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We've come a long way in the past decade in servicing women of all shapes and sizes, but there are still some areas that have a long road in front of them. Wide calf boots, for example, seem to be the frustration of many when it comes to shopping for autumn winter. Let's go ahead and throw out any chance at all of wearing designer boots higher than the ankle. It's not going to happen. Those boots are one size only, if we are being honest. But, there are a good handful of websites out there that are working hard to cater for this unique fashion problem and it's a whole different shopping experience from where we were even a year ago. Retailers now recognise wide calves as an actual size range. And as I get asked daily for a roundup of over the knee boots for wide calves, I thought it was about time I put pen to paper (or rather fingers to keyboard) to share where I go shopping with the leaves turn golden and the weather becomes chilly.
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I'm starting with ASOS as this is my go to every season for wide calf boots. I've already bought three pairs this season that I absolutely adore and that you've already seen me wear, if you follow FFG on instagram. Don't be bothered at all by the fact that the models are still stick thin advertising wide calf boots (ridiculous)...they are actually wide calf. They are a great price, will last you at least two seasons for wear (remember, these aren't investment boots), and they keep adding stock continually. I'll add them here as they come in. This is your place, at the moment, for great over the knee black boots.... which you should all have in your closet!
2. Nordstrom
This has always been the place for shoes and boots, with sizes that often go up as high as a women's 14! They offer some amazing wide calf boots. If you aren't already a Nordstrom shoes shopper, get ready to have your mind blown. They have a stellar selection this season and it goes well beyond wide calf boots. But that's what we're here to talk about so, so here's my edit of the top picks this season. Also.... finally wide calf HUNTER wellies!!!!!!! I am dying!
3. Naturalizer
I feel like Naturalizer was the brand I would always think, "my mom will wear these." So, I never looked to them for anything. Then I ran into a friend in NYC last winter that was wearing a pair of their suede boots and I fell head over heels for the new styles and immediately bought two pairs. This is definitely worth a look!
4. Frye
Frye are not cheap. I'm putting that out there now. But these are boots that will last you forever. I've had a pair in my closet (that I've had resoled twice as I wear them so much) for ten years! These are truly boots that have the ability to last a lifetime. So, if you are looking to really invest in boots that will last longer than a few autumn winters, and will also age beautifully (think saddle leather), this is for you.
5. Torrid
I'm going to be really honest here. I'm not a huge fan of Torrid. But, I have bought a pair of wide fit boots there in season's past that were perfect for a year or two. And they do offer a lot of trendy styles, for those that are looking for a more youthful and "of the now" sort of look. Here are a few of my favourites available now, and there will no doubt be many more coming before winter hits.
DSW is a hit or miss place, but when it's hit, they hit it out of the ballpark. I check in here regularly for new arrivals and I'm usually handsomely rewarded for my efforts. Keep this bookmarked or join their mailing list to make sure you don't miss out. Or simply bookmark the wide calf page and check every couple of months. Trust me - it's worth it! I've thrown a few big brand names in this edit with wide calves - everything from Ralph Lauren to UGG.
7. New Look
Here's another high street brand offering some on trend boots for the season at prices that are affordable for all. Again, they have a couple dozen styles in at the moment, but this is just the first drop of the season, so keep checking back!
A few more to keep on your bookmark list:
M&S are actually one of the only brands that has a very unique way of dealing with wide calves. They incorporate the stretch in the zipper, so it's almost hidden. Definitely order a few to try on. I think you will be pleasantly surprised by how far they can stretch. Sadly they only come up to a US10/UK8.... but I hear that is going to change soon!
You'll find a great selection of boots here at the moment- so definitely give this a look. It's also pretty much global delivery. So this link should take you to your global site!
This is retailer where you can order boots custom fit for your calf width. So get out that tape measure and find your ideal match! It couldn't come much easier than this!
Plus size retailer, Simply Be, is a hit or miss for wide calf boots. They will occasionally have some amazingly trendy pieces in stock. At the moment, however, it's a pretty standard offering. Another one to keep on your radar.
Are you noticing a trend here? The plus size brands get that women's calves come in all shapes and sizes. It's worth a look at any plus size website if you have large calves. They absolutely deliver!
This brand not only delivers on width, but also on size, for ladies looking for a bit more wiggle room in the toes. Every season their boots are bang on trend, as well!
Another speciality brand that understands people come in all shapes and sizes. Amen!


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In a simplified version water (or drinks) keeps cool long in an earthenware pot covered with a damp cloth. (Old farmers used this in summer in the field.)
