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Dr. Merali is a Doctor of Chiropractic who adopts a fully integrative approach to health and wellness. She combines her knowledge of the body and how it should function optimally with chiropractic principles and the use of natural remedies to effect change in both the chronic and acutely ill. Her treatment plans include chiropractic adjustments, acupuncture treatments, physical therapy modalities, rehabilitation/exercise, and nutritional counseling.
Dr. Merali graduated from Concordia University in 2004 with a Bachelor of Science degree, and then graduated from National University of Health Sciences with a Doctor of Chiropractic degree in 2009.
Dr. Merali has had broad post-graduate training that includes: acupuncture, nutrition, rehabilitation, whiplash management, kinesiotaping, Guasha technique, activator, Cox Flexion distraction and is in the process of becoming full body ART (Active Release Technique) certified.
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Dr. Dhaliwal is a Doctor of Chiropractic that graduated from Palmer College of Chiropractic West. He believes in creating personalized treatment plans for patients based on their presentation. He integrates non-invasive techniques such as chiropractic manipulation (spine and extremity), activator, Cox-Flexion, kinesiotape, instrument assisted soft tissue mobilization (IASTM), physical therapy modalities and various muscle release techniques to help restore optimal structure and function in patients. He addresses joints, ligaments, tendons and muscles in his treatment.
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I was taking some massage courses in my native land. Coming years ago to Canada was very challenging. I knew that I wanted to continue studying in depth about massage, because it has so many benefits...soothing aching muscles, relieving stress and ridding the body of toxins.
I enjoy combining deep massage with more gentle approaches like connective tissue mobilization, as well trigger point release combined with Swedish massage, facilitating rapid healing and promoting long-term wellness.
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|Posted by Brian on September 22, 2014 at 12:45 AM
Just to make everyone aware that the committee have accepted our offer to resign.
It's been an absolute privilege to have been the Manager of Lanark United Football Club and thanks to the committee for giving me this opportunity.
For whatever reason, it's just not worked out this season, even with an excellent squad of players who certainly cannot be faulted for their hard work. Not taking our chances and losing sloppy goals are two of the main reasons why we are sitting with zero points from four league games but that's football. We have continued to try to play the game the right way and hopefully everyone watching has at least enjoyed that but it's a result driven business and we've just not been able to turn good performances into 3pts.
Would personally like to give a mention to John and Middy for their enormous efforts, top guys who deserved a better outcome. At the same time it's been a great learning for all three of us and i hope we'll be back together in the dug out and some point in the future.
I wish the club much success going forward and I am sure with the current squad we are only one win away from turing the corner. No better time than next Saturday with it being the Scottish Cup. All the very best to everyone associated with the club, Mon the Yowes!
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Macy has been watering our neighbor's flowers for over a month. She's been waking up at 6:30 on school days and on days off, and I haven't had to drag her out of bed once. She hasn't complained at all.
Because she had one goal in mind-- an iPod Touch.
Thanks to Pauly's extra generosity this week, she had $230 cold, hard cash in her hands and we had to make a trip to the store. We looked several places, but they were the same price no matter where you went, and Walmart has the best return/exchange policy. We managed to eat lunch before the big purchase, then we were off.
And here she is with the big purchase... her very own iPod Touch, paid for 100% by her.
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I know that when we began to look more in-depth at Costa Rica as our retirement destination, the reports of living on what seemed to be a minuscule amount of money seemed incredible, and sometimes the information came across as vague. I asked myself several questions: Was it really possible? Would we be trading quality of life for a lower cost of living? Did living in certain parts of the country cost more…or less? I'm betting many of you have similar questions. Now that I live there, here's what I found out.
Living in different parts of the country does have an impact on costs. For example, if you love the beach (and they are beautiful here) you will more than likely be using air-conditioning. That affects cost. If you live in an area that is popular with tourists, you can expect some higher costs as supply and demand makes its impact. And just like back home, living outside the larger cities costs less, too.
We live in the Orosi Valley, which is considered to be more rural. But the big city malls and other amenities are only a quick drive away. So, we have full and easy access to anything we want or need. The hottest new movies? Check. Ethnic restaurants—Indian, Mexican, Asian. Check, check, check. Full-line pet stores? You guessed it, check! We even have live theater, though you'll want to brush up on your Spanish for that.
Our monthly cost of living is $2,000. Sometimes, this can fluctuate. We roll in every month between $1,800 and $2,100. Here's how it breaks down:
We have a full-time gardener and a part-time maid. Our gardener works Monday through Friday. He works eight hours a day and we pay him $510 a month. Our maid comes twice weekly and works a half-day each time. She gets $14.50 for each visit. (We pay on the high end of the scale for our maid and gardener.)
Because we live in the mountains, we have no need for air conditioning or heating, which lowers our utility bill. We also have a 50-gallon passive solar water heater. So our cost for hot water is zero. Electricity does cost more per kilowatt-hour in Costa Rica, but because we use so little of it the overall cost is less. Gasoline is costly here because it is all imported, but we drive much less so it evens out.
Here's a monthly breakdown for our utilities:
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We shop at the feria (local farmers' market) every Saturday for our fresh produce. But we grow our own banana, citrus, and other fruit on our property. We go to PriceSmart—it's just like Costco—every 10 weeks or so to stock up on bulk items and meats. We entertain and cook a lot so I spend a bit more on groceries than many people do. It's an average of $27 per week at the feria and $400 every trip to PriceSmart. All the shopping gaps are filled in with a trip to Walmart about every 10 days. We also spend about $110 per month on food for our animals (we have dogs, cats, goats, and chickens). We get all our own milk, cheese, and eggs from the farm animals. All that shopping comes to an average of $600 per month.
If you've been keeping tally, you'll know that brings us to $1,555. The other $300 to $500 comes from eating out, new landscape plants, a trip to the beach, etc.
After living here, I learned that it is possible to live on a smaller amount without cutting our quality of life.
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RECYCLED PERCUSSION - Pay It Forward
The Men of "Chaos & Confetti" - More than Talent and Good Looks
by Marla Santos
Many articles have been written about the Recycled Percussion show, describing how much fun it is to watch and even participate in, but you'll have to read that elsewhere.
Recently I sat with all four of the multitalented men of Recycled Percussion, whose talents are truly extensive, as "extreme percussionists" (band founder, Justin, is considered the "world's fastest drummer"), also body percussion, songwriting, guitar, DJ, gymnastics, stunting, and with an overall incredible athletic ability that requires strength and tremendous stamina as they perform (especially when the two lead percussionists, Justin and his cousin Ryan, climb to the top of two 18-foot ladders, drumming on each wrung all the way to the top, only to jump off, all the way back down to the floor, backwards, perfectly in sync.) Yes, extreme talent.
But this feature interview is not about their incredible talents and showmanship—it's about the men behind-the-curtain—paying it forward—not just to their beloved Vegas community, or their East Coast hometowns in New Hampshire and Ohio—but to the world.
Vegas is bountiful with performers who give back through charity, but Justin Spencer dedicates his very being. He is hands-on, in the community giving 110 percent of his heart and much of his free time when he's not onstage. Justin is the real deal—not just financing, but offering his own, blistered hand… to the homeless, the vets and their families, as a motivational speaker, campaigning for anti-bullying, outreaching to schools, for the needy, those in hard times… So driven to help others help themselves, Justin poured his mission into a book titled: "One Life, One Legacy – X". Over the last five years, Justin has developed the Legacy X program, using the approach of anti-substance, pro fitness, branding-based and goal-setting lifestyle, in order to help others reach their dreams and achieve their goals. Legacy X is driven by Justin's passion to educate and lead people to live their life to the fullest while creating their own legacy.
