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America has always carried on a peculiar and somewhat messy love affair with Puritanism. True, the original group of sober, brown-hatted colonists have long since slipped into the darkness of New England cemeteries and Barker Center seminars, their memories preserved only through The Crucible and the grimly authoritarian spire of Mather House. But the Puritan impulse, with its mix of overheated moralism and apocalyptic fervor, is alive and well in American politics. And the most puzzling of these latter-day Puritans emerge every election season, toting charts and graphs and public policy initiatives, all intended to prove what their more theologically minded forebears always believed: namely, that America is on a fast-track express to hell. Their devil is no longer Lucifer, who so terrified the divines of the 17th century--rather, they see perdition looming in the "crisis" of low voter-turnout.
"In ever larger numbers over the past three decades," the Kennedy School's Vanishing Voter Project warns balefully, "Americans have been tuning out the campaign and staying home on Election Day." To combat this trend, which has seen turnout fall from an all-time high of 63 percent in 1960 to less than 50 percent in the Clinton-Dole race of '96, the election Puritans offer a laundry-list of reforms--a campaign-finance overhaul, mandatory voting and an improvement in what one watchdog group calls the "quality of the campaign discourse." Otherwise, these storm crows warn, American democracy will wither away and vanish, like the dodo and France's ancien regime.
To which any sensible observer ought to reply, nonsense.
First of all, it is by no means clear that the supposed voter-turnout "crisis" actually exists. To judge by the rhetoric of the Vanishing Voter types, we have fallen from some political state of grace, a moment that seems to be located (as many progressive Edens are) in the early years of the Kennedy Administration. But America's past does not begin with JFK's tawdry Camelot, and a glance at the history of American voting patterns suggests that large-scale peaks and troughs in voter-turnout are the norm, rather than the exception.
Indeed, the 1960s were an exceptional period in American life, and it is foolish and even delusional to imagine that one could recreate the voter interest generated by a Kennedy-Nixon race at the height of the Cold War in the prosperous and meretricious 1990s, with the lackluster Bob Dole facing off against the charmingly venal Bill Clinton.
But even if we could do so--through endless motor voter laws, voter drives and (God help us) mandatory voting--is there any reason to suppose that we should? Is low voter-turnout actually a "problem" as the Vanishing Voter project imagines it to be? Is a nation where half the voting public steers clear of the polls each November on its way to some civic version of Puritan hell?
The answer is by no means clear. From a purely instrumental standpoint, there is little evidence (at least in national elections) that boosting voter-turnout fundamentally alters the complexion of an election. Had the recent presidential campaigns been re-run with everyone voting, Clinton still would have defeated Dole and Bush the elder, Bush still would have trounced Dukakis, and so on, as far back as such statistics are kept.
But still, one might protest, surely a democracy depends upon an informed, engaged citizenry, and surely the best democracy is one where everyone is well- informed and everyone votes?
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Tot Stop Preschool and Kindergarten in Palm Desert, California, is a state licensed preschool and kindergarten run by a qualified staff of educators to provide each child the basics needed to grow up and succeed in life. We believe that a child will learn effectively from a foundation built on love and affection in a loving, safe and healthy environment.
We promote our students self-esteem through a program of creativity and individuality. Tot Stop is a hands-on center that will help each student to develop motor skills, socialization skills and personal growth. Tot Stop believes that the most important service we can provide your child is an atmosphere in which your child can learn and develop to the best of his or her ability while away from home.
While at Tot Stop Preschool, your child will enjoy hands on activities via our learning centers. He/she will participate in outdoor activities, receive nutritious snacks, will receive individual attention and will experience interaction and socialization with other children in a safe, monitored environment. We truly offer "The Complete Learning Experience For Your Child!"


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Gap Year Insurance – What To Consider
Tuesday 17th July 2012
Travel Clinic Advice
When we usually go on holiday we look to take out the cheapest online travel insurance that we can find and assume that this will happily cover us when we are abroad. "We are only going away for 1-2 weeks", we say to ourselves "what can go wrong in that time?" Sound familiar? This may be the blasé attitude we have taken in the past but make sure this isn't then same one that is adopted when you are booking gap year travel insurance.
Safety is paramount when you travel abroad and on your extended time in one or many countries you will be exposing yourself to new experiences, adventures and activities which you may even not have tried before, therefore significantly increasing the chance of something happening to you.
You don't want to be worrying about your safety all the time you are away, you should just make sure that you are safe in the knowledge that if by some small chance something happened to you, that you were adequately covered. This will not only give you peace of mind but also give your family members it too – especially your mum and dad!
Many companies specifically offer gap year insurance as they know you will be taking part in different adventure-filled activities. Some even cover you for up to three bungee jump trips! You just need to ensure that you read the small print on all policies to make sure that it covers you for the activities that you want to do while you are away. Why not read our gap year travel insurance information where we detail key information to look out for on your travel insurance documents and where we also offer advice on reading the small print.
Gap year travel insurance needn't cost the earth; you just need to make sure that it is comprehensive enough to provide you with a level of cover that will satisfactorily cover you in any eventuality or position that you may find yourself in. Before you go on your gap year and are planning your gap year away have a think about every aspect of your trip and what activities you want to get involved in, this is a great way to narrow down the type of insurance cover that you will require. And shop around – there are some great deals to be had out there for the careful planner. Once you have booked your insurance then the fun can begin as you head off on your gap year adventure.Tweet


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Jon Rosenfield, MA, LCPC
Title/s: Associate Director, Advising and Career Education
Office #: Sullivan 255
Phone: 773.508.7716
External Webpage: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonrosenfield
Jon Rosenfield began his work with the CDC as a graduate intern during the 2010-2011 academic year. Before joining of the CDC full-time in 2012, Jon worked as both a career counselor with Jewish Vocational Service and as an adjunct instructor at Adler University. In addition to his teaching and career counseling experience, Jon has years of small-business management experience in fields ranging from custom manufacturing to design and advertising. Jon earned his undergraduate degree from Drake University in Cultural Studies, and holds an MA in counseling psychology from Adler University, as well as being a licensed professional counselor.
Jon has completed the following Loyola University Chicago staff/faculty trainings: Safe Space (LGBTQI), I'm Here For You (Survivors of Dating Violence), Share the Dream: Undocumented Ally Training.


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Imagine, I get to enjoy the Soca Monarch Semi Finals for less than the cost of a cup of coffee.
Carnival TV will be debuting their online Pay Per View service by live streaming the Digicel International Soca Monarch Semi Finals tonight (8pm Trinidad time). For US$0.99 you can sit back in your pajamas and enjoy the show all without leaving the comfort of your home. This is especially wonderful for those of us who are abroad and unable to attend these events in person.
I wish the folks at Carnival TV the best of luck!
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Arthur's Beauty College Inc-Fort Smith 2000 North B St Fort Smith, AR 72901 Phone: (479) 783-6245
General Information About Arthur's Beauty College Inc-Fort Smith
The primary objective of Arthur's Beauty College is to provide the education and practical training needed to become a licensed professional in the field of Cosmetology, Instructor Training, Aesthetics or Manicuring. We strive to encourage our students to meet their highest potential through a combination of faculty leadership, personal attention and technical training. At Arthur's, our students receive a solid foundation of knowledge and skills on which to build a successful future.
Institutional statistical data was gathered from the U.S. Department of Education - Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, 2009-2010.
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Young golfing star Tom McKibbin has enjoyed some major success in America.
The 12-year-old has won his age group category at the Junior Honda Classic tournament in Florida.
Tom finished on two under par to claim victory by two strokes at Palm Beach Gardens.
The impressive performance earned praise from Rory McIlroy – who won the main Honda Classic in 2012.
McIlroy posted on his official Twitter account: "Well done Tom. Great to see all your hard work paying off."
In August, Tom – who hails from Newtownabbey – won the World Kids Championship at Pinehust, North Carolina.


