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Post Super Bowl Fuzzy Wuzzy Bear Draft
Published at 2/9/2018 1:08:30 PM
Mostly Bears trades, 4 rounds. COUSINS TO CLEVELAND, BUFFALO, DENVER, INDY, JETS, DALLAS, FALCONS, PATS & BEARS DISCUSSIONS: Fuzzy Wuzzy was a bear, Fuzzy Wuzzy had no hair, Fuzzy Wuzzy wasn't fuzzy, was he? As always comments and opinions are welcome!
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Round 1
COUSINS LEAVES REDSKINS. This is the first step for the Browns acquiring Cousins. Sure, "the experts" insist it will be the Vikings...nah. I am sticking with Cleveland winning the prize. Location, location, location; Browns are only a short 5 hour drive from Cousins home in Michigan. Midwestern roots, Christian values, he is a father and won't go anywhere outside the Midwest (though Denver has a shot) Odds: Browns 40%, Denver 25%, Vikings 20% The Field 15%. The Pitch: Location, $, This draft, Free Agency $. From the cellar to the playoffs, book it Dano.. Expect a magical and MASSIVE year for the Browns, Paul Brown is smiling again
When you're on the top of the mountain everyone wants to knock you off and we are seeing this in the media. Giants are not fooled though and neither am I. Rosen is a stud (period) Giants trade back into first round!
From Indy. Let me break this down and explain what Denver will need to make this trade. It won't come cheap or even in at trade value (I loosely use Drafttek) Broncos fans will not like this, but it will cost Denver more than just their 2nd round pick to get Darnold (because Jets have a higher second round pick to offer). In the end I think this pick will cost two second round picks, but lets say they can get it for the 2018 and a 2019 3rd. Denver has in its favor the fact that Allen may be best suited for Buffalo's cold weather and the Jets might be happy with Jackson or Mayfield and keeping their substantial ammo. Should Denver decide not to "pay up" the Jets or Buffalo will be more than willing to jump up to take Darnold,, and maybe Elway is happy to just take either Mayfield or Allen save his picks and pick up at least one more in a trade
There is a fair chance the rich get even richer here, because the Browns could trade down and will have offers (especially if Indy keeps their pick): . Let's keep it simple though and just take Fitzpatrick. Browns really need two Corners and a Safety and this is a deep class for both. Peppers and Fitzpatrick..wow, scary.
From DenverThere is a fair chance the Jets jump up IF they are in love with Allen, Mayfield or Jackson and it would be an easy trade for them giving a high 3rd to move to 5 because they have the ammo to do it. But I don't really see this happening, I think Indy has seen plenty of Nelson and are sold on him. Chubb probably is also in the running but is better suited to a 4-3 scheme. Protecting Luck should be priority number one.This will turn out to be the best Indy draft since they acquired Luck.
.This pick is between Allen, Mayfield and Jackson for the most racially diverse team (kudos) I'd personally go for the ceiling and I think they do too (that means they don't take Mayfield who has a lower ceiling but higher floor) in a controversial pick. This will be a passionate argument with plenty of fans being unhappy. While the bowl game left many with a bad taste, it was Jackson's worst game EVER and it could and should motivate him. But really it comes down to what flavor they like and might very easily be Mayfield or Allen. NOTE: CHARLIE SEEMS TO HAVE INFO THEY ARE HOT ON ALLEN SO LET'S GIVE THEM ALLEN
Chubb is still the top dog in the 4-3 scheme in my book. He feels Davenport coming.
From Bears. Buffalo plays it very smartly and saves a first round pick. This is the big advantage of waiting, as opposed to everyone else who is seemingly casually trading away 2 first round picks to get a QB, Bills should easily win this bidding war with Cards, Fins, Bengals and Chargers, whether it is Jackson, Allen or Mayfield. Allen is a the best fit because he is really the only true cold weather QB and his upside is massive. Price 2018 1st (21), 2018 2nd (52), 2018 2nd (56 via Rams), Bears give back 2018 4th (via Cards) .Pick Change (ALLEN). Bottom line here is they only don't move up if 1) only Jackson is left or 2) the slim and none chance that the QB's fall. Bills have major muscle this draft regardless if they make this trade or not, but for me (as you will see) this trade is a lot easier to stomach.
Niner's thinking is Foster's best position is ILB and moving him inside and adding Edmonds would pay big dividends Also Guards, Corners and RB's are deep with very good quality.in this draft.
From Raiders Fins will offer a 3rd, Raiders want a 2nd.... Cards move up PICK CHANGE (MAYFIELD)
With Nelson long gone (in this mock) I would bet Gase will jump on Brown and here is why: yep he looks like he has two left feet and this is why early on many experts projected him as a Guard. Fins don't really need a Tackle but having a Guard who can also play Tackle well is a huge luxury and one I would leap on.
Bengals OLine is woeful so it could be one of the OT's but Safety is also a big need so I think it is James
People are criticizing the Smith Trade, but I am not one of those. Sure the Skins blew it with Cousins, but lose him for nothing at this point??? That would have been idiotic. Ridley will be a nice weapon for them to have.
Sure this could be a Corner or WR or Key, Davenport is raw, but you can't teach speed. Key continues to be the enigma of this draft. Why the Pack takes their Edge here is simple, it is not a deep class (unlike their other needs)
From Zona. Yep it could be McGlinchey , but Raiders have been trying to draft a stud ILB for three long years. OT is deep and now armed with an additional second Raiders are rolling.
Everyone has the wise birds taking a WR and I'd have to agree that WR and RB are the bigger needs, but OT and Guard are also needs and the opportunity to take a top tier OT should be considerable. WR, RB and Guard are all deep.


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The swelling of the upper part of the neck is a common problem and the common diagnosis in the region included a cervical lymph node, parotid tumour and a parapharyngeal tumour.
In Asia, a mass in this area is in particular the Chinese is commonly associated with a spread from the cancer of the nose(also called Nasopharyngeal Cancer). The lymph nodes are the portal of cancer spread and enlarged usually over a period of months before the patient is aware. There can also be accompanying symptoms in this group of patient such as bleeding from the nose or mouth, hearing loss, ear block, ear ringing or nose discharge. Unfortunately, the upper neck lump represents 60% of all patients who present for the first time who are found to have nose cancer. Thus, having a neck lump can be the first sign of cancer.
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Michael Pollan, author of the New York Times best seller In Defense of Food and The Omnivore's Dilemma has released Food Rules: An Eater's Manual (Penguin Books). This little book is an eating manifesto that answers two simple questions about eating that have somehow become extremely complex. These questions are, "what should people eat?" and "how should people eat?"
Healthy Eating Habits Begin With Whole Foods
In his no nonsense guide, Pollan urges his readers to avoid the processed foods that line the aisles in the grocery store. These foods have, sadly, become the staple of many American diets. And, if you go to the grocery store and walk the aisles, it is no wonder. The bulk of the products sold in grocery stores these days are processed.
Pollan's tips include shopping the periphery of the supermarket, where the fresh fruits, vegetables, and meats are sold. He also pushes readers to think beyond the grocery store. Farmer's markets and farms sell the freshest produce, dairy and meats available. The food sold at these venues is local, tasty, healthy, and environmentally friendly.
Healthy Meals are Thoughtful and Downsized
After sharing his tips on what to eat, Pollan turns to how to eat. This section of his guide has two themes. The first is to downsize portions. Pollan suggests ending a meal before feeling full, leaving some morsels on the dinner plate, and even downsizing the plates and glasses used at the table.
The second theme involves eating mindfully. Eating carefully, with attention to the taste and texture of food is important. Enjoying a meal by sitting down at the table rather than grabbing it on the run and devouring it at the dashboard of a car helps avoid mindless eating, which is never satisfying.\
Michael Pollan's Healthy Eating Tips are Easy to Follow
Unlike his previous books, which are dense and at times laboring, Food Rules can be consumed and digested in a single sitting. The tips are drawn from Pollan's interviews with nutritionists, doctors, readers, as well as culture and tradition. They have a "back to basics" feel to them and many are humorous. Rule #57, "Don't get your fuel from the same place your car does," exemplifies the cheeky fun that he has in sharing rules he hopes will stick with his readers as they troll down the aisles at the grocery store.
