Serious injury lawyers committed to getting the best results in every case.
A serious injury can change your life forever. Whether you've suffered injuries to your head and spine or suffered the loss of an arm or leg, you have the right to seek justice for your injuries if someone unlawfully caused them. An experienced serious injury lawyer can help.
Georgia law allows victims of serious injuries the right to recover for their damages when another person or entity negligently or intentionally causes the injuries.
Like any other personal injury lawsuit, however, a victim of a serious injury has to prove certain elements before they can hold another person responsible for their injuries. A serious lawsuit based on negligence, for example, would require presenting evidence that someone was acting carelessly or recklessly, and that their carelessness caused your injury.
How much is a serious injury case worth?
Serious injury lawsuits are unique due to the nature of the damages—the people filing these lawsuits are usually seeking compensation after their lives have been completely and permanently changed. Their injuries often include brain damage, nerve damage, paralysis, blindness, amputated limbs, serious burns and scars, and organ failure.
It's important to know what damages you can seek in these lawsuits. When you suffer a serious injury due to someone's unlawful actions, you can seek compensation from them for the pain and suffering you experience, any future wages that you can no longer earn due to injury, the medical treatment you received for your injury and the cost of all the treatment you'll need in the future, and any missed opportunities resulting from your injury.
Because the injuries in these cases are so serious, the potential damages can be very high. Insurance companies don't want to pay more money to injured people than they have to, and the person injured has to do something very difficult—placing a dollar value on the things they lost due to their injury, like playing with their kids or taking a hike.
An experienced attorney can do that for them by providing experts who can show how much they could have earned if they weren't injured and could continue working. An expert can also explain to a jury how certain injuries, such as nerve damage, can become worse over time and require more medical treatment or lead to further pain and suffering. The insurance company is not looking to help you, so it is important to have an attorney who will take these steps to ensure you realize the potential of your case.
Hire a serious injury lawyer who will fight for you.
A serious injury lawsuit usually begins when the attorney representing the injured person sends the responsible party, and their insurance company, a "demand letter." This letter lays out the nature of the injuries, explains how the responsible party caused them, and requests a payment for the damages.
Sometimes, an insurance company responds to a demand letter with a settlement offer, usually a relatively low one. Other times, the insurance company will argue that their customer didn't cause the injury or is otherwise not responsible for the damages.
Either way, attorneys for victims of serious injuries usually have to negotiate with insurance companies or go to trial. Most attorneys are hesitant to go to trial. Worse, most would rather just get a quick settlement check for their client and close the case.
When attorneys settle quickly, they're often selling out their clients, who they usually convince to take what looks like a big settlement check rather than risk a trial with the insurance companies. Rather than independently investigate the case and look for leverage over the insurance company, most attorneys will encourage their clients to take the insurance company's first or second offer.
Sometimes settling is the right decision, as trials can be risky. But settling too early can be risky too, as the big settlement check your attorney convinced you to take doesn't seem nearly as big a few years later. That's why it's important to consult an attorney who is not only experienced in serious injury lawsuits, but who is loyal to your interests only.
We know how to negotiate with insurance companies and how to fight them at trial if they won't settle on your terms. We limit our caseload so we can devote our time and resources to your case. We will never pressure you to settle when it's not in your best interest, and we are always prepared to go to trial if that's what it takes to get you fair compensation for your injuries.


Let Me Be Frank – is a not so serious 2 hour dinner and dance show that brings one of the world's most famous singers to life through song – Frank Sinatra (and friends.) Combined with the exceptional traditional greek food buffet included – this is the perfect night out for the entire family to celebrate Father's Day!
Songs and stories flawlessly performed by award winning entertainer Ed Wylde, this fun night out celebrates one of the most influential musical artists of all time with a style that would make 'Old Blue Eyes' himself proud and chuckle a little. Two hours of classic hits including evergreen classics such as New York New York, Strangers In The Night, I've Got You Under My Skin, That's Life, My Way and many, many more.
Lovers of great music will be swinging the night away as Ed Wylde presents the ultimate tribute show to the ultimate of all performers.
Spoil Dad and yourself this Father's Day at the Hellenic Club!


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Ministry gearing up for 2.6 Ghz auction
Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Manh Hung has urged the Authority of Radio Frequency Management to auction off space on the 2.6 Ghz spectrum.
Nguyen Duc Trung, Director of the authority, said the authority had met with representatives from the Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Justice, and Ministry of Planning and Investment to soon complete necessary procedures for the practice.
The 2.6Ghz spectrum is an important resource to expand 4G coverage, especially in provinces and cities with a high concentration of 4G subscribers.
Vietnamese mobile networks are currently operating four mobile technologies including 2G, 3G, 4G and 5G, said the Vietnam Telecommunications Authority (VNTA).
This caused high operating costs for businesses, while they could not focus resources on new generation mobile technology, it said.
Radiofrequency resources are split, reducing resource efficiency and affecting the quality of services provided to customers, said VNTA.
Previously, the Government requested the Ministry of Information and Communications speed up the licensing process of 2.6 GHz band to deploy 4G network for telecommunication enterprises in accordance with the law before June 20 this year.
In compliance with the Government's request for frequency band planning, the Ministry of Information and Communications will formulate a roadmap and submit to the Government the suspension of 2G technology and license 5G for commercial use this year.
Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam chaired a meeting with representatives of ministries and agencies to remove difficulties in granting broadbands, improving the quality and services of 4G networks in July 2018.
Currently, the bandwidth flow for 4G networks on the 1800 MHz band, which also serves 2G networks, is too low compared to actual needs, affecting the quality of 4G speed and service.
The average speed of internet in Vietnam ranks 75th in the world.
Therefore, the Ministry of Information and Communications plans to license the 2.6 GHz spectrum to enable telecommunications firms to improve their 4G networks.
The Ministry of Information and Communications licensed Viettel to test the new 2.6 GHz frequency in 12 provinces and cities on December 30 last year.
Viettel said that in the past, to serve the needs of 4G with more than 38,000 stations amid a lack of frequency resources, the firm had to optimise the entire 1800MHz band of the 2G network and a part of the 2,100 MHz bands of the 3G network.
Source: Vietnam News Agency
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MOIT promises adequate supply of Tet goods
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Billy Bragg - Roundhouse, London, 4/3/2008
At the Roundhouse in London, Anthony Dhanendran finds that Billy Bragg has lost none of his youthful vigour or anger in an extensive set that finds him playing both recent material and looking deep back to his early roots
Billy Bragg has been doing this for a long time and he shows no signs of letting up. Despite having moved from east London to Dorset a few years ago, he's lost none of his youthful vigour or, more importantly, his anger. While it's true that his recent albums have been disappointing in comparison with his incendiary earlier work, how many artists have sustained that kind of quality over thirty years ? That figure in itself is enough to give pause for thought: Bragg turned 50 last year, an occasion he marked not with a cake and candles but with a thoughtful book on the nature of English patriotism in the modern world. Bragg's latest album, 'Mr Love and Justice', is a mellow affair, to be sure, and, having not seen him perform for a few years, it's hard to tell whether tonight's show at the Roundhouse is going to be quite as lively as the old times. The quaff is still there, and he's just as wiry as ever, sharply dressed in a short-sleeved black shirt. One change is that he's playing solo with no backing band at all, but as he rattles through 'The World Turned Upside Down' it's apparent that this won't be a problem. Bragg is one of those performers who can make himself – on his own, with an electro-acoustic guitar – sound like a band. The sound is clear, Billy's voice ringing out like a bell. He switches to a full electric for the next few songs, which triggers a reminiscence: "I have recently become the father of the owner of 'Guitar Hero 3'" referring to the new rock-star emulating guitar game. "I spent the week limbering up on 'Paranoid' by Black Sabbath. I have the advantage over my son that I know how to strum. I could see him staring at me, wondering 'how's the old bastard doing that?'" At the end of St Swithin's Day (which he dedicates to "you softies") he swaps the guitar for a pristine white Telecaster and launches into the title track from the new album, a mellow, tender tune that evokes Billy's late-80's Motown period. 'The Saturday Boy' is next, from 1984's 'Brewing Up…' Refusing to whistle the trumpet solo ("the average Billy Bragg fan's gonna hear the trumpet solo whether I play it or not") he instead riffs off four bars of 'Seven Nation Army' to compensate. He canters through Woody Guthrie's 'Way Over Yonder In the Minor Key', then denounces the BNP's candidate in the upcoming London mayoral election. Ah, it's good to see that little has really changed – the fire's still burning in Billy's heart and you can never tell whether the next song's going to be about small-town love, or the politics of hate, or love as an allegory for international relations. In this case, it's the latter: "I was having a root around in the back of the store this afternoon and this popped out," he says, before launching into the excellent 'Moving the Goalposts', a song that namechecks both Gorbachev-spokesman Gennadi Gerasimov and 'Top of the Pops'. 'Oh Freedom', which follows, is surprisingly catchy for a song about the War-on-Terror practice of prisoner rendition. Sixteen numbers in and no sign of slowing, 'Between the Wars and Sexuality' follow, along with a long drag on his second cup of tea, then possibly the highlight: a moving run through 'Levi Stubbs' Tears'. The audience gets a choice between Glen Campbell and the Buzzcocks and, predictably, goes for the latter. He responds with a rousing version of 'Ever Fallen in Love (With Someone You Shouldn't'Ve)?'. There is 'Power in a Union' and 'Waiting for the Great Leap Forward' (adulterated, as ever, with contemporary references) end the main set. It's no surprise that he appears a few minutes later for an encore, but what is surprising is that he manages to fit in the entirety of debut album 'Life's a Riot With Spy Vs Spy'. With closing time pressing, it's sparky and rowdy, just like the old days, although there's time for a quip: "Echo and the Bunnymen had to rent out the Royal Albert Hall and an orchestra to play that album. Why couldn't they just get on with it? Come on, let's finish this gig now!" he shouts, then it's straight through 'A New England' (every song's a crowd pleaser at a Billy Bragg gig, but this one especially), then "My name's Billy Bragg, I'm from Barking, in Essex. Goodnight".
229, London, 17/11/2011
Dan Cressey finds that supergroup King Mob, which includes Glen Matlock and Chris Spedding in its line-up, are the most exciting new rock band of the year at their first gig at the 229 in London
Leadmill, Sheffield, 15/11/2011
ICA, London, 17/9/2010
Roots, Radicals And Rockers (2017)
In her 'Raging Pages'book review column Lisa Torem finds musician Billy Bragg's new book about the skiffle genre to be as educational as it is entertaining.


