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Let's be honest for a second, shall we? You're feeling unsatisfied with your life. Although, on the surface everything is good, and some might even say, that on paper, you have the picture perfect life.
That's part of the problem, though: you're settling for a life that's been dictated to you by what society deems acceptable.
Sure, you're grateful for the things you do have, but no matter how hard you try, you just can't shake this feeling that there's more out there for you, and you're getting anxious about the thought of potentially missing out on what you want, even though you can't really put into words what it is you do want.
You can't really describe this feeling to anyone, so you find yourself getting more frustrated, and sometimes feeling like you're actually going crazy.
I can tell you that you are absolutely not the only one who feels this way, and you're not going crazy.
It's about time you were honest with yourself about the fact that you don't actually want the life everyone has said you should have.
There's nothing wrong with that life, but you know it's not for you, and until now you've been holding yourself back from truly going after what you want, because of what other people will think about your choices.
Here's how to change that:
You have to make a decision about what it is that you actually want. You have to be honest with yourself about this, even if it makes you feel like it's impossible to achieve or that other people will judge you for it.
Everything you do starts with a decision that you will get this or create this for yourself.
If you already know what you want, and even if you don't, this exercise will still be helpful for you, so take some time on this and start imagining what your ideal life will look like today.
Start by taking a piece of paper or file on your computer where you can write down 3 columns: one column should be titled BE, the other DO, and other HAVE.
Basically these will list all the things you want to do, be, and have in your life, and will help you start getting more clear on who you really want to become in your life and how to make your dreams a reality right now.
Then once you've done that, you can start just taking a little bit of time each day to really sit with it and visualize your ideal life and how that would actually feel to be living in that life and be that person you really want to become.
Just be aware, that the first few times you do this exercise - especially if your current life seems so far away from the life you want, that it may cause you to feel a little emotional. That's okay - it just means that you really want it, but don't let this feeling put you off from doing this exercise again, because it's important to keep doing it as often as you can.
The next step in creating the life you want, is actually making a plan to bring it to life, after you've decided what you it is you want. You should set yourself a deadline for this, so that you can actually start making plans around it.
For example, if you know that for your ideal life to become a reality, that you have to be living in a new house, then you're going to set a date on the calendar based on how long you think you'll need, and then work out a plan of the actions you'll need to take daily in order to make it happen by working backwards from there.
The biggest thing is taking aligned action towards anything you want - you can set goals and plan all you want, but unless you actually take real actions daily, then not much is likely to actually come to life, so this step is really crucial in getting what you want.
What I mean by this, is not let go of your dreams, but simply let go of the attachment to how you're going to make things happen.
How you achieve your goals doesn't really matter. You have to be open to the different, and sometimes unexpected ways that the universe will help you get what you want in life - and it won't always be the way you imagined it, but when you remain open to it, then it's always for the best, so let go of the attachment to how you'll actually create your new life.
What you have to understand is, that your life is completely up to you to create. You are so much more capable than you ever realized of creating the life of your dreams, and to be, do, and have all the things you ever dreamed of.
It really does just start with a decision, and then from there as long as you're taking the actions towards your dreams and goals without being attached to the outcome, then you will get what you want.
You have to remain faithful. There will be many times along the way where you'll feel like giving up or your mood will be low because it seems like nothing is working or everything is going against you, but you really can't give up because you absolutely can get there as long as you keep choosing to.
The other thing you have to do is make sure you keep your thoughts and energy aligned to what you want. Our thoughts play such a big role in our lives - more than we actually realize, so it's important that we don't allow those to become negative, because then that's what we attract.
So, keep your thoughts in check, and make sure they actually reflect the things you want in life.
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New team surfer Harry Bartlett
Posted in: News, Uncategorized by Richard Harvey on December 28, 2008
Not since the likes of champions Brett Hodge and Ray Gleeve have I sponsored any surfers. But as I have been back into custom shaping full time for a while I am pleased about the opportunity to build boards for a hot new talent from Maroubra, Harry Bartlett.
With an impressive list of competitive achievements already under his belt, combined with a passion for surfing and his new custom built Harvey surfboard, Harry's future surfing career looks bright
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Specialisation has paid handsome dividends for Super Point Industrial Ltd, which has become a leader in the manufacture of quality ladies' fashion PVC/fabric wallets and clutches since it was founded in 1993.
"Companies seldom concentrate on one or two items, but we think this has helped our business because our workers are very well-trained in these areas," claims managing director Herman Lam. "Our products require a lot of workmanship - we don't only rely on machines."
Super Point caters to both the classic and fashion wallet market, Lam says, noting that older consumers prefer rectangular women's wallets in classic styles while girls want square shapes and fashionable designs. "Girls see a new fashion and right away they buy it," Lam observes.
The firm's eight designers on the Chinese mainland meet the demand by producing several thousand designs each year, many including popular features such as metal fittings, rivets and eyelets and extras such as mirrors and key rings. "An antique look for metals is gaining in popularity, along with brighter colours for girls' wallets," Lam notes.
Although PVC and nylon are the mainstay materials, Super Point also uses denim, canvas and corduroy - sometimes in combination. "Thinner material can be substituted to meet demand for lighter-weight wallets," Lam adds.
Ladies' and girls' wallets and clutches account for more than 85% of the nearly 800,000 pieces Super Point produces each month, while other products include handbags, mini-bags, cosmetic bags, men's items and travel kits.
