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Little Ellies are so very cute, you'll definitely want to make more than just one!
This pattern is a little more advanced, though still easy to follow even if you are a beginner. I've made it especially for those of you who would love to try a mohair project, but think it might be quite daunting. Well, it's not!! And I can assure you of that!
I share tips on cutting the mohair and sewing it with a sturdy combination stitch that will keep yourelephant looking good for years to come. Included are easy to follow instructions and illustrations to guide you along the way. This pattern uses a combination of mohair, fabric and hand woven felt and includes a material and supply list. Finished Ellies measure about 5 inches tall, seated.
Best of all, they are so sweet, everyone you know will want one!
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21 Of President Barack Obama's Best Photos Of 2015 was originally published on newsone.com
1. JANUARY: President Obama delivers the State of the Union address with the support of vice president Joe Biden. Obama gained mass support after his joke about winning both terms.
2. JANUARY: President Barack Obama has an adorable moment with Akira Cooper at the Community Children's Center, one of the nation's oldest Head Start providers, in Lawrence, Kan.
3. JANUARY: President Obama greets Prime Minister Narendra Modi upon arrival at Air Force Station Palam in New Delhi, India.
4. JANUARY: President Barack Obama greets neighbors after visiting a model home at the Nueva Villas at Beverly, a single-family housing development owned by local nonprofit organization Chicanos Por La Causa Inc. in Phoenix, Ariz.
5. FEBRUARY: President Barack Obama fakes a jump shot during an Affordable Care Act video taping for BuzzFeed in the White House Library. The video went viral thanks to jokes about his presidency and ultra-cool swag.
6. FEBRUARY: Obama pals around with one of his biggest supporters, vice president Joe Biden. While he chose not to run in the 2016 presidential election, Obama said he would be in his corner.
7. FEBRUARY: President Barack Obama talks with 13-year-old student Vidal Chastanet as "Humans of New York" founder Brandon Stanton photographs during a blog interview in the Oval Office. Obama was greatly inspired by Chastanet's comments on the popular "Humans of New York" Instagram page, where he shared his troubles finding courage in school and and life despite living in a dangerous area of Brooklyn, NY.
8. MARCH: Obama is a classic man as he puts on a green tie in observance of St. Patrick's Day.
9. MARCH: President Barack Obama delivers remarks during the event to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of Bloody Sunday and the Selma to Montgomery civil rights marches at the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Ala.
10. APRIL: During the Correspondents' Dinner, his anger translator – played by Key & Peele comedian Keegan-Michael Key – helped Obama get out his biggest frustrations.
11. APRIL: President Obama arrives in Jamaica to meet with the 15-member Caribbean Community. His trip marked a first for the sitting president and second since the country's independence.
12. APRIL: Obama speaks with newly appointed Attorney General Loretta Lynch in the Oval Office.
13. JUNE: President Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel are seen talking during the president's trip to the G7Summit in Bavaria, Germany.
14. JUNE: President Obama sings "Amazing Grace" during the eulogy for South Carolina state senator and Rev. Clementa Pinckney during Pinckney's funeral service. Clementa was one of the nine victims who died after suspected shooter Dylann Roof entered the AME church and opened fire.
15. SEPTEMBER: President Obama is featured on the popular show "Running Wild With Bear Grylls." Obama took the trip to highlight the importance of climate control.
16. SEPTEMBER: The First Couple serve as "love goals" at the White House's state dinner for Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife Madame Peng Liyuan. Obama and Xi announced an agreement on controlling climate change and a mutual outlook on cyber security.
17. OCTOBER: President Obama meets with Ahmed Mohamed, the student who was detained by Texas police for his homemade clock. The president stood by the teen, who many believe was the victim of Islamophobia.
18. NOVEMBER: President Obama issues a warning to his critics who "pop off" at his policies towards Syrian refugees. Speaking at the OP 21 United Nations conference on climate change, Obama welcomed his Republican critics to the White House to lay down their own policies. No one has responded.
19. DECEMBER: President Obama addresses the public from the Oval Office regarding the San Bernardino shooting.
20. DECEMBER: All grown up! The First Family, including Obama's mother-in-law Marian Robinson, is seen at the White House's national Christmas tree lighting ceremony on Dec. 2.
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Corporate Communications Manager, National Insurance Corporation Limited
First Car
Toyota Noah
Current Car
I still drive a Toyota Noah; it's roomy and convenient for both family travels. Besides it's a low maintenance and very fuel efficient car.
Dream Car
Range Rover Sport
First Job
I was at UBC –TV (UTV then), hosting The Saturday variety show.
Current Job
Manager, Corporate Communications at National Insurance Corporation Limited. I am in charge of the company's corporate affairs, public relations, advertising, protocol relations to mention but a few.
Got Where I am by
By the grace of God
Fav Gadget
Blackberry 6 OS phone
Fav Movie
Fav Meal
Lasagna (Italian)
Worst Habit
Having my beauty sleep.
Inspired by
Being able to see my family joyful.
Best Quoute
"For nothing is impossible with God" (Luke 1:37)


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Remember about three weeks ago when it hit 90 degrees in Kansas City before we got day after day of beautiful fall temps? Sunshine and 60 degrees almost every single day for the last three weeks and it's been absolutely incredible. Guess what? Snow is forecasted today. Forget Halloween. Merry Christmas, everyone! 🎅
Kidding! But holy cow! Snow?! I'm trying to figure out how I'm going to get the kids ready for Trick or Treating with a temperature of 38 and snow. 😮 Hoping my kids have a strong will and won't let the weather "snow on their parade" for Thursday's Trick or Treating.
Speaking of…need a last minute easy DIY? Colt will be wearing this cute Fire Truck made out of a diaper box on Thursday, and I can proudly say it took just one naptime to make!
So in the meantime, I'm going to make all the warm meals this week and one of my very favorites (I did a recipe post on last year…but worth it to send it out again!) is a Sweet Potato Chili.
It skips the beans and subs it out for hearty sweet potatoes instead. You get a super food in place of one of my least favorite foods: beans. It's filling and hearty. A touch of sweet and a tad of hot. It's delicious topped with a little honey cornbread, shredded cheddar and green onions (and some sour cream if you're a Midwesterner like me!).
This is my go-to for a chili cook-off, for a meal for a mom of a fall or winter baby, and almost every football weekend. It's a household favorite from my whole crew and I can't wait to hear what you think of it, too!
- 3 Tablespoons olive oil
- 1 pound ground beef
- 2 cups yellow onion, finely diced
- 1 jalapeno (stem removed, finely diced)
- 3 cloves garlic, finely diced
- 1 cup red bell pepper, finely diced
- 2 cups sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into roughly 1-inch cubes
- 1 1/2 Tablespoons chili powder
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1- 28oz can crushed tomatoes
- 1 cup low-sodium beef broth
- Kosher salt and ground black pepper, to taste
In a large pot or dutch oven, add olive oil over high heat. Add the ground beef in an even layer and cook until deeply browned, about 8 minutes. Drain some of the excess fat, leaving about 1 Tablespoon remaining in the pot.
Add onions, jalapeno, garlic, red pepper, and sweet potatoes. Season with kosher salt and pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until vegetables begin to soften, about 5 minutes. Stir in chili powder and cum and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute.
Add the crushed tomatoes and beef broth and bring to a strong simmer.
Reduce heat to low and simmer for 45-50 minutes until sweet potatoes are fork tender.
Turn off heat, allow to cool slightly, and serve. Top with shredded cheddar cheese, green onions, sour cream, honey cornbread, or your favorite chili toppings!
Happy Chili Season!


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A gurdwara meaning the gateway to the guru, is the place of worship for Sikhs, however, people of all faiths are welcomed in the Sikh Gurdwara. The gurdwara has a Darbar Sahib where the Guru Granth Sahib is seen and a Langar where people can eat free food served by the Sikh community. A gurdwara may also have a library, nursery, and classroom. A gurdwara can be identified from a distance by tall flagpoles bearing the Nishan Sahib, the Sikh flag.
The first gurdwara was built in Kartarpur, on the banks of Ravi River in the Punjab region by the first Sikh guru, Guru Nanak Dev Ji in the year 1521. It now lies in the Narowal District of west Punjab (Pakistan). The worship centres were built as a place where Sikhs could gather to hear the guru give spiritual discourse and sing religious hymns in the praise of Waheguru. As the Sikh population continued to grow, Guru Hargobind, the sixth Sikh guru, introduced the word 'gurdwara'.
