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This piece originally appeared on Bed Crumbs.
We are never going to completely understand Kanye West. Let's all acknowledge that now — nothing he does should be taken at face value alone. Even after his most literal tweetstorms, we're still left scratching our heads wondering what it all means. That much can be said for the video for "Fade," the third single off The Life of Pablo, which debuted at the MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday. We can't fully understand it, but we're sure as hell going to try.
In many ways, "Fade" is very much in line with West's recent work: committed to a specific artistic aesthetic, celebrating the power of a woman while simultaneously sexualizing her, making a statement about society. And, like West, it's unpredictable.
Initially, the viewer is entranced by G.O.O.D Music artist-slash-Yeezy-protégée Teyana Taylor — her dance moves, her ripped body, and her obvious send-up to Flashdance. Then, the video takes a turn for the borderline pornographic, showing Taylor, naked, in a NSFW shower session with her real life fiancé Iman Shumpert. But just when you think "Oh, okay, I think I get it," the video cuts to the final, and most puzzling, shot: Taylor, as a lioness, posing amongst a flock of sheep with Shumpert and (presumably) their baby.
"What the actual fuck does that mean?" could sum up the majority of the internet's initial reactions.
Reddit users were quick to come up with a starkly sexual interpretation of the video: "At the end, Teyana becomes a cat. She literally becomes pussy. This stands out a lot to me, especially after such a sexualized video," wrote user ChipSkyLurk. Several agreed: West is using the jarring pussy metaphor to shock viewers, to make you feel dirty for "being a slobbering horny animal."
Well, sort of. But not completely.
Others want to point out the biblical aspect of it — "the lion and lamb shall lay down together" thing — which doesn't fully cover it, either. Yes, religion is an important component of West's career. He calls himself Yeezus, won a Grammy for one of his earliest singles, "Jesus Walks," and his catalog is full of religious references. The thing is, there aren't any in this song. "Fade" has nothing to do with the Bible.
(His previous single, "Wolves," was ripe with references that would have made a lion-sheep visual metaphor work, what with all the comparisons of Kim and Ye to Mary and Joseph, the imagery of daughter North in Jesus-like rags, and the extended reference to the Matthew 7:15. That is a song that sets itself up for a video that could be 100 percent explained by religion and yet it ended up being a Balmain ad instead… But I digress.)
No, "Fade" isn't built upon a purely biblical explanation, either. Sexuality and religion are influences, but we need to pay closer attention to the aesthetic. That Flashdance homage isn't just a stylistic choice.
The '80s film has multiple parallels to West's life. A blue collar girl aspires to great artistic achievements but is a woman in a man's world, working as a welder by day and an exotic dancer by night. The professional dance world is not her world — it's polished, stuffy, upper class. When she finally lands an audition at an elite dance conservatory, she initially turns it down after realizing it was an opportunity born from someone's personal connection and not based on her own work and merit. But she recognizes the need to seize every available opportunity, the fact that getting an audition is one thing, but being good enough to make it in is another. She goes through with the audition in her own way: gritty, unconventional, authentic.
Multiple people in West's life fit into similar storylines: West himself, a college dropout from Chicago who wanted to be a star and had to work through ghost producing gigs for years to get there. His wife, Kim Kardashian: one of the most successful women in the world, who was able to turn her sex appeal into a lucrative business — an unconventional woman mogul in a man's world. The video's star herself: Teyana Taylor, who went from being in an episode of My Super Sweet Sixteen to a G.O.O.D. Music signee and West mentee by way of Pharrell Williams. Even West's ex Amber Rose, a former stripper turned entrepreneur, fits in there.
The Flashdance homage is aesthetically pleasing, yes, but it serves a greater purpose, especially when the final twist comes. Put in the work, and do things your way, and you'll succeed. While you're at it, embrace your sexuality. There is nothing shameful about the human body; it's powerful.
But when you succeed in a world where you don't naturally belong, in a world that doesn't want you to succeed, there are going to be a lot of critics. This is something West is no stranger to. People don't want him to succeed, they don't want him to even think of success as a possibility — something he even referenced it in his speech setting the video up:
"I know times for me, I sit down and talk to older, like, like, rich people. You know, a.k.a. white, you know. And they tell me, 'Don't compare yourself to Steve Jobs. Don't compare yourself to Walt Disney,' and my friend Zekiah told me… they tell me, 'Don't compare yourself to these people, right.' My friend Zekiah told me there's three keys to keeping people impoverished: that's taking away their esteem, taking away their resources, and taking away their role models. My role models are artists, merchants. There's less than ten that I can name in history. Truman. Ford. Hughes. Disney. Jobs. West."
To West, all those voices of doubt are meaningless — they're all sheep. The final image of Taylor isn't of the singer as a cat. No, she's a lion — a lion surrounded by sheep. Hate on Kanye West all you want. Try to hold him back. Talk down to him. It doesn't matter what you say.
A lion doesn't concern himself with the opinions of sheep.


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Lennox loves her toys. She has LOTS of toys. But some of her favorites lately are Lalaloopsy. At Christmas, we skipped over everything Lalaloopsy, thinking she wouldn't like them yet or she was too young, but the few gifts she got from others, she really loved. I think that is still her favorite and for sure, the most used Christmas toy – a Lalaloopsy blanket. How simple. She just loves it and has to sleep it every night. She calls it her "Blanklee" So this all started her obsession.
Lennox got 3 Lalaloopsies from family at Christmas time. Those little suckers are expensive, so she hadn't gotten anymore. But I was lucky enough to get some new ones for her at the consignment sale the other week for super cheap (we're talking $4/$5 each)!
Television & Movies
We were watching Nick Jr. the other day, we saw the preview for a Lalaloopsy show! We were both excited for it! Up until now, there has just been the 1 movie, which we have watched too many times on Netflix. There is also a new movie, which is only available on TV and at Walmart. If your kiddo likes Lalaloopsy too, check out the new show on Nick Jr. starting Friday, March 29 at 7:30pm EST.
Party Planning
What else Lalaloopsy? Well, I am planning on Lennox's THIRD (whoa) birthday party to be Lalaloopsy themed! Instead of going all out and having the party at home, we are going to have her birthday party at the neighborhood spray park. I don't have to get the house ready, it's free and it's fun! We will be able to invite all her little friends from school too. I will of course, still have plenty of items at the party that will be Lalaloopsy themed. Here are a few of my favorites from Pinterest.
Water Bottles / Button Sign / Goodie Bags / Table Top / Cupcake Toppers / Button Pops
I think the decor for a Lalaloopsy party can be so much fun since its bright and playful. I will post more about this as we get closer to Lennox's birthday and as I plan it all out. These are just some of my initial finds!
Does your little one love Lalaloopsy too? Have you had a Lalaloopsy party? I'd love to see pictures from it!

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The day started on BBC Sussex radio and an interview with Giddy's Nimbus Group's Co-director Carina Westling promoting the memory day. She read out a diary entry found during our research aof the Mass Observation Archive at The Keep.
Here's the radio interview with some images from our photographic research and first memory day:
1. Being on the 'front desk' welcoming the older people and talking them through the various consent forms they needed to sign.
2. Scanning images that people may have brought in.
3. Assisting photographer Elizabeth Doak in taking portraits.
4. Interviewing older people working with sound recordist Paul Farrington.
5. Independently interviewing and recording oral histories.
6. Generally chatting with newcomers and helping with the essential cups of tea etc.
See below a selection of the photos taken on the day. Elizabeth was looking for expressions that somehow captured their different personalities and response to sharing their stories. The gentleman with his eyes closed said he found the experience of sharing his stories quite an emotional one. We selected different backgrounds using material from 40's/50's and 60's and changed these from time to time. These images may end up as part of the exhibition and perhaps on the App itself.
|Pupils working with Elizabeth to take portraits
|Photos brought in by participant of the Memory day
|Caricature drawn by Ben Ware, brought in by his daughter who also took part in recording her own oral history.
|Dance hall in Brighton brought Photos brought in by participant of the Memory day


