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Post to Google My Business
The easiest and most versatile Google My Business plugin for WordPress
Save Time
Creating a new post on Google My Business is as easy as ticking a checkbox when creating your new WordPress post. No need to visit your Google My Business page
Schedule Your Posts
Let the computer do the work. Our plugin allows you to schedule your Google My Business post, and have it automatically posted at the predefined time.
Increase Your Visitors
Google My Business posts are a great way to stand out in the SERPs and will attract new visitors to your website
Increase Sales Conversion
Notify people searching for your company of new products, daily special deals and promotions and encourage them to take advantage of your offers. Integrates with ecommerce solutions such as WooCommerce.
Measure Your Success
Built-in view and click statistics make it easy to see how well your post is performing. Get even better insights by enabling Google Analytics tracking.
Increase Event Attendance
Use event posts to to get more visitors to your events. Easily create them from within the WordPress dashboard and add a call to action towards your event page.
This plugin has some great functionality. And it's getting better and better. I reached out to the developer and suggested some features. We had some great dialogue and I can see this plugin only getting better and better.
After trying too many plugins and tools, I just found the only plugin where I'm able to post directly on my business dashboard.
This is a very handy tool for posting to GMB and it continues to get better. The developer is both responsive for support and receptive to suggestions. I imagine this plugin will become quite popular with people making use of Google's built-in mini sites.
Screenshots and Features
Supports all Google Post Types
Easily create your What's New, Event, Offer and Product posts from the intuitive interface.
Schedule Google My Business Posts
Never forget about creating a future post again. Define a publishing date, and your post will be automatically published to Google My Business when the date is reached.
Other amazing features include
Post variables
Automatically create unique posts using variables such as %site_name%, %post_content% and more. They will automatically be replaced with their corresponding value in your Google My Business post.
Support for all post types
Create new Google My Business posts from any post type within your WordPress website.
Post spinning (spintax)
Use Spintax to generate one or more unique copies of your original GMB post. Extra powerful in combination with variables!
Post Campaigns
Easily create, categorize and tag multiple Google My Business posts, not tied to any specific WordPress post or page.
For individuals and agencies
Post to Google My Business is the perfect timesaver for small and medium sized businesses. Make your business stand out on Google by sharing your latest and greatest WordPress posts, and bring in new customers.
Manage multiple businesses or locations? Coordinate all your clients' GMB posts from a single installation of WordPress using Post Campaigns. -Or- let them be in control with a multisite license. The user interface of the plugin is clean, easy to use, and matches the WordPress look and feel they are familiar with.
Upselling Existing Clients
If you are a web-development or SEO agency and maintain multiple client websites, the functionality of the Post to Google My Business plugin will be a great addition to your services. Earn more from your clients with little to no extra effort, by offering them this extra service. They will love to use it because it makes their business easier to manage, while improving their results.
- All Free Features
- Post scheduling
- Create event and offer posts
- Create video posts
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- Automatic reposting
- Supports all post types
- Post statistics
- Pick location per post
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- Post campaigns
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- Post to multiple locations at once
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Frequently Asked Questions
Do I get updates for the premium plugin?
Yes! Automatic updates to our premium plugin are available free of charge as long as you stay our paying customer.
Is there a setup fee?
No. There are no setup fees on any of our plans.
Do you offer refunds?
We stand behind the quality of our product and will refund 100% of your money within 30 days of the original upgrade date, if you experience an issue that makes the plugin unusable and we are unable to resolve it.
Can I cancel my account at any time?
Yes. If you ever decide that Post to Google My Business isn't the best plugin for your business, simply cancel your account from your Account panel.
Do you offer support if I need help?
Yes! Top-notch customer support for our paid customers is key for a quality product, so we'll do our very best to resolve any issues you encounter via our support page.
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From the blog
Using spintax in Google My Business posts
Post to Google My Business (Pro & Business) support spintax to automatically generate unique GMB Posts. Spintax is a way to mark up text to generate one or more unique variations of the original. Basic spintax example Lets say your original post looks like this:...
Post your products and services to Google My Business
The Post to Google My Business plugin now supports the much anticipated Product posts. This allows you to publish your products or services directly to Google My Business, from your WordPress dashboard. Just think of the possibilities. Have a web shop? Automatically...
How To Post to Multiple Google My Business Locations (at once)
Google My Business only allows you to create posts on a per-location basis. Tricky, if you manage multiple business locations and want to share the same message over multiple locations. You can do it manually, but that's quite a chore. Here's how you can post to...
Google My Business Post Image Size [Updated 2018]
What's the best Google My Business Post image size? Here's the correct Google My Business Post image size and other requirements at a glance: Minimum size of 720 pixels wide and 540 pixels tall JPG, PNG or BMP file format 4:3 Aspect ratio Minimum file size of 10KB...
Using the quick publish feature
The quick publish feature allows you to create posts on Google My Business based on a preset template. It will use the link to the WordPress post as URL for the CTA, and uses the WordPress post thumbnail as image. To use it, simply tick the Quick Publish to GMB...
How to schedule Google My Business posts
Google doesn't offer a way to schedule Google My Business posts by default, but wouldn't it be nice to be able to queue them? You can easily schedule Google My Business posts and have them automatically published at a predefined time using the Post to Google My...


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Back in October, Microsoft announced the Surface Book with Performance Base. The device has 30% more battery life and more than twice the GPU Processing Power comparted to the original Surface Book.
Since November, the Surface Book with Performance Base was just available in Canada and the US but now the device is coming to more markets. Starting today it is available in Australia and New Zealand and at the beginning of next quarter it will also go on sale in Austria, China, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, Switzerland and the UK.
The Surface Book with Performance Base starts at $2399 in the US, at AU$3799 in Australia and at NZ$4399 in New Zealand. You can buy the device from the Microsoft Store here.

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AceShowbiz - The first trailer for "X-Men: Days of Future Past" has just come out. The past and the present collide as the mutants are in a battle to change the past in order to save their future. And the key to the success of this mission is in the hands of Logan a.k.a. Wolverine.
Xavier and Magneto are forced to join forces once again as their kinds are facing the impending doom in the present day. The two are sending Wolverine back to the old days, hoping him that he could change the events of the past in attempt to prevent a disastrous future.
"Find me," Xavier tells Logan. "Convince me of all this." Magneto chimes in, "It's going to take the two of us." When Logan asks where to find him, Magneto says, "A different path. A darker path." Professor X adds, "I was a very different man. Lead me, guide me, be patient with me."
%cJames McAvoy% and %cMichael Fassbender% are back as the young Professor X and Magneto with %cPatrick Stewart% and %cIan McKellen% portraying their older versions respectively. %cHugh Jackman% returns as Wolverine, %cJennifer Lawrence% as Mystique, %cHalle Berry% as Storm, and %cNicholas Hoult% as Beast.
Directed by Bryan Singer, the film is due in the U.S. May 23, 2014.


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ISRAEL – Improved processing planned for high-tech workers
The steps are positive developments for high-tech companies in Israel. BAL will update clients when more details are announced.
What is the change? According to Israeli press reports, the Ministry of Interior is planning several changes to improve and speed work-permit processing for foreign workers in the high-tech industry.
What does the change mean? Among the changes, a streamlined online application process will be introduced for high-tech companies that are preapproved by the Innovation Authority. Additionally, the ministry will ease other rules for the high-tech sector, such as allowing work authorization for domestic partners of high-tech experts and allowing up to 500 foreign students to work without meeting prevailing-wage requirements.
- Implementation time frame: 2018.
- Visas/permits affected: B-1 visas.
- Who is affected: High-tech foreign workers, domestic partners and foreign students in Israel.
- Impact on processing times: Companies preapproved by the Innovation Authority will be able to obtain expedited processing of work permits within days.
- Business impact: The streamlined processing and easing of work authorization rules for partners and students are intended to boost Israel's high-tech industry.
BAL Analysis: The steps are positive developments for high-tech companies in Israel. BAL will update clients when more details are announced.
This alert has been provided by the BAL Global Practice group and our network provider located in Israel. For additional information, please contact your BAL attorney.
