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Massage Training has never been easier! We endeavor to provide student with individualized instruction and personalized support in Anatomy, Physiology, Kinesiology, Pathology, Therapeutic Massage Theory & Technique, Business & Marketing, Ethics, and Professional Mentoring in Clinical Practice.
Our mission is to support every student in their ability to provide multidimensional sessions using traditional relaxing or deep tissue methods.
Our program is designed to support your success as a massage therapist.
Anatomy & Physiology
The study of form and function. You may be surprised to discover that you already know some of this information. This subject has been broken down into manageable parts. Gross anatomy involves structures that can be seen with the naked eye. Human physiological processes are the functions of living persons and their parts, and the physical and chemical factors and processes involved. In other words, we will identify each part of the body (form) then explain how it works (function) to maintain health and well being.
The study of the bodies muscles, joints, bones and how they interact to cause movement.
The study of human movement. In Massage, kinesiology can be used for evaluation and treatment.
This science is applied within various frameworks such as sports performance, exercise, skill acquisition, aging, and special populations.
The scientific study of the nature of disease and its causes, processes, development, and consequences.
The massage therapist can then make appropriate decisions about whether to work and how best to work with clients who have dis-ease.
The anatomic or functional manifestations of a disease: E.g. the pathology of cancer or how does it affect the patient's life.
This subject is much more simple than it may sound. Pathology is often merely a departure or deviation from a normal condition: E.g. "How does stress affect the body in daily life?
Pathology information is constantly reviewed throughout the program from several perspectives in the critical thinking aspects of most courses including Clinical Practicum.
Therapeutic Massage Theory & Technique
We teach Classic manual techniques, what happens to the body when they are applied, how to apply them and when not to. A Step-by-step procedure for a traditional Swedish massage session is the foundation of this series of courses.
Learning good boundaries, appropriate skills to establish a safe, respectful, healing environment is emphasized.
Therapist health, good body mechanics, exercises to gain strength, as well as Advanced Technique prepares students for Deep Tissue therapies. Clients often want focused work on the back, shoulder or perhaps the feet. This course teaches you how to create a massage tailored to meet that client's needs. The technique basis for the advanced techniques is Myofascial and Trigger Point blended with Sports Massage.


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I am sure many of you remember Jessica Rabbit from "Who Framed Roger Rabbit?". She was the epitome of hotness. This is what can help drive Etsy Treasuries to the front page which is where you want them to be. It will also help your items be seen by more viewers. This "How To" comes from my teammate and friend on Collaborators in Cahoots, a wonderful Etsy team. Try following these tips to see if they will make a big difference in getting your next treasury to the FRONT PAGE!
The main point of a treasury is for your item to be seen by as many people as possible, people who may be possible customers.
There are many pages in the Treasury list. Potential customers are not going to wade through every single page to see dozens of treasuries.
Treasuries can be sorted by anyone looking, in several ways. They can order the list by alphabetical name of curator, by expiry time and by "hotness."
Hotness is the one thing we can have a hand in. A treasury gets hotter when a mixture of the number of comments and the number of clicks and possibly something else makes the treasury move nearer the first page of the treasury list.
It is far more likely that any potential customer who likes to sort by Hotness is going to see this Treasury, rather than see one on page 5 or page 10. Hotness matters for those who sort by hotness.
Above each square is a tiny gray number. That shows the number of times that photo has been clicked.
Each person viewing gets 12 clicks. Once you have clicked, and left a comment, then your work starts as you now have to persuade as many other people as you can to do the same; click and comment.
Put the link on Twitter.
You can take a screenshot, upload the screenshot to Flickr, put the link to that photo on Facebook (which will then upload as the Treasury pictures) and write the link to the treasury under that.
You can blog about it.
The message to get out is that clicking will help all the artisans in this treasury.
There is room on a Treasury for about 42 comments. When that space is full up, people can still click the photos.
As an aside, one poor photo ruins the whole treasury. There is no way Admin will choose for Front Page a well curated treasury where there is even one poor photo.
Saturday, January 30, 2010
How to Make the Best Use of Etsy Treasuries !
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Saturday, January 9, 2010
A Divine Sisterhood
I am very fortunate to be part of a wonderful group of 5 girlfriends who have known each other for over 30 years. During that time we have all shared happy occasions and unfortunately, our share of sad ones too. Each one of us brings something unique and special to the group . I am not the "sister" that has a way with words but wanted to share this anyhow. We have supported each other through divorces, broken hearts, births, deaths, surgeries and sickness. We have traveled together, laughed and cried together and tried to be totally supportive even when we disagreed with each other.
In honor of our special bond, I made each one of us the bracelet you see above with the funny name we call ourselves. This name actually came to be from one of the X husbands of one of our "sisters."It has significance only to us, but somehow seemed to fit. If you are lucky enough to have friends that you love and support leave a comment here.
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6.00pm - 7.45pm Monday 6 November, 2017 - The Hope, 3 Melon Road, Peckham SE15 5QW
Join us for relaxed informal discussions about field recording, audio walks, soundscape composition, immersive performances, geo-located media and digital live art performances, in which we share ideas, compositions and walks and explore how sound (and video) can contribute to an enhanced experience out and about on foot.
Taking place in south east London, on the First Monday of every month; whether you are novice or an expert, producer, performer or interested participant, do come and join in.
An agenda maybe created on an evening, otherwise it is an informal discussion. Bring headphones and any composition that you would like others to critically listen to - we have headphone 'splitters', a laptop and mp3 players so we can have a group listen!!
There is no charge - all we ask is that you let us know if you are coming by registering here and telling us about your areas of interest and any works you may have recorded or composed. When an opportunity occurs we may go outside to field test or make recordings.
On the registration form we will ask you to provide 2 sentences that we will include in the list of participants to be shared before the event - one sentence for you to intoduce yourself and one sentence for why you want to come - this will help speed up introductions. We will also ask if you are happy for your e mail address to be included along with your 2 sentences, to ease networking amongst participants. Do please add any other information you feel may be pertinent, including works you may have composed, or themes you would like to have discussed.
The venue doesn't have technical provision for listening to recorded pieces (although if you bring your own headphones we may havea 'group listen' - every third Sound Salon takes place within a 8:1 3D surround sound listening suite. Every second Sound Salon takes place on site for field recording or to try out a walking peice.
Please check our Museum of Walking website for further details of prevoious salons, who has come along, what has been discussed etc.
Do I have to bring my printed ticket to the event?
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Understanding of a 14 Year Old
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Have you ever tried to listen to a teenager age 14, their feelings, their opinion, their reservations. The adults usually think of them 'underage' to discuss anything while they are fantastic people inside. These teenagers are not children, they are grown up people, they are passionate, they just need the right guidance.
Do Pakistani parents and teachers want to know how children feel about them? Are Pakistani parents and teachers easy to talk to for their children?
Teen) Is there a shortage of water in Pakistan?
Ans) Yes, there is.
Teen) But we never had a shortage in our house.
Ans) That is because you are living in a city and you have built a well underground and use motor to pull water to the tank on your roof. So you have a proper arrangement for 24 hour water supply.
Teen) Why don't other people do the same arrangement?
