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Coming up with the money that you need to go to college does not have to be difficult. In fact, you will be able to get the help that you need through different incentive programs designed just for minorities and women. This is part of a new education incentive which has been put in place based on the federal programs designed to bring more women into the workplace.
How the Program Works
While you will not get all of the money that you will need to go to college, you will be given a strong incentive to get started on this educational path. This will include incentives based on previous education and demand in certain work paths.
The more in demand the career is that you are trying to enter, the more money you will receive for your education. Make sure that you are talking with the financial aid advisors about the career that you want to have and the kinds of scholarships which are available to you through federal programs.
These professionals will not only be familiar with the different programs. They will also be able to provide you with everything that you need so that you will be able to get your information together to get the money that you need.
You will not have to pay the money back as long as you are entering into the classes which you promised that you will take. This will allow you to be able to get the kind of help that you will need so that you will be able to get the career that you want. You do not actually have to go to work in the career field. See also this post about the pros and cons of college rankings.
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The important thing is that you will need to make sure that you are able to get the education that you will need so that you will be able to get the education that you need so that you will be able to get a job. Make sure that you are always talking with your advisors so that you will be able to get the education that you need. Please check if the institution of your choice is properly accredited to avoid future disappointment. Many schools today choose international or global accreditation.
College Applications – 5 Things You Need
So graduation day finally came, and when applying to go to college, there is an application process that you will have to go through. This will include turning in the application to the school as well as making sure that you have all of the right kinds of information on your application. Here are 5 things that you will need to complete your application the right way:
- Educational Background – Any education that you have had up to this point will need to be mentioned in your application. This will include all of the kinds of additional extracurricular programs that you have been through. Showing dedication to a major you will pursue will help you to get into the school even easier.
- Special Skills – Mentioning any special skills that you have which will make you a better candidate to your chosen profession as well as a student in the school will help in making sure that you will be able to get into the school in the first place. This will help you to be able to get started in your career path the right way.
- Desired Career Path – You will need to also mention on the application the kind of work that you want to do as well as why you are interested in the career path. This will help those that are processing your information to make sure that you are able to provide the people processing your information the ability to see your dedication.
- Portfolio for Career – Many educational programs will allow you to turn in a portfolio which will show your dedication to the kinds of jobs that you want to have. This will be especially important if you are trying to get a job in a specialized career path like art.
- Letter of Recommendation – Often, you will be able to get a letter of recommendation from schools that you have attended and those you have come into contact with. These are important to add in with the application. They will show that you have made an impression on others and that you have the ability to make an impression on people in the future.


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Healthcare competition saves lives
Press release issued: 28 July 2010
Competition among hospitals saves patients' lives and decreases their overall length of stay in hospital, according to a new study involving researchers from the University of Bristol, who found there was no corresponding increase in overall expenditure.
In a report released by Bristol University's Centre for Market and Public Organisation (CMPO) - 'Death by Market Power: Reform, Competition and Patient Outcomes in the National Health Service' - researchers suggest that the policy of choice and competition could present an effective money saving measure.
"The current 'choose and book' and fixed price regime in the NHS appears to create clear incentives for hospitals to become more efficient," said Professor Carol Propper, one of the study's authors, adding that given the current focus on spending cuts, government policy should focus on promoting successful competition in healthcare.
"If competition is to work, the Secretary of State must retain price regulation in the NHS. A free-for-all in prices would mean a return to the 'internal market' of the 1990s. We know that these arrangements led to poorer quality in competitive areas, as hospitals competed vigorously on waiting times and ignored aspects of quality that are more difficult to measure."
Prof Propper added that the Department of Health should review its tendency of merging hospitals, as this could limit the extent of competition and stifle improvement in patient outcomes.
Analysing NHS data from 2003 to 2007, a team of researchers from Bristol, Carnegie Mellon University and Imperial College London, based their analysis on a widely used measure of hospital quality - the improvement in death rates following hospital admissions. Fewer deaths were found in hospitals in more competitive areas.
Adopting the £30,000 benchmark that is often used to cost NHS interventions, researchers found that the beneficial effects of the pro-competition reforms amounted to around £115 million.
Patients were found to choose hospitals with shorter waiting lists, indicating a positive public response to greater choice. These hospitals also drew patients from a wider range of neighbourhoods.
The drop in the length of stay for all admissions was further interpreted to mean that hospitals in competitive areas used resources more effectively.

