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Denying science because it may threaten the status quo poorly serves posterity.
IT'S ONE THING to debate possible strategies - what's do-able, what's affordable - related to evidence the planet is exposed to accelerating risk from climate change.
It's quite another to dismiss the whole premise based on nothing more than a personal preference expressed by, "I don't believe it."
But that's how President Trump has responded to a congressionally-mandated new report, the National Climate Assessment, compiled by hundreds of top U.S. climate scientists both inside and outside the federal government, based on more than 1,000 in-depth research studies. The report - buried, by the way, with a Black Friday information dump - looks only at how climate change will impact the United States this century. The scientists conclude climate change is here, it's now, it's occurring more rapidly and with more intensity than expected, and it will create enormous damage to the country America's children and grandchildren will inherit. Rising seas will threaten coastal areas. Crops will face weather-related failures in the bread basket. Drought and wildfires will worsen. Hurricanes will be more frequent and more severe. And on, and on.
The scientists, however, are not hopeless. They say it's still possible to undertake efforts to lessen the impacts, but those efforts must be accelerated and doing so will be tough and painful and require some sacrifices.
THERE ARE PLENTY of things people can choose to "believe" or not. Religious faith, of course. Positions on moral standards. Whether the Packers are a better franchise than the Bears.
But facts do not change based on whether one believes or not.
We've said this before: We have no expertise in climate science, so we're ready to cede that territory to the trained experts who have spent their lives studying and preparing to scientifically analyze complicated data. Whether we like what the analysis concludes is beside the point. Emotion is irrelevant in the face of facts.
We also know human beings, scientists included, are not immune to error, especially when it comes to predicting the future with all its variables. Whether the Earth looks exactly as scientists may predict 50 years from now, though, is also beside the point.
What matters - and what is incontrovertible - is that climate trends are moving in a dangerous direction, and human activity is at the very least a contributing factor. One can argue over how much blame to pin on humans, but that, too, seems beside the point.
The real question is this: What are humans going to do about it?
APPARENTLY, NOT MUCH, if that stunning phrase - "I don't believe it" - carries the day. The phrase represents more than just words. It represents science denial. The administration is pulling out of the Paris Accords, dumping on international efforts, and rolling back regulations in this country designed to support climate adaptation.
Look, the why is easy to identify, even if our leaders prefer to dodge an honest answer.
It's all about money. Changing human behavior not only would be hard, it could be spectacularly expensive and disruptive to current economic models. It would effect every country, every business, every household, every person. Bottom lines could suffer. Economies would be stressed, and when economies shudder people get hurt. We humans are not particularly comfortable with the concept of sacrifice, especially when a problem seems distant and can be kicked down the road. And politicians know, when people get hurt they're apt to take it out on their elected representatives.
Besides, if America made deep changes and the rest of the world didn't, would it even make a difference? Keep in mind America has been the world's leading economy - and the world's leading consumer of resources - so whatever this country does, or does not, choose to do is impactful in both real terms and as an example for others.
HERE'S HOW WE SEE IT. Could the scientists get some of this wrong? Sure. But are expert scientists in a better position to discern the truth than Donald Trump? Of course. That's not even a serious question.
If scientists are wrong it's more likely to be about certain details - maybe better, maybe worse - regarding conditions decades down the road than the trajectory of deep dangers developing along the way. They might miss some specifics; they're unlikely to miss trends.
So here's the real dilemma: How does humanity try to adapt? Can people - and their governments - embrace change sufficiently to mitigate worst possible scenarios? Can planners - and, yes, scientists - devise strategies that allow civilizations to better cope with changing conditions? Can inventors be unleashed to do things like create cars that run on water, or daylight, or some other more forgiving fuel? Can coastal communities be protected from rising seas?
Before any of that can happen, of course, people must get past, "I don't believe it." Starting, we should all hope, with our leaders.
What a person believes is a choice. Facts, on the other hand, are facts.
Our children and grandchildren will live in the world we leave them, and they won't have a choice or a voice. That's not a belief; that's a fact. Think about that.


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76 minutes of great New Orleans Jazz recorded in April 2006 - some of it live - by this unpretentious northern based band. Arthur Stead, trumpet with John Brunton on clarinet and trumpet, Jack Moore on trombone, Tom Culbert on piano, Ron Peyton banjo, Alan Noble double bass and Dave Stanley drums.
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Careless Love Blues
Why Should I Cry over You?
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You Can't be True Dear
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When I Move to the Sky
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I'm Looking Over a Four Leaf Clover
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Are you an employee or entrepreneur that's going back to school? Studying a degree or diploma part-time can be a challenging experience that demands a lot from your both mentally and emotionally.
If you have laid down the gauntlet and are determined to get the degree you deserve while maintaining your current job or business, here are five tips that you can use to make the most of your study time while still managing your work responsibilities.
#1 If You Fail to Plan, You Plan to Fail
Winging it through your studies is a haphazard practice that will cost you dearly when it comes to examination time. You need to create a study plan that clearly marks your responsibilities to your education. Begin by marking all of the dates for essays, term papers, and exams on your calendar.
Once you have a clear outline of the targets you need to achieve during the year, your mind will have the focus it needs to execute the plan.
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When your planning is complete, you can then allocate the necessary study time needed to achieve your goals. The chances are that if you are working or managing a business, then the majority of your study time will be allocated to the weekends.
Ensure that you spend enough time on the weekends to review all of your course material. Pick six or seven hours on Saturday and Sunday for your study sessions and then make sure that you live up to this commitment.
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Studying for long periods of time will end up causing more damage than you think. Our minds tend to become unhinged and wander if we try to pressure it into studying for hours on end. Try out the Pomodoro principle and study with regular breaks.
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Abdicate your writing to a professional essay writing service. These services have qualified professionals in your field of study that will write your term papers and essays for you. If you struggle to write, then this service will prove invaluable to you and allow you to get more done with your study time.
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Avoid eating sugar and stimulants before you study. These nutrients will degrade your focus and ruin your memory. Opt for healthy sources of nutrition such as quality fats and protein that will keep your blood sugar stable and improve cognitive capability. It's crucial to stay well hydrated, so ensure that you drink enough water throughout the day to keep your mind sharp and focused.
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Going back to school can be a daunting experience for adults that have busy lives. However, using these five tips will improve the way you manage your study time and give you the best chance of making the most out of your educational opportunity. Part of life is learning how to manage your time and abdicate tasks to others. By mastering these five tips, you will learn what it takes to leverage the time and effort of others and turn it to your educational advantage.


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Warning: MAJOR SPOILERS ahead for Avengers: Infinity War
James Gunn talks about the lack of Kraglin in Avengers: Infinity War. Played by the filmmaker's brother, Sean Gunn, Yondu's former right-hand man has been trailing the Guardians of the Galaxy for quite a while, helping here and there in executing their mission. But for some reason, he wasn't with Star-Lord and his squad once the Avengers 3 rolls around prompting fans to ask about his whereabouts.
Similar to Ant-Man and the Wasp, Hawkeye and some other characters such Valkyrie and Korg, Kraglin was one of the missing players during the Avengers' and their newfound allies' epic battle against Thanos, who was attempting to wipe out half of the universe believing that it's for the greater good. Unfortunately, the heroes failed in their endeavors and the Mad Titan successfully executed his plan, but not without the tease that there's more to his story when Avengers 4 comes next year.
