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The Indiana State Constitution States: "The people shall have a right to bear arms, for the defense of themselves and the State."
Indiana requires a license for most methods of carrying a handgun. Indiana laws are silent concerning the manner of carry therefore laws cover open carry, concealed carry, vehicle carry and locked case carry. There are exceptions for carrying a handgun unloaded, not readily accessible, and secured in a case in a vehicle, on your own property, from place of purchase and to a firearm range for the purpose of practice. Indiana is a "shall issue" state for the License To Carry a Handgun.
A license to carry will be issued to individuals age 18 or older who meet a number of legal requirements. Currently both limited term and unlimited lifetime licenses are available.
The State of Indiana stands out on the topic of reciprocal carry in two ways. First, a statutory reciprocity scheme recognizes all other states' licenses to carry a handgun. Second, Indiana was the first state to adopt a lifetime license to carry. Upon initial application or renewal, a person may pay additional fees and obtain a lifetime license to carry a handgun. So long has he or she remains a "proper person," the license remains valid for life and no renewal is required.
Indiana offers a License To Carry a Handgun, (LTCH) Nothing in Indiana law mentions concealment. Therefore you may carry open, in plain sight, OR concealed. Much of the public and many police officers don't know this fact. So, if you 'open carry' you may draw unwanted attention, but it is perfectly legal. Be courteous and professional with anyone (including police) who does not understand the law. To obtain a license to carry a handgun you must apply to the chief law enforcement officer of your county or city.
The state also has a firearm preemption law that prohibits local governments from passing gun laws more restrictive than state law. However, a few municipalities have laws that were grandfathered in before the preemption law was enacted in 1994. The most notable exceptions are East Chicago and Gary, which have bans on assault weapons. The City of Speedway also has a law on the books banning concealed carry even for permitted gun owners. However, the ordinance is not enforced.
Members of US Precision Defense help support the rights of gun owners everywhere; they also have access to our on-line store and database of Instructors, Shooting ranges, and gun smiths.
From the Indiana Sheriff's Association: "While the debate stirs strong feelings across our Nation, Indiana's Sheriffs have taken an oath to uphold the Constitution of the Unites States and the Constitution of the State of Indiana. Furthermore, we have sworn to do this according to law and to the best of our ability. Millions of law abiding Americans lawfully possess and use firearms daily for recreation and protection. We must not forget those most vulnerable and their ability to protect themselves from the miscreants and those focused on harming us. Furthermore, our discourse should not cast a shadow of doubt on these millions of law abiding Americans. Firearms are inanimate objects that have no will of their own.
However, they can be exploited by malevolent souls as instruments of violence. We must work tirelessly to see that those who show no respect for the sanctity of life are punished to the fullest abilities of the law. We also believe that the energy of this debate would be better focused on the issues that we agree upon. It is critical that we continue to work to keep firearms out of the hands of those who would use them to commit acts of violence against our citizens."
In a direct response to the federal government attempt to force gun control laws upon the states: Indiana, State Senator Dennis Kruse (R-Auburn) has introduced Senate Bill 127, While not specifically limited to gun control, Kruse's bill endows county sheriffs with the ultimate authority to enforce the laws:
"Provides that a federal employee who is not designated by state law to act as a state law enforcement officer may not make an arrest, a search, or a seizure in Indiana without the written permission of the sheriff or the designee of the sheriff who has jurisdiction in the county in which the arrest, search, or seizure will occur. Provides certain exceptions. Provides that if an arrest, a search, or a seizure is made without the sheriff's written permission, the federal employee must be prosecuted under Indiana law and charged with an offense appropriate to the circumstances. Provides that under the Tenth Amendment of the Constitution of the United States and Indiana's compact with the other states, the general assembly declares that any federal law that purports to provide federal employees with the authority of a sheriff in Indiana is not recognized by and is specifically rejected by the state of Indiana and is invalid in Indiana."
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The dollar weakened yet again in yesterday's trading as the PPI reports turned out to be a disappointment while Bullard's speech cautioned against easing too soon. This throws water at the Fed's Septaper plans, considering how Bullard is a voting member of the FOMC. For today, CPI figures are up for release and it might be disappointing as well. Also due today are the initial jobless claims and a couple of manufacturing indices, which are likely to show improvements. However, weaker than expected data could continue to undermine the dollar's performance for the rest of the week.
The euro zone is officially out of the recession, as seen from the GDP figures which printed growth of 0.3% versus the estimated 0.2%. However, this wasn't good enough for the euro as the currency didn't rally at all after the release. Instead, it even lost ground as some traders thought that the figures were not good enough. For today, banks in the euro zone are on a holiday so there might not be enough liquidity in the euro session.
The UK printed better than expected jobs data, as claimants dropped by nearly 30K again. This was enough to keep the jobless rate steady at 7.8%. For today, retail sales are up for release and a higher than expected growth of 0.7% is eyed compared to the previous 0.2% uptick. Another strong figure could lift the pound higher, possibly above 1.5600 against the dollar.
The franc lost ground to the dollar yet again even though Switzerland printed an improvement in its ZEW expectations report. This was probably because Swiss PPI came in weaker than expected as it printed a flat reading. No other reports are due from Switzerland for the rest of the day.
The yen continued showing signs of weakness as it lost appeal among traders. After all, Abe is going to impose a tax hike, and this could take its toll on consumer spending and businesses. There are no reports due from Japan today so the yen might take its cue from Japanese equities.
Commodity Currencies (AUD, CAD, NZD)
The comdolls were able to take advantage of dollar weakness in yesterday's trading, as AUD/USD retested .9200 and NZD/USD landed back above .8000. There were no major reports, except for the New Zealand retail sales and the improvement in Australia's Westpac consumer confidence figure. No other reports are due from the comdolls for the rest of the day.
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It has been sometime since I made the last entry into this blog. I don't know how this long absence has taken place. I have been busy, giving lectures at places (most of the time within Japan but from time to time outside of it), writing neuroscience papers with my students (one of them, Takayasu Sekine, has had his paper recently accepted by a fine journal. Good for him!). I had to write essays after essays, which appeared in magazines and books et cetera, to keep the deadlines. My initially casual commitment to Japanese televisions has over the time become a more involved one, taking some portion of my time. All these elements, taken together, might have contributed to my not writing a blog in English for more than 6 months. On the other hand, I have kept my Japanese blog almost on a daily basis.
(My Japanese blog in the original langauage)
(( My blog through English translation. Even with the great technologies adapted by google the result of machine translation is devastating.)
The lesson is that one can be distracted from something. Even when that "something" is previous and meaningful in one's life. Some time ago, I made a vow to conduct more activities outside the Japanese domain. Writing scientific papers is not enough. I would like to write books in English, let the little things coming out of my research and life breathe the air of the broader, wonderful new world. I am making efforts, but not enough has come out yet.
Not that my activities in the Japanese domain are meaningless. There are thousands of languages spoken on this globe. Every single one of them is important, has an equal right to flourish and nourished. Japanese is only one of them. So is English. My wish to express in English is historically incidental, privately desired, supported by some demographic evidences. And the love to the mankind.
Now that I have made this entry after this long silence, I feel the tiny "English muscle" in my brain itching, ready to be let free to follow its instincts. Let's see what the year 2009 brings.
Wednesday, December 31, 2008
3 comments:
- Oliver said...
Thanks for returning! I was very excited to see an update. At the same time, the hiatus gave me a chance to read through earlier posts on this blog, as well as on the Qualia Manifesto site. I learned a lot from your writing. It's been an important contribution to my reflections, especially during the past few months.
Thank you again, and I hope you keep writing! (In English or otherwise.) Best wishes for the New Year.
- kirainet said...
Yes! Good to hear from you :) I agree, a blog is a great way to start new projects and think about new challenges and prepare for them. Looking forward to your English written posts during 2009!
Terrific! I look forward to reading your always-interesting posts.
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Have you ever been in a place where you done couple paintings, despite all the praise and admiration you've received, you are just not happy about them? Moreover, you are frustrated because you knew you can do better, at least you think you can. The painting in your mind looks much better than what you produced? I feel like I am in that stage right now. At first I thought I've lost my touch. But after looking back to my previous works, I realized that my works are getting better in quality. It's just that I'm entering another stage as an artist. I call this stage - The growing pain stage
It's a simple concept really. Everyone starts off at the beginner stage. At the beginning of that stage you are struggling, learning, and exploring. Although it requires works and struggles, you will probably enjoy as you progress and see new and better result. As you move up and reach towards the end of the beginner's stage, you starting to feel comfortable and able to do a painting at your level with ease. You then have a choice: to move up, or stay where you are. There is no wrong choice here, many people are perfectly happy to stay at their level and seeing no need to advance as this is not their focus. However let's just say you decide to move up to the next level. You are starting to compare your work with the artists at the next level, teaching the people at your past level, and starting to challenge yourself. You start to feel you are incompetent and not able to produce good works. You are frustrated with lack of progress, and you don't want your works to look like beginner's work anymore. You are entering the growing pain stage again!
Painting after painting, you've done it. You are at the top of the armature level. Your work starting to look more and more like a professional's work. You feel confident and comfortable with what you're doing. And you decide to progress again, enters the growing pain stage of the next level, and the cycle continues.
I broke it down to just 4 levels for illustration purpose. But this is often not so clear cut in real life. Much like growing in real life, you enter the next level and stage gradually. Often before you know it. Being a better artist is something that I always strive for. However, I don't always know when I am hitting the next level and entering the next stage. I'm definitely in a growing pain stage lately. Looking at my work objectively, I believe my works are getting better. But subjectively, my vision is further ahead. Which is why I get frustrated with my result.
When you are in a growing pain stage, don't give up! This is a good thing, you are moving to the next level. Keep pushing through by learning and practicing. I wrote a blog post very long time ago about confidence boosts. I mentioned to look at your old works and compare with yourself. You might be surprise how much you have progress and grow. Giving yourself some confidence and keep going!