The etymology of the term 'Gurdwara' is from the words 'gur' (a reference to the Sikh Gurus) and 'dwara' (gateway in Gurmukhi), together meaning 'the gateway through which the guru could be reached'. Thereafter, all Sikh places of worship came to be known as gurdwaras.
Description of a Gurudwara
Any place where the Guru Granth Sahib is installed and treated with due respect according to Sikh Rehat Maryada (the Sikh code of conduct and convention) can be referred to as a gurdwara, whether it is a room in one's own house or a separate building. The main functions that are carried out in all public gurdwaras on a daily basis include:
- Shabad Kirtan: which is the singing of hymns from the Guru Granth Sahib. Strictly speaking only Shabads from Guru Granth Sahib,Dasam Granth and the compositions of Bhai Gurdas and Bhai Nand Lal, can be performed within a gurdwara. It is improper to sing hymns to rhythmic folk tunes or popular film tunes.
- Paath: which is religious discourse and reading of Gurbani from the Guru Granth Sahib, with its explanations. Broadly here are two types of Paath: Akhand Paath andSadharan Paath.
- Sangat and Pangat: providing a free community kitchen as a langar for all visitors, regardless of religious, regional, cultural, racial, caste, or class affiliations.
A typical layout for the Darbar Sahib, inside a Gurdwara. Men and women usually sit on separate sides of the hall.
Along with these functions, the gurdwaras around the world serve the Sikh community in many other ways including acting as libraries of Sikh literature and schools to teach children Gurmukhi (Sikh script),housing the Sikh scriptures and organizing charitable work in the wider community on behalf of Sikhs.
There are no idols, statues, or religious pictures in a gurdwara. The essential feature of a gurdwara is the presence of the holy book and the eternal Sikh Guru, the Guru Granth Sahib.The Sikhs hold high respect for the teachings and commandments laid down in the Guru Granth Sahib.
A gurdwara has a darbar (main) hall, a free community kitchen called a langar, and some other facilities. A gurdwara is identified by tall flag-poles bearing the Nishan Sahib, the Sikh flag. Many of the historical gurdwaras associated with the lives of the Sikh Gurus have a sarovar (eco-friendly pool) attached for bathing.
The Sikh marriage ceremony,called Anand Karaj is performed inside a gurdwara. Sikhs also perform some of the rites of their death ceremony (Antam Sanskar) within the gurdwara. It is also the main focal point of most of the important Sikh Festivals, with the exception of Nagar Kirtan, which is a Sikh processional singing of holy hymns throughout a community. Such processions do begin and conclude at a gurdwara.
Many gurdwaras are designed to seat men on one side and women on the other, although designs vary, and the divided seating is far from mandatory. They do not generally sit together but on separate sides of the room, both at an equal distance from the Guru Granth Sahib, as a sign of equality. Worshippers are offered Karah Parshad (sweet flour and ghee-based food offered as prashad) in the worship hall, which is usually given into cupped hands by a sewadar (gurdwara volunteer).
In the langar room, food is cooked and served by the volunteers in the community. Only vegetarian food is served in the langar hall, to suit the visitors from different backgrounds so that no person may be offended. All people belonging to different faiths sit together to share a common meal, regardless of any dietary restrictions. The main philosophy behind the Langar is two-fold : to provide training to engage in Seva and an opportunity to serve people from all walks of life and to help banish all distinctions between high and low or rich and poor.
Gurdwara Architecture
Unlike the places of worship in some other religious systems, gurdwara buildings do not have to conform to any set architectural design. The only established requirements are: the installation of the Guru Granth Sahib, under a canopy or in a canopied seat, usually on a platform higher than the specific floor on which the devotees sit, and a tall Sikh pennant flag atop the building.
Lately, more and more gurdwaras have been having buildings imitating more or less the Harimandir Sahib pattern, a synthesis of Indo-Persian and Sikh architecture. Most of them have square halls, stand on a higher plinth, have entrances on all four sides, and have square or octagonal domed sanctums usually in the middle. During recent decades, to meet the requirements of larger gatherings, bigger and better ventilated assembly halls, with the sanctum at one end, have become accepted style. The location of the sanctum, more often than not, is such as to allow space for circumambulation. Sometimes, to augment the space, verandahs are built to skirt the hall. A popular model for the dome is the ribbed lotus, topped by an ornamental pinnacle. Arched copings, kiosks and solid domelets are used for exterior decorations.
Spiritual Significance
Meditating on the Guru Granth Sahib
Shabad Kirtan is performed daily in Gurdwara's around the world by Sikh Ragis.
It is the duty of all Sikhs to engage in personal and communal meditation, Kirtan and the study of the holy Scriptures. Meditating and understanding the meaning of texts from the Guru Granth Sahib is important for the proper moral and spiritual development of a Sikh. One must study Gurmukhi script and be able to read Gurbani to understand the meaning of the text. A Sikh has to revert to the Guru Granth Sahib for the all spiritual guidance in ones life.
It is believed that a Sikh is more easily and deeply engrossed by Gurbani when engaged in congregational gatherings. For this reason, it is necessary for a Sikh to visit gurdwara. On joining the holy congregation, Sikhs should take part and obtain the benefit from the combined study of the holy scriptures. No one is to be barred from entering a gurdwara regardless of their religious or regional background and are welcomed in.
Voluntary service (Seva)
Seva is an important and prominent part of the Sikh religion. Dasvand forms a central part of Sikh belief (of Vand Chhako) and literally means donating ten percent of one's harvest, both financial and in the form of time and service such as seva to the gurdwara and anywhere where help is needed. All Sikhs therefore get involved in this communal service whenever an opportunity arises. This in its simple forms can be: sweeping and washing the floors of the gurdwara, serving water and food (Langar) to or fanning the congregation, offering provisions or preparing food and doing other 'house keeping' duties.
Communal life and other matters
Sikhism offers strong support for a healthy communal life, and a Sikh must undertake to support all worthy projects which would benefit the larger community and promote Sikh principles. Importance is given to Inter-faith dialogue, support for the poor and weak; better community understanding and co-operation


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Now we have evidence, everyone can see the real reason it looks like Corbyn didn't back Remain
Now we have hard evidence of mainstream media bias during the EU referendum, a light has been shone on Jeremy Corbyn's 'Remain' campaign.
From late June, a Labour coup was ostensibly carried out because the party's leader had apparently not campaigned for continued EU membership rigorously enough. Within hours of the vote, Labour MPs were accusing Corbyn's team of "sabotaging" the Remain campaign.
But The New Statesman has conducted analysis for a review commissioned by the BBC Trust (the BBC's regulatory body) into coverage of the EU referendum.
The main evening bulletins on Channel 5 (5pm), Channel 4 (7pm), the BBC, ITV, and Sky News (10pm) were analysed. The findings showed that, while Remain and Brexit voices were balanced, a huge 71.2% of political sources were from the Conservative Party, compared to just 18.4% from Labour.
The New Statesman noted:
This cannot be blamed on Jeremy Corbyn's alleged reluctance to participate in the campaign. Alan Johnson – who led Labour's Remain campaign – and many other senior Labour figures tirelessly toured the country. Yet they barely featured in the evening bulletins.
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In marginalising Labour and the SNP, pro-EU membership issues such as safeguarding employment rights fell down the agenda.
Contrary to claims from anti-Corbyn Labour plotters, it appears it was the mainstream media which sabotaged the 'left-wing' Remain campaign, not Corbyn.
When it comes to our public service broadcaster, these latest findings chime with multiple earlier investigations into the BBC.
A report published earlier this month by the London School of Economics and Political Science found strong media bias against Corbyn, claiming the press had turned into an "attack dog" against the opposition leader. According to the report, 56% of the Corbyn-related articles analysed did not give the Labour leader a voice at all.
At the same time, a major content analysis from Cardiff University revealed that the BBC is pro-business and Conservative-leaning in its coverage, contrary to George Osborne's claims that the BBC has an 'anti-business' slant.
The study found that on the BBC's News at Six, business representatives outnumbered trade union spokespeople by a ratio of more than 5-to-1 in 2007, and of 19-to-1 in 2012. Research into the BBC coverage of the 2008 financial crisis revealed similar pro-business sentiment. Opinion was almost completely dominated by investment bankers, stockbrokers and other city voices.
