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SEK Qatar celebrated and showcased their very first PYP Exhibition on Monday 9th and Tuesday 10th May 2016. Our Grade 5 students were excellent ambassadors for our school and the IB education that we afford them. They made us very proud and as our school's pioneers they have set the standard extremely high for next year's students. This student led event was the culmination of a long process of work which began in early February.
Monday's performances catered to three different schools from Doha. We had the pleasure of hosting groups of students from Qatar Academy, ACS and ISL. The visiting students were very interested in the research and information on display. It was commented by all how impressive the final products were and how evident the learning process was on the boards. In particular, it was noted that our students work was comprised of three languages: English, Spanish and Arabic. Group presentations took several creative formats, for example videos, brochures, information pamphlets, surveys, data analysis, interviews, poetry, mini books. SEK students answered questions confidently and enthusiastically and were eager to share their knowledge with all of our guests.
Tuesday heralded the long awaited performance for parents. It was a truly wonderful experience for all involved. Our students relished the opportunity to display their talents to our senior leadership team, teachers, mentors, parents and families. The excitement was palpable and the evening was a complete success. Parent feedback was overwhelmingly positive. Witnessing our students display the IB learner attributes and attitudes in such abundance was heartwarming. They were well equipped to answer people's questions about their chosen topics and displayed true communication skills as well as being highly knowledgeable. The creativity and integrity on display was amazing.
Congratulations to everyone involved in this rewarding process. This was collaboration at its finest and was a huge team effort. We are already looking forward to next year's exhibition.

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KERRY businesses will champion the county as one of the top choices in Ireland for people to live and work at an event in the spring.
To promote this, fourteen of Kerry's largest industries together with twelve sponsors such as Kerry County Council, IDA, Enterprise Ireland, Local Enterprise Office to mention just a few and organisations such as the GAA & Kerry District League have all collaborated on a major road signage campaign.
The campaign sets out to encourage visitors and migrants to come live and work in Kerry.
It depicts that the reality of that what lies behind the Kingdom's magical scenery, is over 1000 job vacancies. The campaign references some of Kerry's major employers who are either currently recruiting or will be recruiting in in the near future.
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Some of these job vacancies will be showcased at the Kerry EXPO in the INEC Killarney on April 9, 2017. Campaign and EXPO organiser Liz Maher is hoping that those visiting the county over the Christmas will mark their calendar and return to Kerry for the EXPO.
As Kerry climbs towards recovery, businesses are now looking positively towards expansion. Some of the major obstacles and challenges they are facing are recruiting the much needed skillsets that evaporated during the recessionary period.
Chief Executive of Kerry County Council, Moira Murrell said the Council was delighted to support the Expo and said that by coming together participants can share ideas, learn from each other, and showcase their products and services.
"Anyone from Kerry who is returning home from overseas for the Christmas season might be contemplating a permanent return home or setting up an existing or new business here. If they are, they can come and talk to us in Kerry County Council and our Local Enterprise Office which will only be glad to help in relation to training, advice, grant aid and supports."
Despite concerns over global volatility many Kerry based companies have continued to expand their interests abroad which has inevitably led to the growth in job opportunities within the Kingdom.
While the county experiences a mild economic recovery, businesses in Kerry believe that can champion Kerry as one of Ireland's top choice locations for people to live and work.
When evaluating a potential relocation, factors such as quality of life coupled with career growth possibilities and low cost of living are the main deciding factors and Kerry certainly ticks all the boxes.
Low cost of living means more disposable income and the benefit of additional expenditure extends to other businesses throughout the county and as a consequence improves the Kerry economy.
The campaign is a direct result of a group of major Kerry businesses who have agreed to collaborate on projects that can have a positive impact within the Kerry region.
The group will also focus on initiatives that encourage engagement between business, industry and the Kerry community at large.
The group being led by local businesswoman Liz Maher and supported by GHQ Design and Redchair Recruitment, consists of industry and business leaders such as Liebherr, JRI America, FeXco, Tricel, Borg Warner, TLI, Gleneagle Group, Aspengrove Solutions, Dairymaster, Supervalue, Bon Secours Hospital, Lee Strand, Alps, Ballyseedy Garden Centre, the GAA, and Kerry District League.
Above all, the goal for 2017 is to sell and promote the benefits of working and living in the Kingdom.
The campaign will raise awareness about the EXPO in 2017 and invite those considering moving back to Kerry to come and meet potential employers on April 9th.
Last year the Kerry EXPO showcased 120 businesses throughout the county. The exhibition serves as a platform for all businesses operating within the Kerry region to promote their goods, services and products to the general public.
Businesses interested in exhibiting at the expo should register their interest through the Kerry EXPO website, www.kerryexpo.ie or via the Kerry Local enterprise office.
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Cirdan Ambassador, Steve Collins and his brother Tony from Athlon Sports set a new world record on the 2nd August 2015 on a hill in Halstead Essex, for the most metres climbed on a bike in 12 hours. They achieved 9401 mtrs beating the previous record by 130 mtrs – and they say Essex is flat!
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Chanel's penchant for creating classics doesn't only apply to their fashion. Their collection of perfumes and body sprays have that distinctively timeless (and distinctively Chanel) quality, too, and we're not just talking about the N°5. Adding a bottle or two to your collection is hard to regret, because once you find a Chanel fragrance you love, you'd definitely use it 'til the last drop. Ahead, we list the best-selling scents from the brand to aid your choosing:
Chanel Philippines' Top 10 Perfumes of 2019
1. Chanel Chance Eau Tendre Eau de Parfum Spray
Eau Tendre is the sharp, fruity descendant of Chanel's original Chance perfume. The opening citrus notes will give you that burst of freshness with every spray before it mellows down to the jasmine and rose at the scent's heart, just like its predecessor. Needless to say, it's top-shelf-worthy, and many Chanel fans locally seem to agree.
CHANEL Chance Eau Tendre Eau de Parfum Spray, P9550, Rustan's
2. Chanel Coco Mademoiselle Eau de Parfum Intense Spray
This iteration of Coco Mademoiselle will make you fall in love with the sweet and musky punch of patchouli. You might even love it enough to shelf some of your other favorite citrus perfumes. It's intense, warm, but by no means heavy—the kind that'll turn heads at a party in the best way possible.
CHANEL Coco Mademoiselle Eau de Parfum Intense Spray, P10,500, Rustan's
3. Chanel Bleu de Chanel Parfum Spray
Gents, look no further for your next signature scent. Bleu de Chanel is the perfect mix of bright, spicy, and clean that'll hook anyone who wears it instantly. The woody whiff you'll catch in the end is from the cedar and sandalwood from new Caledonia, which gives the perfume a sophisticated, powerful flair.
CHANEL Bleu de Chanel Parfum Spray, P8750, Rustan's
4. Chanel Coco Mademoiselle Eau de Parfum Spray
Being inspired by a young Coco Chanel should tell you enough about this popular pink bottle. But if it helps, it's a strong, feminine fragrance with a light touch of orange and the elegance of jasmine and rose. Of course, there's the patchouli base that makes it distinctively Chanel.
CHANEL Coco Mademoiselle Eau de Parfum Spray, P9550, Rustan's
5. Chanel N°5 Eau de Parfum Spray
The classic that is the Chanel N°5 is, coincidentally, the brand's fifth best-selling perfume in the country. We're guessing it's because Marilyn Monroe used to swear by this scent (she wears it to bed, as her popular quote goes) or just because it's become such a representative for powdery, floral fragrances that ooze femininity.
CHANEL N°5 L'Eau Eau de Parfum Spray, P9550, Rustan's
6. Chanel Chance Eau Fraiche Eau de Toilette Spray
This eau de toilette takes the guesswork out of looking for a fresh-smelling fragrance you can wear practically every day. In fact, fraîche is literally "fresh" in French, so Chanel's intention with this sparkling, slightly-woody version of Chance is pretty clear.