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One of our favorites! You can equate mezze to tapas -- small plates meant to be shared with a great group of people (and maybe a little booze, too!). In this class, students will gain a better understanding of common flavor profiles found in the Middle East and the typical foods consumed by its people. However, it's such a vast region with a very diverse cuisine so expect only to scratch the surface. Students should expect to utilize local, seasonal ingredients with mezze flair. A meal not to be missed!
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Yoga is a discipline which encompasses physical, mental and spiritual practices. Dating back to pre-Vedic periods in Ancient India, it has recently made its way into Western culture as a medium of exercise and positive health promotion. Its main goal is considered to be liberation, which can be attained through various practices, sub-disciplines and creed-specific approaches.
Research has shown yoga to be an effective method for overcoming physical and mental illness, and its therapeutic roles can be used dependently or independently to conventional or alternative medical treatments. It is often used in conjunction with meditation and sessions include varying physical positions, the repetition of mantras and a relaxing atmosphere.


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Over the weekend in Chicago, Big Gigantic — which just dropped "Miss Primetime," a track featuring Pell from the Boulder-based duo's upcoming record — shared the stage at Lollapalooza in Chicago with Waka Flocka. According to the members of Colorado band, Dominic Lalli and Jeremy Salken, they've been working on a new track with Waka titled "Highly Possible."
Big Gigantic returns to Red Rocks this fall for the fifth edition of its annual Rowdy Town run at Red Rocks. The act is due on the Rocks on Friday, September 23, and Saturday, September 24, with Kill the Noise, Vanic and Louis the Child on the first night, and Marshmello, Illenium and Kasbo on the second night. Tickets are $44.75 ($50.00 day of the show), plus fees and are on sale now through AXS.com.


