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The fix for exploding airbags may be more deadly than the problem
NEW YORK -- This is one fix for recalled vehicles that might be more deadly than the problem.
Eight million vehicles made by 10 different automakers have been recalled due to flawed airbags that can explode and hit passengers with shrapnel. The problem: The airbag manufacturer Takata doesn't have enough replacement airbags to fix all the recalled cars.
Not all the manufacturers involved have said how they'll handle the expected shortage. But Toyota has said that it plans to disable defective airbags once it runs out of replacements as it repairs the 800,000 cars it has recalled.
"It's something we're prepared to do, an indication of how seriously we take the problem," said Toyota spokeswoman Cindy Knight.
Not everyone thinks this is a good idea, since only a small percentage of the defective airbags are likely to explode in a crash. More people could be killed due to disabled airbags than by the defective airbags, said the Center for Auto Safety's executive director Clarence Ditlow.
"You save more lives by leaving the airbags in place than you would lose lives by the airbag exploding," Ditlow said. Even if a driver is wearing a seatbelt, he said, airbags can provide life-saving protection in a crash.
Toyota says the recalled airbags are only on the passenger side of it's cars. If it disables an airbag, it will put a sticker on the dashboard advising people not to ride in the front passenger seat until its replaced. And it stressed that disabling the airbags is just a temporary solution until a replacement can be installed.
Toyota has gotten permission from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to disable the airbags, which otherwise would be illegal. Both Toyota and NHTSA are pushing to get owners to bring their cars in to be serviced, whether or not Toyota runs out of replacement airbags.
Bringing a recalled car in for service is always voluntary for owners. About a third of recalled cars are never repaired, according to industry estimates. But if Toyota goes ahead with its plans, drivers who bring their cars in will be told that disabling the airbags is the best solution for their problem.
Other automakers affected by the recall may also run into a shortage of replacements.
Five million vehicles made by Honda Motor have been hit by the recall, but the automaker has declined to say whether it will disable the flawed airbags if or when it runs out of replacements.
The company is working to get enough of the replacement airbags, according to Honda spokesman Chris Martin, and that it has not yet asked NHTSA for permission to disable any air bags.
General Motors has recalled 80,000 autos for this airbag problem and the company says it won't disable them if it runs out of replacements.
"We're in pretty good shape on replacement parts at the moment," said GM spokesman Alan Adler. "But if and when we run out of parts, our plan is to give owners loaner vehicles. We would not disable the airbag."
There have been four deaths and dozens of serious injuries tied to the exploding airbags, according to the Center for Auto Safety, all in Honda and Accura cars built by Honda Motor.
NHTSA is pushing Takata to step up efforts to produce replacement bags. But Takata did not return repeated requests for comment as to when it will be able to supply enough replacement airbags to repair all 8 million cars.

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Archaeology is the only discipline that studies the human past in its entirety; from the origins of our species to the events of yesterday. Archaeology at Aberdeen has a special northern focus that is unique in the UK. Through lectures, field and laboratory work you will engage with the archaeology of Scotland, Scandinavia, northern Europe, the North Atlantic and northern latitudes of Asia and North America. You will be taught by internationally acclaimed researchers. The BSc route focuses on the science side of archaeology. Courses will cover subjects such as the origins of modern humans, ancient environments, bioarchaeology, Scottish archaeology and excavation and research skills. In seeking to understand how ancient people lived their lives, structured their world, and engaged with their environment, archaeologists ask the big questions that can provide us with the tools to tackle modern day issues such the effects of climate change, designing the 'perfect' diet, or investigating the spread of epidemics. You will develop the practical and research skills required to work as a professional archaeologist or heritage specialist, taught and inspired by experts who are internationally recognised leaders in their fields, with many links and projects in areas of special interest overseas, such as Alaska.
View all modules on the programme page to find out more about what you will be studying and when. University of Aberdeen modules are designed to give you breadth and depth to your degree. The range of modules you study will allow you to become proficient in all subjects which are directly relevant to your degree giving you greater career options.
Students are assessed by any combination of three assessment methods: Coursework such as essays and reports completed throughout the course; Practical assessments of the skills and competencies they learn on the course; Written examinations at the end of each course. The exact mix of these methods differs between subject areas, years of study and individual courses. Honours projects are typically assessed on the basis of a written dissertation.
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Here are some steps on how to decorate a bedroom with black and white bedding. The black and white bedding sheet evokes the modern feeling in the small bedroom if it does not feature weird pattern and texture. The black and white theme is very popular in the world. It is simple, chic and stylish. You can evoke the minimalist design without making the bedroom cramped. The bedding sheet that you have should be matched with other items and elements in the bedroom.
The first thing that you need to do is assessing the bedroom before you choose the black and white bedding sheet. You need to decide whether you want to have a modern, contemporary or even traditional bedroom design. The selection of black and white bedding set depends on the interior design of the bedroom. If you have the traditional bedroom ideas, you can pick the black and white damask bedding sheet.
The next thing to decide is the material of black and white bedding set. If you live in a very cold region, you can choose the bedding sheet in thicker materials which can keep the body warm and comfortable. It can be made of high quality linen, cotton or even velvet. If you live in a hot region, the black and white bedding sheet in thin material is nice to have. You can pick the lightweight one for flattering material.
Now decide the pattern for black and white bedding set. If you are interested with traditional design, the heavy and busy damask, floral, striped, paisley or even gingham pattern is nice to have. The modern styled black and white bedding can feature the striped, tribal or even contemporary abstract pattern.
The bed frame should be match with the black and white bedding set that you select. You can bring firm and edgy look if you have a modern wooden black frame for decorating the contemporary bedroom design with plain black and white bedding sheet.
The last thing to do is finishing the bedroom with various black and white accessories. You can decorate the white side table with a black table lamp. A bright red wall hanging can break the plain look. Find ideas on how to decorate the black bedroom furniture here.
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Great meeting on Monday. Thanks to all for came along.
There were a few more to talk to and catch up with this week. But we decided not to split into smaller groups so, due to the time constraints, only some of us could share our week. Timing the sharing sessions can be a difficult task, the need for discussion on a particular subject an individual brings to our attention has a knock on effect and therefore it can be a challenge to "fit" everyone into the sharing time. So if there are more than 6 of us attending the group and we all want to stay as a group, our usual "take in turn" sharing time may have to be abandoned for a while. I apologise to any of you who were disappointed not to share this week. Please feel free to chat with me if any of you have idea's on how to manage time within the group meetings.
