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So you are thinking about canoeing with your family. The best option is to buy a used canoe. I have a whole section on canoe materials and shape, etc. You can still get the best boats off of craigslist, but the more you know the better the outcome.
If you are buying off of craigslist, go to the main craigslist page for your area (and for me it is WashingtonDC.craigslist.org. Search for "canoe" in the general search area. Who knows if people will put canoe in boats (makes the most sense), or sporting, or camping and RV or general. You don't want to miss any canoe for sale.
Read the section on materials carefully. I still recommend you buy an ABS Royalex canoe from a major manufacturer: Old Town, Mad River, Mohawk, and Wenonah. I have updated this to say that I include Bell Canoe Works as another major manufacturer. I have mostly seen them in the midwest, but it is a good brand, and I saw one on cragislist recently. Blue Hole is a manufacturer I have seen in the last several months. They used to make really good canoes years ago. I don't think they are still manufacturing, but an old canoe in good shape would still be serviceable. Dagger used to make canoes, but appears to only make kayaks now. I have seen mostly whitewater Dagger canoes but I have seen one recently (Reflection 15) on craigslist which is an all around family canoe. I've seen some other manufacturers in Canada, but have not seen the boats around here.
So first thing you need to do is find out exactly what kind of canoe the owner is selling. If no picture is posted, ask them to send you pictures. I would talk to the owner about their canoe before making the trek to buy it.
Some owners do not even know what kind of boat they own. I don't know how to prevent idiot boat owners from telling you the wrong information. I drove to Towson to buy an Old Town Appalachian Canoe. There was no picture posted, but the owner said it said "Old Town Appalachian" on the side. An Old Town Appalachian is an ABS/Royalex canoe, just what we wanted. When we got there the canoe was actually a cheap Old Town Adventurer made of polyethylene plastic. It was a waste of time. If I had waited for pictures it would have prevented me from going to Towson to buy a boat which was obviously not an Old Town Appalachian. But it might have allowed someone else to get that boat before me had it really been an Appalachian.
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Let's say you find an ABS/Royalex canoe you think you might be interested in. Here is what to do. Find out the exact brand and name of the boat. Let's say you find an Old Town Camper. First off it is an Old Town, one of my recommended brands, that is a good thing. Google "Old Town Camper" and get to the area of Old Town Canoe which describes the canoe. Read that carefully. Is it Royalex? (it is). The description says it is a good all-around family canoe… that is what you are looking for. Read the "Hull characteristics" and understand what you are getting. Then google "old town camper review" and that should take you to paddling.net so you can read other peoples reviews of the boat.
Now they have made some of these boats for many years and the boat someone is selling may not be the same as the one listed on the Old Town website. What type of seats and gunwales are on the boat they are selling.
It is hard to explain gunwale (pronounced gunnel), so I have included a picture of our canoe. Our gunwales are black and vinyl, you can see the black that goes all the way around the outside of the boat. This and the seats are a consideration of the boat you are buying. You can have wood gunwales, metal, and vinyl. Each has their own characteristics, and Mad River Canoe has written on gunwales extensively on their website. What you need to know is that you want a vinyl or metal gunwales. If you get wooden gunwales, expect to repair and reseal them every couple of years.
Given a choice of seats you want nylon webbed seats vs. the cane seats. Plastic hard shell seats are OK, but not as comfortable. Unfortunately in that picture, we have nylon and foam seat covers so you cannot see they are webbed seats. Cane seats don't last long and will need to be replaced. It is OK to buy a canoe with cane seats, just remember you are going to have to replace those seats after awhile. So price those seats out before deciding to buy that canoe. Ed's Canoes is not the only place to buy seats, but this page shows both types of canoe seats.
Thwarts are the crosspieces between the gunwales. Are the thwarts is good working order? Are they deteriorated and rotted out? If they are rotted out, then price out new thwarts. They are pretty easy to replace, at least the wooden ones are. I don't know about replacing aluminum thwarts.
Length of Boat
You want a boat 15'8″ to 17′ long. Many boats come in different sizes and they are still called the same boat name. For example the Old Town Camper comes in 15 and 16 feet. You don't want to buy the 15 foot canoe, that is not a family canoe. Do not assume the owner knows the length of the canoe they are selling. You can ask and if a picture shows it says the length on the side of the canoe, then you can be sure. Otherwise take a tape measure with you when looking at the used canoe, just to be sure. You don't want the 15 foot canoe, because it is not made for a third seat in the middle. Even if you are a single parent paddling with an only child, you will want 3 seats so you can bring a friend too.
Condition of the Boat
What is the condition of the boat? Where has it been stored? You want a boat that is stored under a tarp or indoors. ABS canoes or any plastic canoe is not supposed to be exposed to the sun all the time. Talk to the owner and see where it has been stored. Look carefully at the inside and the outside of the boat.
Cost: We got our guest boat off of craigslist in 2011. It was $450 for a used Mohawk Intrepid in very good condition. It came with a canoe dolly and some paddles, a new thwart, and 2 new seats. The thwart and seats needed to be replaced, but our boat came with the replacement seats and thwart. I didn't try to bargain down the boat, as there were other people waiting in line to buy the boat if I did not. We had to spend half a day replacing the seats and thwarts. So it was a boat that would appeal to a DIY kind of person.
Friends bought a Old Town Camper canoe off of craigslist in 2014, it was in very good condition and it was $400. I think $400-500 for an ABS/Royalex canoe in good condition is a good buy. I have seen someone selling an Old Town Appalachian for $750. Those boats go for $1800 new and if I really wanted an Old Town Appalachian, (and we already have one, so we think it is the best boat for us) then I think I would probably buy it for $750, if it were in good condition.
I have seen aluminum canoes on craigslist for between $300-500. That is about the same price as an ABS/Royalex canoe. I might be wrong, but I don't think they make aluminum canoes anymore and I'm pretty sure they haven't made them for 20 years. Aluminum canoes make for fine family canoes. But if you going to pay the same price as an ABS/Royalex canoe, then get the Royalex canoe instead of the aluminum. Pros for aluminum: The sun doesn't affect them, so a 25 year old canoe that has been sitting outside is just fine. They tend to have a small keel down the middle, which works for you on flat water. The seats and thwarts are also aluminum so they are not going to need any care, they will last forever as long as they don't get in an accident. Cons: If you go where it is shallow, the aluminum canoe catches on the rocks, whereas the plastic canoes will ride over it more easily. If you get in whitewater and the canoe gets broached, it will get banged up and and it will never recover. One last con is that the canoe sounds like a can when you canoe. It is not silent and each paddle will hid the side of the boat and make a bonk sound.
I would not buy a used aluminum canoe which is banged up and then banged out. As long as it is in good shape, it is a fine boat to buy.
Most of the fiberglass canoes I have seen on craigslist are very old and would need a lot of repair. I just recently saw a rather new fiberglass canoe for $450, with paddles and lifevests. But for that money you could get a ABS/Royalex canoe. A new fiberglass canoe is $750, a new ABS/Royalex canoe is $1700. So for $450 you are not getting any deal on the canoe. But in good shape, a fiberglass canoe is a fine canoe to have. But it can't be 20 years old. And a fiberglass boat is not going to last like an ABS/Royalex or aluminum canoe. But at the same time it is going to be lighter and easier to carry.
I don't know much about Kevlar. It is a very expensive canoe. The stuff if very light and very tough. People use the canoes for both flat water and white water. Kevlar is not as strong as ABS/Royalex, but it is tougher than fiberglass and much lighter than ABS/Royalex. Not all Kevlar canoes are the same. I have seen canoes that have one layer of Kevlar between other layers of something. They would not be as good as all Kevlar for lower weight. If you are considering a $1500 used canoe, than do more research on the boat and on Kevlar before laying out that kind of money.
No, don't buy a wood canoe. Lots of upkeep. They look beautiful and would look good as the base of a coffee table, but not if you want to take it on the water. They are very expensive because they are hand made. They are not good for a family canoe.
All Other Thinner Plastic
There is the 3-layer plastic of the Old Town Discovery series. And there is the polyethylene canoes (1 layer, sort of like kayaks). These are fine family canoes. But do some research. If you are paying $450 for one of these, you are over paying. For $450 you can buy an ABS/Royalex canoe which is a MUCH better canoe. They make these cheaper on purpose, so they are cheaper to produce and sell to you. They are fine family canoes, just don't pay the same price you would pay for an ABS/Royalex canoe. If you get one, I would buy one from a major manufacturer, and even though Coleman makes them, I would buy an Old Town or Mad River over a Coleman. Coleman makes coolers, Old Town and Mad River make canoes. These plastic canoes also need to be kept out of the sun, so find out the history of the boat.