CHANEL Chance Eau Fraiche Eau de Toilette Spray, P7600, Rustan's
7. Chanel Gabrielle Chanel Eau de Parfum Spray
Gabrielle Chanel isn't for the faint of heart. It's for the floral fragrance fanatics who aren't afraid of getting a strong whiff of jasmine and ylang-ylang before any of the citrus kicks in. Just like Gabrielle Chanel herself, it's the kind of perfume that's rebellious, feminine, and undeniably classic.
CHANEL Gabrielle Chanel Eau de Parfum Spray, P10,500, Rustan's
8. Chanel N°5 L'Eau Eau de Toilette Spray
The N°5 L'eau provides a fresher, modern take on the original N°5 from the '20s. The top notes are vibrant splashes of lemon, mandarin, and orange, which breathe life into the distinct floral and musky essence of the scent. Basically, it's the lighter, more approachable N°5, and it could be the perfect introduction if you're just dipping your toes into the Chanel fragrance family.
CHANEL N°5 L'Eau Eau de Toilette Spray, P9550, Rustan's
9. Chanel Allure Homme Sport Eau de Parfum Spray
The Allure Homme Sport series has all the no-fail notes for a distinctively sharp and clean men's fragrance. That said, the Sport Eau Extreme stands out not because it's the EDP, but because of the way its herby cypress note adds a sheer veil of freshness over the potent musk. It's one you can wear to any occasion, whether you're trying to erase all traces of that gym smell or heading to date night with your significant other.
CHANEL Allure Homme Sport Eau de Parfum Spray, P6350, Rustan's
10. Chanel Allure Homme Sport Eau de Toilette Spray
The Allure Homme EDT offers the simplicity many look for in an aquatic citrus scent. It's still spicy and warm, but you'll have to wait until the end for the white musk and tonka bean to hit your senses—like the last course of a good meal. While the scent develops to its last stage, though, it'll have you and everyone around you enjoy the sparkle of Italian mandarins and the sea.
CHANEL Allure Homme Sport Eau de Toilette Spray, P7650, Rustan's
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Last week, the House of Representatives passed the National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2018 ("NDAA") without incorporating a policy that ensures that limited military resources are not be used for sex-reassignment surgery and other gender transition efforts for service members. Next week, the House will vote on the Make America Secure Appropriations Act, which will provide a large increase in funding for the Department of Defense.
Our friends at the Family Research Council have asked us to join them in encouraging conservative activists across the country to contact their Representatives to demand that they stop diverting our defense dollars to Bradley Chelsea Manning sex change surgery.
Taxpayer dollars need to be protected from funding non-essential sex-change surgery and hormone therapy efforts intended to change a person's gender. Estimates for these efforts, including the amount of time lost for the transition process, are about $3.7 billion over the next ten years. This is an irresponsible use of taxpayer funds.
With the costs estimated for sex-reassignment surgery and hormones, the military could purchase twenty-two F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Planes, which cost $166.7 million each, or 116 Chinook Helicopters, which cost $31.8 million each, or 3,700 Tomahawk missiles, which are $1 million each, or a new Destroyer for the Navy, which would be about $3.5 billion. Spending billions of dollars on sex-reassignment surgeries and hormones when the military has other priorities that would actually ensure its effectiveness in war, and America's safety is irresponsible. Active duty service members, whose gender transition efforts will undermine their deployability and military service, should be prohibited from having taxpayer-funded hormone therapy and sex-reassignment surgery.
Funding the Department of Defense while taxpayers are on the hook for sex-reassignment surgery and hormone therapy intended to change a person's gender is a distraction from the military's purpose and undermines readiness, recruitment, and retention. Tell your Representative to vote against funding the Department of Defense so long as the Obama-era military transgender policy is in place by calling your Representative at (202) 224-3121, or email your Representative through this link.
Please Urge Your Representative to Vote AGAINST the Make America Secure Appropriations Act, which Will Fund the Department of Defense's Transgender Policy!
Your personal message is the most effective means of letting your Representative know your views, so to assist you in that effort the following is a draft message for your consideration:
Draft Message to Send to Members of Congress:
I am writing to ask you to vote against the Make America Secure Appropriations Act that will fund the Department of Defense and allow DOD to continue a policy of allowing transgender persons to serve in the military and to receive sex-reassignment surgery and hormone therapy on the taxpayer dime. Funding these surgeries and hormones with funds that could be used for much needed equipment, like missiles, helicopters, and even jets is irresponsible. Please vote against the Make America Secure Appropriations Act.
Thank you.
While we need to contact every House member to win this battle, we think it is of particular importance that you contact the Representatives on this list:
Amash (MI-3), Bergman (MI-1), Coffman (CO-6), Comstock (VA-10), Cook (CA-8), Costello (PA-6), Curbelo (FL-26), Denham (CA-10), Dent (PA-15), Faso (NY-19), Fitzpatrick (PA-8), Issa (CA-49), Katko (NY-24), Knight (CA-25), Lance (NJ-7), LoBiondo (NJ-2), MacArthur (NJ-3), Mast (FL-18), Reed (NY-23), Reichert (WA-8), Ros-Lehtinen (FL-27), Shuster (PA-9), Stefanik (NY-21), Tenney (NY-22)
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The Wonderful Gospel of Grace
The story never grows old. Jesus Christ, the Son of God and second person of the Trinity, becoming a man – without ceasing to be God – in order to rescue guilty sinners from the bondage of sin and its gruesome wages (Rom. 6:23). God the Father "delivered over" His only Son into the hands of sinful men to be crucified, to be a penal substitute and propitiation for sinners. Motivated by love for His Father and for those whom the Father gave Him (John 6:37-39), Christ willingly gave His life. This giving of His life, however, entailed much more than a quick execution. I am starkly reminded that Christ's suffering involved no less than the following: betrayed by a friend (Mt. 26:14-16); great temptation (Mt. 26:39); abandoned by His disciples (Mt. 26:56); spat upon, slapped, and mocked (Mt. 26:67-68); a close friend's three-fold denial of Him (Mt. 26:69-75); hateful rejection by the public (Mt. 27:22-25); whipping (Mt. 27:26); a sharp crown of thorns pressed into His brow (Mt. 27:29); long metal stakes driven into his wrists and ankles (Mt. 27:35). All of this was for you. But there's more.
While suffering on the cross, Christ bore not only our sin and shame, but also the judgment and wrath of God which our sins deserve (the wages of sin). In other words, in an act of indescribable love, Jesus turned God's almighty wrath away from us and onto Himself. This is precisely why Christ cried out those unforgettable words, "My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?" For the first time in all eternity the Father turned His face away from His Son and poured out His dreadful wrath upon Him.
Martyn Lloyd Jones, in a sermon on Philippians 3:9, helpfully explains the gospel to us:
"… the law's demands had to be fulfilled. He was innocent, pure and absolutely righteous, the law could not point a finger against him, it could not find a single blemish in him, but he deliberately took our sins upon himself, and God punished our sins there in his body on the tree. God made him responsible for our penalty; God was there inflicting his penalty upon the Son, so that in Christ we see the demand and the penalty of the law satisfied, and we see the positive demand of the law in the matter of righteousness satisfied. Thus Christ is righteous in the full sense in that he yielded obedience to the law both in its penalty and in its requirements, and the amazing, astounding message of the gospel is that God now takes that righteousness and gives it to us – 'Not having mine own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is of God by faith.' We can put it like this. God turns to the sinner and says,'There is perfect righteousness and I will give you that righteousness exactly as you are.' That is the offer of the gospel; that is what Paul came to see, and without doing anything at all, exactly as he was, he received and accepted it. He saw that it was his only hope, he submitted to it, and he was saved; God pardoned him and regarded him as justified – it is the righteousness of God by faith" (D. Martyn Lloyd Jones, The Life of Peace, 65).
