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Life with Quads
MANCHESTER, Ind. Mary Bessler tiptoed up to the two cribs in the back of the family room. Hannah, Isaiah, Isaac and Isabella had just completed their once-every-three-hour routine a 5-ounce bottle of formula and a diaper change. Now they were all in bed; all was quiet; and naptime was next on the schedule.
Life rarely goes according to plan for the Besslers these days, not since the April 8 birth of quadruplets transformed this average small-town family into one of the country's most out-of-the-ordinary households.
Giving birth to quadruplets is, in itself, rare it happens to about 500 women a year in the United States,
according to the National Center for Health Statistics. But what makes the Besslers even more unusual is that the family already included three children.
And most unusual: The couple had not been on any fertility drugs when the quadruplets were conceived. Doctors estimate that more than 90 percent of quadruplet births are related to fertility drugs and the odds of spontaneous quads are from 1 in 500,000 to 1 in a million.
It's exceedingly rare, says Dr. Deward Voss, the high-risk pregnancy obstetrician who delivered the Bessler quads in a crowded and joyous operating room at Good Samaritan Hospital in Cincinnati.
I'll probably never in my career see a set of spontaneous quadruplets again. It's really very miraculous.
A prayer is answered
Like their doctor, the Besslers view their children's birth as a miracle. They also see it as the direct and unexpected answer to a prayer.
Mrs. Bessler had been reading the bestselling book, The Prayer of Jabez, which encourages believers to ask God for extravagant blessings.
We were on the chapter about blessings when it came to me to pray for God to give me a blessing that's so overwhelming that only by your strength can I handle it, she recalled.
A few months later, a shocked ultrasound technician would point to four tiny heads on a screen and suggest the Besslers go immediately to the hospital.
Carrying and giving birth to quadruplets is extremely risky.
These can be just catastrophic pregnancies for families, Dr. Voss says.
The requirements that the pregnant woman maintain complete bed rest, coupled with looming fears about complications when the babies are born, cause many women to need antidepressants, Dr. Voss says. But the Besslers amazed their doctors with their resilience.
I've never met a couple that's more prepared to be parents of quadruplets, Dr. Voss says. They were very motivated and accepting of the restrictions and just had an incredible serenity throughout the entire pregnancy. They're probably some of the most calm people I've ever met.
Mrs. Bessler had to endure about three months of bed rest. The only time she was allowed out of the house was for visits to Dr. Voss' office in Cincinnati about an hour's drive away one to three times a week.
On one of those visits when Mrs. Bessler was 30 1/2
weeks into her pregnancy events took another unexpected turn. Doctors were concerned about a decrease in Isabella's blood flow and wanted to deliver the babies that day.
With Mr. Bessler operating the video camera and a medical team that included about three nurses and one doctor per baby, the quads arrived to what Dr. Voss called a celebration.
Though almost 10 weeks premature, the babies were healthy. Hannah and Isabella weighed in at about 2 1/2 pounds each. The boys tipped the scales at about 3 1/2 pounds each.
Emotional roller coaster
Mrs. Bessler describes the birth as one of the high points of an experience that's been an emotional roller coaster.
A low period came May 3, when Isabella developed a staph infection that required surgery at Children's Hospital Medical Center. The family's spirits soared when Hannah, Isaiah and Isaac came home from the hospital on May 5; then they rejoiced again when Isabella followed two weeks later.
Still, Isabella remained on an antibiotic, which she took through an IV, for six weeks.
It's up and down and up and down, Mrs. Bessler says. We just trust in God that everything's going to work out.
Tests show the Bessler girls are identical, but doctors won't be able to tell for sure about the boys until they are a little older.
In the meantime, the family relies on color-coded outfits, a bump on Isaac's ear and Isabella's small size to tell the quads apart. (It was a scary thing taking those hospital bracelets off, Mrs. Bessler says.)
To cope with the demands of nurturing four babies, a pre-schooler and two elementary-age children, the Besslers must rely on the help of family members and friends from the Grace Church of the Valley in Lawrenceburg, Ind.
Grandparents are the most reliable volunteers. Mrs. Bessler's parents, Vince and Doris Roll of Delhi Township, make the trip to Manchester about every other day.
And on the afternoon when Mrs. Bessler discovered the four awake babies, Mr. Bessler's parents, Joe and Laverne of Lakeside Park, were the volunteers on duty. With their help, a potential crisis was quickly averted.
Dad gently tossed Hannah, dressed in her color-coded pink sleeper, on his shoulder. Grandpa snuggled up with Isaac color code green on the couch. Grandma settled into the chair with Isaiah color code blue. And Mom kept Isabella wearing signature yellow in her arms.
But scheduling volunteer helpers 24 hours a day, seven days a week is a nearly impossible feat for Mr. Bessler, who also has a full-time job helping run the family salvage yard business in Hebron, Ky.
Having guests in the house at all hours of the day and night also gets tiresome, he says.
But it's necessary, his wife reminded him, and he readily agreed. We can't handle it by ourselves, he says.
Night shifts are always difficult. At best, there's usually a two-hour stretch where all four babies are sleeping at once, Mrs. Bessler says.
The most stressful times, however, are when the Besslers take the babies to doctor's appointments.
It's been a real challenge getting places on time, trying to judge how much time it takes us to get ready, Mrs. Bessler says. We always seem to be running late.
Her husband interrupted: I think we need to start a half hour earlier next time. Mrs. Bessler smiled. Sometimes I think we should start the day before, she says.
Gifts from God
Despite the difficulties, the Besslers feel blessed rather than burdened by the quadruplets' birth.
Children are a gift from God, Mr. Bessler says as he rocked Hannah in his arms. I believe that. It's not always easy but people don't know how rich we are.
The Besslers older children Sarah, 8, Joshua, 6 and Noah, 3 have adapted well to the attention-grabbing additions to the family. Sarah frequently helps feed her newborn brothers and sisters. When we're really in a big pinch, we let Joshua feed them, Mrs. Bessler says. Noah just gets to hold them.
