This year the produce from the potager has been remarkable – tasty, colourful and a joy to gather.
Guests at Moulin de Larcy have loved the organic vegetables which have been incorporated into the many tasty recipes which have been created in our kitchen by Simon and myself. It has been such a pleasure popping across to the potager to pick the vegetables and herbs only minutes before preparing.
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Amicus.io Appoints Charlotte Tech Leader as CTO
Raja Musunuru, Devoted Charlotte Volunteer Alumnus of AAA and The Steritech Group, Joins Growing Fintech Company
CHARLOTTE, N.C., Oct. 20, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Amicus.io, the fintech company bringing charitable giving into the consumer banking experience, today announced Raja Musunuru as its new Chief Technology Officer. With more than 20 years experience in enterprise business strategy and technology management, Musunuru joins Amicus.io from AAA Carolinas, where he served as VP and CIO.
Musunuru brings deep expertise across technology strategy, organizational design, business process optimization and analytics-driven innovation to the growing Amicus.io team. Prior to AAA, Musunuru was CIO at The Steritech Group, where he led technology transformation leveraging the latest cloud, mobile and analytics technologies. Prior to Steritech, Raja held technology leadership roles at Gaylord Hotels and Sony Pictures.
In addition to his experience as a technology executive, Musunuru has demonstrated his commitment to giving back through Charlotte nonprofit organizations. He has dedicated his time and attention to fostering entrepreneurship as a Venture Mentor through Innovate Charlotte, helps area nonprofits find technology solutions as a CIO Host at Apparo, and serves as the current president of the Charlotte chapter of the Society for Information Management (SIM).
As CTO, Musunuru will lead the strategy and development of Amicus.io's enterprise-grade fintech solutions, as well as serve in a senior leadership role at the company.
"We are thrilled to have Raja join Amicus.io in our mission to develop the fintech infrastructure for a more generous world, and prize his ability to build a collaborative and empowering culture," said Cor Hoekstra, co-founder and CEO of Amicus.io.
"Raja not only has the unique mix of business acumen, world-class technology expertise and people smarts that will enable him to lead our team as we scale, he's passionate about making a difference in the communities we live and work in."
About Amicus
Amicus.io is on a mission to create a more generous world, developing fintech solutions that align the incentives of donors, financial institutions and philanthropic organizations for charitable giving at scale – to the benefit of all. Amicus.io was founded by Walt Ruloff and Cor Hoekstra in 2017 with headquarters in Charlotte, North Carolina and offices in Vancouver, Canada and Tel Aviv, Israel.
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amicus@hermesprgroup.com

