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My friend, we need God today and forever. Without Him it is absolutely hopeless. Be careful if your money satisfies you, be careful if your position satisfies you, and be careful if your vocation satisfies you. My friend, only God can satisfy you and meet those deep inner needs that you have.
If anything other than God takes first place in your life then God is not your first love. Something else has become a substitute in your life for God. This is something that has happened to many Christians today. So how do you get out of this cycle? We are to turn our heart, mind, will, and emotions back to God. We are to love God supremely and the things of God, and when we keep this as the central focus in our lives the things of this world will grow strangely dim in the light of His glory and grace.
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When Sarah Hewitt started out as an M&A lawyer, she faced closed doors. Bathroom doors.
"The men used to go into the men's room to decide how they were going to respond to deal terms or how they were going to negotiate, and I obviously couldn't go into the men's room with them," says Hewitt, now co-chair of the mergers and acquisitions group at Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis.
So Hewitt, who now works on deals in communications, technology, energy and other industries, would wait outside the door.
Not any longer. Hewitt is one of a league of women lawyers who have emerged as leaders in mergers and acquisitions practices. Many of them started their careers in the 1980s and 1990s, and most if not all of their colleagues were men. Now they are leading practice groups at their firms, or heading up deal teams on major transactions. And every so often, they're leading deal teams comprised entirely of women. At Cravath, Swaine & Moore, a female M&A lawyer has taken leadership as presiding partner. Faiza Saeed became the first woman to assume that post in January, after leading the firm's M&A practice for four years. (Saeed declined to be interviewed for this story.)Things are changing for women in M&A. But they're changing slowly. M&A work can pose particular challenges for women's advancement, as it carries the cultural remnants of a traditionally male-dominated practice, and requires all-nighters and a willingness to drop everything, which can be difficult to balance with the expectations of motherhood.
And with top M&A lawyers commanding top pay, the barriers to success for women carry a huge potential cost. There's still implicit gender bias and outright sexism. And let's face it: The women who have managed to dominate in this field are exceptional. They didn't ride a wave of change; they forced their way past a tide of obstacles.
A 2016 survey of more than 16,500 lawyers, led by the American Bar Association's Women in M&A Task Force, found that 40 percent of first- and second-year M&A associates were women, and only 16 percent of senior M&A partners were women. Overall, women made up 36 percent of lawyers surveyed, but only 30 percent of M&A lawyers surveyed.
That's a slight uptick since 2014, when the task force conducted a similar survey and found that 35 percent of lawyers—and 27 percent of M&A lawyers—were women.
"The good news is that there is some improvement, and I think it goes to show that if there is some effort put behind these things it can make a difference," says Jennifer Muller of Houlihan Lokey, who chairs the ABA task force and helped conduct the study.
Muller says the proportion of women had been stagnant for some time. After the first few women had broken into M&A law, she says, the next generation may have thought the work was done. But it takes additional effort to push past having just one or two women in the boardroom or at the deal table.
Meanwhile, this practice is one of the higher-paying areas of law, and the lower numbers of women in M&A have contributed to the pay gap between men and women in law. According to Major Lindsey & Africa and ALM Intelligence's 2016 Partner Compensation Survey, corporate partners, which include venture capital, finance and M&A lawyers, had the highest average compensation, at $1.055 million. The same survey found that in 2016, male partners made 44 percent more than female partners on average.


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Monday, March 19, 2007
The Paley Festival
For the past eighteen years, Tim, Karen and I have blocked-off the first two weeks in March for the Paley Festival, a multi-day film-and-panel-discussion event sponsored by the Museum of Television and Radio (MTR). Although older series, like "Hill Street Blues" and "The Odd Couple," are occasionally honored, the Festival is mostly about the hottest new shows of the season. Over the years, we've attended events celebrating "Lost," "Desperate Housewives," "Boston Legal," "24," "Battlestar Galactica," "Everybody Hates Chris," "X-Files," "The Wonder Years," "Freaks and Geeks," "Friends," "Bernie Mac," "Deadwood," and "China Beach," to name just a few. In 1990, we sneak-previewed "Twin Peaks" a week before it aired on TV. I remember going to work the next day and proclaiming that I had seen the future of television!
A typical Paley event begins with the screening of an episode of the show being honored, followed by an extensive Q&A with the series' cast and creative team. If a single personality, such as Jack Parr, William Shatner, or Carl Reiner, is being honored instead of an entire series, then a clip-reel is shown recapping that person's career. A moderator then launches into an "Actor's Studio" type of interview that is often very funny. Shatner was a revelation—one of the best raconteurs I've ever seen—and Parr, of course, was brilliant. But, by far, one of the most memorable evenings was listening to Reiner and his pals talk about the golden age of television. The festivities take place at the smallish Director's Guild of America (DGA) theater, so it's always an intimate affair.
In the old days, Karen and I would get up at the crack of dawn to stand on line for six hours to get tickets. This year, however, the Museum decided to outsource its ticket sales to Ticketmaster—a big mistake! By the time I logged on (9:05AM), "The Office," "Heroes," and "Ugly Betty" were already sold-out! Never in eighteen years had we been sold-out of shows we wanted to see! I was furious and made a trip to the Museum (in Beverly Hills) to air my displeasure. When I told the volunteer at the reception desk I wanted to complain about how the Paley tickets were handled, he laughed and said, "You and everyone else!" I was offered a million apologies along with promises to do better next year, but there was nothing more they could do this year.