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Elaine Stritch is one of those pop-culture figures who you either know too much about or have never heard of.
A star of the Broadway stage for 70 years, she landed in New York at 18, took the town by storm and never looked back. She has a looong memory, what seems like total recall and absolutely no filter.
Which is what makes Chiemi Karasawa's Elaine Stritch: Shoot Me such a treat. Karasawa's camera unobtrusively follows Stritch and catches her tossed-off one-liners and interplay with others, whether it's fans on the street or Alec Baldwin on the set of 30 Rock. (At one point, while rehearsing a scene, she ad libs a line - to which Baldwin says, with a laugh, as he exits, "That's my laugh line. Don't you last-word me, you bitch.")
What do we learn? That Stritch, who turned 87 during the filming (she's 89 now), went on a couple of dates with a young John F. Kennedy, who lost interest when the former convent-school-girl wouldn't put out. That she quit drinking for more than 20 years but, now in her late 80s, has decided to have one drink a day. That she has diabetes, which is a constant source of worry. That she has memory problems with song lyrics from time to time - but uses it to her advantage onstage.
Indeed, that's the most intriguing thing about Shoot Me: that contrast between how tough and straight-talking Stritch is and how vulnerable she seems. There's a kind of disconnect between how frail she appears at moments when her blood sugar wreaks havoc on her mental state and how rip-roaring ready she looks when she hits the stage at the Cafe Carlyle or Town Hall in New York.
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Jamaican restaurateurs strike gold in Berlin
RosaCaleta - Jamaican fusion food in Germany
Business reporter
Sunday, October 01, 2017
Kirk Henry is a man of the world. He has big dreams and the drive to make it a more open and artistic place. Travelling and living in other countries since he was a teenager, he was a tour guide for JOYST at 17, and even went on exchange to Brussels with the now defunct AFS programme (a top student exchange programme of the 90s).
His journey to becoming a restaurateur was not straightforward. Kirk has had careers managing a Dolce & Gabbana store in Saks Fifth Avenue, taught French in Paris, and was a flight attendant at United Airlines.
His journey finally led him to Berlin, Germany, where he is now the owner of the restaurant RosaCaleta, situated in the hip metropolitan area of Kreuzberg, a cultural melting pot of people from different communities. "There is a very big Turkish community, lots of people from the film industry, and artists. It's somewhat gentrified. So, it's not uptown, not downtown. It's a mix of everything. Of movers and shakers and artists - struggling and successful."
And so he left his job in New York and made the move.
"Though I had a good job in New York, I wanted to do something for myself, I wanted to make sure that I left my stamp on the world. So I thought, come to Berlin, set up a place where if you were in Cape Town, Timbuktu, Buenos Aires, or Sydney, and you're packing your bags to come to Berlin, then my place would be on the list of places to come to."
For him RosaCaleta isn't just a restaurant, it is a meeting place and refuge.
"RosaCaleta is a restaurant that is more than a restaurant. It is a meeting place. Food drinks, art, performance are a part of the concept. It is also the place where expats and foreigners can feel comfortable no matter who they are. They can arrive and get informed about the city – in particular people of colour who move to Berlin. It's a refuge.
For him what makes RosaCaleta special is it's community aspect.
"Berlin was chosen because it is a place where you can be yourself, do what you want to do and be who you want to be without any social pressure to conform so much."
"What I wanted to do was to create an atmosphere of meet and greet – hanging out. Where the host, being me, would introduce people. Networking in an informal way. Not just networking in terms of business, but really just a meeting place, and this was my objective and this is what we've accomplished.
"So we have a restaurant, but what happens is that people come, and then they either run into someone they know, or … friendships are created. I can't tell you how many couples met at RosaCaleta or had their first date there, or were introduced by me or Troy. These kinds of things are regular occurrences at RosaCaleta."
At RosaCaleta, the food is as colourful as the Jamaican culture and is an exciting mix of everything that the Caribbean brings, merged with a German touch. It's a "…Jamaican-European fusion restaurant, " shares Kirk. "What we offer is a combination of classic Jamaican and fusion dishes e.g (spicy guava perl chicken, Jamaican Spätzle which uses sweet potatoes instead of what they normally use in Germany, which is pasta. They also serve a filet of salmon smothered in escovietch sauce and served on a homemade coco bread.
"Everything is mixed in with Jamaican ingredients and European techniques or vice versa. It's really a mish-mash of techniques, ingredients and ways of doing things."
RosaCaleta is named after both owners' grandmothers. "When I got the restaurant and the keys, I insisted that I have a name when I push the key in the door."
" Troy, my business partner, cooked dinner for me and my lawyer and we were all brainstorming for the name. I considered Basil, my grandfather's name, and my grandmother's name Caleta."
But then he considered using the name of the grandmother of his business partner, Rose. "I put them together and RosaCaleta was born. It really just sounded from the get-go like a name that would be interesting and near and dear to both myself and Troy who are the principals in the business."
Troy Lopez is the creative mind behind each recipe, while Kirk manages the location and everyday operations. He is also Jamaican, hails from St.Ann, and moved to New York at 14, then Paris, then Berlin.
Kirk admits that there were challenges along his entrepreneurial journey. "There were challenges but I was just determined to make it happen. The language was more difficult. At that time, 10 years ago, a lot of people didn't speak English. I had taken a course in German and I went through the best way I knew how, by gesticulation. I had to do the licences, register the business, etc. A lot of people warned me that it would be difficult. However, I foundthat I got kindness from all of the functionaries."
There were also difficulties in dealing with neighbours, with regards to the noise when they were renovating, and even after the opening. But through flexibility, kindness and a listening ear, he received their understanding and patience. "We learnt to work with those around us. Now every single neighbour has come to RosaCaleta for dinner or at least drinks."
His biggest challenge at the start, however, was the location. His initial capital didn't permit him to invest in a location in the centre on a main street, but instead on a side street. So he had to find ways to get people to come out. However, thanks to a marketplace opening there a few years later, he benefited from their marketing. "…Suddenly everyone was talking about the neighbourhood. Now it became 'We are in the area, let's drop by RosaCaleta." So that was a challenge that we overcame by chance, by luck or by divine intervention."
Now business is going well for the RosaCaleta restaurant and they have accomplished quite a lot. "It's known in Berlin and has now become a brand."
They catered for the world athletics championships in 2009. "We did PUMA's welcome event for Usain Bolt and the Jamaican team. PUMA was so impressed with us that they used us to cater all 10 events held, including the VIP celebrations. This set us on our way and gave us some press."
One of their most exciting highlights has been their recent feature in the Deutsche Welle, the Geman equivalent of the BBC. "We were a part of their TV series called '50 kitchens and One Homeland'. There are over 6,000 restaurants in Berlin and we were chosen as one of the 50. Then, of the 50, they asked us to host the book launch, as well as the airing of the first episode (and they paid us). It was amazing, as it showed us where we've reached."
They have also been featured in Elle Magazine Deutchland (Germany) on their list of trendy places in Berlin.
Though a small restaurant, they have also catered large events of 300 to 450 people and regularly cater for ambassadors and embassies. "We cater when people want something special – the Nigerian Embassy, the consulate of Curacao, the Mozambique ambassador. They often call on us to do their events."
For the future, Kirk hopes to expand into products and more locations. "Our fire sauce (sauce made of Jamaican peppers and other spices) is also well known in the city. We are now in the process of converting it into a supermarket shelf product and are now looking at expanding and opening branches in other cities.".
Kirk Henry and Troy Lopez of RosaCaleta Berlin have placed a bit of Jamaican warmth and spice in that European city. It has become what he had initially envisioned… "A place in Berlin that was an entertainment space. A lounge for relaxation, for where people could meet and create a platform for art and performance."
It is a refuge — a delicious home away from home.


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Kimberley Search and Rescue had to step in when a group of rafters became separated on the Kootenay River.
A total of 19 people entered the waterway from Wasa Monday afternoon.Six went ahead but the remaining 13 did not follow.
RCMP Sergeant Chris Newel explains the larger group decided to abandon the trip due to an incoming storm.
However, they couldn't exit the water due to the steep banks and heavy bush surrounding the river.
The local SAR detachement deployed members just after 9 PM but Newel admits they had difficulty reaching the stranded rafters.
He says heavy bush and steep banks surrounded the area of the river the rafters were located.
No one was injured but the rafters were not equipped to spend a night in the bush.
Everyone made it home safe by 1 AM.
– Kimberley RCMP Sgt. Chris Newel


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Have You Defined Your Blog Rules of Engagement?
For the last 2-years I went dormant with this blog and took some time away to develop some steadfast rules regarding the content of this site and the subjects I write about. Those guidelines have sometimes flexed in the past depending on the size of the company I'm working with, whether a public or private entity, but the goal has always been to keep content at the most professional level.
With a recalibration in mind, let's take a look at some of the more basic ground rules that should be in place for a blog for a corporate finance professional:
· Specific numbers should never be discussed, regardless of whether it is already in the public domain or not. Leave that to the reporters.
· If you find yourself working for a public company, refrain from discussing, even generally, initiatives or change management, regardless if it might be in the past.
· If working for a private company, make sure you have an understanding of the culture and how your writings might be viewed by management…as a liability or a signal of the value you bring to the company.
· Even if you don't work there, is it appropriate to discuss your efforts there and the initiatives/improvements you managed. There are a few companies in my resume that I simply don't discuss in this forum.
Great, so you've just taken away a lot of my day-to-day experience that I can write about…what do I have left? When it comes to strengething your skills as a Finance professional there is no shortage of topics that you can choose that can continue contributing and impacting your personal growth.
· While you're going to be part of a larger "reporting" group, you can always choose new developments in accounting topics that are of particular interest to you.
· Discuss situational experiences with colleagues at other companies, what they were challenged with, and the strategies they employed.
· Are there any recent books related to your functional area to write a review on?
· Are there any industry or professional summits that you attended which would be of interested to your readers?
· What professional organizations do you regularly contribute to? I've been a member of FEI for 3-years and expanded my contribution to the Board last year, which has provided some great discussions and content.
· Are there any recent magazine articles or interviews that you have an opposing view on.
Very simply, the everyday experiences in your current work environment aren't your only source of content inspiration. As a Finance professional we are all tasked with knowing what the available resources are and how to deploy them. With the challenge of developing content, your office isn't the only resource available to you.
Thanks for reading….
Jeffrey Ishmael


