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Creating a little farm on the outskirts of a suburb wasn’t something we had in our dreams when we bought this house. We were simply looking to get out of town. Town was noisy and crowded and not private. We missed the country setting that we both grew up in. So we bought a house with a bit over an acre of land. Thought we could grow a garden, get a dog, and have room for the kids to run around. And that’s how it was at first.
I don’t exactly remember what made us think that getting a few chickens would be a great adventure. Maybe we thought it would make us feel more like we were in the country. And we dove right in. I – the research queen – found great information online via chicken forums (who knew there was such a thing?), checked to make sure it was legal where we live, and decided yes, this is something we could do. Greg set about building a nice coop and I made an order for day-old female chicks at the local farm store. I agonized over which breeds of chickens to get and settled on an assortment. There are many, many varieties and colors to choose from. Unfortunately the farm store messed up the order and we got not only different breeds than I ordered, but a rooster. Exactly what we did not want. That rooster ended up in a pot one fateful Valentine’s day but that’s a story for another time.
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Getting chickens was so much fun! The kids loved it, their friends loved it, and we enjoyed watching ‘chicken t.v’ every day. They are funny creatures and a great starter farm animal because they are easy to take care of once you have a shelter and fenced area for them – and it doesn’t have to be fancy because they just poop all over it anyway. We were so thrilled when we finally started getting fresh eggs, they are so much better than store bought. The manure they produce is amazing for gardens and flower beds too.
For awhile I thought we were the neighborhood oddballs for doing this, but lately I’ve heard the sound of roosters not very far off, and I saw someone’s escaped hens puttering around in a front yard across the street last week. That made me smile.
How did it all start for you? Are you just wishing or in the planning stage?

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One of the live-action fairy tale movies being prepared at Walt Disney Studios. […] More
A Christmas Kiss II
This Christmas, expect the unexpected.
At a Christmastime event, Jenna shares an impromptu, unforgettable kiss with the dashing billionaire, Cooper Montgomery. Unaware of his intentions and fearful of getting hurt in another relationship, Jenna vows to resist his charms, but begins to realize his affection is real as the two spend more time together.
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After a series his books have been flops, Charles Dickens decides to write and self-publish A Christmas Carol. […] More
Mess with me, mess with my mother. When her boyfriend dumps Emily, a spontaneous woman in her 30s, she persuades her ultra-cautious mom to accompany her on a vacation to Ecuador. When these two very different women are trapped on […] More
They'll be home for Christmas...if only in their dreams. Hilarity, romance, and transcendence prevail after a power outage traps six different groups of New Yorkers inside elevators on Christmas Eve. […] More
Giving the holidays another shot. Fueled by cheap whiskey, greed and hatred, Willie Soke teams up with his angry little sidekick, Marcus, to knock off a Chicago charity on Christmas Eve. Along for the ride is chubby and cheery Thurman […] More
Interwoven stories of what it is to be a mom seen through the lens of photographer Rigby Gray. […] More
A woman who suffers from anxiety attacks falls for an agoraphobic guy. […] More
Madeleine, 92 years old, decides to set the date and conditions of her departure. By telling her daughter Diane and her son Pierre, she hopes to prepare them as gently as possible to her coming disappearance. But for her […] More
When her niece is cast in The Philadelphia Ballet’s production of the Nutcracker, a jaded ex-ballerina is forced to come to terms with the life and love she left behind. […] More
Northern Italy, 17th century. In a monastery, a nun accused of witchcraft tries to seduce a young confessor who refuses to yield to his searing temptation. […] More

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California is in the midst of one of the worst droughts in its history, putting farmers and ranchers in an increasingly stressful position. Now entering a fourth consecutive year of drought, farmers face tough choices in managing available sources of water. CoBank’s analysis suggests that farmers will most likely opt to protect their permanent plantings, such as citrus and nut crops, leaving annual field crops such as corn and rice in the proverbial dust. Overall, we project the drought to cost California’s agricultural industry upwards of $2 billion this year.
To put the situation into perspective: The California Department of Water Resources notes that the water year ending September 30, 2014, was the third driest of the past 119 years, as well as the warmest year on record. Further, the three water years spanning 2012-14 rank as California’s driest three-year period on record.
Farmers and ranchers are increasingly turning to groundwater in lieu of dwindling surface water allocations. Economists at the University of California-Davis project that growers will make up for roughly 71% of reduced surface water allocations through groundwater sources.
However it is generally assumed that groundwater is, at best, a stop-gap measure for the state’s agricultural producers. Faced with limited surface water allocations, then, growers have four options:
- Purchase additional water from senior rights holders, with prices ranging as high as $2,000 per acre-foot last year;
- Fallow acreage, and redirect available water to the most profitable crops – last year growers were estimated to have fallowed as many as 425,000 acres, and that number could rise to 600,000 in 2015;
- Shift their operation’s crop mix to favor less water-intensive crops, e.g., from sugar beets to potatoes or processing tomatoes; or,
- Install more efficient irrigation systems and equipment.
Of these four choices, some are longer-term, more capital-intensive choices than others, as is the case with new irrigation equipment. For smaller producers with fewer acres and resources at their disposal, fallowing acreage or making capital investments might not be a viable option.
In CoBank’s recent analysis of the ongoing drought in California, the bank’s Knowledge Exchange Division concluded that – as was the case at the end of 2014 – farmers and ranchers are still on something of a knife-edge in respect to the drought’s effect on their operations. Most growers and agribusinesses will remain in the black in 2015, with some outliers showing modest losses. Obviously, overall financial stress on the sector will worsen if the drought continues into 2016.
While damages caused by the drought in 2015 will be worse than they were a year ago, losses are not yet expected to reach catastrophic levels. The situation does present an ongoing war of attrition with the state’s water supply, however, as water tables will continue to fall with each successive year of drought, and each year bringing additional financial stress to the producer.
That said, many farmers and ranchers have at least some degree of flexibility available to them in dealing with reduced water availability. By opting to protect their permanent plantings, farmers will also protect their bottom lines, since nut, grape and citrus crops are among the most profitable in the state. Farmers will likely choose to fallow acreage that would typically be planted to field crops to divert available water to these permanent plantings –with corn, wheat, cotton, rice, hay, pasture, and beans expected to bear the brunt of these moves.
For livestock producers – especially those in the dairy sector – the continued deterioration of pasture conditions and reduced feed and forage availability will hit particularly hard. California dairy producers typically import 50 percent of their feed sources during non-drought years, but feed imports increase to 60 to 70 percent during drought years. With milk prices down as much as 40 percent from 2014 levels, 2015 could be a particularly painful year for dairy producers.
Last year’s drought is estimated to have caused about $1.5 billion in direct agricultural losses (i.e., foregone revenues and higher costs). With each successive year of drought, the losses get bigger, so this year’s losses will probably amount to somewhere in the range of $1.8 billion to 2.0 billion – a 4-5 percent haircut from the $46 billion to $48 billion in total revenues that the state’s farmers, ranchers, and agribusinesses would otherwise have earned.


