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Before you can make a stand to stop violence, you must first know how to stand. The most fundamental skill needed to become a successful fighter is good posture. (It sounds strange, but it's true.) Untrained people will instinctively hit in a way that feels strong to them, but it is actually quite weak. A proper karate punch feels weak to the thrower -- but not to the receiver -- because proper a stance absorbs the recoil of the strike and redirects through the skeleton and into the ground -- not into the muscles.
Proper stances and good posture allow karate practitioners (karateka) to maintain their balance, enabling them to perform powerful kicks, and to resist various reaps, sweeps, trips, throws, and takedowns. This stability is a result of keeping the center-of-mass low. In general, your legs should never feel comfortable, because a proper stance is 2" (5 cm) lower than what feels comfortable.
Low stances are often criticized as being "immobile," but that is a slanderous lie. The mobility of a stance is a function of the area it encloses; if mobility becomes a problem, it is not because the center is too low; it is because the stance is too wide, or too long. Maintaining a high center-of-mass, or bouncing about, grants an opponent the leverage they need to execute takedowns. Additionally, people who bounce around have no foundation, making it impossible to add the bone-crushing power of their legs into each of their techniques.
Before delving into specifics, there are a few general principles that all karate stances share:
- Carry your bodyweight exclusively on the balls of the feet, and never upon the heels. To do this, you must learn to walk in a cat-like "toe-heel" fashion, instead of the conventional "heel-toe" way.
- The knees and toes must always point in the same direction. This prevents tweaking the knee joint, and allows you to exploit the full range-of-motion of the major muscles.
- The feet stick to the floor like suction cups, with the toes clawing at the ground like weird little fingers.
- Each stance has directions from where it is inherently weak, and can be toppled. Remaining perfectly stable in a three-dimensional space requires three legs. However, it is unlikely that you have more than two. While this cannot be fixed, it can be mitigated by re-positioning yourself into a safer stance or angle each time the opponent moves.
Our lessons will utilize the following stances:
- Attention stance
- Ready stance
- Front stance
- Back stance
- Fighting stance
- Cat stance
- Seiza
- Horse stance
- Crane stance
- Hook stance
- Sanchin dachi
- Full-side-facing
- Low-level fighting stance

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Just heard a few minutes shy of 2hrs of Kenneth Copeland teaching Universal Reconciliation from 20yrs ago & fully realized that absolutely all Word of Faith preachers have always taught Universal Reconciliation, that it's central to the Word of Faith message & is NEVER contradicted by Word of Faith preachers. Got a fresh stirring about the fact that Universal Reconciliation is ENTIRELY DIFFERENT from Universal Restoration. Have insisted upon that for nearly a decade & have always deeply despised the term "Universal Reconciliation" wondering what nitwit came up with that term, because Universal Reconciliation has been taught even by perhaps 50% of the Charismatics from day #1.
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Level 1 - Are you in survival mode?
Level 2 - Are you successful?
Level 3 - Are you living a life of significance?
To each of us these questions will have different interpretations. In the Bay area many of us have success or the appearance of success (the good job, home ownership, drive a nice car, vacations in Hawaii). Yet many feel like we're fighting for survival as we pay the financial cost of living in this area, or paying the higher cost of keeping up with the Jones to appear successful or because we want the same things as Mr and Mrs Jones. In these past few weeks survival sums up our family life as we fight illness, homework, and deadlines. Even the grocery store has been a battle around fever and work commitments and in this instance Target won - I walked out of the store leaving a cart full of groceries taking my tantruming child with me. Does that take me to a Level not even listed above?
Yet many of us yearn for a life of Significance - countless blogs and books exist that aim to help us be significant. We each have our own vision of what that significance is. Ephesians has a lot to teach us about our citizenship here on Earth, our significance as God's people and his true riches.
11 In him we were also chosen, having been predestined according to the plan of him who works out everything in conformity with the purpose of his will, 12 in order that we, who were the first to put our hope in Christ, might be for the praise of his glory. Ephesians 1: 11 - 12 (NIV)
It's in Christ that we find out who we are and what we are living for. Long before we first heard of Christ and got our hopes up, he had his eye on us, had designs on us for glorious living, part of the overall purpose he is working out in everything and everyone.
We're digging deeper into Ephesians this coming month. Ephesus as a region has a number of similarities to our own Bay Area.
Ephesus: Strategic Commercial city in Asia Minor, modern day Turkey.
Bay Area: Strategic Technology Innovation.
Historical Landmarks
Ephesus: Famous for the temple of Diana, considered one of the seven wonders of the ancient worl.
Bay Area: Famous for the Golden Gate Bridge and many other landmarks.
Ephesus: Celsus Library in Ephesus - 3rd largest library in the worl
Bay Area: Has the Number 2 and Number 3 world ranking Universities (California Institute of Technology and Stanford University respectively)
Ephesus: City was partially destroyed by an earthquake in 619AD
Bay Area: Resides along a number of Geographic Fault Lines
Here at Brave, our richness is in Christ. Some of us may feel that we are struggling with financial or health riches; yet most of us have a roof over our heads, food on our table, more than one pair of shoes, and access to medical care. According to Unicef nine out of ten of the world's poorest live on less than $1.90 a day. In sub-Saharan Africa approximately 69 million children will die from preventable diseases before the age of 5 by 2030. It is easy to forget this startling reality when we are striving to meet bills, needs and wants.
'Those who have the least in this world should benefit from those who have the most'. Warren Buffet.
Our blessing and our riches are not in our provisions, our health, our families, our highs and our lows but in our Hope everyday. Our hope is the same yesterday, today, and tomorrow.
This series is going to show us that our identity and our richness is indeed in Christ, that our worldly success is not in the salary that we bring home, or how we compare ourselves to each other, the size of our waist line. Yet that we are the focus of God's love, that we are made in his Image and he delights completely in each of us.
'Long before he laid down earth's foundations, he had us in mind, had settled on us as the focus of his love. Ephesians 1:4 (MSG)
So what level of Living are you at today? What riches are you seeking as we go further into this series? What riches can you give to others? What is your life of significance?
Click Here to listen to part one of our Ephesians series.


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Ozarka was looking for a new take on their drinking water flow charts. Something that was easy to follow. The solution was to give them something fun and stylized yet informational. A classic Infographic style was the obvious solution. These charts provide a crystal clear diagram that accurately represents the flow path of Ozark's water supply.
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AGENCY: The Creative Company


