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- 2 Tbsp Connect Foods Cacao Powder
- a few ice cubes
Blend ingredients together and enjoy!
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Marie-Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette (French pronunciation: [maʁki də la fajɛt]; 6 September 1757 – 20 May 1834), in the United States often known simply as Lafayette, was a Frencharistocrat and military officer who fought in the American Revolutionary War. A close friend of George Washington, Alexander Hamilton, and Thomas Jefferson, Lafayette was a key figure in the French Revolution of 1789 and the July Revolution of 1830.
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Thursday Night Football: Are the Patriots Getting Back on Track?
When you have won 14 of the last 15 AFC East titles, a 1-2 start is a bit auspicious. But the New England Patriots did exactly that prior to a Week 4 waxing of the Miami Dolphins, setting off some warning bells.
Despite only being 2-2, the Pats sit at number four in our power rankings, and they will face the Indianapolis Colts, who rank in the bottom five of those same rankings.
In a weak AFC East where they trail the Dolphins by a game, can New England hold serve at home? Or can Andrew Luck and company repeat last week's offensive performance and move to 2-2-1?
Let's dig in and find out.
Quarterback Breakdown
When Tom Brady is ranked as fantasy's QB19, it feels like your world may be falling in. It's been a rough go for the Patriots' offensive attack.
A closer peek at numberFire's advanced metrics shows that Brady has been a little bit better than those fantasy ranks, especially last week. Covering all of 2018, Brady checks in at 14th in Passing Net Expected Points (NEP) per drop back (0.16), and in terms of Passing Success Rate -- the percentage of drop backs which result in positive NEP -- Brady hasn't been so hot (21st) with a mark of 46.10%.
Last week, however, Brady showed signs of picking things up. In a dismantling of the Dolphins, Brady ranked sixth in Passing NEP per drop back (0.42) in throwing for 274 yards and 3 scores. With mainstay Julian Edelman returning this week, Brady could be on the rise.
For Luck, last week was a breakout performance, as he tossed for 464 yards and 4 scores. Given that high passing volume, which required 62 drop backs, Luck only ranked 11th in Passing NEP per drop back in Week 4 (0.27). For the year, Luck ranks 20th in Passing NEP per drop back (0.07), and in terms of Passing Success Rate, he is slightly better at 15th (48.21%).
Unfortunately for Luck, in the second half of that contest, one of his leading wide receivers left due to an injury, and T.Y. Hilton will miss this week's contest due to a hamstring injury. When Hilton has missed time, the numbers have been a bit scary for Luck and the Colts' offense, as shown by the RotoViz Game Splits App, dating back to 2012 when Hilton entered the league:
In looking at Average Intended Air Yards (IAY) -- the average air yards a passer throws on all attempts -- Brady holds a decided edge as well, posting a mark of 8.0 IAY, while Luck is one of the worst in the league at 6.4 IAY.
With pretty average play so far this year by both quarterbacks, how do the running games stack up?
Running Back Play
Let's start with the Pats backfield, as that one seems to be more clearly defined.
Peeking in at last week, Sony Michel was the clear workhorse in the running game. Michel toted the rock 25 times for 112 yards for a score. Unfortunately, Michel hasn't been the most efficient runner this season. Among running backs with 20 carries or more (47), Michel clocks in 26th in Rushing NEP per attempt with a mark of -0.06.
From a pass catching perspective, that work has all gone to James White. He has three receiving scores on the season, and in half-PPR leagues, White ranks as fantasy's RB7 this year thanks to 22 catches already.
The Colts backfield is a bit of a disaster. If we look at last week, Jordan Wilkins led the team in carries with eight. On the season, Wilkins hasn't been the most efficient runner, checking in 31st in Rushing NEP per attempt (-0.11). Nyheim Hines caught two touchdowns out of the backfield last week, so look for him to become more involved in the offense with Marlon Mack missing this week's tilt.
With both offenses still working their way into form, can these defenses wreak havoc tonight?
Defensive Matchup
The offense may be rough for Indy right now, but their defense is definitely in a better spot than New England's at this point.
The Colts' defense has been strong this year, ranking eighth overall in Adjusted Defensive NEP per play. They have been fantastic both against the pass (9th) and the run (10th).
In looking at Football Outsiders' adjusted sack rate, which measures sacks plus intentional grounding penalties, the Colts have been fantastic, ranking third (10.0%) with 17 sacks to their name.
The New England defense, meanwhile, has been really bad, ranking 19th overall by numberFire's metrics, 19th against the pass and 14th against the run. Their pass rush has been virtually non-existent, ranking 29th in Adjusted Sack Rate with six sacks (4.5%).
However, New England has been solid in getting the ball back to Brady, as they rank seventh in yards allowed per drive (29.10), while Indy slides a bit back at 22nd (35.00).
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It is often said that the fiscal and monetary policies of the country have been dictated by the multilateral lenders i.e. International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank. This statement is partly correct and partly wrong. Since the lenders give money they also want to ensure its return as per agreed schedule. Therefore, they have a major say in the formation of these two critically important policies. However, if the policy managers would have come up with 'home grown' policies and also tried to achieve the agreed targets with the multilateral lenders, the country would have never been under the clutches of lenders. The situation has remained real fragile because Pakistan has been borrowing to pay off the amounts borrowed in the past. The successive governments have also failed in containing budget deficit, mainly because of indulging in extravaganzas. Since the elected governments had to make compromises with the opposition the situation has led to yet another type of deficit. The country already suffering from budget and current account deficits now suffers from the worst deficit, trust deficit.