The reason I recommend getting a boat off of craigslist vs. something sold at the end of the season from a livery is that the boats tend to be less used and less abused by private owners. Canoes from liveries will have been used quite a bit, and people who rent boats may not care how they treat them while they are renting them. But liveries are easy places to find used canoes, so do not discount it. They may sell all of their boats at the end of every season. Or they may keep them until they are quite old. If you consider buying from a canoe livery, call and find out when the boats they are selling were purchased before you decide you want to drive out to see them.
Happy Paddling
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Break off the Ancient Yokes!
One of the unpleasant 'mysteries' of life is to one day realize that the difficulties and problems in your life are the exact same ones your parents / ancestors had during their lifetime. If this is true for you, then you are dealing with a replicated ancestral problem. However, not everyone can make this linkage or connection. Therefore, any problem whose cause or origin cannot be directly traced to your own sins, actions or omissions can be treated as a replicated ancestral problem. The only remedy for this is deliverance and spiritual warfare. This book provides you with the information you need to successfully carry out both so that you can break off ancient yokes from your neck and be completely free to serve the Almighty and live your own life.

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Hello, I have additional question related to this post.
There are two chapter numbering created by Outline numbering.
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But inserted table (picture, formula) inside chapter A has caption "Table 1.1" instead of "Table A.1".
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It's official, Summer is over. Much to our dismay, the heating is on and the coats and scarves are out, particularly for those up in the North of the country with us already having a couple of frosty mornings.
Winter 2018 – The Outlook
With many reporting that it could be the coldest winter in 10 years and us expecting to see a huge amount of snowfall throughout the country it's important to know that our properties are ready, and ensure damage is kept at an absolute minimum. With The Express reporting that we could see snowfall as soon as November, now is the perfect time to get those snow guards up, check those fascias for rot, and of course clean your gutters, removing any debris that could cause blockages and problems.
Prepare your property for Winter
The bad weather can wreak havoc on all of our properties, so before it's too late, it's time to safeguard your home! We have gathered 3 of our favourite and best selling products that are not only quick and easy to install, but will make a BIG difference during the cold, and lets face it, miserable winter months.
As we've already mentioned, we're expecting some heavy snow towards the end of the year so to protect your gutters, a snow guard is ideal. The Snow Guard manufactured by FloPlast, is designed to stop tiles and heavy loads of snow from falling and damaging uPVC gutter lengths and potentially causing damage to conservatory roofs. Supplied as a 2m wide length, the Snow Guard is easy to handle and extremely easy to install.
The FloPlast Gutter Brush (also known as a Gutter Mole), is used to keep twigs, leaves and other debris from landing and gathering in gutters and drains causing blockages. Often the weight of debris can cause gutters to flex and in worse case scenarios snap. That's what makes FloPlasts Gutter Brush perfect for properties surrounded by trees and woodland, the Gutter Brush prevents debris build up and is so simple to install! Simply place the brush into your gutter and eliminate blocked guttering for years to come – it couldn't be easier!
At FasciaExpert.co.uk we stock an extensive range of Fixings, Sealants and Cleaners, perfect for gap filling, bonding, fixing and cleaning uPVC Fascias, Soffits and Cladding. Manufactured by leading industry suppliers including Soudal, FloPlast and Rapier Star – they are perfect for tidying up loose trims or a dirty roofline.
Whilst the above products are certainly amongst our bestsellers, they aren't the only products that will get you through winter, make sure you also view our range of uPVC cap over fascias – perfect for those looking to cap over old timber fascias.
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As a result it seems the government's focus on science and technology education may have a detrimental effect on the status of arts subjects in state schools, which is of course the stance those already working in the arts have maintained. While the committee did not have time to fully compile its report (due to the general election last month), it did highlight key issues which it thought deserved further consideration. These issues included the focus on science, technology, engineering and mathematics having a detrimental effect on arts subjects, lack of career advice to make children aware of opportunities in theatre, and little understanding of the full range of jobs in the sector (such as lighting, wardrobe and carpentry).
The high-profile authors of the report go some way in giving this viewpoint a voice in the wider world, supporting the fact young people are not provided with adequate resources when considering a career in the performing arts. Also deemed a general concern is the future funding for theatre. The report noted that between 2010-11 and 2014-15, local authority investment in theatre fell by 18 per cent (£31m). It is clear that UK theatre is a positive part of social and cultural life; the committee hopes the government will give careful consideration to the issues raised.


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Colson is 3 weeks old today. Only 1 more week until he is 1 month old which totally blows my mind.
I can't remember what my life was like without him. Well, ok...maybe I should be real...I CAN remember what it was like...I was able to sleep through the night. But I would never want to go back to that because then we wouldn't have our prescious little bundle of joy who completes our family. Things are absolutely perfect right now, even if I do have to get up once, twice or even three times during the night. It is all so worth it!
I love that Hannah is finally acknowledging her baby brother. She will kiss his head and hold his hand. It is pretty much the cutest thing ever and it brings great joy to my heart knowing that they will be there for each other long after we're gone. They will have a bond that only siblings have and I love knowing that I gave them one of the greatest gifts that I could have ever given them...family!
In other news, I had my follow-up appointment to my appointment last week. They did another blood pressure check. 136/100. That is still high so I was put on the lowest dose possible of the medication until I see my regular doctor. I have to see my regular doctor sometime within the next month so who knows what that will bring. :o/ I plan on going to see the regular dotor before I go back to see my OB in 3 weeks for my 6 week postnatal visit. Sigh. Never a dull moment, I guess.
Oh, and no more weight loss on my end. Once I can get back to my exercise videos I'm sure more weight will come off. I'm just pleased that 23 pounds came off without me having to do anything! :o)
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GALLERY: Kentish injury proves key as St Albans' relegation is confirmed
PUBLISHED: 17:36 30 March 2015 | UPDATED: 17:36 30 March 2015
Saints relegated to London Three North West after loss to Chiswick
An injury to full-back Mark Kentish proved pivotal as St Albans' relegation from London Two North West was confirmed after a 29-18 loss to Chiswick at Boggymead.
Saturday's opponents were the Saints' closest rivals for the drop, but the win put clear daylight between the sides with one game remaining and resigned the hosts to a year in London Three North West.
Needing a win, the start of the game was bittersweet for St Albans; Kentish kicked them into a three-point lead but tweaked his hamstring and played no further part.
Chiswick took advantage of the reorganised back line to go over in the corner. The severity of Kentish's absence soon became clear when a chance to retake the lead sailed wide of the posts.
After another try for the visitors, Jack Middleton secured a catch-and-drive try to reduce the gap to two points. Once again, points were left on the field as the conversion sailed wide.
A slick move saw Chiswick score a converted try but St Albans replied when Brenton Lemiere spotted a gap and went over. Another missed conversion meant Chiswick led 17-13 at the break.
With the wind behind them, Chiswick utilised their kicking game to cross the whitewash twice without reply, the second from a controversial five-metre scrum.
St Albans continued to fight and, after Chiswick had a man yellow carded, Fraser Morris darted over the line for an unconverted try.
The Saints threw everything at the visitors in the final moments but their comeback, and their bid for survival, ran out of time.
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PRCA Stat of the Week: $168,101
The amount of money saddle bronc rider Jacobs Crawley earned heading into the 2018 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo in the No. 1 spot. Ryder Wright is leading the April 1 PRCA | RAM World Standings with $117,991. Crawley holds the saddle bronc regular season money record before the Wrangler NFR at $184,052 in 2017.
What to Watch For
CBS Sports Network
RAM National Circuit Finals Rodeo, Kissimmee, Fla., April 8, 8:30 p.m., (ET)
ProRodeo Live with Steve Kenyon
Broncs and Honky Tonks Spring Rodeo, Medicine Hat, Alberta, April 5-7, 7 p.m. (MT)
News & Notes from the rodeo trail
Bull rider Denny Flynn inducted into Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame. Flynn, a member of the ProRodeo Hall of Fame, was among the nine members enshrined into the 2019 Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame Class, March 29 at the organization's 61st annual induction banquet at the Statehouse Convention Center in Little Rock. Flynn, who was born in Paris, Ark., was inducted along with Arkansas Razorback football players Gary Adams, Madre Hill, Houston Nutt, tennis star Richard Akel, Malvern football coach and athletic director David Alpe, football executive Jerry Jones Jr., Tulsa basketball star Jim King and Arkansas Tech basketball standout Sherry Raney White. Often identified as the most talented bull rider never to win a world title, Flynn qualified for the National Finals Rodeo from 1974-82, and then again in 1985 and set a record for most bull riding average titles won at the NFR (1975, 1981-82), later equaled by Jim Sharp. Flynn finished second in the PRCA season standings three times, losing the 1980 world title to Don Gay by a mere $188 and the 1978 PRCA title by $283. He also finished third in the world three times. His 98-point ride on Tommy Steiner's Red Lightning at Palestine, Ill., in 1979 was a world record for a dozen years and remains the second-highest score in ProRodeo history in any roughstock event.
