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Victims to get their say through community remedy30 October, 2014
VICTIMS are set to be given a say in how offenders are dealt with after Lancashire's Police and Crime Commissioner unveiled final plans for the county's Community Remedy.
The move means offenders who commit certain types of low-level crime or anti-social behaviour could be asked to apologise to their victim, undertake a course to address their behaviour or repair the damage they've caused – giving them an opportunity to understand the full impact of their actions.
Clive Grunshaw said: "One of my key commitments is to empower victims. I don't want them to feel isolated from the process of dealing with offenders – I want them to have the opportunity to be part of it, and that is what the Community Remedy will give them.
"I also want to reduce re-offending levels, and in order to do that we need to rehabilitate offenders and ensure they understand the effect their actions have had.
"It is an approach I hope will have a positive impact both on the victim and the offender. I want crimes and anti-social behaviour incidents that are dealt with out-of-court to be handled efficiently and effectively in a way which is satisfactory to the victim and has a lasting impact on the offender. I hope the launch of Community Remedy is an important step toward achieving that."
The Commissioner launched an online consultation to gather residents' views on what they thought the Community Remedy options should be for the county, and also spoke to residents who attended Lancashire Constabulary's recent Open Days at police headquarters.
Now, the following six options have been agreed with the county's Chief Constable for use in Lancashire:
- Offender to apologise to the victim either face-to-face or through a letter
- Offender to meet the victim face-to-face through a Restorative Justice process, which gives the victim the opportunity to explain the impact the crime has had on them.
- Offender participates in a structured activity or course to address offending behaviour, issues such as substance abuse and to reduce the likelihood of re-offending. Where the offender is a young person, parental involvement may also be an option.
- Compensation to be paid to victim by offender
- Offender to undertake reparation work directly to the victim to repair any damage caused.
- Offender to carry out reparation work in the community, which could include a community project suggested by the victim.
Tim Ewen, Head of Criminal Justice for Lancashire Constabulary, said: "We
are fully supportive of this approach as a means for putting victims at the heart of the process and also seeking to reduce reoffending."
The remedies will be delivered in partnership with other partners and agencies, and will only be used when the offender accepts they are responsible for the offence and both the victim and offender agree a Community Remedy is the appropriate way forward.
A Community Remedy will only be used when the offence can be dealt with out-of-court, and the attending officer will have the final decision on whether the proposed remedy is appropriate and proportionate to both the offender and the offence.

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Search me, O God. I know that my heart is not always pure and my ways are far from perfect. Search me, O God, for I need your purifying presence. Search me, O God, for I want you to set the course and the destination of my life. In Jesus' name I pray. Amen.
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Adding an ssh or SFTP user for Vaultpress
I need to add a new user so wordpress Vaultpress can connect for backups. Thing is it needs read-write access.
Steps so far:
useradd vaultpressr
passwd vaultpress
usermod -m -d /path/to/website/public vaultpress
usermod -G www-data vaultpress
So now I have a user named vaultpress, who is part of the www-data group, who can SFTP in directly to the directory I need vaultpress to back up.
Except vaultpress can't write to the directory. Vaultpress needs write ability to put files back.
I frankly don't know what rights the various groups have, I was hoping that being part of the www-data group would give vaultpress the correct rights.
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I often check the site's action logs to see what is going on and rather than point individuals out, this is like a general news. Doing this runs up the bandwidth.... on ANY website including this one, and others out there. Please be conscientious about this as a lot of these fan fiction sites are free to use.
--Nile on 15 Jan 2010 8:20:15 PM 4 Comments
--Nile on 03 Jan 2010 12:59:56 AM 3 Comments
Hello, fellow Inuyasha fanfic readers and writers!
Starting today, November first, I am personally overseeing a new type of contest! Are you ready? It's...
It may be one big contest, but, IF WE GET ENOUGH ENTRIES, I will put them up by category. If you're interested, the probable categories will be:
*Best Inu/Kag romance
*Best SessKag romance (by popular demand)
*Best Other romance
*Best Action/Adventure
*Best Drama/Tragedy/Horror
*Best Citrus (not quite a lemon, eh? lol)
*Best Comedy
*Best Overall
If you'd like to see any particular category, let me know and if I think there's a market for it... I'll see what I can do.
DON'T FORGET!!! Since Haiku are so tiny, you'll have to let me know what category the poem is! The contest will be month-long, and each person can only enter 2 for each category. There will be award banners for all who participate, and separate ones for winners! There is a new category for them-you can find it under "Poetry>Haiku" Good luck! <3
TO ENTER: Simply write a Haiku, put it in the haiku category (under Poetry>Haiku) and make sure that in your story or chapter notes or somewhere, it says it's for the contest. And make sure you put in what category it's for.
P.s. (er, for those that need a refresher course...) Haiku have 3 stanza (lines), in which the first has five syllables, the second has seven syllables, and the last has five again. For instance:
Haiku are great fun, (5)
but they often don't make sense. (7)
Refrigerator. (5)
Get crackin and HAVE FUN!!!
--PitaBread on 01 Nov 2009 12:05:02 AM 8 Comments
Hey, everyone! Just in case you hadn't heard, we have two sister sites!
The first is anime-fanfiction.com . It's for all other anime except Inuyasha, since we've pretty much got that covered here. ;] Nile, of course, created it, and she and Keva are modding it.
The second is for Avatar: The Last Airbender only. You can find it at www.avatar-fanfiction.com . We are desperate for more stories!!! Nile and I are the mods there, and we could use more writers, so if you like Avatar but haven't tried writing for it yet, give it a shot and submit to A-FF!
--PitaBread on 18 Oct 2009 1:40:35 AM 3 Comments
We are going to be getting some changes to the website's layout soon. Same color scheme. It is about time for that to start. With the layout changes, we will be taking away the top banner and putting 6 - 125x125 ads in the sidebar for people to eventually purchase. These will help keep the site going. As for the text ads, I will be reducing them to 3 at the bottom of stories in the content area and pulling them from the footer. The sidebar will be available throughout the entire site.
I will be sending out the awards for our 2008 IYFF Award overall winner shortly. It has been hectic as I have been scraping to get funds going.
We will be putting a DeviantArt fanart group together. We might seek a mod specifically for that group to help out.
Please remember if you would like to read or write drabbles, or at least get your pen warmed up, our Drabbles community is at - http://community.livejournal.com/iy_fanfiction
On Facebook? We are there too! Simply search for InuYasha Fanfiction and we are listed under that title. :)
--Nile on 24 Sep 2009 6:48:47 PM 1 Comments
--Keva on 11 Sep 2009 6:54:58 AM 2 Comments
Hey, everyone!