Beloved Christ Church, God has done this for you. Salvation has been secured by the person and work of Jesus Christ, the spotless Lamb who was slain. It is with the knowledge of and faith in this gospel that we live and serve our LORD. All of Scripture points to this great salvation which was planned by God, accomplished by Christ, and applied by the Holy Spirit through the gift of faith. Therefore, let us as a congregation labor to keep the Gospel central in our worship, our ministries, our families, and our individual lives.
Thy work alone, O Christ, can ease this weight of sin;
Thy blood alone, O Lamb of God, can give me peace within.
Thy love to me, O God, not mine, O Lord, to thee
Can rid me of this dark unrest, and set my spirit free
- Horatius Bonar, 1861
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There is so much personality flowing out from the teachers and trainers who use WizIQ, that learners cannot help but feel eager to learn.
WizIQ is a busy place. There is a lot of fantastic teaching going on, from Elementary and Middle School Biology to Organic Chemistry, Technology and Programming Online to Online Language Learning; you name it. As an online teacher, I am always on the lookout for new ideas about what to teach. With WizIQ, the opportunities for dynamic online teaching that are available are simply amazing. Here are 10 ways in which online students are being engaged right now on WizIQ by some extraordinary teachers.
- Interactive Courses for the Little Kids – Elementary and middle school children have a lot of opportunities to learn on WizIQ. Teachers have developed courses for kids from Kindergarten to the 4th grade (K-4) such as Focus on Elementary Astronomy." Through 11 live classes, 11 recordings and a host of activities that make use of the WizIQ Virtual Classroom's real time desktop, whiteboard and document sharing, the creative teacher of this series is using WizIQ to teach kids how to observe the night sky and design models of the moon and planets in our solar system. If that wasn't enough, K-4 courses on elementary chemistry, physics and biology are also on offer. Do you have subject matter that little kids can benefit from, whether they are home-schooled or just eager to learn more? If so, designing these types of courses may be just right for you.
- Introductory Science and Math for Middle and High School Kids–
Perhaps your expertise is a little more complicated. Maybe you know a lot about the human brain or about the disruptions in the earth's core caused by dormant and active volcanoes. WizIQ has teachers who offer eLearning courses that cover those topics. One such course is taught by a neuroscientist, Dr. Jennifer Wilson, who believes strongly that specialized training can bring something extra and valuable to the science learning. If you have a passion for introductory science, and a creative enthusiasm for developing resources for middle and high school kids, WizIQ can provide you with the right platform to make your expertise available.
- College Courses on a Variety of Topics – College students can find a lot on offer at WizIQ as well. From writing to probability to engineering mathematics and programming, WizIQ teachers are helping college students to refresh their learning prior to taking courses at a face-to-face school, or to get a head start on a difficult subject by attending live classes and working through the tutorials and activities prepared by qualified teachers. Take a look at what's on offer and see if your discipline is missing. Perhaps you are knowledgeable about sociology or electrical engineering, and you see an opportunity to put your knowledge to work. If yes, WizIQ can provide you a way to do that.
- Adults Doing Test Preparation for Future Career Development-WizIQ has so many practical uses for learners: test preparation is one of them. Are you experienced with such tests as the GRE, TOEFL, SSAT, ISEE, SAT, IAS and CAT? Do you believe you have an idea for teaching what is needed for licensure and certification in a field that's not covered on the WizIQ courses site? With live lectures in the WizIQ virtual classroom, downloadable books, activities designed to teach and strengthen test-taking skills, you can design a course that greatly increases the odds of success when test-taking time rolls around for your students.
- Language Learning– There's probably no other category so large on WizIQ than online language learning. Tamil, Sanskrit, French, English, Spanish, Japanese, Mandarin, Arabic, Turkish, Korean, Russian, and Urdu: If there is a language out there that somebody wants to learn or needs to learn, WizIQ probably has a course for that. But don't think that the market has been exhausted. Language learners love to explore specialized courses that teach the language they are interested in with a focus on what they need. So while there are courses for tourism and travel, for business relationships, for literature learning and for full conversation, there are many other special situations for language use. Perhaps you have expertise in medical language, or academic language, street slang or the language of sports. Many of you are native speakers and have a great idea for a perfect way to introduce language learners to the culture in your country. The WizIQ Virtual classroom can help you do that. Create a course and add it to the WizIQ course list. Your own love of learning and talent for communication will find a home on WizIQ!
- Computer Languages– Programming language courses are also available. WizIQ students can learn C++, Java and PHP programming, as well as how to design apps for iPhone and Android, servlets and applets, not to mention learn to manage a Linux system. If you have a particular skill in computer sciences, or would love to help budding programmers develop something wonderful and new, there's a WizIQ tool for that. Use the Virtual Classroom for live, online lectures. Fill up the Coursefeed with tutorials and hints. Create a test for the learners and assess their analytical skills. Share your passion with students who can't wait to learn.
- Arts and the Humanities– Children and adults alike can learn about music and photography and explore history and philosophy from the Ancient Greeks to the modern era. Right now on WizIQ there are courses as diverse as Warli painting for adults and children, using Scrivener and other software for writers, not to mention digital art and screen-writing. In fact, the writing courses are really numerous. Learners are discovering the best way to write essays. They are attempting academic articles, or discovering the necessary skills for an effective doctoral dissertation. Many are taking basic courses on grammar, constructing a paragraph, or writing an autobiographical piece. Still there's room for more! Maybe you have a particular talent for writing humor, for crafting a family history that is as exciting to read as a great novel. Perhaps you have a talent for dialogue. Setting up a WizIQ course that offers the benefit of your strategies to others is easy and fun! Let out your creative streak and design a beautiful course!
- Practical Skills for Living Life Well– WizIQ courses also cover practical skills that make life easier. Perhaps you have lost weight, or managed stress in your own unique way, or have a great way to introduce a new and healthy diet for your family. Check out the courses that are already on offer and see if you become inspired enough to set up your own course. Maybe you have a knack for crafting great activities to help your children find new ways to play and learn at the same time. Perhaps you have a medical skill like the woman who teaches midwifery on WizIQ. Perhaps home care or nursing children through the common diseases is an area you know well. There is so much you can teach on WizIQ!
- Feeding Your Learner's Soul– Even though there are so many wonderful courses with practical purposes, WizIQ teachers are also ready to help you feed your soul. Spiritual courses range from learning about traditional world religions to the exploration of dreams, meditation, and intuition. Has your journey made you conscious of how important it is to understand yourself? Have you learned over the years how to dig deep into yourself, to weather the hard times and appreciate the best? Just like Linda Kay Silva who teaches her students to write from the soul, perhaps there is something deep and real and truly spiritual that only you can share.
- The Most Important Way WizIQ Engages Online Learners– The most important way WizIQ teachers engage online learners is the manner in which they teach. The Virtual Classroom affords a great deal of opportunity for face-to-face interaction with people from all over the world. There is so much personality flowing out from the teachers and trainers who use WizIQ — whether it is through audio or video contact, or in the use of the Coursefeed social media tools — that learners cannot help but feel eager to learn. You can add to that! You can join the community, your special expertise, your well-crafted system, your passion for a subject matter: these are things that you can add to the mix on WizIQ. And you don't have to worry: help is always available. Not only can you find inspiration among the teachers who are already using the Virtual Classroom to its fullest, but the very helpful and considerate WizIQ staff are always there to make you feel appreciated.
Busy and connected, WizIQ's global community of teachers and learners is a wonderful place to be.


