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Stubborn pockets of fat that just won't shift are a common modern-day complaint. However slim and toned we strive to be, it is unrealistic for most of us to follow the stringent diet and exercise routine required to achieve a model physique.
Body reshaping and fat reduction treatments are fast growing in popularity but what makes VASER stand out from the rest? At Wimpole Aesthetics we believe it is VASER's ability to produce predictable and effective results combined with minimal downtime and discomfort.
Why choose Wimpole Aesthetics for your VASER treatment?As with any aesthetic treatment, practitioner choice is an essential component and VASER is no different. Dr Joshua Berkowitz is one of London's leading aesthetic practitioners and he has performed hundreds of VASER procedures. All VASER procedures at Wimpole Aesthetics are individually tailored, carefully planned and excellently executed. We place no time limit on our procedures – Dr Berkowitz will work as long and as hard as needed to produce the result you are expecting. Your VASER procedure is performed in a state-of-the-art operating theatre at our central London clinic. Dr Berkowitz is ably supported by a carefully chosen support team and every attention has been paid to patient comfort. Furthermore, our aftercare is unrivalled. We schedule regular follow-ups to monitor our patients' progress and we supply all our London VASER patients with the highest standard of compression garments, free of charge. For more information on the Wimpole Aesthetics VASER package, click here.
Who is best suited for VASER?VASER is not a weight-loss procedure, but instead is best suited for men and women who are relatively toned but may have stubborn pockets of fat that they are unable to eradicate. For those that want that bit more from their body reshaping treatment, Wimpole Aesthetics now offers VASER Hi-Def which produces a more athletic, sculpted shape. Successful VASER Hi-Def candidates are those that are able to maintain their results post-procedure. If you are interested in VASER Hi-Def click here.
How does VASER work?VASER utilises ultrasound energy to break down fat cells prior to them being removed with a suction device. VASER is able to do this with minimal downtime because it only targets the fat cells and causes little damage to the surrounding tissue. Also the fat cells are liquefied and therefore easier to remove. Tiny incisions are made in the treatment area, the probe is inserted and ultrasound energy directed into the fat cells. Then a suction device is used to gently remove the emulsified fat cells and create the naturally beautiful contours you expect from a VASER procedure. Results will be immediate and once the swelling and bruising has subsided you'll get a clear indication of your new contours. There will then be a gradual and continual improvement and at six months you will be able to see your final shape.
What is the recovery process like after VASER?VASER is performed under local anaesthetic and you will be able to return home straight after your procedure. There is minimal downtime after a VASER procedure and you will be able to resume normal activities within 48 hours and return to work within a week. More rigorous physical activity can be resumed after a month when you are fully healed, but Dr Joshua Berkowitz can advise you further at your VASER follow-up appointment. Our London VASER patients report that there is a small degree of discomfort after a VASER procedure and often a sensation of tightness or stiffness in the treatment area, but that it is easily managed with over-the-counter painkillers. For more information on how best to prepare for your VASER procedure and what to expect afterwards, click here.
Which areas can VASER treat?There are certain areas of the body that are prone to storing fat. These problem areas respond well to VASER:
- Chin
- Arms
- Neck
- Male Chest Area
- Breasts
- Back
- Stomach
- Waist
- Love Handles or Flanks
- Buttocks
- Thighs and Saddlebags
- Ankles
- Knees
VASER vs Liposuction: what are the benefits of VASER?
- VASER does much less damage to the body – liposuction can destroy nerves, blood vessels and surrounding tissue.
- VASER is less traumatic than liposuction so there is significantly less bruising and swelling.
- VASER causes 70 per cent less blood loss compared to normal liposuction.
- VASER is performed under a local anaesthetic avoiding the potential complications associated with a general anaesthetic that is often required for a liposuction procedure
- VASER has been shown in clinical studies to produce more skin tightening than any other form of liposuction or body reshaping.
- VASER produces immediate results which are further enhanced over the following six months.
- VASER can be performed on large or small areas and multiple areas can be targeted in one procedure.
- VASER can target fat cells very close to the skin's surface, unlike liposuction, so it produces fantastic results in more delicate areas such as the neck and underneath the chin.


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"The truth was, I was a food addict. My relationship with food was unhealthy and unsafe, regardless of how it looked on my frame. This was not an issue of size."
Good morning!
I am super honored to bring you a guest post this morning, from the extremely awesome, Jessica DeMarra of Sprouts and Chocolate. I had the pleasure of meeting Jessica at the very last Vida Vegan Con (single tear) after the talk I gave on body image, self-esteem, veganism, and blogging. When I spoke to Jessica, she told me about her struggles with food, and talked to me about how she'd always wanted to share her story, but wasn't sure where it would fit in on her recipe blog. I was struck by Jessica's vulnerability and honesty, and decided right then and there that if I didn't see something on S+C within six months, I would invite her to share here.
It is such an honor and a gift every time someone talks about eating disorders and recovery without shame. I invite you to grab a cup of coffee or tea, get cozy, and sink into Jessica's tale. This is a story of working through the mental bullshit that eating disorders bring, finding a glimmer of hope, and going at self-respect like it's a full time job. Let's get to it!
Hello! My name is Jessica DeMarra, and I run the plant-based blog, Sprouts and Chocolate.
I had the pleasure of meeting Lacy at Vida Vegan Con, where she did a seminar on positive self-image. After we met, she emailed me about doing a guest post discussing my story and my struggles with food. I replied to her email with excitement and then I realized I would have to be honest about my eating, which was frightening. I have never shared my story in such detail before and I was concerned people would take it the wrong way.
But then I reminded myself: this is my story and some people will relate and others won't. It is honest, real, and yes, actually happened. No bullshit here.
Before VVC, I had never met Lacy, but her story stirred something inside of me that I had been repressing for years- my own troubles with food. For most of my life, I was compulsively overeating, emotionally dependent on food, and a food addict. After Lacy's seminar, she welcomed the audience to introduce themselves and I headed for the back of the line, holding in my tears in hopes that no one would see me. I said hello to her, she shook my hand, and then I broke down sobbing; we are not talking about a glistening tear or two slowly rolling down my cheek- it was an open mouthed, gut-wrenching, couldn't speak, couldn't breathe, full on weeping. She was kind about it, let me catch my breath, and listened to my story between sobs. I told her that I was a food blogger that was so addicted to food that I barely thought of anything else. I told her that worst of all, people around me didn't believe me about my anxieties. They had just summed it up to me being self-critical or worse, humble about my size. After pulling myself together, I left the seminar room feeling exhausted, yet energized at the same time.
Finally, someone heard my voice and understood my words.
Previously, when I confided in someone about my struggles with food, they would respond with "You are not fat, Jess," or an eye roll perhaps, thinking I read one too many Cosmo magazines. Funny thing, I never said I was fat. I always said I was having a hard time with food and anxiety. They were looking at my body instead of hearing my words, like someone's body is an accurate reflection of their thoughts.
I didn't tell people that I thought I was fat, because that was not the issue. The truth was, I was a food addict. My relationship with food was unhealthy and unsafe, regardless of how it looked on my frame. This was not an issue of size.
I realized I was addicted to food when I went to college, where I had a fully loaded meal card and the privacy of my own dorm room. After my classes, I would prepare for my nightly ritual of heading down to the local shawarma place, getting a lamb shish kabob plate and a Diet Coke, and popping into the store for two king sized chocolate bars, one for eating on the walk back to my dorm and one for having after dinner. Each night I could feel the excitement of my indulgence- my skin literally buzzed. I could not walk fast enough back to my dorm room to get started. When I arrived to my dorm, I immediately changed into sweats, got my marathon of television ready to go, and ate in bed, consuming everything as fast as I could. I always discarded the evidence of my binge right away. I was never full and never satisfied.
I didn't do these things because I wanted to- I did them because I needed to. If something disturbed my binge, I would be in an awful mood until I could do it again the next night. I said no to plans and outings to keep this ritual ongoing.
