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Is President Obama Trying to Kill King Coal?
Rich Smith
American Coal Mining
Is President Obama trying to kill the U.S. coal industry? In a recent campaign swing through southwestern Virginia, Republican lawmakers alleged just that.
With executives from coal miner Alpha Natural Resources (ANR) and electric utilities Dominion Resources (D) and PPL (PPL) in tow, Republicans marched through the crucial swing state last week, arguing that new greenhouse gas regulations promoted by the Environmental Protection Agency would effectively ban the construction of new coal-fired power plants in the state -- by making it prohibitively expensive to build them.
Specifically, the EPA is proposing that new coal plants include "carbon-capture" technology that industry representatives say is "not cost-effective under current market conditions" and may not even help reduce carbon emissions at all. Competing fuels like natural gas not only cost less than coal, but emit about half the carbon that burning coal does. Combine this with the low prices (and lower profits) that coal companies get these days -- which don't yield enough revenue to pay for the EPA's required equipment -- and coal promoters argue that it's effectively impossible both to comply with regulations and stay in business.
The result: Coal plants cannot be built. Coal will not be bought. Coal companies will go out of business.
A Prophecy Fulfilled
It probably didn't hurt their argument that earlier this month, we saw the first high-profile U.S. coal company bankruptcy when Patriot Coal (PCXCQ.PK) filed for Chapter 11.
The headlines practically wrote themselves: "Tragedy Strikes as Obama Regs Kill Patriot!" Over the weekend, the President told local television audiences, "If we win Virginia, then we will win the election." But even if the reverse isn't necessarily true, it almost seems as if the EPA set out to write a connect-the-dots puzzle -- and the prize for completing it is kicking its own boss out of the White House.
What Does It Mean to You?
So the new EPA regs may be hard on Obama's chances in coal country. But what does this whole sooty brouhaha mean to folks here on Main Street? As with so many things in life, it's a tale of good news and bad news.
Let's tackle the bad news first: Energy prices are going up, and it's going to cost you more to heat your home (and pay your electric bill, and put fuel in your car).
You see, one of the reasons coal is so cheap right now is that natural gas is cheaper. Thanks to the fracking craze that's sweeping our nation faster than the hula hoop, natural-gas prices are close to historic lows. It's simple economics: As gas gets easier to obtain from underground shale formations, the supply rises, and the cost plunges. This undercuts the cost of more expensive-to-extract fuels such as coal and oil -- and nuclear, solar, geothermal and wind as well.
But here's the thing: The energy ecosystem is deeply interconnected. Part of the reason coal prices are low is because of the pressure from competing cheap natural gas. But if you kill King Coal (which accounts for about one-third of electricity production today), then suddenly natural gas has to carry more of the load. Demand for it increases relative to supply, and gas prices rise.
This Is What the 'Death' of Coal Looks Like
EPA Delays Fracking Rules Until 2015
The Dastardly Demise of Patriot Coal
For that matter, even if the coal industry fails to just roll over and die -- even if just a handful of coal companies go bankrupt from higher regulatory costs -- this too raises the cost of gas and power in general. It's only a matter of degrees (pun intended), because even if coal remains an energy option, its supply is still dropping, and its ability to compete with gas declines accordingly.
Simply put, for natural gas prices to remain cheap, coal has to stick around to compete with it -- which won't happen if coal companies start shutting down.
That said, there is a silver lining to all this.
%Gallery-158820%If the EPA regulations come into force and coal companies go out of business, they won't be polluting the air anymore or contributing to climate change. And if it turns out that the coal companies are exaggerating the dangers to their industry and can remain in business under the new regulations and produce cleaner power, then greenhouse gas emissions will be reduced that way as well.
Is that prospect worth paying a little (or a lot) more for your electric bill? Tell us what you think below.
Motley Fool contributor Rich Smith holds no position in any company mentioned, but Motley Fool newsletter services have recommended buying shares of Dominion Resources.
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Want to try some new free games out? Below are the top 15 free Steam games to play that you should check out now. We're skipping the mainstream ones you've seen on other top-lists – and provided video of each game @ 4k resolution. Test system: 980ti SLI 6700k. All games below not only ROCK but run without any major bugs or issues encountered.
TE120 is a short single player experience set in the Half-Life Universe featuring a gravity defying weapon that allows you to jump buildings and sustain large falls. It is deep, polished, runs excellent, and has a huge fanbase.
Project W.A.K.E. is a creepy survival shooter with a small twist: ALIEN INVASION.
If you are a Portal fan, this is as close to Portal 3 as you can get. This is the pinnacle of fan-created Portal games.
Beautiful well thought-out platformer with cool puzzles and physics.
Act 1 came out earlier, Act 2 is new. Below is 4k gameplay footage, it's a real treat.
The Youtube video preview below will likely tell you all you need to know about the game. We didn't play the game in detail, but it was an… interesting experience when we did.
You're at work. You need to find a way to escape. Cause chaos, explore, enjoy.
This is more than Chat, and you don't need a VR headset. All the controls translate perfectly to the keyboard and mouse. There are huge worlds to explore, with LOTS of others, and interactive games (tennis/pong/shooters) as well in it.
Ranked FPS arenas. Very competitive.
Top down racer with weapons and abilities. Super fun. Supports local multiplayer as well.
Not much can be said without spoiling it – but if you get out of the first room, you'll love the rest of the game.
Puzzle solver with awesome controls and gameplay.
Warning – this game has been known to be highly addicting. The gameplay is solid, if you get past it's cartoonish appearance.
Off-Peak is off-beat and entertaining.
Last on the list, but good for when you want to play through something that doesn't require the use of two hands.


Tom Brady's supermodel wife Gisele Bundchen isn't the only fashion icon in the family. The 6-foot-4 Patriots quarterback showed up to Super Bowl LII on Sunday, February 4, looking like a Zoolander character in a ridiculously long, popped-collar peacoat, dark sunglasses and awkwardly placed earbuds — and social media promptly erupted.
Of course, most people just wanted to roast Brady's dramatic getup. "Brady looks like the overconfident european assassin who dies in the last twenty minutes of an action movie," wrote on person on Twitter. Added another: "Tom Brady is either going to win the Super Bowl or die while trying to assassinate Jason Bourne in Zurich." A third person tweeted that the 40-year-old had borrowed his wife's jacket.
Of course, Brady has bigger things on his mind. The Philadelphia Eagles made history on Sunday night with it's first-ever Super Bowl win.


When you are taking your loved one into a nursing home, you are taking them to a place where you are expecting them to get the care that they need. You are also making them to a place that they will receive the best treatment. You will need to know that you should also expect the opposite of what you want. You will need to understand that nursing home abuse is prevalent in our society and that is why you will need to ensure that you are getting a lawyer. Before you sue a nursing home, you will need to ensure that you are sure that they are abusing you or your loved ones in the nursing home. Here are some of the reasons why you will need a nursing home attorney. You will need to know that the nursing home staff should ensure that they are providing you with basic hygiene for your loved one. You will need to know that you will be able to notice the signs of neglect and you will get this by spotting lousy hygiene. You will need to ensure that the nursing home is promoting good health. You will need to know that it is essential to include your lawyer if you spot this link.
You will need to ensure that you are observing the health of your loved one. You will need to ensure that you are looking at the weight loss. You will need to know that weight loss can also be a sign of abuse. You will need to ensure that you are reporting any significant symptoms of weight loss. You will need to ensure that you are looking at the kind of meals they are given if you are not satisfied, and you fell they are starving or getting dehydrated you will need to ensure that you are bringing in your attorney. You will need to ensure that you are looking at all the signs of abuse to you are your loved one like old age and ensure that you involve your lawyer. You will also need to ensure that you are looking at the behavior of your loved one. You will need to know that there are signs which you will notice to be more than the changes caused by old age. You will need to ensure that you are reporting any changes to your attorney, this will help the attorney to investigate this issues.


