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Hi, I said to Pete; you up to anything tonight after work, no he replied. What do you think of having a night around my place, watch a movey, have a drink, bring anyone you wish, that'll help us get through the rest of the week.
OK, said Pete about 7pm; will that be alright, yes I said looking forward to it, bye for now. We both worked in the same department, but it's so noisy, we never get a chance to chat, and he's always nodding his head at me, as much to say hi how are you, I nod back, and smile saying ok. Anyway that's the start of my evening of slap and tickle. I'm 5′ 5″ mousy blond, and weigh about 8st for those who are not English, 120lb size 6 in a dress. Pete, well he is a big guy, for an office worker, he's about 5′ 7″ weighs about 13st = 180lb he to as mousey hair, I can tell he's really blond by looking at his eyebrows. We've had coffee breaks together so it's no big deal, asking him to watch a movey with me.
I got home for 6pm, started to have something to eat, and lay a buffet for Pete, just salmon sandwiches. I was no sooner out of the shower, the doorbell rang, I looked through my peephole in the door, and there was Pete, looking at the clock it was 6.55pm, "better let him in".
Pete hi, I said I'm just getting changed, help your self to a drink; be with you in a tick. Don't get dressed just for me; he said, relax, chill a little, so I did. I felt good sitting on the settee with a giant of a man, with only my dressing gown on, naked as I was born underneath.
You smell nice; Pete said what d.v.d did you get for us to watch? I'm hoping it's not to naughty for you, he said, Jen is bringing it about 7.15pm! Is that ok. Jen who's Jen, I asked, my girlfriend said Pete. A knock on the door made us both look, Pete went to answer it knowing who it was, Hi everyone, said Jen as she walked in smiling. I've been, wanting to meet you for a while, Pete is always saying how nice you are, when stuck in that stuffy office.
Pete, slapped Jen on the bottom, she was wearing jeans and I could see she had a nice round bottom, stop it Jen, what d.v.d have you brought! It's a bit blue, she said; natural instinct. I've not seen it put it on, while I dress, No said Jen come sit here with me. I'll keep you safe from him, Pete likes a bit of slap and tickle, my bottom is always red from him slapping me, I've never been slapped; I said, at that Pete leaned over, I felt a hot hand hit my ass, slap, god I screamed Pete I'm naked underneath, Oh I forgot, let me see, I didn't want to hurt you. Jen lifted my dressing gown, and said look what you've done Pete. There's 5 finger marks glowing on her bottom, which if I told the truth made me a little hot and randy, my cunt was very wet. Jen screamed revenge is what you want, and she jumped onto Pete pulling him down on the settee, undoing his trouser belt, and throwing it in the air, I grabbed it, folded it in two, and as Jen exposed Pete's half naked bottom, I slapped it down with a loud crack, Pete screamed God you bitches.
Being much stronger than us, Pete lifted Jen, turned her and sat her down, leaving me in the middle of them both, I felt Pete pull my shoulders, my head going onto his lap, my legs in the air wide open. Jen took hold of my legs parting them and gentle started to slap my pussy, while I could only try to bite Pete, his trousers where down to his knees, exposing his large stiff cock, so I bit it through his underwear, hold on he said, lifting my head then taking his cock out placed it in my mouth, suck bitch, go on suck it.
My mouth was full of Pete's cock, while my pussy was been slapped making me juicy and wet, I never thought I would enjoy being slapped, Jen stopped and spit on my cunt, then she started to lick my cunt lips, all the time I'm sucking and blowing just to be able to breathe. I turned my head into Pete's lap, he smelt of cock and balls, also a little hairy, my body turned; I was now on my knees, and Jen was fingering my cunt, suddenly I felt a slap again only this time on my bottom cheeks, one on the left side and one on the right side, strait after one another, Oh I screamed Jen don't stop more please, more slap my ass you bitch.
Pete started to moan, I could feel his cock, get really stiff, his knob end was throbbing, I couldn't say anything, I just didn't want his cum in my mouth, I pushed up to feel my hair and head being pulled away from Pete's cock, Jen pushed her head down onto Pete's cock, at the same time, Pete shot his load directly into Jen's mouth and she licked and lapped it up. I was free and stood up, looking at Jen's ass, she was naked, and had a red slap mark on her ass, so I raised my hand and brought it down with force, on the other cheek, she Winsted, wiggled her ass, as I put my two fingers in her cunt, and gently slapping her butt left and right. I've never licked or sucked a cunt before so I took this opportunity, to put my mouth down to Jen's ass and pushed my tongue into her pussy, it was different, the wetness was sweet, she was shaved very clean, I had easy access, pushing more fingers in her cunt, she lifted her head, and said what you give is what you get back.
Pete and Jen rose from the settee, both smiling at me; you ready for an ass spank, two fingers in your cunt said Jen, while being fucked in your ass by me; said Pete. I didn't say a thing, but did as I was told, more pulled than doing as I was told. Jen sat on the settee legs wide open, what a lovely cunt, I thought, Pete walked behind me holding my hips, pushing my head down to Jen's cunt, she was fingering herself, I placed my tongue in her pussy, pushing her hips up, while Pete held my head down, my mouth was full of wet sticky goo, Pete's cum mixed with Jen's very wet cunt, then he pushed his thick cock into my pussy, it opened wide I took his cock with ease, you're a wet slut said Pete, pumping my pussy, I could feel his balls slapping against my ass, you going to fuck my ass I screamed! lifting my head from Jens cunt, Jen grabbed my head and pushed it down to her pussy, I'm coming, lick it, lick it. I felt a hard slap to my ass, it seemed to sting forever, while Pete kept on fucking me. I jumped forward a little with the slap from Pete, making me bite Jens cunt, she instantly screamed, cums, coming, cum, fuck, I'm coming, exploding juices went down my chin and into my mouth.
I could feel Jen relaxing, I dropped a little to kiss and squeeze her breast, my ass lift up, just as Pete decided to fuck my ass hole, he pushed really hard, I seem to accept his cock in my ass, with no effort from me, you dirty little slut; said Pete, I love your ass, it's tight, wet, and very deep. Jen I whispered go around to slap his fucking ass for me, I mean a good slap, revenge 'remember"? Jen slipped from under me, onto the floor, and under Pete's legs, I was hanging onto the settee, not wanting to be pushed over, the bastard was really fucking me hard, he slapped me again, I moaned, then two fingers went into my cunt, opening me up, it was Jen, no I'm thinking revenge on Pete not my pussy, Oh god I was so wet, stinging from the slaps, I dropped onto the settee to stop me being fucked by both of them, just as Pete said; it's coming again, Jen I'm coming, she slapped him hard, and Pete yelled like a cat, "meowing" I felt his cum hot inside me, as he pulled his cock from my ass, Jen's licking my ass hole taking all the cum into her mouth, this girl really likes cum I thought. But my ass hurts now, my cunt is dripping wet, my ass is dripping cum, it's time to rest. Looking at the clock, it read 10.30pm, Pete look at the time we're at work tomorrow for 7am I said; yes; we have to go soon.
See you at work, don't forget to return the d.v.d; I said as they both left, closing the door behind them, I thought bed, another shower, and sleep. Looking forward to giving Pete a nod tomorrow, my ass is going to sting, sitting at my desk it's going to hurt; just what I need to help me through the day.


