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Crew member on GBR976R Selene
1400 (Local) Tuesday 19 February
The first 24 hours have been hectic but some of the most enjoyable sailing I have ever done. We have been kept very busy with sail changes and spinnaker hoists and gybes in 20-24 kts of breeze but rewarded with some cracking boat speed and the boat handling has been superb. What a great crew. We think we are still lying second in IRC 3 and will struggle to overhaul the J39 in front of us in the conditions.
A brief summary of the legs to date.
Start and round the south of Antigua was 20-24 kts from just south of east and we were comfortable with the heavy weather jib and a reef in the main. On the run up to Barbuda the wind moderated and we shook out the reef and hoisted the asymmetric spinnaker for while until the wind went forward and we dropped, but were able to hoist our No.1 genoa under the asymmetric so still had plenty of power and were easily hitting 10 kts at times.
The gybe at North sails was tidy and we were amazed to see Tim Wright in his flubber duck, seemingly in the middle f nowhere. I hope he will have managed some great pictures as we rounded the mark in close company with Great Escape - a 52ft Jeannau.
After North Sails we hoisted the Badger (our heavy weather kite) and had a great spinnaker run down to Nevis, spanking along mostly in excess of 10 kts and Vmax was 14.3 kts.
We gybed, in the dark, from a port hoist onto starboard and held the kite as long as could as we hardened up to the west of Nevis before dropping the Badger through the letter box and going back onto a white sail reach. During the night the wind went right and lighter again and we hoisted the asymmetric (still in the dark!) to post speeds of 10-12 kts again. But it became a handful as the wind crept up to 22 kts again and went forward, a combination of the wind going back to East and slightly and the significant contribution our exceptional boats speeds were making in driving the apparent wind forward. After dropping the kite we were still managing 9-10 kts and staying well in touch with a number of other boats around us including Milanto and 2 First 40.7s.
We approached Saba under the No.1 and changed down to the heavy weather jib under the lee of the island with its steep cliffs. We were quickly through the wind shadow behind Saba and out again into 24kts from the East and put a reef in the main, but Selene was still quite a handful in the early part of the beat with a rather short and uncomfortable sea. We put in an early hitch on port tack for an hour or so then tacked onto a long starboard leg before tacking back on port behind St Barts where we saw a little relief from the vicious 3 kt current which makes this leg so difficult. We had some welcome relief from the waves as well and were bang on our targets of 6.5-7kts and 5.6 VMG in the flatter water. Progress around St Barts was good and we hoisted the Badger again on a starboard gybe as we freed off for the run down to St Marten
So the crew have had a lot on in the short duration of the race to date, but the watch system is working well. We are hoping to get round St Marten and start the long reach down to Guadeloupe in daylight as we shall need to keep the heavy weather jib for the beat though the Anguilla Channel and change up to the No.1 for the reach to give us better options if the wind changes.
Food has been great and cheerfully provided by Big Phil or Fishy Phil as we now know him. iBob has been spot on with the nav and all 4 helms have been very slid in driving the boat exactly where Bob tells us to - at speed!
There seems little we can do to improve and hope that the strength of the boat and our strength in depth will continue to keep us in a competitive position during the later stages of the race. The nights are long, but we had a half moon last night and that gave reasonable light, assisted by our deck light for some of the sail changes.
For now the weather remains fair with blue skies and plenty of sunshine and winds of 20-25kts. Not much more we could ask for.
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Mohamad Mustaqir bin Ahmad Roslan, MBBS Year 2 from Ulul Albab Program won the 3rd place in Musabaqah Itqan Hafazan Competition 2018 held at IIUM. He was awarded the third place in the 1 Juzu' (30th Juz) hafazan category reciting Surah Al-Baqarah verse 1-286.
The competition was organized by Itqan Institute for Quranic Education. 343 participants from 32 Universities took part in the competition. UniKL RCMP was represented by:
1.Mohamad Mustaqir bin Ahmad Roslan (MBBS Year 2)
2.Nur Syifa' binti Muhammad Khairin (MBBS Year 2)
3.Fatin Arina Syazwani binti Amir (MBBS Year 2)
4.Muhammad Mu'az bin Muhammad Zaki (B.Pharm Year 2)
5.Nur Fazzlin binti Che Hassan (B. Pharm Year 2)
Mohamad Mustaqir took home RM2000.00 and a certificate that was sponsored by the Royal Embassy of Saudi Islamic Counsellor in Kuala Lumpur. Meanwhile, Muhammad Mu'az bin Muhammad Zaki was selected among the 12 finalists in the competition.
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Some advice for women entrepreneurs, by women entrepreneurs
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Being an entrepreneur is never a piece of cake. With every second startup failing, there is a good chance that you are not going to be successful, you are going to be faced with many problems and questions which you cannot possibly answer and somehow it will seem like the universe is crashing and burning on you. All of this becomes a lot tougher when the aspiring entrepreneur is a woman. Somehow, they are not particularly looked at as entrepreneurs, technologists and effective leaders. If you're an aspiring woman entrepreneur who wants to make it big, here's some advice that will hopefully encourage you to follow your passions!
Don't let others decide for you
"Nobody talks about entrepreneurship as survival, but that's exactly what it is and what nurtures creative thinking. Running that first shop taught me, business is not financial science; it's about trading: buying and selling." – Anita Roddick, Founder of The Body Shop.
"Your business idea just doesn't seem feasible!" So many aspiring women entrepreneurs have that heard from self-proclaimed successful businessmen time and again, and often enough, women entrepreneurs around the world have proven them wrong. A lot of women often face rejection when they try to convince anyone about their business ideas. Even if they somehow manage to convince them, they are often advised to get into a partnership with a trusted male friend or a male family member who supposedly knows the game better. This can lead to an onset of negative feelings and self-doubt, and before long, many women drop their plans before they even begin.
Seven out of ten people will tell you how difficult it is to survive in the 'big, competitive world of entrepreneurship' and how women 'have greater chances of failure.' By avoiding such people, you get a major obstacle out of the way. Be around those who can help and guide you in the best possible manner. Learn from people who are successful and understand the kind of struggles they have gone through. This will help you figure out what you should and shouldn't be doing when starting your own business.
Stay inspired and motivated
"Don't be intimidated by what you don't know. That can be your greatest strength and ensure that you do things differently from everyone else." – Sara Blakely, Founder of Spanx.
As a woman entrepreneur, you need to keep looking for ideas that inspire you to keep moving ahead. A lack of experience can only be a weakness if you allow it to be one. There are many 'mompreneurs' who have no B-school degrees or real job experience but turned out to be highly successful in their businesses. If you have enough passion for your business idea, nothing can stop you from turning it into a successful venture. Identify your weaknesses and start working on getting them out of the way. With the right amount of patience and perseverance, you'll soon be able to bridge the gap between your experience and your expectations.