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In early 1995, the Bojinka plot, an early version of the 9/11 plot that would have killed thousands, is foiled in the Philippines (see January 6, 1995). It is quickly learned that Mohammed Jamal Khalifa, bin Laden's brother-in-law, helped fund the plot while living in the Philippines as regional director of the Saudi-based charity, the Islamic International Relief Organization (IIRO). Wali Khan Amin Shah, a known bin Laden associate and Bojinka plotter, also was an employee of the IIRO in the Philippines. Yet the Philippine branch of the IIRO will remain open until 2000, apparently because of political pressure from Saudi Arabia. Even then, the IIRO is allowed to continue funding projects in the Philippines through a branch office in a neighboring country. One Philippine senior intelligence official will later complain, "We could not touch the IIRO." [Institute of Defense and Strategic Studies, 3/7/2003 ] Counterterrorism expert Zachary Abuza will note that the IIRO is a "very well connected charity, whose supporters include the Saudi royal family and the top echelon of Filipino society." One board member of "the IIRO Philippine office was, not coincidentally, the Saudi Ambassador." [Contemporary Southeast Asia, 8/1/2003] In 1996, a secret CIA report will conclude that the IIRO is funding radical militant groups in many countries, including the Philippines, but the US will not move against it either (see January 1996). Another Philippines-based Islamic charity, the International Relations and Information Center (IRIC), is also connected to the Bojinka plot. The IRIC's director is Ahmad al-Hamwi (better known by his alias Omar Abu Omar), who is the brother of Khalifa's Philippine wife. Investigators determine that most of the funding for the Bojinka plot went through a bank account controlled by al-Hamwi. As a result, the IRIC is shut down in 1995 and al-Hamwi leaves the country. However, its operations and staff is taken over by another Islamic charity headed by Mohammed Amin al-Ghafari. Al-Ghafari is also a close associate of Khalifa and is believed to have been involved in the Bojinka plot as well (see June 1994). Al-Ghafari will finally be deported in 2002 after years of police protection (see October 8-November 8, 2002). [Washington Post, 12/30/2001; Institute of Defense and Strategic Studies, 3/7/2003 ; Australian, 4/8/2006] Al-Hamwi will be granted asylum in Australia in 1996 and will continue to live there even after media reports expose his presence there and his ties to Islamic militancy (see July 6, 1995-June 26, 1996). [Australian, 4/8/2006] US will finally officially declare the IIRO's Philippine branch a terrorism funder in late 2006 (see August 3, 2006).
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The ten ex-9/11 Commissioners issue a report card to monitor the progress on implementation of the commission's recommendations given in their July 2004 final report, and they generally give harsh grades. The report card assigns letter grades to the commission's 41 key recommendations. In nearly half the categories, the government receives a D, F, or incomplete grade. There is only one high grade, an A-minus for its "vigorous effort against terrorist financing." [Washington Post, 12/6/2005] Ironically, that one good grade runs counter to the opinion of many counterterrorism experts. For instance, author Zachary Abuza has said, "The glaring exception to the success in fighting terrorism has been on the financial front…" [Contemporary Southeast Asia, 8/1/2003] The report card criticizes the government for: still not checking the identities of airplane passengers against a complete terrorism watch list. continuing to allocate domestic security funding without considering that certain parts of the country are at greater risk than others. excessive secrecy regarding intelligence spending. the handling of detainees. persistent problems in first responder communication systems. [Los Angeles Times, 12/5/2005] the slow transformation of and continuing problems with the FBI. [Washington Post, 12/6/2005] The report does not give grades to President Bush or any other specific officials. The 9/11 Commission formally ceased operations after issuing its final report, but some members formed a privately funded foundation to monitor progress. The foundation disbands after releasing the report card. White House spokesman Scott McClellan defends the Bush administration's efforts, saying, "The best way to protect the American people is to take the fight to the enemy, to stay on the offensive." [Los Angeles Times, 12/5/2005]
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- 8 Light digestive biscuits
- 400g Reduced-fat soft cheese
- 100g Icing sugar
- 1 tsp Vanilla extract
- 1 pinch Mixed spice
- 1 pinch Nutmeg
- 200ml Reduced fat crème fraîche
- 500g Frozen Black Forest fruit mix
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- Put the frozen fruit in a pan with 3 tbsp icing sugar and the lemon juice and cook over a medium heat to defrost the berries. Put the cornflour in a small bowl, and add some of the juice from the pan. Mix well, then return to the pan, stirring, until the mixture thickens slightly. Leave to cool.
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Editor's Note: The following is a story authored by New York Times writer David Howard tracking the trend in towable RVs toward lighter-weight units.
Brian Endter's 30-day road trip this summer from his home in Bend, Ore., to his native lands of the Midwest unfolded like an American greatest-hits tour: national park campgrounds, stops in the Tetons, a visit to Old Faithful. His 6- and 4-year-old sons were ecstatic when a buffalo wandered through their Yellowstone campsite, and they relaxed in his dad's cabin in northern Wisconsin. Good times. The funny thing was, the trip wouldn't have happened but for one thing: a new trailer/tent hybrid called the SylvanSport Go.
Endter, 41, a special-education teacher, had done the math: flights for his family of four and renting a car would have cost around $3,000, which seemed prohibitive. He didn't want a motorhome. "I don't want to sound like an elitist," he said, "but I've never been interested in the hotel-room-on-wheels RV thing." And Endter didn't have a vehicle powerful enough to pull a full-sized pop-up camper. Then he read about the Go, released in stores in April, in an outdoors magazine.
By day, the Go is a gear-hauling utility trailer. At night, it opens into a hard-roofed tent that sleeps four. The willowy unit weighs only 800 pounds, meaning the Endters can tow it with their four-cylinder Honda CR-V. Their gas mileage dropped from 27 or 28 miles per gallon to 21 or 22 m.p.g., but that now seems like a small price to pay.
