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Key Factors of Design
In order to create beautiful outdoor spaces, a design process should be followed. This procedure will aid organizing ideas to help create the best design solutions for each circumstance. A process is made up of design "rules" and factors which are applied as the project is carried out. Design rules, or principles, are aesthetic guidelines that help the designer create a visually pleasing design solution. None of these factors are of greater importance, because they are all crucial to a successful design. However, a key question that a designer has to remember to ask is, "Is this space functional?" At Outdoor Makeover & Construction, we want to make sure homeowners are getting the best use of their property, all the while beautifying it. Landscape design is the combination of dealing with the land and the natural environment while making it both useful and beautiful for people. Some of the natural factors that have to be considered when creating a functional design are: drainage, grade changes, views, sun and wind exposure, noise, and what existing natural features can be played off of. Additionally, to create the most functional space, a designer has to consider how a person moves through a space, which thresholds are used most frequently, privacy preferences, and how they want to use the space. Being able to give all these elements an artistic touch is what makes us true landscape design professionals. Everyone has an artistic eye to some degree, but it takes a designer to be able to bring those aesthetics to life. Examples include, but are not limited to, appealing color combinations, matching architecture, playing with heights for balance, creating a harmony between hardscape and softscape elements, using focal points, and understanding textures. Outdoor Makeover & Construction understands how to tie everything together into the very best possible unified design for your space.
- Design with color, not only green
- Design for functionality
- Make flat spaces for the family to use and enjoy the space
- Create access to different parts of the property via walkways and/or staircases
- Install irrigation to automate the survival of plants, and make them thrive
- Fix drainage
- Create height and elevation
- Create harmony with hardscape and softscape elements
- Use boulders to authenticate landscape beds and build retaining walls
Our timeless designs ensure your space looks good now and keeps looking good. We consider how the seasons affect the different parts of your yard. The plants we recommend are chosen with the year-round view in mind. We design our patios and pergolas with fire features or outdoor heaters for you to enjoy your space on cool nights and misters for hot sunny days to put you in control of your surroundings. There are many styles of design, but we look for your preferences.
Create Ambience with Water Features
Whether it's a fountain or waterfall with or without a pond, maybe even a koi pond or a sheet of water paired with a hardscape element, water features are one element of your landscape you sense with your eyes closed. Lay on your hammock and relax, maybe even go to sleep. With the sound of water, we can mask the sounds of your neighbors or the sounds of traffic and transport the city life into a serene space in the woods. With our experience and knowledge, we can design a feature that is not only beautiful but helps to create a more intimate and relaxing environment.
Outdoor Lighting
Designs with Evening and Night in Mind
- Outdoor Lighting
- Post Lights on Columns
- Lighted Deck Steps
- Path Lights
- Fire for Aurora
Design for Privacy
As larger houses occupy smaller lots, the demand for outdoor living areas grows and privacy is at a premium. Privacy is not just about keeping prying eyes from invading your space; you may want to shield your view of your chattering, sunbathing neighbors. From perimeter plantings to fences, stone walls to garden structures, privacy can be added to your landscape in a number of ways. Outdoor Makeover & Construction can install staggered wooden boards that are stained in soft shades of different colors or create a one-of-a-kind privacy fence softened by shrubs in front of the fence.
Property-line plantings can provide screening and typically are not restricted by height-limiting municipal ordinances. Where space is tight, such as the side yard, fast-growing column-like evergreens like Italian cypress and arborvitae or a sheared privet hedge can provide a simple solution to separate adjoining yards or block the sight lines of a kitchen window.
Some plants such as jasmine, gardenia, tea olives, daphne, royal standard hosta, butterfly bushes and roses have blooms which have a fragrant smell. Other plants have foliage that have a nice scent such as anise and wax myrtle. Some prefer the smell of fragrant conifers like rosemary, lavender and thyme.
We love color, texture and form and incorporate different elements to make ordinary become extraordinary. We know color has the ability to affect your mood. We use your favorite colors and inspiration to design a cohesive theme. For some, the key is vivid colors such as stained pergolas or bright plants like the golden cypress with its yellow foliage or maybe a nice green background with a change in the color and powerful blooms such as the camellia hedge. We incorporate the right plants to complement the color and style of the house. Through the use of color, texture and form, we respect what is already established and pair the new landscape to create the perfect space for you.
Design is the cohesive factor that ties all elements together. From access and function of outdoor space to the flow of the elements of the landscape, when we design, the elements of your yard to flow as one entity. This is why we recommend additions like walkways and destination features such as a bench or swing at the end of a property to tie everything together. The most used element of the backyard is the outdoor living space. Maybe you want to go back in for a blanket or glass of wine? Or bring the bocce ball court from the basement? We like to design the outdoor living space in close proximity to your house for your convenience.


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The short growing season and cold climate of Saskatchewan make gardening a challenge. Many fruit trees and bushes require long, hot, sunny days, and the fruit simply won't mature in Saskatchewan. Blackberries generally prefer warmer climates, but when in a suitable site and with the proper care, gardeners in Saskatchewan can grow enough blackberries to eat fresh, plus have some left over to make into blackberry jam.
Choose hardy blackberries that mature early in the season. Most of Saskatchewan is in USDA Plant Hardiness Zone 3, so you'll need plants that can survive long, harsh winters and will mature before the first frost hits. Cheyenne, Black Satin and Prime Jan are good cultivars to consider. Some wild-type blackberries (sometimes called dewberries) may also perform better in a cooler climate. Ask your local garden center which blackberry cultivars are best for your garden.
Find a suitable site. Blackberries thrive in full sun, and a south-facing slope will help keep them warm. Planting blackberries up along your house may also help them make it through the winter. Avoid low-lying locations where early or late frosts might settle or where standing water might collect. Blackberries like fertile, well-drained soil with a 5.5 to 7 pH.
Prepare the site by removing any sod or weeds. Amend the soil with compost to improve fertility.
Plant blackberries in the spring as soon as the ground is workable. Bareroot blackberry plants are dormant, and should not be injured by a few light frosts late in the spring. Gardeners in Saskatchewan can expect to plant blackberries in late April or early May.
Dig a hole as deep as the root ball and twice as wide. Build a small mound in the middle to spread the roots over, and backfill with soil. Blackberry bushes should be spaced 4 to 10 feet apart, depending on the variety, in rows about 8 to 10 feet apart.
Water your blackberries thoroughly after planting, and continue to provide about 1 inch of water every week during the growing season.
Train blackberry brambles to grow up a trellis. Blackberries tend to sprawl, and a trellis keeps them contained. Use a simple wire fence, garden stakes, tomato cages or anything else you might have on hand to keep the blackberry vines off the ground.
Cover the soil with several inches of mulch, such as leaves or shredded bark, to keep down weeds and help regulate soil temperature and moisture. Apply additional mulch in the fall to help the blackberries make it through Saskatchewan's cold winter.
Spread compost over the soil in the blackberry patch in the spring. Avoid fertilizing your blackberries in the fall, since that may encourage the plants to put out tender new growth that will be damaged by the chilly temperatures and heavy snows of winter.
Things You Will Need
- Bareroot blackberry plants
- Compost
- Shovel
- Mulch
- Trellis
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Jennifer Mueller's Creative Change: Most people are secretly threatened by creativity — Quartz. For SpaceX, Tesla, and Solar City CEO Elon Musk, the "harder challenge" presented by an automated future is not how to replace incomes lost by machines taking over jobs.
It's how to help people find meaning in a life without work. "A lot of people derive meaning from employment," Musk said when asked about "advice for the future" at the World Government Summit in February. Physicist David Bohm on Creativity. "The most regretful people on earth," Mary Oliver wrote in her exquisite meditation on the central commitment of the creative life, "are those who felt the call to creative work, who felt their own creative power restive and uprising, and gave to it neither power nor time."
The past century has sprouted a great many theories of how creativity works and what it takes to master it, and yet its innermost nature remains so nebulous and elusive that the call of creative work may be as difficult to hear as it is to answer. What to listen for and how to tune the listening ear is what the trailblazing physicist David Bohm (December 20, 1917–October 27, 1992) explores in the 1968 title essay in On Creativity (public library) — his previously unpublished writings on art, science, and originality, edited by Lee Nichol. Think Less, Think Better. The Creative Type.
Flow. Ken Robinson says schools kill creativity.