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A surprising treat for Halloween! Okay, how much of a geek does that make me? Yes, it is true. On Halloween, the FDA Science Advisory Board, a board of outside experts, voted unanimously to endorse a report harshly critical of the FDA's draft safety assessment finding BPA safe.
It seems that I am always talking about bisphenol A (BPA), the key monomer of polycarbonate plastic (used for baby bottles, among other things) and also used in the lining of canned foods and beverages. Low level exposure to BPA has been linked to hormone disrupting effects in animals, and recently a large study linked BPA exposure to heart disease and diabetes, but the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has continued to maintain BPA is safe. However, today, in a decision surprising to me, the FDA Science Advisory Board found that the FDA's draft safety assessment for BPA is fundamentally flawed.
If you've been following the issue, or if you read my blog from yesterday, you'll know that the FDA had a Subcommittee reviewing its August draft safety assessment on BPA. That safety assessment found BPA safe, but has been widely criticized for relying only 2 industry funded studies and disregarding over a 100 peer-reviewed animal studies involving low dose exposure. The FDA asked a Subcommittee to review the draft BPA safety assessment. On Wednesday of this week, the Subcommittee issued a report denouncing the FDA's draft BPA safety assessment.
That peer-reviewed report was released just before today's meeting of the FDA's Science Advisory Board. The Science Advisory Board endorsed the Subcommittee's report. These outside experts voted unanimously to endorse the Subcommittee's report, which found that the FDA should not have excluded the scientific studies that it had excluded. The Subcommitee found that the FDA's approach "creates a false sense of security about the information that is used in the assessment . . . as it overlooks a wide range of potentially serious findings." In other words, the FDA creates a false sense of security in the American public about BPA's safety.
The Subcommitee's report criticizes the FDA's draft BPA safety assessment for, among other things:
- failing to consider the cumulative effects of being exposed to BPA from dozens of products, severely limiting the usefulness of the FDA's safety estimate;
- failing to consider that parents heat baby bottles in the microwave and sterilize them with boiling water, thereby potentially increasing the rate of BPA leaching;
- relying on industry funded studies that were not designed to study newborns;
- failing to include significant new reports; and
- excluding inappropriately non GLP (good laboratory practice) studies.
I was a little disturbed by the presentation from FDA Commissioner Andrew von Eschenbach. He stated, "There's no shame in having one's hypothesis or previous tenets questioned or disproved. That's the purpose of science: to test hypotheses and theses appropriately and have a healthy debate about where the data do and do not lead us." Yes, that is how science works. But, the flip side of that is that the FDA is using the American public as guinea pigs. The way that our regulatory system works is that we don't test products before putting them on the shelf. That just isn't how we regulate. So there isn't a healthy debate to start – chemicals are mostly assumed to be safe. But that means if we start to see issues, such as in the case of BPA, we might need to react a little bit more quickly, especially when safe alternatives exist, such as BPA-free baby bottles. That doesn't mean we should react too quickly, or ban products without support. But an agency charged with protecting the public's safety also shouldn't issue a press release just before hearing emphasizing the safety of a chemical under attack. Instead, perhaps the FDA should consider a more measured approach, guiding parents to alternate while the science is debated.
So what happens now? Well, at least from the FDA Commissioner's position as set forth in his blog, Andy's Take, it appears that we will have more research before the FDA takes any steps. As he states, the FDA "cannot short-circuit or avoid this process of rigorous analysis, critical assessment, and stringent validation." That may be true, but still, you would think that the FDA would give parents directions on how to avoid BPA while the FDA keeps studying the issue.
If you want to avoid BPA, skip polycarbonate plastic and choose other options. For baby bottles, lots of manufacturers have BPA-free options. To avoid BPA in canned goods, opt instead for fresh, dried, frozen or jarred.


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Back in August Microsoft dropped the price of the Surface Pro tablet by a $100, bringing it down to $799. Now, after the launch of the new Surface Pro 2, Microsoft has made another price cut.
Starting today, the older Surface Pro will be sold for $699, which is another $100 off the price tag. That might still seem a bit steep for a tablet but when you consider that it is practically a notebook underneath it is not all that bad.
In comparison, the new Surface Pro 2 is priced at $899 but comes with several significant improvements. That is naturally the way to go if you have the cash but if you don't mind last year's hardware (the Pro is actually not that bad compared to the RT) then you should be fairly satisfied with the old Surface Pro.