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Kraglin is still around - don't worry! He has important stuff to do and all will be eventually revealed (thus has been my top question of the day btw so I'm glad to see you're keeping him in your hearts!) https://t.co/n8X6UC7PaR— James Gunn (@JamesGunn) May 1, 2018
Taking to Twitter to interact with fans, Gunn addressed Kraglin's absence in Infinity War by saying that he's off doing other stuff. Shortly after, fans have started speculating what he's probably doing, while others hilariously predict that he, alongside all the other missing characters from the movie will save the day in Avengers 4. Despite the lack of Kraglin, however, Sean was still a part of the latest ensemble flick playing the stand-in mo-cap for Rocket Raccoon. Check out the director's tweet above.
Gunn didn't elaborate more on Kraglin's whereabouts. The last time fans saw him was at the end of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 as he inherited Yondu's Yaka arrow, but at one point, he separates from the team considering that on top of being in the film, there wasn't even a mention of him. It's important to note, however, that the events of Infinity War take place four years after follow-up film, so who knows where he went, or if he's half of the universe who survived the famous Thanos snap.
It's unclear if Kraglin's secret side-mission will have a direct impact on next year's Avengers 4, but if not, chances are that whatever he's doing now has something to do with Gunn's narrative for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 which is scheduled to hit theaters in 2020. Perhaps he joined the other Ravagers who were present during Yondu's funeral, and it's curious to know whether or not they'll have a significant presence in the threequel. For now, Kraglin will be included in the group of characters whose fates are currently unknown following Thanos defeating the Avengers.
MORE: Zoe Saldana Shares Her Reaction to Gamora's Infinity War Story
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- Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019) release date: Jul 02, 2019
- Avengers: Infinity War / The Avengers 3 (2018) release date: Apr 27, 2018
- The Avengers 4 / Avengers: Endgame (2019) release date: Apr 26, 2019
- Ant-Man & The Wasp (2018) release date: Jul 06, 2018
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Budwood by Lori White
My parents needed a new car, in large part because I needed their old one. An embarrassing truth: their youngest daughter, age fifty-three, has been at the receiving end of hand-me-down Volvo station wagons since 1987. My father poured us each a drink, then told me about the drive home from the dealer. He said he was a wreck, watching my mother in his rear view mirror, following him so she wouldn't get lost, he in the new Volvo, she in her precious Prius, both of them hugging the fast lane at fifty-five miles an hour, the traffic whizzing by their little caravan.
I assumed my father was afraid for my mom to drive on her own, but he waved away that idea. "She's fine," he said. "I just can't stand being without her." He set his empty glass on the coffee table. "I should have been there beside her. That's where I belong."
I must have put my arm around him, or murmured something about how I understood how he felt, but this would have been a lie. I have no idea what such devotion feels like, the kind that stretches sixty-five years, through four kids, eleven graduations, two weddings, three cancers, one grandchild, and countless new cars, including ten Volvos.
This new wagon will be the last.
A basketball game is on. C.'s team is playing. Her new crush is a 6'8" star center with blond braids and tattooed arms, a young gay woman known as much for her drama off the court as on. C. even signed up on Twitter and friended the woman on Facebook so she could follow her paramour's every move.
C. looks at me, standing in the doorway to the den. "What do you want for dinner?" I ask, but she only blinks. The crowd in the stands roars—I've made C. miss seeing her girl drop a three-pointer—and her gaze drifts back to the television, my cue to move along. "Whatever you decide is fine," she says. "They're up by six," she adds, a weak attempt to include me, to share in her obsession, a fantasy ménage a trois comprised of scores and stats and tweets.
What annoys me most is I was the one who introduced them. I'd heard the woman interviewed on NPR. She'd written a book, a memoir about being bullied as a kid for her height and athletic prowess, a gangly, boyish girl who reigned over the neighborhood basketball courts. The next thing I know, C. has bought her book. It sits on the nightstand. Her picture on the cover taunts me each morning when I make the bed; her chiseled face glances over her tattooed shoulder, watching me smooth the sheets and fluff the pillows.
I decide to make chicken with feta and figs to impress C., a new recipe that seems more difficult than it actually is. I hammer the chicken breasts with a rolling pin; the pounding makes enough of a racket to stir C. from the sofa to investigate, the first real interest she's paid all day. I serve the chicken on a bed of basmati rice, the fig compote nestled beside it—a close match to the recipe's photo. Knives are not necessary; the chicken has already been beaten into submission. Warm feta melts over the top, a savory layer to complement the sweet figs.
I wait until C. takes a few bites before asking how she likes the chicken. "Good," she says evenly.
I set down my fork. "That's it?"
Another game is about to start. "I haven't finished yet," she says. There's a mild irritation in her voice, a signal I recognize. Once again, I've pressed her too soon, asked her for more than she can give.
My father is still handsome, like Steve McQueen but clumsier, with dark bruises on his forearms and calves. At night he trips over the dog on the way to the bathroom or rolls off the bed, somehow stabbing his bare hip on the corner of the nightstand (he still sleeps naked, regardless of the season).
My mother sleeps through his midnight stumbles. The next day, he'll roll up his sleeve or pull up his pant leg for her to inspect the new purple bloom. She will rub the sore spot gently, then kiss it twice to make it go away. A few hours—or minutes—later, when she's forgotten the story about how he caught his big toe on the ottoman, she'll spy the bruise and ask what happened. He will take a deep breath before he tells her again, more slowly this time (as though this will solve the problem), embellishing the moment he landed face first, missing the T.V. stand by mere inches. When he's done, he'll sit on the edge of the bed, like a weary king awaiting his queen's healing kisses.
The bruises take weeks to disappear. To be on the safe side, my father consults a professional. "It's just age," the doctor tells my father. "Eighty-five years can make you thin-skinned, more vulnerable to ordinary bumps and scrapes."
Years ago, after my divorce, a friend of mine, a veteran of a forty-year marriage, told me a relationship only lasts if both people are able to grow together. I nodded along as though I knew what he meant. As he spoke, I was picturing the avocado tree at my parents' house. My father turned the tree into a science experiment years ago, grafting Hass budwood onto the mature Pinkerton, a hardy variety with a promising future cut short by the popular, easy-to-peel Hass. He knew how to nurture their differences—he'd had plenty of practice. My parents worked hard on their marriage, an amalgam of my father's stubborn logic and my mother's quick temper.
Now, the two avocados share the same root system, bearing their fruit on separate limbs—Pinkerton on the east side, Hass on the west. When I go out to pick a bagful, I'm torn between the unknown Pinkerton, which demands a patient paring knife to free its flesh, and the ubiquitous Hass, the star of every grocery store mailer, a fruit that, once split, can be eaten with a spoon, like an oyster on the half-shell.
I've been scarred by too many promising varieties: older men, younger men, men my own age or height or religion; and then women, who seemed more familiar and decipherable. These partners were the scions I wrapped onto my limbs in hopes the grafts would take and we could grow together, like the Pinkerton and the Hass.
C. has come the closest to taking. Over the last ten years, we've born some lovely fruit. But there are a few withered branches we've become too comfortable ignoring.
