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The IT red zone
In football, the "red zone" is the area inside the 20-yard line. Getting into it is a good thing. In IT, what I'm calling the red zone has a different connotation, one that would be more akin to the red line in motor sports. It's the theoretical point beyond which the system is not designed to be run, ideally. This can be the area outside of best practices that we push gear because we don't have the resources, time, expertise, etc., to upgrade or implement a system more appropriate for the situation. But, like driving a car past the date for scheduled maintenance, entering the IT red zone doesn't always mean disaster, at least not right away.
One example is adding storage capacity to a system that can physically support more spindles, but the controller is pretty much maxed out. There's degraded performance for some users, but it's something that can worked around, for awhile. Similarly, adding more VMs to a host can push resources past their optimal levels. Again, this can result in degraded performance, and, again, it's something we can get away with by juggling workloads and schedules.
Using a second tier of storage for primary-tier applications is a tried-and-true red zone "solution" dating back to the first ATA disk arrays. As a VAR, I remember a StorageTek engineer's dismay as he described customers using their BladeStore Parallel ATA disk systems for general-purpose storage use. These big (at the time), slow disks in a dual-parity configuration were designed for disk backup. But their use as general-purpose storage was bringing users' applications to a standstill.
Another example of this kind of functional abuse is assuming a backup system can really provide timely recovery — even if a single server goes down. Data protection has historically been focused on meeting backup windows instead of recovery windows, and many IT managers are in a state of denial about their ability to get up and running after an outage. Part of the reason is they assume the cost and complexity of "business continuity" solutions are beyond their means. Now, with server virtualization becoming so common, this red zone practice can be replaced by a best practice.
A system for real disaster recovery — or what I like to call "downtime recovery" — can be implemented using a dedicated hypervisor to support VMs for each of the most critical applications. QuorumLabs makes one of these appliances, which can act as a standby infrastructure, ready to replace a failed server or storage system in a few minutes. The appliance keeps the VMs up to date with the primary servers they're protecting and provides the ability to regularly test the recovery process — something else that's not included in the typical red zone solution.
For VARs, uncovering the red zone shortcuts and workarounds that their clients have taken could create some new opportunities. Many solutions can be found that don't carry the steep price tags that customers often assume, especially for VARs that can leverage an entire line card of products. These are ideal situations to demonstrate your value-add and capture some new business, as well as set yourself up for bigger projects when budgets loosen up.
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This review is the third in a series of joint reviews done between Deanna (Paperback DayDreamer) and myself on The Shadow Wranglers series by Sarah McCarty.
Right now there are four books in this series:
1. Caleb (posted on my blog Nov. 28)
2. Jared (posted on Deanna's blog Nov. 29)
3. Jace (here)
4. Slade (releasing Dec. 6th)
Title: Jace
Author: Sarah McCarty
My Rating: A+
Deanna's Rating: 5*****
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Series: The Shadow Wranglers #3
Main Characters: Jace & Miri
Release Date: May 2011
Publisher: Penguin
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Sexual Intensity: erotic
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He had one need.
She had one hope.
Together they have one chance...
She had one hope.
Together they have one chance...
Vampire Jace Johnson was not a family man until he met Miri. But their forbidden relationship ended when she disappeared. After a year of searching, Jace finds Miri in a Sanctuary enclave.
After a year of cruel experimentation by the Sanctuary on her werewolf form, Miri is no longer the passionate wife Jace remembers. She only lives to rescue the daughter Jace never knew they had.
Now, they must overcome the tragedy of their pasts if they are to reclaim the future they both desire...
Our Review:
Warning: This is a series where the story builds upon itself. As such, there are spoilers below for book #1 and #2.
Jace is the third book in the Shadow Wranglers series about the four Johnson brothers: Caleb, Jared, Jace, and Slade. We have been teased with Jace's story from the very beginning of the series. In the first book, it was a mystery as to what was happening when he was mysteriously battling with the the D'Nally werewolf pack. In book #2, we found out that the reason was because he was trying to locate his mate, and Alpha were shifter,Miri, who was part of the D'Nally pack.
She has been missing for an entire year, where she has been held and tortured by Sanctuary. The book starts with her rescue from that prison by Jace, the other brothers, and their allies, the McClaren were pack. But who isn't recovered is their baby Faith, whom Jace didn't even know existed until the end of book #2.
Christi: This is the book that I have been waiting for since the series began. Talk about a tortured guy...Jace is that guy and it wasn't until the end of book #2 that we found out exactly what had been happening. More is revealed throughout this book and almost all of it is heartbreaking...for Miri, for Jace, for Faith.
It's an emotional book. It's also really interesting, as a lot of this book focuses in on the weres and their traditions and how they differ from the vampires. Miri is a were and it was a simple misunderstanding between were tradition and vampire tradition which caused her capture in the first place. Jace blames himself and Miri agrees, but as the book progresses, she begins to see the misunderstanding was simply that they don't see things the same as a species. But the fact remains that Miri has had a torturous year and is incredibly fragile because of that. I loved watching Jace handle her. He shows such care and insight into her needs. It's really beautiful to watch his interactions with her...even when they are fighting.
Deanna, what did you think about the place where Miri is after her rescue and the things that it added to the story? What about the theme of the differences between the two species' tradition?
Deanna: Very well put Christi! This was a very emotional book and I think for me it was the fact that Jace and Miri have a relationship history...then on top of that you throw in the missing baby and I was a puddle.
For me I understood Miri's feelings after she was first rescued. She felt betrayed by a member of her pack, she felt betrayed by Jace, she has been seperated from her child and used and abused by the Sanctuary for a year. The whole time holding out hope that her mate will come and rescue her. The worse part is that even after Jace rescues her she holds a grudge toward him believing that since he's a vampire he is nothing like a Were and he can't treat her the way she should be treated. However it did get a little frustrating for me because I know the Johnson boys are loyal and when they mate they mate for life, Miri just can't see what we can and I wanted to shake some sense into her. I did enjoy how Jace was patient with her no matter how much her words hurt him.
There are babies everywhere in this book. After so much talk at the beginning of the series on how it's so hard for were's and vampires alike to have babies, this book showed us several babies and some young kids. What were your thoughts on baby Joseph finally being born and little Faith missing?
Christi: Joseph....ack, what can I say without giving away spoilers?? Both of these baby story lines are simply heartbreaking to me. The difficult things about babies is how helpless they are so it brings out everyone's protective side and when there is a situation that, as an adult, can't be controlled or helped, it's shattering. I have faith that Slade is going to figure it all out in his book. Then there is baby Peanut...the scenes between her and Miri literally hurt to read. Miri wants so badly to reach out to her, but there is that mental block because Faith is missing and, to love another baby, in Miri's mind, means a rejection of hope of ever finding her own baby. Yes, the emotional level in this book was WAY higher than it has been in the other two books.
We really got a huge introduction into the were packs and their traditions in this book. What did you think about the fact that Jace, as a vampire, gets put in charge of the Tragallion pack? The Tragallion pack is tough and they have had a hard time of it. It was interesting to see the flip-side of were tradition and how a pack can be decimated by a bad Alpha. How did you like that story line especially the way that they treated Miri and Jace when they first arrived?