The time has finally come! It's time to vote for your favorite stories on Inuyasha-fanfiction.com. Don't forget - you have to be a member of the site's Yahoo!group in order to vote, so please register today! And make sure you keep the option to recieve updated emails open...
If you have any problems registering, you can contact Nile (email@example.com), Ronnie (email@example.com), or me (firstname.lastname@example.com). Or just click on the "contact us" button near the bottom of the page.
Happy voting!
--PitaBread on 24 Aug 2009 2:02:56 AM 7 Comments
Hey, everyone! In case you haven't heard, we are now accepting nominations for our 2009 Annual Awards! If you've got a favorite fic or drabble you can nominate it! Now, you MUST be a member here, and you also MUST be a part of our Yahoo! group (nominations and voting all go through there) so if you're not already a member, join today! It's really easy. If you need help finding it or would like more info, just contact Nile or any of the rest of us mods, and we'll be happy to assist.
C'mon, guys! Let's have a better awards season than last year!!!
--PitaBread on 21 Jul 2009 12:11:55 AM 4 Comments
In May the InuyashaQuotes community at LJ IYQ had their Grand Reopening. They offer prompts in quotes rather than using one word. Best of all there are no time limits to submitting your stories or word limits! You can do previous prompts whenever you want, even months later! Here is a look at the prompts they have for this month.
Monthly Theme: Grief
Week #1:
Even hundredfold grief is divisible by love.
- Jareb Teague
Week #2:
Given a choice between grief and nothing, I'd choose grief.
- William Faulkner
Week #3:
Nature's first green is gold,/Her hardest hue to hold.
Her early leaf's a flower/But only so an hour.
Then leaf subsides to leaf./So Eden sank to grief,
So dawn goes down to day./Nothing Gold can stay.
- Robert Frost
Week #4:
The greatest griefs are those we cause ourselves.
- Sophocles, Oedipus Rex
You have to write a story based on these quotes. You don't have to have the exact quote in the story, but it has to be conveyed in some way. It's a really interesting and unique idea. If your looking for a real challenge check it out!
--DanaRose31382 on 06 Jul 2009 4:10:31 AM 4 Comments
I'm already beating you all with two fics posted there. Whoot for me! So come an knock me off my high horse and get your non InuYasha fics posted.
Remember IYFF is for Yasha fics A-FF is for non Yasha related fics since the sites are linked.
Nile and I look forward to seeing you all there.
Much love. Keva
--Keva on 30 Jun 2009 10:06:16 PM 4 Comments
The link for the site is http://anime-fanfiction.net/ however just because it's called anime it doesn't mean it's for anime only. We will welcome any and all writers of any and all fandoms who want to post their hard worked on fics.
So get ready and pass it along!
--Keva on 05 Jun 2009 2:17:09 PM 5 Comments
Most wank is false anyway and based on petty stuff. Most revolving around any members of this site have been nipped and those who try to start it over and over are proven wrong again and again...hence... this is a No Wank Zone.
Anyway, thank you for your participation. There are a few kinks in the categories to work out, but I will have them solved as soon as possible.
--Taiyoukai_Nile on 03 Jun 2009 4:57:47 PM 4 Comments
The community has 36 prompts listed. There are no word limitations nor time limits. The only thing is that you need to be active when you can. It is really interesting, especially the many ways you can write a story using a certain prompt.
Just in case, here is a preview of their prompt's list:
1. Giving Orders
2. Love
3. Freedom/Restraint
4. Gentle
5. Rings/jewelery
6. Vouyerism/Exhibitionism
7. Garden/Flowers
8. Hotspring
9. Discipline
10. Moonlight
11. Silver and Gold
12. Blood
13. Hesitation/Hesitating
14. New
15. Blush
16. Footsteps
17. Fear/Comfort
18. Lost and Found
19. Deep
20. Spank
21. Silk
22. Giving in/Giving up
23. Haunted
24. Secret
25. Behind
26. Realization
27. Out of Body
28. Dreams
29. Life and Death
30. Heart and Soul
31. Going Without
32. Baby
33. Special
34. Hunter and Prey or Hunted
35. Too much/Overload
36. Respect
I recommend trying it out. I have already done so and have gotten to the 6th prompt.
--Taiyoukai_Nile on 26 May 2009 3:36:25 PM 5 Comments
As little as $5 does make a difference. I will be putting badges on member's accounts who donate and have donated in the past, as well as the month they donated. It will say "I proudly Support My fandom".
I will be updating the finances received page. There is some controversy on why there should be such a page, but as mentioned months ago. Also, I would like to point out that we are approaching 1000 fanfics, and the site has been upgraded, the community has been expanded to several sections to include fun activities.
So, your support has been encouraging. The other mods and myself hope that you all continue to support our site.
--Taiyoukai_Nile on 25 May 2009 6:22:23 PM 0 Comments
--Taiyoukai_Nile on 20 May 2009 2:43:43 PM 8 Comments
Winners of challenge received a dedicated fanart to them done by me! Also, please remember to vote for our previous drabble participants. Thanks!
--Taiyoukai_Nile on 18 May 2009 2:53:17 AM 3 Comments
I noticed that we did not have a "custom" character in the characters list. So, figuring we could use one, I made it.
If one of the main characters in your story is a custom character, please feel free to use the "custom" option when choosing the characters for your fanfics.
Since we're on the subject, I'd like to remind everyone that the character option is not to be used to list every single character that is mentioned in your story... only the main ones, please.
Take care everyone!
--Dark_Author on 14 May 2009 3:27:40 PM 4 Comments
--Taiyoukai_Nile on 12 May 2009 6:02:28 PM 0 Comments
Also, please remember to vote for our previous drabble participants. Thanks!
--Taiyoukai_Nile on 08 May 2009 7:46:08 PM 0 Comments
We're accepting recommendations for your favorite fanfics. Got a few? Come over to the Yahoo Group and submit yours today!
--Raven_Clover on 06 May 2009 5:06:49 PM 0 Comments
We often update news there too and allow members into sharing their idea. Also, in May we will be starting a thread for Recommended fanfics from you all, the members. So, if you want to be involved in that, you should go ahead and try it.
BTW, as an update, as a clarification on some of the recent events concerning the moderators removed from their positions... those mods chose to leave due to their actions. There was a lot of things said offlist where it could not embarrass them and what was passed around to friends and acquaintenances were once again wrong and half-truths. Some of what was said were some lies and from the countless numbers of mixed emails I have received, I will have to publicly state my side. For the record, no threats were issued anywhere to anyone to remove anyones fanfiction, so if you have resorted to lurking here because your were told that information, you were extremely misinformed.
If you are a fan of drabbles, you may try to join iy_themes club ( http://community.livejournal.com/iy_themes ). Despite issues with anyone, I am not going to prevent people from joining places due to drama and just dumb junk. No, IYFF is not affiliated with the group, but we strongly promote ANY InuYasha-related website in general no matter personal matters.
