It is not a secret that tea is known to everyone and obtains great popularity worldwide. Useful, tasty, satisfying thirst in the heat and warming in the cold, wonderfully fragrant beverage is a truly magical drink! There are many varieties of this drink and hundreds of ways to prepare it. In any case, the taste's fullness and its aroma depend on the dish used for brewing. Only the best ice tea maker can make an excellent unique drink.
A teapot always feels hot with joy, but some like it cooler. For them, an iced teapot was invented: after brewing, it is put on a special container with ice or just in the fridge, and the fragrant drink cools almost instantly.
Recently, cold brew is rapidly gaining popularity. And all thanks to the fact that it well saturates the body with a perfect taste of refreshing drink; it helps to cope with heat and almost does not get bitter.
Although you may think that making tea is a rather simple process that does not require any knowledge, there are still some questions that would be of great interest to everyone.
You can get the best refreshing beverage only with aromatic leaves and fruit. To make it, you'll need a tea iced maker, tea, fruit, and water. It would be nice to put several cubes of ice into the drink or to hide it in the fridge till morning. That is the main advice on how to make the best ice tea.
Not sweet iced tea won't cause health problems, but too much of it may cause kidney failure. This beverage is always great for perfect health as it lowers cancer risk, is perfect for a weight loss. Still, it is undesirable to abuse.
With Takeya Flash Chill ice maker you can cook a fantastic beverage at home. It is enough to pour fragrant leaves into the central flask, pour the entire container with water, wait a bit, then remove the flask and put the pot to cool. What is important, this brewer is reliably protected from leaks and preserves the aroma for a long time. The volume allows to make up to 4 cups.
The model from Republic of Tea allows enjoying a fantastic flavor of the iced drink. It serves as a real helper in the kitchen. Thanks to this unit, you can make several gourmet drinks. It is among the top-rated iced tea makers and will also serve as an excellent present. The pot is developed of Tritan BPA-free plastic and you can use it outside the house thanks to its scratch resistance.
The product has 3 specific pitcher inserts. They are good enough to store tea bags, leaves or even herbs and fruit to make a unique and tasty drink. Additionally, this brewer is easy in use and dishwasher friendly.
Cawabon Cold Brew Iced Tea and Coffee Maker is an ideal solution for people who like a smooth and strong refreshing drink. It allows making a drink without fatty acids. Thanks to its affordable price, it becomes possible to drink cold tea at home even on a daily basis. It serves as an alternative to the expensive models. The flask quality is great. This device is made from BPA-free plastic. It also contains a fruit infuser and a special filter for coffee. In addition, it is sold together with 2 silicone coasters and can serve as the best idea for a present.
Airtight Cold Brew Iced Tea and Coffee Maker has one of the most stylish designs that will add a specific highlight to your kitchen. It allows making a refreshing or calming drink with herbs or even tea bags that should be put inside the infuser. It serves not only as a tea maker but also as an iced coffee maker. The flask is developed of thick BPA-free borosilicate glass. It is able to keep all the flavor up to 2 weeks and won't catch any odors from the fridge. This pot will fit a small company of 4 people.
Mr. Coffee Iced Tea and Coffee Maker is the best model for cold tea with a simple slick design. It has a large 3-quarter capacity, so it is an ideal variant for the family or even for a company. This device is dishwasher-safe, so it is easy to clean. Automatic shut-off feature is another plus of this amazing iced pot. It is an electric appliance that will prepare a true cold drink in 10 minutes. This brewing machine also allows setting up the drink's strength.
Based on Mr Coffee iced tea maker reviews, these devices are a perfect choice for home. All that you need to do is to choose a drink you are going to make, add the ingredients and water. Mr. Coffee TM1 2-Quart Iced Maker has the same features as the previous one but is 00.5-quarter smaller and cheaper in price. It occupies less space in the kitchen, and the jug can easily find its place in the fridge. This best buy iced tea maker shuts up automatically after the drink is ready. You can add large ice cubes to the pitcher. In addition, a recipe book comes with this model.
Hamilton Beach 40911 Electric Iced Tea Maker will be a perfect choice for families who enjoy summer picnics. It makes a nice-smelling and tasty beverage within less than 10 minutes. You just need to fill the pitcher with ice cubes, put the leaves or bags into a special filter and make the adjustments as for the drink's strength. It can be mild, medium or strong. Add water to the heated unit, and press the power button. When brewing is complete, the product will shut off automatically. That is it! Thanks to its slim design, it will not crowd your countertop or fridge.
West Bend 68305T Iced Tea Maker is another excellent product to make a great cold drink on the hot summer days. You can easily start your morning with a fresh beverage of a perfect strength. Among the unique features, there is a light indicator for the "On" button, timed brewing and steeping settings. The chamber is easy-removable and can be stored in the fridge. Bright light green color will add more freshness in the morning. The design is thin and tall; it means that this device won't need a lot of space on the counter. It handles all brew sorts, so you will definitely have a chance to get what you want. It is simple and very durable.
Mr. Coffee 2-in-1 is another best electric iced tea maker that deserves special attention. This gadget has a stylish black design and perfect functionality. This machine always informs you when it is ready to start working and automatically shuts-off when your drink is ready. The filter basket is rather simple in use and cleaning. It allows setting up the strength of your beverage up to your personal taste. In addition, it is designed of top-quality durable BPA-free plastic, so won't cause any harm to your health. You can buy it with 20 delicious recipes.
Bodum Ceylon Ice Tea Jug offers you brew and drink in one container. With it, you can brew up 1.5 liters of cool and relaxing iced drink. The device comes with a removable strainer, an ice catcher and a, well-balanced handle. You can use it for preparing delicious sangria. To prepare an excellent cold drink, you will need the tea leaves for the filter and hot water to pour over them. Add a cold liquid. The device is dishwasher safe.
Best iced teapots are made from different materials. Capacity, durability, service life, the taste of drink depends on this. Each person decides which product to choose. There are 2 main types available at the market.
visible drink color, which makes it easy to assess its readiness.
Nevertheless, users note that it is difficult to care for them, the material is washed poorly.
There are scratches, notches on the dishes.
Ice Tea Maker Buying Guide – What To Look At?
First of all, you need to check how much spare space you have in the kitchen. It is the appliance that should be on the counter, so it shouldn't take a lot of space and should be easily portable to the fridge when needed.
Also, if you need an iced tea maker for the whole family, think over the products of 3-ounce capacity. They will allow preparing 4 cups at once.
It should be easy in use, but still, it should have all the functions you need. It is possible to find products that take a lot of time to set up, but they cost a lot of money. Choose the device that will allow you to make the drinks you like.
It would be nice to choose the units that are dishwasher safe. So, it will save you a lot of time. If it can't be used in a dishwasher, make sure you will easily clean it by hand.
The price is also the thing that matters. Usually, top-quality products cost a lot of money. If your budget is not limited, and you can afford such a purchase – no problem. But when you are not planning to spend more, choose a variant that is less expensive.
Now, when you know all the basic characteristics of this product, it is possible to make the right choice. Based on our research, Takeya Flash Chill Iced Tea Maker is the winner among nine other products. Takeya flash chill iced tea maker reviews proved that this ice tea maker uses a patented Flash Chill technology and is made of top-quality plastic that is not harmful to health. It can be used to prepare 4 cups at once. Among the other benefits are the ability to clean it easily and nice design. Product owners report that they are happy with the device and its features. It is cheap and really is the best ice tea maker in 2019.


