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No Tragedy Unexploited: Jezebel Uses Uvalde to Slander Conservatives
May 27th, 2022 1:38 PM
Heinrichs published an article in Jezebel on May 27 that accuses Conservatives like Christopher Rufo and Ron DeSantis of ignoring the issue of the shooting by talking about core conservative issues such as Gender theory, CRT, and Disney. She says that their silence on Twitter and social media about these issues is emblematic of their avoidance of Uvalde.
The funny part of this is that she debunks her own argument in her own article. She says "If it sounds silly to criticize conservatives over whether or not they've taken to Twitter to comment on a cataclysmic event, it's because it is." Spot on. It is ridiculous to suggest that these conservatives do not care about a national tragedy just because their twitter feed doesn't reflect "the current thing."
No one is saying that Uvalde isn't a tragedy, and it's insane to suggest that conservatives do not think the same just because you don't like their Twitter. Maybe they find performative outrage distasteful. Maybe they're reluctant to make pronouncements on a situation of which we still don't know much. And what are the chances Heinrichs would greet whatever they had to say with anything but disdain?
After every mass shooting, progressives treat conservatives as if they are child-killing sadists. Uvalde is more of the same. The liberal establishment is running like clockwork to demonize conservatives.
The real reason that Heinrichs and the leftist mob are raving about conservatives supposed "silence" is that they will not blindly accept the anti-gun narrative. If you aren't actively speaking up against guns, then you want to kill kids.
The left never seems to let a good horrific tragedy go to waste in pushing their political agenda. Every level of the liberal machine from its elites to its men-at-arms is making sure you are not only accepting the narrative they put out, but actively promoting it too. To be in solemn silence in the wake of Uvalde is tantamount to treason for the left.
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PROENZA SCHOULER INTERVIEW WITH JACK MCCOLLOUGH AND LAZARO HERNANDEZ
Passion for leather, futuristic design, and custom materials are being expressed in Proenza Schouler's shoes.
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Lazaro Hernandez and Jack McCollough became stars in the fashion world back in the college days. Their degree collection of women's clothing and accessories appeared in Barneys and has immediately been sold out. Proenza Schouler has appeared on the market this way, and the name of the brand has been taken from the maiden names of the mothers of its founders. Today, their brand is being called The New Givenchy or Balenciaga.
Proenza Schouler has reached its stellar recognition in September 2008, when Amy Adams, the winner of the Academy Award nomination for the Best Supporting Actress, had appeared on the red carpet in the brand's dress – the label was nominated for a CFDA award in the category "Best Women's Clothing Designers." In November 2008, the iconic PS1 bag was launched, being inspired by the classical American school satchels.
Passion for leather, futuristic design, and custom materials are being expressed in Proenza Schouler's shoes. Since the first collection, they managed to sign a contract with Onward Luxury Group, which helps them create feminine shoes, surreal sandals, boots, sliders, and sneakers. The best-known combination of suede and finest leather, often styled as python, is combined with a vibrant ring clasp called Grommet. The lineup has everything from calfskin winter boots to metal toe booties.
In 2020, the brand continues to retain fans with its conceptual, architectural, and sexual aesthetics.
From an interview with Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez, taken by Chloe Sevigny for the "Interview" magazine
CS: I want to know the correct pronunciation of the brand name Proenza Schouler.
JM: The brand name is pronounced "Proenza Schooler." And many people carry on saying "Shuler."
CS: The brand is called Schooler, and it has nothing to do with the school. They probably think that to say "Shuler" is more convenient.
LH: This is the same as saying, "Donna Kaa-ran." My parents pronounce the name of the brand this way.
CS: And my manager, with whom I have been working for almost 20 years, still incorrectly pronounces my last name. He speaks Seven-ay.
LH: And how do you say it in a right way?
CS: Sevign-ee. Yeah, there is sheer confusion with these names. By the way, I've always been interested in this: calling a brand the maiden names of your mothers, do you feel a responsibility to your families when developing collections?
JM: The reason why we called the brand this way was, first of all, because Barneys decided to buy our collection, and the brand did not have a name. Then we thought that calling her Hernandez McCollough would not be very clever – somehow, it doesn't sound, right?
LH: And I like it. It is better than Proenza Schouler. So I'm sorry about the chosen name.
JM: Yes, what we regret the most is the name.

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Style 'Command' into your search box. (no 'enter' yet) 3. Thanks Sjcbulldog sjcbulldog06-29-2008, 02:29 PMI was having the problem several others here was having. My fix came from noticing another program running at the time. Restoring your Laptop is often a way to undo current system adjustments you've built.
open the cm2.ini file with notepad (it's in the crazy machines 2 root folder) and change the FullScreen = true to false... In the log file i have the following: [Error] PhysX: Unable to find the PhysX libraries. System Restore can also be a worthwhile device if you ever get stuck and just desire to get back to a time when your computer system was working ideal. Also, 3.5 Gb RAM as I run Win XP still.
I've tryed to do everything on the forum however this has not any difference. Then post this error here. This Crazy Machines 2 Error 1721 error code has a numeric error number and a technical description. http://steamcommunity.com/app/18400/discussions/0/540743757406139722/ http://store.steampowered.com/app/18400/ http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=695153 https://steamcommunity.com/app/18400/discussions/0/558753804302222310/ Cautionary Note: Yet again, for those who are not an state-of-the-art consumer it's very encouraged that you simply refrain from editing your Windows Registry manually.
So I'm trying to get the game again and I've been trying for 15 minutes. Belab12-06-2008, 02:34 AMThis is The error message I get. Example for a graphics adapter in notebook: [Init] Graphics Adapter: Mobile Intel(R) 945GM/GU Express Chipset Family Tipperton06-23-2008, 06:07 PMAsking around on www.fpsbanana.com You might also want to check the forums and Note: The manual fix of Crazy Machines 2 Error 1721error is Only recommended for advanced computer users.Download the automatic repair toolinstead.
Thanks Bulldog evilaardvark06-29-2008, 01:34 AMI am getting the same error: [Error] DirectX 9 graphics device: DirectX 9 extensions not found (80004005). Fixed: rube goldberg machine Error codes are quantities (or letter and quantity mixtures) which can be involved with error messages and so are used to recognize unique troubles in Windows and I may have a extra key if anyone wants it.... #16 UberNeuman, Jun 19, 2009 dfuze Lifer Joined: Feb 15, 2006 Messages: 11,953 Likes Received: 0 Won on first spin. It can also be caused if your computer is recovered from a virus or adware/spyware attack or by an improper shutdown of the computer.
Mostly the graphics adapter doesn't support PixelShader 2.0. I just reformatted my computer, and I installed DX9 latest, nVidia Physx, OpenAL, and the latest mobo/vid card drivers. I have several times tried to uninstall and install the PhysX drivers, but still get the same error. Don't trust some random DLL download site, get it from the source.
I only just managed to get a refund for the duff Mumbo Pack where 70% of the games didnt work in that pack, I don't want to go through the whole Enum Controllers ... There are numerous programs like Chrome, Firefox, Microsoft Office and more, that cannot be cleaned with 'Disk Cleanup'. This installer installed some "optional" components of Direct X 9 even though I have Direct X 10 installed on my machine.
SEO by vBSEO 3.6.0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 ALSO NO LOGS This is what I was getting on Windows 8.1.
Example for a graphics adapter in notebook: [Init] Graphics Adapter: Mobile Intel(R) 945GM/GU Express Chipset Family 06-23-2008, 06:07 PM #12 Tipperton Banned Join Date: Apr 2007 Reputation: 33 Your cache administrator is webmaster. How Disk Cleanup can help 1. There you can finde the graphics adapter.
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Q: Javascript: Is there a function version of o.key / o['key']? Given o = { hey: 'sup' }, is there a vanilla function that is equivalent to o.hey / o['hey']?
My use case:
a = [ 'hey', 'nm' ];
o = { hey: 'sup', nm: 'u?' };

a.map(e => o[e]);