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Four questions answered on MSCI's quadrupling of China A-Share inclusion
Authors: Greg KuhnertCo-Head of 4Factor, Wenchang MaPortfolio Manager
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As MSCI announces its decision to quadruple China A-share inclusion factor in its major benchmark indices, Greg Kuhnert and Wenchang Ma, co-Portfolio Managers of the Investec All China Equity Strategy, answer key questions on why they believe this sharp increase represents a milestone in the evolution of China's domestic equity capital markets, and its significance for global investors
1) What will the increased weighting of China A-shares mean for the broader MSCI indices?
MSCI has announced that it will quadruple the China A-share inclusion factor in its major benchmark indices to 20% in 2019. This comes only one year after its initial inclusion of 233 large cap Chinese onshore stocks into its indices. This decision exceeds market expectations on the pace and size of inclusion. Additionally, FTSE Russell will also start phased inclusion from June 2019, which will see China A-shares representing 5.5% of its emerging markets index.
To put the scale of the MSCI move into context for global investors, at a 5% inclusion factor, A-shares currently make up around 0.8% of both the MSCI Asia Pacific ex Japan and MSCI Emerging Markets indices as well as 0.1% of the broader MSCI All Country World Index1. With a 20% inclusion factor – these weights will increase to more than 2.8% for MSCI Asia Pacific ex Japan and MSCI Emerging Markets by August this year with MSCI All Country World Index creeping towards 0.5%. The addition of more mid-sized Chinese companies will lift the weightings in the MSCI Emerging Market and Asia Pacific ex Japan indices above 3% by November 2019.
Eventually, if fully included, China A-shares would account for more than 18% of the MSCI Asia Pacific ex Japan Index, 16% of the MSCI Emerging Markets Index and 2% of the MSCI All Country World Index. It would also account for more than 20% of the Russell Emerging Markets Index.
2) What's the significance of this index incorporation for global investors?
The MSCI inclusion process continues to constitute a key milestone for both A-shares and for investing in China's domestically listed companies, in our view, for several reasons.
Although more and more investors, both institutional and retail, are considering strategic allocations to China, they remain underweight despite moves to open capital markets and make investing in China easier. Whilst schemes such as Hong Kong-Shanghai Stock Connect have allowed foreign investors to play a more prominent role in the A-share market, their participation is still very low. Currently, foreign investors hold just 3% of all A-shares, according to a recent survey. In our view, this is highly likely to change in the coming years as global index providers gradually include A-shares in regional and global benchmarks.
Given China's strategic importance, attractive long-term growth potential, increasing index inclusion and diversification benefits, we think global investors' allocation to the world's second-largest equity market will grow over time. Increasing foreign investors' participation should help reduce market volatility and improve pricing discovery in the A-share market.
3) What's different about A-shares?
First, A-shares trade in renminbi. Second, A-shares differ from legacy tools used by international investors to gain access to Chinese equities (B and H shares, red chips, P chips and ADRs) in both the type of companies they represent and their investor base. Third, the exposure of the asset class – by virtue of the stocks listed in onshore markets – is tilted towards domestically focused sectors, such as consumer and healthcare stocks as well materials and industrials2.
Another important point of differentiation is derived from the considerable difference in the investor base of A-shares. The A-share investor base is heavily retail focused, meaning the market reacts to market events and information differently to markets with a larger institutional investor presence. Overall 81% of A-share volumes come from retail investors, nearly three times that of offshore-listed H-shares3.
4) What are the opportunities and the risks?
When it comes to evaluating single stocks, reasonable valuations are normally a good starting point. Indeed, an increasing number of opportunities have emerged in China after the major correction of 2018. We believe earnings will be the key driver of market returns over the course of the current year. The evidence suggests that quality companies with attractive valuations, improving operating momentum and increasing investor attention have tended to outperform over the long term and this remains the framework for our stock selection. Our 4Factor screen currently highlights China as the top market in Asia and sees most opportunities in industrials, communication services, utilities, energy and consumer staples sectors.
Clearly, the Chinese equity market faces short- to medium-term risks, most significantly policy execution and the recalibration of the trade relationship between the US and China. While we do not aim to predict how geopolitics may shape up over the near term, over the long term, we believe a consistent investment strategy focusing on identifying high conviction ideas, using a bottom-up approach, is the best way to provide long-term risk-adjusted returns to our investors.
Our investment process generates ideas from a broad range of sectors, covering both new and old economy segments. Fundamental analysis, combined with objective screening, will continue to drive new investment ideas for our portfolio.
1Based on data used for MSCI's May 2018 Semi-Annual Index Review
2MSCI April 2018
3CICC, Shanghai Stock Exchange, June 2017
Greg Kuhnert Co-Head of 4Factor
Wenchang Ma Portfolio Manager
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On the Golden Eagle Across Siberia -PartVII- Music, Revolution and Irkutsk
With the Golden Eagle leaving for Irkutsk, we have time to consider the landscape, and the fact that Siberian rivers flow from south to north, towards the Arctic Ocean. Russians often say there is "nothing" north of the Trans-Siberian railway tracks, the taiga forests becoming an empty steppe, due mostly to the freezing permafrost (up to 7mts. deep!) where temperatures can fall to minus 70C.
Travelling overnight and all the next day to Eastern Siberia there is time for the various lectures and briefings, even one on a cooking class to be offered later, and a BBC Nature documentary entitled "The realms of the Russian Bear".
That evening there were cocktails and a special Caviar Dinner. Piano music in the lounge bar brought a discussion on how Moscow composer Boris Tchaikovsky (no relation to Peter Ilyich) was moved to write his symphonic poem on "The Wind of Siberia" (1984), considered a "pictorial masterpiece" by critics. Irkutsk novelist Valentin Rasputin was also mentioned as a controversial environmentalist (maybe stimulated by his own home village, Atalanka, being flooded as part of a major dam project ). He is seen as trying to protect and preserve northeastern Siberia from what Moscow authorities consider as ripe for exploitation or development. We note the stop at Polovina to come. It means "half-way" and is located as a marker station 4644 kms. from Moscow. There are towns with warning names such as Zima (meaning "winter") before reaching much visited Irkutsk and Baikal, the world's deepest freshwater lake.
Irkutsk, reached by the railway in 1898, shortly became known as the "Paris of Siberia" for its lively atmosphere and liberal outlook. It is greatly appreciated by the Russians, who do not view train travel as entertaining, find the roads frequently blocked by large, slow moving trucks and prefer to fly in on inexpensive fares. Before the railway, it could take 2-3 years to travel one way from St.Petersburg. Although established as a fort by Cossack fur-trading adventurers, then becoming a raucous gold mining town, it changed greatly after the first Russian Revolt of December 1825. That year, a major Russian generation was sacrificed by deportation,for trying to influence a more liberal Czarist succession. Previously , inconvenient critics such as Romantic writers Lermontov ("A Hero of our Time") and Pushkin had been sent to the Caucasus to cool off, but this was a more serious matter. The Decembrists, as they became known, came from the Russian elite. Their main leaders were hanged, but large numbers of exiles from aristocratic families were dispersed over Eastern Siberia. They gradually made Irkutsk their principal centre, at the same time transforming cultural awareness in the whole region. A particularly poignant aspect of their exile was the heroic determination of their wives and fiancées who abandoned great wealth, comfort and even their children, to support their rebellious, liberal spouses and create an island of culture in the wilderness ,an aspect which still influences the city today. It is this which is brought out in our Golden Eagle excursions when we see the paintings, portraits and landscapes at the Irkutsk Art Gallery, before visiting some of the carefully preserved wooden houses, long gone in most other cities.
A moment of living past is re-created in the late afternoon with a private concert at the former home of prominent exile Prince Sergei Volkonsky. Well presented, it is an echo of that Decembrist isolation and the music can take a subtle hold, making spectators feel briefly a part of that vanished world, so vital for the exiles. Lev Tolstoy, who studied their lives, saw music as the shorthand of emotion (while his contemporary Nietzsche considered that "without music life would be a mistake"). Soon after, Tolstoy began a novel about the liberal movement that eventually grew into "War and Peace", in which Sergei Volkonsky is the inspiration for Prince Andrey Bolkonsky in one of the greatest novels ever written.
More recently (2009), Siberia music and exile were the theme of a much awarded film "Le Concert", which approached the story lightly but culminates in a triumphant rendering of Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto (it is absolutely worth seeing, at least the final 5 minutes available on You Tube).
Tolstoy, of course, became the hero of Boris Pasternak, himself long considered a "father of the Russian dissident movement". In his Nobel Prize-winning novel "Doctor Zhivago", the heroine Lara dies in the Gulag, while, in real life, Pasternak's companion Olga was sent to Siberia and only released after Stalin's death in 1953. Pasternak felt that "for so long we were ruled by a madman and a murderer". He also, speaking as Zhivago, compared the bolshevik revolutionaries taking the law into their own hands as being "like a runaway train".
So, Irkutsk, with its bustling atmosphere, tremendous variety of lake fish and caviar at the markets, as well as its liberal historical heritage, is one of the most memorable stops on our journey. We have dinner, at a family run country home or "dacha", based on delicious fresh local produce, then our Golden Eagle departs to stop overnight near Sludianka, perfectly positioned for our full visit next day to Lake Baikal, Siberia's most acclaimed destination.
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On the Golden Eagle across Siberia (Part II) – From Moscow out!
We began with an assembly at the Royal Aurora Hotel in Moscow. The travelers had gathered from various parts of the world. Some had taken a comfortable river cruise from St.Petersburg, most had been met after arrival at Domododevo Airport. En route to the city we were greeted by numerous hoardings featuring a large Gerard Depardieu, a new Russian passport holder (and 13% taxpayer), advertising something forgettable. Others announced the release of some torrid film called "Sin City 2". There are many new Orthodox churches with beautifully gilded domes, countered by 7 storey Munich-style glass walled motor car showrooms. Traffic lights on major roads have a 60 second numbered countdown for drivers. We pass branches of "Makdonalds" (several recently closed down in retaliation for sanctions, though officially on "health and hygiene" grounds). The Dostoyevsky monument stands out in front of the Russian State Library. Nearby, a flower-selling cabin is offering a 24 hour service.
Unlike the old Soviet days, when even luxury hotels, like the huge Rossyia, were controlled by the floor ladies and it was advisable to bring your own toilet paper and rubber washbasin stoppers, our hotel was fully equipped (while the old Rossyia has been demolished to be replaced by some complex inevitably designed by the ubiquitous Norman Foster). Like all Marriott managed hotels, the Aurora included a drawer containing a Bible, a Book of Mormon and a company mission book, in which Bill Marriott assures us that "if you treat your employees well, they'll take care of the customer". There were magazines offering very complicated watches, and cocktails, also a large catalogue of jewelry by ultra refined Boucheron from Paris (who have a branch in the hotel building). The nearby GUM department store even contains an unofficial but very Apple Store-like retailer.
The Golden Eagle Trans-Siberian Express has prepared drinks, dinner and briefing in the elegant Petrovsky Room. Our fellow participants have come from Montparnasse and Monceau, Ballerat and Peppermint Grove, Hawick and Clapham, Totness and Cardiff. Some others from Anchorage and Manhattan, New Forest, Toronto and even Taiwan. All inspired by the romance of this journey, a rich mix of stories and experience.
We are introduced to our traveling on-board physician, Dr Judy, from the Cotswolds, and even our own Oxford Don, Professor Healey from St.Antony's (so all aspects seem covered, taking note of Paul Theroux's warning that travelers may not know where they are going, but tourists don't know where they have been).
Next morning Golden Eagle have arranged a privileged early entry to the Kremlin Armoury buildings. We walk past President Putin's office on our way to the building that contains the most important exhibits, including the renowned Fabergé display. This includes a tiny Trans-Siberian train of five carriages, which used to be rolled up inside an egg. It can stand freely, while the little mechanical engine can pull the carriages two whole inches.
On the way to the Kazansky station, we pass near Lubianka square. The ex-KGB building is being renovated. The organisation is now known as the Federal Security Bureau. There is talk of the Feliks Dzerzhinsky statue, removed in 1991, being returned. This founder of the Cheka, set up to counter so-called internal threats, ordered the execution of thousands of political opponents without trial. Now his bust is already back at the Moscow police headquarters. In a 2013 poll, some 45% of Russians would approve the return of the 15 ton monument. At present the memorial to the Victims of the Gulag stands near the empty original plinth. Dzerzhinsky himself was twice sent to Siberia during Czarist days, a reminder of a more recent deportee, the oligarch who developed the Siberian oilfields, Mikhail Khodorovsky, whose ordeal evolved from an economic and political opposition to a simple defense of his human rights. Sent to Siberia near Chita (where our train is scheduled to stop briefly on the way to Khabrovsk and Vladivostok) in 2005, Khodorovsky was finally pardoned by President Putin and released last December. He is now based in Switzerland.
On the train, regular briefings/talks/debates are scheduled, as well as the 2-part BBC documentary "Putin, Russia and the West" also providing a background to the Khodorovsky confrontation. Other topics will include a discussion on Stalin and a film on Genghis Khan. We will be fully invo lved with the different regions every day and will hardly have time to access the comprehensive and relevant DVD library on board.
For now, champagne awaits us in the Imperial Waiting Room of the station, our enthusiastic young train attendants are introduced, a band plays and we board the elegant blue coaches of the Trans-Siberian Express. There are fifteen carriages: accommodation for our 50 passengers, two restaurant cars, a bar lounge with live music, a kitchen car, a staff car and a generator. Each guest compartment includes private toilet and shower facilities. Secure safe-deposit boxes are a standard feature. The attendants take turns to be on duty 24 hours. Ready to begin our classic journey of over 10,600 kms, the train moves out, towards Tatarstan and its capital Kazan tomorrow.
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Romar Pest Control of Kearney, Nebraska offers a number of residential services for you and your family. We take pride in protecting your home from pests and rodents.
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Eclipse preparations are in full swing, which is why this post is completely and utterly out of the regular schedule.
1) Could the asteroid belt be the remains of an old planet ?
2) Could ancient massive stars be the progenitors of supermassive black holes ?
3) Nuclear bombs used as propulsion ? Are you serious ?
Of course I'm not. I'm not a bloody rocket scientist.
4) Surely we could make the asteroid planet thing work with a bit of imagination ?
Err, yeah, but it would still be the wrong answer.
5) How can tidal locking depend on the brightness of a star ?