AL ETTIHAD upset defending champions Manama 88-86 last night in a thrilling Round of Six encounter in the 2018-2019 Zain Bahrain Basketball League.
Sayed Mohammed Hameed scored the winning basket with nine seconds remaining on a fast-break lay-up.
Earlier, Ettihad erased an 11-point deficit with six minutes to go in the fourth quarter en route to a thrilling victory.
Sharp-shooting guard Ali Ghadeer had a crucial role in the comeback, connecting on four of his seven three-pointers in the final period alone.
Manama had a chance to tie or take the lead after Hameed's decider, but Hussain Shaker's attempt under the basket was blocked by Ettihad's seven-foot Serbian import Mile Ilic and then a Mohammed Ameer off-balance desperation attempt on the ensuing inbounds was way off.
Ghadeer finished with a team-high of 29 points. Ilic had 20 points, nine rebounds and five assists while Hassan Helal added 15 and Hameed 14.
America import Wayne Chism led Manama with 27 points and 18 rebounds in the loss. Ahmed Aziz chipped in with 16.
The result earned Ettihad their first win of the Round of Six while Manama suffered their first loss the entire season.
In yesterday's other game, Muharraq defeated Al Najma 94-85 to claim their first win at this stage.
Najma fell behind by as many as 19 points but a furious 17-4 rally in just four minute brought them to within six, 76-82. Muharraq were able to answer, however, and a pair of three-pointers from Ali Abbas and Ahmed Hassan Aldurazi helped secure the final result.
American professional CJ Giles had 34 points, 14 rebounds and seven blocks in the win while Bader Abdulla Malabes chipped in with 24 markers.
US import Kevin Rogers led Najma with 33 points.


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import React from 'react';
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  CardBody,
  CardHeader,
  Col,
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import CopyButton from './CopyButton';

import { calculateUnits } from '../services/unitConverter';

class Converter extends React.Component {
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  componentDidMount() {
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      // is a dot and only update the form control in question.
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  render() {
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                this.state.etherConversions.map(unit => (
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                      <Input id={unit.name} placeholder={unit.name} value={unit.value} onChange={e => this.handleOnChange(e, unit.key)} />
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}

Converter.propTypes = {
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};

export default Converter;

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Attached is our combined response in opposition to the City's motion for summary judgment and reply to the City's opposition to our summary judgment motion, which we filed with the Court July 31, 2017. The City's reply to the attached brief is due by August 31, 2017. The Judge has scheduled oral argument on the briefs for October 30, 2017.
If you are an active member and need legal advice please contact SBW Law.