Clovis (Calif.) Rodeo plans for the future. The dedicated volunteers who make sure the Clovis Rodeo tradition remains a part of the community's future are hard at work putting the finishing touches on this year's 105th Clovis Rodeo to be held April 25-28. The same group of volunteers are also busy planning for next year's rodeo. Always making sure the rodeo grows and gives back to others, while still maintaining the community's western traditions and the "Clovis Way of Life." Kicking things off right for 2020 will be a new entrance for the Clovis Rodeo grounds that will still be off Clovis Avenue but more in line with 7th Street and where the Centennial Bronze statue stands. On March 28, Clovis residents saw the old gas station building in front of the grounds raised to make way for the new entrance that will include four traffic lanes into the rodeo parking lot, creating a more accessible, safer entry and exit for rodeo guests. A new digital message board along Clovis Avenue will be a part of the improvements. In 2020, the Clovis Rodeo will also be adding a performance day to the scheduled line-up for the 106th Clovis Rodeo that will now take place April 22-26. As the rodeo has grown so has the opportunity for the all-volunteer, not-for-profit and its sponsor partners to give back to the community. More than $250,000 is currently contributed annually to local charities and nonprofits and the rodeo has an economic impact of $12 million in the region. At the 2017 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo, the Clovis Rodeo was the recipient of the inaugural Sowing Good Deeds honor and was awarded a Massey Ferguson tractor.
On March 28, Arkansas became the 13th state to pass the National Day of the Cowboy bill. Arkansas volunteers, Jennifer Michaels and Marshall Mitchell, worked with Rep. Clint Penzo, on this for more than two years.
Next Up
April 4 ABC Rodeo, Lubbock, Texas, begins
April 5 Broncs and Honky Tonks Spring Rodeo, Medicine Hat, Alberta, begins
2019 PRCA | RAM World Standings Leaders
Unofficial through April 1, 2019
Caleb Smidt, Bellville, Texas
Kaycee Feild, Genola, Utah
Ty Erickson, Helena, Mont.
Ty Blasingame, Casper, Wyo.
Kyle Lockett, Visalia, Calif.
Ryder Wright, Milford, Utah
Michael Otero, Weatherford, Texas
Vin Fisher Jr., Andrews, Texas
Trevor Kastner, Roff, Okla.


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The Homes are within the setting of the award winning Grade II Listed Clocktower Building and quality of build and sensitive use of materials have made this one of Macclesfield's most outstanding new home Developments. All this coupled with the peace of mind of a 10 year NHBC guarantee and 20% assistance for the Governments Help to Buy Scheme give the discerning homeowner every reason to choose Hope Gardens for their next home.


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At a recent FSB Connect breakfast, Mina O'Brien, owner of Creative and Social media company Ditzy Media, announced her firm is expanding. Martin Searle, FSB's local Development Manager, decided to pay her a visit to get the news in full.
Sitting in her spacious, light and airy offices at Eastbourne's Enterprise Centre, Mina said: "We needed to hire another person to maintain resilience in the team across an increasing number of customers and contracts." Quality is a word Mina likes and by recruiting business graduate, Haydn Crellin she feels he will bring qualitative input, creativity and precision to the job.
"It was a tough interview process," added Mina, where Haydn rose to the top of a quality five person shortlist, an indication that if your firm is reputable and 'out there', the right skilled people will find you. Haydn demonstrated great knowledge of the digital business arena and his role will contribute to developing quality digital content and blogs with customers.
Ditzy Media provides social media services, including training and outsourced social media for over 20 customers across a wide range of sectors: hotel and catering, creative and IT, not for profit and public sector services.
She explained that her offices have also recently expanded following a move to the Enterprise centre in 2017. The company started in 2014 and now has four employees.
"We are moving more into social and digital media projects related to events, as a niche," said Mina, sipping coffee from her 'Juventus' mug, her favourite football team owing to her part-Italian ancestry. She talks about the passion and flair she and her team put into projects such as a B2B event in Chichester in July, work with a theatre company at the Edinburgh Fringe in August and the Eastbourne WynterCon Sci-Fi event in September.
Mina is proud to support FSB and commends our work lobbying on behalf of SME's. As a well-known character on the business networking scene, she enjoys FSB's networking events, especially the diverse group of business owners that attend and the informative presenters who are invited speak.
"Deciding to become an employer was a massive step – as was taking on premises. Having taken the leap it has put the business in a good place to continue to grow, and keep our reputation for quality and great service intact. I highly recommend others thinking of this step, work with a good business coach so you can plan your growth"
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hating disney & the whizzball report all after the break…
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hating disney…
i'm not stupid; inside every great company is a legion of ashsoles who get off (and by "get off" i mean probably what you think it meant, "mental ejaculation" but i wanted to make sure that i clarified that) on screwing the guy directly underneath them. i don't know why such behavior is tolerated or encouraged in capitalism but it is & its the reason why capitalism blows huge chunks.
to say that i'm surprised that some hapless employee at one of the trillions of disney theme parks hasn't gone completely postal & mowed down fifty or so people because of the ashsole management there constantly peppering them with bullsiht complaints is something close to an understatement. i know that if one of those pricks ever pushed my buttons, i'd bash theirs with a ball-peen hammer while laughing maniacally i would try to work harder for my capitalist overlords because, clearly, they know more about how to run an operation then my meager brain ever could. actually, screw the hammer; i'd probably settle for something less subtler & more sharper.
i write about disney because i tend to slip into the delusion sometimes that working for disney is a wonderful thing. i'm sure that it is a wonderful thing for the 0.000001% of employees who treat each day like they're a castaway on the game show "survivor" & i'm not talking about the few nice castaways who are just there for the adventure but the real btichy ones who can't take a siht without trying to connive anyone into voting someone else off. i'd be useless on that show by giving all the jerks a live & personal demonstration that staying submerged underwater for more then five minutes is a bad idea.
anyway, i just feel bad that disney tries to be all gooey on the outside while being a real crappy place to work on the inside. ironically enough, where i work, there was a big initiative by the management to be "just like disney" but i don't think they really understood what they meant because they were probably thinking only of the cutesy outside & rah-rah happiness that disney tries to hypnotize you with.
actually, i don't really want to work, i just want money. if that's ok with you.
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text: Cinnamon Nectarine Sangria Cinnamon Nectarine SangriaJuly 8, 2016 in Beverages, Cocktails & Mocktails, RecipesShare ThisFacebookPinterestTwitterPrintemail Cinnamon Nectarine Sangria Print Author: Healthy Julie Ingredients 2 bottles of red wine (I like cabernet sauvignon) ¼ cup coconut sugar 3 Tbl warm/hot water 2 oranges, zested in wide strips and juiced 2 lemons, zested in wide strips and juiced 2 nectarines, sliced into half-moons 1 large cinnamon stick (or 2 small) Instructions Pour the wine into a large pitcher. Whisk the warm water into the coconut sugar until all the sugar is dissolved (as a simple syrup). Once the coconut simple syrup has cooled a bit, pour it into the pitcher of wine. Add the wide strips of orange and lemon zest to the pitcher of wine. Add the orange and lemon juice. Add the nectarines and cinnamon stick. Place the sangria in the refrigerator overnight and enjoy the next day. When serving, you can also add sparkling water to add a little fizz. Delish! 3.5.3208


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Etihad Cargo introduces winter network
Leading Etihad Cargo's annual refresh of its winter network is the enhancement of its freighter services between Abu Dhabi (UAE) and Columbus, Ohio (USA). A weekly service, now via Europe to Rickenbacker International Airport in Columbus, will be supported by its RFS network to other US destinations. The outbound flight will operate via Frankfurt (Germany) and return via Amsterdam (the Netherlands).
Supporting Etihad Cargo's operations across North America, Christel Alaimo has assumed the role of area manager – North America with immediate effect. She joins Etihad Cargo from Flexport, where she held the role of senior manager - airfreight for the Americas.
Other new operations are a weekly B777F seasonal service to Johannesburg (South Africa) and additional bellyhold capacity to the South African gateway, but also London Heathrow (UK), Paris CDG (France), Bangalore (India) and Jakarta (Indonesia). (ah)


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|CO2 acts as a "setting" for how much H2O in atmosphere18-09-2016 01:39
|CO2 does increase the temperature of the Earth, but not by much. That is, not directly.
H2O is actually a better greenhouse gas than CO2 in that it absorbs more radiation. Why aren't we concerned about H2O emissions? Because the water cycle moves any excess water to the oceans and rivers.
But increasing the temperature of the Earth increases the amount of water that the atmosphere can hold. The atmosphere tends to be brought to a proportion of its maximum, but no more, by the water cycle; that is, the water cycle acts to keep the water in the atmosphere at a particular amount determined by temperature.
