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George Clooney's Catch-22 adaptation to air in the UK
Clooney will play training commander Scheisskopf in the drama.
George Clooney's adaptation of Catch-22 is to air on Channel 4 in the UK.
The six-part series based on Joseph Heller's 1961 novel will be screened on the channel next year.
Executive produced, directed by and co-starring Clooney, the drama follows Captain John Yossarian (Christopher Abbott), a US air force soldier in World War II who can not understand why thousands of people who have never met him want to kill him.
Yossarian, driven half-mad by his will to live, wants to complete his service and leave, but his efforts are blocked by Catch-22.
The ridiculous bureaucratic rule states that pilots don't have to fly if they are certified insane, but the same rule also states that being driven mad by fear is a rational emotion, which therefore means the individual is sane and able to carry on with the mission.
Clooney will play Scheisskopf, a training commander based at the cadet school in California.
"I'm very excited to be working with Channel 4 to bring the classic Catch-22 to their channel," he said.
"I couldn't think of a better place to be doing this."
Kyle Chandler and Hugh Laurie also star in the Hulu drama, with further cast to be announced.
Channel 4 director of programmes Ian Katz said: "It's hard to imagine a work that speaks more directly to the frequently absurd times we live in, and to the growing sense of individual distrust of institutions, than Catch-22.
"David Michod and Luke Davies have produced a script that crackles with irony, anger and humanity.
"I'm thrilled that it will be a part of our stellar 2019 drama offer."
The series is set to air on Channel 4 in 2019.
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'I did what any bloke would do': Masterchef star Gregg Wallace reveals how he grappled magazine publisher to the floor after accusing him of 'touching' his girlfriend
- Gregg Wallace fought Paul Bates during five-course champagne reception
- Brawl at the four-star Wood Norton Hotel near Evesham, Worcestershire
- Mr Bates accused of touching Wallace's girlfriend Anne-Marie Sterpini, 27
- 'I'm not the sort of bloke that lets something like that go,' Mr Wallace said
- Witnesses say publisher of Cotswold Style was punched 'at least 5 times'
- 'I was chatting with his girlfriend. Out of the blue, he just turned on me and pushed me across the room and I fell on a table,' Mr Bates said
- Guests said fellow drinkers had to separate the pair who rolled on floor
- West Mercia Police say they have received no complaint about the incident
- But officers will now 'make inquiries to establish exactly what happened'
Gregg Wallace said today he 'did what any bloke would do' after punching a diner 'at least five times' because he allegedly felt his 27-year-old girlfriend's bottom.
The MasterChef judge started a drunken brawl with Paul Bates, a magazine publisher who the TV star claims also made 'inappropriate comments' to Anne-Marie Sterpini.
Wallace is said to have rained blows on the 55-year-old as they grappled on the floor in front of shocked guests at the £75-a-head event on Saturday evening.
But Mr Bates, who had taken his daughter to the the five-course dinner at a luxury Worcestershire hotel, accused the greengrocer of 'turning on him out of the blue'.
West Mercia Police said today they had not been called but officers would still be 'making inquiries to establish exactly what happened and if there are any complaints to investigate.'
Attack: Diners grab MasterChef presenter Gregg Wallace as he grapples with Paul Bates
Drinkers were forced to separate the men after Wallace launched himself at Mr Bates, grabbing him by the collar and apparently punching him in the face at least five times and leaving him with a cut head and split lip.
'This guy touched Anne-Marie's bum and made some inappropriate comments. I'm not the sort of bloke who lets something like that go,' Mr Wallace told The Sun.
'I get very passionate about these things, I did what any bloke would do', he added, and denied he was 'blind drunk' at the the time.
Mr Bates, a father of two whose company Raw Media publishes Cotswold Style magazine, said the fight happened while he was with his daughter Stephanie, 25, at the four-star Wood Norton Hotel near Evesham, Worcestershire.
'We had dinner and Gregg was the guest of honour,' he said. 'We adjourned to the bar and I was chatting with his girlfriend.
'Out of the blue, he just turned on me and pushed me across the room and I fell on a table. But later Gregg gave me an apology and we had a couple of whiskies together. It was something or nothing.'
Reconciliation: Magazine publisher Paul Bates, pictured, left, at an unrelated event with Zara Phillips and Mike Tindal, said Gregg Wallace, right, apologised and the pair had 'a couple of whiskies together'
The event had been advertised as Dinner With Gregg Wallace, where he went from table to table chatting to guests and cracking jokes following a question-and-answer session.
About 80 diners attended the event, where they enjoyed a five-course meal with wine accompanying each course.
A witness told the Daily Mail the incident erupted shortly after midnight, saying: 'One minute Gregg was at the bar and the next minute he was rolling around on the floor fighting with this other man. Glasses went everywhere.'
Gregg Wallace fought Paul Bates believing he allegedly touched the MasterChef judge's girlfriend Anne-Marie Sterpini (pictured)
Plush venue: The fight happened during a five-course champagne reception at the Wood Norton Hotel (pictured) in Worcestershire
Another witness claimed Wallace, 48, had earlier sworn at a guest who asked for his autograph.
'Gregg was being aggressive even before the fight with the other guest,' they said. 'One man came up to him shortly before the incident and said, "Would you mind if I asked for an autograph?" He just replied, "Would you mind if you could **** off?".
'People around him were shocked, they just didn't expect that kind of behaviour at all.'
Other diners claimed that tensions had started after Wallace abruptly ended the question and answer session when several guests began heckling him.
Troubled: The TV foodie's scrap with a diner shocked those who witnessed it
Former spouse: Mr Wallace and his third wife Heidi Brown in 2009, who met online but split after 14 months of marriage
Before the altercation it was alleged he had continually joked about the age gap between him and his girlfriend during their meet and greet.
'It was always the same joke — "My girlfriend, who is 27, asked me to run upstairs and have sex with her the other day and I said, look love, it is either one thing or the other at my age",' one woman at the event said.
A teenager called Hannah who lives nearby tweeted soon afterwards: 'The geezer from master chef just had a fight with a bloke and mum had to clean all the blood up'.
The MasterChef host has previously admitted how he felt inclined to 'clump' members of the public who are rude to him.
In March he told Radio Times: 'I'm a south-east London blue-collar boy, so sometimes people are rude, thinking I won't react because I'm on television.
'My natural inclination is to clump them – and I have. If that was known I'd be arrested and it would end my career.'
He added: 'OK, I haven't done it. But here's a plea: could viewers stop sending me pictures of their dinner on Twitter – I get about 30 a day.
'And also photographs of their friends who are bald and have glasses, telling me they're my double. They're not my double – just a bald bloke with glasses.'
Yesterday Wallace's spokesman contradicted Mr Bates's version of events, claiming he was provoked after inappropriate behaviour towards his girlfriend, Anne-Marie Sterpini.
The spokesman said: 'Gregg and Anne-Marie's memory of the incident differs from that of Mr Bates. Perhaps he was unaware that his comments and actions made Anne-Marie feel very uncomfortable.