I want to replace that e => o[e] with something like o.get. The use case is rather trivial, but it'd make me feel a little better to use a function rather than create a lambda.
Note: I know I could use Map over Object, but that's another question.

A: No, there's not. You should get comfortable with the lambda, which is really simple and understandable.
Of course you can write a helper function
function getPropertyIn(o) {
    return p => o[p];
}

and use it like a.map(getPropertyIn(o)) but I would not recommend it for simplicity.

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I woke up craving those cream cheese danishes. You know the ones that are in the wrapper and are all gooey and loaded with fat and calories. Aahhh, yum yum and yum. Well in my attempt to eat cleaner and it being below zero temperatures and not wanting to leave the house, I needed to find a recipe to curve this craving.
I came up with these delicious pancakes. I used a basic pancake recipe and then folded in 2 ounces of cream cheese and about a 1/4 cup of chopped up strawberries.
They made 12 small pancakes. I ate about 8 of them. No kidding they were really that good.
Below are the pictures and details of the recipe.
Mix all the wet ingredients and add in mixed dry ingredients. Then fold in strawberries and cream cheese. I used lots of butter to oil up the skillet and cooked until they were brown on both sides.
That's it. Not as delicious as the prepackaged gooey danishes but, a good healthier substitute.


Almost Astronauts: 13 Women Who Dared to Dream by Tanya Lee Stone, is published by Candlewick Press. Have you ever heard of the 'Mercury 13' women? Did you know that Nearly twenty years before the first women were let into NASA's astronaut program, there were thirteen other determined women, who became known as the 'Mercury 13', tried and were turned down. Each of these women proved their mastery of flying, as well as courage, intelligence, resistance to stress, and fitness but when America created NASA in 1958, there was an unspoken rule in place: astronauts must be male, and they must be white. Here is the tale of thirteen women who proved not only that they were as tough as any man but also that they were brave enough to challenge the government. Their passage to space was blocked by prejudice, jealousy, and a note scrawled by one of the most powerful men in Washington. But in the end, their inspiring example empowered young women to take their rightful place in the sky, piloting jets and commanding space capsules. Almost Astronauts is the story of thirteen true pioneers of the space age. Honor book for Older Children 2010.


Home / Uncategorized / Coconut Oil-The Superhero of Saturated Fats!
What are saturated fats? From a chemical standpoint, saturated fats are simply fat molecules that have no double bonds between carbon molecules because they are saturated with hydrogen molecules. Saturated fats are typically solid at room temperature. These fats come from many sources, like fatty meats, poultry skin, cheeses, lards, creams, tallow, butter, etc. It is obviously important to limit the intake of any or all of the above sources in accordance with a heart healthy diet, and so sparks the great debate with saturated fat intake. For our purposes today, I'm focusing on the exclusive benefits of coconut oil in our pet's diet.
MCT's are efficiently metabolized to provide an immediate source of energy, enhancing athletic performance and aiding weight loss or maintenance. They also help balance thyroid function, benefitting under or over weight pets.
Skin and coat-clears up eczema & hot spots, aids in flea bite dermatitis, minimizes doggy odor, creates glossy skin coat, treats yeast overgrowth, promotes wound healing.
Digestion-improves digestion, nutrient absorption, helps with colitis and IBS, helps with bad breath.
Superfood benefits-assists with weight maintenance, balances thyroid and insulin levels, helps prevent diabetes, helps arthritis and joint issues, helps prevent infection and disease, and aids with overall energy.
So if your pet suffers from any of the above issues, coconut oil can come to the rescue! It is available in several forms to meet the needs of any pet. We carry and recommend several product lines that have coconut oil in them. CoCoTherapy, K9 Granola, Aroma Paws, Richards Organics, Earth Animal, Bio Groom, Orijen, and Fromm. Products include treats, skin conditioners, foods, flee & trick treatments, and shampoos. CoCoTherapy Coconut Oil is an organic, unrefined, non-GMO, 100% expeller pressed coconut supplement that is the "superfood hero" of Coconut oils. Use of this product will greatly enhance your pet's overall health and well-being.
With any new supplement, please consult us for proper introduction-we are here to make recommendations based on your pet's specific needs. As always, we want you and your pet to live a long, happy, healthy life together!
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Senior Associate Justice Paul Newby (left) and Associate Justice Sam Ervin (right) pose for a picture with a Sanderson High School Sophomore at the end of their presentation.
The justices walked students through a criminal case where they were challenged to parse through the limits of government power and an individual's expectation of privacy. In addition, the justices encouraged students to embrace and not avoid their civic duties once they become adults. Justices Newby and Ervin pointed out that most of the world's governments are closed to their citizens' participation, and as Americans, we can contribute to our government through serving on juries and voting in elections.
"Before I heard our speakers, I thought that a jury didn't make sense, but now I understand it's to get decisions from a diverse group of citizens," said Alison, a sophomore from Sanderson High School.
During a question and answer period, students asked about the duties of a supreme court justice and the role of elections in selecting North Carolina's judges. The justices described their duties as reading-intensive and illustrated that point by sharing that for each case they hear, they must read a stack of papers approximately waist-high from the floor. On the question on elections, they explained how a supreme court justice must sit for election every eight years, but unlike Legislative and Executive Branch officials, judges don't run on an agenda or platform. A judge's ultimate goal is to treat all parties fairly under the law.