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ARIA (Auditory Rehabilitation for Interaural Asymmetry) is a program developed by Deborah W. Moncrief, Ph.D., CCC-A, Assistant Professor at the University of Pittsburgh. ARIA incorporates dichotic listening therapy to treat amblyaudia, a condition where a child develops a dominant ear that suppresses sound information coming from the other side which creates a "lazy ear."
Amblyaudia is a developmental hearing disorder related to brain organization and function. Individuals with amblyaudia have normal hearing sensitivity, but abnormal auditory input during the first two years of life usually caused by frequent ear infections and persistent middle ear fluid in one ear, degrades the quality of the sound reaching the auditory regions of the brain which creates a "lazy ear." The child's dominant ear suppresses the activity in the non-dominant auditory pathway when the two ears are listening together. Amblyaudia is thought to be genetically determined and worsened by conditions throughout early development. Individuals with amblyaudia have difficulty hearing in noisy environments like restaurants or classrooms and have difficult quickly and accurately recognizing speech. This may lead to difficulty attending to auditory information which can affect academic achievement.
The only way to identify children with amblyaudia is through dichotic testing. Many children with amblyaudia go undiagnosed. These children often fail to make progress in phonemic awareness, auditory training, reading, and spelling because they are listening through an asymmetrical process. Amblyaudia can usually be treated with ARIA in four 1-hour sessions.
Following ARIA treatment children have better access to auditory signals, which will help them hear better, so they will have better access to the curriculum at school. If a child has amblyaudia, this should be treated first in order to make listening easier and maximize benefit from other types of therapy (i.e. dyslexia, speech/language therapy, or tutoring) that the child may also be receiving.
Adults can also have amblyaudia and benefit from treatment. Often adults with amblyaudia tend to be bothered by soft environmental sounds that other people do not seem to notice. Hearing tests are usually normal, yet they have difficulty hearing in background noise. It is not too late to get help because adults still retain some ability to rewire sound-processing centers. A lazy ear can be retrained and typically corrected in just four therapy sessions, significantly improving hearing in background noise.


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room: 1118 course: 123 DESIGN STUDIO (undergrad)
Jimenez Lai, Lecturer
Cities are hyperobjects. In other words, they are things that are massively distributed in space and time relative to humans (and nonhumans it turns out). They are messy things that resist, better yet, defy, totalizing schemes of order. Many modernist visionaries have naively attempted such totalizing schemes for large chunks of cities or new cities altogether: from Le Corbusier's Radiant City and Wright's antithetical Broadacre City, to the more recent Parametric strain by Schumacher. For all of its naivete and shortcomings, modernist attempts to come up with architectural propositions at the scale of the city have produced some compelling ideas in the form of projects. In Collage City, Colin Rowe and Fred Koetter expose the modernist project on the city as a fantastical combination of science (through mass management) and freedom (of social ideals), whose in- compatibilities were never sorted out. But more interesting, Rowe and Koetter offer a list of seven stimulants, to be combined vis-a-vis collage techniques, as a way out of the urban hole modernism dug. Collage (as a technique, sensibility, or both) offers an expedient way, for visionary projects on the city, to generate the things we love about them: chance, randomness, variety, mystery, and the unexpected. This studio will explore a renewed disciplinary interest in collage at the scale of city making.
Freedom of choice is what you got... freedom from choice is what you want.
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Different modes of thinking at the scale of urbanism such as networks, fields, systems, and ecologies, have served as an antidote to the top-down planning methods that have been in place for over a century. According to the social theorist Erich Fromm this could be understood as negative free- dom. In other words, "freedom from" the oft-cited static and fixed nature of modern urban planning. But we have seldom seen or heard what this gets us. What is the positive freedom associated with dynamic and indeterminate models of city making? In an era when the starchitect model is under suspicion, how does one make room for visionary thinking at the scale of the city? What are possible models of collaboration?
PARALLEL WORLDS The studio will be structured in two halves, each of which led by one instructor and pursuing a specific trajectory on the development of the same chunk of city. Framed as parallel worlds, each trajectory will serve as bookends intended to stimulate dialog on contemporary speculations of city-making that address issues such as density, territory, boundary, order, use, ground, character, and aesthetics. In addition to a shared site and final deliverables, each world will establish a set of constraints and potentials based on different agendas. Varying degrees of fantasy and genericism will be distributed accordingly.
s t u d e n t s : David "Ives" Brown, Yani Cui, Mélodie Deny, Angelique Firmalino, Jenjira Holmes, Vivian Kuong, Yessenia Juarez, Steve Martinez, Ian Rodgers, Roojiar Sadeghi, Lena Sato, Naomi Steinhagen, Shelby Tupac


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San Diego State University's owned and operated public broadcasting operation is out with its "2013 Local Content & Service Report," touting what it says are various achievements of the previous year. The document is required by the federally funded Corporation for Public Broadcasting as a condition of a station getting its grant money. "Every public television… grantee is required to provide to its community an annual report on its content and services that serve local needs, including information about the impact of such services," says the corporation's website. "The report should provide an overview of the grantee's most impactful local content and services in its most recently completed fiscal year. The definition of local content and services will be determined by the grantee."
So, what did federal and California taxpayers get for their multimillion-dollar annual investment? "Just saw the news broadcast and I applaud your hard hitting interview of Mayoral candidate [sic] DeMaio... Excellent work PBS... thank you for asking the tough questions!!!!" says a quote attributed to Erik Windsor, identified by the report as a "KPBS viewer" who made a "Facebook post following interview with mayoral candidate, Carl DeMaio, September 2012." The rest of the post, left out by KPBS, said: "I was impressed with the questioning of his very close ties to Doug Manchester and John Lynch. The revelation that they were the largest financial supporters to his 'citizens watch dog group' was enlightening. Talk about beholding to special interests!? could there be more special interest than Manchester and Lynch who only want to develop downtown to their benefit." Though the report doesn't mention it, Windsor is identified by his Facebook profile as an "engineer/paramedic" with the San Diego Fire Rescue Department. Republican city councilman Carl DeMaio, reviled by city workers for his pension-reform plan, was facing off against public-employee-union-financed Democratic congressman Bob Filner, who won the race.
Regarding "a radio segment on La Jolla's marine protected area," Fay Crevoshay, identified as a "KPBS listener," was quoted as saying, "KPBS' host Maureen [Cavanaugh] was great, focusing on the important facts of the issue and their consequences, as well as the bigger picture." The KPBS report didn't mention that Crevoshay is the media and policy director of Wildcoast, a coastal environmental advocacy group based in Imperial Beach. And KPBS left out another detail regarding the occasion of Crevashay's post: "WiLDCOAST's CEO Serge Dedina was interviewed by KPBS radio Midday Edition about La Jolla Marine Protected Area and how to clean it," according to Facebook. Crevoshay is a well-known figure in the local environmental movement. "She creates and directs our media campaigns and is in charge of our spokespeople as well as organizational outreach," says Wildcoast's website. And Crevoshay knows more than a bit about public radio from personal experience: "Prior to WiLDCOAST, Fay worked as [an] NPR and El Financiero reporter, where she earned several awards, including a 1992 Journalism Award for Best Feature Story." KPBS general manager Tom Karlo didn't respond to a request for comment.
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Next year KPBS can list its interview today with Nine-Lives Nathan Fletcher in its portfolio of groundbreaking accomplishments.
Fletcher is the former GOP Assemblyman in Sacramento who failed to make it out of the Primary last year to run for Mayor of San Diego. Not going quietly into political oblivion, Fletcher was rewarded with a corporate job by his Qualcomm backers and is now "teaching" a privately-financed government class to undergraduates at UCSD.
Today Fletcher debuted as the head of a new coalition of Republican influentials including our County District Attorney and County Sheriff and including the ACLU (Inquiring mind wonder if the Qualcomm Jacobs family generously supports that organization?) Fletcher calls the new organization "San Diegans United for Common Sense Immigration Reform."
Stayin' alive! A little help from my friends! What will be next?
KPBS is VERY careful not to ruffle any Ultra Wealthy feathers because then they might not get any future funding, so the financial "fix" is in and that in itself keeps the "public" LE$$ informed...
Salute to the READER for being the one independent voice in San Diego!
As the Wealthy buy ever more of MSM, news will become ever more Profitganda* based.
Profitganda is the use of phony "feel good" information to sell an idea, product or concept to the masses.


