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MADISON'S place for drinkers with a
Sporting 30+ cold beers, great cocktails, and a huge selection of video and board games, I/O is Madison's newest entertainment venue.
I/O (pronounced I O) is an open and inclusive space for drinkers with a gaming problem.
Try any of our custom cocktails or craft beers and stake out your cabinet - with over 50 games to choose from, you can set a new high score on your own or duke it out with friends. And if the screens get too bright, settle down at the bar or grab a board game and claim a table. There's always something to do at I/O.
I/O is a 21+ establishment. We happily host all-ages times every Sunday from 11am-1pm!
720 Williamson St
Madison, WI 53703
M-W 4p–11p
Th 4p-12a
F 4p-close
Sat 11am-close
Sun 11a-11p
Q: Can I bring my kids/younger siblings to I/O?
A: We are a strictly 21+ establishment. Every Sunday from 11-1, however, is all ages, where we don't serve alcohol but people of all ages can come enjoy the games!
Q: What if I'm their parent or guardian?
A: Still not allowed, unfortunately.
Q: Do you have food?
A: We do! We serve pizzas, pretzels, and chips with salsa or queso.
Q: Do you allow outside food?
A: We do not.
Q: How do the games run?
A: Games run on quarters, and most arcade games are .25c to play, Pinball ranges from .25c a piece to $2/3 games. Killer Queen is $2/game, which comes out to .20c/person with full teams!
Q: Should I bring my own quarters?
A: Absolutely! But if you don't have any, we have two change machines to help you out.
Q: Do you have room for board games?
A: We have extra large tables that are perfect for board games. Bring your own or check out some from our library.
Q: Is the establishment dog friendly?
A: Our kitchen is not self-contained, so we can only allow service animals inside. But be sure to show us a picture of your pup.
Q: Do you have an ATM?
A: We sure do!
Q: Do you reserve the space for parties?
A: We reserve the space for groups of 40 or more, Monday-Thursday, once a month (first come first serve). Use the contact us form on the front page for rates and details!
We're looking forward to providing a venue to watch all sorts of competitive gaming events. Whether you love the strategy of Starcraft, the speed of Overwatch, or just the competitive energy from watching the best of the best, check out our calendar to see what's coming up in the world of esports.
At I/O, we'll be featuring tournaments of our own for all sorts of games. Check the calendar for the latest updates on our own local scene.
Contact Us
Got game requests? Beer requests? Comments, questions, or complaints? Fill out this form and it will go directly to the people in charge.
If you're interested in working at I/O, send a resume over to email@example.com and we'll get back to you soon!


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Something that has always fascinated me has been the underlying ideologies behind medicine of different regions/cultures, be it modern western science, naturopathic medicine (which can blend a lot of the holistic and western medicine practices), traditional Chinese medicine, Ayurveda, or yoga.
As western medicine is the most familiar, I will talk about that briefly at the end.
The other day I went to a Qi Gong and Tai Chi school where I talked with one of the instructors about the concepts behind medical Qi Gong. We talked a little bit about my skin and the instructor mentioned how the skin and the liver are connected in the Chinese ideology and so if the skin is showing lots of signs of disease, there may be an issue with the liver's digestion. She also mentioned that I would be a person expected to have an imbalance of yang over yin. Yin and yang are seen as complimentary energies that keep the body in balance, with yin being the cooler, more feminine energy, and yang being a hotter, more masculine one.
In regards to nutrition, when I was seeing an acupuncturist a few years ago, she also talked about the dietary components that might be causing my skin issues. She also believed that I had an imbalance of yin and yang, (in that again I had more yang), hence the inflammation. Her advice to me was to eat less spicy food, avoid sugars, and have more bitter herbs in my diet, as well as continuing the treatments I was getting from her in acupuncture, cupping, and massage.
The National Eczema Associate interviewed Dr. Xiu-Min Li (a Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai) who studies asthma and allergies (including AD) and went on to explain about traditional Chinese medicine and how it fits into the treatment of eczema. The article provides more insight into how TCM is starting to be incorporating into mainstream western medicine, with the goal of having an alternative to use before topical steroids. It would seem that many people currently turn to try traditional Chinese medicine when standard western medicine practices of topical/oral steroids and other topical medications don't do the trick.
When I was doing my yoga teacher training a while back they talked about chakras. Chakras are energetic points of the subtle body and there are 7 of them that line the spinal column, and they each are meant to represent a basic level of human consciousness. According to what I learned during the training, when the third chakra (Manipura) is unbalanced, one can expect to see eczema and other stress-related skin conditions. This may be because the third chakra is connected to the detox related organs (like the liver) as well as the abdominals, obliques, etc.
Nutrition based in the Ayurvedic ideology talks about balancing the Pitta dosa (doshas are energies that control how we act, think, move, etc), and to do that they advise avoiding eggs, wheat, milk, nightshades, spicy foods, corn, shellfish, and overly sugary foods. Eczema is seen to be more of an excess of Pitta dosha, or more fire, hence trying to eliminate inflammatory foods.
Here's an anecdotal story published by the National Eczema Association a while back about a family that turned to Ayurveda when the western medicine wasn't helping their daughter's eczema.
In regards to modern western medicine practices, a few comparison points are developing that reflect the more holistic ideals in the ideologies mentioned above. For example, added sugar is more or less nationally seen as being inflammatory, and many doctors will caution against having a diet that includes too much of it. There are also more practices such as taking bleach baths to help reduce infection risk and other treatments that can be done at home without a prescription that a western doctor will recommend now. And the recommendations around lotions and moisturizers (over the counter) are more prevalent, though the brands which are suggested still vary. Light therapy/phototherapy is also recommended to help increase vitamin D exposure, and more and more doctors are also advising getting moving more to help with healing, as well as different solutions to try at night to help with sleep- from stress relieving techniques like meditation or taking a bath at night, to antihistamines.
I personally however, have not yet had a doctor who engaged me in a conversation that got more specifically into nutrition (minus not eating a lot of sugar or junk food). I am not sure if it is out of their scope of practice, but it has not come up in 26 years of seeing doctors, which surprises me. Many doctors, as far as I can tell, still think eczema is not really related to food, but as I do have food allergies I was born with, I would probably be a prime candidate to test for new allergies. The rub there is that generally doctors will prescribe getting a patch test done- but you have to have cleared up skin for the test results to be more or less accurate, and you can't be on steroids at the time (and I haven't had clear enough skin in about 3 years).
There is also the holistic medicine movement we see that is not specifically tied to any of the above ideologies. It includes more of western herbalism, often crossed with different nutrition changes and protocols, like the autoimmune protocol, or the elimination diet, or other variations to help with what is called the "leaky gut" syndrome. There are tons of resources from bloggers, nutritionists, doctors, etc about how to go about a nutritional change to heal whatever ailments you are undergoing with food, and I've also noticed a lot of sufferers of eczema have gone into nutrition after having success controlling their conditions with their dietary changes (one example being Prime Physique Nutrition). There are also movements to changing the whole lifestyle to be more holistic (like making your own cleaning products as well as skin creams, moisturizers, body wash products. A lot of this new movement is grounded in taking control of your health, often after having tried working with doctors in modern western practices for long periods of time unsuccessfully.
A health resurgence in America has been in herbalism. Some famous members of the community include Rosemary Gladstar (author of Herbal Healing for Women), Susan Weed (author of Wise Woman Herbal for the Childbearing Year), Aviva Romm, Mark Blumenthal (founder of the American Botanical Council), Christopher Hobbs, and many, many others. Of note, I am usually deep into researching about women's health, hence the references above. Gladstar does have a book on men's health called Herbal Healing for Men.
From Gladstar's book Herbal Recipes for Vibrant Health (which I own) she briefly talks about her general advice as an herbalist for how women can keep balance in the bodies by doing "good living practices", which she notes as having proper nutrition, ample enough rest, joyful exercise, self connection, and tonic herbs. Delving deeper into nutrition she says to eat foods close to their natural states (which also means eat what grows seasonally), pay attention to how you feel while eating and afterwards, eat organic when you can, and eat alkalizing foods. She notes about the latter that a lot of the disorders women have thrive in acidic conditions (aka when we eat too many sweets and carbs).
Personally, I have found relief from the most extreme symptoms by modifying my diet (I usually avoid eating wheat products and sugar because I tend to over consume foods containing them), and by using products approved by the NEA that avoid parabens, alcohol, and other chemicals that can be irritants for people with eczema. Acupuncture did seem to help- though I can't say it was in isolation, since I did get massaged each time (which is also known for helping eczema). I tend to only bathe in a diluted bleach bath when I feel like my skin is getting close to infection (not sure how to explain how I know when that point is), otherwise this winter I did take a lot of baths with either apple cider vinegar (works similarly to bleach) or epsom salt (tends to calm me down and works well for helping me get through the dry out phase of TSW faster). I generally avoid using topical steroids when I can because I have gone through withdrawals before, and because I don't like the reliance on something that doesn't fix my issue (usually starting on steroids means I have to stay on them because I flare back up as soon as I start a taper).
All in all it does feel like there are more overlaps occurring over time in these differing ideologies, and we are seeing them sort of blend together in effort to figure out how to deal with chronic non-fatal diseases such as eczema. Whether or not they work still mostly seems to comes down to a person-by-person basis.
"Ayurvedic Medicine and Eczema." National Eczema Association, https://nationaleczema.org/ayurvedic-medicine-eczema/. Accessed 14 May 2018.
Berzin, Robin. "The Simple Elimination Diet that Could Change Your Life Forever." Mind Body Green, https://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-12540/the-simple-elimination-diet-that-could-change-your-life-forever.html. Accessed 14 May 2018.
"The Effects of Traditional Chinese Medicine on Eczema." Pacific College of Oriental Medicine, https://www.pacificcollege.edu/news/blog/2016/08/19/effects-traditional-chinese-medicine-eczema. Accessed 14 May 2018.
Ehrlich, Henry. "Traditional Chinese Medicine and Eczema: An Interview with Xiu-Min Li, M.D." National Eczema Association, https://nationaleczema.org/traditional-chinese-medicine-and-eczema/. Accessed 14 May 2018.
Gottfried, Sara "Is the Autoimmune Protocol Necessary?" Sara Gottfried MD, https://www.saragottfriedmd.com/is-the-autoimmune-protocol-necessary/. Accessed 14 May 2018.
"The Three Doshas: The Keys to Your Individual Nature." Eat Taste Heal, http://www.eattasteheal.com/ayurveda101/eth_bodytypes.htm. Accessed 14 May 2018.
"Yoga for Skin Diseases", Yoga India, http://yoga-india.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Yoga-for-Skin-Diseases-Anna-Mayer.pdf. Accessed 14 May 2018.