Food Rules Offers Advice to Build Healthy Eating Habits
Pollan offers simplicity in an area that has become increasingly difficult to understand and navigate: what and how to eat for optimal health. Though it seems that such a basic function should be natural, it is clear that Americans need advice. While nutrition continually advances, offering many explanations about anti-oxidants, omega 3's, and other super nutrients, Americans have become ever larger and ever more prone to food related disease and illness. In Food Rules, Pollan cuts through the hype to offer basic, easy tips for healthy eating.


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Join curators and filmmakers on a tour through Lis Rhodes: Dissonance and Disturbance. Inspired by the work in the exhibition, each tour offers a unique perspective on Lis Rhodes' work in relation to performance, photography, writing and political commentary.
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Nicole Yip is an independent curator, researcher and editor based in London. Central to her research are questions surrounding language, power, processes of historiography, collaborative approaches to production, and the relationship between politics and aesthetics. Her recent interview with Lis Rhodes appears in Shadowboxing, Issue 4/5, June 2011.
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Articles, chronologised
[1] The Medical Model—its Limitations and Alternatives (1976)
What it says in the title! Uses the example of an ailing, elderly man struggling with later-life changes. The biomechanical can only take us so far: after that we need a certain kind of imagination. What is that?
[2] Suicide and Attempted Suicide: Its Origin and Course (1977)
Serious kinds of mental illness and self-harm are most easily designated. But what about more subtle forms of self-damage and self-sabotage? What are they?
[3] Out of Sight But Not Out of Mind (1977)
Those who professionally care for others are often much harsher with themselves. Overall, doctors have higher suicide risks than their patients. Why?
[4] Scientific Psychiatry: Progress or Regress? (1977)
Medicine and Psychiatry operate from a premise of taking responsibility and defining reality for others. What are the implications for those who need to reclaim these capacities, for themselves?
[5] Illness as Strategy and Communication (1977)
Illness is often best understood and approached beyond the biomechanical. Experiences or conflicts not otherwise manageable can find a refuge and conduit in illness. How and why?
[6] Adjustment or change? Radical issues in psychiatry (1978)
Often mental distress is designated in a way that further 'pathologises' and stigmatises the sufferer. How may we, rather, reframe our problems in ways that are self-realising and empowering?
[7] The Elements of Psychotherapy (1981)
A short survey written for Doctors. How may thinking and talking with another person help the harmony of body, mind and relationships? How to start and when to stop?
[8] Transactional Analysis in Medical Practice: Part 1 (1981)
A clear and flexible model helping us understand the different parts of ourselves and others. How are these related to our unique stories, and then our patterns of concord or discord?
[9] Transactional Analysis in Medical Practice: Part 2 (1982)
A continuation of Part I. How are so many repetitive unhelpful patterns set up in childhood, to last a lifetime? If we can understand, when is this helpful in redirection?
[10] A Psychosomatic Approach (1982)
How, by expanding the biomechanical approach into a more multifaceted holism, can we broaden and deepen understanding and engagement with individuals?
[11] The Psychosomatic Mosaic (1982)
A further coaxing of the biomechanical into a broader holism. How can individual illnesses be encountered and understood in family systems?
[12] Mother, Magic or Medicine? The Psychology of the Placebo (1984)
Placebos are fascinating phenomena of induced interpersonal healing, sometimes by accident! How does this happen? What are the developmental and transactional psychological theories that can explain?
[13] Physician Heal Thyself: The Paradox of the Wounded Healer (1984)
What are the personal vulnerabilities of doctors? How are these related not only to individual wounds, but to idealised roles and depersonalised trainings?
Babel or Bible?
Theories of mind are only ever 'good-enough', for now. What happens when psychotherapists (and others) elevate their theories to a realm of Immaculate Truth?
Three Types of Encounter in the
Healing Arts:
Knowledge, language and understanding are all human activities and constructions. What are the different types when we encounter others? How do we then 'pack' or 'unpack' the experience of these others? How, when and why does it matter?
[16] The Psychoecology of Gladys Parlett (1988)
Distressed people often want skilful, if ritualised, human contact. What happens if we unimaginatively and excessively medicalise this? Gladys, in the 1980s, forewarns us.
The Front Door of
The communicative skills - enabling others to heal, grow and become more resilient - have been distilled and documented, especially by psychotherapists. What happens in other venues with these kinds of complex exchanges? How is this enacted in General Practice?
[18] The Shadow of Venus: Atavism and Sexuality (1995)
Our sexuality is one of the more tragi-comic deciders of destiny. Can an understanding of our evolution, as a species and as individuals, explain why?
[19] Edward: shot in his own interest. Technototalitarianism and the fragility of the therapeutic dance (2005)
We have become accustomed to almost everything being prepacked, containerised and computer-coded. This has happened to knowledge. What happens to personal knowledge?
[20] Planning, Reform and the need for Live, Human Sacrifices: Homogeny and Hegemony as Symbols of Progress (2006)
What are the hidden psychological currents that may lie behind zealous attempts to 'modernise' and standardise? Some motives may be obscured and dark. How are they expressed?
Modern Times: True Parables from the Frontline of the NHS
Country for Old Men:
The more we control, the less free we are to explore. If we increase the culture of management, what happens to the spirit of enquiry? And patient care? A historical account.
Love's Labour's Lost
In psychiatric and psychological healthcare, personal attachments and investments in therapeutic work have been eclipsed by 'objective' attempts at management. What has this been like for patients and staff? A thirty-five year spanned portrait.
Would Anyone Use an Unproven Therapy?
Much of the most effective work healthcare workers do is inexplicit and undesignated. What does it, then, consist of? The Wizard of Oz has much to tell us.
Idiomorphism: the Lost Continent
Diagnosis is a professional convention enabling us to cluster and code. Sometimes it is essential and crucial to help. At other times more is lost than gained. What? Why? Who?
Resolved or Abandoned?
Psychotherapists increasingly talk of managed and schematised personal change, but often the catalysts are serendipitous. What can happen?
Sense and Sensibility:
Few would want an operation done by a non-specialist. So is specialisation always a good thing, with every kind of distress? Can we go too far? What happens then?
How to help Harry - Friend or Foe? The
scientific and the scientistic in the fog of the
frontline (2012)
Eric - diagnosis may
sometimes be necessary; it is rarely sufficient
[30] Fallacies in Blunderland: Overschematic overmanagement: perverse healthcare (2012)
Competition, commissioning, contracting ... do such devices really 'drive up' the quality of healthcare? Are there other, absurd and darker consequences? What are these?
[31] From Family to Factory: The dying ethos of personal healthcare (2012)
NHS healthcare has transformed looser, informal, colleagueial networks of care into tighter, sharper, more managed 'production units'. We have turned families into factories. What have we lost?
[32] Understanding the Other: Four elemental questions for therapeutic psychology. A personal view (2012)
When attempting to understand and help the anguish of another, what kind of knowledge helps us most? What lies behind and beyond designated systems? Can one have a 'holistic psychology'?
[33] Words and Numbers: Servants or Masters? Caveats for holistic healthcare Part 1 (2012)
Holism's fuller engagement with realities is an aspiration and ideal. It can never be complete, and in practice, there are many obstructions. These range from our use of language to our highly managed and industrialised culture. How does this happen? What are the consequences? This is the first of two articles.
[34] If you want good personal healthcare, see a Vet. Caveats for holistic healthcare Part II (2012)
The over-explicit and over-schematic can block our perception of larger and more subtle realities. This second of two articles portrays how this happens, and what we may be left with.
[35] Democratic Fatigue: information overload (2012)
Is increasing choice and information always what we want? Do these necessarily facilitate democratic sense and empowerment? The non-participation in recent Police Commissioner elections suggests otherwise. Parallels in healthcare are instructive.
[36] Missed and Miscommunications: Personal disconnections in Psychological Healthcare. A letter for embattled colleagues. (2013)
Throughout our most important, difficult and intimate relationships we must be able to listen carefully to what we do not want to hear - without this much is jeopardised. This is true, too, in many of our healing encounters - often these require our best attempts to creatively contain dissonance.
[37] PsychoTapas (2013)
PsychoTapas! Sound-bite seminars for modern conferences!
[38] Institutional atrocities: The malign vacuum from industrialised healthcare (2013)
Flagrant neglect or abuse in our care of the vulnerable within our advanced Welfare State seems shockingly perverse. How and why does this happen?
[39] Beyond Orwell: Healthcare's hollow governance (2013)
Our smallest difficulties with others are often rich in political complexity. What does this mean? Two apparently trivial examples from healthcare administration are explored.
