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Advantages of training with elastic bands
Today we are going to talk about the advantages of training with elastic bands.
1 – Dynamic load adjustment: Vary the "weight" DURING the exercise.
With the bands, you can adjust the load even more than with the weights. In addition to being able to use different bands with different resistance, which can reach up to a hundred kilos, depends on the height at which the sheets will be more or less shortened and stretched, and therefore will be harder or less (the tighter, the stronger pull you). The same applies if you spread your legs more when stepping on them to do a "self-anchoring" exercise (your own weight is the one that attaches the band to the ground), or separate yourself from the anchor point to which you have attached the band (a door, a pole, or wherever you have attached the rubber).
Not only that but with the elastic bands, you can adjust the weight during the exercise. If you do 5 repetitions and you see that you don't get to the 12 repetitions of the series you're playing, instead of throwing the series, you just have to loosen up a little bit of rope, or join the feet with which you're stepping on the elastic, or get a little closer to the anchorage point, and reduce the load to finish the exercise.
With weights or machines, to change the weight you have to leave the exercise, change it, and come back, screwing the series anyway. With the bands you can do it dynamically, increasing or decreasing the tension at will in half a second while you keep lifting, without the need to throw the series in the trash.
2 – Speed of movements: Farewell to traps with inertia, and perfect explosives.
With weights, you are "doomed" to work with controlled speeds. This is their thing in the eccentric phase (negative), but in the concentric phase, depending on the exercise or objective, in many cases it is more beneficial to do it in an explosive way (clarification so that nobody gets confused, you can make explosives, but you don't have to, you can climb as slowly as you want). Making "perfect" explosives with weights, in most cases, is not possible due to inertia.
For example, if when making biceps curl, at the beginning of the exercise you hit a big upward pull, the inertia makes that after that initial explosive pull the weight rises from the pull, or at least in a much easier way, because due to its mass, when moving it quickly conserves the kinetic energy transmitted with the initial pull, making that we are only exercising to the maximum in that initial pull, and not in the whole movement.
The same inertia is what makes many people "cheat", sometimes even unwittingly, when doing certain exercises. Again, with the biceps curl: Who hasn't pulled the hip-lumbar to raise that last rep? This is ultra-harmful, never do it if you don't want to fill your low back with protrusions and hernias. Or there's also the infamous dominated swing, which makes everyone an expert.
Don't confuse compound movements (which use several muscle groups) with inserting muscles that shouldn't participate. With these "traps", we are introducing muscles that should not participate in the movement, with the consequent INJURIES that can appear when making rare movements, especially with the back. And on top of that, decreasing the load on the muscle we are supposed to be working on.
This is not possible with bands, as there is no weight that can be given inertia. The rubber does not weigh, therefore there is no kinetic energy that can be preserved after the initial push, and the resistance does not depend on the weight of this, but on how stretched it is. Therefore, we avoid injuries by putting muscles that do not touch, and we do not reduce the tension on the muscle of interest.
In addition, going back to the explosives (I repeat, totally optional), the more stretched the band, the more resistance it will offer, so that explosive exercises can be practiced, and the more we stretch the more force it will exert (this is explained in point 3), so we have tension throughout the range of the route even making explosives. That's why boxers use them to train the explosiveness of their punches.
2.5 – Tension in the whole movement: Maximum load in maximum contraction.
This goes a little in the line of the previous point, although it also has to do with the next one. When we make lever movements, when we have the bar at the top, we practically do not make force, since the weight becomes "in balance" with the arm, resting the weight on the joint of the elbow and shoulder, making that final moment in which we make the maximum contraction, does not have a force to fight against and do their work.
With the bands, this final moment is the one in which we have more force against, since it is when the band is more stretched, and therefore this maximum contraction of the muscle will be the moment where more force is exerting the band. But let's talk more about this in point 3.
3 – Progressive load during the movement: The more you go up, the more it "weighs".
By leverage**, or by weakness of some parts of the muscle with respect to others (as a general rule, the extended muscle has less strength than the contracted muscle), in most exercises we are weaker at the beginning of the movement (beginning of the biceps curl, with the arm stretched), than at the end (end of biceps curl, contracted). This is why, when we do not manage to do a repetition, in most cases we stay at the beginning or in the middle of it, because if we raise the bar to more than half of the movement, where we are stronger, or where it pulls less because of the lever effect, we usually complete it easily and quickly. This is also why in the last repetitions we take 3 or 4 seconds to climb to the half dying, and in the second half, we raise the bar instantly and with much less effort.
With weights, you fight against gravity, and gravity is constant. You'll always be fighting 9.8 Newton for every kilo of weight you lift. This means that you will be defeating the same strength in the weakest moment of the muscle (initial, arm stretched, when it costs more for the weakness of the muscle and the leverage effect increasing) than in the strongest (final, contracted, when it costs less for being the strongest muscle and the leverage effect decreasing).
This creates a bottleneck at the start of the movement, making you not work as hard as you could since you can only carry as much weight as the weak part can lift, being able to carry more weight on the strong part (you can do half repetitions, but it is more interesting and beneficial to use full ranges of movement). In addition, you are also always loading the weakest part of the muscle to the maximum, which could injure you.
This doesn't happen with bands. The more the stretches, the more force they exert to return to their original state, so at the beginning of the movement they are easier, and as the stretches become harder, making it possible to work with more load the strong part of the movement than the weak part.
Clarification for those who have not understood me before. At the beginning of the movement, you have tension, being able to adjust this to all that can lift the weak part of the muscle exactly the same as with weights. The advantage is that, as you increase the tension as you stretch the band, you have more tension in the strongest part of the muscle. To put it another way, instead of lifting 15kg on the weak part and 15kg on the strong part (weight bottleneck on the weak part), you can lift 15kg on the weak part and 18-20kg on the strong part.
This adjustment of the movement difficulty curve with the natural strength curve of your muscle is one of the great advantages of the bands over the weights. You avoid overloading the weak part (injuries) and underloading the strong part (bottleneck), and optimize the tension by using the full range of motion.
**(The greater the distance between the support point (in the case of the biceps curl, the vertical of the elbow joint) and the opposite force (vertical of the weight), the greater the force exerted on the other end of the lever (the biceps). Do not confuse with the distance between the elbow and the weight, which is obviously always the same, but the distance between its verticals, or "projections". With the weight down the distance between both verticals would be 0 (they are inline), with the weight in the middle of curl, the distance would be maximum, and from here this distance would be reduced again until the arm is up.)
4 – Working angles and grips: You choose them, not gravity or bar.
With weights, you're "doomed" to gravity. The force you fight against is something that pulls the weight downwards, always downwards, and only downwards, which limits the exercises a lot because to work the muscle you can only pull in one direction: upwards. This makes us need benches, machines, pulleys, different types of bars, etc.. To be able to work the different parts of the body, especially if you want to do it from different angles (press inclined, declined or straight, different heads of biceps and triceps, etc.) and with different load.
