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Background: Various changes in society have created the opportunity for more sedentary behaviour and the consumption of food that is high in kilojoules, which may lead to a progressive increase in body mass over time. The purpose of this study was to examine secular changes in the body mass index (BMI) of Canadian children between 1981 and 1996.
Methods: Nationally representative data from the 1981 Canada Fitness Survey, the 1988 Campbell's Survey on the Well-being of Canadians and the 1996 National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth were used in the analysis. Regression analyses were used to assess population changes in BMI from 1981 to 1996 for children aged 7–13 years. Changes in the distribution of BMI results were evaluated by plotting the residuals from regression analyses of BMI on age, assessed separately by sex, using the 1981 data as baseline. The proportions of children exceeding the 85th and 95th age- and sex-specific percentiles from the 1981 (baseline) data were also calculated.
Results: Since 1981, BMI has increased at the rate of nearly 0.1 kg/m2 per year for both sexes at most ages, indicating a clear secular trend toward an increase in BMI of Canadian children. The prevalence of overweight among boys increased from 15% in 1981 to 28.8% in 1996 and among girls from 15% to 23.6%. The prevalence of obesity in children more than doubled over that period, from 5% to 13.5% for boys and 11.8% for girls.
Interpretation: Secular trends indicate that Canadian children aged 7–13 years are becoming progressively overweight and obese.
There is growing concern that the current behaviour patterns of children and youth may accelerate lifestyle-related disease processes and result in premature morbidity and mortality. Children are choosing to watch television, surf the Internet and play video games instead of engaging in more active leisure pursuits. A consequence of this behaviour is a sustained positive energy balance that may lead to an increase in the prevalence of obesity and cardiovascular disease risk factors.1,2,3,4,5,6 In Australia7 and the United States,8,9,10,11 there is evidence that children are becoming progressively obese,4,5 despite consuming similar numbers of kilojoules5 or fewer kilojoules.1 Canada does not have a health surveillance system to monitor the prevalence of obesity among Canadian children and youth.12 The most current data available indicate that the prevalence of obesity, based on skinfold thickness measurements, increased from 16% to 22% among males and from 15% to 26% among females between 1981 and 1988.13,14 However, these findings pertain only to youth aged 15–19 years, and the data are now 12 years old. There are no published data examining secular changes in body mass index (BMI) for nationally representative samples of Canadian children. Therefore, the purposes of this study were to assess changes in BMI over a 15-year period using representative samples of Canadian children and youth and to examine changes in the proportion of children classified as overweight or obese.
Three national databases were used to assess secular changes in BMI. Data from the 1981 Canada Fitness Survey (CFS), the 1988 Campbell's Survey on the Well-being of Canadians (CSWB) and the second wave (1996) of the Canadian National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth (NLSCY) were used for comparison. The CFS was conducted between February and July 1981, using a geographically stratified sample that represented 97% of the Canadian population.15 A total of 23 400 people participated in the CFS. The information obtained made it possible to calculate BMI for 4176 children and youth (49% female) aged 7–19 years. The CSWB was a longitudinal follow-up of a representative subsample of the CFS and was performed between March and April 1988. BMI measurements were available for 481 children and youth (49.5% female) aged 7–19 years. Details on the sampling procedures from the CFS and CSWB have been published previously.13,14,15 Exact age at the time of measurement was estimated from birthdate information in both the CFS and CSWB. Height and body mass were directly measured according to standardized procedures.16 BMI was calculated from height and mass data using the following formula: BMI = mass (kg)/height (m)2.
The 1996 NLSCY data17 were collected between December 1996 and May 1997. The target population comprised all Canadian children from newborn to the age of 13 years. The participating households were selected from the sampling frame of Statistics Canada's Labour Force Survey (as was the CFS), which is representative of Canada's population. The children's exact ages at the time of the interview were available for each child. In this survey, the height and body mass data were gathered through parental report, which in some cases (proportion not known) included direct measurement. This is clearly a limitation to this analysis and is discussed later. BMI results were available for 7847 children aged 7–13 years from the NLSCY.
The following regression model — BMI = b0 + b1 (age) + b2 (age)2 >+ ε—was fitted separately for boys and girls for each set of data, using the calculated BMI values and the estimated exact ages of the children. The regression lines are displayed in Fig. 1. The 1981 regression results were treated as the baseline for assessing changes in BMI and establishing criteria for overweight and obesity. The unstandardized residuals (individual data point deviations from the plotted regression lines) for the 1981 data were saved. For the 1996 data, however, each child's residual was calculated from the 1981 regression line. An examination of the variance of the residuals by age revealed that the variance tended to increase with age; therefore, we formed 2 groups (ages 7–10 years and 11–13 years) for both boys and girls that had relatively homogeneous variance. The distributions of the 2 sets of residuals for each sex were examined and summary statistics calculated.
At each age, in 1-year increments, we estimated the 85th and 95th percentiles for BMI using the 1981 data as baseline. These cutoff points have been previously established as indicators for being overweight and obese respectively.18,19,20 The 1981 criteria were applied to the 1996 data to assess changes in the prevalence of overweight and obesity from 1981 to 1996.
Fig. 1 shows the secular changes that occurred in BMI from 1981 to 1996. For boys aged 7–10 years, the results reveal a substantial increase in BMI between 1981 and 1996, although the differences between 1981 and 1988 were quite small. At ages 11–19 years, there is a discernible increase in BMI at all ages, increasing progressively from 1981 to 1988 and then from 1988 to 1996.
Table 1 provides the means, standard deviations and sample sizes for the body mass of boys and girls aged 7–13 years. In addition to the 3 data sets used for analysis in this paper, summary values are included for directly measured body mass from an unbiased sample of 10 000 children aged 7–17 years from Canadian schools in 1966.21 With few exceptions, a systematic increase in body mass for boys and girls is observed, starting in 1966.
An examination of the residuals from the regression analysis provides strong evidence that BMI values have increased for both boys and girls aged 7–13 years. For the younger cohort (ages 7–10 years), the average increases in BMI are 1.35 and 1.16 for boys and girls respectively. For the older cohort (ages 11–13 years), the average increases are 1.38 and 0.58 for boys and girls respectively. Given that the 2 studies span 15 years, the average increase is nearly 0.1 of a BMI unit per year. Moreover, the results indicate that variation in BMI has increased from 1981 to 1996. This change, in addition to an increased proportion of children with high BMI values, has resulted in a dramatic increase in the prevalence of overweight and obesity. Furthermore, in the younger cohort, there is a slightly greater prevalence of children with a very low BMI.
Fig. 2 shows the prevalence of children classified as overweight (>> 85th percentile) or obese (>> 95th percentile) from these samples. The 1981 data were used to establish the criteria for being overweight and obese when the prevalence of overweight among children at every age was 15% and the prevalence of obesity among children at every age was 5%. For both boys and girls, and at almost every age, the proportion of children classified as overweight or obese increased from 1981 to 1996. This finding supports the observation from the analysis of the residuals, suggesting that the progressive increase in average BMI observed in Canadian children is influenced considerably by an increased proportion of children in the top percentiles. Overall, the prevalence of overweight among boys increased from 15% in 1981 to 28.8% in 1996 and among girls from 15% to 23.6%. The prevalence of obese children (5%) more than doubled over that period to 13.5% for boys and to 11.8% for girls.
The results of this paper provide compelling evidence that there was a progressive increase in BMI for Canadian children from 1981 to 1996. Furthermore, changes in the distribution of BMI values have resulted in a marked increase in the proportion of Canadian children who exceed earlier thresholds for overweight and obesity. These findings are remarkable in their magnitude and consistency and draw serious attention to the escalating problem of pediatric obesity in Canada.
Using BMI as an indicator of overweight or obesity has its limitations.22 Nevertheless, Malina and Katzmarzyk22 have demonstrated that BMI has high specificity (correctly classifying those not obese) and variable sensitivity (proportion of subjects truly at risk of being overweight or obese) as an indicator of overweight and obesity based on analyses of several ethnically diverse samples.
A second limitation of our study is that the 1996 BMI estimates were derived from parents' reports. The results show that in both sexes, and at almost all ages between 7 and 19 years, Canadian children and youth had higher measured BMIs in 1988 than in 1981. For males, the parent-reported information from the 1996 NLSCY demonstrated a continuation of the trend toward progressively higher BMI values. In girls, however, this trend was evident only at the ages of 7–9 years, after which the 1996 values fell somewhere between the 1981 and 1988 results.
The anomaly for preadolescent girls is consistent with the findings of a US study that examined the bias in self-reported body mass and height. Using results from the NHANES III study, Strauss compared measured versus self-reported body mass and height values for a large group (n = 1657) of children and youth aged 12–16 years.23 Correlations ranged from 0.87 to 0.94 for body mass and from 0.82 to 0.91 for height, depending on age, sex and ethnic origin. Correlations for BMI ranged from 0.79 to 0.89. Strauss observed that females were much more likely than males to underreport body mass.23 Given the magnitude and direction of the biases observed by Strauss, and the consistency of our findings with his findings, we expect that the prevalence of overweight and obesity has been underestimated in this study.
Our findings are consistent with recent studies conducted in other high-income countries. The prevalence of pediatric obesity has progressively increased in the United States, especially between 1976–1980 and 1988–1994.11 The BMI thresholds (in kg/m2) used to define obesity in our study are similar to those in the United States,8,9 yet the magnitude of change observed in the present Canadian analysis is greater than that observed in the United States and has occurred over a shorter period of time. Between 1985 and 1997, an increased proportion of schoolchildren with high BMI values was observed in Australia.7 The current findings from Canadian children demonstrate a similar trend. This apparently international trend is disturbing because an increase in pediatric obesity increases the risk of subsequent morbidities.
The health risk of having a high BMI in adulthood is well established.24,25,26,27 Because clinical evidence of disease in children is generally absent, the health consequences of having a high BMI during childhood are less obvious, however, cases of type 2 diabetes mellitus, hyperlipidemia and hypertension are becoming more common in severely overweight children.28 Furthermore, such children may have an undesirable body image and poor self-esteem.29,30 Excessive body mass during childhood and adolescence is associated with an increased risk of becoming overweight in adulthood31,32 and with higher morbidity and mortality rates in adulthood.2,3
The rapid increases in overweight and obesity that have been observed over the past 2 decades strongly suggest that environmental causes are responsible.11 The most recent report from the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada acknowledges that pediatric obesity is a problem and concedes that behaviours that increase the risk of cardiovascular disease begin early in life and, therefore, it is essential that prevention begins in early childhood.12 More attention to the promotion of healthy nutrition and physical activity throughout childhood and adolescence is required, and a systematic and ongoing collection of relevant body composition and physical activity measurements is needed for effective health promotion planning and policy and legislation development.12
This article has been peer reviewed.
Contributors: The authors worked together on all statistical analyses and preparation of the tables and figures. The written text was prepared primarily by Dr. Tremblay, but both authors contributed significantly to editing and reworking the paper.
Acknowledgements: We thank the Canadian Fitness and Lifestyle Research Institute for the use of data from the Canada Fitness Survey and from Campbell's Survey on the Well-being of Canadians. We also thank Human Resources Development Canada for the use of data from the National Longitudinal Study of Children and Youth.
This project was supported by the Canadian Population Health Initiative of the Canadian Institute for Health Information, Ottawa, Ont.
Competing interests: None declared.
Reprint requests to: Dr. Mark Tremblay, Faculty of Kinesiology, University of New Brunswick, PO Box 4400, Fredericton NB E3B 5A3; fax 506 453-3511; [email protected]