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A gunman killed 27 people — including 20 children— Friday at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., before killing himself.
Police released yesterday the names of all the victims.
New details about Adam Lanza — the suspected gunman — continue to emerge.
The names, faces, and stories of the victims (both children and adults) are also coming out.
Most of the children killed were around 6 or 7 years old.
The children:
Olivia Engel, 6, was an outgoing girl with "a great sense of humor," according to a Wall Street Journal profile. She also had a 3-year-old brother.
Jesse Lewis, 6, was "just a happy boy" who was supposed to make gingerbread houses with his family Friday afternoon after school, according to the New York Post.
Grace Audrey, McDonnell, 7, was also killed in the massacre. Her family called her "the love and light of our family," according to ABC News.
Noah Pozner, 6, had a twin sister. The pair celebrated their sixth birthday on Nov. 20, according to ABC News. Noah's sister survived the attack.
Ana Marquez-Greene, 6, had just moved with her family to Sandy Hook a few months before the shooting, according to WSJ. Her 9-year-old brother was also at the school during the incident but escaped.
Emilie Parker, 6, was the oldest of three sisters, according to the WSJ. Before she died she was teaching her younger sister how to read, Emilie's father told the Journal.
Catherine Hubbard, 6, was a first-grader at Sandy Hook, according to WSJ.
These are the other children who died in the attack for whom we do not have pictures or information:
Charlotte Bacon, 6
Daniel Barden, 7
Josephine Gay, 7
Ana Marquez-Greene, 6
Dylan Hockley, 6
Madeline Hsu, 6
Chase Kowalski, 7
James Mattioli, 6
Jack Pinto, 6
Caroline Previdi, 6
Jessica Rekos, 6
Avielle Richman, 6
Benjamin Wheeler, 6
Allison Wyatt, 6
The adults:
Lauren Rousseau, 30, was a full-time substitute teacher at Sandy Hook Elementary, according to the Journal.
Dawn Hochsprung, 47, was the principal of Sandy Hook Elementary. She was "always enthusiastic, always smiling, always game to do anything," former PTA secretary Kristin Larson told the Boston Globe.
Victoria Soto, 27, died while trying to protect her students, according to ABC News. Soto put her students in a closet and "by doing that put herself between the gunman and the children," Soto's cousin told ABC News.
Mary Sherlach, 56, was the school psychologist. She was only one year away from retirement, after which she and her husband planned to spend time in their cabin along upstate New York's Finger Lakes, according to Newtown Patch.
These are the other adults who died in the attack for whom we do not have pictures or information:
Rachel Davino, 29
Anne Marie Murphy, 52
We don't have pictures of all the victims but will add to this story as we get them.


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Vicky Arroyo, Chair
President, MB Community Development Corporation
Antonio Ortíz, Co-Chair
President, Cristo Rey Jesuit High School
Maria Prado, Treasurer
Chief Executive Officer, Prado & Rentería Certified Public Accountants
Andrew DeCoux, Secretary
Director, Illinois Housing Development Authority
Juan Araiza, Mortgage Banker, The Federal Savings Bank
Sarah Bradley, Former COO of Ounce of Prevention Fund
Jack Crane, Community Development Banker, Community Investment Corporation
Fr. Charles Dahm, Associate Pastor, St. Pius V Church
Raul Hernandez, Community Volunteer
Antonio Martinez, Director of Development, The Chicago Community Trust
Fr. Don Nevins, Pastor, St. Agnes of Bohemia Parish
Raul Raymundo, Chief Executive Officer, The Resurrection Project*
Guacolda Reyes, Director of Housing and Development, CMHDC
Milena Tous, President, Multi Latino Marketing Agency, Inc.
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Did you know?Studies have shown that circumcision greatly reduces the risk of HIV and sexually transmitted diseases. When performed at birth, it nearly eliminates the risk of penile cancer. Circumcision also reduces the risk of cervical cancer in female partners.
While most circumcisions are performed shortly after birth, circumcision can be performed in adulthood with the same results. There are many reasons for circumcision. Some men want to feel more comfortable around their peers, or they simply prefer the appearance of a circumcision. Other men already have a circumcision, but are not satisfied with it — we can revise a circumcision that is not aesthetically pleasing.
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I love these Jennifer...of course with my email being rabbits5 and rabbit's moon studio they really appeal to me! Great job!ReplyDeleteReplies
Thankyou - I'm loving making them!Delete
Love your hares...all I see of them out and about is them running uphill as they try and flee my horrible dog that has just flushed one!! She has been known to disappear over 2 or 3 fields before I can get her to come back - of course she hasn't a hope of catching one, thankfully! Glad to have you posting again...had a bit of a dry spell myself, so many things demanding attention. Have a good christmas.ReplyDeleteReplies
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Nerdy, homebound and unpopular, a zhainan (宅男) is given a chance to strike back in Campus Confidential (愛情無全順), a romantic comedy about a computer nerd who gets the girl of his dreams. For the most part, the film follows the conventions of a good-natured, fun and innocent romance. It suddenly surprises at the end, however, with a revelation of the manipulative side of love that reads like a premise for a totally different movie.
Narrated by protagonist Kiki Liang (Ivy Chen, 陳意涵), a pretty college girl who everybody adores, the film opens with Kiki declaiming her dislike of zhainan, providing a good introduction to the stereotypical traits of zhainan for those unfamiliar with the Taiwanese version of the Japanese otaku. They are obsessed with solitary pursuits such as computers and online games, devoid of the ability to relate to other people and have problems with personal hygiene, as Kiki proclaims on her Facebook page. The messages go viral, turning her goddess status in the zhainan circle into that of the nerds' common enemy.
But Kiki could care less, for she has a perfect boyfriend named Chang Sheng (Chiang Kang-che, 姜康哲), who is a straight-A medical school student and an ace athlete.
One day, Kiki walks past a lake on campus, and as if by the freakish act of nature, the water suddenly dries up. She slips in the mud and collides into Lucky Wu, played by the almost unrecognizable Chen Bo-lin (陳柏霖), an introverted computer genius who embodies not one but all characteristics of zhainan. The next day, everybody on campus has learned about the legend of Lake Ju, which foretells that if a man and a woman meet on the day when Lake Ju mysteriously dries up, they are destined to fall in love with each other.
Campus Confidential
Directed by Lai Chun-yu (賴俊羽)
Starring: Ivy Chen (陳意涵) as Kiki Liang, Chen Bo-lin (陳柏霖) as Lucky Wu, Kuo Shu-yao (郭書瑤) as Mei-shue, Chiang Kang-che (姜康哲) as Chang Sheng
Running time: 101 minutes
Language: Mandarin with Chinese and English subtitles
Taiwan release: Today
Refusing to believe the prophecy, Kiki decides to carry out her own investigation into the legend with the help of her roommate Mei-shue (Kuo Shu-yao, 郭書瑤), but all facts point to the conclusion that she should not fight against her destiny and accept her fated true love. Meanwhile, the divination seems to be working as the girl starts to bump into Lucky everywhere she goes; gradually, she discovers and falls for the zhainan's kindness and inner beauty. The belle and the zhainan are finally together and live happily ever after — that is, until the heroine realizes that their tale of true love is all part of an elaborate scheme made possible by a brilliant scientific mind.
Technically smooth and with a well-chosen cast, Campus Confidential provides a 100 minutes of entertainment filled with breezy humor that plays off stereotypes about nerds and makes them cute and endearing. As their filmic representative, idol Chen Bo-lin hands in a likable performance as a withdrawn nerd with glasses and acne. But the trouble arises when he is uncovered as the mastermind behind the manipulative scheme to win the heart of the young woman. This outcome is something completely out of character for both lovers and comes as an unexpected, last-minute revelation — an afterthought left underdeveloped and unexplained.
In other words, the attempt to inject something new and different into the worn-out genre is good, but the filmmakers fail to weave good ideas into a coherent story.
As for the girl, she has learned her lesson about not judging people by their appearance and realizes that the fairy tale of finding one's destined true love is well, a fairy tale. For now, she is willing to settle in a manipulative relationship called love.