My thoughts after our meeting were on the difficulty we have when making decisions and understanding our responses to situations when decision making becomes too overwhelming. A decision can be an easy one to make if we are in the right frame of mind, feeling reasonably confident that we have the ability to carry our decision through in a positive way and happy in the knowing that we may stray a little from the path that our decision has put us on and accepting that it may be difficult to get back on track from time to time. But sometimes decisions are impossible to make. We don't know what the outcome of that decision will be, we can find as many arguments to make the decision as to not, it's like we are stood at a cross roads not knowing which way to go, which path is the right one for me? Thoughts can then circle round and round in our heads in an endless swirl as we become more and more confused. We may just falter in our tracks and become completely stumped. Then some one will say something and everything falls into place and we know this is the way to go. It just takes time for that to happen!
So just stick with it everyone however difficult things an get. We will all get to where we want to be it may just take us a little longer.
Although very few folks coming along again this week it was a good meeting.
I have been thinking about how my life is a the moment. After a fairly stressful week I decided to do a sort of "Mind Map" See file above. We had a chat about this. I was amazed at how complicated it looks! I wonder if when we hit some catastrophic moment in our lives, all of our problems hit us. Looking at my mind map and seeing all the things going on it's no wonder life can become overwhelming! I talked about how I used the results of the "Wheel of Emotions", which is on the Tasks Page, when I discovered how much I worry and feel guilty about things. Looking at my Mind Mad not much has changed. However, I am trying to change my thinking habits and make a note of the words I say to myself. So things are improving and I have got some Happy things going on!
At group we talked about our current difficulties and how taking control of them can be hard. Sometimes writing things down can give us a different perspective on what is going on. Stopping us filtering out the positive things, because we are only capturing the negative. With this is mind lets see how the coming week unfolds.
Thanks to all who came along last night. It was a rather intimate evening perhaps the lovely summer sunshine was being enjoyed?
One of the topics we talked about was sleeping or the lack of it! Sleeping can be such a problem, whether it is getting ourselves in a mode of mind where we are happy to go to sleep, needing to do something to relax to get off to sleep or becoming hyper-aware of the whole "I'm going to sleep now" thing. Then once off to sleep we can be plagued by nightmares or unpleasant dreams. We discussed some of the things that may be of help in these situations, writing down dreams, working out if we have any triggers and dealing with these or taking some medication. Perhaps we could look at these in more detail at some point. Seeing what works for you.
"Loneliness" is one of the biggest causes of depression, according to statistics from the NHS. Something that can affect folk of any age. We have some links to some social groups on our YourSpace web site that may be of interest if you are looking for some social activity. We all came to the conclusion that social interaction really helps us with our wellbeing.
There are also many organisations out there that we can use for support if you think you need help with something more specific, like trying to work out personal problems. Organisations such as the Samaritans, RELATE or Signpost. If you know of any more let me know and I will set up a page of links to these on the YourSpace Web Site.
Have a good week to you all.
Great meeting last Monday night. Good to be back after the Bank Holiday break.
Thank you to all who came along, welcome to those who are new to the group and those who have not been for a while!
We had a varied range of conversation. Some discussion was around how events in our childhood influences us in our adulthood. Whether that's from; how we were treated, or the way we were brought up by our parents, or what happened to us during a difficult time that caused us pain or unhappiness. We cannot go back into our past to put these things right, so some of the ideas, regarding how folks have dealt with some of these issues, were very heartening.
We briefly touched on our emotions and the difficulties we experience when coming to terms with them, especially when these emotions relate to what happened to us in the past. Emotions can be very overwhelming at times. It's not easy to find the compassion for ourselves during these moments. It's worth remembering that our emotions belong to us! They are there to protect us. Our emotions may be influenced by what happens around us but that influence cannot make you feel anything you feel it because you do. However we all agreed that we can feel a lot of compassion for others.
We talked a bit about how anxiety affects our thinking. Finding an activity that will distract us from our anxieties can be quite a challenge. Thank you for some of the idea's put forward which may help. Try them if you can and we will talk some more about how things went. We also talked about some troublesome thoughts around health anxieties. These thoughts can be hard to shrug off. It may be worth trying to be realistic about such thoughts as they are just thoughts, without the evidence they mean nothing.
"We may not be able to eliminate all of life's pain and stresses, but we may be able to respond to them in a way that is kinder and more compassionate to ourselves and to those around us".


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Planned Parenthood Re-Opens Limited Services at Sioux City Health Center to Meet Community Need
By Planned Parenthood Advocates of Iowa | June 2, 2020, 8:52 p.m.
COVID-19 limited sexual and reproductive health care in region as STIs skyrocket
Des Moines, IA— Planned Parenthood North Central States is bringing back limited in-person services at a health center in Sioux City, IA to meet patient need in the region.
The Sioux City health center will offer STI testing and family planning services, including birth control, IUD consultation, LARCs, Depo shots, and more. Medication abortion care will also be available. The Sioux City health center was forced to close in 2017 after Iowa legislators defunded Planned Parenthood operations.
"Sexual and reproductive health care needs don't stop during a pandemic and Iowans in the Sioux City area need these services, especially now. New data shows sexually transmitted infections are skyrocketing in the county as the availability of testing and treatment has gone down," said Erin Davison-Rippey, Iowa State Executive Director for Planned Parenthood North Central States. "We are proud to be opening the Sioux City health center to provide care to Iowans in an area that has lacked access. Our expert staff take every precaution to keep patients healthy during COVID-19, and we will be promoting our many telehealth services. We want to be sure every Iowan can access the health care they need no matter what."
To limit the spread of COVID-19, patients have access to telehealth services, which launched at the beginning of the pandemic. Patient use of our telehealth services has increased 250 percent during this time period.
Planned Parenthood health centers are taking all necessary measures to protect patients and physicians when in-person care is necessary. Health centers have a universal in-clinic masking policy, require social distancing and limit in-person contact to only when necessary.
Lack of sexual health access is having a large impact on Woodbury County. STI rates are skyrocketing in Iowa, and particularly in Woodbury County. STI cases jumped 74 percent in Woodbury county since 2017. Gonorrhea cases increased more than 141 percent.
Due to strains on the health care system, access to STI tests and family planning services, which was limited before COVID-19, is even more difficult today. With a lack of testing, the National Coalition of STD Directors anticipates STI rates will continue to skyrocket.
To make an appointment at the Sioux City health center, please call 877-811-7526.
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Taiwanese women say they were robbed in Thai villa while they slept
Staff writer, with CNA
Six Taiwanese women traveling in Pattaya, Thailand, earlier this week said that they think they were robbed after being knocked out during the night and losing all their cash.
The six women said they booked a villa in Pattaya over the Internet, but when they arrived on Thursday, the clerk gave excuses about why the room did not have a key and suggested they leave their bags in the room and go for a walk.
When the women returned to the room it had a fishy smell, they said, adding that they informed the clerk, but nothing was done.
