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There has been some confusion among those looking to buy a home and qualify for a mortgage loan regarding the difference between a mortgage pre-approval vs a pre-qualification letter. Indeed, they sound pretty similar, so hearing these terms before or during the hectic time while considering buying can only add to the confusion for novice buyers.
It is important for you to know the difference between the two so you can plan accordingly when purchasing your first home. Whether you are buying a home in Pennsylvania or Maryland, home sellers want to know you have the ability to buy their property. The best way you can assure the seller that you are qualified to purchase their home is to have your pre-approval letter.
Acquiring a pre-qualification letter is the first step in the mortgage process and it is fairly simple. As the buyer, you may not have sufficient funds to purchase a home for cash, however this defines most buyers. As a result, your ability to purchase a home depends on your ability to borrow money. You will have to provide your bank or potential lenders with your overall financial picture, including your debt income and assets. This can be done over the phone, in-person or via the internet, and there is usually no cost involved. After evaluating your information, a lender will be able to give you an idea of the mortgage amount for which you qualify. This initial step allows you to discuss any goals or needs you may have regarding your mortgage with your lender.
Since pre-qualification is a quick procedure and is based only on the information you provide to the lender, the amount you pre-qualified for is not a sure thing; it is just the amount you might expect to be approved for.
Pre-approval is the next step, and is a much more in depth look at your financial status/borrowing power. You will have to complete an official mortgage application (there is typically an application fee), and also supply the lender with the necessary documentation to perform an extensive check on your financial background and current credit rating. A mortgage pre-approval is a written conditional commitment that is issued by a lender following a comprehensive analysis of a borrower’s overall creditworthiness; verification of income, verification of employment, available financial resources, as well as the evaluation of other areas typical of a credit evaluation process. From this, the lender can provide you with the specific mortgage amount for which you are approved. You will also have a better idea of the interest rate you will be charged on the loan.
With pre-approval you will have a better understanding of the homes you can financially afford. This means that you are closer to receiving a mortgage loan commitment from a lender than with just a pre-qualification letter. You will have an advantage when dealing with a potential seller, or another buyer putting in an offer. In the eyes of the seller, you are considered a “strong buyer” with your pre-approval status.
Pre-approval is also a very helpful bargaining tool in negotiating a better deal with a seller. Overall, a pre-approval will give you greater confidence in the home buying process and provide you with more leverage when negotiating with sellers.
The final step in the process is called a “loan commitment”, which is only issued by a bank when it has approved you, the borrower, and the house in question. This means the home should be appraised at or above the sales price. The bank may also require more information if the appraiser brings up anything he or she feels should be investigated (i.e. structural problems, accessibility issues, outstanding liens or litigation in progress). Your income and credit profile will be checked once again to ensure nothing has changed since the initial approval.
A loan commitment letter is issued only when the bank is certain it will lend, so the commitment date on your purchase contract should be closer to closing rather than the date of your offer.
Homesale Real Estate Agent or our Homesale Mortgage Affiliates.
O’Connell, Brian. “Pre-Qualified Vs. Pre-Approved – What’s The Difference?” Investopedia. Investopedia, LLC, 2014. Web. Nov. 2014.
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Think guilt-free chocolate is a thing of daydreams? Guess again.
Founded in 2013, Loco Love Chocolate is an Australian company leading the health conscious chocolate movement. Founders Emica and Jesse channel their love of the handmade, their passion for heath and balance (as well as their love for each other) into their small business.
The couple handcraft their chocolate daily, working from their home and warehouse in the beautiful Byron Bay. With the addition of superfoods, tonic herbs and therapeutic grade essential oils, their recipes have been developed by a naturopath and nutritionist. Loco Love creates flavours with no refined sugars, no gluten and simple vegan ingredients to bring you "chocolate with benefits". Including flavours like Black Cherry and Raspberry, Butter Caramel Pecan, Wild Rose Ganache and Coconut and Cashew—what these sweet treats lack in processed ingredients, they definitely make up for in rich flavour.
Firstly, tell us about how you got into the chocolate business.
I would say the chocolate business found me, it wasn’t something I had studied or ever considered as a career path. In Loco Love’s early days I was working three jobs, naturopath and model by day and chocolate maker by night. The demand for Loco Love grew and I left my day job to pursue it full time. I had some friends and contacts with stores to sell Loco Love to initially, and to those people I am so grateful. I would say most of Loco Loves growth has been organic,. It’s been slow and steady, which has its benefits as we haven’t needed external investment and its allowed us to perfect our processes each step of the way. In answer to your question I was passionate about creating and Loco Love provided a channel to funnel all of my different skills into one thing.
Jesse and I like to wake up as early as we can, we generally start the day with a huge glass of spring water followed by a hot almond milk cacao tonic. If the surf is good Jesse likes to go surfing, or we like to meditate for 20 minutes. Then off to the factory to get covered in chocolate, send out orders, reply to emails and all the day to day tasks. We work a lot, though I am not sure what else we would do and though for the last few months I have been working less as I am actually 3 months pregnant. So I have been leaving work early to nap and relax. We also have meetings with other brands, our lovely accountant and a lot of phone calls. We generally have weekends off to relax, spend time in nature, with friends and with each other.
What are some of your passions outside of Loco Love?
Jesse is 100% obsessed with surfing; we both love finding waterfalls and bush walking. Also I would say food is a big passion, we both love to cook and create delicious meals. As well as exploring different personal development modalities such as meditation, sound healing and herbalism. I like to write and read books, generally different philosophical or esoteric teachings.
At Bailey Nelson, we have a love of the handmade. Have you noticed more local companies focused on well-made. thoughtful products cropping up recently? Why do you think people are gravitating towards these companies?
Handmade definitely has something special about it, especially with food as we believe handmade products hold the energy of the person making it. I think people are looking looking for quality and something that will last. The disposable age is definitely coming to an end, thank goodness! Globally the consumer waste problem has reached a crisis point, so people are becoming much more aware of waste. On the flip side I have noticed mass produced products seem to be getting cheaper, I guess the market share is moving to more conscious and sustainable practices with soul. Also supporting small hand made businesses help to spread the wealth to the people and not to the already rich corporations.
We're becoming increasingly aware of the link between mental health and physical health in terms of what we consume and our lifestyles. When did you realise that this was something that you wanted to explore with Loco Love?
Mental health is huge passion of mine, the link is undeniable. I have first hand experience of the effects of a healthy diet, meditation, exercise and creativity in healing/supporting mental health issues. Before Loco Love, I studied Naturopathy and Nutrition, as well as eating psychology, I specialised in mental health issues. There is so much healing and light that needs to be shed on these issues. I personally believe that our souls can evolve if we face our own demons, though this is a controversial and touchy subject. Loco Love has always been about spreading love, as that is my purpose here on earth; and cacao is a food that influences our biology to experience bliss. Also I believe that the world needs more kindness and compassion, so that is also a strong part of our mission. As a company we definitely want to find ways to give back more especially to Indigenous communities, displaced children and mental health issues.
What advice would you give to entrepreneurs wanting to grow a successful small business with a strong ethos like you have?
For me personally there needs to be a larger purpose beyond myself, though that’s maybe just me and I am not an expert. Ethos comes from values, what do you value most and what can you contribute to others that will keep you keeping on? It’s definitely not the easiest path, having your own company, and in the times where you don’t want to work you will need a mission to help you remember why you started. As the company grows, this purpose can always evolve and change. Also don’t ever stop learning, or thinking you know everything, there is always more to learn!
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This week I had the opportunity to have a short conversation with Will Rub, Director of Houston B-Cycle. Here’s an excerpt of that conversation.
NN:Thank you for taking the time to discuss the Houston B-Cycle program with me.
NN: The Houston B-Cycle program opened in 2012. How is this program changing the nature of how Houstonians are getting around town and thinking about alternative forms of transportation?
NN:What are some ways young professionals can get involved in B-Cycle?
NN: For the benefit of our members, how do you find out more information on B-Cycle?
NN: Thank you for your time!
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The Republican Party on Monday morning will make a new push to convince voters that distant ties between Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) and former radical William Ayers are somehow disqualifying for the presidency.
The Republican National Committee plans to e-mail “an audience of tens of millions” the link to a new video on the subject called “Guilt by Participation” and encourage recipients to forward it to friends and family, aides said.
“Barack Obama has no problem with forming relationships when politically convenient,” says the menacing narration, accompanied by brooding music.
The 80-second video ends with a new slogan, a variation of one Republicans have used in the past: “Barack Obama: Career First. Country Second.” The slogan is likely to be used again, officials say.
The Obama campaign on Sunday released a roundup of media quotes headed “McCain's Strategy of Distracting From the Economy ... How's It Playing With Republicans?”: “In case you missed them, below are stories across the country voters are reading and hearing about McCain’s closing strategy, even conservative pundits, Republican officials and Republican voters are rejecting it."
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My Application Settings is a feature of Acronis True Image Home 2009 that lets you back up custom settings of Windows applications, as well as image files, video, audio and playlist files and your System State data.
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Feel free to contact Acronis Customer Central if you have any questions.
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Microsoft recently unveiled several improvements to Azure Active Directory (AD), including enhancements to the Azure AD Application Proxy service that make it easier for organizations to connect remote end users to company-hosted Web applications.
Organizations can use Azure AD Application Proxy as a cloud-based substitute for maintaining a demilitarized zone on-premises when permitting single sign-on access to Web apps. The benefits of using Azure AD Application Proxy, according to Microsoft, are that it doesn't require setting up inbound connections through a firewall and organizations get to use Azure-based security analytics tools. Azure AD Application Proxy is a feature that's available with Azure AD Premium subscriptions.
The onboarding process to set up Azure AD Application Proxy has now been improved such that only two outbound ports are required, namely Port 443 and Port 80. Microsoft also simplified matters by only requiring connections via two domains, namely "*.msappproxy.net and *.servicebus.windows.net." The latest connector update needs to be used to get those benefits, according to Microsoft's announcement last week.
Lastly, Microsoft added a new "Long" 180-second timeout option to the Azure AD Application Proxy service. The Long option can be used for those Web apps that take longer than the default 85-second period to respond.
In another announcement, Microsoft announced that the Windows Work Folders role now works with the Azure AD Application Proxy service. It provides a means for end users to access their work files remotely via single sign-on without opening connections through a firewall.
To use Work Folders with the Azure AD Application Proxy service, organizations need to be running Windows Server 2012 R2 or Windows Server 2016. In addition, local AD accounts need to be synchronized to Azure AD using Azure AD Connect.
Windows 10 version 1703 clients can be used to access Work Folders under this scheme, as well as Android and iOS clients. Microsoft described a few of the client nuances in this announcement.
Microsoft also announced last week that it has launched a preview of a new capability that will make it easier for organizations using Workday software-as-a-service (SaaS) applications to move the provisioning information over to Azure AD or Windows Server AD. Workday is a provider of SaaS applications for finance and human resource needs.
The preview is called "Workday Inbound Provisioning to Azure Active Directory" and is available for use by Azure AD Premium P1 subscribers. It uses a "new thin client that is deployed alongside Azure AD Connect" to synchronize the Workday information to AD on-premises or Azure AD.
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In this phantasmically fun episode of “Face Off,” the remaining six artists had two challenges ahead of them as the all-important finale looms near. We knew by the opening conversation that Roy was going back to his old ways in this episode and clearly, it paid off.
We knew an ominous task was ahead when six cloaked models surrounded the artists in the dark and smokey lab. Greeted by McKenzie and former judge, Patrick Tatopoulos, they revealed that the Foundation Challenge would entail creating their own version of the Grim Reaper so we could see what was under the hood. The winner of the two-hour challenge would receive immunity.
Laura did a classic and crackly make-up and unusually applied several prosthetic pieces to the model's face. Miranda played on her fear of snakes, Tate gave his Reaper an old “Hades” feel with a beard, Laney did a “Rob Zombie”-style look, and Eddie added an organic feel with roots coming out of the face.
Patrick chose Tate and Laura as his favorites but deemed Laura the winner. She was clearly relieved but this didn’t stop her from creating an amazing makeup in the Spotlight Challenge.
The Laugh Factory in Hollywood served as the back-drop for the Spotlight Challenge. McKenzie and Ve gave the history of the classic establishment that opened in 1979. Not only does it serve as host to several well-known comedians but it’s also purported to be haunted. Groucho Marx may still be hanging around!
Their challenge was to create an original ghost character that is both scary and funny. Since Ve won an Oscar for creating Michael Keaton’s iconic look in Tim Burton’s “Beetlejuice,” she gave advice. Mainly just to not only make their makeup scary and creepy, but fun.
They used the Laugh Factory as inspiration during the Design Phase. Roy went the Vaudeville route; Miranda chose an 18th century Duchess who beheads her husband (hilarious!); and Tate created Bonecat Bill, a victim of an Apache attack who ends up hosting a kiddie show in the netherworld. After this phase, they head to the lab to begin their creepy and comical creations.
There really was not a lot of strife or controversy in this challenge. Even Michael Westmore’s walk-through didn’t yield any Earth-shattering changes. He gave Tate some color advice and Laney was told to be careful of the lightning bolts she wanted to place on the arms. He also told Eddie that the judges may be confused by his design.
Eddie did rethink his design three hours into Day One. His original idea was that of a doctor who was working on a cure for cancer because clearly, that’s a laugh riot! No? He then changed to a baseball player who got hit in the back of the head with his own bat. That’s a little better I guess? Eddie is adorable anyway.
Roy had a grand old time making his clever two-person design. He even tried it on and amused his competitors. You guys know I love Roy and this is why. His brain is amazing.
Application Day and Last Looks brought the usual scrambling and despite some snafus, including Miranda’s prosthetics having air pockets and her not having enough time to paint, the finished products made it out to the judges. Tate and Roy exuded the most confidence while Eddie and Miranda weren’t thrilled with their final looks.
Well we knew when the judges laughed hysterically at Roy’s bi-level ghosty that all his hard work paid off. The judges were also blown away by Laura’s Mad Scientist that was reminiscent of a character out of “Beetlejuice” and “The Frighteners.” Tate’s fun cowboy and Miranda’s deadly Duchess were deemed safe.
They chose Laura and Roy’s crazy creations as the top looks. They picked Roy’s as the winner of this challenge thanks to them understanding his concept immediately and his fantastic decision making. Roy was thrilled that he finally won a challenge.
Bottom looks were Laney’s electrocuted rocker and Eddie’s bumbling baseball player. The judges just did not understand Eddie’s design. It didn’t look funny, it wasn’t scary and “aesthetically it’s a nightmare.” They thought Laney had a cute idea but Glenn especially loathed the head shape and it was described as looking more alien-like than ghostly.
Thanks to being neither scary nor funny, Eddie’s ghoul caused him to be eliminated. As one of the youngest contestants on the show, he was grateful for the experience and all he learned. He was also pretty proud to have made it to the tenth challenge.
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To provide you with the benefit of FDIC insurance, the cash balance in your account is automatically swept into unaffiliated banks that provide FDIC insurance on your deposits. FDIC insurance coverage is limited to $250,000 per qualified customer account per banking institution. Wealthfront uses more than one bank to ensure FDIC coverage of up to $1 million for your cash deposits. These banks are referred to as Program Banks.
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This tailored negligee has been designed for a vintage and contemporary look. The soft ORGANIC COTTON voile has been embroidered and woven in India with a lovely vertical design and slightly sheer. The front and back V neckline with leaver detail on the shoulder give this negligee a unique shape. It was never easier to be stylish at night-time.
Ethically made in UK by a skillful team of seamstresses and pattern makers, a non-for profit social enterprise that acts as a centre of excellence for the textile industry. They provide training and development for unemployed women and are the UK’s largest provider of technical fashion apprenticeships. They are a great example of sustainable manufacturing and skilled workmanship.
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Should we call this thing a tart? A pastry? A danish?
You pick — I couldn’t decide.
But what I do know is that this wonderfully delicious little creation is perfect for breakfast, brunch, dessert, or — if you happened to catch my Snapchat yesterday afternoon — a tasty little afternoon snack.
I also know that this lovely little tart happens to be incredibly easy to make, thanks to some (brilliant) puff pastry, a simple honey cream cheese spread (that also transforms into a glaze), and a delicious sprinkling of fresh blueberries, toasted coconut, and some surprise almonds (that may just steal the show).
So berry delicious. Lemme show you how I made it!
First off, let’s address the mystery of these magical purple almonds. I’m guessing many of you have tried them before, but if you haven’t, then friends — let me introduce you to Blue Diamond Oven-Roasted Blueberry Almonds!
Sure, you could really use any flavor of almonds to make this recipe. But I thought it would be fun to try the blueberry-on-blueberry combination with this tart.
…and then I layered everything up to make this lovely, fresh, and oh-so-blueberrry-y tart.
It did seem a little incomplete, though, without something drizzled or sprinkled on top. I usually just dust some powdered sugar on top of these kind of desserts (which would be delicious), but I was trying to nix adding extra refined sugar to this recipe. So instead, I just reserved about 1/4 cup of the cream cheese spread and thinned it out with an extra teaspoon or two of milk, and voila! Easy glaze, with no extra ingredients needed. So delicious!!
Just makes you want to dive in, eh?
So if you’re looking for a quick and easy new brunch or dessert recipe to make use of all of those fresh blueberries that are in season right now (<– or hey, you could easily make this with any berries or most fruits), I highly recommend giving this one a try. Enjoy!!
This Super-Easy Blueberry Tart is simple to make, easy customizable with your favorite fruits and toppings, and perfect for brunch or dessert!
Lay out the thawed puff pastry sheet on a floured surface, and gently use a rolling pin to even out the creases and roll it out until it forms about an 11 x 18-inch rectangle. Transfer the puff pastry to the prepared baking sheet. Use a knife to score a very thin border around the outside of puff pastry. Then use a fork to poke lots of holes into middle of pastry, to minimize inflation.
Use a pastry brush to brush the whisked egg whites all over the top of the puff pastry. Then transfer it to the oven and bake according to package directions until it is turns golden, about 10-12 minutes, keeping an eye on it while baking to be sure that it doesn’t puff up. (If it does, just pull it out of the oven and use a spatula to pat it back down until it’s flat, repeating if needed.) Remove and let cool for 5 minutes.
While the puff pastry is baking, prepare your cream cheese spread, reserving part of it (as directed below) to make a glaze.
Once the puff pastry is ready, spread the cream cheese spread evenly on top of the pastry. Then sprinkle the fresh blueberries, blueberry almonds, and toasted coconut evenly on top of the cream cheese. Drizzle the glaze evenly on top.
Whisk all ingredients together in a bowl or measuring cup until smooth. Taste, and add extra honey if needed to sweeten.
Transfer 1/4 of the cream cheese spread mixture to a separate bowl, and whisk in a teaspoon at a time of milk until the mixture reaches more of a glaze-like consistency. (If it accidentally gets too thin, you can add in a few spoonfuls of powdered sugar to thicken.) This will be your glaze for the final step of the recipe.
Blueberry almonds – mind.blown! I won’t rest until I find these! This tart is gorgeous!
These look really delicious & totally easy to make!
Im really impressed wiht you!!! I saw you did this on snapchat and is already on the blog and looking perfect!! haha you’re so fast! I have some much to learn, keep it up! you’re a very inspirational blogger!
This looks A-mazing! I’ve never seen the Blueberry Almonds before. Going on my grocery list right now!
Thank you Sara — we hope you enjoy it!
So simple but so perfect! And those blueberry almonds mmm, delicious!
YUM! I bet this would be delicious drizzled in a bit of honey right before you dug in too.
This looks unbelievable tasty! I’m going to make it for breakfast tomorrow.
Thanks Emily — we hope you enjoy! And yes, little versions of these would be super cute!
Yum!! Great breakfast idea for a party!
I am surprised that you only bake the crust ( puff pastry ) ? Did Imget it right ?
That’s right Mira — just bake the puff pastry (the rest is a glaze, so it doesn’t need to be baked). :) We hope you enjoy!
This looks so delicious. Great recipe! Thanks for sharing!
Thank you — we hope you enjoy!
I’ve made this a few times now. Delicious and always a hit with guests.
We hope you enjoy this, Sheila, and thanks for sharing that site!
I made this today and it was amazing! Looked super impressive too so this will be a new brunch staple. Thanks for the great recipe!
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Vinyasa Yoga is a yoga practice that coordinates the movements of each asana, or pose, into a flow sequence by linking movement with breath. In Vinyasa Flow 1, you will practice movement with breath, deepening your practice and activating your strength and flexibility. Vinyasa Flow 1 is best suited to students who have practiced yoga before and is considered a form of movement meditation. The postures of Vinyasa are balancing for the nervous system, which allows the body to be less reactive to stress, resulting in a more centered and relaxed state of mind. As we build our energy and body awareness, this class will leave you feeling empowered, grounded and energized.
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Welcome to our page! During our Interactive Qualifying Project, we worked in collaboration with Park Spirit of Worcester, Inc. to understand environmental justice in Worcester and outline key partnerships and organizational resources for green space. Specifically, we interviewed neighboring park organizations and high ranking city officials to evaluate the distribution of resources throughout the city’s green space and partnerships that help parks advocacy.
Project Sponsor: Park Spirit of Worcester, Inc.
Park Spirit of Worcester, Inc. is a small nonprofit group that helps to advocate for all of Worcester’s sixty-one parks. They work to protect, to promote, to enhance, and to advocate for Worcester city parks for all individuals to enjoy. Check out their website here.
Our IQP Team members are Steven Dentato, William Kopellas, and Brandon Hima.
The goal of our project was to provide Park Spirit with information about the distribution of resources throughout green space in Worcester that relates to environmental justice. Additionally, we evaluated partnerships and organizational resources that help aid parks advocacy.
1.) Determine whether there is environmental injustice for park governance in Worcester.
2.) Evaluate the types of partnerships and organizational resources that strengthen parks advocacy.
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A £50 non-refundable deposit is payable upon booking to secure your date and the outstanding balance is due 4 weeks prior to your event along with the £50 refundable damages deposit.
An order is confirmed once you have received confirmation in writing from us. Orders will be guaranteed once the non-refundable deposit has been received.
No refunds or credits will be issued for any returned or unused stock.
We reserve the right to withdraw acceptance of your order should we be unable to source the goods requested. In the unlikely event that this should happen, we will immediately refund any funds paid to Boodelicious Sweet Cart.
Placing an order with Boodelicious Sweet Cart denotes that you have read, agreed and understood the terms and conditions so please read these carefully. No alteration to these terms and conditions can be made unless we have agreed to these in writing.
Delivery charges will be detailed in quotation & minimum numbers may apply.
A fully refundable damage deposit of £50 is required along with full payment 4 weeks before the event; this is to ensure our cart is returned in the same condition in which it was left. The fully refundable damage deposit will be given back to you or a named party within 14 days of the event subject to there being no damage or loss to the property of Boodelicious Sweet Cart.
Should any damage occur then unfortunately this will result in a deduction from your deposit to replace any items. All damaged items remain the property of Boodelicious Sweet Cart and must be returned.
The cart must not be used for your guests to leave their drinks glasses on, as our cart is professionally spray painted and this may result in the cart being water damaged or stained. If damage is done due to this the £50 refundable deposit will not be returned.
Under no circumstances can anything such as banners or pictures be attached to the Sweet Cart.
Should the cart be damaged beyond repair there will be a charge of £500. This is in addition to the refundable deposit, which we would also retain.