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Glintingly garnet and with that classic, alluring Burgundian, almost bodily, earthiness. Gower 2016 is a Chesterfield leather couch absorbing you beside a fireplace. Venison smoked over cherry wood is on the menu. Vigorous and energetic on the palate. Think 14-point stag eating wild berries and startled by the crack of a twig. Powerful and alert. Capable of a fabulously lengthy evolution. Please decant! 100% Lenswood Pinot Noir, handpicked, 90% whole bunch, wild-yeast fermentation, one month on skins, only four barrels made, 10 months in 25% new French oak, bottled in December 2016, unfiltered & unfined *TROPHY FOR BEST PINOT NOIR 2017 ADELAIDE HILLS WINE SHOW * Please contact us for prices and availability of our wine
Our beautiful Swaby evolves with time and matures with considerable grace. This year sees her striding majestically into an apple orchard in blossom and firing a Colt 45.
Wildly aromatic graphite, flint and blossom aromas mingled with fresh, young sage leaves. She has always been good looking but this year when she walks into a room, heads turn and compliments abound – she's angular chic and paleo-diet lean with those crackling, acerbic edges that keep her dinner guests hanging on her every word. Complex. Lingers long on the palate and the mind.
100% Kenton Valley Chardonnay, handpicked, wild-yeast fermentation, only four barrels made, some bâttonage, 12 months in 25% new French oak, bottled in December 2016.
Everyone loves a plot twist. Skimming the surface, Archer Beau Chardonnay 2015 seems to be all light-hearted pear drops and sugar crystals on the nose. Read into it more deeply, thorough, and dense layers of gunflint and clove-pierced blood oranges are revealed alongside quiet echoes of honeysuckle. Textured, silky and mouth filling on the palate with luscious flavours of creamy fresh cashews and candied lemon. The crisp acid profile – mellowed over a year in bottle – provides fantastic length. An intriguing page-turner that you won't easily put down. Only one barrel made; chosen by Kirsty as the best of the vintage. 100% Piccadilly Valley Chardonnay, wild yeasts, nine months in 100% new French oak, 12 months in bottle, only one barrel produced. SOLD OUT
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If you've ever watched a tango you'll know that it doesn't just take two… it takes careful coordination to turn potential chaos into a seamlessly spectacular duo. Like a beautifully choreographed dance, BK Remy 2015 interweaves vineyard and winery. Made from same fruit as our award-winning Gower, this single barrel was chosen by Kirsty as the best of the vintage. The gapless aromatic profile displays tobacco-leaf sweetness and fermenting Burgundian-forest oak leaves with deeper layers of stewed rhubarb and cherry pie. The characters on the palate are remarkably similar to the nose and rounded out with cornflour-smooth tannins. A true harmony of elements. 100% Lenswood Pinot Noir, wild yeasts, nine months in 100% new French oak, 12 months in bottle, only one barrel produced.
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Where our Remy Pinot Noir displays fresh tobacco leaf characteristics, BK Mazi Syrah has the deep, brooding aroma of dried tobacco with the lift of oak. Rich, black kalamata olives and dark plums on the nose. On the palate the tannic structure is full-bodied and gripping but with a smooth, fine-grain texture. The flavours are pure French-Vietnamese fusion – slow-cooked beef in Asian spices. Feel free to cellar this wine for years, if you have the patience. Alternatively, consider decanting it for just as long as you'd like. Serve with the Christmas goose.
100% Blewitt Springs Syrah, 100% whole bunch, 100% in new French puncheon for 12 months, 18 months in bottle.


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How can I help someone prevent relapse?
Relapse prevention is the one of the most critical components of recovery from any addiction. Everyone involved in the love and care of someone in recovery, including the recovering addict themselves, has a role to play in order to help prevent relapse.
So, what steps can you take to be sure that you are on the center of the path to addiction recovery? And what should family members keep in mind? We explore here. Then, we invite your questions, comments, or feedback at the end.
The Number One Key to Preventing Relapse
The first thing that family members, friends, and the recovering addict themselves must do in order to support recovery is to be honest. If it seems like an old pattern of addiction-related behavior is emerging (i.e., disappearing for hours at a time without explanation, delusional thinking, unhealthy coping behavior, etc.) say something!
Family members should sit down with the recovering person and calmly and honestly tell them what they think they see. Silence in these situations can put sobriety in jeopardy. Keep in mind that honesty is a two way street. Recovering addicts should be honest with their family about their thoughts of using or strong temptations to do so and reach out to their sponsor (if they're in a 12-step program), or their therapist. Triggers can bring on strong drug cravings, which can be overcome. But this first and most important tool to use is to "tell on yourself". Be honest, and the rest of the pieces can fall into place.
How the recovering addict can prevent relapse
As a recovering addict, it is beneficial for you to embrace the idea that you have a chronic illness that has no known cure. Addiction, like cancer, is a life-long disease that must be carefully managed and monitored. How can you prevent relapse? These tips can help you prevent stepping back into the chaos that is active drug addiction.
TIP 1: Keep close ties with people who don't abuse drugs or who are in recovery. Seeing a daily example of life without drugs and addiction reinforces the idea that drugs aren't necessary to have a good time or get through a tough time in life.
TIP 2: Adjust the manner in which you think and talk about your addiction and drug use in general. Thinking of drug use or talking about drug use as being absolutely fun, entertaining, "cool," or other positive things (especially around younger family members and children) reinforces a toxic notion: You're "missing out" on not abusing drugs. Too often, reflecting upon addiction as a 100% positive thing can have a relapse-triggering effect on recovering addicts.
TIP 3: Create a relapse prevention plan. Planning what to do in crisis situations, or when cravings become strong, can be a lifesaver. Anticipate triggers for relapse. If you outline the worst case scenario, and truly complete this risk assessment tool, you will then identify how to cope with situations…and are in a better place to take positive ACTION rather than to slip into old patterns.
How the family can help prevent relapse
All you family members (and friends) of recovering addicts can do your share to help prevent relapse, as well. There are things you can do for yourselves and for the recovering addict to help protect their sobriety.
TIP 1: Reduce stress levels early on. When your loved one first returns home from a treatment hospital or recovery center, give them time to ease back into their routine without drugs. Start with smaller responsibilities like taking out the trash, doing laundry, or washing the car. Over the course of the next month or two, begin to add in larger tasks such as paying household bills.
TIP 2: Go to family recovery meetings. Going to Al-Anon, Ala-Teen, or other family support groups for the friends and family members of addicts helps them stay sober. The dynamics within their social circle or household that helped nurture their addiction may still be present once they are home, and that puts their sobriety at risk.
TIP 3: Have fun! One of the most helpful things you can do as a friend or family member is to be sure to engage in lots of pleasurable activities with your loved one that don't involve drugs. These could be board games in the kitchen, a night out at the movies, or a walk in the park with your dogs.
Working together for long term sobriety
Following all of these guidelines can help foster closer, stronger, more genuine and healthier relationships between the recovering addict and their family and friends. These relationships can give them the support, motivation, encouragement and resiliency they need in order to prevent relapse.
If you are in need of immediate support, please post in the comments section below. We'll do our very best to respond to you personally and promptly, or to refer you to local community services in your area.
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I met a guy during my business trip a month ago. We were friends at first then he open up to me, therefore we started. He told me that he is in recovering for alcoholic for 6 months now. And I didn't realise before what an AA is, until now!
Our relationship moved very fast in the past month, we were very happy and crazy in love with each other, we even talked about marriage and children. Since we were in a long distance relationship, he asked me to fly over to his home with my parents as to meet his at Christmas
Suddenly, a week ago, he confessed to me that he relapsed and went to hospital for a week (which he told me he was sick before) then he said he drank again because long distance relationship made him weak, sad and stupid and he couldn't do that, plus seeing my parents that soon gave him many pressure. But the worst thing he told me because I constantly drink in front of him when we were together (back there, I asked him if is ok if I drink in front of him and he said yes! And I wasn't realize before) that's why he said he wanted to end this relationship with me
After, I started the read and understand more about being an AA and I want to let him know that I can support him, always by his side, give him all the positive impacts and even I can give up drinking together with him. But I'm not sure if I did that will it help for his recovery or make thing worst?
Please give me some advices
You did a really great job at breaking down effective relapse prevention techniques. With the holidays coming up, relapse can be very tempting. Remember to stay strong this holiday season and do not give into temptation! Continue to help yourself and others around you avoid relapse every day.
Good luck,
Hello Ren. I believe by now you it's clear for you that drinking in front of a recovering alcoholic is not advised. I don't know what you should do. You can try to talk to him, see where you stand and then decide together if you are going to take this forward or leave it as it is. Be ready for whatever the outcome, support him if he you decide to continue the relationship, but give up if he feels you are a trigger for his relapse.


