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Though Harold Camping's prediction of Judgment Day came and went, many are facing another type of Judgment Day - of the financial kind. Click here to read more, my latest article for Women Advisors Forum.
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
For Some - Judgment Day is Here
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Tuesday, May 24, 2011
How Change Happens! The Revival of the French Feminist Movement
I have become fascinated with studying how social change happens. Over the past few years we have been given incredible opportunities to study how an event can occur that suddenly catapults an issue area forward. The power of media and new social technologies allows more people to both take a stand and take action. Communities are able to quickly connect and organize speeding the pace of movement building for collective action. This is exciting.
Scanning my feminist news brief this morning courtesy of the Women's Funding Network I read this article in the Guardian about the effect of the arrest of IMF Chief and Presidential hopeful Dominique Strauss-Khan on alleged rape charges is having in France. France is not exactly known for being a leader in gender equality, but perhaps this incident will serve to reignite the movement. Change happens when an issue, in this case what is considered accepted sexual behavior by a powerful French male, is brought in to the public for debate and engagement. What is accepted becomes challenged and re framed, leading to a possible change in beliefs, which leads to a change in behavior, that change becomes institutionalized and there you have it. Will this happen overnight? Of course not. Without challenge? Of course not. But, the French people may one day look back and say the incident that ignited a wave of advancement on gender equality in their country was this arrest.
To get the news brief from the Women's Funding Network subscribe here. It is an incredible, daily news link summary of the best articles relating to women and girls around the world. Thank you WFN for this incredible service.
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Sunday, May 22, 2011
Roseanne Barr Tells her Story - Thank you
This is absolutely a must read article by Roseanne Barr in the latest issue of New York Magazine. It is one of the bravest stories I have ever read by a successful woman. So few women who have 'made it' are willing to be this honest about what it took to get there, and what it cost them. So few men for that matter too. There is so much I can relate to in her story and it rings true for so many other ones I have heard over my career in finance. The list includes men and women taking credit for your work and ideas, other women pretending to be your friends and then stabbing you in the back, having to put up with sexist jokes, being humiliated in front of your peers, being taking advantage of with assumption you will take it because you are a women, and not being allowed to be yourself which in theory is why you are in a position of influence in the first place. Then of course there is the upside. The money. The platform. The title. The power. The perks. The 'celebrity' status. Then there is a whole other side which Roseanne did not choose to share and that is when was she less then her best self in terms of how she related to and treated others? At the end of it all however is the fact that we all have to look in the mirror and identify with the person who we see. I want to be a person that sees the truth, good, bad and otherwise, and so I hope is Roseanne.
This is inspiring me to tell my own story but the question is, am I that brave? A Goldman Sachs Women Partner tells her story. I can't tell you how many times I have sat down to write that one. Thank you Roseanne and thanks to all the women who put it all out there to help change the game for the better.
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Wednesday, May 18, 2011
The End of the Mancession? ...and women's increasing economic clout
"The End of the Mancession?" is the title of this article in TIME but the story is really about the growing economic power of women. It is not surprising that men outpaced women in recent employment gains - "Men gained over a million jobs last year, while women gained only 149,000."( link to article ) Men lost the majority of jobs over the past couple of years due to the hard hit areas of construction and finance. Those areas have recovered and many men are back at work, awesome. Though women stand to gain jobs over the longer term because of the sectors of the economy that are growing, my worry is that these areas tend to be lower paying industries like health-care. Overall the future employment outlook for the US remains a big concern.
We need to be a country that continues to emphasize innovation, technology and entrepreneurship. In these areas women are underrepresented for a variety of reasons and in addition face barriers to accessing capital. This concern fuels my passion for "Gender Lens Investing" - the proactive stance towards using one's investment dollars to support and empower women.
The good news, as the article points out is that " BCG estimates that women will earn the majority—some $5 trillion-—of the world's new income over the next five years. No wonder banks like Goldman Sachs are starting to rate industries according to how much of the female dollar they are poised to capture. Merrill Lynch recently went "long on women" and companies targeting female consumers, noting that it expected women to "increasingly become the -higher-income earners of U.S. households." In my view, that's the most important reason that you'll ultimately see female employment rebound. The growth industries are those that cater to women. And you can bet that the people who run those companies are going to want to hire plenty of female employees who understand those markets, and those consumers."
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Wednesday, May 11, 2011
The OPED Project
I had the pleasure of speaking with Katie Orenstein today, the Founder and Director of THE OPED PROJECT. Over many years I have heard so many incredible things about Katie and it was a pleasure to finally speak to her regarding her work. If I was putting together a list of "wonder women", Katie would be on it. What is The Oped Project you ask?
The OpEd Project is an initiative to expand the range of voices we hear from in the world, with an immediate focus on increasing the volume of women thought leaders in the public sphere to a tipping point. Since women currently do not submit to key opinion forums with anywhere near the frequency that men do—and because these gateway forums feed all other media and drive thought leadership and policy—we target and train women experts at top universities, think tanks, nonprofits, corporations and community organizations to write op-eds and more broadly to take thought leadership positions in their fields; we connect them with a national network of high-level mentor-editors, and we channel them to the media gatekeepers who need them, across all platforms.
Sound cool? If you are looking for training on how to expand your sphere of influence please check out this group. The scope of work they are doing is amazing.
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Saturday, May 7, 2011
Mother's Day
I was so fortunate to grow up with a fantastic mother. What made her so great? She was loving, accepting, expected me to do my best but never beat me down when I did not, made Barbie toys with me, worked hard to bring in an income for our family, supported my crazy hobbies like horse-backed riding and body building, had a healthy relationship with my father, did not favor one child over the other, went out of her way to help others, and really never complained about any of it. I was so lucky and I thank God every day for being born in to such an amazing family and pray I am doing the same for my children.
But the reality is that too many mothers no matter how much they may want to, cannot be that for their children. Economic stress might be wearing them down. They may not be fortunate enough to have a husband that was as solid as my dad was. They might not have been raised in a loving household so they in turn do not know how to give love. And for too many they are so poor they cannot even afford to keep their children fed and in medical care. So no presents for me this Mother's Day. Not only am I just doing my job but instead I want my family to commit incremental resources to helping mothers around the world. Without healthy mothers, we will not have healthy children, nor families, nor communities and so the story goes. So today, and every day, honor your mothers, and help make this world a safer and healthier place for all. For ideas on organizations to support please see the list to the right or take the recommendations of Nicholas Kristof in his most recent article.
(pictured my mother Rose with my 94 year old amazing grandmother, Sadie)
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Cursillo in Christianity
Cursillo Movement of the Diocese of Gaylord, Michigan
The purpose of the Cursillo Movement is to make Christian community possible in family, social and work situations and in other natural environments of mankind. The Cursillo hopes to make a natural Christian life possible for anyone.
To fulfill its purpose, the Cursillo seeks to introduce Christ's love into every human environment through the actions of Christian leaders who know Christ's love and the joy of Christian community. These Christian leaders are guided by the wisdom, conviction and love of Christ's teachings in fulfilling their responsibilities to family, job and friends.
The Cursillo method takes a Christian beyond a passive belief in God to a daily interaction with God and His people. It helps one become more committed to Christ. A Cursillo participant is provided with a simple means to persevere and grow in holiness while building God's kingdom on earth.
The spirit of the living Christ is renewed, examined and enjoyed in the Cursillo. During the Cursillo weekend basic Christian beliefs and truths are reviewed. The weekend is the first introduction for many people to the power of genuine Christian community. The weekend is for all a welcome respite from a society that has largely forgotten the Lord's simple request to "love one another as I have loved you."
The weekend begins on a Thursday evening and ends the following Sunday night. During these three days the participants live, work and pray together. The activities for the weekend revolve around a series of short talks that are given by Cursillo team members. The talks are entitled: Ideal, Grace, The Layperson in the Church, Piety, Study, Sacraments, Action, Obstacles to a Life of Grace, Leaders, Study, and Evangelization of Environments, Christianity in Action, Life, Christian Community and Group Reunion and Ultreya. Each talk is followed by a discussion period during which participants may share their thoughts and questions on the topic of the talk.
The Cursillo team is made up of lay people and clergy. A great deal of prayer and preparation go into each weekend.
Cursillo Weekends in the Gaylord Diocese are currently scheduled once per year and are held in Conway at the Augustine Center.
A Cursillo weekend can be made only once and therefore is not a substitute for a retreat. The basic atmosphere of a Cursillo weekend is unlike the individual solitude of a retreat. During the weekend the teachings of Christ are discussed in a climate of joy and community. Actually the Cursillo weekend makes succeeding retreats more profitable and participants are encouraged to make regular retreats.
Candidates for the Cursillo weekend must have a desire to become more of a person through deeper life in Christ and in service to others. They must desire to grow in perfection as persons and as Christians. Candidates need to understand clearly that the Cursillo weekend is about life, about people, about the Church and about a concrete, visible and experiential community. Candidates should understand that they are not going to attend a mere theoretical course and that no extensive knowledge of scripture is expected. Candidates need to have an attitude of listening and friendship together with a disposition of change.
While there are no specific criteria for Cursillo candidates, the purpose of the Cursillo will best be met by persons who:
- have strength of character and self control
- can make their own decisions
- are mature and responsible
- are concerned about the social conditions of our times
- have the ability and desire to live in and for the community
Persons may attend a weekend only if they are sponsored by someone who has attended the Cursillo weekend and is living out his or her Fourth Day. A sponsor is responsible for preparing a Cursillo candidate for the weekend and for supporting the candidate for a minimum of one year after the weekend. Accordingly, the relationship between a sponsor and a candidate must be one of openness, honesty and sincerity.
Selection of candidates to make a Cursillo weekend is based on a great deal of prayer. Sponsors are encouraged to "speak to God about men before speaking to men about God." In addition, sponsors and other Christian leaders consider the environments which need Christ's influence. Cursillo weekends are for people of all social classes and income levels.
"A Little Teaching"
Do you desire to grow into a closer relationship with the Lord Jesus?
The Cursillo weekend is merely the beginning of a person's growth as a Christian. The life-long work of every Cursillo participant is to bring Christ's love and spirit to each of his or her environments through each person's special talents. A participant's "Fourth Day" is living and acting at all times as Christ would. The Cursillo Movement believes that actions speak louder than words.
Cursillo participants persevere in their Fourth Day by meeting on a weekly basis in small groups to share their accomplishments and failures and to support each other's Christian work. All Cursillo participants in an area gather monthly to share the spirit of Christ.
The Cursillo Movement is not an organization per se. While some structure is necessary to assure continuation of the movement, what structure does exist concentrates on scheduling Cursillo weekends, preparation of Cursillo teams, prayer and supporting Christian leaders.
While interaction with other Cursillo participants is encouraging and desirable to many, a Christian's commitment is not to the Cursillo, but to Christ and the Evangelization of environments.
The decision to become a Cursillo candidate can be made only after the candidate and sponsor have sincerely discussed the expectations, questions and concerns of the candidate. If a candidate is married, his or her spouse must be included in such discussions and be fully informed of all aspects of the Cursillo. Both spouses are highly encouraged to attend a Cursillo weekend. A candidate is encouraged to discuss the Cursillo with his or her pastor. In addition, other Cursillo participants in the community may be able to assist in answering a candidate's questions.
A candidate applies to make a Cursillo weekend by completing a Cursillo Candidate Application which is then returned to the sponsor. The sponsor will then return the application to the contact person. In addition to all of the foregoing considerations, availability of space at the Augustine Center where the Cursillo is held may require applicants to be placed on a waiting list.
A candidate who has been accepted to make a weekend will be informed by a letter with further instructions about what to bring for the weekend. Once a candidate has been accepted, prayer by the candidate and the sponsor is most important. The sponsor will arrange for the candidate's transportation to and from the Cursillo weekend location.
Please call the parish office at 989.732.5448 if you are interested in learning more about participating in a Cursillo Weekend.