He takes the enlightenment view of education, whereas most primary education these days (and even much higher education I would argue) leans toward authoritarian indoctrination. I have more articles on the topic in a different pearltree : – tor.nelson
Stuart Brown says play is more than fun. Tim Brown: Tales of creativity and play. Elizabeth Gilbert: A new way to think about creativity. PBS Digital Studios. Seth Godin on Vulnerability, Creative Courage, and How to Dance with the Fear: A Children's Book for Grownups. By Maria Popova "If you just pick one human you can change for the better, with work that might not work — that's what art is."
At the 2014 HOW conference, Debbie Millman, host of the excellent interview show Design Matters and a remarkable mind, sat down with the prolific Seth Godin to discuss courage, anxiety, change, creative integrity, and why he got thrown out of Milton Glaser's class. She used an unusual book of Godin's as the springboard for their wide-ranging conversation: V is for Vulnerable: Life Outside the Comfort Zone (public library) — an alphabet book for grownups illustrated by Hugh MacLeod with a serious and rather urgent message about what it means and what it takes to dream, to live with joy, to find our purpose and do fulfilling work. I had the pleasure of seeing and recording the conversation — transcribed highlights below. On how moving away from the economy of scarcity is changing the motives for making books: Anxiety is experiencing failure in advance. The 6 Myths Of Creativity. Wired 13.02: Revenge of the Right Brain.
Logical and precise, left-brain thinking gave us the Information Age.
Now comes the Conceptual Age - ruled by artistry, empathy, and emotion. By Daniel H. PinkPage 1 of 2 next » When I was a kid - growing up in a middle-class family, in the middle of America, in the middle of the 1970s - parents dished out a familiar plate of advice to their children: Get good grades, go to college, and pursue a profession that offers a decent standard of living and perhaps a dollop of prestige. If you were good at math and science, become a doctor. Story Tools Story Images Click thumbnails for full-size image: Tax attorneys.
But a funny thing happened while we were pressing our noses to the grindstone: The world changed. Scientists have long known that a neurological Mason-Dixon line cleaves our brains into two regions - the left and right hemispheres. Until recently, the abilities that led to success in school, work, and business were characteristic of the left hemisphere. OK. Asia. Creativity Creep. Every culture elects some central virtues, and creativity is one of ours.
In fact, right now, we're living through a creativity boom. Few qualities are more sought after, few skills more envied. Everyone wants to be more creative—how else, we think, can we become fully realized people? Creativity is now a literary genre unto itself: every year, more and more creativity books promise to teach creativity to the uncreative. Beauty and the Brain. Illustration by Gluekit Why is something beautiful?
David Hume argued that beauty exists not in things but "in the mind that contemplates them." OpNnoOx.gif (GIF Image, 720 × 405 pixels) Mathematical beauty activates same brain region as great art or music. People who appreciate the beauty of mathematics activate the same part of their brain when they look at aesthetically pleasing formula as others do when appreciating art or music, suggesting that there is a neurobiological basis to beauty.
There are many different sources of beauty -- a beautiful face, a picturesque landscape, a great symphony are all examples of beauty derived from sensory experiences. But there are other, highly intellectual sources of beauty. Mathematicians often describe mathematical formulae in emotive terms and the experience of mathematical beauty has often been compared by them to the experience of beauty derived from the greatest art. In a new paper published in the open-access journal Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, researchers used functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to image the brain activity of 15 mathematicians when they viewed mathematical formulae that they had previously rated as beautiful, neutral or ugly.
Unlocking the Mysteries of The Artistic Mind. Consider the flightless fluffs of brown otherwise known as herring gull chicks.
Since they're entirely dependent on their mothers for food, they're born with a powerful instinct.


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As a Maine native, I have spent the majority of my life enjoying the rich natural heritage of New England which undoubtedly sparked my interest in the natural world at an early age. As an undergrad, I studied Wildlife, Fisheries, and Conservation Biology at the University of Maine. After spending a couple of years working on anadromous fisheries research projects for the State of Maine and private consulting firms I am excited to be back at the University of Maine pursuing my M.S. in Ecology and Environmental Science.
My research focuses on the social dimensions that shape the management of Atlantic salmon in Maine. By studying the social science and policy interface of Atlantic salmon recovery decision-making, I hope to better understand the barriers to collaboration and the opportunities for institutional transformation. We contend that an evaluation of the interactions among management entities in the face of uncertainty may inform the processes by which recovery policies and actions are made.
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To bear in mind
Scam inspections and checks can be avoided through awareness of the procedure established by the company in this area.
Natural gas is a very safe form of energy but it is important for you to follow several very simple recommendations for peace of mind.
Anti-fraud protection
That is why, whenever the distributor has to perform a periodic inspection, the company will send users a letter in advance, giving them notice of the inspection to be carried out and the details of the partner company that will be performing it. The notice will be delivered to the property a few days before the date of the inspection, bearing the logo of the company and stating the day of the inspection. Gas Natural Fenosa informs its customers that the inspection costs are always charged on its bills and are never paid in cash.
Customers, on the other hand, can also take out a maintenance service contract, under Royal Decree 1027/2007, of 20 July. Customers who have signed up for a Servigas maintenance service will receive a letter sent from their supplier a few days before the checks are to take place. The Servigas maintenance service (depending on the type of cover taken out) includes an annual inspection of the individual gas receiver installation, the central heating circuit and gas appliances, as well as a 24-hour emergency service, every day of the year. Servigas maintenance services are added to your bill and are never paid upfront in cash.
in the event of any doubt, customers may contact our Customer Care Service: 900 100 251.
Periodic inspection
In accordance with the legislation in force and the provisions set out in the new Royal Decree 984/2015, of 30 October, the Periodic Inspection must be carried out every 5 years. The distribution company (the corresponding gas distribution company of the Gas Natural Group for the area) shall notify customers by letter that it must be carried out, informing them they may choose an authorised gas installation company to carry out the inspection of their facility. The text of Royal Decree 984/2015 can be found on the website of the Gas Natural Group's gas distribution companies.
The distribution company must send this notification at least three months in advance and it will refer to the inspection of shared reception facilities as well as individual reception facilities. If the distribution company has not received the corresponding inspection certificate when the three-month period has expired, it shall be considered that the customer has not completed the inspection with an installation company and the inspection will therefore be conducted by the distribution company.
If the customer wishes an installation company to conduct the inspection, they will be required to contact said company within the deadline indicated in the letter. The installation company shall be responsible for informing the gas distribution company of completion and the result of the inspection.
- Cost of the periodic inspection: payment is made through the gas bills issued by the marketing company. Under no circumstances should the money be paid during the inspection.
Thermal installation servicing and maintenance
In accordance with current legislation, the maintenance, conservation and proper use of the gas installation, the thermal installation and gas appliances are the responsibility of the owner or, in the absence of an owner, the users.
That is why it is important to have a good maintenance service for gas appliances and for gas and thermal installations. If you have taken out a Servigas gas-maintenance service contract (under depending on type of contract) we will carry out annual maintenance operations, enabling you to comply with Regulations for Thermal Installations in Buildings (RITE) and your installation and appliances to remain as energetically efficient as they were when first installed.
This check includes:
- General check on the gas installation's elements. Maintenance of the gas apparatus, to keep gas consumption, breakdowns or future faults to a minimum.
- Checks on the heating installation (water flow, boiler and radiators) for customers with gas heating. Checks on their gas appliances' correct consumption.
- Environmental analyses on the entire installation.
If you do not yet have a checking service for your gas installation and appliances, you can find out about the cover offered by Servigas, in its various categories.
Customers with any queries can get in touch with our Servigas service: 902 35 00 53
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Starting tomorrow I will be heading to the East Coast to work at a few great restaurants in Manhattan as well as Brooklyn. The next couple of weeks will be a quiet one with possibly some updates, I just need to find the alone time to update my blog while in New York to update about my wanderings and experiences in various kitchens. I have a feeling that I will NOT be sleeping much tonight, as I will be anticipating the 6 hour flight into a city that I have yet to fully explore. This time to explore with the purpose marching into the next step into my career…whatever it is.
Really looking forward to a San Francisco/Bay Area hiatus for a much-needed break into a dynamic NYC. Knives have been sharpened, kit has been built, white chefs coat starched as I march along. I haven't had this feeling of such excitement in a very long time, and I am hoping that when I come back to the Bay Area I will be chock full of ideas as well as inspiration for more cooking opportunities. So, if you need a personal chef I will be for hire.
There are some fun food shots that Daniel and I have been working on. Currently, I have a few pictures of some of my creations/experiments and would love to sit down and upload them for all of you 4-5 readers that I have out there. They will be beautiful.