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REWATCHING: THE STRAIGHT POOP
beesnbears
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REWATCHING: THE STRAIGHT POOP Feb 25, 2010 13:18:50 GMT -5
Post by beesnbears on Feb 25, 2010 13:18:50 GMT -5
Feb 25, 2010 1:58:42 GMT -5 witness said:
Just for fun, do any of you have a favorite blooper reel segment? Mine is from "Knowing Her," when Cybill turns around too soon and Bruce shakes his head at her. She turns back around and breaks into laughter, with Bruce saying his line and teasing, "Yo, you--knucklehead--turn around." On the next take, Cybill flubs her lines and walks out of frame, with Bruce and his bemused smirk following closely behind. Cracks me up time and time again.
I really like the clip of Bruce holding the baby from "Twas...". Don't know what it is, it's just really sweet. But, I also like where he gets tongue-tied..."we'll tell Wilma we wescued...." ;D
The other bloopers on the next set of DVDs are really funny though!
"You know it and I know it."
I agree with the older and wiser, more mature theory. I know I said things when I was younger that I regret and people have done things that have hurt me that I can, for the most part, overlook now.
From articles I've read with Cybill and Bruce, I get the impression they are both very thankful for ML and they have become fond of one another in their "mature" years.
I've been told you're really not mature until you reach 50...I've got a few more months to be immature, I guess!
Last Edit: Feb 25, 2010 14:01:13 GMT -5 by beesnbears
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"We're quite a pair, aren't we?"
Post by witness on Feb 25, 2010 22:44:21 GMT -5
Feb 25, 2010 13:29:14 GMT -5 beesnbears said:
So that's why I'm 36 going on 16!
"Lady gets in trouble, it's nice to know she has somebody to call"
REWATCHING: THE STRAIGHT POOP Feb 26, 2010 8:44:44 GMT -5
Post by beesnbears on Feb 26, 2010 8:44:44 GMT -5
Feb 25, 2010 22:44:21 GMT -5 witness said:
HA! Enjoy it Every. Single. Day. ;D
REWATCHING: THE STRAIGHT POOP Jan 7, 2011 18:06:06 GMT -5
Post by sandra on Jan 7, 2011 18:06:06 GMT -5
witness, that one's my absolute favorite bit, too! I love Cybill's cracking up, Bruce's smirk at the end and, of course, the "knucklehead"!
rewatched that one today with the commentary... great job, ladies! So many times I found myself agreeing, like with the payoff at the end or the moment when ofe of you (not sure who it was - it wasn't Diane) said she hated the Jillian scene... I do, too!
bluemoonshampoo
1st Level
REWATCHING: THE STRAIGHT POOP Feb 8, 2011 4:47:05 GMT -5
Post by bluemoonshampoo on Feb 8, 2011 4:47:05 GMT -5
I really enjoyed reading the comments on here - great story from Diane again- I agree with beansbears: I'd be all thumbs too if he popped up on my PC; actually they'd probably have to call me an ambulance and scrape me up off the floor. Diane you are COOL.
I've actually always been quite a fan of this one and I do have an embarrassing story to share. Deep breath. Me and my Moonlighting bestie (at the time) actually had a go at making this episode on video lolz! We copied down the script, dressed up and acted all the scenes out (we both got to be Rona Barrett at some point)- we didn't finish filming it in the end but we had a lot of fun acting out the first half of it. I particularly enjoyed playing Ms Dipesto lol. I think my mum thought we were nuts! What am I saying? We were obviously nuts- a whole bag full of nuts.
So, as well as it having very funny, very silly memories for me- I just really enjoyed the whole embracing the fact that it was a TV show thing! They really blurred that line again between Cybill/Maddie and Bruce/David - great stuff. That kiss? I think it was all four of 'em - kind of in a schizophrenic manner ha ha.
The bloopers and the commentary by our ladies are what really made it though - brilliant! Lots of laughs :-)
I can't believe I just confessed that acting it out thing on here - oh the shame! :-)
Last Edit: Feb 8, 2011 4:48:37 GMT -5 by bluemoonshampoo
'A spoonful of moonbeams in every bottle...'
Post by sandra on Feb 8, 2011 4:53:34 GMT -5
Feb 8, 2011 4:47:05 GMT -5 bluemoonshampoo said:
No, dear - the shame is you didn't pull it through to the end! It would have been interesting who would have played whom in the final scene...
lmao... it's a good job we didn't get to the final scene! - Although we probably would have found a way to have our backs to the camera and suggest it. Well my bestie had played opposite me in 'The Taming of the Shrew' - you'd have thought we would be used to that now- there was a scene in that where we actually had to look over each other's heads for fear of totally cracking up but that's another story for another time. :-)

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Armand Bouchart era un cavaliere templare che comandò una piccola guarnigione durante la dominazione templare di Cipro nel 1192.

Biografia
Poco è conosciuto su Bouchart oltre il periodo che Cipro era governata dal Gran Maestro Templare, Robert de Sablé, che, all'epoca non era in grado di lasciare sull'isola una grande forza, dato che l'esercito serviva altrove. Tutto quel che rimase a Cipro furono dai 14 ai 20 Templari. Che erano in grado di comandare scarsamente l'isola. Gli uomini mandati erano soldati e non amministratori. Poco dopo l'arrivo a Cipro, l'arroganza dei Templari si fece mostrare. Disprezzavano i baroni e i cittadini locali e iniziarono a prendere ciò che volevano.

Questi maltrattamenti presto divennero insopportabili e il popolo si rivoltò. Bouchart e i suoi cavalieri si rifugiarono nel castello templare per raggrupparsi. Uscirono fuori dal castello in armatura completa e assaltarono i ciprioti. Il massacro durò pochi minuti, e la rivolta venne momentaneamente soffocata. Bouchart quindi disse a de Sablé che i suoi pochi uomini erano insufficienti per tenere l'isola in caso di ulteriori rivolte, che già si preannunciavano. Venne allora deciso che l'isola di Cipro venisse consegnata nelle mani di Guido di Lusignano.

Curiosità
 Bouchart è l'antagonista principale del gioco Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines.

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Discussion in 'Tutorials and How Tos' started by OptimusTimelord, Mar 27, 2014.
Oh man! This is awesome! Thanks so much for posting these! Do you know how large these can be printed?
The other standard screen grabs have been upped to 200 resolution but would still be a bit blurry if printed off that big. [There's] no physical reason why you can't though.
Takeshi357 adds: You need to upload the full size versions somewhere. Archive them as PNGs to minimize compression artifacting - hopefully, since the DVDs aren't exactly free of them as it is….
Let's go through the '86 movie now! Before we get into the images, I wanted to post this frame that I found accidentally (skimming through at speed I hit pause and this exact image came up): a genuine frame from the movie, unaltered. Can you make out what it is?
That's Megatron holding Hot Rod while he points his gun at Prime! Nice find.
I'm really looking forward to your TFTM backgrounds.
It is indeed! I guess it's a brief flash frame to represent the gun blast. Thought it was a really nice, stylized image and worth sharing.
It's quite impressive isn't it? [It] amazes me that these pieces of art were used once or twice in a background and not made more of. I really don't know if anyone has tried to piece frames together like this before, but I've definitely never seen it done. It gives a whole new appreciation of the material.


