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What goals do you have this week to ensure you're living a healthy lifestyle? Perhaps you want to pencil in a few runs this week. Maybe you indulged a bit too heavily on the sweets last weekend and you want to prioritize fruits and veggies. Possibly you'd like to spend more time with loved ones, laugh more, or get a few extra hours of sleep.
No matter what your priorities are, we all know that treating our bodies well is key to a long, successful, happy life. In that vein, there's one activity that we'd like you to try on for size this week: strength training.
It's easy to get into the same fitness routine week in and week out. Your daily run, yoga class, or cycling routine offers solace within a typically hectic life. However, throwing something new in there every once in a while is key to hitting your fitness goals; your body gets used to your routine and therefore doesn't enjoy the same benefits as it once did from those same exercises. But lifting weights (or your bodyweight) is intensely beneficial in more ways than one.
If you've never picked up a barbell before, don't fret. Any new fitness routine is a tad intimidating before you try it. Starting off with some smaller weights, particularly in your own home, can get you on the right path to success. Dumbbell-free exercises – like push-ups, burpees, and squats – can also do the trick… no equipment required.
So why exactly should you incorporate strength training into your routine?
- It helps prevent your body from injury. If you've avoided lifting weights because you thought you'd hurt yourself, think again. Strength training can actually lessen your chances of injury, as it adds strength to not only your muscles, but your ligaments, tendons, and bones. As you age, adding strength training to your life can also slow the decline of muscle and bone density. This leads to a lower risk of fractures, torn ligaments, pulled muscles – you name it!
- It increases your average metabolic rate, or the rate at which you burn calories during normal daily activities (walking to work, sitting at your desk, grocery shopping, etc.). When you have more muscles in your body, your metabolic rate increases. Lifting weights, therefore, has benefits far beyond the gym itself – that calorie-burning sensation lasts all day!
- It offers a better night's sleep. While incorporating exercise in your day generally helps you sleep longer and deeper, studies show that adding some strength exercises can truly help you get those zzz's you crave. Some studies even indicate that it can help with sleep apnea and insomnia.
- It improves your balance and coordination. It turns out that building muscle can help with more than just strength – it also builds flexibility and balance. Whether you're chasing your kids around, heading to a barre class, or going shopping, having some additional muscle on your body will keep you coordinated, poised, and able to conquer any and all tasks that lay before you.
- It's beneficial for your brain. Looking to perform more efficiently at work? Hoping to help your teens with their homework? Add some strength training to your day – seriously! Multiple studies have shown that lifting weights is beneficial for your brain and promotes better cognitive function. Blow away your competition at the weight rack – and in an IQ test!
And we haven't even mentioned: strength training builds muscle, which makes you look stronger, leaner, and more fit overall! It's a win-win… in so many ways.
The alarm clock starts blaring. It's 6:45am and the sun is just barely shining through your shades. It's time to get out of bed, start that hectic morning routine, and get out the door in a short, rapid-paced time frame.
What's the first thing you do? Perhaps you reach for your phone to do a quick check of email, social media, and your texts and calls. You see an email from your boss, a text from your partner with a list of to-do's, and a few social notifications. You hop out of bed frazzled and stressed, your mind racing with what you need to do during the day ahead.
Sound familiar? Mornings are hectic for many of us. Between getting ourselves ready and for some, also making sure our kids prepared for the day, it's easy to get stuck in a pattern of throwing a piece of toast in the toaster, grabbing a quick outfit, and running out the door.
But what if you decided to be intentional with your mornings? Inevitably, how you spend your morning sets the tone for the rest of your day (and week, and month, and year!). If you get out of bed stressed and frazzled, chances are you'll take that feeling with you throughout your day. With the negative health effects stress can pose (both mentally and physically), perhaps it's time to rethink your mornings.
How do you start?
- Wake up with intention and gratefulness. Grab a notebook and take a few minutes to write down those things you're grateful for from the day before. While you're at it, set a few key goals for the day ahead. They don't need to be "to-do" related, like getting to the gym or pitching a new idea at work; they can focus on being kinder to others, believing in yourself, or having a meaningful conversation with a friend.
- Make some headspace. When you wake up, hop out of bed (only to the floor next to it – not even very far!) and make a few minutes for meditation, yoga, or stretching. Feeling at one with your body and mind as the day begins sets you up for stress-free success.
- Enjoy a healthy breakfast and some tea. As your mom always said, eating a healthy breakfast is key to kick-starting your metabolism and beginning your day right. There's truth to that adage! Instead of grabbing a granola bar, take a few minutes to fry up an egg, prepare some chia-infused granola, or put together a nice yogurt-and-fruit bowl. Your body will thank you, and the time it takes to create and eat your meal are great for thinking through step one above.
- Listen to music and relish getting ready. If putting on an outfit and your makeup is typically a rushed endeavor for you, try slowing down. Take your time in choosing a stylish outfit that makes you feel great; enjoy the process of putting on lotion, makeup, and hair product. You'll go into the day feeling confident and energized.
- Read the newspaper or a book. How often do you get the time to sit down and read printed books or other texts? In our digital world, chances are not often enough. Take fifteen minutes in the morning to read a book you've been meaning to get through or to catch up on the day's events with your local paper. Setting time away from your phone and taking advantage of the beauty in print is guaranteed to start your day on the right foot.
By starting your day with one or more of these steps, you allow yourself a chance to think deeply and choose how to set the tone for your day, rather than letting outside forces (other people, your phone, etc.) dictate your day ahead. Sit back, relax, and enjoy the new, no-stress you!
Chances are there are one or two things that stress you out during the day. Perhaps it's your job, maybe its shuffling the kids from swim practice to a soccer game, or possibly you've taken on a tad too many hours of consulting or volunteer work. No matter what the situation, stress comes in and out of our lives more frequently than we'd like it to.
Coming home to a messy, stressful home, therefore, probably isn't on your wish list for the end of a long day. Your home should ideally be far from a stressful spot; it should be your sanctuary, a wonderful place to breathe and reflect.
Not all of us have a perfectly zen home to come back to, but there's one way you can get closer to that place of refuge: de-clutter. Taking unnecessary stuff out of your home – off counters, out of drawers, away from sight – can clear both your space and mind from clutter. And it turns out it's pretty easy to start!
- Start small. It can feel overwhelming to try and tackle your whole home, removing all that stuff that seems to endlessly accumulate. So be sure to start in one room, on one table, or in one set of drawers. Starting small will help you accomplish one area – giving you all the confidence you need to move throughout your home!
- Be critical. As you're getting rid of all that excess stuff, it can be tempting to keep an item for many reasons: nostalgia, uncertainty about the future, or comfort. It happens to all of us! As you clean out your home, look at items with a critical eye. Do you really need it? If not, recycle, dispose, or donate.
- Stop a lifestyle of procrastination. One reason you may accumulate clutter is due to small acts of procrastination; you know you should go through and open your mail, but you haven't had the few minutes you need. You recognize that your space would be so much clearer if you put your laundry way, but lounging feels so right. Take care of de-cluttering your space as you go through your week; that way it will never have a chance to accumulate! Plus, it will feel less daunting if you tackle small tasks one at a time rather than putting them together into one large cleanup.
- Follow the "one in, one out" rule. The next time you go shopping – whether for food, clothing, or other items – follow this rule to a tee. If you buy a new sweater, promise to get rid of one you haven't worn in a few years. If you're out shopping for produce, be sure not to buy five apples if you already have four at home (unless you'll eat them all quickly – then more power to you!). Shopping mindfully and clearing out your stuff in the process will eventually lead to a clutter-free space.