While you cannot ignore your family and work, never ignore your health
"The glass ceiling that once limited a woman's career path has paved a new road towards business ownership where women can utilize their sharp business acumen while building strong family ties." – Erica Nicole, Founder and CEO of YFS Magazine
Entrepreneurship is all about self-discipline, and women entrepreneurs are often known for their meticulous display this trait. For entrepreneurs, weekdays have grown more stressful and challenging, and if you have a family to take care of, they might seem even longer. Sadly, for most working women, health often takes a backseat. In the long run, this becomes one of the reasons why they quit their work. Fitness routines can help you find a natural rhythm and keep you physically and mentally fit. Physically fit individuals are able to focus on their work better than others. Running half an hour on a treadmill or taking a long walk once a day can clear your head and help you reclaim your energy.
Entrepreneurship comes naturally to people who have the capacity, energy and passion for what they believe in, and this holds true irrespective of what gender they belong to. If you have a life-turning idea up your sleeve, there is nothing that can stop you from being a successful entrepreneur. Along the way, family challenges and societal pressure might force you to pull back sometimes, but in the end, all it takes to succeed is the right amount of determination and focus towards your goals. Believe in yourself first if you want to make others believe in you.
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What is GMZW?
This is "Good Morning Zakera Ward!", a Mass Effect in-universe fan podcast!
Every weekday morning, Suraya the human and Jorik the turian dish out the news, trade quips, and annoy their volus boss, Mr. Rak. Joining them is the asari love guru, Miss Asar Amore, and Mr. Rak's spunky volus daughter, Gem. Together, they deliver daily entertainment to all the denizens of the Citadel's Zakera Ward.
What parts of 'Mass Effect' Does it go through?
GMZW Seasons 1 & 2 (and soon to be 3) offer a glimpse at life in the Citadel, and loosely follows the events of Mass Effect 1 through the eyes of regular civilians.
Will the series go past 'Mass Effect 1'?
Yes. We are currently planning Season 4, while we write Season 3, which will take place during the events of 'Mass Effect 2'.
How long has GMZW been around?
This is an ongoing series that has two completed seasons. The first episode was released on August 13th, 2014. (iTunes link if you're interested)
What is the recording process like?
GMZW does things a bit differently from other projects. First, we have our writing team of four very dedicated 'Mass Effect' fans draft everything up. Then, we send out the scripts about a week in advance for you, the actor, to go over. Finally, we get as many of the voice cast as we can together on a discord server, and record everyone all at once, so we can react in next to real-time for the most authentic reactions possible. The voice actors will record using a file name template into their choice of free software (Reaper or Audacity, usually). They then send in the files over google drive to the main GMZW email account, where they will be processed and edited.
Is it necessary to have played Mass Effect?
Not at all! These being all original characters mean game related lore and such will be handled by the writing team and filtering will be done in post-production.
Do you have the project on YouTube?
Why yes we do! https://www.youtube.com/user/goodmorningzw
Do you have a website?
Currently our hub is over on tumblr, but to get there quickly you can use https://gmzw.info
What do I need to join this project?
1: Every one of our voice actors is using at least a Blue Snowball with a pop filter inside of an isolation foam chamber (very easy to DIY with sound foam and a cardboard box.
2: Please send in auditions recorded as cleanly as possible, as anything with background noises or relatively low quality will be rejected.
3: Discord and a gmail account are a must. All planning and recording sessions are conducted over discord. All recorded files are sent in through google drive.
Who Is Asar Amore?
Asar Amore is the host of the romantic
advice segment on GMZW. Just think of a late-night
radio love guru host who takes callers and gives out advice.
What will be expected of this role?
This is a character recast of Asar Amore. We are looking for someone who will be able to closely emulate the previous voice actor's performance. It might help to listen to Asar Amore from previous episodes here:
An easy access point is S02E05 at timecode 03:25. https://youtu.be/u_jl3kXYI1k?t=3m25s
her opening line is at S02E01 timecode 00:23, but Asar Amore doesn't
really get going in this episode until timecode 01:38. https://youtu.be/kJ5ZHsKH8_U
More about Asar Amore:
Asar Amore's lived a
full life filled with adventures, including a lengthy tenure in the
military's special ops. But now that she's in the "retirement" phase of
her life, she's a bit… bored. This occasionally compels her to act out,
and is also the reason she joined the radio show in the first place: it
seemed like a window to new experiences.
Nevertheless, she's
still the most secretive, mature, and rational of her co-hosts, though
she has recently learned to loosen up.
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CNN: 4 ways we're still fighting the Civil War
April 11, 2011- He stood 5-foot-8 and weighed 145 pounds. His face was gaunt and sunburned. Ticks, fleas and lice covered his body.
Before battle, his lips would quiver and his body went numb. When the shooting started, some of his comrades burst into maniacal laughter. Others bit the throat and ears of their enemy. And some were shattered by shells so powerful that tufts of their hair stuck to rocks and trees.
Take a tour of a Civil War battlefield today, and it's difficult to connect the terrifying experience of an average Civil War soldier -- described above from various historical accounts -- with the tranquil historic sites where we now snap pictures today.
But you don't have to tour a battlefield to understand the Civil War. Look at today's headlines. As the nation commemorates the 150th anniversary of its deadliest war this week, some historians say we're still fighting over some of the same issues that fueled the Civil War.
"There are all of these weird parallels," says Stephanie McCurry, author of "Confederate Reckoning," a new book that examines why Southerners seceded and its effect on Southern women and slaves.
"When you hear charges today that the federal government is overreaching, and the idea that the Constitution recognized us as a league of sovereign states -- these were all part of the secessionist charges in 1860," she says.
These "weird parallels" go beyond the familiar debates over what caused the war, slavery or states' rights. They extend to issues that seem to have nothing to do with the Civil War.
The shutdown of the federal government, war in Libya, the furor over the new health care law and Guantanamo Bay -- all have tentacles that reach back to the Civil War, historians say.
They point to four parallels:
The disappearance of the political center
If you think the culture wars are heated now, check out mid-19th century America. The Civil War took place during a period of pervasive piety when both North and South demonized one another with self-righteous, biblical language, one historian says.
The war erupted not long after the "Second Great Awakening" sparked a national religious revival. Reform movements spread across the country. Thousands of Americans repented of their sins at frontier campfire meetings and readied themselves for the Second Coming.
They got war instead. Their moral certitude helped make it happen, says David Goldfield, author of "America Aflame," a new book that examines evangelical Christianity's impact on the war.
Goldfield says evangelical Christianity "poisoned the political process" because the American system of government depends on compromise and moderation, and evangelical religion abhors both because "how do you compromise with sin."
"By transforming political issues into moral causes, you raise the stakes of the conflict and you tend to demonize your opponents," Goldfield says.
Contemporary political rhetoric is filled with similar rhetoric. Opponents aren't just wrong -- they're sinners, Goldfield says.
"The erosion of the center in contemporary American politics is the most striking parallel between today and the time just before the Civil War," Goldfield says.