Please note that we do not accept cash or cheques on the day of the event. If paying by cheque, the cheque guarantee number and expiry date must be written on the back of the cheque, and enough time must be given to ensure the cheque clears prior to the event taking place. In the unlikely event of the cheque not clearing, we reserve the right to withdraw from this agreement, without prior notice.
We will deliver and collect the sweet cart within a 15 mile radius of Bath. Additional miles incur a further charge of 40p per mile.
The Sweet Cart will be delivered and set up by Boodelicious Sweet Cart on a date and time specified by you the customer.
Our estimated time for delivery will be stated on your invoice. Should any unforeseen event occur which results us being delayed, we will not be liable.
Where we are unable to set up through error or fault on your part, we reserve the right to charge for our time which is currently £10 per person per hour.
Less than 12 weeks prior to your event – 10% of the total cost or £50 deposit whichever is the greatest.
Less than 8 weeks prior to your event – 50% of the total cost or £50 deposit whichever is the greatest.
In no circumstances shall our liability to you exceed the invoice value of the contract.
Please note that some sweets may contain nuts, have traces of nuts or nut oils, or may have been in contact with other products containing nuts. Boodelicious Sweet Cart can NOT be held responsible for any issues resulting from food allergies.
Customers should ensure that children are responsibly supervised at all times to avoid the risk of choking when consuming the confectionery and suffocation from plastic sweet wrappers and bags. Boodelicious Sweet Cart can NOT be held responsible for any safety issues which may occur from the consumption of our confectionery or the use of our equipment at your event, including plastic and glass objects.
Boodelicious Sweet Cart or any of our representatives will not be liable in respect of damages/injury/loss or any other damage incurred in respect of this hire, as a result of any defect or damage to the item and the customer shall satisfy him/herself of the suitability/condition/placement of the equipment upon receipt.
Permission should be sought by you the hirer from the venue as to the suitability of all items hired.
In no event shall Boodelicious Sweet Cart be liable to you for any damages resulting from or related to any failure or delay to provide service under this agreement if such delays of failures are due to strikes, weather, fire, riots, acts of god, theft, terrorism, vandalism or other causes beyond our control, as defined by standard practices in the industry. Such failure or delay shall not constitute a default under this agreement.
These terms and conditions and any contract formed between us shall be governed by the laws of England and the English Courts shall have jurisdiction to resolve any disputes between us.
Boodelicious Sweet Cart will treat any personal information you provide in accordance with the data protection act of 1998, any information you supply will only be used to contact you in connection with services provided and/or to respond to any requests you have made to provide the requested information.
Boodelicious Sweet Cart WILL NOT under any circumstances sell, trade or rent your information to third parties.
Please ensure you read the disclaimers prior to booking.
A £50 non-refundable deposit is payable upon booking to secure your date and the outstanding balance is due 4 weeks prior to your event along with the £100 refundable damages deposit.
A fully refundable damage deposit of £100 is required along with full payment 4 weeks before the event; this is to ensure our covers are returned in the same condition in which they were left. The fully refundable damage deposit will be given back to you or a named party within 14 days of the event subject to there being no damage or loss to the property of Boodelicious Sweet Cart.
Should a cover be damaged beyond repair there will be a charge of £10 per cover that has been damaged. And £5 per sash that has been lost or damaged. This would be taken from the refundable deposit, however should more than 5 covers get damaged, you will be sent with an invoice to cover these extra charges, which needs to be paid to Boodelicious Sweet Cart within 14 days of the event taking place.
We will deliver and collect the covers within a 15 mile radius of Bath. Additional miles incur a further charge of 40p per mile.
The covers will be delivered and set up by Boodelicious Sweet Cart on a date and time specified by you the customer.
Less than 8 weeks prior to your event – 10% of the total cost or £50 deposit whichever is the greatest.
Less than 4 weeks prior to your event – 50% of the total cost or £50 deposit whichever is the greatest.
Customers should ensure that children are responsibly supervised at all times. Boodelicious Sweet Cart can NOT be held responsible for any safety issues which may occur from the use of our equipment at your event.
A fully refundable damage deposit of £50 is required along with full payment 4 weeks before the event; this is to ensure our Ferris Wheel is returned in the same condition in which it was left. The fully refundable damage deposit will be given back to you or a named party within 14 days of the event subject to there being no damage or loss to the property of Boodelicious Sweet Cart.
The ferris wheel must not be used for your guests to leave their drinks on, and you must not place any other food items in the trays as our ferris wheel is professionally spray painted and this may result in the ferris wheel being water damaged or stained. If damage is done due to this the £50 refundable deposit will not be returned.
Under no circumstances can anything such as banners or pictures be attached to the Ferris Wheel.
Should the ferris wheel be damaged beyond repair there will be a charge of £500. This is in addition to the refundable deposit, which we would also retain.
We will deliver and collect the ferris wheel within a 20 mile radius of Bath. Additional miles incur a further charge of 40p per mile.
The Ferris Wheel will be delivered and set up by Boodelicious Sweet Cart on a date and time specified by you the customer.
Customers should ensure that children are responsibly supervised at all times to avoid the risk of choking when consuming the confectionery and suffocation from plastic sweet wrappers and bags. Boodelicious Sweet Cart can NOT be held responsible for any safety issues which may occur from the consumption of our confectionery or the use of our equipment at your event, including the rotating of the wheel.
A £20 non-refundable deposit is payable upon booking to secure your date and the outstanding balance is due 4 weeks prior to your event along with the £50 refundable damages deposit.
If 4 weeks prior to your event full payment has not been made, we reserve the right to withdraw our acceptance of your order. No delivery will be made without full payment.
Delivery charges will be detailed in quotation.
A fully refundable damage deposit of £50 is required along with full payment 4 weeks before the event; this is to ensure our postbox is returned in the same condition in which it was left. The fully refundable damage deposit will be given back to you or a named party within 14 days of the event subject to there being no damage or loss to the property of Boodelicious Sweet Cart.
The postbox must only be used for letters and cards. You will also be issued with a key, which we have a spare, should you lose this key. If the key is lost, or the post box is damaged the £50 refundable deposit will not be returned.
Should the postbox be damaged beyond repair, there will be a charge of £300. This is in addition to the refundable deposit, which we would also retain.
We will deliver and collect the postbox within a 15 mile radius of Bath. Additional miles incur a further charge of 40p per mile.
The Postbox will be delivered and set up by Boodelicious Sweet Cart on a date and time specified by you the customer.
Less than 12 weeks prior to your event – 10% of the total cost or £20 deposit whichever is the greatest.
Less than 8 weeks prior to your event – 50% of the total cost or £20 deposit whichever is the greatest.
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This voucher allows the recipient to choose for them selfs which services or goods they would like to receive.
This voucher allows recipient to receive one full hour of deep tissue or swedish massage.
This allows your to search the menu of services for just the right gift. You may choose one or more services for the one you love and they never see the price when they are redeeming the voucher.
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This INCREDIBLE, IMMACULATE Sage Hill home w/over 3385 sq ft of DEVELOPED LIVING SPACE is PERFECT for FAMILIES - YOU'LL DEFINITELY SEE WHY! INSULATED Double Garage w/STORAGE loft, SPACIOUS foyer w/BEAUTIFUL tile, LARGE W.I.C, + 9' ceilings, Dining rm, STUNNING H/W flrs, GORGEOUS, totally UPGRADED Kitchen w/MODERN Dark toned cabinets, QUARTZ countertops, HUGE Island w/BEAUTIFUL pendant lighting, MATCHING S.S. appl incl GAS RANGE, NEW Microwave + DISHWASHER, + BUTLER pantry incl W/I Pantry, B-fast Nook w/DOOR to UPPER deck, Living rm w/Gas F/P incl ELEGANT mantle, + 2 pc bath. Upstairs w/LARGE Bonus rm, 4 BDRM's incl Master w/5 pc En-suite + W.I.C, + IN-LAW suite w/add'l 3 pc En-suite, CONVENIENT upstairs laundry, 4 pc Main bath, + LINEN closet. Bsmt is FULLY FINISHED w/Ceiling SPEAKERS + LAMINATE flrs, 5th LARGE Bdrm, Family rm w/2nd Gas F/P incl STONE mantle, + 4 pc Bath. B-yard is PERFECT for ENTERTAINING w/Upper + Lower decks which have UPGRADED Glass + Metal railing! WALKING PATHS are just STEPS AWAY!
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ST. PAUL (Sept. 17, 2012) — Hmong Cultural Center in Saint Paul provides free Citizenship classes targeted towards the needs of the community. Hmong Cultural Center is currently accepting enrollment into its medical waiver citizenship classes for older and disabled Hmong refugees who have documentation from a medical doctor to take the Citizenship test from USCIS in their native Hmong language.
Hmong Cultural Center will also provide translation assistance for naturalization interviews at the USCIS for enrolled students in the medical waiver classes. The medical waiver citizenship classes are offered Monday and Tuesdays from 12-2 PM and Wednesday and Thursdays from 12-2.
A recent graduating class of Citizenship student at Hmong Cultural Center.
Since 1996, hundreds of Hmong Americans eligible for medical waivers from USCIS due to physical disabilities, depression or other medical conditions have earned U.S. Citizenship after taking Citizenship classes at the Hmong Cultural Center which has been the primary local agency offering assistance to this special needs population with Citizenship-related services and classes. For more than 15 years, Hmong Cultural Center has a strong identity as the “Go-to” site for Citizenship-related services in the local Hmong community including test preparation classes, assistance to the refugee elderly in filling out medical waiver forms and transportation and translation at the local USCIS office in Bloomington, MN.
“My name is Mee. I am a 49 year old woman of the Hmong ancestry. I am divorced and have 7 children of my own. I came to the United States in September of 2005. Before that, I use to live in a refugee camp in Thailand called Wat Tham Krabok. In that camp, the refugees were treated unfairly because we had no Thai citizenship. When the Thai government officially closed the camp down in 2003, I decided to settle here in Minnesota, because it is all where my relatives reside.
After living here for a couple of months, I started to develop major depressive disorders. This prevented me from learning new things. It meant that I could not read, write, or speak in the English language. When I found out that the Hmong Cultural Center helps clients with their U.S. citizenship process, I called and registered to take classes with them. I attended the Monday and Tuesday classes, which started from 10 A.M. and ended at 2 P.M. After several months of trying to learn the basic U.S. history and questions, I was helped by my citizenship instructor with my naturalization process and the fee waiver.
For more information and/or to register for a free Citizenship or ESL class, please stop by Hmong Cultural Center at 995 University, Suite 214 in Saint Paul (Sunrise Market Building), call 651-917-9937, visit the Hmong Cultural Center website at http://www.hmongcc.org or e-mail [email protected].
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We went out to do some grocery shopping yesterday. We go through the ads that come every Wednesday and check on the specials. After that we decide on which specials we will take advantage of.
But, as we go through the store we keep our eyes open for in store/ manager's specials.
Yesterday we found celery 3/$1. A great deal.
This morning I used my food processor to help me get it ready to freeze. That saved me a lot of chopping.
Now, we have one and a half cups of celery leaves and four cups of sliced celery ready for the freezer.
We are also having braised celery with blue cheese as part of our dinner.
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via raisesmartkid: Parents and teachers are aware of the many benefits of coding or programming for kids and students. Among other benefits, kids learn computational thinking, problem solving, and prepares them for skills needed in a world that is increasingly dependent on technology ran by computer programs behind the scenes.
For kids, coding does not have to be tedious and difficult. There are currently several ways to make coding as fun and engaging as playing. Creating something new that works is exciting and gives kids a sense of accomplishment.
Kids as young as 7 can begin learning the principles of how to program and how programming works by using games, apps, interactive websites that teach coding, classes and boot camps with lessons catering to kids. Even younger kids can learn the principles of coding from playing with educational toys and board games strategically designed to teach coding. Indeed, there is no shortage of engaging educational resources.
The only question is where the best place is to start.
The answer will depend on the age, aptitude and interest of the child.
Younger kids, around 7 to 11 can begin learning the principles of programming by learning block programming. Block programming have a visual interface and consists of dragging and dropping blocks of instructions to be executed in order. It is a great way to build a logical thinking foundation such as creating sequence, conditional statements, loops, functions, and debugging. The kids are able to create programs or instructions to the computer without learning the syntax of a computer language.
Older kids 11 and up, or younger kids with strong interest to program can learn the more advanced text-based programming, where they create computer instructions in actual code or text using actual computer language.
Keep in mind though that every child is different. Some kids take a larger amount of time to learn the concepts while others who are naturally inclined to computational thinking breeze through learning even at a young age.
Although kids can use many of the existing resources without parental help, the important thing is not to put pressure on kids to learn programming, as it will defeat the fun factor of these resources, and programming will become a chore.
Alice – Alice is another excellent tool to introduce kids to programming. Similar to Scratch, Alice also uses chunky blocks of instructions that kids can drag and drop for them to create a program. It effectively teaches kids the concepts of object-oriented programming without getting too heavy on code. The difference is that kids can use 3D graphics to create animations, stories and games that they can share on the web. If your child finds a 3D environment more appealing, then Alice is a better choice as his introduction to coding.
Tynker – Tynker is similar to Scratch and Alice in that kids visually work with blocks of codes to create fun animations, and play a suite of games. It differs from the other two sites in that Tynker guides the child through courses. It is, however, a commercial product and is aimed at selling these courses. Also, Tynker is not only web-based, but can be used with tablets and smartphones.
GameSalad (Mac OS, Windows) – For kids who want to create games for Android, iOS and the web, GameSalad is a paid platform that also uses a visual editor to teach programming concepts, game design and digital media creation with help of online support.
ScratchJr (Android, iOS, 5 -7) – ScratchJr differs from Scratch in that ScratchJr does not require kids to have basic reading skills to be introduced to coding. It is a much-simplified way to learn coding at a younger age, but it still enables them to create their own interactive stories and games. Like in Scratch, children snap together graphical programming blocks to make characters move, jump, dance, and sing. Children can modify characters in the paint editor, add their own voices and sounds, even insert photos of themselves — then use the programming blocks to make their characters come to life.
Hopscotch (iOS, 7 – 10) – Also a simplified version of Scratch that teaches young kids to code to create games.
Move the Turtle (iOs, Ages 10+) – This iPhone game teaches basic computational thinking using a colorful, graphic cartoon environment featuring a cute turtle. Kids read the instruction and try to complete tasks by moving the turtle on the screen.
Lightbot Programming Puzzles (iOS, Android, Age 9+) – This is a programming puzzle game that teaches concepts like planning, testing, debugging, procedures and loops while having fun getting a robot to light up everything in one turn. The game introduces children to concepts like loops and if-then statements by asking them to solve puzzles.
Kodable (iOS, Ages 5 to 8) This game for the iPad introduces kids to programming concepts like conditions, loops, functions and debugging while solving mazes. Everything is visual, and can be played by kids who does not know how to read yet. The object of the game is to drag and drop commands into an instruction set to guide a fuzz through a maze on the planet Smeeborg.
Roboozle Droid (Web, iOS, Android, Ages 6+) – Puzzle games have a lot in common with programming. Roboozle Droid teaches fundamental programming skills by making kids guide a robot through a series of maze using arrows and colored tiles. The functions that kids program start off as simple, but becomes more complex with the use of loops, stacks and recursion.
Machineers – (Android, iOS, 8 – 14). In this puzzle adventure game, players fixes broken machines using coding principles, teaches logical thinking and programming skills through using the mechanical parts as metaphors for programming concepts.
Coding Games For Kids – Learn To Code With Play (Android, 5-8) – This app consists of 11 coding games for kids such as Little Firefighter and Ice Cream Time that will teach them sequencing, loops and functions. It has colorful, cartoon animation that younger kids will find engaging.
App Inventor (Android, 10+) – In this app that was originally created by Google, but now maintained by MIT, newcomers learn to create software applications for Android in smartphones using drag and drop graphical interface similar to Scratch.
CodeMonkey (Web) – teaches real world programming language by playing a fun online game by programming an adorable monkey to get all its bananas back from the bad gorilla who stole them. Kids learn coding by solving a variety of puzzles that becomes progressively challenging, and provide the right guidance at the right time.
Code.org (Web) – A great programming learning resource from a non-profit site whose goal is to expand access to computer science in schools and increase participation of women and underrepresented minorities. It contains a variety of coding lessons and tutorials that appeal to young kids and beginners, including Hour of Code Activities where students are introduced to coding in just one hour. It also encourages coders to collaborate and share. It is free and supported by donors.
Made With Code (Web) – This project from Google aims to encourage girls to pursue careers in computer science. The site introduces kids to computer science concepts by dragging and dropping graphical objects. Although the site contains mainly beginner projects, it links to other resources where learners could create more advanced projects.
SpriteBox Coding (iOS, Android) – Kids play with an adventure game that gets them to code. It starts with icon coding, and then slowly advance to using real Java syntax.
Codemancer (Windows, iOS) – In this fantasy game, players code their way through a fantasy world full of rival sorcerers and minions. It has a female protagonist, and thus might be able to entice girls more. It teaches variables, conditionals, and functions.
Pygame (Windows and other platforms) – Kids use the Python programming language to create games. Python is a relatively easy programming language, and is a great first language for the beginner programmer. It is also very useful in the real world. Many of the concepts involved in learning Python are very similar for learning many other languages. Pygame makes learning Python interesting for young learners.
Robot Wars – Players create instructions to robots to win a war. The robot executes the code through sequential logic. Java code is blended into English commands so all English-speaking players can play the game. Read more details here.
Robot Turtles – This game, inspired by the Logo programming language, can be played by kids 4 and up. Kids learn to write programs by dictating the movements of their Robot Turtle tokens on a game board by playing Code Cards: Forward, Left and Right. When a player’s Robot Turtle reaches a jewel they win! Kids use limited syntax, sequence instructions and debug.
Code Master Programming Logic Game – Kids travel to an exotic world in search of power Crystals. They use Action Tokens to create a program that will lead their Avatar to collect all the Crystals on the map and land at the Portal. The fun adventure game builds planning, sequential reasoning, problem solving skills and advanced coding concepts.
Though less fun than games and apps, reading and being guided by books is one of the most effective way to learn programming. Books can provide a deeper, more comprehensive knowledge than even most online resources. Learning through books works best though for learners who are very motivated, and are inclined to self-study.
Hello World!: Computer Programming for Kids and Other Beginners – a popular and well- reviewed programming book that “a 12-year-old” can follow. It is a great introduction to what programming is and does, with amusing illustrations, and uses Python as an introductory programming language.
Kids who are inclined to work with devices and electronics can enhance their learning by using programmable circuit boards to work on projects that can control objects in the physical and digital worlds. It is a great introduction to the world of computer engineering, electronics, and robotics.
Arduino – This little device consists of a programmable circuit board and software. It uses the computer to write and upload computer code to the physical board. The Arduino device allows lets you easily control physical components with code. Kids can experiment with coding and see how it affects the physical world. You can introduce your child to working with Arduino with an official starter kit. There are several books and websites that introduces young people to creating Arduino projects. Here’s a video of someone who built and programed a simple robot.
Lego Mindstorms – This is also a hardware and software platforms that make kids build programmable robots using the classic building block toys we all know and love. This is a great approach for kids interested in Robotics. It uses the EV3 programming language to manipulate kids’ Lego Mindstorm robot creations.
There are always classes and bootcamps that teaches coding for beginners and kids. Consult your local newpaper and make a Google search for “coding bootcamps for kids” to see what is locally available.
After your child is trained on logical and computational thinking from dabbling with visual programming by manipulating coding blocks and playing games using simple text coding, the next step is to learn real world computer languages. To decide which program to learn next, consider what your child’s interest is, his aptitude, as well as the language’s popularity so that it will benefit them in the future.
Python – a logical next step to learning Scratch. It is a relatively simple language, as it is very similar to English, but powerful and versatile enough for your child to do cool things. It is a great entry point to learn artificial intelligence and cybersecurity. If your child is using Pygame, he is already familiar with Python.
C# is similar to Java, and is used for creating Windows apps.
Smalltalk is a fun language, and designed to teach programming to young people. It is the best way to learn object-oriented language.
Keep it fun – Let them enjoy creating games and other fun stuff using visual blocks before they advance to more serious text coding. Give them projects where they can be creative, and where they feel rewarded by visible results.
Start with logic building – This is more important to learn than syntax or the language of programming.
Let your child think think – Don’t help him by providing answers.
Let him make mistakes – Programming is sometimes learned by trial and error.
As the technology advances, smart home devices or home assistant devices are getting more accessible, affordable and popular. People nowadays can easily afford a smarter home without the need to spend a fortune.
There are many hands-frees, voice-activated and easy to use smart home devices available in the market. They are capable to answer your questions and perform your commanded tasks on their own such as helping you to control the lights or play some music.
Apart from making our life easier, did you know that these devices can also serve as Assistive technology (AT) to boost the learning capabilities of kids with learning and attention issues?
They are especially useful to help your kids with spelling and sounding out words, reading and writing, solving some basic math problems, and even help to keep your kids on track with their schedules.
In this video, assistive technology consultant Jamie Martin will show you how to use your smart home devices as AT for your kids. Check it out now and comment below to let us know what you think about the use of smart home devices as AT!
These kids were asked to take a break from their phones for 1 week. They were asked to stop social texting, video viewing, social media and all the fun stuff on their phones.
Despite being devastated at first, most of them believed that the could live without their phone for a week.
They were stressed, upset, and were starting to realize how much are they attached to their phones. However as the days go by, they have managed to pull it through!
And guess what? None of them believed that their parents can take the challenge. So parents, are you up for the challenge too?
Check out how these digital natives who are used to be on their phones every single day react to the #DigitalDetox challenge now!
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Religious Studies: What's Buddha, Muhammad, and Jesus Got to Do With It? | Let's win college.
Religious Studies: What’s Buddha, Muhammad, and Jesus Got to Do With It?
What is World Religions/Religious Studies?
According to Big Future, students majoring in religious studies “learn about the nature of religious belief and traditions” by developing an understanding of history and religious issues. Studying religion involves touching base with multiple disciplines such as theology, sociology, philosophy, history, and anthropology. Similar to any liberal arts and humanities degree, you will develop a “broad based foundation of cultural, historical, and artistic background that will help you hone your research, abstract reasoning and direct observation skills”, as notes by World Wide Learn. In a nutshell, studying religion involves studying and understanding diverse belief systems that have won the hearts of people all across the globe.
What kind of skills can you develop? Why do we even need it?
What kind of career opportunities are available with a Religious Studies major?
What can I do to prepare for this?
While there are no set of requirements to meet when becoming a religious studies major, it definitely helps to be open minded to different cultures, philosophies, religions, and languages. This major is all about exposing you to the real world, the ins and outs of history and religion, therefore you have to understand and respect differences when learning about different belief systems.
What are some undergraduate programs that offer World Religions?
Born on the other side of the globe but raised in the Lone Star State, Ameera Khan is currently a rising freshman at the University of Texas-Pan American, where she is majoring in Premed-Biology under a BS/MD program. She is a self proclaimed fanatic of soccer, tea, beautiful paperback books, adventure, deep life conversations, and rice pudding. She also has an indefinite love for running, culture, and politics (although she is terrible at the former). Ameera has been writing for The Prospect since June 2013, where she wrote for the Admit/Deny column until the end of her senior year. She is currently a college writer and editor for The Prospect.