--Taiyoukai_Nile on 25 Apr 2009 2:52:01 PM 5 Comments
Hey all recently we did a post for the mod picks of the (every other) week. Now can I get some feed back on this. Do you guys like it, disllike it, any opinions on it at all? Come on people tell me something even if it's 'I hate your guts'. We need your input on these things so we know if what we are doing is good or bad for the site.
So please please let me know. Thanks Keva
--Keva on 24 Apr 2009 7:32:39 AM 4 Comments
That means that there are well over 400 screenshots already available on the site for download and use. :)
--Taiyoukai_Nile on 21 Apr 2009 5:13:12 PM 0 Comments
Hey all;
Recently you may have noticed that a few of the mods have left and someone has been out there making up excuses about why she is no longer a mod and playing the victim; however the mods that have left, left of their own choice. I will not go into detail as to the reasons for why they left or anything that led up to it.
We are a fanfic site; not a drama site and high school drama has no place here. We all come here to share our writing skills with others and share our love for the fandom. So if you feel it necessary to cause problems for others here for petty reasons then you do not need to be here.
If any of you have any concerns about this please feel free to contact me and I will get back to you as soon as I can. Or you can contact the remaining admin; PitaBread, Dark_Author, Raven_Clover, DanaRose31382 or Taiyoukai_Nile.
Thanks Keva
--Keva on 18 Apr 2009 4:44:09 AM 5 Comments
Hi I'd like to take a moment and introduce myself! My name is Dana and I will be the new LJ Drabbles moderator! :) I'll also be working here on the site. Now for those of you who are part of the drabble community the prompt list for 2009 has changed. So please take a look at it. Those of you who aren't members I invite you to join us! Writing drabbles is an excellent excersize and can help you become a better writer!
Dana :)
--DanaRose31382 on 16 Apr 2009 9:29:01 PM 5 Comments


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Last night, In The Heights played its final performance on Broadway at the Richard Rodgers Theatre.
While Hillary and I did not attend the final show, we had purchased our tickets for the show's third-to-last performance, on Saturday night, a few months ago, with the knowledge that Lin-Manuel Miranda would be returning to reprise his original role of Usnavi. Mr. Miranda just happens to be one of the most unbelievably talented people on Broadway - after writing the earliest draft of In The Heights while still in college, he won the 2008 Tony Award for Best Original Score of a Musical, and the show itself was named the Best Musical of the year. And while every actor who has played the character of Usnavi throughout the show's run has been wonderful, there is an unexplainable magic in watching the man who wrote the show perform in the central role.
I had been fortunate enough to catch Mr. Miranda back in December 2008, before his original departure from the show, and could not wait for Hillary to see him as well as the rest of the Broadway cast, including Chris Jackson (Benny), Andrea Burns (Daniela), Priscilla Lopez (Camila), Olga Merediz (Abuela Claudia), and Seth Stewart (Grafitti Pete), all original company members who had either stayed for the show's entire run or returned to the closing cast. I had also seen Marcy Harriell (Vanessa) and Shaun Taylor-Corbett (Sonny) in the show before. And although Hillary had only seen the tour cast up until this weekend, she had been raving to me about Arielle Jacobs (Nina) for a year. Literally. So our mutual excitement to finally see the show one last time overtook any sadness we felt at the show's imminent closing as we waited in line to get to our seats.
As soon as the lights dimmed and Graffiti Pete entered the stage to spray-paint Usnavi's bodega, it was clear that the performance was going to be electric. The show was entirely sold out, and rarely have I been part of an audience that was collectively so enthusiastic and so respectful at the same time. The give-and-take of energy between cast and audience was amazing and palpable. The entrance applause for Mr. Miranda easily lasted an entire minute, and nearly every principal character got entrance applause as well. But in the midst of such an appreciative audience, it was exciting to realize that there were plenty of people in the audience who had never seen the show before. There were large, audible gasps at several turning points in the show, such as Abuela revealing that she has won the lottery ticket, Kevin telling off Camila with the announcement that the family's car service business is in his name, and Nina appearing on the balcony with Benny at the beginning of the second act. We both were touched that even as the lights go out on Washington Heights in the show's Broadway home, the messages of In The Heights are still spreading to new audiences.
From our seats in the rear mezzanine, we were able to take in Andy Blankenbuehler's stunning choreography, especially during "96,000" and "Blackout." The transitions between scenes and the way the ensemble moves around the stage, often using slow-motion movements that are accented with Howell Binkley's lighting, are just incredible.
And the show itself? It's not enough to say that the closing cast of In The Heights was as close to perfect as it gets. Tony Chiroldes as Kevin and Ruben Florez as Piragua Guy, both understudies for the evening, were terrific. All of the original and long-time cast members mentioned above were terrific. Ms. Merediz brought down the house with "Paciencia Y Fe." The trio of salon girls, played by Ms. Burns, Ms. Harriell, and Courtney Reed were hilarious in "No Me Diga." Arielle Jacobs was terrific. We had originally worried that her Nina might look too young against Mr. Jackson's Benny, but our fears were proved untrue; her GORGEOUS voice is very mature-sounding, and the fact that she actually looks like a college freshmen, the age of her character, both played in her favor wonderfully. One of our favorite parts of her performance was the way she threw her arms around as she delivered the line, "As I walked home from Senior Studies, I'd see you rappin' with your buddies" to Benny in "When You're Home." And "Everything I Know," especially in the context of the show's closing, was heartbreaking as the character of Nina acknowledged how one special person, or one special show, can affect so many lives in such a dynamic way.
And as for Mr. Miranda....there are really no words to describe the way he goes about performing the show and the words he wrote. His Usnavi is filled with the eagerness, dorkiness ("Oh, snap! Who's that?! Don't touch me, I'm too hot, yes!"), and determination that the character personifies. He is a joy to watch, and the sight of him stepping to the front of the stage to rap the final section of the show - "Yeah, I'm a streetlight chillin' in the heat, I illuminate the stories of the people in the street" - is one of the top moments in theater that I've ever witnessed, period. To be able to meet Mr. Miranda at the stage door, after he graciously spent nearly an hour working his way through the large crowd of fans (he apologized to US for waiting so patiently in the cold...um, WHAT!?), was a complete honor. As he choked out the line, "You did this last night? There goes my flight," leading into the end of the show's "Finale," it finally hit me that this was it - truly, in the words of Sonny, the end of an era.
