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Many of us go out of our way to avoid sadness. We try to focus on the positive, pack our schedules, or avoid thinking about whatever it is that's getting us down.
Other people might help us avoid our sadness, too, dropping by to distract us, inviting us to events or buying flowers or food, or purposely avoiding conversations that might remind us of our loss.
This avoidance is normal. And it makes sense – it's not comfortable or fun to experience deep sadness.
But the truth is: sadness is powerful, healthy, and human.
Sadness shows us what matters.
Sadness is generally a response to loss. It could be the loss of a person, a physical object, a pet, a time in one's life, a feeling, a relationship...
And the reason we're sad is because whatever it was we lost really mattered to us. Sadness shows us our ability to feel deeply. And it clarifies our values and priorities.
Sadness gives us the ability to release.
Know the feeling you get sometimes after a big cry?
Catharsis is defined as the process of releasing, and thereby providing relief from, strong or repressed emotions. Strong feelings of sadness moving through the body can help us lighten an emotional burden.
It doesn't mean we care less after crying, it just means we've spent time experiencing the sadness, and allowing it to move through us.
Sadness encourages us to slow down.
When we experience a strong wave of sadness, we usually want to retreat. Perhaps that means staying indoors, being around only close friends, taking a bit of time off from work or obligations.
These are all ways that we create space for ourselves to feel and heal.
Sadness connects us to others.
Sadness builds empathy. When we've lost someone or something important to us, we can truly connect with others in their loss.
And a whole new community of healing is formed when people connect over a shared loss. You might picture the connection and mutual support that takes place after a natural disaster, or at a funeral. Caring for each other, even when the circumstances are difficult, can connect us in community.
Curiosity about sadness can bring healing.
Sadness is intelligent. Instead of pushing the feeling away, if we explore it we can understand its source in better detail.
You can ask yourself, "What is the root cause of my sadness?" Be as specific as possible – rather than the zoomed-out situation as whole, can you put a finger on what's making you sad right now?
For example:
General: I'm sad because of my breakup.
In the moment: I had a terrible day at work, and realized my first instinct was to call my ex...but now I can't. I'm feeling lonely.
Why do we focus on the specific present-moment? So we know how to take action.
To be clear, just identifying the root cause of your sadness can be the action. Sitting with it, paying attention to it, not trying to change it – that's all powerful.
And when you really put your finger on the source of sadness, it's possible you'll come across a way to cope. Some examples include spending time in community, memorializing a person who has passed, noticing feelings of sadness in the body and allowing yourself to cry, or be still or slow.
According to Karla McLaren's The Language of Emotions, sadness requires that we ask ourselves: What must be released? What must be rejuvinated?


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Fuse CEO Speaks at USC
(September 5, 2018) — Working in collaboration with veteran company MO Studio, Fuse CEO Sumner Lee and Fuse Lead Industrial Designer Jon Sabutis presented a design thinking classroom session and hands-on workshop for Professor Arvind Ramakrishnan's Global Strategy class. This USC Executive MBA class wanted to explore alternative approaches to design for global products and services. Aligned with the Fuse vision of using design thinking to focus on the user, it was presented as a tool for the next generation of business executives.
The Fuse team utilizes human-centered processes for design and engineering, which results in products and solutions that are more valuable, effective, and successful in the market. Far too often today's technology market (in both defense and commercial spaces) sprints forward without including the user in assessment, design, and production, which causes a product to miss the mark and get cast off as just one more failure as a company pivots on the road to success. While design thinking is not a magic bullet, Fuse believes it is an excellent tool to strengthen and improve design and development for a company sprinting forward. A focus on the user will guide developers in the way they shape their end product, and empathy for the user will shape changes to products and services, allowing a company to pivot without having to throw away previously invested time and effort.
Fuse applies the design thinking process to defense and commercial design and engineering projects. The value of working closely with the warfighter can been seen in the amazingly positive response to Fuse products like the Roller CORE® roller bag for executive communications, CORE multifunction network controller, and T3 software which has been requested by fleet JICOs for three years in a row. After putting it into practice in both defense and commercial domains, Fuse is a real believer in the value of design thinking. While it was just a short introduction to the concept, we hope that the workshop and design thinking will be valuable to the students of this USC MBA class.
Read more about Fuse's design thinking process here.
For a more in-depth discussion of design thinking, check out our Fuse Focus article "Design Thinking in Practice."
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Your kidneys play a vital role in maintaining your overall health, specifically they help regulate blood pressure and remove waste from the body. If you are an athlete you need to be in peak condition during training and competition, and it is important to understand performance-enhancing drugs can compromise your health over the long term.
A number of doping substances have been shown to have detrimental effects on kidneys. Anabolic steroids, stimulants, diuretics, and insulin may damage the kidneys and other critical organs.
The use of anabolic steroids and stimulants may cause high blood pressure, forcing the heart to work harder, which damages blood vessels in the kidneys. This kidney damage prevents the healthy excretion of toxic wastes or extra fluid from the body. Scientific research has also suggested an association between anabolic steroid use and renal tumours.
Diuretics, if taken regularly, can cause irreparable kidney damage due to dehydration. Powerful diuretics can increase the excretion flow rates and may result in a loss of kidney filtering capabilities.
Similarly, an overdose of insulin can lead to low blood sugar levels, resulting in heart palpitations, restlessness, trembling and perspiration. Acute low blood sugar may decrease blood flow to the kidneys, interfering with their function.
As you can see, the use of doping substances can put enormous strain on your kidneys and potentially cause long-term and serious health consequences.
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Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei reiterated the need to support domestic production.
In a meeting with high-ranking officials on Wednesday, the Leader provided insight into ways of implementing the set of economic principles known as Resistance Economy by the special government office tasked with putting the policies into practice.