We also just finished a Yurt/camping trip to Big Sur and I had some time to think about my culinary journey. During one of the evenings in Big Sur we happened to drive through another blanket of thick fog along the 101 highway. Thinking that it would be cold and hideous by the time we got to our campsite I wrapped myself in a thick blanket and stepped out of the car. Whoa it wasn't what I expected. Below the campsite, a numbing wintry beach feel, above the complete warmth of Summer slapped me in the face. As we walked back to our yurt I witnessed the most beautiful sunset. The fog below looked like thick thick clouds of merengue, slowwwwwwly moving as the ripples of the ocean beneath nudge the fog along the way. Ahead of me was a skyline of white, muted sherbet hues of pink, orange, blue, purple…Sun sinking…colors changing…and to my left what looked like barrels of waves and whitewater created the illusion of a Tsunami suspended in air. The feeling was elevated by the sounds of sea lions barking, and that majestic warmth amongst the chill of the ocean.
I am ready to cook. I'm ready for a little Autumn in New York City.
a Couple of Links:
A Quick Interview by one of my Sous Chefs the Wonderful and Talented Rebecca Boice. We both started off at a small place called Emmy's Spaghetti Shack, and it was here that both of us discovered that we wanted to cook for a living. During the interview I also discovered that her favorite comfort food is spaghetti with marinara and mine is spaghetti and meatballs. Go read her blog THREE DANCING PIGS, she is a great inspiration and such an amazing hard working woman. I admire for her patience, ethics and dilligence. Her ongoing project is called PROJECT LINE COOK: Here she interview the people behind in the kitchens, the ones who make your food.
Never did I think when I first stepped in a kitchen to make salads that I would want to dedicate my life to cooking and learning as much as I can about it, now I sleep and dream about it.
This Portishead track sums up everything that I am feeling.


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one of the leading developers of armored vehicles and one of the most reputable
exporters of the industry. An innovative system of active armor protection,
developed by the domestic company "Microtec Base Center of Critical
Technologies", is deservedly recognized as the best in the world, Ukrinform
"Today the
issue of protection of armor vehicles themselves and the crew is very serious,
because all sorts of anti-armor struggle are developing very rapidly. Now we
can say that the national system of protection of armored vehicles is
recognized as the best in the world," – stated Microtec deputy director
Mariana Poyhina in her interview to Ukrinform.
believes the development is of great national importance, particularly in terms
of reducing dependence on imports of domestic tank construction, improving
international reputation and competitiveness of Ukraine, and hence - increasing
foreign exchange earnings as a result of international sales.
systems have a high demand abroad. Today we have supplies to Ethiopia and
Thailand. Turkey, Israel and Belarus have also shown interest," the expert
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Photographer Caroline of Caroline Lima Photography shares that world travelers are a unique set of people and she knows from experience. Finding a sense of place no matter where you are is key to achieving happiness, and some people are more skillful at this than others.
Priscillia, who works in the Aid and Development sector, was far from her native France in 2013. How far? Burundi, Africa. But that year the calendar held a very special date. In August, there was a wedding to attend in Budapest. There, Priscillia happened upon a man whose work and passions were the same as hers, and who was also far away from his birthplace. The stars aligned. Something just clicked.
Three years later, photographer Caroline Lima looked on with a joyous heart as Priscillia and David united their lives in the United States. Their wedding took place in Southern Pines and Pinehurst, not far from where David grew up in Sanford.
From the photographer:
Family is so important to these two, David's best man was his father, and at the reception, David spoke about how much he looks up to his dad as the man he 'would like to become.' It was a truly moving and beautiful moment. And the bride, I have to admit that I believe French women are naturally elegant, and Priscillia proved my theory with her every gesture. The musical sound of the French language graced the day, as the couples' loved ones celebrated this very special union.
Thanks for stopping by!
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Photographer: Caroline Lima Photography | Videographer: Thomas Blake Films | Groomsmen's Attire: Jcrew | Groom's Attire: Ermenegildo Zegna | Bridesmaids' Dresses: Zara | Bridesmaids' Dresses: Asos | Bridesmaids' Dresses: Sézane | Shoes: Dune London | Wedding dress and veil: Pronovias | Hair: Mirror Bomb Studios | Makeup: Julie Robbins | DJ: Caroline DJ Professionals | Cake: The Bakehouse | Stationary: Rosemood | Bouquets, boutonnieres and corsages: Aldena Frye


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The Kenilworth Lions Bazaar has donated £650 towards the new Bluebell Birth Centre which opened at Warwick Hospital yesterday (Monday July 2).
A cheque was presented to Michelle Waterfall, supervisor of midwives at Warwick Hospital, on Thursday June 28.
The new birthing unit will allow women to give birth in a more homely environment.
South Warwickshire NHS Trust funded the £1.6million costs to develop the birthing centre, but to make the facility exceptional a £200,000 fundraising appeal was launched.


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Bpoint is a secure online payment facility and your payments are processed using maximum security encryption so you can be assured your details are safe.
Click here and enter your details.
When asked for the "Assessment Number" in the payment form, this can be found on the top right hand side of your rates notice.
Enter your credit card details and follow the prompts to complete your payment.
Bpoint accepts payments between $0.01 and $50,000.
A maximum of one property payment is permitted in each transaction.
Bpoint's Payment Server is available 24-hours a day, every day, so you can pay your rates when it suits you.
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With McDonald's firmly ensconced as the top go-to fast food destination for young kids, Burger King is resetting its global sights on an older demo with its expanding tween-focused equity, Honbatz.
As with any QSR, Burger King's bread and butter is its promotional campaigns, and it's aware tweens are quick to toss aside brand loyalty to follow the cool premium. But BK and youth marketing hothouse, Minneapolis' Boing, wanted to build the restaurant's own brand to lure traffic outside of the movie season.
Honbatz' five crudely drawn 2-D characters, received a soft launch at Burger King's U.S. restaurants in Q3 2004, and as of August this year four international markets (one each in Europe and Asia and two in Latin America) will introduce the brand to a global tween audience. 'If you look at Ronald, or KFC's the Colonel, to really to have an icon that creates instant recognition with kids is huge, and we didn't have that in our arsenal,' Michael Johnson, Burger King's international marketing director, says.
The characters emerged from 18 months worth of qualitative research in which Boing's director of account planning Lori Yeager learned tweens enjoy being between the two age groups. To tap into this dual sensibility, BK needed to merge the elements of play that a young child groks to with the growing individualism of a teenager.
Each Honbatz character represent the ids of a growing six to ten year old, such as the rebel, the student and the joke-player, to help these big kids explore their emerging personalities.
And to connect with tweens emotionally, BK will support the characters by creating kid-relatable stories for use throughout the year on both in-restaurant merch and on a Honbatz dedicated website. It's a lesson Burger King learned after launching its tween-focused Kids Club in the '90s. 'We didn't support it year long-we just needed an icon and slapped it on the packaging,' he says.
Johnson explains another key step for the icon's organic growth is letting kids think they discovered the Honbatz characters on their own. 'Although our P.O.P's and merchandise will feature the Honbatz and the website address, it's not about pushing it, but instead inviting them in at their own pace,' he says.


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When you grip an object, you are using the muscles from your elbows to your fingertips. Increasing your grip strength can be a good way to firm up your handshake and make carrying heavy loads easier. Good grip strength can also help to keep your arm muscles strong and healthy. To increase your grip strength, use a hand exerciser. You can also perform weight exercises with barbells, dumbbells, and kettlebells. Exercises like pull ups, bar hangs, and push ups can also increase your grip strength.
Method 1 of 3:
Using a Hand Exerciser
1Buy a hand exerciser at an exercise supply store or online. Hand exercisers help you to train your crush grip, which is how strong your hand is when you hold or grip objects. Build strength in your hands, fingers, wrists, and forearms with a hand exerciser.[1]
- Some hand exercisers allow you to train each finger or your entire hand at once. Look for a hand exerciser that feels comfortable in your hand and that you can grip firmly.
- Start with a lower amount of resistance first, such as 60 pounds (27 kg). Then, work your way up to more resistance.
2Squeeze the hand exerciser fully with your arm straight. Do not twist your arm or body when you squeeze the exerciser. Keep your arm straight, with your arm raised at your side.[2]
- Do this exercise standing with your legs slightly apart or sitting down with your feet on the floor.
- You may find doing this exercise in front of a mirror can be helpful to ensure your form is correct.