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Visits & Tours
Charlottesville Fire Department is proud to serve our city, and we invite members of our community to visit our stations, meet our teams, and learn more about how we serve our community.
We welcome families and individuals daily during regular business hours and offer tours for schools and groups that are scheduled in advance.
Schools + Groups
Schools and groups are invited to schedule a visit to one of our three stations in Charlottesville. Group tours typically last 20-30 minutes and are limited to 25 people. Parking at all stations is limited, so it may be necessary to park off-site and walk to the station.
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Contact | 434.970.3240 to schedule a group tour
Individuals + Families
Individuals and families may stop by one of our three fire stations during regular business hours and request a tour. Please understand that our stations are secure, so an employee must provide access. If all units are on call, it is possible you will have to wait until they return to the station.
Please note | We cannot host birthday parties at our stations or send our engines to parties, but we do welcome groups from birthday parties if they would like a tour of the station/fire engines.
Drop-by hours | 7 days a week, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
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Ride Along
Anyone age 16 or older may request a ride along on a fire engine. Ride along participants will be given a tour of their assigned station and all fire apparatus. During a shift, ride alongs will travel with the assigned crew to all emergency calls and get to observe that day's training. All ride alongs must be requested at least 24 hours in advance and ride alongs are only allowed during daylight hours.
To request a ride along, please see the following:
If you are under 18, your parent or guardian must sign your liability release
All participants must submit the attached ride along request and submit it in person to the on-duty captain at any CFD station during normal business hours.
To prepare for your ride along:
You must wear navy slacks – no jeans, a navy polo without large logos, and closed toe shoes – preferably boots.
Bring a meal, depending on the length of your ride along.
During your ride along, even if you are a member of a volunteer or paid fire department, you may not participate in operational activities.
The day of your ride along:
Show up on time to the station you are assigned. If you have any questions, please ask when you get your ride along information.
Be ready to have an exciting day with the Charlottesville Fire Department!
Contact | 434.970.3240
Ride Along Form
9/11 Memorial at Station 10
The 9/11 Memorial at Station 10 includes three artifacts from September 11, 2001: a face stone from the Pentagon in Arlington, VA; steel from the North Tower of the World Trade Center in Manhattan, NY; and a rock from the field in Shanksville, PA, where U.S. Airlines Flight 93 crashed.
Citizens are invited to visit the memorial at Station 10 during regular business hours. Please understand that our stations are secure, so an employee must provide access. If all units are on call, it is possible you will have to wait until they return to the station.
Location | Station 10 – 2420 Fontaine Ave. Charlottesville, VA 22903
Hours | Daily, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Contact | 434.970.3240


