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One common mistake that new business owners make is trying to do everything on their own. But no man, company, or brand is an island. Even the most successful businesses get help from outside sources.
Newer entrepreneurs want to do everything by themselves because they fear that things might go wrong. But micromanaging your company will only limit its potential.
If you feel like you are spending more time putting out fires and juggling hundreds of different responsibilities within your company, what you need is a white label partner. Now is the time to learn about the value of outsourcing some aspects of your business to a white label agency.
What is a White Label LinkedIn Marketing Company?
It is a misconception that the biggest names in the industry are doing it all by themselves. Google, for example, outsources their phone and email support for AdWords. Done properly, white labeling can give you more time to improve other aspects of your business, particularly your product or service.
White labeling is a business practice that involves hiring another company and rebranding their product or service and offering it to your customers as your own. Almost all products and services can be white labeled. You can even partner with a white label company to help you with customer support, logo design, and app development.
White label marketing refers to the practice of outsourcing your marketing efforts. Most new business owners are not marketing experts themselves, which is why working with a white label marketing agency is a good idea.
A white label marketing agency can help you with a wide range of digital marketing practices like email marketing, inbound marketing, SEO, social media marketing, and content marketing.
Here we will talk about why Kennected should be your white label partner when it comes to all your marketing needs.
Why Choose Kennected to be Your White Label Partner
Because white label agencies focus on developing their products and services, they can offer you ready-made solutions for your marketing problems. Kennected, for example, solves the problem of lead generation—which is the number one challenge for marketers today.
Marketers may struggle to generate leads regularly. But Kennected is designed to help you find your ideal clients through LinkedIn's data-rich filters. Kennected helps get you in front of your target audience so that you can focus on other things like converting those leads into paying customers.
Having a white label partner also lets you accomplish things that your company otherwise can't. When you're starting out, you don't have a lot of resources to work with. So to get support from an outside source can help your business bloom—without a significant investment on your part. Overall, white label companies help you save a lot of time and effort while keeping your business competitive.
Kennected simplifies your lead flow: we bring you a steady stream of connections, sales, and meetings by giving you the tools and education to build a sustainable pipeline. We've helped over 50 agencies scale by white labeling our LinkedIn services.
Kennected firmly believes that no one knows your business like you do. That is why we teach you to fish instead of giving you fish. Our onboarding process involves a deep dive into your goals and industry so that we can help you in a way that matters. Each company is unique, and every business has its own needs, so we structure our campaigns based on your individual goals.
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Once we've found your ideal targets, Kennected can help you send automated but personalized messages, connection requests, and follow-ups.
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Toys 'R' Us has been sold — again
Video above: A map tracks Toys 'R' Us stores in the U.S. from 1957 to 2020
Toys "R" Us is changing hands again, less than two years after Tru Kids Inc. bought it in a liquidation sale.
WHP Global, a New York-based brand management company, announced Monday it has bought a controlling interest in Toys "R" Us' parent company and will now manage Tru Kids' business and growth. Terms of the deal weren't disclosed.
"We are thrilled to be taking the reins of the world's leading toy brand at a time when the category is up 16% and consumer demand for toys is at an all time high," said WHP CEO Yehuda Shmidman in a press release. Toy sales have soared as bored families look for something to do.
Plans for the brand weren't immediately revealed. However, Shmidman said the sale was a "natural fit" for WHP because it can use its "global network and digital platform to help grow Toys "R" Us and Babies "R" Us around the world."
Tru bought a bankrupt Toys "R" Us in 2018 and later opened two new physical locations in New Jersey and Texas. However, they permanently closed in January with the company blaming the pandemic for its troubles.
The two stores were supposed to represent a reinvention for the brand because they were smaller, sold fewer toys and the layout had interactive and playground-like environments for brands. Ultimately, the plan was to open around 10 of them in malls.
Toys "R" Us' website remains operational and more than 700 stores outside of the United States are still open. WHP claims that the brand still generates more than $2 billion in global retail sales.
WHP targets struggling retail brands and tries to revive them. Authentic Brands Group, Marquee Brands and REV all operate similarly as they find an increasingly number of well-known stores find themselves as appetizing acquisition targets because they're in financial distress as consumer habits change.
Retailers Anne Klein and Joseph Abboud are already part of WHP's portfolio, which it says rakes in more than $3 billion in annual sales.