It is often said that Pakistan's fiscal and monetary policies are driven or dictate by the multilateral lenders, but very few people ever bother to find out the reasons for the prevailing situation. The saying 'beggars are not the choosers' looks true for Pakistan. Since the rulers need money to perpetuate their rule and attain benefit they agree on each and every term without ever realizing the adverse impact of such borrowings on the next government and upcoming generations.
Ironically, lenders seem to have two recipes i.e. imposition of new taxes and hike in interest rate. They suffer from the illusion that imposition of new taxes can help in containing budget deficit and hike in interest rate is a toll for curbing inflation. However, in case of Pakistan both the points have proved wrong. Only the poor pay the tax through their nose but rich continue to enjoy exemptions. This country has a population of 200 million but less than 2 percent people pay income tax. These mostly comprise of salaried staff as professionals and feudal lords either don't pay tax or a minuscule amount as bulk of their income is treated tax free.
High interest rate has the worst impact on the government itself. One can still recall that at one time the annual return on treasury bills used to be in the vicinity of 20 percent per annum. As a result bulk of the revenue collected goes towards interest payment. Banks suffer from a paradox, they are too happy on high interest received on lending to the government. However, they tend to forget that higher is the profit before tax, higher in the corporate tax. One can still recollect that when commercial banks were operating under state control, the corporate tax applicable used to be around 50 percent.
Impact of higher interest rate is also negative on the economy of the country because: 1) higher inter rate enhances overall all cost of project and 2) cost of goods manufactured is also higher, which becomes a reason for cost pushed inflation. Pakistani manufacturers of textiles and clothing often find themselves uncompetitive in the global market because of colossal financial cost. It is observed that bulk of the income of textiles and clothing and cement units goes towards debt servicing.
There is an urgent need to reduce interest rate on long-term lending (projects) to facilitate fresh investment and avoid cost pushed inflation. At present entrepreneurs face multiple adversities i.e. high interest rate, extensive load shedding of electricity and gas and precarious law and order situation. In the prevailing scenario most of the entrepreneurs defer their investment decision. That is the reason that rate of creation of new jobs is far below the population growth rate.
Along with creation of new job opportunities, there is a need to facilitate spending to enhance economic activities. This point can be best understood by the fact that when people have regular and dependable source of income they are ready to buy consumer durable on deferred payment. However, when they feel insecure, they tend to spend lesser and hold cash for the rainy days.
Sale of cars, motor cycles, air conditioners and other durables has gone down for two reasons: 1) decline in purchasing power and 2) unwillingness of commercial banks to lend under consumer finance. In fact banks are even not keen in lending to farmers/manufacturers but most willing to invest in the government securities, which offer attractive return and risk of default is minimal. Now these entities also boast about declining NPLs. One should not be carried away by their statements because bulk of their investment is in government securities, which are almost risk free.
Though, the governments have been talking about promotion of agriculture, SMEs and micro enterprises but high rate of interest charged from these entities hardly encourages any one to avail such facilities. On top of all highly complicated documentation process and fear of 'atrocities' of tax collectors, force public at large to stay away from banking system. Despite the best efforts of State Bank of Pakistan, its 'financial inclusion program' has achieved limited success.


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Pain is truly awful. Life sometimes throws us curveballs and we get injured in an auto accident or fall on some ice and now we have pain that we haven't had before. I'm not talking about muscle soreness, that happens to all of us, especially after a hard workout. But I'm specifically talking about serious pain due to injury.
Pain is complicated and dealing with it has a lot of variables. It can also take more time than you think. Below is a great video that lays out the some of the science behind pain and how we can deal with it. One thing that we feel is important is that movement is a part of the healing process.
Just because you have pain doesn't mean you shouldn't be moving nor does it mean you can't workout.


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PaperGuts is a Movement+Performance Studies immersion consisting of experiments designed to activate mythologies & fictions through expression with the critical body* and working with multiple ways to transfer them into reality. Collective and solo exercises will be explored, stirred, fantasized, dug up from the depths of consciousness to create authentic, personal, global and abyssal histories of each individual through live arts.
[Reviving mythologies & fictions is a tool of survival. It is to take culture into our hands, share personal stories and become vulnerable bodies composed of blood, guts: temporal beasts.]
The workshop is designed to amplify the relationship with the body as a tool of innovation/ingenuity. The Body/The Researcher in motion will unearth hidden material through sensory play, practice release into the reality of temporality, falling into the delights of storytelling, replenishing antiquated perceptions, and nurturing a freshness of intuitive insight.
[This is a radical politic to emphasize the importance of the most basic thing we have, our own bodies. And the temporality of them. It is to create a collective knowledge of the importance of this modality. Performance is a vehicle for a public body dialogue. Somatic awareness as the landscape of the body as narrator. These stories celebrated and acted through these bodies cultivate a new method of shared communication. What language does it speak?]
The curriculum provides concrete experiences in improvisational movement, performance development, the collaborative process, confidence in performative expression, development of independent work and simple costume design. The methodology favors questions and experiments.