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Like right now. Like immediately. Like 10 minutes ago.
- Watermelon, a pineapple-orange-spinach-carrot smoothie
- A button on the front screen of my phone which directly calls my sister. Having to unlock my phone then go to the phone app and then hit her name is getting right old.
- Jean shorts that don't sit too high on my waist, don't stretch out quickly and aren't too short or too long.
- A day with weather in like the 60s, even if it's rainy* so I can go for a run without putting heatstroke into the equation.
- Goat's milk butter or a store house of goat milk brie.
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This past Monday I started P90X after deciding I needed something to jumpstart the stagnant weight loss in the past year and a half. I had heard rumblings on the internet about the program, so I asked Bill what he had heard about it. He thought it might be worth a shot, but warned it was pretty intense.
I should have heeded his warning and just left it at that, but, I decided to ask around. "That's insanity!" I heard. "It's brutal" was another phrase muttered a lot when I mentioned it. I also heard of countless people puking, pulling muscles and having to go to the ER for various ailments. Still, much like the time I decided to listen to Marilyn Manson, I thought "I can always turn it off."
So on Monday, with much trepidation, I started my 90 day journey with P90X.
Day 1: Chest & Back & Ab Ripper X: Olivia has preschool on Monday, Wednesdays and Fridays, so after drop-off on Monday, I made sure Sophia had a drink and a snack prepared and within her reach. I made sure she was dry and didn't need to potty. I then explained that mommy needed an hour to do her work-out, so she could play in her room with her toys. Then I began.
I'm not going to lie. I was dying after the first 20 minutes of warm-ups. I was sweating and the thought "what the hell am I doing" went through my mind. Tony Horton and his crew were doing 25 push-ups, where I was barely getting 5…of the "girl" kind (on my knees). But I did my due diligence and attempted every single exercise. I don't have a pull-up bar, nor did I have the ability to hang my resistance bands from the ceiling, so I modified the pull-up exercises the best I could, going by what they were doing. Whether it was right or wrong, I was doing something. I did push-ups, pull-ups and all sorts of weight lifting (or, in my case, resistance band work) for a full hour.
When I was done I was wiped. I also felt VERY nauseous and kept burping. But I didn't puke. I saw that the Ab Ripper was starting, but I didn't read the manual close enough at all, so I thought that was for the next day. Oops. So no Ab Ripper for me on Day 1.
Day 2: Plyometrics: Both girls were home today, so I told them I didn't want to hear them argue for a full hour, made sure they had snacks, drinks and things to keep them occupied. My chest and back were extremely sore, but I plowed on.
I am now convinced that plyometrics are one of the tools of Satan and he drinks the sweat and tears that I shed. I did a full hour of jumps, squats, lunges and the like. As soon as we hit the cool down part of the workout, I burst into tears and started sobbing. I'm not sure if it was an emotional release or my body realizing I had pushed it to the brink of what it was capable of, but I felt much better after the crying.
Day 3: Shoulders & Arms, Ab Ripper X: Today was a bit iffier, as I had to get groceries after dropping Olivia off at school, get home, put them away AND make sure I was able to work out before having to pick Olivia up, but I had it timed just right. My legs were on fire and I felt like I couldn't move, much less work out. But I started to realize that the program was designed in such a way that you weren't using the same muscles as the day before (not as much, anyway) and therefore you ARE able to get it done. While I was not able to keep up with them on every exercise, nor was I able to get the same amount of reps done, I did complete the entire hour of Shoulders & Arms, and then attempted to do the Ab Ripper X. I was able to get through the first 3 or 4 out of 11 ab exercises before I completely fell apart. Since I was starting to feel a little nauseous, I decided I wasn't going to push myself because I did what I could and I didn't feel like I was slacking in any way.
The rest of the day my muscles felt like they were going to jump out of my body. I may or may not cursed when I bent down to get something from a lower cabinet. I was exhausted and I started craving protein. I ate almonds by the handful, lean deli ham and anything I could think that was protein-filled and in our house. Bill brought me home Steak tacos, which helped.
Day 4: Yoga X: This workout was intense. The only kind of yoga I've ever done was the twinkly music, relaxation type. But this was a full-on hard-core sweat-producing workout. It was an hour and a half long, the longest work-out of the week. It was really a bit too long, as after about an hour the girls came out and started staring at me and wanted to know when we could go do something fun.
After 40 minutes of intense poses and constant up/down work, I once again broke down, put my head down on my yoga mat and kept saying "I can't do this, I can't keep up, I can't do this." And then I thought "You CAN do this, and dammit you WILL do this, because you want to be in shape. So breathe and do what you can." Luckily at about the 40 minute mark was the time the workouts got a little less intense and I was able to do a bit more of the relaxing things I had come to enjoy about Yoga in the past. By no means was I able to do all of the poses or workouts. I am not even close to being flexible enough for some of them. I sat a few out, but I would estimate that I only sat out 15 minutes worth of actual poses. I would try to catch my breath, drink water or do other stretches while they did things I didn't feel comfortable attempting.
When I was done I had sweat more than on any other day, but then something amazing happened: I wasn't as stiff as I had been before I started. Yes, I was still pretty sore, but I felt stretched and it was more tolerable. The whole workout routine was making sense.
Day 5: Legs & Back, Ab Ripper X: I woke up, still incredibly sore. Everything took extra time because I can't ever remember working out this much in such a small amount of time. Bill had the day off, so he took Olivia to school and I took my time and started my workout a bit later than usual. At about the thirty minute mark I was sweaty, tired and ready to stop, but I plowed on and finished. I didn't get anywhere close to the same amount of reps, but I felt that my form was pretty decent, so that is what was most important. I started the Ab Ripper and my legs started to cramp during the wide-legged crunch routine, and I took that as my sign to calm it down. I felt nauseous again and was wiped. It took awhile before I felt ready to do anything and I was still really sore. Sitting down and getting up from the toilet required a lot of effort and a few curses.
Day 6: Kenpo X: I was actually looking forward to this day, as it was supposed to be the "easiest" of the workouts according to what I had read online. Since my legs muscles were screaming in agony I was looking forward to some relief. But 'easy' and P90X are not something that really go together. While it was LESS intense than some of the other days, I was still sweating a storm and exhausted after I was done. The girls enjoyed watching this and even tried kicking and doing some of the moves as I did them. Although I had to shoo them out of my space after they kept walking too close to my kick-space. My legs can't go as high, and there were a few exercises and moves that were way beyond my skill level, but I did the best I could and completed the hour.
Day 7: Rest or XStretch: Um…I rested. I didn't want to see Tony Horton's face today (no offense, Tony). We took the girls to the park, let them run around and I hobbled around after them. Most of my muscles feel recovered, except for my back, which is very tight, but I did a lot of punching yesterday.
All in all, this was a very intense week. I feel really awesome about myself and what I have done. I have lost no weight. I actually gained a couple of pounds. BUT I did not start the nutrition plan/calorie count. It seemed to me that I had enough this week to focus on, and I wanted to do it right and not get discouraged, so for me, it worked to do one step at the time. I am hoping by the end of next week, when I combine the workout with a calorie plan, I will see some scale results.
I have also decided that the "Classic Plan" is not something I am going to continue, as my goal is to lose weight, and not to bulk up. After discussing the program with a few folks and actually sitting down and looking through the fitness guide, the "Lean Plan" seems like it would be more ideal for me. The only difference will be that for the next two weeks I will be doing "Core Synergistics" on Mondays (instead of Chest & Back/Ab Ripper X) and "Cardio X" on Tuesdays (instead of Plyometrics). I am not assuming it will be a walk in the park, just less push-ups and pull-ups. Which may be for the best, because I do not have the correct pull-up bars or the ability to have my resistance bands hang from the ceiling, so I am not able to properly do those exercises anyway.
Here are a few things I feel will help make my workout better after week 1:
- I took my resistance bands back and bought the resistance tubes with handles. I always felt like I was going to pop myself in the face with the ones I had and it was hard to do some of the workouts with the bands.
