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Fantasy Cakes - from sketch to cake
We are so excited that Angela Romeo's brand new baking book, Fantasy Cakes, is out this week! If you like baking we think you're going to love the fun, colourful and pretty spectacular designs for every occasion!
We wanted to know more about how Angela makes these amazing cakes, from the first initial sketch to the delicious finished product and her tips for how to make them yourself. So, over to you Angela...
1. When/how did you get into baking these fantastic cakes?
I've got to say my mum always baked great cakes and I was never very far away when she was! I would be simply hanging onto her apron (literally!), helping fold in flour, weighing ingredients or helping with the most important of all jobs 'licking the bowl!' Me and my brother always had fab homemade birthday cakes as kids. From mini football pitches, to 3 little ducklings, to a baby in a crib (!), to Hansel and Gretal-style houses, there was never a shortage of fanciful cakes in our house. I can't forget to credit my dad as I only recently found out, whilst developing the recipes for this book, that it was my mum who did the baking of those cakes and my dad who did the decorating! My mum will freely admit he's the more creative-arty one so that does makes perfect sense!
In my working career I've also had some great baking briefs particularly at Seven publishing whilst working as the Senior Food Editor for Creative Services for Sainsbury's. From designing and developing cakes for social media video such as an Easter cake with the ultimate 'Wow!' factor to a Halloween pumpkin-shaped cake. When a brief like that came in I would immediately pick up my pen and start scribbling designs with crazy-style enthusiasm!
As a food team we went on to write the Sainsbury's Cake cookbook which I loved designing and making a proportion of the cakes for from a Dragon cake to a Fairy Tale Castle cake to a Chocolate box cake. It enhanced my love for making imaginative, creative cakes using readily available products and that were also achievable.
2. Where do you get your inspiration from for your designs?
I get inspiration from everywhere, from friends or families favourite hobbies and passions to certain trends that keep popping up, for example 'flamingos' - I subconsciously start thinking how would I make a flamingo cake? (as you do!) I normally start to think of it in the literal sense - an actual flamingo-shaped cake, then the practical side of my brain steps in and says, 'Whoa! Those skinny legs holding up a cake? That's a bake-off style nightmare! I'd need the hubby to construct an iron leg-shaped stand for me!!' So it may sit at the back of my mind for a while - then I could be using a leaf nozzle for another project and suddenly think - 'OOOooh what if I used two tones of pink buttercream in this piping bag? That would make a great surreal nod to flamingo feathers especially if you piped them round the bottom of a cake! Oh! And that 'water' on that swimming pool cake I saw on Pintrest the other day that would make a great flamingo pond!'
3. How many times do you have to practice the cakes before they are perfect?!
I nearly always make a sketch of how I imagine the finished piece to look. For most cakes, I would practice the various techniques that are included in the design until I've mastered them. I don't know if it's because I studied fine art but I approach it a bit like an art project - researching and developing the different elements and then bringing it all together as a one-off. Obviously if you're writing a recipe for it you may need to make the whole finished piece a few times to ensure the details are correct, which of-course also gives you a great opportunity make little improvements. But I also think it's also very important with cake decorating to know when to stop.
4. What is your favourite kind of cake to make/do you have a favourite in the book?
As you'll see from the book I love 3 layer cakes - I love a tall cake not only because it gives great impact but also because it gives you another surface as well as the top to work on. The deep sides are great for setting-a-scene or theme or for showing-off drips and drizzles. They also provide ample space for adding piped textures and of course it's extra space and a great excuse to add more sprinkles(!)
5. Do you have any tips for all the bakers out there
1) Always read a recipe through from beginning to end before starting so you don't have any surprises along the way.
2) For fan ovens always remember to reduce the temperature by 20ºC or refer to the manufacturers instructions.
3) Use an oven thermometer to check the temperature of your oven. Some ovens can run hotter or cooler than the dial/ digits reflect.
4) Remember that most ovens will have hotspots and cooler areas. The most even temperature is in the centre of the oven. The top, bottom and rear corners can be a little unpredictable.
5) Always ensure you use a kitchen timer – it's easy to get distracted.
6) A tip close to my heart is when you start tinkering with a cake at the very end of decorating it, trying to get that very last bit absolutely perfect. It probably is perfect to everybody else. I would advise to 'step away from the cake' (if that phrase enters your head then do exactly that!).
7) Always allow yourself plenty of time, there's nothing worse than baking and decorating in a hurry or a bout of 'midnight-baking' is never a good place to be!
8) As generally most cakes need to cool completely before decorating, I would always try to bake the cakes the day before decorating. And if a design allows it (such a drip cake that doesn't have anything pressed into a buttercream base) you could also, once the cakes have cooled, layer the cake and buttercream the sides so it's well prepped for the next stage. This will also make it airtight so the cake will happily sit on the side in a cake box (providing you use a buttercream that doesn't contain milk), until you are ready to complete it with your drips, drizzles and toppings!
You can buy Angela's book Fantasy Cakes here!
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"what else would you like to put between my tits"
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So, for the first time yesterday, I was a single parent ! Mrs M had to have a day in Austria, so she was up with the birds and off onto the highways around 4am. Leaving me to cope with Matej ….. (I just felt all those Mums raise their eyebrows and sigh) .. fair point Mums, however, when faced with this for the first time, of course it is a little daunting. Now, lets get this clear early on, I am a very hands on Dad, very happy to do all that is needed to keep Jnr on the road, dry, fed, watered and awake. However, I am also aware that the driver of this well oiled machine was now away for the day !
Mornings are simple, and I pretty have done all of this many times, but of course, with Matej being breast fed, I haven't done too much feeding. My son, is much like me, a morning person, so he tends to be a delight in the mornings, easy to cope with and lots of fun. So, as normal, he wakes at 5, I see if there is any chance of him returning to sleep, but as he is wide awake, talking and singing… not a chance, so I go into Dad mode. Wake him, change him, dress him and put him into his walker, give him two wooden spoons to generally spank the shite out of anything that moves ! Milk prepared, cold tea ready for him, and now to feed him… all goes perfectly ! How stressed am I.. not at all, and with our wonderful Nanny arriving at 6.30am, I head into to work, quietly confident !
This is where I knew I would get a little stressed, mornings are one thing, but the afternoon nap, feed, keeping him entertained, then bath and bedtime is another… so, I return to collect him at 4pm, and he is all smiles… perfect ! into the car, and he decides that he doesn't want his sleep……. First cries of the day ! ah well, I sing to him, play some music, and after a while he drifts off for his 30 min snooze. Like clockwork is awake as I get home. Change… easy.. into his walker, easy.. time to make his porridge !.. and guess what,…. He loves his porridge, but tonight, not a chance… hardly a spoonful… what can you do ?!?!? Can't make him east can I. So I try his biscuits … nope.. some bread … nope !…. oh shit I think… this is going to be trouble. So, I give up, you can't make a boy eat can you…. So, I wrap him up, and take him out for a stroll around the village. He loves this… we see all the dogs he loves, he chats away, and I know for the next 30 mins till bath time, he will be happy.
Back home, run the bath, get everything prepared including night milk, and dip him in. I have a water baby, he loves the stuff, so bath time are fun and a bit crazy, but also it's his routine, and it calms him ready for bed. All done, into his jimjams, and sleeping bag, and now for the bit I had been dreading, the sleep part. For no other reason than Mrs M has always been at home, she has done the bedtime feed and sleep routine. I help with lights, doors, curtains, but she actually puts him to sleep. So, I follow everything I have watched, get him settled and feed him. Semi darkness, my little son feeding happily away on my lap, me, rocking gentle in the chair and sensing calm. He sleepily reaches out to make sure I am there, and then drifts off. Just an awesome feeling….. I can't describe how it feels to have your Son just gently snoring as he lays on top of your lap. I now have the tough move from lap to cot, he wakes as I lower him in, stretches, looks up, smiles and then goes to sleep. Monitor on, slip out of the room and await the cries ….. Nothing……. My heart is so huge in my chest, my self pride I have done it right, and the love for my Son makes me well up a little. I look around my bedroom, bathroom and kitchen and wonder when this car crash occurred that caused this mayhem.. but I don't care.
Again, Mums and Dads that do this every day will wonder what the fuss is about, but for a first time experience, I was elated, on such a high that it had gone well, and it gave me new feelings of love and pride of my little boy ……. Just perfect !