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Heart of the NANOHA x5 consists of ten spherical glass lenses arranged in seven groups. Individual elements are coated by one or more surface layers, which prevent reflection and mechanical damage. It is possible to focus in 11 – 19 mm range with resulting 4x to 5x magnification, that is 4:1 and 5:1. The body of the lens is mostly metal, excluding the light module and the material of the mount differs depending on the camera type. The mount is made of steel on the Sony NEX (E-mount) and of aluminum on the micro 4/3. The removable light module includes 3 LEDs, whose running life is thousands of hours according to the manufacturer. The lens was designed in Japan and manufactured in China, but before sale every single piece undergoes a final inspection in Japan.
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5 Home Design Tips for Malaysia Homeowners
Searching for interior design Malaysian tips to redecorate your house? Nothing more annoying than entering you property and find out simple colored room and boring colored chair. For most people, having no indoor decor sensation, life is boring. Afterall, can you desire to invite over a buddy to dinner when you merely possess a cardboard stand and a chair? If you%u2019re fed up with your plain-looking house and wish to challenge yourself to re design any area in your house, looking over this report is vital.
Suitable Color Scheming
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BBC attacked for 'laugh at the chavs' series on Manchester suburb
The residents of a Manchester suburb marched on the MediaCity today to demand the head of the Controller of BBC Three for portraying their home as an "urban cesspool".
The docusoap, People Like Us, purports to celebrate the resilience, resourcefulness and ambition of ordinary people trying to overcome everyday hardship in Harpurhey, an area once deemed the most deprived in Britain.
But residents have claimed that the film-makers distorted life on the estate by selecting a handful of extreme storylines, focusing on antisocial behaviour, criminality, alcoholism and drugs.
The latest episode broadcast was introduced by a man who told viewers: "There is a well-known local expression around here that they would steal the sh** out of your arse." The programme went on to focus on…


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I'm not going to pretend someone is writing a bio for me. Here I am. For those who don't know, I play guitar in Papa Roach. Since before I started dreaming of being a rockstar, I was dreaming about cars. My dad made me this way. Before I was born, he had a green 1972 Camaro. He did autocross when I was too young to know what was going on, and when I got a little older, he built a VW Beetle by himself in the carport. We would go to drag races in that car, and he would take down Mustangs and Camaros, much to their astonishment and horror. He took me to Top Fuel drag races in Sonoma, local drags at Sacramento Raceway, and I loved it. I was hooked. When it came time for me to get a car, he asked me if I wanted something older that we could work on, or something newer that would be a little more reliable. I told him I'd like an older car, and he said he found a 62 Chevy Nova with a 350. I was obviously excited, and 2 days later, he told me he had reconsidered. He said it was too much power for me, and ended up getting me a 1987 Mustang. 4 cylinder. I was extremely disappointed, and didn't want to talk to him for a while, but in the end it was the right decision. I drove that thing like an idiot, and ended up getting in 5 accidents (One was my fault). Fast-forward to the year 2000, and our first major record blows up, which allows me to get my dream car. The Dodge Viper. At the time it came out, the Viper was viewed as the modern-day Cobra; a motor with wheels. It scared the crap out of me, but over the years, I was able to show it respect, and get a lot out of it. Now, here we are.
I created DriveKulture initially because the guys in my band aren't car guys. I needed an outlet; a place to share my ideas and opinions about new cars, sports cars, and kustom cars (yes that's custom with a "K"). I now see DriveKulture as not only a place where my car friends and I can interact, but also as a place for education. For a long time, I had pre-conceived notions about certain cars, and couldn't understand why someone would want them. In reading articles and talking with owners, I can see that they have slightly different tastes than I do, but their passion for cars are the same. I want to expose people to different types of cars, and try and convey what makes these different kinds of cars great. Welcome to DriveKulture.


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Jake Paul Just Opened Up About His Dad's New Role In Team 10
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Jake Paul has spoken out about his father Greg's new role in Team 10.
Reports that Greg Paul had become an influential figure on the business side of the social media group have been circulating for a few weeks, with an anonymous source claiming just last week that he was behind a number of controversial sackings just last week. While Greg and Jake had initially not responded to these reports, Jake finally spoke about the matter after Nick Crompton publicly accused Greg of verbally abusing staff and firing people without warning.
But nobody had an issue with you auditing? People had issue with being verbally abused, watching their coworkers be fired around them and not being kept in the loop. Business 101, communication. Everytime you publicly post to try make myself or the team look bad, I will respond. https://t.co/Pif3Us4Shi— Nick Crompton (@TheNickCrompton) May 10, 2018
Speaking in a vlog, Jake explained why Greg's prominence within Team 10 had grown
Acknowledging that Greg's presence was partly responsible for "friction in the [Team 10] family," Jake revealed that he was encouraged to bring Greg on board by a group of business advisors.
"A couple of them [advisors] advised me to bring somebody on into my corner, who wholeheartedly wanted nothing else but to protect me, who didn't care about my money, who I could 100% trust no matter what," Jake explains in his vlog. "The only person I could think of... was my dad."
Clarifying that his dad isn't running his business, Jake said Greg's role was to "look over the shoulders of other people who were in my businesses, who I'm entrusting to run my businesses."
Jake went on to say that while growing his business, he's needed to be aware of people "possibly doing things that I as a person don't necessarily agree with," hinting at some conflict within Team 10.