Exports go primarily to the US - which absorbs 60% of Super Point's production - while Europe takes 25% and the remainder is snapped up by Australia and South Africa.
Production is equally divided into two lines: low- to medium-priced products that cost US$1.50-2.80 FOB Hong Kong per item and are sold in US chains such as Wal-Mart and Target, and medium- to high-end brand-name products in the US$2.50-4.00 FOB Hong Kong unit-price range that are destined for department stores.
Super Point's current success is a fitting reward for the 17 years Lam spent working at his uncle's firm producing similar products before establishing his own company. "I thought it was time to start my own business - I could see the potential," he explains.
But while Lam's past experience came in handy, it was hard to find skilled workers at its production base in Zhongshan on the Chinese mainland and there were also initial quality and delivery problems. "We had to sort out a lot of things," Lam admits.
However, Super Point's 300 workers were soon producing 60,000 pieces per month. "In the beginning, we kept the production small because we wanted to focus on quality," Lam explains. "Designs and styling were simple, and we added more complicated decorations and detailing later."
Now with 1,600 workers and three factories each covering about 150,000 square feet, Lam is confident Super Point has found its niche. "It's easy to work with the government in Zhongshan, and things have gone smoothly," he says, adding that production capacity can easily be doubled if necessary.
Super Point also prides itself on quality, on-time delivery and fast-cycle production. "We can handle large and small quantities - the smallest would be 800-1,000 pieces and the largest about 500,000 units," he declares, adding that shipments are delivered 45-60 days after order confirmation.
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In this week's column I would like to focus on Apex Legends, which - with 50 million players within a month of its launch - could be the next big gaming sensation, writes NSPCC campaign manager Helen Westerman.
Similar to Fortnite, Apex Legends is a free-to-play Battle Royale game where players can team up with two other players to make a squad, and then compete against 19 other squads to be the last ones standing. While it's similar to Fortnite it has a higher age rating: the PEGI rating is 16+, which means it could be grittier, and so a family discussion with your children about the suitability of the game is recommended. Especially when you consider that PEGI ratings don't take into consideration other factors such as a games chat feature, potentially exposing them to inappropriate or hurtful language by other players.
Staying safe online is not only about regular chats with our children but taking practical steps too, and please remember if you are unsure you can simply call our NSPCC O2 advice line to get support about your device or a specific game. Because the game focuses on forming a squad with other players I would be mindful that, while you have to turn on voice chat to speak to others, the feature cannot be permanently turned off. There is no way of preventing players in your squad from talking to you, unless you mute them.
Regular online safety chats with our children can give them the confidence to report inappropriate behaviour or content, whether that be by telling a trusted adult or reporting to the game's makers. With Apex Legends this is harder as the platform doesn't enable players to be reported within the game, making it a longer process if another user is being inappropriate. Users can be reported through the Origin website or a console account. If you are concerned, then play the game without using in-game chat as it has a 'pings' feature allowing users to send an automated message to their squad. This allows them to speak to each other purely for the benefit of the game, e.g. users can ask their team to revive them or to collect some weapons. Whichever game your child wants to play it is always best to use the TEAM acronym:
Talk to your child regularly about what they're doing online and how to stay safe. Let them know they can come to you or another trusted adult if they're feeling worried or upset by anything they have seen.
Explore your child's online activities together. Understand why they like playing certain games and make sure they know what they can do to keep themselves safe.
Agree your own rules as a family when using sites, apps and games.
Manage your technology and use the settings available to keep your child safe.
You can find more information about your child's online world at www.net-aware.org.uk or call the O2 NSPCC Online Safety advice line for free on 0808 800 5002.


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active GKF
today was the first day my GKF swam activly around my tank and was happily eating brine shrimp and glass worms... he/she is such a amazing fish it always puts me in a great mood when he/she comes out.
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well my BGK is back to being shy, he/she just stays in the same place i put more hiding places in their for him/her ive stayed up late to see if he/she will come out and nothing, i know they are nocturnal could their be something wrong with my BGK
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When I started this blog, it felt like I had time. Time to write. Time to share. Time to breath. But alas, that is not always the case. After my fall into the rabbit hole with my health setback, I took a break from social media to seek out more connection, to myself, those around me, and in nature. For me, recovery this time (for body and soul) included a change of surrounding, and I challenged myself by signing up for a travel course at my school based on Celtic Spirituality.
With classmates, professors, and new friends, I visited the Isle of Iona in the outer Hebrides in Scotland. I added to this experience by tacking on almost an extra week in Scotland with my friend and colleague (Yes, she's both! Aren't I lucky to work with friends?) Kerri. We were like a couple of (youngish) college kids, taking on the Scottish Highlands by train, bus, and ferry. It was FANTASTIC!
*I'll write more about my trip in a separate blog, for now, I want to continue sharing with you why I took time away.
Both before and after my trip, I had been working in a summer internship placement at our local Dress For Success. Certainly a wonderful learning opportunity that lasted six full weeks upon my return. By the time my internship was over, summer almost was too.
There was the ever present work-life rush, and I just couldn't find the time to come up for air. Scotland was a much needed respite, though I'm certain my body was still healing from the failed infusion. Almost as soon as we arrived, the cold and rain brought with it the need for steroids and out came the old reliable prednisone. Makes my body feel great, but my mind and my appetite go berserk. Of course, jumping from work, to travel, to work, my body still had no time to rest.