For many years I would tell friends that Wesleyan entered the 1960s well before the decade really started and continued in the sixties spirit decades after the official end of that turbulent time. I meant that Wes was already exploring uncharted, radical territory in the 1950s, and with Norman O. Brown, Carl Schorske on the faculty, along with the impact of John Cage and Buckminster Fuller, there was a willingness to defy convention and explore new boundaries in culture and society. This was complemented by curricular innovations under Victor Butterfield, and especially with the university's commitment to affirmative action and diversity long before other schools recognized their importance. When I was a student here in the mid-'70s this legacy was active and creative, with strong feminist and environmental movements that were exploring intellectual as well as political alternatives to the status quo.
At Wesleyan today it is worth trying to understand the value of idealism and the productive role of imagining radical alternatives to the status quo. When I spoke with prospective students and their parents this weekend, I emphasized how Wesleyan students become innovators, intelligent risk takers whose ideals are cultivated rather than punctured by the education they receive. At a time in our history when technological and cultural change will continue to accelerate, we need people who can continue to learn, to adapt and to become leaders of innovation. We need the courageous creativity of Wesleyan grads in the sciences, arts, business world, education and politics. And we need those grads to remember their commitment to justice even when those around them seem to have forgotten the victims of change. Wesleyan graduates have long been productive idealists, and they will continue to play that role in the future.
Having seen the small but vocal rally for Wesleyan's physical plant employees this weekend, I can well imagine some reading this thinking: "Well, Roth, if you are so concerned about justice, why don't your physical plant employees have a contract?" We continue to negotiate with the union representing these employees, but it has been a frustratingly slow process. Nevertheless, we compromised on our initial proposals many times and reached an agreement with the union representative and the union's bargaining committee more than a week ago when Wesleyan accepted the offer made by the union. To our great surprise, after we reached this tentative agreement on the proposal, the members of the union rejected the proposal their own representatives had made! We are back at the negotiating table, but it is disturbing to see students enlisted in a protest ("No contract, no peace!") that seems aimed to make up for the failure of the physical plant employees to agree with their own representatives. It is hard to miss the irony of physical plant employees having extra work to do as they clean up the scrawled messages of their student supporters.
Let me be clear: We are and have been negotiating in good faith throughout the bargaining process, and I am committed to see that those who work for Wesleyan are fairly compensated for the good jobs they do. I hope very much we soon reach a fair and economically sustainable agreement.
Economic sustainability is exactly the concern of the union members. We are now struggling to live on our current wages in this part of the country–and the contract on the table only puts us farther behind, both in comparison with our counterparts at peer institutions, and in terms of our own household budgets. As we, the secretarial/clerical union workers, enter negotiations, we support the Physical Plant workers who understood how dismal the current contract offer really is. They voted rightly to decline an offer that would have extended this period of deferred maintenance of the people who work at Wesleyan in the lower pay scales.
As the Business Representative for the Local 153 Physical Plant as well as the Secretarial/Clerical bargaining units employed by Wesleyan, I find myself compelled to comment on President Roth's blog with just the facts.
For the most part I, like President Roth, believe the University negotiated in good faith throughout these negotiations.
I also agree that it has been a frustratingly long process as one would expect when Local 153's opening proposals totaled eight (8) while Wesleyan submitted forty-nine (49).
Yes, you read it correctly, 49 initial proposals that Wesleyan says they continued to compromise on.
They almost had as many proposals as members in the bargaining unit.
Another fact regarding the frustratingly long process was Wesleyans demand to have all employees contribute thirty-three and one-third percent of the premium cost for healthcare no matter what their level of income.
The University remained steadfast on going no higher than a 2 ½ % as a general wage increase. The same was true regarding the 33 1/3% premium share for all employees.
Any agreement had to include the 33 1/3% contribution, even though it represents an increase in contribution of approximate 120% to our members.
As professional and responsible individuals, the Local 153 bargaining committee was and continues to be, dedicated to getting the best deal possible to present to its members for a vote and that is exactly what they did.
Knowing a final offer was eminent, the committee successfully negotiated enhancements that went well beyond what Wesleyan was prepared to include their final offer.
However, these enhancements were conditional on the committee recommending the agreement to its membership.
It is also a fact that Wesleyan provided additional monies in the form of Flex Credits some time ago and eventually added them to the base of the Facility as well as Administrative Staff.
Throughout the negotiations Wesleyan insisted these Flex Credits were awarded as a result of a survey that included a comparison of their pension plan with those of other universities and had nothing to do with offsetting the increase in the premium share imposed on non bargaining unit employees back in the early ninety's.
"Many of you are aware that beginning July 1,2004 Flex Credits will no longer be considered as part of the benefit program, The Flex Credit you currently receive will Instead be added to your base pay.
Again, it is a fact that the membership rejected the tentative agreement and yes, the final changes were proposed by the committee and agreed to by the University.
However, given the hand the committee was being dealt at the time by the University, they met their commitment to their members by bringing back an agreement that was the best they could hope for and put it to a vote.
It is called a "tentative agreement." for a reason. It is subject to the ratification by the membership.
So once again yes, it is a fact that the membership rejected the tentative agreement, yes, the final changes were proposed by the committee and agreed to by the University, and however, to lay blame on the committee, given how Wesleyan presented the Flex Credit explanation as to how it was applied, is uncalled for.
I don't blame the President for being surprised. I am just as surprised.
I am surprised at the mocking of the Union, its representatives, membership, and even the student body for supporting us.
Oh well, I guess we can just "chalk" that one up to experience.
•	2 ½ % Wage increase.
•	Lump sum payments to avoid increases to salary sensitive benefits.
•	Cost of living up 4%.
That does not seem to support the "I hope very much we soon reach a fair and economically sustainable agreement" statement of the President.
Reminds me of the "Flex Credits" explanation all over again.
Well, Mr. President, your call.
I certainly intended no mockery, Mr. Hahn. I'm still unclear as to why you felt compelled to reach an agreement you really didn't want, but all that matters now is that we find common ground. I am hopeful that we will do that!
As I sat at the "bargaining table" for the first time I was concerned about who was at fault. Is there a lack of communication or does Wesleyan University have a mission to take from the workers and leave us without a say? The high paid lawyer 'dazzled' us with a power point presentation and could not understand how a 'tentative' agreement that had been 'tentatively' reached did not pass. He looked at us six Physical Plant workers and our Business Agent and repeated that the contract, that had been resoundingly and unanimously rejected the first time by a vote of 56-0 and the second time 54-2, was a 'good one' and he couldn't understand why we couldn't sell it to the union body.
His numbers were as useless as his ability to answer a "YES" or "NO" question. He basically told us that yes and no does not exist in his world, but maybe it does in ours.
I'm not sure that the world he lives in is so different than ours, or why he, representing Wesleyan, felt that the had to make a distinction, but I do know that the Local 153 overwhelmingly said "NO" to this contract offer and that "YES" Wesleyan's new commitment is to money and not to the community.
I also wonder if Wesleyan truly understands the ramifications of their 'commitment' to the bottom line. We don't need to look any further than the cost of fuel, not only for our cars but to heat our homes, to see how rapidly inflation is escalting the cost of living. Gas prices have gone up 11% in the last week, and a 2 1/2% per year pay raise is not going to offset that in the least.
As we left it with Wesleayn's attorney, we, the Union, can either accept their offer (2 1/2 % pay raise, 120 % increase in our insurance premium) or they are going to start taking things off the 'bargaining' table.
In our world, that hard line stance is going to severly affect the 62 families of the Local 153 in addition to the Secretaries and Clerical Workers.
I think the workers and union members who've already posted made really important points.
As a student, I want to clarify some information said about the march. From my perspective, it wasn't small at all. There were 60 people, including workers, students, and professors, who all came out on a beautiful Saturday with only one day's notice to demonstrate their solidarity in getting a fair contract for the physical plant workers. As we passed through the Wesleyan campus, we got attention from lots of folks who were watching sporting events or enjoying the day outside. A few students who we passed on our way raised fists in the air in solidarity, and chanted along with us. It's completely clear to me as a student that Wesleyan students support the workers that enable this campus to run. I believe it's absolutely ridiculous that physical plant workers are being asked to pay a 120% increase in their insurance premium. Is this how Wesleyan treats the workers who make this community strong? The workers as union members had full rights to vote down their contract, especially considering what was offered. The march was a strong action displaying support for physical plant workers.
I'm surprised by Mr. Roth's misrepresentation of the facts of the negotiations and the actions taken in response to them. There was no "irony" in physical plant cleaning up student chalking, because the workers who erased the chalking were sub-contracted, and not part of physical plant. Additionally, the chalking was only erased because of President Roth's chalking ban which inhibits our freedom of speech. Workers and students are not divided on the issue of chalking. If the administration simply lifted the ban, no worker would have to waste time erasing chalk.
Furthermore, the pun made with the word "contract" just isn't funny. These are people's lives which are being discussed and negotiated. Not allowing workers to have affordable health care, especially at an institution like Wesleyan, is absolutely disgusting. I hope Wesleyan administration shapes up it's response to contract negotiations soon, and that physical plant workers get a contract that they deserve.
I beg to differ when you say that your comments were not intended to mock. In effect, your blog post implies that the Physical Plant workers are fools, not going along with the contract that their "own representatives" negotiated for them. I have not been involved in any of the contract negotiations as a student or otherwise, but it seems to me that even an outsider considering the facts of the case that have been released can come to an understanding of why this occurred. The Physical Plant workers have gone without a new contract for months; union representatives attempted to attain the best contract possible under the circumstances, which was still not very good, and so the workers voted it down, deciding to again gear up for the struggle instead of settling for minimal raises with a huge increase in healthcare costs.
In implying that Physical Plant workers are fools, you also essentially dismiss their continued efforts to negotiate a better contract. Well that is easy for you to do, President Roth. Obviously, the stakes are much greater for them than they are for you – you who are assured a decent salary and a decent healthcare plan, as well as the most listened to voice in the University community. Why use this power of yours to denigrate the struggles and claims of those who are just as an important part of making this place work as you? Even if you disagree with the Physical Plant workers' cause, I find it quite frankly shameful that treat them with such contempt in this very public forum. Not only do you seem to be content with allowing the social stratification between different parts of the University community to continue unheeded, but also, you attempt to justify it by casting the Physical Plant workers and the students who support them as misguided, unworthy, and incompetent. Surely you can do better than that.
I don't usually reply to comments on the blog, but I want to be sure to emphasize that nowhere in my entry of last week do I see the implications that Ms. Weihs finds. I reject this rhetorical ratcheting up of nastiness ("fools," "shameful," "contempt," "misguided," "unworthy," "incompetent"). I respect and appreciate the work of Wesleyan's physical plant employees (and they have personally been generous and helpful to me and to my family). I recognize and respect their right to negotiate the best contract they can for themselves. The views and "implications" attributed to me above are not mine. The insulting language used in the comment above does not in any way reflect how I feel about either my colleagues on the physical plant staff or the students who support them. If anything I have said or written seemed to indicate the contrary, I apologize for having created that hurtful mis-impression.
Actions do speak louder than words. I have instructed the university's negotiation team to work harder to find common ground with the union representing our employees. I very much hope we will reach an agreement that is fair and sustainable for all concerned.
The workers want a fair , decent, living wage.
Please listen to thier concerns.