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Google Chrome Beta: Fast, But Not Ready for Primetime
The Chrome beta gets a score of 100 on the Web Standards Projects' Acid3 test, but the result still reads "failed." And though the word "standards" appears in that test, what it tests are not yet ratified standards according to the Web's W3C body (the official repository of Web standards). Nevertheless, the high score shows forward-looking support for what will likely be standard Web coding practice. For today's sites, however, as the Citibank example above, along with several other problem sites, the Chrome beta isn't quite ready. You can't run the release 1.x version alongside the beta (2.x), so think twice before switching to the beta if you intend to use Chrome for all your browsing.


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Luke Durbridge Wins Tour de Poitou Charentres OverallSat 25 Aug 2012
Luke Durbridge won the overall at the Tour de Poitou Charentres after moving into the leader's jersey on the stage four individual time trial. The neo-pro has won four individual time trials, two of which have set the scene for general classification victories, this season.
"It was a super, super hard stage today," said Durbridge. "Winning after a stage like that makes me feel like the team really deserves this win. It's a huge relief, and I'm happy to repay my teammates for all the hard work they did this week."
ORICA-GreenEDGE dominated the French stage race from start to finish with Aidis Kruopis winning the stage one sprint finish. Kruopis followed up his first victory with a second win on stage two. The leader's jersey moved from Kruopis to Durbridge on the third day of racing, a double day with a short road stage in the morning and an afternoon time trial. The team successfully defended Kruopis' lead in the morning. Durbridge time trialed into the leader's jersey later that afternoon.
The final stage of racing provided fast, furious action from kilometer zero. The first hour, covered in a blistering pace of 49 kilometers/hour, saw the peloton split into two distinct groups. Durbridge, surrounded by three teammates, made the front group of 60 riders. Leigh Howard, Christian Meier and Jens Keukeleire ensured Durbridge's safety in the hectic kilometers that followed.
"We started the stage with the idea that we would control during the first 100 kilometers," noted Durbridge. "From there, we thought we'd get to the circuits and have a few guys left to help me out near the end of the race. That is not how the race unfolded at all. Straight out of the blocks, FDJ lit it up, and almost immediately they had split the whole peloton in half."
"In a way, their tactics worked to our advantage," continued Durbridge. "With their split we still had four riders in the front group, and we were able to sit on the back of FDJ and conserve energy slightly before we got to the circuits. Everyone was in a world of hurt with the pace FDJ set."
In the second to last lap, Durbridge had an untimely mechanical.
"My big chain ring stopped working properly and I had to get a bike change," Durbridge explained. "The whole team pulled over to wait for me, and they got me back on. The final was super hectic, but I never panicked. I knew Christian, Leigh and Jens would take care of me, and I had every confidence that if I stayed together with them, they were strong enough to get me out of any trouble I might get myself into."
Feeling strong at the finish, Durbridge contested the sprint, crossing the line in fourth.
"With three kilometers left to race, I still had pretty good legs, and I knew there was no chance the field would drop me," said Durbridge. "I put myself into a good position with the sprint. I ran fourth on the stage and saw that the guys in front of me were not on the general classification. I knew then that we had done it."
In addition to three stage wins and the overall jersey, ORICA-GreenEDGE leaves the Tour de Poitou Charentres with Durbridge's best young rider's jersey and Kruopis' points classification jersey.
"We came into this week with high expectations," admitted Durbridge. "[Sports Director] Lionel [Marie] gave us our objectives, and we accepted them and took them on board. As a team, we all realized what we needed to do and we rose to the challenge. Lionel set a high bar, and we not only reached that bar, we exceeded it. It's been a fantastic week for the team, and hopefully we continue like this for the last few months of the season."