'However, as in previous statements, we have made clear that the situation was resolved on the night.
'Both parties would like to put the incident behind them and move on.'
Wallace told The Sun: 'This guy touched Anne-Marie's bum and made some inappropriate comments.
'I'm not the sort of bloke who lets something like that go. It's completely disrespectful.
'What guy can say they would stand for that happening to their girlfriend? I get very passionate about these things. I did what any bloke would do.'
Last night Mr Bates's business partner Mark Cuzner described him as a 'lovely man'.
'Paul's a family guy who has worked his way up from humble beginnings,' he said. 'It's totally out of character for Paul to have done what is alleged.'
Mr Bates lives with his wife Jeanette, 53, daughter, and son Christopher, 23, in a five-bedroom detached home in Gloucester.
Last month Mr Bates was photographed with Zara Phillips and her husband Mike Tindall at a charity dinner in Cheltenham staged by chef James Martin, who presents Saturday Kitchen. Mr Bates's magazine was media sponsor of the event.
West Mercia Police said that they were not investigating the incident because they have received no complaint.
All in the past: Wife number two Denise, left, and Wallace with ex-girlfriend Cara Franco
Three-times-married Wallace is understood to have spent the night at the hotel and stayed for lunch.
His £85,000 Jaguar XKR was seen parked outside. At one point he stepped out into the hotel garden to make a brief phone call. There was no sign of cuts or bruising to his face.
Wallace grew up in Peckham, South London. As a youth he was fined for threatening behaviour after being caught up in a violent clash between police and Millwall football fans. He has also admitted being arrested and sacked for stealing from the warehouse where he worked as a young man.
Quick getaway: Mr Wallace in his £85,000 Jaguar as he left the pub where he was staying
Needy, insecure and always ready with his fists, writes Alison Boshoff
Gregg Wallace readily admits that he spends half of his life wanting to crack someone over the head with a rolling pin.
The TV chef has seen a therapist in an attempt to tackle his terrible temper, and was told that he has an inferiority complex and an 'addiction to security' – although how this fits with his three broken marriages isn't quite clear.
'My main problems are low self-esteem, the fact I'm a workaholic and a completely illogical fear of being poor,' he says.
The good life: Despite his successful fruit and vegetable business and flourishing TV career, Wallace has a 'completely illogical fear of being poor'
Indeed he is such a liability that he is accompanied at almost all public events by his PR manager, who tries to stop him getting into fights with members of the public who dare to approach him and ask for a photo.
In March he told Radio Times that he wanted to lash out at members of the public. 'I'm a south-east London blue-collar boy, so sometimes people are rude, thinking I won't react because I'm on television,' he said.
'My natural inclination is to clump them – and I have. If that was known I'd be arrested and it would end my career.'
He added: 'OK, I haven't done it. But here's a plea: could viewers stop sending me pictures of their dinner on Twitter – I get about 30 a day. And also photographs of their friends who are bald and have glasses, telling me they're my double. They're not my double – just a bald bloke with glasses.'
But why is his temper on such a hair-trigger? He has a hugely successful television career, two restaurants and numerous best selling cookery books, plus a new and very young girlfriend, recruited – as is his wont – via Twitter.
It seems, though, that despite his millions, Wallace has been left emotionally scarred by his upbringing.
Wallace set up his own business and supplied restaurants such as John Torode's Quaglinos before the pair presented the revamped MasterChef
He claimed in his autobiography Life On A Plate that he was sexually abused by his babysitter's husband when he was eight.
When he was 15 his mother left the man he thought was his father and ran off with her boyfriend – who then turned out to be his real dad.
But his biological father, Gerry, didn't appear to like him any more than his 'dad' did.
Greg claimed he felt unloved and unwanted. Expelled from school after a run-in with a teacher, he left home, living in an empty flat owned by his father.
He gradually worked his way up, setting up his own fruit and vegetable business in 1989 and supplying restaurants including Quaglinos, where young Aussie chef John Torode was working.
Many years later, they were put together by a TV production company, Shine, who were looking for new names to relaunch MasterChef in 2005.
By then Wallace had chalked up two marriages. His first wife Christine, left him after just six weeks.
Wallace has admitted that he struggles with his temper
His second, pastry chef Denise, lasted longer and they had children Tom and Libby, now both teenagers. But he admitted to a string of affairs and they split up in 2004.
She told a Sunday newspaper that when he finally left the marital home, he took only his collection of porn with him.
'Gregg's idea of being faithful was spending the night with a £500 hooker while I stayed at home and looked after our kids,' she said. 'Basically he can't keep it in his pants.'
Wallace met his future third wife Heidi after she sent him a question about celery on Twitter in 2009.
She was a teacher and only 27. He was 44. Within four months they were living together and they married in 2011, in a full dazzle of media attention including a big-money deal with a celebrity magazine.
They split after a year. He said they both 'struggled with proper intimacy'.
Next came a dalliance with 26-year-old glamour model Cara Franco, whom he had met at an exhibition, but they split up after he told an interviewer that he was still in love with Heidi.
Having once again turned to Twitter to find a new young girlfriend, he soon announced that he was dating Anne-Marie Sterpini, 27.
They holidayed in Spain earlier this summer – when he tweeted proudly about his three-stone weight loss – and are said to be thinking of setting up home together in London. He hasn't ruled out the idea of marrying for a fourth time.
'The truth is I am just looking for love,' he said. 'I want someone I can share my life with 100 per cent. If I did I'd be happy to spend each night indoors with the slippers on.'
Whoever she is, she'll need to be able to cope with some distinctly high-maintenance tendencies from the combustible Cockney.
Happy couple: Anne Marie Sterpini and Gregg Wallace, who met online, and have been dating since March
In the past Gregg Wallace has bluntly admitted he is a 'fat, bald bloke' who loves puddings.
But despite this self-criticism he has still managed to attract flocks of gorgeous women.
For the third time in a row the MasterChef host is dating a woman who he met on Twitter, and in common with the two other relationships, the lady in his life is much younger – this time by 21 years.
Wallace and 27-year-old Anne-Marie Sterpini have been dating since March after chatting online after his marriage broke down.
The greengrocer from south-east London met his third wife Heidi Brown, 31, after an online conversation in 2009.
And last year, he had a fling with glamour model Cara Franco, 26, after a Twitter courtship.
Mr Wallace, who has lost three stone in two years, initially met Miss Sterpini, who runs a catering business with her parents, on Twitter earlier this year.
They soon swapped numbers and began dating in March.
The father of two told the Daily Mail at the time: 'We've got loads in common, share the same values and have the same sense of humour. Anne-Marie's a massive foodie; her interest in food is just immense and I'm delighted to be able to share my love of food with her.
'I feel happy being out with her and above all I really like hanging out with her.'
A source close to the TV star added: 'Of course Gregg worries about age gaps but it's early days and at the moment they are just enjoying each other's company rather than worrying about age.