3Do 1-2 warm up sets of 4-6 squeezes per hand. Begin with a lower amount of resistance for your warm up. This will help to prepare your muscles for heavier weight.[3]
4Perform heavy sets, resting between sets. Once you have warmed up, increase the resistance on the hand exerciser. Then, do 5-6 sets of 8-10 squeezes per hand. Allow 1-2 minutes between each set to rest.[4]
- Add in squeeze and hold reps to your sets for an additional challenge. Squeeze the hand exerciser and hold it closed for 10-20 seconds.
5Do hand exercises 2 to 3 times a week. Start with a small amount of weight and gradually increase the resistance over time. As you feel your grip getting stronger, increase the resistance by 5 to 7 pounds (2.3 to 3.2 kg) at a time. Get in the habit of using the hand exerciser as part of your weekly workout to increase your grip strength.[5]
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Doing Weight Exercises
1Do hex holds with a dumbbell. Use a dumbbell that has a hexagon shaped end. Stand with your legs slightly apart and your arms at your sides. Grip the head of the dumbbell with your hand, wrapping your fingers around the head. Then, lift and hold it so it is above the ground for 30 seconds.[6]
- Repeat this exercise for 2-3 sets on each hand.
2Perform "farmer's carries." You can use 2 dumbbells or kettlebells for this exercise. Stand up with the weights in either hand, gripping them tightly with your fingers. Then, walk 20 feet (6.1 m) in front of you, carrying the weight in your hands.[7]
- After 1-2 sets, try walking 40 feet (12 m) in front of you for 1-2 sets in the same workout.
3Try "pinches" with weight plates. Use 2 weight plates that are 2.5 pounds (1.1 kg) each. Place them on top of each other and raise them on the rounded edge. Then take 1 hand and place it on top of the weight plates, pinch the plates together, lift them up, and hold them either in front of you or at your sides. Do this for 30 seconds.[8]
- Repeat this exercise on both hands for 2-3 sets.
- If you have very large hands with strong fingers, and you find the pinch exercise too easy, add another weight plate and try to pinch 3 weight plates together.
4Practice "bottoms up" with a kettlebell. Stand with your feet hip distance apart. Hold the kettlebell in 1 hand—with the heavy part of the bell up above the back of the hand and with your fingers tightly gripping the top of the kettlebell. Raise your elbow to shoulder height and hold the kettlebell in place. Your upper arm should be 90 degrees from your torso, and your forearm should be bent upwards 90 degrees from your upper arm. The kettlebell should be about as far away from your face as your upper arm's length. Lift it up above your head and hold for 1-2 seconds and then slowly bring it back down to the ground.[9]
- Repeat this exercise for 2-3 sets on each hand. This is a good exercise for improving your grip strength and muscle control in your hands.
- When this exercise becomes easy for you, try walking while holding the kettlebell up.
5Do deadlift holds with a barbell. This is a good option if you have done deadlifts before and are comfortable holding the barbell. Place your hands shoulder width apart on the barbell. Hold the barbell with your hands over the bar. Stand tall in a deadlift lockout stance with your legs hip width apart and your knees slightly bent. Hold the barbell a few inches off the ground for 5-10 seconds. Do 3-5 sets to improve your grip strength.[10]
- Over time, challenge yourself to hold more weight on the barbell. Start small so you do not overwhelm or damage your muscles. Then, work your way up to heavier holds over a period of 1-2 weeks, once your grip starts to feel stronger.
6Do these exercises 1-2 times a week. Practice doing 1 to 2 of these grip strength exercises regularly as part of your workout routine. You may do them once you have warmed up with light cardio like a 10 minute run, jumping jacks, or sprinting. Focus on increasing your weight and resistance in these exercises so you can build up your grip strength over time.
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Using Pull Ups, Bar Hangs, and Push Ups
1Do pull ups with different grips. Pull ups are a great way to strengthen your grip and make your arm muscles stronger. Start with a neutral grip, where your hands are wrapped around the pull up bar. Use 2 bars that are perpendicular to the horizontal bar. Do a several pulls ups with this grip, lifting your chest above the bar.[11]
- Another option is to try the overhand grip, where your palms are facing away from you and your hands are gripping over the bar. Keep your thumbs raised off the bar in this grip. Use a horizontal bar for this grip.
- For a real challenge, try a 3 finger or 2 finger grip, where you are only holding the pull up bar with 2 or 3 fingers on each hand.
2Try doing pull ups with towels or ropes. Another option is to drape 2 small towels or short ropes over the pull up bar. Then, grip 1 in each hand and try doing a pull up, holding tight to the towels or ropes. Challenge yourself to do 5-10 pull ups.[12]
- You can also simply hang off the towels or ropes for 30 seconds at a time to improve your grip strength. Over time, you may work your way up to doing pull ups.
3Perform bar hangs with a wide bar. Use a wide or thick bar at the gym or use a wide bar at a local playground. Grip the bar with your hands and hang off of it for 30 seconds at a time, with your feet off the ground. This will improve your grip strength and your overall body strength.[13]
- Over time, try hanging off of the bar with only 1 hand. Alternate your hands, hanging off the bar for 30 seconds at a time.
- Your legs can be bent when you are hanging off the bar.
4Do fingertip push ups. This exercise will help to strengthen your extensors, which are the muscles that open your fingers. Get in a push up position with your feet hip distance apart and your hips in line with your shoulders. Then, raise your fingers until you are balancing on your fingertips. Try doing 1-2 sets of 5-10 fingertip push ups.[14]
- This exercise is also a great counter movement to grabbing and squeezing weights. You may end your workout with fingertip push ups so you strengthen your hands using a variety of movements.
5Practice these exercises 1-2 times a week. Add these exercises to your workout routine so you can get better at them. Do them after you have warmed up with light cardio like a 10 minute run, jumping jacks, or sprints. Work on increasing the amount of sets you can do for each exercise so you can increase your grip strength.
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QuestionWill milking cows by hand will help make hands stronger?Timothy GotzmanCommunity AnswerYes, unless you have arthritis; then the nerves in your hands could shut down over a long period of time.
QuestionAre there other methods to increase hand grip?Mzm555Top AnswererReverse bicep curls, wrist curls, hammer curls, farmer walks and generally lifting anything with a thicker bar will work the forearm muscles to increase grip strength. Avoid using heavier weight than you can handle, especially with wrist curls, farmer walks can generally done with heavy weight with minimal risk of injury or muscle sprain/strain/tears, however again, avoid using heavier weight than you can safely handle.
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To increase grip strength, start by getting a hand exerciser online or at an exercise supply store. Next, keeping your arm straight, do 1-2 warm up sets of 4-6 squeezes per hand with the exerciser set on a low resistance. After you have warmed up your hands, increase the resistance and do 5-6 sets of 8-10 squeezes per hand, resting for 1-2 minutes between each set. Then, continue to do these exercises 2 to 3 times a week, increasing the resistance as you feel your grip getting stronger. For more tips from our Fitness reviewer, like how to increase your grip strength using free weighs, read on!
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Con Edison has reached an agreement with an out-of-state natural gas pipeline that will pave the way to ending the gas moratorium in Westchester that took effect last month.
The utility company announced that it has made a deal with the owners of Tennessee Gas Pipeline, which will provide increased natural gas capacity to Con Edison's distribution system in Westchester, though the moratorium won't be lifted until November 2023.
Under the agreement, Tennessee Gas Pipeline would provide the increased natural gas capacity to Con Edison's distribution system in Westchester by upgrading compression facilities on its system outside of the state. The upgrades will enhance the capability of the existing pipelines to transport incremental natural gas supplies for Con Edison.
Earlier this year, Con Edison announced that the demand for new gas has surpassed its limits in southern Westchester, prompting them to stop accepting new customers beginning on March 15.
"This project offers a reasonable, sensible approach to allow an orderly transition to the renewable energy future we all desire," Tim Cawley, president of Con Edison said. "The solution provides the time needed to improve non-pipeline technology and make it widely available.
"The additional natural gas capacity will continue to support economic growth in our region, while reducing reliance on heating oil and the need for locally delivered compressed and liquid natural gas."
Con Ed said that they are still developing additional programs through Smart Solutions proposals to the NY Public Service Commission, and are working with NYSERDA, which offers incentive programs for clean energy solutions. Heat pumps, solar thermal and baseboard electric heating are among the alternative solutions that can meet some customers' heating needs.
