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Over the past decade or so, many waterfront cottages have been built on waterfront property. These cottages are sometimes called "Pocahontas", because of their resemblance to the mythical princess of Pocahontas. Many people who enjoy coastal living will appreciate this style of home. Waterfront cottages, with their long, luxurious balconies and expansive porches, are not only attractive and fun to live in, but also offer many benefits.
Waterfront homes offer breathtaking views of the ocean and the famous "discovery spot" that are the beach. The breeze that blows through the short, slender windows helps to open the air and relax one's muscles. Many residents love the privacy and seclusion of their waterfront home. This lifestyle comes with the added advantage of being close to the ocean and the wonderful restaurants and shops along the beach. Being able to walk a few minutes from the waterfront cottages allows residents to enjoy the ocean view, and of course, it gives them a place to eat.
Most waterfront homes provide a great sense of privacy and seclusion. To some, this can be somewhat of a "sacred place". They may feel some kind of connection to the natural world, and as a result, not many people visit the waterfront. However, to others, the area provides the perfect opportunity to spend time fishing, watching the sea life, or simply relaxing on a nice evening. Not surprisingly, waterfront cottages, with their long, flowing patios and rolling, full balconies, are considered to be one of the best places for outdoor living. While the lush beaches and peaceful ocean waters are the focus of attention, many people prefer the solitude and privacy of the waterfront home.
Wildlife in Ontario
Nature lovers in Ontario can experience an abundance of wildlife in the wild. Canadian provinces have an exceptional diversity of habitats and inhabitants with the wildlands surrounding them. From squirrels to moose to bears, Canadian forests offer lots of wildlife to explore.
There are a number of species that are found only in North America or a distinct habitat. These creatures, in this variegated world, are special in many ways and more often than not they are overlooked. Wildlife in Ontario can be found in Ontario lakes, on woodlands, streams, wetlands, forests, rangelands, mountains, and canyons.
One of the best species found in Ontario is the small mammals like squirrels and birds. A specific type of squirrel is the eastern gray squirrel. The species has taken hold in Ontario from the southern United States and Great Lakes region. There are other rodents that have adapted well to the climate of Ontario's forests like the western gray squirrel, Canada lynx, gophers, prairie dogs, osprey, jackrabbits, robins, grey-tailed godwit, badgers, gray squirrels, and chipmunks.
The maple leaf is a very important wild plant in the city of Toronto. It is unique in its form as well as characteristics and the syrup from maple trees used for maple syrup that is exported and used around the world has been a prized resource.
For those of you who love to camp out, you will find a great diversity of game like deer, bear, wild boar, coyote, fox, wolves, bobcat, coyote, and bear. Raccoons, opossum, and squirrels also provide a diversity of squirrel hunting games. You can hunt for squirrels on frozen ponds, through snowstorms, or on open forest land. Many birds like blue jays, robins, and doves.
One of the other major species found in Ontario is the forest birds that come to nest in Ontario's woodlands. Maple suet, hard woodpecker, loggerhead turtles, pheasant, chicken, and ducks are all protected under the federal Migratory Bird Treaty Act. Thousands of bird species come here in Ontario.
Wildlife in Ontario is abundant in nature and they are protected. Wildlife in Ontario comes in many shapes and sizes. Like Canada's moose population; there are a lot of different species to visit in Ontario.


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|Ndolé and Fufu
I finally had a chance to test a recipe for ndolé, the national dish of Cameroon which features bitterleaf (or other hearty greens such as chard, kale, or spinach), groundnuts or peanuts, shrimp and/or dried or smoked fish, and spices such as ginger, garlic and peppers. Ghana, Nigeria, and other West African countries have their own versions which may include melon seeds and meat such as goat.
Here's where the party begins: fufu, the standard ndolé starch accompaniment, is made with plantains, yams, cassava, or other roots or starches that are pounded in a large mortar and pestle affair until it forms a smooth ball of dough. The traditional method requires two people to get the job done: one to add, combine, and manually turn ingredients in a super-sized wooden bowl while the other pounds with a long wooden pestle to smash and breakdown the additions. After considerable practice the two develop a rhythm and harmoniously succeed in creating a silken dough, with no fingers broken in the process. Once the ndoléis served, individual portions of the fufuare pulled off, and pieces are then dipped with the fingers into bowls of steaming soup or stew to assist in scooping up juicy morsels.
In all fairness, I admit, I have never been a fan of peanut butter type sauces; Asian noodles with the peanut-butter-spice combinations leave me cold. The ndolé recipe I use as my beginning point comes from John Gerber's Just Food Now a great website of well-researched food from not only Africa, but from all over Europe and points beyond. With full confidence in my source, I was game. Since this recipe and others I considered tend to use metric weights and measures, I took a few conversion liberties, as well. But, what the heck, it's a stew. I doubt if everyone in Africa measures all their ingredients either.
Now that I have a few preliminary caveats out of the way, I confess, I love this dish ― in all its shrimpy peanut buttery glory. The bitterleaf was a bit of a stretch, so I blanched a nice bunch of kale and cut it into bite sized pieces. I channeled my Caribbean cooking days and asked what they would do? Why, add a little thyme, of course! I'm glad I added the second poblano pepper along with a good hit of cayenne because they stand up to the dose of ginger and garlic. In fact, the stew would not be same without kale or other assertive greens; to make up for the missing 'bitter' element, a splash of lime on the finish supplied a prerequisite brightness. Who knows, it may not be totally authentic, but it is completely outrageous―and I will be making it again― soon.
Right, I also took a few liberties with the fufu. After reviewing a flight of how-to-cook and eat fufuvideos on YouTube, there was no way I was going to swallow my fufu without tasting it. I've included a Dutchvlog clip worth viewing on an authentic Ghanaian approach to making FuFu with plantain and cassava, which further supports my position on making fufu: it needs to be tasty.
Consequently, I opted for what my grocer calls white yams, something that looks suspiciously like a blonde sweet potato (unlike the rough skinned African variety). I used my food processor to begin the fufu event and to add the butter, salt and pepper; then the yams were returned to the straight sided cooking pot where I continued to pound them unmercifully with a wooden spoon until they relented and formed a springy cohesive ball.
In sum, I'm not sure which is better: the ndolé or the fufu. This is a world class marriage destined for eternal bliss: a complex utterly delicious stew lapped up with buttery tinged slightly sweet mashed potatoes with some serious body. Finger lickin' good!
Ndole (Bitterleaf Soup)
Inspired by: Just Food Now, "African Spirit: The food of Cameroon. Just Food Now".
500 ml dried bitterleaf (or 1 large bunch kale, collards, turnip greens, or spinach)
1 lb cooked shrimps (size of your choice, I used small)
2 green onions chop
3 clove garlic, divided
¼ tsp cayenne (or more)
3 Tbsp olive oil, divided
1 large onion, chop
1 green pepper; or 2 poblanos, if available, seed and chop
2 tbsp fresh ginger, grated
1 tsp fresh thyme
3 tomatoes, peel and chop (or 16 oz. diced canned tomatoes, drain and save liquid
¾ cup natural peanut butter, (extra-crunchy works well), approximate
2 cups water, approximate
salt and pepper to taste
juice of 1 lime, or to taste
If using dried bitterleaf, soak it overnight; drain in the morning and press out the excess water.
If using kale, collards, or turnip greens, wash the greens, remove spines, chop them, and simmer simmer in a pot of boiling water 3-5 minutes, until the greens begin to become tender. If using spinach, wash and chop.
Marinate the shrimp: combine the green onions, 1 minced clove garlic, and 1 Tbsp. olive oil into a thin paste and toss with the cooked shrimp. Chill until needed.
Heat 1 tbsp of oil in a large pot, add the onion, green pepper, 2 cloves minced garlic, ginger, thyme; sauté for a few minutes until the onions are translucent. Add the chopped tomatoes, reduce heat and simmer for about 5 minutes to combine flavors. Add the reserved tomato juice and enough water to thin as needed, and simmer another 5-10 minutes.
Add the peanut butter, the greens and additional liquid to thin if too thick. Cover the pot and continue simmering until greens are tender, another 10 – 15 minutes. If dry, add additional water, a little at a time, as needed.
Just before serving, briefly sauté the shrimp, add to the soup, and heat well. Add a dash of lime juice to brighten flavors and correct seasoning. Serve with fufu. Serves 4.
Inspired by: Jeanne Egbosiuba Ukwendu, editor of the African Culture Site at Bella Online
4 medium white yams, peel and cut into chunks
2 Tbsp butter
½ tsp salt, white pepper
In a heavy pot, simmer the yams in salted boiling water until they begin to soften when pierced with a knife. Allow to drain well.
Place the yams in a food processor or beat with a mixer, adding knobs of butter, salt and pepper until there are no lumps.
Return the mixture to the pot and continue to beat with a wood spoon, mashing against side of pot until a silky cohesive dough forms.
Portion into individual rounds and serve each surrounded by soup or stew; use the fufu as bread for dipping with fingers. Serves 4.