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This is a list of Equipment of the Indonesian Army currently in service. The Indonesian Army (Indonesian: Tentara Nasional Indonesia-Angkatan Darat, TNI–AD), the land component of the Indonesian National Armed Forces, has an estimated strength of 483,000 active personnel, 400,000 reserve personnel, 598 tanks (including tanks from the Indonesian Navy's Marine Corps), and 1,539 armored vehicles.

Ground vehicle

Artillery

Aircraft

Watercraft

Aircraft Weaponry

Firearms

Historical equipment

Nambu Pistol
Luger Pistol
M1 Garand
Lee–Enfield
Geweer M. 95
Mosin-Nagant
Karabiner 98k
Type 38 rifle
Type 99 rifle
vz. 52 rifle
M1 Carbine
M14 Rifle
SKS
M1A1 Thompson
M3 Submachine Gun
Madsen M-50
MP-40
Sten Gun
Type 100 submachine gun
MP-18
PPSh-41
M1918 BAR
Type 96 light machine gun
Type 99 light machine gun
Bren light machine gun
Madsen machine gun
Degtyaryov machine gun
Type 24
Vickers machine gun
Universal Carrier
Marmon-Herrington Armoured Car
Humber Armoured Car
Humber Scout Car
Ford Lynx
Panhard EBR
BRDM-1
BTR-152
BTR-50
PT-76
M3 Stuart
M4 Sherman
Type 97 Te-Ke
Type 97 Chi-Ha
Bazooka
ENTAC
SS.11
M67
M40A1
M-56
Ordnance QF 25-pounder
OTO Melara Mod 56
RM-51
SURA-D
Rapier

Procurement
The Indonesian Army was reportedly interested in purchasing 4 Boeing CH-47 Chinook transport helicopter and 17 Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk utility helicopter

On 6 July 2020, the US State Department announced it had approved a possible sale to Indonesia of 8 Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey Block C aircraft and related equipment for an estimated cost of up to $2 billion. The US Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress of the possible sale. There were also talks of procuring MQ-1C or MQ-9 drones for the TNI-AD.