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In February 1971, All in the Family became the first sitcom to bring a gay man into America's wallpapered, shag-carpeted, plaid-couched living rooms.
And he turned out to be a former linebacker.
It was only the show's fifth episode. The Gay Rights Movement was still getting off the ground in earnest — the first Pride Parades had taken place the previous summer — but I can't find an earlier sitcom representation of an openly gay character. For some insight into how shocking the half-hour had been for some viewers, one need look no farther than the Oval Office (the same room from which President Obama announced his "evolved" position on gay marriage this month). In sometimes-graphic language, President Nixon reveals that he was not a fan.
In any case, viewers still had no idea what to make of Archie Bunker (played by Carroll O'Connor), whose bigotry struck some critics as more inflammatory than satirical. As the New York Times put it in January, "The message sounds like 'hate thy neighbor.'" There was no guarantee that Norman Lear's comedy would hang around for very long and CBS considered burying the show in a 10:30 timeslot.
While episodes that deal with racial prejudice occupy a bigger place in our collective memory of the Bunkers, the economy and precision of Lear and co-writer Burt Styler's takedown of gay stereotypes still make for incredible viewing. Although "Judging Books By Their Covers" (free to watch on Hulu) did little on its own to cement All in the Family's rise in the ratings, it deserves a fresh look in the context of President Obama's announcement. In a moment where critics point to sitcoms as a medium that helped change public opinions about gay rights, we should remember that the process didn't begin with Will and Grace or Glee.
It began with Archie.
Or more accurately: it began with Archie's macho, pro-football, strike-opposing, archery-and-photography aficionado bachelor friend Steve.
A reading of this episode reveals that even four decades ago, television writers tackled the issue of gay rights using tactics that remain operable today. That is, they teach audiences about gay identity, not by preaching politics or morality, but by portraying a spectrum of characters who in different ways defy stereotypes of gay men and women.
Edward Shiappa discusses this kind of "category work" in his essay "Can One Show Make a Difference?" He argues that TV has a positive impact on the way that audiences think about something like gay marriage and that "reduction of prejudice" relates to "reconceptualization of group categories." In an interview for Weekends on All Things Considered, Shiappa gave the ten-cent version of his argument using the example of Will and Grace:
What I mean by that is there were some critics who said, 'Well, Will isn't gay enough, and Jack's too gay.' Well, actually that's great, because you learn that there's diversity within that category that you had in your head before of gay men.
A show does this kind of work whenever it demonstrates to an audience that a category has more kinds of people in it than previously assumed. This, Shiappa reasons, makes it harder for individuals to describe groups using stereotypes. While his argument focuses on the nineties, "Judging Books by Their Covers" demonstrates that TV writers have deployed this tactic for much longer.
The episode opens as Michael (Rob Reiner) and his wife Gloria (Sally Struthers) prepare a fancier-than-normal lunch for their flamboyant friend Roger (Tony Gearey). Roger has just returned from Europe and when Archie learns that he's coming over to share stories from the trip, his reaction sets up the central conflict of the show. The directness of his scorn can be a shock, even now:
"Roger the fairy?" he asks.
Michael insists on his friend's heterosexuality and condemns what he sees as Archie's closed-minded assumptions built on surface observations. "Just because a guy is sensitive," he says, "and he's an intellectual and he wears glasses, you make him out to be a queer." The dialogue conditions the audience's expectations of what Roger will look like, establishes Michael's ambivalent attitude toward Roger's sexuality (he's straight, but even if he weren't, "what difference would that make?"), and elicits a clarification from Archie.
"A guy who wears glasses is a four-eyes," he says, "A guy who's a fag is a queer."
The circular logic of his position makes it possible simply to ignore Michael's rational arguments. To convince Archie of anything contrary to his expectations requires more than abstract theorizing about civil rights. Meanwhile, Edith (Jean Stapleton) lets Archie rant and refuses to weigh in on Roger's sexuality, saying she's "not an expert on flowers." She represents the viewer's detached position with respect to the argument.
That is: like Edith, we're outside of this argument too, and we're only here to watch.
Michael won't let go of the issue. He cites a British law that states, "whatever two consenting adults do in private is their own business" (the 1967 Sexual Offences Act decriminalized acts of consensual sex between two men over the age of 21). He couches his support of gay rights in political terms, perhaps appealing to Archie's sense that national interests should trump all else.
Archie's responds with scorched earth: "For your information, England is a fag country."
In his worldview, the law does not dictate national identity or change personal behaviors; rather, law responds to accepted cultural practices (to him, England represents a country of frilly handkerchiefs and fancy umbrellas — definitely gay). Differently put, sexual identity has almost nothing to do with sex: it has to do with aesthetics — with adopting a certain style or sensibility. From this perspective, Archie feels justified arguing that British society "is based on a certain kind of fagdom."
Here, we get neat outlines of polar opposite positions, all before Roger appears. When the doorbell finally rings, Gloria asks her father one more time to behave himself. Archie's responds, "If I can't be good, I'll be careful." Use of "careful" marks the first instance in which a hint of sex enters the dialogue. The insinuation that Archie's overweight, middle-aged body could be the object of overwhelming physical desire makes for a good laugh. It also reveals his fear of male sexual advances, a fear perhaps not based just on the notion that a gay man would come on to Archie.
But also that Archie might like it.
Roger enters, wearing a gray suit with a purple ascot and speaking with affected voice, and introduces himself to Edith with an affectionate two-handed handshake. She plays along, but Archie pulls back ("One hand's enough!"), reluctant to get too friendly. The handshake feels too physically intimate for him, and he keeps physical distance from the conversation that ensues. As Roger flips through pictures of his trip, Archie sits alone in his chair. The camera cuts to him only to reveal his incredulity at Edith's simpleton thoughts about photography, or his sarcastic asides whenever Roger says something to confirm his identity as a "pansy." When Archie does get out of his chair, before he can comment, Mike suggests that he go to Kelcy's Bar for a beer.
Archie announces he's going to say hello to his friend Steve and "some of the boys."
At the bar, Steve distinguishes himself as the ideal Bunker ür-man. He shares Archie's conservative political views on the origins of inflation. He played football during a time that Archie says was "rougher" and "tougher." He's better-dressed, taller, and stronger-looking than anyone in the room. And most importantly, he's a bachelor. In gravelly voices, the other men talk about a Swedish film called Wanda. Archie derides it as "pornograbby," apparently bored or offended by the idea of onscreen heterosexual sex. But he's also distracted by Steve's silence. "You don't have to go to no movies to see your Wandas eh Steve?" he says. Identification as a bachelor has everything to do with the availability of sex with single women and Archie assumes that Steve's silence relates to discretion.
Yet Archie's interest has less to do with single women than with Steve's body: "how do you keep yourself in such great shape?" he asks. "I mean jeez look at your shoulders and all of that." Archie obviously looks at Steve with a kind of desire (close-ups of O'Connor's eyes are fantastic for revealing a kind of searching depth). Steve inhabits Archie's notion of the good life — it's difficult to find an instance in the series when Archie softens this much — and he seems to feel out of his league. Steve explains, "I work out every day, jog two miles every morning, and [do] archery."
In response to Archie's incredulity, Steve clarifies that "It's good for the arms and the shoulders." Archie winces as Steve playfully hits him in the arms twice. Archie seems smaller and softer in this context than in the house, where he has clear control over the discussion. Steve dominates him.
When Roger walks into the bar with Michael, he comes over to Steve and shakes his hand. "How did the zoom lens work out?" Steve asks him. It turns out that Steve owns a camera shop and that he lent Roger a lens for the Europe trip. Archie finds himself again on the sidelines of a conversation about photography, only this time it's an exchange of shop-talk between experts (NB: it's not subtle that Steve has essentially let Roger borrow what amounts to a phallus). Where Archie assumed he had a monopoly on shared interests with his friend, it suddenly appears that Roger has more in common with Steve.
Meantime, the bartender Kelcy privately pulls Michael aside and asks whether Roger is gay. Michael protests, and when Kelcy clarifies, we get the plot twist: Steve is gay. Here's Kelcy:
Don't get me wrong, I don't mind Steve. His camera store is just down the street here and he only comes home for a drink once in awhile on his way home. Besides he don't camp it up, you know? And he don't bring in none of his friends.
Here, Kelcy typifies a specific kind of intolerance — he can stand Steve's sexual identity as long as it's wedded to discretion and normatively masculine behavior. The biggest payoff in this moment is perhaps Michael's face. Here, the liberal supporter of gay rights seems as surprised as the rest of us.
[Correspondent's note: while watching this on Hulu, an emphatically heteronormative commercial for KY jelly popped up at this juncture. A couple sits at a kitchen table after a night of hypertrophic lubed-up sex, distracted from their normal conversation by the evening's acrobatics. It was a pretty crazy jolt out of 1971 and back into the present.]
Back at the house, Archie turns on "Great Fights of the Century" and Michael struggles against an urge to tell Archie "something that could shock you." He doesn't want to out Steve, but Archie's continued insults of Roger begin to grate. He finally gives in. Edith's again serves our surrogate: "That big football player is a flower?" she says with disbelief. Archie is incensed, and launches into an indictment of youth culture:
You're sick. You need help. All his pinko stuff, well that's all right. Clothes. Their wide open sex any time of the night or day, for no reason at all? All right, that's your submissive society.
The scope of this rant isn't surprising, except for Archie's expression of dismay at heterosexual promiscuity — sex "for no reason at all." One of the themes that seems to emerge by this point in the episode is Archie's apparent jealousy that everyone is getting action with anonymous partners, except him.
He storms back to Kelcy's to watch the end of "Great Fights" with the boys and stands behind Steve, shadowboxing awkwardly (he's clearly not a fighter).
The fight ends and he challenges Steve to an arm wrestling match. The intimacy of the scene is remarkable. Archie — who recoiled from Roger's handshake earlier in the episode — touches Steve's hands gently and marvels "Look at the size of you." He wants to grab Steve's hand, and the inversion of the physical contact (after all, Archie now knows that Steve is gay) strikes me as the most tender moments of the episode. By contrast, Steve wrenches Archie's hand down winning easily, and reducing Archie to a loser. One gets a distinct sense of how tense the scene actually was for the studio audience, whose convulsive and regular laughter gets noticeably softer and less frequent.
There's something weirdly pathetic, just before Steve comes out to Archie, about watching the bigot being shown how lonely his world can get. This is perhaps what All in the Family does best. Its "category work" reveals to Archie the spectrum of gay individuals in the world. In the process, it does not judge him as much as it paints a subtle portrait of how angry and jealous and sad he has to be.
Archie asks Steve about Roger, even as he challenges him to another arm-wrestle. "I wanna go at you once more […] get it up there," he says. As the two clasp hands, the imagery of two men locked in combat with their arms stiff in the air is unmistakable: it's as though both men have their dicks out. Locked in this position, staring at each other, Archie whimpers that Michael thinks Roger is straight and Steve is gay. The camera zooms in on Steve's face.
"He's right, Arch," Steve says. "About all of it."
It's not until we see O'Connor's eyes that the audience finally laughs, and Steve beats Archie again, leaving him limp-armed and openmouthed. On the way out the door, Steve punches a shocked Archie.
Rubbing his arm, he says to himself: "Well if that's the punch of a fruit," and trails off. The camera zooms in as his face suddenly changes to a kind of terror. Archie is about to accept the truth, but then waves it off.
Throughout these 30 minutes of television, no one once says the word "gay." Archie never actually asks Steve about his sexual identity and Steve never tells Archie definitively that he's gay. Similarly, we never get a decisive answer about Roger — he could be straight, he could be gay. What makes this episode of television so important is perhaps not its rhetoric of trying to convince us through political or moral lessons. It's not sincere in the way that so many of our contemporary representations of all kinds of differences (sexual, racial, gendered, ethnic, etc). Rather, its frank portrayals of the rhetoric of bigotry and its probing of the category of gay identity encourage conversations that extend outside of the episode.
In other words, we're not supposed to be convinced by the characters themselves — but rather by the conversations that happen after the theme song. On May 25, forty-one years ago, All in the Family assumed its spot atop television's Nielson Ratings. It wouldn't relinquish that ranking for the subsequent five years.
This episode's groundbreaking and complicated exploration of gay identity is one reason why it should remain on our radar.
A-J Aronstein teaches writing at the University of Chicago. His work has appeared at The Paris Review Daily, The Millions, and elsewhere.


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Quirky and irreverent millennial-aimed web content is not on the corporate agenda for AT&T, which announced today that it will shut down Turner's Super Deluxe.
The division currently has 54 full-time employees, per Variety. It's not clear how many of them will be laid off, though they are being encouraged to apply at other Turner divisions.
According to a report in the LA Times, Super Deluxe's president, Wolfgang Hammer, delivered news of the shutdown this morning at a meeting. The paper reports that the laid off employees will receive "about two months of severance."


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This mural has been created in Rotterdam, Netherlands in September 2019.
It is part of the Space <Time (mural) collection.
Two photos of the same model are used in two different seconds, which were shot in March 2019 by Dourone.
The model is called Audrey Borély (@audrey_borely) and has Franco-Beninese origins. She was born in Toulon, France and resides in Brussels, Belgium since 2000. Her profession is a model, global communications and PR assistant.
The mural is hand painted with a color palette of 41 shades of plastic paint.


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Lansing police find veteran missing for a month
Kara Berg
Lansing State Journal
UPDATE: He has been found safe.
LANSING — Police are looking for a missing Lansing veteran who has not been seen for about a month.
Jeffrey Howard Niedzielski, 64, may be homeless and living in the southern part of Lansing. He is an Army veteran and has medical and mental health issues.
His family said they have not seen him in about a month, according to Lansing police. He is 6-feet tall and weighs about 160 pounds.
If you have any information, call Lansing police at (517) 483-4600 or Detective Tracy Jones at (517) 483-6813.
Contact Kara Berg at 517-377-1113 or firstname.lastname@example.com. Follow her on Twitter @karaberg95.


