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What's a little thing like a torn ACL when it comes to finding quality cover cornerbacks? The New York Giants have held a pre-NFL Draft visit with Arizona State cornerback Omar Bolden, according to Pro Football Talk. Bolden missed all of 2011 after suffering a torn ACL, and the Giants are apparently among the teams who want a closer look at exactly how healthy Bolden is.
Let's use today's 2012 NFL Draft Prospect Profile to take a closer look of our own.
SB Nation's Arizona State website, House of Sparky, was impressed by Bolden's effort at ASU's recent Pro Day.
Omar Bolden looks like his old All Pac-10 First Team self. In perhaps the most anticipated event of the day, Bolden was timed as low as a 4.45 in the 40-yard dash. He looked quick and agile in the shuttle drills, and his fluidity of movement and breaks on the ball during defensive back drills also looked good. The only negative on the day were a few dropped passes, but he also made a great diving grab along the sidelines. All told, he should be a mid-round pick at worst.
Let's see what the rest of the scouting reports have to say.
Wes Bunting of the National Football Post ranks Bolden as a potential starter down the line and says:
The skill set is there for this guy to be a starter in the NFL. Needs to play a little stronger and has to clean up his footwork in order to stick, but gives you some versatility to play inside and out on a defense.
CBS Sports gives Bolden a fourth-round grade. CBS says:
One of the top corners in the country, Bolden was looking forward to a big senior year--until he tore his left ACL at an April practice. NFL teams, however, have shown in recent years that will gladly use high picks on players (QB Sam Bradford, TE Kyle Rudolph, TE Rob Gronkowski) who missed most or all of their final year of college. Bolden's cover skills and return ability could earn him good grades as long as he can prove himself healthy ... Even with missing part of two seasons with knee injuries and lacking great size on the outside, his talent may be too much for teams to pass up in the top 100 picks.
Pro Football Weekly says:
Athletic, competitive, mature cover man with a pro makeup who flashes playmaking ability when healthy, but has been injury-prone. Was highly regarded prior to ACL tear, and spring workouts will determine standing. Has solid character and offers value as kickoff returner.
Omar Bolden Profile
Height: 5-foot-11
Weight: 195
School: Arizona State
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This post was sponsored by Ling Ling, all opinions expressed in my post are my own. What is your favorite holiday movie? We have a few, but one of our favorites is "A Christmas Story." It is such a classic and no matter how many times we watch it, we still laugh our heads off! If you have seen the movie, you probably remember how the neighbor's dog eats the Christmas turkey. Ralphie and his family end of eating at a Chinese restaurant because there is nothing else open.
Well, the Hutchinson family has a tradition that is loosely based on that scene from the movie. The day after a holiday, we usually eat Chinese food at a local Asian restaurant. The past few years, we have had my daughter up from Atlanta. She loves my cooking, so we have not gone out for our usual take-out meal. We found we had just as much fun making a delicious Asian meal at home rather than go out. Heck, this way we get to stay home in our pajamas and watch our favorite movie!
It is always fun to take a family tradition and update it a bit as the times change. This is how we looked at our decision to make take-out at home instead of going out. Since we discovered the Ling Ling Asian Entrees we get from the frozen food section at our local Walmart. My husband teases that we have visited this section for these meals so often, our feet must be on auto-pilot by now. Yes, we eat these tasty meals that often!
We have now officially tried all of the Ling Ling Asian Entrees. The Chicken Dumplings in Chili Sauce was the last one we had not tried yet. Chris is as in love with them as he was with the Pork we had last week. They went perfectly with my Baked Sticky Asian Chicken Wings! I love how well the Ling Ling Asian Entrees fit into our busy lifestyle. They are affordable, easy and quick to make and taste like we dropped a load of cash at the local Asian restaurant for them!
If you enjoy any style of Asian cuisine, you will absolutely fall in love with the Ling Ling Asian Entrees. There are so many to pick from and at a price to fit into just about any budget, you can try a new entree every week! Their new Ling Ling Fried Rice line includes Yakitori Chicken, Yakiniku Beef,Thai-Style Chicken, Chinese-Style Vegetable and Bibimbap Beef. They are based on pure and authentic Asian inspired recipes from Japan, China, Korea and Thailand. I could seriously eat the Bibimbap Beef Fried Rice every single day!
Chris is the same way about the Asian Noodles and Asian Dumplings, the newest Ling Ling Asian Entrees. There are two varieties of the Asian Noodles; Chicken Yakisoba, Drunken Noodles with Chicken. For the Asian Dumplings, you can have the Chicken Dumplings in Chili Sauce and Pork Dumplings in Chili Sauce. If you like a little kick to your food, these are going to get your taste buds dancing! With their infusion cooking method, each noodle or grain of rice is infused with the Ling Ling signature sauces. So darn good! Be sure to take advantage of the $2 off a box of Ling Ling Fried Rice, Noodles or Dumplings at any retailer where the products are sold!
To make my Baked Sticky Asian Chicken Wings, you will need to be sure to follow a few tips to ensure they are perfect! When you buy your wings, the wing and drumette will probably be connected. I used kitchen scissors to separate mine. After you rinse them, be sure to pat them dry. I like to cook mine for the majority of the baking time. I add the sauce at the very end so it doesn't burn. You still get great flavor, trust me!
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GUANGZHOU, China — JD.com's founder and CEO Richard Liu is stepping back from day-to-day operations while the Chinese e-commerce giant said it has created a new president role.
Xu Lei, who was previously CEO of JD Retail, will take up the role of president and take over day-to-day operations of JD.com and collaborative development of various business units of the company.
Meanwhile, Liu will remain chairman and CEO but will switch focus to formulating the e-commerce giant's long-term strategies, mentoring younger management and "contributing to the revitalization of rural areas," the company said.
The latest moves comes as China's technology giants, including Alibaba, ByteDance and Pinduoduo, have undergone leadership reshuffles in the past few years, with founders taking more of a long-term strategy role.
"JD has a sound management structure with a large number of excellent business leaders, who, represented by Mr. Lei Xu, have strong belief in JD's long-term business philosophy, proven leadership capability and extensive industry experience," Liu said in a statement.
For some time, Xu has been rumored to take over the company's day-to-day operations. Liu has remained fairly low profile following his 2018 arrest in the U.S. on allegations of rape. Liu was not charged.
Liu still owns around 80% of the voting rights of JD.com. After starting the company in 2004, JD has grown into one of China's biggest e-commerce companies and has expanded into areas including health and logistics.
There were two other management moves. Xin Lijun will take up the role as CEO of JD Retail after previously heading up JD Health. Jin Enlin has been appointed as CEO of JD Health, after previously being in charge of the company's marketplace business.
"Looking to the future, the correct long-term strategic design, the growth and development of young talents, and the healthy and coordinated development of various business units will continue to be the driving force for JD in doing the hardest and most challenging, but right and most valuable things for the industry," Liu said.


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When it comes to platforms that allow you to develop and market your online classes, there are quite a few options out there that are available to you.
And Thinkific, we believe, is among the best ones out there.
However, that is not to say others aren't as good. They all have their advantages and disadvantages, as does Thinkific. So today, we're going to have Thinkific clash against some of the best on the market, so you can make an informed decision on which platform works best for you.
Everyone has different needs, expectations and capabilities.
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Thinkific VS Teachable Thinkific Vs Worldclass
First thing's first, let us get one of the bigger, and more difficult, comparisons out of the way. Thinkific and Teachable are both great. They both offer the essentials that you'll need, easy to use whether you have experience or not, are fairly priced and are just really great solutions. They're quite similar so it makes choosing between the two of them a little bit more difficult, but we'll try our best anyway.
Let's start with who uses which platform! Though they both have a broad appeal that may cater to single individuals or companies and groups, there are preferences.
Because Thinkific's main goal is to empower educators more, to assist those who really care about their pupils' experience, their customers are more often that not entrepreneurs — typically masters of a particular craft such as writing, or speakers and coaches — and businesses who wish to grow and develop their companies through education for their preferred audience.
Teachable on the other hand truly imbibes their mantra of "Everything is Teachable." Their target audience is still quite wide even crossing over to some of those that Thinkific targets, but they also cover people who want to begin teaching online and earning through it.