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I'm currently working on a translation of a 1926 short story called Фантом (Phantom) by the Russian author Sigizmund Krzhizhanovskii. (You can read it in Russian here). Krzhizhanovskii is one of the most obscure and most challenging twentieth-century Russian authors you can choose to read; in fact, his life's work - thousands of pages of unpublished manuscripts - was very nearly forgotten after his death. When researching another writer (Georgii Shengeli), the Russian researcher Vadim Perel'muter accidentally discovered a treasure trove of short fiction, criticism, letters, and even several novellas in the state archive RGALI (Moscow). Perel'muter was intrigued by this unknown yet prolific author's unique style, and has heroically devoted the three decades since his find to editing and publishing Krzhizhanovskii's fiction with extensive annotations. Krzhizhanovskii is an intellectually demanding writer, often referencing Kant, Schopenhauer, Leibnitz and other less well-known continental philosophers; his vocabulary was exhaustive and frankly exhausting, especially for the translator. Joanne Turnbull, Krzhizhanovskii's main English translator, calls him 'an otherworldly man of enormous erudition [...] who was constitutionally incapable of accommodating the coarse commissars of Soviet culture'. A self-avowed misfit in the grey and forced conformity of Stalinist Russia, Krzhizhanovskii nevertheless wrote with the helpless freneticism of a graphomaniac. He wrote encyclopedia articles, book reviews, screenplays, even a study on the significance of titles: and meanwhile, he constantly referenced other worlds, Hadean, Stygian, futuristic, hyperborean, transatlantic. Krzhizhanovskii was an admirer of G.K. Chesterton, Nikolai Gogol, Charles Dickens and Jonathan Swift; his work is frequently compared by critics to Borges, Beckett and Kafka.
While Квадратурин (Quadraturin) (1926) has become his most frequently anthologized short story (and deservedly - it's a classic of psychological horror), I feel that Phantom is equally terrifying. It's a story that resonates with Mary Shelley's Frankenstein and with the Faust legend (Marlowe's rather than Goethe's) and with Greek tragedy, but it also comes about as close as Krzhizhanovskii ever does to direct historical critique. The word phantom, as the Oxford English Dictionary will tell you, has the additional meaning of 'a model of the body or of a body part or organ, esp. one used to demonstrate the progression of the fetus through the birth canal'. This is the definition Krzhizhanovskii uses to construct his short and horrible tale. In pre-revolutionary Russia, a stressed-out medical student is asked to demonstrate a forceps birth during his final exams. As he manoeuvres the preserved corpse of an aborted foetus through the pelvis of a wooden mannequin, he imagines that the little 'phantom' gives a cry and starts to move. Eventually he persuades himself that he's experienced an hallucination; he forgets the incident and moves far away. The Russian Civil War ensues and, in the midst of its turmoil, the young doctor is confronted by the phantom 'son' he rejected at its birth. Now grown up, the phantom has tracked him down in order to commit an act of quasi-Oedipal patricide - but not before expatiating on its comically grotesque existence as a living corpse. One of the more obvious ironies of the story is that the Russian Revolution is the real 'phantom' child of the story - cynically destroying its human progenitors to prolong its own unnatural existence - and the young doctor's casual creation of a monster is exemplary of the culpable carelessness of other intellectuals of his generation.
In my next blog, I'll talk a little more about the difficulties - and the fascination - of my translation of this Krzhizhanovskii story. While it will be published in due course (probably 2012), the translation is very much a work-in-progress right now.
If you would like to read Krzhizhanovskii's other stories in Joanne Turnbull's wonderful English translations, try either her original collection Seven Stories (Glas, 2006), or her latest, even more rewarding selection, Memories of the Future, published in 2009 by NYRB Classics. (See a review here).


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5 Google Patents Foretelling SEO's Future
:: By Travis Bliffen, Stellar SEO ::
One of the most important factors in running a blog is providing high-quality content for your readers, and providing enough of that content to encourage those readers to return. However, it doesn't matter how good your content is: If your blog isn't attracting enough organic traffic, then the time and money spent investing in that content has gone to waste.
This means that a strong SEO strategy is incredibly important, and part-and-parcel of any content plan for your blog. The problem, however, is that search engine algorithms change frequently, and so it's easy for your blog to get left behind and for your traffic to suffer as a result. Google applies hundreds of changes to its algorithm every year, and while your SEO strategy may work wonders for your blog one week, it may be obsolete the next.
Thankfully, there are ways to stay ahead of the curve. One way is to continuously experiment and try new things with your content plan. The Internet is an ever-changing landscape of information and data, and you simply can't afford to be found standing still while the environment around you is changing. Don't be afraid to experiment and try new things, because you never know what will work at any one time.
The other -- and far more efficient -- way of ensuring your blog is up-to-date with the latest SEO strategies is to delve into Google Search Engine Patents. These patents protect Google's technology from being copied by competitors, so as you can imagine, the information provided in them is particularly detailed and extremely useful.
Why Google Patents Are Important for Your Blog
Patents are fantastic for ensuring your blog is optimized for the latest Google search algorithms, but at the same time you certainly don't want to bet your house on every patent you find.
Companies generally file patents for ideas and technology they feel will be useful in the future, and sometimes they're filed simply so the competitor never gets their hands on them.
There's no guarantee that a patent will ever be utilized by the company, but knowing when and how Google wants to change search can allow you the flexibility to make necessary changes to your blog over time. Patents are a great way to see where SEO may be going in the future, and as such it is a fantastic tool to use when planning a long-term SEO strategy.
Here are five Google patents that you should keep an eye out for.
Answer the searcher's question
Patent: Rich content for query answers
Google has come a long way from the search engine it was way back in 1998. What began as a simple list of websites that included your search query within the text of a specific page, the search engine now relies on complex algorithms to offer a far more personalized search experience.
Today, Google search results have evolved to provide simple answers to complex questions.
You may have noticed that whenever you search a question in Google -- say, "What's the time in Rome?" -- the search results will display in the knowledge graph at the top of the results.
The reason Google does this is because it knows people want straightforward answers, and that they don't want to have to dig through a website to find what they're looking for.
This patent in particular extends this query, with additional rich content answers added to the result. What this means is that you can position your blog and content to feature in this section of a search result, alongside other rich content answers.
While a reader may get their immediate answer direct from Google's search result, the click-through rate for links with this rich snippet is generally very high, as the searcher often wants more information.
The simplest way to position your site in this way is to incorporate Schema into your content. Schema is a type of structured data that simply acts as a translator of sorts for search engines. Essentially, it makes it easier for search engines to read your content.
Incorporating Schema into your website will involve a little bit of coding and digging into your content's HTML. There are a few useful tools to help, like Google's Markup Helper.
Personalized questions and answers
Patent: System and method for enhancing user search results by determining a television program currently being displayed in proximity to an electronic device
This patent is interesting, and some may find it a little too intrusive for their liking. There's no denying, however, that it's very impressive in how it shapes search results and how it can potentially drive traffic to your site.
The patent basically refers to Google using information related to a television show you may be watching, and shaping search queries relative to that interest.
Personalized search results are nothing new. In fact, Google has been offering personalized search results for years. It did that by utilizing browser habits in an attempt to answer questions and provide search queries before you actually made the query. This patent, however, takes that to a new level, using external devices to create a more personalized experience.
You may be wondering how this changes your SEO strategy. In creating more personalized queries, Google is also enhancing the localization of results. This means that content you create that is specified with locations, dates, and other key points that may service a specific area, will service a small bubble of search queries.
You may want to plan this for future content planning and slowly integrate it, as it's something Google is still working on. However, preparing your site to offer more localized results for people with specific interests could set you up with a future-proofed content plan.
