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Keeping Unwanted Weight Off with the Help of Mindfulness Training
meditation weight loss study remains a problem for many individuals today. weight loss aids may find it easy to take the weight off, but keeping it off becomes the challenge. Fortunately, guided mindfulness meditation can be of great help in weight loss efforts. With the help of this training, individuals find they become more aware of what is happening right now, as opposed to being distracted by thoughts or worries in the subconscious. This may help to reduce instances of over-eating while providing the individual with a way to fight off hunger pains and continue their increased physical activity. Binge eating tended to decrease when this technique was used also. However, this is only one of the many ways mindfulness meditation can be of benefit to a person who wishes to lose weight and keep it off.
The Many Aspects of Obesity
People often assume obesity is the result of a person eating more calories than they expend on a regular basis. However, research now suggests there is a psychological component to this problem also. A person may eat when he or she needs comfort or an individual might not be able to recognize that they are full. As a result, they continue eating and gain weight. The person may simply be distracted and not recognize that they have eaten enough. Mindfulness can be of great help in overcoming this issue also and reducing weight gain.
How Can Mindfulness Training Help?
Research shoes mindfulness training can help a person take the weight off. Furthermore, it reduces eating-related behaviors that continue to this common issue. Those who achieved the greatest weight loss did so by using the techniques throughout the day, as opposed to setting aside a time for meditation each day. The training, however, needs to be used in conjunction with other weight loss methods to achieve the desired results. weight loss meditation app should not assume that the training is enough to help them achieve their goals. The right combination of diet, exercise, and other resources is needed to provide the best outcome.
While mindfulness training is typically not enough to help a person take the weight off and keep it off, it is a great tool that any person should consider adding to their weight loss program. A person can never have too many tools and resources when it comes to maintaining their good health. Try this training today to see if this is what has been missing for your weight loss program. You may discover you also have great results and keep the weight off in the long run.


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PlagiarismArticleFeb2014 This article is also in Pulse on LinkedIn with 173 views as of November 2016.
PlagiarismArticleFeb2014 This article is also in Pulse on LinkedIn with 173 views as of November 2016.
There are vast changes in the world of research, including Open Access, and this site is designed to analyze and discuss some of these changes. There is a lot of excitement and positive news if you seek it out, but without specific values and a commitment to a meaningful philosophy of life the Tower of Babel is the best analogy. I teach a required Charter Oak State College course, IDS 101 Cornerstone Seminar (click here for syllabus) and have been a professional writer/editor/publicist/instructor in academia and the corporate world for more than 37 years. I used to run speakers bureaus. I've had many different jobs in academia, industry, journalism, even blue collar and healthcare sectors.
America's CareerInfoNet. Virtually anything you want to know about any career: http://www.careerinfonet.org
A work in progress. Enjoy and feedback is welcome!
EducationPhilosophyWalkerBrief2 Also in Merlot: The Conundrum of Education And here for Merlot also: Education Dive:
For more research on education today here is just one site the Center On Education and the Workforce at Georgetown.
I'm in the midst of an intensive investigation of how one can publish today using social media to locate and qualify one's readers, and save paper! Poets & Writers is a good place to start looking for a publisher: www.pw.org/about-us RefWorks may be an intriguing method for publishing to ProQuest and I plan to investigate that to publish my Trinity College master's thesis on Orwell. I own a publishing house, Emanations Press and can help you to publish if I accept your work. For a sample of my work as an editor (including cover design) see Poems of Love and Loss, by Shalom Saada Saar, of MIT, on Amazon.
Here is the last Cambridge College book I created, in toto:
The latest was for Pacific Oaks College, Pasadena. I also wrote the President's message: http://www.pacificoaks.edu/Alumni/Alumni_Profiles
How much evidence is enough to validate one's research and when do you publish or go public? How and when do you test out your audience? If you would like to include an abstract of your research here, or just your idea, write to me here for consideration. I will be happy to offer my opinion about your writing, and offer some guidance on how to investigate if it is publishable. Princeton offers info on abstracts. See attached PDF.abstracts-1
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Katy Perry Made People Feel Like They Time-Traveled on Her Birthday
Katy Perry is, in her words, "such a birthday party girl". That day gives her an excuse to throw a massive party. The singer admits she gets so much joy from watching her friends have the most fun and make long-lasting memories. For her 32nd birthday, she hosted a Halloween-themed 1950s sock hop that made guests feel like they'd taken a time machine.


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A small town in the district of Chennai, Pudur comes under Ambattur town. It is a part of the Tamil Nadu state. It is situated at a distance of 4.4 km away from Ambattur Taluk. Ambattur Lake is main source of irrigation and provides water for agricultural activities in the town. It takes around 11 minutes from the industrial hub of Amabattur town to get to Pudur. It is near the capital city Chennai which is 19.1 km away.
Place to Stay
There are several places providing various ranges in terms of price and accommodations. Some of them are Hotel Rithaans (Tariff – Rs. 990), and Mallika Residency (Tariff – Rs. 400).
The official language of this city is Tamil. The alternate language spoken is English.
The best time to visit would be during the annual harvest festival of Thai Pongal in the month of January.
Place of Interest
There are quite a few temples built in this part of the city. Also there is a famous hangout by the name of Toegeo Gaming lounge.
How to Get There
The closest airport to Pudur is Madurai Airport at a distance of 57.9 km.
The nearest railway station to Pudur is the Sattur Railway station at 25.4 km. The route map comprises of Tulukkapatti, Virudhunagar, Kallikudi, Sivakasi, Kumarapuram and Kalligudi.
There are daily private busses to Pallivasalpatti (8.1 km), Sallisettipatti (7.3 km), Vemboor (9 km), Sudhamadam (7.8 km), Mettipatti (7.1 km), Avadi, Tambaram, Vandalur, Koyambedu, Poonamallee, Vempoor, etc. Shri Jai Vilas Bus Operators and SRM Transport Pvt. Ltd. are some of the well serviced bus operators that have their services to Pudur. Ticketgoose.com is a popular online bus ticket booking website from where you can get your tickets with ease.


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Looking at this grab-bag post, I can see the common thread: valuing tight-knit communities, nuclear families, and each individual's worth.
I know why Utah's welfare is working. Megan McArdle wrote a much-talked-about article in which she looked at Utah, which has extremely good and affordable social services. The key to Utah's successful welfare system, although I'm not sure she realizes it, lies in this paragraph:
The volunteering starts in the church wards, where bishops keep a close eye on what's going on in the congregation, and tap members as needed to help each other. If you're out of work, they may reach out to small business people to find out who's hiring. If your marriage is in trouble, they'll find a couple who went through a hard time themselves to offer advice.
With a system like that, you're not going to have the type of fraud that occurred in Minnesota. There, none of the bureaucrats who cut $118,000 in checks knew that the woman claiming an absent husband had, in fact, a gainfully employed husband living with her and their children. In Utah, where charity begins at the ward level, everyone would have known the woman's marital situation and the fraud could not have happened.
Fraud is expensive. Fraud is also easy when far-away governments manage essentially anonymous programs.
All of this made me think of a fascinating talk I heard a few years ago. I learned that, before government welfare, America was not a cold, cruel place in which widows and orphans routinely died. Instead, America had a vast network of fraternal organizations that functioned as welfare organizations. As with the Mormon wards, these "welfare" agencies worked extremely well because they took place at the community level. That meant that those responsible for administering an organization's funds knew if Joe Shmo was a layabout or a hard worker on hard times.
Utah's hands-on approach has managed to run counter to the prevailing American system that separates the needy from the check-writers. Until we return to community-based charitable organizations, fraud and waste will be the rule of the day.
I don't see us making that U-turn. Having passed the baton to the government, Americans are not suddenly going to enlist en masse in the Kiwanis or the Shriners (more's the pity).
Mike Pence's "wife" policy shows that he's a decent and smart man. Progressives are having a field day with the fact that, if Mike Pence is have a dinner tête-à-tête with a woman, that woman will always be his wife. Here's a tweet perfectly summarizing the hysteria:


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I do workshops on a variety of topics, and I would love to do one for you:
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There are both one and two-day workshops on creating great learning experiences. Based on the book, these workshops cover the process of designing and implementing great learning experiences.
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This is a one-day workshop that will help you understand how to apply game design principles to learning environments to help engage and motivation learners.
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I'm a frequent instructor for this popular ASTD workshop. This workshop is actually arranged through ASTD, but I'm happy to facilitate that process.
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A war of two Kylies.
Last year, Kylie Jenner moved to trademark her first name in a filing with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. She sought to get the rights to both "Kylie Jenner" and just "Kylie," for "entertainment in the nature of providing information by means of a global computer network in the fields of entertainment, fashion and pop culture; entertainment services, namely, personal appearances by a celebrity, actress and model."
This, of course, stood out as a potential problem for others with the same moniker as the 18-year-old reality star.
Fast forward to February and enter Ms. Kylie Minogue.
The 47-year-old singer filed a notice of opposition Feb. 22, highlighting how she has been in the industry since 1979 and her name has been a big part of her work, both for entertainment and social good.
The filing also manages to describe Jenner quite succinctly as a "home-schooled," "secondary reality television personality" whose "photographic exhibitionism" has drawn criticism for its offenses against disability rights and cultural appropriation.
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Will Twitter's social live-streaming platform, Periscope, be allowing brands to advertise this year?
Well the short answer is: no.
But no one's going to stop them either. While the platform won't be launching an advertising solution like those of other, better-established social networks, CEO Kayvon Beykpour says he likes the fact that brands try to use Periscope in creative ways, like BMWs live car launch last year.
It is still early days in the world of live-streaming, but looking at the numbers, and with the magical teleportation feeling it can give, we think it's only going to get bigger—and definitely has its place, at brand events for example. Even Facebook are getting in on the act.