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The most versatile of the pelargoniums, these upright plants with often musty-smelling leaves are sometimes further divided as Regal (open and shrubby), Angel (more compact) and Zonal (with a dark band on the leaves).
Sturdy stems carry a succession of saucer-like flowers in dense clusters. Some are pansy-like blooms, combining two colours. Others resemble rosebuds or have narrow petals. Leaves may be mid-green (Regal and Angel) or marked in maroon zones (Zonal).
Pelargoniums must have soil that drains easily and generally prefer full sun. Regals are best in partial shade. In containers, add grit, perlite or vermiculite to the compost to improve drainage.
These plants dislike wet soil or compost. Growth will be leggy in shade and plants will not flower.
Did you know?
Although often associated with Mediterranean countries, pelargoniums mostly originate from South Africa, coming from a range of habitats from mountains to deserts.
The Royal Horticultural Society is the UK’s leading gardening charity. We aim to enrich everyone’s life through plants, and make the UK a greener and more beautiful place.

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Eagles rise to No. 4, Chiefs to No. 10 in PFF's Week 8 NFL Power Rankings
Week 7 of the NFL season has come and gone, and with it, a new week’s worth of grades are in the Pro Football Focus database.
PFF’s Power Rankings are based off of Senior NFL Analyst Sam Monson’s ordering of all 32 NFL teams, offenses, and defenses. He uses PFF’s overall cumulative grades as a starting point, and makes necessary subjective adjustments to account for things that aren’t captured in the grading system, such as injuries.
The PFF Power Rankings will be updated every Tuesday morning during the NFL season—view the latest edition entering Week 8 here.
With a win over the Minnesota Vikings—and their former quarterback—the Philadelphia Eagles rise from No. 9 to No. 4 in heading into Sunday night’s meeting with the Cowboys. Quarterback Carson Wentz has cooled off over the last two games following his ROY-caliber start, earning just a 37.6 grade against the Vikings. The impressive performance of the Eagles’ defense, however, lifts the team to this spot. Through seven weeks, Brandon Graham has earned the second-highest grade (88.4) among all NFL edge defenders, while Fletcher Cox owns the fourth-best mark among all interior defenders. Both safety Malcolm Jenkins and linebacker Jordan Hicks have earned top-10 grades at their respective positions.
Making one of the bigger jumps of the week, the Kanas City Chiefs rise from No. 19 to No. 10. Coming off back-to-back wins over high-powered offenses (Raiders and Saints), the Kansas City defense has been anchored by the performance of cornerback Marcus Peters. For the second year in a row—and only his second season in the NFL—Peters leads all CBs in interceptions, with five. Safeties Eric Berry and Ron Parker each have earned top-15 grades at their position, as well.
The Baltimore Ravens experienced a significant drop from No. 12 to No. 24 after the team’s fourth straight loss—this time to the Jets. A franchise that seemed to be on the rebound earlier this season, Baltimore’s offense has failed to support the team’s stout defensive unit. Joe Flacco owns just the 21st-highest grade among NFL QBs this season, at 72.2—down only slightly from his 72.5 mark a season ago. Center Jeremy Zuttah and fullback Kyle Juszczyk are the only Ravens offensive starters to have earned grades above 76.0 so far this season.
Be sure to check back each week for the most up-to-date edition of the PFF Power Rankings.


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Another week of fantasy hockey and some food for thought ...
That's Cory Schneider's save percentage in his last four starts for AHL Binghamton before getting called up Sunday to replace the injured MacKenzie Blackwood. At first, it looked like it was going to be further disaster after his first four starts netted a .793 Sv%, but he turned it around after a 23-save performance against a much stronger Rochester squad. This marked a huge improvement, and it looks like the brief demotion accomplished what it was supposed to do: instill more confidence (at least for now). The Devils are putting the Ewing Theory to the test, going 7-4-2 since trading Taylor Hall, and while Schneider's confidence is back and the Devils are playing better, I wouldn't be so quick to pull the trigger on Schneider.
He just seems too fragile and the Devils too messy (Ray Shero was fired Sunday) to be given any serious consideration, and their upcoming schedule — Leafs, Caps and the red-hot Blue Jackets — demands a cautious wait-and-see approach.
That's Jakub Vrana's expected goals at 5-on-5 this season entering Sunday, according to Natural Stat Trick, trailing only Alex Ovechkin (27.81) on the Caps. Vrana rocked a 14.9 S% last season to finish with 24 goals in 82 games, and not only has he managed to maintain that efficiency this season, a higher shooting volume has put him on pace for a 35-goal, 60-point season, yet he remains rostered in just 66 percent of Yahoo leagues. He's scored five goals in his last five games, and given that Ovechkin is already four shy of 30 this season, it'll just be the second time since the 2016-17 season the Caps have boasted two 30-goals scorers. The small spread between his actual goals and expected goals is further proof Vrana's breakout season is for real, and his ice time is creeping up from 13:37 in October to 16:14 in January.
He deserves to be rostered in all leagues.
That's how many points Nico Hischier has scored in his last 16 games, a 44 percent increase in productivity after needing 23 games to score 14 points from October to November, becoming the hottest commodity to come out of Jersey since GTL. His ice time has similarly jumped, from 15:59 in October to 19:12 in January, and not that there should've been any real doubt before, but he's clearly the No. 1 center ahead of Jack Hughes, who continues to struggle on a game-to-game basis. A big reason for the turnaround has been shooting luck; Hischier scored just three goals on 49 shots (6.12 S%) in the first two months of the season but in his last 16 games has scored nine goals on 39 shots (24.3 S%), raising his season average to 14 percent, which is slightly higher than what it should be but still a lot closer to his career average. He's a keeper-level player based on talent, and his huge improvement in faceoffs — 45.2 FO% last season vs. 54.1 FO% this season — also ensures he'll get plenty of playing time and trust from his coaches.
He should flirt with 30 goals by the end of the season and is rostered in just one-third of Yahoo leagues.
That's the number of goals Blackhawks winger Dominik Kubalik has netted in his last four games. With 16 goals this season, Kubalik is now tied with Victor Olofsson for the rookie lead but let's be real — this isn't going to last. The 24-year-old spent six years playing pro in the Czech Republic and Switzerland after two underwhelming seasons in the OHL before signing with the Blackhawks, and even at his best projects to be a borderline top-six winger. He's too lineup and matchup dependent, and he has to battle Alex DeBrincat and Dylan Strome for quality ice time as well. Does he get the same opportunities on a better team? Probably not. All five goals were scored at home, and Anaheim's the only one that doesn't have troublesome goaltending. Through nine games and more than 60 minutes of play at 5-on-5, Kubalik's line with Jonathan Toews and John Quenneville (recently demoted to AHL Rockford) is controlling the play just slightly better than average at 52.48 CF%, according to Natural Stat Trick, and those three already scored five goals against an expected 2.74 goals. Translation: they've been kinda lucky. Fantasy managers have jumped all over Kubalik and he's now rostered in more than 10 percent of Yahoo leagues, but he has a much tougher schedule ahead (Toronto, Winnipeg, Florida, Arizona, Boston) so don't expect too much.
You're better off leaving Kubalik on the waiver wire and grabbing Martin Necas (5 percent rostered) instead on a very good Carolina third line. Oh, and the Calder race? Barring injury it's a two-man show between Quinn Hughes and Cale Makar.
That's Elvis Merzlikins' GSAA, which is second best in the league since January and trails only Andrei Vasilevskiy, according to Natural Stat Trick. Since Dec. 1, Columbus is 11-5-4 for 26 points, the third-highest total behind only Tampa Bay (31 points) and Pittsburgh (29), and have held opponents to a league-low 2.15 GF/GP. There's just something magical about John Tortorella's Blue Jackets and their ability to overcome any kind of odds, and having a relatively unknown Latvian goalie help them stay in the playoff race is just one of the many surprises.
Is it sustainable? Probably not; Merzlikins is still a relatively inexperienced rookie and the Blue Jackets are bleeding high-danger chances, and his GSAA in high-danger chances ranks ninth (min. 120 TOI) among goalies. However, with dates against the Devils, Rangers and Sabres coming up, Merzlikins is a worthwhile pickup with his hot hand and is available in well more than half of Yahoo leagues.
That's roughly the number of seconds it took for Ilya Kovalchuk to become a Montreal folk hero when he carried the puck into the offensive zone, looked off a hard-charging Phillip Danault (arguably the Habs' MVP) and sniped an overtime winner to snap an eight-game losing streak. He now has four points in four games in the bleu, blanc et rouge, who have had some luck with Russian veterans, including Andrei Markov and Alexei Kovalev. There's little pressure on Kovalchuk after signing a league-minimum contract and escaping a nightmare situation in L.A. In 17 games with the Kings, he averaged 15:25 TOI per game, but the Habs are happy to give him all the ice time he wants with such an underwhelming top-six depth, and his ice time has jumped to 19:57 per game.
Kovalchuk is a worthwhile gamble and since Saturday has already seen his rostered percentage triple from seven to more than 21 percent.