But H2O increases temperature, and that increases H2O in the air, and that increases temperature, and that increases H2O in the air! It is a feedback loop, one that can only be kicked off by increasing the temperature some other way than with H2O. The temperature of the Earth is actually quite delicate - the slightest push will be amplified.
"Heads on a science
Apart" - Coldplay, The Scientist
IBdaMann wrote:
No, science doesn't insist that, ergo I don't insist that.
I am the Ninja Scientist! Beware!
|18-09-2016 01:46
jwoodward48 wrote:CO2 does increase the temperature of the Earth, but not by much. That is, not directly.
You are still weaseling.
You are still trying to argue that no additional energy is causing an increase in energy.
You are directly violating the 1st LoT while turning on the cognitive dissonance and claiming you aren't violating anything.
You are egregiously in error.
A Spaghetti strainer with the faucet running, retains water- tmiddles
Clouds don't trap heat. Clouds block cold. - Spongy Iris
Printing dollars to pay debt doesn't increase the number of dollars. - keepit
If Venus were a black body it would have a much much lower temperature than what we found there.- tmiddles
Ah the "Valid Data" myth of ITN/IBD. - tmiddles
Ceist - I couldn't agree with you more. But when money and religion are involved, and there are people who value them above all else, then the lies begin. - trafn
You are completely misunderstanding their use of the word "accumulation"! - Climate Scientist.
The Stefan-Boltzman equation doesn't come up with the correct temperature if greenhouse gases are not considered - Hank
:*sigh* Not the "raw data" crap. - Leafsdude
IB STILL hasn't explained what Planck's Law means. Just more hand waving that it applies to everything and more asserting that the greenhouse effect 'violates' it.- Ceist
|18-09-2016 03:32
|The first law is not violated.
To prove this, let us ignore anything that concerns the second law of thermodynamics, Planck's Law, S-B, anything but the 1st LoT. Why? Because we're only dealing with the 1st LoT now. Divide and conquer.
Let us suppose that the atmosphere of Earth was taken away. This would cool down the surface to the temperature of an asteroid in a near-Earth orbit. (Of course, the days would get warmer, but the nights would cool down more than the days heated up.)
Now take this atmosphere-less Earth and gradually add its atmosphere. Would the Earth heat up?
Yes. Going from "cooler than X" to "X" is heating up. This logic is indisputable.
Where would the energy come from? It would come from reduced energy emissions, just as I've been saying. The Earth is heated by the atmosphere redirecting radiation back at it, or by the atmosphere absorbing radiation and preventing it from escaping, or by preventing it from being radiated out until a higher, cooler altitude. Whichever way the atmosphere heats the Earth, it does it by reducing emissions. Not a hypothetical atmosphere with more CO2. This atmosphere. Our atmosphere.
Of course, you could dispute this if you can show that the average temperature of the Earth is -38 C (the scientists made a 52 C error of measurement!) or mathematically prove that -38 = 14. Otherwise, this is indisputable. The average surface temperature of the Earth is warmer than the average surface temperature of the Moon. The only explanation is the atmosphere.
|18-09-2016 04:02
jwoodward48 wrote:The first law is not violated.
Yes, your version of "greenhouse effect" still egregiously violates the 1st LoT and you are obviously still in heavy denial.
Your "greenhouse effect" increases the body's temperature, yes?
Assuming the body's volume is not compressed and assuming there is no other chemical reaction, the mere fact that the temperature has increased is a statement that there is a greater amount of energy.
Your only method of accounting for this additional energy is to insist that there is no additional energy.
Ergo, your argument remains that no increase in energy is an increase in energy.
You are in error.
Your absurd claims are dismissed.
jwoodward48 wrote:Let us suppose that the atmosphere of Earth was taken away. This would cool down the surface to the temperature of an asteroid in a near-Earth orbit. (Of course, the days would get warmer, but the nights would cool down more than the days heated up.)
Earth would not "cool down" with the loss of the atmosphere.
Stefan-Boltzmann answers this question. Is this why you tried to prohibit Stefan-Boltzmann from the discussion?
Neither atmosphere nor atmospheric composition is a factor in a body's temperature. You would understand this if you weren't constantly denying the science I put in front of you.
A body does not increase in temperature if you add atmosphere.
A Spaghetti strainer with the faucet running, retains water- tmiddles
Clouds don't trap heat. Clouds block cold. - Spongy Iris
Printing dollars to pay debt doesn't increase the number of dollars. - keepit
If Venus were a black body it would have a much much lower temperature than what we found there.- tmiddles
Ah the "Valid Data" myth of ITN/IBD. - tmiddles
Ceist - I couldn't agree with you more. But when money and religion are involved, and there are people who value them above all else, then the lies begin. - trafn
You are completely misunderstanding their use of the word "accumulation"! - Climate Scientist.
The Stefan-Boltzman equation doesn't come up with the correct temperature if greenhouse gases are not considered - Hank
:*sigh* Not the "raw data" crap. - Leafsdude
IB STILL hasn't explained what Planck's Law means. Just more hand waving that it applies to everything and more asserting that the greenhouse effect 'violates' it.- Ceist
|18-09-2016 04:45
|Have fun freezing to death, then. I mean, if I stick you in a room at -32 C, it'll be fine, right? It's the average temperature Earth would be without an atmosphere. Or I suppose the measured temperature of the Moon could be a hoax. Perhaps we need to place billions of thermometers on the Moon to prove that it's colder than Earth.
|18-09-2016 05:14
|A blanket heats up a person. Does that violate the first or second law of thermodynamics? It's reducing heat loss, same as Earth's atmosphere.
Hint: the internal vs external energy sources don't matter, as CO2 is partially opaque to infrared and pretty much ignores ultraviolet light. The energy from the sun is not as affected by greenhouse gases, and so can be seen as "inside the blanket".
Edited on 18-09-2016 05:15
|18-09-2016 08:07
|Well, it's not reducing heat loss in the same way as greenhouse gases, but the heat flow changes are similar.
|18-09-2016 09:23
|Into the Night★★★★★
jwoodward48 wrote:
You are grabbing random shit numbers from an equation you don't even acknowledge and which you are using backwards to get to a stupid statement like that.
The Parrot Killer
|18-09-2016 09:30
|Into the Night★★★★★
jwoodward48 wrote:
CALLED IT! You brought up the classic Magick Blanket argument! You even merged it with the classic Magick One-Way Mirror argument!
You have learned NOTHING of what I taught you and what you acknowledged. You are now denying EVERYTHING that you have acknowledged.
The Church of Global Warming has made you dumb. You continue to deny science to worship your false God of Consensus and filled with teachings of Magick Blankets and Magick One-Way Mirrors.
The Parrot Killer
|18-09-2016 09:32
|Into the Night★★★★★
jwoodward48 wrote:
Nothing like it. Go learn how a blanket works. Then answer my question:
Is oxygen the same temperature as carbon dioxide in the same parcel of air?
The Parrot Killer
|18-09-2016 09:50
|Yes! It is! Stop asking that everywhere. Keep it to the thread.
|18-09-2016 10:59
|Into the Night★★★★★
jwoodward48 wrote:
When you answer it, I'll stop stuffing it in your face.
You finally did answer it. I will continue that discussion there.
See the 'affects crops' thread.
Did you research how a blanket works?
The Parrot Killer
Edited on 18-09-2016 11:00
|18-09-2016 11:47
|Tim the plumber★★★★☆
jwoodward48 wrote:
The amount of water in the air, or at least it's carrying capacity, is fully understood. Is fully tabulated.
The tiny amount of extra water in the air due to the small increase in temperatures projected as a direct result of increased CO2 will have a tiny, if any, additional effect.
The earth has had periods of much hotter climates without going into any sort of unstoppable warming. We will never be VenusII.
|18-09-2016 12:37
|I understand that a blanket reduced heat loss, mainly by reducing the effects of breezes and convections. It does not significantly affect radiative heat loss.
Now, tell me how this matters? The (first two) Laws of Thermodynamics don't care which way heat is lost, only the movement of energy.
The following numbers are made up, but the ordering of them is what matters. It's an example that shows that gw doesn't violate the LoT given a few lemmas. Those lemmas can then be discussed individually. Let it be made clear that this argument does not prove gw, only help to clear up where disputes exist. It's basically to help me figure out all my "assumptions" and prove them, and to help you understand my thinking and pinpoint what is wrong with my posts. (I assume that you are interested in discussion, not flamewars.) I might have made an extra assumption in my logic - please point that out if you find one. I also may have made a logical error - ditto.