When they announced the moratorium, Con Ed said that "the demand for natural gas in our service area has been experiencing significant growth primarily due to the construction of new buildings, the opening of new businesses, and conversions from oil to cleaner-burning natural gas in existing buildings," they posted on their website. "But all of this new demand for gas is reaching the limits of the current supplies to our service area."
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I've discussed many different types of zinc-free denture adhesives on this site, but what if I told you you could do away with denture adhesives altogether? There is a way, and it is rapidly growing in popularity: implant supported dentures.
What are implant supported dentures?
If you are not familiar with the growing field of implant dentistry, you may not have heard of this new technology. Put simply, the dentist places metal implants into the bone structure of the mouth. Then dentures are either created or retrofitted so that they have holes or indentations corresponding to where these implants protrude from the jawbone or upper palate. The implants then fit, hand-in-glove, into the indentations in the dentures, and voila! Sneeze-proof denture fit! Implants can also greatly improve the security of ill-fitting partial dentures as well.
This sounds painful…
While virtually all surgery does have some pain associated with it, this is a relatively minor surgery, and can be done under local anesthetic in your dentist's office. Moreover, let's be honest; do your ill-fitting dentures not cause you pain? The resounding response from folks who have chosen implant supported dentures is that they would gladly accept the short-term pain of recovering from the implant surgery over the constant, on-going pain of dentures which slip, slide, and abrade the interior of their mouths day in and day out. Add in the pain you are likely to suffer from the long-term effects of ingesting denture adhesive, and the choice quickly becomes clear.
Am I a candidate for implant supported dentures?
Only a dentist trained in implants can tell you for certain. As you may expect, you will need to be beyond adolescence, so that your bone growth is complete (otherwise you would risk having your implants shift). Older adults must have a sufficient amount of bone structure in which to anchor the implants. However, even if you lack the needed bone structure, there are several options for replacing it so that implants can be used. Among these techniques are bone graft surgery, synthetic bone implants, or even bovine (cow) bone implants. This is why it is so important to consult a dentist who is trained in implants; as only he or she is qualified to guide you in selecting among these further options to support implants. The upside of this is, if you do have implants, they can help anchor your bone and gum tissue, and prevent any further loss.
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Recovery time is the other major consideration in choosing implant supported dentures, and will be another area where your implant-trained dentist can help you make decisions. Some patients are able to have the implant surgery and begin wearing their new dentures just a few days later, once the swelling has gone down. Other patients will need between two and four months of recovery time between their implant surgery and the time they begin to wear their dentures. This will depend on many factors, including how much bone and gum tissue you have, how long ago your natural teeth were removed, and whether or not your immune system is compromised, which can slow healing.
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Simply put, leads are the reason most companies exhibit. To help you collect your due, here's a rundown of the most common lead-management methods.
At my first trade show almost 25 years ago, I suffered through a fair share of hiccups and hurdles, but my boss made it very clear that whatever happened, our leads had to make it home safely. I was also responsible for counting and sorting the leads into groups based on how quickly we needed to follow up on them the next week. And in short, they needed to be ready to be input into our lead-management system when I walked through the office door.
As heavy-handed as he seemed at the time, at least my boss had a plan for how our show booty was going to be managed. He wasn't going to let anything come between him and that goal – and you shouldn't, either.
The counting of leads, and more specifically counting qualified leads, is typically a key metric in proving a show's success. So having a lead-management system that closes the sales loop is crucial to prove the current and future value of a specific show. As such, best practices in lead retrieval and management should be an integral part of your strategic plan, not an afterthought.
While I'd really like to provide a straightforward pros-and-cons list comparing various lead-management systems, it's just not that easy. For example, you might want a lead-retrieval system that allows you to customize the qualifying data collected at a trade show, including the ability to ask multiple-choice and closed-ended questions and a place to record notes. Or perhaps the most important attribute is the system's compatibility with your company's own customer-relationship management (CRM) software.
Other factors that come into play when determining the type of system to use are: cost of owning versus renting lead-gathering equipment; access to the data collected; ease of use in terms of uploading and distributing leads with minimal input and cleanup; ability to view, analyze, and track data using dashboards and tie sales revenue to specific shows; uniformity of data collected over multiple trade shows; integration capabilities; and potential enhancement of your program's return on investment. With those variables in mind, here are some common lead-retrieval and -management options.
Scanned data is sent to exhibitors after the trade show, usually in comma separated value (.csv) files that dump into a spreadsheet format. These files can then be saved into Excel format where columns can be added for additional information such as lead ratings, follow-up dates, and assigned salesperson/territory.
Note that you can also purchase your own lead-retrieval system, but there is no guarantee that it will be compatible with the badges used at every trade show you attend.
The use of large-screen smartphones, iPads, and tablet PCs has exploded over the past few years. The possibilities are endless in terms of using these devices as mobile sales and marketing tools to gather and qualify leads, facilitate e-literature fulfillment, and deliver content such as product-demo videos. Just the cost savings of printing, shipping, and material handling for marketing collateral can pay for the purchase of these devices used for at-show lead gathering and collateral fulfillment. And it takes another layer out of the post-show sales-fulfillment process, leaving no chance for an attendee's request to slip through the cracks.
My issue with this technology is that it takes the face-to-face element out of the exhibit, since attendees can request product info, enter a raffle, or complete a follow-up request without talking with exhibit staff. To me, that's negating much of the memorability of visiting your exhibit, and attendees may as well have just gone to your website and requested information.
That said, NFC isn't limited to lead retrieval. The technology can be used to track a variety of attendee-centric metrics, including product interest, behavior inside the exhibit, and even in-booth presentation participation.
As useful as paper lead forms can be, there typically isn't any way to instantaneously back up the data collected. So if you go the paper route, enter the forms into a spreadsheet daily while you're at the show, and at the very least, make copies. After all, if the forms go missing, the value of your exhibit-marketing investment vanishes along with them.
Also, keep in mind that a business card is not a lead – and certainly not a qualified one. Unless you're inputting additional qualifying information, a business card on its own isn't any better than purchasing names and addresses from a database.
► DIY Solutions Some exhibiting companies custom design their lead-management systems in-house. They do this by using the resources of their information-technology department or hiring an outside software development consultant or firm to develop software that integrates lead data with their current CRM system. This solution gives exhibitors the maximum flexibility to update and revise their system, and the added bonus of using a system with which sales teams are already familiar. But an in-house system also brings with it additional costs of resources invested in both personnel and equipment.
► Off-the-Shelf Systems There are many enterprise CRM systems that integrate lead management from shows, including SalesForce, Microsoft CRM, Leadmaster, Goldmine, and Sales Logix. These right-out-of-the-box solutions can be installed and managed internally and are already full-featured to offer many standard fields and enhancement capabilities such as lead assignment, automated emails, follow-up reminders, and data reports. Show leads in .csv format can be easily uploaded to these systems for distribution. But the selection and management of them is generally in the hands of the sales department, not the exhibit-marketing department.
Best Practices
Regardless of the lead-management system you decide to implement at your next show, always prepare for worst-case scenarios. The hard copies of leads were once stolen from my locked reception counter when left overnight. I've also had hand-held devices that were dependent on the show's Wi-Fi, which spent more time down than up. And then there was the vendor who put its NFC scanners on neck lanyards, and every time the scanner swung by the exhibit staffers' badges, it scanned another lead.
Granted, these scenarios are somewhat unavoidable, so my suggestion is to instruct staffers to take notes during the show and then back up the lead data as soon as you get back to the office. Even with all the technology readily available these days, it's important to never underestimate the power of pencil and paper. E
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This piece started as a cover for a Chinese graphic novel, but somehow I lost the contact to the client, however as I already had the sketches and color layout and all the work involved, I decided to tweak it to my own needs and finish it. It was a good working exercise and much fun to do, hope you like it.
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i love ur work, it tells stories that i want to hear
May 13th, 2006
Went through your stuff for the first time. You are very talented, and it really takes my breath away that your art is so detailed and realistic. So I am in awe, Uwe. Wish I was th
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Yes Yes Yes I like this colors and i love fire and flames... ,Great stuff as always Uwe
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Great control of detail and lighting as always, Uwe. And the textures rock too! My only minor crit would be that the main character on the right is a bit stiff - the woman and the creature ha
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Brilliant artwork, Uwe, the fire effects are stunning, your dramatic lighting seems to breath life into everything you paint!...and of course your amazing attention to detail!
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great composition; I also like very much the way you paint metal things like the armour, etc.