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I was struggling the other day with activating Windows Server 2012 R2. It kept saying the key was invalid, I know it was correct. I ended up calling Microsoft and this is what they had me do.
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Family Pigeons, Doves (Columbidae)
Least Concern
Stock Dove (Columba oenas)
French: Pigeon colombin German: Hohltaube Spanish: Paloma zurita
Other common names: Stock Pigeon
Columba Oenas
Linnaeus, 1758,
Closely related to C. eversmanni and C. oliviae. Proposed race hyrcana (N Iran) included in oenas, and tianshanica (Tien Shan) in yarkandensis. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution
C. o. oenas
Linnaeus, 1758 – British Is N to S Scandinavia and Finland, S to Portugal and NW Africa, and E through Caucasus and N Iran to NE Kazakhstan (Semey) and SW Siberia.
C. o. yarkandensis
Buturlin, 1908 – E Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan E through Tien Shan and Tarim Basin to Lop Nur (E Xinjiang).
Descriptive notes
32–34 cm; male 303–365 g, female 286–290 g. General colour blue-grey; primaries and secondaries with black tips, conspicuous in flight; two short black bars... read more
Not very vocal. In display, utters a series of 8–10 faint, short, monosyllabic cooing notes at a... read more
Generally fairly open country; often in cultivation, and extending into open woodland; partial to... read more
Food and feeding
Mostly feeds on the ground, taking seeds, grain, green leaves, buds, flowers and some invertebrates; seeds taken include those of weeds... read more
Mainly Apr–Oct. Prefers to nest in holes which may be in old trees, rock crevices, rabbit burrows or buildings. Where available, old... read more
Northern populations, like those of Fenno-Scandia and E Europe, are almost all migratory. Mores... read more
Status and conservation
Not globally threatened. Locally fairly common in parts of extensive range. The European population is estimated at 561,000–1,040,000 pairs, some 36% of them in Britain... read more
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Audiobook Bedtime Stories
Audiobooks are a huge part of my reading life; I rely on them in my bedtime ritual. Tuck myself into bed, and cue up the story being read to me as I turn off my brain for the day.
Because audiobooks are part of lulling my brain to sleep, I am picky about what makes a good audiobook. I seek out something gentle that makes me happy. Not sweet enough to be cloying, but not suspenseful or demanding of attention or intensity. Because a harrowing tale keeping me in suspense would defeat the sleepy purpose. Revisiting an old, familiar favorite works nicely for these. To drift away from the story as sleep creeps in.
I've lost track of the number of times I've listened to anything by James Herriot. The country vet visiting farms of a bygone Yorkshire puts me right out, to dream of lovely green fields. (I suppose a joke about counting sheep wouldn't be amiss here.) The audiobooks by Christopher Timothy are particularly nice, with his own accent and reading the different voices of characters.
In a similar vein, The Irish Country Doctor books by Patrick Taylor are delightful, especially as read by John Keating, doing all the voices and accents. Doctors Fingal Flahertie O'Reilly and Barry Laverty run a medical practice in the village of Ballybucklebo in Northern Ireland. Keating's read of O'Reilly's gruff voice, and all the cast of characters from the Cork-born housekeeper, Mrs. Kincaid, to the scheming of Donal Donnelly, to the bluster of Councillor Bishop has become how I define the characters.
Don't ask me why someone as squeamish about medical matters loves these rural doctor stories so much. More about the small town life than needles and guts, is one factor. And also, the sort of half-listening, half-asleep mindset cushions me against any medically descriptive parts. Medicine, yes, but bucolic and sepia-toned.
Thanks to the nifty ability to download audiobooks from the library directly to my phone, (yay, Overdrive) I can borrow digital audiobooks and replenish my supply of stories. Wish the lending period were longer than three weeks, as I'm listening in half-hour increments before dreamland, so a story stretched out across 7+ hours can take over a month to finish. And then the book zaps itself off my phone at the due date. With the story unfinished! (Once I figured out how to renew on the OverDrive app, this was less of a calamity.)
So yes, yay libraries and digital access, but this isn't about that.
I happened to find a paper copy (hooray for retronyms!) of An Irish Country Girl, one of Patrick Taylor's books in the library, before I could get it as an audiobook. So I checked it out, reasoning that reading it first would be a good way to enjoy the soporific uses of the narrative as an audiobook being read to me at a later date.
And I discovered something: I like Patrick Taylor's books much, much better when John Keating is reading them to me. It's the characters, and their voices, and their accents. It's the ritual of tucking myself into bed to listen to the nice flow of village life and brogues. Yes, I'm going to fall asleep, lose the thread of the story, and have to backtrack in the chapter the next night. It doesn't matter. I enjoy the way the story unfolds as it is told to me each night. the way turns of phrase or snatches of dialogue unwind, the next day in my inner monologue like a song stuck in my head. I don't even mind falling asleep and having the voices play through my dreams. (Sepia toned medical tales make for vaguely comforting dreams, unlike the times I've fallen asleep listening to Welcome to Night Vale podcasts. Nightmare fodder! Whee!)
Speaking of Welcome to Nightvale, I just now finished the Welcome to Night Vale novel, even though I've had it sitting on my shelf as a paper book for months. I kept picking it up and putting it down, because it was disappointingly not like the podcast. I have to say, it took me an embarrassingly long time to decide that the way to fix this was to listen to the audiobook. And that tucking myself into bed to listen to it wasn't the right call (falling asleep while listening to a surreal story is so disorienting!) But, thanks to some bus trips and subway rides, and finally just turning it on while I participated in the Readathon in October, I finished it!
My audiobook life is not all about village doctors. There are podcasts that fit this same niche: The Bowery Boys and Stuff You Missed in History Class are good, though I've gone back to listen to various episodes to catch details I slept through. Wait, Wait Don't Tell me is impossible, because I keep giggling myself into wakefulness.
I found a few gems written and read by Stephen Fry as well, thanks to OverDrive. I'm on the hold queue for Stephen Fry Does The Knowledge, which promises to be in a very nice sweet spot between the odd trivia of my favorite podcasts, as Fry riffs on all the things London cabbies know, and a sonorous British voice lulling me to sleep.
Various encounters with reading and listening to Neil Gaiman have made it so that whenever I read his prose, I hear his voice in my head, narrating. Which makes the reading experience that much nicer. Like Stephen Fry, John Keating and Christopher Timothy, I strongly suspect I would listen to Neil Gaiman reading the phone book or 19th century property law, and fall asleep smiling.
I've also been listening my way through The Once and Future King by T.H. White, in about twenty minute increments. It's an excellent story, for what I need an audiobook to be: interesting enough to distract my brain from the day, but slow enough to wind me down. In a perfect world, I would find a version read by Stephen Fry, or John Keating, but any resonant British voice will do.
I apparently equate soothing myself to sleep with voices from the British Isles. Go figure. Maybe, in this vein, I should try The Lord of the Rings again, or The Chronicles of Narnia. Or even The Silmarillion. Read by the right Brit, I might just manage to ingest the whole story. Even if I sleep through it a bit.