In the lead-up to the war, political campaigns were filled with religious fervor. Political parties paraded their piety and labeled opponents infidels.
"Today's government gridlock results, in part, from this religious mind set that many issues can be divided into good and evil and sin and salvation," he says.


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Toenail fungus is unusual in children, nevertheless, the probabilities becomes more as one's age increases. Around 48% of people today in the United States have at least a single toe impacted by the time they are 70 years of age The uncomfortable tight fitting footwear and layers of nail polish enhances the risk of escalating toenail fungus. It can also spread person-to-particular person in public locations, such as locker rooms and showers. Getting a chronic condition that have an effect on a circulation, such as diabetes or HIV also enhances your risk. The impacted nail will become stained and will turn incredibly thick and overgrown. A single may perhaps notice stinking debris under the nail. The nail may perhaps disintegrate and in the end fall off fully, or it could turn out to be so thick that it is incredibly painful to wear footwear.
Hay fever allergies, also identified as respiratory allergies surprising affects of the kids in America. To ones surprise, hay fever allergies are seldom associated to hay or lead to a fever, nor does a virus induce hay fever allergies. With the staggering percentage of children becoming impacted by allergies, medical understanding of how to treat hay fever and respiratory allergies remains restricted.
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The result in of these presentations are muscle and ligament strain and sprain, disk bulging and nerve root compression, misplaced vertebra making acute or chronic subluxations, and less regularly, antherolisthesis or posterolisthesis, circumstances in which one particular vertebra misplaced forward or backward. Some congenital circumstances such as spina bifida occulta, a condition exactly where the spinal process was not formed, will be a predisposing element for the early development of osteoarthritis. We have a flexion-distraction table that we use for individuals with disk challenges.
The nail can be filed down and trimmed cautiously, either at home or by a podiatrist. If the infection is gentle and considerably localized then to treat toenail fungus a medical doctor may propose a medicated nail polish containing either Loceryl or Loprox. If the infection persists or carry on spreading then a physician could prescribe an oral, systemic anti-fungal medication such as Sporanox or Lamisil. The therapy may possibly takes about 12 weeks. Both of these drugs have some really harmful effects that may perhaps not be suitable for some individuals.
In other situations of food allergies there may well be nausea and vomiting.
Each and every time these antibodies recognize the identical invading allergens histamine is released into the bloodstream causing irritating hay fever, respiratory allergies symptoms. There are two major sorts of allergies: seasonal allergies (spring via fall) and perennial allergies (all-year extended). Bronchitis is 1 of the rising respiratory problems currently. Impacted persons reside in locations exactly where high level air pollution, generally impacted men and women who are smokers, bronchitis is a disorder which may possibly influence your day-to-day tasks. There are mostly 2 types of bronchitis which are the chronic bronchitis and acute bronchitis.
If a fungal infection turns into scratchy, it is enough to look for medical therapy so that a physician will examine the toenail and may perhaps take compact samples. The nail can be scrutinized for fungi or some other infection below a microscope in the lab. Most folks feel of allergies as respiratory allergies. These can be brought on by a lot of distinctive allergens, including dust, mold, mildew, pollen, and a lot more. The most prevalent symptoms of a respiratory allergy are sneezing, coughing, runny nose, dry and itchy throat, and watery eyes.
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If your eyes begin to come to be itchy and aggravated from all of the rubbing from you attempting to relieve the itching and you are unable to get to allergy medicine, you may want to look at rinsing your eyes with cool water. This can also be helpful if you have respiratory allergies or if you got the allergen into your eye. As a particular person who suffered from nasal allergies due to pollen, I can fully grasp the trauma associated. The terrible sneezing attacks, runny nose, itchy eyes and nose, and excessive tearing could debilitate any particular person. I had difficulty with dust mites and pollen and suffered in the course of rains and winters. Antihistamines, as we are all conscious, only help alleviate the symptoms.
Low Calorie Cake Mix – Sufferers with sciatica will have excruciating pain radiating all the way down the leg. Toenail fungus is uncommon in youngsters, having said that, the chances becomes additional as one's age increases.


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Happy Arabia is Sad again: Saudi Massacre Kills 13 Yemeni Civilians Including Schoolchildren
By Staff, Agencies
As if all the massacres that had engulfed Yemen are still not enough to draw the world's attention to the Saudi brutality personified there.
As if Yemen is a country from a different planet and the people of Earth are biased enough to have no emotions towards the daily sufferings happening there.
In yet another crime against humanity, more than a dozen civilians, most of them schoolchildren, were martyred in the most recent –until the moment- airstrike by Saudi warplanes targeting residential areas in Yemen.
The strike hit the country's west-central province of Sana'a and the southwestern province of Ta'izz.
In further details, Youssef al-Hazzari, a spokesman for the Yemeni Ministry of Public Health and Population, said at least 13 people lost their lives and 92 others sustained injuries after Saudi warplanes launched aerial assaults against an area in the Sa'wan district of Sana'a on Sunday evening. He said most of the victims were schoolchildren.
Hazzari also condemned the incident as a war crime, saying, "On the World Health Day, April 7, which carries the slogan 'Health for All', the Saudi-led coalition of aggression marked the event in its well-known manner."
He called on the international community to shoulder its responsibility for the crimes being committed by Saudi Arabia and its regional allies against Yemeni people.
Meanwhile, Yemeni Health Minister Taha al-Mutawakel said the massacre points to the Saudi-led coalition's total disregard for international and humanitarian treaties and laws.
Mutawakel reiterated that the failure of the international community to impose sanctions on the perpetrators of such crimes has emboldened them to continue targeting Yemeni people.
The official called on international humanitarian organizations to condemn the carnage, not to remain silent about the crimes being committed against the Yemeni nation, and exert pressure aimed at stopping the Saudi-led aggression.
The Yemeni health minister further stressed the importance of effective measures to hold the perpetrators of these crimes accountable at international courts.
Earlier in the day, a woman was martyred and two others were injured when Saudi military aircraft struck a house in the Dimnat Khadir district of Ta'izz.
Saudi Arabia and a number of its regional allies launched the devastating campaign against Yemen in March 2015.
According to a report by the Armed Conflict Location and Event Data Project [ACLED], the Saudi-led war has so far claimed the lives of about 56,000 Yemenis.
The war has also taken a heavy toll on the country's infrastructure, destroying hospitals, schools, and factories. The UN has already said that a record 22.2 million Yemenis are in dire need of food, including 8.4 million threatened by severe hunger. According to the world body, Yemen is suffering from the most severe famine in more than 100 years.