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This Cowboy Hardware Men's Long Sleeve Western Shirt says that you're exceptionally stylish. Featuring the classic Western shirt traditions such as the snap down placket, western yokes, and double front pockets, you'll be staying true to your roots with this shirt. The soft cotton plaid fabric makes this a shirt you'll look great in from the office to the ranch. Just like your favorite pair of jeans, this shirt is stylish, functional, and ready to do work. Pair with some dark denim for a great modern cowboy look.
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The women were randomly placed into one of three groups for the 28-week study. In the control group, women were asked to maintain their weight.
In another group, the women ate a weight-loss diet that included the recommended daily allowance (RDA) of protein: 0.8 grams per kilogram of body weight. For a 55-year-old woman who weighs 180 pounds, that would come to about 65 grams of protein per day.
The women who ate the recommended amount of protein saw big benefits in metabolism, led by a 25 to 30 percent improvement in their insulin sensitivity.
Such improvements lower the risk for diabetes and cardiovascular disease. The women on the high-protein diet, meanwhile, did not experience those improvements.
Previous Post: How Many Genes Does It Take To Make A Person?
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Therefore, may I suggest to your readers (especially “Letters to the Editor” readers) that if they ever feel their blood pressure rising, instead of complaining, go out and join a political campaign. They’ll feel better and maybe even make a difference.
It is shocking, shocking. Ignoring California’s commitment to political correctness, an antitax group wants to block the “Drunken Sailor DNA” of our spendthrift state Legislature. John Coupal (Tribune, Dec. 7) should quickly end these insults to responsible sailors. The difference: Sailors stop drinking when they run out of money.
The People’s Kitchen of San Luis Obispo would like to take this time of giving thanks to thank the more than 40 groups who work to provide a hot noon meal to the hungry in San Luis Obispo. Each group is comprised of many volunteers who donate food, money and time to provide nutritious meals.
An additional thank you to Sycamore Mineral Springs Resort staff who organized a raffle to raise money for People’s Kitchen.
We are fortunate to live in a generous community that helps those who are less fortunate.
To those of you who commented on my Nov. 4 letter published in The Tribune: Nowhere in my letter did I state that the policies of the Bush administration did not contribute to the nation’s financial problems. Bush’s policies did contribute to our financial problems as did Clinton’s repeal of Glass-Steagall and Barney Frank’s encouraging (pressuring) banks to finance houses for people who could not afford them.
The point of the letter was to call to readers’ attention that under the Obama administration nothing has improved. A failed administration.
I found myself waiting in the dreaded Post Office line, and it was a long one. After a watching a few customers leave and our line slowly creep forward, I saw a woman come back in and go up to the teller who had waited on her. She waited for the current customer to leave and then handed the teller some money and said she (the teller) had given her too much change. Wow! I think more than one of us in line felt like clapping, but no one did — lots of smiles of appreciation though.
Then, a bit later, about midway into my wait, I saw the woman next in line to be waited on say something to the person behind her and walk to the door. She had seen an elderly man with a cane, who was obviously struggling to walk and stand, and offered to trade places in line with him so he could go next. He explained to her what he needed so she went back to her spot then completed this gentleman’s transaction as well as her own.
The Christmas spirit is alive and well in Atascadero and I saw it twice within a 15-minute timespan. I love my town.
About 20 years ago we were told to use the new plastic grocery bags because they would save the planet. Now we are told that if we use them it will destroy the planet. Which is it?
The same crowd that pushed us to use the plastic bags thinks they know, and is now proceeding to ban the use of those evil, “single-use” bags and make us pay 10 cents per paper bag. It appears they believe we do not see the recycling bins strategically placed in all grocery stores and that we simply throw them to the wind.
Perhaps they’re not clever enough to find additional uses for their bags, or to realize that if grocery bags are banned we will be buying truly single-use plastic bags for our needs. If you do not like plastic grocery bags do not use them.
The proposed ban on plastic grocery bags and forced payment for paper is not a heroic measure, rather the special kind of arrogance these so called representatives show us breeds contempt.
I suggest that we all encourage our county supervisors to keep their noses out of our private business and personal choices.
We would like to offer a resounding and heartfelt “thank you!” to the wonderful elementary schoolchildren of Old Mission Catholic School who collected donations for the ninth consecutive year during this year’s “Trickor-Treat for UNICEF” program on Halloween. This year, Old Mission’s schoolchildren collected $566.46 from generous San Luis Obispo County residents to help other children in need, bringing the total collected and donated to UNICEF since 2003 to $4,020.55. Old Mission School of San Luis Obispo will again be acknowledged on UNICEF’s international website as a “Delegate” level school starting January 2012!
American schoolchildren have now collected and donated more than $164 million for children in need of assistance throughout our world since 1950, as UNICEF celebrates its 61st anniversary.
We salute all of these wonderful schoolchildren as genuine “UNICEF World Heroes”!
If you would like to learn how simple it is for your school to make a huge difference in the lives of our world’s children through the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund’s “Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF” program held each Halloween, please contact Mary Donnelly at 805-543-9955 or world dance@sbcglobal.net , or UNICEF directly via its website at www.unicef usa.org .
The Christmas in November committee and Central Coast Funds for Children would like to take this opportunity to express our gratitude to the individuals and businesses that made our recent Christmas in November event such a huge success. As a result, we will be able to make significant donations to organizations that aid children in need in San Luis Obispo County.
Underwriting was provided by Founders Community Bank, Rabobank, Charles Schwab, Express Employment Professionals and Hayner, Hayner, Miller & Crist, as well as private individuals. Designer Trees and fashions were provided by Fortini’s, Los Osos Rexall, Willis & Bennett, Kirk’s Windmill Farms, Ron’s, Stephen Patrick Design, My Favorite Things Boutique at the Madonna Inn, Ann’s, The Silver Seahorse, Chico’s, Apropos, Hep Kat, Romp, Harlow, Fanny Wrappers and Matthew Taylor’s, who also provided table favors. Other generous donations included a beautiful door prize from Ian Saudé, music by harpist Penny Beaver and Amaya Rose Dempsey, and makeup for the models by Melanie Mulavaney and Melaine Johnson of the Bladerunner. The generosity and support of our community and our hard-working members is greatly appreciated.
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Simple and minimal table lamp to light up your work space. Designed to be able to provide light from multiple angles, while sitting on your desktop. Available in Tonopah (satin black) Mirage (gloss white) or Red Rock. Shade available in matching powder-coated steel or natural brass.
Hand made out of steel and coated in a durable powder-coated finish. Brass or polished nickel swivel and feet. Shade swivels 90 degrees vertically and 360 degrees side-to-side. 72" long cloth-covered cord with wall plug.
Made to order in about 1-4 weeks.
Measurements: 18" tall, 16" deep, 10" wide. 6-1/2" diameter, 6" deep shade.
Ratings: 110v or 220v wiring 75 watt incandescent, 9 watt CFL or LED compatible.
Lamp can be wired with a euro-style plug. If you would like to add this option, click here.
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I have been BUSY, folks- and attempts to clone myself have been less than successful.
+ Info on my agency and new ways to request design services from me & my team!
+ Web design breakdowns for some of my sweet clients like Katie West, Sweet Caroline, Pygmy Hippo, and Eye4Style.
+ Notes from my session on Responsive Web Design at the She’s Geeky conference.
+ Some illustration projects I can’t talk about just yet.
+ Modeling for Audrey Penven.
+ Recap of last weekend in LA.
+ Behind the scenes of the This Can’t End Well video shoot for I’ll Let You Watch with Chad Michael Ward and Niko Sonmberger.
+ Big show announcement for end of month- WITH A TWIST!
+ Cute Tech reviews Instagram.
+ Closing thoughts on 2010.
+ Last but not least, some personal style posts focusing on plastic shoes and two-finger rings.
If you want to hear about any one of these things sooner than the others, ask and you shall receive!
And now- back to work.
Super exciting!!! You’ve been so busy!
Looks like you have been too, lady!
& looking fabulous while doing it!
Very interested in hearing about the agency! Spill. Beans. Now.
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In 200-250 words, explain why you are motivated to enter the profession of games. Writing should be clear and grammatically correct, as well as informative.
Write a short paper (300-500 words) analyzing a digital or analog game. Base your analysis on the historical and cultural implications, game mechanics, and overall successfulness or lack of successfulness.
Submit a link to work that illustrates your current visual artwork quality or technical proficiency (coding/scripting). Work can come from any of your course work or work that you have done on your own. You may include your best work from Computer Imaging, Design I, CS I or II and any other art, animation, game, or programming courses that you have taken at UTD or at other schools. Please present your materials in an easily accessible format (Wix.com, artstation.com, for example). Executable files (.exe) or .zip files will not be downloaded for review.
A link to any additional work that you would like to include for consideration.
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Fast convert MPEG, AVI, WMV, DV, RMVB, MOV, QT, MP4, 3GP... video to 3GP movie with outstandingly excellent quality. You can crop and trim source video freely, and select different zoom modes to let the video fit your mobile perfectly.
5 tools all in one! It can copy DVD, shrink DVD, rip DVD; convert video to DVD, support converting WMV, MOV, ASF, DAT, MPEG4, and AVI to DVD; make CD/DVD image; burn data CD/DVDs; play movie DVDs and videos.
Super fast DVD ripping software. Can rip DVD to AVI movies with excellent quality. You can play the created AVI videos on your PC, Pocket PC, MP4 Player, Smartphone and other portable devices at anytime anywhere.
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Perfectly convert SWF files to AVI, MPEG, iPod movie, 3GP video, PSP movie, animated GIF, or Image Series with advanced editing and watermark function. It can always maintain excellent picture quality.
Can convert different formats of videos into high quality Flash Video (FLV) in the least time, and automatically create Flash Video player (SWF) for the Flash Video. Various SWF skins and styles to choose.
Convert video to Flash in console mode. A complete video hosting solution for video uploading and sharing provides full demo source code and step-by-step tutorials to build Flash video hosting site on server-side.
Can quickly capture and download web videos, streaming Flash videos, embedded Flash animations, Flash games, etc. from internet. Help you collect fabulous Flash files and Web videos with ease.
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Quench and Temper can also be referred to as Neutral, Martensitic, or Through Hardening. Time at heat and temperature are critical in the hardening transformation phase. Rapid cooling and tempering complete the process.
Quench and Temper provides strength and uniformity of hardness "through" the entire part from the surface to the core. This is achieved by heating the entire part up above the transformation temperature for a set period of time. Upon quenching, parts must be tempered to the desired hardness creating a Tempered Martensitic Microstructure.
Medium Carbon Steels (.25-.70C) are commonly Quench and Tempered. During this quenching process, parts are cooled rapidly thereby locking in the microstructure transformation. Oil is a very common quench medium for this process. In some applications, such as thicker materials or lower Carbon steel, water is used as a quench medium, which results in a greater uniformity of hardness. When properly Quench and Tempered, the result will yield a Martensitic Microstructure.
Tempering of quenched steel is the critical final stage of the process. Residual stress from the change in Microstructure causes spontaneous cracking if it is not relieved. Tempering is the reheating of a part to relieve those stresses that have formed and to bring the hardness down to the desired end hardness. Parts with a low Rockwell Hardness may require longer time at temperature with higher heat.
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Price, Friend of mine told me that was good brakes.
Better than Factory brakes, but not a Big Brake Kit from Wildwood. Quality/Price is good however.
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We take great pleasure in introducing ourselves as one of the committed builders in Chennai. Natwest is designed to provide total solutions for all real estate needs under a single roof. We, at Natwest, having been in real-estate market for over 30 years, not only guide the customers to take right decision on investment in real estate, but also provide the customers more value for their investments. Natwest absolutely believes in customer satisfaction, so we at Natwest believe in the templates of vasthu since it is the science of ancient architecture where every house has to be lit and ventilated naturally.
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I just had to say it. Why? Keep reading, and I’ll tell you. I’ve got a lot to say in this post, so make sure you’re comfy.
Okay, so I’m going to be straight forward here.
I gained weight. A lot of it. About 10 pounds in three weeks… How is that even possible?
And no, I haven’t been stuffing my face or hanging around in bed all day, every day. I haven’t been as active since my running ordeal, but I still walked and ran somewhat regularly. I though eating 1400-1500 calories a day was perfectly reasonable. I guess not.
So obviously, I was annoyed. I didn’t panic and have a meltdown like I did last time, but I did want to know where I was going wrong.
So my dietician, Deborah, who I am convinced can walk on water, suggested I try lowering my carb intake. Being a vegetarian, my carb intake is probably a bit higher than normal, and I was eating enough protein.
Not wanting to be difficult (I would never do that!), I went along with it: 1200 calories a day, 4 servings of grains, 45g protein, 40g fat, as many veggies as I want (that could be dangerous) and 3 servings of fruit.
Eating fewer carbs was a big challenge at first, but it has been almost a week, and I’m adjusting nicely. I’m eating way more protein, and you know what?
So I’m not sure I want to eat minimal grains for the rest of my life, but I’d rather be a low carber than a celiac. If my feeling lousy is just a result of too many carbs and not a food intolerance, I would be much happier.
So…Maggie. She’s got this awesome yoga page, and, on a whim, I decided to try this program from this person. I’m on day five only, but the verdict is I absolutely love it. I can’t believe I haven’t tried yoga before.
Maggie, you have changed my life. Thank you so much.
I am still doing that couch to 5K, and I like it. It’s hard, but I like it. Would you like me to do a whole review?!?
As if that isn’t enough, to make up for my previous inherent lack of exercise, I am also going the Bob Greene Total Body Makeover (BGTBM), but only three days a week.
So yeah, I’m going yoga everyday, running and BGTBM three days a week, just not on the same day.
Does that seem like too much? I don’t know, but I feel better.
So about those bagels… they’re amazing.
I made them out of carb-deprived desperation, and I am in love with them.
Yes, I am in love with a bagel.
But these are way than regular bagels. No fussy yeast, rising, kneading, poaching (?), or even grains! They’re completely vegan, gluten, and fuss free.
My favorite way to eat these is cut in half, toasted, and slathered with Earth Balance, jam, or peanut butter. They honestly taste just like the bagels you know and love, except without the hours of prep time and the extra inches on your waist.
Mix together egg replacer or egg, applesauce, minced garlic, and salt. Add in coconut flour, baking powder, and xantham or guar gum. Te batter will be dry, but don’t worry.
Divide dough into 5 portions (feel free to make more or less, depending on how much and what size you want them). Roll one potion into a ball, flatten into a uniform disc, and use you fingers to gently form a hole. Pinch any cracks that may form closed, and carefully transfer to a greased baking sheet. Repeat with the rest of the dough.
Update: Make sure you line the baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicone mat to prevent sticking. Thanks, Kristin, for pointing this out!
Bake your donuts in the oven at 400F for 15 minutes. Let cool, cut in half, slather with topping of choice or make a sandwich, and eat!
Would you like me to do a full review of couch to 5K? Thank for your input!
Holy crap. Is this real life? I need to make these, stat.
These sound awesome!! I gotta hand it to you though - I really can't imagine eating less than 1500 calories a day, and less carbs at that. You must have super willpower! These sound really good and I'll definitely have to try. I almost bought coconut flour yesterday too!! I'm slapping myself now for not doing that!
Haha, you with all your running... talk about willpower!!! Oh, and don't slap yourself. That'll hurt. ;) There's always another day for coconut flour!
Yay for feeling better!! I recently started to up my protein intake. I have been feeling more energized and full! It's great! And those bagels look awesome.....i need to get some coconut flour!
I'm so glad you feel better! And it's nice to know someone else is in my boat. It's actually kinda fun now, isn't it?
Wow, I need to see someone replicate this before my unskilled self tries this. Do you think arrowroot powder would work instead of xanthan gum (I know little about this arena of vegan baking)?? Maybe some of that weight is muscle? Running definitely causes me to grow these huge hunker muscles in my upper thighs. When I run less, it pretty much goes down. I'd be pretty sad to eat 1200 a day because I'm a crazy carb lover, but your genius transcends that!
Wow, that's a crazy simple recipe! GReat job Kelly :) And I'm so proud of you for not FREAKING OUT regarding the weight gain! It's weird when something like that suddenly happens, for sure! It kind of happened to me several months back and to this day I'm not sure why/how. But, I guess it's b/c I'm at my "perfect" weight and fitness right now. Also, remember that since you are still so much younger than I am (lol) it's very common to see fluctuation and weight gain. Now don't let that scare you! But if you notice most girls your age suddenly change and get some more meat on their bones--so just keep on staying active and be moderate in your eating, exercising, living! :D Lastly, if you work out sometimes muscle will start to make the numbers go up.
Ooo girl you know I will be making these ASAP!!
So are these flat? I've been craving bagels but not the calories and carbs that come with them. Do these satisfy?
Defiantly trying these!! Will be a perfect grab and go breakfast!!
Ok, I really, really, need a trip to Whole Foods...stat. I have a stack of recipes piling up! So glad you are enjoying Couch to 5k! It is tough, but it is does work - just keep going :) Sorry to hear about the weight gain, but you are right, don't give up. Keep talking to the dietitian and making the adjustments until you find what works for YOU! Also keep in mind your body is changing; building muscle in places it hasn't before. When you find the eating plan that works for you and the weight starts coming down you will see the results of the running too. It all has to come together...you got this!
Have these in the oven right now. The dough was very sticky, is that right? I used actual eggs. I added a little more coconut flour since it was not very doughy. We'll see how they come out. Have you heard of the book Wheat Belly? Look into it or Why We Get Fat. You might discover the reason for any weight problems you've been having!
The kids loved them, but they really stuck to the cookie sheet I used, even though I greased it. Any suggestions?
Thank yoy SOOO much for trying these! You have no idea how much it means to me. Thank you. ;) Ok, so here's what I think happened: When I made the original recipe, I did use a silicone mat. Looking at the recipe, I'm so sorry I didn't put that on there! I will update the recipe now. So parchment paper or a silicone mat should do the trick! Thanks again!
I love you. You are so sweet! Hmm... nope. It wasn't a typ-o. This is so strange! You aren't the only person who's had an issue like this with the coconut flour! Coconut flour is just so absorbent, and, in my experience, it really does soak up everything. I'm going to give you some ideas of what happened, but I wish I had a better answer. By "dry" I meant not liquidy. It's more like a dough and not a batter. Actually, for a dough, it's pretty plyable and moist. Coconut flour recipes usually have a dough/batter like this. I'll have to inlude pictures of the uncooked product next time! I've never halved the recipe, so I don't know what it would turn out like, but it really should have worked better. I'm so sorry this didn't turn out like it should have! I'm also really sorry I don't know what to tell you. I think just sticking with the full rceipe is our best bet, but you are totally justified in thinking it should halve. Sorry again!
In the oven now! Hoping it works!!
Ooh.... how did they work? Fingers crossed!
Unfortunatley it was a fail :( but still a huge fan. Of the low. Carb coconut "oatmeal" nd all for one choclate donuts! I was wondering if u had some recipes for whey protein powder pancakes or some wats to jazz up oatbran ( just bought for the first time) also any ideas on how to use sugar free syrups lke torani ir davinci? I have french vanilla , carmel, and cookie dough ( my fav) yumm ;) thanks!
Oh darn! People have been having poblems with those bagels, which is a real shame because I love them so much! What exactly went wrong? I was actually thinking of doing a protein pancake recipe, as I eat one almost everyday, but I didn' think there would be any interest. So now I'll post the recipe soon! As for the sugar free syrups, I really don't use them because I try not to eat artificial sweeteners. However, because I used to eat a lot of them, I can suggest putting them in coffee and (mmm) hot chocolate. Thanks so much for everything, Sammy!
I just made these and they are delicious. I used 3/4 cup coconut flour, the 6 eggs, coconut oil (instead of applesauce), and I did not use any xantham or guar gum. They turned out just fine. Thanks for the recipe!!
bagels.jpg Not sure if the photo will post but I tried.
Woohoo! Many people have tried this recipe only to have it fail, so you have no idea how glad I am it worked out for you like it does for me! Thank you so much for making this, Gina!!!
I'm so glad you wrote the changes you made and said they were a success. I was planning on making these right now using eggs, all coconut oil, and no Xanthan or guar gum, but wanted to see if anyone had tried it yet.
Hi Erin! No, I have not personally made those changes. I know some people have reported problems when using eggs in this recipe, but I think the coconut oil and no gums should be fine.
does this entire recipe make a serving? or more? stupid question but I wanna be 100% sure!
Thanks so much for the question, Hayley! The recipe makes five bagels (whih is what I calculated the nutritional info on), but you could potentially get more or less bagels out of the recipe based on how large or small you made the bagels. I hope this helps!
I haven't given this recipe a try yet but just wanted to point something out to you regarding the nutrition info. When I added all of the ingredients by 5 bagel serving, it is definitely more than 60 yyououlories. Did leave out an ingredient our something by chance?
Thank you so much for the question, Deidre, and I am sorry for the confusion! Here is how I calculated everything: egg replacer (90)+ applesauce (34)+ coconut flour (176) (I calculated this by only accounting for the calories in the net carbs of coconut flour)+ baking powder, garlic, xantham gum, salt (negligible calories)= 300/5= 60 calories. Thanks again, and I hope this helps!
yes these as written are waaayy more than 60 calories when using real eggs - maybe if you update you could add that. I made them and then logged into MFP and just about died. I'll have to eat only half.
I made these today, and my goodness. These are amazing. Thank you so much for posting this recipe!
Tried making this yesterday. They're good, but I thought they were more like English Muffins. I used four eggs + 3/4 cup coconut flour and kept everything else the same minus the xantham gum and garlic. Thanks for sharing!
Thank you so much for making this Kim, and I'm glad you enjoyed it! I have never tried this recipe when replacing applesauce with fat, so thank you for testing that out, but I believe that (along with using actual eggs instead of egg replacer) is the culprit behind you having to make some adjustments to the recipe. Thanks again!
Thanks for taking the time to post recipes. So appreciated! Just tried this recipe and the texture seemed right when I put them in the oven. But they were just dough on the inside, not risen at all, and were not cooked all the way through. I cooked one of them much longer (25 minutes) and it was slightly better after microwaving it for 30 seconds. They tasted so much like coconut, though. The whole house smells like coconut. Would be interested in trying with a different flour.
what brand of coconut flour do you use? Your recipes look great, but I see a lot of comments where the results did not come out the same. Coconut flour varies a LOT by brand, and I am really curious which brand you use, since your results come out so nice. I also think that is why others are not getting the same results, since it does vary so much by brand.
Hi Theresa! I use either Bob's Red Mill or Let's Do... Organic.
Hi Andrea! I have tried a very similar variation of the recipe with egg whites, and was not overly impressed. I usually don't bake with eggs either, and I love Ener-g egg replacer. Hope this helps!
Mine are in the oven now. A few things... I couldn't find coconut flour ANYWHERE, but discovered that almond flour is really low carb too, so I used that. I used all ingredients as listed, and It was so wet that it was like pancake batter so I had to use 2 cups of the almond flour just to be able to spoon out bagel size lumps and spoon out a hole in the center of each. Fingers crossed!
Thank you for reporting back, Samantha!
You have to alter the amount of flour you use if you sub almond for coconut flour. You usually use twice as much almond flour for coconut flour.
These were great! I used whole eggs, coconut oil, and no gums. Was incredible with a bit of nutella!