Deanna: I will agree that it's difficult to tell everyone about this book without spilling too many spoilers. It was nice to see that even though Allie is a vampire she struggles through child birth. I was wondering how Ms. McCarty was going to pull off a vampire giving birth and it was nice to see that it was realistic. As for Joseph, I really do hope Slade can figure something out to help the little newborn. When Peanut (aka, Penny) was found I was devastated! I can't believe how little the Sanctuary cares for children, how they view them as experiments. But I do agree that it was nice to see the the softer sides of our vampires and weres. I completely understand how Miri was feeling when it came to little Peanut and feeling that if she came to care for her that she was giving up hope on her own little one...but I'm happy she came around. Now the whole thing with Faith had me worrying after Jace discovered Peanut and the state she was in. It was nerve wracking the whole book with their search for the child.
I was in SHOCK when Jace was appointed Alpha to the Tragallion pack. I know that it is because of Miri, but I couldn't believe who was behind supporting him. I do think it will be good for the pack once they get over their feelings about him being a vampire and they realize how his thinking is so similar to their own. I was also in shock at how the previous Alpha had torn his own pack down and used them for his own advantages. Oh, it just made me so mad! The role of the Alpha is to make sure that their pack is taken better care of then themselves but the previous one didn't care about anyone but himself. I love how Miri stood beside Jace.
My question for you Christi is about Miri and the fact that she didn't want to mark Jace. I mean when a female mates she will leave her mark on him stating that she is satisfied with him and claiming him as her one and only, yet she didn't want to and she kept dragging her feet. Why do you think she did that?
Christi: Personally, I think that Miri was held back simply because she was so emotionally scarred from the last year. I don't think that she trusts herself to believe anything anymore, especially when it comes to her emotions and her feelings for Jace. But it was so hard reading about the issues that he was having within the were's knowing that all she had to do was mark him and all those issues would be null.
Okay, so do you have any last thoughts? Who do you see Sarah McCarty putting with your boy Slade? Are we still in agreement that there has to be more books coming in this series featuring those gorgeous Alpha weres?? What's your overall rating for this book?
Deanna: I would agree with what you said about Miri. She did go through so much and had so many emotions going on, plus scars from the last year. I'm sure it was really hard for her to trust someone again. Again, I can't even beginning to imagine everything that she went through.
This was definitely a good addition to the series! That I will revisit at a later date. For Slade, I'm not sure who the heck she is going to pair him up with. I hope it is someone who is just as smart as he is and can help take some weight off his shoulders! They all rely on him for so much that he needs some major help! I am very, VERY excited because I don't think Ms. McCarty can get away with not doing some spin-offs for our gorgeous Alpha weres! I'm very, very excited about that!
What are your final thoughts Christi?? Do you have a different idea for who Ms. McCarty is going to pair Slade up with?
(My overall rating is 5 Stars) :-D
Christi: I agree. I gave this one an A+. It was a fabulous book.
I hadn't even thought about the fact that Slade's mate could possibly be the one to help relieve some of the pressure off of him and all the technical stuff that he is handling. I like the way that you are thinking. Hmmm, maybe someone from Sanctuary that ended up working for them without realizing what they were doing and then she found herself stuck?? I don't know, but I sure am excited about the possibilities! This whole series is turning out to be so good. I am glad that we decided to review these together or else they may have gotten lost in my piles of TBR books, and I would have hated to miss out. Now I am ready for Slade's book. Comeon December 6th!


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Earlier in my career, I focused my work on assisting consumer marketers in their segmentation. One of my guiding principles was that Consumers are Humans and act like Humans vs. treating them as a demographic (which just looks at age, gender, etc.) for example. What does it mean to target humans:
- They are a Tribe: They are members of a group with common interests, lifestyles, hobbies, etc. It's important to understand these tribes because A a majority of buying decisions happen without anybody of the company or any content being used as part of that buying decision. Research from McKinsey says that across all industries, 63 percent of all buying decisions happen without anybody from the company being there.
- Know their watering holes: It's important to understand where these Tribes spend their time. Bikers might meet at the same place in the morning, for example. Or they might spend their time in the same types of online communities.
- Their Tribe has a common language: Members of this group have their own speech patterns, colloquialism and vocabulary. Just look at the Fiskateers, a community buit by a around the desire to design and discuss scrapbookers. The company did not try to build their own community. Instead, tehey asked those scrapbookers if they would like Fiskars to help set up a community. The scrapbookers said, "Sure, we will call ourselves Fiskateers. It's going to be a close community. You need to talk to us before you can be accepted into the community. We will give parties, raves and demos…."
- They have their own rituals: Just go to any pre-school in the country and see how mothers (and fathers) get together, share parenting tips, attend the same parties, shop in the same places, etc.
- Think about reciprocity: Don't just sell. Build the relationship first. I don't go to a party and just give my business card to everyone when I arrive. I usually just give it to people I care about or want to maintain a relationship. Didn't someone say "treat others how you want to be treated
It's time to move way from the classical approach of channels, demographics, and just sales and to focus on people's tribes, their watering holes and their language.


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"Come away and rest awhile" (Mark 6:31). Throughout the Gospels, Jesus encourages his disciples to take time away to let their souls catch up with their bodies. The Spiritual R & R Day offers time for quiet prayer, reflection, reading, walking, resting and meeting with a spiritual director, if desired. Group prayer begins and ends the day. Midday prayer with the sisters at the Oratory and noon meal with the sisters at the monastery are also options. Free will offering accepted. Noon meal at the monastery is $9.
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Important Qualities To Search For In A Good Massage Service
Today, massage therapy is mostly recognized by the medical society and is mostly considered by the most people due to the fact they want to improve their health and also relaxation purposes. Today there are now a large number of methods and also techniques of massage that has emerged in the industry and people today are now aware of the importance of massage therapy for relaxation. Today, massage therapists are required to obtain licenses prior to them to practice on a certain city, this is because of the reason that there are laws being passed that regulates the services that these massage clinics would get to offer.
There are now a big number of massage therapy clinics in the market, it has become difficult for people to pick among them on which ones are the best for them to go to in order for them to obtain a massage. But there are also factors in the total decision of people whether they want to visit a massage therapy clinic is not only the service but also the ambiance and also the aura of the massage therapy clinic to their different customers.
There are certain qualities that people must search for in a good massage therapy clinic in the market, the first is that they must offer a wide range of massages to their various customers and also clients. There are surely a large number of massage therapy in the market and having some of them in the lists of their services can get to mean that their massage therapy service can provide various types of massage to their various clients.
There are different kinds of massage therapy that is suitable for almost every person and also for every types of situations, this can make their massage therapy clinic service to be the best in the market today. The next important characteristics of a good clinic is that they must have professional masseurs, this means that the massage therapist needs to have at least a license in the kind of massage that they can offer. These masseurs must also have a number of years of experience in offering massage to their various clients, this would mean that people can be sure that what services they provide is professional and also great for their own body.
The next thing that people need to look into when trying to know how good a massage therapy clinic is the equipment and also the materials which they use for the massage like the oils that they use. There are a large number of massage therapy clinics in the market and people need to look for ones that are mostly known to provide good service to their different clients.