Back in the glory days of guilt-free driving and dirt-cheap gas — say, around 2004 — motorhome aficionados worshiped at the altar of size. Who cared if a 34-foot luxury RV got six miles to the gallon? Now, of course, things are different. A fill-up for a diesel-swilling movable McMansion might soon cross the $500 threshold. Credit is tight, the economy is concave, and motor home sales have tumbled each year since peaking in 2004; this year is shaping up to be the worst overall since 1992. Analysts are predicting that the RV industry has yet to hit bottom. But there is a ray of hope in the new wave of smaller motorhomes and campers that can be towed by any car — like the Go. If this trend were a movie it would be called "Honey, I Shrunk the Camper."
"There is absolutely a trend toward downsizing in the RV industry," said Craig R. Kennison, a consumer leisure industry analyst with Milwaukee-based Robert W. Baird & Company, a wealth management and private equity company. "I don't think the lifestyle is going away, but I think people are pursuing it in a different way. And the companies that innovate to meet consumer demand best will be the survivors."
It should be noted that this concept of tiny, towable campers is not new. The Teardrop trailer, a 750-pound unit that stretched less then nine feet in length and featured a svelte, curving shape to match its name, has attracted a loyal following since its introduction back in the 1930s. Camp-Inn of Necedah, Wis.; Little Guy Worldwide of Canton, Ohio; and SoCal Teardrops of Ontario, Calif., still manufacture trailers based on the original designs today, as do a smattering of small custom builders. One of them, Jack Schonfeld of Pineville, La., also moderates a website called "Teardrops and Tiny Travel Trailers," on which aficionados share construction plans and advice.
In the first half of 2008, the site's membership has nearly doubled, from 4,000 to 7,000 members, Schonfeld said in an e-mail message. "The growth has been phenomenal this year," he wrote, "and I attribute that to rising gas prices and folks wanting to downsize their camping activities." Two annual summer events for Teardrop enthusiasts — in Northern California's redwood country and in Virginia — are both sold out this year, with about 300 attendees coming to each from all over North America. Schonfeld anticipates that his own event, held outside Shreveport, La., in late October, will also sell out for the second consecutive year.
The Times reported that a number of other firms are competing to build their own such ultralight brands. In 2006, Airstream introduced the BaseCamp, a lightweight tent-trailer hybrid feathery enough to be pulled by most any conventional vehicle. The trailer is at once throwback — its design pays homage to the company's founder, Wally Byam — and futuristic. With its swooping profile and wraparound smoked windows, it looks like an iPod on wheels. Airstream specifically marketed it to the ecology-minded outdoors set, billing it a "toy trailer."
Dutchmen Manufacturing Inc. unveiled the [email protected], a teardrop-styled lightweight trailer in 2003. The Sidekick and Hyper Lite are among other competitors in the towable-camper arena. The single-celled organism of the mobile-camper concept is the Sportz tent, which wraps around the cargo area of minivans, pickups and sports-utility vehicles — transforming that space into a sleeping area or tent-accessible storage. The 10-by-10-foot tent can be fully converted into a stand-alone shelter outfitted with three mesh windows and two skylights. And because the vehicle is essentially an extension of the tent — or vice versa, depending on your perspective — campers can still plug in a DVD player on rainy nights.
The new model, the Sportz SUV 83000, adds a fully detachable 7-foot-by-6-foot floorless room to the previous footprint. "It's been a huge success so far," said Katie Gordon, marketing coordinator for the manufacturer, Napier Enterprises of Ontario. "It's been very hard for us to keep it in stock."
The company has sold "a couple thousand" units since its February launch, for obvious reasons, she said. Because of fuel prices, "people aren't going on airplanes, they aren't going long distances, but they still want to take a vacation, so they're doing more camping closer to home."Gordon said even traditional R.V. owners have bought them for close-to-home weekend use.
A number of traditional RV manufacturers are taking notice of the trend, creating smaller, sleeker motorhomes that cost less and travel lighter across the land. In 2006 Winnebago released the View, a 23-foot unit featuring a new lightweight chassis developed by Dodge that managed 16 to 19 miles per gallon. This year, Winnebago added the ERA, which Kennison described as "almost a souped-up soccer-mom minivan."
Fleetwood Enterprises Inc. followed suit this year with several smaller models, giving the movement a greater foothold. "I would think RV makers will continue to find ways to improve fuel economy," said Kevin Broom, director of media relations for the Recreational Vehicle Industry Association (RVIA).
But the View and its ilk still wouldn't interest the likes of Endter, an outdoor-loving owner of the SylvanSport Go who would stay home rather than buy an R.V.
In transport mode, the low-profile, high-capacity Go can carry up to 800 pounds of gear. It features 24 feet of waterproof storage; Endter stores the family's stuff in a half-dozen giant Rubbermaid bins. The Go accommodates his Thule rack, which carries their four bikes. And it features 13 inches of ground clearance and high-flotation tires, which enables off-road travel. (At home, the trailer can handle full sheets of plywood and other unwieldy home-improvement type supplies much like a full-size pickup.)
