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Annie Nyle Photography is owned and founded by Liliya Zakusilo. A true hopeless romantic that has an addiction to coffee. Liliya was born and raised in Ukraine and is fluent in Russian. Her family immigrated to America in 1991 where Tennessee was her home. Growing up in the southern part of country, she has a southern heart and calls everyone sir and ma'am to her husband's dismay. She married her husband in 2002 after only knowing him for 6 months and is a true believer in love at first sight and that love is blind. She has been blessed with two children who have been constantly tortured to be her models. Her daughter has grown to love the art of photography and begs to go to photo sessions with her. As a family they love to be outdoors and on good warm days they can be found at the local lake fishing, canoeing, or hiking along with a nice cup of coffee in hand for Liliya. Liliya also works as a Labor/Delivery nurse at one of the local hospital where she enjoys being a coach and support for families welcoming their little ones into the world. Liliya also enjoys a good book to read, she enjoys to be warm, and misses summer days, however, with any good snow fall, you will see her outdoors building a snowman with her children or trying to get her husband with snow balls. She has been residing in Chester County, Pennsylvania for the last 5 years, after living Texas for a short time. Even though the Northeast has been her home for a total of thirteen years, her heart belongs in the South where she imagines sitting on the front porch of her house in a rocking chair drinking sweet ice tea or coffee.
Liliya's photography journey started at a young age when she always dreamed of having a camera with a never ending film…and then came the digital age. Her dreams have been answered and upon a request of a family member, her first gig was a wedding and that's where it all began. She's been making memories for people since 2006. Liliya loves to tell a story with her pictures. She aims to capture life's little moments weather it be in the first few days of a newborn, a day in your family's life, or the celebration of your lifetime. She would love to meet you and your family and become your friend and its always hard on her to pass up an offer for a coffee date.
The name Annie Nyle originated from a long time ago when AOL was the best thing on earth and dial up internet was parents' worst nightmare. It was a user name that Liliya used back then since most people can not remember the correct spelling or how to pronounce it . Since starting her photography journey, Annie Nyle continues to be her alias name.


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The Herb You've Never Heard Of
Call it Indian-Ginseng. Call it an Ayurvedic Herb. Or call it Withania Somnifera. Whatever you call it, the herb Ashwagandha has been used as a medicinal herb for over 3,000 years. Today, it is found in supplements of every shape and size that claim to improve libido, prevent cancer, and even boost brain function. It's hard to know what to believe for a herb you've never heard of, but it is important to know the effects of each ingredient in your supplement. Well, we've done the legwork for you so you can know the effects of Ashwagandha that have been back by medical studies.
Anxiety and Depression Relief
Ashwagandha has been shown to reduce cortisol levels. High cortisol levels can increase blood sugar and fat storage in the abdomen. The calming side effects of ashwagandha have been proven to help as a natural aid in stress relief. A study in 2011 showed that ashwagandha extract proved to be as effective as the benzodiazepines that are normally prescribed for anxiety conditions. In a separate study, the benefits of this herb were described as a mood stabilizer, aiding in the relief of the symptoms of depression in addition to anxiety.
Cholesterol Reduction
A study was performed on several individuals with ranging cholesterol levels from low, normal, to high. After several weeks of ingesting the herb, patients saw a decrease in almost 10% of their total cholesterol. Animal studies show decreases in triglycerides and cholesterol by over 45%. For these reasons, ashwagandha is thought to help in reducing the risk of heart disease.
Reduction in Blood Sugar Levels
Several different types of studies have been performed on ashwagandha lowering blood sugar levels. One study was performed in test tubes and showed that when the herb was introduced to the test environment, the secretion of insulin increased and muscle cells became more sensitive to the insulin. In human testing, a study was performed on several people with type 2 diabetes where they consumed an ashwagandha supplement for one month. At the end of that month, their fasting blood sugar level was as low as when the patients were taking a known medication for diabetics.
In 2013, a study showed that Ashwagandha helped improve low sex drive and low sperm count. The herb regulated enzyme activity and hormones which then led to better quantity and quality of sperm.Supporting studies showed that infertile men who had been consuming ashwagandha saw that their testosterone levels increased significantly, as did their sperm count, motility, and antioxidant levels in the blood.
Memory and Brain Function
One of the more impressive studies performed was in a group of healthy men who received daily ashwagandha supplements and then test on their memory and reaction times in certain tasks. Compared to the men taking the placebo, they showed significant improvements in memory and brain function while using ashwagandha.
The Results
With little to no side effects, ashwagandha is a safe supplement for almost everyone. There are several studies that have been performed to test the validity of certain health claims of this herb but the findings were either inconclusive or the results were marginal, and thus, I left them out of my report.
If you aren't currently taking an ashwagandha supplement, it's not too late to start and there are tons of varieties to choose from. Powders and pills are the most common forms, but you can also find it in liquid form such as in Kyani Sunrise. No matter what form you decide to take, just make sure you are taking the amount recommended by your doctor.

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Monday Morning News
The jury's still out on whether AI will be the next big thing, but rumour has it Apple is working on a chip to power AI on devices. Much like it did for motion data with the M-series coprocessors, a specific chip for AI on device would allow for more advanced interactions and capabilities, providing the kind of always-on AI that would be the precursor to a "Her" future.
Sources in the supply chain say Apple will integrate Touch ID into the display in the next iPhone. We've seen iPhone case designs and renders that have rear Touch ID placement, but they were sketchy at best. The same sources also claim Apple's next iPhone will incorporate infrared cameras to enable AR features.
With WWDC next week, a roundup from MacRumors tells us about what people want to see in the next version of macOS. It's no surprise to see a redesigned iTunes/Apple Music experience as the first thing in the list, but the rest are all enhancements to existing Mac features, or in the case of HomeKit, iOS ones making the jump to the Mac.
A similar Apple TV wishlist opens by saying there hasn't been any rumours for the Apple TV, given its relatively low popularity compared to iOS and macOS. Still, it's not as if Apple can ignore tvOS or Apple TV hardware forever, so if they're looking for suggestions and potential improvements, there's no better place to start.
Apple Maps has been updated with 3D imagery of Apple Park, with the area also showing walkways and other points of interest. While the circular shape of the mothership is the most distinguishable feature, there are also 3D representations of the Steve Jobs theatre, the above-ground parking structure, and even a man-made pond within the main building.
Apple finds itself the target of yet another patent troll. Non-practicing entity Uniloc alleges that Apple has infringed on its patents relating to a battery charging system that uses sensors to monitor temperatures, a "remote computer display using graphics primitives sent over a wireless link" patent, and perhaps most ludicrously of all, a patent for auto-dialling a number from a record stored on a device.
The latest list of Apple hardware to be marked as obsolete include a number of MacBook Pro and MacBook Airs from mid and late-2011, the first-generation AirPort Express, and even the iPhone 3GS. After June 30, you won't be able to get those machines repaired at Apple Stores.
Yoink is a Mac app that aims to help with the drag-and-drop that you do every day. Instead of dragging directly from one app to another, Yoink lets you drop items into a space on your computer, navigating to the target app, then dragging out of Yoink. It works with multiple files, too.
While calling it Apple's Beddit is technically correct, it's highly doubtful Apple has had any kind of influence on the Beddit product as it is, outside of their purchase of the company earlier this month. Still, MacRumors has the in-depth review of a sleep-tracking app and accessory.
The developer of a photo battle app (I don't know what that is) says that a hybrid approach to app development is the right way for the majority of apps, and that it if weren't for Apple and the tale of two similar but different web views, hybrid app development would be the clear winner over native.


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ARIMA Café
Arima is a social coffee brand offering premium, single blend coffee from Guatemala. Their believe in openness and honesty to make ethical and eco-friendly coffee, is represented by a brand and packaging design that is infused with the rich flavors of the Central American lifestyle. To show that Arima's coffee is 100% traceable, we proudly display the coordinates of the coffee 'fincas' on the packaging.
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The "You Fake Like This Birkin" Handbag is the staple piece that has made Sonique Saturday into a household brand. Celebrities have named it their favorite street style item to sport on the go! Her clientele includes Amber Rose, Meagan Good, Christina Milian, Erykah Badu, Tracee Ellis Ross, Tisha Campbell Martin, Mona Scott Young, Necole Bitchie, and the list is growing every day.
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text: The Ben Heck Show team were asked to check out Valve's Steam Controller, so we took this as an opportunity to see how the controller works and bring PC gaming to the console masses. The team uses it as inspiration to create a gaming controller for the living room. Karen, Felix and Ben work together using a Teensy, hall effect sensors, clay and metal cutting (with some sewing) to let you kick back and enjoy a game of Quake on the sofa. Do it yourself on the element14 community where we post behind the scenes content, project files and you can talk with the Show's team!


