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A SURPRISING number of Australians say they're confused when it comes to picking the best mobile service provider on the market.
According to a recent nationwide survey by finder.com.au, two in five Australians (41 per cent) are perplexed about mobile phone costs while 21 per cent are puzzled by choosing the best handset for their needs.
The company surveyed 1356 respondents and found data allocations were also a point of confusion for 14 per cent of Aussie customers.
Surprisingly, two in five Australians (39 per cent) have been with the same mobile phone provider for more than 10 years. Only 16 per cent of respondents had changed mobile providers in the past 12 months.
According to the survey, three quarters of Australians (74 per cent) haven't switched providers in the past two years because they are happy with their carrier while 16 per cent haven't switched because they can't be bothered.
Telco expert and journalist Alex Kidman said he was most surprised by the loyalty shown by so many customers to their current provider.
"That's a lot of folks staying with a provider through either fear of change or apathy. Given the serious and strong competition in the mobile space, that's an awful lot of people who are probably on a worse deal than they need to be," he told news.com.au.
He places a lot of the blame for confusion at the feet of mobile providers.
"They've often made it harder to compare than it needed to be with call costs, flagfalls, how data gets used and counted, bonuses for in-network calls and quite slow billing catch-up (especially for data) making it tricky for consumers to fully understand both their needs and actual usage patterns," he said.
Baby Boomers were the most loyal to their mobile provider with close to half (46 per cent) staying faithful to one provider for the past decade, followed by Gen X at 34 per cent and Gen Y at 28 per cent.
The market has becoming increasingly fractured lately as start-up companies such as Vaya look to lure customers away from the big telcos by offering cheap deals with no contracts.
But there is a lot to consider when choosing a service provider, says Mr Kidman.
"Non-contract plans have their place, and everyone should consider whether an outright phone purchase with either a prepaid or month-by-month SIM is the right choice for them," he said. "It's worth noting they operate in slightly different markets, especially if you want the latest and greatest smartphone handsets. In those cases contract plans that spread the cost and add a discount to the outright handset cost can make a lot of sense."