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(tälēbän`, –lə–), Islamic fundamentalist militia of Afghanistan and later Pakistan, originally consisting mainly of Sunni Pashtun religious students from Afghanistan who were educated and trained in Pakistan. The Taliban emerged as a significant force in Afghanistan in 1994 when they were assigned by Pakistan to protect a convoy in Afghanistan, which marked the beginning of a long-term alliance between the group and Pakistani security forces. The Taliban subsequently won control of Kandahar, and by 1996 they had gained control over much of Afghanistan, including Kabul, either by force or through forming alliances with other mujahidin.
The Taliban established a government headed by Mullah Muhammad OmarOmar, Mohammad,
1960?–2013?, Afghan religious and political leader popularly known as Mullah Omar. From a rural Pashtun family, he became a Muslim cleric. In the 1980s he joined the mujahidin fighting the Soviet occupation and lost his right eye in battle.
..... Click the link for more information. , the group's spiritual leader (and a military leader as well) until his death c.2013. Although the civil war continued, mainly with the Northern Alliance in N Afghanistan, Taliban rule ended much of the factional fighting and corrupt rule that had afflicted Afghanistan after the collapse in 1992 of the Soviet-aligned government. The Taliban also rigidly enforced puritannical laws that were influenced by WahhabiWahhabi
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, 1957?–2011, Saudi-born leader of Al Qaeda, a terrorist organization devoted to uniting all Muslims and establishing a transnational, strict-fundamentalist Islamic state.
..... Click the link for more information. 's Al Qaeda and similar Islamic militant groups. Following the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks that Al Qaeda launched against the United States, the United States retaliated against Al Qaeda and the Taliban, providing support for a Northern Alliance offensive against the Taliban that led to their collapse and the entry of U.S. forces into Afghanistan. By Dec., 2001, the Taliban had surrendered their last urban stronghold, Kandahar, and they and Al Qaeda retreated into the mountains along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border or dispersed among the Pashtuns in Afghanistan and neighboring Pakistan.
The Taliban subsequently survived several U.S. and NATO campaigns intended to eliminate them as a significant guerrilla force. Aided by the renewed warlordism and corruption, by tribal Pashtun ties, and by a largely moribund Afghan economy, they reestablished training camps in Pakistan, mainly in North and South Waziristan and Baluchistan, and continued to draw students from religious schools there; they also were widely believed to receive support from Pakistan's security forces, despite denials by Pakistan.
By 2003 the Taliban were again mounting ongoing guerrilla attacks in Afghanistan, mainly against government supporters and forces, school teachers, and foreign troops and aid workers; they used suicide-bomber attacks. Several times the Taliban gained control of S Afghanistan districts and towns in larger operations, though by 2014 the Taliban were less successful in battle and controlled only a few districts. They had greater success against Afghan forces after the withdrawal in 2014 of foreign combat troops, mounting a number of successful attacks, as at Kunduz in N Afghanistan in 2015, but could not always hold (or did not always choose to hold) territory they had won. Nonetheless, additional successes led by mid-2017 to effective Taliban control of roughly half the country. Since 2010 the Taliban have increasingly come to resemble a criminal organization in their dependence and focus on extortion, opium, morphine, and heroin production and trafficking, illegal mining, and the like. Most of the Taliban's funding now comes from the illegal drug trade.
The Taliban's presence in Pakistan has led to the growth of a so-called Pakistani Taliban as well. Drawn mainly from Pakistan's ethnic Pashtuns and consisting of a number of loosely allied militias who also have split into factions at times, they have become an important militant force based primarily in Waziristan but with operations in other areas, seeking to establish a rigid, extremely conservative form of Islamic law and fighting at times with government troops. The Pakistani government has accused members of the Pakistani Taliban of assassinating (2007) Benazir BhuttoBhutto, Benazir
, 1953–2007, prime minister of Pakistan (1988–90; 1993–96), daughter of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto. Educated at Radcliffe and Oxford, she returned to Pakistan shortly before her father was overthrown by General Zia ul-Haq in 1977.
..... Click the link for more information. . In 2009 the Pakistani military conducted major offensives again the Taliban in Swat and South Waziristan. The Pakistani Taliban are believed to have been involved in plotting the 2010 attempted bombing of Times Square, New York City, and have trained foreign Islamists. A Pakistani government offense was mounted again the group in North Waziristan in 2014, leading to murderous revenge attack against a Peshawar school. Also in Pakistan are the groups known as Punjabi Taliban; these draw their membership mainly from the Sunnis of Punjab prov.
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With this, there is a need to understand the complex circumstances of which Talibanization get supported for movements in the towns creating pathways to rebuild.
Trump's new strategy a threat to Talibanization in Afghanistan?
This also demarks the second phase of Talibanization.
Restructuring the Image of Pakistan: Internal Challenges and External Pressures
This study presents the type of damage to buildings and roads infrastructure that was damaged during the talibanization period and the operation carried out by the Pakistan Army.
Occurrence of man-made disasters during operation against Talibanization in FATA
59-that the Supreme Court 'also directed the government, to transfer all cases pending in the courts of Malakand to be tried under the regular laws before March 23, 1994' (Marwat and Parvez Khan Toru, Talibanization of Pakistan: (A Case Study of TNSM), p.
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Surely we can caution its people that they are sliding toward Talibanization, and that this threatens to tear their country apart?
Needed, a template of reconciliation for Pakistan and Afghanistan
Militancy and incidents of terrorism routed from Talibanization are serious threats for Pakistan, in particular, and for the rest of the world, in general.
Construction of Taliban image in Pakistan: discourse analysis of editorials of Dawn and The News
Democracy can't be established by an occupying force that does nothing more than spread out and strengthen the Talibanization of my country.
Afghan women: how should WILPF and all feminists respond to their plight? One woman's opinion
About 14 percent community leaders perceive that the Talibanization is the major cause for the worse standard of living after 2005 (Table 6.
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It is perhaps not far fetched to expect the confederation to act as a powerful drive against possible Talibanization tendencies in North Sudan.
Towards Confederation between Independent South and North Sudan
If India seems not to believe that America and its allies can really "succeed" in Afghanistan, nor is it willing to resign itself to a return of the Taliban to power, which could in turn lead to Talibanization of Pakistan.
India's wary rise
The officials attending the meeting on March 16 are also due to discuss ways to enhance cooperation to curb Talibanization.
Pakistan to Host Tri-Partite Meeting with Iran, Afghanistan mid March
While the presence of such high-profile militants in the city is a concern, incidents of violence worry investors more and so far the feeling is that the fears of Talibanization here are exaggerated," he said.
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Have a use tax accrual system in place.
Remember that laptop you bought on the Internet? When the vendor does not charge sales tax, many businesses recognize that this creates use tax liability. Despite this knowledge, many businesses fail to establish a use tax accrual system that consistently self-assesses on untaxed purchases. Not only is the failure to remit use tax a huge red flag that could trigger an audit, it almost certainly ensures that untaxed items will be picked up by an auditor leading to assessments, including potential penalty and interest.
Understand what you are selling.
Does your service agreement license software? Are you a contractor operating under lump sum and time and materials contracts? Did you just sell a warranty? Companies can know their product inside and out and still not understand the sales tax implications of what they are selling. This can lead to significant pain when a company has to pay sales tax on multiple years of sales during an audit. This sales tax could have been collected from your customer at the time of the sale, but efforts to collect it long after the fact are often futile.
Are you storing inventory in State A? What about that sales person making trips to State B? Did you drive a delivery truck into State C? Sales tax collection responsibilities are triggered by establishing nexus (i.e., a sufficient physical presence) in a state. When companies ignore their nexus exposure, they are taking a big gamble. If they get caught, the failure to file returns in a state could mean that there is no statute of limitations applied to a state's review (that 3-year audit period just turned into a 10-year audit period). Companies can reduce their risk by constantly keeping an eye on their nexus creating activities, and considering voluntary disclosure agreements for states with significant exposure.
Collect properly completed exemption certificates at the time of the transaction.
If you are selling a taxable product in a state where you have nexus, you need to either collect sales tax or obtain a properly completed exemption certificate. Sales tax audits often boil down to how good the documentation is, with exemption certificates often being the most important. Even if an auditor is kind enough to give you time to go back to customers to get a certificate, there is no guarantee that you will be able to track them down. Take a look at your exempt customers and make sure you have an exemption certificate on file. While you are at it, make sure that the certificate is signed and properly completed.
Sales tax is a huge cost that is largely shouldered by businesses. Understanding exemptions for certain purchases (manufacturing, transportation, and R&D equipment are examples that are commonly exempted) can result in huge savings for companies. On the other hand, applying exemptions too broadly can result in significant exposure. Companies often fall into the trap of thinking exemptions are more generous than they actually are.
it is really important for any entity to have knowledge of what to do before the sales tax audit. Many business should also understand the Sales tax audit procedures and have consultation to sales tax audit defense lawyer whom will stand beside you and make you more understand what you should comply with.