Not only does the corporation give a disproportionate voice to big business, but it also gives the Conservative Party more airtime than Labour. According to this study, the corporation is not just unbalanced with Corbyn, but is generally biased in favour of the Conservative government. When Gordon Brown was in power in 2007, his coverage exceeded that of David Cameron by a ratio of 2-to-1. And while it's to be expected that current prime ministers get more airtime than their opponents, Cameron's coverage in 2012 exceeded Ed Miliband's by double that ratio (4-to-1).
Not just the BBC
With The New Statesman's analysis, it now seems this bias extends across all the main TV broadcasters, from Sky News to Channel Four.
The outlet also found that facts are not respected across British broadcasters. Out of 517 statistical claims made over the ten-week campaign, only just over one in five were challenged by journalists. Independent sources with expert knowledge were also marginalised by partisan pitches from politicians and journalists.
Now we know. Considering Conservative supporters were much more likely to back Brexit, the mainstream media's right-wing bias may well have lost the Remain campaign the referendum. Progressive arguments to stay in the EU were absent from the debate.
But the seemingly endless conveyor belt of political pundits and establishment MPs continued to bark the same tired old line: Let's blame Jeremy Corbyn.
Turns out, that was probably just an excuse to try and topple his leadership.
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Some nights on Peninsula Papagayo, on the northern Pacific side of Costa Rica, the moon shone so bright, with so little evidence of human life, that I felt like an interloper just for bearing witness, for breathing through its stillness. Then I would remember how much it cost to be able to look at that moon from this particular part of the world and the poetry was quickly shattered.
If this bio-diverse Central American country has branded itself as a playground for rich North Americans — 40 percent of its tourists come from the United States — then Peninsula Papagayo, in the Guanacaste Province, is where the ultrarich go to avoid having to interact with the regular rich. The 1,400-acre luxury resort area is in a tropical dry forest, 70 percent of which is conserved as open green space. Guard stations and miles of cliffside roads separate its dwellings from any public byway. Lady Gaga and Christian Bale rang in the New Year there (separately). A night in a basic room at the Four Seasons, which is part of a development group that controls most properties on the peninsula, would set me back more than my monthly New York City rent (around $1,445, with taxes and resort fees). A night at its most expensive estate home goes for $34,500 in peak season.
As a traveler, I am deeply uncomfortable with frills. Our typical family vacation when I was growing up near Santa Fe, N.M., consisted of stuffing a black cargo van with camping gear and driving as far south across the Mexican border as we could before the van broke down. In this case, though, some frills couldn't be avoided. I'm on assignment to visit every destination on The Times's 52 Places to Go in 2018 list, and the entirely private, entirely exclusive Peninsula Papagayo — not to be confused with the plain old Papagayo region just to the south — came in at No. 20. Beyond the Four Seasons, one can stay in private condos (more expensive), properties managed by Exclusive Resorts (more expensive), and the Andaz, the "budget" option, where the cheapest room I could find for a single night came in at $735 (resort fee and tax included).
Extreme beauty does come with those price tags. I checked in for my one-night stay at the Andaz in an open-air reception area perched on a cliff above the ocean. Soon, though, I began to feel trapped. A laundry mix-up left me without pants — long story — and after an hour of waiting for help from a bellman, to no avail, I was forced to wrap a towel around my waist and wrest new pants from the trunk of my car myself. (The laundry bill was $34 for five items.)
Fellow cheap people: There is hope. I got three nights of terrific sleep gently rocking away on a $245-a-night yacht I'd found through some miracle of Airbnb, docked at Marina Papagayo. Low-key and just a 10-minute walk (and, weirdly, a 30-minute drive) from the Andaz, the marina has a dive bar called The Dive Bar and offers hotel rooms starting at $169 a night. (Laundry: $2 a load.)
The yacht also had a surprise that became the best part of Costa Rica for me. I knew from my communications with the owner that a 21-year-old sailor named Álvaro Álvarez would be letting me onto the boat. I didn't know that he'd speak no English and he'd be my roommate the whole time, sleeping on a pad on the floor of the upstairs helm. Confusion turned to delight as I came to rely on him for his funny observations of the area's extreme wealth, for the way he'd shout out "Dime!" ("Tell me!") whenever I'd call out his name. He told me about his life in the coastal city of Puntarenas, where he has a new wife and a 6-month-old son he adores. I told him why I was in Costa Rica, and he was eager to guide me as a kind of reporter's assistant.
With his help, I found out how to enter the peninsula through a dinner reservation at Poro Poro restaurant, run by Exclusive Resorts. (Marina employees told me they do the same thing with lunch reservations at the Four Seasons' trio of restaurants.) A short beach hike from the marina allowed me to spend a whole day at one of the Andaz's outdoor restaurants using its fast Wi-Fi. The only hitch was when I stayed after dark and had to ask the hotel staff to drive me back because the walk had become "muy peligroso" (very dangerous). "I went looking for you!" Mr. Álvarez scolded me that night. "The forest is full of snakes and jaguars and pumas and I was worried they ate you!"
Every beach in Costa Rica is, by law, a public beach. But in two years of working in the marina, Mr. Álvarez told me he'd only seen the beaches on the Four Seasons property once — and the trek had been so arduous he didn't think he'd ever do it again. One morning, we tried going to the best beach marina guests can get to, Playa Nacascolo, but that required an hour's journey there and back on a Four Seasons shuttle.
So when the Four Seasons got wind that I was on the peninsula and invited me to tour the property, I knew I had to take Mr. Álvarez with me. It's a vast and arresting resort that is doing commendable conservation work (the new Papagayo Explorers Club is cataloging every species on the peninsula), and offers the best-paying work in Guanacaste. I just didn't enjoy being surrounded by English speakers in a place where no locals could afford to live.
The Costa Rica I'll treasure is the one Mr. Álvarez and I visited on our road trips. One took us 45 minutes south to Playas del Coco, a populist beach filled with soccer-playing construction workers and fishermen just returning with their catch. On our way to another free beach, Playa Hermosa, Mr. Álvarez jumped a fence to gather green mangoes that he sliced up and served with lime and salt for dinner. (He also offered me Coca-Cola and Cup-o-Noodle soup from his own personal stash when it was clear he'd only brought enough for himself.)
On my last day, we made an epic drive across the island. He needed to go home to see his wife and child — he'd normally hitchhike, then take two multi-hour bus rides — and I needed his help navigating a civic festival in Guanacaste's capital city, Liberia, in which everyone rides their horses through the streets, and then to a bar where they don't have to dismount to grab a beer. Over many hours of language-challenged bonding, I learned that Mr. Álvarez dreams of seeing Texas someday and is afraid of bulls because one threw him into the air at a similar festival.
Most of all, though, I got back to something I'd been missing over a month of solo travel: the joy of getting lost with someone whose company you enjoy. At every wrong turn, Mr. Álvarez would throw his hands up and say, "Aventura!" Maybe, I thought, with a bit of attitude adjustment I could keep the adventure going for the rest of the year.
Practical Tips
Renting a car is highly recommended for getting around Costa Rica. Be sure to have tons of runway on your credit card for the $1,500 mandatory deposit, plus the cost of the rental. (I saw an American couple have to walk away carless and spend their vacation on busses because they didn't.) If your credit card provides rental insurance, you'll still need to present a formal letter, in paper form, to the agency to avoid getting charged. Beware potholes and unexpected dirt roads. Always drive in the left lane on a highway to avoid hitting the many cows, pedestrians or cyclists on the right-side shoulder. When home, double check that the massive deposit has been removed.
Jada Yuan will be traveling to every place on this year's 52 Places to Go list. Follow her on Instagram @alphajada.
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Many people suffer from some form of mood disorder either mild or severe. Cycling between mania (elevated moods) or depression can be exhausting and can negatively affect a person's life.
People with mood disorders are often prescribed medication to help stabilize their moods and keep them level-headed, but CBD products can also be used as an effective mood stabilizer.
What is a Mood Disorder?
Mood disorders can be defined as hypomania, followed by bouts of severe depression. People suffering from mood disorders, like bipolar disorder, cycle between mania and depression regularly, making their behavior and mood highly unpredictable.