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Where do you work and what is your current role? Assistant Director, Store Architecture at Hy-Vee
Why did you choose the design/construction field? Growing up, my mom was an art teacher, and my dad was a CFO, so I always had a good balance of right brain/left brain influences! My first interest in architecture was residential. I loved the turn of the century farmhouse my mom grew up in, and loved hearing about how it was remodeled when she was a child. When I entered the field, I joined a global, retail design firm and found that I really enjoy project and program management. I love working with clients and the design and construction team members to successfully complete a project.
What motivates you to further progress in your career? I've always been very motivated by learning something new: new clients, new processes, new projects, working in new countries....
What is the best advice you have received? You don't always get to choose what happens to you, but you can always choose how you respond.
How has Iowa Women in Architecture influenced you? I moved (back) to Iowa in January 2015, after spending almost 19 years in Seattle. As a co-chair of my previous firm's Women in Leadership initiative, co-founder of AIA Seattle Women in Design, and co-chair of AIA National's Women's Leadership Summit, I had followed Iowa Women in Architecture and was impressed with the group's efforts to document and share their Best Practices Recommendations for Design Firms. Now that I'm here, Iowa Women in Architecture has been a great way to meet women in the local architecture and engineering community.


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The cost of living is simply what it costs to buy the goods and services you need to live. The rate at which the cost of living increases is called inflation. Inflation causes money to lose value because it will not buy the same amount of a good or a service in the future as it does now or did in the past. For example, if there is 6% inflation rate for the next 20 years, a Rs. 100 purchase today would cost Rs. 321 in 20 years. It is very important to consider inflation as a factor in any long-term investment strategy.
Why to invest?
• One needs to invest surplus money to take care of uncertain future by keeping inflation as one of the factors.
• To earn a return on your idle resources.
• To generate a specified sum of money for a specific goal in life.
Remember to look at an investment's 'real' rate of return, which is the return after inflation. The ultimate aim of an investment should be to provide a return above the inflation rate to ensure that the investment does not decrease in value. For example, if the annual inflation rate is 5%, then the investment will need to earn more than 5% to ensure it increases in value. One needs to remove tax component on maturity value. If it is less than 5% after tax, then the value of the investment is decreased. One has to understand that the matured amount won't buy as much as they bought at the time of investment.
When to Invest?
The sooner one starts investing is the better. By investing early, One can allow investments more time to grow, whereby the concept of compounding increases the value of investments, by accumulating the principal and the interest or dividend earned on it, on yearly basis. The three golden rules for all investors are:


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Discussions to fast-track the availability of a super flu vaccine for the elderly are underway after a deadly season claimed 546 lives, mostly older Australians.
Australia's Chief Medical Officer Professor Brendan Murphy has conceded the current seasonal flu vaccine hadn't been as effective in the over 65s, but rejected as "utterly false" claims the federal government had bought a cheaper product.
"The vaccines that were purchased for this year's seasonal influenza were the best available vaccines in Australia, the same vaccines that are available in the private market, the same vaccines that are used in other countries," Prof Murphy said.
More than 217,000 Australians had laboratory confirmed cases of the flu this year - more than double the previous record of just over 100,000 in 2015, which doctors have blamed on the use of a "cheap" and ineffective vaccine.
Influenza expert and chair of the Immunisation Coalition Professor Paul Van Buynder says stronger 'super' vaccines were available overseas but because of licensing issues and the purchasing process they could not be accessed here.
"We didn't have a choice to get the better one," Prof Van Buynder said, adding the federal government must ensure the best vaccine is available to over 65s next season.
The Victorian and NSW health ministers, the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners and National Seniors Australia also support the call.
Victorian Health Minister Jill Hennessy says the evidence used to choose this season's vaccine must be reviewed as it's clear the product that was used wasn't effective against some flu strains.
"But that's not to say that anyone's done the wrong thing, it is a difficult process making those predictions," Ms Hennessy said.
For supply through the National Immunisation Program vaccines need to be registered by the Therapeutic Goods Administration and recommended by the Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee (PBAC) based on strain advice from the World Health Organization.
Manufacturers have not yet sought regulatory approval for the sale of these super vaccines in Australia, meaning they were not considered for purchase last year.
But Prof Murphy says this could soon change.
"We now have been in discussions with the companies to consider whether we might make them available through the registration process for future years simply because we have had evidence of reduced vaccine effectiveness in the elderly," Prof Murphy said.
"But it's important to note that these enhanced vaccines are only available for and used for the elderly, the rest of the community would always be protected by the vaccines that we use every year which are the best available vaccines."
One company in discussions with the health department is Seqirus.
Vice president of commercial operations Dr Lorna Meldrum said the company was "working to expedite regulation of our enhanced vaccine."