- Forget perfection. As you scroll through lifestyle magazines, Pinterest, and Instagram, it can be easy to start comparing your home to the gorgeous idealistic ones shown on these pages. But perfection isn't realistic – life isn't perfect! Don't get down because your house isn't insistently clutter-free; use that feeling as a way to constantly improve your life, de-cluttering both your space and your mind. Chances are your less-than-perfect living room is a comfortable, relaxing, perfect space for you and your family to laugh and enjoy each other's company.
How do you clear out clutter in your home? Does a clutter-free home help you de-stress? We'd love to hear your ideas in the comments!
Are you resolving to better your eating habits this year? If so, you certainly aren't alone. The New Year is a perfect time to take stock of what you've been digesting over the past year or so, create some concrete goals, and move into 2017 fresh.
We aren't talking dieting here: perhaps you want to eat more fruits and vegetables (always good!); maybe you want to be more intentional at the dinner table and enjoy every bite; perhaps you want to ingest more protein to build more muscle; or maybe you want to absorb more omega-3's for healthy skin and hair. Your eating goals should always reflect your individual priorities, and how your body and mind feel after eating certain things.
That being said, there's one strategy we've found that practically guarantees healthier eating: Sunday night meal prep! How many times have you come home from a long workday during the week and felt too tired to cook up a nutritious meal? It happens to the best of us, and when it does, you end up eating salty take-out, a flash-frozen dinner from the freezer, or a mishmash of crackers, cookies, and the cereal that you find in your pantry. Not exactly ideal for healthy living!
When you prepare many of your weeknight meals ahead of time, however, you're guaranteed to have at least a couple meals during the week ready for when you get home from a busy day. Simply throw your pre-made meal in the microwave or oven, warm it up, and there you have it: instant healthy, delicious dinner. This practice also helps you bring your lunch to work more often, saving money on expensive cafes and take-out mid-day when your stomach starts rumbling.
One way to do put this strategy into action is to make a family dinner on Sunday evenings and cook enough food so that there are leftovers you can eat for lunch at the beginning of the following week. You can also prep by multi-tasking: as you're cooking a meal on Sunday for dinner, chop double the onions, throw another pot on the stove, and make a whole separate meal for the rest of the week. Store in Tupperware and enjoy come Monday!
How can you start implementing this practice? We've put together some fun, nutritious, scrumptious recipes that are easy to make in big batches on Sunday evening. With simple, customizable ingredients and a few spices, these recipes practically guarantee you'll love each meal of the week, even if they were prepared a few days prior!
Try out a couple this month and let us know how it goes. We look forward to hearing about a healthier, happier you come February.
- Sweet Potato Chili from Cookie + Kate
- Chickpea Tomato Minestrone from Vegetarian Ventures
- Scrambled Egg Muffins from Fannetastic Food
- Orzo with Butternut Squash, Spinach, and Blue Cheese from the Kitchn
- Roasted Chickpea Taco Salad from Two Peas and their Pod
We hear you: budgets are difficult to stick to – kind of like New Year's resolutions. Many people start the year with great intentions and a commitment to their goals and end up falling off the bandwagon a few months in. But we know our Earth community, and we know you're stronger than that! This is the year that you conquer your greatest achievements.
Through our research, we also know a little reason why so many goals don't get accomplished: they aren't realistic in the first place. Setting out to lose 30 pounds in a month is intensely difficult and devastating. While we certainly admire this enthusiasm, we've also come to recognize that one primary ingredient to setting resolutions and sticking to them is making sure they're realistic.
Now how can you accomplish his with budgeting? Creating a budget can help you save for your emergency fund, pay off debt, or store away a little extra money for a vacation you've been dying to take (and deserve!). Budgeting (the right way) ensures you stick to your goals through and through, as you know exactly where your money is going, how you want to spend it, and what you're striving for with that pot of gold.
Step one to a successful budget: take the time to fully understand your finances. Download last year's spending and earnings using an app like Mint or Wally, or simply log into your bank account online and download an Excel document. Take a few hours to understand how much you took home, spent, and saved. Categorize by merchant or category (restaurants, clothing, insurance, mortgage), and dig in deep to really get to know your spending habits.
From there, take your necessary expenses (your home, food, insurance, debt, medical costs, taxes, etc.) and separate them out to start creating your budget. Now comes the important part: add in some wiggle room for surprises. It may seem counterintuitive to add unknown costs to your fixed monthly/yearly budget, but it's more than necessary. Each month, something is going to come up: your car gets a flat tire. The sole on your favorite boot rips and you need to buy new ones. You leave your rain coat at your daughter's soccer game. There's a pair of pants on sale that you've been eyeing for months. Things happen; this is the year we plan for them!
Now that your necessities and emergencies are settled, divide up the rest among your other yearly priorities (travel, date nights, etc.). Then compare to last year's spending and see if the budget you've made is realistic. If you spent $5,000 on travel last year, and only have enough room in your current budget for $1,000, perhaps you'll need to cut another category (lunches out with coworkers, brand name toiletries). Of course, it's very important to be realistic here: vow to cut out those expenses that you can cut out. For instance, if you need coffee to survive in the morning, don't vow to never buy a cup on your way to work this year (what if you run out at home? Catastrophe!). Cut out the stuff you truly don't need, keep the expenditures that help you live your best life (without overindulging, of course), and be realistic about the expectations you set for yourself.
Ensuring realism the entire way through your budget is a recipe for guaranteed success this year. Throughout 2017, take a step back, evaluate your progress, and reassess how far your budget is taking you toward your goals. If something isn't working, readjust! Try reverse budgeting – take the amount you want to save out of your paycheck as soon as it comes in, then split up the rest among remaining expenses.
Remember – budgeting and sticking to financial goals has to work for you. Challenge yourself this year, but be realistic in your goal-setting. We practically guarantee success!
Have you started thinking about your New Years' resolutions yet? Many of us have, and chances are at least a good number of us have decided upon goals that revolve around fitness, health, or nutrition. Every year, an astounding number of people resolve to lose weight, exercise more, eat better, stress less, or undergo other changes that relieve health woes.
Unfortunately, studies show that after six months, only 40 percent of people are still on track to accomplishing their resolutions. This year, we're here to make those resolutions stick – it's time to become your best self, whatever that means to you! Whether it's saying no more often, logging more time at the gym, or simply fitting more movement into your day, this is the year that you cross those goals off your list.
Now, studies show that it takes an average of 66 days to convert a new practice into a habit. That's over two whole months of implementing that action consistently. The key to making this happen? Set realistic goals. Make your resolution as specific and measurable as possible to ensure you stick with it. For instance, "working out more" is a general goal that can feel daunting and can be difficult to persist with; going to the gym three days a week is much more attainable.
Another way to do this is to split your goals into baby steps. Rather than "losing 30 pounds," resolve to lose one pound per week for 30 weeks. Starting the week off with that smaller goal makes it feel more doable, and you'll be less likely to give up. Take your goals day by day, week by week, rather than looking at them over a year; the specificity will make your goals more manageable.
As you set out your specific, measurable goals, take the time this week to really consider the "why." Why, exactly, do you want to accomplish this goal? Does your gym time coincide with your desire to live longer? Does your desire for better nutrition stem from a need to lower your cholesterol for a healthier heart? Do you want to stress less to act as a good example for your kids? Really drill down into the "why" of your resolution, and write that reason down. When you feel like giving up, take a look at your reasoning – chances are, it'll drive you to keep going.
On that note, it's important to associate your goal with the good. For instance, it's easier to stick with a fitness goal if you're doing it to increase your longevity, health, and happiness – not to get back at an ex-boyfriend. Tackle your goals for you and the people you love. It will truly help you stay on track!