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"Raymond Chabot Grant Thornton is proud to be involved in this project and to continue contributing to the development of dynamic local businesses."
- Pierre Lapointe, Vice-President of Raymond Chabot Grant Thornton's Québec City region
MONTREAL, Dec. 16, 2013 /CNW Telbec/ - Raymond Chabot Grant Thornton and Desjardins Group announced today the beginning of a sustainable, structured collaborative effort to help immigrant investors wishing to live in Quebec and Canada and contribute to the country's prosperity.
As of January 2014, AURAY Capital, a subsidiary of Raymond Chabot Grant Thornton, and Desjardins Group will work together to provide complementary, value-added services to investors. The Immigrant Investor Program's business development activities, backed by Desjardins Group until now, will be delegated to AURAY Capital and Desjardins Group will act as a financial partner. Desjardins Group personnel involved in the Immigrant Investor Program will join AURAY Capital to help carry out its new mandate.
"We are positive that our long-term commitment will enable us to help business investors grow and contribute to the development of our economy. Such practices are entirely within our Firm's mission, which is to help our people and organizations reach their full potential. We are also very proud to be expanding our range of services and welcoming new talent within the Firm," said Pierre Lapointe, Vice-President of Raymond Chabot Grant Thornton's Québec City region.
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A crown is placed on an individual tooth. If you have a decayed tooth or a tooth that has a large filling a crown can be placed over the tooth to prevent the tooth from fracture or having further decay that may lead to root canal. We have two ways of creating crowns in our office. The first step in either procedure is to numb the patient. The next step is to prepare the tooth by removing any decay and shaping the tooth so that a crown can fit on it. One way of creating a crown requires the use of our CEREC machine and allows the crown to be completed in one visit. The CEREC machine is a 3D machine that can take an image of the prepared tooth. The image is then used to create a custom crown, veneer or on-lay. Then the crown is cemented to the prepared tooth. The other option is to prepare the tooth and then take an impression of the tooth. The impression is sent to a laboratory where a crown is made. This process can take about a week or two. After the crown is made, the patient would have to come in to have it inserted.
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Like a lot of other Nicolas Roeg films, Eureka feels like a traditional movie that has been chopped up, remixed, amplified and filtered through Roeg's very specific collection of fetishes and obsessions. Roeg is an inconsistent filmmaker (sometimes ping-ponging from brilliance to silliness within the span of mere minutes), but a consistently interesting one: his failures tend to be every bit as memorable as his successes.
The film begins in the Canadian wilderness circa 1925, where we find gold prospector Jack McCann (Gene Hackman, The French Connection) – based on real-life prospector Sir Harry Oakes - engaged in a heated brawl with a man who wants to be his business partner. "I never made a nickel off another man's sweat," Hackman roars. If he finds gold, he's going to keep every last cent of it for himself. Even so, he hasn't had much luck so far, and he's seen a lot of other men in his profession driven to madness by their despair. Eventually, Jack has an encounter with a mysterious fortune teller (Helena Kalianiotes), who declares that Jack is going to have everything his heart desires. Sure enough, Jack subsequently stumbles (quite literally) into a gold mine.
This opening half-hour is the film's richest and most fascinating section; a portrait of Herzogian madness that builds to one of the most memorable sequences of Roeg's career: when Jack strikes it rich, the entire screen is flooded with gold while the soundtrack is flooded by Wagner's powerful "Vorspiel." It's pure cinematic ecstasy... an emotional high point that Jack will never reach again.
From here, we move forward twenty years, and find Jack a wealthy, lazy man who fears that everyone around him – his best friend Charles (Ed Lauter, The Artist), his wife Helen (Jane Lapotaire, The Young Messiah), his spoiled daughter Tracy (Theresa Russell, Insignificance), his daughter's boyfriend Claude (Rutger Hauer, Blade Runner) – is trying to take everything he has. Truth be told, his fears seem to be well-founded. He has everything he's ever wanted, but seems profoundly unhappy, spending most of his time attempting maintain control of the life he's created for himself.
The basic idea of the film is a riff on the central theme of Citizen Kane (and a lot of other movies, for that matter): that getting everything you want in life can be more of a curse than a blessing. However, the film's delivery of this simple moral is anything but straightforward, as Roeg takes all sorts of strange, dreamlike detours on his way to this film's version of a Kane-style ending. Religious iconography turns up all over the place, supernatural forces (of various sorts!) seem to be intervening rather directly in the lives of the characters and almost every strand of the plot eventually works its way into dark sexual territory (one of the film's most bizarre scenes is a deeply unpleasant-looking orgy involving lots of writhing snakes wriggling around the writhing human bodies).
I won't pretend to be able to decode all of this imagery – with a handful of exceptions, I've always found getting on Roeg's wavelength to be more than a little tricky – but again, it's never dull. It's also fascinating to observe the way that Roeg's actors seem to be performing on different wavelengths: Hackman is his usual grounded, snarling self, but Hauer (cool, detached, sometimes sinister, sometimes not) has some of the otherworldly oddness that David Bowie brought The Man Who Fell to Earth, while Russell's turn is volatile and emotionally-charged. There's also a solid turn from Joe Pesci (Raging Bull) as an American gangster named Mayakofsky (clearly modeled on Meyer Lansky), who has a nice little speech about how, "everyone's an American now."
The film never matches the best moments of its opening section, but curiously enough, that works on a thematic level. The most striking idea here is that chasing a prize is ultimately more rewarding than actually getting one. In Roeg's eyes, once you've achieved everything you set out to achieve, the absurdity and meaninglessness of life begins to make itself apparent. Eureka!
Rating: ★★★ (out of four)
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 130 minutes
Release Year: 1983