Although we didn't get tickets to the three shows we really wanted to see, Karen and I were able to attend the "Brothers & Sisters" event on Monday, March 5. The lobby was a frenzy when we arrived. Photographers madly waved their arms and yelled as the show's stars walked the short red carpet outside the theater. I headed toward the ladies room and was almost wrestled to the ground by a bodyguard who evidently thought I was going to rush the red carpet. "I need to get some water and then I'm going to the bathroom. Is that all right?" I asked indignantly.
The event itself was pleasant, but less than memorable. Sally Field, who plays the widowed mother Nora, got the biggest applause even though the show is supposed to belong to Calista Flockhart. Field looks exactly like she does on television and had no trouble playing the elder spokeswoman on stage. The other big crowd pleaser was Jason Lewis, who plays the gay brother's love interest and was Samantha's much younger hunky boyfriend in "Sex and the City." Although he wasn't part of the on-stage entourage, he caused quite a stir when he stood and waved to the audience.
Flockhart, who plays Kitty, is only slightly less skinny in person than she is on TV. Still, she's obviously adored by her male costars (don't ask me why!) She sat between Rob Lowe, her on-air boss/boyfriend, and Dave Annable, Kitty's youngest brother, and affectionately flirted with them the entire time. When asked why he auditioned to be part of "Brothers & Sisters," Annable quipped that he wanted to meet Harrison Ford (Calista's very famous significant other).
And speaking of significant others (beware: spoiler alert!), it was revealed that Nora is about to get a new love interest: Peter Coyote, who just happened to be in the audience.
With that, our one Paley evening was over...
That is, until two days later when Tim miraculously got a phone call from MTR, saying two tickets had been returned for "Ugly Betty!" Did we want to go? I can only guess that my little chat with Museum staff had left an impression! So the following Monday, Tim and I headed back up to Hollywood to see "Ugly Betty," even though I had been home sick all day. There was no way I was missing this!
The entire cast, except Tony Plana (the father) and Ana Ortiz (the sister), were there. Vanessa Williams is simply gorgeous and Rebecca Romijn is statuesque. Ashley Jensen, the frumpy dress designer, is a lot more beautiful in person—as is, of course, America Ferrera (Betty), for whom the show was written. The happy chemistry among the actors was palpable and everyone seemed genuinely humbled to be part of such a hugely successful show. Ferrera cried when she described what an honor it is to play Betty. But the evening truly belonged to Michael Urie, Wilhelmina's gay assistant, and Mark Indelicato, Betty's young fashion-savvy nephew. Urie is as flamboyant as his on-air character and Indelicato is wonderfully self-assured. All the cast members talked about how liberating it is to be part of a series that celebrates individuality and uniqueness.
I can't wait to see which shows are honored next year...
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Sunday, March 04, 2007
The L.A. Marathon
One of the first things I mark on my calendar every year is the L.A. Marathon, which always occurs on the first Sunday in March (today). Not only are we the only people I know who actually watch the marathon (on TV) from start to finish, but the streets around the race route (and beyond!) are always so horribly impacted that it's almost impossible to travel anywhere north of Culver City the entire day. Karen and I were going to go to the Pasadena City College flea market this morning, but canceled when we realized we'd have to cross the race route at least once no matter which way we went. Better to stay home and just watch the race.
The beginning and end of the marathon are always the most exciting: hearing the inspirational story of at least one breast cancer survivor who runs the 26-mile course to celebrate her new lease on life, and then at the end cheering for the lone woman runner who looks like she might beat the men but never does. Very motivational.
But for us, the best part of the marathon is seeing some of our favorite parts of L.A. on television as the runners race by. This year, the course started at Universal Studios, north of Hollywood, and ended in front of the Los Angeles Public Library in downtown L.A. Once the TV is on, it's a constant commentary between Tim and me as the camera rolls by numerous local landmarks.
Mile 1: "There's the fire station on Cahuenga! Yikes, can you imagine running up that hill?!"
Mile 3: "They're making the Franklin Avenue curve in front of the Presbyterian church! 'Hollywood Bowl parking—No stacked parking!'" (We've walked down that hill. I can't imagine running down it in a horde of 25,000 people! How do the runners keep from getting trampled to death?)
Mile 4: (Tim) "They're turning right at Hollywood and Vine!" (Me) "Haven't they finished converting that building into condos yet?" [talking about the building where Tim used to work]
Mile 4.1: (Tim) "THERE'S MOLLY'S!!" [in a weepy voice, remembering lunches of yore] (Molly's is Tim's favorite Hollywood hot dog stand).
Mile 6 (Hancock Park, where Vine turns into Rossmore): (Me) "Looks like all the rich folks are still sleeping—not many people cheering from the sidewalks." (Tim) "Or maybe they all went to Santa Barbara for the weekend..."
Now bored (not our favorite part of town), I hop into the shower, but am out in time for Exposition Park and environs.
Mile 13: "There's the Coliseum!" (followed by a brief infomercial touting the beauty and cultural advantages of the Exposition Park area. Huh?)
Mile 14: "I see USC!"
Mile 22: (Tim) "They're crossing the L.A. River!" (Me) "There's the downtown Sears!" [getting excited again]
At Mile 23, the runners head west as the camera suddenly pans toward downtown L.A. The view is breathtaking and for a (very!) brief moment I wish I was dashing toward the finish line. The men overtake the sole woman runner (a 45-year-old Russian) in the last mile and then it is all over. Along the way, we heard the story of a woman who had lost 100 pounds, which she keeps off by exercising. We also saw a blind man running his third (!!) marathon and watched a father pushing his disabled daughter in a stroller.
Maybe we should actually participate in the marathon next year, even if we only walk two miles and then jump onto the subway. To get in shape, I'll start by walking around the block as soon as this year's winners are crowned.
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Bill Gates famously said once that "content is king" and for brands and retailers, this couldn't be more true. In one way or another, every marketing strategy includes content.