Dennis Shorty is of Mountain Slavey and Kaska heritage, living most of his life in Ross River, Yukon. By watching his grandfather and father carve traditional tools and toys, Dennis became interested in art. For him, making art is a spiritual path and a way to communicate with his ancestors. Carving natural materials, including moose and deer antler, muskox and sheep horn, and wood, he achieves his refined and detailed imagery using a variety of hand and power tools. Acknowledging their importance to the survival of First Nations people, Dennis carves animals to honour them. He utilizes natural pigment derived from cranberries, coffee or tea for accent colours and to achieve the traditional Kaska colours such as red, which is considered sacred, and blue, which represents the sky. The Yukon Arts Centre Public Art Gallery included his work in two exhibitions, and in 2008, he participated in the First Nation Art Festival, Whitehorse, where he received the People's Choice Award. In 2009, Dennis received an award from the Yukon Department of Tourism and Culture, to participate in the Great Northern Arts Festival. His work is included in the Kaska Dena Council, Ross River and the Yukon Permanent Art Collection, and was purchased for presentation to the Premier of British Columbia and the Governor General of Canada.


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"The Chrysanthemums"
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In John Steinbeck's story "The Chrysanthemums," the author focuses on depicting a woman who seems strong in nature. The name of the woman is Elisa Allen. In this case, Elisa seems to be quite disappointed with her life. After reading the story, one understands that her disappointments are result from being infertile in that she cannot have children. In fact, her husband fails to understand her condition and ignores her intimacy. To avoid being stressed up by the whole situation, she works in the flower garden, where she keeps herself busy. In the short story, the author uses the chrysanthemums as a representation of Elisa's ego or self-esteem. This also applies to the other women in the society. In this paper, I will examine the use of symbolism and tone in Steinbeck's story "The Chrysanthemums."
First, the chrysanthemums are used in symbolizing Elisa's child. The short story shows how Elisa tends her garden while handling the chrysanthemums with care and love as if she is raising her children. Elisa does everything to protect her flowers and even fences them with a wire. Elisa ensures that there are no cutworms, sowbugs or snails to destroy the chrysanthemums (Bausch and Cassill 240). In this case, the insects in the excerpt are applied as clear representations of natural injury caused to the flowers. This is a symbol of the harms that can be prevented by a mother taking care of her child. Moreover, one can understand that the chrysanthemums are applied to represent children and that Elisa is quite cautious and proud protecting her flowers. When Elisa is praised by her husband on how she is taking care of the flowers, she feels very happy, and she expresses self-satisfaction (Bausch and Cassill 240). Her joy further strengthens the fact that it is part of children's happiness.
Furthermore, in the second section, the author applies the chrysanthemums as a symbol of Elisa's femininity and sexuality. In this case, her feminine formation is depicted by her care for the flowers. The image is also used in illustrating Elisa's relationship with her husband due to the fact that she has a feeling that her husband does not appreciate her femininity. Consequently, she becomes aggressive towards her husband. However, Henry fails to realize the failures and weaknesses. In this case, Elisa is not interested in assisting him realize them. There is no agreement in their family, and when he sees Elisa taking care of the flowers, all he can say is that he wished that Elisa could be working in an orchard growing apples (Bausch and Cassill 240).
Most importantly, the tinker seems to be attracted to the chrysanthemums, which implies that he symbolically likes Elisa. In this case, the chrysanthemums are used to represent her sexuality. Therefore, Elisa giving him a red flower is a representation of her feelings. One can deduce that the tinker acts as a symbol of a stimulant in Elisa's life. Therefore, she begins to have hope and much brightness in her marriage life. It is through taking a bath after the tinker leaves that she scrubs her past off and accepts a new life (Bausch and Cassill 254). However, something wrong happens when she finds the flowers that she had given to tinker on the road. In her understanding, tinker had rejected her just like her husband.
Tone is normally used to show the author's attitude toward the subject matter. The short story "The Chrysanthemums" demonstrates the tone of oppression and confinement. In most cases, Elisa is isolated and confined both emotionally and physically. This fact is revealed through the description of Elisa's homestead. The house is seen not to be close to the rest of the houses, but it is isolated and, in addition, enclosed by the fence. Besides, her garden is enclosed by the fence. Their homestead is seen to be surrounded by a low-lying of fog.
The tone in the novel contains some envy towards men. Despite the fact that Elisa is a hard-working lady who is always tending her garden, her husband does not appreciate her. The tone of the short story changes a bit, when Elisa talks to the man in the wagon; she becomes interested in how the man lives in the wagon. As Elisa is taking a bath, the tone changes again and she becomes feminine. This is because after the bath she is seen to look in the mirror, which is a common thing to all ladies.
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In the short story "The Chrysanthemums," Steinbeck has managed to use imagery to clearly covey his message to readers. The chrysanthemums have been used in representing Elisa's children. Elisa is seen taking care of them and ensuring that nothing interferes with them. The chrysanthemums have also been used to represent the feminine nature of Elisa. Steinbeck has also managed to use tone properly at the start of the short story, which reflects envy towards men. Hence, Steinbeck has managed to use both imagery and tone in expressing the story's idea.
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Los hemicordados (Hemichordata o Faringotremata) son un filo de animales deuteróstomos, de aspecto vermiforme, que se suele relacionar con los cordados, pero no presentan una auténtica notocorda, sino una estomocorda que es una expansión del tubo digestivo; como los cordados, presentan una faringe con hendiduras (faringotremas), que usan para filtrar el alimento.

Hay registro fósil desde el Cámbrico que incluye un grupo de animales llamados graptolitos de los que muchas especies desaparecieron en el Carbonífero. En la actualidad se conocen solo unas cien especies.

Características
Tienen hendiduras faríngeas ciliadas, un aparato circulatorio abierto muy desarrollado, y una estructura única llamada 'glomérulo'. Presentan también un cordón nervioso dorsal y hueco. Todos ellos, cuando son adultos, son bentónicos.