The telephone in the room did not work and the French windows could not be locked, the women said.
The women were all asleep by 1am, they said, adding that when they awoke they found the window open and their wallets scattered on the floor.
The women said they lost more than 70,000 baht (US$2,020) and asked the clerk to report the matter to the police, but did not get a response.
However, with the assistance of an overseas Chinese community leader in Thailand, they were able to file a police report.
The women said that the villa only passively assisted in preparing a report for police and said that the women should have kept their valuables in the room's safe deposit box.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said the case is being handled by Thai police, and Taiwan's representative office in Thailand is also assisting.
The women are scheduled to return to Taiwan today.
The ministry said that people need to be careful with their valuables and pay attention to their personal safety when traveling overseas.


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Cyclodinus coniceps é uma espécie de insetos coleópteros polífagos pertencente à família Anthicidae.

A autoridade científica da espécie é De Marseul, tendo sido descrita no ano de 1879.

Trata-se de uma espécie presente no território português.

Referências

Ligações externas
 Cyclodinus coniceps - Biodiversity Heritage Library - Bibliografia
 Cyclodinus coniceps - NCBI Taxonomy Database
 Cyclodinus coniceps - Global Biodiversity Information Facility
 Cyclodinus coniceps - Encyclopedia of Life

Coleópteros polífagos de Portugal
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Coleópteros descritos em 1879


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The 12 best DJ mixes from Andrew Weatherall archive The Weatherdrive
The Weatherdrive contains 900 hours of DJ mixes. Here are 12 of the best DJ sessions from the Guv'nor
As compiled by the Flightpath Estate Hardcore Squad: Words by Adam Turner with tactical support from Martin Brannagan & Mark Ratcliff
The response to the Weatherdrive has been unprecedented. What was released in 2019 as a resource for the Flightpath Estate Facebook group has been shared far and wide since Andrew's untimely death on February 17.
While it is currently struggling under the strain of increased traffic and is sometimes unavailable, the Weatherdrive is still a free resource but If you are using, listening and experiencing it and wish to pay your respects please consider a donation to one of the charities that was important to Andrew: Amnesty International, Multiple Sclerosis Society, Crisis or Thrombosis UK.
Please also consider purchasing or streaming some of his music to support his musical partners and his estate, including recent single 'Unknown Plunderer' released on ByrdOut and digital singles by The Woodleigh Research Facility.
Here are the 12 'best' mixes from the Weatherdrive, as picked by The Flightpath Estate Hardcore Squad.
'McGuire was tired and trudged back to the office. He'd been out all day walking from Jacob Street to Chapel Street Market the long way round, tracking the movements of Wilmot (a man who knew how to stay down and hidden when he wanted to). In the office he fell into his chair and flicked the radio on. Garbage spewed out. McGuire pushed the tape deck shut and pressed play…'
The Hardiker Tape, 1991
The Hardiker Tape sounds like it's from 1991, when Weatherall's sets straddled the porous lines between Balearic, nascent prog and hardcore - the recording is not as good as the similar Kaos one from '91 but what it does have is lashings of classic Wevvers crossfader action as well as ridiculously euphoric hardcore gurners, Convert's 'Nightbird' bashing up against the likes of his own (just finished) sultry, E- soaked remix of One Dove's 'Fallen'. Lord Sabre rides out.
Read this next: Andrew Weatherall: A sonic revolutionary and free spirit
The Hacienda, July 1993
One to raise the spirits and send arms aloft, a night at Manchester's most famous nightclub with a set taking in the full English breakfast of pounding drums, acidic squiggles, breakdowns, peaks and troughs, a strobe-lit frenzy with the unmistakeable smell of dry ice. Speedy J, Psychick Warriors Ov Gaia, Blake Baxter, Ege Bam Yasi. Now it's known as old-skool. Then it was the future.
BBC1 Essential Mix 1993
This one is a genuine contender for the greatest of all the Essential Mixes. This was only the 3rd ever Essential Mix and Weatherall comes in hard. Opening with Killing Joke's continent-sized bassline, which eventually grinds its way into Sabres Of Paradise's 'Edge 6' and then onwards into another of his own works, a remix of Brothers Love Dubs. Only six tracks in and we've already taken in all that plus LFO and then the hair raising segue from 'Smokebelch' into Plastikman's 'Spastik'. Black Dog, Innersphere and Planetary Assault Systems all follow. Taped off the radio and re-taped and shared and re-taped and burned onto CD and uploaded and shared….
Footnote: his second Essential Mix in 1996 was equally essential. Sublime deep house with crossed swords.
Full Monty, December 1994
The sound of Andrew Weatherall in full flight circa 1994, having moved away from the E'd-up euphoria of the 'Screamadelica' years towards something harder and grungier, a sound that really took off during his Sabresonic residency - the astonishing remix he did for Espiritu's 'Bonita Manana' jostles up against a pounding mix of Musical Science by, um, Musical Science and a favourite of his sets at the time, Ron Trent's techno classic 'Altered States' underscoring his new found commitment to techno.
Read this next: Andrew Weatherall would want you to push boundaries
Blood Sugar, May 1998
Blood Sugar became Weatherall's vehicle of choice, a minimal, dark, purist extension of the Two Lone Swordsmen sound. There are various mixes from 1998. The one from May, split over parts One and Two, is to submerge oneself into the depths of machine funk: sub-bass, hiss and echo, clicks and whirrs, distorted sounds and static, staccato bursts, rhythm and sound and Rhythm And Sound and that long, dubbed-out, persistent groove.
Two Lone Swordsmen Rotters Golf Club Mix for One World, March 2001
Two hours of glitched-up machine funk from the Swordsmen in their electro prime late at night on Radio One - chock full of their own material under multiple pseudonyms (2ls, Rude Solo, Klart, Hidden Library, Radioactive Man), including tracks that only ever saw the light on rare Japanese CDs or 7"s alongside spliced-up hip hop, electro, breakbeat weirdness from Prefuse 73 and Kool Keith amongst others. Here's part One and Two.
DJ set supporting Lung, Rotter & Seven, London Pure Groove, July 2009
The nascent A Love From Outer Space (ALFOS) sound was evident before the 'never knowingly exceeding 122bpm' dictum was set in stone. This set has elements which sound appropriately low slung and exhibit a strong Middle Eastern vibe. There are hybrid tunes which oscillate somewhere between house and dub (exhibit A, Soft Rocks' 'Slowdown') and there are classic bits of indie dance where chunky rhythms meet phat guitars uptown (exhibit B, Phoreski's 'Proud To be A Fool'). Two years after this the seminal ALFOS residency at The Drop started but the sound of those nights was already swishing around inside the man's head.