[40] Language is not just data: it is a custodian of our humanity (2013)
Computers and informatics have become central to NHS healthcare. All experience and activity are now subject to official technical designations. This changes our communications: language becomes increasingly lackeyed to the computer's requirements. Much else is lost. What?
[41] Post Mid Staffs: A Plenitude of Platitudes (2013)
Can the harmful excesses of depersonalisation in healthcare be usefully addressed by further redesign of systems and management? Or do we need a different kind of thinking and vocabulary?
[42] 'GPs know their patients, families and communities' - Really? (2013)
GPs are increasingly employed as task-directed, upper-echelon healthdroids. They are losing the pastoral skills that depend on holistic views and vernacular understandings. Why is that?
[43] Hello, Health Commissioner. Goodbye, Family Doctor? The new healthcare reforms and their threat to personal doctoring. (2013)
The idea, now diktat, that GPs should lead the complex provision of healthcare for localities may subtract more than it adds to overall health-welfare. How and why could this happen?
[44] All is Therapy; All is Diagnosis. Unmapped and perishing latitudes of healthcare (2013)
Advances in medical science have often subtly and inadvertently subverted human connections and understandings. Vignettes spanning sixty years show how and why.
[45] Our Ill-faring Welfare. The hinterland of our headlines (2013)
Despite ever-increasing funding and management initiatives, our public welfare services seem riddled with unhappiness, corruption and sometimes cruelty. These are alarming paradoxes: how do we understand them?
[46] Bingo! Majoritarian Healthcare! (2013)
Transparency, Accountability and Democracy can seem like a protective triumvirate for public decision making, but these can easily turn shallow, demotic and false. Here is a small example of what is coming.
Where in the World are You? Miraculous
cyber; insidious dislocation (2013)
Form Devouring Essence: When
brokered services tend broken hearts (2014)
The doomed brief of GP Clinical Commissioning Groups (2014)
Some Countercultural Caveats for Pastoral
Healthcare – the fractious coexistence of packaged care and therapeutic
spirit (2014)
Neglect in NHS Healthcare? (2014)
[52] Packaged Mindfulness? Some
unpackaged pieces of mind. Can our integrity and wisdom thrive with
mass-production? (2014)
A day in the life (2014)
England 2014: Vichy France 1941: The old ghosts in our new NHS machine
QUOF: NHS Alphabetti spaghetti? A guide for the
perplexed: a critical glossary (2014)
Mass-produced Mindfulness
for Common Mental Health Problems: The awkward dance between managed systems
and human meaning (2014)
Our Welfare is ill-fared by yet
more strictures and structures (2014)
Healthcare's Hole in the Heart : Can we have value for money and not lose our
humanity (2015)
Appraisals: how do we assure
safety without asphyxiation? (2015)
A Fortunate Man: the
vulnerability of vocation. A major work revisited (2015)
Rick and Ajita:
How may we reconcile systems of healthcare with our subtle humanity? (2015)
Evidence from
Professional Appraisals? We learn more about the governors than the governed (2015)
Off-piste: only fresh tracks
lead to fraternalism in healthcare (2016)
From Balint to Square-bashing. Fifty years' experience of
General Practice (2016)
Preventing Overdiagnosis? Yes, but what kind? Part 1: Geography (2016)
Preventing Overdiagnosis? We need fewer systems and more philosophy
Part 2: Geology (2016)
Revitalising Holism. We need literature of wit and grit
more than piety and idealisation (2016)
Can Art's courageous experiments also be accessible? A review
of a brief work of brilliant obscurity (2016)
How and
Why Do We Retire? Ill omens for younger doctors
[73] Introductory note to Death by Documentation (2016)
Death by
Documentation: The penalty for corporate non-compliance (2016)
Practice is the Art of the Possible: but we are turning it into a tyranny of
the unworkable. Reflections on our inspections regime (2016)
CQC Inspection
and closure of my NHS General Practice. Farewell from a long career
expedience the death of our professional spirit? What our colleagueial
utterances are telling us (2016)
Too Big to Talk About. Organisational momentum: its
paralytic wake (2016)
I, Daniel Blake.
Industrialised humanity: why and how should we care for one another?
Fraternal wisdom from a film maker (2017)
[81] When
is Compliance Necessary for Public Safety? The policing of Welfare: a
personal story (2017)
[82] Holism
is less about eliminating root causes than tending our many branches.
Reflections on causation in healthcare (2017)
[83] Abolishing
the NHS Internal Market. Too big to talk about? (2017)
[84] When
is Change Progress? Are we throwing the baby out with the bath water? (2017)
[85] David Zigmond: Biography for Centre for Welfare Reform (2017)
[86] Should All Doctors be
Resuscitators? Unfactored costs of
prescribed risk management Rhetoric is easier than
[87] The
Cost of Everything and the Value of Nothing (2017)
[88] A Healthy Heart for the NHS?
What is the price of sacrificing personal relationships for public money? (2017)
The author, though, does not address the human damage and cost. Here is a corrective.
Wrong, wrong, WRONG … OUT! How can we contain
one-size-fits-all policies? Three struggling letters (2017)
[90] Hi Tech With Many Human Hearts. Vitalising humanity from a film maker (2017) A recent film Heal the Living (directed by Katell Quillévérré, 2016) weaves a rich tapestry. Life's vicissitudes, human paradox and interconnectedness – all are here: holism at its most raw and tender.
Spoiler alert: This article describes much of the content of the film.
[91] Déjà
Vu. Twenty-first century healthcare reforms and post-war urban renewal (2017)
Boadicea and The Machine. The
price of survival as a frontline medical practitioner (2017)
People or Procedures? Personalised treatment can be very
different to personal care. Why? (2017)
[94] Not So Sapiens After All. Lessons for Welfare from a
history teacher (2017)
[95] One Small Altercation: a Massive Residuum How do large
systems deal with outliers? (2017)
Whatever happened to professional judgement and
responsibility? 2017
David Zigmond would be pleased to receive your FEEDBACK
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Recently, when I turned 40, I had come to a pivotal point in my life. I realized that no one else was going to fight for that little girl inside of me, but me. This took years of reckoning. All the while, I was accepting mediocre treatment in relationships, whether they were with friends or lovers. It included that utter feeling of inadequecy when I would attend interviews. I would sit there and feel like I was being judged by this person who knew nothing about me except for the energy that I was exuding in the interview. I don't blame them, I blame myself because it was me who wasn't believing in my potential. These thoughts were formed from years of feeling like I had to blend in, because who I really was, wasn't good enough to stand out. All of these misconceptions that I had developed in my mind were what I based all of my decisions and feelings on.
Generally speaking, I figure, by the time you are in your late teens and after you experience your first real heartbreak, you probably have formed your core character, demons and all. That said, I was 23 when I had my first devastating heartbreak, so, according to my calculations, it has taken me 17 whole years to figure out that there is no one in this world that is responsible for validating my self worth but me. It has also taken me this long to figure out that there is no one who will fight for me, but me.
Interestingly enough, I was speaking with a friend of mine, who admitted that she hadn't figured this out until her mid-50's. I asked myself, what is it that allows some of us to come to terms with why and what is holding us back in life before others. What is it that allows some of us to embrace the issues, accept them and seek to fix the misconceptions we based our decisions on-our entire lives before this point. According to this article I read a few weeks ago, the answer is partially humility.
Humility: the quality or state of not thinking you are better than other people : the quality or state of being humble. Humility is not just about being the opposite of a cocky person, it's actually admitting to yourself that you don't know it all. Allowing yourself to be vulnerable. Telling yourself that you don't have all the answers and that perhaps you could benefit from some insight regardless of where it came from. And that this is all ok.
I think when we are really genuine with ourselves, and choose to face the truth head on, we can un-do the damage that was done to us when we were innocent children.
True freedom comes when ego goes.
In our early forming years, we are tested so many times and even as an adult, I found myself challenged with fitting into various types of social settings. If we can admit that doing drugs is not our thing and that the whole concept of fitting into a scene you don't even like is bullshit… When we can acknowledge that getting drunk to the point of disaster is not what cool kids or adults do and even if it was, maybe we don't want to be that kind of cool because sometimes it just doesn't bring out the best in us. If we can admit that very often after drinking, we hate the way it makes us feel on many levels and that we are embarrassed and have let ourselves down. If we can believe in ourselves enough to not need the attention of every guy or girl in the room, or if we can just admit that we aren't into designer clothes that everyone wears,..or if we can give up the need to compete with our knowledge on whatever topic because that's how we validate our inteligence,..I mean the list goes on, and on.