Harvesting Hope is an annual fundraiser featuring food grown by Southside Community Land Trust-supported farmers to highlight the organization's work to build a sustainable, local food system. Attendees will hear about our recent projects, including our work to connect land owners with aspiring farmers seeking affordable property where they can grow food. Harvesting Hope will take place from 6-8:30 p.m. on Tues., Sept. 25, at the Squantum Association, at 947 Veterans Memorial Pkwy., Riverside, RI.


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Alum Pauline Oliveros Featured Among Female Musicians Who Deserve More Recognition
BBC -- Studying under Robert Erickson at San Francisco State College, she and her fellow students — including fellow electronic music pioneers Terry Riley and Morton Subotnick — founded the San Francisco Tape Music Center, a place to experiment with new methods of making electronic music such as tape loop and delay.
The art of listening — of paying attention — became the core of Oliveros' work, explored through "sonic meditations" such as 1969's Teach Yourself to Fly, composed during her professorship at the University of California San Diego. In 1981, tiring of the limitations of academia, she left UCSD to become a full-time composer. In 1988, what would become the Deep Listening Band (Oliveros, Stuart Dempster and Panaiotis) made its debut performance down a 14-foot deep, 2 million-gallon cistern in Fort Worden, Washington, that had a 45-second reverberation.


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What is Feline Lower Urinary Tract Disease?
Feline lower urinary tract disease (FLUTD) describes a variety of conditions that affect the bladder and urethra of cats. Cats with FLUTD most often show signs of difficulty and pain when urinating, increased frequency of urination, and blood in the urine. Cats with FLUTD also tend to lick themselves excessively and may urinate outside the litter box, often on cool, smooth surfaces like a tile floor or a bathtub.
While FLUTD can occur at any age, it is usually seen in middle-aged, overweight cats that get little exercise, use an indoor litter box, have little or no outdoor access, or eat a dry diet. Factors such as emotional or environment stress, multi-cat households, and abrupt changes in daily routine may also increase the risk that a cat will develop FLUTD.
Major Signs of Feline Lower Urinary Tract Disease include:
Straining to urinate
Urinating small amounts
Frequent and/or prolonged attempts to urinate
Crying out while urinating
Excessive licking of the genital area
Urinating outside the litter box
Note that cats with a urethral obstruction (a blockage in the urethra, which is the tube that carries urine from the bladder and out of the body) will also show these signs but will pass little or no urine and become increasingly distressed. Urethral obstruction is seen more often in males than female cats due their longer, narrow urethra. A urethral obstruction is an emergency and requires immediate veterinary treatment. (See section on Urethral Obstruction.)
How is FLUTD diagnosed?
Because FLUTD has many causes, it can be difficult to diagnose. Based on your cat's symptoms, your veterinarian will do a physical examination and most likely will run a urinalysis assessing urine pH and concentration and presence of crystals, bleeding, inflammation and infection. If the cause is still not identified, tests such as urine culture, x-rays, blood work and additional urine tests may be recommended.
What are the causes of FLUTD?
Urolithiasis (Urinary Stones)
Factors such as emotional or environment stress, multi-cat households, and abrupt changes in daily routine may also increase the risk that a cat will develop FLUTD.
One possible cause of FLUTD is the formation of urinary stones, also called uroliths, in the bladder and/or urethra. These are collections of minerals that form in the urinary tract of cats. X-rays or ultrasound are usually needed to diagnose urinary stones. The most commonly seen uroliths are calcium oxalate and struvite (magnesium ammonium phosphate). While a special, stone-dissolving diet can be prescribed to dissolve struvite stones, calcium oxalate stones need to be removed surgically. If the diet fails, or if the stones form again, then surgery may also be necessary for struvite stones. In female cats, it may also be possible for a veterinarian to help a cat pass stones by flushing its bladder with sterile fluids or remove small stones directly from the bladder using a cystoscope when the cat is under anesthesia. A veterinarian may then recommend medication or dietary changes after surgery to help prevent recurrence.
Infection of your cat's urinary tract with bacteria, fungi, parasites or possibly even viruses can cause signs of FLUTD. Although bacterial infections are more common than fungal, parasitic or viral infections, they are still relatively uncommon in cats. If an infection is found, your veterinarian will probably look for another disease or problem that may have put your cat at risk of infection. For example, uroliths and diabetes can increase the risk of urinary tract infection.
In younger cats, bladder infections are a cause of FLUTD less than 5% of the time because the acid content and concentration of their urine prevents infection. Diseases such as kidney disease and diabetes are more common in cats older than 10 years of age, and alter the acidity and concentration of the urine – as a result, these cats are at higher risk of infection. Urinary tract infection is a relatively common cause of FLUTD in older cats, followed by uroliths.
The treatment for urinary infections often depends on the severity of the infection and the organism causing the infection, and may include fluid therapy, urinary acidifiers, and/or antibiotics.
Urethral Obstruction
The most serious problem associated with urinary function is when a cat's urethra becomes partly or totally blocked. These cats strain to urinate and produce little or no urine. It can appear that the cat is constipated and straining to pass stool, but straining in the litterbox is more often a sign of urethral obstruction. Urethral obstruction is a potentially life-threatening condition caused either by urethral stones or by urethral plugs (the latter are made of a soft material containing minerals, cells, and mucus-like protein).
Cats with urethral obstruction must receive immediate veterinary care.
Male cats (neutered or intact) are at greater risk for urethral obstruction than females because their urethra is longer and narrower. This is a true medical emergency, and any cat suspected of suffering from this condition must receive immediate veterinary attention. Once the urethra becomes completely blocked, the kidneys are no longer able to remove toxins from the blood or maintain a balance of fluids and electrolytes in the body. Without treatment, death frequently occurs when these imbalances lead to heart failure — often in less than twenty-four to forty-eight hours.
Treatment of this condition involves dislodging the obstruction, usually accomplished by flushing a sterile solution through a narrow tube placed into the urethra. Once the obstruction is removed, further treatment depends upon the condition of the cat. Dehydration and electrolyte imbalances are treated with intravenous fluid therapy. Antibiotics may be given to prevent or treat infection, and drugs that help restore bladder function are sometimes recommended.
For cats who continue to experience urethral obstruction despite medical treatment, there is a surgical procedure called a perineal urethrostomy. Since side effects of this surgery can include bleeding, narrowing at the surgical site, urinary incontinence, and a greater incidence of urinary tract infection, it is usually considered only as a last resort.
Feline Idiopathic Cystitis
Feline idiopathic cystitis (FIC)—also called interstitial cystitis—is the most common diagnosis in cats less than 10 years of age with lower urinary tract disease. The disease is not fully understood and may involve several body systems in addition to the urinary system.
Feline idiopathic cystitis is a diagnosis of exclusion, meaning that it is a diagnosis made after all diseases that might cause similar signs are ruled out. There is no specific diagnostic test for FIC. Stress and diet changes can increase the risk of FIC. As many as 40-50% of cats will have another episode of FIC within one year, but veterinarians cannot predict which cats will have relapses. The disease can be chronic and very frustrating for the cat, the owner, and the veterinarian. The current goals of treating cats with FIC are to decrease the severity and frequency of episodes. There are numerous medical treatments that result in variable degrees of success but often the veterinarian will start by addressing any behavioral issues. This may include feeding only canned food and reduction of stress.
Diseases such as diabetes and hyperthyroidism (overactivity of the thyroid gland) can cause lower urinary tract disease in cats.
Although they are much less common causes, FLUTD can also be caused by tumors of the urinary tract, congenital abnormalities (birth defects), or injury to the urinary tract or spinal cord.
What can I do at home to prevent future occurrences of FLUTD?
Depending on the underlying cause for FLUTD, the clinical signs may never, or only occasionally, reoccur. However, recurrence is more common with FIC. To help reduce the chances of recurrence:
Feed small meals on a frequent basis.
Consult with your veterinarian about the best diet for your cat. Many commercial diets are acceptable, but some urinary conditions respond better to specialized diets. Canned food may be preferred.
Provide clean, fresh water at all times.
Provide an adequate number of litter boxes (usually one more than the number of cats in the household) with the type of litter that the cat(s) prefer
Keep litter boxes in quiet, safe areas of the house.
Keep litter boxes clean – they should be scooped twice a day and the litter changed weekly (or more often as needed).
Minimize major changes in routine.