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The 10 session series offers a unique opportunity to realign and redefine your body structure, segment by segment. It is a specialized scientifically validated form of structural bodywork. As the before and after photos of the mans' "Rolfed" body shows, the process of the 10 series actually changes the way we look and move. The legs are "reorganized", then the pelvis, then the back, the head and neck, etc. During the process many people say, "Wow, it's like you're reshaping my body as if it were clay!" To that I reply, 'you're right, that's exactly what I'm doing!'
The segments begin to fit more snugly and function as one unit again. The nervous system senses greater unity and furthers this integration throughout the whole body, so the results last longer than if only certain segments (like the low back) were treated over and over again.
A fundamental teaching in Rolfing is that structure governs function.
A body out of alignment and poorly defined structurally will function less than optimally. This is not just on a physical level. All aspects of life are affected. Fortunately, with the Rolfing 10 series that can change; and the improved structure lasts long term so a realigned redefined body is a new reality.
Some practitioners adjust joints and forget muscles. Some do muscles and forget fascia, and some do fascia only where the symptoms occur, but still forget to work on other systems. Throughout the 10 sessions every system is addressed and manipulated to restore ease in posture and alignment. Invariably, chronic pain subsides and we move more fluidly, using much less energy. We become more firmly grounded and centered.
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State targets carps, tench during rotenone treatment in lakes
The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife plans to improve public fishing and habitat by treating more than two dozen lakes and one stream in eastern Washington with rotenone.
Rotenone is a naturally occurring substance derived from the roots of tropical plants that has been used by the department and other fish and wildlife agencies nationwide to rehabilitate lakes and streams for more than 60 years.
"The treatments we are proposing for this fall are designed to reduce numbers of undesirable fish such as carp and tench that compete with game fish and destroy aquatic vegetation," said Jon Anderson, a department fish biologist. "Rotenone has been tested extensively and found to present no significant health risk to people, pets, livestock or non-targeted wildlife."
Waters proposed for treatment, along with the fish species targeted for removal, are:
-- Fourth of July Lake in Adams and Lincoln counties to control fathead minnows.
-- Ellen Lake in Ferry County to control largemouth bass and green sunfish.
-- Worth and Powerline lakes in Franklin County to control yellow perch and carp.
-- Canal, Heart, June, Windmill, North Windmill, North North Windmill, Pit and North Teal lakes in Grant County for pumpkinseed sunfish and carp.
-- Desert, North Desert, Aztec, Dune, Lizard, Meadowlark, Harris, Sedge and Tern lakes and 16 Ponds in the Desert Wildlife Area in Grant County for bluegill and pumpkinseed sunfish and largemouth bass.
-- Beda and Brookies lakes in Grant County for pumpkinseed sunfish.
-- Big Buck Lake in Okanogan County for pumpkinseed sunfish.
-- Starzman Lake in Okanogan County for largemouth bass.
-- Cee-Cee-Ah Creek in Pend Oreille County to remove non-native trout as part of a restoration project to restore native westslope cutthroat trout.
-- Hatch, Little Hatch, Keogh, and Williams lakes in Stevens County for yellow perch.
Rotenone is approved by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency as a fish pesticide, and regulated locally through the Washington Departments of Ecology and Agriculture.
Under the state's plan, after treatment in the fall and spring, fishing lakes will be re-stocked the following spring with the preferred species of fish, Anderson said.
The department will hold public meetings in Ephrata at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the department's Northcentral Region Office, 1550 Alder St. NW, as well as meetings in Olympia, Spokane Valley and Colville.
Written comments will be accepted, and should be received by the state by Aug. 15. They should be addressed to Jon Anderson, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, 600 Capitol Way N., Olympia, 98501.
Final approval consideration of the proposals by the department director is scheduled for late August.


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Hi Everyone!
I was just doing some updates and realized that my one year anniversary of this blog is in 27 days! Wow, it went pretty quick! I also noticed that I am hovering around 1500 hits, so I was thinking...how cool would it be to make 2000 hits by my anniversary?
I really appreciate my followers, so if you would like to leave a comment...I would like to reward a few of my followers with a little blog candy...
Leave a comment letting me know what you are working on, and I will come up with some prize packs to award on my blogoversary on Sept 1st!
Make sure I have your e-mail address so I can get in touch.
Wow, I can't believe I have stuck with it for a year..... I will have to plan a day of surprises...
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About Our Farm
Mandala Botanicals is located on ten rural scenic acres facing Spruce Mountain and Groton State Forest, four miles from Barre City in the town of Orange.
We respectfully acknowledge that we are residing on land known to the Western Abenaki as "N'Dakinna," referred to by non-indigenous people of this region as "Vermont."
We are grateful to steward this parcel of earth. Our practices are informed by permaculture, natural farming and social justice principles.


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Re Sam Winchester card: Thank you, all!
Uhggg… This week, amirite?
All of us at Games by Play Date would like to extend our deepest, warmest thanks to everyone who helped us out during this situation. So many of you stepped up and supported us either by retweeting us, sending notes of encouragement, writing positive reviews of Slash on Amazon, and having meaningful dialogs with us and others about the Sam Winchester card.
We would also like to offer a huge thanks to those who we upset with the Sam Winchester card but reached out anyway and offered constructive feedback on what we could do to fix it. Inclusion of all types of people into gaming is our unofficial mission statement here at Play Date, and we would deeply think less of ourselves if others somehow felt deliberately designed against in one of our games. We unintentionally screw up sometimes, but that's why we strongly encourage feedback; it makes us better designers and better people. We are always willing to listen.
Thank you, all.
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Katy Magazine – April-May 2017
Katy Magazine brings you local news about life in Katy, Texas. Check out our latest issue below or pick up your free copy of Katy Magazine at any of these locations!
For up-to-date Katy, Texas news, visit our online Katy Texas News Page
Beauty and the Badge
Shannon Dresser, Katy ISD police officer and pageant queen, serves her community in two diverse ways
Tragedy Breathes Inspiration
Tyler Kay, a Cinco Ranch High School graduate, returns to Katy after a tragic event and regains her creativity
Katy mom of 11 children shares 11 tips on family management
Katy ISD Athletic's Biggest Fan
Debbie Decker, athletic director for Katy ISD, is part of a growing trend of women working in this male-dominated position
Breaking the Mold
Dr. Linda Yancey excels in the male-dominated medical world of infectious diseases
Ricketts' Rocketing Success
Seven Lakes High School graduate Caitlin Ricketts is now traveling the world modeling for top name brands
Katy's Top 100 Women
Influential, inspirational women who are leading the way in Katy
Katy's Indoor Play Spaces
An insider's guide to cool places in Katy to get out some energy and have some fun
Rebekah Gregory
Boston Marathon bombing survivor, motivational speaker, and Katy mom shares her story of struggle, faith, and triumph
Prom Preview
Your official guide to creating the perfect prom
Prom Pictorial
Katy ISD students celebrate prom in style
Prom Fashion 2017
The hottest fashions for this year's prom
What's Your Mom Style
Take this simple quiz to find out your mom style
Stronger Together
With humor and joy, coach Renee Bonin engaged the entire Katy community in support of her best friend and fellow coach, Bekah Heiman, as she battled brain cancer
Saving the Spaniels
Spreading the word about Boykin Spaniel Rescue
The Great Outdoors
From fun in the sun to nighttime entertaining, these stylish ideas for outdoor living spaces will allow you to take full advantage of the warmer weather
Let's Do Brunch
Explore delicious and unique options for brunch in Katy
Family Dinner Tips
Excellent tips for taking back your family dinner table
Katy Magazine's Girls' Night Out Fun Guide
From dining and dancing to shopping and painting, here are some of our favorite places to connect, unwind, or kick up your heels in Katy
Compassion Katy
This non-profit organization works to relieve the hurting, underprivileged, and hungry in Katy
Logan's Fight For Life
After weighing two pounds at birth and suffering multiple organ failures, Logan Buelna proves that life is worth fighting for
The Art Of Being A Mom
A few Katy moms share some of their best tips for navigating the ups and downs on the fabulous roller coaster called motherhood
Mom and Me
Katy moms and their children
Stepping Up to Leadership
Aislinn Herrera guides Morton Ranch High School students to step in the right direction using life-changing encouragement
The Queen of King Elementary
Principal Tammi Wilhelm makes it a point to look for opportunities to show students that they are valued and loved
Beyond Bethke
Katy ISD namesake and career educator, Catherine Bethke, continues to fuel a love for reading and passion for learning in students
Carbs 101
Everything you need to know about carbohydrates and why they should matter to you
Ask the Katy Experts
Your medical and aesthetic questions answered by local professionals
Family Health Bulletins
Health-related news tidbits for Katy families
Katy Wedding
Keri Johnson and Blake Russell celebrate their wedding at Agave Estates
Parent Talk
Katy parents share tips on common topics we all face
Good News
Nothing but good news from Katy area residents, organizations, and businesses
Seen in Katy Magazine
Scenes from local Katy events
Notes and News
Tidbits from the Katy community
School Scoop
News from Katy area schools
Doctors' Showcase
Distinct services for Katy area women
Biz Chat
Your guide to Katy area businesses
Katy Specialty Showcase
Everybody's talking about these unique and innovative Katy living communities
Reader feedback, emails, and notes from our Katy proud community
Confessions of a Katy Parent
Read these funny confessions from Katy parents
Welcome Katy Babies
Birth announcements for some of Katy's newest arrivals
Celebrity Brush
Katyites' encounters with the famous
New to Katy
Restaurants and businesses that are new or coming soon
Teacher Confessions
Teachers share a few funny anecdotes from the classroom
Ribbon Cuttings
Katy Magazine extends a warm welcome to the following businesses in the Katy area
Hot Topic
Katy parents discuss their opinions about working moms vs. stay-at-home moms