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Loved ones never forgotten
I know I have so much to be grateful for, although I don't always remember every minute of everyday. What I am most grateful for are the people I have in my life that love and care for me, and who I love and care for in return. I have a very loving husband, RennyBA, who is kind, faithful, supportive, who pushes me when I need to be pushed and stops me when I need to be stoped. A wonderful partner and a caring husband is something truly to be grateful for, but there is more.
I have two lovely children who have grown up to be nice, clean, intelligent, caring young gentlemen. They took the move from the USA to Norway like real troupers, have adjusted well, found friends, succeeded in school and aren't ashamed to be seen with their mom in public I also have 3 great step children who have accepted me into their fathers home with style and grace. Good kids, all of them in or finished with college! I have my loving brothers - Butch, Johnny and Christopher! My mother recently passed away and now we feel like we have to be the adults in the family, that isn't an easy time…but I am endlessly grateful for having had my mother. I wouldn't trade her for any other, and I wouldn't have missed any of the time we spent together. Last and not least I have a fantastic father to be grateful for. He supported us well through our mom's illness, and has always supported my decisions even when they were dumb ones. He let me be myself and always was there to love me.
I work in a women's shelter and see lots of families that are not as fortunate as I am. I sometimes take my family for granted, but you know not unnecessarily every one has what I have. The only thing I want and need in life, people who love me as I am.
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The human tongue has somewhere up to 8,000 taste buds to inform us when something is sweet, salty, sour or bitter - or, as we usually think of it, delicious or revolting. Tastes differ from one region to the next, and no two people's seem to be the same. But what is it that makes certain people love Roquefort cheese and others think it smells like unwashed feet? How do our experiences of food as infants and even in the womb affect our food preferences? Are cravings for particular foods really a sign that we're lacking the nutrients that can be found in them? And why, even when we are completely full, do we always have room for dessert?
In Taste Matters John Prescott tackles these conundrums and more as he explores why we like the foods we do. Genetics, maternal diet, culture and physiology all play a part in developing our food preferences. These preferences affect our diets more and more, as we are able to eat for pleasure rather than just for nutrition. Changes in the modern diet are very much to blame for the rise of obesity and high blood pressure, along with a number of other health issues. This book shows us why and how our tastes often lead us to eat foods that are not the best for our health. Compelling and accessible, Taste Matters paves the way for a healthier and more sustainable understanding of taste.
'an utterly absorbing account of how human food preferences are formed.' — Daily Telegraph
'Taste is a matter of taste, says psychologist and sensory scientist John Prescott, as he delves into the science behind the pleasure-giving aspects of food. Compellingly and comprehensively, Prescott reveals the cultural, genetic and physiological differences behind gustatory preferences. From the effects of a womans Kalamata olive habit on her unborn child to the uncoupling of flavour and nutrition, this is a top-notch scientific smorgasbord.' — Nature
'Essential reading for food geeks, this book dives into the science and psychology behind why we like the foods we do. There are chapters on everything from the sensation of disgust to super-tasters, not to mention the real reason why theres always room for dessert. (And no, it's not that one).' — Food & Travel
'Prescott runs a consultancy in the area of food perceptions and preferences, and Taste Matters offers both a detailed analysis of that area and a broader examination of the psychology of eating. For example, he looks at why young children can be reluctant to try new foods, and what strategies parents might adopt in response, before expanding his inquiry to cover cravings, aversions, the external cues and psychological motivations that prompt us to eat, and why, once weve started, it can be so difficult to stop . . . [his] hybrid approach frequently makes for fascinating reading' — The Observer
'John Prescott guides the reader through the latest research in this complex emergent field. His style is entertaining and confident, with technical language kept to a minimum. Taste Matters should satisfy the cravings of anyone, from the scholar wanting to get a handle on the latest findings to the parent wanting to know why their children wont eat their vegetables.' — TLS
'The strength of Prescotts short book is in unpicking the complexities of our eating choices . . . full of fascinating detail.' — Financial Times
'This book may hold the answer to the dietary quandary facing society. Recommended.' — Choice
'Why, even when were full, do we always have room for dessert? This, and other questions about food and human eating habits, is addressed in this unusual, fact-laden book by a professor with the exotic dual expertise of psychology and sensory science. The result is an entertaining and informative trot through vast swathes of research on human taste preferences.' — Sydney Morning Herald
'I knew when Prescotts new book, Taste Matters, arrived it would be, yes, hot. It is. As the title suggests, Prescott pulls together an enormous body of research to answer the basic questions about who likes or dislikes what and why. Evolution, culture, hedonism, disgust, inheritance, diversity and sweet, sour, bitter, salty and the mushroom-like taste of umami all play a role.' — The Australian
'[a] fine book.' — Daily Mail
'Have ever wondered why we like the things we eat? And what is it about some foods that just turn us off and make us queasy at the very sight of them? These are some of the questions that are at the heart of Prescotts informative narrative, examining why we eat the things we do from a primarily psychological, but also evolutionary and physiological, perspective. Prescott does a great job in answering some difficult questions, with his explanation tied in with relevant research and supported further by pictures to show you what he means.' — Cosmos, Australia
'Gastronomy now has the freedom to experiment with the concepts of food as it is no longer obliged to consider nutrition alone. Is this food pleasure a factor in obesity? John Prescott insightfully covers these issues and many more.' — The Chronicle, Toowoomba
'Our food likes and dislikes are the result of a labyrinth of influences. John Prescott is our perfect guide through this labyrinth. Taste Matters is of huge interest to the cook because it offers valuable insights into what is actually going on as we eat. But its not just for cooks: these pages will be of interest to everyone, whether youre a parent looking for ways to get your children to eat more widely or a reader just trying to work out what makes us humans tick.' — Heston Blumenthal, from the Foreword
John Prescott has been a professor of psychology and sensory science at universities in Australia and New Zealand. He is Editor of Food Quality & Preference and Executive Editor of Chemosensory Perception. He currently runs a consultancy business in the area of food perceptions and preferences. For further information, see www.taste-matters.org.
Foreword by Heston Blumenthal
Preface: Brussels Sprouts and Ice Cream
1. Taste Sensations
2. We Eat What We Like
3. We Like What We Eat
4. Learning to Like
5. Too Much of a Good Thing
6. Consuming Passions
7. Just Disgusting
8. You Eat What You Are
9. Diner in a Strange Land
10. Future Taste: Art and Science
11. Beyond Survival: Uncoupling Taste and Nutrition
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The Sun Prairie Community School Initiative is a partnership and collaboration between individuals and organizations to help students achieve and stay connected with the community. It provides a wide variety of services to students and their families, including after-school sports and other activities in a safe environment with adult supervision.
"Because of these activities, we're seeing that the kids are more ready for school," says Mary Ellen Havel-Lang, one of the group's founding members. "They want to be at school. The attendance numbers have increased. Their progress has increased. We're getting more parental involvement in the schools."
One of the Initiative's programs, Kids Achieve Together, pairs upper middle school and high school kids with elementary school students. Twice a week the older students provide tutoring and physical activities for the younger children.
"These were underachieving students. They met their peers achievement level, with that one-on-one tutoring, in math and they exceeded their peers in reading, because they had a relationship, in a safe environment, that helped them understand and learn those lessons."
Programs also include mental health services and counseling for alcohol and drug abuse, plus programs aimed not at students, but at their families:
"Financial literacy, computer safety … our non-English speaking parents with help learning enough English to deal with the schools."
Havel-Lang says the initiative is modeled on similar programs in other communities, and the grassroots organization currently receives no public funding. It was launched in 2010 over concern about the lack of activities for youth in the community, particularly in low-income areas. As a result, meals and nutrition play an important part in the group's programs.
"We're in a very actively growing community, and we have seen the increase in poverty in our community," Havel-Lang says. "Having good nutrition and having food is a critical part of learning. Being hungry is not the situation you want to be in if you want to learn."