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I bought some beautiful black mission figs today and thought they would be perfect for a salad, but it being so cold and grey by the time I got home I forgot all about the salad, (Gordy will be happy). Today is a day for comfort food, and that means and a big bowl of spaghetti.
I really don't have a lot of time to spend cooking today so having staples on hand made this easy to prepare. I always have spaghetti, olive oil, garlic, cheese (I used goat cheese but use any cheese you have), and fresh herbs in my fridge. I like to make my sauces with a tin of tomatoes but this time I tried a different method. Of course I started my sauce with onions and garlic, then I added a big squeeze of Mutti Tomato Paste, cooked it a few minutes with a pinch of red pepper flakes, salt and pepper and thats it! The Mutti Tomato Paste added a rich red colour and the fresh tomato taste brought this sauce together. The combination of goat cheese, sweet figs and tomato paste made this simple spaghetti a not so simple bowl of comfort food on a very grey day, (Gordy is very happy).
I love how easy the Mutti Tomato Paste is to use. Just open the tube and squeeze out as much or as little as you need. Keep in the fridge until next time. No waste! I have added it to stews and soup for rich colour and deep flavour. Thanks Mutti for another great pantry staple.
Spaghetti with Garlic, Oil, Tomato Paste, Figs and Goat Cheese
This is an easy and quick sauce, everything was prepared while the spaghetti cooked. This recipe makes 2 big servings.
1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
2 tbsp tomato paste, (I used Mutti Tomato Paste)
3 to 4 cloves garlic, minced
dash of red pepper flakes
1 tsp salt
1/2 pound dried spaghetti, I used whole wheat
3 tbsp chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley or basil
2 tbsp goat cheese
zest from 1/2 a lemon
3 fresh figs, cut in half or quarters, depending on size
drizzle of balsamic vinegar
freshly ground black pepper
1. Preheat the oven to 400ºF.
2. Place the figs, cut side up, in a small baking dish. Drizzle with balsamic vinegar.
3. Roast in the oven until soft, about 10 to 15 minutes. When done, set aside.
4. Bring a large pot of water to a boil, add pasta, stir and cook until al dente.
5. While the pasta is cooking take a large pan and add the olive oil, garlic, tomato paste, pinch of red pepper flakes and 1 teaspoon salt. Cook over moderately low heat, stirring occasionally, until the garlic is golden, about 5 minutes. Remove from the heat and set aside.
6. Drain the pasta, add it to the pan with the sauce and toss well, then add the lemon zest, freshly ground black pepper and cook a minute more or until the pasta is warmed through.
7. Finish with the goat cheese, figs and a big handful of fresh parsley or basil, serve immediately.
Cooks Notes
If you want to make this vegan just leave out the goat cheese and add a handful of your favourite nuts, like walnuts or hazelnuts.
Use black or green figs.
If you don't have goat cheese, try any soft cheese like feta.
Happy cooking and eating and thanks to Mutti for sponsoring this recipe.


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Teen Reviewer Jillian Wolf also read The Seventh Door, book three of Bryan Davis' Children of the Bard series. In this fantasy-adventure, teenage Matt and his mother Bonnie must stop the apocalypse by traveling through seven doors (each one containing a different evil). Opening the final door will either doom or save the world, but they won't know until they're there.
"The Seventh Door will keep your attention from the first page. With fast-paced adventure, breath-taking fights, evil villains, heroic characters, and loving sacrifces, you won't be able to put it down." --Jillian Wolf
Jillian recommends this book for ages 13 and up.


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US Open/
I went to the US Open yesterday. It was quite an experience and something I'll never forget. It's like a bucket list thing, you know? And I got to watch both Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer play, two of the best players ever.
I took tennis lessons as a kid and then again in college, but I'm not a player. But I knew enough to follow along and the matches were really great. Plus, my friend Lacy and I made the jumbotron! Woot woot!
The US Open takes place in the Arthur Ashe Stadium at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, which is a complex consisting of a bunch of smaller courts, two midsize ones, and one big one (which is the Arthur Ashe Stadium.) It looks like this:
So while the Men's Singles Semi-Finals were going on in the Arthur Ashe Stadium (which is what I got to see), junior matches were being played on some of the smaller courts.
Of the two matches I saw, Nadal won and Federer lost. I was a little bummed out by that because I like Federer, but the guy who beat him, Novak Djokovic from Serbia, was so excited and it's always nice to see an underdog win. Here he is right after he won yesterday:
And here's a photo of him hitting himself in the head yesterday after losing the third round.
Tennis can be pretty brutal. But anyway, it's really cool because the whole stadium gets really quiet when they play. You can hear their sneakers squeak on the court, you can hear the ball bouncing and hitting the racket, you can hear the players grunt... Our seats were pretty far up but we could still hear every single thing happening. But, man, was it a long day. We watched tennis for eight hours straight.
The final match is this afternoon but I haven's decided who I'm rooting for yet. I like Novak because, even though he's competed in the US Open before (he lost to Federer in 2007), he only has one Grand Slam title and he's clearly the underdog of the match. Plus, he's supposed to be really funny and I like a person with a sense of humor. But I also like Nadal because, even though he's currently ranked number one and holds eight Grand Slam titles, he's never competed in or won the US Open before. If he wins today, he will have a Career Grand Slam.
For those of you who don't know, there are four major "Grand Slam" tennis tournaments every year:
- Australian Open - Played on concrete
- French Open - Played on clay
- Wimbledon - Played on grass
- US Open - Played on concrete
Winning any one of these gives you a Grand Slam title. If you win all four at least once during your career, you have a "Career Grand Slam." Federer has won 16 titles and has a Career Grand Slam. Nadal has won eight titles, but never the US Open, so he doesn't have a Career Grand Slam. Novak has won one title.
(Btw, I never thought I'd be giving a sports lesson of any kind on this blog.)
Anywho, 2010 has been a great year for me. First my movie gets made, then I get to go to the US Open... The fact that I'm lucky is not lost on me. I'm so grateful for everything.
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Science Paparazzi
This is what drove me out of Astrophysics: the invasive science paparazzi. The last straw was when I caught the "reporter" from the Science World Weekly digging through my trash for discarded lab notebooks.
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Um, actually I've been meaning to tell you… That was me… (*coughs*) Nice garbage, tho…
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Miranda Technologies Success Story
Driving Down Carbon Emissions and Operational Costs in the Cable Television and Satellite Service Industry
As you settle in on a Saturday night to watch a great movie on Pay-Per-View, or catch a game on your favorite sports channel, carbon emissions likely don't cross your mind. Like the more than 100 million cable and satellite TV subscribers in North America, you look forward to watching your favorite program. But when there is an issue with broadcast quality, or worse, an interruption of service, disappointed customers are quick to take to the phones to report the problem and demand a fix. Cable and satellite providers spend tens of millions of dollars each year dispatching technicians to customer locations to diagnose issues and restore service.
In the telecommunications and broadcast world, the deployment of such a specialist to a client site is called a 'truck roll' – and every time a truck is dispatched, it generates carbon dioxide. In fact, every gallon of gas a truck burns emits almost 20 pounds of this greenhouse gas – and in the multibillion dollar television service distribution industry, tens of thousands of repair vans and utility trucks hit the road each year. It is prompting a Québec ICT company to demonstrate global industry leadership, and develop technology-based solutions that reduce carbon emissions from truck rolls – and save cable and satellite companies millions of dollars in operational costs. It is an important venture. The elimination of just one truck roll per week per truck for every 1,000 trucks on the road could eliminate 1.1 million pounds of carbon emissions annually. This green ICT R&D project is led by Miranda Technologies, a Belden Brand and a leading worldwide provider of hardware and software solutions for television broadcast, cable, satellite and IPTV. And it is a critical part of the Equation Project coordinated by Prompt.
With more than 20 years in the business, Miranda has acquired deep knowledge of the television distribution industry. With the launch of the Equation Project 18 months ago, the firm conducted an in-depth investigation of how broadcast, cable and satellite companies monitor television signals from within their network operations centre (NOC). A key learning: the engineers who are accountable for service delivery have little to no visibility of customer impacting signal problems inside the NOC. To properly diagnose and resolve a signal problem, they must often be on site with the customer. This often takes hours – and it takes a truck roll.
Leveraging funding from the Government of Québec through the Equation Project, and building on existing technology, Miranda is developing a novel real-time television signal monitoring system for cable and satellite providers. Known as iControl Headend, this software-based innovation allows network operators to remotely surveillance and manage television signals as they travel across their distribution path.
This three-year Equation Project features four R&D components that work together to create an integrated solution. Once complete, the product will monitor thousands of channels simultaneously and provide network operators with enhanced capabilities in:
Over the last 18 months, this Equation team has achieved a series of key R&D milestones, including the development of new visualization software and probing instrumentation. To realize some of these goals, Miranda partnered with Québec SMEs such as Nuum Design Inc. and Savoir-faire Linux, and the Centre de recherche industrielle du Québec (CRIQ). These collaborators contributed to the development of important new hardware and software elements that improve the usability, configuration and installation of the system.
With a strong customer focus, Miranda conducted a first test with some major US cable operators. The pilots proved highly successful, enabling network operators to diagnose signal problems far more rapidly, whittling down troubleshooting time from hours to minutes.
During the remainder of the project, Miranda will focus on the creation of network management and signal analysis tools that enhance system efficiency and further reduce energy consumption. To achieve these objectives, the firm will collaborate with researchers at ÉTS.
According to Dr. Stéphane Coulombe, Professor at ÉTS, "We look forward to working with Miranda and contributing our expertise in advanced video identification and visual quality monitoring to this Equation sub-project. We aim to further enhance the diagnostic capabilities of the iControl Headend system, and help operators identify video quality issues and their root cause as quickly as possible. This research will provide our team and collaborating students with challenging work, and invaluable experience with a leading Montréal-based firm."
Going forward, Miranda aims to continually decrease the power requirements and physical footprint of the system. This will enable operators to reduce their energy consumption, while maximizing available space within the NOC. Once complete, the company will promote this technology to all major cable and satellite companies. When implemented, this novel technology will help cable and satellite providers to streamline their workflow and optimize operations.
"Environmental sustainability has always been a part of Miranda's DNA," says Mr. Laurent Ruel, Miranda's Vice-President of Management and Control Systems. "We consistently strive to develop green technologies that enable our customers to achieve a triple bottom line comprised of economic, social and environmental benefits. For example, the estimated average financial cost of dispatching a truck roll is $100 per hour, and the environmental cost can be hundreds of tons of carbon a day. iControl Headend will enable service providers to save millions of dollars and reduce carbon emissions from truck rolls by at least 5%.
According to Guy Langlois, Director of Project Management at Miranda, "Equation is enabling us to evolve our second generation iControl system into a comprehensive and environmentally friendly solution for the television industry. The funding provided by the Government of Québec has significantly accelerated this R&D project by enabling us to create eight new highly skilled positions in engineering. These people would not be here without Equation. In addition to this investment, we consistently benefit from Prompt's R&D collaboration expertise and experience as the Equation Project Coordinator. This is particularly important as we grow our R&D partnerships with ÉTS and local SMEs, and cooperate on the development of new capabilities for this system."