It's also important to associate your goals with the good in a different way: make them fun! Exercise shouldn't be dreadful; experiment with different machines, classes, and outdoor regimens until you find one you truly enjoy. Allot some time on the weekends to enjoy your cooking and breathe in the smells of your veggie-packed chili. The more you enjoy the road to success, the more likely you are to stay on it.
When you hit a significant milestone, treat yourself! Did you finally fit in four runs this week? Buy yourself that new dress you've had your eye on. Have you been fitting more vegetables and fruits into your diet for an entire month? Grab a decadent slice of cake at the grocery store – you deserve it! Rewarding yourself associates accomplishment with positive memories, making it more likely you'll stick with it through the next obstacle.
All in all, it's critical to stay confident. You are stronger than you think! As you go through the strides toward success, never be afraid to switch gears. If something isn't working for you (say, you try to fit in salads but hate them), switch things up (vegetable soups are great). Reevaluate your triumphs after a few months, change your regiment as needed, and keep going. After all, you're doing this for you, and we promise… living a healthier lifestyle is all worth it!
The time has come… the holidays are here! With many festive days coming up within the next week or two – Christmas, Hanukkah, New Years Eve, and more – we hope you're feeling that joyful, wonderful holiday spirit just as much as we are. Chances are you have some exciting party plans filled with family and friends, food, drinks, and laughter galore.
While these parties are a blast – and you most definitely deserve to have some fun this time of year – they're also not the best for your fitness and nutrition goals. Between limited time to stick with your typical exercise and healthy routines, and the omnipresence of cakes, cookies, and chocolate, this time of year can certainly throw you off. And while you should obviously take the chance to spoil yourself a little, it's also important for your overall health (it is the time of year that colds come along, after all) that you stay on a fairly healthy path.
What are some key tips for enjoying the "holidaze" the healthy way?
- Don't skip meals. While it may be tempting to skip breakfast or lunch to "save the calories" for a huge dinner later, this isn't an effective option. Skipping meals may lead you to binge later on unhealthy goodies. Start your day with a light, protein-rich breakfast (like scrambled eggs with spinach), and continue with a fruit-and-veggie-packed lunch. With your mood and metabolism stable, you'll be more likely to eat the right portion of the good stuff come dinnertime.
- Fill up on protein and fiber. Whether before the meal or during, sticking to the dishes that prioritize protein (fish, meats, beans, eggs) or fiber (dense veggies, lentils, nuts) will ensure you chow down on the good stuff first, rather than those simple carbohydrates and sugars that you burn quickly (white bread, cookies). Always add as many veggies to your plate as you can; they're filled with vitamins, fiber, and water that pack your tummy with nutritious goodness.
- Savor your food. We all have fond memories of how delicious some of our favorite, traditional holiday meals can be. Take the time to eat slowly and savor every bite at the table this year. Eating mindfully – paying attention to the tastes in every bite – allows you to enjoy your food more while getting fuller, faster.
- Eat your favorites, and stay away from the rest. We know that every holiday table is filled with beautiful, festive, delicious foods that look divine. But if don't tend to enjoy sugar cookies, don't grab them. Fill your plate with the dishes you know you really love; don't waste your hard work on something you don't truly enjoy. If there's something new on the table, try a few bites, decide on your preference, then either scarf it down or leave it be. Your discerning taste buds will thank you!
- Always enjoy holidays guilt-free. There's no need to ever feel guilty about what you eat, particularly around the holidays. If you're dying for a slice of holiday pie, go for it, and enjoy every second of it! Abandon any negative voices in your head (after all, the holidays are all about love and positivity!) and indulge guilt-free. You deserve it! In the same vein, never feel guilty about respectfully declining food your family offers you. It's your body and your decision, and if you're full, you're full. Tell your loved ones you'll try the dish next year, and move forward into an enjoyable, relaxing evening!
How do you stay healthy throughout holiday parties? What are your best tricks? Let us know in the comments below.
If you traveled this Thanksgiving to visit friends or family, you know how hectic holiday trips can be. Between large crowds, traffic, and the planning that goes into the holidays in general, it can be easy to feel a little stressed about traveling this time of year. Add this stress to the fact that traveling interrupts your normally healthy routine and doesn't always lend itself to the healthiest decisions, and you can come through holiday travel feeling a bit under the weather.
Of course, the last thing you want to feel when you arrive at your holiday celebrations is tired and drawn. When you're seeing your friends and family for the first time this year, you want to feel your absolute best! Luckily, there are a few key strategies you can follow to feel healthy and happy during holiday travel.
- Commit to one fresh, healthy meal during the day. Unfortunately, airports aren't known for their nutritious food choices. While airport restaurants are improving each year, it can still be difficult to find a vitamin-packed meal in a airline bar or on the plane itself. Combat this problem by packing up a small salad complete with fresh, leafy greens, water-and-fiber-rich fruits and veggies, and some nuts. The salad will stay good for at least one day, and you'll be able to get through your trip feeling nutritiously fulfilled.
- Always pack a reusable water bottle. While you can't bring a full bottle through airport security, you can bring an empty one and fill it at the water fountain once you're at your gate. This bottle can be your savior during lengthy travel; the air in planes is notoriously dry and can easily dehydrate you, making you feel sluggish. As you go through your travels, use your bottle to drink more water than normal (8 ounces per hour is a good rule of thumb).
- Avoid sickness with a bit of prep. Ever come home from traveling with a cold? There may be a reason for that – when you travel, you're often surrounded by many people in close quarters (think: your tight airplane row), which can make catching a cold easy. Add that to the dehydrating effects of airplane travel and a different sleep schedule, and a cold can easily make its way into your life. Ingest some extra vitamin C a few days before your trip as a precaution, and bring small cleansing wipes to remove bacteria from your airplane seat, folding table, headrest, and arm rests.
- Keep your sleep schedule in check. No matter how many time zones you're traveling through, try to keep your sleep schedule normal. Sleeping on a plane isn't always easy; check out this article for some great tips to sleep well while traveling. We find that a lavender-scented neck pillow is soothing and comfortable enough to do the trick, as well as wearing comfortable, loose-fitting clothing.
- Fit in some walking and stretching. During your layovers or after your flight, make sure not to sit immediately if possible – take some time to walk around the airport and stretch. Stretching your hip flexors, calves, and hamstrings is important after a long flight to avoid stiffness. Getting your heart rate up a bit is even better; do some speed walking through the airport or go for a quick jog when you get to your destination to get your blood circulating and your heart pumping.
- Stick with your routine as much as possible. If you take medications and vitamins on a daily basis, be sure to continue that routine throughout your travels. Do you use a specific face cleanser each day? Bring it with you (in security-safe bottles, of course). Keeping true to your everyday will instill a bit of normality into your day, even if your routine is off and your days are hectic.
How do you stay healthy while traveling? We'd love to hear your tips – leave them in the comments below!
It's finally here – Thanksgiving has arrived! Sweet potatoes, cranberry sauce, and turkey align your table and emanate an aroma of sweet and savory; the laughter of family and friends travels through the air like a soft breeze.
Perhaps you'll spend the day with loved ones, sharing memories, reminiscing about good times and the not-so-good times, but staying thankful all the same. Maybe you've decided to travel this year to spend time with loved ones far away. Perchance you're taking this holiday as a day of solitary, cooking yourself a nice meal and reflecting on the year behind and the coming year ahead.
No matter how you spend today, chances are you'll be chowing down on some absolutely delicious food – so delicious that you will settle into a tired stupor as soon as the meal is finished. Roasted squash, homemade cranberry sauce, sweet potato casserole, green beans dunked in a hint of butter, carrots glazed in maple syrup, and a turkey that was baked, basted, and spiced the whole day through have probably lined your table, devoured by the ones you love.