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Anniversary meal in memory of hero Spitfire pilot Johnnie Johnson
A special anniversary meal was held at RAF Wittering week to celebrate the life of Air Vice Marshal Johnnie Johnson.
The event, held on Thursday last week, in the Officers' Mess at RAF Wittering, was attended by members of the Johnnie Johnson Appreciation Society. Spitfire pilot Johnnie grew up in Leicester and joined the RAF in 1939 where he soon became known as a flying ace who individually shot down 34 enemy planes in aerial combat in the Second World War. Sadly, Johnnie died aged 85 in 2001, but the society continue to celebrate his life. Pride of place at the anniversary meal was a bust the society had made in honour of Johnnie.
Our photo above shows Ray Beresford, John Westcombe, Brian Marsden, John Bircham, SAC Lucy Holt, John Stacy and John Edwards with the bust.
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Poor Richard Dawkins, poor Wendy Wright. She keeps saying there is no evidence for evolution or specifically for the supposed transitional forms between different species, and he keeps saying there is. I've barely begun watching this discussion between the lady from Concerned Women for America and Dawkins the biologist, but I want to comment before I watch further.
He keeps saying there IS evidence, go to the museum and see Australopithecus, homo habilis, homo erectus, that these represent a graded series of transitions to modern homo sapiens from something more ape-like (it's supposed to be the ancestor of both apes and man but it always looks particularly ape-like you know), and she's not saying clearly enough for Dawkins to get it why these are not evidence. At least so far - to the middle of Part 2 at this point.
She DOES say "show me the bones" and that is the beginning of our objections, but she doesn't get to explain what she means. What you see in museums and book illustrations are artists' conceptions of these supposed transitional creatures, not the actual facts, not the actual evidence. We are given only a fantasy idea of some creature that may or may not have existed for all we know, imaginatively constructed from only a few bones, sometimes ridiculously few bones. We are not given the actual evidence, the actual bones, which are hardly ever -- in fact more likely never -- entire skeletons, we are not given the reasoning that links a particular body part to another body part, or if by searching for it we can find such a description it often seems glibly and even sometimes romantically (in the literary sense) described rather than rigorously thought through.
Sometimes a skull is found sort of near to but not close enough to be unequivocally related to a particular bone or collection of bones and the insistence that they belong together is not all that convincing from the actual facts. We want the real evidence. We want to be able to think it through ourselves, but they give us only THEIR conclusions and withhold the evidence. We want to see some examples of ape bones versus human bones, and a good range of them since we know there are big differences between individuals, so we can make comparisons ourselves. We want to know exactly how many actual specimens of any supposed "hominoid" type are in existence and how complete they are and how it is known all the parts belong to each other in a particular case. We want to be told exactly where each piece of a specimen was found. We want to know exactly how they were all dated -- was it by the particular stratum they were found in? And how was that stratum identified and dated? Were actual tests done or was the date inferred from other clues and may we please know what facts validate those clues if so? And we'd like to see this all laid out in good English and not in shorthand or scientistic jargon in minuscule old fashioned typeface.
We know archaeologists are scrupulously careful to mark each artifact and fragment as to where it was found at the site as mapped on a grid, and it is all carefully photographed as well. Perhaps this is unfair, but it's easy to get the impression that evolutionists, on the other hand, are rather sloppy with their evidence, preferring to construct their finds from imaginative rhapsodizing rather than actual science, and that they couldn't produce a rigorously kept log of any of the evidence at any site where a specimen was found. If such logs do exist, publish them so we can all mull them over.
Then there are the artists' renditions of the supposed pre-homo sapiens creature. I often wonder: Have the scientists ever seriously considered the huge range of skull shapes and sizes and body types and sizes among LIVING HUMAN BEINGS? They insist that such and such a skull shape is a precursor or a transitional type as if there were a fixed modern type it is precursor TO, though it seems to me I've seen all those supposed precursor types walking around some city in the 21st century, working on a construction crew or reading the Wall Street Journal (or Darwin's Origin of Species) over a latte in a cafe. OR I've seen it in a cage at the zoo: That is, either it's an ape or it's a human being, there's nothing in between.
Also, do the scientists or the artists have the expertise, or work with those who do, in reconstructing the fleshy contours of a face over a skull? It's an exacting science, but I get the impression from the usual evolutionist illustrations that some pretty rough and exaggerated guesswork often suffices for them. TRULY SCIENTIFIC illustrations scrupulously indicate the actual evidence as distinguished from the artistic rendering. It's a mark of the LACK of scientific rigor that what we get from the evolutionists are completed artistic fantasies without a clue to how much of it has any real factual basis.
I'm sure Dawkins is genuinely convinced that those artists' renditions in the museums ARE evidence, ARE science. That's why he just can't get what Ms. Wright is trying to say about them and is so offended that a nonscientist would doubt the work of scientists. He needs to seriously rethink that belief.
I hope Wendy Wright gets into all this with more specificity but I'm going to post this at this point and come back to it later.
Assuming this discussion remains on the topic of evolution I'm moving any further posts on it to my Fantasy of Evolution blog. [Later: Dawkins' latest book on evolution promises to supply the evidence I'm asking for here, but in fact it fails to deliver on that promise, and at Fantasy of Evolution I posted a review of the book from Amazon that discusses this problem.]
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Are you tired of feeling isolated as an entrepreneur? Are you constantly dealing with people who just don't get your vision? Join me at the Woman Led Unconference
Nobody took me seriously when I started by business four years ago. I stood at my tabletop at BakingTech (our industry's biggest conference), and was ignored by many baking professionals.
"Oh, she's just doing this as a part time hustle so she can be with her kids"
"She's just a blogger, and will quit when she finds a job"
"Don't take her seriously, she won't be around too long"
| "Her business isn't even a thing"
Was it hurtful when those words got back around to me? Yes, but not as much as the reason why companies wouldn't buy advertising from me. The real reason? I was a woman going against the grain in two heavily male dominated industries - baking and start up tech. You couldn't stack the cards high enough against me back then.
I started knocking on Angel and VC doors, and door after door, no one took me seriously. They all thought the best I could be was a blogger, they didn't agree with my business model, and most importantly, they didn't get how my business model would scale. Honestly, I didn't know either. But what I felt back then, is exactly how I feel right now. My heart is in commercial baking, and I knew I could find a way to make my business thrive.
| I needed a network
I was isolated as an entrepreneur, and no one I met in these male dominated spaces was able to see my vision. I needed a network that could help provide feedback, resources, and end the isolation. So I created an informal Women only mastermind group. I reached out to fellow start up women to create a weekly roundtable where we created our own network, and eventually, we formalized as Woman Led Inc.
Today BAKERpedia today is the world's leading information provider for the Commercial Baking industry. Finally, people in the baking industry and start up industry get it. My passion has also driven our company to double its revenues every year, and we now have a team of 6 employees. An integral part of my success has been my network created through Woman Led.
| Woman Led's Unconference is about women helping women
Every year, the weekend of International Women's Day,women from this group attend the Woman Led Unconference. We do this to reach out to the community, so that we can offer support outside our mastermind groups and create a larger network for women.
Why should you attend the Unconference? Because we are women helping women to be the best version of themselves. Buy your tickets today and don't remain alone any longer in your journey.


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Managing debt effectively
Debtsafe featured in an article on Spice4Life.co.za. In this article Debtsafe gave some insight as to why some households manage their debt more effectively than others.
Some households are better at living within their means and defining what is unnecessary spending. They generally manage their finances more effectively and as a result do not become over indebted. They are simply better at cutting back on unnecessary spending and know how to set up their budgets effectively.
South African are notoriously bad at saving and are huge fans of retail accounts. This affects their ability to manage debt effectively. Taking on debt on a small scale might not seem like a huge financial responsibility but at the end of the day it all adds up.
Household that manage their finances effectively would rather save for something than apply for credit and making a creditor rich in the process. By managing debt effectively they are able to save and create a safety net for when unexpected expenses arise.
Follow the link below to read the full article on Spice4Life.co.za


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Sold on 9 November 2018
Property Details
Built in 2008, this lovely home offers plenty of the "I wants" and "must haves".
A fantastic location at the end of a quiet cul-de-sac, and yet only minutes to Brookfield supermarket, an easy walk to 3 levels of Otumoetai schooling, and a quick "no traffic hassle" drive into town.
You will love that it is nicely elevated to enjoy a sunny aspect, enjoys wonderful water views and offers a relaxing outlook over the popular walking tracks of the Carmichael Reserve.
You will also appreciate the generous living spaces and flexible layout this home provides... with 3 double bedrooms (2 with ensuites) plus home office (currently being utilised as a 4th bedroom) and options for extended family... all the ingredients to be a cracker of an easy care investment (with a great tenant who would love to continue) or a fabulous family find.
Construction is brick and insulclad (with cavity and treated timber) and to make your purchase process easier we have provided a current LIM and building inspection report.
This is a great buy - a modern home with views at a reasonable price tag - walk to great schools and shops - without having to move to the outer suburbs.
Give Anny a call to view, my pleasure to show you through.
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Posted by Wally Narwhal
on Aug 21, 2015 9:00:00 AM
Back in the dawn of the Internet, people viewed purchasing products online with a certain wariness. Images of scammers and other shady individuals looking to rip you off and steal your credit card information loomed large in users' minds.
Today, this is much less the case. While identity and information theft are still significant concerns, making online purchases has become a widely accepted practice for a majority of consumers. In this blog, we'll take a look at the steps by which Ecommerce entered the mainstream.
By common consensus, Ecommerce began in 1979, when British inventor and entrepreneur Michael Aldrich figured out how to connect a real-time order processing computer to a specially modified TV using a telephone line.
Some other significant events in the history of E-commerce include:
E-commerce still faces a variety of challenges that make some consumers wary of using it. These challenges include:
There's no way to see and handle a product online before purchasing it (a good return policy can help here). However, prominent websites have worked to resolve the other concerns:
Wally overseas (get it?) fun and silliness at Tribute Media as the company's acting mascot and unicorn of the sea.