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France stands in solidarity with Canada in wake of attack
Canada – Attack in Quebec – Statement by M. Jean-Marc Ayrault, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Development
Paris, 29 January 2017
I utterly condemn the heinous attack carried out yesterday evening against the Islamic Cultural Centre of Quebec, which killed at least six people and injured many others.
As President Hollande was keen to say, France stands alongside the victims and their families in these tragic circumstances.
The values of openness, freedom, peace and living together in harmony were targeted yesterday. We all know how hard Quebec works to prevent radicalization. This is a major focus of our cooperation.
France stands in solidarity with Canada and Quebec in the fight against hatred and barbarity./.


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In Miami and in Vapiano
South Beach Bathers, John French Sloan 1907
Swamplandia! by Karen Russell, is a weird jewel of a novel about a nuclear family running a slowly-dying gator wrestling park on a small island off the Gulf Coast of Florida. Russell's Sunshine State is surreal, dreamy, swampy, thick with mud, mosquitoes, and warbling birds.
Florida, in those days, was a very odd place: a peninsula where the sky itself rode overland like a blue locomotive, clouds chuffing across marshes; where orange trees and orderly rows of vegetables gave to deep woods, and then, further south, broke into an endless acreage of ten-foot grass.
The seeming impossibility of a tropical paradise combined with the exuberance and proximity of South America, the salt and heat, and, of course, a python-killing contest, makes for a unique atmosphere unlike anywhere else in the U.S. It's a unique brand of chaos and laziness. It's Florida:
Mr. B and I flew down to Florida for a weekend in March, the week of Spring Break. We went with two friends to visit a third friend who had moved there recently from Philadelphia. It was actually in no way like Spring Break since all of us have full-time jobs, some of us have kids, and none of us want to do wet-t shirt contests because our Gap cotton blends are tumble-dry only.
We weren't going to shotgun beers, go to clubs where they played Pitbull, or stay out past 12. But damnit, did we need spring.
Just a couple months ago, I wrote,
It's cold enough to heat up the car for fifteen minutes before you go anywhere. It's cold enough for soup every week, almost every day, for scarves and for the wind to bite your lungs as you walk outside. It's cold enough to be sick every week, which I am, and it's cold enough for my thighs to tingle through three pairs of pants on the walk to the train. It's cold as hell. It's cold and miserable, and the world seems large, dark, and unforgiving outside of our small house.
Going back through my archives, I realize that I've bitched about winter almost every year, which makes me believe I need to either move to Florida or stop blogging from September to March for the sake of humanity.
But, the plane emerged from the clouds and into Florida air space into blobs of green, brilliant and sparkling, oceans and pools of water lapping in marshy, lazy bays, life, pulsing on its very vein! Here it was! Warm Valhalla!
"That'll be $6 if you want the in-flight snack," the stewardess said.
We landed in West Palm Beach, about an hour from Miami and rented a car. It was so warm that we opened the windows. We turned on the club mixes. You can turn on the song below and feel like you're in Florida, too.
Driving into Brickell, Miami's new, wildly-sprawling financial district, we passed ceviche stands, palm fronds, glimpses of the waving ocean. We saw an old guy jogging in just a Speedo. We looked away awkwardly, because it was gross. But inside we were happy it was shorts (no shorts?) weather.
Coming to Miami from the buttoned-up, rigidEast Coast in the winter is an exhale, a descent into warm, toasty madness. Anything goes.
So we exhaled. We drank coconut water out of coconuts that a guy hacked at with a huge machete.
We ate paella out of shared plates.
We smoked cigars in Little Cuba. Some of us with the chromosomal capability to do so grew Castro beards. We were ON A BOAT. We passed Key Biscayne and there, in the middle of the ocean near the island, was a flock of twenty or thirty small boats, strung together, bobbing with the rhythm of the EDM coming from them. These were the Spring Breakers. They dove in and out of the water, between the boats, guzzling cheap beer and swaying like palm fronds.
We laughed at them and looked seaward. Some of us unfortunately continued to look like Fidel Castro in the 1940s.
We did all the Florida things you're supposed to do, and while we were doing them, I was thinking about how eclectic, weird, and wonderful Florida is, and what joy it was to be able to experience it.
If I were a normal person, I would end the post here on a high note. But you know me. I can't have normal-people fun. I'm neurotic. I'm Slavic-pessimistic, and I'm pretty sure if I'm having a good time, the world's going to end tomorrow. So I'm going to tell you that there was one shadow in our sunshine-y vacation, and that shadow's name is Vapiano.
Vapiano is chaos that happens when restaurant industry ambition, combined with wishful thinking, goes unchecked and descends into anarchy. And, let me tell you, anarchy tastes like olive oil drizzled over bruschetta. It's a restaurant "that is defining the future of fresh casual – a new and refreshing niche in the restaurant industry", according to the website.
Vapiano is like if you take the worst parts of an Italian restaurant, graduate-level math, and guilt and blend it together into a hurricane of extreme social awkwardness, according to me.
For dinner on Friday, our friend recommended that we go to Vapiano because he had a Groupon and had been before, and the food was great. The way Groupon works if you've never bought one is, you sign over your email address to the devil, who will send you approximately 11 Groupons per day until they break down your will to live. Most of these, your spam filter will catch. Until you see one that looks like vaguely a good idea, but that's 10 miles across town and there's a 5% probability that you'll go, but you buy it anyway because "it's 50% off and you want to try something new."
If you actually go to the restaurant, there is a 95% chance you didn't read the small print correctly and you end up paying more money because 1) if you don't, the restaurant sues you and 2) You're too embarrassed to pay for a $12 meal with a $5 Groupon. You then begin to wonder if you can put the tip on Groupon and all of a sudden you're a horrible person and the societal norms of Western humanity are collapsing. All of this would be fine, though, if Vapiano operated like normal.
But Vapiano operates on hipsterism, whimsy, and vague suggestions. As Jack Donaghy would say, there are no rules, just like check-in at an Italian airport.
When you walk into Vapiano, They give you a card. "Hang on to this card," the Hostess says in a breezy voice that has a hard edge to it, not unlike Soviet bureaucrats handing out housing applications in the 1960s. God help you if you lose your Vapiano card, because then you can't pay for your meal. And I'm not so sure there aren't any legal repercussions.
After you get your card, the hostess leads you to believe you'll be seated, but you're really funneled into an open space with three possible choices: the alcohol bar, the pasta bar, the pizza bar, and the salad bar. "You can go to any of the three," our friend encouraged us while we stood like lost sheep, bleating at the options. He strutted to the appropriate line without any hesitation. He was an expert. He made it look easy.
"Oh, one quick thing, but if you're going to the pasta bar, go there before you go to the pizza bar because you have to pay differently for each one."
"But don't we just pay with the swipe card?"
"Yes and no. You do need to swipe it, but you also need to pay after you're done eating. So hold on to the card. But if you're getting a drink, get that last, because you have to pay with cash and leave the tip on the card."
"Ok, so we should go get a drink?"
"Probably not. You should order the pasta first."
"Can we order the pizza?"