With the bands forget, because the direction of the force is what you choose by placing the band wherever and however you want, since it is the band itself and its tendency to return to its initial position that exerts a force on which you are fighting, and therefore you are the one who will choose the plane and angle of work when anchoring the band and place your body with respect to it.
You can step on it with your foot, anchor it to a door or a post at low, medium or high height, or take it with your hands and place it behind your back to do push-ups, etc.. You can place yourself in front of it, behind it, underneath it, above it, etc. And in each combination of these, you will be using a different working plane and angle. This opens the infinity of options that with a dumbbell, you don't have.
In addition, you have the advantages of different bars and grips (z bar for curl, hexagonal bar for dead weight, V grip for triceps, etc.) that make the movements more convenient for your joints, since you can take the band as you want, and do not have a metal bar that presses you and prevent you from placing your arms as convenient for the exercise (as in dead weight with bar vs. hexagonal bar, which has the weight in front vs. below in your center of gravity).
In addition, you can change this grip as you go along, starting an exercise in pronation, and finishing it in supination (with this you get a maximum contraction). It also facilitates the famous "gesture of breaking the bar" to perform some exercises in a more optimized and less harmful (for example, in press bench, the gesture of external rotation to protect the shoulder joint).
5 – Safety: You do not need help/spotter for loaded exercises or negative repetitions.
With weights, when you load a lot, start the kangaroo. You need spotter, help, or at least that there is someone in the gym in case something happens, because basically, you can break things, injure yourself when you drop a disc on your foot or face, and in the worst case, die from crashing or falling the bar to your neck with 125kg when the last press bench repetition fails.
Even without carrying so much and having resources and techniques to avoid the worst, do press banking yourself at home, and prepare for a scare every time you do not raise the bar. Even if nothing serious happens to you, to get rid of it you'll have to fill your belly with bruises from dragging the bar when you and your muscles are too exhausted to lift or mobile.
Also, to do eccentrics (negative repetitions), it is essential to have someone to help you with the concentric phase to raise the bar that has more weight than you can lift, and then lower it yourself with a negative repetition.
On the other hand, with the bands, it doesn't matter if you load with 80 bands of 100kg each to make squats or dead weight at 1rm, what will happen is simply that you won't be able to move them and you will fall to the floor of ass, but no weight will fall to the floor that explodes the tiles, or over you that crushes you.
And not only that but in many exercises, you can do negative yourself. For example, again, the biceps curl: you step on the band with your feet, you squat and contract the biceps without load taking the band as a curl. You take the air, get up with the biceps contracted, and lower your fist slowly as you release the air, making a good negative repetition. And you bend down again to repeat. Above, as we have seen in point 3, the greater load you will notice above all, and when it becomes more difficult to keep the descent speed at the minimum, at the end (part of the weakest muscle, and overtired at the end of the slow repetition), will be slightly easier, so you can maintain the stability of the negative. You have to try it, if you catch the right point of tension, feel that you shit.
6 – Comfort and portability: Train at home or in the mountains. During the day or at dawn. No room fitted out as a gym.
What for many will be the determining factor, since they can´t or do not want to move to the gym?
As they do not occupy anything and are not dangerous for your floor, you can use them whenever you want at home even without having a room fitted out as a gym and without making a fuss with the blows of the weights. And for this last one, of needing it due to your work schedules, you can even make the exercise of dawn without waking up to the neighbors, or even, depending on what you do, without waking up to your partner, family or companions of the floor. You only have to clear the room a little when you start and keep them in a drawer when you finish.
And not only that. As they don't weigh or occupy anything, you can put them in your backpack, and you can take them to the beach and tie them to a volleyball pole, and swell your biceps before starting the walk on the sand to show off your heart of palm. Or go to the park, tie them to the swing and paddle while you watch your kids play. Or go to the mountain and tie them to the branch of a tree and start pull-downs in the middle of nature, etc.. In addition they are ideal for trips, you can work the whole body without needing anything else from a hotel room when you are sent to another city of work.
Other advantages
This is the most "text", but there are many more interesting advantages (and many that don't come to mind right now).
– Diversity of rubber grips –> less joint damage.
– Price: They are quite cheap, their price is around 4-30 pounds, everything depends on the resistance you want. They also sell quite cheap packs.
– Security: 200 kg of iron will not fall on the dog or your nephews when they come to your house and start messing with your things.
– Combination: You can use them with other tools for various uses. In calisthenics, you tie them to the bar and put them on your feet to "push yourself up" as if you weigh 30 kilos less when you can't do 2 consecutive dominations, but you want to practice the technique (they can be used to help you in any exercise, with imagination and an anchorage). You can also use them to overload some exercises. With weights, even in powerlifting, to carry more of the final part of the movement (same as with chains) or less of the initial part (they would be hooked up in a cage), etc…
Here I'll be giving advice that I find necessary or useful and I'll come up with it.
– It is essential to get some good gloves. Flat bands fuck up your hands a lot more than bars. One of the big disadvantages of the bands.
– Take care of the bands to avoid that they break and give you a whip. For many is his great concern, although I assure you that it is nothing usual that happens (also, I still find it much more likely and dangerous that you drop the bar in the neck …). If you don't do the donkey and you keep them more or less well, nothing will ever happen to you, but to cure you in health, some advice.
NEVER stretch them more than 3 times their size, or when you notice that, suddenly, they stop stretching as before (as if there was a stop). That indicates its elastic limit, which in a metallic spring means that it deforms, but in a band means that it will break if you keep stretching.
Try to avoid anchoring them to "hard things that can fuck them up". I wouldn't know how to specify it, but if for example, you're going to anchor them to a rusty metal post with irregularities that could erode or even cut the rubber, you'd better put the shirt underneath so that it pads or something. I use a piece of "pool churro" to protect it by anchoring it to a mast I have on the balcony. If small punctures are made in the rubber, compromising its integrity, it will jump you long before its elastic limit. For this reason, do not wash them with chemicals or anything that can "eat" the rubber. Only with water.
DO NOT LEAVE THEM IN THE SUN. The rubber expands with heat. Store them in a cool, sunless place. From time to time, look for cracks, areas with a different color, etc. If you see that without stretching or when stretching a little there are areas with cracks or that change color much more than the rest, danger.
– Write down your progression in each exercise. Another disadvantage is that with the flat ones it is more complicated to have a strict follow up of your progression than with the weights. You can go to sensations and train "for fun" and progress like that, but if you want to do it strictly is more complicated. I recommend that you sign up in a notebook, or application, or wherever, the band you use for each exercise, and the height (approximate or exact) to which you stretch it.
Basic advice on bodybuilding with elastic bands
A final note for beginners who have never seen a dumbbell or done any bodybuilding. I leave your advice on what you have to do to maximize hypertrophy, according to studies and everything I have learned so far in the field.
– Train 2-3 times a week each muscle, letting it rest 48 hours between each time you train it. 2 examples, full-body Monday-Tuesday-Wednesday, or PUSH-PULL-LEG-PUSH-PULL-LEG-REST.