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Parents, Heather Shumaker wants you to know, "It's OK to Go Up the Slide"
Heather Shumaker's "It's OK to Go Up the Slide: Renegade Rules for Raising Confident and Creative Kids" ($16, Jeremy P. Tarcher) challenges conventional thinking about what we need to do as parents and what our children need to do as children.
The book reminds me of a story from my own son's childhood. Then 3-year-old Ben was behind in some of his motor skills. Specifically, he didn't know how to use scissors. Why? We had never given him scissors because we were afraid he might hurt himself. His preschool principal begged us to give him scissors and we did. He quickly learned how to use scissors by cutting his bed sheets one day. Then he had to learn the consequences of those actions, but he did learn how to use scissors safely, just not wisely.
Shumaker writes: "Childhood is full of taking risks and reaching out. For a child, everything's new. Making friends, talking to people outside the family, being sad, trying to draw a picture, climbing high, running fast. So is handling a hammer, a bicycle, and a sharp knife. Taking risks is how kids learn new things. Risks is not the problem. Risk is necessary to life. The key is to separate fear from risk and healthy risk from dangerous risk."
Shumaker challenges some conventional wisdom such as everyone needs to go to kindergarten, you must kiss your grandmother, you never should talk to strangers, school needs to come with homework and you must constantly keep children entertained. She gives sound advice on electronics and kids and encourages parents to provide unstructured time, preferably outside, that does not include electronics.
Shumaker makes you reconsider some conventional wisdom: Why did I yell at my child to stop running or to not go up the slide? Oh, yes, because she fell hard on her knees in the living room, and because she hit her head going up the slide. But did she learn from her mistakes. Absolutely.


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Fourteen year old, Year 9 student, Robert Hoare, recently competed in the All-Round Level 5 gymnastics competition, securing a first place in the U15 individual competition by 0.1 of a mark.
The talented young gymnast, who has been involved in the sports since he was eight years old and is a member of 'Somersaults' Newton Abbot Gymnastics Club, also secured first place as part of the U16 team in the same competition.
The six discipline competition saw Robert compete on a number of apparatus, including floor, rings, high bar and parallel bars. In the individual competition, Robert secured first place on both the pommel horse and the vault, helping him to overall victory.
Robert said of his victory: "It was fun competing against my friends and also experiencing friendly rivalry between the other teammates. It was a great achievement to come first. In the future, I would like to learn some new moves and techniques and compete with them"
Newton Abbot College Teacher of Physical Education, Briony Martin, said: "Robert is a talented young athlete, who always gives his best to any given sporting situation. We are continually surprised and thrilled when we hear of our students' achievements outside of College; Robert is a humble and determined young athlete and we are sure he will go far!"


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Activision Blizzard Creates E-Sports League for Hot Video Game
Activision Blizzard said on Friday it is creating a professional e-sports league based around its popular first-person shooter videogame Overwatch, as it pushes deeper into the fast-growing market for competitive gaming.
E-sports refers to events ranging from virtual warfare games to computer-simulated soccer matches that are often played for big prize money in tournaments.
The company's Blizzard unit, best known for creating the World of Warcraft franchise, will start the first league in 2017. The teams will be representing major cities across the world.
"We looked at a lot of different models, but ultimately what we came to appreciate is we want our players to be celebrated as local heroes," Activision Blizzard Chief Executive Bobby Kotick said in an interview.
So far, leagues have typically been created off existing teams that were already competing in e-sports tournaments, but Blizzard is focused on building the teams from the ground up.
At the start of the season, Blizzard will host a combine, an event where players can showcase their gaming skills. Eligible videogame players will be invited to try out for teams and assessed over a range of tests.
About 214 million people are expected to watch gaming competitions worldwide in 2016, according to research firm SuperData. As e-sports becomes more mainstream, it has also attracted attention from cable channels such as TBS and ESPN.
The booming popularity of e-sports is also cannibalizing time people used to spend watching traditional games.
Roughly 76% of e-sports fans say that watching competitive gaming is eating into the hours they used to spend watching regular sports events, according to a survey by research firm Newzoo.
Kotick said the company has had held conversations with prospective owners for more than a year, and that it is primarily focusing on individual entrepreneurs, not companies, to own teams. The company will sell local teams in several markets globally, but declined to disclose which markets yet.
The league is expected to generate broadcast, licensing and sponsorship revenue, which will be split between Activision Blizzard (ATVI) and the teams.
Revenue from e-sports in 2016 is expected to grow to $493 million in 2016 globally and touch $1.1 billion in 2019, according to Newzoo.
Any player picked up by a team during the signing period will be guaranteed a contract that includes a minimum salary and benefits package, Blizzard said in a statement.
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Activision Blizzard has invested heavily in e-sports, creating an in-house e-sports division last October and buying Major League Gaming (MLG), which broadcasts live videogame matches, in January.
Blizzard released "Overwatch" on May 24 to rave reviews. The multi-player futuristic game now has more than 20 million players.
"Our hope was when the team came up with the idea of Overwatch, that this would be the definitive e-sport," Kotick said.


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Power shortfall increases to 5,000MW owing to generation limitations, financial constraints
NTDC puts blame on DISCOs for ongoing spell of load shedding
Experts fear rising circular debt might further enhance menace of power shortfall
ISLAMABAD: Hours-long unannounced power load shedding has raised its ugly head across the country once again as the caretaker government desperately tries to overcome the power shortfall that has reportedly surged up to 5,000 megawatts (MW) owing to generation and financial constraints amid the scorching summer heat, Pakistan Today has learnt.
Sources in the power division informed Pakistan Today that power shortfall had increased from 4,000MW to 5,000MW due to the constraints currently being faced by the power sector. They said that prolonged power outages were mainly due to generation limitations while financial constraints had also contributed to the miseries of the general public in summers.
Sources further said that financial constraints had also resulted in delays in payments while the circular debt had risen to Rs566 billion and supply of furnace oil to power plants had also been affected.
"Power generation constraints include use of furnace oil in power plants, low utilisation of power generation capacity of the plants and minimal use of Re-gasified Liquefied Natural Gas (RLNG)," they said.
A senior official of the power division, on the condition of anonymity, said that power shortfall had surged to 3,166MW as the total demand of power distributing companies (DISCOs) on Saturday morning was 19,476MW, while DISCOs drawl was 16,310MW and NPCC allocation was 17,810MW on the same day. The official also said that there were generation issues coupled with financial woes of the power sector, which had been resulting in power cuts across the country.
"Old and outdated power transmission equipment and distribution network of electricity is no exception as it is also contributing to the tripping and low voltage issues besides power breakdown," he added.
While the officials say the overall shortfall has exceeded 3,000MW, sources privy to the situation said the power cuts to the consumers hovered between 4,000MW and 5,000MW including transformational, transmission and distribution losses, as well as the non-withdrawal of power by distribution companies. "The network operators had to resort to forced load shedding to avoid system collapse," they said.
It merits mention here that the current situation of power shortfall comes just weeks after the outgoing government of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) made tall claims of overcoming the power shortage and hours-long power load shedding, during its electioneering.
Different parts of the country are suffering from unannounced and prolonged electricity outages and there is a growing apprehension that the ordeal of the consumers would be added to during September. With water supply also being disrupted as a result of the power outages in major parts of the country, the life of a common man has become nothing less than a nightmare. Routine and business activities across the country have also taken a major blow.
The power supply situation is so erratic that the general public has not even been able to use their domestic appliances, which often break down when power returns. Load shedding has been increased to two or three hours-long spells, badly affecting the output of small traders, many of whom say they cannot afford the losses.
Meanwhile, an official of the National Transmission and Dispatch Company (NTDC) said the NTDC network was functional and was not facing any faults. They said the 200 and 500 kilowatts (KW) networks of the company were fully working and transmitting the provided electricity to the DISCOs network. They said the ongoing load shedding was due to the DISCOs' constraints; however, they admitted that the old transmission system/network of NTDC had also been causing problems in the smooth supply of electricity to DISCOs.
"The major power breakdown that left more than half of Lahore in darkness on Thursday-Friday was also due to a problem in the NTDC transmission line, which resulted in a cascading effect in the form of tripping of grid stations, low voltage and power load shedding in the LESCO-run region," said the senior official of NTDC.
Background interviews and discussions with energy experts have revealed that the rising circular debt would lead to further load shedding and affect production activities. Experts said Pakistan was producing around 9,000MW of electricity with oil as fuel whereas receivables of Pakistan State Oil (PSO) had witnessed an increase worth billions of rupees due to the absence of concrete measure to get the issue resolved for good.
They were afraid that if PSO's payments were not cleared, it would not be in a position to ensure oil supply due to which oil-based electricity would disappear from the system, giving birth to an even more serious power crisis in the country. They also stressed the need to develop a mechanism to control transmission and distribution losses along with feeder losses that would bring significant improvements in power supply, enabling businesses and industries to flourish.