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Frantic voices scream and caterwaul as the plane spirals down, the camera operator desperately trying to keep the terrible image in view. After frustrating moments, the plane appears again, now riding parallel to the ground, its remaining wing held aloft like a dorsal fin.
Finally the pilot somehow manages to level the plane before bringing it to a short bouncy landing on a runway. Someone runs into view toward the plane, where the pilot opens the hatch and is just about to get out before the video stops.
So miraculous.
So fake.
So last year.
It's not the fakeness that confounds me. In fact, in the year since I first saw this on facebook®™©, the German crew that made the film posted video showing how they tried to deceive viewers using model planes, computer graphics and clever editing. I'm not sure why they did it; maybe an elaborate portfolio to attract the movie industry to their talents.
What bugs me is that I saw this last year, as one habitue and then another shared it.
The first time around, I followed the myriad comments to whomever posted it, which evolved into a long string by amateur forensic videographers, pointing out how fake the film really was. I may even have contributed a comment of my own, something like, "still, it's a really good job of faking us out!" (my strong suit on facebook™®© is useless comments.)
Then the video disappeared, with the generally accepted idea that the film is fun and frightening and fake. The world moved on.
Then last week the video reappeared, posted by someone new who commented, "Have you seen this? How scary!"
And the world moved back.
The world in fact seems to be circling the same path over and over if facebook©™® is part of your life (and it is, admit it).
Once the fake stunt plane video re-emerged, I began making a list of other posts that merry-go-round on my facebook©®™ news feed, having been on the Internet for a year or more without indication they'll go away. This list is incomplete. I do not even have to link to any of them, because you will probably know them by their descriptions:
- The cat dressed up in a shark costume and riding a robotic vacuum cleaner around a kitchen, blithely zigzagging across the floor on the machine while a woman nonchalantly works at the sink.
- The commercial (for cheese?) of a mouse that gets caught in a trap and instead of dying turns the trap into a bench press.
- The Miami-Dade police officer who takes pity on a hungry mother and, instead of arresting her for shoplifting, gives her $100 so she can buy groceries.
- The Bruno Mars "Marry You" lip-dub proposal a man orchestrated two years ago by putting her fiancée in the back of a slow-moving station wagon and enlisting dozens of family and friends in an elaborate dance to the song.
- The video from 1988 of a gymnast named Paul Hunt who performed a hilarious parody of a woman gymnast.
- The video, also purposely deceitful, of an eagle attempting to pick up a toddler from a park.
- The dog happily diving and emerging from a gigantic pile of leaves.
- The elegantly dressed models photographed under water amid wrecked ships.
- The subway staircase that someone had turned into working piano keys, inviting the public to play with the music on their way to work and shopping.
- The flash mob in a town square in which musicians play Beethoven's "Ode to Joy."
- Any flash mob, for that matter.
- The black swans that surf ocean waves.
- The photo of scratches cleverly placed in the sand of a beach so that from a distance the scratches look a three-dimensional seascape, complete with real people sitting in a rendered boat.
- The rider's-eye view of a mountain biker navigating a narrow mountain ridge, inches away from precipitous death.
- The video showing a member of Congress sneaking in a rule that disallows Democratic dissent on legislation.
- The violists from the 18th Century suddenly breaking into an AC-DC before shocked patrons at a concert.
- The fifth-grade boys, dressed in caps and goggles, performing a synchronized "swimming" routine using blue tarps as water and concealed mattresses, before a howlingly enthusiastic school talent show audience.
Perusing swim-related pages as I do, I come across similar perennials:
- Some visual variation of the Ralph Waldo Emerson quote: "Live in the sunshine, swim the sea, drink the wild air." Every two months or so, someone posts this.
- An animation of a skeleton swimming. With each different stroke, muscle groups appear showing how they contribute to the swimmer's movement.
- Variations on "save the sharks" posts, including the photo of a shark and diver with the caption, "This is the most dangerous animal in the world, responsible for millions of deaths every year. By his side we can see a shark swimming peacefully."
And it's not about the posts themselves. The lip-dub proposal is fun, gymnast Paul Hunt is funny. The others are in their own way enlightening or encouraging.
My point is they never go away. They're asteroids swirling in their own growing belt around my computer, appearing and reappearing without abatement.
Part of it is a function of facebook®©™, which by definition connects users and urges them to share, and as new users share what older users have seen, the same material gets passed around. And around and around.
In that way, facebook®™ hasn't advanced us much farther than when I was a kid and my parents and their friends — in those rare moments when they could be adult friends and not our guardians and keepers — would swap crude jokes which had been mimeographed on heavy slick oily paper. The jokes were usually typed, and simple stick figures illuminated the raunchy punchlines.
(By the way, how far has personal printing advanced, that just a generation ago personal copies of anything were largely the domain of government workers who had access to clunky machines making dim images of the original after great time and expense?! Now my parents could have printed their jokes in 3-D!)
The papers were folded many, many times, concealed in pockets and purses from prying curious children. The papers were torn on the edges, their oily lamination having come off at the folds; the jokes were barely legible when they reached new hands.
"Oh, this is a good one," an adult friend would say, carefully unfolding a joke and laughing. "Here's one," he'd say, producing a folded paper, "have you seen this one?"
facebook™®© is like that in a way.
Or is it designed that way? I've heard a critic on the radio describe facebook™®© and similar applications as "distractionware," not only filling up our free time but spilling into the time we used to use for other things.
Does some algorithm keep the same posts floating and whirling before our eyes, keep us from being interested in Ebola or the Islamic State or U.S. companies cheating us of taxes by taking their legal offices offshore … or imperiled water worldwide or impending natural disasters or the need of our attention at the neighborhood school board?
What are we doing, exactly?


