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Member of the Month: Anna Jones
Q: Where do you work and what is your current role?
A: Substance Architecture – Intern Architect.
I am currently working on the renovation of an existing office space in Folsom, CA. Previous types of projects that I have worked on include: Brownells, Inc. Office & Retail Building in Grinnell, IA; Olsen Team Room Renovation at Iowa State University; Faegre Baker Daniels Law Office in Des Moines, IA; University of Iowa Football Training Facility
Within Iowa Women in Architecture: Chair of iaWia 2014-2015
Q: Why did you choose the field of architecture?
A: For those who know me, some would pry say I was born into it. In a way, I was. Both of my parents are architects, and my sister is an interior designer. There must be something in my family blood. However, my personal story goes beyond my genes. Yes, I was a math nerd and am passionate about art. I was and am still constantly working on projects that involve making, creating, and building. Growing up, my parents were kind enough to let me redesign and redo my bedroom as often as I pleased. I went to open houses on Sundays just for fun to look. On vacations, I would be in awe of the cityscapes, the buildings, and the interior spaces. I think the ultimate moment I realized I wanted to be an architect, was when I visited the Farnsworth House. There was something about the simplicity, the purity, the connection to nature and space, and the intelligence of the interior diagram that made me say, I want to be able to create this.
Q: How do you balance it all?
A: I don't know that it is possible to balance it all. I have too many interests, too many passions, and am too much of a perfectionist to have "balance". I have, however, learned to manage the chaos, which is essentially how I "balance" things. I think that you have to pick your priorities and manage those priorities in an efficient manner. Being efficient with how you manage your time, and analyzing what needs to be done ASAP and what can come later is important in meeting deadlines and not driving yourself too crazy. It's also important to take the time to do what you enjoy and make that one of your priorities. Spend your time doing what you are passionate about. As a designer, I am devoted to and passionate about my work – admittedly sometimes a little too much. However, I think it's essential to make time for yourself, your family, your friends, and your hobbies. Therefore, I balance work with community organizations and personal hobbies. I've learned: continue to be passionate about work, work efficiently, be organized, but maintain a structure and life outside of the office as well. That is balance…. work and live. (And have a good calendar).
Q: What is the best advice you have received?
A: Learn how to say no. All you can do is all you can do. If you say yes to too many things, you will stretch yourself too thin and be focusing on too many small things. You won't really be succeeding at any of them. Say yes to a few things that you are passionate about so that you can be devoted to those passions and have the capacity to do them well.
There's never a stupid question. If you have a question – ASK.
Q: How has Iowa Women in Architecture influenced you?
A: Iowa Women in Architecture has provided me with many leadership opportunities: Regional/National Liasion (2013-2014); Attendee at Women in Leadership Summit in Phoenix, AZ( 2013); Vice Chair of iaWia/Chair of Education & Programs Committee (2013-2014); Chair of iaWia 2014-2015. It has also provided me with the opportunity to build meaningful relationships within the profession – both peer to peer and on mentorship levels. The programs the organization holds provide opportunities to gain insight into the culture of the profession, to have interesting discussions on the future and sustainability of the profession, and to voice your opinion on matters that are important to you as a young, female architect.


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Martha's Big Adventure -- My Summer Plans
Martha's Big Adventure -- My Summer Plans
By Martha Randolph Carr
I'm really not sure how this happened. Somehow, I'm at the start of 12 weeks of beginner triathlon training at the age of 52 with my old Chi running coach, Mo Wills and his business partner, Laura Mele from Infinity Effect www.InfinityEffect.com. Mo was the one who was able to take my choppy walk left over from surgery after cancer and not only give me a smooth gait but get me running again. Somehow that's spread into swimming and biking too.
All this week I've been swimming, biking and running with varying degrees of success.
I'm not sure why I approach athletic endeavors like there's a large, angry gym teacher screaming at me to climb the rope, but I do.
I had to make myself go get all of the needed equipment quickly before I could really think about what the summer holds. I've only been willing to invest a minimum amount, just in case and even then my attitude has not always been pretty.
Fortunately, the saleslady at Wal--Mart ignored the panicked look in my eyes and kept pulling out one--piece bathing suits saying, 'See, this one will work.'
I'm not fooling anyone about how nervous I am going into any of this and for the first 15 minutes of my first swim I swallowed a hefty amount of water and wondered if this was the way I was going to exit this world.
Laura gently said more than once, 'You need to relax, ' and after a few tips on how to swim better without so much effort I actually did and suddenly it was easy. I was able to go back and forth with ease. Visions of an athletic summer were swimming through my head as I learned to roll to get air instead of lifting my head.
'If it's too easy, you're doing it right, ' said Mo, smiling. I caught a glimpse of myself in the mirror afterward and saw the 10 year old me, smiling back.
The next day was my first run with a group in 11 years and it was a different story. I was the only beginner to show up in a group of seasoned runners who were joking around about the 100--mile relay run they had all done together. My heart sunk to my shoes as we all lined up to do a mile as fast as we could go to get a baseline time. I moved to the far right in the back to make sure I wasn't in the way.
Everyone quickly disappeared around the bend, until they passed me again, and again.
I was pretty sure I couldn't actually run an entire mile without walking and I ran what felt like a miserable 14--minute mile.
It's so easy to get discouraged, even at my age, when you're the weakest or the slowest and everyone else already knows each other. But the only way to get to someplace better is forward and to stop marking my success by someone else's fleet feet.
The pool was so much easier because I couldn't see what everyone else was doing and so, I was marking progress only by what I was doing. It felt amazing and if I can apply that principle to running then I'll not only have a better time I'll probably progress faster. In other words, attitude is everything.
Tonight is biking and I haven't been on a bike in 30 years. I have a shiny new helmet and I'm headed out to see what I can do. I'm not willing to say, just yet if I'll sign up for the sprint triathlon, a shortened version, but I also thought Mo would never get me back on a bike. For now, I'm going to keep going and if I have to, I'll keep hugging the right lane chugging around the track and we'll see how the summer unfolds. More adventures to follow. Tweet me @MarthaRandolph with your summer plans. www.martharandolphcarr.com Email Martha at email@example.com.
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One of the biggest success stories of Netflix's original programming, Tina Fey and Robert Carlock's comedy series Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt kicked off last year with a first season filled with colorful characters and the kind of absurd, unpredictable humor that sucker punches laughs out of its audience. Comedy bits like Titus Andromedon's (Tituss Burgess) anthem "Peeno Noir" and the failed musical Daddy's Boy became instant Internet classics, and starting off on such a high note left the showrunners under a lot of pressure to live up to that high in the second season.
The worst trap that Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt's sophomore season could have fallen into would be relying too much on callbacks previous jokes. Those callbacks do happen (though thankfully with restraint), and they are about as funny as telling the same joke a second time with no evolution of the joke can can be expected to be. What's more interesting, however, is how many jokes from the first season get turned into actual plot points in the second. That throwaway joke about Kimmy being irrationally terrified of velcro? That's the climactic turning point of this season's finale. That closeted construction worker who helped give Titus back his confidence? He's a main character now.
There's also a lot more original music - everything from a series of made-up showtunes that Titus sings when he finds himself uncharacteristically content, to a mix-tape called "Now That Sounds Like Music!" which is filled with ripoffs of famous songs. In fact, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt season 2 probably qualifies the show as a musical comedy, based on the sheer number of songs in it. Most of the songs aren't that funny, but Titus' impromptu Trident jingle that gets quickly derailed into a ditty about the everyday horror of teeth being "outside bones" is sure to be this season's runaway hit.
What Fey and Carlock seem most eager to bring to the table in season 2 is character growth and development, which isn't necessarily a bad thing, but does end up sucking some of the fun out of the show. For example, a running joke in the first season was that Jacqueline's (Jane Krakowski) son Buckley (Tanner Flood) was basically a psychopath in the making (his last name is Voorhees), but in the second season Jacqueline spends an episode learning the value of Buckley's wild ways and getting to know him - culminating in a somewhat schmaltzy scene where she eschews a shopping session in favor of playing Transformers with him. While there's nothing inherently wrong with character development in a comedy show, the writers sometimes seem to be focusing so much on cute character moments that they forget to try and make the audience laugh.
Perhaps emblematic of Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt's identity crisis is the fact that a great deal of the season is about therapy. Around halfway through the season, Kimmy comes across a heavy-drinking therapist called Andrea (the second character on the show to be played by Fey), and becomes determined to get to the root of her psychological issues. This leads to many scenes of Kimmy and Andrea talking about Kimmy's feelings and her need to bottle everything up, but it's difficult to get invested in Kimmy's search for self-actualization when Kimmy's myriad psychological issues (and her refusal to deal with them) are one of the funniest things about the character.
One a similar note, Jacqueline's character arc this season is about learning that there are more important things in life than having money - be it getting in touch with her Native American roots, getting to know her son, or finding a husband whom she actually likes for something other than his bank balance. Jacqueline's attempts to get help from New York's elite for her folks back home leads to the introduction of one of the best side characters in this season: Anna Camp as Deirdre Robespierre, a trophy wife whose lack of an outlet for her genius-level IQ has driven her to invest in back-stabbing socialite politics with an insane fervor.
The episode that has caused the most discussion this season is "Kimmy Goes to a Play!", a rather hit-and-miss attempt to satirize Internet "outrage culture". In this episode, Titus decides to put on a play about Murasaki, a geisha whom he claims he was in a past life. A group called Respectful Asian Portrayals in Entertainment (get it?) is hugely offended by this and marches their strawman arguments right up to the play, claiming that Titus is the #3 Hitler of all time (the real Hitler didn't even make the top 5). After hearing Murasaki's beautiful songs, however, R.A.P.E. is so moved that they find themselves in an existential crisis, not knowing what to do with themselves now that they are not offended any more.
