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Countdown to the food awards: Dinner From The Family Garden
Rebecca Harper is on a mission; an ambitious one to boot. But one that has already started to bear fruit and reduce unemployment in the community she fondly refers to as The Family Garden.
If the proof of the pudding is in the eating and the oft-used adage 'it takes a village to raise a child' is to be believed, then The Jamaica Observer Food Awards judges who made the trek up Jack's Hill a few weeks ago to a farm-to-dinner-table were in for an education on what dogged determination can spawn. Not to mention the joy of making a salad at a table from scratch.
Harper is a proud, enthusiastic farmer and gushes as she speaks to the birth of The Family Garden. "We are registered with RADA and grow cooking herbs, lettuce and other unique vegetables using hydroponic farming," she explains. Her honest-to-goodness approach is revealed when she explains that "all the systems were built and designed with the aid of YouTube, Google and research. Those who figured this upper St Andrew Jamaican was a victim of ennui and would soon, in between cups of tea and scones, add her own voice to the 'all that's wrong with Jamaica' chorus were in for a rude awakening!
Last June, the fledgling farm of living lettuce, cut herbs, Swiss chard, kale and cherry tomatoes won the IDB (Inter-American Development Bank) IDEAS Energy Innovation Contest for Renewable Energy) competition. A grant that would, according to its recipient, "allow us to give farmers and the school in our community hydroponic farms".
There was, however, more to share. "We started building in October 2012 and I'm happy to say [we now] have 12,000 sq ft in the Jack's Hill community with a central packing house... we want to prove that we can work together and produce not only quality food for Jamaica but the export market, too. Our dinner from The Family Garden to the table, complete with a sweeping view of the city, commenced with cocktails courtesy of Lascelles and Wray & Nephew. Food Awards judges enjoyed Appleton Genesis Jamito, a refreshing blend of Genesis rum, orange juice, cranberry juice and The Family Garden Mojito mint.
This was followed at the table -- set family-style and designed by the team from SHINDIG -- a tasty kale of codfish bisque with a wonderful surprise at the bottom of our bowl: a burst of roast salt fish that took Food Awards judge Gregory Mayne back to Melrose bypass, where the tastiest roast yam and salt fish can be had.
The salad course provided another treat as each of us retrieved a pair of scissors tucked away elegantly in cases made of crocus (thanks for the help, Nevada) and from the elegant vases pulled the ingredients to create our own salads. This novel idea would certainly work at a dinner party allowing the host (Harper certainly made use of the moment) the perfect opportunity to speak to the joy of food harvested fresh from the land. Our salads comprised lettuce, cherry tomatoes, living herbs and nasturtiums. Elegant bottles of vinaigrettes came in three flavours: guava, sorrel and June plum, and Sandra McLeish, yet another farmer, spoke eloquently of her SpringVale product and of the idea borne from her property in Fruitvale, Portland, as judges added vinaigrette to their salad. McLeish explained how she had "supplied local coffee processors with coffee beans" but could not help noticing the absence on the supermarket shelves of locally made and produced salad dressings. She added, "I developed a keen interest in using the local fruits to create a new and Jamaican-inspired set of vinaigrettes."
The result -- sleek bottles of "fresh-sourced" produce (fruits, herbs and vegetables that have been recently harvested) -- was in our hands. The vinaigrettes, which are made at Bureau of Standards-approved production facilities in rural Jamaica and can also be used as marinades for meat and other protein dishes, is available at several supermarkets.
Wine consultant Marilyn Bennett introduced the evening's organic wine offerings courtesy of Lascelles and Wray & Nephew -- dinner was, after all, from The Family Garden -- The Naked Grape Pinot Grigio: light-bodied and crisp white wine with aromas of pear, lemon and honey.
Pinot Noir: Medium-bodied and rich smooth red wine with aromas of black cherry and blueberry.
Let's just say that a rip-roaringly good time was had, what with the altitude, wine and a competition ( we're still trying to figure out the question Bennett posed that prompted Gregory Mayne to strip, but not another word will pass my lips!)
The Observer Food Awards is 15 years old and the many who've been part of this journey will know just how close the students of UTech's Department of Hospitality and Tourism Management are to us. Indeed, not only do we have two scholarships listed by the university, but we look forward to the day when students who work with us at the event itself will accrue points towards their final degree.
Harper used the students as well as chefs/lecturers Simone Walker-Barrett and Yvonne Stewart. We're delighted to convey that they equipped themselves very well.
Culinary artist Oji Jaja of Ashebre handled the entrée: pan-seared snook fillet atop a yellow yam ragout, sautéed rainbow chard and grape tomatoes with a saffron cream sauce. The snook came to the table courtesy of FRESHmonger Gina May Mair of EatFRESH. Food For the Good Life.
The meal came to an end with white chocolate mousse with cherry tomato and rum compote and carrot cake created by the UTech team.


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Greetings from sunny Prague
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~posted by Dianne Donovan, in the middle of the KMFA Listeners' trip to Vienna and Prague!
Hello All:
I just wanted to check in. I had wanted to do it sooner. There's been a lot going on! The pic is from the old town square in Prague.
We are having a lovely time. Prague was absolutely amazing… with a very complex history and an extraordinary culture. Everywhere one looks, there is something to see and know. The vicissitudes of of the centuries are reflected in the buildings and in the art.
The music has been fabulous, and there is something special about seeing/hearing Dvorak's opera, Rusalka, where it was first performed.
My real goosebumps moment was when we visited the beautiful Estates Theater, where Mozart (who was adored here) premiered and conducted several operas. That night, we heard the Vienna Philharmonic (yes, in Prague) performing Mozart's final three symphonies, conducted by Daniel Barenboim!
The food was wonderful and the people of Prague were very friendly and helpful.
We arrived in Vienna last afternoon. Not skipping a beat (ha-ha) we attended an all Bach program presented by the English Chamber Orchestra, with English tenor Ian Bostridge.
The folks on our tour are a delight. There are so many interesting people from diverse backgrounds, all with great stories to tell… all with deep love of the music..
Today we'll get an early start and really explore the city!
Mit freundlichen Grüßen,
Dianne D.