I still didn't take the hint.
I planned for us to take a trip to the Outer Banks of NC, where I was certain I could finally rest. The heat tires me out, but the beach begs to relaxation. However, a power outage on the islands the week before left had us changing our plans last minute. Our high school friend Jessica came to the rescue! She and her wonderful family live just north of Washington D.C. and they kindly opened their home to us and saved our vacation.
DC did a number on me though. Have you been to DC before? So you know (and if you don't), there's all that walking. Let me repeat. All. that. walking. You walk and walk and walk to get where you need to get and in early August, with a body that hates the heat just as much as it hates itself, that was a really stupid idea.
I had fun, oh tons of fun, but with each night came terrible aches. By the time we made it home a few days later, I needed another week to recover from the week I had just had. But there wasn't time for that because school was starting back again.
It's right about here where you say, "Woman. You are dumb. Don't you get it?" And it's right about here where I say, "Woman. You are dumb. Don't you get it?" Okay, okay, well maybe dumb isn't the right thing to say. But I should get it. After ten years plus of living with chronic illness and moderate to severe rheumatoid disease, I should know better. That brings me to now.
I'm three weeks in to my final year of divinity school. I'm trying to navigate my first unit of CPE (clinical pastoral education) at our local university hospital and family and school. It's not going very well. Yet. I also, need to begin another treatment option.
All that time this summer when I thought I was over doing it, was really my body just not healing with the new meds I started after my failed chemo. I knew I wasn't feeling good. I never let that stop me from having a wonderful summer though. Yes, my body fails me sometimes, I don't let that keep me from living my best life. The best I can under the circumstances. So next week, I'll start back on a new infusion. That's three med changes in less than a year. Next week, you'll find me hooked up to an IV reading a book about grief and dying or pastoral care trying to fit it all in. I'm still learning to navigate too life with chronic illness. I will always be learning that because I will always be changing.
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Well, it was a surprise for me... :o)
One of the things I love about running the blog are the random, unsolicited, books that arrive in the post. It is a double-edged sword (with some books not interesting me at all, quite the opposite in fact) but every now and then a potential gem arrives in the post. Such as 'Eyes Like Leaves' for example, kindly sent by Tachyon Press when all I'd asked for was a copy of 'The Sword And Sorcery Anthology'.
Check out was is, quite frankly, a glorious cover...
Doubly a surprise then as, until now, I thought that De Lint only wrote (very good) urban fantasy. I'm about halfway through four other books at the moment but I'm really excited about 'Eyes Like Leaves'. Anyone else read it?
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Haven't read that one, but I adore De Lint :) Can't wait to hear what you think of it!
- 5 July 2012 at 06:39
- Carmen Wing said...
Nope but have to agree - that cover is gorgeous!
- 5 July 2012 at 07:48
- Liesel K. Hill said...
No but I kinda want to. Love the cover--and the title! great title--and the blurb sounds interesting!
- 5 July 2012 at 14:18
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Tuesday, May 06, 2008
What good is council if they can't do their job?
It really isn't a purchase agreement, but a 'hold in place' contract whereby the City will agree to hold on to various properties in the area - for $5,000 - for up to 18 months while Tetra Tech does their due diligence on the idea.
This is a terrific agreement for Tetra Tech and I certainly do not fault them one bit for working out a contract that is all to their benefit.
Toledo City Council rightly has questions on the contract and the potential financial obligations. So one council member, Joe McNamara, has suggested that council hire an outside attorney to review the contract on behalf of the council members.
First of all, that's what a city law department is for - but making this suggestions will fit nicely with the perspective some on council are trying to promote that the law department is working for the 'mayor' and not the 'city as a whole,' including 'council.'
Aside from the political strategy, Joe McNamara is an attorney, so I fail to see why he feels it necessary to have someone with legal expertise examine the contract. Can't he do that himself???
And other council members seem to be warming to the idea.
If our council members are so lacking in ability to read, examine and evaluate an agreement as so simple as this particular contract, it scares me to death to think they also vote on bond issues, budgets, grants, etc.
I read the proposed contract and saw several things which weren't spelled out. One example is the environmental issue. The actual purchase is dependent upon several items as part of a feasibility analysis. One of those is the stipulation that the properties have no environmental issues - or the issues are addressed. This particular clause does NOT say WHO is responsible for addressing the issues - the buyer or the seller. Even though the city's attorney assured council during their agenda meeting last week that it was the buyer, I would have asked that such clarification be incorporated into the language of the agreement. And, if it's already understood that the buyer is responsible, including such written documentation of that understanding shouldn't be a problem.
See how easy such things are? And I'm not even an attorney. So why would members of council not be capable of reading the document, asking such questions and then informing the law department what additions/subtractions they'd like included in the contract? Granted, the law department will have to take the recommendations back to Tetra Tech, but I'm sure Tetra Tech is expecting such actions.
What bothers me most is the implication that members of council are not qualified to read, evaluate and then make recommendations on such a simple, straightforward contract. If they can't do that, what else are they incapable of doing - and why are they still in office if they can't perform such basic functions?
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- Tami N. said...