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Reid Sewell
Reid Sewell is a southern native who studied theater at the University of North Carolina. After graduation, he moved to smaller stages as an animated and enthusiastic preschool teacher; recently directing The Very Hungry Caterpillar. Though he enjoys his everyday audience, he is excited to work with actors who don't exit in the middle of a line for an emergency potty break. He'd like to thank his family for the good stories, his friends for the good times and Jean for always finding him funny...even when he's not.
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Nearly four years ago, I wrote an article on Football-Data asking the question: How Many People Win at Sports Betting?. Since then, I have published my book Squares and Sharps which took a very realistic and sobering view of sports bettors' prospects: yes, there are winners, but hardly any of them are doing so because of skill; almost all are lucky, and inevitably regress to the mean in the end.
Yesterday, I was promoted to think about this question again in the context of soft bookmakers who restrict winning customers to small stakes. It was suggested that soft books will limit winning customers to around £2,000 for lifetime profits before investigating your account to see whether you might hold positive expected value.
I decided to take a look at an old affiliate account - skybet - where it is possible to analyse total wagers for each referred player, along with total profits and losses. The analysis period in question ran from 6th January 2011 to 3rd October 2017, when skybet ceremoniously shafted all their affiliates by closing the programme (well, not quite all, some of the tipster affiliates who had given the industry a bad name by earning from tips that are designed to lose were kept on, but that's another story).
Over the period there were a total of 978 referred customers who bet at least once, placing a total of 795,013 bets. The distribution of bets placed by these customers followed Pareto, a power law distribution more commonly described by the 80-20 rule - that is 80% of the bets are placed by 20% of the customers. In this case, it was actually about 92%. Indeed, the highest betting 1% of the sample accounted for 50% of the bets. And the player with the most accounted for 22.4% of the bets (178,346): incredible! The first figure shows a cumulative frequency distribution of how those customers contributed to the overall number of bets in the sample.
Of the 978 bettors, 143 or 14.6% of them were profitable. This is very much in line with the proportion of bettors reported as profitable by a 2007 study analysing the profitability of bettors at a similarly soft sportsbook, bwin, who were active during 8 months in 2005. I have reported the findings of this study in my book.
Naturally, I have no idea whether any of them have had their betting activity restricted by skybet, although I suppose a more detailed investigation into the sequence of bets by a customer might reveal obvious clues. For example, the most profitable customer in the sample of 978 who won £10,034.50 between September 2011 and August 2015, suddenly ceased activity having turned a £6k loss into a £10k profit over the course of the final 6 weeks with stakes typically several hundred pounds per bet. Of course, it's entirely possible he did the sensible thing and quit whilst he was ahead. However, a single bet placed 10 months later that had a stake of just £20 would rather suggest a limitation was the more likely explanation. Of course, we will never know.
The 2nd most profitable customer made just £1,442.27 with 4 others showing profits of over £1,000. This could offer some confirmation to the anecdotal suggestion of a £2,000 account profit limit. Alternatively, it simply might confirm that it's very hard to make a living from sports betting. With that in mind, I next looked how the percentage of profitable bettors varied with the number of bets they place. If any bettors are skilled we would expect them to survive longer in the game, place more bets, and show superior profits, with disproportionately more of them showing profitability. That is not what we see.
The next chart breaks the 978 customers into 5 groups: those who placed only 1 bet (171 of them), those placing 2 to 10 bets (183), those placing 11 to 100 bets (212), those placing 101 to 1,000 bets (299) and finally those placing more than 1,000 bets (113).
Just 4.1% of customers who placed only 1 bet made a profit. The likely explanation is that those who won their first bet were far more likely to go on to place more, whilst those who lost disproportionately may have got cold feet and never bothered to return. Additionally, many of those losing bets may have been at long odds with a lower probability of success.
The group most likely to be profitable were those placing 11 to 100 bets (22.6%). Having previously made the argument that those who place more bets increasingly become more profitable, such a finding would fit with that hypothesis. I don't think that is the explanation. Why? The clue is what happens with the final two groups, where the percentage of profitable customers falls. By the time customers in this sample are placing over 1,000 bets, just 5.3% of them are profitable (only 6 customers), and when ranking the players in descending order of bets placed, it is not until the 53rd player before we find one that is profitable (2,582 bets with a 1.5% yield). This is an example of regression to the mean. Good luck runs out, and customers' performances starting moving back towards expectation. The longer most bettors bet, the more likely it is that they will be showing losses. Furthermore, of the 6 profitable customers who placed over 1,000 bets, three of them were only marginally so. The yields were as follows: 11.3%, 9.9%, 6.9%, 1.5%, 1.0% and 0.8%.
As a whole, the 978 customers lost 9.65% on turnover, whilst those making over 1,000 bets lost 8.97%, although of course it should be acknowledged that this figure is heavily biased by the single customer placing 178,346 bets. We don't know what the average betting odds these long term players were wagering. Assuming average odds of 2, 3 and 5, a 10-000 run Monte Carlo simulation confirms that a bettor with a -8.97% expectation will have a 0.14%, 2.14% and 6.8% probability respectively of still showing a profit after 1,000 bets (with standard deviations of 3.2%, 4.3% and 6.1% respectively in the simulated yields). The longer the odds, the greater the variances, and the greater the probability of doing very well (but also very badly) because of good (bad) luck. Recall there were 5.3% of 1,000+ bet customers in this sample who had achieved a profit. These figures could imply that most of these bettors were higher-odds players, or at the very least there was a wide range in the sorts of odds each of them were preferring to bet. Given the standard deviation in yield across these 113 customers was 9.7%, this is certainly a credible explanation. Alternatively, it could mean that some of those 6 players (presumably the 3 with the biggest yields) were exhibiting genuine skill.
A closer look at the best three long term players suggests none of them were limited. The player with 11.3% (1,736 bets) was a frequent bettor during the period May 2011 to September 2017. However, his stakes were small, typically £1 or 50p, and not even the worst of soft bookmakers is going to limit such a customer, no matter how skilful they are (the account's total gross profit over the 6 year period was just £246.51). The player with a 9.9% yield from 1,207 wagers between June 2011 and September 2017 placed larger stakes, but against nothing that would break skybet's balls (typically £5 or £10). He was also a frequent poker player, and what skybet had to payout for his betting activity, they more than made back in poker rakes. Finally, the player with a 6.9% yield from 1,115 bets was also similarly moderate staking (typically £5) and also played casino. Sportsbooks will always do their best to accommodate casino players because they know it's impossible for them to show positive expectation.
A more interesting time series is provided by a 1000+ bet customer who staked much more heavily, placing 2,412 bets during the period July 2012 to May 2015, at an average stake size of £90. The customer finished with a yield of -0.7%, but this doesn't tell the whole story as the final chart reveals.
The early part of their betting was characterised by a very dramatic profit taking followed by loss making, explained almost entirely by the money management strategy they followed. This was either some form of Kelly plan, or more simply just ramping up stakes after previous wins. the bankroll reached a maximum of close to £14,000 after 76 bets, before crashing almost as quickly. At its highpoint the yield was 20%. One may wonder why skybet chose not to restrict such a customer. I suppose the devil is in the detail. Given that they didn't we must speculate that skybet had taken the view that this customer had been lucky, was not beating the closing line, and showing staking patterns that would indicate they would hand all their profits back in due course. They did, and a further 3 years of quieter betting which followed finally ended with the account showing a small loss.
This was back in 2012. Given the increased attention in recent months to the prevalence of account restrictions, might we also wonder whether skybet would have reached a different decision today? Again, it's just speculation. However, all this ignores the broader observation that it's pretty hard being a long term winner, more still one who has managed it with more than just good fortune. Yet again the distribution of performances across customers broadly matches what we could replicate via coin tossing. If any of those long term players were genuinely winning through skill, they are hard to spot.