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Rawls mentions two principles of justice arranged in lexical order. They apply to the very structure of the society and govern the assignments of right and wrong. The second one particularly speaks of the distribution of social and economic advantages.
First: each person is to have an equal right to the most extensive basic liberty compatible with a similar liberty for others
Second: (a) they are to be of the greatest benefit of the least-advantaged members of society, consistent with the just savings principle (the difference principle).
(b) offices and positions must be open to everyone under conditions of fair equality of opportunity.
According to the priority rule, the first principle must be observed and it cannot be violated for the sake of the second principle.
About the first principle he says that the right to free trade and the right to specific kinds of properties (means of production)are not basic liberties so they are not included in the first principle. The basic liberties include: political freedom, freedom of speech, liberty of conscience, freedom of thought, freedom from psychological and physical oppression and personal property. These need to be equal for everyone.
Now, wealth may not be distributed equally but it's distribution should be to everyone's advantage. And the positions of power and responsibility should be accessible to anybody. Rawls establishes here that inequalities that are not beneficial for all make injustice.


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I've been looking forward to this, the second samba masterclass since it was announced a few weeks ago. Since the first one, I've clocked up many hours practicing samba for my Silver Latin Medal exam and it didn't disappoint ~ lots of wiggles, whisks and rolls, with some of the best people around. Three hours of brilliant fun. The following images are pretty poor quality stills from videos take after the class.
It's become a tradition to go to the pub after the masterclass ~ tonight I ended up in the pub with John, John, Jon, Gon and Tom ~ the rhyming nature of their names, amused me waaay more than it should. I love these guys. Looking forward to the next masterclass, what ever that may be.


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For Elizabeth's writing challenge A Feeling of Harmony.
This is what I think… harmony comes when things are simple.
I had this thought lurking around yesterday when I was looking at the dA site for the first time in months. I had over 970 deviations waiting for me to view them… and this was after I had gone in and tweaked the settings to allow only some to get through to me.
There were comments, notifications, news articles, polls, journal posts (dA blog posts), notices of contests and contest winners. It's often pleasant to feel surrounded by so much activity and life, but yesterday I couldn't pause very long on anything. I glanced at about 80 of the deviations, scanned the news, skimmed 50 journals out of 250. Checked off all the notifications and messages. Two of my 'colourings' seem to be gaining a little more attention, even ending up in 'glamour' collections. Someone said she liked the colours of my last post. I like my last post too, but was impressed she had even looked, as the thumbnail is very dark and contrasty. What's one dark thumbnail amongst thousands of bright and crisp ones?
I stopped long enough to comment on a fractal I really liked.
The profile pages have had some extensive tweaking by dA — I've not figured out the options yet, though there was a long news article explaining. I sort of ricochetted down it like a stone across water… trying to pay attention but not terribly involved. I figured I would come to each new thing gradually, and could come back to that page later.
Yes, there was so much there.
There was a journal entry from a fractal artist. She was expressing disappointment, disillusionment and a form of burn-out. She was not giving up or going away entirely, but she was withdrawing. She had to deal with too much and too many people, and hadn't (she believed) made much headway in her own art, so she was going to disable comments and just upload the occasional item while she focused on her own attempts to improve.
One of her respondents said she'd taken time off herself, and had come back to such a backlog she felt she couldn't post any work herself till she's looked at everybody else's.
Yes, that crossed my mind too. Everywhere, I saw words asking for some form of attention and involvement… do this; try that; view her photographs and his etchings; go to the chat room; join the club; nominate people; submit entries.
I felt sapped of all energy. You want to be involved in all this and to talk to everybody, and one person's picture deserves as much attention as the next person's, but it's physically and mentally impossible. You realize you are at your best when you can pick out a few things and really concentrate on them. That's when things hum along sweetly, and that, to my mind, is harmony. Peace, focus, natural communication and going with the flow. That will be the environment in which fractal artists don't end up writing fractious posts about feeling split a thousand ways….
We can't order this, though… people are like the tide. If we don't want to be swamped, we have to organize our own boundaries, dams, sandbags etc. We have to choose our own paths. We don't have to invite all of the water in, which we probably did to start with.
Harmony comes with simplicity… more is less… all that jazz. I'm sorry this post is so disjointed. The irony of it. 🙂


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Meeting Abstract
Friday, Jan. 6
Cardiac performance across temperature extremes in the grass shrimp,
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MIKA, Teresa L.*; REIBER, Carl L.; University of Nevada, Las Vegas; University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Metabolic rate increases in poikilothermic animals exposed to increased temperature. The systems responsible for oxygen uptake and distribution must keep pace with this increased rate if these animals are to maintain aerobic metabolism. Analyses were performed on grass shrimp,
Palaemonetes pugio
, acclimated to 20° C exposed to a range of temperatures (5° – 40° C) in both normoxic and hyperoxic environments to determine response of the oxygen delivery system to this increased demand. Animals placed in a hyperoxic environment had a higher CT
than animals in a normoxic environment, suggesting a physical limitation in oxygen delivery. Previous work has indicated a limitation in diastolic filling time may be a main contributor to this limitation in oxygen delivery. Current work investigates the time in cardiac cycle across the range of temperatures to determine if this previously noted relationship is maintained across a wider range of heart rates. Pressure-area loops are also generated to provide an estimate of cardiac work and myocardial oxygen consumption in both normoxic and hyperoxic conditions.


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#AmReading – Socially Awkward by Stephanie Haddad @StephieHaddad
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Socially Awkward by Stephanie Haddad
Jennifer Smith spends most of her time wishing she had a more exciting name, lived a more exciting life, or that she could just become someone else for a while. With her sister Claire's help, Jennifer channels her life's desires into the perfect graduate research program: a fake Facebook identity that allows her to "study" the world's reaction to perceived beauty. Making up a new name, designing a new personality, and doctoring a photo or two seems like the perfect plan; how could it possibly backfire? Especially if it helps her get the attention of a long-time school crush…
Lost in her new-found "popularity" as Olivia Saunders, Jennifer's real life starts to slip out of her grasp piece by piece. Before long, she finds herself caught in a love square–where one of the four corners is an imaginary person. While Olivia's life has all the glitz, glamour, and guys she could ever have wanted, Jennifer has to decide if she can walk away and learn how to be okay living life as herself.