The episode is a rather transparent hit back against those who criticized Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt's first season for having an illegal immigrant called Dong as its only Asian character, as well as the generally rather awkward and unfunny subplot about Jacqueline's Native American heritage. While there are some great comedy nuggets (for example, Titus explaining to Kimmy that the Internet speaks with the voice of Chandler from Friends) and Murasaki's songs really are rather beautiful, as a critique of outrage culture this episode falls flat, and is a bit too bitter and defensive to be charming. Fey and Carlock's views on offense are further muddled by the fact that this season repeatedly delineates the Washington Redskins' name and mascot as being genuinely offensive. So, being offended by Native American stereotypes is legitimate, but being offended by yellowface and Asian stereotypes is utterly ridiculous? Perhaps making a statement is not this show's forté.
Thanks to a continued subplot about Lillian (Carol Kane) try to roll back the inevitable march of gentrification, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt season 2 also has a huge amount of hipster-mocking humor. Hipsters are kind of a soft target and the show doesn't really do much thinking outside the box (hipsters like bad clothes, vaping, and high-speed Wi-Fi!) it's a very rich pool to draw from. Also, anything that gives Kane more screen time is extremely welcome.
Overall, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt's second season fails to live up to the highs of its first, but there are still plenty of well-crafted jokes and laugh-out-loud moments, and those who are really invested in these characters will probably get an extra kick out of seeing them strive for happiness.
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt seasons 1 and 2 are now available on Netflix.


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Category Archives: Beauty
How the Media Affects the Perception of Beauty
So, today beauty is defined by the skinny or boney legs, the explosive makeup or the six-pack.
Media does not only corrupt the way you look in the mirror, but it depresses you. Media defines things that should have remained without a definition. In many forms, from commercials to movies all the way down to cartoons.
Within the shallowness, the variable definitions remain similar, with the beautiful girl always of a specific shape and the guy dresses in a specific way and both remain with zero personality.
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
It's true that media has hacked the minds of many men and women alike and directed their attraction to a specific shape and manner, yet beauty is not only in the shape or the thickness of the lips, but rather beauty is the person as a whole. You should not lose weight unless you want to get in a better shape. Yes, a better shape might mean the skinny, but not the boney.
I am yet to see one commercial that speaks of healthier beauty rather than the "skinny" beauty. Cosmetics and plastic surgery are not the answer to beauty. There is a fine line between artificial and natural beauty. Your skin might get irritated on the short or the long term of the powder you apply to your skin and your immune system might be weakened by the steroids you take.
So, what to do? You don't have to listen to the media and what it throws at you. Media does not always work in your favor, so, you should never change the way you see things because a commercial told you to. You should first listen to the sound of reason that tells you what to do instead of doing something you may regret later.
While bodybuilding and losing weight are always extreme processes that take time, the natural way is always the best. Do not starve yourself to lose weight and do not take pills that would starve you unless you're prescribed to. Do not take steroids that would damage your health later on just to reach the body you want for a limited time.
Always keep it healthy. Do not shy away from asking what this medicine contains or what the side effects are.
With that all being said, doing something you do not want to do will only work for so long. Why would you starve yourself because this guy likes skinny girls? The outer appearance will fade with age; it's life's cycle and only the inner beauty remains forever. If you believe that having a certain body or shape will make someone fall in love with you, you're definitely mistaken. If you think that plastic surgery will help you attract men, you are wrong.
There is no standard for beauty. Every man and woman sees beauty differently. We are blessed with a variety of options that differ from a person to the other and ultimately, the 'falling in love' process does not require artificial types of beauty. The only thing you need to do is to keep your health on the top of your priorities.
Lose Weight and Maintain Beauty
Health and beauty are two aspects which cannot be separated. It effects and pulls each other like a sea-saw, and it is undoubted. To maintain absolute beauty, health has to be retained first. When a person is naturally beautiful, it all starts with the inside. In this case, to be healthy means to have the ideal body and weight. Why? Overweight will not only drop self-confidence, but it will also endanger health. Diabetes, stroke, heart attacks, they all come from obesity. Many people are seeking ways in which they can pump both aspects in a simple way, and there is no other simpler way than intermittent fasting.
Losing weight is probably one of the most crucial activities for some people. Everyone tries hard to lose weight and gain muscle to be able to get the ideal weight they want and also shape. With the right weight and size, health is already maintained. Through intermittent fasting, achieving this goal is not a hard process. People will simply lose weight and keep muscle mass easier and faster. This is caused by the increased burning enzyme when people fast, so fasting with a little combination of workout will result fabulously.
Short-term fasting absolutely differs from diet fads. People experiencing with intermittent fasting has no problem at all with energy and productivity. Fasting will not slow down metabolism. One of the great things about fasting is that it is fortunately effectively for health and beauty. By fasting, it can actually increase antioxidant and neutralize toxic inside the human body. So ladies, this is a good combination of fat loss and natural beauty treatment.
Losing weight, muscle building, and maintaining beauty at the same time is more than anything can offer. Intermittent fasting is the safest, easiest, and fastest way in achieving all like a dream come true.
Join the Hottest Trends As a Health Affiliate
Have been an internet marketer for over 10 yrs now, and since 2007 I'm working from home as a full time health affiliate.
But first thing's first. What is an affiliate anyway and how do they make/don't make money?
Most Affiliates make money by selling other peoples' products and services online/offline. Since everything is for sale on the Internet, Affiliates can sell practically everything under the sun. Therefore Affiliates make money by generating sales, leads and traffic for the company they are affiliated with. Being an Affiliate is one of the easiest way to generate income online.
The reason I decided to concentrate my efforts in the Health and Beauty Segment of the marketplace and become an exclusive Health Affiliate is the simple fact, that, one of the hottest trends in the marketplace now and in the many years to come is the Health and Beauty industry. This might sound a little bit "cheesy", but lets face it Boys/Girls. Who Cares? People want to Feel Healthier,Live Longer, Look Beautiful and enjoy their lives more. This is the Trend.. Don't you want to be in front of this trend and help all these folks accomplish their needs? And by doing that, helping people, will greatly enhance your lives too!
There are many Affiliate Networks /Companies that provide products and services, that we, as Health Affiliates have access to. We can promote anything and everything.
For digital products and physical products Nobody can match ClickBank and Amazon.
In the Health and Beauty Segment the secret is finding the companies that are legit, established in the field, with a huge product inventory, and the company that will bend-over-backwards for their affiliate success. The company That Thousands Health Affiliates have the Privilege and Honor to be Partners with is
• MarketHealth
Is the leading performance marketing network of the Beauty, Health, Skin Care and Weight Loss Marketplace They offer Business Opportunities for the Novice Marketer, to The Full blown webmaster.
I suggest you pay them a visit. Remember The Trend is Your Friend. Take Advantage of It.
P.S. Stop wasting your precious time jumping from one opportunity to the next. Establish Your territory and stick to it.
Health And Beauty
Health and beauty. These two words dovetail together and go hand in hand with one another. Beauty is not something that can be bought, unlike most things in today`s society. You either have natural beauty or you do not, it is as simple as that. But you certainly need to be healthy too, to be naturally beautiful. Health and beauty is a wonderful phrase that conjures up lovely images.
When you are healthy and you look after your body your natural radiance and beauty can then shine through. A lot of women unfortunately in today`s society do not feel they have to look after their inner selves, as they think that the layering on of more make up or beauty products will cover up a multitude of sins. What they do not realise is that this can be seen through in one single glance.
Make up and many beauty products can enhance your looks and make you look even more attractive, but you have to have the base there initially before you start. It is really important to look after yourself properly in every sense. What does this mean?
Well, you should be getting enough exercise for one thing. Calorie counting is not the way to lose any flab, the best way to get yourself in shape is to simply eat good, healthy foods and get plenty of exercise each and every day. I do not suggest you need to be an athlete in any sense of the word, but even a brisk walk for an hour each day can make all the difference to your body mass index and figure.
Weight Loss and Beauty
Raw diet promotes beauty. To begin with, one reaches his or her ideal weight more readily and maintains it with much less effort than on a cooked diet. Many people lose 15 pounds in a month or two with no feeling of deprivation whatsoever. Obese people lose much more than that while eating raw fats all they want, including raw "ice cream," avocados, nuts and olives. Raw fats (from avocados, olives, nuts, seeds, coconut butter et al.) are actually needed by the body to maintain youthful skin, hair and glands. They are rich in the essential fatty acids linolenic acid and linoleic acid that are denatured by heat.
Raw food pioneer Dr. Ann Wigmore wrote, "The effectiveness of live foods and fresh juices, especially wheatgrass juice, has bankrupted many complex theories about why we become fat and how to reduce quickly … Among our guests at the [Hippocrates Health] Institute, the average weight loss per week is between four and fifteen pounds" (The Wheatgrass Book, p. 59).
Studies have shown that raw food is less fattening than the same food cooked. According to Dr. Edward Howell, raw fats are not fattening and seem to belong in "a special pigeonhole in nutritional speculations" (Enzyme Nutrition, p.109). While cooked fats accumulate in the body and become very detrimental to our health, raw fats contain lipase (deficient in many obese people), the enzyme involved in metabolizing fat properly.
The word "Eskimo" means "raw eater," as the Eskimos traditionally ate nothing cooked but subsisted chiefly on raw meat and blubber. Dr. V. E. Levine examined 3,000 primitive Eskimos during three trips to the Arctic and found only one person who was overweight.