Excuse me if this has already been answered, but I was out of the country last week and didn't get to follow up on this...Isn't the market out of funds as of 4/30/08? I thought that City Council had approved to support them only through that date. From what I heard on the news today it sounds like they are still operational.
- Maggie said...
Tami - you are correct - technically. :)
I'm sure that if council votes today to close down the operations, they'll have to fund the month of May...
And if they decide to leave it open and fund it for any other amount of time, they'll just pass an ordinance for funding retroactively...that's what they did earlier in the year.
There's always a way for government to spend money.
- Timothy W Higgins said...
Can you really wonder why anyone is reticent to touch this monster? Can you not see the shades of yellow in council chambers?
If this project is successful, there will be plenty of credit to go around, but I don't believe that the confidence level is very high in city council. Even taking on this contract for review places a council memeber's name in the same sentence as the contract, and that appears to be a bad place to be.
Right now, this is Carty's monster, and he is already "in for a dime, in for a dollar" where the ESM is concerned. I believe that the reason that no one wants to take on this beast is not qualification, but cowardice.
- Hooda Thunkit (Dave Zawodny) said...
"what else are they incapable of doing - and why are they still in office if they can't perform such basic functions?"
They are "in power" precisely because they are inept; seems that our standards need to be reevaluated...
After all, it's we the sheeple who put them in office, so maybe we're the problem...


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Platinum's hot, palladium's hot. So let's take a quick look at what's happening in the platinum group metals (PGMs) space.
We recently covered the news of some newly-launched exchange-traded commodities (ETCs) in the precious metals groups. ETF Securities and Swiss bank ZKB both recently introduced ETCs representing physical platinum and palladium.
No platinum or palladium ETFs currently exist in the U.S. More info on the European PGMs ETCs from Reuters.
Demand for the ETFs has been strong, and additional demand has started to come on for palladium as jewelry use, speculative buying, and auto/industrial use has increased.
Some analysts are starting to see demand for platinum shifting over to palladium, and think that the current gap between platinum and palladium prices could be narrowed.
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The fire and ice island of Iceland has never been on my radar for travels, but when I caught wind that WOW Air was soon launching direct service between St. Louis and Reykjavik, my interest was piqued. All I really knew at the time was that Bjork was from Iceland.
I decided to check out this frozen country of Iceland and challenge myself to travel somewhere different. I booked WOW out of Chicago directly to Reykjavik. Flights range from $100 to about $350. C'mon, how can you beat such affordable international travel? You will soon be able to book from St. Louis to Reykjavik for an estimated $150 and to any of their European destinations from an estimated $200 one way. Please note, you will have a layover in Reykjavik.
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Let's start by saying that WOW should really stand for World Of Wonder. This youthful airline will whisk you off to an adventure that will blow your mind.
WOW is a fun, friendly and very stylish no-frills airline based out of Iceland. If you understand what you will experience prior to traveling on WOW, you will have a pleasant journey. If you require any customer service, baggage transport or anything other than your check-in or assigned seat, be prepared for a nominal additional fee.
This modern affordable approach to air travel has WOW living out loud and proud. Known for their brand new, bright purple Airbus carriers and super stylish team members, WOW makes your travels feel like one big party.
The airline has a user-friendly app, which is great for the boarding process and up-to-date information — plus, it's fun to play around on.
I was shocked to find out that WOW Air has only been around for six years and only employs around 1,200 people worldwide. In fact, the flight attendant I had from Chicago to Reykjavik was also featured in an online advertisement I had seen. Talk about teamwork and reinvestment in your people. And it doesn't hurt that most Icelanders are extremely attractive. Needless to say, my six-hour flight from Chicago to Reykjavik was quite comfortable and had plenty of legroom. The brand new Airbus carrier and stylish crew made my WOW experience, well: Wow!
You Have Arrived and the Spotlight Is On You
Any LGBT traveler will feel completely at ease in Iceland. Reykjavik only has a couple of gay bars, but that mainly is because LGBT acceptance is common and everywhere. Iceland was one of the leading nations who ushered in equality by recognizing same-sex partnership back in 1998. The LGBT community is a welcomed fabric in the tapestry of Iceland.
To my surprise, I arrived right in the middle of Reykjavik Winter Pride and quickly got passes for the grand masquerade party that Saturday night. The festivities were rather sultry and fun with plenty of eye candy. Iceland hosts a variety of LGBT events to celebrate the diverse culture of our community, including an annual Bears on Ice, which takes place in early September; the traditional Summer Pride and Winter Pride; Kiki; and a slew of other events throughout the year.
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Reykjavik is really the only major metropolis, and it can be a unique experience getting around and finding accommodations. I stayed at the amazing Hotel Borg in the heart of the city. It was a luxury Icelandic hotel and even had heated bathroom floors. The staff was super accommodating and the rooms were most spacious.
While hotel living is very common while traveling abroad, many travelers to Iceland have use housing and rental services like AirBnb. Most travelers I met were renting small apartments or homes and loved it. I would suggest that if you do AirBnb it, choose to stay around the city's center where most of the shopping, dining and nightlife take place.
If you do need to get around the city, Iceland has a well thought out bus system. There are even bus services like Flybus for excursions and airport transfers. The airport transfers are about a 45-minuet bus ride but there are departures almost every half hour.
