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WPC 2015: Microsoft's Cortana Analytics aims to democratise Big Data
Microsoft has fused a number of its new data processing technologies into a single package designed to help organizations get more value from their growing piles of data.
Microsoft has fused a number of its new data processing technologies into a single package designed to help organizations get more value from their growing piles of data.
There's been no end in sight to the parade of BI tools appearing on the horizon, and on Friday a new one made its debut, this time with a focus on SMBs.
Microsoft's Power BI data visualization and business intelligence service will be generally available in two weeks, marking a major milestone for the new product.
What good is big data if you don't have the proper tools to make sense of it? A startup, Kyvos Insights, can transform terabytes of information stored on Hadoop clusters into easy-to-parse data cubes, the format business analysts prefer.
As foreshadowed on Twitter yesterday, a new R Consortium of major vendors launched today aimed at "strengthen[ing] both the technical and user communities," according to a Linux Foundation announcement.
Studies show that around 40% of products fail. But what if product designers could understand what features are most and least popular, which components tend to fail sooner than others, and how customers actually use products versus how designers think they use them? And, what if product developers could then utilize these insights to develop products that perform better, potentially cost less and, most importantly, are aligned with actual customer needs?
The recent Demo Traction event showcased a host of young companies that are gaining market momentum. Each gave their pitch and then answered to a panel of judges. If it is important for you to stay on the up and up with emerging technologies, this is must watch stuff.
Most financial service firms, which includes banking and insurance companies, are engaged in a big data project to increase the pace of innovation and uncover game-changing business outcomes. The pressing challenge now is how to drive more continuous value and unearth opportunities more rapidly.
Historically, cloud BI has been mostly used by smaller businesses, but larger enterprises are starting to make the trek.
With its new Fire Phone, Amazon is primarily interested in connecting to its 250 million Amazon and Prime customers with a phone that makes it quick and easy to shop over the Web.
The BI and analytics platform market's multi year shift from IT-led enterprise reporting to business-led self-service analytics has passed the tipping point. Most new buying is of modern, business-user-centric platforms forcing a new market perspective, significantly reordering the vendor landscape.


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In case you've been busy working instead of surfing the web and reading non-essential things, you might have missed the fact that Quark has created a "public beta" of QuarkXPress 7.0 available to anyone who feels like testing it out.
It's free, it's fully enabled (yes you can print from it), and you don't need to own any previous version of QuarkXPress to run it. But since it's a beta — a close-to-final test version — expect a bit of bugginess and crashiness. It's not meant for actual production work at all, just testing. The beta expires on March 31, 2006, which hopefully means the official release will follow shortly thereafter.
To download the installer start here:
On that page you'll also find PDFs you can download detailing the new features (transparency, job jackets, OpenType support) and other useful links.
To tell Quark what you think of the beta, (or to read what others are saying), check out the Quark 7 Beta forum:
I think this is the first time Quark has ever released a public beta. Pretty cool I'd say!
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On October 29th, 2016, the University of South Alabama's Vietnamese Student Association hosted their Annual Halloween Party in Mobile, Alabama. The event was a festive way to raise money and awareness for this year's Collective Philanthropy Project (CPP), the Catalyst Foundation – an organization that focuses on improving the lives of abandoned, orphaned, and homeless children in Vietnam.
The night consisted of a live DJ, male and female costume contest with a $50 award per winner, creepy and bloody photo booth, and more. It was a frighteningly successful night, with a total of approximately $1,000 collected for charity. Locals of the South Alabama community and even Vietnamese Student Association members from the other two Gulf Coast states - Louisiana and Mississippi - came out to support the cause, dressed in costumes inspired by famous characters (Eleven from 'Stranger Things'), popular memes (Arthur fist), and enjoyed delicious Asian-fusion cuisine hosted by Bamboo Fusion.
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The call came unexpectedly. It was my mother. She was in a panic about the need to clean a year's worth of dirt off the windows on her house for an event to be held there. "I love all the views," she said, "but I don't want to spend the whole day cleaning windows." No problem, I told her. In "Name that Tune" fashion, I told her how she could clean windows with not five, not four, but only three window-cleaning tools — and do it faster than she ever thought possible. "This, I want to hear," she said.
Outdated methods
Too often, window cleaning turns into a dreaded chore. That's because until now we've cleaned with everything from old shirts, discarded towels, newspaper, and pallets of paper towels. If that's what I had to work with, I'd board up my windows. But, clean windows aren't out of your reach.
The problem with windows is that we think we need gallons of specially formulated window spray to get them clean. After only ten minutes of spraying and pumping, you'll wind up with kung-fu grip and a huge bill for all that spray. But with a small investment in a car window sponge and squeegee cleaning stick, some ammonia, and a few microfiber cloths, you can clean your windows in no time.
Microfiber is my absolute, hands-down favorite cleaning cloth – for everything. Whether it's dusting, cleaning shiny surfaces like granite, glass-topped cooking surfaces, or polishing stainless, nothing cleans as well as microfiber. Look for microfiber cleaning cloths in the automotive sections of dollar stores, megamarts, or variety stores.
These cloths will leave your windows completely streak-free and won't deposit lint on them or give you blackened hands like newspaper does. Simply put, if you don't use microfiber, you'll wipe those windows until your arm wants to fall off, leaving you feeling like the Venus di Milo.
The recipe
To clean your windows, fill a bucket with water and then follow the instructions on your favorite bottle of sudsy ammonia to make your cleaner. A whole bottle of ammonia costs about a dollar and will make gallons of cleaner, making it an economical choice. Or, you can do what I do and simply add a quarter cup of sudsy ammonia to a gallon bucket of water. (Sudsy ammonia has a little bit of detergent that helps make the dirt come off easier.)
Put in your squeegee and get the sponge wet with the ammonia water. Scrub the windows with the sponge, squeegee off the excess water, and polish dry with a microfiber cloth. Bada bing, bada boom, you're done.
Ah, that's great for the outside windows, but what about the inside windows, you ask? Dampen a microfiber cloth with your ammonia water and wring it out. Wipe the inside windows with the wet cloth and follow with the dry cloth. Voila! You're finished again in nothing flat.
The phone rings. It's Mom, singing my name. Her arms are still moveable she's happy to report, and her hands aren't in a frozen death grip from all the squirting of window cleaner and she's finished with the inside and outside windows in under two hours. Now that's a job well done and done, well, fast. Every carpenter will tell you that any job is easier when you have the right tools – and that's true for window cleaning too.
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Home > Health & Wellness > EAT > Recipes > Main Dish > Korean beef and broccoli bowl
Published on June 01, 2016
Makes 4 servings
In medium skillet, heat sesame oil. Add garlic and ginger, sauté 1-2 minutes. Add beef and brown and crumble until beef is no longer pink. Add sugar, soy sauce, chili powder. Bring mixture to boil. Remove from heat.
Meanwhile, cook four ½ cup servings rice according to package directions. Place broccoli florets in a microwave safe bowl with 1-2 Tbsp. water and steam broccoli until bright green.
To serve, place ½ cup cooked rice in bowl, top with beef mixture and broccoli. Serve with additional soy sauce if desired.
Nutrition analysis per serving: 330 calories, 9 g fat, 27 g protein, 37 g carbohydrate, 4 g fiber and 1250 mg sodium
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The naturopaths and employees of Option Naturopathic Center welcome you to our clinic! In Canada, naturopathic medical doctors are required to acquire an undergraduate degree in pre-medical science, followed by a 4-year post-graduate system of naturopathic medicine. Uncover the roots of this ancient healing tradition to study naturopathic medicine's role in future health care, and why today is an great time to invest in a naturopathic degree. Any and all preceding last names below which the naturopath was registered or completed their naturopathic education. Naturopathic physicians think that preventive medicine is the most significant protocol in their medical treatment.
Director of Melbourne Naturopathic Wellness, Marisa Camilleri is a qualified and committed naturopath, herbalist and nutritionist committed to helping you reach your ambitions to get optimum wellness and vitality so you can take pleasure in and get the most out of life. To find out a lot more about how our downtown Vancouver naturopathic physicians can place you on the constructive path to health, please get in touch with us. Undated flyer, American Association of Naturopathic Physicians, Seattle, Washington, circa 1990.
Several NDs have more education and certification in acupuncture and midwifery These contemporary NDs, who have attended naturopathic medical colleges recognized by the U.S. Department of Education, practice medicine as main health care providers and are increasingly acknowledged as leaders in bringing about progressive adjustments in the nation's medical system.
Inform your naturopath if you are uncomfortable with any aspect of your visit or your naturopathy treatment program. The treatment program may perhaps include things like guidance on diet, way of life, workout, herbal medicine, homeopathic therapies, or other appropriate treatments. If you endure with allergies, naturopathic care can give you greater handle more than them.
For instance, numerous illnesses and conditions—such as ulcerative colitis, asthma, menopause, flu, obesity and chronic fatigue treatments—can be treated and cured using naturopathic medicine. Whilst in no way losing sight of the basic fundamentals of the naturecure, the modern day-day Naturopath might employ a raft of capabilities such as herbs, homoeopathy, manipulation, flower essences, acupuncture or biochemical supplementation to augment their perform. Both of our naturopathic physicians are licensed key care medical doctors trained as general loved ones practitioners in complimentary medicine. Flyer, American Association of Naturopathic Physicians, Seattle, Washington, 1989.Read More