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8 Spring Break Beach Bars for Grown-Ups
If loud, cramped, and impersonal beach bars aren't your thing, then turn your attention to these low-key drinking establishments where the owners will probably greet you and views are as top-shelf as the cocktails.
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Feet in sand, cold beer in hand—does life get any better? Not really, which is why the highlight of a tropical beach vacation is often the moment you stumble upon a simple beach bar where the lobster is perfectly done, the proprietor tells stories for hours, and the drinks are tasty but lethal. No matter if you're camping on the beach, Airbnb-ing it, or bunking at the Four Seasons—a beach bar without pretense is always a crowd-pleaser. Serendipity is, of course, part of the thrill—so we can't help you there, but here are eight so good they've made a name for themselves (some even have websites!) and are worth seeking out.
The Soggy Dollar, British Virgin Islands
This sailors' favorite in Jost Van Dyke (the smallest of the four main British Virgin Islands) earned its name by merit of its access route: You had to swim there. Once you're good and salty, the drink to ask for is the painkiller, said to have been invented here in the 1970s. It is made of dark rum, cream of coconut, pineapple, orange juice, and freshly ground Grenadian nutmeg. Don't have your own boat to moor nearby? There are ferries and water taxis from Beef Island and St. Thomas—but you'll still get wet.
La Huella, José Ignacio, Uruguay
More than a dozen years after opening, the beachfront La Huella is still the epicenter of the scene in José Ignacio, the thinking man's exclusive alternative to casino and tourist riddled Punte del Este. The kind of place you go to unwind without hordes of people. It's an accomplished restaurant serving top-notch sushi, South American-style grilled meats, homemade bread, and vegetables from a nearby organic farms. Book well in advance.
Scilly Cay, Anguilla
Eudoxie Wallace calls every woman who sets a foot in the sand of his private-island restaurant-bar "Gorgeous," and he somehow gets away with it. That's the first thing you need to know about this Anguilla institution, which Eudoxie and his wife, Sandra, have run for nearly three decades. It's become such an Anguillan institution that the Wallaces run boats from the mainland, for visitors to feast on decadent lunches of lobster, crayfish, and chicken. (Skip the chicken. The crustaceans are enormous and delicious).
Pelican Bar, Jamaica
"Beach bar" is a bit of a misnomer for this watering hole. It's a quarter mile from the beach—well, from any landmass—and 20 minutes by boat from Jakes hotel on Treasure Beach. The proprietor is a local fisherman-turned-barman named Floyd, and it's hard to believe the charmingly dilapidated structure is still standing. Stay for a dinner of fried fresh fish—possibly a fish that you've caught yourself (bring gear) or by one of the fishermen who ferry guests out to the bar.
Sunshine's Bar and Grill, Nevis
The owner—called Sunshine himself—won't tell you what's in his signature drink, the Killer Bee, beyond "some rum, some passion fruit juice, then some more rum," but you should take his word for it. There's a reason this bar has become a Caribbean standout in the 12 years its been around. Sunshine still serves his potent cocktails under a thatched-roof bar that's been through five hurricanes and two fires, and still fires up the same barbecue grills that got him started.
Bar do Ulysses, near Ubatuba, Brazil
Close to the cool colonial town of Paraty and the surfer city of Ubatuba, this bar embodies the dream of barefoot Brazilian lifestyle. The best way to arrive is by boat from the nearby dreamy small hotel Pousada Picinguaba; the captain of the hotel's schooner will call ahead to arrange for fresh grilled squid and icy Brahma beers to be waiting. There are hammocks on the beach for post-prandial lounging, as well as an easy access point for stand-up paddling.
La Gloriette, St. Barth
A welcome respite from all the dressed-up, champagne-spewing bars on St. Barth, La Gloriette is a classic feet-in-the-sand kind of establishment. The menu doesn't extend much further than pizza: the ambitions here are refreshingly in check.
John Moore Bar, Barbados
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Azariah dei Rossi as a Critic of the Septuagint
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Azariah dei Rossi was the greatest scholar of Hebrew letters during the Italian Renaissance. Born to one of the most prominent Jewish Italian families c.s. 1513, Azariah received both his Talmudic and secular education in Mantua. He became proficient early in life in Italian, Latin and Hebrew literature and studied both Greek and Christian history.
Me'or Einayim, Azariah's major work, was not published until late in his life. In 1571 while he was living in Ferrara, the city was struck by a disastrous earthquake. The first part of his book, "Kol Elokim," describes the terrible tragedy and it's effect on the inhabitants of the City.
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Democrats Push New Strategy to Block Troop Increase
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and top Democrats are pushing a new strategy to block an escalation of the Iraq war by restricting President Bush's military options in a new wartime spending bill. The new approach -- backed by leading antiwar groups -- sets the stage for a high-stakes clash over the power of Congress to dictate the president's war strategy.
Rep. Jack Murtha, one of the most vocal congressional opponents of the war in Iraq, is vowing to block President Bush's plan to send another 21,500 U.S. combat troops to Iraq in the upcoming debate over defense spending. "We're gonna stop this surge," the Pennsylvania Democrat declared in an interview posted on the Web site MoveCongress.org.
On Thursday, Pelosi pulled together a small group of reporters from the nation's biggest newspapers to essentially endorse the Murtha strategy.
Stepping up his campaign against the White House, Murtha, chairman of the House defense appropriations subcommittee, told Tom Andrews, a former congressman-turned-activist, in the online interview that he would attach so many conditions to an upcoming spending bill for Iraq that the Pentagon would not be able to find enough troops to carry out the president's "surge" plan.
The Andrews group, the Win Without War Coalition, is part of a larger federation of anti-war groups sponsoring the site.
Murtha will oversee the $93 billion supplemental spending bill for Iraq and Afghanistan that the House will consider in mid-March. And he wants to impose new restrictions on how the president can deploy combat forces from the United States to Iraq, allow combat veterans to have at least one year stateside before returning to the frontlines and prevent the Pentagon from keeping soldiers and Marines already in Iraq in uniform after their enlistments expire.
"This vote will limit the options of the president and should stop the surge," Murtha predicted of next month's floor fight over the wartime supplemental appropriation. "We're trying to force redeployment [of troops outside Iraq], not by taking money away but by redirecting it."
Murtha is not pushing a total cutoff of funds for the war in Iraq. But he is considering measure to limit the military actions Bush can take against Iran, although the congressman was more cautious than his statements about Iraq.
"We are looking at the possibility of putting language in the bill that says you can't go into Iran unless you have authorization [from Congress]," Murtha said.
Murtha also intends to push a provision to bar the creation of permanent U.S. military bases in Iraq and to raze the notorious Abu Ghraib prison.
The strategy being employed by Murtha and other House Democratic leaders would force Bush and Republican congressional leaders to accept the new troop restrictions, or face the possibility the supplemental spending bill would falter, thus cutting off all funding for the war.
Democrats are betting that Bush and the Republicans won't take that risk and will go along with the Democratic proposals. And Republican leaders are not taking Murtha's threats lightly.
The Republican National Committee has e-mailed supporters, urging them to contact newspapers and other media outlets to object to the congressman's proposals.
The RNC was reacting to a story in The Politico on Wednesday that spelled out the Democratic strategy of cutting off the supply of troops available for the war, while retaining funding for forces already deployed in Iraq.
Without the troops to execute the surge, the Pentagon would find it increasingly difficult to keep U.S. forces in Iraq.
Republicans have repeatedly charged that Democrats want to "cut off funding for the troops," and the Democratic strategy seeks to deflect those charges.
The Democratic plan was characterized in The Politico as the "slow-bleed strategy," which was not a term used by any Democrats or the anti-war groups supporting their efforts.
The RNC, however, attributed the phrase to Democrats, and it was used in their e-mail alert.
"'Slow bleed' is exactly the right name for this incredibly irresponsible and dangerous strategy," RNC Chairman Mike Duncan wrote in his e-mail, which included a Web link to donate to the GOP.
"Cutting and running is bad enough,'' he said. "But the Murtha-Pelosi 'slow-bleed' plan is far worse. It is a cynical and dangerous erosion of our ability to fight the terrorists while we still have men and women on the ground in Iraq."
The National Republican Congressional Committee and Senate Republicans are also preparing to use the "slow-bleed" line in their own news releases, slamming Murtha and the Democrats.
For more on Senate action on Iraq, see "Reid Tries Again to Force Iraq Debate in Senate" in The Crypt.