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From Tragedy to Triumph: Detroiter Neicy Johnson Steps Forward. Back
Nov 13, 2014
By Tracey Bivens
Life will throw you as many blows as it wants to. There's no avoiding it. There has never been a period in anyone's life where we have not had to overcome financial, social,
professional, or any other kind of woe at one time or another. However, when it comes to the magnitude of what Detroiter Neicy Johnson has had to endure… it can make some of things that we call "pain and suffering", pale in comparison to what this young lady has encountered in her life. Behind the ever present smile that Neicy keeps on her face, she manages to give us insight on how she has dealt with the struggle of a cancer diagnosis, pioneering a support system for survivors, the importance of family and she even manages to talk about steppin. As the author of this interview, I ask that you not pity Neicy Johnson as your read it but draw from inner strength because this is by no means a story that focuses on her obstacles but rather one of those rare stories that embraces a champion survivor and lover of life.
Tracey: In my writing career, I've conducted a lot of interviews with individuals in the steppin community. I've spoken to its pioneers, I've covered the mega events and spoken to steppin "celebrities" but this is definitely the first time that I stand in awe because I don't have the opportunity to speak with people who have the magnitude of your physical, mental and emotional strength. Describe for us the day when the earth stood still for you.
Neicy: I'll start with the day that I found the knot in my neck. It was in February 2004. I was on lunch. I'm really in tune with my body, so I'm always feeling and touching to make sure nothing is out of the ordinary. I was driving and I had my right hand on my neck and felt a knot on left side. A week later… I was getting my hair done and I felt like I was going to pass out. The next day on a Saturday I went to ER…I advised the ER doctor of the knot and a scan of my neck and my head was performed. When the results came back, the doctor informed me that the radiologist saw a mass in my neck and my back. Because I had no clue what that meant, I was worried. I was referred to an oncologist and was scheduled for a neck biopsy. A couple of weeks passed before the results were due to come back. During that time, I was a basket case. I tried to go on with my days as normal and not worry but it was very difficult. On March 4, 2004, my life changed. It was the day I was diagnosed with Hodgkin's Lymphoma which is cancer of the lymph tissues. I knew nothing about it except that is was cancer. Of course I was in shock. I remember the doctor saying to me, "If you have any type of cancer…THIS is the one you want to have because the survival rate is very high." that didn't make me feel better at all. I've been very independent throughout my adult life and handled this appointment alone because I didn't want to alarm my family. I definitely should not have gone to the doctor by myself that day. I was crying in the office and all I could think about were my children. The thought of death was my companion from that moment on. I was numb. I remember the walk from the doctor's office to the car. It seems like it took forever to get to my car. I sat in the car…cried…and called my family and friends to tell them about my diagnoses. I went home and everything started from there. I didn't know what the outcome was going to be but I was ready to get the ball rolling. I researched the cancer to get a better understanding and to know what was coming next. A few days later, I was scheduled for a number of tests. I was given a complete scan of my entire body, a test was performed on my lungs, my heart and a bone marrow biopsy which was very painful. The results of the test revealed that the cancer had spread to my neck, under both arms, my lungs and my chest. The stage of the cancer was at stage 3B. I had read that there were only 4 stages and I was very close. Of course, I believed I was not going to survive. On March 22nd is when my chemotherapy began.
Tracey: There are a lot of people who reach for alcohol, weed, sex, etc. in an effort to deal with things they don't want to face in life. You obviously reached for a higher spiritual plane. How were you able to keep your sanity?
Neicy: (Long pause) through prayer. I did a lot of praying and had a lot of people praying for me. The one thing I did not do was keep my diagnoses a secret. I knew I couldn't get through this alone. As I stated before, I am very independent but this was a battle I wasn't ready to face by myself. My family, friends and church family were very supportive the entire time. The week of my treatments which I had every other Monday, my mom took care of me and helped me with my children. I am so grateful for her. It took me a minute to come to grips with it all. A few months after I started chemotherapy, I wanted to give up. I was tired. The chemotherapy treatments were rough. My treatments were administered in my arm and many days I sat there for 4 to 5 hours wanting to rip the IV out and go home. I faked a lot of the things that go along with the side effects because I didn't want my family to worry. The chemotherapy took a toll on my body and as soon as I was starting to feel a little better, it was time for another treatment. About 3 months into the chemo, I received a chest Medi-port which made the treatments easier and faster. At times, I would sit and visualize my children who were 13 and 5 at the time, being here without me. So I had to pull it together and push through it. Without a doubt my children motivated me to gain the strength and the will to fight. In August 2004, my sister announced that she was pregnant. While growing up, she always said she didn't want children. When she told my family she was having a baby, I was excited about being an aunt. I told myself that I need to be here so I can help her take care of her baby even though she had a husband. (Laughing) At that point…the fight was on. My niece was born March 31st 2005 with Cerebral Palsy and collectively, as a family we help my sister and brother in law take care of my niece. See how God works?
I was on disability for 8 months and on my good days, the week I didn't have treatment, I voluntarily went to work two days a week. The week of my treatment on Tuesday through Friday, I would drive myself to the hospital to have an injection to keep my immune system up. Afterwards, I volunteered at my son's school. My being able to work and get out of the house helped me with the depression that was setting in. I pushed through my remaining treatments. The doctors gave me a lot of ft but I was determined to get through it without over doing it. Throughout my journey, I continued to pray.
In September 2004 (I can't remember the exact date) I was scheduled for an appointment to get some results from my scan. On my way to the doctor, I saw darkness. Everything was dark to me. I felt like I couldn't hear anything…things were moving in slow motion…it was weird. I didn't know going into the doctor's office what my scan would show. I was really nervous. I remembered one time I saw a different doctor in my doctor's absence. She told me because I was stage 3B, the cancer will most likely come back and that mindset always stuck with me when I went in for my checkups. When my doctor came in, he told me exactly what I prayed for. I was CANCER FREE!!!… I cried through the entire visit. They were happy tears and all of a sudden, the darkness surrounding me was no longer. I thought I was done with the treatments but he wanted me to have 2 more treatments for preventive reason. I completed my last chemotherapy October 25, 2004 and recently celebrated 10 years Cancer Free. About 2 years later… my drive to help others who were battling cancer began. During my treatments, my finances suffered…my living expenses and my children suffered which caused some issues. That's when I decided I wanted to help other families dealing with cancer by lifting some of their burden.
Tracey: There have been women all over this country, particularly in the steppin community who are forging the fight with cancer. Chicagoans Darice Jones Goodwin and Angie Fletcher have both had very real time struggles with their cancers with Facebook pictures and all. What generated your interest in chronicling the stories of survivors?
Neicy: First let me say, those two women have been such an inspiration to me and others that read their journey. They have demonstrated such courage, strength and faith throughout their battle with breast cancer.
About a year after I was diagnosed with the cancer, I kept saying that I wanted to do something for cancer on a larger scale. I would do the walks, donate and purchase cancer related items but that wasn't enough. A few years ago, I came across some women on the internet that were featured in a calendar in a different state. These women were all breast cancer survivors. A couple of years ago my finances were blessed and the project was still on my heart. I had no clue what I was doing but I stepped out on faith, and put my plans into motion. I posted on FB that I was looking for 12 women that are cancer survivors or battling cancer to participate in the photo shoot. In hopes their stories will be a blessing to other women that are battling cancer and do not see a light at the end of the tunnel. To also encourage them and relaying that despite the chemotherapy, hair loss, surgeries, radiation, tears, pain and depression they are still beautiful on the inside and outside. The 24 ladies that appear in my calendars have incredible survivor stories. I have learned so much from these ladies. I then decided that I didn't want the calendar to be just about breast cancer survivors so I included all cancers. My plan is continue this project as long as I can. I have a 23 year old daughter and a god daughter and I have expressed to them that if anything happens to me, I would like for them to continue what I started. I am also looking to do a calendar for men cancer survivors as well. Because men are so private, I know it will be a challenge that I am most definitely prepared to handle.J. There are so many men I believe that battled with cancer and beat it. I just think if more men talk about their experiences it can help other men that maybe facing this disease.
It's important we listen to their bodies and if there is something going on that's not normal, we must go to the doctor and stop self-diagnosing ourselves. Early detection can save your life.
Tracey: I feel you on wanting to feature the men who have survived cancer because they don't typically communicate with the world about this illness like the women do. Frank Silky Slim Westley stepped out on faith in the Detroit steppin community by letting the world see him as a survivor officially last year and he is surely to be commended for his bravery in doing that. However, I know two other men in our local community who choose not to share because they are simply not there in the process yet.
Your calendars would most assuredly make wonderful holiday gifts this season because of the individual testimonies of courage and strength. How can people purchase the calendars?
Neicy: I have a website www.womentolb.com. The calendars are $20.00. A portion of the funds raised will be donated to 3 cancer centers in effort to assist with medical bill, utility bills, living expenses, transportation and medical equipment etc.
Tracey: You have been featured in a lot of pictures on Facebook and your sister and cousins are ever present in a lot of them. The bond between you all is very pronounced. For those of us who have sought sisterhood in sororities, or have sisters at home, can you talk about what you believe the true meaning of sisterhood and family means to you?
Neicy: For me it means…family first. I am very family oriented. I absolutely love my family! Our friends that come to our family gatherings…they see that loving side and stare in awe. If anyone claims to know anything about me, they know THAT I love my family. Anyone who comes around, and been around for years are considered family. We can't get rid of them if we tried. LOL!! We all look out for each other and respect one another. We may have our differences (what family doesn't) but we stick together like glue. We're bringing up our children…the generation after us to stay close, look out and take care of each other.. In this world…we all need to love on each other more. The family photos I post on FB is myself and Trina Perryman (my sister), Shordee Kelly and Lanette Catching (sisters) and we're all cousins. So that's how we came up with Sister/Cousin J. I have a number of family members in the dance community Toni Cleaves, Angie Larson and John Isabel (Ballroomer) are my cousins. When we all get together, we have a good time.
Tracey: Let's look at the steppin world in Detroit. It's not the easiest dance to learn or do; it's filled with the petty nuances just like other organizations and it can be very demanding on one's social life. Yet, you just received a certificate from the You + Me =We organization which recognized your dedication towards improving your basic skills in the dance. Why was it important for you to learn how to step?
Neicy: Before I started steppin… I couldn't dance a lick. (Laughing) off beat and all. I was introduced to the dance in 2009. I wasn't serious about the dance at that time. I just enjoyed the socializing and the music. My first trip with the steppin community was 2011. I attended the WLSC. It was so overwhelming but I had a good time. I was traveling before steppin but now that I am part of the community, I travel even more and I love it. I enjoy meeting new people, laughter, dancing, taking pictures just having pure fun. I love the Grown and Sexy atmosphere. I love the sexiness and smoothness that I see on the dance floor. In the last few months, I have become more familiar with the Old School Steppin. I've watched a number of videos on You Tube and I must say I like it. The other stuff/drama that comes along with the dance…I don't participate in. I come out with my family and friends and we enjoy ourselves. When I first started dancing, I did care what people on the sidelines thought about my dance. I was afraid to mess up or to be out there looking crazy. LOL!! I still struggle with it sometimes but not as much. I attend classes on Tuesday and Thursday with Drew Alexander Smooth-Tivity Production and he works with me a lot. I took session one with U+ME=WE and received a certificate of completion along with the other students. I enjoyed the sessions and found them beneficial for what I want to do which is enhance my dance. After the session ended, I was given feedback from U+ME=WE and Drew that I need to show more confidence in my dance. Since then, I have stepped my game up. I'm working on relaxing and on my sexy LOL!!! When time permits, I plan to take the rest of the sessions. Yes, steppin can be demanding on your social life. Because I have other obligations outside of the dance world, I balance very well. I'm not able to participate in as many events as I like to. I get out as much as I can.
Tracey: I imagine you have to keep stress as the lowest levels possible in your life but in light of the recent demise of your father…it just seems that the pressures of life refuse to let up. How are you still standing?
Neicy: I can't say that it's been easy for me. I try my best to keep my stress level at a minimum due to me not wanting the cancer to return. The one thing that keeps me going are my children. Also I'm working on a few more projects that will allow me to do what I love doing and that's helping others. My family have experienced a loss every year since 2003. So the last 11 years has been difficult for us. I have my moments when I feel like I am carrying a lot of weight on my shoulder and it's just that, a MOMENT. I don't stay there long. I had a moment this past Sunday, I needed to get out so I went to Firewater to dance a little bit and be around some people. My father was murdered in Memphis, TN on September 28th. When my father was taken from me… I was angry and hurt. Losing a parent is a different experience. It's very difficult losing a parent. When I received the call, I was devastated. I did the only thing I could do. In between the tears, I prayed. I even prayed for the person that took his life. In hope that he/she would find it in their heart to come forth. It's only been a month and a half and I am doing ok some days are rougher than others. I have five sisters in Memphis and we call to check on each other. We pray that soon we'll have some closure and justice will be served. I actually met a few people on Facebook that experienced the same type of circumstances surrounding the death of a parent. It helps to talk to others that understands and been where you are. I have a 3 year old granddaughter Mariyah who keeps me on my toes. She brings me joy and keeps a smile on my face.
Tracey: Neicy…you have the final word.
Neicy: There is a song by Marvin Sapp called "My Testimony" that I listen to. I encourage those that are going through anything to listen to this song. I guarantee you will be blessed.
My relationship with God is how I made it through my adversity. I know that it's only by the Grace of God I am still here. It's important that we understand that tomorrow or the next hour is not promised. Life is too short to sweat the small things. Love on your family and friends while they're still here. Tell them you love them. Every time I leave a set, a family member's house or anyplace, I make sure I hug and love on as many people as I can. I'm saying be careful, be safe and love you". We must enjoy life while we're living.
Today I'm going to be listening to a song that wouldn't be considered a steppers cut in the traditional sense but it definitely brings to mind the story of Neicy Johnson. India Aire says in "Strength, Courage and Wisdom,"
"Strength, courage, and wisdom
It's been inside of me all along,
Strength, courage, wisdom
It's been inside of me all along, everyday I'm praying for it:
I found it in me, I found it finally
I'm sure to keep it' cause I like it, I say thank you."