The Unnatural Haunting of Mrs. Beverly Snow Archives - Horror News Network - The Horror News You Need!
Just in time for Halloween, author Brian Olsen has released a horror comedy "novelette" entitled The Unnatural Haunting of Mrs. Beverly Snow (currently available for download on Amazon) that tackles issues of prejudice along with his typical sense of humor and a few good scares as well. We were able to interview Olsen about his story and also talk about his process and the horror genre in this exclusive interview.


This week's challenge theme is pretty straightforward - we wanna see some stencils on your projects!
Super cute ATC, great technique with the stencil. Love the sentiment.
I just love your ATC! Sooooo snarky and fun!
Ohh!! LOVE that sentiment Donna and I totally believe it!!!
Fabulous stenciling with the texture paste.
What a cute tiny work of art! I thought it was a full-sized card! Great design!
Too many spray inks? Not sure that's possible. :P Brilliant and oh-so-true!


It has been said that the fear of dying too soon has been replaced by the fear of living too long.
The exorbitant cost of long term care can threaten the financial security you have worked so hard to achieve. Long Term Care insurance protects you against the possibility of long term care in the future.
We all plan on being healthy throughout our lifetime, but sometimes the aging process can prevent us from doing things that we now take for granted.
Currently 12% of the population in Canada is over age 65 and that will increase to 25% by the year 2036.
Once at age 75 men can expect to live another 9 years and women almost 12 more years.
The age 80 + segment will double in the next 20 years.
The prevalence of dementia rises with age.
The incidence of cancer has increased more than 30% in the last 20 years among aging Canadians.
There has been a 50% decrease in the death rate from heart disease in the last 20 years.
Stoke is the leading cause of transfer from hospital to long term care.
75% of those disabled with arthritis need help with Activities of Daily Living (ADL'S).
Long Term Care insurance should be part of your financial future.
Because people are living longer and with the advancement of medicine, people are more likely to survive conditions that in the past would have led to death.
Government Benefits - may cover only a portion of the costs.
Your Family - few people today are in a position to devote the hours per day it takes to care for a loved one.
The answer is Long Term Care Insurance.
It enables you to receive the care you need in the comfort of your own home. It also provides comprehensive coverage for nursing home care, should that option become a necessity for you.
You can purchase long Term Care up to age 80. Give yourself the opportunity to live with dignity and not be a burden to your family or drain your assets.
Living for today and caring for tomorrow.


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package de.tiiunder.flatmate.fragments;

import android.app.DatePickerDialog;
import android.view.View;
import android.widget.ArrayAdapter;
import android.widget.DatePicker;
import android.widget.EditText;
import android.widget.Spinner;

import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Calendar;

import de.tiiunder.flatmate.R;
import de.tiiunder.flatmate.entities.category.Categories;
import de.tiiunder.flatmate.entities.category.Category;
import de.tiiunder.flatmate.events.category.GetCategoriesEvent;
import de.tiiunder.flatmate.fragments.category.AddCategoryFragment;
import de.tiiunder.flatmate.rest.expense.DeleteExpenseTask;

public class FormFragment extends SuperFragment {
    protected View view;
    protected Spinner spinnerCategory;

    protected void fillCategoriesSpinner(GetCategoriesEvent event) {
        ArrayList<Category> categories = event.getCategories().getCategories();

        if (categories.isEmpty()) {
            // dialog for adding a new category
            ConfirmDialogFragment confirmDialog = ConfirmDialogFragment.newInstance(
                    null,
                    new AddCategoryFragment(),
                    getResources().getString(R.string.dialog_new_category)
            );
            confirmDialog.show(getFragmentManager(), getString(R.string.dialog_confirm));
        } else {
            // fill category spinner with categories
            ArrayAdapter<Category> adapter = new ArrayAdapter<>(getActivity(), android.R.layout.simple_spinner_item, categories);
            adapter.setDropDownViewResource(android.R.layout.simple_spinner_dropdown_item);

            if (spinnerCategory != null) {
                spinnerCategory.setAdapter(adapter);
            }
        }

        // add empty category item for selecting "none"
        Category emptyCategorySelect = new Category();
        emptyCategorySelect.setId(0);
        emptyCategorySelect.setName(getResources().getString(R.string.string_none));
        categories.add(0, emptyCategorySelect);
    }

    protected void setupDatePicker(final EditText etDate) {
        etDate.setFocusable(false);

        Calendar newCalendar = Calendar.getInstance();
        final SimpleDateFormat dateFormatter = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-MM-dd");
        final DatePickerDialog fromDatePickerDialog = new DatePickerDialog(getActivity(), new DatePickerDialog.OnDateSetListener() {

            public void onDateSet(DatePicker view, int year, int monthOfYear, int dayOfMonth) {
                Calendar newDate = Calendar.getInstance();
                newDate.set(year, monthOfYear, dayOfMonth);
                etDate.setText(dateFormatter.format(newDate.getTime()));
            }