[We will work with humor, impossible questions, emotions, imaginary / real stories, absurdity, neutrality, playfulness, temporality.]
Each participant will dive into the creation of an informal performance. A module for costume making will be practiced in the workshop, to accompany each piece. The performances will be shown on the final day.
The participants will come away with a completed individual performance work, embodied performance practice tools, performance development tools, enlarged confidence in being seen, fresh methods for everyday creative engagement, questions to further their personal/artistic/vocational inquiries, experience in designing and creating costume, and an entirely original shared language with a collection of humans.
*[Critical body is acting through the emotional intuitive state of the body. It is a movement away from over-utilizing critical thinking/language/facts and towards towards using improvisation/emotion/body as the primary method of moving through the world/working through solutions. Emotion over of thought, body over of mind. Not nullifying the importance of the latter (thought/mind), but shifting the dialogue to the former (emotion/body)to emphasize use of our whole body intelligence.]
This course is designed for the artist, entrepreneur, teacher, health and wellness practitioner, or any-body who desires to work with their own physicality as an instrument of inspiration, deepening into their own process of self-discovery and confidence. No experience necessary.
Where: Sessions will occur in a secret location within Burlington, VT chosen by the instructor.
When: Sunday August 19th to Sunday August 26. Time of day TBD by participants.
What you will get from this course:
Seven, three hour Movement Performance workshops •including a module for effective costume prop design and creation•
A completed individual Performance Work and Final Showing
Resources for further study + creative exploration
Course Format + Outline:
The course consists of seven 3 hour immersive movement/performance workshops lead by Mia Pinheiro.It culminates with a showing of each students individual performance.
Example of workshop day:
Warmup: Body Discovery Improvisation: "Take a look at your hand. Suppose you'd never seen one before. Notice the slight hollow on the inside, the lines around the bumps. I wonder what it can do. Can it walk? fly? jamble? Come on hand, try to ripple, spurt, stiffen quiver, clench, point...Let it go; go on get rid of it. Throw it away, I mean really throw it away. You have lots of other parts. Get all your body parts talking to each other at once, babbling away, now STOP. Let your whole body speak as one. Make one simple statement and end. " -from the Intimate Act of Choreography.
Collective Movement Practice: Flocking With Synchronized Movement. The person in front is the leader of movement, the flock is synchronizing with the movement of the person in front. Leadership shifts when facing shifts. So, if the leader turns to the left so does everyone else, and whoever is now at the front begins to move as the flock leader.
Stream of Consciousness Composting: Write, write, write until the edges of your hidden dreams pour out onto the paper. We are discovering the meat for your live art, we are writing the mythologies.
Solo Performance Study: StoryDance. Spontaneously make up a story talking and dancing simultaneously from the prompt you are given. Each person's prompt will be completely unique, so each StoryDance is fresh. Let the story flow from you. Don't get caught up in trying to keep logic, loosen your hold. Prompt examples: My mother said every persimmon has a sun inside…, He raises both hands to touch the cloth and begins to…, Some slow evenings when the light hangs late and stubborn….
Fifteen minute break.
Collective Performance Study: Absurd Environments. Choose a partner. Choose an object from the pile. Together gather onto the performance space, first just observing the item in stillness, when you feel like you have dropped all of your previous context and erased your memory of ever having seen one before- begin by working together to explore the objects function/meanings/possibilities in a improvised performance.
Mia Pinheiro is an artist/performer/facilitator who is from the New Bedford MA, lived in VT for many years and spent the major part of her last year studying and making art in Mexico. She has also recently travelled and studied movement practices, physical theater and visual arts in Texas and New Orleans. In March 2018, she created the immersive fantasy Feast of Fictions while in the residency The Lab Program at Pandeo DF in Mexico City. She completed an intensive study with the choreographer Deborah Hay and was a cast member of the Royal Frog Ballet Surrealist Cabaret Autumn 2017 after teaching the intensive summer course The Body Ensouled: Intimacy of Place and Insight of Motion with Temenos VT. In 2017 she embarked on a research sabbatical in Mexico studying movement and choreography, with a focus on relationships and personal creative process. She has created a variety of collaborative movement pieces with unique location including the Winooski River, New City Gallerie, The Light Club Lamp Shop, The Hive, The Attic, Museu Contemporaneo Arte Oaxaca and Bosque Ciudad de Mexico. She has received a degree in contemporary dance and movement studies through the University of Vermont and has with studied with wide variety of talented choreographers including Erika Senft-Miller, Claire Byrne and Hannah Dennison. She is an alumni of Temenos Vermont's Course Creative Concept Development: Art as Alchemy by Estefania Puerta. She has supplemented her studies through the completion of many workshops: 'Siente' at CASA San Augustin Etla in Oaxaca, MX by Laura Rios and Linda Austin, 'Figure/Ground' at Shelburne Farms Breeding Barn by Hannah Dennison, 'Taller Danza Africana' at AfrOaxaquena, MX by Karim Keita and 'MELT' at Movement Research, NY by Vicky Schick. She has been creative consultant for Temenos Vermont, assisting in the development of community programs and arts initiatives . She has been a dancer in three professional works in Vermont and countless other incredible pieces by local artists. She has often found herself as a assistant stage director, choreographer or roving performance artist.