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Say hello to the best Lebanese restaurants in Mumbai
Among non-Indian cuisines, Chinese food still commands the top position on the popularity charts, but will it reign forever? Exotic new cuisines – Mexican, Vietnamese, Japanese, Thai, Lebanese – have begun to make the food scene, and adventuresome foodies are welcoming these with open arms – and mouths.
Lebanese food has caught on with health-conscious city diners seeking a balanced diet of farm-fresh veggies, fibre-rich cereals, and wholesome meats. Cuisine-defining dishes like shish taouk, shawarma, fattoush, falafel and baklava are offered by leading Lebanese restaurants, so if you need an introduction to Middle-Eastern cooking, look for these Lebanese restaurants in Mumbai and embark on a taste adventure like never before.
Here's a checklist that's good enough to eat!
Take a quick look at these Lebanese restaurants in Mumbai. Large ones have the capacity to handle big groups, while smaller ones are better suited to taking orders and making home deliveries:
- Cairo Grill: this eatery on Linking Road, Bandra (West), serves delicious shawarmas, fries, salads, and hummus. It's small, so settle for take-out.
- Carter's Blue: located in Lokhandwala, Andheri, this restaurant has an extensive menu featuring a wide range of Lebanese and other Middle Eastern specialities. It's chicken shawarmas are supposedly tops.
- Shawarma Factory: regulars at this eatery on Dadhaibai Road, Andheri (West) swear by the Shish Tawook, the Crispy Chicken Shaw Wrap, and the chilled hummus wrapped in warm pita bread.
- Royale Masterchef Finedine: capacious and classy, this multi-cuisine establishment at Dahisar (West) is perfect for big parties.
- Lebanese Point: situated at Lokhandwala, Andheri (West) this establishment enjoys a reputation for its grilled chicken and chicken shawarma. Seating space is limited, so go for take out.
- Souk: the quintessential Lebanese restaurant in the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel in South Mumbai.
- Marrakesh: this Thane (West) eatery has an extensive menu and interiors that evoke the ornate grandeur of Middle-Eastern palaces. If you're planning a Lebanese food fiesta at home and need a restaurant for falafel, baklava and hummus delivery in Mumbai, look no further than Marrakesh.
Dine like a sultan, in the comfort of your home
Can you imagine a sultan doing his own cooking? Certainly not. A sultan has only to snap his fingers for a smorgasbord of delectable dishes to be laid out before him by his liveried, eager-to-please servants.
You'll be surprised to learn that you can do likewise. Instead of snapping your fingers, just drop by at the foodpanda website to order online Lebanese food for home delivery in Mumbai. Use the search panel to find a restaurant in your side of town, then choose your dishes from its online menu and confirm your order with a payment (credit card or COD) on the checkout page.
Not net savvy? Then download the foodpanda smartphone app, available for Android, Windows Phone and iOS devices, to order online Lebanese food for home delivery in Mumbai, anytime, anywhere. Yes, foodpanda is your ticket to the best treats in town!


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Amgen And AbbVie Agree To Settlement Allowing Commercialization Of AMGEVITA™
Amgen to Begin Launching Biosimilar Adalimumab in Europe in 2018
Amgen (AMGN) today announced that it has reached a global settlement with AbbVie to resolve all pending litigation regarding AMGEVITA™/AMJEVITA™, a biosimilar to AbbVie's Humira® (adalimumab). Under terms of the agreement, AbbVie will grant patent licenses for the use and sale of AMGEVITA/AMJEVITA worldwide, on a country-by-country basis, and the companies have agreed to dismiss all pending litigation. Amgen expects to launch AMGEVITA in Europe on Oct. 16, 2018, and AMJEVITA in the United States on Jan. 31, 2023.
"We look forward to leveraging our existing biologics capabilities to bring high-quality biosimilars to patients worldwide. AMGEVITA will be one of our first biosimilar launches, and this agreement will allow us to secure a strong foothold in the $4 billion European adalimumab market," said Scott Foraker, vice president and general manager of Biosimilars at Amgen. "Building on our strong inflammatory disease presence in the United States, we are excited to develop our inflammation capabilities in Europe, extending our reach and helping more patients gain access to this important class of therapies."
Specific financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed.