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Dark Legacy: The Rising is a competitive card game where players can choose factions, build their own decks, and roll dice to try and cast bigger and more powerful spells than their opponents! In Dark Legacy: The Rising players take on the role of powerful heroes that belong to one of six warring factions on the planet Titan, which is divided into city-states. The Kaiser, the leader of the Chaos faction, is a powerful battlemage who has intimidated the other regions with his violence and brutality.
Dark Legacy: The Rising will launch with three Starter Packs that each contains two decks allowing you to play against your friends right out of a single box. Each deck focuses on a single faction, which focuses on different playstyle to the game. But what makes Dark Legacy: The Rising truly stand out is its commitment to roleplaying-like mechanics with the inclusion of a d20.
During your turn, players will choose to either Attack or Cast. By Casting, players will roll their d20 and add a number of Casting Points to their pool based on the roll. Certain cards and mechanics will allow players to keep their Casting Points between turns, but otherwise, the pool is emptied at the beginning of their next turn. Players must build their decks carefully and concisely to solidify their place in battle!
As you play with your friends, you may gain experience between games and potentially level up! Leveling up makes it easier for you to Cast some spells while giving you access to better Spells, Weapons, and Armors. You may even gain access to specific benefits or powers as you level up. Each Starter Pack will take you up to Level 5, but as the game evolves and grows, you'll be able to see cards that will take you all the way to level 10!
Over the next several weeks, we'll be diving into more mechanics that are in Dark Legacy: The Rising and some of the lore in the world as well. Next time we'll be looking at the six different factions and how they work together, or fight against each other. Dark Legacy: The Rising will be available at your favorite local game store this summer!
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The University of New Orleans, College of Engineering began development of a personal computer-based system to track and monitor Occupational Safety and Health Administration worker exposure and hazards in the shipbuilding industry.
Facilities faced with monitoring and reporting compliance with Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) exposure and hazards may discover that the collection, analysis, and reporting effort are quite considerable. The University of New Orleans, College of Engineering (UNO COE) began the development of a personal computer-based system to track and manage that effort from one point. The compliance management system will contain data on worker exposure, health, safety, training, and related activities. It will be developed to calculate occupational safety and health parameters to support decisions on regulatory analysis and compliance. Four tasks have been identified, with the first two completed. These include established type of work versus risks, exposures, safety and health hazards, and established OSHA compliance procedures, calculations, and requirements.
Much of the data was collected separately to measure exposure levels in the shipbuilding industry and was used to complete the first task. Similarly, compliance models developed to assess worker health and safety information were derived from data collected under actual field conditions. The Nederman Filterbox is typical of measures used to control exposure in the shipbuilding industry.
Two remaining tasks are underway, including established shipyard responsibilities to achieve OSHA compliance and established performance-tracking procedures and methods. The third task will address monitoring, prevention efforts, data analysis, and reporting. The final task will consider historical trends and desired tracking metrics. The UNO COE is conducting the collection, analysis, and reporting effort in cooperation with OSHA and members of the shipbuilding industry.
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Episode 034: How to Get A Quality Night's Sleep with Katie Leadbetter
In this episode, we're going to talk about sleep. I'm joined by Katie Leadbetter, a Nutrition Consultant, and fellow 21-Day Sugar Detox Coach. Katie helps people maintain health and vitality through whole foods based nutrition, customized supplementation and wellness coaching.
Katie and I recently held an Instagram Sleep Challenge, because we were both struggling with sleep and needed some accountability around it. You'll hear us share 10 tips to get a better quality night's sleep, as well as hear us share our own personal experiences with getting quality sleep!
What I want for you to know that is that sleep is vitally important to your health. It's perhaps even more important than eating a healthy diet and exercising. It's an important part in hormonal function, detoxification and metabolism.
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Naomi Nakamura: Hey guys, welcome back to the Live FAB Life podcast. I am so excited for this episode, because I'm joined by my good friend, Katie Leadbetter. Katie is a nutrition consultant graduate of Bauman College Holistic Nutrition and Culinary Arts. She's also a fellow 21-day sugar detox coach. As a private nutrition consultant, she focuses on working one-on-one with her clients to help them improve their digestion, balance their blood sugar through diet analysis, cooking and shopping instruction, and individualized dietary and nutrient recommendations. She's been following the paleo diet, and has been gluten free since 2012. Katie is super enthusiastic about helping people maintain health and vitality through whole foods based nutrition, customized supplementation and wellness coaching.
I am so excited to have her with me. If you follow both of us on Instagram, if you're not, you should, because you're missing out. A couple of weeks ago, we did an Instagram sleep challenge, because we were both struggling with sleep. For five days, we did Instagram Lives alternating on her account and my account, and every day, we gave a tip on how to get better sleep, and we challenge ourselves to focus in on better sleep that week, and we were both really successful at it. In this episode, we are sharing the 10 tips, five from each of us, and sharing our thoughts, and why sleep is important, and how to get good sleep.
It's just fun to have a friend on the show who has the same values, and does this same kind of work. We're just sharing our thoughts and stuff, and so I loved collaborating with Katie that week, totally enjoyed having her on the show. We're thinking about more ways that we can do this moving forward. I hope you enjoy this episode, and let's get to the show.
Katie, welcome to the show.
Katie L.: Thank you so much for having me. This is so exciting.
Naomi Nakamura: For those of you who may not know Katie, Katie is a fellow 21-day sugar detox coach, but I would love for you to share your background with us.
Katie L.: I went to Bauman College, which is here in the Bay Area. I graduated in 2016, yes, with a nutrition and consultant certification. I became a coach just before that actually was in the fall of 2015. I came to real food in 2011 is when I made a big shift to my diet, and it was a really hard change initially, but I finally stuck with it. Then I finally did kick sugar to the curb at least in the majority of my [inaudible 00:03:11]. It definitely happened initially when I was switched off of the processed food diet. I'm passionate about gut health and blood sugar regulation, because to me, those are the things that are at the root of really if we get those under control, a lot of other things fall into place.
Naomi Nakamura: I think, that's a really good thing to point out, because I have been having those thoughts lately. Like, what are the common denominators around a lot of illnesses? We're a little bit off topic right now, but I don't know if you heard of a quote from Dr. Terry Wahl of Wahls Protocol, where she talked about how we basically all have the same disease, because we all have basic things in common, like, blood sugar dysregulation and perhaps lack of vitamin D, all of these different things, but one of the things that I think is at the root of a lot of people is this general feeling of malaise or unwellness is a lack of sleep.
Katie L.: Absolutely.
Naomi Nakamura: That's what we're going to talk about today, because for those of you who aren't following Katie and I on Instagram, which you really should give us a follow, because we share some great stuff. A couple of weeks ago, Katie and I did a really informal really, really casual Instagram sleep challenge, because we were both struggling with sleep.
Katie L.: Yes.
Naomi Nakamura: I would venture as far as to say for some people focusing on sleep can be the most important thing above cleaning up their diet, or even above getting exercise because it is really that important. I like to say that we can get away with a poor diet, and we can get away with maybe not enough exercise, but we really cannot function without sleep.
Katie L.: So true. I've definitely heard several people recently saying that. Like, they would prioritize sleep over exercise, sleep over diet. Like, if you have to choose one thing to focus on, it's sleep. It's almost like don't bother doing the other stuff if you're not sleeping well. I hate to say that because I run detox groups. You run detox groups. You work with clients all the time, but if you realize that's how important it is, then you're really like, "Okay, this is not a joke, and I understand that not everybody ..." I don't have kids. You don't have kids. It's easy for us to be like, "Oh yeah, we go to bed," but it's like, "Well, you have kids. You know you're going to be awake in the middle of the night how many times."
You have to plan extra for that. Don't go to bed at 11:00. You should be going to bed at 9:00, maybe at 8:00. It depends on what your life's like, but plan for those things, because they're going to come up.
Naomi Nakamura: And think about ways that maybe you can incorporate more sleep. Like, do you really need to stay up and watch one more show, right?
Katie L.: Right.
Naomi Nakamura: Like I said, Katie and I did this really casual sleep challenge, because we both needed it. For us, we understand the importance of sleep, and maybe we can share some of those things with you, but even for us, we're aware of the value and the importance of it. It's still a challenge. It really is we ... No, like Katie said, we both don't have kids. It doesn't mean that we don't still have a lot going on. We both still have full-time jobs. We're trying to build our nutrition businesses on the side. We both have family and social obligations. We both have dogs. We do take them a lot of time, and we both have things we like to enjoy, but that doesn't mean that we're allowed to deprioritize sleep. I think in our modern society, that's just become more of the norm, that sleep has just become so devalued.
Katie L.: Like, a badge of honor to be like, "Man, I only got four hours of sleep last night." People say that. Like, "Look at me, and I'm still up." It's like I would be like, "That would do it."
Naomi Nakamura: I know. What we're going to do today is we are going to share with you 10 tips on how to get a better nice sleep. Do you want to start?
Katie L.: Sure. My first tip is to set a bedtime alarm on either your phone or if you have some sort of Fitbit or an Apple Watch or whatever, set an alarm to go off to remind you to start getting ready for bed. Ideally for me, it goes off actually an hour before I want to be in bed so that I'm like, "Okay, it's already time to start turning off my things, and getting ready for bed, packing my lunch, watching my face, all that kind of stuff."
Naomi Nakamura: I was thinking about it. I haven't tried this, but can you set an alarm with Alexa? Maybe you can even have Alexa tell you, "Hey Katie, it's time to go to bed."
Katie L.: I don't have an Alexa, but maybe I could ask Siri to do it.
Naomi Nakamura: Another helper.
Katie L.: Yes.
Naomi Nakamura: That was tip number one. My first tip, it goes hand in hand, is to turn off all your devices one hour before bed. I am really guilty of not doing this, but when I do, we've proven it that I get better sleep. Like I said, we did this Instagram challenge a couple of weeks ago, but I think we both saved our highlight stories. You can go back, and I'll link to our profiles in the show notes, but you can go back and take a look at literal proof on how this really helps me. I don't know about you, but before I know it, an hour can go by of me not realizing how much scrolling time I'm doing on social media.
Naomi Nakamura: I have a confession to make. I play words with friends to the point where I am maxed out on the number of games at the end of the day, and I thought, "I got to catch up on my games," and because I have so many games open, it can literally take an hour to get caught up.
Katie L.: Wow.
Naomi Nakamura: Yeah, so you really need to just shut off the devices. That's in preparation of, like you said, getting another things you need to get done in preparation for the next day, or even just being able to quiet your mind. I know a lot of us go to bed, and we have a hard time falling asleep even though we're in bed at a decent hour, but because we have so much going on in our minds, that if we just take the time to shut down the devices, that gives us the time. I had somebody on Instagram asked me, "Well, what do you do in that hour?" I was like, "Well, for me, I usually set my ... You know, I'll set some kind of alarm 10 minutes, and I'll tidy up around the house just for 10 minutes at the end of the day."
Then I will go through my bedtime routine of taking the dog out for her final potty break. I'll go upstairs and wash my face, and do my nighttime routine. I try to meditate before bed, maybe if I want to do a little bit of reading an actual book, and not a device reading, away from things that stimulate my brain as much as possible.
Katie L.: That's exactly what I think. That would lead up time it could like, but it is, I think, really important like you said just to start quieting my mind so that I'm not being stimulated by not just the light, but the stuff in there. I'm definitely the scroller, so not so much TV anymore. I think, it used to be more that I would watch that extra show, but now it's more giving off the scrolling.
Naomi Nakamura: I like what you said about how you use it to get ready for the next day to pack your lunch, because that's setting you up for other healthy habits. If you have your lunch packed and ready to go, tomorrow at lunch time, you're going to have your food ready that you're not going out there, and making maybe a poor choice in what to eat. It's really also setting you up for success for the next day.
Katie L.: Yeah, it's like a twofer.
Naomi Nakamura: Exactly. What's your next tip, tip number three?
Katie L.: I'll give my next tip because it pairs off with this, although I didn't go in this order in our challenge, but it was to have that bedtime routine, and that to keep it consistent across the weeknights and the weekends, so have that thing, because not only does that ... it's just this routine that we're used to, but it triggers your brain. Your brain is like, "Oops, I know what's coming next. This is coming next. I'm preparing myself for sleep." Have the thing, whatever it is. For me, it's stretching before bed, packing my lunch.
Naomi Nakamura: Well, why don't you take us through your exact routine?
Katie L.: Okay, my ideal routine because this doesn't always happen. It's about 20 minutes of stretching before bed.
Naomi Nakamura: What kind of stretching do you do?
Katie L.: Initially, it's been some leg stretches. I have some knee pain when I was running a few years back, and so I was rehabbing that with some physical therapy structures. It morphed into some yoga stuff. It's just whenever I'm feeling like sometimes I'll use the roller, the foam roller to roll out, and just whatever when I'm with that usually happens. I'll confess that I do often listen to a podcast or a book while I'm doing that, because it's hard to not have any devices on, but at least I'm not staring at a screen. That's my concession. Then it's definitely packing my lunch, picking out my outfit, packing any supplements I'm taking with me to work the next day. I like to make sure that my pan is ready in the morning, so I wash the pan.
In order or me to not be grumpy in the morning, I have to have all these things ready to go so that the morning is smooth and I can walk the dogs, and I can stretch in the morning, and do a few things. If I have my pan cleaned, if I have my little breakfast thermos cleaned, if I have my supplements packed, then I'm ready, quick, and out the door a lot easier and happier, and not rushing and slamming cupboards, and, "Get out of the way, Jim. Get out of the way, dogs." It's a confession. That's definitely how it is sometimes. I try to avoid that by getting all that ready the night before. Then it's washing my face, brushing my teeth, usually diffuse some essential oils in my diffuser, or I rob them on myself. Then reading a book, pretty much the routine.
Naomi Nakamura: I love that, because not only are you taking the time to get yourself ready for a good night sleep, but it's also setting you up to have a successful next day at least to get your day started on the right foot. I'm sure you can attest to this that I would imagine that if you skip any one part of it, it makes things go a little bit frazzled.
Katie L.: It does, definitely. It's a little bit of self-care too.
Naomi Nakamura: Absolutely. All of these things combine into one. I mean, this is what I talk about when we want to set ourselves up for success, and it takes a little bit of forethought and a little bit of effort, and a little bit of planning in the beginning, but then it just becomes second nature. Tip number four is my tip. It goes hand in hand with what my bedtime routine is. I had mentioned this earlier. I have started meditating before bed, and I've done this on and off. Honestly, I've done it more when I've been having problems sleeping.
It's like, when things are going well, I let it go, but it has been proven for me that when I spend even just five minutes or 10 minutes, but I like 20 minutes of meditating before bed, I sleep so much more peacefully. I mean, I'm always going to fall asleep, but the quality of my sleep tends to be a lot better. I think, it goes back to what we said earlier with the ability to quiet our mind.
Katie L.: I think, sleep quality is so important, because I think some people can fall asleep and maybe even stay asleep, but are they waking rested? That's when I was like, "Are you waking rested, because if not, then your sleep quality is probably not that good?" There are other factors to look at like maybe meditating that can help with that.
Naomi Nakamura: Well, I think, if you are still getting a lot of sleep, a lot of hour of sleep, but like you said, you are still waking up tired and fatigued, which has definitely happened to me. I think, those are signs that there might be some other things going on, just something to pay more attention to and be a little bit more mindful of.
Katie L.: Yeah, tracking it and getting that information to see, "What can I do? What can I change here?"
Naomi Nakamura: Do you meditate?
Katie L.: I usually meditate in the morning. That's my goal is to start the day with meditating, like, a clear, calm mind. Then sometimes if I'm not out like that when I go to bed, I will meditate, but it's not with an app or anything. I think I mentioned in our stories, it's like a woo woo hippy gratitude for my body meditation. I'll just do a body scan, and just like, "Thank you hypothalamus, and thank you frontal lobe," and I'll go through my head, and I'll go all the way down. Thanks lungs, and I really appreciate you heart, and all the way down.
Usually, I just fall asleep in there, but I feel like it's important to be grateful for all the parts of our bodies do for us every day, and we often don't say thank you to a lot of things that we are fortunate enough to have, so I try to do that when I'm having a little bit of trouble sleeping, and to just regulate my breathing. It's a little bit of a combination of my own creation.
Naomi Nakamura: For the record, I don't think there is such thing as woo woo. I think, it's a matter of people just being more mindful. I think that's awesome. I do use an app to meditate. I really, really do have a problem quieting my mind, so if I just have a voice there to guide me through it, it helps me. I have a few apps that I've used over the years. Right now, I'm using Headspace, which I can't decide if I like it or not, but I've been using it for two weeks, and I like it so far.
Katie L.: Good.
Naomi Nakamura: Your next tip, tip number five.
Katie L.: My next tip is to sleep in a dark room. It should be dark like a cave. That can be hard in our modern world, but one, our eyes are receptive to especially the blue light from our devices, so that's one reason that we want to shut down those devices early on. That blue light triggers our body to think that it's daytime, and so it's not ... The right hormones are not being triggered to help you fall asleep, but our body has light receptors all over our skin, our eyes, everywhere. If the TV is on, let's say your eyes are closed, you're still getting that light input from the TV, and all of those little device like your clock, whether something is charging, all of these things have little lights on them, and they contribute to light.
I think that it's important to really try to either cover them with some tape if you can, a washcloth if you can't tape it off, something to help make it dark, and then maybe investing in something like blackout curtains I think is really worth it.
Naomi Nakamura: Interesting, I don't have blackout curtains, but my tip goes hand in hand with that. That's sleeping with an eye mask. I am very light sensitive, and I told this story in our challenge, but the first time I tried an eye mask was I was on a red-eye from San Francisco to New York City. If you ever flew in on red-eye on JetBlue, they give you a little blanket and some ear plugs, and an eye mask. I thought, "Oh, this is so nice," and I tried it. I had the best sleep on a red-eye on an airplane, because I do not sleep on red-eyes. I don't even know why I booked myself on that flight. I was like, "This is so fantastic." This was back in 2010.
Ever since then, I have been hooked on sleeping with an eye mask. Now, when I don't have it with me, my eyes physically hurt, but getting back to your point, I did not realize, I guess, that it make the connection about how our body still absorbs light, because I would see peoples' Instagram stories or what not, and hear people talk about having to cover the clock with tape. I was like, "Why don't they just get an eye mask?" But when you made your point about how it still affects the rhythm of our body, it really made so much sense. I actually broke the clock in my room, so I really don't have any of that stuff. That's not something I have to worry about, but I do use an eye mask, which helps me immensely.
Katie L.: I use an eye mask too. It's like my blankie. I can't sleep without it. If I go somewhere and forget it, I go buy one. It's just I have to have one, and I've got my husband have to have it too.
Naomi Nakamura: But you enhance your eye mask, right? You put a little bit of essential oils on it.
Katie L.: Yeah, so these are flax seed masks. I buy them. I don't make them. I certainly could make them, but I don't. They put some fresh lavender, dried lavender in there. Then after a while, it loses its scent, so I'll add a little bit of a drop or two of lavender to refresh it. You don't need a lot, because it is so close to your face, so don't put a ton on your eye mask if you are having your own.
Naomi Nakamura: What is your next tip?
Katie L.: My next one was to sleep in a cool room, so not just a dark room, but a cool room. If you think of how we used to live before, we had all of these modern insolation and modern infrastructures, heating and cooling systems, it cools down at night, so our bodies know that trigger of cooling to be triggering us to go to sleep. Ideally, it's around the 64-degree range is what I've read, so trying to keep it cool in your bedroom. That's my next tip.
Naomi Nakamura: I love it. You and I live in the San Francisco Bay area, where typically, it is not very hot. However, I feel like, and tell me if you think this, ever since we had the drought years, I really feel like there's climate change, because it feels so much hotter. For those of you who don't live in the Bay Area, most places don't have air conditioning, because we never needed it.
Katie L.: Right.
Naomi Nakamura: But the past, I would say maybe three or four summers, it has gotten really bad. I will tell you that there is nothing, nothing, nothing worse than trying to go to bed when it's too hot. I mean, I have had friends who on the hottest days could not take it, and literally went and checked into a hotel for the AC-
Katie L.: Wow, that's awesome.
Naomi Nakamura: ... because you can't sleep when it's hot, so your point about sleeping in a cool room is spot on. I actually invested in a little AC just for my bedroom last summer, because I was like, "I cannot take another summer of hot nights."
Katie L.: I think, we may have to do it this summer, because my husband's already complaining about how hot the bedroom is. That's in the winter. I'm like, "Honey, I turned off the heater." Like, "We have a nest," and it will go on in the middle of the night, and I'll get on my phone real quick, and I'll just turn it off so that I don't hear him complaining about it being too hot. I think, it's going to be a rough one. I'm a little worried.
Naomi Nakamura: My next tip is for those of you, and this is not related to the cool room, but when I was really, really having bad sleep problems, I never had a problem falling asleep, especially if it was cool weather. My problem was that I could never stay asleep. I would wake up in the middle of the night without fail every night usually between 2:00 and 3:00 in the morning, because I was hungry, like starving hungry. It was really impacting the quality of my sleep. This is happening every single and night, and I didn't know what was going on, and when I saw my first functional medicine doctor, Dr. Melissa, who I interviewed in episode two, she told me that it was a sign of hypoglycemia, because my blood sugar was off.
What she recommended which I do that has helped me immensely with my sleep is to eat a small pie of protein about an hour before bed, so maybe when your alarm goes off that it's time to start your evening routine, maybe you just have a hard-boiled egg, or a small piece of turkey, or just a really, really, little piece of protein. What that will do is that will help balance your blood sugar, because carbs affect your blood sugar. If you're eating a heavy carb dinner, or you haven't had a whole lot of protein or fats throughout the day, that's going to cause your blood sugar to become unstable.
Naomi Nakamura: If you think about it when you go to sleep in the evening, your body's in a fasted state, so if your blood sugar is not balanced, it's going to disrupt a whole lot of things in your body, especially your sleep. Protein is one thing that helps balance blood sugar, so eating just a little bit can help you maybe sleep through the night if that's an issue for you.
Katie L.: That's a great idea, because I know people who sometimes will eat a snack before bed. That's usually not like that. It's usually something else.
Naomi Nakamura: Ice cream.
Katie L.: Yeah, not quite that ideal, so it's like, "Okay, you already have this behavior of eating. Let's swap it with something healthier that will still help you sleep, but has some nutritional value to it."
Naomi Nakamura: Nutritional value and again twofer help you sleep.
Katie L.: Yes, definitely.
Naomi Nakamura: Now, is this your final tip?
Katie L.: It is. My last tip is to, and I mentioned this in my bedtime routine, diffuse some calming essential oils. I like it for two reasons. One is think of what I typically would diffuse at bedtime if you like lavender and seed or what. Those are very supportive of sleep. I like those because they support sleep, but also that background noise.
Naomi Nakamura: That white noise.
Katie L.: Yeah, and so you get that in the background, and so we would like that. Unfortunately, our diffuser is not working right now, so I'm going to have to figure something out, because we've been without it for a few days, and I need it back.
Naomi Nakamura: I love that. I like to diffuse as well, diffuse essential oils when I sleep. Lavender is my favorite. It's just so calming.
Katie L.: It's great for pretty much anybody of any age. It's the best.
Naomi Nakamura: Yes, it's very gentle.
Katie L.: Yeah, it can do anything, and it works for everything, and it's very gentle for even children and stuff. Yeah, it's a good one.
Naomi Nakamura: My final tip is to follow the sun seasonally. What I mean by that is that we all have a natural circadian rhythm, and it aligns to what the season is. Of course, we're coming out of winter when we had longer nights, short days, long nights, and so what I did during the peak of winter is that when the sun started to set, and in California, that usually meant about between 4:00 and 5:00 PM or even 5:00 and 6:00 PM, I wouldn't go to bed, but I would start to dim the lights in my home to align my natural circadian rhythm with the season. I found that that helped me immensely whenever I was struggling with sleep.
Naomi Nakamura: Now that we're in spring, and we're moving into summer, obviously, I won't do that until later because our days are longer, and our nights are shorter, but just by syncing your body to your natural circadian rhythms will really bring yourself back into balance, and can really help with your sleep. If lights are blazing all night, and you're not going to bed until after midnight, well, that's really disrupting your circadian rhythms, which then has direct impact on just the way your hormones work in your body. Your hormones are the chemical messengers in your body, so they affect every single part of your body.
Naomi Nakamura: We have tons and tons of different hormones, some that we've never even heard of before. In fact, I just listened to a really good podcast episode with a, I think, she's either a naturopath or a functional medicine doctor. She specializes in ... I think, she's on the board for the DUTCH Hormone Test Company. I'm not sure, but she talked about how it has direct impact on progesterone, which is the hormone that really helps us with anxiety and fear. I will link to this episode in the show notes, but she specifically talked about how your circadian rhythms have direct impact on that. This is a tip I picked up a couple of years ago, but jut to align your body with your circadian rhythms may be different, and especially on where you live in the world, but to align to it will really help you if you struggle with sleep.
Katie L.: I like that seasonal model of living, not just looking at food, but looking at me trying to live in more harmony with the seasons, and so maybe being a little bit more restful, getting a little more sleep in the winter, not that you would go to bed at 5:00 at night, but maybe you would go to bed at 8:30 and 9:00 versus summer. Maybe it's 9:30 or 10:00, shifting a little bit with the season certainly. I really think it's a great idea to support our sleep.
Naomi Nakamura: I would love to hear how our sleep challenge helped you, or what you've learned about your from it, or what were you takeaways, and how are you doing now?
Katie L.: I'm doing okay. I think, our sleep goes ... It is the weekend when we were recording this, so that's a little bit hard to say. Definitely no, I really noticed if I did not turn off my computer when my alarm went off to get ready for bed if I kept looking through it, because, "Oh, I just have one more thing to do or whatever." Those nights, I wouldn't sleep as well. There were other anomaly things that's like, "Oh, this big thing is coming up, or all this stuff is up in the air, and made it harder overall." I think, I'm more cognizant of my sleep, and I'm continuing just to post my sleep stats, because I think, it's a good accountability for me to do for myself, so I could be like, "Oh, look, they are getting better."
Katie L.: Ultimately, that's what I want to do. Like you said, we know all of these tips, but I needed someone else to be of a push to make me stick with it.
Naomi Nakamura: Because coaches need coaches too.
Katie L.: That's true.
Naomi Nakamura: For me, I found that I get up at the same time every day no matter what without an alarm. My natural alarm clock, which whenever I say that, I think of that sign-filled episode with Kramer. Did you ever see that?
Katie L.: I'm sure I have. It's been a long time.
Naomi Nakamura: My natural body alarm clock always wakes up at the same time every day. My goal is to get seven to eight hours of sleep, which is my sweet spot for me. I have to go to bed at a certain time, and I found that if I am not asleep, not in bed, but asleep by 10:30 at the latest, my sleep will be compromised. I experimented a little bit on the weekend, so my alarm, bedtime alarm will go off at 10 to 9:00 every night, 8:50 PM. That's usually enough time to get me in bed by 9:20 if I'd like to read a little bit, and meditate for 15 to 20 minutes. I'm usually asleep between 10:00 and 10:15.
Especially in the weekends, I'll try and push that an hour later, because it is the weekend. My sleep definitely is not of the same quality. There was one night this week that I got eight hours and 29 minute. Katie and I both track our sleep by our Fitbit. I went back looking through my Fitbit, and the last time that happened was in April 2017, so almost a year. Well actually by the time this airs, it would have been a year. I can't tell you how good I felt that day.
Katie L.: I bet.
Naomi Nakamura: I felt so good, but for a year of averaging about six hours of sleep. Since we've done this challenge, I've been having at least seven hours, and it has made a huge difference in clarity of mind, and my ability to focus, and my energy throughout the day, and my desire to work out, so huge impact for me.
Katie L.: I'm less likely to push myself in my workout if I'm tired. I'm like, "Oh, I'm tired. It's Thursday or Friday." I'm exhausted. I didn't sleep well, so I won't push myself with that. It's almost like an excuse on some level for me to be just like, "Oh, I'm super tired. I should not," which is true. You should not go super hard when you are maybe really exhausted, but it's also like ...
Naomi Nakamura: It's a catch-22, because as someone who used to run marathons, and I did push myself, I'm really cognizant now about, "Oh, I didn't get a good night sleep. Am I causing more stress if I do push myself?" I really have to pull myself back, and not have that mindset as well. Like I said, it is a catch-22. Like, what do you do here? Well, what do you do is you get more sleep?
Katie L.: You get more sleep. This is what you do.
Naomi Nakamura: Exactly. We are trying to do weekly check-ins on our sleep, because we're not doing daily Instagram lives anymore, which is what we did during our sleep challenge, because that was a lot of effort, but we're trying to do it weekly, and we alternate between either one of our Instagram account, so I will link to both of our accounts in the show notes, but you can also give Katie a followup at cleaneatingwithKatie.
Katie L.: Yes.
Naomi Nakamura: Any other words of wisdom before we wrap up?
Katie L.: Just go to bed.
Naomi Nakamura: Good words of wisdom. Besides Instagram, where can people connect with you?
Katie L.: I have a website, cleaneatingwithkatie.com and cleaneatingwithkatie@gmail. I have a couple of blog articles on there about sleep with a few other tips besides the ones that we gave today. Then I'm on Facebook. The same thing, clean eating with Katie.
Naomi Nakamura: Awesome. Now, I am not a recipe developer. I just don't have that knock, but Katie creates some fantastic recipes, so make sure you get over to her website to check them out. They're usually 21-day sugar detox compliant. She also will be a good resource if you want to learn more about essential oils too.
Katie L.: Definitely.
Naomi Nakamura: Thank you so much for joining us. I'm so excited we're able to do this together.
Katie L.: Me too. This was so much fun.
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As the darker mornings creep in and we start reaching for the thermostat, our thoughts of dieting and exercise slip from our minds. We are ready for hibernation and as Radio 1's Scott Mills puts it, the winter bulk up.
So why do we put on weight at winter?
It is a common belief that we need to eat more during the winter months in-order-to 'bulk up' and stay warm. This may have been true at one time, when our ancestors experienced periods of famine, but nutritionist and celebrity chef Zoe Bingley-Pullin told the Huffington Post Australia, these days the reason is much more practical:
"The cooler air and shorter days can trigger some changes in behaviours which encourage fat storage. Specifically, eating is a way to raise the body temperature and so, when cold, we seek out food where we ordinarily may not."
Although this alone is not an issue, staying in more (to keep out of the cold), moving less and craving more stodgy comfort foods (to cheer ourselves up), can add up to a fair few pounds of weight gain.
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Of course, Nicola insists that a healthy diet still plays a part in fending off the pounds. It can also help to produce results faster when using weight loss supplements, such as those she recommends for this winter.
To keep on top of food cravings, Nicola recommends an all-in-one supplement like Skinny Juice.
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VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. – Disclaimer: It's still very early in the Major League Baseball season.
However, if the playoffs started today (they don't), the Washington Nationals, Colorado Rockies and Los Angeles Dodgers would all advance to the postseason in the National League. Carrying those teams to fast starts? The guys carrying big sticks – and coming from Virginia Beach.
Mark Reynolds, Ryan Zimmerman, Chris Taylor. Three major leaguers, all alumni of Virginia Beach high schools who later played at Virginia and each lighting up baseball box scores.
Reynolds, the First Colonial high school product, entered Tuesday evening with 11 hits in his last five games – including home runs in four straight. He's hitting .333 with 12 home runs and 30 RBIs. Not bad for a guy who had to settle for a minor league contract in order to return to the Rockies in 2017.
"The offseason was tough," admitted Reynolds. "The market got pretty watered down with players like myself. I felt like this was the best opportunity for me to make a team. If you want to play, you have to produce – especially in my situation. I'm just trying to produce every night and hopefully be in there the next day."
The only national leaguer with more home runs this season than Reynolds' 12 entering Tuesday night? The 13 long balls of Kellam high alumnus Ryan Zimmerman. The reigning N.L. player of the month leads all of Major League Baseball in batting average, hits and runs batted in. He's currently hitting .410 with 13 homers and 34 RBIs.
Not to be outdone: Chris Taylor. The Cox high school graduate entered Tuesday with three home runs and 12 RBIs in just 38 at bats this year – including Monday's grand slam vs. the Pirates. Taylor, hitting .385 on the young season, had just one homer in his first three MLB seasons.
"I think he has the ability to cover more pitches and handle velocity now," said Dodgers manager Dave Roberts about Taylor. "With the rhythm in his swing and just mechanically – he's much more sound and athletic."
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The objective of the Association Board shall be to assist and work with the principal, faculty, Advisory Board and the pastors of Holy Trinity and St. Joseph Parishes to enhance the educational endeavors at Holy Trinity School. The efforts of the The Association Board, in realizing this objective shall include, but not limited to, the following:
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2004's "Inferno" wasn't exactly a mainstream breakthrough but it did seem to give the band a bit of exposure that it hadn't seen in a while. It was the first Motorhead album that I'd ever heard and left me along with many other fans curious to see what the band would follow it up with. Thankfully this 2006 effort manages to provide another batch of material.
While "Inferno" may be the heaviest album that Motorhead has ever put out, this album seems to have more in common with "Overkill" and reflects some particularly bluesy influences. The riffs still kick a good deal of ass and Lemmy's vocals are as excellent as always, but there is a somewhat lazy feel to the band's execution and song structures. This album also features cameos by Poison guitarist CC Deville and Alice In Chains/Ozzy Osbourne bassist Michael Inez, though they're not that noticeable...
The songs are also pretty diverse for a band that is accused of having written the same album eighteen times. You've got some faster anthems ("Sucker," "Trigger," "Sword of Glory"), upbeat rockers ("One Night Stand," "Devil I Know," "Christine," etc.), mid-tempo tracks ("Under The Gun," "Living In The Past," "Kingdom of the Worm," etc.), and a rare acoustic ballad ("God Was Never On Your Side"). The latter track definitely stands out for its uniqueness and the sweet vocal performance but there's something to be said for the pummeling "Sucker," the humorous "One Night Stand," and the interestingly sequenced "Trigger."
Lyrically, this album covers the same set of Motorhead subjects but it seems to serve as sorts to "Orgasmatron." "Devil I Know" and "Under the Gun" both make references to "Claw" while "Going Down" frequently makes mention to a certain "Dr. Rock." That and "Kingdom Of The Worm" seems to be one of Lemmy's attempts to rewrite that album's legendary title track...
All in all, this is a pretty good album though a noticeable step down from the awesomeness that was "Inferno." The band does seem to be on autopilot at times, but the songs are pretty solid and prove that Lemmy and his crew truly can piss excellence...
My Current Favorites:
"Sucker," "One Night Stand," "Trigger," "God Was Never On Your Side," and "Be My Baby"