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SUPER DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME….Jim Lindgren likes the idea of daylight lasting long into the evening, and thus favors "Double Daylight Saving time in the summer and single Daylight Saving time in the winter."
Piker. I propose that we change our clocks every two months in order to keep sundown around 8 or 9 pm all year around. I call this "Kevin Daylight Savings Time." I know that many of you have a knee jerk dislike of sunrise being postponed until noon during the winter, and my friend with the watch collection would sure find it annoying, but I think it would be great. Mornings are a grim time anyway, and daylight is wasted on them.
Alternatively, after I win the lottery, I suppose I could simply move north and south every couple of months, always living in a spot where the sun goes down late at night. I could have mansions in Stockholm, Newport Beach, Fiji, and Melbourne.
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The DC Circuit federal appeals court delivered a blistering rebuke to the Affordable Care Act's requirement that insurance cover the costs of birth control, saying it violated the religious freedom of two Roman Catholic businessmen. The decision, written by a woman but dripping with sarcasm about gender equality, makes it ever likelier that the Supreme Court will have the final word.
"It is clear the government has failed to demonstrate how such a right [to contraception coverage] can extend to the compelled subsidization of a woman's procreative practices," wrote Judge Janice Rogers Brown, a George W. Bush appointee, rejecting the Obama administration argument that covering contraception furthers the government's interest in gender equality. (Rush Limbaugh made the same argument.) In the tradition of conservative judges flouting science when it comes to women's bodies, Brown also gave airing to a conservative myth that hormonal birth control causes cancer.
At issue is whether a for-profit company (that is, the bosses of the company) can have religious liberty violated by the requirement to cover women's contraception. Primarily-religious organizations, as defined by the Obama administration, are already exempt, and there is an accommodation for non-profit organizations with a religious affiliation. This particular case was brought by Freshway Foods and Freshway Logistics owners Francis and Philip Gilardi, but a total of 39 for-profit businesses have sued the Obama administration, claiming that covering employee birth control tramples on their rights under the Religious Freedom and Restoration Act. The circuit courts have been divided–the Sixth Circuit said a corporation doesn't have the same religious rights as a person does--but the balance has tipped in favor of the refusers.
The D.C. Circuit Court is the same one that Obama has been accused of "packing" because he is trying to exercise his right to nominate judges to it. And this is the same contraceptive coverage mandate that dominated the 2012 election, allowing Republican primary members to trumpet it as a violation of religious freedom. Mitt Romney echoed the line. That gave plenty of political ammunition to the Obama campaign, which successfully argued (at least politically speaking) that Republicans were trying to take away birth control. Since the election, the struggle has primarily been in the courts.
Last week, the Department of Justice formally asked the Supreme Court to hear a similar case brought by Oklahoma company Hobby Lobby in the Tenth Circuit, where the court ruled against the government, because it provides the broadest vehicle for settling the question. Stay tuned to hear what Antonin Scalia thinks about birth control access.