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In ancient town of Bam, visit the citadel Arg Bam.
Bam has numerous buildings from different historical times. The original city of Bam and Arg Bam were founded in the Sassanian Period (224-651).
Visit the Governor's Residence and on the way visit the Dungeons. The residence of the Garrison's commander provides a good view of the town. In the old city, you will see the bazaar and a 9th century mosque. Refresh at the teahouse.
On December 26, 2003, the city of Bam was hit by a 6.4 earthquake. at least 26,000 people died, thousands more homeless and children were orphaned. The devastating earthquake was caused by the rupture of a rare, hidden fault that is invisible at the surface, scientists said.
An Iranian man carrying his two sons to the cemetery in Bora on the outskirts of the southeastern Iranian city of Bam, one day after an earthquake hit the city.
IBC (International Blue Crescent) has established and is presently running Children's Social Centers, with 16 teachers and 2 clinical psychologists.
Many countries and organizations gave aid into Iran with money, food, shelter, workers.


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Latest Leak Reveals OnePlus X Design and Pricing
We earlier mentioned to you that the OnePlus X is set to come to our markets by the end of this month. Now, official leaks of the much awaited phone reveal what seems like its final design and price tag.
The OnePlus X is said to be 5-inch which will be smaller that the current OnePlus' that are both 5.5." The phone is expected to sport a 1080p display, in a 140 x 69 x 6.9 mm chassis and will sport a 13 MP rear camera, an 8 MP camera on the front, 3 GB of RAM, and 16 GB/32 GB of expandable storage space.
The device is likely to be announced on 29th October which is just three days away. The poster also showed the highly anticipated price tag which is [...]
Domino's Launches New Delivery Car With a Built-in Oven
Who doesn't love pizza right? Thin crust, thick crust, cheese burst and deep dish, we're all fans. So when avid pizza lovers hear 'Domino's', you most often than not get squeamish responses. An experienced pizza fan would think of Domino's as the last option because it seems to have lost its A game. This little experiment however, will make you take notice of this old pizza chain.
Domino's has tried innovative ways to try and get their customers to order pizza. From ordering with the help of a pizza emoji, to even a Siri-like assistant helping you out in their mobile app. They've done it all. However, they just went a [...]
Here's How Facebook is Set to Kickstart Your Programming Career
Facebook initially started with the likes of Orkut and Twitter but has expanded its horizons further. Stepping out of the safety net of being the world's largest social networking site, it has now gone a step further and introduced TechPrep. What's that?
It is a new initiative with consulting mogul, McKinsey & Company that will help people by offering tutorials, tools and games to help kids kickstart their careers in Computer Programming. Sounds heavy, doesn't it? But the whole point of this initiative is to reach out to children and parents all over who don't have the resources to educate them in Programming.
Congressperson [...]
iPhone 6s Gets a Lukewarm Welcome in India
We reported how the iPhone 6s and 6s Plus were getting phenomenal amounts of preorders in the USA, but the Apple wonder seems to have left its sparkle in America itself. India hasn't taken to the iPhones too well as the opening weekend response has been tepid.
The devices managed to sell only 50,000 units out of a total of 165,000 (which is thrice the amount that was available last year).
The phones were launched in India on October 16th and it is highly likely that customers are either waiting for the price slash or it could also be because [...]
Battery Management Lessons for iPhone users
It is a well known fact that we consider the iPhone as an amazing development made in technology, but it often becomes a slab of glass and metal once it's drained out of battery.
And as irritating as it gets when we run out of battery, there are some easy ways of extending its battery for a while longer.
Here are some simple tricks and tips for iPhone users fed up with their phone's battery:
Low Power Mode
The recent introduction of iOS 9 came with a special feature of a power saving mode. This update warns you with a message when your [...]
With This Move, There's No Doubt Samsung is "Inspired" by Apple
We often tend to treat Apple vs Samsung a little like Congress vs BJP or India vs Pakistan (you decide which is which), because we see the companies themselves, bickering about who is copying whom and why one is better than the other. Well, this time, it's 10 points to Apple.
Apple and Samsung now have devices in identical colours
Apple has emerged a winner in the recent blame game battle as Samsung is coming out with a 'Pink Gold' colour variant of the Samsung Galaxy Note 5. We aren't extremely surprised by this decision because the [...]
We Can Expect to See Android Marshmallow 6.0 on the LG G4 Soon
A report has confirmed that LG will begin to roll out the highly awaited Android M 6.0 in the G4, in the coming week. Rejoicing? Hold on. They plan to do this only in Poland though and then roll out the update to other countries.
LG marketing, VP Chris Yie said in a statement:
"By working closely with Google, LG has been able to bring Android 6.0 to the G4 ahead of any of our competitors,"
Unveiled back in April, the latest flagship from LG's stable, LG G4, is available with a price tag of Rs. 41,500 in India. One of the most highlighted features of the device is [...]
Apple Announces New iMacs, Including the Awaited 21.5-inch 4K Model
Apple wowed us with their event back in September and kept the suspense alive as they remained tight lipped about the iMacs that were not released at the time. Well, the wait is over and they are here! Apple launched its new Retina 4K display for the 21.5-inch iMac and a 5K display for the 27-inch iMac in California, today.
The much anticipated display makes photos and videos even more crystal clear than they were in the pervious iMacs. The exterior of the iMacs sport Thunderbolt 2 ports and more storage options that makes the desktop look promising.
In addition to this, Apple also announced a number of wireless accessories like the Magic keyboard 2, Magic Mouse [...]
Asus to 'Make in India' Smartphones by Partnering With Foxconn
In line with the enthusiastic 'Make in India' initiative that was kickstarted by Narendra Modi in September 2014, the latest to join the bandwagon is Asus. The Taiwanese Smartphone manufacturer has declared that they will start manufacturing smartphones locally, in Sri City, Andhra Pradesh.
This is a great move by the company as it will christen them into the highly competitive Indian Smartphone market. They ambitiously aim to produce 1.5 lakh phones by the end of this financial year, thereby contributing to 80% of the sales in India, as per reports.
Asus India Country [...]
Unboxing and Hands On With the Samsung Galaxy Note 5
Touted as one of Samsung's high-end phones which could give the iPhone some competition, the Galaxy Note 5 was grandly launched last month in New York. Packed with an S-pen and other features, the price of this phablet had been announced in India at Rs.53,900.
The Note 5 runs on the Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop) with an Exynos 7420 chipset, a Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & Quad-core 2.1 GHz Cortex-A57 CPU and a Mali-T760MP8 GPU. As far as storage capacity is concerned, this handset comes in two variants – 32 and 64 GB along with 4GB of RAM. However, it does not have an expandable [...]
Moto X Style to Come to India Soon
We saw the arrival of the awesome Moto X Play that was unveiled yesterday, and now it's time for more good news. Our readers had asked us when the Style is going to hit Indian markets and we now have an answer.
The Moto X Style is set to test Indian markets by the second week of October, as per reliable sources. No more details about the device have been revealed but if rumours are to be believed, the Style will definitely fit in the same price bracket as the OnePlus 2.
October is just two weeks away so we won't have to wait long for yet another Motorola phenomena that [...]
iPhone 6s and 6s Plus RAM Revealed
Apple received guffaws and wow's at their launch event last week but they very smartly didn't reveal the battery life or RAM of their most anticipated devices; the iPhone 6s and 6s Plus. Naturally then, when the battery life was announced, the tech mogul received a lot of flak for its 1715 mAh battery fail, with the likes of Sony using it as an opportunity to ridicule it.
However, Apple is set to have the last laugh with iOS developer, Hamza Sood, announcing that this time, the iPhone 6s and 6s Plus will have 2GB of RAM. While this might not be at par with the Galaxy S6 (3GB RAM) or the Galaxy Note 5 (4GB [...]