Ans) May be they are poor and can't afford this arrangement, they are uneducated and can't think of all these methods. One reason for shortage is that we waste gallons of water everyday. So we are responsible for the shortage.
Teen) Why can't we purify the sea water and make it drinkable?
Ans) It is a good idea and Gen. Pervaiz Musharraf had a planning on it but he couldn't accomplish it. Beside that, who's gonna do it?
Teen) Who's Pervaiz Musharraf? The government should do something about it.
Ans) Gen. Pervaiz Musharraf was the president of Pakistan right before Zardari and he belonged to Army. Do you really think that this sitting government or any other government would ever do anything about these issues?
Teen) No, but someone should do this.
Ans) Who?
Teen) Us, we all together…
Ans) What do you mean by 'us' and 'we all together'….. are you gonna do it , how? Which people will come together?
Teen) No, I mean educated people, those who have completed their education and are jobless. If government cannot do it, then they can hire educated people to do that.
Ans) Hmm, the government or our politicians would never do anything that has anything to do with the betterment of people…. and they would never do anything that would provide job opportunities for educated people.
Teen) Then educated people do it themselves.
Ans) What do you think how much this project will cost? Where would they get the money from?
Teen) Rich people can collect money and hire educated young boys and girls.
Ans) Rich people won't give their money for free, they will ask for planning in written. The jobless educated lot will have to do this for free. I mean do you think that educated boys and girls have ability to sit and think about it and then elaborate and illustrate on paper? Do you think they would take interest in all this for free? and let me tell you, if we don't consider this an issue now, each and everyone including me and you would suffer from the shortage of water.
Teen) so we can't do anything?
Ans) Why not, you read the chapter in your book, you got the idea which shows your concern about your country and people and exactly this is the purpose of education…. now you write about it on your blog and share it with others.
Q) At your age (of 14), if your parents ask you that how do you want them to treat you…what would you tell them?
Teen) Friendly…
Q) your parents are not friendly?
Teen) No
Q) What is your dream of life at this age?
Teen) Freedom
Q) What are most grateful to Allah for beside His regular blessings like food, clothes, home?
Teen) Having friends.
Q) That is it?
Teen) Ahan…
Q) What kind of freedom… what do you think what is freedom?
Teen) I want permission to go to my friends' house and have fun. Freedom means I do what I want to do.
Q) Do you think your parents would ever agree with you and grant you the kind of freedom you want?
Teen) No, they would never. Mom will say that ask your dad and dad will listen to me, will tell me to go to my room and will be mad at mom that where am I learning all this from.
Q) So your father is the sole authority?
Teen) Yes..
Q) It means if you try to express yourself to your dad, your mom would automatically be in trouble?
Teen) Yes
Q) Hmmm, it means your dreams will never come true?
Teen) I know.
Q) What would you do then?
Teen) I don't know.
Q) How about if a third person tries indirectly to make your parents realize where they are wrong?
Teen) He would listen to them the first time and then he would never listen to them.
Q) and have you thought where will you find such an adult, because adults support parents and they will advice you to listen to your parents and obey them?
Teen) Yeah, that is the point too.
Q) Do you feel angry about all this?
Teen) Yes, sometimes I feel very angry.
Q) Do you let out your anger?
Teen) Sometimes, and then I am being scolded (verbally). They say, is this what you are learning in school.
Q) Your parents are not bad parents, right?
Teen) No, they love us. They give us everything. But I can't do anything on my own.
Q) How about if you tell them that you just want freedom to spend some times with your friends and that is it?
Teen) They say, you get time in school and you use facebook… isn't that enough?
Q) You can tell them that school is not a place for one on one friendly talks as other students and teachers are present there. Facebook is a written expression and the family members are also there so it does not replace 'face to face' chatting.
Teen) They won't listen.
Q) They don't allow such 'face to face' friendship… is your mom friendly with you?
Teen) She is very friendly but there are few things that I cannot discuss with her.
Q) Like what?
Teen) I cannot tell you either.
Q) Do you get pocket money?
Teen) No, mom and dad buy everything for us. When we want to buy something of our own choice, they say, what will you do with this, this is useless.
Q) So, you want to have pocket money? Why?
Teen) Yes, so I can buy things of my choice.
Q) Do you think teenagers, boys or girls, at the age of 14 should be allowed to raise their own pocket money?
Teen) Yes
Q) Why? So when you go for shopping, the shopkeeper cannot cheat with you?
Teen) Yes
Q) Do you think your parents are easy to talk to about these issues?
Teen) No, they are not. They say you are very young to know or talk about these things.
Q) But what if they get you into marriage after two years, like your mom got married at the age of 16? Shouldn't you know about all these issues?
Teen) I don't know. I don't think about marriage.
Q) But if your father decides, then?
Teen) I don't know.
Q) What if your parents find out who is teaching you all this, would I be in trouble?
Teen) Yes, you will lose your job.
Q) It means we both should be careful.
Teen) Yeah…
Q) What kind of experiences you had with tutors?
Teen) We had many tutors. Mom hired one because she was double M.A. but she didn't know how to teach so mom fired her. We gave hard time to another one, made her run after us all around, she was also fired.
Q) So you never had a good tutor?
Teen) There was one, she was friendly but she got married.
Q) What qualities do you want to see in your teacher?
Teen) She should be friendly. She should be able to help us in our homework. She should satisfy us if we ask her something.
Q) Something what?
Teen) Like, if we ask her questions about things we have in our mind, we want to know about many things.
Q) Don't you think this is too much to expect from a tutor, she is just there for one or two hours?
Teen) Yeah, but if we ask our teachers in school, they say "Why are you asking this? I don't have time. I will tell your mother."… and if we ask our mom, she says "this is not your age to ask these question, go study"…
Q) Is it only you or all your friends feel this way?
Teen) We all do.
Q) What do you think of me?
Teen) You are okay. You chat, you make us laugh, you talk to us, you help us in our homework, you teach other things too and you answer our questions.
Q) Have you ever witnessed your teachers in school cheating or doing something wrong?
Teen) Yes, they help us in exams, not always but sometimes they write answers on board.
Q) Don't you tell them that this is cheating?
Teen) If I say it, they will say that we are helping you and you are complaining about us.
Q) Do you think it is ok?
Teen) No
Q) So you know that cheating is bad and they shouldn't do it?
Teen) Yes.
Q) Have you observed them lying to you?
Teen) When they cannot give any answer, they make excuses, they say "period is over, do it at home or I will tell you tomorrow".
Q) How do you know that they are making excuses, may be they are right?
Teen) because they start looking here and there and they pause between words.
Q) Is this how you all observe everyone?
Teen) Yes, and then we talk about them when they are not there.


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The Huawei P10 is set to debut at Mobile World Congress on February 26, and for anyone who might have missed those initial render leaks, the FCC is here to help you out.
The Federal Communications Commission has the Huawei 10 making its way through their labyrinth, they've released several different images of the upcoming handset. While the FCC doesn't specifically call this the P10, it certainly looks like the handset that recently appeared in leaked renders.
What we do know from the images is that there will be a pair of cameras on the back, a fingerprint reader on the front, and a 3.5mm headphone jack next to a USB Type-C port on the bottom of the handset.