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About Media Literacy Week
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Node.js in Web Hosting
As Node.js is present on our cutting-edge cloud web hosting platform, you'll be able to add it to your shared account and to use it for any web-based app that you've got, regardless of which web hosting plan you've chosen upon signup. The Upgrades menu in the Hepsia hosting Control Panel, which comes with all hosting accounts, will permit you to choose the number of instances that you'd like to activate – this is the number of the web applications that will use Node.js. Several minutes after that, you'll be able to include the path to the application, i.e. the location of the .js file in your shared account, as well as to select the IP address to get access to the file – a dedicated IP or the physical server's shared one. In the new Node.js menu that will appear in the Hepsia Control Panel, you can reboot an instance or to discontinue it if you don't require it any longer. You will also be given access to the output code with just a single mouse click.
Node.js in Semi-dedicated Servers
With a semi-dedicated server from our company, you can use all the benefits that the Node.js platform is offering, since it is comes with all our semi-dedicated hosting packages and you are able to add it to your account with a few mouse clicks from the Hepsia website hosting Control Panel – the account administration tool that comes bundled with every semi-dedicated server. In case you want to use Node.js for different Internet applications, you can choose the amount of instances that the platform will use when you are adding this feature to your package. Then, you'll need to include the location of the .js file in your account for each instance. This can be done in the new section that will appear in the Control Panel after you add the upgrade and during the process, you can also select if the access path to the particular application should go through a dedicated IP – in case you've got one, or through the server's shared IP. Each instance that you activate can be restarted or stopped independently and you can see your applications' output with just a few mouse clicks.
Node.js in VPS Servers
All VPS hosting plans that are ordered with our in-house built Hepsia hosting Control Panel include Node.js as standard and you can use this platform for each script-based software application that you host on the Virtual Private Server. Since we haven't imposed any limit as to the amount of instances that you can add, you can make the most of the power of our servers and combine it with the full capacity of the Node.js platform. The configuration is done via the Hepsia Control Panel's easy-to-navigate, point 'n' click interface, so even if you're not technically experienced, you won't need to cope with any obstacles while using the platform. You will simply have to add the directory path in the account to the .js file that will use Node.js and to select if it will use a shared or a dedicated IP. Furthermore, our system will also specify a port to access this file and you will be able to find it in the respective section in the Hepsia Control Panel. With only one mouse click, you can see the output of your applications and to cancel or to restart any Node.js instance running on the server.
Node.js in Dedicated Servers
Node.js is available with all dedicated web hosting plans on which our custom-built Hepsia hosting Control Panel is installed. The latter offers an incredibly simple and user-friendly GUI, so even if you've never used Node.js before, you will be able to unveil its true potential in only a couple of simple steps. Once you have uploaded the app's content, you'll need to enter the directory path to the specific .js files that will use Node.js and to choose the IP which they'll use (dedicated or shared), whereas our system will assign a random port that will be used to access the files in question. There is no limitation as to the total amount of Node.js instances that you can create and run simultaneously and you'll exert full control over them through the Hepsia Control Panel – you will be able to add new ones or to terminate/reboot existing ones, to view the output log for each app, etc.


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Car Dealerships West Palm Beach
Used Trucks for Sale Near Me
Finding the right car dealerships near West Palm Beach that can help you move into an exciting and affordable vehicle can be quite tricky! Of course, you'll want to make sure to work with dealers in your area that carry plenty of the hottest-selling used vehicles all in one convenient location. That's not all that a top local dealership can bring to the table, however. In order to get the assistance that you'll require, the right dealership for you will have a dedicated staff of sales assistants who can answer all of your questions and concerns.
Wondering where you can locate car dealerships in West Palm Beach that can provide all of this and so much more? Planet Motors is the answer! Here at our Florida used car dealership, we are delighted to help drivers from all across the West Palm Beach area find and take home exciting cars, trucks, and SUVs that will suit their lifestyles. Maybe you have a particular kind of vehicle in mind. If that is the case, you'll discover how easy it is to identify models that will fit the bill on our site. On the other hand, you might only have a vague idea of the sort of used vehicle that will be best for you. Either way, learning about cars, trucks, and SUVs that can provide what you need is easier than ever at our car dealership in West Palm Beach!
Our site has a convenient used vehicle search tool that you can leverage to learn about models that make sense for your situation. From used trucks for sale in Florida to pre-owned compact cars and even SUVs - there are all sorts of different options to find at Planet Motors. We carry options from many of the top brands in the nation - so if you are loyal to a particular automaker, you should have an easy time finding what you're looking for. Discover how simple it can be to shop for pre-owned cars, SUVs, and used trucks for sale in Florida at Planet Motors!
Used Trucks for Sale in Florida
Sometimes, you might require more from a vehicle than a car or SUV can provide. Whether you need a model that can tow heavy loads with ease, navigate difficult terrain, or haul plenty of cargo in one trip - used trucks for sale near you are the answer! At Planet Motors, we're proud to have a wide selection of used trucks for sale in Florida for our valued customers to pick from.
Whether you're searching for a fully-equipped model or a budget-oriented truck, you can discover all kinds of compelling used trucks for sale near you at our car dealership in West Palm Beach. If a vehicle that can tackle tricky terrain and difficult road conditions is what you're looking for, then our stock of used 4x4 trucks for sale near you is sure to have suitable options.
When you shop with Planet Motors, you can take an up-close look at truck models from three of the leading truck makers in the nation - Ford, Chevrolet, and Ram! For fans of Ford vehicles, the Ford F150 is an iconic option that has been empowering generations of Florida drivers to tackle all kinds of demanding driving tasks. For those loyal to Chevrolet, the Chevy Silverado 1500 is an exceptional used 4x4 truck for sale near you that is equipped to help you handle even the toughest jobs. Is a pre-owned Ram pickup what you have in mind? The used Ram 1500 options available today at Planet Motors are certainly worth a look!
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Money on the Table Episode 3 Show Notes
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In episode 3 of Money on the Table, we prepared jerk grilled yellowtail snapper, roasted breadfruit and a simple green salad. If you've seen the episode, then you know the breadfruit didn't quite meet Julien's mother's standards that day BUT we have a recipe for you anyway on how it should be done.
Grilled Jerk Yellowtail snapper
Grilling whole fish is pretty easy to do but for many people, it can be a little intimidating. But once you master a few key techniques, you'll be able to cook simple, moist and flavorful whole fish at home just like this.
- 1 jar of jerk seasoning, to taste (we prefer the Walkerswood brand, mild)
- Yellowtail snapper, whole, cleaned (look for fish with clear eyes and no foul odor)
- Canola/oil spray
- Preheat your grill to a medium/high heat (approximately 375 degrees). If you're using charcoal, push the hot coals to one side of the grill or arrange them so you have an area on the grill for indirect heat
- Using a sharp knife, score your fish so that you make at least two deep cuts on each side in the thickest part of the flesh. Be sure to cut the fish all the way down until the blade hits the bone
- Rub the jerk paste into the flesh of the fish ensuring the seasoning gets into the deep cuts you've made. Be sure to also add the jerk seasoning on the skin and in the belly cavity of the fish. Note, you don't need additional salt or pepper. For each 3 lb fish, assume at least 3 tablespoons of jerk seasoning.
- Marinate overnight preferably or at least an hour before grilling
- Spray the inside of grill basket lightly with canola oil and place the fish inside
- Close the grill basket and place the fish on the grill [on indirect heat] for 7-10 minutes.
- When the side of the fish is lightly charred, flip the fish and cook for another 7-10 minutes
- Using a long skewer, inset the sharp end into the fish along the spine. If the skewer comes out clean, the fish is done. If there are still flecks of white flesh or a bit of resistance when pulling out the skewer, keep cooking until done
- Serve immediately
Roasted and fried Breadfruit
There are few things that bring us straight back to our family vacations in Jamaica like roasted and fried breadfruit. It's typically served with ackee and saltfish, the national dish of Jamaica, but in this case, we're serving it with jerk snapper because…we can.
- Breadfruit
- Newspaper
- Vegetable oil (for pan frying)
- Salt and pepper
- Select breadfuit that is not quite ripe. It should be firm, dense, green and beginning to show signs of the white sap leaching out of the skin. The browner the breadfruit is, the riper it is and the less ideal it is for cooking this way.
- Score the underside of the breadfruit by making a 1/4 inch deep slit along the bottom of the fruit.
- Using a knife, remove the stem and the flesh immediately attached to it like you would a pineapple or apple
- Char the breadfruit on open stovetop flame, on hot wood or on hot coals. If you do this inside, be sure you have a good exhaust system to blow the smoke out of your kitchen.
- Rotate the breadfruit often so that it chars evenly all around the fruit. This may take 20 – 30 minutes.
- After charring, insert a long wooden skewer into the breadfruit right down the core. If the skewer comes out clean with little resistance, it's done. If not, then continue charring until the skewer comes out easily. Test this on several sides to ensure it's done
- Once complete, remove the breadfruit from the heat and wrap in newspaper. Let sit for at least 15 minutes to cool
- Using a knife, carefully peel away and discard the charred skin from the breadfruit. Avoid getting charred fleck of the skin on the white flesh of the fruit as much as possible.
- Quarter the breadfruit and remove the core. Also, trim any of the darker inner parts of the breadfruit as they tend to be bitter
- Slice the breadfruit lengthwise in 3/4 in wide pieces. Pan fry over medium heat until golden grown on all sides.
- Season with salt and pepper and serve immediately.
Show notes, blogs and articles
Here are a list of related blogs and articles you may want to check out
- How we're dealing with a financially insecure parent
- Mom, Mary Kay and multi-level marketing
- Updates on Mom and lessons from a rosemary bush
- Washington Post: The percentage of wealth comprised in home equity by race
- Urban Institute: Homeownership rates over the last 50 years
- Essence: What is a sou-sou?