Cooked starches are also very fattening. Farmers have even learned that it is necessary to feed their animals cooked food to fatten them up for maximal profit. Hogs do not get fat on raw potatoes, but cooking the potatoes makes them gain weight.
In addition to reaching your body's ideal weight, many other beauty factors blossom on a raw diet. Cellulite, which is thought to result from eating heated fats, gradually disappears with the consumption of freshly squeezed grapefruit juice. On a raw diet, elimination of cellular waste and increased lymphatic drainage helps remove cellulite.
As the body's old cells are replaced with new, healthy cells through proper nutrition that only a raw diet provides, your hair grows in thicker and at times wilder. It may even regain color after having been gray, as did Ann Wigmore's. Your skin may become as soft and smooth as it was in your youth. Your nails will be strong, clear and shiny. Facial lines may fade or disappear; the face's pasty, white complexion becomes ruddy or rosy. People may remark on how much younger you look. Your eyes will sparkle.
The Hippocrates Health Institute, one of the places where people have gone to learn about the raw food diet, was once described by Cosmopolitan magazine as the "well-kept secret" of beauty and rejuvenation of various famous Hollywood movie stars and celebrities. Now the news media are letting the secret out.
When Demi Moore appeared in a bikini in the Charlie's Angels movie Full Throttle and looked every bit as great as the women younger than her, the word went out that the secret was her raw food diet. Other celebrities who have caught the wave include Alicia Silverstone and Woody Harrelson.
Model Carol Alt wrote in her book Eating in the Raw that the raw diet helps her stay beautiful, slim and young-looking. She attributes her current youthfulness and stamina to having eaten primarily raw food for eight years. She explains that in her thirties she had to starve herself and exercise a lot to stay trim. But as a raw fooder she is able to eat anything she wants, as long as it's raw, and she maintains her weight effortlessly, without ever feeling excess hunger. In addition, she claims she has better abdominal definition without exercising than she did as a cooked fooder who exercised regularly. She also has fewer wrinkles.
Health and beauty are intertwined. Dr. Herbert Shelton wrote, "The woman who maintains her health and youthfulness will retain her attractiveness. If she permits her health to slip away from her, if she values indulgences and frivolities more than she does health and impairs her health in the pursuit of false pleasure, she will lose her BEAUTY; and no art of the cosmetician and dressmaker will be able to preserve it for her."
Researcher Arnold De Vries writes, "In the final analysis, we must regard beauty, health and youth as intimately related. To the extent that you preserve one in your physical being, you also preserve the others. The uncooked fruit and vegetable diet, pure water, sleep and rest, sunshine, strong relationships, exercise, fresh air, fasting if necessary, and abstinence from drugs, vaccines, serums and other toxins are the prime requirements in your attempt to preserve your youth, health and beauty as long as you can" (The Fountain of Youth).
The face becomes more beautiful with a raw diet. "Skin loses its slackness and puffiness and clings to the bones better," write Susannah and Leslie Kenton (Raw Energy, p. 90). "The true shape of the face emerges where once it was obscured by excess water retention and poor circulation. Lines become softer. Eyes take on the clarity and brightness one usually associates with children or with super-fit athletes."
Nutritionist Natalia Rose, author of The Raw Food Detox Diet, profoundly praises the raw food diet as being the key to permanent weight loss. It's a lifestyle in which a woman can even attain her perfect shape without formal exercise or counting calories or grams of fat or carbohydrates and regardless of having had several children. The skin tone improves as cells become healthier and tighter. One dares to go out without make-up.
Tonya Zavasta describes her lifelong obsession with attaining beauty, which she finally discovered in her 40s through a 100% raw food diet. In her book Your Right to Be Beautiful, she explains how each of us can fulfill our full beauty potential, which is robbed by the toxic accumulation of cooked foods, dairy, wheat, salt and drugs. "Beauty lies latent under cushions of retained fluids, deposits of fat and sick tissues. Your beauty is buried alive" (p. 134).
She goes on to explain that on a diet of uncooked foods, "The landscape of the body will change. Fat that has accumulated in pockets under the eyes and at the jaw will melt away. The lumpy potato look of one's face will give way to sleek and smooth contours. The surface of the skin will become soft and smooth but still firm and supple. Visible pores will diminish. A sallow skin with a yellow pallor will turn into a porcelain-like complexion" (p. 137).
She furthermore describes the radiance and glow produced internally when there is "an abundance of clear, pink, almost transparent cells that light up the face," which is produced by superior blood circulation. Even the most beautiful supermodel would be enhanced by a raw food diet. She notes that the modern-day version of beauty is more in harmony with health than perhaps ever before, hence "the quest for beauty, instead of a narcissistic preoccupation, becomes a noble pursuit."
Tonya came across many women who would not eat a raw diet for their health, preferring just to take medications. However, they would go raw for beauty, as there is no pill for beauty. In her book Beautiful on Raw, ten women contributed their own experiences of how raw diets added to their beauty.
Various observations were that hair grew out with color instead of gray, sometimes with natural waves or curls, and fingernails grew strong, long and shapely. Cellulite vanished effortlessly. Puffiness in the body and face disappeared, and the skin cleared up. These women often get complimented on the "glow" of their faces. They feel confident without make-up. Their inner beauty and confidence also radiate. They look younger than ever and have no fear whatsoever of getting old. One of the women is 64 and still gets checked out by "the young whippersnappers" when she is at the gym!
Interestingly, many of them, before eating raw, had never been called "beautiful" by anyone, even when they were much younger. One of the women wrote about suddenly becoming aware of the benefits of being attractive, benefits which one who had always been beautiful would take for granted. People were nicer to her, cops didn't give her tickets, and salespeople waited on her first.
Beauty And The Beast
It is said that absence makes the heart grow fonder – well so does Beauty – the more you peer at something beautiful the more you yearn for it. Beauty injects an essence of elegance – an emotion felt within which comes with feeling good about your self. But leading a healthy lifestyle has to be the most important of all.
Health plays a major role in contributing to the beautiful feeling experienced when looking good. Many women tend to suffer from Beauty and the Beast syndrome – where one day an effort is made to look good and then the next – no matter what you do – it just is not happening. Why? Well it is no secret; there are two main key issues to take claim of being beautiful. and that is the (take 2 factor) number 1 look good and 2 is feel good – if you don`t feel good about yourself then don`t expect to look good.
Transformation can take place in the beauty department if you make a stand and sort yourself out. Your health dominates how you feel – how you look and how you think so any concerns that are causing you sorrow whether it be a health or beauty matter then remember a problem shared is a problem halved. Speak with your local GP and once you are given the all clear – take note of the change in your whole entity, a personality change comes with looking beautiful.
A fabulous way to find the beauty within – is to let it out. Inner beauty can be released by practising yoga. Yoga is an amazing exercise that understands what the body`s wants and needs are. Anxiety and tension bring on frowns – meaning more wrinkles, this is not part of any known beauty package. A beautiful person injects happiness and smiles that come from the heart (a healthy one)
Feeling good about your self is the first step in the right direction to making your beauty regime a more pleasurable one – guaranteed. Once you have claimed a content mind minus any matters of concern – it is then after you apply your beauty cosmetics you will notice the mirror image of yourself will be that of a changed person. Confront the reflection of the beast in the mirror and watch the beauty transformation take place. Notice how the facial skin turns to that of a fresh complexion – see how the lip gloss is now a glow. All because you feel good.
Beauty /Health magazines have wonderful ideas and tips on being beautiful and you will find many online support centres on beauty very fulfilling but what you have to bear in mind is, these beauty support groups on health and fashion do just that – give advice.
This is about you and being beautiful so regardless of whether the advice given, is by Sharon Stone, you are never going to experience that feeling of walking along the red carpet unless you feel good.
Women's Health & Beauty
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• Hormones
• Beauty
Health Hormones-Beauty-Health has its origins in providing useful information and contacts to the aging population of women experiencing menopause symptoms. Hormone Replacement Therapy is one of the most controversial topics in healthcare today.
Whether we want to admit it or not, our bodies change as we become older. The key to these changes seem to be that dreaded word "hormones." This chapter features several articles about hormones and changes to your hormones as you age. We have essays about life before menopause, the transition stage referred to as perimenopause, and menopause. Our goal in these articles is to show you how you can embrace your life at all these stages and how you can enjoy good health. These articles answer your questions about how your hormones change in each stage, and give you examples and suggestions of things you can do to ease this transitional stage. We'll discuss health issues that result from hormone changes, symptoms of hormone changes, and how you can help or alleviate some of these symptoms.
We can all lead happy, healthful lives by monitoring our diet, exercise and sleep. The articles in this section give you insights into your body, your hormones, and how those hormonal ranges change over time. Throughout this chapter, you'll find hints, tips and suggestions of living a healthy life at all hormonal levels and ages. For your convenience, we've added all our tips to the "Hot Tips" section at the end of the book.
There's no doubt that hormones can be something that causes a bit of a roller-coaster in our lives. Fortunately, all the changes we go through are completely natural. There's no reason why we can't embrace our hormones as our bodies change. With simple nourishment, organic treatments, vitamins and supplements, we can easily overcome any problem our hormones through at us.
Beauty Introduction
Women spend millions of dollars every year in the United States on beauty products. We are all interested in finding that fountain of youth, the perfect beauty serum, the right diet, the secret exercise, or the perfect hair care products. We think beauty care is fascinating too. That's why we are always on the lookout for interesting articles on beauty – specifically skin care, diet, hair and nail care. In this book you'll find lots of information about incorporating natural products to help your appearance. We've taken the informative and interesting articles and essays for this beauty section. Have fun exploring our articles on maintaining your natural beauty – because beauty really does start on the inside.