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McGraw-Hill CEO: If This Wasn't an Apple-Sanctioned Leak, I'd Already Be Dead
Apple's mythical tablet exists. It's based on the iPhone operating system. It will function as an e-reader–among other things. And it will indeed be uncrated at a special event tomorrow morning in San Francisco. This according to McGraw-Hill (MHP) CEO Terry McGraw, who confirmed the device to CNBC today in another masterful Apple (AAPL) PR leak.
"They'll make their announcement tomorrow on this one," McGraw said. "We have worked with Apple for quite a while. And the Tablet is going to be based on the iPhone operating system and so it will be transferable. So what you are going to be able to do now is we have a consortium of e-books. And we have 95% of all our materials that are in e-book format on that one. So now with the tablet you're going to open up the higher education market, the professional market. The tablet is going to be just really terrific."
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Pensions are still the best able way of extenuative for your retirement – and with the success of auto enrolment abounding added bodies will be extenuative through their workplace.
But what happens to these alimony accumulation you've congenital up if you are afflicted abundant to die afore you are able to use them?
Discussing afterlife and money with your ancestors can be difficult but here, with the admonition of experts, I explain the altered types of pensions and what you allegation to anticipate about.
This not alone depends on the blazon of alimony adjustment you have, but additionally abundant will depend on what your employer offers.
Andrew Tully, pensions abstruse administrator at Canada Life, says: "Pensions can be complicated but it is important to apperceive what blazon of adjustment or alimony adjustment you have.
"This can accomplish a cogent aberration to how your ancestors or audience are looked afterwards if you die while you are still alive or accept amorphous to abjure your pension."
There are about two types of alimony – final-salary, or defined-benefit, schemes area afterlife allowances are usually a assorted of bacon and/or accouterment a alimony for partners. These are generally declared as the gold accepted for alimony provision, but are added rare.
And there are defined-contribution schemes (whether abode or individual) area the alimony pot is anesthetized to family.
Defined accession schemes are acclimated as allotment of the auto-enrolment rollout and are now common, so if you've alone afresh aing a adjustment this is acceptable to be the blazon you have.
Some bodies who accept a DC adjustment may accept an employer who pays a authentic account on their death, for archetype alert your salary.
With final-salary pensions, best schemes will pay out a agglomeration sum to a almsman (typically your apron but it may be a adolescent or added dependent) of a assorted of bacon (eg two times basal salary). If you die afore the age of 75 this is paid tax-free, as continued as the adjustment pays the money out aural two years.
This blazon of alimony will additionally pay your spouse, civilian accomplice or abased adolescent an income, usually about 50%.
This is burdened as assets and stops back the apron or inheriting abased dies. If you're not affiliated it's account blockage if your adjustment will pay to a cohabitee. Best now will but some schemes will still alone pay to a acknowledged apron or civilian partner.
If you accept this blazon of pension, it is basal that you accept registered an a expression-of-wish form.
This helps the advisers of the alimony to pay any agglomeration sum to the almsman you decide, although who receives the money is commonly at the acumen of the trustees. The anatomy additionally helps abstain accidental tax charges.
It is accessible to lose clue of pensions, so if a apron or accomplice wants to analysis if the asleep had any alimony accouterment they allegation to acquaintance the alimony archetype service.
If you are single, afar or accept no abased children, again it is account cerebration about what you ability appetite to appear in the accident of your afterlife – while there may be no alimony payable, a agglomeration sum may still be paid (eg a assorted of your salary) so an expression-of- ambition anatomy is arguably alike added important in this case.
You can alteration out of the authentic account adjustment to an alone alimony which can accommodate far greater adaptability and best in who could potentially accede the pension. However, this involves a cardinal of risks so you allegation seek banking admonition afore accomplishing this.
The defined-contribution or alone pension, which is now commonplace, is area you accept your own 'pot' of money which is paid to ancestors afterward death. However, some administration may still action a assorted of bacon like a final-salary pension, in addition, if an agent dies.
The alimony freedoms accept been declared as a d banker about how the alimony pot is advised on death.
The pot can now be affiliated tax-free and cascaded bottomward generations, sometimes chargeless of both assets and bequest tax charges.
Again, it is basal that you complete and accumulate adapted an announcement of ambition form. This will admonition the alimony provider adjudge area and who to pay any allowances to, and can acceleration up things appreciably at a actual difficult time.
It's additionally important you accumulate this anatomy up to date if claimed affairs change, for archetype on divorce.
Tax analysis on afterlife with DC pensions depends on whether the policyholder dies afore the age of 75 or from 75 onwards. If you are still alive this is acceptable to be afore 75 and in that case pensions can be affiliated tax-free. If the policyholder dies afterwards 75, any agglomeration sum or assets is burdened at the beneficiary's bordering amount of tax back it is aloof from the pension.
In both cases afterlife allowances paid afore age 75 – either assorted of bacon or from clear alimony accumulation – calculation appear the lifetime allowance, currently £1.03million. So for some bodies who accept college salaries and college alimony accumulation this could beggarly a tax allegation on allowances in balance of £1.03million.
Andrew Tully adds: "There are some basal rules to chase but the best important affair to remember, whatever blazon of alimony you ability have, is to ensure your employer, alimony trustee or alimony provider has an a expression-of-wish form.
"Think of this as 'a will for your pension', this will ensure the appropriate bodies accept your alimony allowances as bound as possible."
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this is my other love: chowder. no, not the soup, though i do love that too, but my beautiful little netherland dwarf bunny.
she is nearly four years old and has been living and sneakily chewing her way through our home since she was a teeny tiny baby bunny. these days she knows the score and is better, though she still likes to chew through cables that she deems are in the way, but we in turn have learnt to avoid this. and corners of furniture. we're still trying to figure out a way to avoid this.
she has her favourite spots around the house: in front of the fire, on the futon in the spare room (which she has adopted to be her room) and under my feet. she likes to be near us and is always sat next to one of us, otherwise she is usually having a nap under the radiator in her room.
she has certain routines. every morning she'll run into the bedroom and check if we're up, which we usually aren't, so she wanders back off to her own room and kills some time before coming back periodically to check again. eventually she loses her patience and just climbs on the bed and stamps her feet and licks our faces until we give in. every evening she knows it's pellet time so she sits outside the bathroom until i emerge and then she follows and circles excitedly until she gets her yummy pellets.
can you tell i'm totally in love with her? a little too much, i acknowledge that. but she makes me so happy and how can i not love something that does that?
|she is a greedy little thing and spends many a fun hour eating up
all the bits at the bottom of the cabbage bag.
|she is always always curious.
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Dillon Klassen from Realife Church in Borger, TX brings us this these lights poking their head out from the darkness behind the columns and arches.
They had a budget of around $120.
They have over 20 LED's overhead, so they wanted to warm up the stage with some regular lightbulbs. They used 4 On-Stage tri-pod stands that they already had sitting around and clamped one AmericanDJ Eliminator light to each stand. For the light, they used a regular Walmart halogen bulb ($8), and then used Apollo's 1600 diffusion sheet ($10) in front to warm it up and "frost" the lights.
The trees were the Alpine Tree from Hobby Lobby – there were two 7 foot trees, and one 4 foot tree which they picked up during a sale (just over $100 for all 3).
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Wouldn't it be nice to have an additional aid or so goes the saying "an extra set of hands" when it comes to looking good? Well, here comes big help from a small package! Enjoy some spare time and treat your eyes to a mini spa session. Recently, eye masks or eye patches have made their way into the spotlight. If you just don't have time or cannot stay consistent to using a daily eye product then these would be just the help you need. Most of these masks can help assist in de-puffing the eye area, brightening up eye darkness, and smoothing out or firmingthe eye area.
Try the Skyn Iceland Hydro Cool Firming Eye Gels as seen on The Doctors. All you need is about 10 spare minutes. These eye gels are concentrated with elastin which can help to firm and tone, hexapeptide which helps to reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles, gingko biloba which improves blood flow and helps reduce puffiness, plus there's even advanced antioxidants to help prevent future damage.
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Plant A Vegetable Garden — Spring 2009 | Out Here Magazine
Benefit your health and pocketbook by growing your own
Rising grocery prices, tainted food, and pesticides can make a trip to your supermarket's produce department unsettling.
The solution? Grow your own. For the price of a few seeds or seedlings and some time and effort on your part, you can produce vegetables that are tasty, safe, economical, nutritious, and fresher than you'll ever get at a store. After all, there's nothing like a home-grown tomato.
Whether you have the room and time for a large garden or simply a corner of your yard or patio for a few plants, you can reduce your grocery bill and increase your family's nutrition.
How Do I Start?
Decide where your garden will go and then get a soil test through your local extension office. You're going to invest time, work, and money in your garden, so you might as well make sure that your soil is fertile. This simple, inexpensive test can determine that.
To find out more about soil tests and collecting soil samples, read a story Out Here published last spring (Spring 2008) at theOut Here Archives.
What Should I Grow?
Simply put, plant the vegetables that your family likes.
If your family eats a lot of salad, then plant lettuce, cucumbers, carrots, broccoli, cauliflower, radishes, and, of course, tomatoes.
Think about meals. Do you stir-fry? Grow bell peppers, onions, peas, and broccoli. Do you make Mexican food? Consider various hot peppers. Do you create main dishes from vegetables? Potatoes, squash, eggplant, and spinach might be options.
In planning your garden vegetables, consider adding a variety or two that your household considers tolerable, but not great.
You may find that homegrown freshness increases the taste, and that vegetable just may turn out to be a family favorite.
Plant an unfamiliar vegetable or two, just for kicks. If it's not to your taste, give the harvest to neighbors or your local food bank.
How Large Should My Garden Be?
A beginner's garden should measure about 10x18 feet, which easily will feed a family of four to six. This is just a guideline, however. Adjust your garden spot to fit your family size, available space, amount of time you can spend in it, and the amount of work you're willing to do.
Keep in mind that a too-large garden can easily overwhelm you and become a discouraging chore. Keep it manageable. You'll be amazed at your success — and the good food you put on your table.
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A winner was selected from 50 designs submitted by 16 freelance designers.
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Role of multipurpose community telecentres in accelerating national development in Ghana
This paper examines the development, growth and potential sustainability of small business communication centres in cities in Ghana. It investigates the extent to which these enterprises are using modem communication tools to provide services and its impact on rural development. It describes the type of technologies available at these centres and demonstrates how these centres could be used to provide services to urban, rural and other underserved populations. Additionally, it draws attention to how information technology could be used to alleviate the information needs of Ghanaians. Lastly, it provides a comprehensive listing of the major communication/information centres in the country.
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This will be the last post for a week or so as I'm headed to San Diego for the ESRI Users Conference. San Diego, home of the most consistent weather in the continental US. What a great place to live.
A good, though busy day today. Not much time for doing what I want (like writing). In the middle of the day I had to trek to Ewald Kia and get a new key for the van. Well, the one they gave me got stuck in the ignition and they had to have a service guy come and extricate it. This was after the sales guy and another guy tried the same thing I did. Turn harder. Pull harder. Yep did them both.
It was a frustrating end to a frustrating ordeal, but we did get a new one, with promises to get a new FOB next week.
In any case, I miss my family. It's going to be a long week in CA. Conferencing is an absolutely draining experience. Lots of walking, eating out, socializing, late nights, early mornings, more walking. Beats working, but not by much. Exhausting.
Things I miss about my family:
- Donna's updates about what's going on this week/day/hour
- Sarah's playful sense of humor
- Ben's socks in my bed, under the couch, or on the kitchen table
- Laughing with Donna over whatever
- Sarah's elfish grin
- Ben's shouting "Dad!" from two rooms, or floors away
- Donna's cooking!
- Sarah's sarcasm
- Ben's slamming the back door to go out and play with Juanito
It's weird, but the rattle and hum of family makes this house what it is. Without them here, it's just a big empty shell. I might as well be living in a refrigerator box. Seriously. It's not a home without them, it's just a house.
Well, I've got to finish packing, so fro now I'm...
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Crisis Pregnancy Centers Investigated.
This movement is more about regulating women's sex lives than saving the "life of an unborn child." Kathryn looks at their government financing, the tactics used by these organizations to lure innocent women in, the history of the adoption movement in the US, the religious ideology behind these organizations, and - where she is best in this piece - examines the disrupted lives of the young women who are taken in.