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Sudoku Solver in 140 bytes
Solve a Sudoku grid only using magic, recursion, and 140bytes of brute force.
function R | |
( | |
a, // the array representing the sudoko grid | |
// placeholder arguments | |
i, // index of the last empty cell | |
j, // index to check the candidates for the cell 'i' | |
m, // candidate number for the the cell 'i' | |
g // flag whether 'm' is a already used in the same row|col|node as 'i' | |
){ | |
// phase 1: look for an empty cell | |
for | |
( | |
i=80; | |
a[i]; // keep going if the cell isn't empty | |
i--||+a // decrease the index and call 'a.toString()' if we went through the whole grid | |
); | |
// phase 2: check all candidate numbers for the cell 'i' | |
for | |
( | |
m=10; | |
g=a[i]=--m; // put the candidate in the cell 'i' already and set 'g' to something truthy | |
// at the end of phase 2, the cell 'i' is reset to 0 for "higher" branches of the recursion | |
g&&R(a) // recurse if 'm' isn't already used in the same row|col|node as 'i' | |
) | |
// phase 3: check if the candidate number is used already | |
for(j in a) // loop through the whole grid again | |
g*= // turn 'g' falsy if | |
a[j^i==j] // we are not on the cell 'i' | |
^m // and the cell 'j' is set to 'm' | |
|| // and we are in the same row|col|node as 'i' | |
i/9^j/9&&i%9^j%9&&i/27^j/27|i%9/3^j%9/3 | |
} |
Version 2, December 2004 | |
Copyright (C) 2011 Mathieu 'p01' Henri <http://www.p01.org/releases/> | |
Everyone is permitted to copy and distribute verbatim or modified | |
copies of this license document, and changing it is allowed as long | |
as the name is changed. | |
0. You just DO WHAT THE FUCK YOU WANT TO. |
{ | |
"name": "sudokuSolver", | |
"description": "Brute force sudoku solver.", | |
"keywords": [ | |
"sudoku", | |
"solver", | |
"recursive", | |
"brute force" | |
] | |
} |
<!doctype html> | |
<title>Sudoku Solver in 140bytes</title> | |

Expected value: 4,2,8,1,5,9,6,7,3,1,9,6,3,7,4,8,2,5,3,7,5,8,6,2,9,4,1,9,8,1,4,2,3,5,6,7,5,6,4,7,1,8,3,9,2,7,3,2,5,9,6,1,8,4,2,4,3,6,8,1,7,5,9,6,1,7,9,4,5,2,3,8,8,5,9,2,3,7,4,1,6
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Actual value:
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you're my hero |
Haha cool :) I think you can rewrite ~--i to i-- and be fine. Also, why would you return the original grid in the callback? Isn't it safe to assume that the original calling code would have some reference to that array under closure? Or was this a requirement for your specific need? In fact, why have the callback there at all? There's nothing async to this code, why introduce it that way..? Cut it out and you'll have your 7 bytes. In fact, you could then just get rid of the first for loop completely. So there's probably something to that callback that I'm missing :) |
@evert: :) @qfox: :p doh! Thanks for the The callback costs 7 bytes in total, but it saves the expensive hassle of having to return ( 6 byte for the statement alone ) with fall through for the recursions that don't lead to a solution. Also, |
@p01 |
I see. Another byte bites the dust! 145 bytes An option I am not too fond of would be to push some logic into We could save a whooping 6 bytes ( down to 139 bytes ) by requiring ES5 ( thus loosing IE8 support ) and use |
Ok, so unless you were explicitly trying to make this async, I still don't see the point of the callback. Aside from that, I would not call the callback <=80 times for every recursion. It would kind of defy the point of the callback anyways. What exactly is the callback supposed to do? In your test, if
Same code. So I don't see a reason for the callback unless you had something else in mind :) |
So basically it would be something like this: |
You are missing the very important fact that the loop in phase 2 keeps changing the array and eventually resets the cell to 0 in order to test next subtree of the recursion in case the current one only leads to invalid grids. |
Indeed calling The callback ( which costs 9 bytes ) is called once a solution is found AND allows us to not care about the following recursions. Without the callback we would have to shortcut the loop in phase 2 to prevent the next recursions from changing the array. Doubt it's possible in less than 9 bytes :\ |
Yeah I see now, ok let's see about that :) |
this is just incredible. |
You people amaze me... +100 for the commented code! Very nice. |
ES5 indexOf could save us 1 byte: |
@p01 Out of curiosity (related to a side project I'm working on) - what would happen if the grid provided had no solution? ie: If it fell out-with of the 6,670,903,752,021,072,936,960 possible permutations Would it be easy enough to return false, or something to that effect? |
The number of actual calculated permutations is already reduced by the number of zeros in the input array; anyway, can a solution not be found, it would enter an infinite loop as at least one zero in the field cannot be cleared up. |
I must say I find the closure thing wonky. Calling |
So I was thinking why not simply use the 140 bytes
Sleepy again? Why +a? Without checking further, either you meant ++a or the ||+a is completely useless... |
@qfox +a is just invoking a.toString(), not intended as an increment. |
the example doesn't work anymore, unfortunately. |
@cjcliffe I understand, but it's in the third part of the for statement, who's return-value is discarded. Hence, useless, because the toString has no notable side effects. At least none in this code. |
Please provide a working example. |
@qfox ah, how I was reading I assumed it would just set |
Sorry for the broken example guys. Fixed now. Yes |
hey @p01, can you figure out why it works in firefox and not in chrome? if indeed you golfed it down to a reliably working 140, that would be HUGE. |
It does work in Opera and Firefox. I'll try to figure what is going with the other browsers... if my baby girl "let" me, Priorities. |
Chrome/V8 is somewhat critical on having his prototypes overwritten. Perhaps we can do with an object looking like an array and having a toString property? like in
Here's another (maybe a little less dirty) approach that raises an error in order to stop the recursion. Hence the invocation has to be wrapped inside a try/catch block: https://gist.github.com/1247640 |
Nice moves! @fgnass: Clever (ab)use of a ReferenceError. Before even using a callback method I tried a similar but more expensive approach with |
Bravo sir, bravo. |
I want to be like you when I grow up. |
You make me happy. |
This is awesome. |
Just a notification: as I wrote on on Reddit the current version of the code is buggy. (See the linked post for details and a solution.) |
Finally someone managed to reproduce this glitch. I tried the exact fix you suggested a few days ago: It works, unfortunately it is one byte bigger ( not smaller ), which bring us back to 141 bytes. One byte too many for 140byt.es But I'm sure we can golf a valid version down to 140 bytes. |
Oh, I only see now that you're adding sugar for the So I can see what you mean, but do you think this would be possible or acceptable in a js1k? I'd think the (temporary) |
The However things seem a more lax at 140byt.es. See the base64 entries for instance where the whole list of characters is passed as argument ( a whooping 64+ bytes for free ). That being said, if people are OK with encapsulating the call in a |
Fair enough :) |
I agree, though I'd rather find a way to shorten up the calculation for 1 bit... |
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My first log & stack - hgh up & free test
This is me this morning after my workout at 211 lbs. Not much progress in 1yr 3months! huh? I thought that I had been working pretty hard at it but hoping for some help with this stack! What do yall think? Bad? I can take it! Give me your opinion... good or bad
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That dang mid-section sticks like freaking gorilla glue! - 10-30-2012, 12:48 PM
I'm running this stack in competition prep. I actually have a libido 2 weeks out. Everyone has tough spots man, lower ab flab sticks to me, too. Can't wait for the transformation! You're gonna love it. What's your diet like?