There's nothing more fun than playing with make-up, lotions, and potions. Our beauty articles help you explore healthy and natural options for beauty problems. We love bringing you articles about solving beauty problems and helpful tips for beauty care. In the last section, you'll find a collection of our most popular tips and recipes.
Health and Wellness
Feng shui aquariums are not merely an attractive addition to any office or home but are praised as a origin of wealth Chi. What makes these aquariums an exceptional thing to have is that they have a superb balance of the five feng shui elements.
* The water element is obvious since it is the water in the aquarium.
* The wood component consists of the plants.
* The metal component is considered the aquarium's housing.
* The earth element is the gravel and any rocks you put in your aquarium.
* The fire element is considered the lighting and can also actually come from the colors of a certain fish.
This sort of harmony is rather difficult to recreate in another way and is probably not as cool as an aquarium.
The perfect location for an aquarium like this is in the Southeast part of your room or space. This is actually the area that is connected with riches and abundance. That is double the wealth energy flowing through that area.
The most usual fish to put into a feng shui aquarium are your basic goldfish or koi. They have a pleasant color and are also very vigorous. The dragon fish can be used in feng shui aquariums also but they can be pretty expensive.
Make certain one of your fish is black and don't get more than 10 fish total. As with any living creatures, do not forget to clean and maintain your feng shui aquarium so that it can continue to bring you positive energy. You want to make sure to get rid of and replace dead fish immediately and keep all of the plants alive, green, and healthy.
Softer and Glowing Skin With Beauty Health
Those who have got tired of dark skin and spots and want to enjoy flawless skin should try some Skin lightning tips.
Sometimes even the most promising products do not show appropriate results, this is the time when one needs to try some natural remedies. These treatments show relatively slow results but are free of side effects and various allergic reactions.
Everyone feels insecure regarding their looks. Having a fair and smooth skin gives people more confidence. By following certain tips one can easily get pleasure from gorgeous and unblemished complexion.
Tip -1- One should try to stay away from long hour's exposure to sun because UV rays are the main reason behind dark facial appearance. Using sunscreen lotion can save one's appearance from getting dull or one can use wide hat and dark colored sun umbrella.
Tip -2- Try to avoid alcohol-based products for skincare because they increase the growth of melanin resulting to darker shade. According to experts, using astringent and mild soap is good because it maintains an appropriate moisture balance.
Tip -3- One should be cautious while using any kind of bleaching agents as the chemicals present may damage the upper layer.
Tip -4- Applying milk on dark areas is a good option as it helps to obtain radiant and smooth appearance. Apply moisturizing lotions instantaneously after bath.
Tip -5- Water is considered as the best moisturizer, the smoothing agents make skin look fresh, attractive, healthy and fairer. Additionally, one must drink plenty of water to keep the skin moist and supple, it also removes toxins.
Tip -6- Try not to use harmful products having high chemical concentration as they may result in incurable side effects.
Apart from the above mentioned tips, the most important thing that one should remember is including healthy diet. Whole cereals, fresh fruits, green vegetables, fishes, pulses, etc should be included in the diet.
Raw Food Diet
The necessity of detoxification cannot be undermined. If the body is not free of accumulated toxins, how can it function well? These toxins present in the body make the body weak poisoning you from within. You start feeling sick and irritable with the increasing of such toxic substances in the body.
The Raw food Diet can get your body rid of these harmful toxins, eliminating it straight out of your system. Raw Food Diet means that you have got to give up on meat and dairy products, eggs and fish also. Whatever you eat cannot be cooked. It should be like "hand to mouth". This Raw Food Diet is meant to bring a sudden change in your system, depriving you of the unhealthy food items. You can be on this diet for as little as a week to start seeing some results. You shall experience frequent bowel movements which is a result of your body's detoxification process.
The Raw Food Diet plan helps your system to absorb the essential nutrients better. Your body, sick and tired of complication finally gets to rest. No longer is your system under any sort of pressure to digest complicated food. Your overall process of consuming and eliminating works out fine and in complete sync. This is a detox plan that doesn't make you starve or gulp down bitter liquids. It just asks you to eat whatever Mother Nature has to offer to you in whatever amount you like. It doesn't ask you to starve yourself.


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Doncaster residents' onesie walk in aid of Tour de Yorkshire charity
Residents with learning difficulties and mental health issues are donning novelty onesis for a sponsored walk to raise money ahead of the Tour de Yorkshire's visit to Doncaster.
Staff and tenants of Milton Court, a supported living service near Doncaster town centre, will be completing the walk around the Lakeside area on March 2 from 1pm.
The group hopes to raise money in aid of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution - the official charity of the cycle race, which rolls into Doncaster on Saturday, April 30. They also plan to organise bake sales, raffles and sell RNLI pin badges for the charity.
Staff at Creative Support, which manages services at Milton Court, said the aim was to help service users feel included in the event.
Project manager Louisa Martin said: "When the tenants heard the Tour de Yorkshire would be finishing in their home town, many were eager to find ways to become involved.
"It is an important step in the rehabilitation and recovery of the clients we support with mental health needs to feel that they can get involved in the local community, and that their contribution is valued.
"Everyone has been really proactive in thinking about ways they can raise money to join in the celebrations, and this has all been planned by the tenants themselves."
Service user Charlotte Dancocks said: "It is important for us to take part in the Tour de Yorkshire because many of us have low confidence, which means fundraising will build our confidence up. Also it is about being part of our community. By being part of the celebration it will build our skills for the future."


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Atlantic Spotlight, Wk 5
By D3soccer.com Contributor
Some of the Atlantic region's best are paced by attackers near the top of the national scoring leaderboard. While many individuals added to their totals through another round of conference play, first-time scorers stole the headlines in Week #5. Let's take a look:
Messiah, Lynchburg both cruise
The No. 2 Messiah Falcons (8-0-1 / 1-0-0) easily handled the Hood Blazers (6-2-1 / 0-1-0), winning 6-1 in the opening MAC Commonwealth match for each team. The Blazers came in riding a 6-game win streak and kept the defending national champions off the board for most of the first half, but eventually the flood gates opened for the Falcons. Nick West scored twice to keep himself among the national scoring leaders while four other Falcons chipped in.
In a key ODAC matchup, the No. 7 Lynchburg Hornets (7-0-1 / 3-0-0) defeated the Roanoke Maroons 4-0. The Hornets out shot their rivals 24-5, scored in the 31st, 59th, and twice in the last minute. Sophomore midfielder Ben Mackey scored two of the Hornets' goals, while junior forward Hussein Osman scored his first goal of the season and assisted two others.
Franklin & Marshall tops Dickinson, ties with Swarthmore
In Centennial Conference play, the No. 11 Franklin & Marshall Diplomats (8-0-2 / 2-0-2) started the week by topping Dickinson (6-3-1 / 3-1-0) by a score of 2-0. Later in the week they needed a late equalizer against the Swarthmore Garnet (6-3-1 / 2-1-1) to earn a 2-2 draw.
In the 12th minute against the Red Devils senior Ugo Okolie's shot careened off the crossbar. Junior Conner Whitacre collected the rebound and put it in for his 4th of the season and an early 1-0 lead. Play was even through the first half and start of the second until the Diplomats again broke through in the 64th – junior Alex Martinez to Freshman Steven Yakita. Dickinson picked up the assault the rest of the way, but the Diplomats defense and goalkeeper Christopher Amoruso preserved the shutout.
The Garnet came into Lancaster riding a 3-match win streak and needing a result to keep pace in the CC. But the Diplomats struck first with Whitacre again finding the net. Yakita set him up in the 15th minute with a cross from the left side. The lead was short lived as six (6) minutes later Garnet junior Ethan Witkowski chipped one into the box that junior Zach Viscusi finished for his 3rd of the season.
The Garnet struck again with a mere 21 seconds left in the half for a 2-1 advantage. Sophomore Woojin Shin fed fellow soph Julian Bueno who netted his first of the year. F&M controlled much of the 2nd half play but it took to the 89th minute to equalize. There was a throw-in to the box, a couple of headers, and the goalie almost getting a hold of the ball before junior Robert Maze poked it home. Each team had chances in overtime but had to settle for the single point on the day.
Late York (Pa.) goal ties Mary Washington 1-1
In the opening Capital Athletic Conference game for each team, junior Malcolm Djiki scored the first goal of his career for the York (Pa.) Spartans (6-3-1 / 0-0-1) knotting the game at 1-1. The headed equalizer against the No. 13 Mary Washington Eagles (7-0-2 / 0-0-1) came in the 75th minute and finished the scoring for the day.
The Eagles had the better of play in the first-half, but it was senior Coner MacMurdy's header off a corner in the 42nd minute that finally broke through. In OT both teams had chances but Spartan soph Billy Bridgehampton and Eagle sophomore Ken Kurtz made 3 saves each to secure the valuable point.
Tartans take UAA opener
The No. 13 Carnegie Mellon Tartans (7-0-2 / 1-0-0) traveled to take on the New York University Violets (7-2-0 / 0-1-0) in a University Athletic Association opener for both teams. Junior Cooper Tubiana scored the game winner – his 2nd of the season – on a strike from the top of the box in the 59th minute.
Senior Alec Lam was between the pipes for the Tartans, made 2 saves, and ran his record to (3-0-1).
Salisbury over Catholic, then starts CAC campaign with shutout
The Salisbury Sea Gulls (8-1-1 / 1-0-0) continued their winning ways this week with a tidy 3-1 win while visiting the Catholic Cardinals (4-4-0) and a home 1-0 CAC opening win over Frostburg State Bobcats (3-7-1 / 0-1-0).