Apple pie, squash pie, chocolate treats, and pumpkin breads switch you from savory to sweet at a moment's notice when the meal comes to a close, you've relayed your thanks for the year, and you have room in your stomach for just a few more bites.
All of this is part of what makes Thanksgiving so special: eating scrumptious food, spending time with the ones you love, and taking a few minutes to remember what you're grateful for and what makes your life so special. When the day is over, however, chances are you'll have some cleaning to do – including wrapping up some delicious leftovers.
Arguably the best extension of the holiday, Thanksgiving leftovers can provide you with a filling, wonderful meal for days after the festivities are over. Not only does whipping up these leftovers save you some money for the week, it also ensures no food is wasted. 40 percent of food today in America goes uneaten, much of which ends up in landfills and in turn creates methane, a greenhouse gas that contributes to climate change.
This year, get creative with your leftovers and put together a few inspired, yummy recipes to share with your loved ones! Forget the normal Thanksgiving turkey sandwich; from smoothies to biscuits, ideas for using up leftovers are absolutely endless!
Try out one of these recipes this week to extend the holiday and make the most of the food you adored.
- Roast Turkey Cobb Sandwich from Closet Cooking
- Mashed Potato Waffles from Simple Roots Wellness
- Turkey, Cranberry, and Brie Grilled Cheese Sandwich from Foodie Crush
- Cranberry Orange Smoothie from Cotter Crunch
- Sweet Potato Biscuits from Home Cooking Memories
When we're stressed, our bodies create hormones, like cortisol, that run through our systems. This creates a natural "fight or flight" response, where our heart rates go up and we start breathing heavier. This response is innate because we used to use it to protect ourselves from predators back in the day; now, it comes up quite often in much less dangerous, but still serious, situations.
The problem is, many of the things that might instigate that response in you – work, a stressful call from a family member, a picture on Facebook of your friends out without you – come at you all day every day, particularly through your phone and computer. Because we have these devices on us at all times, stressors literally follow us around – it can be increasingly difficult to get a break from all the stress.
The holidays – from Thanksgiving through the New Year – can be an especially stressful time of year, with more demands (work, family, friends, parties, cooking, shopping, and more) taking up even more of your time. While this time of year is supposed to feel joyful, it can sometimes feel as though you're always preparing to get to the joy – and never truly getting there.
That's why it's become extra important in this plugged-in era to take some time to unplug and de-stress. It can sound nearly impossible, with the demands on your time coming in from all sides, but remember: everyone deserves a break. Make a pact with yourself to take an hour a day during this holiday season to unplug and unwind. But how can you ensure that you stay away from your devices?
While the holidays can certainly be an incredibly busy time, it's vital to fit in daily fitness as a means to focus on you. Exercise boosts endorphins and releases stress – studies show that only 20 minutes per day can provide you with these benefits. Turn your phone on silent and let the music bump through your headphones; then jam the time away in an exercise class, on the treadmill, or in the yoga studio.
In other healthy strategies, take some time to cook yourself a delicious, wholesome meal. Truly focus on the act of cooking, smell the aromas, and listen to the boiling, sizzling goodness. Make sure it's a wholesome one; healthy food, balanced with protein, fiber, and carbs, ensures your mood stays level, rather than spiking with a sugar intake of cookies and chocolate.
Get crafty. Activities like knitting or doing a puzzle are repetitious ones, which can be soothing while also ridding your mind of intruding, stressful thoughts. Pick one of your favorite ways to get crafty and let your mind wander.
In even more soothing fashion, hop in the bath tub. Light some candles, grab a book, and read the hour away soaking in warm water. You literally can't be tempted to bring your phone in with you (or it may get soaked – not worth the risk). Instead, let your mind wander into the whole new world of a novel.
If sitting inside makes you anxious, head out for a walk. This can be a particularly effective technique when you're in the office, as it allows you to step away from the computer and clear your head. Don't take your devices on your walk; instead, take the time to notice the world around you. Take stock of the leaves, the snow, and the beauty in the every day. We promise it will help take your mind off all those perturbing stressors.
How do you de-stress and unplug during the holidays? Send us your ideas using the comments below.


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India's Export Growth May Have Accelerated to 30% in April, Express Says India's export growth may have accelerated to 30 percent in April from 19.5 percent a year earlier, the Indian Express reported, citing officials at the commerce department it didn't name.
Dairy Co-Op Faces Price Probe Federal regulators are investigating allegations that the nation's largest dairy cooperative, Dairy Farmers of America, has manipulated milk and cheese prices, and are separately reviewing a secret transfer of cash to a former director of the organization.
Australian Grain Growers Get Sufficient Rain Needed to Sow Winter Crops Grain growing regions of Australia, once the world's second-largest wheat exporter, have likely received enough rain to sow this year's crop, keeping the nation on course to almost double output after its worst-ever drought.
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Many trainers have had their first glimpse at MewTwo in the popular mobile AR Game Pokemon GO. The legendary monster is currently available as a Raid boss in Yokohoma, Japan at the Pokemon GO Stadium.
Seen below are images by twitter user @PopeDave8
HERE IT IS! THE STADIUM EVENT RELEASED MEWTWO??MEWTWO????MEWTWO????MEWTWO???MEWTO????MEWTWO #PokemonGo pic.twitter.com/zbNPPc34R5
— Pope Dave ? Japan (@PopeDave8) August 14, 2017
It is rumored to have a 100% catch rate for anybody in the area. Lucky trainers in Japan are able to catch one of the most saught after Pokemon since the games release last summer.
Niantic have now released an official statment on the release of MewTwo which can be found here


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On a brisk day in Washington, D.C., the Mets erased a pair of one-run leads to rally past the Nationals 3-2 behind a beautiful rebound by starter Steven Matz – making amends for his subpar season debut.
The Long Island lefty pitched five innings of one run ball (unearned), scattering three hits along with seven strikeouts and a couple of free passes. And like Matt Harvey before him, Matz didn't stay long enough at the fair to garner the win.
Seven games in, rookie manager Mickey Callaway's crew is working on all cylinders with timely hitting, highlight reel defense, aggressive base running and a bullpen that continues to baffle opposing batters.
In the top of the second, fill in center fielder Juan Lagares' grab and release rocket gunned down Brian Goodwin at the plate, trying to score on a single by Pedro Severino.
Matz held his own the second time through the order, retiring six consecutive batters including a strikeout and dubious ejection of Anthony Rendon, which resulted in the first tossing of new manager Dave Martinez.
Former Yankee Todd Frazier, the best third base gift Madoff's money could buy, redeemed himself in the sixth drilling a double off the right field wall, an inning after sailing a routine ground ball past Wilmer Flores for the Nats first go-ahead run in the fifth.
Travis d'Arnaud followed up with a game-tying RBI base hit up the middle and prodigal son, Jay Bruce, 2 for 4 on the day, knocked starter Gio Gonzalez off the rubber with a single to right.
Washington wunderkind Bryce Harper took Mets reliever Hansel Robles deep on a fastball off the plate, a good pitch that the hot-hitting right fielder contorted his body for a 2-1 lead.
The Mets got even in their next at bat after Amed Rosario led off with a single, then flew around the bases on Asdrubal Cabrera's rip roaring double to deep right. Cabrera took third on Yoenis Cespedes' ground out to short, Michael Conforto was handed a pinch-hit intentional walk, and Cabrera scored on Frazier's sharp ground out to second that Howie Kendrick bobbled for NY's go-ahead, eventual winning run.
AJ Ramos turned in a perfect inning of work in an 11-pitch seventh before being lifted for a pinch-hitter. Rookie reliever Jacob Rhame entered the eighth and erased former Met Matt Reynolds, the only batter he faced, giving way to veteran Jerry Blevins who gave up a one out walk to Harper before being replaced by Jeurys Familia. The closer, repeatedly blowing into this cold right hand, recorded five outs for his fourth save.