So which are you? Who they appeal to can be very revealing for what they stand for and what they can do.
Moving on to course creation and pupil engagement, both Teachable and Thinkific are really good at what they do. It's really tough to go wrong with one or the other. There are of course differences between the two.
While Teachable offers you more flexibility with its course builder, extensive course reporting tools and an iOS app for your student, Thinkific can provide you advanced quizzing features, the ability to create surveys and assignments as well as a"communities" and"Groups" features.
Teachable is much easier to use from the two, and really has more to offer when it comes to the sales and marketing features. Additionally, it helps that they have some pretty powerful course reporting programs, and their checkout procedure is optimized — complete with 1-click upsells, support for Apple Pay, Google Pay, etc..
Thinkific really hones in on the educational side somewhat more, with a greater focus on students. You can see that in its more powerful quizzing capability, the way its built to support assignments. Create communities and manage your students.
Additionally, it wins out a little more in terms of its site builder, which is a big consideration if you don't have an existing site already as it is.
Finally, concerning cost, Thinkific kind of wins since they have a plan that's absolutely free. Sure it offers just the basics, but it's free. And that's a big thing.
When it comes to the paid portion though, Thinkific includes a more beginner-friendly prices, but it could actually end up becoming more expensive than Teachable, depending on needs and add-on features that might not be available on certain plans. Teachable however offers everything right off the bat, depending on your plan.
Thinkific can be somewhat sneaky that way. But otherwise, if you do not need those additional bells and whistles, Thinkific is the more affordable option between the two.
If we are gonna need to provide the crown to someone, it would need to be Thinkific, with it barely beating out Teachable. It's so close that, at the end of the day, it is really more of a personal taste and contextualized need that will guide you to which of the two platforms you should work with.
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Thinkific VS Udemy
Thinkific and Udemy will be a little bit easier to compare than our previous match up, due to the fact that they're two very different platforms with their own pros and cons. Thinkific Vs Worldclass
With Thinkific, you can really design your site. Yeah, there are templates you can use, but if you choose so and are capable, it is possible to take control of your site's design and customize plenty of it. With Udemy, you do not really get that option. You're limited in your choices for design. You can pick your course graphic, but otherwise things like course layout and style can not really be touched.
Udem does have a marketplace feature however, which can be quite useful. However, it's a double edged sword. You own the program, but you can not take it out of Udemy's marketplace, while with Thinkific, you can do whatever you want with your own courses.
You can price your course however way you see fit, provide any type of discounts and when it comes to Affiliate programs, you decide how much the commission percentage is onThinkific. However, with Udemy, you need to follow their pricing options, coupon system and all Affiliate Programs for your class are set at 50% commission.
There is more freedom and flexibility with Thinkific, enabling it to stand above the competition.
And that is why Thinkific kind of stands head and shoulders over Udemy for us.
Udemy is great to begin with from scratch, especially if you don't really have an audience yet, or in case you don't have experience in creating an online course. It has the basics of what you need and the market is a wonderful starting point. Additionally, it helps that it is pretty inexpensive.
However, Udemy isn't ideal if you want to grow beyond that. If you want to expand, to take control or to simply go larger, it is not the ideal platform for you.
We highly advise you to go with Thinkific instead, if that's true.
If you would like, you don't even have to take our word for it. 1 good thing you can do is try it out yourself actually. Thinkific has their free plan including all the basics, while Udemy does not charge you a monthly fee if you combine. First Hand experience is always one of the best ways to see if it works for you.
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Thinkific vs Kajabi
The gap between Thinkific and Kajabi can be observed in their messaging.
Thinkific's homepage says "Easily Create, market and sell your online course. You get complete control and great support."
Kajabi's says,"Sell Your Knowledge. Get Set up in minutes. Everything under one roof."
Kind of similar, yeah? Yes and no. We'll get to it in just a bit. Thinkific Vs Worldclass
However, even here you can see what they focus on, and who they're for specifically. For one, from how it was structured and rolled out, you can see that Kajabi was created for men and women who wish to sell and feature individual pieces of content, rather than a more expansive and structured learning.
You go for Kajabi if you want to teach someone let us say how to do Shakespeare really well. A masterclass in that specific topic.
Thinkific is for people who wish to sell an entire structured course on acting, from its history, to its techniques, to the different kinds and styles you will find out there in the world. We are by no means saying one is better than the other in this respect, but instead saying that it actually depends on your needs and exactly what it is you want to sell and teach.
Do you only need to sell a course, or an entire expansive curriculum? It's up to you, and either or is fine.
Looking at the features, that's also reflected. Thinkific offers a great pure course builder, while Kajabi is more of a marketing platform with sales automation tagging features. With Thinkific, you can provide certifications, while with Kajabi, you can't. Kajabi is accompanied by an email-builder and a landing page builder, while Thinkific does not. Kajabi is the way to go if sales funnels are what you need with your software. That being said, Thinkific has a cool blog post about increasing sales for your online course here.
Again: What are your needs?
Kajabi s a fantastic all-in-one marketing solution, however it has a tendency to overextend its offerings, trying to do too much and not really attaining it. And it does that while being more expensive that Thinkific, so that's another huge consideration.
As we've mentioned before, Thinkific has a free plan you can avail of and not just test, but use indefinitely if it satisfies your needs. Kajabi has a 14 day trial and that is it. If you wish to give both a spin to see if it works for you, go ahead, but for this particular item, Thinkific clearly wins.
'At the end of the day, Kajabi does really have an edge concerning the marketing suite if offers — and we can't stress enough how important marketing is! Doesn't matter how great a class is if your"classroom" is empty. However, if you will need to construct a program, which is what we assumed you need, hence you researching all these choices, then Thinkific is your clear option.
Thinkific is, at its heart, the answer to everything you need in the first place: A platform that will help you educate.
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And The Winner is?
We had to take our time deciding who is the best here, especially since its quite an important decision which tool you're going to outsource to. Picking the right software is no small matter.
After going three rounds with some of the heavy hitters out there, Thinkific with its core focus on its course builder, terrific plan options that includes a basic free service, and it's focus on making the experience of getting out there to make a strong online educational platform, clearly wins. Thinkific Vs Worldclass
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Do you interview guests on live video or podcasts? Are you using a pre-interview Agreement?
On this week's episode of the LegalHour.live, my co-host and fellow attorney, Joey Vitale, and I explained why you need to use pre-interview agreements and also the exact clauses you should include in your agreements.
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Arkansas' Rural Population in Decline
Arkansas' population grew at a slower rate than the national average and the population of rural Arkansas continues to decline similar to the nationwide trend since the Great Recession. Forty-eight counties or three-fourths of rural Arkansas counties lost population from 2010 to 2017. During this period, rural counties in the state lost more than 30,000 people, 2.4% of their population.
This is in contrast to urban counties in the state that gained nearly 119,000 people for a growth of 7.2% from 2010 to 2017. The total population of Arkansas grew by 3% compared to a national growth of 5.5% during this period.
The Delta and Coastal Plains regions of the state continue to lose population at the highest rates, 5.8% and 5.3% respectively from 2010 to 2017. The Highlands region experienced only a slight decline of less than 1% during this period.
The population decline in rural Arkansas counties was the result of declining population in the 0-19 and 30-54 age groups. All three rural regions experienced a decline of population in these two age groups and an increase in population of people 65 years of age and older. The decline in population of the working age population suggests a decline in employment opportunities.
For more information on population and employment changes in Arkansas, refer to the 2017 Rural Profile of Arkansas at: https://www.uaex.uada.edu/publications/pdf/MP541.pdf or contact Wayne Miller at email@example.com.


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2 Sept 2012 Beta Release of the TraDES R Analysis Package (attached at bottom of this web page)
Trajectory Directed Ensemble Sampling
Create large ensembles of high-quality protein structures quickly, ranging from near-native to partially unfolded to intrinsically unfolded.
TraDES is a system for directly controlling and sampling protein conformational space.
TraDES has been previously used for measuring the vastness of protein conformational space and testing the hypothesis of a brute force solution to the protein folding problem.
Over 10 Billion protein structures have been produced by TraDES software in previous distributed computing experiments.
TODAY TraDES is a growing concern for scientists studying proteins that do not fold - intrinsically disordered proteins.