There was a time when I glamorized anorexia over compulsively overeating from food addiction. I assumed that it meant that I could at least be skinny even if I was still self- destructive. I even tried on the eating disorder, lasting no more than a day of eating as little as possible. I realize now that that is insensitive to those who are struggling with this disease but feelings about eating disorders are never rational. I was so in my fog that I couldn't see actual recovery as a way out.
Since not eating at all wasn't an option for me, I decided to do the next "best" thing and took up diet pills and cigarettes. All my smoker friends were skinny! I did this for a few years and yeah, I, too, was skinny. The unfortunate reality is that people complimented me. It seemed that people found me more attractive. Clothes shopping was easier. This was all the motivation I needed to continue the destructive behavior.
On the surface I seemed happy. Meanwhile, I was suffering insomnia, obsessive eating + exercise, heart palpations, cold sweats, blurred vision, chronic fatigue, and digestive problems from the mixture of nicotine, over the counter diet pills, and a very restrictive diet. I would run my hands over my body, feeling my hipbones protruding out, my flat stomach, and the deep caves I had created around my collarbone. I assumed that, despite all terrible symptoms I had, this is what happiness felt like. That is, until I went to the doctor's office and he told me my resting heart rate was abnormally high for a person at the age of 20. This was the wake up call that I needed to change.
I had to dig deep and shift my focus from self-destruction masquerading as self care to truly caring about my body and soul. I started adding good things, mostly plants, to my diet- instead of buying a donut at my favourite coffee place, I bought some fruit at the neighbouring grocer stand, I carried a bottle of water with me everywhere I went since I was chronically dehydrated and never realized it. Instead of going out to drink all night only to wake up to a hangover, I stayed in with friends to watch a movie. I started thinking good things about myself instead of thinking that I was an all-consuming piece of garbage. I would tell myself out loud in the mirror everyday what I liked about myself. I stopped taking diet pills, stopped drinking a pot of coffee a day, and stopped pinching my sides while I ate. I still felt that itch, the tingle of pain and pleasure that was giving in to the overconsumption of foods. I had been so extreme and so harmful to myself; I thought I would never feel better. I didn't even know who I was without these things in my life. I defined myself by my eating habits- they governed my thoughts, my body, my soul, and without them, would I even like who I was? But I realized the truth, which was that I didn't like myself while restricting my diet, either. There had to be more to life than my rituals around food and body.
This is where I decided to turn my addiction to food into something healthy and positive. I had always been a pretty good cook, and I had a camera so why not start a plant-based recipe blog? Sprouts & Chocolate was born out of my desire to see food differently, to not be emotionally dependent on it. I knew nothing about blogging, how social media, or even the Internet worked but I wanted to take my negative feelings about food and turn them into something with passion and positivity. Working on my food blog has taught me that food can shamelessly pleasure the body and the soul. I could enjoy what I was eating, decadent or not, without the guilt of feeling disobedient. Though I have never discussed my disordered eating on my site, it has transformed the way I see food, turning it from a shameful secret to public sharing. No food is inherently dirty or clean and when I bake up some awesome cookies or a crazy healthy salad, I can now eat it without mentally running through a calorie count.
Before, it was perfection or destruction and nothing in between. Finding balance is a practice, and one that I continue to aim for every day. Some days are awesome and I feel great about myself, my body, and my life. Other days, I look in the mirror and ask myself, "Who the fuck are you?"
My recovery has taught me that I do not have to feel great every single day. Having moments of imperfection is- dare I say- normal! Shitty days happen but it is what you do with yourself on your bad days that is important. Over and underrating were tactics I used to temporarily make myself feel better, but of course the satisfaction never lasted. Now my behaviour has changed to actually take care of myself and my emotions instead of stuffing or starving them. I don't turn to consuming as much as I can in a short time to feel better- I curl up in bed and read a book, turn off my phone and take a bath, go for a short run or literally just lay on the floor and do nothing. My behaviour now takes care of my body and my soul, because it is kind as opposed to punishing. My weight has stopped effecting my happiness and I give a big ol' mental "fuck you" to those who question the confidence I have in myself, like how dare I feel good about my body*.
*Lacy said those exact words in her seminar and I will never forget them.
I may be at my heaviest, but I also at my happiest and that is worth something.
If you are feeling down about yourself, have anxiety around food, and don't know where to start or how to start, reach out! Meeting Lacy for those 10 minutes at the end of a seminar has been the most soul stirring, cathartic, and healing moments in my disordered eating journey to recovery. It took just one person to listen to what I was saying and respond thoughtfully with no judgments for me to feel understood and worthy of my feelings.
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How to be an ally to a friend with an eating disorder
Every week I meet with my friend, Holly, on Monday afternoons to record Rise and Resist podcast. Each week we talk about what we've been up to, what we are eating, answer some listener questions, and then usually we meander our way to a topic. Nine times out of ten, we talk about fitness, of course, because that's what we do on R+R. Deadlifts, burpees, gear. You know- just your average thing 30(ish) year old women obsess over, right?
This week we talked about something a little deeper than our squat (SEE WHAT I DID THERE?) We talked about how to be ally to a friend with a (confirmed or suspected) eating disorder. When we finally hit stop on the recorder, I felt something I hadn't felt in a really long time. Raw. A little scared. And like I knew this was a topic that both needed more attention and needed to be out in the world. I also felt unsure that everything I said was right, and like our opinions were just the tip of the iceberg in terms of what could be a larger conversation.
Here are a few tips Holly and I came up with for how to be an ally to a struggling friend.
If you notice someone's body has gotten smaller, try not to shower them with compliments. This is perhaps a given if someone already has a confirmed eating disorder, but I want to talk about before that happens.
When I first started restricting my food, it wasn't because I was necessarily aware that I was about to have an ED. I was heartbroken and unable to eat or sleep, I was a crying mess, and weight was literally falling off of my body. MANY people (doctors, people I was close to, strangers) told me I looked great, and that seed planted in my head and was really hard to get rid of.
I believe we can be an ally to people with eating disorders everywhere by not thin praising, or bringing up someone's weight loss as if it were their paramount achievement in life. I know a lot of people work really hard to lose weight, but I stand by the assertion that in general, unsolicited body comments run the gamut between downright tacky to just plain damaging. We can do better!
If you see something, say something. This may seem contrary to my previous suggestion, but I truly believe it isn't, because asking someone what's up when you notice a change isn't the same as blindly praising it. I suggest being gentle with your approach, but also using logic around whom you're speaking with. (IE make sure the level of friendship that you're at with the person can hold the weight of such a complicated conversation.)
If someone seems to have increased anxiety around food, social eating, or body image, a "hey, how are you doing lately? I've noticed XYZ behavior" may be a good idea. Physical changes can be really sensitive to approach, and I often tend to steer clear of them, but my experience has shown me that usually eating disorders can be identified by far more than how a body looks. When asking someone if they are having an okay relationship with food and body, try to be open, honest, and forgiving. Accept that they might not want to talk to you about this thing, but also that they might be waiting for an opportunity to open up to a trusted confidant. When you ask someone about this subject, don't have expectations around their response.
If someone does indeed have an eating disorder, its time to decide your boundaries. Supporting someone through an ED is an incredible thing to do, and can also be incredibly draining. It is okay to offer support in some ways, and know that you can't do so in all ways. In my recovery I had friends that would offer to eat with me, but were not willing to listen to me trash my body. That is a perfectly acceptable, reasonable, and okay boundary. We all have to take care of ourselves and our hearts, and having boundaries is a great way to do just that.
Direct communication works best. No one likes to hear that they're looking sickly through a long and winding game of telephone. If you have concern about someone's health and well-being, it really is best to talk with them about it directly instead of talking to someone else. (an exception to this would be talking to someone with a confidentiality agreement, like a therapist!) It can totally be difficult to not discuss someone's situation with others, especially if there is a drastic change in appearance, but I swear that no matter how good your intentions are, its very painful to hear that someone has something to say about your body or your behavior that they haven't said to your face.