"Not until you've ordered in the pasta line. The salad is in the pizza line."
"So we can get salad and pizza?"
"Yes, but you have to pay for pasta separately."
"And we tip separately?"
"Yes. They'll bring the meals to your table."
We became desperate. "Do we need a PhD in Mathematics and Logic Theory before we order?"
"Probably." Our friend laughed. "It's not that hard you guys."
We tentatively approached the pasta line. There were other prisoner-diners behind us, and they were fidgety. "I'd like a pasta?" I said. "What kind," the chef glanced at me. "You can have four toppings, but you have to pay for the fifth."
"I have a Groupon?" I said tentatively. "Not here," he said. "You'll have to pay separately when they tally you up at the pizza line." The fun quirk with our Groupon was entitled us to two entrees and one appetizer per person, as well as a free drink. Which were appetizers? Which were entrees? Would the world ever make sense again?
We struggled through our pasta order. "That will come out later," the chef said. "You can go sit down." He reached expectantly for our cards. My heart was racing. I hadn't been this stressed out since I watched March of the Penguins (WILL THE EGGS MAKE IT??? WILL THE DADS STAY ALIVE???). We swiped the cards. "This isn't the only place you swipe. If you order a pizza, you have to swipe there, too."
We moved into the pizza line. "Do you want a salad?" they asked us. "Yesmno," we mumbled. And mumbled our way through the toppings and salad choices. We swiped the card again.
Then we tried to order drinks. "Do you bring those out to the table, too," we asked. "No, the drinks, you pay for here," they said. "How do those work with our Groupon," we asked. "Not sure," the bartender said.
We ate, gulping down huge doses of basil nervously. The food was great, but all the time we were eating, I was panicking. "Do we tip the waitress? Do we put the tip on the chip card? Do we split out the difference of the Groupon?"It was like H&R Block during tax season in there.
The waitress came up, smiling. We needed to swipe our cards once more to pay the bill. "I think I threw mine out," Mr. B said. The table went silent. The waitress stopped smiling. He finally procured the card from his pocket. "We have to split the bill into three, with three Groupons," our friend said. Steam visibly started coming out of the waitress's ears.
Finally, we paid, and got out of that Godforsaken, delicious place.
"Vapiano is a fast casual restaurant with a twist – customers use a "chip card" to personally order their food or drinks from the bar or from the individual fresh pizza, pasta or salad stations. With this new innovative technology, Vapiano is going to change the way restaurants do business!"
Watch out, America. Vapiano is coming for you.
And that was my Florida.


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As Ebola progresses, as it looks like it surely will, (see HERE), there will be events in its progression that increase fear and lead to regional civil unrest and potentially, widespread societal breakdown.
Here is some well thought out speculation of some of the trigger points to various outbreak events:
Event trigger…
Possible reaction of governments
Possible reaction of population
|First week of August
|1. Confirmation that 72 year old woman at London airport died of Ebola [She in fact tested negative]
|Greater scrutiny/testing of passengers traveling from African nations with confirmed cases.
|Increased concern expressed by British media. Panic among some segments of the British population
|Second week of August
|2. Additional cases of Ebola confirmed among airplane passengers and among airport workers
|Cancel flights from African nations into London. US may do the same.
|Broader panic in Great Britain. Calls to quarantine the airport.
|Third week of August
|3. Confirmed cases beyond the London airport
|Government calls for people of London to remain in their homes. US cancels flights from London.
|Panic buying of food and other essentials in London and surrounding areas. US citizens increase alarm.
|Third week of August
|4. Spread through many more African nations
|Travel bans to and from most of Africa – if not the entire continent
|Civil unrest in many African nations; death toll increases exponentially; African commerce to other continents begins to be seriously impacted
|Fourth week of August
|5. First confirmed cases originating in US . See potential scenario HERE and HERE. Many from infected countries cross our borders – see HERE.
|Flights greatly curtailed in the US to and from areas of infected population. Calls for persons from infected nations to be quarantined.
|Segments of US population begin considering measures to take to shelter in place to minimize exposure
|First week of September
|6. Cases reported in multiple states
|Government invokes travel bans in areas of outbreaks. Quarantine is established in several locations. Hundreds of people feared to be infected are quarantined.
|Panic sets in among many. Grocery stores in areas of outbreak are mobbed and depleted.
|Second week in September
|7. Dramatic increase in number of cases reported in US
|Triage centers open. Marshall law considered in some areas. Number of quarantine centers increase. Restrictions on travel and deliveries begin to cripple commerce and our economy.
|Panic increases. Civil unrest in most affected areas. Food shortages result from controls on commerce restricting travel and deliveries. See HERE about how civil unrest progresses.
Many people will self-quarantine to avoid other people. Many will not report to work.
|Third week of September
|8. Epidemic declared in the US
|National emergency declared. Detention centers open. President and military given extraordinary powers. Increased travel restrictions.
|Commerce is crippled. Civil unrest spreads. Food shortages increase. Desperation drives behaviors.
|Fourth week of September
|9. Death toll in thousands and increasing exponentially
|Marshall law established in many locations. Travel is virtually suspended.
|Societal breakdown begins.
While the above is admittedly wild speculation, the potential is there for something along these lines to transpire. An Ebola outbreak in the US is just one among many potential causes of societal breakdown and the need to anticipate likely consequences and prepare accordingly. It just so happens we have this current event unfolding before our eyes at this moment. Stay tuned…


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Every startup must know how to better use the unexplored options available in the market for the better branding.
We must understand that every startup is in need of better stand out to capture more footfalls and more customers to better start off their initiative.
As a small business or a startup, every business is not truly excited by the concept of SEO as the concerns are always there for many unknown and fresh, regarding the huge options available in the field of digital marketing.
Hubspot did a research and found that businesses top marketing challenge is – Generating traffic and potential leads.
And SEO can help you to generate targeted traffic and grab the potential leads.
If you're still wondering, what's the importance of SEO for your business. Take a look at these numbers:
The first position on Google search results on desktop has a 34.36% clickthrough rate. (Hubspot)
Andrey Lipattsev, Search Quality Senior Strategist at Google said that high quality content and link building are the two most important signals used by Google to rank your website for search. (Search Engine Watch)
66% of marketers say improving SEO and growing their organic presence is their top inbound marketing priority. (Hubspot)
B2B marketers were more likely to have their blogs mobile-optimized (62%), when compared to B2C marketers (51%) in order to improve SEO. (Social Media Examiner)
43% of mobile voice search users do so because they say it is quicker than going on a website or using an app. (Statista)
As these numbers show how important SEO is for your startup.
Thus, for those startups, here we present some facts, which every business must know about SEO in this fresh year of 2017.
SEO is a long term investment
Never rush in for the results through SEO. SEO is a long term investment, which gradually gives you the results.
The results might not be as compelling as you are in need of, but the overall impact of the SEO is very high and invisibly, it creates a better branding and generates a buzz around in the market with the passing times.
Just focus on the better digital marketing for your startup and result will come to you gradually. Some of the blog states that the SEO is a very slow yielding process; there is a truth in this claim, but the extent of the slowness is not that high, which most often portrayed in those blogs. It's a time taking, but long staying process.
