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Life insurance is the most important financial tool for the protection of your family's long-term finances should you meet an untimely end. Whether you are at the starting stage of your career or at its last leg, you should not ignore the importance of life insurance.
Life insurance is the most important financial tool for the protection of your family's long-term finances should you meet an untimely end. Whether you are at the starting stage of your career or at its last leg, you should not ignore the importance of life insurance. Without a protective cover, your financial planning may be incomplete.
This being the end of the financial year, you may be looking to purchase investments and insurance products to save tax. However, we would advise you not to rush into buying insurance products without due diligence. Life insurance plans are long-term commitments, and you must get into one only when you're assured that it will take care of your financial interests in the long run.
So here are some thoughts to guide your life insurance purchase:
Things to consider while buying life insurance
|Number of dependents in the family
|Income level and liabilities
|Prevailing and expected future inflation rate
|Key future expenses
|Selection of beneficiary
|Deciding appropriate tenure of insurance policy
|Selection of reliable insurance company
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What type of policy should you buy?
There are different types of life policies available in the market: term policy, endowment policy, unit linked insurance plan (ULIP), pension plan, money back plan etc. How to find out which one suits you best? While buying an insurance policy, you can look at it with two perspectives, i.e. you can get only life insurance, or life insurance along with investment benefits. When you buy insurance only to cover life risk, your premium is low. But when you add investment benefits to it, the premium becomes higher. Your primary need from a life policy should be to cover your life risk. If you want to invest or save tax, there are plenty of other attractive investment instruments that offer you higher returns while providing tax savings.
How much would insurance cover be adequate?
Normally you should get a life insurance cover equivalent to 10 to 20 times your family's current and future financial requirements. Such a cover would support your family in your absence for 10 to 20 years, helping replace the income that you would have generated. It is very important that you do not get under or over-insured. If you are under-insured, your family may find it difficult to sustain themselves in the absence of your income. Similarly, if you are over-insured, your extra premiums could be better used by being diverted to investment instruments that will fetch you high returns in the long term.
Who is your beneficiary?
Beneficiary selection is a very important step in insurance buying. The beneficiary should be the person who you trust completely to use the insurance fund for the betterment of your family. A beneficiary could be your spouse, child, sibling, etc. It is important to explain the details of the policy to the concerned beneficiary in detail so that they may not be in the dark.
Should you buy online or offline?
Don't settle for the first policy being suggested to you by your agent or branch manager. The best way to buy insurance now is to research, compare and then buy. Going online, you can access a wide array of insurance products that you can find using your unique search parameters and compare them across features, price, riders, etc. Once you find the right policy for you, you can either proceed with the purchase or be in touch with your agent to understand the policy details better. The agent would also stay in touch with the beneficiary if at all a claim needs to be made.
What should be the tenure of life insurance?
Ideally, the life insurance should cover you at least till your retirement age, which is around the age of 60. However, if you think that your financial responsibilities will go beyond the retirement age, you can get an insurance policy of a longer tenure. Cost-wise, a longer tenure insurance policy is comparatively expensive. Therefore, it's best to restrict the tenure to your retirement age. The tenure selection should be done with extra care and planning. You must figure out all your future responsibilities and accordingly decide the tenure. A shorter-than-required tenure can expose your family to huge financial risks, but a pointlessly long tenure would also unnecessarily cost you extra premium. So strike a balance between those two extremes.
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Apart from five questions that we have just covered, you should also take care while selecting the insurance company and look at their claim settlement and service quality. Premium costs should not be the sole criteria of selecting the insurance policy.
Additionally, your insurance needs should be analysed from time to time, and adjustments should be made as per your prevailing financial condition and even rising inflation levels. The insurance needs of a person varies as per the stages of life. Therefore, you must carefully think your purchase through.
(The writer is CEO, BankBazaar.com)
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Posted By Martin Toney | On 29th, Dec. 2014 Under News | Follow This Author @@Martintoney2012
Far Cry 4 is one of the more stable games amongst Ubisoft's latest slew of glitch-fests, though with that being said, the game is still somewhat bad for some players whereas it's better for the less picky of gamers. The latest patch is, as you expect from Ubisoft, annoying vague in regards to specific updates, but its serviceable.
This is something Ubisoft should address as it's proving to irritate players with its intentional vagueness. Though the vagueness helps protect against backlash. The patch adds the option to toggle the HUD on and off with the F11 key, the patch also sees to "various Graphic issues" and "various Control issues".
Also fixed are issues with incorrect saves being used from Uplay and multi GPU performance drops. The UI issues have been addressed, though we don't know which, memory usage has been reduced and vague Uplay and Steam issues have been apparently resolved. Good job Ubisoft, nice documentation.
The entire log is below:
-Added hotkey for toggling the HUD on/off (F11)
-Fixed an issue when the game loaded incorrect save from Uplay Cloud
-Fixed an issue with performance drop for Crossfire Multi-GPU
-Fixed an issue with broken shadows in the northern region
-Fixed various Controls issues
-Fixed various Graphic issues
-Fixed various IGE issues
-Fixed various UI issues
-Fixed various Uplay/Steam issues
-Memory usage reduced
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He is the mayor of Furfuri Nagar and features in a few episodes in Motu Patlu and is present in various competitions. He is a man in his late 50's to early 60's.
He wears a olive green suit with a white buttoned sleeved shirt underneath. His bow tie has a darker greenish hue and is neatly tied. The mayor wears matching green dress pants with his green suit and wears a cloth band written Mayor on it.
His hair is gray from older age and stress while his eyes are green to match his suit outfit. His skin complexion is light and similar to Motu's.
The Mayor of Furfuri Nagar is a friendly man and proud of his residents. He congratulated and encouraged Motu and Patlu's cake during the "Cake Competition" episode.
The mayor never frowns and never is seen angry, even when kidnapped by Jon, the Don.
He does not know any hand combat and gets easily targeted and taken by villains like Jon.
- In other episodes of Motu Patlu, the Mayor's hair is black. This may be due to him coloring his hair due to old age.


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ah, the pure bliss that is one monsieur meloy. photos forthcoming, of course. I came in boldly with my camera and the printed email with the decemberists' open photography policy from the management people, and get shushed to the side. one guy was ready to give me a photography pass, the other one ran away and returned with The Good News: that colin says it's fine, as long as I don't flash.
that means he kind of, like, talked to me.
current rotation, by the way, courtesy of the divine dave lewis:
national eye - roomful of lions
head like a kite - random portraits of the home movie
metal hearts - socialize
the first two are starting to get under my skin. I'm also hankering for much newness and catchings up, I don't know if I talked about it in the last post but I'm way behind. good thing kristin and steve are full blown crackheads with handfuls of new releases on tuesdays, with access to a server. I'll have to repay the debt when I'm not broke, but for now I can stay up to date. the thing is, I really will purchase the albums I like when money's not so much of an issue. if I could, I'd wear a shirt every day that said don't steal music, you fucking asshole. but somehow I don't think my mom (or strangers in the grocery store, for that matter) would really go for that.
so - yeah, the show. it was so bizarre, going to a show kind of in midtown, which is what I associate times square and the theater district with because it's all near the museum of television and radio. so all the goings on during kexp in nyc time take place there, and it's mostly office buildings and shopping and then hustling bustling big bright theater chaos. so many lights that you turn the corner to 42nd street and you almost hit things. buzzing marquees and travelling red lights around huge signs and clocks and just all this stuff. what a ridiculous amount of electricity - so - after all the one way dilemmas and a thirty dollar parking lot, we manage to get in to the theater as the opener for the opener is finishing. perfect timing.
our fourth row seats were perfect for colin and for laura viers as well - she sang of white spider stars exploding down from the sky and about how if you came spelunking into the cave of my insides, would you see the bats and still want to stay - perfect. that, along with a good amount of loops and voiceovers and recorded beats rounded out the set nicely. I mean, I wouldn't pay thirty bucks to park to just see her, but I'd for sure catch her again and possibly get into some of her albums. she's good stuff.