NMR scientists are the primary users of the TraDES package.
TraDES Programs:
The package is comprised of binary executable programs and accessory programs and scripts as well as protein structure data files that map out protein conformational space in a probabilistic way. The main programs are:
Trajectory Distributions - Controlling the Sampling of Conformational Space
The concept of the trajectory distribution may be new to many protein scientists. A trajectory distribution is simply a map of available conformational space at an amino acid residue.
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I have the privilege to get to know and interact with tens of thousands of people every year through my speaking, training and even writing my blog here at Fill the Funnel. Every one has a story, a success, and even a failure that I can learn from. I ask a lot of questions because […]Continue reading


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NARKO-NE is a Non-governmental organisation for prevention of addiction. This Sarajevo- based organisation has projects all over Bosnia and Herzegovina. The primary target group is children and young people at risk, the groups that are socially excluded from the main stream society and poverty stricken family backgrounds. NARKO-NE projects involve humanities students who lack practical training and placements at their university and suffer from Bosnian educational system that is very theory-orientated.
The projects include children and young people who due to lack of things to do in their community are prone to developing addictive behaviour and becoming involved in various anti-social activities.
Many young people involved in our projects, often stay on and get involved in other NARKO-NE projects which shows a lot of mutual trust and feelings of safety on their behalf.
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My new play, The Listeners, opens February 4th and has both a limited run - two weeks - and very limited seating. The staging will be unique, and will require that less than half of the usual house at The Brick will be available.
So if you want to see the show, given the terrific cast and strangeness that awaits...I'd totally suggest you get tickets soon. Like now.
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Infant cereals
Looking to have your own baby cereals brand?
Finding the right baby cereal manufacturer can be challenging. If you are looking for a reliable and experienced partner, you cannot make a better choice than Belourthe. Belourthe owns one of Europe's largest, most efficient and best equipped baby cereals processing plants. Yet we are a independent company, flexible and client-oriented. We produce standard or customized formulations - that are developed by our own R&D team and respond to the needs of any particular market.
Belourthe takes the greatest care with the health of babies!
Our cereals are specially formulated to meet the nutritional needs of babies. They have no additives. We only use the best natural ingredients.
We have one dedicated line for gluten free products, avoiding allergenic contamination.
Made with hydrolyzed cereals
Belourthe is one of the world's only independent cereal manufacturer having the capability of hydrolyzing cereals. The hydrolysis modifies the complex cereals starch, breaking it down to smaller and simpler sugars. Hydrolysis also brings a natural sweet taste to the cereals, with less addition of sugar.
The benefits of hydrolyzed cereals:
- Easier digestion. The baby is more confortable after each meal
- Sweeter taste
- Less viscosity, with easier reconstitution
Our innovations help protect babies in their development
Belourthe was one of the first baby cereals industries to introduce DHA, that promotes good brain development, and fibers, that help the growth of good bacteria in the digestive system, reducing the risks of intestinal infection and constipation.
Our baby cereals contain more fiber and are fortified with adequate levels of the most important vitamins and minerals for the healthy development of babies.
Large choice of baby cereals
We help you develop your baby cereals recipes and package them with your own branding/label.
We also have a range of cereals for stage 3 (toddler).
Most of our cereals can be organic and all of them are Halal. Many items are gluten-free.
Here are a few varieties we produce. Any combinations of these varieties is possible.
Wheat Wheat biscuit Wheat with fruits Wheat with honey Wheat with dates Rice Rice and corn Rice and corn with honey Rice and corn with dates Rice honey Rice with fruits Oat Multi cereals Wheat flakes Wheat flakes with fruits Wheat flakes with Bolacha Maria Rice Rice with vegetables Rice vanilla Oat Multi cereals Multi cereals with different fruits Multi cereals with honey Multi cereals with Bolacha Maria Cereal flakes with cocoa Cereal flakes with honey Rice and corn Rice and corn with fruits Rice and corn with honey


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I've now made the signup as a checkout item to simplify sharing the Zoom meeting ID to spinners to join in on upcoming scheduled #spin15aday Virtual Spinning Fiber Room meetups.
Click here or look up at the top of the webpage to the header ribbon, smack in the middle, click there.
To keep all of us safe from virtual predators, an email must be provided to receive the meeting ID link.
There can be up to 100 attendees within the meetup.
Here's the current schedule through April 4, 2020 is as follows:
Weeknights through April 3, 2020 : Updated to 6pm up until 8:30pm PDT
Saturdays, March 28 & April 4, 2020: 9am up until 11am PDT
Sunday, March 29, 11am – 1pm PDT
You will receive the link to the meetup after check out via email as a note on the order confirmation.
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by Phil Novak
Here we have another classic vehicle of WWII from DML. Built on the Panzer IV chassis this is one of the many "funny" tanks of WWII. Designed for use in close quarter's battle, the Brummbar uses a short barreled main gun and has a fixed superstructure.
DML does an excellent job of recreating this beast, although some of the small details are a little on the soggy side. Nothing that can't be fixed with the Tamiya Vehicle Equipment set, and the Aber 1943-45 tool brackets set. The fit of the parts is amazing and the tracks are quite nice. However they are not workable so one may wish to purchase an additional set from ModelKasten or Fruilmodel.
The main thing that upset me was the one-piece transmission access panel. The hatches for the brake drums and the hinges are molded directly on the hull. I think that Jaguar makes a replacement for this though.
Overall a great build, and it is designed to be the late model, hence there is a machine gun on the front of it. Great fit and overall superb detail! With a little work the kit will really come out to be beautiful.


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Tighten Skin After Pregnancy
5 Tips For Tightening Loose Skin Post Baby
Hi Victoria!
I just had a baby about 6 months ago and I'm having a hard time knowing how to get my skin back tight again. I thought I'd be back into my bikini by now, but I am far from it. I know it takes a while, but I didn't think it would take this LONG!! I don't feel comfortable in my skin and I definitely don't feel comfortable when I am intimate with my husband. I never had this problem before. I loved my body in the past, and now I'm feeling bad about the way I look. Do you have any suggestions on how I can tighten up all the loose skin on my stomach and thighs? Oh…and my butt is saggy too! Ugh!
Hi Tammy!
I feel your pain girlfriend! After I lost over 60 pounds my skin was loose too! On top of that, I had embarrassing stretch marks on the sides of my abs and thighs. I felt self-conscious when it came to modeling in a bikini. I've always been into natural remedies and for years I tried so many products and spent thousands of dollars for exclusive skin treatments at some of the worlds top spas! Some worked, a lot didn't. As a professional trainer and dancer, choreographer, fitness trainer, and natural skincare and health supplement alchemist, I share the best ways to tighten loose skin. Here is how you can tighten loose skin after pregnancy so you can get back your hourglass bikini body and the "Junk in your truck" back. Here are a few of my favorite and effective exercises you can do to get started.
DIY Body Wraps For A Flat Stomach and Thinner Thighs (with that sexy 'thigh-gap' Thing Going On! )
Body wraps are a great way to tighten your skin after having a baby. Why? Body wraps help with detoxification. Toxins are released from your fat by the lymphatic stimulation of a body wrap. Body wraps will help shrink your fat cells by releasing excess water, resulting in tons of inch loss. Also, if you are using a professional strength anti-cellulite cream with the right ingredients, the cream will stimulate new collagen. Collagen is a protein your body naturally produces. As you age, it decreases. You need more collagen after having a baby because you had to share your nutrients with your baby while he or she was in your womb. A exclusive spa-strength anti-cellulite cream used with a body wrap will help to revitalize, smooth, and rejuvenate and tighten your skin.
Tighten, Reshape, Realign
The fastest way to tighten your stomach after having a baby is with a method that will work for you when you even when you are not exercising. When you're pregnant, not did your skin get stretched, as well as your ribcage. The ribcage will not go back unless you slowly and safely reshape it back. If you have a lot of loose skin, you may want to consider surgery, but if you only have a little and you still want to have more children, waist training is a great way to get your shape back, tighten your abdominal muscles along with exercise, help improve posture, and keep your spine. For one of my favorite waist trainers click here!
Posture is very important. It helps you to use your core stomach muscles for movement. Wearing a waist trainer helps you to do this and also to eat less. Wast training aids in helping your body reshaping faster.