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A friend in Germany sent me photos of these four German machines from the late '50s. All are for sale he tells me but expects them to be sold by tonight, Three of them I've not seen before and I like the style of all of them so I thought I'd share them on the forum.
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I do like that 'Rouletta', Paul. That mirrored glass finish looks to be in remarkably good condition. Not so keen on any of the others.
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Beer Drinker of the Week #03
Beer Drinker of the Week is a new segment we're starting here at Focus on the Beer. This will serve as a way to show off all that delicious beer you've been drinking, or just simply show us what beers you enjoy on a normal basis. This series allows you to present your beer in an artistic environment, tell us what you think about the beers you're trying, what beer is in your fridge regularly, or tell a story about how you acquired a hard to find beer. You and your beers are the focus here.
Beer Drinker of the week #03: Josh Adamski
Most craft beer fans have a story similar to mine. You know what I'm talking about, that eye opening moment when you tried the first beer that made you realize there was something else available besides that fizzy yellow stuff offered up in mass quantities. Well my journey into the world of craft beer took place sometime in 1997 at a tap bar in Tempe, Arizona called Timberwolves. Back then a friend of mine had been trying to persuade me to try some new beers that were starting to appear in what was quickly becoming a thriving Arizona beer scene. Sitting at the tap bar one night my friend ordered two Arrogant Bastards. At first all I could do was laugh, thinking who in the heck names a beer Arrogant Bastard? At the time I had been an avid drinker of Heineken and Molson, and all I kept thinking was "there is no way I am going to like this." But after that first sip I knew that my beer drinking days were going to change. I instantly became a huge fan of Stone Brewing, and ultimately a fan of any craft brewery that challenged the possibilities of what beer should and can be.
Since that time I have become a big collector of various brewarania (collecting different beer related items). My collections include roughly 100 beer tap handles, various collectable bottles, and a beer cellar that weighs in around 320 bottles. All righ,t I know a beer cellar doesn't technically count as a collectible item but I figured that if I had to trade for it, or shell out a lot of money for it, then it might as well be called collectible. I also keep a "bucket list" filled with breweries and events/festivals I would like to visit or attend before kicking the bucket so to speak. Yeah I know I am showing my ultimate beer geekness here but I am totally fine with that, just as long as I don't cross over that line and become a beer snob!
I guess I should finally get to the point of this blog post, sharing the beers I've tried this week. I have a pretty busy schedule lately which means I don't have the time I wish I had to enjoy many beers. Luckily this week was different. I started off on a high note by attending the Barrel Aged Tasting at the Warehouse Restaurant downtown. In all I tried fourteen great beers that were aged in various barrels such as bourbon and scotch barrels. My luck seemed to continue into the weekend when I was able to try a couple of beers from Hill Farmstead Brewery in Vermont. The first one was Twilight of the idols, an American Porter, and Birth of a Tragedy, which is the same American Porter aged in bourbon barrels. And to top off my weekend I had the new release of La Folie from New Belgium, and Deviant Dales from Oskar Blues. Overall not a bad beer week.
To prove his beer geekness Josh wanted us to show of this picture of his 2002 - 2011 stone vertical epic series.
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If Ramesh Safavi had stayed in her country Iran she had probably never made her debut as a writer. She has written her three novels in Sweden where she has been free to do so. "If I were to go back to Iran they would arrest me," she says.
But let's take it from the beginning. Ramesh Safavi, ever since she was a little boy in Iran in the middle of the 1970s, has always loved to read. This she tells me when we meet at a café in Södermalm in Stockholm. At home they had a big library and her father and elder sister, who were both communists, supplied her with children's books about Stalin and Lenin. Already when she was ten she devoured books by the British writers Daphne du Maurier and Jane Austen
Her writing too began early. When she was six she wrote her first book with pictures about a chicken that didn't have any friends. "My sister still has that book" she says and laughs.
As a teenager she wrote a few longer texts before she began to study film at the university in Teheran and she also directed a few short films; some of these have been shown at film festivals around the world.
However, Ramesh Safavi, who at the time was a man, found that as a boy she had difficulties expressing herself; she had always felt like a girl. And since she did not want to work with people she decided to try a less social kind of work and instead write film scripts. She depicted social problems in the Iranian society, portrayed prostitutes, transgender persons and homosexuals—topics that were regarded as highly controversial. "I often heard that the script is fine but that 'we can't do anything with it; the regime would never accept it.'"
Ramesh Safavi suffered several setbacks, often felt disillusioned, and had difficulties with her gender identity. Finally, when she was thirty-one, she decided to have gender reassignment surgery in order to go from being a man to being a woman. Ramesh explains that in Iran this is not unusual. The regime can even encourage it as a 'cure' for homosexuality, which is illegal. In other words, if homosexuals change their gender the regime does not need to face the 'problem' of homosexuality.
"But it was actually after my operation that the real problems started because I could not get a job. I was still in the process of switching gender and I sounded like a boy and probably looked like a transperson."
However, it was not that she looked like a transperson that made Ramesh Safavi flee. It was instead that the regime began to harass her for political reasons, for example, that she let people who were sought after by the police, or who had been hurt during various political demonstrations, seek refuge in her home.
"One night several men arrived and one of them was severely hurt. They stayed until the situation had calmed down A few days later the police came to my home; they arrested me and kept me imprisoned for eight days. They wanted me to explain why I had let the men in and I told them the truth: that the man could have died and that I just wanted to help him."
As a result Ramesh Safavi was kept under even stricter surveillance. The police were highly suspicious about her working for the BBC in Iran. It didn't help that she was not a political journalist but a film critic. And of course, that her family were communists did not make things any better. The police took her computer, she had difficulties getting a job and keeping it, and she felt more and more unsafe. Finally, her friends started to advise her to leave the country.
"However, I still wanted to be a writer, but the things I wanted to write about were illegal and I couldn't earn any money from it."
So, in 2011, Ramesh Safavi came as a refugee to Sweden. While waiting for her permission to stay she immediately began to write about things that she formerly could not write about such as the difficulties experienced by homosexuals in Iran. She found a Persian publisher in Great Britain who published her first book called Metamorphisis, a story about two friends, a young gay boy and a trans-girl, who try to live their lives in Iran. The next book was Mangoabout four girls who flee from Iran to seek a better life in Europe. "To a great extent this is my own story," she says.
Her third and latest novel The Black Side of the Winteris about a family who, after the revolution in Iran, lose everything. She has also written a play for Riksteatern (the National Touring Theatre) called Mörkervägen 13about five girls who are seeking asylum in Sweden and who are staying at the same asylum accommodation. In the gripping short story "Janusansiktet," published here on The Dissident Blogin 2012, she narrates a story about what it is like being a homosexual and transperson in Iran.
I ask whether she would have ever been able to write her books if she had stayed in Iran? "No, if I had stayed there I would at best have been allowed to work as somebody's secretary."
But what does she think would happen if she were to return to Iran after having published these works? "I would be arrested." So, I ask, does this mean that you can never return to Iran? "I can never return," she says, "Strangely enough I do not feel at home in Iran and I do not feel at home in Sweden—I don't know where I belong. What is more, it is becoming more and more difficult to write about Iran when I don't live there any longer—I no longer know what kinds of problems people are struggling with on a daily basis."
So would she say that it is more difficult being a woman writer in Iran than a male writer? "It is hard to say since I have not been published in Iran, but generally it has become much harder to be a writer there since the censorship laws have become much harsher. Just being a woman in Iran is difficult; the regime wants to force women to stay in their homes and even if women study hard it is still the men who get the jobs. But Iranian women show a lot of strength. It is the women who are behind almost all the major movements and protests."
Ramesh Safavi, who is now forty-seven years of age, wants to stay in her new homeland and continue to write. As a writer she feels free here in Sweden, even though she also notes that not even in Sweden is it possible to be totally free. For example, it is harder to critique religions such as Islam here.
And she feels less free as a transgender person in Sweden than in Iran. In Iran, since the Government has encouraged it, many have undergone gender reassignment surgery so most people are familiar with this feature. In Sweden though this surgery is more unusual. Ramesh Safavi says that she has been harassed both verbally and physically when she has been out on the town in Stockholm. She has also noted that when she is engaged in various cultural projects in Stockholm there is always an emphasis on her as a transgender person.
"I do regret that I told people in various contexts that I am a transgender person. I would prefer to be merely regarded as a woman and a writer from Iran. I notice the need here to categorize me first and foremost as a transgender writer and this disappoints me."
Ramesh Safavi still writes in Persian but her goal in future is to write more in English or Swedish in order to reach a broader audience. Despite having written her books in Sweden and having them published in Britain Ramesh Safavi's books have nevertheless reached many readers in Iran. She finds that many people appreciate her books. "They copy my books and spread them and comment on them in social media: the Internet is a great enemy of the Iranian regime."
Ramesh Safavi does not believe there is any added risk of punishment awaiting those who read her books. Among the eighty million inhabitants in the country many are of course critical of the regime. "And it is impossible to arrest them all."
In the newspapers in Iran, however, no one ever writes about Ramesh Safavi's books; there she does not exist at all she claims. I ask her whether she believes that her books can help to implement any change. "I do not believe that a writer's or any other artist's duty is to change things political. But I do believe that if I can get people to start thinking and reflecting about certain issues then I can feel very satisfied—then I have won."


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Sept 1, 2018
We've landed! We just arrived at Texas A&M University where we're setting up and welcoming our first PhD student, Hannah Justen!
July 22, 2014
Media Release for paper published in Ecology Letters using light-level geolocators to track hybrid Swainson's thrushes on migration. Featured on several media outlets including CBC Radio, BYU Radio, Scientific American, Discover Magazine, and Tech Times.
Sept 25, 2012
Media release for paper published in Proceedings B using light-level geolocators to characterize a migratory divide between Swainson's thrushes. Featured on several media outlets including Daily Planet, CBC Radio Kelowna, CBC Radio Daybreak South, Maclean's, Science Daily and the Huffington Post.