For equilibrium to be reached, the energy in must equal the energy radiating from the Earth's surface (ERFS) minus the energy somehow brought back to the surface (EBS). (The method of bringing back the energy is part of Lemma A. For now, assume that the greenhouse effect increases the energy brought back more than the energy prevented from ever reaching the surface.) In other terms,
in = out_surface - not_let_out_by_atmosphere = out
Atmosphereless Earth:
In = 1.00 (this is the baseline for all energies)
Out = 1.00
1.00 = 1.00 = 1.00 - 0.00
everything checks out, equilibrium exists
Now Earth has an atmosphere. It absorbs some sunlight, but more outward radiation. (This is Lemma A, and can be attacked or proven on its own.) Let's suppose that the atmosphere is added all at once. At that moment:
In = 0.95 (the atmosphere absorbs 0.10 of the sunlight and radiates half of that to space)
ERFS = 0.95 (equilibrium hasn't been reached yet, so we're for a short period suffering the decreased solar radiation without the greenhouse effect's warming; this effectively means that ERFS will continue equal In for a short time, but equilibrium will change that)
EBS = 0.08 (as per Lemma A; increased absorbance of earthly radiation plus back-radiation plus any of conduction, decrease in temperature of final radiative gas for infrared, etc. could produce this change)
Out = 0.87
0.95 =/= 0.87 = 0.95 - 0.08
Uh oh! More energy is coming in than is going out! Since there are feedback loops (Lemma C), this energy imbalance will have a larger effect than expected.
Let's wait a while, maybe equilibrium will be achieved:
In = 0.90
Out = 0.90
0.90 = 0.90 = 1.05-0.15
(Here are my assumptions or lemmas:
A: A gas, combination of gases, or phenomenon exists which increases the outward energy through the atmosphere that is sent back to Earth more than the incoming energy through the atmosphere is sent back to space. That is, something can result in EBS exceeding 1 - In.
B: The positive feedback from warming the Earth exceeds the negative feedback. This may be necessary for any large-scale warming to occur.
Yep, equilibrium has been reached! How did that happen? As the temperature increased, two things happened: the greenhouse effect grew, and the outward radiation from Earth's surface increased. The latter increase was faster, and so it caught up with the greenhouse effect's decrease in escaping radiation relative to ERFS. The ERFS has increased, but not all of it is escaping - in fact, since the greenhouse effect has a similar, but lesser, effect on sunlight, radiating a portion of it to space, less of the radiation from Earth that a Martian might measure actually spent any time on the surface.
Note, though, that all equilibriums have in=out. In addition, someone outside Earth during equilibrium would notice 1.00 energy coming into the sphere defined by a radius that is one half of the Moon's orbit* - and 1.00 energy coming out of that sphere! Only during periods without equilibrium is there an imbalance between energy coming in and coming out of that sphere - and that correlates exactly to when there is an imbalance between the energy coming in and coming out of the Earth's surface! To an observer on Earth during that time, the energy coming in would exceed the energy coming out. To an observer on the Moon, there isn't enough energy coming out.
Where did the energy go? It went into heating the Earth. The 1st Law is not violated. No energy was ever created. No Lemmas ever assumed anything that can produce energy. (Lemma A simply says that a phenomenon exists wherein the redirection of energy traveling upwards through the atmosphere exceeds the redirection of energy traveling downwards. This does not violate the 1st Law.)
But what about the 2nd Law? Well, if the end result violates the 2nd Law (as you say it does), the error must be present in the Main Body or in a Lemma. With the assumption, though, that a phenomenon exists that increases EBS more than it decreases In, does my Main Body violate any laws? If not, then we can discuss Lemma A. If so, then where?
*(the radius doesn't actually matter, just needs to be bigger than Earth but not so big to include other bodies)
|18-09-2016 21:25
|Tai Hai Chen★★★★☆
jwoodward48 wrote:
A blanket does not heat up a person. The skin has the same temperature regardless of how much clothing a person wears.
|18-09-2016 22:16
|Now I know you're trolling.
|18-09-2016 22:29
|If temperature is not increased by putting on a jacket, regardless of how it achieves the reduced thermal dissipation necessary to increase temperature, the jacket is useless (as insulation).
Edited on 18-09-2016 22:30
|18-09-2016 23:13
Into the Night wrote:jwoodward48 wrote:
How am I grabbing "random shit numbers"? The moon's average temperature is dozens of degrees Celsius colder than the average temperature of the Earth. Far outside any margins of errror, especially since the Moon doesn't have an atmosphere.
I acknowledge Planck and SB only for the types of situations in which they have been conceived, tested, and proven. Planck's Law applies only to black bodies, and S-B doesn't apply to the Earth as a whole, only to the radiation of each layer of the atmosphere. If you want to assert that a naive application of the Laws of Emission to a situation in which they don't apply produces useable and useful results, prove it. Extraordinary claims require extraordinary proof.
And if the law really works, rearranging its terms mathematically is fine.
"Heads on a science
Apart" - Coldplay, The Scientist
IBdaMann wrote:
No, science doesn't insist that, ergo I don't insist that.
I am the Ninja Scientist! Beware!
Edited on 18-09-2016 23:15
|18-09-2016 23:20
|Into the Night★★★★★
jwoodward48 wrote:
Are you aware the S-B law incorporates area of radiation? Are you also aware that S-B cannot override the 2nd law of thermodynamics? Differences in emitted light and absorbed light cannot override the 2nd law.
So how does a colder gas warm a warmer surface?
What has greater surface area? A solid object or a gas of equal mass?
The Parrot Killer
|18-09-2016 23:21
Into the Night wrote:jwoodward48 wrote:
Dude, shut up and listen for a second. I never claimed that the GE was much like a blanket. (See the post after my quoted post for clarification; note how I wrote it before your post.) They're actually very different. The only main similarity, and, as it so happens, the similarity that I was noting, is that they somehow reduce heat emission. In terms of how they affect in/out energy flows, it's a decent comparison only if you're using it to explain how GW doesn't violate the 1st and 2nd laws.
As for the one-way mirror, the greater absorbence of the Earth's radiation compared to sunlight explains the one-way-ness.
"Heads on a science
Apart" - Coldplay, The Scientist
IBdaMann wrote:
No, science doesn't insist that, ergo I don't insist that.
I am the Ninja Scientist! Beware!
|18-09-2016 23:31
Into the Night wrote:jwoodward48 wrote:
Yes, yes, no. (Huh? You idiot, the 2nd law is universal!) Yeah, but the gas itself is not heating the surface, it's simply preventing some cooling. If I turn down my AC, that makes me warmer.
Geez, Into, I don't know! Is the solid object platinum or wood? What pressure is the gas at? I can't answer the question without more information.
Alternatively, THERE IS AS YET INSUFFICIENT DATA FOR A MEANINGFUL ANSWER
"Heads on a science
Apart" - Coldplay, The Scientist
IBdaMann wrote:
No, science doesn't insist that, ergo I don't insist that.
I am the Ninja Scientist! Beware!
|18-09-2016 23:31
|Into the Night★★★★★
jwoodward48 wrote:Into the Night wrote:jwoodward48 wrote:
Dude, the surface IS NOT AN ENERGY SOURCE.
You exactly claimed that 'greenhouse' gases act like a blanket. A Magick Blanket at that.
The atmosphere IS affected by energy from the sun.
The surface reflects light, just as all substances do.
The surface will only absorb certain frequencies of light, just as all substances do. It will emit IR light according to its temperature just as all substances do, including the atmosphere.
The incoming light is on one side of the planet. Radiation is from ALL sides of the planet.
You cannot warm a warmer surface with a colder one, be it by conduction, convection, or radiation. You cannot make hot coffee with ice.
The Parrot Killer
|18-09-2016 23:38
Tim the plumber wrote:jwoodward48 wrote:
I believe you meant "saturated." Yes, of course. That is what I said. But the amount of water present in saturated air increases with temperature. Hotter air holds more water.
Why do you say that the effects on temperature will be small? Keep in mind the feedback loop.
The climate has changed before, but not so quickly: there is not enough time for species to evolve for the new environment, and extinctions will skyrocket. (Of course, human activity has already made the extinction rate skyrocket, so the measured difference may be small compared to current rates.) Faster changes over merely thousands of years are still slow compared to the current trend. If we continue, the trend will get worse. That is why we need to decrease carbon emissions.
Fallacy Alert: Strawman! Venus is used as an extreme example of what the atmosphere can do to temperature. Unless we add dozens of atms of CO2, we won't see a Venus-like surface. (And if we do that, everybody would be long dead anyway, due to CO2 poisoning.)
"Heads on a science
Apart" - Coldplay, The Scientist
IBdaMann wrote:
No, science doesn't insist that, ergo I don't insist that.
I am the Ninja Scientist! Beware!
|19-09-2016 00:08
|Also, don't just say that I am wrong. Point to where I am wrong! I gave you an argument and explanations with all assumptions listed. Use it.
|19-09-2016 00:58
|Tai Hai Chen★★★★☆
jwoodward48 wrote:
Venus is very different from Earth. It has a very reflective atmosphere. Very little sunlight reaches its surface despite being closer to the Sun. Venus atmosphere has 90+ times the pressure of Earth. Comparing Venus with Earth is apples and oranges. They are not directly comparable. A better comparison would be Scotland or Ireland compared with Alaska, which demonstrates the moderating and heating effects of water.