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"Thick foilage fills the heavily fortified pen, where the vicious raptors wait to devour anyone foolish enough to step inside."
Found this sucker at Value Village for $2.82. The girlfriend is the one who actually found it, bringing it over and telling me to "brace myself." No, I did not drop everything in my hands and gasp. However, with awe and respect in my voice, I did state out loud the name of the star of the poster, the velociraptor.
I might have passed on it if this was a poster of the T-Rex, because let's face itm we're all a bit tired of the T-Rex. Sure, he's awesome too, and also a hero at the end of JP1—but remember, he ate a dog in JP2. Unforgivable. That took him down a notch in my book. They tried to make the pterodactyls the big stars in JP3. Couldn't make it happen. Did anyone even see JP3? Oh yeah, I did. In the theater.
Anyway, what I'm getting at, (which is nothing) is that in the first Jurassic Park, the raptors were the break-out stars, outshining even the Dog Killer. And that is worth buying tribute in poster-form for $2.82. And no less a poster that's in a standard carnival prize frame.
What else I'm getting at: MY LIFE IS AWESOME.


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Mr. St. Louis began his career in 1990 as a Navy Corpsman in the United States Marine Corps Infantry. He was part of an elite amphibious recon unit and served in Operation Desert Storm / Desert Shield. Mr. St. Louis received the Kuwait Freedom Medal, a Combat Action Ribbon, and 12 Accommodations for his service. Following his career in the United States military, Mr. St. Louis attended Illinois State University from 1994 to 1997. He started St. Louis Packaging in 1997 and is the President of St. Louis Packaging, Inc. and STL Graphics Group. He is currently the C.E.O and Chairman of the board for the Alliance Creative Group.
Mr. Sorkin is the C.O.O. and General Counsel for the Alliance Creative Group. He was the prior C.E.O and General Counsel for the Alliance Creative Group/ Invicta Group from June 2008 until December of 2011. From 2005 to 2008, Mr. Sorkin served as CEO and General Counsel at Image Worldwide/Nationwide where he was also the publisher of IMAGE magazine, from 1996 to 2004.
Mr. Sorkin served as Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel at S & B Collectibles where he helped the company grow from about 5 employees to over 250 employees and from about $1,000,000 in gross revenue to over $100,000,000 in gross revenue and was involved with getting new products on TV, in retail distribution and online. Mr. Sorkin holds a B.A. degree from the University of Illinois and a J.D. degree from Chicago Kent College of Law.
Mr. Piemonte has more than 15 years of successful outside sales experience. He worked for one of the largest packaging master distributors in North America, producing over $5 million in sales in Illinois alone. He leveraged his industry experience and proven account management skills to open and expand the distributor's base of national accounts. In 2002, he joined St. Louis Packaging, Inc. (Now part of the Alliance Creative Group) , and his expertise has helped more than double sales. He is currently Vice President of Sales.
Mr. Kardasz got his start in the printing business in 1982 working as a feeder on a 40" six color press. He has worked in virtually every facet of printing and in 2002 he came to STL Graphics Group (Now part of Alliance Creative Group) with more than 20 years of prepress, pressroom, bindery, and sales experience. His broad range of printing experience has helped ACG improve overall operations and has made him a valuable resource for all our clients. Mr. Kardasz is currently Vice President of Sales.
Beth Messinger is a financial executive with 20+ years of demonstrated success in diverse business operations. Beth attended Northern Illinois University for her undergraduate studies, has a Masters' degree from Roosevelt University, and is a Certified Public Accountant. She directs all accounting functions; accounts payable, accounts receivable, expense management, payroll, collections, sales tax reporting, financial statement preparation, and monthly job costing. Beth is our primary liaison with all outside benefit consultants, tax planners, and auditors.
Stephen began his career in direct mail when he should have been enjoying summer and holiday breaks during school. Who knew all that time on the mail shop floor would turn into a career? Fifteen years later, Stephen extended those summer vacations into a successful career in production, management, customer service, and sales in the direct mail industry. He's worn all the hats. As the years passed Stephen was made a partner and eventually became soul owner. After selling his company 2006, Stephen began selling direct mail packages from conception through delivery. Today, he leverages all of that experience as a Production Manager creating solutions for clients at ACG.
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Middle Class First
"We do best when the middle class is doing well."
–Barack Obama, Presidential Debate 10.03.2012
So, I'm seeing a lot of footage of Obama rallies on TV lately showing us lots of raving Dembots waving signs reading "Middle Class First".
Now, on the surface, this sounds really nice and progressive populist and all, until you stop and think of how Obama bailed out the banks and Wall Street and left the foreclosed and unemployed hanging out to dry, and when you think about how the Presidential candidates of both wings of the Party pandered to the middle class while totally ignoring the working class and the poor. In fact, at my count, at last Wednesday night's "debate", I heard the phrase "middle class" spoken at least fifteen times in the first half hour — until I had to stop watching because my eyes were glazing and my brain was dribbling out of my ears.
To be honest, I'm actually becoming really annoyed at the amount of fawning and gushing and pandering directed at the Middle Class™ by politicians at the media, even as they display indifference — or, in some cases, flat-out hostility — towards the working class, the poor, and the formerly middle-class who've fallen into poverty owing to extended unemployment or foreclosure.
Let's also not forget that generally, the Middle Class™ is where all the narrow-mindedness, conformity, materialism and selfishness live.They consume the most resources and complain the most about taxes while demanding the best of everything — roads, schools, public services — while joining in the villification of the poor and identifying with the rich, even as the rich continue to screw them royally.
So, perhaps a more accurate slogan for the Obama campaign might be "Middle Class First, And Throw The Poor A Bone If There's Any Left".
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If my Google Alerts this past month are any indication, it looks as though Americans have finally been able to put differences aside and cross party lines to unite against a common enemy—the plastic straw.
Earlier in July, Seattle became the first major city to ban plastic straws along with plastic utensils in bars and restaurants. San Francisco followed suit later in the month. Smaller cities like Malibu and San Luis Obispo, California, and Miami Beach and Fort Myers, Florida, have similar initiatives underway. Then came the news about corporations like Starbucks, Disney, American Airlines and Aramark—all of which have plans in place to crack down on the use of plastic straws in the name of environmental stewardship.
Environmentalists have condemned single-use plastics for years, citing its nonbiodegradable composition and the difficulty it poses to recyclers as a major source of the world's pollution. Items like straws get used once, and then are sent to landfill or end up as pollution, commonly finding a home in the world's oceans where they can break down and pose health threats to wildlife.
According to the Earth Day Network, more than 500 million plastic straws are used every day in the U.S.—enough to circle the globe twice. Since 91 percent of plastic waste isn't recycled, the bulk of these discarded straws is likely to join the millions of tons of plastic waste that is created annually.
While the straw ban is being billed as a way to fight back against this excess, even the most ambitious estimates dictate that a widespread ban would be just a drop in the bucket of the total amount of plastic pollution generated annually in this country.
According to the Plastics Ban List produced by the Plastic Pollution Coalition, Berkeley, California, straws and stirrers make up only 8 percent of environmental plastic pollution. Conversely, the biggest sources of environmental plastic pollution are food wrappers and containers (31 percent), bottle/container caps (16 percent) and plastic bags (11 percent).
Dune Ives, the executive director of Lonely Whale, an organization in New York City that helped spearhead the straw ban in Seattle, noted in an interview with Vox that the purpose of the straw ban is not really about the straws themselves, but about starting a larger dialog about how we use, and dispose of, many of the products we consume every day.
"Our straw campaign is not really about straws," Ives said in the interview. "It's about pointing out how prevalent single-use plastics are in our lives—putting up a mirror to hold us accountable. We've all been asleep at the wheel."
Whether the banning of straws in major corporations and cities throughout the country becomes part of a larger movement, or it is simply an expedient way to generate easy public relations or political good karma, it is a step in the right direction. And progress—no matter how incremental—is never a bad thing.