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WIth the team since 2014, Tobyn Horton enters his fifth year with the squad chasing more sprint success.
Taking number one spot at the Ilkley crit and an instrumental part of the Tour Series team, Horton also revealed his abilities off-road in the mountain bike vs. road video at the end of the season!
Tobyn's strengths were traditionally in criterium and GP-style races, having spent several years on the Belgian kermesse scene and recording two Tour Series victories.
Breaking into the top-10 at RideLondon – the best British rider – alongside World Tour opposition showed Horton's versatility and potential to transition to the biggest stage.
"2017 was another enjoyable year with the Madison Genesis lads, I think we really punched above our weight against a tough JLT team in the Tour Series, and on a personal note it was great to be back racing on local roads at the Tour de Yorkshire.
"Again the Tour Series will be a big priority for myself and the team in 2018 but I'm working hard toward getting some consistent road form back. I'm also looking forward to representing Guernsey at the Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast in Australia."
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Nationality: British (Guernsey)
Joined Madison Genesis: 2014
Rider type: Sprinter, criterium
Favourite coffee stop: Big Maggys, Jersey
Favourite training road: Anything in Lanzarote – or Yorkshire on a sunny day!
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2nd - Tour Series round one, Redditch
1st - Ilkley Criterium
3rd - Barnsley Town Centre Criterium
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3rd - Tour Series round five, Croydon
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3rd - Sheffield University GP
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2nd - Tour Series, round 10
1st - London Nocturne
4th - Beaumont Trophy
1st - Tour Series, round eight
2nd - Otley Crit
2nd - Tour Series, round 2
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An MPI report into unusually high death rates of salmon at one of NZ King Salmon's Marlborough Sound's farms has found the company wanting and make a mockery of our bio-security laws.
The company has been censured for lax biosecurity controls after two previously unknown bacteria were found in its fish and strict controls
The deaths were found to be due to the two bacteria and the MPI placed strict biosecurity controls on King Salmon.
Following unusually high mortality events on New Zealand King Salmon (NZKS) farms in February 2015, NZKS supplied salmon samples to determine whether an infectious agent could have been causing the mortalities. From samples provided to AHL, two new-to-New Zealand detections were confirmed in king salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha): a New Zealand Rickettsia-like organism (NZ-RLO1) and Tenacibaculum maritimum. This was the first time the presence of these two bacterial agents had been confirmed in New Zealand. Of the two bacteria, the NZ-RLO is of particular interest because it is listed as an unwanted organism under the Biosecurity Act 1993.
However, chief executive Grant Rosewarne said that the bacteria occurred naturally in the environment and there was no sign its fish were a carrier of disease but admitted that the company can always do things better.
This shows the amazing disdain Rosewarne appears to have for this countries bio-security protection.
Mr Rosewarne said the main issue was its farms did not have enough space to ensure its salmon were healthy all the time.
Making excuses for the lack of appropriate farming conditions is what concerns the public of the country. It is the companies and councils responsibility to ensure that our inshore waters are correctly protected with regulations, and audits. If this company is not adhering to this and is covering up issues then it should be closed down. Stricter controls need to be put in place to ensure that no corporate organisation attempts to hoodwink anyone.
Rosewarne admits that it is really important that salmon are farmed in a good location. "They need depth, they need temperature, they need a really good feed and they need as low a stress as possible."
He said there was not a single negative consequence anyone could point to as a result of those "relatively minor" issues.
Whilst Rosewarne might accept biosecurity breaches and unknown bacteria found in salmon as minor issues it is clearly not acceptable.
Rosewarne further admits "The main issue is, do we have enough space for top world-class biosecurity, and the answer ... is no."
This latest report showed the company ignored MPI's controls and continued to turn possibly infected fish into berley for sale in the North Island.
The MPI sent an urgent notice to the company to stop distribution of the berley.
MPI's investigation found several breaches of its biosecurity management plan, and that the company failed to follow best practice for preventing the spread of disease.
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For hundreds of years, evil is trapped beneath the ground. It never sleeps. It only waits to return.
A man turns his back against his magical family a long ago and the prophecy predicting a powerful witch with green eyes will release the imprisoned evil into the world. Nathaniel Caswell is determined to avoid the prophecy and the sexy new woman in town who could be his salvation or his downfall.
Meg Costa didn't realize when she left her urban guidance counselor job for one on the sleepy coast of Massachusetts that she would catch the attention of the sexy green eyed sheriff and be thrown in the middle of a battle between good and evil.
Destiny throws these two together and along with the rest of the magical community, they need to figure out a way to save themselves and the world from being plunged into darkness forever.
When Nate was introduced I thought he was a petulant, sexist sheriff, with an Atlas complex, but this is explained later on. He's actually not a bad guy, but he does have an Atlas complex. It was prophesied that a witch with the green eyes would be born and is destined to release the ultimate evil onto the world. Nate tries his best to keep his powers under control and avoid the prophecy as much as he can.
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From the moment they met there was an instant connection, like the feeling that they knew each other. I will admit the private scenes between these two were scorching hot and I was still blushing even after I finished the book. >.< This book got hot and heavy in record time and that's not necessarily a bad thing. ;) At first when things were getting a little steamy, I had to give Meg a sideglance. You just met the guy and you're already in love with him? (>.>)
A lot of memorable characters and plenty of ammo to write a series, Bound in Evil, is a great start to a paranormal erotic romance. In a town of witches, you never know what will happen. :D It's a quick read, but worth reading with a glass of wine. I give this book a rating of...
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Tourist attractions in Puerto Rico include the San Juan National Historic Site, Old San Juan, Flamenco Beach, Castillo San Felipe del Morro and Castillo de San Cristobal, as of 2016. Additional attractions include the El Yunque Rain Forest, Carabali Rainforest Park, Blue Beach and Museo de Arte de Ponce.
The U.S. National Parks Service operates Puerto Rico's San Juan National Historic Site, which is also a World Heritage Site. The Spanish built many of the fortifications at the site, a process that took more than 200 years. Castillo San Felipe del Morro and Castillo San Cristobal are among the locations within the park, the former atop a promontory that provides scenic views of the entrance to the San Juan Bay. Castillo San Cristobal provides access to Old San Juan and came about between 1634 and 1790. Covering 27 acres, San Cristobal is one of the largest Spanish fortifications in the United States.
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We apply infrared degenerate four-wave mixing (IR DFWM) spectroscopy to the investigation of CH4 and C2H2, making use of C—H stretching rovibrational transitions near 3000 and 3300 cm−1, respectively. The spectrum of C2H2 is fitted quite well by a two-level stationary-absorber model in the low-saturation limit, I ≪ Isat. The spectrum of CH4 is not accurately described by this model in the low-saturation limit, but it is described well by the same model in the high-saturation limit, I ∼ 10 Isat. The reason for the disagreement at low intensity is not clear, but the results indicate that approximations made to account for spectroscopic line broadening may be inadequate for the ν3 vibrational band of CH4. IR DFWM provides a sensitive diagnostic, ∼10 molecules/cm3 per quantum state, for the molecules investigated here, and we believe that it holds great promise for the investigation of polyatomic molecules that have IR active rovibrational transitions, in general.
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A couple months ago, David Lebovitz posted a recipe for sugar-crusted popovers, which I immediately bookmarked in my, "Ooh, those look good!" file. With school, traveling, and life, I forgot about them until, well, now.
I haven't used my muffin tin in a while. The cupcakes I posted about were made at my mom's house, and other than those I don't remember the last time I made a muffin or a cupcake. It was so nice to pull out the muffin tin, butter the nine bowls, and admire its little rust spots and dings. This is a happy, well-used muffin tin.
I like things baked in muffin tins, or things prepared into individual portions generally. It's an amazing sense of accomplishment for me to survey 30 servings of spanakopita, or 24 iced cupcakes, or the multitude of Christmas cake pops. Cookies don't do it for me in the same way, unless they need to be iced or decorated. The accomplishment comes in the repetition of a process, which I get with these popovers. Once they're baked, you brush them with butter and roll them in cinnamon sugar. Pioneer Woman has a similar recipe for French Breakfast Puffs that are less popover-like and more muffin-like, but still delicious. I've made them several times, but Handsome now prefers these.
I'll be honest: I've never had a popover. I don't know what one is supposed to taste like, look like, or feel like. I'm unaware of the appropriate texture. I'm not able to tell you how these compare to other popovers you may have had, but they tasted like nothing so much as a fried, sugary donut. Except it's baked! The donut similarity was a nice surprise for me, and invites lots of variations. The addition of nutmeg or cinnamon to the batter, rolling in glaze and sprinkles….
The preparation, however, left a bit to be desired in my kitchen. A blender is recommended for beating the ingredients together. I don't have a blender. I have a tiny food processor, and I hit its limit making these popovers. I received the food processor as a gift, and I love it. It's wonderful. But it's very, very tiny, so I should have either halved this recipe or made it in two batches. I was too busy running around to find washcloths for the pool of batter that appeared out of nowhere below my food processor to take a photo, but suffice it to say that I could have gotten ten popovers out of this recipe had I been able to use a blender and not made the world's largest medium-sized mess.
If you have a blender, though, this recipe is so, so easy. No bowls, no mixing by hand, nothing hard. Just toss in all the ingredients but the flour, mix, toss in the flour, mix, and pour into greased muffin tins.
In David Lebovitz's photos, his popovers sink quite a bit in the center. Mine did not. They puffed up a lot, actually, and only dented a little in the center. After reading some of the comments on his post, though, I think that may be okay. I didn't mind, in any case. Be prepared for a very eggy flavor, which took me by surprise initially.
Sugar-Crusted Popovers
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2 tbsp. melted butter
3 eggs, at room temperature
1 cup milk (David recommends whole; I used 2% and they came out fine)
1 tsp. salt
1 1/2 tsp. sugar
1 c. flour
Preheat oven to 400, and grease 9 cups in a muffin tin.
Combine all ingredients except flour in a blender or food processor and blend a few seconds.
Add flour to blender, all at once, and blend until smooth.
Fill nine muffin cups about 2/3 full.
Bake 30-35 minutes (I baked mine a little less than 30), until popovers are dark, golden brown.
Remove from pan as soon as popovers are cool enough to handle, and cool on wire rack. They will deflate a little; that's okay.
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2/3 c. sugar
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/4 c. melted butter
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A year and a half after he graduated from college, Sean Aiken found himself struggling to answer the question "What should I do with my life?" His mother suggested teaching. His older sister told him to apply for an entry-level corporate position. His father said, "it doesn't matter what you do, just make sure it's something you're passionate about."
Taking his father's advice to heart, Sean created The One Week Job Project and embarked on an epic journey to find his passion. His goal – work 52 jobs in 52 weeks.
After the launch of his website, OneWeekJob.com, the offers began pouring in. His first gig was—literally—jumping off a bridge, as bungee operator in British Columbia. From there he traveled across Canada and the United States, reinventing himself as a firefighter, aquarium host, radio DJ, martial arts instructor, NHL mascot, and snowshoe guide.
During the course of his seven-day stints, from a Florida stock trading floor to a cattle ranch in the wilds of Wyoming to a real estate office in Beverly Hills, Sean found time to make new friends and even fall in love. Whether choosing a spring fashion line, brewing beer, or milking a cow, Sean continued to ask himself and others about the nature of success and the real meaning of happiness—all while having the adventure of his life.
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Showbiz Central host Pia Guanio celebrated her birthday yesterday, November 1, and her co-hosts' gift to her were questions from those near and dear to her.
First off was a video from her high school friend Trissa Lopez. After greeting Pia, Trissa cheerfully said she hadn't expected her to be in showbiz since Pia's dream was to follow in the footsteps of her father, lawyer Val Guanio. Did Pia ever feel sorry for pursuing another career instead of law?
"I always trust in God's will for me," replied Pia. "I'm not one to question Him on what direction He thinks I should go. Of course, we make our plans but God directs our steps, di ba? My God has a very good plan for me and I know He has great plans for me in this field. So I'm here!"
Would she still try law school in the future? Pia answered, "I think there is plenty more to do kaya I know I'm going to be setting out to pursue other things pa aside from hosting and singing and dancing from time to time. I'm glad I'm here!"
The next video greeting was from Pia's friend and Eat Bulaga! co-host Ryan Agoncillo. He praised Pia for being very professional yet warm to work with, but he had one issue with her. "Pag nag-heels, nakakalalake, e," laughed Ryan. "Minimum three inches, e! Kaya lagi hanggang tenga lang ako, e."
Ryan loudly congratulated Pia and ended with the question of whether there was anything more she wanted to achieve in her already successful career.
"As far as where my career has gone... nakakatawa pag kausap mo 'yan si Ryan. Pareho kami dating apprehensive showbiz personalities kasi we just wanted to host! Ayaw namin mag-act, mag-sing at dance. Hala, ang nangyari sa amin dalawa, e, we're all over the place now! But we're enjoying it. And now that I entered the showbiz field in terms of hosting, I think I wanna do more in terms of advocacies. Alam ng tao na ako ay super animal lover and I'm always trying to educate people on being responsible pet owners. So sana, my background naman talaga is journalism, and sana maibalik ko iyon and use it to further my advocacies."
What has been her biggest sacrifice in showbiz?
"Well, I work seven days a week," smiled Pia. "'Buti na lang I enjoy my work so it does not feel like work to me! I missed a lot of family trips kasi they're always off doing their own thing and I'm always the odd woman out. But then I make up by having dinners with them. In terms of sacrifices, they're very small and these are the things that I willingly give up kasi I love what I'm doing."
THE SOTTO FAMILY. In his greeting, Tito Sotto commended Pia for her magic touch on his brother Vic who used to be lonesome. Pia was both touched and shocked that people felt this way about her.
Her relationship with Vic is going strong, but she's not entirely sure how long they've been together.
"The problem with the both of us, e hindi kami nagse-set ng anniversaries o ganoon," Pia admitted. "But I think about four years."
The secret to their success seems to be compatibility. "We just like to have fun, ganyan," said Pia. "Yung brand ng fun namin more or less the same kasi he is loko-lokohan and ako din. Matakaw din kami pareho. Apparently we like adventures like our last trip in South Africa. That was great! One of my most memorable!"
Pia's close friend Ciara Sotto feels that Pia is already part of the family. Was this something she looked forward to when she and Vic eventually wed?
"We all want to belong no matter where we are," started Pia. "I've always wanted a big family na magulo at maingay. Kasi kami it's just me, my brother and my parents. Pero I've never had a sister and I love na anak ni Tito Sen sina Danice [and everyone] would all get together, so ang gulo-gulo sa mga family gatherings and Tita Helen is like the grand dame of the family who keeps it all together. It's really nice and everybody is warm and happy so I love it!"
FROM DAD VAL. The last greeting came from her father Val Guanio. He said, "She's a good daughter who gave us no problem at all, except when she was very young. She goes home late all the time and she gave us a lot of sleepless nights all the time. It was lucky that she was involved in this early morning show and whether she liked it or not, she had to go home early so she can make up!"
Atty. Guanio added that Pia can be quiet at times, especially with loved ones, and the biggest surprise for him was to learn that Pia can sing well and that she knows the lyrics of even some of the old songs.
"I don't think I can ask anything that would surprise her except, 'O, when are you getting married?' It's not that we're putting pressure on you and it's up to you. I still have no grandson at all. Kailan ako magkakaroon ng apong lalake?" smiled Pia's dad.
"Anyway, there is no pressure. Do what you think will make you happy and it is that aspect of your life that only you can decide what's good for you. Be what you are and do what you like and whatever makes you happy."
Pia responded with a smile, "Grandson? Teka lang. These are very big demands and very big orders. I'd be hard-pressed to have just one kid. Natatakot nga ako, e! Pero, Dad, I wish I can answer you but I'm operating on God's timing. Really and truly when the time is right, I won't keep it a secret, I promise."