SEO is too technical concept
As the myth says, that the SEO is a very technical concept; the ultimate face of reality is quite different.
Search Engine Optimization is not that too technical concept and one can quite easily understand the basic fundamentals of SEO, the ways of how it works, and how the results can be gathered through SEO. You can even quite easily learn and apply the concepts of SEO on your own.
Are rankings everything in SEO?
The old notion that SEO is useful to gain higher rankings only has changed in the past few years.
Focus of SEO is not just the bringing websites on the top of the SERP and a lot has changed ever since, in terms of results and benefits when we talk about SEO.
SEO of 2017 and the past few years are not rank based results, but the main focus of it has changed towards better branding, with the use of better techniques and more focused on brand improvement and creation of positive vibes about the business.
SEO is an approach towards customer focused work
Business calls for their customers. Every business needs customers. SEO helps a lot in providing that needed customer base to the businesses.
Best part of SEO is that the SEO is highly focused on customers. Even as it affects the results on the SERP, the whole concept of SEO revolves around customers as the SERP are those which are used by customers.
Better are the results on the SERP, the more are the customers which can be captured by the business concerned. SEO creates a more professional approach to the business and helps in driving ahead of it in this competitive age.
SEO is all about results analysis
SEO has a great impact when taken very wisely and skillfully. SEO tells a lot about the business and how it should be carried out to better capture market. The rankings are the highlights when the results of SEO are talked about.
However, more than the rankings, it tells a lot more about the business. The rankings are the reflection of the troubles and effectiveness of SEO Problems associated with the websites.
Outcomes like conversions, engagements, and others are the part of SEO. Which tells a lot about how the business is faring in the market and what calls for the better customers' attraction towards it.
SEO tells where the business is lacking in the eyes of the customers. And what can be used for the more engagement of the customers. Analyze the results more minutely and deeply and get the results of SEO is a more effective manner for your startups.
Decision you make regarding the promotion of the startup may be the decisive one and the failure and success of the business can entirely depend on it.
Search Engine Optimization is not a magical solution for your business, but still, it has many elements to surprise you for your business improvement.
While SEO takes some time to deliver results, once the results start coming in, the effects are long lasting.
Search Engine Optimization provides you with the best analysis for your business. And delivers you with some really impactful tips for the speedy progress in the competitive era. Especially if you are a startup. Go for SEO in 2017 and give your startup a chance to emerge as the winner in the market!
Please let us know your thoughts in the comment section below! We'd love to hear from you.


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Your Identity is the Most Beautiful Thing There Is
The following article comes from "The Story" resource material. It is entitled "Your Identity is the Most Beautiful Thing There Is". The author is unknown. Imagine living your life with a false identity. That's what happened to Francisco Madariaga Quintela.[1] Just over 30 years ago his mother Sylvia was kidnapped by Argentine security forces. Her… Read More ›


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Since that comment, she has received many more in the same vein and began looking into it. Initially it seemed that Eastham had no recourse for its residents who have watched Nauset Spit grow longer and longer, marching out over their town line from Orleans.
But as other selectmen fielded the same complaints, the board decided to investigate, asking public works Superintendent Neil Andres to research where the town border was. His report that the sandy spit now, thanks to Mother Nature, extends a mile over the Eastham border, delineated in 1797, prompted the board to discuss some possibilities at a working meeting last week.
Although no official decisions have been made, on the table are a few possibilities. Eckman would be inclined to close the Eastham portion of the beach to ORV traffic to protect natural resources; others would like to reach out to Orleans and ask if Eastham residents can purchase off-road vehicle stickers at the same rate – $60. Currently, the northern portion of Nauset Beach is open only to Orleans residents, which has many in Eastham bridling. The southern portion, which extends into Chatham, is open to the public and Eastham residents pay $180 to enjoy it.
(Chatham and Orleans have an agreement whereby Chatham residents pay the same as Orleans folks, but that section of beach, which is shrinking, predates the formation of the two towns. All that revenue currently goes to Orleans because Chatham has so little beach remaining.)
When Paul Fulcher, superintendent of parks and beaches, checked into the ownership of the accreting spit, Town Counsel Michael Ford said that since the land was growing from Orleans, it belongs to Orleans. That opinion has been backed up a number of times in case law. If someone's property erodes and then decades later sand extends across your old land from your neighbor's, you don't get it back.
But Eckman said the research shows that the inlet has moved and the sand over the line belongs to Eastham. "It certainly looks like Eastham has specific parcels out there," said Eckman. "I think it's something that can be looked at more.
"The parcels are in Eastham. You just can't get there from here."
Selectwoman Margie Fulcher said this was the first she had heard of Eastham's claim and wished they had approached Orleans first.
"I had no idea at all," she said.
The Orleans board hasn't met since Eastham selectmen discussed the matter, but her board will likely to have something in writing before they talk about it.
"They'll have to get a lawyer or a surveyor before we have any kind of discussions," she said.
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Derek Lipkin is a Jewtino, an attorney, and a streamer with the Super Trashed Bros. A native of San Francisco, he is a member of two pinball leagues, and loves anything and everything about video games.
Derek Lipkin has been a guest on 3 episodes.
Tournament of Champions: Sweet Sixteen, Part One
Episode | April 2nd, 2018 | Season 1 | 49 mins 15 secs
ahmed abdelrahman, allison mick, anime, borderlands, buffy, buffy the vampire slayer, childish gambino, claptrap, comedy, comedy baseball, deadpool, debates, derek lipkin, donald glover, dune, enterprise, fox, fx, gearbox, geek, geeky, hank hill, jordan, joss whedon, justin gomes, king of the hill, komedio, kristee ono, liz green, loot, luke, marc abrigo, mermaid show, multiplayer, nerd, nerd rage, nerdy, one piece, pandora, picard, pirates, podcast, sonic, sonic the hedgehog, spock, star trek, super trashed bros, tails, the great debates, tirumari jothi, tourettes without regrets, wb, will scovill
Ready for another type of super sweet sixteen? Let's get ready to rage!
With Allison Mick, Derek Lipkin, Justin Gomes, Kristee Ono, Ahmed Abdelrahman, Liz Green, Tirumari Jothi, and Jordan.
Tournament of Champions: Conference One, Round One
Episode | March 5th, 2018 | Season 1 | 49 mins 50 secs
a wrinkle in time, alexandria love, allison mick, ava duvernay, aviva siegel, chris pine, comedy, cornetto trilogy, derek lipkin, dune, hedgehogs, justin gomes, kellie anneken, king of the hill, komedio, kristee ono, marc abrigo, mike manfrin, nerd rage, podcast, sandworms, simon pegg, sonic the hedgehog, stand up, star trek, super trashed bros, the great debates, the simpsons, trekkies, will scovill
Ready, Conference One? Then get ready to RAGE!
With Allison Mick, Aviva Siegel, Derek Lipkin, Mike Manfrin, Kellie Anneken, Justin Gomes, Alexandria Love, and Kristee Ono.
