franchise record held by Ken Griffey Jr. — 1990-99.
If I had a vote — the managers and coaches are the voters– center fielder Franklin Gutierrez would get a Gold Glove, even at the expense of Ichiro. Gutierrez was, day-in and day-out, the best center fielder not named Torii Hunter in the AL this past season.
But only three outfielders are selected and having two players from the same team is rare. The last time it happened in the AL was in 2001 when Ichiro and Mike Cameron were selected.
The Mariners also had two outfield Gold Glove winners in 1996, when Junior nabbed his fourth straight and Jay Buhner got his first (and only) Gold Glove. It was the first time teammates struck gold in the same year since 1981, when Dwayne Murphy and Rickey Henderson of the Athletics were awarded Gold Gloves for the defensive excellence.
I believe third baseman Adrian Beltre’s run of Gold Gloves will end at two straight seasons, although in my book he still ranks near the top among hot-corner defenders. The Rays’ Evan Longoria could get the nod, however. It probably didn’t help that Beltre, who did not wear a protective cup until it was too late, went on the disabled list after suffering a severely contused right testicle when hit by a bad-hop grounder.
Moving right along, ace right-hander Felix Hernandez figures to finish behind Royals right-hander Zack Greinke in the AL Cy Young Award race — primarily because Greinke was good from Opening Day through the entire season, while Felix faltered coming out of the blocks. He was just 4-3 with a 4.13 ERA in mid-May.
My guess for AL manager of the year is Angels skipper Mike Scioscia, with Don Wakamatsu running a close second. Granted, the Angels had a better team on paper than the Mariners, but the horrible loss of pitcher Nick Adenhart, who was killed in a traffic accident several hours after pitching six shutout innings against the Athletics in Anaheim, gave Scioscia a challenge that (thankfully) no other skipper had to face.
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Shekhupūra, also spelled Sheikhupura, city, Punjab province, eastern Pakistan. In the town centre stands a fort of the Mughal emperor Jahāngīr (completed 1619) that also served as the 19th-century residence of one of Ranjit Singh’s queens; outside the city, the massive Hiran Minar tower overlooks the countryside. Shekhupūra is connected by road and rail with Lahore (25 miles [40 km] southeast) and various other cities. It is an industrial centre that makes food products and textiles. The city is in a section of alluvial plain known as the Bar tract, which is irrigated by the Chenāb Canal system. Pop. (1998 prelim.) 271,875.
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Everyone’s heard of mozzarella, but not everyone knows the difference between Mozzarella di Bufala and regular mozzarella.
Sure, both are made with cow or buffalo milk, but what really sets them apart?
In this blog post we’ll explore the differences between these two types of cheese from texture to taste and everything in between; so put your perplexity to rest because by the end you’ll know exactly which one suits your tastes best.
What is Mozzarella di Bufala?
Mozzarella di Bufala is a creamy cheese made from the milk of water buffaloes.
The difference between Mozzarella di Bufala and regular mozzarella lies in the source of milk used.
Bufala mozzarella is made from the rich milk of water buffaloes, which imparts a distinct flavor and texture to the cheese.
It’s rich and flavorful, with a slightly tangy taste that sets it apart from other varieties.
This type of cheese originated in Italy around the 12th century and has since become a popular culinary ingredient worldwide.
Its unique taste and texture make it perfect for salads, pizzas, baked pasta dishes, sandwiches, and more.
Interestingly, Mozzarella di Bufala is protected by European Union legislation as a Traditional Speciality Guaranteed (TSG) product.
This means that only cheeses produced according to strict regulations can legally bear the name “Mozzarella di bufala”.
The Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) label guarantees that the cheese was produced using traditional methods within specific geographical regions within Italy.
Overall, Mozzarella di Bufala’s unique flavor and texture are what set it apart from standard mozzarella.
Its popularity continues to grow globally due to its delicious taste and versatility in various dishes.
What is Mozzarella?
Mozzarella cheese is a popular Italian cheese that originated in the southern part of Italy.
It is made from the milk of cows or buffaloes, which gives it a unique taste and texture.
Mozzarella di Bufala, on the other hand, is a special type of mozzarella that is made exclusively from buffalo milk.
This variation offers a richer flavor and creamier texture than traditional mozzarella.
Mozzarella cheese can be used in many dishes such as salads, pizzas, and sandwiches while Mozzarella di Bufala is usually enjoyed on its own or paired with fresh tomatoes and basil.
Differences Between Mozzarella di Bufala and Mozzarella
Mozzarella di Bufala and Mozzarella are two types of cheese that are often confused with each other despite the clear differences between them.
The main difference lies in the milk used to make them.
While regular Mozzarella comes from cow’s milk, Mozzarella di Bufala is made from water buffalo milk.
Origin and Production
Mozzarella di Bufala and Mozzarella, both originated in Italy, have variations in their production methods giving each cheese a distinct taste and texture.
While Mozzarella is typically made from cow’s milk, Mozzarella di Bufala is produced using fresh water buffalo’s milk.
This cheese requires specific temperature control during the curdling process and has a shorter shelf life due to its high moisture content.
In contrast, traditional mozzarella uses whole or skimmed milk with citric acid to create its signature stretchy texture.
As a Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) product, Mozzarella di Bufala can only be produced in specific regions of Italy using traditional procedures.
The cows producing milk for regular Mozzarella are preferably fed on grass to produce quality milk.
Following this process, the curds are further kneaded into pliable balls before packaging.
Freshly made Mozzarella should not have any yellow coloring and has an authentic flavor that complements pasta dishes and salads.
It should be noted that although these two cheeses share similarities such as appearance, they differ significantly in terms of taste and texture due to the differences in their production processes.
Additionally, both cheeses maintain cultural significance within Italian cuisine and globally appreciated flavors making it difficult to choose between them when creating delicious dishes.
Mozzarella and mozzarella di bufala differ in their ingredients.
While mozzarella is made from cow’s milk, mozzarella di bufala uses buffalo milk.
The latter has a higher fat content which results in a richer flavor and creamier texture.
Additionally, mozzarella di bufala undergoes a different production process which also contributes to its distinct taste.
Texture and Flavor
The distinctions between Mozzarella di Bufala and Mozzarella are not confined to texture and flavor, but these factors certainly play a critical role in distinguishing the two.
The former has a more pronounced tanginess and creamier texture, while the latter has a milder flavor and firmer texture.
As both varieties of mozzarella are made from buffalo or cow’s milk, the variation is solely down to the regions in which they originate.
Mozzarella di Bufala is high in fat content due to its production method and uses unpasteurised buffalo milk, resulting in a more strongly flavoured cheese with noticeably creamier texture than regular Mozzarella.
Regular Mozzarella cheese is typically made from pasteurized cow’s milk, which has similar taste as well as protein content.
However, it provides less flavor than the di Bufala variety.
It should also be noted that weather conditions affect the flavor profiles of both cheeses since buffalo produce less milk during hotter months which lead to richer flavours in winter-produced mozzarella.
Though every batch might have variations depending on epochal differences like climate, grazing plants, and individual breeds leading to differences even among items designated under either type of production techniques used.
Taste and Aroma
The flavor and scent of mozzarella di bufala distinguish it from regular mozzarella.
The former is sought after for its creaminess, mild sourness, and grassy aroma imparted by buffalo milk.
While the latter has a delicate taste, it does not possess the same pungent aromatic notes as mozzarella di bufala.
Similarities Between Mozzarella di Bufala and Mozzarella
Both Mozzarella di Bufala and Mozzarella share certain similarities owing to the fact that they are both types of Italian cheese made from the milk of water buffalo.
They are soft, milky and can be used as toppings in pizza, sandwiches and salads.
Both cheeses are also high in protein content and go through a similar preparation process.
However, there are a few subtle differences between these two cheeses that make them unique in their own way.
For starters, Mozzarella is predominantly made from cow’s milk whereas its counterpart is derived from Buffalo’s milk.
This variation results in differences in texture, flavor and aroma.
Mozzarella has a tangy and salty taste while Mozzarella di Bufala exhibits a sweeter aromatic flavor with a hint of earthiness.
Moreover, due to being made from buffalo’s milk which contains higher fat content than cow’s milk, Di Bufala has a softer texture while the other type is more elastic and firm in texture.
In addition to this, Di Bufala is comparatively rare and expensive as compared to regular mozzarella as it requires more time and resources for preparation; thus making it a class apart.
These subtle disparities make both types stand out in their own unique ways yet carry with them an undeniable culture embedded within Italian cuisine.
Culinary Uses and Pairings
When it comes to mozzarella, there are two types: regular and di bufala.
Both work well in traditional Italian dishes like pizza and caprese salad, but mozzarella di bufala offers a unique creamy texture and tangy flavor that pairs well with tart tomatoes and fresh basil.
It’s also enjoyed as a standalone snack or alongside cured meats like prosciutto crudo.
Regular mozzarella is commonly used in American-style dishes like sandwiches and fried appetizers.
It has a stretchy texture when melted which makes it perfect for topping burgers or mixing into cheesy dips.
The different culinary uses of these two types of cheese offer chefs and home cooks versatile options for adding cheesy goodness to their recipes.
Where to Find Mozzarella di Bufala and Mozzarella?
Looking for a place to taste different types of Mozzarella varieties? You can find them in various supermarkets, specialty stores, farmers’ markets and Italian restaurants worldwide.
However, the availability of Mozzarella di Bufala is limited and mostly found in Italy and other European countries.
If you live in the United States, then you can look for these cheeses near major cities like New York, San Francisco, Chicago and Los Angeles, which have a high concentration of Italian-American residents and specialized gourmet stores.
In Europe, try looking at cheese shops or visit traditional markets like Italy’s famous Mercato di Forcella or France’s Le Marche des Capucins where vendors sell handcrafted fresh cheeses.
It’s worth noting that Mozzarella has a longer shelf life than Mozzarella di Bufala due to differences in the manufacturing process.
So if you enjoy eating fresh cheese plucked straight from the source, make sure to check the production date before purchasing either type of Mozzarella.
The differences between mozzarella and mozzarella di bufala lie in their origin, texture, taste, and processing.
While both are made with buffalo milk, the traditional Italian mozzarella di bufala comes from specific regions of Italy and has a creamier texture and stronger flavor.
On the other hand, regular mozzarella is more widely available and is often used for pizza or sandwiches.
Understanding the nuances between these two types of cheese can help elevate culinary creations and allow for more informed decision-making when selecting ingredients.
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Lefty: Fly Fishing’s Moonshot Pilot
Fly fishing lost a legend on March 14. It also lost one its most amiable and effective spokesmen.
In the decades after authoring his first book on tips and tricks for fly fishers, becoming the outdoors editor of the Baltimore Sun and the director of Miami’s Metropolitan Fishing Tournament, and beginning to teach his freewheeling style of extended-arm casting, Lefty Kreh became almost synonymous with fly fishing. He was author or co-author of at least 30 books, many of which were illustrated with selections from his voluminous photo library. Lefty leaves an enduring legacy as relentless documentarian and Explainer In Chief—a role he brought in person to hundreds of outdoors shows and clinics, beginning with a job as demonstration shooter for Remington Arms and most recently at an AFFTA/ICAST show in Florida, where he made a point to touch base with all those friends he had made in eight decades of fishing.
Between those bookends, Lefty was an indefatigable teacher. His generosity and advice touched everyone from the sport’s experts to an uncountable number of people who would never have discovered the sport without such a dedicated ambassador. Perhaps a spinoff from his experience in guiding Joe Brooks, who became his early mentor and friend, Lefty was a self-described life-long learner and gave encouragement and advice to hundreds of up-and-coming writers, guides, casting instructors, gear designers and fly tiers.
In 1985, when I was 25 and a novice Key West flats guide, I listened skeptically as Lefty confided: “Look, you have to be able to do a little bit of everything to make it in this sport.” Of course he was right.
A dozen years later Lefty sent me a signed copy of his seminal book Saltwater Fly Fishing, which was the first authoritative guide on the subject. A hand-tied Deceiver (which he authored as a striped bass fly but which eventually became famous enough as an all-around fly pattern to land on a postage stamp) was taped beneath his signature. The note said: “To the best fishing guide in the Florida Keys.” I question the accuracy of Lefty’s praise, but there was no doubting the effect: it left me wanting to do better. And that’s where Lefty’s legacy took root, whether he was recognizing the contribution of a twelve-year-old angler to the science of knot-tying or convincing a young wife that she could fish as well as her husband. Somehow Lefty could speak a few words, at the right moment, to someone who needed or deserved encouragement, and that person magically became a better, more enthusiastic fly fisher.
There will and should be many remembrances of Lefty’s non-fishing accomplishments—as a young provider for his impoverished family, as forward artillery observer in the Battle of the Bulge, as an early voice in the struggle to protect rivers from dewatering and pollution. But when we talk about generational changes in fly fishing, and particularly about the irreplaceable and irrepressible personalities who helped ensure the emergence of fly fishing as a popular sport and expanded its influence, Lefty Kreh will be at the top of any list.
He was, in a way, fly fishing’s moonshot pilot. He was the guy who showed up at the right place at the right time with the right combination of confidence and uncanny skill, but who never took his role for granted. Many of us benefited from his time on earth.