Quoting this article I read from Tricycle magazine…I misplaced the author's name: Spiritual change is precisely a process that is bigger than you. You don't control it. You surrender to it. You don't reinvent yourself, you face yourself, and then you must let go of everything you find.
Once you do this, what you attract afterwards, will surprise you and may even change your life for the better. xo


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Tear into 2-ounce balls and roll out flat to about 10 inches in diameter and 1/4-inch thick. Heat the corn oil in a heavy-bottomed pot or deep fryer to 350 degrees F. Gently place the pieces of dough in the corn oil and cook on each side until golden brown.
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Sydney. AUS.
AIP Supper Club - Picnic
WHAT – AIP Supper Club, Balmoral Beach
WHEN – Sunday 23 August
Join hosts Joanna Frankam, Kirstie the Nutritionista & Rory the Paleo PI @ Balmoral Beach Band Stand. Bring yourself + a AIP friendly plate. Partners, kids & puppies welcome!
Sydney. AUS.
Local Generators
WHAT – Local Generators Monthly Drinks
WHEN – Sunday 16 August
Making Sydney connected, healthy & sustainable through banter over monthly drinks. LG then turns generated ideas into reality.
The third Local Generators Drinks is @runciblespooncafe 27 Barr St, Camperdown on 16 August 2015 1pm-3pm! If you want to join us for a coffee and a chinwag email email@example.com.
Melbourne. AUS.
Truth About The War On Drugs
WHAT – The True Story of The War on Drugs Johann Hari Live! + Panel with MC Helen Kapalos
WHEN – Wednesday 9 September
In the one hundred years since drugs were banned in the USA, the 'War on Drugs' has incarcerated millions, persecuted more and irreversibly altered the lives of people around the globe.
Often the justification for the 'drug war' has lacked any credible scientific or social substance, driven on by propaganda and blind political manoeuvring, masquerading as a 'moral' war.
This is the narrative that journalist Johann Hari, best-selling author of Chasing the Scream completely deconstructs.
In a deeply thought-provoking talk titled The True Story of The War on Drugs & the Myth of Addiction, Hari gives his account of an epic three year journey into discovering the hidden truth behind the war on drugs and addiction, debunking the lies we have been told by those most invested in this crusade against our civil liberties.
After his talk Johann will join MC Helen Kapalos and a live expert panel discussion of eminent influences in the fields of addiction, law enforcement and medicine including Greg Denham (LEAP), Fiona Patten (The Australian Sex Party), Annie Madden (AIVL) and more to be announced.
Please join us for this exclusive Melbourne event as Hari brings his radical reasoning to Australia.
Melbourne. AUS.
Urban Orcharding
WHAT – Urban Orcharding - Hertitage Fruit Trees
WHEN – Sunday 16 August
This short-day course is for everyone who wants to grow organic fruit trees in urban spaces and still get a bumper harvest.
Growing some of your own fruit is a great way to diversify your family's diet, increase your home food security, and support local pollinators and biodiversity. And it's fun, too.
By the end of this course you'll know how to plant, care for, prune, graft and harvest your very own urban orchard.
Taught by Vidamour Farm's very own Permaculture & Sustainability Designer, you'll be ready to go home, plan out what fruit trees you're going to grow where, source your trees + support species, get it all growing and get ready for picking day.
In this workshop you'll learn all about:
- The benefits of perennial plants
- Which species to choose for urban space growing
- Fruit tree propagation, planting / maintenance / care / harvesting tips
- The basics of pruning for different tree types
- Strategies for maximising yield in small spaces
- How to multi-graft different varieties onto the one tree
- How to plant an productive micro forest garden
Los Angeles. US.
Sustainable Farm Dinner
WHAT – Sustainable Farm Dinner
WHEN – Saturday 22 August
Are you hungry?! Join LA+Acumen and Net Impact LA for a delicious four course, locally sourced and organic dinner at a farm in Mar Vista! Check out the photos below. We'll be discussing Sustainable Food Systems and once you buy your ticket we'll email you a couple articles and videos so you can get up to speed on sustainable food news before the dinner. Ticket sales end 48 hours before the dinner, so get your ticket now!
The dinner will be provided by Planted Cuisine and Casamore Farms. Step into a backyard oasis and experiencea backyard farm-to-table dinner experience. 90% of the ingredients will be sourced from local urban farms. All Planted Cuisine menus are crafted after visiting the local farms and figuring out what is in season. Then a tasty menu is built around the freshest ingredients available for your dinner.
The conversation theme is Sustainable Food Systems, Near and Far. We'll discuss the origins of our food, health of our communities, and wellbeing of the environment.
Los Angeles. US.
Kundalini Yoga + Meditation
WHAT – Kundalini Yoga + Meditation for Universal Connection
WHEN – Monday 17 August
Kundalini Yoga incorporates asana (postures), pranayam (breathing), mantra (sound) and meditation in order to energize and awaken the divine, creative energy within. This Universal energy clears the pathway of the chakras thereby making space for all that benefits your Higher Self. It breaks through the blocks, thought patterns and habits that limit you so that you can embrace your Truth and rewrite your Destiny.
7pm-8:30pm $10
New York. US.
Wanderlust 108
WHAT – Wanderlust 108 Brooklyn
WHEN – Sunday 13 September - BOOK NOW
Wanderlust 108 is a triathlon unlike any you've ever known. This "mindful triathlon" brings three events together in your favorite local park: a 5k run, an outdoor yoga experience, and a guided meditation -- but with a twist. Unlike most triathlons, we place community above competition, inner peace above power, and self-awareness above strength. We prefer slow food to fast run times. For us, winning is measured in laughs shared and new friends made.
And unlike many events offering yoga and meditation, we combine our practice with a whole lot of fun. While we're pretty sure you'll be challenged during the day, we are equally sure you'll have a great time doing so. From live bands and DJs on our main stage, to lawn activities like hooping, slacklining and acroyoga, to our local food and craft vendors, there's a lot to do when you're not on your mat.
New York. US.
Manifest Mindset
WHAT – Manifest Mindset
WHEN – Tuesday 18 August
Are you interested in learning more about manifestation? Are things getting in the way of getting what you want? Then check this out!
Manifest Mindset is a 2.5 hour experiential journey led by Katie K, in how to manifest properly, how to uncover what is holding us back and how to tap into the new emerging energies of the divine feminine to help us to do so.
It is for anyone interested in learning to how to harness their potential while simplifying the process by expanding into the global consciousness where possibilities are endless.
It is especially excellent for artists, performers, entrepreneurs, and creative types looking to move forward in their lives.
This is not another gimmick or buzz word- this is the real deal- and anyone who attends with leave with solid techniques, tips and tools on how to begin manifesting in powerful ways on their own.
What will we cover?
*A simple 3 step formula for manifestation
*A powerful meditation to use for consciously creating
*An understanding of the subconscious/ego and the role it plays in MM
*Q&A on the buzz topics of the LOA, Manifestation and Conscious Creation
London. UK.
Vital Health Workshop
WHAT – Vital Health Workshop
WHEN – Sunday 16 August
Founder of Vital Munch, Myrna K, will be holding a 1.5 hour fitness and nutritional demonstration class.
Activities include:
A full workout, meditational affirmations and an enjoyable 5mins laughing time. This class will help lift off stress, encourage you to keep fit and eat healthy as well as give you a better understanding on holistic health and how to prepare your food wisely. There will be healthy goodie bags and categorized bundles available for purchase. All attendees will leave with a free nutritional information pack including recipes and recommended daily exercises.
London. UK.
Learn How To Upcycle Furniture
WHAT – Learn How to Upcycle Furniture
WHEN – Saturday 5 September
We work in a small group (around 5 people per workshop) so the session will be tailored to your skill level and experience. In general, you will work on a small item, such as a chair, stool or side table.
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Well its been almost 6 months since my last post, or should I say , My Introduction. I wanted to inform you all , that i didnt want to write
anything until i felt confident enough to say, "Yes this works" and then come and inform you in my findings, about how life works.
Nooooooo, im not some kind of expert, i think we can all figure it out, all we need is a way. Each of us will someday figure it out, but why the hell wait? So what makes me so special? Why is it i feel i figured it out?