Ocarinas & Odysseys: Super Mario vs. Legend of Zelda
Episode | February 26th, 2018 | Season 1 | 36 mins 54 secs
aviva siegel, breath of the wild, comedy, dark sheik, derek lipkin, hylian, hyrule, josef anolin, komedio, marc abrigo, mario kart, mario party, nerd rage, nintendo, nintendo switch, ocarina of time, podcast, princess zelda, super mario, super mario odyssey, super smash bros., super trashed bros., the great debates, the legend of zelda, video games, will scovill, windwaker
If you're into stomping goombas or Ganondorf, it's definitely time to rage!
With Aviva Siegel, Josef Anolin, DARK Sheik, and Derek Lipkin


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The LinkedIn Company Page: What Is It? Do You Need One?
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With an estimated 130 million users, LinkedIn has become the preferred social network for the business community, providing opportunities for individuals and corporations alike to connect, gather information, and encourage growth.
The LinkedIn Company Page emerged as a way for businesses, large and small, to get on the social media bandwagon in a way that was both professional and productive. These pages can be used to showcase company products and services, highlight success stories, and share recent corporate developments.
By creating a company page on LinkedIn, you will become visible in the LinkedIn search listings, and get a boost in the Google rankings as well. It can also help the hiring process, and its wide array of analytics tools is unparalleled.
There are four basic components to a LinkedIn Company page:
- The first, aptly named the Overview tab, is designed to act as a reception area for LinkedIn users gathering information about a business or company. Typically, it contains a summary of the company's products and services, as well as its recent status updates, blog posts and Twitter feeds. Users can also see who in their personal LinkedIn network works for the company. And they can become followers of the business so that posts and updates appear automatically on their own LinkedIn home pages.
- The Careers tab acts as a job posting area for companies seeking applicants across the LinkedIn community. While a basic job posting is free, businesses are invited to upgrade to either the Silver or Gold Career Page, both of which provide greater opportunity for customization, for a fee. The Careers tab also provides a place for companies to showcase existing talent and outline key corporate values and benefits.
- In Products and Services, companies are able to provide greater detail regarding their business offerings. This is a very important tab, as it can be customized based on the attributes of the LinkedIn member viewing the page, so that only the most relevant products are displayed. It also displays product recommendations made by LinkedIn constituents — a powerful social validation tool.
- The Analytics tab is designed for use by the Company Page's administrator. It provides ongoing statistics regarding who is visiting your pages, what they view and how your results compare to similar businesses on LinkedIn. It's a great way to see what's working and what needs to be improved.
LinkedIn Company Pages are an excellent way for businesses to expand their online presence, but they're not the only option. If you're ready to uncover all that social media marketing can do for your business, Social Strategy1 can help. We offer social media analysis and monitoring that can drive business and enhance engagement. Contact us today to learn more.


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Follow the adventures of this funny clown in his extravagant and fanciful show, intended for a family audience. It's a circus! To make dance his diabolo on a wire, to swallow swords, to enter his whole body in a balloon, what a story!
The artist transports us into an original and elastic universe!
A show mixing the arts of magic, juggling and balloon twisting : Bubble Man twists his balloons, deforms them, extends them, until he literally gets engulfed by a giant balloon of 2 meters!
What does he have in store for you? Are you ready for uncontrollable laughter?
Amazing and entertaining, a show for the whole family.


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People of an Indian background who are looking to buy London flats, or those people who enjoy Indian foods would fare well to learn about some of the best Indian restaurants in London. The city is known for its string of delicious sit-in and takeaway restaurants, ranging from Chinese to Great British cuisine. No matter what food you enjoy, you will undoubtedly find a place in the city that can provide it for you. However if you are hoping to indulge in an Indian feast when buying London flats, you should consider the following three restaurants out of the hundreds that line the streets.
Chutney Raj
Based on Gray's Inn Road, Chutney Raj is a popular spot for people who live nearby. Chutney Raj is both a takeaway and restaurant, so if one night you do not feel like dining, you can take your food away and enjoy it in the comfort of your home. Takeaways can be ordered online or tables can be booked in this way also. Open Monday-Sunday, Chutney Raj offers guests a wide range of Indian delicacies. Some dishes on their menu include dall soup, Tandoori king prawns and sag paneer. Consider booking a table in advance rather than just turning up when you buy London flats, because Chutney Raj is a favored local Indian restaurant.
Tandoori Nights
Tandoor Nights can be visited via tube when you live here and it is based on Great Queen Street. You can also find this restaurant in other parts of the city, due to it being a very successful chain. Comedians perform at this restaurant on occasions, providing guests with the chance to enjoy their delicious food with some comedy acts to watch. Various cocktails can be tasted here, which are perfect for washing down the mounds of food you will taste. Some popular dishes are onion bhajee's, chicken or lamb tikka, sheek kebab, prawn puri and spicy salmon steak. Book a party here too or organize a reservation through their website.
Moti Mahal
Covent Garden is the home of Moti Mahal and if you buy a flat near this area, you must visit this restaurant. The modern, clean interior makes for a wonderful dining experience. Moti Mahal caters to parties and special events too, so look online if you want to book a large reservation. When you visit, consider trying the bhalla papadi chat, which is a favorite. Moti Mahal also won an award for 'Restaurant Of The Year' in 2010, making it ideal to visit when living in London flats.


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Okay, you've made the big turkey sandwiches and heated it with leftover potatoes and gravy. Now you're left with a turkey carcass that still has a fair amount of meat left on it. Here's a hearty recipe we found on the Mayo clinic web site. As always, we tweaked it a little to fit Naturally Nourishing's nutritional values, which is to keep […]
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More Mood-Food … Bananas!
Bananas contain the important amino acid tryptophan and also vitamins A, B6 and C, fiber, potassium, phosphorous, iron and carbohydrate. Mood-boosting carbohydrates aid in the absorption of tryptophan in the brain, and vitamin B6 helps convert the tryptophan into the mood-lifting hormone serotonin. This helps to boost your mood and also aids in restful […]
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Many people who are very choosy about what they eat often forget that their skin is their largest organ, and what you put on your skin is absorbed into your body. Unfortunately, most conventional soaps, lotions, and other beauty products contain harsh chemicals and toxins. If you decide to replace some of the most often […]
Top Home Remedies for Kidney Stones
Kidney stones form when high levels of chemicals such as uric acid, phosphorous, calcium and oxalic acid are found in urine. Other common causes of kidney stones are excessive consumption of Vitamin D, a mineral imbalance, dehydration, gout and improper diet. In respective of the size of the kidney stones, they can cause severe pain. Other symptoms of […]
DIY Thanksgiving Decorations
Thanksgiving is one of the most celebrated American holidays because people of all religions can participate. It is also a time of savoring the beauty of the fall and the perfect reason to create warm and inviting décor for your home. You can start by making DIY Thanksgiving decorations for every nook in the house […]
Cranberry Benefits (Recipe)
Only three fruits – the blueberry, the Concord grape and the cranberry (all power foods) – can trace their roots to North American soil. The cranberry is versatile. They are commonly consumed during Thanksgiving and Christmas but can, and should, be used every day. Cranberries are a rich source of the flavonoid quercetin which can […]
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Healthy Birthday Cake
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After taking the Food Sensitivity Test with EverlyWell and really loving seeing the results in action, I decided to give the Metabolism test a try. Weight gain and weight loss have been a reoccurring experience throughout my life. And it's even something I still struggle with today. My metabolism is constantly changing depending on my eating habits, my lifestyle, my travel schedule and my sleep and stress. So it's always on my mind as I try to find the balance between happiness and healthiness every day of my life.