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I've always been a goal setter. I blame it on my dad. A guy who blames his success on goal setting. And since I feel I am more likely to complete my goals if I share them, I figured I would do so here. I still might fail, but embarrassment is a good teacher for me, and I might be a little less likely - or at the very least more concerned about completing them if I share them with the internet void and you, dear reader.
In the past I've done elaborate goals, big Happiness Project style goals with monthly and even weekly goals. But I feel like in doing that I kind of set myself up for failure. This year, I'm keeping it simple with three difficult (for me) but attainable (I think) goals.
So here they are:
1. Write every day. It doesn't have to be a lot. Can be a paragraph, can be a chapter, can be on my blog, in my journal, or on one of the many projects I have, but the rule is that I have to write. This quote is inspiring me for this goal:
"The one ironclad rule is that I have to try. I have to walk into my writing room and pick up my pen every weekday morning." - Anne Tyler
2. I'm going to run a half marathon. I honestly can't believe I am putting this here, because I am the worst runner, and, while I exercise regularly, can't be counted on for more than two miles on any given day before I want to cry. But I admire runners, and know a girl who ran a half marathon four months pregnant, so if she can do it, so can I. Right? (right?)
3. Be nice. Nice to my husband. Nice to my baby girl. Nice to myself. And, nice to anyone else who comes in my path, but mostly be nice to those three people. My life right now is stressful and it seems that those I love the most get the brunt of my stress. Man I love those guys. I know it's not measurable like the others, but it's all I've got right now. I'm just going to try really hard to be nice.
Here's a pic of the two loves I talked about on Goal 3 ringing in the New Year in Jamaica. 2014 was so hard. We're ready for a blank slate. Welcome, 2015. We're so happy to see you.


