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Not enough sex on these walks, I decided. I'll have to invite the leonine and totally outrageous, Kavida Rei along. Kavida – who organises monthly sensual soirees in Convent Garden and has written books on tantric massage and sex – describes herself on her website as a Tantric Goddess. Are you getting the picture? Yep, she's a force of nature. Her latest blog features her own long sought after, and recently achieved ejaculation.
The day before we meet, I sent her an email asking her to dress discreetly because we were going to visit a religious establishment. I didn't want to reveal where we were going. "Be direct darling," she replied, "do you mean I have to wear underwear?"
"I don't care about your underwear," I shot back, "but no shorts, probably a below the knee skirt and bring a wrap around."
"I'm getting my Amish look together," she said. I told her I was very much looking forward to seeing her attire.
And so I'm waiting for her one sunny Wednesday afternoon at the top of the stone steps at the Harrow Road end of Willesden Junction. I look across and see that my favourite strange railway building – the metal building on the stilts which looks like it has travelled here from Bangladesh or somewhere else where the amount of water forces the architecture – is immersed now in sycamore leaves. Almost hidden.
Before I get to hum 'You're so sexy", there she is sunglasses, muted colours, mad hair, big smile. But hold on. Whoops, up goes the skirt, and the naughty Ms Rei is posing at the bottom of the steps demonstrating her lack of knicker-wearing! Willesden Junction may not recover. Sadly, there are no train-spotters around to share this unusual moment.
Our Tantric – it really (as opposed to the reductive media Sting version) is a Hindu philosophy, which says you can find sensual and spiritual delight in everything from breathing to dancing to putting out the rubbish – Queen is from rural Hertfordshire and Harlesden is a bit of a shock to her system. "I don't recognise this produce," she says as we pass bowls of little green chillies outside one of the many High Street butchers and grocers combined.
Her own neighbours, she insists, are completely au fait and comfortable with her activities. In other words, one week she is collecting one of her sons from school (he is 16, the other is 20 and studying History of Art) in appropriately low-key school-run clothes and the next week when her son is with his father, she might be going out with her new partner sporting full-on PVC fetish wear.
"Oh, the hair shops are fantastic," she shrieks as we peer into one of the amazing emporiums of hair. "I needed one of those when I dressed up as Cher recently."
I know Kavida will love my favourite shop – as you know by now – Wrights, that marvellous mixture of photographic equipment and lingerie. And especially the sexy tights and stockings. In fact, I bought some brilliant black stockings with beautiful ties all the way up the back for our mutual friend, Jake (another, tantrica, Jacqueline that I met at an International Tantra festival in Catalonia but that's another story) on her hen weekend.
"That's so cheap," exclaims Kavida pointing at a black basque with red ribbons. "In Coco de Mer, it would cost a fortune." I point out the Nueva Donna nurse's outfit, but she says her partner, Roland would go for the policewoman's costume.. Especially the handcuffs. They're both into the dark side of tantra as well as the light. "We love BDSM (Bondage, Discipline, Sado-Masochism)," she laughs proudly, "we often sort out our differences by doing some sub and dom role play. It's about surrender. You receive more, the more you let go. There's no space for the mind to sabotage you and so you really can reach an altered state. I'm very passionate about it because it is very healing for both men and women. But we also like the theatricality of dressing up. We had fun shopping at Sh, the sex shop for women, they've got a great dressing room which is quite private downstairs and Roland would test out the outfits with me. I bought a great waitress' uniform with apron and cap. But Ro has got a doctor's coat and stethoscope. They all add to the fun."
One of Kavida's many activities is offering sex therapy and tantric healing. As I stand outside Wright's dazzling display, I wonder how she feels about tantric massages being offered in such a prolific and tawdry way everywhere? If you look in the back of Time Out, every masseuse is selling supposedly tantric massage experiences. Does she get pissed off? "Oh yes, " she snorts more like a horse than a lioness at this point, "they all think wafting a few rose petals around and a feather is giving a tantric massage. It's ridiculous. That couldn't be further from the truth. A healing tantric massage is really about creating an intimate space between you and allowing vulnerability. The tears are the healing, as well as the orgasm."
At this very moment, Lloyd (not his real name because he's married), the muscle-bound and very sexy 40 something that goes to my local gym and is wont to turn up on my doorstep occasionally expecting a sexual greeting. He hasn't had one so far. But what synchronicity that he should appear in the middle of Harlesden High St just as the conversation is turning to sexual healing. All in red, he looks hot today. I wave. He won't have a clue what we're discussing which is probably quite fortunate.
Inside the shop, Kavida makes a beeline for the tights. I find myself talking to Sonia Uttam who came over from Kenya – her family is originally from East India – thirty five years ago. She's a gorgeous 60something. "The Irish used to buy so much from us," she says confirming my previous theory about this being a quintessentially Irish shop. "But the Somalians and Afghanis don't buy so much. The Polish do though. And the Portuguese and Jamaicans. "
Meanwhile Kavida is striding over to Ben Uttam – who came originally from Mumbai – and asking him if he tells his wife she is beautiful. "I tell her that marrying her was the best decision I ever made," he says. There's a communal 'ah' from us two at the longevity of their love. At which Sonia strolls over and insists that they have a photo taken together. But Kavida is still not quite satisfied. "I hope you're still enjoying yourselves sexually," she interjects cheekily. Ben is unfazed.
"I still get excited when I see her bare thighs," he says ever so sweetly. Tantric Goddess and I have tears in our eyes at this moment. We have found that rare jewel of lasting, sexy love in the lingerie shop. Oh, it's one of those rare touching moments.
But Tantric Goddess is unstoppable in her shopping. Now it's a flame-coloured thong. "Because normally I don't wear underwear," she explains, "Roland gets excited when I do." As we leave, Ben rushes up to Kavida with a present for being such a good customer. It's a pair of pink furry handcuffs. He doesn't realise what a perfect present this is.
Spotting the Shawl across the road, Kavida suggests we share a Guinness. To a pub at 3pm! Both of us profess we hardly ever go to pubs these days. This one is half-full of Irish gentlemen nursing pints. She's just telling me proudly about her 20 year old son being in New York at the moment as a DJ, when the Guinness brings on sex memory. In typical Kavida style.
"I had sex with this bloke in a synagogue in New Orleans," she says, "in front of the Torah ark which is considered the most holy place. I consider sex to be the holiest of holy activities so for me, it was entirely appropriate." Kavida is Jewish and obviously has a history of fruity rebellion. "There was a time when I loved having sex in churches," she giggles, "I loved pulpits. In fact, if boyfriends wouldn't shag in a church, they were out."
Walking down Craven Park Road afterwards she just telling me about an idyllic naturist island off the South of France, when Starlight Records catches our attention. "It's such an old fashioned record shop," she says enthusiastically because she's also a singer/songwriter, "with great reggae vinyl."
The owner 'Popsy' -a white-bearded, gentle-looking Jamaican; there are three similar men in this parade of shops, there's JJ at the wine bar and jerk chicken shop, and George at the cool clothes shop, Avant Garde next door – is chilling out with a cigarette and his two huge dogs are lying next to him. It's like going back in time. And place. He tells us he's been here for thirty years.
But can he survive? There are very few record shops left. "Our main distributor went out of business last year which was down the road, now I have to get records from New York," he says managing to emanate total chilled 'outness'. "I am thinking of dividing up the shop and having an internet provision here too." Hawkeye Records over the road have done something similar, now they've got a bakery and take away as well as records.
"I feel as though I'm holiday in Harlesden," says Kavida. She admits that Roland had told her she was wearing too much jewellery for Harlesden so she'd taken some pieces off. But now she's seeing an unexpected side to our NW10 neighbourhood.
I've got another surprise in store for her. I can tell she's thinking where on earth are we going? But she's being bubbly to cover her doubt. The route – Craven Park Rd, then right before Hillside down Brentfield Road – is urban desolate. So I ask her how she's changed since she's been – 18 months – with Roland, to distract her from the concrete. "I'm much more feminine," she says, "because he is so in his masculine energy. He is very sensitive but he still takes charge in that male way. That has meant I can be softer."
Eventually, I'm able to stop her talking for a second and direct her attention to the left. There it is – the magnificent Neasden Hindu Temple. It really is an amazing sight. So unexpectedly decorative in this industrial landscape. Kavida is ecstatic. She hadn't guessed that this was the religious establishment that we were visiting. "It's the perfect heart-centred place to take a tantric goddess to," she exclaims.
We're lucky, we've arrived at one of the prayer times when the sacred shrines are open. Ironically, it's me who is handed pieces of material to cover my legs and arms. We're directed outside once we've removed our shoes. The craftsmanship – 2,820 tons of Bulgarian limestone and 2,000 tons of Italian Carrara marble were sent to India and carved into these ornate pinnacles by over 1,500 artisans and finished in 1995 – is spectacular. We're drawn to the voluptuous statues of dancing goddesses on the outside of the temple. They are flexing their barely clad bodies in all sorts of joyous, celebratory ways. They are incredibly sensual. "So these goddesses are allowed to be this sexy and undressed," says Kavida, "and we have to cover up. What's that all about. Look they've even carved their nipples in. No doubt it's men who are scared of women's sexuality and ultimately their power, and so want them to hide their bodies away. It's not right. That's so non-tantra."
We enter the sacred space and a few Indian families are in prayer. One of the men lays prostrate on the floor. They touch the shrine and kiss the hand that touches it in a time-honoured fashion. We stare at Rama and Parvati– the heroic prince and princess from the Ramayana – who are fetchingly bedecked in pink and blue. There's an atmosphere of spiritual reverence but also a crazy sound of beating in the background.
"There isn't an S&M party going on behind the scenes," says Kavida with characteristic irreverence.
I burst out laughing but smother it with my hand. "I think they are feather-dusting the deities," I say equally ignorantly.
As we walk away our heads back and transfixed by the marble lotus flower ceilings, Kavida tells me about a 25 year old British Asian man she knows. "Often Indian families are so repressed when it comes to sexualty," she says, "he is a virgin and very shame-filled. But I got him to come to one of our sensual soirees and he ended up kissing someone. He felt ashamed at first, but came back and now has started getting rid of those layers of repression. I'm really happy for him."
I decide to ask one of the information assistants why we have to cover up when the goddesses on the temple depict such an overt pleasure in their bodies. "Because we are ordinary people," he says, "and they are not. They are on another planet so they can do what they want. They have attained that right, we have not."
Ah yes, they are 'in heaven' so they can take their clothes off and act erotically. We mere mortals must wait until we die before we are allowed such unabashed pleasure. "An enticement to death? wonders Kavida.
In the temple shop – truly fabulous tat from sparkly garlands to ayurvedic remedies – we hear a family discussing the stock. "Why have they got an Eiffel tower key ring here?" asks the young father. His wife cannot explain. Neither can we but we can't help loving the idea of it anyway.