Be prepared for rough days, and be prepared to be forgiving. Eating disorders are physical, sure, but they are also mental illnesses. They trigger depression, anxiety, and PTSD and, alternately, depression, anxiety, and PTSD can also trigger eating disorders. Often, the last behavior to leave someone with an eating disorder is obsessive thoughts about food, numbers, and calories. Those obsessive thoughts can make it really hard to always have good days.
Even when we look fine, ED thoughts can continue to plague us, which sounds scary, but is mostly just something that those in recovery eventually learn to work with. When your beloved eating-disorder-havin' friend has an off day, it is your responsibility to treat them with the same tender kindness that you would someone struggling with other mental illnesses. You're friend will get through this, and if you let them know you have their back, it will be all-the-easier (though, still not easy of course.)
Eating disorders thrive on both guilt and shame, so if possible, do your best not to contribute to that. Confronting someone about having an eating disorder may very well trigger shame, and that's not anyone's fault. But I think stressing that you are approaching the scenario with love and support and that guilt is not the aim is important.
Openness, honesty, forgiveness and understanding…if your actions fit into at least a couple of those categories, they are likely to help in some way. Sometimes the way that supporting someone with eating disorder helps them is not immediately apparent, but that's okay. Recovery takes time, and for all the brilliant, amazing, and incredible people I've met who've also struggled with food, I can almost guarantee the investment will be worth it.
I've had a lot of people in life during my recovery, that have used a lot of tactics to help support me. Just as eating disorders are entirely uncomfortable and complicated, allyship can be too. These suggestions are merely from my experience, and as everyone is different, they might not work for all people.
What did I forget? What would you like to add? What's the best way you support or have been supported?


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Democratic Party officials are apologizing after Randy Iwase and Malama Solomon, the Democratic candidates for governor and lieutenant governor, ran a series of television ads with phony headlines pasted onto a copy of the Honolulu Advertiser.
Mike McCartney, Democratic Party chairman, said he met with Solomon, whose campaign paid for the ads, and said she has apologized for the misleading ads.
"It was just wrong and I don't defend it. It was a mistake," McCartney said.
Solomon did not return calls asking for comment.
The television ads were prepared by Brickwood Galuteria, the former chairman of the Democratic Party, who said yesterday the headlines had been "edited."
"I put those together, but I didn't realize the headlines were edited. It wasn't a fake headline, it was an edited headline," Galuteria said.
"I knew they were edited. Once I got a call of concern, I pulled them. I take full responsibility," he said.
But Mark Platte, vice president and editor of the morning newspaper, said despite assurances that the misleading ads would be removed, they continued to run, and he called McCartney to complain.
"Those were not headlines that we published," Platte said.
"They were obviously headlines that had been superimposed on the front of our newspaper. It was a kind of erroneous, blatant use of our newspaper," he added.
The issue was first raised publicly yesterday by Republican Party Chairman Sam Aiona, who called a news conference to demand that the ads be withdrawn.
"They are continually rewriting the truth," Aiona said.
The television ads show a montage of Advertiser front pages with three headlines that say, "Iraq War See No End in Sight," "No Child Left Behind Leaves Many Behind" and "Hawaii's housing highest in nation."
The actual headline that was replaced on the Oct. 11 edition of the paper said, "Isle oil companies still scrutiny-free."
The Iwase-Solomon campaign did not change the story accompanying the headline, but did substitute phony headlines.
Aiona said the ads were "a misleading activity that has no place in politics."
Although state law requires the governor and lieutenant governor candidates to run as a team in the general election, Iwase said yesterday that the ads were placed by Solomon.
"It was paid for by the Friends of Malama Solomon. We didn't put any ads on TV," Iwase said.
Asked about the ad yesterday, Iwase said he did not know if the allegations were true.
"I wasn't involved with the ad. She put that ad together on her own," he said.
Iwase, a former state senator and city councilman, said the state response "was clearly unacceptable."
Lingle was mistaken to say that the entire state was a disaster area, Iwase charged, saying that it would hurt tourism.
"I would have ... declared portions of the Big Island a disaster area," Iwase said.
"What you seem to have is panic and overreaction," Iwase said yesterday during a news conference on the state Capitol lawn.
Iwase was joined by Democratic U.S. Rep. Neil Abercrombie, who also said that Lingle should not have called the entire state a disaster area.
Maj. Gen. Robert Lee, state Civil Defense director, said the decision to declare the state a disaster area came after consultation with the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
"We were in constant communications with FEMA ... and in our declaration with FEMA the recommendation was, 'You don't know what is happening now. It is better you ask for the whole thing,' and we concurred," Lee said.
Michael Karl, FEMA coordinating officer, said that the emergency declaration, which resulted in President Bush declaring the state a disaster area, will allow Honolulu to recover the overtime costs for city workers such as police, fire and rescue units put on standby or directing traffic because of the power failure.
But not everyone in Iwase's party agrees about Lingle's performance. U.S. Sen. Daniel Inouye praised her.
During a news conference after taking an aerial survey of the damage, Inouye was asked about the state's performance.
"When one considers our communication system came to a sudden halt, it was magnificent. On the whole the governor did well," Inouye said.
Iwase also criticized Lingle for the power failures and lack of communications at Honolulu Airport. Lingle acknowledged that communication was not good, and appointed her senior communications adviser, Lenny Klompus, to work with the airlines, news media and hotels to come up with a better emergency system.
But when asked about the airport problems, Inouye said, "It is easy to be a Monday morning quarterback."


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Diablo Dish: Emeryville's Public Market Is Elemental
Bondadoso brings kindness and coffee to Walnut Creek; Chick'n Rice's Thai street food heads to Berkeley; Limewood Bar and Restaurant's first birthday brunch; Les Arceaux opens soon in the Gourmet Ghetto; and more Dish.
Periodic Table Shares Chemistry with Shiba Ramen in Emeryville
The name Periodic Table usually refers to the cryptic diagram from high school chemistry, but in this case, it's a nod to when owners Jake Freed and Hiroko Nakamura met while building a molecule together in a Harvard chem class.
Now their focus is on food and drink, and The Periodic Table will complement their other co-owned venture, Shiba Ramen (located right next to The Periodic Table), at the ever-more interesting Emeryville Public Market.
The bar will feature California and Japanese craft beers, as well as Japanese sakes and spirits—such as whiskey and shochu.
The Periodic Table does not have its own kitchen and will mostly offer a small menu of bar snacks, including charcuterie and cheese plates, but of course, Shiba Ramen is right next door to take care of hungrier diners.
According to Freed, the seemingly endless construction at the Public Market will start to wind down in November—at least in terms of roadwork and parking lots. But the grand opening of The Periodic Table is just over the horizon, and its bond with Shiba Ramen has already formed, chemically and otherwise.
Bondadoso Brings Kindness and Caffeine to Walnut Creek
Bondadoso Coffee and Tea Collective will open in late September—where Mi Casa Restaurant used to be on North Broadway—and bring an international mix of coffee and tea that will showcase unknown roasters and small-batch tea producers.
Bondadoso—which means "kind" in Spanish—will have a "kind wall" where customers can contribute their inspirational quotes to the café's decor and atmosphere. In addition, five percent of the profits will go to organizations that promote kindness.
Still, the coffee and tea will be the main attraction. Not only will Bondadoso have a traditional espresso bar, but there will also be a slow-brew bar (for single cups of coffee and tea) and eight taps that will serve various cold-brew coffee and tea varieties.
Chicken and Waffles Are Out, Baygreens Salads Are In
It's a bit of a jump to go from fried chicken and syrup-drenched waffles to strawberry arugula salads, but that's what's happened in downtown Walnut Creek where lettuce-focused Baygreens Gourmet Salads will replace Home of Chicken Waffles on Mt. Diablo Boulevard.
But don't rev up that craving for a kale chicken Caesar quite yet. It will likely be early 2018 before Baygreens is ready to toss its first salad.
