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"Only the wisest and stupidest of men never change."
Now that most of 2009's big market calls have been made, you are going to see people clamoring to make the next call for either another bubble or a crash. This is Wall Street folks - objects in the rear view appear closer than they seem.
Today Ben Bernanke will remind us that he'll change this country's highly politicized monetary policy "when the economic outlook requires us to do so." For you, my fellow commoner, that means that he'll raise rates when the Washington winds allow him to blow that way. He has his own job security to consider at year end, don't forget.
While Goldman's $55B in "level 3 assets" may not be, there are plenty of legitimate assets in this world that are marked-to-market on a real-time basis. Markets are the most stealth leading economic indicators that a risk manager can embed in their daily investment process. They change dynamically, and the prices don't lie - people do.
Looking in 2009's rear view for lagging economic indicators (like unemployment and GDP) are reserved for academics, lawyers, and politicians - you know - the people who are charged with running the US economy.
We all know that it is altogether useless to have people managing the US Financial System who have never traded risk capital in their life. We also know that we can proactively make money by taking advantage of their predictable and reactive behavior.
I'm not the wisest market operator, but I am not the stupidest either - so let's strap the real-time analytical pants on and take a walk down that path of memory lane.
The 2009 Rear View:
1. Yesterday, the Chinese stock market (Shanghai exchange) hit a fresh YTD closing high of 3266 (+79.5% YTD)
2. Yesterday, the broader (more liquid) stock market in Hong Kong (Hang Seng) took its one week rally to +13% (+35.6% YTD)
3. Yesterday, the price of what China actually needs (Dr. Copper) hit a new YTD high of $2.48/lb (+78.5% YTD)
Now, as "Heli-Ben" gathers all of his notes to enlighten you with his latest rear view outlook, let's look forward:
1. Today, the Chinese stock market, which was greater than 2 standard deviations overbought, sold off -1.6% from her YTD high
2. Today, stocks in Hong Kong finally stopped going up
3. Today, the price of Dr. Copper (which has an extremely high correlation to Chinese stocks), dropped -1.2% from his YTD high
Good thing I sold our long position in China yesterday. Again, I may not be the wisest in my market timing - but I am certainly not the stupidest... This morning you are seeing the China State Construction company move to go public - this will be the world's largest IPO since, you guessed it, Q1 of 2008... real-time top for China anyone?
What's really stupid about all of this macro noise here in the USA is that very few of our American financial institutions have a real-time macro risk management process. If they did, they wouldn't have missed both the -57% crash, then the most recent +41% squeeze. Apart from the most politicized monetary policy in modern history, we are witnessing the You Tubing of the most generationally high levels of economic groupthink this country may ever see. Stupid is as stupid does.
Now that we have established another higher-high in the SP500 for the YTD, what else is in the 2009 Rear View?
1. At $78.90 on the US Dollar Index, the US government has Burned The Buck
2. At $65/barrel, the price of oil in those Dollars has doubled
3. At $948/oz, the price of gold is making another charge to replace America's fiat currency as a reserve
4. At 0.17%, the short end of the US Treasury curve has been completely socialized/politicized
5. At 3.65%, the long end of the US Treasury curve is breaking out to the upside
6. At +265 basis points wide, the US Treasury yield curve is on the verge of being as wide as it has EVER been
Mr. Bernanke,
We get the personal job security thing - but what exactly do you mean by changing US economic policy "when the economic outlook requires us to do so"... ??? ... Either you and your Wall Street/Washington cronies think the American people are the stupidest OR that your ole boy Club is the wisest. I can assure you that I and the American public are neither. But we don't come home to the dinner table at night having taken home a paycheck to be willfully blind.
If you can't proactively forecast our economic future, just admit it. The real-time markets can. Let the rest of the world mark US bonds and their yields to market. Let American savers earn something other than ZERO on their savings accounts again. Let those who don't need a government backstop roll up their sleeves and get this country back on track again.
My intermediate term (TREND) support level for the SP500 remains 871, and the long term (TAIL) level of resistance remains 954. If we close above 954, sustainably, over the next few days, I will not be wise or stupid - I'll just change.
Best of luck out there today,
CYB - WisdomTree Dreyfus Chinese Yuan- The Yuan is a managed floating currency that trades inside a 0.5% band around the official PBOC mark versus a FX basket. Not quite pegged, not truly floating; the speculative interest in the Yuan/USD forward market has increased dramatically in recent years. We trade the ETN CYB to take exposure to this managed currency in a managed economy hoping to manage our risk as the stimulus led recovery in China dominates global trade.
COW - iPath Livestock - This ETN tracks an index comprised of two thirds Live Cattle futures, one third Lean Hogs futures. We initially began looking at these commodities because of recession inspired capacity reductions combined with seasonal inflections. A series of macro factors including the swine flu scare, a major dairy cattle cull in response to collapsing milk prices and the collapse of the Argentine agricultural complex due to misguided policy provided us with additional supporting fundamental data points for the quantitative set up in price action.
TIP- iShares TIPS -The iShares etf, TIP, which is 90% invested in the inflation protected sector of the US Treasury Market currently offers a compelling yield on TTM basis of 5.89%. We believe that future inflation expectations are currently mispriced and that TIPS are a compelling way to own yield on an inflation protected basis, especially in the context of our re-flation thesis.
XLV- SPDR Healthcare -We re-initiated our long position in healthcare on 6/29. Our healthcare sector head, Tom Tobin, wants to fade the public plan, and he's been right on this one all year.
GLD - SPDR Gold - Buying back the GLD that we sold higher earlier in June on 6/30. In an equity market that is losing its bullish momentum, we expect the masses to rotate back to Gold. We also think the glittery metal will benefit in the intermediate term as inflation concerns accelerate into Q4.
XLI - SPDR Industrials - We don't want to be long financial leverage, which is baked into Industrials.
EWI - iShares Italy - Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has made headlines for his private escapades, and not for his leadership in turning around the struggling economy. Like its European peers, Italian unemployment is on the rise and despite improved confidence indices, industrial production is depressed and there are faint signs, at best, that the consumer is spending. From a quantitative set-up, the Italian ETF holds a substantial amount of Financials (43.10%), leverage we don't want to be long of.
DIA - Diamonds Trust- We shorted the financial geared Dow on 7/10, which is breaking down across durations.
EWJ - iShares Japan -We're short the Japanese equity market via EWJ on 5/20. We view Japan as something of a Ponzi Economy -with a population maintaining very high savings rate whose nest eggs allow the government to borrow at ultra low interest levels in order to execute stimulus programs designed to encourage people to save less. This cycle of internal public debt accumulation (now hovering at close to 200% of GDP) is anchored to a vicious demographic curve that leaves the Japanese economy in the long-term position of a man treading water with a bowling ball in his hands.
XLY - SPDR Consumer Discretionary - We shorted XLY on 7/9 on a rip as our team has turned negative on consumer.
SHY- iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bonds- If you pull up a three year chart of 2-Year Treasuries you'll see the massive macro Trend of interest rates starting to move in the opposite direction. We call this chart the "Queen Mary" and its new-found positive slope means that America's cost of capital will start to go up, implying that access to capital will tighten. Yields are going to continue to make higher-highs and higher lows until consensus gets realistic.