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Bourne Identity A Novel
Authors: Robert Ludlum
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Robert Ludlum was born May 25, 1927 in New York City. He enlisted in the Marines at the age of eighteen and received a B.A. from Wesleyan University in 1951. He began acting professionally at the age of sixteen in the 1943 Broadway production of Junior Miss. He also had roles in summer stock and appeared in over 200 television dramas for such live programs as Studio One and Kraft Television Theater. He then tried producing with the 1956 Broadway production of The Owl and the Pussycat. He took the play, four years later, to his creation of Shopping-Center Theater at Playhouse-on-the-Mall in Paramus, New Jersey. His first novel, The Scarlatti Inheritance, was published in 1971. His other…
works include The Matlock Paper, The Chancellor Manuscript, The Bourne Identity, The Scorpio Illusion, The Matarese Countdown, and The Bancroft Strategy. He also wrote under the pseudonyms Jonathan Ryder and Michael Shepherd. He died on March 12, 2001 at the age of 74.


Those are a lot of letters! They are CKC agility titles - Agility Excellent and Jumpers Excellent. Lindy and Rod have had a very successful summer in the agility ring.
Lindy is now Blazingstar Linnaeus CGN CDX JH WCI RE AGXS AGXJS.
Happy First Birthday to the Seabird Litter!
Our seabird litter turned 1 year old on July 7th. Happy Birthday to Odo, Ripley, Thor, Kittiwake, Luna, Gulliver, Sooty and Puffin! What a lovely bunch of dogs they are growing up to be.


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Avebrevicauda (nombre que significa "aves con colas cortas") es un grupo de aves primitivas que incluye a todas las especies de avialanos con diez o menos vértebras en la cola. El grupo fue nombrado en 2002 por Gregory S. Paul para distinguir a las aves de cola corta de sus ancestros, tales como Archaeopteryx, que aún poseían largas colas reptilianas.

Cladograma siguiendo los resultados de un estudio filogenético realizado por Lefèvre et al., 2014:

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Beauty Endures
By JASON URBANUS
It was common in antiquity for deceased individuals to be sent on their journey to the afterlife with a collection of their cherished objects. Nevertheless, archaeologists in Germany were surprised by the burial assemblage of a wealthy Roman woman who was entombed with her jewelry, her makeup kit, and other finely crafted beauty items. "Cosmetic utensils and jewelry as gifts in women's graves are not uncommon, but the variety and quality of the offerings is particularly interesting," says Susanne Willer of the LVR-LandesMuseum in Bonn.
The discovery was made during the installation of sewer and drainage systems near Zülpich. The 25-to-30-year-old woman died around the fourth century A.D. and was interred in a massive stone sarcophagus. When researchers finally lifted and opened the 4.5-ton casket, they discovered a wealth of well-preserved cosmetic artifacts, including glass perfume vials, a bronze oil jar, a silver hand mirror, and a slate makeup palette, with application tools, hairpins, and even a finely carved folding knife with a Hercules figurine as its handle. One glass jar contained the Latin phrase Utere Felix, meaning "use (this) and be happy." The unknown woman was buried along what would have been the main road connecting the important Roman towns of Trier and Cologne. "These burial offerings," says Willer, "highlight the life of the rural upper classes in the Rhineland 1,700 years ago, their everyday culture, and their luxury."
The Marks of Time
Reimagining the Crusades
Letter from California
The American Canine Family Tree
Mars Explored
Aztec Fishing
Iron Age Teenagers
Let Them Eat Soup
Another Form of Slavery
Eat More Spore
Nomadic Necropolis
Conan's Storm Cellar
Aztec rain temple, Ötzi's last meal, Roman whalers, and Germany's oldest public library
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WWII British Civil Defence Gas Mask Respirator ARP Police 1940 Home Front SOLD!!
Good example of a WWII British Civil Defence gas mask / respirator as used by all Civil Defence sectors including ARP, Civilian Duty, Police etc. There are a few scuffs, as would be expected given the age of this item, and, as it has been in storage for many years it could do with a good clean. We've left it as it is because the dust is part of its history!
Maker's marks are readily discernible: 'S. G & Co Ltd', as is the date 'Jan 1940'.
Ideal for a Home Front display, Re-enactment, Living History Group and/or a conversational piece to display at home.


New Zealand has become a preferred destination for foreign investors searching for a well-reputed onshore jurisdiction with a favorable environment for establishing an entity allowed to provide a wide range of financial services.
A company applying for a New Zealand Financial Service Provider's (FSP) license must be registered within New Zealand as this option is not available for foreign legal entities.
An applicant for the New Zealand Financial Service Provider's license is required to file respective application to the Financial Markets Authority or FMA.
Under current regulations, representatives of the FMA shall conduct an inspection of the registered place of business in order to determine if these are genuine working premises. This means that local office with at least one employee are required and this must be the place of carrying out business activity.
The following abbreviations whenever they appear in a name are allowed: "&" for "and", "no" for "number", "co" or "coy" for "company", "N.Z." or "NZ" for "New Zealand", "Bros" for "Brothers"


This open run art print titled Blue Fire is available in two sizes. The mini print is 6.5" x 6.5" and the art poster is 18 x 17 inches. Print sizes represent the size of the image, not including borders.
The man in this painting is wearing an eagle bone whistle. The tibula bone of an eagle wing is used for this sacred whistle. It is attached to a buckskin cord and usually tipped with a white plume feather from the breast of a golden eagle.
They were used in the Sun Dance and some Grass Dances. The sound of the eagle bone whistle can be heard by the Great Spirit (Wakan Takan). These whistles are considered very sacred and to blow them for any other purpose would not be respectful.
In the Cherokee language, the color blue represents saddness or defeat. In some other tribes, blue symbolized failure, disappointment, or unsatisfied desire. To say "they shall never become blue" expressed the belief that they would never fail in anything they undertook.
In love charms, the lover figuratively covered himself with red and prayed that his rival would become entirely blue and walk in a blue path. "He is entirely blue, " approximates the meaning of the common English phrase, "He feels blue. "The blue spirits lived in the North.