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Howell Foundation Awards Second Grant for Community Health-Focused Research
- Howell Foundation's Community Engagement Initiative awarded its 2nd grant to support women's health research through its partnership with the SDSU Institute for Behavioral and Community Health (IBACH)
- The "Intuitive Eating Intervention to Curb Weight Gain in Female College Students" involves an innovative health intervention to reduce weight gain that is common among first year, female college students
- The first Howell Community Engagement Initiative grant is being carried out in partnership with the Women, Infant and Children program. This study is assessing the efficacy of a program designed to increase physical activity and healthy eating in pregnant Latino women.
|Dr. Hala Madanat
San Diego, CA.- The Doris A. Howell Foundation announced that it has awarded its second Community Engagement Initiative Grant to Hala Madanat, Ph.D. Dr. Madanat is an Associate Professor and Chair of the Division of Health Promotion and Behavioral Science at San Diego State University.
According to Dr. Madanat, college women typically gain between 4-15 pounds during their early college years. Her research focuses on curbing that weight gain by teaching first-year college women new information and skills about food and body image. A goal is to increase the ability to consider and respond to their biological needs intuitively and to increase awareness of the social, physical and emotional conditions that may trigger overeating.
"This project is of great importance because the majority of that weight is gained during the first year", Madanat comments. Awareness of proper nutrition and exercise behaviors should demonstrate the relationship between self-esteem, eating styles, depression, physical activity, eating behaviors, and sleep.
The Howell Foundation has been able to fund these grants through the generous contributions of Howell Foundation supporters. The Howell Foundation's partnership with IBACH (Institute for Behavioral and Community Health) provides an excellent opportunity to work with world class academic researchers who understand the needs of women in the greater San Diego community. "I have been extremely impressed with the Foundation's role in empowering young women and encouraging their role in science and research. I also have attended one of their educational evening events and believe that these provide an important venue for educating women about their heath and that of their families. I am also extremely grateful for the Foundation's support of the research IBACH does to better understand women's health", comments Dr. Madanat.
|Dr. Howell with Dr. Elva Arredondo,
first recipient of the CEI Grant
The Howell Foundation launched its Community Engagement Initiative back in 2012, with a grant awarded to Dr. Elva Arredondo, who is currently studying health behaviors involving nutrition and exercise and its effects in pregnant Latina Women. In funding these research projects, the Foundation hopes to educate women on current women's health issues that impact their lives and encourage women to become advocates for their own health.
Dr. Madanat's study is funded through 2015 and will enroll 40 first year college females who will be randomized to either a 12-week intuitive eating educational intervention or to a control group that does not receive the intervention. She hopes to demonstrate that those in the intervention arm will not gain weight when compared with those who were in the control. Additionally, she anticipates better health measures including cholesterol, blood pressure, and glucose.
Since the Howell Foundation Community Engagement Initiative was launched in 2012, a sub-committee led by Camille Nebeker (Foundation Board Member and member of the UC San Diego Family and Preventive Medicine faculty) has developed and tested procedures for the CEI grant application and review process. The application is modeled after the National Institutes of Health (NIH) mechanism to initiate collection of preliminary data necessary for most large grant proposals. Likewise, the application review process engages academic researchers from local universities who provide a critical review and score each proposal according to established criteria. Proposals are assessed for their impact on women's health, strength of the academic-community partnership, potential for sustainability, research design, investigator qualifications and feasibility of accomplishing study goals.
"Women's health awareness starts with research, and funding women-focused health studies provides the insight to create the educational tools necessary to promote women's health advocacy", comments Foundation Chair Pattie Wellborn. "Our partnership with IBACH allows women's health awareness to be disseminated in the community", she concludes.
For more information about the Doris A. Howell Foundation, please visit www.howellfoundation.org.
About IBACH:
The Institute for Behavioral and Community Health (IBACH) was established in 1982 for the purpose of promoting research and academic programs relevant to the applications of behavioral science principles to medicine and health care. This interdisciplinary institute includes a focus on community interventions and attempts to promote and foster active collaboration by researchers and community partners from many different specialties and institutions, including the University of California at San Diego, UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center, San Ysidro Health Center and Clinicas de Salud del Pueblo. IBACH also provides important research experience to students who intend to pursue related careers and offers opportunities for project staff and graduate students to participate in community interventions.
About Dr. Hala Madanat:
Dr. Hala Madanat is an associate professor of health promotion at San Diego State University. She is a medical sociologist with strong interest in the role of culture, traditions, and western influence on health in the global setting. Her research focuses on the impact of westernization on diet and nutrition and has been working on developing nutrition education programs that emphasize health and biological hunger with emphasis on the Middle East and Middle-eastern populations in the US.
About the Doris A. Howell Foundation:
The Doris A. Howell Foundation for Women's Health Research is committed to keeping the women we love healthy, advancing women's health through research and educating women to be catalysts for improving family health in the community.
The organization does so by funding scholarships to scientists researching issues affecting women's health; providing a forum for medical experts, scientists, doctors, researchers, and authors to convey the timely information on topics relevant to women's health and the health. of their families through its Lecture and Evening Series, and by funding research initiatives that will create women's health awareness and advocacy in the community.


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A flange is a method of connecting pipes, valves, pumps and other equipment to form a piping system. It also provides easy access for cleaning, inspection or modification. Flanges are usually welded or screwed. Flanged joints are made by bolting together two flanges with a gasket between them to provide a seal.
The most used flange types in Petro and chemical industry are:
- Welding Neck Flange
- Slip On Flange
- Socket Weld Flange
- Lap Joint Flange
- Threaded Flange
- Blind Flange
Most used flange types in Petro and chemical industry. All types except the Lap Joint flange are provided with a raised flange face.
Except the most used standard flanges, there are still a number of special flanges such as:
- Orifice Flanges
- Long Welding Neck Flanges
- Weldoflange / Nipoflange
- Expander Flange
- Reducing Flange
- Special flanges
A bolted flange connection is a complex combination of many factors (Flange, Bolts, Gaskets, Process, Temperature, Pressure, Medium). All these various elements are interrelated and depend upon one another to achieve a successful result.
The industry has recognized the critical nature of installation and assembly for several years. The standard provides a methodology for the training and assessment of technicians involved in the making and breaking of flange joints and can be viewed as being analogous to the training required for welders involved with pressure vessel work. Its publication demonstrates the importance placed upon the competent control of joint making process in ensuring leak-free performance from the flange. The gasket is but one of many reasons a bolted flange joint connection can leak.
Even when all the complex inter-related components of a bolted joint flange connection work in perfect harmony, the single most important factor leading to success or failure of that bolted flange connection will be attention given to proper installation and assembly procedures by the person installing the gasket. If done properly, the assembly will remain leak-free for the target life expectancy.


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Weddings, Special Events & Private Parties
Catering and special events are opportunities for us to work more closely with our guests, occasions for us to share our dedication to celebrations in exciting new ways. Our floor plans can be easily rearranged and decorated for wedding banquets, birthday parties, alumni gatherings, or graduation parties, to name but a few. For large parties we recommend booking at least one week in advance.
We endeavour to accommodate all your needs to make your events perfect. Special dishes that are normally not on our menu can be tailor-made to suit your events. For events that require customised menu, we recommend booking at least 4 weeks in advance.
We also offer a full catering service where we bring our skill and expertise to your chosen venue. This enables our customers to transform their events into something truly unique. We have the facilities to bring our kitchen to your venue. From an intimate dinner party at home to a wedding breakfast at a hired venue, our team can accommodate your requirements. We can also recommend a suitable venue for your event where you require a venue that works with outside caterers. Simply contact us to discuss the options.
Ground Floor Dinning Room
Seats up to 80 persons
Bright and airy, it is ideal for a casual lunch, family dinners or just a relaxing snack after a long shopping trip in the city.
The ground floor has been designed to recreate the atmosphere of 'yum cha', or tea drinking, in the Cantonese culture.
The Blue Lagoon Bar / Lounge
Seats up to 120 persons
Upstairs at Charlie Chan couldn't be more different to the restaurant below. With low lights, finely laid large tables and an elegant bar, the lounge is suitable for formal dining and occasions calling for something special, particularly a little romance. Come and enjoy this hidden gem on our first floor.
Call Richard Lee on 07956 648461 to discuss your event.