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Too often, this question is skipped and it is the most critical question to ask. Why are you creating this piece? What is its purpose? Do you need it to rank for a particular search term? Do you want it to generate lots of backlinks? Is there a lack of information on a subject that you want to write a helpful and informative piece on? Are you trying to catch the wave of a current or emerging trend? Do you want to gather information?
Think carefully about the purpose of your content. It should inform the rest of the questions we ask below.
Now you know why you need to create the content piece and the purpose it is serving, you need to determine the format it's going to take. Educating visitors requires something like an article or infographic. Improving search rank may be best served with a long-form article. Shareability might be better served with a funny or thought-provoking image-based piece or quiz. Gathering information is obviously achieved through a survey or poll, etc. You get the idea that 'content' can mean many, many things and some are better suited to your objective of that piece than others.
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If you answer the 'why' and 'what' questions first, then the question of 'where' may be simple. But you might equally think about 'where' immediately after determining 'why'. In this case, you should determine whether your strategy revolves around your website, a third-party site or a social platform. From there you plan the content piece accordingly. You might decide to do a Facebook poll because you have a ready list of followers to engage with and can easily reach more people through sponsored/boosted content. You might partner with a media outlet to promote the poll/survey if you are willing to share the data with them.
This question is in two parts. Firstly, who is the content being created for and secondly, who are you in providing the content…
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People often come to see me caught up in stories about themselves, exclaiming things like 'I don't have time to do that', 'I'm not very good at that', 'I don't have the confidence to do that' etc! The problem with these 'self stories' is that they direct our behavior to such an extent that they become crippling and widen the gap between the lives we have and the life we actually want.
We seem to have forgotten one crucial element in the creation of our own realities – our choices.
If we want relationships we have to boldly face the vulnerabilities that come with dating. If we want to excel in the corporate world we have to make room for fears around public speaking. How willing are you to 'behave your way' to the life that really matters to you?
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy or ACT (that's pronounced as you'd read it not as Aay Cee Tee by the way) is a scientifically proven, groundbreaking approach to psychological change. It shows us how to increase our willingness to step outside our comfort zone, if that's what it takes to get closer to what we really care about.
Now, let's get this straight, ACT is not just another technology to help people feel better; its impact is far greater and more far-reaching than that. Unlike other models it doesn't waste time on labeling people with this or that diagnosis, instead it centers on a set of principles and processes for cultivating 'psychological flexibility' that can assist each and every one of us to make better choices and achieve a life that is more rewarding and meaningful.
How does this work in ACTion?
So, here's the thing: as I write this blog with the prospect of posting it online (for the world to see – eek!) my mind is throwing up some very compelling thoughts like, 'yeah right who you kidding, you can't write something engaging', 'people will laugh at how ridiculous you sound'. Now these thoughts and their overarching (and oh so very familiar) 'I'm not good enough' story are very hard to not get caught up in. They're much like a school bully and arguing back is like getting cornered into a game of tug of war over a very deep puddle that this bully is set on me falling straight into, face first. Impulsively, I want to fight the bully but that's stressful, exhausting and time consuming and not getting me anywhere fast (with anything actually) – blog or no blog. The other easy option here would be to just buy into these thoughts and let the bully win. Either way it'd be a real show stopper – sorry folks, no posts today.
Now writing these posts, raising awareness of psychology, helping others and making the most out of this fortunate opportunity is what really matters to me, that's what I really care about and what I want my professional life to be about – so what else can I do? Well, I can simply drop the rope no matter how much the bully taunts me to grab hold of it again. Despite what my mind is telling me I can carry on regardless – assuming you're all not bored senseless already? (oh, there's that bully trying to grab my attention again).
Now making this choice isn't going to stop that bully reappearing or make those uncomfortable fears of failure and ridicule go away, probably quite the opposite actually – the more we do things that we really care about the more uncomfortable feelings and thoughts will show up. So if I'm going to carry on writing I need to increase my willingness to have these uncomfortable feelings and thoughts and take them along for the ride.
Rather than struggle with them I can track those pesky thoughts as they crop up, simply notice them, labeling them as the bully and recognising that old, 'I'm not good enough' story coming out to play again. I remind myself that they are just thoughts and attempt to gain some distance from them by repeating a few words before them like, 'I am having the thought that … I can't write something engaging'. Or even better still, gaining some more distance with, 'I'm noticing that I am having the thought that … people will think this is ridiculous'. It's my choice whether I struggle with them or buy into these thoughts as we simply don't have to think the thoughts that pop up in our minds.
Now, as I write this it's also important that I track the vulnerability which I feel as well as any urges to erase or hide it away – as acting on these impulses, although quite understandable, would just take me further from what I really care about doing. This vulnerability comes and goes, as it naturally will (for us all), and although it's not pleasant whatsoever, it is really OK to feel this way, I don't have to like it, but just be willing to have it. It makes me human and shows me what really matters to me. So, rather than try to endlessly obliterate it, instead I can simply notice and then ease up around that vulnerability, breathing alongside it, watching it rise and fall, and honor this humanness with pride.
And hey presto! With a little distance and perspective taking and a whole lot of willingness to have some very natural discomfort – I lived to tell the tale and here it is – the post in black and white for you all to read and do you know what folks, it was well worth the effort.
Getting started yourself:
1. Identify life-shrinking behaviours – recognise what you do to eradicate unwanted stuff, maybe something like drinking to feel less socially anxious? Smoking to get rid of nicotine cravings? Keeping busy to avoid feeling bored or failure?
2. Clarify what's most important and increase willingness – ask yourself: who and what is most important to me? What would I like my gravestone to say about me / my life was about? Commit to doing things that move you towards what really matters to you, even if they're uncomfortable and your mind tells you otherwise.