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Sutter's Brigade will play on ESPN3
By lititzrecord on February 8, 2012
The Sutter's Brigade U-16 field hockey team, consisting mostly of Warwick players, will battle the Windy City Flame at the Disney Field Hockey Showcase in Orlando, Fla. in a game which will be covered on ESPN3 on Friday at 2:30 p.m.
Members of the squad include Warwick's Hannah Bollinger, Nikki Calamia, Jessica Cochis, Jamie Martin, Lucy Reed, goalkeeper Kailynne Reinoehl, Delaney Ryan, Casie Stief, Jaycie St. John and Hannah Weidman. Players from Donegal, Lampeter-Strasburg and Palmyra also compete for the team.
Visit watchespn.com for more details.

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text: Paramount Pictures has released a clip from "Thor" at IGN which a few sites are already claiming to feature a cameo from Hawkeye (Jeremy Renner) who will feature in "The Avengers". If true it's…frankly disappointing. Said cameo is literally a 1-2 second glimpse of what could be anyone holding a compound bow, and likely not Renner himself. See for yourself below, the film opens internationally at the end of the month and in the U.S. on May 5th.


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DIY: Nautical Coasters with Smock Paper
These coasters would make a great hostess gift if you happen to be staying at someone's beach or lake house this summer. Or make a set for yourself to remind you of beach-y vacations! We used our favorite paper for decoupage, generously provided to us by SMOCK, a small, independent letterpress and stationer in upstate NY. For more nautical paper options from Smock, scroll to the end of this post. We've got the DIY steps, materials list and a printable for you below.
Decorative paper (we got ours via Smock), cut into four 5 1/2" x 5 1/2" squares
Felt, cut into four 3 1/2" x 3 1/2" squares
Mod Podge
Paint brush
Exacto knife or scissors
Bone folder or credit card
Four ceramic tiles (found at home improvement stores), 4" x 4"
Craft glue
Step 1: Brush a thin, even layer of Mod Podge onto the top of a ceramic tile, making sure you brush the glue all the way to the edges. Place your decorative paper wrong side up in front of you. Center the glue side of the tile onto the paper. Flip over and use the bone folder or the edge of a credit card to smooth out any air bubbles making sure the paper is completely adhered to the tile.
Step 2: Trim the corners of the paper.
Step 3: Brush glue onto each edge of the paper, one side at a time. Fold each side onto back edge of the tile, pressing down with your fingers. Wrap as you would a present.
Step 4: Once all four sides are glued down, flip the tile over. Print out the images we've created of the framed ships (printable is at the end of this post). Cut them out and apply one to each coaster, using the Mod Podge to glue the image on. Brush two thin layers of Mod Podge over entire coaster, allowing time to dry between coats.
Step 5: Turn the coaster over again and run a line of glue around the perimeter, about a 1/2" in from the edge. Place the felt on top of the glue. (We used black felt in our example coaster and a gray felt in the "materials" photo so you could see what it was. Any color will do).
Step 6: Once the two coats of Mod Podge have dried, spray each coaster with a coat of Shellac (or if you have the liquid kind from can, brush the Shellac over each coaster). Now you've sealed the coasters and can use them for hot or cold beverages!
Print This! Here's a copy of each of the collaged images we put together for our coasters.
Smock has several nautical designs that would work for your coasters. We used "Anchor" but you could also try "Chatham," "Breakers," or "Fremont," with or without the image of the ships.
Happy Sails!
xoxo Zandra


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Jasmine Perfume
I gave my moody scripts to the waves,
She told me the sea loved every part she played.
I told her that you are as mysterious as her sea
"But he is not as patient as him" ,she said.
I hope you will love me more,now without them .
I also taught my heart to keep a diary
your heart didn't love his love poems
But that gave me a chest pain ;
his poems had got fierce lately.
I don't walk on my toes anymore
Only foolish woman did that ,you told me .
I wanted to get taller so that I could kiss your forehead.
My childhood mirror didn't recognize me this morning .
She was looking everywhere for my face.
And my jasmine perfume didn't tune with my straight locks either .
He misses my wild curls.
I wonder if your heart knows his way
because my soul moved home .
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The adult literacy rate in Italy as of 2012 is 99 percent. The literacy rate in Italy has increased since 1981, when it was 96.5 percent of the adult population. As of 2014, Italy enforces a compulsory education system between the ages of 6 and 16.
The education system in Italy is divided into five stages of education, beginning with kindergarten and ending in the university system. Compulsory education in Italy came into existence with the Casati Act in 1859. Initially, the Casati Act was difficult to enforce in rural areas, and it took over 50 years for the illiteracy rate in Italy to halve from nearly 80 percent in 1861.


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UPDATE: We've got two more pics from the Cara-helmed Saint Laurent campaign we're adding to the slideshow. Enjoy!
It's been a while now since we've had to get used to the switch from the distinguishably sexy YSL to the brooding, California skater teen Saint Laurent…but if you weren't entirely clear on the message, this latest campaign should set things straight.
Featuring the gorgeous Cara Delevingne, the latest fall '13 campaign imagery depicts some classic '90s staples (a floral babydoll dress, biker boots, and fishnets) against a gray ocean. Shot by Saint Laurent designer Hedi Slimane, Cara appears every bit the disaffected West Coast teen that Slimane favors in his photography (albeit, her accent is a lot less beach bum than, say, Saint Laurent alum Courtney Love's).
Photo: Courtesy of Saint Laurent