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- 1 pound bow tie pasta*
- 2 1/2cups kalamata olives
- 1/4 cup pignoli nuts
- 2 medium garlic cloves, minced
- 1/3 cup sun-dried tomatoes in oil, well drained and coarsely chopped
- 2 tablespoons capers, rinsed and drained
- 1 tablespoon freshly ground black pepper
- 3/4 cup Parmesan cheese, shredded
- 3/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
- 6 sprigs flat parsley leaves, coarsely chopped
- 1 cup pasta water
*Do not add any salt to pasta water or the sauce, as the olives are already salted.
Cook pasta according to package directions. In the meantime, in a food processor, add 2 cups of the olives, pignoli nuts, garlic, sun-dried tomatoes, capers, black pepper, cheese, the olive oil, and process all until smooth.
When the pasta is cooked, reserve 1 cup of the pasta water, then drain it. Put the pasta back in the same pan, and add all the ingredients from the food processor. Add about half of the pasta water, and gently stir to make sure the pasta and sauce are well combined. Add a little more water if it seems too thick, and stir. Transfer it to a serving dish and garnish with the remaining olives, a few pieces of sun-dried tomatoes, some coarsely chopped parsley, a good sprinkle of freshly ground black pepper, and a good drizzle of olive oil. Serve at once.
Serves 4 to 6.
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Girl Boss: Behind the Scenes of Beachbody
I have really been loving this Girl Boss series for the last couple of weeks. How exciting it has been for me to get a behind the scenes look at these awesome women and what they are doing in their businesses. Of course, I want to keep going, because who doesn't want to learn more about awesome women who are making their dreams come true by being able to work their business and still have time with their families.
This week, I caught up with Tiffany Dansie who is making her dreams come true with Beachbody. Read below to check out our interview.
It's Carli Darlin (ICD): What is the name of the business you are in?
Tiffany Dansie (TD): Tiffany Dansie Fitness (Beachbody)
ICD: What is your business about? The focus?
TD: My focus in Beachbody is giving hope to women and moms to be the best they can be. My goal is for these women to work on achieving true physical, emotional, and mental health.
ICD: How long have you been doing your business?
TD: I have been in for 5 1/2 years.
ICD: What is your title?
TD: Technically I am a Beachbody coach, but I am the President, CEO of Tiffany Dansie Fitness.
ICD: With so many MLM companies out there today, what made you decide to join the one you are in?
TD: I wasn't looking for an MLM company or even to start up a business. I had been talking about my results with P90x on Facebook and how much I loved Tony Horton. A stranger reached out to me about the Coaching Opportunity and the possibility of possibly earning some money, doing exactly what I was already doing… sharing my story.
ICD: Are there leadership opportunities in your company?
TD: Absolutely. You are in charge of your own potential and leadership. You can go as far as you want with it. I have built a team with Beachbody, and anyone else can do the same.
ICD: What is the income potential with your company at your level? At levels above you?
TD: The income potential is unlimited to be honest. What started as a hope to make a few extra dollars to help pay the grocery bill has turned into a multiple 6 figure income, working part time, from home. It was not my intention but as I started doing the basics of building a business, the income I started receiving was opening my eyes to the long term potential of something like this.
ICD: What are three things you would say it takes to be successful at your business?
TD: I would say the top three things are:
1. Consistency
2. Working more on yourself than you do anything else
3. Loving other people and having a heart to truly help them with their needs. Put your own needs on the back burner. "Learn more about people than your product and you'll be unusually successful."
ICD: If you were talking to a brand new person in your business, what would you think they would need to know just starting?
TD: BASICS! Keep it super simple.
1. Be a product of the products. Meaning, you need your own story with the products first and foremost, so get working on yourself.
2. Start sharing that story and others stories
3. Invite others to join with you when they have a need you can fill.
ICD: What is your least favorite part of this business?
TD: When you work with a lot of women, there are going to be issues sometimes. 🙂 Some unnecessary drama. I don't like that.
ICD: How much does it cost to get started as a business owner in your company?
ICD: Are there monthly or yearly volume minimums to stay active?
TD: Our business fee is $15.95 every month which runs your websites for you, does all of your shipping and stocking of product. We don't stock any product in our homes.
ICD: What is your business website I can share with my followers?
TD: You can find me on Facebook under www.facebook.com/tiffanydansiefitness