Mood swings are caused by neurochemical imbalances that occur in the limbic system comprised of the hypothalamus, hippocampus and the amygdala. These areas of the brain are involved in regulating emotions. If the limbic system is imbalanced, anxiety, depression and irritability can result.
Furthemore, the neurotransmitters serotonin and dopamine are also involved in mood regulation. If too much or too little of these chemicals are produced, a person's emotions and sense of well-being can be affected.
People suffering from mood swings are often prescribed medications such as antipsychotics and antidepressants. They may also participate in psychotherapy or cognitive behavioral therapy in an effort to deal with their mood swings. But while these may be effective, there may be other natural and safer options to consider that may be just as effective — if not more.
If you're dealing with bothersome mood swings that are impacting your life and are looking for an alternative solution, CBD might be something to consider. Many people have been finding it to be effective treatment option, but you should consult with your primary care physician before incorporating into your daily routine.
How Can CBD Stabilize Your Mood?
There is growing evidence to suggest that pure CBD oil may be helpful in treating mood swings and stabilizing emotions that comes down to how pure CBD interacts with the endocannabinoid system (ECS).
The ECS is associated with several bodily functions including appetite, sleep, pain and mood. In fact, it plays a key role in these processes. The endocannabinoid system incorporates a network of receptors and cannabinoids that work in harmony to establish and maintain homeostasis or balance in the body. When there is an imbalance in the body, a person's health can be negatively affected.
Naturally produced cannabinoids in the body allow the ECS to function properly and communicate with their respective cannabinoid receptors — this is how the body is able to maintain homeostasis. But the endocannabinoid system can also be impacted by external cannabinoids, such as CBD. This hemp-derived cannabinoid impacts the ECS by interacting with CB1 and CB2 receptors of the ECS.
As such, keeping both the ECS and limbic system balanced and healthy is important for ensuring that mood is regulated and mood swings don't occur. However, when there's a deficiency in cannabinoids, an imbalance occurs.
Taking CBD can help to give cannabinoids naturally found in the body a boost. This helps the endocannabinoid system to balance itself out again. Not only does a healthy and balanced ECS help to reduce pain, improve sleep, and regulate appetite, it can also help to regulate mood disorders.
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Studies have found that CBD can be even more effective than conventional pharmaceuticals and don't come with the usual side effects of these medications. Others found it to be an effective supplement to prescribed medication and even helped patients reduce the amount of lithium needed to deal with mood swings, if prescribed.
CBD mimics drugs like antipsychotics and antidepressants by activating the 5-HT1A receptors to alleviate some symptoms of anxiety and depression.
A study published in the journal Neuropharmacology confirmed that serotonin and dopamine impact mood regulation and endocannabinoids have direct control over the production and maintenance of these chemicals. Researchers associated with this study found that CBD can help to combat the effects cannabinoid deficiency may have in the body and brain.
CBD can also help protect the brain from free radicals and oxidative stress thanks to its neuroprotective properties. Mood disorders like bipolar disorder are associated with oxidative stress whereby free radicals are produced in the brain. CBD's anti-oxidative and neuroprotective properties can help to protect the brain and hinder the production of free radicals.
Why Use CBD to Stabilize Your Mood?
If you suffer from mood swings, CBD might be an effective supplement that can help improve your symptoms. When using CBD mood stabilizer, it's important to consider factors such as the CBD strain and appropriate dosage. While more studies are needed to establish CBD's effects on mood disorders, there is already plenty of science out there that supports CBD's impact on regulating mood.


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First Time Cruisers
By Erica Silverstein, Senior Editor; updated by Brittany Chrusciel, Associate Editor
There once was a not-so-savvy seafarer, a self-professed "fashion plate" who didn't feel right unless she took two steamer trunks crammed with enough outfits to clothe a small nation on every cruise. This, she finally learned, was not a good idea.
Besides incurring the wrath of her male traveling companion, who pointed out that he would have to wrestle with excess baggage from car or cab through airport terminals and beyond, she quickly tired of trying to cram her belongings into tiny closets and bureaus. To win the battle of the bulging bags, the now savvy seafarer follows her own "Gospel of Prudent Packing" which states: Thou shalt put into one's suitcase only that which will fit neatly in the allocated storage space without hogging every available nook and cranny for thyself.
Following that advice is getting easier these days because, for the most part, cruising has become a much more casual vacation -- even on luxury or traditional lines. Plus, with airlines charging to check bags (with extra fees for overweight luggage), it's just plain economical to pack light. To do so, you need to have a good sense of what kind of clothing and accessories you're going to need on your vacation, so you don't pack your entire closet ... just in case.
If you're wondering what to bring on your next cruise, here are our guidelines for what you'll need to pack.
The Female Wardrobe
First Things First: Short shorts are best kept to the pool deck or the fitness center. You can stretch it by wearing them to lunch in the lido buffet ... but that's it. Bathing suits are even more limited and should be worn only at the pool (though appropriate cover-ups are fine for lido lunching).
The Daytime Guide: Good bets for indoor activities include walking shorts, slacks, jeans, casual skirts and sundresses. Outdoors, of course, swimsuits and oh-so-casual shorts or jeans and T-shirt ensembles are de rigueur.
On Shore: Rules of taste vary; if you're heading off to a kayaking expedition or a snorkeling sail, the most casual of clothing is appropriate. If you're heading into town, opt for those items specified above in "Daytime Guide."
Evenings: Cruise ships assign daily dress codes -- casual, informal, resort casual, formal -- that take effect in public rooms and restaurants from 6 p.m. onward. (Daytime is always casual.) Normally, on seven-night trips, you can count on two formal nights, a couple of casual evenings and between one and four semiformal occasions. To find out the dress code on your next cruise, read Cruise Line Dress Codes.
For all but the most formal of evenings (even on the more upscale ships), resort casual is the common dress code. That means elegant attire, though not in the silk gown milieu. Think flowing cotton dresses or silky mix-and-match pants outfits that would be appropriate at a nice restaurant or a symphony concert on land.
The Male Wardrobe
First Things First: Consider khakis and a navy sport coat -- a can't-miss uniform when accompanied by everything from a polo shirt or (nice) T-shirt to an Oxford. You can wear this type of outfit just about anywhere but dinner on formal night. Also, unless you're hanging by the pool, some kind of shirt is required.
The Daytime Guide: Shorts are pretty versatile (athletic versions for working out and the pool deck, not-quite-knee-length for indoor activities). Jeans and casual khakis work, too. T-shirts and sports shirts go everywhere.
On Shore: Again, going too casual (tank tops, scruffy jeans, any kind of athletic garb) is considered disrespectful in many ports of call. And let's face it: You'll generally be more warmly welcomed in restaurants and shops if you're dressed nicely. The only caveat for men is the same as for women: On active shore excursions or beach days, ultra-casual is just fine.
Evenings: You can pack a tuxedo -- hey, if the mood strikes, you've got a much more elegant photo op -- but tuxes are increasingly being outnumbered by business suits on formal nights. On some ships, you can rent tuxedos. But, for most folks, we'd recommend that you do pack at least a suit and tie because some onboard alternative restaurants are so elegant that you really will feel out of place without them. And don't forget the shoes to match. Otherwise, on non-formal nights, the khaki uniform works well.
For Everyone
Sweaters and Jackets: Embrace the layered look. You will want a rain jacket and sweatshirt on a Caribbean or Hawaii cruise for those less-than-perfect island days. And Alaska cruisers have been known to need everything from bathing suits and short-sleeve tops to warm fleece jackets, hats and gloves; the same goes for cruising round the Horn of South America. Rather than pack clothes for multiple temperatures, bring cardigans or jackets to wear over lighter layers if it gets cold.
Hats: Throw in a hat to protect against the sun or keep your ears warm during scenic glacier cruising, and remember your sunglasses, as well. Consider headbands, bandanas and scarves for practical and style concerns.
Shoes: Ladies especially should try not to pack a suitcase full of shoes. Try to bring styles that can serve multiple purposes (such as sneakers that go from gym to sightseeing or comfy sandals that work as well by the pool as they do at a casual dinner). Color coordinate your formalwear so you only have to pack one pair of dress shoes.
Non-Clothing Accessories
Day Packs: Small backpacks or totes can be quite useful for carrying cameras, books, sunscreen, water bottles and other items around the ship or in port.