Mia has a great desire to share her in depth studies of this unique form of body-expression with all who want to learn, for she believes it is a certain kind of medicine. A potent concoction for intuitive action. She holds 'play' and 'celebration' as necessary antidotes to the heaviness of our current socio-politic; and knows these gatherings-these collaborations- will nibble away at the magic cookie of humans remembering the wild-selves.
Tuition: COMING SOON, scholarships available!
Scholarship: VSAC Non-Degree Grants Available to Cover PartialTuition.


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If you have Pokemon Sun and need Pokemon from Moon (or vice versa), you've come to the right place. Place an order for the number of Pokemon you need and leave me a note with the Pokemon you're looking for. You can find a list of exclusives below.
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The Pokemon are fully customizable – if you'd like, choose their IVs, EVs, level, held item, and more. If you don't specify, they will be UT (Untouched), in the state I caught them.
This listing is available for Pokemon Sun/Moon and Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon.
Pokemon will be sent via Wi-Fi Link Trade in the in-game Festival Plaza. You will need to catch junk Pokemon to send over in place of what you're getting. Visit the Trade Guide if you're not sure how to do this, or the Frequently Asked Questions if you need any help.


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My name is Heather and I am a on-location/studio photographer in the Puget Sound area. I mainly focus on capturing family, maternity, engagements and boudoir but take on the occasional newborn or small wedding as well!
I am a mom to two beautiful children and wife to an amazing, supportive husband. I have always had a passion for photography as a hobby. After having children I decided it was time to pursue my dream. I want my children to see their mom as someone who is outgoing and persistent in achieving goals. My family makes me a better person and encourages me to strive to be a better photographer.
When I am not capturing your families memories, I'm possibly capturing mine. From soccer to tee-ball, parks and play dates we lead a pretty busy, happy life.


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Pink fairy birthday wishes
A 8x8 card complete with envelope and insert with a related quote and space to write your own message too. Card features a bright pink design with a fairy embellishment and gems and butterfly decorations to finish.
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Man suspected of possessing firearm at Co Tyrone polling station arrested
Police investigating the incident in Co Tyrone, detained the 59-year-old on suspicion of possession with 'intent to cause fear or alarm'.
A man has been arrested on suspicion of possessing a firearm at a polling station in Northern Ireland.
Police investigating the incident in Greencastle in Co Tyrone detained the 59-year-old on suspicion of possession with "intent to cause fear or alarm".
A Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) statement said: "He has been taken into custody for questioning. Further searches as part of the investigation are ongoing."
Voters in West Tyrone have gone to the polls for a Westminster by-election caused by the resignation of former MP Barry McElduff.
Omagh police investigating an incident at a polling station in Greencastle, have arrested a 59 yo man on susp of possession of a firearm with intent to cause fear or alarm. He has been taken into custody for questioning. Further searches as part of the investigation are ongoing.— Police Service NI (@PoliceServiceNI) May 3, 2018
Police in Omagh received a report of a man acting suspiciously at a polling station on the Crockanboy Road, Greencastle, just before 1pm on Thursday.
Chief electoral officer Virginia McVea said: "Earlier today a man approached the poll staff in Greencastle polling station and produced what appeared to be a handgun from his pocket.
"He engaged with staff then left the polling station without any weapon being discharged.
"The way that the staff dealt with it, I understand that other members of the public may have been unaware of the incident."


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Note: Thomas Fummo returns to P:R today dusting off the forgotten Centaur character of Magician From Mars. Fummo takes this WW2-era heroine and creates a new look that he describes as "more sleek and alien" while keeping that wizard flair. – Chris Arrant
I like the design but I'm sad that this loses the jaunty cap of the original.
I suppose Magician From Mars might be considered a precursor of DC's Martian Manhunter. I really like this look, too.Very "Aladdin-ish" or "Arabian Nights-ish" with a hint of fun and sex appeal.
While I think this is a very nice design, and I do really like it (My only problem it is the giant chest-hubcap, which I think if toned down would be fine) — I don't think I'd have any hesitation picking up a comic with this character gracing the cover…
I sort of like the original better…? Which is a first for me here at P:R…
So B+ on design (-hubcap = A); But rename her and let me have the original too! ;-)
I have no criticism. This is so much fun
Thanks guys :) It was hard to let the jaunty cap go, but by then I had this 'sleek curving lines' motif going on, and I decided to make the hat into a helmet that sort of looked like a feathered cap or turban, rather than actually being one. I concede that the sun emblem (or chest-hubcap as Erik so artfully puts it XD) may be a little big for some, but I just figured everything about this character should be kooky, fun and larger than life.
Either way, as always really happy to be featured and thanks for the feedback! :)


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Home » SCRIPTURES EXPLAINED » Bible Verses to prove Jesus Christ is God
Bible Verses to prove Jesus Christ is God
Christ's divinity is shown over and over again in the New Testament. For example, in John 5:18 we are told that Jesus' opponents sought to kill him because he "called God his Father, making himself equal with God."
In John 8:58, when quizzed about how he has special knowledge of Abraham, Jesus replies, "Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham was, I Am"—invoking and applying to himself the personal name of God—"I Am" (Ex. 3:14). His audience understood exactly what he was claiming about himself. "So they took up stones to throw at him; but Jesus hid himself, and went out of the temple" (John 8:59).