they didn't keep us waiting long for colin, and his cast of characters on a red cloth covered table. erick, the sheep, to remind us of life. cheryl, the woman's skull, of course, for death and our ultimate demise. and a pirate ship, to represent, um, ships. and all things maritime related. rounded off with a bottle of ancient shiraz (cabernet, I think) that he misunderstood someone yelling about and thought we wanted to name it girard. and girard it was.
he took us through so much, decemberists songs and new songs and these beautiful brilliant moments that you would have paid every cent you had for. in the middle of some of the songs, during a step away to strum, it was like he got into our blood and bones and insides just for a few seconds, not even a minute, and pulled us in. everything from los angeles to shiny to california one / youth and beauty brigade to the shirley collins songs, red right ankle and the bicycle song and swinging back and forth like ben and laura and everyone from the northwest seems to do as they strum, regardless of tempo. there were crushed red velvet seats dedicated to women named may and authors and poets, heavy pulled back curtains, high ceilings with carved archways and gilded railings and worn carpets. he sang weird and wonderful and nothing turns out right and engine driver and something about these hideous butchers and everything came out of the corners of his mouth so perfectly, I wanted to crawl up onto the stage and just lie there, arms spread, taking it all in through every pore.
it was, simply, gorgeous. we love colin endlessly.
the ride home, as the ride there, found us with one wrong turn and a sudden unfamiliar highway - I think amy was my bad luck charm in that respect! just kidding - but otherwise the trip was perfect. we talked the whole time and saw other girls from the toad's show, who actually yelled out my name as I took pictures of the venue at intermission. I think people that have no association with aa, the regular people if you will, are not only way less desensitized than we are - like when our friends like, smoke crack or whatever - but there's also a degree of being desensitized to the other end of it too. the day to day existence of wanting to live better, talking about whatever's going on, being open and self aware and stuff - I just don't know if everyone lives like that or not. she seemed to think that I was pretty insightful, and I was like, no, this is just how we are.
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A mountain pass in the Swiss Alps stands out in sharp relief against a brilliant blue sky. The picturesque landscape is a masterful study of the clear alpine light and air on the rocky terrain. Sargent applied the varied brushwork he used in his portraits to this landscape — compare the rushing stream at left, to the light, sketchy vegetation, to the hatch-like strokes on the rocks in the foreground. The darker, dryly brushed middle ground sets off the majestic peak. Thin, hazy clouds and pockets of snow connect its long slope to the brilliant sky above.


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Vote Tick for President!
So obviously superheroes are kind of my jam, but there wasn't always room in my life for the bloody, gritty, dourless heroes we are currently being inundated with in cineplexes worldwide.
No, there was a simpler, more innocent time, known as "childhood," when superheroes could actually do no wrong, were bright and colorful, smiled more than occasionally, and could even be known to - say it ain't so - make us laugh.
So it was with The Tick, a comic-book-turned-television smash that was turning the superhero genre on its head at the same time Watchmen was coming out, and long before Kick-Ass, Super, and others attempted to do the same. For instance: in the series, The Tick gets assigned to protect The City after he crashes the national superhero convention in Reno, Nevada. That kind of knowing wink to the genre and fan culture surrounding it is emblematic of The Tick's humor.
I loved The Tick, in all his big blue bumblingness, and his neurotic sidekick, Arthur. I did a book review of a Tick short story collection in fourth grade. I read his weekly advice column in Nickelodeon Magazine. I'm sure I didn't get all of the references to established Marvel and DC heroes, but I sure got the overall joke: The Tick was a well-meaning, over-zealous crusader for justice in The City, but Arthur was often the real brains behind the operation.
After a highly successful (at least to me, what did I know about what makes a TV show successful in those days?!) animated series that ran from 1994-1997, and a highly unsuccessful live-action adaptation starring Patrick Warburton that lasted only nine episodes both aired on Fox, Amazon has now thrown its hat into the ring by bringing us another live-action adaptation.
Only the pilot is available right now, but in just 30 minutes, I can already tell that Amazon is trying, like all superhero retreads these days, to make this version a little more grounded in reality. The tone is a bit more serious and darker, as the pilot focuses almost solely on Arthur (Griffin Newman), obsessively searching for the supervillain that he believes still lurks behind The City's government. Arthur had a traumatic event he witnessed in his childhood, and he's undeniably more unbalanced than I remember him being. But maybe that's what it takes for a person to dress up in an elaborate costume and think they can take justice into their own hands. His sister Dot (Valorie Curry) worries that he is really losing his grip as he hears voices and sees things that aren't there. In his searching, Arthur comes across The Tick (Peter Serafinowicz), the one person who might believe him, and the pair form an unlikely bond.
The pilot, executive produced by Ben Edlund, who created The Tick, and directed by Wally Pfister of The Dark Night Trilogy and Inception fame (he has been Nolan's cinematographer for decades), is uneven and oddly constructed to say the least. But it looks beautiful, and it still maintains the same oddball humor that made The Tick endearing when I was a kid. They are clearly going for a season arc, which is exciting, and I definitely think it's high time this character deserves his live-action adaptation beyond nine episodes. And I think you should help me make it happen.
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They're totally into the olympics (it was either biking or swimming on...can't remember which).
Ellie is not too happy that I interrupted her olympic watching to take her picture!
Apparently something was quite funny!
Look at those tongues!! Think they're related? (I didin't know they both had their tongues out when I took the pictures...hilarious!)
Contemplating milking the cow. After a few minutes she decided she was a city girl and wouldn't give it a try!
After Edventure we headed to Chick-fil-A for some dinner. The bigger girls didn't eat much but they had a GREAT time playing. There weren't any other kids there so they had the play area all to themselves and Emmie was finally brave enough to climb to the top and crawl around through the tunnels. Usually she's so intimidated by the wild older kids that she won't go more than a step or two up the play area and then she gets scared and upset. I'm hoping that now that she had such a good time playing today she'll be braver when there are other kids around. Even though the big kids didn't eat too much of their food Ellie ate 2 TONS of food...she loves the grilled nuggets! After Chick-fil-A we came home where Emmie had a huge meltdown because she hadn't taken a nap today...grrrr. I read to Emmie while I was giving Ellie her bottle and then Emmie wanted me to put Ellie to bed first. I went and sang to Ellie and rocked her and then came back to rock Emmie and this is what I found.
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When it comes to new technologies, it is nearly impossible to keep up. There are always new methodologies and software we should know about in order to stay relevant. It can get overwhelming. Luckily, there are several websites out there that can keep you in the loop. Here are 9 hi-tech sites with a wide variety of resources for the low-tech project manager:
This might be obvious for some, but Google alerts are a simple and effective way to keep you up to date on just about anything. If you wanted to know when new Project Management software comes out, Google alerts will send you an email allowing you to be among the first to know. This is an under-utilized feature of Google and will help you keep up with anything related to Project Management.
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Children's Hallowe'en Party
The Children's Hallowe'en Party is held each year in late October.
The Hallowe'en party includes activities and games inside and out and the ever popular hay ride.
The evening also includes broomstick limbo, making s' mores around the fire pit and spooky bozo buckets.
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This Gift Is A Curse - This Gift Is A Curse
Label : Discouraged Records | Archive under doom metal
Release type: Mini-CD
Erik : I truly do not understand why bands do not have the patience to wait to release an album. It is like a curse and loads of bands carry this cross. In the case of This Gift I A Curse, it's not only in the name but they do release a four track MCD of truly amazing hard sludge doom songs that even have been produced by Tomas Skogsberg in the infamous Sunlight Studios for God's sake! The Knut and Amen Ra like cross breed is great but does not grasp you at your throat. I expected it to happen but it never happened. The songs swell up to immense proportions but This Gift I A Curse does not suck you into that crushing Maelstrom. The potential is big, really big. It's a pleasant way to get acquainted with this Swedish band and I would lie if I'd say that I am really am looking forward to the debut full length.