As seasoned parents, the Besslers know they have many different experiences to come after the quads outgrow bottles and diapers.
We look at our 3-year-old and think, "Oh my, four 3-year-olds going through potty training and other stages,' Mrs. Bessler says. Doing this four times it's going to be a trip. It should be fun though. We're excited.
She's especially looking forward to watching the relationships and bonds between her children.
I really want to keep a journal and write down things, she says. But I haven't started it yet. I haven't had time yet.
Time will always be in short supply in the home of quadruplets. But friends and family say the Besslers are ideal people for the situation.
Between all our sons and daughters, Rob and Mary are the only ones who could handle this, Joe Bessler says.
Mary Bessler shook her head. That's what we always hear, she says. People say, "If there's anybody who can handle it, you two can.' She laughed and added, I think people are just glad it's not them.
No, her father-in-law insisted:
I think it's God knows what he's doing.
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But thanks to my amazing family we were still able to get all our stuff moved to the new place by noon on Saturday. I know I say this all the time, but my family is awesome. Mandy and Paola watched Brooklyn for me with all the kids so all the other adults could do the moving. They also boiled every one's eggs for them so they would be ready in the afternoon.
Once we had moved all our stuff we showered and then went to dye eggs and have an egg hunt. The kids are at such a fun age, and I am so grateful that we were able celebrate with everyone.
Easter morning Brookie was so surprised to see her Easter basket. She was cute and loved her new tea set.
|This was so funny! I will probably get in trouble for posting these but I couldn't resist. Lindsay and Emma were trying to do cheerleader stunts and the older "kids" thought they would show them how it's done.
|They couldn't stop laughing!
|Yes his shorts a little high.
|All the cute cousins getting ready to find eggs.
|I wanted Brooklyn to find more eggs, but once she found a couple she was more focused on what was on the inside.
|It was such a beautiful day outside we were able to dye eggs in the back yard.
|Brooklyn was so funny. She just kept putting eggs in the same cup! She kind of got it.
|By the end of the day, she was out! Thank you to all the Aunts and Uncles that made this day a good day for us.


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By special request, here's a post on my two-day trip to Singapore. I visited in early October 2012 – almost exactly a year ago! I went over a long weekend with six friends (we visited Kuala Lumpur first). My birthday also happened to fall on our first day there. :D
I think the two most consistent things people will say about Singapore is that it has great food and it's just so. clean. A lot of the main sightseeing attractions of the city are clumped together in the same area by the bay. The city felt more westernized than any other in Asia that I've come across in terms of the space, the greater diversity of people, and that things were expensive, haha.
Here's a view of our itinerary:
October 01
Wink Hostel: We stayed at this awesome capsule-style dorm hostel in Chinatown. The seven of us managed to snag a room to ourselves which was a lot of fun! It would get pretty crowded with all of our belongings and we were near the entrance which would beep every time someone entered or exited the hostel, but other than those minor annoyances, we had a terrific stay here.
Marina Bay Sands: So beautiful! We kind of regret not splurging on a room here just for one night, but had decided that the time to switch between accommodations wouldn't be worth it since we were only going to be there for two days. We pretty much spent the great majority of our time in this area though.
We had lunch at a great Brazilian barbecue place in the Marina Bay Sands Shopping Centre. This marked the second time in a row I had celebrated my birthday with Brazilian barbecue. :D Next, we visited the SkyPark.
Gardens by the Bay: I love this concept and Singapore's commitment to the environment. This place is enormous, and we weren't able to explore everything there was. It would have been nice to see this place in the evening, too – we just didn't have the time!
Youth Olympic Park: An art park filled with work by local youths.
Merlion Statue: The walk around to get to this fountain-statue was a lot longer than we had anticipated. Not sure if worth it, haha. The creature itself though has huge symbolic significance in Singapore.
Night Safari: We made a Night Safari trip to cap off my birthday and our first day in Singapore~ Getting the shuttle to take us here was a little frustrating, but our group all managed to find each other. I didn't get a single good picture from this since I had to take my flash off, but being THATCLOSE to the animals was pretty amazing. There's a tram guided tour as well as walking trails that you can do on your own. We did the tram first and did one of the walking trails.
October 02
Chinatown: We came to Singapore just after the mid-Autumn Festival, and there were still a lot of decorations and statues around. It's a pretty lively area!
MacRitchie Reservoir Park: We hiked a 5km walking trail – which we shared with monkeys and cross-country training students – to the HSBC TreeTop Walk along a suspension bridge. All of this walking in general and finding our way out took us a lot longer than we hoped it would. We really spent our entire morning here.
Singapore Flyer: I don't particularly care much for Ferris wheels, but this one was really nice. There's clearly a whole effort in making it a different experience with their rooms of art and information before you actually board. The art concepts reminded me a lot of the Singapore pavilion at the Yeosu World Exhibit. …Guess that would make sense.
Singapore Food Trail: Located near the Singapore Flyer, this is an outdoor dining area with tons of different food stalls. There's a street-eats type of feel to it that I love. :)
Helix Bridge: We walked across this bridge many a time during our stay~ I'm pretty sure I have an entire album of ~artistic~ pictures taken of or from this bridge.
ArtScience Museum: This is the lotus-flower-shaped building! We visited one of the touring exhibits at the time called Andy Warhol: 15 Minutes Eternal.
Singapore Changi Airport: Amazing airport. This and Incheon Airport are definitely my favourites in the world (that I've gone to so far :D).


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Everyone has different versions of what stages of relationships should be. Some people commonly engage in relationships that include stalking and restraining orders, while others engage in relationships that involve intense passion and marriage the next day. These are considered unhealthy stages of a relationship. For a healthy relationship to occur there are normally a few other stages that take place.
The First Stage is Attraction
This is not attraction for just one person but rather for both parties involved. This is started by physical characteristics and certain behaviors that catch someone's attention. Then similar beliefs and lifestyles create a desire to be with one another, along with a few complimentary traits thrown in that benefit one another in the long run.