Chick'n Rice Brings Thai Specialty to Berkeley
Even some ardent Thai food lovers haven't heard of khao mun gai—a chicken and rice staple in Southeast Asia—but starting Friday, September 8, diners will get their chance to try the meal at Chick'n Rice on Center Street.
There could be more Chick'n Rice restaurants down the road if khao mun gai proves as popular here as it is in Asia, so think about being an early adopter.
Limewood Celebrates Its Birthday with Brunch
It's been a year since Limewood Bar and Restaurant opened at the Claremont Club and Spa in Berkeley, and the restaurant will celebrate the occasion with brunch service from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, September 9.
The seasonal California cuisine–themed menu will continue into brunch, though the house-made sausage with smoked Gouda and cheddar grits is a nod to chef Joseph Humphrey's Southern roots. Otherwise, familiar items such as French toast and eggs Benedict will be offered with a twist, and there will be sandwiches, salads, and full bar service as well.
And of course, the setting at the Claremont will only add to the experience. The gorgeous views are complemented by the renovation that was completed in 2015, and usually a cool breeze from the Bay makes a September visit even more attractive.
C'est Bon: Les Arceaux Opens Soon
Berkeley's Gourmet Ghetto will add another destination next week, when Les Arceaux welcomes its first diners on Tuesday, September 12. The new project from Alana O'Neal and Mikha Diaz—who ran 2 Sisters Bar and Books in San Francisco until recently—is inspired by Southern France and Northern California.
Les Arceaux (which is French for "arches" and reflective of the Roman aqueduct that hovers over the outdoor market in Montpellier) will offer breakfast, lunch, happy hour, and dinner with a French flair.
It's Always Busy On the Other Side of the Tunnel
Three new restaurants made their debut in Berkeley and Oakland this summer, Berkeleyside reports, and those trips through the Caldecott may become more frequent as a result.
Gadani on Berkeley Square has made-to-order egg puff waffles—think of edible bubble wrap made with waffle batter. A variety of waffle flavors are available, including chocolate and matcha, and you can even order a scoop of ice cream with such delicious toppings as Oreo cookie crumbs and caramel.
Pizza lovers will be happy to include Main Street Pizza as another dinner option on Solano Avenue. The Berkeley pizzeria also offers lasagna, chicken wings, and salads, but we're guessing the pizza will be the draw.
And speaking of comfort food, Spice Monkey on Webster Street in Oakland rebranded itself as Howden Restaurant and Bar. The casual dining spot will feature "globally inspired comfort food." Though we don't generally associate lamb kefta and coconut curry as comfort food, it sounds so good that we're willing to give it a shot.
New Chef at Walnut Creek's Neiman Marcus
Bay Area native Jurem Fronda is now in charge of the kitchen at the ever-popular Neiman Marcus café in Walnut Creek. Fronda has classical training from the culinary institute Le Cordon Bleu, and will apply his knowledge to the contemporary dishes at the NM Cafe.
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Top 5 Call Center Challenges To Watch For In 2017
The biggest challenges that come to the call center environment on a very definite term, are the ones when the service provider has to reduce the gap between the customer needs and the attributes of the services. And for the same reason, the need to understand the customers has become essential before designing your services. Because then customer success becomes more likely.
Call center environment has evolved because of the cloud technology and it has brought many innovations to it with result oriented changes.
Challenges become opportunities if you have understood the core of it, all the challenges in customer service environment if tackled well then end up with a happy customer base. Let's see what all challenges are there to be faced for the year 2017.
1. Unified Communication For Customers
The customers are looking for enormous value given to their time and if you have a setup that helps your business to give a seamless experience to your customers then it's always beneficial for the business.
But deciding on the point, if your customers really want a unified communication interface then it asks for a budget that you are going to need for the whole set up. But the cloud has made the idea of unified communication a lot easier.
A seamless experience is one of the most vital factors that makes the customers more inclined towards a loyal customer base.
2. Call Centers As Social Media Hubs
Social media is a place where the customers have found a totally new perspective because of the cloud hosting of call centers and most of the customers are 24×7 on the social media platforms. They share their feedbacks and make decisions for a final purchase depending on the way various attributes of the service are perceived by the customers.
Social media is a powerful tool in this sense and the challenge is to tap its full potential in the coming year. There are various tools that are coming in the market frequently. Now, the challenge is to use them effectively to reap the best benefits out of it.
3. Managing The Remote Agents Well
Remote agenting is one of the best practices that has made the call center scenario more challenging as well as productive. Challenging in the sense that an agent sitting somewhere in a distant place should be well trained with the ongoing ways of customer service that suit best.
Although by using a call center software, the call center manager is always in touch with his distantly located agents and can instruct any agent, accordingly. The customer related information is always handy for the agents.
4. Self-Help Tools For Better Customer Engagement
Customers have gradually become more aware with time and they prefer to help themselves by using various self-help tools. It saves a lot of time for the customers and also a meaningful customer engagement comes into the picture with it.
The self-help tools like cloud-hosted IVRs have always been of tremendous help in the customer service environment so far but the challenge ahead is to make such tools more intuitive and more customer centric.
5. Improving The Average Handling Time
The average handling time is one of the deciding factors for the efficiency of your call center and the every step taken should be meaningful towards improving it. An agent who is well prepared and well equipped with information related to the customers is always of big help.
Features like predictive dialing, automatic call distribution have made the scenario more result-oriented. And the idea behind these sophisticated features is just to provide the customer with a suitable solution without any delay.
Challenges Are Opportunities
If the challenges are met with full preparation, then they work as opportunities. It is necessary to create the most productive services that make the contemporary scenario more inclined towards customer benefits and a satisfactory experience that should be long lasting for the customers.
The year ahead is very promising for the call center environment because the cloud is supporting it throughout and because of the same reason, innovations are coming in the picture more frequently in the call center environment.
It is true that the challenges ahead are many but the cloud is supporting the contemporary call centers to face these challenges with a positive mindset.
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I got inspired quite awhile ago to solve the "my wires get tangled when I put my ear buds away in my backpack" problem by this lovely post by Lau Pre (tweeted by @SisterDiane -- my siren of crafting).
I did things slightly differently because of the backpack, but it worked great. If you want to do it my way you only need a 12" zipper. I didn't separate the wires because I still wanted to thread it through the headphone wire slot on my backpack and I thought a single wire would work best; I needed to control the bit that was already separate. Other than that I did just what she said and it works, and looks, great.
And here they are all zipped up.
This is after I reinstalled the wire in my backpack.
It's easy to fold it into the pocket now to store them.
Nice and neat!
Go check out the simple instructions and do it yourself. All you need are a zipper, needle, thread & scissors.
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The company has been roiled by a profit-padding scandal, in which bosses for years systematically pushed their subordinates to cover-up weak financial figures.
Hisao Tanaka was quizzed by the Securities and Exchange Surveillance Commission (SESC), according to Japan's public broadcaster NHK and other news reports.
The watchdog suspects Tanaka and two other former Toshiba presidents were aware of falsified profits in its personal computer section but did not step in, NHK said, quoting unnamed sources close to the case.
Tanaka is believed to have denied any wrongdoing, NHK said, adding that the SESC is examining whether to seek criminal prosecution of the three on suspicion of falsifying financial reports in violation of the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act.
SESC could not be reached Saturday for comment.
Toshiba -- a vast conglomerate that makes everything from rice cookers to nuclear plants -- is expecting a huge loss of about 710 billion yen ($6.4 billion) for the year to March with sagging global demand also contributing to its financial woes.
The embattled firm said Friday that its US units are cooperating with American authorities over alleged accounting irregularities.
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Harry Reid Says "Nay" Before "Yea" During Health Care Vote
Updated 11:55 a.m ET
It was an early morning vote for the Senate, nearly before dawn as they raced to pass comprehensive health care reform so they could enjoy Christmas with their families.