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Everywhere you look there are ads encouraging you to buy things to help you improve your life. You can order them now and probably get them tomorrow. Instant gratification! That may make you happy now, but its not setting you up down the line.
"If only saving money was as easy as spending it!" And with that thought, Guac was born! This app is definitely the best way to start saving.
What is Guac?
Guac is a new kind of app that allows people to put aside money into their designated savings every time they spend. Through this app, you can save money while you spend.
The idea came after I'd been struggling to find a savings tool that is geared towards short-term savings goals ever since I graduated college back in 2011.
I'd tried them all; round-ups, saving the change in my pocket, savings algorithms; you name it, but none of them ever worked for me. My biggest wish was to have complete control of my savings and the opportunity to achieve a savings goal in weeks or months.
The savings tools that were available didn't work for me or how my mind worked. They gave me no real control and were more focused on saving for the long-term. Call it lack motivation or self-discipline but that never seemed to get me excited, and it just wasn't going to work for me!
Then it hit me; I needed to feel rewarded for saving not feel rewarded only for spending!
I realized that many people seem to have a similar problem with saving, and that the lack of immediate reward for saving is one of the deeper reasons why some people have found it so difficult.
And yet the same people – me included – had many savings goals they needed to hit, many of them short-term goals like cars, vacations, and things that we need in the short term but are not within our reach immediately.
Spend a Little, Save a Little, With Guac.
Realizing how people feel inside when they spend, we began designing Guac. We started developing the app so that people could save aside a designated percentage each time they spend. This allowed people to save towards their savings goals while they spend towards the things that want at the moment.
How does the Guac app work?
Think of Guac like paying or tipping yourself each time you spend! In American culture we are already used to a 10-15% service tip as the norm, and so it's easy to apply the same concept to tipping or paying ourselves first when we spend on something we want!
Guac automates this process for you. What's more, it allows you to set up little savings goals that you can allocate these savings to, for example you could set up a savings goal in Guac for your new car, a down payment, or a rainy day fund. Even a post-pandemic vacation fund. You choose what to spend your money on, and in Guac you choose what to save your money on!
This means that cup of cappuccino from Starbucks, your next groceries order, the movie you watch on your Prime account, or even your next take-out pizza could all help you to achieve your savings goals.
Guac users have complete control over how much they choose to set aside, on which purchases, and even control how their savings are dispersed through their Guac goals. You can set your target amount and savings target date to achieve each goal and Guac gives you a report to keep you on track. You can adjust your savings percentage and spending limits based on Guac's feedback. This allows you to achieve your savings goals in the timeframe you want, whether weeks or months.
What else do I get?
Guac is free to use and there are no monthly fees! And Guac is now partnered with the top fashion, auto, travel, footwear, apparel, and beauty companies so that you can make in-app purchases in Guac's Marketplace. These retail partners even give cash back to Guac users when you use Guac to make purchases in Guac's Marketplace!
What do people think?
What started as a way of helping me get better savings habits has become very popular with Guac's users.
One Guac user, Ray, said, "I love this app, my issue with other savings apps (mainly round-up ones) is that it saves too slow cause I'm only saving a few cents with every transaction. With Guac, I can save by setting aside a % of what I spend. I can adjust the saving rate depending on my current financial situation. I also really like that you can organize your savings into different goals. I've already saved $2,000 in a few short months for my next vacation when this dang pandemic is over!"
Another one of our Guac's users, Hawk, said, "It was super easy to link my account and quickly see my savings in action. Not only was I able to hit my goals quickly I was able to save on my purchases. Looking forward to some new goals for 2021!"
Guac – the best way to start saving!
Many people now put such a large emphasis on the cool, high value items that they can post, desire, and buy through social media. Tying this behavior into a way that they can also save at the same time they are spending helps to anchor a savings goal and a savings reward mentality through the same action as spending money.
You can get the same short term fulfilment from saving as well as from buying! Saving for the long-term doesn't work for all people; heck, I know that! But tying saving to spending does work.
As a generation we are increasingly conditioned to demand instant gratification through spending. And now that's something Guac provides… through saving.
We hope this article detailing the best way to start saving by using the Guac App will help you on your savings journey. Looking for more articles like this? Be sure to visit the personal finance section of our site.


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By: Grady Herzog
With the drought and wildfires being discussed in the news almost daily, the topics of landscape maintenance and irrigation is becoming a daily issue as well. Watering restrictions are in place as well as burn bans across the state. Many lawns and trees are showing signs of stress and are very difficult to maintain in a healthy state. As I commute around the area I have noticed many trees that have succumbed to the drought. There are many trees and shrubs that are already dead and many more that are stressed. Accordingly, many plants will continue to die off in the coming months or even years as they are weakened and become more susceptible to disease and insect infestation.
Trees and shrubs should be fertilized and watered deeply to help maintain their health. Typical irrigation will not be sufficient enough without supplemental watering. Tree bags, slow soaking or deep watering using a long pipe pushed down to the root system can be utilized for this. Deep tree watering apparatuses and additional information are available at most landscape supply outlets. Over watering can be an issue as well, so don't overdo it. Consult with your local landscape experts to help maintain a healthy landscape.


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Steve Osborne's shop is the place to go for quality, one-of-a-kind, Southwest jewelry, pottery, rugs, moccasins, and more
In a time when everything from jewelry to groceries can be purchased with the click of a button, it can be hard to feel motivated to leave the house to shop. But if you're looking for some retail therapy, or some real quality, look no further than Desert Son. The shop and gallery on Sunrise and Swan is as fun to browse as it is to buy.
What started as an effort to supply traditional southwest moccasins to Reservation Trading Posts and Pueblos has transformed over the years into something much more. While Desert Son still makes and sells seven different styles of custom moccasins, their shop and gallery offer arts, crafts, and goods of exceptional quality and variety.
Steve Osborne started his work more than 45 years ago. His decades spent cultivating relationships with traders and artists have resulted in a one-of-a-kind inventory, and his dedication to quality ensures that anything purchased from Desert Son will have lasting value.
In addition to housing the largest collection of silver buckles in the Southwest, Desert Son has a vast collection of beautiful jewelry, turquoise and otherwise. But the collection doesn't stop at silver and stones. Hopi Kachina Dolls, Zuni Fetishes, and Navajo rugs, baskets, and pottery are all on display.
Desert Son has an abundance of wonderful treasures in its shop and gallery, and connoisseurs in search of a particular artist or product can draw upon Steve's wealth of knowledge and connections to find what they're looking for. If it isn't in the shop already, there's a good chance that he knows just who to call to find it. That's a personal touch you just can't find online, or at very many brick-and-mortars, for that matter.