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It is the middle of January. I have been shivering all night because my stupid roomie forgot to put off the fan. Hold on, but I don't have a roomie. So it would be stupid me again! Grr.. Well, so I wake up early morning (7:30 is very early for anyone who sits all day in front of a 17 inch TFT monitor) hoping to catch some nice warm sun rays. I walk out of the house only to find out that its drizzling outside. Rain in January! Damn you Bangalore weather. Its not that I don't like the rains. But how I am supposed to muster the courage to go to office if it rains on a Monday morning. And this is also not the first rain of the season so that I might look forward to the sweet smell of the earth. Thinking about the first rain, there is something that I have always wondered. Why is that one is always reminded of his/her beloved when it rains. Why does one not think of one's mother whose love for him is so pure and selfless. Why does everyone think of eating hot spicy pakodas(fritters) when it rains. Why don't pizzas come to our mind - hot n sizzling double cheese with extra toppings of spicy olives and jalapenos, soft n sweet slices of baby corn, crispy onions and capsicum. Hmmm.. My mouth is already watery. I think I need to calm down my taste buds. I better grab a glass of tea to go with some garam garam pakodas :)
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It's not everyday that I write about a yogurt. So this one must be special. It is. Epigamia, is a low fat, high protein, delectable Greek yogurt, which is going to be available in Mumbai from mid next week at all leading retail outlets. I was fortunate to get a sneak peek into it.
Made from an ancient Greek process of straining the yogurt, it is low in fat and calories with double the amount of protein as compared to regular yogurt.
The quality of the yogurt struck me as outstanding, as I tried the first spoonful. Thick, creamy yogurt, with the right texture. No trace of anything synthetic, no superficial glaze, as many brands have. There are no artificial sweetners, colours or flavours used in it and that makes it a class apart. I knew I could be sure of the quality immediately as it comes from the Hokey Pokey ice cream stable.
The packaging is attractive and convenient. The flavours range is truly startling. The most unusual array I have ever seen. Minty chaat, Imli chutney, khatta meetha, for those who enjoy tangy and tart flavours. But delicious all the same. The Alphonso Mango and Strawberry caught my fancy as did the plain one. Refreshing.
One now actually has a healthy option, sans preservatives. It actually satiates your cravings for something sweet. I am so glad Epigamia is a part of the Mumbai yogurt scene. Priced between rs 35-Rs 38, it is a steal.
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Words that Go with Richard Scarry's Busytown Cars/
When I was younger, I only read a handful of children books. I was not familiar with Richard Scarry, but through my research I learned that he was a popular children's author and illustrator who published over 300 books throughout his lifetime.
His most famous books were about Busytown. Richard wrote several books surrounding this imaginary town filled with anthropomorphic animals, but the two that really defined the series were Richard Scarry's Busy, Busy Town and Richard Scarry's Cars and Trucks and Things that Go.
Both books influenced the app that I picked for today's review: Words that Go with Richard Scarry's Busytown Cars. It's a Universal app in which juniors learn to combine letters into words using various wacky cars seen in Busytown, including the apple van, the pickle car, Dingo's red car, and even Officer Flossy's police bike. In total, there are 40 unique vehicles introduced in this app.
Five Playing Modes
When you start the app for the first time, you will be playing Level 1. In this level you get to see all 40 unique vehicles take turn passing through a red light in Busytown. You will be asked to recognize and match letters to build a corresponding word. For example when a carrot car appears, the letters C-A-R-R-O-T will show up and you need to drag them to their appropriate placeholders. Once you have put all the letters in their correct places the narrator will announce the vehicle's name, and a new vehicle will take its place.
If your juniors are able to do this you can move on to any of the next levels by tapping on the information icon located on the top left corner of the screen. When the icon moves to the top center portion of the screen, tap it again to bring up a new screen. Finally, tap on the "Tap Here" text to enter the parents section. Based on my experience, this is a solid safeguard against accidental taps by little fingers.
Once in the parents section, you can choose to jump to any of the five difficulty levels. Some levels use phonics, while others use ABCs. Below are brief descriptions for the levels:
- Level 2. Just like in the first level, here juniors are asked to match letters to form a word, only this time they have to place the letters in succession. There is a transparent overlay over the placeholders to assist them.
- Level 3. This level uses phonics. Your juniors still need to match the letters from left to right. If you tap on the empty placeholders you can hear phonics and see the corresponding tiles jiggle as a visual indicator.
- Level 4. Starting this level your juniors won't have any visual indicators to help them. The placeholders no longer have transparent letters in them and the letters no longer jiggle when the corresponding placeholder is tapped. You'd still hear the phonics of the required letters, though.
- Level 5. This level is similar to the previous level except that it uses ABCs instead of phonics to spell out the letters.
Parents Need to Know
The app has adjustable difficulty levels that make it perfect for juniors in a wide age range. You can even choose whether the app should show letters in uppercase or lowercase. Just keep in mind that the vocabulary introduced in this app is still limited even though there seems to be plenty of vehicles to go around. Nevertheless, your juniors will enjoy the entire learning process, which is all that matters.
You should also know that the ABC mode and phonics mode are slightly different. In phonics mode the developers only use sight words or other words that are easy to spell using the phonics system, like red, ant, bus, bug, milk, egg, hat, and dog. The developers even decided to replace some words with their simpler versions, such as nut for peanut, and cab for taxi.
Things I Like
I really like some details that the developers have put into this app. One example is how the lights slowly turn to yellow and then red when a new vehicle approaches. They will turn to green once you have completed a word. Another example is Officer Flossy's relentless pursuit of Dingo's fast red car throughout each level. He finally catches him at the end of the level.
I also really appreciate Richard Scarry's wacky cars creations. I think they fit nicely with children's imaginative nature. I introduced the app to both my sons the other day, and when we went out to eat they loved pointing out colorful cars that passed by the restaurant, just like in the app. Maybe next time, I will show them footages from the world's most creative street carnivals.
Words that Go with Richard Scarry's Busytown Cars is a fun app that can aid early readers in practicing their spelling. Even if your juniors are not familiar with the books, I believe they'd still enjoy playing with the app.
Get Words that Go with Richard Scarry's Busytown Cars on the App Store.
Thanks to the team at Learning Touch for sharing the app with us. The app has exposed me to Richard Scarry's great works and inspired me to be more creative and imaginative for our next parent-juniors activities.
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- Gappy's First Words. Help Gappy get home by spelling sight words!
- Monkey Word School Adventure. Upbeat jungle-themed app introduces juniors to the basics of reading and writing.
- Alphabuild. Fast-paced game lets you build letter blocks out of geometric pieces.


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What: Billabong Pro Maui Presented by Hawaiian Airlines, ASP Women's World Tour Event #8
Where: Honolua Bay Maui Hawaii
When: 8-20 December 2007
After a brief pulse which saw some solid sets break through Honolua Bay, the swell then dropped once again, prompting event organizers to call the Billabong Pro Maui presented by Hawaiian Airlines off for Wednesday.
The final event of the 2007 ASP Women's World Tour, the Billabong Pro Maui requires only one full day of competition to complete the event, and with little forecasted swell on tap until later this week, the call was made to postpone the event until improved conditions.
"The small pulse in swell that we experienced last night has all but dissipated this morning and we've called competition off," ASP Head Judge Richie Porta said yesterday. "We have a good long waiting priod and with just one more full day of competition left to complete the event, we'll be waiting for proper conditions to present themselves."
Following the opening two rounds of competition so far, the Billabong Pro Maui has seen the remaining ASP Women's World Title contenders Stephanie Gilmore (AUS), Sofia Mulanovich (PER) and Silvana Lima (BRA) all advance through to Round 3 with impressive performances at Honolua Bay. The Billabong Pro Maui is the final event of the 2007 ASP Women's World Tour and will decide who will be crowned the 2007 ASP Women's World Champion. With the three contenders still remaining in the Billabong Pro Maui competition, the stakes will be high when the ladies hit the water once again.
In addition to the hunt for the ASP Women's World Title, the Vans Triple Crown is coming to a close at Honolua Bay, with frontrunners Mulanovich and Megan Abubo (HAW) tied for the lead. Both Abubo and Mulanovich have each claimed one event in the Vans Triple Crown, and will finish their showdown in Maui.
All Billabong Pro Maui action will be webcast LIVE via the Billabong and ASP websites.
Next call will be at 7am today – fingers crossed the swell will arrive before Santa does!
MATCHUPS: Here's what we've got to look forward to in the next round of the Billabong Pro Maui…
Heat 1: Layne Beachley (AUS) vs. Jacqueline Silva (BRA)
Heat 2: Chelsea Hedges (AUS) vs. Melanie Bartels (HAW)
Heat 3: Jessi Miley-Dyer (AUS) vs. Rebecca Woods (AUS)
Heat 4: Sofia Mulanovich (PER) vs. Keala Kennelly (HAW)
Heat 5: Stephanie Gilmore (AUS) vs. Rochelle Ballard (HAW)
Heat 6: Amee Donohoe (AUS) vs. Claire Bevilacqua (AUS)
Heat 7: Samatha Cornish (AUS) vs. Megan Abubo (HAW)
Heat 8: Silvana Lima (BRA) vs. Rosanne Hodge (ZAF)