I first heard the word metabolism when I was 12 years old after I hit puberty. I went through a few years of constant weight gain, jeans tearing, and my stomach folding over my jeans. This was something I hadn't experienced before and I didn't understand what was truly happening. That's when I heard from others that my metabolism was slowing since I was a little older. It was a rude awakening.
Little did I know that rude awakening would occur year after year in this body of mine. Stupid metabolism.
I think pretty much all of us have said the word metabolism at some point. But you may not know what that fully means. Well, metabolism is the process within your body that converts food to energy. The speed of your metabolism affects energy levels, weight, body composition, and even your mood. Your metabolism, can be in turn influenced by your thyroid function (TSH), whether or not your body is building muscle and burning fat (Testosterone), and your stress levels (Cortisol).*
When I was competing in CrossFit years ago, I went through a stage of consistent weight gain and I didn't understand why. I was doing what I was always taught – I was working out multiple times per day and limiting my caloric intake. All my classes throughout school had always said that burning more calories than you take in will always lead to weight loss. But there I was, gaining more weight every week. That's when I started doing some research and started seeing words like thyroid, testosterone and most of all, cortisol. And what I learned about cortisol is that it all has to do with stress. And when you put your body through more stress, it will in turn increase your cortisol and that may also lead to weight gain. And you know what working out is? It's stress.
So there I was, stressing every single day about my weight (increasing my cortisol), working out multiple times per day (increasing my cortisol) and not sleeping much because I was working at 5 gyms at the time (increasing my cortisol). I was also messing with my testosterone levels with the constant heavy weight lifting I was doing day after day. Until one day, I threw it all out the window. I stopped competing in CrossFit, I took 2 rest days a week, I started lifting much lighter than before, and most of all, I stopped hating myself. At the end of the day, I cut all my stress down by probably 85% and my body was finally able to heal. I was able to lower my cortisol and my testosterone levels and finally balance out my metabolism that was in a constant state of stress.
Now let's get into my test results with EverlyWell. If you didn't read my first post about their Food Sensitivity Test, I'll give you the quick breakdown about EverlyWell. EverlyWell offers health testing in the comfort of your own home. When you check out the EverlyWell website, you'll find a ton of different tests that they offer. You can test food sensitivity, heavy metals, sleep and stress, STDs, thyroid, metabolism, and a ton of others. Once you decide on the test you would like to take and place your order, you will be sent a package in the mail with the test kit. Each kit includes detailed instructions, collection tools, secure sample container, and a pre-paid shipping package to return your kit in after you've collected the sample. Once you send your kit back, you'll receive results in about 5 business days. It's that easy! It completely removes any of the hassle of having to go to the doctor, pay the co-pay fee, get a referral, go somewhere to take the test, wait to hear back from the doctor, and all the other inconvenient steps along the way. Best of all, once you have your results, you can always download and take them straight to your doctor to review the results with them!
The Metabolism at home test was super easy! First thing in the morning, before eating or drinking, I used the lancet to collect drops of blood on the collection card. Then I also collected a saliva sample. That was it! I packed it up and sent it out and had results back in 5 business days! So let's talk through those metabolism results that break down cortisol, thyroid and testosterone!
Cortisol – Cortisol is the body's main stress hormone. During acute stresses, cortisol's effects can be helpful, such as raising blood pressure to increase blood flow to muscles and away from the gut, and increasing blood sugar to supply energy. With persistent chronic stress, these effects can be more damaging, increasing risk of cardiovascular disease, diabetes, ulcers, and suppression of the immune system.* Even though cortisol is needed, if you're exposing your body to constant stress and keeping those cortisol levels elevated constantly, the body will be impacted. That may show in the form of weight gain, diabetes, and/or gastrointestinal issues.
Here's a look at my own results! My cortisol levels come in at 3.1 ng/mL which is in the normal range for cortisol levels. Not surprised by this at all. I feel pretty normal when it comes to my cortisol at this point. I'm putting my body through normal stress on a regular basis and if I ever feel like stress is getting out of hand, I analyze what is going on in my life so I can reduce that stress as soon as possible.
TSH – The thyroid gland is one of the main influences on metabolism, with low levels of thyroid hormone, or hypothyroidism, slowing metabolism which can cause fatigue and weight gain. Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone (TSH) is often used as a screening test for thyroid function, with a high TSH indicating hypothyroidism, and a low TSH indicating hyperthyroidism. Excess thyroid hormone, or hyperthyroidism, can increase metabolism, causing hyperactivity and undesired weight loss. When thyroid hormone levels are high, the brain produces less TSH. When thyroid hormone levels are low, the brain responds by producing higher amounts of TSH.* If issues are occurring with the thyroid, it may result brain fog, sluggishness and weight gain.
Here's a look at my own results! Pretty normal at 2.2, right in the middle of the normal scale.
Testosterone – We often think that testosterone is only in females, but it's actually needed in both sexes. Testosterone influences metabolism, including fat burning and muscle development. Low levels of testosterone in men can cause male infertility, in addition to increased fat and decreased muscle building. High testosterone levels in women can be associated with female infertility.*
Here's a look at my own results! Just like the others, pretty normal, even on the lower side compared to the others. I really wish I would have had this test years ago to compare to now. I know that my testosterone was definitely much higher when I was competing and it led to some funk things within my body.
Just like I mentioned in my Food Sensitivity Test results, I really wish I would have had these EverlyWell tests available when I was going through such a challenging time in my body during my competition days. I would have had a better understanding of the foods that were creating such turmoil inside my body, and I also would have been able to see what was happening with my cortisol levels while putting my body through such stress in and outside the gym. It would have been quite eye opening to see test results at that point in my life. But instead, I had to spend 3-4 years figuring it out on my own.
And as I enter my 30's, I'm seeing my metabolism change once again. Before I use to blame my genetics and pout away, but now I always take a step back and try to look at the bigger picture – what stress am I going through at the moment, am I overexercising, am I enjoying alcohol too much, am I eating too many sweets, am I lifting too heavy? These are all things I think about because I know all these moving parts will cause my metabolism to change and they all need to be addressed. No more blaming genetics – it's all about choices. Having these EverlyWell test results years ago would have put me on the path to healing my body quicker and understanding it more and how those choices were truly changing metabolism every day.
If you've been trying to figure out your own metabolism and what changes your body may be going through at this point, EverlyWell is a great starting point! And right now, EverlyWell is offering PaleOMG readers a special discount to try out their kits in the convenience of their own home! When you use code PALEOMG at checkout, you'll get 15% off your test order! That means you can test your food sensitivity or Vitamin D or even DHA all at a discount! Click here to see all the tests and get your discount before it's gone! Can't wait to hear what you guys think of your own test results! Leave a comment below once you try it out and let me know what your own Metabolism test results look like! And if you took the food sensitivity last time when I talked about it on the blog, I'd love to hear what your results looked like and what maybe surprised you!