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WATCH: Attorney General Jeff Sessions Joins "Lock Her Up!" Chant
Sessions joined high schoolers in their call to jail President Trump's political opponent.
At a High School Leadership Summit in Washington D.C., Attorney General Jeff Sessions laughed as he joined in on a "Lock Her Up!" chant, which has long been a rallying call of Trump supporters in their efforts to jail Hillary Clinton.
This comes after Trump has repeatedly called for the jailing of Clinton, Comey, and others.
None of the individuals Trump called to be jailed have been charged of any crimes.
Here's the video:
JUST IN: AG Sessions laughingly echoes "lock her up" as audience at a high school leadership summit in DC begins chant. pic.twitter.com/csv194SpU5
— NBC News (@NBCNews) July 24, 2018
This morning at an event in DC, Attorney General Jeff Sessions joined high school students in a "Lock Her Up" chant.
Donald Trump was elected 623 days ago.
— Gary Grumbach (@GaryGrumbach) July 24, 2018


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Shortly after the first blue drip asserted itself on the page - an unplanned, but true-to-process happening - I stepped back, I had that feeling that I'd met this painting before. As if that even makes sense. Which it didn't. Until it did.
Long before digital filters and effects made it all so mind-numbingly easy, I used to shoot 35mm photos of landscapes, sift through the hundreds, and then meticulously piece chosen ones together in new ways in the darkroom, and then eventually with various software - into double exposures, mandalas or mirrored images. It was a tedious project, looking back on it… but also a meditation of sorts.
This piece began in that old way of seeing and being. First, out in nature with my camera. Then, with the help of some more modern tools to expedite and play with effects and contrast until I felt inspired. The end point was never going to be the digital photo, though. That was just the beginning.
Then, there was sketching - the sound of graphite and pastel scratching on a lightly gessoed page. Then a pause.
Then ink and paint, layer after layer, with many moments of non-doing... maybe even more than the doing moments, ya know? But the painting hung out, a presence. She stayed, I stayed, until timing was right.
While I love a good energetic expression and lightning moments of gratification, I also love slow art-making. The being of it. The relationship that couldn't be without that time invested, that shared space. The listening and tending and seeing it through. Maybe it is even the contrast of the two approaches in my practice that interests my creative spirit most. That's likely.
There is spontaneity in both ways. Whether initiated by me or otherwise. Like that blue drip. It just happened, my mind was initially disappointed… but then, at this point in the game, I know to go with the flow. Quite literally, in this instance.
One became two, and I kept playing with the harmony.
I eventually remembered where I had seen or experienced that blue drip before in my art, and when I found that painting in the studio, that came long before this one, I was struck by the similarity in colors, as well. I'm using different paints and supplies altogether, mixing my colors more, it was an entirely different process approach - but even the core of the palette re-emerged in this very different painting, eight years later.
You can see that first painting HERE, an intuitive one, with a poem you may very well need to read right now if you have a moment. It seems to strike folks at just the right time.
As for the paintings, See the resemblance? It's funny to me - and maybe only obvious to me - but not so surprising.
You see, you don't have to find your style or voice or aesthetic. You just have to keep creating. It is already in you. It will take on new forms and voices in different iterations… but you can't be removed or absent from what you make… because your creative energy and expression is unique to what makes you You. You can stifle it at times, for sure, with imitations or efforts to be what you think you should be or more like someone else. Sometimes it may be quieter as you learn new skills or methods or simply rest without trying so hard.
But ultimately, you are you… and your voice, style, mark-making (on art and life), aesthetic (what you love and have a knack for combining), and the way you see and bring light and connection will emerge and emanate in whatever expression your creative practice takes.
In truth, I find, it is really good for the soul to just trust that, and to let your roots reach down into the heart of today's practice or focus, whatever form it may take right where you are at, without worrying so much about how the growth may look awkward at times on the surface or whether or not the fruit will appear and ripen in season.
So today's Creative Practice encouragement is straight from my process to yours, a breadcrumb trail of reflection, including the painting above and then some.
Here is the take-away for your Creative practice Care, encouragement and reflection:
May your curiosity, heartbreak, love and deepest longing guide you when you SEEK. Don't dismiss those potent calls from Creative Source… see where they lead.
May your attention and devotion help you STAY awhile when you land on something that resonates and asks you to be with your Creative Spirit. Whether it is spontaneously energetic or deliciously slow, trust the rhythm that makes you feel alive and all-in with your process each time you come to your practice. Don't mistake impatience or frustration for spontaneity, or hesitance or fear for the richness of resting in slow, deliberate expression. Find the rhythm you hunger for in this season or project.
May your heart and hands SHARE generously what you see and discover in your process, as life allows and invites. Your creative practice is for you, yes - but not just you, love. Because it forms you, dwells in you, it moves outward from you. You can't help that. See what you see, love what you love… even keep the art or writing to yourself, perhaps… but do let the creative spark it ignites speak into your life, choices, relationships, and the next direction you find yourself heading toward.


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- Get a disposable rubber glove. Do not use gloves for washing dishes. Cut the thumb, and you will find that the smaller the finger, the better the shot.
- Find a roll of toilet paper or a roll of parchment paper or Glad-to be found in any supermarket, you can also use a small metal or plastic PVC pipe.
- Stretch the thumb on one end of the roll of toilet paper or a pipe and secure with tape. Make bullets for your gun or wrinkled little rocks pieces of paper or aluminum and can also be used marbles. To start a bullet, pull the glove finger backwards, then simply let go!
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This is something I can use to distract the guards as I make my escape. Thanks!
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Thursday, May 24, 2018
'Plaza Suite' at Hopewell Theatre
Hopewell Theatre, 702 Mahoning Ave., Youngstown will present Neil Simon's comedy "Plaza Suite" for five performances over two consecutive weekends, beginning Friday. Show times are 7:30 p.m. with a 2 p.m. matinee on June 3. Tickets are $14 ($10 for seniors and students) and can be purchased in advance by calling 330-746-5455. "Plaza Suite" tells three stories ranging from hilarious to heartbreaking, all set in Suite 719 of New York's Plaza Hotel. Directed by Nick Mulichak, the cast includes Laura Phillips, Lindie Schwarten, Brian Suchora, Selena Phillips, Bill Rees, Cher Halas and Morgan LaCamera. Above, Suchora and Selena Phillips play a movie producer and his girlfriend in the second act.