I enter the house unannounced. No one, not even the dog, notices when the back door slams closed behind me. My parents are sitting on the living room sofa, side-by-side, their backs to the view of the valley at sunset, the pink moment at the end of a long summer day. The television and the stereo are off: no PBS Newshour blaring, no Rachmaninoff concerto rattling the old windows. The house is silent as my parents sit together, glasses empty on the coffee table, and I feel like an intruder, interrupting a moment I may not want to witness. Or maybe I'm wrong. Maybe they're simply absorbing the quiet, content to be sitting close.
Such intimacy is not unusual. For sixty-five years they've pawed one another, hands heavy on shoulders and knees, or cupped around each other's face as they kissed, an audible Mmm and smack that used to embarrass me. Now, I'm envious. I long for the weight of hands on my thigh, my hip, the back of my neck.
I wedge myself between my mother's feet and tap the tops of my shoulders, a test to see whether she will trade her husband's touch for the chance to touch her daughter, the product of her flesh and blood. My husband always comes first, my mother would say, but my children never come second. I'd puzzle over her math, apply algebraic logic to the family equation, make x and y = ∞, in sickness and in health, for as long as we all shall live.
She sighs, takes hold of my shoulders and begins to knead circles. My father gets up to refill their glasses and asks me if I want a drink. I say yes, please, satisfied with the attention I'm still able to command.
This sort of intimacy turns C. into a wriggling toddler. She releases from hugs before I am ready and readjusts our hand-holding at the movies. She complains if my foot grazes her knee, her calf, her hip or when my arm weighs too heavily over her broad shoulders. She outweighs me by forty-five pounds, yet I am too imposing, too cloying, too needy.
We've divided our home into hers and hers. I take the inside: the cooking and the laundry; the grocery shopping and the runs to Target for cleaning supplies; the arrangement of all domestic help; the changing of sheets, towels, sponges, garbage; and the disposal of spoiled milk, old leftovers, expired cereal, and brown bananas that sit in a wide bowl on the counter, largely ignored by both of us until I cave to the stench. C. takes the outside: the garage with its workbench and cupboards; the trips to Home Depot and Lowes; the garden, what there is of it, though she has grand plans for raised vegetable beds and a small deck; and the rain gutters, clogged with leaves from the enormous ash tree out front.
Rarely do our realms overlap, though sometimes C. helps me fold the sheets or the unwieldy king-sized duvet cover. I might do some weeding or lay a soaker hose around the ash tree and let it run all night.
Sixty-five years is a high bar, too high for the four of us kids to clear, though I admit my brother, David, the black sheep of our family, has the best shot at the mark—his singular triumph, an annoying truth. (I sound bitter because I am.) I used to want the kind of marriage my parents have had, a preternatural closeness, a coupling nurtured by their desperate need for one another, a need that now, midway into their 80's, shadows every minute of their days.
I've learned to settle for less.
And I'm not alone. My cousins confess they had always wished their parents were like mine. They call my father "cool" and my mother "adorable." They recount small details they've spied, details I know well: the way my father pulls my mother close and kisses her, rewarding her for a tender word she's spoken or for telling some small joke only he understands; the way my mother teases my father about his hair (he still has plenty) and the tracks his comb leaves through the thick, gray waves.
There's more to this teasing, a game I've often caught my parents play. I stretch out on their bed to wait for them to get ready for breakfast. I peek around the newspaper and watch them as they stand together at the bathroom's twin sinks. My father shaves while my mother searches through the bottles that crowd her side of the marble counter, uncertain what each lotion is for and when she should apply it, even though I've labeled them with numbers and a bold AM or PM, written on scraps of masking tape. After my father makes those tracks with a wet comb, my mother moves closer and points to the clusters of wavy furrows. She pretends they're ski runs and begins to name them after the places my parents used to ski, back when they didn't worry about high altitude and its effect on their oxygen levels.
"There's Vail," she says, pointing just above his left ear. "And Park City, here in the back." When she gets to the high, sweeping wave over his forehead, my father has to help her: Aspen? Snowmass? The Bugaboos in Canada? "No, no," she says, irritated with herself. It takes him a few minutes to piece together her clues—"It's in Europe. You know. Where they have all the chocolate." When he gives her the answer—"Switzerland"—her face relaxes. "That's it!" she shouts, and goes back to her sink again, but she's forgotten where she left off. She picks up a bottle marked #3 and studies it a moment before applying the eye cream to her flushed cheeks.
My father calls me from the grocery store. "I don't mean to be overly dramatic, but your mother is killing me." They've had an ambitious day, too ambitious for my mother; he shuttled her through the bank and the post office before their appointments to get their hair cut. Then, after lunch, he took her grocery shopping. The crowded aisles make my mother dizzy. She wanders through the produce section, clutching her list, her anchor in a sea of too many choices. In the time it takes her to select some zucchini, my father has the cart filled.
I drive up to spend the weekend with them. My father and I sit in the living room while my mother is in the bathroom, doing her hair. The noisy blow dryer gives us a rare moment alone. I tell him maybe it's time for me to move back home. The greatest weight always falls on the caretaker. My worry—and his—is that caring for my mother will take him down, too.
He interrupts me. "Absolutely not," he says. "Besides, your mother will have a fit when she finds out." I tell him I don't think she'll notice; that's when he breaks down. He goes to the bar and pours us each a drink—the cocktail hour arrives earlier for us these days. I start to apologize, but he interrupts me again. "You're right. It's just so hard to watch."
"We could start with a few days a week," I say. "Tuesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays."
He shakes his head. "You have your own life. The weekends are your only time with C."
The Weimaraner sits up in his dog bed and stares at me. He wants to be under the covers, curled beside me, a transgression C. will not tolerate. She orders the Weimeraner to lay down; I fight the urge to explain the differences between lay and lie. Instead, I echo her command—"Lie down!"—the subtle correction aimed more at C. than the dog. But he keeps staring at me, as though he's weighing my sincerity. When C. barks at him again, he lowers his haunches with a groan. We both know who's the boss.
C. blames my inconsistency. When she's out of town for work, the Weimaraner has free range of the king-size bed. I lift the duvet and he settles in against my chest, an invitation to spoon with him. C. says if he could slip inside my skin, he would, which secretly delights me. She doesn't understand how I endure his clinging, the way he follows me through the house, restless until I land on the sofa or the bed with a book, the signal for him to make his move: he climbs up and folds his long legs under him like an origami crane, and before I've noticed, his head is tucked under my elbow.
C.'s dog, the clever Corgi, is independent like her owner. She roams the house as she wishes, rarely swayed by whatever room I happen to occupy. At night she gets on the bed with the help of a small ottoman purchased for this single purpose. She tromps across the pillows, choosing a spot close to C., but never touching. Soon the two of them are snoring, and I peek over the mattress at the Weimaraner, who has surrendered to the place relegated to him. I tuck one of my pillows under his head to cushion the unfairness.
They say our dogs resemble us, that we pick them based on their nature and appearance. According to one psychologist who has studied the relationship between dogs and their owners, "We go for dogs that are a bit like us, just as we go for a romantic partner who is a bit like us." His analogy disturbs me. When I met C., I was drawn to her differences, a strategy I felt certain would prove more successful than the ones I'd employed in the past. Now, ten years later, I wonder if I was fooling myself, if I should have picked a partner the way I picked a dog, based on how long she can tolerate my arms wrapped around her, or whether she'll kiss me for no apparent reason beyond the daily care and feeding I provide.