This is the exciting stage where nothing can go wrong and everything is fun in the relationship. You accept one another for who you are and you start to form the basis of a committed relationship together. Sporadic dates and phone calls turn into nightly get-togethers and soon you are in a committed relationship where the labels boyfriend and girlfriend come into play.
The one thing about this stage is that everyone is on their best behavior and no judgments are being made. No gross bowel movement talk and no bad habits show themselves in this stage because the goal is to attract the other person completely and not scare them away.
The Second Stage is a Power Struggle
This is when you start to realize that your partner has some annoying habits and differences from you, and you start to wonder about the stability of the relationship. This is where the bowel movement talk becomes acceptable and bad habits flow out of every corner.
Maybe you are a neat freak and their messy side appears, or maybe you find out that they deal with stress in an unhealthy way like overeating or raging over stupid stuff, or maybe their cute twitch when they are nervous has now become annoying. This is the not-so-pretty stage, and it normally causes arguments and intense discussions about what is proper, right, and acceptable.
This stage can cause a lot of fights, hurt feelings, and breakups. But if you can make it through this stage and move onto the next one you will find that your relationship will become stronger and better for it.
The Third Stage is Acceptance
This is when you have accepted that they are never going to be a clean-freak like you and moved past the issue of trying to make them become like you. You have accepted them for the unique individual that they are and moved on to allowing yourselves to be who you are without hurt, blame, or fighting.
The Fourth Stage is Support
This is when you not only accept one another for your unique traits but support one another as well. You help them become the person they want to be by offering love, understanding, and patience. You are their rock when they need it and their partner in life. You are like two pieces of a puzzle that fit together perfectly even though you are unique, and you are happy and co-dependent as a couple.
The Last stage is Death
One person will eventually die and leave the other one to fend for themselves in life. This where the person still on earth carries memories and love from their partner and uses that to propel themselves forward in life. This is why the uniqueness of one another is important, because it allows the surviving person to realize that they are still the person they were before the death of their partner. Of course their partner is in part what makes them the person they are but they are able to function as an individual.
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The Seed of Reservation was sown in India long back in late 19th century by princely states to provide opportunities to all for welfare, employment and making people capable. It was even followed by Britishers in India for which some pacts were signed and it underwent some major changes after the Independence.
The intent was to empower by special provisions to fight off historic oppression, discrimination, inequality, gender bias, untouchability, inadequate representations to enhance social and educational status, and for the betterment and welfare of backward classes, tribes, certain castes, underprivileged underdeveloped and disadvantaged communities mainly Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, and Backward Classes. This later on also included physically challenged, Kashmiri Migrants, Senior Citizens, Dependents of Army Personnel, Ex-servicemen, etc. and other numerous categories. The benefits also included favor in job promotions, reservation in elected bodies, job vacancies, educational institutions, etc. It was meant to provide support to economically and socially backward classes. But the real meaning and purpose of Reservation is long back seen.
– Reservation – Now and Then –
From quite a time many highly qualified or capable people are taking undue advantage of the quota system to go ahead of others. On the top of that people used to indulge in getting fake category certificates in order to reap benefits of reservation. In much other sense, the reservation is being used as an advantage tool. What about those who are making enormous efforts all the years and at the end they can't get seats in colleges and jobs because of special privileges provided to category students even those who were equally capable. Reservation and Quota affects admissions in educational institutions for higher studies, jobs, subsidies, concessions, other facilities, etc. Not just that it affects the quality of education as some of the students availing reservation benefits don't care to make efforts after getting admissions in prestigious institutions and as well as it degrades the spirit of healthy competition. Have you ever wondered what the mentality of some of the people having reservation category is. They start putting in less effort in comparison to their peers because they know they can get things done easier than others. Won't this be wrong that the reservation in a sense is inhibiting the actual capability and potential of the individuals. Many a times it has been seen that people from rich families are availing reservation benefits and those from non-reservation are struggling the most. In such circumstances many students of general category tend to take extreme step out of this. The highly talented people are forced to seek options beyond India for education and job opportunities. It has consequently created a divide among the population.
Reservation has been highly criticized in some past years. But the issue is very controversial in itself and even the government, protesters and other organizations, etc. don't dare to speak upfront in fear of the criticisms faced from the activists supporting quota, the protection of self and their families and the politicians don't try to indulge in order to avoid a setback their vote bank. The Government has lately announced a new bill (123rd Amendment) in Lok Sabha to create a National commission for OBCs with constitutional status and repealing existing NCBC. The UP Government recently became prey of a Facebook viral post stating the government's decision to end reservation for SC, ST, OBC candidates in private medical colleges while it later turn out that the caste- based reservation never existed in private medical colleges in UP. Recently, the Punjab government has doubled the OBC Quota to 10% in Educational Institutes of the state. Many a times the government is even forced to provide reservation to certain categories be it after the famous Gurjar agitation which witnessed major violence and claimed a number of lives as well or the recent Jat agitation of 2016-2017 where the formal decision is still in progress after the last year's Jat agitation claimed lives, livelihood, and resulted in inconvenience, large loss of infrastructure and funds, and this year's Jat protests.
The criteria of providing reservation on the caste and other basis could have been correct when the concept of reservation was started but after all these years many things have been changed. It should not be on the caste basis alone anymore. In fact, that in itself gives rise to Caste Based Discrimination. What about a class-free India? Therefore, the criteria of Reservation itself need to be revised. What can be probably the new criteria to be devised should not be based alone on the category but a combination of factors like income, accessibility, location, education level, and other related facilities for prosperity of individuals in their nearby areas, etc. that can be considered to provide some special privileges. That again would be a big challenge in itself as it would be required to measure each and everything for such a large population and that too in quantifiable terms.