Use LSI keywords
Patent: Document-based synonym generation
This is something that should already be incorporated into your SEO strategy, but it's also something that can be easily missed by bloggers. LSI keywords work to add context to specific words and phrases that could potentially be defined and interpreted in other ways.
It seems like a fairly simple way to boost your blog's SEO, but it can be easy to bypass when you're writing about something specific that you assume your reader -- and Google -- knows about. Ensuring the LSI keywords match up with the main keywords of a specific page will help propel your content to the top of the search ratings.
It's important to remember that a keyword on its own may not necessarily be enough to help your Google ranking, and your content may get lost in the noise alongside other content with similar terms. Specifying what it is about a keyword that makes it different, and how it applies to the query that Google is making, can help drive people to your content.
Using a tool like LSIgraph.com will help you come up with LSI keywords that match your topic. Simply input the keyword, and try to work the top results into your content strategy.
Keep your readers active
Patent: Document ranking based on document classification
Getting people to your site is one (very important) goal, but keeping them on the site and active can be quite tricky. That's why you want to create content that invites discussion and keeps readers engaged by welcoming responses.
This patent in particular highlights Google's intent to rank content relative to the value of the page, and how entrenched in the content the visitor is. Basically, the higher the time-on-page and lower the bounce rate, the more likely Google is to list the content in a favorable position in search results.
There are a number of ways to do this. First, you want a site that actually allows user registration and/or commenting. With so many people on social media, there's really no excuse for not offering visitors the opportunity to respond directly on your content.
Secondly, you want to serve the reader with more content that is relative to the page they've landed on. There are many ways to do this, and a number of tools, particularly on WordPress, that allow you to offer "similar content"-like widgets and boxes to encourage readers to extend their stay.
If a person arrives on a site via a search result, stays for a few seconds and then returns to Google, this has the potential to devalue the content, and your blog will suffer as a result.
Of course, creating good content ties into this, so you want both good content and community strategies in place to ensure readers are invested in the services and features of your site.
Write compelling, attractive meta descriptions
Patent: Document scoring based on query analysis
This is an oldie but a goody, and is something Google continues to refine and change. Search results are never finalized and your content can move up or down the ranks depending on how engaged readers are with the content in search results.
Google runs continuous analytics to see how users interact with ranked results, and this in turn affects where your content is ranked in a query. What you want to make sure of is that once your content hits a good position in a search result for a specific query, that it's actually attractive enough to be clicked. It's easy to skim through Google and skip over results, even those that appear on the first page at the top of the list.
If your content is in that position, you want to make sure the snippet is of the highest quality. Include the keyword in the meta description, keep the description brief and try experimenting with other descriptions if the click-through-rate isn't particularly high.
As you can imagine, Google constantly files for and is granted new patents regularly. While it would be easy to get lost digging through patents, keeping up to date with new ones being granted and considering how the technology could be used to evaluate your website is one way to future proof your SEO strategy. Even if you stay abreast of changes, it is always a great idea to test variables and split test content.
Over to you…
What is one change you expect to see in SEO in 2017?
About the Author
Travis Bliffen is the founder of Stellar SEO, a Web design and marketing firm located in Franklin, TN. Travis and his team are equipped to handle any size SEO project and have helped numerous businesses to date build a rock solid online presence. When you are ready for more leads and sales, it is time to get #stellarized. Connect on Facebook or Twitter @theseoproz


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A New Landfill in New Orleans Sets Off a Battle
By Leslie Eaton
The New York Times
Monday 08 May 2006
New Orleans - Block after block,
neighborhood after neighborhood, tens of
thousands of hurricane-ravaged houses here rot in
the sun, still waiting to be gutted or bulldozed.
Now officials have decided where several million
tons of their remains will be dumped: in man-made
pits at the swampy eastern edge of town, out by
the coffee-roasting plant and the space-shuttle
factory and the big wildlife refuge.
But more than a thousand Vietnamese-American
families live less than two miles from the edge
of the new landfill. And they are far from
pleased at having the moldering remains of a
national disaster plunked down nearby, alongside
the canal that flooded their neighborhood when
Hurricane Katrina surged through last year.
Environmental groups are also angry,
accusing local and federal officials of ignoring
or circumventing their own regulations, long
after the immediate emergency has ended. The same
thing happened after Hurricane Betsy in 1965,
they warn, and that dump ended up becoming a Superfund site.
The new landfill, known as Chef Menteur
after the highway that borders it, sits across a
canal from Bayou Sauvage, the largest urban
wildlife refuge in the country, with 23,000 acres
of marshland, canals and lagoons that are home to
herons, egrets, alligators and, in the fall, tens
of thousands of migratory ducks.
Nonetheless, the landfill lacks some of the
safeguards that existing dumps do, like special
clay liners. The government says they are not
needed because demolition debris is cleaner than other rubbish.
Residents and environmentalists think
otherwise, because after Hurricane Katrina the
state expanded the definition of construction and
demolition debris to include most of a house's
contents, down to the moldy mattresses and soggy sofas.
"It's essentially the guts of your house,
all your personal possessions," said Joel
Waltzer, a lawyer representing landfill
opponents. "Electronics, personal-care products,
cleaning solutions, pesticides, fertilizers, bleach."
State officials say that the new landfill is
safe and that they are simply moving quickly to
protect public health and the environment, using
techniques that did not exist 40 years ago. The
new site was chosen to speed up the cleanup, they
say, because the debris will not have to be
hauled far. The state estimates that 7.2 million
tons of hurricane debris remains to be cleaned
up; the Chef Menteur landfill will take 2.6 million tons.
"You cannot rebuild until you clean up,"
said Chuck Carr Brown, an assistant secretary of
the Louisiana Department of Environmental
Quality, which provided a permit for the
landfill. "I'm still in the eye of the storm."
The state has agreed to do some extra
monitoring of groundwater, Dr. Brown said. But it
has determined "there's nothing toxic, nothing
hazardous," he continued. "There will be no
impact" on the community, which is sometimes called Versailles.
Like so many disputes that have erupted
since the hurricane, this one involves some
highly charged issues: politics, money, history
and race. Not to mention a highly developed
distrust of government that almost all Louisianians now seem to share.
Unlike most residents of eastern New
Orleans, the Vietnamese have returned, rebuilt
and drawn up elaborate plans for their
30-year-old community's future. Now they feel
unwelcome, said the Rev. Vien thé Nguyen, the
pastor of Mary Queen of Vietnam Catholic Church
and a leader in the fight against the landfill, which opened on April 26.
"They're threatening our very existence,"
Father Vien said of the government agencies that
approved the dump site, which residents fear will
tower 80 feet or more above their neighborhood,
dwarfing the new church they are planning to
build, once the Federal Emergency Management
Agency trailers are gone from the site.
Father Vien said he was particularly worried
about the quality of water in the canal and the
lagoon that run through the neighborhood of tidy
brick houses. Residents use that water on the
tiny waterside gardens that supply the community
with sugar cane and bitter melon and Vietnamese
varieties of vegetables, he said.
He and his parishioners are particularly
angry at Mayor C. Ray Nagin, who in February used
emergency powers to waive zoning regulations for the landfill.
"Maybe we're not the right kind of people he
wanted to return," Father Vien said. Neither the
mayor nor his staff responded to requests for
response to the priest's comments.
The state and the Army Corps of Engineers,
which is handling cleanup in the city, say that
without the dump, the cleanup would take much
longer. The existing dumps would not be able to
process all the debris fast enough, officials
say, and are too far from the blighted buildings.
And the need for the new dump will only
increase, they say, as the cleanup progresses.
Maurice Falk, the corps official in charge of the
cleanup, said at a federal court hearing last
week that only 115 houses have been demolished so far.