By believing passionately in something that still does not exist, we create it. The nonexistent is whatever we have not sufficiently desired.
Franz Kafka -
Organicshadow - thanks man! My diet does need a little work but it is hard to do with everyday life and kids. I am trying to get my protein up which is hard to do without taking in alot of calories. I am trying to stay under 2000 calories.
This is my routine for day. Let me know if I am doing things wrong!
Monday - Friday, off on Saturday & Sunday
5:15am get up, get dressed, take 4 free test with 2 glasses of water
5:30am begin warming up and do workout for the day
6:45am finished with workout and take multi-vitamin, fish oil & maca
7:30am drink protein shake and eat quick breakfast - eggs or oatmeal
9:30 - 10:00am eat snack - apple, grapes, protein bar, or peanut butter on wheat bread
12:00pm eat sensible lunch - tuna, salad, grilled chicken breast, wrap, hamburger patties, green beans, or chicken salad
3:00 - 3:30pm another snack - protein shake or something from morning snack
6:30 - 7:30pm supper - which usually is not sensible, I usually eat whatever everyone else is eating at home, I know... this is my weakness
9:30pm take 5 HGH Up
10:00pm Go to bed
Start all over
So what should I do. Is this all wrong?
Thanks for everyone's help! I am new to all of this. I know I feel tons better and have plenty of energy. I also know I will never go back to my old lifestyle of eating junkfood and not exercising. I just heard of a guy down the road from me that they found dead on his bathroom floor Monday morning that was 46 yrs old, high blood pressure, big time overweight and didnt take care of himself. He lived by himself and was found by his dad after not showing up for work. He had died before he went to bed the night before. SAD!
It makes you think about what are we doing to our bodies!
Everyone have a great afternoon! - 10-31-2012, 09:17 AM
What happened? No comments? Did I scare everyone away? I know it is Halloween and all but I swear thats not my costume! lol
Anyways, today was shoulders,traps & calves. Not so bad this morning. was able to finish with time to spare so I am starting to see a difference there. Here is workout for today:
Dumbbell shoulder press 4 X 12-15
Upright row 3 X 12-15
One-arm cable lateral raise 3 X 12-15
Bent-over lateral raise 3 X 12-15
Barbell shrug 4 X 12-15
Seated calf raise 4 X 25-30
Leg press calf raise 4 X 25-30
Today I am starting to double my protein shakes to increase my protein -
Another morning workout. No responses but I am going to keep pushing on.
Was tough this morning. I always have a problem with squats. My legs will be tore up through the weekend now.
This is what this morning was about:
Squat 4 X 12-15
Front squat 3 X 12-15
Leg extension 3 X 12-15
Romanian deadlift 4 X 12-15
Seated leg curl 3 X 12-15
Hip thrust 3 X 20-30
Crunch 3 X 20-30
Plank 3 X 75 sec
Also did I mention that I hate these high reps week. Next week, the reps will drop to 9-11 and then the following week they will drop to 6-8. Some of the exercises will change too and the weight will go up. Tomorrow is cardio day and what I call a free style day. I will just do some other exercises that I didnt do this week like kettle bell swings and few others. Will post the list tomorrow. Peace! - 11-01-2012, 07:54 PM
Yikes, what a story. Sorry I meant to get back to you on your question. If you can, try to figure out your macros and see if you're getting enough of everything. I would try to double up on whole foods rather than shakes for protein.
HGHUp will show it's best qualities later on in cutting down but the sleep benefits are immediate. I dose it all at night as well, just seems to make sense. Free Test will pop up within a week: looking a little more vascular, increased libido, a little dryer, and overall mood enhancement for that fasted workout (that's far too early for me lol)By believing passionately in something that still does not exist, we create it. The nonexistent is whatever we have not sufficiently desired.
Franz Kafka - 11-01-2012, 09:57 PM
Sorry Hoot, I somehow got unsubscribed from your log. I thought you hadn't posted in a while so I searched and here you are all by yourself until OrganicShadow stepped in. He really knows his stuff and when he asks about your diet he's doing it because as time goes on you will realize that your diet is what really makes or breaks you. Tracking what you are putting into your body is key to ensuring the best results. You should look into and app like Myfitnesspal which makes tracking your food intake a breeze.
Nice work man!
mack @ seriousnutritionsolutions.com
"Revolutionizing Sports Nutrition, One Product At A Time" - 11-02-2012, 09:39 AM
Thanks Organicshadow, Dewey, & Mack! I thought there for awhile that I was all alone! Organicshadow, how do I figure out my macros? I hope I dont sound stupid but I am new to all of this! Just trying to do my best and learn.
Dewey, yea I know I need to get my diet right and I am working on that. I do have myfinesspal on my droid and have been checking out what I have been eating. Thanks again for your support!!
Well this morning went really good! I enjoy Fridays at Big Perm's gym. I found that my max on benchpress has gone up 10lbs. I was messing around this morning but this is what I got done:
Benchpress 4 X 6
Kettlebell swings 3 X 15
hanging leg raises 3 X 15
Sit ups 3 X 25
Planks and side planks 3 X 75sec
30 mins jogging on the treadmill
Well, that's it for this week. I may go out and lift some Saturday afternoon but it will be whatever comes to mind that I feel like doing.
I hope everyone has a great weekend! I am really loving this stack and ready for my transformation!!