At the campground the Go shifts into camping mode, deploying a hard-roofed Kelty tent system that accommodates four. There are multiple sleeping configurations with custom self-inflating mattresses from Pacific Outdoor Equipment; the bed panels can be reconfigured as tables at mealtimes.
The set-up is intuitive, and nearly any four-cylinder car or hybrid outfitted with a bumper hitch can pull it — even Civics and Mini Coopers, said its creator, Thomas Dempsey of Cedar Mountain, N.C., president of SylvanSport.
The Go, with a suggested price of $7,995, offers a redemption of sorts for Dempsey, 44. Nearly 20 years ago, he designed a pop-up trailer for Coleman. But, he said, "I was not an RV person. I was lucky to have a sleeping bag when I was out in the woods, so I never understood that RV mentality." It bothered Dempsey that the camper "sat in the yard for 11 and a half months of the year and couldn't do anything but be a pop-up camper."
According to the Times, he later began a career as an entrepreneur, founding Liquidlogic Kayaks and eventually SylvanSport, in 2004. "Making kayaks and being involved in the outdoor industry, I realized that outdoors people and RV people are different, and rarely did their paths cross," Dempsey said. With the Go, he set out to create another piece of outdoor gear.
SylvanSport introduced the product at the 2007 Outdoor Retailer show and is marketing the trailer primarily at outdoors stores such as L. L. Bean. Mr. Dempsey is perhaps the first such manufacturer to reject any association with the motor home business. "The RV industry has not kept up with the times at all," Dempsey said. "The traditional pop-up camper is similar to what it was when it was introduced 30 years ago. Today's young, active families — the RV industry doesn't appeal to them."
Indeed, for others who have yet to innovate, times ahead could be tough. When Reticle Partners purchased Columbia Northwest last year, the new owners opted for only a light revision of the Aliner line of lightweight campers, created in the 1980s. The T.R.E. line (an acronym for Travel, Rumble, Explore), introduced in January, offered just a few cosmetic alterations to the Cabin A series. The smallest of the bunch, the Amelia, is one of the few ultralight campers with a bathroom, but it still weighs in at 1,850 pounds, more than twice the weight of the Go.
Melanie Spires, Columbia Northwest's marketing and sales coordinator, essentially conceded that the T.R.E. has yet to catch fire with consumers. "A majority of people are waiting to see where the market's headed," she said. "They know the economy's tough, and they're protective of the dollars they do have."
Editor's Note: The following is a story authored by New York Times writer David Howard tracking the trend in towable RVs toward lighter-weight units.


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(Seychelles News Agency) - Four Austrians who were identified by anti-fraud authorities in Seychelles as victims of an investment share scam have had nearly $70,000 (SR860,000) returned to them in a landmark ruling by the Seychelles Supreme Court, according to a press statement issued by the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) in Seychelles.
The FIU worked alongside the Seychelles' Attorney-General's office to bring the matter to court under the islands' tough anti-money laundering laws, and according to the FIU, the Austrians were fortunate to get their money back.
"There has been a steady increase in this type of crime globally in recent years and most of those who invest in these scams usually end up losing their money," said the FIU statement this week.
One of the victims, Holger Gerwin, has expressed his thankfulness to the authorities in Seychelles, hailing in particular the work of the FIU and other partners involved in the process.
"I am very satisfied with the outcome of the case and the fact that I have got my money back. The FIU and all those involved have done a remarkable job," said Gerwin.
The Director of the FIU, Declan Barber, has commended BMI Bank for their assistance in helping to ensure that the victims were identified and assisted.
The FIU said that the victims used the services of a local attorney, who filed an application to the Courts on their behalf under the Proceeds of Crime Act.
While the FIU has the power to temporarily preserve funds under investigation to stop them from being moved out of the jurisdiction, it is only the courts that have the ability to freeze funds. After due process, the monies can then be returned to the victims, if they have been identified, or turned over to the State.
Since launching the sector in 1996, Seychelles' thriving international financial services industry comprises of some 140,000 International Business Companies (IBCs).
Since the OECD rated the Seychelles jurisdiction as 'non-compliant' in terms of tax transparency rules last year, Seychelles has made swift strides to impose stricter regulation of the sector to avoid becoming a haven for money-laundering and other illicit financial activities.
The Financial Services Agency (FSA) was set up earlier this year as an independent regulator of Seychelles corporate services providers, securities exchange, insurance and other related businesses.
In November last year, the National Assembly of Seychelles also approved amendments to some sections of the 1994 International Business Companies Act and the inclusion of a new section to ensure that the law and offshore sector are in line with international standards and the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)'s recommendations.
The Supreme Court of Seychelles has ordered the freezing and forfeiture of millions of dollars in criminal proceeds from offshore-related crime as a result of investigations conducted by the FIU.
The court has also made a considerable number of freezing and forfeiture orders amounting to millions of dollars in criminal proceeds from offshore-related crime as a result of investigations and international cooperation.