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To an outside observer, classic portraiture, lifestyle photography and documentary photography can look kinda similar – but there are a few key differences. There are no hard and fast rules about this kind of thing, but this is my interpretation.
Documentary photography is completely unscripted. It's the fly on a wall approach. It's visual storytelling – it's documenting your real life, exactly as it happens with no involvement or direction from the photographer. It's raw, emotive and honestly represents who you are – quirks and all.
While documentary photography is completely unscripted - classic portraiture is the exact opposite– the photographer has full creative control over every possible aspect of the photograph – light choice, background, face and body placement etc. They are typically more polished, more poised.
Lifestyle photography lies somewhere in the middle of classic portraiture and documentary photography. It's a mix of authentic vs staged photography. It's utilizing the best light, mild posing/direction from the photographer and shooting real life situation as it unfolds. Lifestyle images look more laid back compared to classic portraiture… To me, they are a prettied up interpretation of real life.
What will a session with me entail?
Every session is as unique as the family I'm shooting. We will communicate prior to your session so that I can get to know a little more about you and your family. I also want to know what really matters most to you in documenting your family. On the day of the session, I show up a little early just to get a feel for the home and to meet everyone. It takes a little while for everyone (myself included) to warm up, so I want ample time for everyone to get used to me being there before I start sticking a camera in your faces!
Documentary sessions can be REALLY LONG. Why?
As a mom who has also done my own fair share of family photo sessions and minis, I can tell you that no amount of bribing could guarantee picture perfect smiles from my child in 20ish minutes. I remember the frustration, the tantrums and the whining from my husband alone – let alone my kid.
It takes time for anyone to warm up to someone. Ideally, I want you to forget why I'm there and not be camera aware - but it that takes time to gain that trust.
With documentary photography, the usual stresses that come with taking photos are gone. There is no rushing, no hunt for the perfect outfits, no time restrictions for the "perfect light". The best though – no forced smiles, no forced anything. I show up and hang out with the family for a few hours as a patient observer, waiting for natural stories to unfold. My goal is to shoot life as it happens and capture the things that make your family unbelievably beautiful and uniquely yours.
I love the idea of family documentary sessions, but I still need a family photo to send to the grandparents….
I got you. While my sessions are very much unscripted, I have a mother in law that needs to have the photo of everyone smiling for the camera, otherwise there will be hell to pay. I'm happy to set aside time to shoot a few family portraits as well.
So, we don't really do anything. Our session will be a whole bunch of us doing nothing.
I have a 6 year personal project in the works documenting my everyday. We don't really do anything either, yet I have an entire portfolio of images that I cherish! While I can certainly give you ideas on activities to do as a family – there is something about shooting simple routines and the things you do everyday that make for some of the best photographs.
Preparing dinner, lazy days on the couch or washing dishes may seem like a silly thing to take photos of, but there can be magic in those mundane moments. Trust me!
My family is a hot mess. My house is even worse. I can't have some stranger come in here and take photos of this. It's embarrassing!
Let me fill you in on a secret…I have a family too, I also have three cats that are vindictive jerks that scratch up all my furniture and moldings. My house looks clean, but if you open some of my cabinets and closets - stuff will literally fall on top of you and possibly bury you alive.
A house with kids will be messy - a house with teenagers is probably worse. It's just how it is. I promise that one day when the kids are grown, you ARE going to miss this hot mess of a life. You'll crave that chaos. That exhaustion of running after half naked dirty kiddos and finding half eaten fruit hidden in the couch (my daughter is FAMOUS for this) will be a distant memory - one that you may even forget all about, unless you document it!
Plus, clutter ads to the story. You are helping me take better photographs because of it, so you have the perfect excuse to NOT clean up.
Do you document the not so happy moments? The tantrums? The crazy stuff that maybe I don't want documented?
I document life as it happens but there are boundaries for privacy, if you chose it. If there are certain situations that are off limits, communication is key! While I love images of my kid running around naked, I get that not everyone feels the same way. Just let me know in advance what, if anything is a no go. For moments of conflict and or discipline the same holds true – if you don't want it documented, just say the word / but being a photographer - I also use my judgement and experience as well and back off if necessary.
Further, not all sessions and not all moments need to be shared online. If you don't want images shared for all the world to see, don't be shy about saying so. No hard feelings.
So what do I do with all these photos?
I'm in the business of telling stories, so ideally the best place for these images are in a beautiful photobook and on your walls! As a kid we had tons of photo albums and photos hanging everywhere. We had the photo studio images (the inside joke is that my little sister looked miserable in every single one) and then we had all the images that my dad took that were just of us doing whatever. Happy times around the kitchen table, photos of us kids dressed up in gigantic diaper boxes (remember those?) or of other random things. Those were always the images that stopped people. The ones that really showed what we were like and showcased our personalities. Whenever I visit my mother now , the first thing I do is go through all those old photos and relive those happy memories of days gone by - my daughter loves it too because she gets a glimpse of what I was like at her age and gets a general idea of the man my father was.
How do I talk my significant other into this? It's a big investment!
I agree – it's a huge investment, but one I'd like to think is worth it… but I may be a bit biased. The number one reason why these types of sessions are awesome though is that the camera shy significant other doesn't have to be in EVERY photo.
I'm documenting how you normally spend a day, so you still get to do all the things you usually do anyway. Go to the supermarket, run your errands, drink your beer, give the kids a bath, watch tv, eat a meal together… the list goes on. I promise – its probably the easiest photography session ever, and I swear, I'm not intimidating – we'll be old friends by the time I'm finishing up.
In terms of the actual investment, there is something about having tangible visual memories about a certain time in your life that are invaluable. Not just photos of smiling faces – but actual photos of what real life was actually like – photos that showcase real personalities, real bonds and familiar locations that actually mean something to you. I love a good photo of families frolicking in fields with glorious sunsets - but really… who does that kind of thing in real life?
Now that my own childhood is long over, and our old house is no more - only photos exist to remind me of the way things once were. In my own humble opinion, you can't put a monetary value on those memories.