'She thinks he's a nice person. She appreciates and shares his family values and admires how hard he works.'
Mr Wallace – who has admitted spending up to three hours a day writing to his Twitter followers – has had a chequered romantic history.
Mr Wallace's first wife, Christine, walked out after just six weeks of marriage in 1991.
His second wife, former pastry chef Denise, left him in 2004, claiming he had cheated on her. They have two teenage children.
In February last year, he split with his third wife Miss Brown after just 14 months of marriage.
It was reported that Mr Wallace had a therapist to help him recover from the break-up.
Following his split with Miss Brown, Wallace had a fling with glamour model Cara Franco. Their relationship developed on Twitter after he wrote: 'You could be the next Mrs Wallace.'
However, she left him in October last year after she complained he told her to lose weight so she would look more like his ex-wife.
Although it is thought Mr Wallace has dated a string of other woman in the past year, he recently denied being a womaniser, saying: 'I'm worried that it makes me look like a playboy, but I'm not. I'm just looking for someone and I don't know how you can find someone special without dating people.'
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Coffee, Tea, and Goodness are the very essence of what we serve. From the humble beginning in a small 1,100 square foot store located in the heart of Little Saigon, a band of brothers and close friends met in 2011. With backgrounds in law, banking, sales, and engineering, this group rolled up their sleeves and lit the fire. Pot and spatula in hand, they washed, tossed, and stirred the large pot as the sweet aromas of chrysanthemum, jasmine tea leaves, longan fruit, cane sugar, artichoke, and other herbs filled the kitchen. Paying close attention to every detail of how each ingredient mixed in the large boiling pot, they came to produce not just the 7 Leaves Herbal Tea, but a vision.
A vision to create a company that brings together the best products from various cultures around the world and apply the finer details to make them even better. Details such as consistent product quality, exceptional customer service, and a nurturing environment were added to the equation that encompasses the culture of 7 Leaves. Our goal at 7 Leaves is simple, to be the change in everything that we do, from our culture of care to the quality of our products, and to how we can better serve our communities.
Today, 7 Leaves has expanded across Orange County, growing from southern to northern California. We will continue to reach as many communities as we can across the country, starting with Nevada, Texas, and moving eastward. As we continue to spread our culture of care, we are constantly reminded and guided of our mission: "To enrich and embrace the human experience through our commitment to serve the very best coffee, tea, and goodness in every cup, in every community."
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ATLANTA, Sept. 13, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — True Nature Holding, Inc. (TNTY) (the "Company" or "True Nature") today announced that it has entered into an agreement to outsource sales and marketing of its new online applications. The software license and worldwide marketing agreement with ADL, LLC (ADL), a newly formed marketing organization based in Atlanta, Georgia. Its initial effort will be the marketing and sales of Simple HIPAA for Vets and Pets, a personal healthcare records application (PHR) customized for the pet and veterinary marketplace. It is also expected to assume operation of the Company's "Apps for Better Living" (www.appsforbetterliving.com) web site when it comes online in 4th quarter of 2018. It will have a virtual sales presence and may include field sales offices regionally.
"We believe using a 3rd party sales and marketing group will allow us to achieve critical mass faster, and use our capital more efficiently, while increasing our rate of deployment, when compared to staffing up internally," said Louis DeLuca, COO for True Nature. He continued, "Our new Simple HIPAA for Vets and Pets includes tools that will allow the veterinary providers to easily communicate with both the pet owners, and suppliers of both basic supplies and prescriptions for pets. We have custom designed this in conjunction with several leading pharmacy operators whose clients include a large base of veterinary clinics."
Skip's Pharmacy in Deerfield Beach, Florida was instrumental in the design of the product. Phil Giordano, who serves as on the Company's Advisory Board, noted, "We have a 16-year history serving the vet market, and fill over 20,000 scripts per year for our veterinary clients and their pet owners. This product set should allow our vets to more quickly and accurately fill their needs, while giving the pet owners a complete record of the healthcare records for their pets. It is a competitive solution designed for the independent pharmacy, and we believe will allow us to compete with the larger and more technically advanced peers in the market."
In the new relationship the Company will provide hosting and software access, while ADL will be responsible for marketing and sales costs. The revenue derived from the sales activities will be split evenly, after taking into consideration normal sales taxes.
The marketing will feature the Company's logo's and identification, and the ownership of all intellectual properties will remain with the Company. The new effort should be fully operational within the next thirty (30) days.
The Mission of True Nature Holding, Inc. To leverage new technologies and services to improve healthcare and outcome for individuals, their families and their pets. We believe we can reduce the cost of healthcare, while improving the quality of life using Telehealth and Telemedicine Solutions.
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The worst part about writing a college admissions essay is that you just aren't prepared for it in school. The vast majority of high school English students don't write personal statements. We can get into why that's the case, or we can bash English as a field of study, or we can bash the whole concept of the personal statement…but that's not particularly helpful to anyone, and besides, you don't need help thinking critically about the education system–you probably actually did that in your English class–you need help doing what the personal statement wants you to do: writing a story.
As with anything, we at TP recommend turning to the masters. If you're having trouble writing your personal statement because all you ever had to do in class was write about imagery in Grapes of Wrath, pay attention to these words of wisdom from professional novelists:
1. "Protect the time and space in which you write. Keep everybody away from it, even the people who are most important to you." — Zadie Smith
Zadie Smith, author of White Teeth, The Autograph Man, On Beauty, and NW, recommends keeping people away from your writing time and space, which has two important tips embedded in it:
First, "protect the time"–that is, schedule time to write your essay, and don't let other people (or Netflix) get in the way. No, you're never going to want to write it, and yes, it's certainly more pressing to finish re-watching How I Met Your Mother, but you need to be strict with yourself. The hardest part is starting, and you want to get it over with as soon as possible.
Second, "keep everybody away from it." A personal statement is personal–it's the piece of your soul that you're handing over to the admissions office to review–so don't let other people tell you what to write about. You don't want to write a personal statement that feels like it isn't yours.
2. "Don't tell me the moon is shining; show me the glint of light on broken glass." – Anton Chekhov
Anton Chekhov, author of…like, a lot…is often credited with this line, which means, basically, "Show, don't tell." (Notice that he uses the moon example rather than just saying, "Show, don't tell." Those novelists are crafty.)
You may want to write "I am college-worthy and thoughtful please admit me" because you know and they know that that's all they really want to find out. Unfortunately, this doesn't fly. You need to tell a story that emphasizes why you should be admitted. If you find yourself writing the sentence "I am [your favorite adjective here]," you need to think about how you can best illustrate it instead. Instead of "I'm inquisitive," write about how you taught yourself rocket science during a lunch period. Instead of "I care about the community," write about how you volunteer at a homeless shelter every week. Instead of "I work hard," write about how you work twenty hours a week lifting cars off of babies. If you can't think of an example of how you exemplify the statement you made, unfortunately, it might not be true.