No other info were revealed by the FCC, so we'll just have to wait for Huawei to confirm the gritty details.
Meanwhile, serial leaker Evan Blass (@evleaks) has taken to Twitter to reveal the Huawei P10 in his own way. We can see the familiar dual camera setup on the back, and the fingerprint reader below the display, giving some credence to the FCC images revealing the same handset.
Blass's leak also shows three colors: blue, gold, and, most notably, green.
Huawei P10 in (left to right) blue, gold, and green. pic.twitter.com/Li1jh55Y46
— Evan Blass (@evleaks) February 16, 2017
We only have to wait until February 26 to see Huawei unveil the P10 in all its glory.
That green color, though.


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A new age in ACL recovery
After Adrian Peterson's astounding comeback from injury, others hope to follow.
By DAVE CAMPBELL
MINNEAPOLIS - Adrian Peterson turned an ACL tear into an NFL MVP award. Your turn, RG3.
Washington's quick-footed,, strong-armed quarterback, Robert Griffin III, had an exceptional rookie season, but this year he might be the most-watched player in the league. After Peterson's swift recovery for Minnesota redefined the timetable for coming back from this once-career-threatening injury, Griffin is up next.
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Famous for its menu of traditional favorites, comfort foods and all-day breakfast, the Little America Hotel Coffee Shop has reopened its doors.The Little America Steakhouse offers our trademark gracious service and a delicious American fare menu. The Lobby Lounge is set in a casual elegant atmosphere, perfect ambiance to enjoy continental breakfast, specialty coffees, all-day dining and drinks. The Little America Wasatch Sports Bar offers cool drinks, hot appetizers, and plenty of big screens.
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Why do the Vietnamese celebrate Mid-Autumn Festival?
Activities in Mid-Autumn Festival
Besides, children during the festival are provided with many nice lanterns of all interesting shapes like star, flower and various funny masks used for special performances in the full-moon evening. The main activity of the Vietnamese festival is that children take the beautiful lanterns, wear funny and colorful masks, and then perform fantastic lion dances, sing folklore songs in the house's grounds or in the streets when the moon is rising. That is the most interesting moment of the festival. As this is a chance for family members reunite and share everything together. The young will express their gratitude to the old, while children will receive love and gifts from their parents.
At night, groups of children parade through the streets, going from door to door and asking the owners for their permission to perform the lion dance. If it is agreed then the children will put on a show, which is believed to bring luck and fortune. Afterwards, the owners will give the children 'lucky' money for their gratitude.
These lion dances are fascinating, and huge amounts of children, ranging from little kids to teenagers, participate in this activity. As a result of having so many groups of children marching around, the streets of the cities echo with the sound of drums, as dozens of lions roam about.
Nowadays, although some of the traditional toys have been replaced by modern toys, the meaning and the performance has been kept and developed. It is certain that the Mid-Autumn day is important and famous for Vietnamese people. Everyone wants to join in it. And it really is a good example of the traditional culture of the Vietnamese.
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Thu, Jan 15, 2015 • Today's Show
Will all these hot words against terrorism following the Paris attacks translate into action? Or will they disappear into endless conferences and committee meetings? Why aren't the members of our armed forces happy with their commander-in-chief? And, what does the American Revolution look like from the British perspective?


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About Us
Gil Burciaga
Mr. Burciaga was a founding member of Dynegy, Inc. (formerly Natural Gas Clearinghouse). He served as one of six senior vice presidents involved in the startup and growth of this Fortune 500 trading company and market maker, and he was a member of the four-person team responsible for taking the company public. During his tenure (1986-1991), Dynegy was one of the fastest growing companies in the United States. From 1992-1997, Mr. Burciaga was President of NGC Energy Resources, a division focused on the acquisition and operation of downstream natural gas assets including gathering systems, processing plants, and natural gas liquids fractionation plants. Acquisitions made in the U.S. and Canada under his direction exceeded $900 million. From 1985-1992, Mr. Burciaga served as Senior Vice President of Natural Gas Supply & Trading. Because of deregulation to the merchant role and price controls during this period, Dynegy faced a very volatile natural gas market. Dynegy emerged as a dominant player and became the largest independent and the second largest natural gas marketer in the United States.
Zach Lee
Chief Executive Officer
Prior to forming Asset Risk Management, Mr. Lee worked for Duke Energy Trading & Marketing, where he managed the Structured Products and Derivatives marketing group. The goal of this team was to enhance the value of Duke's trading organization by leveraging the natural gas derivatives market to create natural gas physical and financial product opportunities for producers and end users. Prior to Duke, Mr. Lee worked for Entergy-Koch Trading in a number of trading roles with a focus on the natural gas and power markets.
Michael Christopher
Chief Investment Officer
Mr. Christopher joined Asset Risk Management in May 2015, and is responsible for all financial and capital markets functions for the company. He brings to ARM more than 15 years of energy finance experience. Prior to joining ARM, Mr. Christopher spent nearly 13 years at ArcLight Capital Partners, an energy-focused private equity firm, where he originated and structured transactions in the midstream, power, and upstream sectors. Mr. Christopher began his career in Citigroup's Global Energy and Power Group, where he provided M&A and capital markets advice to public and private energy companies. Mr. Christopher earned a Bachelor of Science in Commerce from the University of Virginia.
Taylor Tipton
President, ARM Physical (AEM) & Midstream
Mr. Tipton joined Asset Risk Management in February 2014 and is currently serving as President of ARM Energy Management. He brings to ARM more than 15 years of experience marketing and trading natural gas in both the US and UK markets. Before joining ARM, Mr. Tipton served as SVP Head of Gas Trading for EDFT Trading North America, where he was responsible for managing EDFT's natural gas business – the 5th largest marketing and trading business in North America. From 1996 to 2007, Mr. Tipton worked in a variety of energy roles for Dynegy, Conoco Phillips, and Eagle Energy Partners, primarily responsible for marketing and trading natural gas throughout various regions of the US and the UK.
Thomas Heath
President, ARM Financial
Mr. Heath has more than 25 years of energy industry experience, having started his career in the early 1980s with Columbia Gulf Transmission Company, where he held various operational and commercial positions. In 1988, he began a 15 year stint with the evolving marketing units of Acadian Gas Pipeline System, Tejas Gas Corporation, and Coral Energy, L.P. (now Shell Trading Gas & Power), where he served in various management roles and was involved with the construction of the West Region trading desk, Consumer Marketing group, Producer Services unit, and the Risk Product Marketing team. Starting in 2004, Mr. Heath served as a Vice President of Union Bank of California, N.A., an affiliate of Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd., where he created and lead a de novo energy derivatives desk supporting Energy Capital Services. Prior to joining Asset Risk Management, Mr. Heath was President of Blue Dolphin Energy, where he was responsible for all commercial, operational, and business development functions. He is an alumnus of the University of Houston.