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A mother's blood-sugar level during pregnancy may be a powerful but easily controllable contributor to childhood obesity, according to a large new study by researchers with Kaiser Permanente's Center for Health Research (CHR). The study, published in the September issue of Diabetes Care, found that mothers with untreated gestational diabetes a form of the disease that occurs only during pregnancy were nearly twice as likely to bear overweight children, compared with healthy moms. And the data showed that some mothers with "normal" blood-sugar readings were at risk as well: pregnant women with blood-sugar levels at the highest end of the currently accepted normal range were at least 22% more likely to have heavy children than women in the lowest quartile.
Researchers analyzed medical information on 9,439 mother-child pairs who received health care through Kaiser Permanente in the Pacific Northwest and Hawaii. All women gave birth between 1995 and 2000, and none had pre-existing diabetes. The women were screened for hyperglycemia, or high blood sugar, and gestational diabetes; their children were measured for weight between the ages of 5 and 7 what researchers call the adiposity-rebound period, during which excessive weight gain usually predicts adult obesity. Regardless of factors like race or ethnicity, birth weight and maternal weight gain or age, researchers found that the risk of a child becoming overweight rose in step with the mother's blood-sugar level during pregnancy.
Women whose blood-sugar tests indicated gestational diabetes were 89% more likely than other women to have overweight children, and 82% more likely to have obese kids. Women whose blood-sugar readings were at the upper end of normal (122 mg/dl to 140 mg/dl) were still 22% more likely to have overweight children than women at the low end of normal (with blood-sugar levels between 43 mg/dl and 94 mg/dl), and 28% more likely to bear children who become obese. "Even in what's considered normal, in the highest quartile there was an elevation in risk," says Dr. Teresa Hillier, a CHR endocrinologist and senior investigator and lead author of the study. "You could argue, should we consider lowering the criteria? One forty [mg/dl] is the typical cutoff [for diabetes]. Some ppl have argued that it should be 130."
Previous studies, mostly in the Pima Indian population, have shown a link between a mother's diabetes and obesity in her children. Hillier's study is the first, however, to suggest that treatment of the disease eliminates risk. In her analysis, Hillier found that children born to women with the highest levels of blood sugar were no likelier than other kids to become heavy if their mothers had been treated for diabetes during pregnancy.
Doctors believe that maternal diabetes increases children's obesity risk through what's referred to as metabolic imprinting. The idea is that outside of other genetic and environmental risk factors for obesity, children appear to become metabolically imprinted, or pre-programmed, for obesity by being overfed in the womb a direct result of the mother's high blood sugar. "As we have more people with diabetes and gestational diabetes during pregnancy I think the importance of additional risk factors for obesity increases," says Hillier. "And if there is an alteration going on to program the child for obesity I think that starts a vicious cycle for obesity in a way."
The American Diabetes Association, which funded the current study, estimates that 1% to 14% of pregnant women will develop gestational diabetes; on average the figure rests at about 5% to 7%. Risk factors for the condition are similar to those for diabetes outside of pregnancy: family history for diabetes, being overweight and older age. Race and ethnicity also increase risk; the condition is more common among most non-Caucasians. Treatment for gestational diabetes begins with diet and exercise; failing that, patients are given insulin.
Women typically get screened for hyperglycemia at weeks 24 to 28 of their pregnancy, but the test is not universally given. Hillier encourages mothers-to-be to talk to their doctors about diabetes risk, insist on getting screened and, most importantly, to work out a treatment plan if necessary. "In sticking with treatment, women not only improve their outcome during pregnancy, but also in the long term for their child," she says.