I reach down in the dark and feel for the Weimaraner. This is how I fall asleep, stroking the animal with a love so unconscious, so deep.
Lori White's recent essays have appeared or are forthcoming in The Nervous Breakdown, Pithead Chapel, Switchback, and The Boiler. Her story, "Gambling One Ridge Away" won first place in the 2013 Press 53 Open Award for Flash Fiction. She teaches English composition at Los Angeles Pierce College and Oxnard College.


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Pregnancy is that time where whacky combinations and unhealthy pregnancy cravings storm the limelight. Once in a while it is ok to indulge in a little bit of overeating and if you eat healthy you do gain the right amount of weight. In this manner you do provide a developing baby the precise nutrients that they need.
Fries and chips
During pregnancy, salt foods are common cravings. A few olives or a pickle would satisfy your salt cravings with too much of fat and high calories. A smarter preparation would be nice method to adopt as well. What it would mean is that you can opt for baked chips instead of the regular ones. Potato fries (sweet) especially when it is baked at your home is considered more of a nutritious choice.
Alcohol or soda
Well no guesses that it is a no brainer during pregnancy. Reducing your intake of soda is a nice idea especially when the caffeine and sugar intake is high. Some pregnant women are known to avoid it altogether. If you are too much used to your favourite beverage then for sure you are going to miss it.
What is to be done is that instead of soda you can opt for seltzer water. Virgin cocktail or tea would be a nice option if you are looking to sip something on the couch instead of tea.
Let us get straight to the point as pizza has a strong dose of fat and salt. But pizza works out to be a great choice as far as a healthy meal evolves. To control the portion size you can formulate your own pizza meal at home with portion size and incorporating nutrients in the correct manner. A sprinkle of cheese or mariana would not be a bad idea at all. Topping it with veggies coupled with lean protein works out to be the best nutrient punch.
Ice cream
For a would be mother ice cravings pregnancy is something hard to resist and most of them have occasional touch ups with it. Be it cold, creamy or sweet in the warmer months it is something you find it difficult to take your hands off.
If you are craving for something sweet and cold at the same time opt for fruit. A bowl of water melon would be the go through dish at this point. Some healthy experts also swear by frozen bananas. If you are lacking the creamy factor berries or a teaspoon of honey would be great. A healthy homemade soothe would be icing on the cake as far as creamy texture is concerned.
Do get in touch with your doctor if you are developing a craving something apart from food. If you are looking for timely relief from craving then do chew some gum till that point. The doctor can normally review your diet in finding out the list of missing nutrients from your diet. The necessary adjustments could be made so that the diet is modified and then adjusted.


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The financial crunch is almost common in everyone's life. It is essential to find ways to get over them. A frequently advised option is to apply for loans. Loans are the best to meet the need for financial difficulties. There are so many criteria that need to be fulfilled before applying for a personal loan. Credit history or CIBIL score plays a vital role in getting and granting of the personal loan. Of course, if you want to know the necessary information like HDFC, ICICI or Yes Bank personal loan eligibility criteria, you must visit the website of Rupee Station.
Here, in this article, we would like to tell you about Rupee Station, the procedure to get instant personal loan from Yes Bank, HDFC or ICICI Bank. You can read this article, and you might get clear concepts about the various topics, you want to know about.
How to get bad credit loans guaranteed approval?
It gets difficult to get bad credit loans secured approval easily. This is the main reason it has become an important step to apply for a loan from Rupee Station. The reason is that it provides us loan even if we have a bad credit score. Here, we would like to discuss the various steps to improve our credit score and also despite a poor CIBIL Score, the ways to get approval for a personal loan from Yes Bank or any of the banks.
- Try to pay back all your previous loans and credit card bills
- Try to apply for a secured loan
- You can take the help of co-signer
- You are supposed to join a credit union
- Repay all the debts
By following the steps given above, you can quickly improve your credit history and apply for a personal loan. You can apply from Rupee Station.
Rupee Station: The best bad credit loan provider
Rupee Station is a negotiator or mediator between the banks or financial institution, and the borrower. If you want a personal loan, you can get it from Rupee Station and that too at a lower rate of interest. We all know a CIBIL Score plays a vital part if you have a good CIBIL score; your chances of getting the approval for loan are more. If you have a poor CIBIL score, it works contrary. Now, it is Rupee Station that offers you a loan even if you have a poor CIBIL score. It has two free tools, the first is EMI calculator and the second is Credit Report. Once you submit the required documents, you would receive the verification, if it is up to the mark. Also, as soon as the verification is done, you would receive approval just in two minutes and your account would be credit with the sanctioned amount just within the two working days. However, in the end, we would just recommend you to be aware of the Yes Bank personal loan eligibility criteria before applying for the loan.


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We are honored to have Jewel Gwaltney as our Guest Artist during the month of September. Her photography captures the stunning beauty all around us. Be sure to read a bit more about Jewel here on our website and visit the gallery this month to see her work.
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I've had the idea of doing a blog for a long time now. My Moma has encouraged me to get started, so here I am! I really have no clue what I'm doing, definitely learning by experience!
Let me tell you a little bit about myself... I am a 19 year old homeschool graduate. If you can't tell by the title of my blog, I LOVE to crochet, but I enjoy many other things as well. Right now, I spend most of my time being a helper to my mom around the house. A "homemaker-in-training" I guess you could say. I love reading, cooking, baking, spending time with my family and friends, music, vintage, modest fashion, my Moma and I are taking a beginners quilting class, I would love to learn how to sew clothing, teaching Bible class, freshly baked chocolate chip cookies... ok, I'd better stop here or this list will go on way longer than any of ya'll would want to read. Basically, I love life :) Most importantly, I am a Christian, and that doesn't just influence ever aspect of my life, I strive to daily make it the center of ever aspect of my life.
So, I invite you to join me as I set out on this new adventure...
Sunday, October 31, 2010
I Really Don't Feel Like I Know What I'm Doing!
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Yay for Lori Lynn starting a blog! I'm looking forward to reading whatever it is you have to say. :) I hope you enjoy your quilting class. I think it's a wonderful skill to have, and opportunities for color and design are endless. Have a great day!ReplyDelete
Good for you, Lori Lynn! I have always wanted to do a blog. I'm glad you're jumping in! Enjoy!ReplyDelete
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A 12oz Americano and the Law of Attraction
As I write this, I'm sitting at my favorite coffee shop, Burien Press, writing next to a dear friend of mine. People who know me know Burien Press can be my home away from home. I have been working and writing here for a few years, and I have found it to be a hub for authentic connection and powerful community. This past weekend, with my younger sister in town, we came here to talk over a great cup of coffee. We sat down to talk and within minutes our party began to grow. My friend who teaches yoga showed up and we talked about her challenges with working around her partner's school schedule and taking care of their child. Then some more friends of ours showed up and joined our table. Then I met a man who was wearing an ultra marathon tee and we talked about distance running and local events. Then my friend, Carolyn, showed up and we talked about our still-yet-to-be-due baby and possible ways to coax her into the world. It was dizzying, and I was hardly able to finish one conversation before another happened. Then it occurred to me: I am surrounded by people who care about what I care about and who are working to make a positive difference in the world around them. I am seeing around me what I am investing in, and that is encouraging.