"Only the wisest and stupidest of men never change."


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The BYU football standard for dynamic rushing duos came in 1996 with Brian McKenzie and Ronney Jenkins.
Both McKenzie and Jenkins were new to BYU in 1996. McKenzie came via the junior college ranks, and Jenkins was fresh out of high school in Port Hueneme, California. They had impressive resumes, and as soon as they were brought up to speed on the BYU offense they proved they were no frauds.
Game four is when both backs started showing some signs of life. The New Mexico Lobos were in Provo, and they were giving the Cougars a run for their money. Ronney Jenkins scored his first career touchdown on a 6-yard run with 6:11 to play in the third quarter. That score put BYU ahead 17-14, and it ended up being the game winner with neither team scoring again. On the day, Jenkins had 37 yards on just 7 carries. McKenzie added 59 yards on 14 carries.
The next game (SMU), with the score tied 3-3, the dynamic duo scored three consecutive touchdowns. McKenzie got things started with a 17-yard run in the first quarter. Jenkins scored the next two from one and 21 yards out in the second quarter. BYU was now pulling away from the Mustangs 24-3.
They matched each other score for score the next two games (three TDs apiece) while still getting limited touches. In game eight at Tulsa, McKenzie exploded. He rushed for 132 yards on 13 carries. Although his totals were not as impressive, Jenkins kept himself in the spotlight with two more rushing touchdowns and a 48-yard pass reception.
The two reversed roles three weeks later against Rice. Jenkins had his first 100-yard rushing game with 109 yards on 12 carries. McKenzie scored twice on the ground while also accounting for 97 yards rushing.
After Jenkins scored once through the air and once on the ground, and McKenzie scored on a 44-yard run against Hawaii, these two backs became the Utah Utes' worst nightmare. McKenzie and Jenkins were unstoppable as they combined for 332 yards rushing and four touchdowns. McKenzie had more yards—176 to 156—and Jenkins had more touchdowns—3 to 1. Jenkins was named the WAC offensive player of the week. Their phenomenal efforts secured BYU a spot in the WAC championship game.
In the WAC championship game, McKenzie scored on a run in the second quarter. It was the 11th consecutive game that at least one of the dynamic duo scored a touchdown.
McKenzie ended the season as BYU's leading rusher with 950 yards and 11 touchdowns on 167 carries. Jenkins was second on the team with 733 yards and 11 touchdowns on 128 carries. Jenkins also added 3 touchdowns through the air. Each back averaged 5.7 yards per carry. Jenkins' rushing yards total was the most ever by a BYU freshman. Jenkins also earned the WAC Mountain Division Freshman of the Year award.
This dangerous, dynamic duo was a large reason why the 1996 offense was one of BYU's best ever and the 1996 team set a school and NCAA record with 14 wins and finished with a number 5 national ranking.
DiLuigi and Juice hope to have a similar season that leads to similar results in 2011.
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City staff's quest for new revenue sources to balance the budget and perhaps fill a few potholes as employee pension costs continue to escalate begins at tonight's special public meeting of the Transportation & Circulation Commission (the list of commission members is at the bottom of this post).
The heart of tonight's presentation is a huge increase in the charge for employee parking permits from $6 per year to $120 per year over a three-year period. See the detailed Transportation and Circulation Commission Staff Report here (pdf).
In the coming months we will be hearing more from staff on other ideas for squeezing more "revenue" out of residents and businesses, including a potential sales tax increase, a possible parcel tax, formation of assessment districts, the sale of city properties, and another possible water rate increase. (See this memo presented to the council last Tuesday by City Manager Ken Domer outlining "alternative financing sources for street reconstruction / improvement projects.")
Tonight's meeting will be held in the Council Chambers and it begins at 6:00 pm. It appears that there is no plan to broadcast it or record it, so if you are interested in this issue you should plan to attend.
Hansburg, Chair
Feb 02, 2016 to Dec 31, 2018
City Council At-Large
Atwon, Vice Chair
Sep 15, 2015 to Dec 31, 2018
Council Member Sebourn
Feb 07, 2017 to Dec 31, 2018
Council Member Chaffee
Jan 17, 2017 to Dec 31, 2020
Council Member Fitzgerald
Feb 07, 2017 to Dec 31, 2020
City Council At-Large
Jan 17, 2017 to Dec 31, 2020
Council Member Whitaker
N/A Dec 31, 2020
Council Member Silva
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While Amazon, Apple, and Google are busy making their voice assistants smarter, a group of researchers claims that the present iterations of the companies' voice assistants are vulnerable. The researchers said they were able to send malicious commands to Amazon's Alexa, Apple's Siri, and Google Assistant that were hidden in recorded music or an innocuous-sounding speech.
According to a report by NY Times, the researchers in China and the US have begun testing how hidden commands can be sent to Alexa, Google Assistant, and Siri that are undetectable to the human ear. These commands were reportedly able to activate the artificial intelligence (AI) systems on smartphones and smart speakers to dial phone numbers or open websites - all without the consent of end users. Back in 2016, a students team from University of California, Berkeley, and Georgetown University showed that they could hide commands in white noise played over loudspeakers and through some YouTube videos to turn on airplane mode or open a website using smart devices. Some of those Berkeley researchers, however, have now claimed in a research paper that hidden commands can be embedded into music tracks or spoken text. This means attackers could leverage this vulnerability to use voice-enabled smart devices, such as Amazon Echo, Apple HomePod, or Google Home speakers, apart from smartphones, without making users aware of the backdoor access.
The researchers are said to have made slight changes to the original audio files to cancel out the sound that speech recognition systems (including Mozilla's open source DeepSpeech voice-to-text translation software) detect and replaced it with a sound that would be transcribed distinctly by machines. This eventually makes the smart devices hear commands that are not detectable to the human ear. The researchers hid the command - "OK Google, browse to evil.com" in a recording of the spoken phrase, "Without the data set, the article is useless". Researchers used the loophole to embed this command into a four-second clip from Verdi's Requiem in music files. Moreover, Chinese and American researchers from China's Academy of Sciences and other institutions are said to have showcased how they could control voice-activated devices with commands embedded in songs that can broadcast over the radio or played on YouTube.
"Companies have to ensure user-friendliness of their devices, because that's their major selling point," Tavish Vaidya, a researcher at Georgetown who wrote one of the first papers on audio attacks, told NY Times. Interestingly, Amazon, Apple, and Google are yet to bring a fix for the issue that can impact a large number of smart device users.
Last month, it was discovered that some security researchers at cyber-security company Checkmarx created a 'skill' that enabled Amazon Echo devices to eavesdrop on conversations. That vulnerability, which left the Alexa assistant active even after ending a session, was fixed by Amazon after receiving its report from the researchers' team.