On 16 July 2020 Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto said the Defense Ministry planned to purchase up to 3,000 Maung from Pindad and had made an initial order of 500 units. Some of the production was hoped to be completed by October 2020 in time for Indonesian National Armed Forces Day. Prabowo also ordered 25,000 long and short barreled weapons from Pindad. The Defense Ministry also said it was purchasing 4 billion units of ammunition from Pindad in a contract worth Rp19 trillion and to be completed by 2023.

See also
 List of equipment of the Indonesian Navy
 List of equipment of the Indonesian Air Force
 List of equipment of the Indonesian National Police
 List of aircraft of the Indonesian National Armed Forces

References

Sources

Indonesian Army
Indonesian Army
Military equipment of Indonesia
Equipment

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I didn't really see a legit difference between resting the dough for an hour, and baking them right away. The dough is a little easier to handle after an hour but besides that, makes no difference really. I would say though, if you do want to let the dough rest before baking, scoop out the cookies beforehand on a prepared baking sheet and let them rest that way. If you want to let the dough rest in the bowl without scooping them out, I wouldn't leave it in the fridge much more than an hour because it will firm up quite a bit because of the butter so it will be harder to scoop out then.
I froze some dough, because I thought that would be convenient if you want some freshly baked cookies, for you, your guest, or SANTA!!! Because in life, is there really anything better than a cookie warm right of the oven. Well, they turned out great! The only thing I would cook them a few extra minutes. 12 minutes total to be exact. I say 12 minutes because the recipe I have written down in my book says no more than 10 minutes. So, I'm listening to my 16-year-old self who wrote that down lol. When you pop them out of the oven, let them sit on the cookie sheet a good 10 minutes or so, then transfer them to a cooling rack.
Freezing the Baked Cookies. Turned out great, let them thaw like 15 minutes and they are perfect. I did eat one right from the freezer (had to, to test it out for you guys…) Still great!
Also, the original recipe calls for all chocolate chips. Which you can totally do but I thought adding red and green M&M's was super cute for the Holidays!
Last thing, Cutie Pie in the Pictures, that's Tyson. He is one of my Best Friends little boy and he was the best helper, ever!! (I let him eat extra M&M's… but don't tell his Mom🤭). After we made those cookies, we went to the Theatre and Watched the Grinch, Perfect. Day!
Preheat the oven to 375. If you are baking all of the cookies now*, line 3 baking sheets with parchment paper. The recipe makes 18 cookies, you'll place 6 per cookie sheet.
In a medium bowl, combine the flour, baking soda and salt. To that bowl, sift in (with a fine mesh sieve) the Cocoa Powder. That helps eliminate little lumps in the cocoa powder! Set the dry ingredients aside until ready to use.
In the bowl of a stand mixer with paddle attachement, combine the room temperature butter and the sugar. Cream together for a few minutes.
Add the eggs, vanilla and water. Mix for another minute.
Slowly incorporate the dry ingredients to the butter and sugar mixture until everything is combined. You might want to use a spatula to scrape down the sides to make sure everything in the bottom of the bowl is incorporated as well.
Add the Chocolate Chips and M&M's but don't over mix to brake down the M&M's too much. Mix until just combined.
Using a medium scoop (1/4cup) Scoop 18 balls of dough. If you are baking right away, place 6 balls of dough on each cookie sheet. Top each cookie with a few extra M&M's. Bake for 10 minutes*.
Once the cookies are done, let them cool on the baking sheet for about 10 minutes then carefully transfer them to a cooling rack.
Enjoy right away or store them in an airtight container.
*If you are baking them right away, bake them for 10 minutes. If you are baking them from frozen, add a few extra minutes to baking time. They will look a little underdone when you take them out of the oven but they firm up as they cool.
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Tyson froze a few from the batch to save for Santa on Christmas eve. I think it's safe to say they are Santa approved because there were not any left on Christmas morning. (you failed to mention that you sent him home with the entire bag of leftover m&m's… hehehe.) Thanks again for the great day, Nat.