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...in terms of applying for internships/jobs? The application just says "writing sample," no further elaboration on length or subject or anything. Should I try to make it relevant to the internship itself? What length am I supposed to be using, since apparently that is a given that I just don't know? Single or double-spaced?
Also, can I just have a career in Netflix?
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Funding is still elusive for many startups. The main reason is that if you play the game the way everyone does, it's often a tedious drag.
You can find lists of hardware investors and trends, but in some way, it's like someone giving you a pair of skis and telling you "Go that way really fast. If something gets in your way, turn." In other words, it shows you the pieces but doesn't tell you how to play the game.
Fortunately, I've outlined a few tips below.
The classic way
It's the advice you hear everywhere—and then some. I managed to condense it to five words starting with "T." 🙂
- Traction: This means real milestones like a technical demo, work-like-look-like prototypes, customer feedback, corporate pilots, etc. It shows you get things done! It is not media coverage, YouTube views, and other vanity metrics. Note that misguided customer discovery can also lead to undue confidence in the demand for your product.
- Team: Do you have the experience or pedigree? Have you sold a company? Do you have an ex-Google member? Are you knowledgeable in the industry? Did someone go to Stanford?
- Tech: Is it hard to do, defensible, and affordable?
- Timing: Why now? Did something change in the market or in tech enablers?
- Target: You can't convince everyone, so just find more of those who believe. As I like to say, "If you want to change people, change people." In particular, stay away from those who say "Hardware is hard."
So traction, team, tech, timing, and target.
This is great, but reality is harsh.
Getting attention is really hard, so VCs often rely on filters to deal with the flow of demand, and a recommended startup gets immediate attention.
Insiders: A lot of deals are not cold calls but done via recommendations. They are never really "socialized" beyond the immediate network of founders. So, VCs have the choice between highly recommended deals and your deal. Tough!
Social proof: With the right labels and endorsements, VCs flock to a deal because it not only looks like it has high potential, but it also seems less risky.
Local: Going to Silicon Valley for greener pastures rarely works. Why? Because you have no local track record, poor intros, maybe the wrong legal setup, and no knowledge of the culture code. Unless you have outstanding tech and US customers already, look for VCs locally for your first round. Yes, you might not get as good a deal, but you'll waste less time.
Cash flow: With hardware, cash flow is an issue. VCs hate to finance working capital. If you scale with structurally negative cash flow, you will just scale the problem.
B2B: B2C is mostly out. Five years ago, Hax was investing in ~75 percent in B2C. Now, it's less than 25 percent. This is mostly because (1) consumers are very price sensitive, and (2) most consumer products are "nice-to-have," not "must-haves."
But all hope is not lost!
My extensive vocabulary allowed me to find eight hacks starting with "C."
- Coverage: Media is mostly a vanity metric, but it can help. If you don't have "hardware porn" to show off like a cyborg or a flying car, focus on human interest stories, humor, or an exciting vision of the future.
- Celebs: Engage with the right one, and you're golden. One startup was making a high-tech microphone and said a BBC announcer loved it. Done!
- Cheap: Don't starve but be frugal. This will make you less dependent on outside funding. Some companies in Illinois spend US$1,000 per founder per month. Others have relocated to Shenzhen until they ship. We have several companies at Hax who are getting complex products to market with no other external VC funding (sometimes they use grants or win prizes, and start selling POC or products to customers).
- Champion: You don't have the network for warm intros? Find one angel who has it. Such a person can help syndicate a deal.
- Corps: Corporates can pay you for POCs or others. Some are considerate enough to be mindful of your cash flow and pay early.
- Conditions: Look at improving your cash flow by reworking your contracts with your suppliers, distributors, and customers. With some luck, your clients will pay you upfront, and you'll pay your factory 60 days after delivery and reach cash flow nirvana.
- China: We at Hax are big advocates of prototyping and manufacturing in China. This is mostly because of speed and expertise. Contrary to popular belief, you don't need high volumes. Another thing for which China is great is investment. There is more VC money there than in the US since 2017, and many Chinese VCs are happy to invest overseas, as they find these deals cheaper than in China.
- Crypto: If you can find a blockchain angle, you'll be able to access another class of investors. At the moment, your best bet is to repaint your hardware company into an AI, machine learning, or even "behavioral analytics" company. You'll get more attention.
End game
This is a bit of a new topic, but if you have already raised a seed round or more and are considering your next round, it is worth asking yourself whether an early exit is not a better option.
Ask yourself:
- How much momentum do we have?
- What is the true market potential of our startup?
- Are conditions changing?
Fortune favors the prepared, and 90 percent of exits are M&A. Over 60 percent happens at series B or before, so be mindful of your asymptote and inflexion point.


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#WordplayWednesday - September 11th 2016 4:30pm/
What's the momentum behind the hand on the clock of society's ideals? What are the reasons pushing us to behave and move through life in the ways that we do? This piece was one I wrote after leaving an abusive and toxic relationship. I was relieved to be free of that grasp. But in the same breath I was angry, bitter, vengeful, and broken over our falling out. This poem was the first of many that I have written on the road to catharsis and heart mending. It was really a winning moment to create this piece and have a taste of peace within a dark space. Poetry truly helped save my life.
September 11th 2016 4:30pm
Today would have been seven years had you not found a new host
Today would have been seven years had I not had the courage to speak your truth
Today would have been seven years had I not had the strength to stand for my spirit and push you the fuck away
My day is melancholy and my aura, nostalgic
I find myself wondering if your thoughts are with me
If you miss me
If late at night you find your pillow soaked with tears in my name
I wonder if you find yourself preoccupied, speaking my name in vain
With a deep sense of loss and pain lingering in the wrinkles of your mundane brain
Sometimes I wonder the level of impact my soul has left in your life
What memories have imprinted themselves in your cerebral?
Sometimes I wonder if I've left any strife
Have you repressed it all?
The smell of my breath hanging off the corners of your lips
The feel of my skin
The taste between my legs and the sensation within?
Does my face greet you when you close your eyes?
And drift to the place where you left your lineage deep between my thighs?
Do you wake up from the nightmare of realizing how great I was?
Do I haunt your dreams
Am I hovering in and out of the realms
Of your temporal lobes?
Is your life unraveling at the seams?
When you turn over in bed and her eyes meet your gaze,
Do they pierce your system like rays of gamma beams?
The way my own did
Do you find yourself lost like a kid
Yearning for my presence
Yearning for my warmth
Reminiscing in the scent of my existence
I hope I torment your every decision
That late in the night I plague your beleaguered visions
I hope I trigger your skin to break out in lesions
At the remembrance of my touch
And every memory of when we fucked leaves you dried
in desolation
Buried deep in destruction and disoriented in a profound depression
Gripping the air for my hand and the vivacity I was once gave you
I curse your vigor with the venom of my ancestors
Generations deep
I curse your aspirations to drown in a spiritless lackluster four score deep
And every place you creep
Fills with a void of desperation and the moves you make fall into infinite hibernation
I often find myself wondering if your thoughts are with me
I know they are, you will never be rid of me
No matter how forcefully you try
No matter how often you peer into the mirror and convince yourself of the lie
The will of my being has clipped your wings and you can no longer fly.


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I've been having lots of calf tightness and heaviness in both legs for the last couple of weeks, right around the time I switched running shoes. for the last 8 months, I've been using the new balance 860, which has a 10 mm heel. And now I've switched to the Brooks Adrenaline which has a 12mm heel. do you think that slight increase could have something to do with it? I like the narrow heel in the Brooks so much that I' have a second pair on order for my normal walking around shoe but now I'm wondering if I should cancel that and get a lower heel shoe for my daily walking around shoe. What do you think?