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um how do you describe the best weekend ever? i don't know.
sarah, danny, and colby came down for the weekend and we had such a blast. they got here friday evening and then we went over to the mcgrath's for a bbq (fun and delicious, as always). then we hit up yogurtland #duh and called it a night.
the next morning we cruised down pacific coast highway to huntington beach. it was perfectly sunny, not too crowded and i even got to see anna! huge plus. bless twitter for it's instant stalking abilities.
after we had lunch at cpk, we cleaned up and headed up to dodgers stadium. it was one dollar dodger dog night #awesome so we all had our first dodger dog! #epicnessinmymouth
mine bestie sm. please compare to the exact pic almost a year ago. #weheartbaseball
i don't know what's cooler, our super yummy frozen lemonade of my childhood…
or seeing bill nye the science guy sitting right by us. #forrealzzz
probably seeing bill. the man taught me everything i know.


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Finally, after spending a month in my birth country, I am back in Vancouver.
My sister mentioned how different life is between the two countries. Indonesia is bustling with activities and noise. People are selling stuff everywhere. Cars honk every 5 seconds or more. Trucks pass by all kinds of road with little regulation. And our lifestyle there is very different -- no self-laundry, self-cooking, or self-cleaning up, thanks to the maids we hire (people power is cheap over there). Whatever we want can be fulfilled easily. We basically live like a princess.
Canada, on the other hand, has clean air and good road. It's cooler in temperature. And we do everything ourself. If you don't pick up your clothes, nobody is going to do it for you. If you don't cook, then you don't eat. Canada is also quiet. Cars don't honk. People do not shout.
When I was back there, life in Canada felt surreal. I saw how the women spend their days filled with things they like to do. They arranged their own schedules and they could drop everything at a moment's notice if emergencies should arise. Hobbies got done. I saw wives hanging out in a beauty parlor all day. Going to a gymn had become a social activity. Life in Canada surely would never be that 'easy'.
But now that I am here, life in Indonesia is but like a dream. Who needs a castle as a home, anyway? And I realize that those wives must have been bored out of their minds. Having a week or two with nothing to do but relax is a privilege, but having a lifetime of vacation is a thing I am not looking forward to.
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Today I chatted with a friend who recently spent a couple of days in San Francisco. One impression was the large number of beggars and homeless people on the streets of that city. They'll be comforted, no doubt, when old copies of this week's Economist descend to their level, to be reminded of their mayor's policy priorities:
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A risque joke made by Peter Helliar on an episode of The Project last week was perhaps slightly over the line for the program.
The joke came after a news bulletin that mentioned the prospect of a human subspecies being bred on Mars due to the low gravity. What followed left Helliar's co-hosts in visible shock, and the comedian was briefly left to flounder by himself on camera.
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Although Twitter's response was mixed, it was certainly entertaining to watch Helliar be left alone with his joke for a moment. He eventually soldiered on with the show's content, just as any professional host would do.


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"Pro Se" means you want to represent yourself in your divorce case and skip hiring and paying a family law attorney. It is never a good idea and almost always is a very bad idea when contemplating self representation. Understandably, you are probably thinking you can get forms from the internet and fill in the blanks yourself. That makes perfect sense. Here's the problem: the Texas Legislature does a lot of things which make no sense at all. No doubt you already know that. You just haven't considered how that can impact the Texas Family Code and your divorce. So that is Problem No. One. Problem No. Two is you have no way of knowing who drew up the forms you are proposing to use in connection with the disposition of everything that matters to you in life. Your kids; your house; your money; your retirement plan; your car; your couch and TV; your debts and your credit rating; your grandmother's sterling silver; your father's best rod and reel. You can see that is not a wise move for you to make. Plus, going back to Problem No. One, the legislature meets every other year. Something is always changing. How are you going to know if your forms were ever correct in the first place, much less whether they remain current and correct? Problem No. Three is that you will likely get weak in the knees at some point in the process and decide to have a lawyer look over your paperwork. Somebody you already know. Maybe a criminal lawyer. Maybe a personal injury lawyer. Maybe a real estate lawyer. That would be like calling a plumber to fix your electrical circuit breaker; a carpenter to fix your air conditioner. How is that likely to have a good ending? Probably better than if you tried to fix the circuit breaker or air conditioner yourself, but it's more likely your acquaintance will be unwilling to give you casual legal advice outside his area of expertise. Problem No. Four is that you have no way of knowing what your spouse is doing. Maybe your spouse is telling you he/she doesn't have a family law attorney, but - hey! - what if that's not true? Don't forget you are divorcing this person for some reason. Maybe not telling the truth is one of those reasons. There are so many ways you can hurt yourself trying to avoid the expense of hiring a lawyer. Some of them might be fixable, but many of them will be irrevocable. So, think that over and read our blogs before making this important decision with self representation. If you have no kids, no money, no property, no retirement plan interest and no rod and reel, the decision becomes slightly less important. Still, we have seen homemade divorce decrees that actually fail to grant the divorce, so be careful. You might end up an unintentional bigamist!