In The Heights means an awful lot to many people I know. On a personal note, it was the fourth show I ever saw on Broadway, more than two and a half years ago. Its marquee always been there on 46th Street, and it will be very, very strange to see another show in the Richard Rodgers (Robin Williams' Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo is the next tenant). But while its wildly successful Broadway run has ended, In The Heights lives on for another few months in its first national tour, and Mr. Miranda rapped in his closing night speech,
"And I know how upset some of y'all are gettin', but listen, In The Heights ain't closing, this is spreading! And yeah, I'm up here up on this lectern, but one day you'll be somewhere Midwestern, somewhere chillin' in some out-of-theater lobby, some little high-schooler's gonna be playin' Usnavi!"In his opening night review back in March 2008, New York Times critic Charles Isherwood described In The Heights as a "singular new sensation" and "anything but generic," and these descriptions could not be more accurate. In The Heights will be sorely missed on Broadway. It hurt my heart to watch the energy, passion, and heart onstage Saturday night and know that the life of the show in that state would be over so soon. But there is no doubt that Mr. Miranda and crew have changed Broadway forever with their little musical that highlighted the vibrancy and joy of a community, helped us to learn the true importance of family, and taught us how to find home.


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Having completed the main part of your healing and rehab and hopefully having taken some of my advice from part 1, it is time to start building back up your strength so you can return to sport. Anyone who has spent time in a wrist cast will know how your arm wastes away to something resembling Mr Burns from the Simpsons, a situation which is not conducive to sporting prowess! Before you get back to your sport you are going to need to regain some of that strength and muscle mass.
The questions is, how do we best go about doing this?
The first thing to do is to establish the current difference in strength from left to right. Assuming it is safe to do so, you can do this in a number of ways, either using machines at the gym, free weights or just your bodyweight. For example you could use the leg press machine to test your single leg strength from left to right. Simply set a reasonably demanding weight, complete max reps on the non-injured leg and then max reps on the rehabbed leg. You should use a weight that you can do 10-20 times on the stronger leg. Record the difference in strength as this is the starting point for the next part of your training.
Let's take the example of a single arm dumbbell shoulder press. You can do 12 solid reps with 15kg on your right arm, but can only do eight or nine reps on the left. That is a large strength endurance deficit of 25-30% and an issue that needs addressing. Traditionally you could take one of the following two routes to try and close the gap:
1. Train the weaker left arm first, hitting eight to nine reps and then matching those reps with the stronger, right arm even though you could do three to four more reps on that arm. This can help close the gap, but the stronger arm may in fact lose strength and size due to the reduced volume of work. It would look something like this:
|Single Arm DB Press @15kg
|Set 1
|Set 2
|Set 3
|Total reps @15kg
Or you may take an approach like this one:
2. Continue to train each arm to its capacity, with eight reps on the left and 12 on the right, but add an extra set on the left arm at the end, so it gets some extra volume. We have simply increased the volume of training on the shoulder, but not necessarily the intensity. Gains will come, but will take some time. Also, the right arm may still complete more reps as illustrated below, further increasing the gap.
|Single Arm DB Press @15kg
|Set 1
|Set 2
|Set 3
|Set 4 Left Only
|Total reps @15kg
The smarter alternative is to apply the '1st and 3rd Technique' which applies the principles of a cluster set to make quick gains in strength in the weaker limb or muscle whilst maintaining or even developing the strength in the stronger side. With the 1st and 3rd, you simply split the reps you want to achieve on the weaker side into two smaller sets. You complete these smaller sets 1st and 3rd with the stronger side hitting all the reps in a single, 2nd set.
So, if we return to our example of a single arm dumbbell shoulder press with 15kg, but apply the 1st and 3rd technique, a set would look something like this:
|Single Arm DB Press @15kg
|Set 1
|Set 2
|Set 3
|Total reps @15kg
|1st -Left
|2nd – Right
|3rd – Left
|18+18=36 reps
In a short period of time, both sides have experienced the same volume of work with the same weight. The left arm receives an intense training stimulus, helping to develop its strength and size whilst the right arm gets enough stimulus to at least maintain its current level of performance. It is simple, effective and time efficient.
Once you understand how to apply the 1st and 3rd Technique, you can also start to manipulate the basic principles to increase your gains further or to close a larger strength deficit. Taking the above example, you may find that you can do a little more than 6 reps on the 1st and 3rd, helping to close the gap faster. In week 1 you might hit 7 reps in the first set and 6 in the 3rd, the next week, 7 and 7 reps and so on. This offers constant progression without the breakdown of form that often occurs as you force extra cheat reps on a weaker limb playing catch up.
Whilst all of the examples so far have been strength endurance or hypertrophy focussed, with reps in the 12-15 range, the 1st and 3rd Technique can also be successfully applied at the maximal strength end of the spectrum. Hit 2-3 reps on the weaker side, followed by 4-6 reps on the stronger side and so on.
As always, after a block of training with this method, you should re-evaluate the left-right balance to assess any improvements and changes in your asymmetries. Remember, that you will probably never achieve perfect, 50/50 symmetry, so don't become totally focussed on this as you will only end up disappointed!
What the 1st and 3rd Technique offers is a simple and versatile approach to improving imbalances and symmetry issues in athletes or anybody who trains. How you apply it just depends on your training goals and what your individual symmetry deficits are.
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Bingham Built Bikes brought a brand new site to life yesterday, October 31st. The site promotes Brad Bingham's new focus – his own brand of hand-crafted bikes. We built it on WordPress so Brad and his team can easily make updates and add blog content. The site lets big, beautiful photographs to carry the story and it also pulls in their Instagram posts.
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I looked at Labour's plans in October last year. Central amongst it was Kiwibuild.
Its website proudly proclaims:
KiwiBuild will deliver 100,000 affordable houses over ten years for first home buyers. Half of these will be built in Auckland. That is a ten-fold increase in the number of affordable houses being built in Auckland each year, from 500 to 5,000.
The stand-alone KiwiBuild homes in Auckland will be priced at $500,000-$600,000 with apartments and terraced houses under $500,000. Outside of Auckland prices are likely to range from $300,000-$500,000. These will be high-quality homes built to modern standards. Scale and modern offsite manufacturing techniques will enable these homes to be built at low cost.
Well, in between its role as pumping up Jacinda Ardern as some sort of TV celebrity or reality TV star, and reporting on Richie McCaw's wedding, the media has finally done its job.
The Government's flagship policy to deliver low-cost homes to first time buyers could be a fail on the affordability front, according to its own ministry officials.
Documents released to Newshub Nation under the Official Information Act reveal KiwiBuild apartments and houses to be priced up to $600,000 in Auckland could still be well out of reach of their target market.I thought Nick Smith was a disaster. His successor is worse. He lied to get votes. He continued to lie when challenged on it. And now he has lied about the advice he received.
It identifies price as one of the top risk factors for Labour's so-called affordable housing strategy.
"Indicative modelling suggests there may be insufficient first home buyers willing and able to purchase a 100,000 KiwiBuild houses at the price points that are outlined in your manifesto."