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Nine days of Crankworx mountain bike competition wrapped up on Sunday, Aug. 15 with the Canadian Open Downhill, a traditional World-Cup-style event that was both technical and physically demanding from top to bottom.
The course was almost the same as 2009, comprised of upper Joyride, a section of Schleyer, a section of trail under the Fitzsimmons Chair, then back to Joyride and across the flats to Monkey Hands. A new park feature was also built at the finish line.
World Cup star Gee Atherton showed why he's one of the best in the world with a time of 3:04.14 in the Pro Men's category. Atherton, who won the Aug. 7 dual slalom, was over five seconds faster than Lewis Buchanan of Scotland, who finished in a time of 3:09.16. Justin Leov of New Zealand was a close third in 3:09.20.
The top Canadian was Whistler's Tyler Morlan, in eighth place.
Emmeline Ragot of France took the Pro Women's race in 3:37.78, followed by Whistler's Claire Buchar in 3:43.12 and Squamish's Miranda Miller in 3:46.85.
Brennan Walstrom added another win to his collection in the Boy 13 to 15 competition, finishing in 3:25.07 - close to 10 seconds ahead of Whistler's Alexander Geddes (3:34.86). Jackson Lee was third in 3:37.02, followed by Cole Swanson in 3:39.33 and Jack Iles in 3:51.72.
Australian Connor Fearon squeaked out a win in the Junior Men 16 to 18 in 3:15.49, followed by B.C. Team rider Remi Gauvin in 3:16.21. Whistler's Tyler Allison was a close third out of 52 riders in 3:16.96. Rounding out the top 10 were Harrison Dusbury-Sleep, Nick Grimm, Max Horner, Cameron Porteous, Sam Powers and Ollie Gregory-Jones.
Bridgette Leber was the only junior female in the race, finishing in 7:42.87.
Mathieu Herbert won the Master Men 30-plus category in 3:42.49, followed by Andrew Gunn in 3:43.81 and Bob Jones in 3:44.71. Also in the top five out of 20 racers were Mike Stewart and Martin Raffo.
Taylor Joseph won the Senior Men 19 to 29 group in 3:21.93, followed by Chris Gray in 3:23.28 and Jeremias Malo in 3:25.42. Kris Atkinson and Nicholas were fourth and fifth.
Shelly Flood won the Senior Women 19-plus group in 4:18.06, followed by Jess Lathrop and James Nickey.
Complete results are posted online at www.crankworx.com.


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The Ferry Building Waterfront extends from the Pier 5 bulkhead building to Rincon Park near Pier 22, which is roughly between Jackson Street and Harrison Street (subarea map PDF ).
Through the removal of the freeway and redevelopment of The Embarcadero and Ferry Building, this area has emerged as a proud civic achievement. Restoring the Ferry Building to its historic role as a bustling transportation hub and elegant centerpiece of the waterfront is one of the highest priorities of the Waterfront Land Use Plan, and complements the redesigned Embarcadero corridor, which now offers light rail, vehicular access, bike lanes, a continuous pedestrian promenade, public art and landscaping.
Downtown workers, neighbors and visitors will flock to the area's new ferries, hovercraft and excursion boats, public market, conference facilities, retail establishments and other public-oriented activities. The Port has laid the groundwork for this transformation, including seismic upgrades, design studies, and funding initiatives to make the Ferry Building renovation a reality. On the waterside, construction of the Downtown Ferry Terminal project provides new berths for expanding regional ferry services.
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- Restore the Ferry Building as the centerpiece of the waterfront.
- Reintegrate with Downtown and the Market Street corridor.
- Expand and connect transportation on water and land.
- Reestablish the area's civic importance.


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Unless they have a music background, most Christians aren't familiar with the intricacies and subtleties of editing music for a hymnal. However, the editorial philosophy for Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs stems from two principles that every Christian can understand: First, respect for the composer. Second, respect for the church. "Our goal was to represent […Read More]
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Definitely one of the high points of my professional life: Mexico's first-ever national children's elections, organized in 1997 by the Federal Electoral Institute with UNICEF support. As you see from the results, Mexico's kids had their priorities straight.
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New Rain Barrel Communications Website & Blog
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We're through the first quarter of the NFL's regular season and if your fantasy football record is 4-0 or 3-1, you've got a good shot at making the playoffs. If you're 2-2, you're still alive but will have to make some good calls the rest of the way. If you're 1-3 or 0-4 then you might want to start working on some NBA mock drafts.
If you have a winning record then you probably had some great performances on Sunday, and there were plenty of them.
Julio Jones became the sixth receiver to have a 300-yard game in NFL history as he finished the day with 12 catches, 300 yards and a touchdown. If you have him on your team it was nearly impossible to lose this week, especially if you had him linked up with Matt Ryan.
Ryan had the biggest game of the week as a passer, throwing for 503 yards and four touchdowns.
Ben Roethlisberger was amazing as well. He had four touchdown passes by halftime and ended the game with 300 yards and five TDs.
Russell Wilson turned in his first good game of the season. He threw for 309 yards and three touchdowns, which was the first time he threw for at least 300 yards or more than one touchdown in a game this year. The reemergence of Jimmy Graham is helping as he had his second straight 100-yard game.
On the down side of quarterback play was Matthew Stafford. He had two interceptions and no touchdowns against the Bears. He's been hit-or-miss this season.
Jameis Winston's poor performance was a little more understandable since he faced the Broncos. A rushing touchdown saved him from having the worst week by a QB.
Ryan Fitzpatrick's turnover nightmare continued as he threw three more picks to go along with the six he threw last week.
In addition to those busts, Cam Newton, Carson Palmer and Trevor Siemian all went down with injury. Newton and Palmer are in the concussion protocol while Siemian has an AC joint sprain, according to NFL.com's Ian Rapoport.
Looking on the bright side, owners were happy to see the return of Le'Veon Bell, who's suspension ended after Week 3. He had the most rushing yards (144) on Sunday, followed by Ezekiel Elliott who had another good week, rushing for 138 yards and a touchdown.
DeMarco Murray had the best week among running backs as he totaled 119 yards and scored twice. Not far behind him was Isaiah Crowell who continues to be a bright spot, along with Terrelle Pryor, on the Browns' offense. Crowell had 112 yards and a touchdown.
Pryor had a good game (46 yards, TD), as did the Bears' Jordan Howard and the Bucs' Cameron Brate, all of which I suggested as waiver claims last week.
Latavius Murray, who was on my sit list, had a terrible game. Chris Ivory and Matt Forte were other starting backs that had bad weeks.
No other receiver came close to Jones' game, but A.J. Green was great on Thursday night as he made 10 catches for 173 yards and scored. Michael Crabtree continues to impress as he had 88 yards to go along with three TDs.
Among Sunday's receivers who should've done better were DeAndre Hopkins, Brandin Cooks, Alshon Jeffery and Julian Edelman.
At tight end Jordan Reed (73 yards, 2 TDs) and Greg Olsen (76 yards, TD) set the pace while Coby Fleener continued to frustrate owners after seemingly breaking out last week.
Players to claim on the waiver wire:
Brian Hoyer, Bears (302 yards, 2TDs)
Paxton Lynch, Broncos (170, TD)
Running backs
Terrance West, Ravens (21 touches-119 yards, TD)
Bilal Powell, Jets (10-80)
James White, Patriots (9-62)
Wide receivers
Dontrelle Inman, Chargers (7 catches-120 yards, TD)
Brian Quick, Rams (2-69, 2TDs)
Jeremy Kerley, 49ers (6-88, TD)
Brice Butler, Cowboys (5-41, TD)
Tight ends
Hunter Henry, Chargers (4-61, TD)