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Riot Games have banned at least six of Cowsep's accounts just a week after he spoke out about the unchallenged toxicity on the Korean server. At first they claimed they banned him for account sharing, but that statement quickly backfired.
Cowsep is a high elo League of Legends streamer of American descent but he's been living in South Korea for over six years and therefore he plays on Korean servers. Twitch viewers don't get exposed to too much toxicity coming from the Korean players due to the language barrier, as the only words they can understand are the ones Cowsep translates for them. Things are different for him, however, as he understands all the xenophobic slurs but he was never able to effectively report the toxic players, due to the Korean servers not being moderated at all.
He spoke up about this a week ago on North American League of Legends forums, after he caused some controversy for leaving a match in progress. He originally left the game he thought his team would win, but after his viewers called him out for it, he came back, almost single handedly killed the opposing team so his team could close the match out, and then left again. This sparked more controversy on North American forums, that eventually caught Cowsep's attention so he decided to share some of his woes about playing in South Korea.
Riot Games
He started a where he described Riot Games' complete inaction against toxicity that has been rampant on the Korean servers for years, also providing a link to his reddit thread from three years ago where he opened up about Korean that forced Cowsep into changing his in-game name so the other players wouldn't recognise and flame him. There was no action taken to curb the toxicity on the server in the past three years.
He then proceeded to show a Twitch VoD to prove his point, where a player literally decided to throw the game just because Cowsep was in his team. This seems to have hit the nerve with Riot Games. There was no official response to Cowsep's accusations until today, when at least on the Korean servers.
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Riot Games' employee RiotKyle finally broke the silence in the reddit thread claiming that Cowsep was banned for account sharing. This proved to be false, as Cowsep showed on stream that the only account Riot Games didn't ban was actually the one he was sharing.
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This became even more suspicious after RiotKyle removed his statement from the reddit thread, linked just before the first Twitch video. It appears the only instances of someone getting banned on Korean servers are when a person says ''f--k'' which is literally the only flagged word on the servers or when Leaver Buster catches them afk, which can be easily circumvented by moving your champion every few minutes.
Apparently Cowsep found another way to get banned on the Korean servers - by calling out Riot Games' inaction in stopping toxicity on the server that proved to be the most successful in League of Legends' esports history.


text: Print The Armoury The Armoury and the Lathe Room To many people the Armoury is perhaps the most exciting place in the whole Castle. The naturally darkened walls hung with rows of guns and pistols are calculated to fire the imagination; this has always been the case. This might have been part of the intention when the three rooms in the castles top storey were fitted out, in the winter of 1669-70. Two carpenters, Hans Sivers and Mattias Slange, sawed boards from thick logs to line the walls, creating a rustic but at the same time eminently practical environment – just the thing for the thousand and more forged nails which had to be hammered in to carry the weapons. Wrangel's armourer at the time, Mattias Henriksson Plog, could then hang everything and put the three rooms in order. Between them they contain something like 2,000 items. Not only weapons and armour but also stuffed exotic animals, a Greenland kayak, a South American hammock, and Native American artefacts from the New World mingled here with Italian chopines (platform heels) and theatrical costumes from Stockholm. The Armoury, then, was a farrago of everything that Man and Nature were capable of achieving. People would come here perhaps after dinner both to admire beautiful, modern weapons and to be fascinated by remote, exotic worlds beyond the confines of Europe. All this and a Library add up to a great starting point for the imagination. The art of turning at the lathe was for over 250 years part of the education of a European prince. Adepts would be privately tutored by masters of the art. They worked with such costly, exclusive materials such as ivory and ebony producing twisted, asymmetrical beakers or balls enclosed in open spheres – many-faceted, complex shapes of the kind which late Renaissance and Baroque people loved, and which at the same time did justice to the virtuoso skills of the turner. The objects were often made for no practical use but were displayed in special rooms or cabinets. So when Carl Gustav Wrangel had his lathe workshop fitted out at Skokloster in 1673, he was following a continental tradition. Nils Nilsson Brahe, his son-in-law, had already purchased a lathe and lathe tools in Stockholm a few years earlier. They had been made by Johan Kesmaker, an Admiralty smith, from whom Wrangel went to commission a couple of lathes and a great number of lathe tools. These, together with tools from an auction of the effects of Johan Oxenstierna at Rosersberg, make up the Skokloster Lathe Workshop as we now know it. The Castle also has an impressive collection of Dutch woodworking tools such as planes, saws, carver's chisels and drills etc. Most of these were bought by Wrangel already in 1664, and delivered from Amsterdam. The Skokloster Lathe Workshop and collection of tools are unique of their kind in Europe. Tools have been used, worn out and discarded through out history, but here they have been saved. We know when most of them were bought, we know what many of them were used for; we have the results or products, and in some cases we also have the prototypes. Print


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Plenty of fan-friendly promotions this season for Indians fans
Thu., June 15, 2017
If you're planning on making it to Avista Stadium this season to watch the Spokane Indians up close, chances are there will be more to see than the baseball game.
The Indians will host several themed nights, fireworks celebrations and a variety of sponsored promotions in more than half of the team's home games.
The Indians have reserved eight nights for post-game fireworks, including Opening Day on Thursday, the Fourth of July and the season finale on September 3.
This year, fans will have the opportunity to dress as their favorite characters from Star Wars in two consecutive home games. Star Wars night begins on Saturday in the middle of the Indians' five-game series against the Boise Hawks. The team will host "Luke, I Am Your Father" Day on Sunday to celebrate Father's Day.
For those who are looking for a more magical evening at the ballpark, the Indians will host a Harry Potter-themed night on June 28 against the Tri-City Dust Devils.
July 15 will mark the 12th straight year that the Indians have hosted the Pitch for the Cure Breast Cancer Walk. Fans can participate in a one-mile walk that circles the stadium. The Indians will wear pink jerseys, which will be auctioned off to support the cause. All donations will benefit Every Woman Can and will directly assist local survivors and those in need of care.
The Indians will also be helping to benefit the Rypien Foundation during Ride the Bases on July 9. The Rypien Foundation, founded by former Washington State football player and ex- NFL quarterback Mark Rypien, supports families fighting childhood cancer.
The ride will begin at 10 a.m. in front of Lone Wolf Harley-Davidson and will end at Avista Stadium at 1:30 p.m. Participants will ride onto the field for the National Anthem ahead of Spokane's 3:30 p.m. game against the Hillsboro Hops.
Other promotions this year include Daddy Daughter Day on July 16, Halloween Night on September 1, Taco Night on June 27 and three Bark in the Park days – beginning July 5 – when fans can bring their dogs to the stadium.
Avista Stadium will also host three Yoke's $1 Family Feast nights this season when fans can purchase Cloverdale hot dogs, ice cream sandwiches and Pepsi products for $1.
For the full schedule, list of promotions and to purchase tickets, go to spokaneindians.com. Single-game tickets are available for purchase online. Fans can also purchase season tickets or ticket packages of seven, 14 or 21 tickets for $10 apiece.
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Synopsis: A group of teens break into a blind man's home thinking they'll get away with the perfect crime. They're wrong.
Release Date: August 26, 2016
Thoughts: If you believe the early buzz (and you often can't), Don't Breathe is going to be one of those word of mouth flicks that seem to arrive at their release date with a lot going for them only to fizzle out after its first weekend. True, the horror genre is a bit limited at any time of the year but in the waning summer months it can be hard to drum up excitement/scares when audiences are exhausted after the effects-a-paloozas they've sat through so far this year. What gets this one a higher position on my radar is what's going on behind the scenes. The director is Fede Alvarez who successfully remade Evil Dead in 2013 as a gore-orgy that was as impressive visually as it was scary. Another Evil Dead alum, Jane Levy (Fun Size), stars alongside Dylan Minnette (Prisoners), and always interesting character actor Stephen Lang (The Nut Job) in a plot that finds the tables turned on a trio of teens out to burglarize a blind man.


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Congratulations, Deeja - I LOVED your card as well! ...and Cathy, thank you so much for choosing my card as an HM - super excited!!ReplyDelete
Eeeekkkkk thank youuu thank youuu for choosing me as the winner. Its the first time that I won any challenge. You guys made me soo super happy.ReplyDelete
The design team's work is beautiful. Thank you for your challenge and the design team's inspiration!ReplyDelete


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The 14th Amendment to the Constitution of the United States of America prohibits states from making or enforcing any law that would abridge the privileges of any U.S. citizen. Because that apparently wasn't clear enough, the Equal Protection Clause of the amendment prohibits states or the federal government from denying any person equal protection of the laws. There are a slew of other clauses and amendments that attempt to extend these protections to women, LGBTQ people, minorities and others historically excluded from the law, even though it explicitly states the laws are meant to protect all people. We're not constitutional scholars, but that seems pretty clear, right?
Not to Congressional conservatives.
NBC reports Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) have indicated they plan to pursue a rule that would have tremendously devastating effects on LGBTQ people across the country. Earlier this month, the Senators told BuzzFeed they plan to re-introduce the First Amendment Defense Act, an act that would prohibit the federal government from punishing businesses or people that discriminated against LGBTQ people. The legislators attempted to start discussion on FADA in 2015, but it was clear Congress wouldn't have it. With Donald Trump entering office, though, and a Republican-controlled House, Cruz and Lee say they believe they have a pretty good chance at passing this discriminatory legislation.
As the Human Rights Campaign puts it, FADA would legalize state sanctioned discrimination. Basically, legislators are attempting to brand the act as protection against discriminating religious people — meaning it would prohibit the federal government from "discriminating" against businesses, organizations and individuals who deny people rights or services because of their sexuality. What it would actually do, though, is actively allow discrimination against LGBTQ people by ensuring a business or person's right to treat another human differently or deny them necessities just because of their gender or sexual identity.
Under FADA, a restaurant could kick a gay couple out for holding hands, a hotel could deny giving two people of the same sex a room, a landlord could reject a transgender person's housing application because of their gender, and much more without fear of legal punishment. The issue is a lot of this already happens, it's just that now the legislature sees an opening to make this kind of hatred legal.
As the HRC points out, there's nothing in the U.S. law stopping anyone from exercising their religious beliefs. There are protections in the law, though, that stop people from harming others because of those beliefs. Jennifer Pizer, law and policy director at Lambda Legal, told NBC that beyond the social justice aspect of FADA, the act would also put one set of religious beliefs ahead of another — which directly violates the constitution.
"This proposed new law violates both Equal Protection and the Establishment Clause by elevating one set of religious beliefs above all others," Jennifer said, "And by targeting LGBTQ Americans as a group, contrary to settled constitutional law."