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Arrogant Bastard Ale 16 ounce drinking glass made from Stone Brewing beer bottle
Are you an "Arrogant Bastard"? Maybe it's a friend, family member, or loved one... Show them you care by getting this glass for them! This is a beautifully handcrafted drinking glass made from a recycled beer bottle that contained Arrogant Bastard Ale from Stone Brewing in San Diego, CA. This glass has been carefully cut and polished into a drinking glass that holds 16 ounces of your favorite beverage. It's not just a pint glass. It's an effort to be eco-friendly by upcycling into a new product.
The rim of the glass has been carefully smoothed and polished to remove any sharp edges and has a beautiful bevel. The quality of this glass can only be achieved by years of practice with this art. Do not be fooled by others that are less expensive and lack the attention to detail that my glasses have.
This glass stands 6 inches tall, measures almost 3 inches in diameter, and holds 16 fluid ounces.
This is a 100% post consumer, eco-friendly, recycled product.


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The Triangle and the Power Behind Three
The Meaning Behind our Logo
Three is a mysterious and potent number that frequently appears throughout our lives. The meaning of Yoga means to "yoke", or "unite", Mind, Body, and Soul.
I like to think that the three sides of the triangle in our logo represents our mind, body, and soul. Or perhaps Earth, Space, and Heaven, that of birth, life, and death, that of past, present, and future. Or maybe the triangle represents wisdom, growth and transformation.
The Triangle may represent many different trinities in our world. The Hindu trinity is of Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva. They are respectively the creator, the preserver, and destroyer of the universe. This trinity represents the Divine.
Three is everywhere.
Within the most sacred Eastern Mantra and the universal sound, OM, is made up of three audible sounds (A-U-M). Perhaps you have heard your yoga teacher chant this at the beginning or end of each class.
Three, in the form of a triangle, is a basic element for our physical practice and well-being. While in seated meditation, we can envision the top of the triangle as our head, and the sides as our right and left knees. The top of the triangle that points upward, represents our ability to move into higher consciousness. Where the overlapping Triangles can be summed up as: that which is below is also that which is above.
In yoga, our aim is to invite as much clarity (sattva) into our lives, while avoiding ignorance (tamas) and agitation (raja) as much as possible. In order to do this, we stand our ground and build courage through the three points of the triangle; groundedness, courage, and focus.
JEM, the name of our studio and this beautiful space we have created, is made up of three initials meaning Joella Erin Miller, our founder. JEM happens to be a nick name her love ones call her as a play on the word 'GEM'.
A triangle is so much more than a three pointed shape. Yes, as you can see from reading above, it embodies our essence without us even realizing it. No matter how much pressure you put on a triangle, it can not break; the triangle is the strongest shape and we believe you are too!
At JEM Yoga and Massage, we want you to feel whole every time you step into our studio and every time you leave, because our home is your home; and you deserve to walk with your head held high and your heart full of love every day. We want to help you balance out all three sides of your life so your triangle is complete; full of your desires, hopes, and dreams.
How often do you see the triangle? Look around, find your triangle everywhere you go and let it be your courage, your guide, and your strength. Notice how many you spot in any given day and take a moment to absorb it's subtle energy. Triangles may soon become your favorite shape!