Why those highly capable can't give up their reservation status. Just like the government is asking people to give up on LPG Subsidy. Again, it's a matter of big debate in itself. Should this reservation category certificate be removed once a person is capable enough so that others can get benefits more adequately. There can be some criteria after which a particular person won't be able to avail the benefits of the reservation category. In other sense, by marking them as general we can make some steps towards equality which we are aiming from centuries. If the current system tends to go on, it will make gaps wider and makes inequality a disease. It's time to find a cure. It may seem to be a cumbersome task at present, but once implemented the real fruits of all this can be reaped by everyone in a prospering environment.


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|On the universality of the fluctuation-dissipation ratio in non-equilibrium critical dynamics
|Henkel M., Schütz G.M.
|Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and General 37 (2004) 591
|ArXiv : cond-mat/0308466 [PDF]
The two-time non-equilibrium correlation and response functions in ID kinetic classical spin systems with non-conserved dynamics and quenched to their zero-temperature critical point are studied. The exact solution of the kinetic Ising model with Glauber dynamics for a wide class of initial states allows for an explicit test of the universality of the non-equilibrium limit fluctuation-dissipation ratio Xâ^z. It is shown that the value of Xâ^z depends on whether the initial state has finitely many domain walls or not and thus two distinct dynamic universality classes can be identified in this model. Generic ID kinetic spin systems with non-conserved dynamics fall into the same universality classes as the kinetic Glauber-Ising model provided the dynamics is invariant under the C-symmetry of simultaneous spin and magnetic-field reversal. While C-symmetry is satisfied for magnetic systems, it need not be for lattice gases which may therefore display hitherto unexplored types of non-universal kinetics.


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I couldn't have imagine that my AM Dawn Bowden for Merthyr and Rhymney would ask for Irlen testing to be put into the new draft education bill ,It's truly amazing for a another step in my campaign.
It's something we are shocked and delighted about it and just before christmas and three-month after my event it extraordinary happen this way. I am so glad during Welsh assembly elections that Dawn Bowden came to see us, learned all about the condition and she is making it happen for us now.
Our dreams are starting slowly to come true and amazing that one assembly member is pushing for us and raise awareness of Irlen syndrome too.
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Dell Reveals Crazy Big 18-inch Windows 8 Tablet/AIO
Ok, so maybe it's not a tablet but rather a super-thin AIO PC called the Dell XPS 18. Slated to launch here in the United States on April 16 starting at USD 899.99, it will sport an 18.4-inch capacitive touch Full HD display -- nearly twice that of Apple's iPad -- but have an overall weight of 4.85 pounds. That said, should it be characterized as a super-huge tablet or as a super-light AIO? You be the judge.
"It features much of the power you would expect from an AIO while still being surprisingly portable, so you can use it in many different rooms in the house," said Dell chief blogger Lionel Menchaca. "It works well as a streaming media device in the living room, viewing recipes or cooking videos in the kitchen, or as a homework machine in the kids' room."
While the specs aren't available online, the device will be sold with a Bluetooth mouse and keyboard, with custom flip-out feet to convert the device from a tablet to a desktop. The "starting" model will reportedly include a dual-core Pentium ULV processor and a 320 GB HDD. Higher-end models are said to include a third-generation Intel Core i7 CPU, 8 GB of RAM and a 512 GB SSD. The battery will offer around five hours of life on a single charge.
"It features an aluminum back with soft grip for traction and comfort," Menchaca said. "Overall craftsmanship and flexibility were two key focuses for our design team. You can use it in a number of ways: on an adjustable powered stand so it can be used with a wireless keyboard and mouse, on a desk or surface with flip-out feet so it can be set to a comfortable viewing angle, totally flat for collaborating or browsing, or even like a newspaper for reading."
The Dell XPS 18 will use Microsoft's touchy Windows 8, which is perfect for this tablet/AIO hybrid form factor. It will also include the Dell Wyse PocketCloud application so users can easily build and manage their own "personal cloud" for both personal use and work documents. These files can be shared to other iOS and Android devices, Menchaca added.
To get a sneak peak at Dell's upcoming XPS 18 portable AIO PC, head here.
No, people are willing to give it a chance because it's huge (no more squinting) yet still portable, and runs a real full desktop OS. The second part's the most important part. Asus' just announced AiO desktop+tablet is a fail device because it's a full OS in desktop mode but switches to Android in tablet mode (which runs on separate processors). Double the hardware, double the software, double the complications.
If Apple released an 18" iPad that runs real OSX and not gimpy iOS, people wouldn't be calling it "just another iPad variant" because it would be leagues ahead of any tablet Apple has released thus far. The reason why Apple hasn't is because they can't. Ironically, Apple wasn't "visionary" enough to make OSX touch-friendly and decided instead to go the iOS route so now they're stuck with a lame smartphone OS on their tablets. Microsoft on the other hand designed Windows 8 with touch devices in mind so now tablets, laptops, and desktops running Windows are unified by one full OS ecosystem. MS even thought ahead and made Windows RT just in case Intel doesn't completely wipe the floor with ARM sometime in the future. ARM CPUs' only benefit is their performance/watt ratio but Intel's been squeezing the nanometers ever more tightly so in a few years ARM may not even be relevant.
gnodebI don't know what's wrong with journalism these years. Are you all paid to talk about certain devices in every article? I see no other reason to compare Windows AIO desktop device to an iPad. Yes, iPad is better tabblet then any AIO, but any AIO is better AIO then iPad. The fact that this AIO can be used as a tablet around the house doesn't change it's true nature or make it crazy. It's just a nice device that use full potential of Win8. And Sony already made similar device (Vaio Tab 20), so it is not even the first of it's kind.
techcurious"it will sport an 18.4-inch capacitive touch Full HD display -- nearly twice that of Apple's iPad"
I think Kevin is assuming that to be twice as big, it will need to be (20 inches) twice the horizontal size of an iPad, which is not the case. It's the area of the screen that counts. It would have been much easier to compare if this and the iPad used the same aspect ratio, but they do not. I am too damn tired (there is only so much 2 cans of Red Bull can do for you as you try to skip a night of sleep to catch up on work!) and busy to try to dig into my archived knowledge of geometry/trigonometry, which I haven't used for about a decade, to figure out the areas of each screen (or to look it up even). But I suspect that this screen will be in fact more than twice as big as the iPad. Perhaps someone else can work it out and let us know .
you mean like a mac laptop? that IS crazy, who would be so gullible. i mean i would much rather carry around the stacks of $1/10/100 bills a mac costs, they are way lighter.
apple is too busy trying to sell a 7" screen for $750
if this was made by apple they would charge you $1,800.
call me when it's blanket size. i might settle for windsheild sun blocker size.