Tighten The Giggle To Stop The Wiggle – Make Weights Your Best Friend
The best way to tighten skin after pregnancy is to do exercises that tighten your skin. The only mode of exercise that tightens skin is strength training. If you are a woman, you may be shying away from weight training because you think you will get that big 'bulky' look. The only way a woman can look bulky is if there is not enough fat loss. Muscle on women is thin but heavy and takes up less space than big puffy fat. If you decide to try weight training, it's okay to keep the weights very light in the beginning to prevent injury, but over time you will want to increase the weight according to natural progression.
For example, over time weight will need to be increased because it will become too easy to lift. Another reason why you want to lift heavier weight is that if you have more muscle mass you will be able to burn more fat! Having more muscle helps your skin to retract, and stimulates collagen to make new skin resulting in a toned smooth body with tight skin. Another one of our great secrets to tightening skin is our Best Seller Tighten Up Crepe Skin Formula, check it out!
Always Eat Skin Tightening Foods
None of the above will work if your diet isn't at least 80% clean. Eating protein, lots of fresh fruit and veggies, staying away from starchy grains and vegetables will help you tighten your skin faster. Eat lots of fresh vegetables, fruits, and foods loaded with protein. Eating healthy fats like olive oil, coconut oil, omega 3s, and flax and chia seeds are excellent sources. For added skin tightening benefits, add green tea powder to your protein shakes and smoothies. The antioxidants in the tea help to create new collagen too. And as a side benefit, will give you energy, fat burning power, and focus to handle a busy mommy life!
Drink Lots of Water (helps to detox – add link to detox tea)
Every organ in your body needs water to function. Your skin needs it more than anything after having a baby. To get your skin sexy and tight again, drink at least 64-80 ounces every day. Water helps to flush fat, release toxins, and improves skin texture. If you don't like the taste of water, stay way from adding artificially sweetened low-calorie additives. Boost great water taste by adding fresh or frozen fruit to your water instead. A fruit infuser water bottle works great for this.
Lastly, one thing that will help you 24/7 to tighten your skin is to use my Slim & Tone Anti-cellulite cream under your waist trainer, on your skin when you workout, or as an all over body cream during the day. I like to use it on my arms, belly, and thighs when I workout.
Here's why My Slim & Tone Anti-Cellulite Cream works so well.
My Slim & Tone Anti-Cellulite Cream is a synergy of multi-ingredient and multi-benefit body firming cream specifically formulated for shaping, contouring, and firming the body. It helps to detox the skin, remove toxins, decrease dimply formations, and help maintain the appearance of toned smooth looking skin. You will love this unprecedented formula that is packed with skin-transforming greatness.
This 4 ounce Slimming Cream helps reduce water retention that makes cellulite worse due to swelling, inflammation and puffiness. It also helps smooth the skin and evens the skin tone. When you have blocked circulation, the skin does not get the oxygen it needs to be healthy, smooth, even tone and vibrant.
This formula contains some very effective active ingredients that are fat-busting powerhouses along with aloe that penetrates through the protein wall that surrounds the fat cell to help facilitate the release of heavy toxins into the lymphatic system where it can be flushed away by drinking healthy amounts of water.
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They are made in the USA, not shipped on a slow boat from China like many other creams. Over time the ingredients lose their power or they are filled with artificial additives and preservatives that leech into your skin and are not natural substances.
When you open the jar, do not pull off the entire seal, simply cut a diamond shape hole and use a brush, dropper or fan to extract the amount you want to use and seal it back. You can also simply peel back a small section of the seal and pour into a small dish or into the palm of your hands to use.
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Another way to leave the car at home
Nov 17, 2010 at 1:17 PM 0 Comments
The holiday season is upon us. That means turkeys, trees, and fancy-pants parties! It also means you don't want to worry about driving around town to hit every shindig on your list.
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So what to do? Well, if you are as dedicated and fun as my co-worker Timo and his special lady friend, Esther, you could dress in your finest holiday wear, hop on your tandem bicycle, and pedal to all your events. You've never seen two people arrive at a party in finer fashion. But most of us are not quite at the Timo/Esther level of bike-fashioned style.
Transit is always an option. The MAX is packed with Portlanders dressed to the nines on New Year's Eve. Of course, a tuxedoed-and-evening-gowned trip on the bus may not quite work for you (although it's sure to provide you plenty of fodder for cocktail hour chatter).
Luckily, Portland has a host of taxi cab and limousine companies that are permitted by the City. That ensures that their vehicles are inspected and that their drivers are licensed and carry insurance. That's important for ensuring you a safe trip to your holiday event. Most of these cab companies are also willing to pop your bike in the trunk, which is always good to have in your back pocket in a pinch.
Portland also has a handful of pedicab companies. I don't really know much about the world of pedicabs, so if anyone wants to enlighten me in the comments I'd be happy to learn more.
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Before deciding on what terms they will offer you a mortgage loan (which they base on their risk), lenders need to find out two things about you: whether you can repay the loan, and your willingness to pay back the loan. To assess your ability to pay back the loan, lenders look at your debt-to-income ratio. In order to calculate your willingness to pay back the loan, they look at your credit score.
Fair Isaac and Company developed the original FICO score to help lenders assess creditworthiness. You can learn more on FICO here.
Credit scores only consider the information in your credit profile. They don't consider income or personal characteristics. Fair Isaac invented FICO specifically to exclude demographic factors like these. Credit scoring was envisioned as a way to assess willingness to pay without considering any other irrelevant factors.
Your current debt level, past late payments, length of your credit history, and other factors are considered. Your score comes from both the good and the bad in your credit history. Late payments count against you, but a record of paying on time will raise it.
Your report must have at least one account which has been open for six months or more, and at least one account that has been updated in the past six months for you to get a credit score. This history ensures that there is enough information in your credit to assign a score. Some people don't have a long enough credit history to get a credit score. They should spend some time building credit history before they apply for a loan.
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|Two fifth instar caterpillars from the same brood from Pinos Altos Mexico. The top specimen is the typical coloration of the tubercles. The bottom one appears to be a polymorphic variation suggesting a transition zone?
Friday, May 24, 2013
Hyalophora gloveri siblings
Saturday, May 18, 2013
Sent to Jose at InBio
|Lasiocampidae moths from Sonora. Just sent to Jose' Joaquin Montero Ramirez at InBio in Costa Rica.
He is the Curador acargo de la Colección de Lepidoptera at InBio. A number of years ago he took me on a collecting trip to Tapanti. A fantastic Cloud Forest in Central Costa Rica.
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Former Education Secretary
MHRD, Govt of India
Q Tempted to begin by asking if writing a book is now a trend for all civil servants? If yes, is it fiction or non-fiction that reigns and what could be the reasons for the genre preferred by these writers?
Each one would have a different reason for writing a book and it would unfair to guess the reason. Only the person writing the book can explain why he is doing so. I wrote the book to convey a message to the fellow civil servants and those that want to get into civil service that irrespective of the problems, if a civil servant so desires, he can still perform and do a lot of good. Fiction can easily be written while in service but you can't be critical of the government while in service.
Q You have been a policy maker as well as a creative writer. Why is it that education in India is looked down upon by those in the West? It is always rote learning vs perceptual learning and Indian students lose out in more than one way when they apply for higher studies abroad or for jobs.
I don't think education is looked down upon even though it is true that it has not been given the desired focus. Consequently it suffers in our country. Indian students have performed marvelously all over the world. However, the quality of education leaves a lot to be desired for the masses. So, there is enormous potential to improve as there are indeed centres where quality education is being imparted. We have to understand, appreciate and replicate these models.
Q What is the probability of creative writing becoming a serious partner in school education in the country? Please remember that our class X board exams focus on an objective layout and aim to get brownie points for having high pass percentages. As a result we come across students who score 100 out of 100 in English but cannot write an application that they weren't asked to learn-by-heart by the curriculum. Do you think we need to explore the validity of long answers and creative expressions now?
This needs to change. We cannot have objective questions in English literature and other social sciences. The tragedy is that all the stake holders seem to be happy with this "delusion" of high marks.
Q Education policies devised at the centre vs what the states/UTs prefer, particularly if the political masters are from different parties, for instance in Delhi… is conflict necessarily present? How easy and how time-affected does conflict-resolution remain so far as education is concerned?