There are runners who prefer more heel for cushioning, and those who prefer less. One rule of thumb is the harder the running surface, the more appreciated a little extra cushioning will be. It's the change that will get you. Any transition from one shoe type to another will probably be better tolerated if it is phased in gradually. One way to do this is to wear the new shoe on the shorter run first, and gradually up the percentage of total mileage over a month or so. This gives your hips, knees, ankles, and the associated muscles a chance to adjust.
Personally, I favor minimalist footwear for shorter distances and racing. I like the more structured shoes for long distance training. Accordingly, I don't like staying in the same shoe all the time. Looking back over the years, it seems I have stayed healthier when I alternated distances, and matched the footwear in this way. It's one way I avoid overuse injuries, from too much of the same old motion.
Many running enthusiasts believe that the calf muscles should be the primary shock-absorber for your footstrike, and not the heel of the shoe. This school of thought holds that relying too much on the heel leads to weaker muscles, sloppier running, and susceptibility to injury. Others point out that muscle fatigue on the run is more dangerous, and that a more forgiving heel allows for better endurance, more stability, and faster recovery. Of course, there are many factors involved with the building of an ideal shoe for each type of runner.
One thing is for sure: a higher heel means the calf muscles will be working within a narrower range, ie: shortened. This often leads to muscle stiffness, not only in running, but in any sport that suffers from too narrow a range of motion. My guess is that you are one of the many runners who do better with a lower heel, but the only way to be sure, is to introduce the change between heel heights over time, so you can differentiate between an unsuitable height for your anatomy, and problems stemming from too little time to adjust to the change.
thanks so much. I appreciate your thought and time. The biggest struggle for me is finding a wide toe box and low heel drop. My 12mm heel is brooks adrenaline but in 2E, and it's not cuz I have a fat foot, in fact it's an inch less wide than my daughter in the forefoot, but I don't like the feel of that side of teh shoe rubbing or putting pressure on my pinky toe. Maybe because it's so skinny and bony. So i'm a struggling!
There are brands of shoes out there made expressly for women. It turns out that many brands are re-sized versions of men's shoes. Women tend to have a narrower heel in proportion to the forefoot, and most often a different hip structure, so the shoe geometry needs to account for that. I'm not sure if the total shoe would be better for you, but it may be worth a look. Ryka is one brand out there, and Newton has some interesting stuff if you want to spend the money. Should the issue remain a problem, you may benefit from the advice of a sports podiatrist, if you can find one in your area. Good luck!
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summer is here!/
How well is your house coping with the heat?
Keeping the heat out of the house is now becoming important in Tasmania and off your windows.
How do you do that you ask, well
For your existing dwelling it is hard to add wider eaves.
· Would could start an awning, a awning that folds out. Ensure you have checked your structure above the windows to be able to take the weight. Other wise a fixed awning above the windows.
· You may have to wait a couple of years but you could plant some deciduous trees to shade the windows
· You could invest in some heavy drapes and have them close when the sun is hitting them or sun filter shades.
· Another option may be Shutters than could swing in over the windows, these could be designed so they allowed light through and cut the hot sun off the window face.
Direct sun can generate the same heat as a single bar radiator over each square metre of a surface, but effective shading can block up to 90% of this heat. (your home)


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24 Mar2014
Sister triumphs with Four "Gold Awards" and Two "Best in Category" at the recently held Dalemain Marmalade Awards 2014 at Dalemain Mansion and Gardens, Cumbria, United Kingdom. Dalemain is the world's leading marmalade competition held every year since 2005. With well over 2,000 entries this year, for both amateur (homemade) and artisanal (commercial) marmalade categories, it is a serious gathering of marmalade enthusiasts…
Sister entered four bottles of marmalade for judging this year, after experimenting and cooking hundreds of pounds of citrus fruit that yielded dozens and dozens of bottles of unusual and unique marmalade combinations. She was up against roughly 1,700 bottles submitted for the home-made categories! Clearly, she was in it to win it. I am hoping there is a family genetic trait/DNA that is passed on to our descendants to strive for the best, no matter what the food or other endeavor…
For the Marmalade Hall of Fame (sponsored by Paddington Bear), she entered two bottles of marmalade:
Bottle # 1 : Pink Grapefruit, Lemon, Honey & Bergamot
Bottle # 2 : "Merry Marmalade" – Meyer Lemon with Tequila
For the international category, (sponsored by Mackays) she entered another two bottles of marmalade:
Bottle # 3 : Kalamansi & Lisbon Lemon
Bottle # 4 : Meyer Lemon with Ginger and Star Anise
She won GOLD awards for ALL FOUR bottles, and won best in category for:
Marmalade Hall of Fame – Pink Grapefruit, Lemon, Honey & Bergamot – which she explains was the entry because with Paddington Bear as the sponsor, he just had to have a touch of honey, don't you think?
International – Kalamansi & Lisbon Lemon – a concoction of lemon rind and kalamansi juice that apparently wowed the judges. She may have lived on New York's Upper East Side for the last 45 years or so, but you can't take the Pinay out of her bloodstream.
Sister joined the contest once before in 2012, with an entry that was competing for the Queen's Golden Jubilee Award in 2012. She even went to the extent of cutting traditional seville orange rinds into the shape of diamonds, and labored to distribute them evenly against the surface of the bottle so it would be worthy of the Queen, but she only got a silver award at that time, in a VERY HEATED COMPETITION for that particular award that year. She also got bronze for two other bottles. I mention this because the English, and subjects in their previous colonies or members of the Commonwealth are DEAD SERIOUS about their marmalade, and it's rather unusual for an "outsider" to break through the invisible barrier of sorts… But these awards are very international now, fielding entries from all corners of the globe (even I once sent in a kalamansi marmalade entry, but FEDEX delivered it a day after the Sunday deadline, hence I was disqualified from the get-go, and my bottle was never tasted) and they have re-kindled an interest in marmalade making around the globe.
So if you take a look at the current 2014 list of winners in the home-made category, notice with some competitive glee that the list of winners, with their home towns listed as Kent, Surrey, Lancashire, Vale of Glamorgan now includes Sister's two Best in Category wins with her New York home address. And as far as we know, she might be the first Cebuana via New York to win the gold at this competition! Actually, she may even be the first American to win Best in Category award as well. Heeheehee. Congratulations!!! I can't wait to taste the "discarded" bottles of marmalade that will hopefully end up in a balikbayan box (see similar shipment, here) on the way to Manila in the next few months… :)
Who is Veda Karlo? There is a name tag tied around the bottle.
Mar 24, 2014 | 3:13 pm
Congratulations to Sister! :) I'm so happy for the humble Kalamansi :)
Mar 24, 2014 | 3:58 pm
The brits now know what pinoys have known all along, that calamansi is awesome! Congratulations sister and good job showcasing our calamansi to the global stage. *clap clap clap**
Mar 24, 2014 | 4:38 pm
Mar 24, 2014 | 4:42 pm
Congratulations to Sister!!!! :) niiice!!!
Mar 24, 2014 | 4:43 pm
Congartulations sister. I'm glad she included our kalamansi in her entries. Anyway, may I know if you are still on the diet you posted in 2011? I'm checking out some diet plans for my daughter and I've seen how you seemed to manage to your weight despite all those food posts. :) Thanks!
Mar 24, 2014 | 5:00 pm
Wow! congrats to sister MM! :)
Mar 24, 2014 | 5:56 pm
Wow, those are some straight-up hardcore marmalades.
Mar 24, 2014 | 6:10 pm
congratulations to your sister, mm! amazing job!
Mar 24, 2014 | 6:23 pm
congratulations Sister! Sweet victory.
Mar 24, 2014 | 6:37 pm
Congratulations!! Sister, You are the best!!