– Do 10-15 weekly series per muscle (10 if you are starting, 15 if you are more advanced). Never reach 20. These series should be divided equally between the 2 or 3 weekly workouts, doing 15 in the same workout is counterproductive. What I give you are OPTIMUM numbers if you do 18 series per muscle per week when you are a beginner will not help you anymore, on the contrary, you will have too much muscle damage, and you will go backward, and you still have to skip workouts because you are too sore. Same with too many series per workout.
– Do 6-12 repetitions per series. In the beginning, 10-12 is better to learn the technique. In each series, you must come close to the failure (when you can only do 1 more repetition). To get to the fault or close, obviously, you will have to use the right load, so learn which is the right band and initial stretch length to get to this area in each exercise (this is the most fucked up with bands).
– Use composite movements. Press bench, oar, squats, dips, dominated, military press, etc. And to avoid at the beginning those of isolation (curl biceps, ext. triceps, openings, etc.). Again, I tell you the OPTIMUM, it is not typical of "do less, advance slower at first, then you will run", but it is optimal to grow as fast and better at first.
– Rehearse" the exercises. Before moving a finger, read a lot, and watch videos explaining the technique of movement. After that, rehearse without weight or with the minimum weight. It is essential to have the correct technique to stimulate the muscles correctly and to the maximum. Again, it is not a "be careful at the beginning" tip, it is necessary to improve optimally and faster.
– Sleep MINIMUM of 8 hours a day. When we sleep is when we "grow".
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Cher Lloyd and Rebecca Ferguson have fallen out with one another backstage on The X Factor, it has been claimed
According to Heat, the girls' mentor Cheryl Cole was forced to step in to diffuse the tension between the pair last week.
A source told the publication: "People are really loving Rebecca. They can see how nice and natural she is. Cher can't stand it.
"Last week, Cheryl told Cher that she needed to make her peace with Rebecca. Cher admitted to Rebecca that she can be moody and it's just her personality."
However, the alleged insider claimed that Ferguson is still wary of Lloyd, adding: "She accepted Cher's apology, but she's not happy. Rebecca has admitted she still can't stand Cher and thinks she's a brat who behaves worse than her kids.
"In the living room or the studio, Cher takes over. She doesn't give other contestants any time to say anything or voice their opinions. Cher knows Rebecca isn't confrontational and will back off and walk away."

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The legal status of virtual currencies ("VCs") such as Bitcoins continues to be debated as it remains unrecognized in India.
The Reserve Bank of India ("RBI") in the past had issued several advisories clarifying that creation, trading or usage of VCs, as a medium for payment are not authorized by any central bank or monetary authority in India and entails various risks, but RBI stopped short of declaring VCs as illegal. However, pursuant to issuance of these advisories, the Enforcement Directorate did reportedly conduct raids against operators of trading platforms of VCs in India, creating an atmosphere of regulatory uncertainty for the VC industry. In absence of any clear direction or regulation by the Government, the matter of VCs seems to have remained in an uncertain limbo riddled with regulatory pitfalls.
However, given the increasing traction in the world of VCs, it seems that the Indian Government has finally decided to step up and address the issue of VCs through legislative measures. In a recent development, the Department of Economic Affairs, while referring to the previously issued advisories and the underlying concern of circulation of VCs in the Indian market, has invited comments/suggestions of the members of public in this regard. Comments were primarily requested on questions involving whether or not VCs should be banned, regulated or observed; in case regulated what measures should be taken to ensure consumer protection and orderly development of VCs and which appropriate institution should monitor/regulate VCs. Comments were also requested on the effective self-regulatory mechanism and measures to be adopted to ensure consumer protection in case such VCs were not to be regulated.
Interestingly, an Inter-Disciplinary Committee chaired by the Special Secretary (Economic affairs) and representatives from the Department of Economic Affairs, Department of Financial Services, Department of Revenue (CBDT), Ministry of Home Affairs, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, Reserve Bank of India, NITI Aayog and State Bank of India has also been formed to examine the existing framework of VCs in India. The committee is expected to give its report by July 2017. Recently, an inter-ministerial meeting was also held by the Finance Minister to discuss the concerns arising out of the use of VCs in India, however, no decision has been taken by the authorities in the meeting in this regard. The above developments point out the seriousness with which the Government is now considering the growing popularity and the consequential risks associated with use and trading of VCs in India. However, the tenor of the questions does indicate that the Government has not yet decided to declare VCs as illegal and is mulling over introducing a regulatory framework to govern the use and trading of VCs.
Meanwhile, VCs like Bitcoins have and continue to survive and wade through the cloud of apprehension underlying their usage in India. Interestingly, despite the cautionary approach advised by RBI, investors continue to invest heavily in Bitcoins considering the significant gains being made through investments. Even Bitcoin exchanges like Zebpay have received huge amount of investment, and have also reported an all-time high number of users trading in Bitcoins. Further, in an attempt to address the growing concerns around VCs it seems that a Digital Assets and Blockchain Foundation in India has been launched by certain prominent players operating in the Indian VC industry, with an aim to create awareness on the benefits of the use of VCs, and is also expected to formulate a self-regulatory regime for the transparent trading of VCs in India.
On the global front, VCs like Bitcoins have reportedly been banned in certain countries, however at the same time it has also been recognized and regulated in certain other countries. For instance, trading in Bitcoins in Bangladesh is a punishable offence, while Japan has recently passed law accepting Bitcoins as a legal form of payment in the country. Even Russia is contemplating to regulate its cryptocurrency market.
In this digital age, where the current trend strongly suggests that VCs are not going anywhere in the near future, it has become pertinent for India to take a clear stand, and decide whether, in light of the underlying concerns of the usage of VCs, it needs to prohibit use/trading of VCs completely or adopt a more moderate stand and instead formulate an appropriate regulatory framework to govern VCs.
(For further details on the current legal status of VCs under various Indian laws and implications arising therefrom, the reader may refer to our earlier article on 'Legal Status Of Virtual Currencies/Cryptocurrencies In India' published at:


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The inn is close to woods and beaches and offers accommodation in both newly renovated and newly built rooms, each with ensuite bath and toilet facilities, and free WiFi. In several of the rooms there is possibility of extra beds.
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From Aarhus Central Station you can get on the light railway (towards Odder) and get off at Malling Station. There are also excellent bus links within easy walking distance in the main street. Take bus 100 towards Odder and get off at Ajstrupvej/Bredgade. In addition, local attractions Moesgaard Museum and Vilhelmsborg Manor are located nearby, offering ample opportunities for combining your stay at the inn with a visit to these fascinating attractions.
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Brookfield, MO, was laid out in 1859 under the direction of Major Josiah Hunt, land commissioner for the railroad company. James Tooey came from St. Catherine in 1860 and built the first store in Brookfield.
The first post office was established in August 1860 with Tooey being appointed postmaster by President Buchanan. The first school in town was taught by Miss Lizzie Renick who had a grand total of 15 pupils. The first schoolhouse was completed in 1865.