The principles outlined by Ayatollah Khamenei are aimed at bolstering domestic production, curb dependence on oil exports, improve productivity and encourage Iranians to buy domestically-manufactured products.
"The Central Headquarters of the Resistance Economy must be under the full control of the government and the first vice president. The headquarters should set the stage for taking comprehensive action to materialize [the slogan of the year]," he said.
The Leader highlighted economic issues as the main concern in his new year speech and named the new Iranian year (started March 20) after "Resistance Economy: Action and Implementation".
Ayatollah Khamenei underlined the supervisory responsibility of the Resistance Economy headquarters.
Such an oversight has to ensure that "organizations operating within the framework of the [Resistance Economy] policies must experience improvement, and the ones which are indifferent should be redirected to the right path. Measures of organizations, which are against the Resistance Economy, have to be stopped," he explained.
Ayatollah Khamenei invited the government to adopt the policy of prudent spending.
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In this issue: Out of the closet and under the huppah—a lesbian couple and their traditional wedding. Plus—being out as a Jew in lesbian circles. How to act ethically if you hire household help. A post-9/11 search in lower Manhattan. One therapist needs an un-marriage ceremony to mark her Jewish divorce.
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Bad jokes about Jewish women aside, it is a shorter journey than you might expect from Mrs. Portnoy and her maid to signing a contract with your housekeeper. Here's a lttle lesson in how to act ethically when you hire household help.
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"I needed an un-marriage ceremony," Stock says. A therapist tells, surprisingly, of how moving and useful she found her Jewish divorce.
by Michele Herman
A remarkable post-9/11 visit to lower Manhattan.
by Tamar A. Prager
Here's how one lesbian couple—wanting the blessings both of their parents and of Jewish tradition—melded Judaism and their gay identity.
poetry by Susan Terris
by Clancy Sigal
The amorous and radical adventures of my mother Jennie (who always wanted to be a respectable Jewish mom) by her bastard son
Gabrielle Birkner on "Generation Debt: Why Now is a Terrible Time to Be Young," and "Strapped: Why America's 20- and 30-Somethings Can't Get Ahead"
Shala Erlich on "Intuition," "Vickett's Remedy," and "An Imperfect Lens"
Ilana Kurshan on "Murder on Bethlehem Road" and "Accidents"
Sara J. Marks on "Elements of Style," and "The Nanny Diaries"
Tammy Hepps on "Triangle"
Susan Sapiro on "Mommy Wars: Stay-at-Home and Career Moms Face Off on Their Choices, Their Lives, Their Families"
Natalie Graham on "The Boy Who Loved Anne Frank"
Idra Novey on "Morning Prayer"
Susan Dworkin on "Wuthering Heights," "Bronteland and Other Stories," and "A New Story for Nada"
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Why is it that the very thing we fear… we encage?
What problem have we solved by encaging what we fear?
There will come a day where the this act of encaging will become a reversed engineered component self awareness. Upon this same self awareness will it systematically process the reversal of the lion and the lion tamer. The lion with all his awareness will no doubt be aware of the intent and in a unsuspecting way change the direction of the event as well as future events. Maintaining the laws dreamed up by its captor as the doctrine for its own freedom. What right do we have to enslave? What is our moral obligation? Do Slaves have rights?
Do computers have rights? What if your next computer is legally… your next slave? Do computers have the right — to have rights? What if our next industry is "slavery" again? If the slaves are computers and then there is a high probability that the next slave you meet will be some computer of some type, would it be so hard to imagine that this industry as history just repeating itself? What color would the robot/computer need to be to be considered a slave? A time is coming where the labor market will not have the ability to source low waged earners. There may be high demand in the market for low waged income workers, but what about these workers, where are they? We delight in all the changes we are making in immigration laws. Of course immigration would mean that you did not originate from the United States of America. As I recall, we are all immigrants except those who originated natively.
The computers or robot slaves we are inventing today are not just those that sweep or vacuum our floors. These are highly intelligent processing machines with vocabularies and areas of reason. Robots or computers capable of out computing children today, adults tomorrow unless its a chess game — they they are already out computing our brightest adults. Is it possible for these intelligent slaves to become too confident, to possibly become self realized, to know when it has been encaged? Is it our nature to accept an encaged life? Once you become self aware do you standby and allow things to happen to you as in victimization or would it be possible that something as trivial as a code based object could begin to think like humans? Is this our legacy? That when we have learned that something is not like us is our right to silence it by the power of chains, shackles and bars?
With all things Computer, surely there is room to think about the direction of our future based on our understanding of our past. The time is coming and to a great degree is already upon us — but have we thought about what we have produced in the past as a way to measure what we will produce in the future, is it possible we are not reconciled with the past and doomed to repeat the same? Artificial Intelligence is here to stay and rapidly expanding. The next time you stop at a convenience store and notice no clerk at the cash register yet service is being rendered, it can be a reminder that we are already being conditioned for a world of new line of slaves that we will interact with us in our everyday lives whether we want to or not.
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Well, what if our next industry is slavery again? I stated earlier in a post on July 2nd 2017 and I guess it doesn't take much to find evidence for the same:
Noted is the idea that "We have to find new ways to maintain GDP growth as our population ages" and sure the article also mentions "We have to find ways to maintain economic growth as our population ages, particularly in the developed world, and robots have the potential to fill the gap." I'm not surprised. Economics was the same driver and argument instituting slavery. There will come a time where you may want to own a robot=slave. Either you will need to have the finances available to own low cost robots or you will want to be a part of the industry to generates revenue from the production of robotics. The new laborers are those who know how to program, robots and maintain them. A lot like we show comfort with today with stand alone computers.