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It is the event of the year for the Wattpad community. The time where friends and fans from far and wide converge together to talk all things writing, story and creativity. This year, Wattcon took over Times Square New York, turning the brightest area of the city orange in the most fabulous way.
Hosted at the Marriott Marquis Times Square on October 27 and 28, it was two full days of panels, chats, workshops and more, giving insight into the creative process and has brought us some of our favorite Wattpad stories and entertainment. It was not just about the stories on the site…but how those stories have transformed the entertainment community and the individuals behind them.
October 27, everything kicked off bright and early, swarms of fans, friends and fun taking over the 7th floor of the venue. The fabulous Samantha was the mastermind behind the event (along with help from her friends and colleagues), and launched the weekend off both live in New York and over the live stream for those who could not be there in person. Swag could be seen far and wide, both provided by Wattpad in the form of loot bags, merchandise for purchase (yes, I spent a small fortune and am not sorry) and items brought by writer to help reach their audience with items such as magnets, buttons, pens, and more. Attendees were weighted down their treasures, and ready to take in two days of story-centric information.
The first panel, "The lay of the land: a writers journey in publishing" featured Zoe Aarsen, the mastermind behind the Hulu hit Light as a Feather, After editor Adam Wilson, Wednesday Books editor Eileen Rothschild (the editor behind the upcoming White Stag by Pandean), Ashleigh Gardner from Wattpad HQ, and Jessi Smith from Simon Pulse. The panelists discussed the art of bringing some of your favorite Wattpad books to life in traditional publishing with some of the biggest success stories from the forum.
"Setting the Scene: A Writer's Journey in Entertainment" brought attendees face to face with the author of one of the years biggest Netflix hits, the Kissing Booth – Beth Reekles. Along with Lindsey Ramy and Eric Lehrman of Wattpad Studios, and Christina Henne from Bavaria Fiction, the panelists discussed how to bring our favorite stories to the screen. With The Kissing Booth bringing a whole new set of fans to the Wattpad forum thanks to its Netflix success, it is probably safe to say that there will be more success stories in Wattpads future. When asked what brought Beth to Wattpad, her answer was easy.
"The site is just regular people sharing stories. I was a voracious reader & always i loved writing so it was perfect for me" – Beth Reekles
The panel also pointed out that publishing and film adaptations are not a quick process. In fact, they are anything but. For Reekles, it took 5 years for TKB to reach the screen.
"It took 5 years… random House bought TKB in 2012 & then Netflix came, they understood wattpad as a platform & the audience behind it It was filmed Feb. 2017 & released in 2018. A lot of it was just waiting" – Beth Reekles
Many writers on the forum are looking to launch their career into the traditional realm, but arent always sure how to go about it. The business can be daunting and rather terrifying, and it is not just about writing an amazing book. Now, the author is just as much of a product as the book itself. Hence, branding and marketing your personal brand is an important step for upcoming writers, and Wattpad helped us learn the ropes.
"Be your own hero: the wattpad Writerpreneur" taught writers, viewers and attendees tips and tricks on starting their career. From goal setting, to building their personal brand, panelists Monica Sanz (author of Seventhborn), Watty award winner Adrian Birch , bestselling author Jo Watson, and Watty award winner LL Montez, explained how to bring not only your books to the forefront, but yourself as an author. Some tips? Create relationships with your readers! Respond to comments, interact with them, and they will learn to love you as well as your stories. But they also pointed out that branding is work…it is not just a single tweet that goes viral, or a good Instagram post. It is possible to break out from the pack, but you need to work for it.
"Wattpad is a launch pad… a writing career is possible." – LL Montez
At the "A Call to Action: Writing for Different Mediums" panel, experts included Wattpad TAP GM Dani Zacarias, Ariel Klontz, Debbie Goelz (the brilliant mind behind my personal audio book fav, Mermaids and the Vampires Who Love Them), Keri Halfacre, and Romi Moondi, the topics stepped off the traditional page (or screen) and discussed the various forms your stories can take. Wattpad is no longer just about typical stories; with their TAP program, writers can experience text stories that give a new dimension to traditional story telling. A good concept to learn if you want to try your hand at TAP? Look at screen writing principles to change the way you tell your stories.
If the panels weren't your thing, Wattpad had you covered. the 'Inspiration Room' allowed those who found their creative spark early in the conference a place to escape and get their ideas down with the help of members from the Content and Creator Development Team. Those who attended had access to creative mood boards, anonymous constructive feedback, writing space and an opportunity for a 1:1 session with the team.
A second panel on personal branding emphasized just how important it is to reaching your goals. Panelists included Director of Marketing at Wattpad Emma Brooks, Textrovert author Lindsey Summers, branding aficionado (in my opinion) Jandra Sutton, Arrowheart author Rebecca Sky, and Watty award winner Lydia Carr. Each author had their own personal tips for increasing your brand, but for those who wanted to do a little reading on the subject, Jandra had the perfect option.
"JaneFriedman.com is my go to for personal branding" – Jandra Sutton
For those who wanted a little more information on some of Wattpads other writing options, there was a TAP info session panel to give you all the details. Hosted by TAP Wattpad HQ members, writers and readers were able to attend a casual meet and greet to learn all about TAP!
It is fairly well known that fanfiction is one of the biggest (if not THE biggest) genre on Wattpad. So, of course, it only made sense to have a panel entirely devoted to it. Featuring the Godfather of Fanfiction (yes, I have named him this myself) Kevin Fanning (aka KFan), veteran fanfic author Flourish Klink, and fandom expert (and intellectual property lawyer) Heidi Tandy, hosted by Wattpads resident fanfic guru Samantha, we dove into the big questions of writing fan fiction. The biggest question? Is fanfic really a genre. Of course it is! Can you traditionally publish your fanfiction featuring real life celebrities, or using the names/characters of Marvel and Harry Potter? Of course you can't! But the biggest message at the panel was how to make your writing the best it can be, and it came from KFan himself.
"Writing is really good for you. Everybody should do it. It's not magic, write and keep trying and that's how you get good at it." – KFan
For anyone who wants to learn how to make their fantasy and sci-fi writing the best it can be, then the Into the Unknown panel was the perfect place to be. Featuring experts in world building Pandean, Mikaela Bender, Paul PK Kingston, and Wattpad HQ's own Caitlin OHanlon, we were transported to the realm of what could be. Everyone finds their ideas in their own ways, but for Pandean, it seems that sleep deprivation was the ticket to her incredible and original worlds. With fantasy and sci-fi, there are no limits; you make your own rules, as it is YOUR world.
Before the day closed, we were given a VERY special treat. Anna Todd, author of the smash hit After, was unable to attend Wattcon 2018, but she was sure to send us a very special message, along with a sneak peak of the film that we have all been waiting for! Check it out HERE
Day one ended with a bit of a treat! A special 2 episode screening of Hulu's newest hit, and Wattpad original, Light as a Feather by Zoe Aarsen. Sitting with some of your favorite writers, friends and HQ staff, candy in hand thanks to the Wattcon crew, we were thrilled and awed as the story we have all loved came alive before our eyes. As the screens closed on the final scene, many of us (myself especially) were left craving more! If you havent watched this thrilling series yet, all I have to say is…WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR!?!?
As the doors closed on day one of Wattcon 2018, the Wattpad community took to the streets of New York to talk writing, exchange ideas, and immerse themselves in the creativity and thrill that only New York can offer!
Check back soon for a recap of day two of Wattcon 2018!
"The Lay of the Land: A Writer's Journey in Publishing" is starting. Hear from
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The Neighbors Respond
The Controversy over the Jedwabne Massacre in Poland
Edited by Antony Polonsky & Joanna B. Michlic
Neighbors--Jan Gross's stunning account of the brutal mass murder of the Jews of Jedwabne by their Polish neighbors--was met with international critical acclaim and was a finalist for the National Book Award in the United States. It has also been, from the moment of its publication, the occasion of intense controversy and painful reckoning. This book captures some of the most important voices in the ensuing debate, including those of residents of Jedwabne itself as well as those of journalists, intellectuals, politicians, Catholic clergy, and historians both within and well beyond Poland's borders.
Antony Polonsky and Joanna Michlic introduce the debate, focusing particularly on how Neighbors rubbed against difficult old and new issues of Polish social memory and national identity. The editors then present a variety of Polish voices grappling with the role of the massacre and of Polish-Jewish relations in Polish history. They include samples of the various strategies used by Polish intellectuals and political elites as they have attempted to deal with their country's dark past, to overcome the legacy of the Holocaust, and to respond to Gross's book.
The Neighbors Respond makes the debate over Neighbors available to an English-speaking audience--and is an excellent tool for bringing the discussion into the classroom. It constitutes an engrossing contribution to modern Jewish history, to our understanding of Polish modern history and identity, and to our bank of Holocaust memory.
Antony Polonsky is Albert Abramson Professor of Holocaust Studies at Brandeis University and the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. His books include The Great Powers and the Polish Question. Joanna B. Michlic is a Postdoctoral Fellow at the International Institute of Holocaust Research at Yad Vashem, Jerusalem, and the author of Minority as an Enemy (forthcoming).