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Earth Altars
"...beauty emerges from selection, affinities, integration, love." Louis Kahn, architect,1901-1974
Several years ago, Amber and I backpacked over a pass in Tucson's Catalina Mountains. Dropping into the top of a stream-carved canyon, we set up camp by a waterfall above an inaccessible pool. At the far edge of the pool, on a large flat rock, the makings of a fire had been laid. Bundles of twigs, broken into even lengths, neatly stacked. Tinder surrounded by the scaffolding of a fire that sat unlit. I could see no path to the rock; there were no signs of who had prepared the fire or why.
I've remained enchanted by this unexpected sight, returning to it often in my mind's eye when I need to connect to something bigger than the the stress of daily life and the distress of injustice and suffering.
On the first day of our recent camping trip, along the banks of Oregon's magical McKenzie River, I found myself drawn to a flat rock, inspired to pause. To take in the beauty, and to reflect it back. To notice what called to me, to bring those items into some kind of relation with each other and with myself in an act of silent devotion. As I selected bits of moss and lichen, and assembled them with cedar and pine cones around a volcanic rock, I decided to create an earth altar at some point on each day of our trip.
The next day found us southbound, stopping at the Roseburg cemetery that houses the bones of Amber's grandfather, a pilgrimage Amber had made with her own Dad just a year before. As Amber cleared the matted grass from his grave marker and washed it, I collected fallen plums and leaves from a nearby tree.
The next day, in our campsite deep in the California redwoods, I leaned into a chest-high burl to create an altar honoring my friend Marcy, at the same moment as our community was gathering around her grave back in Portland to mark the year anniversary of her death.
An altar ended up decorating each of our succession of campsites. Others, I fashioned during a pause from a hike through the woods, on a river's edge, or by the ocean.
My favorite site of all was the wild spit of sand at the mouth of the Klamath River where the salmon swim in from the Pacific, a sacred place of abundance tended since the beginning of remembered time by the Yurok People. While hundreds view this rugged place from a state park overlook everyday, we were the only ones down on the beach itself, given access by the Yurok family that operates the historic inn we'd happened upon.
Every piece of driftwood, every water-worn rock and tattered seed pod and piece of flotsam felt alive. Intertwining those moments of my life with the fingers and toes of the natural world felt like a form of praise. In each of those settings, for the minutes I spent making an altar, I felt deeply at peace, deeply at home.
For inspiration on earth altars that are true works of art, check out morningaltars and the work of Andy Goldsworthy.
24 Points of Light
View from my desk: stars for my Dad, Marcy & Bill
When I arrived at the Orphan Wisdom School earlier this spring, my friend and classmate Carrie Stearns said she had something to give me.
Carrie knew that the lack of a funeral for my Dad 15 years ago was part of what had drawn me to my work as a Celebrant, and that my friend Marcy's death a year ago was still much on my mind and heavy in my heart.
In the envelope she handed me were two richly colored paper stars she'd made: one for my Dad, one for Marcy. She said she'd be making one for Bill too, my friend who lay dying back home as we gathered in the Ottawa Valley.
Carrie started making these window stars with her daughters when they were little, at the start of every winter. "We would adorn many windows in our home with these star-shaped beams of light and beauty and also give them as gifts at Christmas time," she says. "I have taught many friends young and old to make these and everyone seems to find joy and meaning in the process. Now my daughters are off to explore life away from home and my practice of star making has evolved to include making them as a way of remembering and honoring a beloved one who has died."
I brought the stars home to Bill's house and taped them to the window across from his bed. I wondered aloud whether my Dad and Marcy along with all of his ancestors might be waiting to gather him in, and told him that a star for him would adorn my window in time. Those stars watched over a beautiful procession of close friends and family sharing sacred time around his bed.
Two weeks later, Bill died. I left the stars on his windows for a few weeks more. One day it felt like time to bring them home to my house, just a block away. I took them off his windows and carried them with me through the business of my day. When I arrived home, I put the key in the door and reached into the mailbox. An envelope from Carrie. Bill's star, ready to join the other two on my window.
"It is said that we are made of star dust… stars evoke this beautiful sense of mystery," writes Carrie. "They call to me to wonder and to remember and to wonder some more. When a beloved one dies in our culture we are not strong in the skill of grieving, remembering, and carrying them. Making a star in honor of one who has died and placing it in a window where light can touch it is a way of calling forth their beauty and presence among us. The beauty of these stars has a way catching my attention and encourages me to pause and to follow the path of my remembering."
May the story of the stars Carrie crafted for my beloveds inspire others to make star beauty and to practice remembrance.
Resources for Making Window Stars
Carrie says, Sites for instructions are many. Here are a couple for a very basic star, which is a good starting place:
Wee Folk Art web-based tutorial
Duo Fiberworks web-based tutorial
Window Stars, the book Carrie most recommends
To order the kite paper (there is also a video tutorial on this page)
Read Carrie's moving account of her partner Sarah's death, The Brilliance of Dying, published on my blog in 2014.