Edited on 19-09-2016 01:01
|19-09-2016 02:01
|Joke's on you, because you're literally repeating what I just said. Earth will never become like Venus barring the entire human race focusing on terraforming Earth, and that would take centuries. That is, there's a huge difference.
I have used Venus as an example of a planet with an atmosphere that greatly affects its temperature. That does not mean that GHG will make Earth exactly like Venus, or in fact anything like Venus at all.
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– An adult can sit on it. It is adorable and too durable, will be exceptionally monitored and satisfied to have such a birthday gift or Christmas present.
– Resistant as well as pill-free. Spots can be gotten rid of by the damp rag with baking soft drink powder.
– Retractable press rod, three-speed optional, push the switch, you can draw out the pressing pole, press again, you can go back to the utter, convenient and rapid.
5) 12V Powered Kids Ride On Car
SINGLE CHILD RIDE ON Perfect for one child, aged 2 – 6 years old or younger but under Adult Supervision only. AWESOME EXTERIOR & DESIGN: LED fronts lights, taillights, and haze lights. PU Leather Seat and Stroller Seatbelt.
ADVANCED SECURITY FEATURES: 2.4 GHz Parental Remote Control, Integrated with genuine engine seems, a horn, a seat belt for safety
HIGH PERFORMANCE: 2 rates and two electric motors. Optimum Speed: 3 – 6 Mph. Opposite and also the forward button.
FUN ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM: Built-in MP3 Player, Plays data from Micro SD card or USB Flash Drive. Horn and Music noise on the guiding wheel.
ADD-ONS: Electric brake system, reliable braking, as well as gradual acceleration, Rubber Traction Band incorporated wheels for a smooth and safe ride, REALISTIC operable windows, and doors, Floor Mat kid's electric car to ride on.
6) Little Tikes Activity Garden Baby Playset
Interactive and engaging Little Tikes Activity Garden combines essential play patterns with fun and also a whimsy to help a child expand and establish.
– Multi-functional play center helps infants establish great electric motor abilities
– Safe, durable, as well as an enclosed environment, makes infant really feel at house
– The play facility easily transforms without devices into an open, two-sided play facility for unrestricted play opportunities
– Take-along play panel includes a bead tumbler, spinner with mirror, rotating "gears" for equipment play, clicking bugs, as well as a large button that when pushed, plays tracks
– Play panel can be adapted to sit horizontally for sit-at play
– Crawl-through archway
– Shape-sorter mail box
– Working Tap-a-Tune piano sits atop the open-close door
– Movable, look via the telescope
– Open-close home window shutters that include a ball decline flower pot
– Easy to assemble and transform without devices
– Age Grade: 6 to 36 months
7) BATTOP 8 in 1 Wooden Activity
BATTOP is specialized in developing as well as making different Toys, and all Kids Toys have passed the quality evaluation and secure qualification. We aim to make each kid mature a healthy diet and also gladly in a tidy and reliable setting. 8 in 1 Activity Cube for kids can play Bead puzzle, Rainbow Gear, Flying chess, Numeral Flip Board Game, Recognize clock, Interesting Maze, Shape Sorter and Colorful Counting Beads.
Enjoy Hours Of Interactive Playtime
Keep your youngster entertained with a geometric shape sorting, problem round beads, flying chess, rainbow gear, shade grains, bead labyrinth, digital clock, digital flip and shape matching ahead.
Perfect for Learning Development
Aid your youngster technique assuming abilities, form acknowledgment, analytic, social skills, hand-eye synchronization.
Smooth Surface
Each accessory has been carefully polished to make sure it does not scratch the child's fragile skin.
Non-toxic & Child Safe
Pass CPSC Certification, Made of natural High-Quality wood and environmental-friendly, safe water-based paint, safe to children.
No assembly required
Merely the best elevation for resting kids to reach as well as play. No setting up required, no items will appear.
8) VTech Touch and Learn Activity Desk Deluxe
Check out five interactive pages, and also then expanded have fun with extra expansion loads that each concentrate on a details curriculum including mathematics, scientific research, language arts and more (each marketed independently).
– The Touch and Learn Activity Desk Deluxe is an interactive desk and also includes five activity web pages to check out that are load with appealing content.
– Expand the enjoyable with expansion packs (each marketed individually) that consist of a broad educational program, LED display shows letter and several stroke order and exactly how to draw necessary forms.
– Transforms from a work desk right into an easel and chalkboard with a storage area for art supplies to motivate players and also exploration, a stool included.
– For even more methods to play, act to make a phone call on the plaything telephone or listen to fun tunes on the song's player. Development Button reports on a kid's progression.
– Functions 100 plus vocabulary words, 20 additional tasks and also 20 other tracks and tunes, needs 4 AA batteries, meant for ages two years and up.
9) VTech Smart Shots Sports Center
Allow the games begin. Toss the basketball right into the hoop to rack up factors, or kick the soccer sphere into the internet to hear fun audios. The scoreboard counts the baskets, promoting the domino effect and presenting numbers. Press switches, transform gears as well as flip web pages to find out about shapes, numbers and more. Everyone's a champion with the Smart Shots Sports Center.
– 2-in-1 children basketball is hoop sporting activities center, play on the kid basketball aim or rating goals with the kid Soccer web.
– Animated brighten LED Scoreboard Count's baskets up to 10 and also plays encouraging animations, sounds, and even phrases; purple sidebar restarts the Scoreboard Count.
– Shape buttons introduce forms, numbers, and also seems; early learning facility includes 50 plus songs, looks, and even phrases.
– Sports toy consists of a basketball for shooting hoops and a Soccer sphere for kicking, and the young child basketball hoop develops electric motor skills.
– An educational toy implied for young children between 1 and three years of ages, operates on 3 AA batteries.
10) Fisher-Price Barbie Tough Trike
Fisher-Price: To provide your youngster the best beginning in life, you need not have all the answers or do points a certain way. All you need to do is the best you can and let your kids play. At Fisher-Price, we're devoted to aiding you to do merely that by functioning tirelessly to bring you the best equipment and playthings. It makes Fisher-Price toys to help all children – from babies to young children to young children – develop with play, in their very own means, since that's how they learn best at each age and also phase. As well as for infants, our equipment supplies essential services (even more sleep, anybody?) you can not tell potentially moms and dad.
Roll from one enjoyable adventure to the following
Tough enough for several years of outdoor journeys! Kids will enjoy traveling along on this Barbie styled trike with durable and rugged tires that assist take them any place they want to go. Special functions like a secret storage space compartment under the comfort-ride seat contribute to the enjoyable! And the vast, secure wheel base, easy-grip handlebars, and bigfoot pedals also assist the tiniest motorcyclists get rolling.
It's one simple motorcyclist
The broad, steady wheel base, easy-grip handlebars, and big foot pedals make it easy-peas for even the smallest motorcyclists to rise to speed. And also the sturdy, long-lasting tires and large, comfortable seat offer miles and miles and miles of smiles.
Get electric motor skills moving right along
This kid-powered tricycle is an excellent means to exercise leg muscular tissues, as well as help, develop gross motor skills. (And it's merely plain fun, too).


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"The man just coming up and saying that we couldn't use the words 'Temple Mount' was, in a way, saying that the Jewish people don't have a connection to the land, which I think borders on problematic,"
|Archaeologist Gabriel Barkay (right) talks with American university students from UCLA on the Temple Mount on January 1, 2017. (Ilan Ben Zion/Times of Israel)
[TimesofIsrael:] Islamic authorities managing the Temple Mount attempted to have a veteran Israeli archaeologist ejected from the Jerusalem flashpoint holy site on Sunday for using the term "Temple Mount" in a lecture to American students. Waqf guards brought him to Israeli police at the site to complain, and the police, while saying there were no legal grounds to eject him, advised him to refrain from using the phrase "Temple Mount" for the rest of the group's visit.
[…] The incident, which was witnessed by this reporter and which other tour guides said was not without precedent, highlighted ever-present tensions over the nomenclature used at the site, months after Israel furiously protested a UNESCO resolution that refers to The Temple Mount and Western Wall as solely Muslim sites.
[…] In passing, he once again referred to the site as the Temple Mount; its Arabic name is Haram al-Sharif, the Noble Sanctuary. Incensed, the guards interrupted once more, ordered 72-year-old Barkay to stand, and marched him over to a cluster of Israel Police officers who were standing beneath a clutch of pines.
[…] While the Jordanian-run and Palestinian-staffed Waqf manages the Islamic holy sites in Jerusalem, it has no authority over who enters the Temple Mount compound, which is guarded by Israeli police.
Source for this article: TimesofIsrael.