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I've failed at the one post a day challenge. I'm okay with that. It's been a bit refreshing (though I will admit that I've felt a little guilty for not posting anything for a whole week).
I'm thankful for so much. Here are just a few that are on my mind at the moment.
Kim... I was over at the lake house the other night and was sitting there talking to Kim as she was peeling paint off the windows...and I just felt oddly overjoyed that we are sisters. We share some of the same family now and our daughters have some of the same genes. How crazy and random is it that my best friend and I are now sisters??!?!?! It's something we always pretended years ago like the little school girls we were. I've known Kim practically all my life and I just love her so much and am so proud of the wonderful mothering she's done with those cute little girls!! She is a great example for me and I am sooooo thankful to have her in my life in this new sisterly role.
My DAUGHTER. My goodness, she's always making me laugh and smile and is so good at being willing to watch me make a fool of myself dancing like a lunatic in the kitchen. :) Her 5th tooth broke through and we're currently calling her snaggle-tooth. Her 3rd tooth - the top right (k9 me thinks) is really out there and she looks so silly when she smiles big. :) We have yet to get any pictures of her snaggletooth....maybe tonight.
My hubs. No matter what, this guy makes me smile and laugh and there's never a time I'm bored when I'm around him.
I have had a bit of a rough patch over the last 2 weeks. Work has been very difficult with wild rumors (or I should say 'rumor') spreading about and my sanity has been tested to the extreme. The politics involved with the corporate life are none that I wish anyone to have to face. Unfortunately that's the world both Pete and I are in...and as such, we get to deal with it. Oh the drama! To top it all off, right before this drama came about I was pulled so hard on the path of turning in notice and staying home with my baby. Then this 'stuff' happened and we determined that I needed to stick through it so I didn't come out looking like the bad guy (so to speak). Now I'm through the heat of the drama and finances and my daughters well being have taken up my every thought. Can we afford for me to stay home? Is my daughter being damaged by me being gone 4 days/week? Is the stress worth the paycheck? Do we really need to pay off that debt? Should we sell the rental house? What if Pete loses his job?
So many questions. Not many answers.
In the grand scheme of things our problems seem so little - for that I am blessed. But at times it's hard to look at the other side and see just how teeny these issues really are compared to the trials others are facing. It's so easy to get self absorbed in the fine details of our lives...and totally misrepresent 'how' we are to others. Of course, at other times it's easy to gloss over the pain we're feeling in our hearts and to just put on an 'everything is okay' face in order to hide the truth because in actuality, it's not *that* bad.
This all just makes me so very thankful for the friends and family I have. I have a hard time being completely open with my feelings (sometimes they are a bit much - or are they?) and that is a struggle I face. How much to tell, how 'open' to be. "If I tell them *this* will they think I'm crazy?!" I seek good friendships with honest feedback. If I'm out of line, I want to know...I don't want people to only see half of me - I'd never make sense as a person that way. They might see that 'one' part and walk away scratching their heads and wondering why I am the way I am. I crave that deeper relationship. I crave that desire to really know someone and for them to know me.
But in the end, I'm thankful for the friends I have who I can just lay it on the table to. Oddly enough, the two most significant people in my life who I tend to do that with are my sister in laws. So in the end, I want to say...I'm thankful for Kari and Kim. The two K's who probably know the most about me...and be it family or not, they both still love me for who I am. and I just love that about them.


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That first official teaser trailer for Ari Sandel's big screen adaptation of The DUFF didn't have the warmth it needed to sell the idea of the Designated Ugly Fat Friend in an ernest manner, but I'm still holding out hope due to the high praise for Kody Kiplinger's book. The film stars Mae Whitman as Bianca, a high school senior who's shocked to find out that she's The DUFF within her circle of friends.
CBS Films just unveiled a new 60-second trailer for the film and while it does rock a solid pace, some decent jokes and a standout cast, The DUFF's still got a long way to go to prove that it's putting a positive and worthy spin on an ugly concept. Hit the jump to check out the new The DUFF TV spot. The film arrives in theaters on February 20th and also stars Robbie Amell, Bella Thorne, Bianca Santos, Skyler Samuels, Nick Eversman, Alison Janney, Romany Malco and Ken Jeong.
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Here's the official synopsis for The DUFF's:
Bianca (Mae Whitman) is a content high school senior whose world is shattered when she learns the student body knows her as 'The DUFF' (Designated Ugly Fat Friend) to her prettier, more popular friends (Skyler Samuels & Bianca Santos). Now, despite the words of caution from her favorite teacher (Ken Jeong), she puts aside the potential distraction of her crush, Toby (Nick Eversman), and enlists Wesley (Robbie Amell), a slick but charming jock, to help reinvent herself. To save her senior year from turning into a total disaster, Bianca must find the confidence to overthrow the school's ruthless label maker Madison (Bella Thorne) and remind everyone that no matter what people look or act like, we are all someone's DUFF.


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"Owner of B.A. Masks says NFL's facemask ban not about safety"
Alan MacFeran, owner of B.A. Masks—among the companies whose facemasks the NFL banned on Monday—isn't buying the league's argument against the use of the equipment.
The NFL says it's about safety. MacFeran says that's not it at all.
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"What's the story behind the viral Arizona logo facemask?"
New football helmet designs have become so commonplace that they hardly warrant much attention anymore. But a new facemask design, of all things, has taken hold of the collective attention of the college football world.
The following picture of an Arizona helmet with the traditional block 'A' embedded in the facemask started circulating on Twitter on Sunday:
"Darnell Dockett Takes Facemask Game to a Whole New Ridiculous Level"
Yahoo! Sports reports the grill comes by way of Bad-Ass Masks. They call this version the "Freight Train" over at their Facebook page.
If that helmet design company sounds familiar, they recently unveiled a facemask just as fashion-forward as Dockett's.
"The Beat of Sports - Bad Ass Masks (NFL & NCAA Football)"
"The Man Behind the Mask(s)"
... By and large, there seems to be one behind this mask madness. I tracked down Alan MacFerran, the man in charge at an outfit called BadAss Masks, to see what he had to say about the facial revolution sweeping football.