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Bilberry Powder
- Bilberry Powder (英语)
Xi'an Chinwon Biotech Inc.目前只在以下作出标识的区域展示其产品资料:
Bilberry powder is a pale violet fine powder that is rich in vitamin C and other nutritious ingredients. This product is air dried, packaged in a 25kg container, and used in healthy foods.
Xi'an Chinwon Biotech Inc. is a professional producer and provider of juice concentrates and plant extracts for the Food Industry. They specialize in freeze drying, vacuum drying, spray drying and fruit & vegetable juice concentrate processing to preserve their products. These include Fruit and Herbal Extracts and some Colorants along with and assortment of juice concentrates such as Mulberry, Goji, Broccoli and Apple.
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Cyclists complete 160-mile Kenya challenge
Two quantity surveyors from Swindon-headquartered construction firm Beard have completed a 160-mile office challenge, cycling from the firm's Guildford Office, to its offices in Oxford, Swindon and Bristol.
The challenge was to raise money for Youth Challenge Oxfordshire (YoCO) and the Nasio Trust.
YoCO is a local charity which supports young people aged 14-21 to develop resilience and confidence so that they can overcome some of the problems they face in their teenage years and early twenties.
Through YoCO, they follow an 18-month guided programme called EXIT7 which helps them overcome seven key challenges which mirror those they face in everyday life such as social media pressure and cyber bullying. They may also volunteer for a life-changing ten-day trip to the Nasio Trust charity in Western Kenya where they help local teachers working with HIV orphans.
Money raised by the Beard cyclists will support young people on the ten-day volunteering trip to help empower communities in Western Kenya, aiming to break the cycle of poverty by providing education, improving health and developing commerce.
Beard quantity surveyors James Forster and Lee McGavin, completed the cycle challenge over two days, cycling through gruelling conditions to reach their goal.
"We're so proud to be raising money for this amazing group which provides a much-needed support service for young people in the area," says Beard quantity surveyor, James Forster. "We're also very grateful for the generosity our local communities have shown in donating money to fund this amazing opportunity for young people to travel to Kenya and support communities in need.
"Since the global HIV epidemic broke out 30 years ago, an estimated 17 million children – 90 percent in sub-Saharan Africa – have lost one or both parents due to AIDS."
Beard will also sponsor YoCO's fireworks display on 4 November in Berinsfield which will be a major fundraising event for the charity.
James, Lee and Beard site manager Kieran Tiller, will join YoCO's young people on their volunteering trip to Kenya in April 2019.
Guy Hannell, Beard regional director, said: "We are all so proud of James and Lee for completing this incredible challenge.
"As part of our commitment to giving back to the community, we are always looking for opportunities to support initiatives which bring real benefits to our local communities.
"I am so pleased that James, Lee and Kieran have led us to support this fantastic charity."