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So much has been going on over the past 7 days and I have had no time at all to say anything about it in-depth. I've had more effective commentary on Twitter during my bus rides home during the past week than I've been able to put in this space.
So, so many things, but I am limited on time so this will likely be a shorter post…
The player to be named later in the Leonys Martin trade was Patrick Kivlehan. This caused what I interpreted at the time to be mixed reactions by various fans. I myself have no opinion on the matter. Kivelehan had a pretty quick rise through the minors to spend 2015 in Tacoma, and while he seemed to have some potential there in 518 plate appearances with a .256/.313/.453 line, apparently Jerry Dipoto doesn't think so, so away Mr Kivlehan goes to Texas. Curiosity tells me I should have wanted Kivlehan to stay and see some action in Seattle, but unfamiliarity tells me that I should just be OK with this move, suck it up, and move on. Only time will tell which reaction will be the right one.
Dipoto's been doing a lot of housecleaning though, making a recent move that I really don't like, which is the trade for Hisashi Iwakuma to the Dodgers. While the Dodgers have been great in recent years and Iwakuma might have the chance to see some post-season action (and for that I am happy for him), I also would prefer to have just kept Iwakuma, in spite of his struggles. Late season ballet-foot inconsistency aside, I would have really liked to see him come back in 2016, and I feel like he had a good chance to do that. I don't think that Iwakuma will miss us, however, as he turned down an offer of some $15 million to go to Los Angeles. Dipoto is said to have made the signing of Kuma a priority, but one has to wonder how much of a priority it was, as it doesn't sound like we put up much of a fight there. Either that or the Dodgers' offer of 3 years and $45 million was simply a better option. I don't know much about Kuma's life outside the game; he may have family down there, or he may just want – like pretty much all athletes – to get paid. I can't fault him, but I will miss him. A lot.
Iwakuma has already been replaced by Wade Miley, as Dipoto touched down in the Winter Meetings in Nashville seemingly before his plane did. Miley comes with reliever Jonathan Aro , who I am not at all familiar with; but the price for this move is also high. Carson Smith goes to the Red Sox, which really bums me out more than I can properly communicate right now. Smith was our resident weirdo arm, and I wanted to see more of him here. Miley is younger and cheaper than Iwakuma, and does not have the same injury history. He also has a history with the GM, from his earliest days in the Arizona Diamondback system, and from what I understand is the type of pitcher that will fare well in a larger park with damp weather like Safeco. We need a guy to be in our rotation, we got a guy Jerry Dipoto is familiar with to be in our rotation; as with a lot of deals made, I am simultaneously sad and excited to see what these new guys will have to offer and how things will shape up for 2016.
There have been other things done, but maybe I will have to save them for tomorrow, as I am running out of time today. I changed phone carriers recently, and was made to get a higher grade of phone than I had originally wanted. The bad bit of this is the learning curve, but the good part is that there is more memory and therefore I can start using my baseball applications again (my previous phone was having a lot of problems) so my ability to stay on top of news might increase to where it used to be before the 2014 season, even. Oh, look, it's telling me that John Lackey has signed a two-year deal with the Cubs. Good for him. More tomorrow. Or the next day. It all depends on how much work I can take care of in the morning. For now, I am bracing myself to witness our new GM's slash-and-burn of the roster. The week is still young, friends!


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My old friend* Ned Ryun wrote a spectacularly arrogant and misguided piece for The Hill on Sunday, the day after the Senate rammed through Brett Kavanaugh's nomination, titled "We're lucky to have men like Kavanaugh who are willing to face down the mob." I usually restrain myself from responding, because 1) I do consider him a friend, and 2) I understand that this is his job as a hard-right lobbyist.
But then, after reading a couple of things in particular, I got to thinking about how stupid a reason for giving him a pass that second one is. The first was a Facebook post by my cousin Leslie, who has been fighting for international women's rights at the United Nations:
"This is not mob rule. This is women's voices finally being heard."
The second is from "The Price of the Ticket," one of James Baldwin's last essays, written in 1985:
"A mob is not autonomous: it executes the real will of the people who rule the State…A mob cannot afford to doubt: that the Jews killed Christ or that niggers want to rape their sisters or that anyone who fails to make it in the land of the free and the home of the brave deserves to be wretched. But these ideas do not come from the mob. They come from the State, which creates and manipulates the mob. The idea of black persons as property, for example, does not come from the mob. It is not a spontaneous idea. It does not come from the people, who knew better, who thought nothing of intermarriage until they were penalized for it: this idea comes from the architects of the American State. These architects decided that the concept of Property was more important - more real - than the possibilities of a human being."
Most if not all civil rights issues in the United States revolve around the notion of property and who controls it. The personhood of women and people of color has always been especially enmeshed with the white male notion of property upon which our government was founded. Any "constitutional originalist" - like Ned, like Brett Kavanaugh and every other conservative Supreme Court Justice - subscribes to this original notion of property-over-people, and it directs their thought. This is what separates the mass protests we've seen in response to Kavanaugh's forced confirmation from, say, the mobs of angry white supremacists in Charlottesville: one is resisting a property-obsessed, white nationalist State, and the other is enforcing it.
This is not a subtle distinction. Any pundit, Ned Ryun or otherwise, who conflates the two doing it intentionally. He may be just doing his job, but if that's where the jobs are, then maybe we need to be seriously questioning what we want our jobs to be: consolidating property and the power it entails, or distributing it?
* I ran track with Ned and his brother Drew, and his family was very kind and welcoming to me during my brief stint as a fundamentalist Christian my senior year of high school and freshman year of college. We keep in touch via social media, but haven't seen each other in decades.


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Worst experience ever?! Ryan Gosling once took a break from his hectic schedule to relax with a Turkish massage — but he never expected that it would result in a mouthful of a hairy belly.
The father of two shared the "awful experience" during a hilarious appearance on The Graham Norton Show on Friday, May 20.
"I had an awful experience having a Turkish massage, where this guy's idea of massage was to take one leg and the other arm and try to connect it behind my back," he recounted. "And then his belly went in my mouth."
Between roars of laughter from the audience, the Big Short actor further explained the disgusting details of his encounter.
"And you know when you get something weird in your mouth and, if you're eating something, your brain sends your tongue to figure out what it is? It's not a conscious thought," he joked. "My tongue was like, 'What is that?' It's a hairy belly!"
Although the massage was far from relaxing for Gosling, his Nice Guys costar Russell Crowe, who also appeared on the British talk show on Friday, couldn't stifle his chuckles.
Last month, Gosling and girlfriend Eva Mendes welcomed their second child together, a girl named Amada. The happy couple, who met on the set of The Place Beyond the Pines in 2011, are also parents of daughter Esmeralda, 20 months.
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By Sneha Rajaram
In the wake of the sickening police crackdown on JNU students in the last few days — not to mention the police having no problem with women being beaten up in a court of law yesterday — little twin vortices of approval and disapproval have been spinning on media and social media.
Now, you'd think these strands would stick to talking about the issue at hand. But no, our government officials couldn't possibly do that in the media without dissolving into expressing their misogyny, casteism, racism and 50 other forms of discrimination that have no bearing whatsoever on the crackdown. Case in point: Jawahar Yadav, former Officer on Special Duty to the Chief Minister (OSD to CM) of Haryana, tweets that "Prostitutes are better than the women students who shouted anti-national slogans at JNU"(the original tweet reads: "JNU mein ladkiyaan jo desh drohi naare baazi karra hinthi, unke liye sirf yahi kahoonga ki tumse achhi tawaaifen hoti hain jo jism bechti hain deshnahi"). He then quietly deleted the tweet, following which, after all the media outrage, he realised he had to apologise. But — surprise surprise!
He chose to defend himself instead:
— Jawahar Yadav (@jawaharyadavbjp) February 13, 2016
"My previous tweet didn't compare any woman student to a prostitute. But I said that our sisters and daughters who are forced into prostitution are better than the JNU women students who shouted anti-national slogans. Our prostitute sisters-daughters, who are forced to sell their bodies, but not Mother India, are better than them."
The only difference between the first tweet and the "apology" is that the apology's character count was too high and it had to be a screenshot. And, of course, the sudden sisters/daughters narrative that jumped at us out of nowhere, like a creepy cuckoo clock.
The number of fallacies (aka phallusies) in this tweet is astronomical. It boggles, baffles, bewilders and bamboozles the mind. But we must, we must count a few of them or be lost forever in the confusion.
1. The sisters/daughters defence
Because the only way a man can identify with a sex worker as a fellow human being and citizen is if he thinks of him/her as a family member; if a woman is your sister/daughter, then she has to be homo sapiens.Else, who knows? This of course, after insulting her in his hierarchical little worldview – in which JNU women students are the scum of the earth.
2. Clearly Mr Yadav thinks he's 'better' than a sex worker
In most countries, sex work is a terrifyingly dangerous profession — no acknowledgement or protection from the law, no fundamental legal rights, no infrastructure, no health plan. I'm guessing Jawahar Yadav isn't facing those kinds of professional problems. How does that put him in a position to showcase sex workers in an unfavourable light with his little comparison?
3. Why pick out just the female students eh?
I have a feeling Mr Yadav looked at the news and felt a deep sense of betrayal when he realized that women were among the humans who chanted 'anti-national slogans' at JNU. His sisters/daughters had dishonoured him and there had to be a Bollywood-stylefamily showdown in which he yells things like 'prostitute' at them and then adopts new sisters/daughters. In this sense, Yadav is only following the refreshing trend in this government of #NotEvenTrying to be politically correct any more.
4. He forgot the sex ratio in Haryana.
Such is the pathetic nature of the sex ratio in Haryana that it's news when the number crosses 900. Maybe Yadav is married already, in which case his wife might very well leave him after that tweet. Or maybe he's single. Either way, it's hard enough for Haryanvi men to find brides. Now he's practically put himself out of the running.
5. What is all this selling-selling?
First, the Independence movement turns Bharat Mata into a goddess in order to inspirefreedom fighters (but marital rape is still legal today), then the Supreme Court says last year that a woman's body is her temple (hmm, is someone going to use that to tell women that they don't need to enter Sabarimala?), then we are told that selling the body is better than selling Bharat Mata, but only marginally.
Now just a minute! Firstly, JNU women students, to all appearances, didn't sell the country (how would he be able to tell, by the way?). Secondly, doesn't everyone sell their body — or do we not need our bodies at all for the jobs we do? Can we leave our bodies behind in the jamun tree before going to work? Can we type without our fingers? And in case any of us think we're selling only our non sexual body parts (as if there's such a thing), think again. Can you sit in a swivel chair without a bum?
But Yadav is not alone, not by a long shot. He is only special because, in this particular case, he made that lateral leap, had the breadth of vision to see women students where the rest of us only saw students. But we all know the kind of spectacular lateral leaps our politicians make. Pity they can't be the nation's athletes. They'd make great OB-GYNs too – for their skills inOBfuscation&misoGYNy. Some people have all the talent.
Sneha Rajaram is writer-at-large at the online women's magazine The Ladies Finger.
Updated Date: Feb 16, 2016 17:10:20 IST