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Let me start by saying that there is no "perfect" way of preparing your first born for a new baby. A new baby who will steal away mommy & daddy's attention. A new baby who will get all of these new clothes, furniture & toys. A new baby who will mostly cry & sleep, but not play with them. It can be a really rough transition not only for the parents, but your little one as well.
It all depends on age! For us, our daughter was just barely 1 year old when we found out we were pregnant with our second. Besides the fact that it was a total & complete shock to us, we had no idea how to prepare her for the changes to come. She was our baby. Our first baby. Our baby who was literally still a baby. She's not going to understand when we say, "You're going to have a baby brother or sister!" Although we did tell her this, we are almost 100% positive she most definitely did not understand that. But once my belly started getting bigger, we would point and say, "Mommy has a baby in her belly!" Then she would point to my belly & say, "Baby!"
In our case it was hard to find ways to prepare her for this big change. Little did we know, Noah would be born 3 months early and would make that transition a little more difficult for us. Most people don't know that if your preemie is born at a certain time of the year, there are very strict rules on who can come into the unit. During "RSV" season (which is when Noah was born) only parents & grandparents were allowed in the unit. So Paislee was only allowed to see her brother two or three times before that rule came into play. And he was in the NICU for 3 months. It was really hard to balance all of our time between the two babies with them not being together. The times she did get to meet and see him, she was so so sweet.
The first time Paislee met Noah ♥
Related: The Littlest Warrior: An Inspiring NICU Story
I also have to show you this video because it's just too darn cute. This was when Noah was still in the NICU & Paislee loved to talk to him. She was so sweet & careful around him. She would sometimes touch his head and was so gentle. My heart, y'all.
Given that our case was a bit different, I have collaborated and spoken with a fellow blogger of mine! Krystal Klassen with the Quarter Mile Lane blog has been so gracious to be a guest here on Dogtags, Dolls & Dinosaurs today! Krystal and her four sisters have an amazing blog that they work on together! They have everything from homemaking tips, gardening, recipes, & awesome parenting advice. I am a devoted reader & love their content. They also post some fun & engaging statuses on their facebook page. They are super funny & relatable for all parents!
Krystal (far right) & her beautiful sisters!
After speaking with Krystal a bit, I asked her some questions about her experience when her & her husband found out about their second baby. Our experiences are different in so many ways, & similar too! So happy to introduce her to everyone & share with all of you!
1. What was your first thought when you found out you were having a second baby?
Our second was planned, so we were so excited to be welcoming another little one to our family. After the excitement of finding out we were pregnant, my thoughts immediately turned to worry of how our firstborn would react to a new baby.
Not only was she our first child but she had spent the first 3 years of her life as the only grandchild on my husband's side. She was also the only great grandchild during that time. With a lot of nearby family, she was the center of attention at every family event. I was really nervous that becoming a big sister was going to absolutely turn her world upside down!
2. How did you break the news to your first child?
We waited quite a while to tell anyone, including our firstborn. Luckily, I didn't show very quickly so it was pretty easy to keep it a secret for a few months. Once we found out we were having a boy, we told our firstborn that she was going to be a big sister. It took a couple weeks for it to really click that there was a baby in mom's tummy. During that time we kept reminding her how much fun it was going to be to have a brother to play with and what a great helper she would be.
3. Do you have any special advice or tips to help prepare first borns for a new baby?
My biggest advice would be to stay positive (as much as possible during pregnancy). Kids pick up on negative ideas and conversations really easily. The last thing you want is for your firstborn to have negative ideas about the baby before he/she even arrives! Help your firstborn realize all of the things that they will be big enough to help with when they are a big sister or big brother. We got this book called I'm a Big Sister by Joanna Cole and read it frequently. It was so helpful in reminding our daughter how fun it was going to be to be a big sister. I would absolutely recommend this to anyone welcoming a second child. There is also a big brother version.
We also did some fun activities with our daughter during the last few months of my pregnancy. We took a little weekend getaway and did things that she was interested in like going to the zoo. We also took her to a movie with just mom and dad. I think these opportunities for one on one time helped her feel like she was important even with a little brother coming soon.
4. Is there anything you didn't do that you wish you had?
I wish I would have gotten the nursery put together sooner. Honestly, the nursery never happened! Our son was born 5 weeks early, so there just wasn't time. I think this would have helped my firstborn realize sooner that there was really a baby coming. I think it would have helped if she was more familiar with these new surroundings sooner and better understand what the different baby items are for. This would have been another way to prepare her to be a "big helper"!
5. Once the baby arrived how did your first adjust? How are they now?
Oh goodness! I can't say enough how all of my expectations were exceeded when our baby was born! When our son was born early and spent two weeks in the NICU, my concern of how she would react to a new baby escalated. She was shuffled between family and friends while mom and dad were trying to get baby brother out of the NICU. It was a crazy 2 weeks, but the whole time she was so excited to finally meet her baby brother! When we finally brought baby brother home, she was so happy to meet him and didn't want to leave his side. I gave her plenty of opportunities to help with baby brother by getting diapers, giving him a pacifier, singing him songs, etc.
Fast forward 4 years, and they still get along as well as any 4 and 7 year old would. My firstborn really likes to play mom and tell her brother what to do, which he doesn't always appreciate. Often, I have to remind her that she isn't the mom and that mom can take care of the discipline. She loves to protect him and is quick to help him if he is hurt or sad.
Krystal shares some great tips in there, right? We too read a book to our daughter that explained what the role of a big sister was & Paislee loved to read it almost every night! Now when she reads it, she calls the baby "Bubba" (what we call Noah). It's so cute. Krystal also brought up a good point with putting the baby's room together beforehand. With a preemie baby, that can be really hard because you don't know that your little one is coming so early, so I can definitely relate with her there! But that can be a really great way to help your first born transition into sibling-hood.
Some other transitional ideas to get your first born ready for a new baby:
- Practicing with a baby doll- show them how to help change diapers, go on walks, feed them, give them a bath, etc.
- Showing them your sonograms & general pictures of babies
- Taking them to appointments with you when possible (I remember doing this with my mom before she had my sisters & it made me feel very included and important)
- Watching a tv show or movies that involve a new baby coming into the family (wouldn't recommend Boss Baby lol- not very realistic)
- Having a "baby countdown"
- Putting the new carseat in the car before the baby arrives
If y'all have anymore ideas, I would love to hear them in the comments!
Also, if there's one piece of advice I can bestow upon you, it's this- always make time for EACH/ALL of your children. I understand this is sometimes easier said than done, but it is so important for your children to feel individually loved, appreciated & seen. After you're all settled in, pump some milk or get the formula stocked up, and go out with your first born. Being the first born, I know first hand how much I loved hanging out with either my parents without my little sisters around. DONT' GET ME WRONG, I love my sisters so, so much. But it's nice to have all of the attention. Children need it. Babies tend to get most of it, especially when they are brand new. Because they require so much TLC.
Trust me, making time for all of your babies & taking the time to transition them in a healthy way will set everyone up for success in the long run. If you are preparing for this transition, I wish you the best of luck!
Happy Hunger Games!…haha jk
As always, God bless †
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I am trying to activate the Investigation Discovery App on my FireTV.
It gives me a URL to activate the app IF I have a cable or subscription that I am paying for. I think every Cable and Satellite provider is listed for activation EXCEPT Dish Network. I have emailed their site but they have not reponded yet.
Is Dish a participating provider with Investigation Discovery?
I have ID in my subscription. (Channel 192)
Or have they left you off by mistake?
Actually you can't.
I installed the Dish Anywhere app on my FireTv (not firestick) and there is no on demand content available from ID Investigation Discovery. It is a mirror of what my DVR does. I can record the series as it airs. And I can watch recordings already made. Absolutely ZERO on demand content.
I am specifically looking for a show called Murder Chose Me. There are two full seasons available on the IDGO app. But I can't watch it because my Dish subscription apparently does not qualify me for it. There are probalby 100 cable and other TV (DirecTV) providers that qualify me for it. But not Dish!
It does in the IDGO app. It let me browse before it made me activate.
There are no less than 18 episodes available On Demand from Investigation Discovery for those people that subscribe to a carrier that has negotiated that part for their customers. I also started watching an episode before it pulled the activation crap.
So I guess Dish shows no love for us in the On Demand area. Probably beat ID down in price to carry the channel so ID said "No on demand for your customers. " 10 to 1 that is how it went down. LOL
Hello, gdisarray. We currently do not have access to the IDGO app yet. I would be more than happy to request that on your behalf and see what we can do about getting it!
That would be awesome.
Can you please request this to happen on my behalf as well? This is frustrating.