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What's Next for Data Management
Farmers already using data management systems know what an impact access to farm level data can have on decision-making every day. But that is just the beginning. Data companies are enhancing products and partnering with other innovative companies to be able to provide more insights and tell a more robust story. The next step will…Details


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David Chariandy is nominated for the 2017 Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize for his novel Brother. The winner will be announced at the Writers' Trust Awards ceremony in Toronto on November 14. The winner of the newly enriched award receives $50,000. Each nominee receives $5,000. During the weeks leading up to the event, Maclean's will publish an excerpt from each shortlisted writer, along with their answer to this one question: Do you consider yourself a politically engaged writer? How does that affect your work? Here is Chariandy's response.
I do insofar as I believe that language and representation matter, that people live or die through the power of words and through the stories they either tell for themselves or else have told about them. I guess I'm "politically engaged" in that I feel compelled to think very hard and long about what to write and especially how to write – and also about who gets to write in the first place. At the same time, I can think of few uses of language more boring, cynical, and sometimes outright violent than the rhetoric and narratives of mainstream politics. Writing and reading have offered me precious relief from that painfully restrictive business of "the political," and helped me return to the urgent and sublimely complex work of life both seeing more and feeling differently.
Excerpted from Brother, copyright © 2017 by David Chariandy. Published by McClelland & Stewart, a division of Penguin Random House Canada Limited. Reproduced by arrangement with the publisher. All rights reserved.
She was overseas when she got the news that her father had been admitted into intensive care, and during her phone call to me she described how her mind instantly filled with panic but also vague anger. In his occasional letters to her, he had mentioned that he was feeling tired, but he had not admitted the cancer. She caught a long series of connecting flights to Toronto, and then a Greyhound bus to the hospice in Milton, the small town he had moved to only recently. She stayed with him for the week until the end, and there had been time to talk but not nearly enough. "What was there to say?" she asked me afterwards with a quiet impossible for me to fill. This call out of nowhere. "Please visit," I said to her, doubt creeping into my voice even as I repeated myself. "Come home to the Park."
The Park is all of this surrounding us. This cluster of low-rises and townhomes and leaning concrete apartment towers set tonight against a sky dull purple with the wasted light of a city. We are approaching the western edge of the Lawrence Avenue bridge, a monster of reinforced concrete over two hundred yards in length. Hundreds of feet beneath it runs the Rouge Valley, cutting its own way through the suburb, heedless of manmade grids. But the Rouge is invisible to us tonight, and we have just arrived at the Waldorf, a townhouse complex at the edge of the bridge and made of crumbling salmon brick, flapping blue tarps draped eternally over its northeast corner. The unit where Aisha lived ten years ago with her father is on the prized south of the building, away from traffic. But the side where I have remained all my life is at the busy edge of the avenue, exposed to the constant hiss of tires on asphalt. I warn Aisha about the loose concrete on the doorsteps and suffer a sudden bout of clumsiness working the brass key into the lock. I push open the door to show a living room lit blue with the shifting light of a television, its volume turned off. There is a couch with its back towards us, and on it there is a woman with greying hair who does not turn.
I gesture to Aisha that we should be quiet. I remove my shoes in a demonstrating way, and with our coats still on I quickly guide Aisha across the living room. The woman on the couch continues to watch the silent television, the mime of a talk-show interview, a celebrity guest throwing his head back in laughter. I lead Aisha down a short hallway to the second bedroom. A small lamp casting a circle of light upon a desk, a bunk bed with a mattress and sheets on the lower bed only, the upper bunk long ago stripped bare, even the mattress removed, leaving skeletal slats of wood. I close the door behind us and in the sudden smallness of the room begin explaining. We won't be sleeping together on the bed, of course. I'll be using the living room couch, which is quite comfortable, honestly. I point out the towel and extra blankets set out very obviously on the sheets of the lower bunk. I stop when I notice that Aisha is staring and that she hasn't let her backpack touch the floor.
"Your mother doesn't speak anymore?" she asks.
"She speaks. She's just quiet sometimes, especially at night."
"I'm sorry," she says to me, shaking her head. "I shouldn't have come. This is an intrusion."
Bullets of slush smattering upon the bedroom window. Another truck that has passed too close to the curb outside. But in the wake of sudden noise, a feeling creeps upon me, one of shame, maybe, for imagining that I could try to end our conversation tonight like this. With talk of sleeping arrangements and towels. With acknowledgement of Aisha's father, yet no acknowledgement of that other loss shadowing this room and measured in the ten years of silence between us.
"I still think of Francis," she says.


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[★BREAKING] Lee Dong Gun announces he's married and pregnant with new girlfriend
Actor Lee Dong Gun is officially married and pregnant with actress Jo Yoon Hee, after dating for 2 months and breaking up with T-ara's Jiyeon only 3 months ago.
The two first announced their relationship only 2 months ago, after Dispatch released photos of them on a date.
Dispatch's photos shocked fans as Lee Dong Gun had just ended a 2 year relationship with T-ara's Jiyeon in February, 2017.
Just 26 days later after breaking up with T-ara's Jiyeon, Lee Dong Gun was dating his new girlfriend.
Lee Dong Gun confirmed he started dating Jo Yoon Hee after filming their drama, Laurel Tree Tailors, together.
The couple began dating right as the finale for the drama finished filming!
Lee Dong Gun released an official statement about the pregnancy and sudden marriage in a letter to his fans.
"Hello this is Lee Dong Gun.
I'm posting this because I believe that [my fans] should be the first to know.
I'd like to let everyone know that actress Jo Yoon Hee and I have recently become a married couple, after growing the love and trust we have for each other. We are now legally married, after handing in our marriage application.
During the preparations to get married, Jo Yoon Hee and I were welcomed by a new life and we are now waiting for our child [to be born] with excitement."
— Lee Dong Gun
Lee Dong Gun continued his statement by discussing his new drama and plans for the future.
"I plan to focus on my new drama The Queen Of The 7th. After we discuss things with our parents, we plan to hold a small wedding ceremony with our close family members.
I'm concerned by how all of you who have supported and cherished me will all receive this news. But, I made this decision in order to become a happier person and better actor. I hope that I'll be able to receive your blessings.
I hope you can look upon me with fondness.
— Lee Dong Gun


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Green Paris
You might think Paris is all about Champagne, Chanel and Champs-Elysées shopping sprees, but the city that hosted Cop-21 is actually a lot greener than you might think. From recycling and composting to community gardens and rails to trails, there are plenty of ways to be eco-friendly in Paris. Click on the "Make a Difference" button on the right to return to the full list of articles.


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Well, here we go again. According to reports in the Daily Star (exclusive reports at that), Tottenham are ready to swoop in with a £28 million bid for Aston Villa striker Christian Benteke during the January transfer window. It's the transfer rumour that will never, ever, die. The idea here is as follows: Spurs would like themselves a shiny new striker, they once were thought to be after Benteke, Benteke is still good, so obviously they are after him again.
And hey, let's be honest: there's at least a little bit of logic to this rumour. Spurs really could use another attacking option. Andros Townsend looks quite good, and Roberto Soldado hasn't been terrible, but given their schedule and ambition, it'd be great for Andre Villas-Boas to have another option up front. Fresh from the sale of Gareth Bale, Tottenham are flush with cash. Aston Villa have enough striking depth to seemingly have a starting XI that consists of Brad Guzan and ten attacking options (the vaunted 0-0-10 formation).
So yeah, all of the part are there. But you know what? All of the parts are there for this to be true for a number of other teams, too. As pointed out in the Birmingham Mail, there are Benteke rumours everywhere. He's going to Italy! Arsenal want him! Liverpool want him! Your mum wouldn't mind having him around the house to help with the chores!
But there's a common link in these rumours: there's no sourcing. We've got absolutely no reason to believe that Benteke is headed out in January. Aston Villa have shown no interest in dealing him, and we've seen no real confirmation that other clubs are willing to pony up - in the January window - what Villa would inevitably ask. All of these rumours follow the same basic formula: "Team X would like more attacking power*, Team X has money, Benteke is a good striker, Team X will bid for Benteke." QED.
*As an aside: EVERY TEAM would like to acquire better strikers. So really, we can almost take out this first step.
So will we hear rumours? Absolutely. But until I actually see anything that is substantiated, I'm sticking stubbornly to the belief that Christian Benteke will still be playing for Paul Lambert when February rolls around. As we enter silly season (did we ever leave it?), keep sources in mind when you're reading rumour articles. It's really easy to make up a rumour that is plausible, and so pretty much everyone does it. Don't panic about Benteke now. Just because the idea is plausible doesn't mean that it's going to happen.
And don't worry. If substantiated rumours about Benteke start popping up, you'll know. His movement during January would be one of - if not the - biggest stories in football.