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Our latest arrival of Orbicular Surfboards "Flash Forward" model have new graphic designs by Ventura Local Mitch Bloom. We also have some very retro tiger stripe and foam stained art. These boards are nice and wide to get you in early, set your line and fly. We have sizes starting at 5'8" to 7'0". They are priced from $425.00 to $450.00 and includes a fin.
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The Opens are here rearing its gnarly head upon the CrossFit world. While we encourage everyone to sign up for the Opens, don't beat yourself up over it. CrossFit is a professional sport nowadays, and we choose to compete in the Opens to learn new skills, push ourselves, test ourselves, and compete with friends. There are scaled and RX versions of each workout.
That being said...Vickery Athletics will be shifting into our next block of programming. This next block is 8 weeks long. It is broken up into a 3-week mini blocks and a 5 week block to take us through the end of the Opens. The goal of this programming mainly lies around conditioning and pulling strength (think pullups and deadlift).
As members you will start to see the days of the week structured. Here are the next 3 weeks before the Opens. Don't be scared of running or pullups, people. They are two of the most beneficial movements to work on. Take rest days when you need them.
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The Risk of Brexit Border Chaos
The Government has indicated that the UK will leave the EU customs union after Brexit. The Prime Minister has stated that she still wants the UK "to have a customs agreement with the EU", although what this means in practice is anyone's guess.
As a recent member of the Home Affairs Select Committee, the practical challenge involved in changing customs and borders arrangements are significant, and potentially extremely costly, as imports and exports are worth billions of pounds and involve a number of businesses.
Thus, customs arrangements are potentially a cliff edge issue, where in the absence of an agreement which ensures continuity or transitional arrangements, the introduction of border checks between the UK and EU will still need to happen on the first day of Brexit, as well as new documentary excise and duty requirements.
If new customs checks are required, additional systems will be needed at the channel ports in France and Belgium, despite the fact that the government has no control over the timetable for change and new investment.
The issue of illegal immigration poses the potential risk of delays at French and Belgian ports. This was apparent during the French ferry operators' strike in 2015 where people illegally boarded lorries waiting to cross to the UK. Many migrants lost their lives. It is clear that any expansion of customs and borders capacity will be costly and take many years to implement.
When voting for Brexit how many of us considered the impact of delays and blockages at ports or even considered the carefully constructed supply chains that deliver perishable goods on time. Any halt to the supply chain would mean serious disruption to our economy. An example of this is Agri food.
The Institute for Government report highlights that U.K. rules on meat imports from non-EU countries currently result in 20-30% of shipments being checked. Agri food products generally are not taken to inland inspection posts because of the risk of disease so must be checked at ports. Hence, any improvements to ports and transport infrastructure needs to happen now.
As an MP, the emerging detail of what Brexit means in reality is not only shocking but deeply disappointing. It is clear that information is not reaching the wider public for them to grasp the level of complexity and unrealistic timescales to prepare for the impending chaos.
The National Audit Office has raised serious concerns that UK Border Force may struggle to cope with the demands of greatly increased checks required for both people and goods entering the UK after Brexit. These risks will include fewer seizures of illicit and illegal goods at the border, despite the Home Office pledge that an extra 300 border staff will be in place by March 2019.
The plan for such a modest increase in UK Border Force staff is concerning. If new customs arrangements require a substantial increase in customs capacity which can't be delivered in time, there is a risk of border staff being diverted from crucial security functions, including preventing smuggling, seizing of dangerous goods, and immigration processes. We cannot allow any diminution of UK border security.
Planning for post Brexit customs arrangements currently lacks focus, urgency and leadership. The fact that multiple government departments and agencies are involved in delivering customs means that there must be a joined-up approach from the government. There needs to be robust co- ordination with the private sector otherwise we run a very real risk of seeing Brexit border chaos.


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I desperately needed to take another photo of myself because they are either all with Zach or none at all. And I am not big on taking selfies quite honestly, but, there are some days you just want to make yourself feel better when you don't.
I also, hate taking pictures of myself and always felt a bit narcissistic when I would take them plus, life gets busy and you have more important things to do along with I don't always feel like showing my face to the world. Despite many people asking me to share more.
Ever since Monday after coming back from a very busy weekend driving back and forth from Harrisburg to Reading from Friday-Sunday for our Regional Convention and with all the other highly active weekends beforehand when I woke up, I felt like shutting down. And mostly was due to Aunt Flo visiting which really did not help anything. I woke up feeling very groggy, uncomfortable, gross and most of all exhausted. Oh, and we cannot forget all the emotions that I was feeling! They're always a blast. Due to said emotions, I couldn't get over that Zach, and I got married in regards to a lot of his friends sort of "late". Which I know we didn't! We got married at the time that was right for us when we met the right person. That is what I should have been thinking. But, now, I have been getting invited to a lot of baby showers. And have been asked a lot about when we are starting a family. Every couple that we know have either been married for 10 years already and or have children and they're 27 years old on their second child. I am 27. I would love to have kids! But, we are not ready to have kids. I told Zach how I felt, in tears, how I felt maybe by the time were ready it will be too late. Which he lovingly said "it won't be."
I know that sounds silly but, bringing a child into this world is a big deal to me because well, its a human you are solely responsible for and have to raise to be a functioning human being. And that kind of freaks me out. But, I am ready for that challenge whenever it presents itself. Just not now, haha!
There has been a lot of struggles and joys this year so far and I won't say its taking a toll but, its teaching me to be a stronger person not only for myself but, also for Zach since were in this together.
Hope you liked my rant!
If you are newly married, what are your thoughts?


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WWDC 2014: An Overview of Apple's Developers Conference
On Monday, June 2nd Apple took the stage at its annual WorldWide Developers Conference at Moscone Center in San Francisco.
The company talked about three main products/categories: iOS, OS X, and a special section meant especially for developers.
iOS 8
Lets get things started by talking about iOS. Apple's senior vice president of software engineering Craig Federighi took the stage to announce iOS 8, the company's next version of their mobile operating system.
iOS 8 does not bring the same level of design changes as iOS 7 did, however, the release is packed with new features. The company announced interactive notification, which allows you to interact with the notification straight from the banner. For example, if you get a text message you can pull down on the notification and quickly write a reply without the need to launch the app.
The company also revamped the Mail app with Mailbox-style actions, allowing you to easily delete a message with one swipe. In addition, iOS 8 brings a much improved keyboard, with predictive typing recognition, along with the option to finally be able to install third-party keyboards.
iMessage now allows users to send voice and video messages with a quick and easy to user gesture. Spotlight in iOS 8 also gets an upgrade with the ability to search more places.
Apple announced continuity between iOS and OS X. For example, if you are working on a Pages document on your iPhone and you go to sit at your Mac, you will get a dock icon that will prompt you to open that document. If you click the icon you will pick up right where you left off on your iPhone.
Health along with Health Kit allows you to collect all your health data from your fitness tracking devices and store it all in one place. Developers can start integrating by using Health Kit.
The App Store is receiving a huge update along iOS 8, with the ability for a family to share one credit card. This means that once one family member purchases an app, it will be available for free to the remaining family members. Family Sharing can be used among 6 people. Developers now have the ability to beta test their app, using TestFlight, with up to 1,000 people. In addition, developers can now choose to bundle apps together for one price.
Apps in iOS 8 will now be able to interact with other apps (of course there will be some restrictions). Siri also received an update which allows users to activate Siri by saying "Hey, Siri," however this feature will only work if the device is connected to a power source. Siri also gains Shazam song recognition, streaming voice recognition, 22 new languages, and the ability to purchase iTunes content.
iOS 8 will be available as a free update sometime this fall for the iPhone 4s and later, iPad 2 and later, and the fifth generation iPod Touch. If you are a registered developer, Apple has already made the first iOS 8 beta and SDK available from developer.apple.com.
OS X Yosemite
Apple also unveiled the next update to its desktop operating system and it's called Yosemite. This year, Apple focused on design, clarity, and continuity throughout its desktop operating system. Even though it appears Apple is trying to make iOS and OS X more and more like each other, Federighi referred to as "fundamentally still Mac."
The design of Mac OS X was updated to take some design elements from iOS, but still keeping it a desktop OS. Window menus and the dock are now translucent, giving a greater sense of depth throughout the OS. There is even a new "dark mode," giving the option to change the translucency to a shade of grey.
Safari has been updated with a clean look and simplified interface. The update to Safari also bring an enormous boost to Javascript performance.
iMessage was updated to bring greater syncing support between multiple devices. You can now respond to text messages from your Mac and make/answer voice calls as well.
Mail was also updated with some new features, including the ability to send email attachments as large as 5GB, but more will probably be shown off in the Fall.
Apple also introduced changes to Spotlight, making it easier to search for things in more places, and Notification Center, allowing developers to create widgets (reportedly to eventually replace dashboard). AirDrop now works between iOS and OS X.
Mac OS X Yosemite will be available to the public in the fall, but registered developers can get their hands on a developer preview now from Apple's developer portal.
Seeing as this is a developer focused event, Apple's last part on stage focused on developers. The company showed off Xcode 6, which brings a new design for Yosemite.
Apple surprised everyone and announced a new programming language called Swift. The new programming language brings modern features like closures, generics, type inferences, namespaces, and multiple return types.
Swift comes with a new feature in Xcode called Playgrounds which allows you to write code and see results instantly, no need to manually compile or run your code. The new language is fully compatible with Objective-C, since it is using the same LLVM (Low Level Virtual Machine) compiler. Developers can now write apps for iOS and OS X in Swift, Objective-C, C, or all three at the same time.
Swift is a language that I believe will be great in education and I hope to see teachers use this language to teach their students. We will be taking an in-depth look at Swift in a later article.
Developers can download the beta of Xcode 6 and start playing with Swift right now from developer.apple.com.