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By Sophia Stephens,
"Gabriel."
"Akiko."
"Wait…what?"
All of a sudden, the giggling stopped, and our once-mischievous little circle of elementary schoolers quickly grew tense. We had been sharing our middle names—one coming-of-age ceremony out of many treated with utmost secrecy and importance in the school yard—and in the small Eastern Washington town where I grew up, people visibly reacted to names that were… different. Names that were not like the others.
My name.
When I first started experiencing uncomfortable moments around my identity like this one, there was nothing more I wanted than to be normal. To not have a name that made people stop talking out of confusion when they heard it, or a face that people would
twist and squint to get a closer look at to better inform their guesses on my ethnicity.
Growing up mixed race in a small town that was predominantly white meant that people noticed you… not once, not twice, but every time you went out of the house. From the glances to the double-takes, sly sneak peeks to full-on stares, I quickly got used to how people noticed my differences, and came up with my own arsenal of comebacks and conversation-dodgers to get out of yet another casual interrogation about my identity. I grew up feeling like a hesitatingly accepted, well-watched outsider in my hometown, and for mixed race kids who don't grow up near a cultural or ethnic hub, that is often the reality.
However, it was only a matter of time before I learned that I wasn't flying solo in the experience of growing up mixed race. With my moves to college and, after graduation, Seattle, I met other people like me, other people who were different, who were not one or the other, but both, people who comfortably existed in
their mixed wholeness, and who could be themselves with me.
After so long, I have finally learned what it is like to notice—and be noticed for—each other's differences with respect and care.
It just looks like two people asking who the other person is, not what.
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The park is part of the Wet Tropics World Heritage Area and protects an uninterrupted habitat corridor from the coast to the tablelands. It also supports the endangered southern cassowary Casuarius casuarius johnsonii (southern population) which has suffered in the past partly due to forest clearing and fragmentation. Conserving the parks habitat will help the long-term survival of this unique and beautiful tropical bird.
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The artist known as Pink, or P!nk, may have been born as Alecia Beth Moore, but is now simply known by her one word stage name across the world and for being one of the most innovative artists of her time. The American born singer, songwriter, actress and musician first hit the music scene in 2000 with her debut album Can't Take Me Home. The album would introduce the singer to today's music scene and establish her as a truly unique female artist with her piercings, tattoos and care-free attitude. The singer would go on to follow the success of her first album with her second record called Missundaztood. This critically acclaimed album officially put Pink on the map and lead to hit singles that would garner her a great deal of attention from fans and critics alike.Since this album, the singer has released numerous number one hit and chart topping singles, and has also released a compilation album of her greatest hits today. In 2012, the singer released her sixth studio album a record titled The Truth About Love. The album debuted at the number one spot; a first for the singer. This accomplishment would only add to her existing success. The singer has had 17 top 20 hits on the Billboard charts. In 2009 she was also named as the number one pop musician of the decade by Billboard Magazine.To date, Pink has not only found a great deal of success on the charts and the radio eaves with singles such as "So What" "Who Knew" and "Raise Your Glass" but she has also found a great deal of success with her album sales as well. To date, the singer has sold more than 40 million albums across the globe and more than 70 million records world wide. Pinks success has made her one of the best-selling artists of all time and she has not only be praised by fans but by the critics as well. She has won three different Grammy Awards and two Brit Awards in addition to her five MTV Video Music Awards. Fortunately, for fans, they can do more than just listen to Pinks records, they can see her perform live as the singer is known for taking her act around the globe to some of the biggest venues in the world.
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ESETT - Status Epilepticus (SE) is a life-threatening condition in which the brain is in a state of persistent seizure. SE is defined as a seizure or recurrent seizures lasting longer than five minutes without stopping or regaining consciousness (waking up). There are approximately 120,000 – 180,000 episodes of SE each year in the US. ESETT is an emergency medicine study designed to try to save and improve the lives of people who experience a seizure that will not stop on its own or has not responded to a benzodiazepine (like valium). Emergency department care of these patients in the US is not the same everywhere. Because it is not known which drug best treats a long lasting seizure, different doctors use different drugs to try to stop it. This study plans to look at three commonly used medicines given in the emergency departments for a long lasting seizure: fosphenytoin (fPHT), valproic acid (VPA), and levetiracetam (LVT) to learn which treatment is most effective at stopping a seizure quickly. The best possible outcomes in patients having a seizure that will not stop after receiving a full dose of a benzodiazepine (like valium) are likely to depend on a treatment that leads to a rapid stop of the seizure. This study will help researchers figure out which drug works best. Normally, researchers get permission before a person can be included in a study. A person having a seizure will not be able to give consent. Since a seizure that will not stop on its own must be treated quickly, there will not be enough time to locate and talk to the person's legal representative about the study. All patients will be enrolled in the study without his/her legal representative's consent. This is called "Exception from Informed Consent" (EFIC). Once the representative is located or the participant wakes up, they will be told about the study and asked to give their permission to continue in the study.
ALIAS - The purpose of the ALIAS trial is to evaluate the effectiveness of high-dose, intravenous human serum albumin. Human serum albumin is a natural protein already in clinical use for a variety of indications. In animal laboratory studies it has been shown that it reduces the size of the infarction (amount of tissue death) in the brain and improves neurological function after a stroke and also decreases or eliminates the brain swelling that may occur; these effects may reduce or prevent the brain damage resulting from a stroke in humans.
POINT - Transient ischemic attacks (TIA) are common, with an estimated 250,000-350,000 occurring each year in the US, an incidence about 30-40% that of stroke. Rapid recovery of cerebral ischemia (reduction of blood flow to the brain) is a defining characteristic of TIA and distinguishes it from completed stroke. This recovery defines a distinct pathophysiologic feature that generally indicates the presence of previously ischemic tissue still at risk: a characteristic that may be responsible for greater instability. In fact, numerous studies have shown that short-term risk of stroke is high after TIA, particularly in the first few days, even in patients treated with aspirin, the current standard of care. Antithrombotic therapy may play a distinct role in this acute pathophysiology. Effective therapies in those with TIA could significantly reduce the overall burden of stroke if initiated immediately. However, no large-scale trial has evaluated an acute intervention in patients with TIA. The Primary Specific Aim of this randomized, double-blind, multicenter clinical trial is to determine whether clopidogrel (Plavix) 75 mg/day by mouth after a loading dose of 600 mg is effective in reducing the 90-day risk of major ischemic vascular events (ischemic stroke, myocardial infarction, and ischemic vascular death) when initiated within 12 hours of TIA onset in patients receiving aspirin 50-325 mg/day.
ProTECT - Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a major cause of premature death and disability worldwide. With the exception of mannitol, no therapy has been found to be effective in reducing mortality and improving functional outcomes. Progesterone is a steroid found to have powerful neuroprotective properties in multiple different animal models of brain injury. Based on encouraging pilot clinical trial results, the ProTECT trial will determine the efficacy and confirm safety of this treatment in adults with moderate to severe TBI.
RAMPART - Status epilepticus, a condition of persistent seizures that do not stop, is a true neurologic emergency associated with significant death and disability. Paramedics treat status epilepticus with anti-seizure medicine, but giving medicine through a vein can be difficult or slow in a seizing patient. This study will determine (1) if the anti-seizure drug midazolam given as a shot in the muscle stops seizures as well as the anti-seizure medicine lorazepam given directly into a vein, and (2) the rapidity and safety of these two medicines given in these different ways. The RAMPART study will be conducted using special rules for studies in which the subjects are too sick or incapacitated to either agree to or decline to participate at the time they are being treated in the ambulance or in the Emergency Room.
SHINE - This is a multicenter, prospective, randomized, controlled trial, with blinded outcomes. It aims to determine the efficacy and provide further safety data on the use of insulin infusion therapy for glucose control in hyperglycemic acute ischemic stroke patients. Treatment with insulin infusion will be given within 12 hours of symptom onset. The primary outcome to be assessed at 90 days will be the difference in favorable outcome measured by the modified Rankin Scale score in the insulin infusion group compared to the control group. The rates of symptomatic hypoglycemia with prolonged neurological worsening as well as asymptomatic hypoglycemia will be assessed. The secondary outcomes will assess additional neurological and functional outcomes. This highly collaborative research program is nearly guaranteed to advance the field of stroke care.
ATACH-II is a five (5) year, multi-center, randomized, controlled, Phase-III trial with blinded outcome ascertainment to determine the efficacy of early, intensive antihypertensive treatment using intravenous nicardipine for acute hypertension in subjects with spontaneous supratentorial ICH. The primary hypothesis of this large, streamlined, focused trial is that intensive systolic blood pressure (SBP) reduction using intravenous (IV) nicardipine with treatment initiated within three (3) hours of onset of ICH and continued for the next 24 hours reduces the likelihood of death or disability at three (3) months after ICH by ten percent (10%) or greater compared with standard SBP reduction. ATACH-II will recruit a maximum of 1,280 subjects with ICH who meet the eligibility criteria. The trial will have important public health implications as it will provide necessary information regarding the efficacy and safety of antihypertensive treatment of acute hypertension in subjects with ICH. BP treatment represents a strategy that can be made widely available without the need of specialized equipment and personnel, and therefore can make a major impact upon outcome in patients with ICH.
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By Chaminda Jayanetti
Jeremy Corbyn launched Labour's general election campaign this morning with an impassioned attack on the "establishment" and a focus on wealth inequality.
Speaking in London, he framed the election as "the Conservatives, the party of privilege and the richest, versus the Labour Party… It's the establishment versus the people. It's our historic duty to make sure the people prevail."
He also repeatedly attacked the distribution of wealth in Britain, pursuing a line that suggests Labour's manifesto may seek to tax the accumulated wealth of landowners rather than simply their income. Wealth taxes would mark a significant shift in the nature of taxation in Britain.
"It's a rigged system set up by the wealth extractors for the wealth extractors. But things can and they will change.
"Britain needs a Labour government that is prepared to fight for people in every part of the country – our towns, villages as well as big cities. A Labour government that isn't scared to take on the cosy cartels that are hoarding this country's wealth for themselves. It needs a government that will use that wealth to invest in people's lives in every community to build a better future for every person who lives there."
High profile corporate leaders came under fire as Corbyn sought to put faces and names to the elites in society.
"If I were Southern Rail or if I were Philip Green, I'd be worried about a Labour government. If I were Mike Ashley or the CEO of a tax avoiding multinational corporation, I'd want to see a Tory victory. Why? Because those are the people who are monopolising the wealth that should be shared by each and every one of us in the whole country.
"It is wealth that should belong to the majority and not the tiny minority… The British people know that they are the true wealth creators, held back by a system rigged for the wealth extractors."
Corbyn recently said the party was considering a Land Value Tax (LVT) to replace business rates, which caused problems for the government this year when small businesses in London and the South East found they would be hit by sharp increases in tax.
An LVT would hit landowners rather than tenants, based on the value of land rather than the income drawn from it. Andy Burnham has previously given his backing to the policy, while many left-wing economists argue that taxing wealth is required in order to reduce inequality.
In keeping with reports that he would adopt a "populist" strategy against entrenched elites, Corbyn said he would not "play by the rules" and promised a fairer and more equal economy, adopting a passionate style similar to Jean-Luc Melenchon, the French left wing radical who is mounting a strong surprise challenge in the presidential election.
He insisted that Labour could win the election, despite their difficulties in the polls.
"Much of the media and the establishment are saying this election is a foregone conclusion. They think there are rules in politics which if you don't follow by doffing your cap to the powerful people, accepting that things can't really change, then you can't win.
"But of course, they don't want us to win. Because when we win, it's the people not the powerful who win."
He also railed against Conservative spending cuts to frontline services. "The Conservatives, drunk on a failed ideology, are hell bent on cutting every public service they can get their hands on. And they will use all the divide and rule tactics of the Lynton Crosby trade to keep their rigged system intact."
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Starmer refuses to say that Corbyn would have made a better PM than Boris Johnson
New report calls on Labour to set out 'clear identity' to win voters back