Sunday Matt Harvey returns to the mound after his strong comeback debut, as the Mets try to sweep their division rivals before a three-game series in Miami against the struggling Marlins.


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When I came across these beautiful photos of daria werbowy a massive feeling of envy came across me. Daria has beautiful beauty. She is so natural which makes her and these photos even better!
Looking through Cass Bird's website i am soon going to have to make a seprate post full of these amazing photography!
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Jung Il Woo Shows Off His Dark Circles
Actor Jung Il Woo confidently showed off his dark circles.
On September 19, Jung tweeted, "The make-up artists are incredibly busy, trying to cover up my dark circles, which have practically come down to my knees. Also getting my hair done. I'm KO-ed after four hours of filming," and he also posted pictures of himself.
In the pictures, Jung Il Woo is getting his make-up done but you can see the exhaustion etched onto his face.
Jung posted, "Do you want to see my dark circles?" and also a picture. He did look pretty gaunt and tired but he received attention because his handsome, good looks stayed the same.
Netizens replied, "I don't see any dark circles," "Where are the dark circles?" "You're still hot," "Oppa, are you sleepy?" and so on.
Jung Il Woo was cast and is currently absorbed in filming for cable channel tvN's "Flower Boys of the Ramen Shop," which will start airing on October 31.


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So. This morning Jon and I had a little "conversation" about how we're going to move forward food-wise.
He is not happy that I'm not on board with the primal stuff anymore – and I'm just not willing to go back (right now).
I am in full agreement that it's a great way to do things, but I can't see myself sustaining it over the long-haul.
Restriction doesn't work for me. I quit drinking coke because I started to feel grossed out drinking something so unnatural. I haven't eaten junky fast food in ages because I recognize that it's just ridiculous. I quit eating most processed foods because I understand they're not optimal.
They're choices based on a changed mindset – NOT restrictions.
I am 100% ok with beans and fruit and corn and sweet potatoes and limited amounts of grains, and I don't see that changing. I don't think it's reasonable to give up all – or even most – carbs/grains forever.
Jon's issue is my concern with calories and my continued belief in the whole "calories in/calories out" concept. The thing is – that's WHAT WORKS FOR ME.
(What really works is weight watchers, which is – like calorie counting – admittedly restriction of some sort. Maybe it's a mind thing since I don't feel restricted?)
I don't know how we're going to resolve this issue. He doesn't want to count calories or be restricted (re: calories/fat) in any way when he cooks. I don't want to eat 5,000 calories worth of butter in a given meal.
We started this whole thing together and have approached it all as sort of a team effort. Now? We're going down different paths and trying to figure out how to make it work – at least until I reach my goal and can back off on weight loss.
I lost just half a pound last week. I have been tracking my calories and had a week identical to the previous one … just didn't do as much cardioish exercise.
I've been eating approx 1750 calories per day, which was apparently fine if some sort of cardio happened each(ish) day. A busy week with less exercise = 1.5 pound weight loss difference, though.
So … I'm tweaking the calories and dropping it to around 1500 – 1550 regardless of exercise. The actual calculation (for me to lose 2 pounds per week) based on "light" activity is 1495, so I'm thinking this will work. I'll evaluate again if I'm just starving every day.
I'm not willing to cut it below 1500 because I would become homicidal.
I'm doing week 4 of the C25K again (and am thinking I'm likely going to do each week twice since I feel no rush to progress rapidly). Still hate it. The only positive it's got going for it right now is it's fabulous outside. It was 67 degrees when we jogged around the neighborhood earlier.
I'm going to freakin' DIE if I don't start some kind of regular/consistent weight training again ASAP, though. Like, for REAL.
My breakfast today was typical. Took these yesterday, but I ate the same thing this morning. I'm not a big fan of breakfast variation.
Lunch was a salad with 1 T of some oil/vinegar dressing, a small can of tuna plopped on top, a babybel and an apple.
I ate a snack when I got home from work – about an hour and a half prior to jogging. I usually can't eat/drink at all before any kind of exercise, but I was starving, so I risked it.
I'm going to give up the Boca/soy. I went back to it because it's easy – but I've paused every time I've gotten the box out because of the ingredient list. It's just not worth it. Also? This snack looks a little too brown, I know.
Jon made dinner tonight – shrimp curry stuff. We had another "conversation" when I discovered that the can of coconut milk alone is 651 (!!!) calories. I drained all the liquid from mine and kept the calories reasonable. It's shrimp, peppers, onions, mushrooms, etc.
2 months ago I likely would've eaten half of the coconut milk (and loved every bit, for sure) … but I just can't. I'm NOT ready to maintain yet.
I'm at 1405 calories for the day and I'm ok.
I checked my blood pressure yesterday – 115/76, I think. My resting (sitting in a chair working) HR was 57, though, which I'm happy about. I think it's very safe to say that's a pretty radical improvement.


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The polls suggest that Joe Lieberman is capable of winning the Democrat primary in Connecticut, and then being re-elected rather comfortably in November. Certainly, polls indicated a competitive primary for him, and it is probably getting closer, but sitting Senators are not often dumped by their own parties, especially not former Veep candidates. And yet . . .
If Joe Lieberman was absolutely unwilling to run for Senate as an independent or a Republican, why will he not say so? It could be that he is trying to threaten primary voters with the prospect that he will run - and very possibly win - against Ned Lamont if Lamont is chosen as Democrat candidate. But if so, it is a badly thought out strategy. It is likely to infuriate Democrat primary voters and make them more inclined to vote for Lamont. It is reasonable to assume that Lieberman is leaving the option open because he is genuinely considering it.
But this is where it gets awkward. As blogger DavidNYC points out in The Swing State Project the calendar simply does not allow Lieberman to keep both options - Democrat or independent - open. He would need to gather enough signatures to qualify for the ballot in a single day, if he waited until after the result of the Democrat primary.
If he is serious about the option of running as an independent he will have to start gathering signatures well before the August primary. He may even have started already, though it is difficult to believe he will get very far with this without the secret blowing.
My own guess: he will watch the polls. If he is in real doubt about winning the Democrat primary he will jump ship and start an independent bid some time in June or July.


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Cariddi's 'Mysterious' Gift Has North Adams Library Looking Up
But the city is "very, very grateful for this gift," Mayor Richard Alcombright told the City Council as it voted to accept the amount of $7,465.47.
The check came to the library from the late representative's account at the North Adams Municipal Employees Credit Union and is designated specifically for "Learning Materials on Astronomy Only."
"What is there to say about this mysterious and magical gift from Gail?" Library Director Mindy Hackner said. "Perhaps those who knew her well in this room can answer that question. Why astronomy?"
Why astronomy? No one really knows. The mayor smiled that it's because "Gail always shot for the stars."
Hackner said she and Cariddi had crossed paths on occasion but her apparent love of astronomy had never come up. It was puzzling for a library in the "storytelling business" not to have a story to tell. Maybe, Hackner said, she believed that all of us are stardust, or like some Native Americans that we will meeting again on the path of the Milky Way.
"Or maybe she wanted us to look up from our gadgets and devices and gaze at the night sky in awe and wonder," she said.
City Clerk Marilyn Gomeau said the longtime former councilor was interested in genealogy, and particularly what time —- not what day — people were born.
"She always used to tell me it had something to do with the moon," she said. "So I believe that's where her interest came ... Nobody knew that except for my office."
Hackner said the donation (likely the close of Cariddi's account) would be used for materials and programming once a plan is decided.
"We want something lasting, and we're thinking it needs to be the whole library," she said.