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Another brilliant picture, Uwe! I particularly like the contrast in lighting between the fire and the moonlight, and the composition and movement of the piece.
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Sitting around chatting with your friends is one of life's greatest pleasures. It was during one of these times that Travis said something I'll never forget. I told him that if he died I would have a crisis of faith. He looked me square in the eye and said, "don't you dare. Don't you dare lose faith if I die. I will come back and haunt you if you do."
It's just like Travis to add a bit of humor to an important lesson.
But minus the humor, his comment struck me and I have thought about it constantly since then. Wow. Amazing faith. To encourage someone to not allow your untimely and unfair death inhibit their faith in God. No anger. No resentment. Just encouragement.
Last week was my first glimpse at how I would truly handle Travis' untimely and unfair death should it happen.
I failed. (sorry Trav)
The only word I can use to describe my feelings last week is betrayed.
You see…I have always whole heartedly believed Travis will not die from this. I have believed that he will get the miracle. To a fault. Almost becoming annoyed with the Roberts when they grieve. (Great friend, huh?) But last week was the first time that it hit me. He could actually die?!?
Perhaps it is his personality. That magnetic personality that draws everybody to him.
Maybe it is the fact that he simply does not lose. As Joey says, "winners win." And Travis is the ultimate winner. He wins at everything in life. Call it luck. Call it perseverance. Call it God. Call it what you want. But Travis always comes out on top.
I don't really think it's any of that to be honest. I think it's because I believe that God spoke to us not once…not twice…but three times this sickness is not unto death. I get irritated when people try to explain that away. "Well he isn't dying… He knows Jesus… He has eternity. He'll never face spiritual death now." Don't change scripture. That's not what happens in the story. Lazarus was already saved. Jesus was simply saying that his physical death would not be the end of this sickness. Travis had given his life to Christ before we were given these messages. We didn't need the message if it was referring to spiritual death. I believe that God spoke to us and told us "this sickness is not unto death." And I guess I didn't realize how much I believed it until this weekend. As I walked around feeling betrayed. Betrayed by God as it hit me he could actually die.
I am not naive about what Travis has. Outside of him and his family nobody knows this disease better than I do. Nobody has researched it more. I know there is less than a 1% chance. I know this is considered terminal. I know the doctors are looking to extend his life. Not save it. So it is not naivety that caused me to never face that he could die. Just a promise.
And then it hit me.
He's not dead yet stupid.
Sometimes a God sized miracle requires a God sized problem. And in true Trav fashion…that's what we have. A God sized problem. Travis never does anything small.
My job. Your job. Our job is to pray. The rest is up to God.
I'll be transparent. I don't really understand the purpose of praying. It seems to me God is going to do what He is going to do and I don't understand how our prayers are going to change that.
But because I already failed the "faith" test. I figure I better go for the obedience test.
And so I will pray out of simple obedience. Because that's what God commands us to do.
Travis' appointment to get the results of his blood test and CT scan from Friday is today at 1 PM central time.
Pray for peace. Pray for wisdom.
Pray for a God sized miracle.
Because, if you are like me, for the first time you realize that is what we are facing.
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Government oversight organizations seemingly compromised
CDC involved in multiple conflicts of interest, according to U.S. Inspector General
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have states it mission as "the nation's health protection agency, CDC saves lives and protects people from health threats. To accomplish our mission, CDC conducts critical science and provides health information that protects our nation against expensive and dangerous health threats, and responds when these arise."
The CDC's budget, from a trends perspective, has increased from fiscal year 2000 ($3.1B) to a request of more than $11B for FY 2019. There have been slight decreases in funding from year-to-year during this time period with the largest funding decrease from 2014-2016 when funding hovered around $7B; however, in 2017-2018 funding was back to around $11-$12B.
What's interesting is that the CDC website lists its 2017 FY budget at $7.1B, but Congressional budget documentation lists the budget at $12.1B. It can only be inferred that the CDC is trying to portray a funding stalemate.
Most Americans are not aware of the fact that in 1995, when the CDC's budget was striped for around $2-$3B for gun research funding at the behest of Congressional Republicans, the CDC Foundation was also created by Congress to account for "helping the CDC do more, faster." That's the stated mission of the Foundation listed on its website.
This opened the floodgates for the CDC to go from being a publicly funded government oversight operation to one that is now also privately funded. In 2016, the Foundation lists among its donors prominent pharmaceutical corporate donors, including Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation, Chlorine Chemistry Foundation, GE Foundation, The Merck Company Foundation, The Pfizer Foundation, The Pfizer United Way Campaign, Pfizer, Inc., PG&E Corporation Foundation and Schwab Charitable Fund. And, that's just the Big Pharma donors, check out the Complete List with tons of other additional large corporate donors.
According to the CDC Foundation, donor funds go toward collaborations that "range from standard programs to complex, multi-partner initiatives." The Foundation website reports that it raised more than $42M in FY 2016, and more than $662M to "support 882 programs" since 1995. Of course, no real details are provided on these 882 programs.
The Dept. of Health & Human Services (HHS), through National Institutes of Health (NIH), owns patents on all HPV vaccines, and receives a percentage of the profits for each dose of Gardasil and Cervarix administered anywhere in the world. The CDC, which is housed under HHS, is listed as the assignee for 57 Granted U.S. Patents.
There are CDC patents applicable to vaccines for Flu, Rotavirus, Hepatitis A, HIV, Anthrax, Rabies, Dengue fever, West Nile virus, Group A Strep, Pneumococcal disease, Meningococcal disease, RSV, Gastroenteritis, Japanese encephalitis, SARS, Rift Valley Fever, and chlamydophila pneumoniae. There is a CDC patent for "Nucleic acid vaccines for prevention of flavivirus infection," which has applications in vaccines for Zika, West Nile virus, Dengue fever, tick-borne encephalitis virus, yellow fever, Palm Creek virus, and Parramatta River virus.
The CDC website states that the organization manages "nearly $2B in United States financial investments." Why would the CDC need to manage investments — unless a portion of the 882 partnerships are for-profit activities. The CDC even has a Bloomberg Financial Profile listed online, where several board members are listed has having connections to or actually from Big Pharma companies, such as Merck.
In a 2010-issued HHS Inspector General report examining activity from 2007, it found:
- For almost all special Government employees, CDC did not ensure that financial disclosure forms were complete
- CDC did not identify or resolve potential conflicts of interest for 64 percent of special Government employees
- CDC did not ensure that 41 percent of special Government employees received required ethics training
- Fifteen percent of special Government employees did not comply with ethics requirements during committee meetings
*Reference the full report Here.
Federal healthcare grants might have been illegally used for political lobbying, according to the HHS inspector general, The Hill reported in 2012. Before we put our faith in the CDC we need to ask who's best interest does this organization have in mind — The U.S. public or the corporate pharmaceutical sector? There are multiple conflicts of interest at play with our government oversight organizations like the CDC.


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Scandinavia Tourism is dedicated to this marvelous region of our planet located on the north of Europe and usually consisting of Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Norway and the remote island of Iceland.
We plan to go in full on every one of the countries mentioned. Here are some highlights. In the linked pages the reader may find more information with full details
Tivoli Gardens the main highlight in Copenhagen Denmark
Denmark, officially the Kingdom of Denmark, is a sovereign state in Northern Europe, located southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Here are some of the top attractions:
Old City Stockholm Capital of Sweden
Sweden, officially the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. Sweden borders Norway and Finland, and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Øresund. Here are a few of the main attractions in Sweden
Midnight Sun in the Lapland Region of Finland
Finland called Suomi in Finish is officially the Republic of Finland is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden to the west, Norway to the north, Russia to the east, and Estonia to the south across the Gulf of Finland. Let me show you a few of the highlights of a visit to Finland.
The Awesome Fjords of Norway
Norway or Norge in Norwegian, officially the Kingdom of Norway is a constitutional monarchy located in the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. It is bordered by Finland and Russia on the northeast east and Sweden to the east. Denmark is separated from Norway by the North Sea. Here are the top Tourist Attractions in Norway.
Jökulsárlón Glacial Lagoon in Iceland
Iceland, sometimes referred to in full as the Republic of Iceland, is a Nordic island country marking the juncture between the North Atlantic and the Arctic Ocean, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. With a population of about 350,000, it is the most sparsely populated country in Europe. The Capital of Iceland, Reykjavik is the northernmost capital of the world. Here a few of the most important Iceland Attractions.
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About rules
We have taken great care to consistently name rules.
The rules have been designed to work together to enforce strict conventions.