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Three judges competing for two seats
Three judges are vying for the two $136,700-a-year State Supreme Court seats in Western New York's 8th Judicial District on Nov. 4.
State Supreme Court Justice John M. Michalek, 57, is seeking a second 14-year term on the court, with the unanimous backing of all five major political parties.
Also competing for one of the two judgeships are Williamsville Village Justice Jeffrey F. Voelkl and acting Kenmore Village Justice Tracey A. Bannister.
The second judicial seat was created by the resignation of former Justice Amy Jo Fricano.
Michalek, 57, served as interim supervisor for the Town of Hamburg in 1993 and was the town's attorney from 1989 through 1993.
A 1969 graduate of St. Francis High School, Michalek earned his bachelor's degree from Canisius College in 1973 and law degree from Albany Law School in 1976. He was an assistant Erie County district attorney from 1977 through 1985.
A lifelong Democrat, Michalek was the first prosecutor in the state to convict someone of inducing a child into a recorded sexual performance, in 1979, by winning a conviction of a local man for taking nude photos of himself with a young girl. And as a defense attorney, he participated in the state's first televised criminal trial in 1988.
The father of two, Michalek and his wife live in Lake View.
Bannister, 49, carries endorsements of the Democrat, Independence and Working Families parties, and Voelkl, 40, is the endorsed candidate of the Republican and Conservative parties.
Bannister, an acting village justice in Kenmore since 2006, is making her first run at elective office. She has been confidential law clerk to State Appellate Justice Jerome C. Gorski since 1989, when he was a trial-level state judge.
Bannister, native of Morris County, N.J., is a 1981 honors graduate of Rutgers University. She earned her law degree from the University at Buffalo in 1984. She is married to Patrick Bannister, a state Workers' Compensation Board attorney and South Buffalo native.
Voelkl, a Williamsville village justice since July 2003, has been an acting Buffalo City Court judge since December 2005. Since 1993 he also has been a trial lawyer for Robshaw & Associates, a Williamsville law firm.
A 1989 graduate of Canisius College, Voelkl earned his law degree from the University of Akron School of Law in May 1992 and a master of law degree in tax law from Boston University School of Law in May 1993.
A Williamsville native and lifelong Republican, Voelkl since last year has been president of the Amherst Library Board. He and his wife, Margrit, also an attorney, are the parents of a daughter and a son.
The Bar Association of Erie County has given Bannister its highest rating, outstanding, and both Michalek and Voelkl its second-highest rating, well qualified.
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Unum Claims Handlers – Incompetent And Annoying
Have you ever wondered why Unum Group always seems to be 13 eggs short of a dozen?
Documentation lost, late letters, wrong templates used in letters that don't pertain to insureds, failure to read the files, and on and on. What used to be a well-known characteristic of CIGNA and Aetna, both bottom feeders by my standards, has quickly become the sign post for Unum Customer Service.
Neither Unum Life nor UnumProvident lacked good customer service since management pushed an "Exceeds" standard upon its claims handlers. In fact, management once said at a company meeting, "We want most customers to say they don't agree with our denial decision, but they understand why we did it."
Well, that might a bit far-fetched, but Unum's management actually believed they could convince their insureds the company did the right thing by denying their claims. Unum Life wasn't successful, by the way, they were taken over by the Provident companies in 1999.
Today, Unum's lack of competence obviously comes from untrained claims handlers who are deliberately "dumbed-down" to not know anything. It's very hard to keep employees dumb while at the same time expecting they know how to adjudicate contracts. Inside sources tell me new employees are trained to presume everyone is malingering and to apply the lion's share of risk management activity.
Remember the conversation my investigators found on a Unum manager's Facebook page? "Insureds are like Slinky's, they aren't worth very much, but you like to see them tumble-down the stairs every now and then." In my opinion, this has been the philosophy of Unum claims handlers for quite some time – not exactly fair and equitable claim review is it?
It also occurs to me that something could be remiss with Unum's data center in Columbia, SC where all of the mail is received and processed. It could also be that the "frequent firings" have downsized staff to the point of not being able to handle Unum's business.
Whatever the reason, in my opinion, Unum isn't functioning very well. If you are a Unum insured and have found that communicating with the company is like trying to nail Jello to a tree, then you know what I'm talking about. Unum is a prime example of how a company can go from a "Lighthouse" (Unum Life's logo) to an "Out House" in little more than a decade.
Incompetence is clearly annoying, but has become the standard for processing a Unum disability claim.


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Closure of Holden Engine Manufacturing Operations in Fishermans Bend
At its peak Holden operated seven plants Australia-wide and employed over 20,000 people directly and countless others indirectly. Following the closure of the Fishermans Bend engine manufacturing plant in Melbourne in November 2016 it now runs only one factory in South Australia, itself due to close at the end of 2017. Once a Holden employee himself, Shaun Tanner was able to gain access to the Fishermans Bend site just before it ceased operations. "These pictures represent my version of the Holden engine manufacturing operation, not the social media or political versions. The people made the place great, and now it is gone. This is my keepsake, a historical document in a way, of something most Australians have never had a chance to see or appreciate and will never see again."