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The traditional busiest month of the Atlantic hurricane season, September, is now over, and we are on the home stretch. Just three weeks remain of the peak danger portion of the season. September 2014 ended up with just two named storms forming--Dolly and Edouard. Since the active hurricane period we are in began in 1995, only one season has seen fewer named storms form in September--1997, with Category 3 Hurricane Erika being the only September storm. Between 1995 - 2014, an average of 4.3 named storms formed in September. With only five named storms so far in 2014, this is the quietest Atlantic hurricane season since 1986, when we also had just five named storms by the beginning of October. In terms of Accumulated Cyclone Energy (ACE), activity in the Atlantic up until October 1 has been only about 43% of the 1981 - 2010 average.Figure 1. Tracks of Atlantic named storms in 2014. Note how all of this year's hurricanes (tracks in red) have occurred well north of the tropics, north of 24°N latitude--a testament to how hostile for development conditions have been in the tropics, due to dry, sinking air. Image credit: National Hurricane Center.Forecast for the remainder of hurricane seasonLooking at climatology, since 1995, we have seen an average of 3.6 named storms form in the Atlantic after October 1. Two of those years--2006 and 2002--saw no storms form after October 1. The most post-October 1 storms was eleven, which occurred in 2005--no surprise there! The latest 2-week forecast from the GFS and European models show a continuation of the basic atmospheric pattern we've seen over the tropical Atlantic this season, with plenty of dry, sinking air. These conditions should lead to lower than average activity into mid-October, which is when historically, Atlantic hurricane activity begins to drop sharply. I expect we'll see at least one more named storm in the Atlantic this year, with two a more likely number. It's unlikely we'll get three or more post-October 1 named storms.During October, the focus of Atlantic tropical cyclone genesis shifts to the Western Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and the waters between the Bahamas and Bermuda. The Lesser Antilles typically see very few tropical cyclones after October 1, and I expect their hurricane season is over. Sea Surface Temperatures over the Caribbean are currently 0.2°C above average, and 0.4°C above average in the Gulf of Mexico. Figure 2. Atlantic hurricane activity begins to fall off sharply around mid-October.Figure 3. Vertical instability over the Caribbean in 2014. The instability is plotted in °C, as a difference in temperature from near the surface to the upper atmosphere. Thunderstorms grow much more readily when vertical instability is high. Normal instability is the black line, and this year's instability levels are in blue. The atmosphere has been dominated by high pressure and dry, sinking air since June, which has made it difficult for tropical storms to develop, and no tropical depressions or tropical storms have been able to form in the Caribbean this year. Image credit: NOAA/CIRA.


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I have to admit I am one of those people who likes a bit of rain. The warm bright sunny days are so enjoyable. Being able to spend all day outside doing activities that you wouldn't dream of doing in the wet but when the light haze of rain dances in front of me and creates a blanket of tiny droplets over everything…well there is something pretty beautiful about that too.
Today we had a spell of rain which happened to time with our daily dog walk. Setting off dressed ready for the drizzle meant that I was able to just enjoy the time outside. It was as I was walking through the open countryside that I couldn't help but feel this overwhelming sense of peace.
My head is normally busy, full of worries and problems as probably most people out there. Yet there was nothing. The still through the rain made me feel calm. I simply enjoyed this beautiful planet and all the wonderful things in it. The meandering stream that ran by me, knowing its direction. The grazing horses ahead, so strong and statuesque. The rain, falling steadily, gently and constant.
Perhaps the world was trying to tell me something today. To take a moment and take a breath. It is so easy to be swept up in the challenges we each face but standing in this wide open space, with nothing but wonder surrounding me, I can't help but think that I could draw so much from the nature around me.
Like the stream I should be calm because even if my course is faltered, I know the direction I want to be going and so it doesn't matter how I get there. To be strong like the horses and stay true to myself, while remembering to be still enough to listen to others. Then like the beautiful falling rain; to be gentle in life with myself and with others. To remember those who are constant and be thankful for them.
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What a difference a few years make: in 2006, Daniel Craig was the future of the Bond franchise, a rugged, thuggish, and thoroughly modern sex symbol. (His iconic, super-buff bod in swim trunks left millions both shaken and stirred.) Casino Royale and the 2008 follow-up Quantum of Solace did massive global box-office. So, of course, a third film would be a no-brainer, right? Nope. MGM's in debt, there have been behind-the-scenes creative differences, and the third film has been put on hold. Or maybe even on ice. Mr. Craig tells The Los Angeles Times, "It is what it is. Unless MGM can sort themselves out, we can't make a movie. It's hard to talk about things that aren't happening. There will be more to say when things are happening. I'm really keen to get going, it's as simple as that. And I'm hoping that, in a while, we will."
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New "Circle" Stills Of An Woo Yeon And Yeo Jin Goo Will Have Viewers Seeing Double
These brand new stills from "Circle," tvN's upcoming sci-fi mystery series, might have you seeing double!
On May 8, behind-the-scene images from the new drama were released, showing off the chemistry – and uncanny resemblance – between Yeo Jin Goo and An Woo Yeon. The two actors star in the series as twins Kim Woo Jin and Kim Bum Gyun.
"Circle" will explore the lives of people living in Korea in both 2017 and 2037. Unlike similar preceding dramas, the story will not have a timeslip theme, instead sharing the stories of both worlds simultaneously.
The twins will appear as part of the 2017 storyline, "Part 1: Beta Project," which mostly revolves around Yeo Jin Goo's character, Kim Woo Jin. He is described as a voluntary outsider and second-year student at Hanyang University's Department of Neuroscience. In the series, he investigates a mysterious death on campus involving possible extraterrestrial activity. When he discovers his twin brother is somehow linked to the event, it causes Kim Woo Jin's life to become extremely unpredictable.
"As twin brothers, Yeo Jin Goo, who returns with a matured appeal, and An Woo Yeon, widely recognized for his range of performances, are going to show a array of charms. They are already showing a great deal of chemistry," a source from the production team revealed, "Please anticipate the tense and emotional relationship between Kim Woo Jin and Kim Bum Gyun, who have strong brotherly affection for each other despite living completely contrasting lives."
The first episode of "Circle" will air on May 22 at 11 p.m. KST.
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Love this I've been veggie for about a month and I love the kid friendly meal ideas! Would love to see another 🍃
Lovely ideas! Definitely going to try these with my daughter thank you!
Did I miss an announcement? Has baby name Mondays stopped or was it just this week? Xx ps Evelina is growing up so fast!
Thanks for these ideas, I always need inspiration otherwise we end up eating the same meals week after week. My husband is veggie and I'm not, although I tend to cook veggie meals most nights for us and my 18 month old. She loves the quorn meatballs.
Ooooh I'll be trying those new ideas for Bridie! I'm stuck in a baby food rut!
Great ideas x
Lentils, potatoes and carrots soup is another very easy one and most kids just love it.
Amazing SJ. I am trying to consume meat a lot less & this has some great inspiration! ❤❤
Loved this! X
Thanks for making this video SJ, you've given me lots of new meal ideas…some might even tempt my meat eating husband! X
I loved this!! Alex is AWESOME as well. New subby, here! My son is self-vegetarian as well, so that was encouraging to hear. We tend to eat most veggie because of him. 🙂 Thanks for the ideas!
I've never tried quorn mince, I've been really curious to try it and I think I might nowvdor this recipe, it looks delicious xx
Absolutely love this been really helpful. I'm vegan and husband and son are meat eaters. But my son will choose to have vegan/vegetarian meals when he at. School xx
Some great tips! Especially the Soffritto mix and adding butternut squash to veggie bol! I'll be using these going forward 😊
Thanks for sharing. We are not vegetarian but I am really trying to have plenty of meat free meals so that my kids don't grow up to base every meal around meat.