In John 20:28, Thomas falls at Jesus' feet, exclaiming, "My Lord and my God!" (Greek: Ho Kurios mou kai ho Theos mou—literally, "The Lord of me and the God of me!")
In Mark 14, Jesus stands accused at His trial before the High Priest. "Again the high priest asked him, "Are you the Christ, the Son of the Blessed?" And Jesus said, "I am, and you will see the Son of Man seated at the right hand of Power, and coming with the clouds of heaven" (Mark 14:61-62).
Jesus also receives worship several times in the Gospels (Matthew 2:11; 28:9, 17; Luke 24:52; John 9:38; 20:28). Never did Jesus reject such adoration. Rather, He regarded their worship as well placed. Elsewhere, Jesus taught that the Son of Man will ultimately judge humanity (Matthew 25:31-46) and taught that our eternal destinies depend on our response to Him (Mark 8:34-38). Such behavior is further indication of Jesus' divine self-understanding.
Jesus' words in John 10:30, "I and the Father are one." We need only to look at the Jews' reaction to His statement to know He was claiming to be God. They tried to stone Him for this very reason: "You, a mere man, claim to be God" (John 10:33). The Jews understood exactly what Jesus was claiming—deity. When Jesus declared, "I and the Father are one," He was saying that He and the Father are of one nature and essence
Christ possesses attributes that only deity can have: eternality (John 8:58), omnipresence (Matthew 18:20, 28:20), omniscience (Matthew 16:21), and omnipotence (John 11:38-44).
Christ offered many miracles as proof of His claim to deity. Just a few of Jesus' miracles include turning water to wine (John 2:7), walking on water (Matthew 14:25), multiplying physical objects (John 6:11), healing the blind (John 9:7), the lame (Mark 2:3), and the sick (Matthew 9:35; Mark 1:40-42), and even raising people from the dead (John 11:43-44; Luke 7:11-15; Mark 5:35).
Claimed Equality with Father
He told his disciples, "So everyone who acknowledges me before men, I will also acknowledge before my Father who is in heaven, but whoever denies me before men, him I also will deny before My Father who is in heaven" (Matthew 10:32–33). Jesus puts himself on the same level as the Father. He is speaking as God.
Immediately after saying that no one could pluck his sheep out of his Father's hand, Jesus said, "I and my Father are one" (John 10:29–30). He identified himself completely with God the Father. He claimed to be of the same nature as the Father. The Jews considered what he said blasphemy since they understood him to be making himself God. They tried to kill him (John 10:31–33).
Jesus continued to make his case that he was equal to God the Father, saying, "The Father is in me, and I am in the Father" (John 10:38). This is another way Jesus stated his equality with God the Father. He relates to God as only one who was also God himself could. The Jews again tried to kill him for what they thought was blasphemy, but Jesus, possibly using divine powers, escaped from their hands (John 10:39).
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NYFW: The Shows
Veni, vidi, vici.
Well, sort of. In an industry notorious for its insider-outsider dynamic, when it came to viewing the runway shows, it was all fair game. Sure, we may have had to dodge a few extra heads and our fair share of smartphones from our second or third row seats, but it was truly such an honor to experience our first fashion week within less than a year of starting this blog (throwback to February and our fetus days). NYFW truly exceeded our expectations in every regard. Playing dress up, putting together somewhat outrageous combos of clothing, being photographed by hoards of photographers, we couldn't help but feel like the Queen Beans of NYC during our brief two day stint. We had the opportunity to see five shows over the course of Thursday and Friday, and below, we've spotlighted a few of our favorites. Without further postponement, take a walk down the Mod & Bean runway:
Nicholas K, September 8th
A sibling duo established in 2013, Nicholas K centered the show around their signature theme, "urban nomads." With pieces in a range of earthen tones -- from dusty taupes to ashen blacks -- each piece swept fluidly along the runway. As our very first show of the trip, as well as the first official show of fashion week, Nicholas K proved to be worthy of its coveted opening spot: clean, well run, visually interesting yet not outrageous, and overall well crafted. Upon investigation, we found out that around 70% of the designs were created using sustainable materials such as organic cotton and vegetable-dyed leathers! This choice, in compliance with the CFDA, emphasizes the designers' commitment to environmental sustainability. This season's collection was inspired by Wadi Rum, an area in the Jordan Desert, and truly encapsulated what it must be like to dress like a "warrior princess" -- with a soft spot for the environment of course.
Michael Costello, September 8th
One of our favorite shows out of the five we attended had to be Michael Costello -- a contestant on the eighth season of Project Runway. With decadent flower headpieces and flowing feminine designs, he has truly blossomed from his time on Project Runway to his debut in NYFW. His designs billowed in a deeply rich palette of purples, reds, and pinks, a testament to the Spanish undertones that influenced his collection. Inspired by "a botanical garden at midnight" the movement of his pieces and the grandeur of the whole show quickly entranced the audience, us included.