General John J. Pershing's boyhood home is located in Laclede, 5 miles west of Brookfield. The highest ranking military officer in US history, and general of the armies after World War I, he lived here from age six in 1866 until 1882, when he left for West Point Military Academy.
Walt Disney Hometown Museum is located in Marceline, 10 miles east of Brookfield. In 1906, at the age of six, Walt Disney, with his family, moved to a farm outside of the town. Walt and his brother Roy embraced the town as their own. In 1910, the Disney family moved on to Kansas City, but Walt and Roy, even after becoming famous as cartoon and movie makers, remembered their fond experience in Marceline and returned for dedication ceremonies of the Walt Disney Elementary School (which Walt graced with cartoon characters from his Disney Studio) and the Disney Park Municipal Swimming Pool. Disney always spoke highly of Marceline and attributed his lifelong belief in small-town American values and his fascination with barnyard animal characters to his experience in Marceline.
One of the last remaining covered bridges in the state, Locust Creek Covered Bridge, is 151 feet long and was once part of the US Transcontinental Highway. Built in 1868, the bridge lost its usefulness when Locust Creek was rerouted and the creek bed under the bridge was left dry. The bridge was declared a state historic site in 1968 and was placed on the National Register of Historic Places May 19, 1970. It is located 6 miles west of Brookfield, and one mile north of US 36. A footbridge over Higgin's Ditch, located 1/4 mile from the bridge, was opened October 21, 1989. The bridge is managed by the Missouri Department of Natural Resources, Division of Parks and Historic Sites.
Area festivals include Oktoberfest, the Sumner Goose Festival in Sumner, the Halloween Parade, Brookfield Holiday Open House, the Christmas Parade and more. The Pershing Balloon Derby is an event held annually that attracts hundreds of hot-air balloonists and spectators.
The Brookfield public school district is second to none and is located on one campus. It includes a vocational-technical school and a newly constructed child development center.
Area residents enjoy 11 municipal parks and a public swimming pool plus golfing, boating, fishing and swimming at Brookfield Country Club. Nearby General John J. Pershing State Park, Fountain Grove Wildlife Area and Long Branches lakes, make recreation in Brookfield an adventure in hunting, camping, boating and fishing. Bass, bluegill, channel catfish and crappie are found in most area lakes.
Fountain Grove Wildlife Area is the oldest waterfowl area in the state while the 10,670-acre Swan Lake Wildlife Refuge is known as "The Wild Goose Capital of the World." Other area lakes include 4,400-acre Thomas Hill Lake which offers great fishing, skiing and water sports.
Linn County has a pleasant climate and is exempt from extremes of cold or heat. It enjoys all the advantages of a delightful temperate latitude and occupies a mean altitude of about 900 feet. It is not subjected to the piercing wintry blasts experienced on more elevated plains farther west. It is exempt from miasmatic influences, making pulmonary problems somewhat rare.
Brookfield is proud to extend to you this invitation to visit our community and enjoy the features that make it a great place to live and work. You will find the friendly atmosphere of Brookfield both peaceful and productive.
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Narrator: Newborns go through 8 to 12 diapers a day or more. Soon you'll be a diaper changing expert! Here's how it's done.
Midwife Miriam Maldonado shows new parents how to change a newborn's disposable diaper.
Midwife Miriam Maldonado: You need to change your baby's diaper often to keep him clean and comfortable.
Narrator: Start by gathering your supplies.
You'll need a clean diaper.
Some newborn diapers have a cutout that leaves space for the umbilical cord stump.
You could also use a regular diaper, and fold the top edge over to keep clear of the stump.
You'll also need wipes or a washcloth and water; diaper rash cream, if your baby's skin is irritated; and hand sanitizer or a place to wash your hands.
Choose a safe surface, like a changing table or a changing pad on the floor.
Make sure you use the changing table's safety belt, or stay near your baby at all times to prevent a fall.
To start, get the new diaper ready by unfolding it.
Hold your baby's feet up and place the new diaper under your baby.
Open the dirty diaper.
You can wipe your baby with it and fold it in half, placing it under your baby while you finish cleaning her. Or, move the dirty diaper aside and use it as a place to put dirty wipes.
Use a washcloth and warm water or wipes to clean your baby.
If it's a girl, wipe from front to back.
For boys, make sure you clean under and around the testicles and all over the scrotum, as well as underneath the penis.
Let your baby's bottom air dry for a few moments if possible.
If you have a boy, you may want to place a washcloth on top of his penis to avoid getting sprayed.
Whether you have a boy or a girl, clean all the creases and rolls around the genital area and upper thighs.
Apply diaper rash cream if your baby needs it.
Remove the dirty diaper if it's still under your baby and adjust the position of the new one.
For baby boys, fold the penis down so he doesn't pee up and out of the diaper.
If your baby still has an umbilical cord stump, fold the upper part of the diaper over so that it won't touch or irritate the stump, or use a diaper with a cutout.
Then close the tabs and check the back of the diaper and around the legs to make sure the elastic is snug.
Roll up the dirty diaper and fasten it closed with the tabs, then toss it in the diaper pail. If you're putting it in the garbage, you may want to seal it in a plastic bag first, to contain odors.
Use hand sanitizer or wash your hands after you're done.
There you go! Your baby is clean and dry.
AAP. 2015. Changing diapers. American Academy of Pediatrics. https://www.healthychildren.org/English/ages-stages/baby/diapers-clothing/Pages/Changing-Diapers.aspx [Accessed December 2016]
March of Dimes. 2014. Changing your baby's diapers. [Accessed December 2016]
Nemours Foundation. 2014. A guide for first-time parents. http://kidshealth.org/en/parents/guide-parents.html [Accessed December 2016]


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Nimnik monastery with the church dedicated to the Transfer of Saint Nicola's Relics is located outside the settlement in a picturesque oakwood area, around 3km from Kurjača village. The name of the monastery is probably derived from a Vlach word "nimik" (unknown, unfamiliar) by an unknown saint whose grave is located in a chapel Holies by the church. It is familiar by the name Marijanski monastery. According to a legend the church was built by a duke Bogosav in 1376 when the north Braničevo area belonged to knez Lazar. Nimnik as an appendage is first mentioned in Ravanica charter and in Turkish tax books from the first half of XVI century. In his report from 1733/4, Maksim Ratković gives a clear description of a very old church, built of stone with a stone arch, covered with shingle and not whitewashed. It had an iconostasis with outstandingly beautiful and old Imperial Door and two throne icons which are said not to exist in any other monastery. Nimnik was set on fire and brought down during Kočina krajina and after the First Serbian Insurrection and in 1825 it was renovated to a great extent, a witness of what is Joakim Vujić. Then the church was renovated with a hard material, had a wooden vault and brick floor. In 1841 a bell tower was built in front of the church and in the northeast of the church a residence was built where one of the first churches in the area used to work between 1851 and 1853. The building had a porch and three rooms, two of which were classrooms.