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Covering Dixie Like Mildew - The SEC. All your crystal football are belong to us.
The total package?
Rece Davis declares Ole Miss "the most complete team" on Alabama's schedule so far this season. The Tide face the Rebel Black Bears tomorrow. (ESPN)
Mama said.
Dee Dee Bonner, discusses son and Alabama starting quarterback A.J. McCarron's relationship with Alabama head football coach Nick Saban, among other things. (Al.com)
Let's Call the Whole Thing Off.
Alabama cancels a home-and-home series against Michigan State in 2016 and 2017. Blame this one on the probability of the SEC going to a nine-game conference schedule. (Al.com)
Obligatory Johnny Manziel item of the day.
Alex Sims compares Texas A&M starting quarterback Johnny Manziel to Ole Miss and New Orleans Saints legendary QB Archie Manning. Insert Manning Passing Academy dehydrating joke here. (Bleacher Report)
Vote early, vote often.
Texas A&M students are
voting to show their support for either the classic Texas A&M "aTm"
logo, or the current "beveled" version. (Good Bull Hunting)
Desperate, but Not Serious.
Seth Emerson describes how Georgia head football coach Mark Richt is placing emphasis on improving the Dawgs' special teams play. If Richt really cared about special teams, he'd get off his tail and hire an actual special teams coach. (The Macon Telegraph)
Nothing Compares to You (except Les Miles).
Ethan Burch compares Mark Richt to LSU HC Les Miles. (The Athens Banner-Herald)
Quarterback controversy? What quarterback controversy?
Blake Morgan looks at the brewing Mississippi State QB controversy between Tyler Russell and Dak Prescott. (For Whom the Cowbell Tolls)
Is he or isn't he?
Arkansas QB Brandon Allen is being listed as "questionable" for the Razorbacks' game against Texas A&M. Allen's shoulder was injured in the game against Southern Miss two weeks ago, and sat out during Arkansas' loss to Rutgers last weekend. (AP/Yahoo! Sports)


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Although water resistant phones are not actually a rarity in the industry today, there's always something that the companies come up with which makes us take notice. Japanese manufacturer #Kyocera has done that now with its new Digno Rafre smartphone, which is the world's first 'soap-proof' device.
This means that you can use it in your kitchen sink or while taking a bath. Ever thought of washing your phone with soap? Well, the Digno Rafre will let you do that. Standard water resistant smartphones don't allow this level of protection, so it seems like Kyocera has worked really hard to bring this to fruition.
The handset is limited to Japan for the time being, but Kyocera could soon release it in other parts of the world, should their distribution pick up by then. It seems like a niche product and might never make its way out of Japan, but one can always hope, right?
As for the rest of the hardware specs sheet, it sports a 5 inch 720p display, a 1.2 GHz quad core processor, a 13-megapixel camera on the back, 16GB of storage (expandable), 2GB of RAM, a 3,000 mAh battery and Android 5.1 Lollipop.
The Digno Rafre will be sold for ¥57,420, or about $465 when it hits Japan next Friday, so the soap-proof feature does come with a hefty price.
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FRANKFURT/PARIS - Apple Inc, the world's most profitable mobile phone maker, has denied a report that it is working on a plan to market communications services directly to consumers that would bypass telecom operators on which it now relies to deliver services.
Business Insider had on Monday reported that the iPhone maker was testing a so-called mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) service in the United States, which would involve it renting capacity from one or more network operators to sign up its own customers.
The mobile phone maker is also in talks with European operators about such an arrangement, the website reported.
"We have not discussed nor do we have any plans to launch an MVNO," said an Apple spokeswoman in a statement on Tuesday.
Apple recently reported that it sold 48 million iPhones in the quarter through June, raking in $31.4 billion in revenue, or 63 percent of its total sales.
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Ep. 69 - Earth Girls are Easy (1988)
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This week the guys channel their inner twelve year-old selves as James and Rob suggest future titles and giggle about boobs, Jason reveals a hidden crush and they push through the pain that was caused by watching Earth Girls are Easy.
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Memorial Hospital is planning a $23 million expansion of its emergency department.
The project will include 23,000 square feet of new space, renovation of the existing space, relocation of the pediatric ER rooms, a new rooftop helipad and other changes.
Currently, ExpressCare and ExpressKids are located across the ER parking lot. The expansion will put them all under one roof.
The emergency department at Memorial on University Boulevard is the busiest in town, President & CEO Jim O'Loughlin said in the announcement. A spokeswoman said it had about 80,500 visits to the emergency room in 2011. It expects 121,000 visits this year.
Work is expected to begin early next year and take 18-24 months to complete.Read the entire article at The Florida Times Union Jacksonville >>


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Torrent Website Kickass Torrents has been brought to life again. The website has reportedly been reincarnated by the website's original staffers. The website was seized earlier this year after alleged ringleader Artem Vaulin was arrested in Poland and the domains of the website were seized. The website however never died entirely thanks to clone websites.
Torrent Freak reports that Kickass Torrents is now fully operational and maintains the original look. The website currently has a clean user database and appears to include original staff members. We tried accessing the new website and it finally loaded after few attempts which indicate that the website is now under tremendous traffic.
"The majority of our original Staff, Admins and Moderation team joined us after Kat.cr went down – which is something we're very proud of. This shows the loyalty, dedication and real love for KAT that we all share," the Kickass Torrents team told TorrentFreak. The team added that they faced several issues in putting the website again in working condition. However, this time around the team has made additional efforts to just keep "safe elements"."We have all our major uploaders on board and they continued to share tirelessly even before the torrent engines returned. The torrent community can continue to expect to see uploads from all the names they know and trust," added the team.
"In order to keep our members safe we chose to rebuild and keep only safe elements. Despite the fact that a rebuild took longer, the safety of our community comes first," the team said.
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I think I mentioned that I was planning on selling my house this year. Having been through the process before, there is a good time to list and a not so good time. For homes that come into the family bracket as mine does, listing in spring means that anyone who is wanting to move for the new school year in September, has the time to view, offer, instruct solicitors, arrange finance and move in before it's time to dust off those pencil cases. So my plan was that I would list my property just before Easter. But Easter was early this year and the school holidays started the day before. I had to decide to either pull out all the stops and get my property on the market the week before – and everyone going away would be thinking about their holiday – or I had wait until the beginning of April. What to do, what to do?
I wasn't particularly bothered either way until I saw a property that I actually wanted to buy. How annoying.
So a couple of weeks ago the rear of the house was painted – it never did make it to the same colour as the front and I've hated that I've lived in a two toned house for so long. Finally the back garden will have the intimate feel that only a dark colour can provide and considering I help people with these choices every day, it is frustrating to say the least, to always be at the back of the queue – because I'm working on someone else's house.
As you might be able to tell, I had a list! Richard, my builder thinks I'm nuts, that people like to do work to their new homes. But not everyone does, a lot of people are looking for something they can move into and just get on with living in. After all they've spent all the money on the purchase! So, because there are things that have annoyed me for a while, there was a list.
Install a towel rad in the top bathroom – a very cold room in the winter.
Re-turf the back lawn.
Change the windows in the loft room – the seal of the double glazing has gone and they're cloudy to look through.
Oh and I painted the bathroom…
Ok, so you're wondering why I would bother to go to this trouble when I want to move on. I recently heard of a previous client who had a two bed flat to sell that had been tenanted for about 6 years and the place was looking tired. He had it valued and was disappointed with the price the agent gave him. Then he spoke to Rich and asked how much it would cost to redecorate and replace the carpets. I think he replaced the shower door and fittings as well. The work cost about £4000 and the agent revalued the property at £60K more than the initial quote. That's a nice increase in value!
The same thing will happen with my house. I know that when the building survey is done they will mention the state of those top windows and that will be a point the purchaser will try to negotiate on – and they'll want several thousand off the price. To replace them supply and fit will cost about £700. So it is important to look at this as a transaction. I have to spend a bit of money to make a good job of the sale!
There are other things that matter too and it's very hard to be detached when you look over your own home, but you need to see things as someone viewing your property will see them. So when I saw a post on a blog I follow, Mad About the House, I was interested to read her comments. I don't think she's gone far enough. Spraying some air freshener round and tidying up don't in any way make a property aspirational. Because every property is listed online and people can peek in from the comfort of their sofa, the property has to look better than the images. Something that's supposed to be shiny, has to sparkle; something that's supposed to be plush, has to be lint free; beds have to be made and cushions plumped up. It's this level of care that makes a home look loved – and it is that love that brushes off on people as they leave a viewing.
Because of course you want them to come back and to put their money on the line! Surely that money – and let's be honest, it's not chickenfeed we're talking about – is worth you putting a bit of effort in?


