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How To Get the Benefits of a 2-Week Vacation in ONE Day!
I recently returned from a two-week vacation—the longest I've ever been away from a job since I entered full-time employment—the primary goal of which was to take time and space to decompress, rest, and revitalize my over-stimulated self. Since I've returned to New York and my familiar routines (a re-entry that started off, and continues to be, a little rough), I've been preoccupied with finding a way to hold on to the unplugged and uninhibited 'vacation version' of me. And then it hit me: the real reasons I felt so great were totally achievable outside of an extensive two-week break. In fact, I'm going to go so far and say that you can get that vacation high in one day. Am I crazy? Maybe. But here's how I think you can do it:
Not all of us have the time, flexibility, or resources to take an extended vacation, but you can reap the benefits of time away (rest, relaxation, entertainment, new experiences) by following a super-powered one-day vacation plan. Think of it like taking a multi-vitamin: it may not be as as good as the original (getting your vitamins by actually eating real fruits and vegetables), but it's still a nutritional powerhouse that's also convenient and affordable.
How To Condense a Two-Week Vacation Into a Single Day
1. Set Aside One Day That Is Totally Open.
No work, no plans, no schedule. Maybe you decide to take next Wednesday off, or you pick a free Saturday next month. Just pick a day where you have nothing planned: no doctor's appointments, no chores, no dinner parties. Just a gloriously empty day full of potential. (Does that freak you out? Some people hate having empty days on their calendar. I think that's the greatest gift of all.)
2. Take a Media Fast.
Since I work online all day, one of the main things I tried to do on my vacation (with some success) was unplug and go offline. Now, I don't think there's anything inherently wrong with media—goodness knows I love the tech in my life! And likewise, you're probably thinking, "Woh.. Slow down, Nellie. That's how I relax! I watch movies, I read blogs, I shop online. Why do I need to give it up?" As Maxwell wrote in The Eight-Step Home Cure, media is ubiquitious, and if you give yourself a chance to live without it, you will "inevitably find yourself with time that is unfilled and now yours to spend in new ways." And since the point of a vacation of any length of time is to get away from daily life, that means getting away from our regular, daily routines. You have all the time in the world to watch movies on Netflix or check Facebook. You only have one day to do something special, something different, that'll make you feel like you've had a real break.
Hey, Maxwell wrote the book, and it's even hard for him, as seen in this video he took for the Fall 2010 20/20 Home Cure:
3. Decide What Kind of Vacation Person You Are.
There are two types of vacation people: those who prefer doing something (sightseeing, hiking, snorkeling, shopping) and those who prefer doing nothing (lying on a beach, reading, vegging). For your one-day vacation, decide which of these two areas sounds more appealing, and tailor your day around that.
For active people: Make a list of all the things in your area you've wanted to visit, see, or do but haven't gotten around to, and pick one. (I've lived in New York for six years, and I'll only be here for another two. I'm now realizing that time is running out, and there are still a ton of New York-ey things I've yet to experience—certain museums, restaurants, concerts, theater, interesting historical or cultural sites— so I'm making a list and plan to knock them out one by one so that I don't regret anything when I finally leave.) Explore your city on two wheels or go on a foraging expedition. Take a class to cultivate your DIY skills. Go hiking. Get outside.
For relaxers: Are you someone who is looking to escape an active life? Then plan a restful day. Have a leisurely breakfast, curl up in a corner with a good book. Get a massage. Bake some cookies. Write in a journal. Sit outside in the sun with a cool glass of iced tea. Listen to music.
4. Treat Yourself Throughout the Day.
One of the fun things about vacation is the sense that you are free to indulge a little. You can do that on a micro level as well. Buy fresh flowers for your dining room table. Drink some wine. Take a bath. Savor some ice cream. Eat out at a nice restaurant. Have a date night with your significant other. NO GUILT ALLOWED.
But whatever you do make sure of one thing...
5. Only Do The Things You Really Want To Do.
Read: Don't Do Anything Merely Out Of Obligation.
This was the key to my vacation, I discovered. I went away with a list of things I thought I needed to accomplish, because I'd have this expanse of time and I needed to "use it wisely." I realized, though, that this list was stressing me out. It was staring me in the face, and the more I thought about the things I "needed to be doing" the more my vacation was feeling like my regular ol' life! It was only when I let go of those expectations and focused on the things I truly wanted to do that I began to relax and enjoy myself.
This is not the time to catch up on your chores, to answer all your emails, to weed the garden. Ask yourself this question: do I feel happiest doing this thing right now, or am I doing it out of a sense of obligation? Is there something else I would rather be doing? You may find that this is a particularly hard thing to do: it feels selfish to focus purely on what you want to be doing. But for one day, it's the key to feeling reinvigorated, rather than rundown.
What do you think? How do you revitalize when you can't take a traditional vacation?
(Images: 1.Toast; 2. Cambria Bold; 3. Apartment Therapy video, 4. New York Magazine via Re-Nest; 5. Eames Office; 6. Faith Durand)
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For every month that doesn't have a federal holiday, I like to take a day off in the middle of a week as a mental health day.
I usually schedule it on a day when the kids are in school - and that is my "Me Day".
Such a great idea! I think I'm the "do nothing" sort of vacationer with a smidge of "do something".
What a lovely post! Thank you for this reminder that we don't have to spend lots of money or fly away to simply BE away.
I love this advice although when I do one of these days for myself, I admit I like to do a half & half.
I'll do something active in the morning (hike, explore a neighborhood, roller skate, etc.) and then a nice lunch and the afternoon is dedicated to the relaxing stuff (reading outside under a tree, etc.). That seems to fill both sets of needs for me. As long as I don't make the morning activity too exhausting or difficult to manage with logistics, it works for me.
@leapkate, I'm with you! Half and half is of course an excellent way to go!
My boyfriend and I did something similar to this last weekend. We called it our "Brooklyn Stay-Cation". When so many of our weekends are spent with other people for birthdays, weddings, showers, etc. (which of course we love doing!), we rarely just get to relax at home together. We got up early and went golfing on Saturday, saw some live music that afternoon, and got a couples' massage on Sunday, all in our immediate area. It was perfect! I felt more refreshed than if I had gone away!
this inspired me to call in sick one day soon and head to the beach... on a TUESDAY! wonderful!
And see, that's the thing [Kayla AKA etc. "I felt more refreshed than if I had gone away"]: I don't generally feel refreshed when I *do* go away! Travel can be kind of stressful these days... also, scarce vacation days often get spent on distant family. Always a pleasure, but not necessarily an un-mixed one. So a one-day vacation without travel, staying home, sounds like the best of both worlds: genuinely refreshing.
I wish I could do this now... or at least this month! Although it will have to wait for next month, I think this is a perfect idea! I also think it's good to pick a day when your significant other works so you can really be forced do only what you want to do :)
Wow, American's have such issues with taking time off for themselves.
I am definitely a relaxer. My 'vacations' generally tend to be devoted to family stuff (soooo glad they live in awesome places or it'd be tough giving up all my pto), so my hubby and I hit nearby hot springs areas once a month, and I highly recommend it. One weekend feels like a month's vacation!
I am very lucky to be blessed with abundant vacation time, so I do take random days off quite frequently. I think I could better heed the advice in this article and not do chores and just let them be more relaxation. Sometimes my weekends are so jam-packed with stuff that they are not as relaxing as they could be.
A well written post. Can't help but to agree that living to work, instead of working to live, is an American suffering though.
It would be lovely to have a completely free day, but with two elderly parents (one crippled by Alzheimer's), it seems that every time I schedule one for myself, the parentals have an emergency.