Given that slow pace, critics question why
the landfill had to be opened so quickly, before
environmental studies were prepared and the
community was consulted. The community would be
willing to negotiate a compromise and do its part
in the cleanup of the city, said Kelly H. Tran,
who lives in the Vietnamese enclave and with her
husband runs a construction company that has been fixing damaged houses.
But, she continued, "It's not fair for us to
have no voice in this big decision, this critical decision."
State officials said they had reviewed the
site for a landfill in the past, when political
opposition had blocked it, and now simply could
not wait two or three months to get through the
public comment period. But on April 28, after the
opposition was in full cry, the state and the
corps put out a notice soliciting public comment on the landfill.
If residents or opponents "have something we
missed, we'll address it," said Mike D. McDaniel,
the secretary of the State Department of
Environmental Quality. As for those who argue
that there is no emergency involved, he
disagrees. "Some people can't seem to understand
this is not business as usual," he said.
Environmental groups are not happy. Adam
Babich, director of the Tulane Environmental Law
Clinic, said government agencies in the region
had never been vigilant about complying with
environmental regulations but had been especially
lax since the storm. This attitude is most
apparent, he said, when it comes to landfills. In
nearby Plaquemines Parish, a longtime dispute
over a landfill has flared up because the dump is
taking in Hurricane Katrina debris.
And sparring continues over the Old Gentilly
landfill, an old-fashioned, unlined dump that the
state closed in 1986 but reopened after the
hurricane. It is now accepting a limited amount
of debris after a suit was filed by the Louisiana
Environmental Action Network, one of the groups
represented by Mr. Waltzer, and it was criticized
in a report commissioned by FEMA.
The fight over the new landfill is by no
means over, Father Vien said. On April 27 he was
showing visitors the site - and admiring the
alligators gliding through the adjacent Maxent
Canal - when he got the news from Mr. Waltzer
that a federal judge had refused to issue a
temporary injunction against the dump.
At first he seemed stunned. "I cannot
believe that," he repeated several times.
Then he rallied.
"The game is not over," he said. "It just started, actually."
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This isn't looking too pretty.
North Carolina might soon ban smokable hemp flowers after multiple law enforcement agencies have complained about the difficulty in distinguishing between 'hemp buds' and 'marijuana buds'.
This past Wednesday, the NC House passed the North Carolina Farm Act, a bill that would make several changes to our hemp laws, including making smokable hemp illegal. The bill even goes as far as defining smokable hemp with the same legal penalties for possession. #ThatIsCrazy
Currently, in North Carolina, it's legal to buy smokable hemp and other 'CBD products' over the counter. There is a good chance the Governor of North Carolina may veto it, but we will just have to wait to see.
What will happen to all the Charlotte businesses and other NC locations selling hemp?


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When Dia Sughand, a veteran costume designer and stylist in the fashion industry and now a creative entrepreneur heading a cool start-up called Copper Fringe connected with me to get her brand on board my blog for a feature, I was all game for it. For me, it just wasn't another gorgeous accessory adding sparkles to my Bloomingdale, but also something that satiated my boho chic soul. You see, macrame is a craft that's not just delicately beautiful, but also purely meditative and gratifying right down to the core; I can say that without blinking my eyes because I experience the same gratification when I create mosaics.
Macrame has had its roots in the Arabic weavers' word – 'migramah' which means fringe. These decorative fringes, which covered the backs of horses and camels in hot deserts in Northern parts of Africa, also kept the fleas away. Later, they were used by the sailors to craft ornamental covers for knife handles, bottles, and even parts of a ship.
Copper Fringe is Dia's home-made project which she happily relishes post the daily rigmarole of her day job. This art of using rope and knot permutations and combinations to create ethereal products for decorative or utility purposes is what keeps Dia's imagination running. A lot of people think that macrame is limited to plant holders. Copper Fringe is here to dispel this common myth – from chandelier lanterns, dream catchers, and hammocks to wall shelves, handcrafted nameplates and poster bed buntings, she's made them all. In fact, the USP of macramé lies in its versatility…showcasing some of her creations-
Since the decor enthusiast in me couldn't keep her eyes from roving on her enchanting collection, I requested her to send a couple of plant holders. Another reason was that I literally don't have any spare walls left in my home now 😉 Now, it might seem so common when I say that, but they looked quite good when I put them up in my balconies. Take a look:
The single planter holder is simple yet beautiful and looks good in one of the corners of my Bloomingdale. I love how she weaves in tiny copper accessories in her macrame to give them a sophisticated look.
The tiny philodendron and fern twig are looking quite happy and cosy in this double planter holder.
I placed it in my balcony garden, although later, I moved it to my little bedroom balcony. I have created a small lounge for the Hubs where he unwinds after a long day at work and the only thing the space was missing was a planter! I honestly don't know how I missed placing this element for such a long time! 🙂 I think he likes it better now.
Ending this post overloaded with dainty gorgeousness, you guys can connect with Dia for bespoke macrame beauties through her Instagram and Facebook page. I wish her all the best for this venture.
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Romantic Comedies with Kristen Schaal and Other TV Stars - Valentine's Day & When in Rome
Yes, Kristen Schaal has a bit part in each of these 2010 Winter Rom Coms. Yay Kristen Schaal!
Valentine's Day = B
Written by Katherine Fugate, Directed by Garry Marshall
I'm a sucker for these huge ensemble casts. Whether it be the more developed ones by Woody Allen or Robert Altman or these commercial ones that cobble together any star that will sign on. With papa Garry Marshall at the helm, seems like every former TV star-now movie star has signed on (Jennifer Garner and Bradley Cooper from Alias, Ashton Kutcher and Topher Grace from That 70's Show, Patrick Dempsey and Eric Dane from Grey's Anatomy, Jessica Alba from Dark Angel, Queen Latifah from Living Single, Jamie Foxx from The Jamie Foxx Show, George Lopez from The George Lopez Show, Emma Roberts from Unfabulous, Hector Elizondo from Chicago Hope, Jessica Biel from 7th Heaven, Anne Hathaway from Get Real). With some gratuitous young love thrown in (The Taylor's Swift and Lautner) and his go-to girl, ultimate movie star Julia Roberts (who nicely acknowledges her Pretty Woman hooker days on Rodeo drive in a funny throwaway scene), Garry manages a less than brilliant but still somewhat satisfying Hollywood rom-com that solidly delivers what a movie based on a Hallmark holiday should.
And yes, I loved watching the different stars interact with each other. Seeing Julia Roberts back with her Three Days of Rain co-star Bradley Cooper (who has since become a huge movie star himself) was delightful. Watching Sydney Bristow (er, Jennifer Garner) fall for McDreamy (er Patrick Dempsey) was like watching the fan-fiction fantasy of having the ABC lineup converge together finally come true. A terrific Anne Hathaway hides her phone-sex job from both Topher Grace and Queen Latifah and just makes me love Anne even more!
Of course, how you enjoy each character and plotline depends on how you like the actor themselves. Never been a fan of Alba, so that's used to an advantage here, while Ashton Kutcher and Jennifer Garner uses their innate likability to their advantage. Eric Dane uses his chest and abs to his advantage.
Sadly Taylor Lautner does not, in a story with Taylor Swift that has no reason and thyme other than to have their pretty faces on screen as a teenage couple in young love (though was it me or did Lautner seem not so into Swift and more into his best friend Alex?). Alex (Carter Jenkens) has the better teenage story with Emma Roberts, plus Jenkens gets to show off what Lautner doesn't (hehe).
Never been a fan of Biel or Foxx but both (with some help from the always awesome Kathy Bates) fare pretty well with Biel winning me over.
Shirley MacLaine gets to have a split second reunion with Steel Magnolias co-star Julia Roberts, and as always, Marshall assembles Julia, Hector Elizondo and Larry Miller back into the same movie as it should be!