Get Out and Explore
Although Reykjavik is the metro pulse of Iceland, there is so much to experience all over the country. Reykjavik Excursions has a ton of adventure options, and I wasted no time in booking a few excursions, most of which depart early in the morning simply because you do have to travel as much as three to four hours for some sites. If you book an excursion, plan on it taking most of your day.
I've Seen the Light
How often are you in a place where you can see the famed Northern Lights? At the right time of year and when the skies are clear, there are night excursions to view them. It is about a four hour commitment but well worth it. If you do not get to see the Northern Lights on the night you booked, Reykjavik Excursions will rebook you for another night for free.
Climb Every Mountain
I'm not the most outdoor wilderness guy out there, but I thought I should challenge myself and climb a glacier, do some snowmobiling and check out a geyser. This excursion will take your entire day and evening. Reykjavik Excursions does have free Wi-Fi on all their buses, so it makes the long rides between stops go by fairly fast.
Top of the schedule was the first geyser ever documented. It was named Geysir and that is where we get the word from today.
Next up was the great waterfall. After centuries of glacier expansion and contraction this enormous waterfall of fresh glacier water has carved out a deep ridge that is a sight to behold.
I don't think anything could of prepared me for the next segment of my journey. After the great waterfall, we were transferred to a fleet of Russian Military Off Road Carriers that had been converted for passenger travels. We were to take a 2-hour, very slow and very scary crawl to the top of the glacier. Mind you there are no roads, just some snowdrift markers to let the drivers know where to head. Yes, we did in deed get stuck on our way back down the glacier but aid crews arrived in about 30 minutes and help us get on our way. While it was a very bumpy and treacherous ride, nothing could provide the magnificent views and vista of Mother Nature quite like this.
Upon reaching the summit, we were directed into a makeshift shanty cabin and given protective gear to go on our next adventure, snowmobiling atop the glacier. Temperatures and winds here are so brutal that any unprotected body part is subject to frostbite in seconds. I will tell you, I arrived overly prepared and even with the protective gear atop my own attire I was still frozen to the bone. My fingers and toes have never stung and hurt so bad. But, you know what, I did not care one bit. This was a once in a lifetime experience. We were fortunate that the day we came the sky was clear and sunny and air was so fresh and clean. There is nothing like riding around on a snowmobile at 70 miles per hour on open fresh clean snow with no end in sight.
The trek home is very long, very arduous and yes you will be worn out beyond belief. However, you do not want to miss this excursion.
Hit the Spas
Now that you have been frozen to the bone, it's time to heat things up. Iceland's Blue Lagoon is one of the most noted attractions for the nation and is conveniently located near the airport. You will definitely keep warm in these ancient geothermal pools bubbling up from the volcano below. It's the strangest feeling being outside in 0 degree temperatures, being pelted on your head by ice rain and snow while wading and floating in about a 100-degree natural hot springs. The mineral waters also do wonders for your skin. For about a week after visiting the Blue Lagoon, my skin was so tight yet so soft and glowing like I've never seen before.
You Must Go Home Now
Even though I only spent five days in Iceland, I was over the moon about my experience. The people are friendly and attractive. Everyone speaks English, mainly because Icelandic is one of the most difficult languages to learn and speak. I started out this adventure with not much knowledge of Iceland and I left having a real sense of the people, the lifestyle and the identity of this surreal and accepting nation.
I will have to take another trip to Iceland sometime during the summer months to see the difference in the landscape and activities. During the summer months, Iceland experiences 24-hour days and temperature highs in the upper 50s.
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- There are no trees in Iceland.
- The entire population of Iceland is only about 350,000 people; 70 percent of them live and work in Reykjavik.
- Icelanders do not have family last names. Instead of having last names like Smith or Jones they instead simply add the word "Son" or "Dottir" after a person's fathers first name. For example, my father's first name is Edmond. So, if we were Icelanders my name would be Darin Edmondsson and my sister's name would be Dava Edmondsdottir.
- Iceland sits in the middle of the North American Continental Shelf and the Eurasian Continental Shelf on an active geoplate called the Mid-Atlantic Ridge.
- The Vikings settled Iceland around 800 AD; they were the first to ever establish a parliamentary government in 940 AD.
- There is virtually no crime in Iceland, no standing army and police officers typically do not carry guns. No police officer has ever been shot in the line of duty in Iceland.
- Over 80 percent of Iceland's energy is powered by geothermal sourcing. Geothermal pools being pumped into the homes and buildings across the country provide heating. Electricity is mainly powered by wind turbine. There is very little consumption of fossil fuels in Iceland except for petrol for their vehicles. V


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After graduating from Babson College in December, 2017, I decided to travel globally in pursuit of gaining more exposure, education, and experience in my passion for movement and nutrition. I am a believer and follower of the Ido Portal method of movement. I have experienced his work as an online student and have trained more closely with some of his students in various gyms around the world. I have also worked different positions at an organic food company which provided me valuable experience and further knowledge on the concept and application of proper nutrition. Currently I am living and spending time in Australia and other Southeast-Asian countries, working closely with practitioners of movement each day.
As a former collegiate baseball player who suffered from various injuries, I am aware of the importance of proper training and nutrition. I would like to help create a more holistic and sustainable approach toward applying these concepts. I believe my work and experience in both fields will help provide SOTG with additional information on how to optimize these approaches for their athletes and followers.