Tech: Travelers and their gadgets seem to go hand in hand these days. You'll likely bring your smartphone, but you might also want to bring a tablet, DSLR camera, GoPro, portable game player or book reader. Don't forget to check about foreign country and onboard roaming charges before you turn your phone on mid-cruise; if you bring a laptop or plan on accessing Wi-Fi, inquire about potentially hefty Internet usage rates onboard before logging on. Since many cabins have limited electrical outlets, some folks bring extension cords and power strips, but always check limitations on these with your cruise line prior to packing.
Entertainment: On the lower-tech side of things, you'll want to bring books, magazines and puzzle books for sea or beach days; you can't always count on the ship's library to have a comprehensive selection. Binoculars are a must for Alaska and other wildlife-heavy itineraries. If traveling with kids, consider inflatable water toys for the beach that can be deflated and packed easily. If you plan on going snorkeling in every port, you might consider bringing your own gear.
Beverages: Most cruise lines will let you bring soda and water onboard, saving you the expense of paying inflated onboard rates for nonalcoholic beverages. Do check cruise line requirements, however, as Carnival has banned passengers from bringing bottled beverages onboard. One warning about packing "liquor": cruise lines have increasingly cracked down on the practice (they'd rather you buy drinks at their bars), so consider yourself warned. Your bottle(s) might be confiscated on arrival depending on the cruise line's individual policy. Bring along a Champagne corker if you have a penchant for bubbly in your stateroom but don't want to drink the whole bottle in one fell swoop. semi informal large size gown below 100
Toiletries and Necessities: The cruise ship should provide soap and shampoo at the very least (and often body lotion, conditioner and body wash), but if you're picky, pack your own. The same goes for hair dryers. If you can't deal with the low wattage of in-cabin dryers, bring your favorite with you. Additional personal items to consider include any medications you will need and lots and lots of sunscreen if sailing in sunny climates.
Storage: Many experienced cruisers swear by over-the-door shoe bags for storing toiletries or keeping small items from getting lost in cramped cabin quarters. Many bring extra hangers on longer cruises to make sure every item that needs to be hung up can be. If you plan on doing a lot of shopping in port, consider taking a foldable duffel that can be packed into your luggage at first and then filled up with souvenirs (or dirty laundry) and checked on the way home.


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The Americans call them Stock Options. We call them Share Options. Either way, they let you give employees, consultants and advisors the right to buy shares in the company in the future, at a specified price.
To be able to give share options to your team you need to do three things:
Create a Share Options Pool
Give options to your team, with a share options vesting schedule
Create an Options Plan
A Share Options Pool is simply getting the permissions of existing shareholders to reserve shares that can be created and issued in the future. No shares exist when the options pool is created, and there's nothing to file with Companies House. Think of them as virtual shares, waiting to be created when an employee exercises their share options.
But, importantly, creating this reserved pool of shares dilutes the existing shareholders. As an example, if there were 100 shares in the company, and you create an options pool of 10 shares, the shareholders now own 100 out of 110 of the what's known as the fully diluted capital in the company (which just means the shares plus the reserved options pool).
Because creating a share options pool dilutes the existing shareholders, it therefore needs the consent of the shareholders to create that pool of reserved shares. And the most convenient time to do that is as part of a funding round, where the shareholders in any event need to vote to approve the creation of new shares for the new investors.
And that's why you'll usually hear people talking about "a 10% pre-money options pool" - i.e. they're reserving an options pool that's equal to 10% of the shareholding in the company prior to the funding round (our SeedLegals data shows that around half of companies create an options pool in their first round, and the most common size is 10% pre-money). By creating the option pool just before the new investors get added in the new round, it's only the existing shareholders who get diluted by the options pool... which is generally what the new investors are going to insist on (you're promising them a particular % of the company for their investment, if you then tell them, oh, it's actually 10% less than that, you got diluted already, well, that's not something they're generally expecting, unless by prior agreement). Here is an interesting article on how to size an employee option pool.
Now, having created an options pool, the next thing is to give share options to your team. That's easy - if you use a SeedLegals Founder, Employee, Consultant or Advisor Agreement (you'll find them all in Team Agreements), they all contain sections that let you allocate shares or share options to team members.
Importantly, whenever you give someone shares or share options in return for work they do (as opposed to for a cash investment), those shares or share options should always be granted according to a share or share option vesting schedule. That means if the person leaves within, say, 3 years, they need to give back some fraction of the shares or lose the unvested share options. It's really important you do this, as without a vesting schedule if a founder, employee or advisor leaves the company they'll still own a chunk of the company's equity - which not only will be personally really annoying to the remaining team members, but if it's a big % of the equity can make the company uninvestible in the future.
Okay, so having created a share options pool and then promised share options to team members in their team agreements, there's one more thing to do, which is to create a Shares Options Plan.
The Share Options Plans specifies the detailed terms under which the options will be exercised (i.e. turned into shares) in the future, and - most importantly - the tax implications around that.
If you give shares options to someone, when they exercise those shares they'll be liable for capital gains tax on the difference between the exercise price (usually just 1p per share, though you can set any value) and the actual price per share based on the company valuation at that time. If that person is a consultant or an advisor, that's their tax problem, just like it's their problem to pay the taxes on any consulting fees that you pay them.
But for an employee, i.e. someone on your payroll, who you pay monthly PAYE and NI for, when they exercise their share options that can be deemed to be an employee benefit that you've given them, and the company may be liable for NI and other taxes on that. Since the share options could be worth tens or hundreds of thousands of Pounds across the team, that could be disastrously expensive for the company.
Fortunately, there's a solution to that, known as an EMI Options Plan. That's a plan created by HMRC where you agree with them a company valuation up front, and share options granted according to the plan incur no company taxes, and dramatically lower employee taxes, when exercised.
EMI Options Plan is only available to employees, everyone else just gets share options with no options plan, or with an Unapproved Options Plan (in both cases they consultant or advisor is liable for the capital gains on their options at the point they exercise them).
The good news is that all our team agreements that offer share options state that the share options are granted according to an EMI or other share options plan "when put in place by the company". Which means that this is something you can deal with later, generally a few months after your first funding round, once things have settled down. So, there's generally no rush to get this done, it just needs to be done before any of the team exercise their options.
You can set up an EMI Options Plan on SeedLegals, dramatically better, faster and cheaper than the usual several thousand Pounds charged by accountants.
Log in to your Seedlegals account to get started or book a free demo with one of our option scheme specialists.


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Morecambe fans pay for Jim Bentley's fine
Fans of Morecambe have paid for the fine that manager Jim Bentley recently received.
Bentley received a fine as well as being banned for two matches after his reaction Alex Kenyon's red card against Cheltenham in December.
Bentley was presented with the money after his sides 4-1 victory over Notts County on Saturday, the match was one of the matches that he was banned from the touchline.
Jim Bentley first became associated with the club as a player in 2002 and later became the manager in 2011.
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Gel pens are a popular choice for many writers and…
How to write using a quill
Ever wondered what it's like to write using a quill?
It might not be a thought that has often thundered through someone's mind, but if you have children, you can give them a splash of the world of Harry Potter by introducing them to the quill.
With so much romance around the writing tool, having been used in the Western World since the 6th century, we're in no doubt that they will simply love the opportunity to write, create and play with such an instrument.
First off, you need your quill, which you can buy online or make yourself.
If you want to save a little money, here's how you can do that:
Instead of running around looking for dead geese, where it is the adage to take the longest three feathers from their wings, you may want to instead buy feathers quite cheaply from hobby and craft shops. Plus, hopefully, they will be much cleaner.
With the cleanest and preferably sharpest of knives, cut diagonally on each side, across the end nib of the feather. If you are hoping to write seriously with this pen, it is advised that you cut it finely. On the other hand, if you are intending it for creative use, a thicker nib is advised for calligraphy.
There is of course another way of doing this, which involves sticking the insides of a biro pen within the shaft of the feather. Of course, there is nothing wrong with this, but if you are hoping to use it with an ink well, you may want to think again.
How to write with it
If you are using the knife method (well done!), here is how you write with a quill. First of all, it is important to know what ink to use.
Though some people would assume that India ink would be best, the truth is that it would be too thick and sticky for this kind of pen, so calligraphy ink would be the best calling for a quill.