Recycled Percussion arrived in Las Vegas in 2010 and things haven't been the same since. Justin Spencer, the show's founder and high speed drummer, along with cousin Ryan Vezina, extreme drummer and body percussion expert, Matt Bowman, guitarist and percussionist, and Jason Davies, acrobat, DJ and percussionist, use everything they can get their hands on to create their junk-based rhythmic music. Watching these four talented and charismatic men own the stage during their "Chaos and Confetti" show is truly awesome. And with stunts like the "ladder jump," only a daredevil or an extremely fit and agile athlete would try something so risky, especially when they have no backup performers to fill in, if and when they get hurt—which has occurred. They've broken bones, ankles, fingers and noses—and continued on through their performance enduring their injuries, not missing a beat, for an amazing 5,000 shows worldwide.
That kind of dedication can definitely be seen on stage—but it's branded in the heart of the band's founder, Justin Spencer—and his generous nature, and his cousin Ryan's love to give back—like the times he has given free drum lessons to children in need, all of which has created a domino effect within the band—and it has been reverberating throughout Las Vegas and across the world ever since they collaborated.
So who are these talented men of Recycled Percussion, and what is the driving force of giving for the good of all mankind? —something in their childhood? —an inspiring mentor?
JUSTIN: I've been playing drums since I was two. I remember being a kid and making concert tickets on pieces of paper and selling them to my family upstairs in the kitchen, to come downstairs and watch my concerts. They gave me all the affirmation I needed to keep going. I remember very vividly, at age four, when my mom and dad took me to see the Ramones. I was in the front row and the band gave me a guitar pick. I remember wanting to be in a "Rock-n-Roll" band really bad at that time, and that confirmed everything for me. I've always had this desire to be on stage and to perform. Seeing the Ramones and bands like that, I was so fortunate and so inspired by that. My dad was a drummer in a band that used to play locally around the Boston area. The band was nothing special, but to a little kid, my dad was a superhero.
RYAN: My dad was a drummer and he would leave drumsticks around the house, and I would pick them up when I was really young…three or four years old. My dad was a rock guy.
JUSTIN: I grew up poor with substance abuse prevalent in my house and family. Ryan's life was very similar to mine. I'm probably a little more hard-core about it than Ryan was. During a good chunk of Ryan's childhood he didn't have a father around.
RYAN: My father was also a hard-core alcoholic, did drugs, and was homeless for a long time. I never even knew my dad existed for a long time. Justin and I had a similar upbringing, so stuff really hit home with us. Neither of us drink alcohol; we've never had a beer. We've never smoked. My parents got divorced when I was two or three, and Justin's parents got divorced around that same time, too.
JUSTIN: I had an uncle who was ten years older than I was and he was a positive role model for me. He gave me the opportunity to see the other side of things. He gave me the opportunity to see what it was that life could be if you stayed away from drugs and alcohol. That was a big thing for me! Growing up with alcoholics, I decided at a very young age that I would never drink, and to this day, I never have. Those are pivotal years between five and twelve where you're really a sponge, and learning that your surroundings are playing a key role in your future. My uncle was a big part of things. Growing up in that environment, that atmosphere, you can either follow that path that the ones around you have set as an example, or you can look outside your immediate household to try to find inspiration, and that's what my Uncle Matt was to me. If it wasn't for him, I don't know where I would be. His mother was also an alcoholic, but he was sober and never had a drink in his whole life, just like myself. I saw what my mom was doing in life and I saw what my uncle was doing in life and it was an easy choice for me when I compared the two.
JASON: Justin wasn't an abused child, but he grew up in a trailer park and his family didn't have a lot and were sometimes on food stamps. Both Justin and Ryan are very anti-substance because of the way their families were.
MATT: Justin is very straight-edge. He's never had a beer in his life. Never tried alcohol, never even tried coffee. He's very hyper…almost an ADHD thing going on. We drink the coffee. Jason is literally a caffeine addict.
JASON: If I'm by the gym by 9:00 a.m., I'll have a Red Bull and 2 cups of coffee, a shot of Pre-Workout. I'm movin' in the morning!
MATT: He will wake up in the morning…it's pitch black…crack open a Red Bull...and chug it.
JASON: Matt does regular gym, and Justin, Ryan and myself drank the Kool-Aid on cross fit training.
JUSTIN: People's perception is: "Here's this guy on stage, covered with tattoos and looking like a rocker that must love to party." I'm up early, at the gym early, always trying to come up with new ideas for the show. My passions are not to be stuck in bars. I am married and have two daughters. Blake is six and a 6-month-old named Bonham named after John Bonham from Led Zeppelin. I have a three-band tattoo, where the middle band is my wife, and the two on the outside are my two girls, and each one has their names on those bands.
RYAN: The first band I saw was Tool. I grew up listening to Neil Peart and Buddy Rich, all the old jazz stuff, and Gene Krupa. I also went through a funk phase where I liked Travis Barker. I grew up with punk and grunge, but I also liked Aerosmith. Justin's grandmother and my grandmother are sisters, so I think that makes us second cousins. Here's the crazy story of us meeting: Justin formed the band in 1995 and I had no idea who he was, even though we were related. I was ten years younger than him. He grew up with my older sister. I was in 5th grade in elementary school. The principal came on the intercom and said there was going to be a band that played drums on recycled objects. I was so interested because I was a drummer, so I asked if I could announce whoever this was and said: "I'll write a script," and the principal said: "Of course." I ended up going on stage that night. I met Justin for the first time and told him: "Your show is so inspirational, and you're an amazing drummer." He didn't know who I was either. I ended up going to three more of their shows in town, and when I told my mom about it, describing how good these guys were, she told me: "Justin Spencer is your cousin." I said: "Get the hell out of here!" So we ended up hooking up, and he invited me to dinner one day and to jam out at the studio. Then we started unraveling all the inner workings of this thing. His dad and my dad actually grew up playing drums together like we are now.
Matt grew up in Manchester, New Hampshire, close to where Justin and Ryan grew up, while Jason comes from Youngstown, Ohio. Matt confessed that he started playing guitar when he was young because he wanted to be Slash from Guns N' Roses. Jason said he was on the path to become a gymnast with hopes of trying for the Olympics.
MATT: I have played guitar for 23 years. I met Justin in 1996, a year after he started the band. I was teaching guitar, playing in three different bands, and had just gotten divorced when Justin reached out to me to be in the band. Justin is the only original member from 1995. Ryan joined about 10 years ago. We met Jason during the America's Got Talent live show.
JASON: Being a gymnast is one of the toughest things in the world. Being an Olympian is always the goal, but it's incredibly hard to get to that level. I had a really bad gymnastics injury, so at around thirteen I decided that I would take up dance at the studio my mom owned. Being at the studio was a good idea. There were a lot of girls there, and I thought there might even be a career in it. Right out of high school I went to New York and lived there for about twelve years. I was on Broadway, performing in Wicked. My mom moved out to Las Vegas, so I always knew I wanted to retire out here. I love it out here! I am coming up on my third year with the band.