Se les consideró cordados, pero después se comprobó que la evaginación de la parte anterior del tubo digestivo (divertículo bucal o estomocorda) no era homólogo de la notocorda, con que se les clasificó como un nuevo filo.

Anatomía

Los hemicordados tienen un cuerpo blando en forma de gusano pero no segmentado internamente, en las típicas tres regiones de los cordados (cabeza, tórax y abdomen). Como todos los bilaterales, presentan una simetría bilateral, y por lo tanto se basan en dos ejes corporales claramente definidos.

Poseen diferentes coloraciones, desde el blanco hasta el violeta claro, y pueden medir hasta 250 centímetros de largo, aunque también hay que miden unos pocos milímetros.

Poseen una organización característica del cuerpo en tres partes: la parte frontal es el prosoma, que en clado Pterobranchia tiene forma de escudo y por lo tanto puede ser denominado escudo de la cabeza o escudo facial.; el prosoma consiste en una especie de probóscide. La segunda parte es una especie de collar, el mesosoma, donde se sitúa la abertura de la boca. La tercera parte es un largo tronco, conocido como metasoma. Esta división básica del cuerpo en tres partos también concierne la cavidad corporal, el celoma, que queda dividido en proceloma, mesoceloma y metaceloma, situados respectivamente en la sección correspondiente del cuerpo.

La parte del tronco, especialmente en la clase de los enteropneustos, incluye hasta cien hendiduras branquiales, por medio de las cuales respiran y por las cuales puede salir el agua absorbida por la boca durante la ingestión de partículas de alimento. La primera parte del intestino, denominada "intestino branquial", se conecta con el mundo exterior. En los pterobranquios, en cambio, solo hay un par de branquias, o incluso no hay ninguna.

En los enteropneustos existe otra estructura característica, un divertículo del estómago que llega a la cavidad oral, llamada estomocorda. En el pasado se lo consideró a un posible precursor del notocorda, es decir, la estructura de soporte elástica en forma de barra que caracteriza los cordados. Como esta estructura no presenta ninguna parecido esencial con el notocorda, y como en ningún momento hace la función de esqueleto hidrostático, este punto de vista ha sido prácticamente abandonado entre los científicos.

El sistema cardiovascular abierto de los hemicordados tiene una configuración bastante primitiva; sus dos únicos vasos sanguíneos auténticos se sitúan en el prosoma y el mesosoma. En el prosoma también se sitúa el "corazón" muy rudimentario, que se compone de un único vaso sanguíneo contráctil y que bombea la sangre que llega desde atrás hacia el vaso sanguíneo ventral. Así pues, el flujo sanguíneo es unidireccional.

La expulsión de residuos líquidos tiene lugar principalmente a través de la piel; además, también existe un sistema de membranas llamado glomérulo, en el que la sangre que sale del cuerpo es filtrada repetidamente. La orina resultante es llevada a la cavidad corporal del prosoma y desde allí es expulsada al exterior por un poro.

Alimentación, hábitat y distribución
Los hemicordados se pueden alimentar de dos maneras diferentes: o bien se entierran dentro de los sedimentos del fondo marino, toman barro bentónico y absorben los nutrientes que contiene, más o menos cómo lo hacen las lombrices; o bien filtran partículas de nutrientes que flotan libremente en el agua, más o menos al estilo de las esponjas.

Viven principalmente en la zona de mareas o por debajo de ella. También pueden vivir en el fondo del mar, en parte a profundidades de hasta 5000 metros, donde excavan madrigueras en forma de letra "U" por medio de la acción peristáltica de su probóscide. Revisten estas guaridas con una secreción mucosa. Solo unas pocas especies viven en mar abierto. Los hemicordados tienen una distribución cosmopolita, es decir, viven en todos los mares, desde los trópicos hasta las regiones polares.

Reproducción
Los hemicordados tienen sexos separados, que apenas se pueden distinguir por su apariencia externa. De los huevos fertilizados se desarrollan larvas ciliadas, que se parecen a las larvas de los equinodermos y a partir de las cuales se desarrollan los animales adultos. Antes de la metamorfosis, pasan una parte de su ciclo vital entre el plancton, donde se alimentan de finas partículas en suspensión, que quedan atrapadas en los cilios de las larvas y que son transportadas desde allí a la boca. En esta etapa, se los puede describir como planctótrofos. En algunas especies, el desarrollo es directo, es decir, no existe una etapa larvaria intermedia.

Además de la reproducción sexual, también presentan una forma de reproducción asexual: en un proceso llamado gemación, una cría se separa de su progenitor; ambos son genéticamente idénticos. También puede pasar que un individuo quede cortado en dos partes, y que después cada una de ellas continúe independientemente de la otra.

Fósiles
Los primeros restos fósiles de hemicordados provienen probablemente del esquisto de Burgess de Canadá, que están fechados en el periodo geológico Cámbrico. Sin embargo, los primeros fósiles pertenecientes sin ningún tipo de duda en la clase de los pterobranquios datan del periodo Ordovícico. Un grupo actualmente extinguido de hemicordados, los graptolitos, son fósiles índice de gran importancia para el Ordovícico y el Silúrico.

Taxonomía

Su centenar de especies se agrupan en tres clases actuales:

 Clase Enteropneusta
Con forma de gusano con probóscide en forma de bellota (gusanos bellota) que utilizan para excavar en el sedimento. Es la clase más conocida dentro de este filo. Son vermiformes y no forman colonias, por lo que son solitarios y viven en galerías que excavan en el sedimento. Poseen numerosos poros branquiales en la parte anterior del tronco y una faringe con hendiduras branquiales implicada además en la recolección del alimento, característica compartida con los cordados. Tubo digestivo rectilíneo, a diferencia de los pterobranquios. Suelen medir entre 2 y 2,5 cm. Viven en el litoral. Incluye unas 70 especies.

 Clase Pterobranchia
Son más pequeños que los enteropneustos. Sésiles, coloniales o pseudocoloniales en el caso del género Rhabdopleura, viven en tubos que ellos mismos fabrican y se alimentan con una especies de brazos provistos de tentáculos ciliados, situados en la base del collar. No tienen una probóscide alargada como en el caso de la clase Enteropneusta, sino modificada en forma de escudo para adherirse al sustrato. Con un par o sin poros branquiales. Presentan un tubo digestivo en forma de "U". Se han recogido en dragados profundos en la Antártida y recientemente en las Bermudas.Se conocen 3 géneros y 17 especies.

 Clase Planctosphaeroidea
Con solo una especie conocida, Planctosphaera pelagica, con el cuerpo esférico pero bilteral, gelatinoso, con bandas ciliadas, y tubo digestivo en forma de "U". Se la considera un estado larvario de algún otro hemicordado, pero no se ha observado tal relación.

 Clase Graptolithina†
Fósiles de animales coloniales del Paleozoico, de afiliación incierta.