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Martin and Sam welcome their new guest host Callum Hughes, immediately getting side-tracked by old sitcom themes and how old Geoffrey Palmer might be. Casablanca misquotes, internal rhyming structures, intertextuality and depression - all on Song by Song.
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Extraman can supply a labourer or a team of labourers to undertake a wide range of manual labouring duties from offloading and distributing building materials, assisting with interiors installations, demolition work, and general site clearances.
We also have many clients within the furniture sector who use us to meet lorries, offload products and distribute them.
About 30% of our Labouring workforce is CSCS qualified and works mainly in the Construction and Interiors sectors. Extraman keeps as large a pool of staff as possible. Labourers holding a CSCS Card are rewarded with higher rates of pay, in order to retain their services as demand frequently outstrips supply for CSCS staff.


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The sky was beautiful tonight, September 4. I love the way the colors of the garden look just before the sun goes down.
Your gardens are looking gorgeous!! I agree about how they look as the day cools down and the light changes. .one thing Kansas has going for it are the SUNSETS!!
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10 Women-Centric Charities You'll Want to Donate to This Holiday Season
Christmastime is the season for giving, and while it's always nice to give gifts to the ones you love, there's also something kind of special about giving to those in need (just ask Kristen Bell): In fact, studies have recently proven that acts of kindness really do make you happier. And who better to help than fellow women (just like you!) who maybe aren't so fortunate around the holidays?
While there are a million different reasons our fellow sisters might need a helping hand, there's a good chance one of these 10 organizations can at least touch on some of those — but not without your help. Check out our list of women-centric groups you can start to make a difference with right now.
1. The Girl Project: With ambassadors like Sophia Bush, you know Glamour's The Girl Project is legit. Helping women in more than 120 countries to gain access to secondary schooling by targeting the issues that prevent them from getting there (things like, say, child marriage, bullying and poverty), this org is aiding females from the ground up. (Photo via Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty)
2. Step Up Women's Network: Whereas The Girl Project aims to provide women with the funds and resources they need to receive secondary education, Step Up aims to inspire the drive it takes to get them there. They focus on young girls from under-privileged communities and teach them to empower themselves through mentorship. In short? They encourage them to go after their dreams in spite of the obstacles they may face.
3. Planned Parenthood: Perhaps the most renowned organization of the bunch, Planned Parenthood has been helping women receive education, preventative and primary care with regard to reproductive health for 100 years now. Whether or not you agree with all of the services offered — the site says that just three percent of its services are abortion-related — the other 97 percent of the health org's services include administering pap smears and breast exams, preventing unwanted pregnancies, testing and treating for STIs and other, miscellaneous services (such as providing hormone therapy treatments to the transgendered), causes we can likely all agree are not only necessary, but pretty rad. With the organization's practices in jeopardy following the Presidential election, now's as good a time as any to make your support known. (Photo via Planned Parenthood)
4. National Breast Cancer Foundation: This one is exactly what it sounds like: a resource for women on all things breast cancer. Whether educating us gals about how to recognize warning signs to aid in early detection or providing health and emotional support for those that have already been diagnosed, NBCF has you covered. The organization also provides mammograms free-of-charge to women in need in all 50 states, which is pretty cool in and of itself. Considering that the disease will affect one in every eight women and doesn't discriminate, there's a good chance your donation might even one day be helping someone you know. (Photo via the National Breast Cancer Foundation)
5. Girls Not Brides: While this one may not hit quite as close to home, it's every bit as worthy of a cause. Girls Not Brides isn't so much an organization, per se, as a global network, linking groups from more than 85 countries together with one goal in mind: ending the troubling practice of child marriage (marrying young woman off before the age of 18 without their consent), which, sadly, affects more than 15 million young girls per year. We can't imagine not being able to choose our own paths, let alone the person we love, so this one strikes a major chord with us. (Photo via Girls Not Brides)
6. Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN): RAINN literally has someone standing by 24/7 for victims of sexual abuse. Working much like Girls Not Brides to form a whole from the sum of its more than 1,000 local parts (AKA service providers), RAINN has helped more than 2.4+ million survivors since its inception in 2004. But that's not all. The charity also works in close conjunction with the media and entertainment industries to educate people about rape and incest crimes, and works diligently to get legislation passed to deal with the alarming (and growing) number of untested rape kits in each state. (Photo via Omega Phi Beta Society/RAINN)
7. National Partnership for Women & Families: With the gender equality wage gap not expected to close for another 53 years and women potentially unconsciously contributing to the problem, organizations like the National Partnership for Women & Families are more important than ever. The charity works tirelessly on behalf of gender fairness in the workplace, with a focus on reproductive health and rights. It has also had a fairly large role in helping some of the fair practices and legislation we now have in place come to fruition. Keep fighting the good fight, ladies! (Photo via National Partnership for Women & Families)
8. Women on Wings: While the National Partnership works to get us all fair wages on American soil, Women on Wings is working to create one million jobs for women in rural India. By sharing their own business knowledge and acting as consultants to local businesses overseas, members of this group give women the tools to help themselves.
9. Days for Girls: Aiming to arm every girl in the world with access to quality hygiene and education by 2022 (so in just six years time!), Days for Girls has a lofty goal, but a legion of chapters and teams across the globe working together just might be the one way to get it done. Through the help of volunteers like, well, you, the organization sends kits you make stocked full of all the girlie essentials (trifold reusable flannel pads, washcloths, totes and more) to women in need so that they can effectively deal with their monthly cycles for up to three years. Makers, get crackin' — this one's for you!
10. Woman Made: Woman Made is really a two-for-one. By shopping the gallery, not only are you supporting women artists, whose works comprise each and every collection of art that passes through the building's doors, you're also getting a great piece of artwork. Sounds like a pretty sweet deal to us!
Which charity most piqued your interest and why? Let us know over @BritandCo.
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It's finally here!
Not the baby.
The baby registry!
We found a great website that lets you add items from any store whether it be a local boutique, national chain, or online site like Etsy.
You can also add things like house cleaning, homemade dinners, and babysitting services.
Our registry is pretty generic but we add things here and there as we
freak out remember them.
We created the registry in conjunction with the suggested registry lists that are provided on the site.
There's a bunch of categories to choose from and I found them pretty helpful.
To use (or just peruse) the registry, click on the link below.
When you see an item you would like to purchase, click on the "reserve it" button.
You can then purchase items in-store or online.
We don't really know what we need, so if you feel moved to purchase off the registry, we welcome all gifts!
But that's not to say you should feel obligated to buy us anything at all.
Having you in our lives is a gift all it's own.
In the midst of preparing for baby, we're also preparing for Spring Break.
We're meeting family for a glorious week in Florida.
Please hold any "beached whale" jokes until…..forever.
Here's the link to the registry:
27 weeks!