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Posted: Apr 13, 2019
(Abbotstown, Pa.) – The Dickinson women's golf team is currently fourth after the first round of the seven-team Gettysburg Spring Invitational on Saturday afternoon.
Sophomore Rachael Czerna (Milford, N.J./Delaware Valley Regional) carded a career-best 89 to match classmate Olivia Brown (Chevy Chase, Md./Bethesda-Chevy Chase) to lead the Red Devils.
Emily Rieder (Collegeville, Pa./Methacton) and Himeno Yamane (Astoria, N.Y./Hunter College) both had scores of 90 while Hannah Heiring (Wayzata, Minn./Wayzata) turned in a 96.
The Red Devils combined for a round of 358 on Saturday. York College holds the top spot with a 323 with Gettysburg second at 327.
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At the upper and medial part of the thigh, a little below the medial end of the inguinal ligament, is a large oval-shaped aperture in the fascia lata; it transmits the great saphenous vein, and other, smaller vessels, and is termed the the saphenous opening (fossa ovalis).
The fascia cribrosa, which is pierced by the structures passing through the opening, closes the aperture and must be removed to expose it. The fascia lata in this part of the thigh is described as consisting of a superficial and a deep portion.
The superficial portion of the fascia lata is the part on the lateral side of the fossa ovalis. It is attached, laterally, to the crest and anterior superior spine of the ilium, to the whole length of the inguinal ligament, and to the pectineal line in conjunction with the lacunar ligament. From the tubercle of the pubis it is reflected downward and lateralward, as an arched margin, the falciform margin, forming the lateral boundary of the fossa ovalis; this margin overlies and is adherent to the anterior layer of the sheath of the femoral vessels: to its edge is attached the fascia cribrosa. The upward and medial prolongation of the falciform margin is named the superior cornu; its downward and medial prolongation, the inferior cornu. The latter is well-defined, and is continuous behind the great saphenous vein with the pectineal fascia.
The deep portion of fascia latat is situated on the medial side of the fossa ovalis, and at the lower margin of the fossa is continuous with the superficial portion; traced upward, it covers the Pectineus, Adductor longus, and Gracilis, and, passing behind the sheath of the femoral vessels, to which it is closely united, is continuous with the iliopectineal fascia, and is attached to the pectineal line.
From this description it may be observed that the superficial portion of the fascia lata lies in front of the femoral vessels, and the deep portion behind them, so that an apparent aperture exists between the two, through which the great saphenous passes to join the femoral vein.


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What is orange, black and white? If you guessed a black cat sitting on pumpkin against a while wall, then you are way too excited about Halloween. It's September people! If you guessed Blog 5551, you would be correct, but that was not the answer I was looking for.
I realized something this past weekend when I visited the Vancouver Home + Interior Design Show. The show itself was a bit disappointing, but it made me notice a couple of trends that I've been an inadvertent slave to lately. The trends, which I initially discovered through web design and typography, are (1) an affinity towards the simplicity and sleekness of black against white (2) the colour orange.
(Pic above was taken from Vogue.com. I really like the typography)
I realized that orange is the new brown (rich, warm, distinctive) as I was drawn to some unbelievably soft 1500 threat count Egyptian cotton sheets at the Home Show. (I bought the chocolate brown ones instead and have been kicking myself ever since. I can't forget about the orange sheets…the way I noticed them from across the room, and the way they felt against my skin when I first touched them. I get chills just thinking about them. They are the ones that got away. Hadn't I wanted the brown ones? Hadn't I thought they would match my duvet better? I made my choice, now I must live with it and kill the regret.)
So here are some examples of black and white, and orange used in web design.
(Squrespace is a great company with a brilliant tech blog, which will be of interest to many bloggers, web designers and content managers)
(Upcoming website for blogger/interior designer Heather Clawson. The sheets in question were this colour. The thought of these sheets is now consuming me obsessively.)
(Always a trend-setter, Bruce Mau Design)
(One of my favourite food sites; it will answer the sometimes dauntingly unanswerable question: what the fuck should i make for dinner)
More orange, black and white to come… stay tuned for part II… 5551


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Meeblings 2
Game Description
Game 2 in the cute Meeblings series. Click the Meeblings to make them do stuff!
Meeblings 2 Game Instructions: Rescue the Meeblings by clicking on different colored ones, each perform a task.
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i've beat meeblings 1 & 2 BRING ON #3
why at the top goes green and blue?


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Real Food (Paperback)
What to Eat and Why
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, 9781596913424, 343pp.
Publication Date: June 12, 2007
Other Editions of This Title:
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Hardcover (6/13/2006)
Hailed as the "patron saint of farmers' markets" by the "Guardian "and called one of the "great food activists" by "Vanity Fair"'s David Kamp, Nina Planck is single-handedly changing the way we view "real food." A vital and original contribution to the hot debate about what to eat and why, "Real" "Food" is a thoroughly researched rebuttal to dietary fads and a clarion call for the return to old-fashioned foods.
In lively, personal chapters on produce, dairy, meat, fish, chocolate, and other real foods, Nina explains how ancient foods like beef and butter have been falsely accused, while industrial foods like corn syrup and soybean oil have created a triple epidemic of obesity, diabetes, and heart disease. The "New York Times" said that "Real Food" "poses a convincing alternative to the prevailing dietary guidelines, even those treated as gospel," and that "radical" as Nina's ideas may be, the case she makes for them is "eminently sensible.
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Praise for Real Food:
"Nina Planck's powerful concept, 'real food,' has changed how we think about what we eat. Now Nina turns to the nutritional needs of the developing human being. Today, one can say that 'womb ecology' is the most vital aspect of human ecology. In terms of public health, nothing is more important than the health and well-being of pregnant women. That's why no task is more important than to study the factors—particularly nutritional factors—that influence a baby's growth and development."—Dr. Michel Odent, author of The Farmer and the Obstetrician
"Nina Planck's personal story of life with baby Julian, from preconception to tending the first tomatoes at their own Small Farm, makes compelling reading. Her no-nonsense, tell-it-like-it-is voice cuts through cant and euphemism like a whiff of sharp cheddar for anyone who wants the real dope. Her basic distinction between real and fake foods makes essential reading not just for mothers with babies, but for all of us who want to live and eat well."—Betty Fussell, author of The Story of Corn, Raising Steaks, and My Kitchen Wars
"Nina's real food concept is critical for new parents and her advice on introducing solids is the best no-nonsense, eliminate-the-power-struggle option I've read in years."—Erica Lyon, author of The Big Book of Birth and founder of Realbirth"How can you not be interested in Nina Planck's book?" —Jesse Kornbluth, HeadButler.com
"[Planck] is a cross between Alice Waters and Martha Stewart."—Washington Post "Science is finally catching up to what our grandmothers knew long ago: that traditional foods, and even fats, are actually good for you—and a whole lot healthier than the creations of food technology. Drawing on the latest research and oldest folk wisdom, Real Food offers a persuasive and invigorating defense of eggs, butter, meat, and even lard (!), as well as a powerful critique of a food industry that aims to replace these standbys with its highly processed, and sometimes deadly, simulacra. Nina Planck has written a valuable and eye-opening book."—Michael Pollan, author of The Omnivore's Dilemma "Planck has written an important book, and her timing may be perfect. With any luck, Real Food will resonate with Americans (starved for so long on low-fat diets) and bring Weston Price to a much larger audience than he could ever have imagined."—Los Angeles Times Book Review