How the hell is this portable? Even if I can move it from one place to another, I doubt I'd be able to use it comfortably without setting it on a surface first. This is a stupid idea because it takes all the portability out. Its just a touchscreen PC.


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Claire Bond has helped hundreds of residents in Bolton towards a healthier lifestyle – and now Claire has been recognised for her outstanding service to Weight Watchers members in the community.
This week, Claire was awarded Weight Watchers Diamond Coach status at her Mercury Motel meeting in Westhoughton, Bolton. The award, which celebrates a coach's exceptional support to their members during their Weight Watchers journey, is only given out to a select group of Weight Watchers experts across the country.
With the recent launch of Weight Watchers Flex, Claire continuously encourages her members to enjoy food with freedom, teaches them to adopt healthy eating habits and equips them with the skills to help shift their mindset on what really matters during their new healthy lifestyle and weight loss journey.
In 2017 alone, Claire helped her members shed approximately 438 stones. With a plan personalised to each member's age, gender, BMI and lifestyle, Coach Claire, who has lost over 5 stones, has been committed to helping every member achieve their goal.
Westhoughton Mercury Motel Tuesday meeting member Sue Hayman who is happy to comment says the accolade is very well-deserved: "Claire is a real inspiration to me and the other members in our meeting. She always provides great tips, tricks and support to help us achieve our weight loss goals and develop healthier habits. She is such a positive person who goes above and beyond in her role as a Coach. I have lost 43.5lb with Claire and I've never felt better!"
It is the third time Claire has been awarded Diamond Leader status and she is thrilled:
"I'm so proud of my members and what they've achieved; it has been a fantastic year and to receive this award for doing something I love is amazing! It's great to see my members enjoying the food they love and jumping off the scales feeling happy.
"Unlike fad diets and quick fixes, Weight Watchers Flex is the most flexible and liveable programme ever. It gives people more freedom to enjoy food after expanding its zero Points foods to a list of more than 200 delicious foods. No food is off limits and you get even more flexibility by rolling over up to four unused SmartPoints® a day."
"Research shows that with Weight Watchers meetings and online tools you could lose up to seven times more weight than on your own, and during a six-month trial with WW Flex, better weight loss results were produced among participants than in any other clinical trials of Weight Watchers programmes, and I'm looking forward to continuing to prove that stat right!"
Claire runs 5 meetings a week in Bolton and recently opened a meeting in Aspull too as below:
Aspull Methodist Church – Tuesday 10am
Mercury Motel – Tuesday 5.30pm, Wednesday 9.30 and 11am
Horwich RMI – Wednesday6pm
To find out more about Claire's Weight Watchers meeting call on 07935 245448 or visit www.weightwatchers.com/uk to find out about other meetings in the local area.


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KRIS Commons reckons a blast of solar power during the international break can re-energise him for Celtic's charge towards the Treble.
With Ronny Deila's men still chasing the domestic clean sweep Commons has welcomed a
fortnight's respite from the packed schedule.
The playmaker, who retired from Scotland duty two years ago, has opted to head for sunnier climes while the majority of his team-mates are turning out for their countries.
And the 31-year-old is convinced the rest and relaxation with his family will benefit him during the final two months of the campaign as he seeks to make history with the Hoops.
Commons said: "It's coming at a weird time as I was injured two weeks ago and would like a run in the team to try and get another couple of goals.
"But for a guy who's not a spring chicken any more it's always nice to try and get a bit of sun,
especially living in Glasgow.
"I'm missing out on the Vitamin D, so I need to go and get some sunshine and recharge – I could do with getting in a rocket and flying to the sun just to get some rays.
"It's just a great opportunity for me to spend time with my family and friends and do things I'm not normally able to.
"I come back into the team feeling fresh and just get that boost when you get a bit of sunshine – you feel recharged and ready to kick on again."
The Premiership leaders also have a Scottish Cup semi-final with Inverness looming large on the horizon and Commons is praying none of his colleagues come back from international duty with injuries.
He said: "We have some huge games coming up with the semi-final and we want to try and win this league sooner rather than later. These are exciting times for us.
"It's always difficult with internationals as you are hoping and wishing that everyone does well and gets the results they hope for but you want them to come back fresh and injury free.
"If you start picking up injuries on international duty that's the most frustrating thing for a club manager.
"But the boys have a commitment to do well for their country and do well at a top level.
"Hopefully they come back feeling fresh and great having put in some good performances
that will keep them going.
"It's going to be strange in the semi-final as we are playing Inverness at Hampden and their strengths are probably their home form, the difficulty of travelling up there and trying to get a performance.
"Hampden is a different kettle of fish, it's the big pitch and we will have a good chunk of support there.
"It's a massive game we will be going into with full confidence. We will be looking to win comfortably and march on into the final."
Commons has grabbed two goals in the past three games since returning from injury, including the opener in the League Cup Final against Dundee United, while there were four different scorers in the Scottish Cup quarter-final win over the same opponents last week.
Commons said: "We had four attackers on and the people who came off the bench were hungry to get goals.
"We weren't happy at two or three – we wanted four or five and kept pushing for that. We're not just happy at winning games, we want to entertain and all get on the scoresheet.
"It shows the understanding and the wavelength people have in training and it's good that it comes out in matches as well."