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Divorce Coaching & Counseling. Crisis Survival Guide for Divorce
Divorcing? Newly Separated? Hack the Matrix
BEFORE I ever imagined that my own marriage could end, I watched a close friend go through her divorce. For maybe 6-9 months after her husband left, whenever I saw my sweet friend, she cried-- it was as if the tears were always present just beneath the surface. She felt she was barely "holding on". And, I understand now that that's exactly what she was experiencing inside "holding on".
TIME passed as it always does and my friend changed. She eventually stopped holding on and let go. She surrendered to the internal processes and felt experiences. After a while the grief receded. Her thoughts moved on, she focused elsewhere and thus returned from the underworld. But she came back much stronger. She was much more at ease, like she had cracked some codes she didn't previously have. She'd hacked the matrix so to speak.
WHEN my divorce began years later, I got it. I thought I had understood my friend's pain, but I hadn't grasped the depth and weight of it- really. And, although the circumstances of our divorces were very different, the felt experience- the feelings- the fears, the uncertainty was similar, if not exactly the same. I can remember days of overwhelm, tears, fetal position crying, anger, indecision, shame, guilt, excruciating pain and unrelenting anxiety.
WAKING UP: It was precisely this pain which urged me and urges all of us to dig deeper, ask more meaningful questions of myself and life. The divorce event, uncertainty and pain served a wake-up call. I read somewhere that "pain is the touchstone of all spiritual growth". I have found this to be true. Crises are evolutionary invitations for growth, but it is up to us to how we participate and thus how much we evolve or wither. It is what we do with these circumstances that determines how much we grow and evolve. Specifically it is most important HOW we hold and walk through the experience.
We think the circumstances of our lives are the issue. Living in a material world, we are deluded into believing these situations/people/places/things (the matrix) must be fixed in order to be "enough", "loved or "free". When in all ironically, it is through these terrible situations that we get to solve the riddle of human experience: We discover it is 100% an inside job. ~ Doc Regina
5 Musts for HACKING THE MATRIX
1. Remember this is happening for you, not to you.
2. Remember you are having a human experience, this is just a part of the experience
3. This too shall pass.
4. This situation, person place or thing is not the issue. The issue is never the issue. The issue is HOW you walk through the issue.
5. Create a daily morning ritual: mediation, prayer, spiritual reading and/or yoga etc. Something deeply meaningful for you which centers and aligns you. Practice it everyday as if your life depended on it, because it actually does. (spiritual warfare).
My friend paved the dark divorce road a bit for me. She did for me what we are meant to do for one another. She shared her lived experience. When we share our story, our shame, vulnerability, our tears and triumphs- we drop breadcrumbs along the path for the next human being travelling through unknown terrain. We share how we did it and thus say, you can do this too.
I remembered the breadcrumbs my friend dropped, I remembered what she had modeled for me- spiritual warfare. She did not steel herself against her pain, become hardened by sadness, allow herself to foster resentment and become bitter. She remained vigilant to HOW she walked through her divorce, choosing mindfulness practices and attitudes. She would allow but then gently let go of self-pity or judgmental thinking. She chose to practice self-kindness, and regularly noticed how or what she could be grateful for today. She softened towards herself, attended and lovingly fed herself "Chicken soup for the soul". She committed to spiritual practice to center and ground her each morning.
If we turn and face the feeling waves as they arise, they can return to the larger mind from which they came. When the waves arise, we remain present. We notice and sense into this water with curiosity. Notice the sense experience, is this one cold, soft, warm, heavy...what color is it? Close your eyes and tune in to this human experience. Touch it lightly. Allow it, Soften towards it and yourself and gently let go. See "Catch and release" article for more on mindfulness based feeling attunement.
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The tactics used by central banks don't just create bubbles or drive up prices. They actively destroy value and act as a tax on real producers in the economy.
Trump seems to want a smaller trade deficit, and increased net capital flows into the U.S. at the same time. But he can't have both.
Beyond the issue of guns itself, there is another basic fallacy whenever there is a discussion over political solutions to a particular problem — a narrow focus on federal action.
At this point mal-investments and false market signals have been accumulating for many years. The effects can be seen not necessarily in a future "crash" but also in our current weak and declining levels of economic growth.
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The gold price is heading up at the moment, but we can still learn a lot from three big collapses in the gold price which occurred after 1934.
European central bankers hate the few rules that restrain the eurozone's profligate spenders. But those rules are what keeps a currently dangerous system from spinning totally out of control.
Socialism will always encounter two big problems when regimes attempt to implement it: 1) the impossibility of economic calculation without true market prices, and 2) the lack of an incentive to produce only what consumers actually want.
Protectionism and Free Trade
Tariffs inflict harm on real people, empowering bureaucracy and the state, while destroying the rights of real-world entrepreneurs and consumers. Yet, some people claiming to support free markets are perfectly fine with this.


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We have had some fabulous vacations this year! In May, we met up with friends in Kelowna, British Columbia. Kelowna is in the Okanagan Valley, a prime wine area of Western Canada. Needless to say we spent a lot of time sampling wines and enjoying the gorgeous views.
We had dinner at one of the more famous wineries - Quail's Gate. Sure, I was eager to taste the great food and drink but didn't my little gardener's eye notice how gorgeously landscaped the property was! I had to run around and photograph the exterior before dinner. Let me show you.
Even as we approached the building from the parking lot, it was apparent that the gardens were designed by professionals.
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Well placed rocks and ample mulch provide a clean look to the specimen plants in each bed.
The wooden pergola effect of the entryway blends beautifully with the plantings.
The Japanese Maple was an astounding size and shape.
Grasses, rocks and a stunningly fragrant lilac standard comprised the first level down.
Looking back up were smaller river rocks, groundcover and hostas.
Here's a closer look at the lilac standard as well as the mini-waterfalls beside it.
Along the back of the restaurant was a very artistically designed walkway.
A look towards the side garden as well as a look back towards the lilac, this time showing the bench.
The scenery speaks for itself. Magnificent, isn't it?
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The National Endowment for the Humanities' "Most Southern Place on Earth" workshop, presented twice this summer (June 21-27 and July 12-18) by The Delta Center for Culture and Learning at Delta State University, exposed 72 K-12 teachers from throughout the United States to the Mississippi Delta's rich history and cultural heritage. Workshop participants represented 33 states, including Alaska, California, Florida, New Hampshire and Indiana. Several teachers from Mississippi participated as well, including a teacher from Mound Bayou.
Over the past six years, the NEH workshops have brought over $1 million in federal grants to Delta State University. Through these grants, the workshops have generated educational and economic spread effects regionally and nationally.
The workshop model uses an experiential learning approach, giving participants direct contact with and access to historically and culturally significant people and places in the Mississippi Delta. Dr. Rolando Herts, director of The Delta Center, said this approach inspires deeper understanding of historical events among the participants. The approach also stimulates economic activity, as workshop participants stay in hotels, dine in restaurants and visit educational attractions in Cleveland, Bolivar County and the Delta region.
"This blending of educational and tourism-centered economic activity is beneficial to the Mississippi Delta's federal designation as a National Heritage Area," said Herts. "The Mississippi Delta National Heritage Area is a partnership between the region and the National Park Service to raise awareness of the value of the Mississippi Delta's rich cultural heritage."
The NEH workshop has created a national network of over 500 educational and cultural ambassadors for the MDNHA. Participants take what they have learned from the workshop back to their schools and communities, sharing stories and lessons from the Delta with students, colleagues, family, and friends nationally and globally. Over the years, many past participants have made return visits to the region, bringing others with them, which has broadened the workshop's educational and economic impact for the MDNHA.
Dr. Luther Brown, former director of The Delta Center, returned to serve as lead facilitator of this year's workshops, with support from Lee Aylward, and Brady Gilliam and Amy Kramer, both Robertson Scholars from Duke University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Workshop participants heard presentations from blues, southern religion and great migration experts, including: Dr. David Evans, professor of ethnomusicology and regional Studies, University of Memphis; Mississippi Delta native, Dr. Edgar Smith, former vice president of Academic Affairs, University of Massachusetts System; Dr. Charles Reagan Wilson, former director of the Center for the Study of Southern Culture, University of Mississippi; and Dr. John Strait, professor of geography at Sam Houston State University.
In addition, workshop participants were engaged with living historical figures, including civil rights activis Charles McLaurin, who met Fannie Lou Hamer while working with the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee; Cathy Wong, who spoke about the presence of Chinese in the Delta and their cultural influence; and key people involved with the Emmett Till story, including Till's cousins Simeon Wright and Wheeler Parker, both of whom were with Till before his murder.
Participants also visited many historical and educational points of interest throughout the region, including: Dockery Farm, known as the birthplace of the blues, located between Cleveland and Ruleville; Taborian Hospital in Mound Bayou; Emmett Till Intrepid Center in Glendora; blues legend Robert Johnson's gravesite at Little Zion Missionary Baptist Church and Fort Pemberton in Greenwood; and the 1927 Flood Museum, Century of History Museum at Hebrew Union Congregation, and Chinese and African American cemeteries in Greenville. The group also traveled to Memphis, the Delta's largest city, to visit The Cotton Museum, National Civil Rights Museum and Stax Museum of American Soul Music.