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Sara, a former 9th grade crush (my first serious crush at that), my most trusted friend, and well on her way to becoming a great human rights lawyer as a student at Florida State University College of Law in Tallahassee, sent me an e-mail last Wednesday, wondering if I'd read any of John Le Carre's novels. She heard of him through the film adaptations of his books, and 40 pages into The Honorable Schoolboy (her first Le Carre novel), she's a huge fan, describing each sentence as "taut and vivid," and the characters being lifelike.
I replied, telling her that during the years I had been a patron of the Valencia library when it was part of the County of Los Angeles library system, I picked up the first and second novels of the George Smiley series, A Call for the Dead and A Murder of Quality, in one book, but had only read the beginning of A Call for the Dead before other books got in the way, as they always did, since I always reached the 50-item limit of my library card, always all books.
When Sara recommends books, I look into them right away, because she has the same mindset as I do about books. She loves them just as fiercely. So I told her I'd read A Call for the Dead soon, ordering it from abebooks.com, as well as The Russia House, of which I had seen the first few minutes of the Sean Connery/Michelle Pfeiffer movie adaptation via Netflix, and had been interested in it then.
A Call for the Dead arrived yesterday, shortened to Call for the Dead, as this 2002 trade paperback printing indicates. I liked it right away because there was an introduction by Le Carre and there seems to be Le Carre introductions for each of the Smiley novels in these Pocket Books printings.
I told Sara by e-mail after I had come home from Walmart Supercenter today, where I finished reading Call for the Dead, that I'm at a great advantage right now because I don't have a local library, not until we move. Therefore, I've fashioned my own library of sorts, made up of books I really, really want to read, but not encumbered by any limit on a library card. I take time for every book, unless it gives me reason to give it up. Plus, there being no due date, there isn't that minor pressure either. So I was able to take the time for Le Carre, and I can truly say that Call for the Dead is some of the best writing I've ever read. Le Carre is so descriptive by being so minimal with his words. He chooses each one carefully. He doesn't seem like the kind of writer who would agonize over each word choice, but he's clearly taken time to figure out what he wants in each sentence, each paragraph. Sara's right about the vividness of his sentences, which extends into clearly-drawn characters. His descriptions are never overdone, including of physical appearances, which only serves to bring you deeper into this moral-gray spy world. This is my kind of spy novel, which I never really got from Ian Fleming. The movie James Bond is my Star Wars, but upon reaching Doctor No in my attempt to re-read the novels, it was disappointing, not containing any of the low-key excitement found in From Russia with Love. But Le Carre, that's where my spy love lives.
In the first chapter of Call for the Dead, there is this sentence:
"That night he stayed in London at somewhere rather good and took himself to the theatre."
Le Carre not only gets deep into the British Secret Service, but also in his sentences. You can't merely read that sentence and move on. You have to think about it for a moment. To me, "rather good" indicates that either he's stayed in London before and accomodations have never been reliable, or wherever he has stayed elsewhere has not been all that good. "Took himself to the theatre" is Le Carre's interesting way of saying that Smiley went alone, since theatergoing is usually in pairs or as a group. Only he went. He was his own date, but not much.
This next passage is from chapter 6, 'Tea and Sympathy':
"It was still raining as he arrived. Mendel was in his garden wearing the most extraordinary hat Smiley had ever seen. It had begun life as an Anzac hat but its enormous brim hung low all the way round, so that he resembled nothing so much as a very tall mushroom. He was brooding over a tree stump, a wicked looking pick-axe poised obediently in his sinewy right hand."
"Obediently" is what I love here, since the pick-axe was obviously aimed at the stump, sharply aimed.
This is the second-to-final paragraph in Call for the Dead. Maston is (or was) Smiley's boss, and Smiley is on a flight to Zurich:
"Soon the lights of the French coast came in sight. As he watched, he began to sense vicariously the static life beneath him; the rank smell of Gauloises Bleues, garlic and good food, the raised voices in the bistro. Maston was a million miles off, locked away with his arid paper and his shiny politicians."
Descriptive in such a short set of words, well-chosen ones at that. That's one of Le Carre's greatest talents.
Sara's recommendation led to Call for the Dead (I preferred to start at the beginning of the series), which led to me ordering A Murder of Quality and The Spy Who Came in from the Cold, the next books in the Smiley series. I intend to read all of Le Carre's novels, the non-Smiley ones not in any order. But so far, this is my favorite paragraph in a Le Carre novel, particularly because of the subtle humor at the end. This is the start of chapter 3, 'Elsa Fennan':
"Merridale Lane is one of those corners of Surrey where the inhabitants wage a relentless battle against the stigma of suburbia. Trees, fertilized and cajoled into being in every front garden, half obscure the poky "Character dwellings" which crouch behind them. The rusticity of the environment is enhanced by the wooden owls that keep guard over the names of houses, and by crumbling dwarfs indefatigably poised over goldfish ponds. The inhabitants of Merridale Lane do not paint their dwarfs, suspecting this to be a suburban vice, nor, for the same reason, do they varnish the owls; but wait patiently for the years to endow these treasures with an appearances of weathered antiquity, until one day even the beams on the garage may bost of beetle and woodworm."