RYAN: When I got out of school, I was working as a host at a restaurant, and Justin called and said: "Yo, dude—what are you doing today?" He said he was in Florida and one of his guys had to go back home. He asked if I could fly there—so I quit my job and flew there the same day. I remember listening to this tape on my Sony Walkman and hearing three drummers. I asked Justin which one I was supposed to be and he said: "You are the one that goes like this," (proceeding to make the drum sounds). He threw me in the show and I didn't realize how hard the physical aspect of it was. I thought I was dying! I guess I came out of the gate swinging too hard. It took weeks to adjust! The four of us in Recycled get along pretty well, and it's a good balance. Justin is off the wall 24/7: "Let's go sky diving, let's go do this…" Jason and Matt are super chill and I'm somewhere in the middle. I do all the video editing for the show, and I write a lot of the music. That is what's cool about the band. We all get to do our own thing.
MATT: People are always asking us if we're having fun during the show. We are!
JASON: ...And when we hand out toys on Christmas before our show.
MATT: Then every New Year's we go back to perform in New Hampshire, which is great for me, because my family's there.
RYAN: In New Hampshire, our fans are crazier, so it's a lot of fun. I'm a tapper, and if I didn't have drumsticks, I'd tap. I remember doing it in the shower when I was very young. I was doing the body percussion backstage one day and I remember a stagehand going: "That's cool, man!" Five years later, I'm doing it in the show. The show is a very physical show and when the show's done, your arms are just throbbing. Justin and I are always in constant pain. Your muscles are tight and your lactic acid is at its height. Lactic acid levels get higher with strenuous exercise. The show is really dangerous. We underplay it. The ladders are probably the most dangerous part of the show. We don't take enough precautions, because it doesn't seem that bad. But, that's when you start rolling ankles and chipping skin out of your legs. You have a certain muscle memory just for the show. I could be in the best shape of my life, but not play a show for a year, then go back and try to do the show. Even though I'm in amazing shape, I couldn't play the show. Drumming is a whole different set of muscles. I can be an amazingly fast drummer, but not be able to lift anything in the gym. So they're completely separate things. Justin and I go to the gym every day and he's probably in the best shape he's ever been in. He just won a cross fit competition. He had never tried running in his life and he ran and won 1st place. He's like a freak of nature!
" I am hoping to get to Antarctica someday. I've traveled the world and it's one place I haven't been. I can't be greedy. I've already bought nice cars in my life, and had the nice houses. I've done those things that everyone aspires to have and do and it's not all that it's cracked up to be. I think it scores high, worrying about what other people think of you, rather than what's important. Am I buying the car for me or am I buying it so that when I pull into the Valet they go: 'Wow look at his car!' When you live life like that, trying to impress the Valet guy, you're living in an empty hole. My aspirations of a bucket list are more about rewarding myself than anybody else." —Justin Spencer/Recycled Percussion
One Life, One Legacy
The book, "One Life, One Legacy - X", written by Recycled Percussion's founder Justin Spencer, is the operating manual that lets you live life, so that when you are on your deathbed, you can look back and say: "I kicked ass."
MATT: The day-to-day operations of Legacy X are all Justin.
JASON: I think he always vowed that if he ever got some level of success that he would give a lot back to people that are growing up in similar situations.
RYAN: Justin is not just an energetic drummer—he doesn't believe in failure, and he's really smart. I live with Justin, so Legacy X is so intertwined with our personal lives that I see it everyday and all that he's doing. Justin just does everything on such a massive scale that no one can keep up with us.
JUSTIN: I'm certainly the train conductor, but the guys are always there for me. If I need something or support, they are always there to help out. I grew up in a small town with little hope of making the kind of life I desired for myself. We need to take control of what we can control, and that is ourselves. I hope to accomplish two things with Legacy X: 1) I feel like I have an internal mission to open the eyes of as many individuals as I can, and shed a little light that they may not see in their own lives—to remind them that there are grand reasons to live. I don't get into religion or into personal beliefs. I just try to reinforce to every individual that life can be beautiful, if you choose to paint the picture that way. Legacy X really came from the idea that: "Holy Cow, look what I got from a New Hampshire small town, from no money to build and do, and we've truly done it the hard way. We're not a billion dollar company like Cirque du Soleil where we can just cookie-cutter our way to the Strip. We did this for 20 years to get to this point, and we did it the right way. We've done 5,000 shows." So I kinda take those lessons and reinforce them to other people. It doesn't matter if you're in a rock band, if you're a landscaper, a schoolteacher, a housewife, whatever, the same principals apply that we all have to find something in our lives that really gives us value—something that makes us wake up in the morning and have that butterfly feeling in our stomach. For me, that's where Legacy X's seed was planted. The second part is that it's imperative that we as humanity give back. It doesn't have to be done monetarily. It just means that we have to be conscious that we share this earth together, that we are all in some way brothers and sisters and that just because you have money does not make you better. Just because your skin is white does not make you better. Everybody has their own problems, and I find when you give back, you self-empower yourself as an individual. That's what Legacy X is for me. On Christmas Day this year, we gave gifts to over 1,000 kids. I spent my Christmas driving around, going house-to-house, to homes that were given to me by the school district that notified me that they didn't have any Christmas presents. I made it my mission to make sure those kids had toys. That's so self-empowering to me, that I would imagine I get more out of that experience than the kids receiving the toy. This was the third year I've done this. Legacy X started six years ago with a book. When I was writing the book, I realized it wasn't just a book, but a belief system that I was creating—basically a template, as to how one should conduct their life to get the most out of it. Let me be very clear! There are books that make us laugh, make us cry, take us on adventures and scare us. Then the occasional book comes along that literally is designed to change your life!! Legacy X is designed to create progress for all of us. The time is now… ONE LIFE, ONE LEGACY.
Recycled Percussion performs at the Saxe Theater inside the Miracle Mile Shops at Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino. RecycledPercussionBand.com • LegacyX.com


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Palore CEO Hanan Lifshitz walked me through some of the upgrades and changes to the AmIVisible presence management tool the other day. The company has greatly beefed up the free data it offers to SMBs about their online visibility/presence. Among the available information is how the businesses rank for relevant keywords:
Lifshitz spoke to me about how this might become a tool for SMBs to validate or assess the efficacy of their consultants' SEO efforts. Of course nobody who reads this blog is unethical but there are some folks out there selling SEO that are billing but with doing much for the local business.
This could become the basis of a tool that provides greater transparency to the market and helps people figure out if their SEO is working, literally and figuratively.
Do you think the market needs a tool such as the one suggested? Do you think it would be used?


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Any airplane, within the limits of its structure, may be stalled at any airspeed. When a sufficiently high angle of attack is imposed, the smooth flow of air over an airfoil breaks up and separates, producing an abrupt change of flight characteristics and a sudden loss of lift which results in a stall.
A study of this effect has revealed that the airplane's stalling speed increases in proportion to the square root of the load factor. This means that an airplane with a normal unaccelerated stalling speed of 50 knots can be stalled at 100 knots by inducing a load factor of 4 G's. If it were possible for this airplane to withstand a load factor of 9, it could be stalled at a speed of 150 knots. Therefore, a competent pilot should be aware of the following:
1. The danger of inadvertently stalling
the airplane by increasing the load factor, as in a steep turn or spiral;
2. That in intentionally stalling an airplane above its design maneuvering speed, a tremendous load factor is imposed.
Reference to the charts in Figs. 17-48 and 49 will show that by banking the airplane to just beyond 72 degrees in a steep turn produces a load factor of 3, and the stalling speed is increased significantly. If this turn is made in an airplane with a normal unaccelerated stalling speed of 45 knots, the airspeed must be kept above 90 knots to prevent inducing a stall. A similar effect is experienced in a quick pullup, or any maneuver producing load factors above 1 G. This has been the cause of accidents resulting from a sudden, unexpected loss of control, particularly in a steep turn or abrupt application of the back elevator control near the ground.