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Bad news is brewing for the solar industry in the UK. Rumors that the government will be cutting some of its funding to subsidize solar thermal appear to be true, as evidenced by comments made recently by Energy Secretary Amber Rudd. The Secretary has been saying for a while that residential and commercial heat based on renewable sources is a priority for policymakers, but exactly what kind of priority she is talking about is questionable.
Guidance published by the UK government indicates that support for the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) program will be drastically cut or eliminated by 2017. That would mean subsidies offered to property owners designed to encourage them to use solar thermal technologies for space heating and hot water will no longer be available.
Proposals included in the guidance are a matter of both consternation and confusion. The consternation comes from the fact that cutting the RHI program will probably reduce confidence in the solar thermal sector to such a degree that private investment might be negatively impacted. If that were the case, it would be awfully difficult to continue development of new technologies in the future.
As for the confusion, it stems from one simple reality: solar thermal is the most established and proven platform for renewable space heat and hot water around the world. Total capacity right now stands at 350 GW, far greater than total capacity for PV. Adding to the confusion is the reality that the UK has led the charge for solar thermal from the onset. Seeing them cut support for RHI now does not add up.
Deciding How Long Subsidies Should Last
Proponents of the UK guidance say that it’s hard to determine how long government subsidies should actually last. But they insist the RHI program was never intended to be permanent. The program was initially instituted to help the country achieve rather ambitious renewable energy goals put in place years ago. Now that it is apparent they are nowhere near reaching those objectives lawmakers may determine they could spend the money on the program on more important things.
How the solar thermal sector in the UK will fare if RHI is indeed cut remains to be seen. We imagine there will be a period of adjustment as manufacturers, installers, and service providers get used to the lack of subsidized funding. But we also believe the industry will survive. Property owners genuinely looking for renewable energy projects will still consider solar thermal in light of the tremendous savings it offers. More than one will choose to install solar thermal when it comes time to replace an aging boiler.
Subsidies Only a Partial Solution
Let us assume the UK does cut the RHI program in 2017. Such a decision could influence other countries to follow suit, especially where solar thermal is enjoying widespread adoption. It might even have a ripple effect here in North America. Already we are seeing some states and local jurisdictions begin to second-guess their subsidy programs in light of the need to tighten budgets. The question is, can solar thermal stand on its own?
Here at Solar America Solutions, we believe it can. There are now enough existing applications using our patented SunQuest 250® solar thermal collectors around the country to provide proof that solar thermal is an excellent alternative for renewable space heat and hot water. Growth may be slower in the absence of subsidies, but it will not be stopped. From our perspective, solar thermal is a renewable technology that is here to stay. We expect it to be the market leader before too long.
- Renewable Energy Magazine – http://www.renewableenergymagazine.com/article/uk-solar-industry-condemns-government-proposal-to-20160304


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Lovely textured stoneware ceramic clay leaf and coordinating bead set. Make a unique necklace and earring set. Leaf measures about 1 5/8" x 1" or 42mm x 30mm. 6 Beads included in the set. 1 14mm disc bead, 2 10mm rare earth brown short tubes, 1 20mm flattened oval with leaf impression, 1 12mm short tube with hand carved vine design, and 1 17mm squash shape.
Handmade in the USA by Sharleen Newland of Shaterra

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California could become the third West Coast state to test the feasibility of replacing state fuel excise tax with a vehicle-miles-traveled fee.
Supports for the I-495 bridge over the Christiana River in Delaware today were discovered to be tilting. Delaware Department of Transportation made the decision to close both north- and southbound lanes of 495 were closed ...
Speaking to attendees of the ALK Transportation Technology Summit in Princeton, N.J., former United States Department of Transportation Secretary Ray Lahood made a case for raising the federal fuel tax by 10 cents a gallon ...
The Senate’s Environment and Public Works committee made quick work of the highway reauthorization bill it unveiled just this week, passing the six-year plan unanimously Thursday, May 15.
Not wanting to mess with success, the Senate Environment and Public Works committee delivered the policy portion of a six-year surface transportation reauthorization late Monday.
The Obama administration's highway bill provisions include driver compensation reform, including a requirement that carriers pay drivers for time spent on-duty but not driving.
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We have been asked to share the following information with our parent community from the board:
Re: Student Busing Eligibility
Did you know that students’ busing eligibility changes throughout their school career? Your son/daughter’s eligibility to ride the school bus may change according to their grade and distance from home to school. Below are the provisions for eligibility identified in the Board’s Transportation Policy #680:
• All YRDSB students in Grades JK-3 who live within 1.2 km of their school are not eligible for transportation
• All YRDSB students in Grades 4-8 who live within 1.6 km of their school are not eligible for transportation
• All YRDSB students in Grades 9-12 who live within a transit served area are not eligible for transportation.
To view Board Policy #680 Student Transportation, please visit www.yrdsb.edu.on.ca. For more information about bus transportation and to determine your son/daughter’s eligibility please visit www.schoolbuscity.com.