I'm 17 and a recently turned vegetarian/pescatarian (i eat fish occasionally for protein because otherwise i struggle). my whole family are meat eaters so i cook all of my own meals now. this was so helpful for some recipe ideas
Your kids are such amazing eaters! When one of my boys picks up a piece of broccoli and eats it I will probably faint 😂 Loved this, and loved the idea of blending the veg like that. So so lovely to collaborate with you. 💕 xx
So glad you did this because my husband and I have been veggie for almost a year but I have a picky eater toddler so thanx for the tips!:)
Cauliflower mac and cheese is one of our faves. Bless Evelina eating her dinner 😍
Evelina munching on that meatball lol wee gorgeous x
How funny I've just done a video where I say very similar to what you say about you being veggie but not them except mine is part of my vegetarian food haul but I touch on how as I do the shopping and the cooking then most of what the family eats is veggie! I love getting new ideas though and I also hadn't realised that Alex and her family were veggie so I'm deffo going to make time to sit and watch that tomorrow as I'm signing off now but great video xx
This is great! I've been wanting to do some more veggie meals (we are meat eaters generally) because I feel like it could be cheaper and maybe a bit healthier as well! So these are great ideas, will definitely have a go! xx
Something I really like to make that is very kid-friendly are lentil sloppy joe's. You can google it for a recipe but it is basically a lentil-tomato mix with cheese, in between hamburger buns 🙂 very easy and yummy!


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Is it OK to talk about fat on the personal level? It's becoming more OK to talk about fat when it's cultural, when we're talking about celebrities or society or even psychological abstraction (that is, those people who wrestle with that fat business). But what about when you're talking to those you love? To friends and family and acquaintances and coworkers, when talking about it break the invisible rules and boundaries we all set and ultimately affect your relationships?
Is it OK to talk about the culture of fat…when you're the one who's fat? (Or obese, overweight, heavy, big-boned, plump, husky, big, large, plus-sized, or guilty of "letting yourself go a bit"?)
When we're young, talking about (being) fat is associated with school bullies in the recess yard. Often, kids are not even aware of their size (and should they be?*) until it's pointed out to them by others as a way of labeling them as "different" and insufficient. Kids either react or retaliate; they either let it kill their self-esteem or they fight back, often with humor. The tried-and-true defense mechanism is to get in on the joke, to join those you can't beat. Making fun of your own size, jiggling your stomach like Chunk in The Goonies or talking about how you have "what doctors call a little bit of a weight problem" like Chris Farley in Tommy Boy, becomes a way to be laughed with instead of at, and it becomes a way to justify a weight problem – or to ignore that it's problematic at all.
When you talk about yourself, though, in a way that isn't humorous or intended for anything but serious conversation, can you ever really have an honest conversation? If you mention that you want to lose weight – or even that you need to – people's gut reaction is to disagree. After all, it's impolite to agree with someone that they're unattractive or unhealthy. It's polite to deny it and to pretend like you have never judged them. It's "right" to abide by social conventions and deny an issue – and thereby deny the overweight person's right to talk about themselves and how they might be feeling. The taboo of talking about fat with people who cannot empathize makes overcoming fears nigh impossible. On the personal level, talking about fat becomes a touchy, difficult-to-navigate endeavor where, ultimately, no one is sure of the rules. So we avoid it.
As the overweight person, though, I avoid it more than anyone else. I try not to discuss eating (in any capacity) or my appearance, even though these are the issues most affecting me and most hurting me. Even when the topic turns to exercising, I feel the need to stay quiet because I assume people will think "If she works out so much, why does she still look like that?"
And to talk about bingeing?! Forget it. My binge eating habit (lifestyle? disorder?) is my greatest shame and is unbelievably difficult for me to talk about because I already judge myself so harshly; why, then, would I want to subject myself to more judgment from others? In general, eating is difficult to talk about. We're generally OK with discussing dietary restrictions when they're health-related (like Celiac) or ethical (like vegetarianism or veganism), but we're not comfortable discussing EXCESS, especially when it seems to exist purely for the sake of excess.
Some people define disordered eating habits as addictions. No addiction is a source of pride or easy conversation; we often try to keep hidden whether someone is an alcoholic or a heroin addict. But with these, we can talk about them as the product of heredity ("genetically prone to alcoholism and addictive behavior") or chemical dependency – external forces that, unfortunately, have gotten the better of their victims. With eating disorders like anorexia and even bulimia, we have come to acknowledge the intense social pressure to be thin as enough to make these, somehow, pitiable but sympathetic psychological disorders.
But binge eating is a different beast. It's not like being an alcoholic, where avoiding liquor is damned hard** to avoid but possible to completely abstain from; binge eaters will always have to eat something. For people who do not struggle with it (and even for those who do), binge eating seems easy enough to give up: just stop eating so much and such poor food choices. Going "cold turkey" might not work since you have to eat to survive, but "everything in moderation," right? It doesn't help that "bingeing" is a term casually thrown about, largely due to the fact that it exists in so many degrees. Just because someone binges on a pint of Ben & Jerry's after a breakup doesn't mean that he/she is a binge eater. Since most people have done that kind of binge, talking about "bingeing" when it's a serious case or a truly damaging pattern is insanely difficult. People understand their own experience and, possibly, their ability to quell the practice before it becomes a pattern; they can't empathize with someone's inability to do so. Binge eating, in its serious and damaging forms, will thus continue to be greatly misunderstood or belittled – by its victims, too.
And then…the big question. Not, Is it OK to talk about fat and binge eating? But, Is it useful to talk about fat and binge eating? I've recently had my doubts. Our pop-psychology obsessed culture has so long claimed that it's dangerous and harmful to suppress emotions and to keep our feelings inside. Instead, "the first step" is admitting (to others) that you have a problem and that you have emotions surrounding it.
But what happens once you admit it? We often spend so much effort concealing our issue (our shame) and trying to sort it out on our own, analyzing and overanalyzing ad nauseam, that confessing it is an act of bravery (fraught with anxiety). What happens, then, when someone listens…and nothing happens? Even if "the worst" doesn't happen (that is, even if that person doesn't judge you and your relationship doesn't change in any way), will anything change in your circumstances? Or will that person you confided in become a new dumping ground to pile on more pain? Now someone knows…but the problem persists in the same way as before. Now you can think about the issue more since you know that the other person thinks about it. And does that really help anything?
Finally…what happens when nothing changes? When you continue to binge eat and hate yourself for it and perpetuate the cycle, watching your waistline expand and your cheeks round even as tears roll down them? Is it OK to talk about trying to deal with fat when you show no physical signs of actually dealing with it and losing it? Is it OK to talk about these things…when you're not OK?
*Another question for another day (or blog post).
**I am in no way trying to belittle the struggles of alcoholics or imply that it is a disease that is easily combated – physically or mentally; I'm only trying to state personal opinions about how alcoholism is culturally perceived in relation to binge eating disorders.


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Birthday girl, Camille Lecointre and crew Helene Defrance (FRA) raced a dream series, 10,1, 6 and continue to hold the overall lead. Another superb day from China's Xiaoli Wang/Lizhu Huang, including a win in race 7 propels them to second overall, with Sydney Bolger/Carly Shevitz (USA) in third.