Since the load factor squares as the stalling speed doubles, it may be realized that tremendous loads may be imposed on structures by stalling an airplane at relatively high airspeeds.
The maximum speed at which an airplane may be stalled safely is now determined for all new designs. This speed is called the "design maneuvering speed," (VA) and is required to be entered in the FAA approved flight manual of all recently designed airplanes. For older general aviation airplanes this speed will be approximately 1.7 times the normal stalling speed. Thus, an older airplane which normally stalls at 60 knots must never be stalled at above 102 knots (60 knots x 1.7 = 102 knots). An airplane with a normal stalling speed of 60 knots will undergo, when stalled at 102 knots, a load factor equal to the square of the increase in speed or 2.89 G's (1.7 X 1.7 = 2.89 G's). (The above figures are an approximation to be considered as a guide and are not the exact answers to any set of problems. The design maneuvering speed should be determined from the particular airplane's operating limitations when provided by the manufacturer.)
Since the leverage in the control system varies with different
airplanes and some types employ "balanced" control surfaces while others
do not, the pressure exerted by the pilot on the controls cannot be accepted
as an index of the load factors produced in different airplanes. In most
cases, load factors can be judged by the experienced pilot from the feel
of seat pressure. They can also be measured by an instrument called an
"accelerometer," but since this instrument is not common in general aviation
training airplanes, the development of the ability to judge load factors
from the feel of their effect on the body is important. A knowledge of
the principles outlined above is essential to the development of this ability
to estimate load factors.
A thorough knowledge of load factors induced by varying degrees of bank, and the significance of design maneuvering speed (VA) will aid in the prevention of two of the most serious types of accidents:
1. Stalls from steep turns or excessive
maneuvering near the ground; and
2. Structural failures during acrobatics or other violent maneuvers resulting from loss of control.


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Definitely The Office or FRIENDS! ORRR Seinfeld !!
5. One silly thing you do daily?
My Bro and I send each other random stickers on Facebook messenger, it's so silly and so hilarious!
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No village in the Nuratau Mountains has that variety of hiking options as Sentyab village. Sentyab valley stretches out for 19 km ending at the foot of the Peak Fazilman. With this four days hiking tour, we will hike on the trails that bring us to the scenic viewpoints in the mountains from where there is a beautiful view of Kyzilkum steppe and the Lake Aydarkul. The villagers temporarily move up to the mountain plateau to grow vegetables in the summer.
Trip Highlights
- Explore ancient and picturesque Sentyab village
- Hike to Kadvan valley and Fazilman lake
- Get to know the daily livelihood activities of the mountain dwellers
- Experience a stay in rustic homestay
- Watch or participate in traditional cooking practices
Quick itinerary
Day 1. Samarkand – Sentyab
Start in the Morning from Samarkand and arrive in Sentyab village. Wander around the village to see the mosque, local school and a village shop. You will also become familiar with local building style and get to know the daily activities of villages. In the afternoon, free time in the homestay.
Day 2. Sentyab
Hiking to Kadvan valley. Visit the ruins of ancient fortress, watermill and medieval Arabic scripts on the rock. Admire the diverse flora and fauna and rich birdlife of the valley.
Day 3. Sentyab
Hike to the mountain lake Fazilman (10 hours /22km return). Meet friendly local farmers growing vegetables on the mountain plateau.
Day 4 Sentyab – Bukhara
After breakfast, leave for Bukhara.
Detailed itinerary
Day 1. Samarkand – Sentyab
Start in the morning from Samarkand and arrive in the homestay in Sentyab village. Your host welcomes you and shows the homestay facilities. Almost all the houses in Sentyab village have large gardens with the river passing through. Settle in a homestay. Lunch with the local family.
After lunch, wander around the village to see the mosque, local school and village shop, building style of the local houses. Sentyab is one of the few villages where almost all the houses are built in traditional way using local rocks. Wandering through the village is a fantastic way to see locals doing their traditional livelihood activities. You will meet many friendly and curious villagers willing to talk to you. In the afternoon, you have a free time to chat with your host family. You may also watch or participate in traditional cooking practices. Dinner with your hosts. Overnight stay in a homestay in Sentyab.
Day 2. Sentyab village
Breakfast with the family. Today your local escort guide well familiar with all hiking trails around will take you to a whole day's hiking tour to Kadvan valley (7,5-8 hours/ 15km return trip). Start hiking up Sentyab valley, pass an old watermill, ruins of an ancient fortress and an Arabic script on a rock. The hike leads you along a crystal clear mountain stream with small water-falls, lush vegetation and natural swimming pools. Have a picnic on the way. The valley is great for bird watching and has a very diverse flora. Those who are interested in birds can spot following bird species: Spotted Flycatcher, Asian Paradise Flycatcher, Mistle Thrush, Eurasian Blackbird, Pied Wagtail, Eurasian Golden Oriole, Persian Nuthatch, Blue Rock-Thrush, Rock Pigeon, Eurasian Collared Dove, Laughing Dove, Common Nightingale, Eurasian Magpie, Chukar, and occasionally one of the owl species.
Return to Sentyab the same way. Dinner with the host family. Overnight stay in a local homestay
Day 3. Sentyab village
Breakfast with the family. Our today's track will take us to the mountain Lake Fazilman (10 hours / 22km return trip). In the summer, many villagers move up to their huts near Fazilman lake to grow vegetables in fertile mountain plateau. On the way to the lake, you will meet many farmers bringing fodder or firewood on donkeys from the mountains down to the village. Hike up the Chavaksoy valley to Guzbin (8.3km, 3 ½ hours) , reach the mountain pass, near peak Gaukum and continue on the plateau to Lake Fazilman (2.8km, 1 hour). Have a picnic and a good rest at the lake and return to Sentyab via Saridasht. Dinner with the host family. Overnight stay in a local homestay
Day 4. Sentyab – Bukhara
Breakfast with the family. Say good bye to your hosts and leave for Bukhara. End of program.
1 person- 275 USD per person
2 people -180 USD per person
3 people -145 USD per person
*Please contact us if your group is greater than 3 people
What's Included
3 night accommodation in the local homestay
3 Breakfast, 3 Lunches, 3 Dinners
2 days mountain escort guide service (speaks basic English)
Sealed mineral water during the hiking program
What's not Included
Transport to and from Nuratau Mountain village
Additional tours or activities not mentioned in the itinerary
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Driving in Winter? Here's our guide on how to help you navigate those challenging weather conditions
When winter brings those freezing and treacherous weather conditions to our roads, we don't all have those large 4x4's to help us navigate them safely. And not only does winter bring snow and ice, it also brings fog, floods, low sun and strong winds. Below is our list of winter driving tips to help you keep safe on the roads this winter.
Driving on Snowy and Icy Roads
– If your car has a snow or ice button, use it! This will reduce torque to the driven wheels and then there will be less chance of wheelspin.
– Be gentle with the clutch – power will be delivered to the wheels more smoothly, reducing the chance of skidding.