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Job vacancy: male applicants only. Skills required: dexterity, ability to tie a knot, hard heart. Anyone prone to hesitation or mercy need not apply.
Zimbabwe is searching for a hangman. Chikurubi prison, a maximum security facility outside Harare, has been trying to fill the post for five years, but in vain, the Daily News of Zimbabwe reported yesterday.
The absence of an executioner is a mixed blessing for 50 condemned men. It is a reprieve, but it is also an agonising and indefinite wait on death row in a jail dubbed a "gulag" because of its inhumane conditions.
Zimbabwe's last hangman quit the post in 2005 after hanging two armed robbers who murdered a prison guard while escaping jail. The job has since remained unfilled, despite unemployment in the country hitting 94% last year.
The Daily News set out the requirements for any would-be Albert Pierrepoint: "Prison officials say the job of a hangman involves techniques and procedures that are very simple to learn. The candidate for the job need not possess any previous experience, neither does he have to be literate. The hangman's job is reserved only for men. The job demands strength and unwavering focus. It is not for the faint-hearted.
"If a hangman is found, jail officials would teach him how to tie the noose and train him to maintain the correct posture while executing, as this is vital."
It added: "But it appears the toughest part of the job is not about ropes and levers. It is about conscience.
"A hangman should never have second thoughts, if he does he should be retired," said a former principal prison officer, who spoke to the Daily News on condition of anonymity.
Lawyers and journalists based in Harare confirmed with the Guardian today that the prison has been struggling to find a hangman for years. "We've not had an execution for a long time," one said.
Some death row inmates have languished in solitary confinement for more than a decade. Their petitions for clemency have been rejected by Robert Mugabe, Zimbabwe's president.
Last month, one death row inmate, Shepherd Mazango, challenged the impasse in an appeal to Zimbabwe's supreme court. He said: "Among us are George Manyonga who has spent 13 years awaiting execution, James Dube and Bright Gwashinga who have spent 10 and five years respectively, awaiting execution.
"This has caused severe trauma on the inmates that some of them are losing their mind ... Worse still, to think that I can spend 13 years before execution, like my colleague George Manyonga, crushes me."
Chikurubi prison is notorious for its filthy, freezing and overcrowded cells infested by maggots and rats. Former inmates include Simon Mann, a British mercenary, whose lawyer claimed he was tortured, assaulted and endured lice, inedible food and general deprivation there in 2004.
About 70 people are believed to have been executed since Zimbabwe gained independence in 1980. The country is under pressure to abolish the death penalty from human rights groups, such as Amnesty International. Last week, an editorial in the state-owned Herald newspaper suggested it is time to reconsider the issue.
In the meantime, there seems little hope of persuading the last executioner, believed to be of Malawian origin, out of retirement. The Daily News's prison source said that he was a reluctant hangman, always extremely remorseful about his job.


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Increased demand for sustainable meat has the bison industry poised to grow significantly this year, and the industry recently announced the "Bison One Million" campaign, which sets sights on helping the North American bison population grow to one million strong this year.
North America's bison population, once on the verge of extinction in the 1880's with less than 700 bison, has steadily recovered. Today, an estimated 391,000 bison are in North American private, public and tribal herds, according to National Bison Association (NBA) data. Adding 609,000 head of America's official mammal to this continent's collective herd will be no easy or swift feat.
The industry isn't stopping their efforts at growing herd sizes across the continent. Dave Carter, Executive Director of NBA, sat down for an interview this week to discuss the industry's commitment to building off the recent increase in consumer demand for bison products and gaining more consumer interest across the country with a "Bison Hump Day" campaign. The campaign mimicks popular trends like "Meatless Monday" and "Taco Tuesday" in an effort to incorporate bison into dinner menus across America every Wednesday.
"Consumers love bison because the nutritional profile of the meat fits right in with people's concerns about diet and health: it's low in fat, high in protein and iron, and it's got a great cholesterol profile," said Carter. "It also fits within their interest for natural and sustainable foods. What could be more sustainable than the animal that helped shape this environment over the last several thousand years?"
Those interested in taking part in Bison Hump Day can find information on local producers and restaurants that serve bison products can check out NBA's website or download NBA's new Bison Finder app.
Listen to Lizzy's full interview with Dave here"
Interview with Dave Carter, National Bison Association
All images courtesy of the National Bison Association.


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Giving thanks is that: making the canyon of pain into a megaphone to proclaim the ultimate goodness of G_d when Satan and all the world would sneer at us to recant. – Ann Voscamp
I have been incarnated for such a long time, from my birth before the beginning of all time. I never knew how powerful I was, I never realized. To be humble, has in its way its own pride. At last I come to a great winter canyon which does not give a shelter in its great snow filled side. Elijah, Elijah your blessed mantle that won't let me hide. I am risen well before I ever thought to die, here in Snow Canyon the walls so tall they can't contain all tides. Hallelujah! A shadow for the new year, a blight I can't associate with from this wind-swept floor, a daemon I will not call forth. For legion calls only that from the human side, and I am destined here in snow canyon to breech the great divide. I have been waiting here from this egg my entire life, and I say hallelujah.
What is a haven, when it pushes you outside, closes in its doors and lets you try? What is a mercy that lets somebody hide, not a compassion, but covering in a life? In snow canyon you make me realize, I have earned my real lines, on my face they ride, a greater glory in this new, new time. The soul is cleaner when your shame is rhymed to hallelujah. Though snow is judgment, falling through this air, though points are moving, it's not in time I care. My only freedom is not bound by any air. A little secret, a little find, a great big canyon, without a sign. I'll give it to you, as the new year shines. It's hallelujah, its hallelujah.
There was an old world some would have most find, its filled with memories both good and bad, all kinds. It keeps the freedom of those it's keep they find. A darkness backwards, an entry most can't unwind. I tell you memories, must be bound and tied. Here in this canyon is the presence of current time. No clocks or seconds, just Infinium of what's right. In hallelujah, in hallelujah.
I have been incarnated, I travel through all time, I have seen me born, and I've wondered if I died. Still now no matter in this canyon here, with snow clearing, the coming of a new year. The stars above me the way is higher and clear. For hallelujah. It's hallelujah.
Happy New Year!
For Susan, Ryan & Kaitlyn – 12.31.2019 – דָנִיֵּאל


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by Lee Adler, Wall Street Examiner
The advance number of actual initial claims under state programs, unadjusted, totaled 297,870 in the week ending April 19, a decrease of 20,923 (or -6.6 percent) from the previous week. There were 326,264 initial claims in the comparable week in 2013. – DoL
Compared to the comparable week last year claims declined 8.6%, consistent with recent trends…. More to follow.
Initial Claims – Click to enlarge
The seasonally adjusted headline number was 329,000. Keep in mind that that is a made up number. Conomists consensus was for 312,000. Not a bad guess. Bloomberg blamed the seasonal adjustment factor for the Easter holiday for the miss. The actual unadjusted data was absolutely consistent with the trend.
According to the DoL – "The seasonal factors had expected a decrease of 42,668 (or -13.4 percent) from the previous week," versus the actual decline of 20,923. The 10 year average for the comparable week was a drop of 29,306. Accounting for the holiday, this was a slightly below average performance for the week.
However, this was the lowest number of claims for this week since April 2006, at the top of the housing/credit bubble. As a percentage of total eligible workers, this week was lower than the 2006 figure, and was the lowest since April 2000.
New Claims % of Eligible at Record Lows – Click to enlarge
This suggests an economy stretched to its limits by the distortions and missallocation of labor caused by QE.


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Episode 97
Crowley Wears Curve
November 1st, 2018
1 hr 8 mins 14 secs
Season 8
About this Episode
Welcome back listeners! This week's epsiode is S08E14, Trial and Error. Kevin finally figures out the way to get the demons locked into hell, so Sam and Dean have to go undercover at the world's 50th most dysfunctional family and figure out how to kill a Hellhound.
Monster of the Week is on Patreon! If you want to directly support the show and ensure we keep putting out that sweet hashtag content week to week, consider pledging. You get some sweet rewards like digital art, access to our Discord, exclusive podcasts, and more!
Monster of the Week is also on Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr.
Jeremy is on Twitter, and you probably shouldn't follow him unless you know what you're doing.
Chris is on Twitter, and you probably should follow him if you like #hunks.