The Ministry documents estimate that a first home buyer household would need to be earning $114,000 a year in order to purchase a $500,000 KiwiBuild house. That's compared, it says, to a median household income of $90,000.
Mr Twyford estimated a buy-in household income of almost half that.
"You are probably going to have a household income I would guess $60,000 plus to buy a Kiwibuild property straight up," he told Newshub Nation.
Asked how many rental households in Auckland would meet the $144,000 income threshold, the Minister said: "I'd have to get advice on that... I just don't know."
But advice that went to the Housing Minister in November contained that information.
The opposition need to go hard on this. I'd seek a resignation. But I have high standards. Much higher than this dropkick, Twyford.


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Our training site at Rockford Grange at Bear Hollow Ranch is in one of the most beautiful, natural areas of Northwest Arkansas and Southwest Missouri. Nestled in the heart of the Ozark Mountains, this location boasts 3,000 acres of pristine wilderness with 20 acres of stocked ponds and two miles of crystal clear waters of Big Sugar Creek. As an exotic big game ranch, it is not uncommon to see elk, red stag and bison roaming the property as well as trophy white tail deer. With other wild game ranging from otter, mink, rabbit to name just a few. This one-of-a-kind destination is sure not to disappoint! Learn more about Arkansas training opportunities.
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Creamy Wheat Cereal
Of the three doshas in ayurveda, pitta handles wheat the best. This is because they tend to have such good digestive fire—a quality required to break down heavy or sticky foods that contain gluten. Pitta's digestion can be so good, in fact, that sometimes it needs a little cooling down. Gentle spices like coriander, mint, and rose do the trick in that department, while adding beautiful flavor and color. Adding a tablespoon or two of seeds to this dish helps boost the overall protein content.
- 1 C water
- 1/4 C Bob's Red Mill Creamy Wheat Farina Hot Cereal
- 3 T whole dairy, coconut, or almond milk
- 1 T coconut sugar or maple syrup
- 1 tsp ghee, unsalted butter, or olive oil
- 1 T of your favorite raw seeds, such as hemp, sunflower, or pumpkin seeds
- 1/4 tsp ground coriander
- 1/4 tsp dried mint or 1/2 teaspoon chopped fresh mint
- 1/8 tsp ground dried rose petals, optional
In a small saucepan over medium-high heat, bring the water to just below a boil. Remove the pot from the flame briefly, and slowly add the cereal, stirring constantly as you do. Return the pot to the flame and bring to a boil. Lower the heat to simmer, and cook for 2 to 3 minutes, or until the cereal is thick and creamy. Give it a good stir so it doesn't stick to the bottom of the pot. Serve with milk, coconut sugar, ghee, hemp seeds, and spices.
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Ohio's prison population rising
The Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Corrections (DRC) is on the verge of a dubious milestone. Despite the DRC's efforts and resources, Director Gary Mohr said at a statewide conference in May, "I think it's a pretty safe bet that by July 1 of this year, we will set an all-time historic record of incarcerated Ohioans."
In 2011, Ohio enacted comprehensive criminal justice reforms focused on sentencing and corrections. The reforms, under the umbrella of the Council of State Governments Justice Center's Justice Reinvestment Initiative (JRI), were intended to reduce the state prison population and use the savings to support law enforcement and public safety initiatives.
Projected savings
According to the Columbus Dispatch, the reforms were projected to save taxpayers $46 million by 2015. When the reforms were announced, Gov. John Kasich, who spent over 200 days out of state running for president in 2015-2016, said, "I get emotional about this because I think the passage of this bill and the changing of this law is going to result in the saving of many, many lives, maybe even thousands, before all is said and done."
Ohio's prison population increased 16 percent between 2005 and 2008, rising from 44,270 inmates to a record 51,273, driving prison overcrowding and spending growth, according to the Pew Trusts. By 2011, state prisons were 33 percent overcapacity. Absent reform, a projected influx of 3,000 inmates by 2015 would have required approximately $500 million in additional state spending.
Justice Reinvestment was supposed to reverse the soaring prison population and provide relief from the enormous cost of incarceration.
JRIs have been enacted in 27 states. JRI's data-driven approach to improve public safety includes examining corrections and related criminal- justice spending; managing and allocating criminal justice populations in a more cost- effective manner; and reinvest ing savings in strategies that can hold offenders accountable and decrease crime.
The Policy Review found "significant costs savings have yet to materialize for JRI programs as a whole. States with Justice Reinvestment "were slightly less likely to reduce annual costs as compared to non-justice reinvestment states."
The Policy Review found that from 2006-2013 justice reinvestment states were only .125 times more likely to reduce prison expenditures than increase expenditures while non-justice reinvestment states were .136 times as likely to reduce expenditures.
JRI is failing in Ohio. In October 2012, contrary to the projections of JRI, Ohio's prison population began to increase. The DRC and some stakeholders speculated that implementation challenges were greater than anticipated, especially with regard to educating judges on the JRI reforms, according to the Council of State Governments. In November 2012, the DRC revised JRI projections indicating a smaller impact on the prison population than originally projected.
As of today, JRI's impact on Ohio's prison population is nil. The Legislature and governor's response – fire the prison watchdog. As things began to look more and more bleak, Joanna Saul, executive director of the Correctional Institution Inspection Committee, was forced to resign.
The inspection committee, established in 1977, to provide a legislative check and balance on the prison department mainly fielded complaints from inmates and their families. Saul expanded those responsibilities, and that roiled legislators.
Rep. Debbie Phillips, D-Athens, voted against changes in the inspection committee, "We need that kind of independent watchdog who is going to be able to withstand political pressure," Phillips told the Dispatch. "It keeps an eye on how a great deal of tax money is being spent. It is important for the safety of the staff, the inmates and the general public."
Without an independent watchdog and JRI's ineffectiveness, prison costs will continue to climb at the peril of education, infrastructure and taxpayer's pocketbooks.
Matthew T. Mangino is of counsel with Luxenberg, Garbett, Kelly & George P.C. His book "The Executioner's Toll, 2010" was released by McFarland Publishing. You can reach him at www.mattmangino.com and follow him on Twitter @MatthewTMangino
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New contract with Total
Presight Solutions has been awarded a contract with Total to deliver the barrier performance monitoring software solution for the Martin Linge field.
'We are proud of the confidence shown by Total E&P Norge with Martin Linge, the first production platform using the Presight Barrier Monitoring software. Total selecting our technology is a recognition of our solution experience, to effectively connect systems and the complex socio-technical processes that may have influence on the barrier performance in operations. This contract extends several years of close cooperation with Total within software solutions for performance monitoring' says Petter Holst Johnsen, Presight Solutions CEO.