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Afghanistan's National Women's Wheelchair Basketball Team Featured on NPR's Goats and Soda/
The Afghanistan's national women's wheelchair basketball team, trained by ICRC's Sports and Integration Advisor Jess Markt, were featured on NPR's Goats and Soda Blog. The team won their first championship--and their first international tournament--at the 4th annual Bali Cup International Tournament in Indonesia. They played against women's teams from India, Indonesia and Thailand. Jess and Alberto Cairo, ICRC's head of rehabilitation in Afghanistan, were also recently featured on Goats and Soda following the Swissnex launch in Boston.
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Sam Douglas
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW
Accepting new clients for morning, daytime, and evening appointments
Location (NY)
Location (MA)
Young adults / college students (18 - 24)
Seniors (65+)
Hours (NY)
Mon: 8:00am-8:00pm
Tue: 8:00am-8:00pm
Wed: Closed
Thu: Closed
Fri: 8:00am-8:00pm
Sat: Closed
Sun: Closed
Hours (MA)
Mon: Closed
Tue: Closed
Wed: 8:00am-8:00pm
Thu: 8:00am-8:00pm
Fri: Closed
Sat: Closed
Sun: Closed
Specialties & expertise
Life transitions
Anger management
Compulsive behaviors
Professional statement
Sam Douglas is a licensed clinical social worker specializing in anxiety, trauma, depression, and the common desire for meaning and purpose. Trained in relational psychoanalysis and somatic experiencing, Sam's work with patients incorporates mindfulness and a careful attention to the therapeutic relationship. Though each treatment is different, his goal is to encourage self-compassion and engage each patient's capacity for insight and healing.
Sam has deep experience working with trauma survivors, using patients' sense of their bodies in the present moment to build resilience, ease longstanding fears, and reconnect to themselves and loved ones.
Sam sees adults of all ages in his practice. He has a special interest in working with men on topics of identity, masculinity and sexuality; and on work-life balance. At the heart of his practice is a commitment to help clients identify, understand, and let go of negative patterns, and to develop a sense of aliveness and empowerment.
Depression – Providing support and promoting healing of hopelessness, low motivation and energy, sadness, irritability, sleep disturbance, and loss of interest and pleasure in life
Life transitions – Coping with difficult or impactful life changes, such as moving to a new area, relationship transitions, child rearing, or career changes; learning self-care to better manage resulting stress
Trauma – Coping and healing after threatening or scary events, such as witnessing accidents or experiencing sexual, verbal, emotional, or physical abuse
Anger management – Addressing sudden outbursts of anger or sustained resentment; developing healthy anger expression and outlets
Anxiety – Coping with excessive worry, nervousness, or stress; intense discomfort in social settings (social anxiety); sudden and intense feelings of panic (panic disorder)
General expertise
Compulsive behaviors – Coping with overwhelming urges and impulses, such as hair pulling or skin picking; developing alternative ways to reduce stress and alleviate suffering
Impulse control issues – Building self-control and emotion regulation skills; managing and reducing problematic or dangerous behaviors, such as stealing or fire setting
Couples counseling – Addressing relationship challenges and life transitions; strengthening communication and feelings of security, desire, connection, and love
Existential challenges – Supportive exploration of meaning and purpose in one's life; finding one's path in the face of existential anxiety, dread, and feelings of meaninglessness
LGBTQIA and sexuality topics – Exploring topics of sexuality, gender, and identity; coping with discrimination and oppression; navigating relationship, family, and cultural challenges
Personality disorders – Support reducing emotional suffering and addressing relationship challenges
Sam is accepting clients paying listed fees or using health insurance out-of-network benefits other than Cigna
Out-of-pocket fees
Initial/ongoing sessions: $175/session (45min)
Sliding scale: A sliding scale of $125 - $175 is offered to select clients who need a reduced fee to receive therapy and can come in for daytime appointments.
Therapist's note: Sam can provide you with paperwork for your insurance company if you are seeking out-of-network reimbursement.
Message to clients
"I work from the assumption that many of us are held back by patterns of emotion and behavior that we learned early on--patterns that have outgrown their use, and are now causing anxiety and disconnection. Psychotherapy is a uniquely safe and curious environment, where patient and therapist work together to identify, understand, and unravel these patterns.
Because each of us comes from different circumstances, with a different set of goals, the work of therapy will be unique to each patient. Some people need more structure; others more openness. Figuring this out together--and adapting it when necessary--will be part of the process.
Finding the right therapist isn't always simple. I encourage anyone making this step to ask many questions and to trust your judgment. I look forward to talking to you."
Treatment approachesAcceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is a form of cognitive behavioral therapy that uses mindfulness and behavioral activation to help people learn strategies to live life more in the present, more focused on important values and goals, and less focused on painful thoughts, feelings and experiences. (learn more)
Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is a cognitive behavioral treatment that often used to treat disorders such as substance dependence, depression, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), eating disorders, and particularly chronic borderline personality disorder. It teaches skills such as mindfulness, pain tolerance, interpersonal effectiveness, and emotional regulation. (learn more)
Interpersonal Therapy (IPT)Interpersonal Therapy (IPT) is a time-limited psychotherapy that focuses on interpersonal issues, which are understood to be a factor in the genesis and maintenance of psychological distress. The targets of IPT are symptom resolution, improved interpersonal functioning, and increased social support. (learn more)
Mindfulness PracticesMindfulness practices include but are not limited to developing awareness, attention, and remembering. In mindfulness-informed therapy, clients develop tools to become aware of what is occurring within and around them, so they can begin to untangle from mental preoccupations and difficult emotions. Self-acceptance and compassion are also core elements of mindfulness-informed therapy. (learn more)
Psychoanalytic TherapyPsychoanalytic therapy tends to look at experiences from early childhood to see if these events have affected the individual's life, or potentially contributed to current concerns. This form of therapy is considered a long-term choice and can continue for weeks, months or even years depending on the depth of the concern being explored. Psychoanalytic therapy aims to make deep-seated changes in personality and emotional development. (learn more)
Somatic ExperiencingSomatic experiencing is a method of overcoming the effects of trauma by resolving "stuck" energy in the body.
Education and work experience
Private Practice, 2015 - Present
Fifth Avenue Counseling Center, 2012 - 2018
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NBC's Hannibal just wrapped its first, intensely gripping season on Thursday, and it was quite a ride. I've mentioned a few times what "my kind of show" is, and this is an example of something that ordinarily would NOT be up my alley. Graphic murder and mutilation scenes and long in depth conversations about the nature of serial killers and mental illness is not exactly my cup of tea. In fact, the only reason I can even stomach it is because it airs on the content censored NBC- if this was HBO, forget it.
Despite the nature of the material though, Bryan Fuller is doing something different here, and his treatment of the story is why it can and does appeal to someone squeamish like myself. This is of course, based on the Thomas Harris books about Hannibal Lecter, but not yet the stuff we've already seen, like Silence of the Lambs or Red Dragon. It's set before Red Dragon takes place and acts as a prequel to Hannibal's incarceration years, when he was out in the open and still a practicing psychiatrist. Fuller and his writers have the freedom to make up his backstory, while still using familiar characters to fans of the book. He plans to eventually enter the book stories and go all the way through (given enough season renewals of course), in order to create the definitive Hannibal Lecter screen adaptation. It's a pretty ambitious plan and not totally dissimilar to what Game of Thrones is doing, but with more freedom to play around in these early pre-Red Dragon years.
And he's got quite the Hannibal to pull it off. Played previously by Brian Cox and then of course to unforgettable heights by Anthony Hopkins, here it's Mads Mikkelson who takes on fiction's most notorious serial killer. When your goal is as lofty as trying to make people forget Anthony Hopkins, this would seem to be a difficult reach, but Mikkelson instantly inhabits and creates a brand new and mesmerizing Hannibal that's all his own. He's cold, suave, charming, but sincere and serious, even underplayed, in direct opposition to the way the films portrayed him. You're drawn in by him, wondering what his game is, what his angles are, when and if he's going to strike. Mikkelson has the benefit of course, of playing him while hiding in plain sight, rather than openly taunting his opponents from behind the glass, yet his charming sociopathy wins you over in even the darkest moments. It's thrilling to see Dr. Lecter in this new and insightful light.
But I should warn that the show will definitely try your patience. It's extremely cerebral and as I said before, much of it consists of long conversations between people about the philosophy of killers and people who can think like killers. Hugh Dancy is Will Graham, the first first FBI agent to go up against Hannibal Lecter, and he's actually the true lead of the show. In this pre-book era, he tracks murderers for the FBI and is a patient of Lecter's, whose assigned task is to keep his sanity functioning while he's constantly using his Sherlock-like abilities to inhabit the minds of killers. Of course, the ever lingering question is when will the truth come out, and I'm extremely happy to say that it is not Fuller's intention to let that drag on for years and years, as he has the complete saga in mind here.
There are however, some things that annoyed me about this first season. One is the extremely over the top, gruesome nature of the murders. Not the gore itself, but more the fact that there seem to be way too many insanely creative serial killers on the loose all at once, and every time they start to track a new one whose victims are showing up in the nuttiest and most public ways possible, I couldn't help but think this kind of thing happening every single week would make national news- not just everyday humdrum. It's not as if the show is happening in a total fantasy world here, it is still the United States in present day, right? The other factor is the slight repetition of the deterioration of Will's mental state, which (spoiler alert) seems to go on to the point of ludicrousness in the way the FBI insists on keeping him there, despite his own pleas to quit and requests for help. This continues for several episodes in a row (like 6-8!) and was starting to remove me from the story at one point, but any time a narrative plot starts to bug, Hannibal shows up to save the episode and captivate your attention once again. And with the finale, it ends on such a great cliffhanging high note, that it made me want it back so much I'm willing to forgive every slight that bothered me about the season. I personally cannot wait to see Clarice Starling show up in a hypothetical Season 5 and go toe to toe with THIS Hannibal Lecter. Any votes for who should play her? Mine's Jennifer Lawrence. It's a pipe dream, but hey, we've got years to get there.
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Karen Thompson
I first met Karen (who is also brand manager for M.A.C cosmetics in India) last year when we were going to Berlin for a M.A.C event. We were sitting on the front row of the aircraft - her on one window seat and me parallel from her on the other window seat. She was dressed in a pair of trainers, jeans and leather jacket, all long legs and blonde hair, and I remember thinking maybe this is a supermodel I don't recognise. Karen is six feet tall (even taller in heels) and gorgeous, but she doesn't carry her beauty like a badge of honour. She doesn't care if she sleeps with her mouth open and I'm sure can beat the boys at any drinking game. I enjoyed Berlin with her because we're both health nuts and we visited every health food store in Mitte. Since March last year, Karen has also been preparing to participate in a body building competition and is militant about her diet. Even when she comes over as a dinner guest, I always ask what her food will weigh and then prepare something according to her specifications. Here's her training diary:
Have you always been a health nut?
I have dipped in and out of fitness at various stages of my life. I wasn't always as dedicated as I am now! Before I started weight training consistently, I was doing quite a lot of other fitness activities (functional training, cardio classes etc), but I really felt like I needed a goal to push myself further. That's when I decided to enter into a Bikini Fitness competition.
What is your diet like when you're training for a competition?
It depends on which stage I'm in. Right now I'm in off season mode so the goal is to build muscle. For that you need food! Plenty of protein, carbohydrates and the right fats so that my body can use the fuel to grow muscle. When I get closer to competition time (around 16 weeks prior), I'll go into prep mode, where the goal is to shed as much fat as possible while maintaining the muscle mass I've built. During this time, the diet becomes super strict, with all of the macros carefully measured.
Why do you weigh your food?
I weigh my food to make sure I get the right amount of nutrition to support my goal. So if the goal is building muscle, I need to be consuming enough calories from the right sources, so that my body has fuel to build muscle. If the goal is losing fat, I need to consume less calories than I'm burning each day, so that my body attacks the fat. It's a bit like baking - if your cake recipe states 100g of flour, you're not going to put 200g right? And if the recipe calls for a splash of milk, you're not going to put orange juice instead. You need to put in the right ingredients in the right amounts to get the right result.
Are there any principles about a body builder's diet that can be applied in real life?
Like for women who are not competing? Of course! Clean eating. Competition diets are generally based on getting the majority of the nutrients from clean food sources. That means really reducing processed and packaged foods, where you don't know the majority of the ingredients. Also, eating at regular and consistent intervals. When you're working towards a body goal, nutrition timing is as important as what you actually consume. It's no use going to the gym and banging out a heavy weights session and then not eating anything for the next couple of hours.
What is your workout schedule like when you're competing?
Closer to competition time it gets very intense. Twice a day in the gym almost every day. And since I have a full time job, it's not easy! During that time, I need to be super organised and supremely disciplined. When the alarm goes off, I can't hit snooze. If I go out in the evening, I have to come home on time to sleep. Nights out, holidays, weekends away - all become extremely limited.
What's your advice to women who are trying to build muscle?
Lift heavy weights. If you're not struggling on the last couple of reps then you're not doing enough. It has to be hard to have an impact! And eat! Your body needs energy to grow muscle.
Can you share a smoothie/ green juice/ healthy pudding recipe with us?
Yes... although I have to give credit to one of my favourite fit girls for this. Navreet @lilrocket (Instagram) has inspired so many aspects of my journey with fitness. This is a pudding recipe she gave me which can replace a meal during the day. It's great for anyone who loves dark chocolate!
1/2 ripe avocado
1 scoop chocolate whey protein
1/4 cup of almond milk (I normally use an unsweetened, natural flavoured variety)
2 tablespoons of cocoa powder
Put all of the ingredients into a mixer and blend until smooth. Then chill for at least 2 hours before serving.
Do you eat any supplements? If yes, which ones and why?
Yes, I take whey protein, simply to ensure I get enough protein into my diet. I also use BCAAs (branched chain amino acids) during my workouts to aid muscle endurance and recovery. I take Vitamin C and fish oil supplements for general health. It's important to keep your health in check when you exercise so much as even small illnesses can be a set back to training progress.
How much water do you drink in a day?
I drink 4-5 litres a day easily. I've actually never found it difficult to drink a lot of water, but I know many people find it tough. I keep a bottle with me during the day and as soon as it's over, I fill it up again. Wherever I am I make sure water is available. For example, if I go into a meeting outside of my own office, the first thing I ask for is water. And I always make sure there's enough to keep me going throughout the meeting.
How important is sleep?
It's very important, although admittedly, this is an area I need to work on myself. Sleep and recovery is essential in any fitness regime. I try to get a good seven hours in, but during prep this unfortunately gets reduced. During that time, I would normally wake up at 5:20am to go to the gym, then full day of work and then back to the gym in the evening. By the time I eat dinner and prepare food for the next day, that seven hour target is a tough one!
What do you eat on a cheat day?
I actually don't have cheat days, but I do have cheat meals. You can undo a week's worth of hard work if you cheat the whole day! When I eat something off plan, I like to have something really satisfying. Steak with potatoes and veggies, some sort of meat casserole, that kind of thing. I have a major sweet tooth so having dessert is something I really enjoy.
Can you describe the days close to the competition in terms of not drinking water to enhance muscle tone?
In the last 24 hours before getting on stage, the amount of water you can have drastically reduces. Dehydrating techniques vary from coach to coach, but in general you're going from drinking at least 5-6 litres of water a day, to having just a few sips. You just have to get in the right frame of mind. It's only temporary. It's one last step in the process that you've worked on for months. So yeah, you might get a bit a headache and feel a bit weak by the end of the day... it's really no big deal after all that hard work! And it's not all bad. My coach suggested a glass of dry white wine the night before competing to help dehydrate a little more. After months of not drinking it was a major treat.
What was the competition like?
Interesting! Nothing really prepares you for getting on stage in a bikini! It was actually a very empowering moment. I know now, looking back, I was not quite ready to compete, but it was such an achievement and a personal victory to have made it that far. Now I know what I need to do to be ready next time and I have at least had the experience so I know what to expect when I do it again.
What did you binge on right after and how did that make you feel?
Cereal. I know it's weird right? I just LOVE cereal. There's something about it that I find so satisfying. Like if I'm feeling a bit low, a big bowl of cereal with almond milk (or a protein shake instead of milk) will cheer me right up.
You also head M.A.C in India - what are the three makeup tricks that you've gleaned on the job?
Oh my god only three?? Beauty is my ultimate passion so I could really talk about this all day! OK here are four:
1. Curl your eyelashes and wear mascara. Defined lashes look good on EVERYONE. I use my M.A.C Full Lash Curler and then two mascaras (both M.A.C) - In Extreme Dimension 3D Black Lash on the top (3 coats) and Extended Play Gigablack Lash on the bottom. I use different ones because I like my top lashes to be really thick and dark, and on my lower lashes I like a really long-wearing formula to avoid mascara smudges under my eyes.
2. Use foundation and concealer to make your skin look flawless, but still like your own skin. People should see you first, not your foundation. I use M.A.C Pro Longwear Nourishing Waterproof Foundation because it gives the right amount of coverage with a natural finish, so I still feel like me. I use a brush (M.A.C #130 short duo-fibre brush) so that I only apply a very small amount at a time to make sure it doesn't look heavy - using less in areas where my skin is more clear and building it up more in areas where I need more coverage.
3. Wear a blush that suits your skin-tone. Blush is supposed to look healthy and natural, not like an obvious colour on your cheeks. I normally use a cool pink shade (M.A.C Powder Blush in Well Dressed) because I have really fair skin. The same colour on a deeper skin might end up looking blueish or grey. In general, most Indian skin-tones look good with colours that have more warmth - a warm neutral pink shade or colours with more peachy tones (try M.A.C Powder blush in Mocha or Gingerly).
4. Don't forget your eyebrows. A little bit of brow work can really shape your face. I use clear brow gel to brush up my brows and set them into a slightly lifted shape. Once it's dry, I use brow pencils (M.A.C Eye Brows in accentuated and Lingering) with very fine, light strokes to fill in gaps and add texture. I always extend my brow out slightly higher than my natural brow shape - it really lifts up your face!