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All of these bugs are present in my native resolution in Maia at 1920x1080, but please note I took some screenshots in lower resolution as i needed to leave fullscreen mode to take them.
Also as you can see when going into a lower resolution and non fullscreen the hud sprites move into different locations, i think that was on the list of known bugs tho iirc.
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The second photo that inspired me came from my loving wife, Sarah, who always knows that the creepy and strange captivates me. This photo is so blatantly strange that I could have gone in a dozen directions. I decided that … Continue reading
The first photo that inspired me was submitted by my friend Roz: I was immediately inspired to do a story about a haunted place; the kind of place where neighborhood kids avoid, neighborhood teenagers "party" in, and hobos relax in. … Continue reading
Welcome to the first story from my third annual One Thousand Word Challenge. To start, here is the inspiration: http://s26.photobucket.com/albums/c117/missmissie/art%20photography/1000%20words%20folder/?action=view¤t=DSCF7712.jpg The final word count was 1,001, so I was nearly right on target. ————————————————————————————— "They're angels! Can't you see them? … Continue reading
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It's my tradition to do a desktop post when I have a new story release, showing images that inspired my story. "The Black Dog" is in "claw", the 3rd gothika. It's a gothic m/m anthology with three novellas by myself, Jamie Fessenden, and Kim Fielding. The theme of the claw anthology is beast shifters. Jamie and Kim's stories feature werewolf shifters and mine, a massive black hound.
I love gothic stories and horror movies. Both of my previous gothika stories were influenced by some of my favorite books or movies. ("Wuthering Heights" and "Frankenstein" for stitch's "Reparation" and "I Walked with a Zombie" and "Wide Sargasso Sea" for bone's "The Bird").
The inspiration for "The Black Dog" comes from "Hound of the Baskervilles" by Sir Conan Doyle.
I love this Sherlock Holmes story, the mood and atmosphere of it. Though I have to admit always been a little disappointed that the 'solution' to the mystery ends up not being paranormal at all. In "The Black Dog", that's not the case. SAY NO MORE.
Initially, I was going to do a modern take on "Hound of the Baskervilles", sticking true to the original plotline. But as I began working on it, I wasn't satisfied with that and I decided I needed to pull in some other influences and go my own way.
I liked the idea of having a legendary creature in my story, and a small town where monster-hunters might go to try to track down this legend. I'm a fan of TV shows where people are trying to track down Big Foot and other fabled beasts. "The Black Dog" is set in Scotland and the legend of the Black Dog (which is fictional) is the only thing bringing in dribs and drabs of tourists to the tiny Northern Scotland hamlet where my story is set. The Black Dog is like a poor cousin to the Loch Ness Monster.
Gothic stories are defined by their setting. It's critical to have someplace that feels mysterious, spooky, and isolated, where the normal safeguards and rules don't apply.
I decided to set "The Black Dog" in an isolated region on the northern coast of Scotland. Why? Well, first I felt the story had to be on the British Isles because the original inspiration, "Hound of the Baskervilles" is a very British story. But I wanted someplace that would still be very remote in the current day.
I decided on Scotland, primarily due to my love of the TV series "Hamish MacBeth". Hamish is a constable in a small town in Scotland and I loved the rural, isolated feeling of the show. What a great place for a spooky tale! The show was also the inspiration for my main character, Hayden, who is a constable in the small Scottish town of Laide.
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HAYDEN MacLAIRTY
Hayden, my main MC, is a huge "almost ginger" Scotsman, a police constable, patient and steady. Simon calls him "Mount MacLairty". Yes, he's big. He's the seventh son of a seventh son, and he loves living in the tiny hamlet of Laide and wouldn't have it any other way, despite the fact that all his older siblings have moved to big cities and the modern world.
I don't really have a picture that does Hayden justice, but not to leave you hanging, here's a lovely Scotsman for you...
My other MC is a writer from New York. Simon is intelligent, sophisticated, he loves to travel, doesn't mind roughing it, and has made a career writing fictional stories around real monster legends. I picture him looking like a younger Neil Gaiman.
And last, but not least, some inspirational beast pics I grabbed off the web while writing:
That's it for this desktop. I hope you will give "The Black Dog" a read!
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As an organic farmer, gardener, vegetarian chef, and avid foodie, my original way of connecting the art of healing to the importance of honoring the natural world began with food. I do not preach any specific diet. I create individualized nutritional advice based on each persons constitution, symptoms, and personal dietary needs while holding the values of seasonal, local, and whole foods as pillars of my practice.
Clinical Herbalism
Far before the invention of bottles, prescriptions, and pills, humans would go into the forest to harvest plants and fungi to heal their ailments. The human connection to the use of plants as medicine is nearly as old as humans themselves. I use local, wildcrafted herbs, organically cultivated plants, and home grown fungi as the primary medicines in my work. I strive to use only organic, sustainable, local, or fair-trade herbs in all formulas.
Wellness COACHING
Beyond the work of nutrition and herbs lies the world of our spirituality, emotional well-being, and the revival of our innate vitality. I use hydrotherapy, flower essences, meditation, pranayama, and other practices in my one-on-one work work in order to stoke the inner fire and bring true vitality back into the lives of my clients. Trained in the Vitalist Tradition, I offer coaching tailored to each individual with the common intention of raising one's vitality.