About Amgen Biosimilars
Amgen Biosimilars is committed to building upon Amgen's experience in the development and manufacturing of innovative human therapeutics to expand Amgen's reach to patients with serious illnesses. Biosimilars will help to maintain Amgen's commitment to connect patients with vital medicines, and Amgen is well positioned to leverage its more than 35 years of experience in biotechnology to create high quality biosimilars and reliably supply them to patients worldwide.
For more information, visit www.amgenbiosimilars.com and follow us on www.twitter.com/amgenbiosim.
About Amgen
Amgen is committed to unlocking the potential of biology for patients suffering from serious illnesses by discovering, developing, manufacturing and delivering innovative human therapeutics. This approach begins by using tools like advanced human genetics to unravel the complexities of disease and understand the fundamentals of human biology.
Amgen focuses on areas of high unmet medical need and leverages its expertise to strive for solutions that improve health outcomes and dramatically improve people's lives. A biotechnology pioneer since 1980, Amgen has grown to be one of the world's leading independent biotechnology companies, has reached millions of patients around the world and is developing a pipeline of medicines with breakaway potential.
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You've heard that phrase "Check your attitude." A recent encounter with an unlike man reminded me of the truth of this encouragement.
While on vacation, we drove up to the Rocky Mountain National Park outside of Estes Park, CO. Mountain peaks, warm breezes and thick trees outlined our route as we pulled up to the small, one person guard shack on the way to Bear Lake. A tall, weathered man donning a green hat and shirt greeted us. Friendly fellow. Big smile. We paid our entrance fee and began to drive away. As we did, my wife said, "Have a good day." He met us eye-to-eye and said, "Ma'am. Everyday is a good day."
I wonder if he always had that positive attitude. Probably not because he's human. However on that day, not only did he celebrate the minutes and hours that he'd been given, but he helped us celebrate our day as well.
Your attitude is seldom only yours. How you view the world and interact with reality rubs off on people around you. Northpoint Community Church in Atlanta just finished a series called "Climate Change." Even their opening message video helps you realize how our attitude affects others. (You can see that video and message by CLICKING HERE).
As I think back to 'Mr. Mountain Man' at the guard shack, I am reminded to always check my attitude. The result of which doesn't only affect me but also those whom I love.
Question: What are some ways you can CHECK YOUR ATTITUDE? Write a comment below …


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By Bud Franklin
Excerpted from January 2012 Tree Tips Newsletter
Galls are growths on a plant that are caused by an external pest, i.e. insect, bacteria, fungi, virus, parasite or nematode. They can appear on any part of the plant-leaf, flower, twig, branch, trunk or root. They can range in size from hardly visible to quite large.
These abnormal growths are caused by an interaction between the host plants meristematic tissue (that tissue responsible for cell division) and the pest organism. For instance, in the case of galls caused by wasps the larvae inject the meristematic tissue with a chemical that initiates the growth. The larvae then has both shelter and nourishment during its development stage.
Surprisingly, galls are rarely lethal to a plant. They are, however, very unattractive and can cause an inherent weakness in the affected plant part. Once they have been initiated they will not go away unless of course they are on a leaf or twig which eventually drops. The only way to prevent a gall from forming is to eliminate the pest organism prior to it's having the opportunity to initiate the process. In my experience, most ornamental tree galls are caused by insects which can be controlled with Acecap. Of course this must be applied prior to infestation so timing can be an issue. Fortunately, Acecap is a season long systemic so if you are aware of gall formation in prior season an early spring application should be effective.
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All the information you give to us when checking out is treated extremely sensitively, from your name to your payment details. We use a SSL certificate which encrypts your data as it passes from your browser to our website's servers. You may have noticed a padlock symbol in the web address bar, this is to show that you have a secure connection to our website and don't need to worry about any details you give us being hacked or stolen.
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Laozi (Lao Tzu)- name means "old master" or "old child"; born from vaginal conception; he was born old; he took a job in Loyang for many years but soon grew tired of it and left his post, carried by an ox, traveled to the far west of China; at the border he was recognized as an esteemed scholar and was prohibited from crossing the border until he had written down his teachings; after the book was finished, he left China never to be seen again.
Tao Te Ching- a short book of about five thousand Chinese characters; the great classic book of Taoism, accepted by most Taoists as a central scripture and one of the world's greatest books; title "the classical book about the Way and its power"; there are 81 short chapters; it is probably the work of many authors; the book is repetitive and lacks clarity; it is thought to have a political purpose or be a religious guide; its meaning depends on whose interpreting it.