You mean you don't know how to interact with your computer/robot? It's not just the idea of having or owning a robot, it is a subculture of intelligence. Autonomous or not, our future depends on smart devices. It is the next society of government that we should already be formulating standards for. So, I merely use the word slavery to grab your attention as urgently as possible. These intelligent entities are here already slowly absorbing the workforce. While many of us show no remorse in handing over jobs to machines that the labor force will never give back to the average worker again. Not everyone is trained up in a technology that is far out pacing skillsets that require not only a lot of technical savvy but some will begin to realize how important the imagination has always been. Why the arts and artist matter. You really don't make too much progress reinventing the wheel. What has always been creating change in our lives is people not afraid to dream.
It's a great leap in faith to dream big but it also qualifies individuals to participate in contributions rather than just being told what to do. Well, that's what we have robots for and the market can become just as easily saturated with intelligent devices where we begin to believe "we have to have" these devices for societal reasons. Many of us believe today that our social needs are met by social media not social interactions with people. It's all about the infrastructure. You build what you reap or reap what you build. Your infrastructure is one of the greatest determinants in what is supportable or sustainable. More discussions to follow… I know it's a real cliff hanger and yet I hope to describe the need as much as fresh ideas on how society is part of the solution. We will continue to probe how much our lives have changed already when most of us feeling incapable of doing anything about it. In a sense, we all become slaves to a self made system of moralities yet to be proven as successful or regrettable.
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With the increasing need for business cyber security, many IT professionals are voicing their concerns over a likely data breach. While technology abounds to handle this problem, many businesses are slow to implement because of the costs and changes to their system. Did you know that 80 percent of businesses believe they will suffer a successful cyber-attack in the next year? If this is something that your business is dealing with, you should know that there are resources and tips to help you protect your business data, particularly with endpoint response.
According to a recent study, 64 percent of IT executives said that their internal communication about these issues improved only because a major security problem occurred. You don't want to wait until that happens to secure your business data.
Here are some solutions:
Start by Securing Non-Traditional Endpoints
It's clear that endpoint problems continue to evolve as technology grows faster and more invasive. With enterprise endpoint security, IT professionals should focus on strengthening their perimeter by looking at problems with mobile devices, disruptive technology, and cloud-based devices.
If you have people working from home or people using their own devices at work, you need a system in place that will protect your business from getting hacked through one of these endpoints. You should put mandates in place to protect your business network and only provide access to individuals with trusted devices.
Develop a Zero-Day Attack Plan
In the IT world, a zero-day attack is when you discover a vulnerability in your security, and you are attacked the very same day. This means that your team has to rush to figure out a solution right then and there, or else the hackers win.
You can't do a whole lot to prevent zero-day attacks unless you know exactly how they are entering your system. It's important that you engage in threat hunting tactics, look at applications with vulnerabilities, and increase threat monitoring protocols so that you are aware of any issues with your system as soon as possible.
Create an Incident Response System
If an employee reports a black screen, how soon do you find out about it? There are threats lurking all the time for a business network. You should know about an incident as soon as possible; however, it occurs on your endpoint perimeter. With the correct endpoint response, you can prevent issues that develop from simply not knowing what's going on.
For this, you should implement clear lines of communications and methods for spotting suspected security breaches and data corruption. You should also have procedures and policies in place to prevent loss and damage to your system as well.
Conduct an IT Audit
To assess what is working and what needs improving, you should always use an audit to check your endpoint perimeter security. You can look at the latest threats to your system or start by checking out threats to other businesses. How would you respond to the very same threats to your system? You should always include employees and team members to make sure that everyone is in the loop and knows the process of reporting an issue. This can help you prevent serious attacks and make your network more secure.


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Family Fave
This is one of our favorite treats. It has light and airy flaky layers with just the right amount of berries and creamy flavor. This is one snack that is commonly packed with school and work lunches. It doesn't taste over processed like most snack cakes. I received this free to taste but it was already a household staple.
Super delicious
This flakes are extremely delicious, they are crunchy and also so full of deliciousness. Are not too sweet they taste just right! And the package have the perfect amount for a sweet snack for the kids.
My family already loved flakies but these disappeared even faster then normal! They are sweet a little tart, and of course delicious! The apple raspberry filling is perfectly fluffy on the inside and perfectly flakie on the outside. The kids and i loved them and my husband as well. I would definitely purchase this product again!
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This is a great product for a quick snack. The pastry is quite flaky and the kids love it as a snack. The flavour isn't too over powering and this could also act as a quick breakfast.
So Delicious!!!
Thanks to family rated for the free product, my family absolutely loved our Vachon passion flakies in Apple raspberry. They were a huge hit in our house. The delicious light flaky pastry with a sweet smooth filling made for an amazing treat!!?
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My family absolutely loves vachon products and have been buying them for quite some time now. I was super excited when #familyrated picked me to sample the flakie. My kids as well as myself love the textures and sweetness with every bite. Highly recommend for anyone with a sweet tooth :) #gotitfree #familyrated
Yummy and improved
Flakies are very messy but so yummy. Handy to put in lunches and kids like them so they wont trade them lol. Not good if you are dieting though, too tempting.
Taste sweet heaven!
I had the great opportunity to try the sweet flakiness of this product through famliyrated! It is so light and fluffy and oddly makes me nostalgic, thinking back to my childhood. They are just so good that you can't stop at one. Would definitely buy when the sweet tooth hits.
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This is my go to snack to enjoy anytime in the day. It's very tasty and of course it's sweet. I just can't helping eating this with a cup of coffee or tea.
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First off let me say, I personally am not a huge fan of apple filled pastries, however I have a household who does :)! These were Perfect snack size very light and flaky, perfect for a little sweet snack for the fam.. half of the pastry was not filled with cream which was disappointing as they are a bit on the higher side for price, but it was still a nice treat. I got these free #familyRated and was excited to try them. Overall these were a nice light snack, they were soft and sweet, come individually packaged which I like. These pastries were a favourite for my brother when he was younger so it was exciting to see them again. I would definitely buy these again for my family. Wish I could send them for lunch but they are not peanut free :(!