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ʿAmr b. Dīnār reports that ʿAbdullāh b. ʿUmar – Allāh be pleased with them – intended not to marry after the [passing of the] Prophet – ṣallallāhu ʿalayhi wa salam, so Ḥafṣah (his sister) – Allāh be pleased with her – advised him:
My brother, marry, for if you have a child and it dies, it will precede you into Al-Jannah (and be a cause for you to be admitted), and if it lives, the child will supplicate for good for you.
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One of the main duties you'll encounter as a Hollywood assistant is scheduling meetings. Playing calendar Tetris may not be all that fun or difficult, but scheduling is actually one of the most valuable things you'll do in an entry-level position. Calling and emailing other assistants multiple times a day is great for helping you build up your professional communication skills, and more importantly, your network.
It's pretty simple to tell which other assistants are organized and friendly — if you have an easy time scheduling meetings with someone, it's probably because he's a great assistant. Other assistants are evaluating you by the same criteria, so if they're enthusiastic about meeting you for drinks, it's because they respect you and want to build an even stronger working relationship. You should always take other assistants up on an offer to meet in person and make the effort to reach out to people who interest you — these peers are going to be your biggest champions over the long-term. When it comes time for them to refer you for a job, they'll actually have some basis for a recommendation, since they've worked with you and also gauged your personality IRL.
Realistically, you're not going to be able to meet with every person on your contact list, and extending your already-long work day and too-tiny salary to get drinks can seem daunting. Still, networking is how most people move up in this industry, and the people you befriend when you're both at the bottom will be your tried and true allies as you climb to the top. So the next time you schedule drinks for your boss at a bar you're dying to try, ask the assistant on the other side of the Outlook calendar to try it out with you sometime. It's worth it.
--Angela Silak & Cindy Kaplan
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Since then, the book has earned several 5-star reviews, gotten a face lift (thank you, Carrie Butler!), and has generated over $200 in donations to the Gary Sinise Foundation. Thank you, readers!
To celebrate, we've put the ebook on sale for $1.99. If you've been wanting to add it to your TBR, now's the time. Encourage anyone who enjoys creepy, suspenseful stories to grab a copy soon!
What happens in the dark will come to light.
FULL DARK: A Benefit Anthology is available from these retailers:
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These prompts but put a fashion spin on it when possible. Yes? Yes!
These prompts but put a fashion spin on it when possible. Yes? Yes!
Another day, another dot.
I love Peter Pan collars! 😍
Full disclosure: I didn't wear polka dots to work today, because I was feeling this look instead.
Excuse this messy corner in my office. Lol.
But I changed into this tee shirt and some leggings as soon as I got home:
And rocking my cat slippers, too. 😻
Now I'm getting ready for bed, and decided I would wear dots to sleep as well.
I think it counts.
No repeats so far!
I lied…
I couldn't not share this ootd. (Woo…double negative got me like…😳).
I've been working my ass off (literally), as you know. So when I discovered that I once again fit into this size xs dress that I haven't worn in several years, I figured that was def worthy of sharing!
We had a couple of beers at the neighborhood brewery this afternoon. We look too cute not to share:
We workout on Sundays and then grab a drink in the afternoon, and as a result, Sundays are becoming my favorite days.
Pretty sure I can pull off at least another four days of this. Lol.
And I have several more days of outfits to go. Lol.
Polka dots are my favorite color. 💜❤💙💛
This humidity is killing me.
The prompt said songs, but it makes more sense for me to do albums.
– Ten, Pearl Jam
– OK Computer, Radiohead
– Little Earthquakes, Tori Amos
– Under The Table And Dreaming, Dave Matthews Band
– A.M., Wilco
– Fever To Tell, Yeah Yeah Yeahs
These are in no particular order, except for Game of Thrones being #1. Haha.
Game of Thrones
Better Call Saul
Breaking Bad
Battlestar Galactica
Star Trek: The Next Generation
It's Always Sunny
Freaks and Geeks
The Office
The Man In The High Castle
Honorable mentions: Sex and the City, The Tudors, The Good Place
– anything by Judy Blume, but especially Are You There God, It's Me Margaret
– Behind The Attic Wall
– Wait Till Helen Comes
– The Dollhouse Murders (and all the other Betty Ren Wright books)
– 13 Shadow Lane
I still have copies and revisit these books about once every couple of years. Still love them.


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Asatar Bair, an assistant professor of economics at Riverside City College, is under fire this week for his praise of one of the most blood-soaked, tyrannical figures in history: Joseph Stalin. Bair is a self-described Marxist but most communists draw a line well clear of Stalin who was responsible for killing millions. As will come as little surprise to many on this blog, I strongly support Bair's right to espouse his Stalinist views even though I find them utterly absurd and offensive.
In tweets, Bair expressed his support for Stalin as "a very successful revolutionary, a great contributor to Marxist theory" and "one of the great leaders of the 20th [Century]." He added Stalin was also a "great listener and collaborator during discussions."
He may also have been a great dancer . . . in between sending millions to their deaths, murdering opponents, and destroying any semblance of freedom. Yet, Bair also heaped praise in tweets for the Chinese Communist Party.
His Stalinist support is due to what he sees as tremendous improvements of health care for citizens.
Yet, Bair ignores the millions who were killed. The Stalin health care plan was a bit more lethal for them. Certainly Leon Trotsky found Stalin's ice-axe remedies less than optimal. He also ignores that there were improvements throughout the industrial world after World War II and that such changes could have occurred without Stalin. Indeed, Stalin is blamed for a series of moronic plans that devastated the Soviet agriculture and economy due to his one-man rule.
Putting aside the millions who were killed or sent to Siberia, consider just the Soviet famine of 1932-33 which killed many millions, including an estimate of 7.5 million in the Ukrainian population alone. Stalin ordered the eradication of the wealthy peasant or "Kulak" class. It wiped out agricultural production. The life expectancies of the millions who died was hardly a victory for the working class or a model of public health policy. He has been accused of mass murder and genocide.
Stalin was also responsible for leaving his country vulnerable to the German invasion after he conspired with Hitler as an ally against other countries. Stalin's purges included wiping out the officer corp, leaving the Soviet Army without sufficient leadership and experience. When Hitler betrayed him, the Soviet Army effectively collapsed in disarray. Tens of millions were killed by the end of the war.
Stalin relished murder on a grand scale. He famously stated "The death of one man is a tragedy. The death of millions is a statistic." His health care plan was summed up in his declaration that "death is the solution to all problems. No man – no problem."
Nevertheless, Riverside college district's Chancellor Wolde-Ab Isaac told Fox News that while Bair's "statements and ideas may be unpopular or even controversial, his right to express himself is constitutionally protected." That is absolutely correct.
My only concern, again, is the consistency of universities in protecting controversial speakers on the left as opposed to those on the right. I have defended faculty who have made similarly disturbing comments denouncing police, calling for Republicans to suffer, strangling police officers, celebrating the death of conservatives, calling for the killing of Trump supporters, supporting the murder of conservative protesters and other outrageous statements. These comments were not protested as creating an "unsafe environment" and were largely ignored by universities. However, professors and students are routinely investigated, suspended, and sanctioned for countervailing views.
As we have previously discussed (with an Oregon professor and a Rutgers professor), there remains an uncertain line in what language is protected for teachers in their private lives. The efforts to fire professors who voice dissenting views on various issues including an effort to oust a leading economist from the University of Chicago as well as a leading linguistics professor at Harvard and a literature professor at Penn. Sites like Lawyers, Guns, and Money feature writers like Colorado Law Professor Paul Campos who call for the firing of those with opposing views (including myself). Such campaigns have targeted teachers and students who contest the evidence of systemic racism in the use of lethal force by police or offer other opposing views in current debates over the pandemic, reparations, electoral fraud, or other issues.
A conservative North Carolina professor faced calls for termination over controversial tweets and was pushed to retire. Dr. Mike Adams, a professor of sociology and criminology, had long been a lightning rod of controversy. In 2014, we discussed his prevailing in a lawsuit that alleged discrimination due to his conservative views. He was then targeted again after an inflammatory tweet calling North Carolina a "slave state." That led to his being pressured to resign with a settlement. He then committed suicide. We are approaching the one year anniversary of his death.
Riverside College should be praised for its support of free speech for Bair. He is part of a diversity of opinion that should be cherished on college campuses. While Stalin was a tyrant to killed those with opposing views, we value such freedoms. The question is whether such tolerance would be shown those on the other end of the political spectrum.