3. Practice mindfulness – bring more awareness to your choices, exquisite present moment-by-moment focus on the here and now, as best you can. Try noticing your thoughts, feelings and behaviours rather than running on autopilot.
Embodying and practicing ACT involves not just your head and a set of really great tools but your heart also. It has the potential to touch on all of our lives and is just as relevant for the homeless man on the street as it is to the CEO of a global organization. It reminds us that we are all climbing the same mountain essentially, struggling with the exact same humanness while striving for the same things – freedom from undue suffering and the willingness to choose and create the reality that is truly dear to our hearts.
To find out more on ACT visit Association for Contextual Behavioral Science and there are also some great books to help you on your way. And, please remember if you're not where you want to be, that doesn't mean you're broken but probably just using some unworkable (although quite understandable) strategies to get you there, so whatever choices you do make, be kind towards yourself – as we are all very much in the same boat.
Dr Michael Sinclair is a Consultant and Practitioner Psychologist, the Clinical Director of City Psychology Group and the author of "Fear and Self-Loathing in the City: a guide to keeping sane in the square mile" and "Mindfulness for Busy People: turning frantic and frazzled into calm and composed".


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Bellydance For Body Shaping: Abs – Belly Dance Fitness Workout
Another cringe-worthy DVD cover!
A pity, because this is a serious DVD for intermediate to advanced belly dancers - not for beginners, nor anyone wanting a shimmy and a giggle.
There are only three 15-minute abs workouts on this DVD, but they are intense and effective. The aim is to strengthen your abs - it's assumed you already know the basic moves, which is why I say it's not for anyone seeking instruction. There's also a 2-minute routine - again, fast and definitely not for novices. Although it's presented as a fitness-style workout, all the moves used are bellydance moves.
If you're looking for a DVD to drill your abs, this is a good choice. Neon is a competent teacher who presents the material well. I also like the progress bar and the diagrams showing the muscles that should be working.
It does seem a pity that the cover will attract entirely the wrong audience to buy this belly dancing DVD. Neon's clubbing-style outfit and the New Age-y music may also ann0y the purists. However, if you're looking for abs drills to improve your bellydance technique, this is a good choice - Shira gives it five stars.
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When the Southern Baptist Convention meets, groups show up to protest in hopes of leeching off some of the media attention. Apparently one group this year is PETA, who is out preaching "veggie salvation." They promised to have someone dressed up like Jesus and signs declaring "For Christ's Sake, Go Vegetarian." I doubt that their charade will win them any converts, and I suspect their presentation was blasphemous. The real problem here is not the impact on PETA--they are so polarized that most people already either love them or hate them--but the impact that they can have on others. There has been a lot of discussion among Southern Baptists recently about environmental issues. The problem is that when radicals take an extreme position, it hurts the arguments of those advocating reasonable and biblical creation care.
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Willie Mae Morgan, 85, of Front Royal, Virginia passed away on Thursday, April 12, 2018 at Brookside Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Warrenton, Virginia.
A graveside memorial service will be held on Tuesday, May 29, 2018 at 1 pm at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery in Elwood, Illinois.
Mrs. Morgan was born on August 25, 1932 in Hattiesburg, Mississippi to the late Joseph McBride and Pearlie Robinson McBride. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Frank Morgan, Sr.; four sisters, Louise Barnes, Lucille Denson, Eola Barnes and Helen Williams and her granddaughter, Christina Morgan.
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YOUR PREGNANCY WEEK BY WEEK: WHAT'S HAPPENING IN WEEK 17Your baby weighs in this week at about 5 ounces and she's approximately 5 inches in height from crown to rump, the size of a large orange. Every day she's putting more meat on her bones and baby fat, too. Her little lungs are getting ready to breathe and this week you may be able to hear the sweet sound of her heartbeat. You're nearing the halfway point in your pregnancy, a time when you're happy to have your appetite back! But, be careful about excessive weight gain and be sure you've got plenty of comfy maternity clothes that fit your growing baby bump.Your BodyAt 17 weeks pregnant, your body is getting bigger, so you may now be seeing stretch marks, along with another unexpected pregnancy symptom:Rapid Weight GainFor a lot of pregnant women, the second trimester is a time when their appetites become ravenous and seemingly insatiable. After all, morning sickness is gone and your favorite foods look oh-so-good again. So, don't be surprised if your growing appetite is also making the numbers on your scale grow, too.As you might imagine, you're feeling hungrier because your baby is getting bigger and hungrier, too. If you haven't been gaining enough weight, now is a good time to put on a few more pounds.But, if your weight gain has been more than normal, become more diligent about keeping on track. In general, make healthy foods the mainstay of your diet with lean meats, vegetables, fruits, nuts and whole grain breads/cereals. Avoid sweets and fatty foods that aren't good for you and can be the culprit of excessive weight gain.Remember, although you're eating for two, you're only aiming for an additional 300-350 calories per day to help keep you and your baby healthy. Now throughout the rest of your pregnancy, a weight gain of 1-2 pounds each week is optimal.If you notice you've gained weight suddenly or excessively, it could be a sign of preeclampsia, a serious, life-threatening condition in which a pregnant woman develops high blood pressure and significant amounts of protein in her urine. Monitor your weight closely and