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On February 25, the NACDS Retail Advisory Board will travel to London with some very timely educational goals. The team of 64 manufacturers, retailers and suppliers will focus on key marketplace trends, including multigenerational retailing, how the Omni-channel is creating a better shopping experience, increasingly urban retailing and managing over-the-counter medications.
Why London? According to Bryan Stuke, chairman of the NACDS Retail Advisory Board and Procter & Gamble vice president of customer business development, England's population is aging a few years ahead of the American population, so the opportunity to observe how British retailers are managing the needs of aging consumers is relevant, especially given the baby boomer juggernaut that's seemingly affecting every aspect of life in the U.S. Another good reason to choose London is its centuries-long reputation as a thriving, diverse, populous European capital. Stuke says a big trend in the U.S. right now is to become more urbanized rather than suburban or rural, so London fits the bill.
This popular market immersion trip will be the fourth for the Retail Advisory Board so far. Past trips have been to Toronto, San Juan, Puerto Rico, and Austin, Texas. The group will travel to Boston in May. Stuke says the objective is to identify places where new ideas are being generated and new retail formats exist. He said the trips "allow retailers and manufacturers to walk a store together to discover new ideas on how they can merchandise their stores, product categories, adjacencies or product lines better."
Beyond merchandising, supply chain and store operations, the group will also look at how British retailers are becoming Omni channel—utilizing Internet, mobile and the physical store to help the consumer shop whenever they want and pick up merchandise wherever they want to pick it up.
Stuke says, "There's a nice mix of retailers and manufacturers on the trip, so there's going to be quite a bit of interaction between the retailers and the manufacturers in a non-traditional setting. It's pure learning and sharing."
The group will have the opportunity to tour several stores, including Boots, Burberry's, Marks & Spencer and Tesco. A speaker will provide an overview of English history, putting into perspective the ways the English government and healthcare systems have evolved. A speaker from Nielson will also present on the English retail market, contrasting the differences between British and U.S. stores. As part of the comprehensive agenda, representatives from the U.S. embassy will address policy issues in the U.K. and E.U., such as privacy concerns and how the embassy can help U.S. companies in England.
The NACDS Retail Advisory Board market immersion trips take brainstorming beyond the confines of the conference room and out into the world, for interactive, real-time results