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I need an iPhone/iPad app (Android/ Website). I already have a an MS Excel file to do my work. I want to do it while I am not on my PC, too. So I need your help. To build an app. The Function of the app and website are to make some calculations on fees, margin impact, ROI, taxes and revenue for products. From this data it should also show some charts
We have a custom php application for service orders. We require a module that calculates late fees for overdue invoices and then creates a new a new invoice for the late fee. Requirements - Must be developed in Laravel - Cron Job will run twice each month, on the 15th and 28th date, to check any outstanding invoices as of that day. System must check
change smart contract etherdelta for my own for receiving fees They work will be payed in bitcoins
I need you to develop some software for me. I would like this software to be developed for Windows.
I need a new website. I need you to design and build it.
You will need to write an application to the subregistrar to obtain copy of a document in his office. Details of document will be provided. You will need to pay fees in cash. The fees will be reimbursed to you. You will need to collect copy of the document (around 25 pages) You will need to scan the document in pdf format and email it to me
Hi The best will be if the programmer speak's romanian language. I have ...made and there are severals bugs on my site. In order to be able to finaly use our site, we would like to solve all those bugs : wrong calculation for items and transport fees, image size, texte and other. I would also like to introduce mail chimp for my email marketing.
Hi I have ordered this Freelancer project: https://fotomonic...finaly use our site, we would like to solve all those bugs : wrong calculation for items and transport fees, image size, texte and other. I would also like to introduce mail chimp for my email marketing. The best will be if the programmer that will work with us speak's romanian language.
Quick creative which I need by 6:30 pm. Content and sample will be provided in discussion.
I want to collect data from international schools in Barcelona (Spain), such as British School of Barcelona etc. There are about 30 such schools, the list and contact numbers will be provided. It will take about 7-8 hours for this job. The caller ideally should be based out of Spain, or should be fluent in Spanish. He/She has to communicate in English or Spanish with the school authorities to ext...
We will be launching a Multi crypto coin Mining pool in a few months and need a Clean logo. Please no logos with a red x through NO... Something with good shape and that we can market to grow our brand. The website is a mining pool to mine bitcoin and other coins. Please be original we will check.
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Drop Shipping Plugin for Aliexpress, eBay, Amazon and Walmart. wordpress plugin project budget 2000 + freelancer fees bid in if you are interested
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Hello, I need a very little change in the Fee of Fedena School Management System a Ruby on Rails Application. at Current: We create a Fee Category the Fee Particulars for that Category and Fee Discounts for Particulars of that Category then Schedule a Fee Collection with Due Date if We want to check Fee Defaulters (Student didnt Paid
Very simple project. I need a web based school fees management for the primary school. The system should be password protected for the admin only. Main features. 1. Ability to enrol leaners with their basic data. 2. Each learner should have a unique learner number generated by the system which can be used to pull data for different purposes.
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The Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) and the SCAD Museum of Art (SCAD MOA) present the exhibition i feel ya: SCAD + André 3000 Benjamin, on view Wednesday, December 3 through Sunday, December 14, 2014, at Mana Miami (318 NW 23rd St., Wynwood). The exhibition explores fashion, film, and painting through the work of artist, musician, performer, fashion innovator, and actor André 3000 Benjamin (aka André 3000), filmmaker Greg Brunkalla, and painter Jimmy O'Neal.
More than a casual affirmation, i feel ya is an invitation to think critically and consider rhetorical expression. Phrases printed on custom jumpsuits designed by André 3000 Benjamin initiate a powerful exchange, reflected in Jimmy O'Neal's large-scale abstract paintings alongside an experimental film directed by Greg Brunkalla.
Shown together here for the first time, Benjamin's 47 jumpsuits were originally created for the 2014 worldwide tour celebrating 20 years of Outkast's music history. Revealing a sampling of Benjamin's musings and observations—a response to today's content-heavy digital landscape, which provides an unrelenting flood of images and opinions—i feel ya engages viewers as vital participants in a socially dynamic conversation.
Another central feature of i feel ya is a commissioned film, Trumpets, conceived and directed by SCAD alumnus Greg Brunkalla and produced at SCAD's Savannah Film Studios, a 22,000-squarefoot, state-of-the-art facility. The film uses the thoughts and expressions on the jumpsuits as a creative point of departure to build a broader conversation about language and context. Two projectors cast words and phrases onto a single surface without syncing to the film itself—a spontaneous effect that creates a wholly unique experience for each audience and screening.
"SCAD is a place of convergence for smart, creative people," said SCAD President and Founder Paula Wallace. "This exhibition is a collaboration in the truest sense—André's singular style is illuminated by the brilliant work of SCAD alumni artists."
"As I initially thought about displaying this collection, I immediately knew that I wanted to work with my longtime collaborative partners at SCAD. The diverse group of people that come to Miami for Art Basel Miami Beach are the right audience to see this for the first time," offered Benjamin.
As a versatile artist in music, performance, fashion design, and film, André 3000 Benjamin has his finger on the pulse of contemporary culture. Benjamin's identity as an artist took flight in the pages of a sketchbook he kept as a teenager, and he later rose to international fame as a member of the six-time Grammy-Award-winning musical group Outkast—the first hip-hop act to earn the coveted Album of the Year Grammy for 2004's Speakerboxxx/The Love Below, which sold more than 11 million copies. Benjamin has been a longtime supporter of SCAD, particularly through the university's Collaborative Learning Center, an interdisciplinary learning community that facilitates sponsored projects between SCAD students and external partners.
Greg Brunkalla's recent work includes interactive installations and advertisements for Nike, HP, and Lincoln; music videos for Vampire Weekend; and a series of intimate celebrity interviews for The New York Times and W titled Screen Tests, which earned him three Emmy nominations and a Webby Award. Brunkalla earned his Bachelor of Fine Arts in Film and Television from SCAD in 2001. He is represented by Skunk, the Los Angeles-based production company that supported the making of Trumpets.
Jimmy O'Neal has exhibited paintings, videos, installations, and performance art in galleries and museums around the world. In 2003, his "brain machine," a device that paints from EEG connections to the artist, was included in Painting 4, a large-scale exhibition at the Rose Art Museum of Brandeis University in Massachusetts that included his work alongside paintings by Ingrid Calame, Katharina Grosse, and Michael Lin. His large-scale mirrored work The Nine Muses (2007) is permanently installed at Atlanta's Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre. O'Neal earned his Bachelor of Fine Arts in Illustration from SCAD in 1989.
i feel ya is curated by Laurie Ann Farrell, SCAD's Executive Director of Exhibitions, who oversees the SCAD Museum of Art and SCAD galleries in Savannah, Atlanta, Lacoste, and Hong Kong. Farrell also directs SCAD's annual deFINE ART program—a three-day showcase of contemporary art, taking place February 17-19, 2015, in Savannah and Atlanta—which features special exhibitions, commissions, student showcases, performances, and lectures by prominent figures in the art world. From 1999 to 2007, Farrell was curator at the Museum for African Art in New York City. In 2006, she organized the American participation at the inaugural Trienal de Luanda in Angola, and in 2010, she was co-recipient of an Abraaj Capital Art Prize with artist Kader Attia. Widely published in art journals, Farrell has lectured throughout the United States as well as in Europe, Africa, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
After its premiere in Miami, i feel ya: SCAD + André 3000 Benjamin travels to the SCAD Museum of Art in Savannah, Ga. where it will be on view in summer 2015.
The Savannah College of Art and Design is a private, nonprofit, accredited institution conferring bachelor's and master's degrees at distinctive locations to prepare talented students for professional careers. SCAD offers degrees in more than 40 majors, as well as minors in more than 60 disciplines. With over 29,000 alumni worldwide, SCAD demonstrates an exceptional education and unparalleled career preparation.
At locations in Savannah and Atlanta, Georgia; in Hong Kong; in Lacoste, France; and online through SCAD eLearning, the diverse student body consists of nearly 12,000 students, from across the United States and more than 100 countries. SCAD's innovative curriculum is enhanced by advanced, professional-level technology, equipment and learning resources. The university, students, faculty and alumni have garnered acclaim from respected organizations and publications worldwide including Time, Vogue Magazine and U.S. News & World Report. For more information, visit the official SCAD blog.
i feel ya is co-produced by André 3000 Benjamin and SCAD. The Design Miami Collector's Breakfast is co-hosted by SCAD's President Wallace and André 3000 Benjamin and sponsored exclusively by Calik Denim.
Please join the i feel ya conversation with SCAD Museum of Art on Twitter (@scadmoa), Facebook (SCAD Museum of Art), and Instagram (@scadmoa), and via the hashtags #SCADMOA and #ifeelya.
Mana Miami
318 NW 23rd St.
Miami, FL 33127
Open December 3 – 14, 2014


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Creating a site like [login to view URL] + iphone app
Orçamento min $3000 USD
We need a site created like [url removed, login to view] Not a clone, but very similar concept for finding, mapping, comparing, and listing apartments.
This site will cover only one city for now but will be expanded later. We will give a detailed outlines and graphical examples of the layout, look and functions of the site, However the functionality and concept will not differ much from what can be seen on the apartmentguide website or the iphone app.
We want am easy to use backend that apartment managers can log onto to view stats and update their database info.
We want an easy to use backend for our employees to update and add content to the database.
We will also need an iphone app much like the [url removed, login to view] app
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DAVIE -- A hair salon and an excavating company were destroyed by fire Saturday night, officials said.
The fire, at the Peninsula Office Building, 4431 SW 64th Ave., started about 11 p.m. and was under control in less than one hour, Fire Chief Mike Donati said.
His and Hers Beauty Salon and Norac Inc., the excavating company, were gutted, Donati said.
The cause of the fire has not been determined, he said. Davie police detectives and the Broward Sheriff`s Office bomb and arson squad are investigating, Davie Detective James Ewing said.