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Do You Know How To Spartagen Xt Supplement? Learn From These Simple Tips
As you get older, your muscle density begins to drop. Luckily, you can build and train your muscles so that you can maximize the muscles you still have. With just a little knowhow and some training, you can build some impressive muscles. Here are some muscle building tips to get you started.
Three exercises you should do on a regular basis are bench presses, squats, and dead lifts. Those three make up the foundation of any good exercise routine. These exercises are proven to increase bulk, build strength, and increase overall conditioning. You should use each exercise in some manner every time you workout.
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You need to know how many calories to eat per day in order to gain the muscle you want to gain. To determine your daily calorie intake you should multiple your weight by 15. The resulting number is the number of calories your body needs to build muscle and burn as much fat as possible.
Do not train one day and follow it by another training session the next. Always skip one day between to be sure that your muscles have the time that they need to repair themselves before working out again. If you do not allow them to heal, they are not going to develop as fast as you would like them to, and you could end up hurting yourself.
For good muscle growth, you must eat properly both before and after a workout. Without the proper fuel, you will slow down the progress you want to make. Some good foods to eat for those pre and post-workout meals can be oatmeal, low-fat yogurt, egg whites and whole grain wheat toast.
For good muscle growth, you must eat properly both before and after a workout. Without the proper fuel, you will slow down the progress you want to make. Some good foods to eat for those pre and post-workout meals can be oatmeal, low-fat yogurt, egg whites and whole grain wheat toast.
Make sure that you select the best weight for yourself when doing lifting exercises. Research has proven that doing six to twelve reps at around seventy to eighty percent of your maximum for one rep, will give you the best combination of both volume and load. This can stimulate additional muscle growth.
Get some sleep. After working out, your muscles need some time to repair and this is when they expand. If you are not getting enough rest, your muscles will not be able to heal and you will end up injuring yourself the next time you work out with tired muscles.
Try using a creatine supplement. Encouraging muscle growth, including this in your muscle building approach might help you push your limits more than before. Check for interaction warnings if you use any other medications or supplements. Use these products in accordance with your body size and only as directed.
Doing a workout on your own is generally not recommended. There are several benefits to having a workout buddy including having a spotter, staying motivated, and most important avoiding boredom. This can be a prior friend! Alternatively, it can even be someone that you have meet at the gym itself!
Building muscle does not necessarily equate to achieving a ripped physique. There are a variety of bodybuilding routines designed to get different results. You need to determine what your goals are before settling on one. If you want large muscles, Supplements will need to be added to your diet.
Pay attention to what you put into your body. Hydration is important in a lot of different health fields, and muscle building is no exception. Muscles, are composed of 70% water. Do not drink too much alcohol. It breaks down muscles in large quantities.
While whole foods are the best way to get your calories in general, a protein shake after your workout might actually be easier for your body to digest and process. A quick shot of protein after a workout gives your body the building blocks to keep adding muscle, instead of using existing muscle to replenish its energy reserves.
Consider using caffeine on a limited basis as a benefit to bodybuilding. Metabolism can be increased by drinking a cup of coffee in the morning, and caffeine can increase overall calorie burn. The intensity of workout routines can be increased by the stimulant, and caffeine can provide energy after a hard workout.
Consider buying some protein shakes and drinking them after your workouts. It can be hard to prepare protein-rich meals every day, so protein shakes can be a handy way to get all the protein into your body that your muscles need in order to grow big and strong.
Mix up your workout between weight machines and free weights. Free weights are actually ideal if you want to add significant amounts of muscle. If you're new to weight lifting, however, you should try the machines first so that you don't hurt yourself. Try to include both types of exercises so you can stay flexible.
Although having a shake after a workout is important, you should also try to consume an actual meal full of protein around thirty minutes after your workout. This is the time period that your cells need protein the most. Therefore, you should ensure that you supply your body with this protein.
Muscle building and conditioning are great ways to lose weight, increase strength and get your body in top-notch shape. Hopefully the advice of this article has increased your knowledge and boosted your motivation. Implement these tips into your workouts and you will be stronger, healthier and looking amazingly fit in no time at all!
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If you've decided to build your muscles, you'll need some guidance about the best way to do it. There are many different techniques to try, and some work better than others. Read on for some tips that you can incorporate into your muscle-building program so that you can easily build your muscles.
If you are trying to build muscle, remember that muscles grow during periods of spartagen xt reviews rest. So, try limiting your weight training to 2 or 3 days per week with a day of rest in between. On the off days, you could concentrate on doing cardio exercises to give the muscles a break.
Plan out your routine properly. It is a good idea to work on only one or two specific muscle groups per day instead of jumping around. Before you put them through another really exhausting workout session, by doing this you will be able to give your muscles enough time to rest. Your muscles just need some time to heal.
During your workout, be sure you take plenty of time to hydrate yourself. Your performance will suffer if you do not drink enough water during your workout. It is also a good idea to consider drinking a sports drink instead of just water since sports drinks are filled with electrolytes which replenish the minerals your body loses when it sweats.
When trying to build muscle mass quickly, smaller is better. Smaller sets with more weight will add muscle more quickly than longer sets. Between 8-12 repetitions for each set is about the ideal. Give your body plenty of rest between workout routines to allow the body to heal. Muscle is built as the muscles heal.
Working out to build muscle is most efficient if you focus on large muscle groups. These include the back, legs, and chest. Implementing workouts that focus on these groups will do the most work in the shortest amount of time, meaning that you'll grow muscle more quickly and easily than with other workouts.
You must eat properly both before and after a workout, for good muscle growth. Without the proper fuel, you will slow down the progress you want to make. Some good foods to eat for those pre and post-workout meals can be oatmeal, low-fat yogurt, egg whites and whole grain wheat toast.
If you want to optimize your muscle building ability, make sure to eat something after a workout. Eat within an hour of finishing your workout. Ideally, your snack or meal should contain a protein and a carbohydrate. This food will get your body started doing the things it needs to do to start building muscle.
Many people make the mistake of increasing their protein consumption as soon as they begin a muscle building regimen. Extra protein might mean extra calories added in to your daily diet. If you aren't careful, this can result in weight gain. Up your protein intake over time, 100-200 calories every three to four days, to ensure your body can keep up.
Utilize pyramid training. A single weight lifting regimen doesn't yield results forever. This is why you should attempt to pyramid your weight by using heavier weights throughout every set. Heavy sets allow you to build up your strength, and the medium weights maximize your muscle growth. This allows you to gain both strength and size in just one workout.
Pay attention to your body fat and measure it on a regular basis. Try not to be discouraged if there is not significant weight loss when building muscle, because your weight might not change much using a weight and muscle building routine. Your body fat is a better measure of your overall health as opposed to weight.
If you are completely new to muscle building, then you will want to start slowly. It is generally better for new people to start out with machines instead of free weights. This type of machine is great for practicing your form and ensuring that you don't injure yourself during your workout.
Perform your lifting regimen every other day. After a vigorous workout, the protein synthesis process can take up to 48 hours to complete. In other words, your body builds muscle for up to two-day post-workout, and working out while your body is still recovering may undo your hard work. Enjoy the day of rest--it will help to maximize your results.
Try to eat every 3-4 hours. You can slow down the rate at which your body creates new proteins, which create muscle tissue, if you don't eat frequently enough. Divide the total number of calories you need in a day by 6, and try to shoot for 6 mini-meals spread out over the course of the day.
The "rest pause" method can help you power on to the end of an exercise that challenges you. Simply take a brief break (no more than ten to 20 seconds) in the relaxed part of the exercise. Remain in position and gather the stamina you need to pump out three or four more reps instead of giving up.
Before each workout, be sure that you are warming up. If you don't warm up properly, you are at risk of injuring a muscle or tendon and ending your workouts for a long period of time. Warm up by doing some cardio exercise and lifting some light weights. Your body will thank you!
Always be aware of your nutrition and what you are eating when trying to build muscle. Although being hydrated is normally important, it is even more important when building muscle, as muscles are made up of 70% water. Excessive alcohol will also dehydrate your muscles and inhibit growth.
Although having a shake after a workout is important, you should also try to consume an actual meal full of protein around thirty minutes after your workout. This is the time period that your cells need protein the most. Therefore, you should ensure that you supply your body with this protein.
Muscle conditioning and building are great ways to lose weight, increase strength and get your body in top-notch shape. Hopefully the advice of this article has increased your knowledge and boosted your motivation. Implement these tips into your workouts and you will be stronger, healthier and looking amazingly fit in no time at all!


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A reality television show will see three Welsh families transported back in time to the coalfields of 80 years ago to see what life was like.
The families, yet to be chosen, will live in authentically-designed cottages for three weeks later this year.
The Coal House series will aim to recreate the harsh conditions of 1927 but there will be fun too as the families learn to dance The Charleston.
Indus Films, which is making the series for BBC Wales, is launching a hunt for families prepared to take up the challenge.
Producer Colin Davies said: 'Coal House will be great fun and an unforgettable experience for the families involved.
'All traces of creature comforts will be removed from the house - there will be no TV, PC, washing machine or microwave oven. They will have to live without the benefit of central heating and hot running water.'
However, Welsh cultural historian Professor Peter Stead has doubts as to how realistic the show could be.
He said: 'These sort of programmes can be good or bad and there's a danger of them being gimmicky.
'It wasn't great fun in 1927. It was a very hard life. The General Strike had just ended and unemployment was increasing.'