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The April 8 joint CPGB/Labour Party Marxists aggregate had two agenda items - the battle in the Labour Party and the danger of war in the Middle East. William Sarsfield reports that there was plenty to think about
John Bridge kicked proceedings off with an item on the Labour Party. The comrade gave us a useful summary of the battle that has unfolded in the Labour Party since Corbyn became leader in September 2015. He emphasised that the historic
opportunity to transform Labour was not the result of the traditional symbiotic relationship between left and right wings in the party; this was a chance development, delivered to us on a plate by a gaggle of right wing "morons", as they accurately designated themselves.1
Their agonies continue and are gratifying, of course. However, the comrade emphasised that the background of the situation in the Middle East - and Gaza specifically - "shines some sort of light" on why the bourgeoisie is still aggressively hostile to any idea of a Corbyn government. As you would expect of the man, his take on Gaza has been relatively mild, but still a clear moral stance against the actions of Israel and in solidarity with those gunned down by its soldiers. A stark contrast to foreign secretary Boris Johnson's invisibility on the issue.
There are also domestic reasons. The Confederation of British Industry has warned that Corbyn's programme of nationalisation (comrade Bridge paused at this point and wondered aloud - "what programme of nationalisation?") would be "worse than a hard Brexit". He observed that "to equate a Corbyn government" - with its insipid proposals for some limited renationalisations here and there - with the rupture of Brexit indicates the real fear amongst big business.
Of course, there is more to it than this. "It is Corbyn's past, his statements against Nato, his stance on wars like Iraq" and - crucially, the comrade emphasised - the perception of the ruling class that the election of a government led by the man might well spark a "crisis of expectations". The comrade's assessment is that a great deal is being projected onto both Corbyn as an individual politician and a future Labour Party led by him. "The scare tactics" deployed by the bourgeois media and its friends in the Parliamentary Labour government - which have included Corbyn's links with Hamas, the IRA, the spectre of his "Marxism" - have just not worked and the ruling class is rattled by the "danger" of a Corbyn victory.
So we have seen the serial leaks from the Labour right wing, open rebellion culminating in shadow cabinet resignations and the 172-strong PLP no confidence vote against him, the second leadership contest with McNicol's disenfranchisement of thousands of potential Corbyn supporters (including one Catherine Starr, who was suspended for writing "I fucking love the Foo Fighters"), etc. Comrade Bridge noted that although this squalid guerrilla warfare was "surreal and quite clearly a fix directed against Corbyn", the press chimed in with the basic mantra of the right - Corbyn was out of his depth, he was incompetent, he would lose the next general
elected and lose it badly.
Comrade Bridge reminded us that he too had expected a Corbyn-led general election campaign would see big losses for Labour. Like many commentators, he admitted, wrongly.
Complacency and the sentiment that 'peace' needs to break out in the party is a dangerous illusion, however. "In my view", he underlined, "the civil war began well before Corbyn was elected, and until Corbyn is totally tamed and the left is purged from the Labour Party, this civil war will not stop."
Before the right of the party laid hold of the extremely effective anti-Semitism provocation, they tried out others. What was interesting about this, the comrade noted, was that they were often "laying hold of the weapons of the left to use against the left." Eg, a window broken at Angela Eagle's office was rebranded as "homophobia". Implausibly, her Constituency Labour Party was "rife with homophobia", we were told.
Anti-Semitism trumps them all, however. Labour is now "awash" with this foul prejudice, we are meant to believe. In fact, it is "extremely marginal" and the comrade reminded the meeting that, when we have encountered anti-Semitism, we have dealt promptly and firmly with it.2 Of course, he observed, this was an utterly "cynical" campaign by the establishment, given its fetid history of anti-Jewish prejudice and persecution.
Corbyn's placid, yielding demeanour in the face this onslaught is his tactical/personal choice, comrade Bridge underlined. But "with every concession he gives, with every blow he takes without retaliation, every apology he issues for some imaginary 'offence'" the rest of us are tainted. It is clearly not his conscious intention, but his Christ-like appetite for submission to suffering and passivity "opens the door for anyone to be charged with causing 'offence' or with the extraordinarily elastic category of 'anti-Semitism'".
Where are the voices of sanity in the mainstream media, comrade Bridge asked? "I really am waiting for our equivalent of Emile Zola", he said. "Where is our great public intellectual, who can dissect this nonsense and nail this provocation, to say 'J'accuse ...?"3 The last thing the venal Labour right and their allies in the mainstream media want is a rational, sane debate on this issue. If it happened, "they would lose and lose very badly", the comrade bluntly stated.
Winding up, comrade Bridge suggested we need to ring the alarm bell against complacency in the Labour ranks. For the reasons already stated, the notion that the ruling class would be sanguine about Corbyn causally strolling into No10 Downing Street in the event of a Labour victory in the next general election is foolish.
The majority of the PLP remain implacably hostile and will remain so even if he delivers them a victory. The constitutional monarchy system requires the leader of the biggest party in the Commons to assure the monarch that they can command a parliamentary majority. It's not too hard to imagine that - against a media barrage of hysteria over the prospect of a 'Marxist' in No10 - others might step forward to side-line him. Who? "How about Keir Starmer?" Comrade Bridge speculated. It would not be too fanciful to imagine a figure like him getting the support of 'left wing' Tories, Lib Dems and perhaps the Scottish National Party? The ongoing nightmare of Brexit then disappears along with the Corbyn bogeyman. The comrade underlined that "I'm not saying that will happen, but the left ought to be conscious" of the danger.
The future is uncertain - full of dangers and possibilities. It presents huge tasks for the left - sections of which, stupidly, remain outside the Labour Party - "voluntarily", he pointedly noted.
In the discussion, comrades took up three broad themes.
First, anti-Semitism. Comrade Moshé Machover - a guest at the meeting - commented on the fluid nature of the definition of 'anti-Semitism'. This 'new anti-Semitism' is "not a recent invention" of pro-imperialist groups like the Alliance for Workers Liberty and "not even an invention of the local enemies of Jeremy Corbyn." The comrade flagged up as important a developing "crisis" between Israel and Jews throughout the rest of the world. This was something that we should recognise as "one of the motives" behind the witch-hunt in Labour.
James Harvey reported on the situation in his local CLP where Momentum members are consciously avoiding any serious discussion of anti-Semitism. It's "too difficult a topic", people are told. He notes a "chill factor" on the left's ability to even talk about it. The problem does not just stem from the right and its bellicose campaign; the left's notions of "offence" and "identity politics" issues have contributed.
Second - rationality. Mike Macnair pointed out that part of this process involved the stage by stage abolition of freedom of speech. There is an implication in that movement that "war is not far off", a confirmation of the adage that "truth is the first casualty." So, this furore in Labour is intimately "linked to developments in the Middle East." The really "scary thing" however is the connection to "a lot of bellicose noises against Russia". A confrontation that implies a great power war.
I backed up comrade Macnair's point about the authoritarian irrationality and the restrictions on people's ability to think and speak critically. The attacks of the right wing are often not simply "an attack on people's rights, on their freedom of speech - they're an attack on rationality" itself, I said. An expression of the fact that the right are aware that they cannot win in an open and honest debate.
Stan Keable mentioned the circular from Jennie Formby informing comrades that while discussing issues - concretely, the anti-Semitism controversy - you "mustn't criticise anyone" or be "unhelpful" by calling out peoples' motives for raising the issue. This sort of hypersensitive irrationality is endemic in Labour, and not simply on the right.