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WOOMBYE Cheese Company is known for producing some of the best cheese around, but it is about a lot more than that.
For owner Karen Paynter, it is a way of remembering her late husband Graeme and continuing his legacy.
The couple started the business in 2013 as a passion project, with Graeme sadly passing away from cancer two years ago.
Karen and her sister Sandra have continued running the business in his memory, and with the help of cheese maker Stefan Wilson, the company has now been named a finalist in the 2018 Australian Grand Dairy Awards in the washed /mixed rind category for their Woombye Cheese Washed Rind.
The Australian Grand Dairy Awards are Australia's most prestigious national dairy awards and the highest recognition for any Australian dairy producer.
Mrs Paynter said it had taken a lot of time and hard work to get the cheese perfect.
"Stefan and Graeme tweaked around with it a lot, and we did too, so it's a real testament that it's not the easiest to make but it is a sentimental favourite," she said.
"To have it in this nomination for such a prestigious award is fantastic, we are really happy and proud.
"It has been hard, but things like this make it really worthwhile."
Karen and Graeme began planning the Woombye Cheese Company while living in Singapore and working in law and sales respectively.
Mrs Paynter said Graeme had undertaken the cheese-making as a semi-retirement plan.
"To this day I don't know how he convinced me!", she said.
"But we found the property at Woombye, he did the business plan and sourced equipment and milk and did a five day cheese making course.
"The first batch he did was Camembert and it was fantastic.... and the rest is history."


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Part 4 is here and we're now half way through this, slightly later today cause real life requires me to college (can't i get paid to do this?). The next 15 again are just picked randomly, some people sent me pictures of celebrities wearing dresses because the they couldn't find the dress default so if you see a red carpet picture of someone in these posts don't worry its just the clothing they are wearing thats the 'dream' outfit.
I've been getting some of the cutest e-mails from some of you guys recently just about my blog in general, its been so sweet hearing from you. So if you want to contact me and ask me anything feel free to e-mail me at email@example.com i swear i don't bite. Again if you want to be a part of this just e-mail me your 'dream' outfit and i'll slot it in before the week is out (you can never have too many of these outfits).
I'm wondering so far, whats been your favourite outfits? I know i'm stumped with what you guys have sent me, we've seen such a wide variety of taste on here and its been fantastic widening the fashion boundaries for our girl. Lets hope some of these could be worn come Eclipse Promotion time. As always all of the outfits are on my Polyvore account unless you sent me yours from your own, here is the link: http://www.polyvore.com/cgi/profile?id=1437928
Here are your next 15..................
Peacock Love II by wordninja featuring Versace shoes
12:12 by wordninja featuring Wet Seal tops
@abbiminchin Dream Kstew Outfit by kstewfashion featuring Miu Miu shoes


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Birth of An American Gigolo is by Deek Rhew. You've seen me tweeting about this book, and the free promo he was doing on Amazon.
I think the universe laughed when I made the goal to read outside the comfort of my genre, and then again when I downloaded this book.
Disclaimer: This is NOT a YA.
I am not sure, what I thought I was going to walk in to when I grabbed this, but lets just say, I was surprised haha.
(Clearly, the title did not click in when I read it!)
My favourite part of this book, will forever be the running over of the Vespa. I found myself writing this review, wishing I had a gif of someone running over a purple vespa. It was better than therapy!
(We need books, with covers that have moving pictures! )
This book was is a very fast read. Most people could probably read it in one sitting.
I was nearly 1/2 way when I got to the "holy awkward" stage of reading this book.
If highly inappropriately timed sexual scenes make my freak out then you're gonna want to read this after the house has gone to bed. I started this and had to come back later. (This can't not be explained any better with out spoilers. Lets just say hello, weird family dinner)
I love Deek's writing though. It is solid. He knows how to keep the reader entertained and make the pages fly. I was midway through the book when I looked up to realize, I was midway through the book.
The one thing I could not figure out is Angel – when she entered the story it jarred me for a minute. I had to figure out who the heck she was. (I'm sick, so I'm working on half my brain capacity Lol)
How does she afford running out of work half way through her shift (at the grocery store) to go to the mall in order to buy some "hot" outfit to impress a guy?
If you want a book that really leaves you wondering how the plot could possibly work out with out all characters getting screwed and ending up in prison, then this is that book. I was actually completely surprised to see it ended the way it did.
I had absolutely no idea how things were going to end until they did. That is a rare thing and it is awesome.
It's also nice to see a female character written that has a serious set of balls. 😛
I learned something new about reading out of genre with this one. Sometimes it's nice to have a book that is a quick read, where you don't get invested in the characters. But Deek takes it one step further, this isn't a fluffy read.
It's a fast read, but it is still well written and a very good read.
If you are looking for a read to completely throw you out of your genre and shake things up, this is that book.
5 Star Writing, right there.
Buy it on Amazon or enter the giveaway right here.