The prices of sheep reached unbelievable limits.
Terima kasih mod. Onee! Thanks, mod. Nadiyah for pressing the like button.
Kami takut mobil, mod. Onee! We are afraid of cars. You cannot let it go with these drivers who hit more than sixty kilometers inside the city boundaries. It is not safe for those poor animals. Thanks, Onee for your question.
Danyavaad Maximus Potato! Thanks for pressing the like button.
Meree muluk alag, SNR. It is quite different in our country. If you want to take a cartoon, you must pay for it. Sheep, goat, or any kind of animals you have to pay for its shifting from one area to the other. It also depends on the weight of the beast itself. If it is heavy, it needs more than the usual fare. Thanks for your comment.
SNR, aap nahi sona? Have you ever heard about the saying (Need is the mother of invention)? In our country, we have some poor people who use these motorbikes for their transportations. Thanks, SNR for your nice imagination. By the way, you remind me of that marvelous hit by John Lenon, Imagine. Thanks for your comment.
Sekitar satu kilometer, mengapa mod. Onee? The distance from the market area and the center of the city is about one kilometer. Some people herd their sheep on foot, other people hire a Suzuki. Thanks, mod. Onee for your question.


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Season 1 Episode 1 | 1hr 45m 46s
The mission of the Corps of Discovery was to explore the uncharted West. Beginning February 28, 1803 It would be led by Meriwether Lewis, and Lewis' friend, William Clark. Over the next four years, the Corps of Discovery would travel thousands of miles, experiencing lands, rivers and peoples that no Americans ever had before.
Funding provided by: General Motors Corporation, The Pew Charitable Trusts, The Arthur Vining Davis Foundations, Corporation for Public Broadcasting, Public Broadcasting Service, William T. Kemper Foundation, The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, and Travel Montana
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Lewis's House Call
The youngest member of the Corps of Discovery is born.
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The Continental Divide
Lewis approaches the Continental Divide which no American citizen had ever been before.
Black Buffalo's Intervention
His only request, was that the women and children of his village see the keelboat.
Camp Fortunate
Chief Cameahwait agrees to sell the Corps of Discovery all the horses they needed.
The Nez Perce
They fished for salmon, harvested the rich bulbs of camas plants, and hunted buffalo.
The U.S. stretched far beyond the Louisiana Territory when their last member member died.
Journey Through the Missouri River
After two long months of travel, the Corps were still in what is now Missouri.
Grizzly Bear Encounters
Lewis shoots a Grizzly bear after passing the mouth of the Yellowstone river.
Fort Clatsop
On December 25, 1805 The Corps of Discovery built their winter quarters.
The Corps of Discovery Disbands
The Corps of Discovery disbands with each member going their separate way.
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America's greatest story of adventure, the Corps of Discovery, was led by Lewis and Clark
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Kota (eller Kotah) är en stad vid Chambalfloden i delstaten Rajasthan i nordvästra Indien. Den är administrativ huvudort för distriktet Kota och hade cirka 1 miljon invånare vid folkräkningen 2011.

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Additional Resources › Ask A Vet › Is a Dog's Nose Supposed to Be Cold?
Is a dog's nose supposed to be cold? My new puppy's is warm one all the time.
Being able to tell if a dog is sick by how his nose feels is an old wives tale. Some dogs have cold noses and some have warm noses. As long as your puppy is eating, drinking and acting normal there is nothing to be concerned about. Have fun with your new puppy!


Authentically performing Classic GRATEFUL DEAD.
Easy Wind has built a reputation of creating shows that pull deeply from the vibe and feel of classic '70's era Grateful Dead, a period when The Dead were firing on all cylinders of youth, exuberance, and creativity.
Coming from a virtual lifetime of studying and performing their catalog, Easy Wind cooks up setlists that would fit right in with the epic runs of Europe '72, Spring '77, or other magical runs of that era.
Easy Wind has the unique ability to embody the style, the jams, and the riffs that were the trademark of Garcia, Weir, and the rest of the band in their heyday.
The bus came by... It's time to get on and experience Easy Wind.


We're not quite to fall, but it's not too early to start collecting some holiday reads!
I've joined with seven other authors from Inspy Romance to create A Christmas to Remember novella collection. This set of 8 unique novellas releases October 2 only on Amazon or Kindle Unlimited. The stories will be available through the end of 2018, then the collection will disband and the novellas will have to be purchased individually.
I'm super excited about being a part of this group, and I love the cover for Falling for Grace!
After losing his infant son—and his marriage—Seth Gibbs is left with smothering grief and guilt. Bad memories make it difficult to find a new normal, so he escapes to his family's vacation home. Three years later, he's still in Santa Rosa with no plans to leave.
That is…until Grace falls into his life.
Happy Spring! The weather doesn't seem to want to make up its mind whether we're going to be hot or cold, but the flowers are in bloom here in Mississippi anyway!
I'm looking forward to attending the afternoon with Mississippi Authors, Wednesday, April 11, 2018 1:00 - 3:00 PM at the Mendenhall Public Library Community Center. If you're in the area, come visit with us!
Also, if you live near Winona, MS, the Friends of the Winona-Montgomery County Library have invited me to speak and eat April 9th at Moore Memorial Methodist Church Family Life Center. Purchase advance tickets from the library for the luncheon.
I pray your Easter is meaningful next weekend.
"Every country in the world is affected by human trafficking, whether as a country of origin, transit, or destination for victims. Children make up almost a third of all human trafficking victims worldwide, according to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime Global Report on Trafficking in Persons. Additionally, women and girls comprise 71 per cent of human trafficking victims, the report states."
I researched human trafficking for a small thread of this story. Trafficking is in our communities, and it's appalling.
Though Tackling the Fields deals with tough issues, it is a clean story--a story of grace and healing, so don't be afraid to read it.
It's free on Amazon July 30th to bring awareness.