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U.S. Army Looks to More War Games
The use of simulators to train military personnel is nothing new. But thanks to some cutting-edge technology, soldiers will soon cut their teeth on digital battlefields. Training & Simulation Journal reports that the U.S. Army has created a new project office dedicated to the development of training tools that integrate video games for use as a tactical simulator. But don't expect to get a chance to try out any of these simulators without signing up for a real tour of duty with the Army.
Of course, this isn't the first time the American military has gone digital. The United States Marine Corps adapted Bohemia Interactive's first-person shooter "Armed Assault" into the training tool "Virtual Battlespace 2." And let's not forget that the U.S. Army has used a video game, its own America's Army, as a recruiting tool.
The new Training and Doctrine Command's Project Office for Gaming should make soldier's training safer, which is a good thing. As for the troops, they'd probably prefer a day with the game than another 20-mile march.
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In a widely quoted exchange from "Marvel's Luke Cage," a woman in need of the hero's assistance asks him, "Don't you need a gun?" To this Luke confidently replies, "I am the gun."
Said conversation occurs a few episodes into Netflix's latest entry into its Marvel superhero universe, and by that point the viewer is well-aware that the man is not exaggerating. Luke's impenetrable skin deflects bullets like an M1 tank knocks away hail pellets, and his fists slam back just as hard. Standard superhero fare, except for the context.
Luke Cage eschews capes and masks, wearing hoodies instead. He doesn't have any special weapons or vehicles, only his hands and his will. Luke also is an African American man living in the present day, meaning the nature of his existence holds special significance to viewers and popular culture.
That is not lost on series creator Cheo Hodari Coker and the drama's star, Mike Colter. Even so, while "Luke Cage" was in production, Coker and Colter trained their focus upon making a series that celebrates Black culture and style via the adventures of an unforgettable African American superhero. The character dates back to 1972 and has undergone a number of updates since. Rarely has he felt more relevant, and important, than in his current incarnation.
Eventually Luke Cage will team up with Daredevil, Jessica Jones (whose series introduced the character) and Iron Fist for Netflix's yet-to-be-scheduled "Defenders" miniseries, preceded by the release of "Iron Fist" on March 17, 2017.
Recently Salon spoke with Coker and Colter about what Luke Cage represents to viewers, as well as the heavy influence that music and culture played in creating the unique tone of the series, which premiered last Friday. This interview has been edited for length and clarity.
It's important that you're doing a show like this, in light of the debate about the relationship between law enforcement and black men. Everything that we've been seeing in this past few years has been happening all along. And we'll talk about that in a bit. But what really struck me about watching "Luke Cage" is how much this series depicts so many beautiful aspects of black life.
Cheo Hodari Coker: Well, I've said this before, I wanted to show how being at least culturally, unapologetically black didn't mean that you had something to apologize for. We're going to throw you deep into the cultural end of the pool. For example, when you're entering "Goodfellas" or "Mean Streets," Martin Scorsese is opening you up to a side of New York Italian life that you hadn't seen before.
When you're with Woody Allen at Elaine's in "Manhattan" or, you know, Spike Lee, in terms of what he did with Brooklyn in "Do the Right Thing," that's another aspect of life.
At the same time also, because Marvel characters live in the real world, what is life like outside of Hell's Kitchen? Harlem is such an incredible place because there's so much history and so much culture, but at the same time you get such a mix of experiences. I very much wanted the character to live in that world.
I very much wanted people to kind of experience something that they might not have seen before but do it in a way that was more subtle than other approaches – something that was a lot more intricate. Because as much as this is going to be called a hip-hop series, I mean, we've got Nina Simone, you know? We've got Penny Jackson, Faith Evans.
You can see that music is in every aspect of the show, from that huge Biggie Smalls portrait in Cottonmouth's office to just about everything else. There's true visualization of all the music in the series.
Mike Colter: Don't forget, we have some soul in there.
Coker: For me, everything starts musically. You know, Chuck D always called hip-hop black people's CNN. I like showing how, as the music evolves, it also talks about or is systemic about what's going on in the world.
We do it in a way where it's in your face, but it never feels aggressive. People are going to re-watch these episodes. I think the more they re-watch them, they're going to find so much different nuance.
Mike, here you're playing a superhero who does not want to be seen, and his moral compass leads him to struggle with that idea. That's not new. But it's interesting [in] what moves his choice to act versus just remaining under the radar.
Colter: It couldn't be more ideal that this superhero was averse to wanting to take the spotlight because I struggle with that in this business. You know, it's nice to be recognized, but at the same time there are always consequences. You may get fame, but you lose anonymity. You lose a certain sense of who you are.
Luke is a smart guy. Luke is a thoughtful person who thinks about the big picture. For him, he knows where this leads, and he's not certain that he wants to be there.
He doesn't want to share the fact that he has this power. He'd rather not. He'd rather just get rid of the powers or just not let anybody know he has them. So he's struggling and [it's] not until his back is pushed against the wall that he says, "OK, I gotta do something, and I wish I had done something sooner because it's cost me so much."
Let's circle back to the idea of this series representing a reflection or a distillation of what's going on in our culture. Cheo, how much did that idea influence you when you were writing it? And Mike, how much did it play into your performance of it?
Coker: All right, so imagine a world where both H.G. Wells' Invisible Man and Ralph Ellison's Invisible Man exist simultaneously. One is literally, Invisible Man — invisibility, superpowers. The other is what Ralph Ellison was using: race as a metaphor, in terms of how you can be a part of the fabric of this country, but —
Colter: Don't matter.
Coker: — at the same time, you don't matter. You're not a part of everything. Really, this show, to a certain extent, does both. It's because we're not really a show that's about cultural identity, but we deal with it. We're not really just a superhero show, but we are about superheroes. I think a lot of what this is is that. It's really more about, Why does anybody want to be a hero? Because it's a thankless job. At the very least, that was always kind of the joke from the Luke Cage comics. He was always Luke Cage, hero for hire. That was the whole thing.
Colter: "Pay me."
Coker: "If I'm going to do all this, I got to get paid." We didn't want to start with that. We wanted to start with, How does somebody become a hero? How does someone accept this mantle? What are the responsibilities of it? In doing that, moving forward, if we do get the chance to explore it even deeper, then we can start talking about a lot of what Mike is talking about: What comes with celebrity? What comes with the responsibility of everybody having their hand out? Or, like the character said, when Melissa introduced Luke Cage in "Jessica Jones," everyone either has their hands out, or a noose.
Colter: You're a freak.
Coker: So it's that notion of just wanting to just be left alone. I mean that was kind of one of my favorite things that we said in the first episode: "What if my ambition is just to wash dishes and be left the hell alone?" The fact that Pop, [who is played by Frankie Faison,] says, "Well, it'd be a waste."
It's really about saying like, if you have these powers, then you should use them for the betterment of the community. It's something that every black celebrity faces. It's something that every black athlete faces. It's what somebody who, in any community, if you're looking around at things not changing, and you have the power to change it, you face this kind of question like "Am I really going to take this on?"
We had to create a situation where Luke would finally say, "I can't sit back anymore. I've got to do something." That push would propel him into the rest of the Marvel universe.
Mike, let's talk about your body language in the show. Luke is invulnerable. There are so many scenes when he's taking a lot of gunfire —
Colter: Yeah.
— and he's standing there, chest out, as if to say, "Let's just get this over with."
Colter: Yeah. Hurry up and unload your weapon.
There must be awareness here that people are going to be watching this and seeing that here's an invulnerable black man, who is the center of this, in this time when we have seen so much evidence of not just vulnerability, but this shattering of that idea. In those scenes, in those moments, what informed your performance?
Colter: This goes back to me not knowing a whole lot about Luke Cage going into it.
It serves anyone when they're going into some project to try to distance themselves from the material, so you can really have an objective viewpoint. When I came into it I tried to peel back the layers to try to figure out, well, Who is this guy? For me, Luke's powers are just a matter of being, just a matter of fact.
It's kind of chilling sometimes, I think. Especially in the time we're in now, it makes your hair stand up on your arm when you think about the fact that — I'll bring this up again: [Recently], a black man [Alton Sterling] is laying on his back, hands up, still gets shot.
What do we have to do to not be a target? And for finally someone to say it's not OK to shoot someone just because you are afraid of them because you don't know them and you're not familiar with their race. If you have these issues, then we need to talk, but this is not OK.
For me, when I look at a person like Luke, who has this kind of power . . . he's still discovering what he can do. But he knows bullets can't hurt him. For him it's just a matter of fact. Someone shooting Luke is like someone spitting on him. He doesn't feel it; it doesn't really matter. For him, that's just how he approaches it. Because the audience is the audience, and because of the world we live in today, it means something. It's symbolic. It doesn't mean to Luke what it means to the audience.
When I was a kid, I fantasized about picking cars up and maybe flying or something like that. Where if I was a little boy today, I'd fantasize about being able to be shot and not be killed. That's scary, but that's the world we're in today.
Coker: Bulletproof invulnerability isn't news. Superman, from the time he was introduced, not just in terms of the comic book, but also just in terms of the original TV series in the '40s, had that power. The thing is, I think when you see it with a black character, it's not that you're adding a social context to it. It's just that what's happening in the world adds that to it.
Colter: Yeah.
Coker: At ComicCon, when I said the world is ready for a bulletproof black man . . . it wasn't just about what's happening in the world. It's also from the fact of seeing another type of superhero, seeing the fact that we have some kind of representation — particularly with black men, who are so disempowered. The fact that you have an empowered one, and a responsible one, and getting to explore all the possibilities of that dramatically. That's also what it means. It means the world is ready to see black superheroes and their stories told with the same level of sophistication and depth as you get with Batman — as you get with Iron Man, as you get with anybody else.
My whole thing was, yes, the show has flavor, but we're not so lost in the flavor that we don't have a show to stand on.
I'm just so excited for people to really get into it and debate it and get into all the different questions because I think it's really rich. I can't wait for people to kind of get the full realm.