Wow, ok, I'm going to be the dumb one and ask whether you mean 3 TABLESPOONS of egg replacer and 12 of water, or 3 TEASPOONS of egg replacer and 12 of water. Also calories, things got complicated in the comments, if I make this according to original recipe, is it 60 calories per bagel?
I'm sorry about the misunderstanding! T means tablespoon and t means teaspoon. I know this is confusing, so I write the measurements out in my more recent recipes.
Hey i was just wondering if the coconut flour could be replaced with either chickpea flour or almond meal?
Hi Maggie! Unfortunately, coconut flour cannot be substituted.
I can't digest/tolerate coconut flour due to the extreme high fiber content. Have you tried any other flour substitute successfully with this recipe? These sound amazing and I'd love to try them. Perhaps flax meal or almond flour?
Hi Aby! Unfortunately, no I haven't tried these bagels with anything else but coconut flour.
Hi! I heard you could use unflavored gelatin in place of gum. Have you tried that??
Hi Carli! I do not use gelatin as it is animal derived and I am vegetarian, but I'm thinking that you could just leave the gums out if you don't have them on hand. Hope this helps!
Gave these a shot last night. My husband just found out he's gluten intolerant so just trying to replace a few of his favorite things. We tried them this morning with eggs and bacon as a breakfast sandwich and I found them to be pretty dry. We went with actual eggs (which you should probably note makes them way more than 60 calories each - more like 142) and didn't add the xanthan gum so maybe that had something to do with it? They held together nicely and were a pretty golden hue - probably due to all those eggs!
Can you use chia egg instead of egg replacer? Thanks!!
A 1/2 cup of coconut flour normally has around anywhere from 64-80 grams of carbs in it. How do these have less?
Hi Jenna! This is a post on how I calculate calories and carbs.
I'll echo another commenter's question: any thoughts on substituting arrowroot for the gums?
Hey Philip! Feel free to just leave them out.
Yay! I am so so glad you enjoyed these, Anna!
YAY. I am so happy you enjoyed these bagels Nancy!
These are AWESOME! They turned out perfectly for me, I had no problems whatsoever. I used all coconut oil instead of applesauce. I replaced the garlic with ground cinnamon because I wanted to eat them with the carrot cake jam my neighbor brought me for Christmas. I am allergic to wheat and eggs and have not have bagels in such a long time, so thank you!
So i just tried these. The outside was perfect- like a bagel! But the inside was mushy. Should I have baked it longer? Or maybe slice it and bake again? I wonder if next time i should make them super flat. Either way they were amazing and I will definitely make them again. Thanks!
I have been using half a Starbucks Chongaa bagel everyday recently to help get me through morning sickness. Since the official start day for my 21 Day Sugar Detox is today, I knew I was going to need an alternative -- which is how I found your recipe! First, I must say, that while making this recipe, I decided to cut it in half in case it didn't work out. I used: coconut flour from Winco bulk bins, olive oil (instead of apple sauce), eggs, a rounded measure of baking powder, onion powder, garlic salt, and poppyseeds. As one of your reviewers commented, my dough was also very runny. I added additional coconut flour, as well as blanched almond flour, by the handful to thicken it enough to roll into balls (it was still pretty wet). It took quite a bit extra. I'm not sure if it is the brand of coconut flour I used, the oil instead of applesauce, or the the omission of xantham or guar gum. I made thicker, mini bagels. I baked as directed and sprinkled cheese on top during the last 5 minutes of baking. They smelled great! I couldn't keep myself waiting til they cooled and ate one with cream cheese right away. I have to admit that the first thing I noticed was that they were really nothing like a wheat flour bagel -- they had coconut essence and were grainy (as you predicted). I felt a little disappointed at first, but my hunger and the delicious smell kept me eating. By the time I finished it, it had really grown on me. Even the slight cononut flavor. My kids really enjoyed them, too. Thanks!
I used a gf all purpose flour (bc I didn't have enough coconut flour) and skipped the garlic.. I added cinnamon and stevia along with raisins- turned out great! The gf all purpose flour was a different texture than what coconut would be, but I still liked it. Thank you for such a yummy recipe!!
So glad you enjoyed the bagels Danielle!
These are incredible! I've made 3 batches in the past 3 days - one garlic, one plain, and one with spinach/herb seasonings. All were incredible! The first batch I made with the garlic - I used regular eggs & grapeseed oil (instead of the applesauce). The 2nd & 3rd batches I made with organic powdered egg whites (and added the appropriate amount of water) with the grapeseed oil and they actually turned out thicker than the ones with real eggs! (I whipped the egg white mixture with the oil and salt and then folded in the dry ingredients. ) I will continue to use the egg whites over the real eggs and I can't wait to try the citrus ones that were posted recently & the cinnamon and stevia... those sound wonderful too! Thanks for this amazing recipe!!!!
Hello! Don't worry, coconut flour is very absorbent.
Thank you so much Taylor! Unfortunately, I really have no experience with soy flour. There seems to be quite a few options with it though... good luck!
Please make sure you're eating enough and throw away that scale. It means nothing. I know you're young, but typically eating less than 1500 is a starvation diet. You need to fuel your body for it to function properly. In fact, chronic under eating can cause you to loose bone, hair and tissue which the scale will tell you is weight loss, but it isn't. Under eating can also lead to binging and, worse, binge/purge disordered behaviour. As someone who almost lost their life to a serious eating disorder and is still currently working to fix what can be fixed, please know that reading what you wrote is very worrysome. Love your body, and it will love you back. You have lots of time to grow into the person you want to become, and you'll always be a beautiful girl. Sorry for the long comment!
I have a batch of these in the oven now and I'm really looking forward to trying them. I've been doing low carb for over 2 years now and being a bread lover, I always like to try new low-carb bread recipes. I used eggs and coconut flour in mine.
YUM! Made these with egg whites. Did half coconut oil/applesauce. I impulsively added flax seed, will probably omit next time since it was a little too moist - totally my fault. I didn't think coconut flour would quench my thirst for carby bagels but it sure did! Thank you thank you thank you!
Thank you for making these Ari!
Sorry for the late discovery on this, I am planning to try these but possible to substitute coconut flour with oats? Love bagels but the bagels here are expensive and loaded with tons of carbs! Thanks for the reply in advance!
Hi Jane! Unfortunately, because coconut flour is such a unique ingredient, it really can't be substituted for another flour. Sorry about that!
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Antony Hegarty released a new single last week, entitled “Cut the World,” a beautiful and haunting orchestral song. Today, Pitchfork posted the video for the single, which features Willem Dafoe and a cameo by the amazing Marina Abramovic. The song was written for an opera about the performance artist entitled The Life and Death of Marina Abramovic. Dafoe also appears in the opera. Hegarty is curating a festival in London next week, entitled Meltdown, which will feature performances by such musicians and performers as Laurie Anderson, CocoRosie, Hercules and Love Affair and Abramovic.
For those of us who couldn’t make it to the opera last July, this single offers an insight into the piece.
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Organizational goals must be communicated to employees before they’re even employees. Yes, we’re talking in the candidate stage. A Harris Interactive survey of 23,000 employees found that only 37% understood what their employer was trying to achieve. Can you imagine how low the number is for the employees who haven’t even been sourced, hired and onboarded? That’s right.
Communicating goal alignment starts at the beginning of the talent lifecycle and it’s nurtured and developed throughout. Additionally, letting your applicants know what kinds of goals they’ll be working on and the problems they will be solving can do wonders for your employer brand. Research from PwC shows career progression is the top priority for millennials who expect to rise rapidly through the organization. Fifty-two percent said this was the main attraction in an employer, coming ahead of competitive salaries.
Understanding goals means management has communicated goals adequately, reinforced them via behavior and example and recognized and rewarded that behavior when employees model it in their work behavior. The sooner this information is communicated, the longer the employee will have to absorb it and put it to good use. Since we’re starting at the beginning of the talent lifecycle: recruiting, let’s look over some key strategies for integrating organizational goals into recruitment messaging and employer brand.
The job advertisement may be the first impression your company gives to candidates, so make it an impression that shows you’re serious about reaching goals. Get future employees excited about working for your company with recruitment messaging that calls them to action. Try using action words instead of plainly describing tasks to make this happen. Then, use phrases that make strong statements regarding organizational goals.
Say you have a goal of doubling 2015 sales, an already impressive number at $25 million dollars. In fact, that number was doubled from 2014 and your sales team is raring to do it again. But....you’re hiring a product development manager. So how can you align what she’ll be doing with the organizational goals in the job ad?
Connect to past success: "Our product development manager will be creating even more demand for our fancy widget than we saw in our last year (which was a record breaker)!"
Flatter your applicant.(This also has the effect of raising expectations): Product development managers at ACME corp are dedicated to the success of the entire company. You’ll drive success of the entire company by QA testing new models, building out the product roadmap to increase demand and managing a product team that continues to help our team break sales records.
Build on the future: At ACME corp your work is more than widget development, you’ll be developing the people under you to create bigger and better products for the end user. Our goal this year is to double revenue with the most efficient and fanciest widgets out there. Are you the person for the job?
Still unsure your job ads are showcasing goals? Ask a friend or family member to read them and identify nuances to company goals. Can they specifically highlight instances that speak to goals? If the answer is no, then try, try again.
Have you ever tried this method when writing job ads?
If you’re still struggling to communicate goals in your job advertisments, then enlist in the help of your team! Who better to understand how roles at your organization achieve goals than your existing team. Plus, it doesn’t hurt to give employees a refresher too.
Did you know companies who have employees revise or review goals quarterly or more are 45% more likely to have above-average financial performance?
Would a job seeker, client or customer ever know what your company goals are?
Organizational goals can be used to attract employees with similar values. Highlight how your organization is philanthropic or sustainable and infuse this messaging into your employer branding initiatives.
If your current workforce doesn’t know your company’s established goals or how their individual or departmental roles work towards the goals, then a misfit cultural environment has been created. Implement a goal-centric performance management process immediately to begin effectively communicating and relaying information pertaining to organizational goals. When new hires are welcomed to the team, they’ll be influenced by a team whose “in-the-dark attitude” towards goals will rub off.
Creating a culture where goals are better understood, communicated and promoted will drive productivity and success like never before.
Have you seen our series on aligning and communicating goals through performance management?
Create a visual goal board in an office space that receives a lot of foot traffic or is in a common place for meetings, lunch breaks, etc.
Sign up for a team collaboration tool (try Yammer, Bitrix24 or Slack) where goals can be talked about and revisited daily, weekly, quarterly and yearly.
Hold contests, trivia games and other friendly, yet HR-friendly office games where people compete to reach goals. Quiz employees on current goal plans and progress (and don’t forget to include incentives)!
And of course, get a great performance management program that has goals built right in!
Goals are incredibly important to a company that wants to know where it’s going and just how it plans to get there. Start infusing your team with goals today!
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What do you think of when you hear the word “FAUX?” Does it give you thoughts of your friend “sponge painting” her living room with some pukey yellow paint? Does it remind you of that crusty brown “Tuscan Old World” mess on your neighbor’s wall? How about if I told you that “faux” in today’s interior design is alive and well if you know where to look.
Since being in this business I have had people say to me “Oh, faux? My sister used to do that. Isn’t it called ragging?” or “I don’t like faux, its so passé.” Then I get to show them my portfolio and they say “That’s faux painting?! It looks like _____!” (Insert something like leather, wood, marble, fabric, etc.) Unfortunately many people I’ve met associate the term faux with ragging or sponging which are in fact foundation techniques that are used to create more complex finishes but have become synonymous with dated DIY walls. They are unaware of the magic a trained and experienced decorative painter is capable of with a can of paint and a few creative flips of the brush.
At last year’s BSA Decorator’s Showhouse in Baltimore, I had the pleasure of working with Paula Henry of Simply Put Interiors on the “Suite Retreat” master bedroom. (This year's is in the works!) She and I came up with a finish for the walls that replicated the look of wallpaper. One day when Paula was attending her room, a visitor came to her and asked about the “wallpaper.” Paula told her that the walls were faux finished but the visitor insisted that it was paper. Paula told the lady that she was there when they were being painted so they were in fact faux. The lady still didn’t believe her. I laughed out loud when I heard that!
Good faux finishing is undetectable. Unless you have a trained eye (and sometimes hand) to discern the surface, most people walk right by without a second thought. Another example: I was at a home show a few years ago where I had a panel that I wood grained to look like mahogany. I literally had to stop people and say, “That’s not real, it’s painted.” And they would look at me like I had two heads. I certainly got a kick out of their reaction.
Ceiling beams transformed into wood.
Old finishes don’t die; they simply get updated with materials, color schemes, or chemistry. Lately wallpaper is all the rage and rightly so. There are beautiful colors, patterns, textures, and sheens, all which fly in the face of the now dated old world plasters, crusty textures, and other faux finishes that were once all the rage. But what’s interesting is that most of the papers I see I say to myself, “I can do that with paint!” The best thing is that I can do that BETTER than wallpaper – i.e., the client is not limited to what’s on the wallpaper, she can have the exact color, scale, sheen that best compliments the decor. The best decorative artist can see a surface and will be able to dissect the finish into its elements. Stencils, glazes, or plasters; these are all just materials. Its what the decorative artist does with these materials that develops into a timeless or trendy finish, whatever the client wishes.
So what does this mean for you? Well, let me give you some examples. When you have a surface in your house that has seen better days you may think about replacing it rather than saving it. Painting kitchen cabinets are much more economical than ripping out and replacing them when done correctly.
Glazes can transform an otherwise boring drywall and molding ceiling into a mahogany masterpiece. A builder’s grade white fireplace mantle can be painted to look like carved marble. Grandma’s buffet can be updated to the 21st century. Want a tile backsplash but can’t find the perfect tile that matches your granite? Paint it. Want to tie together two disparate rooms? A perfect artistic finish will do the trick.
Faux isn’t dead, its hiding in plain sight.
Ten Years Without a Real Job!
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This is a great machine, and so very competitively priced. I used to own a impressa j5 (rrp £1295) and this machine is almost identical. The only main differences being no bypass for pre-ground coffee (which i never used) and the need to turn a switch manually to process the milk (but for the sake of saving so much money i have no problem with this)the machine does not do all the different variants of coffee listed in the description, so if there is a particular mix you want then it is best to check on the jura site for the exact list of what this does. Having said that since it is all programmable it would be possible to amend one program to do what you may need. For me the main uses are long black, espresso, long black with a bit of milk and an occasional cappuccino. This does all magnificently. It is possible to pre-set the coffee strength and my partner likes it strong. On the j5 i had to set the grind to the finest and the strength to xtra strong. Even then it was barely strong enough. This machine, with the grind mid way, the full strength was too strong and i had to wind it back.
This machine replaced a miele bean to cup machine i’d had for about 7 years before the computer bit expired. I bought it because of the great reviews and the fact it was a swiss company that concentrated on coffee machines. I’m delighted because it is a big improvement which i’d hoped for but couldn’t be sure of. It makes espresso which an impressive cirema and is not so bossy as the miele which when it told you to clean/descale wouldn’t even finish the cup you half way through making. It is demanding on cleaning the milk frother but that’s a good thing and it doesn’t take a quarter of the time the miele did. I’m absolutely delighted with it and although it’s expensive i consider it to be worth the money.
We bought this jura e6 as a replacement for an ancient gaggia that we’ve had for at least 13 years and was on its last legs. I would have bought another gaggia but the write up weren’t good in terms of operating or reliability, so we went for this machine as the price was in the right area and we hope it will last for a good number of years. Unpacking and set up were fairly straight forward, a quick skim through the instruction book and first coffee made. The program menu is easy to work through and gives you permanent setting, so once set up you get the coffee you want every time. I don’t understand the review that said it didn’t make strong enough coffee, ours is set on 4 with a medium grind and fairly low strength beans, and we don’t see the issue at all. I can only think that it was a defective machine. We have a water softener on the mains supply as we live in a very hard water area; so after using the supplied test strip we didn’t need to use the claris water filter, however i decided to fit it in case we accidentally filled the machine with hard water from the kitchen tap, i have to say the coffee tastes better with the filter installed. The only downside, that’s mentioned by just about everyone, is that if you make cappuccino the milk isn’t overly hot. Again it’s a matter of personal taste and isn’t an issue for me. So after two days i’m thrilled with the jura e6, if that changes i’ll edit my review.
Had it a week now and very pleased. Used to have nespresso machine but this makes far nicer coffee, suppose because using coffee beans and also more environmentally friendly as the coffee grounds go on the compost heap instead of loads of little “pods” going in the bin. Though i tried the capuccino method once, it’s a bit of a faff as you have to have separate milk container and attach it with the supplied little plastic tube. Then it has to be dismantled, rinsed out and carefully washed. I’m always a bit wary of automatic milk frothers being difficult to clean. I prefer to use a microwave and hand frother myself which all goes in the dishwasher. It’s much quicker than nespresso and makes larger coffees, either espresso – nice and strong – or regular “coffee” which i suppose is americano. It looks nice and smart on kitchen top and cleans itself every now and then. Drip tray and grounds box very easy to empty. Just one thing to note – it does not come with any beans.
Searched for the right machine for 2 months and this one is spot on. Once set up it’s easy and quick to make excellent coffee with depth and good crema. It’s a tad expensive but i love my coffee so is worth it. Got £200 off by researching carefully. Have since purchased spare water filters which fit inside the water tank. I did the water hardness test (strip included with machine).
If you truly are a coffee lover, this is quite simply the best coffee machine that money can buy. I have just upgraded from my nespresso machine to this and will never look back.
My beloved jura ena 9 gave up the ghost after nearly 9 years constant use which was replaced by the e6 after trawling through different reviews over a large spectrum of machines. The clincher for me was two fold, firstly the pulse extraction system, reviews were complimentary regarding the extra flavour this added to the coffee and secondly i needed quality coffees produced every time. Set up was easy and straightforward. Whilst some of the plastics, drip tray, used coffee tray etc aren’t as substantial as the ena9 it’s half the price i paid 9 years ago. That said the parts are still well made whilst there are some nice design touches such as the side access for refilling the water container, the sealed bean holder which takes 250grams of fresh beans. So how did the marketing hype of the pulse extraction system work in the real world?. My all time favourite coffee shop which consistently and expertly produces the finest espressos i’ve tasted has serious competition. I’m sitting here typing this and sipping my espresso grinning like a idiot as i’m gobsmacked by the depth and balance of flavour that is coming out of the e6. Whilst the range of coffees the e6 can produce isn’t that broad if your looking for a baseline of quality beverages i doubt you could find fault with this machine.
The E6 from JURA revolutionises the enjoyment of coffee in every aspect. The espresso brewing process has been perfected with the Pulse Extraction Process (P.E.P.), the only process of this kind in the world. Developed by JURA, it optimises the extraction time and guarantees the very best aroma even for short speciality coffees. The JURA E6 truly evokes a pure passion for coffee, and with its stylish design it compliments any modern kitchen.
With 7 specialities to choose from it is easier than ever to enjoy the ideal cappuccino, latte macchiato or espresso with just the touch of a button. The E6 expertly prepares your drink without having to assist or move the cup. The thermoblock heating system efficiently prepares water and steam creating the ideal brewing conditions for your coffee and milk specialities. Use the hot water outlet to turn a coffee into an americano or make a glorious cup of tea.
The cappuccino spout effortlessly adjusts to suit glasses or cups up to 113 mm tall. An aroma protection lid keeps up to 280 g of coffee beans fresh to preserve all the delicious flavours and aroma. A removable 1.9 L water tank features on the JURA E6, within which the new CLARIS Smart water filter can be installed. The CLARIS cartridge filters the water before each preparation, removing impurities and improving the quality of the water for a perfect cup of coffee. 98% of coffee is water, the better the quality of the water, the purer and less adulterated the aroma. Once the filter has been used to its maximum, the coffee machine will cleverly prompt you to replace it to keep your coffees perfectly pure and fresh.
Wireless technology has continued to grow within JURA, now the E6 can communicate wirelessly with the JURA Cool Control Wireless (sold separately), which continuously monitors the milk level and displays a prompt on the colour display when insufficient milk is available for the next drink. The JURA Cool Control accessory keeps fresh milk refrigerated at 4°C, ready for preparation at any time.
Producing exceptional coffee requires exceptional innovation. The JURA E6 incorporates a process which ensures the optimum extraction time by pulsing the hot water through the ground coffee. This technology is called the Pulse Extraction Process (P.E.P.) and was developed by JURA. This innovation allows the flavours to fully unfold and thereby delivers a superior ristretto or espresso.
The result is a barista quality coffee, and with eight different intensity levels, coffee lovers can customise their coffee just the way they like it. Revolutionary new technology like P.E.P is the only process of its kind in the world and one way the JURA E6 is offering 100% coffee enjoyment and satisfaction.
Controlling the E6 automatic coffee machine via a smartphone or tablet is now possible thanks to new JURA technology. The “JURA Smart Connect” accessory (sold separately) uses Bluetooth communication to connect the machine to compatible devices allowing you to wirelessly operate and program the machine.
Use the JURA Coffee app to adjust your favourite drinks exactly to your taste using your smartphone or tablet without affecting settings on the coffee machine. Adjust the coffee strength and volumes of coffee, steamed milk and milk foam. To prepare your favourite speciality, simply touch your preferred drink on your smartphone or tablet and enjoy the show.
Enjoy milky specialities such as latte macchiato and cappuccino topped with a luxurious milk foam every time. The integrated milk frother features JURA’s fine foam technology, which produces feather light milk foam, creating a feast for the eyes and taste to desire.
By perfecting the cutting angle inside the grinding cone of the Aroma+ grinder, JURA has managed to increase the efficiency of the E6 significantly. The result is that coffee beans are ground in half the time without heating the coffee, preserving all the delicate flavours and aroma. So now coffee lovers can enjoy pure coffee indulgence with less preparation time.
At JURA UK a team of JURA experts are available Monday – Friday, 08:30 – 17:00. They would be glad to provide more information or just talk about how you can get the most out of your JURA, so please get in touch on 0800 652 5527.
This i really can give 5 stars to. Its my second jura bean to cup coffee maker and this is even better than the first (a jura c5).
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Austin, TX - Tuesday, March 10, 2015 -The Alamo Drafthouse is known for being a movie lover's oasis, with its zero tolerance policy on cell phones and its combination of first-run movies, independent films and unique specialty programming. At the core, the Alamo is a movie theater for movie lovers and we want to extend that welcome to families and young people.
Amy Averett has been named Director, Family and Community Engagement and is leading the new area of programming. Amy has been with the Alamo since 2010, leading community programs and private events department.
"The average age for attendees of the ballet, the symphony, the opera and even the cinema is rising," says Alamo founder and CEO Tim League. "I got into this business because I loved going to the cinema at a young age. As the Alamo expands, our primary mission is to share our love of (and respect for) cinema, from blockbusters to classics to foreign film, with young people. Promoting Amy to this position is the first important step to achieving this goal."
· Film Education - Alamo is partnering with local arts organizations to offer special screenings for young filmmakers and cinema lovers. "There are numerous programs teaching kids how to make their own films, but fewer opportunities to learn film appreciation, terminology and to develop a critical eye as consumers," said Amy Averett. "Young people are surrounded by media, and we want to play a role in helping them grow into sophisticated thinkers."