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This is why we "DO WHAT WE DO". Charity, the 1st. principle of our order is not of alms giving alone. It is the giving of time, effort and committment along with care of the less fortunate. Where better can this be done, than as a Special Olympics volunteer. Pictured is an excited David Arriga,…


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First (and second) impressions of São Paulo dedicated to two much loved anthropologists..
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Yes, I've been single for 25 years and yes, for those 25 freaking years, I really didn't care much but there are times -- this is one of them -- where I literally want to pull my hair out and ask, WILL IT EVER HAPPEN FOR ME?!? Will some decent (hopefully awesome) guy actually have enough guts to make his feelings known and profess whatever depth of emotion he feels for me?!? Because right now, it feels like the most far-fetched comment ever.
AND YES. I get the, it'll come when you least expect it, but due to my pissy mood, I'm more like, OPEN YOUR EYES, PATTY! This shit isn't going to happen soon so just don't. And yet, it's so hard not to wait. It's so hard not to realize you're the only one in your group of friends left without a guy with a mutual affection.
Or when you see your Facebook feed and see six batchmates all engaged (no, I don't want to be engaged just yet but realize, wow, they're at THAT POINT in their lives. and no, I'm not in a rush for that either).
Or when it's Friday night and your seatmate has plans with her boyfriend, and you have plans too but with single friends and you'll have fun and enjoy yourself except you'll think, I wonder when I'll be the one going on a date.
it's really silly, I've been harping about this for six months in a row now and it's just a little frustrating how things are just not happening. Yes, I can't force it. And Yes, it will come, but could it come sooner? Could it come, like say, now? Or can I be assured that it'll come at all? Because honestly, I can't even have that assurance.
And yes, 2012 has had MOOOOORE things happen to me than anything in my 25-year-existence, but sometimes, I just reach a point, where I'm not satisfied with whatever crumbs come my way? I want the whole damn cake already, please?
I don't just want consistent inconsistency or being Thursdays girl on a roster of women to rotate. I don't want to be just your beer call or your ramen girl. I don't want to be playing the I-can-wait-to-reply-longer game. I don't want to have to strategize if it's hot or cold day or if it's wrong to initiate. I don't want to have to look cute or not haggard. I don't want to second guess and over think every single text. I don't want to be just a convenience.
I deserve better than that, right? And it sucks that that is right now. So as I finally get to sleep, I wish that when I open my eyes tomorrow, I can finally open my eyes and deal with this eternal PMS. I open my eyes and see the positivity in the negative. I can really just open my fucking eyes, and hopefuly, I'll be okay with all of this.


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Industrial and Corporate Change
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Existing studies of entrepreneurship focus on entrepreneurs whose individual contribution to wealth creation is typically trivial: self-employed persons. This article investigates entrepreneurs whose individual contribution to wealth creation is enormous: billionaires. We explore the relationship between economic development, institutions, and these contrasting kinds of entrepreneurs. We find that the institutions consistent with self-employed entrepreneurs differ markedly from the ones consistent with billionaires. Further, only the latter are consistent with the institutions that underlie economic prosperity. Where well-protected private property rights and supporting, market-enhancing institutions flourish, so do billionaires. But self-employed entrepreneurs do not. Where private property rights are weakly protected and interventionist institutions flourish, so do self-employed entrepreneurs. But billionaires do not.
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I have to admit....while Gathright's instincts in the outfield were Berroa-caliber, he made up for it by finding himself "in the action" in virtually every Royals rally. He played the very role of a "pest" in Tuesday's game - taking the extra base on a would-be single and when others were hitting, and stealing two bases.
Gil Meche, once again, looked solid. He proved himself as a legitimate All-Star representative, striking out seven and walking one in six innings. His curveball was mid-'90s Appier caliber, but does anyone know the velocity on his fastball yesterday?
In my opinion, taking out Greinke with a runner on first base and one out was bizarre and unfounded. Leaving Greinke and Peralta out there for 1+ innings yesterday makes both unavailable today. Peralta could have easily pitched two innings on Wednesday to bail DLR out of his inevitable mess. Musser could have pitched in situations he belongs - blowouts - beginning the seventh inning and finishing the game yesterday.
Beyond the lineup changes (hitting Brown fourth), that pitching decision was just another bizarre and unfounded decision by Buddy Bell.
We have nicknames intact for Billy Butler ("Billy The Kid" and "The Butler Did It!") and John Buck ("Mr. Incredible"), but what shall Gordon's nickname be? No, it can't be Gord-y or Alex-y, no matter how much the board Bellketeers want it to be
I'm pumped after a game like yesterday. Hopefully, the Royals can continue winning with a suspect 3-through-5 in their pitching staff. If they can overachieve in the coming couple weeks, then that might give them room in case they suffer through another six or seven game downfall when their pitching catches up with them.
This might be off-topic, but 17 Royals are now still standing over at Royals Survivor on Royals Nation.
17 Royals are left standing:
C - John Buck
2B - Esteban German
3B - Alex Gordon
LF - Billy Butler
LF - Joey Gathright
CF - David DeJesus
RF - Mark Teahen
SP - Brian Bannister
SP - Luke Hochevar
SP - Gil Meche
SP - Carlos Rosa
RP - Octavio Dotel
RP - Jimmy Gobble
RP - Zack Greinke
RP - Joel Peralta
RP - David Riske
RP - Joakim Soria
We sent the Angels to their first losing series this month, and the Royals are now 13-11 for June. Here's to finishing with the first winning month since July 2003! Small moves, Dayton! Small moves!
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2. What was the occasion? Easter
3. What is your favorite love song? Knight in White Satin by the Moody Blues
4. Who was the last person you hugged? Brother Luke
5. Have you ever danced in the rain? Not really. Does running count as dancing?
6. Do opt for Truth or Dare? Dare!
7. Have you ever regretted either choice? Nope. I've laughed about some of them.
8. What on your body currently hurts? My knees
9. When was the last time you met some one new? About two months ago.
10. What should you be doing right now? Testing software
11. Does store security follow you? Not that I've noticed.
12. What is your name spelled backwards? retay llib
13. What is your name spelled sideways? Huh?
14. Did you ever lick a 9-Volt Battery? Nope.
15. What's your favorite comic strip? Pearls Before Swine
16. Do you always wear clean socks and underwear? Always
17. When was the last time you skipped in public? Going down the hall at my office.
18. Do you still laugh at I Love Lucy? Occasionally.
19. Have you ever worn the same thing for an entire weekend? Yes (but I did change my socks).
20. Name some one with the same birthday as you. Yassir Afafat, Cal Ripken Jr, Reggie Miller, Rupert Grint
21. What do you usually order from Starbucks? Caramel macchiato
22. If you were a light source, which would you be? A candle in a jar.
23. What is your motto for life? Take care, have fun, be well
24. Do you think animals have real feelings? Yes
25. Does love conquer all? Unfortunately, no, but it's a good start.
26. Do you believe in Karma? Yes
27. What do you think killed the dinosaurs? Some time traveler gave them the flu.
28. Do real psychics exist? I think so, but they're really hard to tell for all the charlatans.
29. What is in the backseat of your car right now? Nothing. My car doesn't have a back seat (it's a 2-passenger Honda Insight)
30. How many times were you Student of the Month in elementary school? Once, for winning a spelling bee.