The public library also was listed for memorial donations in Cariddi's obituary and gifts are continuing to come in, Hackner said. She planned to meet with Cariddi's sister, Antoinette, before deciding how those monies will be used.
Whatever the reason for the astronomical gift, Hackner said,"she will be remembered as a North Star, constant and true, orienting us toward kindness, humility and service."
In other business on Tuesday, the council approved transfers of $387,499.17 from the Public Service and unclassified accounts to close out debit accounts. The mayor said all the transfers are internal and do not touch reserves.
"This is a very normal use of using credits against debits. ... This is basically saying that our budget is technically in the black," he said, adding the city was anticipating "a pretty healthy number" for free cash this year.
• The council also approved George Sansoucy of George E. Sanscoucy Engineers & Appraisers of Portsmouth, N.H., as a special municipal employee for the purpose of doing consulting work with the assessor's office, particularly regarding the state's central valuation statute. The designation limits him to no more than 800 working hours in a preceding 365 days.
• Local resident David Willette, with the assistance of Peter Breen, gave a presentation on the benefits and ease of establishing dog parks in the city, pointing to the one created last year of Houghton and River streets as an example. He said there are several areas in the city that host a dog park, such as Kemp Park and the area behind the former Incarnation Church.
The council thanked him and referred him to the Parks and Recreation Commission for further discussion.
• An ordinance amendment to have meeting minutes of city boards and commissions published for public access within two weeks of a meeting was referred to the city solicitor. The amendment had been brought forward by the General Government Committee. Councilor Lisa Blackmer endorsed the idea but was concerned about what would happen if board secretaries were unable to comply within the two-week limit.
In relation to that discussion, the mayor asked if the city clerk could give a workshop for boards and committee on agendas and minute taking in an effort to standardize how such documents are presented and ensure they are complying with state law. Blackmer agreed, saying some were still using "old business/new business" without spelling out what that business was to comply with Open Meeting Law.
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Wednesday, 18 January 2012
Day 18 of The 366 Project
Posted by Mummy's Space at 17:23
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he looks different here doesn't he? it must be the lighting and his curls are high in this photo! cute x
- 18 January 2012 at 22:39
- Mummy's Space said...
It might be his hair- he's had a crazy curl thing going on for some reason today.. Mine would probably be the same if it wasn't for my trusty ghd's ;)
- 18 January 2012 at 22:52
- SusanKMann said...
They play with the strangest things don't they. Lovely x
- 19 January 2012 at 12:17
Your daughter is so cute! You've got to love these kids. They can play with anything. Last time our papers arrived from shredding services Orange County, I taught my kids how to create Christmas ornaments with shredded paper.
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On April 23rd, the Severna Park baseball team played Meade High School in one of their final home games of the season. Before the game began, the Severna Park senior boys were able to be recognized for their hard work during Senior night. They were able to walk the field with their family and friends, and given a poster with their faces on them. "I love the atmosphere that Senior Night showcases. It not only is able to show appreciation to the graduating Seniors, but also thanks the parents, coaches, and friends that have helped them along the way," said Maeve Register, a senior at Severna Park who went to the game to support her friends. Senior Maddie White also attended the game to show her support. "I do my best to attend as many sporting events as I can, especially senior nights. I love how the players are able to feel special and appreciated while also staying humble. By having their family and friends come to support them, it allows the player to know that there hard work is being recognized."
Even though the boys season is coming to close in a few short weeks, the seniors seem happy about their success this season and are looking forward to seeing the program grow in the future years. "After playing baseball for the high school for four years now, I am upset to see it come to an end but I look forward to seeing how the rest of the season goes!" says starting right-fielder AJ Weyant. With five more in season games left, the boys hope to finish out the season strong.


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FOLLOWING rivals such as Citroen, Peugeot and Renault, the new UK head of commercial vehicles at Fiat Professional Richard Chamberlin has confirmed that it will launch its own Fiat Professional approved body conversion programme.
The as yet unnamed programme, which will be launched by quarter 3, will offer more choice than the tippers and dropsides currently available he said in an interview at the CV Show in Birmingham.
"What we want to do is extend that to box bodies, possibly fridge and minibus options as well. These will come direct from a dealer, just one point of contact," Richard explained.
So will these conversions be made in the UK, I asked?
"It will be a mixture, it's understanding what we can do at a factory level, because it has a cost advantage, rather than a lot of vehicle movements, time delays and things like that," Richard added.
However, there is a so far unnamed body builder in the UK that has met Fiat Professional's requirements and apparently they will do the majority of what will be brought to market and the focus will be on the Ducato.


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The citizens Chinese people have fallen in love with the iPhone. It didn't seem like that at first, with the first two generations of the product selling rather poorly – it was just too expensive when compared with Hong Kong prices. That didn't last long, though, with Chinese buyers rapidly becoming big fans of Apple, […]
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By F.E. Sparshott
Although the theoretical value of dance has consistently been famous, dance has been really ignored within the philosophy of artwork. during this sequel to Off the floor, within which Professor Sparshott eager about the concept that of dance regularly, A Measured speed considers the famous class of dance as artwork, its values, and courting to the opposite arts.
Sparshott starts off with a proof of the philosophical significance of the most important classifications of dance and their foundation. He examines dance as a mimetic and expressive medium, and experiences the most important dimensions of dance shape. He then explores the connection of dance to 3 comparable fields: tune, language, and theatre. Sparshott additionally discusses the key philosophical difficulties of dance as an artwork: the categorical values of dance; the relation among the way in which the viewers perceives dance and the dancer's self-perception; the ways that dancing and dances are realized; the department of creative production among choreographers and performers; and the ways that dances are pointed out and maintain their id via time. A concluding bankruptcy on how dances are recorded considers how the media may possibly switch the character of dance. A Measured velocity is a wide-ranging and vast contribution to a philosophical realizing of dance.
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Of course, in most cases the significance is ephemeral, in the sense that it is not taken up into general discourse, and we ourselves soon forget it; but, if it is found usable and used, we have discovered a new fact about dance. That the characterization and classification of dances become richer in this way is an important truth about cultural practices, one deeply explored by Arthur Danto (1981). What is most significant is not the mass of interrelated distinctions that we have actually at our disposal, but the underlying truths that we, as human beings, have an indefinite capacity for recognizing features, constructing distinctions, and incorporating them in our conceptual apparatus and that whenever such a distinction is made it becomes quite definite, with a fixed place in the discourse that surrounds and partly constitutes the practice of dance.
John Locke, like other educationists in an age of 'polite society/ contrasted the elegance that a gentleman must acquire from his dancing lessons with the virtuosity that he must avoid (Sparshott 1988, 64). His contemporaries stigmatized the agility of the professional dancer as monkey-like; they felt it to be subhuman, because it did not pertain to any behavioural context in which civilized people might find themselves (cf. 22111 below). Aristotle's distinction between types of music really had three aspects.
But now, suppose something you read or overhear puts you in mind of Troy Game, and you suddenly realize that the dance had a feature you didn't notice at the time, a feature you perhaps don't even have a word for. Your sudden realization that it is true and significant that the dance was 'like that' at once puts you in possession of a general classification of dances into those that are 'like that' and those that are 'not like that' - perhaps in recognizably various ways. This being a general classification, it not only is now in place but potentially was always in place: you The Problem of Classification 15 have discovered a permanent feature of dances, that they are such that they significantly have or lack this newly recognized character.


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In this stage, you are required to limit sodium, protein, potassium, phosphorus, fat, carbohydrate or even calcium. How much you can take is based on your own condition. In general, when GFR (glomerular filtration rate) is below 25, patients should take protein 0.6 g/kg of body weight each day, and sodium not more than 2 g.