Mondays are my 'day off'. Even when I had small children and was working full time, I counted Monday as my 'day off'. Every Monday night we had spaghetti and meatballs, which everyone liked but which required no effort on my part (frozen meatballs and tomato sauce in the slow cooker before I left for work in the morning, my husband cooked the pasta). I used my lunch hour for a manicure or some other little pleasure. I did not schedule any other appointments on Mondays if I could avoid it. Monday night I didn't do dishes - I just piled them in the sink. If my husband wanted to do them he did, otherwise, they waited until Tuesday. I settled down with a book in the evening after the kids were asleep.
I did the same thing at work (as much as possible)(and without actually tellling anyone what I was doing). I'm sure it enhanced my efficiency. Monday was the day I cleared my desk, reorganized files etc. made timelines etc. As much as possible, I stayed unscheduled, except for things that added pleasure to my day - working lunches with colleagues I liked. I concentrated on projects I enjoyed and deferred (as much as possible) the ones that were less enjoyable. I spent minimal time on email and phone calls - any thing that could be deferred to Tuesday, was.
I'm not working now and still, I never schedule anything on Monday unless it's something I want to do. I either cook something easy, or something special that I really enjoy cooking. It's the day when I do what I want to do and only what I want to do, as much as possible. No guilt.
Obviously, things happen and you can't always control the events of the day. But when something goes awry on Monday, I still try to figure out how to find time for myself that day.
I do this every week, except it's part of my faith practice of "Sabbath rest". Not perfect at it thats for sure, but try my best every week. I definetely notice weeks that I don't take that time. Instead of working to have time to rest (Sabbath, vacation, etc) I defintely think that we instead need to rest in order to work and live better. Thanks for the great article.
I take a weekend a month, here at home, as a vacation. No media or electrical use from Friday after work until Monday morning. The only electrical I keep plugged in is the fridge and I don't even use the electric lights - only daylight and candlelight (easier to do in Summer of course but it's still possible year-round). By Thursday night I've made dishes ahead of time, things that can be eaten cold or at room temp, so that I don't even use the stove/oven/microwave. I wake with the sun, or the ferocious cat who wants to be fed NOW, rather than the alarm clock. It does wonders for my spirit.
The real trick is to get that feeling without it being dependent from getting away from it all. Not that I've succeeded, but I went through a tough time financially at one point and used to indulge in fantasies of winning the lottery. It gave me a feeling of complete freedom, as I walked to and from work: then I realized that if I could feel that way just pretending to have wone the lottery, maybe I could just leapfrog straight to that feeling. Still working on it, but the sun does happen to break through the clouds every once in awhile, even when I'm just looking at it on the way to work. Corny, but true.
Sorry, "dependent on," not "dependent from." Too bad I didn't reread BEFORE I posted. Oh well!
Every Monday is my "phone and internet free" day. I change my voicemail to say that I'll be away from my phone and sit back and enjoy the calm. There is nothing that can't be put off for one whole day, and I often feel like it's an extended weekend even while at work.
It's made Monday a little less manic :)
I love my 'me' days, I try to do things out of the ordinary, like see a noon movie, I don't do any chores, go to the gym and use the pools, the therapy pool for a body relaxer, got my hair fixed in a way I normally do not, didn't watch any tv. At evening, I felt very relaxed.
I would be lost without my weekly "sabbath" day. I think there's great wisdom in the idea of setting aside one day a week for rest, play, family, long meals, perhaps a walk down to the ice cream shop, reading, and meditation. No tv, no chores, no errands - maybe some quiet reading, maybe some journaling, maybe a low-key picnic with friends, maybe a nap. Love it. Keeps me balanced, sane, and not so focused on my own little problems. It's not easy to stick to it: the temptation is to fill the day with little tasks that have been piling up all week. I don't do it for religious reasons; I do it for my well-being. I have found that it does cause me to feel more calm and connected with the people I love. Wouldn't call it a "me" day, really - it's just a slower and more intentional day that revolves around connectedness rather than productiveness.
Every Sunday afternoon, while our kiddo naps, my husband and I sit on our patio, turn on some music, do a little gardening or yoga, or just lounge with a beer. Most Sundays I give myself a pedicure. The key is we never HAVE TO do anything.
This always feels like a mini-vacation! It really helps to keep us going throug the next week. It's a reminder that "this moment" is what we work for & a great way to stay connected with my husband and (as corny as it sounds) with nature.
Although where we live is not the sunniest we can be outdoors most days of the year. And throughout the years our patio garden has grown into a definite garden oasis without even trying.
It's become a great ritual that keeps us grounded in what's really important. And, it's practically free! Can't beat that.
every sunday is a do-nothing vacation day.
So sad to read that people have never had even two weeks away since entering full time employment... What are you working for? Take time and enjoy life, you only live it once! I am shocked that it is common practice to never take vacation in your adult life.
For the US to compete effectively with Europe, it has to CLOSE THE VACATION GAP!!! I think it's 7 weeks in Belgium for example....
If only.
TripleL, it wasn't that I never took vacation, I had just never taken two weeks at a time! I tend to spread out all my vacation time (the standard 3-4 weeks) with 2-3 days here and there, and most of it was to visit family over holidays. This was the first time I actually took two whole weeks, back to back.
Thanks for this - as I teacher I have the summer off, but I always find myself doing busywork or mindlessly consuming blogs. I went media free this morning and it helped so much.
OK, not entirely related, but where can one find that woven natural fiber cushion that the woman in the photo is lying on at the top of the page? I've been looking for a cushion like forever and can't seem to find one.
@frahnkenshteen, that photo is from Toast, a UK home accessories and clothing company. I'd start there!
Aha! Thanks!
I go to a neighborhood in nyc I have never been in. Esp. helpful is to cross a river to get there. It's an adventure, and then I can be a tourist in the city I've lived in for 25 years. I make sure I look at everything and experience as much as I can; buildings, what people are wearing, cafes, stores, yard sales, and how the area feels to all of my senses.
Loved this post. I live on the East Coast but grew up in CA, where all of my family still lives. I continually struggle with making time to get back West to see them while still taking "me" time.
I found the perfect compromise -- heading home for an extended stay to make sure I see the people I want to see, while taking a few days for me.
I am going to make my husband read this! :D thanks!
After experiencing some severe work-related stress manifesting itself in the form of an irritated stomach lining and teeth grinding, I left that toxic job, freelanced for a while, and found a new job where I've negotiated a pro-rated pay for working 4 days per week (32 hours). I work enough to get all of the full time benefits, and I take Mondays off. Saturday is my play day to do fun things, Sunday is my "me" day to relax and be lazy, and Monday is for errands since the stores are less crowded. I don't think I could ever go back to the 5 day a week grind, and the mental benefit outweighs the extra pay. I know that not everyone is lucky enough to work for flexible companies, but you'd be surprised at what you can negotiate with the right approach. I too dream of taking a 2 week straight vacation, the longest I've gone was 10 days and that was during my freelance days!
Forgot to mention the diagnosed anxiety during that old job! I'm so much happier now. But, I will say that my current job in public relations doesn't look too kindly on extended vacations (longer than a week or 10 days). It's not prohibited, but it's not encouraged, either. And while you're gone, guaranteed someone will contact you and expect a response. I am trying to get longer vacation packages approved but it'll be a long shot.
Interesting. I would love to see this cross-posted on Ohdeedoh. We have a 2-year-old and a baby and live far from family. How do folks with kids find ways to feel like they've gotten away, without leaving the kids? That's our holy grail.
We assign our annual leave to always be used for 'holidays' (away from home) since staying at home always feels like a waste, but recently I have taken a few days at random times, and it's so nice to have a free day. I've since extended that to have every Friday off, and I love it! Of course, I always have chores and things to do, but I can at least plan my own day :-)
I can't imagine living in the USA and not taking every single leave day I was entitled to. We get 25 days and it's never enough.
@ ricestein: take turns. One day (or half-day since your little ones are really little) you rest, the next time there is the chance, you'll let your partner rest. It's the only way if you can't leave the kids with someone else.