– Be gentle with the throttle – in a front-wheel drive car, too much throttle will make a car understeer, resulting in the car not turning as much as it would with a normal amount of grip.
– Drive slowly and smoothly. A rear-wheel drive car will oversteer if you are rough with the controls, meaning the car will tend to slide from the rear.
– ABS helps improve control while braking – try not to panic if you start to skid. Keep your eyes focused on the point you want to reach and steer towards it.
– Bridges can be especially icy as the wind and air can get under the road as well as over it.
– If you're reversing downhill you will want to brake with your foot, but this can lock the front wheels, reducing steering ability. Consider using the parking brake gently if it works on the rear wheels (most cars do). You will then slow down but you will also be able to steer. This is not possible with electrically-operated parking brakes as the car will put it on fully so the wheels will lock and skid. This is also harder to control with a foot-operated parking brake.
– If you have a pre-crash system, keep snow and ice off your car's radar sensors – they could stop it working correctly.
It's worth considering fitting cold weather tyres, which dramatically improve a car's grip and stability on cool road surfaces. However, whether you have winter tyres fitted or not, the driving principles in our tips, above, are the same.
Driving in Rain and on Flooded Roads
– Remember that rain will reduce visibility and increase stopping distance when you're driving. The AA recommends that you leave double the normal distance between you and the car in front.
– You must also use headlights when visibility is seriously reduced, in accordance with the Highway Code.
– Make sure your wipers and lights are working properly and replace blades and bulbs if necessary.
– Should the steering begin to feel unresponsive due to rain or standing water, ease off the accelerator and slow down gradually.
– If the roads are flooded, avoid the deepest water – which is usually by kerbs.
– If the water seems too deep, don't attempt cross it. Look for an alternative route – it can take as little as two feet of standing water to cause a car to float.
– If you decide to risk crossing through water, drive slowly but keep engine revs high to keep from stalling.
– Be aware of the bow wave from approaching vehicles – RoSPA advises that you operate an informal 'give way' procedure with on-coming vehicles.
Driving in Fog
Fog is one of the most dangerous weather conditions as an accident involving one car can quickly involve others if they are driving too close.
– The AA recommends that you follow a three-second rule – leaving a distance of at least three seconds between you and the car in front.
– Use your headlights and fog lights to help visibility.
– At junctions, wind down your window and listen for traffic.
Driving in Strong Winds
Strong winds can catch even the most experienced driver off guard. Expect sudden gusts at any time but particularly on open stretches of road, when passing or on bridges or through gaps in roadside hedges.
If you experience strong winds when driving, hold on tight, and be prepared in case you are blown off course or if another vehicle or debris is blown into your path.
Driving when the Sun is low
In winter, the sun will often sit too low in the sky for your visor to block it. If you are blinded by the glare, reduce your speed. Keeping the inside and outside of your windscreen clean and grease free can also reduce the effect of glare.
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The irony of being excited at finally getting the chance to see our first choice back four play together for the first time this season, only to see us undone by individual defensive errors is difficult to ignore. In true Arsenal fashion we had everyone fit in one area only to be down to the barest of bones in other areas of the pitch. Mathieu Flamini was the latest Arsenal player to suffer with injury before the game and was left out of the squad, at least that is what I assume. So Calum Chambers made his first start in midfield alongside Francis Coquelin. Sounds a strong enough platform doesn't it? Seemed like a good base to play a counter attacking game as we did a few days ago in East London. The game did not start that way though, as we dominated possession in the early exchanges and forced the home side to defend.
Both teams had early chances to open the scoring. Pelle, Alexis and Mane. But it was Cazorla firing straight at the keeper from Rosicky's cut back that had me slapping my thigh and wondering what if.
On 34' Szczesny and co flicked the self destruct switch and ran out to meet a chase between Mane and Koscielny in the corner of the penalty box. Doesn't Wojciech know who Koscielny is? If there was anyone I'd be comfortable in dealing with a situation it would have been Laurent. Szczesny then realising the danger started to run back towards his own goal, the trouble was that none of our defenders thought it necessary to protect the open goal and instead Mertesacker and Koscielny stood waiting for a cross or were watching players outside of the penalty area. In fairness to Mane, his lofted effort was perfect and Mertesacker's late attempt to clear could not prevent the ball from landing in the back of the net.
It was a bad time to concede (as I guess all goals you let in are) because we were the better side at that point. For us to turn it around at that stage, we would have needed improvement going forward and not to make anymore defensive mistakes. Honestly, we got neither. On 56' we dropped the pistol and instead pulled out the shotgun and blew off our foot. Davis in the side in place of the suspended Schneiderlin, took down a long pass in the box superbly and cut the ball back but Debuchy had taken the sting out of the cross and would have been able to swing his left foot at the ball and clear the danger but Szczesny intervened and poked it straight to Tadic who probably couldn't believe his luck. 2-0.
Arsène brought on Theo Walcott for Calum Chambers, moving Oxlade-Chamberlain into the middle and I thought that would give us a big threat going forward but in truth it did very little to effect the match. In fact I'd be very surprised if Theo managed to touch the ball more than 10 times in 30 minutes.
If anything we were lucky not to fall further behind as the home side hit the post and missed more chances. We were finding it difficult to create clear cut chances throughout the game and usually had to rely on Alexis cutting inside a crowd of players and try and get a shot away.
Several players were below par such as Oxlade-Chamberlain, Kieran Gibbs amongst others and that is no real surprise given the lack of options we have at present. Some will call it excuses others a reasonable explanation that a team missing Ospina, Arteta, Flamini, Diaby, Ramsey, Wilshere, Özil, Gnabry, Giroud, Sanogo, Podolski and Welbeck were going to struggle with tired legs after having played two difficult away matches in 6 days.
If we continue to have 12 players missing from each squad then I will be deeply concerned but surely that cannot continue surely, even for us. 6 points from 9 it is then. With the FA Cup clash coming up, hopefully we'll be able to rest players who are in need of it. Gain some players from the treatment table and hopefully add something from the transfer window.
A game to forget me thinks.


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The evergreen trees are up and fairy lights are twinkling form ever corner of the city – there's no denying it's Christmastime! If you're anything like me and have left the gift shopping too late, do not despair – I have a gift guide for you, right here!
This post is for you other halves. You loving, patient paramours who have to put up with ballet-crazed partners (BCPs) and their weird habits (endless dancing around the house, using EVERYTHING as a ballet barre, engaging you in incomprehensible "ballet talk" at odd hours of the day…). You are true angels!
Finding gifts for your BCPs can be a daunting task – especially if you don't share their enthusiasm for the art form. The following is a list of the top ten gifts I think most BCPs will enjoy receiving this festive season. I hope it helps!
1. Go see a show
The ultimate gift for any BCP is a ticket to see a ballet – you can never go wrong with this one. You've probably heard your BCP mumbling something about "Nutcracker Season" recently – the Nutcracker is THE Christmastime ballet and one most BCPs will enjoy watching. Why not get them tickets to see it?
Penny-wise tip: Ballet tickets can be expensive, depending on where you sit. If your heart is set on getting your BCP tickets to a ballet but you don't want to pay a mini fortune to buy them, try getting the so-called "student tickets" higher up in the galleries. They are further away from the stage but cost only a fraction of the price of regular tickets. Another bonus of these seats – no one will notice if you nod off for a power nap. It's a win-win deal!