- I really need to be eating breakfast much earlier than an hour before I start working out, as I start feeling kind of nauseous after 30 minutes into it and I am really sure it is because I would eat too close to my workout.
- Drink more water. Before, during and definitely after I work out.
- Protein! I need to find a decent protein powder and perhaps make smoothies for my breakfast instead of eating Wheat Chex with milk. Maybe dairy isn't so smart before such an intense workout. I also want to utilize all the sources of lean protein I can.
- I actually enjoyed Tony's methods. He's a good motivator, he is always encouraging you to "hit the pause, take a break, we'll be here when you are ready" but he doesn't pussyfoot around and make you think that it will be easy. He admits it is intense and forewarns you that if you are a beginner you may not be able to keep up. That said, he pushes you to have great form, and he is constantly telling you to "write it down" so you know what you did. I did not write it down, because honestly I'm not worried about my reps. I'm worried about getting through it. Maybe that's wrong, but the competition for me is not if I improved over the week before, but if I finished the week. Maybe that will change as the weeks go on, but for now this is working for me.
So, that was my week 1. My goal is to update you weekly and let you know how I am doing, just to prove that if I can do this, anyone can. Plus, it is motivation to know that there are readers who are interested in what I am doing. Please leave me comments if you have suggestions or words of advice. I welcome it all.
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Is Philippines next economic bubble to burst?
If Benigno Aquino is the sunny face of the new Philippines, the gun-toting Kim Henares is his alter ego.
Henares, 53, is the crusading tax commissioner President Aquino hired in July 2010 to do something new in the Philippines: doggedly chase down tax cheats. That includes national heroes such as boxer Manny Pacquiao. Last month, Henares went toe-to-toe with the world champ, freezing two of his bank accounts as she sought to collect $50 million in unpaid taxes.
This fight is helping to fill the coffers of the Philippines, a onetime basket case that's more recently been embraced by investors. Several dramatic moves from Aquino — including jailing predecessor Gloria Arroyo, firing Chief Justice Renato Corona for hiding assets, and raising taxes on politically connected companies — have been key to the Philippines winning investment-grade ratings for the first time.
This week brought some fresh, and welcome, news to a country still reeling from the devastation of Typhoon Haiyan. The country's ranking in Transparency International's Corruption Perceptions Index improved 11 places in one year, putting it 94th out of 177 countries. That still leaves the Philippines just behind India, but it's a rare good-news story in a year that otherwise, according to Transparency International, cast doubt "on the prediction that the 21st century will be the Asian century." Clearly, the Aquino-Henares tag team is doing something right.
Eager Investors
But as walls of money zoom toward the Philippines, some observers are asking if it's all too much, too soon. In other words, is excitement over so-called Aquinonomics outpacing the reforms needed to keep the economy on the path toward reform? Does the 82 percent surge in Philippine stocks from the time Aquino took office mostly reflect hot money emanating from the Federal Reserve and Bank of Japan? Is Aquino's miracle nothing more, as some have argued recently, than a bubble?
Probably not. Aquino's good-governance campaign is more than a slogan. It has increased checks and balances — Henares among them — in a system where there were scant few. That's yielding real benefits, including a narrowing budget deficit, lower bond rates and a stable currency. The Philippines boasts a current-account surplus of more than 4 percent of gross domestic product, which folks in Jakarta and New Delhi will tell you is a great thing to have when markets are gyrating. Amando Tetangco has proved to be a steady hand at the central bank.
Still, recent questions about the economy are a timely reminder that with his six-year term a bit more than half over, Aquino's job is very far from done. Mark Mobius, who works in Singapore for Templeton Emerging Markets Group, told Bloomberg News something one hears a lot lately: "It's just too expensive. There's a shortage of good companies. They need more IPOs." Overseas investors need fresh incentives to put more money into the Philippines economy.
One downer is the unsteady way the government has aided the more than 10 million people affected by the typhoon. Before the storm, a huge pork-barrel scandal in which politicians misused a $566 million anti-poverty fund reminded the world how much of the old Philippines remains. Chronic neglect and overlapping levels of deeply entrenched vested interests means this isn't a six-year job, but a 10- or 15-year one.
The most important thing Aquino can do is institutionalize his policies by strengthening the judiciary, creating a more powerful and fully independent anti-corruption agency, and encouraging freer watchdog groups to police the government. Aquino should clamp down on rampant smuggling at the Bureau of Customs, divert more of the investment going into real estate into much-needed infrastructure projects, and make the education system more globally competitive.
Shooting Straight
Aquino also needs to rally Filipinos around the nation's China-challenging 7 percent growth rate in order to advance the idea that good governance will enrich all citizens. The quid pro quo, of course, is that Aquino must work harder to lower unemployment, which remains stubbornly high at 7.3 percent.
The president should also take the Aquino-Henares tag team to the next level. Why not start doing more lifestyle checks not only on politicians, but also on the legions of "middle class" actors, singers and sports stars who, like Pacquiao, long avoided the tax man? Henares's tenacity has helped claw back some of the $10 billion — 4 percent of GDP — in taxes the government estimates go unpaid every year.
Henares began carrying a semi-automatic pistol eight months into the job as she made more and more headlines — and enemies. Now she occasionally joins Aquino for target-shooting practice. Talk about an apt metaphor for an economy that's rarely been able to shoot straight. The key now is to make it into one that can't miss.
William Pesek is a Bloomberg View columnist.


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Entertainer Eddie Fisher, whose singing career was overshadowed by scandals of his marriages to Debbie Reynolds and Elizabeth Taylor, has died. He was 82.
His daughter, Tricia Leigh Fisher, said that Fisher died on Wednesday night of complications from hip surgery at a hospital in Berkeley.
Fisher sold millions of records in the 1950s with hit songs including 'Thinking of You', 'Any Time' and 'Oh, My Pa-pa'.
His singing and good looks brought him a devoted following among teenage girls.
He married movie darling Debbie Reynolds in 1955 and they were touted as "America's favourite couple". Their daughter Carrie Fisher later became a film star herself.
But amid sensational headlines, Fisher divorced Reynolds and married Taylor in 1959.
Taylor dropped him a few years later when she fell in love with Richard Burton.
The Fisher-Taylor marriage lasted for five years.
She fell in love with co-star Burton during the Rome filming of Cleopatra, divorced Fisher and married Burton in one of the great entertainment world scandals of the 20th century.
Fisher's career never recovered from the notoriety. He married actress Connie Stevens, and they had two daughters. Another divorce followed. He married twice more.
Edwin Jack Fisher was born August 10, 1928, in Philadelphia, one of seven children of a Jewish grocer. At 15 he was singing on Philadelphia radio.
After moving to New York, Fisher was adopted as a protege by comedian Eddie Cantor, who helped the young singer become a star in radio, television and records.
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Monday, 10 November 2008
Scottish Parliament's Finance Committee convenes in Ayr
SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT spending plans were scrutinised when the Scottish Parliament's Finance Committee visited the County Buildings in Ayr.
Local residents had an opportunity to watch as Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Sustainable Growth, John Swinney MSP, faced questions on multi-million pound Scottish Government spending plans for 2009/10.
[Pictured: Provost Winifred Sloan (right) welcomed the Holyrood Finance Committee Convener, Andrew Welsh MSP, other members of the committee and all those participating in the visit to the County Buildings.]
South Ayrshire Council Provost Winifred Sloan welcomed the Finance Committee and others to the County Buildings and said: "It is my great pleasure to welcome Andrew Welsh, the Convener of the Scottish Parliament Finance Committee and the other Committee members to South Ayrshire Council Headquarters. The Finance Committee has always had a very important role to play, but now more than ever it is crucial to our future. Across the globe people are facing financial problems, from huge international organisations, to small and medium sized businesses, and last but by no means least families."
The meeting was part of the Finance Committee's scrutiny of the Scottish Government's Draft Budget which was published in September this year. Workshops in the morning gave local groups and organisations an opportunity to air their views on the Draft Budget as it affects local issues. These views then informed part of the committee's evidence session with John Swinney in the afternoon.