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"Domestic demand has also picked up in response to the revival of household consumption demand and housing investment. Exceptionally low interest rates and government action to support housing construction have supported the domestic market through the recession."
For several years, Finnish labour costs rose faster than the average for the euro area. Although the most recent wage settlements have been much more moderate, this will be insufficient to correct the exaggerations of the 'crazy years'.
The growing levels of debt have recently been a source of general concern. It is not possible to draw a firm line that would indicate in all situations what is an appropriate level of debt, and what is excessive. In the final analysis, this depends on numerous household specific factors."
"From the perspective of households themselves, the greatest risks relate to not being properly prepared for a potential rise in interest rates, a sudden drop in their income or other unexpected situations that could undermine their ability to service their debts.
With this in mind, it is very important that households conduct their own sufficiently rigorous 'stress tests' on themselves when considering taking out a loan.
Households need to be able to service their debts in the event of interest rates becoming considerably higher than they are at present. This is also in the interests of the banks and other lenders.
Finally, it is also important that households leave themselves sufficient room for manoeuvre in case of possible changes in their general income and expenditures."
1- Indeed, Interest rates will go higher...at some point(that is the 712 600 € question), that is the only direction it can go unless the deflation threat has not really disappear since so far there is no obvious signs suggesting otherwise.
Sudden drop of their income, interesting point. This recession could have provided an opportunitty for better Finnish competitiveness or the convergence in term of wages with the rest of Europe ... However thanks to Politicians (not excluding the finance ministry), they thought otherwise - the group of wise wild wisest started to think hard how to fight a natural readjustement and they managed it ...( even contruction workers wages are going higher, above the inflation rates -ast)
2- Mr Erkki Liikanen & Co, somehow worries me and in some extent scare me when he talks of the need of "Stress Test" on Household - isn't that the role of banks in Finland and ultimately the roles of regulators - after all that is their job. Worrying idea, highlighting the fact they have no visibility on how securely they grant loan to household.
3- In the last press conference from the ECB, there was a very interesting suggestion from Mr Jean-Claude Trichet, highlighting that non-conventional monetary operation could happen and outrule an increase of interest rates. So I read it as, if the deflation threat was overdone and the tsunami of liquidity trigger a sudden deadly rise of inflation (mostly imported that could or giver the tentation for translating into higher home inflation), then they will pull the trigger and of course the Finnish market and politicians would not be able to do anything about it. The municipalities debt would also slowly but surely look like the one experienced in California.
Monitoring closely Debt levels
"Moreover, a large debt burden weakens the ability of households – and, indeed, the economy as a whole – to adjust to disturbances of various sorts. In order to ensure stable development of the economy, it is vital to closely monitor debt levels."When the symptom have already appeared, isn't it already too late? So BOF will become firefighters always a step behind the event....let's closely monitor their inaction and how they will act to prevent the system to break apart when it would have been simpler to request moderation and stability.
At the end we do not have central bankers but alchemists...
Source: BOF , there is more to say, but I will try to extract some other interesting info whenever I can


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The member must complete a form AW8 – "Retirement Benefits Claim Form".
Only parts 7 to 14 of the form should be completed by the member, the employer completes parts 1 to 6. In order for the benefits to be paid on time, the form must be sent to the employer at least 3 months prior to your retirement date.
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Professional bloggers do their work from a plethora of different work locations and worksites.? Many work from traditional locations at a computer workstation or office desk.? Others do their work at internet cafes.? Many like to work at coffee clubs, while others may write while eating a croissant and sipping a latte while at a table in their favorite coffee shop.? Some bloggers prefer working at a library where they have access to public computers and reference or research books on hand.? And others work from even more informal locales like student lounges or outdoor parks or cafes in warm weather.
Some bloggers like to write from the comfort of their own bedroom.? They will adjust their bed to a comfortable position with a back support, and use a bed table obtained from?Bed, Bath and Beyond?as the place to sit their laptop computer; others will simply put the computer on their lap.? Saving the table space for reference materials, papers, or light refreshments.? Many use?Groupon?coupon discounts to obtain really comfortable pillows and covers from Bed Bath and Beyond so they can work most productively while propped up.
While the selection of work locale is left to the individual blogger, the one essential is to be assured of quality internet connections and a reliable power source.? If you work from a public computer you will also need to take additional steps to ensure the security and protection of your website from possible malware and viruses.? And of course, regardless of where you work from you should always back up your work so the research and writing aren't lost due to possible system crashes or power outages.
If you are a blogger who likes to write during your spare time at work, you should be careful using your employer's hardware and equipment.? Many business systems are programmed to prevent unauthorized use for non-work or personal purposes.? You should not store your work on your system even temporarily – instead save it to a removable flash drive.? And you also shouldn't use your employer's system to send personal blogs and communications over the internet.? Instead, do your writing and research in the office, save the work to a removable source and then produce and send the finished product from your personal computer.


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Premam is a 2015 Indian Malayalam coming-of-age musical-romantic comedy film written, edited, and directed by Alphonse Puthren. It is a three-part portrait of the lead finding his true love. Produced by Anwar Rasheed for Anwar Rasheed Entertainment, the film stars Nivin Pauly, Madonna Sebastian, Sai Pallavi, and Anupama Parameswaran in the lead roles along with a supporting cast of Shabareesh Varma, Krishna Shankar, Vinay Forrt and Soubin Sahir. The film features 17 debutant actors. Rajesh Murugesan composed the music.
Premam was released on 29 May 2015 in India, followed by UAE on 11 June and in the US on 12 June 2015. The film received positive critical response, with praise for direction, acting, cinematography, editing, humour and songs. Produced at a budget of ₹4 crore (US$590,000), it grossed an estimated sum of ₹60 crore (US$8.9 million) worldwide, making it the highest grossing Malayalam film of 2015 and one of the highest grossing Malayalam film of all time. It became the first Malayalam film to run for over 200 days in Tamil Nadu. The film had a theatrical run of 151 days in Kerala and 259 days in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. The film was also remade in Telugu in 2016 as Premam.
Premam – Story:
In 2000, George (Nivin Pauly), a 16-year-old pre-degree student, develops unrequited love for Mary (Anupama Parameswaran), the prettiest girl in his area, a small region of Aluva. George and his friends Shambu (Shabareesh Varma) and Koya (Krishna Shankar) often follow around Mary in an attempt to talk to her. One day, George decides to propose to Mary, but he is afraid of her father who has a notoriety of beating up boys trying to woo his daughter. Nonetheless, every time he gathers the courage to talk to her, something or the other comes up and George ends up disappointed. He is eventually heartbroken to know that Mary is in a relationship with another boy, also named George. The seriousness of life finally sinks in when George, Shambu, and Koya introspect about their academic future after a dismal performance in their year-end examination.
Three years later, in 2005, George and his friends enroll into college. One day, while on a ragging streak, George and his friends meet Malar (Sai Pallavi), a new Tamil lecturer in their college. George instantly falls for her and seemingly gets her to feel the same about him. Convinced that they are in love with each other, they extend their relationship and contemplate marriage. Simultaneously, George's college teacher Vimal Sir (Vinay Forrt) also falls for her and tries to woo her with help from his friend, a PT teacher (Soubin Shahir). Later that year, Malar goes to visit her family in Kodaikanal, accompanied by her cousin, Arivazhagan (Ananth Nag). Weeks later, it is announced in the college that Malar had met with an accident and that consequentially she had been relieved from her post. George and his friends ride to Kodaikanal to meet Malar the next minute. It is when Malar fails to recognize George, that he loses all hope and spirals into a state of desolation and trauma. Apparently, Malar had lost memories of her relationship with George due to injuries she suffered in the accident. Malar eventually marries Arivazhagan.
In 2014, George, now in his early 30s, runs a cafe, with his childhood friend Jojo (Willson Joseph) as his assistant. George meets 22-year-old Celine (Madonna Sebastian) in his cafe and instantly, for the third time in his life, falls for her, not knowing that she is the same girl who used to walk home from school with Mary every day. Despite the age difference, George decides to propose Celine, but is again crestfallen when he learns that she is about to get engaged to a man named Roney Varghese (Alphonse Putharen). Roney is a cocaine-addict who continuously insults Celine, which result in the engagement being called off. Roney's obsessive behavior in pestering Celine upsets George, and in response, teams up with his friends and beats up Roney at his dilapidated hangout.
Towards the end, George marries Celine. During their wedding reception, Malar arrives with her husband and congratulates the bride-groom for their union. Leaving the event right after, Malar refuses to revisit her past with George, which she now remembers after having recovered from the memory loss. But she does not reveal it to George as he is happy with Celine.