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Sunday, September 21, 2008
Show and Tell - of the PSA variety
I should have taken a picture of the can of cocoa powder that Noah spilled all over the kitchen and on his school backpack (yeah, I don't know why it was in the middle of the kitchen floor either). But I was frustrated enough that all I was focused on was cleaning it up. Smelled good though.
So, in my cleaning frenzy I thought maybe for my show and tell this week I'd show my two new favorite cleaning tools. The Shark Steam Mop and the Scunci Steamer. I'm trying to go a bit greener in our house and this certainly helps, not having to use any cleaning solutions with them, just good ol' steam. Add in a Mr. Clean Magic Eraser and your trusty vacuum and you're set. Except for the toilets. I still use toilet cleaner in them. If you have any green solutions for that let me know!
So, I've had the Scunci Steamer for a while, but wasn't using it. That was a mistake, because the last time I used it I used tap water, then it sat for a LONG time. Something froze in the steam release mechanism and despite my best efforts I couldn't fix it. So I bought a new one recently and I'm using distilled water in it. It's fun to use! But do be careful cause steam is hot! I know...like duh! Just ask the burn mark on my stomach. Yeah, I'm not sure how either.
Now, we first saw the Shark Steam Mop on an infomercial on TV. Noah has been coveting it, along with the Pancake Puff Pan, for a while. So, one day in a moment of weakness I actually sat and watched the infomercial with him. And damn if I didn't start to covet it myself. And since I control the credit card, well I popped online and ordered it. And when it came there was much excitement in the House of Therapy as we tried it out.
And damn it all, it really works! It's easy to use, quick, no messing with buckets or cleaning solutions, light weight and blah blah blah. The only issue I have with it is that it is almost too light weight, it feels kind of flimsy. But, it works and that makes this Mommy happy.
So, a little PSA for y'all and a kinda lame show and tell for the week, which is really more of a tell since I can't be assed to take pictures and post them right now.
Oh yeah, I'm not getting any kind of kick back for reviewing these, just doing it out of the goodness of my anything that makes cleaning easier heart. But, if the Shark people would like to send me some more pads I'd be more than happy to accept!
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You're right, that shark really works. I had a good laugh about the pancake pan because my kids start yelling that we need that every time it's on.ReplyDelete
Try vinegar in your toilets. There's lots of internet info on using it.ReplyDelete
I'm just happy to hear you finally cleaned. The Dept of Health and Environmental Control was starting to ask questions. Uncomfortable questions (lol).ReplyDelete
Oh and by the way - GO COWBOYS!!!!
Well, I have to say the Shark's description has some pretty powerful adjectives! Maybe I'll give it a shot if its all true!ReplyDelete
My son spilled cocoa powder everywhere awhile ago, it's amazing how quickly it coats every surface. Thank you for the green cleaning tips. I love my Bissell carpet cleaner since we adopted a puppy. I use Baking soda and a pumice stone toilet cleaner stick, works great. Also, use white vinegar with distilled water solution with dozen drops of lemon essential oil and good to go on countertops, microwave, and oven. Sorry for the long comment, MarthaReplyDelete
Those both sound like cool cleaning tools.ReplyDelete
Hmm, those sound interesting. I am going to google them, lol.ReplyDelete
I am so jealous! I want the shark but I am really cheap and haven't been able to convince myself I need it badly enough to front the dough. I use Clorox Green Works in the toilet and I like it. I am not sure if it is really green or if is just advertising.ReplyDelete
My daughter spilled baby powder everywhere once. I was so mad.
And Deb...GO PACKERS! I know, they lost, but still, GO PACKERS!
I want the shark too...but then I get a flat tire or i gotta pay $191.72 for cheer or someone needs new undies....when does it stop?ReplyDelete
My cousin taught me about the awesome cleaning power of peroxide. I don't know if it would fix your problem, bu it won't hurt it. I have seen it do amazing things.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousSeptember 22, 2008 8:25 PM
Cleaning is not my favorite task but I love reading others ideas on how to tackle various 'issues'.ReplyDelete
Here from ICLW!
I LOVE cleaning tools that actually work and don't disappoint.ReplyDelete
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When our very creative photographer buddy Billy Small approached us about styling a live-action version of Scooby Doo, all we could think was "Zoinks"! We ran around town digging up contemporary, real-life versions of the gang's midcentury animated costumes.
Luckily, Scooby himself came fully costumed and camera-ready, but with a little help from our glam squad friends, and with Billy's incredible camera work, we think everyone turned out looking super groovy!
Photographer: Billy Small
Hair: Nikki Pittam
Makeup: Rob Beckon
Styling: Tricks of the Trade
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O. Yevdokimov, Notes about teaching mathematics as relationships between structures: A short journey from early childhood to higher mathematics, The De Morgan Journal, 2 no. 1 (2012), 69-83.
From the Introduction:
No matter at which level, from mathematics related activities in kindergarten, to studying mathematical courses at university, many learners consider contents they are dealing with in a prescriptive way as a set of direct instructions. Following instructions they are able to complete some tasks. In most cases, however, such a performance is shadowed by their inability to deal with any other task that does not follow exactly the same prescriptive way.
The scope of this paper is bound within reflections about one teaching approach that may help to address this issue.
This approach focuses on understanding relationships between different structures. Under structures here I mean, in a wider context, any mathematical object or set of objects and/or their properties, including any statement or visual representation, i.e. anything which can be considered from a mathematical point of view and related to a certain level of cognitive development.


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'Silver Badge' men parade along wide city street.
"Silver badge men" were recipients of the Silver War Badge created in 1916 for men who had been honourably discharged from the services, usually after serious wounds; and the NFDDS&S was the National Federation of Discharged and Demobilised Soldiers & Sailors, a predecessor of the Royal British Legion. I think they are marching west along the Embankment in London, with Cleopatra's Needle in the background. The shot would have been taken from Hungerford Bridge.