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Friday night is open circle night at the Spiritual Centre in Llanelli. Which I attended for the first time last Friday.
It was an amazing experience 😀
I was very nervous about going so I went with my Aunty.
We went out for a lovely meal before heading to the centre.
Both of us had no idea what to expect but we were looking forward to learning about it.
When we entered it was pretty empty. We were greeted by the main Medium and told that they wouldn't freak us out. He explained a little bit about the circle and then let us mingle with the others.
In total there were about 50 people. We ended up having to put more chairs out into the circle.
We all sat in a circle with 5 mediums all around the room.
Most of us had readings, but sadly no one came through to us this time.
However, we met some lovely people. It was so peaceful there and we thoroughly enjoyed ourselves.
I came home feeling calm and warm. Like a huge weight had been lifted off my shoulders, even though I didn't get a reading this time around.
The messages that did come through for others were lovely. They were all warm and loving and it made me happy to see others happy J
I highly recommend this experience to anyone who is open to it.
Last Tuesday, (Yesterday) I also attended an evening in the spiritual centre with my friend. A medium from another centre came in as a guest. She gave out messages to nearly the whole room.
She was very, very good!!
My friend had a message come through and towards the end there was a little message from my Nan too. Only to say she is around and she is sending love.
But it was lovely to hear it and it was lovely to hear my friend get a message too.
Yet again, I left feeling calm and warm.
It was an amazing experience!!
I will be attending again this Friday and the following Tuesday. I'm hoping to make this a regular thing.
The feeling when I leave the centre is truly amazing. It's rare I ever feel calm and relaxed.
I am also very tempted to attend the Monday sessions for Spiritual Healing.
If anyone has experienced this themselves, please feel free to let me know any information about it J
I am quite excited for the next meetings.
Obviously, I will blog about them J
I have to apologise for the wait with this blog too.
I know a few of you have been asking when it will be up.
I really wanted to post about it last Monday. However, my Internet has been playing up so I have had to wait until it peaks a little before I can post anything.
I am hoping to get it sorted this week!!
Here's hoping!!


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Welcome to another week of the How To Build A Girl readalong. Big thanks to Emily for hosting this bad boy and Harper Collins for making it possible. OBVIOUSLY thanks also need to go to Caitlin Moran for writing the book we're all talking about. If you want to join in the fun, you can pre-order the book at Odyssey. Unless you're in the UK, then you should probably just stroll down to your nearest bookstore and pick up a copy!
SPOILERS follow for everything in this book.
Guys ....
(whispers) I didn't really care for this part of the book.
Don't get me wrong. I enjoyed following Johanna as she experimented sexually and I thought Caitlin raised some fascinating points about traversing sexuality as a young woman but it just didn't hit the same highs as last week. Perhaps it was just that last week was so on point with the social and political commentary and Johanna/Dolly's adventures were so new and exciting. I just didn't find myself flipping the pages as quickly as I did before.
I also found that, for the first time, the tense changes were really noticeable. Before I noticed them but they never stuck out and forced me to notice them. And there were a lot of flashback-y "years later, during childbirth, I recognise the self-same noises" which works fine in How To Be A Woman but does definitely feel more out of place here. I also found some bits seemed...off. Like when she's dying of cystitis (which, ugh, is the absolute pits) in Al's apartment and suddenly talks about wanting to wear his cat which saunters into the bathroom with her.
I both appreciate it as an animal and would also dearly like to wear it as mittens, tippet, or hat. I would use the eyes as buttons. I want to wear this cat. This cat could be my best thing ever.
It sort of develops into a more coherent conversation between Johanna in pain and the hapless cat, but that little section about wearing the cat just felt so out of place and bizarre to me that I had to stop reading and check I'd actually read what I thought I'd read. You want to WHAT?! LEAVE THE CATS ALONE JOHANNA.
But enough of my complaints. I'm sure everyone this week is going to talk about Johanna having sex and the issues she's come across. I'm sure I've had most of those thoughts myself but seeing it on the page was quite confronting. Like yeah, what the F men?! Sex, when you're young anyway, so often does seem to be able getting the guy off. That's supposed to sort of be enough for the both of you, if the girl also manages to climax then the guy is a hero!* Of course, this doesn't mean guys actually think this way (although I'm sure some do) but Johanna is right.
There is very little female narrative of what it's like to fuck and be fucked.I think just about everyone mentioned this in the first week, but it was one of the very few examples of female masturbation I'd seen in a book. There were no candles or bitten lips as our heroine dreamed about her beautiful, forbidden love. It was just a straight forward depiction of a female urge. And this section reflected back onto this, because we see what happens when girls don't have some kind of outside interaction regarding sex. Johanna is well read and well acquainted with her body but she's still hopelessly out of depth when it comes to sex. You could definitely argue that because she's having sex with people almost 10 years her senior there is a power disparity which makes speaking up complicated, but I think what Caitlin is really suggesting is that while we're all fed a rather decent amount of sex in our films and books and television, it's all really in service of male pleasure. You rarely see a film when a guy asks a girl what he should do to make it more pleasurable for her, instead it's him dishing out the commands or taking control of the positions. It isn't hard to see why a girl would feel like she's just supposed to know intuitively how to make it work, or expect that her pleasure will come through his pleasure.
What I really want to talk about though, is Krissi. Or rather, his fantastic sass. I think I highlighted everything he said in this section, it was absolute gold. I wish I had been as witty an older sibling. I feel like I let my sisters down now.
"An animal, like Miss Piggy," Krissi continues. "You have the same ability as Piggy to laugh, piercingly and lengthily, at your own jokes. And," he added, leaving the room, slyly, "you've had a man's hand up your bum"I'm interested to see what happens with Krissi before the end of the book. Because we're gearing up for something to happen right? Johanna will find out he's gay, that's for sure, but will it be a simple coming-out-story or will it have a more sinister turn? I've known a fair amount about life in England during when the book is set but I have no idea what being gay in 1990s Wolverhampton meant. Were you likely to be ostracised by your friends and family? Or were they more accepting and encouraging by then? I know that in parts of Australia you couldn't book a single room with two beds for two men in a lot of rural Australia in the 1990s. Even if you were brothers, even if there was nothing to suggest you were gay, people were so horrified or perplexed by homosexuality that they just banned anything even tangentially related.
How did everyone else fare this week?
*Although if the stats are correct and as many girls are faking orgasms as reported, then the guys probably genuinely don't know they aren't satisfying them. Which sort of leads back into the main point that there isn't enough narrative on sex for women.


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JANUARY 11, 2017 — GE's Marine Solutions now offers electric start systems for its line of aeroderivative marine gas turbines.
The electric start system offers lower life cycle costs, improved reliability and a 60% lower acquisition costs than a hydraulic system.
GE scaled the electric start system technology to match the requirements for its popular LM2500, LM2500+ and LM2500+G4 engines.
"Our LM2500+G4 gas turbines – the most power dense marine module in the world – were selected for the Italian Navy's new Pattugliatori Polivalenti d'Altura or PPA multipurpose offshore patrol ships. This will be the first use of GE's electric start system for the LM2500-engine family," said Brien Bolsinger, GE's Vice President, General Manager, Marine Operations. "Benefits with our electric start system include an 82% decrease in footprint and an 85% reduction in weight compared to a hydraulic start system."
GE's LM6000PC and LM6000PG gas turbines also are available with an electric start system.
The electric start system includes an integrated clutch design included with the module. The electric start system requires only a single cooling interface on the module with the option for either fresh water or mineral oil cooling mediums. The system features the same functionality as other starters including:
- Engine start
- Motoring/purge
- Water wash
- Borescope
The electric start system for GE's marine gas turbines is being designed to meet ABS Naval Vessel Rules certification for the United States Navy, specifically for shock, vibration and electromagnetic interference.
For the Italian Navy PPA ship, GE is certifying to RINA Naval Rules.