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3 Resources Tips from Someone With Experience
May 7, 2018
This is How to Improve Your Student Recruitment Strategy
One of the main problems facing most universities today is low enrolment of students into those universities. The universities may be offering the best courses possible. The university capacities could also be the best available. However, when students are not enrolling to those universities, these universities can no longer continue running. It is imperative for universities, therefore, to look for ways of taping into the potential of the internet to gain as many students as possible.
The commonest way that universities can reach to their prospective students is by using online platforms and web applications that can serve as a meeting place for them and the students. Before the students can do the actual enrolments, they have an opportunity, through those online platforms and systems, to explore all the features of their dream universities. The systems also help the universities market their course programs to the online masses in a way that is inexpensive. We are going to highlight to you a number of factors that will make it easier for you to procure the best online application for doing your student recruitment campaigns.
The marketing potential offered by such an online platform is one of those things that you should consider so that you get the very best system possible. As we have already established, these web applications are important in bringing together the universities and the protective students. Having this in mind, it implies that the applications can be used by the universities to make direct sales to those prospective students. As a result of this, a platform with a higher marketing potential is sure to give you better sales unlike one that has a lower potential.
You also should consider the various features supported by the online platform you choose to use. In any case, your aim is to details as much as is necessary the courses and programs that your university offers. More than that, you are also looking for a way of winning as many students as possible by impressing them with the idea that your university has the best facilities and programs in the market. This can only be achieved in a case where you are able to put as many details of your university as possible.
The last thing that you should also not forget is the procurement costs of the online platform that you choose to use. We all know that we exist in business not to make losses but to raise as many profits as possible while at the same time maintaining a balance between the quality of the services offered and the price range of the products offered. You, therefore, should be sure to get such a program as one that is inexpensive for your budget but at the same time one that gives you all the above features we have discussed.
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You may not know Kim Kimble, but you've seen her work. She styles Zendaya's hair and even created looks for Beyoncé's Lemonade album. She's an OG and her show, L.A. Hair, a reality TV show that highlights drama within a hair salon in Los Angeles, is the best. Sound crazy? It is. All of the stylists have big personalities and want to be Kimble. It's an interesting train wreck, and I can't stop watching.
Season four was the highest-rated season of L.A. Hair to date, with more than 1 million total viewers on average per episode. But in the new season (which aired last night), Kimble decides to clean house and bring in a new staff to support her "Kim-pire," as she says. Here's what I'm most exited about:
Watching L.A. Hair is like watching a dysfunctional family work together. It's a complete mess. Every stylist has opinions about how the salon should run and so far season five doesn't disappoint. Just take a peek from the first episode:
More on how to get cool hairstyles:
- The 10 Commandments for Preserving Your Curls
- 3 Curly-Hair Styling Tricks Zendaya's Hairstylist Swears By
- 15 Gorgeous Long-Hair Ideas to Try Now
Every season presents a new opportunity to watch a celebrity receive a hair transformation. One of my favorites was in season two (episode ten) where Kimble gave Kelly Rowland beach-y waves for her album cover. I asked Kimble who she'd love to appear on her show and naturally she said hair chameleon Rihanna. Honestly, I'd drop everything to see Rhi-Rhi styled by one of the best. Wouldn't you? Sadly, Kimble says that's not happening on this season, but she promises Mya, Anthony Anderson, Chrisette Michele, LisaRaye, and Toccara will be in her chair. (BTW, Kim Kardashian isn't making an appearance either. Of course I asked)
In the new season, Kimble remains determined to keep the salon fresh, so she decides to add new stylists, including viral sensation James Wright (aka the Patti pie guy) who hopes to live up to Kimble's high standards.
I don't know about you, but I'll be sure to tune in this season and do exactly what Kimble says: "Watch the queen reign supreme!"
L.A. Hair appears on WE Tv Thursdays at 9 p.m. EST.
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Sunday, 3 November 2013
First up, this will be a backdated entry, dated 30th October 2013. I've chosen not to post this entry first because I didn't want to 'intrude' in my series of Australia getaway posts. So yup, here's my updated as of 30th October!
For a foodie like me, especially one with a sweet tooth. TR 90 is tough, especially when the agent who sold you your set doesn't do any follow up with you. I got this set from my cousin, not sure if she's a distributing agent or what, though. My guess is a no because she mentioned she bought a few sets at one shot to be a member and is just selling away her extra sets. So I'm left without any agents to follow up with my progress and looking at reviews from all over the place, your agent plays a huge part in the success of TR 90 because while on the programme it's extremely important that you eat well. A lack of nutrient intake will actually hinder your weight loss progress. From the look of it, I'm not doing very well with the diet.
But that aside, for this first fornightly update in my 3 months of TR 90 experience, there are 3 aspects in me that I've experienced some noticeable changes.
1. My pee turned bright, highlighter shade of yellow initially (due to Vit B) and has since gotten better with more intake of water.
2. Constipation problems... Huh, what constipation? *rofl* Ever since starting on TR90, I've been moving my bowels regularly, once to twice a day. On days when I "shelf off" such toilet visits, I will end up visiting the toilet 3 to 4 times the next day. And yes, unlike other detox products (B*cough*&*cough*H from *coughcough* LFI) which gave me acute tummyache and uncontrollable diarrhoea throughout my entire bottle (which last 1 mth!), TR 90 actually gives me controllable bowel movement!
3. Total weight loss of 1.5kg.
I know my weight loss is shamelessly little because nobody is monitoring my progress and I eat everything. Be it curry chicken with 2 hand size full of white rice, or fried rice, nasi briyani, kfc, mcdonald's.... Anything but the "recommended diet".
Swallowing 16 pills a day and having that yucky shakes for dinner every single day is also a huge challenge for me. It's been only 2 weeks out of the 3 months and I'm already nauseated by it. The water and pills basically has already filled up my tummy and I can hardly stomach more 'nutritious' food, and as brought up previously we need to eat well while on TR90 in order to lose more. The shakes too, has reached a point of nauseating for me. The recommended amount of milk to be added is 300 ml and I'm always pouring away about 100ml of the mixture every night. But I guess that's because I now finish my veggies first before I have the shake, so basically I'm already half full when I drink them.
But oh well, the financial damage has been done so what else can I do other than to hold on for the 3 mths?
So stick around for my next fornightly update. And if you're also currently on TR90, do share with me your experience, I could really do with some help here. :)
Till then,
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I started the same plan on 14 Oct. Lost only 0.5 lb and no fat loss so far. Wasn't really strict on diet but I did try to avoid fried food.ReplyDeleteReplies
You have someone to measure your stats? I don't have any.... Can't monitor any fat loss whatsoever. No equipment to do it. :(Delete
Have you tried going to TR90.com and using the tracker located there? If you don't have a customer ID you can set one up for free on the main Nuskin website. My husband and I are employees for Nuskin and planning on starting our TR90 tomorrow. Maybe I'll have to bookmark your blog and let you know how it goes. =)Delete
No Rise, I've not tried the tracker on tr90.com. how does it work?Delete
i wonder how much it cost you?ReplyDelete
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Available in sizes ranging from 14"-15", this tyre optimizes pressure distribution along tyre's width in order to maximize grip. Wide shoulder blocks make for a stable ride even at high speeds.
Ideal for- City use and highway trips
Key Features & Benefits-
- Stable ride quality even at high speeds due to asymmetric tread
- Long tyre life due to innovative compound
- Quiet and comfortable ride due to unique tread pattern
- Good wet grip because of circumferential grooves
- Superior dry grip because of wide centre rib
- Width185
185 is the width in millimetres of the tyres cross section.
- Aspect Ratio60
60 is the Aspect Ratio, it is the ratio of the sidewall height to the cross section width.
- ConstructionR
Radial construction. R stands for radial-ply construction.
- Rim15
15 inches, stands for the diameter of the wheel that the tyre is designed to fit.
- Load Rating84
84 (500 kg) is the load index i.e. the maximum weight each tyre can carry at full speed.
- Speed RatingT
T (190 kmph) is the speed rating i.e. the maximum speed for the tyre at full load.