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Over TalentCards
Maak kennis met TalentCards: het mobiele leerplatform dat is ontworpen om bureauloze werknemers te trainen. Bouw online cursussen en lever ze op smartphones.
Very competitively priced compared to other MLS. Developed by the company that produced TalentLMS - the Learning Management System for laptops which is robust and well designed.
Inability to add images on cards other than as background.
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Easy To Use, Engaging Microlearning System For Mobile Phones With Many Applications
Opmerkingen: I am using it in my business. I'm a sales trainer / coach and am recommending to my clients that they use it with their Sales Teams for all of the purposes I referred to above.
An engaging product - the "Card Sets" are visually impactful, fun and easy to use (click and swipe) - great design! Authoring is very straightforward. Many uses, including: drip feeding training in bit sized chunks pre training briefings / post training reinforcement / product updates / on-boarding / daily communication with geographically spread teams. Information can be shared in narrative form, pictures, links to web pages, links to videos on YouTube and you can upload audio or dictate messages directly into the app. Very competitively priced compared to other MLS. Developed by the company that produced TalentLMS - the Learning Management System for laptops which is robust and well designed. Same applies to TalentCards.
I haven't found any issues. Already works very well and I know they are constantly refining the app.
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Hi Paul, thanks for taking the time to leave your insightful feedback and review! It's great to hear that TalentCards is adding value to your sales coaching business!
The Answer to Today's Learners Dreams!
Opmerkingen: Helps me to create bite-sized learning courses and offering this to the clients who'd like to offer a busy group of learners new skills. I can also offer this as an additional learning tool to supplement a bigger/longer course. E.g. if students are taking a 3 months online course, using an e-learning platform to get their main content, submit course work etc, this can come together as a side tool to guide them through certain tasks or short projects. But if TalentCards have the submit respond feature (like Primer has), and is easier to embed images (ringt on my uploaded background), I'd use it as one complete course - because it 'bite-size' learning mode, phone-friendly, can be taken and done anywhere would be much more tempting for today's learners. You guys have done a great job! Well done! Keep on going!
I love how easy it is to set it up. It's very simple, I learnt to use it in one day! As a Learning Designer, looking at the look and feel of the software, I think it is very simple for the students, this subsequently will result to make even a complex subject seems easy to learn. Having the option to embed video, URL or audio is also very handy - helps me to provide a variation on content for the students.
The quiz widget is very limited. I love creating activities that allow students to post a response - not just one answer. An MCQ that allows more than one answer and right/wrong selection can also aid to create constructive and more effective learning activities. I am not unable to embed an image on top of my uploaded background - but we can do it using the images provided in the software. Being able to do this will help so much in reducing GD work to embed images onto backgrounds, adjusting, resizing etc.
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Thanks for leaving us a review, Shaliza! It sounds like you mastered TalentCards super quickly and that's exactly what our team of designers aims for! It's great to hear that the variety of content is keeping your learners more engaged. Keep an eye out for some exciting updates to our card editor in early 2020 where you can expect more quiz and design options for cards and different ways to gather user feedback - this should take your learner engagement to the next level!
TalentCards Rapid Learning Platform
Opmerkingen: My overall experience has been mostly positive. The devs / account manager has been responsive to feedback and getting features implemented and bugs corrected. I feel there are still gaps in support which need addressing.
From a Learners perspective, the platform is a great utility for e-learning. This platform is great for hyper learning on the go with an easy to use philosophy.
The administrative functions leave much to be desired. The product seems to be under development and lacking many key features to allow administrators to have the same ease of use as the Learners. Granular administrative permissions is also a very needed feature.
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It' great to hear that TalentCards is proving to be popular with your students, Shea! We are constantly revising the admin features based on user feedback and we're working on a lot of quality of life improvements for admin functions which are due by the end of the year, so we think you'll be super happy with these updates! We've also increased our dedicated support team so that we can help our clients get back to the business of training!
Opmerkingen: Me and my students love talentcards! The ease of building the courses, their organization, the ability to build stories through learning all make it much easier. So far I have not had any student complaints about the system.
Talent Cards uses established neuroscience methodologies such as retrieval practice. It is well suited for building storytelling and dual coding models as well as stimulating student learning through gamification. It is very easy to use and my students love it. The ease of learning by mobile enables effective access to education.
The limitation of characters to build questions is a problem for my segment as well as the language limitation, since the service is offered in Brazil. The use of metacognition in which student performance by subject is disclosed is lacking. Also see how necessary to make access to the system through the desktop, would help a lot.
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We're so glad to hear that both you and your students love TalentCards, Raphael! You'll be pleased to know that language functions are on the way, and soon you'll be able to access the App version on the web by the end of the year. We are always striving to improve the user experience, including our reporting function, so do feel free to email [email protected] and let our team know more about the metadata that would be useful to you!
Sales Training Made Easy
Opmerkingen: I use the cards as a supplement and coaching tool for the people I train. The quiz adds excitement and the drive to achieve amongst salespeople and I use the reports to let users know who is using it more effectively. This is the most cost effective way to provide users with in-field coaching.
Easy to read and provides salespeople with a ready reference and constant reminder of the skills they should be using.
Limitations on customising cards with my logo.
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Hi Peter, thanks for stopping by to leave us a review! We're happy to hear that using TalentCards is allowing you to provide your salesforce with ready-to-access in-field information. We're finding that more and more of our customers are using TalentCards in this way, Please note, you can add your logo to cards in any set, feel free to ask our support team for help with how.
Tackling efficiency with TalentCards
Opmerkingen: we are currently looking to change how a entire industry works and their processes using TalentCards and also taking digitization of another industry a few steps further than they currently are.
So when i stumbled on TalentCards it struck me that this is a very powerful way to learn, since many of us are brought up learning with cards and even during courses later on in life. As efficiency becomes evermore demanding and winning through innovation a necessity I found this software to be most helpful. I also found new ways of using it as a tool in different work processes that could become more efficient thanks to this software.
My personal opinion is that the cons are few. most often they are when one forgets the size of the software and what it is made to do. Most likely this has to do with our desire for more and more and more. But that will ultimately change TalentCards into to something els that most likely already exists and there is no point in that.
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Hi Henrik, thanks so much for taking the time to leave us a review! We're thrilled to hear that you're loving the TalentCards experience! We do aim to give educators an efficient way to teach and learners an effective way of learning on-the-job. Our support team is always on-hand should you need any assistance on your micro-learning journey!
Bite-sized training and follow-up solution
Opmerkingen: Using it as a reminder/follow-up tool for working with remote sales teams. After face to face trainings or video calls - either full decks or just the quiz function. People like it and it feels fresh and new vs. older methods.
Easy to use and setup, pushing it remotely to the users is also a pretty simple process. It integrates all the tools to quickly create compelling, impactful slide decks. Liked the quiz tool for following up with remote teams.
Some rigidity in terms of what can be done (ie. no questions for the quizzes with multiple valid answers), streamlined to the detriment of flexibility and it is obviously a tool that can/will grow in terms of capability. 1% of situations when the app misbehaves (doesnt'register clicks or the statistics are off)
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Thanks for your review, Doru! We're glad to hear that you're benefiting from the ease and speed of TalentCards. You're absolutely right, we are constantly growing and you'll be happy to hear that we are working on some exciting card editor updates that are due for release in early 2020 (allowing for more question types, improved templates, and implementing important feedback we've received from our customers). So, keep an eye out!
Jose Maria
Talent Cards Review
Opmerkingen: Very good.
Micro-learning on mobile devices. Learning Bites
Inability to add images on cards other than as background
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Thanks for leaving us a review, Jose. Keep an eye out for some exciting updated to the card editor which are due for release in early 2020!
Quick and easy learning solution.
Opmerkingen: Our people finally started learning on a weekly basis.
It is simple and easy to create and use. Ideal for those employees who are always busy and don't want to spend time going through endless amounts of eLearning. Rich content containing bite sized information and links to video's (only Youtube now) and websites. Great customer support.
So far nothing. But this product really needs push notifications when a new set of cards has been uploaded. But i'm sure this will only be a matter of time.
Very easy to create, excellent concept to get sticky learning
I like Mobility, the concept of flash cards, possibility of attachments of videos, quizzes, game mode
more flexibility on fonts, text attibutes and possibility of GIFs missing. Notification to the app needed urgently.
Fun Software, Sometimes Glitchy
Opmerkingen: I like the software overall, and the users are happy with it.
I like how customizable it is, but it's not to the point where there are way too many options to design card sets.
I hate that I can't get in touch with someone immediately if I have questions. They usually take a while to respond.
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Thanks for leaving us a review, Emily! We're glad to hear that TalentCards is hitting the sweet spot in terms of customization for your training needs. While we don't offer a live chat support function, our dedicated support team's average response rate is within 1 hour and we'll always aim to get back to you as soon as possible so that you can get back to the business of training!
Very User Friendly Microlearning!
Very easy to use! Can use on computer or on your mobile phone.
As this software grows, I would like to see the reporting get a little more in-depth. Also would like to see richer content like the layout, design and fonts.
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Geoffrey, thank you for taking the time to review TalentCards, we are so glad to hear you are enjoying how easy it is to use both on mobile and on your computer! Thank you also for sharing your ideas on how to improve TalentCards, we passed your ideas on to our developers team!
Great micro learning software increase learning and boost retention
Opmerkingen: very good and an interesting software to use as I constantly find new applicable areas
easy to use and administrate. easy to build and follow learners and their progress
wold like to be able to design more freely and not be restricted with fonts and sizes
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Thank you for sharing your experience on TalentCards Henrik! It is great to hear you are enjoying how easy to use it is.
Awesome learning tool
Opmerkingen: It is great learning tool! It would be the most useful for Companies where you have to remember terminology, so new employees can use these cards. Also, it can be used as an announcement platform, and refreshment training tool.
I really like the idea about bite size training as nowadays it is very important, not to add too much info but just the most important because we are always on the go. It is designed for mobile phones, but also can be used on web.
Features could be more advanced. It is not possible to add separate picture on the card (only in the background).
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Thanks for your review, Evija. We're pleased to hear that you find TalentCards to be a useful training tool for your mobile-based training!
Geverifieerde reviewer
Very nice learning solution
Opmerkingen: I use Talent cards to create my music theory flash cards and quizzes. The gamification mode really rocks and I thing students really love it.
TalentCards is a very nice solution for learning online. You can create cards and quizzes using your laptop and access them on your phone via their app, which is pretty cool. I also really like the gamification mode that makes learning really fun.
At first I needed some time to get familiar with the user interface, as also to find the preview mode, but by providing a chat option and a bunch of articles everything gets clear pretty easily and fast.
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Thanks for your feedback, we're really happy to hear that you think that the gamification feature of TalentCards rocks!
Training Via TalentCards
Opmerkingen: We do OSHA Training through Talent Cards. We really like the manageability of it.
I like the ease of use for end users. Easy to manipulate and get information on the cards. I setup, manage, card sets and users. I have a couple of administrators for backup but I do most of the work. They have a variety of backgrounds and you can upload a picture of search for a picture for the background. There is 6 different font sizes.
That you can not crop the pictures directly. Sometimes the sizing is not exactly what you want but for the price. My end users would like an app for the computer. The do not like using their phone for it.
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Hi Melissa, thanks for taking the time to leave us a review! We're happy that TalentCards is proving to b easy for you and your team of admins to use. You'll also be happy to hear that we have just released a web version of the app for learners who prefer to use a computer. We also have some exciting updated planned for the card editor in early 2020, so stay tuned!
Geverifieerde reviewer
TalentCards: Not super easy to use, but a fun interactive way to get people learning
The user friendly app is easy to navigate. You can tell how many people are engaging with the app.
The admin side is hard to manage. Create the cards is time consuming, and lags behind. You have to make sure to pause, wait for the green check then continue. If you don't, all your work will disappear.
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Thanks for leaving us a review! You'll be happy to know that we are changing the way images are compiled on our back-end in order to increase speed and efficiency for our users. Thanks for your patience!