Peace - 11-02-2012, 10:47 AM
Oh yea! Note to self, never do a double scoop of the Ultimate flurry protein shake!! Holy crap! I thought I was gonna explode! My stomach was so bloated that I couldnt hardly bend over. It was crazy! Learned my leasson on that one! And was very gassy
Thanks for the heads yo I bought Flurry for after my show. Haha. I use an app called MyFitnessPal but there's others out there.
Macros=macronutrients. Protein, carbs, fats. Roughly 1oz chicken is 7g protein for example. A can of tuna is 26g. 1tbsp olive oil is 14g fats... That sort of stuff.By believing passionately in something that still does not exist, we create it. The nonexistent is whatever we have not sufficiently desired.
Franz Kafka - 11-05-2012, 12:51 PM
OrganicShadow - I gotcha now. I knew that but just didnt know that was what it was called. Yea I use that app as well.
Well today was weigh-in day again and I was disappointed again! I gained another 2 lbs. What am I doing wrong? I am trying to keep my calories around 2000 but a couple days I was around 2500. Maybe since all that Halloween candy is gone I will start to drop some pounds! Sweets are my weakness. If I dont see them, I am good.
Anyways, my workout was good this morning. It was same as last monday except I went up on weights and down to 10 on reps. I didnt sleep as good the past 2 nites. Can someone look at my routine and see if I am doing anything wrong there? It was a couple of posts back.
I do feel different, my recovery is still better and I am able to get through with my workout quicker. Is that bad?
Well, thanks for all the help!
Everyone have a good day and lift hard! - 11-06-2012, 06:55 PM
That candy will kill progress no doubt.
Hey if you can bang out a workout in less time I'm all about that. I'd rather keep intensity high and time duration low. I'm a busy man, can;t be hangin around a gym for hours unless I'm getting paid to do so.
When's your last meal before bed?By believing passionately in something that still does not exist, we create it. The nonexistent is whatever we have not sufficiently desired.
Franz Kafka - 11-07-2012, 10:00 AM
OrganicShadow - I appreciate your input! Yea, I was joking bout the candy. I did have a small piece here and there but not much. It was hard to resist. My last meal of the day is usually no later than 7:30. I usually would have a casein shake before bed but this hgh up said on bottle to take on an empty stomach so I stopped the casein shake. What do you think I am doing wrong?
Yesterday, I had a good workout. It changed some but it was basically like last week just still lower reps and more weight. This morning I had to take a day off due to technical difficulties and being upset about where our country is headed to now. I will be back at it tomorrow morning or may get an evening workout in.
I have seen a difference now in other areas. I am getting more zits on my body and I am getting more excited, if you know what I mean. The wife is liking that side! - 11-07-2012, 10:23 AM
No shakes pre-bed. The protein could be ruining your sleep. GH and IGF release during sleep is blunted when insulin is present in the bloodstream so you're effectively negating benefits of HGHUp and your own natural GH release. I would try to not have anything 1-2hrs prior to sleep depending on how big your last meal was.
Acne breakouts from Free Test are common 5-7 days in but subside rather quickly. It's not sever at all just a couple spots and it goes away. That libido boost is always a plus.By believing passionately in something that still does not exist, we create it. The nonexistent is whatever we have not sufficiently desired.
Franz Kafka - 11-08-2012, 09:16 AM
Yea, I had stopped the casein shakes about 5 weeks ago. And YES the extra libido is nice especially when you are 40.
The workout at Big Perm's Gym was great this morning except I have some left elbow pain coming back slowly. I have been battling tennis elbow for a while now. Calories yesterday was at 2345. Still feeling alot of energy and sleeping very well at nite.
This was this mornings workout:
15 mins on treadmill
Dumbbell shoulder press 4 X 9-11
Upright row 3 X 9-11
One-arm cable lateral raise 3 X 9-11
Bent-over lateral raise 3 X 9-11
Barbell shrug 4 X 9-11
Seated calf raise 4 X 15-20
Leg press calf raise 4 X 15-20
I still stay hungry all the time. I feel as if I am bulking up though.
I've got a new saying now that I read in my muscle n fitness magazine: Doesnt matter what kind of car you drive, what matters the most is the size of the arms hanging out of the window!
Do you have any other sayings or quotes that I can post in my gym? Please share!!
I hope everyone has a great workout today! - 11-08-2012, 12:02 PM
Post Your Quotes Here!
That thread has a few good ones.
My personal favorite:
Philippians 4:13 - I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.By believing passionately in something that still does not exist, we create it. The nonexistent is whatever we have not sufficiently desired.
Franz Kafka - 11-09-2012, 01:14 PM
OrganicShadow - that is some good ones posted there. I like the one you posted as well!
Well to day was leg day. Friends dont let friends skip leg day! Lol
I always have problems with leg day and today it seemed worse. Recovery time was longer. Now my legs will be sore for 3 days. It will be hard for me to step up in the truck. Squats always kill my thighs for some reason!
Anyways, everything else is still on track.
workout for today:
15 mins on treadmill
squat 4 X 10
front squat 3 X 10
leg extension 3 X 10
romanian deadlift 4 X 10
leg curl 3 X 10
hanging leg raise 3 X 15
weighted crunch 3 X 15
side plank 3 X 75 sec
Well Monday starts my 5th week. so I am halfway there. I will probably get a workout in over the weekend but it will prob be something out of the blue. I hope everyone has a great weekend!
Love, peace, and chicken grease - 11-12-2012, 09:07 AM
Good morning AM! Today was weigh in day. I did good... didnt gain nor did I loose though so I guess that's good? I changed my routine this morning after reading an article here on AM. I usually just drink 2 glasses of water with my 4 pills of free test right before my workout. This morning I drank a protein shake with my 4 pills and then a glass of water. It seemed to help. I did notice one difference this morning. About half way through my workout I felt more pumped up or a boost of energy and when I was through with my workout routine, I still wanted to lift or do some other exercises. Wonder what was up with that? Nobody commented or gave me any suggestions on my routine so I dont know if that is good or bad? Am I an outcast now?
Anyways, I had a great workout this morning. Once again dropped reps and raised weight. I like low reps better! This was workout this morning:
10 mins on treadmill
bench press 4 X 7
incline dumbbell press 3 X 7
dumbbell flye 3 X 7
incline cable flye 3 X 7
triceps pressdown 3 X 7
dumbbell overhead triceps extension 3 X 7
lying triceps extension 3 X 7
standing calf raise 4 X 15
seated calf raise 4 X 15
I hope everyone has a great monday! - 11-12-2012, 09:18 AM
FreeTest hits better when taken with a meal. On top of that, make it a pre-workout meal and it's gonna be great. As for weight, I couldn't tell you. It's more about body composition than what the scale says - I rarely weigh myself.