It has been a real collective effort from Celtic this term under Deila and Commons insists every member of the squad will be needed for the final push towards the Treble.
Speaking in the Celtic View he said: "You can't win a championship and two cups in the same year without rotating.
"We have a strong squad and there are players itching to come back into the starting XI.
"James Forrest has come back and was outstanding. From start to finish against Dundee United he was tremendous and very direct.
"He has unbelievable pace and everyone knows about the quality James possesses. We just need to keep him fit, healthy and on the park.
"We know what we have from him and these sorts of performances are the ones that win championships and cups.
"There is a good chunk of games coming thick and fast and sometimes the adrenalin,
especially when you play under the floodlights at Celtic, just gives you that little bit extra.
"It keeps us going. Everyone keeps talking about the Treble and that's something we will keep aspiring to achieve."
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Economy Size Baking Soda Bag. Photo © Karen Peltier
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Lavender, Thyme, and Oregano Essential Oils.
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A critically acclaimed theatre company will be bringing a Shakespeare play to the Island later this month.
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Dear Family and Friends,Haha...nah, way to formal for me. What up everyone? So Ive already been in the MTC for about a week now...so crazy. But what a week it has been. BTW, i apologize for bad grammar or spelling errors etc, keyboards here are less than desirable. So my first day in the MTC, i had come from G and G Robin´s house kinda feelin like crap with butterflies and all sorts of nervousness. Then we ate lunch and i wanted to vomit afterwards. But i kid you not, as soon as we entered the MTC gates, all the butterflies, the upset stomach, the threatening headache and all other worries fled. It was a small miracle. I got a little choked up hugging mom, but knew that I was putting my life entirely in the Lord´s hands for the next two years. They filtered us through these really efficient orientation lines and stuff and I got to one woman who asked for one of my envelopes. She pulled out my nametag and said, ´¨Thank you Elder Robins, for choosing to serve our Savior.´¨ Then she gingerly placed it in the pocket of my suit coat. The Spirit washed over me as I officially felt like a full-time representative of our Savior, Jesus Christ.My host Elder helped me take my bags to my room, then kinda just left me.. at the main building where we met for the orientation devotional. I was ushered into a room with probably 250+ Elders and Sisters who had also just reported. We were told there was another room right next to us with just as many brand new missionaries. 500 may not seem like a lot, but in one delivery day, not half bad. There was a very powerful Spirit in that room. Especially as we sang the Primary song "We''ll Bring the World His Truth." They changed the lyrics from "we will be" to "we are now the Lord's missionaries." Simple phrase that really packs a punch when you've been preparing most of your life to be that missionary sung about and when you're singing with several hunderd other missionaries. One of the first things we were told was that we weren't allowed to call each other guys. Guys are the young men at home dating our girlfriends...guess you had to be there.After that quick meeting of instruction, we went to our classrooms, and I met my comp and district. My companions name is Elder Porter, from Boise, ID. He is way cool, and has a stalwart, powerful testimony with a zeal for missionary work. I feel blessed because we've been able to teach each other and learn to live 24/7 with another person. One of my roommates is from Australia, we didn't get along at all at first. He found me irritating. Then like yesterday, he magically popped out of it and is way cool now. Elder Baker from Pocatello is 18 and is very knowledgable (sp?) in the gospel. The sisters in our district are simply amazing. I said that in my letter, but they have such strong testimonies and add so much to our class and district time. 4 of the sisters are going to Philly with me. The other 2 sisters and 3 elders are going to TuK-sun as they call it. I will be flying to Philly with about 3 Elders and 14 sisters and a couple or two to join the new transfer. Sister Knowlton is one of our teachers. Simply stunning, yet she's crazy. She is energetic and excited about the gospel. And she loves what she does. One of the encouraging statements she said to us the other day, "You are full-time 'reminders.' The people you will teach have already learned everything you will tell them. You are reminding them of Home with Heavenly Father." So powerful, there have been moments in class when tears are running down our faces and the Spirit is so sweet and strong that no one will say a word. It is moments like those, when you know that Heavenly Father is mindful of all you are doing. I have come to know my Savior Jesus Christ as I have learned the Doctrine of Christ and really begun to internalize it.I know this gospel is not only true, but it is for everyone! Mom thank you for your example of missionary work and spreading the gospel. Sorry for no pics. I took the cliche ones with all the missionaries in front of the Provo Temple and then learned that transfderring pics was more work than it was worth. Sorry about that. Oh and I happened to fast for Emma on Sunday too. Wish her the best for me. Umm Chad Lewis spoke on Sunday. I have a lot more to say, but my time is two minutes over...so I have to stop. Thanks for the letters sibs! Love you guys. Good luck in Florida. Thanks for the cupcakes Katie. My next P-day will probs be weds. My flight leaves 7:15 am on Tuesday the 14th, so i guess plan for a call in the early morning. Unless im allowed or have time to call from Detroit. We'll see.Love you all, church is true.Elder Robins
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Well that's fecking brilliant. Why can't us Yanks get this thru our heads? Life would be so much more simpler.
Freshers Week, the first week of classes at UCC, is a week full of frustration, long hours, colorful booths and a whole lot of yelling, chanting students with pints in their hands.
This past week I've had to start my college experience from scratch as a fresher just like I had to do when I first arrived at Carolina two years ago. It's been really strange getting to know the library again, finding good study spots again, and joining clubs and societies all over again.
Thankfully, most aspects of being a UCC fresher are not all that different from being a UNC fresher, so although it felt strange going to Societies Day instead of Fall Fest, the two are nearly one in the same. I've known what to expect for the most part.
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The ugly beast will have to find residence elsewhere. Most likely on my team mates' roster, their priorities differ from mine.
Is Equestor basically Kinnarus redux?
Slow down is literal junk. Often times a single tower. Placed ahead of your base, sometimes FAR ahead of your base, to buy a defender time to drop their supers in an intelligent way even when PG does their infamous "network delay". Lots and lots and lots of people are doing this. I might be the first person to coin the phrase "slow down island" but I did not invent the idea. Any time you see a single level 1 archer or something sitting at the very beginning of the base and then several empty islands before the real base begins, thats a slow down island strategy.