Mid-week single-day vacations are always the most rejuvenating for me. Sometimes I'd take a Monday if I wanted to finish a weekend project. Breaking up the week is helpful, as is feeling like I have more control over my time by taking it spontaneously.


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Your Kids Are Interrupting My Beach Time!
I understand you want to take your little tikes to the beach -- I'd get sick of having them in the house, too. But could you not sit near me, please?!
Childless Bitch: It's summertime! The perfect time to work on my tan, get some much-needed rest from work -- hell, maybe even take a catnap on the beach. Oh, I just remembered. I tried to do that last weekend and your ill-mannered kids so rudely interrupted me with their screaming and kicking sand and throwing food, I couldn't catch a wink. I don't blame them -- I blame you. Next time you visit the beach, could you please follow these rules?
1. I picked my spot very carefully. Please, if you see a single woman sunbathing on the beach, do not set up your barn-sized tent right next to me.
2. Speaking of the tent, if you're going to bring one, why not just stay indoors? It took you two hours to set the thing up in the first place, and the kids don't even want to be inside of it anyway.
3. Okay, you are spending the day at the beach, so you don't need to bring food for an entire week. Your children will survive without the bottles of soda and supersize bags of Doritos. Maybe a small sandwich and some fruit would actually be healthier for them?! I'm by no means a parent, but just sayin'.
4. Why are you torturing your children by making them wear long T-shirts and wetsuits? Obviously the sun is harmful, but whatever happened to good ol' sunscreen? Like I said, maybe they should just stay inside and play video games or something.
5. When you scream at your child on the beach, EVERYONE can hear you. Quiet down your voice, pleaaaase!
6. When your kid runs past my spot to get his ice cream cone, please tell him not to run 6 inches from my head. There's something called sand on the beach -- and it has just flown into my $300 Gucci sunglasses.
7. Believe it or not, I like to cool off in the ocean just like you and your kids do. But do they have to yell EVERY time a wave comes? Tell them to relax -- it's just a wave, okay?
8. Your kid may be an all-star pitcher, but playing catch should be done AWAY from people. An accident is bound to happen, and let me tell you, you'll be sorry if it does.
9. You know those aluminum things called garbage cans? All of your empty bags and bottles are supposed to go inside of them. Having your kids pretend it's a basketball net and they can throw a ball like Kobe is hazardous to my health. First of all, I don't want to see all the crap you all have eaten, and I don't want to be hit in the head with an empty bottle of Dr. Pepper.
It'd be great if they had adult-only sections at the beach ... that would solve all of my problems. But in the meantime, the next time you go on your Family Fun Day, could you be considerate of me the same way I've tolerated you?
PS: Wearing your husband's T-shirt in the water does nothing to hide your "in desperate need of some exercise" body. Sorry ... you're better off wearing a bikini.
Who CARES what she spends her money on?! Wouldn't you if you didn't have kids? Nothing wrong with looking fabulous.
CB doesn't hate kids, she hates unruly ones. I don't blame her.
Your kids need some serious etiquette.
Can't get mad at CB because most of the articles I've read from her are focused on unruly kids with parents who look the other way. The beach is a public space, yes, but just like I wouldn't like sitting my family next to some young frisky teens making out/ feeling eachother up all day long.. I completely understand CB not wanting to be too close to kids who have no manners.
When we go beach, we try to sit near other families or at least with a wide distance from the "single lady/man tanning" AND EVEN MORE IMPORTANT, my girls have great manners which starts at home. Fun doesn't have to be compromised by exhibiting courtesy!
WHY oh why does C.B have to keep commenting on her own post? C.B, you need to get a real job instead of laying around the beach trying to look hot. You feel the need to bash mothers and their bodies, and that alone says that you probabaly only feel good about yourself when you put others down. Mothers bodies change, and as we get older it's not so easy to maintain the same girly figure as we used to. Part of life, and you will one day see for yourself that kids are kids and will grow up, but catty girls with no kids like you really don't deserve to have any spot on the beach to themself. In fact, I would laugh if my kids accidentally kicked sand in your hair, You might only give me the evil eye instead of growing a pair to tell it to me personally to "please have your cute kids not do that". Grow up, please and leave the kids alone. I am sure you weren't the perfect child,either so dont have expectations on others. In conclusion, I believe that you are preaching to the choir here, meaning that most parents that LET their darling little devils do such a thing, they are probably NOT the type to read articles like this.
I definitely understand not wanting other people's kids kicking sand in your face, and I make sure my kids aren't bothering people when we're out (though I'm not going to tell them not to have fun with the waves). I don't understand, though, how someone wearing a shirt to cover up her body is ruining your day at the beach.
Not only do I love CB's blog posts, I love the array of reader comments that follow each of her posts. As I always write in my own comments on CB, you have to separate out the parts that are intended to be merely entertaining from the parts that are designed to be an expression of a childless person's perspective on situations that "childed" adults may overlook. I am trying to think of a good argument IN FAVOR OF letting one's kids generally run amok, seemingly unconstrained, at the beach … and I don't mean shouting at the waves, that's fine with me if a kid squeals/yelps/hollers at the shoreline … I'm talking about doing to the lives of strangers at the beach what Gen. Sherman did to Atlanta. The only beneficiaries of that kind of behavior are the kids themselves. I suggest that as with many situations, parents give their kids a few very specific guidelines for what counts as OK behavior at the beach … I'm not saying lay down a host of rules, just three or four principles. Catch 'em doing something right (e.g., "I liked how you slowed down when you passed that grown-up lying on her towel") and all the rest of the Parenting 101 tools that teach kids how to be human beings in social settings. I don't care if your sunglasses are $3.00 or $300.00, no one wants to be in the vicinity of a kid who appears to be oblivious to others … let's teach our kids how to be joyful and exuberant while also teaching them some situational awareness.
I'll take exception to numbers 4 & 7 (and abbi…but anyhow…) but the rest of this is a hoot and a good reminder to Moms that our children should have fun, but behave, and they ARE NOT mutually exclusive things!
My child loves water. It wouldn't be a shriek of fear, it'd be a giggling one, but still. And well, I am a pale redhead. Ditto most of my family. I've had three cancerous moles removed at the age of 33. My son is as pale as I am…BUT, at the same time, he doesn't seem to care about the shirt either.
This article is TOO funny!
I am a mother, I love my daugher but to be honest, I hate children.
I love spending the day at the beach with my daughter but my daughter has manners. I can not stand little hellians running around anywhere.
And I too would be pissed if someone got sand on my gorgeous expensive sunglasses !!!
I loved this post as it showed some considerations that i would like myself. I don't see why people are getting so rude about this though, it is purely an opinion. And the awesome thing about opinions is that you don't have to take it on board if you don't want to.
I am not a mother, i am a single lady in her 20's. I love the beach, but do not love having kids crash sand all over me and having to listen to the yelling. I rarely have the chance to go to the beach to relax, as i rarely have a day off to travel all the way to the beach. Why should my day be ruined when all it needs is distance to separate us. If i got there first, why should i move? As for the $300 sunnies, i have to spend that sort of money on sunglasses as i need to have pescriptions and much prefer to have a set of frames that are going to survive me rather than fall apart.
This is just my opinion, take it or leave it.
Here's an idea: The beach is a public place and you need to get over the fact that people take their kids to the beach.
Kids aren't lifeless and you can't just make them be perfect little un-enthused robots.
@ abbi
if u hate kids sooooooooo much why are you on MOMLOGIC??
just 2 let u know
U are the stupidest piece of crap known to the world
As both a younger 20-something with a host of under-10 cousins and a former amusement park worker, I can kind of understand where CB is coming from.
I don't hate kids, even though I don't have any of my own, but it can be irritating when you want to go out to have a good time and there seems to be a host of worn-down parents turning a blind eye while their children run amok.