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December 10, 2012
PAUL RAHE: Michigan Seems Like A Dream To Me Now. "In November, Barack Obama won the state handily, and Debbie Stabenow was re-elected to the Senate without any difficulty at all. In the same election, two conservative justices on the Michigan Supreme Court were re-elected, and a third conservative very nearly won a seat on the court that was being vacated by a liberal Democrat. Moreover, the left made a valiant attempt to secure the passage of a series of referenda designed to entrench union privilege in the state constitution, and they lost on each and every measure. What is one to make of this? . . . The unions and the Democratic machine associated with them have also destroyed Detroit. it was once the fourth largest city in the United States; it was once the nation's wealthiest city per capita. Now the median price of a house is $10,000, and, where there were once two million residents, there are now fewer than seven hundred thousand. The state is changing character. In the last decade, it has lost 10-15% of its population. . . . It could also be the case that — with Washington deadlocked — the real action over the next four years will be at the state level. In 2012, the Republicans lost the national election. But, at the same time, they garnered in 2010 and 2012 a strength at the state and local level that they have not seen as a party since the 1920s. The fact that the Republicans in Michigan have just passed right-to-work legislation is proof that the Tea-Party impulse is by no means dead. The year 2012 may be remembered not as the year in which the latest wave of Progressivism triumphed. It may be remembered as a year in which the Republican resurgence hit a minor bump in the road. Stay tuned."


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In the coming weeks, an Irish government committee is set to pick the country's new data privacy regulator, a relatively obscure position but one with global sway.
The five-person panel of civil servants and privacy experts will choose a data protection commissioner, who will have a large say in how Internet giants including Facebook and Apple use online information from roughly a billion users.
That is because the regulator has the power to police any company based in Ireland, and over the past two decades many of the world's largest technology companies have moved their international headquarters there, in large part because of the country's low corporate tax rates.
"Ireland's data protection watchdog has found itself responsible for protecting the data of a large part of the world's population," said Daragh O'Brien, an Irish data protection expert in Dublin. "It's the first person over the top on any privacy battle."
Facebook, for example, moved its international headquarters to Dublin five years ago, and roughly 80 percent of its 1.2 billion users are outside North America. The protection of their online data will thus fall to the Irish commissioner's office and to its 31-person staff.
Their role will become even more important once the European Union finishes new privacy rules next year that will strengthen the Irish regulator's position as the first port of call for many privacy complaints against American technology companies.
The proposed regulations could also lead to fines of up to 5 percent of a company's global revenue, with a maximum of $130 million, if they breach Europe's strict privacy laws.
A number of recent privacy cases, including a European court's ruling that gives people the right to ask Google and other search engines to remove links to online content, have also placed increased scrutiny on how tech companies use people's online data.
"The new commissioner will have to balance international issues with domestic privacy concerns," said Kate Colleary, a data protection expert at the law firm Eversheds in Dublin. "Most Irish people don't complain about Facebook or LinkedIn. But with Europe's new regulation, international privacy problems will be front and center."
The Irish government committee, which meets in a modern office block in central Dublin, is expected to hold a second round of interviews with candidates over the next two weeks and to appoint a new commissioner by the end of September. More than 30 people, including Irish nationals as well as citizens of other countries, applied for the post, and fewer than five are expected to invited for the final interviews.
For many, an appointment cannot come soon enough.
Billy Hawkes, who has held the position of privacy chief since 2005, was to step down by the end of August. John O'Dwyer, a deputy to Mr. Hawkes who has been tipped as a potential successor, will lead the department until a permanent replacement is appointed.
Analysts say there has not been overt lobbying from companies seeking to influence who will take over. But privacy advocates remain concerned that the watchdog has not taken a strong enough stance against how tech giants use people's online information.
Some privacy groups also complain that the regulator does not have the resources to effectively police companies whose financial muscle far outweighs that of the commissioner, whose annual budget is less than $3 million. The Irish government has said that it will provide extra funds to deal with any increases in regulatory challenges.
"The commission is not up to the test," said Joe McNamee, executive director of European Digital Rights, a privacy group in Brussels. "What's needed is someone with sharp elbows to stand up to companies with a loud voice."
Mr. Hawkes, the departing data regulator, rejects that he is a soft touch. He says his office has carried out several audits of large tech companies, including Facebook and LinkedIn, and has worked with other data protection agencies in Europe to enact the region's privacy rules.
He added that complaints about the commission's work often stem from countries that have complained about Ireland's low corporate tax rates.
"At the back of this debate is a resentment of the Irish tax regime," Mr. Hawkes said in an interview this spring. "I am faced with the paradox of devoting a huge amount of resources to international companies that have little impact on Irish residents."
The commissioner's work has come under scrutiny, however, in a lengthy legal challenge from Max Schrems, an Austrian lawyer who complained that Facebook routinely broke European data privacy rules.
Mr. Schrems has filed more than 20 legal challenges against Facebook with Ireland's data regulator. They include accusations related to Edward J. Snowden, a former contractor of the United States National Security Agency, who has claimed that American intelligence agencies obtained users' data from companies including Facebook.
Mr. Schrems says these activities break European privacy rules, and one of his legal challenges was recently referred to Europe's highest court. A decision is not expected until 2016, at the earliest.
He also recently filed a class-action lawsuit against the social network, and has secured more than 70,000 signatures in the civil case, whose first hearing will be held in Austria by the end of the year.
Mr. Schrems said he had initiated the class-action suit after failing to persuade Ireland's data protection commissioner to clamp down on Facebook's possible abuse of European data privacy rules.
"The biggest tech companies are just ignoring the privacy rules, and nothing happens," said Mr. Schrems, who submitted an application to become Ireland's data protection commissioner as part of his campaign to draw attention to the privacy watchdog. "I don't think the Irish data protection agency has the political backing to truly regulate the industry."


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Prior to becoming Co-founder & CEO of Asia Innovations (雲智聯), the maker of app PengPeng, Andy Tian (田行智), was GM of Zynga China, where he led development and operation of several global top 10 mobile games and Zynga's expansion into Asia. He previously was co-founder of a leading Chinese social game startup, which was acquired by Zynga in 2010 to become Zynga China. From 2005 to 2007 Andy led mobile strategy and partnerships at Google China, and helped to introduce Android to China. Prior to Google, Andy was a consultant at BCG, where he advised leading mobile carriers and banks in China on marketing and technology strategy. Andy began his career with several startups in Silicon Valley and China, witnessing the heydays of early Chinese Internet. Andy received his BA and MS in computer science from MIT, and is a New Yorker from Sichuan.
在創立社交平台「碰碰」(PengPeng)之前,田行智先生是星佳中國(Zynga China)的總經理,不僅主導開發過數款全球前十名的行動手機遊戲,同時還協助星佳拓展亞洲市場。在此之前,他曾是中國知名社交遊戲新創公司的創辦人,該公司於2010年被星佳收購後成為星佳中國。2005年至2007年間,田行智先生負責谷歌中國(Google China)的行動事業策略與合作夥伴,協助將Android系統引入中國。在效力於谷哥之前,他曾任職於波士頓諮詢公司(BCG),幫助若干中國的大型行動營運商與銀行建立行銷與IT策略。田行智先生曾先後創立和任職於多家矽谷的新創公司,親身經歷中國網路事業蓬勃發展的美好年代。田行智先生擁有美國麻省理工大學電腦科學學士和碩士學位,目前是旅居美國紐約的四川人。