Third - political independence. I commented that we needed to get "a sense of urgency" about this question of the political independence of the working class and - more concretely - the independence of the left from Corbyn and Corbynism. Not an easy task, I thought, given its "endemic tailism". I get "moans in the pub" after meetings; no "notion of a coherent organised platform" that would support Corbyn when he is supportable and draw a hard line against him when he's not.
Comrade Keable suggested that the Achilles heel of the Labour left as far as political independence goes is the obsession with "electability". In pursuit of this the left will accept stringent restrictions on itself and its ability to take an independent stand.
Comrade Macnair pointed out that this was an incredibly hard task, given that our movement "has so much lost elementary forms of class political independence" in general. That said, the mere fact of Corbyn's leadership victory "opens up in the Labour Party and the labour movement … a fluidity, a chaos period" where a great deal can be achieved.
War danger
The second agenda item - on the Middle East - was introduced by Yassamine Mather and was an expansion of her article in last week's paper.4 "We live in uncertain times", she observed - primarily because the Trump presidency has divested itself of all the "sane" people, as the Democrat opposition had dubbed the departees. Her opening looked at the convulsions in the White House, the unstable nature of the Trump administration as evidenced by tensions and friction between individual rivals, and the consequences of recent changes in personnel.
A theme running through all of this is the question of the nuclear deal with Iran, so the comrade took some time to explain national security advisor Bolton's vision for that country - "just as he had a vision for Iraq", the comrade pointedly commented. While his appointment does not make an attack on Iran certain, it adds to the uncertainty in general, she said.
The comrade spent a considerable amount of time on the 'Bolton vision' - shared by Trump - for a post theocracy Iran, and then answering questions and comments on this from the meeting. What is this alternative? "It's a cult", she told us. "It's called the Mujahedin-e-Khalq" - a perverse and greatly diminished sect kept half-afloat by Saudi money and living, weirdly, in a tower block in Albania.
The key points comrade Mather made were that the MEK are simply not a viable alternative to establish a regime in Iran (or anywhere on the planet, frankly). The US can wreak havoc in Iran or anywhere else in the Middle East - with or without nuclear weapons. In the aftermath of the defeat of Iran, a project might be the break-up of the country into national entities. But comrade Mather illustrated the problems involved with this, given the inter-penetration of the peoples of the area and the reliance of local elites on Tehran - an enormously complex picture.
The Iranian regime has shown that it is capable of retreating. But it faces a government in Washington "that is not into nation-building", she said. "It is actually in favour of break-ups and destruction."
"Uncertain times" indeed.
1. As characterised by Margaret Beckett MP.
2. 'No place for anti-Semitism' Weekly Worker September 18 2014.
3. 'J'accuse...!' ('I accuse...!') was an open letter published in January 1898 by the writer Emil Zola, accusing the French government of anti-Semitism over the jailing of Alfred Dreyfus, a French army general staff officer imprisoned for espionage.
4. 'Triple alliance piles on pressure' Weekly Worker April 5 2018.


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Despite ongoing concerns about the legibility and accessibility of annual reports, their length has increased, according to research by EY.
FTSE350 companies had an average of 186 pages in their annual report in 2016/17, an increase of five pages on the previous year and a 25% increase from 2012/13.
This period has seen the introduction of strategic report and directors' remuneration report regulation, along with requirements to include a full list of subsidiaries.
However, EY has warned that the need for directors of significantly sized companies to explain how they comply with Section 172 of the Companies Act (where they must have regard for the interests of shareholders) is likely to cause annual reports to increase in size.
Some 54% showed a link between strategy and KPIs—up from 50% a year earlier. Linking between strategy and remuneration was shown in 39% of companies' annual reports—a rise from 24%. Four in ten communicated a "broad purpose", but only half of these companies clearly linked this to strategy.
Mala Shah-Coulon, executive director, corporate governance at EY, said that companies were "doing relatively well" to keep up with new areas of interest for shareholders, including culture, purpose and sustainability, but details concerning governance reporting and stakeholder engagement still required more work to be done, "to ensure disclosures are sufficiently specific to the company and focused on actions and outcomes, rather than just processes".
As businesses contemplate more digitally focused reporting, Ken Williamson—EY UK & Ireland head of corporate governance—said it would be "interesting" to see whether that direction aids better engagement with their stakeholders.


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For starters, let's just put it plainly: We've been busy. Actually, very busy. And it's the good kind of busy, if you get what I'm saying.
Sure, we're still building product and finding digging in deeper into what will really resonate with early customers. And yes, we're working even closer with some of those folks and giving a deeply empathetic ear to their needs and desires and struggles that we believe we can solve.
Same old, same old.
But, there's much more to the picture now as we've grown our team internally which means that we are executing against our vision of building and growing our culture because our team is the very heartbeat of not just who we are but also what we do.
Consequently, I've been religiously working on our open source handbook and have removed a ton of extraneous folders and docs, combined a bunch of them into a more streamlined read, and ordered them in a fashion that should be read by any new staffer.
One of the new additions, though, is our Team Pins section where I've shared one of the first physical cultural artifacts that we've created for our team.
You see, this is part of our belief that great organizational culture happens not only organically but also intentionally.
In other words, there are things about our culture that will be created as a natural consequence of hiring great people and that are created through the amalgamation of their personalities, perspectives, and experiences and there are other things that we consciously and purposefully add and inject into our company because we believe they can be valuable and beneficial.
Even if, for instance, they might be "small," like a custom enamel pin to represent a shared, company event like our 2017 "New Beginnings" pin that we've sent out to all of our team and supporting cast members who have helped put Pinpoint together:
We've started a small tradition here at Pinpoint where we celebrate a few milestones that we, as a team, get to experience together. These might be yearly anniversaries, a significant customer sale (or other fiscally-significant events), and/or team-centric celebrations.
Over time we should all have a handful of them to represent our time and our participation in the larger Pinpoint story.
And that is really the hope that, over time, we can add more and more of these small pins to the mix as we celebrate the great things that are happening as a company.
Sure, it might seem like a small thing but I don't feel that way about it. We have this very unique and fleeting opportunity to do things that we will never be able to do as things progress and as we grow and scale as a team.
I want to capture and commemorate these milestones so that I can never forget how far we've come and the hopes that we have for an unbelievable future.
This shared perspective and community experience through a simple enamel pin is one way we can purposefully "design" our company culture and communicate our values to ourselves and to those that encounter us.
This is how we're going to "pin" our culture down, so to speak, and it'll be a visual reminder of not only our own personal commitments that we've made to do work that matters but also a shared commitment to each other and to our greater team.
Here's to many more pins in our exciting future!
[If you want more great reading on how to build effective company culture then try this post via Invision which was very inspiring (and very relevant)!]