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Combined authority bosses will not be declaring climate change emergency, says Mayor Palmer
PUBLISHED: 20:00 30 October 2019
Robert Alexander
No plans to declare climate change emergency for combined authority, says Mayor James Palmer. Pictured here at the overview and scrutiny committee meeting on October 28. Picture: ROBERT ALEXANDER
Metro Mayor James Palmer has said that the combined authority will not be declaring a climate change emergency.
Speaking to members of the overview and scrutiny committee at their meeting in Peterborough on Monday (October 28), Mayor Palmer said: "The combined authority has no plans to declare a climate change emergency at this stage.
"What I have done is to commission an independent environmental review for Cambridgeshire and Peterborough which will convene next week, and they will give me a clear indication of what will be the best decisions to make to protect our county in the future.
"The right decisions have to be made, not just to improve the decision making by the combined authority, but to improve the air quality and the environment for the entire county."
The question was put to Mayor Palmer by chairman of the committee, Cllr Lorna Dupre, who wanted to know what environmental protection decisions were being adopted by the CAPCA.
It follows new public transport plans for the region and the recent declaration of a climate change emergency by Peterborough City Council.
Mayor Palmer said: "It's not been explained to me clearly what declaring a climate change emergency in Cambridgeshire would actually do, and I don't believe that I have the evidence yet before me to back-up such a statement.
"I do believe that the policies the combined authority is putting forward will allow us to create a carbon-neutral county, but I believe very strongly that the only way that we will do that is by creating garden villages.
"If we continue with a policy of 'saving the next field available', we will not be able to bring forward all of our public transport solutions, we will not be able to encourage people out of their cars, we will not be able to create carbon-neutral energy solutions across the county, and we will not be able to improve water retention as well.
"So, I think the plans that we have for growth in Cambridgeshire, and the plans that I have for the CamMetro are a significant leap forwards in creating a new environmental standard not just for Cambridgeshire, but for the United Kingdom as a whole."