Some people may say that the slow down island strategy is not wise because it gives time to build rage. However this point of view neglects research. With research most players over level 100 start with full or nearly full rage anyway, so it doesn't matter. The additional time to place supers is far more valuable than whatever little bit extra rage they might build.
Warm up island on the other hand is not common. I might be the only person using the strategy but it works well for me. I have a whole island full of towers that I am no longer leveling. Stuff that would usually be in storage for most people. This island is out in front of my real base. While the towers are low power, they are still strong enough to do some damage. Dont waste your super shots on these towers, except for the mages, but it does do a little damage to the attacker and more importantly forces them to consume rage. Almost no one who ever attacks my base leaves that first group of towers without casting a spell or two. And often times they get hit with a mage or two. it makes my killer island more effective by drastically increasing the chances that they will be low or out of rage when they get to it.
To the original subject of my post - is Equestor more powerful than its peers at comparable levels? The answer appears to be yes;
Today I was hit by a person flying a L18 Chim, boosted, and a L18 Sage, boosted. My base, the same exact base shown above, shot down the L18 Chim and did 50% damage on the L18 sage with no defender.
Recall that I said in my original post that the L16 Equestor walked through my base with 50% health left over at the end. Since the base was exactly the same configuration both times, the relative effectiveness of the dragons can be directly related.
Therefore 50% of L16 Equestor = L18 Chim + L18 Sage / 2
That makes a whole L16 Equestor as strong as two L18 Chims and a L18 Sage combined. In other words Equestor is much much stronger than its peer dragons, at least in the gold dragon tier.
This matches my previous experience trying to defend against Kinnarus, who also was much much stronger than its peer dragons, at least in the green dragon tier. It was interesting to note how many high levels thought that Kinnarus was not OP, and in fact easy to shoot down. I guess that just illustrates that a dragon that is severely OP in the midlevels may not be worth a damn in the high levels. The game does not progress linearly and things that work at one level don't work at another, so you have to constantly grow and adapt. But if you find yourself currently in the gold tier range, expect Equestor to seem way OP i guess.
First you're comparing warrior to sorcerer, not a super even comparison.
Next, typically these dragons feel "OP" at the lower levels because lower level bases are usually sub par. At the competitive or higher level, bases are a bit better so that may be why so many higher levels say they aren't OP.
Actually I am comparing effectiveness. Effectiveness is agnostic to type.
It is not the effectiveness of the dragon that you are proving @fyreflie so much as that your base is more susceptible to a particular dragon. Someone with a different base design could have the opposite results.
If I'm the one personally defending my base, my mage drain island works as a "slow down island" as I can't get in fast enough to get through the "network delay" to trigger anything on the mage drain island (but others that don't have the network issues that are defending me can use it). So I just go right to the main towers after that to set supershots.
The problem with what you're suggesting and referencing the rage research is that it only holds true for round 1 of the fight. Using your base as an example let's say I leave your totem untouched and take out everything else and die with little rage left when I hit your "real base," my 2nd dragon now starts back in front of your totem and with killing that at the last moment I can coast along rebuilding rage until I (or a follower) reach your "real base" again, this time with rage to play with. Same theory with those that put a single tower at the very beginning of a base (but with even more time to build more rage).
I understand what you're saying re warm up island. That's because most flyers don't look at bases before they attack. If I ran your base I would be approaching your small isle with full or close to full rage because your warm up island towers won't hurt me. But for a lot of flyers out there yes they will consume rage for nothing.
It's good that you've stopped levelling those towers. You should have level 30 and 31 towers by now. Keep going!
I do the same on my alt as it's on android
You'd be surprised how effective it is as people just can't resist hitting the tower. I leave a level 1 ballista up front and it always (100% record so far) gets destroyed by the first flyer… this means I can charge up my rage drain then move back to main to charge more. You should try it.
If you use a mage it'll work even better as even experienced flyers will kill it as they won't risk it going off. I just haven't bothered changing mine yet.
Warms up the dragons and makes them full of rage
Forums, every morning I get to read them, are amazing.
Lol! Kinn most OP dragon… Come on! I'd chose Borgian over him over and over again!
Meanwhile these people get to vote on how to rebalance the game rofl
You know Coach I was thinking the exact same thing as I was reading this.
It's funny because I just wrote a post on a Dark Flak Tower Balancing thread yesterday…
Oh well…
I don't want to say more, but there were not the gamers who chose the spells set on Nydyr. It was PG ! I am sure there were many other propositions way better than the end result, but PG chose to put those. Why ? Because it was a add on dragon and they didn't want to make it a stronger dragon than the seasonals.
I do agree though that an input from the gamers base is well taken and need to be heard. But in the end, PG is the one who makes the last move. It is now up to him to make it right.
PG chose last 5 dragons that people voted on. People managed to vote for the worst dragon out of 5 options because it had "cool" spells that they have never seen yet at their level (20)…
I love Kin, she's perfect for my level.
However, in regards to votes and stuff. Maybe Pocket Gem is considering the percentage of players. For example, the amount of 2-3 year players might be about 5% of the War Dragons population. While the one year and less might be 75%. Who should they try to please then?
The changes being made on Dark and Fire flak and Fire Turret that are in question right now:
Who the changes affect:
99% of the change will affect the people that played for 2-3 years or more, in your percentages 5%.
1% of the change will affect the people that played less or equal to 1 year, in your percentages 75%.
Why should you have a say on something that is not going to affect you at all or only 1% only so when you get to the point where it does affect you you realize that what you chose year or 2 years before was a wrong choice because you were uninformed about the issue.
Again, this is off topic for this thread but just had to give you an example why your (and I don't mean your exactly, I mean people that populate the categories you made) opinion should NOT weigh the same as someone that has played the game for 3 years and is actually affected by the upcoming change.