Self Representation and its Four Major Problems
Going Through a Divorce? Get it Right the First Time
Divorce can be an exhausting and traumatic experience, often made worse by your spouse, and sometimes made worse by your divorce lawyer or perhaps your spouse's lawyer. At some point, or maybe at several points in the process, you may be tempted to just sign the papers and end the misery. Never give in to that temptation. If it's your spouse making it unnecessarily difficult, there's not much you can do about it. If it's your spouse's lawyer, you could try telling your spouse to have his/her lawyer stop it. Sometimes when people realize how much money is being spent to little or no purpose, the light bulb flickers on. If it's your lawyer, tell your lawyer to stop it. If it's you, then you know what to do. There is a certain amount of difficulty in every divorce case; it's inherent, when two people each want to have possession of their kids every day, but not live together. Or when two people both want all the money in the retirement plan. That square peg has to be modified to fit into the round hole. You just have to put up with it until a workable solution can be fashioned. At divorce is the only time when neither you nor your spouse has a legal presumptive head start on the other with respect to being named the primary custodian of the children. Even if you have 50-50 possession of the children, one of you will usually be given the right to establish their primary residence, at least for purposes of fixing the school district they will attend. Just that little edge will give one of you a leg up if the terms of possession and residence need to be modified later on. Court orders concerning children are never final; they are kept fluid so the orders can be changed as circumstances change, both as to custody and support. Even so, there are limits on how often a parent can request a change, and a burden of proof to be met by one or the other. It's important to get things as right as possible for yourself and your children when you get divorced, for the present and for the future. Note that one aspect which can never be changed is the allocation of the right to claim tax exemptions for the children. That can only be done by agreement between you and your ex, which presumably would not the forthcoming; the judge has no power to make orders about tax exemptions. Unless you are the person getting the right to claim the exemptions, you are better off not agreeing to any provisions about it in your divorce decree. You and your ex can always make agreements on it year-to-year. It's not wise to agree to divide up the exemptions, either, as you may end up with full custody of all the children and should be able to claim them all at some future date. On the property side, barring very rare exceptions, all provisions for dividing your property, both assets and liabilities, become final thirty days after the judge has signed your divorce decree. If there is later-discovered property which was not addressed in the decree, that is subject to future division by the court. But let's say your divorce decree awards your spouse all employee benefit plan interests arising from his/her past and future employment. Although you may think that would only apply to the 401k account you know about, it would pick up ("grandfather") all other plan interests as well. That similarly applies to the award of bank accounts, household goods in possession, and so on. It is critical that you patiently make sure your divorce decree is correct in all respects. Take the time to get it right.
What Clinical Notes & Records must be Maintained by Therapists?
Mental health care professionals are increasingly being called into depositions and court hearings to provide records and testimony concerning treatment provided to their clients. Whether you like it or not, clinical notes -- including computer files -- cannot be fully protected in legal proceedings. Every therapist must keep and maintain clinical notes, in some cases preserving them for seven years for adults and longer for clients who are minors. Professional rules indicate what records must be maintained. In addition, the ethical canons of many jurisdictions, usually stated in guidelines published by the various licensing boards, require that certain records be maintained for each client. These include: 1. The therapist shall base their services on an assessment, evaluation, or diagnosis of the client. The standard suggests that therapists must maintain notes that contain clinical information and the rationale for the assessment, evaluation, and diagnosis of client. It also implies that the treatment plan should be supported by the same factors. 2. The therapist shall evaluate a client's progress on a continuing basis. All client notes must be maintained and updated throughout the treatment process. Changes to the assessment, evaluation, prognosis, and diagnosis, as well as the treatment plan, should be updated continuously, as long as the client is in treatment. When terminated, the record should record the reason for termination. 3. The therapist shall keep records for each client of the dates and services, types of services, and billing information. 4. The therapist shall not disclose any confidential information but will take reasonable action to inform medical and law enforcement personnel if the professional determines that there is a probability of imminent physical injury to the client or others. In general, confidentiality is to be protected. However, when there is an imminent threat to the health or safety of another the therapist must, or sometimes, may, alert the police, a medical facility or the client's family to prevent suicide or great bodily harm. Make sure to consult the statutes in your state and federal HIPAA law to understand both the restrictions and exceptions to the disclosure of protected healthcare information. Practitioners must also keep in mind that the privilege to protect the records belongs to the client. The therapist does not possess the right to refuse to disclose the file if the client and the court determine that it should be made public.


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Refining Supplements for a Blinding Eye Disease
Refining Supplements for a Blinding Eye Disease
New findings may help improve nutritional supplements for treating age-related macular degeneration (AMD), the leading cause of blindness nationwide.
AMD gradually destroys sharp, central vision as a person ages. The disease affects the macula, a region of the retina responsible for central vision. We rely on the macula for tasks that require sharp vision, such as reading, driving and recognizing faces. Some kinds of AMD are treatable if detected early, but no cure exists. About 2 million Americans have advanced AMD.
The Age-Related Eye Disease Study (AREDS), which was led by NIH's National Eye Institute (NEI) and concluded in 2001, found that daily high doses of vitamins C and E, beta-carotene, and the minerals zinc and copper can help slow the progression to advanced AMD. However, beta-carotene use has been linked to lung cancer in smokers. The high zinc dose in the AREDS formulation may also cause minor side effects, such as stomach upset, in some people.