3. "I'm always pretending that I'm sitting across from somebody. I'm telling them a story, and I don't want them to get up until it's finished."- James Patterson
James Patterson, another author of a lot, puts two important messages in this quotation, as it pertains to application essays:
First, write like you're talking to someone. No, don't stutter, and don't throw in hashtags and "hella"s and "swerve"s–you're still trying to impress them, after all–but don't sound like a robot. You're not printing out a list of true statements; that's what your statistics are for. Like I said, you're giving them a piece of your soul, and your soul has to sound like it's, you know, human and real. Don't lean too heavily on your thesaurus. Be sincere. Be yourself.
Second, don't be boring. You "don't want them to get up" (i.e., reject you) "until it's finished." This isn't to say that you need to throw in zombie attacks and explosions every one hundred words because, in a way, that can also be boring. Avoid cliches. Avoid stories where nothing changes between the beginning and the end (because that, frankly, isn't a story). Be unique, and be unique in a sincere, unpretentious way.
4. "Every sentence must do one of two things–reveal character or advance the action." – Kurt Vonnegut
Kurt Vonnegut, most famous for Slaughterhouse Five, is also a master of the short story, which is, essentially, what you're writing. (We love him here at TP.)
There may not be "action" and "character" in the traditional sense in your personal statement–after all, it's real life–but every word you write has to serve a purpose (and "reaching word count" is not a purpose). When you're limited to 650 words, there really is no space to describe the color of your wallpaper if it's not significant to the story. If you can delete it without losing anything, you should probably delete it. A 250-word essay that gives a clear picture of who you are is infinitely better than a 645-word essay that rambles and goes off on irrelevant tangents.
5. "The main rule of writing is that if you do it with enough assurance and confidence, you're allowed to do whatever you like. (That may be a rule for life as well as for writing. But it's definitely true for writing.) So write your story as it needs to be written. Write it honestly, and tell it as best you can. I'm not sure that there are any other rules. Not ones that matter." — Neil Gaiman
Neil Gaiman, author of Sandman, Neverwhere, American Gods, and a ton of other books, writes what is probably the most important of these quotes. At the end of the day, it's up to you. None of the quotes in this article are hard rules because there are none. As I said before, this is a personal statement–this is your personal statement–so don't let other people dictate how or what you should write. You are the best judge of whether or not your personal statement communicates who you are. Just "write it honestly, and tell it as best you can." The rest is extra.
For more tips on writing an application essay, check out this article on online tools to use, look at these three tips for getting started, and take a gander at the all-powerful story circle.


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Bella gives me a demonstration
I found this phrase "Taking a line for a walk" in a book I'm reading called The Biology of Art by Desmond Morris, a zoologist with an interest in the ability of some animals to make art.
The phrase seems like the perfect description for what Bella is doing in this video, which is giving me a spontaneous demonstration of how she makes a straight line with a braid that's 6 feet long.
January of this year was one of seemingly endless creativity on Bella's part. We got into a mutual encouragement cycle such that each time I photographed a new arrangement Bella would make me another. The cycle didn't stop until I became exhausted and called it quits -- Bella herself was still going strong. What a girl!
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Enjoyable to be with Bella and Enzo, thanks for that good time I had the chance to experience once when I visited.
Wow!!! What a site :) I REALLY loved watching all the videos and looking at the pictures. Bella is truly talented and I am looking forward to following her artistic journey. "
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There are a few 'standard' sizes with ready made vanity units, which are 600mm, 750mm, 900mm, 1200mm and 1500mm. There are vanities that are even smaller than this and these are perfect for a small powder room or guest bathrooms. The Dante vanity range, for example, features a 400mm bathroom vanity which is lovely and compact for a small bathroom area. You can, of course, have it custom made to the size that is well fitted in your bathroom. If you decide to go with this option there are a couple of things to consider:
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Well this book was NOTHING like I expected.
I did not expect to fall madly in love with a quick, cute, little Christmas story but fall madly in love with The Christmas Cat – I did!
Melody Carlson has a talent! No wonder she has so many successful books on the market today!
When you start reading this story, visions of Brewster's Millions or The Bachelor (the movie from a few years ago… NOT the crazy TV show) immediately fill your mind – but this heartwarming and heart-healing story bears absolutely no resemblance to those wild and crazy adventures…
Though that's not to say the book holds no adventure.
Who could possibly place a horde of cats with happy homes before Christmas – without a little adventure.
But there is no race other than the one our main character builds up for himself.
Garrison has felt lost for so long and just when he thinks he has finally begun to find a place to fit, doubt sets in and he flees faster that a turkey at Thanksgiving.
If you're asking yourself how a man who is allergic to cats can find peace, home and eventually his way in life – because of cats, then you better just read the book because I'm NOT going to spoil it for you!
And thankfully, Melody has quite a few of these charming stories, so when you're done with this one, you can go track down her others too!
More from Revell/Baker Publishing about The Christmas Cat:
He felt his face flushing as Cara opened the door. Wearing a garnet-colored knit dress and with her dark hair pinned up, she looked even prettier than he remembered. Suddenly he wished he'd thought to bring a hostess gift. Like a cat.
After years abroad, Garrison Brown finds himself at the home of his beloved grandmother who has just passed away. He must sort out her belongings, including six cats who need new homes. While he hopes to dispense with the task quickly–especially since he is severely allergic to cats–his grandmother's instructions don't allow for speed. She has left some challenging requirements for the future homes of her furry friends.
Can he match the cats with the perfect new owners? And is it possible that he might meet his own match along the way?
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As part of our month-long coverage of Bloodborne
for IGN FIrst, we're proud to present to you Making Bloodborne: Part 1 - Souls Evolved.
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A highlight of our trip to Tokyo was being able to visit the offices of both From Software, as well as Sony Japan Studio. Through hours of interviews, and some amazing footage from around the offices and Tokyo itself, we were able to put together an intriguing look at the developers took the basic framework of the Souls series, and built upon it on the PlayStation 4 for Bloodborne.
This piece contains some never-before-seen in-game footage, incredible pieces of concept art, and snippets of the game's powerful soundtrack. Don't miss it. And if you haven't read it yet, be sure to check out my extensive hands-on impressions of the game.
For much more on Bloodborne, stay tuned all month to IGN First.
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Development of the respiratory system begins early in the fetus. It is a complex process that includes many structures, most of which arise from the endoderm. Towards the end of development, the fetus can be observed making breathing movements. Until birth, however, the mother provides all of the oxygen to the fetus as well as removes all of the fetal carbon dioxide via the placenta.
The development of the respiratory system begins at about week 4 of gestation. By week 28, enough alveoli have matured that a baby born prematurely at this time can usually breathe on its own. The respiratory system, however, is not fully developed until early childhood, when a full complement of mature alveoli is present.