Filogenia
Cómo se ha dicho al principio del artículo, los puntos de vista sobre las posibles relaciones filogenéticas dentro del grupos de los hemicordados varían significativamente. Las hendiduras branquiales y el tubo neural dorsal apoyan un agrupamiento con los cordados, mientras que la falta de una segmentación interna (del tipo mencionado más arriba) y de una cola detrás del ano parece indicar lo contrario. Por otra parte, sus formas larvarias acercan los hemicordados a los equinodermos; las investigaciones genéticas moleculares también apoyan una relación de clados hermanos entre estos dos grupos.

También se discute si las diferentes clases de hemicordados representan grupos naturales; después de investigaciones genéticas moleculares recientes, los enteropneustos ya se consideran monofiléticos. Eso se debe a que algunos de sus subgrupos están relacionados de manera más próxima con los pterobranquios que con el resto de enteropneustos. Si este punto de vista fuese confirmado, eso significaría que la forma original de los hemicordados (y, por lo tanto, probablemente de los cordados) no fue un organismo filtrador, sino más bien un ser vivo parecido a un gusano.

Incluso el monofiletismo de los hemicordados en general está discutido. En el siguiente modelo, los enteropneustos son el clado hermano de los equinodermos:

Un modelo del año 2001, más reciente pero basado únicamente en datos morfológicos, considera a los hemicordados como un grupo totalmente artificial, que sólo está basado en características primitivas. En consecuencia, quedarían disueltos no sólo los hemicordados, sino también las clases que componen este grupo, y serían reclasificados. Así pues, la familia de pterobranquios de los rabdopléuridos se constituiría en grupo hermano de uno taxón denominado Pharyngotremata, compuesto por la familia de los cefalodíscidos y el nuevo taxón de los cirtotretos. Finalmente, los enteropneustos quedarían como grupo hermano de los cordados. En cambio, un estudio del 2000 apoya claramente el monofiletismo de los hemicordados, proponiendo una hipótesis completamente nueva para su evolución.

Esta representación asume una evolución gradual de las hendiduras branquiales, cosa que se contradice claramente con los datos genéticos moleculares más recientes. Por lo tanto, de momento, las relaciones filogenéticas deben ser consideradas inciertas.

Referencias

Bibliografía
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 J. Q. Henry, K. Tagawa, M. Q. Martindale: Deuterostome evolution, early development in the enteropneust hemichordate. Ptychodera flava. a: Evolution and Development. Blackwell, Malden Mass 3.2001, S.375.
 Tagawa, Satoh, Humphreys: Molecular studies of hemichordate development: a key to understanding the evolution of bilateral animals and chordates. a: Evolution and Development. Blackwell, Malden Mass 3.2001, 443-454.
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Enlaces externos

 Taxonomía de los hemicordados (en inglés)
 Filogenia de los hemicordados (en inglés)
 Imagen del prosoma de un enteropneusto (en inglés)
 Web sobre los graptolitos (en inglés)

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Bayer donates $40K to put eight salad bars in schools
By AGDAILY Reporters Published: May 31, 2018
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Bayer has committed $40,000 to the United Fresh Start Foundation, in support of their mission to increase children's access to fresh fruits and vegetables. As part of the partnership, Bayer is funding salad bars for eight schools in California and Idaho.
To promote this collaboration, and one of the new salad bars, the announcement was made during an assembly at Barnett Elementary in Ramona, California. At the school event, over 50 fourth grade students were introduced to their new salad bar and participated in a melon taste-test. Students tried several varieties of sweet melons and voted on their favorite.
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Schools receiving salad bars from the Bayer-United Fresh Start Foundation collaboration, include:
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Foothill Elementary School, Goleta Union School District (Santa Barbara, CA)
Alameda Community Learning Center (Alameda, CA)
Nea Community Learning Center (Alameda, CA)
Blue Oak Charter School (Chico, CA)
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Bayer serves as a member of the United Fresh Start Foundation's Community Outreach Committee, which among other roles, helps foster collaboration between the foundation, schools, and community-based non-profit organizations that are committed to providing children with access to fresh produce.
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Regulators should track new prices to stay on top of investment and plant retirement decisions and allow forward-thinking utilities to save money by shifting to low-cost power sources. Instead of propping up uneconomic coal and nuclear plants to merely delay their inevitable closures, regulators can encourage smart early retirement policies that use low-cost capital to pay off stranded assets, reinvest utility capital into clean energy sources, save customers money, and create a just and equitable transition for displaced workers.
Regulators can also encourage clean energy expansion by creating conditions conducive to their growth. Variable energy sources such as wind and solar need a flexible grid, which can be fostered through performance-based regulation (PBR) and wholesale market reform.
The PBR utility model is growing in popularity and drives change by transforming profit incentives from returns on capital investment to meeting performance goals. And, regional wholesale energy markets can evolve to value more flexible generation by allowing new technologies to participate and allowing old, uneconomic assets to retire.
More emerging technologies, whose costs are not as low as utility solar PV or onshore wind, may benefit from R&D and opportunities for increased deployment, which can bring down costs and encourage even more growth.


All Terrain Humanoid Fighting Machines: Evangelion.
These skyscraper tall fighting machines were created to protect mankind against it's enemies, the angels, mysterious alien creatures of similar magnitude.
EVA's are no robots, but living beings, cloned from genetically altered material of Adam, the first angel captured by man. The "armor" acts as a restraint as well as protection.
Power-support for the armor and to connect the pilot to EVA is supported via an umbilical-cable or internal batteries, which limits the time of action to 300 seconds.
The strength and regenerative power of EVA is impressive, even decapitation will not completely kill it.
But the most impressive feature is the AT-field, a force field generated by every living being that has a soul. The so-called "dummy-plug-proof" thus indicates that in fact EVA's contain souls !
The interesting question now is, where does that soul come from ?
All together, 13 EVA's were build.
All other content © 2001-2002 Olaf Eichler.