In 2006, NEI launched AREDS2 to test whether the AREDS formulation could be improved by adding omega-3 fatty acids; adding lutein and zeaxanthin; removing beta-carotene; or reducing zinc. Omega-3 fatty acids are produced by plants, including algae, and are found in oily fish such as salmon. Lutein and zeaxanthin are carotenoids, a class of plant-derived vitamins that includes beta-carotene. Past studies suggested that diets high in lutein, zeaxanthin, and omega-3 fatty acids protect vision. Before the AREDS2 study finished, manufacturers began including them in supplements.
The investigators enrolled more than 4,000 people between 50 and 85 years old who were at risk for advanced AMD. Participants were assigned to take 1 of 4 formulations daily for 5 years: the original AREDS, AREDS with no beta-carotene, AREDS with low zinc, or AREDS with no beta-carotene and low zinc. Participants in each group also took 1 of 4 supplements or combinations: lutein/zeaxanthin, omega-3 fatty acids, lutein/zeaxanthin and omega-3 fatty acids, or an inactive placebo. The study appeared online on May 5, 2013, in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
Adding omega-3 fatty acids or lowering zinc had no effect on AMD progression. However, the investigators did find some benefits in the lutein/zeaxanthin mixture for those not given beta-carotene and those who had very little lutein and zeaxanthin in their diets. The lutein/zeaxanthin mixture was also safer than beta-carotene for smokers.
"We have identified a formulation that should be good for everyone regardless of smoking status," says co-author Dr. Wai T. Wong of NEI.
AREDS2 investigators also reported on the effects of these formulas on cataract, a clouding of the eye's lens that is common in older people. These findings appeared on the same day in JAMA Ophthalmology. Like the original AREDS formulation, none of the modified treatments had a significant effect on progression to cataract surgery. However, participants with low dietary lutein and zeaxanthin did seem to gain some protection.
Many factors contribute to the development of AMD and cataract, including genetics, diet and smoking. While scientists are still unsure how supplements in the AREDS formulation exert their protective effects, these results will aid efforts to prevent vision loss from AMD.
* The above story is reprinted from materials provided by National Institutes of Health (NIH)
** The National Institutes of Health (NIH) , a part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, is the nation's medical research agency—making important discoveries that improve health and save lives. The National Institutes of Health is made up of 27 different components called Institutes and Centers. Each has its own specific research agenda. All but three of these components receive their funding directly from Congress, and administrate their own budgets.


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Some patients experience phentermine withdrawal following the termination of their phentermine prescription. Symptoms of phentermine withdrawal can include fatigue, low mood (depression), trembling and insomnia among other reactions.
Most people do NOT experience phentermine withdrawal [1], but those who do are understandably eager to know how long it lasts.
Acute phentermine withdrawal may last anywhere from about 1-4 days, but general stimulant withdrawal symptoms like depression and fatigue can linger for weeks or months after stopping the medication. As with all drugs, exact phentermine withdrawal time varies from person-to-person.
There exists little concrete evidence about phentermine withdrawal time given the fact that peer-reviewed studies show phentermine withdrawal does NOT occur, even in cases of extended use [1].
However, actual phentermine users – especially those who have taken phentermine for long periods of time or at high doses – continue to report withdrawal symptoms with some frequency.
Phentermine withdrawal symptoms like depression, fatigue and trembling are typical of stimulant withdrawal. More, while phentermine is NOT an amphetamine, the two substances possess similar chemical structures, so some people draw parallels between the withdrawal symptoms from these two drugs.
Stimulant withdrawal symptoms can be broken-down into two main phases [2]:
The initial crash takes place immediately after the last dose of the stimulant, while protracted withdrawal refers to the host of symptoms users experience in the days, weeks or months following their last binge.
In the first 12-36 hours after stopping a stimulant, the user experiences a "crash" that leaves him or her craving more. This rapid crash is responsible for the characteristic cravings/relapses associated with stimulant dependence.
Soon after, users may begin to experience psychological symptoms like increased anxiety, depression or inability to feel pleasure (anhedonia). This low feeling is often followed by intense fatigue, sometimes coupled with insomnia.
At this point, it is common to fall asleep for an extended period of time, only to be awoken by intense hunger.
After this initial crash, symptoms of stimulant withdrawal tend to be the opposite of those experienced while taking the drug.
In the 1-4 days after the last dose, users may feel:
Post-acute withdrawal symptoms (PAWS), such as depression/detachment, cravings and insomnia, may come and go over the next few weeks or months. Depression and feelings of unhappiness usually dissipate within 6-18 weeks after stopping the stimulant.
The biggest risk during stimulant withdrawal is the intense depression and inability to feel pleasure, which may be accompanied by suicidal ideation [2]. Given the potential threat to self or others, it is absolutely critical that people going through stimulant withdrawal receive the support and treatment they need.
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1. Hendricks, E. J., Srisurapanont, M., Schmidt, S. L., Haggard, M., Souter, S., Mitchell, C. L., ... Greenway F.L. (2014). Addiction potential of phentermine prescribed during long-term treatment of obesity. [Abstract]. International Journal of Obesity, 38(2), 292-298. doi:10.1038/ijo.2013.74
2. Center for Substance Abuse Treatment. (1999). Chapter 5 – Medical Aspects of Stimulant Use Disorders. In Treatment Improvement Protocol (TIP) (Ser. 33).