· Alamo Drafthouse NEXT- Inspired by a recent interaction on Reddit with a 17 year old who wanted to attend Godard's Goodbye to Language instead of the Superbowl, we will be modifying our long-standing age policy of no unaccompanied teens. Now select teens will be allowed to attend without a parent at a discounted admission if they are approved for the program and agree to our policies.
· Family Friendly Scheduling - Looking at the new release and special programming calendars to make sure families can join in the fun and adding daytime programming on school holidays.
· New Release Special Events - Alamo will present a special family event every month themed around the most anticipated new releases. Click here for photos from past family events Next up: CINDERELLA Royal Ball and MONKEY KINGDOM.
· Direct Social Media Channel - Alamo will share upcoming programming, film reviews, and gather feedback from Alamo parents via a targeted Facebook group.
· Kids Camp - Free or low-cost screenings of family favorites, which reach thousands of families each year.
Action Pack for Teens - Alamo's interactive parties will be tailored for a PG-13 crowd.
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• Boil 2 cups of water in a vessel.
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• Stir continuosly. Do not drain remaning water.
• Garnish and serve hot.
Make your noodles more delicious & nutritious by adding vegetables / Paneer.
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For the first time, the Pope publicly acknowledged the persistent problem of sexual abuse within the Roman Catholic Church, highlighting the pervasive nature of sexual violence even among religious leaders. In recent year, countless nuns in various European countries have accused clerics of sexual abuse, citing unwanted offspring of priests and even forced abortions. The allegations have gained traction due to the #MeToo movement which has gained widespread support from people around the globe. According to the New York Times, “the International Union of Superiors General, publicly denounced the “culture of silence and secrecy” that contributed to abuse, and urged nuns to report abuse to law enforcement.” The Pope acknowledged that more needs to be done to address the issue.
According to a survey conducted by the National Health Service in November 2018, one in eight children in England between the ages of 5 and 19 suffered from at least one mental disorder, highlighting mental health as a major issue in Britain. Last Monday, the British Government released intentions to institute “mindfulness” as new school subject that will accompany students’ education in traditional subjects. The programs, which will promote relaxation techniques, breathing exercises and other methods to aid students with regulating their emotions will be closely monitored until 2021, making it the largest study of its kind. In the midst of rising percentages of mental disorders among youth, the program hopes to improve and address the issue of mental wellness in the country.
A boat smuggling Haitian migrants capsized off the coast of the Bahamas, resulting in at least least 28 deaths and the seizure of 17 others into police custody. According to the New York Times, the American Embassy described the occurrence as “another tragic loss of life” aboard a vessel had been “trafficking people out of Haiti.” The issue of illegal immigration has increased in recent years, posing a greater threat to migrants who attempt to come to the United States, Bahamas, or other location by dangerous water route.
Last Wednesday, Nicolás Maduro utilized the Venezuelan military to blockade a major highway responsible for bringing food, medicine and supplies to citizens. Positioning large shipping containers in the middle of the highway, Maduro cut off the main supply line in an effort to block opponents of the government from reaching the people, worsening life-threatening shortages and deepening the political crisis. According to the New York Times, the United States announced plans to deliver tens of millions of dollars of aid from, from Colombia and from Venezuelans abroad, undermining the rule of Mr. Maduro.
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Autio Company’s origin dates nearly 70 years back to 1948, when Paul Autio developed unique grinding and pumping equipment for use on his fur farm near Astoria, Oregon. As word of his products spread, demand quickly grew from other mink farmers throughout the country and Autio Company was born. Autio later obtained patents on his inventions and the market for his equipment expanded to fish processing, poultry and other food processing companies.
Today, Autio equipment is in use in over 40 U.S states and in more than 30 foreign countries. Autio Company is proud to have many of the world’s largest food processing companies as customers, including Alfa-Laval, Armour Swift, Con-Agra, Excel, Gerber, Louis Rich, Foster Farms, Smithfield Foods, Friskies, Heinz, Nalleys’ Fine Foods, Pillsbury, Ralston Purina and Tyson Foods. In addition, you’ll find Autio equipment in most fish processing facilities on the Pacific coast, including Trident, Pacific Seafoods, Ocean Beauty Seafoods, Icicle Seafoods, Peter Pan Seafoods and many others.
A third generation of the Autio family owns and operates the business and continue to expand the company’s sales and markets..
Situated near the mouth of the Columbia River near the historic community of Astoria, Oregon, Autio Company is proud to be a strong supporter of the local community and to provide family wage jobs and benefits to its employees.
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Guided meditation is the process by which a person is guided or assisted through a mediation process. This can be achieved with the help of a trained practitioner or teacher, or through text, audio or video recordings. Most audio and video recordings contain music or verbal instructions or a combination of both. The goal is to enable a participant or meditator relax and engage in the visualization process. During this process, the personal experience mental imagery that can revive their sensory perception to sight, taste, touch, smell, and sound.
Best guided meditation helps individuals discover their true purpose and find inner peace. As you transcend daily, your body begins to relax. Negative thoughts are gradually washed away by powerful insights and understanding. You feel as if you’re riding on powerful rays of light till you ascend to the highest part of the Universe. Meditation generally is finding the best form to relax. We’ll be looking at five best-guided meditation for wholeness and rejuvenation.
Most individuals experience a lack of sleep or insomnia because they can’t get their minds to stop wondering and relax. Sleep comes when the mind naturally clears itself from all conscious or unconscious activity for that day. Through guided meditation, you can experience natural, deep rejuvenating sleep. You wake up feeling refreshed and energized. Although other meditation can help overcome sleep disorder but guided meditation is more effective in its approach. The sleep-inducing music and vocal instructions help you gradually fall into restful sleep. For best result on guided meditation, participants are advised to listen using headphones and set an audio player to continuously replay for uninterrupted hours.
We all experience anxiety one way or another. Some of us experience it quite too often. We are influenced by our sense of urgency of an increasingly busy life, which leaves us broken. Our ability to relieve ourselves of this stress and stay in control depends on how well we can get our minds to focus. We all have different reasons why we want to mediate. From relieving job stress and anxiety to improving better relationships with friends and loved ones. Presently, meditation is taking the lead as a very practical tool to detox the mind of negativity. Fortunately, guided meditation is a useful tool in combating stress and anxiety. People who meditate experienced a reduction in physical discomfort and pain. They are more relaxed. They see things from better perspectives which aid good decision for them, especially in difficult situations. The series of guided meditation gradually moves you to a process of turning off everything that is responsible for the way you feel and help you induce deep relaxation.
Mindfulness is your ability to be in the present, fully aware of everything happening around you but not affected by it. This is a state of consciousness. You let go of every obstructing thoughts and attain stillness of your mind. That is, a time to become silent and observe your thoughts and environment. You can achieve this using various techniques of guided meditation for mindfulness. Every individual reacts differently to different techniques. Find what works best for you and use it to bring out the best in you.
Meditation boosts productivity, calms the mind, discovers inner peace and increases happiness. Also, research has shown that meditation has the ability to heal you of any form of the disease. It can heal you from addictions, emotional distress, mental disorder, and even ailments. Some medical practitioners advise patients to use guided meditation as a tool for speedy recovery. The best way to create physical healing is by allowing your mind to become still in the moment. Our bodies slow down when our minds slow down. When we enter into a state of stillness, our bodies heal and is restored back to normal.
Steps to Guided Meditation: There are six simple steps to guided meditation.
Find a comfortable quiet place where you won’t be disturbed. You can sit on the floor, chair or sofa in an upright position. You don’t have to cross your legs if you’re not comfortable. The goal is to get you into a relaxed and comfortable state. If lying or sitting makes you comfortable, then you’ll achieve your result.
2. Find a mantra or an object you can focus on while you meditate. The reason is to consciously move your attention away from your thoughts. You may decide to use words or object as your mantra.
Gently close your eyes and start the meditation process. Take a few deep breaths with your nose and exhale with your mouth. Follow the instruction of your teacher.
Repeat your mantra silently without moving your lips.
Don’t try to block or stop your thoughts but patiently guide your mind back to your mantra whenever it wanders away.
After 20 to 30 minutes, stop repeating the mantra and relax every part of your body. Starting with your forehead down to your feet. Once you’re in a state of alpha, you can choose to remain there for as long as you want.
For the maximum result of best guided meditation, make it a daily or weekly practice. Preferably in the morning and evening.
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Eight of the best brunch spots in Manchester.
It’s taken me a while to get on board with brunch. There’s just so much I don’t like about it. I don’t like how expensive it is, I don’t like how it’s somehow managed to eclipse the wonder that is the all-day breakfast and I certainly don’t like the small portions (if I’m so rough that I’ve slept through breakfast then avocado on toast is not going to do anything for me).
Thankfully, when brunch hit Manchester our fair city did what it does best and took a ridiculous concept and made it bigger and cheaper. These eateries have shown me the error of my ways and turned me into everything I swore I’d never be; a lady who brunches.
The self-proclaimed home of North American comfort food, Brewski’s brunch menu is simple and very satisfying. With the option for a Full-English or American breakfast as well as deep-fried avocado and steak and eggs, there’s only one way you’ll be leaving Brewski and that’s FULL. Brunch is served Saturdays and Sundays 10am-2pm. unit 1, 58 W Mosley St, M2 3HZ and 537-539 Wilbraham Rd, M21 0UE.
If you want to kill your hangover with kindness, Evelyn’s is just the place. The cafe, bar and restaurant serves all the usual suspects for breakfast, lunch and tea but with a touch of the Asian continent. Their veggie-heavy brunch menu includes a health-giving green bowl with kale, spinach, quinoa but also offers pancakes and a mini fry-up because sometimes quinoa just won’t cut it! Brunch is served Monday – Saturday from 9am-5pm and on Sundays 12pm-late. G18 Tib St, M4 1NB.
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Once upon a time—and we’re really not talking all that long ago—people in churches weren’t all that fussed about the worship leaders. After all, what was the appeal of the gig if it meant that you were going to be sat with your back to the rest of the congregation, tucked away from view as you struggled to get to grips with the outrageous chaos of pedals and keys and little handles that you constantly had to pull out?
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John Atkinson Hobson (1858-1940) was an ‘economist’ who conceptualised modern imperialism for the first time. Though never formally accepted in academia, he could never be ignored, as he overwhelmed the discipline of economics by writing vociferously and touching every field of economic analysis. Although never consistent in his own political conviction, he influenced many diehard revolutionary internationalists and radical pacifists before, during and after the World War I. He is better known as a precursor to the Marxist interpreters of economic internationalisation, finance capital and European politics, despite his avowed liberalism. It is in line with this fact that we generally see him as an economist, giving ‘objective’ analyses of economic processes leading to the world war.
However, any cursory reading of his classic work, ‘Imperialism: A Study’ (1902) shows that he was far more than an ‘objectivist’. The tenor in his work on imperialism makes him a great persuader against the imperialist motivation of the British state, its policy of colonisation and militarism, and the interest groups driving these policies. The economic analysis is simply a part of this overall project. Even if his economic analysis runs out of gas in the changed circumstances today, and seems to be timed without much contemporary relevance, his powerful indictment of jingoism, militarism and “economic parasites of imperialism” makes him immortal.
Hobson photographs the whole imperial machine instituted by finance capital vividly where we find philanthropists, media and politicians complementing the military’s work. He notes the blurring of nationalism/patriotism and expansionism. His description in this regard vividly captures even the post-Cold War imperialist rage today.
Hobson was not a supporter of the pure economic interpretation of the imperialist expansionist drive. At least on this issue, he ‘dialectically’ linked up the ‘economic’ with the ‘political’, countering today’s reductionist interpretation – so prominent even within the left circles who reduce the recent wars in the Middle East to mere ‘oil politics’. It is true that oil politics is an important “determination” in shaping the direction of the imperialist moves and wars, but reducing the latter to the former is erroneous. Moreover, why only oil? It is still finance capital – an integration of industrial and banking capitals – that feeds into oil politics etc as in the days of Hobson, Hilferding and Lenin. But none of these ‘economic’ analysts at the morn of modern imperialism sought to reduce the imperialist politics to its economic elements.
Similarly, Hobson in his analysis notes that “the enthusiasm for expansion” issues from “the patriotic forces which politicians, soldiers, philanthropists, and traders generate”, and finance (and the “merged” industrial interests) harnesses this irregular and blind enthusiasm – “the financial interest has those qualities of concentration and clear-sighted calculation which are needed to set Imperialism to work”. The financial power is the “final determination” which invisibly rides and motivates the horses that “an ambitious statesman, a frontier soldier, an overzealous missionary, a pushing trader” ride.
As, in Hobson’s days, “Her Majesty’s Flag” was “the greatest commercial asset in the world”, so is the “Star-Spangled Banner” today. And the wars that we witness today are nothing but the desperation to preserve this status. Here lies the unity of the economic and the political in the imperialist campaigns.
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The Joint US-India statement issued after the meeting between President Bush and Prime Minister Singh on March 2 clearly reflects the Indian approval of the principles on which the US hegemony is established globally. The five sections, in which the statement is divided, to summarize the broad areas of cooperation, enumerate the basic concerns of the US hegemony, and India’s willingness to cooperate.
Nepal is in a state of continuous flux. On February 1, Gyanendra celebrated the first anniversary of his “royal coup”, while democratic forces denounced it with ever greater strength and unity among themselves. Since the beginning of this year, there has been a tremendous expression and repression of democratic voices; arrests, police vandalism, demonstrations, strikes and street fights have become a daily routine; elections to local bodies turned out to be farcical (“hollow”, as the US Department of State prefers to call them), because of the boycott by the democratic parties reinforced by a general strike imposed by the Maoists… What exact shape this fluidity will take is still unclear, however one can trace the pattern.
The Maoists withdrew their unilateral 3+1 month ceasefire on January 2 this year. Since then we have seen curfews, elections, boycotts and a general strike, which provided us the opportunity to assess the relative strength of monarchy and the democratic forces. The King tried to block rallies and demonstrations, but his brutality could not match the tide of the democratic aspirations of the Nepalese people. Immediately, the strength of the opposition forces too was tested. The King planned an institutionalised demonstration of his strength with the Panchayat (local bodies) elections. The popular defiance reinforced by a general strike called by the only concrete people’s power existing in Nepal fizzled out the charm of the royal fanfare, and there he found himself naked before the whole world – this way they knew him and he knew himself!!!
The US and India wailed. Not for the fate of the Nepalese royalty, but for being forced into an impossible situation, to make an impossible choice. Their inability to convince the King of his “illegitimate” games and their consequences has been stark. They are afraid of making any clear choice, since the two clear choices available before them will bring crisis to the global imperial regime.
They know that supporting monarchy, on the one hand, will de-legitimise the post-Cold War ideology of ‘democracy propagation’, which they cannot afford to do just for Nepal and South Asia. On the other hand, at least for India, which is presently the newest member in the US-led imperialist consortium, this choice is devastating as the unpredictable nature of the Nepalese monarchy is not at all beneficial for its political economic interests.
But a clear-cut support to republican democracy too is equally untenable for them, if not more. Because of the level of political consciousness among the oppressed and exploited masses of Nepal, any free leverage to them will sweep away the Nepalese dependence. Further, the imperialists are aware of the limited capacity, reach and influence of the ‘democratic’ political elites in Nepal. These elites are under constant pressure from their own mass base, which has been in direct interaction with the revolutionary forces in the country. This fact considerably reduces the manoeuvring capacities of the Nepalese parliamentary forces in comparison to the elites in other democracies. Hence, the global imperial strategy is stuck.
The political elites in Nepal have traditionally been nurtured through global aid politics in its aided pedagogical institutions. Aid has been a major post-World War II instrument of finance capital geared towards “creating an extraordinarily dense and widespread network of relationships and connections which subordinates not only the small and medium, but also the very small capitalists and small masters” (1). In the 1990s, through a quasi-democratic exercise, the Nepalese neo-rich and petty bourgeois clienteles and contractors could choose their own delegates for official negotiations with the global corporate regime.
The petty bourgeois democrats’ relationship with the institution of monarchy has always been of awe and reverence, but it instantly led to hatred whenever they tried to get near it. They were forced to feel their own smallness before the arrogant royalty and its indifference. Throughout the history of post-1990 Nepal, and more intensively after Gyanendra’s enthronement, various sections of democrats competed for the royal affection finding themselves more and more isolated and divided. The February coup of 2005 marked a decisive break in this relationship.
The faithful lower-rank leadership directly dealing with the grassroots of the democratic parties were already disillusioned by the opportunism of the upper-rank party bureaucracies. The coup consolidated this disillusionment. These democratic aspirations of the radicalised sections of the petty bourgeoisie and the urban proletarians opened the dialogic avenue with the ongoing-armed class struggle in the countryside and beyond Kathmandu.
In return to these genuine calls the Maoists as a proof for their commitment announced a unilateral ceasefire for three months. This ceasefire along with pressure from their own mass base forced the democratic parties and their leaders to seal a historic alliance with the Maoists – the 12-point agreement. And the Maoists extended their ceasefire for another month.
This ceasefire humbled all the poles of global imperialism, who faced a danger to their own credibility if they continued supporting the royalty in all its arrogant, repressive and intransigent gymnastics. However, the US and India remained persistent in their efforts to call for the isolation of the Maoists and thought that the King eventually would come to his mind. They kept on advising him and the parliamentary forces to re-establish the harmony between the “constitutional forces”. As indicated earlier, this persistence came from their need to have a full grip over the Nepalese political economy. This control is dependent upon their ability to moderate the royal and status quoist intransigence with the help of various nodes in the commercialised and monetised political economy of Nepal, while negating the ‘anarchy’ of the latter by the overseeing authority of the royalty. Of course, the February coup and later, the alliance between the Maoists and 7-parliamentary parties posed a definite crisis in this regard, but the imperialist forces have been consistently trying to rebuild a situation amenable for themselves. And in this task, they have shown remarkable mutual coordination, both in deeds and words. The striking similarity between the American and Indian messages in this regard is unprecedented.
For example, on the end of the ceasefire none of these two countries asked why this ceasefire remained unilateral. Instead, for Indians its normal expiry was “an unfortunate decision” and they passed their moral judgement on the Maoists’ “path of violence and terror”(3). Similarly, the US too moralised saying that it has “consistently called upon the Maoists to abandon violence and rejoin the political mainstream. The end of the ceasefire at this time is unhelpful and contrary to that goal. There can be no excuse for the resumption of violence” (4).
Again, on January 19, 2006 after the royal crackdown over democratic leaders, the US called for “a dialogue between the King and the parties and a return to democracy” in order to effectively “address the Maoist insurgency in Nepal”, without taking note of the fact that the parties are already in agreement with the Maoists (5). Similarly, the UK asked the King “urgently to release those arrested, and to find ways to resume dialogue with the political parties.”(6) And India regretted that its “wish to see the constitutional forces in Nepal working together to achieve peace and stability in the country” remains unfulfilled.(7) Taking into consideration their mutual understanding in other international affairs, it is definite that these imperial states are pronouncing all these decisions and opinions in tandem. Even the press releases of one seem to be mere paraphrasing of others’.
The humiliation of the King in his own Panchayat elections is a big blow to his self-confidence, and the confidence of the interventionist forces in him and their own capacity to manoeuvre. The US is forced to admit that the elections “represented a hollow attempt to legitimize his power”. But we will have to wait in order to see the full implications of these results.
The moral boost to republican sentiments is evident. The imperialists are anxious, but they know that they are incapable of undertaking any aggressive activist step in this regard. Their game plan has to be subtle and nuanced, but the pattern is quite evident. The US in the same post-elections message blamed “Maoist intimidation and killing of candidates during the campaign” for the failure of the elections, and refused to note the unanimity between the parliamentary forces and the Maoists on the illegitimacy of the elections. It once again insisted on the need to have a dialogue between the King and the “political parties” in order to “effectively deal with the threat posed by the Maoists” (8). How will this dialogue happen when the “parties” and the Maoists are already in alliance? Where is this hope for a royalty-parties alliance against the “Maoist threat” coming from? And herein lies the danger.
The Maoists are aware of this danger, as Prachanda informed in one of his recent interviews: “We have gotten an indication, through the UN people or other international agencies, that they [government] are trying to propose in a roundabout way a conditional constituent assembly. Obviously, the Maoists will “reject it outright because “conditional” means “compromise”” (10), but as the intensity of the movement increases, the leaders who have tasted proximity to the royalty and enjoyed it while in government are used to such compromises. They are bound to vacillate. In such a situation the only resort will be closing the ranks at the bottom level on the basis of the rapport which the Maoists and other radical democratic forces have built between the rural and urban working classes, peasantry and petty bourgeoisie across party lines. Only a vigilant and conscious check and assault from below on such tendencies will guarantee a political transformation that goes at least an inch beyond the replay of democratic farce in the name of attaining peace among the “constitutional forces”.
1. V.I. Lenin (1916-17), Imperialism: The Highest Stage of Capitalism.
2. Mao Tse-tung (1956), “Stalin’s place in history” (1956), Selected Works of Mao Tse-tung, Vol. 7.
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This bright flamingo head brings a room to life. Inspired by nature these animal heads bring the animal kingdom to your room and add a new dimension to your walls. Each head includes a hanging tab so they can be easily hung and displayed on your wall.
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Exploding with roasted macadamia nuts and scrumptious white chocolate flavoured chunks.
Who doesn't love the taste of fresh-baked brownies? Anyone?
Chocolate and mint are a match made in heaven.
Love coconut? Love chocolate chips? You’re home.
Bringing together timeless trail mix ingredients such as peanuts, raisins, chocolate and seeds.
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The ADV7282A has the same pinout as and is software compatible with the ADV7282. The mobile industry processor interface (MIPI®) model of the ADV7282A (ADV7282A-M) has the same pinout as and is software compatible with the ADV7282-M.
All features, functionality, and specifications are shared by the ADV7282A and the ADV7282A-M, unless otherwise noted.
The ADV7282A is a versatile one-chip, multiformat video decoder that automatically detects standard analog baseband video signals and converts them into YCrCb 4:2:2 component video data streams.
The analog input of the ADV7282A features an input mux (4-channel on ADV7282A, 6-channel on ADV7282A-M), a single 10-bit analog-to-digital converter (ADC) and an on-chip differential to single-ended converter to accommodate the direct connection of differential, pseudo differential, or single-ended CVBS without the need for external amplifier circuitry.
The standard definition processor (SDP) in the ADV7282A automatically detects PAL, NTSC and SECAM standards in the form of composite, S-Video (Y/C) and component. The analog video is converted into a 4:2:2 component video data stream that is output either via an 8-bit ITU-R BT.656 standard-compatible interface (ADV7282A) or via a MIPI CSI-2 Tx (hereafter referred to as MIPI Tx) interface (ADV7282A-M). The ADV7282A also feature a deinterlacer for interlaced to progressive (I2P) conversion.
The ADV7282A offers short to battery (STB) diagnostic sense inputs and general-purpose outputs.
The ADV7282A is provided in a space-saving LFCSP surface-mount, RoHS compliant package. The ADV7282A is rated over the −40°C to +105°C temperature range, making it ideal for automotive applications.
The ADV7282A must be configured in accordance with the I2C writes provided in the evaluation board script files.
The EVAL-ADV7282AEBZ evaluation kit is the platform provided by Analog Devices, Inc., to evaluate the ADV7282A video decoder. The EVAL-ADV7282AEBZ evaluation kit contains an EVAL-ADV7282AEBZ evaluation board and all of its necessary peripherals.