Our obsession with policies has to go. India is too diverse a country to have a single policy that is defined in Delhi. What we need is a well defined action plan for each region clearly outlining what needs to be done, how will it be done, who will do it and by when it will be done?
Q Why is it that whenever governments change, the first casualty is always the syllabus? Why it that the core of history is quite is literally figured out-of-shape? Where and when does this stop?
I don't think this is true. There have been marginal changes now and then but there hasn't been a wholesale change in the syllabus.
Q Why is it that even in the civil services examination it is the marks scored in theory papers that have the ultimate power in deciding the rank an aspirant gets?
I am personally of the view that the civil service entrance examination should also undergo a change. Attempt should be made to find leaders and not only those that are good at academics. There are tools available these days to assess leadership qualities of an individual. These tools should be used.
Q Has the cult of intolerance finally found a foothold in the genetic make-up of our civil servants… considering the way dissent, freedom of speech, and creative license is dealt with in the country? There are cartoonists arrested, people held for questioning the government on the social media, and even books being banned — and all this happens even as really harmful fake news gets political patronage. Why can't the civil servants stop kowtowing to their political masters, if I may say so?
I would believe what is happening now is a temporary phase. It has happened in the past and the country recovered from it. Ours is a resilient democracy and has stood the test of time. Difference of opinion is the essence of democracy. As far as civil servants are concerned, their commitment has to be towards the constitutional values. There are all types of civil servants and a large number of them do not kowtow to the politicians. That is the reason why the constitutional norms do get restored periodically. There needs to a greater recognition of such civil servants. Society needs to stand by such civil servants. Once that happens the number of such civil servants will grow.
Q Do you think retirement makes a civil servant bolder and more open to voice the truth?
It is inherent in the nature of each individual to be outspoken or not. Before retirement, the outspoken ones, bound by the code of conduct, do not go to town with their views but express them on files. However, post retirement they are not bound by such rules and are able to express their views in public. It is not that they suddenly start expressing their views though there could be a few exceptions.


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McDonald's Is Changing The Happy Meal And You Are Gonna Hate It
16 February 2018, 10:56
The fast food chain announced some major changes recently to the choices available in your kid's favourite box.
In news nobody wanted, fast food giants McDonald's have announced some major new changes to their famous Happy Meals. And people are really not here for it.
Today, we are announcing our new 2022 global #HappyMeal goals. Over the next several years, we'll be focusing on nutrition criteria, simplifying ingredients, transparent nutrition information, recommended food groups and responsible marketing: https://t.co/zH5VYViyld pic.twitter.com/M4wIhDYXc3— McDonald's (@McDonaldsCorp) February 15, 2018
In line with the company's push towards encouraging healthy eating, Happy Meals in the US will now feature smaller portions of fries and will see the removal of chocolate milk and, most horrifyingly of all, cheeseburgers.
Yep, that's right - no more cheeseburgers in your Happy Meal. What is the point of anything anymore?
Funnily enough, the news was not exactly met with enthusiasm:
Will @McDonalds Happy Meal now be called the "Meh Meal?"— Angie E.Pennyfeather (@AngieNTheCity) February 15, 2018
I love you, McDonalds, but removing cheeseburgers from the Happy Meal is blasphemy.— RiotGrl✨ (@ErinLea7) February 15, 2018
mcdonalds is making the happy meal healthier by removing the food— rockcock64 (@rockcock64) February 15, 2018
when people ask why I got so offended that @McDonalds is changing their happy meal menu pic.twitter.com/uFtXAPsr9U— Noah Tries Again (@noahfloods) February 15, 2018
Yep, our thoughts exactly.
Look McDonald's, we admire your commitment to reducing the levels of sodium and fat in our diets but come on - give the people what they want!
What do you think about the Happy Meal change? Let us know over in the Facebook comments.


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Police puzzled after around 100 ducklings found gathered at roadside
A 100-strong flock of ducklings has left police puzzled after they were spotted huddling together near a road.
Police discovered the birds at the B935 at Forteviot, in Perth, on Saturday night and ushered them away from the route - then posted the scene on Facebook.
Officers from Police Scotland said: "Anyone missing 100 Ducklings? Not the usual Saturday night crowd control!"
Read more: Waiter sparks controversy serving non-alcoholic drinks
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Harry and Meghan's neighbours given list of rules
It prompted hundreds to speculate over their wellbeing but it is not yet known how the birds came to be at the side of the road.
Dozens of locals also responded with offers to rehome the birds.
On Sunday afternoon the force said it was continuing to investigate.


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The Jetsetter's 2-Step Guide to Anti-Aging
There are so many extraordinary benefits to treating yourself to a getaway, but even the most relaxing vacation can wreak havoc on your skin due to the act of traveling itself. Anxiety or stress from delayed flights can increase your body's oil production, resulting in acne flare-ups, for instance. And once you reach your destination, it's then up against sleep deprivation and environmental factors like sun and wind. Those who travel most frequently already know how to combat wrinkles, puffiness, and sagging skin that accompany jet-setting. Their secret? It doesn't involve a slew of products or a 20-minute nightly routine. By focusing on the biggest contributor to aging -- free radicals -- they ensure they tackle that at minimum to stay glowing on their excursions no matter where they are, no matter how long they're there. Daily Hydration Broad Spectrum SPF 43 UV rays are inarguably the biggest culprits when it comes to causing fine lines and wrinkles. Even on overcast days and in cooler climates, UV rays can still affect your skin. UVA rays are responsible for tanning and premature signs of aging, while UVB rays can cause skin cancer and sunburn. Luckily, there is a way to protect your skin from both kinds. Circcell's Daily Hydration Broad Spectrum SPF 43 hydrates and nourishes skin while keeping UV rays at bay. This lightweight daily moisturizer is enriched with antioxidants and provides silky smooth hydration all day long. Its oil-free formula is safe for all skin types, and the antioxidants it contains help restore skin from past damage while preventing future sun damage. Ask any woman with flawless skin what her secret is, and she will most assuredly tell you it's sun protection. Avoiding sun damage is the single most effective way to prevent premature signs of aging, especially if you apply it liberally every single day, regardless of the cloud cover or season. Vitamin C Ampoules When people travel, they tend to spend more time outside in general. You're going to more places, visiting more people, and likely spending as little time as possible lounging in your hotel room. Your skin isn't used to the amount of time you're suddenly spending outside, though, and it will eventually show. You can protect your skin from sun, wind, and other environmental damage with Circcell's Vitamin C Ampoules, which contain a breakthrough blend of biopeptides and antioxidants. (Antioxidants like vitamin C also boost the effectiveness of your sunscreen.) This formula is individually packaged in convenient, single-application ampoules, which eliminate oxygen exposure and deliver a potent blend of vitamins every time you open one. In addition to protecting skin from sun damage, these ampoules also promote firmness and enhance elasticity. The fact that they are single use means they're perfect for traveling, too. Just pack one for every day that you'll be gone, and your face will be flawless and luminous for your entire trip. If you commit to a strong antioxidant and sunscreen game, you can ensure those picture-perfect memories from your travels don't involve a new crop of fine lines. You can then focus on other things -- eating lots of fresh vegetables, drinking water and, of course, simply enjoying the new cultures and settings that surround you. That, in fact, may contribute to maintaining your youth the most. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ P.S. Tomorrow (6/5) is the last day to stock up on our Daily Hydration Moisturizer with SPF, a key part of your 2-step regimen. You'll fall in love with our lightweight and oil-free formula. Buy 3, Get 1 Free by adding "SPF43" at checkout. Enjoy!
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Enhancing the Patient Experience at 60 Fenwood Road
Jeff Taylor, MPH, has a big circle drawn around Oct. 3 on his calendar. The date marks when the first patients will be seen in the new building at 60 Fenwood Road, and Taylor says he can't wait for them to experience the world-class facility and start benefitting from all it has to offer.
"From the lighting and layout of clinics to the artwork that hangs on the walls, every aspect of this building has been designed with the patient in mind," said Taylor, executive director of Ambulatory Operations and Management for the building. "I'm very much looking forward to having these doors open to our Brigham community in just a few weeks."