Respiratory development in the embryo begins around week 4. Ectodermal tissue from the anterior head region invaginates posteriorly to form olfactory pits, which fuse with endodermal tissue of the developing pharynx. An olfactory pit is one of a pair of structures that will enlarge to become the nasal cavity. At about this same time, the lung bud forms. The lung bud is a dome-shaped structure composed of tissue that bulges from the foregut. The foregut is endoderm just inferior to the pharyngeal pouches. The laryngotracheal bud is a structure that forms from the longitudinal extension of the lung bud as development progresses. The portion of this structure nearest the pharynx becomes the trachea, whereas the distal end becomes more bulbous, forming bronchial buds. A bronchial bud is one of a pair of structures that will eventually become the bronchi and all other lower respiratory structures ( [link] ).
Bronchial buds continue to branch as development progresses until all of the segmental bronchi have been formed. Beginning around week 13, the lumens of the bronchi begin to expand in diameter. By week 16, respiratory bronchioles form. The fetus now has all major lung structures involved in the airway.
Once the respiratory bronchioles form, further development includes extensive vascularization, or the development of the blood vessels, as well as the formation of alveolar ducts and alveolar precursors. At about week 19, the respiratory bronchioles have formed. In addition, cells lining the respiratory structures begin to differentiate to form type I and type II pneumocytes. Once type II cells have differentiated, they begin to secrete small amounts of pulmonary surfactant. Around week 20, fetal breathing movements may begin.
Major growth and maturation of the respiratory system occurs from week 24 until term. More alveolar precursors develop, and larger amounts of pulmonary surfactant are produced. Surfactant levels are not generally adequate to create effective lung compliance until about the eighth month of pregnancy. The respiratory system continues to expand, and the surfaces that will form the respiratory membrane develop further. At this point, pulmonary capillaries have formed and continue to expand, creating a large surface area for gas exchange. The major milestone of respiratory development occurs at around week 28, when sufficient alveolar precursors have matured so that a baby born prematurely at this time can usually breathe on its own. However, alveoli continue to develop and mature into childhood. A full complement of functional alveoli does not appear until around 8 years of age.
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We have had requests from student ministers all around the state for trainings or resources from other student ministers that are doing certain things well at their church or in their city. We hope to release a new video every month that discusses a different topic that pertains to student ministry. Please let us know if you would like to request any certain topics!
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The Len Werry Complex has occupied the intersection of 1st Street and 7th Avenue SW since 1972, operating simultaneously as an office building and as a home to TELUS' critical network infrastructure for Southern Alberta. Given the age of the existing building and the emergence of a series of major developments adjacent to the site, TELUS requested that Hindle Architects complete a feasibility study to help define a consolidated vision for the future of their downtown campus.
The study's multi-disciplinary team aimed to identify operational, technical, and economic considerations related to the performance of the Len Werry Complex's existing façade, with a central focus on understanding how a modernized building envelope could improve team member work spaces, provide future network growth potential and improve the public image of the facility. The study also focused on enhancing the Len Werry Complex's contribution to the public realm along 1st Street and the 7th Avenue SW LRT platform, creating a continuous and vibrant street level experience for the community.
The study's design proposal outlines a comprehensive strategy for the rejuvenation of the Len Werry Complex that will complement the striking architecture of TELUS Sky and unify TELUS' downtown campus.
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Transnet Pipelines and Durban Chamber of Commerce and Industry launched the final phase of their flagship Enterprise and Supplier Development (ESD) Programme on Tuesday, 19 June 2018. This three-year programme was initiated to develop, support and transform small, medium and micro-sized enterprises (SMMEs) in the Durban area into reliable suppliers and sustainable businesses that can positively contribute to Transnet Pipelines' value chain.
The programme was divided into three phases consisting of phase one which covered skills development and training; phase two which focused on sectors and market analysis; and, now, phase three which involves mentorship and industry exposure.
This final phase is the cornerstone of the programme and will have the participating SMMEs partnered with mentors, with a maximum of six mentees per mentor. Each mentor will assist their mentees in consolidating the knowledge acquired during the past two years and act as a sounding board for the SMMEs to forge ahead in creating sustainable businesses and accessing new markets.
Durban Chamber CEO, Dumile Cele, in attendance at the launch, said that well-managed ESD programmes are key to ensuring real and sustainable business and economic growth in eThekwini and the country as a whole.
"SMMEs are the backbone of our economy and deserve more recognition for their contribution and support in their efforts," Cele said.
She went on to thank the participating mentees for their commitment to the programme and their willingness to learn as well as the mentors for contributing their time and experience to the ESD programme.
Dumile said that relationships are the real currency of commerce and creating a space where businesses can meet, interact and form meaningful mutually beneficial relationships is key to not only economic success but to bridging historic gaps in South Africa's social and financial system.
The participating mentors are Kim MacIlwaine, Akhona Ngcobo, John Charter, Lindani Dhlomo, Thandazile Mokhohlouloane, AK Essack, Zee Cele, Justin Foxton, Rajes Govender and Karl Schmidt. The mentors are experienced and influential business people all of whom have served in various senior positions, locally and internationally. Their vast knowledge, experience and large networks will ensure that their mentees can extract maximum value from their business interaction and partnership.
Commenting on the launch of the programme, the lead mentor responsible for coordination of mentors, Kim MacIlwaine said, "We have a passionate and experienced group of Durban mentors, committed to making a contribution to this vital sector of the SA economy. Our first meeting with the owners and directors of the SMME's on the programme was very positive and we will now work with them individually to create a 6-month plan to help grow their businesses sustainably and also help upskill them in specific areas. This is a far-sighted initiative by the Durban Chamber and Transnet Pipelines, who will strengthen and broaden their supplier base, and we hope it has a wider application in the future."
Portia Dlamini, one of the participating SMMEs, Emakheni, affirmed that the ESD initiative is a great opportunity for her company and the other SMMEs to take advantage of the business knowledge and network of the mentors. With the mentors acting as their business guides, it will assist the SMMEs in determining their current business reality and inform them on how to plan and form strategies to ensure the continued profitability and sustainability of their businesses.
For more information on the ESD Programme or to find out more about the Durban Chamber's other Enterprise Development Initiatives, contact Nanana Sabela at firstname.lastname@example.com or 031 335 1000.


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Last month a bedraggled bunch of chilled protestors gathered on the frosty lawns of La Trobe University protesting the proposed talk on campus by 'conservative bigot Bettina Arndt'. Funny that. Here's a conservative bigot who spent her early career being accused of being a sex fiend and was once banned for two years from live TV and radio for mentioning unmentionable topics.
I've come the full circle, previously in trouble with the conservatives for talking too openly about sex and now in strife with the fainting-couch feminists who control our universities and deny women any agency in determining their own sex lives. These social warriors are presenting our campuses as unsafe for young women, claiming they need protection from predatory males – even in the face of the dismal failure of the Human Rights Commission's million-dollar survey which found not a skerrick of a rape crisis. The survey found 99.2 per cent of female students reported not a single incident of sexual assault in the preceding two year period, not even an undesired touch or grope from a stranger on the train en route to campus. The only real complaint was an excess of unwanted staring.