2. Support their "team"
Just as every sports fan has their favourite teams and players, every BCP has their favourite ballet companies and dancers. Why not get them merchandise from their favourite ballet company? Not sure which company they like? Even if they favour a foreign one, most BCPs will also have a soft spot for their local ballet company. Look for merchandise from the ballet company in the city/country they live in/are originally from.
Sources (clockwise): Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Australian Ballet, American Ballet Theater, New York City Ballet
3. Keep them warm
Ever notice how your BCP wraps themselves in layer upon layer of clothes before ballet class? That is to keep their muscles and joints warm enough to avoid injury – particularly important for adult BCPs. Help keep them warm by getting them some more layers to put on. These warm-up booties are pretty popular at the moment and can even be warn on chilly nights at home.
Penny-wise tip: Feeling crafty? Why not knit or crochet some leg warmers for your BDP? Or make some out of old sweaters?
4. Help them shine
BCPs can never have too many leotards. The difficulty is finding ones that look special enough to let their personalities shine out. Yumiko leotards are famous for doing just that and most BCPs would be delighted to own one. If you know your BCPs favourite colours you can even design a leotard just for them on the Yumiko website (click on the source link below the image)!
5. Clear the (foul) air
If you've noticed a foul smell wafting out of your BCPs dance bag, that would be the result of years of carrying sweaty clothes and ballet shoes – yuck! It might be time to get them a new dance bag and Repetto has a few lovely ones to offer.
6. Ease their tension
I don't know a single BCP who would not be delighted to get a professional massage. Massages can enhance performance by releasing muscular tension, help speed up the body's natural recovery process and can even help prevent injuries. What is not to love? Massage styles that have been shown to be beneficial to dancers include sports massage, Swedish massage and lymph massage.
7. Give the gift of relaxation
If he or she is anything like me, your BCP will usually return home from ballet class completely exhausted. I, for one, am always grateful for a warm bath, some relaxing music and my foot roller to help relieve my tired feet. Why not make your BCP a "recuperation kit" with a soothing Epsom bath salts, a foot roller/massage ball and a nice ballet CD? I'm feeling soothed and relaxed just thinking about it.
Sources (clockwise): A Balanchine Album; Epsom bath salt; Foot roller
8. Capture their success
Photos make a wonderful gift for dancers and are a great memento of a particular moment in their dance journey/career. Why not book a special photo session for your BCP at a local photography studio and make them a dance model for a day?
Penny-wise tip: The obvious way to save money on this gift is to take the photos yourself. So, if there are any avid photographers among you, why not make your BCP the subject of your next photography project?
9. Feed their inner bookworm
If there is one thing true BCPs never tire of, its learning about ballet. As you already know, they'll spend hours watching ballet videos on youtube, searching the internet for tour dates and information on their favourite dance companies and reading biographies of ballet's greatest dancers. Books about ballet are always a good idea! Here are a few of my favourites.
Sources (clockwise): Apollo's Angels, Classical Ballet Technique, Dancers Among Us, Mao's Last Dancer,
10. Support their habit
A gift that will always be well-received are vouchers for their ballet studio. They are going to take the classes anyway, why not help support their ballet habit? If you do get vouchers, just be sure to get ones for a ballet studio your BCP actually likes – they can be picky about which classes they attend and which teachers they train with.
11. Continue being you (bonus)
As is usually the case, the best presents are the ones money cannot buy. I'm sure many BCPs will agree, the fact that you put up with their ballet craziness is the greatest gift of all. So, patient paramours, continue smiling when your BCP practices ballet combinations in the living room while you're trying to watch TV. Keep letting them hog the computer all day to watch the 1 millionth ballet video on Youtube. Keep pretending to listen while they explain (again) just why they love Vishneva, Osipova and Seminova.
Your support, active or passive, is the best gift you can give.
That concludes my list of top ten (plus one) gifts for BCPs – I hope my suggestions were helpful. To the BCPs that are reading this, is there anything I missed? Let me know what's on your ballet Christmas wish list.


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Horace Fairbanks
|Horace Fairbanks
|36th Governor of Vermont
In office
October 5, 1876 – October 3, 1878
|Redfield Proctor
|Preceded by
|Asahel Peck
|Succeeded by
|Redfield Proctor
|Personal details
March 21, 1820
Barnet, Vermont
March 17, 1888 (aged 67)
New York City
|Political party
|Mary E. Taylor
|industrialist / politician
Horace Fairbanks (March 21, 1820 – March 17, 1888) was an American politician and the 36th Governor of Vermont from 1876 to 1878.[1]
Fairbanks was born in Barnet, Vermont, the third of nine children of Erastus Fairbanks (who had been a Republican Governor of Vermont) and his wife Lois Crossman. He was educated in the county schools and Phillips Academy. He married Mary E. Taylor on August 9, 1840. They had three children.[2] Fairbanks was the brother of Franklin Fairbanks.[3]
In 1840, Fairbanks became confidential clerk of E. & T. Fairbanks & Co., makers of the first platform scale, eventually becoming partner and then president.
In 1869 he was elected to one term in the Vermont State Senate.[4] He promoted the construction of a railway line from Portland, Maine to Ogdensburg, New York via the Crawford Notch, and became president of the Vermont division of the railroad, as well as president of the First National Bank of St. Johnsbury, Vermont.
Fairbanks was a delegate to the Republican National Conventions of 1864, 1868 and 1872, and was a presidential elector in 1872.[5]
In 1871 Fairbanks presented to St. Johnsbury the St. Johnsbury Athenaeum, which incorporates a free public library containing 8,000 volumes and an art gallery. He was a trustee of the University of Vermont and Phillips Academy.
Elected Governor of Vermont in 1876, Fairbanks served a two-year term. During his administration, a Board of Agriculture was established, and provision was made for the licensing of physicians.
His brother Franklin was Speaker of the Vermont House of Representatives, and their philanthropic activities in St. Johnsbury and throughout Vermont led to creation of the Fairbanks Museum and the endowment of numerous libraries and other institutions.[citation needed]
Fairbanks died in New York City four days before his 68th birthday. He is interred at Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Saint Johnsbury, Caledonia County, Vermont.
- ^ "Horace Fairbanks". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved November 20, 2012.
- ^ "Horace Fairbanks". National Governors Association. Retrieved November 20, 2012.
- ^ "Horace Fairbanks". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved November 20, 2012.
- ^ Saving America's Treasures
- ^ William Hartley Jeffrey, Successful Vermonters: A Modern Gazetteer of Caledonia, Essex, and Orleans Counties, Vermont, 1904, page 120
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|Wikimedia Commons has media related to Horace Fairbanks.
- Fairbanks, Lorenzo Sayles, Genealogy of the Fairbanks Family in America 1633–1897, Boston, 1897.
- Portrait and biography
- The Political Graveyard
- National Governors Association
- Horace Fairbanks at Find a Grave
|Political offices
|Preceded by
Asahel Peck
| Governor of Vermont
|Succeeded by
Redfield Proctor
- 1820 births
- 1888 deaths
- Phillips Academy alumni
- Vermont Republicans
- Vermont State Senators
- Governors of Vermont
- American businesspeople
- American philanthropists
- People from St. Johnsbury, Vermont
- People from Barnet, Vermont
- Republican Party state governors of the United States
- 19th-century American politicians


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When it comes to kids, I've done some pretty unsanitary things. For example, I'm a firm believer in exposing my kids to germs at a young age. Heck, all them were introduced to the subway before they turned two weeks old. I've been known to wipe their boogers with their clothing, and hand-washing with soap isn't necessarily the first thing they do when come back from a long day. They pee in bushes and might drink sprinkler water (Note: Is that a thing? I've heard kids getting busted by their caregivers for doing that, but it looks clean to me. And if it actually contained deadly micro-bacteria, wouldn't the Parks Department post a warning sign or something? Okay, rant over). They love to open packets of Sugar in the Raw, lick their fingers, dip and repeat. The five-second-rule doesn't exist in our house. Believe me, I'm not bragging here. In fact, a friend of ours swears that her husband gets diarrhea every time he comes to our house without fail. Personally, I think he's a weakling. But yeah, not everyone is a fan.