The mood on the Senate Floor was relatively quiet, save for the usual hustle and bustle of Senate aides, as Senators sat at their desks to vote, which is customary for matters of particular importance.
Then, seemingly out of nowhere, laughter erupted as Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) mistakenly voted "nay" on health care reform. Microphones couldn't pick up what Reid was saying, but he quickly announced his actual vote of "yea" and laughter echoed throughout the Senate floor from both Democrats and Republicans, with a few Republicans even clapping.
In his post vote news conference Reid quipped, "I spent a very restless night last night trying to figure out how I could show some bipartisanship. And I think I was able to accomplish that for a few minutes today."
His gaffe, at least for a moment, seemed to bring both sides of the aisle together.
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Committed to improving the quality of life for the whole Broken Hill community, this credit union believes in fostering strong, positive relationships with its members and helping all share owners achieve their financial objectives.
What do I need to know about the Broken Hill Community Credit Union?
With over 8,000 members and 20 full time staff running the organisation, Broken Hill Community Credit Union (BHCCU) is currently the largest credit union in Broken Hill. They provide their members with a full range of financial products, from home loans and credit cards to insurance and financial counselling.
Their strong sense of community extends to the way they describe their business: members pool their money to help other members access loans, and everyone is united in making their money work for the good of the group. BHCCU is active in the local community, bolstering a number of sports and educational projects with sponsorships and donations to the Credit Union Foundation of Australia (CUFA).
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What kinds of home loans are offered by BHCCU?
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This home loan is ideal for members who would like to purchase a home or build one. Borrow for up to 30 years with a competitive variable rate and no fees charged for monthly administration or loan services. Access additional payments with a redraw facility or pay off the whole loan without risking a penalty fee.
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Thanks to quick approval and flexibility with repayments, this home loan takes the hassle and worry out of deciding to invest in additional properties. Members pay no ongoing service fees for the duration of the loan period and extra repayments can be made to save on interest and reduce the loan period.
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Signing on for this home loan means saving on interest: every month your interest payment is calculated on the difference between the loan balance and the amount in the offset account. As long as the balance is $5,000 or more, it can be used to help reduce monthly interest. You can have your salary deposited directly into the offset account to further decrease interest on the principle and access it as you would a regular account.
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This loan is available for properties valued at less than $100,000. Despite the smaller balance, members still enjoy premium features like access to a redraw facility, the option to repay in lump sum amounts or in full and waived monthly fees.
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Members only pay the interest on the principle amount, which means smaller monthly repayments and the opportunity to redirect the disposable income into a higher return investment. While the loan balance itself doesn't decrease, investors can grow equity in the property during the 12 month period.
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BHCUU allows you to borrow against your home or another investment property and open a line of credit. Access it and repay at your own pace without paying loan service fees. A monthly fee applies.
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Access the equity accumulated in your property to pursue personal projects, travel or invest. Available at a competitive variable rate and with the option to make extra repayments, this home loan allows maximum financial freedom with minimum drawbacks. Members can apply for a loan period of up to 30 years and no fees are charged if they wish to settle the loan early.
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- A win-win for members. Members deposit their money to fund loans for other members. They earn interest on those loans, increasing their savings and helping the credit union grow.
- Variety. BHCUU's home loan products are set up to anticipate the needs of their large, diverse membership.
- Advice and planning. BHCUU provides a solid support structure for its members, assisting them with planning their financial futures and choosing the right products for their budgets.
- Only one branch. There's only one branch for this credit community, and it's in Broken Hill, so if you prefer face-to-face banking this lender might not be an option depending on where you live.
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Documents needed to apply for a home loan
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- Property information. Here you should include a contract of sale signed by both parties, a deposit receipt, building-inspection documents and all paperwork related to construction or renovation (if applicable).
- Financial information. These documents would include proof of your employment status, confirmation of your salary and whether or not you have assets that bring in additional income. You should also include a list of liabilities like current loans, credit card accounts and a list of monthly expenses to help the credit union determine whether or not you're able to honour repayment commitments.
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Holy Saturday: After the Crash
(The following reflection is a slightly revised version of the one posted on Holy Saturday, 2016)
Because we know how the story ends, we find it hard to fully appreciate Holy Saturday's relevance to our lives. For most of us it is simply the day-long liturgical pause before what we know is coming—Easter! It gives us a day to decorate the church and prepare food for Easter Sunday. It is hard for us to remember that for the disciples it was the day after the crash. It was the day after all their hopes and dreams had been shattered. It was the day that they had to start living life without Jesus—for good. The hope-filled journey that began in Galilee was over. Back to the drawing board.
We get a taste of what the experience of Holy Saturday was like for the disciples if we have experienced the death of someone close to us. The day after they have died, we wake up and there is an ache inside of us. How do we do this now? I have never lived without a dad; it is so strange. I can't remember a time in my life when my wife wasn't with me—and now she's gone. On Holy Saturday we remember that Jesus is buried in a tomb; he is dead; and the discipleship journey is over.
Holy Saturday is not just about the death of a person, but about the death of anything that we held dear. It is about the death of dreams. It is about the death of marriages, friendships, careers. It is about the death of the way the church used to be. It is about the death of ministries and programs that once bore much fruit, but now are gone. It is about the loss of companions in ministry who have moved away or become disaffected. It is about the death of all our best efforts to make a difference in our world, and the realization that the kingdom doesn't come on demand. It is about the realization that sooner or later those of us who follow Jesus will be on our way to bury him without a clue as to what will happen next. It is about completely letting go of what we have known without any expectation of what is to come.
How do we live as we let go of what has died? We grieve. We weep. We pour out our pain on God and others. We wander around in a daze—shocked! But like the women who came to the tomb on the first Easter morning, we also keep putting one step in front of the other. We do the stuff that needs to be done—like getting the spices together to anoint Jesus' body. After our lives fall apart, we grieve, but we also clean the house, go to work, cut the lawn and pay the bills. We keep on with the business of living and wait.
How long do we wait? Our Holy Saturday may be a few days or a few years. There is nothing we can do to open up a new chapter. There is no magic button to press. All we can do is wait and hope that the God whose love is steadfast, and whose mercy endures forever, will act. That as the psalmist says, "Weeping may spend the night/But joy comes in the morning (30.5).


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"It's a more serious version of Superman. It's not like a heart attack. We took the mythology seriously. We take him as a character seriously. I believe the movie would appeal to anyone. I think that you're going to see a Superman you've never seen before. We approached it as though no other films had been made. He's the king-daddy. Honestly that's why I wanted to do it. I'm interested in Superman because he's the father of all superheroes. He's this amazing ambassador for all superheroes. What was it about him that cracked the code that made pop culture embrace this other mythology? What we've made as a film not only examines that but is also an amazing adventure story. It's been an honor to work on. As a comic book fan, Superman is like the Rosetta Stone of all superheroes. I wanted to be sure the movie treated it respectfully."
-- Man of Steel director Zack Snyder, discussing his upcoming reboot of Warner Bros.' Superman franchise, as well as his 2009 adaptation of Watchmen


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The honeymoon appears to be over for the newly elected Conservative government. After basking in the glow of an unexpected majority win in the recent elections, the UK's Tories have become caught up in a media firestorm - although it may not be one they could have avoided.
Before the election, David Cameron had described a 10% pay increase for MP's – from £67,060 to £74,000 – as unacceptable. And on the surface, it does look bad for a government that is rumoured to be planning an additional £12 billion in welfare cuts to bump up their own pay. But the government has little choice when it comes to the pay rise – it's decided by an independent body.
Nevertheless, in the UK media, taxpayer money is a hot button issue. Just ask the banks that received bailout money: banker's salaries and bonuses have come under intense scrutiny and the media likes to suggest that taxpayer money is being used to pay for them. And there's no class discrimination when it comes to receiving a taxpayer funded salary: welfare recipients who are deemed to be receiving too many benefits are also popular subjects in some major UK publications.