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BlueHive Strategic Environments, an exhibit design firm, expanded its CAD team by one new employee.
As the new CAD engineer/detailer, Piper Enman will be based out of the Worcester, Mass. office.
"We are pleased to have her join us," said Paul Hanlon, CEO, BlueHive. "Piper brings a wealth of exhibit industry experience to the table and is a great addition to our existing CAD team,"
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Thursday, January 30, 2014
Mud (2012)
IMDb plot summary: Two young boys encounter a fugitive and form a pact to help him evade the vigilantes that are on his trail and to reunite him with his true love.
Directed by Jeff Nichols. Starring Matthew McConnaughey, Tye Sheridan, Jacob Lofland, and Reese Witherspoon.
This is one of those movies that I'm not even sure how to review, because I have absolutely nothing to say about it. It's fine. The story's OK. The acting's pretty good. It's not even that I can say it didn't connect to me, because I was at least moderately engaged in the story. But a day after watching it, I can't summon up words to describe it other than "fine." I'm pretty sure this movie is just doomed to stagnate in the lower middle of my Flickchart and disappear from my mind along with other movies that I found fine but completely forgettable. 2 stars.
Flickchart: #1305 out of 2008, below On the Town and above Send Me No Flowers.
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For those readers who are not familiar with her impressive body of work, Julie is a prolific producer. She founded Motto Pictures in 2009. Since then, Motto has specialized in producing and executive producing documentary feature films. Working as creative producers, Motto is the company behind over two dozen films that have won awards and been distributed throughout the world, including: Life, Animated, Weiner, Best of Enemies, 3 ½ Minutes, Ten Bullets, Manhunt, God Loves Uganda, Art and Craft, Gideon's Army, and Buck. The team at Motto – producers Julie Goldman, Christopher Clements, Carolyn Hepburn and associate producers Sean Lyness and Marissa Ericson – work to ensure that each film is carefully guided throughout the filmmaking process, the festival run and to all distribution platforms worldwide. Julie recently received the 2016 Amazon Studios Sundance Institute Producer's Award recognizing "bold vision and a commitment to continuing work as a creative producer in the independent space."Creative
Producer = Director, right?
With television, the
Creative Producer is the Director. I'd say with feature documentaries, it's
still very auteur and director–driven but the director can't direct in a
vacuum. When we work with a director at Motto Pictures, we act as something to
push against, a point of resistance for the creative process to work against.
We work with really strong directors who have very specific creative visions
and then we help them break down what those visions are, and most importantly,
will those approaches achieve the goals of the film. Sometimes it's a process
of working with the director on the creative vision for the film. Sometimes
it's finding a way to get their creative vision made into the film. So the
scope of my producing activity depends on the person who is directing, but the
objectives are always the same – finding the right balance for the film.
Choosing from
the myriad of festivals and online venues:
me, it's always "See what's coming and try to stay ahead of it." Right now it
feels like we're in a golden age of documentary. There are more and more
companies looking to embrace feature docs. Yet there's also a kind of downturn.
The grosses aren't as high as they were at the box office, so are distributors
going to pay the same kind of money for the films? It's always been up and down
in the doc world. But we've been more steady than regular indie fiction film
has been. There's of course, HBO—the gold standard that's been there for docs
from the beginning of cable television. But there are so many others now. We
just did Life,
with A&E IndieFilms, which was a great experience. And Discovery is now
making a commitment to documentary features. Nat Geo is making a commitment.
Netflix and Amazon are suddenly bringing a huge influx of, not only financing
for films, but more of an ability to get your film to different platforms.
Right now it feels pretty incredible. And the material is bottomless. That is
the beauty of documentary. It's about what's happening right now, out there in
the world, or what's been happening and is still happening, but whatever it is,
it is truly stranger than fiction.
Festivals are for
selling, no wait ... they're for marketing, no wait ... umm ... confused ...
depends on the festival. And it depends what you're looking for for each film.
Going to Sundance this year — with Life, Animated — we were looking for
distribution. With Weiner,
had just signed distribution with IFC Sundance Selects. So for that film it was
really just the initial bounce of getting it into the world. There was really
insane publicity happening with the New York Post and the Daily News cover pages before anybody had even seen Weiner. Quite an unusual experience. For Life, Animated, doing the festivals was
about getting interest from international markets, and it was also the prestige
of having it at Sundance and the ability to announce it to the world. Receiving
Sundance's 2016 U.S. Grand Jury Prize: Documentary was like the cherry on the
cake. It was the perfect launch. And then we had sorted out all of the
international deals enough to have it in Berlin at BFM being sold already.
On deciding
whether the story should be short form or long form:
does a lot of short form. This year alone we've done three shorts. The subject
drives what the length should be a lot of times. Sometimes you can capture the
essence of the story and have it feel like it's a full film. And other times
you have themes and stories that just need more time to explore and tell.
formatting, on storytelling itself — that no documentary is the complete
record. It's not an archival transcript. It's a point of view. We're not saying
something that is untrue. But it's not the total story. It is never everyone's
it's just a document that is going to be pretty dry. That's fine for some
people who want to make those films. But I think the idea for us is to make
features where people can go either to a theater or to television or online and
have an immersive experience. I'm not talking about shorts which also kind of
mix genre as well. But for features, you want to make something that people are
going to be able to completely get absorbed by for 90 minutes. It's the same
thing as any kind of storytelling. You want to do it in a way that's going to
be engaging to an audience. Like you said, I'm not going to make up a whole
other crazy story that's not true, but what I'm going to do is use different
material, take from different genres, and create new art.
On getting the
story subject's trust:
yourself in their shoes is probably the most important thing. What would you
want to be assured of, what would you want to know about these people who are
coming into your life so that you could really trust them? You have to have a
lot of empathy when you're working to gain someone's trust because a lot of
times producers say, "Oh, yeah. Just get them to sign." No. They're giving a
real gift to you in opening their lives and trusting. And I take that very
They weren't
judged. They were respected.
And taking that
trust one step further ... On whether or not the story subjects get to see the
finished piece before it's out in the world — (I mean, what if they say, "Ooh,
take that out. I know that the camera was rolling buT… " And that's your great moment they want nixed.
Then what?):
I think people get kind of
lost in the moment a lot of times and they say things that they don't even
really think about. And then when they see it in the finished film they are
kind of shocked. So you have to be really persuasive in explaining why it will
be important to other people when they see the film. We've had some tricky
situations. One time we cut something out when we had done a series because it
would've potentially really embarrassed the subjects in front of their children
and embarrass the children publicly. And that was really the only thing they
objected to. And we cut it out, even though it was tough, structurally, for the
terms of whether or not the subjects even see the film before it's released—it
depends on the film; it depends on fact–checking, and it depends on the
arrangement that you make at the beginning with people. We had the film Manhunt about CIA operatives and analysts. And the
three main people came to Sundance and we had agreed to show it to them before
the first public screening. And we said, "You can watch this now. But it's
going to be a very different experience to have your first viewing of this film
be with an audience that will embrace you and the film" I always assure them.
And this is true. I find that subjects tend to be much less self–conscious at a
screening with an audience than they are watching the film for the first time
alone on a television. It's too much like a magnifying glass. If you're
watching yourself on a screen all alone, you are going to pick up everything
about yourself that you don't like. It's going to become very personal. It's
not going to be about the film experience. If you can watch it with an
audience, for the most part , it's going to be gratifying. The film's subjects
feel acknowledged rather than analyzed. Validated. One of the subjects who was
very vulnerable in the film … I sat with her; we held hands during the
screening, and she cried a lot. And then when it was over she was so happy. She
said, "I'm so glad we waited and saw it in this way, with this audience." She
could feel the respect. That was something that she had been really hoping for,
for a long time.
On leaving it in (even when I make my case, the subject really wants
something out and I need to say, "No, we have to leave it in"):
Yes. We have had that. And
that's really tough. That's really a painful situation to know that the subject
is unhappy with what's in the film. But a lot of times it's really a subjective
experience that they're having watching it. And what we try to do in that
situation, is have other people who are around them who they trust, see the
film with them. Because with the kind of closeness that they have to the
person, but with distance from the film itself, that's often a way that people
can be kind of convinced, "Okay, well, no, you don't look like this." or
"You're not saying that." or "It's not showing your story this way. You're
seeing it this way but, me as one of your confidants, can tell you, 'No, it's
not coming across that way.'" And that makes all the difference.
On how making
these kinds of decisions, having these kinds of sensitivities, having a clear,
respectful vision of something you're working on shapes you as a person, not
just as a producer:
people who've allowed us to enter their lives and make films with them/about
them, have been a big influence on me. There's first of all, the spirit of
people who are fighters and who are struggling and who are relentless in trying
to make change. Those people are exhilarating to be around. And there's the
people who are so special like Bishop Christopher from God Loves Uganda. You just feel this aura
from him. What he's doing is so pure. And his devotion to it is so pure. It's
incredibly inspiring. Over and over and over again I'm inspired by the people
who we make films about. And I just feel so lucky that they trusted us and that
we have this continuing relationship as well. You meet these extraordinary
people from all different backgrounds, telling all different kinds of stories.
It's an incredible privilege to be able to connect with them in any way and
especially to really tell their stories.
And there
you go. Wish granted.
There's a hybrid effect that sometimes
happens with fiction and nonfiction in documentaries. The boundaries are really
being pushed, which is very exciting. Not every documentary is going to be all
verite. Not every documentary is going to be all talking heads. It's going to
be some mix now. The idea of creating something that takes a page from fiction
and has something that's immersive …that's very different. That kind of grey
border is going to continue. We did a whole animated film in Life, Animated that's
a completely separate thing that you could take out and you have an animated
five–minute film. But it's broken up in
the feature very, very deliberately and with great intention. But back in the day that would've been like,
"Okay, you're out. That's not the strict
documentary rules."
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A number of studies which have explored community integration suggest that support staff have a critical role to play in determining the extent to which the relationship networks of the intellectually disabled people they support are both rewarding and instrumentally significant. However, no study as yet has focused exclusively on exploring and understanding how the attitudes and actions of support staff are related to intellectually disabled people's achievement of community integration via these relationship networks. This research endeavour addresses this question in detail, through a mainly qualitative study which utilises interview, diary, and observation data. The study was a primary sample, involving three intellectually disabled people and six residential support staff studied over a three year period, to generate provisional explanatory conclusions. These conclusions are then evaluated for their generalisability by comparing them to the findings from a less lengthy, repeat study of four similar samples, involving eight intellectually disabled people and eight residential support staff, from different geographic localities and sponsored by four different provider organisations. The findings suggest that the attitudes and practices of residential support staff are often a hindrance to intellectually disabled people developing satisfactory relationship networks and achieving community integration. In particular, a combination of competing agendas, a culture of complacency toward community integration, and underlying integration outcomes. This study makes clear the need to alter the assumptions on which community residential services currently offer support to people with intellectual disabilities, and stresses the need to define new objectives for the longer-term which are different from those initially adopted at the point of relocation. The study concludes by making recommendations about what new assumptions should give the process of defining and implementing new objectives.
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Psychometric tests are a common method many recruiters use to assess whether potential candidates have the right level of skills for the job. Psychometric tests generally measure your verbal and / or numerical abilities, although some also focus on diagrammatic tasks which test your understanding of flow charts and diagrams (typically for IT and engineering roles).
Acing the Tests
There aren't any foolproof tricks to getting a perfect score. But there are things you can do to improve your performance. It all comes down to practice. The more familiar you get with the typical format and questions, the less nervous you'll be on the day and the easier you'll find the tests .
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June 30, 2009 Know thine enemy
"Know thine enemy." Good combat advice from old Lao Tsu, and great gardening advice, too. And in gardening, as well as politics, the enemy changes with the season. Two years ago, I was plagued by an army of blister beetles bent on destroying every last tomato and eggplant. Last season, I was doing battle with the harlequin bugs on the brassicas, the sunflowers, and the rutabagas. This year it is becoming clear that the enemy du jour is the squash bug.
Pictured above is a bevy of tiny squash bug nymphs, recently hatched from the bronzey-copper colored eggs that the females generally lay in rows along the veins of cucurbit leaves (though sometimes you will find them along the stems). The brown, shield shaped adults are shy and fast-moving, and so are not often spotted on my morning and evening bug checks, but their damage has been evident in the form of yellow and brown patches on the leaves and wilting of young plants without any other apparent cause.
Since heavy infestations can kill young plants or prevent plants from setting fruit, handling this problem has become priority numer one in the garden. Control involves inspecting leaves and removing and destroying eggs, killing any nymphs with spot treatments of insecticidal soap (although the ones pictures above I simply squashed- squashed the squash bugs, ha!), and handpicking adults and drowing them in a jar of soapy water. The last measure is the most difficult because of the bugs' aforementioned speed and shyness, but I've learned a neat trick for finding them. In the evenings, I lay a flat wooden board next to the squash plants. The bugs crawl under for shelter during the nights, and in the morning I remove the board and catch them all in their beds.
Now, I think I know why the pesky insects are plaguing me this year, and it was sheer stupidity on my part. I know, I know that allowing self-sown squash seedlings to grow in the garden is a mistake– it's one I've made before. But, when a little patty-pan plant came up in the same spot as last year, I caved to my sentiments and let the thing keep growing. That's where the infestation started and now I've had to go ahead and yank that plant and two young zucchinis and who knows if I'll manage to win out against these things in the end. Next year, I promise to learn from my (repeated) mistakes and set my squash out late, well after the squash bugs have emerged from their winter hiding places and found other plants on which to munch.
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Issac Asimov on reading:
I don't believe in personal immortality; the only way I expect to have some version of such a thing is through my books.
I write for the same reason I breathe – because if I didn't, I would die.
I am not a speed reader. I am a speed understander.
If my doctor told me I had only six minutes to live, I wouldn't brood. I'd type a little faster.
Self-education is, I firmly believe, the only kind of education there is.
The true delight is in the finding out rather than in the knowing.
"I received the fundamentals of my education in school, but that was not enough. My real education, the superstructure, the details, the true architecture, I got out of the public library. For an impoverished child whose family could not afford to buy books, the library was the open door to wonder and achievement, and I can never be sufficiently grateful that I had the wit to charge through that door and make the most of it. Now, when I read constantly about the way in which library funds are being cut and cut, I can only think that the door is closing and that American society has found one more way to destroy itself."