Taylor, who assumed his new role in July after serving as director of Operations and Network Development in Orthopaedics and the Brigham Orthopaedic and Arthritis Center, explained that the building was constructed to be a "one-stop shop." Several amenities for patients, including underground parking, clinics, clinical trial exam rooms, state-of-the-art imaging technologies and even a new cafe will be available under one roof.
"We'll have larger and more private check-in areas, which will improve patient flow," Taylor said. "What's also very exciting is that research will be conducted right in the building. The purpose is to get that research down into the clinics as soon as possible."
One example of this one-stop-shop approach to care is how the BWH Neurosciences Center, which will be housed on the first floor of the new building, will provide patient care. Physicians from the center recently participated in a retreat organized by Angela O'Neal, MD, clinical director for the Neurosciences in the new building, to brainstorm ways they can improve communication, facilitate research and teaching, as well as make patient visits as convenient as possible. This may mean booking multiple related appointments for the same day—with, for instance, a neurosurgeon, neurologist and neuropsychiatrist—without long gaps of time in the waiting room.
"For many of our Neurosciences patients, they need input into a diagnosis or treatment from many sources," said Rich Fernandez, MBA, senior vice president of Ambulatory Services. "The appointments will be scheduled in one central location so that the providers are coming to the patient versus the patient having to travel to different locations for these appointments."
An Environment for Healing
This approach represents a big change, as it marks the first time the three core Neurosciences departments—Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry—are in the same building. Clinicians are currently scattered across BWH, sometimes making collaboration and communication difficult.
Karen Costenbader, MD, MPH, of Rheumatology, Immunology and Allergy and director of the Lupus Program, also anticipates patient satisfaction with the new setup will be very high.
By having Rheumatology, Immunology and Allergy research housed just a couple of floors up from the clinical space, Costenbader said there will be more opportunities for interaction and collaboration.
"We will have many more private areas for patient recruitment and enrollment in clinical trials, study visits, filling out questionnaires and more," Costenbader said. "Study patients will no longer have to travel around to other parts of the hospital and research can be conducted much more seamlessly with clinical care."
In addition, some departments moving into the new building will have more exam rooms to see patients, which translates into greater appointment availability and the opportunity to recruit new providers, Taylor said. Orthopaedics will have 24 exam rooms, compared to 15 now on the main campus. Rheumatology will have 21 exam rooms, up from 15. Musculoskeletal Radiology will have eight X-ray rooms in the new building, adding to the six X-ray rooms at the hospital currently shared by all of Ambulatory Radiology.
"Right now, Orthopaedics tells their patients to come an hour before an X-ray," Taylor said. "But they will be reducing this time due to improved Radiology capacity so patients can arrive closer to their appointment time."
Aida Faria, chief technologist in Radiology, says she's excited to see the department's imaging services expand and improve.
"Our MRI and CT scanners have the newest imaging technology," she said. "We will also have 'wide bore' scanners, which allow more room and comfort inside the machine for patients."
Another way the building will enhance the patient experience is the eventual implementation of a new technology that can monitor a patient's activity in the building, using a small device that stores no identifying information. If a patient chooses to wear the device during a visit, it can monitor the times spent waiting for and seeing a provider. Operations teams can see real-time information about if and where patients are waiting and retrospectively analyze the aggregated data to identify areas for cycle time improvement.
Steve Dempsey, director of Planning and Construction, believes patients will also appreciate the new Infusion Suite on the building's ground level.
Patients there will receive care in larger, more private rooms bathed in natural sunlight and with views of a garden right outside. The outdoor garden provides more than pleasing aesthetics; plantings are situated to provide privacy by obstructing pedestrians' view into the suite.
The garden is one of many examples of the patient-first approach in the new building, said Dempsey. While giving a tour to a group of visitors recently, Dempsey said they were impressed by all of the deliberate touches that went into building a facility that will soon help clinicians and scientists change the future of medicine.
"We know that a lot of patients and families will be spending considerable time in our new building," Dempsey said. "As the group made its way through several parts of the new space, they said the building was a joy to be in—they've never seen anything like it before. That's the kind of reaction we are hoping for from the Brigham community."


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Day 80
"Believe in the goodness of life.
Believe in the power of time to heal and to renew.
Believe in the power of forgiveness and gratitude.
Believe in the gift of rainbows and butterflies.
Believe in the laughter of children."
– Jonathan Lockwood Huie
I've been working on developing a habit of being positive for 80 days now. I'm noticing that although some old patterns still show up when an old familiar circumstance presents itself, my positive reactions to most things are becoming a more automatic response, and when they're not, I am able to switch gears much more easily and quickly. Of course, I welcome, the old patterns as well, because once they surface, they're up for clearing and healing.
I believe that focusing on the positive will enrich my life and bring unexpected and wonderful gifts from the Universe into my experience, and help me manifest my desires.
I invite you to join me on this journey, and develop positive habits that will help you create the life of your dreams.
It's the first day of spring, and even though the weather doesn't appear to have gotten the memo, it's a time of rebirth, renewal and hope, a time for new beginnings. There's excitement and positive energy in the air, and it's a great time to let go of habits that don't serve you anymore, and start fresh to program new ones that will help you achieve your goals.
Habits are formed once you learn something new. After that, three steps take place in the part of the brain that works to start and control movement and emotions. First, when you perform the new activity, it triggers your brain to turn the behavior into an automatic routine, next, you do the new thing, and finally, there's a reward. The reward is the brain telling itself that it can go into auto-pilot to perform the act. Once that happens, the brain takes a break, and almost completely shuts down.
So, not only does practice make perfect, but it's easy to repeat behavior that you don't want if you do it enough times, because once a habit is formed, it becomes an automatic behavior that you don't even know you're doing, you just do it because your brain is on auto-pilot. In order to start clearing them, you need to be aware of them. Sometimes that's hard to do if you have the same routine day after day. A change in environment can help break old patterns.
Switch things up by moving furniture around, or taking a different route to the office or school, and you'll start to notice what triggers set off your unwanted behavior.
Now here's the added bonus. Underneath those unwanted habits is the reason they began in the first place. Once you are aware of the habit, you can dig a little deeper to figure out why you do it, and you'll likely find some limiting beliefs there. Then, you can clear the blocks in your subconscious that are stopping you from reaching your goals.
Here's an example: You have a desire to release some unwanted weight. You notice that you have a habit of "treating yourself" to something you think is not good for your waistline when you've had a difficult day. Now that you're aware of the trigger, you remember that your parents took you out "for a treat" whenever you were upset as a child. Then you realize that you've been receiving messages all your life that treats are fattening, so you believe they are. Now you can let go of that belief, and you will be one step closer to your goal, because our limits come from our beliefs, not from our treats.
Believe in the goodness of life.
Believe in the power of time to heal and to renew.
Believe in the power of forgiveness and gratitude.
Believe in the gift of rainbows and butterflies.
Believe in the laughter of children.
Believe that you can be, do, or have anything you want. Because you can.
Thank you, thank you, thank you!
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Upon reading over this article by Steve Rudman on whether or not Shaun Alexander will receive or deserves election to the Hall of Fame, I wondered whether or not I even thought he deserved election to the Hall of Fame.
Blasphemous? Maybe. But Alexanders perception around the league as "soft" and that he benefited from playing behind the greatest left side of an offensive line ever might have worn me down over the years. It's not that I don't think that Alexander should or will, but it's more about the fact that I have to question it at all. I defend my Seahawks like none other, but as each day passes from the 2005 season it gets harder and harder to remember what it was like to tune in every Sunday just to watch the man run.
Quick Shaun Alexander Facts:
- His 9,453 yards are 29th all-time, ahead of Earl Campbell and Jim Taylor and Herschel Walker. However, if we're going to talk about "counting stats" then it's less than Thomas Jones, Tiki Barber, Warrick Dunn.
- His 100 rushing touchdowns are tied with Marshall Faulk for 7th all-time. The only players in the top 10 that aren't in the Hall of Fame will be in the HoF eventually: Jerome Bettis and LaDainian Tomlinson.
- His 27 TD 2005 was an NFL record for one year until Tomlinson scored 28.
- His 1,880 yard 2005 season is the 10th highest of all-time.
- His 4.3 career YPC number is tied with HoF players like Tony Dorsett, Marshall Faulk, and Larry Csonka. It's also tied with Ryan Grant, Earnest Graham, Reggie Bush.