The Catholic game played as even through the first half and the start of the second. But as the Sea Gulls started applying more pressure in the 60th minute sophomore Conner Banks cleaned up a loose ball in front for his 1st career goal. Four minutes later freshman Cullen Myers scored his 1st career goal – from Freshman Ryan Knaggs – to extend the lead. The Cardinals cut the deficit back to one with a foul-in-the-box penalty kick in the 75th. A minute later Knaggs got into the swing of things with his 1st career goal on a free kick just outside the box. Seems there's young talent in Salisbury.
On Saturday the Sea Gulls scored early on the Bobcats as junior Matt Hawkins made a long run down the left side and put a pass in the middle to the feet of junior Ryan Spadin. He buried it for his 2nd of the year. The tally held up as Trevor Brookhart made 3 saves in posting the shutout.
Christopher Newport hands Penn State Harrisburg first defeat in CAC opener
Christopher Newport (4-4-0 / 1-0-0) has played a tough schedule so far this season. But starting with three straight wins, then losing four in a row by a single goal, has resulted in a team that is probably much better than their record would suggest. So, with undefeated Penn State-Harrisburg (11-1-0 / 0-1-0) coming to town it offered the Captains an opportunity to confirm that thinking and get the ship headed in the right direction.
This may have been their toughest match yet. While the Captains controlled the game for most of the day the scoreboard stayed nil-nil through each half and the first overtime period. It wasn't until the 103rd minute that junior Michael Wilson juked a defender in the left corner before delivering a gorgeous cross in front that fellow junior Kharli Jones headed in for his 1st career goal and the hard-earned win.
Ramapo does everything against Rutgers–Newark except win, then takes out Stockton
The Ramapo Roadrunners (9-1-0 / 3-1-0) came into their home match on Wednesday with fellow NJAC member Rutgers-Newark (7-4-1 / 2-2-0) undefeated and sitting at No. 22 in the D3 Soccer National Poll. And, while in many ways dominating the Scarlet Raiders throughout they somehow came out on the short side of a 2-0 loss. On Saturday they rebounded and defeated the Stockton Ospreys (5-5-1 / 2-2-1) by the same 2-0 score.
It's not surprising from the way Ramapo has played, scored, and defended this year that they out shot the Scarlet Raiders 32-7 and put 14 shots on goal to the Raiders 3. What is surprising is they never found the net and that their opponents did so twice. Rookie goaltender Christen Andrach had a monster performance with 14 saves to secure the win and his 6th shutout of the year.
Against Stockton the first half went scoreless with the Roadrunners holding an 11-6 shot advantage. Joe Fala has been highlighted here as being among the national goal scoring leaders. But on this day Joe included others as his assists, first to junior Nick Petrozziello, and then to senior Chris Nash, led the way.
Four games in Montclair State leading NJAC
Montclair State (8-1-1 / 4-0-0) took care of business this week downing both William Paterson (6-3-1 / 2-2-0) and Rutgers-Newark (7-4-1 / 2-2-0). Junior Nixon Soglo lead the way with 4 goals on the week.
On Wednesday, the Red Hawks fell behind to the Pioneers early, stayed behind for a long time, but scored 3 times in the last 20 minutes to secure the 3-1 win. The Pioneers scored in the 9th minute off a deflected free kick that was cleaned up by junior Cameron Allen. MSU had the better of play over the next 60 minutes but the WPU defense did not break. Until Soglo connected twice within 6 minutes to stun the Pioneers.
The Red Hawks extended their NJAC record to 4-0-0 with a going away, 7-2 win against the Scarlet Raiders. Soglo again scored 2, Rafael Terci had a goal and an assist, and Michael Knapp added 2 assists as the Red Hawks never trailed and we're hardly challenged.
Montclair State hosts Ramapo this Saturday in a key NJAC matchup.
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In the coming years, Eagle County's ski-proximate neighborhoods will be again poised for continuing success, as defined by lifestyle enhancement and financial performance. This should not be confused with the ups and downs associated with primary home residential real estate. Although one might argue that the two sectors appear similar, they are actually driven by completely different forces. To help you more clearly understand these distinctions, we offer the following commentary focused on the demand elements for world-class resort properties, which by their very definition are rare and limited in global supply.
Population Demographics: 78 million baby boomers, representing one of every four Americans, are increasingly demanding more travel, leisure, recreation, and vacation home ownership in their never-ending search for lifestyle enhancement and extended family activities. In a 2017 survey of 25,000 households with incomes in excess of $200,000, American Demographics magazine listed a vacation home as the number-one desired asset for the nation's most affluent households, and as wealth continues to concentrate, these top 10% families will drive demand for best-of-the-best resort living.
Socioeconomic Profile: A National Association of Realtors® study of the most expensive resorts in the US concluded that because of "price elasticity characteristics," appreciation of world-class destination resorts had outpaced the national average rates by 2:1. Affluent enthusiasts will always seek out sophisticated, diverse communities such as Vail and Beaver Creek that can satisfy their recreational passions and quality-of-life criteria in a personally safe and politically stable environment.
The Vail Renaissance: The worldwide ski industry, which began in the 1960s, has crossed the 50-year threshold, and like any of us in middle age, it suffers from tired infrastructure and deteriorating physical amenities. The best and most desirable locations often have the oldest and most obsolete structures, out of sync with a discriminating clientele who value new, attractive, well-designed properties not typically found within our industry.
Vail is leading the way in modernizing and redeveloping its core areas, with more than $2.5 billion ($2,500,000,000) in market improvements. This is unprecedented in the worldwide marketplace. These capital investments will have significant value-added implications and represent a staggering level of property creation and overall community improvements that are unlikely to be replicated by any competitor within the industry.
Vail Resorts: The operator of Vail, Breckenridge, Beaver Creek, Keystone, Park City, The Canyons, and Heavenly Valley, Vail Resorts is the recognized industry leader in both ski mountain operations and resort real estate development. As the industry matures and consolidates, Vail Resorts' long-running corporate strategy of stripping market share through massive capital expenditures on resort products, goods, and services is a proven success formula that will continue in the years ahead.
It is important to recognize that the economic engine driving most ski towns is ultimately the ski mountain and the successes or failures of the ski company. Therefore, if the operator is vibrant and responsive and delivers a reliably high-quality experience, demand increases and the community at large prospers. But if the corporation hurts demand (as when the American Ski Company laid off 1,100 employees at Steamboat Springs more than a decade ago), surrounding towns suffer and property values fall. Because Vail Resorts is a financially strong and a forward-thinking company, we expect continued success and dominance in this competitive industry, with Vail Resorts' continued undisputed dominance of the worldwide destination ski and mountain lifestyle business.


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Grilled Lamb Pitas
At the end of every summer, our church would hold a park picnic to eat great food, raise money for building restorations, and honestly just celebrate being Armenian. Highlights included competitive oriental rug raffles, interesting musical offerings, 4,000 pieces of baklava, and someone trying to arrange a marriage between Hillary and a man fresh off the boat.
Grilled Zucchini Tacos
I'm big into the recommended guidelines for sleep, so for 10 months of the year, my bedtime is promptly 9:30 PM. This is probably because I'm up at the crack of dawn to spend a full day hanging out with 15 year olds... a task that definitely requires a full 8 hours if you want to retain your sanity.
Homemade Graham Cracker S'mores
I'm pretty weird about dessert. When summer rolls around, I feel morally obligated to take advantage of seasonal produce at it's finest, and so this means I should be whipping up cobblers and pies and galettes. Only problem is, I don't actually love any of this stuff.
One Pan Roasted Chicken Thighs With Potatoes & Tarragon
As Hillary previously called me out for my one pan recipe week, she was correct in that I was merely being lazy and unmotivated to cook. No one is down for a cumbersome cooking project more than I am, but some weeks, I have absolutely no desire to be tied to my kitchen. This generally starts to happen when the sun is out, and I long for a grill, and a patio, and a yard to lay in... the list goes on. Always a lady with needs.


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I promised several posts about Jaxon and what he's been up to, but it's taken me a while to get this one posted because I knew it would take me a long time to upload all the photos and video.
The last week of school, his 6th grade class put on a play - The Pirates of Penzance. It was directed by a mother of one of the 6th graders who has had A LOT of theater experience and she did a truly amazing job with these kids. The costumes were great, the music was so fun and the acting was even pretty good. She approached me before casting and told me that she wanted to cast Jaxon in the part of the Major General and wanted to know if I thought he was up to a lot of memorizing and a solo. I told her he would be all over that and not have a bit of problem with the memorization.
He did so well, it was really a delight to watch. This acting business is really his thing, and I have no idea where he got that from. (I'd rather stick a fork in my eye than be in a play - and I'd rather light myself on fire than sing a solo on stage.) But nevertheless, we were very proud of him, and all the class - they were amazing.
As we were getting the costumes together, Mindy, the director told me that he needed red knee high socks for his uniform. I didn't know where in the world I was going to find red knee highs, so I asked if they could be another color and she said, "Nope! they have to be red!"
Well, she was right. Red made the costume.
Here's Jaxon's big solo:
They had two performances - in the first one, he didn't wear much makeup:
and it was almost easier to see his great facial expressions.
In the evening performance, he had on a big mustache, which was pretty cute:
Here he is getting his makeup done (he was a pirate for the first scene):
When you have such a small class, sometimes you have to double up on parts, and sometimes you have to recruit kindergarten and first grade kids to play the cops:
Yep, that's my other boy in the middle, he got to be a cop. They had a really cute little dance number and we had almost as fun watching Mindy, the director, down in front coaching the little cops on their dance as we did watching them do it. Too cute.