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Mesothelioma is a very deadly form of cancer made up of four main types, which impact 2,000 to 3,000 Americans every year. The first form of this disease is pleural mesothelioma, which develops in the lining of the lungs. This cancer of the lungs can cause many serious side-effects, including hoarseness, shortness of breath, fluid buildup in the lungs, sharp chest pains, coughing up blood, a loss of muscle function, and extreme swelling. Pleural mesothelioma makes up for the highest percentage of mesothelioma cases.
The two less common kinds of mesothelioma are peritoneal and pericardial mesothelioma. Peritoneal mesothelioma is a cancer that affects the lining of the abdomen and may develop when patients cough up, then swallow inhaled asbestos fibers. Symptoms of this cancer include intense stomach pain, abnormal weight loss, ruptures of the abdomen, vomiting, and a buildup of fluid in the abdominal region. Pericardial mesothelioma is a cancer that affects the lining of the heart. Symptoms of this disease include shortness of breath and sharp chest pains.
The final form of mesothelioma involves tumors found in the tunic vaginalis, known as testicular mesothelioma. This extremely rare form of mesothelioma is characterized by the development of tumors which begin in the covering layer of the testicles. In many cases, this testicular form of mesothelioma is secondary, with the main form of the cancer being located elsewhere in the patient.
Causes of Mesothelioma
The main cause of mesothelioma is exposure to asbestos, a naturally-occurring material created through the amalgamation of several different minerals with fiber-like structures. These fibers are extremely friable and hard, allowing them to break into tiny pieces that can enter the body and burrow into internal tissues. Until very recently, asbestos saw heavy usage and was a popular and cost effective component of a number of construction materials and consumer products. In addition to its low cost, its popularity largely derived from the material's strong resistance to heat, chemicals and electricity.
However, the 1960s saw the discovery and publication of the extremely negative effects that exposure to asbestos can have on an individual's health. Among these negative side effects was the development of mesothelioma, which can impact those exposed for decades after. Although most usage stopped after 1989 legislation regulated the use of asbestos, it is still permitted in some products. Furthermore, the long latency period of this disease means individuals might not be aware of past exposure for as many as five decades later, when symptoms finally begin to appear.
Exposure to Asbestos
Exactly how asbestos causes mesothelioma has yet to be fully explained. A number of competing theories have been introduced by scientists to account for this causation. One theory states that asbestos fibers may scar certain cells in the protective lining of organs, known as the mesothelium, eventually leading to the development of cancer.
Another popular theory states that asbestos fibers have properties that can change the normal structure of cells in the body. The theory states that the fibers can corrupt the natural ability of these cells to divide at a healthy rate. This new unnatural cell division then produces this form of cancer.
What is not disputed, however, is the fact that exposure to asbestos causes every form of mesothelioma. This much has been proven scientifically by a staggering amount of evidence showing a strong correlation between exposure length and intensity and mesothelioma development.
Who Is at Risk for Developing Mesothelioma?
Studies have shown that certain individuals are at a higher risk of developing mesothelioma than others. One such group of people are individuals who underwent high amounts of radiation exposure. The American Cancer Society also explains that most cases of mesothelioma have been linked to workplace asbestos exposure, which was common in the past. However, because this material can attach to clothing and hair and travel with these laborers, anyone who comes in contact with them may be at risk, including relatives at home. Furthermore, many schools, homes, commercial buildings and industrial factories were constructed with or hold asbestos-containing products, putting individuals who frequent these locations at risk as well.
Additional Risk Factors
Radiation – The Department of Internal Medicine in Philadelphia did a study regarding malignant mesothelioma occurrences following radiation therapy. A case of pleural mesothelioma was found in a patient who successfully completed radiation therapy for Hodgkin's disease. It is important to note that this patient had no prior exposure to asbestos.
With long-term cancer survival rates increasing, a light has been shed regarding concerns for neoplastic complications. While the causes of malignancies are probably due to numerous factors, radiation therapy and chemotherapy have been implicated in the development of post-therapy neoplasia (new cell growth).
Zeolite – A silicate mineral chemically similar to asbestos has been found in the soil of the Anatoli region of Turkey. Zeolite has been the reported cause of a few mesothelioma cases in that region.
Thorium dioxide – This chemical has not been used for many years because of the found link between the toxin and cancer. There have been a handful of cases where mesothelioma was found in patients after using x-ray imaging.
Other factors that may be potential risk factors include chronic imflamation, chest injuries, genetics and organic chemicals. These factors are not well researched and require further study before a causal relationship can be determined.
Tobacco Use and Mesothelioma
It has been proven that smoking alone does not cause mesothelioma, unless the cigarettes used asbestos filters. However, smoking can damage the lungs, reducing the body's ability to stave off the negative effects of asbestos exposure, including the unique form of cancer, mesothelioma. For this reason, smokers see an even higher risk of suffering from the cancer.
Mesothelioma Resources
Getting a diagnosis of mesothelioma can be a daunting time for a patient and his or her loved ones. Patients may have countless questions running through their head and want answers. Mesotheliomasymptoms.com has a resource that has answers.
Additionally, anyone affected by mesothelioma is urged to get a Mesothelioma Information Packet delivered free of charge to their residence within 24 hours. For any further questions call (888) 360-2406.