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Opera McGill's production of La Boheme is now history. History is the right word for the four performances - as in all four of our performances were sold out!
It was a beautiful production - from the sets and costumes and lights to the wonderful performances by the both casts, the chorus and the orchestra. Julian Wachner gave beautifully crafted and moving musical direction and in all humility, I did a good job with this one from a staging perspective.
I loved the 2nd act - it was certainly a challenge to do it without a curtain to raise and have the entire chorus onstage ready to go for the first choral "AH!" It was also a joy to stage the 1st and 3rd acts back in November and December and then see them evolve a month later - what a GREAT idea!
I loved my bookends that ran throughout the show - Rodolfo starting the 1st and 4th acts with his feet on the table facing upstage; the parade down the center aisle at the top of the 2nd act which ended with a parade up the center aisle as the act ended; the first image of the show being a lit candle and then the last image being Colline blowing out the candle; Mimi's death taking place spatially on the spot where she and Rodolfo had first sat and expressed their private thoughts during their 1st act arias; plus there was the whole Vincent/Ginette set/costume color palette of Mimi in Pink and Musetta in Green being reflected on the walls of the garrett. The lighting cues were all timed beautifully and boy did the strings sound amazing!
I am very proud of this production and will hold it in my heart and memory for a long while! It's hard to let go. For some of the cast members, this was their last Opera McGill production. Some of these students started out with me during my first year here at McGill: singing in Albert Herring, some singing in the chorus of Cosi fan tutte or playing trees in Alcina and now there they were on the stage singing principal roles!
Boheme was the 14th opera I've produced, directed, or played in my 3 and 1/2 years here. That's a lot. I'm doing 12 operas in 2011 alone. I'm thinking that's too much and wonder how long I can keep going like this. It's worrisome to me, and to my family. Finding balance is now my focus - which leads me to Imeneo.
My production of Imeneo will try to answer a question that I think is at the heart of the piece:
What happens when people are thrown out of balance?
A hero becomes the villain, a rational woman becomes crazed, a poet loses his muse, a man loses his vision, and the unloved get desperate...
Imeneo opens March 25, 2011
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Christmas @ CRSI – Miami Co. Region
Miami Co: Individuals served by the Miami Co. region. enjoyed a huge Christmas party held in the gym of Riverside Developmental Disabilities. The Miami Co. region provides services in Shelby, Miami, Darke, Montgomery, Preble and Butler counties.
CRSI provided a Christmas meal and everyone enjoyed a visit from
Santa, music and fun activities such as making ornaments; coloring pictures; decorating stockings and Santa hats.


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I am looking for an open source equivalent to Google Docs that can be locally hosted. Does anyone have any experience in using any open source web office solutions?
The key features I am looking for are
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Date on Master's Thesis/Doctoral Dissertation
Document Type
Master's Thesis
Degree Name
M. Eng.
Industrial Engineering
Committee Chair
Saleem, Jaseem
Committee Co-Chair (if applicable)
Alexander, Suraj
Committee Member
Alexander, Suraj
Committee Member
Bohm, Matt
Author's Keywords
web-based; health records
Previous research on Personal Health Records (PHRs) has focused on applications that are "tethered" to a specific Electronic Health Record (EHR). However, this is a gap in research on the usability of unaffiliated, independent PHRs, as well as a gap in research on college-aged PHR users. Based on this gap in the literature, a single factor, within-subject experiment was conducted using 18 participants from the University of Louisville to determine if one PHR had superior usability and design. The testing included the completion of six tasks in three different PHRs. Dependent variables included task time, mouse movement, mouse clicks, keystrokes, errors, and usability survey results. The Computer System Usability Questionnaire (CSUQ), a validated survey instrument, was used for the usability survey. The experiment concluded with a follow up interview. ANOVA testing was completed on the results to determine the significance in the difference of the means. Results showed that several, but not all, measures had statistically and significantly different means. These included three survey categories, errors, and keystrokes. Though the hypothesis that all measures would be significantly different was partially supported, it can be concluded that Microsoft HealthVault has better usability than its tested counterparts, HealthSpek and Health Companion. The findings of this study could be used both by people looking to start using a PHR in the future and in findings obstacles to adoption of PHRs.
Recommended Citation
Doggett, Alexandra, "A comparative usability study of web-based personal health records." (2016). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. Paper 2355.


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"THE whole package," says Lewis when we asked him what he most loves about Kelly, his girlfriend of two years.
It's the perfect romantic answer and we wouldn't expect anything less. After all, Kelly and Lewis have been officially crowned as Britain's "Most in Love" couple!
When Kelly Games entered our Britain's Got Love competition, she had no idea that she and her partner, Lewis Middleton, would land the grand prize. Now, as the happy winners of £1,000 worth of diamond jewellery and a £1,000 photo shoot with Venture Photography, the couple say they feel "unbelievably honoured".
We'll also tell you all about the wedding jewellery they chose… read on!
If you didn't follow our #BritainsGotLove competition, you might be wondering why we decided to look for the nation's most in-love?
Well, every day we hear personal stories from our customers as they gift a piece of jewellery to a loved one. Without a doubt, our jewellery symbolises love and life's special moments. It's one of the most rewarding things about being a jewellery retailer!
By running Britain's Got Love, we decided we could give the whole of the UK a chance to share their love for one another – and for us to reward the best entry with a beautiful piece of jewellery.
We also thought that posting selfies on social media was a really fun, contemporary way for people to enter the competition. It also inspired our competition partners, Venture Photography, who said they'd capture the winners' love story in beautiful images.
Kelly admits that she and Lewis don't often talk about their relationship online, but if there's a special occasion they might post the "odd cheeky" selfie. This time their selfie didn't just get "likes" from their friends and family, but also won over our judges.
The couple has even been featured in the press – click on the images to enlarge and read:
Now to the best bit… The couple has already spent their £1,000 on three items of diamond jewellery. We absolutely LOVE the beautiful 18K gold ring, diamond solitaire pendant and diamond stud earrings Kelly chose, as pictured below. And we're really pleased to announce, as you may have guessed from the pieces, that Kelly and Lewis are getting married next year! Congratulations!
Click on the images to find out more about each item Kelly picked:
The couple's most memorable moment together was on Kelly's birthday in February, when Lewis got down on one knee and proposed. Kelly, who thought she was getting a new bicycle, was happily shocked to receive an engagement ring instead. "I couldn't drink my tea after that from shaking so much!" she confirms.
So what's their secret to a happy relationship?
"It's two people that love everything about each other and want to be together," Lewis says.
"We never argue," confirms Kelly. "If there's something frustrating, we make it funny. For example, I tend to leave lights on in rooms and Lewis will pretend he's talking to one of our cats, 'Choccy have you left the light on again?' and it doesn't matter how often he says it I always end up laughing!"
The last question we asked Kelly is how winning a diamond makes her feel?
"I'm saving it all for the wedding so it will be new and sparkly on the day. I'm still so overwhelmed that I won and that I received such amazing pieces of jewellery! Very very lucky!"
Well, we'd like to wish Kelly and Lewis a great year and a wonderful wedding in 2016, and thank them for their inspiring participation in our Britain's Got Love competition. We really could not have hoped for two more loved up and lovely people to enjoy the £1,000 worth of diamond jewellery!
Visit our website to find our more about our jewellery. Follow us on Facebook and Twitter to get the latest on our exciting competitions!