This user guide provides a detailed overview of the EVAL-ADV7282AEBZ evaluation board hardware and the software required to use it.
The ADV7282A data sheet and the ADV7280A/ADV7281A/ ADV7282A Device Manual should be consulted in conjunction with this user guide when using the EVAL-ADV7282AEBZ evaluation board.
EngineerZone can be accessed to find additional information about the ADV7282A.
The EVAL-ADV7282AMEBZ evaluation kit is the platform provided by Analog Devices, Inc., to evaluate the ADV7282A-M video decoder. The EVAL-ADV7282AMEBZ evaluation kit contains an EVAL-ADV7282AMEBZ evaluation board and all of its necessary peripherals.
This user guide provides a detailed overview of the EVAL-ADV7282AMEBZ evaluation board hardware and the software required to use it.
The ADV7282A-M data sheet and the ADV7280A/ADV7281A/ ADV7282A Device Manual should be consulted in conjunction with this user guide when using the EVAL-ADV7282AMEBZ evaluation board.
EngineerZone can be accessed to find additional information about the ADV7282A-M.
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Buyer Personas: Nicer than Stereotypes?
We have NASCAR dads – blue-collar, middle-aged Caucasian men who graduated from high school and like watching stock car racing.
And don’t forget the millennials – young adults who are entitled and lazy, live on their phones, and were raised by helicopter parents.
Are those stereotypes or personas?
The soccer mom designation, which came of age in the 1996 U.S. presidential election, and NASCAR dads, which became a target audience in the 2004 elections, are closer to personas, though too thinly described. And millennials? Well, those are more likely stereotypes that have been around for most of this century.
We posed the stereotype-or-persona question to marketers and got their input on preferred ways to develop useful audience profiles. And, in some cases, they share why – stereotype or not – personas aren’t a good fit for their marketing.
A small business owner is not some guy in a striped apron who smiles with pride as he turns around the “open” sign and picks up a broom to sweep up his shop. That’s the stock photo of a small business owner.
A small business owner persona needs to have a name. Let’s say it’s Mike. And Mike needs to wake up super early every weekday because it’s the only time he can respond to emails without being constantly interrupted. He wears an ugly pair of khakis on Fridays because he hasn’t had a chance to do laundry. He’s down one team member, which means he needs to spend a lot more of the day working directly with customers. He likes doing it, but it keeps him from getting all kinds of other stuff done during the workday. Tonight, Mike has big plans to watch Friends reruns on the couch while running the payroll he wasn’t able to complete this afternoon.
Does Mike need a blog post on six tips to improve productivity at work? No way. He needs a post about six lifesavers to make sure nothing slips through the cracks.
When your audience goes from being a cardboard cutout to a real persona, you and your team can empathize with them – and do a much better job of creating content, messaging, and calls to action that really resonate.
The term “stereotype” can be negative when the interpretation is so oversimplified as to overlook nuances. But we have to start somewhere, right?
In my experience with B2B clients, applying three mathematical and common-sense principles makes the stereotypical buyer persona a great starting point.
Acknowledge outliers and still tell a relevant story: A former client sold services to B2B companies, primarily targeting marketing directors. Research and anecdotal experience showed the target buyer was a woman, ages 35-45, with the ability to sign off on purchases up to $25,000.
One salesperson concluded the persona was a waste of time because he had one male client and his female client was 47. Since the other 98% of prospects did fit the persona, my advice was to use messaging that addresses the business needs and decision-making authority of the persona.
The risk of stereotyping was not in the targeting, but in the messaging. If we assumed that all women have children and drink wine, we might miss the mark. But if we assume all marketing directors want to deliver messaging and pipeline, relevant messaging should still connect with demographic outliers.
Use current data, not outdated anecdotes: Beware of anecdotes delivered in a loud voice with no supporting data. A federal contracting client selling software needed to reach senior-level HR decision makers. After conducting a competitive assessment and focus groups, our team determined the buyer persona was an African-American woman with a master’s degree, promoted into a senior role within the last five years.
The client vociferously rejected that persona. After much arguing, we figured out the client’s buyer vision was a white male over 50 with a bachelor’s degree. While true in the past, that information was five to 10 years out of date. The problem was not the stereotype, but the timing.
Test and learn the persona hypothesis: The notion of marketing to a static buyer persona is dead. Think of your buyer persona as a starting point and use marketing automation to continuously test and learn. Yes, you may have research that shows an 18-month buying cycle for contracts over $100,000. But if your campaign activity reveals a pool of prospects willing to move more quickly, use those data points to refine and target so you can keep improving your segmentation and content delivery.
The problem with personas is not that they are stereotypes but that some people are lazy and default to them. Paraphrasing marketing legend David Ogilvy, use personas for illumination, not support.
Just because some people are lazy, not conceptual, can’t do analysis, and thus just take the personas at face value doesn’t mean that we throw the Baby Bernice out with the Billy Bob Bathwater.
When used properly, buyer personas are a huge contributor to marketing, sales, and overall business success. Consider the case of content juggernaut HubSpot. In the HubSpot: Inbound Marketing and Web 2.0 article in Harvard Business Review, they analyze the personas Owner Ollie versus Marketer Mary. They both bought HubSpot but cared about different things.
So what? Well, it turns out that Marketer Mary had twice the lifetime value profit to HubSpot than Owner Ollie. This allowed them to target their efforts, apply marketing and sales messages, and invest the right amount of resources in marketing to one versus the other.
In teaching an undergraduate PR course, I asked the students to develop a campaign to attract more minority students to the communication and journalism department. I talked about understanding the target audience, learning about their media consumption habits, interests, values, etc., and creating promotional materials to appeal specifically to that audience.
But in the end, none of the campaigns had a clear focus on a targeted minority population. In a debriefing, I learned that the students felt it was wrong to stereotype minorities.
The experience was fascinating to me because, inherently, advertising is about stereotyping. It’s about segmenting, targeting, and positioning your messaging to target a narrowly defined audience. It’s important to create buyer personas to help you understand the target audience from two perspectives – what media they consume or visit and what do they value.
I wrote a drafted brand persona first based on my assumed stereotypes – visitors to a trucking job board are middle-age men who have or are looking to get their CDL. I then went into our Google Analytics account to prove what assumptions were accurate and which were not. My assumptions were accurate, though I learned 30% of the audience were women (a future opportunity). The data from our website helped me to create a brand persona that was based on fact.
You need to acknowledge that you’re selling a product to three-dimensional people who are complicated and have a variety of interests and needs.
An example of a good buyer persona is this commercial for Beats by Dre, featuring YouTube star Liza Koshy. It highlights the complexities of its target audience (15- to 24-year-olds) without isolating other demographics.
Younger crowds will recognize the YouTube star and the struggle of working. Meanwhile, older generations will appreciate the professional/built-for-bosses angle. Most importantly, Liza Koshy’s comedy style shines throughout the commercial as entertainment that is family friendly and doesn’t exclude specific portions of the population.
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We choose not to use buyer personas. We would be severely limiting ourselves if we restricted ourselves to a very specific type of customer. Instead, we set a broader aim of simply targeting online business owners and refining our website copy to strengthen our voice (fun, passionate, but serious about what we do). We know that this alone is what is (and what will continue to be) attracting the right audience for our product.
In a way buyer or customer personas are stereotypes. In creating a persona, you’re taking a broad ideal, and using your preconceived notions to determine behaviors and interests.
However, there are some ways to avoid going down the dangerous route of using stereotypes in buyer personas. For example, consider the language you use. If you have a customer persona that says, “hipster, likes indie music, writes poetry, shops at Starbucks, owns a Mac,” you should be ringing alarm bells. In fact, the use of “hipster” alone in your persona is a red flag as it’s clearly stereotype territory. That’s all fine in the brainstorming stage, but make sure you step back and look at what you have down before you do anything with it.
You’re not limiting your brand to solely targeting people who identify as hipster. Even better, create multiple personas.
As for buyer personas, aka avatars, I have always steered clear of them for one big reason. These kinds of profiles created by marketers are creating an idea for an “average” customer, but who considers themselves average? Are you an average parent? An average person? An average daughter? An average writer? An average marketer?
The problem with avatars is you end up writing to nobody. It has always seemed to me that creating these kinds of profiles is an excuse and way to procrastinate from talking to real customers! Why on earth would a marketer create a fake person when they have so many they could talk to in real life?
When personas are created quickly, without the collection of data, real-person insights and so forth, then it can be challenging to distinguish between a stereotype and a persona.
When quickly crafted, for example, a marketing team may determine that all people of a certain demographic act in or feel a certain way. All older people get lonely, right? Everybody knows that, right?
But, then the team discovers an in-depth study showed only 43% of older adults feel lonely. They do additional research on the targeted audience then the stereotype begins to be fleshed out, ideally into a useful persona.
If the business model is to help older adults become engaged in their communities through the company’s services, then the marketing team will need to get rid of the idea that all older adults are lonely and focus on learning more about the 43% of older adults who do experience loneliness to create a three-dimensional persona. How often does this subset of older adults eat out as compared to those who don’t feel lonely? How many older adults – in the lonely subset and the not-lonely subset – still independently drive? Even at night? Is health a factor?
As you understand what motivates your target audience, what his or her needs, goals and wants are, what behaviors he or she engages in, then your persona will leave flat, shadowy, one-dimensional stereotypes behind in the dust.
Are your personas really stereotypes? As these marketers reveal, the answer is only the first step. The bigger question to ask is how well can you and your team describe your target audience(s) and deliver that audience to meet your company’s goals?
Could you, as Elliott Brown suggests, write a 500-word description of your customer’s day? If not, spend time with three to five of your customers. Take them to lunch or for a beer. Spend some time learning why they’re a customer and most of the time getting to know them as a person. Understand the details of who they are. Then you can write that 500-word description.
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Founded in 1972, Erehwon Mountain Supply was created for the sole purpose of providing passionate outdoor enthusiasts with the best quality gear and expertise. Working closely with Erehwon owners, the Briohn team created a space to display merchandise showcasing the outdoor enthusiast mission of the company. This project converted a previous parking structure into a 12,300 SF outdoor sporting goods retail space, completing both the interior and exterior work in an ambitious four month timeframe. Erehwon Mountain Outfitters was recognized by the Milwaukee Business Journal in its 2010 Real Estate Awards for the Best New Development in Retail: First Place.
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Yes, we are totally dioraddict. One of the most classy labels in the couture world whit it’s absolutely stunning it-bag: the beautiful Lady Dior. It comes in four sizes from mini to XXL.
For this shooting we wanted to show you two sizes in contrast, the smallest one in light blue and the biggest one which is called “Lady Grey”. Unfortunately The Brun Macaron could not spread her sparkle at this shooting but next time she is in for sure!
There could be no better setting on earth than the absolutely adorable Dior-Suite at the Hotel Majestic Barriere Cannes. The Suite is furnished with supreme elegance, reflected in the smallest details: silks and velvets, embroidered bed linen and photographic works. The only Christian Dior suite in Europe of course has it’s personal butler permanently on duty, adapting to the guests’ wishes and way of life.
Majestic Barrière wanted it, the House of Dior made it possible!
PINK Tip: Of course this suite is super expensive (approximately 19,000 Euro/night in the low season), so choose one of the lovely standard rooms at the Hotel Majestic Barriere Cannes. The best is if you book it now they offer a very nice special: You get an upgrade to a sea view room. And this sea view over the Croisette is hard to beat!
To complete the diorissiomo-feeling The Blond Macaron wears a purple off-the-shoulder dress by Breakfast at Boutique and some hot blue Zara heels. A big striped floppy hat is a must have accessory at Côte d’Azur.
So ladies we hope you enjoy this fantastic view over the Croisette and never forget to BE DIOR!
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For an added crunch and a touch of sweetness, serve these homemade croutons along with your other favorite chili toppings. From Martha Stewart Living, Oct. 2010. Recipe by Lucinda Scala Quinn.
1. Cut corn muffins or corn bread into 3/4-inch cubes; toss with olive oil and salt.
2. Bake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit until golden, about 20 minutes.
Lucinda didn't use a homemade corn bread....she used store-bought corn muffins. I have tried this and the croutons were delicious it was so easy! Try it!
Where's the recipe for Lucinda's corn bread? I should have written it down...AAARGH!
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Arsenal had a date in Hades and they had to honour the calling of the Red Devils in the Underworld steered by chewing gum manager Sir Alex Ferguson.
On a day the blue half of West London rooted for their North London rivals, the odds were against the team not from the underworld. The gunners have won only one of 10 matches held at Old Trafford.
Robin Judas who had led the gunners challenge in the last Premier League era had a gift he couldn’t reject from Vermaleen the Vermon to thrust the first devilish fork into the side of the gunners. He thrust it deep to draw first blood within 2 minutes.
The raging battle, watched by the entire universe, continued with cagey fights, tackles flying left, right and center. The Red Devils missed a lot of chances to increase their lead but Don Vito kept them at bay with unbelievable saves.
Saint Santi handled the fire ball in the Arsenal area and Dean of the galaxy of referees, Mike Dean pointed to the spot. Red Devil kingpin, Shrek Rooney, stepped up to shoot his arrow to the gunners. The stats were against him as only 6 of 10 penalties have been converted at Old Trafford between these sides since the reign of Wenger. He missed.
It is pitiable to note that the gunners’ first salvo was late in added time of first half when serial popular-figure killer Ramsey tried a shot after usurping Evra. The Reds from the London Emirates hadn’t mustered any reasonable attack.
Lord of the Rings Reading, Theo, came on for serial killer Ramsey but his impact was below par. The ammunition dried up as Arch Evra jumped best to draw second blood.
Jack the daring Englishman took an early bath for a second bookable offence as the gunners slid down Hades Mountain to the burning flame of losing. 1 in 10 attempts at the hades!!! What else was expected?
Russian assassin Arshavin come on for German Prince Pod for a cameo role but the passion to kill the devil or get even with him after that memorable 8-2 lost in the last era.
The gunners had lost hope and passion but saint Santi’s last strike in the encounter was too late to muster a comeback like the Madejski scenario. Cazorla’s goal couldn’t save the hell-slide of the Arsene Army as the encounter came to a halt. If his equalizer was earlier, Arsenal might have survived.
Mannone (7) conceded 2 goals but his great saves kept the score-line manageable. My man of the match.
Vermaleen (5) was my culprit of the match. The Vermon brought gifts for Judas and he was very erratic. When would he stop these mistakes? He doesn’t deserve to wear the band.
Metersacker (6.5) was great. Good tackling and nice timing. He was unlucky not to jump higher to prevent the second goal.
Sagna (6.5) kept young at bay. Strong and agile but was willing to play backwards.
Santos (5) had a dismal 1st half display, a better 2nd half. Overall rubbish. Where is Gibbs???
Arteta (6) quite unlike the Spaniardto give away possessions today. He looked confused earlier on but I love the fouls he gave away and got.
Wilshere (6) had a nice all-round play. He had the passion blaring but untamed thus a deserved red card. I love that tackle at Judas.
Cazorla (7) had a consolation goal. Great 2nd half, average 1st half. He tried so hard. Pity we came out with nothing.
Ramsey (6) his play provided no bite down the right but nearly provided a goal in the first half.
Podolski (6) when last did this German shoot at goal? He was great at defending and I love his aggression but his final play was below par.
Giroud (6) unlucky not to have scored but this Frenchman is immobile. We need a fast, real striker. I can’t wait.
Walcott (5) did little or nothing on the pitch. No right runs, lost ball easily, tired display most probably due to the madejski affair. Sign Da Ting.
Arshavin (6) had a cameo role. The Russian had more direct play than the German he replaced.
So Robin Van Persie scored as expected and he didn’t celebrate the goal because he claims he respects the club he has played for in 8 years. Well, touchy but his past. I loved and hate him.
So we left our long spoons in the emirates when we were meant to be with it to dine with the devil.
Wenger lost again, our 3rd loss of the league. We play Schalke 04 away in Germany on Tuesday. Can we regain our pride there? Let’s see.
Next Next post: where is the rivalry?
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Five years since the attacks. A lot of people have visited this site and I have received a lot of E-mails from everyone thanking me for sharing the photographs.
Recently, people have been writing to me with political views on what they believed happened. I personally do NOT have political views which involve any kind of government conspiracy and would NOT like to engage in such a debate.
The purpose of this site and the pictures is purely to share my experiences and those of thousands of other people on that day.
Please also note all these pictures are taken on 35mm film and are copyright of Aman Zafar (i.e. ME!!!!).
ALL PICS ARE SCANNED AS IS. NO SPECIAL EFFECTS HAVE BEEN USED. I DID NOT EVEN SHARPEN THEM.
***UPDATE - Having got a LARGE number of requests to post higher resolution pictures, I have gone back and once again scanned all the pics from the 5x7 prints (except for a couple at the end which are 4x6) at about 21 Mega Pixels using the HIGHEST quality jpeg setting. Clicking on the pictures will give you that resolution. This resolution not only catches every detail in the print, but also all the dust on them. I have also gone through the order from the contact print and made a few changes in sequence that I had earlier messed up on.
Click on the respective picture to enlarge. They are in order of sequence of events.
The pictures were taken from my apartment in Jersey. I did not see the two planes hit, but started to take pictures about 3-4 mins after the second one hit.
About 5 mins after the second plane hit. You can see the fire on the left tower and where the plane went in the right tower.
This guy must have had a close call since was totally shaken up.
The fire in the left tower seems to be spreading fast. You can also see it about 15 floors below towards the left.
The complete ring of fire is visible here. Floors about 15 floors below also seem to be on fire.
This picture was probably about 10 seconds after the previous one. It was a horrific site as everyone knows how crowded the WTC buildings are and the number of commuters who are in the Subway system below it. No one had even imagined that the buildings would collapse since it had been over an hour and people thought the worst was over.
Seems like a sight from the movie Independence day.
The debris starts to engulf the buildings. The building on the left shows reflection of the debris on that side.
About 10 seconds after the two pictures before. You can see the debris spreading.
After about another 10 seconds.
The debris pretty much covers the buildings in the front.
Some of the buildings are no longer visible.
Nearly all the buildings have disappeared.
A little perspective on the destruction.
Even the boats have disappeared near the harbor.
The second building is starting to show some activity.
The second building starts to collapse. The horror repeats itself. You can see the size of the debris.
You can still see the lightning rod as it comes down.
You can still see some of the frame standing.
Once again the debris starts to engulf the building. The frame is falling over.
The debris seems to be much thicker this time round.
Nearly all the buildings this time round have disappeared.
Once again a perspective of the damage. You can see the people at the lower corner of the picture.
In the afternoon sun, the colour of the smoke is different. I am no longer shooting against the sun.
Took some pictures down from the park.
Candle light vigil a couple of nights after the attack.
A couple of days after the attack.
Two F-16s patrolling the skies.
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Book Review Half Wild By Peter Happel Christian Reviewed by Adam Bell The famed author, environmentalist, and founder of the Sierra Club, John Muir first visited Yosemite in 1868. Years later in 1890, he successfully lobbied Congress to designate Yosemite a national park. Containing some of the most iconic landscapes in the United States, Yosemite often stands for archetypal wilderness in the United States.
Half Wild. By Peter Happel Christian.
Conveyor Arts, 2014. 112 pp., illustrated throughout, 5¾x8¼".
The famed author, environmentalist, and founder of the Sierra Club, John Muir first visited Yosemite in 1868. Years later in 1890, he successfully lobbied Congress to designate Yosemite a national park. Containing some of the most iconic landscapes in the United States, Yosemite often stands for archetypal wilderness in the United States. Like many national parks, it serves as benchmark against which we measure the natural world that surrounds us, while also fortifying the illusion that we can maintain a place that’s untouched. National parks may be a necessary bulwark against rapacious development and expansion, but pose a vexing conundrum. The notion that one could cordon off a space and designate it as wild assumes we stand fully apart from nature. Borrowing its name from Muir’s book Our National Parks, Peter Happel Christian’s Half Wild explores what Muir described the “half wild parks and gardens of towns.” Through a mixed assortment of images, Half Wild explores the divergent ways in which we refashion, preserve, and map an elusive wilderness that is always out of reach.
Half Wild. By Peter Happel Christian. Conveyor Arts, 2014.
Moving between the suburban Midwest and Yosemite, Half Wild attempts to define and map the illusive gap between the wild and suburban world. Combining landscapes, still-lifes, studio fabrications, and portraits, Happel Christian employs a variety of different visual strategies to engage his subject. Broken branches, camouflaged and fake rocks, strange holes in the ground, spray-painted grass, and photogramed nickels are all some of the many subjects depicted in Half Wild. If the ‘wild’ is itself an obtuse and mythically defined signified, Happel Christian’s work orbits this already elusive subject by compiling a heterogeneous collection of signs that point obliquely at their subject. Each image reads as a fragmented attempt to simulate or point back to something wild — signs gesturing at a murky signified.
Although the book includes many images, it is unified by still-lifes of various objects including rocks, twigs, broken ice or glass, and crystals. Shot both indoors and out, the fake collides with the real. Tin foil masquerades as a geode and a plastic crystal refracts light as it if we real. Even the real items, like the branches, which are alternately garishly light or dropped on a mute background, seem oddly out of place and fake. Corralled in the studio or shot outdoors, they are stripped bare and divorced from their typical surroundings. Dancing around notions of the wild, Happel Christian’s investigative photographs brings us closer to his subject than we might have imagined given their often minimal content. The pattern of pointing that occurs in the images and their careful sequencing becomes a gestural conjuring or performance of the wild. Slowly the differences between the crumpled foil and granite dissolve.
Again and again, the simulation of the ‘wild’ or its fragmentary nature is revealed, promised, erased, or withheld. Shrubs are marked for removal with white paint and a giant pile of cinderblocks is ironically topped with a sign pointing to a real mountain in the distance. In another image, entitled Sun Sets, the bright afternoon sunset passes over the sunset on a calendar landscape painting—the real sun overriding and merging with its representation. Images are doubled or shown in slight variation inviting us to compare and scrutinize. At three points in the book we also encounter images of the word ‘OK’ spray painted on the grass. Read variously as questions or assertions, these sign posts simultaneously check in on us as readers to see if we’re following, while also laying the foundations of Happel Christian’s argument. You got that, right? Is this ok? Does this make sense?
Although not immediately apparent, it might be appropriate to think of Half Wild as a fragmented map or atlas. At first glance, the book’s small, unassuming size resembles a humble nature guide, much like the many volumes penned by Muir himself, but the book’s coda makes its map-like aspirations clear. Opening with a cropped map of Yosemite, the book’s concluding section is printed on a cream matte paper and includes Borges’ famous one paragraph short story about cartography, “Del rigor en la ciencia,” or “On the Rigor of Science,” an nice essay by Liz Sales, which explores the works parallel to maps and mapping, and an index for all the plates along with their titles. In retrospect, Half Wild starts to feel more like the field notes of a cartographer struggling to collect and decipher all the necessary elements to make their map. Even the smaller reproduced plates in the back of the book begin to resemble a jumbled and indecipherable map legend — signs and symbols that reference a distant landscape or landscape in transition.
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We have gathered into one place our teacher trainer videos which will help you in teaching the Spell to Write and Read and Cursive First programs. Click on the topic you’re interested in learning about to be taken to that video collection.