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ToonBoxStudio – Story Telling Poses by Paris Christou
This Course we are sharing with you is ToonBoxStudio – Story Telling Poses by Paris Christou free download link. This is a premium product and you will get it free on here. CoursesGhar was made to help people like graphic designers, video creators, web developers, freelancers, filmmakers, etc. On our website, you will find lots of premium assets free like Free-course/tutorials, Tutorials and Tech News, Udemy Premium Courses, and Much Much More.
Paris Christou shares with you his 4 Step Process to creating clear Storytelling Poses.
He uses these exact 4 steps in his every day life to come up with his final illustrations that you see online. Our mission through this course is to come up with a solid final finished illustration with a strong storytelling pose.
It’s also for people who want:
– a solution to avoid that awful artist mind block.
– if you are always staring at a blank page in your sketchpad, this 4 step process is a superb way to stay active as an artist and to be able to practice drawing all day.
– if you are an artist on social medias, Then you are in the right place! This method will help you to produce many posts fast for Instagram, Facebook, Deviantart so that you can build your library for your followers to enjoy.
– This course will help you build a portfolio with solid interesting images and to help you think more creatively.


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On Friday, March 30, 2018 Fair Foodwill host the 14th Annual Brewer’s Plate, Philadelphia’s pioneer party of local food and drink, at the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts. Brewer’s Plate brings together the most celebrated local breweries, distilleries, chefs, and food artisans all at one stunning location. Don’t miss your opportunity to snag VIP or General Admission tickets to the definitive food and beverage festival of the Mid-Atlantic region.
Not only is Brewer’s Plate a fantastic culinary experience, but the proceeds will benefit Fair Food and their mission to bring locally grown food to the marketplace and to promoting a humane, sustainable agriculture system for the Greater Philadelphia region.
This event is for anyone who enjoys exploring new food and drink trends, or just looking to sample the best of Philadelphia’s kitchens and bars all in one night. Brewer’s Plate is also an amazing opportunity for any passionate industry employee looking to build relationships with the talented craftsmen and women who work tirelessly to produce the best possible products in the Tri-State area.

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Your business relies on storage, but traditional storage has not kept pace with your business. Now flash storage offers a generational leap in performance, while taking less out of your budget. Flash storage is one of the most exciting technologies to arrive in the business world. But the idea persists that traditional hard drives are still just as good. This is not the case: Flash Storage is far superior in terms of performance, while factors such as cost and reliability have surpassed spinning drives to make flash storage the preferred choice among future-minded companies. But what does this mean from a business perspective? Rudi van Rensburg, Senior Manager for Primary Storage (All Flash) at Dell EMC, chats about the four points that show why adopting all flash makes sense.
Hacking the ads
Kaspersky Lab’s researchers have discovered a new botnet that cashes-in on aggressive advertising, mostly in Germany and the US. Criminals infect their victims’ computers with the Magala Trojan Clicker, generating fake ad views, and making up to 350$ from each machine.


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This Stained Glass Suncatcher is a cute little dangle made in green glass. The glass is shaped like a drop of water. It is adorned with beads, wire, and a prism. It is just over 7" L. Makes a great little gift, or pick me up to your day!!


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Posted from Haerbin, Northern China
Twelve hours up on the train, and due to the ??ness of it all, and having an 18-hour non-express return trip to look forward to, Elena, Eric and I navigate through the city of Haerbin, China’s northeastern city of lights. I tried to explain the magnificence of my last trip on the way up, crushed between the top sleeper berth and the roof of the train, and in doing so may have hyped it up beyond salvation, but nevertheless…
The Ice Lantern Festival, quitted mere hours ago, was not so sprawling as I remember it, and management has adopted Disneyland’s nickle and diming policy, but that didn’t detract from the experience of walking the length and breadth of a town constructed entirely of ice-sculptures and massive snow murals, some several stories tall, all lit internally with bars of neon light in myriad colors. The snow came lightly down in glittering flecks and topped everything with a layer of powder, lending some traction to the ice-block stairs up to the Great Wall slope, a slide made of – yeah – ice, carved to look like its namesake. We rushed down and ended with a puff in a drift, legs skyward.
A replica of the Louvre, a great Buddha rendered in packed snow, the Egyptian pyramids, churches and monuments, all had their own plot and marvellers.
The walls of the ice mazes, reaching only waist level, let you see the exit with pointless ease, and so at Eric’s suggestion we took the next maze on our knees, crawling into dead ends to shouts of “hardcore!” “good exercise!” and “You’re going to ruin your pants!” from the passing Chinese. We ended up in such a fit of laughter down there between the glowing walls as we slid and skittered forward, and finally stood up, hair frozen and faces red.
I did lose my wintertime spirit watching the sled teams, shivering dogs harnessed to rough sleds and cowed, ears down and tails in against the cold and their masters, running in a pointless circle, hauling oblivious passengers around and around. As I watched and racked my brain – cut them loose? Curse the owners, poor rural villagers themselves? Buy them? – an exhausted Labrador passed me, strapped to an empty sled and a German shepherd, and from the corner of his eye looked at me, and it was no dumb animal stare, but the slavery of generations, human and animal was there – before he looked back at the ground where he felt his gaze belonged. I left. I left.