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Notalgia paresthetica (NP) is a sensory neuropathic syndrome of the midback skin, classically described as the unilateral infrascapular area. Notalgia paresthetica is primarily a localized pruritus and dysesthesia syndrome, and it may present with episodic itching or pain on a small patch of the mid back, usually an area of skin just past easy reach. Notalgia paresthetica is very common; however, it remains heavily underrecognized and largely underdiagnosed. [1, 2]
Additional features of notalgia paresthetica may include localized burning, pain, tenderness, hyperalgesia, or dysesthesias. [3] Notalgia paresthetica may be associated with a poorly circumscribed tan or hyperpigmented patch in the symptomatic area. Notalgia paresthetica tends to be a chronic condition with periodic remissions and exacerbations. While not life threatening and not generally associated with other comorbidities, notalgia paresthetica frequently decreases quality of life, causing much discomfort and nuisance to the affected patients.
Generally speaking, notalgia paresthetica is described in relatively high association with cervical musculoskeletal disease, particularly at the C4-C6 level. Although radiographically documented cervical spinal disease is not uncommon, it is not a requirement to make the diagnosis of notalgia paresthetica. Even in the absence of radiographic findings, a significant number of notalgia paresthetica patients have a history of neck pain at some time in their life, painful neck muscle spasm, asymptomatic neck spasm, interscapular pain, arthritis, and neck injuries. Treatment of the underlying neck pathology through nondermatologic modalities often results in temporary improvement of the notalgia paresthetica symptoms. Therapies, including transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) and electrical muscle stimulation (EMS) of the neck, have proved to be some of the most effective and promising treatments for this otherwise refractory condition. Conversely, topical treatments aimed primarily at the affected back skin are essentially unsatisfactory and ineffective. Traditionally therapies such as capsaicin have been described as mainstays in treatment of notalgia paresthetica; however, therapies aimed at treating the underlying musculoskeletal pathology are likely much more effective than using topical therapies aimed at essentially masking the cutaneous symptoms. [22]
Most recently, notalgia paresthetica has been described in association with brachioradial pruritus (BRP) in a large number of patients. Often, BRP may involve one or both forearms and be episodic in nature, similar to notalgia paresthetica. Notalgia paresthetica is not seen commonly, if at all, in the pediatric population and is most commonly seen in adults aged 40-80 years. There is a described female predominance for notalgia paresthetica.
Atypical presentations of notalgia paresthetica have been described, including localized pruritus of the upper back, scalp, and shoulder. [1, 4] Often, these pruritic conditions are observed in the absence of any other skin pathology and presence of a history of cervical pain or trauma. It is therefore important to consider atypical variants of notalgia paresthetica in patients presenting with refractory, recurrent bouts of localized pruritus in essentially healthy skin and of otherwise undetermined etiology. A review of systems evaluation for relevant cervical disease and a contributory physical examination for palpable cervical muscle spasm and tenderness may be diagnostic of notalgia paresthetica.
Although the etiology of notalgia paresthetica (NP) is unclear. Multiple possible mechanisms have been proposed, including localized increased sensory innervation of the affected skin areas and neuropathy from degenerative cervicothoracic disk disease or direct nerve impingement. [5, 6, 7]
Alai et al in 2010 demonstrated a case of notalgia paresthetica with confirmed cervicospinal disease at C4-C6. [1, 8] Savk et al in 2003 showed that more than half of their patients had significant radiographic changes in the vertebrae corresponding to the dermatome of the cutaneous lesion. Further, all study patients demonstrated normal neurological examination findings and standard electrodiagnostic results. All had skin histopathology compatible with postinflammatory hyperpigmentation. No amyloid deposits or other described pathology were noted upon pathologic examination of the skin. [9]
Springall et al in 1991 concluded that the symptoms of notalgia paresthetica may, in part, be related to an increase in the sensory epidermal innervation in the affected skin areas. [6] Histological studies have shown cutaneous changes in a few cases, including lichen amyloid, which may be secondary to the localized chronic scratching and rubbing. [6, 10]
Some believe a relationship exists between notalgia paresthetica and brachioradial pruritus (BRP), because both are types of localized pruritus syndromes. The recently described association of many cases of BRP and cervical spine disease and descriptions of the disease as a possible neuropathic/neurogenic condition also support a probable neuropathic association with notalgia paresthetica. [9, 11] In contrast, notalgia paresthetica is generally unilateral, while BRP may involve the unilateral or, less commonly, bilateral upper extremities.
Notalgia paresthetica (NP) is a relatively common disorder and remains largely underdiagnosed. Therefore, the true frequency may not be accurately reported. Notalgia paresthetica is described worldwide in persons of all races. National variations have not been described.
Notalgia paresthetica may be seen in persons of any race, without any described racial predilection.
Notalgia paresthetica (NP) may be seen in both males and females. Sexual predilection may tend to favor females; however, large-scale studies are required to define the incidence.
Notalgia paresthetica (NP) is more common in adulthood, typically in persons aged 40-80 years. The exact incidence is unknown.
Notalgia paresthetica (NP) tends to be a chronic disease with periodic remissions and exacerbations. The prognosis for control of the symptoms is good, although the condition has a natural tendency to wax and wane. Notalgia paresthetica generally is not entirely curable, although it is certainly controllable and complete remissions are possible.
While not life threatening, the cutaneous symptoms of notalgia paresthetica frequently decrease quality of life, causing much discomfort and nuisance to the affected patients. In some cases, notalgia paresthetica may become disabling and result in many secondary manifestations of cutaneous disease such as secondary skin infections, prurigo nodules, and lichen simplex.
Some increased morbidity may occur because of the possible underlying cervical and thoracic spine and disk disease. Notalgia paresthetica tends to be a chronic condition with periodic remissions and exacerbations. No increase in mortality is described for notalgia paresthetica.
Although notalgia paresthetica has not generally been described in association with other nonspine comorbidities, Alai et al have described case reports of notalgia paresthetica occurring in patients with conditions such as atopic dermatitis, elevated IgE, hepatitis C, chronic renal insufficiency, and hypereosinophilia. The exact relationship and causation remains to be elucidated.
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Patient education involves discussion of possible underlying causes and associations with cervicothoracic spinal disease. Patients need to be advised of potential disease flares with exacerbations of their spinal disease.
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Short post for today since I have a billion things to do before tomorrow's day 2 of NC meets.
We had a pretty good day at the track. Today was definitely our slower day, with most of our events being tomorrow. Jaimee, Alexia, Nathan, Kevin and Nick have all qualified for an event next week (Nathan for 2). But they all have more tomorrow. Jaimee qualified for the high jump, Alexia the 300 hurdles, Nathan the 200m and long jump, Kevin for long jump and Nick for high jump.
Other big news is the CW results from last week: We managed to have a top 3 finish in every category but midget girls. Nice! We also had the 2nd most 1st place finishes, behind the power-house team of Colonel By. Not bad considering we have something like 12 people on our team.
Only blah moment of the day is our 4×100. We got d/q'd because of a bad exchange. It was looking really good too 🙁 Aww well
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If only there was one simple guide to financial health. Instead, there are almost too many to count! No single book has all the answers for everyone, but many offer solid advice that is applicable to most of us.
Want to learn more about finances, but feeling overwhelmed when it comes to choosing a title? With so many books out there it can be hard to narrow your focus. Whether you're looking for a gift for a friend or yourself, when it comes to your financial health here are our top book recommendations:
by Vicki Robin
Author Vicki Robin takes a unique approach to financial health, blending it with overall well-being. Her core argument is that living frugally and finding the right work-life balance is more important than how much you make.
Robin brings up a paradox many of us have experienced - that it can be expensive to make a lot of money. Spending all day at the office can damage your relationships, your health and your bank account as you experience the consequences of too little time and too much stress.
by David Chilton
This book blends storytelling with financial advice, offering practical tips for the future in the form of a story. A young man whose dreams of becoming a lawyer are derailed visits the richest man in town for advice which is duly delivered to both the protagonist and the reader.
The book champions saving 10 percent of your money and living frugally among other tips. If you like it be sure to grab the sequel The Wealthy Barber Returns.
by Preet Banerjee
Banerjee encourages readers to let go of the financial jargon that paralyzes so many of us from doing anything at all about our financial situation. Instead, he argues that at most, you only need to know 20 percent of the financial information out there. He helps readers focus on the information they need to know with a philosophy that is simple: investing is great, but first you need to pay off your debt, spend less, always read the fine print, and build up emergency savings.
A Wealth of Common Sense: Why Simplicity Trumps Complexity in Any Investment Plan
by Ben Carlson
Carlson confronts the short-term investing world by arguing that you should ignore short-term metrics and think long-term when you make an investment. With his simplicity-based framework, Carlson's book helps readers view the markets, read their portfolio, and find simple ways to make better investment strategies that are easy to understand and not overly time-consuming.
by Ramit Sethi
The direct title reflects Sethi's fun and friendly tone. Sethi sets out a clear 6-week plan for you to follow and is thoroughly comprehensive, making it a great book for anyone new to the world of finance.
Why Didn't They Teach Me This in School? 99 Personal Money Management Principles to Live By
by Cary Siegel
Siegel originally wrote this book for his children but the accessible style and comprehensive range of advice is perfect for anyone from the young, to the young at heart.
by Ric Edelman
Edelman's book not only provides information but also a clear roadmap for the reader to follow. Best of all he starts with a simple quiz so if you have been binge-reading personal finance books you can test your knowledge and then skip straight to the parts of the book that are most relevant for you.
by Suze Orman
Orman wrote this book to help empower women financially, helping them to negotiate the
world of personal finance (which is often male-centric). Orman also has a book aimed specifically at young people and the challenges they face entitled The Money Book for the Young which is worth a read if you have kids.
by Robert Kiyosaki
There are claims that this is the best-selling personal finance book ever, so it's possible that you've already read (or heard of) Rich Dad, Poor Dad. Author Robert Kiyosaki follows the divergent financial paths of his father and his mentor. He chronicles each of their own philosophies, successes and failures, and analyzes how they have impacted his own approach to personal finance which he shares with the reader.
Make Your Kid a Money Genius (Even If You're Not): A Parent's Guide For Kids
by Beth Kobliner
There is no doubt that kids these days don't get enough information about personal finances in school. This book seeks to rectify that issue by helping parents teach their kids about the importance of personal finance and how to live financially responsible lives.
Can you recommend a book that isn't on our list? We'd love to know your financial favorites.
Where the heck is John Bogle, the inventor of index funds and founder of Vanguard, on this list? Still the greatest as we Bogleheads believe. Everything he's written over the decades is worth reading.
@duke98290- Thanks for sharing your pick and joining the discussion! The more resources the better! Cheers, KristinA
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What I love most about driving traffic to my audiobook on Audible is that Audible pays to re-target traffic to your product page.
If you don't know how retargeting/remarketing works, then I will explain it briefly.
When some visits a particular website page, in this case, my specific audiobook page on Audible.com, a tracking cookie is placed on that computer, and for 2-3 months after, that specific webpage visitor will see a banner/display ad for my audiobook almost everywhere on the web they go afterwards.
So if they don't buy today, they will be reminded to purchase it a later point in time.
Normally, I would have to pay extra to retarget people, so this is an awesome bonus that ACX/Audible.com does for you!
So, how did you do it, Miles?
Quite simply...with a little skill and a little luck.
Click "READ MORE" to find out how I did it...
I received emails from LinkedIn Marketing Solutions offering me $50 in free ads credit 8 different times. I suspect that I got these emails by having a company profile page and a paid personal account. 8 times $50 equals $400 in free ad spend, and I only spent $1.85 of my own dinero!
$400 in FREE LinkedIn Pay-Per-Click Ads
I mainly focused ads to target recent college graduates and millennial career-focused groups.
Bing & Yahoo Pay-per-Click Ads
I spent $46.61 of my own greenbacks and obtained $75 in free ad credit from Bing.
I achieved 201,768 impressions and 225 clicks to my product page on Audible.com
LinkedIn, Bing, & Yahoo Combined
I spent $48.46 of my own money and got $144.74 in royalties which tripled my money.
"But, wait", you may say. "If you had spent the $475 of your own money, you would've lost money.
And you would be absolutely correct in that statement. I am showing you a way to legitimately hack nearly free traffic that turned into sales for my audiobook. Your results might be better or worse.
Now, it did take me some of my time, which is valuable, but I see this as a long term investment into building my brand which is super important to have success these days. "Build it, and they will come immediately" is dead. If you are in this for the short term gain, you will likely get discouraged and disappointed.
Why Didn't You Use Google Adwords?
Yes, it is.
I highly recommend using Google Adwords, since if you search on the web, you can find a coupon code to get $50-$150 in free ads if you spend the first $50. I had already used a free code a couple of years ago, so I wasn't able to run Google Adwords for this campaign.
But you certainly could and should apply the same tactics to Adwords.
Bonus Tip: Which Ad Copy Performed Best?
Not only does this help me by directing more of my campaign spend to the top performing ads, but it helps me understand what words people respond most to.
This is a great way to hack keywords that convert the best; then you can use them for other campaigns outside of PPC.