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Identical twins Cath and Wren used to do everything together, including co-author the internet's most popular Simon Snow fanfiction. But college changes everything. Even before the sisters arrive on campus, Wren drops Simon (and, by association, Cath) in favor of parties, guys, and whole cliche college scene. Hurt and completely overwhelmed, Cath just can't seem to find her niche: Her roommate is downright surly, her creative writing professor believes fanfiction is synonymous with plagiarism, and a certain guy seems just a bit too friendly. And that doesn't even include all the family drama going on outside of school.
The more her real life world seems to fall apart, the deeper Cath dives into her fanfiction. Simon Snow, his love interest/nemesis Baz, and the whole Snow fandom are the only things that make her feel safe and truly at home. But she can't hide there forever. Or can she?
Rainbow Rowell's Fangirl is an awesome coming-of-age story about opening yourself up to new experiences, daring to try new things, and taking a chance on befriending people you, otherwise, might not associate with. In short, it's about what can happen when you dare to step outside your comfort zone. Sure, it can be scary, but in the end you're glad you did it. And you'll be glad you took a chance on reading Fangirl as well! --AJB


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Pep Guardiola laments 'a really sad day for democracy'
City boss says Rajoy announcement 'a really sad day for all of Europe and all the world'
Pep Guardiola lamented a 'sad day for democracy' after the Spanish prime minister declared Catalonia would be stripped of its political autonomy. Photograph: Alex Livesey/Getty
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has lamented "a really sad day for democracy," after the Spanish prime minister declared Catalonia would be stripped of its political autonomy.
On Saturday Mariano Rajoy announced article 155 of the Spanish constitution would be invoked - once passed by the Spanish senate of which his party has a clear majority - clearing the path for Spain to take control of the elected Catalonian parliament and its institutions.
The move comes three weeks after the controversial referendum on Catalan independence - a vote which had been declared illegal and banned by Madrid - was violently disrupted by Spanish police.
Last week Guardiola dedicated City's 2-1 Champions League win over Napoli to Jordi Sanchez and Jordi Cuixart, two imprisoned pro-Catalan independence leaders.
And he was asked about the situation again on Saturday, in the wake of City's 3-0 Premier League win over Burnley at the Etihad Stadium.
He said: "It's a really sad day for democracy. I thought in the 21st century, those kind of things didn't happen.
"Especially, for example, the Catalan parliament is older than the Spanish parliament itself.
"I am really, really sad. The Catalan people just wanted to vote and we want to be listened to and let the people say what they wanted to be [part of Spain or independent].
"They did not allow us even that, the PP [Rajoy's ruling Partido Popular] didn't allow us to vote. They did what they did today just as the people protested with no violence.
"I think it's a really, really sad day for democracy. The only thing we wanted was to be listened to. Society's demands are stronger than any laws and I think, again, it is a really sad day for all of Europe and all the world what they did today."
City's win saw them move five points clear at the top of the Premier League table, with rivals Manchester United losing 2-1 away to newly promoted Huddersfield Town.


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Position Spotlight - UX Writer
Our UX Writer Evelyn tells us how she finds the right wording for our users and the importance of relying on data vs. intuition.
Can you give us a brief summary of what your job entails?
Sitting in GetYourGuide's Product and Design department in Berlin focused specifically on our marketplace, I work together with teams of designers, analysts and developers to create a smart and seamless booking experience for millions of travellers worldwide. I even write a little too.
What does an average day as a UX Writer look like?
Everything starts with research. Lots and lots of research. Beg, borrow and bribe others for data. That's the only way to shape any halfway decent ideas. Have a Club Mate. Write your thoughts down on paper, post-it notes, the back of your hand. Talk to a colleague about said ideas. Realise you tried to reach a solution before attempting to identify a problem. Start over. Prioritise like a pro. Launch a user test online and watch the feedback flood in. Listen, observe, learn. Reach that all-important light bulb moment. Work on a split test you planned to set up last week. Grab anything caffeinated. Write some more. Go home. Repeat.
What is the most challenging aspect of your role?
Technology now allows us to test every element of web copy and then apply those learnings to produce copy that sells. A/B testing is a tactic we use here to validate our hypotheses, but it can just as easily shatter preconceived notions of what we think good copy looks like. I learnt pretty quickly that no writer can rely on intuition alone, or anyone for that matter.
Why, in your opinion, is this role interesting for potential candidates?
Almost everything you think you know will be challenged, in meetings, in user tests, in the kitchen making coffee. You'll go home every day feeling smarter, sharper and ready to start all over again. There's nothing more interesting, or liberating, than that.
What advice would you have for someone who wants to work as a UX Writer at GetYourGuide?
UX writing is more than putting pen to paper, fingers to keyboard. You'll need to provide reasons for your decisions just as a designer might; if you settled on 'Complete booking' over 'Order now' for a call-to-action (CTA) on the checkout, a product manager might ask, "What's the difference? And how will this affect how the user feels?". So you should be able (and willing) to champion your copy choices, no matter how short the message.
Favorite thing about working with GetYourGuide?
The people. A cliche, but accurate.