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Pickled Cherries
Chef Michael Symon
Makes about 2 quarts
2 pounds bing cherries
2 cups red wine vinegar
1 1/2 cups sugar
2 tablespoons kosher salt
2 strips orange zest, removed with a vegetable peeler
1 tablespoon black peppercorns
2 cinnamon sticks
1 tablespoon coriander seeds
1 bay leaf
Prick each cherry with a fork several times and put them in a nonreactive jar or container.
Mix the vinegar, sugar, salt, orange zest, black peppercorns, cinnamon sticks, coriander seeds, and bay leaf in a nonreactive saucepan and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat so the liquid simmer, and cook for 10 minutes. Remove from the heat and let cook for 10 minutes.
Pour the liquid over the cherries (they should be completely submerged). When the concoction is completely cool, seal or cover the cherries, and refrigerate for up to 1 month.


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I have heard people saying; 'Oh, it's simply aging and it's untreatable, you know.' Alzheimer's is most definitely not a normal part of aging. Ask any family member who has cared for a loved one suffering from this illness. Alzheimer's is different from normal aging. It can strike someone as young as forty. I don't know when it began in my late husband's brain as it crept up slowly but surely until my family realized that there was a problem. My husband showed signs that only I noticed at first when he was in his late 60's but it took years before I managed to get him to see a geriatric doctor who specializes in Alzheimer's and who gave the following diagnosis. 'Dementia, probably Alzheimer's.'
In the USA alone, there are about half a million individuals suffering from early-onset dementia. While Alzheimer's is still incurable, it is not untreatable. Early detection is most important as there are FDA approved medications available for treating this disease and we found that they helped my husband.
In the USA, Alzheimer's is the 6th leading cause of death. More than 5 million people suffer from this disease today and 1 in 3 seniors die of Alzheimer's or another dementia.
The six leading causes of death for seniors are: Heart disease, cancer, stroke, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, diabetes and Alzheimer's disease.
This year, Alzheimer's will cost the nation $203 billion so we need even more than the $100 million that President Obama has set aside for brain research next year. I find these numbers mind boggling.
I think that this is a good place to remind myself of the importance of the following, my late husband's favorite and most often used quote:
Grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.'


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Belair Dental Associates
345 North Belair Road
Evans, GA 30809
Mon - Fri: 8:30AM - 4:30PM
Sat - Sun: Closed
At Belair Dental, we create smiles for those who want to stand out from the crowd from the first impression to that last walk away smile. Our talented artisans will use the latest state of the art technology to create a custom solution to match your individual style. Whether you desire a simple makeover or a complete transformation, we'll make your smile a masterpiece.
We look forward to seeing you soon!
- Cosmetic - Invisalign
- Cosmetic - One Day Crowns
- Cosmetic - Veneers
- Cosmetic - Whitening
- Cosmetic Dentistry
- Dental Implants
- Dentures
- Digital X-Rays
- Endodontic - Root Canals
- Endodontics
- General Dentistry
- Lumineers
- Oral Cancer Screening
- Oral Conscious Sedation
- Periodontal - Deep Cleaning
- Periodontal - scaling and root planing
- Periodontics
- Prosthodontics
- Teeth Extraction
- TMJ - Temporomandibular Joint Disorder
- English
- Most insurance accepted
- American Express
- Care Credit
- Cash
- Check
- Debit
- Discover
- Mastercard
- Visa
Ruth Ann D'Arco
Certifications & Memberships
5 stars Felicity R Customer since 2013
5 stars Valeire M Customer since 2015
Dr D'Arco's love for her job reflects not only in her work but in her staff. I no longer wake up on appt days and think OMG I don't want to go to the dentist.It feels more like hanging out with family and friends instead of having extensive dental work actually being done :) Highly recommend!
4 stars Anonymous Verified customer
Doctor D'Arco seemed a bit rushed, but over all they took care of me nicely.
5 stars Barry H Customer since 2015
Great service a wonderful group of ladies
5 stars Meriam M Customer since 2001
As always I get the best service at Belair Dental. I would highly recommend them the staff is so friendly and helpful .I love Doctor Vaughn she is the best she always makes me feel at home.
love you all at Belair Dental keep up the good work!!!!
5 stars Phillip A Customer since 2006
My visit was excellent.
5 stars Mark W Customer since 2014
Efficient, professional and friendly staff.
4 stars Anonymous Verified customer
Very friendly and conscious of discomfort and pain during visit.
Thank you.
4 stars Joseph S Customer since 2012
Able to make an appointment quickly, same week. In and out in no time. Attractive and friendly staff.. Unable to talk with my mouth wide open though.
5 stars Rafael O Verified customer
Awesome staff, from receptionist to technicians. DDS, Ruth Ann D'Arco the best.