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Become an SEO Expert in 45 Minutes
I just wanted to drop a quick post here to let you know that I'm giving away two powerful tools that teach you how to rank niche sites in Google. One is an ebook, and the other... a surprise.
I've been doing a lot of promoting of different products lately (my own and others that I believe in), and I wanted to make sure that I gave back something very valuable that is 100% free and has absolutely no strings attached to it.
So go check out this thread on JLForums.com where I posted to gifts, and be sure to let me know what you think:
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Mount Vernon Coin Company buys coins and each year its staff attend major coin shows to make purchases for customers. Located in Annapolis, Maryland, the company purchases all U.S. coins and makes offers to collectors nationwide. The company has a special interest in collectible coins with historical significance.
In evaluating coins, Mount Vernon Coin Company utilizes standards of commercial grading that focus on the two elements its clients say are most important: eye appeal and attractiveness. In business since 1979, the company serves hundreds of thousands of investors and collectors in every state across America. The coin shop is open weekdays during regular business hours.


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I have a best friend... she lives in a blue bottle, smells so clean and delicious and her name
is Downy Wrinkle Releaser.
How I know when I really love something? When I use a whole bottle/container of it AND
I buy a travel mini size container as well. I started using DWR about a year ago and it's such
a convenient product to have laying around in your closet.
I use this for a couple different purposes. (1) Refreshing Clothes that are not really dirty and
you don't want to wash, but just need a spritz of clean. (2) Smoothing wrinkles out
of shirts/dresses/pants that have maybe been in a bag that I have traveled with or
just smoothing out the day to day.
This has become my alternative for ironing... wait, did I ever iron?!
Ha! I am not the most domestic person walking the planet, but it's ok I accept myself
for who I am! : )
The best thing about DWR is the smell. Your clothes smell like you just pulled
them out of the dryer and smell amazing. You can buy the off brand of DWR at dollar
general, but it does not smell near as good as the original.
For the love of wrinkles this stuff is great!!


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Louvre Abu Dhabi-themed stand prevails over stiff competition from leading cities around the world
Abu Dhabi, 08 November 2017: The Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi announced today that it has received the coveted accolade "Best Stand Design" at the "Best Stand Awards" at the World Travel Market (WTM) taking place in London, UK from 6-8 November. The Emirate's stand beat more than 5,000 exhibitors from 188 countries across destinations, technology and private sector companies.
Commenting on this win, Sultan Al Al Dhaheri, Acting Executive Director, Tourism Sector, Department of Culture and Tourism, said: "We are very pleased to receive this recognition amidst tough international competition. This win is a testament to the solid performance of the Abu Dhabi stand as it continues to attract a large pool of visitors spanning investors, key stakeholders in the travel and tourism industry. In fact, the Emirate's stand, which is themed around the Louvre Abu Dhabi this year to mark its official opening on 11 November.
Additionally, the pavilion witnessed a series of entertainment and performances to help event visitors and consumers get a first-hand experience of Abu Dhabi's many cultural attractions including live cooking shows to promote Emirati cuisine, as well as a special corner dedicated to artisans showcasing their handicrafts skills transferred and preserved across generations. Visitors were also entertained with Al Ayala dances accompanied by traditional music. All of the above provided visitors an immersive experience into the innovation and creativity of Emirati culture, thus cementing the win.


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Home > Off-Campus Study Ambassadors
Off-Campus Study Ambassadors
The Off-Campus Study Ambassadors are students who have studied off-campus previously (sometimes more than once!). Ambassadors organize events in the Joseph International Center and elsewhere on campus and are available to communicate with students and answer questions.
Meet the 2017-2018 Ambassadors!
Major: Economics
Jabari Benjamin
OCS Program, Summer: Advanced Studies in England [England]
Read more about Jabari's off-campus study summer in England.
Ambassador to New College House
Aly CampbellJoint Major: Environmental Studies and Business, Organizations, and Society
OCS Program, Fall 2016: Alliance for Global Education: The City, the River, the Sacred [India]
Read more about Aly's off-campus study semester in India.
Ambassador to Bonchek College House
Teresa ChappellDouble Major: English - Creative Writing, French
Minor: Chinese
OCS Program, Summer 2015: IAU Summer in Aix [France]
OCS Program, Summer 2016: Advanced Studies in England [England]
OCS Program, Fall 2016: CET/Middlebury School in Hangzhou [China]
Read more about Teresa's off-campus study semester in China.
Ambassador to Brooks College House
Major: Environmental Science
Shelby Sawyer
OCS Program, Spring 2017: Round River Patagonia [Chile]
Read more about Shelby's off-campus study semester in Chile.
Ambassador to Weis College House
Major: Joint Studies in Government and Computer Science
David Schnoll
OCS Program, Fall 2016: SIT IHP: Cities of the 21st Century [Argentina, Vietnam, South Africa]
Read more about David's off-campus study semester on an SIT IHP program.
Ambassador to Ware College House