Mar 24, 2014 | 7:19 pm
Congratulations, sister!!!
Mar 24, 2014 | 7:38 pm
Congratulations, sister!!! I still remember that post when she sent you a balikbayan box full of jams….hmmmm maybe I should try some of the recipes sister has posted and put the mason jars I have to good use instead of it being used to store coffee, sugar, cornstarch and also as a soap dispenser!
Mar 24, 2014 | 7:48 pm
Mar 24, 2014 | 7:54 pm
No mean feat! Congrats!
Mar 24, 2014 | 8:09 pm
Striving for excellence and not settling for anything less are definitely in your family's DNA. BRAVO!!!
Mar 24, 2014 | 8:20 pm
Wow, congratulations to the whole family! :)
Mar 24, 2014 | 8:25 pm
Mar 24, 2014 | 8:56 pm
congratulations, Sister!
Mar 24, 2014 | 9:01 pm
Congratulations. She should go into business. Or sell enough to cover her (surely massive) expenses.
Mar 24, 2014 | 9:38 pm
Hi Sister, congratulations!
Mar 24, 2014 | 10:03 pm
Congratulations, Sister!
Mar 24, 2014 | 10:09 pm
Citrus is cheap, specially when it comes from Alemany market, SF, with a Google executive as the courier. Labor is expensive, all artisan marmalades are still hand sliced, it takes half an hour to shred 1 lb. of peel 1/16 of an inch wide. Robert Lambert gets $24.for 8 oz. of kalamansi marmalade and he didn't win gold, just commended for his Limetta. Now really, how many of you would pay $48. for a pint of marmalade?
However, life is too short for Smuckers.
Mar 24, 2014 | 10:54 pm
Congratulations! The different marmalade flavors sound amazing!
Mar 24, 2014 | 11:30 pm
Mar 24, 2014 | 11:44 pm
…and I was fine with Smuckers until I saw Sister's flavors!
Mar 25, 2014 | 12:01 am
Congratulations sister!
Mar 25, 2014 | 12:06 am
Congratulations!! So proud that your family showcases what Phillipines and its people have to offer the world. Mabuhay!!
Mar 25, 2014 | 12:17 am
First the "Best Lechon". Now this… 2 major recognitions as the world continues to recognize Filipino's creativity, talent and excellence in the kitchen. Kudos!!
Thanks and congrats to "sister".
Mar 25, 2014 | 12:43 am
Impressive! Inspirational! Congratulations sister!
Mar 25, 2014 | 12:50 am
If i see a steaming apartment with citrus-y whiffs on my walk from the subway to the MET in the UES of Manhattan in a coupla weeks when I visit, I will know that there is a Pinay up there cooking up a vat of these marmalades! ;-) there surely must be a NY story to the seeming incongruity of this: the fast pace NYC life in the UES + the patience of bottling marmalades.
congratulations to sister!
Mar 25, 2014 | 12:52 am
Congratulations to Sister.. Now, please pass along that bottle of Merry Marmalade and don't skimp on the Tequila :)
Mar 25, 2014 | 3:55 am
Congratulations! You make us all proud!
Mar 25, 2014 | 6:04 am
Mar 25, 2014 | 6:07 am
Mar 25, 2014 | 7:09 am
Congratulations Sister!
Mar 25, 2014 | 7:17 am
Congratulations, Sister!!! on the wonderful awards!!! ( my family quite partial to marmalades)
Mar 25, 2014 | 7:31 am
Congratulations, Sister! Winner of the Hall of Fame Marmalade Category and Winner of the International Marmalade Category 2014 Dalemain, Cumbria, UK
Mar 25, 2014 | 7:33 am
Congratulations on such an impressive feat! Just one request though, how about more pictures of those drool worthy marmalades?
Mar 25, 2014 | 7:47 am
Congratulations Sister! That is some feat! Determination and obsession obviously run in the family. Those Brits don't give up their laurels easily.
Mar 25, 2014 | 8:14 am
Congratulations to your sister, MM!
Mar 25, 2014 | 8:35 am
Wow! That is awesomeness! Congratulations to your sister sir! I am still experimenting on how to cook good marmalades as in edible marmalade. No success so far, my last orange marmalade is a bit bitter! :(
Mar 25, 2014 | 8:59 am
Our hats off to you, Sister!
Mar 25, 2014 | 9:04 am
Congratulations Sister!!! Can you be my sister too? So I can be as fortunate as MM to get a balikbayan box of goodies. ;-)
Mar 25, 2014 | 10:17 am
Sister, I would like to order 1 each of the four kinds, 8 oz each (not pint) for $48 each plus shipping. Hope to hear from you. Thank you kindly.
Mar 25, 2014 | 10:21 am
Congratulations Sister! Someone should feature you in our local lifestyle / food magazines here :)
Mar 25, 2014 | 10:31 am
Congratulations to your sister, MM !
Mar 25, 2014 | 10:43 am
wow, congrats to your Sister MM!
Mar 25, 2014 | 11:31 am
Congratulations Sister!
Mar 25, 2014 | 11:34 am
Congratulations Sister!….
Mar 25, 2014 | 12:00 pm
wow! congrats Sister!
Mar 25, 2014 | 12:57 pm
Congratulations to your sister MM! Talent (and competitiveness) run deep in your family. :) May I make a suggestion? When that balikbayan box arrives PLEASE hold a contest and give away some (or most!) of its precious contents. I still have your note from when I won the kalamansi marmalade contest a few years back. I'm counting on my luck so I can try sister's marmalades. :)
Mar 25, 2014 | 1:16 pm
Congratulations Sister! Talk about dedication and passion.
Love your comment Sister.
And to MM, it will surely be a feast with all those bottles of marmalade coming in.
Is there any contest forthcoming from your end so we can win any one of those fantastic marmalade from Sister?
Mar 25, 2014 | 2:02 pm
Congratulations sister!!!! Amazing!!!
Mar 25, 2014 | 2:45 pm
Sister, such wonderful news to read of your victory! Congratulations! Maybe you can guest post about your marmalades as we would love to see more photos too!
Mar 25, 2014 | 5:33 pm
Congratulations to Sister! Those were fruit combinations I can only dream of. I met a French lady in Boracay years back and she fell in love with the calamansi!
Mar 25, 2014 | 8:37 pm
Wow! How I wish I can taste those marmalades or at least describe to us how they taste… we'll be in marmalade heaven!
Mar 25, 2014 | 11:22 pm
Thank you all for your good wishes, marketmanila readers. I was thrilled that the Kalamansi and Lisbon lemon combination won the International category; it is an elegant marmalade with the unmistakeable sharpness and flavour of kalamansi, clear bright sparkling jelly with very fine shards of lisbon lemon peel suspended throughout the marmalade. I gave Marketman the recipe if any of you wish to duplicate it, just be forwarned it is a 3 day project. Kalamansi has been the darling of foodies and mixologists for the last 3 years so it has gotten market recognition. The millions of Filipinos in CA and Florida means there are plenty of backyard shrubs, often ornamental, and fruit can be found in the farmers markets or even online.
Unfortunately marmalade does not photograph well, they are all golden to caramel in color. But they are very fruity, with complex flavours, sweet sour and bitter as well, far more sophisticated than jam and with a long finish because of the zest. The English traditionally like a bitter seville orange so Cecile do not despair, your orange marmalade is on track more than you think.
All the best.
Mar 25, 2014 | 11:53 pm
Congratulations Sister!
Mar 26, 2014 | 3:30 am
Congratulations Sister! And, thank you for the Mango with Star Anise jam recipe. I make it whenever ataulfo mango abounds here in California.
Mar 26, 2014 | 7:28 am
Thank you sister for the description; I just fantasized eating your kalamansi marmalade with a newly baked pandesal… yummy!
Mar 26, 2014 | 7:56 am
Congratulations! You make us so proud! Mabuhay!