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Ofra Absolute Cover Silk Peptide Foundation
Ofra Absolute Cover Silk Peptide Foundation is quite a luxe foundation, and overall, Ofra was a great brand find at The Makeup Show Orlando!
This foundation comes in a glass bottle with a pump for dispensing the formula:
I received one of the fairer shades to try out, naturally!:
This foundation has great coverage; it's well pigmented. It applies well and doesn't highlight my pores; some brands I've tried really make my face look like a potholed road! This also evenly applies when I use my fingers to apply it.
Just a total side note, but in my below swatch photos, I still had very bright red hair! I took these photos the first full week of November 2012, after The Makeup Show Orlando! (I probably should have had this review up sooner but wow, time gets away from me sometimes!) I can also tell how much weight I've lost, by looking at my face. Right now, I can not get enough of seeing the difference in my before and after. I've lost about 20 lbs since these photos were taken!!!
Anyway, I still use the foundation, especially for special days and evenings when I want good coverage; day-to-day I have lately favored a BB Cream and powder. I'm also using Urban Decay Naked Skin Foundation in rotation with Ofra Absolute Cover Silk Peptide Foundation, which I also love. I'm hoping to review that soon, as well.
Here's a shot of my face with the foundation in natural light. I'm not wearing any other makeup:
And indoors with flash:
I like that it covered my blemishes, for the most part (nothing a little cover-up couldn't take care of before foundation!), and it looked natural enough with a little bit of red peeking through on my cheeks.
This foundation lasts all day, with the exception of on my nose, where EVERYTHING rubs off, eventually, which ticks me off because sometimes my rosacea is bad and you can then see all the red bumps. But a quick touch-up with powder is usually all I need!
This foundation is available through the Ofra site here, and retails for $39.95. The company owner assured me his formula is comparable to the high-end department stores, and I don't disagree; the formula is pigmented, easy to use and I like the slightly weighted feel of the container, which makes me feel like I'm using something I bought at Nordstrom or Macy's!
If I buy this again, I would likely try #01, because this one might have been just a tad too dark for me. I don't mind horribly, because it gives me a little color, but I wouldn't wear it for something where I knew my pictures were being taken – like my upcoming engagement photo shoot. In the right shade, definitely! but I think you'd see my foundation line on my jaw with this shade.
So have you tried Ofra at all? Are you always on the hunt for the perfect foundation – or what is your Holy Grail?! I'd love to hear your thoughts!
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World Series Game 1 delayed due to FOX broadcast issues
Game 1 of the 2015 World Series on Tuesday between the Royals and Mets was delayed when FOX Sports experienced technical difficulties.
Due to the fact that Major League Baseball uses the game broadcast to review plays, both teams paused for a few minutes before coming to an agreement to play only with replay from the game's international broadcast, according to Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports.
Dan O'Toole, who took over on FOX while the connection was lost, said that power to the network's broadcast truck was lost. They then turned the audience over to the international broadcast, led by FOX's Matt Vasgersian.
Replay was restored to both clubhouses around 9:40 p.m. ET, according to Rosenthal. Joe Buck and the FOX crew returned shortly after, after a 23-minute absence.
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Jasmila Zbanic • Director
"Love and war in Sarajevo"
- "My film is not only about war, it is first and foremost about love, about a love that is not pure because it is mixed with hatred, disgust and desperation"
Jasmila Zbanic (32), the screenwriter and director of Grbavica – Esma's Secret [+see also:
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Zbanic wrote the screenplay on the basis of interviews conducted by a journalist friend on the violence of that conflict during the Serbian siege of Sarajevo, which also ravaged the city's Grbavica neighbourhood, where Jasmila lives. "Grbavica means 'a woman carrying a burden' and that neighbourhood was transformed into an enormous concentration camp".
Cineuropa: What compelled you to tell this story?
Jasmila Zbanic: I began writing this story when I had my daughter, Zoe, in 2000 and was shocked by the number of cases of raped women in Bosnia. For me, having a child was a positive upheaval in life. I wondered how they felt about a child they hadn't wanted. In this case, their love isn't pure, it's a very complex emotion. Women are asked to go through a long emotional process in being able to love that unwanted child. It is an experience that involves the woman wholly, along with her entire femininity.
How widespread was the phenomenon of ethnic rape in Bosnia?
According to United Nations data, approximately 20,000 women of all religions were raped in Bosnia in this war. Many of the women I met could not go back to their towns because the rapists were still there. The perpetrators of these crimes were not even minimally punished. Only a few of them, the most well-known, but the reality is that the victims lives side by side with their rapists on a daily basis. People prefer to think that these women don't exist. Until recently, they were not even considered war victims. Only after the film was a campaign started, based on a petition that forced the government to change the law, and now the victims of ethnic rape are finally recognised as war victims.
What is your religion?
I was born into a Muslim family under Tito's regime, during which religion was considered "the opiate of the people". Personally, I am an artist and that is my religion.
How was it for you, a Muslim, working with actress Mirjana Karanovic, who is of Serbian origin?
First and foremost, she is an actress and I am a director. Besides, she always spoke out against Milosevic and the war. I looked for an actress who could best play that role, and I thought of her, a wonderful actress and a wonderful human being. Our ethnic backgrounds weren't taken into consideration in the slightest. They were absolutely irrelevant.
Grbavica, which is your feature debut, was produced by your husband Damir Ismahilovic.
Damir works in a bank. When I founded Deblokada, a small production company, he decided to help me. The initial years were difficult. We did everything ourselves, along with one friend. Things are better now, we've been able to hire on a regular basis in our office. We produce short films and documentaries.
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For practitioners of process improvement, we see the world in large part as, well, a bunch of processes. Even things that most people wouldn't consider a process, is actually a process. But as a process, not much is known about how people decide to buy.
For example, think about your purchase decision process – or – the process by which you find and buy stuff. My recent experience at the Nike Retail Store validated my thoughts on how purchasing is itself a process.
I was recently sent an email survey from Nike, triggered by my recent visit to the Nike Retail Store. I enjoy surveys, so instead of deleting the email, I completed the survey. To my surprise, here was the first question:
- Thinking about your retail store experience in general, how strongly does being greeted influence your purchase decision. (0 = no influence at all; 10 = very strong influence).
It's an interesting question; one that I actually hadn't thought much about. Before I answered the question, I asked my wife how she would answer this question. She said, and I'm paraphrasing,
I just want to be left alone. When people bombard me when I walk into the store, I find it annoying. If I want to talk to someone at the store, then I will.
As I think more about it, I wouldn't mind a simple "hello, welcome". But, if the retail store clerk goes over-board, then I'm inclined to agree with my wife and I'd find that behavior annoying.
As expected, the remaining part of the questionnaire were questions that attempt to measure the percentage of promoters and detractors – yes, the Net Promoter Score.
How about you? Does being greeted at a retail store influence your purchase decision process?
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Uncertainty about the crop outcome in India offered support. Turkey's cotton imports projected to remain strong. Slowdown generally expected in U.S. weekly export sales report.
Cotton futures finished slightly higher in an ongoing consolidation and the lightest volume in a while Wednesday as traders awaited the U.S. weekly export sales report.
March gained 21 points to settle at 72.72 cents, around the lower third of its 83-point range from down seven points at 72.44 cents to up 76 points at 73.27 cents. A question now is whether March will fill the 245-point overhead gap left by expiration of the December contract.
May closed up 12 points to 73.39 cents, trading within a 66-point range from 73.22 to 73.88 cents. The other contracts settled down two to up 14 points.
Volume declined to an estimated 19,020 lots from 29,083 lots the prior session when spreads accounted for 12,928 lots or 42%, EFP 205 lots and EFS 54 lots. Options volume increased to 8,933 lots (3,443 calls and 5,490 puts) from 8,778 lots (6,886 calls and 1,892 puts).
Uncertainty about the crop outcome in India, the world's largest cotton producer, has been mentioned as a supportive market factor following damage from pink bollworm infestations and late-season rainfall.
Cotton Outlook in a monthly review reduced its estimate of the Indian crop to 38 million local-weight bales of 170 kilos (29.69 million 480-pound bales), which it said still would be the largest since 2014-15.
Some analysts have talked of a much larger reduction from USDA's projection last month of 30 million bales, up from 27 million bales in 2016-17 and 25.9 million in 2015-16.
Cotton Outlook also reduced its estimate of Pakistan's crop to 1.85 million metric tons or 8.5 million statistical bales, compared with USDA's November forecast of 9.15 million bales.
Elsewhere on the international scene, Turkey's cotton imports are expected to remain strong this season despite higher domestic production, according to a U.S. agricultural attach report.
The Foreign Agricultural Service post estimated 2017-18 imports at 800,000 metric tons or 3.67 million 480-pound bales, up from USDA's November forecast of 3.4 million bales.
Around half of Turkey's cotton imports come from the United States, even with a 3% antidumping duty. Turkey thus far this season ranks as the fifth largest export buyer of U.S. cotton on purchases of 864,000 bales.
The post-projected production at 4 million bales, up 23% from last season, with plantings estimated up 18% to 470,000 hectares (1.16 million acres). The USDA estimated the crop at 3.8 million bales.
Looking to the USDA export sales report on Thursday, traders generally expect a slowdown to be reported for the week ended Nov. 30. Prices during the reporting week traded from 71.07 to 73.46 cents, basis March, and closed the period at 72.81 cents.
Net upland sales the prior week were 276,500 running bales and have averaged 336,400 RB a week the last four weeks. Upland shipments rose to a still-slow 112,200 RB with the four-week average at 104,100 RB.
Futures open interest increased 473 lots to 249,201 on Tuesday, with March's down 523 lots to 169,731 and May's up 668 lots to 42,772. Certified stocks remained at 47,628 bales.Πηγή: Agfax


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When was the last time that you got your health care needs taken care of in a way that worked and made sense for your purposes? Are you someone that is always looking to get what help you may need, or are you someone that is trying to put off health things until you really have to try and work them out in the future?
Many people find that, when they go to a radiologist and get an ultrasound in New Jersey, that they are doing everything that they can in order to make sure that they can get ahead and find the things that work out the best for all of their purposes.
While it can take some effort to really look at what you have to do here, you will often notice that there are many ways that you want to go through with making this happen in the first place. For example, how much do you need to try and invest to make things easier? Are there ways to actually see what matters the most and how much are you going to have to spend to make that easier for yourself as time goes on?
Talking with a doctor and seeing what needs to be done can be nerve wracking but, as you work out what you need to do, you will find that there are a lot of ways to know that you can get the best for what is waiting for you. See what can happen, learn about what is going to go on in your appointment, and see what you can do there. In the end, that's going to be what keeps you safe and healthy no matter what it is that may come your way with your health needs.


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In a nutshell, it's preparing a medication to suit you! Medications may be formulated in a number of ways eg. As suppositories, liquids or creams. Antibiotics may be formulated as suppositories. This often allows administration of otherwise-hard-to-get-down medications facilitating treatment and recovery. Pain medications may be administered as suppositories.
This often allows the combination of different medications in a single entity and by utilizing a suppository, gastric side effects may be eliminated. Pain medications may also be administered topically as a cream. Similarly, hormone replacement may be administered topically at a dose tailor-made to you. Severe nausea - that's been treated topically too!
If the commercially-available tablet is too strong (or unavailable) we can make capsules according to the dose you need. Does the patient have difficulty swallowing tablets?Perhaps it could be made into a liquid. We have certain specialized compounds that we make eg.: jack newman's all purpose nipple cream kosher ibuprofen liquid (also for passover) antifungal mouth gel anti-inflammatory creams.


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I am an artist (BA Art UCLA 2007, MFA with critical theory emphasis UCI 2013) and scholar (BA English UCLA 2007, UC Berkeley PhD candidate). My artistic practice encompasses a wide range of media and material techniques, including sculpture, digital video, performance, and in-situ genres that investigate situated knowledge in various stages of transcultural processes, and the history of ideas in an age of globalization. From 2005-2007 my interdisciplinary artwork through UCLArts consisted of a contemporary tour of the 18th century European Grand Tour, coalesced through artifacts, rubbings, photography, and essays. From 2007 onwards, I have focused on intercultural issues in Japan, the US/Mexican border, and migrations of gesture in everyday life and cyberspace.
My MFA thesis installation used multiple taxonomies of video sequences to investigate muscle memory as socio-cultural memory across various communities of practice, from salsa dance to Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. The primary questions in my artwork from 2010-2013 have been about the role of sensorimotor embodiment as cultural knowledge (ie, learning and the transmission of techniques, or "acts of transfer") and the cultural formation of a complex sociogeny in global contexts.
Since 2013 my attention has shifted to scholarly inquiry as a Chancellor's fellow at the University of California, Berkeley. Currently, I am working on intellectual histories of embodiment primarily between Western Europe and Japan. My current thesis in writing includes an archeology of sensory knowledge at the intersections of sociocultural anthropology and philosophy of mind from the early modern period to the present in the Western tradition. The latter half of my project articulates the relationship that these discursive theories have to concrete forms of material culture, aesthetic objects, and somatic repertoire. A part of my dissertation focuses on Japanese tea ceremony schools, and the production of subjectivity and varieties of conviviality established through commensality.