contact your doctor right away if you notice a sudden weight gain.Skin TagsWhile many pregnant women anticipate stretch marks and varicose veins as skin changes that come with pregnancy, skin tags can come as a surprise. If you now have skin tags—small, flesh-colored, harmless, hanging growths on your skin—take heart knowing that developing skin tags is normal and they're completely benign.Skin tags tend to show up on skin surfaces that are hot, moist or rubbed a lot. So, you're likely to see them on your armpits, under your breasts or in your genital area.While they are sometimes unsightly and uncomfortable, hormonal changes cause skin tags and there's really nothing you can do to prevent them. But, they're temporary. After you deliver, your dermatologist can safely remove your skin tags or you can opt for an over-the-counter topical cream.Your BabyIn the 17th week of pregnancy, the sweet little resident in your belly is busy developing her organs and she's putting on some fat for warmth.Your baby's heartbeat can be heard. Your baby's heart has been beating since around week 6 of your pregnancy and now you may be able to hear it. Using a Doppler—a special ultrasound device—during one of your regular prenatal care visits, your doctor may be able to detect the sure-to-get-you-smiling sound of your baby's heartbeat. How early it can be heard depends on many factors including your weight, how the baby is positioned in your uterus and how accurate your due date is.Your baby's body fat is beginning to form. Under your baby's skin, a type of fat called "brown fat" is developing. This fat layer helps generate heat to keep your baby warm and regulate her body temperature. Also referred to as brown adipose tissue, brown fat is particularly important during your baby's first year of life. Further along in your pregnancy, more layers of baby fat will develop, making her cute little cheeks irresistibly squeezable!Your baby's lungs are developing. Although your little one's lungs aren't necessary for breathing in your womb, they're getting ready to immediately function after birth. Air passages are branching right now and, over the next few months, they'll become fully developed—and ready to let out that big first baby cry and breathe in oxygen when you bring her into the world.Diet and Exercise Tips You Should FollowTo keep you and your baby healthy, follow these tips in week 17:Eat nuts as a healthy snack. Getting all of your nutritional requirements can certainly be challenging. One way to help is to make sure you choose healthy snacks like nuts to get more of the important nutrients and heart-healthy fats you need in your diet. Almonds, pecans, peanuts and pistachios make great choices since they're packed with protein, magnesium, vitamin E and B vitamins.Do yoga to help manage stress. Stress abounds as an expecting mother. You can help ease stress and feel better throughout your pregnancy by practicing yoga regularly along with walking or another favorite cardio exercise. The mind-body benefits of yoga are many. Yoga helps enhance your mood and helps you feel calmer, keep limber, build muscle tone, and improve circulation. It's particularly beneficial for pregnant women because yoga teaches you to breathe deeply and relax. You'll find that very helpful when you're in labor! Prenatal yoga classes have become very popular so you should be able to easily locate one at a nearby gym or community center.Things You Should Do
- Your baby's lungs are rapidly growing now, so be mindful that air pollutants can pass from your lungs to the placenta and your baby. This increases the risk of childhood asthma. Close off your bedroom and use a HEPA filter if you live in a high air pollution area.
- Start a scrapbook and fill it with your belly photos and other memorable moments of your pregnancy.
Words You Should KnowBilirubin: A yellow pigment that's created during normal recycling of old red blood cells. High levels of bilirubin in a baby cause jaundice.Fetal Distress: When an unborn baby hasn't moved much (or at all) or has a slower than normal heartbeat. This can mean that the baby isn't receiving enough oxygen.Fetoscopy: A procedure that allows access to the developing baby to check for abnormalities.Incompetent Cervix: Premature opening of the cervix without contractions.


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All of our golf holidays in Tunisia include accommodation, ground transportation, and guaranteed golf reservations. All of our prices include the golf. Unlike other tour operators, you will never find us advertising a low priced special, only to discover that the golf is not included. Airport transfers are always private VIP transfers direct to your hotel. You will never be crammed on a coach with holidaymakers going to other hotels. We take the hassle out of your holidays.
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Sometimes, cups that runneth over can be a bad thing. Research In Motion's plummeting market share has caused its inventory to skyrocket by over two-thirds in the past year, Bloomberg reports, and all those BlackBerrys and PlayBooks gathering dust on stockroom shelves could force RIM to take its third major financial writedown in less than six months.
A writedown is when a company declares that the value of its assets is no longer worth as much as previously accounted for. Former BlackBerry customers have been fleeing to Apple and Android in droves, and RIM is gearing up for the launch of its upcoming BlackBerry 10 OS sometime in the future. Bloomberg says "the transition makes its current models even less appealing."
RIM already took a $485 million writedown for unsold PlayBook tablets in December, followed by a $287 million charge for its BlackBerry phone inventory in March. The company still has over $1 billion dollars in inventory on the books.
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Project Condign.
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With the U.S. gasoline market in a state of plentiful supply, the front month Rbob gasoline crack spread (the gauge for the profitability of refining gasoline) has dropped below $10/bbl (vs WTI) for the first time since early 2017.Continue Reading
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I was in Chicago yesterday giving a keynote speech at a conference, so I grabbed the opportunity to swing by the TD Ameritrade Network and meet Ben Lichtenstein in person.