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my news media consumption practices in the trump era19 Apr 2017
since the trump era has begun, there are two practices i’ve been trying to incorporate into my news media consumption habits. a friend (can’t remember who… i think it was karen?) pushed me to write this up a few months ago, but i’m just getting around to it now. two the practices are getting news (mostly) from my friends and consuming news pieces created by people who are affected by the content/subject matter of the piece.
getting news (mostly) from my friends
shortly after the election, there was a lot of talk about “media/news bubbles.” there was a narrative that claimed people were consuming increasingly news that aligned with their political ideologies or worldviews. some of the blame for this phenomenon was placed on things like social media (twitter & facebook). some was put on news media sites and for two reasons. first, for pushing increasing amounts of clickbait (because of needing ad revenue) and second for catering to specific audiences without covering stories “evenly.”
all those potential weaknesses being said, the bigger risk to me seems to be “fake news.” and by that, i mean “news” written by people with no real journalistic merit. because it’s so easy to put a piece on the internet now, it’s increasingly difficult to find news journalism that isn’t garbage. so in order to avoid that, i mostly read articles my friends share with me (via social media, direct messaging somehow (email, text), or pocket). i trust my friends enough (and have little enough time) to take the bubble risk over the fake news risk.
consuming news created by people who are affected by the content/subject matter of the piece
this is really a self-determination point. i’m increasingly sure that journalism (because of funding structures) done by people not impacted by the subject matter of the story is impossible to be authentic. i’m not totally giving up on it, but it just seems so difficult to have stories be covered in the right way if the accountability is to the news outlet and not the people in the story.
anyway, these two constraints have actually made there just be a lot less news that i can read. it’s actually been great because it’s meant that i can spend way more time reading books. and reading books, i read one time, gives people way better long-run perspective than keeping up with day-to-day news.
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The Congress welcomed the Supreme Court order on Thursday transferring the investigation into the Vyapam scam to the Central Bureau of Investigation, and said it was a vindication of what the party had been saying all along.
Hours after the Supreme Court’s decision, party vice-president Rahul Gandhi took a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s promise of “corruption-free governance”. “I just want to repeat what the Prime Minister had said. He said Na khauunga, na khaane doonga [Neither will I indulge in corruption nor let anyone else do it]. Your words should carry weight, Pradhan Mantriji . Why is that you have allowed them to do it in Rajasthan? Why haven’t you brought [Lalit] Modi back? And why are you letting [Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister] Shivraj Singh Chouhan do it,” Mr. Gandhi asked on the sidelines of an All India Mahila Congress meeting.
The court’s decision has come as a boost for the Congress ahead of the monsoon session. The party had failed to rally a large number of Opposition parties behind it in the Lalit Modi immigration scandal. But the Vyapam scam drew strong reactions from different quarters.
CPI national secretary D. Raja said: “There will be convergence on this issue irrespective of what other Opposition parties feel on other issues.”
|1||The Supreme Court ordered the probe be transferred to the CBI. The SC also issued notices to the Madhya Pradhesh High Court, the Central government and M.P. Governor Ram Naresh Yadav on a plea seeking the Governor's removal from his post.|
|2||Police ordered a review of the suspicious death of MBBS student Namrata Damor. Her body was found near railway tracks in the Ujjain district in 2012 after her name figured in the scam. Earlier, police had registered a “murder” case in this regard and later termed the incident as an “accident” and closed the case. >Read more|
|3||Buckling under pressure, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan made a U-turn and decided to seek a CBI investigation into the case. >Read more|
|4||Supreme Court agreed to hear a petition seeking removal of Madhya Pradesh Governor Ram Naresh Yadav over his alleged involvement in the scam. >Read more|
|5||The Congress and Aam Aadmi Party demanded a SC-monitored probe in to the case following the spate of deaths. >Read more|
|6||Adding to the string of deaths, the body of trainee sub-inspector Anamika Sikarwar was found in a lake adjacent to the Police Training Academy at Sagar district headquarters in Madhya Pradesh. The Chief Minister quickly denied that the incident was linked to the Vyapam probe.|
|7||Whistleblower Ashish Chaturvedi, 26, claimed that there was a grave threat to his life and accused Mr.Chouhan of being “directly involved” in the scam, a charge rubbished by the CM.|
|8||It came after the unexplained death of journalist Akshay Singh who was covering the scam in Jhabua while Jabalpur Medical College Dean Arun Sharma, probing fake examinees, was found dead under mysterious circumstances in a hotel at Dwarka in south-west Delhi. Police on Monday said no foul play was suspected in the death of Sharma . >Read more|
|9||Home Minister Rajnath Singh said the government cannot direct a High Court or Supreme Court to order a CBI probe into the scam. >Read more|
|10||Two senior officers of the Special Task Force (STF) investigating the MPPEB scam claimed to have received threats allegedly from some influential people involved in the racket. >Read more|