The lesson here is that when people are giving you their hard earned money they will want to know exactly what you are doing with it and why. This is as true for taxpayers as it is for shareholders. The unavoidable reality of increased scrutiny therefore requires increased transparency. Clearly communicating what is being done with the money and why will not only prevent the media from sensationalizing the story, it will also help win the trust of those who are providing the funds.
In the case of the MP pay rise, the government actually appears to be at least trying to do right by the taxpayer. Earlier this week a spokesperson explained that David Cameron could not do anything to prevent the pay rise. Ironically, the process of having an independent body decide on MP pay was put into place to prevent politicians from being paid excessive salaries on the taxpayer dime. Downing Street has followed this explanation with a letter to the authority that decides on MP pay to appeal the increase. At the very least, Downing Street has attempted to show that they are trying to protect taxpayer money.
So while most people living in UK would be thrilled to get a 10% wage increase, for politicians that extra money is likely not worth the public backlash – especially since after tax that £7,000 won't go very far for MP's based in London.
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Kingsman The Secret Service [movie]
Based upon the acclaimed comic book and directed by Matthew Vaughn (Kick Ass, X-Men First Class), Kingsman: The Secret Service tells the story of a super-secret spy organization that recruits an unrefined but promising street kid into the agency's ultra-competitive training program just as a global threat emerges from a twisted tech genius.
Kingsman: The Secret Service is an upcoming British action film. The screenplay was written by Vaughn and Jane Goldman. The film's cast includes Colin Firth, Samuel L. Jackson, Mark Strong, Taron Egerton, and Michael Caine.
– Colin Firth as Harry Hart[3]
– Taron Egerton as Eggsy/Gary Unwin
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– Samuel L. Jackson as Valentine
– Sofia Boutella as Gazelle
– Jack Davenport as Lancelot
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If you have a blog with a very connected community of readers, you may want to consider adding a forum or member community. Any section of a blog that has conversation threads and requires membership is a forum.
Done right, forums are an extremely valuable addition to a blog, because they attract large volumes of repeat visitors who spend a significant amount of time on your site. This can greatly increase your traffic and page views, which translates to more advertising revenue. Forums also create a significant amount of user–generated content, which means your site visitors are creating content for you.
Ree Drummond has a large member community called Tasty Kitchen; Heather Armstrong also has a member community on her blog Dooce.
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Just because you have an active community doesn't mean that a forum will be successful automatically. You'll still have to promote it, participate, actively work on adding members, and foster conversations to get it established. Additionally, forums need to be constantly and actively monitored with moderators.
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Ford: Not-So-Lucrative Buyouts
Buyout payments could reach $100,000 per employee, with an additional payment each year for four years to be used for college tuition. Although this may seem like a lot of money to some, it would leave people without job security or health benefits.
(Henry Ford...can the company he founded survive?)
There's been a lot of news about auto-industry job losses. Ford is one company letting people go by the thousands. While some individuals at Ford may be scratching their heads and wondering what went wrong, others see it clearly.
"Had Ford listened to engineers, designers and lawyers regarding flaws found in their SUVs, they might not find themselves cutting losses," shares June Cain Miller, a national TV and radio show host. "Instead, Ford ignored engineers who cited a center-of-gravity problem found in one of their SUVs, stating it might be a potential people-killer. And it was!"
Miller says ignoring this information has ruined the lives of many. She had to halt her career while her husband was hospitalized fighting for life, following a SUV accident. "With so many reported injuries due to rolling over, many consumers now view the SUV as gas-guzzling death traps," says Miller. "Ford has ruined our lives. Had they heeded the warnings, they might not now be ruining the lives of so many of their employees."
In early 2006, Ford offered buyouts to thousands of their employees in an effort to reduce cost. Their ultimate goal is to rid 30,000 employees by 2012. According to earlier reports by the Detroit News, buyout payments could reach $100,000 per employee, with an additional payment each year for four years to be used for college tuition. Although this may seem like a lot of money to some, it would leave people without job security or health benefits.
"Other problems stem from how the lawsuits associated with the SUV rollovers have been handled," says Miller. "In our case, because the attorneys took the larger amount of the insulting meager settlement, the cost of daily travel to and from the hospital and the eventual prohibitive cost of home health care is not covered."
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Our Mission is to train and prepare students for the State Board Licensing Exams and to assist our graduates in securing employment in the field of Cosmetology. By maintaining high educational standards, we assure every student a solid basic education in every facet of cosmetology. During the entire educational process, care is exercised to respect creative abilities while developing and encouraging artistic growth. Students are qualified to meet a complete set of professional criteria. They develop the skills, tact, and performance demanded by clientele and learn to perform in accordance with all state rules and regulations. The school maintains maximum efficiency and safety by operating a well organized student training clinic and by assuring proper use of all equipment, supplies and chemicals used in various services. The school has a continuing and progressive training program which enables students to initiate and advance their careers in the beauty field.
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Simple construction and easy to use.
Clay stove for boiling water is a great tool in gongfu tea ceremony. We recommend used coconut, bamboo or high quality fruitwood charcoal.
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I've been afraid to go too hard after mass-murderer Anders Breivik for citing Islamophobic blogger Pamela Geller because people will respond that Osama bin Laden has cited Jimmy Carter and Walt and Mearsheimer. Steve Walt deals with this question in a great post on Breivik. On the intellectual culpability issue, he says that OBL did what he did without reading Walt and Mearsheimer, while the same cannot likely be said about Breivik/Geller:
As you'd expect, some of [Robert Spencer and Pam Geller's] defenders have pointed out that the late Osama bin Laden also cited some writers favorably, including Noam Chomsky, Michael Scheuer, and yours truly. Bin Laden also mentioned John Perkins (author of Confessions of an Economic Hit Man) and Jimmy Carter's Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid. The defenders suggest that these two situations are identical and accuse those who see a link between Breivik and his Islamophobic inspirations of a double standard.
This line of defense is pretty silly because it completely ignores conventional notions of causality. Osama bin Laden began his terrorist career over a decade before the authors he cited had even started the books to which he subsequently referred. He didn't need to read Chomsky, Perkins, Scheuer, or me in order to develop his violently fundamentalist outlook; it was firmly in place long before I wrote one word and wholly at odds with the central views of the people to whom he referred. Indeed, I doubt he ever read my work; if he had, I wonder what he made of our defense of Israel's right to exist, our condemnation of terrorism in general and al Qaeda in particular, and our explicit denunciations of anti-Semitism?
By contrast, it is clear from Breivik's own statements that his thinking was shaped by the various Islamophobic writers whose work he cites (and whose websites he patronized and posted on). He wasn't dreaming up terrorist plots 20 years ago and then citing these writers after the fact to justify it; on the contrary, these works apparently helped convince him that radical violence was necessary in part because there was a looming danger to "the West." Geller, Spencer, and their ilk are not responsible for his specific decisions and actions, of course, but they do bear some responsibility for creating and promoting a vision of cultural conflict that makes such extreme responses more likely.
I'd say the distinction Walt makes extends to the bizarre ideas that neocons came up with, that George W. Bush then deployed in Iraq. And I'd add this: Breivik might actually be called an intellectual, if a twisted one; his manifesto is very articulate about repulsive ideas. Ideas that Geller and Spencer share. And I bet that if you had shown his arguments about "cultural Marxism" and political correctness and Islam's threat to Geller a couple of weeks ago, she'd have agreed with them wholeheartedly. I wonder what in his manifesto she'd disagree with!


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What if I make a pledge but can't fulfill it due to a change in my financial circumstances? Or, what if I'm unsure about what I'll be able to afford next year?/
We are very sensitive to the current economic environment and fully understand the difficulty in making a commitment if the upcoming year is full of unknowns. We believe in families taking care of themselves, and in the people of our church home taking care of each other. Your pledge should be necessarily realistic, as best you can estimate, and it can always be adjusted throughout the year, either up or down, if your circumstances change. If at some point during the year you find yourself unable to fulfill your pledge, please let the treasurer or stewardship chairs know so that the leadership can plan for any budget implications. More importantly, if you are facing any personal or professional hardship, please reach out to Jon or Paul for pastoral care, prayers, and support.