I'm assuming 3x7 means 3 sets of 7? Do you have the weight increments for each? That 6-8 range is what really builds strength and size!
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Franz Kafka - 11-13-2012, 10:33 AM
Thanks OrganicShadow for letting me know that about freetest! I did not know that. On the pre-workout meal, what would be an ideal meal? I dont have alot of time to prepare a meal and I am the only person up at that time so I also have to be quiet not to disturb others.
Yea, I personally like the 6-8 rep range myself.
This morning I had a great workout. I am still around 2000 calories a day. I am still noticing that I am increasing on my lifting weights. For example, I was curling 50lbs on curlbar and this morning I was at 65lbs plus bar for 4 sets of 8 reps.
Libido is still in high gear!
This morning's workout:
10 mins on treadmill
bumbbell bent-over row 4 X 7
behind-neck pulldown 3 X 7
seated cable row 3 X 7
reverse-grip pulldown 3 X 7
barbell curl 4 X 8
preacher curl 3 X 7
behind-back cable curl 3 X 7
weighted hip thrust 3 X 15
cable crunch 3 X 15
cable oblique crunch 3 X 15
I hope everyone has a great day!! - 11-13-2012, 09:42 PM
A light protein or carb/protein meal is best for battling fatigue and powering up performance. Fats slow the system before a workout unless youre in a low carb phase which then I have some tricks. Why stop at 7? Of you can do more, do more reps. If you get 8-10, increase weight. Less than 6, drop the weight.
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Franz Kafka - 11-14-2012, 11:18 AM
I gotcha on the meal. I guess I will just stick with protein shake for now or maybe add a raw egg or two & some fruit.
Well on the reps sometimes I dont stop at 7, thats just the routine that I am currently on. Each week the reps drop and the weight increases. So if I can do more than 7, I increse the weight to stay in that range for the max. I got through early this morning and was going back to some other exercises from erlier this week to see what my max was. My curl max is up to 80lbs. I curled it 2 times. I also did some negative bench presses. Just messing around for awhile. Anyways, everything else seems to motoring along. My calories are still around 2000. And I drink 12 -14 glasses of water a day. Bladder is overworked! My energy level is still high until around 9pm, then cant hardly hold my eyes open. So much for late night partying! lol
Workout for the morning:
dumbbell shoulder press 4 X 7
upright row 3 X 7
one-arm cable lateral raise 3 X 7
bent-over lateral raise 3 X 7
barbell shrug 4 X 7
seated calf raise 4 X 15
leg press calf raise 4 X 15 - 11-14-2012, 03:44 PM
Ok. Thanks for the info Judojosh!
Then how about some other recipes for a quick easy pre-workout meal or shake for someone that exercises as soon as they rise out of bed in the morning. Anymore suggestions? - 11-15-2012, 06:48 AM
Bananas are good for about 30g carbs mix of both sugar and fiber, good source of potassium and give me pumps. Or berries (blue, black, straw). Greek yogurt can thicken it a bit and add some extra protein if your only want to do 1 scoop of whey. I prefer mine with water, I don't like milk.
Raw eggs only have about half the bioavailability of nutrients than when cooked. The breaking of the disulfide bonds in egg albumin make for better digestion and absorption.
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Franz Kafka - 11-15-2012, 11:28 AM
Ok Cool! That makes sense. Thanks for the info OrganicShadow! I am learning alot here and my lifting is showing it. My max bench press has gone up again. I did some extra lifting this morning just to see where I was. Made me feel good and pumped up!
Everything else is the same! Still having some pain in the left elbow but working through it. I added some natural peanut butter to my protein shake this morning. I gotta go to the store today and get some fruit. Anymore suggestions since I am going to the store?
Squats were tough this morning!
Workout for today:
10 mins treadmill
squats 4 X 7
front squats 3 X 7
leg extension 3 X 7
deadlifts 4 X 7
leg curls 3 X 7
benchpress 3 X 3
Yea it was kinda a short morning. I split todays workout with tomorrow. Will do abs tomorrow and probably some cardio. - 11-17-2012, 06:05 AM
Let me know how you feel about your lifts with adding peanut butter before. I don't like fats prior to a workout unless its something like coconut oil.
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Franz Kafka - 11-17-2012, 08:38 AM
I really didn't feel much different using pb but did have indigestion so I don't guess that's good combo. Guess I will stick with fruit. Sleep is still real good!
I did 15 mins on treadmill yesterday and then worked on some negative benchpresses. Trying to increase bench. Did 4 X 6. Then worked on abs the rest of time.
Weighted crunch 4 X 15
Woodchop 4 X 20
Plank 4 X 90 secs
Cable crunch 3 X 15
Prob gonna get some more in today. Depends on what happens. Easier for me to exercise during the week. I try to spend time with family on weekend. Have a good one!
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Emily Ward, left, and Barbara A. Bichelmeyer stand up paddle on Lake Monroe. David Snodgress | INstride
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"I love the quiet and the break of going out," Bichelmeyer says, sitting behind the wheel of her white Hyundai Pilot and eyeing the quiet that beckons beyond her windshield.
Ward agrees. "The water is just glass. It's very Zen-ish, as well as a workout."
It's post-card pristine here at their spot, called the Car Top at the north tip of the lake. Mist hovers above the water at both dusk and dawn, hawks circle above and fish jump and plop around like they own the place.
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But while the eyes are distracted by the beauty, the butt is squatting, the feet are gripping the flat-surface board and the arms are digging a paddle into the water.
It is the ultimate balancing act, working the core to, well, the core.
"You can make this as leisurely or as challenging as you'd like it to be," Bichelmeyer says on a recent trip.
She and Ward come out usually twice a week, Wednesday nights and on the weekends.
They knew about the special lake setting at Moores Creek Road and Stipp Road from their days as kayakers. But since discovering SUPing, have their kayaks been collecting dust?
"Totally," Ward admits of favoring SUPing. "It's a more full-body experience."
The two picked up their passion for paddling out in North Carolina last summer.
They found a place that would rent them the boards and paddles for two hours.