Tao- we cannot really put into words exactly what the Tao is; it is nameless meaning it is not any individual thing that has a name (door, tree, bird, person, etc…); the Tao can not be named because it has no form; but it can be experienced and followed by every individual thing that has a name; the Tao Te Ching says that the Tao is the origin of everything and that all individual things are "manifestations of the Tao"; the Tau is the origin of nature, but it is not G-d because it does not have personality; it neither cares about human beings nor dislikes them, it only produces them; it can be called the rhythm of nature; to experience the Tao we must leave behind our desires for individual things, a concept that runs counter to everyday concerns (i.e. how much things cost, what time it is, etc…); the Tao is perceived by intuition; the Tao seems most active in: water, woman, child, valley, darkness.
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Zhuangzi (Chuang Tzu)-what we know of this man is from his writings; he enriched Taoism; the book of his writings called the Zhuangzi is composed of 7 "inner" chapters, which are thought to be about the author himself, and 26 "outer" chapters whose authorship is less certain; this book contains many whimsical stories; its themes include the need for harmony with nature, the movement of the Tao in all that happens, and the pleasure we gain from simplicity; it also goes on to talk about the underscoring of the inevitability of change and the relativity of all human judgments; it adds to Taoism and appreciation of humor; his most famous story is off the butterfly- he was dreaming of being a butterfly and when he woke up he questioned whether he was a human dreaming of being a butterfly or vice versa; the book rejects every barrier including that between the ordinary and the fantastic, between the normal and the paranormal, etc…; the book thus elaborates the potential results of being one with the Tao.
Wu Wei- the ideal of effortlessness; having commandments would go against the nature of Taoism, but Wu Wei offers recommendations about how to live- these recommendations do not come from a divine voice but from nature, the model of balance and harmony; this idea implies the avoidance of unnecessary action or action that is not spontaneous; when a storm hits, nature rebuilds what is necessary and no more; a bird builds a nest according to its needs and no more.
Religious Taoism
Yin and Yang- two complementary principles; the Chinese commonly thought that the universe expressed itself in opposite but complementary principles (light/dark, black/white, night/day, male/female, etc…); complementary but opposing forces of the universe that generate all forms of reality; the ideal is a dynamic balance between forces; the emblem of balance is the yin-yang circle; half dark- representing yin, and half light- representing yang; inside each division is a small dot of the contrasting color that represents the seed of the opposite; the dot suggest that everything contains its opposite side and will eventually become its opposite; both forces are dynamic and in perfect balance as they change; we can think of yin and yang as pulsations or waves of energy (like a heartbeat or like breathing in and out).
Yi Jing (I Ching)- The Book of Changes, an ancient book that interprets life though an analysis of hexagrams; this book helps to interpret hexagrams which aids in helping a person make decisions about the future; an ancient Confucian book of divination(a system of methods for knowing more about the future), one of the Five Classics, still in use today.
Te- virtue; denotes the unity of virtue and power, originally te probably related to the mystique of power of the ruler, to commune with ancestors and spirits; te is the power of the Tao as manifest in man, particularly the charismatic power of the ruler to transform others through the sheer force of his example.
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Running Time: 93 min.
Release Date: August 17, 2018 - Toronto
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Cast: Miguel Ángel Solá, Ángela Molina, Martin Piroyanski, Natalia Verbeke, Julia Beerhold
At 88, Abraham Bursztein is seeing his place in the world rapidly disappear. His kids have sold his Buenos Aires residence, set him up in a retirement home and are even trying to convince him to amputate his disabled limb. But Abraham survived the Holocaust, made a successful life in a foreign land, and isn't about to quietly fade away.
Instead, he's planned a one-way trip to the other side of the world.
Pablo Solarz
Studio: Outsider Pictures
Producer(s): Gerardo Herrero, Mariela Besuievsky, Vanessa Ragone, Juan Pablo Galli, Juan Vera
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I really thought April would be a quieter month with our expenses, but unfortunately, our roof gained a leak which needed fixing straight away.
Water: £31 – Our water bill comes out every month and last year we were in credit so a deal was made to reduce the monthly direct debits. Of course, this figure could go back up if we start using more water.
Gas/Electric: £73 – We have switched a few times with different providers of our gas and electric to make sure we are getting the best deal for the amount we are using. The last company we used kept us on a low monthly payment which ended up seeing us in debt at the end of the year and having to pay a large lump sum.