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If you can still urinate normally, you can drink plenty of water which can increase your urine output so that extra creatinine can be discharged by the kidneys. Drinking 2,000 mg to 3,000 mg water is OK.
3. Micro-Chinese Medicine Osmotherapy
Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) has been used for centuries to treat various diseases. Since most of them come from plants, so they are very natural. Based on TCM, we create Micro-Chinese Medicine Osmotherapy. It is an external application put on Shenshu (an acupoint on kidney area). It can expand blood vessels, reduce inflammation and degrade extracelluar matrixes. All these are to improve blood circulation and help kidneys repair damaged renal tissues.
It is quite hard to fight against kidney disease for a long time. Now, a lot of kidney experts here try to give biggest help for kidney patients. If you have some questions about any kind of kidney disease, welcome to contact us by the following ways.
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Recently I was dealing with a case where customer wanted to migrate from Cloudera Manager's Embedded PostgreSQL to MySQL due to the fact that the Embedded PostgreSQL provided by Cloudera Manager is not recommended for production use, instead, using external databases like MySQL, PostgreSQL or Oracle etc is highly recommended. The Embedded PostgreSQL should only be considered to be used by development or testing clusters.
For more information, please refer to Cloudera's documentation regarding Cloudera Manager and Managed Service Datastores.
So, this article is focusing on how to migrate from Embedded PostgreSQL to MySQL, due to some incompatibilities between database schema for Hive under MySQL and PostgreSQL (see HIVE-7018 for details, at the time of writing HIVE-7018 is not available in any CDH releases). Assuming that you are using Cloudera Manager, please follow the steps below:
- Stop cluster so that no changes will happen to the cluster during the migration
- Backup the old PostgreSQL database, including schema and data
- Create a new database and user in MySQL, with proper permissions:
CREATE DATABASE metastore DEFAULT CHARACTER SET utf8; GRANT ALL ON metastore.* TO 'hive'@'%' IDENTIFIED BY 'hive_password';
- Update the database connection details in Cloudera Manager > Hive > Configuration page to use the new database
- Go to Hive > "Actions" menu on the top right corner and click on "Create Hive MetaStore Database Tables"
- Export the PostgreSQL DB without schema definition, i.e., data only, using the following command:
pg_dump -U <username> --column-inserts --format p -h <postgre-host> -p <port-number> -f hive-in.sql -a <database>
the "-a" for "data only" option
- Download a php program from http://www.lightbox.ca/pg2mysql/pg2mysql-1.9.tar.bz2. This program can help us to do the SQL conversion from PostgreSQL to MySQL
- Install php-cli on your machine. If you use CentOS, simply run:
sudo yum install php-cli
- Run the following command to generate the hive-out.sql file (tested on PHP5.3)
php pg2mysql-1.9/pg2mysql_cli.php hive-in.sql hive-out.sql InnoDB
- Open the hive-out.sql file in any editor and add:
to the beginning of the file and:
to the end of the file, so that no foreign keys will be checked during data import.
- Update the following three tables to UPPER CASE, so change from:
INSERT INTO next_compaction_queue_id (ncq_next) VALUES (1); INSERT INTO next_lock_id (nl_next) VALUES (1); INSERT INTO next_txn_id (ntxn_next) VALUES (1);
INSERT INTO NEXT_COMPACTION_QUEUE_ID (ncq_next) VALUES (1); INSERT INTO NEXT_LOCK_ID (nl_next) VALUES (1); INSERT INTO NEXT_TXN_ID (ntxn_next) VALUES (1);
because those tables are in the UPPER case in MySQL version.
- Remove the following line in the hive-out.sql file:
INSERT INTO VERSION (VER_ID, SCHEMA_VERSION, VERSION_COMMENT) VALUES (1, '1.1.0', 'Hive release version 1.1.0');
As we have used Cloudera Manager to generate the schema for us in MySQL at step 5 and this table has been populated automatically.
- Put hive-out.sql file on the MySQL server host
- Log into MySQL and then run command:
USE metastore; SOURCE /path/to/hive-out.sql;
- Now ready to "Start" Hive service and test out if everything is OK.


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I am not the sporty outdoorsy type and have never tried fishing in its natural environment before (i.e. the only times I've somewhat tried previously were in man-made ponds). Since I was on the trail of themed restaurants, I decided to go check out this fishing restaurant called Zauo「釣船茶屋ざうお」, located at Shinjuku in Tokyo.
This restaurant chain originates from Fukuoka in Kyushu and has since opened several branches across Japan.
It was such a coincidence that the restaurant happened to be located at the hotel I was staying at (I had booked my trip in Jan 2014 but hadn't finalized my itinerary then), so that made it even more convenient! ^_^
When you step into the restaurant, you will see a huge fishing boat which occupies most of the floor area of the restaurant and is surrounded by what looks like a moat containing various types of live seafood. Cool!
Diners can sit at tables on the fishing boat and try to fish for your meal from above. However, there is limited seating on the boat so if they are all occupied, you will be ushered to the ordinary table booths located around the back of the boat.
As I wanted to maximise my experience at the restaurant, I made a reservation a few days earlier and specified that I wanted a table on the boat.
English menus are available and diners have the option whether you want to fish for your dinner or simply order off the menu. A brief fishing guide is also provided for your reference (a "how to" guide on the process can be found here).
I asked the restaurant staff with regards to how long it would take to catch a fish and they said it depends on how skillful you are at fishing! That didn't help at all!!…
We were kind of hungry and weren't sure whether we could successfully catch any fish, so we decided to order a few items from the menu just to temporarily satisfy our hunger pangs.
Love the logo on their chopstick covers!
They first served us with an appetizer (¥324 incl. tax, per serving) which was a piece of radish and some kind of fishcake and it was quite nice. We didn't order this but had to pay for it – I suppose it's like a mandatory fee for dining at this themed restaurant (e.g. miscellaneous charge similar to the tea/towel/peanuts charge in Singapore)??
Dried and Grilled Squid (¥734 incl. tax) – This was dry and chewy and I think would be a good accompaniment to alcohol.
Japanese Omelette containing Alaska Pollack Roe (¥734 incl. tax) – I've never had tamagoyaki stuffed with other ingredients and this sounded interesting, so I decided to order it. The fish roe was a little salty but overall it was quite nice.
Now for the fishing part…
It costs ¥108 (incl. tax) for a small portion of bait (shrimp) which is to be used to catch the fish. The fishing rod with a tiny hook at the end is provided free of charge.
Do note that there's no such practice as "catch and release" here – once you have caught something, it means that you will pay for it! Therefore, do have a look at the menu first to check out the prices of the fish/seafood, then target the more affordable ones.
We decided to try fishing for Sea Bream「鯛」 (bait needs to be used to catch this) as it was the cheapest fish on the menu but they just wouldn't bite!! 😦
There are other fish and even lobsters and turban shells, which you can try catching with your fishing rod. Some of them do not require any bait to be caught and you'll have to test your skills with the tiny fishing hook.
For those seafood which is charged at market prices, there is a signboard near the tanks that lists the current prices but the fish names are in Japanese, so seek clarification from the staff if you are unsure.
As I wasn't having any luck with the Sea Bream「鯛」 from where I was seated, I decided to move to the other side of the boat and try to at least catch one fish for dinner!
The Sea Bream「鯛」 wouldn't bite at this end as well, so I tried my luck with the Flounder「ヒラメ」 and it took me 3 attempts before I caught this one! As the fish will be wriggling on the hook once you've caught it, nets are provided so that you can better handle that slippery creature and pass it to the waiter.
Haha…my hubby was still trying to catch Sea Bream from our table and was oblivious to the fact that I had already snagged a Flounder!