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Through notes from Peter Thiel's CS183: Startup class at Stanford University, we have a unique window into the mind of the venture capitalist and hedge fund manager. He's fascinated with human nature, and integrates what he learned from his former career as a chess master into his lectures.
Chess is a contained universe: there are only 32 pieces on the board and 64 squares those pieces can occupy. But starting up a company takes much more than raw intellectual ability; it requires what Thiel calls "The Mechanics of Mafia," or the understanding of complex human dynamics. Linking the two worlds is Thiel's passion. Here are some of the chess concepts he highlighted in his class, thanks to notes from one of his former students, Blake Masters:
Know the relative value of your pieces:
In chess, the queen is the most valuable piece on the board. In the standard valuation system, it is given a 9, whereas the rook (5), bishop (3), knight (3), and pawn (1) are lower. In his lecture Value Systems, Thiel mentions Guy Kawasaki's equation on how to assess the value of a company based on the types of people you have:
Pre-money valuation = ($1M x Number of Engineers) - ($500k x Number of MBAs).
So engineers are more valuable pieces than MBAs.
From his lecture If You Build It, Will They Come? Thiel points out that within any group, there is a wide range of talent. This goes for engineering as much as it goes for sales. "Engineering is transparent … It is fairly easy to evaluate how good someone is. Are they a good coder? An ubercoder? Things are different with sales. Sales isn't very transparent at all. We are tempted to lump all salespeople in with vacuum cleaner salesmen, but really there is a whole set of gradations. There are amateurs, mediocrities, experts, masters, and even grandmasters."
"But if you don't believe that sales grandmasters exist, you haven't met Elon [Musk]. He managed to get $500m in government grants for building rockets, which is SpaceX, and also for building electric cars, which is done by his other company, Tesla."
The take-away lesson: Just like with chess pieces, people are not of equal value when it comes to your organization. You must be able to accurately assess their value. And within any field there are amateurs, mediocrities, experts, masters, and grandmasters.
Know how your pieces work best together:
In his lecture The Mechanics of Mafia Thiel discusses two personality types: "nerds" and "athletes." "Engineers and STEM people tend to be highly intelligent, good at problem solving, and naturally non zero-sum. Athletes tend to be highly-motivated fighters; you only win if the other guy loses." A company made up of only athletes will be biased toward competing. A company made up of only nerds will ignore the situations where you have to fight. "So you have to strike the right balance between nerds and athletes."
The take-away lesson: You need some athletes to protect your nerds when it's time to fight.
Know the phases of the game and have a plan:
In chess, there are three phases: the opening, the middle game and the end game.
From his lecture Value Systems Thiel notes: "People often talk about 'first mover advantage.' But focusing on that may be problematic; you might move first then fade away. The danger there is that you simply aren't around to succeed, even if you do end up creating value. More important than being the first mover is the last mover. You have to be durable. In this one particular at least, business is like chess. Grandmaster Jose Raul Capablanca put it very well: to succeed 'you must study the endgame before anything else.'"
From his lecture War and Peace: "A good intermediate lesson in chess is that even a bad plan is better than no plan at all. Having no plan is chaotic. And yet people default to no plan."
Take away lesson: Moving first isn't always an advantage. Think about poker. If you're the last to bet, you have the most information. The endgame is where the most decisive moves are made. Study it and make sure you're around at the right time to make your move. Have a plan.
Talent matters; there is more to success than luck:
In chess, talent clearly matters. In business and life, both talent and luck matter.
From his lecture You Are Not A Lottery Ticket, Thiel said that "when we know that someone successful is skilled, we tend to discount that or not talk about it. There's always a large role for luck. No one is allowed to show how he actually controlled everything."
In his lecture If You Build It, Will They Come? Thiel explained that "since the best people tend to make the best companies, the founders or one or two key senior people at any multimillion-dollar company should probably spend between 25 percent and 33 percent of their time identifying and attracting talent."
Take away lesson: Some people hold more value and control more resources than you realize. Invest your time in finding those talented people for your organization.
Chess is a brutal mental game. So is life. Make your moves carefully.
According to chess grandmaster Danny King's interview with 60 Minutes, "Chess is a really brutal game. I think because it's so contained. It's all going on in the head. And if you lose to your opponent, you feel stupid. You can call someone all the names under the sun, but if you call someone stupid, that's the worst thing you can say to another human being. And that's a bit what it feels like when you lose a game of chess. It's all intellectual."
Take away lesson: In the words of King: "You can't take your moves back. Once you play your move you could be stepping into some horrible trap."
© 2012 by Jonathan Wai
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We will Be moving
Bud+Breakfast™ had a wonderful experience in our Denver location, but unfortunately all good things must end. We'll be closing our doors on November 14, 2018 and will be moving into a new location in 2019. The Bud+Breakfast™ is still going to be a pioneering brand in the canna-lifestyle hospitality sector. We are committed to strengthening the recreational cannabis industry throughout the nation and will be shifting our focus to a licensing model to help create more Bud+Breakfast™. Please visit us before we close, to have a truly unique cannabis experience.