Moon Mix, 2011
Done in conjunction with Japanese outfit Oki-Ni the Moon Mix is only an hour long, but every minute is perfectly weighed and considered. A low key, largely beatless affair, with moody strings, spectral pianos, lots of hiss and acres of space. A sort of ambient-shoegaze-gothic night of the soul that surfaces into uplifting but still unpredictable electronica.
A Love From Outer Space, Electric Elephant, Tisno, Croatia July 2013
In 2010 Andrew and Sean Johnston began a travelling disco that took on a life of its own. Billed as 'an oasis of slow in a world of ever increasing velocity' they pioneered what Andrew called 'drug chug', a space age, cosmische, ecstatic trip. At Croatia's Electric Elephant festival in 2013, playing on a boat, they achieved something that people who were present talk of in religious terms, five hours of transcendence. The final section alone is worth the price of admission, a segue from The Human League to Weatherall's own remix of Fuck Buttons' 'Sweet Love For Planet Earth', to A.R. Kane and finishing with Kölsch's 'Der Alte'.
Read this next: The best Andrew Weatherall mixes
Terraforma, Milan, June 2017
A masterclass in how to create a seamless, thrilling, perfectly joined up DJ set which contains little that could actually be described as dance music but which is still aimed at moving feet. At the Terraforma Festival near Milan Weatherall played to a field of Italians half his age and had them grooving to Fujiya Miyagi, 80's Paisley Underground rockers The Dream Syndicate and Moon Duo among many others in a two-hour set. Post punk, indie, psyche rock, general weirdness - but to dance to.
Red Rooster Festival, Suffolk, June 2019
Weatherall's rockabilly sets are almost as legendary as his 90s techno ones or the 2010s ALFOS excursions. A rockabilly, garage and rock 'n' roll obsessive since his youth, he played at Red Rooster in summer 2019 and delivered a set that combines wrangling guitars, frenzied rhythms, stand-up bass, squealing sax, the obscure, the weird and the downright dirty.
Music's Not For Everyone, NTS Radio, January 2020
Andrew Weatherall's monthly radio show for NTS had already become an essential listening experience, a tour de force of outsider and outlier music. The first edition of 2020, and what turned out sadly to be his penultimate show, is fast becoming legendary. It launches from what could be called ambient but over the two hours takes us on a cosmic, eclectic instrumental trip. Reflective and redemptive and perfectly timed. In the great man's own words 'dusting the ornaments on the mantelpiece of your mind'.
'McGuire wasn't sure how long he'd been asleep, but he'd definitely nodded off. He stood up, stretched and peered through the blinds of the window that looked out over Dean Street. Going back to the desk he took the cassette out of the machine and looked at the label. It had been scratched off and a new one put over the top at least twice. Biro and Tippex engravings. Through the faded labels and half peeled stickers, he could make out the words 'sabre' and 'Witherspoon', possibly something about outer space. He put the tape in his pocket, turned up the collar of his coat and stepped outside…'


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Richard "Rico" Jensen, age 71 of Minocqua, WI died on Tuesday, November 20th at the Seasons of Life Hospice House. Richard was born on March 23, 1947 in Oak Park, IL the son of Warren and Lea Jensen. He proudly served in the United States Air Force. Richard married his wife, Laurie on December 19, 2009, she survives. Known by his friends as Rico, he was very likeable and had a great sense of humor. He had a great love for the Northwoods and the guys he worked with. Rico worked for John Delorean for many years and for the Napa store in Minocqua.
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Difference Between Carbon Steels and Powdered Steels
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What is carbon steel?
Carbon steel is the lowest alloy steel. Typically, stainless steel is alloyed with nickel or chromium to make it rust-proof and rust-proof. But this alloy is only mixed with steel. Elements do not have chemical bonds. These elements stop the tape during the instance. Carbon steels are steels that contain none of these elements.
Efficient, heat-treated carbon steel blades have a high level of sharpness. Although it is generally easy to sharpen and a favorite of chefs with heavy use.
However, carbon steel rusts very easily. And requires special care. Blades usually need to be lubricated after use to prevent rusting. Carbon steel knives should be washed and dried immediately after use. Even salt from your hands can rust the blade. Carbon steel knives naturally cause the blade to tarnish, creating a "scar" that protects the underside of the steel. And some would say that the change in the natural color of the Knife block set is very beautiful.
Carbon steel knives
While traditional carbon steel knives are still made by some brands such as Sabatier, many new carbon steel knives have been introduced by several Japanese factories. These include tungsten, manganese, vanadium, and/or chromium. The addition of these elements makes it more resistant to wear and corrosion. Because of the need to replace the impurities in the iron, the new carbon steels balance the corrosion resistance and hardness of stainless steel. Ease of sharpening pure carbon steel
Although there are many models, some brands have become particularly popular among knife makers:
Shirogami
High carbon steel with minimal impurities
Aogami super
Also known as blue paper steel or blue steel, is an alloy containing tungsten, chromium, manganese, and vanadium. Refined steel is very clean with little or no impurities such as sulfur retention. Hardness up to 65 HRC is considered the "gold standard of the knife industry".
Aogami 1 and 2
Also known as White Paper Steel, similar to Blue Paper Steel with an increased composition of alloying elements. Harder but more delicate
The best carbon steel knives are usually coated with stainless steel. Or luxury knives can be encased in Damascus stainless steel. This means that only the tip of the knife is exposed. Reduce the risk of rust damage.
We generally do not recommend carbon steel knives to anyone but professional chefs.
What is Powdered steel?
Powdered steel is the latest innovation in kitchen knife steel.
Iron powder is obtained by sintering different metals. down to the very fine grains in the alloy where the various components combine to form a uniform microstructure. This is a very accurate method in the lab, not in the steel mill. The resulting grade is the Best-advanced finish. And they can be easily sharpened. Of course, modern steels of this type are quite expensive. Powder steel greatly bridges the gap between traditional Japanese stainless steel and the finest carbon steel.
SG-2/R2
SG-2/R2 is the most used steel powder for knives by Japanese blacksmiths and some major brands, manufactured by Takefu Steel, SG-2/R2 can reach 64 HRC.
ZDP-189 is one of the hardest knife-making steels. It can be hardened in Rockwell 67. This steel has a high carbon content and its alloys are very hard. Because steel is hard, it is very difficult to sharpen. But it will retain an edge for a long time, knives made of this steel are rare and in high demand.
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Long time ago I split into fractions.
Somewhere deep down in my mind I buried a seed.
I hid it from the world. Nobody saw it.
No one ever searched for it.
I always remembered about my seed.
It grew and grew and I couldn't see it.
But my roots hold me tight.
I didn't cut, I didn't split.
I wonder! I wonder about the time.
And I wonder about my seed… my dream..!
To see my roots become a tree.