According to their website and signboard outside the restaurant, the staff are supposed to beat the drum, do a victory dance and chant to celebrate your success in catching a fish but there was no one around to witness my successful catch except the other diners who were still attempting to catch their own fish. Thus, I didn't get any celebratory dance from the staff – what a letdown! (not that I wanted the attention anyway but still it was part of the novelty of this restaurant….and I did hear the victory chants much earlier when other customers successfully caught their fish!)
Next was the decision as to how the fish was to be prepared…
As you can see from the menu, the fishing price is much cheaper than ordering straight off the menu. Even if you add on the cost of the bait, it still works out to be cheaper.
We decided to have half the fish as sashimi and the other half grilled, so my cooking specifications were given to the waiter when I quietly handed over the fish to him with my table number.
The sashimi was served on a bed of ice. I don't think I've ever had Flounder「ヒラメ」 as sashimi before and it was actually quite nice.
This was our grilled fish minus the parts that were removed for the sashimi.
Various sauces and seasonings were available at the table and we were testing out the different types of soy sauce including ponzu「ポン酢」 (they had slightly different tastes and levels of saltiness) with the sashimi.
Finally, here's another picture in case you were wondering how big the portion of fish was. It definitely needed 2 persons to finish this – I don't think I would have been able to eat the whole fish all by myself! (or maybe I could have if we didn't order the other dishes earlier)
Our total bill came to ¥6306 but I used a discount coupon (only applicable for use on Mondays and reservations are required) and got 10% off, so our final bill was ¥5676 which wasn't too bad for a dinner for 2 persons (including 2 non-alcoholic drinks), considering that it was at a themed restaurant in Tokyo.
I declare that I am better at fishing than my husband! LOL!!… :p
Overall it was quite a unique dining experience but I probably wouldn't do it again as I don't have the patience to wait for the fish to bite if I'm hungry! The fish was very fresh as it is prepared almost immediately after you've caught it.
Important points to take note of:
– You can't release a fish back into the water once it has been caught and this could be a problem if by accident you catch a really expensive fish that may burn a big hole in your wallet.
– You CANNOT scoop the fish out of the tank with a net if you haven't actually caught it with the fishing hook!
– If you don't manage to catch anything, you can order the fish off the menu but it will cost more.
Shinjuku Washington Hotel
3-2-9 Nishi-Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 160-8336 Japan.
〒160-0023 東京都新宿区西新宿3-2-9
Phone: 03-3343-6622
Operating Hours:
Lunch (Weekdays) 11:30~14:00 [Last Order 13:30]
Dinner (Weekdays) 17:00~23:00 [Last Order 22:00]
Sat, Sun & Holidays 11:30~23:00 [Last Order 22:00]
Check this link for a discount coupon (terms and conditions apply) – http://www.zauo.com/img/shoplist_img/shinjuku-cuupon.jpg
For more details on this themed restaurant, check out the restaurant's page (Japanese only) at http://www.zauo.com
Getting There:
SHINJUKU WASHINGTON HOTEL is directly connected to Shinjuku Station by an underground passageway (serviced by JR, Tokyo Metro, Odakyu, Keio and other railway lines) between 06:00 and 22:45 for comfortable access even in bad weather.
8 min walk from Shinjuku Station.
Oedo subway Line, Tocho-mae Station (Tokyo Metropolitan Government)
5 min walk from Tocho-mae Station.


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Manager, Community Outreach
Ieesha joined The Living Legacy Foundation of Maryland in 2010 from her native home of California. She worked in the Hospital Services Department for seven years before she transitioned to the Community Outreach Department in 2014. As the manager for the team, she works to increase the awareness of the great need for organ, eye, and tissue throughout Maryland.
Ieesha has over 16 years of experience in the fields of healthcare. She has worked for organizations such as Genzyme, LabCorp, the American Lung Association, as well as the Rowell Foster Children's Positive Plan, and OneLegacy.
She is a member of the American Public Health Association and serves on two committees for the Association of Multicultural Affairs in Transplantation. She also serves on the National Kidney Foundation of Maryland Patient Services Committee, and an active member of the Association of Organ Procurement's Organization for Public Education and Public Relations Council. Ieesha also serves as a leadership advisor to the Social Responsibility Committee at The LLF.
Ieesha holds a Master of Science in Leadership and Management from the University of La Verne.


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Jackie Day has contributed something important to the vegan movement with her debut book, The Vegan Way: 21 Days to a Happier, Healthier Plant-Based Lifestyle That Will Transform Your Home, Your Diet, and You.
I was greatly anticipating this book since I am a fan of Jackie's My Vegan Journal blog. It exceeded even my high expectations.
Recently, Mayim Bialik, the star of such shows as The Big Bang Theory and Blossom, made a splash when she sang the book's praises on her Facebook page. She remarked on how the book helps you see that being a vegan isn't as 'difficult as it might seem.
Others chimed in, including Marla Rose of Vegan Street who observed: "This is a great, very helpful and informative book that is both super accessible and educational. I love the tone and the approach of the author, which is to speak honestly but with a warm, unpretentious voice, kind of like the best sort of coach."
That's exactly the magic of this book!
In The Vegan Way, Jackie offers easily actionable tips and ethical insights for both novice vegans and those who have been wholeheartedly committed to a plant-based lifestyle for years.
She does it in a way that makes you want to come to the party of veganism and enjoy all the wonderful things that the lifestyle serves up.
When I was growing up, one of my favorite books was The Everything Book: A Treasury of Things to Make and Do by Eleanor Graham Vance. I spent many happy hours with the book.
Every time I used it, it offered a different experience and new fun memory. It seemed to be a endless resource of fantastic information and fun things to learn.
The Vegan Way evokes the same sort of feeling. It's a book that you want to keep on the most accessible shelf and return to often.
Jackie takes us on the day-by-day journey of veganism. It's not simply a book that will help you stay on some sort of fad diet. Quite the opposite is true.
It is a comprehensive guidebook, a personable book that empowers you to plan our transition to veganism in only 21 days.
Within a month of starting the book, you can easily and painlessly make the vegan transformation.
This book doesn't waste the reader's time on excess. It focuses on three important reasons that many people go vegan.
It encourages compassion for animals, a respect for the planet, and a dedication to caring for one's health as best as possible.
The Vegan Way offers delicious recipes. (Trust me! You have to try the Three Sisters Chili.) However, it isn't primarily a cookbook. It also provides the information you need to enjoy dining out with friends and family members as a vegan.
It tackles what you need to know when perusing ingredient lists on food labels while grocery shopping. It helps readers find alternatives to clothes made from animals' skin.
It addresses all the little things you may have wanted to know about the vegan lifestyle but were maybe afraid to ask.
The book feels as though Jackie has taken you by the hand and given you the information you need to know to achieve the goal of becoming a vegan. In doing so, the author also finds profundity in the things she shares along the way.
With the wisdom that's revealed in the warm and one-of-a-kind voice that comes through in all Jackie Day's writing, I don't doubt that the book will inspire many people to start down the path to veganism.
Finally, The Vegan Way is a helpful book for anyone who wants to be more health-minded, compassionate and eco-conscious. (Shouldn't we all nurture those qualities within ourselves?)
I think Jackie Day's book is a delight, and I'm proud to have it in my personal library. The Vegan Way is available from Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and independent book shops.
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Robin Raven is the author of Santa's First Vegan Christmas. She has written for publications such as The Malibu Times, Alabama Baby & Child Magazine, the official website of Melissa Gilbert, and USAToday.com. She holds a BFA from the School of Visual Arts and is now furthering her education. Robin often has her nose in a book and her arms around a rescued animal. She's a vegan foodie who blogs at RobinRaven.com and loves to connect with readers on social media. You can follow her @RobinRaven on Twitter.
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