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Merton Step Stool
The Merton Step Stool is handmade from solid, sustainably sourced lumber. Sturdy, light, and balanced, the step stool will bring the most out of reach corners in your home close at hand. A simple and necessary aide with good looks not meant to hide in the broom closet. Polished with a hand-rubbed oil and wax finish.
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Carpet One Near Rye Beach
If you're in the Rye Beach area and looking for quality service to help you find the perfect new flooring for your Rye Beach home, turn to your local Carpet One. Rye Beach-area Carpet One locations are the best in New Hampshire when it comes to providing you with the best flooring selection, expertise, installation, and protection in the industry. We carry everything from natural hardwood to lavish carpet choices and beyond.
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why do russian women want to marry american men
International marriages are a common phenomenon today. We live in the globalized world where the boundaries are not so distinct thanks to the technology. People from different corners of the world can communicate with each other via the Internet. The technology has also influenced romantic relationships. You don t have to go overseas to meet your destiny you can find the one on the Internet and build your relationship remotely. You must have already noticed that a lot of Russian and other girls from Eastern Europe register on online dating websites. Yes, they do want to. And it s great because many foreigners would like to have a Russian wife. Men from the USA, Europe, and Asian countries want to know what Russian women think of them and what they expect from a relationship with a foreigner. Today, we ll gain insight into how Slavic girls view American men. It should be mentioned, that Russian women s views on Americans are a bit stereotyped. They all watched movies starring American heartthrobs and it formed their opinion about overseas men in general. They are better-off. Looking at the apartments Americans live in, clothes they wear, cars they drive (already in high-school), Russian girls think that they are a pretty rich nation. In Russia, students and college/university students don t have their own cars (except for the guys and girls from rich families). Judging from American cinematography, an average citizen can afford a plane ticket and travel to their relatives by air while in Russia, people normally travel by train because it s cheaper. They respect their significant others. This is not to say that all Russian men are disrespectful but many Russian women tend to think of Americans as more gallant and supportive. Russian guys want to seem tough while Western men are not afraid of expressing their tender feelings. Since Americans are more success-oriented, they are more confident, decisive, and independent.
These qualities make them integral personalities who don t feel the need to assert themselves at the expense of their loved ones. They are romantic. Again, this stereotype is imposed by the romantic comedies where the main male character does beautiful and romantic things for his woman. Every woman loves romance and her ideal partner should necessarily be romantic. Russian women believe that an American man will always find an interesting place for a date and will pleasantly surprise them. They are more sociable. Russians seem pretty reserved. When you walk on the Russian streets, you ll rarely see a smiling face in the crowd of passers-by. Americans are different in this respect. They generally seem more open, gregarious, and polite. They like to smile and try to keep things positive. Such behavior and attitude to life contrast with Russian views on interaction and this is
n to Americans. They are healthier. Russian men are notorious for their alcohol abuse. This is one of the main causes for divorce in Russia. Alcoholism is an acute problem of the men living in villages and small towns where unemployment rates are the highest. These guys ruin not only their lives but also the lives of their partners. Since America is a more prosperous country, men there are more conscious about their health. Actually, they even look younger that some Russian guys. Most of them play sports, exercise regularly, and try to keep fit. They have a specific sense of humor. Some Russian women think that Americans can t understand Russian humor. Russian humor is specific since it s based on irony, so one needs to be alert all the time. They know little about Russia. Russian and American systems of education are different. Russian students get the extensive knowledge of many different subjects while Americans get more practical and specific education.
That s why they might not know some details from the world history or literature that Russians learned during their schooldays. That s why if you plan to date a Russian girl, make sure you know at least some general facts about her country. Russian women have been in demand on worldwide dating websites for many years now. The Americans seem to have been especially fond of single, who are considered to be beautiful, kind, housewifely, and perfect wives in general. Meanwhile, numerous polls have shown that at least 60% of Russian women would like to get married to an American. Nowadays, Americans can find Russian women not only not having to get out of their country, but even not having to get out of their house. All they need is to have access to the Internet and know a couple of international dating services to, such as CharmDate. com. Due to the fact that dating websites usually feature a built-in system of smart search based on particular criteria, it is not a difficult task to find beautiful Russian women online to initiate a virtual meeting. The United States have been luring Russian women since the Soviet-era times. Single Russian women believed that itБs beautiful, fashionable and comfortable to live behind the iron curtain, while any American construction worker lived much better than any Russian man. Another reason why beautiful Russian women want American men is that they,unlike Russian men, drink less and donБt hit their women. Russian women encounter heavy drinking by their men and hitting on everyday basis across Russia. Also, Americans respect their women more compared to Russian men. First of all, women are better protected by the state in the U. S. , which is why disrespectful behavior against a woman can lead to very unpleasant consequences.
Second of all, if an American is in love, he doesnБt mistreat his woman nor does he have an aggressive behavior toward her. A promising future. American citizens are more protected by the state from an economic crisis or other factors that negatively affect standard of living. And given RussiaБs currently ongoing major economic decline due to Western sanctions, the idea to be with a American man has become even more attractive to Russian women. Americans are also known to be more adventurous in bed and more passionate about sex. But the most important thing is that they are more considerate toward their partner in bed and consider bringing her pleasure their first priority. Even sexy Russian women struggle to get the same treatment in bed by Russian men. Therefore, Russian women feel more desired, loved and beautiful with American men. If a Russian woman gives birth to a child being married to an American man, the latter willmost likely take direct part in bringing up this child. Most of Russian men, on the other hand, only provide for their children financially and refuse to take part intheir upbringing. Americans are known to never treat their women like hotel personnel. Instead, an American man always pays attention to his womanБs feelings and opinion. Americans also remain passionate about their women even after 10 years of being together: kisses, hugs, a spark in the eyes when he looks at her, spending time together without being annoyed or tenseБ Just like it was many years ago. As you can see there are numerous reasons why Russian women are so attracted to American men, and the reason varies with each Russian girl. But the fact remains clear: American men have great chances when seeking to meet a Russian girl online through dating websites. And those chances are extremely higher than a man of any other nation has.