About rule names
Rule names are:
- made up of lowercase words separated by hyphens
- split into two parts
The first part describes what thing the rule applies to. The second part describes what the rule is checking.
For example:
// ↑ ↑
// the thing what the rule is checking
There is no first part when the rule applies to the whole stylesheet.
For example:
// ↑
// what the rules are checking
No rules
Most rules require or disallow something.
For example, whether numbers must or must not have a leading zero:
string - "always"|"never"
"always"- there must always be a leading zero
"never"- there must never be a leading zero
a { line-height: 0.5; }
/** ↑
* This leading zero */
However, some rules just disallow something. These rules include
*-no-* in their name.
For example, whether empty blocks should be disallowed:
block-no-empty- blocks must not be empty
a { }
/** ↑
* Blocks like this */
Notice how, for a rule like this, it does not make sense to have an option to enforce the opposite i.e. that every block must be empty.
Max and min rules
*-max-* and
*-min-* rules are used to set a limit to something.
For example, specifying the maximum number of digits after the "." in a number:
a { font-size: 1.333em; }
/** ↑
* The maximum number of digits after this "." */
Whitespace rules
Whitespace rules allow you to specify whether an empty line, a single space, a newline or no space must be used in some specific part of the stylesheet.
The whitespace rules combine two sets of keywords:
insideare used to specify where the whitespace (if any) is expected
newlineare used to specify whether a single empty line, a single space, a single newline or no space is expected there
For example, specifying if a single empty line or no space must come before all the comments in a stylesheet:
a {}
/* comment */ ↑
/** ↑
* This empty line */
Additionally, some whitespace rule make use of another set of keywords:
range-operatorare used if a specific piece of punctuation in the thing is being targeted
For example, specifying if a single space or no space must follow a comma in a function:
a { transform: translate(1, 1) }
/** ↑
* The space after this commas */
The plural of the punctuation is used for
inside rules. For example, specifying if a single space or no space must be inside the parentheses of a function:
a { transform: translate( 1, 1 ); }
/** ↑ ↑
* The space inside these two parentheses */
Rules work together
The rules can be used together to enforce strict conventions.
*-newline/space-before and
*-newline/space-after rules
Say you want to enforce no space before and a single space after the colon in every declaration:
a { color: pink; }
/** ↑
* No space before and a single space after this colon */
You can enforce that with:
"declaration-colon-space-after": "always",
"declaration-colon-space-before": "never"
Some things (e.g. declaration blocks and value lists) can span more than one line. In these cases
newline rules and extra options can be used to provide flexibility.
For example, this is the complete set of
value-list-comma-* rules and their options:
*-multi-line and
*-single-line are in reference to the value list (the thing). For example, given:
b {
color: red;
font-family: sans, serif, monospace; /* single-line value list */
} ↑ ↑
/** ↑ ↑
* The value list start here and ends here */
There is only a single-line value list in this example. The selector is multi-line, as is the declaration block and, as such, also the rule. But the value list isn't and that is what the
*-multi-line and
*-single-line refer to in the context of this rule.
Example A
Say you only want to allow single-line value lists. And you want to enforce no space before and a single space after the commas:
a {
font-family: sans, serif, monospace;
box-shadow: 1px 1px 1px red, 2px 2px 1px 1px blue inset, 2px 2px 1px 2px blue inset;
You can enforce that with:
"value-list-comma-space-after": "always",
"value-list-comma-space-before": "never"
Example B
Say you want to allow both single-line and multi-line value lists. You want there to be a single space after the commas in the single-line lists and no space before the commas in both the single-line and multi-line lists:
a {
font-family: sans, serif, monospace; /* single-line value list with space after, but no space before */
box-shadow: 1px 1px 1px red, /* multi-line value list ... */
2px 2px 1px 1px blue inset, /* ... with newline after, ... */
2px 2px 1px 2px blue inset; /* ... but no space before */
You can enforce that with:
"value-list-comma-newline-after": "always-multi-line",
"value-list-comma-space-after": "always-single-line",
"value-list-comma-space-before": "never"
Example C
Say you want to allow both single-line and multi-line value lists. You want there to be no space before the commas in the single-line lists and always a space after the commas in both lists:
a {
font-family: sans, serif, monospace;
box-shadow: 1px 1px 1px red
, 2px 2px 1px 1px blue inset
, 2px 2px 1px 2px blue inset;
You can enforce that with:
"value-list-comma-newline-before": "always-multi-line",
"value-list-comma-space-after": "always",
"value-list-comma-space-before": "never-single-line"
Example D
Lastly, the rules are flexible enough to enforce entirely different conventions for single-line and multi-line lists. Say you want to allow both single-line and multi-line value lists. You want the single-line lists to have a single space before and after the colons. Whereas you want the multi-line lists to have a single newline before the commas, but no space after:
a {
font-family: sans , serif , monospace; /* single-line list with a single space before and after the comma */
box-shadow: 1px 1px 1px red /* multi-line list ... */
,2px 2px 1px 1px blue inset /* ... with newline before, ... */
,2px 2px 1px 2px blue inset; /* ... but no space after the comma */
You can enforce that with:
"value-list-comma-newline-after": "never-multi-line",
"value-list-comma-newline-before": "always-multi-line",
"value-list-comma-space-after": "always-single-line",
"value-list-comma-space-before": "always-single-line"
*-empty-line-before and
*-max-empty-lines rules
These rules work together to control where empty lines are allowed.
Each thing is responsible for pushing itself away from the preceding thing, rather than pushing the subsequent thing away. This consistency is to avoid conflicts, and is why there aren't any
*-empty-line-after rules in stylelint.
Say you want to enforce the following:
a {
background: green;
color: red;
@media (min-width: 30em) {
color: blue;
b {
--custom-property: green;
background: pink;
color: red;
You can do that with:
"at-rule-empty-line-before": ["always", {
"except": ["first-nested"]
"custom-property-empty-line-before": [ "always", {
"except": [
"declaration-empty-line-before": ["always", {
"except": [
"block-closing-brace-empty-line-before": "never",
"rule-empty-line-before": ["always-multi-line"]
We recommend that you set your primary option (e.g.
"always" or
"never") to whatever is your most common occurrence and define your exceptions with the
except optional secondary options. There are many values for the
except option e.g.
after-comment etc.
*-empty-line-before rules control whether there must never be an empty line or whether there must be one or more empty lines before a thing. The
*-max-empty-lines rules complement this by controlling the number of empty lines within things. The
max-empty-lines rule is used to set a limit across the entire source. A stricter limit can then be set within things using the likes of
selector-max-empty-lines and
For example, say you want to enforce the following:
b {
inset 0 2px 0 #dcffa6,
0 2px 5px #000;
c {
i.e. a maximum of 1 empty line within the whole source, but no empty lines within functions, selector lists and value lists.
You can do that with:
"function-max-empty-lines": 0,
"max-empty-lines": 1,
"selector-list-max-empty-lines": 0,
"value-list-max-empty-lines": 0
color-named and applicable
*-no-* rules
These rules work together to (dis)allow language features and constructs.
There are
*-whitelist and
*-blacklist rules that target the main constructs of the CSS language: at-rules, functions, declarations (i.e. property-value pairs), properties and units. These rules can be used to (dis)allow any language features that makes use of these constructs (e.g.
rgb()). However, there are features not caught by these
*-whitelist and
*-blacklist rules (or are, but would require complex regex to configure). There are individual rules, usually a
*-no-* rule (e.g.
color-no-hex and
selector-no-id), to disallow each of these features.
Say you want to disallow the
@debug language extension. You can do that using either the
at-rule-blacklist or
at-rule-whitelist rules because the
@debug language extension uses the at-rule construct e.g.
"at-rule-blacklist": ["debug"]
Say you want to, for whatever reason, disallow the whole at-rule construct. You can do that using:
"at-rule-whitelist": []
Say you want to disallow the value
none for the
border properties. You can do that using either the
declaration-property-value-blacklist or
declaration-property-value-whitelist e.g.
"declaration-property-value-blacklist": [{
"/^border/": ["none"]
<color> values are functions. As such, they can be (dis)allowed using either the
function-blacklist or
function-whitelist rules. There are two other color representations that aren't functions: named colors and hex colors. There are two specific rules that (dis)allow these:
color-named and
color-no-hex, respectively.