There are books I blast through as a speed-reader, sometimes done in a day and on to the next. Some, like American Original: The Life and Constitution of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia by Joan Biskupic, which I finished last night, I still speed-read through, but I slow down because the information is important to me. With Call for the Dead, I kept in mind at the beginning what Sara had said about the sentences of a Le Carre novel, and then after the first page, I was out on my own. She was right, and I slowed down to take in each sentence, to turn each wonderful phrase over in my mind, to admire the mystery in it. In his introduction from March 1992, Le Carre writes:
"When I had written the book, I feared that my troubles had just begun. I had talked to nobody about the proprieties of writing a spy story while I was still inside the spy business, and nowadays, I am told, new entrants have to sign away their literary lives before they are allowed to join. Certainly I knew enough about the subterranean connections of my service not to attempt to publish without official consent. So I sent the book to the Legal Adviser, Bernard Hill, who had always seemed to me to be the dullest old stick in the whole outfit, and he returned it a couple of days later with a note saying how much he had enjoyed it. He asked for one change and I made it. Not for security reasons: he thought it might be libellous. He also asked me to use a pseudonym. He thought it wiser and, sucking on his pipe, he wished me luck.
When Victor Gollanez accepted the book, I asked Victor what sort of pseudonym I should choose. He recommended two Anglo-Saxon monosyllables---something like Chuck Smith or Hank Brown. I chose le Carre. God alone knows why, or where I had it from, but I didn't like Victor's advice. When people press me, I say I saw the name on a shop front from the top of a London bus. I didn't. I just don't know. But never trust a novelist when he tells you the truth."
David Cornwell is his real name. Smart move, because Le Carre adds more mystery to what's in store, the dank spy world most of us can only know through books.
Moral of all this enthusiasm? Always trust book recommendations from your closest friends.


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Name That Sub!
The Military Life blog over at the Kitsap Sun (which has become a really good source for Bangor submarine news) posted a picture of an old decommissioned submarine at PSNS. A commenter identified it right away, but before you head over there to see the answer, have a guess for yourself:
Here's another picture of the same sub, from NavSource:
I remember the first time I saw this boat, in San Diego in 1993. I had just come back from a week of leave, and saw it sitting at Sierra Pier, totally rust-covered, and about 80' longer than an LA. I thought some weird Russian sub had defected. Turns out she was just being towed from Norfolk to PSNS for scrapping -- although they apparently haven't gotten around to it yet.
If you got the answer right (without looking at one of the links), let me know in the comments.


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The cost of terminating a phone and broadband package early will be cut by as much as 85 per cent, following a ruling from Ofcom.
The watchdog has been discussing the issue with BT, TalkTalk and Virgin Media over the past 18 months.
Ofcom said it wanted 'early termination charges' to reflect the savings the companies are making by no longer having to provide the service to users and should never total more than the payments left under the contract.
The providers initially believed the charges were not unfair. However, following the discussions, they have agreed to significantly reduce the early termination charges for landline and landline plus broadband services.
Ofcom said it was "pleased" the providers had taken "positive steps in the interests of consumers". It also expects other landline providers to follow suit. If they don't, the watchdog said they may face legal action.
As each provider has different costs to account for, early termination charges will vary from company to company.
'TalkTalk is committed to dealing with its customers in a fair and straightforward manner and today's Ofcom announcement does nothing to change that," TalkTalk said.
"Ofcom's Early Termination Charge methodology will create greater confusion as it means customers can pay vastly different Early Termination Charge amounts depending on retail pricing and underlying network technology – an area in which customers have understandably little knowledge or interest."
The company added it was "disappointed that Ofcom is not requiring BT to reduce any broadband Early Termination Charges meaning that millions of BT customers will still be required to pay high penalties if they wish to move to a better value deal while in contract".
"In our view, the real issues from the customer perspective, and the ones that Ofcom appear unable, or unwilling, to address, are BT's unchanged broadband charges and BT's unfair practice of rolling contracts where customers are automatically signed up to a new contract. This penalises customers that wish to move to another supplier to get a better deal once their original contract has expired."
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Why do we treasure Treasure?
12 April 2016 by Liz
The Roman Treasures of Cheshire, on display at the Museum of Liverpool until 19 June, are two examples of deliberately buried hoards of precious objects – hidden for safekeeping and never collected.
The Malpas Hoard consists of 7 gold alloy iron age starters and 28 silver alloy Roman denarii.
The Knutsford Hoard consists of 101 silver alloy Roman denarii, two copper alloy Roman sestertii, two finger rings, three gilded silver brooches, and pottery.
Both these groups of objects qualified as 'Treasure' under the Treasure Act (1996), being objects or more than 2 coins which are over 10 per cent precious metals. Under the Act, Treasure objects are vested (owned) by the crown (the Queen), and are usually disclaimed on her behalf and refer to the ownership of the landowner and their associates such as metal detectorists – through the Treasure process they're usually offered to a local museum.
So why have certain metals gained the status of 'precious' in our society? Gold and silver are not the rarest metals – though the other precious metal, platinum, is very rare. Gold would have been difficult to extract, especially in ancient times. The main quality of gold and platinum is their resistance to corrosion. Such stable substances make very reliable investments as they are not going to devalue. Gold is also easy to work, and attractive as jewellery. Silver has useful properties: it is the most conductive and reflective metal.