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FGCU Office of Continuing Education presents Wedding Planning Certification by The Bridal Society, the nation's leader in wedding certification and training.
Two designation options are available...
For employees at any venue which hosts weddings.
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Course times:
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Chapman Scottsdale Hyundai offers the advanced technology three door-coupe that features Hyundai Blue Link® and 40 MPG
The 2012 Veloster delivers innovation to the compact coupe segment and it is now available in Phoenix Hyundai showrooms. Some highlights include a unique third door for easy rear-seat access, Hyundai's Blue Link telematics system, Pandora internet radio with seven-inch touch-screen display, and a new 1.6-liter direct-injected four-cylinder engine mated to Hyundai's first EcoShift™ dual-clutch transmission.
"Customers at our Scottsdale Hyundai dealership are most impressed with the Hyundai Veloster's style, substance, and connectivity," said Rolland Schreiber, General Manager Chapman Scottsdale Hyundai.
The Third Door
Veloster combines the style of a coupe and the functionality of a hatchback, while also incorporating an additional passenger-side door. In the past, some coupes have used smaller rear-hinged access doors. These coupes have always been compromised by having to open the driver-side door before the rear door could be opened, proving to be inconvenient for both the driver and passenger, and extremely difficult to operate in tight parking lot situations. Hyundai's fresh take here implements a conventionally hinged door on the passenger side of the Veloster, providing safe and ready access to the surprisingly spacious rear seats.
Hyundai Blue Link
Blue Link combines safety, service and infotainment into a complete package that works to both help simplify Hyundai owners' lives and reduce distracted driving. Blue Link brings seamless connectivity directly into the car with technology like voice text messaging, web search download, turn-by-turn navigation, and monthly vehicle reporting.
Pandora® Internet Radio
Pandora, the leading internet radio service, is integrated into Veloster. The display screen has a Pandora icon to stream internet radio from an iPhone. Pandora can also be viewed on the display screen and songs can be given the familiar Pandora thumbs up or thumbs down. Now Phoenix Hyundai Veloster drivers can take Pandora wherever the road takes them.
New Six-Speed EcoShift™ Dual-Clutch Transmission
Hyundai's new EcoShift dual-clutch transmission (DCT) takes the benefits of a manual transmission, including low fuel consumption, and blends them with automatic transmission benefits, such as high comfort levels and smooth shift quality. In addition, the EcoShift DCT enables direct connection for high efficiency and uninterrupted torque transfer during shifts.
Veloster's EcoShift DCT can be thought of as two traditional manual transmissions, each with its own clutch operating in parallel and alternating shifts. Veloster is a six-speed with one clutch acting on gears one, three and five and the other used for two, four, six and reverse. This shifting process results in quick smooth transitions with none of the efficiency loss normally associated with torque convertors.
About Chapman Scottsdale Hyundai
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It's Celiac Disease Awareness Month, which is seriously becoming my fav month of the year. You guys might have noticed that I love, love, LOVE raising awareness. Frankly, I am super good at it. I'm committing to doing lots of posts this month to support the awareness effort & I thought I'd start with one about what it's like to be a Celiac. Join me on a typical day!
(A little note: This is NOT written for pity, but to make you aware. This is not exaggeration. This is what a Celiac really goes through and must really think about each and every day.)
7 AM: Getting outta' bed . . . most of the time this is no big deal, but sometimes the fatigue is practically indescribable. These days when I am desperately tired (even after sleeping for eight hours), it is usually related to some of the havoc Celiac wreaked on other parts of my body and that are still healing, but once in awhile it is due to a glutening. There should really be another name for "tired," when you are a Celiac. It is on a whole other level.
7:30 AM: Time to eat breakfast . . . My home is 100% gluten-free and 99% grain-free (there's a jar of white rice for my hubby & daughter), so I cook my breakfast with no concern of cross-contamination. In a "shared" household a Celiac might have to be careful navigating the toaster or the frying pans. That's right, if you are a Celiac, you can't eat g-free toast made in a toaster that toasted regular bread! I swallow all my supplements. Are they all gluten free? I check and recheck them constantly. I label read all day, every day.
8 AM: Getting ready for work . . . I don't shower with shampoo, 'cause lots of shampoos have gluten in them. (I think most of you know I use the No 'Poo method.) I only use one particular brand of body wash, 'cause it's 100% g-free. I wash my face with oil, 'cause oil is gluten free. (I think most of you know I use the Oil Cleansing Method.) I use shea butter as moisturizer, 'cause lots of body lotions contain gluten. When I put on a lotion with gluten, my skin turns red and starts to sting and itch like crazy. I use only one particular brand of deodorant, 'cause it's 100% g-free. Now the biggie . . . brushing my teeth. Gluten in toothpaste is for REAL! WTH? I am very careful about toothpaste (the brand in our home is g-free) or I just make my own (baking soda & hydrogen peroxide). I occasionally use a little hairspray, but no other hair products. Why? Gluten in so many of them. Putting on my makeup is also a g-free affair. If I use a mascara with gluten in it, I feel like 1,000 fire ants have been let loose directly in my eyeball and the whites of my eyes turn beat red. Attractive. I don't wear lipstick or gloss at all anymore. Gluten! I use a little g-free lip moisturizer and that is it. ANYTHING that goes near my mouth MUST be g-free.
8:40 AM: Heading off to work . . . thank the Lord, driving is gluten free. While I'm driving I can quit thinking about gluten for 20 flipping minutes. Aaaah, soak up the relaxation, 'cause the next stop is alot to navigate.
9 AM: Starting the work day . . . I put my lunch in the fridge. So far, so good. I made all the food at home, myself and it is all in sealed, glass containers inside my lunch sack. No chance of cross-contamination yet. I sit down at my desk and get to work. Then I smell the Keurig fire up. It smells great (although I almost never drink coffee now), but it also smells like potential glutening to me. Not all K-cups are gluten-free and the nature of the machine means cross-contamination could easily happen. I make myself a mug of peppermint tea (I bought the tea & I know it is gluten & soy free). I stop thinking about gluten long enough to crunch numbers.
10:30 AM: I start feeling a little sick. It's not like getting a cold. It's not like I'm "mid morning hungry." It's not like . . . anything that anyone, but another Celiac, could understand. My body just doesn't feel good. It doesn't always run at perfect, tip-top shape anymore. I start to wrack my brain, could I have gotten glutened somehow? Is this going to build into a major set-back? I try to brush it off.
1 PM: Time to eat some lunch . . . Here we go, this is where the real anxiety comes in. I carefully avoid my food being anywhere near the office toaster oven. I practically examine with a microscope the glass office dishes, before putting my food on them and heating in the microwave. Sometimes I re-wash the dishes before using and while I'm doing that, I berate myself for not remembering to bring my own "g-free only" sponge for dish washing. (That's right, a sponge can spread cross-contamination.) I make very sure that my food doesn't actually touch any surface in the microwave. I make double sure that the fork I grab out of the drawer isn't sitting anywhere near a stray crumb that may have fallen in the drawer. After navigating the office kitchen, I head to the conference table to eat with the other gals, who are ordering take-out. They don't even ask me anymore, which honestly does not hurt my feelings at all. I appreciate that they know and show me they care by not repeatedly asking me to join in on something they know I can't do, but I take a few seconds to be sad. That aspect of socializing is over for me . . . like eating at a wedding, a birthday party, a baby shower, at a ball game, at happy hour, etc. I can still participate in all these things, but I can only do it 100% safely if I bring my own food. One little "slip up" could mean I pay for it for months.
(A little note about my co-workers . . . they are awesome & could probably educate the heck outta' some people with their mad Celiac knowledge.)
1:30 PM: Back to work . . . I do some quick internet surfing and see a ridiculous piece of misinformation about Celiac Disease by a celebrity doctor. This is where the frustration starts. I feel like I have to spend a piece of every day either apologizing for or explaining AGAIN this disease. Shockingly, the people who seem to be the least educated about it are doctors. Speaking of doctors, I have to leave work today for yet another round of blood draws. I'm still in the relatively early stages post-diagnosis and I constantly have to get lab work done. Are my B vitamin levels normal and staying there? What about iron? Are there signs that my thyroid has been affected too? What about blood sugar and of course, gluten antibody levels? I have to spend alot of time planning how to get to all my doctor and lab appointments in, while staying on track with my job and not losing my mind dealing with the insurance company.
3 PM: Time for the lab . . . I slip out of work for a quick blood draw. I've had countless draws over the last two years. After passing out cold during a draw a little over a year ago, I developed a terrible fear of the process. Bad news for somebody who has to do it all the time. I ask a co-worker to come with me, I request a special lab tech (a lady I know is quick & careful), and by the time it is all over I am sweating with fear. I head back to work, hoping that I don't develop the huge bruises and clots that I've had in the past.
5:30 PM: Heading back home . . . aaaah, the relaxing g-free drive. Oh gluten free activities, how I adore you.
6:00 PM: Dinner time . . . again, I am so lucky. My household is 100% gluten free. I relax knowing there is no risk for me in my own home. My two biggest supporters, my husband & daughter, can even be trusted to make the meal. Not only have they learned how to cook g-free, but they know how to cook AIP. I'm totally safe to eat without fear. I swallow my third pancreatic enzyme of the day and start eating my dinner. My pancreas is insufficient due to Celiac. If I want to properly digest my food, I need the help of a little enzyme pill before each meal.
7:30 PM: I try to make plans with someone and it doesn't go well. I can't do most activities on the spur of the moment anymore and big trips require huge amounts of planning. I can't be dependent on others, if I want my food to be safe. Some people are so kind in trying to adjust to the demands of my disease and others are depressingly insensitive. A year later I am still surprised at who really cares about my diagnosis and who doesn't care at all. I would have never guessed at some of the more painful interactions.
9 PM: Bed time . . . I have lots of good days now, but sometimes bad days still happen. If this is a bad day, my whole body is aching and tender to the point I can barely be touched. I can feel that my digestive system is struggling to do what it was designed to do and my brain is in a thick fog. It might be tough for me to get good, deep breaths. I might wake up with a racing heart and sweating profusely or with a sharp pain in my lower back. Sometimes I experience the symptoms of neuropathy, tingling and numbness in my legs or arms. I absolutely dread the thought that it would ever return to my face. These days I just calm myself with the words, "This is just Celiac Disease." And it helps, because now I have a name for the strange symptoms and a method (even if it means constant, intense vigilance) for dealing with it.