Misha Collection, September 9th
Perhaps the most star studded of our shows (featuring guests like Rita Ora, Olivia Culpo, Whitney Port, Danielle Bernstein, and the alleged Kim K), Misha Collection was definitely our favorite -- and not just because of the extensive fan-girling! (We promise we avoided all gauche super-fan behaviors and opted out of asking for pictures, autographs, and the like). Michelle Aznavorian, the Australian born designer, wove together a striking show best described by this snippet on the official NYFW website: "Inspired by the opulent sophistication of European style, [Misha] embodies classic elegance for the modern woman. It is high-end fashion with a sexy edge and has become the destination for show-stopping style." From watching Jourdan Dunn open the show, to enjoying the sporadic bursts of red in a sea of neutrals, sparks of gold in a sea of mattes, and the brilliant array of textures, we were at our giddy peak sitting second row at the beautiful Skylight at Clarkson Square.
While our trip to Fashion Week only lasted two days, it felt truly electric to be a part of the event in any capacity. Sure we loved seeing the shows live and scrolling through our favorite bloggers' instagrams, exclaiming, "We saw that too!" But even just the opportunity to be in the city during this time, being captured by Getty Images (we're not kidding) and other photographers who probably thought we were more important than we are (pro tip: look past the photographers and you give off this air of "Are we supposed to know those girls? Let's bombard them with cameras just in case!"), is a feeling we will never forget. And for our first trip as the Mod & Bean team? Well, it's going to be tough to top it!
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How to Eat Like a Gilmore Girl: 3 Recipes Inspired by the Show
Although Lorelai and Rory are ostensibly the two main characters of Gilmore Girls, there is arguably a third leading lady—food. Throughout the beloved television series, the mother-daughter duo discuss takeout endlessly, consume impressive amounts of junk food, and generally seem to structure their lives around the pursuit of coffee. And more often than not, the scene is set at either Luke's Diner or at Emily and Richard's weekly Friday night dinner (unless of course Lorelai is hanging out in the inn's kitchen with Sookie). So with Netflix's post-Thanksgiving revival upon us, die-hard fans may be searching for a way to re-create some of the most iconic or quirky meals from the series. Luckily, earlier this fall, Kristi Carlson wrote and published Eat Like a Gilmore: The Unofficial Cookbook for Fans of Gilmore Girls. The book includes 100 recipes inspired by the show, three of which are excerpted below. The cheeseburger was designed to emulate Luke's classic dish that Rory and Lorelai so often ate. The salmon puffs are an appetizer that Emily Gilmore served at every single one of her DAR parties. And the dessert sushi was a rare foray into cooking by Lorelai—remember when she tried to comfort Rory after her trip to Asia was canceled? If your answer was no, it might be time to re-binge-watch the show.
Serves 2
2 sesame-seed buns
1 lb. lean beef, ground
1 tsp. kosher salt, divided
1 tsp. black pepper, divided
2 cheddar cheese slices
Grilled onions, optional
Sautéed mushrooms, optional
Optional Garnish:
1 red onion, sliced thinly
1 tomato, sliced
4 lettuce leaves
12 pickle chips
Prepare buns and garnish: On two separate plates, arrange a sesame-seed bun, open, on each. Beside each bun, arrange garnish. Set aside.
Make hamburger patties: Divide the ground beef in half. Roll each half into a ball; then, between your palms, flatten it to ¾-inch thickness. Place the flattened patties onto a plate. Season each patty with ½ teaspoon of kosher salt and ½ teaspoon of black pepper.
Fry patties: Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat for 1 minute. Place the hamburger patties onto the skillet, leaving space between them. (Cook patties one at a time if both won't fit in your skillet at once.) After 3 minutes, flip the patties. Cook for an additional 2 minutes. Remove from heat. Add a cheese slice to each patty, if desired. Let patties sit in skillet for an additional 2 minutes. Place each patty on a bun, and serve with grilled onions and sautéed mushrooms, below.
Grilled Onions: Thinly slice 1 yellow onion. Separate each slice into rings. Melt 4 tablespoons butter in frying pan. Add onions. Use spatula to flip onions a few times to coat them evenly with butter. Season with ¼ teaspoon each: salt, black pepper, smoked paprika, and granulated garlic. Continue flipping every 20–30 seconds for 5 minutes or until onions become tender and golden brown. Serve.
Sautéed Mushrooms: Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil or butter in large frying pan. Add 3 cups sliced white mushrooms. Use spatula to flip mushrooms a few times to coat them evenly with oil/butter. Season with ¼ teaspoon each: salt, black pepper, smoked paprika, and granulated garlic. Continue flipping every 20–30 seconds for 5 minutes or until mushrooms become tender. Serve.
Salmon Puffs
Makes 30 puffs
½–2⁄3 cup skinned fresh salmon
¾ tsp. fresh dill
¼ cup freshly squeezed lemon juice
¼ tsp. cayenne pepper
1 tsp. grainy deli-style mustard
4 tsp. Port Salut cheese, rind removed
Flour, for dusting
2 puff pastry sheets
Chives for garnish, cut into 90 1-inch pieces
Prepare oven: Preheat oven to 400°F. Move rack to center position.
Mix salmon filling: In a food processor, add salmon, dill, lemon juice, and cayenne pepper. Process until a coarse paste forms. Add mustard and cheese. Process until the mixture is smooth. Set aside.
Cut dough: Lay out a sheet of puff pastry on a lightly floured work surface. Use a shot glass (or any round cutter that is 2 inches in diameter) to cut 15 circles from the sheet.