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Sunny and Ari have travelled all over the world together. The last that I knew, it was almost 20 vacations together. I'm sure that they have travelled more since their wedding day. They first met in college. They said their "I do's" on June 10th, 2017 at her Aunt's house in Sandusky, Ohio. Their nuptials brought in family from all over the world, namely Sunny's family from India. The ceremony took place in her Aunt and Uncle's backyard, in front of a gorgeous tree. After the ceremony, the couple took their family formals and bridal party photos, as well as their portraits. The reception also occurred in her aunt and uncle's backyard in a tent, which is where the dancing also took place. At the end of the night, Sunny and Ari had a special event for their guests: fireworks. And trust me, they were gorgeous. What we loved about this wedding, aside from the bride and groom being fantastic, but their wedding was traditional, yet very non-traditional. Ari wore a pink wedding dress! Pink! It was so unique and gorgeous! This photo features the bride and groom on a bench in her aunt and uncle's backyard in between the ceremony and the reception.
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A MilanoR meeting is an occasion to bring together the R users in the Milano area to share knowledge and experiences. The meeting is a free event, open to everybody.
The meeting consists of two R talks and a free buffet + networking time
Welcome presentation
R and big data: "Interactive big data analysis with R, SparkR and MongoDB: a friendly walkthrough" by Thimoty Barbieri and Marco Biglieri
R and Statistical Learning: "Power consumption prediction based on statistical learning techniques" by Davide Pandini
Buffet offered by Quantide and networking time
What's the price?
The event is free and open to everybody. Due to logistic reason, the meeting is open to max 45 participants, and registration is needed.
Where is it?
OpenMilano, Sala Slide40 - Viale Monte Nero 6, Milano
OpenMilano is a bookstore, coworking and cafè close to the Porta Romana metro station.
I want to know more about the talks..
R and big data: Spark and MongoDB are a fantastic opportunity to enhance R with big-processing and big-data features. We present a walkthrough to setup a working environment which will put Spark's parallel processing and Mongo's huge data handling capabilities at your fingertips in R. We will discuss the main features of SparkR with MongoDB and provide a toy example.
R and statistical learning: In the semiconductor industry, early power estimation is a critical requirement for Systems-on-Chip architects and marketing, which must provide competitive, yet realistic, power consumption quotations to customers in order to achieve design wins. In this talk, we will present an innovative approach for early power consumption estimation based on statistical learning techniques. The proposed statistical model has been developed in R and validated on two taped-out products for networking in leading-edge CMOS technology.
..and the speakers..
Thimoty Barbieri is contract professor of Software Engineering at the University of Pavia. He is a Certified Mongo DB Developer and Administrator. Among his research interests are big data applications in the financial domain. He is an enthusiast R user.
Marco Biglieri is a Software Engineering undergraduate at University of Pavia. He is currently working at his Master thesis on Big Data processing architectures for interactive analysis of financial data based on the FIX
protocol, using R, SparkR and Mongo DB.
Davide Pandini holds a Laurea Degree in Electronics Engineering from the University of Bologna, a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering and Telecommunications from the University of Padova, and a Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, U.S. He is a design manager and a senior member of the Technical Staff at STMicroelectronics, in Agrate Brianza, responsible for power optimization and integrity in the ASIC Division. Since June 2015 he is the Chairman of the ST Italy Technical Staff.
...and the sponsor..
Quantide is a provider of consulting services and training courses about Data Science and Big Data. It's specialized in R, the open source software for statistical computing. Headquartered in Legnano, near Milan (Italy), Quantide has been supporting for 9 years customers from several industries around the world. Quantide is the founder and the supporter of the Milano R meeting, since its first edition in 2012.
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P.S.S. It kind of snowed! (I see it on all the hills) =)
pics of panda's playing in the snow)
Ahahaha that picture s so so cool
that panda is lovely
and the stars earings too
hope you're having a nice week
hahhaha I adore panda bears and this photo is fantastic! The earrings are so adorable and perfect for this season. You so should go for them:)
Ps: I cant wait for the first snow here...yay!
starry earrings are always so eye catching.
Those earrings are so cute!
The star earrings are gorgeous and how cute is the panda, awwwwwwwwwwwww.....
Been snowing in Oslo for days now and it is actually starting to stick - was white outside when I got up this morning!
And very cute earrings :)
Very sweet and perfect for the holidays!
I have a $100 Shopbop giveaway up today with lots of possible entries! Enter if you'd like!
How adorable are those pandas? :)
Oh wow...snow!! what is that? Haven't seen it in several years!!
Love stars too...and if you look you see them everywhere!
Those stars are gorgeous...!! I want :-))
We had snow this morning too, it was so lovely to wake up to, I love Winter!!! Are we going sledging down Pilatus together this year?
Brrr, it´s gotta be cold in there! No snow in here yet but lots of rain.If you you´re obsessed with star earrings right now, I´m obsessed with flowers. hahaha!
Have a great day, Krystal!
PS: No, I wasn´t able to see Linkin Park perform. We had to catch the afternoon train.Bummer!
The panda looks animated!
Oh my goodness. What fun. I'm rather jealous :)
Sweet earrings!
Are you going to build a snowman? I always like to give them a carrot nose!
Love those earrings! And your blog. :)
Please check out/follow mine, and I will do the same for you!
oh i adore pandas they are my fave. im a lil obsessed with stars so much so i have 3 tattoos of them - who know what posessed me to do that xxxxx
lucky you. no snow here! just ugly snow rain or whatever. :( No fun.
Those stars are too cute!
Stars are adorable...and your pandas are hiliarious...so playful.
love the earrings (go for it!) and the pandas just made me smile. It's the simple things right??
Very sweet ear rings. We've had our first snow..it melted, sort of, but another might be on the way tonight. Not looking that forward to it. But it doesn't seem to be quite as bad as last years cold blast.
I love those earrings...make a perfect gift too! (I have holiday shopping on my mind these days).
Panda's are adorable. Wish it would snow here soon!
Have a wonderful day!
Omygoodness that panda is to freaking cute! They are my favorites!
Glad you like my blanket:)
stars are so classic + lovely. maybe that's why you're obsessed with them right now :)
xo Alison
I just love them! And I've had a thing for stars lately too :)
Happy Tuesday! xoxo
The earrings are classic and lovely, sorry you can't find that necklace anywhere - will keep my eye out for it.
Off to look at the Pandas now.
Panda could possibly be the cutest creature on earth!!
aww about the necklace. That topshop one is beautiful!! I have lil star studs I wear all the time! =)
Ohh how cute is that panda!!! =)
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Pandas are so adorable!
Thanks Krystal! I really appreciate it.
(also, yes, I'm sure, the header looks great :))
the panda looks cute and funny while plaing in the snow
Such a cute pic! Love the star earrings!
Oooh I love those earrings!
Love this panda :) he's awesome ! No snow here yet but it's coming (can't wait) stay warm xx
everyone but me is getting snow~! :[
Yay for snow! (of course, I'm just looking at your pictures ... not shoveling it)
Love the stars and the snow!!
Oh my goodness best picture ever!
So cute! Love pandas.
lol that panda is hilarious!! and wow I always thought they were white but compare to the snow they're more brown eh
haha that panda is too cute!
I love the sweetness of those little stars! And that panda! So, so painfully cute!
I love these pretty star-shaped earrings! So cute.
xo Josie
im kinda wishing i could see snow right now. lol.
That necklace just confirms that we should never hold back on buying anything ;)
awe awe awe! i love this little panda and all of those pictures! so cute. and i hate the snow!!! it's starting to snow here in utah too! :(
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I'm obsessed with stars too and so jealous that it's snowing there! That sounds really fun. I've never lived anywhere where it snows, but always thought it would be festive around the holidays.
That panda is adorable, and those star earrings are so cute!
That Panda is so cute...how did they get it to do that?? And I can't wait for it to start snowing here...if it's anything like last winter, we're in for it!
Have a lovely day!
That Panda is so funny! and your star earrings are so cool!
have a happy day!
Those earrings are great...I like how they are a little scratchy, like they've been drawn with a crayon or something. So great :)
Eeek that panda is too cute! And agree, stars are the perfect accessory any time! Love your blog :)
So funny! Love that panda pic!
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It kinda snowed.... Seeing it doesn't count-just my opinion- feeling it and being cold-that is hard core!
oh gosh darn it you are just the sweeetest. your little happy face smile just send an enourmous smile on my face.
I'm sorry it's taking a while for me to get my facebook working. I'm just curious why it's not working thoough, I went on my friends account and it worked for him. hmm, I shall get back to you. In the mean time, I hope you have a wonderful day. I've decided to do YWAM here in Vancouver first before going anywhere since I can't afford doing that.
your friend, Abigail
ps. my first option was to do a Bacholor of Nursing up north in B.C. in a school called Northwest Community College. YWAM just kind of hit me like a brick. Unecpected and hard.
Those earrings are so simple, but so pretty!
The panda is so cute!!! I want to play in the snow too. The earrings are very understated chic. I like em!
deadly cute!
Panda pics..gaah! You're really obsessed with little, gold minimalist jewellery at the moment, aren't you!?
dang. i even 'reverse image' searched and came up with nada.
have you tried any L.A. peeps? is there even TopShop in America (and i'm just late to the party, as per usual)?
ps - pandas in the snow? umkthnx, goodbye productivity! :P
love the panda in the snow! Got to see 2 for real once in Thailand! They were not as active as this one!
Oh how I would love to visit the pandas in China. So darling!
ps love the header and good luck on the necklace
Love the stars...I have a star tattoo and get pretty giddy over cute star accessories! AND over snow! How adorable are those pandas?!
the earrings are so cute, I love stars as well!
(hope you find the star necklace!)
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Aw pandas are my fav animal! I gotta check those pics out :)
Love the earrings!
haha this panda is sooo cute :D
Those are so darling...and now that song will be in my head all day. HA!
Ooh pandas! Why are they so cute and cuddly?
They are so cute!
I hope you find those stars. Really cute:)
Amy R.
Cute earrings!! The necklace is cool, you know i live in London, if you ever need something from London let me know =) xX
krystal! me likey!! not topshop here or i'd totally go spy out the necklace. wah!!
Ha! That panda looks like he's having a great time. Wheee....!! :)
i love your posts :)
Haha that pic of the panda going down the slide is too cute! And yes those stars are darling!
I love stars too! I wouldn't mind some star studs and a little star necklace. I found a cute on etsy. A teeny star that you can get your initial put on it.
That panda hehe
I am LOVING those star earrings. So perfect for the holidays (or every day for that matter)!
So jealous that you have snow! We don't get any of that here in the desert :)
LOVE the earrings and the panda is sooo cute!!
Thanks for the sweet comment on my blog ❤
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Hahahah, soooo cute!
that panda is the cutest thing i've seen EVER!!!! omg. the stars are also awesome.
The panda made me laugh ;) Hope it's been a great Tuesday!
those panda pics are so great!
Im excited for snow, love the panda pic
Love the panda pic-very cool!
jealous. haven't seen a fleck of snow yet.
haha the last picture is just adorable!
The earrings are gorgeous! And is that panda for real? It's so adorable! Have a beautiful day, Kellie xx
OMG these panda pictures are making my day!!! love stars too :) xo
Oh, those Pandas are cute, but they've got nothing on the earrings! I can see why you're obsessed with them...they are super!
THOSE PANDAS!!! Melt. My. Heart.
Snow? Gosh, I miss Switzerland SO much!!!!!!!!!!!
oh my gosh pandaaaa! :) love those star earrings! they remind me of Gorjana's new studs :)
xoxo love your blog!
Oh.my.gosh. I heart those pandas!
Aww panda melts my heart!!!
Sorry I've not visited for a million years. Been nowhere near the computer and blogging via iphone is SO FRUSTRATING!!
I want snow toooooooooooo, wish it snowed here :( It's just cold and miserable for no reason.
M xx
Those earrings are adorable! Love!
That`s such an unexpected picture!
I love pandas, but they`re such lazy creatures. Every time we see them, they`re either sleeping or sitting there just munching on bamboo. =)
Awww, pandas and snow?! So cute.