The script isn't genius, and the different storylines don't hold as well as Love Actually, but Valentine's Day is far superior to last years large-ensemble-rom-com effort He's Just Not That Into You.
When in Rome = D+
Written by David Diamond & David Weissman, Directed by Mark Steven Johnson
While the ads for When In Rome only show Kristen Bell (who they (including me) really want to turn into a movie star based on her awesomeness in Veronica Mars) and Josh Duhamel (who I admit, is really really pretty), the film is actually has a bigger starry ensemble than they've advertised. Strangely a first and quite some restraint from the marketing department!
Sadly, even with Danny Devito, Anjelica Huston, Will Arnet, Jon Heder, Peggy Lipton or Don Johnson (WHA?!) could save this tedious excuse for a romantic comedy, a genre that already gets a bad rapt just because Hollywood keeps throwing out duds like this one (instead of intelligent ones like (500) Days of Summer).
The script, written by two men, almost seem like a frat boy joke on bender night who dared themselves to write a romantic comedy, then tried to Hangover the script so that they themselves could enjoy it. Instead, the film comes off with a scattered story (even though the initial concept could have been quite fun) and some painfully awkward "comedic" bits.
Kristen Bell and Josh Duhamel really are lovely but an awkward script and beautiful scenes in both Rome and New York (oh, is THAT why they all signed on to the movie?) can't save this. Bell and Duhamel deserve far better (as does Devito, Huston and Arnet).
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Our original starter (about 10 generations or so ago?) is Dairy (and Soy) Free "So Delicious" Cultured Coconut Milk, unsweetened. I have a 16 oz container which I've only used once. I may have to go ahead and eat it so it won't go bad! It tastes very sweet compared to our yogurt. Its claim to live cultures is: L. Bulgaricus, S. Thermophilus, L. Rhamnosus, L. Acidophilus, Bif. Bifidum, and Bif. Animalis. (They also have many thickeners in their product.)
As a side comment, it seems like everyone who talks about making soy yogurt on the internet copies someone else's blog who claims that it's impossible to go multi-generation with soy yogurt. This is just nonsense. I don't know where this is coming from. Perhaps it all depends on your legal definition of yogurt, or perhaps it's just the usual echo chamber of the internet. But this stuff tastes like yogurt to us, and it's really yummy, and we started it from coconut yogurt and it isn't dying off. Jack has had his going for years off the same original starter. I did notice that if you start soy yogurt with dairy starter, it will start up more quickly, but if you are patient with your curds, there is no problem keeping this colony alive.
When I started the mother batch, it was probably late October and I just used a big heap of this starter in each of my two batches. I am big on using lots of starter (and now also whey). I have also gravitated towards using the unsweetened Silk as it seems to work faster than the Original flavor (but with no appreciable difference in final product to me).
Today, when I started, I used 2 containers of Silk, 1 cup of whey from the last batch, some starter from my last batch, and some starter from my previous batch before that. (I like to hedge my bets like this, just in case I happen to kill off something by overheating in one cycle. It keeps things a little more forgiving.)
Next, I heated one container of milk on the stove until it was about 120F.
The two crock pots are connected in series, not in parallel. (I got the parts at Home Depot, but you have to know what you want. Even though I didn't ask for help, every guy employee was like "oh how can I help you???" and when I tried to explain what I was doing, they were like "huh?" It only requires a screwdriver, no soldering needed. But a wire cutter is a good idea.)
The cookware had been stored in the back room which was probably just around 40F at the time. So, the point is to get the cookware and the milk up to a decent sitting temperature. Otherwise, you'll spend most of the day getting the heat up to that working range. Sometimes, I run the crock under hot tap water to bring its temperature up. The overall temperature ended up around 80F when I started this process at about 8am. I added about half a cup of whey to each crock as well as a couple/few tablespoons of starter. Again, I mix starter from two batches. I like to mix this up with a whisk or a fork at this point. It doesn't look like anything special yet, so I'm not posting a photo of that.
I left that sit (with the lids on) and both devices turned to their lowest setting (keep warm) all day long. It was about 5pm when I checked on it again, hoovering around 100F, and then it looked like this. I could've gotten away with checking on it a little earlier, but later is fine too. (This can be left to sit quite a long time. Jack leaves his 36 hours.) What you want to avoid is getting the temperature up too high, so if it's getting high, just unplug it.
Since I didn't let it sit a very long time, the curds were quite soft and also quite vulnerable. I scooped them out gently into my three strainers and covered them. The longer the curds spend developing, the harder they are, the purer the whey looks, and the tangier the yogurt is. You can see there is some sediment in this whey.
(If you are keeping an eye on it, you don't need to cover them, but I have flying teddy bears and other projectiles in my kitchen!) It took about 10 to 15 minutes to transition from the cookware stage to the straining stage.
Finally, around 7:30 pm (I didn't have to wait this long, but it's a forgiving process) I saved off my 1 cup of whey for my next batch, and then continued counting off 8 cups of liquid and poured them down the drain. I still had another cup left, which I saved for the next stage. The original milk containers have 8 cups each, so this is roughly a 50% reduction in volume. It works fine anywhere near this value, and even outside of this range, but we tend to keep it near the 50% range.
Here, I'm showing the final stage. On the left, this is what the product looks like prior to mixing, just scooped out of the strainer in the previous photo. On the right, it is just after mixing. The leftover whey is shown in the middle, waiting to be called upon to adjust taste and texture. If you prefer a less tangy product but still creamy, you may simply add water at this stage to make that adjustment. The mixing is done in the storage container. Regular yogurt containers are excellent for this process, but we also have a couple of "nicer" looking containers which actually don't work as well but are better for parties. The mixer beaters go all the way down into the container, and they can hit the sides too. (Be careful near the top to turn down the speed so you don't splatter.)
The flavor continues to develop in the fridge.
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Wine body confirms threat of Russian ban
Australian wine producers should "prepare themselves" to be affected by Russian trade embargoes, according to the country's Grape and Wine Authority.
Steve Guy, the AGWA regulatory manager, told Australia's ABC network that the Russian market is "one that we would hope to be able to grow and of course you can't do that if there's a ban on exports.
"It's a niche market for some companies, and certainly not one we'd want to lose."
One million litres of Australian wine are sent to Russia each year, a small fraction of the 678m litres Australia's winemakers export globally, according to figures obtained by the broadcaster.
But Guy stressed that Russia is a higher value market compared to other importing countries; returning $4.60 (£2.54) per litre compared to the global average of $2.60 (£1.44) per litre.
He also emphasised that Russia's recent allegations against Georgian and Moldovan wines – claiming that they are dangerous and even poisonous – is an example of what could happen if tensions continue to escalate between the West and Russia.
"These were spurious allegations. At least… the Russians are being transparent about their motivations," he said.
This was in reference to the current ban imposed by Russia last week on certain foods and agricultural products from the EU and other nations such as the US, Canada and Australia.
In the UK, the Wine and Spirits Trade Association told the drinks business that, while "wine and spirits are currently exempt from the list of sanctions", the trade body is "in co-operation with European trade bodies" and are currently "monitoring the situation closely" to ensure that the country's drinks producers are prepared for any eventuality.
Sazerac's Kentucky Gentleman Bourbon was recently treated to the same health claims as the eastern European wine regions, as Russian consumer authorities claimed recently to have found harmful chemicals in the US-made spirit, imposing a ban in the interests of "sanitary and epidemiological welfare".
This is indicative of the threat that is also faced by spirits producers hoping to stay in the Russian market.
Primary among these are makers of Scotch whisky, who have been enjoying steady growth in the country over recent years. They stand to lose significantly if the current ban extends to Western alcohol products.
Direct exports of Scotch Whisky to Russia were worth just under £25 million in 2013, according to the Scotch Whisky Association (SWA).