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A while ago I stumbled upon a song that I already knew but never really listened to. It was the kind of song that play at parties, so I never guessed it could be something I would enjoy listening to when just being at home. It turned out a little different.
The song I'm talking of is Sweet Nothing by Calvin Harris and Florence and the Machine. It has this party side to it, but when listening to the lyrics, it suddenly struck me. Nothing described what I had last year better than this song. I had this thing last year with a guy. It wasn't a relationship, but it also wasn't nothing at all. We would meet at night and then hang out, but we never arranged that. It happened by accident. The kind of accident in which I would walk into a bar, knowing they would be there, because they were always there.
The weirdest thing about it was that I knew perfectly well that this would lead to nothing. I might have still thought that in the beginning, but it didn't last long for sure. We would never have become a couple. And we both didn't want that either. He wouldn't have been a good boyfriend for me. In fact, he wasn't that good to me at all. It's hard to describe that situation well, since it was strange and complicated, but o so easy at the same time. I guess the only thing that kept us together was the need for attention and affection. But we were opposites. I was the girl who would attend all her classes. He was the guy who only went out, every day again.
I knew it was leading nowhere, I knew he wouldn't do anything for me. And yet I couldn't end it either. We stayed in touch for far too long. When I decided to not text him so it would finally come to an end, he started texting me. And those little, stupid things flattered me enough to keep it all going. It was safe though, you know. I knew he didn't expect anything from me. And what he expected, I wouldn't give, because I didn't feel like owing him anything at all. It was safe because it would never become real. It was safe because he would never get serious with me. Sometimes, I don't like things getting serious.
This all doesn't mean that I liked it. I liked it enough to keep it going, but also hated it at times. Nothing gives more doubts than this kind of thing. Wasn't I worth more? Why couldn't I take the right decision? Why did he stay in touch with me? Did he like me? What did he want from me? And so on. There were no answers to these questions and yet I couldn't end it. Eventually, it ended itself. It died out.
This is not a love story. This is just a story of two people who needed attention but were afraid of the commitment of a relationship. This is a story about long nights, much beer and very sweet nothing.
It isn't easy for me to let it go
I've swallowed every single word
And, every whisper, every sigh
Eats away at this heart of mine.
And there is a hollow in me now
So I put my faith in something unknown,
I'm living on such sweet nothing,
But I'm tired of hope with nothing to hold,
I'm living on such sweet nothing.
And it's hard to learn,
And it's hard to love,
When you're giving me such sweet nothing,
Sweet nothing,
Sweet nothing,
You're giving me such sweet nothing.
And it's not enough
To tell me that you care,
We both know the words are empty air.
You give me nothing!


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You'll use the same pair of dumbbells for each exercise in this routine. Choose a weight that just barely allows you to do 12 biceps curls. If it's too light, you won't build as much muscle, says Houston-based trainer Carter Hays, C.S.C.S. Too heavy and your form will break down first, your ligaments later. Proceed in circuit fashion, moving from one exercise to the next without rest. At the end of the circuit, rest for 60 seconds. Repeat for a total of four rounds.
Lie with your head and upper back on a Swiss ball and raise your hips so your body forms a straight line from knees to shoulders. Hold the weights along the sides of your chest with your palms toward each other. Press the weights up, then lower them halfway down. Keeping the same bend in your elbows, slowly lower the dumbbells behind your head until they touch the ball. Reverse until the weights are back over your chest, press them up, and lower them to the starting position. Do 12 reps.
Stand holding a pair of dumbbells at arm's length at your sides. Step forward with your left foot until your right knee is an inch or two off the floor and your left thigh is parallel to the floor. Then do a biceps curl. Push back up to the starting position and repeat, this time stepping out with your right foot. That's one rep. Once you've completed 12 curls, place the weights on the floor and continue lunging for 12 more repetitions.


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Assorted links
1. Why are gamblers hard to study?
3. "In defense of much, but not all, financial innovation"; a very good new paper by Bob Litan. See pp.3-4 for a summary or here is the executive summary.
4. What does it cost to create a new job?
5. Markets in everything: cremation that looks good. This is one of my favorite recent articles.


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Need a little inspiration for you holiday decorating? Like to see how some of Sacramento's best interior designers do it up for Christmas? Have you always wanted to take a peek inside one of the stunning East Sacramento homes?
You have your chance this Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 30–Dec. 2 at the 39th Annual Sacred Heart Holiday Home Tour in East Sacramento. The tour features five homes in the Fab 40s neighborhood, all within walking distance for most people. Each house's décor was done by a different local interior and floral designer. Participating designers include East Sac Florist, Kerrie Kelly Design Lab and Lumens Light + Living.
Tickets are $30 and proceeds benefit Sacred Heart Parish School in Sacramento. After the tour, be sure to check out the boutique and cafe, located at the school at 39th and H streets.
Hours are Friday 11 a.m.–8 p.m. (But note, the boutique and cafe don't open until 12:30 p.m. due to school dismissal.) Saturday 10 a.m. 7 p.m. and Sunday 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. For years, going on this tour was a holiday tradition for me. I went on Sundays, but I imagine going late on Friday afternoon and seeing the houses lit up at night, would be spectacular. One thing to note if you do go on Sunday: the California International Marathon—which takes runners through East Sac—will be winding down as the tour is getting started, so be aware of traffic, runners and road closures. Take a look at the CIM road closure schedule here, plan accordingly, and you will be fine.
What: Sacred Heart Holiday Home Tour
When: Friday–Sunday, Nov. 30–Dec. 2
Where: East Sacramento
Cost: $30


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Actress Saira Khan of Kamasutra 3D Fame Passes Away
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Actress Saira Khan, who had replaced Sherlyn Chopra in the controversial 2013 movie Kamasutra 3D, passes away on Friday Morning. She suffered from a cardiac arrest and failed to servive. Director of Kamasutra 3D Rupesh Paul said, 'It was difficult for Saira to sign the film because of her conservative muslim family. She had done a challenging job but media could not get her. She deserved to be recognised for her performance. Even after the brilliance she had more hurtful. I hope she rests in Peace.'


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NYIGF Opens House with a New Exhibit
By guest
It's one thing to flip through beautiful magazines for design inspiration, and another to walk right into those stunning rooms in the photographs. This summer, the New York International Gift Fair ® is taking this idea and realizing in with their brand-new "Open House" exhibit. The exhibit, presented in partnership with One Kings Lane, Sandow Media and Pantone, will showcase the most fresh and happening home furnishings trends in 2013 — everything from materials and color to commerce and branding. A flash sale of the featured merchandise will benefit Gift For Life, the home, gift and stationary industries' sole charity partner.
In conjunction with the new exhibit, Warren Shoulberg of Sandow Media will moderate a panel discussion with Susan Feldman, co-founder of One Kings Lane, and Laurie Pressman, Pantone Vice President for Fashion, Home + Interiors. So if you're looking to get the inside scoop on home design direct from industry experts, mark your calendars: the "Open House — What's Hot in Home Design" is scheduled for Sunday, August 19, from 8:30 – 9:30 AM in New York City's Javits Convention Center.
NYIGF will take place in the Javits Convention Center, Piers 92 and 94 from Saturday, August 18 to Wednesday, August 22, 2012.


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My Flamingo Square crochet design is a quick and easy pattern for a really cute and fun crochet block. It was first published in Crafty magazine years ago but is now rejigged, rewritten and twice as nice!
Sadly, the magazine is no longer running but a lady contacted me recently asking how to get her hands on the pattern. I'd completely forgotten all about it!
Here is the original square as it appeared in the magazine…
So, rummaging through my files I found the original. It was one of the first patterns I had published and really needed a bit of updating so I've rewritten it and used different yarn for this latest version.
Flamingo Square Pattern Info…
The square is really easy to make! You'll need Worsted or Aran weight yarn, a 5mm (H) size hook to make this square. The block uses basic crochet stitches and then the flamingo is cross stitched onto the block (I've included some photos for you in the pattern to show how that's done).
Size: 13 cm x 13 cm (just over 5 inches x 5 inches)
Where to get the pattern…
You can also purchase the pattern and yarn from Love Crochet. One ball of each colour will make approximately 15 squares which is enough for a little blanket!
Happy Hooking!