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We are continuously trying to improve performance as well as add more content to the maps. These two things often pull in opposite directions as more objects in the game gives more hiding places while also hurting performance. We try to keep ahead of the issues of bad performance by tracking performance over the different builds.
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The game is set up so it reports the framerate you get to the server and that is one of the parameters used to evaluate performance. We currently split the data into 3 groups. Players consistently getting more than 60 frames (they do not need performance optimizations right now), players getting up to 60 frames pr. second and players getting up to 30 frames pr. second.
Below you can see the the average FPS for the last 3 builds for players with an average framerate between 0 and 60.
Looking a bit closer on these numbers we get a mean value of 29.39 for Hansen, 28.48 for Irwin & 30.26 for Jefferson.
Those numbers look decent enough so let us take a closer look at the development on the lower end of the scale.
This shows us a peak around 20 fps and mean values of 18.09 (Hansen), 18.10 (Irwin) & 17.96 (Jefferson).
SO! what can we learn from this?
Well, the average framerate has been more or less stable around 30 for the last 3 builds (remember there are a lot more people with lower to normal machines and laptops, than there are high-end gaming beasts), but of course an average fps value does not tell the whole story.
If the game then runs at 50 FPS normally and 30 in iron sights you get a mean value of 48FPS. That is (for example’s sake an OK framerate for playing). IF we then shuffle things around and improve your normal framerate from 50 to 52 FPS, but unfortunately something breaks in iron sights and now you only get 13 FPS in iron sights. Then the mean would jump from 48 to 48.1 even though the game experience is worse than before as you would hardly notice the jump from 50 to 52, but you would [em]really[/em] notice the drop from 30 to 13.
Knowing this; we are currently looking into identifying the various cases where performance drops in specific situations or in specific locations so we can optimize the game in these situations and eliminate the frame drops. This involves both digging into the performance data we collect (that’ll be Reto.CrazyCat doing that) and also identifying the various performance bottlenecks and generally improving performance. It seems that part of the problem stems from an unholy alliance between loading resources/textures from disk, moving these into graphics memory, overall graphics performance on some configurations and CPU power.