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5. SodaStream Gets Doused
Frankly SodaStream (SODA), nobody gives a damn about Scarlett.
Shares of the seltzer-machine maker, which trumpeted the hiring of sexpot Scarlett Johansson as its new spokesperson Saturday, got flattened Monday, falling over 26%, after it slashed its fiscal 2013 forecast due to disappointing Christmas sales. The Israel-based company says it now expects full-year net income of about $41.5 million on revenue of about $562 million, down from its prior projections of $54 million in profit on sales of approximately $567 million.
Come on folks. Nearly half of SodaStream's float was sold short at last check so it shouldn't be that big of a surprise that its bubble finally burst.
"Despite achieving all-time record sales, we failed to deliver our profit targets and are disappointed in our fourth quarter performance," said SodaStream CEO Daniel Birnbaum. "These preliminary results reflect a challenging holiday selling season in the U.S. and several factors, mostly from the second half of the quarter that negatively impacted our gross margin."
In other words, to quote TheStreet's very own Herb Greenberg, SodaStream is now an "all-in product, where nearly everybody who is going to get or give a SODA machine has done so or will." As a result, the company is cutting deals with retailers with the hope that higher volume will make up for lower margins and help it reduce a brimming inventory.
(Heck, we get all Herb's hate mail anyway so we might as well borrow a phrase or two from our buddy in San Diego.)
One thing Herb forgot to mention, however, was SodaStream's shameless ploy to redirect the Street's gaze onto the bombshell Johansson just prior to its earnings blowup.
"Scarlett is a long-time user and genuine fan of our products, a role model for healthy body image and a champion for environmental responsibility, making her the perfect choice for our global ambassador," flattered Birnbaum. "She truly embodies our brand values and we are honored to have her join our team."
"Healthy body". "Embodies our brand values." We get it. Scarlett's stacked.
Not that it matters anyway, Dan.
As much as those wolves on Wall Street appreciate Scarlett's bottom line, it's not going to keep them from focusing on yours.
4. Musk Fires Up
I have only one burning desire/Let me stand next to your...overheated adapter.
What's the matter, Jimi Hendrix fans? No good? Then move over Rover and let Elon take over.
Shares of Tesla (TSLA - Get Report) were on -- OK, we'll say it -- fire Tuesday after the electric carmaker announced deliveries of its Model S sedan reached 6,900 in the fourth quarter, topping its own forecast by 20%. Jerome Guillen, Tesla's vice president of global sales and service, also told attendees at the Detroit auto show that the company expects to double its global sales and service locations -- now totaling around 150 altogether -- by year end.
And CEO Elon Musk plans to do it all alone, according to Diarmuid O'Connell, Tesla's vice president of business development.
"Elon is committed to independence," said O'Connell. "We already have the capacity internally to engineer the vehicle. There are no plans for partnership on that project."
Of course, Tesla stock effectively trades on bold statements like these. The company's shareholders lap up such rallying cries along with the stock, further squeezing the short-sellers who now account for almost half the company's float. Perhaps that's the only way they can justify the fact that Tesla has a $21 billion market cap compared to GM's (GM) $53 billion despite the fact that GM sold nearly 10 million vehicles globally last year compared to around 20,000 for Tesla.
Our favorite pronouncement of the week, however, came straight from Musk's mouth -- or at least his Twitter account -- when he called out the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) for classifying the software fix to his charging stations as a "recall."
"Some confusion in media reports today. No Tesla vehicles are being physically recalled by Tesla," Musk said on Twitter. "The word 'recall' needs to be recalled."
You go Elon! We all know the government is probing last quarter's three Model S fires because they hate you and your semantics!
For that matter, that's probably what Boeing (BA - Get Report) shareholders are saying about Uncle Sam's latest inquiry into its similarly smoke-plagued 787 Dreamliner. In a striking coincidence, Japan Airlines temporarily grounded one of its Dreamliners at Narita Airport for spewing white smoke Tuesday just as Musk was rebuking regulators over their so-called recall. Nobody was hurt as the incident occurred during scheduled maintenance activities with no passengers on board.
"The improvements made to the 787 battery system last year appear to have worked as designed," said Boeing in a statement. The company added that the issue "appears to have involved the venting of a single battery cell."
That's it! How about this upgrade to a Doors classic for all those Boeing bulls out there:
Come on baby vent my single battery cell/Try to set the night on venting.
What? No good again?
3. Lulu Takes a Licking
Forget the 12 days of Christmas, it was the 12 days of January that caused Lululemon (LULU - Get Report) shares to crater.
Well, maybe not the full first 12 days of January. It's more like 11 and a half days if you count store closings and shortened hours for the New Year's holiday, but still.
Here's what happened. Lulu's stock took a licking Monday, Jan. 13, dropping 17% after its Chief Financial Officer John Currie lowered the yoga-wear retailer's fiscal fourth-quarter guidance range. Currie told the Street he's now looking for per share earnings of 71 to73 cents on revenue of $513 million to $518 million for the period ending Feb. 2. That's substantially lower than the company's prior guidance of 78 to 80 cents per share on revenue of $535 million to $540 million.
Honestly, it would have been fine with us if he came clean like everybody else and said holiday sales flat-out sucked. But no, as always, Lulu has to be different.
"We were on track to deliver on our sales and earnings guidance through the month of December; however, since the beginning of January, we have seen traffic and sales trends decelerate meaningfully," claimed Currie. "Based on this recent performance and assuming these trends continue through the remainder of January, we are reducing our outlook for the fourth quarter."
We know we're nitpickers, nevertheless, let us get this straight.
Nearly every single merchant in the mall from American Eagle to Zumiez has lowered guidance in the past two weeks due to crummy Christmas sales. Things were so bad over the holidays at J.C. Penney (JCP) that the retailer decided to simply skip its December same store sales results. That's right, not report them at all!
And did you see what happened to Best Buy's (BBY) shares Thursday when it posted domestic holiday comps down 0.9%? They went Kaboom!
Currie, however, wants us to believe that December was decidedly dandy for Lulu -- and Lulu alone. If we are to believe him, Lulu is cutting sales projections by as much as $27 million due to a slowdown during a short, promotional window in January as opposed to the all-important Christmas period.
Sorry, but like Lulu's merchandise, we're not buying it, and, as evidenced by the stock's shellacking, nobody else is either.
Look. We know Lulu's new CEO Laurent Potdevin really wants to chart a new course after last year's string of gaffes. Still, it would have been fine for Lulu to join the pack in this case instead of making bold pronouncements that skeptical folks like us would pore over.
After last year's sheer pants debacle, Lulu should know the importance of taking cover when you can get it.
2. Gravity Grips Intercept
Heads up Intercept Pharmaceuticals (ICPT - Get Report) investors! The shares -- now around $280 -- are coming down as quickly as they went up.
Be honest Dumbest fans. Did you really think the Intercept story ended last week when the stock skyrocketed from $70 to $500?
Of course not! We all know "gravity" is not merely a movie where Sandra Bullock does space. It's also the Newtonian law -- and market maxim -- that says what goes up like gangbusters must come down and clock some unwitting fool in the cranium.
Shares of the New York-based biotech outfit blasted off last Thursday on news that a trial of its liver disease drug went so swimmingly that the test was halted. The market capitalization of the money-losing company eclipsed $9 billion at one point last Friday, helped along by Wall Street's analyst community which was tripping over itself to upgrade the heretofore untested stock. Most notably, Bank of America Merrill Lynch analyst Rachel McMinn boosted her price target from $81 to $872, predicting peak sales of $4 billion for the still untested drug.
Not to minimize McMinn's enthusiasm, but maybe she got a bit too excited. Had she waited a few hours before hitting send, she would have been able to factor into her forecast a National Institute of Health warning that users of Intercept's drug experienced higher than usual cholesterol levels.
The NIH news threw cold water on the overheated stock this week. Also dragging down Intercept's equity was a Bloomberg article in which the company's Chief Executive Officer Mark Pruzanski admitted he will likely need the help of a larger drugmaker to bring the company's experimental liver-disease treatment to market.
Oh, and all those supercharged short-sellers didn't help either. Those guys stamped on Intercept stock like they were putting out a fire with their feet once the tide turned against the company.
You know how those Bears love giving gravity a hand.
1. COO's to Go
A quick quiz for you Dumbest fans:
What is the value of a Chief Operating Officer?
A.) Up to $62 million
B.) 4 Executive Vice Presidents
C.) All of the above
D.) None of the above
(The answer will be revealed at the finish of this column.)
Yahoo! (YHOO) CEO Marissa Mayer kicked Chief Operating Officer Henrique de Castro to the curb Wednesday after money-whipping him away from Google (GOOG) in October 2012. De Castro was one of Marissa Mayer's first major hires since she came over from Google in July of that year, but there have been reports in recent months that the relationship between the two had soured, with de Castro being unable to turn around Yahoo!'s core advertising business.
Wall Street analysts estimate that the company's revenue fell 1% last year, and have penciled in a rise of 3% for 2014. Yahoo's share of digital advertising revenue in the U.S. declined to 5.8% in 2013 from 6.8%, according to research firm E-Marketer. Facebook (FB), on the other hand, grew to 7.4%. E-Marketer forecasts Yahoo's share to fall to 5% by 2015.
Despite his ouster, De Castro's fortunes are looking up. His pay package at Yahoo! was worth as much as $62 million over four years, including as much as $20 million in restricted stock units to compensate him for leaving Google. We're not exactly sure if he'll walk away with the whole shebang, but Henrique surely is not walking away empty-handed for his less-than-stellar 15 months at the company.
However many millions he ultimately ends up pocketing, de Castro will surely be doing better than the four new executive vice presidents at PetSmart (PETM) who are collectively replacing retiring COO Joseph O'Leary. PetSmart announced Wednesday it was redistributing O'Leary's duties and killing the position as opposed to promoting a single person to fill the COO spot.
The move was a puzzler on Wall Street though. PetSmart was smacked by a pair of downgrades including one from Michael Lasser of UBS who lowered PetSmart to "neutral" from "buy" and cut his price target to $72 from $82. Lasser doubted the retailer's ability to expand its market share due to its already large footprint and said the COO realignment "invites an added layer of unexplainable circumstances."
Shares of the company fell over 2% on Lasser's uncertainty.
With far more conviction we can say the answer to our little COO quiz -- at least this week -- is C.
--Written by Gregg Greenberg in New York