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The Perkins Clinic at Earlens has one of the best team of hearing experts, composed of expert physicians and audiologists, led by Dr. Rodney Perkins. This multi-disciplinary team performs a thorough physiological and anatomical examination of your ears and hearing, to determine the right solution for your specific hearing needs.
Meet The Expert Hearing Team
Dr. Rodney Perkins is the founder of The Perkins Clinic at Earlens. He also serves as a Professor Emeritus of Surgery at The Stanford University School of Medicine, where he started The California Ear Institute.
Dr. Perkins has had a long history as a pioneer in the field of otolarynghology. He has been credited with developing surgical procedures for middle ear reconstruction, ear-drum transplantation and for use of lasers in high-precision surgeries, many of which are widely recognized today as standard-of-care. He is also the pioneer behind "Project Hear", the ear tissue bank.
After four decades as a surgeon, Dr. Perkins realized that there existed an opportunity to do more for patients with hearing impairment who could not be treated surgically. It was then that he became interested in inventing digital solutions to help patients improve their hearing performance. Over the years, as a physician entrepreneur, he has founded over 13 successful companies, including ReSound Corporation, Sound ID, and most recently, Earlens Corporation.
He strives to make the Perkins Clinic at Earlens a model for patient care with the Earlens® Contact Hearing Solution.
Dr. Rodney Perkins received his medical degree from The Indiana University and completed his surgical residency at The Stanford University School of Medicine.
Awards and Recognition:
- Phoenix Hall of Fame Innovators Award
- Lifetime Achievement Awards from the Santa Clara County Medical Society
- Distinguished Medical Alumnus Award from Indiana University.
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Dr. Perkins holds 18 issued patents with more than 37 patents pending approval.
Dr. Michelle Inserra currently works as an otologist at Perkins Clinic at Earlens.
Originally from New York, Dr. Inserra completed her degree in biomedical engineering from the Brown University and her research from the Rockefeller University.
She then embarked on her medical journey, where she completed her training and residency in Otolaryngology / Head & Neck Surgery from the Stanford University and a fellowship in Neurotology from the California Ear Institute, where she worked with Dr. Perkins
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Dr. Elizabeth Eskridge-Mitchell is an expert audiologist at the Perkins Clinic, with over 8 years of experience in Clinical Audiology and Audiology Research.
She completed her Doctorate in Audiology from Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, after completing her Bachelor of Arts from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Prior to joining the Perkins Clinic, Elizabeth held research positions at the Veteran's Administration and House Research Institute, where she provided diagnostic and dispensing audiology services in Southern California. She has also served as an audiologist with other hearing aid companies in the past.
Growing up with a mother with hearing loss exposed her to the challenges hearing loss can result in and the effects it can have on one's quality of life, which made her realise at a young age that serving people with hearing loss was her calling. She finds joy in providing patients with exceptional service, enhanced hearing and a better quality of life.
Dr. Kim Hoppin is an audiologist with extensive experience from diverse settings, including UCSF Medical Center, private practice, research institutions, and other hearing aid manufacturing companies. She earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Communication Disorders from the University of Wisconsin, her Master's degree in Audiology from Northwestern University, and her Doctor of Audiology degree from the University of Florida. After growing up on the North Shore of Chicago, Dr. Hoppin moved to the Bay Area in 1991. She enjoys spending time with her two sons, as well as keeping healthy with power yoga workouts.
Dr. Suzanne Carr Levy, PhD, was born in Perth, Australia and grew up in California. She was born with single-sided hearing impairment as a result of congenital atresia. She obtained her Bachelors in Science studying bioengineering at the University of California, San Diego. Because of her personal experience with monaural hearing, she went on to study binaural hearing at Professor Steve Colburn's lab at Boston University, where she graduated with a Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering. Her thesis focused on the effects of pitch, spatial separation, and reverberation on speech understanding in normal and hearing-impaired listeners. She started working at Earlens Corporation in 2010, first as a research audiologist conducting the first feasibility trial and moving up to manage the clinical trials on subsequent generations of the Earlens device, including the one used to gain FDA clearance for marketing. As the Director of Clinical Research at Earlens her research interests include everything about a direct-drive hearing aid that differentiates it from and acoustic aid, and continuous learning and understanding about this unique technology. When she is not at Earlens, she spends her time with her husband and 2 adorable daughters.
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Do you like mashed potatoes? So do I.
Thanksgiving is one week away, and everyone is looking for the perfect side dish (THIS IS ONE OF MANY), and to be honest, you cannot go wrong with this mashed potatoes recipe. Simple, quick and SCRUMPTIOUS!
You see… I have a pet peeve (I know most people have one at some point in their lives) mine is tasteless and dry mashed potatoes. Sometimes when we make small changes we can obtain great results. For example: making sure you evenly cut your potatoes. Heat up your milk or heavy cream before adding it to the mashed potatoes, this could make a huge difference.
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Finally, the most wonderful time of the year is approaching. I can't wait for Thanksgiving and Christmas. Although I believe we should not wait for a day in specific to be thankful. We should be thankful every day. What are you thankful for?
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This is the perfect Thanksgiving side dish.
- 2 lb Idaho potatoes (peeled and quartered)
- 2 cups heavy cream
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme
- 2 garlic cloves (crushed)
- salt and pepper
- Step 1 In a pot add potatoes, and cover with cold water. Add salt and bring to a boil over medium-high heat until potatoes are tender, about 20 minutes.
- Step 2 In a small saucepan heat the heavy cream, butter, thyme, garlic cloves, salt and pepper.
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The Basic Ketogenic Diet - mmmm. Note: Please note that if you are interested in a Ketogenic Diet used to treat Epilepsy or Pediatric Epilepsy, please start at Johns Hopkins who are the pioneers in this field. The wikipedia page for the Ketogenic Diet diet also has information on the diet as it relates to treating epilepsy. The diet below is simply for rapid and effective weight loss and uses a 1 to 1 fat to protein ratio rather than the 4 to 1 fat to combined protein and carbs ratio of the Ketogenic Diet pioneered by Johns Hopkins used to treat epilepsy. Disclaimer: В I am neither a doctor nor self proclaimed nutrition expert so please consult your doctor before starting any diet or taking any action that affects your health and wellbeing.
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After finishing Gary Taubes latest book, which seems to have rapidly become the cornerstone of a new approach to nutrition, I've become very interested in the Ketogenic diet. The speed of weight loss I've seen is incredible and my energy level has remained high. The science behind a ketogenic diet is solidly backed up by Taubes research published in "Good Calories, Bad Calories" and "Why we get fat". В According to Taubes' research, it may also be the only way for people who have become severely insulin resistant, to effectively lose weight. The Ketogenic diet has always lived on the fringes of diet lore and has been seen as extreme. But the reality is that the low glycemic index diet (Low GI Diet) is effective because it is close to, but not quite, a ketogenic diet.