Art Cipriani
President, ARM Appalachia
Mr. Cipriani has 30 years of experience and a proven track record of success and established relationships from wellhead to city gate. Prior to starting ARM Appalachia in October 2009, Mr. Cipriani was a senior member of Eagle Energy Partners (now EDFT, North America). He joined the Eagle Energy team when the company was founded in 2004 and was directly responsible for building Eagle's presence in the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, and Appalachian areas. Prior to Eagle, Mr. Cipriani was an officer & Vice President of Dominion Transmission, with overall responsibility for marketing, customer service, business development, rates, and regulatory affairs for the company's regulated interstate pipeline, storage, and LNG subsidiaries.
Most notable in Mr. Cipriani's energy career was his role as a partner and Senior Vice President of Natural Gas Clearinghouse (now DYNEGY). During his 10-year tenure at NGC/Dynegy (1984-1995), he was responsible for directing all marketing, origination, and trading activities in the East/Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, and Midwest regions for the non-regulated gas marketing company. He opened regional offices for NGC/Dynegy in Pittsburgh, Chicago, and Boston. During the five-year period prior to joining NGC, he was the Manager of Marketing for Peoples Natural Gas in Pittsburgh. Mr. Cipriani is a Penn State mechanical engineer and a lifetime resident of Pittsburgh.
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The Golden Tulip Lucknow hotel is the city's first contemporary business hotel. This 4-star hotel has a very pleasant environment in which our guests can relax and enjoy their stay.


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Residents were awaked in the early morning by sound of music and hypes of activities on the playground and its surrounding area. Huge skylift and rubbish collection lorries from Alam Flora and MPSJ were seen parking around the playground area.
The programme kick-off with a morning exercise intended to inculcate healthy living habit amongst the residents. Residents have gathered as early as 7.15am to participate in the exercise where they were introduced to the Qigong exercise and taught its significant movements and benefits. One of the Qigong participants was an 83 years old lady which has been practising Qigong for the past 10 years and still looks strong and healthy. Residents were then introduced to another set of exercise in the form of Line Dance. Melody of old dance songs then vibrated the surrounding area as residents' practised the Line Dance movement to the tune of its music.
In her opening remark, Madam Theresa Ratnam Thong, MPSJ Councillor for Zone 1 reiterated the important of gotong royong, one way where residents can contribute and participate in the cleanness of the surrounding neighbourhood. Dr Roslan Mohamed Hussin, Penolong Pengarah Kanan, Bahagian Vektor & Kacauganggu, Jabatan Kesihatan MPSJ later briefed the residents on the awareness of Dengue disease and the life cycle of Aedes mosquitoes.
The event was concluded at noon with YB Hannah Yeoh gives her closing remark, where she too reiterated the important of cleanness amongst the residents and the important of organising Gotong Royong. The residents were then served with light refreshment courtesy from JKP Zone 1 and contribution from the residents.


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1) Stay hydrated.
Many hours on a plane can actually have some of the same physical effects as walking through a desert.
To avoid dehydration, passengers should not only drink lots of water, but also keep up with other nutrients.
Dr. Timothy Hosea, a physician in sports medicine, recommends drinking "electrolyte solutions, Gatorade being the best known, instead of solely water."
Drinks that can cause electrolyte imbalance, such as alcohol and diuretics, should be avoided.
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2) Stay active.
Deep vein thrombosis (DVT), also known as blood clots that form in deep veins, become a risk on longer flights. The National Institute of Health recommends increasing blood flow by walking up and down the aisles and moving, flexing, or stretching your legs to avoid DVT. There are even yoga moves that can be done on a plane. Not only will these improve circulation, but they'll also make you feel more energized and relaxed.
Since the combination of being immobile and dehydrated increases the risk of blood clots, taking small measures will help you to maintain your overall health in the air. If possible, try getting an aisle seat or exit row so you can easily get up and walk around. You should also wear loose-fitting clothes - anything too tight could limit blood flow or cause your ankles to swell.
If you have an increased risk of DVT, wearing compression stockings or taking a blood-thinning medicine before you fly could help as well.
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Lindsey Pine, a registered dietitian at USC, says that traveling can often wreak havoc on our gastrointestinal system because we may be stressed, don't drink enough fluids, and don't follow our normal eating routine. When flying long distances it's important to stay hydrated and to eat fiber.
It's a good idea to pack some of your own food for the flight because you probably won't know what will be served on the plane. Pine recommends bringing whole fruit such as bananas and apples, as well as travel-friendly snacks such as string cheese, packs of almonds and pistachios, KIND Bars, beef jerky, or individually packed hummus with carrot and celery sticks.
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Hi, not an expert but here's what I know for France, Belgium, Germany Austria, Italy and Croatia, and what my brief Net research this evening has found for Slovenia, Bosnia, Hungary, Czech Rep.
France - No Vignette, and no tolls on the roads to Belgium which we will be using.
Belgium - No Vignette but max speed is 120Km( they come and get you if you are caught, even in other countries. I know!)
Germany - No Vignette or tolls(sometimes no speed limits, but many have 100 or 130km limits)
Austria - Vignette as discussed, 4-5 Euros.
Italy - No Vignette, just tolls on some motorways.
Slovenia - Vignette, latest is they are introducing a 7 day one but not sure when.
Croatia - No Vignette
Bosnia - Not sure. Can find no info on the web about Bosnian Vignettes.
Hungary - e-Vignette for Morotways(no sticker, just car number based)
Czech Rep - Vignette for Motorways.
There may also be charges for the tunnels and passes over the Alps, as for the one discussed between Austria and Italy which can not remenber how to spell.
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The haddock which you enjoy at Seniors are caught in the sustainably managed waters off Iceland, Norway and the Faroe Isles.
Our fish (Cod and Haddock) is frozen at sea so it's always completely fresh when it's served to you.
Haddock is a deep sea fish, and lives in the dark seas 40 to 133m down, which is a depth of up to 436' and where the water can be as cold as just 2 degrees C.
This is where they also breed.
Unlike Cod, Haddock aren't quite as much of a hunting fish, and they mostly eat small invertebrates like worms, although some of the big fish will sometimes eat small ones of different species.
At Seniors we cook Atlantic Cod which is caught in the cold waters off Norway and Iceland in the north Atlantic.
Atlantic Cod can live for 25 years, grow up to 2m long, and reach 96 kilos – which is the size of your 6' tall, 14 stone dad!
The Cod is a hunting fish at the top of the food chain and they live on eels, small fish, crabs, lobsters, mussels, worms, mackerel and molluscs.
Cod is a lean type of protein which is good for you, and it contains lots of nutrients which will keep you fit and healthy.
The Vikings first started eating cod over 1200 years ago, and millions of people since then can't be wrong!
Plaice is a flatfish with both eyes on the right side of its head! They look like normal fish when they hatch and as they grow one eye moves through its head to the other side, and they lose their swim bladder – which is what helps a normal fish to swim and float.
In the day they hide by burrowing into the sand, and then feed at night in shallower water. They eat crustaceans like shrimps and small crabs, and shellfish.
Seniors Plaice is caught by The Albion which is a Fleetwood trawler owned by Mr Mitchinson, and it operates under the Responsible Fishing Scheme – to make sure that there will be always fish at sea to catch and cook.


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The Eric Dane 'McSteamy' sextape video, which was uncovered by the fine folks at Gawker, shows Eric Dane with wife Rebecca Gayheart enjoying a bathtub romp with Kari Ann Peniche.