I need to correct something for my review, I had said originally they were a bit on the higher side for price, however this was the case for the store, as I found them this afternoon at Walmart for a very good price $2.47 they were double the price when I purchased them with my coupon ( I didn't pay the higher price as I used my coupon)
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I can confirm that my account under the Rewards page shows my GCU won't expire until June 2020, yet no discounts are being shown for any games. It was my understanding that the discounts would resume after Cyber Monday, but no discounts are being applied.
I spoke with customer service several times over the last week about it, and they've told me my account's GCU expired in July 2018, even though I've been getting discounts for the last year and four months, and my account shows a completely different expiration. I'm beginning to think that my GCU was flat-out canceled, and customer service has told me that there's nothing they can do since the program ended.
I'd really like to know what's going on, because the official responses in this thread seem to indicate that Best Buy thinks these issues are resolved.
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Stand-out customized labels make the difference
Press release • Jul 23, 2019 12:33 PST
A Matter of Perspective
Savvy shoppers are increasingly looking for information before committing to a purchase. Whether it is nutritional data on a food product or care instructions for a garment, today's customers use their buying power to find out what they're getting before they head to the checkout.
And where do they find this information? On the label, of course. We tend to take the humble label for granted, but today it is playing a crucial role in the engagement between business and consumer.
Labels describe the product, list its ingredients or its size, explain its use, warn against misuse and give important information such as the date of manufacture and batch number. The price label lets the customer know how much the product retails for. And the label grades the product – it gives the buyer information on its quality, where appropriate.
The label is also where the customer will find statutory information required by law – for example, notices that advise smoking is injurious to health, and warnings in the case of dangerous or poisonous substances.
From the manufacturer's point of view, this type of warning and instructional information helps to protect the company from claims of liability and lawsuits. Labels featuring barcodes and RFID tags also help manufacturers and retailers track and control inventory, and provide data to help deepen customer relationships. All these functions are practical, common-sense and in some cases mandatory.
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But the increasingly important role of the label is in the area of branding. More and more businesses are using attractive labels to help build brand recognition and drive purchase. Typically featuring at the very least the brand logo and color palette, the label has become a significant element of the promotional mix, helping to draw the customer's attention and motivating the purchase decision.
The increasingly rapid product cycle in the retail sector demands a constant flow of labels that catch the eye as well as provide information. Brand managers recognize that stand-out customized labels make a significant difference in shifting stock-keeping units (SKUs) – and designers have been tasked to come up with ever more attractive labels.
The label structure itself has evolved from a one-dimensional piece printed with a static image, to allow multi-layer labels, where each layer can be peeled off to reveal further information, promotional offers or QR codes.
Commercial printers who can reliably and cost-effectively meet this demand from end-users are strongly positioned to expand their service offering and build deeper relationships with their customers, resulting in more predictable cash flow and improved profitability.
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How are printers and converters to deliver against this opportunity? The answer, as in so many areas of business today, lies in technology. Label printers are increasingly going digital, bringing to their craft the same advantages that the digital revolution provides the entire printing industry. Rapid turnaround, low-cost short runs, easy customization and simplicity of accurate printing on every kind of material makes digital printing the solution of choice for all label print jobs, from routine standardized tags to promotional and spot marketing campaigns. The traditional flexo press can still produce good results, but commercial printers are finding that the digital press delivers an entirely different – and better – job.
Moving to digital printing is of course not a completely simple process. Commercial printers and converters need to develop new ways of working, including the introduction of a more sophisticated management information system and consideration of factors like a greater color gamut, DPI resolution, inline or offline finishing, and laser die-cutting.
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Epson's latest range of SurePress digital label printers is a cost-effective and reliable solution, designed to deliver exceptional print quality and accurate color reproduction, along with a versatility that can be tailored to meet various needs and budgets. Users cite print quality, turnaround speed, repeatability, and small text legibility as key benefits of the SurePress L-4033AW model. This flagship of the SurePress range is an easy-to-operate seven-color inkjet digital label press with White ink that makes high-quality, short-run label printing easier and more efficient, even on clear and metallic substrates.
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The Webby Awards, presented by the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences, are the Internets equivalent of the Oscars, with a peoples choice award thrown in for good measure. There are more than 30 award categories, and for the next few weeks Ill be telling you what sites have been nominated and why.
For more information on the Webbys, visit www.webbyawards.com .
Last week we covered Activism and Best Practices. This weeks column will go from Broadband to Education.
120 Seconds (www.120seconds.com) Really weird little films, animations, and music videos so completely un-mainstream that youll finally understand what "Indy" really means. Compelling, and sometimes inaccessible, theres always something new to watch at 120 Seconds.
BThere ( www.bthere.tv ) "Bthere is a multimedia production studio that creates, produces and distributes entertainment based content for the booming global Generation "I" market. By using both new (Internet, wireless) and traditional (television, radio) media, Bthere is changing the way celebrities communicate with their fans." Enough said.
The Guggenheim ( www.guggenheim.com ) A wide selection of dynamic online exhibitions on a wide range of subjects, and a virtual museum. "Each exhibition is an extraordinary compilation of archived information, vivid images, and entirely new content."
KaZaA ( www.kazaa.com ) Peer-To-Peer is just a fancy word for the same person-to-person file sharing that got Napster into hot water, but if youre looking to share your stuff while boosting your own "file" collection meaning perpetuate the theft of music this is a great place to go.