You know, Life….Well its because ive been testing it, well testing the ways in seeing and working with Life. And ive seen amazing results in just 6 months.
I have come a long way since my first post. I was in a path of enlightment, i was excited, scared, but i had no other choice. I was fired from work, and my opportunity to live life and do what i wanted to do, became a reality.
I will explain later on how I faced any obstacles, how I focused, and how I've accomplished everything i've set forth month by month. And believe me when i say, I asked, and I received,
and the more better im at it, like practicing my methods as second nature, helped things happen even faster…..
All i want to share with you at the moment, is currently im still in the discovery lane. Im in a trial and error phase still, but almost in full bliss. I
learnt to remove myself from things that make me unhappy, and i am also reading a lot, something ive never really done before. Ive started to listen to
my gutt feeling , The Subconscious mind? call it what you want, im talking about that little voice you can hear in your belly, but you keep on ignoring it all these years. You know you have.
Anyways, i will get back to you with more details once I've completed a few more things I've set forth.
I have understood that nothing is by chance, luck , or coincedence. The name The Autobiography is not a name i came up with by
luck. There is a deep meaning on how it came about, but i wont explain till later on. Again, there is a reason im not sharing now, you will thank me later.
So stay tuned, i will share with you in the highest detail as possible on how you yourself can do just about anything you want, but it all starts with that
urge to find out more….and when you start digging, you'll be finding out
things you cant even imagine. I havent tapped in my true power just yet, but i will, and i feel i know how, its all coming in due time…i promise.
Be grateful for all, stay positive, stay strong , do what you love, listen to your gutt feeling, be good to others, stay away from negativity, be happy 🙂


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http://craftingseasy.comEnjoy these inspirational quotes set of stickers. You can use any of these stickers to your planner. Either for yor Erin Condren Planner, Filofox, kikki k planner or any planner that you have.This is a digital product, so you can download once you purchase as many times as you like, print on your favorite sticker paper and cut as you wish.Size: 1.9" height x 1.5" wide (Full Box)What you will get:1 PDF letter size (8.5x11) 300dpiNote: -This is a digital item. No physical product will be shipped.-Colors may vary upon printing due to computer color calibration and printer quality. You may need to adjust printer settings to get the look you want. Make sure you print them in 'actual size' without scaling them in order for them to fit in your planner.-Watermark not included in actual file-Please do not distribute to other. Instead send them here to purchase on their own.


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September 5, 2007 // 4:21 a.m.
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Lian Li is back with its latest all aluminium chassis, the PC-9. Cramming space for an ATX motherboard, and four hot-swap hard disks into a very compact design, we take a look to see whether the PC-9 is small and perfectly formed or the runt of the Lian Li litter.
At bit-tech we've teamed up with Immortal Gaming to offer a rather unique case as a prize. A limited edition Lian Li AMD Spider Chassis - check out the details of this awesome competition within.
It's big, aluminium and Taiwanese - could it be a return to form for Lian Li, one of the most esteemed and respected case designers? It certainly looks that way, but the only way to be sure it check out our review!
Lian Li will launch ten new cases between now and Computex. We went to visit the company's headquarters to get the details.
The Gigabyte iSolo 210 may look dinky and unassuming, but something tells us that there may be some minor miracles going on under the hood. It's time to go hands-on then and do a full review of this ATX chassis!
We take a look at the newest Lian Li case on the market, the aluminium Armoursuit PC-P80. Not only that, but we've bagged the super-special ATI CrossFireX Edition of the case, complete with extra engravings and case details - check it out within!
The ThermalTake Armour+ may not be everyones idea of a great-looking case, but it certainly has it where it counts. We take a look at the rather striking Armour+ to see if this LAN gamers case can withstand our testing of if it is more a case of -Armour. Ha!
Just in time for the end of the year, we've had the chance to sit down with Ediejo, one of bit-tech's most talented modders, and write up one of his most popular projects of 2007 - Carbon-Li. He may be a little light on words, but we think the carbon fibre does a lot of talking for him...
Another day, another Micro ATX case with a slightly unwieldy and annoying name - or can the X-QPack 2 prove itself to be something a little special? We find out in our comprehensive review...
We love all cases great and small, so it's only fair that we have a look at the new MicroATX case from Lian-Li. But is the V350 a new miniature champ or just a very small shrimp in a very big ocean? We find out in our comprehensive review of this brand new case.
The Hiper Anubis chassis is an interesting design that has proven controversial in our offices already. Will the case pass the Martin Test? Will it get covered with fingerprints in the photos? Will Rich figure out how to add a front fan to the case? Answers within!
Built for multiple graphics cards and packed with multiple PSUs, the P190 is a case built for a heavy-weight, high-end system. But can it possibly hold its own in our testing? Let's find out.
The original Antec P180 may have looked like a fridge, but it was also one of the coolest and quietest cases we've ever seen. Is the new and improved P182 any better? Let's find out.
Creating the first of four cases based on the elements, master modder Magnus Persson takes a Lian Li cube and fits it out with a fiery decor.
Is this the most extreme cooling mod we've seen? We follow the progression of a PC70 mod that not only adds a Prometia box on the bottom, but a watercooling box on top. Some Orac-style sleeving and neat lighting effects makes this a great build!
Regular forum member "GreatOldOne" shows how he executed some of the coolest and innovative mods to his Lian-Li case.
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Roger R. Fernández
Born in a small, mountain town in
northwestern Spain, Roger R. Fernández
watched a bloody, savaging civil war
engulf his country into flames. His
later life can be said to be anything
but uneventful.
While teaching at Los Angeles City
College, Roger became very involved in
International Education. He served
eight years as the Chair of the Department
of Foreign Languages and Humanities
at Los Angeles City College.
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Some time ago, Alfonso Morales, professor at Los Angeles City College reviewed this book. He wrote in part:
"Written in the third person, Odyssey to Opportunity is an autobiographical story of a boy from a mountain village in northwestern Spain who becomes an educator in the United States of America. It recounts a rather unusual but wondrous odyssey sparked by a strong will to achieve and molded by the tragedies of history. The charming simplicity of its sincere and motivating tale makes of this book a second opportunity, so that the reader may assume life as beautiful…
In engaging, candid, understated and, at times, lyrical style and prose, Fernández strings together forceful and stimulating memories of his episodic, adventurous and picaresque life. His anecdotal and pleasant narrative lays out observations and reminiscences that entertain and creates an atmosphere of global cultural learning. Thus, he offers the reader special insight into the various cultures with which he comes into contact in his travels throughout Europe, Africa and the Americas…"
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If you enjoy Hispanic culture and travel logs you will enjoy this as much as I did. Armchair adventurers prick up your ears: this is for you.
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The fixing bracket enables them to be floor, ceiling or wall mounted, in either axial or perpendicular position. The electromagnets are made up of the following; the electromagnet mounted on an aluminum support, the extension pole is made from mild steel, the base cover and the counter plate are in thermoplastic.


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Hair loss can happen to anyone and can occur at any age. It is important to know what are the symptoms that accompany hair loss in order to find a good solution regrow hair naturally by Telvium™. Hair loss depends on different factors but mainly has to do with the state of the follicles and the scalp. The hair follicles are the part of the skin that gives growth to the hairs. If these are not in good condition they will not produce hair, thus appearing areas with no hair.
The key to detecting hair loss is to regularly check the hair's health to prevent possible hair problems with time and find the right solutions for each situation.
What Are The Symptoms Of Hair Loss?
- If you regularly find many hairs on the pillow when you wake up, it is a sign that you are losing extra hair than usual.
- If you have discomfort in the scalp, it is advisable to go to a specialist because it can be dermatitis or the presence of fungi. These pathologies are one of the causes of hair loss and are manifested by the reddening of the scalp, itching and unpopulated areas in the hair.
- If you lose a lot of hair when you wash your hair, it could be the sign of possible alopecia. This hair loss can also happen when brushing or combing.
- If you have excess dandruff or fat in your hair, they can be one of the factors that are causing hair loss.
In the case of men, if the hair fall occurs in the area of the forehead, the temples or the top of the head we will be facing the most common symptom of androgenetic alopecia, which usually manifests with baldness in the entrances and the crown. This hair loss is usually caused by the genetic predisposition of each person.
In the case of women, if there is a weakening of the hair in the upper part of the head we will be facing the most common symptom of female baldness, which manifests itself in the form of hair thinning due to loss of density and volume in the hair. The most frequent is that alopecia in women does not get to generate a complete baldness as in the case of men.