Assemble: Using a mini muffin pan or tart pan, press a round of dough into each cup. Use a small fork to poke 10–15 holes into the bottom/flat part of the dough. Put the salmon mixture into a pastry bag with a wide-gauge tip, or a zip-locking bag with the corner trimmed off. Squeeze about 1 teaspoon of the mixture into the center of each cup.
Bake, garnish, and serve: Bake puffs for 12 minutes. Remove from oven. Salmon may have popped up during baking. If so, press it back down into pastry. Remove puffs to a plate or serving platter. Use a skewer or two toothpicks to make a hole, ¼-inch deep, in the center of each puff. Place 3 pieces of chives into the hole, so they are sticking straight up. Serve.
Dessert Sushi
Makes 27 pieces of each, 54 total.
6 rolls of Fruit by the Foot, any flavor (preferably different colors)
Marshmallow creme (Fluff recommended)
27 red licorice twists
54 Tootsie Rolls
27 Butterfinger Bites
27 Jujubes
54 chocolate chips
27 Junior Mints
Prep rolls: Unravel 6 Fruit by the Foot rolls, and lay them out on a work surface. Cut each one into nine 4-inch lengths. Use a spatula to spread a thin layer of marshmallow creme on one half of each piece (2 inches of the piece will have marshmallow, 2 inches will be empty).
Make roll #1: On 27 of the 4-inch pieces, sideways across the marshmallow, place 3 pieces of licorice, cut to size, and 2 Tootsie Rolls. Roll each one, beginning at the marshmallow side. Trim any excess licorice. Place rolls on a plate. Set aside.
Make roll #2: On the remaining 27 4-inch pieces, place 1 Butterfinger Bite, 1 Jujube, 2 chocolate chips, and 1 Junior Mint. Roll each one, beginning at the marshmallow side. Place rolls on a plate. Serve.
Recipes courtesy of Eat Like a Gilmore: The Unofficial Cookbook for Fans of Gilmore Girls (Skyhorse Publishing) by Kristi Carlson, 2016.


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What has Apollo been up to lately?
We've been busy helping sales teams increase their revenue, deal size, and maximize their resources.
It's been an exciting few months here and we have a lot to tell you about! We have been taking an extensive look at our product and talking to many customers (thank you to everyone who participated!) about what the future of sales tech looks like and which pain points are still strongest.
Our goal has always been to connect salespeople with the companies that need their products and, while we believe we had been accomplishing this, we still believed there was still a lot left to be done. Through 80+ hours of interviews, we have carefully considered each step of the sales process and have looked for ongoing points of friction.
As a result, I'm excited to announce our Series A round of funding, a complete and massive product update, and our new name, Apollo.
We have raised a $7 Million Series A led by Nexus Venture Partners
It's been just over 2 years since we graduated from Y Combinator in the Winter '16 batch and we have grown from a team of 3 founders to a team of 48. Nexus participated in our Seed Round in 2016 and we are thrilled to grow our partnership with their team and welcome the experience they bring to our boardroom. With this new round of funding, we will increase our investment in our product and our headcount to build the industry defining revenue generation machine.
We're proud of our growth and what we've built so far, but we're not the type of team that settles for the status quo, so we've decided to make some radical updates to our platform that I'm excited to finally get to tell you all about today.
The functionality you already know plus an incredible new foundation for ABS
For those of you have grown used to our platform and have found workflows that work for your team, don't worry, the unified platform you know is still the same, we've just added layers of intelligence that are constantly working behind the scenes.
Here are a few of the tools our clients have at their disposal:
- Our all new Rules Engine enables teams to build custom, automated rules that complete typically manual tasks. For example, you can finally have fields in Salesforce automatically updated, leads naturally routed to their rightful rep, automatic follow-up tasks created for warm leads, and much more, resulting in time-saved and reduced human error. The possibilities for the engine are endless and use cases will vary widely from company to company.
- The Scoring Engine allows teams to create their own lead and task scoring models without needing a data scientist on hand. Models are made by adding which characteristics you'd like to see more of and which you'd like to suppress. The engine takes it from there to score all contacts and accounts, enabling easy prioritization and Account-Based Sales account list building.
- Apollo Analytics gives you the ability to answer any question with the industry's only platform for custom reports. Build reports into dashboards to have information consistently on hand as well as access 200+ standard reports based on industry best practices. Salesforce users can also finally make the opportunity reports they need. As some quick examples, VPs of Sales can track revenue in pipeline, SDR managers can keep an eye on if their reps are completing their tasks, and reps can view which subject lines are outperforming the rest. Teams can now build strategies based on science rather than a hunch.
Creating a thorough GTM strategy or adding Account Based Sales to your playbook has never been easier.
So with all of this change, who are we now?
I'm thrilled to introduce you to Apollo
Why Apollo? As our product has evolved, we have been inspired by the ways our customers have driven growth through consultative and transformative sales, not just prospecting. We think the old days of sales teams driving as hard as possible to get contracts signed and then abandoning customers at sale are totally over. Modern sales departments, especially SaaS, are looking to find solutions that will solve prospects' problems long term.
We see the ideal salesperson as having such mastery of their product and their competitors that they have a sense of confidence and authority. They won't sell someone something they don't need or won't be happy with. We believe true growth relies on human connection, scaling meaningful sales conversations and quality over quantity without sacrificing reach. That's who Apollo is and what we will empower our customers to achieve.