Other diets like the South Beach Diet are also only effective because of the reduction in carbs and consequently insulin levels. The science behind this diet looks solid and it is part of the massive shift in nutrition research we've seen in the last few years. Prominent sport physiology experts like Tim Noakes have come around to this way of thinking and Tim in particular has said that everything he wrote about "Carboloading" in Lore of Running is wrong. Lore of Running is considered the running physiology bible by many and contains much more than nutrition advice)I've decided to put together a "Basic Ketogenic Diet" for my own reference and because the Ketogenic diets out there are either targeted at extreme bodybuilders (and usually cycle in carbs) or are peppered with pseudoscience and superstition.
If you find anything technically wrong in this article please correct me as loudly as you'd like in the comments and please cite your source. First a summary of the science behind the Ketogenic Diet. Keep in mind I'm summarizing hundreds of pages of explanation and supporting data into a few paragraphs: When you eat carbs your blood glucose level is raised and your pancreas secretes insulin. This insulin puts your muscle and fat cells into "storage mode". Your fat cells store away the glucose as triglycerides. Insulin also prevents your fat cells from breaking down those triglycerides back into fatty acids and releasing them into your blood stream for use as energy.
This is important: Insulin both causes fat absorption and prevents fat from being used as energy. If you were to eat sugary snacks throughout the day you are keeping your insulin level high which constantly keeps your fat cells in a state of absorption and prevents the release of fat and its use as energy. Eating fat and protein does very little to raise your insulin level. So the bottom line here is, if you want your body to burn fat – meaning if you want your fat cells to break down triglycerides into fatty acids, release them into your blood stream and actually use them as energy – you need to keep your insulin level as low and absolutely avoid spikes in insulin. A note on calories: Counting calories or increasing exercise output, according to the research of Taubes and many others, is a bad way to try to lose weight because what usually happens is instead of your body burning fat to make up for the deficit in calories, it simply decreases the amount of energy it expends. So you end up lethargic and still fat.
There is a lot more to this, but the science above is the rationale behind all Low GI, Low Carb and Ketogenic diets. It is why you lose weight on these diets while consuming the same number of calories. Low Carb and Low GI diets work because they cut out carbs that cause spikes in insulin, which you now know will cause fat absorption and prevent fat burn. The Ketogenic diet takes this one step further. It keeps your insulin level low which puts your body into fat- release- fat- burn mode, but also significantly increases the fat content in your diet and teaches your body to use fat as energy.
Your body (your liver in particular) will enter a state of Ketosis and will break down fat into fatty acids and ketone bodies which will be used as energy. During the diet you can measure how much fat your body is burning by monitoring your output of. В acetoacetate. В using Ketostix. When you enter a Ketogenic state, you will see a Ketone output of 5 to 2. L (According to "Why we get fat" by Taubes and my experience).
The Ketostix I have also measure blood glucose which is useful to test for Ketoacidosis which you are not at risk for unless you are diabetic. Note that Ketostix are used by diabetics to test whether they are entering a state known as Diabetic Ketoacidosis which is very dangerous. In this case they will see very high ketone levels accompanied by blood sugar levels of greater than 2. L. You should be seeing blood sugar levels of zero (according to your Ketostix) during your diet. Please note that the diet outlined below is not the "Cyclical Ketogenic Diet" used by bodybuilders. It is a basic Ketogenic diet which I've found to be the most effective fat burning diet available. I've modified this diet from the classic Ketogenic diet used to treat epilepsy which recommends a 4 to 1 ratio of protein to fat.
I've found that I can reach a state of Ketosis with a 1 to 1 ratio of fat to protein provided I keep the carbs very low. Without further ado, the basic Ketogenic diet: What you'll need. The Diet. Note, you can eat as much of the foods below as you like, but I've found that I quickly feel full eating this diet. Don't overeat and more importantly, don't under- eat and make sure you're getting the calories you need to function. This is NOT about cutting calories, it's about releasing fat reserves and teaching your body to burn them. Drink lots of water during the diet (but don't go crazy). I find this helps increase my metal clarity and energy.
Taubes and others recommend not starting an exercise program at the beginning of this diet because during the. В acclimatization. В period you will not have enough energy and it usually results in people quitting the diet. During the diet, measure your rate of fat burn by measuring your acetoacetate output with your Ketostix. Do this every time you visit the loo. You should see 5 to 2.
L, and I've noticed it's particularly high after a very fatty meal. Blood glucose (if your ketostix show this on a separate color tab) should be zero at all times. If it is not zero and above 2. L you may want to consult your doctor. One of the most effective tricks during a diet is routine.
Eat the same meals over and over or plan your meals ahead for the whole week. I've found it effective to pre- make dishes on Sunday and have them ready for the week. That makes it incredibly easy to stick to the diet because I avoid thinking which means I avoid creativity and creativity requires decision making which leads to hard choices. Just avoid the hard choices and have it all planned and some of it ready to grab and go. The Leafy Green Salad recipe: This is a recipe for a basic very low carb salad with lots of flavor. It's great to add to any high- protein, high- fat meal.
Spinach, lettuce and/or mustard greens. Red peppers. Tomatoes. Optional raw onions. Optional green beans raw. Balsamic vinegar and olive oil dressing with salt and pepper.
Use lemon and lime very sparingly if you add it. The vinegar actually reduces the glycemic index of this salad (and other foods).
Below I have outlined three days with a total of 9 meals that you can mix and match as you like. At the end I include a list of Ketogenic- safe ingredients you can add or subtract as you like. Remember the key is to have a high fat, high- protein and no- carb or very low carb diet. That means absolutely no sugar. Day 1. Breakfast: 2 eggs done any way with yolks.
Sausage containing no carbs or sugar. Bacon. Lunch: Chicken with as much skin and oily gooey bits as possible. Steamed spinach or broccoli. Supper: Steak with cheese.
Fried mushrooms. Leafy green salad. Before bed 1 glass of wine with a slice of cheese. Day 2. Breakfast: 2 egg omlette with friend mushrooms, cheese and chopped parsley. Lunch: A whole duck breast if you can get it or chicken again with as much fatty skin as possible. Leafy green salad. Supper: Hamburger made with high fat mince without the bun.
The mince can contain the usual paprika, chopped onions and garlic if you like, but absolutely no syrup or sugar. Add Cheese, tomatoes, lettuce and any other leafy low- carb greens you like. Before bed 1 glass of wine with a slice of cheese. Day 3. 2 eggs done any way with bacon and usual no- carb sausage. Steak with cheese. Leafy green salad. Salmon (or other fish) fried and served with Bok Choy and your leafy green salad.
You can mix and match the meals above and get a good Ketogenic burn going where you will notice rapid weight loss. Eat as much as you want ingredient ideas: Beef,Steak,Hamburger,Prime Rib,Filet Mignon,Roast Beef,Chicken,Duck (awesome if you can get it because it is very high fat),Any Fish, Tuna, Salmon, Trout, Halibut,Lamb,Pork,Bacon,Ham,Eggs,Shrimp,Crab,Lobster,Butter,Oils (Olive Oil, Flaxseed oil, etc.),Salt, Pepper, Soy Sauce,Spinach,Lettuce,Mustard Greens,Celery,Cheeses,Oysters,Abalone.