These Western and equestrian items are perfect for any horse lover. Use them to create cowboy themes in your jewelry, add them to personalized pieces, and more.
Add Western flair to your designs with this TierraCast charm. This small charm is shaped like a prickly cactus. This charm is beautifully detailed on both the front and back, so it will look great from any angle. The loop at the top makes it easy to add to designs. Dangle it from earrings, try it in charm bracelets, or add it to a necklace. It would work well in cowboy themes, Southwest designs, and more. This charm features a versatile silver shine that will work with any color palette.
Give your designs a Western touch with this TierraCast charm. This small charm is shaped like a prickly cactus. This charm is beautifully detailed on both the front and back, so it will look great from any angle. The loop at the top makes it easy to add to designs. Dangle it from earrings, try it in charm bracelets, or add it to a necklace. It would work well in cowboy themes, Southwest designs, and more. This charm features a regal golden shine, perfect for pairing with emerald green or vibrant turquoise.
Tierra Cast items are made from high-quality lead-free pewter.
Give your designs a Southwest feel with these Grace Lampwork beads. These beads are round in shape and feature a slightly puffed dimension. Each bead is decorated with a raised design of a green cactus in the desert with a red sun and yellow and orange sky in the background. This design is featured on both sides of each bead, so it will look great from any angle. Use these beads in necklaces, bracelets, or earrings.
Keep the magic alive with this silver-plated horseshoe charm. Combine this charm with keys, rainbows, stars, and four-leaf clovers to create your own good luck charm bracelet. The antique silver plating gives this charm a beautiful, aged appearance. This silver-plated charm is an economical alternative to precious metal or cast charms, and its lightweight and thin design makes it ideal for paper crafts, charm bracelets, and earrings.
Create desert style in designs with this cactus charm. This charm takes on the shape of a cactus with two arms and wavy texture creating a more detailed look. This charm is double-sided, so it will look great from any angle. A loop at the top of the cactus makes it easy to add to your jewelry designs. Dangle it from a charm bracelet, add it to earrings, or even try it in a necklace. It features a versatile silver shine that will work with any color palette.
This item is hypoallergenic and nickel-free.
Decorate your designs with this TierraCast bead. This Western bead features a saucer or rondelle shape with a ring around the middle and a fun texture pattern on the surface. It makes a great spacer between larger beads. Use several layered together for a unique effect. This bead is part of TierraCast's Western Winds collection, which embodies the spirit, colors, and textures of the Southwest. Pair these components with leather, seed bead, and fringe designs. This bead features a dark brassy shine.
For luck or just the love of the ride, this sterling silver horse and horseshoe charm will show everyone your passion for horses. It features a horse head in the center of a horseshoe. It's great for cowboys and cowgirls. You can also use it in Western themes. A jump ring is attached to the top of the charm, so you can easily add it to your jewelry designs. The brilliant silver shine will work with any color palette you have in mind.
Show off your love of horses with the sterling silver laser cut horse jumping charm. This flat charm is circular in shape and features the shape of an equestrian and a jumping horse laser cut out of the center of the charm. It's a great piece to showcase in horse-themed jewelry. Use it as the focal of a necklace or add it to an eclectic charm bracelet. A loop is attached to the top of the charm, so you can easily add it to designs. It features a silver shine full of versatility.
This small ceramic disc pendant features a jumping horse design surrounded by a turquoise ring. Handmade and glazed in the USA, this gorgeous ceramic pendant is a perfect focal piece for your jewelry designs. The detailing on this pendant has to be seen to be believed. String on a silk cord or add an earthy touch with natural gemstone beads.
Show off your Western side with this Gardanne Beads pendant. This pendant takes on the shape of a cowboy boot and comes complete with beautiful details. The back of the pendant is recessed to the front. A hole at the top of the boot makes it easy to add to designs. Showcase this pendant in a Western-themed necklace along with vibrant turquoise tones. The rich brown color of the enamel will make a nice accent anywhere.
This antique silver cowboy boot charm will give your bracelets, necklaces, and earrings a western touch. You can even use it to embellish cell phones and scrapbooks. This adorable stamped charm is an economical alternative to precious metal or cast charms. Its lightweight and thin design makes it ideal for paper crafts, charm bracelets, and earrings. So saddle up and stock up on one of these beautiful antique silver cowboy charms.
Bring a beautiful touch to designs with this TierraCast button. This button takes on a scalloped oval shape and the front features an intricate design with a Southwest feel. A loop is attached to the back of the button, so you can easily add it into designs. Use it as a closure on wrap and seed bead bracelets, try it in sewing projects, and more. This button is part of TierraCast's Western Winds collection, which embodies the spirit, colors, and textures of the Southwest. Pair these components with leather, seed bead, and fringe designs. This button features a versatile silver shine.
This silver-plated saddle charm has the appearance of a family heirloom that has been passed down for generations. Combine this charm with other Western charms for designs that show your love of all things western. Its unique shape will give your bracelets, necklaces, and earrings a classic touch. You can even use it to embellish cell phones and scrapbooks. This adorable stamped charm is an economical alternative to precious metal or cast charms. Its lightweight and thin design makes it ideal for all kinds of designs. So saddle up and stock up on one of these beautiful antique silver charms.
Create a fun accent for designs with this TierraCast bead. This Western bead features a saucer or rondelle shape with a ring around the middle and a fun texture pattern on the surface. It makes a great spacer between larger beads. Use several layered together for a unique effect. This bead is part of TierraCast's Western Winds collection, which embodies the spirit, colors, and textures of the Southwest. Pair these components with leather, seed bead, and fringe designs. This bead features a rich copper glow.
This adorable brass charm is a cheap alternative to precious metal or cast charms. The lightweight and thin design makes it ideal for paper crafts, charm bracelets, and earrings. So saddle up and stock up on this beautiful brass cowboy boot charm. It features a brassy gold color full of vintage appeal. Create a rustic look by pairing it with dark blue tones.
This adorable copper charm is an economical alternative to precious metal or cast charms. Its lightweight and thin design makes it ideal for paper crafts, charm bracelets, and earrings. So saddle up and stock up on this beautiful copper horseshoe charm. The warm copper color is perfect for pairing with earth tones, especially in rustic country-themed designs.
Warm up your style with this TierraCast button. This button takes on a scalloped oval shape and the front features an intricate design with a Southwest feel. A loop is attached to the back of the button, so you can easily add it into designs. Use it as a closure on wrap and seed bead bracelets, try it in sewing projects, and more. This button is part of TierraCast's Western Winds collection, which embodies the spirit, colors, and textures of the Southwest. Pair these components with leather, seed bead, and fringe designs. This button features a deep copper glow.
Add Southwest flair to your designs with this cactus charm. This charm takes on the shape of a cactus with two arms and wavy texture creating a more detailed look. This charm is double-sided, so it will look great from any angle. A loop at the top of the cactus makes it easy to add to your jewelry designs. Dangle it from a charm bracelet, add it to earrings, or even try it in a necklace. It features a regal golden shine that's perfect for pairing with fiery colors.
Put fun details into your style with this TierraCast button. This button takes on a scalloped oval shape and the front features an intricate design with a Southwest feel. A loop is attached to the back of the button, so you can easily add it into designs. Use it as a closure on wrap and seed bead bracelets, try it in sewing projects, and more. This button is part of TierraCast's Western Winds collection, which embodies the spirit, colors, and textures of the Southwest. Pair these components with leather, seed bead, and fringe designs. This button features a dark brass color full of vintage appeal.
This antique silver-plated cowboy hat charm has the appearance of a family heirloom that has been passed down for generations. Combine this charm with other Western Charms for designs that show your love of all things western. Its unique shape will give your bracelets, necklaces, and earrings a classic touch. You can even use it to embellish cell phones and scrapbooks. This adorable stamped charm is an economical alternative to precious metal or cast charms. Its lightweight and thin design makes it ideal for all kinds of designs.
This antique silver-plated horseshoe charm has the appearance of a family heirloom that has been passed down for generations. Whether you are hoping for good luck or just want to show your love for horses, this horseshoe charm will give your designs the perfect touch. Combine this charm with other Western charms for designs that show your love of all things Western. This adorable charm is a cheap alternative to precious metal. Its lightweight design makes it ideal for paper crafts, charm bracelets, and earrings. So saddle up and stock up on one of these beautiful horseshoe charms.
Add a symbol of luck and Western charm to your designs with the ImpressArt 6mm horse shoe design metal stamp. This stamp can be used with soft metals, clay, wood, leather and other materials. It's great for use in mixed media designs. This metal stamp displays a design of a horseshoe complete with studs decorating the surface. You can use this stamp to decorate metal blanks. Use it in a gift for a horse lover or add it to a charm for a bracelet filled with lucky symbols.