However, direct exports to Latvia were up 48% to £79m last year, and to Estonia they were up 28% to £69m. Due to route-to-market networks, much of those exports are shipped onto Russia, showing the steepness with which demand has been growing there in the last few years.
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Good wife in the eyes of Muhammad [s.a.w.]
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- Holy War [Jihad] for wife is good husband caring
- Viewing a good looking wife and grass increases the vision
- The right of a husband on wife is that she does not fast except compulsory fasting without his permission, and if she did, is sinner, would not be accepted and does not give any of his wealth to others without his permission, if she did, the reward is for the husband and the sin is for the wife. She should not leave the house without his permission and if she went, Allah and angels of anger would curse her till she repents or return, even if her husband be cruel. And she should not bring someone he does not like to his house.
- Wives who are pregnant, have children, breast feed who are kind with their kids, if it was not the behaviour they have with their husbands, the ones who pray would go to Heaven.
- There are three persons whose prayers would not be accepted: a woman whose husband is unsatisfied with her till she pleases him....
- Chastity is the ornament of women
- Shame is good but is better with women.
- The best of your women is the chaste, desirous woman who is chaste and is desirous to her husband.
- Refuge to Allah from a bad spouse,that if you are near him/her uses bad language and if you are not near her/him betrays you. This is waist breaker!
- The story of a pious woman among women is like a marked craw in which one leg is white.
- They get women for marriage for their religion, wealth, and beauty, seek a religious woman.
- Three things is the source of prosperity: a pious wife whose meeting makes you happy and if you are absent you trust on her being chaste and trustee with your wealth...
- The best of women is a kind woman who delivers many kids
- Choose a suitable place for your seeds as women deliver kids like their brothers and sisters. See where you put your child that the blood leaves its affect.
- Avoid grass on rubbish pit. They said: what is grass on rubbish pit? He said: a beautiful woman in bad family.
- O' women, each of you with being busy in your homes would find the rewards of soldiers of the holy war, if Allah wills.
- If woman knows the right of her husband, she would not sit at lunch and dinner till he rests.
- Play is good if you play with your spouse.
- Allah curses the delayer i.e. a wife whom her husband calls her to bed and she says, 'a little later', till he falls asleep.


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It's been a long time since I've written a column for OWW, but I'm back now, ready to talk about what I believe to be the best storyline since...whenever the last time a truly awesome storyline took place. That storyline is the epic rivalry between WWE's two brands- Monday Night RAW and Friday Night SmackDown!. As I'm sure most of you know, it all started back at RAW Homecoming, when RAW's General Manager, Eric Bischoff, refused to let a 6-Man Tag Team Match from SmackDown! take place on his show. Later in the show, SmackDown! Superstars attacked after the main event, with RAW Superstars coming out to make it an all out brawl.
That Sunday, SmackDown! presented its No Mercy Pay-Per-View event. A grand total of 0 RAW Superstars showed up. The rivalry continued on RAW during an Edge/Big Show match, when the music of JBL hit. This distracted Edge and cost him the victory. That week on SmackDown!, Edge interfered in JBL's match, Spearing JBL's opponent, Rey Mysterio. To add to the drama, JBL and Rey Mysterio made their presence felt this past week on RAW, making fools of Edge and Chris Masters. At Taboo Tuesday, Edge and Masters will take on two of the following 5 SmackDown! Superstars, who will be selected by a fan vote- Hardcore Holly, Rey Mysterio, JBL, Christian, or Matt Hardy.
So that's the feud in a nutshell. Why is this feud so extremely important to me" Because this is the chance for Vince McMahon to fix all the mistakes he has made. This is a chance for him to out a stop towards the blatant favoritism towards RAW that he has shown. The solution is very simple- SmackDown! must come out of this feud on top. So far, SmackDown! has been the dominant force in the feud, but that could change at any time. Obviously, Taboo Tuesday will end in RAW's favor, being a RAW brand Pay-Per-View, but this feud will most likely continue into Survivor Series, where I firmly believe SmackDown! must (and will) emerge victorious. Why am I so sure they will win" Momentum.
Lately, SmackDown! has been on a roll. Ever since the Draft, SmackDown! has been getting better and better. Eddie Guerrero has been brought back to the main event level where he was before that travesty of a feud with Rey that they stuck him in. Chris Benoit, Booker T, Christian, and even Orlando Jordan have restored prestige to the United States Championship. The Tag Team Division is much stronger on SmackDown! than it is on RAW, with at least five teams (LOD, MNM, Mexicools, Shane Twins, Regal & Burchill) to RAW's two (Cade & Murdoch, Heart Throbs). Batista, who you all know is not exactly one of my favorite people, has improved himself to the point where even I will concede that he is a hundred times better than he was on RAW. The additions of Lashley, Ken Kennedy, and Sylvan to the midcard ranks has made the show more interesting, and the recent return of Matt Hardy back to his rightful home was the icing on the cake.
SmackDown! may not garner the same ratings as RAW, having a horrific timeslot, but that has never stopped them from putting on a great show. I believe that a victory in this feud is the perfect way for Vince to thank the SmackDown! Superstars for all their hard work and dedication. One of the highlights of this entire feud for me was on last week's SmackDown!, when JBL gave his little speech about not having anything to do with his music being played on RAW, because he doesn't do charity work for the "B" team. To the casual viewer, that speech was just one of hundreds of scripted interviews that WWE gives us every year. In reality, that was something more. It is called brand loyalty, and it is something that a lot of casual fans just don't understand. That interview may have been scripted, but JBL meant every word of it. The RAW Superstars all believe that they are the best and that they have the better show. The SmackDown! Superstars believe the same thing. This feud is the perfect way to settle this once and for all.
On a personal note, next Tuesday I will be ordering a RAW Pay-Per-View for the first time in over a year, and this feud is the reason why. And at Survivor Series, I hope to see Team SmackDown! completely dominate the inferior RAW brand.
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The unpardonable sin
"For if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins, But a certain fearful looking for of judgment and fiery indignation, which shall devour the adversaries" (Hebrews 10:26).
Some get discouraged when they read the verse in Hebrews 10:26 and don't understand the demarcation point between sinning and receiving forgiveness on one hand and committing the unpardonable sin on the other hand.
To sin willfully means to continue to sin willfully. As the context makes evident (Hebrews 10: 29), the reference here is not to single acts of sin committed in the full knowledge of their heinous character, but to the attitude of mind that prevails when a person deliberately renounces Christ, refuses salvation, and rejects the Holy Spirit. This is deliberate, persistent, defiant sin. It is considered a reversal of the former decision to accept salvation in Christ and to yield one's heart and life to Him. It is a premeditated apostasy, and leads to the unpardonable sin (Matthew 12:31, 32).
Hope for the repentant
All sinners are in a state of revolt against God (Romans 8:7). But, as Paul explained to the Athenians, before sinners have received the knowledge of the truth, God winks at their ignorance (Acts 17:30). Before the light of truth shines into men's hearts, God does not hold them accountable for the darkness that prevails there (John 15:22; Ezekiel 3:18–21; Luke 23:34; 1 Timothy 1:13).
God loves sinners, and, indeed, sent His Son to save them (John 1:4, 5, 9–12; 3:16; Matt. 9:13). But when light comes and men choose darkness instead, they stand self-condemned before God (John 3:19), and "there remaineth no more sacrifice for [their] sins" (Hebrews 10:26; James 4:17).
But if the believer slips while struggling to overcome sin, then he can claim the following promise and be confident that the Lord will not just forgive his sin but also heal him and give him total victory: "If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness" (1 John 1:9). Thus, the demarcation point of God's rejection and forgiveness depends on man's willingness to repent and forsake his sins.
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