As I noted in my Rangers top 50 last month, Texas' minor league system has been thinned out in recent years by a number of a high profile trades that helped bolster the major league team. The additions of Cole Hamels, Carlos Beltran, and Jonathan Lucroy, among others, have helped the Ranges maintain the status quo at the major league level. However, a number of the prospects they dealt making those acquisitions would have ranked highly on the Rangers top prospect list.
So here is a look at some of the recently traded, with some insight into where they would have stacked up on my Rangers top 50 list.
This was a huge deal at the time. Hamels has pitched well for the Rangers and Diekman has been a solid bullpen weapon. Nick Williams is a free swinging outfielder with tools to spare. He is on the verge of cracking the majors and is universally considered a top 100 prospect in baseball. He checked in at number 85 on our composite list released last week. He would have ranked in the top 5 on my Rangers list if he were still in the system. Catcher Jorge Alfaro has long been hyped as the next great catching prospect. He debuted in Philly last summer and is noted more for his defense and potential, than for his actual production with the bat. He checked in at number 67 on our top 100 list and would have been right behind Williams on my Rangers list. Thompson started 10 games for the Phillies last year with mixed results. He walked nearly as many as he struck out. He surpassed 50 innings and therefore is not prospect eligible.
Big trade deadline deal last summer that brought the Rangers a power arm in the pen and an all star catcher. Lewis Brinson would have been the top name on my Rangers list if he were still with the organization. Collectively, we placed him at number 20 on our prospect list. The toolsy outfielder was a steep price to pay for Lucroy. Ortiz, a power pitcher with solid potential, slots in at number 76 on our group list. If he were still a Ranger he'd be my second ranked pitcher slotting in behind Yohander Mendez. Definitely a top 10 prospect in my 'what could have been list'.
This group of players was a steep price to pay for a few months of Carlos Beltran. Tate is the headliner of this deal. The fourth overall pick in the 2015, has a ton of potential. The promise he displayed as an amateur pitching for UC Santa Barbara hasn't quite translated to professional ball yet. Still has plenty of time to put it all together. The Yankees will allow him the time he needs to hone his skills. Tate would have slotted into the back end of my Rangers top 10.
Overall, the talent the Rangers have traded away in recent years is quite impressive. It's a nice mix of toolsy, athletic position players and high upside arms. Although these deals have thinned out the minor league system, they have bolstered the major league squad and put the Rangers in a position to win. And that, after all, is the purpose of a minor league system, to help supplement the major league squad and put the organization in a position to win.
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There's almost a 75% chance that your current job's unrelated to your college major.
You spend four years sweating for that BS in accounting...only to end up as a field sales rep for a pharmaceutical company.
You break your back for your BA in Modern European History...and now you're a fleet manager for a rental car company.
Or, in the case of Lindsay Moroney, you follow your heart and obtain a degree in Art History, and then through a series of twists and turns, you find yourself the VP of Strategy and Operations at The Muse.
Moroney, a recent guest on the Happen to your Career Podcast, is a perfect example of someone who hopscotched her way to her current position, going from pre-med to art history to a job in the art industry before landing, quite happily it's worth adding, in her current role. She got ahead even when she didn't know where she was going.
We discussed the idea that as much as we want to view our career path as one that's been laid out for us, illuminated by lights like an airplane runway, it's really nothing of the sort. In fact, it's a journey through a labyrinth, with myriad twists and turns and unlikely surprises along the way, and it's OK if you don't have a career plan.
You may wonder then, what is the point of setting goals, working hard, and ending up somewhere you never intended to be? How can you make progress if you continually break course? How can you be successful if you can't even follow a straight line?
Moroney and I (and, apparently, Oprah) are strong believers in saying yes to the next cool opportunity, even if the end goal isn't abundantly clear. When I asked her how her career evolved, Moroney said, "I didn't have an end goal in mind. I never thought, 'Well, if I do these things I'll end up at The Muse.'" Instead, her guiding light has been to look for new opportunities and chances to learn and grow. "That just kept taking me on steps that were really wonderful," she says.
So, how can you adopt this philosophy of action in your career?
When your manager needs someone to take part in an interdepartmental project, volunteer. When you see that the internal documents needs updating, take on the task. Poke your head outside your cubicle and look around. You never know what you'll find.
It doesn't matter if a project or opportunity isn't the stuff of dreams; not every single occasion is going to be the best thing ever. But embrace the less exciting moments, and you'll reap the benefits: learn a new skill, expand your experience, grow outside your comfort zone.
Connect with people outside of your normal "orbit." Get back in touch with your old high school friend who's now a record producer. Have lunch once a month with a former colleague, just to catch up. Talk to the guy sitting next to you at the dog park. Find commonalities and differences between your industries.
An early connection through a friend of her father's was able to show Moroney that a career in the art world was possible. "She had turned a passion into a real job," Moroney recalls, and that was inspiring. Conversations with people who were living the life she imagined made her dream seem achievable.
Not all opportunities have to come from the office. Take that Spanish refresher course, volunteer for a cause you believe in, join a running group. The great thing about serendipity is that it can—and does—occur everywhere.
Over 50% of the people who I've helped make career changes have job offers that originated from chance encounters or relationships. So don't leave your career up to chance—create more opportunities for yourself, and see what you discover.
For instance, I'm a big fan of the airplane encounter. Sure, I could be silent the whole flight, focus on my iPad (I'm an introvert, after all), and not strike up conversation with my seatmate, but then I'd miss out on opportunities to meet people and expand my network. This is how and where serendipity happens.
In sum, your path doesn't have to be linear from A to Z. What looks like a side trip may actually end up being your next great career move. It truly is as much about the journey as the end destination.
As Moroney says, "I've just followed what I've enjoyed and what I've been passionate about." Things had a way of working out for her—and if you want to get ahead, you've got to stop stressing over the unplanned course of your career. Keep your life in motion and your eyes open, and, chances are, it'll work out for you too.
Want to hear my entire conversation with Moroney on the Happen to Your Career Podcast? Click here to check it out.
Still trying to figure out your path? Ditch the confusion for clarity by downloading The Ultimate Guide to Finding the Career That Fits You from Happen to Your Career.
Here at The Muse, we love introducing you to people who can boost your career. We are working with this contributor on an affiliate basis (meaning we earn a little money when you choose to use their services), but rest assured that we don't just work with anyone. When it comes to articles like this, we chose to work with this coach not because he wanted a Muse byline, but because his advice was truly awesome. Here's to finding the career of your dreams!
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Flashback Friday: Herbs and Paganism
A history of herbs used by the Celts and other pre-Christian tribal societies and their continued ritual use through the centuries, written by Mary Forsell and originally published in the October, 1993 issue of High Times.
Before Christianity, polytheism was the religion of choice throughout Europe and the British Isles. To these country people, all forces of nature were divine. Pantheons of gods and goddesses symbolized the natural energy that ran through every river, stone, tree and flower. The earth provided everything necessary for living contentedly, including a vast array of scented green medicines with mysterious curative powers—known today as herbs. These medicines were so revered that they were a part of religious ceremonies, usually held in the open air at river sources, in forests and other sacred places. Although certain community members were designated to officiate rites, anyone could use herbs for personal magic—they were free for the asking.
One of the most powerful earth religions was that of the Celts, tribal groups who flourished during the Iron Age and spread through the British Isles, France, Germany, Spain, Italy, Macedonia and even parts of Asia. Each Celtic tribe had its own deities and style of worship, but all had a priestly caste called Druids, men and women (the latter distinguished by their intricate tattoos created from herbal and berry juices), who led rites in oak groves, burned herbs in bonfires or simmered them in iron cauldrons in worship of deities. When Roman conquerors led by Caesar finally defeated them, they were made to worship Roman deities, although they did this in name only. When Christianity finally became the official religion of the Roman Empire during Constantine's reign, many of the Celtic rites were adopted by the Church in an effort to speed the transition and convert the pagani, or country dwellers, from their old ways. This is the origin of the word Pagan.
The Christians used festivals of the old earth religion as a basis for their spiritual calendar. Samhain, the festival of the dead, became All Soul's Day; the summer solstice, St. John's Day: the winter solstice, Christmas. Beltane became sanitized as May Day, and the old phallic symbol used by pagans to celebrate the rebirth of the earth turned into a ribbony Maypole. The spring solstice, Ostava, became Easter, complete with the pagan custom of coloring eggs.
Wise Women
Despite these religious changes, herbal folk medicine and magic continued as a daily reality. Though people in urban centers were likely to visit monasteries to obtain herbs, country people would visit the local wise woman (or man) for medicinal herbs. The reason that so many women dispensed herbs was that they were midwives and had to learn how to mix anesthetic plant combinations to ease childbirth and help mothers recover. It was the wise women who would have written down the formulas and preserved them, often in spell books with magical incantations.
Some people believe that this is the foundation of Wicca, the religion of witches, which was really a continuation of ancient paganism. The wise women knew how to handle all the herbs, down to the most deadly. As an example, if mishandled, foxglove can be lethal; if administered properly, it yields the heart-regulating drug digitalis, something the witches understood instinctively. (Even to this day, there's a British folk belief that witches decorate their fingers with beautiful speckled foxglove blossoms.) Modern-day Wiccans explain that because they were attuned to the spiritual energy of particular herbs, they were able to magnify and access their powers—much in the way homeopaths today can use minute quantities and get major results.
With the growing influence and monopoly of Christianity and the rising number of doctors (a.k.a. barber-surgeons) who wanted to keep herbal secrets in their own domain, there was a growing climate mounting against the wise women who were, by this time, known as witches. The Black Plague finally pushed the button that set off the horror of witch trials. No one understood how the disease was transmitted, and the witches were convenient scapegoats. Their intimate knowledge of herbs gave them seemingly boundless powers.
One of the most obsessive topics on trial was the witch's flying ointment—luridly described by "witnesses" as heinous blends of baby fat and reptilian body parts meant to invoke Satan. More believable records show that the mixture was actually an herbal blend intended to induce an altered state of consciousness—a means of tapping into herbal powers and experiencing something of the divine. It's not unlike many other traditions. At ancient Greek festivals, for instance, Maenads (female members of the orgiastic cult of Dionysus) would chew ivy to enter a frenzied, altered state and worship the goddess. In the same manner, Bacchantes (who were male devotees of Bacchus) would drink heavily at bacchanalias. On this continent, Native Americans spend days on end in the peyote ceremony. The witches used mind-and body-altering herbs to induce an out-of-body experience (astral travel), not to literally "fly."
Typical flying ointments were topically applied and contained combinations of wolfsbane, henbane, cinquefoil, hemlock, mandrake, moonshade, belladonna (nightshade), opium, saffron, poplar leaves, and aconite (monkshood) in a fat or oil base and, perhaps, some scented herbs for a pleasant scent or aphrodisiac effect. Blends of such herbs (you probably only needed two types) were sure to induce a disoriented, floating feeling.
What seems incredible is that anyone could survive encounters with herbs that are fatal for most people today.
"First, people's physical conditions were much more robust," says Lola Babalon, a German born witch-sorceress now living in Los Angeles who was educated in the European tradition of chaos magic. This makes sense, when you consider all the pesticides, air pollution and food additives that are stressing our bodies today but were absent during the Middle Ages. "Second," says Lola, "a skilled witch would know how to handle the herbs and realize that their potencies are different at different times of the year." She explains that certain herbs become sacrosanct after you establish an intimate connection with them and understand their deadliness. A modern-day example is datura, which is considered poisonous. "But if you know how to handle it, you can smoke a little. Carlos Castaneda even called it the 'little smoke,' hemp being the 'big smoke.' It will induce a trance-like state." Lola keeps her own garden of herbs for personal use and observes their potencies throughout the year.