Internet/Phone: £14.99 – This year we have paid our phone bill in one lump sum which you can check out from the January's expenses, and now we have small monthly payment for the rest of the year for internet.
Mobile Phones: £10 – Doug and I buy our phones outright and then pay a sim only monthly deal (no contract) with a certain amount of free data and minutes/messages. It is £7.50 each package from GiffGaff, but on occasions, we may pay twice in one month depending on the day the payment falls on. This month neither of our payments came out but I did have to top up my phone due to using up all my minutes.
Credit Card (Includes Groceries and Petrol): £582.59 – This is STILL incredibly high and has been something I have been working on to decrease each month. It primarily includes groceries and petrol, but the odd payment from B & Q or Wickes can find itself on here. I must add that we pay this off in FULL every month.
Extra Groceries: £121.49 – Sometimes during the month we find ourselves having to nip out for some extra groceries that we may have run out of.
Eating/Drinking Out: £81.25 – We like to go out and socialise or have a family treat each month and the girls really love it.
Home Improvements: £325.37 – We are going through this year trying to do as much to our house as we can as we will move house, so each month we might just have some home improvement costs.
Roofer: £200 – With the bad weather we had recently, our roof ended up with a leak, which I can safely say is fixed.
Personal Money: £103.03 – Doug and I have an allowance each month so we have a little bit of freedom to buy some things we need or want for ourselves.
Children's Items: £31.58 – The girls had some money in our account from easter and birthdays to use up, so we visited Toys r Us just before it closed to get some bargains.
Events: £5.25 – When it comes to birthdays and events I try not to go over the top with buying costly items.
Train Ticket: £133.80 – I went to London for a Concert and I also paid for the train tickets for my friend's hen do in advance.
Breakdown Cover: £43.31 – Each year we will look around for the best deal for breakdown cover. This year we are renewing with the same company as it is a great price.
Passports: £7.30 – We paid for a 48-hour service delivery to make sure all our documents arrived at the passport office.
Activities: £45 – Usually this will go in the children's items section, but I am starting a new heading for activities the girls partake in. This payment was for Mabel's dance classes for the term.
DBS: £16.20 – Doug and I have volunteered for the Parent Committee at the preschool and with that, you need to do a DBS check.
Total: £2,585.16
This leaves us with £241.91 when we take it away from what we had coming in from Doug's Wage, Child Tax Credits and Extras. This means we have some money to save and put towards Doug's season ticket and other yearly expenses that crop up.
See you again next month.
How did your April budget go?
Are you in the green or red this month?


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Racing in Coxed Fours, Coxless Pairs and Doubles and Single Sculls for men and women in various statuses over an 1800m course from Appley Beach, out towards Ryde Pier and return. Free to the public with refreshments available. Disabled Facilities: Toilets, Wheelchair Access. Stair Lift in Clubhouse.
Events the club expects to compete at, including all H&D ARA fixtures and club rowing related meetings and events plus Rowing Association meetings including H&DARA, Wessex Regional Rowing Council & IW Forum.
Reports and results will be shown in the Blog.
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Earlier Event: May 7Replacment Minibus Fund Raiser.
Later Event: May 22Shanklin H&D ARA Championship Regatta


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Jacob's newest project! I love to watch my children developing new skills. It's amazing what they can do when given the opportunity!
Day: October 28, 2011
Christmas Projects, 2011
Shhh…. don't tell! I'm posting pics of the projects I'm working on for our children this Christmas. We've started a few, but this is the one I've worked on most: This is a pillow dollhouse for Meredith. I sewed pockets into the back to store the little dolls I'll be making. I've included little trims and gathers, ruffles and buttons…


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I've been casually checking our asparagus patch every morning and was delighted to find our first spear. Yay! Grilled asparagus risotto for dinner this weekend!
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So envious! And so happy for you. Ours are about 2 weeks out, if I'm reading things correctly.
Mmmm, yuuummmy! I hope his friends join him soon so you can have more than 1 asparagi for dinner :).


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Question by jaymax173: What are the best business management classes to take along side regular business?
They offer, financial planning, H.R. , deadline and project management, Entrepreneurship-Marketing for Growth, Negotiations, Small Business Planning & Management, H.R. Performance Reviews, Principles of Leadership/Management and much more. All these are classes that just go along with regular business and accounting classes some are only 2 credit side classes.I need one more to go with basic business law and accounting 1.