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The History of HHYC
The Huntington Harbour Yacht Club was formed and incorporated in October of 1965. When it started, the club met at the Barefoot Bar located on the beach at the Bay and Racquet Club on Warner Avenue, until it moved into its present clubhouse. In 1977, the club signed a 30-year lease for its present site with the City of Huntington Beach. The membership designed and built the original building and docks in 1977 and 1978. The original facilities were dedicated on April 15, 1978. The clubhouse was enlarged to its present configuration, with the addition of 3,000 square feet, in April of 1984.
Since 1966, the club has been a member of the Southern California Yachting Association, attaining senior membership in 1981. As a member of the SCYA, the club members are entitled to reciprocity with all other recognized yacht clubs and the club frequently cruises to and enjoys the hospitality and facilities of other yacht clubs in Southern California. When traveling, HHYC members are welcomed at clubs all over the world.
From its inception, the HHYC has participated in an active sailing program and is currently a member of the United States Sailing Association and many other regional sailing associations. The club's sailing school trains more than 40 young sailors each year and the competitive sailing program has produced a good number of nationally-ranked sailors, including crewmembers on the American entry in the America's Cup racing series.
The Original Thirteen
In 1965, thirteen Harbourites met to form HHYC. These founding fathers were: Rick E. Allen, Herbert A. Buehler, Jack Caraco, Robert L. Cooper, A. Bayard Dod, Jr., Emil P. Fleschner, William R. Hardcastle, Ken Niles, Jerome E. Olson, David J. Thurm, Elmer S. Tuck, John Virtue and Thomas H. Welch.
These thirteen original members were each permitted to sponsor two new members, who in return could bring in two more members. During this formative stage, the club operated under Chairman Bill Hardcastle, Vice Chairman Jack Caraco, Treasurer Elmer Tuck and Membership Chairman Jerry Olson.
The corporate charter is dated October 4, 1965.


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Hello Lovelies,
Today's blog is a guest article by Paul Flashner, MD
For centuries, books, magazines, and health gurus have all claimed to hold the secret to graceful aging. Whether it be a superfood or miracle lotion, there always seems to be an elixir on the market. And with each passing solution, another comes along.
While youthful vitality has evolved into an industry, boasting plastic surgery and diet pills, one truth has held steady:
Healthy habits and cosmetic care procedures are the foundation of healthy aging.
So, what can you do to age as smoothly as possible? For both men and women, it's all about developing healthy routines and habits that put yourself first.
Caring For Your Skin At Any AgeYour skin is your first impression of the world, and it also happens to be your largest organ. By taking care of it, you can give a healthy introduction to everyone you meet. But many people fear the skin's natural aging process.
We're talking about wrinkles.
It's important to remember that wrinkles are part of healthy aging since your skin loses its elasticity over time. In general, wrinkles begin to pop up in your mid-20s to early 30s. Even though it's not realistic to have perfectly youthful skin your entire life, there are some steps you can take to help your skin retain its elasticity as much as possible.
1. Avoid sun exposure: Excessive sun exposure is the number one cause of wrinkles, so remember a hat and sunscreen.
2. Ditch cigarettes: Cigarette smoke contains an enzyme that breaks down elastin and collagen, making your skin age more quickly.
3. Catch plenty of zs: While you sleep, your body heals and grows new cells. This process happens on your skin to keep it looking young.
4. Try a non-surgical facelift: For clinical skin rejuvenation, head to a med spa for some therapy.
5. Schedule laser skin resurfacing: This laser procedure penetrates the skin, forcing new cells to grow. Within a few months, you can experience dramatic results.
Maintaining A Healthy Weight
In addition to prioritizing skin rejuvenation, it's also important to keep your body strong. Studies have shown that you lose as much as 5% of your muscle mass each decade following your 30th birthday, and this jumps to 8% when you turn 40.Despite this natural progression, you can take steps to prevent muscle loss and fat gain.
1. Fill your plate with protein: After middle age, your body needs 10% more protein than before. Eat up to keep your muscles strong.
2. Develop an exercise routine: Develop an exercise routine that includes cardio and weightlifting. The CDC recommends that adults clock 150 minutes of moderate aerobic activity per week.
3. Join a nutritional program: Sticking to a healthy eating and exercise regimen is much easier with a strong support system around you.
4. Schedule a cool sculpting procedure: This FDA-cleared procedure uses controlled cooling to eliminate fat. Call your local med spa to see if you are a candidate.
Lifestyle Changes: The Key To Healthy AgingThere is no quick fix to help you age more gracefully. Rather, a combination of lifestyle changes and self-care procedures will help you look and feel amazing. Once you get into your routine and make your health regimens simple, aging will feel like a breeze.
Pay attention to which care routines make you feel wonderful and stick with those. And of course, a smile doesn't hurt.
Dr. Flashner is a graduate of the University of Michigan Medical School. He trained in Surgery and Emergency Medicine at the Boston University School of Medicine. Dr. Flashner also completed a fellowship in Clinical Nutrition at Boston University. He has been a practicing physician since 1982 and holds active medical licenses in both Massachusetts and California.