This is Our Temple Mount. Here King Solomon built the First Temple almost 3,000 years ago. It was destroyed by the Babylonians in 586 BCE, but 70 years later Jews returning from exile built the Second Temple on the same site. King Herod refashioned it into an edifice of great splendor.
[Wikipedia] The Third Temple, or Ezekiel's Temple (Hebrew: בית המקדש השלישי: Beit haMikdash haShlishi lit. (The) House, the Holy, the Third), is a Holy Temple architecturally described and prophesied in the Book of Ezekiel, a house of prayer for all people with a sacrificial service. It is noted by Ezekiel as an eternal edifice and permanent dwelling place of the God of Israel on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem.
The Third Temple. "And it shall come to pass in the last days that the mountain of the house of Hashem shall be established at the top of the mountains, and shall be exalted above the hills; and all of the nations shall flow unto it. And many people shall go and say, Come, and let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, to the house of the God of Jacob; and He will teach us of His ways, and we shall walk in His paths: for out of Zion shall go forth Torah, and the word of God from Jerusalem. (Isaiah 2:2-3)."
Tour of Har HaKodesh


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Sex isn't really a need, it's a necessity to keep the intimacy going in marriage. It helps keep the positive emotional connection in check for both spouses.
Even the Bible indicates that God wants you to enjoy it and have it regularly.
I've said this in past posts, my husband's easiest way of showing his love for me is through sex. Although he does show it in other ways in our relationship.
I have been blessed with a high sex drive for my life. Although I have tamed it over the last few years. I used to drive my husband crazy though in the past though. I am like a guy, I love connecting through sex. I would be all over him. I'm sure my husband probably saw it differently most of the time, but it wasn't just that I was horny. I desire him. I love him. I want to connect with him. I still do. I'm still crazy for him. I only want this with him and all the time but I don't always indicate. I still want to respect my husband. He has a lower sex drive than I do. I want to respect his body.
A man is not to be alone, so I still like to make sure his needs are met. Not just sexually, but in all the other areas. Emotionally, spiritually, physically, and more. It is important that we are both satisfied with each other and stay fiercely satisfied together. We should celebrate that we need each other. God made men and women so they could be one flesh. Married of course. Men are not to be alone. Same for women. To be pure for each other. Sharing this more with a couple verses that I like.
This one is from Proverbs 5:15-19:
Now, about sex and marriage: Drink only the water that comes from your own well, 16 and don't let your water flow out into the streets. 17 Keep it for yourself, and don't share it with strangers. 18 Be happy with your own wife. Enjoy the woman you married while you were young. 19 She is like a beautiful deer, a lovely fawn. Let her love satisfy you completely. Stay drunk on her love,
This one is from 1 Corinthians 7:3-5:
The husband should give to his wife her conjugal rights, and likewise the wife to her husband. For the wife does not have authority over her own body, but the husband does. Likewise the husband does not have authority over his own body, but the wife does. Do not deprive one another, except perhaps by agreement for a limited time, that you may devote yourselves to prayer; but then come together again, so that Satan may not tempt you because of your lack of self-control.
I always feel disconnected or grumpy if we haven't had sex in a few days. Because I feel like there is distance. I know my husband is honest about what he is feeling these days now. Sometimes the desire isn't just there physically, even though it's claimed that it is there emotionally. Tiredness. Kids and other things made steal the energy that would have been shared sexually with me. I always think should I be doing more? Am I giving enough respect? I try to be graceful with it. I always have to remind myself that all things are to be done in love. I try to respect the times that it doesn't happen. I love being able to expose and lose myself in him. In the wonderful bliss. I want to celebrate my husband and our love. He is the most beautiful husband to me. I am thankful and blessed that he is mine. Being married is truly a precious blessing from God. I want us to keep fiercely protecting our marriage…. we are precious together. Our intimacy is beautiful. Intimacy needs to keep being pure and regular. All is done in love.


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Missing Man's Body Found in Brushfire
1998-11-21 04:00:00 PDT SANTA CRUZ -- Sheriff's deputies checking on the condition of a Santa Cruz County man who did not show up for work yesterday found a burning body and arrested the victim's neighbor on suspicion of murder.
The bizarre story began in the rural hamlet of Felton at about 11 a.m., when the victim's employer called the sheriff's department and asked the deputies to check on his employee.
According to the sheriff's spokesman Kim Allyn, deputies went to the victim's residence on Lompico Road and found the front door open, the television on and a fire burning in the fireplace.
"They didn't have a clue," said Allyn. "They figured he had gone out to the store."
At 2 p.m., after the victim's employer called a second time and reported him missing from a business meeting, deputies again went to the home.
They spoke to a neighbor, Walter Stephens, 28, who was tending a controlled brushfire at his own Lompico Road property.
The deputies were questioning Stephens when he said he had to check the fire, Allyn said. Stephens then walked over to the fire and began attempting to move a burning couch.
Deputies then saw a human forearm in the fire.
"They drew their weapons and arrested Stephens then and there," Allyn said.
Stephens was being held last night in Santa Cruz County Jail.
The victim's name was not released, pending notification of his Survivors.


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Thank You and Merry Christmas
This year we were blessed to have three people step up and underwrite the registration cost for charities and their teams to participate in the 2016 Quakerdale Winter Classic ProAm year-end fundraiser.
This year we were blessed to have three people step up and underwrite the registration cost for charities and their teams to participate in the 2016 Quakerdale Winter Classic ProAm year-end fundraiser.
October 31, 2016
Daniel L. Smith
Director of Development
(641) 497-5294
(Cedar Falls, IA) – Quakerdale announced today that it will be holding its 2nd Annual Quakerdale Winter Classic ProAm at Beaver Hills Country Club in Cedar Falls, Iowa. This online fundraiser will run from December 5 to December 10 and feature 14 charities and 8 Quakerdale ministries.
Conceived in 2015, the event is designed to help expand awareness, increase online email subscriptions, and invite people to join their work as a volunteer, donor, or legacy supporter (leaving a legacy through a planned gift). The 2015 Quakerdale Winter Classic results for Quakerdale alone included an increase of 23 time in web traffic, more than 392,000 impressions on 71,000 plus Twitter accounts, nearly doubled their online subscriptions, and had 161 participants (100 from Iowa, 60 from the US, and one international).
In addition to Quakerdale's eight ministries:
Beth Andrew, (641) 497-5294, email@example.com
Ryan Keller, (641) 497-5292, email@example.com
Jason Kinney, (641) 497-5294, firstname.lastname@example.com
Larry Ketcham, (641) 497-5294, email@example.com
Rob Talbot, (641) 497-5294, firstname.lastname@example.com
Dustin Johnston, (641) 497-5294, email@example.com
Adam Koester, (641) 497-5294, firstname.lastname@example.com
Adam Koester, (641) 497-5294, email@example.com
… 14 charities have accepted their invitation to join Quakerdale ministries this year:
Apostolic Pentecostal Church Youth Group, Cedar Falls, IA (20)
Christina Cortez, (515) 494-3638, email@example.com
Iowa Heartland Habitat for Humanity, Waterloo, IA (23)
Andrew Finnegan, (319) 235-9946, email@example.com
Iowa Yearly Meeting of Friends (27)
Wes Blanchard, 515-961-0725, email@example.com
Love Never Sinks, Clarksville, IA (22)
Michelle Lucas, (319) 961-0398, email@example.com
Manning Child Care Center, Manning, IA (26)
Michelle Starman, (712) 655-5437, firstname.lastname@example.com
Multiplication Catalyst Ministries, Wichita, KS (18)
Randy Littlefield, (913) 683-3831, firstname.lastname@example.com
NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) Black Hawk County, Waterloo, IA (19)
Leslie Cohn, (319) 235-5263, email@example.com
Neighbors Across the Land, Charles City, IA (05)
Marie Conklin, (641) 691-4146 or (641) 691-7204, firstname.lastname@example.com
ReaLife Church, Waterloo, IA (15)
Michele Feltes, (319) 334-0155 or (319) 334-0263, email@example.com
Riverview Ministries, Cedar Falls, IA (14)
Marlene Wilson, (319) 268-0787, email@example.com
Sacred Moment Ministries, Waterloo, IA (21)
Karen LaVelle, (319) 239-1432, email@example.com
South Sudan & Sudan Christian Community for Peace and Unity, Omaha, NE (16)
Aislinn Rookwood, (402) 515-7774 or (402) 715-8012, email@example.com
Tama County Young Guns 4-H Club, Gladbrook, IA (25)
Melissa Keller, (641) 750-2781 or (641) 750-6480, email@example.com
THE LIFE Project, Cedar Falls, IA (17)
Matt Reisetter, (319) 230-2271, email@example.com
"This year is lining up to be something really special" said Dan Smith, tournament director. "We cannot thank Beaver Hills Country Club enough for stepping up and hosting this year's event. I'm excited to see what God is going to do through this virtual golf tournament to position some awesome charities to do amazing work in 2017." The event is open to the public. If you would like to support one of these charities, you can contact them using the information provided below their listing.