I have this thing where I love dirty kids. If we come home from a long day out and they look like they did when we left, I consider the day to be a failure. I like it when they splash in puddles of mud and dig in the dirt with their hands. I even used to polish Annie's nails just so you wouldn't see how much dirt was embedded in there. I don't mind if they run around barefoot outside. In fact, I can usually be found with my shoes off as well, both so I can see for myself just how hot the ground is, and because I like it! Relax, I'm no hippie. I happen to love shoes — I'm an avid collector — but you get my point.
On the subject, let me share one incident with you that happened a couple weeks ago. You see, Craig is very sentimental. Or should I say, more sentimental than I am. One of Craig's most prized possessions is his collection of our kids' umbilical cord stumps. You know, those raisin things that fall out of a baby's belly button at around a week or so? Well, he saves them and keeps them on the shelf of his closet, and will occasionally pull them out to show guests. Anyway, when New Lisi was about 9 days old, I was sitting in our backyard and my friend who was holding her noticed that her umbilical raisin was missing. I panicked; where's the damn raisin? A second later my friend excitedly pointed to the concrete ground. There it is! Relieved, I grabbed it and stuck it in the front pocket of Judah's backpack, the only safe place I could think of. I eagerly called Craig to spread the joy and, believe me, he was over the moon.
I played the incident over in my head a few times. What if my friend hadn't noticed it had fallen out? What if no one saw it on the ground? Lots of what ifs, but it didn't matter because stumpy was safe and sound in Judah's backpack. Or so I thought. Later that night, Craig asked for the raisin. He said he checked the backpack and it wasn't there. Trust me, it's there — it was the only safe place I could think of (I still stand by that!). He checked again, totally not believing me. I checked for myself, totally not believing him. But he was right; it was gone. Alright, I don't know what to tell you. That's where I put it. The poor guy was so disappointed.
On to the next morning. Lisi has been coping with New Lisi in her own two-year-old kind of way. The first week was her climbing out of her crib around 5:00am, sprawling herself on top of me in bed, and loudly sucking her thumb. If you think this sounds cute, it kind of was, but it would have been a lot cuter three hours later. Well, that particular morning she woke Annie first, so I had both of them in bed with me. Wonderful. When the sun came up I suggested that we go outside and look for the raisin. Needle in a haystack, right? Wrong. We went outside at this ungodly hour and I headed toward the bench I was sitting at the day before. Without looking too hard, I saw one of those giant armies of ants. You know what it looks like when you see hundreds of ants on a lollipop? Same thing. And amongst that army was a little raisin rocking back and forth. It was beyond nasty. I found an piece of cardboard and started flicking at the raisin. I kept flicking until all of the ants were off. Success. Apparently, ants like human flesh.
I came home beaming, holding this raisin stump. I woke Craig and told him the news. His smile was worth it. I still don't know how it escaped Judah's backpack, but now there's a great story to share. I've done many nasty things but this one might take the cake. And for what it's worth, I will likely never eat a raisin again.


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A new human case of West Nile Virus confirmed Friday brings this year's total to nine in Louisiana, according to the state Department of Health and Hospitals.
The newest case is from Calcasieu Parish and is the most-severe form of the virus, which can cause swelling of the brain or spinal cord, according to DHH.
The West Nile virus is transmitted through mosquito bites.
Health officials put West Nile infections into three categories: neuro-invasive, West Nile fever and asymptomatic.
A neuro-invasive illness typically results in a swelling of the brain or spinal cord.
People with this illness are at risk of brain damage or death.
West Nile fever is less severe, with most people only suffering mild, flu-like symptoms.
Asymptomatic individuals were never ill and were only discovered to have the West Nile virus when blood work was done for some other reason, such as blood donation.
So far this year, Louisiana has confirmed four neuro-invasive cases, three West Nile fever cases and two asymptomatic cases.
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28 Oct 04
Birthday Bonanza!
Thank you for the birthday cards! I appreciate your kindness. The cards range from picturesque to rather amusing. The Asian ones are particularly striking. I've been happy all week, especially during mail delivery. I've been heckled nightly by the mail officer due to all the mail he's having to deliver.
Penguin also received some birthday cards he had been expecting - albeit belatedly - so he's cheered up a tad in the last week. Penguin's favourite TV show is Fear Factor. He watches it twice a day. He is also fond of the nature channel and today he convinced me to take a break from my studies to join him watching a BBC programme about dangerous ants. Penguin was so delighted with the footage of the ants that he spent the rest of the evening blurting out newly acquired ant facts to our unreceptive neighbours: "Did you know that the Australian bulldog ant can kill a human being within four minutes?" Our neighbours, who don't have a TV, were peeved at him for watching the ants instead of obtaining them the WWF wrestling results. I'm glad we watched the ants.
I've been told that I will soon be at a medium-security prison. I expect to be moved in November, probably to Buckeye prison. It was at Buckeye that American's longest prison hostage situation recently occurred. My mail will be forwarded from Florence to wherever I end up at.
After being locked down for so long it will be exhilarating to exit my cell and to breathe some fresh air. The weather in Arizona is utopian at this time of the year. I'll be allowed three hours of outdoor recreation each day. Everything in nature that I used to take for granted now appears in a new light.
Cheers for all the cards and good wishes!
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Jon should have my card by now. I never cease to be amazed at his strength of spirit. I have promised to buy him a pint when he gets home. Have you contacted Mr Blair in view of the special relationship he keeps on about?
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This is Day 4 of my Pentamize Weight Loss System maintenance mode. Today will be the most important Evening Dominator that I have done. This is a cheat day. I am not going to go nuts like I did on last month's cheat day. But I will eat out and drink some coke. I'll definitely be in trouble by the time of the workout, so I plan on doing at least a 90-minute run.
After the restaurant (lunchtime), I was actually only at 75.7, which is not as bad as expected. Since I was 74.2 kg when I woke up, that was a 1.5 kg increase, which is pretty close to 3 1/2 pounds. So while I cheated some, it wasn't hog heaven, either. I just had a typical barbecue chicken meal with potatoes and some salad and a large coke at a restaurant.
At 3, I had dropped to 75.6 kg. But after eating my last meal, I was up to 76.1 kg. This looked tough for even just breaking even, but I felt a 90-minute run might do the trick. I went out and lost a typical 1.6 kg, which put me down to 74.5 kg. However, I'll drink some water before bed and weigh myself again for the final nightly number. Without the water, I am .4 kg under. So it's good so far. Can I actually have a cheat day and still lose weight? It looks like I may do it.
Yes, I finished up at 74.5 kg because I had some water but also went to the bathroom.