This isn't condemning all parents, just those that don't seem to get that not everyone wishes to experience the full bounties of their precious bundles. Case in point, my mother recently hosted a party where my cousin who has two daughters, age 1 and 3 and her friend, with children age 4 and 1 attended. My cousin's friend spent most of the evening ignoring her children until the 4 year old almost pulled the top of a small, glass coffee table onto her own head. Afterwards, she remarked to my cousin that my mother who doesn't have any grandchildren and lives in a house with her husband and two twenty-something daughters should have child-proofed the house in advance, even though the better point was should she have not been paying attention to her daughter more?
Anecdotes aside, not all us childless women hate babies but yeah, I do hate it when people are willing to let their kids charge around with no control or care for others around them. We get it, having babies is hard and no, I don't expect your kids to be little well-trained robots, but could we at least attempt to teach them some respect for others around them? Do this for us and we'll try not to complain too much if they track sand across our towels
There is noticeably a bundle to learn about this. I assume you made sure nice factors in features also.
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Research proves women are more health aware than men.
Examples? We're 38 per cent more likely to investigate the ingredients in food and are significantly more conscientious about visiting our GPs for regular check-ups. But that doesn't mean that we can't learn something from the opposite sex.
From the way they sit behind the wheel to how they regard what they see in the mirror and how much – or little – they do on the way to work, here are eight lessons we should learn from the men in our lives.
Lean back when you're driving
Research says: men have better posture than women when they're driving a car.
It matters because: a University of Virginia study discovered how incorrect posture in the driver's seat is one reason why women are 47 per cent more likely than men to sustain severe injuries in a car accident.
Adopt it by: using the car seat as it was intended. The researchers agree you can't change the fact that women are typically shorter than men and have to sit closer to the steering wheel. However, they advise against leaning forward. Instead make sure your back and neck stay firmly against the seat and headrest at all times.
Don't eat because you're sad
Research says: men see food as fuel while women are more likely to link food and emotions, with a University of Texas study finding that 70 per cent of emotional eaters are women.
It matters because: people who eat to treat emotions choose high-fat, high-sugar foods. It's one reason why emotional eaters lose the least amount of weight on weight-loss programs, reveals research at the US's Brown University.
Adopt it by: finding other ways to deal with your emotions. Recognise which emotions are triggering your cravings using a food diary, then add some other coping mechanisms so you've got things to turn to other than food, suggests psychologist Dr Leah Brennan. A simple but effective mechanism? A 15-minute walk, which UK scientists found helped to reduce chocolate cravings.
Wear flat shoes
Research says: the plain fact is men drew the long straw by not having high heels in their wardrobes.
It matters because: in 2010 US researchers added weight to the argument that high heels aren't healthy, saying regular use significantly increases women's risk of joint degeneration and knee osteoarthritis. At the same time, a European study confirmed that women who usually wear high heels have shorter calf muscles and stiffer tendons, which makes wearing flat shoes painful.
Adopt it: by making stilettos a sometimes-only fashion statement, say the US scientists, who also suggest choosing lower heels wherever possible.
For more health tips pick up the February issue of Good Health magazine at magshop.co.nz.
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I found these fridge bins to be excellent. A perfect size for my (normal-sized under-counter fridge). I can fit 3 to a shelf and they are just the right width for, say, a large container of soup or tub of yoghurt. I shall certainly purchase more - perhaps in the larger size, too.
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Good but could be better"
by Julie
Fits my fridge perfectly, but would slide more easily on glass shelves without annoying "feet" on each corner, which catch on shelf edging. Good size for jars of sauces and mustards which were always getting lost at back!
Published 24 Jun 2014
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At first glance this looked like the perfect solution to those lost items at the back of the fridge that always seem to go out of date before I find them. However, it is too big for the shelf of my under counter fridge. The handle overhangs the shelf so there are only a few places it can be positioned in order to avoid the door pockets (note that the measurements given include the handle). The width accommodates a tin can but not the pots of a popular brand of yoghurt. It's also expensive for what it is.
Published 07 Feb 2014
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by Angela
Got this for my American fridge freezer. This fits the top shelf perfectly and goes the whole length of the shelf. I keep my cheese packets in them and it is great, as I can now store the packets standing up and they don't fall down. It also has a handle and so when I want cheese, I just use the handle to pull it out and take the whole container out and choose which cheese to use. This has saved space in my fridge and am thinking off getting another one for the other side or another size. If you have small fridge, I would measure the shelf as the container is quite long.
Published 06 Feb 2014
Too long to fit in fridge"
by Mr Andrews
Purchased this thinking it would be a good container for holding those small daily yoghurt drink containers. This Fridge Binz is too long. It will not fit in the fridge as shown on its label. It overhangs the front of the shelf so that the door will not close. It would work if at least 7cm shorter. We thought it was just our built-in fridge so we tried it in an under counter fridge - still too long to fit and overhung the shelf.
Published 20 Jan 2014
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"Q: Would you please implement a feature that allows players to change the order of their characters on the Character select screen?
A: Sure. Does 4.2 work for you? :)"
That better not be joke... I'm always sceptical when people but ":)" in the end
Or it sounds too good to be true..eh?
Drakkenfyre said...
Incoming questions about how it works, when it's coming out, how it changes the select screen, when it's being put in, and for months until it does.
... this was the most exciting bit to me too.
I've been asking for this since before Burning Crusade was released.
In fact, I used to post regular threads in the 'Suggestion Forum' on the old Blizzard Forums, right up until just after Wrath dropped.
After that, I gave up on them ever implementing this change.
And now they will.
And I can finally put my most-played, highest-level characters at the top, and my bank-alts at the bottom.
Such an amazing waste of a slot in the priority cue for fixes and revisions. It has no impact on the game in anyway. Where a toon is on a list of 8, when all are visible at any given time, is an "issue"?
Please. SO many more actual game impacting things to spend resources on.
That is exactly why Blizzard has waited all these years to work on it. The game (regardless of what anyone says) is in a great place at the moment, and they can afford to work on quality of life improvements. There are a ton more things Blizzard can fix, but this is probably the most asked for feature apart from (the now added) Old World Flying. Also this is a good place to point out that your priority will be different from mine and Blizzard's.
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I honestly can't wait for this. To be able to put my characters in a simple order of level would satisfy my OCD. It's the simple things in life that make it better, right? =P


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Talks from the 2011 RAPID conference
Consumer Products was one of the major topics at this year's RAPID conference on additive manufacturing. I attended all five presentations and was honored to be one of the speakers presenting on how 3D printing was changing this area of design and manufacture.
This is the fourth and final post on my experience at RAPID. What follows is summary of each of the talks on Consumer Products.
How to Create an Industry with 3D Printed Consumer Products
The first speaker was Janne Kyttanen, founder of Freedom of Creation.
Kyttanen was 100% designer from his insistence on using his own MacbookPro to give a Keynote lecture (We were supposed to only use Windows and PowerPoint.) to his
Marilyn Monroe by Warhol Madonna t-shirt.
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On ESPN's new football show "Audibles" some very big names had a lot of praise for Kansas City Chiefs 5th round draft pick Ricky Stanzi, including Hall of Fame QB Steve Young.
Young and ESPN draft analyst Mel Kiper gushed over Stanzi.
"They got Ricky Stanzi in the fifth; he's the next Matt Schaub," said Young after comparing KC's first round pick, Jonathan Baldwin, to WR Terrel Owens.
More after the jump.
ESPN's Mel Kiper also joined the show and continued gushing about Stanzi, an activity he started pretty much the second the Chiefs drafted the former Iowa QB.
"Matt Cassel, look out, in a couple of years, this guy's going to challenge you for your job," Kiper said.
I just love the selection of Stanzi. One of the key points of his background for me is that he comes from playing in a pro-tyle offense. While this is certainly no guarantee of success, it will certainly help shorten the learning curve for the young QB.
Stanzi will also get to learn from Cassel, who is a similar QB. Both are tall and fairly mobile. Neither has a particularly strong arm so accuracy is key for their game. Cassel became much more accurate in 2010 and Stanzi saw a nice jump in his accuracy at Iowa last season.