        }, newCalendar.get(Calendar.YEAR), newCalendar.get(Calendar.MONTH), newCalendar.get(Calendar.DAY_OF_MONTH));

        etDate.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
            @Override
            public void onClick(View v) {
                fromDatePickerDialog.show();
            }
        });
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2018 Emory Award
Sunday, Sept 16, 2pm
Dearborn House
1117 Minor Ave, Seattle
The Emory Award is presented annually by the Book Club of Washington to an individual who has made an extraordinary contribution to the culture of the book in Washington state. We are so very pleased to announce that Marty Greene has been chosen to receive this year's award. A longtime BCW member, Marty headed the local committee when the FABS (Fellowship of American Bibliophilic Societies) Tour came to Seattle in 2006, has contributed to The Journal of the Book Club of Washington and has organized and hosted BCW events.
Marty Greene
Marty's interest in exploration in the Arctic and in Alaska prior to its purchase by the United States in 1867 led him to assemble one of the world's largest private collections covering those topics. No armchair adventurer, he has traveled far and wide, engaging in such activities as retracing Sir Ernest Shackleton's 1916 expedition across South Georgia Island and scaling Denali (Mount McKinley) in Alaska.
Marty's extensive book collecting activities are only the tip of the iceberg, however. To his career as a gastroenterologist at Swedish Medical Center, Marty added involvement with an impressive and varied roster of community and scholarly organizations. For example, he has served as President of the Friends of UW Libraries and a Representative Director for Libraries at the University of Washington Foundation, is a National Fellow of the Explorers Club and a member of The Explorers Club Library and Archives Committee, is a Fellow of the American Antiquarian Society, and serves on the Board of Directors of the Seattle Symphony Orchestra.
Please join us to celebrate Marty's many contributions to the community of the book and beyond. Kindly RSVP to info@bookclubofwashington.org.
We're excited to see you Sept 16, 2pm at Dearborn House (map).


Need a Garbage Collection Service in Edgewood, MD?
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Roll off dumpsters can typically be delivered at from any spot you desire given that it isn't leading to injustice in order to anyone else locally. It is important to are aware of the correct size and time period that the dumpster are going to be needed in order to inform your friends and neighbors and or other businesses in advance. I can say, spin off dumpsters are not the most pleasing piece of equipment therefore letting other neighbors realize is yet again extremely important. The garbage company in which you choose are able to set up a time for you to either grab and or replace the dumpster should you use up all your space.
When you have got your home decluttered and arranged, you need to have a watchful eye available for your bad habits. Your messy mess did not occur immediately the first time, and it'll slowly creep back in in your life if you aren't careful! Dispose of junk mail when it comes in. Keep home clean and organized. Think about every so often when you really need many of the things that happen to be collecting dust. With some vigilance, your own home will stay clutter-free.
The main step in the particular rental process is choosing a quality as well as trustworthy organization to work with. The biggest mistake the majority of customers help make when renting a dumpster is not making clear specific pricing. Make sure the organization has no hidden fees that could potentially improve the price of the particular rental by a huge amount. Many of these hidden expenses include: fuel/environmental price, delivery fee, disposal price, etc. Charges just specified can potentially not be mentioned when making a rental, and may really add together at the end of your leasing time period.
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The O'Neill Institute, housed at Georgetown University Law Center, was established to create innovative solutions to the most pressing national and international health concerns, with the essential vision that the law has been, and will remain, a fundamental tool for solving critical health problems. Read more at www.oneillinstitute.org.
National Viral Hepatitis Roundtable (NVHR)
The National Viral Hepatitis Roundtable, an initiative of HEP, is a national coalition fighting for an equitable world free of viral hepatitis. NVHR seeks to eliminate viral hepatitis in the United States and improve the lives of those affected through advocacy, education, and support to national, state and local partners. For more information, visit www.nvhr.org.
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Spatial Variations in Straight- And Split-ticket Voting and the Role of Constituency Campaigning at New Zealand's First Two MMP Elections
Individual-level Tests
Ron Johnston*, Charles Pattie
Elections held under the MMP system provide opportunities for substantial split-ticket voting, whereby electors support one party in the list contest but another in the constituency contests. At New Zealand's first two elections using this system - in 1996 and 1999 - 37% and 35% of the voters, respectively, employed a split-ticket strategy. Estimates of the amount of splitting in each constituency between each pair of parties - in a seven-party system on each occasion - have allowed the successful testing of hypotheses relating its volume to party prospects in the constituencies and the amount of local campaigning. These findings are replicated in comparable analyses at the individual scale using survey data.
Australian Journal of Political Science
10.1080/1036114032000134038
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Johnston, R., & Pattie, C. (2003). Spatial Variations in Straight- And Split-ticket Voting and the Role of Constituency Campaigning at New Zealand's First Two MMP Elections: Individual-level Tests. Australian Journal of Political Science, 38(3), 535-547. https://doi.org/10.1080/1036114032000134038
Johnston, Ron ; Pattie, Charles. / Spatial Variations in Straight- And Split-ticket Voting and the Role of Constituency Campaigning at New Zealand's First Two MMP Elections : Individual-level Tests. In: Australian Journal of Political Science. 2003 ; Vol. 38, No. 3. pp. 535-547.
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El Duero took the Higheasterjet Handicap, Bf Fooserageous won the Adequan Ruidoso Downs Derby Challenge and the Tri-Super paid out $49,350.30 on a single winning ticket on Saturday afternoon at Ruidoso Downs.
HWD Racing Stables' El Duero made a successful class jump and scored his fourth-consecutive victory when he pulled away to win the Grade 3, $30,000 Higheasterjet Handicap.
Jockey Raul Herrera hustled El Duero into a striking position out of the gate and then the Oak Tree Special-sired gelding pulled out to a one-half length victory in :17.751 for the 350 yards.
Bye Byefreighttrain grabbed second, a neck ahead of First Is Special.
The Hemerio Hernandez-trained El Duero has been on the road and winning. He won an allowance race at Delta Downs, an optional-claiming race at Sunland Park and an allowance race at SunRay Park before gaining the convincing Higheasterjet victory.
L.P. Frank's three-year-old Bye Byefreighttrain was taking on older horses after a sixth-place run in the $370,000 Heritage Place Derby at Remington Park. The Freighttrain B-sired gelding was ridden by Cesar Gomez for trainer Kasey Willis.
Chavez Concrete Inc.'s First Is Special has now been on the board in 10 of 12 lifetime starts. The Kelli Martin-trained gelding came into the Higheasterjet after finishing a close second in a Remington Park conditioned allowance.
Morning-line favorite Once Over was a stewards' scratch.
Birrell Farms' homebred Bf Fooserageous held off a late-charging 9-10 favorite The Fiscal Cliff to hold on and win the $39,870 Adequan Ruidoso Downs Derby Challenge.
Bf Fooserageous, one of four horses trained by Wes Giles in the race, covered the 400 yards in :19.955 to win by a neck over The Fiscal Cliff and it was another neck back to third-place finisher Phoebesdynasty.
A daughter of Foose, Bf Fooserageous has not finished below second in each of her nine starts with six victories. In her previous stakes start, she was second, beaten by a neck, in the West Texas Derby.
Bf Fooserageous was second to The Fiscal Cliff in their Adequan Ruidoso Downs Derby Challenge trial behind The Fiscal Cliff. Bf Fooserageous had the fourth-fastest qualifying time of :20.049.
Thomas Lepic's homebred The Fiscal Cliff has won seven of 11 lifetime starts with three second-place runs.
Last summer at Prairie Meadows, The Fiscal Cliff won the $201,000 Jim Bader Futurity and the $181,000 Iowa Double Gold Futurity.
The Fiscal Cliff, a son of Pyc Paint Your Wagon, is trained by Kasey Willis and Cesar Gomez was up.
Kirk Goodfellow's homebred Phoebesdynasty, a daughter of FDD Dynasty, raced to her second stakes placing. The Cody Reynolds-trained filly was third in the Animas Stakes at SunRay Park back in April.
The Tri-Super has been building since opening day. The bet requires that the player select the top-three finishers in the fourth race (in order) and then pick the top-four finishers in the sixth race (in order). The Higheasterjet was the sixth race.
If nobody wins then the pot is carried over to the next racing program.