In the 470 Men, as predicted yesterday, the advantage was initially with Onan Barreiros/Juan Curbelo (ESP) who came into their own as the only team to count an all top ten scoreline, and bounced up to first overall after race 6. But a 21st and OCS penalty in races 7 and 8 dropped them to 7th by the end. Reclaiming the leader's bibs by the end are New Zealand's Paul Snow-Hansen/Daniel Wilcox, with Mat Belcher/Will Ryan (AUS) in third.
The camelote plants made a return to the race track in greater numbers. Their appearance is a rare phenomenon due to storms last month. But, as teams recognize, they all face the same challenge.
Just two more races now remain to decide the top ten teams who will advance to Saturday's Medal Race. Those at the front of the pack look hard to unseat, but for the teams in the lower half of the top ten leaderboard, anything could happen tomorrow.
All was looking good for Spain's Onan Barreiros/Juan Curbelo, as they claimed the lead after race 6, but it was short lived as a 19th in race 7 unseated them. A race 7 win propelled Sime Fantela/Igor Marenic (CRO) to the front, and no surprise to find defending Championship Mat Belcher/Will Ryan (AUS) chipping away at the leaderboard, moving up to third after race 7 and sitting tight after race 8.
There was a log going on across the race track, as the camelote plans unseated a lot of race strategies and meant there was a huge amount to concentrate on. Back on form after their 24th place yesterday, Paul Snow-Hansen/Daniel Wilcox (NZL) checked out of race 6 with a win, moved up to second overall, and their second win of the day in race 8 secured their number one position.
"We are pretty pleased with the day. It's been pretty tough with the weed out there and a lot going on, so getting good results on top of the chaotic sailing conditions is really awesome," said Paul-Hansen.
He attributes much of their success to the support team around them, saying, "We have to say a huge thanks to our coaches for doing some good work with us, and also the young boys Sam and Zak. We really appreciate all they have contributed to our campaign."
Four race wins so far is an epic delivery at a World Championship, and cause for celebration. "Whenever you win a race at a Worlds, you really, really enjoy it and it is amazing to do. We just want to make good decisions around the race course and sail fast, and if it's a race win that's great," concluded Snow-Hansen.
Fantela/Marenic were the last team to win a 470 Worlds title, before the six year run of glory by Mat Belcher, three golds with Malcolm Page and three with Will Ryan. They almost reversed things at the 2015 470 Worlds, but couldn't quite catch the Australians in the medal race. In tomorrow's two races anything can happen, but Fantela/Marenic are on a roll.
"It is very close and very tough racing and the conditions are really, really challenging for the sailors and the Race Committee," commented Marenic. "The weed means we cannot focus only on sailing, but other than that we are super pleased with our performance today. We had a good strategy and we followed it to the end. We played a lot with the shifts, which is a game we like, so today was working really well for us."
Already guaranteed a place in the medal race line up, tomorrow will be a day of consolidation for the Croatians, as they try to maintain their position.
After the glory of yesterday's first ever race win which pushed them to the front of the leaderboard, South Africa's Asenathi Jim/Roger Hudson kicked off today on the back foot scoring their worst result of the series so far, a 22nd, dropping to 4th overall. Their change in fortunes continued, following up with a 22,28 to drop to ninth. Jim partially attributed their performance to exhaustion, saying, "We were here until late last night fixing our slot gasket, and here early this morning, I am just exhausted."
A surprise performance so far from Argentina's 470 stars, Lucas Calabrese/Juan de la Fuente places them in 16th overall, 25 points off the top ten, something not anticipated on their home stamping ground.
"We are not lucky in this Championship," said a dismayed de la Fuente. The Argentineans broke their rudder in race 6 and were forced to retire. A quick fix to the pin between races got them going again, but racing a home Worlds they were imagining better.
"For sure we were hoping to do better," he added. "We are still working with the equipment and I don't think we made a good approach to the Championship, as in the end this is not our main target. It is important as it is a Worlds in Argentina, but it is all about the Olympics."
Ferdinand Gerz/Oliver Szymaski (GER) drop out of the top ten, with Stu McNay/David Hughes (USA) shifting up.
470 Men - Results after 8 Races
1. Paul Snow-Hansen/Daniel Willcox (NZL 2) - 37 pts
2. Sime Fantela/Igor Marenic (CRO 83) - 39 pts
3. Mathew Belcher/William Ryan (AUS 11) - 48 pts
4. Sofian Bouvet/Jérémie Mion (FRA 27) - 55 pts
5. Anton Dahlberg/Fredrik Bergström (SWE 349) - 56 pts
6. Panagiotis Mantis/Pavlos Kagialis (GRE 1) - 69 pts
7. Onán Barreiros Rodríguez/Juan Curbelo Cabrera (ESP 9) - 69 pts
8. Gabrio Zandona/Andrea Trani (ITA 2) - 74 pts
9. Asenathi Jim/Roger Hudson (RSA 1) - 81 pts
10. Stu McNay/David Hughes (USA 1 ) - 84 pts
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Celebrating her 31st birthday Camille Lecointre, with crew Helene Defrance, found herself locked in a points battle with defending World Champions Lara Vadlau/Jola Ogar (AUT), sitting on 18 points apiece after race 5. A win in race 6 and a 6th put the French firmly ahead, whilst the Austrians dropped to 4th.
The French pair took their first medal at a 470 Worlds last year in Israel, sealing bronze. Before that, with her previous crew, Lecointre took silver at the 2012 470 Worlds and won the 2013 470 Europeans. Right now, they look to be hitting the right notes as they prepare for Rio.
"It was hard for the nerves today, because of all the weeds," admitted Lecointre. "There is more pressure because every time you catch one you slow down so much and it changes all your strategy as well. Sometimes you really have to avoid it and we were a bit lost in the first race," she said referring to their 10th place.
"The wind was hard to get," added Defrance, "especially the last race. We did some mistakes too, and we just keep trying to be more accurate to avoid losing points."
"Our coach was not so happy, as we did some stupid mistakes so it destroyed a bit my birthday joie de vivre," smiled Lecointre.
China's Xiaoli Wang/Lizhu Huang pressed their opponents every step of each race, scoring 7,2,1 to improve their overnight position by 4 places moving up to second overall. China has three teams competing here, as they battle through their national selection process.
A slow and steady climb for 2012 Olympic Gold Medallists, Jo Aleh/Polly Powrie (NZL), who today stepped up four leaderboard positions to 5th.
"We had a few speed issues earlier in the week, and we are slowly just trying to work through them and solve them and try and get a bit quicker," explained Powrie. "It is also just trying to piece together the whole race, as its really not over until is over here."
Recognizing the step up all teams seem to be delivering in the final months before Rio, Powrie added, "Certainly the racing has been really tight. It feels like everyone has stepped it up a level and it's great to try and be a part of it and go along with it."
Aleh/Powrie last won a Worlds in 2013, but medals are not at the forefront of their minds. "We don't really focus on the result to be honest, it's more to tick off the things we have been working on and try and keep progressing forward", concluded Powrie.
Elsewhere in the fleet, the battle for national selection doesn't get any easier.