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- Small classroom sizes and teacher to child ratios
- A warm and loving, family-centered environment
- Experienced, educated, and professional teachers
- A place where learning is fun!
St. Mark Community Preschool receives rave reviews from parents, who often place new siblings on the school's waiting list within days of their births. The preschool is described in glowing terms, with parents noting the safe and comfortable environment, a sense of family and an appropriate balance between academic and social development. According to many parents, "Everybody loves St. Mark!"
Other strengths cited by parents include:
- A positive transition from preschool to kindergarten, particularly from a social perspective
- The school helps its students develop a strong sense of self
- Parents are down-to-earth and friendly
- Waiting list system is more positively perceived than other schools' lottery systems
- Some schools are too academic, but at St. Mark Community Preschool the emphasis is on developmentally appropriate activities. Kids learn their letters, how to write their names, and other age-appropriate skills, while also learning how to enjoy social situations.
- Discipline is not punishment, but guidance – helping children learn to resolve their own conflicts
- The Preschool has built a strong reputation and loyalty with families; siblings and cousins often enroll in the school
- Dedicated staff, volunteers and board
"St. Mark Community Preschool has provided my children a wonderful 'home away from home' preschool environment for many years. We feel fortunate that we found such a great school in our neighborhood." ~Stephanie Gooding
"Thanks to her experience at St. Mark Community Preschool, our daughter Izzie now equates school with love, kindness and security."
~The Grove Family
"Words cannot express the gratitude our family feels toward this very special preschool. Thank you from the very bottom of all our hearts for nurturing the minds and souls of Megan, Ryan, Shannon and Lauren." ~The Griffin Family
Perhaps one parent's simple four-word description
characterizes the Preschool best:
Strong, Positive, Emotional and Loving.