Committee Convener, Andrew Welsh MSP said: "The meeting provided an excellent opportunity for local people to engage with the Parliament and the budget process."
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Mr. Janusz Stańczyk
Undersecretary of State at THE
Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Mr. President, Excellencies,
Distinguished Delegates, Ladies and Gentlemen
On behalf of the Government of Poland, I
would like to thank the International Telecommunication
Union, the United Nations and, in the first place the
Tunisian Government for their major contributions in
preparing the second phase of the World Summit on the
Information Society (WSIS).
Mr. President,
As we well know the objective of the WSIS
process was not to discuss the utilizing of ICTs or to
consider their axiomatic value but to find a way to build
digital solidarity and to develop and expand the Information
Society. We believe that thanks to the Tunis Summit a
responsible and balanced dialogue among all the WSIS
shareholders has been launched to facilitating the
attainment of this aim.
The final documents of the Summit confirm
and reflect the engagement of all participants: governments,
international organizations together with the private sector
and civil society in the WSIS process. Their adoption does
not mean the end of this process. It is only the second
phase of the Summit that is coming to an end. We should
already prepare ourselves for the next stage in order to
establish effective mechanisms of implementation and
follow-up of the Summit recommendations.
At present the majority of people in the
world are not benefiting from the new technology. A digital
divide separates the rich and the poor countries. But there
is also a division between the old and the young and between
the educated and those without the benefit of education. It
is the task of all of us to come up to bridge such a digital
Mr. President,
The Internet and other ICTs technologies
can be a reliable means of diving more substance to the idea
of sustainable development. In particular, they can be an
effective tool for forecasting and preventing global
threats. In fact, the challenges, which the world is facing,
justify the need to build up a widely and freely accessible
world information network. Such a network could serve to
provide monitoring, forecasting and early warning capacity
with regard to natural and man-made disasters and thus help
to implement the principles of sustainable development.
Such a network would be vital in shaping
sustained economic growth and fair globalisation.
As we all know the question of Internet
governance is of special significance. We welcome in this
respect the intention to assess the adequacy of present
Internet governance arrangements and to develop a more
detailed understanding of the respective roles and
responsibilities of all actors. This will enable us to
identify those issues that have been already dealt with
satisfactorily within the existing structures and to
concentrate on the issues which require further coordination
or co-operation.
Bearing this in mind, Poland is of the
view that the existing mechanisms regulating the functioning
of the Internet are performing quite well. Nevertheless, in
the face of new challenges, we recommend their improvement
by allowing the contribution of all interested stakeholders
for the sake of development and better use of the Internet.
The development of the information and
communication technologies like in general the economic and
social progress is possible only through guaranteeing
freedom of speech, respecting the principles of democracy
and taking responsibility by each country for observing the
fundamental freedoms and human rights within its borders.
Allow me, summing up, to re-iterate the
readiness of the Republic of Poland to endorse the
conclusions adopted at this Summit and to actively pursue
their implementation, drawing on all its resources and
Thank you for your attention.
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Monday, August 12, 2013
Susanne Lakin - The Crystal Scepter is featured in the HBS Mystery Reader's Circle today.
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C. S. Lakin is a novelist and professional copyeditor who lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with her husband, dog, and three cats. The first four books in her seven-book fantasy series, The Gates of Heaven, have been released: The Wolf of Tebron, The Map across Time, The Land of Darkness, and The Unraveling of Wentwater (July 2012), allegorical fairy tales drawing from classic tales we all read in our childhood.
Lakin's relational drama/mystery, Someone to Blame, won the 2009 Zondervan First Novel award, released October 2010. She just completed writing her eleventh novel, a modern-day take on the biblical story of Jacob called Intended for Harm and her twelfth: The Crystal Scepter (book five in The Gates of Heaven series). Also available on eBook are two mystery/psychological dramas: Innocent Little Crimes (top 100 in the 2009 Amazon Breakthrough Novel Contest) and Conundrum. Don't miss Time Sniffers: a wild young adult sci-fi romance that will entangle you in time!
Lakin has two websites for writers: www.livewritethrive.com with deep writing instruction and posts on industry trends. Her site www.CritiqueMyMaunscript.com features her critique services.
The Crystal Scepter
The Gates of Heaven Series
Author: Susanne Lakin
Barnes and Noble
When Pythius, the wicked young king of Paladya, learns of the hidden realm of Elysiel and the crystal scepter that protects that northern land, he journeys to kill the Keeper and steal the scepter. But his defiant act unleashes a terrible curse, and the Seer foretells his death one day at the hand of his son, now a newborn babe. To thwart the prophecy, he attempts to murder his child, but the queen escapes and sends the babe off in a trunk across the sea, where he is found and raised by a humble fisherman.
Years later, Perthin, the cast-off babe now grown, hears his call of destiny, and is visited by a specter who tells him of the land of Elysiel and of the Gorgon—the evil creature fomenting war in the Northern Wastes. Perthin's village of Tolpuddle is being ravaged by a monstrous sea beast sent by this enemy, and Perthin accepts the challenge to kill the creature by cutting off its head—although anyone who looks upon it turns to stone. Armed with magical shoes and a legendary sword, Perthin arrives in Elysiel, where the trolls lead him to the ice cavern where the sacred site made of crystal slabs awaits him to show him his future. Perthin feels a strange connection to this land, unaware that he is the heir to Elysiel's throne.
With the help of heaven's army, Perthin bests the enemy and returns to stop the sea monster as the beast is ravaging the kingdom of Paladya. He rescues the princess, who has been set out in the harbor as a sacrifice for the beast, and then stops the sea monster by exposing it to the Gorgon's head, yet through his heroic efforts he unknowingly fulfills the prophecy foretold by the Seer. He returns to Tolpuddle a hero, where many surprising revelations await him as to his heritage and legacy, for he learns he is not truly a fisherman's son but a king foretold. The Crystal Scepter is an adventurous retelling of the classic story of Perseus and Medusa with a twist, as the heart of the story involves the gates of heaven—the sacred sites erected by heaven to prevent evil from taking over the world of mankind. It also has parallels to the story or Oedipus Rex, the 17th-century play by Spanish playwright Pedro Calderón de la Barca entitled Life is a Dream, and Shakespeare's The Comedy of Errors.
Review for The Crystal Scepter: "C.S. Lakin delivers yet another brilliant, earthy, complex "fairy tale for adults" in The Crystal Scepter, the latest in her series The Gates of Heaven. Lakin weaves qualities of Shakespearean drama, historical fiction, fairy-tale adventure, mythical magic, and a fantasy style not unlike C.S. Lewis yet wholly her own. Reading it on a Sunday afternoon was delightful, enlightening, and such a fantastic ride that even knowing the Greek mythology (the story of Perseus and Medusa) that is the heart of the tale, there was so much else woven in that I could not anticipate the ending. I had goose bumps with the last sentence, left with an overall sensation of appreciation, peace, musing, and hope." –Seattle Post-Intellegencer
Yet, he had to ask. "Why me? Why did you come to me—a lad of fifteen—instead of someone big and strong, with years of battle under his skin?"
"Because, Perthin Quay, a matter of the heart is at the heart of the matter. Man judges by the outer appearance, but God sees the heart, and yours is true. Guard your heart, lad, for it is the wellspring of life. If your heart is true, you cannot fail." He added, "I have heard your prayers in the night, all of them."
"How?" Perth mouthed.
"That is the way it has always been. The way of Elysiel."
Perth stared into the king's moonstruck eyes that radiated with a shimmering light. He then looked across the dune to his cottage, where his pa lay in pain, needing his help. How could he up and leave on the morrow? He surely couldn't tell his pa his plans. He knew just what his pa would say if he recounted his conversation with a ghost—one claiming to be a dead king come to fetch him—Perthin Quay—to save not just Tolpuddle but perhaps the known world. He would say he was daft and threaten to punish him for such foolish talk. And then—when his pa discovered him gone, what grief would fall upon him? Would he fear he had lost yet another son? How could he inflict such grief upon his pa? Doubts assailed him, making him wonder if he'd been foolhardy to make that vow. His divided loyalties rent his heart in two.