These videos are available on our Endorsed SWR YouTube channel and on the SWR Training Facebook page. While these videos do not replace an SWR Seminar with an Endorsed SWR Trainer, our hope is that they will give you some good information, tips, and encouragement before or after your class.
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Now that Tablo QUAD is shipping (and already temporarily sold out! thank you!), we’re very excited to announce our newest DVR accessory – Tablo RETRO.
Tablo RETRO is a combination amplifier and filter that sits between your Over-the-Air antenna and your Tablo OTA DVR.
Once connected and set to a specific year and day in the Tablo RETRO app, your Tablo will scan for Over-the-Air signals broadcast on that date and begin bringing in your favorite TV shows, news, and sports from your selected point in time.
For example, when dialed to April 28th, 1995, you could tune in to a brand-new show about a group of 20-somethings in New York City called ‘Friends’.
When tuned to July 20th, 1969, you could watch the moon landing happen live.
Or go back even further to October 3rd, 1951 to see Bobby Thompson hit the 3-run homer that won the NY Giants the pennant.
As you know, Over-the-Air TV is distributed via signals local broadcast towers. Over time, some of these signals have reflected off distant stars and have made their way back into our atmosphere.
Tablo RETRO both amplifies and filters the frequencies coming into your Over-the-Air antenna to these ‘reflected’ signals and specifically tunes in to frequencies created in your specified date. When required, it also converts those signals from analog to digital.
Unfortunately, television content before January 13th, 1928 and after April 1st, 2019 is currently unavailable with Tablo RETRO.
Tablo RETRO will be available starting tomorrow via the updated Tablo web store for $49.99 USD and $59.99 CAD.
What date will you tune into when your Tablo RETRO arrives?
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Owen’s Fish Camp is located in Downtown Sarasota, Florida in the heart of the famous Burns Court district. Our history is rich with tradition, down to the Banyan tree out front that was given to Sarasota developer Owen Burns by the one and only Thomas Edison. There’s even a tire swing out back which adds to the charm and nostalgia of our business, making our customers feel relaxed and welcomed by our true Southern hospitality. Our food not only tastes great, our atmosphere is warm and inviting, just like the great state of Florida itself.
The menu at Owen’s Fish Camp features only the freshest local fish caught and brought straight from the Bay on a daily basis. Our seafood is fresh and delicious and comes with all the southern classics you would expect to find cooking in a true seafood chef’s kitchen. We also serve the area’s best craft beers and have a fantastic wine selection. Second only to our food, our friendly and knowledgeable staff provides exceptional service, and will have you wanting to come back to Owen’s Fish Camp again and again.
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Geek factor: Many gel pens use dye-based inks that enterprising thieves can wash off checks. The 207's pigment-based ink embeds itself into the paper, resisting chemical erasing techniques. Wait ... you still pay by check?
Perfect for: The hopelessly paranoid.
Geek factor: It's the most common pen in the world, and it can deposit ink on paper. But two things about the Cristal stand out: the iconic design (it's in MOMA's collection) and the low price (great for people who use once and misplace).
Perfect for: The loss leader.
Geek factor: Sure, fountain pens are fussy and retro. They're also a joy to write with, especially when they're built like this classic German instrument. A huge ink reservoir means you can pen miles of pretentious prose between fill-ups.
Perfect for: The verbose dandy.
Geek factor: Order the body, then choose from 40 ballpoint, gel, and mechanical-pencil inserts. Collect 'em all—the CB8 holds three at a time—and deploy the right writer for any situation.
Perfect for: The change agent.
Geek factor: LAMY's indestructible Safari is a dangerous gateway fountain pen—cheap, fun, low hassle. So be warned: A taste of this rig and you could end up trading your mom's TV for just one more cartridge of blue-black ink.
Perfect for: The fountain-pen curious.
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Jamie leveled up to orange.
Lazuli leveled up to blue.
Guilpan leveled up to two times to yellow.
Mnemosyne leveled up to blue.
Kelsey leveled up to orange.
Skie leveled up to yellow.
Harumi leveled up to purple.
Makoto leveled up to yellow.
Dara leveled up to green.
Salt leveled up to gray.
Marissa leveled up to orange.
Moon leveled up to gray.
Hyu leveled up to blue.
Meeps leveled up to orange.
Kaiya leveled up to purple.
Mara leveled up to green.
Aletha leveled up to gray.
Eri leveled up to gray.
Jane leveled up two times to strawberry.
59 Decks were mastered this week. Lex's was the last one included.
I added the "still" in the Collecting decks section for those that are still collecting the same deck that is listed on the member list page.
Tress leveled up two times to purple.
Karu leveled up to green.
Chikky leveled up to gray.
Kaze leveled up to gray.
Anna leveled up to green.
Harumi leveled up to brown.
Jas leveled up to blue.
Mikah leveled up to yellow.
Nem leveled up to brown.
Gil leveled up to gray.
Ouji-tan leveled up to blue.
Kits leveled up to gray.
Rhap-chan leveled up to green.
Sealand leveled up to purple.
Mari leveled up to yellow.
Meghan leveled up to purple.
Lex leveled up to brown.
Aelyria leveled up to yellow.
Moon leveled up to strawberry.
Eri leveled up to strawberry.
Norkia leveled up to tangerine.
Lucathia leveled up to tangerine.
Kikai leveled up to strawberry.
Rin leveled up to strawberry.
Chuu leveled up to tangerine.
Aisu leveled up to lemon.
Updated, thank you. :) Looks like the Fruits section is filling up more now!
74 decks were mastered this week. The last one included was Tari's.
Ok wow I think my brain decided to leave right as I was finishing that list. This is where I wish I could edit my comment.
Sam leveled up to orange.
Hana leveled up to brown.
Remus leveled up to gray.
Crystal leveled up to purple.
Zags leveled up to yellow.
Katy leveled up to orange.
Skie leveled up to green.
Nem leveled up to gray.
Tsu leveled up to orange.
Sealand leveled up to brown.
Wolfie leveled up to orange.
Gil leveled up to strawberry.
Aletha leveled up to strawvberry.
Tari leveled up to lemon.
Updated, thanks! I hope there aren't too many AWOL people again.
Thank you for the update! This is very helpful. Laxis didn't post an official hiatus, but she did in the mod community, so I'm going to mark her as on hiatus. Same for chanda with her personal hiatus. I changed the link for Pixy's card post.
No new signature cards this week, but here's the weekly levels update!
Harumi leveled up to gray.
Anna leveled up to blue.
Ouji-tan leveled up to purple.
RaiYei leveled up to orange.
Mikah leveled up to green.
Ditta leveled up to orange.
Mara leveled up to blue.
Firemelon leveled up to orange.
Snow leveled up to orange.
Aru leveled up to orange.
Wing leveled up to brown.
WD leveled up to orange.
Belle leveled up to orange.
Guilpan leveled up to green.
Une leveled up to orange.
Relika leveled up to orange.
Blue leveled up to purple.
Salt leveled up to strawberry.
Jane leveled up to tangerine.
Nem leveled up to strawberry.
Last Mastery report for me since Laxis is back. Though I'll still stop by at the end of the month for the AWOL report.
It was a really slow week with only 21 masteries. You also won't need to change very much for everyone's next collecting.
And thank you for continuing with updating with inactive members!
Siouxsie leveled up to purple.
Jiyu leveled up to orange.
Zags leveled up to green.
Hana leveled up to gray.
Meghan leveled up to brown.
Mari leveled up to green.
Skie leveled up to blue.
Joey leveled up to green.
Lazuli leveled up to purple.
Kaiya leveled up to brown.
Lex leveled up to gray.
Wolfie leveled up to yellow.
Jamie leveled up to yellow.
Dio leveled up to orange.
Ouji leveled up to brown.
Remus leveled up to strawberry.
Chikky leveled up to strawberry.
Kuri leveled up to strawberry.
Tari leveled up to lime.
Kaze leveled up to strawberry.
Asuka leveled up to green.
Lily leveled up to orange.
Jun leveled up two times to blue.
Hyu leveled up two times to brown.
Mara leveled up to purple.
Anna leveled up to purple.
Marissa leveled up to yellow.
Firemelon leveled up to yellow.
Makoto leveled up to green.
Bella leveled up to orange.
Skie leveled up to purple.
Aru leveled up to yellow.
Kelsey leveled up to yellow.
Lita leveled up to orange.
Tsu leveled up to yellow.
Crystal leveled up to brown.
Mikah leveled up to blue.
Katy leveled up to yellow.
Harloqueen leveled up to orange.
Kikai leveled up to tangerine.
Moon leveled up to tangerine.
Harumi leveled up to strawberry.
Gil leveled up to tangerine.
Norkia leveled up to lemon.
Rin leveled up to tangerine.
Lucathia leveled up to lemon.
Karu leveled up to blue.
Mnemosyne leveled up to purple.
Wolfie leveled up to green.
Relika leveled up to yellow.
Siouxsie leveled up to brown.
Rhap-chan leveled up to blue.
Raiyei leveled up to yellow.
Zags leveled up to blue.
Chey leveled up to orange.
Ouji leveled up to gray.
WD leveled up to yellow.
Mara leveled up to brown.
Salt leveled up to tangerine.
Hana leveled up to strawberry.
Jane leveled up to lemon.
Eri leveled up to tangerine.
Aletha leveled up to tangerine.
Chuu leveled up to lemon.
No new sigs again for this week, so here's the level report!
Belle leveled up to yellow.
Lily leveled up to yellow.
Jas leveled up to purple.
Kelsey leveled up to green.
Une leveled up to yellow.
Meghan leveled up to gray.
firemelon leveled up to green.
Guilpan leveled up to blue.
Tally leveled up to green.
Aru leveled up to green.
Pam leveled up to orange.
Kayleigh leveled up to purple.
Emma leveled up to orange.
Dara leveled up to blue.
Jun leveled up to purple.
Snow leveled up to yellow.
Sealand leveled up two times to strawberry.
Harumi leveled up to tangerine.
Tari leveled up to blueberry.
Nem leveled up to tangerine.
Lex leveled up to strawberry.
Levels update again! No new sigs once more for this week.
Skie leveled up to brown.
Relika leveled up to green.
Kayleigh leveled up to brown.
Blue leveled up to brown.
Erin leveled up to yellow.
Mari leveled up to blue.
Mara leveled up to gray.
Arcien leveled up to orange.
Wolfie leveled up to blue.
Gil leveled up to lemon.
Ouji-tan leveled up to strawberry.
Moon leveled up to lemon.
Remus leveled up to tangerine.
Laxis leveled up to strawberry.
Back again with the Dec AWOL list.
Updated, thanks! I'll probably need to clear the inactive section soon. I've just been moving people there without actually clearing the list.
une leveled up to green.
Chey leveled up to yellow.
Zags leveled up to purple.
Cornett leveled up two times to yellow.
Anna leveled up to brown.
Karu leveled up to purple.
Skie leveled up to gray.
Makoto leveled up to blue.
WD leveled up to green.
Lily leveled up to green.
Pam leveled up to yellow.
Chikky leveled up to tangerine.
Kikai leveled up to lemon.
Lucathia leveled up to lime.
Kuri leveled up to tangerine.
Chuu leveled up to lime.
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Bubble Trouble, Robert J. Shiller, Sept.25, Project Syndicate: … [A]n outside observer might [be] struck by the weight given to the possibility that the decade-long boom might well suffer a real reversal, followed by serious declines. There seems to be a general recognition of substantial downside risk, as the current credit crisis seems to be related to the decline in US home prices that we have already seen.
The boom, and the widespread conviction that home prices could only go higher, led to a weakening of lending standards. Mortgage lenders seem to have believed that home buyers would not default, because rising prices would make keeping up with their payments very attractive.
Moreover, the boom resulted in a number of financial innovations, which may have been good ideas intrinsically, but which were sometimes applied too aggressively, given the risk of falling prices. Mortgage-backed securities were urged onto investors for whom they were too risky. As with homebuyers, all would be well, the reasoning went, on the premise that home prices continue to rise at a healthy pace.
At the [US Feds] Jackson Hole conference, Paul McCulley of PIMCO, the worlds largest bond fund, argued that in the past month or two we have been witnessing a run on what he calls the “shadow banking system,” which consists of all the levered investment conduits, vehicles and structures that have sprung up along with the housing boom. The shadow banking system, which is beyond the reach of bank regulators and deposit insurance, fed the boom in home prices by helping provide more credit to buyers.
Bank runs occur when people, worried that their deposits will not be honored, hastily withdraw their money, thereby creating the very bankruptcy that they feared. It is no coincidence that this new kind of bank run originated in the US, which is the clearest example of falling home prices in the world today. When home prices stop rising, recent homebuyers may lose the enthusiasm to continue paying their mortgages — and investors lose faith in mortgage-backed securities.
The US Federal Reserve is sometimes blamed for the current mortgage crisis, because excessively loose monetary policy allegedly fueled the price boom that preceded it. Indeed, the real (inflation-corrected) federal funds rate was negative for 31 months, from October 2002 to April 2005. The only precedent for this since 1950 was the 37-month period from September 1974 to September 1977, which launched the worst inflation the US has seen in the last century. What then helped produce a boom in consumer prices now contributed to a boom in home prices.
But loose monetary policy is not the whole story. The unusually low real funds rate came after the US housing boom was already well underway. According to the Standard & Poor’s/Case-Shiller US National Home Price Index, home prices were already rising at almost 10% a year in 2000 — a time when the Fed was raising the federal funds rate, which peaked at 6.5%. The rapid increase thus appears to be mostly the result of speculative momentum that occurred before the interest-rate cuts.
Alan Greenspan, the former Fed chairman, recently said that he now believes that speculative bubbles are important driving forces in our economy, but that, at the same time, the worlds monetary authorities cannot control bubbles. He is mostly right: the best thing that monetary authorities could have done, given their other priorities and concerns, is to lean against the real estate bubble, not stop it from inflating.
Despite drought and extra hot temperatures in Utah this summer, I am still trying to keep somewhat current. Today I'd like to point to two benchmark 'calls' that may prove very important going forward. The first is by Jim Hamilton, at Econbrowser who recently concluded that "… the truth is pretty simple-- the Fed now does have a very good understanding of inflation, and is not going to tolerate a resurgence." The second is by Yves Smith at naked capitalism who tells us that "The bear credit market has begun."
Readers of this blog know that I have been concerned about the state of the credit markets for some time. We've had (until the last month or so), rampant liquidity feeding asset bubbles in virtually every asset class except the dollar and the yen, tight risk spreads (that means inadequate compensation for risk assumption), lax lending standards (that helped create the aforementioned bubbles), and increasing inflation pressures.
Now what inevitably happens when credit gets too cheap is that borrowers go and buy stupid things, like housing they can't afford or illiquid faith-based paper or overpriced companies, and at some point enough of this speculation, um, investment, turns out badly that lenders get nervous and start turning off the liquidity spigot. And the wilder the party has gotten, the worse the hangover.
Now heretofore, I have merely fulminated about this situation, because at some point, the correction will begin. But it's very easy for people like me to expect things to get rational way before they do (look how long the 1980s LBO wave, the Japan bubble, and the dot com mania lasted).
So as much as I have felt for a long time that these conditions were not sustainable, and were likely to end badly, I have refrained from making a call. Smarter people than me, like Martin Wolf of the Financial Times, have similarly pointed out that the global equity markets are considerably overvalued and are certain to mean-revert, but he pointedly refused to say the markets were near a peak.
But the few times I've made a specific investment call (and it's been very few times, believe me), I've been proven correct. So as a mater of public service (and doubtless ego as well), I'm making one now.
The bear credit market has begun.
… [T]he real news [is] the fact that the rating agencies have finally gotten religion and are going to start going through [financial] instruments with a much more jaundiced view. Mind you, they've started with subprimes, but they will get around to CDOs, so this is the beginning of a long and painful process. And even if they are cautious and late to the game, this process is going to force more trading, and the price discovery is going to be very painful.
We will follow both, to see if they prove right. Earlier, 5/26/2005 we noted 'calls' that a "top" was close at hand for the housing market. Did we get that one right? I would be remiss not to note that here in Utah the housing market is still booming, or, arguably, is just now beginning to stall, but that is certainly not the case in much of California, in Chicago, New York, Washington DC, Florida, etc. where the "stall" ("fall"?) is well underway.
Will we be on target here?
In his latest post, Michael Shedlock (Mish) asks Paul Kasriel some pointed questions about: 1) Impossiblity or near impossibility for the US to suffer Japanese style deflation? and 2) What, if anything, slashing interest rates to 1% (or below) will accomplish if the US falls into that liquidity trap? The short answers are, in my words: "Of course it's possible, even likely, albeit hyperinflation is also a possibility in the runup to deflation." And, "If it happens, helicopter money will not serve as antidote."
Most people are not aware of actions the Fed took during the great depression. Bernanke claims that the Fed did not act strong enough during the great depression. This is simply not true. The Fed slashed interest rates and injected huge sums of base money but it did no good. More recently, Japan did the same thing. It also did no good. If default rates get high enough, banks will simply be unwilling to lend which will severely limit money and credit creation.
Now, postulating that hyperinflation and deflation occur in sequence, Mish's 12/09/06 post sheds more light via John Succo, in a comment to one of Succo's readers.
John Succo's 12/05/06 comment to a reader's question: Can we have a weak dollar AND deflation? Succo: I have an inflation/deflation scenario. I am wrestling with "can central banks induce a round of hyper-inflation or has it already passed?" My conclusion, however, is the same: every hyper-inflationary period (rising nominal asset prices) eventually is followed by a deflationary bust (the last bottle of booze). We are all trying to figure out where we are. But make no mistake: the weight of all that debt created by central banks will at some point be too much to bear.
All this credit has created a series of "bubbles" in asset prices. The Fed is disingenuous when they say they don’t try to prevent them, but manage the aftermath. They actually consciously create them as a means to continue speculation and debt growth. The last was supposedly the real estate bubble because it is the largest asset market. But it turns out that the last one might not need one large asset class to "get liquidity into consumers' pockets." It may not even be based on generating consumption.
Perhaps the last bubble involves all asset classes and is being accomplished through monetization. The Fed creates credit and then borrowers take that credit and buy Asian goods. They need an asset class, like real estate, as collateral for that borrowing. Then they spend any excess liquidity driven by higher asset prices and spend it.
Those created dollars are being sterilized by foreign central banks accomplished by their creating more credit and then buying U.S. securities. Perhaps we are now seeing that last bubble: foreign central banks buying all kinds of private assets like corporate bonds, mortgages, and yes even stocks with that credit.
So the last bubble morphs from a consumption bubble to a speculation bubble.
This does not seem to bother some as it does me. What happens when governments buy private assets and crowds out private investment? You get excessive risk taking of course; everyone goes into debt even more.
I paraphrase Mr. Steve Galbraith when he said "investors have reacted rationally to free money (negative real interest rates). They borrow it. Debt is good when rates are negative." I still wrestle with this comment. It sounds right, but in the end I do not think it is. It sounds right when you look only at return. Of course it is rational to take money at a negative interest rate and lend it back out at a positive one. I have described the yen carry trade as this, but there are ever increasing risks associated with it. In order to get that free money there is currency risk: long dollars and short yen. There is no free lunch. So when investors take that "free money" they risk default when rates return to normal. So when risk is factored in, the risk of losing all, taking free money may not be so rational.
And so when governments buy risky assets they in a way force private investors to take risks that are not rational. LBOs are done that make little economic sense and redistribute wealth by destroying it in the future. Hedge funds are given so much liquidity they speculate.
The bottom line is as credit expands, nominal asset prices rise. But as credit expands because it is created and not generated by normal economic activity, the debt reaches a point where it can no longer be supported. Central banks are just finding more creative and dangerous ways to cajole markets into taking more credit.
I do not know when this point will be reached (deflation). There are signs now of excessive speculation, but I saw that a while ago too. But it is cumulative so we know from deduction that we are getting closer and closer. When deflation does kick in the dollar will rally, yes. But that may be from much lower levels.
The only thing we can be sure of is the degree to which this situation has risen. The imbalances are immense.
Barry Ritholtz believes that any errors likely from Bernanke are on the side of over-tightening. He also believes that Greenspan's tool of choice was to inject liquidity in the wake of any crisis. The Greenspan game is over, however. Liquidity injections now seem to float all assets and that ain't good by anybody's metric. Bernanke's not going to ruin his reputation by allowing hyperinflation. Here's a snip of Ritzholtz's story. Go there for more.
if you want to understand the true problem facing Bernanke, its the liquidity problem. Greenspan treated every issue as if the only possible repsonse was to increase liquidity. Thats like a dentist giving a kid candy every time they complained of a toothe ache.
Makes the picture a whole lot clearer . . .
Mark Thoma notes that both Paul Krugman and Robert Reich don't fear inflation nearly so much as they fear "the fear of inflation" and what the Fed may do in reaction to that fear.
...In the end, the people who get clobbered when the Fed raises rates and the economy slows are those at the end of the job line—people who need jobs, or are in low-paying ones. They're the first to be let go. At a time when the number of working poor in America are already ballooning, and the ranks of the impoverished are growing, it's not only economically wrong for the Fed to go on raising rates. It's ethically wrong.
OK.. So what is to be done? Clearly the Fed ought not to be focused solely on inflation, but some argue that Bernanke is not single-mindedly so focused, instead trapped in a double-bind: if Bernanke doesn't raise interest rates to stem the tide of speculative frenzy in asset-bubble markets the bubbles continue to inflate. If he does raise the rates the asset-bubble markets will collapse, since they are, arguably, too high already. So what good choices are available to Bernanke?
On the other hand, what choices does the US government, and the Administration in particular have? Government actors have already run us deep into trouble re: entitlement promises that aren't likely to be kept—and aren't being kept already (libertarian view of the problem here). Government actors on both major American political parties have been running around pretending to be the terrorist-threat "protector of last resort" on the world stage. Alternative, dimmer views cast this up as warmongering—warring without Populist justification—lining the pockets of the US Military-Industrial complex and others who profit from what some call the "closed fist" that accompanies the "invisible hand" of market capitalism played out on a geopolitical power stage. These alternative dimmer views argue that warmongering serves as a breeder-reactor for more terrorism. Either way, Wall Street doesn't like this seemingly endless warring.
So with arguably over-extended entitlement promises (relative to ability and will to "tax"), over-extended reach of the US in geopolitical arenas, personal and public debt approaching high-stress points, what comes next other than the usual gloom and doom that so frequently shows up here and on the bulk of the blogs I read?
[Roach]: ... the Fed is sending an unmistakably clear message of a move to policy restraint. And by delivering that message in the context of down markets, the rhetoric of monetary discipline has an even stronger ring. If there’s ever been a time for America’s central bank to take on the markets, this must surely be it. Former Fed Chairman William McChesney Martin put it best in his legendary quip: "The job of the Federal Reserve is to take away the punchbowl just when the party is getting good." For years, the Fed has provided more than its share of refreshments at the biggest party of them all. Those days could now be drawing to an end.
This sudden outbreak of monetary discipline around the world very much fits the script of my newfound optimism on global rebalancing. The world’s biggest imbalance -- America’s current account deficit -- is a direct outgrowth of a property-bubble-induced shortfall of income-based saving. Lacking in domestic saving, the US must import surplus saving from abroad in order to grow -- and run massive current account and trade deficits in order to attract foreign capital. To the extent central banks have promoted asset-bubble-related global imbalances by overly accommodative monetary policies, an emerging bias toward monetary discipline is a very encouraging development on the road to global rebalancing. While it’s "tough love" for bruised investors, this may well end up being the requisite correction that clears the decks for the next upleg in the markets. Thank you, again, Ben Bernanke.