Raising their game this Championship are Spain's Barbara Cornudella/Sara Lopez, although it almost ended in disaster in the day's opening race 5. A collision with another boat damaged their bow and water soon filled the tanks
"In the first upwind we broke the bow of our boat, and water was coming in throughout the race. We discussed whether to retire or not, but thank goodness we kept on going and finished 15th," said Cornudella.
Between races, they hauled their 470 onto the coach boat to drain the tanks and a spot of tape plugged the damage for the next two races. No harm done, as they continued a superb day of racing with a 5, 2 and move up three places to 7.
"In a career you have a level, but sometimes you are going down and you see the results in some races they are so bad. And then there is a time that you go up again, and then you go higher than your level," Cornudella added in reference to their escalation on past performance, which positions them as the top Spanish team.
After securing the nation's place on the Olympic starting line last year, for Australia's 470 sailors it is now all about which will team will go. A tough scenario as two sisters, Sasha and Jaime Ryan, face off against each other. Older sister Sasha is helming with crew Ella Clark, whilst the other team sees Jaime at the front and Carrie Smith helming. Today Smith/Ryan improved their overall standing to 14th overall and critically increased their points advantage over their team mates.
"It was a good last two races, although our first race wasn't so great," reflected Smith. "We got caught up in a whole bunch of weed, which we hadn't experienced before, but we learnt a whole bunch of lessons. We are happy with the day."
To decide if the nation will actually take up its slot in Rio, either team has to meet targets set by Australian Sailing and at the end of the day, the national sailing authority will decide whether it is the right decision to send a team. A decision which will be taken in the coming months. So, for Smith/Ryan they just have to keep on delivering their best.
"We just have to keep proving ourselves at every event leading into the Games. To keep showing that we are learning and enjoying ourselves is also our main thing," added Smith.
Certain a unique scenario to have three siblings campaigning together, something which doesn't always sit comfortably with Jaime as she competes against her sister.
"To now be racing against Sasha is a very unique situation and maybe not the most ideal, but I think we try not to let it get too personal. It is just racing, and at the end of the day the one who comes second is happy for the one that comes first. Sailing is pretty brutal in the selection process and we just have to be happy for each other and support each other."
In a surprise turn of form, World #7 team and 2015 470 European silver medallists, Tina Mrak/Veronika Macarol (SLO) are languishing at the back of the fleet.
"This is a Championship to forget, that's for sure," commented Macarol. "Every day was really bad. Today in the first race we got caught in the plants and then we got a black flag, and the third was again bad."
"I think after all these races we are not concentrating and we just don't sail how we know, and I don't know, it is just to forget and I hope the next regatta will be good."
Their opening race of the series, a 7th, reflected where they would normally be in the leaderboard, but that result was also a disappointment for the pair, as Macarol continued, "Even that was a bad race for us. We could have finished 2nd, but we didn't. For everyone, for sure it is difficult here in Argentina, but for us and also the British girls it is not good."
The British Girls are 2012 Olympic silver medallists and world #1 pair Hannah Mills/Saskia Clark, who sit in 23rd and it will take a miracle for them to convert their current standing of 122 points to anywhere near the top 10.
"No, you could say that," quipped Mills in response to this not being their Championship. "We have had a tough week. We've sailed alright actually and we don't feel we have been sailing that badly, but it's just not quite clicked. We have two OCS scores which doesn't help anyone's series, but we are still positive and we have learnt a heap coming here, so it has still been really worthwhile. It's the challenges that make you stronger and we will learn from this as best we can and move forwards."
One new team move into the top 10, with Poland's Agnieszka/Irmina Orozek (POL11) upgrading, whist Switzerland's Linda Fahrni/Maja Siegenthaler drop to 17th
470 Women - Results after 7 Races
1. Camille Lecointre/Helene Defrance (FRA 9) - 25 pts
2. Xiaoli Wang/Lizhu Huang (CHN 1221) - 28 pts
3. Sydney Bolger/Carly Shevitz (USA 88) - 32 pts
4. Lara Vadlau/Jolanta Ogar (AUT 431) - 36 pts
5. Jo Aleh/Polly Powrie (NZL 75) - 43 pts
6. Anne Haeger/Briana Provancha (USA 1712) - 43 pts
7. Bàrbara Cornudella Ravetllat/Sara López Ravetllat (ESP 14) - 46 pts
8. Afrodite Zegers-Kyranakou/Anneloes Van Veen (NED 216) - 49 pts
9. Fernanda Oliveira/Ana Luiza Barbachan (BRA 177) - 50 pts
10. Agnieszka/Irmina Orozek (POL11) - 58 pts
CLICK HERE for full results
Tomorrow, Thursday 25 February, the breeze is set to take a different turn, with around 13 knots at 1000 hours. Racing is scheduled to start at 1000 hours, with three races for each fleet. 470 Women will race first followed by 470 Men.
470 Worlds Website - 2016worlds.470.org/en/default/races/race
By Luissa Smith
470 World Championships
The 470 Olympic Sailing World Championships are coming. Sailors from around the world will be fighting it out for the 470 World Championship title in San Isidro, Argentina from 20-27 February. Here's a little taster fresh from the World Sailing editing suite.Posted by World Sailing on Thursday, February 18, 2016


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Wonderful hosts welcome dogs as warmly as they do you!
Imagine sitting in a lounge chair, gazing at gorgeous gardens. while listening to water gently flowing from fountains and skipping over rocks in a narrow river just a step away.
Birds flit among a gazebo and apple trees.
Some settle in colorful birdhouses hung in rows on a facade.
Nearby, weather-worn signs and items from another era bring a smile to your face.
Your soul is drifting into a cocoon of nostalgia nestled in the bygone days of Montgomery Center in Vermont.
Your soul is drifting into a cocoon of nostalgia nestled in the bygone days of Montgomery Center in Vermont.
Then you see the face of a huge bull dog staring right back at you, and he has a pipe in his mouth! Are you dreaming? No, you aren't. You're at a very special inn with a very funny-sounding name. Welcome to Phineas Swann B & B Inn!
A true pet-friendly haven
Best of all, your dog(s) at your feet looking very content. You're thinking how lucky you are that you didn't have to leave your pup at home. No separation anxiety. Yippee! Both of you can wake up to this utopian piece of paradise for as long as you want. That's because the folks at Phineas Swann Inn know how important it is for you and your canine to enjoy a stress-free holiday together. No wonder it ranks among America's top three B & Bs for pet friendliness.
This is the place to park your pup
The humor is dog darn good!
Two extraordinary people make this B & B a beautiful experience
Married couple, Lynne and Darren Drevik – the inn's hosts – were both born with a huge hospitality gene. Not a trace of pretension or personality stuffiness in either. The minute you walk in, you notice how happy they are; their good- -natured manner and casual ease probably comes in part from knowing all about leaving behind city clamour in search of calm and inspiration in nature. I was looking for that too when I booked my reservation at this acclaimed B & B.
In 2013, Darren and Lynne quit their high-powered jobs in New York City to change their lives in a meaningful way. Lynne was a logistics manager at Colgate, and Darren had corporate writing contracts – fresh off his chief editor position at two newspapers in Georgia and South Carolina. He's written a novel titled, "Appalachian Trail", and his recitation of Chaucer's "Canterbury Tales" is impressive. Ask him to speak Spanish using his native Tennessee accent. Very entertaining!
|Darren Drevik
After looking at three Bed and Breakfasts for sale, the couple settled on the Phineas Swann B & B – named after a man who once lived here with his 13 children in 1880. They kept the funny name, and even have a book with his photo in it.