I got nothing bad to say about Shaun Alexander, but these are the things that voters are going to look at. If they are staring at a ballot with Alexander and Corey Dillon, what are they going to see about Alexander to put him over the top of Dillon? Does Dillon feel like a Hall of Famer?
During the five years that he was the primary RB in Seattle (much shorter than I remembered) Alexander averaged 1,501 yards, 17 TD, 4.5 YPC and 93.8 Y/G with 37 catches for 269 yards and 2 more TDs. Pretty remarkable peak.
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The Barrier Reef Hotel provides a wide range of services. A restaurant, cocktail lounge, and hair salon are nestled in the hotel proper. From here you can plan your trips, relax in the lounge, cool off in the pool or just enjoy the peace and quite of this lovely village and its people.
Barrier Reef Hotel is right on Front Street in San Pedro Town, on Ambergris
Caye. The restaurant features seafood dinners every night, and deli sandwiches
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My first plate of rice and beans with stewed chicken... made with coconut milk, it was delicious. Many locals admit to being raised on the combination. If you were to pick a Belizean national dish - this would have to be it. And I had that first plate, my first meal, my first time on Ambergris Caye, at the Barrier Reef Hotel.
Angie seated us and Leslie was waiting tables. We were an hour off the plane after a red eye flight from Portland - Dallas - Miami - Belize. We were boxed, dazed, glazed and tired stupid. Leslie laughed, enjoyed us, and made us feel at home. He was the real landing after the flight and that single point where you can say, yes, that's when I fell in love with Ambergris Caye.


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Sheep hunters, beware — Environment Yukon has once again issued an emergency hunting closure for an area adjacent to Kluane National Park and Reserve as sheep cross the highway to access grass in an otherwise unprotected area.
The department announced the closure for subzone 5-21, which covers an area around the Alaska Highway between the Slims River (km 1648) and Congdon Creek (km 1666), on July 29. It's effective from Aug. 1 to Oct. 31.
The sheep, which normally reside within the protected park, are crossing the highway to get to the grass growing on the banks of Kluane Lake.
"These sheep are habituated to humans and vulnerable to being hunted. This closure applies to Yukon resident and non-resident hunters," Environment Yukon wrote on Twitter.
This is the fourth year in a row that the closure has been put in place.
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MadridCycleTrack visualises cyclists'routes in the city of Madrid, considering casual cyclists, bike-messengers of four different companies, and BiciMAD (Madrid Bike-Share System) users. Explore the different maps and visualizations here.
Casual Cyclists Online Map
Explore this map and visualize over 30,000 km of casual cyclists' routes, represented according to the purpose of the journey. The map also offer additional information about each route, such as the average speed, length, duration, as well as information about the cyclists, such as age or gender.
Bike-messengers Online Map
Online Map representing over 10,500 km of bike-messengers' routes in the city of Madrid, collected from four different companies, offering information about each route, such as the type of bike used by the messenger (regular bikes, bullit-cargo bikes or cargo-tricycles), as well as average speed, duration and length of the journey.
Visualization of BiciMAD cycling flow
This video visualizes the cycling flow derived from BiciMAD (Madrid Bike-Share System) activity over the course of a day, including the routes of both a typical weekday and a typical weekend day. The video illustrates cycling flow in relation to the level of activity of BiciMAD stations.
Draw your route! Application
MadridCycleTrack initiative essentially collects GPS routes from cyclists. However, in order to facilitate volunteer participation, it is also possible to draw your route through this user-friendly online application. Once you finish, a pop-up window will ask you to introduce information about your route, which will be considered with research purposes.
Visualization of Casual Cyclists and Bike-messengers' cycling flow
This video represents casual cyclists and bike-messengers' routes over the course of a typical day. The visualization illustrates the different peaks of activity of both groups, and th complementary temporal patterns of their cycling activity.
Madrid Cycle Track promotional video
This video introduces Madrid Cycle Track, with the aim of disseminating the initiative between cyclists and other people that might be interested in the results. The video show the participation process, from the use of the GPS apps to the visualization of the collective cyclists' footprint.


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The annual "Wiener Festwochen", one of Vienna's most important music festivals, can be a musical key angle.
The Austrians are much more festive than you think and the program from 11 May to 17 June 2018 in the capital Hapsburg is the confirmation. On this occasion, Vienna celebrates almost six weeks of music and performances. The historical theater is interpreted in all genres, as well as new approaches to world classics, performed by orchestra, conductors, theatrical producers and singers.
This original festival fills the city with joy, music and color: it is one of the most important cultural events in Europe and combines all the artistic disciplines, they are concentrated in these five weeks between spring and summer. Usually the festival is inaugurated in the open space in front of the Rathaus and attracts hundreds of visitors.
Austrians consider life as a celebration – they are particularly famous for fully enjoying their culture. Their calendar is full of world festivals throughout the year. Music is an important part of Austrian life – Austria's other major cultural aspect has been excellent museums and art galleries, which are often located in historic buildings worthy of note or striking examples of cutting-edge architecture.
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As a former international trading port dating back to the 16th century, Hoi An today has transformed into one of Vietnam's most popular tourist destinations since earning recognition as a UNESCO World Heritage.
The ochre-coloured shophouses with low, tiled rooftops and the narrow streets adorned with colourful lanterns have become emblematic of Hoi An. Apart from the intriguing architecture, trendy boutique shops and cafes in the Ancient Town, there is much to explore in the outlying areas including Cua Dai Beach, and the farming and fishing villages of Tra Que and Cam Thanh.
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Traditional boats docked on Thu Bon River in the Old Town lends to the charm of this former fishing village
Hoi An is famous for its colourful handmade silk lanterns
The Old Town lights up in the evening with colourful lanterns
The Japanese Covered Bridge built is an ornate wooden bridge that have remained intact since the 1700s
In the nearby countryside, fishing continues to be an important livelihood
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How to create an anonymous email account
We guide you through the process of creating an anonymous email account to keep your identity hidden during your email exploits.
Why would you need an anonymous email account? There are a number of valid reasons, such as keeping your personal information out of nefarious hands, or accessing content that requires you to sign up. After all, why should you divulge your details just to download a PDF manual of something you already own?
Perhaps you're testing out a smartphone or tablet, and you'd rather sign into it anonymously as opposed to using your real credentials in case it's returned before you get the chance to wipe the device. Perhaps you just want to remain secret and not expose your digital self to the internet and e-communications.
We'll look at this from the point of view of someone who doesn't want to share their personal details with the rest of the world, and doesn't want their email to be associated with them in any way, shape, or form.
Here are the best ways to set up an anonymous email address.
Don't be you
The simplest way of creating an anonymous email account is to use Gmail, or any of the other free web-based email providers, and create an account that's completely removed from who you actually are.
Related: How to become anonymous online
If you look at the silly example we created, which only took a couple of minutes, you can essentially become anyone you like providing the email hasn't already been taken. It's a form of anonymity in that there's little chance anyone will ever suspect that the Blobby email account is really Trusted Reviews – or they will now since we've just told everyone.
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Anyway, the point is that you can easily create a throw-away and anonymous email separate from who you really are.
Other ways and means
It's often said by security experts that to truly enjoy an anonymous email, it's best to sign up to a webmail account that is totally separate from the one you use for your real identity. That means if you use Google as your true identity, then you should use Yahoo or something similar for the anonymous account.
Some experts also go as far as to recommend avoiding the likes of Gmail and so on altogether, and instead go for one of the other lesser known and anonymity focused services. There are a couple of examples worth looking into.
Hushmail is a long-standing provider and supporter of encrypted web mail services. It even states that a Hushmail employee with access to the servers can't read any email from you, as the message is uniquely encrypted.
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Despite that statement, Hushmail did have an issue with privacy some time ago whereby a government agency was able to convince the courts to get Hushmail to hand over a dozen discs worth of information from a few different email accounts.
That was then though, and Hushmail since has proved itself to still be a worthy anonymous and encrypted email service.
Sadly, it's not a free service. You will have to pay an annual fee but you do get the higher degree of anonymity that other webmail services lack. It's worth looking into, at least.
For more information head over to hushmail.com and take a look yourself.