Mar 26, 2014 | 9:03 am
Wow, awesome job, Sister! CONGRATS!!!
Mar 26, 2014 | 1:41 pm
Congratulations Sister! Hats off to you.
Mar 26, 2014 | 4:49 pm
Congratulations, Sister! It was truly amazing. I am always on the look-out for good marmalades. I use it in some of my recipes, so I buy a bottle every time I spot a new one. I know how time-consuming it is. I spend hours just slicing peels from all kinds of citrus I can find.With this competition, I am honestly in awe on how you managed.
Mar 26, 2014 | 5:40 pm
Way to go, Sister (you do have two sisters in the US, MM, right? :) )! Thank you for representing the Philippines through your marmalade. MM, sana maambunan naman kami ng mga discards ni Sister. Marmalade giveaway! Hahaha!
I do believe that competitive streak and that "go for the gold" mindset runs in your blood, MM. A very nice trait to have in the family.
Mar 26, 2014 | 8:50 pm
… and may I just say, Sister – thank you for rekindling my love for canning/preserving food. I now WANT to replicate the pineapple marmalade of my childhood, and maybe come up with something as merry (and sophisticated) as your combinations.
I have cases and cases of Ball jars at home that have never been used for canning. Que horror!
Mar 26, 2014 | 8:54 pm
Well done…what a thrill!
Mar 26, 2014 | 9:43 pm
Congratulations to our Sister Veda Karlo! What an honor! I feel the pride! And thank you MM for sharing this wonderful news. Wow, when it comes to patience and creativity and the knack for good taste, your family surely DNA carry it :) Would love to have a sample of the award winning calamansi marmalade. That citrus has eluded me for so long :-) I won't mind buying even just one of the discarded bottles, if you haven't sent it to MM yet lol Though not at $48 hahaha I'm visiting The MET weekend next week ???? lol
Mar 26, 2014 | 10:04 pm
Congratulations Sister! I wish I had the patience in making jams, jellies and marmalades.
Mar 27, 2014 | 1:30 am
Congratulations to your sister! First Asian, first Filipino, I am guessing, to win! Wow!
Mar 27, 2014 | 3:33 am
Dear Sister, Congratulations, ang galing! Excellence in everything you and brother do!
Mar 27, 2014 | 3:57 am
Mabuhay to the sweetest Sister!
Mar 27, 2014 | 5:52 am
Congratulations to the sister! Maybe someday zubuchon will sell her line of marmalades :)
Mar 27, 2014 | 6:39 am
From all of your "adopted" brothers & sisters here in this Marketmanila Family, a big Congratulations to Sister!!!
Mar 27, 2014 | 10:29 am
How I wish I can meet sister (dreaming) =). Currently visiting NY till Sunday.
Mar 27, 2014 | 11:41 am
Congratulations sister!
Mar 27, 2014 | 7:49 pm
WOW! This one's seriously impressive sister! Congratulations. Why do I feel so proud and I am not even related to you…
Mar 27, 2014 | 9:44 pm
Congratulations sister !! awesome job!!
Mar 28, 2014 | 12:58 pm
well done, sister!
MM, do you mind sharing the kalamansi and lisbon lemon marmalade recipe? Thanks.
Mar 28, 2014 | 3:25 pm
Congratulations, Sister! Well done!
Mar 29, 2014 | 4:39 am
Wow, I want to try them so bad! Lol! Congrats Veda!
Mar 29, 2014 | 5:15 am
Wow, that's serious marmalade! I can almost smell the bergamot :)
Congratulations to Sister!
And, MM, if you need help in eating the discarded marmalade, I'm happy to help :)
Mar 30, 2014 | 12:22 pm
Congratulations Sister! You make us proud
Mar 30, 2014 | 9:08 pm
Congratulations Sister!! that's what you call PASSION! Yours and MMs passion are so contageous!
Mar 31, 2014 | 12:17 am
Apr 2, 2014 | 1:08 am
Congratulations! Sister. I have 3 calamansi trees and just looking for some recipes to use the fruits. I will certainly give this a try. Will be here in Cebu for some time. Thanks for the recipe, Sister.
Apr 2, 2014 | 12:09 pm
Congratulations MM on having a sister who is passionate and dedicated in her craft. Your pride really shines through in this post and rightfully so! Both of you deserve accolades in your desire to excel and to be the best if not among the best.
Hej Sister,
Belated congratulations! Fantastic! Well-deserved! What's the next exotic flavour combination in the marmalade horizon? Quince with calamansi, perhaps?
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The Movie Itself
I went with a friend to see the new movie Avatar over the weekend. Unbeknownst to us, there was a 3D version (which we were expecting) and a regular version. By mistake, we meandered into the regular version.
Still, even without the 3D special affects, the movie itself was visually breathtaking. The constant use of luminescence in the forest, the mythical animals, the indigenous population all were the result of a highly talented and imaginative mind. In fact, the graphics were so good that it carried the rather weak storyline.
This isn't to say that the story wasn't interesting. The tale is told in such a way that it made me care about the characters. My daughter and son-in-law recently showed me two DVD's that featured characters that were so one-dimensional that I really didn't care if they lived or died. Therefore, the parts that were supposed to be scary, weren't.
In contrast, the characters in this narrative are more than mere paper cut-outs. All but one (the single minded military commander whose every line and action is painfully predictable) have enough significant conflicts as to make them interesting.
The plot itself, on the other hand, was completely foreseeable. Merely viewing the trailer tells you everything you need to know to write the storyline before actually seeing the film.
Nevertheless, the strength of the special effects and the general character development caused the film to remain interesting, sometimes even moving, and broadly entertaining.
The Messiah as Plot Device
Avatar's story is solely supported by what might be called the Messiah Plot Device. Common in all sorts of stories and film, the Messiah Plot Device is taken (in very general terms) from the common (mis)understanding of the life and ministry of Jesus. Always painted in broad strokes, I've listed some of the common elements to this theme. While seldom are all the elements present, there are usually several from this list that make identification fairly obvious.
- The Messiah figure either possesses or develops in the course of events a unique gift that profoundly impacts the lives of others.
- This gift is often the result of an unspoken providence, sometimes the fulfillment of a prophecy or an uncanny likeness to a former hero. Special points are given when the protagonist is given a name like "The One" or "The Chosen One."
- He is often encouraged by an older wiser figure to guide him in "the path."
- The Messianic character either has always acted or makes a decision to act outside the boundaries of accepted social behavior. This makes him at once a hated and beloved figure.
- He is often forced to become an outcast by his own people and /or the people he is trying to save. Rejection by his own people causes him to be hunted. Rejection by the people he is trying to save is based upon misunderstanding and/or tradition.
- Catastrophe awaits the weak if the Messiah doesn't act.
- The weak are presented as worthy of being saved, often because of their deep connection to "the land." This connection can be either ecological or historical.
- The action necessary to save requires either the laying down of his life or, at a minimum, risking his life in a hopeless quest. The unspoken, but nevertheless obvious acts of providence is often required to ensure the success of this quest.
- In the process of procuring salvation, the character grows wiser, is bound by principles rather than societal rules or mere tradition, overcomes his fears, and grows spiritually, mentally, and emotionally.
- Whether or not he survives the quest, the weak are saved from certain destruction and he leaves a deeply emotional and spiritual legacy for others to follow.
As one reviews this list, it is easy to spot both literary and theatrical figures that fit this model. Here are just a couple out of dozens of examples that could be mentioned:
Neo in The Matrix is "The One" who fulfills prophecy, bends the computer reality to his will, is loved by some and hated by others (who do nothing it seems but hunt him), is the ultimate non-conformist who must save the helpless ones that don't even know that they need saving.
Frodo, Gandalf, and Aragorn in The Lord of the Rings trilogy all exhibit, in one fashion or another, the mixture or prophecy, special giftedness, providential care or purpose, and a quest to save those connected to the Land (in this case the Shire).