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Orkney Islands Council Leader James Stockan has voiced his concern that a freight ship will be standing in for the MV Hamnavoe during the ferry's refit period.
The freight ship MV Helliar will take over on the Stromness to Scrabster route while the Hamnavoe is in dry dock from January 13-26.
Councillor Stockan said: "Once again we in Orkney are being treated as second class citizens.
"A freight ship can never be an adequate replacement on for a vessel of the capacity and quality of the Hamnavoe – and on a lifeline route as important as this.
"We have long argued for a replacement vessel which fully meets the requirements of our community during NorthLink's dry dock period.
"The stand-in vessel needs to have very similar capabilities as the Hamnavoe – but we will be served instead by a freight ship with extremely limited passenger accommodation - 12 passengers as opposed to around 600 - and with no proper facilities for folk with disabilities. This is frustrating and deeply disappointing."
The freight vessel is also significantly less able to operate in the stronger winter wind conditions likely to be be encountered in January. Without there being any suitable towage assistance in Stromness, additional service disruption is seen as inevitable.
Councillor Stockan added: "Responsibility for this lies firmly with the Scottish Government. We will be continuing to press our longstanding case for like-for-like replacement cover to be addressed when the new ferries contract for the Northern Isles is implemented."
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The passing of the Kansas-Nebraska act in 1854 opened up a new battlefront in the United States between those for and against the institution of slavery. Senator Stephen A. Douglas, who sponsored the bill, supported the notion of popular sovereignty; that the people who lived in a certain territory could decide by themselves whether or not to allow slavery. In so doing, he began a race between rebellious free-staters and resistant pro-slavery partisans to claim Kansas as their own, which lead to an outburst of violence that history remembers as the Bleeding of Kansas.
"Far in the West rolls the thunder—
The tumult of battle is raging
Where bleeding Kansas is waging
War against Slavery!"
— Charles S. Weyman, published the Tribune, September 13, 1856
"Reynolds's Political Map of the United States" (1856) from the Library of Congress Geography and Map Division
Caught in the middle, between Free states, Slave states and so-called Indian Territory, Kansas was well-placed to be the hot-spot of a conflict that, in hindsight, seemed inevitable. The line of the 'sacred pledge', the 36"30 parallel, is shown running east-west from the southern border of Kansas Territory. This was determined in the Missouri Compromise of 1820, that admitted Missouri as a slave-state provided that no slave-state shall ever thereafter exist north of the line. When California became ready for state-hood, almost overnight due to the gold-rush of 1849, the sacredness of the pledge meant nought to the slave-societies, who would push for means to violate it. Those means arrived with the Compromise of 1850, with the introduction of popular sovereignty as the process by which to determine whether new states would or would not be slave states, regardless of how north they may be. When the Kansas-Nebraska Act was enacted in 1854, so was it to be - whichever side could get the most voters there, would either protect or condemn the expansion of slavery.
Map showing the passages of movement for settlers.
On the Kansas River, the frontier towns of Lawrence, Lecompton and Topeka would all come to represent different things in the battle for Kansas.
Illustration of Lawrence prior to its sacking. Source
Primary Sources used
With the Border Ruffians - R. H. Williams In this text, R. H. Williams, an Englishman who had become a sailor at 17, visited India, hauled guano from Scotland and then moved to Virginia at the ripe old age of 24 to begin a new life, recounts his time in Kansas during the 1850s. He was a 'border ruffian', who provides an interesting insight into the mindset of those who were pro-slavery. He supported slavery, yet he was disgusted when he saw a slave man be shot by his master after attempting to escape.
Diary of Timothy Lewis Litchfield
Timothy Lewis Litchfield was an abolitionist who travelled in one of the first groups of people sent to Kansas by the New England Emigrant Aid Company, and provides a first-hand account of the initial setting up of Lawrence, as well as encounters the early settlement had with Missourians.
Recollections of 1854 by Joseph Savage
Sort of like the above, but with more details, and better written. We probably should have listed this first but... stuff you.
Copy of David R. Atchison speech to proslavery forces
This is the vile, racist, hate-filled speech we quoted at length from just before the sack of Lawrence. It is disgusting, yet also riveting. We found it amusing how the speech was punctuated with (yells) and (cheers) and (waving of hats). Was this scripted into the speech, much like the person who holds the (applause) sign at the front of television studio audience? Or did whoever was transcribing the speech sit there judging whether or not there were sufficient numbers of people waving their hats in order to note it down? History is full of such interesting and hard to answer questions. Either way: David R. Atchison, not a good bloke. In fact, he could easily be described as a vile, racist "church-bell"; a "pillock" whose speech, when read today, makes one want to "shit out of their teeth" (#C19insults).
There is still a city and county named after him in Kansas today. Hooray for remembering the past in all its gory glory.
S. C. Pomeroy and the New England Emigrant Aid Company, 1 Kansas Historical Society
In this fascinating article, we are treated to the fabulous quote by Pomeroy where he talks about the "blighting-withering-deadning-damning-influence of American Slavery!!" (#C19Insults). Also, the Kansas Historical Society has a great website with so much fascinating material, definitely browse through it if you've got time.
Report of the special committee appointed to investigate the troubles in Kansas,: with the views of the minority of said committee
The full text of the congressional investigation into the voting fraud in both the election for a territorial delegate to Congress, in November 1854, and the election of the territorial legislature in March 1855. This text provides interesting insight into how easy elections used to be to defraud and certainly puts our 21st century problems into perspective.
Secondary Resources:
Patriotic Treason: John Brown and the Soul of America
A must read, especially if you want to spoil our next episode.
Bleeding Kansas: Slavery, Sectionalism, and Civil War on the Missouri-Kansas Border
The best in-depth overview we could find about Bleeding Kansas.
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Q: Syntax: "But what it was I had forgotten"?
I had heard some story of her too, a critical, unpleasant story, but what it was I had forgotten long ago.

This is a sentence from The Great Gatsby by F.Scott Fitzgerald. The clause after the but kind of confuses me--it looks not that familiar to me, the way it's written. It's the very first time to see structure like that. Is it for some literary effect? Like emphasis? It would be more familiar to me, if it were written as . . .

but I had forgotten what it was long ago

or

but it was what I had forgotten long ago

What might have been the reason for F.Scott Fitzgerald to write that way?

A: This is a simple matter of object/subject reversal, which is perfectly valid. You correct deduced that

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*what it was I had forgotten long ago

Is equivalent to:

*

*I had forgotten long ago what it was

The sentence as quoted from the book is quaint, but not wrong.
I did the laundry. The laundry I did. I had forgotten to do the chores. The chores I had forgotten.

As a matter of style, one might prefer a comma in the reversed form:

*

*I did the laundry; the chores, I had forgotten.

*. . . but what it was, I had forgotten.
But who am I to quibble with F. Scott Fitzgerald's style? He has sold a lot more books than I have!