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Wearing a contact lens on your eyes is the most common behavior of the ladies and younger girls. For particular makeup purposes, some of the people are also trying to wear the contact lens on their eyes sometimes. In the current days, it is the latest trend of wearing the circle contact lens which is also known as circle lenses and the big eye contact lens.
Know more about circle contact lenses:
The circle contact lens is probably the most popular decorative and non-corrective cosmetic item which makes the iris of your eyes appears larger in size, and it gives you a great look while going to the parties. Most of the younger girls and ladies in South, East, and Southeast Asia are most widely using these lenses as their beauty product. At the same time, this kind of contact lens is highly productive in South Korea, Japan, and China. When any girl wears this circle contact lens, her eyes will appear larger.
- Based on your preferences, these lenses are now coming in the different effects and colors.
- From among them, you can pick your desired choice as per your eye makeup preferences.
- If you are considering the regular contact lenses, their diameter would be about 14 mm to 16 mm.
- As the normal contact lenses, these circle lenses also have the diameter of not more than 15 mm because the larger sizes would be very harmful to the eyes if you wear them daily.
- If you are buying the circle contact lenses with a diameter of 16 mm to 18 mm, it will actually give the best visual effect.
- The main difference between the circle contact lenses and regular contact lenses is the area which covers the iris of the eye.
- As a result, you will get the appearance of the bigger size wider iris with the limbal ring in order to make the illusion of the larger eyes.
More information about circle contact lenses:
The black rim on the circle contact lenses and also the vibrant color actually make your eyes appear larger. At the same time, it probably offers the most dramatic effect as the regular contact lenses are transparent in color. Similarly, they only work on correcting your vision without providing any other effects. There are also colored contact lenses currently available in the market with the various colors, but they will not provide you the enlarged effect. Such kinds of contact lenses can actually be with or without the black rim in the vibrant or natural color.
Before choosing a particular contact lens for you, first of all, you should need to find your expectations and needs. Then only, you can able to pick the best and suitable choice of the circle contact lenses with a specialized and interesting character. There are several numbers of the online contact lenses providers available to offer you the high quality, original and top branded circle contact lenses for all your makeup needs but only within your budget.


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"Chemorella/Quimiorela": A bilingual book about beating cancer By Katy Franco
A Cinderella story about beating cancer and seeing your dreams come true. For children, teens and adults that have a friend or family member who is fighting this illness. A bilingual about the real-life adventures of breast cancer survivor and stand-up comic Katy Franco.
Una historia metaforica de la Cenicienta sobre como combatir el cancer y ver tus suenos realizados. Un libro para ninos, adolescentes y adultos que esta enfrentanado la enfermedad. Una narracion bilingue que cuenta las aventuras reales de la sobreviviente de cancer, la comediante Katy Franco.
Katy Franco is a Puerto Rican actress, celebrity, and screamingly funny stand-up comic, an author, a Certified Laughter Leader, and a unique inspirational speaker. As a breast cancer survivor, she has appeared on stage and in countless news programs, magazine articles and newspaper stories, for the purpose of teaching people how to deal with cancer. Her offbeat experiences as a breast cancer patient became a one-woman show called "The Breast Years of My Life" ("Sacando Pecho").
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Hello friends, you are looking at a Munsters Koach and Grandpa's Drag-u-la plastic model kit. Special Edition 2 in 1 set with tin outer box. Includes booklet, expanded decals and display placards.Still factory sealed in the original shrink wrap. Made by AMT in 2010.
Tin is brand new with no damage. Models are unused and complete. Scale for both kits is 1:25. Please see photos for further details and check out my other items. You can use the "Request Total" option or message me for an updated invoice when you are ready to pay for multiple items.
All items are described accurately, packed safely and sent quickly. Please contact me with any questions or concerns, I respond to all messages. Your complete satisfaction is very important to me. Check my listings again soon, new items are added every week. This item is in the category "Toys, Hobbies\Models & Kits\Automotive".
The seller is "the3storms" and is located in this country: AU. This item can be shipped worldwide.


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Hollywood Exterior Painting
Hollywood Exterior Home Painting Company
When completing your Hollywood exterior painting project, proper surface preparation is crucial for achieving a long lasting Hollywood exterior paint job for your beautiful Hollywood home. A thorough cleaning to remove exterior dirt and mildew is the first step in preparing the exterior of Hollywood home painting surfaces. Home Remodel Hollywood Exterior Painters knows what it takes to create a custom exterior painting project that will beautify your Hollywood home and alter your vision into a real life dream – and we paint on time and within budget.
All loose Hollywood exterior paint and defective caulking should then be removed from the Hollywood, Ca home. Any rotted boards should be replaced, and all new and bare wood primed. Gaps between adjoining wood, or wood and masonry, should be caulked with a powerful sealant to truly make the Hollywood exterior painting process run smoothly for your Hollywood home. Hardware and light fixtures which are not to be painted should be removed or properly protected, and all plants should be moved or covered to prevent any damage.
Hollywood Exterior Painting Process
This exterior painting process in Hollywood starts at the estimate and is continued with our professional Hollywood, Ca exterior painting family that will be working with you on your project.
When Hollywood Home Remodels paints your house exterior you can expect the following:
- An arranged time to complete your Hollywood exterior painting work that is mutually agreed upon by us
- Professional Hollywood exterior painters that take pride in their job
- Thorough surface preparation before any materials are applied in the Hollywood home
- Job site kept neat and clean while the Hollywood exterior painting is in progress in your Hollywood home
- Paint colors to match your requirements for the Hollywood painting project
- Two coat Hollywood exterior paint application for all color changes dependent upon what's being painted
- Premium grade Hollywood exterior paints for your home
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At Hollywood Home Remodels, we use the highest quality exterior painting products regardless of whether your siding is aluminum or wood because it produces the best results. We can spray, brush or roll depending on the type of siding and paint to be used for the exterior painting of your Hollywood area home.
Hollywood Painting the exterior of your Hollywood home is a huge job that should be left to a professional exterior painting contractor in Hollywood California. Safety, quality Hollywood exterior paints and years of experience are just a few reasons why you should contact our company for your home remodel exterior painting job in Hollywood.
As a Hollywood professional exterior painting contractor we can provide you with all types of Hollywood Exterior Painting services like Hollywood Exterior House Painting, Outside Hollywood Home Painting, and Hollywood Exterior Wall Painting to name just a few. Our Hollywood professional Exterior Painting family is experienced. Hollywood Home Remodels Exterior Painters will make sure your belongings are protected and your family is safe as we complete your Hollywood Exterior Painting project in Hollywood. Let us do the work; there is no need to get your hands dirty!
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704-787-9009 | 3645 Poplar Tent Rd Concord, NC 28027
Lexus Repair Services and Maintenance in Concord
Hefti Automotive Service Pro Mechanics for Japanese cars, SUVs, and trucks
When you visit Hefti Automotive Service, you're bringing your car to a service center that has a dedicated and knowledgeable staff that is eager to get your Lexus luxury vehicle back on the road quickly. We use the latest automotive service techniques and technologies which allows us to repair a multitude of Lexus vehicles. We're conveniently located at Concord, 28027 and easy to reach. The staff at Hefti Automotive Service is waiting to complete maintenance or any repairs on your luxury vehicle.
Lexus, the luxury arm of Toyota, is an automotive brand that combines the reliability of Toyota engineering and safety with luxury styling and amenities. The Japanese luxury brand takes aim at its German competitors and offers a lineup of stylish cars and SUVs that offer comfortable interiors and copious amenities and technologies. Hefti Automotive Service in Concord, is looking forward to keeping your Lexus operating at its best.
As reliable as Lexus cars are, some problems do crop up from time to time, especially in older models. Issues that may arise in older Lexus cars and SUVs include transmission issues and interior fit and finish issues after extended use.
Reliable Lexus Repairs
When you leave your vehicle with Hefti Automotive Service, you're leaving your Lexus with people who will treat your car as if it were their own. That's hard to come by in today's automotive repair and maintenance market. Our staff at Hefti Automotive Service is eagerly waiting to meet all your automotive needs. If you have questions, or just want to schedule an appointment, call us at 704-787-9009. You can also stop by - we're waiting to help!
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When you're a parent of a child with special needs, social media can be both a blessing and a curse. Whilst it can be fantastic to hook up with a friend who is in the same situation as you at 2am in the morning and have a cry on each other's virtual shoulder, it is equally heart breaking to be constantly bombarded by photos and updates from others with (seemingly) 'normal' children – doing things that would be impossible for your family to do, because of your child's disability. Holiday time is especially hard for me, as I realise that it is more than likely that all five members of my family will never be able to take a family holiday together again because of my son's autism. His desire for routine, sameness, and to sleep in his own bed, combined with his extreme anxiety issues, mean that it is just too stressful for him.
My son is in Year 6 now, so will be moving up to secondary school in September. This week, my friends with children the same age as him are busy posting about taster days at their children's new secondary schools and how their children are having to take the bus to school for the first time. Initially this made me really sad. Pondering over which secondary school we would have chosen for him and which subjects he would have been good at. After a while and reading more of my friends' posts about missed buses, kids getting off at the wrong stop and other dramas, I actually started to feel quite relieved.
My son has been traveling to school on a bus since he started reception at four years old. He has always had the same lovely transport assistant that has helped him every day. At no point in his school career will I have to let him walk to school on his own, or get on a bus on his own. He will never be on his own – and this is my point. He will never have to 'go it alone'. And do you know what? This gives me a whole load of comfort! When you enter the Special Needs World you will meet some truly amazing people. And my wish is that my son will always be surrounded by amazing people that love him (almost) as much as I do.
When I'm out and about and I see an adult with severe autism and learning disabilities with their carer, it does make my heart hurt – I cannot lie. Thinking about the future of your child is perhaps one of the most painful things about being a special needs mum. But I have trained myself to stop feeling sad. It doesn't always work, but I try. I make myself look again at the adult with special needs and their carer. Do they look happy? Are they having fun? Does the carer look kind? And more often than not, they do look really happy and the carers do look kind! But more importantly, the adult with special needs is not alone.
My son will never be sat on his own in a café. Or catching the wrong bus. Or getting lost in a foreign country. Or wondering around a scary big new school on his own. September will bring new challenges and changes for my son, but he will not be doing it alone.