Results For Today (September 22, 2016):
74.5 kg after doing Evening Dominator (weight loss of .4 kg even on a cheat day, albeit a fairly moderate cheat day)
74.0 kg the next morning (.2 kg weight loss)
Running Maintenance Mode Results
Jogging Sessions (Nonstop Jogging)
22M and -.4 kg
44M and -.2 kg
47M and -.2 kg
90 M and -.2 kg (today)
total 203 minutes and -1.0 kg
avg. 50.75 min jogging and -.25 kg in 4 days
Be aware that this particular blog entry in no way endorses cheat days or is meant to imply that it is easy to lose weight on a cheat day. In fact, look at these numbers closely. I didn't go to an all-you-can-eat buffet or anything like that. I just had a coke and a pretty average-sized meal at a restaurant. The rest of the day was smallish amounts of food. Then, I went out and ran for 90 minutes, which is a pretty long distance of something like 7 miles for me.
I did this as a test. But I have to stress it was a pretty bad run. I had cramps and then a stomachache the whole time. As a general rule, cheat days, especially with really big meals, are just counterproductive to losing weight. The main points of this entry are as follows:
1. Cheat days are something you are going to do. But try to make it a moderate cheat day instead of stuffing your face and gorging yourself for no good reason. Eat what you like, but don't have 3 huge meals. Have one meal that satisfies you and keep the other meals small; and
2. If you have a cheat day, expect to work hard to make up for it. The extra calories aren't just going to magically disappear unless you are already someone with a highly efficient metabolism.


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What Are the Different Types of Tulips?
Choosing Tulips
Since tulips first arrived in Europe in the 1500s, they have been sought after, fought over and speculated upon by gardeners crazed by their beauty. There are approximately 75 wild or native species of tulip found in North Africa, Greece, Turkey and nearby areas. But those prized most by European and North American gardeners are hybrid tulips, the big, showy kind that bloom in the springtime and are a true harbinger of warmer weather to come.
There are many types of tulips, too many to cover in a single article. For a full examination of the many species and varieties of tulips available, I recommend purchasing a copy of one of the many tulip encyclopedias available.
Most home gardeners will purchase their tulips bulbs at the local garden center, supermarket, or so-called 'big box' home and garden stores. These tulips are among the most plentiful, beautiful and least expensive, and make excellent additions to the home garden.
Types of Tulips for the Average Garden
The major types of tulips found at your local store, garden center or gardening catalog include:
- Species tulips: These bloom earlier than other types and have smaller flowers. They can naturalize, meaning they come back year after year, and tend to spread in the garden if given the right conditions.
- Lily-flowered tulips: Tulips are actually part of the larger plant family called Liliaceae, of which lilies are a part. Lily-flowering tulips have petals that resemble a lily flower.
- Cottage tulips: These are the traditional May-blooming, large flowering tulips that most people think of when you say "tulip." They are available in all colors except a true blue (which as far as I am aware, eludes gardeners to this day.)
- Darwin-hybrid tulips: Like cottage tulips, the Darwins feature large flowers. I prefer them to the cottage tulips in my garden simply because they tend to be vigorous, repeat performers. I can get several years of blooms from my Darwin hybrids such as Appeldoorn and the Impression series, but the cottage ones are iffy.
- Rembrandt tulips: Named for the Dutch master artist Rembrandt because he often painted these flowers in his portraits, Rembrandt tulips have stripes or splashes of another color against a solid colored background. Originally, Rembrandt tulip coloring was caused by a virus that struck Dutch tulips in the 1600s, but today's Rembrandt tulips are hybridized for this unique coloring.
- Parrot tulips: Sometimes called Polly Parrots, parrot flowered tulips have heavy, round-flower heads with fringed petals and multiple layers of petals. They are showy and beautiful but delicate. A good windstorm can knock the petals right off, but if you love tulips, they are worth it!
Which Tulips Should You Choose?
The trick to growing great flowers in your garden is to choose the right plant for the right place. Tulips need full sun and well-drained soil. Too much water can rot the tulip bulbs. The soil should also be loamy, or amended with compost, so that you can dig down to the depth required for planting, and provide tulip bulbs with plenty of nourishment.
The flowering portion of the tulip is already present inside the bulb when you plant it. The bigger the bulb, the bigger the flowers, so choose the largest sized bulbs you can find.
Typical bulb choices for landscape designs include:
- Naturalizing: Choose species tulips.
- Cottage gardens: Cottage and lily-flowering tulips are the natural choice.
- Pathways and walkways: Tall Darwin or cottage tulips are great for lining paths and walkways, or for planting in large drifts for color statements.
- Cut flowers and arrangements: Rembrandt and parrot tulips are great for arrangements.
Common Blooming Time for Tulips
Type of Tulip
Blooming Time
Early Spring (March)
Lily Flowering
Early to Mid Spring (March - April)
Cottage Tulips
Mid to late spring (May)
Darwin Tulips
Mid to late spring (May)
Rembrandt Tulips
Mid to late spring (April - May)
Parrot Tulips
Late Spring (May - June)
Problems Growing Tulips
The most common problems home gardeners face when growing tulips include:
- Bulbs don't come up in the spring: Chances are the bulbs were eaten by rodents. Another problem is that they weren't planted deeply enough and froze. Check to see if they're still there. You can try replanting them or try again next year.
- Bulbs come up in the winter during a warm period, starting to grow: Don't worry. Bulbs are resilient. The stems will die back, but the bulbs are unharmed and should grow just fine again.
- Deer eat the flowers: Unfortunately, deer tend to look on tulips like candy. You can use a commercial repellent. Milorganite, an organic fertilizer, is said to repel deer by scent. It may be purchased at home and garden centers nationwide.
- Forgot to plant bulbs: You forgot to plant the tulip bulbs and found the bag in the basement when you were looking for your snow shovel in January. Don't panic. You can plant the bulbs in pots, place the pots outside, and let nature do the job. It's too late to plant them in the ground but with some chilly weather, you may be able to get them to grow and bloom.
Tips for Planting Tulips
To plant tulips, follow these steps.
- Buy tulips bulbs are soon as they are in the stores for the best selection.
- Store bulbs in a cool, dry place until you are ready to plant.
- Plant bulbs after the first frost but before the ground is hard (Columbus Day through Veteran's Day in most areas in the United States)
- Dig a hole as deeply as the package directions require. Usually that is 8 inches for tulips.
- A bulb planter makes it easier to dig the right-sized planting hole. Most have a ruler on the side to help you measure the depth.
- Sprinkle bone meal in the hole if you wish.
- Place bulbs pointy-side up.
- Don't worry if some of the brown skin, called the tunic, comes off. It isn't necessary for the tulip to grow well.
- Push the soil back over the planting hole until the bulb is covered.
- Place a marker on the spot so you will remember where you've planted your bulbs.
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Tulip Color Combinations
Tulips offer every color of the rainbow, except true blue. There is even a black tulip called Queen of the Night which offers a stunning, cottage-type flower. You can plant great masses of single-colored tulips for a Victorian carpet-bedding look, or purchase mixed bags pre-selected for color coordination.
Whatever you do, though, do plant tulips. They offer beautiful flowers in the spring just when your senses are craving color, fragrance and joy.
© 2013 Jeanne Grunert
I love tulips, unfortunately so do the chipmunks and squirrels in my yard, so I have to make do with photos and cut bouquets.
Thanks so much for sharing this information! I love tulips - they are my favorite flower :) I want to plant some in our yard for next spring. This information will be very helpful. Thanks again!