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A file (or group of files) that is included (or "attached") with an e-mail message. You can attach files through almost any popular e-mail program, such as Eudora or Outlook Express. Usually, this is accomplished by simply clicking the "attach file" button and then browsing through your computer system to find and select the desired file or image. Be careful with attachments, however, as they stay on your computer unless you go into your attachments folder and delete them. The best thing to do if you want to save an attachment is to open it, do a "save as," and put it in a folder on your computer. That way, you can routinely go into your attachments folder and delete them all without worrying about losing one you want. Never open any attachment you receive from someone you do not know; it may contain a virus.
An excerpt from an "E-mail Erin" question:
Dear Erin, I recently installed anti-virus software and all seemed fine except I could no longer see the attachements my daughter would send me of pictures of my grandson. Help!
Dear Help, Try doing this: Open your e-mail program and at the top of the screen, go to "Tools" scroll down to click on "Options" then click on the "Security" tab. There will be a statement in there with a checkbox next to it that says "Do not allow attachments to be saved or opened that could potentially be a virus." Make sure it is unchecked! Then hit "Apply" and "OK". Some anti-virus programs will automatically check that box when you install them, just be sure not to open any attachments from people you do not know.


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Video Review of the Indexes 10-3-2010
The major averages put in some much-needed rest last week as they were able to hold above key levels while consolidating. The dips have remained shallow and short-lived since the August lows were set. Although we're short-term range-bound, it's difficult to expect that to stay the same given all the movement we've witnessed over the past month.
The week ahead is likely to bring a resolution to this short-term indecision, so it's time once again to check out the big picture for clues of where momentum might return in either direction.
As we head into a brand new week of trading, let's examine some important levels to keep an eye on in the days ahead. That will have the greatest influence on how individual stocks are going to move, so it's where the trading week begins.
This clip was also posted over on the Trading Videos site (as always), and perhaps you've seen it there – but in case you didn't, I wanted to put it here on the blog for you.
Let me suggest going full-screen for best quality in the video.
Trade Like a Bandit!
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Lack of perceived "fairness" in budget hurts labour2013.10.29
Much of the talk before the Budget was announced was the need for Labour to get some wins with voters out of the Budget, and so halt the recent declining trend in support for the junior coalitions partner. This poll suggests that any planned boost for Labour has simply failed to materialise, with results instead showing gains for its larger coalition partner Fine Gael, at the expense of Labour support, which slips to a new low level.
In fact, Fine Gael end up as the only winners from the Budget, with gains of 2% in the last 6 weeks suggesting their supporters are happy with the Budget. This leaves the party securing its highest share of first preference support for over a year, and it is at the expense in support of both Labour and the Green Party.
For the Greens this is not a particular surprise, as the 3-4% they secured in the last poll was a boost, but at the same time somewhat out of line compared to recent trends.
In contrast, for Labour this is not good news, as they had hoped recent declines might be arrested by some of the measures in the Budget, such as free GP care for under 5's. While the fall in support for Labour is only a drop of 1% compared to the last poll in September, it means they have lost 3% of the first preference vote since June, and continues a general downward trend in support for the party.
In the past we have seen that one of the key attributes that Labour supporters are looking for from their party is to ensure "fairness" in the actions of the coalition government. So in this poll we asked voters whether they felt the Budget was fair. Just under 2 in 5 (39%) felt that it was, which is of course very similar to the levels of support across the coalition.
However, when you dig a little deeper into these figures you find that this is not split along party lines. The key statistic for Labour is that 62% of those supporting the party felt the Budget was unfair. In contrast only 32% of Fine Gael supporters thought it was unfair. This suggests that the measures in the Budget, rather than stop declining support for the party, may well have prompted further defection.
Download the full report below:
SBP Oct 2013 Poll Report


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The panoramic trail 'Werderobst' was created to make the cultural landscape around the south and west of the city even more accessible for cyclists and hikers. The 22-kilometer trail is one of the most attractive bike paths in the region Mark Brandenburg, especially when the trees are in bloom. You'll experience not only the fascinating orchards, but also the various sights of the region: The panoramic trail stretches from Petzow with its Castle, the church Schinkelkirche and the Lennépark am Glindower See, and past the Glindower Alps and the Brickwork Museum in Glindow to the Lilienthal Memorial on the Derwitzer Mühlenberg.
From the heights of the Fuchsberg, the Telegrafenberg, and the Karfunkelberg, the view sweeps over extensive fruit fields and the wonderful landscape of the Havel Lakes. Along the way you may admire newly planted levelled fruit areas and an orchard based on historical models, as well as one of the largest interconnected sweet cherry plantations in Germany. The signs lead to the traditional fruit farms that often market their products themselves. In some places the visitor may buy local products and stop for a rest or even pick seasonal fruit or buy it from the farmer.
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Nottingham Forest can challenge for a top six finish – if they can find consistency in their Championship displays.
That is the message from Mark Warburton, who believes the division is going to be as tight as ever this season, with a host of teams all equipped to challenge for a place in the Premier League.
Forest sit two points outside of the play-off places following four wins in their last six Championship outings.
And Warburton wants to see the Reds continue their good run of positive form when they return to action after the international break.
"I think this league is going to be stronger than ever, but also tighter than ever. I think there will be minimal points between 12 place and third place this season," said Warburton.
"The league will be won with maybe 90 points and it is going to be a season where, if you can put three or four wins together, on three or four occasions, it will lift you into a good position. You will be in a good place.
"Can we do that? Of course we can. There will be 15 or 16 other teams saying exactly the same thing, however.
"We are not going to be bolshy about it. We will enjoy the break now and we will work hard. We will have three or four days off, but we will work hard when we come back.
"All the focus is on the next game though, when we come back and face Birmingham."
Warburton is still wary of making lavish predictions about what Forest will and will not achieve this season – and says their focus can only be on stringing together that short run of form that will help them climb the table again.
"I am not going to stand here and say 'we are going to finish in the top six'. All I will say is that we are going to finish as high in this league as we possibly can," he said.
"If you make predictions and say 'we are going to do this, that or the other' you leave yourself open to being shot down.
"Right now, our job is to finish as high as we can and to work as hard as we can to make sure that happens."