Stanzi will not only provide a solid QB project for the Chiefs but he is also a guy who should fit into Todd Haley's offensive system well.
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Flag Zombie
Conehead Zombie
Pole Vaulting Zombie
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Newspaper Zombie
Screen Door Zombie
Football Zombie
Ducky Tube Zombie
Dolphin Rider Zombie
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Last Stand is the sixteenth mini-game in Plants vs. Zombies and is unlocked after beating Adventure Mode and completing 13 other mini-games. It consists of a series of five flags, located in the pool, which the player must survive in order to win. However, unlike the Survival Mode, the player are not allowed to switch seeds between 2 waves of attack. The player can't plant any sun-producing plants, Puff-shrooms or Sea-shrooms and it is better to not to choose Planterns, Blovers, Flower Pots or Grave Busters. However, they do get to spend 5000 sun in the beginning of the mini-game. Due to the many strategies lots of people have made, Last Stand is one of the most popular mini-games in Plants vs. Zombies.
In the start, the player gets 5000 sun, and can choose any plant except Sun-shrooms, Sunflowers, Twin Sunflowers, Puff-shrooms, Sea-shrooms, and the Imitater version of any of them. It may not be wise to use Planterns, Blovers, Grave Busters or Flower Pots, as they serve absolutely no purpose here. After the player defeats the last zombie for the flag, that last zombie will drop 250 sun. This is the only time they get sun after starting the first onslaught.
Last Stand is frequently used for Gold Farming, with as many Marigolds as possible, Gold Magnets collecting coins automatically for the player and Gloom-shrooms for attacking. This will get him/her about 5-9k of coins, depending what build he/she uses. For more info, see Money Guide.
See Last Stand (Plants vs. Zombies)/Strategies.
- The Mini-game may be named after many games or the actual term "last stand", which refers to when a small force holds its position when attacked by a much larger force, and while it knows that it will be defeated, the smaller force hopes to delay or severely damage the larger force.
- If you plant plants with instant usage on your lawn before the onslaught, they will be used instantly, even if there are no zombies.
- Sun-producing plants are prohibited likely due to the fact that the whole purpose of the Mini-game is for the player to build and enhance the fortress in between onslaughts and for the player to use their sun wisely.
- Puff-shrooms and Sea-shrooms are prohibited likely due to the fact that they are free so their main purpose would be to stall the zombies which would give the player an unfair advantage should the player fill their lawn with those in between onslaughts.
- However, this is strange as since the level is set in the day, the player would have to use a Coffee Bean to wake up the mushrooms in the first place.
- But, without awakening them, they still have the purpose of holding the zombies back by six bites each without using any sun, so they can use (slightly) weaker builds to success.
- However, this is strange as since the level is set in the day, the player would have to use a Coffee Bean to wake up the mushrooms in the first place.
- This is the Mini-game with the most number of flags (excluding ones with unlimited flags), with 5 in total.
- This is the only Mini-game where the words "Final Wave" doesn't appear on the last huge wave.
- Plants don't have to recharge before you start an onslaught.
- Ladder Zombies, Jack-in-the-Box Zombies and Dolphin Rider Zombies only appear in each huge wave.
- This is the first game where you're restricted from selecting certain plants. The second is Versus Mode.
- Beating this Mini-game on the iOS and Android versions with 2,000 sun left will earn the player the achievement Sol Invictus.
- This is one of the hardest, but most interesting and challenging Mini-games because of the numerous number of strategies.
- In the newer iPhone and Android versions, the icon for this Mini-game has changed to a second degrade Wall-nut; the previous picture is now used for Column Like You See 'Em.
- The iPad versions used these icons from the start.
- The player will not get a refund of sun if they shovel/dig a plant that is planted during setup.
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You can run Linux with your Windows virtually in case of the rare instances you need to get back to it. I used VirtualBox.
This is how you getrid of Windows and keep it on the side in case of emergencies.....
Step 0) Uninstall any proprietary drivers for hardware (read the full steps)
Step 1) Boot into CloneZilla.
Step 2) Clone/Ghost your existing Windows setup/os/drive using CloneZilla to a FAT formatted usb drive. This will clone your machine.
You may clone to a remote Server with CloneZilla. This is what I do. I simply clone to a remote backup server.
Step 3) Format your drive or use another one.
Step 4) Install Linux
Step 5) Download VirtualBox.
Step 6) Make a Windows Guest OS with a virtual drive equivalent to your old setup.
Step 7) Boot CloneZilla inside the VirtualBox Guest OS. You will plug in your USB backup drive in the guest OS
Step 8) Restore your backup from Step2) to your Guest OS and Guest Virtual Hard Disk.
Step 9) Restart your VirtualBox and startup your Guest OS. This should be a copy of what you had before.
This way, you can run Linux full time and boot into VirtualBox to run your old Windows Apps and retrieve your old files,etc...
Now, this is not guaranteed to be perfect. You may have BSOD and have to repair your Guest OS due to hardware difference between your old setup and your new "Virtualized" backup clone of your new guest OS.
That is why I have Step 0. Remove all drivers. You may need to run Windows Repair from your original install CDs and maybe a few safe-mode reboots.
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Everything changes for awkward frizzy-haired Julie Jacobson when she's invited into Boys Teepee 3, the "hot little nucleus" of her artsy summer camp, by the willowy Ash Wolf. There, she drinks and discusses Günter Grass with five other teenagers who call themselves the Interestings, because, in the words of Ethan Figman, the group's unpretty, much-loved cartoonist, "we are just so fucking compelling".
Julie swiftly becomes Jules, an aspiring comedic actress, and much of this wise, entertaining novel, which takes place from multiple perspectives over several decades, is occupied with her obsessive nostalgia for "that place where her life had opened and spilled and thrust her to the ground, delirious and charged".
The group is rounded out by a passionate dancer, a gifted musician and an alpha-male heartbreaker, but as their lives move on, intertwine, separate and reconnect, it's only Ethan, who creates a Simpsons-like TV hit and pairs off with Ash, for whom things fall entirely into place. He reflects, as a middle-aged millionaire, that talent relies for its fulfilment on "economics and disposition", and luck.
The book is ambitious, encompassing Aids, autism and 9/11, but it's best when dealing with details, like the involuntary, guilty way Jules weighs the value of her life against those of her friends. The ultrasound technician she marries argues that "specialness" isn't necessary to live well, but it's not until middle age that she realises, "you could cease to be obsessed with the idea of being interesting".
Wolitzer explores her themes seriously, but there's also enough lightness, pace and wit that it's easy to tear through the book in a day.
She has argued that sprawling novels by women rarely make it into the "top tier of literary fiction", and while this one isn't flawless, it deserves attention.
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the guardian Wed 21 August 2013
The Interestings is the US novelist Meg Wolitzer's 10th book, a long novel concerning the unfolding fates of a group of friends from teenagehood to middle age. Its narrative principles might perhaps be described as old-fashioned in that their aim is to tell the story in a manner that confers a beneficent kind of coherence on the business of living of several people over a considerable number of years; people who, moreover, are bound voluntarily by friendship rather than forcibly by blood. This is the kind of American novel that sees the world through a wide-angle lens, and try as it might to incorporate tragedy, it is essentially a cheerful enterprise with a guaranteed entertainment value. Wolitzer is a writer of prodigious energy and detail, with the knack for comic-satirical perceptions of character and culture that powers other long-running American narratives and perhaps finds its best expression in the numberless TV series that have become an imported staple of our own culture too, whose black wit is forever counterpoised against their ebullience and inexhaustibility.