The solution is in use today by several drilling contractors operating under the Norwegian Petroleum Safety Authority management regulations. The digitalization solution monitors technical, operational and organizational barrier elements, supporting awareness of major accident hazard risk across the organization.
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Treehouse Knits: Episode 9
Welcome to episode 9! It's been quite a while since we last were together! In this episode, we discuss the standard WIPs, FOs and acquitions, plus I share a few tips and techniques with you. No sheep segment or fiber arts segment today - just playing a lot of knitting catch-up with you!
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On me - Ingrid Pullover by Isabell Kraemer. Yarn is Swans' Island Sport and Freia Handpaints Sport
On Elsie - Gradient, Interrupted by Treehouse Knits. Yarn is a Frabjous Fibers gradient set and Lydia Yarns speckled.
On Emma - Inca Snowflake by Susan B Anderson. Yarn is Noro.
Patons Kroy Socks
Kallara by Ambah O'Brien
Foison Hat by Evie Scott
Sockhead Slouch Hat, yarn held double, by Kelly McClure
Granny Stripe Blanket by Lucy of Attic 24
Sockhead Slouch Hat, by Kelly McClure
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WLWT Cincinnati reports that the trial for a mother accused of her baby's death has been delayed. The teen mother's lawyers have filed an appeal regarding admission of evidence.
The trial was to begin Monday, but will now be delayed until further notice. Brooke Skylar Richardson, 18, is accused of killing her newborn infant, and her attorneys want her conversations with her doctor to remain private.
Defense attorneys filed motions trying to keep prosecutors from introducing testimony regarding any communication between the mother and her doctor or anyone at her gynecologist's office.
The case took flight after Hilltop OB-GYN called police regarding a stillborn baby in July.
Richardson's family's home was then searched and remains of the baby were discovered buried in the backyard.
The defense's motion included the statement that, "The physician-patient privilege belongs to the patient, not to the physician. In order for any privileged communication to be disclosed, the patient must either consent to the release of the information or the communication must fit within the parameters of a specific waiver created by the legislature permitting disclosure."
Conversely, prosecutors filed a motion requesting a final ruling on the issue, and requested the judge to determine that the privilege does not apply to Richardson and her doctors.
She is facing a charge of reckless homicide, which carries a maximum of five years.
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'LA This Week' Interview for Channel 35 on "The Meaning of L" and GDCA Gallery.
LA WEEKLY's Editor Shana Nys Dambrot's Picks: Downtown Art Walk! GDCA Gallery tops the List!!
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2019 SOUNDING POINT LIVE Chamber Music Concert Series at GDCA Gallery to Transform and Uplift
Adding to the vibrant cultural landscape of DTLA, GDCA Gallery is partnering with Sounding Point Media to launch SOUNDING POINT LIVE, a monthly LIVE Chamber Music Concert Series, occurring the last Sunday of every month, starting in Fall of 2019.
ABOUT US:Sounding Point Live is a collective of instrumentalists, composers, performance, and visual artists. Our aim is to provide exceptional musicality and uniquely curated musical programs that are as diverse as our artists. Further, we aim to perform musical works from historically under-represented communities and remain deeply committed to musical advocacy and its' transformative and uplifting power in the lives of all people. Through our collaboration with Gloria Delson Contemporary Arts Gallery, we will be curating unique performances and performance spaces, the last Sunday of every month, in conjunction with the incredibly gifted roster of GDCA Gallery artists and exhibitions.
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I think we can all agree that Emma is photogenic! And the photos turned out amazing (if I do say so myself)! Emma knew the look that she was going for and exactly where she wanted to shoot. This look was perfect for this location (US National Arboretum in Washington, DC). These photos have a very regal vibe to them - the perfect way for Emma to step right into her 30s!
Photography tip: Sometimes people don't know what to do with their hands when being photographed. To get natural poses, have them play with their clothing or accessories. Whether it's twirling a cape (cue Kenya from Real Housewives of Atlanta) or touching their earring or fixing the collar on their coat, it allows them to do something that feels natural and thus gets them to loosen up.


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Did you set some good resolutions? That's just a fancy word we use in January to mean goals.
I know, January is several months away in either direction, but goals shouldn't be a once a year kind of thing.
Goals work best when they can be broken down into smaller pieces that can be checked off on a regular basis. Sure, I'd like to lose 50 pounds, but I'll take that one pound drop as a victory for now. I would love to write a whole novel, but today I'll just get this chapter done. Cleaning the house is too big to think about, so I'll just focus on a load of laundry, vacuum the living room, dust the bookshelves, etc.
Breaking them down gives you the feeling of progress. It's a true feeling, so don't dismiss it. You are progressing. But if your New Year's Resolution was to become a published author this year, you might have to wait until December to check it off your list. If however, you took that goal and broke it out, you'll have already finished your first draft, sent the book to the beta readers, wrote a short story, practice that description technique your writing partner told you about in February, and started figuring out how to make a book cover. You still haven't published yet, but you've done a heck of a lot of stuff.
Breaking things into smaller pieces makes it easier to get them done. There's not the OMG it's a mountain response. Yes, it's a mountain. A big huge mountain that has a prize at the top. But if you can't get off the ground because "OMG it's a mountain" you'll never get to the prize. Actually, mountain climbers wouldn't get very far if they didn't take that mountain and break it up into pieces. "So we'll go up this way and camp here on night one. Then get to this ridge by night two, then we'll be on the glacier for night three, get up early and make it to the peak on the fourth day."
It's the same with a novel, or anything worth doing. It's a novel. That's like 100,000 words. It's a whole novel with a plot and sub plots and I have to remember my grammar and what did the characters do last chapter and how are they going to get to the happily ever after and… You see where this is going right? So you start with an outline, or character sketch. You write the first chapter, then the second. When you're done you go back and makes sure the characters are doing the things that get them where they are going. You fill in the plot holes your beta readers pointed out and fix the grammar and spelling. Before you know it, you have a whole novel, ready and waiting for readers.
So, how are your goals?
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Sharing the passion for football across the world!
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Yet again (after six years of visiting) Derrick came away totally inspired and in awe of the fantastic work carried out by the team at BYFC. The Footy Camp project is absolutely brilliant and the 60 kids have an awesome time. However, as we think most of you know, the project is about so much more than this, and Peter and his team, work incredibly hard to mentor all of the boys and build lasting relationships which go way beyond the 5 days of the footy camp.
This year Bean, who is a true larger than life character, ran the camp which allowed Peter to take more of a back seat role. He did a fantastic job and he also works as one of the youth workers at the BYFC drop in centre full time.
As ever, we all went back to the centre afterwards and it allowed Janet, Dom, Kevin, Steve, Lesley and Robert to see the value of the BYFC work. Peter has secured the funding for the redevelopment of the centre and work is due to start later this year. By the time we go back next year it should be looking good and it will open up a whole new world for the kids in Ballysillan to attend more activities in a much better environment.