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Shadley: Utah Needs Ranked Choice Voting
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By Will Shadley, Opinion Writer
With only 188,707 votes (36.2%) in the Republican gubernatorial primary last June, Spencer Cox became our de-facto Governor-Elect, as no Democratic candidate has won the governorship in nearly 40 years. A mere 6% of Utah's population effectively determined who would hold the highest executive position in the state. A plurality win in a closed primary is an unacceptable way to elect our leaders, regardless of whether Cox may have still won with a ranked-choice voting system in place.
Utah legislator Rep. Mike Winder thinks so too. In the current legislative session, he introduced H.B. 127 to implement ranked-choice voting in Utah's primaries. Ranked-choice voting (RCV) has become increasingly popular in American politics. In the 2020 general election, Alaskans approved RCV, becoming the second state to fully adopt it statewide (Maine was the first). With different alternative voting methods popping up around the country, it's important for Utahns to understand RCV and what its implications could be for our state.
H.B. 127 would require RCV for primaries in all statewide offices, state senators and state representatives, state and local school board members, and county elected officials. In any primary race with more than two candidates, you would have the option to rank your top five candidates in order. Ranking someone first is similar to voting in favor of someone in our current system. However, in a multi-candidate race, we often prefer some candidates over others, even if they aren't our first choice. So, whoever you would want as your second, third, fourth, or fifth choice among all the candidates, you could indicate on your ballot.
Then, once the polls close, all the votes are tallied up. If no candidate reaches a 50% majority in the election, the candidate with the least number of first-place votes is eliminated. Everyone who voted for that candidate as their first option would then have their votes "given" to each of their second-choice candidates. If after that, there still isn't a majority winner, then the candidate with the second-lowest first-place votes gets eliminated and the votes distributed to the highest-ranked candidate still remaining on that ballot. The process repeats until someone reaches a majority.
To get a better understanding of the merits behind RCV in primaries, I spoke with Rep. Winder. One of the problems with our current primary system, which he called "the plurality problem" is that a candidate with a small group of devoted supporters can emerge victorious in a crowded primary — Winder mentioned notable examples including both Utah's gubernatorial primary last summer, which Cox won with only 36% of the vote, and the 2016 New Hampshire Presidential primary where Donald Trump won with only 35% of the vote.
By implementing the 50% threshold for candidates, RCV ensures that primary winners are at least somewhat favorable to a majority of voters. Perhaps more importantly, it ensures that a candidate who is wildly unpopular with a majority of voters does not have a path to victory. In a state dominated by a single party — rendering our statewide elections mostly uncompetitive — it's even more critical that our primary winners are representative of Utah.
Another benefit of RCV — which Winder saw firsthand when his sister, Aimee Winder Newton, ran for governor in 2020 — is increased civility between candidates during the campaign. The Republican convention used a form of RCV and they realized that it was in the best interest of the campaign to not "make other candidates' supporters upset because if [they were] not [voters'] first choice, maybe [they'd] be their second choice."
Candidates were incentivized to not attack one another in the way that has become commonplace in politics today. That civility brought forth by RCV in the convention stood in stark contrast to the Republican primary. Not only would it have the potential to reduce incivility during such a politically divisive time, but RCV focuses the debate on policy and problem solving when we desperately need both in our government and politics.
Shifting the incentives for candidates towards civility and productive policy debate would be a welcomed change in light of the 2020 general election, but, notably, H.B. 127 omits general elections. Winder argued that RCV has bipartisan support and "90% of Republican delegates" preferred it. However, when asked about why RCV in general elections was not included in the bill, he was "not convinced yet that a majority of [his] colleagues would [support it]."
While the majority party's political motivation may keep RCV from appearing in Utah's general elections, for now, we should welcome its adoption in our primaries. Once people experience a more fair and empowering electoral process, they will demand their representatives extend that process to the general election.
During our conversation, Winder mentioned that "you can look across the political spectrum and see examples of where history may have been a little different if we had ranked-choice voting." While it may be an interesting thought experiment to imagine a world where there was a President Perot or a President Gore, the real value in reflecting on America's electoral history lies in the opportunity to fully grasp the arcane, odd and arbitrary process we've chosen to elect our leaders.
These processes have been significant drivers of the incivility, disenfranchisement and underrepresentation that runs rampant in American politics today. Luckily, we have the ability to alter our electoral process this session. It won't solve all of our problems, but ranked-choice voting will move us closer to that elusive American ideal of a truly representative democracy.
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Will Shadley, Opinion Writer
Will Shadley is an opinion writer for The Daily Utah Chronicle. His degrees in philosophy and environmental and sustainability studies cause him to be utterly incapable of going more than two weeks without writing about climate change. When he's not worried about the dire state of both the planet and his job prospects, Will enjoys thinking about how to eradicate poverty, how artificial intelligence and new tech can create a more equitable world, and why Salt Lake City hates bicyclists so much.


In her quest to solve her family's sleep problems, Michelle Kronenberg Goodman, a teacher in Westchester County, NY, turned to an unlikely source: CBD oil. Her 17-year-old daughter is sleeping better than ever, she reports—without side effects: "Melatonin made her groggy the next day, but CBD doesn't." Goodman drops her own daily dose in her tea at night. "It calms me better than a glass of wine," she says.
Goodman and O'Connell are just two of a growing number of people who are finding a cure for modern ills in an ancient remedy: CBD oil. CBD, or cannabidiol, is one of more than 100 natural compounds with healing properties found in cannabis. CBD oil derived from hemp—a relative of marijuana—contains no THC, so it won't make you high. And unlike marijuana, hemp is now completely legal, as a result of the U.S. Farm Bill passing Congress this month.
This natural remedy is popping up in everything from trendy cocktails and spa treatments to tasting menus and coffee. The hemp-CBD market is expected to reach an almost-unbelievable $22 billion by 2022, according to Brightfield Group, a marketing research firm focused on the CBD and cannabis industries. CBD is appealing to people who are burned out, stressed out, and in pain. Many, like O'Connell, try it after hearing that it worked for a friend.
So what does CBD treat?
CBD helps with symptoms that seem to be pervasive in our society: anxiety, insomnia and chronic pain, to name a few.
Despite encouraging anecdotal evidence, there's still not a lot of great scientific research to back up CBD oil and medical marijuana. That's because the federal government classifies cannabis as a controlled substance, like heroin, so it has been difficult to get approval and funding to do scientific research. (That situation should improve now that hemp is legal.) What we do know, thanks to solid research: CBD oil helps children with two severe forms of epilepsy that don't respond to traditional drugs have fewer seizures. It also reduces nerve pain. Medical marijuana has been reported by patients to help alleviate cancer-related symptoms such as chemotherapy-related pain and lack of appetite. And when people with chronic pain use medical marijuana, opioid use goes down.
The biggest danger doctors worry about with CBD oil is drug interactions. Cannabis products can interact with everything from common antibiotics to the blood thinner Coumadin. To make sure you're safe, talk to your doctor about which drugs you're taking or go to a drug interaction checker like the one at drugs.com and plug in all your meds along with "cannabidiol" to make sure you won't have a problem.
Also keep in mind that these products aren't regulated by the FDA, so it's buyer beware, Dr. Martins-Welch advises: "It's like a fish oil supplement. You don't know that what you're actually buying is legit." And as for those CBD-infused cocktails and anti-aging lotions, don't expect much. "It's an expensive ingredient," Dr. Martins-Welch says. "I'd be surprised if they're using high-quality CBD." It's also not clear how much CBD we absorb through the skin or via an edible, as opposed to in an oil.
To make sure you're getting a pure oil, get recommendations from friends and research companies' reputations online. Dr. Martins-Welch likes ravereviews.org, because their ratings line up with the feedback she hears every day from patients.
Meet Dr. Diana Martins-Welch, internist at Northwell Health.
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What you see is what you get, the BKO needs the noid wired into the harness and should be functional.
Vapor container with a chip and two springs??
Ill start at 175 pp'd/shipped for the lot as i have no clue what it's all worth.
Hmm. I Can't see the pics.