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On the Other Hand: Ten Minutes of Torah - B'shalach: Life's Shortcuts and the Benefits of a 40 Year Journey
Did you know that instead of wandering in the desert for 40 years, the Israelites could have used a shortcut that would get them to their destination in only two weeks? But the decision to wander was an intentional one that lead to a deliberate, challenging, and critical journey. Listen to Rabbi Rick Jacobs, president of the Union for Reform Judaism, discuss Parashat B'shalach, and the journey of the Jewish people from Egypt to Canaan.
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Police say 1-year-old accidentally shot by another child in car
By WAFB Staff | November 16, 2016 at 12:50 AM CST - Updated July 10 at 2:35 AM
BATON ROUGE, LA (WAFB) - The Baton Rouge Police Department is investigating an accidental shooting involving two children Tuesday.
Police said a 2-year-old accidentally fired a handgun, striking a 1-year-old child in the face.
They added the two children were in a car parked in a parking lot near the intersection of Greenwell Springs and North Foster at the time of the shooting.
Officials said the victim was taken to the hospital in a personal vehicle.
Emergency crews were initially called out to the intersection of North Foster and Florida but did not find a victim there.
Details are limited at this time, but the investigation is ongoing.
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Are you ready for some Easy Ham & Cheddar Scones?
And before we get started, do you call everything biscuits or do you differentiate between biscuits and scones?
True story, I was once intimidated by the word scone.
Not sure what it was that made me feel like it was a complicated food. Probably too much television with British accents inquiring "would you fancy some tea with your scone?" and therefore I associated scones with being hard to make.
Au contraire mon frere (on the contrary, my brother)!
Sidenote: Both British and French references in one post? What the heck is Aimee drinking today????
A few weekends ago, alongside Taste of Home's Culinary Specialist Michael Barna I witnessed Ham & Sage Cheddar Scones be created in a ridiculously easy fashion.
So easy that I attempted those same scones that made me once feel intimidated.
Minus the sage, because I didn't have any. And I don't really care for it much.
I'm calling mine the Easy Ham & Cheddar Scones, because well, they're easy.
The beauty of the tips obtained in a cooking school demonstration is that the chef shares little nuggets like preparing the dough in a food processor therefore eliminating the need to "cut in" the cold butter.
And unlike biscuit dough, you don't have to wait for this recipe to rise.
Or worse, worry that your dough won't rise.
Ham and cheddar isn't the most adventurous ingredient combination, but it totally works if you're a first time scone maker like myself.
As I was snacking, I was thinking of combinations I'd like to try- you know, now that I have some scone courage.
Sweet scones like ones with maple and banana.
Savory scones with something like bacon. Maple Bacon Scones? Oh, heavens yes.
I saw some scones on Pinterest that had garlic cheddar and chives.
The scone possibilities have me excited.
Original recipe created by the Taste of Home Test Kitchen as the Ham & Sage Cheddar Scones.
Preheat oven to 425 degrees. In a large bowl, whisk flour, baking powder, sugar and salt. Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Add cheese and ham; toss to coat. Stir mixture into crumb mixture just until moistened.
Turn onto a lightly floured surface; knead gently 10 times. Pat dough into a 7" circle. Cut into 8 wedges. Place wedges on a greased baking sheet and brush with buttermilk (I brushed with melted butter). Bake 20-24 minutes or until golden brown. Serve warm.
As mentioned before, I omitted the sage but if you want to add the sage you'll just add in 1 tbsp finely chopped sage when you combine the ham and cheddar.
You could also chop up some green onions and try that, too if you want it to have a bit more flavor.
And we're wrapping up all things cooking school, here's some photos from the last show in Lake Charles.
By the third show I ditched the heels and wore flats regardless of how much it shortened me.
That's the cover of the cookbook, y'all!
I don't know if everyone has a life sized poster made of their cover but I highly recommend it.
You can pose with it. Dance with it. And you can hug it like you love it the most.
Speaking of the Traveling Apron, she's about to circulate for the 3rd time.
This next swap is bigger and better than before! Make sure you're signed up for the newsletter for the signup, and get ready to dust off your favorite holiday recipes.
PS: We're about 2 weeks away from cookbook ordering. I got my copies in today and will be sharing a peek inside in the newsletter next week. EEK!
You're such a cute little, petite thing! 🙂 Can't wait to sneak a peek at your book!
You are too sweet! PS: I thought I'd post this late and no one would see until this morning- NOPE. Ha ha!


Drawing on almost four decades experience in the industry, Anderson Air is a Vancouver, BC based company providing Executive Charters and Aircraft Management Services. We profile the company to gain an insight into how it has enhanced its offering over the past 39 years to ensure it remains a key player in Canada's aviation industry.
Since its inception in 1980, Anderson Air has been a family-owned and operated business dedicated to providing Aircraft Management services. In addition, the company provides convenient and cost-effective private and corporate/executive charter services throughout North America, Europe and South America. Aircraft acquisition, aircraft partnerships and maintenance services round out its service offerings.
As the oldest aircraft management and charter company based in Vancouver BC, Anderson Air has deep roots in the aviation and business community spanning for over 39 years. Its sister company, the Oppenheimer Group, the oldest operating company in BC has been in business for over 160 years.
The team at Anderson Air take great pride in its safety record of over 39 years of safe operations, with zero Transportation Safety Board incidents or accidents. This exceptional safety record gives the firm's clients tremendous confidence and security in choosing Anderson Air.
Another key source of pride for Anderson Air is its high attention to detail. The firm's experienced team can tailor departure times to suit tight schedules, plan itineraries and undertake due diligence with respect to anticipating the needs of their valued clients; Thus ensuring they arrive at their destination on time and on budget. Anderson Air's core purpose is to deliver customized Jet Charter and Aircraft Management services to ensure all clients feel like they are an owner of one of the best jets in an exceptional fleet. Drawing upon the company's core strength of its higher standard of safety, people, service and aircraft type, its clients can rest assure that they are getting only the best possible service when they work with this innovative and dynamic company.
As part of its people-focused approach, Anderson Air works hard to give back to other family-based charities including Ronald McDonald House, BC Children's Hospital foundation, Lions Gate Hospital foundation, Canadian Cancer Society and the Family Services of the North Shore. By working to support the wider Vancouver community, the firm is able to cement its position as a local business dedicated to supporting local people.
Operating within a fast-paced and constantly evolving market, Anderson Air is constantly improving upon its systems and processes to drive operational efficiencies which help deliver upon its continued success. Annually, Anderson Air undergoes Strategic Planning to ensure its products and services are fine-tuned while ensuring its business plan is sound and relevant to its clients.
As part of this focus, the company has recently added 2 Dassault Falcon 2000LXs to its fleet of 3 Citation Sovereigns. In addition, completed initiatives including new flight operations software, upgrading the current safety management system and IT systems including the development of smart phone and tablet apps allowing its team a wireless and paperless integration for its operations. Additionally, Anderson Air has a Quality Assurance Program, sets Safety Performance indicators (SPI's) through the Safety Management System (SMS) and ensures its exceeding compliance with industry regulations. One of Anderson Air's core values is to ensure safety is never compromised: It is top of mind in every activity, decision and service the company provides. To deliver on this value, Anderson Air undertakes yearly multiple internal and external audits achieving the coveted IS-BAO stage 2 safety certification. The final Stage 3 certification is in its sights with the goal of completion in the companies next audit cycle.
Ultimately, Anderson Air's overriding goal is to be the premier executive charter and aircraft management company in Vancouver, BC. To achieve this, the firm continues to innovate and adapt around emerging market developments while providing a positive client experience. Over the coming years, the firm will remain steadfast to its 3 key Strategic Pillars: Dominate in client service, differentiate in its fleet, and compete/meet the market in price. These strategies will ensure that Anderson Air remains at the forefront of emerging developments within the ever-evolving private air transport space and is able to meet its clients' ever-rising expectations.
What makes a "best managed" company? According to the global financial services company Deloitte, companies with best-in-class business practices—like the Vancouver, BC-based Oppy—demonstrate exceptional strategy, capability, commitment, and return on investment.
That's why they have named the full-service fresh produce marketer and distributor among Canada's Best Managed companies for the last 18 years, and welcomed Oppy to the program's esteemed Platinum Club a dozen years ago.
Anderson points to the expect the world from us promise of the Oppy brand as the thread that ties strategy and execution together at Oppy.
Sponsored by Deloitte, CIBC, Canadian Business Magazine, Queen's Smith School of Business, and the TMX Group, Canada's Best Managed Companies program recognizes organizations that have implemented world class business practices and created value in innovative ways. The Platinum Club honors top-performing companies that earn a place among the best for six years or more.
Oppy has been chosen every year since it first applied in 2001. Best Managed applications are reviewed annually by an independent judging panel that evaluates how companies address various business challenges, including new technologies, globalization, brand management, leadership, leveraging and developing core competencies, designing information systems and hiring the right talent to facilitate growth.
The accolades announced today recognize Oppy's 2018 achievements, including adding large scale value-added programs for kiwifruit and citrus in Western Canada, launching Frank & Able, a unique new brand of greenhouse tomatoes-on-the-vine, building the scope and scale of its Ocean Spray berry program, and developing high demand for Zespri SunGold kiwifruit. Oppy was also recently selected as one of BC's Top Employers for the third consecutive year.
The Oppenheimer Group has been selected once again among BC's top 100 employers.
Since BC enjoys the lowest unemployment rate of any Canadian province at 4.4 percent, being designated as one of BC's Top Employers helps Oppy compete for the great talent it needs to maintain its strong, high-performing team.
Top employers are evaluated on operations and culture, including physical workspace; work atmosphere and social activities; health, financial and family benefits; vacation and time off; employee communications; performance management; training and skills development, and community involvement.
Oppy is in the esteemed company of BC Hydro, the University of British Columbia, Whistler Blackcomb, and none other than the Vancouver Canucks among the 2019 honorees.
I would like to share some wonderful news with you all.
Recently at the Pacific AME Association Chapter awards ceremony, our very own Gordon Barker was the recipient of the 2019 Robert Hope Pursuit of Excellence award. This award was presented by Bob Rorison, retired President of the Pacific AME Association.
The Robert Hope Pursuit of Excellence Award is presented each year to a recipient for their outstanding work in the aviation industry. The candidate must have 40+ years of service to the aviation industry, demonstrate mentorship to his peers, be involved in the aviation community and demonstrate professional and safe maintenance practices.
Congratulations Gord on your achievement of this award. Very well deserved!
At a gala event in Toronto March 1, one of greater Vancouver's most celebrated executives was honored among Canada's Most Admired CEOs.
John Anderson, Oppy's chairman, president and CEO, was chosen by Waterstone Human Capital and MacKay CEO Forums—leading Canadian executive development firms—from a field of company leaders working throughout Canada. He represents the program's "Enterprise" category, for executives of companies that earn annual revenues of $1 billion or more.
While the honor was announced last November, the awards ceremony, embedded in a corporate culture summit for company leaders and an exclusive CEO-only culture workshop, made it official.
Anderson was specifically selected for fostering a winning culture at Oppy, the leading international fresh produce marketer and distribution company, that enhances performance and sustains a competitive advantage. Anderson credits the company's success to the combination of its collaborative strategic planning process and a culture backed by Oppy's expect the world from us promise, which he introduced about 15 years ago.
As a result, Oppy—whose rich traditions and values have been preserved by Anderson as he progressed the company forward during his 43-year tenure—celebrates its 160th anniversary in this year.
Oppy itself was recognized as having one of Canada's Most Admired™ Corporate Cultures last year and will hold the designation through 2018. The company was also recently recognized as one of Canada's Best Managed companies for the 17th year, with 11 years in the program's esteemed Platinum Club.
Anderson, meanwhile, has achieved numerous noteworthy honors, including most recently the 2014 Lifetime Achievement Award from the Chile America Chamber of Commerce, 2014 Business in Vancouver BC CEO Award, 2014 Acquisitions International Business Excellence Award, 2015 Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award for Canada's Pacific Region, among many others.