And indeed, the creation of one such series a Simpsons-like animation called Figland is the centrepiece of Wolitzer's story of the group's trajectory into adulthood. Among the teenagers who gather one summer at a camp outside New York called "Spirit in the Woods" is Ethan Figman, "thick bodied, unusually ugly, his features appearing a little bit flattened, as if pressed against a mime's invisible glass wall". Ethan is already drawing comic strips in spiral-bound notebooks that transmute the suburban familial bleakness of his own childhood into a world of mordant humour. Where the other members of the group possess beauty, privilege or intellect in varying degrees, Ethan has the kind of talent most cherished in the American story: the kind that transforms negative into positive, that turns suffering into power. This power is already in evidence in the group's teenaged sojourn at Spirit in the Woods, a place founded on the values of the 1960s and now filled with children exhausted by their erstwhile-hippy parents' successes. For his new friends, Ethan's authenticity is regenerative: it gives them something to recognise, something around which to organise themselves, and it is in this constellation that they remain as the years progress.
If it is inevitable, in a narrative such as this one, that the characters seem to have been chosen and constructed as social "types", Wolitzer's casting is idiosyncratic enough: alongside Ethan there is a beautiful brother and sister, children of New York socialites, one evil and the other virtuous; there is Jonah, the gay, damaged son of a Joan Baez-style folk singer; and Cathy, a mature, good-looking, hard-bitten dancer who becomes in a sense the group's victim. Wolitzer is interested in the effect on children of their parents' lives, and particularly on the way in which the American religion of self-creation becomes a monstrous sort of selfishness that in the worship of fame and success goes uncriticised. Ethan, the child of as it were Homer Simpson, finds himself more intact than the offspring of cultivated New York households he now associates with: their friendship is founded on a shared interest in books, music and ideas, but where the others have been taught, Ethan has learned. If Wolitzer is a little guilty of sentimentalising this notion, she goes on to show Ethan become precisely the self-created American who buys into privilege; he himself turns into the parent that produces the passively cultured child.
Yet Ethan's counterpoint in the novel is not the fruit of a genteel or even an interesting upbringing, but someone from as desolate a home in its way as his own: a girl called Julie Jacobson who comes to Spirit in the Woods on a charitable scholarship and joins the group of friends or so she feels on much the same basis, out of an inexplicable kind of condescension. Julie or "Jules", as she is rechristened by her fashionable new friends is the "writer" of this narrative, a girl with neither beauty nor talent but a gift for observation that becomes, as her life progresses, a form of torment. She experiences what the others appear not to: private emotion, self-consciousness, tumults of embarrassment and envy and desire. When Ethan becomes impossibly rich and famous, it is Julie who covets his wealth and lifestyle; when Ethan marries the fey and lovely Ash, Julie marries a man she struggles not to criticise and disparage; when each of them has a daughter, Julie finds her own child noisy and boorish, while Ethan's is pretty and clever.
Julie works as a badly paid psychoanalyst, and later, she and her husband give up their jobs to attempt to run Spirit in the Woods, whose owners have now retired. This need to return is part of the function of Julie's character, for what she represents is the territory of neurosis and analysis that lies between the extremes of the American story; the middle ground from which responses to those extremes can be formulated.
The Interestings is not without moral rigour, particularly on the subjects of selfishness and envy: the descriptions of Jonah's suffering at the hands of his apparently well-intentioned and liberal but in fact vain and neglectful folk-singer mother are particularly unforgiving, and the whole subject of money is dealt with in an almost Jamesian spirit as Wolitzer draws a complex and skilful line between friendship and corruption. One might have wished for more of this kind of precision and less narrative bulk; but like the television satire at its centre, this is a story that avoids resolution, that has longevity as its goal and hopes to retain its audience by that same principle, "as if the world itself were an animated sequence of longing and envy and self-hatred and grandiosity and failure and success" that you can't stop watching, waiting to see what happens next.


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Apparently, our cooler, fall-like temps agree with actor Josh Duhamel. With his "Life As We Know It" script in hand, the actor who's in town shooting the romantic comedy with Katherine Heigl was spotted pool-side Tuesday at the St. Regis hotel in Buckhead.
Shirtless and in swim trunks.
The former runway model and "Transformers" actor had the pool to himself Tuesday afternoon until Atlanta photographer Richie Arpino showed up with two leggy models to shoot images for an upcoming spread in The Piedmont Review.
"I walked up to him and told him, 'You look exactly like Josh Duhamel, ' " Arpino told Buzz when we bumped into him Tuesday night. "He told me, 'That's because I am.' He couldn't have been nicer."
Naturally, the owner of the Richie Arpino hair salon invited the star into his Buckhead boutique while he's here for a haircut.
Observed the scissors wizard: "He coulda used a trim."
Later, the actor made his way to Virginia-Highland where the "Life" crew was filming scenes at Belly General Store. The picturesque, hard wood-floored market and cupcake emporium is serving as a set for the movie shoot. Alas, the windows have been blacked out and a temporary signage change has been made for the filming.
While at the hotel, Arpino tells us he also bumped into the very ripped personal trainer who is helping client Robert Downey Jr. maintain the physique he first achieved for the box office hit "Iron Man" and his upcoming "Sherlock Holmes" reboot with director Guy Ritchie.
He's in town training with Downey as the actor shoots "Due Date" that was busy filming at the Gwinnett Medical Center Tuesday.
The film's plot, according to IMDB.com: "A high-strung father-to-be [Downey] is forced to hitch a ride with a college slacker [played by 'The Hangover' actor Zach Galifanakis] in order to make it to his child's birth on time."
Actress Michelle Monaghan plays Downey's pregnant wife in the comedy being directed by Todd Phillips, the man who also brought us "The Hangover."
September 30th, 2009
10:15 am
We would have all been much more interested had it of been Heigl shirtless
September 30th, 2009
12:10 pm
Speak for yourself Kenny.
I was MOST happy to see Josh shirtless.
September 30th, 2009
12:41 pm
I live at the corner of N. Highland and St. Charles, where the filming took place for the last 5 days or so.
The crew completely disrupted the lives, sleep, etc. of the people living close to the set. We couldn't park at our own building, and half of the small street was blocked off (not always even used by the people telling us we couldn't park there). We were given no notice that our entire street/corner would be inaccessible and overrun for 5 days. Multiple crew members told me it would be only 3 (Thursday to Saturday), by the way.
What do my neighbors and I get for the disruption of our daily lives? Another romantic comedy? Ha! I'd rather take a nap in rush hour traffic.
Thanks Hollywood.
September 30th, 2009
1:03 pm
Swallow a shotgun – rid us all of your misery.
It's great to see our neighborhood be the backdrop for a major motion picture. The film cast and crew have been most respectful for our neighborhood and our neighbors and with the new legislation, I for one am looking forward to seeing the industry grow here in our fine city.
September 30th, 2009
1:05 pm
Rob, thank-you for being so non-sympathetic and clueless to the number of jobs this film is providing to Atlanta residents,many, your neighbors! I am currently unemployed and thanks to working on this set for a few days I'll be able to buy groceries this week. I'm sorry that we disrupted your beauty sleep but notices were posted in the neighborhood to alert everyone this would be happening and this work has the blessing of your Governor. With unemployment at an new high I'm thrilled we are getting all of this work in Georgia and you should be too. Quit being such a cynical baby!
September 30th, 2009
1:21 pm
Hey,pencil neck geek ROB,just shut up already!!!!!
September 30th, 2009
1:30 pm
To "An Extra" (or anyone else): what are the best agencies/companies to get these jobs? I am unemployed too and could use the cash. Also, care to share your experience? How was the pay? The hours? What kind of work did you do?
September 30th, 2009
1:32 pm
I cut my foot on glass walking around the filming on Friday (of course I was also about seven beers in). Not as glamorous to see as it might sound.
September 30th, 2009
2:04 pm
Josh is Hawt!!! Fergie is a lucky woman!
September 30th, 2009
2:06 pm
Google Extras Casting in Atlanta. Im on a daily email that sends out all sorts of jobs for people that would like to be extras in movies. I havent signed up for any, but there have been tons for this movie. Good Luck!!!