Anakin Skywalker in Star Wars: The Phantom Menace is told by his mother that he had no father (alluding to a virgin birth) while Qui Gon believes that the one who will "bring balance to the force" is the young Anakin.
Even in the arena of politics, this Messiah theme can be seen. Some think that Oprah Winfrey's introduction of Barack Obama as "The One" is the best example of this trend. But it certainly isn't the first. Consider the Messianic tone of this political commercial from 1964. The implication is that certain destruction awaits if you don't vote for Lyndon Johnson or even if you do nothing at all.
Avatar makes generous use of this Messianic Plot Device. Jake, a paraplegic war veteran, is given a body to control in order to interact with the Na'vi, a humanoid race with their own language and culture, which, as far as I can tell at least, was modeled after Hollywood's conception of Native American cultures. They are in danger of destruction from the greedy mining company. Jake learns their ways, falls in love, and…well…you can pretty much guess the rest.
The Problem of Application
Because of the general nature of the plot, different interpretations as to the meaning of the film are already being bandied about. It appears the two most common are 1) this is the story of the Native Americans as they were pushed onto the reservations, and 2) this is the story of the Iraqi people, being exploited for their oil.
There is one major problem with either interpretation. In fact, it's a problem with applying this film to any historical situation. While I understand that the Na'vi are a different species, the application of their society to human history requires us to transfer human characteristics to them as well. In fact, the movie portrays them as human in everything but form. And therein lies the problem.
This movie presents the oppressed Na'vi as an ideal society. They are in touch with nature, have a culture composed of order and justice, and use violence only to protect and eat. Even then, they feel incredibly guilty about the taking of life. The problem, therefore, is that this is a fiction; this type of society has never existed, for the issue of sin is absent.
No society without Christ has been or ever will be righteous and just. Because sin is a universal experience, all the injustices, violence, cruelties, greed, hatred, corruption, betrayal, and any other sin that could be mentioned, will be present at every level of society. From the bottom rungs to the seats of power, the ravages of sin will be evident. The lack of such evidence makes any application of this fictional society to the real world a mere caricature of what has actually occurred.
Consider the conquest of the West. There were no good guys and bad guys. Depending on the situation, both sides acted nobly and both sides acted savagely. In fact, the latter was far more prevalent than the former. In this clash of civilizations, it's far easier to recognize the winner than it is to identify who was morally superior. Just like the rest of the world through history, the nations were taking their stand together against the LORD and his Anointed One.
This isn't to say that in the history of the world there haven't been incredibly violent and cruel regimes bent on conquest and destruction. The evidence supporting that claim is overwhelming. This fact isn't being challenged.
What is being challenged is the idea of a totally innocent society which is just and righteous without Christ. There has never been an example of this and there never will be. Even those societies that take the name "Christian" don't measure up to that standard. Every society has been a mixture of order and chaos, of justice and injustice, of law and lawlessness. And in fairness, there has been far more chaos, injustice, and lawlessness than anything resembling righteousness.
I've come to the conclusion that there is such a thing as a just war. That some nations are more evil than others. But none are righteous. And that makes the application of this film a fool's errand.
If your looking for a good story, you will be mildly disappointed. If you're interested in a thoughtful critique of the human condition and the wars in which nations engage, you will walk away empty. But if you're looking for mindless entertainment and great special effects, you will be satisfied. And to be honest, looking for anything else in a Hollywood production is a mere exercise in futility.


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text: One of the worst things that you can experience in this lifetime is having a major depressive disorder. Being depressed can make you turn into an unlovable and sad individual. It can also set your world upside down because you will start to feel that you no longer have a purpose to fulfill in this world. What you are feeling right now is only typical for a person with depression, but it does not mean that you have to stay that way forever.


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text: One of the things i love about being a photographer is being a newborn photographer! This baby girl was seriously so sweet and had 2 beautiful big sisters! I am so happy i was able to work with this wonderful family and hope they love these pictures as much as i do!! Welcome to this beautiful world baby Nia!


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Unfortunately my creative juices, tho' flowing again, are not yet up to par. I am pleased that I've actually had the camera out of the drawer for the first time in a couple of months, not so pleased with the results which seem a little lacklustre to me.
[One of the problems with my PTSD is that it hits me very unexpectedly. I've been well for such a long time that it surprised the hell out of me and this time, believe it or not, it was my GP who triggered it! At my meet and greet appointment she demanded "Why do you take anti-depressants?" on hearing I have PTSD she then demanded to know the details of why I "presumed " I have it. I very rarely discuss it and if I do it's because I have made the choice; I'm in control of how much and what I say and the person to whom I am talking is familiar and trusted. I felt bullied. Suffice to say that following that appointment I started to have nightmares (this time about going to the surgery!), my startle reflex went into overdrive, my anxiety levels rocketed and my mood slumped. I have no intention of consulting that particular GP again.]
Hopefully the photography will improve soon, for the moment I'm just happy that the shutter is beckoning once more.
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I've heard all of the excuses about why your clientele isn't growing and you aren't making more money more times than I can count.
The conversation usually goes something like this:
Britt: So, tell me why it is you think your business isn't growing…
Stylist: Well, my case is really different than most because…(insert one of the same 8 excuses every single stylist on the planet makes to justify why their business isn't growing)
Notice I said excuses, not reasons, because every stylist without a doubt has the potential to be incredibly successful, most just don't do what it takes to make it happen.
What I've realized over the years is that most stylists don't under perform because they aren't motivated. The vast majority actually want to do really well. The problem is they've convinced themselves that one of these 8 excuses is their reality when the truth is that each of these things is easily overcome.
Here are the 8 big excuses stylists are telling themselves that are destroying their growth potential:
I would market myself, but I just can't afford it.
The day you got your Cosmetology license you became an entrepreneur who lives and dies by their marketing decisions. It doesn't matter if you're a booth renter, commissioned stylist, assistant on hourly pay, suite owner, etc, we are all in charge of building our own clientele so you need to start thinking of yourself as a small business owner.
There isn't a single small business on the planet that will grow without funding. None. We are so lucky that with a budget of about $500 a year we can create an entire marketing system around our business. That would be impossible in any other industry. Now I know for some of you, you're thinking I don't even have the extra $500. $500 a year breaks down to $1.36 a day. You could find an extra $1.36 a day picking up change off the street in about 10 minutes if you needed to, but there is just no excuse as to why you can't make this minimal investment.
It takes money to make money so even if you have no extra cash left over at the end of every month, when there is a will there is a way to find that small financial investment.
I don't have time to do things like social media or marketing.
Our two most finite resources are time and money. We've got a limited amount of each and we all get to CHOOSE how we spend it. That's right, we all get 24 hours in a day and make choices as to how we spend them. You are simply choosing not to spend the time you have on social media and marketing. Instead you're choosing things like watching TV, working a second job, hanging out with your family, etc. And hey, I get it, those things are important, but that is a choice you're making.
I established my coaching business when I was working as a Salon Director in the salon 50+ hours a week, I had a young daughter at home, I commuted nearly 2 hours a day, worked out 5 days a week, and had date night regularly. I was running an entire side business while doing all of that and it was just about the way I chose to spend my time. We all have choices. You decide how you're going to spend your 24 hours but to say you don't have time isn't a legitimate excuse.
Those with the drive to succeed make the time.
I'm not seeing results as quickly as I want so I'm going to take a break.
This is the tale as old as time and it's a vicious cycle.
You get excited, try something for a while, you don't see results as quickly as you'd hoped, so you give up aka "take a break". Nobody ever became successful that way, nobody.
I realize that we live in a world where Amazon Prime delivers anything we could have ever wanted to our doorstep overnight and we can now Google any question ever asked and have the answer in 2 seconds, but that isn't how marketing works. Marketing is all about momentum. Consumers want consistency and continuity so every time to start and stop and start over again you're losing any ounce of momentum you created. Do the work, be patient, reap the rewards.