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Governor Hochul Announces New York State Now Accepting Applications For More Than $3 Billion in Available Federal Funding to Boost Resiliency and Mitigate Impacts of Climate Change
Record Levels of Federal Funding Available to States This Year through FEMA's Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities and Flood Mitigation Assistance Grant Programs
State Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services to Work with Interested Local Governments and Eligible Nonprofits to Apply for Newly Available Hazard Mitigation Funding
Encourages New Yorkers To Assess Personal Preparedness During National Preparedness Month in September
Governor Kathy Hochul today announced that state agencies, counties, cities, towns, villages and tribal governments throughout New York State can now apply for new funding to support initiatives designed to boost resiliency and mitigate the effects of climate change, including the threats of flash flooding, wildfires and hurricanes. This year, FEMA will make up to $2.295 billion available to states through the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities grant program and up to $800 million through the Flood Mitigation Assistance grant program. As September marks National Preparedness Month, Governor Hochul also encouraged New Yorkers to assess their own personal preparedness so they can remain safe before, during and after a disaster.
"We have seen the devastating impacts of climate change and extreme weather far too often in New York State, and in response we are preparing for the future," Governor Hochul said. "My administration will continue to invest in resiliency measures across the state to ensure our infrastructure can withstand the next so-called hundred-year storm, and I encourage all of our local government partners to apply for this critical funding."
The Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) and Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA) funding programs are nationally competitive mitigation grants which prioritize projects that promote natural risk reduction to public infrastructure and disadvantaged communities, as well as solutions that work towards enhancing climate resilience and reducing carbon emissions.
Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) funds may be used for:
Capability and capacity building (C&CB) activities
Mitigation projects
Management costs
Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA) funds may be used for projects that reduce or eliminate the risk of repetitive flood damage to buildings insured by the National Flood Insurance Program including:
Project Scoping
Community Flood Mitigation Projects
Individual Structure/Property-Level Flood Mitigation Projects
Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services Commissioner Jackie Bray said, "The weather of yesterday is no longer the weather of tomorrow. Governor Hochul is leading the fight against climate change here in New York State and we are proud to work hand in glove with local communities to enhance our resiliency, protect our infrastructure and keep New Yorkers safe from the devastating impacts of extreme weather."
The state Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services (DHSES) will review the applications from eligible sub-applicants and assist with any questions on the process. DHSES has scheduled a series of informational webinars about the BRIC and FMA programs for sub-applicants:
2 p.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 20
10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 28
11 a.m. to Noon, Tuesday, Oct. 4
3 p.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 12
Noon to 1 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 18
Visit dhses.ny.gov/recovery to register or contact DHSES' Hazard Mitigation Office at [email protected] for more information. Applicants also may register for FEMA webinars to learn more.
DHSES is requesting that applications be submitted by Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2022.
Governor Hochul and Commissioner Bray also recently announced the return of the New York State Citizen Preparedness Corps training courses, which promote personal preparedness and provide New Yorkers with information and tools necessary to prepare and plan for any disaster that may impact New York State.
New Yorkers can find the current training schedule and register for courses online or request a training in their area by sending an email to: [email protected].
Preparedness Tips
Sign up for emergency alerts in your area by registering with NY-Alert, a free service that provides critical emergency information via email, phone call or text message.
Learn the quickest route from your home or business to a safe area, should you have to leave in a hurry.
Develop and practice a 'family escape' plan and identify a meeting place if family members become separated.
Make an itemized list of all your valuables including furnishings, clothing and other personal property. Keep the list in a safe place.
Stockpile emergency supplies of canned food, medicine and first aid supplies and drinking water. Store drinking water in clean, closed containers.
Plan what to do with your pets during an emergency.
Keep your vehicle fueled or charged. If electric power is cut off, gasoline stations may not be able to pump fuel for several days. Have a small disaster supply kit in the trunk of your car.
Prepare an emergency kit with the following items:
Flashlight and extra batteries
Battery-operated radio and extra batteries
First aid kit and manual
Non-electric can opener
A seven- to 10-day supply of essential medicines
Checkbook, cash, credit cards, etc.
Senator Chuck Schumer said, "New York is on the frontlines of climate change impacts, from increased flooding to wildfires to extreme weather, and we need to invest in more resilient infrastructure now so that families do not have live in fear of what the next storm could bring. That is why I am proud to deliver this $3 billion federal investment, in part funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure And Jobs Law, to help our communities build back stronger and keep people safe from disaster. This funding is the lifeline our most vulnerable communities need to get shovels in the ground for long overdue projects that will save lives and protect homes and businesses."
Representative Grace Meng said, "Last year, the remnants of Hurricane Ida devastated my congressional district in Queens, and just days ago, many constituents again experienced flooding due to heavy rainfall. As we deal with the impacts of climate change, the threat of more floods will continue, which is why we need immediate action to address the problem, especially for upgrading outdated sewers and catch basins in our borough so that our communities can be adequately protected from future storms."


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Search For Life: Halldór Ragnarsson's Accidental Art Project Finds Its Final Form — The Reykjavik Grapevine
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Search For Life: Halldór Ragnarsson's Accidental Art Project Finds Its Final Form
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Halldór Ragnarsson's book, "Search For Life," is not, in fact, a book. It looks like one, with a cover and a spine and so forth; but it is in fact, says Halldór, something else entirely. "It was made the way I think about making an exhibition," says Halldór. "There's a topic, but it's not served up with a spoon."
The topic in question is a voyage Halldór took to the Caribbean Sea during the winter of 2017-18, travelling by boat with a friend. The multifaceted account consists of photographic portraits of the people he encountered along the way and excerpts from his diaries; short, unvarnished snatches of his thoughts and experiences. On January 25th, Halldór wrote: "Been dreaming about the past. Weird dreams." On January 28th: "Okay, okay. At least I'm here." On February 10th: "I've been struggling to keep myself good for the last few days. Thoughts now come out of nowhere. On the right track, but it's awfully tight. Maybe it's just a phase."
Blow some life
It's clear that Halldór was going through a period of cathartic self examination during his trip. What isn't clear—although, it's between the lines—is exactly what caused it. "I'd come out of rehab a few months before, and out of a relationship, and I was between apartments," he says. "It was written in the sky, in a way. The captain of the ship—a drinking buddy from Kaffibarinn, who's now a friend—asked me just a few weeks before. He said, "You have nothing else to do." I needed to blow some life into myself. It was, in a way, written in the stars."
Halldór understands that, on paper, it reads like the classic plan of someone who's feeling lost and needs to reboot their life and find themselves. "It's so obviously an idea had by someone who is searching for something," he laughs.
"I think people will feel like they understand what I'm getting at. It's honest, and a pinpoint of an abstract world."
Creating work wasn't part of the idea. It happened almost unconsciously. "I never thought about this a book," he says. "I went there just to open my mind a little bit, leave Iceland behind for a little while, and change the scenery, and not think about art, or anything. But a week into the trip, I was starting to do things—taking photos, like any tourist does—but by the end I was very focussed on what I was doing." He smiles. "People who are in the creative fields find it impossible to go on a vacation."
After his time in the Caribbean, Halldór went to New York. He looked over the photos and diaries and saw something forming before his eyes. "I thought, 'I have something here,'" he says. "It wasn't an exhibition, and I would never make a straight photography book. But when the images and texts were put side by side, it came into focus quickly."
"You can't figure out who you are sitting in an empty room."
As we leaf through a copy of 'Search For Life,' I wonder out loud about the decision to juxtapose portraits of people going about their day with the highly personal diaries, asking why he chose to photograph others, rather than himself, or his bunk, or his footprints in the sand. "I would never have made this book if I was alone," he says. "You can't figure out who you are sitting in an empty room. I used the camera to get in connection with the people. I had a rule that I would approach someone, talk to them, and maybe ask if I could come back tomorrow and hang out. Through these people I came to understand myself more."
"I really wanted the writing to be mundane stuff, but really open," he continues. "You can never pinpoint exactly what I'm talking about, but I think people will feel like they understand what I'm getting at. It's honest and a pinpoint of an abstract world."
A little bit brighter
This abstract word certainly had, in the end, the desired effect. Halldór speaks with intense fondness about his fellow travellers and the people he encountered on the way. He also believes that his search for life changed him for the better.
"I'm not a yogi or anything, but I understand a little bit better after this trip that the past doesn't matter."
"In a way, it's a homage to just being a happy, normal guy," he concludes. "Realising that this moment is life. I'm not a yogi or anything, but I understand a little bit better after this trip that the past doesn't matter. It gives you depression if you think too much about it. And the future makes you anxious. On this journey, I was in the moment of being on a white sand beach, or just doing normal stuff. The sun was just a little bit brighter."
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When you're pummeling the opposition in the face, all in the service of saving the world, do so with ultimate punctuality.
When George Bamford set his sights on his latest concept, he had one thing in mind: to create a series of watches special enough to pay homage to the world's deadliest troops, the Commandos; those elite fighting units with the ability to go where regular forces daren't follow.
Being world masters in customisation, Bamford's watch team can radicalise any luxury timepiece but the real weapons in their armoury are the Rolexes, and this time they've worked their wizardry on the Milgauss and the Submariner, launching a new series that delivers the power and heritage of military-influenced construction.
Commandos have a formidable history. Following the evacuation of Dunkirk in 1940, the British Army established what would become perhaps the most legendary of all Commando units, on the direct orders of Winston Churchill. Leading daring raids into Nazi-occupied territory and achieving improbable victories behind enemy lines, they were so successful that Hitler was forced to move hundreds of thousands of troops away from the front lines and back into occupied territory.
Now almost all major armed forces utilise Commandos as the best way to strike quickly without the need to mobilise huge numbers of troops.
The series comes in three colours – Desert, Combat and Forest – effects made possible by Bamford's unique 'Graphite Particle Coating' (GPC), the result of several years' hard graft in specialist laboratories which gives these watches a near-diamond hardness. If you want unbreakable excellence on your wrist, it's a surefire way to pack some serious impact.
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1.5 How do you know if your weight is the ideal weight?
1.6 Causes of Obesity: Why Do We Get Fat?
Obesity is a metabolic disorder consisting of a body overweight caused by accumulation of fatty tissue.
People with obesity are more likely to suffer from certain health problems such as metabolic diseases (diabetes,…), cardiovascular diseases (hypertension, cholesterol,…), respiratory diseases (apnea,…), etc.
Pre-existing conditions such as fibromyalgia, fatigue, or arthritis can be aggravated with obesity.
* See What is your ideal weight?
Obesity is an increasingly prevalent health problem in many societies around the world, both in rich and poor societies.
Over the past 30 years, obesity around the world has almost doubled. 9.8% of all men in the world are obese (about 205 million) and 13.8% of women worldwide are obese (297 million). Some 1.460 million men and women around the world are overweight.
The country with the lowest overall obesity rate is Japan, which has a lower BMI (22 for men and 24 for women). The thinnest women in Europe are found in Switzerland, followed by France and Italy. The thinnest men in Europe are the French.
According to a study published by Lancet on 5-2-2011, Nauru Island, a small island of 14,000 inhabitants in the South Pacific, is the place with the most obese people in the world, followed by the United States.
Among Hispanic countries, Mexico leads the list of obesity, followed by Spain, Argentina, Cuba and Brazil. Among rich countries, the country with the most obese people is the United States, followed by New Zealand.
The Democratic Republic of the Congo is the country with the weakest men, while the Republic of Bangladesh would have the thinnest women.
Many times obesity is accompanied by bad eating habits such as eating too fast, with television, industrial or fried foods, not chewing, etc.
How do you know if your weight is the ideal weight?
To calculate the ideal weight we use the "The body mass index (BMI)", invented by the Belgian Adolphe Quetelet between 1830 and 1850. It consists on a series of calculations in which our body weight is divided by the square of our height.
More information about how to apply this method in " The ideal weight" of the above listing.
Causes of Obesity: Why Do We Get Fat?
Photo of woman buying vegetables at a market. A correct diet should include at least 5 servings of fruits and vegetables a day.
– Nutritional education: Most obese people have a diet too rich in calories for their energy needs.
Reduced intake of natural foods and increased consumption of industrial products (bakery, cookies, sugary cereals, sweets, snacks, chips, fritters, sugary drinks, etc.) is one of the causes of the epidemic of obesity.
A recent study in the United States on a population of 979 school-age children has shown that children whose mothers worked during this time had higher rates of obesity.
The authors of the study conclude that this is probably because mothers or fathers who worked did not have as much time to buy and prepare healthy food and provide their children with quick meals with many more fats and calories.
– Inadequate diets: Having bad eating habits is aggravated by trying to correct this tendency with bad eating habits, the use of miracle diets, too low calorie diets, protein diets, Dukan, Atkins, etc.
In addition, most of these types of unbalanced diets entail a yo-yo or rebound effect, that is, people recover more pounds than they lost, after the diet.
Recently, a scientific study has pointed out that the consumption of light foods (with artificial sweeteners like aspartame, sucralose or saccharine) may favor the appearance of obesity.
– Sedentary lifestyle and lack of exercise: It involves burning fewer calories and, therefore, it contributes to increase obesity. It is recommended to walk 1 hour a day.
– Anxiety for food: Stress or anxiety produces a convulsive need to ingest food above our caloric needs.
– Genetic inheritance: Some people have a tendency to gain weight due to genetic causes. Some genetic abnormalities may be responsible for certain cases of obesity.
For example, Paolo Gasparini, a geneticist, thinks that the deficiency of some people in appreciating the bitter taste leads to the ingestion of stronger products that lead to an increase in weight (bitter chocolate, strong beer, liver,, etc). According to this specialist, the problems to detect this flavor are due to a genetic mutation that affects a third of the inhabitants of Europe.
– Endocrine disorders: Certain endocrine diseases, such as thyroid disorders, for example, can trigger or promote obesity.
The change in eating habits is the best way to treat obesity.
The natural treatment of obesity involves using a series of natural resources that help prevent and combat this disease.
More information about obesity natural treatment.