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Birch oil is extracted from the birch tree, and it is used to prevent, reduce and treat hair loss. This herb for hair regrowth has been proven to promote hair regrowth and also helps to bring help to life already damaged hair. It is also advisable for people suffering from hair thinning to use this herb as it helps to add strength to the hair and make it healthy again.
Burdock oil is a herb gotten from the bark of burdock tree. It is also known as bur oil and helps to detoxify some chemicals that promote hair loss and hair thinning. It is almost the most effective herb ever known in treating hair loss. This herb for hair regrowth is high in phytosterols and essential fatty acids that are needed to promote natural hair regrowth.
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Kristi Aria
I was born in a small town called Võru in the South of Estonia, and spent my childhood, primary and secondary school years in Southern Estonia as well. After graduating from Tartu Teachers´ Training College as a primary school teacher I worked and practiced my Russian for two years in a mainly Russian-speaking border town Narva. At the same time I continued my studies at Tartu University, which I graduated as an English teacher, and some years later I gained a master's degree in school management from the same university.
I have worked for Tartu International School since its establishment in 2001. As the first head of the school I was given a wonderful opportunity to create and develop a face for TIS. This has been, and still is, an exciting, inspiring and positively challenging journey! It is very important for me that all our students and staff members feel happy and safe at school, I believe that a friendly and welcoming environment helps us all work and achieve better.
As the head of the school I am privileged to lead a group of dedicated, intelligent and talented teachers and staff members. Our staff can speak, understand or cope with in 13 languages altogether. I'm sure you will enjoy reading their profiles below, and hope, that you'll get a chance to meet them in person. Tartu is a wonderful town and TIS is a happy and safe school, welcome!
Maris Vohla
PYP Co-Ordinator, Head of Studies, English as a Foreign Language, Estonian
I was born in a little town called Kohtla-Järve that is located in North-East of Estonia, only 50 km from the Russian border. I spent my childhood there and went to school until I graduated high school and moved to Tartu to study to be an Estonian as a foreign language teacher. After graduating I moved to London to learn some English and to travel. I started work at TIS in 2005 and have worked here since then. I have also worked in a Russian school and an adult teacher. Working in TIS is positively challenging and there are never two years that are alike. The positive, friendly and tolerant atmosphere creates a place that becomes dear for students and teachers.
Maria Paaver
History, Citizenship, Estonian as a foreign language, Student Council Co-Ordinator, Director of Development
I'm from a small town called Paide. After graduating high school I moved to Tartu and enrolled in the University of Tartu. I have a bachelor's degree in Estonian language and literature and a master's degree in Estonian language and literature teaching. My native language is Estonian, but I also speak English very well and a little bit of German, Russian and Finnish. In addition to work at the Tartu International School, I'm volunteering at the Tartu University Clinic Children's Fund. I sincerely believe that it's important to give back to the community and that is how changes begin. I find teaching a demanding and challenging job, but also a rewarding one. It's great to see your students' progress and their joy from their own achievements. When I happen to have free time, I love doing sports, visiting museums, reading books and enjoying movies.
Elo-Kai Kurel
Mathematics, Educational Technology Instructor
I grew up in a village 40 km from Tartu. After high school graduation I started to study Mathematics at Tartu University. My mother tongue is Estonian and I also speak English. Additionally, I speak some German, Russian and Finnish. I have worked in TIS since 2003. I really enjoy it. I like the atmosphere in the school and the friendly relations between students and teachers. I have three children of my own.
Kadi Rätsepp
I was born in a small village in southwest of Estonia called Vändra where I spent my entire childhood. After finishing the high school in 2001 I came to Tartu in order to start my university years in Tartu University. These ended in 2007 with receiving a master's degree in teaching biology. During my studies I also became a science teacher in Tartu International School. My mother tongue is Estonian. I speak fluent English and German on a satisfactory level. I enjoy everything related to nature and sciences. In my free time you would often find me fishing, chasing some random insects, taking care of my garden, watching nature related documentaries and many more. And of course I absolutely love being a teacher.
Vesta Voltein
I was born and raised in Tartu. In 1992 I moved to Tallinn to study in Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre and I lived there for 8 years. Since 2000 I am back in Tartu. My mother tongue is Estonian and I speak English and Russian as well. I love Music. Children too. Let's sing and play! The choir or the band- music is fun!
Maarika Kullamaa
Grade 1 Class Teacher
I was born in Kuressaare which is the capital of the biggest island of Estonia. I have been studying Special Education in Tartu University. In 2008, after years of studies and travelling I landed here, in TIS. My passions are neuropsychology and psycholinguistics and human nature and communication are the most interesting areas of them all. Most of the free time I spend with my daughter. If any time left, I love gardening, reading, sewing and nature. Every year in TIS is different. That makes working here challenging and interesting. I believe that common vision of the results and a good cooperation makes the school perfect. Perfect place, where teachers want to work and students do not want to leave.
Heidi Erbsen
Grade 2-3 Class Teacher, English, PSHE
I am from the small town of Pearl City Illinois, USA, where I grew up being active in community activities such as Girl Scouts, Youth Group, and the American Legion Auxiliary. I graduated Seton Hall University with a degree in International Relations and a great deal of experience teaching ESL in my university community and at the English Plus Summer Program in Nerekhta, Russia. After college, I gained my TEFL certificate in Saint Petersburg, Russia and have spent the last few years teaching English in various locations in Russia, Spain, and now Estonia, where I recently finished my MA in Political Science at Tartu University. Besides speaking English as my native language, I also speak Spanish and Russian fairly well and am doing my best to learn Estonian. In addition to learning and teaching, I love virtually all sports and physical activity and strive to help students to find their own balance in becoming strong mentally, physically, and emotionally.
Mikko Saarivuori
Free-time club teacher, assistant teacher
I grew up in a small village near Rauma on west coast of Finland. I studied sports and physical education in Uusikaupunki and Eerikkilä Sports Institute. Before moving to Tartu in 2016 I worked with children as a coach in sports clubs and as a personal assistant in school and in students' free time. I also organized after school sports clubs for younger children in various schools in Rauma. In my free time I like to go fishing and play floorball. Floorball is my passion and also takes most of my time on the weekends.
Andreas Viikvald
I was born and raised in Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. After high school, in 2013 I moved to Tartu to start my university studies. For the first 1,5 years I studied Norwegian language and literature, I even went to Bergen, Norway for summer university and language practice. But my true passion was still sciences, so I went on to study Education in Mathematics and Physics. Two years later I find myself teaching wonderful children at TIS and I couldn't be happier. I enjoy the tolerant and multicultural environment that TIS has created. My mother tongue is Estonian, additionally I'm fluent in English and not so fluent in Norwegian.
Merike Palopson
Arts, Technology
I grew up in a small village in south east of Estonia, but after finishing high school I had two gap years in the UK as an au pair before moving to Tartu and enrolling in the University of Tartu. I am about to receive my master's degree as teacher of English. During my stay in the UK I was also a member of an art club, volunteered in Wimbledon Art Studios and took part in various exhibitions. In 2013 I had my personal exhibition here in Tartu. It is great to be involved in the life of TIS family and interact with people from wide variety of backgrounds from whom I have learnt a great deal. I am passionate towards teaching and aim at bringing the best out of every student as well as stimulate them creatively by different ideas and perspectives.
Liia Salum
German as a foreign language
I was born and raised in Saaremaa in a small village at the seaside. After high school graduation I studied German philology for five years at Tartu University. In 2006 I started studying again and in 2011 received a master's degree in teaching English. I like teaching and I like languages. Beside German and English I can speak Italian, Swedish and Russian and at the moment I'm attending French course on B2.2. level. My hobbies are reading, gardening and cooking and I love physical activity. I adore my grandchildren and spend much time with them.
Julie Griffin
English, Arts, Citizenship
I have professional experience with children of all ages and backgrounds: from working with special needs children as young as infants at 6 weeks, to running a small after-school program for teens. I have been teaching in some capacity for five and a half years, specifically teaching English for four of them. I was born in the US to a military family and traveled all over the world as a child, so I know what it is like to start at a new school in a strange place. My husband and I moved to Tartu for him to complete his PhD and while we've lived here we had our first child. I have a Bachelors degree in Art and have the pleasure of teaching art to some of my students at TIS.