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Date: August 28, 2019
Time: 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM EDT
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Are you a new (or relatively new) business owner? If so, please plan to join us for this informal gathering designed especially for you. Hosted by Dr. Jake Coffman of Optimize Chiropractic, this after-hours event is an opportunity for new business owners to meet one another and to talk about common interests. There's no agenda, just time to talk and share information, and perhaps identify needs that the Chamber may help fill. If you started your business within the last year or so, please join us!


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Serplify is software that automatically creates unique local pages for every city or zip code in the US and Canada, and then ranks those pages using long tail keywords. Those pages can be rented to local businesses or used as lead generation sites.
Launch Date: January 18, 2017
Launch Time: 11am EST
Serplify's price will rise over the course of the launch.
Serplify Pro – $47 ($57 after 2 days, $127 after 3 days)
Serplify Academy – $67 – $97
Serplify Deluxe – $67 every 6 months OR $47 per month
Serplify Commercial – $197
What is Serplify?
Serplify is a software suite that can automatically create unique local business pages for every city and/or zip code in the United States and Canada. It then tries to rank those pages in Google using long tail keywords.
The ranked sites can then be rented to local businesses or used as lead generation sites for local businesses or 3rd party lead gen services.
Though it may sound a little confusing…it isn't.
Watch this demo and it should help clear things up…
As you can see from the demo, Serplify gives you the ability to research, build and deploy local business sites quickly and easily.
Are there any upsells to Serplify?
Serplify Academy – This is a series of 6 training webinars where you will be taught how to rank your sites long term in Google, as well as how to make money off your local sites.
Serplify Deluxe – This upgrade gives you some extra features, the ability to create unlimited sites without restriction and the license to create these sites for clients.
Serplify Commercial – With the commercial license you can sell access to Serplify as if it were your own software and keep 100% of the profit.
What do you think about Serplify?
When I saw Serplify on the launch calendar I was definitely interested in it.
I have been doing lead generation for about a year or so and have tried other mass site builders.
I haven't had much luck with other mass site builders because it was difficult to get quality sites built and some of them ended up leaving a footprint that Google eventually figured out and de-indexed most of the sites.
What do I mean by footprint and de-index?
By footprint I mean some identifiable code in every site that tips Google off to how that site was created. Google can use this footprint to find all the sites with the footprint and de-index them quickly and easily.
By de-index I mean having your site removed from search results. In order for your websites to show up in search results they have to be indexed by Google, Bing, Yandex, etc. What I have seen with other mass site builders is that Google eventually figures out some footprint within the sites and then de-indexes them, meaning…removes them from search results.
Why does Google do this?
Because many of the people who use mass site creators slack off in the design phase in order to get sites deployed as quickly as possible. What you end up with is a ton of posts/pages with crappy or duplicate content that provides little to no value. Google doesn't like that and eventually penalizes all sites with that footprint.
You can see the danger in this…you build out a ton of sites, start making money, and one day Google decides to de-index all sites with the footprint.
Now, does Serplify have an easily identifiable footprint?
According to the developers it doesn't because the resulting sites live on WordPress, which can be easily customized with different themes, plugins, posts, etc. And if you are careful during the design phase to make sure your content is good and unique you will help yourself in the long run.
One thing you might have caught in that last paragraph is that Serplify does require you to have a domain, hosting and WordPress installed.
The cloud-based app integrates with WordPress via a Serplify WordPress plugin.
You build your campaign in the Serplify app and then Serplify pushes the campaign to your site and builds all the necessary pages and posts.
I was granted review access and looked through the cloud-based app and watched the tutorial videos.
Compared to some of the other tools I have used, Serplify makes it pretty easy to build a site deployment project.
Here is a high-level overview of how to build a project:
- Create and give your project a name
- Select which WordPress site you want the pages/posts built on
- Decide how many users you want to create as part of your project
- Select the locations you want included
- Enter all the content you want within the page/post (can use spinning to keep text, images, and videos unique)
- You can also configure SEO settings, including schema data
- Enable syndication if desired to build backlinks (Syndwire, Onlywire, Social Monkey)
- Configure the scheduling and maximum number of posts
- Click Add to get your project to run
The area you will spend the most time is the Content tab. If done right, you can quickly deploy a ton of visually appealing posts/pages with excellent SEO.
Overall, I like what Mo Miah, Joshua Zamora, and John Gibb have done with Serplify.
They have given you a tool that enables you to quickly deploy location-based pages with solid SEO structure.
If you are experienced with lead generation sites and are looking for an easy-to-use tool to mass deploy pages/posts…Serplify looks to be a great choice.
If you have never tried to do lead generation sites but you want to get started…my advice is to pick up the first upsell, Serplify Academy, so that you can be trained on how to use the tool and approach local businesses.
Like anything else…Serplify is a tool. It will not automatically bring in money. But, used correctly, it can be a great way to rank a bunch of lead gen sites in geographical areas typically ignored by most lead gen folks, which can then be rented out to local businesses.
Are there any Serplify Bonuses?
The team at Serplify are including the following bonuses…
And I am including my Profit Without Clients video training…
All bonuses will be delivered automatically in your JVZoo purchase area.