We did a segment covering all manner of things (as per usual) - including China, the US dollar, inventories, OPEC and gasoline.Continue Reading
Booming US product exports
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The U.S. export boom continues apace. And not only from crude exports, which clambered above 2 million barrels per day in recent weeks, but from the product piece of the pie too. Joining rising gasoline and distillate exports from the U.S. has been LPG. And not just propane or butane, but ethane as well - as our ClipperData illustrate below.Continue Reading
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I've been on the road - on walkabout as the Australians would say - for the last four weeks, doing a number of speaking engagements and trips across America. As we all know, all paths lead back to energy, hence, on my travels I have seen a bunch of energy infrastructure that I normally just study on a screen. Hark, here are some of those places, and some corresponding insights via our...Continue Reading
Elasticated Exports
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It is now a little over a month after Hurricane Harvey made landfall on the US Gulf Coast. While some refineries are still in the process of ramping up activities, refining utilization is clambering back higher towards historical norms. This improvement is being reflected through in higher crude and product flows, with product export activity looking particularly elasticated, snapping back...Continue Reading
Returning to normalcy on the US Gulf Coast
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Nearly twenty days (or over 450 hours) after Hurricane Harvey made landfall betwixt between Port Aransas and Port O'Connor in Texas, there are a number of signs emerging in our ClipperData that the refinery hub of the U.S. is returning to some semblance of normalcy. Hark, here are but three such examples:Continue Reading
U.S. crude exports impact regional pricing
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Oil prices are moving back toward the top of their recent trading range, looking to muster a test of resistance once more. As positivity abounds amid new intraday record highs for U.S. equity markets, hark, here are five things to consider in oil markets today:Continue Reading
Mexico and its gasoline dilemma
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Amid a better-than-expected U.S. GDP print and a slightly softer dollar, oil prices are on the rise today. Gasoline, however, is on the move lower - and something we hone in on for today's blog. Hark, here are five things to consider in oil (and gasoline!) markets today:Continue Reading
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in the kitchen with: denyse schmidt
a former graphic designer and graduate of the rhode island school of design, denyse has been sewing since she was a young girl, when her mother taught her. as a professional seamtress, denyse worked on everything from tutus and bishop's mitres to fine clothing. she brings these eclectic influences together in patchwork quilts, characterized by simple graphics, rich color, and quality workmanship under the name of denyse schmidt quilts, founded in 1996. her couture and custom quilts are pieced to order in her studio and hand-quilted by amish women in minnesota. in addition to pillows and fabrics, denyse also produces stationery and how-to books (with chronicle books). but today it's all about producing something for the kitchen and denyse was kind enough to share her cranberry scone recipe with us. just click here to view the full recipe with pictures or click "read more" below. enjoy!
Cranberry Scones
Preheat oven to 425°
• 3 cups flour (400g + 50g as needed)
• 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder (12g)
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda (3g)
• 1/2 cup sugar (125g — more or less, to your taste)
• 12 tablespoons cold butter, cut up into small pieces (170g)
• 1 cup buttermilk (or you can use regular milk in a pinch) (240ml)
• 1 cup dried, sweetened cranberries (or more if you like, I just throw them in so I'm not sure how much I use) (a handful and a half)
• cinnamon and fresh ground nutmeg to taste
• 1 beaten egg white
Make sure all ingredients, especially butter and milk, are very very cold, straight from the refrigerator.
Sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda and sugar in a bowl.
Using two knives, or a pastry cutter, cut butter into mixture until the mixture resembles chunky oatmeal. Do not use your hands as the heat from them will soften the butter.
Add cranberries.
Add buttermilk and mix with a fork until just blended. It will resemble a shaggy mass.
Quickly knead the dough into a ball shape. If the dough is still quite sticky, add a bit more flour, a tablespoon at a time until it no longer sticks to your hands.
Sprinkle with a little cinnamon and grated nutmeg.
Fold dough in half and sprinkle with a little more cinnamon and grated nutmeg.
Knead and fold a few more times, sprinkling with a little of the cinnamon and nutmeg so the spices are layered in the dough. Be careful not to overwork dough.
Form the dough into a flat-ish circle on your baking sheet.
Cut into pie-shaped pieces – I usually cut it into about 8 to 10.
Brush tops with beaten egg white.
Bake 15 to 20 minutes.
About this recipe: I have a sweet tooth. I love breakfast. I love this scone recipe because it is foolproof. These scones are moist, not too sweet, and really really good.
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Compiled and Photographed by Kristina of Three Layer Cake.com


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Creative Gardening: Fairy GardenPosted on : May 11, 2010
These photos were submitted by a customer that attended out recent "Creative Containers" class.
She was inspired and created this great Fairy Garden. Many of the items were purchased at The Arbor Gate.
Kudos Carol! Well done!
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text: How To Windows How to Open, Edit, & Convert AFI Files Share Pin Email Print AFI Files. Windows Key Concepts File Types Computer Concepts Command Line Basics Guides & Tutorials Installing & Upgrading Tips & Tricks By Tim Fisher General Manager, VP, Lifewire.com Tim Fisher has 30+ years' professional technology support experience. He writes troubleshooting content and is the General Manager of Lifewire. our editorial process Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Tim Fisher Updated February 21, 2019 A file with the AFI file extension is an AOMEI Backupper file created by the AOMEI Backupper backup software. AFI files hold folders and files that have been backed up through the application. If the program is storing a backup of a hard drive, it will use the ADI file extension instead. Some AFI files may be Truevision Bitmap Graphic files, especially if the files are small and you suspect they're images of some kind. How to Open an AFI File AFI files that aren't images need to be opened with an AOMEI Backupper program, either the free AOMEI Backupper Standard or the paid AOMEI Backupper Professional. This is how you're able to restore to your computer the files contained in the AFI backup. If double-clicking the AFI file doesn't open AOMEI Backupper, then you should open the program yourself and go to the Restore tab. Click the Path button to browse for the AFI file (or the ADI file if you need to restore one of those). Some AFI files may be protected behind a password, in which case you'll have to enter it in through AOMEI Backupper before you can start restoring the files. Then, select the backup from the list to view all the folders and files contained within it. Just put a check in the box next to each folder or file that you want to restore. If you choose the root folder at the very top, you'll be able to select everything at once. Click Next to choose where the files should be restored, and then click Start Restore to start restoring the AFI file's contents. IvanView can open AFI files that are graphics files, but the program is only free if you get the trial version. If you find that an application on your PC does try to open the AFI file but it's the wrong application or if you would rather have another installed program open AFI files, see our How to Change the Default Program for a Specific File Extension guide for making that change in Windows. How to Convert an AFI File AFI files that are used exclusively with AOMEI Backupper don't need to be converted to any other format. Trying to convert one may actually corrupt the file and make you lose all your backed up data. If you have an AFI file that's an image file, you can use the free trial version of Ivan Image Converter to convert the AFI file to PNG, TGA, BMP, JPG, TIFF, ICO, and some other popular image formats. Still Can't Open Your File? If you can't open your file, make sure you're reading the extension correctly. Some files share a couple of the same letters as AFI files but don't open in the same way, like AVI, AIFF, AIF, AIFC, AIT, and AIR files. Double-check the suffix at the end of your file. If it ends with one of those extensions, instead, follow that link to learn more about the format and how to open the file. If your file isn't in any of these formats, research the file extension so that you can find the program that's responsible for opening it. Continue Reading


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Marine litter art competition with Blair Drummond Safari Park
We have partnered with Blair Drummond Safari Park which will be hosting an exhibition to raise awareness of marine litter in June. As 80% of the litter in our seas comes from land, the focus for the exhibit will be the pathways of litter from land to sea.