"Perthin Quay," the king said, "I know your heart aches for your father. But he will be well tended to. Should you undertake this quest, you must leave this life behind and set your sights on the task before you. Will you do this?"
Resolve settled in Perth's heart, ushering in a calmness and certainty. He knew now there was no turning back. "Yes. Yes, I will go. I will meet you here on the morrow at night."
The ghost nodded once, his ephemeral shape fading until nothing but mist swirled around Perth's feet.
Author: Susanne Lakin
A happily married man with three small children decides one day he no longer wants to live. He gives himself leukemia and nine months later is dead. This is the conundrum Lisa Sitteroff is determined to solve regarding her dead father—the tale her mother, Ruth, told Lisa and her two brothers, Rafferty and Neal, throughout their childhood. But Lisa, now thirty and watching Raff suffer from the ravages of bipolar illness, believes if she can solve this puzzle, she might somehow save her brother. For Raff's pain is intrinsically tied up with feelings of parental abandonment. What starts as a noble goal for Lisa soon grows into a vicious family war, wreaking destruction on Lisa's marriage. Lisa discovers details of her parents' relationship that her mother has long hidden.
Shocking clues appear as Lisa reads a letter her father, Nathan, wrote before he died, prompting her to visit Nathan's former boss, Ed Hutchinson. From him, Lisa learns that her engineer father helped design a generator run by radioactive materials. Ed lets slip that Nathan participated in a dangerous secret experiment, a fact her mother discounts as Nathan's cause of death. Accusations and excuses fly. Yet, how much of what Lisa uncovers is true? Is truth solely subjective? Lisa sifts through layers of lies as she journeys into her father's story, seeking to understand this man she never knew.
Meanwhile, her mother responds in fury and tries to destroy Lisa's life, determined to keep Lisa from uncovering her dark secrets.
Conundrum explores the rocky landscape of betrayal and truth, asking whether a search for truth is worth the price, and showing how separating from toxic family members might sometimes be the only recourse for survival. Lisa pays a high price for truth, but in the end finds it worthwhile.
Excerpt: My hand shook as I held the paper to read it. Just the imposing letterhead with its official businesslike appearance set my gut wrenching. I had to read the scant three paragraphs four times before the words strung together in some sort of coherence. Nouns linked to verbs, triggering the synapses in my brain, but I grasped for some sense of it as if I were translating Latin. Yet, the words were simple and void of legalese. They stated quite plainly that Ruth Sitteroff, out of financial necessity, had sold the property located at 328 Rural Route C to Blake Enterprises. The occupants were to consider this document their thirty-day notice to vacate the premises.
Blake Enterprises. Harv Blake—my mother's business manager. The occupants were listed by name: Jeremy and Lisa Bolton. They sounded like strangers to me. Thirty days—how long was that?
Vacate. Leave. Move.
My head reeled in denial. This was a joke, right? My mother's attempt to rattle us into submission, to one-up me for trumping her two days ago. My eyes asked these questions, but when I directed them unspoken to Jeremy, his expression gave me the answer I dreaded. I shook my head almost spastically.
"No. This is wrong. She would never—she can't do this, can she?" My voice cracked, coming out in broken pieces from a broken heart. I never expected anything like this—never in a million years. There had to a mistake. The letter was sent to the wrong people. The property listed was in error.
Thirty days? To leave?
My mind flashed over the years of labor we had put into our home—the hours compiled beyond my ability to guess. I thought about my dozen residents in the barn. Where would we go? Would I have to find homes for my animals? Visions of packing up boxes and hauling furniture into a big U-Haul truck barraged my mind. I batted each image away as it attacked. They flew at me from all directions, these horrible fractals of my home, my haven and retreat, being dismantled. And then I pictured some people—faceless, shapeless—being handed the key to my front door, a handshake, a smile. A voice saying, "Oh, look, honey, what beautiful roses, and a pond! And I hear frogs—isn't that quaint?"
I wanted to scream and shatter the pictures, but my voice was gone. Some sudden illness had ripped it from my throat—the same malady that had struck Jeremy. We were in a nightmare, that moment when you have to cry out but can't. Where you need to flee, but your feet are frozen to the ground. Where you are naked and exposed and everyone can see you and they laugh and you can't do a damned thing about it.
I heard my mother's laughter and I covered my ears. I squeezed my eyes shut and found myself falling, falling off a cliff, my feet pedaling for purchase but finding none. I collapsed to the kitchen floor, needing Jeremy to hold me, to gather me up, to tell me he had a plan, had worked it all out. Would make it go away, this madness.
Jeremy's voice made its way through my gloom. His tone was even. I expected to hear much more—defeat, anger, panic. The sound of his voice chilled my heart, its lack of emotion, something beyond resignation.
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- AnonymousAugust 13, 2013 at 1:56 AM
I have read several of CS Lakin's books and have enjoyed them all. My favourite so far (even though I am in my mid-sixties), is "Time Sniffers".ReplyDelete
I have read "The Wolf of Tebron" and I will follow that series when I can get to them.
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Many new and experienced sign language interpreters are challenged daily when faced with interpreting for a Deaf, deaf or Hard of Hearing (D/d/HH) consumer. This workshop looks at the power that we, as interpreters, hold and the impact we have on those D/d/HH consumers lives based on our ability to accurately interpret for them. Interpreters will always strive to do their best; which, as humans, is all we can do. None-the-less, sometimes our best does not do justice for the consumers involved. This workshop will analyze ways to best handle challenging ASL (American Sign Language) to English interpreting situations to enable the consumers to have the most dynamic equivalent situation possible. We will evaluate techniques for utilizing "normal" pauses, clarification, hedging, etcetera in order to facilitate communication in a smooth manner. Additionally, we will discuss Deborah Tannen's research regarding communication and how it relates to ASL to English interpreting.
Sign language interpreters are often faced with the challenge of interpreting for consumers they have never met. Interpreters are regularly required to provide ASL to English interpreting with little or no preparation work. This is true for most video relay & medical interpreting and often true for educational & other community interpreting settings. Being ill prepared and without topic information might cause us to worry before we even begin interpreting. When a consumer appears on a VRS screen, for example, interpreters have no idea what the topic, register, or tone of the call will be until they have already started their interpretation. To provide a dynamically equivalent interpretation in this situation may be extremely difficult. During the workshop we will discuss strategies for interpreting when the topic, register, and tone are initially unknown.
In this workshop participants will learn strategies for providing ASL to English interpreting to the best of their ability. The goal is to provide consumers with dynamic equivalent interpreting. If D/d/HH consumers are experts in their field and we are interpreting for them we must do all we can to ensure they sound that way. Different areas of interpreting will be explored with a focus on positive results in the ASL to English interpreting process. We will specifically examine this process in relation to community work, VRS, educational, and medical settings. Dynamic equivalence, clarifying techniques, gender influences and powerless language will be defined and examples will be provided. This workshop will assist and challenge interpreters to reach the next level of their ASL to English interpreting.


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201 Magazine
I was so happy to be chosen as the cover girl for the March issue of 201 Magazine. Now I can share some behind the scenes moments of the photo shoot.
I loved this beautiful floral dress by Erdem. I was drawn to the feminine silhouette and fresh Spring colors. I chose a classic pump by Manolo Blahnik. The pearlized patent seemed quiet and current.
Working with photographer Anne Caruso was a treat. It is wonderful to collaborate with people that are open and creative.
I loved this dress by Valentino. It felt like the Gatsby era, so I chose to play with a strand of long pearls. The T-strap peep toe patent shoe by Christian Louboutin finished the look.
Racks of clothes and accessories filled the rooms. So many bright and colorful Spring choices from Neiman Marcus.
Anne Caruso, Audrey Zona and I reviewing the shots of the day.
I want to extend my gratitude to Audrey for opening up her home for this photo shoot. Days of prepping, propping and moving furniture all around allowed all of us to create a cover and article that we will always remember.


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With the 51st Super Bowl just days away, the University of Utah College of Health hosted a panel of scholars,..