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Nov 7 (Reuters) - The Albanian central bank rate-setting meeting slated for Wednesday was postponed because the terms of six of its nine board members have expired and the meeting will take place once replacements have been voted in by parliament.
The government of Socialist Prime Minister Edi Rama and parliament, also dominated by his Socialist lawmakers, need to approve three candidates each to the central bank board. Four dozen people have applied and are being reviewed.
The postponement of the meeting does not impair the normal functioning of the Bank of Albania, the central bank told Reuters.
The bank has brought down its benchmark rate from 6.25 percent at the end of 2008 to a record low of 1 percent to spur lending and growth and achieve its 3 percent inflation target.
Governor Gent Sejko told banks after the board's last meeting in early October that there would be no change in the rate before next April and that further monetary stimulus would be needed to guarantee stable growth in the medium term.
He clarified the intensity of the stimulus would diminish in line with the growth performance and the speed with which inflation returns to target. (Reporting by Benet Koleka Editing by David Goodman)


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Caramel apple tarts/
Yippee - it's officially fall! The recent autumnal equinox dawned bright, crisp and clear with morning temps in the mid-40s, perfect for walking, baking or pretty much anything one might feel like doing. My time of year!
Apples are everywhere - farmers markets, grocery stores, orchards and farm stands - and one can choose the pick-your-own thing or simply buy your favorite of the many varieties available here in west Michigan.
Having a go-to simple apple tart in one's repertoire is a beautiful thing. As is my practice, I periodically assess my freezer stock of various doughs and decide when it's time to use something up. This time it was one of the pâte sucrée doughs that I like to use for rustic galettes.
The approach is very straight forward, not unlike the Provençal tomato tart I just wrote about, although this time there's no blind baking involved. Gotta like that.
First line the tart rings. In this case I'm making four 100 mm/4 inch diameter tarts, just enough to share with a few folks for dessert. Once lined, I sprinkle a mixture of equal parts sugar/flour (almond flour or fine bread crumbs work too) on the bottom to protect against sogginess from juicy fruit. With apples it's not as much of an issue as it might be for juicier fruits like berries or stone fruits, but it's a good practice nonetheless.
If I happen to have some diced/sautéed apples on hand, I put a smattering of those into the tart shell too.
For the remaining apple filling I thinly slice a few medium apples and toss them with some vanilla sugar (1/2 to 1 tablespoon per cup of apples, or to taste). You can switch to brown sugar if you prefer that bit of toffee like essence. I generally keep the apples as the centerpiece of flavor and forego adding cinnamon or other spices, but those are popular options with many apple tart/pie bakers. You decide.
I've used a number of different apples over the years and love the combination of Jonagold/Fuji or Granny Smith/Macintosh. During my internship in Paris back in 2007 Chef Pascal Pinaud used Golden Delicious for his apple tarts, and they were mighty fine too. Isn't it fun to experiment?
NOTE: a pound is about 3-4 medium or 2-3 large apples and should yield 3-4 cups. That worked well here with a handful of slices left over. I go for the more the merrier, especially since I like to pile 'em on.
I drizzle a little melted butter over the apples then pop the tray into the freezer while I heat the oven to 400ºF. Start the bake on the lower rack for 10-15 minutes, then move up to the middle rack, turn down to 375ºF and bake for another 10-15 minutes. Some of the apple slice tips start turning brown and I'll begin to see some juiciness and bubbling developing along with the lovely aroma of baking apples and nicely browning crust. At this point I'll often turn down to 350ºF and give them another 10-15 minutes. In a nutshell I typically plan a 35-40 minute total bake time for these tarts.
Once out of the oven I drizzle my homemade caramel sauce over and give them 3-4 minutes more in the oven to set the caramel.
Looking good.
Served with vanilla ice cream (Steve believes everything is better that way), these were a tasty end to the meal. Très délicieuse!
Here's to many more autumn baking adventures!!