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You've been severely injured on the job, but for some reason, the doctor your insurance company sent you to doesn't seem to understand what's wrong. They're not listening to you, they're not prescribing what you need, and you don't feel any better. If anything, you're feeling pressured to return to work before you feel healthy. At the same time, you're not sure how to find a doctor who is knowledgeable about your injuries.
Consider calling a workers' compensation lawyer. We can hear your question: "what can an attorney do?" We can help you find a new doctor that will address your unique needs while helping secure your future. The right specialists can help you recover faster, heal better, and get back to regular life sooner. More importantly, the right specialist can be your ally in a workers' compensation claim, helping you get the resources you need.
Below, we talk about why attorneys are the best directories for good doctors, and why you should call Arnold & Itkin LLP if you've been injured on the job.
How the Process Usually Goes
If you have been injured on the job and need to see a doctor in order to receive your workers' compensation benefits, you have the legal right to choose your own physician. If you're like many American workers, your injuries require more than a general practitioner. Unfortunately, like many Americans, you likely don't know where to find a reputable specialist in your area, or how to know if a doctor is as good as they say.
Most people begin their search by asking the basic questions:
- Is the doctor's office near your home or work?
- What insurance does the physician accept?
What are the doctor's office hours?
- How does the doctor handle emergencies after hours?
- How long do appointments usually last?
- Who sees patients when the regular physician is away or unavailable?
All of these questions will help you find the doctor that best fits your needs for a normal injury. However, when it comes to work injuries, your doctor may have to provide testimony or written reports on your condition. That means you'll need to find a specialist who is adept at writing and speaking clearly, who is experienced with providing reliable legal testimony. That's where an attorney can help.
One Easy Way to Find a Good Doctor & Recover Better
Arnold & Itkin LLP has experience representing workers' compensation cases all over the country. In order to adequately prove the extent of an injury, we work with renowned medical professionals from every specialty. They provide testimony regarding our clients, and we are able to give our clients better outcomes.
However, that has provided an unexpected benefit to our clients: we know the best doctors. We have formed relationships with doctors in every practice area who have a proven record of high-quality care. We send our clients to specialists in every field, from orthopedic care to counselors for post-traumatic stress. Our clients get the best care possible while strengthening their case—it's an advantageous arrangement in every way.
With the help of our team of lawyers, you can go beyond the basics and choose a doctor that is not just accessible to you, but is well respected and more likely to help you receive the benefits you're entitled to. We know where doctors attended medical school; we know about their specialties, certifications, their hospital affiliations; and, most importantly, we know their record of patient care.
"I Can't Afford a Nationally-Renowned Doctor"
Another reason to call our attorneys: we cover the costs of your care while we work on your case. We take care of our own—forming lasting relationships is a cornerstone of our practice. When you're hurt, we don't want to let you settle for a doctor who won't know how to get you well. Our physicians make sure you're emotionally, physically, and mentally recovered as much as possible before you go back to living your life.
After suffering an on-the-job injury, your main focus should be on recovering and returning to your regular activities. The best way to do this is with the help of the right doctor. Once you have found the physician that will help you return to health, our team of experienced workers' compensation attorneys can begin the process of ensuring you receive the financial compensation you need to pay your medical bills and move forward.