To enter the competition, please contact Heather McLaughlin, Community Projects Officer at firstname.lastname@example.com or 01786 468247.
We are challenging young people to research this issue, and design an exhibit giving them a platform to present their findings and views on this. All winning entries will be unveiled at Blair Drummond on the 9 and 10 June, and winners will receive free entry to the Safari Park to see their work Following the weekend entries will be displayed at a location within the park for the rest of the season. Over the launch weekend we expect to have over 4,000 visitors to the park exposed to the pupils' artwork.
The overall winning group will receive a backstage experience at the park. This will include meeting the keepers and the opportunity to see behind the scenes.
In addition, we will be sharing all winning entries on our social media channels as well as working with regional press. All entries, including those not displayed at Blair Drummond will be awarded with a certificate of participation, giving you great evidence for your Eco-Schools Green Flag application.
Where applicable, entries will be subsequently entered into Young Reporters Scotland.
Sound interesting? The following should provide you with all the information you need to get involved but if you have any other questions please contact firstname.lastname@example.com or call 01786 468247.
What are we asking you to do?
- The competition is open to all schools in Scotland.
- We would like your pupils to research the marine litter problem, focussing on the pathways of litter from land to sea.
- Following their investigations, we would like them to represent their thoughts in an artistic medium, such as paintings, photographs, sculptures or poetry. The more imaginative, the better!
- The artwork should be a collaborative piece, i.e. one entrant per class or year group.
- It should also be accompanied with a report explaining the research and work carried out. The report should be no more than 500 words.
We want to keep the competition as open as possible, so as not to limit your pupils' imaginations. However, we do have some suggestions to spark off some ideas.
- Research the statistic that 80% of marine litter comes from land.
- Consider which pathways litter from your area will take to the sea and display it on a map.
- Map out some of the more common pathways for litter to travel from land to sea.
- Think about the similarities between the water cycle and the litter pathways.
- Carry out a litter pick and try to determine where the litter originated
This competition follows a successful competition we held with schools in Greater Glasgow for our Sip Don't Tip exhibit at the Gallery of Modern Art. Our winners for the competition was Sunnyside Primary who produced a 'gannet with a sore belly'. Be inspired by their story here
- Carry out your full investigation and artwork.
- Submit your final entry on Monday 21 May
- Winning schools will be notified on Monday 28 May
- Schools will have access to deliver their art to Blair Drummond from Thursday 7 June.
- The exhibit will be the weekend of the 9 and 10 June.
The Art Piece
- As there will be minimal supervision of the artworks during this exhibition, all artworks should be self-contained and safe to be left standing over the two days. This will be indoors.
- There winning art pieces will be placed in the Sea Lion Building at Blair Drummond Safari Park. There is spaces for large 2D canvases and posters as well as 3D art pieces. If your feeling ambitious, artwork can be as large as 4ft x 10ft.
- Consideration should be given to how the artwork will be installed at Blair Drummond.
- You will be responsible for transporting you art piece to Blair Drummond if you are chosen as a winner. Please consider this when creating your piece. There is flexibility around when you can drop off your artwork before the event. Please get in touch if you have any concerns.
The Report
- The report must have a clear structure to it and include a Title, Aim, Method, Results and Conclusion. The reports must all be in submitted in a PDF or Word Document.
- The report should cover the research and work the pupils carried out. We would encourage pupils to go beyond the school gate and engage with their local community and businesses. We would also ask pupils to demonstrate how learnings will be incorporated into future projects.
- The competition is open to all schools in Scotland.
- Entrants will be judged by a team from Keep Scotland Beautiful and Blair Drummond Safari Park.
- Submissions will be judged on overall quality, detail of the investigation carried out and creativity in artistic response.
- There is no maximum or minimum group size and we would accept up to two entries per school. We would encourage quality over quantity of entrants.
- All winning entries will be displayed at Blair Drummond and winners will receive free entry to the Safari Park to see their work .
- The overall winning group will receive a backstage experience at the park. This will include meeting the keepers and the opportunity to see behind the scenes
- Where there is a large response, the competition will be segregated in age categories, so entrants are judged in comparison to peers.
We are looking forward to seeing your pupils' responses. If you have any questions, please get in touch with firstname.lastname@example.com 01786 468247.