I would prefer my business just grow organically through referrals.
Yes….we all would prefer that. That isn't a strategy that is an excuse.
It is incredibly rare in today's market to find a stylist who grows solely on referrals without tools like social media or an established marketing strategy in place. There is generally a secondary system like a social media presence that makes those referrals possible.
I teach to a system called The Hourglass that shows how a client finds you on social media or is referred to you, checks out your online presence and then finally decides to give you a shot once you've checked all of the boxes.
Very rarely in today's world are your clients just handing your cards out left and right and your business just grows. It happens, but those stylists are rare and it isn't a strategy you can bank on.
I've asked my clients to send me referrals and they are just the type that won't do it.
Nope. I don't believe this either. I can't tell you how often my female friends are complaining about their hair and it isn't because they are fishing for referrals from me, it's because it's normal conversation. I even complain about my hair to my friends, it just happens.
The difference is that if your clients aren't opening their mouths and saying "well you should try my girl Britt, she's amazing and I know you'll love her" that is your fault, not theirs.
You need to have a juicy enough incentive to make them want to open their mouth of course, but you mostly have to be referral worthy. Really think today about if your program is juicy enough and if the experience you provide is worth bragging about.
Real Talk: if your clientele really isn't the type to send referrals, then I guess it's time to try another strategy like social media or traditional marketing, right?!?
My clientele doesn't use social media so today's marketing won't work for me.
With 81% of smartphone users using some form of social media, this is highly unlikely. What is likely happening is you aren't using the right social media platform or you're using the right platform but you're using it incorrectly so you aren't seeing good results. Either way, the issue is with your strategy not with your clientele.
It's time to really learn about how social media works and specifically what platform you should be focussing your marketing efforts on. If you do find that you're niche clientele truly doesn't use smart phones or any type of social media, that's okay because traditional marketing still does 100% work so you'll just need to shift your strategy.
My salon location isn't good and ownership makes it difficult to market myself.
Soooooo, why are you working there again? This one really gets me. If you don't like your location, don't like the way the salon is run, don't like your co-workers, don't like the kind of clients that come in, etc then why didn't you leave 6 months ago?
I know there is the fear around losing clients or finding another salon that makes you happy, but again, when there is a will there is a way and stylists successfully navigate the leap year after year.
Let me ask you this...why are you choosing to stay stuck working in misery? Life is short. Don't waste years living in fear of change. Get smart, do your research and do whatever needs to be done to set yourself up for success.
I just don't know where to start.
Just start. Just do something. I always say we are shooting for progress, not perfection. If you do better today than you did yesterday and better tomorrow than you do today, you're headed in the right direction.
Staying here wishing things were different and dreaming about your future will only get you so far. Take action to make the change and stick with it. If you change nothing, nothing changes so if you want to shift the way your life is headed, it's time to make a change.
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text: DigitalFacebook Game Garden World Offers Another Take on the Simulation GenreBy Christopher Mack|January 21, 2010 ShareBy Christopher Mack|January 21, 2010 Share Fish World, a fish care taking Facebook app in a sea of other virtual aquarium titles, has always been one of our favorites when it comes to this underwater genre. Developer Tall Tree Games continues to press forward on the simulation theme with a similar, land-based app called Garden World.Though virtual gardens have never seen the digital "gold rush" that farming and aquariums did, they have appeared in limited quantity from time to time — after all, many of the game mechanics are the same.Players enter into world that is like Fish World (or many farming games, for that matter): You get a plot of land, and you can tend it to earn points with pruning shears instead of an aquarium sponge, or a weeding rake. This familiarity allows users to easily jump in and start decorating their virtual space with little to no learning curve. Using concepts from the farming genre of Facebook games, players buy a planter, plant a seed, water it, and after X amount of time, it blooms. Once a plant has bloomed, two choices are presented. If they so desire, the user can merely sell the plant or flower for a small profit. However , what makes the game more interesting is that fully matured flowers will produce pollen. By dragging the pollen from one grown flower to another that is "Ready for Pollination," you can actually cross-pollinate and discover plants that are otherwise unavailable for purchase in the game's standard store.This is easily the best part about Garden World, and on multiple levels. Each pollination requires 24 hours to occur. However, users are prompted with the option, for one Gardenbuck (Garden World's buyable virtual currency) to have the result instantly. Since these flowers seem to be cheap to plant once discovered, yet sell for a hefty profit (our first discovery costs 15 coins as a seed and sells for 65), such a purchase does help get the user ahead in the game more quickly. Of course, if they don't buy it, it is still a fantastic way to add depth through discovery to the game.Like in Fish World, all actions earn experience – be it watering, weeding, or planting – and your level is displayed in a leaderboard of all your friends who play with you. With these two combined features, the game creates the standard social competition between users, but also grants them a reason to visit and aide (i.e. weeding) each other's virtual menageries. The primary monetization method for Garden World is through the virtual currency Gardenbucks. A number of high quality and nicer looking items can only be bought or earned through offers using this method; the earnable in-game coins cannot be used. It just seems that too many items have to be bought with the virtual currency that requires real money or offers. If the player opts for the in-game coins their garden, at the very least, looks sub-par. This was a chief complaint of users in Fish World, and something we pointed out regarding the sale of holiday virtual goods.Granted, most of the items that cost Gardenbucks are functional and grant an edge (i.e. fertilizer), but the decorative – the expressive – items that cost virtual currency feel so much better than the in-game coin ones, and that leaves the user at a loss. When a player sees an object they can earn, a goal is established, and thus they keep playing to reach the goal. If the best objects have to be bought, then that goal never forms, thus there is less of a point in playing, thus users leave. The idea is to suck them into the game world enough so that they want to buy currency; while the developer might be making some money through making Gardenbucks near mandatory, it seems it could make even more if it enticed, instead. The other chief complaint is minor — and common to social games — but no less obnoxious. Tall Tree Games is well aware of the social graph and the fact that players are more likely to start playing a game if they see their friends playing it. To that end, the player is constantly barraged with events in game that they are asked "Would You Like to Share?" Yes, sometimes they would, but having it pop up every two minutes because a squirrel wanders into the garden gets very tiresome.Still, overall, Garden World is a nice application when it comes to virtual spaces. It's simple, easy to learn, and fun to create a quaint little garden for oneself, and based on our most recent application data, there are over a million monthly active users that would agree. Sharehttp://adweek.it/2jRAm1P copy Adweek Adweek


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British producer to release six new songs as bridge toward next studio album
SBTRKT has announced full details of new project 'Transitions', a series of instrumental 12-inches to be released ahead of his second album.
The releases will act as a bridge between the 2011 album 'SBTRKT' and a new full-length LP, due for release later this year, with label Young Turks set to roll out six new songs on three 12-inch records throughout May and June. See below for full release dates.
Each track is available to hear at transitions.sbtrkt.com, a fully interactive website that has been designed by long term collaborator A Hidden Place and PARTY, a renowned Japanese creative agency. Scroll down to hear 'Hold The Line' now.
"This is music written over the last year, whilst recording for my second album," says SBTRKT in a press statement. "Much of the music I released before my debut album was instrumental and I want to continue to share this side of the music I make. This series of tracks is titled 'Transitions'."
Earlier this year SBTRKT shared a previously unreleased song featuring Jessie Ware, called 'Runaway'. The old track, which only lasts for one minute and 15 seconds, was played by SBTRKT at end of his set at the Young Turks New Year's Eve party in Tulum, Mexico, which also saw sets from Grimes, The xx, John Talabot and Chairlift.
Transitions release dates:
Transitions I 'Gamalena'/'Hold The Line' (May 5)
Transitions II 'Kyoto'/'Resolute' (May 19)
Transitions III 'Highs' + Lows'/'Stifle' (June 2)


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