These Keto Coconut Flour Pancakes are an easy low carb breakfast. Making pancakes with coconut flour and cream cheese makes the best fluffy Keto pancakes. These low carb moderate protein pancakes are even better topped with Keto Maple Syrup!
Dreaming of a big stack of warm Keto pancakes with extra butter and Keto maple syrup on top?
I mean what more can you ask for on a Saturday morning? Oh I know, You could also ask for them to be fluffy Keto pancakes that are low carb, moderate protein and easy low carb pancakes that fit perfectly on your Keto meal plan for the day!
Maybe dreams really do come true!
These pancakes are the perfect combination of cream cheese pancakes, low carb, and moderate protein pancakes. I have tried several Keto pancake breakfast recipes from Pinterest, but most turned out flat like crepes. I dunno about you, but I'm more of a pancake kinda girl. These will be your favorite fluffy Keto pancakes!
Making pancakes with coconut flour is unbelievably easy. You throw together all the ingredients and quickly cook in a frying pan like you would any breakfast pancakes. Slap some Kerry Gold Grass-Fed Butter and Keto pancake syrup on top, and your Saturday Keto breakfast is complete.
In a blender add Now Food Coconut Flour, heavy cream, Cream Cheese, eggs, Lakanto Monkfruit Sweetener, baking powder, and vanilla extract and blend it all together.
I use the NutriBullet Blender. It's much more convenient than tradition blenders. The blade twists onto the cup you add all your ingredients to and then after blending you can detach the blade part and quickly clean it. It's a game changer for breakfast smoothies too.
So now that you have your coconut flour pancake batter, grease a medium frying pan. I use Trader Joe's Coconut Oil Spray, over medium-low heat add about 1/3 cup of batter to the pan and cook for 2 minutes on each side.
Quick Tip: The recipe makes four pancakes so if its easier use about 1/4 of the batter for each pancake.
Some people prefer to make almond flour pancakes because they worry that the coconut flour will give the pancakes to strong of a coconut flavor. However, I don't find these coconut flour pancakes to have a strong coconut flavor at all.
Coconut flour is super absorbent, so this recipe only calls for three tablespoons of coconut flour to make four Keto Pancakes, which are not only low in carbs but keeps the calories low too!
For anyone with a nut allergy, almond flour pancakes are clearly not an option. Since these pancakes are made with coconut flour, anyone with a nut allergy can still enjoy them.
I have found that buying almond flour, coconut flour or really any specialty baking ingredients from traditional grocery stores is far more expensive than shopping online, so regardless of which brand you go with I would try to find one online.
How to make low carb coconut flour fluffy pancakes? The Batter is supposed to be thick. These Keto pancakes are the perfect combination of low carb coconut flour pancakes and cream cheese pancakes so don't try to add extra ingredients if you are worried that the batter is thicker than regular pancakes… It's ok!
Keep your pancakes small. These are already thick fluffy Keto pancakes if you try to make your pancakes too big they don't absorb the syrup as much.
Keep an eye on the pancakes when cooking you don't want them to burn, once you notice little air bubbles around the edges that's your sign they are ready to flip!
Syrup can make or break a good batch of pancakes, but the struggle is real when it comes to finding a Keto Maple pancake syrup that isn't high in calories, carbs and packed with artificial sweeteners.
Choc Zero Sugar-free Maple Syrup- Taste like the real deal on pancakes and has clean, guilt-free ingredients, and it has a thicker constancy, which is great for these coconut flour pancakes that are super absorbent.
Lakanto Maple Flavored Sugar-Free Syrup- I prefer using this one in recipes like these Keto Pumpkin Mini Muffins because the consistency is much thinner. I prefer the ingredients list of this Keto Maple syrup over all three. However, too me it has a bit of an after taste.
Walden Farms Pancake Syrup- You could put this syrup in an Aunt Jemima bottle and fool everyone. Although it has zero calories and is sugar-free, but it doesn't have the cleanest ingredients.
Keto Blue Berry Pancakes - drop a few blueberries in your pancake batter once in the frying pan or top your pancakes with blueberries on your plate.
Extra Coconut Pancakes- sprinkle your Keto pancakes with unsweetened coconut flakes.
Chocolate chip Keto Pancakes- Sprinkle a few sugar-free chocolate chips in your batter.
Chocolate drizzled pancakes- instead of Keto maple syrup, try Lakanto Sugar-free Chocolate syrup.
Nutty Pancakes- Crush up some walnuts or your favorite nut and sprinkle on top.
Are Coconut Flour Pancakes Keto friendly?
While these aren't Zero Carb Pancakes, they are low carb moderate protein pancakes. Each serving of coconut flour pancakes (2 pancakes) is 264.1 calories, 21.3g of fat, 9.2g of protein.
The total carbs are 8.8g, but when you subtract the 3.8g of dietary fiber you get 5g Net Carbs per serving!
If you make the recipe be sure to share your creation.
Blend all ingredients until smooth. Let the batter rest to thicken.
Meanwhile, lightly grease a medium pan, pour about 1/3 cup of batter into frying pan to form each pancake.
Cook pancakes over medium-low heat for about 2 minutes per side.
The Batter is supposed to be thick ,so don't try to add extra ingredients if you are worried that the batter is thicker than regular pancakes… It's ok!
Keep an eye on the pancakes when cooking you don't want them to burn, once you notice little air bubbles around the edges and that's your sign they are ready to flip!
Nutritional information is provided and I keep it as accurate as possible. Keep in mind nutrition facts on all ingredients may vary depending on the different brands you may use. I am not a doctor and advise solely from personal experience. Please read our full Terms and Conditions and consult your doctor before adding any supplements or foods to your current diet.