Interested in learning more about the new Apollo? Schedule a demo of our platform.
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The student becomes the master. THE MASTER I TELL YOU.
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are out, huzzah! With nothing more than an arbitrary survey of me asking my friends, it seems as though most of my fellow F1s are happy with what they'll be hating next year.
Contrary to the February issue's prediction of becoming a McGP in Slough, I managed to land A&E, renal medicine and ITU at St. George's. I could not be more pleased. However there is one problem - I will have no one to boss around. I don't think I'll have an F1 for any of these firms.
My one consolation is that I might be lucky enough to have some hapless medical students to do my bidding. Although they must be the right type of medical students. The right type of medical student is one that loves bleeding people, sticking in venflons, writing TTOs and getting me food. It's the kind of student I was not. In fact, now that I find myself in the bizarre position of imparting knowledge (ha) onto students, I realise I would have hated to have someone as work-shy as me for a shadow.
I have a long and distinguished history of hypocrisy and you will be pleased to know I have continued it into my working life. Despite being a lazy and ignorant medstudent, I have no qualms violently demanding nothing less than complete dedication from my assistant house officers. Other people's students, however, I send home as early as I can.
"Finished lunch? Yeah why don't you head off? Your team doesn't need you this afternoon. Just tell them Rohin said you could go home."
The teams in question always seem 'annoyed' with me; I know they're just showing their affection in a male-acceptable way. When my students ask for the same courtesy, I have to work very hard not to throttle them with their new tourniquet.
"Have you checked the bloods, done a PR on the fat guy and got me a bacon sandwich? Nooooo? Chop chop then, get to it woman!"
Nowadays I stop short of physical contact, after the nasty business that occurred when I tried to encourage Valerie with a firm slap on the arse. The less said about that, the better.
The simple fact is that house officers are far more willing to help keen students as opposed to layabouts. I have discovered this too late. I cringe when I think what my house officers must've thought of me. Except for my firm at Medway. You'd be surprised how a hot SHO can motivate a young man to put in the hours.
Willingness to get involved with the firm isn't the only criterion upon which we rank students. During my first firm I had twelve students at one time. Twelve. At St. Peter's we open our doors to third, fourth and fifth years from both Imperial and St. George's. Thus I find myself in a prime position to make sweeping generalisations and unfair comparisons between the two medical schools.
Third years are uniformly a nuisance, whether they come from Gimperial or George's. They buzz around and get under foot like insects. Bad insects. Insects that carry some sort of disease. But not mosquitoes because they don't crunch when you kill them. Maybe cockroaches. But not that big. Like some disease-carrying medium-sized hard-shelled scuttling insect. Yeah.
I do feel sorry for the ICSM little ones though - they're abandoned on the wards for up to ten weeks with almost no instruction. They wander around like lost puppies and have to rely on the good nature of the junior doctors to teach them clinical skills and create educational tasks for them to do. So if they're with me, they're screwed.
Fourth years are, without doubt, the most accomplished skivers. I feel barely qualified to comment on their characteristics as students as I have seen so little of them. I prided myself on my unparalleled bunkalicious skivism, but some of these guys make me look like an amateur.
It is the final years with whom F1s have most contact. I have now had seventeen shadows and they break down nicely into three sub-categories. George's five years, George's four-years (GEPs) and Imperial (sixth years). Each group has their own idiosyncrasies and foibles.
The conventional five year St. George's final year is thoroughly competent, relaxed around patients and ready to get stuck in. I, of course, feel more than a little kinship with them as I was one just ten months ago. They're keen to absorb knowledge, which is just as well as most of them have plenty to learn. The best Venflonners by a country mile.
Imperial final years – though it pains me to say it - seem to be more book-smart. There are few experiences more humiliating than being shown up by a smartarse student, but it happens so frequently I have grown to expect it. And there are myriad ways for me to exact a horrible catheterising revenge. In contrast to their admirable knowledge, some Imperial medics can be deficient in patient skills.
Lastly, by far the most interesting category is the GEPs. While they are exceptional players of blood bottle bowls, they are either doddery to the point of comedy or utterly set in their ways. One of my recent students, a German chap in his mid-30s and post PhD, lacked any logical thought whatsoever.
However, I will freely accept that me repeatedly shouting "I'm a cybernetic organism", "you're a CHOIRBOY compared to me, a CHOIRBOY"!" and "who is your daddy and what does he do?" in an Arnie voice cannot have helped. Austria, Germany...same thing, right?
The transition from student to competent doctor is a gradual one and it comes as something of a shock to find yourself suddenly obligated to teach mates you've been getting pissed with for the last five years. In between emptying alcogel dispensers on each other, stealing drug rep goodies and flicking elastic bands at nurses, teaching students is one of the highlights of being a junior doctor, for as one teaches, one learns. I feel like I should dematerialise on Dagobah after that line. Lastly, a special thanks to Davina Hensman and Matt Roe, the best students I've had!
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A LOOK BACK: Special Rhapsody Moments
Our 2016 La Rapsodia event was a night of great food, music, dancing and friends with a Latin flair, all for a wonderful cause!
Click to watch the video presentation from our 2015 Rhythm & Rhapsody evening where delicious BBQ, auction goodies and local talent filled the night.
You may also view all of the photos from our event by clicking here!