September 30th, 2009
2:29 pm
K. Hiegl looks like a pug dog.
September 30th, 2009
3:34 pm
C. and Joe…
If you are truly interested in being considered for "Extras casting" on any feature film or TV project, try doing the following: call the Georgia Film, Music, and Digital Ent. Hotline at 404-962-4055. Listen for info on Extras casting. If you still have a Polaroid camera, take a photo (no posing or posturing), if using digital use a 3×5 print of shot of chest up with a plain background. Attach cover letter stating your interest in being for work as an extra. This is not a employment cover letter. On a separate sheet, Give you name, age, DOB, address, a contact phone number where you can be reached 24/7. Also include your height, weight, coat, shirt, pants, and shoe size.
Be on time when they give you a call time, follow the AD's and Extra casting directions when in holding and on-set, be reliable and non-disruptive. Extras rates vary depending on the scope of the project. Strangely enough, commercials pay more than features. If you do what is asked of you and are reliable, you'll work as long there are films in the area. Word of mouth spreads fast amongst extras casting directors… Good luck!
September 30th, 2009
10:32 pm
Don't know why nobody mentioned. it, but Jamie Foxx was at GMC shooting the scene with Downey & Galfinakis (yes, I was there & saw them). They spent the whole day shooting one scene in a Black Dodge pickup truck, Foxx behind the wheel, Downey in the passenger seat & Galafinakis on the sidewalk with a dog in a suitacase. Foxx got out of the truck & waved to some young girls who were standing the the parking lot and gawking, thereby eliciting a scream from them like I'd never heard in person.
October 1st, 2009
5:07 pm
I saw Josh at the Rob Thomas concert last night. He is one handsome man!!
October 3rd, 2009
5:44 pm
due date was filmed at the waffle house in bremen, ga 2 weeks ago. they were there for two days.


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|Our Boys and Girls Club is an excellent opportunity for children in 3rd grade through 5th grade to get together with friends, their sponsors and God. We meet once a month for fun activities, including our annual pumpkin decorating party which includes fall games and a bonfire, our fantastic lock-in which is like a gigantic pajama party, and our tasty gingerbread house decorating. We often go hiking, biking, bowling, mini golfing, swimming and sledding. Not only do we enjoy fun activities, but we mix in service projects. Every year we dye Easter eggs for the annual Easter Egg Hunt that is held at our church. Our hands usually end up more colorful than the more than 122 dozen eggs we dye! Last summer we held a bake sale and raised over $300 for our bible school mission project. Every year ends up a bit different than the last, but each year is full of Christian adults helping children enjoy the world God has given us, and trying to make it a little better for others too.
2014 Boys' and Girls' Club Upcoming Activities
February: Cookie Baking and Game Night
When: Friday evening, February 21st, 6:30 – 8:30pm
Where: Deep Run Mennonite East- church basement
What: We are planning to make cookies and play table games and/or some group games.
What to bring: cookie scoop if you have one, a table game that you enjoy playing
Please RSVP by Friday, February 14th
March: Bowling
When: Friday evening, March 7th, 7:00-9:00pm (approximately)
Where: Earl Bowl Lanes, Earlington Pa. (390 Morwood Road, Earlington, PA. 18918)
What: Wear funny looking shoes and have fun practicing our bowling skills
What to bring: Money for bowling and shoe rental ($10.25 for 2 games and shoes,
current special is $11.00 for 3 games and shoes, but we're not sure how long it
will be valid)
Please RSVP by Friday, February 28th
April: Easter Egg Dyeing
Who is invited: Boys' and Girls' Club members, friends, and family
When: Friday evening, April 11th, 6:30- 8:30pm
Where: Deep Run Mennonite East basement
What to wear: old clothes (This can be messy!)
What to bring: a snack to share
Please RSVP by Friday, April 4th
May: Bike Hike and Picnic
When: Sunday, May 25th from 12:00-2:00pm
Where: Peace Valley Park
What to bring: packed lunch, water bottle, bike, and helmet
Please RSVP by Sunday, May 18th
June: VBS Bake Sale (Tentatively June 23rd -27th - more details to follow
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Where: Four Seasons Golf Center on Route 313 in Fountainville (1208 Swamp Road, Fountainville, PA. 18923)
When: Saturday, September 13th from 6:30 - 8:30ish pm
What to Bring: money ($7 for adults, $5 for children), board games, and your favorite ice cream topping
If you would like your child to join our Boys and Girls Club activities and would like more information, please call the church office at 215-766-8380.
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120708 Churchill Tundra Ponds Day two of the 2012 University of Guelph/Ontario Universities Program in Field Biology course in Arctic Ecology. This was our first visit to the tundra where we sampled the pond and terrestrial environment. Many caddisflies (Trichoptera) in the water and air, and ants (Formicidae) und...
120718 - Arctic Ecology - Churchill Manitoba - Twin Lakes Fen 2 - Kelsey The Fen 2 Twin Lakes Rd. (58.65780 -93.83183) We arrived in the morning and the fog had just lifted however the clouds remained very low. This is the second fen site in my plant diversity project. Ideally I would have liked to go to a differe...
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Twin lakes 25/07/2013
It was a cool and cloudy day with a bit of a breeze. This location was behind the recyling plant, and there was a small pond and some trees.
Temperature: 18C; Weather: extremely windy, got cloudy really fast; Time: 11:30am-1:00pm ; Description: it was at first too windy to do the pan traps, but we waited it out and eventually the rain stopped and the clouds cleared up.
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Having played 16 season in the NBA, Jazz coach Tyrone Corbin a little something about pros and pretenders in The Association.
And Jamaal Tinsley is a pro.
"He's a true pro, man," Corbin said. "He's always ready, time and time again when we've needed him to step up big for us."
Tinsley, 34, played extended minutes Friday night after starting point guard Mo Williams went down with a sprained right ankle. He wound up playing 30 minutes while coming up with a key steal and a critical assist in the final seconds, helping the Jazz to a 104-102 win over Sacramento at EnergySolutions Arena.
"He demonstrated again tonight, he is who he is," Corbin said. "He's ready to play regardless of what's going on. Whatever minutes he gets, he's going to be ready to play those minutes."
After the game, Mo Williams wore a walking boot on his right foot. He said he planned to ice the sprain ankle all night in hopes of being able to play when the Jazz visit the Kings in Sacramento, Calif.
Tinsley will be ready.
"I can't control who they put in front of me or how many minutes I play, but I always can control how I go out there, play hard and compete. My job is, when they call me, be ready."
Tinsley shot 0-for-3 from the field but two free throws in the final minutes to give the Jazz a 100-99 lead. More impressively, he recorded 12 assists, six rebounds, two steals and only one turnover.
He stripped Sacramento point guard Aaron Brooks with 12 seconds left, helping to set up the eventual game-winner from Gordon Hayward.
"I'm still an old man, I still can get out there and play (defense)," he said.
At least on Friday, age an experience topped youth and athleticism.


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I was trying to test this code by uploading it to my Arduino board. Unfortunately I always got the same error. What is the problem?
The problem is you can't follow directions. I told you in my previous message to make a folder named TTS in the libraries folder under Arduino-0018. Copy all the files there. Perhaps it's not obvious to everyone that there is a sub-folder called examples that has to be copied in the same TTS folder...
Make sure the TTStest.pde is located in the examples\TTStest folder when you run it. You can't have the TTS.h and english.h tabs in your code and also import TTS.h from the library...
@cr0sh: When I compile the example, I get the following code size on a mega328:
Binary sketch size: 10684 bytes (of a 30720 byte maximum)


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Fresh artichokes make a terrific addition to pasta dishes. Here, salty ham and earthy mushrooms pair up with thick slices of artichoke in a tasty partnership, made even more delicious with the use of Parmesan Stock. The vegetable and ham melange can be made hours in advance of cooking the pasta, so the recipe comes together in just a few minutes at serving time.