Nimnik monastery church is a single – nave building, arched with a barrel vault, with a semicircular altar apse in the width of a nave in the east. Through history it suffered many break – downs and modifications, thus its current appearance dates from the time of restoration in XIX century. Walls made of crushed stone were additionally built with brick in 1891, the work visible to this day on the church facades. The last restoration was at the end of XX century, when the temple was fresco – painted as well, and the old residence was brought – down. The iconostasis has classical structure with fourteen icons arranged in three zones. It dates from the time of church renovation at the end of XIX century and is the work of painter Milisav Marković.


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Various Destination Weddings & Popular Wedding destinations in India
Weddings in India have always been a grand galore. Huge wedding party plots, over-the-top decorations, scrumptious food & innumerous guests complete the list. However with influence of Western world, Indian Weddings are taking a huge turn-around in terms of Celebrations. People are now ready to try out west-inspired unconventional theme weddings & destination weddings.
With the onset of Destination weddings in India, we now see Couples saying "I Do" or rather taking pheras at beach destinations, Huge Palaces, Cruises & historical monuments. And this gets easier with the help of event management & wedding travellers companies offering us with a complete package, an all-in-one destination Wedding planning and Management at the go. In case you too are planning for your destination wedding, here we have a list of Wedding destinations that our to-be Bride & Groom can explore!
Beach Weddings
The most sought-after destination these days for a rather hatke wedding is the Beach Destination Weddings. Goa being the Bali of India, bride & grooms have started taking their venue to the serene beaches of Goa along with the pundit and few friends and family members. A beach wedding is really refreshing and the most romantic destination so far. Imagine holding hands with your partner for life on shining white sands while cool breeze blows your hair and crystal clear waves splash in the background!! Damn Romantic Right?? For all you die-hard romantic's out there, Beach wedding is your destination to be! Fortunately enough, with its vast coast line India offers many beaches for your fun destination wedding like Goa, Konkan beaches, Kerela, Lakshadweep, Andaman & Nicobar Islands.
Palace Weddings
Symbolical of Grandeur, Pomp, Royalty & Luxury, Palace Weddings have been popular with the luxury class elite in India. However, with the advent of Destination weddings even smaller palaces have opened up their doors for a luxurious royal dream Wedding. Bride & Groom are treated as Royal's on this single most day of their life, their wedding day and Palace weddings is the nearest most that one could get to get the feel of royalty. Thus Palace Weddings have been really famous with people who want to be treated as prince and princesses.
If you are imagining yourself in a palki driven by four sevaks, while your prince-charming awaits you midst of a Royal palace on-looking a majestic lake while the guests are seated in the luminous lawn for-looking the chaurahah's of Indian Maharajas, Palace Wedding is just your forte.
Cruise Wedding
An upcoming fad these days is the cruise weddings. More and more people are going for the on-cruise weddings, which serves their purpose of adventurous weddings with Pomp. It's an adrenaline rushing passion to take your vows in the middle of the sea on a moving Cruise ship, not bounded by borders or countries. Of-course, great decor, ambience & dance affair come along with the Cruise Weddings. Reminiscing Titanic, Couples take to the ship deck, their whirlwind affair turning into a life-long commitment amidst Champagne popping, Theme dancing, Candle-light dining, Ecstatic Music & glittering lights in the middle of nowhere turning the whole cruise into one grand Wedding Venue.
Talking of Cruises, now-a-days people are also opting for a simpler and sweeter version of the cruise weddings and these are boat weddings on the back-waters of Kerala. An ethnic wedding with all things organic, How beautiful does that sound!
So, is the Alice in Wonderland inside taking you over? Well, then It's time to go for a Cruise Wedding and live your dream of A Princess in a fairy land!
Wedding at Historical Monument
Are you a history Buff? Do you love visiting various historical places? How about getting married at one? Wedding at Taj Mahal and Kutub Minar have become a huge hit amongst those who wants their Wedding albums glittering with art, culture & History of India. Taj Mahal is the most sought after Historical Monument for getting married, for the sheer relevance of it to an eternal love story & Epic Beauty.
Recently Bollywood witnessed one of its grandest weddings, Salman's sister Arpita Khan's wedding at Falaknuma Palace in Hyderabad. So, if you see yourself dancing in the "raniyo ka mahal" in your mind when the guide takes you to a tour of an ancient mahal, then getting married at a Historical Place is totally for you!
Here is our quick round of various destination wedding ideas, there are lot many like under-water wedding, Mountain-top wedding, Temple Wedding and many more. Take cue's from these ideas and explore your Wedding Destination today!!


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We might still be in the winter season, but spring and summer will be here in the blink of an eye. And that means warmer weather, which means it will soon be time to break out the summer wardrobe – shorts, T-shirts, tank tops and bathing suits.
But if you're one of the roughly 80 million adult Americans who suffer from unsightly varicose veins and spider veins in your legs, spring and summer may be the seasons you dread most. Spending time at the pool, on the lake or perhaps even just taking a bike ride in the neighborhood can often be embarrassing if you're self-conscious about the appearance of your legs.
The good news is that there's still plenty of time to fix the problem, so you'll be able to fully (and comfortably) enjoy your time in the great outdoors this year without giving a second thought to what your legs look like.
In most cases of varicose and spider veins, we are able to administer sclerotherapy as treatment. This simple, non-surgical medical procedure has been in use in the United States since the 1920s and has proven to be safe and virtually painless.
During sclerotherapy, the physician uses a very fine needle to inject a sclerosing solution into the abnormal vein. That solution is designed to irritate the inner lining of the vein, causing it to collapse. The body automatically adapts to reroute the blood flow, and unsightly veins disappear.
Most patients are able to resume daily activities shortly after the procedure, and healing only takes a few days, in most cases. It may take some older veins a few weeks to completely disappear, which is why patients who decide to undergo the procedure now should see noticeable improvement in the appearance of their legs by spring and summer.
Even better news is that although sclerotherapy for purely cosmetic purposes may not be covered by some insurance plans, the cost is $300 out of pocket, which makes dramatically improving one's appearance more affordable than many may expect.
Keep in mind, however, that in addition to the aesthetic benefits, removing varicose and spider veins can improve a patient's health since these abnormalities typically don't go away on their own and can lead to more serious symptoms like leg pain, cramps, swelling, redness and restless legs, to name just a few.


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After the 1992 Barcelona Summer Olympics, researchers from Cornell University studied the facial expressions of all the athletes who won gold, silver, and bronze medals. They analyzed footage of ceremonies and television interviews and found that gold medalists seemed the happiest.
What a shock, right?
But they also noticed something surprising: The bronze medalists seemed much happier than the silver medalists.
How could athletes who finished third be happier than athletes who finished second? The answer lies in understanding what psychologists call counterfactual thinking, or what the rest of us call, "Wait; if only..."
In simple terms (handily enough the only terms I understand), counterfactual thinking occurs when we imagine how things might have turned out. When something happens -- especially something significant -- we think about alternatives to our current reality in order to place that event in context.
Counterfactual thinking sometimes makes us feel good about where we are in comparison to where we could be. And sometimes it makes us feel worse. Either way, we do a lot of comparing: Between where we are and where we could have been... both positively and negatively.