Hide My Ass
The colourfully named Hide My Ass VPN (Virtual Private Network) provider has a disposable and anonymous email service that's free to use.
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This HMA service is useful for a couple of reasons: it's behind the HMA servers and works with the same level of encryption and no logging policy that the company prides itself on, and you can set the email to disappear after a set period.
It does, however, require you to sign up with a real email. This is so it can send you an email informing you that you have received an email in your HMA anonymous account. It does somewhat defeat the purpose of anonymity, but you can always sign up for the HMA anonymous email account using a non-personal Gmail account, such as the one we created earlier.
More examples
Needless to say, these two examples are just the tip of the iceberg. There are dozens of other free and paid for anonymous email services available.
But as with most online services it's increasingly difficult to test the validity and security of an advertised service. For example, the below list is a collection of anonymous email services but we have no idea as to how secure they really are:
It's a risk you may not want to take, but looking deeper into each service is certainly advisable should you consider using them.
Furthermore, the following services will allow you to send an anonymous email without the need for you register any details:
GLIC Remailer – gilc.org/speech/anonymous/remailer.html
Again, although commendable in today's snooping society, we wouldn't recommend you send anything private via these services until you can trust them.
Final thoughts
Having an anonymous email account doesn't necessarily mean you're up to no good. Naturally there will be some who are, but that's the way of the world.
If you know of any reliable anonymous email services, and you'd like to share them, please mention them in the comments section below.


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Zara Wilkinson
300 North 4th St.
Camden, NJ 08102
Zara T. Wilkinson is a Reference and Instruction Librarian (Librarian II with Tenure) at the Paul Robeson Library at Rutgers University-Camden. She serves as liaison to the Rutgers-Camden departments of English and Communication, Education, Digital Studies, Philosophy and Religion, and Visuial, Media, and Performing Arts. In addition to providing reference and instruction services to these departments and developing associated collections, Zara coordinates the Robeson Library's outreach and instruction programs, forging and maintaining strong relationships with the First-Year Writing Program and multiple offices and departments across campus. She delivers library orientations for RAs, TAs, international students, the EOF Summer Insitute, Rutgers Future Scholars, and new faculty; staffs tables at information fairs for new, admitted, and prospective students; and co-chairs the Paul Robeson Library Events & Exhibits Committee. As the Camden representative on the Open and Affordable Textbooks (OAT) Program Team, Zara is also responsible for all aspects of the OAT program at Rutgers-Camden. The OAT program has generated an estimated cost savings of $5.7 million for over 35,000 students at Rutgers University--including over $796,000 in savings for students in Camden.
Zara is active in local and national organizations, including the American Library Association (ALA), the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL), and the Library Leadership and Management Association (LLAMA). In 2016, she became the first elected chair of the LLAMA New Professionals Section. For many years, she coordinated the New Jersey Library Association College and University Section's job shadowing program for library school students interested in academic librarianship, and she continues to serve on the organizing committee of MentorNJ, a state-wide mentoring initiative for librarians and library staff sponsored by the New Jersey State Library, LibraryLinkNJ, and the New Jersey Library Association Professional Development Committee. Zara was named an American Library Association Emerging Leader in 2014 and received an IFLA National Committee Fellowship in 2016.
Prior to joining the Rutgers University Libraries in 2012, Zara held positions at Temple University, Swarthmore College, and Point Park University. She has earmed a BA in English from the University of Pittsburgh, an MA in English from West Chester University, and an MLIS from the University of Pittsburgh.
M.L.I.S. Library and Information Science, 2010, University of Pittsburgh
M.A. English Literature, 2009, West Chester University of Pennsylvania
B.A. English Literature, 2007, University of Pittsburgh
Certificate, Medieval and Renaissance Studies, 2007
Research Interests
- Outreach/community engagement
- Early career librarianship
- Textbook affordability
- Gender and media studies
Todorinova, Lily and Zara Wilkinson, "Incentivizing faculty for open educational resources (OER) adoption and open textbook authoring," The Journal of Academic Librarianship, 46, no. 6 (2020): 1-10.
Still, Julie and Zara Wilkinson, Eds. Buffy to Batgirl: Essays on Female Power, Evolving Femininity, and Gender Roles in Science Fiction and Fantasy. Jefferson, NC: McFarland, 2019.
Todorinova, Lily and Zara Wilkinson. "Closing the Loop: Students, Academic Libraries, and Textbook Affordability." The Journal of Academic Librarianship 45 no. 3 (2019), 268-277.
Wilkinson, Zara. "You're Hired! Now What? Positioning Yourself for Success in a New Job." In The Future Academic Librarian's Toolkit: Finding Success on the Job Hunt and in Your First Job, edited by Megan Hodge, 99-113. Chicago, IL: ACRL (Association of College and Research Libraries) Press, 2019.
Todorinova, Lily and Zara Wilkinson. "Finding New Angles: OER Student Survey Data and the Academic Library Narrative." In Recasting the Narrative: The Proceedings of the ACRL 2019 Conference, April 10-13, 2019, Cleveland, OH, edited by Dawn M. Mueller, 211-2015. Chicago: Association of College and Research Libraries, 2019.
Ackerman, Erin, Jennifer Hunter, and Zara Wilkinson. "The Availability and Effectiveness of Research Supports for Early Career Academic Librarians." The Journal of Academic Librarianship 44 no. 5 (2018), 553-568.
Fitzgerald, William T. and Zara Wilkinson, "Pressing the Reset Button On (Information) Literacy in FYW: Opportunities for Library and Writing Program Collaboration in Research-based Composition." In Teaching Information Literacy and Writing Studies: Volume 1, First-Year Composition Courses, edited by Grace Veach, 71-84. West Lafayette, IN: Purdue University Press, 2018.
Wilkinson, Zara. "Where No Girl Has Gone Before? Teenage Girls in Star Trek's Strong Female Future." In To Boldly Go: Essays on Gender and Identity in the Star Trek Universe, edited by Nadine Farghaly and Simon Bacon, 219-235. Jefferson, NC: McFarland, 2017.
Wilkinson, Zara. "Advertisements for Part-Time Library Positions in Pennsylvania and New Jersey." Library Management 37 no. 1/2 (2016): 68-80.
Wilkinson, Zara. "To Boldly Grow Up: Navigating Female Adolescence in Star Trek and Lost in Space." Science Fiction Film and Television 9 no. 3 (2016): 393-415.
Wilkinson, Zara. "A Human Resources Dilemma? Analyzing Emergent Themes in the Experiences of Part-Time Librarians." Journal of Library Administration, 55, no. 5 (2015): 343-361.
Wilkinson, Zara. "Roving Reference: Taking the Library to its Users." In Rethinking Library Reference for Academic Libraries, edited by Carrie Forbes and Jenny Bowers, 85-98. Lanham, MD: Rowman and Littlefield, 2015.
Wilkinson, Zara and Julie Still. "The Use of Librarians as Occupational Study Populations in Social Science Research" Library Review, 63, no. 1/2, (2014): 2-14.
Wilkinson, Zara. "Should We Be Friends? The Question of Facebook in Academic Libraries." In An Education in Facebook?, edited by Tama Leaver and Mike Kent, 212-226. New York: Routledge, 2014.
Wilkinson, Zara and Vibiana Bowman Cvetkovic. "Terrorism, Piracy, and Porn: Reference Ethics in the Twenty-first Century." In Reinventing Reference: How Public, Academic, and School Libraries Deliver Value in the Age of Google, edited by Vibiana Bowman Cvetkovic and Katie Elson Anderson, 13-26. Chicago: American Library Association, 2014.
Wilkinson, Zara. "Rock Around the (Tenure) Clock: Research Strategies for New Academic Librarians," New Library World 144, no. 1/2 (2013): 54 - 66.
Wilkinson, Zara. "The Over-Underemployed Librarian: Managing the Full-Time Stress of Multiple Part-Time Jobs." In Job Stress and the Librarian: Coping Strategies from the Professionals, edited by Carol Smallwood and Linda Wade, 169-175. Jefferson, NC: McFarland, 2013.
Wilkinson, Zara. "The Lady of the Rings: Female Containment, Female Resistance, and the Magical Circus." MP: An Online Feminist Journal 3, no. 2 (2013): 147-171.