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Happy publication day to When Penny Met POTUS!
Publishing just in time for the 4th of July holiday, and with an alarming 5 months until the US presidential election, this picture book brings sweetness and fun back to the White House. Penny's mom works for POTUS, and Penny is thrilled to be able to go to work one day. She imagines POTUS must be a giant monster-like creature, and is quite disappointed when she meets the actual President.
The trade team was charmed as soon as Nick Healy shared Rachel Ruiz's manuscript with us. Rachel came up with this concept when she worked on President Obama's reelection campaign and her daughter, then 5, couldn't quite understand what POTUS might stand for. Christianne Jones worked with Rachel to edit the manuscript, and Bob Lentz found a wonderful illustrator in Melissa Manwill, who made Penny and the imaginary POTUS adorable and funny.
Check out the trailers here and here, and read Shannon Miller's take on Penny.
Have a wonderful Independence Day (and long weekend)!
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(Reuters) - An earthquake of magnitude 6.2 struck the Himalayan region of Tibet on Monday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.
There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage from the quake, which hit at a depth of 25 km (16 miles), about 300 km (186 miles) northwest of the city of Qamdo.
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Event takes place on February 08, 2015 at 1:00 PM until 3:00 PM
Wistariahurst Museum, 238 Cabot Street, Holyoke
Participate in a fun and creative program that will inspire the artist in everyone! Create your own beautiful, unique card for special friends, family and sweethearts. Plenty of inspiration will be on hand, including antique valentines from the museum's collection. Reservations are suggested as space is limited. Admission $7 per person / $5 members, call the museum at 413-322-5660 or click here to purchase tickets online.
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What does the name Hubris mean? Find out below.
I do not know how you feel about it, but you were a male in your last earthly incarnation. You were born somewhere around the territory of Greece approximately on 1600. Your profession was jeweler and watch-maker.
You were always involved with all new things. You have always loved changes, especially in art, music, cooking. The world is full of ill and lonely people. You should help those, who are less fortunate than you are.


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Landon Whitsett has done the church a service by collecting sermons, prayers, and liturgies from last Sunday, December 16, 2012 in response to the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary.
He's turned this collection into a downloadable eBook. Two of [D]mergent's editors, Rev. Mindi Welton-Mitchell and Derek Penwell, have sermons included in the collection.
Check out the eBook, and drop Landon a line, letting him know how much you appreciate his work on all of our behalf!


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Year In Rainbow and Eric Schmalenberger present
October 13, 2007
2pm-5pm at Le Petit Versailles
346 East Houston St at Avenue C
THE ORANGEACLE ORACLE is a orange urban oracle comprised of priestesses and priests of the modern world. Follow the orange vapors to the intimate garden oracle of the Lower East Side. Hear what some of downtowns most psychic performance artist have to say about your future, and the truthful magic of the color orange. Give orange birth to the child that is your life at Le Petit Versailles on October 13, 2007 2pm-5pm.
A YEAR IN RAINBOWis burlesque performer Darlinda Just Darlinda's foray into the "living art" milieu. From August 1, 2007 to August 1, 2008, Darlinda will explore the colors Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, and Purple both individually and together as a six-colored Rainbow. On even-numbered months (August, October, December, etc), Darlinda will wear a single color for the duration of the month, and produce a show inspired by that color. On odd-numbered months (September, November, January, etc) she will wear all rainbow every day."A YEAR IN RAINBOW is about collaboration and exploring new mediums through color and human portrait," says Darlinda, " But it's also an art/social experiment to see what kind of reactions I get from the public at large when I wear one color or rainbow for an entire year." Darlinda will record her experience via daily photographs and journal entries on her website www.yearinrainbow.com.
A YEAR IN RAINBOW kicked off on August 1st, 2007, when Darlinda started her spectrum with the color Red. The first live performance of the A YEAR IN RAINBOW series was on August 20, 2007 at Galapagos Art Space, where Darlinda produced a show called "The Red Self-Centered Leo Show" exploring the powerful, generous, egotistical (yet inspiring) ways of the color red and those born under the astrological sign of Leo.
September has been dedicated to the Rainbow; The rest of the year will play out as follows; October celebrates Orange, November: Rainbow, December: Yellow, January: Rainbow, February: Green, March: Rainbow, April: Blue, May: Rainbow, June: Purple and July: Rainbow. A YEAR IN RAINBOW is inspired by Linda M. Montano's "14 Years of Living Art", via Morty Diamond's "Year in Pink".
Darlinda Just Darlinda has been working as a Burlesque Performer in New York since 2003. She coined the term "Polyester Performance", an inspiring mixture of Burlesque, Modern Dance, Performance Art, Psychedelic Happening, Comedy Sketch, and Drag Queen Ballet. She holds a degree in Teledramatic Arts and Technology from California State University, Monterey Bay. In this program Darlinda was given the tools to integrate many art forms, theater, Film, Video, New Media, and Radio. Focusing on live performance she's produced many Burlesque events in New York City and California. She debuted "I love Dr. Nina Simone" at Galapagos Art Space in August of 2005. This show integrated modern dance, burlesque and performance art in a loving tribute to Nina Simone. She has continued to produce shows at Galapagos, most recently "The Saga of Super Dance" in May of 2007, a burlesque narrative about the life of a super hero character who fights crime with Dance. The Village Voice calls Darlinda a "Mastermind of Bizarre Extravaganza." www.darlindajustdarlinda.com
For up to date information about The Year in Rainbow visit www.yearinrainbow.com
LPV events are made possible by Allied Productions, Inc.,
Citizens for NYC, Green Thumb/NYC Dept. of Parks, Materials for the Arts;,
NYC Dept. of Cultural Affairs, NYC Dept. of Sanitation & NYC Board of Education
Film & Exhibition support from The New York State Council on the Arts, a state agency.
Additional support, in part, by public funds from the NYC Department of Cultural Affairs.
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We build statues to the knight in shining armor. Everybody wants to be one.
Implying that the rest of us are there to be rescued.
I met a woman in class today. We exchanged pleasantries. She used to be a manager, she said. And volunteered this:
"One thing I learned is always to ask people what THEIR process is -- before changing anything. They love that."
Gee, I need to do that more, I thought.
All my life I have hated micromanagers. But when I became a manager myself, I inadvertently fell into the trap:
- No matter how well-meaning you are --
- No matter how accurate your conclusions --
- Even if the staff are asking you to do it --
...you can't adopt the posture of a savior. People have to find the way for themselves.
The issue goes back to ownership. The old "teach a person to fish."
- In the short term you can dominate the team and sure you will drive results.
- But long term you may be cutting yourself off at the knees. Because you cannot do all the work alone -- cannot anticipate the issues or resolve them as well as a distributed force of "trained killers."
When your value comes from being a "hero," the staff necessarily adopts a helpless pose. What else should they do?
So there they sit, like long-ago Chinese princesses with their feet bound so tightly they cannot walk.
And they do try to work where they can. But all they know how to do is react -- sewing pretty things by hand, but not building sewing machines.
So what if you are not the rescuer, the turnaround king, the genius?
Where is your value then?
I think it goes back to 5 things, executed consistently (e.g., operationalize the brand):
- Strategy - have a plan for getting things where they need to go
- Communication - tell everyone the plan, update it, work through issues
- Staff Development - take time to make sure people are doing what they're good at, and growing
- Technology - fight for the equipment to work as fast as possible
- Relationships - network as much as possible to find ways you can achieve mutual goals while sharing the burden
In real life success is gained through the team. Heroes are a lucrative fantasy for Hollywood.
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The military reopened the main cargo crossing into Gaza yesterday under US pressure to allow in humanitarian supplies, but the UN said the terminal was working at only a fraction of capacity. The Israelis say that the closure has been forced by security warnings but the Palestinians accuse them of using the crossing as a political tool after the Hamas election victory, and in breach of pledges to the US.