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Principles of Leadership/Management is very useful. I know that.
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By: Maggie Leonard
Luke 21. 25-36
Reflection—v. 36, 'Stay Alert'
Stay alert, not on edge. Alertness is what we lose when we give in to the lies of the world—the lies of redemptive violence, the lies of endless consumption, the lies of the need to constantly be entertained. We numb ourselves to pain by seeking pleasure—or as Luke records it, numbing ourselves to our anxieties by seeking out drinking parties and drunkenness. We seek the extreme positive of the emotional spectrum, nothing else is comfortable. Surely pleasure after pleasure after pleasure equals happiness. Here we are encouraged to have the strength to face our lives alert—not dulled in our hearts or minds. Perhaps we might watch the ebb and flow of life, alert to the changes, maybe even sustained by contentment and joy. To me, there seems to be something more deeply rooted and stable about joy and contentment than happiness—they come not out of experiences but an understanding of belovedness, of value. Though dull hearts can feel fleeting happiness, they lose sight of joy. The signs of the kingdom are before you, stay alert!
Prayer God, keep us alert. May we not be fooled by lies or distractions. You are the way to life and love.


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Most of us are too busy to live so we tend to be a bit slapdash with the makeup when we're running from office to date or from playdate to dinner. As someone who is constantly on the go, I have perfected the "Five Minute Face." Here are my beauty essentials to take you from "meh" to "magnificent" in five minutes flat:
3o seconds: Spray your face with Dermalogica Antioxidant Hydramist ($37.50) (I keep a small spray bottle of it in my purse). A quick mist will soothe, hydrate and tone your skin and prepare your face for makeup.
1 minute: Benefit You Rebel Tinted Moisturizer ($30) gives amazing coverage without looking uneven or cakey. A small amount provides flawless coverage.
30 Seconds: Benefit's Eye Bright Pencil ($20)is my ultimate secret weapon. Two swipes inside the inner rim of your lower lid brightens your eyes, but sweep two football stripes under your eyes and gently blend for a fantastic under-eye concealer. If you have a prominent nose, a blended stripe down the center of your nose refracts light and somehow diminishes the look of your nose. This product is in my Hall of Fame.
1 minute: NARS The Multiple ($37) is the fastest face-enhancing tool known to man. Two swipes on your cheeks and eyes and a swipe across lips makes for eyeshadow, blush and lip gloss. Blend with fingers. Add a dab of cleap lip gloss or petroleum jelly over your lips and you're done.
2 minutes: Mascara is essential and right now I'm still obsessed with Maybelline The Collosal Volum' Express Mascara ($7.49). Huge effect, love the length and volume. Wiggle into lashes and pull up and out. Only repeat once if you need it and only use on upper lash line.
You're done, glam and ready for action in five minutes flat. You can thank me later. I love martinis. 🙂


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Peterborough Amateur Radio Club Is Hosting 24 Hour "Field Day" Right Now/
Each year on the fourth weekend in June, more than 35,000 radio amateurs gather around North America to operate from remote locations for what is known as "Field Day", sponsored by Radio Amateurs of Canada and the American Radio Relay League. The local Peterborough Amateur Radio Club (PARC) has set up in the parking lot of Rogers Cove for the event. The event began at 2 p.m. today and will continue until 2 p.m. tomorrow afternoon, so be sure to drop by to chat and learn more about our local club.
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Work began Thursday to harvest the first crop from the University of Hawaii's Industrial Hemp Research Project.
The field is located in Waimanalo and housed three varieties of industrial hemp: temperate zone hemp, tropical seed hemp, and tropical fiber hemp.
Initial findings from the project indicate that the tropical fiber hemp is flourishing and has grown over 10 feet tall during its crop cycle of 15 weeks. The tropical seed hemp is much shorter, but is heavily producing seed.
Meanwhile, the temperate zone hemp flowered and died after eight weeks.
Rep. Cynthia Thielen, R, Kailua, Kaneohe Bay, who helped lead the hemp farming movement in Hawaii, said it's been a challenge to ease the state's restrictions on hemp growing.
"Hemp is not a drug. Hemp is an agricultural crop that will keep our (agricultural) land and active production, provide a product for entrepreneurs," she said. "We'll be able to build our houses out of hemp, create and not import those materials."