The trio appears to be drunk throughout the video and at one point Gayheart says she has to lay down because she is so high.
This isn't the first time Rebecca Gayheart has had a bathtub escapade made public. In 2003, a photo of Gayheart ran in the National Enquirer showing her sharing a bathtub with an unidentified woman and a crack pipe.
Gayheart also earned notoriety after being convicted of vehicular manslaughter in 2001. The Rebecca Gayheart car accident took the life of nine-year-old Jorge Cruz, Jr. Cruz Jr. had been jaywalking and Gayheart struck the boy after swerving around cars that had stopped to let him cross in the middle of the street. Gayheart admitted that she was on her cel phone during the accident and served three years probation.
So who is Kari Ann Peniche? Peniche is a former Miss Teen USA who lost her title after posing for Playboy in 2002. Earlier this year she was kicked off of Dr. Drew Pinksy's Celebrity Rehab: Sex Addiction for throwing vases at cast and crew members.
Rebecca has said she could still wear her prom dress being that she's always been a size 2. No wonder she's so thin. I would be super thin too if I was on crack lol...


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Hullo everyone, I knows that the Thank-giving were a week ago, but today, Mommy are done makin her Nanny-Ree-Moo book, and she help me write bout mah Thank-giving.
Thank-giving are an im-por-tant day. It when you say all the things you thank-full bout, and you sees your fam-lee and you eats a whole turkey! Every year, I go my Grandma Grandpa's house for the Thank-Giving, where I must be so helpful.
First, I in-spek the turkey. It important to find good turkey that are big for all the fam-lee. I think this one have a good flavur. I thank-full that I gots a turkey like this!
This when I offer to set the table. I say, "Daddy please. You does so much nice things for me all the time, you lets me set table. You jus re-laks. I takes care of it."
Then when I are apposed to be settin the table, I get dis-track-ted and finds a trash can. I turns it over and I shreds up all the things in it. At first, I feel like I has done a bad. Then I sees Grandma Grandpa got a paper shreddy ma-sheen. I knows I save their leck-tricity by doin the shreds mahself. I think they thank-full for that.
During turkey time, I gotta sits in mah pen on mah speshul pink blanket that mah friend Bill At The Mountain give me. I thank-full for mah speshul blanket, but not so thank-full I gotta miss the dinner. But I thank-full Fat Piper get to have turkey time with the fam-lee, a cause she so fat and she gotta work on stayin that fat all the time I bet.
After dinner, Grandma feed me a pie. I gotta tell the truth mah friends: this one the most thank-full I are all day. I love pie! My grandma make the best pie of ever!! Nom nom nom!
Then I go to Grandpa, and I lies and says Grandma not give me any pie at all, and I sooooo hungry, so Grandpa give me pie plate to licks. Hahahaha it were a trick! I had double pie time! I thank-full that I eat so much pie! And I thank-full that Grandma and Grandpa not know I pulls a trick on them!
After the oven turn off, it are so cold in the house, so Mommy wrap me in Grandma's sholl. A sholl are another word for scarf, but it are a fancy word that make me look like the Diane Lane in that movie bout the beach. I so thank-full that I stays warm and look so fash-un-ble!
But most of all, I thank-full that I gots the best fam-lee of ever: Mommy and Daddy and Grandma and Grandpa and Fat Piper all. They so speshul to me, and I are such a lucky girl to has them. Whatchu thankful for, mah friends? Just acause the Thank-giving Day are over, don't mean you can'ts be thank-full! Every day are a good day for your thank-full!


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In the past I've been known to wax eloquently about many aspects of the banana tree. From the banana leaf ,the green banana to the ripened fruit they are all terrific contributors to wellness in their own unique way. A few days ago,a post on instagram caught my attention. It was uploaded by a western food website. They were talking excitedly about discovering the banana flower as a new and exotic ingredient for wellness.The comments that followed in exclamatory disbelief had to be seen to be believed. The banana flower is one ingredient that is available everywhere in our city. And it hardly adds to our grocery bill !
Not for one moment was I surprised that many in that part of the world didn't know about this special ingredient. How would they ,it's not really a part of their cuisine ! I was more surprised and not for the first time that in fact many of us needed to be reminded to re-examine our native foods. By that I mean , not only to start adding it to our regular menus at home but also to experiment with it and come up with interesting ways to add it to our growing repertoire of world cuisine.
Don't get me wrong , I love vazhaipoo vadais and poriyal and relish it just as I do most of my traditional South Indian fare but the idea of using this simple ingredient and extracting more from it is rather exciting as well !
For me the adoration of the banana flower doesn't start with the dish but rather from the way the whole flower itself forms.The large purplish blue oval when it appears on the tree is itself a cause for celebration. Not only does it mean that the tree is thriving but that soon we are in for a bounteous treat ! I never fail to watch in wonder as each large petal lifts up offering a glimpse of the bananas just beginning to form. As the fruit grow larger,the petal detaches and gently falls to the base of the tree. As it continues to diminish in size, we wait until the last fruiting nodes are done before relieving the blossom from it's position at the base of the long bough of fruit.
It took me awhile to realise which part of the flower actually got cooked. Call me silly but I was under the impression for a long time that the vazhaipoo dishes were made with the purple petals and not the nodes hidden beneath. So, you can imagine the wide eyed interest when I discovered the 'actual ingredient ' .Thanks to that process of self discovery I have since made sure to educate the younger lot not only about the banana flower but also the time consuming cleaning process that it goes through before it reaches the table.
That in itself makes it a worthy dish to be offered when company comes calling. While we traditionally use buttermilk to prevent the chopped banana flower from discolouring , other parts of Asia use many natural bleaching agents like lemon and vinegar to keep it white.
I was rather intrigued with the idea of using it in a Vietnamese inspired salad. The heart of the flower is apparently treated much like an artichoke centre both in texture and flavor and is cut in thin slices. It would be interesting when paired with a dressing of chopped garlic , fresh red chillies , sugar , lemon juice and some soy or fish sauce . Imagine that nice burst of flavours coating the crunchy vazhaipoo rings along with fresh coriander leaves , thin slivers of coloured bell pepper or purple cabbage and maybe some toasted sesame. It sounds just delicious not to mention the heady dose of antioxidants in that salad concoction. To serve it in that pretty purple outer petal of the banana flower would make for perfect presentation. In order to do that it's best we start saving some of those petals straight away.
Righto then ! I'm off to give it a shot. My banana flower is nearing retirement from it's tree and I can hardly wait to get started on putting together that salivating burst of healthy flavours .
Recipe to follow soon. Let me know if you're interested …post your comments.


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El Limon Waterfalls is considered the most beautiful waterfall in the Dominican Republic and by many in the Caribbean. Standing at 131 feet tall, once you are in it's presence, it'll take your breath away. This excursion begins with a light horseback ride at the edges of the Limon river, through "La Ruta del Café" nature trail. During the ride you will see various gorgesous waterfalls and the tropical rainforest vegetation which surrounds this beautiful path. Once you reach the Limon Waterfall, take a dip in it's refreshing waters, take in the scenery, and enjoy a truly unforgettable day.