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Leena was offered Ganga Ki Saugand (1978) opposite Amitabh Bachchan. But, she was not doing films at that time and turned it down.
At the peak of her career, Leena could not do many films due to date constraints like Sharmeelee (1971), Khilona (1970), Kati Patang (1970), Khaan Dost (1976), Resham Ki Dori (1974), Jheel Ke Us Paar (1973).
The first movie, which Sunil Dutt offered to Leena was Maseeha, starring Sunil Dutt, Raaj Kumar and Mumtaaz. However, after a muhurat in 1966, the film never took off.
Leena was a model for Khatau Sarees, Maclean's Toothpaste, Murphy Radio and Gold Spot before she came into films. Sunil Dutt spotted her in the Gold Spot ad, in which, she was a fairy and gave her a break.
When Leena was not getting any roles in the beginning of her career, she almost signed Marathi movies with Sudhir Phadke and Vasant Joglekar. Even Kiran Shantaram offered her a supporting role in 'Boond Jo Ban Gaye Moti' but advised her not to take it, if she wants to become a heroine.
Leena took part in the United Producers' Talent Contest from Madras because, she felt she had a better change of standing out among duskier contestants. But, unfortunately for her, the finals were in Mumbai.
She was the fourth wife of Kishore Kumar. She is the mother of Sumit Kumar, who else is a singer.
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Microblading Eyebrows now serving Augusta and Evans!
Ok, you have asked for it, and we have been trained and certified at The Lash Extension in 3D Brows! aka microblading aka micropigmentation. We have learned the micro-stroking eyebrow embroidery technique taught by permanent make-up specialist, Master Rita Romo from Baltic Brows academy. Rita performs a unique microblading method. We, at The Lash Extension feel it is important to only learn from top-notch, world-renowned master trainers so we may provide the highest quality services for our clients.
Check out Rita Romo's unbelievably realistic work on a man with Alopecia here
We are so excited to offer this service to our clients. Alopecia; Cancer survivors; brows that have been over-plucked, mis-shapen, that have gaps, or simply thinning with aging…we can help you regain your brow confidence and create a natural look! Men, don't be shy! We can perform this service for you as well!
Microblading is a semi-permanent application (lasting 6-18 months – depending on your skin) which uses a small tool to create very fine, thin strokes of hair. It is not a tattoo, (tattoos deposit ink below the dermal layer and are permanent). Eyebrow tattoos have a tendency to bleed, fade, blow-out, and turn unnatural colors. Microblading deposits pigment in the upper 2 layers of skin; which means over time the microbladed brows will fade and will need to be re-applied.
Please see our entire webpage dedicated to Microblading for a wealth of information
During this process, some clients may feel a bit of discomfort and others may not feel any discomfort at all. Pain level is typically associated with a female's menstrual cycle, therefore we would schedule your appointment 5 days afterwards.
Your custom brow shape is meticulously created just for you! We will employ a scientific formula that is based on your own face shape; brow bone; inset of your eyes; and hair thickness.
There is no down time for healing. Most clients return after 4-6 weeks for a touch-up and then they are good to go! The results are a natural brow that won't wipe off, that you can swim in and call your own!
Our waiting list is open for this service. Schedule your Microblading Consultation today. It will be our pleasure to take care of you!
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Gaye's father shot at Marvin twice/
At around 11:38 am on April 1, 1984, as Marvin was seated on his bed talking to his mother, Gaye's father shot at Marvin twice. The first shot, which entered the right side of Gaye's chest, was fatal, having perforated his vital organs. Gaye was taken to the emergency room of the California Hospital Medical Center and was pronounced dead on arrival at 1:01 pm. Gaye died a day before turning 45. The gun with which Marvin Gaye, Sr. shot his son was given to him by Marvin as a Christmas present.
Following his funeral, Marvin was cremated with part of his ashes spread near the Pacific Ocean. Gaye did not leave behind a will or an insurance policy at the time of his death. Gaye's father pleaded no contest to a voluntary manslaughter charge and was sentenced to probation. He later died of pneumonia in 1998. Marvin's fans have held vigils for the singer at the final residence to celebrate the day of his birth.
Artwork by Dusty Jonakin
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Glow white at Glasto
My look for Glastonbury was always going to be something I enjoyed putting together. I was a 'grown up' this year and only did a Sunday pass. This gave me the ticket to looking terrifically clean amongst a dirty crowd. After many triumphant looks, the winner was a £2 tennis skirt from Save the Children, Linen T-shirt from Comptoir des Cotonniers, heavy black shades, bling from Stella and Dot - topped off with a faux red leather biker and of course the Hunter Wellies.
I called it 'Wimbledon Rocks' and amazingly I remained clean!


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Jamie Bridygham, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Black Belt
Jamie began his mixed martial arts career in 2001. He is trained in boxing, Muay Thai kickboxing, and specializes in self defense, NoGi and Gi Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. He has been trained by Jiu Jitsu instructors, professors, and masters; all of whom were and are national and world champions, ADCC champions, and Pan American champions. In 2015 he received his black belt from Master Royler Gracie.


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Yesterday, I had the honor and privilege of attending the Worker Voice Summit, hosted by President Barack Obama at the White House. The core intent of the summit, ensuring that workers have a voice in the workplace, deeply resonated with what I have made my personal and professional mission for the past several years and I was delighted to see such emphasis put on this important topic at the national level by the administration, as well as stakeholders from all sectors. I'd like to share my perspective on what resonated with me the most, namely the need for managers and leaders of organizations to develop an inclusive mindset and recognize that treating people fairly and giving them the opportunity to shape their destiny is good for all parties involved.
A Brief Re-cap:
There were multiple facets to the dialogue about what it takes to elevate the voice of the workers in the workplace, including the employees' right to organize, and success stories related to that, and alternate ways for employees to ensure their voice is heard. As the President put it, this was the beginning of the process, not the end and I am confident that given the caliber of people involved, there will be healthy debate and dialogue about various aspects of this important topic. For more on the Worker Voice Summit, visit www.whitehouse.gov/campaign/worker-voice
The Town Hall Question I Was Itching to Answer:
As President Obama said simply and eloquently, "The best, most effective employers are the ones who are actively soliciting worker input." This rings so true for me, particularly because I have personally experienced it on multiple occasions in my career. You can read more about one of my experiences where we were able to turn the results and the morale of an organization around completely, by simply empowering employees to have a voice and use their voice to improve the business and working conditions here. I know of multiple examples of how this has been done effectively at both union and non-union manufacturing plants with cooperation from all parties involved.
The President spoke of employee engagement being the differentiator that caused the Japanese to "clean Detroit's clock" for years and he asked the companies that were represented who had figured out how to create a culture of engagement the following questions:
1. What allowed you to make the cultural shift?
2. Why employers of goodwill might be hesitant to provide more voice to workers and what are of the ways we can breakdown those barriers and make employers less defensive or worried about it?
My Answer:
My experience has been that the leader is always the greatest barrier and bottleneck. Transformative Leaders recognize that in order to transform the culture, they must transform themselves first. Creating a culture transformation toward engagement and empowerment must start with the leader recognizing that employee engagement is essential to delivering extraordinary results and accept the accountability for the culture and results of the organization. Leaders simply must understand the critical role they must play as servant leaders. Organizations that cultivate this type of leadership mindset can overcome the greatest of challenges, even in the face of uncertainty on exactly how they would go about doing so.