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The Health Truth About Your Favorite Foods
You're a smart, health-minded woman, but guess what? You may be unknowingly downing beetle juice, sneaky sugars and heart-stopping fats. Research by the International Food Information Council (IFIC) shows that many women don't even look at the labels on our favorite items, and even when we do take a peek, too many things still slip past us. "We've found that people tend to spot-read' labels at the store: They look at one piece of information and then make their choice," says Brian Wansink, Ph.D., director of the Food and Brand Lab at Cornell University. "So a woman might see low fat' and think, Great!—not realizing it's high in calories. Or she may feel good about buying a frozen dinner that's trans fat-free,' but it's loaded with saturated fat." Even the savviest of us can be confused by ingredients lists that read like hieroglyphics. So Glamour investigated. We found out what's really in the foods women buy most, and how we can all shop—and eat—smarter.
There's a bug in your YOGURT!
Yes, there really may be an insect in your breakfast—not the critter itself but a dye made from the ground-up eggs and abdomen of the cochineal beetle (a smaller bug than the one lurking below). Often called carmine in ingredients lists, it's what gives some yogurts their lovely pink hue. Gross, yes, but not necessarily dangerous—though it can trigger severe allergic reactions in rare cases. A yogurt ingredient of more concern to experts: high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS). Surprisingly, HFCS, a highly refined sugar that's in soda, candy and other foods, shows up in a lot of brands, even "light" ones with artificial sweeteners. "In my mind, HFCS makes this health food into kind of a junk food," says dietitian Ellie Krieger, R.D.
EAT SMARTER: Check ingredients for HFCS and "-ose" words like fructose, sucrose and glucose—all code words for sugar. Even better: "Buy plain yogurt and add honey and fruit," says Krieger. "Chances are you still won't add all the sugar or calories foodmakers do."
There's a truckload of salt in your BAKED POTATO CHIPS!
Different types of sodium pop up in the ingredients of one popular brand of baked potato chips eight times. "Nearly all of us get too much salt," says Michael Jacobson, Ph.D., director of the nutrition watchdog group Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI)—and 77 percent of it comes from processed, packaged foods. An occasional chipfest won't kill a healthy woman like you, but high-salt diets have been linked to hypertension and osteoporosis.
EAT SMARTER: "The amount of sodium in a food shouldn't be higher than the number of calories," says Krieger, author of The Food You Crave. "So if a serving of chips is 150 calories, it should have 150 milligrams of sodium or less."
There's a jet-fuel additive in your FROZEN PIZZA!
One popular brand of frozen pizza Glamour bought had a mind-numbingly long list of more than 50 ingredients—many of them unpronounceable. Two of those ingredients, waxy preservatives called butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA) and butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT), can also be found in eyeshadows, rubber, jet fuel and embalming fluid. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services says BHA is "reasonably anticipated to be a human carcinogen," based on animal studies. Still, as long as BHA remains below certain levels, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) says it's "generally recognized as safe." (Jacobson isn't convinced.) As if that isn't reason enough to go for something more natural, the ueber-processed pizza also has 30 more calories per slice than an organic-style pie we checked out (which, by the way, had just 13 blessedly simple ingredients, including wheat flour, tomatoes, part-skim mozzarella and extra-virgin olive oil). "The number of ingredients of any food is a sign of the level of processing," says Marion Nestle, Ph.D., a nutrition professor at New York University and author of What to Eat. "All those additives, preservatives, texturizers and flavors are put in there to hide what's been taken out during manufacturing—namely, a lot of the actual nutritional value like fiber, vitamins and minerals. What's added back is mostly unnecessary salt, fat and sugar."
EAT SMARTER: The fewer the ingredients—and the more pronounceable they are—the healthier a food is likely to be, says Nestle.
There's harmful trans fat in your microwave POPCORN!
Many people assume that foodmakers stopped using heart-damaging trans fat years ago, after the National Academy of Sciences ruled it unsafe in any amount and the FDA started requiring that it be listed on labels. Not true. In fact, a CSPI survey found varying amounts of trans fat still exist in more than 150 supermarket foods, including frozen dinners and packaged sweets. One brand of butter-flavored microwave popcorn has a whopping 5 grams per serving (that's 15 grams a bag).
EAT SMARTER: Always check the trans fat listing on the nutrition facts panel. You should also check the ingredients for "hydrogenated" oils—code for trans fats—since the FDA allows companies to claim their products have zero grams of trans fat if they contain less than half a gram per serving—which is still lousy for you.
There's bone-leaching acid in your soda!
Phosphoric acid is used to preserve freshness and prevent bacterial growth in both diet and regular colas (not in clear or fruit sodas). But according to a large body of medical research, it also has the annoying side effect of sucking out little bits of calcium from your bones, increasing the risk of osteoporosis as you get older.
EAT SMARTER: The acid in one 12-ounce can of soda a day probably isn't enough to harm your bones, says Krieger. But don't go overboard. A Tufts University study found that women who drank more than three cans of cola daily had up to 5 percent lower bone mineral density than those who consistently sipped less than one serving a day.
There are hidden calories in your cereal!
"To lots of women, cereal equals diet food," says Krieger, and so they eat it for breakfast, for dessert and for snacks, thinking it's nothing. But look at the serving sizes. One common organic vanilla-flavored flakes variety has 200 calories for 3/4 cup. Most women eat at least one full cup of cereal for breakfast, plus a 90-calorie cup of skim milk, says Krieger. That equals 356 calories without fruit, toast, coffee or anything else—a perfectly reasonable breakfast, but more than many women want in a snack.
EAT SMARTER: Before digging in, take a peek at the serving sizes of cereal and calculate how many calories you'll actually eat. And don't assume "certified organic" products will be better for you, says Nestle. Those organic vanilla flakes, for example, have nearly twice as much sugar per serving as a similar nonorganic brand.
There's half a day's worth of fat in your "lean" meat!
The word lean can play a nutritional Jedi mind trick on us: "People see that word and equate it with skinny' and low calorie,'" says Wansink. But when ground beef is marked "80 percent lean," that means the other 20 percent is fat. So a "lean" 8-ounce burger has almost 45 fat grams, 17 of it the saturated, artery-clogging kind. That's more than half of the average woman's recommended daily fat intake and three quarters of the day's limit of saturated fat.
EAT SMARTER: Look for ground beef or turkey marked at least "90 percent lean," which officially qualifies it as low in fat, says Krieger. When shopping for other meats, look for the words round and loin—they tend to be less fatty and therefore lower in calories and healthier than other cuts.
There's dangerous fat in your ENERGY BAR!
Some energy bars have as much unhealthy saturated fat as a candy bar! A full-size Snickers has 5 grams and one popular "nutrition" bar we found has 4.5 grams. Yes, many energy or nutrition bars have added vitamins, minerals and protein that keep you fueled, but "in the end, having one is really no different than taking a multivitamin and eating a candy bar," says Krieger.
LABEL-READING TIP: Ignore the health halo around energy bars, says Wansink, and be sure to check the calorie and fat content before you grab and go. A healthy snack bar should have fewer than 200 calories and no more than 2 grams of saturated fat, says Krieger.
Should You Eat That?
To really know, forget the front of the box and find this info on the nutrition facts panel:
1. Check calories and serving size. "They're the most important bits of info on the entire label," says Nestle. You've got to do the math: Multiply the number of servings you're going to have by the number of calories per serving shown on the label (e.g., you'll get 2.5 servings of soda from one 20-ounce bottle).
2. Eyeball the ingredients list. If it reads like War and Peace, skip that food. Odds are it's highly processed, loaded with salt and has enough preservatives to mummify your cat. "Many packaged items have been monkeyed with so much they're almost nonfoods. They're cosmetics!" says Nestle.
3. Look at the fiber content—even if the front of the package says "Made With Whole Grains!" (It could be made with barely any.) Truly healthy whole-grain breads should have at least 3 grams of fiber per slice; cereals should have 4 grams per serving or more, says Krieger.
4. Calculate healthy fats. Subtract the grams of trans fat and saturated fat from the total fat in a food. What's left is the good unsaturated fats, and there should be more good than bad. So, if a food has 10 grams total fat, 1 gram saturated and zero trans, 9 grams come from healthy fats—a nice pick!


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Hi, I don't know if anyone can give me any advice. I have been feeling unwell for a while now and am getting gradually worse. I started getting very bad acid reflux about 18 months ago and my dentist commented that it was affecting my teeth and gums. The GP recommended lansoprazole, omnaprazole and zantac, all of which caused terrible heart palpitations. An endoscopy and an USS showed no problems with the stomach. Other symptoms then started appearing including night sweats, muscle spasms and tingling in my hands and feet, muscle weakness in my legs, insomnia, fatigue, weight loss, extreme hunger and thirst, memory loss and speech problems. I have had blood tests for diabetes and kidney and liver problems but the only one which shows anything is the TSH which is high. the GP however says that this is inconclusive and that I need to learn to live with my symptoms (she obviously thinks I am a complete hypochondriac). I just don't know if I can live with my symptoms though. I feel like a shadow of my normal self.
The blood results were:-
Nov 2015 - serum TSH level 4.5 (0.27 - 4.20)
Serum free T4 level 13.9 (12 - 22)
calcium serum adjusted 2.1 (2.2 - 2.6)
serum ferritin 19 (13 - 150)
B12 serum folate 450 (150 - 900)
Dec 2015 - serum TSH level 2.6
Jan 2016 - serum TSH level 5.8
I think because the TSH went down to 2.6 and then back up again to 5.8, the GP says the thyroid is responding to the messages for more T4 and so there is no problem.
can anyone give me any advice?