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Love The Skin You In
Love the skin you're in, no matter if you are black, white, red, or yellow. God made you who you are for a reason. Take pride in yourself and the complexion of your skin. No one's color is any better than the other. No one's color makes them more special than another. You are who you are for a reason and do not let anyone tell you otherwise. We live in a world of colorism.
What is colorism? You ask.
"Colorism is prejudice or discrimination against individuals with a dark skin tone, typically among people of the same ethnic or racial group." (US Dictionary Lexico)
Where did the word of colorism come from?
"Colorism, is a term believed to be first coined in 1982 by Pulitzer Prize winner Alice Walker and defined by her to mean the "prejudicial or preferential treatment of same-race people based solely on their color." (Kimberly Jade Norwood, 2015)
Why do people have a different skin color?
"People have different skin colors mainly because their melanocytes produce different amounts and kinds of melanin. The genetic mechanism behind human skin color is mainly regulated by the enzyme tyrosinase, which creates the color of the skin, eyes, and hair shades." (Wikipedia the free encyclopedia)
Causes of colorism?
"Several reasons tie together the key factors of inter-racial and intra-racial colorism: discrimination, self-deprivation, self-hatred, white supremacy, social conditioning, etc. The desire to be accepted, or wanting to be "beautiful" is universal. The desire becomes concerning when "beautiful" is meant to appear similar, or like unto the appearance of a dominant societal group. Color as a determinant of personal value within a group forms the pathological basis for colorism, resulting in manifestations of the symptoms listed above."(Anna Yoni Jeffries July 10, 2019)
What does light skin mean?
"Light skin is a human skin color, which has little eumelanin pigmentation and which has been adapted to environments of low ultraviolet (UV) radiation. Humans with light skin pigmentation have skin with low amounts of eumelanin and possess fewer melanosomes than humans with dark skin pigmentation."(Wikipedia the free encyclopedia)
Are white people white?
"The term "white race" or "white people" entered the major European languages in the latter 17th century, in the context of racialized slavery and unequal social status in the European colonies. Descriptions of populations as "white" in reference to their skin color predates this notion and is occasionally found in Greco-Roman ethnography and other ancient or medieval sources. But these societies did not have any notion of a white, pan-European race. Scholarship on race distinguishes the modern concept from pre-modern descriptions, which focused on physical complexion rather than race." (Wikipedia the free encyclopedia)
What does Mixed-Race mean?
"Relating to people whose parents or ancestors are from different ethnic backgrounds" (US Dictionary Lexico).
What is Colorism in sociology?
"Colorism, or skin color stratification, is a process that privileges light‐skinned people of color over dark in areas such as income, education, housing, and the marriage market.
Research demonstrates that light‐skinned people have clear advantages in these areas, even when controlling for other background variables. However, dark‐skinned people of color are typically regarded as more ethnically authentic or legitimate than light‐skinned people. Colorism is directly related to the larger system of racism in the USA and around the world. The color complex is also exported around the globe, in part through US media images, and helps to sustain the multibillion‐dollar skin bleaching and cosmetic surgery industries" (Margret Hunter July 03, 2017).
Where did the brown paper bag test start?
"From 1900 until about 1950, "paper bag parties" are said to have taken place in neighborhoods of major American cities with a high concentration of African Americans. Many churches, fraternities, and nightclubs used the "brown paper bag" principle as a test for admission. The test was believed by many to be used in the 20th century by many." African-American social institutions, such as sororities, fraternities, and churches. The term is also used in reference to larger issues of class and social stratification within the African American population. The bag typically used was brown and stands today as a metaphorical symbol for those vestiges of colorism still practiced in certain limited segments of society. (Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)
What does brown skin mean?
"Dark skin is the human skin color—effectively some shade of brown—that is rich in melanin, especially, eumelanin pigments." (Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)
How did East Asians come to be referred to as yellow-skinned?
"In their earliest encounters with East Asia, Europeans almost uniformly characterized the people of China and Japan as white. Yet by the end of the seventeenth century, the category of whiteness was reserved for Europeans only. When and how did Asians become "yellow" in the Western imagination? Looking at the history of racial thinking, we find that the label originated not in early travel texts or objective descriptions, but in the eighteenth- and nineteenth-century scientific discourses on race. The conceptual relationship between East Asians and yellow skin did not begin in Chinese culture or Western readings of East Asian cultural symbols, but in anthropological and medical records that described variations in skin color. Eighteenth-century taxonomers such as Carl Linnaeus, as well as Victorian scientists and early anthropologists, assigned colors to all racial groups, and once East Asians were lumped together as members of the "Mongolian race," they began to be considered yellow." (Michael Keevak November 23, 2017)
Is there really a red race?
"The origin of the choice of "red" to describe Native Americans in English is debated. While related terms were used in anthropological literature as early as the 17th century, labels based on skin-color entered everyday speech around the middle of the 18th century. "At the start of the eighteenth century, Indians and Europeans rarely mentioned the color of each other's skins. By midcentury, remarks about skin color and the categorization of peoples by simple color-coded labels (red, white, black) had become commonplace. Although the term has almost disappeared from common use, it remains as the name of many sports teams, most prominently the Washington Redskins, and the term's meaning has been a significant point of controversy. That controversy has led to high schools in the United States changing their team name as a result of protests by Native Americans, government regulations, or voluntary action." (Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)
Who started to categorize people by the color of their skin?
"Seventeenth-Century German and English scientists, Bernhard Varen (1622–1650) and John Ray (1627–1705) classified human populations into categories according to stature, shape, food habits, and skin color, along with any other distinguishing characteristics." (Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)
What does the Bible say about race?
"The Bible mentions families, tribes, peoples, and nations. When the word "race" appears in the Bible, it is referring to these categories.
However, some passages in the Bible have been used to separate people on the basis of race. For example, in the story of Cain and Abel, Cain kills his brother Abel out of anger and jealousy. As punishment, God cursed Cain to wander the world aimlessly and placed a mark on Cain so that others would not kill him.
Some have taught that this mark was different skin color, the first racial designation, passed down through Cain. That is simply not what the text says. The Bible says the mark was a clear warning that "anyone who kills Cain will suffer vengeance seven times over." The mark was not intended for others.
The story of the Tower of Babel is also occasionally used as a reference for race resulting from divine action.7 During a time when "the whole world had one language and a common speech," people decided to build themselves a tower that reached the heavens to become like God himself.8 But God stopped them by confusing their language.
However, as mentioned earlier, language and race are not the same things. God scattered them by introducing different languages, not different races. (By Frankie Rodriquez)
What does the word human race mean?
All people; Human beings as a group. (Not a particular group of people, or color) ALL PEOPLE!