I literally took 700 photos and about 2 hours worth of video between the two performances. But I couldn't include them all, here are a few of my favorites.
It really was a great play. I put a whole bunch more pics up on Flikr for the kids to use, if you'd like to see or download more play pics, go to:
Monday, June 28, 2010
Jaxon's 6th Grade Play Extraordinaire
I promised several posts about Jaxon and what he's been up to, but it's taken me a while to get this one posted because I knew it would take me a long time to upload all the photos and video.
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Sunday, June 27, 2010
Terrified and Speechless...
Intriguing blog post title, huh.
Here's the thing: the thing is, I am often (99% of the time) up way too late at night editing photos, shopping, paying bills, emailing, blogging and generally stealing a little bit of time for myself. And sometimes while I'm online or working in Photoshop, I surf YouTube and listen to music, and sometimes I run across some unexpectedly delightful little musical tidbits. I don't really have radio in this little teenieweenieville oasis where I live, so I don't hear the latest songs as quickly or as often as most of the world. But that's almost a good thing as I used to get sick to death of my favorite songs after they've been overplayed by radio stations for a few months. Now, when I find a song I love, I can play it for myself - just the right amount.
Here's one of my latest favorites by Kara DioGuardi (from American Idol) and Jason Reeves (who co-wrote Bubbly for Colbie Caillat):
And I like this version even better:
It's fun to hear Kara sing and know that when she's critiquing Idol contestants, she herself is the real deal, not just a singer in her own right, but an amazing songwriter as well.
Katherine McFee also did this song (and I love her version too) and so did Didi Benami for an Idol audition.
And isn't that just a gorgeous song?!! And it's a "nice" song too - no raunchy lyrics, no creepy innuendo, no cussin'.
And on that note... Jaxon came home a while back and asked us who Lady GaGa was - - his friends had been talking about her at school. Well, I'm kinda glad he doesn't know. Wow, that girl is a little bit out there for me. But I did happen upon this video the other day and actually really loved this song and, giving credit where it's due, found out that this crazy GaGa is quite a talent. She can really croon, that GaGa, and play the piano too.
Check out Speechless:
Wow. I'm speechless.
But I'm still not showing her videos to my boy anytime soon. Call me old fashioned, but she scares me a little. Okay, a lot. But she sure can sing.
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Friday, June 25, 2010
Fabulous Fred Friday
Aside from horses, which are far and away the most amazing animals on the planet, I've always kind of considered myself a bit more of a dog than cat person. Not much more, mind you, just like .8% more.... but this cat has changed my mind. He is the coolest, grooviest, mellowest, friendliest, and all around nicest cat I've ever known.
And he lets the kids tie stuff to him. Can you guess what this little yellow ribbon could possibly be leading to?
Anyone, anyone???
Yep, you guessed it ~
(disclaimer: No Freds were maimed, killed or traumatized in the making of this blog post.)
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Thursday, June 24, 2010
My Baby's 7th Birthday
The other day I was reading a post on my favorite blog, The Pioneer Woman, and she was talking about how she never calls her baby by his actual name, she just calls him, "Baby". Man can I relate! And my baby is now 7 YEARS OLD!
Right before he turned 6 - about 3 1/2 months ago - he asked me, "Mama, when I'm 6, will I still be your baby?"
And of course I answered, "Yes, and when you're 26 you'll still be my baby, and when your 56 and 86....".
The other day after he'd been 7 for a couple of weeks (his birthday is the 1st of June) he told me, "Mom, I don't like being an odd number."
And I said, "Is that why you've been acting so odd?"
And he said, "Yep. I want to be an even number again."
And I said, "Don't rush it, Baby."
We only do friend birthday parties every other year and this is the year for his friend party, but he had a heckuva time trying to decide what he wanted to do for his birthday. I finally suggested we go the Kanab pool which we'd never been to before. He jumped at that (finally! a decision) and we gathered his friends into the good ol' Suburban, picked up some pizza and headed to the park and pool. I was so rushed and hassled and crazy that I forgot a few things like extra plates, napkins, matches, drinks..... and to take photos of a lot of our good friends and family that were there. Darn it!
But I did manage to get a couple. He wanted a Superman cake.
...to go with the photo we took to go on his invitation:
In't my baby handsome?
This next photo, unfortunately, is not his "I'm so excited about my birthday presents"smile , it's his "Mom's pointing the camera at me and I'm 7 and I'm odd" smile:
Thanks to all his friends who brought such nice gifts!
The pool is really neat, it has a lazy river and several slides and a bunch of big water spouting toys.
We stayed about 2 1/2 hours, which was about 4 hours too short for the kids, and then made our waterlogged way home, where I finally remembered to take a shot or two of our remaining guests.
It was a fun party, but the best part (for me) is having gotten it done.
Luke's 7th birthday party..... check!
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Tuesday, June 15, 2010
I'm officially middle aged....
I've been looking toward (notice I didn't say "forward to") my 40th birthday for a couple of years now. I've been "crowding 40" since I was like, 38 and now it's actually here. It's a totally cliche thing to say, but I really can't believe how fast this first 40 years of my life has gone. Crazy!
Anyway, my lovely friend Jenna - the party planner extraordinaire - threw me a surprise party on Friday. I shoulda seen it coming, knowing Jenna like I do, but for some reason, I totally didn't.
She had been planning it for several weeks and was in cahoots with my hubby (who wasn't exactly what you'd call, um....helpful). She also recruited some of my other good friends (some of whom prefer to remain nameless - you know who you are) to come and to help with the food and the cakes. It turned out so nice and I was so utterly and completely surprised.
In fact, kind of a funny story about that: I'd been at girl's camp for 3 days and while I was gone, our microwave (that we got for our wedding) died. I felt like I needed to run to the big city and get a new one that night because we had other stuff going on the next day and then the weekend. Anyway - when I told Marty I was going, he said, "NO! You can't go! You are NOT going tonight."
He has never said anything like that to me before and I went instantly on the defensive. I was like, "Don't you dare tell me 'no' mister! You are not the boss of me!" And then I, of course, was even more determined to go.
So he was calling Jenna in a panic and they finally figured out the only way to get me to the party was to talk me into waiting and taking Marty and the kids (who were supposed to be at Jenna's having their piano lessons) with me shopping. So when they were done with their "piano lessons" (translate: hanging at Jenna's while she was in a pre-party panic) we went to Jenna's to pick them up and take them Cedar with us, and there were a bunch of decorated tables and whaddayouknow, Jenna with a camera, and a bunch of my friends!
You coulda knocked me over with a feather!
So here are a few shots from the party: I wish I had taken more, I think I was in a little bit of shock, frankly.
The gorgeous invitation (with the pertinent info on how to get to Jenna's house brushed out) that Jenna made and distributed. Love it!
That's one of my all-time favorite pictures - - Jenna swiped it off my blog.
And then another really good friend - who prefers to remain nameless - put that same photo on a great big yummy CAKE!
The absolute coolest cake I've ever seen! It almost broke my heart to cut into it.
A few friends at the party:
Molly, who kindly lent me her camera for the occasion and took some pics for me too.
(notice in the background that there are THREE white minivans - looks like a Mormon Mom convention!)
My lovely oldest child gave me a whole stack of housework coupons - does he know me well or what? I've already used one, and some are reusable! (notice the 3 "punches" on the bottom - this one's good three times!)
*no "wining". that's the best part!
And, finally, a picture of me on my own blog - I know, I know, you thought this day would never come. And I just realized something... In the old pic of me, I'm trying to feed a baby horse some grain that he doesn't really want - in this picture, I'm trying to feed a baby human some cake that she doesn't really want.
Food for thought.
Thanks so much to all my friends and family who came to my party and have called and sent Facebook messages. I feel very loved today. :)
You have made turning 40 a lot less painful. Now on to living with being 40....
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Sunday, June 13, 2010
All Jaxon, All the Time - 12th Bday Party
I've been so behind on my blogging that I haven't had time to record some really important events like my big boy turning 12 years old!
He decided that he wanted to go to the big city and see the movie, How to Train Your Dragon, so we took three of his best friends over to Cedar and took them to lunch and went to the movie. We had cake and opened presents at the Arctic Circle around the corner from the theaters and Jaxon received the latest book in the Fablehaven series, which he had really been looking forward to.
There was a lady sitting across the isle watching the festivities, and when she got up to leave she came over and told Jaxon that any boy who was such a big fan of Fablehaven ought to have a $5 bill for his birthday.
And so she gave him one....
(I just love this picture!)
Nice, huh. There are lots of nice people still left in the world.
We had a heckuva good time and the movie was great, and I kind of like these boys.
Especially this one:
He's a dang good kid. I can't believe he's already 12, he's growing up on me, and I'm not too sure how I feel about that.
Love you, bud. My big boy.
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Tuesday, June 1, 2010
We had such a lovely Memorial Day weekend. On Saturday, there was a family reunion for Marty's mom's side of the family. Marty's brother Ryan brought his wife and 5 of their 8 kids down for the reunion and stayed through Memorial Day. We LOVE having them - in fact, we wish they'd bring the whole family - all 10 of them - and just move in for good.
On Saturday morning, we all walked over to the cemetery and put flowers on Marty's mom and dad's graves. Marty's mom died when he was 17. They were very close and it breaks my heart a little every time I think about it. His dad died 3 years ago at the age of 87 and we miss him.
Marty's dad's nickname was Bruin and he was a veteran of WWII. In our very small community, we actually have a whole lot of WWII vets. Every holiday, our town puts up flags in the cemetery for them.
I love the flags.