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Seven arrests in connection with missing £10.25m loan to Northampton Town
- Updated: September 14, 2017
Seven people have been arrested in connection with a missing £10.25m loan to Northampton Town Football Club.
A statement from Northamptonshire Police said it was analysing "results of thousands of financial transactions" and following "700 lines of inquiry".
An investigation into the Northampton Borough Council loan, made in 2013 to redevelop the Sixfields stadium, was launched in November 2015.
Nine other people have also been interviewed under caution, police said.
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2017 edition of Summer University Warsaw (SUW) began on Monday July 3rd. Participants take part in 2-week-long courses at SGH Warsaw School of Economics. All classes are organised as lectures and workshops with numerous case studies, discussions and group projects. Bachelor's and master's level students have an opportunity to earn 4 or 8 ECTS credits that are internationally recognised. Our academic team includes teachers from SGH Warsaw School of Economics and guest speakers from Saint Petersburg State University of Economics and Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology, and market practitioners from Isobar Poland Group and AMA Institute.
SUW is organised by the Centre for Open Education with support of Erasmus Student Network SGH and Students' Union. This year nearly 30 students from universities including University of Macau, University of Technology Sydney and Kyoto University of Foreign Studies take part in four courses - Marketing, Brand Management, Investment Project Management and Intercultural Negotiations.
Together with courses important part of SUW is cultural and social programme. In two weeks students will have an opportunity to explore Warsaw during numerous guided city walks and to visit Cracow and Wieliczka Salt Mine.
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"Celebrating 12 years of the milonga. Dance performance by Augusto Balizano & Claudio González."
La Marshall is one of the gay milongas. There is a mix of young gay men, older women in couples, and people who like to switch lead and follow. Note to the Portlanders: the Lumbersexual style has hit Buenos Aires, but I only saw it at La Marshall: full beards, suspenders, work jeans and checked shirts!
The dance performance was FABULOUS! Two excellent dancers, good choreography, and very touching as a theatre piece. Two seemingly old guys, shuffle out on stage, take quite a while to adjust themselves, figure out who is leading, etc., and then dance a tango in the grotesque tradition: moves just slightly out of control or staggering, catching themselves at the last minute from falling, etc. I know how hard it is to dance like stiff old men when you are a good dancer, so this was impressive.
THEN, when I thought it was over, they played a romantic song that several of the guys (the lumbersexuals) next to me sang along to, with a chorus about remembering a year of love. While the music played, the dancers took most of their clothing off, wiped the old-guy makeup off, and put stretchy muscle tees on.
And THEN they danced an incredible, acrobatic duet. WOW. Lifts, boleos, lightening fast turns. WOW. As a dancer, I know how much work went into that choreography. It looked seamless, beautiful, and muscular at the same time. It didn't seem just sewn together like a lot of tango performances do to me. I'll just keep saying WOW.


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happy 100 days of school!
it is customary at the elementary school for kindergartners to create an artful project displaying 100. slade celebrated 100 days last year with this sweet idea. it now proudly hangs in our toy room.
this year, elle celebrates the first 100 days of school with her love for pasta. she painted a bowl with a heart and added 100 pieces of ziti rigati.
Monday, January 31, 2011
100 again.
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Today we had our first meeting with Anna Higgs at Film4 to discuss our potential short film ideas. Very exciting to discover that we'll be working with BAFTA winning producer Diarmid Scrimshaw ('Tyrannosaur') whilst we develop the script!
It went really well and they responded to one of our short film ideas with a lot excitement and enthusiasm.
The short film idea is called 'Joyride' and is a sci-fi black comedy.


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Prof. Dick Strugnell leads a research group in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology at the University of Melbourne. The group includes independent fellow, post-docs, postgraduate students and Honours students in infection and immunity. Professor Strugnell is a Professor of Microbiology at The University of Melbourne, appointed in November 2001 after previous positions at Melbourne, Wellcome Biotech (UK), University of Birmingham and Monash University.
The Strugnell lab has expertise in immunity in murine models, in basic molecular microbiology and in in vitro studies of immune responses, both innate and acquired. Current research projects focus on Salmonella as a model for an intracellular invasive pathogen, and Klebsiella pneumoniae as an encapsulated extraceullar organism.
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Purchases may not work properly! For the main site, please visit www.worddive.com
In your WordDive studies you will aim for thinking in the new language very soon. This resembles the naturally effective way a child learns a language and leads to fluent skills. Relax and continue even when you do not understand everything immediately.
A mental image of each study item is triggered by a picture instead of your native language. The association formed in this way is strong and allows your brain to concentrate on just one language at a time. The example below is of the Spanish word la energía, energy.
When you see the picture for the first time, it can bring many different things to your mind. This is not a problem. After a few repetitions, the concept associated with the picture and the corresponding word in the new language will be connected. Do not stop to ponder, just click . You will hear the right answer and can now try to write it. Give the listening function a try by clicking the button above.
Visual hints help you to think in the new language and will quickly lead to fluent language skills.
Presenting the verbal hints in the new language also supports the transition away from your native language. At first, you might be able to barely recognize the study item within the example sentence, but soon you will get a feel of the new language. You will start to understand some of the phrases, and a bit later you will remember them too.
Many languages have gendered nouns, and learning them is important but often challenging. In WordDive, the example voices are read by different voice artists for different genders. In Spanish, for example, feminine nouns are read by a woman and masculine nouns by a man. Even if you do not think of it consciously, it helps you to learn the genders. Try it out by clicking the pictures above.
The use of pictures to aid the memory has a long history, dating back to the first image-based writing systems. For example, a simple picture of the sun could immediately bring to mind warmth, light, and also the word for the sun. This principle works today as well as ever. Today, we also know that memory is vitally important to knowledge and learning: things that help you to remember also help you to learn.
The human mind processes information in two ways: the verbal, which handles written and spoken language, and the visual, which deals with images. These function both independently and together, complementing each other. Presenting information through both of these channels instead of only one can be a significant help in recalling it later.i
When a thing is presented in more ways than one, a connection forms between the complementing pieces of information: we remember the image of a brightly shining object, but also the word "the sun" and the real thing the word stands for. Once the connection has been formed in the brain, seeing the sun, or an image of it, can bring to mind the word. Similarly, reading the word can bring up the right image and idea.
When this principle has been tested, learners who received the same information in both words and pictures retained the information better than those who received only text or speech in six test situations out of nine. In nine tests out of nine, the learners who received both could apply what they had learned better than the others.ii
It is not enough to simply include a lot of pictures, however. Learning has been found to be most efficient when both words and pictures are used, but only ones that support each other. Unrelated visual clutter, even if it looks nice, actually disturbs learning rather than helps it.iii WordDive knows that less is more and uses this knowledge for optimal results.
i Paivio, Allan. Dual Coding Theory and Education, p. 3-4. University of Western Ontario. Retrieved 14th May 2010 from http://www.umich.edu/~rdytolrn/pathwaysconference/presentations/paivio.pdf
ii Mayer, Richard E. Multimedia Learning. Chapter 4, p. 63-80. Cambridge University Press 2001.
iii Swisher, David J. Does multimedia truly enhance learning? Moving beyond the visual media bandwagon toward instructional effectiveness, p. 31-32. Kansas State University at Salina. Retrieved 14th May 2010 from http://www.sal.ksu.edu/facultystaff/Swisher_ProfessionalDay07_paper.pdf


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Boudoir photography has been creating quite the buzz with wedding photographers in Orlando. It is often offered as an add on to wedding photography. They photographer will set up a photo shoot prior to the wedding and on the morning of the wedding day the bride will surprise her man with a little book of the photos taken during the shoot. It's also common for photographers to hold "boudoir bashes" and schedule shoots back to back at a local hotel located in Central Florida. When my friend and colleague, Sivan Rettew, from Sivan Photography announced she was adding boudoir photography to her services I was excited to see how she would approach the style. I've seen a lot of photographers put out raunchy boudoir photos. It is a style that should be classy and bring out the beauty of the women in front of the camera. This is what I love about Sivan's portfolio and it is also the atmosphere that she created at the studio she opened last year, Studio Adorn. It is located in West Orlando and available for photography shoots and offers a stress-free alternative to finding a classy hotel.
I sat down with Sivan and her husband Craig to find out more about the studio and what led them to open Studio Adorn.


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The Chicago Car Club is interested in classic cars of all makes and models, especially a 1966-1971 Dodge Charger. We make the process of selling your 1966-1971 Dodge Charger quick and painless. In just a matter of hours we will have your classic valued and, if you do so choose, turned into money in your pocket. All it takes is a phone call or electronic inquiry to get the ball rolling.
The Charger was an American muscle car built by Dodge between 1966 and 1971. It was built on the B-body that was shared by other muscle cars such as the Roadrunner, Super Bee, Barracuda and other cars of the era. The Charger was based on the Coronet and it shared the same front end. When it came out in 1966, it got good reviews and people liked its fastback look. In the middle of 1966 an option of a Hemi engine was added, making it an even more impressive muscle car choice for speed enthusiasts.
Dodge described the Charger as having "jet-age aerodynamic styling." The wedge shape put more visual emphasis on the back, making it look like it was thrusting forward, even when it was standing still. The dashboard was said to have an airplane cockpit theme, with rounded sides and gauges. Other interesting visual features of the car, designed by Carl "Cam" Cameron, were the fastback, "electric shaver" grill and hidden headlights. The dash did not use light bulbs, but lit up with electroluminescence on the 4 chrome-ringed circular dash pods, needles, radio, shifter-position indicator in the console, and clock and air conditioning controls if so equipped.
The Charger had a choice of several different V8 engines and a 6-cylinder was added in 1968. These were paired with either a 3-speed or 4-speed manual or a 3-speed automatic transmission. Only 468 Chargers were built with the 426 Street Hemi, making them rare and valuable cars today.
Probably the most famous Charger in popular culture was the orange car emblazoned with a confederate flag, from the TV show The Dukes of Hazzard, the "General Lee." This car, with its "01" painted on the door and horn that played "Dixie," drove fast and made spectacular jumps. This created a lot of exciting buzz about the car, which drove brisk sales.