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The EU's High-Level Expert Group on AI (AI HLEG) has published its policy and investment recommendations for Trustworthy AI. This blog outlines the recommendations and reflects on how they fit into the EU's approach to AI.
The EU's High-Level Expert Group on AI (AI HLEG) has published its policy and investment recommendations for Trustworthy AI. This blog outlines the recommendations and reflects on how they fit into the EU's approach to AI.
Which country has the authority to investigate crimes committed with the use of the internet where the evidence is located in different states?
Finding the optimum balance of rights involved in the ePrivacy Regulation without stifling innovation will not be easy.
The key hallmark of the current transformation of the global economy is an increase in the velocity of change, and consequently a growing sense of "loss of control", but the digital economy is global and so how one country or region resolves these issues "affects us all", according to Terrell Mc Sweeny, Commissioner with the US Federal Trade Commission, (FTC).
It is now two years since the Digital Single Market (DSM) strategy was first announced.Composed of 16 interrelated initiatives and designed to extend the principles of free movement of goods, persons, services and capital to the digital sphere, it has been estimated that full implementation of the Digital Single Market strategy could add €415 billion a year to the EU's economy, and create hundreds of thousands of new jobs.
In the wake of Brexit and the election of Donald Trump as US President last year, it is clear that Western politics has experienced something of a paradigm shift. However, with the recent victory of Emmanuel Macron in the French Presidential elections, and that of Dutch Premier Mark Rutte in the Dutch general elections on 15 March 2017, it would appear that this shift toward populism has been checked, at least for now.
At first glance the coastal town of Skibbereen may seem a somewhat unlikely venue for National Digital Week, which took place from November 10th - 12th, but it is home to one of Ireland's most promising digital initiatives and co-organiser of National Digital Week, the Ludgate Hub.
Capitalising on Brexit will require an honest assessment of Ireland's strengths and weaknesses.
In the run-up to the Bratislava Summit of the EU 27 on 16 September, European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker delivered his annual State of the Union Address in Strasbourg on 14 September 2016 before members of the European Parliament, the College of Commissioners and the Slovak Presidency of the Council of the EU.
On June 2nd, the European Commission published its communication on regulation of the collaborative economy, as part of a commitment under the Digital Single Market initiative to review the regulatory environment in which the sector operates.


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Penn Clash 3000 - very interested to see if this new spinning reel works out for my lure fishing
It feels almost unfaithful to be trying out a spinning reel for my bass, wrasse, pollack etc. lure fishing that isn't made by Daiwa or Shimano, but I've heard rumblings about the new Penn series of Clash spinning reels since the iCast show last year, and I am fascinated to see how this roughly £150 spinning reel might do. There's plenty of talk about how tough and rugged Penn spinning reels are, and I used to get on very well with a pair of their first generation Mag 525 multiplier reels for some of my bait fishing, but is this Clash "finesse" enough for lure anglers used to Daiwa and Shimano spinning reels? I believe that this new Clash range is Penn's first properly lightweight, "designed specifically for braid" bunch of spinning reels, and I wonder if Penn have managed to nail some proper toughness into a modern style of spinning reel that we would want to use for our lure fishing……..
Time will tell of course - and it's a big thanks to Seaview Tackle in Plymouth for letting me use this Penn Clash 3000 spinning reel. It will get the usual treatment that I would dole out to any spinning reel I fish with, albeit cancer operations, winter weather etc. might hold me back from fishing more regularly - I will wash it under freshwater when I remember, and I will keep an eye on various bearings and oil them up as and when required. This Penn Clash 3000 is the same size as a Daiwa 3000/Shimano 4000 spinning reel, and I see it retailing for around £150 here in the UK. I happen to think it looks very smart, I love the big, chunky handle, and I have to say that the reel overall feels incredibly solid but also nice and smooth. It does niggle me that this Clash doesn't come with a spare spool though, but then I don't know if other Penn spinning reels do or don't come with one?
I am sure you are no different to me when you purr at how smooth most decent Shimano and Daiwa reels feel when you first take them out of the box and turn the handle, but let's be honest - how long does that "fresh from the box" feeling actually last for? I love the Shimano Sustain 4000 for example (review here), but over lots and lots of time with it, I have come to the conclusion that the bearings inside aren't exactly the finest, and I would interested to see what replacing them all with decent/new bearings would do for the overall feel of the reel. Would it go back to being oh so smooth again, or is that oh so smooth feeling only reserved for new and very nearly new reels? I don't favour Daiwa or Shimano more than the other, but I do believe that Daiwa reels tend to stay smoother for longer, albeit smoother doesn't then necessarily mean longer lasting of course.
This Penn Clash does feel smooth, albeit a tad "tighter" than other spinning reels I have used recently. When you turn the handle, everything feels very much together if that makes sense, with a bit more resistance than turning the handle on say the Daiwa Caldia 3000-A Mag Sealed (review here) - and I like that. I can't tell you how this Penn Clash 3000 is going to last around saltwater, but it's lovely to cast and retrieve. The line-lay was ok out of the box, but I ended up taking the first two pre-installed washers out and putting a single one back in from the packet of two extra ones that are supplied in the reel box, the drag seems to be nice and smooth and easy to wind down tight, and again I come back to that word "reassuring". Whilst it feels a bit strange to be using a Penn spinning reel for my lure fishing, my first impressions are very good. This reel just feels incredibly solid when you fish with it, and that's a good thing if you ask me - I wonder how it might do for plenty of wrasse and pollack fishing, because that solid feeling doesn't half inspire a good deal of confidence.
I have heard some talk of older Penn spinning reels not working great with braid, but I would argue that most of these modern lines we use tend to benefit from being used on modern reels, and so far this Penn Clash 3000 is behaving impeccably with the #1.2/22lb YGK Upgrade PE X8 that I have loaded it up with. The retrieve ratio of 6.2:1 is a little faster than I am used to fishing with on a spinning reel, but it's easy to slow down these days with my newfound maturity and control of my overexcitement? When loaded up with line (mono backing and then braid), this Penn Clash weighs 298g, against 297g for a loaded Shimano Sustain 4000, and 273g for a loaded Daiwa Caldia 3000. OK, so it's slightly heavier than the Daiwa reel that I have the most recent experience with, but now put it on a lure rod and all feels great to me.
That's about all that I can tell you so far. I need a lot more time with this Penn Clash 3000, but I will be very interested to see how it holds up, and whether £150 is buying us a "proper" lure fishing reel that can compare to the higher end Daiwa and Shimano reels. A little unfair perhaps to compare it to more expensive reels, but why not? Penn are saying it's the best thing since sliced bread after all and I am really liking it so far. More to come……….