But when I look out across the cemetery and see them all, it makes me wonder why so many young men were drafted from such a small community. But the cool thing is, almost all of them came back. In fact, I think (someone please correct me if I'm wrong) that they all came back except one, who died of disease instead of in battle.
We also have a military commemorative plaque for Marty's dad at the foot of his grave. He served as a forward reconnaissance scout for the artillery and he was wounded and received the purple heart.
(isn't he handsome?)
Ryan also served in the military - the National Guard - for quite a few years. Both he and Marty are such good men. It warms my heart to see them honoring their parents in this way.
There are also a lot of their grandparents and great-grandparents buried in this cemetery. Most of their family goes back to the original founding fathers of this community.
Their grandpa was a blacksmith and has blacksmithing tools and an anvil on his grave site.
I think it's a wonderful thing to have a day set aside to remember and honor our loved ones who have passed on. We love them and hope that we are living up to their legacy.
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Announcing The Re-Launch Of The CASAcademy!Posted by Docac on 02/13/2014
The CASAcademy is a page on CASA's main site that features PDF lessons, downloadable for paid members of CASA.
Circlesongs 1Posted by Marc Silverberg on 01/02/2014
A collection of 3 circlesongs to warm-up your group. Sing through the circlesong by adding one part at a time.
In response to Chris Haire's "Glee is the product of a dead culture"Posted by benstevens on 06/30/2011
(Thanks to AcaGeeks for drawing my attention to the piece and, more or less, inviting me to let myself off the chain.)
Michael F. SnyderPosted by michaelsnyder12 on 09/22/2010
Hello everyone. I am a writer and consultant by profession. In my free time, I love to read and write about laws & legislations, finance, technology, health, medicine and the Internet.
CASAcademy Back in SessionPosted by benstevens on 08/03/2010
Soon, students will be back in school and getting their groups back together. Groups of all kinds are getting ready for concerts and competitions.


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service and outreach
The Service and Community Outreach Committee serves to connect the engineering community to the University and greater Charlottesville area through volunteer efforts, education outreach programs, donation drives and more. Ultimately, the goal of this committee is to give back to the wonderful Charlottesville-area community that has given so much to us over the years.
Here are some of the service projects the Engineering Student Council leads:
Madison House's Holiday Sharing Program:
Engineering Student Council sponsored a family during the holidays this past December and donated a number of items to benefit Madison House's cause.
KidVention 2016:
Students volunteered at the annual Charlottesville festival and supported the community in educating young scholars.
Annual Pi Miler:
Held in March of every year, the annual Pi Miler features many participants including students, faculty, and Charlottesville locals. With gracious donations from businesses all over Charlottesville, and pie served at the event, it was a resounding success. All proceeds were donated to The Patients and Research Fund at the UVA Cancer Center to benefit Cancer Research.
2016 Virginia State Science Olympiad tournament:
In cooperation with the Virginia Science Olympiad (VASO) organization, we hosted their 2016 state tournament at the University. On April 16th, 2016, over 1,000 middle and high school students came to the School of Engineering and flood engineers way with a variety of study, engineering, and lab-based events.


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Another traditional bread, with lots and lots of versions, lots and lots of history, and very few old printed recipes. That doesn't mean, of course, that modern recipes aren't older, some are apparantly unchanged since the eigteenth century (see Bobby Freeman, First Catch Your Peacock, p. 103; Jane Pettigrew, Traditional Teatime Recipes, p. 26); others are folk recipes handed down from generation to generation, no doubted tweaked at every inheritence like a game of historical Chinese whispers.
Bara Brith (lit 'speckled bread') was traditionally eaten on St David's Day or Christmas Day, in thick slices spread with butter.
Lona Jones B.A.Dip.Lib., at the National Library of Wales, confirmed to me that its hard to find old printed recipes for bara brith, but she compared these to her great-great-grandmother's recipe and gave them the seal of approval.
The recipe:
Trevor Fishlock records one in Farmhouse Fare, 1966, but this recipe is taken from Croeso Cymreig, 1953. Many recipes also use egg, some steep the fruit in cold tea overnight first too, so that they are plumper by morning. Heretics will tell you to ditch the yeast and bake a cake. (Mrs Jones confirms that 'Very few people use yeast these days since the coming of good self raising flour and the demise of manual home bread making.') I found that almost as much milk again was required on top of the original recipe to get a good dough. I was making this for friends and didn't have time to use a sourdough, so it's commercial yeast quantities below. This'll need around 100gr of starter and probably a little longer to rise.
450gr strong white flour
10g yeast
85gr butter
250gr milk (warm in the microwave)
60g soft sugar
85gr currants
85gr raisins
30gr candied peel
5gr salt
3gr mixedspice
[1 egg, beaten]
[3 teabags]
[Brew the tea until almost stewed and while still hot add the sugar and fruit. Cover and leave to stand overnight.]
Mix all the ingredients but the fruit into a dough, knead and leave to rise for about two hours, until doubled in size. The flour, fruit, butter and suger should be warmed too – if not you'll need to wait a little longer for it to rise. Knead again, adding the fruit, and place in a large , greased loaf tin to prove for 1-1.5 hours.
Cook in a preheated oven for around 30-40mins at 200C then leave to cool on a wire rack, ideally for 24 hours.
I slid the knife along its back so the top opened up in the oven – purely aesthetic.
The result:
Rich, sweet, fruity, with a lovely texture, dominated by fruit. The spice is delicious, the fruit dense and attractive. I can see why its a celebratory, special bread. In amongst the fruit, the bread itself is soft from the milk and sweet, but recognisably bready – don't believe those who tell you it might as well be a cake. It's also crying out for variation (not on this blog of course), I think nuts would be a great addition, marmalade, rye flour…


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Turning a Villain into a (Sort-of) Hero/
by Andy Peloquin
Anytime talk of "villains" and "antagonists" comes up, authors will wax poetic about the importance of complex villains. This means that giving villains plausible motivations, redeeming qualities, and "good" traits makes them more realistic and less like the moustache-twirling, evil-laughing baddies from older literature.
I like to take things a step further. Instead of relying on these mechanisms to paint my villain in a more sympathetic light, I prefer to flip things on their head and turn the more traditional "villains" into the "heroes" of my novels. Well, perhaps I should say the protagonists/main characters…
Take, for example, my dark fantasy series The Last Bucelarii. In the first novel, Blade of the Destroyer, I introduced "the Hunter of Voramis", a ruthless, relentless, immortal assassin. He drops four bodies in the first chapter, and the first few chapters of the book showcase his cynicism and coldness toward people in general and his victims/targets in specific. Later in the book, it's discovered that he is a half-demon. Killer, demon: these are two words you'll usually find associated with the VILLAIN of any story.
So how did I turn a half-demon assassin into a "hero"? Well, let's be clear: it's an anti-hero, which Wikipedia defines as " a protagonist who lacks conventional heroic qualities such as idealism, courage, or morality." Think the Punisher, Deadpool, or Judge Dredd. These characters aren't "heroes", in that they stand for justice, virtue, and righteousness, but they have some heroic traits that keep them out of the realm of "villains".
Reading the first chapter of Blade of the Destroyer, you see the Hunter's casual attitude toward death, and his callous disregard for human life--both villain traits. But in the second chapter, you see the Hunter interacting with beggars, lepers, and other outcasts he's befriended and actually sort of "protected". All of a sudden, there's a bit of humanity to this villainous character.
A few chapters later, you're introduced to a child he saved from dying years before. This child actually looks forward to talking with him, and he has a bond with her. Enter a few more humanizing traits.
Slowly, through the course of the book, the traditional villainous elements become minimized while his humanity comes through. He fights to protect the innocent, proves he has moral guidelines he will not break, overcomes personal difficulty, and makes the "right" choice when given an opportunity. All of these things drag him firmly out of the realm of "villain" and into the more heroic realm. He walks the fine line between villain and hero in the morally grey realm of anti-heroes.
I've LOVED every minute of writing this character. It's a challenge to see how far from "hero" he can stray without actually becoming a proper "villain". It requires regular reminders of his humanity (strengths, weaknesses, flaws, failings, successes, and desires), as well as showing that ultimately, he is going to make the right choice (even at great personal cost). By using the "heroic" traits—few as they may be—to paint him in a positive light, you can connect with him, identify with him, and ultimately root for him. A villain becomes a sort-of hero, a character you want to succeed!
Own your copy of Peloquin's Blade of the Destroyer: The Last Bucelarii Book 1
Author Bio:
I am, first and foremost, a storyteller and an artist—words are my palette. Fantasy is my genre of choice, and I love to explore the darker side of human nature through the filter of fantasy heroes, villains, and everything in between. I'm also a freelance writer, a book lover, and a guy who just loves to meet new people and spend hours talking about my fascination for the worlds I encounter in the pages of fantasy novels.
Find Andy Peloquin here:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/AndyPeloquin
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/andyqpeloquin
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYAKG5k06vcmc02Uy4fGLfA
Newsletter Sign-Up: http://andypeloquin.com/join-the-club/


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Questions to Ask your Wedding Designer
If you just got engaged, or recently got married, you know that being a bride is a pretty crazy experience. Oh, and, unless you are an event planner or wedding professional, planning your wedding is kind of like showing up to your first day of work at a new job in a field you have no idea what you're doing. Odds are that you've never planned an event on this scale before, and you're probably feeling overwhelmed with picking your vendors.
If you're planning on sending out save the dates, invitations, and even little mementos for your bridesmaids, you're likely to be looking to working with a wedding designer. But how do you choose? What questions do you ask to determine if he or she is right for you? You need to know what to ask to make sure you are choosing a wedding designer who will add that special, personal touch to your special day. We've got you covered, with the most important questions you need to ask your wedding designer!