U Professor Snaps Photos of Snowflakes
Students Leading Change (SLC) Win ASUU Elections
Joe Biden Speaks With Researchers, Experts at Huntsman Cancer Institute
Dalai Lama Reschedules Visit to the U for June 21
ASUU Senate Passes Bill to Replace Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples' Day
U shuttle driver dies in on-campus crash after medical episode
A Utah Sam am I
ADA access an absolute priority
On the rise
Cost-effective ecosystem
Band marches to beat of own drum
Bridge lives up to its legacy
Japanese culture exhibit educates students
Home away from home
Move over Triceratops
Most expensive rock on campus
Books bind tutors and students
A galaxy not so far away . . .
U study: man's face evolved to take a hit
Dedication to Education
BREAKING NEWS: 'Utah Man' Fight Song Lyrics Changed
'A Parting Breath' for "Utah Man"?
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Bill to change fight song passes
Forum debates proposed changes to U fight song
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MCAT adds social sciences section
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Mormon studies minor has potential
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'Bailamos' celebrates diversity at the U with night of dancing
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This good practice guide looks at correctly handling redundancy process if you have employees who are pregnant or on maternity leave.
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This report investigates the employment experience, skills and aspirations of ethnic minorities in the London 2012 Olympic Games host boroughs.
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The ACAS statutory Code of Practice on discipline and grievance providing basic practical guidance on disciplinary and grievance situations in the workplace.
This report looks at the effect of the UK 'right to request, and duty to consider, flexible working' on gender equality and access to flexible working for men and women.
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In addition to working with our Church and Mission Partners Rural Ministries works closely with range of complementary organisations to the mutual benefit of our partners. These strategic alliances allow us to offer resources and skills to more rural churches than we could do on our own.
+ American Interim Pastors Ministries (AIPM)
AIPM continually recruits candidates that will volunteer to serve in the UK by interviewing, screening, collecting profiles and assessments by referees as well as videos of sermons (for interim pastors) and videos of interviews. These are shared with the leadership of UK churches that AIPM is supporting. AIPM then helps volunteers with the visa and UK Border Security application process, police record checks.
In addition to general support of the UK church, AIPM volunteer pastors ideally help develop the church's vision and strategy and work to develop a plan for growth so that over a period of 3 to 5 years the church to be able to have UK personnel.
Find out more about American Interim Pastors Ministries.
+ Eastern Baptist Association
Our vision is for growing healthy churches in relationship for God's mission in the East of England. Our fellowship together is so that we can encourage and resource one another for the work of mission, both for each church in its local context, and in things we might do together.
Every Church contributes to our wider mission in their own unique way by taking part in enriching relationships, developing ministry and enabling fruitful mission in its own area.Find out more about the Eastern Baptist Association.
+ engageworship
MWF employ Sam and Sara Hargreaves to run this exciting initiative. This vision is achieved through a range of activities including: running training days and conferences, creating resources for churches, leading worship services and conference celebrations.
We are aiming to take people broader and deeper into all that worship can be and are committed to excellence and breadth in music, but also exploring other forms of worship and creativity in church. We are particularly interested in the intersection between worship and other areas of life - worship and mission, worship and the outdoors, worship and creativity... and so on.Find out more about engageworship and MWF.
+ Fresh Expressions
Fresh Expressions (FX) encourages and supports churches in developing new initiatives and we are a movement that works on connections. Building networks and drawing people together from across the diversity of the church and from all kinds of experiences and perspectives. Through these networks we provide case studies, events and resources all geared to helping churches take action in their communities.
The FX 'Rural Hub' seeks to catalyse the establishment of new forms of church in rural areas that are effective in mission. Rural Ministries has been an integral and highly valued part of the Rural Hub from the start. More details about the Rural Hub are on the FX website.Find out more about Fresh Expressions.
+ Northern Baptist College
It is our ministry to prepare others for a range of ministries: nationally accredited ordination in the Baptist Union of Great Britain; local church leadership; pioneer leadership or locally recognized ministry.
We have a rich history of innovation and creativity, having pioneered congregation-based patterns of training, ecumenical theological education and an approach to learning that is committed to academic excellence and rooted in the real world.
Find out more about the Northern Baptist College.
+ Time for God
We provide quality volunteering opportunities, and we do this by working in partnership with Churches and Christian organisations for all traditions across the world and with other European and International Voluntary Service Organisations.
Each year Time for God hosts 100+ volunteers, who are placed into local communities where they will live and serve for a year. Our volunteers are truly international and represent over 35 countries over the last five years. TfG Placements are all unique, and cover a broad arena of spectrums (These include Churches, Hostels, Youth Activity centres and working with the elderly to name a few). Each placement is in the UK and has a Christian ethos.
Throughout the year Time for God team are proud to provide training and support. This is provided through volunteer conferences, placement visits and regular emails and messages to both volunteer and placement.Find out more about Time for God.
+ Ugly Duckling Company
We have developed a number of tools to help churches and individuals engage with those around them including:
Puzzling Questions. This explores six of the most popular questions asked by those who are interested in spirituality but outside the life of the local church.
Table Talk. Table Talk is a conversational game which creates space to explore the big (and not-so-big) questions of life, articulateyour thoughts and engage with the opinions of others.
There are a variety of Table Talk packs available. In addition, there are also a series of apps on the Apple App Store and Google Play Store.
The Happiness Lab. A six week experiment that enables delegates to explore what psychologists, doctors and faith leaders say will make people happier.Find out more about the Ugly Duckling Company.
+ Urban Expression
Urban Expression:
- Is a pioneering mission agency.
- Works in the inner city, outer estates and marginalised communities.
- In concerned with under-churched areas.
- Aims to plant new churches.
- Operates through self-funding teams.
- Encourages creativity and experimenting.
- Is not interested in imposing models of church.
- Provides pastoral support and training.
Urban Expression is a pioneering mission agency. Our purpose is to call Christians into mission activities in areas that are recognised as frontiers of mission work today, and to operate in an innovative way.
Urban Expression works in the inner city, on outer estates and in marginalised communities. There are many mission opportunities in other places, but this is our focus. These communities represent some of the most diverse and challenging environments for mission today.
Urban Expression is concerned with under-churched areas. We do not wish to compete with others or to work in areas that already have strong churches. We are interested in the gaps, where churches are weak or non-existent.
Urban Expression aims to plant new churches. Although we engage in various forms of mission, our primary purpose is to establish new communities of faith that will proclaim and demonstrate the gospel.
Urban Expression operates through self-funding teams. We recruit and work through teams but we do not provide financial support for these teams. Each team is responsible for its own support.
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OK, so you figured out what you really wanted, in clear and specific terms. Then, we talked about what you are willing to do, what commitments and sacrifices you were willing to make, to earn what you wanted.
And now, it's time to figure out the final piece. So today, I ask you this: What are you allowing to stand in your way?
Notice that I didn't say, "What is standing in your way?" I asked what you are allowing to come between you and your goal, because, as we talked about yesterday, if you want it bad enough, there's nothing you won't do to achieve it.
Allowing obstacles and challenges to stop you is a choice, and it's one I hope you won't make. Because you're way too awesome for that.
So let's start with one of, if not THE, most common obstacle out there: fear. It is a huge mental challenge, and it sucks. Believe me, I have been there, and I am still there every day.
Fear of the unknown, fear of failure, fear of looking like a jackass, fear of getting hurt, fear of the unknown, fear of hard work, fear of being uncomfortable…I feel all of these things, pretty much on a daily basis. But, I decided several months ago to tell fear to suck it.
It's not an easy thing to do, peeps. But if I can do it, really, anyone can. I know that sounds like some lameass platitude, but it is absolutely, 100% true. Look at how far I've come:
As obstacles go, fear is probably the hardest to get past, because it's all up there in your head. In fact, I might argue that all our mental obstacles stem from fear.
What are we all so effing afraid of, anyway? THAT'S the question. Maybe our greatest fear should be not achieving all that we are capable of, and not fully living as a result. (But maybe that's too deep for a Monday.)
The bottom line here is this: if you are letting your fear stand in the way, you are your own obstacle.