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3D X-Rays
Dr. Lon Riemer is your St. Albert dentist, focusing on family dentistry, pediatric dentist and much more.
Cone Beam Computed Tomography (CBCT) has been around for only about 10 years. It is a much lower radiation dental alternative to a medical CT scan. This exciting new technology provides amazingly detailed 3D images for virtual planning of dental implant and bone grafting procedures. We can now perform these procedures often in a safer, more predictable and less invasive way. These images are also useful for assessing abnormalities of the teeth and jaws, the jaw joint, root canals and wisdom teeth.
2D digital x-rays are still the best for some areas, such as detection of dental caries.


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English archaeologist and traveller Gertrude Margaret Lowthian Bell (1868 - 1926), circa 1900. Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images
This classic revisits an episode from Sarah and Deblina, talking about Gertrude Bell, the first woman to graduate with a First in Modern History from Oxford. Instead of marrying young, she went to Persia. Inspired, she traveled across the Middle East on numerous exploratory treks. But would it last in a time of war?
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LONDON (MarketWatch) -- U.K. home improvement retailer Kingfisher PLC KGF, +1.79% said Thursday that first quarter sales rose 2.2% to 1.94 billion pounds but dropped 5.6% on a comparable basis, as early Easter and poor spring weather affected the main consumer businesses in the U.K. and France. U.K. sales dropped 2.6% in total to 1.1 billion pounds, or by 7.2% on a comparable store basis as U.K. consumer demand weakened markedly in the quarter, the company said. Due to the current retail environment, the company's B&Q DIY chain has now scaled back its plans for new warehouse commitments. French first-quarter sales rose 15% to 185.8 million pounds, dropping 17.6% on a same-store basis, while group retail profit dropped 15.6% to 125.9 million pounds. It is too early to judge the outlook for the fiscal 2006, the comapny said, but warned that trading in the first three weeks of the second quarter continues to be challenging in the UK and France.
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This course covers the fundamentals of governmental accounting and financial reporting: concepts, standards, and procedures with a special emphasis on North Carolina laws and regulation. It is one of the core courses for the finance officers' certification program. The class uses lectures, class discussions, and practical exercises to address a number of topics, including the Local Government Budget and Fiscal Control Act, the role of the Local Government Commission, and extensive work with the governmental GAAP environment including the elements of fund accounting and external financial reporting.
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Evony not breast men any more.
I've posted before about the ridiculous online ads for the Evony role playing game. You know the ones – giant tits with nothing whatsoever having to do with the game? Well, apparently that's over. Maybe.
The game's creators told Kotaku:
"Moving forward – based on community feedback as well as an in-depth look at advertising effectiveness – we are employing an ad campaign that focuses on the gameplay and features of Evony: Age II," a statement issued by the game's creators reads.
"While we cannot say with certainty that we will no longer feature less family friendly ads aimed at the appropriate audience, we will work hard to ensure the content is presented in a positive manner that is distinctly tied to the features and experience of the game we're advertising."
In short: we won't show boobs unless we feel like showing boobs again.
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A map of AlabamaAlabama is located in the southeastern region of the United States. Much of the state is made up of a rolling plain that slopes gently down towards the Gulf of Mexico. A number of rivers, including the Alabama and its tributaries, flow across it in a generally southwards direction. In the north of the state, the Tennessee River cuts a deep valley across the mountains that make up the far southwestern corner of the Cumberland Plateau—part of the Appalachian range. Alabama was once covered by vast areas of pine forest. Today, although it still has the second most extensive forests of all the states in the contiguous United States after Georgia, it is mostly agricultural.
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It's been awhile since I've participated into any contest, don't you think? Yeah sure, there was the one from during the summer.. but that's all in the past. An artist has to move on, keep going further, push him/herself to the limit, only to find out that there's a lot more 'pushing' to be done. Irony as good as it gets, right there.
So basically, with nothing on my hands (yeah, right), I decided to participate into this month's #Inktober. What's that you say? I couldn't read it because of the hashtag that was in front of it. Oh, it's nothing much really. It's this contest on twitter you see, where you're supposed to create an ink drawing on a regular basis (I chose to go with every day) throughout the month of October, hence "Inktober". Clever play of words really. Unfortunately not my own invention I'm afraid, it's actually all the idea of Jake Parker, who started it all. Since it's been a while that I've been dabbling in ink, I decided to pick this one, and see how long I'll last. Will I be able to keep up for all 31 days? Time will tell.
I will be adding my sketches to this gallery at the end of every workweek. You will also be able to follow my #Inktober updates on my Twitter, should you want to stay updated on a more regular basis. And if you want to see ALL the #Inktober sketches, search for the #INKtober hashtag on all the major social networks.
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PS Due to the fact that I didn't foresee the great amount of work to be displayed here (it's 31 days after all), I moved the entire gallery to here. This will keep things more clean and provide for a better overview, after all. Anyways, nothing to see here, carry on folks 😉