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Guest Post: Author Annie Cardi
When your mom thinks she's Amelia Earhart, navigating high school, first love, and family secrets is like flying solo without a map.
Driver's ed and a first crush should be what Alex Winchester is stressed out about in high school - and she is. But what's really on her mind is her mother. Why is she dressing in Dad's baggy khaki pants with a silk scarf around her neck? What is she planning when she pores over maps in the middle of the night? When did she stop being Mom and start being Amelia Earhart? Alex tries to keep her budding love life apart from the growing disaster at home as her mother sinks further into her delusions. But there are those nights, when everyone else is asleep, when it's easier to confide in Amelia than it ever was to Mom.
Now, as Amelia's flight plans become more intense, Alex is increasingly worried that Amelia is planning her final flight - the flight from which she never returns. What could possibly be driving Mom's delusions, and how far will they take her?
THE CHANCE YOU WON'T RETURN started when I a line popped into my head: "My mother thinks she's Amelia Earhart." I was really intrigued by the idea of a family dealing with this delusion, and what that means for main character Alex in terms of identity.
Throughout the book Alex returns to the question, "If you could be anyone else, who would you be?" To celebrate the release of THE CHANCE YOU WON'T RETURN, I thought it would be fun to answer Alex's question myself. In no particular order, here are a few people I'd like to spend some time as:
Julia Child: Pretty much one of the coolest people ever. She was in her 40s when she learned how to cook (way later than you'd expect someone tackling a challenge like that) and brought culinary skill and adventure to thousands. I really like her attitude about creating and taking risks and being passionate—even if that means making mistakes sometimes. She also got to live in France and had an awesome marriage with her husband, Paul.
William Shakespeare: Four hundred-ish years after his death, and he's still one of the most acclaimed and well-known writers in the world. His characters and stories are still relevant (I mean, did you see the recent movie adaptation of MUCH ADO?), and he invented words/phrases we still use today (let's just say I'm feeling like a "green-eyed monster").
JK Rowling: Obviously. Jo, if you ever want to hang out, I am so there.
Fred Rogers: Pretty much the greatest human being ever. He was so kind and thoughtful and changed both children's television and public television forever. He connected with generations on a deep, beautiful level and understood the value of a good cardigan.
As a writer, I appreciate that I get to be in the heads of my characters and get to understand their experiences and pain and joy and anxieties and hopes. But it would be pretty cool to be JK Rowling for a little while, too.
If you could be anyone else (for a little while, at least), who would you be?
Annie Cardi holds an MFA in creative writing from Emerson College and a BA from the University of Virginia. Her short stories have appeared in The Georgetown Review, Vestal Review, Juked, and others. In 2011, PEN New England selected her as a winner of the Susan P. Bloom Children's Book Discovery Award for the manuscript that would become her debut young adult novel, The Chance You Won't Return. Annie lives near Boston with her husband and a portrait of a sea captain.
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