Hook, line and sinker. Bichelmeyer had already bought a board online before the July trip, but it hadn't arrived in time. On the way back from North Carolina, Ward placed her own order for the same style board and paddle she had learned on.
In fact, the women had seen SUPing for a few years on trips to Santa Barbara, but could never find a place to rent out the boards.
Bichelmeyer was looking for a total body workout, just without the constant pounding on the feet or knees that running can cause. Ward, who was featured in the May INstride, is an avid runner and started the Bloomington running group Women With Will.
Ward hasn't introduced her new adventure to any of the Women with Willers yet, but loaned her board to a co-worker who had a great time.
The women hope more people pick up paddles in the area. But they know that it requires a pretty significant investment: A 30-pound board and special paddle cost around $1,000.
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• Have your feet hip's width apart.
• Keep your center of gravity low.
• Don't lock your knees.
• Dig the paddle into the water and scrape against the side of the board until it's past your feet. Repeat. Alternate sides.
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It's curious how often the people who are against the government laying a hand on their guns are the same people who want the government to put its hands all over our lady parts.
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House Bill 122, also known as the Woman's Right To Know Act, would require a woman to view a play-by-play obstetric ultrasound and listen to the heartbeat of the unborn child she is preparing to abort.
The ultrasound — which could include the more invasive transvaginal kind if the woman and her physician so desired — would require the physician to serve as a uterine tour guide, pointing out to the woman all the organs and limbs the fetus has developed and the dimensions of each. But here's a tiny kindness: Neither the woman nor the physician would be penalized if the woman chose to avert her eyes or plug her ears during the gruesome experience.
The bill would also require that the woman be told 24 hours in advance about the medical risks — which the bill says includes a higher rate of breast cancer, a statement many medical experts say is untrue — and that she may be eligible to receive prenatal care, childbirth and neonatal care benefits (from the government) and financial support from the baby's daddy.
In addition, the Women's Right to Know Act would require the state Department of Health to collect a dizzying amount of data from each abortion recipient and maintain a website that provides information on public and private agencies that can assist a woman through pregnancy and childbirth or, conversely, adoption.
The site would also include "realistic" images of fetuses from conception to birth, in two-week increments. Those images would also include "objective" information on the fetus's chances of survival outside the womb, the medical risks of aborting or continuing the pregnancy at each stage and the possible detrimental medical and psychological effects of abortion. Failing to abide by the act could result in felony charges and civil penalties.
The bill is sponsored by Rep. Nora Espinoza, a Roswell Republican who recently introduced the controversial House Bill 114, which would make it a felony to enforce federal gun laws in New Mexico.
The Woman's Right to Know Act was conceived by the folks at National Right to Life and has been enacted in other states, said Dauneen Dolce, executive director of the New Mexico chapter. Dolce contends the bill simply seeks to provide information to the woman, not toss cruel hurdles in her way. "Seventy percent of women who walk in abortion clinics don't want to be there, but they don't know what the alternatives are," she said. "Women should be informed."
But Martha Edmands, public affairs manager for Planned Parenthood of New Mexico, said the bill assumes women are too stupid to have educated themselves on information that is readily available.
"Sixty percent of women who have abortions are already mothers, so it's not like they don't understand what pregnancy means and what terminating that pregnancy means," she said. "This bill is a huge intrusion into the confidential relationship with a woman and her doctor."
Ultrasounds are already part of the abortion process, and the woman already has the discretion on whether or not to view the screen, Edmands said.
Monitoring the fetal heart rate, if one is present at all, has no medical relevance to the procedure, she added. It's just cruel," she said.
It's also condescending, intimidating and a clumsy attempt at circumventing the law of the land that keeps abortion legal — just as owning a gun, for the most part, remains legal.
I suspect gun devotees will continue to fight for their right to bear arms. So, too, will women who believe their right to choose is just as sacrosanct, if not more so. As these wars rage on, we should at least be honest about our intentions.
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We Are a Species That Kills Our Own Young
Sid Gutierrez - Retired Astronaut
Joline Gutierrez Krueger's column on Jan. 28th deserves an appropriate response from those of us who value every human life. The issue she addresses has become very controversial as the tone in her article indicates, but I really don't think it needs to be so.
Please let me explain.
The issue of abortion really comes down to two very basic observations and the answer to a single question. First, the observations. If an abortion really involves the removal of nothing more than growing tissue within the womb, then no justification is necessary. If abortion actually involves taking the life of an innocent unborn child, then no justification is sufficient.
So the only question that needs to be resolved is whether that which is growing within the womb is tissue or child. Arguments not addressing this question are irrelevant. Krueger provides the answer to this question in her article. She describes the proposed requirement to "view a play by play obstetric ultrasound and listen to the heartbeat of the unborn child" as a "gruesome experience."
Why would it be gruesome? I recall my wife and I listening carefully in the doctor's office for the heart beat of our unborn children. My grown daughters now proudly place ultrasound images of their unborn children on Facebook for all of their friends to see. These actions are viewed as beautiful and joyous, not as "cruel."
Krueger describes these as gruesome not because of what one sees or hears, but because of what one knows will happen to the living human being that is being witnessed. Using her own words: "As these wars rage on, we should at least be honest about our intentions." In everyone's heart of hearts we all know that these are children, not tissue. That is the only reason she could describe this requirement as gruesome. Her words betray her.
This issue is not going away, because issues involving violations of basic human rights never go away. Instead they grow as people become better informed, until finally one can no longer deny the truth. Just like the issues surrounding slavery and civil rights grew until they had to be faced. Two forces are conspiring to make that day grow closer for the issue of abortion.
The first is better imaging technology, including the very ultrasound that Krueger rails against. Images of the unborn child are improving so that each day the truth becomes harder to deny.
The second force is the Internet. Media censorship of the true face of abortion is the most successful mass censorship of our time. We are shown truly gruesome images of war including bloated, fly covered corpses along with burnt bodies hanging from bridges or being dragged through streets. But if the image of an aborted fetus is ever shown, it is carefully blurred to the point that it cannot be recognized. But the Internet has broken the media's censorship and is providing transparency into the true face of abortion. Thanks to this invention, these images are now being viewed by many on websites that clearly show how gruesome abortion is.
I was an astronaut and give occasional presentations about the shuttle missions I flew. I am often asked if I believe in aliens. I usually mention something about how I believe that people who encounter aliens are experiencing something, but because we cannot explain it in our current understanding of nature, we dismiss the claims.