This post is brought to you by EverlyWell, but all opinions are my own. This compensation helps with expenses to keep this blog up and running! Thank you for all your support!
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Although aspiring to the lofty heights of classic RPGs like Baldur's Gate and Icewind Dale is asking for trouble, Pillars of Eternity is actually one of the few recent efforts to actually match its ambitions. It's a superb game which wears its influences on its sleeves with pride and which provides hours of entertainment for fans of real RPGs. The game is set in the fantasy world of Eora and finds the player in control of a character known as a Watcher, someone who has the ability to read the memories of dead souls. The main part of the game focuses on your quest to discover why your skills have recently awoken and what follows is a complex and winding tale that is never less than utterly absorbing. In gameplay terms, this is a traditional isometric RPG, where you set up your party then explore the vast world, engaging in combat, picking up side quests and all the usual stuff you find in such games. However, while much of this has been seen before, it's rare in the modern world to find an RPG that sticks so slavishly to its roots and doesn't dumb things down. The game gets off to a great start with its appealing visuals and well crafted world, with plenty of detail to catch the eye. The environments are varied and rarely less than beautiful, while the sound backs things up nicely. The story and its myriad side narratives are well crafted with some superb writing to pull you along, while characters are memorable and full of personality. It's not an easy game, and requires some effort on the part of the player, but if you're willing to put the hours in, this is one of the most rewarding games of recent times.


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Fairfax Media | 12 June 2015
As members and senators gather in the Parliament today, they should all make their way to the public gallery where an issue of Magna Carta dating from 1297 is on display and ponder its significance as the foundation document of our form of democracy. They might reflect, as Human Rights Commissioner Gillian Triggs observed, that the great principle of Magna Carta "supremacy of the law over the sovereign – or in today's parlance, executive – government is under threat in our democracy." But the 800th anniversary of the Magna Carta sounds a warning: Parliament cannot ride rough-shod over the basic rights of citizens, writes Geoffrey Robertson. It's not just bleeding heart lefties who are concerned: I would never have believed I could agree with senator Cory Bernardi on anything but I couldn't agree more that plans to empower the immigration minister to strip suspected Australian terrorists of their citizenship is "absolutely wrong" and "dangerous power creep".
Exactly 800 years ago on Monday 15 June, bad King John slid through the mud of Runnymede island in the Thames to affix his seal to a document drawn up by the feudal barons with whom he had been feuding. By that act, this hitherto absolute ruler (or sovereign) conceded that his power was limited by the law – the legal rights set out in Magna Carta, the great charter.
He ripped it up just eight weeks later, but it was reissued by later kings of England and copies were sent around the country to reassure their subjects. Few copies survived, although one was controversially purchased by the Australian government in 1951 for £12,500 (it is now worth at least $25 million) and is displayed in Parliament House Canberra. What does it mean for Australia today?
Magna Carta stands for the proposition that sovereign power (which now resides in our elected government) is limited: that government is not above the law. Nor can Parliament, however democratically elected, ride rough-shod over certain basic rights that belong to citizens. Popular majorities (Adolf Hitler, after all, was democratically elected) cannot trash certain rights that are implied from our Constitution. Those rights, in Magna Carta's felicitous phrases, include that of fair trial, ("to no man will we sell, to no man will we deny or delay justice or right"), habeas corpus i.e. the right to challenge the lawfulness of detention and jury trial ("No free man shall be imprisoned … except by the lawful judgment of his peers").
Back in 1215, these "rights" were mainly for the barons. But Magna Carta was reinterpreted and reimagined in the 17th century, in the course of Parliament's heroic struggle against the Stuart kings who believed themselves anointed by God as absolute rulers. A great chief justice, Edward Coke, sacked by the king for ruling against his interests, wrote a book which convinced generations of lawyers that Magna Carta was part of the common law, and guaranteed the independence of the judiciary as guardians of the limits of the king's power.
Then "Freeborn John" Lilburne, leader of the "Levellers", popularised the charter as the mainstay of the rights of common people. When Parliament finally won the Civil War, the first act of its great generals, Oliver Cromwell and Colonel Fairfax, was to proclaim Magna Carta. Of course, some years later, when Cromwell himself developed dictatorial powers, his affection for the great charter was not so great: "Your Magna Farta cannot control actions taken for the safety of the Commonwealth" he snapped at lawyers using it to free opponents from prison.
Magna Carta became law in Australia on January 26, 1788, when Governor Arthur Phillip, by raising the Union Jack on the foreshores of Sydney Harbour, thereby (under imperialist legal theory) imported into the whole country as much of British common law as was capable of application to its conditions. Not all its principles were applicable to a penal colony – it would take many years and many disputes before trial by jury could be established. But its establishment in Governor Maquarie's time was the result of the "Magna Carta demand" by the emancipists (freed convicts) against the wealthy "free settlers".
America's founding fathers venerated Magna Carta and included its principles in their bill of rights. But come federation, our founding fathers were men who thought like Pauline Hanson and feared that "rights" might be claimed by what they termed "coloured peoples" and by Aborigines (whom they did not regard as people). The only express Magna Carta right is in Section 80 of the Constitution: "The trial on indictment of any offence against a law of the Commonwealth shall be by jury". Although Chief Justice Garfield Barwick once degraded S.80 as "a mere procedural provision", today's more rights-minded judges would be likely to rediscover it as a constitutional guarantee.
The enduring importance of Magna Carta principles is that any government ignores them at its peril. "To no man will we deny justice" has inspired access to the courts through legal aid schemes, judicial review of administrative actions and so on. "Justice delayed is justice denied" remains a potent forensic aphorism against lazy or unfair prosecutions. The High Court has developed a doctrine that rights fundamental to democracy may be drawn by implication from the Constitution. Magna Carta expresses some of these rights: its whole point is to enable citizens to live under the rule of laws that curb the power of the sovereign to abuse them, notwithstanding that the "sovereign" is not bad King John but an elected government with its parliamentary majority.
So for the Australian Parliament, the 800th anniversary of the Magna Carta, a copy of which hangs in its Great Hall, should be both a source of pride and a note of warning. Pride, because the Great Charter was the banner under which courageous MPs overthrew absolutist kings and first established a form of representative government, way back in the 17th century.
But a warning, too, in a country where Parliament is now the sovereign, that any attempt to pass laws that deny to the people the rights which "Freeborn John" extrapolated from the Great Charter – to jury trial, access to justice, free speech and to call government to account – will be struck down by the High Court because they are rights which may now be implied from the Australian Constitution.
You cannot have a true democracy without Magna Carta's guarantee of the rule of law.
As Canberra celebrates the Magna Carta, in some quarters piously, the government would do well to meditate upon particular sections within it. Unlike other hopelessly antiquated injunctions, these seem as if they were written yesterday. They speak directly to Triggs's concerns about swollen executive power.
An Australian Desperado Manifesto for This Year, 2015.
We have plumbed new depths, and not just within the context of our own political history. The UN condemns us. Our allies shake their heads in embarrassment. Nazi nutters see us as a shining light. Amanda Vanstone and Corey Bernadi are voices of reason. Everyone is yelling.