Charm and authenticity
Lynne is an avid antique collector, so many of the treasures you'll see at the inn reflect back to 1780 when Montgomery Center was founded. The furniture, unique items and décor are a harmonious blend of country chic and old-world ways.
Having passed through five owners, the historic building was not always a B& B. It was an 1880 farm-and-barn dwelling that underwent renovations.
The result is a remarkable B & B that features nine country-style bedrooms each with its own fireplace and ensuite bathroom (save for one). Rich in wainscoting, with original oak floors in many areas and graceful crown molding, each is utterly appealing, peaceful, and private. Six of these rooms are ready to welcome your cherished dog. Another perk: all rooms have phones and your call is free anywhere in North America!
Ambiance and pleasure in loving comfort
If you're not punch-happy about pets, don't worry; you'll never see them in the inn's main large house which comprises several inviting rooms.
The living room boasts really comfy couches and period armchairs that act like lazy boys.
Stained glass windows are a stand-out feature in the main house.
The fireplace enhances the warmth of this sitting area as it captures the ambiance of the room's former farmhouse roots.
Updated with charm and class, this main room beckons you to lounge as long as you wish while munching on all the free snacks and beverages and the amazing chocolate chip cookies freshly baked every day by Barb, the inn's consummate chef.
A spacious dining room with separate wooden tables looks out onto the splendid floral ground that also includes a Jacuzzi – all part of your sensory pleasing experience.
Pampering for everyone – dog or no dog
As mentioned, dogs are not allowed in any part of the main inn, so upstairs, three pretty rooms awash in pastel colors house non-dog accompanied guests. It's the unattached buildings just outside the main inn that are designated for canines, such as the stunning carriage house with its four spacious bedroom rooms – two upstairs, and two downstairs (I stayed in the upstairs "terrier room").
Big beds, big space, beautiful colors
|An original light in the Carriage House
|A painted snowboard greets you at the landing of the Carriage House
Picturesque rooms
The carriage house, along with the other dog-friendly suites, even comes with towels for your canine companion.
Conveniently located, the carriage house is a mere stairwell and veranda away from the main house. The River house that faces a small section of the Trout River has two separate upstairs/downstairs apartments that also welcome your dog.
Gardened grounds – most planted by Lynne – are there for your dog to enjoy.
Lynne and Darren have three of their own dogs that are not free to roam into your space. But they do own over 500 ceramic dogs. You can't miss them; they're everywhere: on shelves, tables, high chests, low chests, even the floor, Can you spot your breed?
The bells are ringing for me and my gal
Phineas Swann Inn creates a fabulous four-season environment for romance, weddings and more group affairs. Darren is also a pastor, and so when Lynne purchased a very big antique church bell, Darren was inspired at Lynne's urging to build an open-air darling cupola on the grounds. When couples marry, they swing the rope attached to that bell, and love is sealed forever.
Wedding receptions take place under the enormous white tent top where over 145 guests can be seated most comfortably to enjoy the evening along with the gourmet food, prepared by Lynne, Darren and Barb. The newly weds can choose from one of three options: pasta, fish or chicken.
Lynne and Darren have their own gift: the newly married couple can enjoy their honeymoon night free and toast their union with a free glass of champagne.
I fell in love with Phineas Swann B & B Inn, and went on the hunt for a husband to be, just so I could get married under that cupola where both of us could swing the bell and live happily ever after. I found no hubby but the inn's morning meal sufficed as a sweet substitute.
Breakfast is a belly-full of variety
Deb has been at the inn for years, and she is a master cook and baker. In fact, when I landed, she was in the middle of making the wedding cake for an incoming wedding. She also makes gluten-free food goodies. During my four-day stay, I savoured Darren's homemade black berry sauce. It was poured over thick, tender black-berry-filled French toast... A tasty veggie round sausage was also served, and on another day, I gobbled up the soufflé-type baby Dutch pancakes topped with apples. I also tried their smoked bacon. All food is freshly prepared and most ingredients come from the farmlands that dot the area. Of course, there is Greek yogurt served with blueberries, an array of cut-up fresh fruit, juices and cereals to fill you up even more!
Music nights, fall foliage tours and sleigh rides during winter also define Phineas Swann Inn's way for enjoyment. To prepare you for those harsh winters every Wednesday, ladies from the 9-member co-op store, called Fabric Folks (located across the street) flock to the Phineas Swann to knit, sip wine and dig into Barb's cookies.
Lynne also has her knitting needles in hand. Is there anything this wonder woman can't do? Did I mention she just became a grandmother too? Congratulations, Lynne!
In Vermont, this is the perfect place to hang your hat. There's no other better B & B to stay at -- with our without the dog.
Phineas Swann B & B Inn is located at:
195 Main Street
Montgomery Center, VY 05471
Call: (802) 326 4306.
For information and reservations, click here: www.phineasswann.com.
You can also email them at: email@example.com
Phineas Swann B & B Inn is ideally located. It's only eight miles from Jay Peak Resort, and sits amidst breathtaking Green Mountain scenery. I definitely wanted to explore the North East Kingdom, and so Lynne arranged two half-days for me to pursue a personal custom-guided excursion given by Montgomery Adventures.
Click here to read about my adventures and the amazing man who brought me into the wilds.
Click here to read about my adventures and the amazing man who brought me into the wilds.
A salt cave and more healing therapies await you
Also across the street from the Phineas Swan inn is one of the North East Kingdom's most unique healing hideaways. Called, Vermont's Salt Cave and Halotherapy Center, this cozy place houses a salt cave. But its creation came with a cost for owners Sarita and Nafis Khan whose vision to promote well-being and holistic health is their great passion.
Creating this salt cave involved the transporting of thousands of pounds of pink salt from Poland. After much arduous work, the former barn morphed magnificently into a magical healing salt cave.
"We actually imported 20,000 pounds of pink salt from Poland. 4,000 pounds is the amount of crystal salt we placed on the floor which is reminiscent of a beach. The remaining 16,000 pounds are from the salt boulders and rocks that have created the wall of the cave. We only used white cement over foam to create the stalactites on the ceiling. This way there was no need to use any glue as the walls are mortared together and the cement is on the ceiling, not salt."
There are also 52 salt lamps embedded into the walls and floor releasing negative ions for relaxation and air purification.
You will be walking on those 4000 pounds of glistening crystal salt to get to your resting lounge chair. For the next 45 minutes, you'll enjoy the soothing sounds of two waterfalls while benefiting from their heavily saturated negative environment – a toxin flusher – so to speak.
The spa offers a 30-minute treatment where you simply rest your hands and bare feet on specially heated Himalayan salt block. Research shows this is great for joint and arthritic issues. I sat for a minute just to "try" it and it was very relaxing.
This spa has much to offer: an infra-red sauna hot stone treatment, massage, Reiki and sound healing. I loved all the natural products they sell and the colourful salt lamps you'll see in their boutique. Meeting Sarita and Nafis has its own healing effect. They give you their full attention, and their caring is sincere. Prices are a steal!
Visit: www.vtsaltcaves.com.