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November brings us one step closer towards that time of year where we go rushing to find the perfect gifts for our perfect friends and loved ones. The team over here at CreativeFluff enjoys spending the days leading up to the holiday season by interacting with beautiful, well-crafted, and unique products that are hard to put down. We were recently lucky enough to get in touch with the team behind the portable speaker – Astro. Currently reaching the end of their likely-to-be-successful Kickstarter, Astro is a one of the most unique Bluetooth speakers I have ever encountered. When I first opened the box to reveal the speaker I was struck by the unique shape which features a loop for either carrying your music safely in your hand, or hanging it from a backpack or your wall. The build quality of the product was exceptional and while the item only weighs in at just over a pound, it feels sturdy and at no point do I feel like I will break it if it happens to slip out of my hand and onto the carpet (not that we intend to test this out).
What stands out about these speakers over any that I have encountered is that the artwork above was actually created by Tattoo Temple – you know, the tattoo shop where there is a three year wait just to get inked. Tattoo Temple has partnered up with Astro to create a stunning line of speakers for creatives, by creatives. Tattoo temple is known for only working with people and companies that share philosophy of "lifelong learning, continued development and pursuit of perfection." Including the speaker that we had the opportunity to interact with above, the other products in this line have the work of a different artist on the front and back.
As you can see, the meticulous level of detail within the art is not diminished even when we zoom in on the speaker. This is expected when it comes to art from one of the top 3 tattoo studios globally. I can honestly say, at no point in my life did I ever expect to get the chance to interact with anything that Tattoo Temple had worked on – just watching their process the explanations by the artists themselves left me in awe of just how special the speaker is and why it belongs in my apartment as a practical showpiece. Here is what Tattoo Temple has to say about their studio and below is a video of the artists discussing the Astro collaboration.
"We see what we do as an art form that involves two souls. You are the rare material in the creation of Unique Living Art. One that deserves perfection throughout the whole process. We understand the importance of this process… Genuine art is timeless. We aim to bring tattooing to this level… We fight for our vision, for the body art you deserved."
Some final words about the speaker for those interested in the art: the art on these speakers is crisp – there is no noticeable pixelation or bleeding of colors on the speaker. Moreover, the speaker looked great in a variety of different rooms as well as wall colors. These speakers are very easily blended into your current home decor' and the artwork is accessible for everyone from the everyday business man to the avant-garde designer. While most bluetooth speakers are designed in a way that they become nothing more than invisible sound dispensers, Astro has decided to flip the script and create an beautiful way to fill a room with beautiful sounds. I will never forget that I have this speaker in my household and I can honestly say that I will be showing it off to any house-guests whenever the opportunity presents itself.
About Astro:
Astro can easily connect with smartphones, tablets, computers or any other device equipped with Bluetooth for up to 66 feet of wireless range. With a few hours to go, you can still back this product over at their Kickstarter page here.


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Tips To Consider In Order To Find The Right Escape Room
The escape rooms are becoming quite popular. The escape rooms entail playing games that involve solving puzzles in order to draw into conclusion of some objectives. Usually, players have a set time to complete the games.
You should know that the games in the escape rooms are not located in a specific location but in different places which would include dungeons, space stations and prison cells. While playing the games at the escape rooms, people attempt to do the best that they can possibly do so as to become the heroes of the day. Escape rooms are not only fun but also very beneficial to the life of humans. It is important that people go out to find the kind of escape rooms that really fit their needs.This article outlines the features that people should look into before deciding on going to a specific escape room.
Firstly, one should look into website that advertises the specific escape room. This is majorly because you will be able to obtain only so much information from the website. It is important to know that the best escape rooms usually have the best websites routing for their existence. The best kind of website is the one that loads faster, looks stylish and is user friendly because these are the features that people look into when logging into a particular website. If at all a certain website that advertises an escape room is not pleasant to the eyes of the players, then they will quickly move on to other escape rooms hosted by other websites. So if a website does not look good from the first sight, then it does not have the right qualities.
The second factor that one should put into consideration is the booking system.It is vital to note that escape rooms should have very easy to use booking systems. The other feature of the booking systems is that they should be easily accessible. It is never convenient when players are booking then they get sent to another third party site. It is also very vital to look into the game masters in a particular escape room.
It is recommended for escape rooms to have good game masters. Staff is very vital to all the organizations. You should also be aware of the fact that the game master could make your experience in the escape room the best or the worst. It is necessary for the game masters to be vibrant enough so that they can pump up the casual players. The other personality that the game masters should embrace is that of attentiveness.


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GA1444 - Moby
|Species: Dwarf Sperm Whale,
Kogia sima
Age Class: Calf
Gender: Male
Date of Stranding: August 16, 2007
Location of Stranding: Jamaica Beach, Galveston, TX
Duration of care at TMMSN: 6 Days
Final Disposition: Deceased August 22, 2007
GA1443, an adult female dwarf
sperm whale (Kogia sima), stranded August 16, 2007 close to
Jamaica Beach on Galveston Island, Texas. Braving the strong wind
and rain of Tropical Storm Erin, the TMMSN Critical Care Team (CCT)
arrived on the beach where the stranding was reported and found not
one but two- a mother and calf! Using the professional rescue
techniques learned through 27 years of marine mammal rescue and
rehabilitation, TMMSN volunteers transported both mother and calf to
our Aqua Cell rehabilitation facility where both mother and calf
began receiving care and attention from the TMMSN CCT.
Unfortunately, the mother whale passed away August 18, 2007. Though the entire team was saddened by the turn of events, they all continued to press on for the sake of the calf. Read more about GA1444's mother, GA1443.
Soon after his mother's passing, the calf (which was affectionately named "Moby") began allowing TMMSN staff and volunteers to nurse him through a tube and eagerly awaited each feeding! Moby was tube fed a milk formula derived from the analysis of previously stranded dwarf and pygmy sperm whale mothers. Though his acceptance of feedings was wonderful progress, "Baby Mo" was still considered to be in critical condition and began experiencing some gastric issues, which is not uncommon for calves of his species to experience in rehab since their previous diet cannot be completely matched.
Although Moby continued to make progress in both swimming and feeding, this critical patient succumbed to the trauma of stranding and the loss of his mother on August 22, 2007 around 10:30 am. Around 9 am, Moby was no longer able to support himself in the water and began receiving in-water support from TMMSN State Coordinator, Heidi Whitehead. After approximately an hour and a half of support, Baby Mo passed away quietly in her arms.
TMMSN approached this rehab knowing that Kogia calves are are a pelagic and unusual species and have never survived in rehab or captive situations. However, TMMSN staff, volunteers, and the caring public tried everything possible to give him a chance for survival. The response from the volunteers and the public wanting to help with Moby's rehab was amazing and it is heartwarming to know that there are so many people out there that truly care for these animals and are willing to go the extra mile to give them a second chance.
Although we were not successful with this rehabilitation, we feel we have learned so much about the species and perhaps this knowledge will help kogia species in the future.
Moby was supported on a foam mat and in water by volunteers until he was strong enough to swim on his own.
Moby and his mother were soon able to swim on their own together.
Moby accepted and eagerly anticipated his tube feedings.
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You're busy. You've got WAY too much going on in your life. You barely have time to look up. When that's your situation you definitely don't feel like you've got time to spare. And happiness….that's something that'll have to wait till things slow down.
But when you're buried and overwhelmed is when you are most in need of a break. It's also the time that you could desperately use a little more joy and happiness. Fortunately, it's not that hard to find if you just look up.
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I used to wait for happiness to find me. Like it was magically going to seek me out and wrap me in its tendrils and I'd float on in a cloud of bliss from that moment on.
Now I know that is the stupidest thing I ever did. Happiness doesn't find us – we have to actively and purposely go looking for it. And even then, you won't find it – it's not like it's sitting on a shelf somewhere just waiting to be discovered. The truth is that we have to create our own happiness.
Last night I was sitting on the patio while my husband was grilling some steaks. It was warm, the sun was beginning to set, a breeze was blowing. And in that moment it dawned on me that this is what happiness feels like. Now I believe that happiness exists in a variety of feelings: contentment, exhilaration, euphoria, and peacefulness, just to name a few.
So in that moment I grabbed a pen and paper and started a list of some of the things that make me happy. I'm going to keep this list handy for when I'm having 'one of those days'.
Happiness is:
- Steaks cooking on the grill
- A tall glass of iced tea
- Good conversation
- An exciting movie
- Good sex
- Curling up in the sunshine with a book
- Sleeping till you wake up naturally
- Visiting with good friends
- Laughing till your sides hurt
- A warm puppy (to quote Charlie Brown)
- Seeing your kids happy
- Paying off a bill
- That new car smell
- A clean house
- Sitting on the patio
- A glass of wine
- A Shonda Rhimes television show
- A new nail polish
- Fresh flowers
- Hearing your favorite song on the radio
- Good neighbors
- Banana nut ice cream
- My hubby's homemade pizza
- Listening to the birds chirp
- Sitting by a roaring fireplace
What makes YOU happy?
Your list will, of course, be different. The point is simply that each of us has to figure out what makes us happy and purposely work to bring more of those things into our lives. A happy life doesn't happen accidentally. You build it one happy activity – and experience – at a time.
I've written before about happiness and joy. It's a topic that's important to me because I believe we all need to be intentional about bringing it into our lives. I'd love for you to check out Get Intentional About Bringing Joy Into Your Life, and Do You Need a Jolt of Joy in Your Life?
So what makes you happy? I'd love to hear your suggestions!
I've started keeping a gratitude journal. It reminds me to focus on the little joyous things that happen each day. And when I'm having a bad day, rereading entries lifts my spirits and reminds me of the many things I have to be thankful for. Those moments of solitude and reflection are also a source of joy. Below are some pretty notebooks to encourage you to start your own gratitude journal.