So take the silver medalists: They used an upper counterfactual, meaning they judged themselves in comparison to the gold medalists. As a result their, "Wait... but what if?" questions fell along the lines of, "Wait; if only I had just trained harder... then I might have won a gold medal," or, "Wait; if only I had just gotten a little better start... then I could have finished first."
Silver medalists tended to dwell on what they could have done differently to win the gold.
Contrast that with the bronze medalists. They used a downward counterfactual, meaning they judged themselves in comparison to all of the people who didn't win any medal. By comparing themselves to what could have been -- no medal at all -- the bronze medalists felt thrilled just to be standing on the podium.
And that made them seem happier than the silver medalists.
Counterfactual Thinking at Work
According to James Adonis, an expert on employee engagement, counterfactuals occur in the workplace as well -- especially during performance evaluations.
"Research shows the majority of performance appraisals have zero impact on performance," James says. "One reason for this is that appraisals are often laborious. When both employees and managers dread them, they can't ever be effective. And another reason can be attributed to counterfactuals."
For example, when you give an employee a less than perfect rating, it's natural for him to think about what could have been. If he uses a downward counterfactual that's great, because he's happy: Comparing his evaluation to what it could have been -- much more negative -- makes him feel good about her performance.
But if he uses an upper counterfactual he may become angry or resentful and definitely won't feel good about his performance. And he'll probably only remember those feelings of disappointment and not any of the specific and constructive feedback you provide.
The key is to minimize upper counterfactuals whenever possible. That way employees will not only be more open to suggestions for improvement but will also be more likely to accept -- and remember and feel good about -- the positive feedback they receive.
Here's James' advice:
To minimize upper counterfactuals before an appraisal:
- Eliminate surprises. Hold enough feedback sessions in the months leading up to the appraisal so that employees can accurately predict what they'll hear during the appraisal. (If I'm surprised by formal feedback, that's your fault -- not mine.)
- Set clear expectations. Ensure employees completely understand how their performance will be measured. The more they know about what you expect, the more likely they are to be objective about their own performance... and the less likely they will be to have mistaken impressions that cause them to use upward counterfactuals.
- Ask questions. Have honest conversations to explore what your employees expect. Then you can correct incorrect impressions or perceptions in advance -- or at the very least be prepared to deal with them.
And here's how to deal with upper counterfactuals when they happen during an appraisal:
- Don't argue or debate. If an employee gets emotional, let him vent. (Sometimes all we want is to be heard.)
- Paraphrase what is said to prove you listened and understood.
- Ask further questions to learn about the underlying reasons for how the person feels. The more you know, the better you can respond -- and sometimes empathize.
- If necessary, refer to previous discussions when you talked about performance issues.
- Be prepared to concede that maybe... just maybe... your feedback is inaccurate.It does happen.
In short, be fair, be honest, be straightforward, and consider not only the feedback you will give but also the impact -- especially in counterfactual terms -- of that feedback on each employee.
When you do, your employees won't need to reach the top of the podium to feel they're winners -- and to walk away feeling motivated to keep improving.


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From a top breeding program in the north of Portugal, Lotus shows superb movement, size, and of course the most noble character, & excellent quiet demeanor indicative of the Lusitano breed. 2020 foals so far, 2 buckskin sons!
His pedigree is famous: by the buckskin Stallion, Gentil De Sena who is by Zimbro! Gentil is schooling all of the Grand Prix & was imported to USA in 2018. And out of the buckskin mare, Isabel who is grand daughter of Toxico!
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Keeping calves free of disease and getting them off to a good start in life is a top priority for dairy farmers Henry and Rose Keunen of Strathroy.
In fact, an integrated milk pasteurizer and calf bottle washer system designed by Henry has won the Keunens a Premier's Award for Agri-Food Innovation Excellence.
Not only does his invention save a lot of labour, it is also contributing significantly to better calf health, including less diarrhea and elimination of passive transfer of Johne's Disease.
The Keunens used to feed the calves by hand and rinse their calf bottles daily with warm water, disinfecting them with chlorine water only when they showed signs of residue.
However, the bottles are a perfect environment for growing pathogens like E.coli, bovine viral diarrhea virus, salmonella, and others.
Rose Keunen says she and her husband searched the world for a milk pasteurizing system that was also able to wash and disinfect milk bottles, and finding none, Henry set out to design his own.
They purchased a pasteurizer from Dairy Lane Systems in Ilderton and built a bottle washer that fits perfectly inside the pasteurizer and uses its wash system to rinse, wash and disinfect the bottles for each use.
It's been so successful that Dairy Lane now manufactures the bottle washer, making it available to other farmers along with the pasteurizer.
"It's very simple to fill the bottles with milk. The bottles are put on a rack for filling and when they are empty, they go back on the same rack but upside down, and into the pasteurizer for washing," Rose explains. "The bottles are disinfected before every feeding and all the nipples go in a pail with chlorine water before they go on the bottle. If you only rinse a bottle with hot water, it is still dirty and the film layer will cause bacteria to grow, which you are then feeding to your calves."
At night the Keunens fill their pasteurizer with the amount of milk they need for the morning and lunch time calf feedings. In the morning, a timer turns on the pasteurizer and the milk is cooled to a preset temperature. The milk is always at a perfect 38C feeding temperature when the bottle is put in the holder in front of the calf.
"The timer makes it flexible to work for everybody and you don't have to be a slave to your milking schedule," says Rose. "At lunch we will heat the milk back up to the right temperature before filling the bottles."
The Keunens are proud of their extremely low calf mortality rate of only about two per cent from birth to age two years.
Rose says they've always been very particular about the milk they use for their calves, and once they started pasteurizing milk and disinfecting their bottles, they noticed the number of diarrhea cases decreasing even more.
Note: A longer version of this story was originally prepared for the Ontario Veal Association's Calf Care newsletter in 2014.


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Our police move in
08 Apr 2016
The long awaited Southbank Police Station at 66 Moray St finally opened its doors for service this month, much to the delight of station commander Snr Sgt Steve Bills and his team.
Having operated out of the crammed and less suitably positioned St Kilda Rd Police Station for nearly 30 years, Snr Sgt Bills said they were now in an ideal location to better serve their local community.
"The station is about four times the size of what we had. We have modern, up-to-date facilities to run a professional police service from so we're very pleased to be here," he said.
"It's a good location for us – better than where we were from the point of view of where the majority of our work comes from. It's more accessible to the community that we actually service."
The station's response zone covers from Yarra River in the north, Punt Rd to the east, High St to the south, St Kilda Rd to Dorcas St, and Kings Way to the Westgate Freeway. It also takes in Webb Dock.
Snr Sgt Bills said the Moray St location was also perfectly placed to help police access the busy Southbank promenade and entertainment precincts.
Counter service has officially begun operating and the station's new phone number is 8635 0900.