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Climate change is steadily decreasing the reliability of food security in the 21st century. As scientists search for alternatives to fossil fuels, new research has focused on the advancement of biofuels as alternatives for petroleum. Emergent reliance on biofuel energy has spiked the prices of crops such as corn, with negative implications for people living in countries which are already suffering from hunger and high food prices. Tirado et al. (2010) discuss the several implications of food insecurity due to climate change and a growing economy for biofuel production which may result in severe malnourishment, hunger, and social unrest in the future of developing countries — Bailey Hedequist
Tirado, M.C., Cohen, M.J., Aberman, N., Meerman, J., Thompson, B., 2010. Addressing the challenges of climate change and biofuel production for food and nutrition security. Food Research International 43 1729–1744.
M.C. Tirado and colleagues at the University of California, Los Angeles conducted a cumulative study of the effects of climate change on food security. Several factors play into the increasing uncertainty of crop availability due to climate change, including elevated prices for food, amplified focus on biofuel technology and production, and changes in crop yield due to climatic factors and elevated atmospheric CO2. The authors discuss the many interconnected and complex issues surrounding the effects of climate change on food security, which will be amplified in developing countries whose economies depend on agribusiness. Populations are expected to suffer from health problems such as stunting, malnourishment, water contamination from crop run-off, and social unrest due to the direct and indirect effects of climate change on global agricultural economy.
The authors used the World Food and Agriculture Organization's (FAO's) four-dimensional food security framework to determine the effects of climate change on food security. The framework includes the following definitions of food and nutrition security as defined by the FAO: food availability, stability of food supply, access to adequate quantities and varieties of safe, good quality food, and food safety and nutrition. The study approached food insecurity from a human rights standpoint based on international human rights principles, and including womens' rights related to food insecurity. Terminology of food insecurity (malnutrition, undernourishment, stunting, etc.) used to describe public health was also gathered through the FAO. Poor health conditions are expected to escalate as drought, natural disasters, and temperatures become more frequent with climate change.
Ecosystem changes will significantly impact access to healthy food and water, especially in poor countries. Sea-level rise will result in frequent flooding, most likely to result in the contamination of food and water from chemical contaminants such as Persistent Organic Pollutants (POP's) and dioxins. Global temperature rise has different effects on crops depending on region, and studies have shown that changes in atmospheric CO2 may benefit crop yield in certain areas. However, warming as high as 3°C has negative effects on crop yield in all regions, namely in dry and tropical environments. Decreased access to healthy foods due to climate change is expected to result in several different health conditions including malnourishment, stunting, low birth weight (LBW) babies, and increased infectious diseases such as HIV/AIDS. Additionally, biofuel production increases the chances of risk for health problems related to food security. Demand for ethanol and biodiesel has resulted in the spike of food prices and further decreased availability of foods used in the production of biofuels. Poor communities are expected to face greater challenges accessing crops which are used for biofuels, resulting in substitutes which are higher in starch and are more likely to be processed. Consequences include low amounts of caloric intake, subsequently effecting weight loss, nutrition, cognitive development in children, and adequate nutrient levels. An expanding market for biofuels is also projected to decrease the availability of safe drinking water due to irrigation demands during droughts and chemical run-off related to crops.


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NASA astronaut Scott Kelly had some off-time today relaxing ahead of Sunday's launch of the SpaceX CRS-7 mission. Cosmonauts Gennady Padalka and Mikhail Kornienko worked on Russian science and maintenance activities.
Kelly will be inside the cupola and at the controls of the Canadarm2 when the Dragon space freighter arrives Tuesday morning at the International Space Station. Padalka will back up Kelly monitoring systems as Dragon approaches. NASA TV will cover the Sunday launch and Tuesday capture activities live.
Padalka spent time on the Splanh experiment studying how a crew member's digestive system changes in microgravity. Kornienko worked throughout the station's Russian segment inspecting gear, performing leak checks and working on life support systems.
There is a 90 percent chance of favorable conditions for Sunday morning's SpaceX Dragon launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. Dragon is delivering over 4,000 pounds of supplies, gear and research in its pressurized section. The largest payload being delivered is the first of two international docking adapters in Dragon's unpressurized section.


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Bank of England sees no 'clear evidence' of Brexit downturn
Most UK companies are not planning to withdraw investment or change their hiring or spending policy, according to a survey carried out by the Bank of England (BoE) in the wake of the Brexit vote.
The report found that in the first few weeks since the historic vote to quit the European Union the British economy had been resilient with no "clear evidence" of a sharp economic slowdown.
Despite the shock many businesses felt over the referendum result, just few of them have contingency plans in place.
The firms are currently adopting a 'business-as-usual' approach, with no signs of decline in business activity or lending by banks to companies, reports the regulator.
However, the BoE explains a third of companies expect some negative impact on recruiting as well as investment over the next year.
The real estate market has been proving more flexible than had been expected, the Bank's network of regional agents says.
At the same time a report by the Office for National Statistics has revealed the labor market has remained strong from March through May with the jobless rate falling to its lowest level in more than a decade.
We've published this month's report on business conditions by our Agents. https://t.co/30yb3EdcjWpic.twitter.com/eb4sa2vbgi— Bank of England (@bankofengland) July 20, 2016
"As the economy adjusts to the effect of the referendum decision, it is doing so from a position of economic strength," said UK's new Chancellor Philip Hammond as cited by The Guardian.
READ MORE: Pound up as UK unemployment falls to lowest since 2005
The City expects a BoE statement on fresh stimulus measures for the economy. "While there may be some relief that the economy may have dodged an immediate sharp slowdown from the Brexit vote, the danger is still very much there given the major uncertainty that is apparent – and there seems a compelling case for the Bank of England to deliver a substantial package of measures at its August meeting to try and bolster business and consumer confidence," said chief UK economist at IHS Global Insight Howard Archer.


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Give the place you'll always live in a little spring-clean.
If the 21st century mind had the ability to send out notifications, how many times would it tell you that its storage was almost full? Chances are, a lot and chances are, you don't need to hold onto everything in storage. And while the quality of our lives rests on our ability to think, a lot of those thoughts can be done away with. Noticing which thoughts are weighing you down, which ideas you've outgrown and which feelings are burdening you have a myriad of benefits; not only are you more at ease but you are also relieving stress, allowing scope for more effective cognitive functioning as well as improving your working memory (sounds similar to what happens when you empty your desktop trash can or clear your photo album, right?) Here are a few ideas on how to start spring-cleaning your most important and permanent residence.
We often overlook the therapeutic qualities of writing and just how significant it is in our day-to-day lives; simply making a list can help us to feel on track. And while writing is great when you're feeling motivated, it's also great when it hasn't been your day, your week, your month or even your year. The point is that writing, will be there for you (insert Friends theme song).
• Make a list of everything that is weighing you down. These can be negative thoughts, feelings or situations. Acknowledging them puts you in a position where you can let them go. To make this even more symbolic, you can throw the list away once you're finished writing.
• It's human nature to feel bogged down at some point, but it helps to prioritise what is 'worth' feeling weighed down by and what can be dropped.
Make space for the new by bidding farewell to the past and any negative feelings attached to it.
• What thoughts and beliefs have you outgrown that aren't serving you?
• Don't ruminate. Most of the time, negative thoughts have no factual basis but dwelling on them gives them the makeshift basis that they need to continue. Because we cannot always manage our thoughts, simply let them pass through without letting them stay for tea.
This will get you thinking about your daily habits, whether they are beneficial to you and if what you're consuming is useful or taking up valuable space.
• Differentiate between what is worth giving mental space to and what is not. Where do you want to focus your time and what do you want to give your mental and physical energies to?
Review your daily habits. For example, opening social media upon waking up in the morning. While doing this might make you feel connected and motivated, it also delays you from starting your day. Excessive media consumption – especially first- thing in the morning when your mind is warming up – overloads your mind with data that it probably doesn't need. When I reach for my phone, I always ask myself if there's anything more important that I should be doing in that moment.
While the other steps have focused on recognising what you've accumulated and no longer need, this step is about focusing on the now.
• Move! It can be any sort of movement such as a walk, yoga, a jog or even a stroll to the kettle after being sat at your desk for a while. This should shift your mood and re-energise you.
• Read an uplifting book, make time for watching a comedy show or listen to your favourite song.
• Give your full attention to even the most mundane, routine tasks. This can help you to stay present; it also helps you avoid getting lost in the past or straying too far ahead into the future.