The "how to's" will vary from one circumstance to another, but when the entire organization is clear and united on what transformation they are out to cause and why it is important, they figure out the how together. This is something I talk about extensively in my new book, The Transformative Leader.
The 3 Reasons Why Most Organizations Do Not Operate this Way:
Most, if not all, leaders that I talk to agree, in principle, with what I have stated above, but most will also say that this is not the culture they have at their workplace. I believe the reasons, which speaks to the President's second question, are as follows:
1. There is still a prevalent either/or mentality among top management. We can either empower people or be serious about delivering results.
2. In this day and age where many CEO's are more interested in their quarterly reports and the implications on their immediate reputation or their compensation, many investment decisions are made with a short-term mentality. If the cost and benefits of investing in developing and engaging employees cannot be shown on a spreadsheet that clearly shows the immediate impact, it is likely to get cut, even though it is the very factor that makes everything else work.
3. There is still a focus on "compliance" vs. "commitment." Employers are interested in doing what they can to get their employees to comply and do their job, rather than focusing on what's possible if they invest in their employees and create the conditions in which the employees develop a sense of ownership and offer up their full commitment.
As leaders, we often have an subconscious or covert entitlement mentality. We believe that people in our organizations owe us their full commitment, when in fact, the truth is that all people owe us is their compliance; and if we want their commitment, we must earn it. This realization causes us to stop blaming people for not being fully engaged, and instead look for and discover ways that we can create an environment in which people freely offer their commitment to go beyond the call of duty.
5 Things to Do NOW to Operate as a Servant Leader:
Declare yourself "The One" who is personally responsible for creating an environment in which everyone offers up their commitment.
Make it your business to actively seek out the opinions of your team members on how the results and work conditions can be improved.
Actively demonstrate your commitment to their suggestions by supporting the implementation of those ideas.
Be intentional about committing personalized, unpredictable, and authentic acts of recognition and caring toward your team members.
Encourage your team members to do the same with everyone else by actively role-modeling what you expect of them.


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Bouchercon 2017 was a fabulous four-day party set in Toronto. It ended on Sunday, but the memories will linger on.
The fruit of five years of planning by Toronto's Janet Costello and Helen Nelson, the international conference at Toronto's Sheraton Centre attracted 1,700 mystery fans and writers from around the world, including crime fiction stars Sara Paretsky, Louise Penny, Megan Abbott and Laura Lippman. Here are a few glimpses of the fun-filled days:
Right, my T-Rex Team at the pub trivia evening: Clockwise from bottom left, Madona Skaff, Becky Muth, Chuck Barksdale, Ed Piwowarczyk, myself, Chris F.A. Johnson and captain Madeleine Harris-Callway. We didn't win, but we came pretty close to it with our masterful grasp of crime fiction trivia! (What does V.I. stand for in character V.I. Warshawski's name?)
Right, the Friday afternoon panel, Location, Location, featuring five authors talking about our novels' unique settings. From the far left, moderator Stanley Trollip, co-author of the Detective Kuba mysteries who travelled from Cape Town to the conference; Stephen Mack Jones; myself; Craig Faustus Buck; and Ruth Ware. We all agreed that good settings become important characters in novels.
One of my highlights was the Saturday evening authors' signing of the Bouchercon anthology, Passport to Murder. I was thrilled to be among the 22 authors with stories selected for the collection (culled from about 120 submissions). All stories had to include some form of travel, and a murder or an attempted murder. My story, "The Queen-size Bed," is set in Cuba. The collection was published by Florida-based Down&Out Books, and all proceeds go to support literacy at Frontier College.
Here's a shot of all the Passport to Murder authors who made it to Toronto. I'm second from the end, back, at the far right.


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Many people in South Carolina are distrustful of self-driving vehicles. Considering that there have recently been several accidents involving autonomous technology, it's hard not to be. In May, the driver of a Tesla Model S collided with a Utah fire truck even though the Autopilot program was on. The driver survived with a broken ankle.
FMCSA reports increase in fatal truck crashes in 2016
Unfortunately, large truck accidents are all too frequent in South Carolina. Drivers who have become wary around commercial trucks and buses should know about a report from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration that reveals an increase in fatal large truck accidents from 2015 to 2016.
Improving worker safety with startup's new tech
Every year in South Carolina and across the U.S., companies and insurers pay out hundreds of billions of dollars in workers compensation claims. Reviewing these claims can be a drawn-out process wherever accurate data is lacking. Worldwide, workplace accidents take the lives of more than 1,000 people every day and injure over 500 people every minute.
Avoiding construction claims for falls
Construction employers in South Carolina are likely aware that falls from elevated surfaces are a frequent cause of injury in this field. Over the past five years, Nationwide Insurance has processed over 10,000 workers' compensation claims among construction companies, and 30 percent of them involved falls.
Seat belts lower chance of severe liver injuries
If drivers in South Carolina are looking for one more reason to wear their seat belts, they can consider the results of a new study. Researchers at NYU Langone Hospital-Brooklyn studied crash data in the National Trauma Data Bank spanning from 2010 to 2015. All of the cases involved patients aged 18 and over who either went to the hospital or died en route in the aftermath of a vehicle crash.
How business owners can keep their workers safe
With tight deadlines and a fast-paced work environment, employers may find it hard to enforce safety guidelines here in South Carolina. This can mean an increase in worker injuries, higher workers' compensation costs, higher medical expenses and a decrease in productivity. If employers show little concern about worker safety, employee morale can decline and the company can become less desirable in the eyes of new job seekers.
Parkland shooting gives rise to wrongful death suit
The Parkland school shooting that took place on Feb. 14 led to the deaths of 17 people. Residents of South Carolina should know that the father of one of the victims, who was a student, has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against several defendants. One of them happens to be a deputy sheriff who was assigned to the school.
Campaign aims to cut out traffic fatalities
Drivers in South Carolina often worry about the dangers that they could face when they get behind the wheel. A new project, called the Road to Zero Coalition, has been formed in order to make driving a safer proposition by achieving a dramatic reduction in traffic fatalities. Over 100 people die across the United States on the roadways every day, and car and truck accident deaths are preventable.


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The Basics
A bad breast pump is a waste of money — you won't use it. A good breast pump is a lifesaver. If you work, you'll use it every workday. Even if you'll mostly be at home, you can use a pump to relieve engorgement, pump excess milk so someone else can feed the baby, express milk if you're away from your infant for more than two to four hours, and boost your milk production.
All in all, if you want to breastfeed, you'll be grateful for a pump. Here are some questions to ask about getting the right one.
Electric, Battery, or Manual?
Electric pumps are strong and have great reputations; they're what hospitals use and they're also the most expensive. Battery-operated pumps cannot give the same kind of power. Some battery-powered models are rather uncomfortable and they deliver mixed results. You'd think a manually operated hand pump would therefore be even worse, but because you control the suction, hand pumps actually work even better than many battery-run models. Here are some things to think about with each option:
Electric pumps:
Buy or rent? If you can, hold off buying until you've given birth and have established nursing. Then, if you'll be returning to work, shop for a good double electric pump, such as Medela's popular Pump in Style or an Ameda. (Both have all the features you'd want: They're powerful but portable, allow you to control the strength of the suction, and can vary the rate of the suction.) Such a pump will cost about $220 to $250 or more. In addition you'll want to buy some milk storage bags or bottles. Don't get disheartened; remember that if you breastfeed for 6 months, you'll still be saving money over formula. Another option is to rent a pump from the hospital. This is particularly smart if you're not sure you want to breastfeed for more than a few months or are not sure you want to return to work. In either case, it can be cheaper to rent than buy while you decide. Ask about a rental program at the hospital where you give birth, or log on to www.medela.com to find their rental location near you.