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These are not that one drunk slightly overweight single girl wandering into the bar at last call.
Monday, June 18, 2018
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Thursday, June 14, 2018
A New Addition
Yesterday at 1650 hrs. a new Republican took his first breath.
Victor James, my newest grandchild, weighed in at 6 lbs 12 oz.
Both he and my daughter are doing fine. My SIL has a great job where he can take as much time off as he needs, so he'll be home for 2 weeks to help take care of his 20 month old son and the newbie while mom is recuperating.
That makes a half dozen grand kids and I still have two daughters who aren't even engaged yet. Come on ladies, I ain't getting any younger.
Tuesday, June 12, 2018
In The News
A California man had his home raided, guns seized, and will appear in court this week to face a dozen state felony charges after attempting to register a rifle in accordance with state law
[...]The issues stem from a new California gun law, one of the strictest in the country, which redefined an "assault weapon" and required anyone with a gun that fell under the new definition to register it with the state. Joe Pilkington, a court-recognized firearms expert, told the news station that California's continually changing gun laws can be very difficult to navigate without professional help.If California is trying to encourage gun owners to obey the law, this is precisely the way to do it. Not.
Our New BFF?
It doesn't contain everything that we would want, but it doesn't involve anything that we don't want.
President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un signed what Trump says is a "very important" and "pretty comprehensive" document after their Tuesday summit in Singapore. Trump and Kim refused to immediately tell reporters what the declaration said, saying it would be handed out later.It's a pretty good start considering that we are still at war with North Korea.
Better Put Some Ice On That Interview
Former President and lip balm specialist William Jefferson Clinton decided to channel his inner Goebbels while speaking with Judy Woodruff on the the PBS Newshour.
The former president has come under fire once again for comments he made during a recent sit-down — this time noting how "norms have changed in terms of what you can do to somebody against their will."Fortunately the former President did not demonstrate to Ms. Woodruff how his "norms" have changed since his encounters with Juanita Broaddrick and Paula Jones.
This Raises The Bar For All Dumb Moves
Let's see. You have an incredibly well recognized international brand and you want to increase your consumer base to raise profits. What do you do?
IHOP stands for International House of Pancakes. The chain has been around for 60 years and has used the IHOP acronym since 1973. So what in the name of a Rooty Tooty Fresh 'N Fruity is IHOP thinking by changing its name to IHOb?What does the "b" stand for? Burgers? Baloney? Ballistic missiles? Sure, eating a lot of pancakes is not considered a healthy diet choice, but eating burgers is? Go to any burger joint and order a cheese burger with ketchup, that will add 455 calories to your waist line. Order their most expensive burger with all the extras you can ever imagine... that's gonna run you about 700 calories. The average chocolate chip pancake prepared in a restaurant is 185 calories. Even if you eat two, you're still better off with the pancakes.
Bring Out Your Dead!
My affection for Monty Python movies aside, I just don't think that the dead fully comprehend the issues needed to vote intelligently in our elections. Sure, this is a very unpopular opinion among Democrats, but the US Supremes also think that disenfranchising the deceased is a good idea.
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday revived Ohio's contentious policy of purging infrequent voters from registration rolls in a ruling powered by the five conservative justices and denounced by liberal Justice Sonia Sotomayor as an endorsement of the disenfranchisement of minority and low-income Americans.
In a 5-4 decision in the closely watched voting-rights case, the high court overturned a lower court's ruling that Ohio's policy violated a 1993 federal law enacted to make it easier to register to vote. All four liberal justices dissented, and top Democrats said the decision will boost what they called Republican voter-suppression efforts. But other states may now follow Ohio's lead.The liberals crow that Hillary won the popular vote in the 2016 Presidential Elections by 3 million. Of course that number includes 5 million dead voters and that's just in the State of Michigan.
Monday, June 11, 2018
Flowing Curves Of Beauty
Sunday, June 10, 2018
Friday, June 8, 2018
Dogs Against Romney
A little over two years ago penultimate RINO "Mittens" Romney launched a scathing attack against then-candidate Donald Trump pleading with Republicans to "stop him at any cost."
While speaking at the Hinckley Institute of Politics Romney said, "Given the current delegate selection process, that means that I'd vote for Marco Rubio in Florida and for John Kasich in Ohio and for Ted Cruz or whoever has the best chance of beating Mr. Trump in a given state."
"There's plenty of evidence that Mr. Trump is a con man, a fake. Mr. Trump has changed his positions, not just over the years, but over the course of the campaign. This recklessness is recklessness in the extreme. Donald Trump tells us that he is very, very smart. I'm afraid that when it comes to foreign policy, he is very, very not smart."
"Here's what I know, Donald Trump is a phony, a fraud. His promises are as worthless as a degree from Trump University. He's playing the American public for suckers."
That seething diatribe was pablum for the legion of Never Trumpers.
On Thursday, the one-time governor and twice-failed presidential candidate while at an invitation-only retreat─the same one he became emotional at two years before telling attendees that "seeing this is breaking my heart for the party"─is now saying the man he so clearly despised would easily win the GOP nomination in 2020 and solidly win a second term.
Talk about a sharp U-turn!
"Mittens" is in the midst of a Republican Senate primary campaign on June 26th against State Rep. Mike Kennedy. A loss to Kennedy would be an embarrassing stumble tantamount to Granny Clinton's collapse at the 9/11 Memorial ceremony in 2016. Who could forget that?
Romney needs to win over Utahn skeptics who question his dedication to the state—he moved there after losing the 2012 presidential race—and some are wary of his criticism of Donald Trump during the 2016 presidential campaign.
Remember when he choked during the last presidential debate with The World's Most Dangerous Community Organizer? I know you do.
He had Benghazi, he had Obamacare, he had the billions of dollars wasted on building the Obamacare website. He was mute. He did nothing. He choked. That was the quintessential moment he lost a winnable election.
Someone recently described Mitt Romney as a 6'2" oil slick with teeth. I will always remember the one thing that dogged him [pun intended]:
He strapped a dog carrier to the roof rack of the family station wagon and put his Irish Setter Seamus into the carrier where the dog remained for the 12-hour trip from Boston to Ontario.
The Boston Globe first broke the story in 2007 when it published a seven-piece profile of Romney after he launched his first presidential run. The Seamus incident was contained in a story about his family life with wife, Ann, and their five sons. It was meant to illustrate Romney's "emotion-free crisis management."
The dog, which had a penchant for wandering away from the Romneys' Boston home, ended up retiring to California with Romney's sister, Jane, who had space for him to roam freely. He lived to a ripe old age we're told, no thanks to Mitt's stunt.
Quote Of The Day
"[Mueller] cast a net on the waters and caught nothing."
"This enormously complex U.S. intelligence scandal is difficult to follow, even for the media who do so for a living. But the revelations have been adding up. As they do, they create an ever-clearer picture of massive political corruption at the DOJ, FBI and CIA."
"That is, 'deep state' collusion by our three main intelligence agencies, not collusion between the Trump campaign and the Russians."
"As much as anyone, former CIA Director John Brennan, an admitted former Communist sympathizer whose questionable past behavior clearly should have disqualified him from a senior intelligence post in the U.S., worked assiduously to undermine the campaign and later the very presidency of Donald Trump."
"On whose behalf was he doing this? His own? Or someone else's? Was it part of an Obama administration scheme to torpedo any chances that Trump would win the election?"
"Indeed, in recent weeks, the rationale for the Trump investigation — alleged concern about Russia hacking our election — has been shredded."
"What's left is a major scandal, SpyGate as some call it. It makes Watergate look like a two-bit burglary conducted by political amateurs. Which is what it was."
"That rumbling you now hear? It's the volcano of political corruption that now is shaking the earth and set to erupt in Washington, DC." ─ Investors Business Daily Editorial
A Wolfe At The Door
News broke late Thursday evening that a former Democrat staffer on the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence (SSCI) is expected to be indicted for making false statements to special agents of the FBI during the course of an investigation into the unlawful disclosure of classified information to reporters.
Wolfe had worked under leadership of both parties since 1987, before abruptly departing the Senate panel at the end of 2017.
Over the past year, as the Committee's Russia inquiry heated up, Wolfe was responsible for escorting high-profile witnesses into the committee's secure spaces (SCIF), including Trump's son-in-law and senior adviser, Jared Kushner.
The Justice Department alleges that, as SSCI Director of Security, Wolfe "was entrusted with access to classified SECRET and TOP SECRET information provided by the Executive Branch, including the U.S. Intelligence Community, to the SSCI. In this position, Wolfe was responsible for safeguarding all classified information in the possession of the SSCI."
Wolfe had a romantic relationship with New York Times reporter Ali Watkins. Watkins also worked for BuzzFeed and Politico during her three-year-long relationship with Wolfe.
They exchanged tens of thousands of text messages.
According to the indictment, "Despite WOLFE's statements, WOLFE had, in truth, engaged in extensive contact with multiple reporters, including conveying to at least two reporters information about MALE-1. WOLFE used his personal cell phone, his SSCI-issued electronic mail account and anonymizing messaging applications, including Signal and WhatsApp, to exchange electronic communications with reporters."
According to the New York Times, Mr. Wolfe's case led to the first known instance of the Justice Department going after a reporter's data under President Trump. The seizure suggested that prosecutors under the Trump Administration will continue the aggressive tactics employed under President Barack Obama. [emphasis mine]
The Obama Administration had repeated tangles with journalists such as James Rosen of Fox News, including secretly subpoenaing phone records of Associated Press reporters and editors during a 2012 leak investigation into a story about a bomb plot.
It appeared that the FBI was investigating how Ms. Watkins learned that Russian spies in 2013 had tried to recruit Carter Page, a former Trump foreign policy adviser. She published an article for BuzzFeed News on April 3, 2017, about the attempted recruitment of Mr. Page in which he confirmed the contacts.
The Washington Times notes, "The Justice Department claims Mr. Wolfe regularly met in secret with two of the reporters the FBI questioned him about as well as other journalists. Those meetings were often held in places unlikely to be discovered by others, including secluded areas of the Hart Senate Office building, restaurants, bars and private residences, prosecutors alleged in the indictment."
Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Richard Burr and ranking member, Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA), said in a joint statement: "While the charges do not appear to include anything related to the mishandling of classified information, the committee takes this matter extremely seriously. We were made aware of the investigation late last year, and have fully cooperated with the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Department of Justice since then."
June 8, 2018
Now all President Trump has to do is threaten to arrest Ali Watkins' parents and he'll have done about the same as Obama— Sean Spicier (@sean_spicier) June 8, 2018
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Thursday, June 7, 2018
Quote Of The Day
"In 2016, his Republican primary opponents didn't recognize that we are living in an age of bread and circuses, an age Donald Trump didn't create but into which he inserted his own circus. Curiosity seekers filled the tent and loved the show."
"The sophisticates in the media thought they could beat Donald Trump at this game by burying him under waves of negative publicity. But he feeds off of it, just as he turned the Philadelphia Eagles' White House no-show into a display of patriotic music, with the maestro at the center."
"Now, fantastically, some Democrats are complaining that they can't get their message out (the tax cut didn't work, Medicare for all) because Donald Trump has blotted out the media sun. Gee whiz, whose fault is that?"
"The eclipse won't end. The media has turned the Trump presidency into a phenomenon of constant self-absorption—their self-absorption in this one person. Donald Trump has become the biggest balloon in a political Macy's parade of modern media's own creation. They could let go of the ropes. But they won't." ─ Daniel Henninger, Wall Street Journal
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Net Gambling Houses Are A Lot Neater
You might have to admit, web-based betting houses have such far more appeal these days. With Bird Flu scares, SARS and other epidemics, who wouldn't rather pull up a chair or flop down in a recliner at home?
The appeal of Physical casinos will forever be unmatched as a favourite pastime activity, but what about during flu season? Do you definitely would like to be in a place that's open twenty four hours and is in no way exposed to a great overall washdown? With out being too obsessive about cleanliness, it is just something to think about.
The on line casinos certainly provide a cleaner approach to things. For instance, you are able to log into your favourite web gambling establishment room and never have to worry about holding the chips that your challenger has just coughed all over.
If you're a non-smoker, you do not need to generate conversation with everyone at the black-jack table while they "smoke you out" of the game. It is possible to receive up and go to the powder room and the dealer will wait. It is possible to stand up or sit down at the craps table and no one will disrupt your roll by tossing their cash down on the table as the dice are in motion.
The web based alternatives are sterile clean. Have you ever noticed how the conventional casinos have all of the gold and glass marred with fingerprints? It makes you stop and contemplate how many hands have actually done the marring and whether they were sparkling in the first place!
Internet wagering is undoubtedly the much more sanitary selection. You might have far more gaming choices than ever before and can interact with players from all more than the world without having having to share their germs. Where else can you find entertainment inside a smoke-free, people-free, germ-free environment? Nowhere else but in an online gambling establishment!