Cut the lemon in half and squeeze one half into a bowl of cold water. Set the remaining lemon half and the bowl of water aside.
Cut off and discard the bottom 1/2 inch of the stem of one artichoke. Peel the remaining length of the stem (still attached) with a vegetable parer. Starting at the base, bend back the outer leaves until they snap, pulling downward to remove the tough skin. Continue removing several more layers of leaves until the exposed leaves are pale yellow. Cut off the remaining leaves with a sharp knife, cutting flush with the top of the artichoke bottom. Remove the tough, dark green fibrous parts from the base and sides of the artichoke with a vegetable parer or sharp paring knife. Rub the cut lemon half over the exposed surfaces, and then put the artichoke bottom into the prepared bowl of lemon-acidulated water. Prepare the remaining artichokes in the same manner. (For photos and more details, see our artichoke prep tips.)
Steam the artichokes until just tender, 10 to 15 minutes. Transfer to a cutting board and let drain and cool. Remove and discard the hairy chokes with a small spoon or melon baller. Cut the artichokes lengthwise into thick (1/4-inch) slices.
Heat the oil and butter in a large skillet, preferably nonstick. Add the mushrooms and red pepper flakes, and cook over medium-high heat, stirring frequently until the mushrooms are crisp-tender and browned. Reduce the heat to medium and add the garlic and artichoke slices. Cook, stirring frequently, for 2 minutes, watching carefully so the garlic doesn't burn. Add the wine and cook until the liquid is almost evaporated. Stir in the ham and season to taste with salt and pepper. Set aside at room temperature until you're ready to cook the pasta.
Cook the fettuccine according to package directions in boiling, salted water. Just before the pasta is al dente, add 1/2 cup of the hot Parmesan Stock to the contents of the skillet and place over medium-high heat. Transfer the fettuccine to the skillet with tongs. Cook the pasta and vegetable mixture for 3 to 5 minutes, allowing the pasta to soak up the stock and vegetable flavors. Add the remaining stock if the pasta seems dry.
Stir in the butter and parsley and divide among 4 heated plates. Serve immediately.


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It's Tuesday, so it's time for our weekly restaurant report card. We've gone through the latest health inspection reports for your favorite restaurants.
Our first stop is known for it's beer, burgers and wings. Quaker Steak & Lube just off 45th Street South had two critical and two non-critical violation just last week.
The inspectors notes also said the containers holding clean utensils required cleaning.
We talked with the manager on the phone about the written up dirty meat slicer and large can opener, as well as the messy floors of the cooler and walk in freezer.
The manager said trucks of product had just come through, and loads of food had just been put away, that's why the floors were dirty. He also said they take every violations very seriously.
Going downtown to Mezzaluna they had one non-critical and one critical violation from a bag of wild rice not dated.
Inspector notes said the non-critical was from the wiping cloths being stored on the worktables needed to go in sanitizer buckets between use.
Valley News Live talked with the head chef who says it's a minor write up, but they take it serious, and cleaned up their mistakes right away.
This Tuesday's clean plate goes to a familiar face. The restaurant chain up in Grand Forks recently received our award, but this Fargo location of Five Guys hasn't had any violations in the past four years!
"We just look at it that we do our job daily, there shouldn't be any issue." says Area Manager for Five Guys Mike Srnsky, "I know things can happen but if there are issues you take care of it!"
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Throughout this vast array of experience, Jon has served as a trusted, objective source of information for those IT professionals who create, store, manage, and administer data and storage assets. Jon has furthered this mission as both managing principal partner at Toigo Partners International -- a consultancy specializing in IT consumer advocacy, data management and storage technology -- and chairman/co-founder of the Data Management Institute, which has trained and certified nearly 100,000 data management professionals worldwide over the last 20 years.
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The guys don't treat me any differently, so I can't say it feels that strange. It's a lot like being in the Gadorian knights was, there weren't many other girls there either.
But sometimes you just want to hang out with another girl, you know? I talk to Rutee a lot, but she uses a short sword. Long swords, like I use, are pretty different.
I'm looking forward to meeting Milla. And I'm sure Coolidge is looking forward to meeting Mathis. He'd never admit to it, but I can tell he feels weird being the only hero who doesn't use a sword.
When we meet Milla, I think a swordswomen-only slumber party is gonna have to happen, eh Chloe?
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I really, really hope you say this to every single person you see tanning at the pool or on the beach. Or venturing outside wearing anything less than a parka.
Spoilers: skin color changes when exposed to sunlight and UV rays. It is a natural biological process and to utilize that process does not make one racist or "inconsiderate" of racism, any more than digesting milk makes one "inconsiderate" of those who are lactose-intolerant.
(Note, I'm not comparing being lactose-intolerant to suffering racism. But skin darkening when exposed to UV rays is a biological reaction so unless you're wearing a parka/burka/wetsuit/etc. every time you go outside in the summer, it's going to happen. That doesn't make you a racist or inconsiderate of those who have suffered from racism due to their skin color. And laying out in the sun because it feels good on your skin doesn't make you a racist, either.)


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|California Academy of Sciences » General Information » Newsroom » What's On at the Academy -- Lectures, Programs and Courses February 2004
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The California Academy of Sciences is currently closed to the public
in Golden Gate Park. The Academy will open in Spring 2004 at 875 Howard
Street. A limited schedule of courses, programs and lectures will be offered.
Check each listing for program locations. The Academy is growing anew
in Golden Gate Park and will begin a rebuilding project late summer 2004.
The Academy will return to Golden Gate Park in 2008.
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Robin Saville and Antony Ryan met in Leicester in 1996, and have released several singles and albums since then, mainly for Morr Music. Saville now lives in Southend and Ryan, who is also part of Seavault, near Orrefors, Sweden - since the band's inception, the two musicians have lived in different parts of Europe, working separately and collaborating using the internet.


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I know! Life's just been a helluva bitch lately! I'll stop by tomorrow. You better be there bish. <3
Zephna I love you!
Thanks Zephna! Will go there tomorrow, in my own room at the moment.
Sounds great, Zeph!
I'll make sure to stop at one of the streams when I get a chance.
Zephy!! I want a link to your stream. :<
Awesome, I'll see if I can see a bit of the stream, then (since I'm heading out early for work). Yep, being pre-occupied has its benifits, no doubt about it.
Anyway, I'll get on ASAP & play P4Arena once I'm complete with my shift.
That's cool about being busy. I'm gonna get some rest in a few so I can wake up and get this game early
I'm gonna spend my time getting familiar with the game, as well.
Hey Zephna, nice to meet you as well ^_^
How are you?
I'm totally hyped for P4A!
We only got about 3 weeks left so it's coming pretty soon.
This is a good time to get in all that last minute information grinding
How about you?
Morning there (on my time-zone), Zephna. Nice Mitsuru alt color image there.
^_^ d
In getting it for the 360 how about you?
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When I manually enter the attribute, it comes up with 3 different data entry options but when I look at the attribute in .NET it shows IsMTextAttribute = FALSE.
What is the best way to set the multiline block attribute?
I don't know if the way I have been updating my multiline attributes is the best way to go about it. I have probably taken some ideas from here and there. My biggest problem was find a way to display imperial dimensions, like say 12'-3 3/4" properly formatted with diagonal fractions. I had to format the string prior to assign it to the contents of the mtext. Here is how I have been doing it. I hope it gives you some ideas and perhaps other people will suggest better ways.
If Att.IsMTextAttribute = True Then Mtxt = Att.MTextAttribute Mtxt.Contents = "Test" Att.MTextAttribute = Mtxt Att.UpdateMTextAttribute() End If
My problem is that the attribute has IsMTextAttribute = FALSE therefore, it would never do the logic inside your If statement.
Hi Chris
Try example from this page