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CHICAGO – A point away from finishing first in the Western Conference, the Chicago Blackhawks were turned away by their biggest rival.
Brad Stuart scored at 3:11 of overtime Sunday and the surging Detroit Red Wings won 3-2 to deny Chicago the conference title that went instead to San Jose. The Blackhawks finished second and will meet Nashville in the first round of the playoffs.
The Red Wings locked up the No. 5 seed and will play Phoenix in the opening round. Detroit is 16-3-2 since the Olympic break and finished 13-1-2 over the final 16 games.
Once the Red Wings got healthy, they started playing like the force they have been for so many years.
"We've had a great run, but in saying that though, the most remarkable stretch for me was when we had no players, when we had eight guys missing and the guys hung in there and they battled and they chipped away and found ways to win games," Red Wings coach Mike Babcock said.
"To me that's more remarkable than what we've done since the Olympic break. Since the Olympic break it's been great, but we had skill to do it with. When we were doing it when we had no skill – or not near as much I thought that was impressive."
Stuart took a nice pass from Dan Cleary to beat Antti Niemi and stun the largest crowd of the season at the United Center. It was the defenceman's fourth goal of the season.
"I'll take them when I can get them. It's nice to score in the last game in here, I guess," Stuart said.
"He (Cleary) held on to the puck and three guys basically kind of migrated toward him. He made a great play."
A victory would have allowed the Blackhawks to tie San Jose (113) for most points in the West, and Chicago would have won a tiebreaker because it had more victories.
Instead the Blackhawks had their six-game winning streak ended, finished with 112 points and now have the No. 2 seed. They still set franchise records for most points and victories, while winning the Central Division.
"It would have been nice to get that extra point and finish off the job and cap off a great season. But we know as disappointing as it is not to get first place in the conference, we still got a lot of work to do and a lot to look forward to," Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews said.
Teammate Patrick Kane was also upbeat, despite the loss.
"It's tough when you realize you could have had first place, but at the same time, I think everyone is excited to get to the playoffs," Kane said.
"It's been a long season – a lot of games for a lot of players in here. I think for most of us, we're just excited to get to the playoffs and get things going."
Tomas Holmstrom deflected in Brian Rafalski's long wrist shot from just in front of the blue-line at 7:10 of the final period, giving the Red Wings a 2-1 lead.
But about 3½ minutes later, Chicago's Marian Hossa skated down the side and made a nice crossing pass to Colin Fraser for the tying score when the puck apparently hit Fraser's skate. Officials upheld the score after a review.
Dave Bolland's power-play goal gave Chicago a 1-0 lead after one. Patrick Eaves scored for Detroit to tie it in the second.
Jimmy Howard made 27 saves for the Red Wings and Niemi had 18 for Chicago.
"We knew coming in here they're a real good team and we're a good team. Who knows? Maybe we'll get to play again," Babcock said.
Detroit's Johan Franzen was called for a tripping penalty with only 2:32 left in regulation. And after a Chicago timeout, Howard twice made nice stops on the power play against Toews to keep the game tied.
In the opening period, Toews took the puck to the net from the left side and then Bolland jammed it in 11 seconds into the power play.
The Red Wings tied it about five minutes into the second when Cleary shot from the left circle and after the Blackhawks couldn't clear the puck, Eaves punched it past Niemi.
Chicago's Patrick Sharp had three strong scoring chances in the period but Howard made good stops each time and turned away 16 shots in the second.
"The game had a playoff atmosphere, and it took a special effort to pull it out," Howard said.
Notes: The crowd was 22,428. … The Blackhawks had 29 victories at the United Center, one win shy of the franchise-record 30 wins set in 1970-71.


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Differences between Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) and bridging
Learn the difference between Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) and bridging between two NIC cards from networking fundamentals expert Chris Partsenidis.
What is the difference between Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) and bridging between two NIC cards in XP?
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Network bridging is a very interesting feature on Windows systems. With bridging, we now have the ability to "connect" (or ""bridge") different networking technologies such as a wired Ethernet segment and a wireless 802.11a/b/g segment.
Consider the following example: You have two floors at your office, each one with a wired Ethernet network and you require to connect them together without drilling holes through the walls and adding wireless access points in order to keep the budget as low as possible.
You do however have one computer on each floor with one wireless network card along with an embedded network card on each computer's motherboard. In this case, you can bridge the two computers' wireless network cards between them automatically; the two networks are connected between each other. You should, however, keep in mind that bridging two networks together requires both networks to contain the same logical network addressing scheme.
In our example, if the first office had an IP addressing scheme of 192.168.10.0/24, then the second one will have to follow the same network addressing. A bridge does not route packets between logical networks, but it simply connects them together, making them one larger network, therefore the same rules that apply for a single network would have to apply in a bridged network.
Now here comes the tricky part: requirements and Internet Connection Sharing (ICS).
To create a bridge, you must select at least two network connections that are not being used by ICS. This effectively means that if you want to simply bridge two networks, you need two network connections (or interface cards) available on each network.
If you want to bridge two networks and also provide ICS services, then you'll need one additional network card on the network where the Internet service resides.
A common problem that users with wireless cards encounter when attempting to create a bridge is that the wireless card may seem to be working but the bridge is not created or the wireless network card seems to be unplugged.
In this case, your wireless network cards most probably does not support promiscuous mode. This is a very common problem amongst cheap wireless network cards. More information on this problem can be found at the following knowledge base article: Bridge may not work with a non-promiscuous mode network adapter.
Lastly, you can also visit my website, www.firewall.cx and SearchNetworking.com's Cisco Spotlight Series on bridging networks and applications where you'll find plenty of information on how to bridge your networks.
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Tetracycline is a popular medication taken by people to treat a number of infections, such as acne. It belongs to effective antibiotics that work by stopping the bacterial growth, so it's taken to treat only bacterial infections. You should be careful with its proper use because your mistakes may lead to its reduced effectiveness. Some doctors prescribe Tetracycline in the right combination with other anti-ulcer meds to treat stomach ulcers.
How to Take Tetracycline without Mistakes
Basically, this medication works best when it's used on an empty stomach, so you should take it 2 hours after or 1 hour before meals. If you develop stomach ulcers, talk to your doctor about the possibility to use Tetracycline with food. Every dose must be taken with enough water, and it's not allowed to lie down for a while after taking this drug, and that's why patients don't take it before their bedtime. Besides, it's not advisable to use Tetracycline a few hours before and after any products that contain such ingredients as calcium, magnesium and aluminum. For example, you shouldn't combine it with antacids, some didanosine forms, minerals, vitamins, sucralfate and others. The same precaution should be taken with different dairy products, zinc, iron and calcium-rich juice because they prevent complete absorption of Tetracycline. Your correct dosage must be based on your response to this medication and health condition. If this medicine it taken by kids who are less than 8 years old, their doses are based on their weight.
Possible Mild and Severe Side Effects
There are specific side effects associated with the intake of Tetracycline. For example, patients may develop the following mild symptoms:
Vomiting and nausea;
Mouth sores and diarrhea;
Loss of appetite and dizziness;
Black hairy tongue and headache;
Rectal discomfort;
Sore throat and allergies.
Most users don't have any unwanted signs when undergoing this treatment, but if you develop the following severe adverse effects, you need to call your doctor immediately:
Increased sun sensitivity and muscle pain;
Nail discoloration and urine changes;
Painful and difficult swallowing;
Tingling and numbness in feet and hands;
Gray and brown tooth discoloration;
Unusual tiredness and hearing changes;
Easy bleeding and bruising;
New signs of infections;
Yellow skin and eyes;
Severe stomach pain;
Dark urine and allergic reactions.
In rare cases, the use of Tetracycline may result in increasing pressure inside people's skull. Patients also need to get emergency medical help once they notice such symptoms as severe headaches, decreased vision, persistent vomiting, stomach cramping, blood in the stool and others. Moreover, this medication may cause serious intestinal condition because of resistant bacteria. If you take Tetracycline for a long time, you risk ending up with new yeast infections and oral thrush, so contact your physician once you notice vaginal discharge.


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As always, the Long Beach Flea Market and local antique malls totally delivered. We walked away with two rugs, a dining room table, and ten assorted chairs. Mission accomplished.
Our best find was a rug dealer who was selling inexpensive kilim rugs. We ended up purchasing two that I did not photograph, but my favorite was this 6' x 9' pink and blue one, which was under $200. Hillary and I started to rationalize that maybe we need it buy it for our the nursery of our future little girl.....and then we realized we were crazy.