"The bakeries are rationing bread," said John Ging, director of UN operations in Gaza. "People queue and they're given a coupon and a rationed amount ... The shelves are quite empty. There's no sugar, oil, milk, the basics. The shops are really depleted on those essential items."
The Palestinian deputy economy minister, Nasser Sarraj, said about two-thirds of Gaza bakeries had closed due to lack of flour, and many restaurants have shut. Fuel shortages have also contributed to sharply rising commodity prices.
On Monday, Israel allowed Karni crossing to open for less than an hour to permit deliveries of wheat, Coca-Cola and crisps. Before that it was operating only intermittently for almost two months.
Mr Ging said yesterday's deliveries of wheat were limited because the terminal was working at only 10% of capacity.
"This is the first time that bread has been rationed," he said. "Palestinians are very resilient people and they would always have their reserves. However, as the crossing has been closed for 60% of the time since January 1 this year, this is unprecedented. Last year the crossing was closed for 18% of the time."
Amos Gilad, a senior Israeli defence ministry official responsible for liaising with the Palestinians on Karni, said the closures were entirely a matter of security.
"The shortage of basic foodstuffs was weighed against the terror threat, and the logical decision to open it for a limited amount of time was made with the hope the Palestinians will uphold their commitments," he told Israel radio.
But Palestinian officials and some Israeli analysts believe there is a political motive. Some have described the closures as a collective punishment of Palestinians for electing a Hamas government, and a means to pressure the new administration. Israel has also used the closure of Karni to pressure Palestinians to use the cargo crossing at Kerem Shalom, near the Egyptian border. Palestinian officials resisted because they say it is a part of a ploy by Israel to close Karni completely and isolate the Gaza Strip from the West Bank.
The Palestinians relented at the weekend, due to pressure caused by both the food shortages and the Americans, who were also pressing Israel to open Karni. But Kerem Shalom cannot handle all deliveries. The US says the closures have cost Palestinian growers about £2.5m.
A World Bank report this month said an accord brokered by the US secretary of state, Condoleezza Rice, to allow a much greater flow of goods and people from Gaza to Israel and the West Bank had collapsed. The World Bank said at no time did Israel allow the number of lorries it had agreed to through Karni, or fulfil a pledge to allow bus convoys to move more freely.
We appreciate all the security considerations, said Mr Ging: "However, there is a bigger consideration now ... people are running out of food."


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Domestic violence (DV) is a serious issue that affects many adults and children and it has a tremendous societal impact as well. While there is so much to be said and done about DV, which I won't attempt to cover all here, I want to share the following with you to spread some awareness, share some info and give some ideas.
[divider] [/divider] My Son Adam's Eagle Scout Project: Women's Shelter Supply Drive
For his Eagle Scout project my son is doing a supply drive for our local women's shelter The Center for Women and Children in Crisis.
See his flyer here about the project and some facts and info about DV .
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Tuesday, March 13th from 7:00-8:30 pm at the Chainbreaker Foundation
[divider] [/divider] 10 Alarming Facts About How Domestic Violence Impacts Kids
See more here on the Makers of Memories site: Ten Alarming Domestic Violence Statistics
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An interesting Facebook thread on DV
Some thoughts on the dynamics and over-lapping issues of divorcing parents, time-sharing, co-parenting, parental rights and domestic violence from a recent Facebook post and comments:
I posted the following on Facebook
Some of you know that I taught the Shared Parenting Class for Divorcing Parents for the State of Utah for over 10 years. Important class as it was designed to reduce conflict in divorce and increase cooperative parenting which has a much better impact on the children who sadly who are too caught in the middle.
Well, tomorrow Utah is voting on HB 107 to improve more shared parenting among fathers and mothers instead of just defaulting to mothers. I am very pro for this for most situations, especially as fathers over the past few decades are engaging more actively in their role as fathers (so glad to see that!). Just so long as women who are fleeing domestic violence/child abuse are fully protected. I know there are always exceptions where children may be better served with one parent over the other or actually out of the custody of either parent in extreme situations and I will always advocate against domestic violence and child abuse situations.
I counseled a woman STRONGLY to not move out of state with her new husband so that her children could have access to their father who was active in their lives (nurturing man, non-abusive). Sadly, she ignored that counsel and minimized how important their father was in their lives. That was 3 years ago and lots of unnecessary conflict and grief has since ensued with the children being the ones who pay the highest price.
For years I have advocated for time-sharing plans that allow the children to have access to both parents as much as possible rather than one parent "winning" the children.
HB 107 is coming up for vote tomorrow and I encourage you to look into it and do what you think best. You can call your Utah State Representative and insist they vote "Yes" for H.B. 107 sponsored by Representative Gage Froerer.
Thanks for listening.
One mother commented:
When my kids dad and I divorced, we worked out a "nesting plan" where the kids would stay in place and we would go back and forth. That put the burden on us to communicate and to work together and it minimized the impact on our 5 kids.
My reply:
Wow, that's wonderful! I've heard of families doing that and I have even encouraged that, however, few seem to have the maturity/civility to pull that off. Color me impressed. Good for you and good for your kids.
A domestic violence advocate brought up this important concern:
The Utah Domestic Violence Councils opposes this bill as it allows an abusive spouse to further control the victim through the court system. As far as I know, the bill as written does not protect a victim and the children in a domestic violence situation. It is also good to remember that many times, for many reasons, there are not police reports or other documentation of abuse so the courts may not acknowledge the abuse and therefore place kids in a dangerous situations. I am all for dad's rights, but this bills need some major changes.
A father shared this:
I don't see one post/website anywhere on the Internet that shows The Utah Domestic Violence Council opposes the bill. Would you be so kind as to provide that link? I've read H.B. 107. I'm a caring, loving parent that wants to protect not only my children, but create a better world for others as well. The fact is, HB 107 DOES NOT place kids in dangerous situations. It empowers the court to PRESUME joint custody, doesn't force the Court to order it! It allows a parent/party, including the State, to rebut the presumption of joint custody in favor of sole custody. Here's the link to H.B. 107, if there is a place where it puts kids in harms way please let me know. I don't believe it does: http://le.utah.gov/~2012/


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SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Wanna know what love is? Ask a Singaporean lecturer.
In an effort to boost the city-state's low birth rate, Singapore's Ngee Ann Polytechnic has launched a government-backed course teaching students about flirting and relationships. Subjects include love song analysis, speed-dating and online chatting.
"My teacher said if a guy looks into my eyes for more than five seconds, it could mean that he is attracted to me and I stand a chance," 18-year-old student Isabel Seet was quoted as saying by the local Straits Times newspaper.
The course, "Understanding Relationships: Love and Sexuality", is taught by an official from the Social Development Unit, the government's match-making agency.
It has become so popular since its inception in October last year that the school has had to recruit another trainer, the polytechnic's spokeswoman told Reuters.
The course is intended to provide an "understanding of the fundamentals of human relationships" and is one of two offered by Singapore's polytechnics to encourage young Singaporeans to get married, the newspaper said.
Fearing that an ageing population will hurt economic growth, Singapore's government has been trying for years to encourage educated young people in particular to have children, with incentives ranging from tax breaks to "baby bonuses".
There has also been more hands-on encouragement for university students in the form of parties and trips organized by the Social Development Unit.
"By learning the dynamics and intricacies of diverse relations, they can effectively apply strategies and techniques to cultivate fulfilling lifelong relationships," the spokeswoman said.
The course is modeled along general elective classes that students from all faculties can take.
Student Kamal Prakash told the Straits Times that while his relationship with his parents has improved since taking the course, he is still single.
"I think most people who take the course would find it easier to get a girlfriend," Prakash was quoted as saying. "But I'm not really looking for a girlfriend now as I want to concentrate on my studies."
Reporting by Melanie Lee, editing by Neil Chatterjee and Sophie Hardach