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Evon Steinsiek
Fused Glass
Evon and Phil Steinsiek are second generation born and raised on beautiful Whidbey Island in Washington state. Their studio is located in their home on the north end of the island, only two miles from the very majestic Deception Pass Bridge and the popular and picturesque Deception Pass State Park. Phil calls upon his past experience as a journeyman carpenter to create one-of-a-kind wood bases from new and reclaimed wood for Evon's glass creations. He also builds all the display and shelving units. Evon is the glass artist. She began her walk with glass when she discovered the book "How to Make Glass Beads" by Cindy Jenkins upon its debut in 1999. She then took a community college course in Renton, WA on making glass beads with a Nortel Bench Burner torch in late 2000 and was hooked! This then led to the purchase of a small kiln and Bullseye fusing glass in 2004, with the purchase of a larger kiln when building their new home in 2009. Steinsiek Studio was born in 2014 when Phil told Evon she had to start selling her work to pay for the new glass she was buying. "I love bright colors and Bullseye Glass allows me to play with all the colors I can dream of. I also love quilt patterns. I used to quilt by hand until I developed arthritis in my thumbs. Now I quilt in glass! I take traditional patterns and mix it up by adding new, contemporary colors. While I took lessons for the glass beads and torch, I am totally self-taught as a glass fuser. I love experimenting with all aspects of glass and learned very early on, you never know what to expect upon opening the kiln at the end of a fuse."
Past gallery representation was at Sixth Street Art in Prosser, Washington. I am no longer showing there as she has retired and closed the gallery.
Garry Oak Gallery | 830 SE Pioneer Way | Oak Harbor, WA 98277 | 360-682-5675
garryoakgallery@gmail.com
Copyright © 2022 Garry Oak Gallery


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What is Holy Lands RPG?
Let's Hunt Some Devils!
The distinctions between Holy Lands RPG and other RPGs (role-playing games) are its keys to excellence.
First of all, Holy Lands RPG stands alone because real Christianity is the fundamental faith of the character, not some allegorical fantasy faith in a polytheistic (multi-god) world. The character believes in, proclaims, and fights for God the Father, Jesus Christ, and the real message of eternal salvation.
Next, the challenges the characters face are based on high-fantasy evils (demons, sorcery, and dangerous rogues) that have a primary mission of destroying the Church and Christians.
It raises the story to an epic level where evil fights for tyrannical dominance and good fights to oppose these forces with might and Miracles to create and maintain peace.
See How to Play to learn the very basics of gameplay.
Although the game is set in the areas known to medieval Europe in order to bring God and Christianity into the game, Holy Lands RPG imposes two unique twists that take the game out of the box from stereotypical history. First, it fuses the exploratory freedoms of a fantasy world with historic dynamics (both natural and political). Therefore, your character can dungeon-crawl through miles of infested caves of say the Alps, and then the cross the exploding border skirmishes of Frankish/Saxon territory to the fictional western harbor city of Great Cantonbury, for example. In this way, you're only limited to history by your own desire for geographic exploration and adventure.
Christian Duty
Though Holy Lands RPG can be played as "Christian" as you desire, the other unique twist is that the game suggests a more "ideal" Christianity dominates the characters' faith. By this, the game suggests that the virtues of both the modern and historic faith make up the setting for the Christian religion. Since there was one Christian Church historically, Holy Lands RPG blends this system of hierarchy with the more virtuous strengths of today's Christianity to emphasize that each of us must have their own strong relationship with God. Therefore, clergy will have a responsibility of service to their shirefolk, and the ruling class can have more of a political authority than a spiritual dominance, and people are saved by their profession of faith – not by their service to the religious.


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The Strife of Reilly
Sports Illustrated's Rick Reilly is somewhat of a celebrity. He's been named Sportswriter of the Year several times and has appeared in several SI commercials with one of the swimsuit models. So it was somewhat surprising to see him use his high profile pulpit to pick on the little guy.
In a recent column of his, he playfully derided fantasy baseball fans: "You smell like a goat. You're unshaven. You work endless hours in dimly lit caves. You speak a language understood only by others of your kind. You fear women and put prices on men's heads. And legions of enemies long to destroy you."
Funny. I can't believe he's bringing personal appearance into this. Have you seen some of your contemporaries, Mr. Reilly? They're not exactly GQ material, are they? In fact, about the only thing they're in are Hair Club for Men or Jenny Craig ads.
As for their habits, they work endless hours in a place that smells like old sweaty socks. They speak in a kind of esperanto philosophica obscura; things like how the work of the '93 Phillies bullpen was a lesson on how to live one's life, etc. They don't necessarily fear women, but they often wonder how they managed to find one that would tolerate their incessant sports anecdotes. Strikingly similar, really.
RR: "You are, of course, a fantasy baseball geek."
Y'know, it was so-called "geeks" who put a man on the moon.
RR: "All you care about is your pretend world of major league players and their stats. You root for numbers, not teams.
That's right. We root for numbers. The alternative is to root for teams, which free agency and parsimonious ownership has essentially reduced to rooting for laundry. So which pursuit is more foolish?
RR: You have depersonalized the game, sucked the life out of it; all so you can say you took $100 off your former friends."
Sucked the life out of the game? If by "sucked the life out" you mean saved the game from obscurity after the last work stoppage, then I whole heartedly agree. You'd like to think that Cal saved the game. But there was no significant increase in attendance other than in Baltimore the year he broke Gehrig's record. And he didn't play in the NL, so there's not much chance he saved the game there. No, what saved the game was millions of "geeks" buying tickets to watch their players "put up numbers". See, even the players understand; they use the roto-guys' lingo.
It's not a coincidence that periodicals like Baseball America increased their readership hundreds-fold at the same time that fantasy baseball began to gain popularity. It's not a coincidence that the STATS Inc. Handbooks are the biggest selling sports books every year. Nor is it a coincidence that the increase in cogent statistical analysis and increased acceptance of sabermetrics over the last decade just happened to occur at the same time that fantasy players were looking for new ways to evaluate talent so they could win their league's prize pot. Those geeks you playfully detest not only saved America's pastime, but they have injected more money to baseball's economy than probably all other demographics combined.
You wanna know who sucked the life out of the game, who depersonalized it? I'll give you a hint: they are led by a man who used to sell cars in Milwaukee. These men have constantly threatened the popularity and the integrity of the game - pretty flagrantly for the past 8 years - all for the sake of busting the player's union to make 8% more than several billion. If you want to find who sucked the life out of the game, look no further than the man who announced that baseball was in financial shambles and need to contract two teams just days after one of the most exciting (and profitable) seasons and World Series in the last 25 years. They've been pretty busy chipping away at the game this year, too; you can read about it in both the Congressional Record and in Forbes. It has been these guys - no need to name names, I hope - who have turned this game into nothing more than an accountant's ledger. Fantasy sports fans are just doing a pale but harmless imitation.
RR: "It's not just baseball. Fifteen percent of Americans over 18 have been in one fantasy sports league or another."
Yep, 15% and growing. So if you want to increase the readership of your column by 15% or more, next time, use more numbers.


Freedom Brand wall mounted boot & wader racks are a great way to show your trapping and hunting pride at your house, cabin or camp. They hold 3 pairs of boots, hip boots or waders and have a top shelf. They are available in several different themes: coil spring trap, beaver, treeing hound and howling coyote.