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Nippattu i recipe |
Nippattu is a very spicy, crunchy and tasty snack. There are many variations of Nippatu recipes from family to family. This nippattu recipe is from my mother, and every time I prepare this crunchy cracker following my Mom’s steps, it turns out excellent.
Ingredients for making nippattu:
- 1 cup rice flour ( ಅಕ್ಕಿ ಹಿಟ್ಟು )
- 2 TBSP maida/all purpose flour (ಮೈದಾ ಹಿಟ್ಟು )
- 2 TBSP fine rava / sooji ( ಸಣ್ಣ ರವೆ )
- 1½ tsp chilli powder (ಅಚ್ಚ ಮೆಣಸಿನ ಪುಡಿ )
- ¼ tsp hing / asafoetida (ಇಂಗು )
- ¼ cup peanuts /ground nuts (ಕಡಲೆ ಕಾಯಿ ಬೀಜ )
- ¼ cup fried gram dal / hurigadale/ pottu kadalai (ಹುರಿಗಡಲೆ )
- 1½ salt (ಉಪ್ಪು )
- 4 tsp oil ( ಎಣ್ಣೆ )
- ½ cup + 2 TBSP water (ನೀರು )
- Oil to fry ( ಕರೆಯಲು ಎಣ್ಣೆ )
- Makes 24 nippattu
- Coarse grind the peanuts and hurigadale.
- To this mix add, rice flour, maida,rava.chilli powder,hing, and salt. MIx well.
- Heat 2 tsp oil, add it to the above mix, mix well and keep aside for 2 to 3 minutes.
- Then add water little by little and make it a medium hard dough.
- Divide the dough into 2 parts and in each part divide into 12 equal parts.
- Heat the oil on a medium heat.
- Take the dough, make it into a small ball, press it onto your palm to make a circle
- or roll it on a parchment paper(grease the paper) or on a plastic sheet.
- Once the oil is hot enough (check by adding a little dough to the oil, it has to come up immediately), add the prepared nippattu, one by one.
- Fry it until it turns golden brown color on both sides.
- Repeat the same procedure for the remaining dough.
- Once it cooled, store it in a airtight container and enjoy with the tea, coffee.
- If you are making more this measurement, prepare the dry mix and prepare the dough little by little (just enough to make 25 nippattu).


I have a SuperMicro 6018R-MTR which was working fine with SATA drives installed.
However, I am trying to test some SAS drives that I plan to sell. When I connect these drives, they do not appear in the BIOS.
I dont have any experience with SAS drives but I beleive they should work in this server and not sure why they do not. Could anyone give me some advise or troubleshooting steps?
Ah, that makes sense. On the original server spec it says that SATA/SAS drives are supported but I suppose that means that it depends on the controller installed, rather than what I took it to mean; that both were supported as standard.
I dont have a RAID card installed in the server, so it would just be the onboard controller. Also, I dont see any mention of SAS in the system bios which supports what you are saying as well.
In that case, another question; is there any relatively cheap way of testing these drives to see if they are working ok? They have never been used, but have been in storage for around 4 years. I am planning to list them on ebay but I want to be sure they are in good working order first.