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Enjoying retirement but looking to top up your pension pot?
There are many ways to do so and stay active in retirement.
With many of us now living longer, retirement can stretch for 20 years or more, meaning that our money has to work even harder for us.
Obviously, you will have to check the tax implications of doing so but, as long as you stay within the rules, you can still supplement your pension with these money-making ideas.
Don't need the money? Tips for keeping busy in retirement
Rent out a room
If you don't fancy a return to the world of work quite yet, there are still other ways to generate extra income.
If you've got a spare room going free and are comfortable doing so during the pandemic, why not rent out a room to a paying lodger?
If you live near a big city you might find a roomie who only wants a crash pad during the week when he or she is working, meaning you get the place back to yourself at the weekends.
Or, if you don't like the idea of having someone else in your home overnight, you could hire out a room during the day for business purposes.
You may, for example, find that local entrepreneurs need cheap, flexible office space or simply an 'inspirational place to think', while websites such as Beewake enable owners to rent out their room space easily.
Alternatively, if you live near a station and have a driveway, you could hire out a parking space to commuters.
What's more, if your home is in a popular holiday destination you could also rent it out via a website such as Airbnb when you are yourself away.
Now read: the most expensive places to stay on Airbnb
Working in a shop
If working from home doesn't appeal and you'd prefer to get out and about, you could consider a position in retail.
Many supermarkets and other chains offer flexible shift patterns and the ability to work part-time.
Unlike with a home-based business, you'll be getting out of the house and will benefit from socialising with other people, as well as having extra cash in your pocket.
However, you may need to be physically fit, especially if the work involves standing on your feet in-store for several hours a day or delivering groceries.
Your old job, part-time
Missing your former career? Why not go back to it part-time?
If you're still fit and healthy enough to do so, why not contact your former employer or other companies in the same sector to see if they are interested in hiring you back for fewer hours.
It may be possible to work as a consultant for a few hours a week or on a freelance basis to give you flexibility.
Just make sure that it doesn't adversely affect your pension or tax status.
Dog-walking or pet-sitting
Like animals and want to keep active in retirement? Why not become a dog-walker or pet-sitter?
You can keep it low key and just take on a few clients, working around your existing commitments.
The fact that most clients will want their dogs walked at the same times during the week, which should help generate regular income.
If you don't relish handling wayward German shepherds or Rottweilers, you could look after smaller pets, such as cats, guinea pigs or rabbits in people's homes.
Many people now prefer to have their animals cared for in a familiar environment by a pet-sitter who pops in, tops up the food and makes a fuss of them, rather than putting their small pets in kennels or a cattery.
That said, you will most likely need insurance, especially if you are holding clients' keys, and it's also wise to undertake some pet first aid training.
Now read: the pets earning their owners a fortune
Online seller
Adept at finding a bargain in thrift shops and car boot sales? Got a loft full of your finds?
Why not become a part-time dealer and sell your wares on eBay or one of the other myriad websites enabling people to set up shop online?
Local Facebook selling sites can also be a good alternative as, unlike eBay, they often don't charge selling fees.
If you have a talent for arts and crafts, such as making jewellery or other items, you could sell these on websites such as Etsy.
Make sure that you charge enough for your items, however.
A good rule of thumb is to work out the production cost – materials plus labour – and multiply this figure by at least two, as well as researching what the competition is charging.
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Good at fixing things around the home and still in good health? Why not set up as a local handyman or woman?
If you've already got the necessary tools, your start-up costs are likely to be low and you can work from home, although you may need a van to transport your tools.
What's more, if you've lived in the area for a while and know lots of people, you may already have a set of potential customers you could tap into with a little marketing.
It's vital to get insurance in case of an accident and, if necessary, it might also be worth doing some training courses to refresh your skills.
Turn a hobby into a business
Have a talent for something? Always fancied turning it into a career? Then why not take the opportunity to do so now?
Many retirees prefer to do something new instead of going back to their old job.
You could train as a driving instructor, masseur, beautician or even a counsellor – something that you can easily do from home and that fits around your other interests.
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Wednesday, 30 July 2008
Buckley Falls
The rest of us make spasmodic visits because it's a beautiful area and occasionally we see some really nice (by which I mean special) birds, but my friend knows where the birds nest, the size of their territories, when the migrants arrive and leave, changes to the environment. He enjoys the common birds, loves the challenge of finding the nests (although he got very frustrated last year because the nests of Crested Shrike-tits are very difficult to find). The Buckly Falls area is a very reliable spot to find Nankeen Night-herons sitting on the rocks in the daytime, and in winter the Pink Robins and Rose Robins passing through.
The falls are named after William Buckley, the escaped convict who lived with aborigines in this area for three decades before the settlers from Tasmania arrived. They've been modified by a low wall across the river, another weir upstream and a viaduct on the north side built to supply water to a paper mill in the 1800s but are still delightful. There is a Friends group doing fantastic work with planting and weeding. Picnic spots, lookouts and walking tracks have been established on both sides of the river. Suburbia is approaching from the south but a buffer zone has been negotiated.
It's easy to forget that the falls are there because they are not visible from any main roads, but they are well worth a visit.
Saturday, 26 July 2008
Planting for the future
My photographic contribution to National Tree Day is of a tree in my own garden, a Bell-fruited Mallee Eucalyptus preissiana. I mentioned it several months ago but at the moment it is in full flower in my north-facing front garden, and looks spectacular from the street. It only grows to a height of several metres, and is round in shape, so the flowers are shown to their best advantage.
Wednesday, 23 July 2008
All is well in the world
Duncan when I needed him?]
Monday, 21 July 2008
Living wild in Queensland
Our last day in Queensland, where it's 25 degrees. Tomorrow we fly back to Geelong where it's 12 degrees. I'll have to remember to dig my jumper out from the bottom of my case and put it in my hand luggage.
This post is about some more of the fauna we've seen on our holiday. The Australian Bustard beside the road near Undara was very stately. It was lovely to see one again after a break of many years.
The Wonga Vine, one of the few plants flowering at Undara, attracted butterflies and moths.
This tiny caterpillar dropped on to the newspaper from overhead foliage as we were having a cuppa - a remarkable creature. And the Lace Monitor Varanus varius is resident in the picnic area at Finch Hatton Gorge. I googled him and he's mentioned in lots of blogs.
Sunday, 20 July 2008
Fungi on Kingfisher Walk
Happy residents of Airlie
Well, tonight we went into the village of Airlie Beach in Queensland for dinner, and my daughter and her husband declared that could easily find me a Stone-curlew. And they did. We walked towards the yacht club and there they were on the lawn, two Bush Stone-curlews almost mingling with the people walking in the balmy night air.
I want to know why the birds in Airlie are so happy to live in an urban environment and those in Victoria took fright and disappeared.
Saturday, 19 July 2008
Broken River
Eungella National Park in the Clarke Range north of Mackay in Queensland is well known in Australian birding circles because of a honeyeater. In 1983 Longmore and Boles published a description of a bird they named the Eungella Honeyeater. It's the last indigenous bird species found in Australia. (Although the page keeps getting changed. The Painted Snipe is a case in point - apparently our Painted Snipe is unique so it's now Australian Painted Snipe or something similar.)
Yesterday we went to Eungella but I didn't look for the honeyeater (I'd need a guide I reckon, although a friend of mine followed instructions that went something like "Look in the puddle at such and such GPS location" and found the bird immediately.) Instead, we went to Broken River to look for Platypus. And found one near the information centre. The pool in the river was big, and deep, and in shadow, but we waited patiently and eventually were able to watch the Platypus diving and coming to the surface regularly. The photos below aren't mine. My son-in-law Adam has a better zoom on his camera. If you look carefully at the first photo you can see the Platypus in the middle - that's what you have to look for.
And as a bonus, on the way to Eungella I followed location details on the birding-aus mailing list to find the Cotton Pygmy-Goose on Deadmans Lagoon near Proserpine. A new species for me.
Tropical delights
I was totally fascinated by this tree. The flowers grow straight out of the trunk, even at ground level. It's called Bumpy Satinash Syzygium cormiflorum and is common in the rain forests of north Queensland. Apparently the fruit bats and possums find them a very attractive food source too.
And in this one too, the buds were growing from the lower trunk of a very tall tree.
And Tully claims to be the wettest town in Australia, hence the gum boot. It was so wet when we were there I took this photo from inside the car.
Friday, 18 July 2008
On show
In the early morning light the sundews near the 100 Mile Swamp at Undara Lava Tubes were spectacular. I wish now that I'd stayed a little longer to study the insects caught in the sticky globules. I didn't think of it at the time, but they show up as blurred images in some of my photos.
Thursday, 17 July 2008
'The Tropics' is a dangerous place
Sunday, 6 July 2008
An almanac of essays
I'm missing my library of reference books, but have decided that names are an artificial adjunct of progress anyway, and that I can just enjoy the environment. A friend gave me Aldo Leopold's A Sand County Almanac to read and I brought it away with me. The essays on conservation were written half a century ago but they are now a classic and I'm enjoying them immensely. Every second paragraph seems to have a 'quotable quote' and one or two might find their way into this blog. If you haven't read it try and get a copy from your library asap.
Working together
When I lived at Galiwin'ku on Elcho Island in the Northern Territory I was quickly introduced to Green Ants (Oecophylla smaragdina) - they bite, they're everywhere and (this is the bit that got me) the local yolgnu (aboriginals) used them for bush tucker - they ate the green abdomens because apparently they have a citrus flavour. Apparently, I say, because I could never bring myself to taste it.
Green Ants are also everywhere here in Queensland and they are remarkable for another reason. They work co-operatively to pull leaves together to to make nests, and hold and manipulate their larvae in such a way that causes them to excrete a type of silk to bind the leaves together.
Saturday, 5 July 2008
A bit of this and that
Friday, 4 July 2008
A bottler of a tree
This tree is only found within 40 km of Airlie beach. It's a Bracychiton compactus and the locals have called it the Whitsunday Bottle Tree. It's currently listed as 'rare' under the Queensland Nature Conservation Act (1994).
The local council decided last year to survey the distribution of this tree, to determine whether it is under threat from urban development. Of course it is, but luckily it is growing in several reserves and is easy to propagate. One tree we found is on a new subdivision, sprouting pink tape and barrier cloth. Will it survive? We saw another at Shute Harbour in a reserve, and another, pictured below, beside a car pull-over.
The remarkable thing about brachychitons is that they store water in their bottle-shaped stems. Some of the bottle trees in northern Australia are remarkable shapes and we (and tourists) love them. The Whitsunday Bottle Tree isn't as big or as spectacular but still it should be protected. If I owned the block of land below I'd be making a highlight of the tree in my garden. I hope the new owners do as well.
Thursday, 3 July 2008
Views from a boardwalk
This is a beautiful area, and the developers are having a field day. The mangroves are getting a hammering but I think most of what is left will survive because of the boardwalk. But then we get blokes like this, pictured below, who thinks it's OK to clear an area to pull the boat up into.
Right near the centre of town, between the man-made swimming lagoon and the man-made marina there is a stretch of mangroves and it is there that we saw an Australian Brush-turkey playing with a coconut, and a male Great Bowerbird tending to his bower in amongst the mangrove stems a metre from the path. All of his decorations were green.
And suspended from a branch of a eucalypt was this metre-long construction that I thought was a wasp nest but I'm out of my comfort zone here. I've really got no idea! Any suggestions?
The Captain saw glasshouses
We have seen them from a distance several times, and have yet to get up close and personal. Captain Cook didn't get close either. He saw them as he sailed up the east coast in 1770 and named them - apparently he thought they resembled glasshouses.
They 13 mountains are actually the remnants of volcanoes about 25 million years old, the plugs of molten rock have been exposed as the surrounds eroded away. The first photo was taken from the airstrip at Caboolture (where we went to see the one and only Beaufort Torpedo Bomber left from WW2, currently being restored by volunteers) and the second photo was taken from a lookout on the Mt Mee road.