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SOMERSET STREETMidtown Project; Level III Subdivision and Site Plan, Conditional Use, Site Location of Development, and Traffic Movement Permit; Somerset Street; Federated Companies, Applicant. The Board will consider the final plan application for the "midtown" project, which is located in the B-7 zone. The 3.5 acres site is bounded by Somerset Street, Elm Street, the Bayside Trail and the extension of Pearl Street. The mixed-use proposal includes 445 residential units in four buildings with a maximum height of six stories. A seven story parking structure with 828 vehicle spaces is proposed as a conditional use. The total footprint of the buildings is 121,400 sf and the total floor area is 750,200 sf with 87,200 sf of retail space proposed. The workshop will focus on the following topics, but is not limited to: Architectural Design and the B-7 Design Standards and Waivers; Stormwater Management; Somerset Street Design; Traffic Movement Permit; Pedestrian Circulation; and Civil Engineering Waivers.
The workshop is an opportunity for the applicant to present a plan to the Planning Board in an informal session which is open to the public. Public comments will be taken at this meeting.
The meeting will be held: Tuesday, January 13, 2015, 4:30 p.m. City Hall, Council Chambers, 2nd Floor
Plans are available for viewing in the Portland Planning Division, 4th Floor, City Hall. If you wish to submit written comments, address them to Richard Knowland, Senior Planner, Planning Division, City Hall, 4th Floor, 389 Congress Street, Portland, ME 04101; contact by phone at (207) 874-8725 or e-mail at email@example.com
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A Plug In Its Own LeagueThe Geisha plug is a one-of-a-kind butt plug and a must-have for anyone who likes anal play. This is one of only a handful of toys I own that I don't have any complaints about.
-Unique sensation
-Easy to use, clean, & store
-Reasonable price for something so different
-Easy to use, clean, & store
-Reasonable price for something so different
-The seam can be intimidating
The best thing about the Geisha Plug by Dorcel is the fact that it's unlike any other plug I've ever experienced. The Geisha Plug is on the smaller side, so even those newer to anal play can feel comfortable enough to give it a try. The weighted ball that sits inside the hollow bulb provides enough stimulation that even someone with more experience could still enjoy it. Although any motion at all will provide stimulation due to the ball moving around, the plug is best suited for use during intercourse since the thrusting will cause more movement from the ball inside the bulb. Because of the smooth material and size, the plug is very easy to insert and the flared base makes it so you don't have to worry about it slipping all the way in. With the overall bulb shape, my significant other was able to feel added stimulation and tightness while I was wearing the plug.
The only concern we had when un-packaging the toy was the seam that separates the smooth, silicone insertable bulb and the neck/base of the toy which looks to be plastic. After using the toy, I would say that the seam was not very noticeable and if I didn't see it before I tried it, I'm not confident that I would have noticed it at all.
The only concern we had when un-packaging the toy was the seam that separates the smooth, silicone insertable bulb and the neck/base of the toy which looks to be plastic. After using the toy, I would say that the seam was not very noticeable and if I didn't see it before I tried it, I'm not confident that I would have noticed it at all.
Material / Texture
The Geisha Plug is made of a smooth silicone which is great for beginners and experts alike. The neck and base of the plug seems to be made of a hard plastic but I could not identify the exact material from the packaging. Both materials make cleaning a breeze. I did not notice a distinct smell when opening the package which is a huge plus for me.
Design / Shape / Size
The design of the Geisha Plug is similar to a rosebud. It has a flared, flat base attached to a thin stem that flares out into a bulb shape. The tip of the insertable portion is tapered slightly to make insertion easier. The plug, overall, is on the smaller side in both length and girth. The insertable portion measures about 2 and a half inches in length and roughly an inch in diameter. Because of the design, wearing the plug for extended lengths of time is definitely doable AND pleasurable since even just walking causes some added sensation from the internal bead. Taking the plug out was also easier compared to some other plugs I have used; probably due to the smooth texture.
The design, shape, and size were all perfect for me and I would consider myself as intermediate with anal play.
The design, shape, and size were all perfect for me and I would consider myself as intermediate with anal play.
Using this plug was, by far, the most fun I've had using any type of anal toy. I would definitely consider myself a fan of anal, but a butt plug that doesn't vibrate usually just provides me with minimal stimulation and a more "full" feeling during sex. This plug easily rivals even my favorite anal vibrator. A little bit of lubricant (I would use water-based since the toy is silicone) was all it took to take sex to the next level. Doggy style was extremely fun for both myself and my significant other since he could feel the ball inside of the plug moving with every thrust. The stimulation it provided is very similar to Ben Wa or Kegel balls, except for your butt!
Care and Maintenance
The Geisha Plug is both easy to care for and store. It's small size makes it so throwing it in the nightstand (after washing it) is very realistic. As for cleaning, I would suggest soap and water or toy cleaner. I could not find anything on the packaging that says that it could be boiled but I would assume it should not be due to the plastic neck and base.
Follow-up commentary 2 months after original review
I can't really think of much to say for a follow up about this toy that I haven't already said. I still enjoy the unique aspects of this toy and it's held up well. One of the concerns I had was the gem on the end falling off after washing it a multiple times in warm water. Thankfully, that hasn't been an issue and it is still intact. If this toy is ever restocked, I'd still suggest giving it a try for a "different" kind of sensation compared to a regular plug!
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Brigade Manufacturing Inc is the premier manufacturer of high quality AR-15 Rifles, Upper and Lower receivers. Our mission is to provide you with the highest Rifles and quality assembly parts at affordable prices. Brigade Manufacturing Inc is a Miami, Florida based company, built by Americans for Americans. We are committed to providing you with an excellent product, at a very competitive price, ensuring the best value in the industry.


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The Author Hotline
being developed by CW4K, or Creative Writing 4 Kids. They are the company behind a website that enables children to create and publish their own stories online. In its first year it has signed up over 2000 members and has been enthusiastically received by children, parents and teachers. In fact the response has been so encouraging that they are planning a huge expansion of its services. Embedding The Author Hotline into the site is part of that expansion...
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Q: What were you like at school?
Ha, I was a daydreamer and always sat at the back so that I could read books under the desk without the teacher noticing. When I got older I was suspended for dying my hair purple.
Q: What did you want to be when you were a child?
Ever since I can remember I've wanted to write books, though I did go through a stage of wanting to be a disco dancer and a singer. Unfortunately, I can't dance or sing.
Q: Which three words describe you best?
Forgetful, funny, naughty
Q: What is your favourite word?
Q: What makes you cringe?
Remembering all the stupid things I've said and done, like dying my hair purple.
Q: What are you afraid of?
Heights, though it's not really the height that scares me it's hitting the ground with a wet squelch. Pizza, because it has a strange mystic power over me. And people with guns.
Q: When did you last have a really good laugh?
Yesterday while I was playing Guitar Hero very badly.
Q: What is your most treasured possession?
I have three: my laptop, my bed, and a cup of coffee.
Q: What strange habits do you have?
Leaving things in strange places. I once found my wallet in the freezer.
Q: What's your favourite food?
Oh sweet sweet pizza.
Q: What do you day dream about?
Going back in time with an iPod full of great songs and pretending I wrote them all so I can become the greatest rock star the world has ever seen.
Q: What's the most outrageous thing you've done?
Something very very naughty. And I am soo not telling.
Q: What profession other than yours would you like to attempt?
I would like to be the Lilt Man. Do they still have the Lilt Man on TV? Cycling up and down a sunny beach all day throwing cans of pop at people seems like a pretty good job.
Q: Do you feel younger or older than your current age?
The older I get the younger I feel. At the moment, I'm about nine.
Q: If you could meet one person, dead or alive, who would it be?
Oooo, good question. Alexander the Great I think. Or Shakespeare. Is that too boring? OK, how about Sir Isaac Newton who discovered gravity. He was so barmy he once stuck a needle in his eye just to see what would happen.
Q: What quality do you most admire in a person?
Q: What is the most interesting place you have ever visited?
Hmm, the Grand Canyon definitely has a "wow" factor, but my favourite place in the world is the British Museum in London, which is extraordinary.
Q: What is the best advice anyone has ever given you?
Be excellent to each another.
Q: What would you most like to change about yourself?
Nothing. I'm very happy the way I am thankyousoverymuch.
Q: What has life taught you?
The best things are free and the next best things, like books and music, don't cost too much either.
Q: How long have you been a writer?
I've always been a scribbler, but have been doing it as a job for about five years.
Q: Was there a specific moment in your life when you decide to become a writer?
Books were always my favourite things but there was a moment when I was waiting for a 441 bus to High Wycombe when I was 14 that I thought, "Yes, I'll be a writer". It took a long, long time though.
Q: Where do you do your writing?
In bed with a laptop on my knees. The best thing about writing is that you can do it anywhere. In summer I usually sit under a cherry tree in the garden.
Q: What are the best and worst things about being an author?
The best thing is when you get a blaze of inspiration and can't write quickly enough to get it all down. The worst thing is when you spend entire days not being able to think of a thing.
Q: Where do you get your greatest ideas from?
Who knows? They just happen from time to time, usually when I'm walking the dogs or sitting in the bath.
Q: Which of your own characters do you most identify with?
Esmelia Sniff. If I were a woman, I would definitely be Esmelia.
Q: What do you do to combat "writers' block"?
Have a nap. Then try again.
Q: What was your favourite book as a child?
All of them!
Q: What book do you wish you had written?
Anything by Charles Dickens, and luckily had a chance to rewrite A Christmas Carol for young readers last year. It was very difficult because it kept making me cry. Or any of the Mr Gum books by Andy Stanton, which are utterly hilarious.
Q: What advice would you give to aspiring authors?
Read everything: books, comics, newspapers, the back of shampoo bottles. And don't be shy.
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Parkinson's disease causes brain neurons to malfunction and die. As a result, the brain produces less dopamine, a chemical essential to movement control and coordination. Parkinson's symptoms include tremors of the hands, arms, legs or jaw, muscle rigidity or stiffness of the limbs and trunk, slowed movements, and impaired balance and coordination. While Parkinson's disease is not fatal, symptoms worsen over time, significantly affecting patients' quality of life.
The Bon Secours Neuroscience Institute's experienced physicians can diagnose movement conditions like Parkinson's disease, and offer effective medical and surgical options that may help improve mobility and activities of daily living.
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While there is no cure for Parkinson's disease and other movement disorders, treatment can help alleviate symptoms. Medication is one option. In about 10 percent of cases, surgery may be used to control symptoms of Parkinson's disease and improve the quality of life when medication is no longer effective or when its side effects, such as jerking, tremor and rigidity, become intolerable.
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