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By Stan Berenstain, Jan Berenstain
Whilst Papa undergo tells the cubs why they need to by no means seek advice from strangers, Sister starts to view all strangers as evil till Mama brings a few logic to the matter. "The Bears' principles for secure behavior between strangers are indexed at the final pages, together with a rule in regards to the privateness of a bear's physique. a great publication to begin understanding in younger children."--School Library Journal.
From the exchange Paperback edition.
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Here are 8 gloriously innovative tales for 8 pleasurable periods of bedtime interpreting. There's a flying apple pie, a cat that's higher than an elephant, a home that lays an egg, storybook animals that jump out in their books at evening, and a wealth of different very good characters and ideas, all with the colourful, dreamlike caliber of some of the best fairy tales.
Joan Aiken's scrumptious prose is a pleasure to learn aloud to very younger listeners but uncomplicated sufficient for the autonomous reader to get pleasure from on his or her personal. Kevin Hawkes's illustrations -- approximately 60 of them -- seize with nice aptitude and enjoyable the mystical adventures and the triumph of the great over the bad.
Publication Date: 1968
Number of Pages: 112
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Author identify: joan aiken (Born: 1924/09/04 / Died: 2004/01/04)
Author Description: Joan Delano Aiken used to be a miles enjoyed English author who obtained the MBE for companies really to Children's Literature. This 12 months marks the fiftieth ANNIVERSARY of her most famed vintage children's publication, THE WOLVES OF WILLOUGHBY CHASE, that's being celebrated with occasions at Cheltenham pageant within the united kingdom and at a unique occasion in ny in October, and with the booklet of 3 fresh versions of the e-book and a brand new AUDIO recorded by means of her daughter Lizza.
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She used to be born in Rye, East Sussex, right into a relatives of writers, together with her father, Conrad Aiken (who gained a Pulitzer Prize for his poetry), and her sister, Jane Aiken Hodge.
She labored for the United international locations info workplace in the course of the moment global war,and then as an editor and freelance on Argosy journal ahead of she all started writing complete time, more often than not children's books and thrillers. For her books she bought the mother or father Award (1969) and the Edgar Allan Poe Award (1972).
Her most well-liked sequence, the "Wolves Chronicles" which started with 'The Wolves of Willoughby Chase', was once set in an complicated trade interval of historical past in a Britain during which James II was once by no means deposed within the excellent Revolution,and so supporters of the home of Hanover continuously plot to overthrow the Stuart Kings. those books additionally characteristic cockney urchin heroine Dido Twite and her adventures and travels all around the world.
Another sequence of children's books approximately Arabel and her raven Mortimer are illustrated through Quentin Blake, and feature been proven at the BBC as Jackanory and drama sequence. Others together with the a lot enjoyed 'Necklace of Raindrops' and award profitable 'Kingdom less than the Sea' are illustrated via Jan Pieńkowski.
Her many novels for adults contain a number of that proceed or supplement novels by means of Jane Austen. those comprise 'Mansfield Revisited' and 'Jane Fairfax'.
Aiken was once a lifelong fan of ghost tales. She set her grownup supernatural novel The Haunting Of Lamb condo at Lamb residence in Rye (now a countrywide belief property). This ghost tale recounts in fictional shape an alleged haunting skilled by means of former citizens of the home, Henry James and E. F. Benson, either one of whom additionally wrote ghost tales. Aiken's father, Conrad Aiken, additionally authored a small variety of outstanding ghost stories.
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Jamie Grimm is a center schooler on a venture: he desires to develop into the world's maximum standup comedian--even if he doesn't have much to chortle approximately nowadays. He's new on the town and glued dwelling together with his aunt, uncle, and their evil son Stevie, a bully who doesn't allow Jamie's wheelchair cease him from messing with Jamie up to attainable.
While Papa undergo tells the cubs why they need to by no means check with strangers, Sister starts to view all strangers as evil till Mama brings a few good judgment to the matter. "The Bears' principles for secure behavior between strangers are indexed at the final pages, together with a rule concerning the privateness of a bear's physique.
First released in 1961, The really good trip tells the tale of 3 pets: a tender Labrador retriever, an previous bull terrier, and a Siamese cat. whereas their vendors are away in England, they're being cared for by way of a kinfolk pal at his domestic within the kingdom. yet a miscommunication happens among the buddy and his housekeeper while he is going on a looking journey, and the animals are left on my own for a numerous hours, with a gnawing intuition that anything has long past improper.
- The Ugly Truth (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Book 5)
- Anne's House of Dreams (Anne's House of Dreams, Book 5)
- Return of the Indian (The Indian in the Cupboard, Book 2)
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29 A scrapbook journal is a book that uses photos, drawings and other clips, and memorabilia to illustrate the written entries. Vintage-Look Scrapbook Journal Here is what you need: spiral notebook of lined paper old flowery hat old jewelry white craft glue old embroidered hand or dish towel scissors pretty trims, ribbons, and small artificial flowers Here is what you do: 1. To give your scrapbook journal a vintage look, you will need to look for an inexpensive flowery hat, embroidered hand or dish towel, or old broken jewelry at garage sales, flea markets, and rummage sales.
3. Tie a piece of the ribbon in a bow and glue it onto the lid of the box. Cut strips of construction paper as tall as the box and as long as the paper will allow. You will need enough strips to make at least ten sections in your scrapbook when the strips are attached and folded back and forth like a fan. 34 old gift wrap 4. 5. Use the cellophane tape to attach the strips of paper together to make one long strip. Fold one end of the paper strip so that it exactly fits in the bottom of the box. 6.
Continue weaving ribbon across the page until the page is full of ribbon strips. 6. Trim the edges of the ribbon so that they are even with the ends of the page. Glue the ends of the ribbons in place to secure them. 7. Slip the corners of cards and photos between the woven ribbon and the page to hold them in the scrapbook. Net-Covered Page 1. To make a different kind of tuck-in page, stretch the net bag over a page of the scrapbook. 2. 3. 4. Staple the net in place around the page. Trim off the excess netting.