"Most importantly, the Christian Bible reveals that all people who have ever lived are descendants of Adam and Eve. Therefore all people are of the same race—the human race. Peter was one of the twelve apostles tutored by Jesus. In one of his early sermons, Peter made a shocking proclamation about human relationships. All the Jews in Jesus' time had grown up with the belief that they alone were God's people. Imagine their shock when they learned that Jesus had come for the whole world—no matter their ethnic or religious background. After receiving a vision from God regarding this, Peter stated, "I now realize how true it is that God does not show favoritism but accepts from every nation the one who fears him and does what is right." The Apostle Paul made several major trips throughout the Mediterranean region to share the message that Jesus of Nazareth is the long-expected Messiah and savior of the world. Paul took the gospel of Jesus to white people, to black people, to olive-skinned people; he took it to all people. It was a universal message without any racial distinction for blessings or salvation.
Paul wrote in a letter to the church at Rome, "As Scripture says, 'Anyone who believes in him will never be put to shame.' For there is no difference between Jew and Gentile—the same Lord is Lord of all and richly blesses all who call on him, for, 'Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.'"(Frankie Rodriguez Explore God)
Where did the word Race come from?
"Humans created the categories of race. "Race" is man's word, not God's. Race is a human construct, not a Godly one. Race-developed from human interrelationships, not from God's design. From Jesus, we learn that God's plan is for us all—the human race—to be one with God."(Frankie Rodriguez Explore God)
Anthropologist Eugenie C. Scott writes that humans cannot be compartmentalized into racial categories:
"However, even if people in different geographic areas differ, it is impossible to draw sharp lines between racial groups. Few if any populations are cut off from others, and even if laws, culture, and/or religion prohibit it, mating does take place. Characteristics of people change gradually from one geographic area to another; where across Central Asia do European 'whites' leave off and Asian 'yellows' begin? Anthropologists see races as temporary, changing phenomena, products of genetic processes and natural selection. The races we see today are different from those of yesterday and will be different tomorrow." (Eugenie C, Scott)
Bottom line, people, we ALL are different hues, and Essence of Nature Loves everyone, regardless of color and/or where you are from ( even the means ones). Stop bleaching skin trying to get lighter, or burning yourself in the sun trying to get darker. Love what and how God made you. If you come across someone that doesn't like you because of your color, pray for them and keep it moving. You don't need negative people in your circle anyway (be cautious who you let into your circle). Just think, if this world was all the same color, wouldn't it be boring? We were all made different shades for a reason. Have you ever heard of the word DIVERSITY (Meaning Variety)? God put a variety of people here, not just one group of people.
For the youngsters, teenagers, and young adults, if you feel you are being bullied because of your color, TALK TO SOMEONE immediately. And if that person doesn't listen, you keep talking and telling until someone does listen. It is not worth getting depressed or killing yourself over.
Be proud of who you are. WE ARE ONE RACE- THE HUMAN RACE! LOVE THE SKIN YOU'RE IN!
Humanity With Care - Poem by Jon M. Nelson
Too many times we focus on race,
And not the humanity of who we are.
We must leave color in its place,
Before this is taken way too far.
When there is crime against another,
The focus is always on tone of skin.
We should treat people like a brother,
As our beauty is from deep within.
We're all part of the human race,
That's all that should really matter.
We have to learn to share this place,
So that no more lives will shatter.
Our color is only skin deep,
As we all bleed red inside.
No more families should have to weep,
Because of ignorance and pride.
Everyone's life is just too fragile,
We need to treat each other fare.
We all should have that inner will,
To handle humanity with care.
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https://openscholarship.wustl.edu/law_globalstudies/vol14/iss4/8/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_skin_color
https://www.mindpathcare.com/mental-health-effects-of-colorism-in-the-black-community/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Light_skin
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_people
https://www.lexico.com/en/definition/mixed-race
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1751-9020.2007.00006.x
https://www.exploregod.com/what-does-the-bible-say-about-race#embed
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Historical_race_concepts
https://www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/events/2016/11/how-did-east-asians-become-yellow
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brown_Paper_Bag_Test


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Home Uncategorized Are We Dummying Down Motherhood?
Are We Dummying Down Motherhood?
I've seen the quote above a ton of times in social media circles and every time I read it, I have to admit it makes my heart sad and I can't help but wonder…would Mrs. Proverbs 31 have agreed with that statement?
In our attempt to meet moms where we are, is it possible that we're leaving ourselves to bask in our weaknesses?
I realize that quotes likes these are meant to make us moms feel better on those days when life is hard and our homes look like a tornado just went through it..but my fear is that what was meant to meet us where we are has become the very words that keep us there.
What was meant to meet us where we are has become the very words that keep us there.
The Proverbs 31 woman has always been intimidating to me. She's like the unattainable Pinterest perfect woman we all long to be but never feel like we can become.
But have we quit trying to become the best wife, mom, and even Christian we can be because we have come to the conclusion that we will never be the Proverbs 31 woman so why try?
Lately, it seems the banner for Christian women has become, "I'm okay. You're okay. We're all okay just like we are."
In a sense that's true if we are in Christ, He accepts us as we are because we are His.
But okay isn't where we are supposed to stay. Because we are His we have been given the power and the passion to be more than what we can be in our own strength.
Life happens and sticky floors are a reality, but is the way motherhood is being presented these days a reflection of what we're called to? Does it look anything like the example we are given in Proverbs 31? Are we teaching Proverbs 31 yet living as though it doesn't exist?
So, I wanted to get some conversation started. Do you think we are dummying down motherhood?
When God Is Silent ~ Will You Still Believe?
Where I've Been Lately & Why I'm Telling You
K. Martin
The Pr 31 woman wasn't written to make us feel intimidated. The definition of intimidate is to make timid or fearful. 2 Tim 1:7 states, "God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind." Therefore, if we feel intimidate or condemned when we read about the Pr 31 woman, that's a good indication that we need to study and seek God for a richer and fuller understanding that's not fear based.
With that being said, the Pr 31 woman is composite of several virtuous women documented throughout the Bible. In other words, many of the virtuous women listed in the Bible had charcteristics in common with the Pr 31 woman.
A wife of noble character who can find? (Pr 31:10A)
Ruth was know as a woman of noble character (Ru 3:11).
Like the Pro 31 woman, Lydia was a woman of noble character. The name "Lydia" means noble. … she is clothed in fine linen and purple (Pr 31:22 B). Lydia sold purple cloth (Ac 16:14). Both Lydia and the Pro 31 woman were merchants.
She has been like a merchant's ship that brings its merchandise from far away (Pr 31:14).
The Queen of Sheba literally brought Solomon large quantities of spices from far away. (1 Ki 10:6-10).
Reward her for her work— let her actions result in public praise (Pr 31:31).