When you are writing, it is important to imagine that you are using a fountain pen at first, so that you write using a 45 degree angle. By doing this, you will make writing easier and your words will actually look more eloquent.
As you become more experienced with your pen, you may wish to use a more textured paper as you go along so that you can improve the style of your writing.
Every time that you finish using your quill, it is important to remember to rinse it out under cold water, ensuring that it is good for use next time.


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In determining your collecting goals, it is important to come to grips with the type of collector you are. The primary types are Hobbyists, Collectors, Historians, and Investors. Generally, all chip collectors display some attributes of each of the "collector" archetypes that follow.
The Hobbyist
Hobbyists are chip collectors that prefer to display their chips in working computers, boards, or prototypes. The interest is in the functional characteristics of the processors. Hobbyists often are interested not just in the processors, but also the other chips the manufacturer made to support the processor. Hobbyists are more interested in the operational status of a chip versus the cosmetic appearance.
The Collector
Collectors generally may or may not display their chips. Generally, Collectors are focused on specific types of chips and attempting to collect all of those chips and any chip package variations. Collectors are inclined to care more about characteristics that may make a chip unique, more than its operational status or physical appearance. Collectors will often acquire chips they may not be familiar with, but they do recognize that it is a member of the family they are collecting.
The Historian
Historians generally display their chips within a historic or technical context. The Historian is more interested in acquiring the history associated with the technological advance the chip represents. Historians, generally, will not acquire a chip unless they know something about the history surrounding the chip. In addition to the actual chip, Historians are interested in marketing brochures, magazine advertisements, and technical literature to help place the chip's role in history. Historians are generally interested in the condition and state of the chip, but also value the operational status.
The Investor
The Investor is a relatively new comer to the chip collecting scene. Investor's may, or may not, have real interest in the functions or history of chips. The Investor is interested on the return on their investment. Investing in chips is an interesting concept. Frankly most of the other collectors types will, at least reluctantly, acknowledge that they believe their collection is worth more than they paid for it. If you believe yourself to be this type of collector, then you need recognize that investing in chips is like any other investment you must buy quality and be willing to hold it. Quality is defined by condition and status. Condition is defined in my section of chip condition. Status is really two thing supply and demand. You can read about the challenges of determining supply in my section on chip rarity, however, if you can find early prototypes, manufacturer special versions, or other "limited editions" you can prove limited quantities. Demand comes down to brand name recognition, 1st of kind, and market changer. Chips with cache have much higher demand. So, if you have something rare, than everyone wants, well, you're in the money. If you plan on investing in a big way, you'll need to spend extra attention on chip storage and security.
Most collectors are either Hobbyist/Collectors or Historian/Collectors. There are a very few true Hobbyist/Historians, but they are a somewhat conflicted bunch. There is a basic conflict between the Hobbyist and the Historian. The Historian is keen on preserving history and that generally translates into keeping chips in the most pristine condition possible. The Hobbyist, on the hand, is willing to sacrifice the state and condition of a chip, to demonstrate its use and functionality. Many Hobbyists view themselves as teachers, sharing the vintage technology. In this context, they are probably more effective than the Historian in this pursuit. The Historian would view this as a short lived experiment which ultimately degrades the chip.
One other collecting "destination" of chips is the Computer Collector. Vintage chips are often needed to restore vintage computers. Computer Collectors are not generally chip collectors and acquire chips only for the good of the computer. There is an uneasy relationship between Chip Collectors and Computer Collectors. Computer Collectors are concerned that Chip Collectors destroy vintage computers and boards to acquire chips. And to be honest, this does happen. However, most diligent chip collectors will not allow this to happen to collectible computers and boards. Computer Collectors often turn to Chip Collectors for the chips they need. Historians are more likely to part with chips in order to return a vintage computer to operational status.


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Made In Detroit Scholarship
Detroit's Kid Rock is teaming up with Wayne State University to establish a scholarship for music students at the school.
The $25,000 scholarship is being funded through sales of a limited edition t-shirt, jointly created and marketed by Wayne State and Kid Rock's Made In Detroit Clothing Company.
The scholarship is open to full or part time undergrad or grad students majoring in music. A minimum grade point average is not required, but recipients must demonstrate financial need and be Michigan residents.
Students can apply for Kid Rock's Made In Detroit Scholarship at this link: http://www.cfpca.wayne.edu/madeindetroit.pdf.
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Does membership matter? We believe it does. As members, we are committing to GATHER for worship, CONNECT in community, use our gifts to SERVE the church and the world, GIVE to support the mission, and GO proclaim the gospel to our community and the nations.
Follow these three steps to become a member of Hardin Baptist Church:
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How to know CIBIL score?
Following are the steps to get CIBIL Score Online:
• Fill online form by visiting the CIBIL website: https://www.cibil.com/online/credit-score-check.do
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After getting the authentication done successfully, you will get the CIBIL score through e-mail within 24 hours.
If you pass authentication – You will be able to download the report instantly. Just ensure the pop-up blocker is disable in your browser before you do so. The credit report is also emailed to you at the email id mentioned at the time of purchase.
If you do not pass authentication – You can then upload your KYC complaint identity and address proof along with the online payment confirmation form. The online payment confirmation appears on the screen post you complete the authentication process indicating if you passed or did not pass. Post verifying the documents, your CIR will be mailed to you in 7 business days via Express Delivery / Speed Post / Courier.


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Beastie Boys
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|August 5th 1964, Brooklyn, NY
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|November 20th 1965, Brooklyn, NY
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|Adam Keefe Horovitz
|October 31st, 1966, South Orange, NJ
Boys Entering Anarchistic States Towards Internal Excellence
The Beastie Boys have represented New York's youth sub-culture from outside the fundamental walls of hip-hop. At the point of release from the Bronx, a band of white Jewish boys grabbed a hold of the cultural essence of hip-hop angst and translated it for the whiter half of the youth. They proved not only was hip-hop bigger than the Boogie-Down but bigger than black music. From their 'Pollywog Stew' punk opening to their current 'To the 5 Boroughs' punk-rock-rap melting pot, the Beastie Boys have smashed through and reshaped the boundaries of popular culture worldwide and become the hip-hop fraternity's own metamorphosis mongrel act. They have thrived on live instrumentation stirring almost every element of established genre into their format, reaching as far back from AC/DC heavy riffs into samba-funk flows and afro-Cuban jazz. With this they have triumphed immensely and to this day are celebrated as being one of the genre's foremost innovative groups with the longevity comparable to that of the Rock's own The Rolling Stones… And twenty seven years later they're still rolling strong on the cusp of hip-hop's cutting edge.
Young Aborigines
In 1979 a very small-time experimental teenage punk band rocking to the name of The Young Aborigines, were burgeoning on something phenomenal in a totally different direction. The band saw John Berry on lead guitar, Jeremy Shatan on bass, Kate Schellenbach on percussion and Michael Diamond sitting behind the drums. They were influenced by a diversity of performers ranging from Siouxsie & the Banshees to Joy Division. They built a small local fan base among friends like Adam Youch who was attending most rehearsals and learning to play the bass guitar. During rehearsals they did a pseudo-hardcore number called 'Asshole' which had the crew changing roles within the group and swapping instruments. John Berry would play bass guitar, Jeremy on lead guitar (playing badly), Kate on Mike D's drums and Mike D singing on the mic, to which he felt comfortable at. Upon Jeremy Shatan's departure, sixteen year-old Adam Youch joined the group and played bass guitar. The outfit disbanded and regrouped a few times to perform and try to record tracks at a studio on the Upper West Side owned by friends of John Berry's hippie parents but the sound and engineering was never right there. By the summer of '81 the Young Aborigines were performing regularly at Jerry William's 171A studios. On one particular night during the second week of July the owner of Rat Cage Records, Dave Parsons first heard about a band being formed called the Beastie Boys. Or B.E.A.S.T.I.E. Boys standing for 'Boys Entering Anarchistic States Towards Internal Excellence' with the B.B. initials intended to mimic Washington DC's punk outfit, Bad Brains. Kate announced that Mike D was going to be the singer and everybody laughed it up. The Beasties' material was considered much more baby-rock 'n roll as apposed to the more tribal raw sound from the Young Aborigines. The now Beastie Boys had grown into a garage or loft band with real traits of a punk influence. They were received with an audience at Berry's House for their first show for Youch's seventeenth birthday then began performing at shows like Even Worse and before too long were supporting Bad Brains and Reagan's Youth at several venues including CBGB, (Country, Blue Grass, and Blues) the legendary club at 315 Bowery and Max's Kansas City nightclub upstairs at 213 Park Avenue South, between 17th and 18th Streets in New York City. Upon closing in 1981 they played the closing night. Later that same year the Beastie Boys recorded the 7" EP 'Pollywog Stew' at 171A studios with Michael D's brother, Stephen Diamond producing. The EP consisted of eight tracks including the tracks, 'Beastie Boys' and 'Egg Raid on Mojo' and released in 1982 on the Rat Cage label.