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Dry Eye Center of Excellence
Dry eye is a multifactorial disease of the tears and ocular surface that results in symptoms of discomfort, visual disturbance, and tear film instability with potential damage to the ocular surface. It is accompanied by increased osmolarity of the tear film and inflammation of the ocular surface.
Dry eye is one of the most under-diagnosed ocular diseases, and yet it is the most common reason why patients go see their eye care professional.
There is an estimated 55 million Americans with dry eye disease.
Dry eyes are very common in our climate; when it comes to treating dry eye disease we like to do it in a step-wise fashion. We start treatment with things that are simple, easy and quick to implement in your daily routine. The initial steps include:
- Avoiding exposure to wind and the elements, as well as forced air situations (i.e. ceiling fans, air vents). Sometimes these situations are unavoidable, but doing the best you can to protect your eyes will greatly reduce your symptoms. There are even special sunglasses made to block exposure. These are available in our optical department.
- Remember to blink! When we do activities like reading, computer work or watching television we tend to stare and not blink enough. Try to be conscious of this and blink often.
- Lubricate your eyes regularly! Use artificial tears at least 4 times a day (more if you're noticing symptoms or are experiencing increased exposure to air movement). Some brands that our patients have had success with are; Systane, Refresh, Blink, Genteal, Freshkote, and TheraTears. Each brand has multiple products designed to treat varying levels of dryness. Your doctor will guide you as to which product is most appropriate for you.
- Supplement with Omega 3's orally. You need 1000mg from a fish derived source (fish, krill or salmon oil) and 1000mg from a vegetable derived source (flax seed, evening primrose or borage oil). We suggest you alternate your use of these, taking one in the morning and the other in the evening for maximum benefit. High quality fish oils are very important for proper absorption. Some recommended brands are; PRN (sold here), Nordic Naturals or Core Omega.
- In cold weather times, use of a humidifier in your home can be of benefit.
Some additional therapies may be necessary for patients with more severe dryness. If the treatment outlined above fails to improve your symptoms enough, your doctor may suggest additional therapy; such as:
- Restasis and Xiidra are prescription eye drops used to help you create more of your own natural tears and decrease signs and symptoms of dryness.
- MiBo ThermaFlo is a treatment designed to heat the oil glands lining your eyelids, causing them to secrete the oils that aid in the makeup of a healthy tear film.
- Punctal plugs may be necessary to help you retain moisture in your eyes by plugging some or all of your puncta (tear drains).
- Punctal cautery may be utilized in more severe cases if punctal plugs have been shown to benefit you.
- Tear alternatives, ointments and amniotic membranes that can be used in the treatment of severe dry eyes.
Your doctor will personalize your treatment based on your specific needs and symptoms. It is important that you follow your treatment plan to experience relief and remain symptom free.
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Deepak Chopra Quotes About QualityQuotes about: Quality
The most enlightened people in the world embrace their full potential of light and dark. When you're with people who recognize and own their negative qualities, you never feel judged by them. It's only when people see good and bad, right and wrong, as qualities outside themselves that judgments occur.
I think the highest forgiveness is to accept that creation is thoroughly tangled, with every possible quality given outlet for expression. People need to accept once and for all that there is only one life and each of us is free to shape it through the choices we make. Seeking can't get anyone out of the tangle because everything is tangled up…it's much easier to keep up the fight between good and evil, holy and profane, us and them. But as awareness grows, these opposites begin to calm down in their clashes, and something else emerges- a world you feel at home in.
People who become great leaders are those who take time to reflect every day on the big questions: Who am I? What is my purpose? Who are my heroes in history, mythology, and religion? What are my unique talents and how do I express them? These are the qualities of silent reflection that make a great leader, like Jesus.
There is more and more data that the biological molecules of aging are more under the influence of psychological factors than the chronological age that we usually associate with. Of course there are other things that influence our aging process, including how we perceive time. If you're constantly running out of time, then your biological clock speeds up, and you do run out of time with a heart attack or something like that. The quality of our self-esteem determines how we age. Our perception of our bodies as fields of energy or fields of matter influence how our body ages.
The fastest growing segment of the population in the world right now is over the age of 90, and in some cases over the age of 100 in some countries. So people are living longer. And even though much of it is attributed to modern medicine, it's not. It's lifestyle. It's nutrition. It's the quality of exercise, the ability to manage stress.
The all-pervading energy source of existence or Shakti manifests itself as creation. Shakti is the divine mother who gives birth to and nurtures the newborn-whether it is a newborn babies a brand new relationship, a fresh idea, or a magical manifestation. Although Shakti is beyond the boundaries of gender, form or color, we call It Mother because of its mothering and creative qualities.
Commitment is the ultimate assertion of human freedom. It releases all the energy you possess and enables you to take quantum leaps in creativity. When you set a one-pointed intention and absolutely refuse to allow obstacles to dissipate the focused quality of your attention, you engage the infinite organizing power of the universe.
Deepak Chopra
- Born: October 22, 1947
- Occupation: Author
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Most voters think President-elect Donald Trump uses Twitter "too much," according to a Morning Consult/POLITICO poll.
Fifty-six percent said they think Trump uses Twitter "too much," while 16 percent said the President-elect uses Twitter "about the right amount." Five percent said Trump doesn't use Twitter enough.
Forty-nine percent of the people surveyed said Trump's use of the social media platform is "a bad thing."
Thirty-seven percent of the poll's respondents who voted for Trump say he uses Twitter too much. Forty-two percent of Republicans agree.
Forty-eight percent of Independents and 75 percent of Democrats think Trump uses Twitter too often.
The poll questioned 1,401 registered voters on Dec. 1 and Dec. 2. The results have a plus or minus 3 percent margin of error.


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How accurate is your inventory? Within minutes, any employee on the warehouse floor can point out all the items that have sat on your shelves for a long period of time. It's easy to spot the two inches of dust. Obsolete items disrupt your cash flow, taking up valuable space and money that could be better used elsewhere.
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Our goal is to provide you with the skills you need to you get into the industry. Our advisory board keeps us up to date with the latest trends in the industry so the course is constantly evolving and relevant. It is made up of key figures in varying roles in different sized companies. They make sure the quality of what we teach is industry standard.


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Published: 2017/12/29
Steve Kimock Confirms Annual Praang Show
Steve Kimock will be joined once again by percussionist Jamie Janover and String Cheese Incident/EOTO's Jason Haan and Michael Travis for their annual Praang show.
With a stress on experimentation and exploration, Praang was born during a spontaneous show in 2006, when Haan, Travis and Janover filled in for Kimock's unavailable bandmates.
The foursome will return to Denver this February for a performance at Cervantes' Masterpiece Ballroom. Tickets are available here.


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Case # 5100
After childbirth, this patient suffered from commonly seen excess skin, fat and stretch marks of the lower abdomen. Dr. Weintraub performed a tummy tuck (abdominoplasty) with plication of the abdominal muscles and liposuction of the flanks, recreating an hourglass figure.
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Case # 5101
This heavy-statured patient disliked her excess abdominal rolls and her protrusive stomach that extended further than her breasts. Dr. Barry Weintraub sewed the internal abdominal muscles like a corset, helping her abdomen to recede. Internal corset plictaion also helps create a waistline.
Case # 5102
This patient had asymmetric fatty deposits of her abdomen, and excess sagging skin that no amount of diet or exercise would cure: once the abdominal skin loses its elasticity, nothing can restore it. Dr. Weintraub performed a tummy tuck and employed liposuction to remove the fat of the abdomen and flanks, recreating for this patient a waistline as well as an attractive, vertical bellybutton.
Case # 5103
This patient suffered from excess abdominal fat and drooping breasts. Dr. Weintraub performed a "Mommy Makeover" to correct this configuration via a breast lift and tummy tuck. By doing so, Dr. Weintraub was able to give this patient the torso she hadn't seen since before childbirth.
Case # 5104
This young patient disliked the excess skin, stretch marks, and unwanted fat of the abdomen and flanks after childbirth. Dr. Barry Weintraub performed a precision tummy tuck with corset plication of her abdominal muscles and liposuction of her unwanted fat of the abdomen and flanks.
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This patient suffered from enormous breasts, causing her back and neck pain, as well as a protruding abdomen with excess fat and skin. She was delighted at her restored figure thanks to Dr. Barry Weintraub's breast lift and tummy tuck, with liposuction to the midsection as well.


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Dear Students,
Your college experience will be filled with new beginnings and academic opportunities. For the first time, you will be living away from home, selecting courses from hundreds of choices and meeting new friends from around the world. Your freshman year is a stepping stone to begin this journey. However, the process can be overwhelming. With over 3000 colleges to choose from, lengthy applications and daunting essays to write, many students need guidance.
As founder of Itir Aydin Overseas Educational Consultancy, I can guide you through the process to ensure that it is an enjoyable and organized one. I have been committed to facilitating a personalized match between a student and his future college. A combination of specific training and experience in the field allows me to recommend schools best suited to the strengths and interests of the student. I look beyond name brand colleges and offer students a broad list of options to explore, ensuring that a lesser-known school is not ignored.
Since I have personally visited hundreds of colleges across US, I am able to hand select the most appropriate options for students to pursue. This personalized approach is one that is superior to reviewing websites and catalogs alone. In addition, being experienced with the current admission trends and new CA4 application policies,students have the insight on steps to follow,they feel confident and relaxed,eventually,they concentrate much easir to make the first important decision about their future.
As a consultant, I place a strong emphasis on getting to know the student to ensure his success and happiness at a given college. From the first meeting to the time of decision letters, I can effectively guide you through the application process to help obtain individual goals.
Wish You Best Luck!
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Whoa - that's a fancy cover photo on my new profile page. How can I customize it? It's easy - just read below for answers!
To update your cover photo image, follow the steps below:
- First you must be logged in and on your own profile page. However over the image and click "Change". Please note that on your first time uploading a cover image you won't have the option to delete or adjust.
- Select a file from your computer and then you should see this image after a loading symbol. The best image size is one that at least 260px tall and 1024px wide. Drag the image up and down until you have it in the spot you want.
- Click Save and your all set!