Another way witches got the most impact from flying ointments, says Lola, is "by putting them on sensitive parts—temples, inside the arm and even in the vagina as a magical form of aphrodisiac. The image of witches riding on broomstick comes from that." Today, witches usually induce astral travel by putting "fresh herbs on the third eye and nape of neck" (mixed with ointment to make them adhere). In his Encyclopedia of Magical Herbs, recommended by many Wiccans, Scott Cunningham suggests using crete and poplar leaves for astral travel.
Green witches are another contemporary link to the wise woman tradition. They believe that plants have the ability to communicate and are not here to trick you. Although Green Witches say they often hear the plants talking, they also judge a plant's efficacy through a method reminiscent of the Doctrine of Signatures—the belief that a plant's appearance suggests its uses. For many Green Witches, the following example would apply. Yellow is associated with solar plexus, the sun center of body, which governs organs associated with personality. So, a yellow plant says, "I have to do with personality," and would therefore be beneficial to the stomach, liver, kidneys, gallbladder and pancreas. Green Witches confidently prepare herbal tinctures using plants that the FDA warns against, touching stinging nettles and not getting pricked. They also prefer not to cultivate a traditional herb garden—they let the plants come to them, growing wild around their homes. (Green Witches abound at the Green Nations Gathering in New York State each year.)
Traditional Wiccan Herbs
For centuries, witches have been associated with certain herbs—broom, obviously, for the material of the broom stick, brambles, hemlock, mandrake, foxglove, St. John's wort, rue, elder, rowan, oak and vervain. (Incidentally, the old English name for witch, wicce, is closely tied to rowan, wice. After the witch trials, people mistakenly began to believe that these same herbs could curtail witches' powers. An old English couplet goes, "Trefoil, Vervain, St. John's Wort, Dill, Hinder witches of their will." What people didn't realize is that witches are not Satanists, and therefore use the same herbs as did Christians (who inherited them from the same pagan traditions as did the witches) to protect themselves from evil.
In A Witches Bible Compleat, by Janet and Stuart Farrar, among suggested rituals of protection are gathering up traditional protective herbs in a bottle and, ideally, burying it under the doorstep filled with garlic (for vampires), St. John's wort (for demons), blackthorn (for summoning the protection of the Goddess), and holly (for general protection).
Pagan Uses Today
Most pagan groups today tend to invent and fine-tune their rituals as they go, although many turn to the books for guidance. Many reject strict ceremony. One witch describes the sky-clad rituals of some covens as "bad play-acting." Herbs are sometimes used symbolically, other times they are essential for ceremony. The Radical Faeries, a gay pagan group, have no set format for herbs in ceremony, but, they do use them psychoactively. Explains MoonSong of its Seattle chapter, "Our religion is patterned along the lines of pagan ritual. We might go into the woods and do mushrooms or burn rosemary, sage and yarrow sage for cleansing and purification. We create a circle of protection by burning the herbs."
At a New York Pagan Way meeting to celebrate the summer solstice, incense herbs and fresh herbs placed in containers on the altar were burned for the same reason. "If I have time, I like to blend my own herbal incense before a ceremony. It's whatever herbs I feel give off the right vibrations on that particular day," says the High Priestess. "But if I'm in a hurry, we use ready-made blends."
Other groups are slightly more dogmatic. "Sometimes I prepare teas before scrying (divination, often with crystal ball)—some plants can loosen the mind. I think everyone needs to experiment to find just which one works," says one Pacific Northwest Wiccan herbalist/librarian. "You can enchant herbs to increase their powers by placing herbs around a bowl and lighting candles appropriate for what you want to do. For instance, for friendship, sweet pea between two pink candles or for sex, lemon grass between two red candles, or for money, marjoram between two green candles. Also for scrying, I sometimes burn some mugwort with sandalwood. You could use the herbs in daily life to induce certain effects, like sleeping on hops pillows for prophecy."
"In our coven, we have one person who is an accomplished incense maker," she continues. "In the fall we tend to create blends to worship planets and gods and goddesses. In spring and summer we make them for spell crafting—such as types to burn for a safe journey or to lift the spirits."
The reason that so many pagans rely on incense is that it is a form of releasing a plant's energy into the air and dispersing it equally around. Says the herbalist/librarian, "A plant doesn't need to be ingested to have a profound influence. In the middle of a working circle, there's a group spell, you feel that plant has a presence and is a being of its own." In that respect, she suggests, choose an herb that has some personal connection to you—it's probably growing right outside your door.
The great festivals of European paganism are classic occasions for using herbs. One of the most important happens at the end of this month. Known to most everyone as Halloween, it is called Samhain among the Wiccan community. This is when the Celtic winter begins—the eve of the new year when communication between the seen and unseen worlds is easiest. It is the night when spirits of dead friends and relatives return to the household, the day by which all crops should have been harvested and extra cattle killed. It is, in a sense, the festival of the dead—which doesn't mean it has to be depressing, but quite the opposite.
Actual details as to how to conduct this ceremony can be found in A Witches Bible Compleat, but any of the incense herbs would play a role: rose, lavender, bergamot, orris root, damiana, cloves—all of which may be burned in a censer. The ceremonial room might be decorated with autumn foliage and fruits. Especially important are apples and nuts. It is best (and most aesthetically pleasing) if you keep them on the twig. Hops vines also figure in as a traditional decoration. Essentially, look to nature to see what would be appropriate for such a ceremony.
The other major festival, Beltane, celebrates fertility and the beginning of Celtic summer on the eve of May 1. Herbs to use here would be of a more flowery nature. This is the time of year when the Sun is "like a young queen in flower." On this night in the British Isles people traditionally light great bonfires. Blossoming hawthorn and blackthorn branches, sacred to the White Goddess at this time of year, are brought indoors to decorate the home altar (with thorns removed they can be used to decorate the women's hair). The high priest would wear a chaplet of oak leaves. As the ritual ensues, summer is conjured "With Oak, and Ash, and Thorn," and later joss sticks are lit—presumably they could be of lavender or some other spiky flowers.
The beauty of paganism is eclecticism and adaptability, and this extends to how one should use herbs—whether as a symbol of eternity entwined in your hair or as a perfumed plume of smoke rising above the ceremonial circle.
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Item # 651050 THE GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, London, October, 1778 Among the articles within are: "The Theory of Insulating Bodies Examined, & some of the Supposed Properties which Electricians have ascribed to Glass, proved by Experiments not to Exist" includes reference to Ben Franklin; "On the Worshiping of the Primitive Christians to the East", and more.
The most significant content falls under: "Advices Received from America" which includes a number of war reports, one beginning: "...the measures pursued to conciliate the minds of the people & to restore peace, have failed of their effects; the ravages of war are still continued...The congress, jealous, perhaps, of their own existence, should the terms held forth by the British Parliament meet the wishes of their constituents..." with more. Also a lengthy letter from George Johnstone [member of the British peace commission] to General Reed concerning his thoughts on the war. And a letter from Johnstone to Robert Morris which includes: "I came to this country in a sincere belief that reconciliation between Great Britain & America could be established on terms honourable & beneficial to both..." and a bit further on: "...I think that Washington & the President have a right to every favour that grateful nations can bestow if they could once more unite our interests and spare the miseries & devastations of war...". Congress responds to Johnstone's offers with: "...it is incompatible with the honour of Congress to hold any manner of correspondence...with the said George Johnstone, especially to negotiate with him upon affairs in which the cause of liberty & virtue is interested..." (see images).
This is followed by content which acknowledges the treaty of cooperation with France during the war, recently concluded (see images), and noting: "...demonstrated the wisdom & magnanimity of his most Christian majesty...virtuous citizens of America ...can never forget his beneficent attention to their violated rights...raising them up so powerful & illustrious a friend..." with more.
Includes the only plate called for, being a foldout plan of a military encampment, measuring 8 1/4 by 11 3/4 inches.
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The UK's first 4G network has gone live, as shops around the nation paint themselves a confusing new colour.
The UK's first 4G network has gone live at last, giving Brits the opportunity to speed up their mobile data -- if they've got a whole load of cash that is.
From this morning, you can saunter into an EE-branded highstreet shop and tie yourself into a 4G contract. Be sure to check out our speed test of the new 4G smart phones below, which includes the Samsung Galaxy S3 LTE.
The privilege of getting 4G speeds ahead of your pals will cost you dearly however -- the cheapest contract you can get is £36 per month, and that'll keep you locked in for 24 months.
Another frustrating fact is that there's no unlimited data option. The most you can get is 8GB per month, which set you back £56. Sure, you'll be hard-pressed to burn through that much data in a month, but it's a shame that a speedy network is restricted. The cheapest £36 per month tariff nets you a measly 500MB of monthly data.
The Nokia Lumia 920 -- one of the first Windows Phone 8 devices to hit shop shelves -- is going to be an EE exclusive, so if you have a burning desire to own this mobile on a contract you'd better start saving your pennies.
EE has rebranded its Orange and T-Mobile shops with big yellow EE logos, but if you're a customer on one of these other networks, the EE shop is still the place to head when you need to talk to someone. I can see EE's rapid rebranding exercise, which encompasses over 700 shops, leaving less tech-savvy shoppers feeling baffled.
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Can I share something embarrassing with you? I love falafel. That's not the embarrassing part. The embarrassing part is that I was like, oh, I'll make falafel dip so that I can skip the cooking part and get it to my mouth faster. What a cool idea.
Falafel dip is HUMMUS. ☺ I guess I should have realized that, given that long love affair that falafel and I have.
When I was living in a laughable excuse for an apartment on St. Paul Street, Baltimore, I had a very restricted diet: Ben and Jerry's, bagels, and falafel. No judgement, folks. Late teens/early 20's are even worse than middle school. I was miserable on many levels, but at least I had falafel.
Jason takes me out for falafel at the end of every semester. He sings the Billy Madison song to me on the way there. Hun passed A&P II, oh what glorious day! in this falsetto voice that he knows I can't stand.
Falafel is responsible for him getting a mountain bike that he totally didn't need (long story).
The guy at the falafel place in Raleigh would get concerned when I wouldn't come in for a while. I guess I should have told him I was moving.
A few days before Christmas, Jason and I went out for the first date we'd had in months. He took me out for falafel, of course. It was a place I'd never been to before and their falafel was….different. It was less spongy than regular falafel and it was RED inside, and spicy. I got extra ones to take home, because I always get extra ones to take home. This dip was inspired by that lovely spicy dish. And folks, it's HOT. There are jalapenos sprinkled all over it. YUM. I tried blending them in and it totally didn't work. Little bursts of spice in your mouth (does that sound dirty? ummmm) are just a lot funner to eat, and totally taste better.
Blend everything together except for the jalapenos.
Put half of the dip in the bowl, sprinkle half of the jalapenos on, then add the rest of the dip, and then the rest of the jalapenos. Squeeze lots and lots of lime juice on top, and extra salt to. Get your chips!
I got my roasted garlic recipe from Real Simple. It doesn't taste quite as mild as long roasted garlic, but it's still good and only takes about ten minutes. What you do is, chop off the top of the head so that all the cloves are somewhat exposed. Put in in a bowl with olive oil and two tbsp water. Cover it with plastic wrap, and microwave for 7 minutes on 50% power. Leave the plastic wrap on for about three more minutes and then you're good to go.
This is my first time stopping by and I love your tagline! I have yet to perfect homemade hummus. The few times I've made it myself it never tastes as good as if someone else makes it. I will definitely have to try this recipe!
I know the feeling about some things tasting better when other people make them. I don't know why that is! Some soups never taste as good as they do when my mom makes them.
Ahh green hummus! so great. Herbs add such a great punch to anything!
"Late teens/early 20's are even worse than middle school" RIGHT!?! They never tell you that. I have to admit, there is a chance I have never had falafel. I have no idea how that happened. There was a falafel cart right outside the university bookstore where I went to college. BUT I do love hummus, so I have full faith that I will love the falajala hummus. And you totally deserve falafel and a song after passing A&P II, pretty sure that is the hardest class I ever took.
Thanks!!! It was a hard class, but I had a really really good teacher for it (I would not have passed it if it where not for him). I'm so glad someone else is with me on the early 20's thing…it seems like everyone else thinks that it's the best time ever.