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Tony Stark is not a hero.
He knows this. He has had it told to him many times, by many people, in many different places. His father told him that heroes don’t exist, that the only way to become something similar to one was to work, so Tony worked. Tony has spent his whole life trying to impress a dead man, trying to be better, to shake off the shadow of his own father.
It hasn’t worked. It never worked.
Tony, for a long time, didn’t believe in heroes. Sure, the idea was a nice one, but the only real superhero America had ever seen was dead and gone, lost beneath thousands of layers of ice.
Until suddenly, he wasn’t.
“I can’t be that person,” Tony admits. He is pretending not to see Pepper, sitting next to him in the workshop. He keeps his hands busy with the piece of tech before him, not entirely sure what he’s making but hoping it doesn’t turn out to be anything explosive, trying to forget where he is and possibly who he is, but that will probably come later when he opens the vodka.
“He’s Captain fucking America,” Tony continues, and, wow, did his voice actually just shake, that’s embarrassing. “He doesn’t have time for little ol’ me.”
Pepper doesn’t say anything, but that’s okay, because her disagreement practically suffocates him. She reaches out and places her small hand on top of his, and he looks at her, finally, just looks, desperate and pleading.
“It’s okay, you know,” Pep says, and she doesn’t look angry or disappointed; she just looks sad. “It’s okay to have feelings of doubt.”
Tony lets out a bark of a laugh at that. “What’s this, a soppy romance novel? No, I’m not a thirteen year old girl and I will survive without Captain America to warm my stupid bed at night because he has better things to do and beautiful women to date and I will just be here making myself miserable but that’s okay, right, because that’s what I’ve always done and I’ve turned out okay – well I guess that depends who you ask, but the point is –”
“Tony,” Pep says, and levels him with a look.
He shuts up. She knows him too well, one of the three people in the world who actually know that Tony Stark has chinks in his armour – metaphorical, not literal; he’d never let his suit stay damaged like that.
And that’s the story of his life, really, isn’t it? Tony is obsessed with fixing things, making things better, improving them, and yet he doesn’t even know where to start with fixing himself.
“Tony,” somebody is saying.
“Tony, damnit. Knew I shouldn’t have gone. Knew I shouldn’t have left you here by yourself. You’re going to drink yourself into a coma, you idiot. Why do you do this to yourself?”
And then there are hands, lifting him effortlessly, like he’s a child and of course he knows the only person this could be, the only person who is actually brave enough to carry him bridal style because they know, damnit, that Tony won’t be able to bring himself to complain.
Tony turns his head into the warm body, breathes in the smell of laundry detergent and cookies, because of course Steve fucking Rogers would smell like cookies, and smiles a little. “What are you doing here?” he mumbles.
“I left the benefit early. Pepper called me,” Steve added, and that was that.
“You shouldn’t have come, dunno why Pep always calls you, should know better, really, should know that you have better things to do,” Tony rambles. He would be embarrassed if he weren’t so drunk, except maybe he wouldn’t, because he’s Tony Stark and he may be broken and a drunk and tired but one thing he’s not is easily embarrassed. “Don’t care, you don’t care, you have better things to do,” Tony whispers into Steve’s t-shirt, almost to himself.
There were a few moments of silence, the only sound Steve’s feet moving gracefully across the floor, up the stairs, up, up, up, and then Tony is being dropped onto his bed and finds himself face-to-face with a very tall and worried looking Steve Rogers.
“Steve,” Tony says, dragging the man down into his bed. Steve, looking bewildered, topples onto the mattress, diving head-first into the silk pillows. Tony would have laughed if he could think through the murkiness of his brain.
“Tony –” Steve begins.
And it’s just typical that Tony’s voice sounds so desperate, so needy and sad, like a man calling into a dark house even knowing that he will get no response. But then Steve turns over, and his face quickly goes from concerned and a little frustrated to understanding. He looks at Tony for a few moments, and then settles down beneath the covers, says, “Okay” and snuggles up against Tony.
“Of course I care,” Steve says after a few minutes. And then, “Of course I care,” and his voice breaks a little.
It doesn’t matter. Tony doesn’t hear. He’s already asleep.
Tony is not a hero, but he tries anyway. Not because he wants the glory, he’s had enough glory for his whole damned lifetime, but he feels like he needs to wipe his slate clean, save a life for every life he’s taken.
It doesn’t work. It never works.
But he tries anyway.
You see, Tony may not have believed in heroes for a long while, but he believes in them now. He believes in them because when he’s fighting, when the Avengers are called and the world is a mess and New York City is falling apart around his ears, when he’s about to die because some idiot’s got him cornered and he can’t escape this time, damnit, he looks up and suddenly the weight’s gone and he’s staring into Steve Roger’s eyes.
And he knows that heroes do, damn him, exist.
Tony and Steve are on the roof. It’s cold, and Tony’s tired because he hasn’t slept in 38 hours (not a new record, but close enough) and his mouth is being stupid.
“Thanks, you know,” he says finally, his voice sounding too loud as it shatters the silence, “earlier. Earlier today. I would have – er – died if it wasn’t for you. If you hadn’t saved me, I mean. Not that I couldn’t save myself, I was totally on that shit, I –”
And of course Steve doesn’t get offended, because he’s Steve, for God’s sake; he understands perfectly well that that’s a thankful apology. “It’s fine,” he says, smiling. “That’s what friends are for, right?”
Tony realises with a start that that is, in fact, what they are. Despite all attempts, he’s become friends with Steve, with Captain America.
Of course Tony knows that he’s in love with the guy, but it’s one thing to be in love with somebody, another to actually be friends with them. And Tony looks at Steve, at the curve of his smile and the easiness that clings to him when he’s around Tony, and thinks, Friends. You know what, I’m okay with that.
And he is.
But of course that never lasts, because Tony is an idiot and Steve Rogers is confusing and of course it doesn’t last, of course it doesn’t.
“You idiot!” Steve is yelling at him. “You could have died. You could have –”
“I was saving your life –” Tony snaps, slamming the door to the workshop closed behind him. Steve follows him in, because he’s Steve.
“And you risked yours in the process!”
Tony feels the anger bubbling up inside of him, the anger and the grief and the love and the weeks and weeks of just sitting and trying not to tell the stupid hero that he’s in love with the guy, for God’s sake. He turns to Steve, fists clenched, and says, “You don’t get it, do you? Me saving you wasn’t me being selfless, it wasn’t me being stupid, it wasn’t me being suicidal – it was me being selfish! Because if you died, I really don’t have a fucking clue how I’d survive, damn you!”
Steve stares at him. Takes a step forward. “Tony, I...”
“I need you. I tried not to,” Tony rambles, his voice shaking. “I tried not to, okay? But it just happened, I just – fuck’s sake, Rogers, say something!”
Steve does not, in fact, say something, but that’s okay because suddenly he’s kissing Tony and there’s fire running through Tony’s body, making him lightheaded and weak and it’s so perfect he wants to cry because, fuck, he’s kissing Steve Rogers.
“You can’t possibly,” Steve pants against Tony’s lips, warm and honest and bright, “need me as much I need you, you idiot.”
So no, Tony Stark is not a hero, but that’s okay, because Steve is a big enough hero for the both of them.
“Sometimes I think I made you up,” Tony mumbles sleepily. “Sometimes I think you’re just somebody I thought up, because you’re so goddamn perfect and it’s not fair, it’s not fair, really –”
“Tony, you should sleep,” Steve mumbles into Tony’s hair, but his tone is affectionate. “I’m real and you’re real and you really need to stop staying awake for three days at a time.”
“Two and a half,” Tony begins, and then stops. Because he really can’t bring himself to argue, which, wow, yeah, that really says something, doesn’t it.
“Sleep,” Steve laughs. And Tony does.

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The day my mother forgot who I was, I was so shocked I laughed; I thought she was joking. It was December 2019 and she was staying with me and my youngest daughter Hattie, then 22, in Kenya, where I was working temporarily. She had been with us for months, but it was as if she hadn’t seen me for ages. Out of the blue, she asked when we’d first met. The more I tried to persuade her that I was her daughter, the angrier she became. For the rest of her trip, she remained unconvinced and distrustful of me.
Four years earlier Mum had suffered a stroke, precipitating memory loss. But it was only when she forgot who I was, that I understood how serious this was: one day she knew me. The next? Nothing. It was devastating.
On her return to Ireland, where she lives with my brother and his family, Mum called and apologised. ‘How could I have forgotten you?’ she asked. ‘How silly of me!’ I assumed she must have recognised me from photographs. I made out like it wasn’t a big deal; I’d learnt enough by then to understand that her not recognising me, though painful, wasn’t personal.
Mum and I have always been close. Dad died when my younger brother and sister and I were teenagers and her presence in our lives seemed bigger afterwards, as if making up for his absence. Even when I moved to Tanzania after getting married 30 years ago, Mum and I still saw one another regularly. She visited for months at a time, and was an interested, engaged grandmother to my three children. When apart, we corresponded often: letters, email, Skype.
But since the pandemic erupted and the borders closed, I have worried that our connection might be severed for ever. She hasn’t seen me for more than 14 months, and though we Skype several times a week, it’s challenging.
My siblings and I bought her an Amazon Alexa, thinking it’d be easier if she had something that she could instruct vocally: ‘Alexa, call Anthea.’ At first this worked, but she often forgets Alexa’s name, so it’s easier if I call her. I imagine my brother priming Mum as he hands over the phone: ‘It’s Anthea! My sister!’ It’s a trick we all use – subtle clues to avoid distress.
I have to work hard at these conversations, consider what to talk about before I call. Mum’s deteriorating memory means we can’t pick up where we left off, so we discuss the weather, the pandemic. She politely asks if there’s Covid ‘where you live’. Heartbreakingly, she doesn’t have a clue where that is, even though she’s visited countless times.
The saddest part is that I switch off my camera during our calls. I worry that if she sees me, I’ll look older than she expects and that will make her doubt who I am all over again. (She told my sister during that Kenya visit, ‘That woman is far too old to be my daughter.’) Instead, I tell her my internet connection is too poor to turn my camera on. This satisfies her. And protects us both – she from confusion, me from her distrust.
We always talk about what she’s reading and this is a significant comfort. Books were always Mum’s go-to, but her stroke left her with a rare condition, pure alexia, which means her brain-eye link is broken. I spent a year helping her learn to read again. Even though she forgets character names, stories bring such pleasure and deliver the world to her while she’s shuttered away from it.
I don’t know if Mum will recognise me when the pandemic ends; her memory has deteriorated further this last year. I have visions of scooping her up and taking her on a last mad road trip, although she’ll need to know me and trust me for that to happen. But that’s my goal, because one thing I’ve learnt of late is that, for Mum, my place in her present is more important than my place in her past.