OddCast ( www.oddcast.com ) "Oddcasts mission is to become the de facto standard in consumer-level, rich-media communications tools. To that end we have become the leader in providing consumer-friendly, interactive media solutions for entertainment, business, personal and educational needs." What tools you ask? What needs? How about software applications that allow you to create and edit music, edit films and create slideshows? How does that grab you?
Amazon.com (www.amazon.com) Amazon.com really needs no introduction, but suffice it to say, this online retailer is more out of the red and into the black these days and theres a good reason for it. In a word, "selection".
BabyCenter ( www.babycenter.com ) Everyone loves babies, but its not enough to simply have one these days. You have to properly feed them, clothe them, soothe them, warm them and transport them from place to place in such a way that the soft spots on their heads are protected. The Baby Center is loaded with parenting information and products to take you from the purple blot on your home tester to the time your baby is ready to go to preschool.
Cooking.com ( www.cooking.com ) People love to cook almost as much as they love to eat. You can find all the information and products you could ever need plus many you dont but will probably want anyway at this site.
Travelocity.com ( www.travelocity.com ) One of the top travel sites on the Web, with some of the most comprehensive discount fare listings youll find anywhere.
Williams-Sonoma ( www.williams-sonoma.com ) Another cooking product site for a decidedly more exclusive and upscale audience.
BeliefNet ( www.beliefnet.com ) A collection of all major religions and belief systems, with everything from bible readings to daily horoscopes. This site doesnt pick favourites.
Burning Man ( www.burningman.com ) The official site of the Burning Man festival, a one-of-a-kind event where experiencing means participating. Its hard to explain, but easy to appreciate.
Idealist ( www.idealist.org ) Also nominated under Activism, this is the site for Action Without Borders, "a global network of individuals and organizations working to build a world where all people can live free and dignified lives."
Nerve ( www.nerbe.com ) A sex-positive network with regular contributors, editorials, fiction, photo-essays and the like. Not porn.
The Warren Ellis Forum ( http://forums.delphiforums.com/ellis ) Warren Ellis writes comics and graphic novels, and is currently under exclusive contract to DC Comics. Of course the forum is related to comics and animation, but with 2,300 visitors and 9,000 messages posted a week, its probably the biggest comics discussion site this side of Krypton.
ENature ( www.enature.com ) A site for all kinds of ecologists and nature lovers, whether it be vegetable, animal or mineral. This site starts with the concept that nature starts in your own backyard.
Exploratorium ( www.exploratorium.edu ) The "museum of science, art and human perception." Everything from expedition news to astronomy to mathematics.
JASON ( www.jasonproject.org ) JASON refers to Jason and the Argonauts, and his quest to retrieve the Golden Fleece. The JASON Foundation is about multi-disciplinary education "that sparks the imagination of students and enhances the classroom experience." The JASON Academy "is an innovative approach to online professional development for teachers, emphasizing the physical sciences."
Marco Polo ( http://marcopolo.worldcom.com ) Provides free, standards-based Internet content for K-12 teachers and classrooms. It has been adopted in all 50 U.S. States.
Students Against Testing ( www.nomoretests.com ) American students fight the SATs and other standardized testing, which has been found to be biased culturally and economically, and not a true measure of potential.


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So for much of my life, I was in pain. Every damn day. It ranged from everyday annoying pain to screaming-on-the-floor-trying-to-drag-myself-with-my-head pain. While the entire mystery was never unraveled, I did have a viciously diseased gallbladder, and removing it helped a LOT.
It turns out, though, that I likely have serious nerve damage from a decade (or more) of my gallbladder being inflamed, and the old familiar daily pain is basically back (the severe pain is still gone, though, so that's good).
Now, thanks to the Lichen Planus, my mouth feels burned all the time.
Also, I am now developing a mysterious severe muscle pain in the balls of my hands, and sometimes doing something like polishing a wineglass hurts enough to take my breath away.
Le sigh. I guess it's good that I got used to pain earlier?
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Giving Tuesday a massive success
Millions of pounds were donated to UK organisations as part of the annual online event
Donations to charity shot up this Giving Tuesday, according to early indications.
The annual event took place this week (28 November), with people urged to donate to a good cause following the Black Friday and Cyber Monday Christmas shopping events.
The Charities Aid Foundation said that the campaign was mentioned online more than 48,000 times and that initial findings showed donations on the BT My Donate site increased by 56% compared to 2016.
The #givingtuesday hashtag was the UK's top trend on Twitter from 8.30am to 5.30pm, with huge numbers of celebrities, politicians, businesses and leading charities tweeting about it. Statistics from Brandwatch showed that the number of mentions online was 48,003, up 10% on 2016. In addition, #givingtuesday appeared in Twitter newsfeeds 882 million times in the UK alone.
The Big Give, a non-profit website which helps donors find and support charities in their field of interest, also saw £4 million donated on the day. While this was lower than last year's £4.3m, it represented more than 9,000 donations - up on last year's total of 8,500.
More than 2000 organisations became #givingtuesday partners this year, up from around 1,600 in 2016.
Ben Russell, director of the foundation, which coordinates the campaign in the UK, said: "It's wonderful to see how Giving Tuesday continues to go from strength to strength in the UK.
"While Giving Tuesday may only be one day, it offers the opportunity for people to try out ideas they can use throughout the year. Indeed, the response it generated in people donating money, giving up their time or finding out about good causes they may not otherwise have heard of through friends, family and social media, will have a lasting impact on good causes around the world."
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Catskill Mountains Swim Bike Run
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There is a new triathlon club in the Catskills, called "Catskill Mountains Swim Bike Run," based at the Catskill Recreation Center in Arkville, NY. The training schedule as of the 14th of January is:
Swim training, 6:30-7:30pm every Monday, $3
Run training, 6:30-7:30pm every Friday, $3
Bike training, 12:00-2:00pm every Sunday $6 (as it is a 2-hour session)
Additionally, participants in the sessions will need to have either a CRC membership or a day pass.