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Creating your own personal haven/
We all need a place in our house for ourselves, a room that we can sleep, rest, read a book, chill out or just have some me time. For me that is always my bedroom, it's my haven , a place that I can escape to for a cheeky nap or just some down time so I see it as my own little haven.
With our busy lives these days it can be difficult to take time out for ourselves but as more and more research shows the effects that stress has on our bodies both mentally, physically and emotionally it's becoming so important to create that half an hour in your day to wind down. That can be reading, meditating, listening to music , standing on your head or colour coding your socks ...whatever it is that relaxes you. Your bedroom can be an ideal location for this purpose but it has to feel like a place of tranquillity,a place of relaxation where you can close the door to the outside world even if that means barricading yourself in and wearing some ear plugs!
Wit this in mind I've pulled together some great looks to inspire you to redecorate your bedroom into a place of calm without a huge amount of effort and expense. The key is to keep your palette simple, work predominantly with neutrals and create interest using a complimentary colour or by introducing either texture or pattern.
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Using a dark colour on your walls and teaming it with white is a great way to add a strong contrast to your room which challenges your senses. Playing with different sized pictures or alternatively using three strong uniform sized pictures creates interesting structure. Add a cosy textured throw - beautiful!
Mint greens are always a restful colour for bedrooms but by adding an interesting texture you transform the room from something mundane into something a lot more regal. Not everyon'es cup of tea but interesting all the same.
If you break down the elements in this room you'll see that there is very little to it but it has a very big impact...why? A really strong patterned rug pulls the room together, with painted furniture and floorboards, a statement mirror and a few well placed accessories - this room transforms into something fabulous space.
This is probably my favourite example of using a simpler palette and layering both texture and complimentary colours to create a really interesting visual effect. It's soft, yet aesthetically pretty with big bold lines and so versatile it would suit so many homes.
If only my bedroom could be this tidy and uncluttered for even an hour ...but alas I'm a hoarder. I like my bits and pieces within reach. But I do really love the simplicity of this design. Grey has made a monumental come back in recent years and is very evident in home furnishings and interior design. It's a much more versatile colour than browns and beige as it can be combined with so many more colour variations. You can use strong colours like this mustard or even citrus greens or dominant reds or soften it with pale pinks, layering with texture and even incorporating metalics.
A really good throw can transform any room - kept simple here with a few accent colours and your simple white bedlinen has been transformed.
Ok so maybe not all of us are lucky enough to have a canopy bed but leaving that out the rest of this room is quite achievable. Using a suede paint for your back drop wall you can create a texture that will work really well against washed out cottons and painted floorboards.
Painting your floor boards is a really great way to upgrade your flooring but do check the floorboards are in good condition before you tear out the carpet and that any nails have been flattened. Then throw some shaggy rugs or sheepskin onto your floors to create a fabulous loft feel - totally cosy.
If you've created the ultimate haven for your bedroom we'd love to see it - please send us your pics to firstname.lastname@example.com and we'll publish the best on our social pages.


text: Despite the very chilly temperatures on December 23rd, Angel and Emma's wedding warmed the hearts of everyone who attended. I'm so glad I was able to document their beautiful day, and can't wait to celebrate again with them this summer at their reception! Congratulations, and may all your days be merry and bright.Read More


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The notice has runned for several days waiting for a test to execute.
I tried to reproduce the problem but without luck.
It happened again.
I feel that it happens when I build the project while waiting for test (NIO watcher loose track of class file I think)
Watcher are always active now even if directories tree to class file has been regenerated


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There is a growing consensus in Britain that urgent membership of the Exchange Rate Mechanism of the European Monetary System is required to cure Britain's inflation and to secure the re-election of the Conservatives at the next election. The argument put forward by proponents of membership is, however, flawed and many of those who argue for membership have secondary reasons unconnected with sound analyses of the problems facing the British economy. Most of these arguments skim swiftly over the economic reasons for membership to concentrate on the political or the future of the EEC. And, indeed, many proponents of ERM are also unapologetic supporters of full monetary union. It is interesting that the clamouring for membership of the ERM is only now being put forward as a panacea for our inflationary problems. It was not so mooted as a cure for the inflation faced by Britain in the early 1980s. Is it a coincidence that the current calls for membership of the ERM occur at the same time as those in favour of full monetary union are pressing ahead on the next stage of their plan?
This paper seeks to scrutinise the major arguments put forward in favour of ERM membership - whether it be early membership, or even membership "when the time is right". It argues that membership of the ERM would not solve the problems faced by Britain. It seeks to establish this by concentrating on the following areas:
- by exposing the flaws in the economic argument in favour of joining the ERM;
- by highlighting the political implications of membership.


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So, Ben Who Howe, a self-proclaimed conservative, and main spokesman for the #NeverTrump organization has crawled out of the woodwork was on CNN the other day to explain why conservatives should not support the Republican nominee, and to convince them to follow his lead to the Hillary camp. His main reason? Because Donald Trump will redefine what conservatism means, as if none of us in the general public have brains to think and define what we believe for ourselves.
So, conservatives everywhere should vote for the scandal-prone Hillary, the woman who has been fined multiple times for breaking ethics laws when so many others who had committed the same crimes have gone to prison instead, and allow her the use of the White House as a personal enrichment platform for herself and her cronies as she governs the entire country with the same reckless indifference that allowed the fall of the Libyan embassy and its ambassador when she was Secretary of State, all to avoid the death of conservatism as we know it.
And of course, that's just the start of the tradeoff. In fact, I question why choose Hillary, because it seems to me that there is an error in Mr. Howe's assumption that takes much for granted, assuming Republicans will remain in control of Congress after a Trump defeat, which could hardly be on the mark. Why not just go straight for what the end result would be and support Bernie Sanders? His policies are what we would end up with at the end of the day, on top of the troubling weaknesses of Hillary, the corruption, cover ups, and militarism within executive branch. I am sure LBJ's big government Guns and Butter, command and control economy, and "Free" everything is what every conservative wants to endure in the name of saving the name of an idea.
Mr. Howe's suggestion makes even Donald Trump look smart. And I've wondered how much thought Ryan supporters, and those who oppose fiscal stimulus actually put into the end result of the 'anything and everything' to defeat Trump campaign. Ryan won't be the Speaker of the House once it is all over with and Democrats will get to pick up where they left off in 2010, unfettered and unencumbered for the foreseeable future with the Republican Party barely clinging to life. The idea of NGDPLT will be entirely foreclosed by 'we just haven't spent enough or blown up enough.'
It's entirely true that Trump is a sow's ear. But saying No to Trump is saying Yes to a whole lot of other things that many of us have been railing against since 2008. Hillary vs. Trump is just not nearly as simple and innocuous as it seems.


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Think Oreos. But better. No trans fats, but don't let that fool you into eating the whole carton.. Like I did. They are delish.
Yeah, I'm still recovering from all the peppermint Joe-joes I ate over the holidays. They really are good! Thought of you today while I was at swim…now I'll think of you each time I grab a Joe Joes.


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Courts & Crime
In Tamms: Plaintiff's plight -- 'almost impossible for judicial system to untangle these things'
BENTON — Prisoner Ozzie Pickett waited 10 years for his day in court. When it finally came this past March, the jury did not believe him.
During a three-day civil trial where Pickett was the plaintiff and acted as his own attorney, jurors rejected all allegations filed in a 40-count complaint against guards and staff at the Tamms Correction Center, claiming they severely beat or allowed mistreatment of Pickett from 1998 to 2002.
The guards and staff members denied the allegations.
Neither Pickett's testimony nor prison medical reports of his injuries swayed the jury.
Pickett, after a decade of court delays, faced the legal hurdle of proving without witnesses other than himself that he was the victim of a series of sadistic beatings. Just bringing the case to trial involved meeting requirements that are more stringent than for an average citizen.
"He's really got no rights at all. In reality, you're pretty much at the mercy of your jailers," said attorney Bill Schroeder, a professor at Southern Illinois University Carbondale Law School who specializes in federal law.
Read the complete story at bnd.com
Read the complete series at bnd.com series "Trapped in Tamms."