To learn more about the 2016 Quakerdale Winter Classic ProAm, follow this link:
For information on how your charity can participate in the 2017 Quakerdale Winter Classic ProAm, contact:
Dan Smith
Tournament Director
(641) 497-5294
#MakingADifferenceQ — #qwc2016proam
One of the great things about working at Quakerdale is the investment that our leadership puts into staff at all levels. One of the ways that occurs is through reading books and having discussions with co-workers about how we can make improvements in the areas that are outlined in the book. The Present is a book that we recently went though – it was a very quick read, but had some significant points that were made through the story's fable. Spoiler Alert – I am going to tell you what the Present is, so keep reading at your own discretion.
The Present has a fable that is the main part of the book, but is bookended by how others introduce the fable to others and use it in their lives. In the fable, there is an old man who gives out wisdom, much like Yoda, a little bit at a time to a neighbor boy as he is growing up and through adulthood. He lets the young man know that there is a Present that everyone can have that will make them happy and more successful, however they define success. The young boy doesn't understand what the present is and for a long time believes that it is something that someone would give to him. Once he becomes a young man in the business world, he is passed over for a promotion that he expected, even though he did not put in the necessary work. He also has a girlfriend who breaks up with them during that same time.
Through introspection alone in nature, he discovers that the Present is actually the present moment. If he is continually focused on the future – what he will do later after he gets off work, when he get the promotion, after he is in a committed relationship, etc, rather than what he is doing right now, he is distracted and not in the Present. By focusing on what is happening right then, he is able to enjoy doing what he needs to – including doing tasks he put off because he believed them to take too long or be too difficult. He was more attentive to those around him and was able to enjoy relationships more.
After a while, focusing on the Present only got him so far and other conflicts arose. He was working with another person who wasn't pulling her weight, and no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't get it done by himself on time. He returned to the old man and learned about the impact that the Past can make. The old man suggested to him that he learn from the Past, apply it to the Present, and then move on. The young man went back and addressed his concern with his co-worker, who made improvements to her performance and they were able to work better as a team.
The young man was doing well with learning from the Past and focusing on the Present and he received promotions and increased responsibilities. With the increased responsibilities, he had difficulty prioritizing and he sought out his mentor. The old man talked about planning for the Future – by planning for the Future, the young man did not need to be anxious or overly-focused on the Future. He needed to come up with short term and long term goals to keep him on the right track and engaged in the Present.
Eventually, the old man died, and the young man went to the visitation. He was surprised to see how many others the old man had impacted – there were people of all ages there. After some reflection, the young man realized that the old man had lived his life with Purpose – he was trying to "help others become happy and successful" (pg. 74). The young man then began passing along what he learned to others around him.
Here is a great video that also paints a picture of the book:
The Present has several good ideas on ways to focus on the Present, learn from the Past, and plan for the Future and is worth the time to read. While the book does not delve into spiritual matters, I believe there are ways to incorporate what God tells us. "Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened." Matthew 7:7-8 NIV
When we are anxious about the Future, we can remember the following passage: "So do not worry, saying, 'What shall we eat?' or 'What shall we drink?' or 'What shall we wear?' For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own." Matthew 6:31-34 NIV
How we define success is an individual decision, although God, through the Bible, gives direction. "Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?" Jesus replied: "'Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.' This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: 'Love your neighbor as yourself.'" Matthew 22:36-39 NIV. By focusing and being Present for our lives, we can better do what we've been instructed to do in the Bible. How many times have we missed a chance to focus on God in the Present, being thankful for all He has given us? When have we missed an opportunity to serve others because we were so wrapped up in the Past or the Future, we missed what was right in front of us?
Sarah Zollar, on behalf of the Quakerdale Team.
Johnson, S. (2003). The Present. New York, NY: Doubleday.
One of the big issues that impacted our recent restructuring at Quakerdale had to do with a lack of employees willing to do the jobs we needed done. I was reading about a survey done with workers hired to do the types of helping jobs Quakerdale hires and the results were interesting.
Tom Woll, a consultant to non profits like Quakerdale, recently interviewed three hundred workers in our field what it would take to stay at their position for two years. (Just two years!) Tom stated that the answers revolved around five issues associated with the work: Stress, discouragement, belonging, purpose and fulfillment.
These were Millennial workers exclusively and all of them had concerns about the work that were very practical. They felt like the work they were doing was beyond their skills and that their training didn't prepare them for the task. This led them to feeling discouraged and stressed out. These feelings of discouragement followed them home and had a negative impact on their personal lives. Many stated that if they do not feel calm in their work they will leave.
I know we all like to feel encouraged, stress free. We like to feel that we are fully prepared for the task and that those around us show appreciation and give us the feelings of purpose and fulfilment.
Where do feelings of stress, discouragement or belonging, purpose and fulfilment come from?
The last time I checked lasting feelings of contentment and well being don't come from others. The process of growing and "becomming" demands stress, anxiety, challenge and general discomfort. Then we move to the next level and become the person we can ultimately become. Then we better know our purpose, where we belong and what fulfils us. Have you ever went and listened to a survivor story? Someone who overcame something really terrible? These people know who they are and it is because of the difficulty they experienced.
We as parents, friends or co-workers can model how to overcome hardship and take on challenges because we all have them. We can find contentment in the midst of the trials and challenges of life even if our challenges are not bad enough to put us on the 6 pm news! When we are modeling how to handle these challenges we must allow our kids to experience increasing levels of hardship or challenge when they are young. Kids who face difficulty or challenges experience stress and discouragement. Kids can learn that belonging, purpose and fulfilment come from going through difficult things instead of quitting.
So where are you helping yourself or your children avoid something difficult? Are you actually helping your child grow if you allow them to avoid the problem or fixing it for them?
Today try to take a look at life through the lense of growth and remember good things always require extra effort and they don't come easy! Then we are better prepared for the next hard thing that always comes!
James chapter one is the place I go when things are hard in my life and I realize I am in a growth opportunity. You see as the old hymn says: "My hope rests in nothing less than Jesus' blood and righteousness." You see when our happiness is dependent on others or even the circumstances of this world we are surely going to be disappointed. Teaching our children, co-workers or our friends how to find happiness isn't quitting or avoiding. It has to do with where we put our trust and happiness and how we go about our lives.
I want to share a great song with you with an introduction in a concert. Not only are we expected to extend ourselves as in James chapter one, but then we can also rest easy knowing God will carry our burdens!


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Today in the morning we arrived at San Cristobal, Galapagos. The engine died on us while we were navigating in between reefs at the entrance of the harbour but we managed to put anchor under sail. Everything ok.
As you can see, I also posted all the missing blog posts of the last week. Our f****** server again managed to screw with us. Really frustrating !!


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Every baby girl born in the city on that day has been given the opportunity to go on a first business adventure – thanks to a special business card granting access to a deposit worth 2,000 EURO.
Hamburg, 13 June 2018 – METRO conducted the "International Own Business Study" in 10 countries with 10,000 participants in order to gain insights into how to further support independent businesses. The study also showed that women take a strong interest in entrepreneurship, with 45% dreaming of starting their own business. However, only 12% said it was 'very likely' that they would ever turn their dream into a reality. The main reason? "Insufficient financial support", stated by 49% of women.
In response to these findings, METRO took the initiative of kick-starting the careers of young women, with the "Own Business Girls" campaign conceived by Serviceplan launched on International Women's Day in March 2018. METRO used the facts uncovered through the "International Own Business Study" to show the world that women are more than fit to run their own business. They are born for it. The idea: Own Business Girls – the world's youngest entrepreneurs. On International Women's Day 2018, METRO equipped every female baby born in Dusseldorf, the hometown of METRO Cash [&] Carry, with a very special business card worth 2,000 EURO invested in a fixed-term deposit. Enough start-up capital to go on a first business adventure once the girls turn 18.
By addressing local, national and international press via different channels Serviceplan and METRO together with the communication and PR agency Achtung! created high awareness for the topic and the study itself.
Gisele Musa, Global Director Branding & Activation, METRO commented: "We are committed to our brand purpose to champion independent business in every possible way: And the 'Own Business Girls' is a strong proof point of this, using its reach and powerful message to not only bring awareness to female business ownership, but to actively support. One of the biggest success of the campaign is that we could involve internal and external people, and most importantly that all parents of the 'Own Business Girls', were ready to take our invitation to join this initiative."
Alexander Schill, Chief Creative Officer, Serviceplan Group commented: "At Serviceplan we believe in equality, and we were thrilled that METRO liked the concept of creating young female entrepreneurs with the 'Own Business Girls' campaign launched fittingly on International Women's Day.