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I haven't noticed any posts on this last i checked. But someone needs to say something about it cause were all thinking it. The start of a match on this map. Kicks off when both sides oppose each other on either sides of the bridge. The Insurgents usually hold up in a 2 story compound with a good amount of cover. And Security Forces behind a somewhat fortified hill that has a lot of open space and 2 narrow exposed points of exit. I've got 20+ hours logged on Sandstorm and I still find the fight to get across the bridge on that map to be cancer asf.
If your Insurgents, Great! grab a SVD or a PKM with a 4x scope. And get ready to line up those easy kills because the enemy has little cover and even lesser bulletproof cover. It might as well be fish in a barrel! We all know that Security Forces throwing 8-9 smoke grenades and rushing Objective A is how its supposed to work out, right. You gotta watch enemy positions with atleast 4 guys who have a 2x scope equipped or better. And can successfully lay down covering fire while your teammates cross under or if they're lucky actually on the bridge Itself through the smoke to capture Objective A. But nooooo you don't hardly ever find that level of teamwork in Sandstorm, but that is exactly how your expected to play the game.
The example and exception being a team of pros who focus on participating, communicating and know not to rush the enemy blindly and die like nearly every noob lvl 20 and under. I mean seriously. Way to contribute to the team effort guys by wasting lives. But what are the odds of getting in that lobby, right? To continue my point. I would like to see more cover added to the Security Forces side and atleast another point of exit. Specifically the thin metal fencing along the Security side.
Like seriously put some sand bags behind those so we can live! I would also like an additional point of exit put in on the left side of the bridge with plenty of cover. It would be nice being able to cross to Objective A without it feeling like D-Day. The cover on the bridge should be increased as well because crossing on it is a pipe dream. Finally there should be more barriers and points of cover along the road by the hill. Because it's way easy to gun people down there right off the bat and after. Give this a like if you agree.
Yeh the first objective when attacking is unbalanced as all hell. You really need competent teammates for this first objective on this map, more than any other objective attack on any other map, otherwise it's bg everytime.
The attacking experience is okay when both teams know how to play each side, however, like you said the chances of this happening is very slim in the generic matchmaking with randies. The approach is very black and white.
I would be okay with security getting another way to approach or more cover.
@icyspicy I've had success with a team using a pretty good amount of teamwork. I just shouted at our Commander to just immediately call in a Gunship and we ended up capping Alpha.
You can drop down off the left of the bridge and get up there every time.
No one takes that route because they are so focused on the bridge.
Literally every time I have played that map I got to the objective that way. Just hold onto your smokes for when you get across and then you can smoke the INS side of the bridge and run up for free to A. I usually do it solo, can't image what would happen if I had another person with me.
You aren't wrong though, it is hard for newer players and less skilled players. If people were better at shooting they could just pick off the INS players. Also if the commander used smokes and a gunship that would help too. I've seen it taken in the first wave with good competitive SEC players.
As long as the commander calls in a strafe or a gunship on A while people go under the bridge on the left side (from Security's perspective) I would say the defenders don't stand a chance. If the team doesn't do that though, it's a real shitfest.
That objective definitely needs a rework. Several places where the defender can cover all lanes so the attackers cannot get passed him. No real flanks. Smoke grenades are useless because they fall into the river where the smoke doesn't go high enough so that the defenders still get a good line of sight on you. Defenders have several different entrances to the objective, so that it's very hard to defend it even once you get inside the building. So to sum it up, it's a shitfest.
Literally just walk underneath the bridge.
Or use teamwork.
What you're proposing is to have more reasons to not work as a team in this game.
No, it's not that simple when the map is such AIDS. You can walk under the bridge, sure. But once you reach the end of it, you still must go through one of three choke points to reach the objective. While three chokepoints might seem okay, you can camp them from all around, and it's easy for one player to cover two or three of them. Even if you get inside the objective, there are so many ways the insurgents can get in, it's equally as hard to defend once you reach it.
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Or use teamwork.
If there's only one viable approach on an objective, that's bad map design. No amount of teamwork can help a wall of lead.
@thehappybub actually thinking about it, if they made more of the river accessible to allow you to flank behind the building, that could work.
@link I try to take the left about half of the time. But i always run into a few guys there and nobody wants to be my back up even when I request it. It's a struggle either way for me.
@staryoshi06 How often does the team come together to reach A tho. It's a flip of a coin. I'm just sayin I would want more cover to balance out both sides of the bridge when fighting. I don't want excessive cover for security cause that would be counter intuitive


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