Add for variety but in moderation: Read the ingredients (if applicable) and make darn sure they contain no sugar: Avocadoes. Mustard (with no sugar or carbs),Tea no sugar with milk.
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You could be there too, wandering around the outside courts, sitting on the impressive Number One Court-savouring those famous Strawberries and Cream - with perhaps a glass of champagne or Pimm's, spotting those tennis celebrities and well known personalities on our super value two day break. This break, which takes place over the finale weekend, includes a seat on the wonderful 11,000 seat Number One Court, where you will see the stars of tomorrow and yesteryear competing in the Junior and Veterans' events.
Included in the price:
- Return coach travel from your local area
- One nights bed and continental breakfast accommodation, staying in the 3* hotel in the London area, staying in a twin bedded room with private facilities
- Return coach transfers to Wimbledon
- Full Day at Wimbledon with a reserved seat on No. 1 court on Day One to see the stars of tomorrow and yesteryear competing in the Junior and Senior's events
- Government taxes and service charges
- Services of a tour manager
- Single Room Supplement £30pp
Please note you will see the stars of tomorrow and yesteryear competing in the finals of the Junior and Veteran events on No 1 Court.
5th July 2014 from £155.00pp
6th July 2014 from £139.00pp
Departing From:
- Birmingham City Centre (Paradise Circus) side of Town Hall
- Cannock Bus Station
- Coventry Leisure Centre Fairfax Street
- Derby Lay-by opposite the Bonnie Prince Charlie Statue Full Street
- Donnington Services
- Hinckley Brunel Road
- Hopwood Services
- Leamington Spa
- Nuneaton Bus Station Harefield Road
- Rugby
- Stratford Upon Avon - Bus stop outside BHS Bridge Street
- Sutton Coldfield By McDonalds (Town Centre)
- Walsall - Hatherton Rd pull in bus bay
- Warwick
- Warwick Services
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We all know that January is the common month for people to decide to change their lives for the better, whether that lasts a week or the rest of the year. My Voucher Codes decided to look at more detail into what people in the UK have made as resolutions to do in 2015 to become healthier and found out that 41% of them were intending to take up exercise as opposed to only 16% who would be dieting. Does this show that as a nation, we are turning away from the skinny look imposed on us by the media and turning more towards stronger and fitter?
However, their research showed up something more interesting than this – when those who answered that they were planning to exercise in January were asked if they were going to join a gym, only a tiny 20% of them said they would be, leaving the majority, 80%, to exercise in the comfort of their own homes. My Voucher Codes have put together a very handy infographic to show what kind of exercises you can do at home, using things that you can find around the house or incorporating things into your daily routine.


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Spurred on by a railroad into town (built in 1868), the small farming community began to grow. By 1893 the City of Beaverton was formally incorporated with a population of 400.
Beaverton offers top-rated golf courses, outdoor summer concerts, art galleries, museums, a fabulous farmers market, award-winning wineries, hot air ballooning, and plenty of fairs and festivals. Oregon Graduate Institute of Science & Technology is situated in town.
Beaverton also offers natural, historic and scenic views, waterskiing, camping, hiking and fishing. The community provides swimming pools, tennis courts, softball fields, and several golf courses.
The Tualatin Hills Park and Recreation District provides 30 miles of hiking trails and a 25-mile bike path network throughout the Beaverton area.
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Last weekend I went out of town for my boyfriend's work and any time I pack for small trips the hardest part is usually my makeup bag. Which eyeshadows are most versatile to suit different outfits? Which blush will accommodate those eyeshadows? Which products are the most hassle free? Which products are the least bulky?
Here is the makeup bag I came up with, not just for that trip but for any upcoming summer getaway. Continue reading


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Today is Earth Day and it is celebrated every single year in honor of trying to save the planet that gives us life. The theme this year is "Trees for the Earth". In celebration of this day here are a few reasons why we need as many trees as possible:
More Carbon Dioxide Storage: The trees that are older are the ones that help store more carbon dioxide in the air. They do this by taking the carbon dioxide and storing it as wood fiber. The benefit of the trees is not just that they help minimize the carbon dioxide in the air (helping with less air pollution), but they can convert the carbon dioxide into water and oxygen and send it back out into the atmosphere.
More Jobs: Trees are cut down every year and used for various things: houses, paper, and firewood. Despite the benefits that trees provide themselves, they are also great for the economy. There are many jobs that rely on trees. If we were unable to cut any trees down our economic structure would be greatly impacted and many jobs lost. The trees are good for the economy but that does not mean that every tree should be cut down.
Water Storage: Like previously explained, trees can store a ton of water. The benefit that this creates is not just that trees release the water back into the atmosphere, but that trees can help during flood season! So when a city is experiencing drastic flooding, the trees are there to help. Instead of the water going into rivers, down hills, or directly into the town, the trees catch a lot of that water, thus minimizing flood damage.
The above are just a few of the benefits that trees provide but how can you help?
Here are a few ways that you can help plant trees:
- Plant a Tree! It's that simple, go out into your yard and give it life with a tree.
- Start a petition to save trees in your city.
- If a tree is being removed, ask why and then see if there are any tree protection laws that can save it.
- Ask if the tree can be replanted elsewhere or in a wildlife habitat.
- Make a donation to an organization that helps save or plant trees.
- Tell everyone that trees are important and share the reasons why we need to keep the trees and plant even more!
image source: youtube.com/fyiearthday
sources: http://www.earthday.org/earth-day/earth-day-theme/, http://www.earthshare.org
/2013/07/treebenefits.html, and http://actrees.org/resources/local-resources/save-a-tree/


text: Third grade students at Hilltop Elementary School are getting real world hands on experience as mini entrepreneurs! They are starting "Paracord Kids" a paracord bracelet business to benefit Akron Children's Hospital. This business is part of a cross curricular unit on literacy, social studies, and economics. Teacher Marie Rupert says, "this gives our students an understanding of what a business looks like, and feels like in a tangible way to understand the curriculum." They have 218 bracelet orders which is a donation over $650.


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Hey there 'Tifah. Quick question. Now when you're calling Jenny is anyone actually answering? Because if it just keeps ringing and ringing I would either check the number and try your call again or I would just leave a message and have Jenny call you back. Don't feel slighted. We live in a fat ass nation and Jenny has a lot of calls to return.
Queen Latifah was spending a little downtime in South Beach, Florida the other day with her personal trainer. One part of me wants to keep making easy fat jokes, but then the other part of me says, you know what….good for her. I am also grateful that Queenie went for the one piece instead of the two piece…..but from the looks of it, it looks like she still can't put down the six piece. Holy shit I'm on fire. Ok, ok, Queen Latifah rules (some land, apparently) and I like people who put themselves out there and are comfortable in their own skin. Their own thick, thick skin.