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Logan's Watkins Leads Nation in Scoring
November 30, 2016
CARTERVILLE–Tiaunna Watkins of the John A. Logan Lady Vols leads the nation in scoring with an average of 23.6 points per game.
In statistics posted by the NJCAA, Watkins holds a narrow lead over All-American Shalla Dobbins of Wabash Valley who averages 23.4 points per game. Both players play in the Great Rivers Athletic Conference.
Watkins, who missed the last game with a concussion, is expected to be in the lineup when the Lady Vols play at Rend Lake on Wednesday (Nov.30) at 5:30 p.m.
"Tiaunna is a good scorer," said Lady Vols head coach Amanda Shelby. "She can hit the three and score close at the basket. In tight games we just sort of have everybody get out of the way and let her score."
Watkins shoots 35% from the field and 78% from the free-throw line. The next home game for the Lady Vols will be on Saturday at 1 p.m. against Kaskaskia.


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Day 176/365 - On Vervain
Last but definitely not least in my go-to stress busting herbs, are two species of the same genus: Vervain (Verbena officinalis) or Blue vervain (Verbena hastata). Vervain is native to Europe, while Blue vervain American - it's a bit stronger, more bitter, and has more of a downward cooling energy.
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Expels worms, treats spleen and liver diseases → regulates hormones
Snake bites
Cold, fever - perspiration
- Improves circulation, tonic for weakened states, aphrodisiac
- Diaphoretic, expectorant, emetic, nervine, tonic
- Antispasmodic, especially head and neck tension → even treats movement disorders such as epilepsy
Panic attacks - tonic to prevent them
GAD, elder anxiety, PMS/menopausal anxiety + PMS cravings
Dizziness, restlessness, muscle tension, insomnia, headache, sweating, fatigue
Respiratory tension - asthma
Insomnia due to being over-stimulated, excited or wound-up
'People out of their center' - grief, depression, agitation
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Pictured in the Mayor's Parlour last
Friday morning (19th December) are Colin Preen,
Alderman Ivan
Davis OBE and Lauren McCarthy presenting a cheque for £300 to
Lisburn Mayor, Councillor
Ronnie Crawford in support of his chosen charity 'Diabetes UK'.
The money was raised at a variety concert held in the Robert
Watson Memorial Hall, Hillhall last October organised by Colin
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Staff of a Northampton-based building developer have completed an epic journey - all for a charity close to home.
Redrow staff have made an epic journey from Northampton to North Africa.
They'd geared up to raise £10,000 for the Henry Allen Trust, but overtook their target thanks to the generosity of colleagues, housing industry contacts, friends, family and people they met along the way.
At the latest count they have already raised more than £13,000, with money still coming in.
Redrow Homes (South Midlands) has a strong link with the Henry Allen Trust after marketing co-ordinator Mandy Howie's daughter Chase bonded with Henry while they were receiving treatment for cancer.
Sadly they both lost their cancer battles, Chase aged 18 and Henry just four.
The Henry Allen Trust was created in Henry's memory to support families battling childhood cancer.
Andrew Morgan, land manager for Redrow Homes (South Midlands), came up with the idea of the 'Rust Bucket Challenge' which saw four teams of Redrow staff drive from their divisional office in Northampton to Morocco in cars purchased for less than £500.
It wasn't an easy ride for the teams with competitors pleased to have reached their final destination.
Andrew said: "The first day was really tough - the last car took 12 hours to get from Northampton to the first stop because they missed a ferry.
"We had a good laugh but it was quite a challenge to sit in a car for nine hours a day, not sleep well at night and then get up and do it all again."
Andrew added: "People on the ferry were impressed by what we were doing and why, but the best reactions were in France, Brits at service stations asked us about the challenge and made donations,"
Donations can still be made online at https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/redrowsm


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The elephant in the council chambers
It really is the elephant in the room. A $448 million elephant.
That dollar figure is attached to an ever-growing list of projects throughout the City of Oshawa that will require completion over the next nine years, but have yet to have any dedicated method to pay for them.
It's quite the conundrum for not just Oshawa, but municipalities across the province, especially when it's almost like some scary funhouse hallway where cities can complete projects and try and get closer to the end, but as the years go by and roads and bridges continue to age, more and more projects are added to the list, pushing the end of that hallway further and further away.
Oshawa has taken some steps in order to reach the end, but following the recent 2018 budget deliberations, it's clear council's actions just don't go far enough.
In 2017, the city approved a one per cent levy on top of the tax increase, with all of those funds being dedicated solely for infrastructure for this year's budget. That levy garnered approximately $1.2 million. Now, council has approved a 0.1 per cent increase to that fund, pushing the infrastructure levy to 1.1 per cent, with the possibility of annual increases in the coming years. By current estimates, this will garner an approximately $132,000 each year to be put toward infrastructure. This six figure sum is a drop in the bucket of the massive deficit the city is facing, and don't just take our word for it. During last year's budget deliberations during debate about taking $100,000 from this fund for Durham college, Councillor Doug Sanders noted that amount, "is not going to put a dent into what this infrastructure amount (is)."
The issue is there, and council has known for years about the problem, but continues to find excuses not to put any real investment into tackling the problem. However, with the budget approved, it's left residents with a negligible 1.79 per cent tax increase. So, let's not cry over spilt milk.
Instead, let's look at what the city could do with their existing resources.
First, as part of the city's ongoing work towards improved asset management, a dedicated staff member could be assigned to the handling of the infrastructure deficit, studying its fluctuations as well as working to come up with viable solutions to the problem. Or, if the city was serious about finding ways to tackle the deficit within their own means, they could have their external auditor KPMG look into the city's handling of its aging assets, and determine perhaps why things haven't been handled better and how to change moving forward.
With that said, I don't think the city would like the results of any such KPMG audit.
Over 10 years ago, a report found that if more money were not invested in the city's road infrastructure, which at the time was operating at 93 per cent (the percentage of roads labelled as in good or excellent condition), the city streets would decline to 67 per cent by 2025. At the time, the city was investing $3.5 million annually. However, two years ago, it was discovered the roads had deteriorated at a much quicker pace, with the city dropping to that 67 per cent threshold in 2016, nine years ahead of the predicted schedule.
This year, the city invested just over $3 million toward roads.
They deferred over $9.8 million.
It's safe to say council is passed the point of a wake-up call. It's only a matter of time before residents start to notice the crumbling roads and the issue becomes more than just a budget line, but a real danger to our city.


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The craze lately is all about HIIT cardio: High Intensity Interval Training. I prefer to do LISS cardio for fat burning This type of cardio is a lower intensity.
You may be asking yourself why you would want to do LISS cardio. The answer is simple! To preserve that lean muscle tissue you have worked so hard to create This type of cardio causes the body to use fat for fuel instead of carbohydrates
Not that there is anything wrong with HIIT. In fact I use it quite frequently. But the difference between my HIIT sessions and most that I see now is mine are very short. My HIIT session protocol is 15 minutes total: 15 second sprint and 45 second recovery. So in essence my heart rate is only high for a total of 3 minutes. The sessions that are extremely long, fourty (40) plus minutes long that can be catabolic in nature. HIIT training requires proper nutrition! If you do not eat before and immediately after that type of training you risk losing lean muscle tissue. That is not the best cardio for fat burning.
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