Hasso Paap
Physical Education
I was born in Viljandi but raised in Vändra – this is a small village in southwest of Estonia. After finishing the high school in 2001, I came to Tartu in order to start my university studies in Tartu University. There I studied sports and physical education. At the moment I am working as a trainer and a teacher, but I have also worked in a sports shop. My passion is sports and long distance running. I hope that I can transfer some of my passion to my students too!
Andreas McKeough
English, History, Citizenship
I grew up in a small village in southern Finland, in a family of an Australian father and a Finnish mother, in the glorious 1980´s. Most of the people in the village spoke Swedish, the minority language of the country, which I also picked up as a child. After high school I decided to leave the countryside and to move to Helsinki, the capital city, to become an urbanite. After a few years of work in a kindergarten and as a personal assistant to a disabled boy, I entered the University of Helsinki in 2003. I obtained my master's degree in folklore studies in 2008 and defended my doctoral thesis early in 2017. In 2012 I moved to Estonia and have been here ever since. I have worked as a teacher for 2 years and really like it, it´s great to be a part of the life and education of young people. My hobbies include collecting old records, reading, cinema history, and playing and watching football.
Evelyn Vahi
Preschool, Estonian as a foreign languge
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School Counselor
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Getting involved in the stock market is an exciting opportunity. There are a lot of different ways you can invest, depending on your risk tolerance and your overall investment goals. However you invest, you should have a thorough knowledge of exactly how the market operates. The article below discusses some tips that can help you become a great trader.
If you focus your portfolio on the most long range yields, you want to include strong stocks from various industries. While the market grows, as a whole, certain sectors don't grow as quickly. If you have holdings in different market sectors, it is possible to take advantage of big gains in individual industries and improve your overall standing. You can minimize losses in shriveling sectors and keep them ready for the growth cycle through regular re-balancing.
A basic index fund provides returns that typically match the 10% annual market average. If you intend to pick individual stocks, you want to select ones that offer better returns than this. If the stock includes dividends you would simply add that percentage to the the growth rate percentage to determine the total likely return on the investment. Take for instance, a stock which has 12% earnings and 2% yield may give you around a 14% return.
Avoid timing the markets. It is a proven fact that invest an equal amount of funds into the market steadily over time have the ideal results. Decide the amount of money you can afford to put into the market. You should adopt a regular pattern of investments, for instance once a week.
Remind yourself that success will not come overnight. It usually takes several months for stock prices to rise, and many people don't have the patience to wait it out. You should learn to be patient.
Avoid random stock tips or advice. Pay careful attention to your financial adviser, and even closer attention to any recommendations they personally invest in. Don't pay attention to others. You cannot replace the value of performing your own research, especially if stock-picking and investment advice is being pushed on you by some marketer that gets paid to persuade you.
If you plan on using a brokerage firm for your investments in the stock market, ensure that the firm is one you can trust. There are many shady firms offering poor stock advice. Research the brokerage firm reviews on the Internet.
Develop a great strategy for investing, and stick with that strategy. Factors that make you decide to invest in a business can vary from cash flow levels to stock prices. Every investor has their own, unique strategy. It's important to find an investing strategy that appeals to you.
Many stocks pay dividends and should therefore be added to your portfolio. So, should the stock's value decrease, you will still get a dividend and offset part of your losses. Should the price of the stock increase, dividends will provide you with a bonus, added onto the bottom line. They could also supply you with steady income.
Be sure you're following the dividend history of companies you own stock in. Older people in particular need to have a stable stock that will provide them with strong dividends. Many large companies will reinvest profits back into their business. They may also pay it to their shareholders by dividends. The yield of a dividend is easy to understand: The annual dividend figure is simply divided by the current stock price.
As you review a potential stock purchase, research how the company handles matters of equity and voting rights. It is a bad sign if management holds a small percentage of the stock, yet controls a high percentage of the voting. Situations such as these are big warning signs not to buy these stocks.
Try to stay positive, even if you suffer some losses initially. A lot of new investors become disappointed if things happen differently than they expect or would like. To become a successful investor requires patience, experience, and a deep understanding of the market, and it takes time to develop these traits.
Before purchasing any type of stock, it is vital that you lay out your goals. For example, some might be looking to increase earnings with low risk factors while others are looking to increase the size of their portfolio. Regardless of your goals, identifying a clear plan is a good way to increase your chances for success.
The first time you invest in stocks, start small. You don't want to invest all your money at once. If your stock ends up being profitable, you can start to invest more money as you feel comfortable. When you invest all of your money at once, you increase your risk of potentially losing your money.
It can be fun and exciting to invest in stocks, however you decide to do it. Whatever your investment plans might include, follow the tips that have been outlined here to improve profits and reduce losses in the market.


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Beautiful, clever, and rich Emma Woodhouse is convinced she is good at matchmaking after her older sister and her governess both marry suitable husbands.
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In Emma, Austen's prose brilliantly elevates, in the words of Virginia Woolf, the trivialities of day-to-day existence, of parties, picnics, and country dances of early-nineteenth-century life in the English countryside to an unrivaled level of pleasure for the reader. At the center of this world is the inimitable Emma Woodhouse, a self-proclaimed matchmaker who, by the novel's conclusion, just may find herself the victim of her own best intentions.
Jane Austen wrote some of the most remarkable romantic novels in English, and Emma is said to be written at the height of her powers. Like all her novels (Pride and Prejudice and Sense and Sensibility), the narrative is simple, straightforward and the story develops through seemingly commonplace conversations and events.
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Seattle Seahawks fans might be interested in learning that Michael Floyd, a wide receiver for division rival Arizona Cardinals, was charged with two DUI counts a few hours after his team lost their game to the Miami Dolphins. The incident happened around 2:48 a.m. on Dec. 12 in Scottsdale, Arizona.
According to law enforcement officers with the Scottsdale Police Department, officers found Floyd asleep in the driver's seat of his car while it was running. He was charged with the two counts of DUI as well as one count of obstructing the road and one count of failing to obey a police officer.
If Floyd is convicted, he will face a two-day NFL suspension in addition to the criminal penalties. He had a previous DUI in 2011 when he was a student at Notre Dame. Floyd is set to become a free agent at the end of 2016. His pending DUI case could have a negative impact on deals he might be offered. He was a first-round draft pick in 2012.
Drunk driving charges may result in serious penalties if a conviction is obtained, including fines, jail, mandatory alcohol counseling and the loss of driving privileges. People who are charged with DUIs might want to talk to a criminal defense lawyer who has experience defending against DUI allegations. An attorney might find problems with the way in which the stop and testing were performed. If problems happened, the attorney may then file evidentiary motions in order to challenge the admissibility of the evidence. Attorneys may also secure plea offers to lesser charges or sentences that do not involve jail time.
Source: CBS Sports, "Cardinals' Michael Floyd charged with DUI hours after loss in Miami," John Breech, Dec. 12, 2016.


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I am a sixty-something married woman who LOVED the 60's and 70's. Rock on or Die. Your choice!
In The News ~ A request to Santa Claus on behalf of senior ladies
This is adorable and I had to share - I found this on the New Haven Register and it is authored by Jean Cherni.
My sentiments EXACTLY!
Dear Santa,
I know this is a very busy time of year for you, so I am sure you will understand that while we love the wonderful family time the holidays bring, most of the responsibility for shopping and entertaining falls on us women folk (especially the senior women in many families).
Although we gladly accept the responsibility of perpetuating important traditions, at the same time, unlike many cultures in which an elder is considered special and revered, in America we are bombarded by propaganda indicating we should strive to forever remain between the ages of 17 and 38. If possible, Santa, help our media and cultural institutions recognize that just as you have not been devalued by your age, neither should we be.
I, for one, don't mourn the passing years as long as my health remains good, but there are a few things that every woman of a certain age really needs to have:
• An accurate but flattering three-way mirror, so she will never leave the house looking ridiculous or feeling completely discouraged.
• Grown children who never start a sentence with the phrase, "At your age, you should..." or blame her for all their problems, but realize many are of their own making.
• A man, other than her husband, who regularly tells her she looks fabulous. (On second thought, most of us would settle for their husbands just noticing what they are wearing).
• One room, decorated just the way she wants it, that is hers alone and off limits to everyone else.
• A unique and special interest or passion that makes her wake up each morning, eager to start the day.
• One really good friend who understands her completely and admires her anyway.
• Her own bank account and enough money to pay regular bills, but not so much that planning and saving, and therefore eventually savoring something special, is unnecessary.