The Queen of Sheba's quest for wisdom brought her public praise. Queen of Sheba is one of the few women Jesus celebrates from the OT(Ma 12:42). She came from afar to hear the wisdom of a mere man. She was amazed at what she saw and heard. However, when Jesus who was greater than Solomon came, many despised, rejected, slighted and slandered Him.
Doesn't let her lamp go out… (Pr 31:18b).
The wise virgins in the parable didn't let their lamps to go out, and they were prepared when Bridegroom came (Ma 25:1-12). Anna's lamp didn't go out at night because she worshiped God day and night by fasting and praying (Lu 2:36-38).
Helps the poor (Pr 31:20). Dorcas helped the poor (Ac 9:36).
… speaks with wisdom, and faithful instruction is on her tongue (Pr 31:26).
Wise Woman of Abel's wise words helped saved her city (2 Sa 20:19-22).
Pilate's wife spoke with wisdom (Ma 27:19).
Huldah spoke with wisdom and sent the king a message from God (2 Ki 22:14-20).
Deborah wisely instructed the people of Israel (Ju chapter 4 & 5).
Esther spoke wisely to the king and helped save the Jews from annihilation (Book of Esther). Priscilla helped her husband give Apollos wise and faithful instruction (Ac 18:26).
Abigail spoke wise words to David. As a result, David decided not to kill her husband and the other men in her household (1 Sam 25:23).
She watches over the affairs of her household (Pr 31:27a).
Rahab "watched over the affairs of her household." She wisely and faithfully "instructed" the spies about how to hide and escape. She negotiated a plan that saved her life and the lives of those in her house (He 11:31).
Her children arise and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praises her: "Many women do noble things, but you surpass them all (Pr 31:29). These women were also called blessed:
Most blessed among women is Jael, the wife of Heber the Kenite. May she be blessed above all women who live in tents (Ju 5:24).
Mary – Thou that art highly favored, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among
women (Lu 1:28).
She brings him good, not harm, all the days of her life (Pr 31:12).
Because of Zipporah's proactivity, God's anger against Moses was calmed and his life was spared (Ex 4:14-20).
If you really study the women who shared traits with the Pr 31 woman, you'll discover that none of them were perfect. However, God still used them for his glory and loved them.
Unfortunately, this idea of the perfect woman that society (Christian and otherwise) has created and nurtured is a myth that can lead to self condemnation and fear which is not God's will for us. That's the mentality that a lot of women have began to realize, and they are actively moving away from it.
The other thing that people tend to forget, omit, overlook and/or ignore about the Pr 31 woman is that she had help – female servants (v.15). However, perhaps more often than not, modern wives and moms don't have servants to help them manage their households and families. Perhaps, more often than not, modern wives and moms have to manage their families and keep house all by themselves which is a responsibility that the Pr 31 woman didn't have because she had help – servant(s). That's plural. She had more than one. Therefore, modern women may face some challenges that the Pr 31 woman didn't. Likewise, I'm sure the Pr 31 woman faced challenges that modern women don't.
I hope this helps address your question and serves as food for thought.


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Italian Travel Memories 1 - Marco in Pisa
The Italian Travel Memories expand on our GamesforLanguage travel-story based courses, which use the cities' real street names, places, restaurants, hotels, etc. We visited many of them ourselves and tell you a little more about each Italian city.
With this post we'll now cover the first city that our Italian traveler Marco visits on his trip through Italy. (Previous travel memories posts followed our German traveler Michael in Frankfurt, Daniel in Paris and David in Barcelona.)
The travel stories, which are the basis of our GamesforLanguage courses, use real street names, places, restaurants, hotels, etc., many of which we visited ourselves. In future blog posts, we'll provide additional details for the other cities our young travelers visit in Germany, France, Italy, and Spain.
Marco flies from Boston to Pisa. On the plane, he chats with a woman who sits next to him. Read and listen to the Italian Language Story: Il viaggio di Marco 1 - Sull'aereo.
Pisa is Marco's first stop in Italy, a university town with a long history, and known the world over for its Leaning Tower. Read and listen to the Italian Language Story: Il viaggio di Marco 2 - Pisa.
Visiting Pisa? Here's a short introduction to this historic Tuscan city to help start your own Italian travel memories. We'll follow Marco's discoveries in Pisa, for those of you who have done or are doing our Italian 1 course: Marco in Italia.
In our travel-story course, you learn everyday conversational language. We've added a few useful terms in Italian that will help you in your travels.
Quick Facts about Pisa
The city of Pisa is located in Tuscany, one of Italy's 20 Regions.
It lies near the mouth of the Arno River about 50 miles west of Florence and around 5 miles from the coast of the Tyrrhenian Sea. (Note: Italy is further divided into 96 provinces, with the city of Pisa being the capital of the Province of Pisa.)
Pisa's origins date back at least to the time of the Etruscans, 5th century B.C. Later, it became a Roman colony and rose to the status of an important port city. During the early Middle Ages, the Republic of Pisa developed into a powerful maritime nation, involved in lively trade and power struggles around the Mediterranean.
Pisa's decline was accelerated after the 15th century when the Arno River started to silt up. Now a quiet university town of around 90,000 inhabitants, the city of Pisa is renowned for its art and architecture.
[Please Note: PISA is also an anagram that stands for The Programme for International Student Assessment. That has nothing to do with the city. PISA is a recurrent study that measures the scholastic performance of 15-year-old pupils worldwide.]
Pisa Airport
Marco Magini is a young student who learned some Italian at home and later studied it in school. However, this will be his first visit to Italy. During his flight to Pisa, Marco chats with the flight attendant and with the woman who sits next to him - all in Italian. It's a perfect way for him to practice his language.
His flight lands at the Pisa International Airport, also named Galileo Galilei Airport, and the main airport in Tuscany. Marco continues to use his Italian as he goes through passport control. He explains to the officer why he is traveling to Italy and how long he'll stay.
Corso Italia and Ponte di Mezzo
Marco's aunt, uncle, and cousin Valeria live on Corso Italia, which leads through the city center, from Piazza Vittorio Emanuele II to near Ponte di Mezzo.(see picture)
If you're in Pisa at the end of June, you could watch a traditional spectacle, the Battle of the Bridge (called "Gioco del Ponte") which takes place on the Ponte di Mezzo. Two teams battle it out: the Mezzogiorno (the neighborhoods south of the Arno) against the Tramontana (the neighborhoods north of the Arno). It's Pisa's most important annual event. (Find more information HERE .)
The centrally located Ponte di Mezzo takes you over the Arno River to the other side of the city. Standing on the bridge, you get a stunning view of the river bank and the shops and buildings there.