I just can't let you do that. So stop making excuses and letting your fear dictate who you're going to be. Screw fear! Decide, and do. You can acknowledge your fear, but don't let it run your life! Fear doesn't get to make the decisions! That's bullshit. YOU are in charge of your choices. Fear can be present, but it can't stand in your way unless you let it. Are you? Be honest.
Do any of these apply to you?
1. "I can't because I might fall when I try to jump over the box." (fear of failure, getting hurt, looking like a jackass)
2. "I can't because I've never done it before and don't think I'll be able to." (fear of failure, getting hurt, the unknown)
3. "I can't because it's too hard." (fear of failure, getting hurt, hard work, discomfort)
4. "I can't because I'm too tired/too busy/too whatever." (fear of failure, the unknown, hard work, discomfort)
If so, you are standing in your own way. And, as your friend and a big fan of YOU, I'm telling you to cut that crap out. Stop thinking so much. Every second you pause before doing something that's hard or scary gives your brain more time to make excuses and create obstacles.
Repeat after me: I am scared shitless. But I am doing this anyway.
But Steph, what about "real" obstacles?
Yeah, yeah, I know. And don't get me wrong here, I know that fear is a very REAL obstacle. But sometimes there are obstacles outside of our heads that we have no control over, and you might be wondering how I propose you deal with those obstacles, especially the ones that seem insurmountable. We're not talking about being afraid to jump over a wooden box, we're talking about not being able to quit a job you hate because you need the money. We're talking about running in the Olympics with no legs.
Do we think that Oscar woke up one day and said, "I think I'll be in the Olympics today?' and then just was? Obviously not. Hard work. Training. Commitment. Dedication. I am hard pressed to think of an obstacle to getting fit that can't be crushed with all of these things.
The same goes for other types of obstacles. The job scenario? OK, so you can't leave your miserable job yet. Decide what you want to do, and work toward it. You'll have to endure your crappy job for awhile, but you have to resolve within yourself that the paycheck makes it worthwhile, for the moment. In the meantime, work your ass off to get yourself to a place where you CAN get the job you will love.
Obstacles are choices, people. They present opportunities for us to change and grow, if we let them.
So I guess my closing question is:
Do you want to change your life, or do you want to stay the same? It's all within your power. Crush your obstacles, no matter how long it takes, and live the life you deserve. I believe in you.


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Gulfstream G450 Abnormals
AGM Fail
Theoretically, any AGM failure pulls AGM #3 and creates a red "X" on DU #3. I've had this happen where the autoreversion didn't happen. As it turns out, the reversion mode is within the AGM itself, so if the AGM fails completely it may not revert. If this happens to you, you cannot MEL the AGM, but you can swap them, as we did here.
If you have to fly with a red "X" on the tube, simply turn the brightness to full dim. The screen will go blank, except at night when you can see a dim red "X" if you look hard enough.
FMS Debug
Most of the problems we have with the G450 FMS are pilot programming errors. Most, but not all. If you stumble upon a computer programmer error with your FMS, downloading the FMS debug file might give those programmers the information they need. Try to record everything you have pertinent to what you and the FMS were doing prior to the problem, how the problem manifested itself, and how you were (or were not) able to resolve the issue. Once you get on the ground, download the debug file as follows.
On the MCDU, press the NAV key to bring up NAV INDEX 1/2. Press the NEXT key to bring up NAV INDEX 2/2.
Select MAINTENANCE (LSK 2R) to access the FMS MAINTENANCE 1/3 page.
Press the NEXT key to access the FMS MAINTENANCE 2/3 page.
Select SETUP (LSK 6L) to access the FMS SETUP 1/1 page.
Select ENGR DATA (LSK 2R) to access the ENGINEERING DATA 1/1 page.
Select DEBUG (LSK 1L) to access the DEBUG MONITOR CNTRL 1/1 page.
Before selecting CTL D (LSK 4L) ensure PCMCIA 2, not PCMCIA 1 is selected as the storage device by selected OR (LSK 5R).
Select CTL D (LSK 4L) to start the Control-D file capture process.
Repeat this process for all three MCDUs.
This will send FMS Debug Data to the PCMCIA card in the DMU. Retrieve the data by inserting the PCMCIA card to a compatible computer.
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Bernie Sanders condemns new state anti-abortion laws during a rally in Charlotte
Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders condemned a new wave of state anti-abortion laws during a rally that drew around 1,500 people to the lawn of Charlotte's Central Piedmont Community College on Friday.
"Make no mistake about it, these laws are regressive and unconstitutional," he told the late afternoon crowd. "It's not an exaggeration to say that banning legal abortion (will) quite literally kill women."
Sanders' visit to North Carolina kicked off a weekend swing that also will take him to South Carolina and Alabama. At earlier stop Friday in Asheville drew 2,500 people.
In 2016, Sanders finished second to Hillary Clinton in the North Carolina primary, with 41 percent of the vote. This year, in a more crowded Democratic field, polls show him running second nationally and in South Carolina to former Vice President Joe Biden.
South Carolina holds one of 2020's first presidential contests on Feb. 29. North Carolina and a dozen other states vote three days later on March 3.
As he did three years ago, Sanders blasted the income disparity that has most of the country's wealth controlled by the richest 1 percent. He said he would fight for what he called economic, racial and environmental justice. He warned against a war with Iran, which he said would be "even worse" than America's war in Iraq.
Some of his strongest words came in response to new abortion laws in states such as Alabama, Georgia and Missouri, where the legislature Friday passed a measure to criminalize abortions at eight weeks of pregnancy, with no exceptions for rape and incest.
"A woman's right to control her body is a constitutional right," he said. "We will not stop fighting until that right is secured once and for all."
Sanders alluded to positions he advocated in 2016 that once seemed radical — including "Medicare for all," a higher minimum wage and aggressive action on climate change — are now accepted by more Democrats.
Though he talked about racial justice and ending "institutional racism," polls show Sanders continues to have trouble appealing to African-Americans. In 2016, exit polls showed him winning only 19 percent of the black vote in North Carolina and 14 percent in South Carolina.
Some say that hasn't changed..
"Nothing has changed because nothing has changed with Sen. Sanders," said Democrat Bakari Sellers, a former S.C. lawmaker and a CNN commentator. "It's more than just saying, 'I marched with Dr. (Martin Luther) King'."
At an appearance in Texas last month, Sanders repeated his story about marching with King during the civil rights movement. There were loud groans from the audience, which included many black women.
Sanders spokeswoman Sarah Ford said the candidate is trying to make minority communities a priority, talking about issues such as racial justice as well as inequality in education, housing and income.
Sanders does have black supporters including Harvard University professor Cornel West and Nina Turner, a former Ohio state senator who introduced the Vermont senator in Charlotte Friday.
"I think he has the best policy ideas of all the candidates running to speak to African Americans," said 19-year-old Adrian Sturdivant, an African-American who came to the rally from Wadesboro.
Poll shows Sanders trailing Biden
A poll this week in the Charleston Post & Courier showed Sanders trailing Biden 46 percent to 15 percent in the state, followed by other Democrats.
For black voters, "Biden has the Obama halo," Sellers said.
There's also the issue of electability.
The Real Clear Politics polling average shows Sanders leading President Donald Trump by about 5 percentage points. But it shows Biden leading by 8 points, more than any Democrat. And other polls show Trump beating Sanders.
"For the first time we're seeing electability push somebody to the front, and right now that's Biden," said Scott Huffmon, a political scientist at Rock Hill's Winthrop University. "That leaves Bernie in a double-lurch. He's not seen as somebody who can beat Trump and he's not been able to strongly connect to African-American voters in South Carolina who are absolutely critical."


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Sorry this week's page is up so late. My internet went down last night, and though I stayed up pretty late while we tried to fix it, there was nothing to do but wait.
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Of course, neither of them would trust what the other is doing with the body while they were out snooping and being all ghost-like, so they wouldn't really ever split apart.
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This has got to be a plot point in the future, I smell it.
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I'm reminded of daemons from His
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Stuck together, torn apart.
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