Manual pumps:
There's only one favorite… Avent's Isis is the gold standard in hand pumps and gets consistent great feedback from moms. Even if you buy an electric model, you may want this manual pump as well. It's discreet enough that you can use it in tough places like airplanes and restaurant bathrooms. Someday, we hope, some other brand will come out with one just as good, because it's annoying that the Avent pump only screws into Avent bottles. If baby prefers another brand, there's a lot of pouring milk back and forth. But for now it's worth the hassle for the ease and comfort. It's about $40 for just the pump, and about $60 for the pump with storage containers and a cooler bag.
Battery-powered pumps:
Shop around. If you have a friend who had success with one of these, or you have an opportunity to try one before you buy, then perhaps a battery pump can work for you. Look for one that operates at 50 cycles a minute, which best mimics a baby's nursing. (Less than that and you may have trouble getting any milk.) The new Whisper Wear is a great idea because it's hands-free. But again, batteries don't always provide a good suction — they're often too weak or too strong. Buy carefully.
How often will I use it?
If you're going to be pumping four or five days a week several times a day (in other words, at work) an electric pump that can do both breasts at once will be the most efficient. You should be able to empty both breasts in about 15 minutes (you'll need extra time for setup and cleanup). Don't skimp and buy an electric pump that only does one side at a time; it's too much of a time waster. If you'll be pumping more occasionally — once a day or less — a manual pump that does one side at a time is fine if it's efficient.
Can I return a pump?
Nope. Once the pump box is open, it's yours. They're considered personal-care products that can't be returned. It's worth asking for recommendations from friends and lactation consultants before you make a final purchase.
Can I use a friend's old pump?
Hospitals do some kind of high-level sanitizing of the pumps they rent. But you and your friends probably can't guarantee that there's no residue left in a pump, and that residue could, in theory, contaminate your milk. Borrowing a pump or getting a used one isn't recommended.
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The Elektrik Cave - 20th November 2016
That Monday morning feeling doesn't always have to be bad! The Elektrik Cave is back!
(Scroll to the bottom to find out why I didn't create any radio shows for two months).
Check out some the gems on The Elektrik Cave. Let' it seduce those ears of yours! Cheesy - or I as I heard someone say earlier fromage-y.
New music from Carleen Anderson release, Brother Portrait and Yussef Kamaal.
Show image today is from the LP cover of ' We Got It from Here... Thank You 4 Your Service' by A Tribe Called Quest.
For listeners:
Oh hey there!
It's Erica.
So I haven't created a show in about two months, or rather I was creating shows but not uploading them because they didn't feel right. You know when you get that feeling that something doesn't feel right? I was getting that with The Elektrik Cave.
I had to take a moment out to question what the purpose of The Elektrik Cave was, and what it's role is in these current political times. Is radio important when the world is essentially going to pot? I'd argue it is, but it needs to be doing the right things, and every time I was producing radio (over the last couple of months) for The Elektrik Cave it didn't feel like it was doing the right thing. So moving forward I wanted to make sure that every show is conscious, and is a safe sanctuary for you to enjoy a wide range of music.


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Hotel Hotel Novotel Muenchen Airport ****
Reception and welcome: The reception was nice and the welcome was nice too.
Welcome drink: No.
Free upgrade: They offered us upgrade, so nice of them.
Valet and parking: No and no.
Concierge: No.
Sparkling wine: No.
Hot meal: We left really early, but at 6 am there was nice choice.
In general: At this early it was really nice and they even had coffee machines so we could take some coffee to our road as well, because we had to leave for the airport very early.
The room
In general: The rooms were OK, nice and clean.
Room type: Standard room – http://www.accorhotels.com/gb/hotel-6711-novotel-munich-airport/index.shtml#section-rooms and a suite, that I didn't find from the website
Surprise in the room: No.
iPhone dock: No.
Blanket and the blanket case: Yes and yes.
Carped: Yes.
Amenities and bathroom: There were and bathroom was nice and clean.
Shower curtain? No.
Are the TV speakers in the bathroom too? No.
Bath salt and bath: No and no.
Slippers and robe: No and no.
Free WI-FI: Yes.
Air conditioning: Yes.
Afternoon service: No.
Hotel area (spa, dinner etc)
Hotel was OK, dinner was quite OK too, it was an airport hotel. It was quite nice and food was good too, as was the service.
Location: Airport hotel.
I visited: April 2016.
Would I go again? I think I would.
Value of money: Good value.
Purpose of the trip: Vacation.
Nights: 1 night.
Luxury: 6 out of 10.
Drive through: 8 out of 10.
Webpage: http://www.accorhotels.com/gb/hotel-6711-novotel-munich-airport/index.shtml#!
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How to Create an Excel Report
The Reports feature lets you generate an Excel Report of the submissions and share it with others.
1. Go to the MY FORMS page.
2. Select the form you want to generate a report from.
3. Click the REPORTS ▼ menu.
4. Then click ADD NEW REPORT.
5. On the modal popup, choose EXCEL REPORT then click NEXT.
6. You can choose which FIELDS are included in the report. For added layer of security, you can enable PASSWORD PROTECTION. Click NEXT to proceed.
7. Copy the generated EXCEL REPORT URL then click CLOSE when you're done.
Example result: https://www.jotform.com/excel/72652635460053
Comments and suggestions are welcome below. If you have a question, post it in our Support Forum so we can assist you.
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Destination Planning
Will the excel spreadsheet update automatically as new submissions come in?
my first jotform send reports as a spreadsheet to Google drive.
My second form Jotform is sending the reports as pdf docs to google drive.
Can't find where to correct my error.
I did use the create xl report but that goes to jotform.com NOT to google drive
Thank you
A couple of people have submitted their forms but the forms have not appeard on the XL report. As the system will only allow one go at registering is there any way of adding them manually to the report. Also I have deleted one submission in error, can it be re-established?
Bueno dias. Desde mi cuenta no puedo realizar un Informe con excel. queda leyendo como colgado. Si puedo hacer informe en PDF. pero necesito en Excel. Por favor necesito con urgencia tener el archivo .xls con todos los datos y también los gráficos correspondientes.
Report creating in exel is very nice feature.
How i can filter the dates for a excel report or a specific criteria before generated, for example i want to give the url a some customer but he only must see your own information.
Is it possible to change the name of the excel sheet ('Submissions') into another one?
Can we edit or delete a report ? ie realise we would like to modify the details exported or start all over again
When exporting my data into Excel, it presents the fields horizontally. Is there a way to present the information in Excel so that it presents the fields vertically? Example:
Field 1 Field 2 Field 3
Want it like this:
Field 1
Field 2
Field 3
When will you replace the manual process by an automatic data flow, as already exists for Google sheets?
I have multiple forms. Part of the filled in items are everytime the same (name, email, stuff like that).