Useful Italian Vocabulary
• la città - the city
• la bocca - the mouth (of a river)
• mezzo - central, half, halfway
• il gioco - the game
• il mezzogiorno - the south, midday, noon
• la tramontana - the north, north wind
Travel Memories in la Piazza dei Miracoli
No Italian travel tips about Pisa without the Leanin Tower! It's just a 15-minute walk from Ponte di Mezzo to the Piazza dei Miracoli (also called Campo dei Miracoli).
The Piazza dei Miracoli includes a number of magnificent buildings: The Cathedral (begun in 1063), the Baptistry (built between 1153-1284), the Campo Santo cemetery (started in 1278), and the Leaning Tower (completed in 1350). The buildings combine Moorish elements (arabesques) with Romanesque colons and spiky Gothic niches and pinnacles.
Apparently all of the buildings on the Piazza dei Miracoli lean to some extent (which you can see on the picture above). They're constructed on soft soil composed of mud, sand and clay, which started settling soon after building began.
Because of its height, the Tower was most in danger of eventual collapse. It was closed to the public from 1990 to 2001, as an international team of engineers found a way decrease the lean and to stabilize the tower.
• la passeggiata - a walk, stroll
• 15 minuti a piedi - a 15 minute walk
• l'edificio - the building
• il campo - the field
• il duomo - the cathedral
• la torre - the tower
• pendente - leaning
• il campanile - the bell tower
• la terra - the soil, earth
Borgo Stretto
On the way back to Corso Italia, Marco and his cousin Valeria stop at Borgo Stretto, a picturesque street with shops, bistros, and cafés, on the northern side of the Arno. There, Marco buys a travel guide.
Afterwards, they go to a café for an Italian-style coffee and pastry: Marco orders "un macchiato," Valeria "un cappucino," and they both have "una crema di mascarpone con i cantuccini." (And, if you are like us: Many travel memories come back with the food or drinks, we tried while there.)
• il borgo - the borough, district (in a town), village
• stretto - narrow, tightly bound
• la strada - the street
• i negozi - the shops
• una guida turistica - a travel guide
• un macchiato - an espresso with a "stain" of milk
• macchiare - to stain, add a splash (of sth)
• crema di mascarpone - dessert made of Italian cream cheese
• cantuccini - twice-baked almond cookies, biscotti
Other Places to visit in Pisa
Piazza dei Cavalieri (Knights' Square): Historically the headquarters of the Order of Knights of St. Stephen, the square is located in Pisa's student quarter.
Banks of the Arno: A walking tour along one of the banks of the Arno River is especially beautiful in early evening.
Mural "Tuttomondo" by the artist Keith Harding: 1989, painted on the back facade of the church of St. Anthony. It shows 30 characters put together like a puzzle, each one representing an aspect of the world in peace.
Museo delle Navi Antiche (Museum of Ancient Ships): Archeological museum of ancient ships with nine well-preserved Roman ships, discovered during an excavation in 1998.
Marco's Next Stop
From Pisa, Michael takes the train to Florence. There he gets together with a friend he had met in Boston.
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The Cast of Impractical Jokers Are Making A Comedy Tour Stop in Minnesota
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Have you ever seen the show "Impractical Jokers" on trueTV? I think it is super funny because these four friends (Murr, Q, Joe, and Sal) try and outdo each other with funny pranks. If someone refused to do one of the challenges, they lose. At the end of every show, one of them is the big loser and has to do a punishment. I always thought it would be fun to get involved in the show in some way.
Bring Me the News claims that the cast of the show is making a stop with their comedy tour in Minnesota this summer. When they aren't on the television show, they call themselves "The Tenderloins." This tour is going all around the country to help folks like us forget about the struggles we have in life and laugh for a few hours. The last time they were in Minnesota was in 2018 when they brought their comedy tour to the State Fair.
If you are interested in seeing them, the show will take place at the Target Center on July 16th, 2020. The show starts at 7:30 pm, which isn't super late for a Thursday night. The name of this show is called "The Scoopski Potatoes Tour." They do recommend that this show is for folks 16-years-old and older due to some of the jokes they are going to make. Tickets are on sale now and can be bought by clicking here.
Every time they are on TV, I'm laughing so hard... I can only imagine how much I'd laugh if I saw them live.
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coffee plantations and much more.
This horseback ride has established over the years to be the main attention of our multi-day horse trekking tours.
The advantage is that you travel light and there is no need to change your night accommodation.
and also benefit of more sightseeing here in the famous Cloud Forest of Costa Rica.
You arrive the day before the ride in Monteverde.
and check in your accommodation.
View points to the Pacific ocean and Nicoya Peninsula.
Then we will be climbing by horse higher in the height of the Cloud Forest.
Sometimes we are lucky enough to spot a sloth.
a nice little hike to the waterfall.
In the evening you might go on a guided night tour in the Cloud Forest.
We do ride today from Monteverde to the hot springs in Las Juntas.
We will start at the farm at 8 AM in the morning.
This is our special high light adventure off main tracks.
without any cars passing or crossing nowhere.
or even a coffee Tour.
add our 4 day beach ride..
Riding level: Riders are required to have an Intermediate level of riding experience and should feel comfortable trotting along for a while, if necessary.
Riding: 3 Days, average of 4-5 hours a day.
Type of ride / mode: Center-base Costa Rican style, mixture between English and Western.
Accommodations: 4-nights at the TreeTop House Monteverde. Your home in the middle of the Cloud Forest, close to restaurants and many other services. Each apartment has WiFi and phone Guides: Equestrian-Naturalist Guide on the ride.
Meeting point: Sabine's Smiling Horses Transportation: Pick up by taxi at the TreeTop House.
Extra Tours available: Zip line tour or guided hike in the Cloud Forest or a guided night tour. Price: $ 950 US, Single supplement $250. Payment: 50 % on reservation and 50 % are due 14 days before the ride into our account.
Tack, horse-bags, ponchos & flash lights, riding helmets.
All rides as described in the itinerary, 3 days riding.
4 nights in the TreeTop House, based on double occupancy.
Equestrian guiding during all rides. Your guide has years of experience in horses, guiding our guests in Monteverde. Meal as specified in the itinerary.
Daily transportation from TreeTop House to Smiling Horses.
Flight to Costa Rica and hotels in San Jose. Snacks during the rides above indicated meal in the itinerary.
Tips & Gratuities for Guide, Driver, local guides.
Other tours and transportations as indicated.
Late check-out or early check-in.
T-Shirts, long pants, half chaps, if handy, light jacket or rain jacket firm closed shoes, long pants, comfortable pants for riding, warm sweater since Monteverde nights can get cool.
Water Bottle – for refreshments while you are riding.
Hat – a cowboy hat or baseball caps or canvas–type hats work just as well and can be easy attached to the saddle.