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Bronx Outreach Center provides addiction treatment and rehabilitation services such as inpatient treatment centers, long term rehabs, outpatient day treatment, inpatient detox centers, short term drug rehab programs, and others to people living in Tuckahoe and its surrounding areas so that they overcome their drug and alcohol use issues and achieve full sobriety. It has services - such as motivational interviewing, cognitive/behavior therapy, anger management, trauma-related counseling, group therapy, individual psychotherapy, and others - which follow its philosophy of the programs that work most effectively. This is because Bronx Outreach Center knows that full sobriety can only be achieved through highly personalized care.
Further, the alcohol and drug rehab program specializes in many other programs - like persons with serious mental illness, persons with post-traumatic stress disorder, aftercare/continuing care, active duty military, seniors or older adults, domestic violence and more - as well as many other treatment methods listed below. Further, this substance abuse treatment center has aftercare programs that work in line with its treatment modalities to make sure that clients achieve full, lasting, and permanent abstinence and sobriety from drugs and alcohol.
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|Author||Riani YD, Matsuda T, Takemoto K, Nagai T.|
|Title||Green monomeric photosensitizing fluorescent protein for photo-inducible protein inactivation and cell ablation.|
BACKGROUND:Photosensitizing fluorescent proteins, which generate reactive oxygen species (ROS) upon light irradiation, are useful for spatiotemporal protein inactivation and cell ablation. They give us clues about protein function, intracellular signaling pathways and intercellular interactions. Since ROS generation of a photosensitizer is specifically controlled by certain excitation wavelengths, utilizing colour variants of photosensitizing protein would allow multi-spatiotemporal control of inactivation. To expand the colour palette of photosensitizing protein, here we developed SuperNova Green from its red predecessor, SuperNova.
RESULTS:SuperNova Green is able to produce ROS spatiotemporally upon blue light irradiation. Based on protein characterization, SuperNova Green produces insignificant amounts of singlet oxygen and predominantly produces superoxide and its derivatives. We utilized SuperNova Green to specifically inactivate the pleckstrin homology domain of phospholipase C-δ1 and to ablate cancer cells in vitro. As a proof of concept for multi-spatiotemporal control of inactivation, we demonstrate that SuperNova Green can be used with its red variant, SuperNova, to perform independent protein inactivation or cell ablation studies in a spatiotemporal manner by selective light irradiation.
CONCLUSION:Development of SuperNova Green has expanded the photosensitizing protein toolbox to optogenetically control protein inactivation and cell ablation.
|MeSH||Green Fluorescent Proteins / genetics Green Fluorescent Proteins / metabolism* Light* Photosensitizing Agents Reactive Oxygen Species / metabolism Singlet Oxygen / metabolism Superoxides / metabolism|
|Human and Animal Cells||HeLa|

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H.Amdt.916 to H.R.3700114th Congress (2015-2016)
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Women in the informal sector generate much lower incomes than other population groups in Bolivia, and it is natural for the development community to want to help this group through specific policy initiatives targeted at this group. Indeed, I have been hired to study the problem and come up with gender and sector specific policy recommendations on how to help informal business women grow their micro-enterprises and become formal (1).
Unfortunately, I have come to the conclusion that most such initiatives would be either wrong, ineffective, or counter-productive.
First of all, the high levels of informality in Bolivia are not so much due to exclusion as to avoidance. To become formal and stay formal, firms have to go through a tremendous amount of absurd paperwork and then they get hit with an effective tax rate on profits, which is close to 80% (2). Few firms find that the benefits of becoming formal would outweigh the costs, and econometric estimations confirm strongly diminishing returns to scale, and often negative effects of becoming formal (1). This means that it is typically much more profitable to spawn multiple identical informal micro-enterprises than to let one enterprise grow into a medium-sized formal enterprise. This logic obviously applies to both men and women, but it is particularly strong in the sector of commerce (due to the transaction tax imposed on all formally traded goods), which is dominated by women.
In order to reduce informality, it would therefore be necessary to dramatically simplify bureaucratic procedures, reduce effective tax rates, and introduce some benefits of formality. It is the correct long-run solution, but in the short run it would appear to benefit the male dominated formal sector rather than the female dominated informal sector, which is why it is difficult to sell to the development community.
Second problem: The gender wage gaps are much more pronounced in the formal sector than in the informal sector. Indeed, once controlling for differences in inputs (hours worked, education levels, and productive capital) there are no gender differences in productivity among micro-entrepreneurs (1), whereas there is a substantial gender wage gap among the better educated in the formal sector, even after controlling for differences in education (see Figure 1 below).
|Figure 1: Education and wages in urban Bolivia, by activity and gender 2005
|Source: Andersen & Muriel (2007). See footnote (1).
For example, in the health sector, both men and women on average have a bit more than 15 years of education, but women earn only half as much as men. In contrast, men and women in the hotel and restaurant sector earn the same level of incomes despite the fact that women have 2.3 years less education, on average.
For men there is a clear positive relationship between education and earnings. The occupations which require high levels of education also pay correspondingly high salaries. This relationship is much less clear in the case of women. For example, women working in health and formal services with around 15 years of education earn pretty much the same as women working in urban agriculture with half that level of education. This implies that the returns to education are smaller for women than for men. If we were to implement policies that improve the incomes of informal women with low levels of education, we would further undermine the returns to education for women, with likely negative dynamic effects on women’s education levels.
My conclusion is therefore that in order to sustainably increase productivity and reduce informality, especially among women, we should avoid specific policies targeted at the productivity of informal women, since that would further distort incentives. Instead we should focus on removing the obstacles for women in the formal sector. One gender specific obstacle is the generous labor law, which is intended to protect women, but instead acts to make the hiring of women a very risky proposition compared to the hiring of a similarly qualified man. Another formal sector obstacle, which is particularly binding for women, is the rigid working hours, which can be diminished both by making working hours more flexible and by providing free public child care.
Instead of providing more of the cute sector-specific patches, which are so popular with the development community, we should concentrate on true, long-run solutions, which provides the right incentives for all people, no matter what their gender, ethnicity, location or talents.
Heard of any ways to address gender and informality issues? Leave a reply below.
(*) Director, Institute for Advanced Development Studies, La Paz, Bolivia. The author happily receives comments at the following e-mail: email@example.com.
(1) See the study “Informality and Productivity in Bolivia: A Gender Differentiated Empirical Analysis” commissioned by the World Bank.
(2) World Development Indicators.