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Mark your calendars: SNALC October 19-21, Detroit/
The Scottish North American Leadership Conference is an annual gathering of Scottish societies and clan organizations from across North America who gather to share views, values, experiences and best practices. Last year, the conference was held for the first time in Canada at the University of Guelph.
Across the continent, Scottish societies face the same challenges of reaching out to their communities -- both the Scottish and non-Scottish -- and in engaging a younger demographic. We can take heart from the leadership and best practices that have been demonstrated elsewhere.
This year, the 15th annual SNALC will be held October 19-21 at the Kilgour Centre in Troy, Michigan, hosted by the Detroit St. Andrew's Society. The will be "Transferring our Scottish Heritage to the Next Generation through Music, Art and Culture."
The following comes from the organizers:
Using panels and presentations by experts in the genre, SNALC will listen for the blended voices of our speakers, our attendees, and our younger guests. There will also be performances by musicians and artists representing traditional and modern Scottish performing arts.
Leadership Conference Reception and Banquet, with whisky tasting.
Entertainment by Michigan's premier youth fiddle performers,
The Chelsea House Orchestra.
Banquet address delivered by Kirstin Bridier, National Trust for Scotland Foundation USA.
A full day of programming with panel discussions and forums for the exchange of ideas.
Special Conference Guest Speaker: Joni Smith, Scottish Affairs Counsellor to North America
For greater audience involvement, the program will include webinars for remote observation and participation in the Conference.
Mix and Mingle - informal evening at the Kilgour Centre
Opportunity to discuss and summarize reflections on the theme, a time to draw lessons on how Scottish North American leaders can utilize the arts to promote a broad multi-generational interest in Scottish Heritage and Cultural Tourism.
A complete list of panelists and guest speakers will be available shortly on the SNALC website.
"The St. Andrew's Society of Detroit looks forward to welcoming back The Scottish North American Leadership Conference to Detroit and to welcoming Joni Smith, Scottish Affairs Counsellor to North America, Scotland's Official Representative, to North America's industrial heartland where our ancestral Scots powered America's Industrial Revolution." Lt. Governor John Cherry, Chairman SNALC 2018, St Andrew's Society of Detroit.
We look forward to having you join us in Michigan in 2018.
If you have questions, please contact us at
The conference is presented by the founding partners,
The Chicago Scots and The American-Scottish Foundation in association with the hosting partner, St. Andrew's Society of Detroit and additional co-sponsors, Council of Scottish Clans & Associations (COSCA) and Ontario-based Scottish Studies Foundation.
The hosts encourage all members of the Scottish-North American community to attend and participate in this conference and to take full advantage of the opportunity to meet with North American Scots and visitors from Scotland.
Attendees will have the opportunity to exchange experiences and ideas with key figures from Scotland, America and Canada on topics affecting and involving the Scottish-North American community both here and in Scotland.
2018 marks the 15th Annual Scottish North American Leadership Conference which has now come together in Chicago, Detroit, Edinburgh, New York and Guelph.


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Challenge 396
Out of the Deeps
In Jack Alcott's "The Oceanic Express":
- Francis Bacon, the mystery guest at the party, claims to foretell the future. Does Brendan dismiss the predictions as preposterous or insulting? What action does he take?
- At what point does Brendan begin to suspect that 'Sir Francis Bacon' is sinister rather than merely eccentric?
- What might be the significance in the choice of character names?
- What is the meaning of the fantastical image of the Oceanic Express?
In Joseph Williams' "The Old Man and the Cave":
- The account may seem at first to be a reverse allegory of birth. In view of the ending, why might the interpretation be appropriate?
- Would Jonah have used the term "atheist"? If not, what other word might he have used?
- Rather than concluding in the fashion typical of a joke, how might the story have included a series of clues to the narrator's identity and the reason for his enduring his captivity in the belly of the whale?
In Mel Waldman's "The First Death":
- The name of the deity is abbreviated and thereby deliberately made unpronounceable according to a tradition in Hebrew. What adjustment would have to be made in the dialogue if the play were performed rather than read silently?
- Why might Morgan, in "Angel in My Coffee Cup," be stumped by Rose's question?
- How would you answer Rose's question?
- In what way does Rose unknowingly answer her own question?
- In light of the author's previous works, is the play really about the effects of Alzheimer's dementia on an elderly couple or is it actually a pretext for Rose's question about the origin of natural evil and an omnipotent deity's responsibility for it?
In Michael D. Brooks' "The Final Supper":
- "Merriam Webster" is also the publisher and name of a well-known American dictionary. Why might the author have chosen this name for the story's only character?
- Merriam is described as having a "copper" skin coloring. Bewildering Stories considers skin color and ethnicity as irrelevant to fiction unless it's integral to the plot, i.e. it can't be removed without impairing the story's coherence. Why might the description be relevant in this case?
- One of Bewildering Stories' unofficial mottoes says that any story based on current events is out of date before it's written. Why does that principle not apply to "The Final Supper"?
In John Grey's "Woman in Chair," the narrator seems to have a tenuous grasp on reality. Would you say the narrator is insane if he knows he's delusional?
In David Brookes' "Shaking the Tree," how many examples can you find of people who know everything but understand nothing?
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|Owen Tooth and Paul Hammond at the BFI
The screening was brilliant, as was the open bar in the green room and the after party DJ'd by Sam Spiegel.
Onedotzero is a truly international festival, taking their brilliantly curated selection around the world in coming months.
You can also catch a film we made for Marketing Derby's London Embassy earlier this month below, including a pretty nifty piece of graphics which we created based on their new logo:


text: January 7, 2016 Dylan Waller Connect 2016 Issue 1: The Tale of the First Ever Quest Scouts T-Shirt (PLUS, Changes to Micro Quest you SHOULD know about!) January 7, 2016 Dylan Waller This issue of CONNECT was sent to our mailing list on January 7th, 2015. *|MC:SUBJECT|* Hi Quest Scouts! Gather round the digital hum of our collective computers as I tell you the story of how our Quest Scouts T-Shirts came to be. Starting a few months ago, many of you began asking where they could buy a Quest Scouts T-Shirt to show off your affiliation. So, we went to work designing the shirt, and are happy to report that the first ever T-Shirts will be available starting January 18th! These shirts, available exclusively through our 2016 Kickstarter campaign, will be grey and feature our logo. The back of the neck will say "2016 Backer," serving as proud reminder that you helped Quest Scouts continue thriving in 2016. Designing the shirt was the easy part. Finding a printer to do a small run of T-Shirts has been a bear! Our original quote for t-shirts meant that they would cost you $60! I asked you on Facebook, and several of you were willing for pay that much to help keep Quest Scouts going in 2016. Thank you! However, the price wasn't sitting well with our team. It just didn't feel right. Why were the shirts so expensive? The short of it is that doing such a small run of shirts means we miss out on bulk order discounts. However, we've found a company that does something pretty unique. Instead of screen printing, they use a digital printer to print directly onto their t-shirts! This means that our cost per shirt is, while still not cheap, significantly lower. I've ordered and received samples of the shirts, and while the printing is not a nice as a screen printed shirt, they're still very nice. On top of that, the T-Shirts themselves are soft and durable. I am satisfied with the shirts and I think you will be too. PLUS, if for some reason we end up selling more T-Shirts than we anticipated, we'll be able to upgrade to screen printing at little cost! And that, my friends, is how your future T-Shirts came to be. The last part of the story involves you ordering a T-Shirt through out Kickstarter on January 18th. It is my hope that as many of you as possible will be there on day one of our Kickstarter campaign. (More on why that's important in next week's e-mail.) The way we present micro quests has changed, and I don't want you to miss out! While more details will be released later, here's what you need to know for now. 1) Micro quests are now being released on our CONNECT page. Yep. We've got a new page, and it's a good idea to visit it once a week. Why? For starters, we post at least one new micro quest there a week! 2) These micro quests don't last long! Every micro quest posted on the CONNECT page has an expiration date. Most micro quests will last two weeks, while others may exists for a little more or less time. Don't miss them. 3) Collect your stars While in the past micro quests have been assigned point values, most micro quests will now be worth between one and three stars. Why collect stars? We're not revealing that yet, but trust us- If you're into badges, you'll want to make sure to catch as many stars as you can. 4) Personal Quest The first few micro quest of the year will help you come up with your Personal Quest! If you haven't checked out the Personal Quest yet, now is a great time to get started. A Question for You Our next e-mail about the logistics of our Kickstarter and why it is important to the sustainability of Quest Scouts. Our question for you is: Do you have any questions about Kickstarter? Hit reply and let me know! I hope to hear from you soon. Best Wishes, Dylan Waller Founder of Quest Scouts Copyright © *|CURRENT_YEAR|* *|LIST:COMPANY|*, All rights reserved. *|IFNOT:ARCHIVE_PAGE|* *|LIST:DESCRIPTION|* Our mailing address is: *|HTML:LIST_ADDRESS_HTML|* *|END:IF|* unsubscribe from this list update subscription preferences *|IF:REWARDS|* *|HTML:REWARDS|* *|END:IF|* Dylan Waller questscouts