More recently I have been begun to think of this question in a different way. Just suppose an advanced civilization traveled thousands of light years through space undetected by our telescopes and radars to visit our planet and see what we are up to. Just what would they report back? Well they might well respond to us the way we react when we observe certain species of animals.
When we encounter a species that kills its young, we are hesitant to view them in a positive light. So I can only guess what type of message a truly advanced civilization would send back after seeing what we do to our unwanted, unborn children.
It would probably read: "Avoid contact. Very primitive. They kill their young so they can live as they wish." I plagiarized the last few words from Mother Teresa.
Column Exaggerates Bill
Donal Kinney
I believe this bill, while not denying a woman the right to choose, is intended to give women a chance to understand fully what an abortion entails as to the health of the pregnant woman and the life of a child.
Krueger puts every aspect of this bill in the worst possible light. For example:
1. She speaks of an ultrasound requirement in terms of an "invasive transvaginal" procedure, whereas the bill only requires an ultrasound "using whatever method the physician and patient agree is best under the circumstances."
2. She speaks of a requirement that the physician serve as a "uterine tour guide," whereas the bill requires the physician "to give a verbal explanation of what the ultrasound is depicting."
3. She complains that a physician must explain the medical risks of abortion, particularly focusing in on the additional risk of breast cancer, as to which medical experts apparently differ. The bill requires a description of medical risks "including, when medically accurate, the risks of infection, hemorrhage, breast cancer, danger to subsequent pregnancies and infertility." (Anyone who ever has had a medical procedure in a hospital or clinic is aware of all the forms that must be signed to acknowledge the risks involved in any procedure.)
To conclude, I believe Rep Espinoza's bill is a reasonable exercise of legislative judgment, carefully constructed to maintain a woman's right to choose, at most the inconvenience of her taking the time to learn what an abortion is all about in terms of medical risk and the life and death of a baby in the womb.
Writer Full of Contradictions
Judy Watkins
She thinks an ultrasound is an invasive procedure, but an abortion is not.
She is the adoptive mother of children with special needs, yet she supports abortion on demand, which is often used to get rid of children with special needs before they can be born.
She believes people shouldn't have guns because people use them to kill, yet she supports abortion, which kills.
She says she believes in women's rights, but not in telling women facts about their pregnancies or their options once the baby is born.
She is concerned that doctors discussing the reality of a baby in the uterus is "cruel," yet she does not consider that killing that baby is cruel … to the baby, the mother or the father.
Krueger is unable to form a coherent argument in favor of abortion, yet she champions it as a good choice for women. It's too bad that common sense is not something that can be learned in a classroom, because if it was, we could take up a collection to send Krueger back to school. Perhaps one day she will sit down, look at her children, and listen to her own heart instead of the relentless abortion lobby.
Fetuses Can Feel Pain
Douglas Price
"In fact, unborn babies probably feel pain more intensely than adults. This is a uniquely vulnerable time since the pain system is fully established, yet the higher-level pain modifying system has barely begun to develop," Dr. Paul Renalli, neurologist, University of Toronto. 2. "The neural pathways are present for pain to be experienced quite early by unborn babies," Steven Calvin, M.D., perinatologist, professor of obstetrics, chair of the Program in Human Rights Medicine, University of Minnesota.
Abortion Not Just About 'Lady Parts'
Kemp Lewis
THE JOURNAL'S UpFront piece (Jan. 28) began with, "It's curious how often the people who are against (gun restriction) are the same people who want the government to put its hands all over our lady parts."
Not quite. There is more to the abortion equation than "lady parts."
The simple medical fact is that a baby growing inside a woman's womb is a completely separate human being with its own separate blood type, DNA and fingerprints. Early into gestation, a fetus even experiences pain. At 20 weeks, an unborn child's nerve connections for sensing pain have developed. And, according to American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists' former president, Dr. Richard Schmidt, "It can be clearly demonstrated that fetuses seek to evade certain stimuli" the same way adults react to pain.
The American Society of Anesthesiologists recently published an article demonstrating that 80 percent of British neuroscientists recommend providing unborn children with pain medication for abortions after 11 weeks gestation. Fetal pain has little to do with "lady parts."
In this seemingly endless debate on abortion, there should at least be balance. There should not be a singular focus on "lady parts" or any other entity that excludes attention to the unborn child.
Why Was March for Life Ignored?
Monte Harms
THE MARCH FOR Life in Washington, D.C., on Friday (Jan. 25), with at least 500,000 attending, was completely ignored by the Albuquerque Journal, but you did have the space to write about Hillary Clinton's glasses.
The pro-life march in Santa Fe on Jan. 16 wasn't even considered a newsworthy story by the local media, but on Sunday there was a long article in this paper about the anti-gun march by a only a few thousand in Washington, D.C.
The vast amount of coverage that is given when an infant is killed is entirely appropriate, but where are the stories about more than a dozen unborn humans that die by abortion every day in Albuquerque? There is only silence about this horror. We have one of the very few late-term abortion facilities in the country, and there isn't any outcry from the media, churches, or the public at large.
Some say abortion is a political or religious issue, so they can give a justification for their apathy. If they were aware that a newborn baby or infant was being beaten to death next door to them, would they respond by saying that it's a political or religious issue and consequently not do anything? If a young child was about to cross the street into oncoming traffic, would they immediately try to stop them or would they make up an excuse for their inaction?
We have a moral responsibility for the human rights of the unborn. The unborn aren't given any rights, even though they are just in a different location and are usually not as developed as a newborn. Everyone in this community needs to stand up for the innocent lives that are being destroyed at an alarming rate. The least the Albuquerque Journal could do is expose this tragedy, but it can't even bring itself to report on others who are shining the light on it.


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Come out and join me and 2 other talented EtsyAustin members, Kim of Devil Girl Design and Camille of Diamonds and Guns at the Roller Derby this weekend. Click the picture to go to the official website for all the pertinent information! It is guaranteed to be a good time.
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They're calling it a reality show. The description makes me think that's "reality." And considering what good will Joan has generated of late from her documentary and other work, I look at this bit of exploitation and wonder if Melissa needs a paycheck.