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Lately I've been consulting with clients that have some really great goals. Now whether they are realistic or not is actually irrelevant.
I do however sometimes question there course of action to reach that particular goal. The question is, do there actions match up with that goal they are reaching for?
Definition of Insanity- To do the same things over and over again and expect different results
Whatever your goal, Find someone ultra successful and take them to lunch. Get them to tell you everything they've done in order to achieve that particular goal. How bad do you actually want what they have? Are you really ready to do what it takes? Sacrifice what they have? Ready to get outside your comfort zone? If so, APPLY EVERYTHING THIS PERSON HAS DONE TO ACHIEVE WHAT THEY HAVE ACHIEVED.
Lets make it easy. Look at your goal and answer one question very honestly. Are your actions matching that goal? If not, either the goal must change to meet the action or the action must change to meet the goal. That simple folks! This goes for anything you want to reach in life.
I don't know about you but I like to walk in the footsteps of people that have been successful in what ever I'd like to achieve. In other words If I want a successful business why would I get advice from someone from an owner that just put up an Out of Business sign in his window? If its me, I'm out meeting wealthy business men picking there brains over lunch and reading books by Donald Trump.
I think you know where I'm going with this.
You don't have to re-invent the wheel. Follow in the same footsteps as others that have figured it all out. Stop trying to reach goals doing things how you "think" it should be done and instead start doing things how it's been "proven" to be done.
My main point is that if you want success, hang around successful people, think like successful people and DO what successful people do.
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Christmas Candies: Mahone – Untitled
Mahone is a long time friend of Ohrenschmaus Podcast and already joined our mix series some years ago. While feeling the distance doing its work, we never felt a distance in our friendship. Thanks to the homie Birke TM we got connected again and already met in real life as well some years ago. Besides being just a classy human Mahone also has some expertise when it comes to productions. He produced this one, especially for our Christmas Candies series. Untitled is a raw and progressive club tool that feels at home somewhere between house and techno. Dirty drum sounds that have almost no attack. Combined with the squeaky moving pad sounds this track becomes a hypnotic energy drink so to say. All ingredients only follow one rule: rough energy. So it is with the percussion elements as well. While bringing endless energy to the table the track doesn't miss any deepness. We have to say that this might be the biggest trick Untitled has to offer. Due to this wild combination and rough sketch, it's a beautiful and effective weapon for peak time clubbing. Thanks, Mahone that's some awesome work!
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30 Hilarious Things Every Woman Does with Her Friends
From Facebook stalking to fitness plans.
There's a special kind of bond in female friendship, and while all people are different, some things are universal among gal pals. If you and your buds have ever eaten a shameless amount of pizza or sat around in sweatpants watching bad reality TV on Netflix, you know what we're talking about.
It's the degree of comfort around your closest friends that really lets you be your most authentic, grossest self. If you thought you and your clique were alone on this, think again. These are things every woman does with her friends at one point or another. And when you want to make the members of your inner circle laugh, start with these 50 Amazing Jokes You Can Text to Friends.
Share Their Worst Selfies
What's too nightmarish for Instagram is perfect for your bestie. But nothing compares to the 30 Most Hilarious Celebrity Instagram Photos.
Facebook Creep on Their Crushes
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Collaborate on Texts to Love Interests
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Eat an Entire Pizza
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Lie About the Time
By now we all know what "leaving in five minutes" really means. While nobody loves that white lie, these are 30 Things Women Always Want to Hear.
Sing as Loudly as Possible
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Make a DIY Spa Day
Real friends have seen each other with yogurt all over their faces. Or go all in with the 20 Best Ways to Reduce Wrinkles.
"Borrow" Each Other's Clothes
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Go to the Bathroom
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Be Brutally Honest
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Participate in Reverse Competitions
No, I live like the world's youngest grandma.
Converse Entirely in GIFs and Emojis
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Compare Shapewear
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Keep family business in the family. And friends are like extended family. Ipso facto….
Text From Across the Room
First person to laugh at an inappropriate moment loses.
Cancel Plans
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Try on the Worst Clothes
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Heart Pocket Card
"From the bottom of my heart" is not just a sentiment for Valentine's Day. It can be used for any occasion and each sincere wish you want to convey. The plastic see-through window creates the pocket holding the loose metallic hearts. Small rhinestones in the flower centers add a little extra sparkle to this special card. The free template is included with the instructions for this quick and easy project.
This project can be cut with the Silhouette Curio machine, the Cameo 3, and other machines. Download the cut file above that's right for you or the pdf file which includes instructions and the template.
step 1 - Download and print out the heart pocket card template. The image should be on the bottom half of the page. Use the small heart template to cut out the center of the red heart with a craft knife.
step 7 - Complete your card by writing a personal message inside.
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If you would like to make a donation to Broad Bay's A Place for All Capital Campaign, you have multiple options.
You may do so through PayPal:
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Thank you for your support!
We have raised over $463,363 toward our phase one goal of $500,000.
Will you join us and make a one time gift or three year pledge?
About Our Campaign
Just outside the doors of Broad Bay Church, on the corner of Pleasant and Main Streets in Waldoboro, sits a bench, a picnic table, and a cabinet labeled "Help Yourself Shelf." Over the course of a day, children sit on the bench while waiting for the school bus, friends greet each other at the picnic table before one of the many community-based meetings held inside, and others exchange books, food, and household items at the Help Yourself Shelf. It's a microcosm of welcoming, neighborly activity.
Beneath its white steeple and behind its tall double doors, Broad Bay Church's building is showing its age.
Inside the church building, that spirit is no less evident—manifested all the days of the week, not just on Sunday—as a setting for benefit concerts, lectures, classes, weddings, funerals, and gatherings for groups such as Restorative Justice, Alcoholics Anonymous, Women Infants & Children, the Garden Club, and the Waldoborough Historical Society, among others. Broad Bay's congregation, small yet vibrant, welcomes everyone with open arms, no matter where they are on life's journey. Yet there are involuntary limits to their embrace.
A set of thorough assessments conducted in 2014-15 revealed a series of concerns with the building, from major structural items to a lengthy laundry list of necessary repairs and other maintenance issues. These aspects—coupled with the building's general lack of safe egress, accessibility, and flexibility for its variety of functions—led the congregation to form a building committee and seek the help of professionals. In 2017, the church hired Barba + Wheelock Architects to identify a list of priorities for a comprehensive renovation, to illustrate those options with drawings, and to provide cost estimates for each. And in spring of 2018, the congregation voted to embark on a capital campaign and hired Maine-based Full Harvest Fundraising, LLC, to help address funding for the many needs of the building.
Of special note, in the middle of all of its planning, the church was delighted (and somewhat surprised) to catch the attention of the National Fund for Sacred Places (fundforsacredplaces.org), a program managed by Partners for Sacred Places in collaboration with the National Trust for Historic Preservation. Broad Bay was chosen as one of 14 congregations from across the country because of the historical value of the church building and its demonstrated commitment to strengthening community partnerships. In addition to receiving a planning grant, capital campaign training, and specialized consulting services,
Broad Bay will receive a 2:1 matching grant on pledges up to a maximum grant of $250,000. So, in order to meet the $750,000 Phase 1 goal, $500,000 would need to be raised.
Broad Bay Church invites YOU to help transform its 19th Century building to suit its 21st Century ministry and truly make it A Place for All!
In summary, the work on the building will equip the church to welcome people who struggle with stairs, strengthen partnerships with other community organizations, and provide a safe and welcoming environment to all who enter. Sunday worship, concerts, and memorial services will continue to bring people of all faiths and no faith together in a quiet and sacred place. The fellowship hall will continue to welcome a variety of community groups.
In order to make the dream a reality, the church needs help from its congregation, its funding partners, and the surrounding community. Someday, Broad Bay's building will be as welcoming and useful on the inside as its bench, picnic table, and Help Yourself Shelf are on the outside—where people come and go in peace and ease, share fellowship, and serve and support God and the community.
What People Are Saying About Broad Bay Church
"Broad Bay Church is truly an open, affirming, and welcoming place with an incredibly caring and generous congregation. Our clients have been supported as members of the church, as well as strangers, as has our agency and staff. I cannot think go a worthier recipient of funding than Broad Bay Church, to help them create a facility that matches their drive to support and grow the lovely little town of Waldoboro." —Susanna Norwood-Burns, New Hope for Women
"Broad Bay really has been the spiritual home of restorative justice practices in the greater Waldoboro area in so many ways, and we truly couldn't have made these processes available without having this welcoming spot to work from!" —Restorative Justice
"The Broad Bay Church has been as welcoming as they could be to our group. We feel very lucky to have this home for our meetings and fellowship." —Alcoholics Anonymous (AA)
"Broad Bay Church provides me with the opportunity to participate by sharing my love and help in a wide range of local, state, and national endeavors." —Alethe Donaldson, member, co-chair of Capital Campaign Visiting Team
"Broad Bay Church makes clients' appointments easy and convenient, and its space is very child friendly. Many clients remember coming here for Sunday School." —Women, Infants, & Children (WIC)
"Broad Bay Church exists because we want to serve God in our small corner of the world. It is wonderful to share the search and the celebrations, to be among folks with whom to share the passages of life." —Jonathan Clowes, member, co-chair of Building Team


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Our Favorite Pregnancy Announcement Ideas December 13 2017
When it's time to share the big news there are so many different ways to announce your pregnancy you can't go wrong with one of these cute ideas! When it's time for maternity photos or your baby shower, Bump Glow Maternity has the perfect dress for your day.
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Whole Food Cooking
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Don't get rid of family recipes! Instead, consider letting me, a Certified L.E.A.N. Coach, show you simple alternatives you can substitute to transform a family favorite into a healthy family favorite! Cooking healthy doesn't have to mean compromising great taste. Your family and friends will be amazed when you share your new healthy substitution secrets with them!


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Easy Light Fruitcake
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- Preheat oven to 275 degrees F (135 degrees C). Line the bottom and sides of two greased 9 x 5 x 3 inch loaf pans, and 1 round 4 1/2 inch x 3 inch deep pan with brown paper. Grease the paper.
- In a large bowl, stir together cherries, pineapple, raisins, mixed peel, 1 cup pecans, and 1 cup flour. Mix until fruit is coated with flour.
- In another large bowl, cream the butter or margarine and sugar together. Beat in eggs 1 at a time. Mix in orange juice and vanilla. Combine 5 cups flour, baking powder, and salt; stir into the creamed mixture. Stir in floured fruit and nuts. Mix. Spoon batter into prepared pans. Fill each pan 3/4 full. Arrange split almonds over tops.
- Bake for about 3 hours, until toothpick comes out clean. Cover with foil if top gets too dark while baking.
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- Reynolds® Aluminum foil can be used to keep food moist, cook it evenly, and make clean-up easier.
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Per Serving: 618 calories; 20.8 104.8 7.8 87 241 Full nutrition
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Ick! This fruitcake (even though it was covered while baking) was dry, crumbly, dense and hard as a brick!!! A small church near where I grew up used to make and sell a (very moist) light frui...
Ick! This fruitcake (even though it was covered while baking) was dry, crumbly, dense and hard as a brick!!! A small church near where I grew up used to make and sell a (very moist) light frui...
There were a lot of complaints on this recipe(on the other listing as it appears twice). This recipe works great with a few modifications. 1. You can use any type of dried fruit to equal 6 cups ...
I did not care for this recipe. I'm obviously not trying this one again!!!
The other reviews were pretty right on, this recipe is kind of dry and crumbly but...it makes really good toast and I even cut it into slices and then baked it and made a kind of biscotti and it...
I followed this recipe exactly, except that I replaced the almonds with pumkin seeds, and only baked for 2 hours. It came out dry and crumbly, although the flavor is good.
this cake is best cooked at 120 for 3 hours if made in a 14 inch cake tin then left for 6 weeks until mature then it will cut and moisten I made my wedding cake with this cake and everyone enjoy...


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