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Oil Cleansing Method & How to Remove Blackheads
The oil cleansing method is still considered new in the United States. Not many people know the term or that oil cleansing method is perfect for removing blackheads. However if you're a skin care expert or into organic and natural skin care methods, you've probably heard the terms Oil cleansing method and double cleansing method at least once by now. It amazes me that these are ancient skin care regimens that use oil are also tried and true natural skin care treatments that solve everything from removing blackheads, to removing wrinkles, firming skin, and helping with anti-aging. I'd like to tell you how the oil cleansing method works & how to remove blackheads. I'll also tell you what you need and how to start doing the oil cleansing method at home today and start removing blackheads and clearing clogged pores. Lets get started. First a pep talk so you're not scared of putting oil onto your already oily skin.
Clean your face with oil? Yes
This Sounds crazy, but it works
First, Let me explain the Oil Cleansing Method to the hesitant people with oily skin, blackheads, and acne prone skin
I understand why you would be scared to put oil onto your already oily skin. I can relate, I was scared to put oil onto my skin until I read all about the benefits of the oil cleansing method and talked to some skin care experts. These people also had oil skin and actually used oil to cleanse their skin.
Fun fact: Oil helps remove oil
It Gets better
It's just oil! Give it a try – start removing those difficult blackheads.
People automatically assume that if their skin is already oily or acne prone that the oil cleansing method will make it worse. That's simply not true.
Honestly, I was scared when I first tried the oil cleansing method on my skin that had acne at the time. I thought the oil cleaning method wouldn't work on my oily skin and might cause my skin to break out worse. I was wrong. I'm sure you might be thinking the same thing. This was years ago. I'm so truly grateful that I learned about the oil cleansing method and that I've stuck with it.
Why the Oil Cleansing Method Works
The Oil cleansing method is all natural, organic, and helps heal, treat and protect your skin. No matter what your skin type is, the oil cleansing method can help your skin! This is the safe skin care alternative to using harsh unnatural chemicals and soap that unbalance the PH level of your skin and strip it of essential moisture.
The oil cleansing method benefits:
- remove excess oil
- control your own body's oil production
- remove blackheads
- repairs wrinkles
- moisturizes skin
- firms skin
- retains moisture
- protects skin
- deep cleans skin
- shrinks pores
- increases collagen
- increases skin elasticity
- purges pores over time
- save money on expensive cleansers
- natural organic
When you switch to the oil cleansing method, the first thing you'll notice is your skin will start retaining its own moisture. Next, the oil will help remove the excess oil on the surface and help dissolve and draw out the oil that's trapped deep in your pores, especially blackheads! You'll start to see smaller pores in one week.
How to start the Oil Cleansing Method
What you'll need:
- 1 bottle of extra virgin olive oil
- Very warm water
- 1 large paper towel
- Baking soda
The brand of olive oil I use can be found here in my beauty recommendations
First let's remove our makeup:
1. Make sure your hands are clean, start with one teaspoon of the olive oil in the palm of your hand
2. Apply the olive oil all over your face and neck, smooth it around your face and let it sit for at least 20 seconds
You'll notice the oil quickly dissolves the heaviest makeup on contact. Allowing the oil to set for 20 seconds allows the oil to penetrate down to the skin seperating the makeup from the surface of your skin.
3. Take the paper towel and gently wipe away the oil
4. Apply more oil and massage it into your skin for a few minutes
5. Wipe away the oil, the paper towel should wipe away any last traces of makeup
Oil Cleansing Method:
Now, that we removed the makeup we're going to do the oil cleansing method and the double cleansing method that goes above and beyond. This is how to remove blackheads, unclog pores, make your pore size small, tighten skin, and this is where the anti aging benefits I listed above will happen.
6. Apply more oil and massage it onto your makeup free skin
7. Splash warm water onto your face several times to warm up the oil on your face
8. Massage your face for a few minutes, use your finger tips to knead the muscles of your face upwards and outwards
9. Apply 1/2 teaspoon of baking soda and 1/2 teaspoon of water into the palm of your hand and apply this to your face in circular motions to gently exfoliate
This baking soda step helps eliminate blackheads
10. Rinse your face with warm water
Double Cleansing Method:
11. You can now use some nurturing rice water to further cleanse and tone your skin
12. Apply your serums
13. Apply your moisturizers, you can even use rosehip seed oil as a night time / day time moisturizer
Which oils can I use for the Oil cleansing method?
You can use many different oils for the oil cleansing method and add essential oils to help scent your own mixture.
The best oil that works on every skin type is extra virgin olive oil.
40 Amazing Olive Oil Skin Care Benefits Backed by Science
Oils for severely dry skin types:
Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Almond Oil
Coconut Oil
Jojoba Oil
Avocado Oil
Safflower Oil
Almond Oil for Dark Under Eye Circles
Oils for acne prone skin:
Hemp Oil
Extra Virgin Olive Oil – add 1 drop of Tea Tree Oil
Rosehip Seed Oil
Lavender Oil
Neem Oil
Rosehip Seed Oil Benefits for Acne Sufferers
Oils for sensitive skin:
Coconut Oil
Flaxseed Oil
Oils for aging skin:
Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Argan Oil
Rosehip Seed Oil
10 Anti-aging benefits of Rosehip Seed Oil
And that's all about the Oil Cleansing Method & How to Remove Blackheads DIY
If you have any questions, please feel free to ask in the comments below.
XO Jen


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This is my mum's face when my dad says "My mum is coming for dinner tonight".
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This is my mum's face when my dad says "My mum is coming for dinner tonight".
How i look at my mom when she wakes me up at 6
when wake up 6:59 a.m instead of 7:00 in the morning
when died,bat you're forced to go to school
What are you looking at ? grrr...
just let me ded
"Spooktober" is here, whats your costume this year
Seems like the perfect 'last- minute'(sarcasm intended) halloween makeup.
me after reading fanfics for all night
Is this monster planet?
Don't be scared. It's only Monday today/
Hey! Watch me! I'm an extremely boring person... He he he...
"No! Don't run away! I just want a friend ..." :(
A statue for scaring people.... or chasing people from... annoying....maybe...
He is a roat he has fel down and break his parts so this picture is taken when it is rebuilt.
Oh! It knew it would happen! Everybody's staring at me, because I have a pimple on my cheek!
frankenstein's monster has come back!
It's weird.... he looks horrible, unhappy, and formidable, but except him, the picture looks sunny, warm and pleasant! He must be an attraction of an amazing park???
I presume he's just come out from a haunted house to take a cigarette!.
"Have a smoke?" ;)
Ha Ha Ha.... Hil Hil Hilarious!
That is what i call a stitched fourhead
I'd just say that the costume is really realistic :D
Looks like expression of my face after a difficult day.
I got rid of wrinkles by getting twenty-seven stitches on my forehead!
I need to get stitches on my cheek as well!
i agree
Man, that's hilarious! ;D
You know what?
Then, literally, I can be Stitch, an alien from outer space!
It reminds me warm bodies movie:)
Knock!Knock!OK who's there?I am your brother.Brother who 'cause i don't have any brother? Sorry i mean ugly face i said you my brother because there is no difference between you and zombie we both are ugly Bro NOW OPEN THAT DOOR. OH*sighs*
Dear Mr. Zombie,
I hope your stitches doesn't hurt anymore. I was very sorry when i heard that someone threw a helloween basket at you last year. But why are you here i mean its not helloween. So why you are here with your ugly face which had stitches on it? Please get out and don't come again because i don't want people to get afraid from you and again threw basket at you.
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In the fall of 2012, Hebrew SeniorLife gathered together geriatric thought-leaders, researchers and physicians for our inaugural "You and Your Aging Parents" program, an important discussion about the steps one should take to help aging parents as they make decisions regarding health and well-being. Overwhelmingly positive response indicates the need for this information and Hebrew SeniorLife continues to offer this program. Check our events listing for upcoming events.
In addition, we published expert advice from the first program in an ebook, "You and Your Aging Parents," which Hebrew SeniorLife is offering as a free downloadable pdf. The discussion also inspired our "You and Your Aging Parents" blog series, a series that includes this blog post and covers the various issues and concerns you may encounter as you and your parent/s continue on the journey of aging.
What happens when finances for senior care run out?
This is an important topic that should be discussed with your selected provider's fiscal or admissions office. Don't assume that Medicare will cover all the care your parent receives in an institutional setting. Understand what circumstances trigger Medicare to either fall short or stop coverage and whether supplemental long-term care insurance and/or Medicaid coverage can help cover the gap.
Read through all admissions and financial documents carefully, and ask questions. Make sure you understand how the facility is using terms like "guarantor" or "financially responsible party," and identify any provisions that govern what the facility can and cannot do to a resident/patient who can no longer pay. Look for information that explains what Medicare and/ or Medicaid will or will not cover and what types of senior services will result in additional fees or charges. It's advisable to have the financial admission documents reviewed by a knowledgeable elder law attorney. The National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys website is a good resource for finding an elder law attorney.
Make sure commitments made to you are in writing. Ask for the contact information of the marketing employee with whom you're speaking, and follow up with a confirmatory letter or email restating what was discussed. Having commitments in writing is helpful should the individual leave the company, or if there is a change in management or ownership.
To download your copy of our "You and Your Aging Parent" ebook, visit our website, www.agingredefined.org.


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