Yet they have bullied the universities into endless virtue-signalling exercises pretending the emperor still has clothes, with 24-hour rape help lines, counselling services and sexual consent courses.
When La Trobe cancelled my scheduled talk about the rape crisis to the student Liberal Club, the administration claimed my presentation failed to align with the values of the university and its campaign against sexual violence. The talk is now going ahead. But as I write, Sydney University has been stalling for twelve days, claiming that the Liberal Club's application for a venue for my scheduled talk on September 11 was still being processed. Normally clubs are given venues for such talks within days. No doubt the university is hoping that if they stall the problem will go away but when I alerted the press to what was happening, VC Michael Spence announced the student group would be charged for extra security. So, the conservative students are to be punished for the aggressive actions of the feral activists.
We now have a generation of students being indoctrinated through sexual consent courses to believe every sexual interaction, the slightest kiss or touch, or progress towards further physical intimacy must be preceded by a yelp of enthusiastic consent – otherwise we're talking rape. Never mind that this means that the intimacy most of us enjoy must be rape.
This is preparing the groundwork for pushing these 'yes means yes' concepts into law. Already the NSW Law Reform Commission has been asked to consider enthusiastic consent requirements as part of a review of sexual consent laws. The Commission has been flooded with submissions, particularly from women's groups and academic lawyers supporting these changes, with only a handful of brave people speaking out against them. Yet legal authorities across the United States are now expressing concern about the damage to due process rights for the accused from these new affirmative standards which have been adopted a number of American states and an estimated 1,400 universities. Recently 28 of the Harvard Law School faculty published an open letter denouncing the shift in the burden of proof that has resulted from such laws.
Enthusiastic consent laws are only one tiny plank of the feminist campaign. In the past year, we've seen universities caving in to the pressure to have committees take on the role of investigating and determining sexual assault cases, using 'victim-centred' investigative practices. I spent eight months last year supporting a PhD student at Adelaide University under investigation by one such committee which had the power to withhold his degree if he failed to cooperate.
Earlier this year over 150 American criminal lawyers, law professors and scholars signed an open letter denouncing these victim-centred investigative practises. 'By their very name, their ideology, and the methods they foster, "believe the victim" concepts presume the guilt of an accused. This is the antithesis of the most rudimentary notions of justice. In directing investigators to corroborate allegations, ignore reporting inconsistencies, and undermine defenses, the "believe the victim" movement threatens to subvert constitutionally-rooted due process protections,' said the letter.
Last month, at an international conference on men's issues in London, a chilling speech was given by retired social worker Patrick Graham who, along with four elderly men, spent years living with the fall-out from false allegations from a delusional woman accusing them of being part of a paedophile ring. Graham had never met his accuser who has admitted to making multiple previous false rape accusations. Her bizarre accusations against the men included torture and forced abortion, never investigated by the police. The case collapsed when defence lawyers were finally given access to communication between the police and the accuser showing how readily the police were duped by her absurd delusions. Despite the case being dropped the false accuser retains her £22,000 victim's compensation.
This was just one of a series of notorious UK rape cases dropped before trial last year following revelations of deliberate withholding of key evidence by prosecutors and police, as part of feminist promoted victim-centred justice. In the ensuring scandal which followed, the former DPP stepped down and it was decided all rape and serious sexual assault cases should be reviewed. The police have now announced they are ditching their previous practice of 'believing all victims'.
Whilst overseas the feminist push through the institutions is occasionally coming unstuck, here it continues unabated, with our universities as the breeding ground for a new generation of young women set to see themselves as victims, to tilt laws, rules and regulations in favour of women and demonise and deny basic legal rights to men. Speaking out on university campuses is intended to alert ordinary students, and perhaps staff as well, to the fake rape crisis as one small example of how the universities are being manipulated by feminist ideology so divisive to male/female relations and so dangerous for men. We have talks in the pipeline at University of Queensland, Canberra, and Murdoch, with many more student groups interested in hosting the events.
We've received a strong response to my crowd-funder to help student clubs with venue and travel costs, as more universities come on board. (https://www.gofundme.com/h9qp7) Please spread the word for more free speech on campuses.
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Work is very important to people. Without work, we wither and die. Perhaps women live longer than men because they know that work comes in many forms other than paid employment.
In the 1960's I worked as an engineer in Zambia in Southern Africa. I noticed that in the shanty towns life was difficult because many people could not find "paid work." They stole to feed their families. You could not safely leave washing on a line to dry. In the villages, however, everyone was busy. There was no organized employment as we in the West know it but everyone had work to do: clearing land, planting, hunting, transporting, making the necessities of life, resolving differences, teaching, and in spiritual introspection. If you visited a village you could safely leave your truck, or other property unlocked and unattended. I had already travelled in Indian and there too saw little shortage of work in the villages, but lots of misery in the cities to which people were attracted to seek "paid work."
At seventeen I worked in a factory that employed 22,000 people. It was a forty-eight hour working week. Here machine tools were cleaned by apprentices lying on the concrete and scooping the sludge from the machine sump with bare hands. I wondered whether industrial work is a good way to earn a living. Working in the engine room of a ship also tells you that some work is better done by means other than people in temperatures of 130 0F, four hours on, eight off, sixteen months without a day off.
OK, so what about office work? Technology has eliminated the world of slide rules, manual calculators, most of shorthand, all of copy typing, spirit duplicators, manual inventory management, and physical progress chasing. It will continue to replace jobs as the cost of hiring people to do dull, repetitive work increases and this will happen in the less developed regions of the world too. I suspect though that the economic systems that served a world since the building of the pyramids have to change to serve the heavily automated and de-jobbed world of today and the future. Why should this be a surprise?
Thirty years ago community-based economies with local currency systems were springing up in Europe, and North America. In Canada we have seen remarkable growth in small and home-based businesses. Successive governments have reported surpluses in the EI account, notwithstanding periods of rising unemployment. We even see the qualities of village life growing up inside large cities - a restructuring of the way people live and look upon work. Integral with the changes in concepts of work must be developments in systems of government, legislation and in the values set by our faith communities. The mission statement of All Saints Ladner, for example, says "We are a community of faith seeking to know the mind of Christ and to share the love of God".
I look forward to a world where the repetitious activities of industrial life have not simply been exported but have disappeared. Is it possible to build a world where small-scale, locally based economies are recognized as the means of sustaining happy communities; a world where small voices will be carried by technology to places where information is no longer confused with data, nor wisdom with knowledge? Some institutions may have to change for this to happen, but that could be refreshing too..
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Question: Has the state taken a hard turn to the left?
Answer: Does a bear live in the woods?
Watch your step, please.
Michael Philipps
Liberty conspiracists tend to be the most virulent opponents of all things Israel
To the Editor:
Calls for there to be a one state solution in the Middle East are ridiculous. Why didn't the letter writer just say he wants to destroy Israel and the Jewish state because in reality that is the point of his letter. There are 57 Muslim states in the Organization of Muslim States, where basically no other religion is tolerated, so the letter writer must think there needs to be one more.