We at KitAid are so glad we found Ballysillan YFC and as much as we try to put into words the value and brilliance of their work, we believe you have to go out and see it to really understand it. If you get the chance you really should join us next year and we're sure all of the guys who came with us will echo this.
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The road to hell: Minimum wage reform stillborn
$6.15 an hour is not a lot of money.
Assuming a 40-hour work week, a man making $6.15 an hour, the minimum wage in North Carolina, makes less than $250 for his labors, just under $13,000 a year. For $13,000, one can buy a decent used car, procure about a pound of gold at current market prices or, like one woman in Indianapolis, purchase four tickets to see Hannah Montana at the Conseco Fieldhouse.
But a man who makes $6.15 an hour is denied much of the pleasures and spoils of this world, unless he steals them. And a single mother who makes the state's minimum wage cannot hope to make enough to cover the cost of day care – it's cheaper for her to stay on the dole.
I am of the opinion that $6.15 an hour is an inhumane wage, that one who makes it cannot possibly afford even basic necessities like a place to live, proper food to eat, a working car and gas to fill it, warm clothes for when the weather gets cold – things I believe a person working 40 hours a week should reasonably expect to be able to pay for.
Furthermore, I think a raise in the minimum wage is good, a strengthening of the economic foundation that has the effect of raising the bottom of our working society.
It's worth a shot, I figure.
I mean, we know that "trickle-down" economics – the theory that lowering taxes on our highest earners will stimulate the economy – doesn't work, though for some reason we keep trying it anyway.
Raising the minimum wage is the opposite of trickle-down theory, which stipulates that when the top tiers have extra cash they use it for investment, which stimulates the economy. This is arguable.
But the extra bucks kicked out to the working class will undoubtedly be invested, almost immediately, in the American economy in the form of groceries, gasoline, diapers, rent and, what the hell, maybe a couple 40-ounce beers.
Very little of it, I suspect, will make its way into tax-free offshore accounts.
And when the Greensboro Minimum Wage Committee began its campaign last year to raise the minimum wage in the Gate City to $9.36 an hour with all the fire and brio of a movement, I was excited.
I had some issues with the model – the $9.36 figure was particularly troubling to me, as it was adopted as the minimum in San Francisco, where the cost of living is a sight higher than in Greensboro. I think we can get away with less.
But I was both intrigued and impressed with the group and its mission, so much so that I green-lighted a series on the impending minimum wage debate as it related to businesses and individuals. And as we tracked the mission's progress and the signatures continued to amass, I found myself thinking, Hot damn! This thing's going to get on the ballot.
But I resolved to believe it when I saw it.
NC General Stature 163-218 allows our citizens the right to petition for any election or referendum. In Greensboro, if enough signatures are collected – equaling not less than 25 percent of the turnout in the last municipal election – the issue goes before City Council. If they choose not to ratify it, it goes on the ballot in the next election.
When it filed with the city last December, the committee aspired to gain 10,000 signatures, well more than the 4,000 or so needed to qualify based on voter turnout in the 2005 election. And they went about getting signatures at a rapid pace, suffering a brief hiccup, one campaign worker told me, during the recall election of Dianne Bellamy-Small. It made the rounds at gatherings both political and social in nature; in the east, where my children go to school, it was discussed after PTA meetings and school functions; it garnered the support of many churches in town and acquired the signatures of entire congregations. The movement was picking up steam.
Holy crap! I'm thinking. This thing is actually going to see the light of day.
By late summer they had collected thousands of names, and at the end of November it was announced on the committee's blog that they had reached the watermark of about 5,000 signatures and were ready to proceed to the city council. They registered the petition on Dec. 1.
And that looks to be the end of it.
What the Greensboro Minimum Wage Committee either neglected to take into account or unwisely dismissed was that there was another municipal election in November 2007, a fairly well-attended one as it turned out, which, according to the language of the city code, brought the magic number up to about 8,500 – that's 8,500 people who feel, as I do, that people who work full time should not live in poverty.
There's another matter: The whole thing may go against the North Carolina Constitution, which states, "The General Assembly shall not enact any local, private, or special act or resolution… regulating labor, trade, mining, or manufacturing."
Again, arguable – Jim Boyett, the committee's co-chair and an attorney, asserts that a "lack of clarity" as to the city's role in local initiatives empowers the city council with authority to make this decision. But this is an argument that should have been waged a year ago.
And, dammit, that petition should have been filed before the 2007 elections.
This is how a progressive movement dies: bad timing, shoddy research, lack of focus, poor judgment. A friend calls it "the ineptitude of the left," the same old story of well-intentioned pavement on the road to hell.
I don't know what to call it.
But I know this: There were 17,265 households that took in less that $15,000 in 2006. Fourteen percent of our families lived below the poverty level. And $6.15 an hour is just not going to cut it.
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Instagram Stories: Tips for using Instagram's new photo story feature
Everyone says Instagram Stories copied Snapchat – true, but I think it's better (only, with fewer filters and lenses --at least for now). Instagram's Stories feature takes what Snapchat built and basically put their own Facebook/Instagram spin on the storytelling interface.
And now you can finally put your photos in little timelines instead leaving one social media app (Instagram) and going back to Snapchat to post there.
Instagram not only copied Snapchat with its name, but Stories will let you add fun doodles, emoji and text. If you are swiping all over your Instagram app and can't find your stories-- firstly, update your Instagram app.
Here's how it works.
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You can either take a new photo, record a new video, or upload something you've previously taken (You can also swipe down from the Stories camera to add a photo or video you've already taken).
To add text, tap on the "Aa" icon. You can write something and move it around the screen.
To draw something, tap on the pen icon. Under the pen icon options, you can choose to use a pen, a marker, or a light pen that does cool neon drawing.
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The Center for International Strategic Studies Islamabad, hosted Dr. Chrisopher Clary for a round table discussion on "Changing Nuclear Dynamics in South Asia"on June 13, 2018. Dr. Christopher Clary, an Assistant Professor of Political Science at the State University of New York in Albany. He spoke on the changes in Pakistani and Indian nuclear doctrines and postures as well as development in their capabilities since 1998.
Dr. Clary began his talk by acknowledging that the 20th anniversary of India and Pakistan's nuclear tests provided an opportunity to look at the trajectory of doctrinal and technological developments undertaken by both states, which has been "quite dramatic", according to him.
Dr. Clary talked about India's increasing interest in counter-force, enhanced Intelligence, Reconnaissance and Surveillance (ISR) capabilities), emphasizing that New Delhi has lately seriously startedcontemplatingdamage limitation counter-force strategies vis-à-vis Pakistan which destabilize South Asian deterrence. Since the last five years, this shift from counter-value to counter-force is fairly evident. These capabilities are a result of successful missile tests at various lofted and depressed trajectories formany years. The change needed serious attention as it is a drastic doctrinal shift and can't simply be dubbed as a whim of India's former National Security Advisor, Shiv Shankar Menon.