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MONTGOMERY -- The state Senate today blocked passage of a bill that could let companies that build new or expanded facilities in Alabama keep as much as 90 percent of the state income taxes withheld from the pay of new employees.
The Senate voted 18-15 to bring up the plan, House Bill 160, for full debate and possible approval before both state budgets have passed the Legislature, short of the three-fifths majority needed to do so.
The Senate sponsor of the plan, Sen. Phil Williams, R-Rainbow City, vowed to either bring the bill back up for debate after the budgets pass in this session of the Legislature, which has two meeting days remaining, or to file a similar bill in a special session of the Legislature that Gov. Robert Bentley is expected to call later this month.
Williams argued the tax incentive is needed to recruit new companies to Alabama and encourage existing companies to expand, especially since he said about 19 other states already offer similar incentives.
Opponents noted that without the plan, income taxes from new employees would go to the Education Trust Fund, the main source of state money for public schools and colleges.Story revised at 1:10 p.m.


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In May 1945, during environmental and nutritional investigations on Indian soldiers in South East Asia, an opportunity offered itself for the study of 29 Japanese prisoners of war captured near Pegu, Burma, and held in a forward divisional prisoner of war cage.
It was thought that such a study would be useful as it might indicate what types of nutritional disturbance one could expect to find in Allied soldiers held captive by the Japanese in South East Asia, and their rehabilitation could be planned accordingly.
Each Japanese prisoner of war was given a medical examination and stigmata of early
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EghtesadOnline: The deal should help promote trade between the two countries, enhance use of export guarantees as an alternative to LCs and lower trade risks.
EghtesadOnline: Currency trade in the secondary market, known locally as Nima, reached almost $4 billion from the beginning of the fiscal year in late March to May 9.
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EghtesadOnline: More than 7.23 million tons of goods worth 599 trillion rials ($2.1 billion) were traded in the spot market of Iran Mercantile Exchange in the last calendar month to April 20.
EghtesadOnline: Iran traded 100.13 million tons of goods worth $51.87 billion with its 15 neighboring countries (with which it shares sea or land borders) in the last Iranian year (March 2021-22), according to Alireza Moqaddesi, the head of the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration.
EghtesadOnline: A draft of rules for holding and trading cryptocurrencies has been finalized and should be approved by the government, says the deputy governor of the Central Bank of Iran for Innovative technologies.
EghtesadOnline: The Securities and Exchange Organization, fearing fresh market volatility, has banned listed companies from offering shares on a large scale.
EghtesadOnline: Iran traded 55.84 million tons of goods worth $28.36 billion with Persian Gulf littoral states, namely Iraq, Kuwait, Qatar, the UAE, Bahrain and Saudi Arabia, during the 11 months to Feb. 19, latest data released by the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration show.
EghtesadOnline: China, Iraq, Turkey, the UAE and Afghanistan were Iran’s top five export destinations during the current fiscal year’s first 11 months (March 21, 2021-Feb. 19), according to the spokesman of the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration.


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You read books or watch movies about Balkan countries. Thus you think you know much about them. It is completely different from actually visiting and experiencing them. Balkan tours open a door for an exciting, relaxing and adventurous journey through some of the most interesting places on the Balkans.
Even if you have already been to that mystique part of the worl, you still have many things to discover and understand.
With Balkan tours you will be able to visit Turkey, Greece, Bulgaria, Romania. Also, Serbia, Croatia, Macedonia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Albania, Montenegro. Countries, each one of which veiled in mysticism characteristic for the Balkan peninsula only. This is not a fixed tour. It is a tour tailor-made by you, designed by you only.
At first sight, the Balkans look like any other place on the world. If you like to know them better, though, you need to travel around. Thus you can go deeper and deeper in its breathing, full of life organism. An organism composed of many cells like culture, history, food, entertainment, people…
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Let’s get on the most adventurous form of transportation on Balkan tours – the magic carpet or the flying carpet and start off. I am sure you have used it many times to instantenuously go to a preferred destination. Balkan countries are one such destination.
If we divide the Balkans according to their uniqueness and yet their sameness, we will have this. One probable division would take Bulgaria to the group of breath-taking landscapes, Romania – the country of mysterious castles and the legends that go with them. Then, Croatia – beautiful coastlines. Montenegro – again the coastlines which go with quality beaches and seaside that surround lovely old towns. Bosnia and Hercegovina with its nature and amazing waterfalls. And last but not least, Bulgaria and Bosnia and Herzegovina can be leaders for those who like the history of communism and socialism.
Though still a relatively-unknown region and destination, the Balkans slowly start gaining popularity. The ones of you who decide to visit that place on Earth on Balkan tours, will definitely witness an abundance of unique architecture. Also, history (remember it’s a region of communist past), amazing nature, relaxing and beautiful beaches… Come, come whoever you are, and enjoy this mysterious place – the Balkans.