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FULL DAY NATURE TOUR (Approximately 10 hour tour)
-Experienced, English speaking nature guides
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-Free time at Waterfall
-Delicious Dominican style lunch
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Shares in Tethys Petroleum (LON:TPL) (TSE:TPL) gained over 9 per cent Friday after announcing the start of drilling at its AKD08 exploration well in Kazakhstan.
AKD08, also known as the Doto well, located in the south-west of the Doris field, is targeting several potential hydrocarbon zones, including some proven elsewhere in the field, but also deeper targets that have yielded significant 'shows' in nearby wells, including the Doris oil discovery.
The Doto prospect is estimated to contain 22mln barrels of gross recoverable oil resources; with the deeper targets not included in this figure. Shares of Tethy jumped 9.2 per cent to 71 Canadian cents on Friday afternoon, extending year-to-date gains to more than 36 per cent.
The Doto well has a targeted depth of 3,500 metres and Tethys expects the drill program will take around 70 days to complete.
"We are very pleased to have started drilling on the Doto well commencing our exciting drilling program in Kazakhstan," said chief executive Graham Wall.
"The Doto well is targeting several zones which have been either commercially proven or shown to be promising on adjacent structures. The timing of the Dexa Exploration well is being co-ordinated with the drilling of the Doto well in order to optimise resources, thereby reducing costs."
The work program in Kazakhstan also includes seismic work, with a 2D program over the Kul-Bas block and a 3D campaign on the Akkulka block. According to Tethys, the respective seismic programs will improve the group's understanding of the sub-surface and better focus the longer term work in the attractive area that has a proved commercial oil and gas system.
The Central Asia-focused oil and gas explorer and producer has assets in Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Georgia, the latter of which it made a move into this summer.
Earlier this week, the company also received final presidential approvals for a production enhancement contract (PEC) for the Chegara oilfields in Uzbekistan. The contract will now be registered with the relevant state authorities and work is expected to begin within the next two months.
The work program in Kazakhstan is being funded through the farm-out agreement on its Bokhtar venture in Tajikistan signed earlier this year with French major Total and China National Petroleum Corp (CNPC). Under the terms of that farm-out deal, Total and CNPC each now own a one-third stake in the Bokhtar venture, in Tajikistan, while Tethys's 85% owned Kulob Petroleum subsidiary has the other third. The Tajik authorities also awarded the partners new acreage - a further 1,186 square kilometres - in the area, with the initial period under the production sharing contract extended until 2020.
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31 weeks pregnant
Your Developing Baby-
• When you're 31 weeks pregnant, Your baby is about 16.2 inches (41.1cm) long and weighs 3.3 pounds (1502gm).
• The rate of physical growth slows down, while his brain enters another period of rapid growth, producing hundreds of billions of new nerve cells.
• Fat continues to accumulate in your baby's body.
• When you're 31 weeks pregnant, lungs are the only major organ left to complete development.
• all five of baby's senses are fully developed by now (taste, smell, hear, touch and vision)
• By now your baby is urinating approximately several cups of urine a day into the amniotic fluid. He or she is also swallowing amniotic fluid, which is completely replaced several times a day.
Your Changing Body –
You've probably gained weight this month, somewhere between 1.5kg to 2kg. Gaining 450g a week is quite normal during the last trimester as your baby has a final growth spurt before he arrives in the world.
The milk glands in your breasts may have started to make colostrum already. Colostrum is the pre-milk that provides your baby with calories and nutrients for the first few days before your milk comes in. For some women, it is thin and watery. For others, it is thick and yellowish. If you notice your breasts leaking colostrum, you can buy disposable or washable breast pads to protect your clothing
31 Weeks pregnant- Sign and Symptoms
• Shortness of breath, since baby keeps pushing your lungs up.
• Braxton Hicks contractions. Be sure you're drinking plenty of water and changing positions often.
• Leaky breasts.
• Frequent urination. since baby keeps pushing your bladder down.
• Backaches and headache.
• Difficulty sleeping. Aches and pains, your big belly, pregnancy hormones, heartburn and anxiety are probably all contributing.
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- Einat L.K. Pregnancy week by week: Pregnancy Guide: Voices from the womb. Speedy Publishing LLC, (2014). ISBN 1633833291.
- F. Gary Cunningham, John C. Hauth. WILLIAMS OBSTETRICS – 22nd Ed. (2005). The McGraw-Hill Medical Publishing Division. p.33 . ISBN: 0-07-141315-4.
- Glade B. Curtis, Judith Schuler (2011). Your Pregnancy Week by Week (7th Ed). Da Capo Press, 2011. p. 1-24 ISBN 0738215422
- Laura Riley. You & Your Baby Pregnancy: The Ultimate Week-by-week Pregnancy Guide (1st Ed.). Meredith Books (2006). p.14
- NHS. The Pregnancy book. ebook. (2009). p.6
- Paula Spencer, Cindy Luu. Pregnancy Journal: A Week-By-Week Guide to a Happy, Healthy Pregnancy. Peter Pauper Press, Inc., 2006. p. 11-15. ISBN 1593594364.


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This is the date (or around here) where we go pick up our weaner pigs. They have been weaned for 8 weeks so far and will be 30 to 35 pounds when we pick them up. We'll get two this year, one for our family and will sell the other to stock someones freezer. We purchase off a local island hog breeder and usually get Durocs due to their combination of great tasting meat and their ability to grow fast – which is what you want when raising an animal for meat.
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You can always count on crazy stuff happening in the last week of the regular season, but the sharps aren't concerned about adding the Buffalo Bills and the Dallas Cowboys to their Week 17 NFL picks.
Jason's record after Week 15: 36-50-1 ATS, 18-26-1 Totals
Shenanigans, shenanigans everywhere. Week 17 of the NFL regular season can be a serious pain in the toches for handicappers; teams who have already locked down their playoff spots may end up treating this like the preseason, giving extra snaps to their reserve players and trying out all number of tricky formations. Other teams who have already been eliminated could end up doing the same thing. You have to stay on your toes when you make your NFL picks this week.
One way to protect yourself: Follow the sharps. Early action is usually sharp action, and according to our consensus reports, the early action this week is landing on three teams in particular: the Buffalo Bills, the Dallas Cowboys, and the plucky Minnesota Vikings. What is it about these three teams that makes the wiseguys' eyes light up? Let's dig deep, peel back the layers, and get to know what's behind the Week 17 NFL odds.
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Sadly for the Bills (8-7 SU and ATS), their 2014 campaign will end just like each of the previous 14 seasons. They were eliminated from the playoffs after last Sunday's 26-24 loss to the Oakland Raiders (+7 at home). Kyle Orton had some good moments for Buffalo, but he also threw two picks, while the Bills rushed for just 13 yards on the day.
The vanquished Bills opened as 11-point road dogs for this Sunday's game (1:00 p.m. ET, CBS) against the New England Patriots, who improved to 12-3 (9-6 ATS) after squeaking by the New York Jets (+10 at home) 17-16. But the Patriots have already clinched the AFC East title and a first-round bye in the playoffs, so aside from earning home-field advantage throughout the playoffs, they have no need to give it 100 percent this week. The sharps, on the other hand, were 100 percent behind Buffalo in early betting. As we go to press, the Bills are still drawing a healthy 68 percent consensus. It's a classic Week 17 NFL pick.