Unlike the Muslim states all religions are accepted in Israel. It is a well known fact that about 20 percent of Israel's population is Arab. To compound the error of his ways, the letter writer then says there should be a two state solution back to the 1967 borders. Well, the fact is that those were never borders. They were armistice lines after the 1948 war started by the Arabs who refused the two state solution at that time.
The letter writer also fails to acknowledge that the West Bank was Jordan in 1967 and the Gaza was Egypt in 1967 and that Golan Heights, the high ground overlooking all of Israel was Syria in 1967. He said Israel was the superior force. Out manned 100 to 1 by the armies of Egypt, Lebanon, Syria, Iraq and Jordan armed to the teeth by Russia was the superior force? And finally he failed to note there was no Palestinian problem until after the 1967 six day war. Israel won that war as they did in 1948, 1956 and 1973 and so now the losers of the war get to dictate terms ? Since when?
The inclusion of the Liberty incident in the letter really gets to the root of the problem. The Liberty conspiracists tend to be the most virulent opponents of all things Israel. We all know peace benefits Israel. We all know it has to be a two state solution. But making impossible demands of the side that wants peace and none of the side that has preached war and taught hate to their children for 60 years and still does; is not going to bring peace only continued conflict.
Robert Stiskin
It takes two to tango
To the Editor:
In his letter, "Time for Israel to decide to live in a single democratic secular state," Henry Huse presents a rather skewed version of history.
Following its surprise victory in the 1967 war, Israel made it clear it was prepared to return all the territory it had captured, with just one, quite understandable condition: that its Arab neighbors agree to live in peace.
The response was the infamous "Three No's" of the Arab League when it met in Khartoum: no peace with Israel; no recognition of Israel; and no negotiations with Israel.
Much, if not most, of the Arab world still clings to that prescription today, 44 years later, although in the interim Israel has made a cold peace with Egypt, withdrawn from more than 90 percent of the territory it captured, given the Palestinian Authority control over the disputed territory in which approximately 95 percent of the Palestinian Arabs live and at least twice explicitly offered all or virtually all of the disputed territory over to the Palestinian Arabs.
Huse correctly points out that "peace is in Israel's best interest." Peace is also Israel's most fervent desire.
Unfortunately, Israel can't do it alone. The Palestinian Arabs continue to reject any true two-state solution and, for most of the last two and a half years, have refused to even pretend to negotiate with Israel.
It takes two to tango.
Alan H. Stein, Ph.D.
President, PRIMER-Connecticut


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Krishnamurti and …Discovering Your Own Talent.
"Thinking brings fear."
HSP, are you?
When you overreact to events, like crying before other people, and can't avoid sadness overwhelm you after catching up with media news, then you are probably a so-called « highly sensitive person ». The earlier you get it, the better. Before my burn out and fake alert trauma, I knew that I was a sensitive person, and sometimes acting like a « little girl », but I wasn't aware of it like a gift. Being sensitive more than 80 per cent of world population? What a present, I was thinking. Acceptation came actually like thunder's lighting, after a long time of struggling and fighting against my own personality. When, finally, I met this penpal whose story was much stronger than mine, since he is serving a sentence in a californian jail, for 16 years now, and 7 are left. My penfriend was HSP him self and he had the chance to get a good lady doctor as psychotherapist.
If you allow me, I'll share this article with you, it is from the magazine « Shambala : The Sacred Path of Warrior » :
« Basic goodness is very closely connected to the idea of bodhicitta in the Buddhist tradition. Bodhi means « awake » or « wakeful » and citta means « heart », so bodhicitta is « awakend heart ». Such awakened heart comes from being willing to face your state of mind. That may seem like a great demand, but it is necessary. You should examine yourself and ask how many times you have tried to connect with your heart, fully and truely. How often have you turned away, because you feared you might discover something terrible about yourself ? How often have you be willing to look at your face in the mirror without being embarrassed ? How many times have you tried to shield yourself by reading the newspaper, watching television, or just spacing out ? That is the sixty-four-thousand dollar question : How much have you connecteted with yourself at all in your whole life ? » The sitting practice of meditation … is the means to rediscover basic goodness, and, beyond that, it is the means to awaken this genuine heart within yourself. When you sit in the posture of meditation, you are exactly the naked man or woman that we describerd earlier, sitting between heaven and earth. When you slouch, you are trying to hide your heart, trying to protect it by slumping over. But when you sit upright but relaxed in the posture of meditation, your heart is naked. Your entire being is exposed – to yourself, first of all, but to others as well. So, through practice of sitting still and following your breath as it goes out and dissolves, you are connecting with your heart. By simply letting yourself be as you are, you develop genuine sympathy toward yourself. Conventionally, being fearless means that you are not afraid or that, if someone hits, you will hit him back. However, we are not talking about that street-fighter level of fearlessness. Real fearlessness is the product of tenderness. It comes from letting the world tickle your heart, your raw and beautiful heart. You are willing to open up, without resistance or shyness, and face the world. You are willing to share your heart with others. »
In order to better understand if you are an HSP I'll put this article from this blogger, who seems very HSP like. You'll see that feeling weird, quiet and out of place is absolutely normal and a good sign that you are being your true Self.
You also find a podcast from Alanis Morissette with Elaine Aron, author of « Highly Sensitive Person : How to Thrive When the World Overwhelms You".
Mindfulness, start small.
Before I discovered meditation, my daily routine was jumping out of bed, at last minute, rushing for having my breakfast, and getting ready for going out, and still hurry up to catch my bus. Typical parisian, I'd say. Yes, except I live in suburbs, and this area is located between country and woods. Even more scary.
Not only my way of walking, but also speaking was speed. Truth is that deeply inside, I am shy, and that means that when I have to speak, I feel I am at the center of attention and I am not confortable. This was me, before. « Hurry, hurry. » Consequently, french guests or colleagues tried hard to understand what I was saying to them. And actually, still do. But this is another story for another bed time. The fact of hurrying each moment of day made me more anxious and tired. Until I fell exhausted. Also, speaking my mind was a big trick for me. Simply, I didn't take enough time to build up my thought, and this is quite typical for firy aries like me.
When, finally, got this audio-book from french psychologist, Christophe André, I was on a quest of the meaning of here and now. Why being mindful ? What is it ? Why are we not living the present moment, all the time ? It looks like our mind is escaping it, in the past and the future, … So, I started this practice for about TEN minutes, in the morning. Every morning. Straight before my coffee. First time, I kept watching the clock and minutes seemed like never passing by. Was I doing right ? Sat down, and focus on my nastrils, breathing IN cold air, breathing OUT warm air. That was helpful. My mind could start concentrating on physical. Thoughts flew away and then came back. « What will I put on today ? » « What will I eat for lunch ? » Then focus, again. Third eye helps. When you close your eyes, and concentrate on the dot between your eyebrows, I admit, that is powerful. So, what?