I know, I know... it's a long list! Many of those answers you'll be able to get from the designer's website so you won't actually need to ask them, but they are things you should want to know before making a decision. Are you feeling a little less overwhelmed? We recommend pinning this to your wedding Pinterest board for you to reference later. Those vendor appointments will be coming up soon, and we hope this comes in handy!
On their Style and Approach
How would you define your style or philosophy?
Are your designs fully tailor-made or do you customize existing designs for my tastes?
What makes your approach to designing invitations different from others?
Process and Pricing
How many wedding clients do you work with at a time?
What is your process and time frame per project?
How long before you can start my my wedding?
How flexible are your packages? Are there restrictions on what you will do?
What is your pricing structure? Are things priced per piece, fixed rate, etc.?
How many rounds of designs and changes are included?
How much is the deposit to secure your services? When is the full balance due?
What do you need from me to get started and when?
Who will be working on my project? You or a junior designer on the team?
What are your production capabilities? What print methods do you use? E.g. digital, letterpress, foil stamping, etc.
Do you assemble and/or mail for me?
What are my options for addressing envelopes? Printing, calligraphy, labels, etc.
Are you able to do things like monograms or maps? how do you charge for them?
Do you do day-of wedding designs?
Are you able to help me with other wedding related things such as bridal shower invitations, websites, etc.?
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Some people who consume alcohol or drugs and then get behind the wheel of a vehicle fail to take into account that their actions may have consequences. A driver who is impaired suffers from diminished capacity, which can easily lead to an accident. Drunk driving crashes are some of the most preventable tragedies on Louisiana's roadways.
Authorities say that the driver believed to be responsible for a recent deadly crash is suspected of being impaired at the time. The 43-year-old man was traveling Louisiana Highway 2 when he veered into oncoming traffic. Another vehicle heading in the opposite direction was unfortunate enough to be in the way. The pickup truck slammed into the unsuspecting vehicle.
Two people were in that car -- the driver and the passenger who were brother and sister. The female passenger suffered severe injuries and died at the scene. The male driver was seriously injured and was taken to an area hospital by emergency personnel.
Reports from his family and friends indicate that his current condition is stable. It was not reported what injuries, if any, the driver of the pickup truck suffered in the crash. If it is confirmed that he was impaired at the time of the collision, his decision to drive sealed the fate of two people who never had the chance to make a choice.
The injured victim and his family do have the choice to file civil actions against the driver, however. If the court is satisfied that the man accused of drunk driving was negligent, and that he caused or contributed to the death of the passenger and injury of the driver in the other car, monetary restitution may be awarded. The injured victim might use any such award for his current and future medical expenses, any lost wages and any other damages he incurred or is incurring as he recovers. Financial restitution to the family could help recover their monetary losses associated with the death of their loved one.
Source: myfox8.com, "Local woman killed, brother seriously injured in head-on crash in Louisiana", Dec. 17, 2014


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The Camp Chef Stryker 200 is one of the top stoves in our review. It's fuel efficient, the pot and burner mate reassuringly, and the piezo igniter is reliable. It was able to boil water in our wind test in only 30% more time than in calm conditions. Unfortunately, Camp Chef only makes this stove with a high capacity pot. We think today's weight-conscious backpackers are often hiking in pairs or solo and might find the weight and bulk to be overkill.
Camp Chef Stryker Multi-Fuel Review
Cons: Heavy, bulky
Manufacturer: Camp Chef
Our Verdict
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|Overall Score
|Star Rating
|Easy to use, inexpensive, fuel efficient
|Works in the wind, great for simmering, best of the best
|Light, works in the wind, great piezo lighter
|Light, fairly fuel efficient, piezoelectric lighter, can simmer
|Simple, light, inexpensive, strong hardcase
|Heavy, bulky
|Unreliable piezo igniter
|Not the most fuel efficient
|Not windproof
|Unstable, no piezo
|Bottom Line
|This big stove does everything an integrated canister stove is supposed to do, and does it well.
|This simmering champ can also perform in the wind.
|This lightweight stove is easy to use and will boil water when it's breezy.
|This light, relatively fuel efficient and convenient stove is our Top Pick For Integrated Canister Stoves.
|This small, light, easy to use stove can actually simmer and is perfect for backpacking.
|Rating Categories
|Camp Chef Stryker Multi-Fuel
|MSR PocketRocket Deluxe
|Soto Windmaster
|JetBoil MiniMo
|MSR PocketRocket 2
|Fuel Efficiency (25%)
|Weight (25%)
|Simmering Ability (25%)
|Time To Boil (10%)
|Ease Of Use (15%)
|Camp Chef Stryker...
|MSR PocketRocket...
|Soto Windmaster
|JetBoil MiniMo
|MSR PocketRocket 2
|Boil Time (1 liter)
|5:11 min:sec
|3:22 min:sec
|4:10 min:sec
|4:06 min:sec
|4:41 min:sec
|Trail Weight
|18.5 oz
|3.0 oz
|3.0 oz
|12.2 oz
|2.6 oz
|Packed Weight
|27.2 oz
|3.5 oz
|3.5 oz
|15.2 oz
|3.7 oz
|Wind Boil Time (1 L, 8-10mph)
|6:48 min:sec
|7:18 min:sec
|8:43 min:sec
|04:56 min:sec
|30 min
|Integrated Canister
|Small Canister
|Small Canister
|Integrated Canister
|Small Canister
|Dimensions (inches)
|4.25 x 8 in
|3.3 x 2.2 x 1.8 in
|4.7 x 3.9 x 3.6 in
|5 x 6 in
|3.5 x 2 in
|Fuel Type
|Isobutane, propane
|Additional items included
|1.5L pot, 2 canister stands, stuff sack, propane adapter
|Stuff sack
|Stuff sack, pot support
|1L pot, canister stand, plastic cup, stuff sack for burner
|Plastic case
|Piezo Igniter
Our Analysis and Test Results
Our testing team had low expectations when we pulled the Camp Chef Stryker 200 out of the box. However, it pleasantly surprised us in almost every way and is one of the better stoves in this test
Performance Comparison
Fuel Efficiency
The Stryker is one of the most fuel-efficient stoves we've ever tested. In calm conditions, it only consumed 0.3 ounces of fuel while bringing a liter of water to boil. This is slightly more than the review-leading Jetboil Flash and less than the Primus Lite+ and MSR Reactor.
In our 8 - 10 mph fan test it sipped 0.4 ounces, a feat matched only by the Lite+. A solid performance in calm conditions and an impressive one in windy conditions.
The Mountain Stryker 200 is the heaviest canister stove in our review, at 18.5 oz outweighing even the hefty Windburner. It should be noted that this stove is only available with a 1.5 L pot (Camp Chef calls this a 1.3 L pot). The MSR and Jetboil brand integrated stoves in this review are tested with their 1 L pots. We feel confident that if these other stove systems were compared using their comparable pots, the weight difference would be less glaring and in some cases, the Stryker would come out on top.
Integrated canister stoves are built for speed and efficiency, and are generally not as good at simmering as other types of canister stoves. While the Stryker is not our top pick for making oatmeal or rice, we think it is the best simmering integrated canister stove in our test. If simmering is important, our testers recommend the Editors' Choice MSR PocketRocket Deluxe.
Boil Time
The Stryker is at the back, but not bringing up the rear, of our boil times for integrated canister stoves. It boiled 1 liter of water in 5 minutes 11 seconds in windless conditions and in 6 minutes and 48 seconds in front of our 8 - 10 mph fan. These times kept it behind the blazingly fast Reactor and Jetboil MiniMo.
Ease Of Use
This is possibly the easiest to use stove in our review. The large sturdy handle is a better version of the handle on the MSR Reactor. It locks into place securely and has a plastic coating that makes it easy to hang on to. We were able to confidently pour from this stove when it's mostly full and with the burner and an 8 oz fuel can attached, not something we would attempt with most of the other stoves.
Though the burner and pot mating system is the same concept found on the MSR Windburner and the Jetboil stoves, it's somehow more secure than any of those, and second only to the inspiring pot/burner fit on the Primus Lite+. The piezo igniter is tied with that on the GigaPower 2.0 for best in the review. It lit the stove on the first try 95% of the time. Manufacturers love to boast about the speed of their integrated canister stoves, but there's nothing fast about hunting around for your lighter for 5 minutes.
The propane bottle adapter lets campers use those widely available green propane bottles with the Stryker. While our testers often car camp with a big car camping stove, the adapter let us use the same fuel but fire up hot water for coffee quicker and with less fuss.
Best Applications
Because of its high volume pot, we think this stove is a great choice for groups of 3 or more who want a stove that's fuel efficient and easy to use. That could be backpackers or alpine climbers in the lower 48 states. It's not as useful for groups of two or solo travelers who are prioritizing weight and bulk. This stove is also a good supplement to a two burner car camping stove.
We think this stove is a great value. Though it has risen in price over the years, it can sometimes be found for less on Amazon, and performs just as well as other canister stoves in most metrics.
The Camp Chef Stryker 200 is an impressive stove. It does everything we want from an integrated canister stove well and seems to be the first of it's kind with a highly reliable piezoelectric igniter. We really wish Camp Chef made a smaller version of this stove, something as light and compact at the MiniMo. If you're thinking of buying a stove system with a pot larger than 1L we think this one should be at the top of your list.
Other Versions
Camp Chef sells a version of this stove without the adapter or canister stand for the green propane bottles called the Stryker 100. In every other way it's exactly the same stove, but with an MSRP of only $85!
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Would like to know....
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