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Cumbernauld has been the scene of a drugs seizure after cocaine and cannabis resin with an estimated street value of £15,500 were recovered from a vehicle near a roundabout on Friday.
Police Scotland have confirmed that the vehicle was stopped and searched at the Back O' Hill area, near the busy Craiglinn Interchange at 3pm.
Officers confirmed that the drugs were then seized and a man was arrested.
A 46-year-old man has been arrested and detained in police custody in connection with the drugs recovery.
A report will be sent to the Procurator Fiscal.


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CETCO bentonite products are used to contain contaminated groundwater, dewater excavations and stabilize dams, levees, and other similar structures. Bentonite slurry has a slightly higher specific gravity than water, creating a positive hydrostatic head that stabilizes the sides of the trench to hold soil particles together and prevent collapse. The backfill material, some of which may contain soil, bentonite and cement, provides an impervious barrier and over time will set to final form.
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SLURRYBOND is a powdered inorganic mineral formula used for the solidification of high solids drilling slurries. SLURRYBOND is made from non-biodegradable mineral.
SLURRYBOND 200 is a proprietary solid, granular super-absorbent polymer that rapidly absorbs and retains aqueous matter. SLURRYBOND 200 is made from non-biodegradable polymer.
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SODA ASH is the common name for sodium carbonate, which separates calcium into sodium and carbonate ions in solution.
SODIUM BICARBONATE , NaHCO3 is used to lower the pH of drilling slurry from a pH of 12-13 (alkaline) to a neutral pH range of 8-9. A white powder, SODIUM BICARBONATE is also added to a base drilling fluid as a pH neutralizing additive. A buffer, SODIUM BICARBONATE is added to acidic water to raise the pH to 8-9.
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Last week, there were fears that the official tally of the Nov. 8 vote on Massachusetts' recreational marijuana initiative would not be completed on time. But according to a recent statement of a spokesman for William F. Galvin, Massachusetts Secretary of State, the results of the vote will be submitted for certification on Wednesday, Dec. 14. Therefore, the measure approved by Massachusetts voters is poised to take effect on Dec. 15, as planned.
Massachusetts voters supported two of the four measures proposed on the November ballot, including the one on the adult use of marijuana. It made the Bay State one of the eight states with legalized recreational cannabis. According to the new law, adults over 21 will be allowed to:
Recreational marijuana sales are expected to begin in 2018. Until then, it is illegal to sell and purchase weed for recreational purposes. On the other hand, the new law allows adults 21 and older to gift no more than one ounce of cannabis to other adults. In order to buy weed from medical marijuana dispensaries, a person still needs to have a valid medical cannabis card.
There are also a few things that will remain forbidden even after the legal recreational marijuana measure takes effect:


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Hello we are Bshine and Gyrl.
We met while playing World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King, after falling and love and getting married gaming still consumes out lives. We decided to create this site because as we have aged as gamers come to realize while there is plenty of information about games and technology, there is not a lot of information about the gaming lifestyle, problems a gamer may face who wants to stay gaming but find themselves with less and less times as more demands from other worlds crop up, and dealing with others who may not fully understand the hobby. We have faced many of the same issues.
ShinesPalace will be a place where we discuss everything from setting up a new place, what you will need in your kitchen to make a meal, the necessary tools needed at home, time management, finance, budgeting, dating, and anything that a person or couple who like to spend there leisure time gaming could face.


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ECOSHRED provides Secure Shredding Services for commercial businesses and residential communities in Warren County, NJ. Security is our number one priority, therefore we follow a strict chain-of-custody procedure for the destruction of your confidential documents and data. Our employees are bonded, insured, and carefully trained. After completion of our services, we will issue a Certificate of Destruction to keep for your records.
Don't risk your confidential data falling into the wrong hands. Identity thieves seek items such as credit card offers, account statements, cancelled checks, pay stubs, bills, and tax returns. Simply ripping these documents up may not be good enough, as criminals may spend hours piecing them together if they feel there is a big financial prize for solving the puzzle. Shredding confidential documents into tiny scraps is the only secure way to prevent this.
Our services include scheduled shredding, purge one-time shredding, hard drive destruction, and computer & electronics recycling. Depending on your shredding needs, we can come up with a custom program for you. We shred it all, whether it's one box or a whole warehouse!
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You've probably noticed more runners the last few years with colorful tape running up their legs. This elastic sports tape--often called Kinesio tape, although Kinesio is one of many brands--is designed to lift the skin and allow better blood flow, which is said to increase muscular performance and allow better mobility in injured areas. Does it work? Maybe, in a few ways, according to a new report in the journal Sports Medicine.
Researchers in New Zealand reviewed the scientific literature on Kinesio taping. They found only 10 well-designed studies to analyze. Based on those the reviewers conclude that Kinesio taping may have a small beneficial effect on strength and active range of motion of an injured area. It probably doesn't help in other musculoskeletal outcomes, including pain, ankle proprioception, or muscle activity, the researchers concluded.
Researchers always say more study is needed on a given topic, but the call is well warranted here, given the relative newness of Kinesio taping and many runners' anecdotal reports of it helping. In the meantime, here are five instructional videos on taping yourself for Achilles tendinitis, plantar fasciitis, runner's knee, shinsplints and ankle sprains.