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Country: Dominican Republic
Wrapper: Sun-grown Brazilian Maduro
Filler: Piloto Cubano long filler
Size: Toro 6"x50 ring
This is my first attempt at an in depth review of a cigar. I really enjoyed doing it. I was amazed by the changes in the cigar and how the smoke developed as it progressed. I never took the time to do this before and I think it has given me a new, deeper appreciation for cigars.
The presentation of this cigar is very classy. It is dual banded with an off white Carlos Torano band with a copper border. The second band has the same color scheme with Carlos Torano's autograph in copper. The foot is wrapped in cedar. It has a gorgeous dark brown maduro wrapper that is oily and slightly toothy. The wrapper has very small veins throughout. It appears very well constructed, firm with no soft spots. No veins were visible in the foot. The cap was slightly puckered and it clipped perfectly. No veins were visible in the head.
Pre Light:
This cigar has a nice cedar aroma almost certainly due to the cedar wrap on the foot. It had a medium draw and a woody/cedar taste. Again, I attribute this to the cedar wrap it was packaged in. I also detected a subtle spiciness.
1st third-
It lit perfectly and easily with lots of thick white smoke. It was spicy during the light. It had an easy to medium draw. After it was lit I immediately tasted lots of cedar and a peppery spiciness. The smoke left a smoky, woody taste on the palate between puffs. The ash is very nice, white with lines and speck of dark grey. This cigar was smooth and mellow right from the start and the smoke was cool. In the beginning the burn was as close to a straight line as is probably possible. The ash maintained its shape nicely and was not flaky at all. The smoke off the foot held together a long time as if it was almost solid. The smoke I exhaled was the same, very slow to diffuse. About an inch in the spiciness mellowed and the cedar flavor took over along with an undertone I found hard to identify. It was slightly sweet almost like toasted bread…? The smoky aftertaste went away as well. As the smoke progressed it got even smoother. The burn wasn't as straight but it was still even. The ash close to the burn remained white but the ash near the tip took on a brown tint. The cap held its shape and firmness thru the first third. I still haven't tapped the ash off at this point.
2nd third-
Cedar still dominates the flavor but a citrus undertone developed. It still had a subtle sweetness to it. The smoke from the foot was still a creamy white but the smoke from the draw took on a beige tint. The different colors of the smoke made an interesting contrast as I watched it dance thru the air. The ash was still holding and was almost three inches long when I finally tapped it. It broke off rather then fell off. Probably could have waited longer to ash. The cedar flavor began to mellow and the spiciness returned. This appeared to have happened once I got past the part of the cigar that was wrapped in cedar. In the beginning I would have said this smoke was on the mild side, but it got stronger as I got further in. As I neared the end of the second third of the cigar I noticed a coffee like bitterness mixed with a peppery flavor. The subtle sweetness I detected early was gone. It was still very smooth but stronger now, less mellow. I noticed small gaps in the ash now and it was slightly flaky on the edges. The burn became slightly uneven but corrected it self quickly. Two thirds of the way thru and the cap were still firm and round. This is a very well made cigar.
Last third-
Entering the last third of this cigar I still have only ashed once. The ash was again over two inches long when I tapped it. It came off easier this time. The peppery flavor increased in strength and dominated the smoke at this point. I detected occasional hint of wood and earth. The cigar was stronger now, less smooth but still not harsh.. Since the burn corrected itself earlier it remained perfect. The smoke lost it beige tint but was still a different shade of white than the smoke from the foot. The cigar finished with a strong peppery flavor with noticeable earthy undertones. I smoked it to the nub. I never had to make a third tap of the ash. In the last third the ash was once again solid and not at all flaky.
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This was a very enjoyable medium bodied, medium strength cigar. I thoroughly enjoyed it. It is very well constructed and beautiful to look at. This is definitely a favorite and would recommend this cigar to anyone who has enjoyed a premium cigar before. This probably not a good first time smoke for a person new to cigars.


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Benefits of Implementing a Time and Attendance Tracking System for Your Company
Automated time and attendance tracking isn't as widely used by employers as you might think. A 2017 Paychex Small Business Snapshot determined that as much as 20 percent of small business leaders — and 34 percent of those with up to 19 employees — still use paper time sheets to track and report employee time.
In an increasingly digital world, this practice can place a small business at a distinct competitive disadvantage. HR teams are well-positioned to make the case for the benefits of time and attendance system solutions that offer significant advantages to both the business owner and the workforce.
Here are some key time and attendance benefits to bolster your case for implementing the use of more effective time tracking methods:
Save time and money
Paper-based systems can be time-consuming both for those charged with calculating payroll and for the wait-time for payment, which can frustrate employees. There's also a greater likelihood of payroll delays when an employer must adjust to changes in state and federal payroll regulations.
An integrated time and attendance system can sharply decrease expenses related to the collection, management, and data entry involved in a manual system.
Reduce employee errors
Employees using a paper-based time and attendance system may neglect to complete their timesheets when they're supposed to. Later, in their attempts to recall precise information, they end up guessing the time they arrived at work, the length of their lunch breaks, and what time they left for the day. Such errors can lead to employers paying for time not actually worked.
Automated time tracking and reporting can reduce the risk of data-entry errors by importing employee hours directly into a payroll system. Time collection options like badges, biometric technologies, keypads, web entries, and smartphone apps can also cut the rate of lost-time instances and boost employee productivity.
Track remote time and attendance
Remote or traveling team members may experience unique challenges in accurately tracking time, attendance, and mileage on the go. Mileage tracking apps utilize mobile technology to track miles driven between job sites and eliminate the need for paper documentation of mileage.
For employees who set individual appointments with clients at the office and remotely, calendar-integration features can help employees stay on top of their schedules and improve accuracy in reporting. These features can also eliminate the need for employees to switch between work and personal calendars, helping to improve work/life balance and eliminate accidental scheduling snafus.
Enhance productivity and job satisfaction
An efficient and accurate system enables employees to focus more intently on their job responsibilities. Rather than getting caught up in filling out forms and double-checking to ensure accuracy, employees know their next paycheck will be received on time and. This removes a considerable amount of potential stress and distraction from the workplace, which can help to improve employee satisfaction and morale.
Additionally, replacing paper-based methods with a modern time and attendance system gives employees more time to focus on their jobs, while also giving their supervisors valuable labor data to help them identify and correct productivity issues before they become unmanageable.
Improve security for sensitive company data
Combined with biometric technology, time and attendance solutions can help control employee access to information-sensitive areas and monitor employee entry. State-of-the-art identification equipment, from Wi-Fi biometric-enabled time clocks and iris recognition technology to tablet kiosks, can help track which employees and managers have access to sensitive company data.
Not only can this system help reduce the risk of compromised security by unauthorized personnel, time and attendance solutions with biometric technology can also help prevent the practice of "buddy punching," which is "the act of hourly, non-exempt employees who record their time on a time clock, punching a co-worker in and out when that worker isn't present," notes HR services area manager Matthew Keup. The security benefits of a time and attendance system that utilizes enhanced technology and biometric equipment can be invaluable to the day to day operations of the business.
A small business cannot afford to let manual time-tracking processes drag down productivity. You may want to consider leading time and attendance tracking options like Paychex Flex® Time that can deliver significant benefits to both the business and the workforce.