Not exactly the situation I remember. PG chose 5 bad pairs of spells - based on the stories that came with the spells rather than the potential of the pair presented by the gamers as I could see at the time - and people were forced to vote the "lesser bad" one. If I remember correct, there was a tiny number of people voting. But hey, I am an old guy, I might not remember things correctly.


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BALAD, Iraq — Dizzy, vomiting and struggling to breathe, 11 Iraqi police officers were rushed to a government hospital 50 miles north of the capital last month. The diagnosis: poisoning by chlorine gas. The perpetrators, according to the officers: Islamic State extremists.
The chlorine attack appears to be the first confirmed use of chemical weapons by the Islamic State on the battlefield. An Iraqi Defense Ministry official corroborated it, and doctors said survivors' symptoms were consistent with chlorine poisoning.
It is one of three crude chlorine attacks that Iraqi forces say have occurred since the extremists seized vast tracts of Iraqi territory this summer, although details on the other two incidents remain sketchy.
The presence of a large former Iraqi chemical weapons production plant in territory seized by the Islamic State has compounded those fears, though officials and chemical weapons experts say the 2,500 degraded rockets filled with nerve agents that remain there are unlikely to be fit for use. Weapons inspectors sealed them off with concrete in a bunker more than 20 years ago.
The Islamic State's reported chlorine attacks appear to have been largely ineffectual. The attack on the police officers last month is the only one officially documented.
Chlorine is common in industry, but its use as a weapon violates the Chemical Weapons Convention.
It was 4:20 p.m. on Sept. 15 when the 11 police officers were rushed into the hospital emergency room in Balad. Some struggled to stand; tears streamed from their eyes.
"They were panicked; we were panicked," said Kasim Hatim, the hospital's director. "We initially thought it might be a more serious gas, a nerve gas or an organophosphate."
The men had been brought in from the front lines of the nearby town of Duluiyah. The town had been under heavy assault for days, according to the accounts of three survivors. Islamic State fighters had taken territory to the north, cutting the only direct land access to the river town, and had blown up the last bridge into the town.
The police officers, all members of the Sunni Jabbour tribe, which has turned against the Islamic State, were guarding a line in the town's north. After an exchange of fire, they were surprised to see Islamic State fighters retreating from their position about 150 yards away.
Suddenly there was a boom in the area the extremists had just vacated, said Lt. Khairalla al-Jabbouri, 31, one of the survivors. "It was a strange explosion. We saw a yellow smoke in the sky," he said. The wind carried the fog toward their lines. The men say it hung close to the ground, consistent with the properties of chlorine gas, which is heavier than air.
"I felt suffocated," Jabbouri recalled. "I was throwing up and couldn't breathe."
The men were taken to a small clinic in Duluiyah, before being transferred by boat to the larger hospital in Balad, where they were treated with oxygen and hydrocortisone, an anti-inflammatory medication, until the symptoms began to subside.
They were all discharged the following morning.
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The beauty of social media is that the 3 or so months in between the end and beginning of a TV show's season can go by a lot quicker when the showrunners tease the next season.
Luckily, OUAT has this type of showrunner. Just like in seasons past, Adam Horowitz has revealed, via his Twitter, the titles of the new seasons episodes and since the cast has been filming for almost 2 months, we have a hefty amount of titles for season 4 before the premiere has even aired.
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4×01: "A Tale of Two Sisters"–airing September 28th
4×02: "White Out"
4×03: "Rocky Road"
4×04: "The Apprentice"
4×05: "Breaking Glass"
Now, seeing as these titles are pretty cryptic, its impossible to know what (and who) each story could be about, except for the premiere, which is, of course, the two sisters of Frozen, Anna and Elsa. The other episodes are much more cryptic.
What's exciting is trying to determine who could be the lead in each episode. Will 4×04 be about Emma or Regina? Or is Charming a lead in 4×03? Who knows? But, it's time to start theorizing before the start of the season, and when it happens, will your theory be right?


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Kingstone was working on a hypothesis that people are naturally drawn to others' eyes — that they're not just looking at the middle of people's faces. That's when his 12-year-old son, Julian, broke out 'D&D,' and showed his dad some of the creatures from the game.
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Quote; The scientist of today must rely on emerging patterns and hints experienced at the relatively macroscopic level of the particle accelerators, and finally on the aesthetic beauty of the mathematics itself to help establish which direction to take toward truth. This brings to mind the famous words of John Keats: "Beauty is Truth, Truth Beauty." (from "Ode on a Grecian Urn")
Strangely enough, aesthetics and intuition are more than ever guiding the intellectual community in their quest for understanding the most fundamental principles of the Universe The most mind-bending realization to come from modern physics is the fact that there is some sort of connection between quanta that completely ignores spacetime separation, even if the quanta are at opposite ends of the Universe. These are called nonlocal connections
The times they are a-changing…
Strangely enough, aesthetics and intuition are more than ever guiding the intellectual community in their quest for understanding the most fundamental principles of the Universe. It is at least satisfying to know that these "new" visions of reality are fundamentally simple and intuitively beautiful. It would appear that we could say, Beauty is indeed Truth, and physics has become metaphysics
"Nothing rests; everything moves; everything vibrates."–The Kybalion.
What is known to us as metaphysics is what Aristotle called "first philosophy." Metaphysics involves a study of the universal principles of being, the abstract qualities of existence itself. Perhaps the starting point of Aristotle's metaphysics is his rejection of Plato's Theory of Forms. In Plato's theory, material objects are changeable and not real in themselves; rather, they correspond to an ideal, eternal, and immutable Form by a common name, and this Form can be perceived only by the intellect. Thus a thing perceived to be beautiful in this world is in fact an imperfect manifestation of the Form of Beauty. Aristotle's arguments against this theory were numerous. Ultimately he rejected Plato's ideas as poetic but empty language; as a scientist and empiricist he preferred to focus on the reality of the material world.