Yes, my life has magically changed since. And the results motivate me to hold one this practice. Now, that meditating became a pleasant habit, I spend more time on my orange pillow, sitting on the floor, but that doesn't mean I am doing it properly. If I can, I let my overthinking release and let it go. Ok, I am anxious and a bit stressed, and that's okay. I simply accept it. When you become aware of it, that's a good start for healing. Your subconscious records that information and starts working on it, and eventually send orders to neurons to fight against stress. Your body gets prepared in a certain way. When you are so stressed out and you feel like you can't meditate, just sit down and take ten minutes to RELAX….. that's EXACTLY the perfect moment to do it.
Some life coaches call it power hour. The first hour in the morning, where you can write down your journal, reading inspiring quotes, affirmations, doing yoga or work out excercise, and meditate. It's matter of habits. What time is your clock in the morning? How do you feel now ? Emotionally ? Physically ? Can you imagine advance your clock for one hour ? Ok, ten minutes ? Start small.
If you like, keep on breathing. Darling, you just learnt how to take time for your Self, no matter what. No kids around, or work schedules. Each day is a good day for trying better. You'll be grateful.
Don't try, do.
Burn out. Paragraph.
When I was diagnosed « burnt out » by my doctor, september 2015, I used sleeping 3-4 hours per night, five days a week. In my weekend days, I was so exhausted that I didn't wake up until I had enough. Recovery sleep, what was that ?
Professionals say that our biological system starts producing melathonin at 22 pm, and recovering every single cell in our body, from 23 pm to 1 am. After that time, it's too late. That means that if you go to sleep after 2 or 3 am every single night, it is quite possible that you develop health issues, and deseases, due to a weakened mental and physical body. As soon as I got my sick leave, a collegue had a terrible accident on his bycicle, when out for competition, on a sunday morning, he had his chest broken and couldn't do any sport or walk properly, for a long time; another collegue went to hospital for a few months, and when he came back to work, he had to rearrange his schedules the same then I. He was stressed out, but he couldn't ever admit to him self. The first, who was also my coach, told me that 4 hours sleep for him was enough. And for a while, he went on smoking weeds to help relaxing him self in the evening, until he finally had to quit, because of addiction. The second, who was in charge of « fake alert » (after january Paris attack), with me, moved to another service after a long recovery time in hospital. Because he was in denial, first, with him Self, he couldn't see that something was wrong with me. He just told me, once, that I looked like I was going to cry, all the time, and that's it. Also, he asked me if I was bipolar.
When home, not only I felt drained, but unexpectedly, I wanted to do more. So, I used to sit on my kitchen table, and write down plenty of « to do list ». Cook, walk, draw, create, clean, iron, fix bike's wheel, yoga, relax. I checked the list, except for last one, of course. What you should consider as normal, on an off work day, like having fun, going out, or simply cocooning at home, was not considered, and seen as a waste of time. Yes, I spent my rest time keep doing things. What helped me, during my journey, was this article about being anxious. It stated to try to write down your list, and then destroy it. So, I did it. My table is much cleaner now. And my mind, too.
By the way, the person who really made the difference there, was my manager. During a certain time, she wasn't there as much as the service required, or I would, due to her family's configuration schedule, but I can't blame her. At that right time, I did. I was angry against all management and frustration made me nervous and put me in a bad mood. Instead of leaving, cos there weren't healthy conditions, to do our job, we felt compelled to replace them (for different reasons, I suppose). When she came back from holidays, she called me on a meeting with her, and asked me if what she heard was true. « Did I really had the courage to claim for a bonus ? » Definitely, yes, I did. We, as a team, did an excellent job, all alone. We had deserved it. Of course, that was the straw that breaks the camel's back and, finally, bursted into tears. Go away. I was worthy a recognition for the effort. Instead of striking, as we were supposed to do, once the safety conditions are not guaranteed (guests became quite aggressive and they were right to be angry against a lack of service and staff), but we kept on doing a great job, altogether. And not only it didn't pay off, we've been called and judged. That was my chance to blow the whistle. And I haven't missed it.
That was the right moment when she, the boss – one of the persons I « feard » most– humbly suggested me to ask for help.
The first reaction that I remember, before burn out, was feeling guilty. I felt like I was not strong enough. Others look was very important and you don't want to desappoint them, right ? Your will is to show them that you are worthy their attention (and perhaps love ?).
Everybody was tired, but my collegues were holding on. Nobody spent a day sick at home. It was very exceptional, because as a team, we knew that if someone wasn't there, others would do the job. It wasn't human kindness, instead, but a sort of spiritual pride. Deeply inside, as individuals, we couldn't bare not to be necessary. My service was precious, I thought, and I pretended to make a difference, in service, too. How could they manage without me ? Oh, well, they could, and they did. After burn out, there were no reaction, but release. Finally, I could start to breath again. And still do.
breeze : synonims, gentle wind, breath of wind, puff of air, current of air, flurry of air, gust
Grandpa was an Italian navy led.
Yes, according to Sebastian Junger, from his book « Tribe », people who develop chronic PTSD are more likely to have lived experiences before going to war or living their trauma. « Statistically, the 20 per cent of people who fail to overcome trauma tend to be those who are already burdened by psychological issues, either because they inherited them or because they suffered abuse as children. » As long as I'm concerned, depression was a family "present". Depression, in my own words, is the way your soul is telling you how much you NEED to be loved. My grandfather used to spend days in bed, because of financial burdens. He was born in 1910, can you imagine ? Previous treatment for depression was electroshock. By the way, he died at age of 95. His last years he followed a therapy with psychodrug injections. His dreams turned into nightmares. He once told me that he woke up dreaming that he was LITERALLY on fire. The rest of the time, he was okay, especially, when he could hear classical music on his ears. No, not mp3, but simply allucinations.
At age 20, he was a navy led, he proudly attended the Amerigo Vespucci training school, and enjoyed telling me his stories from sailing with Admiral Alberto Da Zara ( one of most renowned charachter, in Italian Royal Navy, who asked him to take care of his own dog, Pippo, on leave time ). His fave tale at Xmas eve. It's not natural, that grandpas die before we get old. I would like he could speak to me now, and teach me, how to sort all of this mess out.
« Learn english ». This was his statement. « It will open you doors ». He told me this after telling me the story of that unforgettable trip on the Channel, when he had the worst time of his life, because of very bad weather, and eventually, thought he wouldn't come back home again. He made good friends on that trip, and definitely, enjoyed talking to brits. My grandpa was a storyteller, and, of course, as little girl I was taught to listen to elderly, but I did enjoy it, I promise. So was and still is my dad. This means not only we have the same way to face difficulties (depression is a reaction), but also, we pass on the same way to cope with them. So, pay attention on the illnesses and diseases your family is suffering since generations. They tell you who you are. If this is your case, the 20 per cent is telling you that you are a highly sensitive person and you have to take care of your Self. And your family, it goes without saying.
Sensitive : easily upset by the things people say or do, or causing people to be upset, embarrassed, or angry.
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