As a result of its long-lasting qualities, gold has become the material which underpins the whole world financial system. Each country holds gold 'reserves', the largest in the world being America's 8,000 tonnes. The international monetary fund has over 3,000 tonnes, and Britain has a little over 300 tonnes. If you look carefully at a British bank note you'll see the words, "I promise to pay the bearer on demand" – the gold reserves were established for people to exchange their note for gold. They continue today as a legacy of that to theoretically be able to fulfil all these promises made in monetary exchanges.
So, countries store their hoards of gold, but do individuals or groups of people still hoard precious metals? Well, we might not bury them in the ground like the Romans, but yes, we store and save precious metals – especially jewellery and coins. In the recession following 2008 'shops' specialising in trading-in gold jewellery for cash became a common feature on our highstreets.
Keeping precious metals is sometimes a sentimental act, or sometimes an investment for a rainy day. There can be a political motive too. When Romano-British people buried their hoards it was most likely at a time of turmoil or political unrest, they probably felt threatened. Similarly now, war can lead to hoarding. There are reports, for example, that the terrorist organisation known as 'IS' has been hoarding precious metals with the intention of initiating its own currency – seeking to validate itself independently, but feeling the need to use the worldwide recognised inate value of gold.
Throughout history, accumulating wealth has been able provide a comfortable lifestyle, and has also been a route to certain types of social and political power. The desire to gather wealth, in a modern bank or historically in an underground hoard, has been a driver for some individuals through the millennia.
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Fitness nowadays is taking over the world. From any of the famous celebrities to a common man, everybody wants his/her body to look muscular and lean. Intense work-out solely cannot get you such muscularity; there are many other aspects you need to focus on.
Nutrition is as important as the work-out. You have to manage both equally in order to get that ripped shape in lesser time. Below is the diet you must religiously follow to get yourself in a better shape:
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You have to drink at least a gallon of water on a regular basis. Water is the most essential and basic nutrient our body needs, because 70% of our human body is made from water.
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Love coffee or tea with sugar? It works as a stress buster? Well, it might feel like a quick recovery but it's speeding to a dead-end. We suggest you to consume black coffee or tea instead. Adding unnecessary sugar to your diet is of no use, rather it's dangerous for rapid growth. The adrenaline rush these stimulators provide to your body is momentary and your worst enemies, especially when you are working hard to get ripped.
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Yes we mean it! You need to obsess over protein intake, which will help you retain muscle mass swiftly. Eat more and more eggs, meat, steak, chicken breast, milk, peanut butter, cottage cheese, salmon, tuna fish and lentils.
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If you want to succeed in the plan, then downloading a food-tracker app is the right idea. You should track everything you eat to calculate the exact amount of carbs, calories, protein and fats you have consumed.
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Intense is the word. If your work-out is not intense and increasing regularly, then you are not getting stronger. Increase the intensity of everything you do, like if 6 sets yesterday then make it 7 day after. Let your body feel stronger, only then you'll look stronger.
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Fat that hides muscle definitions burns with a good cardio session. These exercises tend to elevate the heart rate for a sustained period of time. Cardio is the solution to all your fat problems*, also the hidden fat gets evicted with cardio training.
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Add lemon juice to your diet now. Take a hot cup of water; add one teaspoon of organic lemon juice to it and no other drink can be more beneficial for you at this point of time. Being a remarkable source of Vitamin C, lemon juice is officially the post and pre work-out drink for all the trainers.
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You need to be a little sincere here, if you really dream of having that perfect body structure.
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It's often said that nothing worth having comes easy, but maybe that's no bad thing. Smooth sailing's nice and all, but without challenge where's the real satisfaction?Back to Blog
The Summer 2016 issue of Network magazine is packed with features addressing various challenges we face in the fitness industry, from that of recruiting the right people to be on your team, to keeping instructing skills and classes fresh (for the sake of both you and your participants). Australian Fitness Network's Director, Nigel Champion, discusses how we can face the increasing challenge of childhood inactivity, while Fitness Australia's CEO, Bill Moore, reflects on the difficulty PTs encounter from clients expecting them to give dietary, as well as training, advice – and urges the industry to re-evaluate what we can do about this.
Elsewhere, in the Real World PT feature, Shannon Pigdon admits that the biggest challenge of being a PT is introducing new concepts to people that conflict with their existing beliefs. In this vein, Greg Sellar explains how challenging what you think you know to be true can improve your mental mobility and open you up to positive new ways of thinking and doing.
Some of these challenges may be perceived as unwanted, but of course there are also those that we deliberately seek out. Susy Natal looks at the factors to consider when 'regular' clients decide to challenge themselves by training for competitive powerlifting or bodybuilding. It's not for everyone, but it's easy to see the appeal of rising to the challenge of being a 'real athlete', even if just for one event.
Do you always choose the easy path, or is it a case of 'no guts, no glory'?


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Health inequalities and anti-poverty strategies are defined at national level. The mayor cities have health units, which seek to integrate initiatives to reduce health inequalities into citizen services.
Policy responses
As an example, the Belfast Health Development Unit aims to reduce the health gaps in Belfast. The Unit promotes cross-sectoral collaboration to address the social, economic and environmental factors that cause the inequalities.
An overview of regional policy responses addressing health inequalities can be found in our Policy Database.
Good practices
An overview of local and regional projects and initiatives that are currently taking place or that have successfully been finalized, and that are addressing health inequality issues, can be found in our Project Database.
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