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The Cowboys (11-4 SU, 9-6 ATS) have also clinched the NFC East after putting away the Indianapolis Colts (+3.5 away) 42-7. However, Dallas still has a shot at earning that highly valuable first-round bye, and maybe even home-field advantage. It'll take some help from elsewhere, but first, the Cowboys have to take care of business Sunday afternoon (1:00 p.m. ET, FOX) in Washington.
It's not a given. Washington might be a laughing stock at 4-11 SU and 5-10 ATS, but this past Sunday, Kai Forbath booted a field goal with five seconds remaining to beat the Philadelphia Eagles (–7 away) 27-24, eliminating the Eagles in the process. This week's football odds have Dallas laying seven points in D.C.; our consensus reports show 93 percent of early bettors on the Cowboys.
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Last but not least, we have those plucky Vikings (6-9 SU, 10-5 ATS), who have endeared themselves to the sharps by covering their last five games in a row. Minnesota couldn't get the win in Week 16 over the Miami Dolphins (–4.5 at home), but it took a late touchdown and a safety on a blocked punt for Miami to eke out a straight-up victory.
Do the Chicago Bears (5-10 SU, 6-9 ATS) have that kind of effort in them? They actually came up with a solid game against the Detroit Lions (–10 away), as Jimmy Clausen threw a pair of TD passes to force the Lions to engineer a come-from-behind 20-14 win. Maybe there's something to this whole Marc Trestman, Quarterback Whisperer thing after all.
Then again, the sharps were pounding Minnesota (–7 at home) at an 88-percent clip for Sunday's matchup (1:00 p.m. ET, FOX) before it was announced that Jay Cutler would be starting for the injured Clausen (concussion). Then the consensus quickly leveled off at close to 50/50. You know Cutler will be playing as if he has something to prove this week, so bet accordingly.


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Best-case scenario: 4 reasons why Iowa could enjoy a championship season
The proverbial dog days of summer can be long and tedious for college football fans. But each passing day brings us closer to the launch of the 2016 season.
In the past few weeks, Land Of 10 has been offering a "Best-Case Scenario" story for the Big Ten's presumed cluster of bowl-bound clubs.
Today's piece focuses on Iowa (12-2 last season; 14 returning starters), the reigning Big Ten West champs, but also a program that hasn't posted back-to-back campaigns of 10-plus wins since 2004. Back then, Kirk Ferentz's Hawkeyes collected 31 victories from 2002 to 2004 — just a few seasons removed from the coach's 1-10 debut in 1999.
Here are four factors that will matter for the Hawkeyes in 2016:
1. Iowa's front seven fully complements the stacked secondary, in terms of getting after the quarterback
Without question, the Hawkeyes enjoyed a solid defensive campaign last season, earning high marks with interceptions (ranked 10th nationally), turnover margin (11th), scoring defense (19th) and total defense (22nd).
But there were also head-scratching results with three crucial categories — passing yards allowed (60th overall), sacks (ranked 63rd; ninth in the Big Ten) and tackles for loss (117th nationally, dead last in conference).
That lack of production suggests a talent or depth imbalance among the linemen, linebackers and secondary. The gulf could be even greater in 2016, with defensive linemen Nate Meier (7 sacks, 10.5 tackles for loss) and Drew Ott (5 sacks, 7.5 TFL) moving on from the program and the Hawkeyes being flush with talented stars in the defensive backfield.
In the NFL, a great secondary usually makes a decent defensive linemen look prolific. For potentially dynamic college teams like Iowa, the same rationale must apply here — especially with the Hawkeyes encountering at least six high-quality quarterbacks in conference play this fall (Tommy Armstrong Jr., Wes Lunt, John O'Korn, Chris Laviano, Mitch Leidner, David Blough).
Which school has the conference's best secondary — Iowa or Michigan?
That's a tough question to answer right now. Cornerbacks Desmond King (11 career INTs, reigning Jim Thorpe Award winner), Greg Mabin (2 INTs, 8 pass deflections last year) and safeties Miles Taylor and Brandon Snyder will likely be responsible for the effectiveness of the Hawkeyes' pass rush, providing them more time to attack the quarterback. Whereas the same wouldn't hold true for Michigan, which is blessed with talent, experience, depth and incoming excellence in the trenches with the arrival of 5-star true freshman Rashan Gary.
In that vein, Iowa's secondary needs to be the stronger unit. It needs greatness on the back end to accomplish all of its division/conference/national goals.
2. Quarterback C.J. Beathard develops immediate chemistry with his new lot of pass-catchers
C.J. Beathard has a 13-2 career mark as a starter. He tallied 2,809 yards passing last year and accounted for 23 touchdowns, engineering an Iowa offense that averaged 30-plus points per game. When rounding up, the Tennessee native posted six games of at least 63-percent passing in 2015.
Of equal importance, Beathard boasts the highest QB rating (139.5) of the Big Ten's returning passers, despite never eclipsing the 300-yard mark.
Back to the present: How will things shake out with an overhauled receiving corps in 2016, with only Matt VandeBerg (65 catches, 703 yards, 4 TDs) having had much success in Iowa City before?
Beathard should have the coaching staff's full confidence in Year 2. We're also presuming the reconfigured rushing attack will match last season's production and proficiency.
3. LeShun Daniels Jr. or Akrum Wadley steps up as the alpha dog in the tailback competition
When healthy, Jordan Canzeri (1,192 total yards, 13 TDs) served as Iowa's workhorse back last season. But for certain absences or split-carry situations, the backup stable of rushers hardly missed a beat.
- When collecting 13 or more carries last year, LeShun Daniels Jr., had a stellar four-game average of 114 rushing yards and 1.5 touchdowns. The bulldozing back also found the end zone multiple times in three consecutive outings against Indiana, Minnesota and Purdue.
- In a three-game spurt last season against all Big Ten opponents, Wadley absurdly averaged 131 rushing yards and two scores. He also enjoyed a four-game streak of at least one touchdown.
Which brings us to this: The Canzeri-Daniels-Wadley triumvirate racked up 411 combined rushes last season, for a per-game average of 29.4 carries. On paper, it seems like Daniels and Wadley, as an interchangeable duo, can hit that quota of per-game touches.
As a comparison, Indiana's Jordan Howard (1,213 rushing yards) and Devine Redding (1,012 yards) combined for 422 carries last season. They were also the only conference tandem to each rush for 1,000-plus yards.
For 2016, Daniels and Wadley have that potential, as well. But it would take a strong commitment from the Iowa coaches to make this happen with at least 32 combined carries per outing.
4. The sports world will be watching if Iowa gets to 'Michigan Week' as an undefeated power
The early candidates for Big Ten Game Of The Year involve either Ohio State (at Oklahoma on Sept. 17, at Michigan State on Nov. 19), Michigan State (at Notre Dame on Sept. 17) or Michigan (at MSU on Oct. 29, at Ohio State on Nov. 26).