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Your IP: easy to protect, easy to reuse
Your IP: easy to protect, easy to reuse
By Nathan John, Director of Strategic Marketing, Cypress MicroSystems, Bothell, Wash., EE Times
December 19, 2002 (10:32 a.m. EST)
URL: http://www.eetimes.com/story/OEG20021219S0024
Design engineers are constantly faced with the problem of creating and protecting intellectual property (IP) in new products. IP is the knowledge that enables companies to gain competitive advantages. It can add new capabilities to a company's products and get them to market faster. To maintain this advantage, many companies are waking up to the value they have accumulated in their IP and are seeking out ways to protect it.
In the dog-eat-dog world of electronics, competitors are eager to uncover the "secret sauce" of a new product as soon as it is shipped. If your board contains discrete components, a simple reverse-engineering process will quickly reveal its circuitry advantages. However, chipmakers now offer IC technologies that make it difficult or impossible for your competition to access your IP.
There are several types of ICs that electronic designers can use to protect their intellectual property, and they have pros and cons de pending upon time, cost and ability to re-use the IP.
Patents are one traditional method of protecting your valuable IP. Patents can provide a powerful market advantage to their holder. In essence, a patent grants monopoly rights to make and sell a product that incorporates this IP. In electronics, the length of time for the patent usually offers this monopoly for longer than the useful life of the technology itself. Many companies reward their employees for patents because of the strong benefits they can bring in protecting IP.
However, the patent process is both time-consuming and expensive. An average patent development and filing process can take weeks, or even months. During this time, engineers spend a significant amount of time focused on documentation diverting energies away from their core design responsibilities.
In addition to lost productivity, patents are an expensive project. When you consider all of the associated fees including those for application preparation, legal guidance and Patent Office procedures filing a patent can cost your company between $10-15K. Costs continue to escalate if you initiate legal proceedings to enforce your patent. Even though patents are a valuable form of protection, they are never an absolute guarantee that someone else will use your ideas.
A more effective approach to IP protection is using a design methodology that keeps it hidden from the outside world. To address the issue proactively, you can either use a custom IC or a programmable device, both of which can lock your IP inside. The level of protection provided by these different devices varies with the individual technology that you chose.
Creating a custom device not only provides the exact functionality that your application requires, but ensures that your IP cannot be copied by others. You can build your entire circuit inside, creating a System-on-Chip (SoC). And, the SoC can include both digital and analog capabilities, with no way for a nyone to view the architecture from outside the chip. Many IC manufacturers provide libraries of IP blocks that allow you to incorporate many standard functions. These same vendors now offer CPU cores that give you the capability to further enhance your design with software.
The custom-IC design approach provides you with the ultimate level of IP protection. However, creating a SoC is not a project to take lightly. For one thing, SoCs require large non-recurring engineering (NRE) charges and significant lead-time. You will also spend considerable time developing a specification from which the silicon design will commence.
Another drawback to custom SoC creation: a limited upgrade path. As soon as you complete your SoC design or in some cases even before you complete it you will inevitably think of new features that should be added to the chip. At the very minimum, this will delay the delivery of your device. Last-minute changes can also increase NRE charges, which impact t he final cost of the part.
There is also some level of risk that comes from transferring your IP to another company. Ultimately, even though you own the IP that is inside the chip, you need to pay the supplier every time you want to modify this IP, or use it for another purpose. The capability that you gain in protecting your IP costs you dearly in the lack of easy re-use.
MCU lock up
Locking your IP into a microcontroller (MCU) is another way to keep snooping eyes at bay. A microcontroller is a single chip computer with a CPU, program storage and data storage all in one device. Many microcontroller products offer a locking mechanism that prevents your software IP from being read outside of the device. Your competitors can see the inputs and the outputs, but do not know what steps your software is making internally.
When using an MCU, the level of IP protection is strong, but not to the extent of using a custom IC. Due to a fixed architecture of internal resources, someon e could look at the signals going into the MCU and determine the resources on the other end of the connection thereby deriving some aspects of your solution.
Various types of programmable logic devices, such as CPLDs and FPGAs, enable you to develop a custom digital logic. Some of these devices have internal non-volatile memory for storing the programming information, while others require a separate boot memory. The devices equipped with internal memory are designed to lock information inside. Because their internal architecture is defined by each designer, it is virtually impossible for a competitor to derive your IP from inside this black box.
The newest generation of devices, which require external memory, allow you to specify an encryption code to offer the same high level of protection as a custom IC. Overall, these programmable logic devices score very well on their level of protection they provide, as well as the level of flexibility they offer allowing you to re-use your IP at any time. However, these devices are unable to provide an equivalent level of protection and flexibility for analog signals, because they are "digital only" devices.
A new type of programmable technology, called Programmable System-on-Chip (PSoC), gives you the best combination of all these benefits. PSoC devices allow you to make your own unique architecture by combining analog and digital circuit elements - just like in a custom SoC. The technology not only allows you to define analog and digital building blocks, but also interconnect them in unique ways to best fit your application.
This gives you all of the flexibility and inherent protection of the custom solution, without the drawback of long lead-times and high NRE. At the same time, you do not have to transfer your IP to a supplier and incur the penalties of mid-cycle design changes.
Designers have many different legal and technological methods at their disposal to protect their intellectual property. Each has i nherent advantages and disadvantages. Two attributes to consider if you have this type of decision to make are the level of protection for your IP that is provided, and the level of flexibility you have to migrate this IP into future products. T
The PSoC method provides a level of protection that is better than any other programmable device and only slightly less than a full custom. At the same time, you retain complete control over your IP, and can utilize it as you see fit, a level of flexibility that is equal to any programmable technology, and far better than the flexibility found in a custom device. If intellectual property protection is a priority at your company, you may want to investigate this technology for future designs.
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