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Help Decorate the Mitten Tree!
Come and decorate the Mitten Tree at the Roselle Public Library this December!
Please bring NEW mittens, gloves and hats to the Circulation Desk at the Library. All items will be donated to the Bloomingdale Township General Assistance Office which distributes them to families in need within our community. Donations will be
accepted throughout the entire month of December.
Roselle Public Library is located at 40 South Park Street, Roselle. For more information, call the Circulation Desk (630) 529-1641 x222.


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No driving ban for motorist with 42 points after successful exceptional hardship argument
A motorist from Essex who triggered seven speed cameras has had his licence endorsed with 42 points after a successful exceptional hardship prevented him from being disqualified from driving.
The motorist triggered the cameras seven times between June and August 2014 but failed to respond to the notice of intended prosecution sent by police.
His offences were as follows:
- Royal Artillery Way, Southend – 109mph and 82mph in a 50mph limit
- A127 at Rayleigh – 69mph and 59mph in a 50mph zone
- A127 at Laindon – 55mph in a 40mph limit
- Marine Parade, Westcliff – 32mph in a 20mph limit
- A127 Southend – Red light offence
The motorist initially pleaded not guilty to the above offences but later changed his plea to guilty when he appeared at Southend Magistrates' Court.
The court heard that if he lost his licence then he would lose job, home and be unable to pay off any outstanding debts.
After a successful exceptional hardship application, Magistrates' awarded 42 points on his licence and was warned any further points would result in an instant driving ban. He was fined £100 for each offence, ordered to pay costs of £50 per offence and told to pay a victim surcharge of £20.
Speeding Solicitor currently has a 100% success rate when dealing with exceptional hardship arguments in court. To discuss your application, please contact Marcus Johnstone on 0151 422 8020.


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Wimbledon house in London, UK, designed by Lord Rogers in 1968, was gifted to Harvard Graduate School of Design in 2015 to provide both a residence for the Richard Rogers Fellowship, and GSD's new venue for lectures, symposia, and other events. Restored by British architect Philip... View full entry
The Harvard Graduate School of Design (GSD) has announced that K. Michael Hays will offer a free online course starting on February 28. The course will be part of the Harvard EdX platform, which facilitates MOOC's, or Massive Open Online Courses.Entitled "The Architectural Imagination", the... View full entry
Architecture is often criticized for its lack of diversity, and many feel that education is a key way to address the issue for the future. In that vein, Harvard's GSD announced yesterday the establishment of the Philip Freelon Fellowship Fund, designed to "provide expanded academic opportunities... View full entry
"I see architecture as almost a political work" [...]
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"I think that both the art world and the architecture world … [are] pretty intolerant in terms of engaging" with political worlds beyond Western democracies." — news.harvard.edu
More recent news from Rem and OMA:OMA's plans for Axel Springer building officially releasedWatch live: Rem Koolhaas is moderating a 12-hour marathon of interviews on the future of EuropeOMA's hyper CorbTo thrive post-Zaha, Koolhaas says ZHA should emulate high fashion brands"The first major... View full entry
"Can we think our way out of fear? Design our way through dread?" ask the editors of "Run for Cover", Harvard Design Magazine's Summer/Spring issue. The 42nd edition of the journal questions the relationship between architecture and fear, troubling the normative expectation for... View full entry
Day one of Heliomorphism, the inaugural conference convened by the new research arm of the Harvard Graduate School of Design's Office for Urbanization, ended with Thom Mayne of Morphosis Architects finally breaking through the jargon and superficiality of the topic at hand. The theme of the... View full entry
Archinect inaugurated a new interview series The Deans List. For the first installment, Archinect talked with David Gissen, the Director of Architecture at California College of the Arts in San Francisco. Reflecting on current trends and his own interests for the future of architectural education... View full entry
The Ecological Urbanism app adapts content from the GSD's book of the same name for a tablet. Much more than an ebook, it's an entirely new way of looking at the information interactively.
With the majority of the world's population expected to live in cities by the year 2050, Ecological Urbanism addresses the expanding practice of sustainable design. A timely evolution of the book, this iPad app visualizes the growing body of discourse surrounding the design and management of cities — vimeo.com
The Curry Stone Foundation has announced the winners of the 2012 Curry Stone Design Prize. In a departure from previous years, and in honor of the fifth anniversary of the Prize, five winners will share the award equally, each recognized with $25,000 for their work as social design pioneers. — bustler.net
An awards ceremony will take place on November 15, 2012, at Harvard Graduate School of Design, followed the next day with a forum of presentations by the 2012 winners and panel discussions with a curated group of respondents. The awards ceremony and daylong forum are free and open to the public. View full entry
With the firm Front, in which he is a Partner, Marc Simmons has collaborated on projects with OMA, Asymptote Architecture, ARO, Beyer Blinder Belle, Gehry Partners, Herzog & De Meuron, Kengo Kuma, KPF, Mack Scogin Merril Elam Architects, Renzo Piano, Sejima + Nishizawa Associates, Steven Holl Architects, Toshiko Mori, and many other architects. His lecture will explore themes in his recent work, including the speculative and experimental potential of the facade specialist. — youtube.com
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Just a quick note to say that it looks like the GSD's new website, which has been in the works for the past few years, is live! I haven't even looked through it yet, but you can check it out here. The site is designed by Pentagram. — Harvard GSD (Lian)
Due to the overwhelmingly positive response to this semester's Paris studio offering, we have made plans to continue the Study Abroad Program in Tokyo for the Spring 2012 term. Toyo Ito will instruct the studio, focusing on the tsunami-hit area of Japan. — Harvard GSD (Lian)
Like everyone else who's heading back to school this fall, I'm not yet prepared to let go of summer. There are so many things I wanted to do but haven't yet done! I just need a bit more time. I'm not ready yet! — Harvard GSD (Lian)
Do you remember when you took driving lessons and the teacher said to be particularly careful about your speed when you're exiting a highway, because you've adjusted to its high speeds? Same thing here, the other way around. And the lazy pace of a summer of glorious unemployment surely also helps, but a walk to the gym, to the river, or to see friends a few blocks away is enough for me at the moment. — Harvard GSD (Lian)
An institution isn't just a logo, a set of buildings and protocols, and the legal and economic capacity to grant degrees, hire employees, and command public attention. It's not a means to an end—a place where you cough up your time, money, and effort in exchange for other goods, such as credentials or a salary. An institution is built on traditions, community, and relationships built one at a time between the people who make themselves a part of it. It is a family, of sorts. — Harvard GSD (Lian)
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After the successful attack on Miraumont Major Ozanne gave an official report to Battalion HQ and added the comment 'the Boche bolting like rabbits'. The Battalion Commanding Officer when reporting on to Brigade HQ repeated this rather un-military description not realising that he was speaking to the Brigadier, and not his signals officer. Realising his error the CO quickly changed his report to 'Enemy retiring hastily sir, helped by our fire'. However 'Boche bolting like rabbits' went through to Corps and even Army HQ and was very well received.
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Has a freelance writing client paid you promptly or written a nifty testimonial for you or given you a referral? Perhaps an editor has published your first or 100th article. Maybe an agent answered your query personally even while declining to represent you. Possibly a business associate provided a personal introduction to a source or someone else who might be helpful to your freelance writing career.
Each of these and many more are opportunities for you to send a thank you note. I'm going to suggest you go so far as to actually take time to choose a paper thank you note and mail it. By snail mail.
Here's why:
- Saying thank you makes you feel better.
- Saying thank you makes the person you're acknowledging feel better.
- Actually mailing a thank you note makes you stand out.
- When you stand out you're more likely to get more work, or a referral, or, well who knows.
Making people feel acknowledged is always a good thing I think. Good for you, good for the world.
And yes, an email thank you also works, and is certainly kinder to the environment. An email card may also be appropriate, although those may disappear or get dumped without opening as spam. I use Care2 ecards. The site does good environmental work and ecards help support that and I can check an option that lets me know if and when the card is picked up.
How do you say thank you? And how often?
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