However, Iowa could ultimately steal the spotlight from the East superpowers, if it advances through an eminently doable slate for September (toughest opponents: North Dakota State, Rutgers) and October (Northwestern, Wisconsin visit Iowa City) … before reaching November with a perfect record.
At that point, the Hawkeyes would be staring at a TV-friendly road clash with Penn State on Nov. 5 and then a titanic home date with Michigan on Nov. 12.
Iowa and Michigan deserve to be mentioned in the same breath: The programs have favorable schedules in the first two months, setting the stage for dueling 8-0 records in the week leading up to Nov. 12.
If this occurs, the Big Ten could be looking at No. 1 versus No. 2 scenario, which would be wonderfully reminiscent to the 1985 campaign, when the top-ranked Hawkeyes squeaked past No. 2 Michigan that was quarterbacked by Jim Harbaugh in a super-intense, low-scoring classic.
And that's one benefit to Iowa not having Ohio State or Michigan State during the regular season as crossover opponents.
Jay Clemons, the 2015 national winner for "Sports Blog Of The Year" (Cynopsis Media), has previously written for SI.com, The National Football Post, Bleacher Report and Fox Sports.


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Xiaomi is one of the biggest smartphone manufacturer in China, though it presents its devices with relative good specs and competitive prices, but the brand has been growing in popularity outside the country as well. Since, we've been listing rumors of its newest flagship, the Mi6, for a quite some time now. Expected to be released in this month, according to a recent string of posts on Xiaomi's official page on Chinese social networking site Weibo, suggests the same device will be unveiled on April 11.
Xiaomi has been publishing daily posts dedicated to each of its Mi flagships on its Weibo page, starting April 6 till today. It has posted the last of them, the one for the Mi 5. Well, this isn't an outright confirmation that the Mi 6 will be introduced on the given date, though timing is weirdly coincidental with a press conference that will be held on the day. Moreover, Xiaomi has apparently sent a WeChat message to its fans saying they should expect something at noon, further confirming there is a big reveal coming up. Also see: Xiaomi Mi6 And Mi6 Pro Retail Box & Specs Leaks Out, Shows Up 30MP Camera Inside
It is something like leaky as the Samsung Galaxy S8, we actually know a lot more about the upcoming Xiaomi flagship, the Mi6. It's processor will most likely be Qualcomm's Snapdragon 835, also rumors pointed at SD821 version. The rear camera of the device is said to be a 12MP dual-lens sensor with Sony IMX386 mockup, while the front will be a regular 8-megapixel selfie IMX268 shooter. Two options in the storage and memory was speculated; a 4GB RAM + 64GB internal storage and the other with a 6GB + 128GB space. No more dedicated microSD card slot is present, this time. May be: Xiaomi Mi6 Plus Flagship Real-Life Images Leaks Out
While the screen you will find of 5.2-inch panel, but again, there's no exact details on that whether the two versions use the same or not. One will have a QHD resolution, and the other will top at Full HD instead. The new Xiaomi phone is said to also run Android 7.1.1 and will reportedly be IP68-certified.
The press conference is scheduled for noon Hong Kong time on 11th April, which translates to midnight ET (Eastern Time). We'll surely keep on updating this post if the Mi 6 really does get announced today, though we're almost certain it will and you won't have to wait for long to see Xiaomi Mi6 unveil. Stay tuned for more! Latest in the line: Xiaomi Mi Pad 3 Goes Official: Specs, Price And Release Date
Update X1: Unfortunately, it wasn't actually the Mi 6 unveiled today, but rather just its official launch date – April 19, and we sincerely apologize for the confusion. Now that we do have a couple of new titbits of information regarding Mi6, which claims not to have a 3.5mm headphone jack, and the phone however, will be equipped with a Snapdragon 835 SoC only. It will be available in one variant. You can see the official teaser for the event, released now as well as the original text of the article, right below.
Pricing details were also spotted on the Chinese social media site. Xiaomi Mi 6 will allegedly be launched with 4GB of RAM and 64GB storage and 4GB RAM + 128GB variants – costs at CNY 2,199 (roughly Rs. 20,500), and CNY 2599 (approximately Rs. 24, 300) respectively. While the bigger variant, the Xiaomi Mi 6 Plus on the other hand also tipped to be offered in 6GB RAM + 64GB/128GB and 256GB variants, which reportedly will cost around CNY 2699 (Rs. 25,000 approx.), CNY 3,099 (Rs. 28,990) and CNY 3699 (Rs. 34,600) approximately.
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The family of the woman killed when a Big Dig tunnel collapsed have settled a wrongful death lawsuit for more than $28 million. The woman was killed in 2006 when part of a tunnel ceiling collapsed on her car. The settlement resolves wrongful death claims against all fifteen defendants.
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One of our favorite places is Bodega Bay. We rented our favorite house there, Casa Del Sol, with the Kaai's for Easter. We had a lot of fun. The guys got to golf, the girls got to walk and look at(and into) houses. The kids played and played and played. We went to the beach and loved it. It was fun to have Easter morning together and have all the kids wake up and see all the baskets and candy. We love Bodega Bay!
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Diabetes has nearly quadrupled worldwide
Diabetes is on the rise, and it isn't just an American problem. Over the last 35 years, the number of people who suffer from Diabetes has quadrupled. In 1980, there were 108 million cases in comparison to the skyrocketing 422 million in 2014. This means that 1 in 11 people have Diabetes.
Income is one of the many factors taken into consideration for the report. China and Japan which are both low- to middle-income countries had a higher increases in the disease, 101 million in 2014. This is because treatment options are not readily available, unlike countries like the United States, which reported 62 million cases in 2014. India and Indonesia had a total of 96 million cases in 2014.
A World Health Organization (WHO) analysis, "Global report on Diabetes," says:
- – The number of people living with Diabetes and its prevalence are growing in all regions of the world.
- – The epidemic of Diabetes has major health and socioeconomic impacts, especially in developing countries.
- – In 2014, more than 1 in 3 adults aged over 18 years were overweight and more than 1 in 10 were obese.
On the topic, Professor Majid Ezzati says:
"Rates of diabetes are rising quickly in China, India, and many other low and middle income countries, and if current trends continue, the probability of meeting the 2025 UN global target is virtually non-existent.
"Obesity is the most important risk factor for type 2 diabetes and our attempts to control rising rates of obesity have so far not proved successful. Identifying people who are at high risk of diabetes should be a particular priority since the onset can be prevented or delayed through lifestyle changes, diet or medication."
There are two types of diabetes known to date. Type 1 Diabetes is when the pancreas doesn't produce enough insulin for your body, and there isn't a cure. Type 2 Diabetes is brought on by obesity and other lifestyle choices. The report that WHO completed did not distinguish between type 1 or type 2 diabetes, but they were able to show that type 2 diabetes in adults was within the range of 85 percent to 95 percent of the cases.
In 2012, Diabetes was responsible for the deaths of 1.5 million. Then, for 2.2 million the following year. Diabetes isn't slowing down. The WHO is encouraging people to change their lifestyles, pay more attention to the way we eat, exercise, and live. They are recommending at least 150 minutes a week of moderate physical activity in a week.
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