Because of past Fed policies (decisions he himself participated in), [Bernanke's] choice is now between a severe recession now and a depression later. To the extent that banks have offloaded much of their exposure to Fannie Mae, various pension plans, foreign bagholders via agency debt, and the public at large, Bernanke is likely making a rational choice (if he has the guts to see it through). Is that really worthy of praise?
By taking the hit now, Bernanke also preserves the balance sheets of many major US corporations. Face it folks, the carry trade is unwinding. How far and how fast it goes depends on the resolve of Bernanke. Yet unlike Roach, I fail to see how the Fed is doing anything other than self preservation.
Of course we are a long ways away from seeing whether or not Bernanke is going to follow through with his threats. To the extent that corporate balance sheets are in far better shape than they were in 2001, he has that ability. For now, the gold market and various carry trade plays seems to believe him.
That carry trade unwind has much further to go. In essence gold has been rallying this year for the "wrong reason". Let all of the inflationists be shaken out of their gold on this pullback. My thesis is that gold will eventually start acting like money (an asset to be hoarded in the upcoming deflationary times).
… If Bernanke follows through with his threats, gold will likely get cheaper yet. … Gold will act as money to be hoarded and the implosion of the housing bubble will force his hand to reverse course, furthering the advance of gold for the right reason: fighting deflation. Those that missed the latest runup have only one thing to say "Thank you, again, Ben Bernanke"
Brad DeLong : "… Ben Bernanke is smart enough to worry about all future possibilities--and both accelerating inflation and dangerous deflation are possibilities. It shouldn't take long before the markets realize this, even though the press corps doesn't."
James Hamilton: "… I recommend the most recent statement of our Federal Reserve Chair as some of the finest economic analysis you will find anywhere.
Stephen Roach: "…for the first time in a long time, America seems about to get a meaningful dose of monetary discipline. Ironically, it could be tougher on the markets than on the economy. For investors, that’s a painful wake-up call, to be sure. But in the end, it’s absolutely essential in order to put an unbalanced, asset-dependent US economy on a sounder and more sustainable course. Three cheers for Ben Bernanke! … Of course, he hasn’t really done anything just yet. The Fed could disappoint -- and end up being all bluster and no action. Or there is always a chance it’s too late -- that America’s imbalances are so advanced, the only way out is the dreaded hard landing. But in my new role as the optimistic pessimist, I am willing to give Bernanke & Co. the benefit of the doubt. … My reading of Ben Bernanke’s now-infamous 5 June statement is that he gets it. …"
Nouriel Roubini: "… a very good choice as he is someone smart, pragmatic, with intellectual and academic rigor but also with policy savvy and experience."
Brad Setser: "… Bernanke's academic credentials are second to none. … The fact that Bernanke "gets" the current global flow of capital and the fact that he recognizes that adjustment is not painless give me hope. Plus, Bernanke recently has been moving away from the extreme version of the savings glut thesis, even hinting that cuts in the U.S. fiscal deficit would help to reduce the current account deficit. …"
Mark Thoma: "… Bernanke is a much stronger advocate of inflation targeting than Greenspan…."
... By fighting to restore his reputation in the wake of a disastrous speech about the "helicopter drop" theory of fighting deflation, Bernanke is now overdoing it. The long bond and a yield curve that once again has inverted says that Bernanke is wrong. The time for tough talk (and action) on inflation was three years ago. Three years too late Bernanke wants to restore the Feds's credibility.
Bernanke (if he is smart) realizes that he has no choice but to continue hiking and sucking liquidity out.
- We've had 16 rate hikes over the course of > 2 years. The level of speculation right now is still very high. There is still a lot of liquidity sloshing around. The only way to kill it is to raise rates to near-Volckerian levels (at the risk of a deep recession).
- A lot of damage was done in the Greenspan years. Greenspan as a Fed chair was a disaster. But over the course of 20 years, Greenspan has managed to put the US back at significant risk of collapse and managed to squander away all of the beneficial effects of the Volcker-era. Greenspan has had a lot of assistance in this from the Bush administration, of course.
The only way to counter this is to squeeze liquidity out completely, kill off speculation and curb the insane American habit of borrow and spend. Yes, this will lead to a recession, possibly a deep one, but the alternatives (high inflation or hyperinflation) is much worse. The worst scenario is a disorderly dollar collapse.
- Yes. Housing is breaking. But I think housing would have broken regardless of Fed action, as we were in massive bubble territory there.
- If Bernanke does not continue hiking in the face of inflationary pressures, the bond market will collapse. Faith in the fed will be competely lost, potentially placing the banking system at grave risk.
Bernanke's communication skills leave a lot to be desired. It would be much better for him to keep absolutely quiet and just show that he will be tough on inflation by action.
I feel that rates are going to [go] much higher than most people expect. There just doesn't seem to be any other choice.
I am beginning to think that Bernanke will indeed check the overheating. But the proof of "real deal" claims will come if or when markets (housing and stock markets) begin breaking badly. Then we will see whether Bernanke will refrain from "helicopter money" infusions. I still think Bernanke will so refrain, given that hyperinflation isn't a good alternative, even just hyperinflation of precious metals, oil, etc. Then again I thought that Greenspan wouldn't let the Long Term Capital Management bunch off the hook. Yet he did, pretty much. Didn't he? Then went on to blow up all sorts of asset bubbles. What do I know?
Faber's "Anatomy of Bear Markets"
Mark Faber recently talked us through the possibilities of long-term bear markets when asset classes are measured in terms of gold. Relative to the price of gold, Both the Dow and home prices have fallen since Oct. 2002. One of Faber's conjectures is that it may be possible to see the Dow Jones at 36,000, 40,000, or 100,000 or more, and "the price of gold could rise from $550 to $3,600, which would bring down the Dow/gold ratio from currently about 19 to 10; or, in an extreme case, gold could rise to $36,000, which would bring down the Dow/gold ratio to only 1 (as was the case in 1932 and in 1980)." This is pretty wild stuff! Could Faber be right? It all depends on what Monetary Authorities do in the face of what some believe to be an impending crisis. And it all depends on what all others do as well. Faber builds his argument from Russell Napier's recently published book Anatomy of the Bear -- Learning from Wall Street's Four Great Bottoms,. I've included a little graphic up front depicting the Dow/Gold Ratio over a long period to illustrate the impact of long term trends.
"It's Different This Time!" I Doubt it.
One of Paul Kasriel's images caught my attention. The graphic below shows over the last 40+ years the difference between disposable personal income and expenditures on consumer goods and service plus residential investment. As you might guess, we are in way over our heads this time around. How are we going to get out?
As the chart below indicates, it is different this time. With rare exceptions like the Great Depression and in the years right after WWII, households have run surpluses. That is, households usually spend less than they earn after taxes. But in recent years, thanks largely to cheap mortgage credit, households have started to run deficits. In dollar terms, households ran a record deficit of $470.6 billion in 2005. Relative to their after tax income, households ran a record deficit of 5.2% in 2005. Households in 2005 ran a bigger deficit than did the federal government! Yep, it sure is different this time. I can't wait to see how this imbalance is resolved.
Great question. And today Stephen LaChance suggests that the answer is "Yes," in his Would Hayek Hoard Gold? Here are a few highlights for those, like me, who think that we are better served to listen to those who recognize market cycles, risk, reward and moral hazard—and to those like me who are suspicious of chatter about "dark matter" making our so-called economy much better than it looks.
…During the tenure of Alan Greenspan, the Federal Reserve fostered a degree of moral hazard that has effectively abrogated the price mechanism in US financial markets. No longer is intervention limited to the manipulation of short-term interest rates through changes to the Federal Funds rate, as had previously been the case, but now includes the influencing of long-term rates directly through bond purchases by other central banks, systemic contorting of the statistics that serve as key market signals, emergency liquidity injections to deal with financial crises, and even direct intervention in the gold market through leasing and covert selling. As a result, what elements of the US credit system that have not already been socialized directly by the government sponsored enterprises, are now dependent on a government safety net of subsidies, guarantees, and what amounts to blanket damage insurance in the form of bailouts. Unsurprisingly, then, a firm conviction has taken root in financial markets that the government and its central bank have both the will and the ability to avert systemic failure. Faith in the omnipotent power of monetary policy is total.
Gold is commonly derided as a dead asset, providing neither dividends nor a stream of interest income. Its ability to stand in the face of default, even systemic default, however, makes it immortal as debt-backed financial claims threaten to succumb to the fatal conceit of central bankers. This virtue is enough to turn even the most sober of academics, not least Hayek, to the wisdom of W.C. Fields, who once quipped "I'm more concerned about a return of my capital than a return on my capital."
PS.. For a very good relook at Hayek, see Elizabeth Anderson's ongoing commentary at Left2Right. Specifically look here for Anderson's most recent, and here for links to several others.
I recently added Left to Right to my progressive news and views on the sidebar. I don't know why I hadn't until today.
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If you've decided it's time to move on, consider what it is that you really want from your next role.
In this article, we provide useful advice and tips for you to consider before taking the leap into finding your next job.
Self-evaluation is critical but often overlooked when you start thinking about finding a job. Take some time to assess what you've learnt in your last job, your strengths and weaknesses and what areas you need to develop. Think about the type of role that interests you and what type of organisation will be actively looking for your skill set. This will help you clearly articulate to recruitment consultancies and employers what you want to achieve from your next move. Reflecting on your skill set will also help you to market yourself and it's of utmost importance that you differentiate how your skills and achievements make you different from someone else with the same academic qualifications.
Look for an established, specialist consultancy that has a good reputation in the marketplace. Although it is often worthwhile registering with more than one agency it is important not to register with more than two to three agencies to prevent your CV from being sent to the same organisation. Ask the consultancy about the benefits of registering exclusively with them - good consultancies will actively market your CV to their best clients and will also target organisations on your behalf.
Another factor to consider is whether the consultants are working on a commission basis - they may not always be objective when assisting with your job search. You should also choose a consultancy that gives every consultant in your specialism access to your CV, if not, you will only find out about the handful of roles that your consultant is dealing with.
Take some time to assess what you've learnt in your last job, your strengths and weaknesses and what areas you need to develop.
By being well-networked, you are not only enabling yourself to tap into the 'hidden' job market, but giving yourself a real advantage over other candidates. Your network should include anyone who can assist you with a job search or career move. It can include past and present co-workers, bosses, colleagues from business associations and friends. Use tools like LinkedIn to expand your network.
Research which online job boards cater specifically for the industry you are looking to work in. Once you have identified which job boards are appropriate use the search engines to locate roles that match your discipline, job type, salary and location. You could also create a user accounts to upload your CV (for companies to find) but this can be a risky strategy as you have no idea whose desk your CV may land on.
Whatever sector you work in, it's critical to understand the issues affecting your profession or industry sector and in-depth insight will put you ahead of your fellow job seekers. You can also gain key information on who is moving roles to help you target your job search.
Talk to Robert Walters about the current market, which sectors are recruiting and how long the recruitment process is currently taking. Ask for any market update and salary information and sign up for job alerts that match your chosen role criteria.
We look at the interview process from start to finish and give you our top tips to help you succeed at your next interview.
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Lunch time “Come and Go” General Meeting for CUPE 5362.
Pizza supplied by the HSC Food Services (CUPE 204 members) and canned drinks will be available during the meeting time.
As always – there will be question and answer times available.
The Winnipeg General Strike Anniversary is drawing near. At each of the General Meetings (and one draw specifically for the 4 COPS who cannot attend the meetings) we will be drawing for a gift basket that will include the same items as other gift basket draws but will also include tickets to Rainbow Stage’s presentation of STRIKE! The Musical. (June 28th show).
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Simply toss all the ingredients in a medium sized bowl and serve! It's great for chips, on its own, or as a side. Enjoy!
Wow, I never heard of Texas caviar! I will definitely try your recipe.
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The downward trend in cryptocurrencies seems to be accelerating.Bitcoin Price Prediction 2018,. change for March 15.4%. Litecoin price prediction for April 2019.
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What is solar energy and how exactly do solar panels work?
Over the last few years, solar power has become very popular in Maui. Today, as technologies continue to evolve, most new developments are generally associated with pollution. Solar energy, on the other hand, is not! On the contrary, although some aspects related to solar may raise a red flag, solar power is still the cleanest form of energy we were able to harvest to this day.
But, what is solar energy anyway, what’s it good for and how does the technology work?
Keep reading to find out the answers to these questions and more.
In simple words, solar energy is the energy we harvest directly from the Sun.
Ever since the beginning of time, the Sun has continuously produced a great amount of energy. However, it wasn’t until recently that we have learned how we can harvest it using modern technology and put it to good use.
It’s a well known fact that people have used the Sun as a source of energy for warmth or to dry their clothes for many years. But it wasn’t until the last few decades that we’ve found an even better way to first understand what is solar energy capable of and then build the technology that can harvest the power of the Sun and convert it into electricity.
A solar photovoltaic system – also known as a PV system – makes it possible for us to “collect” the energy that comes directly from the Sun and, using a rather complex process, convert it into electricity to power our homes.
So what is solar energy capable of and how do these solar systems work?
When the Sun’s energy reaches the solar panels on your home, the solar cells allow the photons to knock electrons free from atoms, thus generating a flow of electricity.
Multiple solar panels combined – the ones you see on top of many homes in Maui – form what we call a PV system.
What is solar energy used for in Maui?
Going solar comes with many perks, but you could take advantage of solar energy even beyond installing a PV system for your home.
For instance, you could light up your backyard using solar lamps and lanterns. And did you know you can say goodbye to your regular chargers and charge your phone using a PV device?
There are many uses of solar energy on Maui. Homeowners on the island began to truly understand the many advantages that come with going solar and therefore, as more solar powered products become available, people are tempted to make the switch.
Should I switch to solar energy?
Worried about the upfront costs? By switching to solar in Maui, you will see an amazing return of your investment in as little as 4 years.
Worried the investment won’t make a difference? Switching to solar energy will not only help you save a lot of money in the long run, but it will truly help preserve the environment.
With all the great advantages solar power has to offer, the question almost seems rhetorical. Call us today to find out more about how solar power works and how you can switch to green energy.
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This evening Leif and I made our way into the city to see The Spew, an all improv spoof on The View. Given the nature of the show and the swirl of interest our country currently has in politics these talented and hardworking women have no shortage of material to work with! Sarah Palin even made an appearance. Their "special guest", celebrity King Koa Hitchcock (played by the super funny Mary Olivieri) was quick to share her plan for helping cat allergy stricken Angolan children by raising funds to provide needy families with purple Dyson Vacuum cleaners! Thank goodness for improv because no-one could have written that! Oh...and I suggested the vacuum.
The best part of all is my dear friend Lynda plays Gay, the character spoof of Joy Behar. I cannot imagine the pressure the entire cast of The Spew is under every time they perform, but Lynda and the rest of the cast are supremely confident and hyper aware (not to mention down right funny) while performing.
So check it out...to take in a Sunday night show Leif and I left the house at 6:15, the show started at 7pm and we were home before 9pm. There is no excuse not to go!!
The Spew runs Sundays at 7pm from October 12 through November 16 at Comedy Sportz Theatre located 929 W. Belmont, Chicago, IL 60657. The best part? Tickets are only $10. Contact 773.549.8080 for tickets! Did I mention you can also drink wine out of plastic cups?
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The 5 Most Expensive Car Repairs: One thing never fails upon visits to the repair shop, frequent or infrequent, and that’s sticker shock. No matter what the problem seems to be, the cost is never aligned with our expectation. You’d think that through generations of repair shop sticker shock, we’d be somewhat prepared…but no. Below we’ll talk about five of the repairs that elicit the highest costs, biggest shock and major dents in your wallet.
If you hear “transmission” at the shop, prepare yourself. The transmission is a complex assembly of parts whose purpose is to transmit (ah ha) power from the engine to your wheels, making your vehicle move. On average, transmission repairs will cost over $3,500, making those in need almost consider replacing the vehicle. Transmission costs, due to its pure necessity and importance, will make any list of most expensive car repairs.
If your vehicle requires a few good turns to get started, it may be a spark plug issue, and needs to be addressed. Failures to start can ultimately result in overheating and engine failure (a $7,000+ replacement). Failures in this area should signal a check engine light or alert in your vehicle, though how many of you have chosen to drive on that for a couple of days? Problems evolving around the cylinder head and head gasket (responsible for creating a perfect seal between the engine block and cylinder head) repairs also average over $3,500. So, if your car is flirting with overheating or is having trouble starting up, take it in…and be prepared.
There are many common and expensive vehicle repairs that may break the bank more than the replacement of your tires, but the importance and overlooking of this aspect shouldn’t be overlooked. Depending on your vehicle, tires may range from $50/tire to $250/tire. Altogether and for a higher end tire, this could cost you. And considering the average household has more than one vehicle in the driveway, you’re looking at over $1,000 every 30,000-40,000 miles. Out of the most expensive car repairs, this is included not only due to cost but because of safety. We know it’s tough but listen to your mechanic when the time comes to suggest new tires.
The camshaft controls how your engine takes in air. Regular and responsible maintenance should help avoid any issues, but if neglected, grime and dirt build up on the valves. Cost of parts for replacement will run you $1,500 to $3,000 NOT including labor costs (which are thorough in this repair). This being a problem not many are aware of or educated about, it can be a sneaky and impactful common car repair.
We include something for everyone, and there just isn’t enough information on hybrid vehicles’ true repair cost. So for those driving hybrids, this one’s for you. The Hybrid Inverter Assembly, whose purpose is for converting direct-current power to alternating-current power, can be one of the most expensive car repairs at the end of the day. While it’s mostly reliable, replacement can cost anywhere between $3,500 and $7,000 depending on the model. Knowledge of any problems with the assembly will rely solely on you seeing the check engine light, so don’t ignore it!
All in all, the best thing to do is to abide by a healthy vehicle maintenance schedule to avoid any surprises. But, accidents and surprises still happen. In those cases (almost guaranteed to happen at some point), it’s best to be covered. Contact us. We can help.
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Modulr Tech was founded in 2017 by co-founders Khoi, Andrea and Julia. Originally an enthusiastic and competitive Hackathon team, we discovered that there was a lack of innovative ideas and digital change in traditional industries like mining, resources and rail. We were determined to change these ways and and so came Modulr Tech. As young, tech-loving individuals, we aim to work together with industry to support change and drive forward-thinking to help the companies achieve better results with the use of software technologies.
Our purpose is to support the culture of digital change in Australia. We are passionate about how technology can empower us as human beings in our day to day lives.
By working together and thinking ahead, we can be part of something bigger than ourselves and that is what drives us at Modulr Tech.
It takes a diverse and passionate team to come up with the best solutions for our clients. We have a great bunch of people with different expertise ranging from creatives to techies to strategists to ensure your project success.
We are always on the lookout for motivated individuals to join our growing team. Our focus is on creating a culture around innovation and excellence. If this sounds like something you want to be a part of, contact us today!
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Bead, magnesite (dyed / stabilized), kelly green, 15x8mm-16x9mm 6-sided oval, C- grade, Mohs hardness 3-1/2 to 4. Sold per 15" to 16" strand.
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I was talking to my friend Ben a few months ago. We were discussing random things as we normally do. Had we been in the same room the word dude would have been bandied about in numerous different forms and shapes, and may have been the only word actually used to communicate. As we were talking he made a comment about the Korean language. He wondered how many symbols there were in the Korean language. In Chinese you need to memorize around 3,500 characters to be able to read the language. In Japanese there are over 100 consonants that you have to memorize to be able to read. In English there are only 26 letters that you have to memorize, however there are close to 42 different sounds associated with the English language.
The Korean language is based not on symbols like Japanese or Chinese, it is based on an alphabet like English. In fact, the Korean Language has 24 characters. It has 14 consonants and 10 vowels. Every word is broken up into consonants and every consonant must contain one consonant and one vowel. You cannot have a consonant by itself, and you cannot have a vowel by itself. It's the rules for Korean. The language is actually quite simple to learn how to read. You can teach yourself to read Korean in only one or two days. It just takes a few hours of study and then some protracted practice. Luckily I live in a place where I can practice reading everyday. Now, I must make this point rather clear. Just because you can read the Korean language, doesn't mean you understand what it means. For that, just like in any other language, you have to sit down and study the nouns, verbs, adjectives, and all other parts of speech.
Ok, I know that was a really quick video introduction there. It was also severely nationalistic and while the Korean who produced this video has an excellent understanding of English, they are still lacking words from time to time. This is one of the problems I have noticed with the Korean language. It has been taught to the Koreans that there language is unique, special, and a wonder for the world to behold. They are intensely proud of their language, and in some ways they have a right to be. The Korean language is not an evolutionary language like Spanish or English, or almost every major language in use today. The Korean language was created in 1444 and instituted in 1446 by King Sejong. He is considered to be their greatest King for this singular achievement. The letters are representations of the movement of the mouth or the speech organs used to create them. It was created so that simple peasantry could be literate and could learn the language in a short time. Because of this South Korea has a literacy rating of 99% which is tied with the literacy rates of the United States, Canada, Australia, France and Japan. In comparison the literacy rate of China is estimated at 93%.
However, just because you can read the language, doesn't mean you can understand what is being spoken or written. That part of the language is actually difficult, and some of the sounds associated with Korean are quite difficult to differentiate. It is like trying to teach the difference between the short e sound and the short i sound. In English it makes perfect sense, but considering how close the sounds really are it's quite difficult to tell the difference to someone whose language is not based on the Roman alphabet. In this sense, the Korean alphabet is just another alphabet. It is special in the fact that it was created, but other then that, it is no better or worse then many other alphabets in use today.
The language took me one weekend of studying to memorize. It took about 4 hours of actual study time to remember what every character meant. While this may be the case, it is the constant practice that has made reading the language an easier task. For those that have never been in a country where you cannot read the alphabet or the language, it is a tough experience. You realize how much you take for granted being able to understand the world around you. Imagine trying to shop based on sight alone. Imagine not being able to read what a product was and simply relying just on the packaging. It's tougher then you'd think.
For those of you that are interested here is a video that will teach you the basic pronunciation of the Korean language. There are lots of videos on youtube and if you'd like to learn how to read the language it does not take long.
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This CD-ROM contains a number of utilities and pieces of software to accompany the articles in the magazine.
SparkPlug , which can be used to read the archived software on the disc.
Also included on the disc in the USENET directory is an archive of the comp.sys.acorn.* newsgroups. These are stored in a special read-only version of Messenger Pro which will allow you to view the messages, but nothing more complicated. The archive is presented 'as is', and RISC World doesn't make any guarantee about the usefulness, relevance or acceptability of any information contained in it.
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For the third year in a row, Defenders of the Unborn will march in the Webster Groves, MO 4th of July parade. The float theme is from the Mother Teresa quote, " "How can some say there are too many children? That's like saying there are too many flowers." Float creand w members wil wear shirts that have the word, "Life" on the front and the quote on the back. Children will be on a trailer wearing the t-shirts and wearing flower hats. The crew will distribute candy and 2,000 carnations with a card attached. The card wil have the quote on one side and ministry information on the other side. Look for pictures afer Monday!
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