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In Antioch, in 20 A.D., the wealthy and childless Greek Ignatius adopts a talented young child and renames him "Basil." In his new home, Basil befriends Helena, an ambitious young slave, and under Ignatius' encouragement, grows to be an accomplished sculptor. When Ignatius dies, his brother Linus bribes the officials to deprive Basil of his inheritance and then sell him as a slave. Helena, who now performs with her lover, the successful magician Simon, warns Basil that Linus is planning to kill him. Assisted by Luke, a physician and disciple of Christ, Basil escapes to Jerusalem to the house of Aaron, a Jew whose father, Joseph of Arimathea, removed Christ from the cross and buried Him in the family sepulcher. Joseph shows Basil the Holy Grail, the cup from which Jesus drank during the Last Supper, and asks Basil to design a silver chalice for it, featuring carvings of the heads of Jesus and His disciples. Basil begins the chalice and creates likenesses of the disciples, but is unable to fashion an image of Jesus. Meanwhile, Mijamin, the leader of a group of Sicarii assassins, asks Simon to help him raise an army by performing "miraculous" tricks to lure the Christians away from their religion and into his army. Simon, who longs to be more than a common magician, convinces Mijamin to help him start a new religion. To demoralize the Christians, they decide to steal the Grail and publicly crush it in the presence of the Christian disciple Peter, against whom Simon holds a long-standing grudge. Basil, upon learning that Helena is in Jerusalem, attends Simon's next performance. When Simon compares himself to Jesus, Joseph's granddaughter Deborra, who has accompanied Basil, shouts accusations of blasphemy, inciting the crowd against her. Basil helps her escape the crowd's wrath. Later, Basil presents the nearly finished chalice to Joseph, who then asks him to go to Rome to meet Peter. Sensing Basil's reluctance to leave, Joseph mistakes the artist's platonic devotion to Deborra for love. The law dictates that Deborra cannot inherit Joseph's fortune unless she is married, and so Joseph, hoping that Basil and Deborra will wed, tells her that Basil loves her. Aware that the ambitious Helena will never leave Simon, Basil tells Deborra that although Helena is his true love, he will marry her so that she can receive her inheritance. They marry in a private ceremony before the dying Joseph. After Basil and Deborra leave for Antioch to collect Joseph's gold, Simon and Mijamin raid Aaron's house for the Grail, but when they find it is gone, they follow the newlyweds. At their camp, as Basil and Deborra sleep in separate tents, Mijamin steals the cup, but Basil follows him, and fights his men to regain it. After leaving Deborra and the Grail in Antioch, Basil proceeds to Rome to meet Peter. There he meets Kester, a witness to his adoption, who promises to help him reclaim his own inheritance. Having been persuaded by Helena to go to Rome, Simon quickly gains Caesar Nero's favor, but the attention feeds his delusions of grandeur. Promising that he will fly like a bird to Nero's glory, Simon petitions the ruler to build a 300-foot tower from which he will take flight. Nero orders Christian slaves to commence building, but many rebel and are crucified. Upon learning of Basil's marriage, the jealous Helena convinces Nero to commission Basil to create a bust, thus resulting in the artist's enforced stay at court. As Basil works on the statue, he witnesses the executions of Christians from his window. He is so angered that he fervently begins to pray and the face of Christ appears to him, causing him to abandon Nero's commission. In the morning, a messenger secretly delivers the completed chalice to Peter and tells Basil that Deborra is in Rome with the Grail. After the tower is completed, the citizens of Rome assemble to see Simon's miracle. Simon, now believing that he is God, tells Helena that he needs no special cables or other chicanery to fly. Ignoring her pleas, Simon jumps from the tower and falls to his death. Feeling cheated, the crowd becomes unruly and Nero, fearing they will turn on him, contrives another entertainment. Ordering Helena to climb the tower and fly, Nero promises that, if successful, her life will be spared. Knowing that her life is over, Helena stoically climbs the tower and then falls to the feet of the crowd. Angered by the failed miracles, angry mobs sack Simon's house, then move on to pillage his neighbors. In the confusion, Basil finds Deborra and professes his love for her. When the Grail and chalice are stolen from Peter's house, Basil chases the robber through the streets, but the man is killed by one of the mob before Basil can catch up with him. When Basil reaches the dead man, only a broken piece of the chalice is left. Later, as Basil and Deborra prepare to sail to Antioch, Peter blesses them and prophesies that the Grail will reappear when mankind needs it.