Can I change the order in the Excel reporting? For instance: I have 8 forms with different questions on each, but all have somewhere in the form a question about name and email. I want to generate excel reports for all 8 forms that I start everytime with the recurring data (name, email etc).
Is there a way to format the Excel report so that columns are either left justified, or some are centered?
Can I link this excel report to update automatically to my excel online account / MS sharepoint account - so that it shows latest data of all in one place so that I can share it?
Is it possible for the excel spreadsheet to separate selections with a comma when a user submits an answer with more than on answer? Example: Please select all counties that you serve. Mifflin, Juniata, Dauphin, Philadelphia, etc...
If my form is encrypted how do I un-encrypt the report. I keep getting code in my excel report.
Is there a way to create an Excel report that is a consolidation of submissions from multiple forms?
I am trying to download and excel report; however it limits me to 10,000 occurrences. How do I expand it so that I can get all of the data on one report?
I'm looking at running a report that is a summary of all the data for each questionnaire. How do I do that?
Is there a way to create a report of only new submissions, i.e. those that were not pulled out in previous versions?
It would be great if we could add a deliminiator for multiple select items to the excel report.
Steve Breeden
We are currently running a Homecoming event with many single events held within it. http://www.jotformpro.com/form/41793566198975. Currently, it is dumping all the individual event information under one column of cells called "Events: Products. This means we have to look by hand to see which events the customer is signed up for and how many are attending each event. I need this information to be listed separately by each event and number attanding each event. Can this be done?
cool something I was looking for. This page I use definitely in my top 10 for theme excel. The following is also very helpful. Look at http://www.excel-aid.com/excel-report-applying-report-layouts-and-styles.html
In my form http://form.jotform.com/form/20425050478 in the last item: the report includes payee info and payee address all in the last DInner Cost column. How do I get it to separate payee info and payee address into their own columns in xl sheet? Having it all in one column adds many keystrokes to get it to a workable size. Do like your app!
Is this link that is being generated constantly updated with new submissions? Or is it only capturing current submissions before the final step of the wizard report?
I mean the field names that can be inserted when generating email.
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The Students' Union is an elected body which is responsible for co-ordination between the college and its students. From acting as the students' voice and ensuring that each student gets the best out of their college experience, the Union works with the elected representatives of the departments and societies to make each event of LSR a grand success. The Union organises most major events of the college like the Independence Day Celebrations, Freshers' Orientation, Graduation Dinner, Handing Over Ceremony and the much awaited annual cultural fest - Tarang. The Union also looks after the designing and distribution of the college t-shirt and sweatshirt. They are guided by a pool of Staff Advisors under the able leadership of the principal Dr. Suman Sharma.
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I have three new photos of my low flutes below. I am now offering four-piece flutes with a joint between the hands as well as a joint between the 5th and 6th finger holes. I discuss this in the last paragraph.
Also, I am now offering the large low flutes with one or two Susato plastic keys at +$25 each. The presence of a key at the L3 and R3 holes allows me to use the larger holes for a better sound and a reduced finger stretch, making the flutes easier to play.
I decided to record a short clip of me playing my 6-hole low Bb flute to demonstrate that the low Bb is easy to get and that the intonation is good throughout two octaves. You can hear that the note at the small 6th hole (C) in the first octave is somewhat weaker than the neighboring notes but still strong enough to be easily heard. The flute that I am playing has the smallest 6th hole that I offer (15/64") and also the shortest reach for the RH ring finger. I also offer larger holes that require a greater reach. I discuss this below. I don't usually perform on the flute, so my tonguing and vibrato are not representative of how other ITM players would blow this same flute. I am playing the low Bb flute shown below in the photo.http://www.box.net/shared/atm2y2hnhf
Ruben Delgado Sanchez in Madrid, Spain used my newly-designed low Bb flute for the soundtrack of the movie, "This Is Me", which will be released in November, 2009. A youtube video of the movie trailer is now available. You can hear my flute at the beginning and throughout the trailer underneath the voices. I am please with how my flute sounds in the hands of Ruben. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BfjUNuMNlNw
I stopped making the low B and low Bb flutes for a time because it was too difficult for the average player to cover the finger holes. After some experimentation I have redesigned the finger hole layout of the flutes so that they are easier to play. I can now play the largest flute, a low Bb, without having to use my pinky to cover the 6th hole. I have also changed the hole sizes of the left-hand finger holes so that the left hand fingering is much more comfortable. I have the finger hole spread of these large flutes on the page "Finger Hole Comparison".
I have compressed the finger hole layout of these flutes by having larger and smaller finger hole sizes in each hand group. For example, the low Bb flute has a small hole (6.8 mm) for L3 and a 6 mm hole for R3). Naturally, as with many other things, when you try to accomplish one thing it affects something else. In this case, having a small hole at R3 makes for a quieter note at this hole, especially in the first octave. But that is also true for many of the low D flutes that I have played that use a small 6mm hole in the R3 position. I have accepted this acoustic shortcoming in trade for hand comfort. Without this kind of finger hole compression these large, cylindrical-bore flutes would not be easily playable with any degree of comfort by anyone with average adult-size male hands. Also, the compressed configuration for the left hand changes some of the cross-fingered chromatic notes from that of the standard low D flute with conventional fingerhole layout.
The photo to the left shows a comparison of the relative size and finger hole layout of my standard low D flute and my largest flute, the low Bb flute. The headjoints are the same size and are not shown in this photo. You can click on the photo to enlarge it.
This photo shows my low Bb flute with a lip plate headjoint. Click to enlarge the photo. The enlarged photo shows the oval embouchure hole. This flute has a strong low Bb note. Because the deeper embouchure chimney provided by the extra thickness of the lip plate makes possible a stronger first octave,
I am now offering 4-piece flutes for my larger flutes (D, C, B, Bb) (photos coming). In addition to the joint between the hands, there is a joint between the 5th and 6th finger holes of the flute, making it possible for the player to adjust the position of the 6th hole. Also, for the low Bb flute I am offering three different hole sizes for the 6th hole, the hole requiring the largest stretch on the flute. The small 6th hole in the photo below is the smallest hole that I make @ 15/64". My audio clip (above) is played on a flute with this small hole. There is a reach of 47 mm between the centers of the 5th and 6th holes. I also can make a 1/4" hole with a reach of 50 mm or a 5/16" hole with a reach of 58 mm. Of course, the larger holes produce better notes at that hole. The largest reach works best when covered with the pinky, whereas the smaller two holes can be covered with either the pinky or the right ring finger for someone with average adult size hands. I am no longer making the 4-hole endjoint pictured below.
I have additional sound clips of my low flutes being played by various musicians on the "Audio Files" page.


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Our Beer – Kiff Brew
There is something about taking a road trip across the Namibian Desert that ignites creativity. It was an expedition to this very desert that sparked the idea behind our beloved Kiff Kombi Tours, after all. So it is only fitting, that when we ventured through the desert once more that the Kiff Brew brand was born.
Kiff Brew is a craft beer brand that embodies the Cape Town way of life. The easy-going nature of the lifestyle in the mother city is the inspiration behind the vintage VW Kombi at the centre of the Kiff Brew logo. From hiking adventurous trails, riding wild waves, taking unplanned road trips and embracing the outdoors; Kiff Brew strives to symbolise Cape Town living through good beer enjoyed with friends.
To taste our beer, book our Craft Beer Safari.
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