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in consequence of the missive, Emma does not learn her lesson, penned by Glenn
She's the one who should be feeling sentimental, as she did when she saw the markings on the wainscot.
I still feel if not her head, her heart should tell her what to do.
I feel very very sad and sorry for the Martins, and really want to shake Harriet vigourously. She makes me so angry. Grrrrr!!
I don't accept that in front of Emma she's a mouse and says nothing. At least not after what happened with Elton.
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The eight Democrat presidential candidates have urged George Bush not to veto a new bill setting a timetable for a US withdrawal from Iraq.
In the first televised debate in what will become a frenetic campaign to win the party's nomination to contest the Republican candidate for the White House next year, Iraq dominated the Democrat hopefuls' discussions.
The bill they were referring to, passed by both the House of Representatives and Congress, says that US troops should begin to leave the Middle Eastern country in October this year, with withdrawal to be completed by March 2008.
But Mr Bush has already said he will veto the bill after it failed to gain the required two-thirds majority to trump his constitutional right.
In last night's 90-minute debate in South Carolina – which will be the first state to hold its primary election next year – strict 60-second limits on answers and a ban on follow-up questions restricted the candidates to any serious attacks and allowed them to sidestep potentially hazardous issues.
Barack Obama still questioned New York senator Hillary Clinton over her decision to initially back the Iraq war.
"If this president does not get us out of Iraq, when I am president, I will," Mrs Clinton, who leads opinion polls ahead of Mr Obama, responded.
"We have given the Iraqi people the chance to have freedom, to have their own country. It is up to them to decide whether or not they're going to take that chance."
Illinois senator Mr Oboma said he was "proud" to have opposed the war from the start, but referring to Mr Bush's expected veto he insisted that the US was now "one signature away from ending this war".
"The American people have said, Republicans and Democrats, that it's time to end this war."
Along with Mrs Clinton and Mr Obama, Joe Biden, Chris Dodd, John Edwards, Mike Gravel, Dennis Kucinich and Bill Richardson are bidding to become the Democrats' nominee for next year's elections, with one of Mitt Romney, John McCain, Rudy Giuliani the likely Republican candidates.
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Many autistic children experience some form of anxiety. Studies indicate that as many as 40% of autistic children also meet the criteria for anxiety disorder. One contributor to this may be differences in the perception of time between neurotypical and neurodivergent kids. Not understanding when something will start or end can cause confusion, stress, and frustration for autistic children. We would like to provide the following 4 ways that using a Time Timer can reduce this anxiety for autistic children and caregivers.
1. Waiting for Preferred Activities
It can be extremely difficult for a child to wait for their favorite activities. You may hear, “I’m bored!”, “I’ll never get it”, or “Is it time yet?”. Your child may be so overwhelmed that they melt down or shut down. If this sounds familiar, showing time can reduce your child’s anxiety and improve emotional regulation. Before using the Time Timer to help your child wait, it’s very important that you consider how long they can wait without experiencing significant anxiety. Set the Time Timer for less time than they can currently tolerate. For example, if your child can wait for one minute, set the Time Timer for 50 seconds to start. Ideally, provide your child with an alternative activity while they wait. They are able to see the red disappear and know that their opportunity to get their preferred activity is coming. It takes patience, but eventually, your child will be able to wait longer periods of time.
2. Non-Preferred Tasks
Non-preferred tasks such as chores, schoolwork, or maintaining personal hygiene can be overwhelming and extremely uncomfortable for neurodivergent children. Whether it’s too many steps, learning differences, sensory discomfort, medication issues, motor differences, or distraction, there are reasons why your child may be resistant to these tasks. Before using the Time Timer make sure to be curious as to why the task may be difficult and provide necessary accommodations and modifications. Using a Time Timer to show that the task will not last “forever” can help decrease anxiety and increase tolerance for non-preferred tasks. Again, consider the child’s baseline and increase the time slowly. If your child is overwhelmed when you ask them to clean their room, consider breaking down the task into simple visual steps according to their individual skill level. Also, consider their current ability to complete the task you are requesting. For example, your child may be able to put the Legos in the bin for one consecutive minute. Set the Time Timer for a little less than a minute and slowly increase the time and help your child as needed. Celebrate the success!
Transitioning from a preferred activity to a non-preferred activity can feel like asking to switch from eating cake to eating dirt—of course, they will have a reaction! One way to ease this transition is to create a step-down procedure to transition between tasks. Use the Time Timer to help the child have a visual of how much time is remaining in each task, as well as how much time is left until they get to engage in the preferred task again. This may require some trial and error to figure out the length and number of steps your child needs, and don’t forget to get your child’s input. When addressing transitions, consider the following:
4. Emotional Regulation
In neurotypical and neurodivergent children alike, anxiety often causes fast, shallow breaths and muscle tension. Breathing exercises can help, but may also feel “boring,” “too easy,” or “too difficult.” Using a Time Timer to establish a specific time frame to practice a breathing exercise can help with these objections. This technique can be sprinkled throughout the day and before non-preferred tasks and transitions. A simple breathing exercise is to inhale slowly through the nose for 4 counts and exhale for 6 counts (starting with 4 counts on the exhale if 6 is too difficult). For kids who benefit from visuals, you can use an Expansion Ball or the free Breath Ball app to follow along. Start with 1-minute and model the action yourself—you will also feel the benefits! You may also find gentle stretching helpful for you and your child. Consider reaching hands up to the ceiling to a count of 10 while taking deep breaths. Another fun activity is to pretend to be a turtle. Lift the shoulders up slowly while taking in a deep breath and bring down the shoulders to exhale. Of course, always consult your child’s qualified medical provider before starting any exercise.
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About our Guest Authors
Holly Blanc Moses
Holly Blanc Moses is a licensed therapist who has supported neurodivergent children and families for over 23 years. She specializes in the areas of self-awareness, self-advocacy, anxiety, depression, and social interaction. Holly, her husband and two children are all neurodivergent. She’s the Mom/Psychologist Who Gets It.
Audrey Doidge is a licensed therapist who is passionate about helping neurodivergent (autism, ADHD, and those who don't fit into boxes) teens and adults thrive academically, socially, and personally. She provides support around emotional regulation, anxiety, social interaction, depression, school success, life transitions, and eating concerns.