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Then comes baby: Become a foster family
Michael AaronMarch 24, 2016
"I'm the eighth of nine in a huge LDS family," said David Beach, an openly gay foster/proctor parent. "I am single. I used to share a two-bedroom apartment with a friend. Prior to doing this work I had your typical carefree college bachelor life."
Beach drives a bus for the Alpine Summit Program, a school for students in state custody or are otherwise at risk.
"One of my kids got on my bus saying they'd finally found his dad. I responded, 'That's awesome!' He said, 'Not really, he's dead.' He started crying and gave me a hug. After a few minutes, he asked me if I would adopt him. It knocked the wind out of me."
Beach had already contacted Come About Youth Services in Pleasant Grove, asking about becoming a foster. He called that day and got the process going.
CAYS focuses on placing children up and down the Wasatch Front with emotional or behavioral issues.
"We have somewhat of a unique niche in Utah county as a non-LDS-based, very open-minded and non-judgmental agency," said Sean Camp, clinical director. "As a result we get a lot of referrals of GLBTQ youth who have difficulty being served adequately in mainstream homes, LDS or otherwise."
"When these youth are placed with individuals and families that are comfortable with their self-expression, sexual identity, or belief system, their depression, anxiety, suicidal thoughts, etc. seem to clear up rather remarkably on their own," Camp said. "Thus we are always looking for open-minded, non-traditional families to serve our youth."
Jody Valdez of Stepping Stones Child Placement Agency in Salt Lake City is also seeking LGBT families to foster.
"We thought when gay marriage finally went through that we would have same-sex couples coming in looking to foster kids," Valdez said. "But so far that hasn't been the case."
Valdez also has a number of LGBT kids to place and finds it difficult to put them in "traditional" homes.
"Your typical LDS family just doesn't get these kids," she said. "It's amazing how positive role models can help in these kids' lives."
Fostering in Utah
Over 2,500 Utah children are in foster care. As a foster parent, you're part of a team of child advocates dedicated to helping the child and, potentially, reunifying a child with their parents. Around 55 percent of children who enter foster care return to live with their birth parents or another relative.
The kids that CAYS and Stepping Stones work with, however, tend to "age out" of the system, becoming adults on their own once they reach legal age.
When reunification is not possible, the foster family can make the commitment to the child permanent by adopting. Over 550 children were adopted from foster care in Utah in 2014. Most were adopted by their foster parents.
Foster care organizations in the state contract with the Utah Department of Human Services to place displaced kids with foster families. They also offer support and guidance through the process with state and local agencies, and other experienced foster families.
Children in foster care come from all backgrounds – they're Caucasian, Hispanic, African American, Native American, Asian, or Pacific Islander. They range in age from birth to 19 years. Some are boys, some are girls. Two-thirds of the children have a brother or sister in foster care with them and would benefit from staying together.
Becoming a Foster
Camp says the process for each organization can be different. At CAYS, it starts with by meeting their director.
"We then go to their home with a licensed social worker, inspect to ensure safety and adequate space," he said. (State law requires 80 square feet of space in a single bedroom or 60 square feet per child in a shared bedroom.)
"We require three verbal and three written references from unrelated acquaintances, medical clearance and training through our organization," Camp continued.
The state also requires criminal background checks.
Foster parents can own or rent their homes, can be married or single, though in Utah if you are living together as a couple, you must be legally married.
Families receive a nominal daily stipend to help cover the additional costs of raising the child, and the child is covered through Medicaid for health insurance.
A caseworker oversees the child's care and helps get the child and family any services they may need.
"Becoming a foster/proctor parent is by far the best decision I have ever made" Beach said. "I've wanted to be a parent for as long as I can remember, and now that dream has become a reality. I currently have two awesome sons and have a couple kids that have moved on from our program who I keep in touch with. I honestly can't imagine doing anything else right now." Q
CAYS can be reached at 801-899-2076. Stepping Stones can be reached at 801-349-0128.
Michael Aaron
Michael Aaron is the editor and publisher of QSaltLake. He has been active in Utah's gay and lesbian community since the early 80s and published two publications then and in the 90s.
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Lecrae Speaks Out On Katy Perry Lawsuit
Grammy® Award winning Christian rap artist Lecrae Moore, who was recently named among multiple plaintiffs in a lawsuit filed against pop superstar Katy Perry, is distancing himself from it.
The 34-year-old Reach Records CEO said he wants nothing at all to do with the legal music beef.
"I have no qualms with Katy Perry. Love her. If she wants to talk at any point in time I'm more than willing to," he said in an interview with MTV.
A 2007 song "Joyful Noise" by Christian rapper Marcus Gray, best known as Flame, sparked the controversy. Perry's song "Dark Horse" is said to have infringed upon the copyright of its Christ-honoring musical predecessor.
The official documents claim "Joyful Noise" is "irreparably tarnished by its association with the witchcraft, paganism, black magic, and Illuminati imagery evoked by the same music in 'Dark Horse'."
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According to the most conservative estimates, the aircraft can carry both passengers about 1000.
Passenger capacity of the new airliner will be 1000 people, and flight range of most likely closer to 20 thousand kilometers.


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