In the winter months, we will mostly be training indoors, making use of the fantastic swimming pool at the CRC, as well as the treadmills in the gym, and providing turbo trainers for club members in group cycling sessions every week. We will also make full use of the indoor facilities for technical drills, strength training, conditioning and flexibility sessions specifically designed for triathletes. As the weather gets warmer, we will take the sessions outdoors and make use of the beautiful, free swim, bike and run training grounds that the Catskills offers.
After the success of October's Weekend Workshops, I will also be conducting monthly workshops with video analysis in each discipline, throughout the year. Athletes came from all over the Hudson Valley to attend, with some people who were just interested in one sport, not necessarily wanting to do a triathlon, and that was great to have them join in. We also had some people who had never swum continuously for more than one or two lengths in a 25-yard swimming pool, and they also joined in, blowing us all away with how much they learned and how much fun they had learning more swim skills that day. We really are open to people of all abilities, and we want to radically dispel the notion that you already have to be an awesome athlete to come along and participate.
Catskill Mountains Swim Bike Run aims to combine all the best features of a triathlon club, like camaraderie and social support, with the chance for athletes of all levels to receive world-class triathlon coaching. All of us, whether we are training for our first or our fiftieth triathlon, whether we just want to cross the finish line in one piece or we want to go to the world championships, we have way more in common with each other than we might realize. We are all setting challenging goals for ourselves, juggling very busy schedules with work, home lives, social lives and training, trying to do the best we can with this crazy, wonderful sport of triathlon. In my experience, a triathlon club with good, consistent coaching support can be a friendly, safe, motivational place for people to get started in the sport with confidence. A club can also be the best way for people to keep enjoying the sport and improving over time. Let's face it, if you wake up early on a Sunday morning to go for a long bike ride, you are more likely to be motivated to get up and get out, week after week, if you know that some of your clubmates are going to be waiting for you, probably counting on you to show up, even when it is cold and wet and you would normally roll over and go back to sleep. I know that is largely how I have achieved my half-iron and iron-distance training goals in the past, and I just want to share some of that support and motivation with other athletes around the area."
The CRC is already home to the "Cross Mountain Crusher" and the "Catskill Mountain Cycling Challenge" bike events, and Rebecca Manning, the Executive Director of the Center, is an experienced triathlete and endurance athlete. She has been incredibly supportive of this idea to start up a club here. The Catskill Recreation Center is a truly wonderful and unique sports facility, in the middle of this insanely beautiful part of the world with fantastic roads, trails, rivers and lakes. It just seems like Triathlon Heaven here in the Catskills. We are incredibly excited about this new venture, and we hope people will come out and give it a try!


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Please join us on Thursday, December 5th for the BACC Holiday Party at Ashbury's at Boughton Ridge.
The Bolingbrook Area Chamber of Commerce is once again pleased to host our Holiday Party. This annual event has a giving component with the Charity Challenge. Bartenders from Bolingbrook Golf Club, IPIC, Rock Bottom Brewery and McWethy's Sports Bar serving specialty cocktails, are each vying for tips to benefit their chosen local nonprofit. The Chamber sweetens the pot by awarding the top bartender and their non profit an additional $500, 2nd place receives $300, all others receive $100 on tops of tips earned. The winning bartender also wins the 2020 Holiday Party for their establishment.
Cash bar provided by Ashbury's at Boughton Ridge
Tickets are $30 per person and includes cocktails and heavy appetizers
Do not to miss this annual holiday event, so mark your calendar today! Please pick up your event tickets at the Bolingbrook Chamber office.
Advance RSVP is requested. You can by phone (630.226.8420) or via e-mail by clicking here.


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Sprout is a modern furniture brand devoted to creating simple, authentic furniture appropriate for both children and adults. Made in America, Sprout seeks to provide a positive environment for managing creativity and inviting exploration.
Sprout is looking for a freelance cinematographer to help create multiple short, engaging video clips to 1) communicate our brand values in positive emotional way, 2) help consumers understand our products and their value, and 3) allow us to connect with relevant audiences for pay-per-click advertising.
A qualified applicant will be knowledgeable and experienced in all aspects of the film-making process, including storyboarding, shooting video, recording audio, and editing. They will have a vision for how to create an engaging film clip, and the ability to create clips with high production values.
Work will be on a project-by-project basis, with at least the first few projects being consecutive. Finished projects are expected to range from a few seconds to 3 minutes. Compensation will be project based and negotiable depending on experience.
It is not required that the applicant be able to provide their own equipment, though it is a bonus. It is expected that most filming will be done at Sprout's in-house studio, located in Provo, Utah.
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Our trip to China got off to a bad start when our flight was cancelled due to fog. However the airline put us up in a hotel and we left the next morning. This was our first long haul flight and we had no idea what to expect or how the kids would manage. But it was fine and the airline staff just couldn't do enough for us (Air China Southern).
We landed in Beijing airport and were met by my sister and her husband who were living in China at the time. We felt like proper travellers with our rucksacks and we checked into a guesthouse that my sister had stayed at before.
Unfortunately due to our cancelled flight our time in Beijing was cut short as we had an onward flight to Kunming to catch the following day. But we managed to visit The Forbidden City which was absolutely massive and beautiful. You can't appreciate the size and grandeur from photographs!
We spent a few hours walking around the night time Donghuamen Food Market which was just incredible! Here we saw various insects, sea horses and starfish on sticks. None of us were brave enough or even slightly tempted to try anything but well worth seeing! We instead went to a restaurant and had our first real Chinese meal, roasted duck pancakes!