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Email marketing has come a long way. In this fast moving world, it is necessary to write a compelling email copy to get your audience to- even open the email. So make sure you write a compelling email copy
Below are a few tips to write a compelling email copy
A good subject line
Part of writing an effective email copy is to nail the subject line. The subject line makes the first impression on the viewers of email and they say " the first impression is the best impression", so you definitely want to get your email subject line right. Make the subject line crisp and a gist of what the email contains and don't forget to make your subject line catchy. Whatever your email subject line promises your email should deliver make sure this chain is not broken. If you just write a good promising subject line and if your email doesn't serve the purpose then your email might be sent to trash.
For more on writing an email subject line refer to- http://knowledge.ridivi.com/awesome-email-subject-lines
Use actionable language
Every email you send has a purpose whether it is to direct the viewers to your website or to get them to register for something; you ultimately want them to take an action, mentioning this action in the subject line will prove useful. For example, I got a mail from a design website which said download vectors icons and many more on our website now its free for a week. The best way to make the content of your email more actionable is to use Call-to-Action phrases, you can use phrases like "click here", "call today" etc. Make sure your Call-to_action phrases stand out from the rest of the content in your email.
For more on designing Call-to-Action buttons for emails refer to-
It was found that when emails are segmented and sent to the right audience more than 40% of the receiver have taken the necessary action. The more segmented your email list is the better will you be able to personalize your subject line and the email content. Without personalization, your email may come across as a spam, if you really want people to even open your email, you will have to segment your target audience and personalize accordingly. According to 2014 Science of email marketing report having just first name personalization increases the click through rate by more than 2%. Don't worry you don't have to manually segment the receivers there is a software which can do that for you which is AMS.
Orient your copy towards readers
Use the words "You", "Your" more often. Don't just explain the products, features, and services write about the benefits for the receivers of the email. Make sure the content of the email is short and easy to understand. It will work better is you put yourself in the shoes of the receiver and think before you write an email. The worst mistake a marker can make is to try and shovel the entire story in one email, people don't have the patience to read stories they just skim through emails.
Make sure your email has the fundamental 6 C's of communication in it. No matter how well you design your emails if it doesn't reach the right audience then you can be sure that its going straight into the trash.


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In this post I'll show a very easy and a really useful thing. It is dynamic max_per_page value of the list pager. Such feature gives you the possibility to change the number of elements displayed in a list just by one click. It can be used both in the frontend and backend (the pager is the same) - I'll use the doctrine generated admin module (and the interface will be placed inside the filters box):
First, let's make it visible. Add the following entry to application config/app.yml file:
all: const: max_per_page: [ 10, 25, 50 ]Now we may refer to app_const_max_per_page config value which holds few standard max_per_page values to be used (this can be used in many different admin modules). Let's say we've got an admin module for our custom MyModel model. Now, override the cached _filters.php template: fetch it from cache/admin/dev/modules/autoMyModel/templates and put it in apps/APP/modules/my_model/templates. Take a look at the following part of the code:

 and insert few lines of code (replace the comment) to get the following:

  set maximum elements per page: <?php foreach (sfConfig::get('app_const_max_per_page') as $value): ?> <?php echo link_to($value, 'my_model/setMaxPerPage?max='.$value) ?> <?php endforeach; ?>

The interface to change max_per_page is ready, so we have to improve the controller now. Let's add an action which stores the number of elements to display per page in user session (symofny has nice set(get)Attributes methods). So here it comes:
/** * Sets my_model list's max per page config value, using user session * attribute. * * @param sfWebRequest $request */ public function executeSetMaxPerPage(sfWebRequest $request) { $this->getUser()->setAttribute('my_model.max_per_page', $max = $request->getParameter('max')); $this->getUser()->setFlash('notice', 'max_per_page has been set to: '.$max); $this->redirect('@my_model'); }
configuration generator
And finally, tell the pager to look for the custom value each time the list is going to be rendered. We need to override the method in configuration generator of the admin module:
class my_modelGeneratorConfiguration extends BaseMy_modelGeneratorConfiguration { /** * Returns max_per_page config value for my_model module. If it's not * defined manually by the user, default value is returned. * * @return Integer */ public function getPagerMaxPerPage() { if ($max = sfContext::getInstance()->getUser()->getAttribute('my_model.max_per_page')) return $max; else return parent::getPagerMaxPerPage(); }It's all as easy as it could be. The controller searches the servers for the current user session data and returns either the custom data (if found) or the default value (which is taken from the generator.yml file).
Unfortunately, the sfContext::getInstance() is used here (this causes a lot of problems when the default context problem occurs). After a quick look I didn't find the better way to access the user from the configuration generator (but if you know how to - let me know ;).(I'm wondering why it's not built in into symfony).


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Handbag Heaven was generous and allowed me to choose a handbag to review. I picked the Patchwork Plaid Sling Bag. I like to wear my purses across me but I am short and always have a problem with the strap being too long. With this sling bag or hipster as some people call it, this was not a problem since the Patchwork Plaid Sling Bag has an adjustable strap so I am able to get the perfect length for me ! The colors are great and go with almost everything !
Features of the Patchwork Plaid Sling bag:
This small sling bag is perfect for the days when you want a lightweight handbag that can easily be worn across your body. The adjustable brown shoulder strap is made of soft canvas with brown leatherette details. The polished silver hardware and contrasting stitching accent the orange, green, blue and brown cotton plaid outer perfectly.The top opens and closes with a zipper closure. The inside of this small handbags is lined with brown signature lining and includes one zippered pocket and one small open top pocket. An additional zippered pocket is located on the front of the bag.
There is such a huge selection to choose from that you're sure to find one or more handbags that you must have over at Handbag Heaven. They carry colorful, fashionable and best of all, affordable handbags . I really like the search feature, you can search for a handbag by color, size, price, style, trend, and specials such as bestsellers, new arrivals and my 2 personal favorite categories on sale now & clearance !
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I'd pick the Cecilia Patent Flower Satchel in black!! I'd have to pay a bit but it's a gorgeous purse!
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Published at Friday, March 08th, 2019 - 09:25:44 AM. Bedroom. By Geraldina Sauer.
To give the room a sense of warmth and elegance, I suggest looking at lamps with a nice bronze finish. They are often what vintage and antique lamps are made out of. For the more modern rooms, I recommended looking for ceramic lamps (sometimes made out of ivory also) as they are more than perfect that style of bedroom. Asian-inspired lamps (e.g Chinese and Japanese) are quickly becoming popular styles as they provide a real sense of culture and history. These lamps consist of an inner steel frames that gives the lamp shade a distinct Asian-style look.
It's important to have a bedroom where you can feel like a king or queen. It's the place where you should allow yourself to be spoilt and where you get to enjoy luxury and beauty. So indulge yourself with a sumptuous, marvelous bedroom décor. We have prepared a selection of very beautiful and stylish designs to inspire you.
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