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Attempts to collect debt not owed debt is not yours
CCS Financial Services, Inc. Debt collection department,
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- - - - - - -, GA - CREDIT COLLECTION SERVIC - - - -, MA - ( - ) - - : Collection account : $86.00 To Whom It May Concern : This letter is being sent to you in response to notices sent to me from your company and more importantly, due to your erroneous reporting to the Credit Bureau s , the highly negative impact on my personal credit report. Please be advised that this is not a refusal to pay, but a notice sent pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, 15 USC 1692g Sec. 809 b
legal obligation to pay you. Please provide me with the following : What the money you say I owe is for : Explain and show me how you calculated what you say I owe : Provide me with copies of any papers that show I agreed to pay what you say I owe : Provide a verification or copy of any judgment if applicable : Identify the original creditor : Prove the Statute of Limitations has not expired on this account : Show me the you are licensed to collect in my state : Provide me with your license numbers and Registered Agent or Agent of Service : At this time, I will also inform you that if your offices have reported invalidated information to any of the 3 major Credit Bureaus -, - or - this action might constitute fraud under both Federal and State Laws. Due to this fact, if any negative mark is found on any of my credit reports by your company or the company that you represent, I will not hesitate to bring legal action against you for the following : Violation of the Fair Credit Reporting Act Violation of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act Defamation of Character If your offices can provide proper documentation as requested in the following Declaration, I will require at least 30 days to investigate this information and during such time all collection activity must cease and desist. Also, during this validation period, if any action is taken which could be considered detrimental to any of my credit reports, I will consult with my legal counsel for suit. This includes listing any information with a credit reporting repository that couldA be inaccurate or invalidated or verifying an account as accurate, when in fact there is no provided proof that it is accurate. If your company fails to respond to this validation request within 30 days from the date of your receipt, all references to this account must be deleted and completely removed from my credit report and a copy of such deletion to any/all of the 3 major credit reporting bureaus : -, - and - request shall be sent to me immediately. I would also like to request, in writing, that no telephone contact be made by your company to my home or my place of employment. If your offices attempt telephone communication with me, including but not limited to computer generated calls and calls or correspondence sent to or with any third parties, it will be considered harassment and I will have no choice but to file suit. All future communications with me MUST be done in writing and sent to the address noted in this letter by USPS. It would be advisable that you assure your records are in order before I am forced to take legal action against your company and your client. This is an attempt to correct your records, any information obtained shall be used for that purpose. Remove this account from my credit report, do not call me on the phone, only contact me by mail or via CFPB portal. Best Regards, - -.
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Kids Involved During Summer (K.I.D.S.) is Steps to Success's annual summer camp fair. It is a well-known and much anticipated event in the Brookline community. The K.I.D.S. Fair hosts camps from all over New England. Youths and families are able to learn about various summer opportunities. Programs include day and overnight camps; art, music, and computer-focused camps; and academic enrichment programs.
Event Organizer/Sponsor: Steps to Success
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"Welcome one another, therefore, just as Christ has welcomed you, for the glory of God" (Romans 15:7).
This verse of scripture is right out of last Sunday's reading from the Epistle to the Romans. It is a reminder to us of how vital hospitality is to life in Christian community. St. Martin's has a long-standing commitment to hospitality, radical hospitality. The banner on the side of the church boldly and unequivocally says,
For ten years I have served as an intentional interim. I have served eight parishes in seven states. Those parishes were in small towns, medium towns, suburbs, downtowns, and metropolitan areas. All of them work very hard at inviting people to come and see what God is up to among them. All of them work very hard at extending a genuine and generous welcome. All of them take great care to follow up with those who visit. None of them can match the number of first-time visitors we have at St. Martin's!
The people of this parish have a golden opportunity week in and week out to extend a welcome to people who are new, people who are on a spiritual journey, people who are seeking a community of faith with whom they can grow in their relationship with God and as disciples of Jesus Christ. When we welcome the stranger, or one another for that matter, we are following the example of Christ who welcomed us and we are glorifying God.
Someone once told me that God sends people to churches when God can trust them to take care of them. Consider the possibility that God is sending people to us. Here are some specific ways you can help keep St. Martin's a welcoming church.
- Look for people you don't recognize and speak to them before you speak to anyone else. If you are afraid you'll be embarrassed if they tell you they aren't new to St. Martin's, don't worry. Nobody ever died from embarrassment.
- When you approach someone who might be new, just say, "Hello. Welcome to St. Martin's. My name is _________. Have I met you before?"
- Invite new people to sit with you during worship or to join you at Coffee Hour after the service.
- If you notice that someone is having difficulty juggling the prayer book and hymnal, gently offer assistance.
- Invite new people to join you for brunch at a restaurant nearby.
- Encourage newcomers to fill out a visitor card.
- Wear your name tag and encourage newcomers to wear one too. Paper name tags and sharpies are at the entrances to our gathering places.
- Contact Flo Lowrey and offer to serve as a greeter, bake bread for newcomer gift bags, or to staff the new Welcome Table in the parish hall during Coffee Hour once a month.
- Invite newcomers to events other than worship. There are many different entry points.
- Keep a note card to remind you of the names of the people you meet.
- Pray for them.
Any or all of these ways of welcoming others will help ensure that St. Martin's is known as the most welcoming and inclusive church around. Newcomers will experience the hospitality of God through the hospitality of God's people!
I'll see you in Church!
The Very Rev'd Ron Pogue
Interim Rector
St. Martin-in-the-Fields Episcopal Church
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By Heidi Olivier, Project consultant Candice Jin, Photographers Nic Baleta and Malan Kotze
This magnificent home with its unique and striking architecture is conveniently situated near schools and shopping centres, making it the perfect home in which to raise a family. Not wanting to interfere with the interesting and engaging exterior of the home, the owners chose to renovate the interior only.
"My husband fell in love with the architectural design of the house and we agreed to preserve the external structure. We gave the interior designer a brief and requested that the company modernise our home as per our requirements. Subsequently renovations were done on the internal structure only, and the garden," says the home owner.
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Portraits of Philanthropy
Portraits of Philanthropy
Across the Region
Shaner Shares Gift of New Hope with Cancer Patients
Lance Shaner is an entrepreneur. As chief executive officer of Shaner Companies, he drives the company's overall management and strategic direction. His many professional successes include hotel and redevelopment projects throughout the world, as well as in Hershey and at the Harrisburg International Airport.
But Lance's greatest personal success has been helping to shape his community through philanthropy. He and his family have made considerable professional and personal contributions to organizations in the greater State College and Centre County community. Their passion and commitment to community service is evidenced by their support of numerous causes, including the Easter Seals Lance and Ellen Shaner Child Development Center, the Lance and Ellen Shaner Cancer Pavilion, the JB Griffin Foundation, and Operation Backbone. Lance encourages his more than 3,000 employees to also embrace a giving spirit.
In 2012, Shaner formed the JB Griffin Memorial Foundation in memory of his friend and colleague, JB Griffin, the former chief financial officer of the Shaner Group. This nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization provides financial support to charitable organizations that assist people in need in the Centre County community. Working in conjunction with the annual Shaner Golf Classic, the foundation serves as the beneficiary of the tournament proceeds and disburses funds to qualified charities throughout the county.