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Modified toxins might be key to fighting resistant bugs
What do Bt-resistant pink bollworms found in fields in India have to do with U.S. agriculture? A lot.
In 2008, the discovery of Bt-resistant pink bollworm in India wasn't a big surprise. Insects are expected to evolve resistance to Bt technology or other control tactics. However, the case in India was special because it allowed researchers to explore how resistant insects differ from susceptible insects at a basic molecular level: their genes. What researchers found holds warning for all U.S. agriculture and is vital to delaying further resistance in Bt crops.
Jeffrey Fabrick, Research Entomologist, USDA–Agricultural Research Service, Maricopa, Ariz., and Bruce Tabashnik, head of the Department of Entomology, University of Arizona, have worked for many years to understand resistance to Bt in insects. In fact, their teams have selected Bt-resistant pink bollworm in the laboratory, generating invaluable information.
"Susceptible insects have a protein in their gut that binds Bt toxin," Tabashnik says. "This binding is an essential step in how Bt toxins kill insects. In the resistant lab strains, we discovered the gene for cadherin was disrupted, yielding altered cadherin protein that does not bind Bt toxin."
Think of Bt toxin as a key and cadherin as a lock. In resistant insects, the cadherin "lock" is changed so the Bt toxin "key" no longer fits. The University of Arizona and USDA teams have been screening insects in Arizona for more than 15 years. After analyzing DNA of thousands of samples, they found some with variations in cadherin, but only four different changes were identified. However, after sequencing the DNA from just eight specimen from India cotton fields, they found 19 variants—a stunning difference.
"When we learned pink bollworm had evolved resistance in India, our first question was, 'Would the genetic changes in India match the ones we'd discovered in the lab in Arizona?'" Tabashnik says. The answer is mixed. There were mutations in the same gene, but the changes in India were entirely different from those in Arizona. Not a single Indian sample showed the same changes seen before, and the changes to cadherin in India pink bollworm were wildly diverse.
Research gold. This news is mixed for agriculture. Finding the same gene altered in India and Arizona provides hope that patterns of resistance can be identified, tracked and countered. But the specifics did not match those seen in Arizona and couldn't be predicted.
"What we found is remarkable," Fabrick says. "Although resistance can happen anywhere, these resistant insects in India are not a direct threat to U.S. fields. But these insects are absolutely amazing in how they can adapt to different controls. It's not unexpected to see resistance. In fact, most people are surprised at how long we've been able to maintain the efficacy of Bt crops. But we want to extend the life of this technology, and that means being sure these crops are used in the most appropriate fashion."
Fabrick and Tabashnik might have found one way to counter insect resistance with new genetically modified Bt toxins in Bt cotton. The lab results show the modified toxins kill the resistant strains from Arizona.
"It's like spy versus spy," Tabashnik says. "We implement a new control measure, the insects adapt and we counter with something that overcomes their adaptation."
Because the resistant insects in Arizona and India have similar changes, the researchers hope the modified toxins will fight the Indian insects. But the modified toxins haven't been tested in the field or on the insects from India.
Scientific literature reports five cases of insects with field-evolved resistance globally, Fabrick explains: fall armyworm in Puerto Rico, corn stem borer in South Africa, corn rootworm in the U.S., corn earworm in the U.S. and pink bollworm in India.
"Unfortunately, we don't have much information in these cases, except for the India pink bollworm, regarding what is going on at the genetic level in the field that allows these insects to survive on Bt crops," he adds.
Lack of refuge use in India was likely a crucial factor enabling resistance to flourish. "This is important to U.S. corn farmers because the results imply that refuges of non-Bt crops are helpful in delaying insect resistance to Bt crops," Tabashnik says. His main message for agriculture is not to rely on any single tactic: The best way of slowing resistance to an insecticide or a Bt crop is combining a variety of tactics through integrated pest management.


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And just like that, he's back. Former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion & P4P great Jon Jones is now part of the official UFC roster.
UFC officials announced his reinstatement today from an indefinite suspension. A return date or opponent has yet to be announced, but we can likely all guess who his
victim opponent will be.
From Jones:
Official UFC Statement:
Following a review of the plea agreement reached by Jon Jones and officials in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and the judge's decision, UFC announced today the formal reinstatement of Jones to the UFC roster. Effective immediately, Jones is eligible to return to competition. As such, UFC expects Jones to meet all of the terms of his plea agreement, including mandatory community service, as a condition of his reinstatement.
UFC is currently discussing with Jones a potential date for his return to the Octagon.
"We've made it clear to Jon that this new opportunity to compete in UFC is a privilege and not a right, and that there are significant expectations we have regarding his conduct moving forward," said UFC Chairman and CEO Lorenzo Fertitta. "We're happy to read and see reports that he has embraced the terms of his plea agreement and is using this experience to grow and develop as a person."
"I am thankful to be able to do what I love once again and I look forward to proving myself as a champion in and outside of the Octagon," Jones said.
Following the announcement, Jones issued a statement saying, "It took me losing almost everything I had worked for to realize how much I had."
We know one thing for sure. We're excited to see him fight again.


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Text: Mt. 3:7-17
Series: Heidelberg Catechism (LD 8, QA 25)
Summary: What does it mean that God is "one and three"? And how does this truth change the way Christians see themselves and others? This sermon addresses the practical consequences of Trinitarian theology.
Preached: 2016-01-31 at 5:30 PM, Phoenix United Reformed Church


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There is no prize coveted more in hockey than the Stanley Cup. For players, hoisting the cup over their head is the ultimate achievement. For fans, watching their team win the Stanley Cup is the ultimate glory. While there's no feeling quite as amazing as winning the real thing, for the past twenty-two years EA SPORTS™ has been giving fans a chance to bring that glory to their team in their own living rooms.
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HOW TO OPEN A DISPENSARYOpening a dispensary consist of many moving parts. That's why it's important to plan and prepare from the jump start. If you want to open a dispensary there are some essential steps that you must be mindful of.
You need to decide if you are going to open a dispensary that is focused on retail location or online. Both have their challenges in the current climate and with Bloomkit you can open a dispensary without the headaches


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Chrysocolla Gemstone Copper Cuff
Chrysocolla, a calming stone, also cleanses and re-energizes all the chakras. It is also a great stone for improving communication and opening psychic visions. Chrysocolla helps with creativity, in addition to supplying motivation. Chysocolla is a joyful stone!
Chrysocolla treats arthritis, bone disease, muscle spasms, blood disorders and lung problems, in addition to detoxifying the liver, kidneys and intestines. Chrysocolla helps to regenerate the pancreas and helps to regulate insulin. Wear Chrysocolla to alleviate muscle cramps, treat PMS and alleviate menstrual cramps. Chrysocolla also heals infections, lowers blood pressure and soothes burns.
This chrysocolla gemstone copper cuff was a custom order for the customer who purchased the chrysocolla gemstone copper pendant, as she wanted a matching set. I designed the cuff very similar to the pendant design, so that they would be very complimentary to one another.


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Your pet gives you unconditional love and loyalty and we want to give them the proper care they deserve. Unexpected illness or accidents can involve a financial burden. Pet insurance can help contribute to unexpected and routine veterinary expenses.
There are many companies who offer pet insurance and it is important to research the policies before choosing the cover that's best for you are your pet.
The Eureka Veterinary Clinic is able to offer new kittens and puppys that have seen one of our vets within 24 hours, a complimentry 4 week free insurance policy though an pet insurance company.
Please don't hesitate to talk to any member of our health care team about pet insurance.