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 Marcus Vetter, the German director, is sitting in the tier of the still rather empty cinema, talking on the phone. He seems nervous. Up front on the stage a young Palestinian is sitting in front of his open laptop working on a trailer that needs to be finished quickly. Rows of chairs and the screen are still missing; most of the equipment is now on its way here in containers.
Everything needs to be set up by the beginning of August, when what was once the West Bank's handsomest cinema is scheduled to reopen. Salam Fayyad, the Palestinian prime minister, has promised to come, and former Pink Floyd musician Roger Waters wrote a song for it. "Heart of Jenin," the documentary made here, for which Marcus Vetter just won a German Film Award, will be screened.
The film tells the true story of a father whose 11-year-old son was shot by Israeli troops. In spite of this, he decided to donate his son's organs to save the lives of Israeli children. Marcus Vetter, who discovered the ruins of the cinema during an evening walk, was excited about the idea of renovating it. He sought out like-minded helpers and visited the cinema owner.
Dr. Lamya is sitting on his broad patio, his eyes scanning the olive grove stretched in front of him. The oil he harvests is delicious, he exclaims, just like it was in his grandfather's day. His wife, her hair streaked with blonde highlights, serves homemade mint lemonade. Lamya's father had the cinema built in the early 1960s, when it was possible to see Indian and Egyptian action films or Hollywood B movies for 5 shekels (about 10 euro cent). Then came the outbreak of the first Intifada in 1987 and the cinema was forced to close down.
 In 2008, Marcus Vetter, the peace-loving German, arrived, "but my brother gave him a hard time," explains Lamya. He demanded tough conditions, insisted on lifelong privileges and did not believe that the cinema could turn a profit. "Although it is far more than just a cinema," Lamya continues.
The plan is to surround the cinema with a small film and media industry: its own film school, a dubbing studio, editing and video workshops, a video library, an open-air cinema and a café with a garden.
On the first floor of the cinema, the Goethe Institute will set up a media lounge: a special multimedia film library with a large selection of DVDs, with computer workplaces and internet access, and two wide-screen televisions with a sound system. The German Foreign Office is offering vital support for the project with its Future for Palestine programme.
A room for German courses is planned. Demand is growing even among the young generation from the Jenin refugee camp. Until now, the one German teacher has been teaching her classes in the nearby cinema office.
The operators of Cinema Jenin hope to soon earn money with advertisements by local businesses displayed on an LED screen. In addition, the cinema will run on solar power in a pilot project. In April, the Brandenburg firm B 5 Solar donated the cinema's first panel.
The future of the town's SMEs lies in solar energy – not only in this city, but across the entire West Bank.
To the sun, to freedom?
Not everyone is so enthusiastic about the project. At the beginning, Juliano Mer Khamis vehemently fought this attempt at normalcy. He is sitting in an oriental armchair in his plain office in the Freedom Theatre of Jenin's refugee camp. He wears a three-day beard, black t-shirt and jeans, and offers his guests an espresso. His shelf is stacked high with DVDs of Kinski films by Werner Herzog, European plays, Hamlet, and Shoppen und Ficken – provocative productions.
 His Jewish mother married a Palestinian Communist and came to the camp, where she founded a theatre for children and young people. In 1993 she received the Alternative Nobel Prize for her work. In 2002, when Israeli tanks flattened the camp, the theatre was also completely destroyed.
"The disease of the occupation is in our bones"
Nowhere was the resistance tougher, nowhere did they fight more bitterly against the occupation. Jenin was the stronghold of suicide bombers and terrorists. Juliano Mer Khamis knew most of them when they were children. He rebuilt the theatre and is keeping it running again. He wants to support his German colleagues and the cinema project, but it's intolerable "for our partners to cooperate with the Israeli propaganda," as was written in an open letter to Marcus Vetter, who is seeking out a dialogue with the Israelis.
Juliano Mer Khamis rages at apartheid, the electric fence, unemployment and the checkpoints now surrounding the erstwhile "garden city of Palestine". "We have the disease of the occupation in our bones: How can you start talking about normal life?" he cries. Art is not there for reconciliation, but is an instrument for passive resistance.
Sakaria Zbeidy is perched on the stairs of the newly built guesthouse a few steps away from the cinema. The smoker's face is covered with black marks. "They're from a bomb that exploded next to me," he explains calmly. The former leader of the Al-Aksa brigades, the military arm of the Fatah movement, was at the top of the Israeli army's hit list. He gave up, he's alive, but is now under the supervision of the Palestinian authorities and may only visit his family in the daytime.
Sakaria Zbeidy grew up in the refugee camp of Jenin. He represents the past and now also the turned face of the city that wishes to reinvent itself. As if that were so easy.
Marcus Vetter walks by and pats him on the shoulder. The German sees in him one of the future managers of the cinema. "Sakaria is courageous. With him we can reach out a hand to Israel." He still dreams of it: a small cinema that is big on reconciliation. The first step has been taken: the cinema will open and a beginning has been made. Yet what will happen when Marcus Vetter is no longer here?
It should remain chaotic, he says, crazy, creative and spontaneous. He sounds like a visionary, but the Palestinians who take it over then must first find their roles. They now have a place for them.
Documentary: "The Heart of Jenin"
Most of them have never been outside their refugee camp on the West Bank. But now the Palestinian theatre students of the "Freedom Theatre" are discovering Germany and Austria. Kristin Hendinger went to see their most recent play, "Fragments of Palestine"


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Community rallies around Cranbrook family
Local family of four scrambling after father struck down by rare illness
Annalee Grant
The Byman family – Randy
A young Cranbrook family is facing a long road to recovery after a mysterious illness struck a father of two on November 27, 2012.
Randy Byman was returning from his job in Elkford to Cranbrook when he was suddenly hit by an unknown illness.
"He became very ill and it was a downhill spiral from there," said his wife, Deanna.
It continued for five weeks, with his health deteriorating. Randy was sent to a specialist in hopes of finding a diagnosis – and they got one.
"The doctors didn't know what they were dealing with until a trip to Calgary to see a neurologist on December 28 gave us the diagnosis of mononeuritis multiplex with an associated vasculitis," Deanna said.
As the family struggled with the realization that they would be battling the disorder for at least a year before Randy was back to his old self, the community sprung up to support them. Family friend Sara Jerke launched a Facebook page and an online auction, which will open bids this Sunday, January 20. Many businesses and local artisans have stepped up to offer items for bidding, with all proceeds going to the Bymans. Sara herself, who operates Sara's Kitchen, has offered up some goodies for the auction.
"Sara had the idea for this auction and has totally just taken the ball and run with it," Deanna said. "She is an amazing friend and a wonderful support system to us."
So far the donated auction items have totalled over $3,000. They range from gift certificates from local auto dealers for service, to handmade bracelets, goodies from the many talented homegrown bakeries in town, and gift certificates to restaurants.
Deanna's two children even picked out a special auction item from her Scentsy collection.
The disorder has caused Randy to have limited use of his hands and arms due to severe nerve damage. Randy's life has changed significantly since the diagnosis.
"He has extensive nerve damage and struggles with the ability to do even the basic stuff – eating, showering, reading a book. He cannot drive," Deanna said.
The family is still reeling as they adjust to their new life. Randy gave up his apartment in Elkford recently where he stayed when he was away working.
The family is now focusing on his recovery, which is expected to take 18 to 24 months.
"We have no idea what the future holds but we are taking it day by day," Deanna said.
"He has been hospitalized twice and is undergoing extensive treatment with chemotherapy drugs and steroids."
The Bymans are backed not only by the community, but by the health care team at the East Kootenay Regional Hospital.
"We don't know the 'why?' part of all of this, but tests are being done and he is under the care of an amazing specialist here in Cranbrook, Dr. Karen Pont," Deanna said.
Randy also sees a neurologist, who was able to estimate his recovery time. Nerves are capable of regeneration, the family has been informed, but it happens slowly.
"Nerves can regenerate but at a very slow pace – approximately a half to one inch per month; however, there are no guarantees," Deanna said.
Randy suddenly went from being an otherwise healthy man to being on 16 pills a day to control the disorder and the excruciating pain he has experienced.
"He went from zero meds to about 16 per day. It has been very difficult to say the least," Deanna said. The family is determined to see Randy return to full health and to return to normal function.
Visit the Byman Family Online Auction Facebook page to view the items up for grabs.
Bids will open Sunday and close on January 27.
The fundraiser is also gathering bottles for the month of January. If you have bottles to give away, contact the Facebook group.
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A top Visa executive has launched one of the most outspoken attacks yet from the financial establishment on the bitcoin craze, saying cryptocurrency was used by "every crook and dirty politician" and speculators who have "no clue".
In an interview with the Financial Times, Vasant Prabhu, chief financial officer of the world's biggest payment network by market value, recalled encounters he had with ill-informed retail investors that had been "a real shock" to him.
Visa operates at the heart of the mainstream global payments system, connecting about 3bn cardholders, 46m payment locations and 17,000 financial institutions.
Recognising the strength of feeling among crypto aficionados who wish to circumvent financial institutions, Mr Prabhu said he lived not far from "true believers" in Silicon Valley who think "people like me are dinosaurs".
A bank teller told Mr Prabhu about six months ago how he planned to sell bitcoin in March, because he knew that was when the price would peak. A young member of Mr Prabhu's extended family enthused over a Thanksgiving dinner that an $8,000 crypto investment he made had doubled in value.
Some of Mr Prabhu's peers on Wall Street have become wary of speaking out. Jamie Dimon, head of JPMorgan Chase, said last month he regretted describing bitcoin as a "fraud" — not because he had changed his mind, but because it had become all anyone wanted to talk to him about.
Visa does not block consumers from using its network to buy cryptocurrency, although several banks that issue its cards have implemented such a ban.
The company also went to great lengths to comply with know-your-customer and anti-money laundering rules, Mr Prabhu said. "We shut people down immediately where we have even the whiff" of wrongdoing, he added.