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The Commonwealth Bank of Australia has attributed part of its success so far to Pegasystems, which has helped reduce the bank’s burden of working on trivial business processes and instead has allowed it to focus its attention on servicing its increasingly demanding customers. Speaking at the opening of the Pegasystem’s new office in Sydney, the bank’s CIO Michael Harte said as the company faces the current technology disruption, it was important they got the business process framework right, which has since enabled it to refocus and repurpose how they do work. He said as a financial service company goes to market, to ensure it remains relevant and is able to increase the intimacy of the interaction it has with the same personality or legacy, it can be really difficult. But what Pega, and the likes of other IT corporations, offer is to reduce that burden on carrying that legacy and allow the recapitalization of the existing systems by redesigning processes so they can engage with the customer more readily. According to Pegasystems founder and CEO Alan Trefler, adopting its process models is about engaging, simplifying and changing the way businesses operate, particularly by taking a new model approach to software. He said the company’s focus is to eliminate an irony that exists in computer technology, and to digitise a lot of business processes and procedures that remain paper-based decades after they could have been digitised.


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Taxing Big Oil & Corp.
One of the big factors in taxation policy is “collectability” of the tax. The wealthy businesses and individuals can always hirer attorneys and CPAs to find different ways around any legislation and regulations.
Therefore simplicity is a very important factor. The “Center” recommends a more simplistic approach while still collecting the same amount or more corporate taxes.
1. Lower the corp. tax rate to 5-15% and make it more progressive.
2. Offset the loss of taxes based on profits with a tax on Domestic Gross Revenue of 1-5%.
Here is what happens:
- At 10-15% tax rate, it will become to expensive to hire and implement many tax avoidance or evasion strategies.
- The U.S. is now competitive with most other jurisdictions. We become a tax haven for many other foreign corporations. This can be a jobs creator!
- Calculating a simple percentage of Domestic Gross Revenue is a much easier calculation and audit than profits.
These percentages that were used are only examples. It would be up to Congress to fine tune the exact amounts.
Mark Pash, CFP

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Indiana Jones is a domestic short-haired, neutered male, who is 7 years old. We don't know how he would do with cats, dogs or children but he has been a very sweet boy here and has the most handsome face.
Indiana Jones is here because his owner abandoned him. He is a wonderful kitty who is ready for any adventure! Stop in and meet him and the many other wonderful dogs, cat, rabbits and horses available for adoption today!
Wow one cat needs a home and bcuz its named after something popular that makes him super special awesome. How many animals are put down in one day here in the U.S.? I believe the number is close to or over 1,000 a day. So how about just adopt an animal and who gives a **** if its named Batman or Iron Man or Bradjolina.
The problem is most people dont want a 7 year old animal, they want a new kitten, and so these poor guys stand little chance.
Yet when idiots like CNN run 8 days of coverage about some 900 pound cat a billion people from all over the earth want it because they saw it on TV.
I bet those same 1000s of people who couldnt apdopt that heart attack waiting to happen just said the hell with it instead of adopting another animal in need.
I do feel bad for th older cats who don't get a home. Rambo, my cat was two when I adopted him, since I like orange cats.
I'll admit I have a love for animals. A ridiculously strong love. If I could save all the poor animals who are abandoned, hurt, etc. I would. It breaks my heart because they are innocent and need to be taken care of and all life is precious. I can't stand to watch those commercials that make you feel bad for the dogs and cats who have no homes. I can't afford, neither is it my place, to help all animals right?
Awhile back, two puppies were found under our shed in our yard. I couldn't afford to take care of them and I wasn't sure who they belonged to (if anyone)... the mom never seemed to come back. So I fed them for a few days. It broke my heart I couldn't just take them in. Then while I was still trying to figure out what to do, three days later, they disappeared. I don't know if someone else in the neighborhood took them in or what. But it bothers me not knowing what happened.
I'm a softie with animals. I really can't stand to see any animal suffer.
I feel for you both... We found a stray kitten (orange like Crab's incidentally) and only kept it for a day before it went to the animal shelter, but we grew very attached within that time and were heartbroken to see it go. The thought of it being never adopted (though it probably has been cause it was so cute) and eventually put to sleep is unbearable. And as Deckard says, what makes one animal's life more valuable than another's? Why should any potential pet have to suffer? I wish I could help them all too. I bet a lot of people do.
But how could anyone abandon a cool-looking cat like that? (I know I just said looks don't matter - but I don't think animal-abandoning type people would understand that.)
Indiana Jones is a handsome cat, if I could I would take him in but I can't. I LOVE animals any kind, the only creature I hate is spiders But I have a little white kitten named Belloq (the name sure fits him) and my mom in Alaska has my other cat, Calvin, Calvin is my most favorite pet or animal in the world, when I was little I prayed for a big cat with desighns and that even his name would be Calvin, then some years later we moved to Alaska and my aunt gave me that exact thing, he's the exact pet I asked for, I'm sad he's not here with me, but he's with my mom so I know he's in good care.