The official word: Imagine if your mother was Joan Rivers. Now, imagine if she moved across country and into your home - and life – unexpectedly. YOWZA! That's the premise of WE tv's new series, JOAN AND MELISSA: JOAN KNOWS BEST?, which showcases what happens when the country's most outspoken, outrageous and opinionated mom moves in with her independent, ivy league-educated daughter Melissa Rivers. For the first time ever, the famous mother-daughter duo will let cameras inside their homes as they try to put their conflicting personalities aside for the good of the family. See if they make it, only on JOAN AND MELISSA: JOAN KNOWS BEST?, premiering on WE tv on Tuesday, January 25 at 9pm ET/PT. . . .
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For years, the Rivers' complicated relationship has been making headlines. WE tv's JOAN AND MELISSA: JOAN KNOWS BEST? is a high-energy mix of comedy, reality and relatability. Although there's ample craziness and differences of opinion, the love is evident between the women. Underneath their differences, there's a strong mother-daughter bond, and they both obviously want what's best for Melissa's son Cooper – they just don't always agree on what that might be!
The series begins with Joan packing up her life in New York and moving to L.A. to live with Melissa. She wants to be closer to her grandson…and "keep a watchful eye" on Melissa's life. Joan's already the busiest woman in showbiz and relocating doesn't fit easily into her schedule, but her priority is family first. Before Joan appears at her door in Los Angeles, Melissa was living in domestic bliss: a sweet young son, a great live-in boyfriend and her infamous mother on the OPPOSITE side of the country. Melissa is taken aback when Joan appears - with an unwelcome dog in tow - and announces plans to relocate to LA. Joan, too, is stunned when she discovers that Melissa's home has become a hotel to a surprising cast of characters: the younger, former tennis pro boyfriend, the surfer friend living under the stairs, and the attractive Swedish nanny. When Joan "checks in" she loudly impacts everyone in the house, and chaos ensues.
The women don't agree on much and aren't afraid to speak their minds throughout JOAN AND MELISSA: JOAN KNOWS BEST?. For example, Joan thinks Melissa is crazy to hire a sexy nanny, and says so at every opportunity. Melissa objects when Joan wants to get yet another round of plastic surgery. At times loving and at times tumultuous, this ultimate mother/daughter showdown addresses the question plaguing daughters since the beginning of time: does mother really know best?
Visit www.wetv.com/joan-and-melissa for a behind-the-scenes look at the most famous mother-daughter pair around. View exclusive video footage of the cast and a tour of Melissa's house including the room that Joan now calls home. Go inside each episode with video confessionals from Joan and Melissa and learn what they are REALLY thinking. Think you know Joan and Melissa? Think again -- learn unknown facts about the duo and the rest of the cast through their "List of 25." Other extras include photo galleries, blogs, bios and quizzes. Plus, with the interactive Joan and Melissa soundboard you can create and share your own mix of their sometimes outrageous and always hilarious soundbites.


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I asked Spectral author, Shannon Duffy, to share the playlist for the novel...as I love songs that fit books. You can find that below. Doesn't the novel sound great? I think the Witness Protection Program is interesting to begin with, so to learn you aren't actually in it when you thought you were? Curious!!
Breakaway~ Kelly Clarkson
Sparks Fly~ Taylor Swift
Beautiful eyes~ Taylor Swift
Whatever it takes~ Lifehouse
Skyscraper~ Demi Lovato
Your guardian angel~ The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus
Don't you forget about me~ Enrique Iglesias
Wish you were here~ Avril Lavrigne
She's a butterfly~ Martina Mcbride
Firework~ Katy Perry
Love you like a love song~ Selena Gomez
Just the way you are~ Bruno Mars
Unwritten~ Natasha Bedingfield
What do you think about the book and/or song picks?
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News Release
Culture in way of good health care?
Cultural Conversations, a discussion group for women of many faiths and cultures, will focus this month on cultural or religious norms that can make receiving good health care challenging.
The meeting, 1 to 2:45 p.m., Tuesday, April 24, at the Crossroads Community Center, will feature guest speaker Yris Lance, community relations liaison from the Governor's Council of Health Disparities. She will provide a framework for discussion of how culture and religion can affect an individual's health care and how cultural needs can be met in a health care context.
Participants can think about the following questions:
Many women, whether they are born in the U.S. or elsewhere, find it challenging sometimes to be honest with health care providers. The program will look at cultural barriers, fears and feelings, and will explore tools to communicate with health care providers so that cultural misunderstandings don't compromise care.
Bellevue women of all ages, faiths and cultures are encouraged to attend the meeting and participate. It is free, and refreshments will be served.
Cultural Conversations gathers women who share a desire to make new friends and expand their own cultural understanding. The group, organized by the city's Neighborhood Outreach office, provides a safe environment for women to learn and gain understanding so they can be advocates for their needs.
For more information on this event, or future Cultural Conversations programs, please contact Julie Ellenhorn at 425-452-5372 or email@example.com.
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Neighborhood Outreach 450 110th Ave NE PO Box 90012 Bellevue, WA 98009 Contact: Julie Ellenhorn Phone: 425-452-5372 E-mail: email@example.com


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Thanks to a Fete reader, I can now share where that pretty little butterfly chandelier can be purchased. Pottery Barn Kids! How Cute!
Guess what? If you don't like PBK prices...here is Etsy seller Kerleyskreations who makes something pretty similar for a fraction of the cost! Thanks to a very determined person searching the web, here you have it!
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Butterfly chandelier spotted on Pottery Barn Kids
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Unlimi-Tech Software, Solace Systems, Harris Utilities and Halogen among local firms doing deals.
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Bell Media has purchased technology from Ottawa-based Unlimi-Tech Software for its broadcast properties, including CTV. The technology, called FileCatalyst, is an accelerated file transfer solution. It allows Bell Media to more quickly exchange high-definition source material with outside partners such as animation and design studios and production companies. Financial terms were not disclosed.
The platform of Kanata-based middleware supplier Solace Systems is now being used by Triton Digital, an American digital service provider. Triton will use Solace Systems' product for functions including real-time delivery of audio ads, collection of client data usage metrics and coordination of application events.
EnWin Utilities Ltd. has chosen Harris Utilities to enhance its customer services and enable consumers to better manage their resources. EnWin, Windsor's local distribution company, will deploy NorthStar for its customer information system, MeterSense for its meter data management and CustomerConnect for its customer engagement solution.
Local HR software provider Halogen Software Inc. is licensing its talent management suite to SGT, an engineering and aerospace contractor.