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2018 White House Correspondents' Dinner Memes & Tweets That Will Make Your Day
On Saturday night, members of the media, political, and entertainment elite descended on Washington, D.C., for the annual White House Correspondents Dinner, the latest chapter in a long-running tradition. And whether you were able to watch or not, you might want to see how it went over on social media — here are some 2018 White House Correspondents' Dinner memes and tweets to help bring some cheer to your night.
It won't be quite like the dinner was prior to the election of President Donald Trump, to be clear. That's because unlike the Obama years, and the Bush years, and Clinton years before that, Trump won't actually be present at the dinner, which means he'll be spared any face-to-face roasting. Trump also declined to attend the dinner in 2017, both times staging a political rally instead.
This earned him some criticism from this year's WHCD host, comedian Michelle Wolf, before the show even started; she called his behavior "cowardly" on Friday, voicing disappointment that she won't be able to crack jokes to his face. The denizens of social media, however, had plenty of jokes on their minds when the big night rolled around ― here are some of the choicest ones.
The Ultimate Photobomb
You've got to hand it to Stormy Daniels' lawyer ― on top of his legal skills, he's an expert in the art of the photobomb.
Paul Ryan's Weed Joke
During a video skit, Speaker of the House Paul Ryan joked that John Boehner had urged him to start smoking weed, a reference to the former speaker's involvement in a marijuana company. Not everyone found it that funny.
Miller Light, Really!?
You really can't fault Ryan for drinking Miller Lite, because everyone knows he can't pour a Guinness.
The Best Part
There were a lot of laughs in the room during Michelle Wolf's routine, but not so many laughs when the cameras panned over.
It Is Amazing
Wolf had some dynamite material on Saturday night, and she even got in a jab at the Clinton campaign's ground game.
Definitely The Most Sexual
From tampons to pussy hats to porn stars, Wolf was definitely not afraid to go there in her jokes.
Both Kellyanne Conway and Sarah Huckabee Sanders looked none too pleased at Wolf's vigorous roasting.
Who's Not Amused
Michelle Wolf cracked jokes about Sarah Huckabee Sanders and Kellyanne Conway... And these stills showed that neither of them looked particularly happy about it.
Off The Hook
Michelle Wolf brought down the house — if not always at the dinner itself, then certainly on Twitter. Many praised her for her no-holds-barred zingers.
Maybe It's Lies
Wolf's jokes about the White House press secretary — who was practically sitting next to her by the podium — were especially cutting. "I actually really like Sarah," she said. "I think she's very resourceful. Like, she burns facts and then she uses that ash to create a perfect smoky eye. ... Maybe she's born with it, maybe it's lies. It's probably lies."
While it's typically acknowledged that comedians at the White House Correspondents' Dinner are there to mercilessly roast members of media and political elite, not everyone was receptive to Wolf's jokes. Sean Spicer, tweeted shortly after the event ended that it was a "disgrace," but it wasn't immediately clear what he didn't enjoy about it.
That's How You Know She Hit The Target
The White House Correspondents' Dinner ended with Michelle Wolf saying into the mic, "Flint still doesn't have clean water." Many pointed out that her short set was by far the raunchiest the event's ever had, with shocking jabs at the Trump administration, the press, Congress, and the president.
The annual event certainly did not lack its fair share of comments on social media. And given the reaction that Wolf got, both positive and negative, it's likely her name will only get bigger from here.


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There is a load of money in politics. It's gross. It's really discouraging. I wish our elections didn't work like they do.
Here's the slightly thought provoking thing. New Moose is raising as much funding as it can in an effort to tell the story of its voters and, hopefully, influence the 2018 Minnesota Gubernatorial race. We're going to use everything we raise to try to get the final New Moose candidate elected.
So are we as gross and discouraging as all the other PACs out there?
I'd say no. And I'd say there are three reasons why.
First, we are transparent. We will be reporting contributions and expenditures on our website ahead of required disclosure deadlines.
Second, funders don't have control over which candidates their funds support. Contributors to New Moose are not supporting a campaign directly. Rather they are funding a movement and its values by amplifying the voices of others. New Moose has little in common with a solitary widjit tycoon paying for his political mouthpiece.
Finally, and most importantly, we will never promise future funds based on the performance of a legislator. We will support the candidates selected through the New Moose process, wish them good luck, and after the election look to the future. We will never, and we will always oppose, promises of future funding for legislative action (e.g. "don't worry about that primary challenger, keep an A+ rating with us and we've got your back."). That is blackmail in our book and those lobbying groups that operate that way are disgusting.
I hope that makes sense.


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Rally Drew More Than 2000 Citizens, Exceeding Organizer Expectations and Solidifying Opposition to Oil Tankers and Oil Pipelines on BC's Coast. PRINCE RUPERT, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Feb. 6, 2012) - More than two thousand residents from across Northern BC, joined forces in Prince Rupert on Saturday (February 4) to march against the proposed Enbridge Northern Gateway oil tanker and pipeline project.
Crowd estimates were provided by the Prince Rupert Fire and Rescue Service, as well as organizer guest books at the concert venue itself.
These numbers contradict earlier media reports that suggested "several hundred" participants took part - a gross inaccuracy.
The event was about delivering one loud and clear message to Enbridge and the provincial and federal governments: Oil spills are inevitable, and for that reason, oil tankers and oil pipelines will not be allowed in BC's coastal waters.
"It's not going to happen," was the common refrain repeated by First Nations leaders and event speakers like radio firebrand, Rafe Mair.
Freelance photos and High Definition b-roll from Saturday's rally are available for use by media (use contact information below):
Photos: http://ow.ly/8TVqo Sample video: http://ow.ly/8SCHV
Contact Information: Andrew Frank Media Relations Office: 604-215-7875 Cell: 604-367-2112


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The popular event "Nightskating Łódź" will return to the city's streets on Thursday 27th of April. The event rapidly grew in popularity among Łódź residents last year and will go into its second season on Thursday evening.
The first event of the season, which is organized by Fundacja Violet Kiwi, will start at 19:30 on Thursday at Park Poniatowskiego. As last year, at around 20:00 skaters will start from Park Poniatowskiego and embark on a skate ride through the center of Łódź at a pace of approx 15 km/h before heading back to the park at around 21:45.
Everyone who feels comfortable on skates and is ready to bring in the spring / summer skating season is welcome to join.
When: 27.04.2017, 19:30
Where: Park Poniatowskiego, Łódź
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Center for Spirituality and Sustainability Leadership Awards Dinner
Edwardsville, IL - The Center for Spirituality and Sustainability will be holding its 13th annual Leadership Awards Dinner on Saturday, April 30th, at 7:00 p.m. in the LeClaire Room on the N. O. Nelson Campus of Lewis and Clark Community College in Edwardsville. Each year the Center bestows two awards, one for Spiritual Leadership and one for Leadership in Sustainability. These dual awards reflect the Center's mission to "promote humanity's sacred connection to the Earth and each other."
Thank you to our generous "lead sponsors" of the 13th Annual Leadership Awards Dinner, who along with the Center are invested in the betterment of our community, AAIC Architects, The Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield Illinois and The Bank of Edwardsville.
Check out the journey of our 2016 Sustainability Award Recipient Mannie Jackson:
Our 2016 Spirituality leadership Award Recipient is the SIUE Camous Kitchen Project:


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Crema encourages the purchase of products made with tradition, love and dedication. The designed set is inspired by the Catalan cream, an autochthonous dessert of the Catalan land. Its creaminess, its hot temperature, and its burnt "cremat" were potentially inspiring attributes.
The project has been done in Barcelona Glass Studio with the collaboration of Ferran Collado.
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Tribute to Jean Rouch & Amadou Hampaté Bâ
When, local time:
Wednesday, 1 November 2017 -
5:00pm to 9:00pm
France, Paris
Type of Event:
Special Event
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Commemoration of the centenary of Jean Rouch (anniversary to which UNESCO is associated):
- a 30mn documentary film starring Amadou Hampaté Bah et Jean Rouch, shot in the House of First in Abidjan, in 1984,
- a one-hour roundtable on intercultural dialogue. The DG will deliver a speech in introduction and each panelist (4) will intervene for roughly 5 mns. President Keïta will close the commemoration.
The objective is to encourage a dialogue on intercultural dialogue based on the documentary film between the President of the Republic of Mali and different stakeholders.
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