Soon after John Berry left the group for another band, Thwig and was subsequently replaced by Rat Cage label mate, Adam Horovitz who had come from the punk band The Young and the Useless who played their last show at CBGB in 1983 however at this stage he was alternating between both bands. By now the group was beginning to ground itself into a sustainable unit and were starting to merge their act into a rap format as shown on their first crossover track, 'Cooky Puss', a style of ice-cream sandwich made by Carvel Ice Cream and the track is based on a prank call by the group to Carvel. The single released the b-sides 'Bonus Batter' and 'Beastie Revolution' co-produced by the Beastie Boys and Dug Pomeroy by Rat Cage and upon its release became their first noticed hit, showing popular in the under-ground nightclub scene. These early punk tracks under Rat Cage Records were all put out in 1994 under a compilation called 'Some Old Bullshit' through their current label, Capitol Records. At 1984 the group was still heavily involved in the New York hardcore punk genre but with 'Cookie Puss' they showed clear interest in the wave of hip-hop sweeping through the five boroughs.
Rubin & Def Jam
In 1984 at a New York University dorm room, Beastie Boys were transformed into the hard-hitting force they are today, the only punk-rap outfit in hip-hop's community. Def jam co-founder Rick Rubin scouted the group and envisioned them to take over the new scene of rap culture in New York. He threw out Kate Schellenbach on drums whom did not fit into his picture of a rap group. She later left to join the outift, Luscious Jackson. Rick produced their first Def Jam recording, 'Rock Hard' sampling AC/DC's 'Back in Black'. It is now considered a rare collector's item as it has been long out of print and is not allowed to be used in its original format with AC/DC's sampling. After Diamond spoke to AC/DC's lawyers on the phone, the rock band told them they could not endorse sampling of their music and was subsequently left off their 1999 anthology. However the 12" single 'Rock Hard/Beastie Groove' sold well leading Def Jam to obtain a distribution deal with Columbia/CBS Records in 1985. With Rick Rubin's guidance the Brooklyn trio, Mike D, King Ad-Rock and MCA were set to be the new-wave hip-hop movement across America.


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when weird things happen to good drums:
my highly modified cocktail kit
|I bought this slightly damaged 24x16 shell from Phattie Drums, off an eBay auction, and resolved to do some experimenting, even if I ruined the shell. Here's what I did to this poor unsuspecting drum.
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|In the bass chamber, I cut a 4" round hole, facing the audience. It came out nice - I edged the hole in black, which improved the appearance - and I get a good bass drum sound that's easy to mic. The shell is a dark green hand-rubbed oil finish, but I dig vintage wraps, so I'll probably have my buddies at Resurrection Drums refinish the drum for me when I get a gap in my gig schedule.
|In the snare chamber, facing the back, I cut three 2.5" holes to vent the snare. I started with just two holes, but wanted even more air and sound to escape, so I cut the third. For all holes I used a circle-cutting attachment on an electric drill.
|Instead of using any toms, I mounted a set of Remo Kid's Bongos on the side. I know, that's a real manly finish on those drums, but hey - they sound good!
The bass drum pedal is a WorldMax pedal with a metal base plate. It was recommended to me by the late, great Dennis Stauffer from Phattie Drums - it's heavy enough that no mounts or brackets are needed. And its single-post design makes it easy to switch it back to a regular pedal if needed.
|For all cymbals, I used right-angle cymbal arms, mounted into floor-tom leg mounts that I put on the front of the shell
|My closed hihat holder consists of a right-angle cymbal arm and two U-clamps from a cowbell holder, with a felt washer on top and bottom. Cheaper and lighter than an "official" X-hat attachment.
|For snares, I took a set of snares off a Purecussion Headset (a single-headed snare drum), and mounted them in the upper part of the shell, so they'd press against the top head.
NOTE: Lots of drummers write to me asking where to get this kind of snare mechanism. Tama, Meinl and LP all make small single-headed snare drums that use a similar snare mechanism, so you might be able to order the parts from your favorite drum shop.
I cut a thin plywood baffle with a jigsaw and mounted it about 5 or 6 inches down. The baffle was NOT an airtight fit, and the snares still buzzed like crazy every time I hit the bass drum. I then worked on making it a tighter fit, using weatherstripping, but it STILL buzzed badly. It was not from air leakage - the baffle itself seemed to help transmit the sound wave. When I'd hold my hand over the baffle (with the top head taken off) and hit the bass drum, the baffle acted like a drumhead; I could feel it move. Strange.
So I got creative and cut ANOTHER baffle. I laid a bunch of pillow stuffing (fiber fill from a craft store) on top of the first baffle, then lowered the second baffle on top of it, bolting them together to make a baffle "oreo" with the pillow stuffing in the center. This was crude, but effective. I finally got the level of isolation I wanted.
|The baffle is held in place by 3 L-brackets bolted into the shell from underneath.
It was very important to me to be able to get good sounds from both the bass and snare, as I like to use this drum by itself, with no external drums needed. Although I have bongos to use as supplemental drums, on some gigs all I want is kick and snare, with the Zen simplicity of ONE drum.
|The top head is an Aquarian Jack De Johnette coated black head, with a Classic Clear with Power Dot head on the bottom, with no muffling. Both the bass and snare sounds are pretty good, although I'm not wild about the drum at high volumes. But for coffeehouses and quiet club dates, it's perfect.
I find I'm frequently using "rod" alternatives to sticks, such as Vater Acousticks and Promark Hot Rods - to me the sound I get with these is fatter than what I get playing lightly with regular sticks. But the cross-stick sound is excellent!
For cymbals I'm using a pair of Sabian 13" AA Regular hats, and an 18" AA El Sabor that's got a killer bell and is great for light riding AND crashing, which I sometimes top with a B8Pro 8" China Splash, separated by a felt washer.
To learn more about cocktail drums, check out the Cocktail Drum Lounge, and also CompactDrums.com. There are some very creative innovations being made that continue to make drumming more and more portable.


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Good grief. I love Aggieville in Manhattan, but it is kind of nice to go to a bar district where there are 100s of bars owned by more than two guys. I didn't pay more than $3 for a drink all weekend.
Oh yeah, there was a football game that went along with all the partying. A pretty damn good one, if you were wearing purple.
Saturday was my first game at Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium (which means I've seen games at exactly half the Big 12 venues). To say I enjoyed the experience would be an understatement, and not just because the Cats came out on top. The fans were enjoyable, engaging in a little smack, but never making it personal. Other than the person who asked me and my buddy if it was a thrill for a K-Stater to see Vince Young (um, cool, maybe not a thrill. I've also seen Terence Newman, himself a top-five pick), I didn't run into any excessive arrogance and actually sat next to a very pleasant gentleman. I can't even count the number of fans after the game who came up to me and my buddy and patted us on the shoulder and told us they were very impressed with how well "our team" had played. More than the number of Nebraska fans who did the same in 2003.
As I snapped this picture, a cop was screaming "Get out of the way!" at me.
The pregame atmosphere was enjoyable. We started down on 6th, getting to the stadium 45 minutes before gametime. Texas' band is very good, and the pregame marching show was entertaining. One thing I've always wished K-State would do is play the opposing team's fight song or alma mater...Texas played our entire alma mater, giving me a chance to wow everyone around me with my singing skill. And of course there are few better college songs than "The Eyes of Texas."
As for the game itself, I have so many good things to say about our players and coaches that I probably won't get to them all, but I'll try.