Dr. Clary posited that compared to 1998, India's nuclear forces are on a higher level of readiness, owing to canisterizedand mated nuclear weapons systems. Making an observation about Pakistan, he stated that in earlier years, Pakistan claimed that it would use nuclear weapons as last resort, however following Cold Start doctrine's operationalization, Pakistani policy practitioners started saying that nuclear weapons would neither be used as a trip wire nor as a last resort, creating ambiguity on the doctrine front.
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In early August the Little Beer Room featured four beers from Ho Chi Minh City's Pasteur Street Brewing. Reportedly the head brewer at Pasteur Street came from the well-known Cigar City Brewing Co. in Tampa, Florida and let's just say he brought his experience with him on these brews. Patrons were undoubtedly thrilled to get a chance to try a sample from a promising brewery in Southeast Asia that's putting a local twist on classic styles.
You may be able to read the provided description and tasting notes for the Jasmine IPA, but if not then I'll summarise by saying that this beer was probably my favourite of the four that I tried. The aroma was indeed "fruity and floral" and while you would definitely describe it as "hop forward" it wasn't as aggressive as the typical "West Coast IPA" and I found it very drinkable. At 6.5%, perhaps it was a little too drinkable...
Next I went for the Spice Island Saison which featured local Vietnamese ingredients such as lemongrass, ginger and black pepper. It was heavy at 7% in terms of ABV but all of the flavours came together and finished dry as expected for the style. They did a nice job with this one, but it landed a close 3rd out of the four I tried due to tough competition.
Next I tried the Passion Fruit Wheat Ale. I should admit that I didn't exactly follow the recommended order of sampling with beers of less "impact" (in terms of flavour) at the beginning and working up in intensity. Part of that is also not knowing how good the beers are going to be. As I kept sampling my curiosity kept growing and I wanted to know if Pasteur Street actually made a beer that I didn't like. Wheat beers intrigue me because I find them difficult to pull off very well on a home brew scale and I'm interested in wheat beers where additional ingredients are added. Sweetwater Brewing Co. (Atlanta, GA) for example, makes a blueberry wheat ale called "Blue" that they do an amazing job on and I feel similarly about Harpoon's UFO with raspberry (Boston, MA).
This was a lightly tropical flavoured wheat beer that was refreshing with a bit of tartness and the light body made it quite sessional - think American wheat rather than Hefeweizen. I could imagine enjoying one of these on a junk boat. This beer landed at #2 out of the four.
Lastly there's the Toasted Coconut Porter. Recently there has been a wave of dark beers with toasted coconut and the pairing can really work. One example that comes to mind is a collaboration between Terrapin Beer Co. (Athens, GA) and Shmaltz Brewing Co. (Clifton Park, NY) that I picked up from Americraft Imports here in Hong Kong. For me, this was my least favourite of Pasteur Street's brews which was almost a relief to see that they are capable of flaws. Not to claim that it was flawed, but I found the coconut to be overdone which added an astringent (mouth puckering) dryness that wasn't pleasant.
Overall I think Pasteur Street must be doing some amazing things for beer in Vietnam and I appreciate their creative use of local ingredients which likely pairs well with local food in Saigon. Next time I'm in Ho Chi Minh City I plan on paying a visit to the brewery, which is one of few that you don't need to ask where to find!
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My husband doesn't want any more children. This is heartbreaking for me. I still want at least one more child.
I recently discovered excitedly that I was pregnant, but learned that my husband was going to suggest an abortion.
I miscarried anyway, early on. He eventually said he would've stayed regardless if I were going to keep the pregnancy.
Now he's paranoid about getting me pregnant again and there's no changing his mind. He doesn't want to have sex while I'm ovulating.
Meanwhile, I'm starting to dislike our sex life, which he's noticed. The passion and romance seem to be disappearing.
I'm shocked that I've started fantasizing about cheating. I keep imagining being with a celebrity or a married stranger who also wants children.
I still love my husband. He's my best friend and father to our son.
Should we get marriage-counselling, sex therapy, individual counselling, etc.?
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It's important to learn what's behind your husband's decision.
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Your cheating fantasy is a diversion, related to your feeling deprived of your maternal wish and possibly reflecting grief over the miscarriage.
Marriage counselling is the first step to take. You'll understand each other's perspectives on this much better if you air it out.
But if he won't go, or refuses to open up, get individual therapy about what's behind your own escapist thoughts.
Is he a controller in other areas of your relationship?
While it'd be best if you can stay together to raise your son, such a strong divide between you can lead to a separation.
I'm a man, early 60s. We emigrated here 26 years ago, I started working and soon was earning six-figures.
My wife worked part time, our adult kids now have PhDs and Masters' Degrees, and high salaries.
Last year, I had life-saving transplant surgery but now live on disability benefits. I became a liability in my family's eyes.
Last year when joking with my son, he got offended and hit me.
It hurt physically and psychologically.
My wife separated her salary from me because I'm spending "her money."
Recently, I heard a late-night heated argument between them. When I went to see what happened, both started yelling at me to "get out."
They've isolated me.
I'm thinking to leave these jerks and start a new life. I'm not afraid. I'm a positive person thinking that this life with all its problems has to be lived in full and with fun.
Am I exaggerating? Or are we just old and fighting each other?
Their disrespectful behaviour sounds both mean-spirited and worrisome to me.
But just walking out on your own, without a support system, sounds too risky to your health and well-being at this time.
See your doctor to discuss what's needed for you to manage on your own. Call your bank and learn the extent of your financial situation.
Call or visit a legal clinic to discuss the "isolation" moves and mention your son's hitting you.
Also check whether there've been moves to put your house or other assets in your wife's or son's name without your knowledge and/or agreement.
Your independent spirit is wonderful, but only serves you well if you can stay physically able to maintain yourself, with enough money to live on.
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40 And the King will answer them, ?Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.? - Matthew 25:40 (ESV)
In this parable, Jesus told his disciples that by serving those in need we are, in turn, serving Jesus himself. That is astonishing when you stop to think about it...we actually have the opportunity to serve the One who served us by giving His life!
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Posted on July 23, 2012 by Cause Effect Agency
In May, Heifer International published their new edition of the World Ark with a sneak preview of Susan Sarandon's trip to Cambodia to visit Heifer's work and that of friend Somaly Mam.
The article, which was timed as a supporting document for Heifer's Mother's Day 2012 campaign describes the trip Ms. Sarandon and her daughter Eva Amurri Martino took to Cambodia in December of 2011 to visit the work of two of their favorite charities.
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