The Penn State Cancer Institute provides world-class physicians and staff. With the expansion of the Cancer Institute clinical research enterprise to Centre County, the potential to offer clinical trials is now being realized.
Through the Shaners' generosity and their desire to make comprehensive cancer facilities and treatment available to the greater State College community, they not only support the Cancer Care Partnership at the Mount Nittany Medical Center but continue to support the Penn State Cancer Institute. We are deeply grateful for their partnership in the fight against cancer.
50 Shades of Pink
On January 30, 2016, Kathy celebrated a milestone birthday just one year after receiving a scary diagnosis of breast cancer. From the day of her diagnosis, Kathy and her family were determined to fight, and by the time her birthday arrived, they had much to celebrate. Read more about Kathy and the inspiring way in which she used her experience to benefit others battling breast cancer.


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Steeper 10-Yr T-Note Erosion Identifies Broader Corrective High
Posted on 7/5/2017 7:19 AM by Dave Toth
SEP 10-Yr T-NOTES
The extent and impulsiveness of the market's decline following 27-Jun's short-term mo failure discussed in that day's Technical Blog is impressive and defines 14-Jun's 127.08 high as one of major importance and possibly the end or upper boundary of a major correction within a new secular bear market in T-note prices. From a very short-term perspective overnight's continuation of this slide leaves yesterday's 125.16 high in its wake as the latest smaller-degree corrective high the market now has to sustain losses below to maintain a more immediate bearish count. Its failure to do so will confirm a bullish divergence in short-term momentum, stem the slide and expose what we'd believe to be is just a slightly larger-degree and interim correction ahead of eventual resumed losses. In this regard 125.16 is considered our new short-term risk parameter to recent non-bullish decisions like long-covers and cautious bearish punts.


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Relationship dramas are a tough breed of film to nail perfectly. Then toss in an age gap, and you've got a film that is one bad sequence away from feeling like '˜To Catch A Predator' or one goofy sequence away from seeming like a skit from your favorite weekly sitcom. However, there are the occasional classics. The soon to be Criterion-approved '˜Harold And Maude' is easily one of the best and most noteable age-defying relationship film, and while this film isn't nearly as good, nor does it have as large a gap between the two leads, Patric Chiha's '˜Domain' is definitely a film that proves that if done right, this type of film can thrive.
'˜Domain' follows the story of Pierre, a teenager, and looks at his relationship with a woman in her thirties, Nadia. A student, Pierre is drawn to his older aunt, a mathematician, but soon finds out that she is far more flawed than he had expected. Fighting a battle with alcoholism which is only made tougher with her pessimistic view on the world and those who inhabit it, the two, and their relationship, plays the film's primary focus for its 110 minute runtime.
A flawed film, '˜Domain' is also a moving look into a relationship, and also what it's like to watch a person that you genuinely love and admire, fall as far from grace as humanly possible. A devastating look at a series of topics from illness to the idea of abandonment, '˜Domaine' may feel a bit cold and distant for those who are looking for something a bit more bombastic, but will feel brutally intimate for those looking for something a bit more brooding.
The film thrives when its star, Nadia, is on the screen. Given a breathtaking performance by iconic French actress Beatrice Dalle, one can see why writer/director Patric Chiha (making his directorial debut) wrote the script with her in mind. Playing the role of the neo-nihilistic mathematician with a penchant for booze, Dalle not only gives the character a shocking sense of brood and impending doom, but an even stronger sense of dignity, in the face of her vices.
Coming to the film's conclusion, her performance only becomes more palpable, as the sense of abandonment once felt on the shoulders of Pierre now comes to her, when she discovers that her nephew has recently found himself a boyfriend, who (not so shockingly) is older than he. It's this strong sense of being abandoned by people that not only fuels Nadia's pessimism towards the world, but also plays as the overall concept behind Chiha's rather moving film.
Isaie Sultan is great here as well, taking on the role of Pierre, but is ultimately asked to do far less than his co-star. Best described as a blank slate, Pierre as a character is one to have most of the film happen upon him, save for the one decision he does make, to leave his aunt. However, there is a deeply powerful sense of longing he evokes, and there are also an occasional beat here and there where you realize that he himself is not only dealing with his love for his aunt, but also the fact that he's a gay man. It is this inner struggle that, and it's the same struggle materialized in Dalle's performance, holds this film's head above water.
Making his debut with this film, the film's primary flaws rest upon the shoulders of this still very green filmmaker. Visually, the film seems to riff on the style of many more intimate directors, think Olivier Assayas' '˜Summer Hours,' with some artistic flourishes ala Derek Jarman sans the impressionistic touches. It's a distant film aesthetically, something that poses quite a problem for a film that should feel like you are a fly on the wall. However, featuring a great soundtrack and some music cues that are absolutely killer, one feels as though Chiha is definitely a filmmaker to keep the absolute keenest of eyes on.
Overall, '˜Domain' is a quietly moving picture that feels far too long and far too distant. Spearheaded by two fantastic performances and a director who is still looking for his voice both narratively and aesthetically, '˜Domain' feels a bit scatterbrained, but for those who give this film a chance will find a moving portrait of two people seemingly abandoned by the world. This is simply one of the most interesting films this young year has to offer.


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Arkansas Being Painted Red
By Bill Smith on 1:11 PM
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ARRA News Service. - The liberal New York Times indicates as of 8/31/10 that Arkansas is going "red" (Republican) in the November elections. However, conservatives are not resting but are out there on all fronts in Arkansas working to see that this occurs. The latest NYT status report for Congress:
|Arkansas Senate Profile
|Democratic Incumbent
Blanche Lincoln
John Boozman
|New York Times Race Rating
Leaning Republican
|Lincoln avoided being swept up by the anti-incumbent mood in the primary election, she remains one of the most vulnerable Democratic senators. Republicans view the race in Arkansas as one of their best opportunities to pick up a Democratic seat. The Republican candidate in the race, Representative John Boozman, has the benefit of the political environment on his side.
|Arkansas 1st District Profile
Chad Causey
Rick Crawford
|New York Times Race Rating
Leaning Republican
|Arkansas 2nd District Profile
Joyce Elliott
Tim Griffin
|New York Times Race Rating
Solid Republican
|Arkansas 3rd District Profile
David Whitaker
Steve Womack
|New York Times Race Rating
Solid Republican
|Arkansas 4th District Profile
|Democratic Incumbent
Mike Ross
Beth Anne Rankin
|New York Times Race Rating
Leaning Democrat
Tags: Arkansas, US Congress, political races, US Senate, US House, AR-01, AR-02, AR-03, AR-04, Republicans, Democrats, painting Arkansas Red, Election 2010
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Walk in nature
Start to walk in the wonderful village of Rougemont where you will admire a lot of his old chalets and century-old facades. After that, you will arrive into the hearth of the walk of la "Rite" where you will follow the river "La Sarine" before to arrive at the "Vanel" gorges.
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