We also had a wander around The Silk Market in Chaoyang District which is an indoor shopping centre with around 1700 vendors selling literally everything you can think of. Beware of the fake designer goods but even this was part of the experience, the vendors are absolutely convinced that you can't spot the fakes, even with the terrible spelling errors! And they love to haggle…it's a part of their culture and not at all offensive to them. Top tip…usually their starting price is around 10 times what they will eventually accept. Being very British this was dreadfully uncomfortable for us but we soon got into the swing of it!


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Jason Kenney is the next premier of Alberta.
The United Conservatives rode a wave of economic angst and western alienation to power in Alberta on Tuesday, winning a decisive 63-seat majority. Mr. Kenney said in his victory speech that the UCP would "stand up and secure a fair deal for Alberta in this great country" and renewed attacks on the federal government, carbon taxation and critics of the province's oil and gas industry.
Here is what you need to know:
- The NDP's Rachel Notley, whose party's seat count was cut by more than half, will now become Official Opposition leader after four eventful years in government. In her concession speech, she said the party had "fundamentally changed the politics of this province forever" and the fight against Mr. Kenney's agenda was not over.
- Some oil executives are cautiously optimistic about a Kenney premiership after he promised a more aggressive stand on increasing pipeline capacity. But the industry is still divided over whether to keep some Notley-era plans in place for now, such as an oil-by-rail scheme and a curtailment policy aimed at reducing a supply glut.
- B.C. Premier John Horgan congratulated Mr. Kenney on Tuesday night as British Columbians braced for a renewed energy war with Alberta. Mr. Kenney had promised legal measures to "turn off the taps" on fuel exports to B.C. in retaliation for the Trans Mountain pipeline extension, which Mr. Horgan's government and several First Nations oppose.
- The Alberta and Liberal parties were completely shut out in Tuesday's election, including former Edmonton mayor Stephen Mandel, who failed to unseat the NDP incumbent in his Edmonton riding.
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Vice-Admiral Mark Norman's legal team is challenging the government's claim of solicitor-client privilege on a number of documents it says it needs to defend the senior naval officer, questioning how the assertion could apply to staff in the Prime Minister's Office who are not lawyers.
The Federal Court has ordered the Lobbying Commissioner to take another look at whether the Aga Khan broke the rules by giving Prime Minister Justin Trudeau a vacation in the Bahamas.
Climate change is an "urgent threat to humanity" that knows no boundaries, a federal government lawyer argued Tuesday in Ontario's carbon-tax challenge, as a judge hearing the case asked why Ottawa won't leave the province alone.
Ontario is proposing stricter regulations for financial planners and financial advisers by cracking down on individuals who are not qualified to use those titles.
Premier Doug Ford is telling teachers not to strike, saying they have a good deal with three months of holidays and the best benefits and pensions in the country.
Israel's president said a majority of members of parliament had advised him to have Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu form a government after the April 9 election, effectively ensuring his nomination.
Terry Gou, chairman of Apple supplier Foxconn, said he will contest Taiwan's 2020 presidential election, shaking up the political landscape at a time of heightened tension between the self-ruled island and Beijing.
Indonesians began voting in the world's biggest single-day election as polling stations opened across the sprawling equatorial archipelago following a six-month campaign to choose a new president and parliament.
Gary Mason (The Globe and Mail) on Kenney's victory: "The province, and the country, will not have seen an Alberta premier this ready to rock conventions, to disrupt the status quo, since Ralph Klein. This is why so many voters found Mr. Kenney an attractive option to NDP Leader Rachel Notley, who, despite her personal popularity, was seen as too cautious a choice for the perilous times that have enveloped the province."
Campbell Clark (The Globe and Mail) on what Kenney's win means for Trudeau: "Now there are not one but two premiers clamouring to defeat Justin Trudeau, openly, directly and noisily."
Catherine Ford (Calgary Herald) on Alberta's election: "It's over. The best news is that this election campaign was only 28 days long, albeit it seemed like forever. Chicken Little is back on his roost; the sky has not fallen; the sun has come up."
Brian Greenspan (The Globe and Mail) on Jody Wilson-Raybould: "The former attorney-general treated the DPP as essentially unreviewable. Politically accountable oversight in ensuring that the public interest is properly taken into account isn't anathema to the rule of law. The attorney-general's power to superintend prosecutions is an integral part of our justice system."
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Letter of Inquiry to a Gallery
Dear Ms. Hope,
I am a Portland-based artist seeking representation with your gallery. I work primarily in watercolors, with a focus on Pacific Northwest landscapes: mountain ranges, rivers, beaches, and farms.
Attached, please find my resume, an artist statement, and some samples of my work from a recent series depicting Oregon rivers. Further information on my work can be found at my website, www.maureenmakesart.com.
My work will be featured at the Seattle Art Gallery's Pacific Northwest Artists' Spotlight Series, to which you are most warmly invited. I will be in attendance at the show's opening on Saturday, July 3rd to deliver a presentation at 8pm on the relationship between painting and environmentalism, at which point I would be delighted to make your acquaintance. You are also most warmly invited to visit my studio at 5439 Beauford Ave.
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August 27th, 2019
How You Can Add Value to Your Home with a Renovation
August 12, 2019
Why are you making renovations to your home? Are you working your way closer to your dream home, perhaps, or just trying to add some value to the house before you put it up for sale? The reality is, renovations are a great way to boost your property value whether you plan on selling or not.
A home renovation can be a major expense, but what if it paid for itself? Given our current housing shortage, a tactful, savvy home renovation can leave you better off financially by adding precious value to your home.
Below, we've outlined six helpful tips to help you ensure your upcoming home renovation improves the value of your property.
Keep an eye on the property market
Trends in the housing market are constantly changing, but most houses aren't. Browse the homes for sale in your area to give yourself an advantage. What features are most common among the homes going for the highest prices?