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- What we learned when the power was out in Central Ohio
I often talk a lot on the podcast of protecting your four walls when doing your budget. What are the four walls? Today I answer a question sent in from Facebook clarifying what is included in the four walls and where savings comes into play as well.
The four walls are the first things that you include in your monthly budget. Before you do anything with money, you will take care of your basic food, shelter, transportation, and clothing. We call these the four walls because if the only thing you can do with money is those four things, you will be fine.
But where does savings fit into all this? It's a good question with no clear cut answer. I have done a podcast before on saving money. We start to save money at different stages. Saving money for emergencies is one of the first goals. However, saving for long term purchases comes only after you have paid off your debt and have your emergency fund fully funded.
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Press conference for the launch of Europe Direct Naples
On Monday, February 11 a press conference was held at the Municipality of Naples by the Mayor Luigi De Magistris and the Responsabile for the Europe Direct network in Italy Vittorio calaprice to launch the new Europe Direct Naples.
Following the selection made by the European Commission, the CEICC-ED Naples of Municipality of Naples has been confirmed as Europe Direct Centre in partnership with the universities of Naples Federico II, Orientale, Parthenope, Suor Orsola Benincasa and the USR Campania, Città della Scienza, the Chamber of Commerce and the association Noi@Europe.
Europe Direct Information Service are open to citizens, the civil society, business and insitutions to provide information and practical advices rigths ratified by the European legislation as well as opportunities coming from the European Union. This new selection comes out at the begining of 2013, the European Year of Citizens, where the dialogue on the future of Europe will be will be a focal point.
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One item had to be from their floral range and the other could be anything from the rest of their site. I'd been lusting after dungarees for so long, so when I spotted these cuties I couldn't not have them. To go with them I went for this little floral peace sign top from their floral range. The material is so light and comfy so is perfect for those warmer days.
I also hadn't photographed these glasses I won from Pumpkin Soup yet, and thought they looked so cute with this outfit so had to include them. What do you think of this outfit?
|*Dungarees and top, Karma Clothing* // Floral headband, Primark // Glasses, Pumpkin Soup // Docs, Everything5pounds.com


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Farm to Table Dining at Copenhagen's Amass Restaurant
While my dad was in Copenhagen visiting me, we celebrated his birthday by dining at AMASS Restaurant, an amazing farm to table fine dining experience located just a boats ride from the center of Copenhagen. I went to AMASS a few weeks ago for a big event called Pig Out, where they hosted a ton of amazing restaurants for a big pig roast. They have this gorgeous overgrown and very non-pretentious organic garden where they grow a lot of vegetables and herbs that they use in their food and I just knew my dad would love it so I decided that's where we would spend his birthday. AMASS is a fine dining experience offering seasonal and local new Nordic fare. The whole experience was truly amazing. We went with the seven course menu with the wine pairing. All the food was mind-blowingly amazing. I'm totally new to the world of fine dining, but I've got to say, it's pretty swell. I love doing tasting menus with 7-10 courses because you get such a divine and perfectly proportioned taste of extremely rich and beautiful food made with so much thought, love and care. And so very interestingly, all the tasting menus I've experienced at fine dining restaurants have either been naturally gluten-free or extremely accommodating of a gluten-free diet. My dad and I had such a fantastic time at AMASS. The food was gorgeous and delicious. We were able to take the opportunity to have a really intellectual conversation about food—a topic that we both love to discuss and engage with. I loved every single dish and couldn't possibly pick a favorite. They all built on each other so beautifully. We took the water bus from the Royal Library in Copenhagen, which really made the whole experience feel complete. I highly recommend you try out AMASS if you can. I can't wait to go back.


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A new Annabelle movie is on the way, and will see the devilish doll bringing the other artifacts in the Warrens' collection to life and terrorizing their daughter, Judy Warren. Annabelle 3 (not the official title) was announced during the ScareDiego preview event at San Diego Comic-Con 2018, with director Gary Dauberman and producer James Wan on the scene to tease the next terrifying chapter in The Conjuring's offshoot franchise.
After her story was first touched upon briefly in The Conjuring, Annabelle's creepy appeal earned her a spinoff movie in 2014, which was followed by Annabelle: Creation in 2017. So far the movie's have been going back in time, with the first showing Annabelle's recent escapades before joining the supernatural collection of ghost-hunting couple Ed and Lorraine Warren, and Creation revealing the dolls origins and setting up the events of the first movie. However, Annabelle 3 will finally move forward in time and explore Annabelle's antics while in the custody of the Warrens.
Related: Here's How The Nun Connects To Annabelle & The Conjuring
According to the panel, the movie will be set shortly before the events of The Conjuring, showing what happened when the Warrens first brought the doll back and stashed her in their occult museum. In their careers as supernatural investigators, Ed and Lorraine have amassed a collection of cursed objects that they keep locked up together in a room in their house (which is really just asking for trouble), and the third movie will see the demon that possesses the Annabelle doll bringing the other artifacts to life, Night at the Museum style. While that might sound like fun, the results are probably going to be pretty terrifying.
The Conjuring was a massive hit upon its release in 2013, grossing $319 million worldwide with a modest production budget of $20 million, and from that initial success New Line Cinema and Warner Bros. have been building an entire cinematic universe of Conjuring movies. Also showcased at ScareDiego this year was The Nun, which is out later this year and will reveal the origins of the horrific demon nun who was introduced in The Conjuring 2 and seen again in Annabelle: Creation's post-credits scene.
Like the other stories in the Conjuring universe, the Annabelle movies are loosely based on the real case files of the Warrens, and there is actually a real version of the doll who still lives in the Warrens' occult museum. Whether or not the doll was ever actually possessed by a demon is considerably less certain, but at least her story has served up some pretty scary movies.
More: The Nun Teaser Trailer
- Annabelle Comes Home (2019) release date: Jun 26, 2019


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Hello @MatthewS2903
Thank you participating in the Community and providing your feedback. As my colleagues have mentioned further in the thread, editing in the mobile view is a feature that we are in the process of collecting feedback on. I can understand how this would be a useful feature to have. So I will be happy to submit your response to that list for our product team.
Have a great day!
I am having the same problem, except I am using a colored background with my logo - so creating a logo with spacing around it is a bit more tedious. Having our logo show up full screen on a mobile device looks pretty silly to me. It doesn't look professional and clean. We should be able to choose whether or not we want an image to be responsive. It would make it 100% easier if Constant Contact added this as an image option.
I hope you are listening to you customers and will do something like this in the future...
Sorry that you are having the same trouble. It has been a long time and I am probably going to leave CC because of it.
I hope they are listening too....
Hi @CindyB06
We are always open to ways we can better our user's experience! So we do listen and track all the feedback our users give. In fact, here is a section of our Community that helps explain what we do with our customer's feedback. Our Feedback Board is another great place to share your feedback as this section is monitored by members of our Product Team.
Hi @GaryS1
I apologize you're having this experience with your image resizing on a mobile device. Although the logo in your email was resized to appear smaller, it was uploaded at around 550px wide. This upload size causes it to display larger on a mobile device. Our templates are mobile responsive, and are designed to resize and display full width on a mobile device. To have your image display the way you would like it to, we suggest resizing it outside of our program to have a smaller width and re-uploaded into your account.
I do also want to make aware all feedback is read by Constant Contact employees. While there may not be a response for every comment – it is acknowledged. So thank you for sharing your feedback on this! Though this is functioning as designed, I have submitted this feedback to our Product team in the event that there is any change in the future.
Hi KassandraF8,
Our "Email Marketing Mastery Series" webinar this week is covering Email Automation!
I think you will find this webinar, along with the others we offer helpful!
Here's the link to register for free!
does this specifically address this issue??
Hi CindyB06,
Being as there's currently no way to edit just the mobile version, it won't help specifically with that, but our webinar series covers tips and best practices for optimizing your campaigns, and for mobile as well.
We also offer a period at the end, where registrants can ask their questions and receive one on one help if needed!
I have struggled with this too and it is seriously frustrating. Mobile e-mail is the majority of how our clients open them and they look terrible with huge images in them. This should be a priority for constant contact to adjust!!!!