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What I want to do is travel deep and deeper into the dreamlands, to find that place that I know is waiting for me here. My home.
– The Onion Girl
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What I want to do is travel deep and deeper into the dreamlands, to find that place that I know is waiting for me here. My home.
Weekend update
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Nothing much to report from the weekend. Marshall Dillon got fixed Friday so I spent the weekend trying to slow him down so he would not pull his stitches. Dreams were vague so not much to report.
The light of truth…
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The truth spell I weaved a few weeks ago has been incredibly successful. I do not know how to explain how the flows work in words but it is so simple and strong that I have recommended a non-practitioner to use it in an upcoming legal case. We are going to get together over spring break and I am going to guide them with it.
I think that is one of the most comforting things I experienced in class last week. Finding out that the women there were accepting that you do not have to be a pagan to have magical inclinations. In fact, it seems that they consider everyone with abilities "witches." I am not sure how comfortable I am with that label but I am comfortable with the use by them.
Great Quote
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More dreams
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Last night I dreamed of Diane. I do not recall the specifics but in it she was much stronger than she is in the waking day. I suppose I need to contact her and check on her well being. She has fallen away these last few months and I worry she is not getting the help she needs.
I find it interesting that since I did exercise 1 in the ITOW class and expressed my intent that my dreams have been so intuitive. The feel of it is different but this plays along with my belief that just like I am developing allergies to things my abilities seem to be somewhat altering. Originally, I had assumed the shift in my dream world had to do with the medication I was taking but there has been an increase in the number of prophetic dreams that I have as well as these different flavor learning experience dreams. I miss the astral travel but I think my sleeping with the dogs is preventing me from doing that successfully – they come by and wake me up throughout the night not to mention the barking with the deer are moving in the woods at night.
I am super excited about the class if I have not mentioned this before. It is so nice to be the one taking a class for a change. I have made a commitment to myself to just be part of something for a while. Hell, if I could commit to CUUPS for a year with all of the hard work and drama, this should be easy. I just have to remember to enjoy the experience and not allow other people's drama to effect me. Part of my pact with myself is that I am endeavoring to have a drama free life surrounded by people who inspire me and make me laugh.
Oh – there will be an Ostara ritual later this month that I am hoping to be able to go to. My dad's treatment was yesterday so the next should be around the 18th/19th – I am hoping by that Saturday he will be feeling good and stay home so that I will not have to go to Brandon to check on my mom.
Side note: been wondering if anyone would like to get together for coffee and tarot readings one day. I need the practice and Mark is not going to let me practice on him.
dreams, meandering thoughts and confessions of an altered mind
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in the Work
Last night I awoke from a dream with the answer to a problem that had been plaguing me for a few weeks were a friend was concerned. I tried to make a note on my iphone but my fingers and mind were not fully cooperating. The more I woke up – the more the answer seem to fade. It made sense at the time of course. I am trying to piece the thoughts of it back together. I have been really frustrated trying to figure out how to get through to them things that I see clearly that they are struggling with. The dream's message was that rather than let myself get isolated by my lack of understanding, I need to embrace them and support their journey. ESPECIALLY since, I have walked in similar shoes.
In other news, I started a class last Sunday. I was a little apprehensive of what I was getting into and pleasantly surprised that while we all had different words for things, we were basically on the same page. When he picked me up and I told him how nervous I was, Mark told me that I did well to get out and go meet a bunch of new people AND talk in front of them. He is right. It was hard, especially considering the obstacles that I have had to overcome to be able to do so…
We were asked to explain a little about ourselves and why we were taking the class. I touched on the psychic attacks/mental abuse I underwent from 2002-2009. How do you explain that to people who do not know you without sounding completely insane? "Excuse me, I was brainwashed by someone I trusted and only found out after the fact that everything I believed to be true was completely fabricated soooo I had to throw everything I know away and peel my beliefs down to the beginning much like the layers of an onion and start over. Oh, and when all of this happened, my higher self decided to close out my conscious self so that I was protected from my other worldly encounters and workings."
Yeah… Not so much an easy task. but I did manager to get out that I went through a bad divorce and had underwent psychic attack and felt like the crazy lady when I said it. I think my cheeks were red and I was flushed for the entire time I was there once I spoke.
Part of the exercises we are working on is daily journaling. It is one of the reasons, I decided to start this blog. It is easier for me to type in my downtime at work than to actually journal in a notebook. The first couple of exercises I have read all appear to be games that we played at Tapestry meetings and when we would have get togethers at the house. I really hate Erin cannot take the class with me. I remember us playing build the ball of energy and pass it around the room when I still lived at the condo in Brandon. Hard to believe that was over 12 years ago and here I am again.
I am trying hard not to let my ego get in the way of learning but it is hard when I have been actively studying shamanism, witchcraft, divination, dreams and spellwork for 23 years. I am just trying to keep an open mind and recognize this as an opportunity to learn a new way of doing what it is i do. There appears to be a lot of details in the work that I am not use to but I think that it is like switching gears to learn how to shoot a bow after years of throwing knives.


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Predicting what might happen when it comes to fishing is flirting with danger, and telling everyone what has happened is old news. So finding the happy medium means a bit of both, which is what you are about to get.
The old news is that both our renowned crater lakes have been fishing very well. Bullen Merri has been improving all the time, with some very nice brown trout to over 4kg, Chinook to 1.7kg and rainbows to 2.8kg. It sounds good, and it is!
Trolling is the best method, with anglers using different techniques to get their lures down to the fish. Reports of some fish being taken along the shore by bait fishers using the local bullheads are fairly typical for this time of the year. Other reports of anglers landing mixed bags of trout and Chinook while casting lures from the bank, certainly suggest that Bullen Merri may be approaching a period of great fishing for some huge fish.
Purrumbete reports have also been improving, with some ripper browns to 3.5kg and rainbows to 1.7kg. Anglers trolling are taking a lot of these fish. There are still a few flat-bottomed boats managing to launch in the bay beside Hoses Rocks. For bank anglers, Hoses Rocks has been good with both rainbows and browns being caught. Stockings are about to start at Purrumbete, which means a lot of small fish swallowing baits. Take plenty of hooks and a good pair of scissors to minimise the damage. Purrumbete will get a full stocking of 45,000 fish, which seems to suggest that Fisheries recognises that this lake is still over 90% full. Perhaps they know something about boat access that I don't!
Purrumbete's winter run of fish for the bank angler is a prediction that hardly ever misses. As soon as we get some rough westerly and southwesterly weather, there will be a group of bank anglers fishing plastics along the eastern half of the lake. With the limited boat access over the past months, it should mean more fish along the edge. Local rivers have had a good run of trout for the flyfishers. Plenty of crickets and grasshoppers have meant the fish keen to look up. Sadly these these rivers will soon be closed.
The two standbys that I always mention, West Barwon Dam and Wurdibuloc, are both worth a look. West Barwon is suited more for the bait and lure anglers, while Wurdibuloc is better for the flyfishers. Have a go and you may be pleasantly surprised.
Scott Gray caught this Chinook salmon in Lake Bullen Merri. This lake should fish well through winter (photo: Scott Gray).


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Black and white acrylic paint
Chalkboard paint
mini gourd pumpkins
If you are buying gourds, try to pick some that are more flat and not too bumpy. I find chalkboard paint a little thin, so I first painted a layer of black acrylic paint in a rectangle.
Once it dried, I did 3 coats of chalkboard paint. It was a sunny day, so I would set the pumpkins outside for about 10 minutes to dry between layers.
Once the black was dry, I painted some decorative details on with the white paint.
Once the black paint was good and dry (I suggest letting it dry overnight), B wrote their names on each pumpkin.
Then we sat them out in front of their turkey place mats.
We don't have a big sit down Thanksgiving dinner at our house, but if we did, I think this would be such a cute idea for the guests. Then they could take their pumpkin home at the end of the night!


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What's In Store
Fresh Market to host hiring event Sept. 30
To staff its new Dilworth store, Fresh Market will host a day-long career open house on Sept. 30 in Charlotte.
The new store at 1408 East Blvd. in Dilworth Gardens is slated to open in mid-November, just before Thanksgiving. The store will bring approximately 80-90 new jobs to the Charlotte area, the grocer said in a recent statement.
The hiring event will take place from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the Hilton Charlotte Executive Park Hotel at 5624 Westpark Drive. Applicants must first apply online before the event at careers.thefreshmarket.com, using keyword 219. Qualified applicants will then receive an invite to schedule an appointment with the supermarket's hiring team.
Available positions include assistant deli managers, assistant front end managers, assistant grocery specialist, assistant produce managers, bakers, bulk specialist, cheese specialist, gift/floral specialist, meat cutters and store receiving specialist, the grocer said.
The new market takes the place of the former Blacklion home furnishings store, which closed in January, in a 14,200-square-foot space. It is about one-third the size of a traditional Charlotte-area supermarket like Harris Teeter.
This will be the grocer's 21st North Carolina location, and its sixth in the greater Charlotte area.
Katherine Peralta: 704-358-5079, @katieperalta


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Welcome, Matt!
It's wonderful to see that Matt Zimmerman has finally given in and started blogging. As a welcoming gift, I'd like to give him a hackergotchi. If it seems familiar, it's because I tried to lure him into the blogging world … Continue reading
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Freeman Perspective – Obama's Space War
Pilot Films Jet Spraying Chemtrails
You Tube
July 26, 2010
A pilot shoots a chemical plane from his cockpit: the video shows an aircraft that spread chemtrails over Canada from the nozzles. The footage is the irrefutable proof of a chemical and clandestine operation that a bold pilot offers to the public in order to demonstrate that chemtrails are real. The "smoke" we can see is neither a fuel dumping nor a contrail. The chemtrails, in fact, is iridescent too. Don't listen to hoaxers who repeat that this document is false or similar lies.
Chief Calls for World Prayer for Chemtrails and Oil Spill
The Copenhagen, Climategate, Chemtrail, Constitution Conspiracy
Jeff Rense Interviews Benjamin Fulford
These interviews will provide you with a crash course in the truth of how things are. Many believe that much of this information is going to be exposed to the public soon. If you are "well programmed" – you will be blown away if/when this information is made public. Bring yourself up to speed by listening to both parts of these interviews.
Part 1: CLICK HERE
Part 2: CLICK HERE


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Presented by St. Luke's Church, Granville, this family-friendly holiday outing has become a Thanksgiving tradition for runners and walkers, young and old. This 5K FUN run/walk benefits the Food Pantry Network of Licking County.
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Earlier Event: November 17Thanksgiving Granville Farmers Market
Later Event: December 1Christmas Candlelight Walking Tour