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Lee Purbaugh's plane, the forest damage, and the three Shanksville High students
Two people supposedly saw a plane actually hit the ground in that Shanksville field. One was Lee Purbaugh, who a lot of you probably heard of. The other was Michael Shepley, the son of air-witness Linda Shepley. Michael is not very well known because he was never directly interviewed by the media (and maybe there was a good reason for that as you're about to see).
Both Lee and Michael were working a couple hundred yards up the field at Rollock scrap yard. (Yes, the closet business to the alleged plane crash that supposedly only left small bits of metal scrap on the field was... a scrap metal yard!)
Purbaugh says a plane flew over extremely low only a couple hundred feet over his head coming down at a 45deg angle and then saw it crash into the empty field a couple hundred yards away. He described that the plane was rocking from side to side, then suddenly nose-dive into the ground by the treeline.
What's interesting about this part of his story is that officials claim Flight 93 crashed at a blistering speed of about 580mph. How could a 757 going that fast be able to rock from side to side, or suddenly nose-dive after coming in at a 45deg angle in that short of distance from the scrap yard to the treeline???
But the most interesting thing about his story is what he doesn't describe. Flight 93 was a United Airlines plane that supposedly was upside-down when it allegedly crashed (or crashed more on its side as Coroner Wally Miller said he was told).
Purbaugh would have either seen the grey top of the upside-down United Airlines 757 as he looked up, or its two-tone Grey/Blue color scheme if it was more on its side as Wally Miller said he was told it was. However, Purbaugh never mentions that the plane he saw was either upside-down, on its side, or recognized it as an United Airlines plane!
It's hard to believe the Navy veteran would forget to mention, or not being able to notice that a 757 buzzing so low right over his head was was either upside-down or on its side, or what airlines it was from had it been an United Airlines plane. In fact, in an interview with Jeff "Shure" Hill, Purbaugh not only described seeing the bottom of the plane that flew over him, but that the bottom of the plane that flew over his head was black!
The plane Lee Purbaugh described does not sound like an upside-down United Airlines 757, or any plane going around 580mph. I would really like to see Mr. Purbaugh interviewed again and specifically asked if that plane he saw was upside-down, or not, and if he could recognized if it was a United Airlines plane. I'd also really love to hear what Michael Shepley has to say!
Purbaugh does however give a description of what happened to the plane after he says he saw it crashed, quoted as saying when it hit it "shook the ground, rolled over in some way and then collapsed," but that too differs from how officials are trying to make it out that because of the super fast speed that Flight 93 supposedly crashed into the "soft ground" of the reclaimed strip mine at, most of the 757 went straight into the ground, "literally." Interestingly, Purbaugh's description is similar to the one given by Wally Miller, who says was the explanation given to him, presumably by the officials in charge of the scene. It should also be noted that some hold a little suspicion towards Purbaugh because he was coincidentally only on his 2nd day on the job at Rollock, coupled with being ex-military.
Still, if the plane these two saw was different, but still supposedly crashed, where is this plane's wreckage? Even Purbaugh basically says the only thing he could identify when running up to the scene was a bookbag and a bunch of mail.
But what if this mystery plane didn't crash? What if this plane flew over the alleged crash site and kept going? Do I have any evidence to that?
Well remember those three students from Shanksville High School that described seeing a "fighter" plane flying over their school just seconds after they saw an explosion off in the distance?
John: We think it was shot down because as soon as it crashed a big fighter plane flew over the school.
Tessa: I think that the passengers took it down.
Brian: I think it was both. At the same time really... We saw that plane like right after it happened. We were the only ones who saw it pretty much from the school. Nobody one else saw.
Narrator: How long after did you guys see the fighter plane?
John: Like ten seconds.
Brian: Right there. It was right after everything.
John: As soon as we saw the mushroom cloud, this plane goes flying over.
Well, it does all line up!
Lee Purbaugh's plane, the forest damage, and the t...


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Several committees support the efforts of the Foundation.
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Gaddafi's son wanted a luxury cruise ship because he was increasingly frustrated at not being able to charter ships at short notice.
Hannibal had planned to fit the ship out with amazing and huge statues, marble columns and even a glass shark tank!
The plan was to build a huge glass tank that was big enough to be home to six sharks. The tank would have been a 120 ton central masterpiece on board and would play host to two sand sharks, two blacktip reef sharks and two white sharks.
Production on the vessel was stopped in June of last year and Hannibal was exiled to Algeria. MSC Cruises stepped in and purchased the vessel in a $460 million investment and have re-named her MSC Preziosa.