Particularly if you plan to put your home on the market soon, basing your renovations on what is currently popular in the market, rather than what you would personally prefer, is the best way to get the most bang for your buck.
Consider the cost of your renovations
The value added to your property won't benefit you if you spent a fortune on the renovations themselves. Work with your renovation company to develop a plan that will add more value to the home than you spend on it.
Bathrooms and kitchens add the most value
If you want to boost your property value but you're not sure where to begin, studies have shown that bathrooms and kitchens are the best rooms to focus on. These rooms offer the most opportunities to modernise your home and improve energy efficiency. These rooms are also key indicators for prospective buyers regarding the overall functionality of the home, considering how much time will be spent in both.
Will your renovations be visible from the street?
Don't forget about that street view! Exterior renovations will add the most value to the property if they make it more attractive from the street. Even you made interior renovations, you can use new, bold, well-insulated bay windows to make your flashy new room visible and boost your home's street appeal.
Storage, storage, storage
Nobody wants to give up a bunch of their personal belongings when moving into a new home. While some people shopping for a new house may be downsizing for budgetary reasons, boosting your storage space through renovations removes this concern from the table. Renovations offer a great chance to improve spatial efficiency and improve your overall storage capacity.
Energy efficiency is king
The cost of living is on the rise, and a home that won't run up your energy bill can be a very attractive selling point. If you're tearing up a room to make it more appealing, go the extra mile and update the room's wall insulation and windows. After all, energy efficiency doesn't just boost your property value, it helps create a healthier home and aids the environment.
The right renovation company for your bottom line
If you're seeking the best building company for your renovation Auckland has to offer, look no further than LD Construction. Our team of experienced building professionals will work with you every step of the way to make your renovation as fast and painless as possible, adding to your property's value without emptying your pocketbook.
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WKU Football Event with Seneca Alumni, AJ Jackson!
On July 27th at 6 p.m., the GLAC will be hosting a WKU Football Kick-Off party at the BW3s in St. Matthews. WKU's new Football Coach, Mike Sanford, will be there to share his exclusive thoughts about the upcoming season. He'll be joined by other members of his WKU staff and, most importantly, a number of this year's players from the Louisville area. Coach Sanford has invited A.J. Jackson to represent Seneca – and we'd love for all the Redhawk faithful to come out and show their support for their very own Hilltopper athlete!
This is the fourth year for the WKU Football Kick-Off party here in Louisville, and I can attest to how much it means for the players to see their hometown friends and families in the crowd. This year, the GLAC wanted to pay special tribute to the local schools who set these players on their course to becoming successful student-athletes at the collegiate level. While A.J. is a Hilltopper now, we know he is also still a Redhawk at heart – and I hope the Seneca community will join us on the 27th to support him as he starts off his new season at WKU!
What: Greater Louisville Alumni Chapter WKU Football Kick-Off Party
Where: BW3s in St. Matthews – 4600 Shelbyville Rd., Louisville, KY 40207
When: Thursday, July 27th starting at 6:00 pm
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Football / Contact: Kyle Neaves, WKU Athletic Communications/Media Relations
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. — For the fourth-straight year, the WKU Hilltoppers will host their annual Louisville Kickoff Party, presented this year by the WKU Greater Louisville Alumni Chapter, at Buffalo Wild Wings in the Shelbyville Road Plaza (4600 Shelbyville Road) on Thursday, July 27.
The event is set for a 6 p.m. ET start and will feature the back-to-back Conference USA Champion Hilltoppers and first-year head coach Mike Sanford.
"It's really important for our program to be in Louisville," Sanford said. "It's not the actual capital of the state, but for all intents and purposes – economically, socially, culturally – Louisville is as important an area as there is, both in recruiting and in developing relationships with our alumni. There are 17 players on our roster from the Louisville-area, so having our Red Towel displayed prominently in 11 high schools is a big deal in Louisville."
The upcoming event will feature autographs, prizes and giveaways and food specials. Sanford, select WKU Football assistant coaches, WKU Director of Athletics Todd Stewart and select Hilltoppers of local interest will also speak at the event. Fans will also have the chance to get their photo taken with a plethora of hardware, including the 2015 and 2016 C-USA Championship trophies as well as all three of WKU's bowl trophies, including the Bahamas, Miami Beach and Boca Raton bowls.
Big Red Vette Raffle tickets will also be available for purchase for a chance to win a 2017 Corvette.
WKU features more Louisville-area players than any other football program in the state, with 17 Hilltoppers doting the roster from 11 different high schools in the area.
The Hilltoppers and Sanford begin their 2017 campaign at home against in-state foe Eastern Kentucky on Sept. 2. Kick is set for 6 p.m., as the two schools meet again on the gridiron for the first time since 2008 in a renewal of the most-played football series in the Commonwealth.
How to Follow the Hilltoppers: For complete information on WKU Hilltopper Football, follow the program via social media @WKUFootball on Twitter and Facebook.


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Iowa family of fatal crash victim sued two bars
The family of Kathlyn Leekley recently filed lawsuits against the two Iowa bars that were responsible for the intoxication of Bryan Cornwell that resulted in a fatal motorcycle crash, the Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier reported on May 23.
According to the lawsuits filed by Leekley's family together with Derek Lee Martie last April, Heartland Acres Agribition Center and Bucketz Bar & Grill allowed the 22-year-old Oelwein resident to get drunk. The lawsuit also claimed that Heartland Acres was aware of Cornwell's pattern of alcohol over-indulgence. Bryan had a blood alcohol level of 0.214 on June 22 when his pickup truck crossed a center line on Dubuque Road and collided with the motorcycle driven by Martie. Leekley, sitting behind Martie, was ejected from the motorcycle and died four days later, while Derek survived the crash in critical condition. In March, Cornwell was sentenced to 32 years behind bars after pleading guilty to the charges filed against him.
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