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LED displays are one of the most popular types of display in the world today. They are used in various fields, such as commercial, industrial, and residential applications. They are very efficient and have low energy consumption as compared to other display types. In this article, we will take a closer look at how LED displays work.
What Are LED Displays?
LED stands for Light Emitting Diode; these are small devices that emit light when an applied voltage is present. A high frequency of light produces bright colors, and different color combinations can be programmed into the LED. LED displays are screens made up of these small devices connected together.
How Do LED Displays Work?
LED displays work by emitting light when an electrical current passes through them. The current arrives via a circuit board (driver circuit), which determines the sequence and timing of the LEDs that light up. The driver circuit controls how the display lamps in a variety of ways, like flashing, dimming, or pulsing.
The basic idea behind LED displays is to create an image by using pixels (picture elements that display an individual point) and lighting them up at specific times and in specific patterns. One pixel is formed by arranging three RGB diodes (Red, Green, and Blue LED).
The LED chip emits light of a specific color when a certain amount of energy is introduced. An LED display comprises thousands of these chips arranged in different arrangements to make up different shapes, messages, symbols, images, and videos.
What Are The Different Types of LED Displays?
1. Surface-Mounted Display (SMD)
Surface-mounted displays (SMDs) are the most common types of LED displays on the market. The SMDs are mounted in a matrix, and they create a brighter, more extended, and sharper display. They are also easy and quick to install and maintain.
2. Dual in-line package (DIP)
In comparison to SMDs, DIPs are more substantial, and they have a much lower brightness. They are characterized by an obstruction in the display, and certain images require a higher voltage to be displayed well.
3. Organic Light Emitting diodes (OLEDs)
Organic Light Emitting diodes (OLEDs) are a new type of LED display. They are unique in that they are incredibly flexible and lightweight, making them ideal for portable devices. OLEDs consume less power than conventional displays and produce a bright, rich color display.
4. Inorganic LEDs (I-Leds)
Inorganic LEDs (I-Leds) are similar to OLED displays, but they are more durable and long-lasting. They exhibit a higher level of brightness and are more energy-efficient than OLEDs. Unlike OLEDs, their display doesn't degrade over time, making them a suitable choice for outdoor or industrial displays.
MicroLEDs are a newer type of LED displays. They are made of tiny LEDs measuring 50 to 100 microns in size. These small LEDs emit extremely bright light, and by placing them together, you can achieve a high resolution on a screen. MicroLEDs are still in the early stages of development and have yet to hit the consumer market.
LED displays are the go-to option for displaying information in a more noticeable, practical, and cost-efficient way. They emit less heat, are less fragile, and offer higher brightness and resolution, making them a better alternative to traditional display types. By providing a better understanding of how LED displays work, you will be better equipped to choose which type of LED display is right for your needs..


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Setting your hearts and parts on fire!
Kerri says “I’m a sensual acrobat in polyamorous affair with my pole and chair. I create gravity defying experiences which will evoke your amazement, curiosity, and ecstasy.” She also wants to make these point:
-She’s the last queen of The Southern Exposure and Variety pageant 2017
– She’s 2017’s ‘Miss Starlet’ at the Hollywood burlesque festival
– 2016 denver burlypicks champion
We are …… excited!

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I have a 95 wranger and lately I have been noticing it has been cutting out, or sputtering. My first thought was I probably needed to replace the fuel filter. I haven't had time to change it so I have drove it anyways. I made the first half of my trip fine, no cutting out or problems at all. On my way home the Jeep completely died. I tried starting it and it would start then die out. Never ran for over a couple seconds before dieing. I fought this for 5 minutes before it FINALLY started again. My thought was if the pump went out or the injectors went bad it wouldn't have started back up at all. I know replacing the filter first makes the most sense (cheapest fix) but I was wondering if anyone has had this problem? What fixed it? Basically I am wondering if it should go straight to the shop first because I dont have a lot of time for trial and error fixing, but if that sounds like the fuel filter is the only logical problem, I will just do that myself.
10-19-2012 12:15 PM
Could be anything you mention.
Pumps do not always fail completely, sometimes they do what you describe. I had a car that the inertia switch was malfunctioning and it ran like you describe.
Go with the cheap fix/checks first. Replace filter, check inertia switch, even check the fuel pump relay. Then I would consider replacing the pump after all that.
10-19-2012 01:23 PM
Also, you can usually get a fuel pressure test kit from your local parts store through there loan a tool program. Then you can check your fuel pressure for a better idea of how your pump is working.
10-19-2012 04:26 PM
Fuel pump issues can be the ecu as well. There are 3 caps in that sucker that go bad and need replaced. I was having cold start issues and it was getting really bad. Found a thread on here that linked to jeep forum. Replaced the 3 caps and no she runs better than ever.
Just keep it in mind. I almost spent big money on a new pump for mine.
10-20-2012 12:58 PM
Change the fuel pump strainer.
10-22-2012 09:16 PM
ok guys, it wasnt the filter. I replaced it, took it out, and it continued to sputter. turned so bad that I could barely move. Limped into a driveway and got out. I looked under the jeep and the muffler was GLOWING CHERRY RED. obviously im burning fuel there. does this mean I've fouled a spark plug? bad injector? valve stuck open? Thanks for the ideas so far!


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'The Innocence of childhood' is a much used and cliched phrase, which barely seems to apply these days when kids seem to grow up faster than we can think... in every way. And then, to see a child, completely immersed in herself, enjoying herself to the hilt, totally unaware of those around her... is a sight that warms the heart!
A few days back, I attended a dance programme at the temple in our complex. The performance was one among many, held as part of the temple's Shivaratri celebrations, spread over 10 days. My sister was one of the performers, which is why I was there, and as usual, I clicked away, having no eyes for anyone but her. You can see her photos on my Facebook page. I was waiting for her, later, when I noticed this kid in the first row, happily dancing by herself, trying to imitate the movements of the dancers on stage.
Her mother and grandmother tried their best to get her to sit down. She did listen to them, but she was up again, dancing away, while the others in the audience looked on, indulgently.
I have tried to capture the scene as it struck me.... the silhouette of the girl against the colorful background of the dancers. I don't know how well I have managed, but I hope these photos have brought a smile to your faces!


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Food at The Seaburn Inn
Look forward to delicious Great British pub food and local specialities at The Seaburn Inn daily, from 7.30am until 9.00pm.
Please note: We operate a walk-in only service, there is no need to book. We look forward to welcoming you!
Work up an appetite in the fresh sea air before sitting down to eat at The Seaburn Inn where delicious and hearty pub classics are the name of the day – freshly prepared and cooked for you on ordering.
Tuck into traditional fish and chips by the seaside or opt for other traditional favourites in The Seaburn Inn’s menu that celebrates the best of British pub food alongside handpicked, regional dishes bursting with flavour.
Start your day the best way with a winning breakfast at The Seaburn Inn in Sunderland where a tasty full English can be enjoyed whether you’re staying overnight or calling in to enjoy breakfast or brunch with a view.
Pop by for lunch with family or colleagues and dine out for great evening meals at Sunderland’s newest place to eat. Remember to save space for dessert and feast on one of our sublime homemade pudding choices.
A great place in Sunderland for all the family to eat out together, The Seaburn Inn’s tasty Children’s Menu is packed full of great-value family favourites.
Please note: We do not take table bookings, please simply join us, pick your perfect table and indulge.
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