• A pet, be it dog, cat, bird or fish that waits for her each day with unconditional love.
• The ability to enjoy her own company.
In addition to air, earth, water and fire, all women have four personal but necessary elements in order to survive and be happy. Mine are:
• A loving relationship.
• Meaningful work.
• Travel.
• Theater and the arts.
That is my special list. Every woman has her own priorities. Help us, Santa, to recognize what they are so we may lead fulfilling, joyful lives, whatever our age.
Contact Jean Cherni, senior adviser for Premier Transitions, a full-service program for seniors contemplating a move, at email@example.com or 49 Rose St., Apt. 510, Branford, 06405.
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The US Open mens final featured the best defensive player in the world – Novak Djokovic – against the best offensive player in the world – Roger Federer.
Paul Annacone, Federer's former coach said, "I think what happened is what happens to everybody against Novak. And the reason is that when you play Novak, the target goes from 12 inches to about 4 inches, and then you start to press. You try to serve too well, try to hit approach shots too well and then you overplay and start to make errors. And when you combine that with Novak playing really, really well that is what happens. Novak is the most effective defender in the world, and for an offensive player, the target gets very small, and to execute that for five sets is the hardest challenge in tennis right now."
Prior to the finals, Federer was on a roll, taking the ball earlier than ever and with his same fluid grace. And perhaps in each of these matches his targets were in fact 12 inches from the line. The set were scores
- 6-1, 6-2, 6-2;
- 6-1, 6-2, 6-1;
- 6-3, 6-4, 6-4;
- 7-6, 7-6, 7-5;
- 6-3, 6-3, 6-1;
- 6-4, 6-3, 6-1.
Roger played with supreme confidence against Isner in the round of 16, appeared to toy with Gasquet in the quarters and crushed Wawrinka in the semifinals.
But for sure everything would different with Djokovic, and the tone was set in the first game of the match. Federer weathered three break points and held serve on the 16th point of the game. Patrick McEnroe observed "Djokovic was getting a good hit on every return."
As an aside, Roger's two victories over Djokovic earlier in the year were in Dubai 63 75 and in Cincinnati 76 63– both two of three set formats, and both on fast hard courts. Beating Novak in 5 sets within a Grand Slam final is a more daunting task.
Afer splitting the first two sets 64 and 57 the business end of this match as well as the US Open championships occurred within the third and fourth sets. And in those last two sets, both won by Novak 64 64 the statistics tell the story, and for sure Annacone's comments held true when analyzing the break points.
On the break points
- Novak was 2 for 2 in the third set and 2 for 3 in the fourth set
- Federer was 1 for 5 in the third set ad 1 for 6 in the fourth set
- Said another way Djokovic won 13 of the 16 points played on break points – 80% of them, but over the four set match Djokovic won 147 points to Roger's 145.
In post match comments, Roger said he had many opportunities and lost, "Because of the mistakes I made. I have to get better at that. It's just pretty simple. Maybe I haven't played this offensive for a very long time," Federer said, "and that's maybe the reason maybe I was slightly shaky when it comes to the crunch on break points. Who knows?"
Novak has acknowledged that Rafa and Roger had made him get better. Now it will be up to Roger to get better, and as likely as not get even more confident playing offensive tennis against a man that gives him targets 4 inches from the line.
Running Around the Backhand
"The inside-out forehand is one of the most important shots in the game," Novak Djokovic said. "I look for every opportunity to do it."
And from Roger Federer, "If you ask guys what their favorite shot is, a lot would say the inside-out forehand."
In an earlier era, "Courier's was the most devastating," said Justin Gimelstob, a former pro who now coaches John Isner. "Courier started destroying guys with the inside-out forehand."
But Jimmy Arias (who was the model that Nick Bollitieri used to fashion this inside out weapon) has wondered if the inside-out forehand had become too popular. "I don't understand why they run around so much," he said. "If my backhand was as good as today's players, then why give up that much court and get out of position?" That, sports fans, is a very good question.
"The inside-out forehand used to be the most important shot, but now the backhand down the line is as important," Murray said. But not all the players are comfortable and or confident in driving this ball up the line on the backhand wing – and if the inside out forehand is played against a vulnerable backhand then all bets are off – on the other hand if Murray or Novak or even Wawrinka are lurking on the other side of the net this inside out stroke can in fact become a liability.
Jack Sock may hit a higher percentage of forehands than anyone else on tour. And Sock has described the "inside in" forehand as a changeup but one that may make both players run ever further for their next inside-out shot.
My thought is that to build a game, whether at the professional level, or for you the reader, it is important to balance your strenghts and always have the courage to work on your weaknesses. But too often in our modern game, many players treat the game as a forehand showcase, and when forced to return serve or stay in the rally on the backhand wing – their shortcomings are only too obvious. Raonic, Roddick, Isner, Sock – there is a long list of players with overly big forehands who play with extreme limits on the backhand wing. And truly, those same players run much farther in a match than those willing and able to treat a backhand as a backhand.
Are There Two Types of Serves?
At ETI we have begun to develop articles that "deconstruct" in detail aspects of professional technique. The first attempts were about John McEnroe's volleying technique – Wall to the Ball, and Novak Djokovic's grace, balance and posture on court.
Our next article, coming soon, will deconstruct the serve using Kei Nishikori as an example. And I will discuss whether there are essentially two types of serves, for we see both within the professional game For years I have tried to understand, as well as to interpret, how the position of the racquet immediately after contact could look so different from one server to another. Or whether these differences are simply from different types of serves that had been hit. And as you can imagine, I may even create a bit of controversy with this latest deconstruction on the serve – stay tuned.
TuringSense and the Pivot
You and I learn the game from watching others, from taking lessons, from reading articles and books. And that process has been described as the journey from
- Unconcious incompetence, to
- Concious incompetence, to
- Concious competence, to finally
- Unconcious competence – where we can perform an act without concious effort. Said another way, at this stage, muscle memory drives the performance.
But what if the "concious steps" actually hinder the learning, and get in the way of "feel"? At our club I think the most common performance is of players conciously trying to play, too often in their head where the performance looks forced rather than flowing, where the knowledge of the stroke is more in their cognitive brain rather than in their arms and body. Stuck in overthinking these players often cannot turn the brain off and "just do it."
Consider a SIGNATURE to describe any type of stroke. The signature (read form and style) of Roger's forehand is far different than Novak's. Similarly, the signature of Roger's serve is far different than Andy Murray's. I am not saying one is better than the other, but rather those are entirely different stroke signatures.
TuringSense has developed markerless motion capture – said another way – they have developed a measurement and feedback system that will allow you to develop any stroke, you choose the professional signature (model) and using repetitive rehearsal you can create the feel of the stroke without reference to conscious processes.
So, a number of our online courses are about mastering the fundamentals of a particular stroke, such that your own "signature" of the forehand, the backhand or the serve – is one that is balanced, rhythmic and effortless. And now I believe that using the Pivot from TuringSense, you can more efficiently work on your tennis "projects" and improve your game without as much reference to conscious cognitive channels.
Years ago I studied something similar in a Master's thesis, and explored "languageless learning" but my electromechanical tool was way more primitive (in fact by light years). I believe TuringSense, and their Pivot will revolutionize as well as simplify the mastery of tennis skills. Stay tuned, much much more to come.
Finally a look back and a look ahead
Within our membership site, ETI Network, we feature a series of lessons each month about a particular theme. Roger and Novak inspired both the August issue which was all about the serve, and featured stills and more about elements of Roger's serve, as well as the September issue which focused on the return, and featured footage that showcased the simplicity of Novak's ground game.
Now our October issue will feature Tactical Elements of Match Play – with reference to how to play the "big points." Certainly the story about the US Open was Novak's play on the big points. At one point in the match, following a break point, Novak looked to his box and pointed to his head (indicating he was playing smart).
Well perhaps we have overlooked a previous champion who had many of Novak's skills but played equally if not more so "smart." None other than Jimmy Connors, and some of you may remember how Pancho Segura would diagram a strategy on a luncheon napkin prior to the match. The talking heads had wondered who returned as well as Novak, and many suggested Agassi.
But darn it, why wasn't the dialogue about who played this game with a great return as well as a real feel for tactics.
If you are interested in our membership site, you can learn more here. And I'm confident of one thing, all the lessons are designed to help you play better. Really. Check out our October issue – it will help you play better. Really.