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14Pcs Bar Type Long Jaw Wheel Bearing Hub Puller Tool
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|Model No.:||YD55-003||Name:||14Pcs 2 Size Bearing Separator Bearing Removal Puller|
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Bar-Type 2" 3" Splitter Long Jaw Gear Pulley
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- Separator tools are used with bar puller and legs for a wide variety of pulling jobs
- The 5"" puller cross-bar with a 6-1/4"" forcing screw or each of the bearing separators may also be used separately or in combination with other pullers or tools.
- Blow mold case for storage.
Package Included (14pcs):
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- Extension Legs: 5"" - 4pcs
- Extension Legs: 4"" - 4pcs
- Yoke center adapter: 6"" – 1pcs
- Puller Head Bar: 6.9” – 1pcs
- Hooks: 2pcs
- Forcing screws
- Material: Steel, Iron, Plastic
- Overall Size:14.5 x 9.4 x 2.4"" (LxWxH)
- G.W.: 12.98 Lb
- Quantity: 14 PCS
- 1. Assemble only according to these instructions. Improper assembly can create hazards.
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We’re about a month away from what seems to be one of the most important elections of our lifetime, which might put a woman in the White House for the very first time. That’s why it’s important to remember that the 19th Amendment, granting women the right to vote, was passed 96 years ago — while in some states, black women have only been allowed to vote since the 1960s. The decades since have seen steady progress for women’s rights, largely thanks to women exercising their right to vote. To celebrate this — and remind women across the United States how important it is to make sure they have their voices heard on November 8 — The Huffington Post came up with 20 rights women have gained since they gained the right to vote. They remind us that it wasn’t until 1960 that women were able to buy the birth control pill, after the FDA approved it. In 1973, when the Supreme Court ruled in the case of Roe v. Wade, women finally gained the right to safe and legal abortions. And in 2009, when President Obama signed the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Restoration Act, allowing women to file a complaint of pay discrimination within six months of receiving their last paycheck. That’s just a handful — there have been many more rights gains and, of course, we still have a long way to go on some things.
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May 17, 2018. Conventional medical doctors only recognize Addison's disease as an. low stomach acid, carbohydrate intolerance, low blood pressure, and.
If your symptoms seem to be brought on by milk products, try taking lactase digestive enzymes before eating those foods. Help digestion with pancreatic.
Also known as primary adrenal insufficiency, Addison disease is caused by any of. Steroid biosynthesis disorders include CAH (deficiency of 21-hydroxylase, leads to accumulation of very long-chain fatty acids in the adrenal cortex, among other sites. Signs and symptoms generally are nonspecific and can mimic a.
Whatever taxes the adrenals will impact stomach acid production. off into the intestinal tract, but this doesn't rectify the problem of low stomach acid. Addison's Disease; Asthma; Autoimmune Disorders; Cancer; Celiac Disease; Chronic.
A patient presenting with psychotic symptoms was referred to our psychiatry service. In patients with Addison's disease, the adrenal cortex is unable to increase. of very long chain fatty acids (VLCFA) as a result of defective beta- oxidation.
and patients withAddison's disease were maintained for. The low- normal initial fasting sugar level, the " flat-type " of glucose curve, and the. Gastric analysis showed no free hydrochloric acid until after histamine when it rose to 40°.
Addison’s disease is an endocrine or hormonal disorder that occurs in all age groups and afflicts men and women equally. The disease is characterized by weight loss, muscle weakness, fatigue, low blood pressure, and sometimes darkening of the skin in both exposed and nonexposed parts of the body.
Mar 27, 2019. Interestingly, John F Kennedy suffered from Addison's disease but managed to. In modern times, this low stomach acid can translate to feeling.
disease /dis·ease/ (dĭ-zēz´) any deviation from or interruption of the normal structure or function of any body part, organ, or system that is manifested by a characteristic set of symptoms and signs and whose etiology, pathology, and prognosis may be known or unknown.
If your issues are being caused by low stomach acid and you continue to lower it, then serious issues and diseases can develop. Lower your stress levels by deep breathing, integrating a daily meditation practice, taking time to yourself, and exercising.
Sep 2, 2014. The symptoms of Addison's disease develop insidiously and may take time to be. Low blood pressure that falls further when standing (orthostatic. Metabolic acidosis (increased blood acidity), also is due to loss of the.
Addison's disease, also known as canine hypoadrenocorticism, occurs when the adrenal. Irregularities in these areas due to low secretion of hormones from the. of inflammation of the mouth), anti-nausea and losec in case of stomach acid.
Addison’s disease, where your adrenal glands don’t function properly, can cause low levels of the hormones aldosterone and cortisol. Early symptoms include fatigue, lethargy, muscle weakness, poor mood, dehydration, frequent urination, a hankering for salty foods, and loss of appetite and weight. Later, symptoms like dizziness, vomiting, diarrhea, cramps, hyperpigmentation, low libido, missed periods,
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Addison’s disease (hypoadrenocorticism) is caused by a lower than normal production of hormones, such as cortisol, by the adrenal glands. The adrenals are small glands that are located near the kidneys. Adrenal hormones are necessary to control salt, sugar and water balance in the body.
Addison’s Disease. Addison’s disease is a condition characterized by progressive failure of the adrenal glands, specifically the outer region of the glands known as the adrenal cortex. This region of the adrenal glands produces and secretes several important hormones, including cortisol and aldosterone. With Addison’s disease, the levels of both cortisol and aldosterone prove abnormally low.
Dec 31, 2014. Hypochlorhydria refers to a deficiency of hydrochloric acid (HCl) in the. body to heal the causes of disease must be identified and addressed.
Adrenal insufficiency, including Addison’s disease, is a disorder that occurs when the adrenal glands don’t make enough of certain hormones.
Apr 1, 2012. Congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) results from a deficiency of one of several enzymes required. In chronic disease, symptoms of the patient in the course of treatment over time should be. very long chain fatty acids.
Dec 20, 2017. Stomach acid, also known as gastric acid, is a digestive fluid formed in the. Without this low pH and sufficient production of hydrochloric acid in the. Addison's Disease (chronic adrenal insufficiency); Anemia (Iron or.
Probiotics. Friendly bacteria can play a “best supporting” role in your dog’s digestive health. Article by Mary Straus, published in the Whole Dog Journal, March 2012
A normal stomach acid level creates a pH of 1.5 to 2.5. In fact, half of people over the age of 60 have hypochlorhydria (low stomach acid). Addison's disease.
Addison's Disease – Natural Treatment + Prevention – Dr. Peter Dobias – Mar 7, 2018. Complete guide – explanation, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, supplements. low-normal or low sodium may mean your dog has Addison's disease. GreenMin – mineral and amino acid-rich, green superfood; GutSense.
Citrates are used to make the urine more alkaline (less acid). This helps prevent certain kinds of kidney stones. Citrates are sometimes used with other medicines to help.
Additionally, most of the information contained in this newsletter is focused on dogs with chronic end-stage liver disease, a liver shunt issue, and/or their liver is so damaged it.
Adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD) is a genetic disease that affects 1 in 17000. Learn more about Treatment & Symptoms here. Damage to the adrenal cortex results in adrenal insufficiency, or Addison's Disease. The transporter is required for the normal turn over, or metabolism, of fatty acids in the brain and spinal cord.
The gastrointestinal (GI) system is made up of the GI tract plus accessory organs that include salivary glands, pancreas, liver, digestive enzymes and gallbladder.
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Five years ago, I wrote a blog post called Low Stomach Acid and Autoimmune Disease, and it continues to be one of the most-read articles on this site.
14.03.2019 · Low stomach acid produces a condition known as hypochlorhydria, while achlorhyrdia is a complete lack of stomach acid. It is often a secondary symptom of another condition, but it can also result from the use of antacids, from radiation therapy targeting the stomach, or from complications of gastric bypass surgery. The risks of this condition are unknown, but it may lead to an increased risk of.
Hypoadrenocorticism (Addison's Disease) is a Deficiency in Corticosteroid. Because it can present with a variety of symptoms, Addison's disease has earned.
Mar 15, 2017. Learn about the symptoms of Addison's disease from the experts at. Blood sugar abnormalities, including dangerously low blood sugar.
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