The primary thing I noticed at the end of the game was we had three penalties for 23 yards. K-State averaged 13 penalties and 133 penalty yards per game for the first three games. Credit probably has to be shared here, as I'm guessing the coaches made some adjustments and the players probably also realized it was a bad idea to flatten quarterbacks three steps after they released the ball. Either way, huge props to the team for at least temporarily (more on that later) fixing what has been a serious problem.
I have been critical of Justin McKinney in the past, but he had a great game. The pass breakup when it looked for all intents and purposes as if Limas Sweed was going to make a huge catch deep in K-State territory was a display of great effort. He also had a very athletic play when he broke up a pass deep in the second half, diving in from behind to break up what probably would have been a touchdown. He also had an interception and did NOT have any major penalties. Well played, #22.
Jordy Nelson is the man. In the Big 12 Roundtable last week, I wrote that he is the most underrated player in the conference. He did nothing to disprove that perception this weekend, catching 12 passes for 116 yards and one touchdown. I see the Cats have finally reentered the AP poll (no love yet from the coaches). We shall see what this week brings from the national pundits, but Nelson needs to be mentioned as a candidate for All-American.
Quickly, kudos also to James Johnson for a solid effort running the ball and the HUGE kickoff return for a touchdown. He showed an incredible burst in hitting the seam to break that one. Ian Campbell made an amazing interception at the line of scrimmage and rumbled for a touchdown return, marking the high point of an otherwise ordinary day (two tackles, no TFL, no sacks). His postgame comments may have me scratching my head (more on that later), but he had a huge play and brings it every snap. Finally, a shoutout to the entire offensive line for working hard and doing a serviceable, if not dominating, job. Josh Freeman took a few hits yesterday, but nothing too bad, and although the yards-per-carry average was, well, very average at 2.7, the line did enough at crucial running times.
Going forward, my only remaining question about Ron Prince and this team is consistent effort. I read an interesting quote by Dr. Bob Rotella, the sports psychologist of golf fame. He once said (I'm paraphrasing) that a golfer never 'plays over his head.' Great rounds and great stretches of golf are merely a glimpse into the true potential of that golfer. For example, I once made four birdies in a row in a big golf tournament. That doesn't mean I'm ever going to birdie every hole, but it showed me how good I could be. That's exactly what we're waiting to see from K-State. We have seen huge wins over top-10 teams both this year and last year in the Texas games. We have seen great overall games against lesser opponents, for example last year against Colorado, Iowa State and Oklahoma State, and this year against Missouri State. And then, we have seen putrid outings like last year's trip to see that team down the river. I want this team and coaching staff to show all its fans that it can bring that level of effort and execution every week, and not just at certain times against certain opponents.
For example, I mentioned some of Ian Campbell's postgame comments earlier. Here's what I was talking about...
"I'm sure KU was watching the game," Campbell said. "This game was a message to everyone, not just KU."
I kind of thought Campbell would have learned his lesson last year (can't find the actual comments, but he basically said we were going to smack KU around after beating UT). This is what worries me. This win over Texas means absolutely nothing if we don't bring the same effort to Bill's House next weekend. We aren't going to beat KU because they're so impressed that we beat Texas, we're going to beat KU by playing as hard and as focused as we did against Texas.
Yeah, I know, it's amazing that I just complained about something after a 20-point win in Austin. But the biggest issue we saw last year was not bringing consistent effort every week. Maybe that has changed this year. We will find out next week.
Stay tuned for more thoughts on this weekend's action. In the meantime, enjoy more of the sights from Austin after the jump. Just click on the link below to see the full story.
Here's a view from our seats. We weren't in the K-State section, but we were treated so well I didn't mind giving up camaraderie for a great view of the field.
A little game action from our view.
This is the pregame band show. At halftime they had an alumni band show. Not that I saw much of it, it started pouring. We heard later there was a chance of hail. Fortunately we never had any falling ice.
Can't blame the UT fans for not wanting to stick around. This was taken during the fourth quarter.
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Awesome shoot with Jamie Lipman today. We took a Diablo Red (named by us) Porsche 911 RSR backdate to Bethlehem, New Hampshire on Rapture Day.
The angle I had in mind was take a cool 911 to the start of things, at the end of things. So far no end, but it was a fun morning, touring the town and unleashing some divine Porsche havoc.
Porsche 911 RSR backdate in Bethlehem, New Hampshire
The car is an '84 3.2 Turbolook that's been substantially revised, with steel RSR flares, classic low-fat interior, WEVO transmission and suspension set up and a 3.8 litre Rothsport engine.
We shot the car next to the Police Station and in the roads around the town. I'll let you know what magazine it ends up in.
All the time we were working, I had this shitkicking U2/BB King track playing in my head. LOUD. It's still playing!


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My kids and I huddled together on the couch while one of my favorite Christmas specials, "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer," played on the television. Watching Rudolph is as time-honored Christmas tradition in my house as putting up a tree. I can't imagine a Christmas without watching Rudolph, Hermey, and Yukon Cornelius and all their crazy Christmas shenanigans. I've been taking part in viewing the special long before I could skip commercials. While watching the movie this year I had a realization, Santa Claus and the Reindeer are a bunch of jerks.
Psychology Today states toxic masculinity has no clear definition, but "refers to harmful and destructive behaviors associated with certain aspects of traditional masculinity." Medical News Today describes Toxic Masculinity as "negative aspects of exaggerated masculine traits." I think we can all agree the lens of "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" showcases the North Pole as a haven for violators of unbridled toxic masculinity.
Right at the get-go, Rudolph's nose becomes an issue of disappointment for his father, Donner. Instead of celebrating his son, he puffs up his chest and rubs a little dirt on Rudy's nose. Because of a lifetime of imposed indoctrination and fear of what others will think, Donner relays the ways of old onto his son. Sadly, Rudolph's entrance into the world is guided by a father whose perception of the world is shrouded in what is "manly."
And then there's Santa, that good old jolly shmuck. Not only did St. Nick show off his shock at baby Rudolph's appearance, he also states the little reindeer will never pull his sleigh. And then, to make the whole birth experience worse, he sings a little song.
We then see Rudolph being ostracized by the other reindeer by not letting poor Rudolph play in any reindeer games. He's out jumping around when the mud falls off his nose. Because his reindeer friends are being raised by like-minded bucks as his dad, laughter and ridicule surround Rudolph, causing him to run away.
And let's not get into Hermey the Elf… Actually, let's go ahead. It appears not only reindeer have difficulty moving beyond Neanderthalistic behavior, but Santa's Workshop is also rampant with toxic masculinity. Hermey just wanted to fix teeth, but was being forced into a lifestyle that was not congruent with who he is. Hermey also decides he can't be accepted at home and runs away, where he meets Rudolph and they commiserate in being outcasts. Thankfully, their personas non grata vacation ventures to the Island of Misfit Toys, where they encounter other pariahs who long for acceptance.
Just when everyone thought there was no hope left for humanity, a Christmas miracle occurs when ultra-tough guy Yukon Cornelius arrives reeking of machismo with a side of cultural awareness. He accepts the duo as equals and brings them along on his quest for more riches. By the way, did you know that Yukon was actually looking for peppermint? That's why he was licking the pick. Crazy!
There's hope for evolving reindeer. Rudolph's dad comes to the error of his ways and accepts his son for who he is. The acceptance sends Donner's party of Rudolph's fans in search of the beloved reindeer, but ultimately are taken prisoner by the Abominable Snowmonster. Because of Yukon's sacrifice, the monster and Yukon go tumbling off a cliff.
Rudolph and the gang return to the North Pole, where Santa is getting skinny-shamed by his wife. Once again, Santa shows his true colors when Rudolph's blinding nose angers Kris Kringle while giving a speech on how Christmas will be canceled because of the snowstorm. As the light in the room causes the light to go off in Father Christmas' thick skull, he comes up with a plan. This leads to Rudolph saving Christmas by guiding the sleigh. If only Rudolph and Hermey wouldn't have needed to go on their heroic Odyssey for everyone else to be comfortable.
If we can get one thing out of the change that occurs in the North Pole, is that despite how you're raised, you can change how you are going to raise. Sure, Donner was being a dolt for his treatment of Rudolph and hurt his son, but at least he accepted the errors of his ways and changed. We shouldn't need to be like Donner and the rest of Santa's Winter Wonderland by only changing when situations cause us to change and be more accepting of others and love one another right off the bat, despite our differences. Because peace on earth and goodwill to men and stuff.
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