Say you want to enforce using a named color if one exists for your chosen color and use
hwb color if one does not, e.g.:
a {
background: hwb(235, 0%, 0%); /* there is no named color equivalent for this color */
color: black;
If you're taking a whitelisting approach, you can do that with:
"color-named": "always-where-possible",
"color-no-hex": true,
"function-whitelist": ["hwb"]
Or, if you're taking a blacklisting approach:
"color-named": "always-where-possible",
"color-no-hex": true,
"function-blacklist": ["/^rgb/", "/^hsl/", "gray"]
This approach scales to when language extensions (that use the two built-in extendable syntactic constructs of at-rules and functions) are used. For example, say you want to disallow all standard color presentations in favour of using a custom color representation function, e.g.
my-color(red with a dash of green / 5%). You can do that with:
"color-named": "never",
"color-no-hex": true,
"function-whitelist": ["my-color"]


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MADISON, October 14, 2019 – At an awards ceremony held in Milwaukee last Saturday, Sierra Club-John Muir Chapter announced that it is forming a coalition with Friends of the Black River Forest in opposition to Kohler Company's proposed golf course development north of Kohler-Andrae State Park. Friends of the Black River Forest president Mary Faydash,... Continue Reading →
Habitat Destruction Begins at Home (Why, Mr. Kohler? Part 2)
Naturalist Jim Buchholz is worried about the wildlife in and around Kohler-Andrae State Park. Buchholz served as superintendent of Kohler-Andrae for twenty-five year before retiring in 2013. On May 11, he took a group from Sierra Club and Friends of the Black River Forest on a tour of some of the rare dunes at Kohler-Andrae... Continue Reading →
"Why, Mr. Kohler, Why?" (Part 1)
Kathleen Rammer still wants to know why – why did Herb Kohler Jr. go back on his word? He made her a promise on Christmas Eve, 2013, "Before this all started," Rammer said. Before Kohler Co. proposed to build a championship, Pete Dye golf course on top of a globally rare wetland and clear cut a... Continue Reading →
Town Halls Reveal Republican Indifference to Environmental Issues
The problem with facts, from the Republican standpoint, is that they have a well-known liberal bias. That's why our Wisconsin Republicans try to avoid them whenever possible. But with so many parts of our state in environmental crisis, the Republican avoidance of truth has become destructive to both our health and our property values. I... Continue Reading →
The Bold Grab of Kohler: State Parkland for a Private Golf Course
The DNR is giving away some of your state parkland so Kohler can build another golf course.
God's Army Destroys Hopes for Justice on the Wisconsin Supreme Court
Tuesday's Wisconsin Supreme Court election cast a familiar pall over the hopes of Democrat and progressive citizens of Wisconsin. We had hoped that the skin-of-their-teeth election of Tony Evers, Mandela Barnes, and Josh Kaul to some of the top political jobs in our state signaled a turning of the tide. But the skin-of-his-teeth election of... Continue Reading →
Don't Ban the Drive-thru: Just Don't Use It
In the endless winter of 2019, it's not uncommon to see the line of idling cars at fast-food joints snaking all the way around the building, tailpipes spewing clouds of exhaust. The drive-thru is one way our car culture seduces us into choosing convenience in its most extreme form over our own best interest –... Continue Reading →
"Privatization" and Your Wisconsin State Parks (The Bold Grab of Kohler, Part 2)
A park ranger with the DNR patch on her uniform became impatient with me as we checked out the map of Kohler-Andrae state park. The ranger, who proved to be none other than Carolyn Morgan, the J.M. Kohler-Terry Andrae superintendent, raised a forefinger and said, "You're not listening to me." Morgan is the only park... Continue Reading →
Fake Triumph Part 3: McAdams Wins a Dubious Victory for the First Amendment
In the beige marble halls of the Wisconsin State Capitol, Ralph Weber waited for the doors of the Supreme Court hearing room to open. Weber, representing Marquette University in the well-publicized case of McAdams v. Marquette, was having a moment. Chin raised, an enigmatic smile on his face, Weber was surrounded by associates from his... Continue Reading →


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Joint-Help™ works by naturally invigorating the activation of Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor gamma (PPARγ), thereby inhibiting NFkappaB. When NFkappaB is inhibited, pro-inflammatory cytokines such as Interferon gamma (IFNγ) and Interleukin 2 (IL-2) are reduced. At the same time, pro-inflammatory agents such as COX-2, iNOS, and TNF- a also decrease. This means less joint pain, and a stronger healthier you.
The key to immediate pain relief is the patented ingredient, ParActin®. This astounding natural compound provides both immediate and long-lasting pain relief by naturally invigorating the activation of PPAR gamma (Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor gamma or PPARγ). By supplementing the body's ability to naturally activate PPAR gamma, ParActin® helps promote a healthy inflammation response while maintaining normal cellular structure and activity in the joints, bones, and throughout the body. This means immediate pain relief, as well as long-lasting joint pain relief.
When NFkappaB is inhibited, pro-inflammatory cytokines such as Interferon gamma (IFNγ) and Interleukin 2 (IL-2) are reduced. At the same time, pro-inflammatory agents such as COX-2, iNOS, and TNF- also decrease. Instead of focusing on reducing just one enzyme such as COX-2 or certain other cytokines, Paractin® naturally inhibits NFkB which results in the reduction of a range of cytokines and interleukins. ParActin® is the first and only natural product clinically proven and patented to inhibit NFkB. ParActin® is non-toxic and has no side effects.
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Ligaments and Tendons stabilize and strengthen our joints. Keeping these healthy and strong is just as important as keeping your bones strong. Joint Help™ uses Cissus Quadrangularis as well as ParActin® to keep tendon and ligament inflammation within healthy ranges so they can be 100% strong when you need them most.
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I know this was a little bit ago but I have been forgetting to post it! I got together with some of my cohort friends that I graduated with for lunch. It was really great to see everyone again. It is bitter sweet because we are all going our separate ways. Taryn (next to me) is moving to California where her husband got a job, Alisa (on the left) is getting married in July, Emily and Taryn are expecting babies in the fall and then Alisa and I have teaching jobs for the fall as well! So this was probably one of the last times to be together. These girls are so much fun and I am glad to have gotten to know them as much as I did! We went to lunch at Magleby's Fresh (Love it!) and then I introduced them to my new favorite snack. The Apple Pie Carmel Dipped Apple from Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory (I'm not sure thats the real name of it but its something like that!) It was tons of fun!
Monday, June 25, 2007
Bitter Sweet
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Camp Shalom!
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Monday, June 18, 2007
Prep for Girls Camp!
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Friday, June 15, 2007
My cute Husband
Yesterday I had to work until about 6:30 and so on the way out the door to work I told him that I wasn't sure what to do for dinner since I had visiting teacher coming over at 7:00 and I wouldn't have time to do much. So on my way home from work he calls and says "Hurry home, I have dinner in the oven!" When I got home he had made a casserole and the table was all set! It was the cutest thing to see him have everything ready right when I got home. That was so nice to come home to. I asked him where he got the recipe cause I didn't recognize it as anything I have made before. He said he just looked on the internet and found it and we had everything that it called for! It was really good so I even wrote the recipte down to make it again! Matthew is so helpful and he just does things like this that make me smile!!
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Tuesday, June 12, 2007
Line Dancing
I am the beehive advisor in my ward and absolutly love it! For one of the midweek activities they wanted to learn how to dance. So I taught them how to line dance! Well about a week later one of the beehives asked me if I would come to her middle school to teach line dancing. They were having a big country dance party the last day of school and wanted me to come teach the 6th, 7th and 8th graders! So on Friday I had to take off work and go to their school. It was so fun! I was impressed how both guys and girls were willing to learn. They caught on quick!! They had a lot of fun and we even had a competition bewteen the guys and girls and from my view they tied! Anyway it was so cool to see all these young kids just trying so hard to be coordinated and get the rhythm! It was just such a fun experience!
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Wednesday, June 06, 2007
So I was in Costo yesterday by myself for only one purpose--to pick up pictures at the photo center. Which I just found out that you can send in your pictures online and then in an hour pick them up for the same awesome price. I used to have to go inside, drop off pics and then come back in an hour. So I was really excited to learn that they do it online. Points for Costco!! So that was really my only reason for going and that is even near the very front of the store. But then I thought about the samples they always have in the food section. So yes, I really did walk all the way over to the gocery area just to check. And to my delight there were samples all over!! So I made my way through the asiles just to try all of them. So what was suppost to be a very short drop in to Costco turned into a hunt to see if I had tested everything they were sampling. Anyway it was just really fun and random and I thought I would share!
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