The project was made possible by Hawaii's Act 56 which allowed industrial hemp to be grown as a state or university research initiative.
Unlike marijuana, hemp has a very low tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) content, which is the active component that can make people feel "high."
Experts say today's U.S. market for hemp seed oil and fiber is approximately $600 million a year.


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Market information
Once a quarter, the ECAC publishes three publications on market information: Lihaturg (Meat Market), Piimaturg (Dairy Market) and Teravilja- ja õlikultuuride turg (Grain and Oil Crops Market). Each week, fresh information on prices of agricultural produce in Estonia and Europe is published.
The objective of the market information publications is to ensure transparency of how the market functions for companies in the Estonia food sector (agriculture, foodstuff industry, commerce). The ECAC s information is updated, independent and from reliable sources. The market information publications give companies an overview of the market situation and price levels in Estonia and foreign markets.
The following information is available on the meat, dairy, grain and oil crops sector:
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Welcome to my Five5 series, in which to celebrate the launch of 2015 in Gaming I will be posting 5 articles over 5 days, each with my top 5 games of a particular topic. I'm also giving away a Star Wars PS4 bundle to one random person who buys the AU$3 book - which you can grab by clicking the button below. Enjoy!
For the final article in our Five5 lineup, I present to you my Top 5 games of the year.
The Beginners Guide
When it comes to The Beginners Guide, I don't know if I would say I enjoyed playing it as such. But by god, if it wasn't the most emotionally charged 90 minutes I've spent with a game this year - maybe ever.
As a creator of content that I put out into the world and hope people enjoy,I know just how hard to even find an audience is - let alone actually succeed. After being pretty crushed by the response to my attempted Kickstarter campaign and then being in the middle of pushing myself every second of every day working on the PPG magazine, playing this game was like a release of a build up I didn't know was there. Playing this helped me see things from a better perspective, and helped me move on from that. Now I've written a book about 2015 in Gaming, and I have no idea if even another single person will read it - but I'm proud of what I've accomplished regardless. Before playing this game, I would have been internally stressing about the entire thing for weeks, if not months.
But that is just my perspective, what I took from this short game by the creator of The Stanley Parable. The game works because it can be interpreted a whole bunch of different ways, depending on your perspective. While I don't think this game is for everyone - for those that simply use games to unwind, for example, this will be boring - but for those that go a little deeper, for those that do create things instead of just simply consuming them, this is definitely worth a play.
Pillars of Eternity
RPG's have always been my schtick - Dragon Age: Origins is one of my favourite games of all time - but I'd never really dove into any of those old school CRPG's that are always lauded as "the best of all time". So when I heard that Pillars of Eternity was a faithful recreation yet modernised version of those best ever games, and that it was made by the developers of one of my other favourite games of all time (Fallout: New Vegas), I was keen to check it out.
As it turns out, yep, this game is god damn fantastic. The writing in this story is top notch, building out the world's lore and the amazing characters in ways that few other games do. Being a strategy focused player, the combat here is everything I could've wanted - with the pause system allowing the juggling of 6 different party members (all with insanely deep skill trees and dozens of abilities), sometimes I'd just want to head out into the world and fight creatures.
Two particular things this game managed to pull off so well is the challenge and the progression. Throughout the entire 80 or so hours I put into this game, I never felt like I couldn't handle a fight, nor did I feel overpowered. Every battle was hard, but in a completely satisfying way. There were a few major battles I went through at least 20 times, trying out an array of tactics and combinations of abilities, learning more and more all the way through the game. The final battle was one of the toughest I've ever faced in any game, but coming out the other side after hours of attempting was oh so satisfying.
Everybody's Gone to the Rapture
At first, I didn't like this game. It was slow, I didn't understand what was going on, I even thought it was a little pretentious. I played through the first "act" Jeremy, not really getting it much at all, until the end of Jeremy's part. That ending caught me a little, and got me intrigued to push through. By the time I made it towards the end of act 2 (Wendy), I was super invested.
Not everyone like's Walk-em-ups. Even those that do found frustration in the slow pace of this game. But by god, did I love this game by the end. I'll often comment on how a game might look amazing, but this one is simply beautiful. The world is so meticulously built, it's astounding. I've never, ever been one for classical music, but the sound design in this game was affecting in a way I didn't think it could be. The acting by every single character in the game is unreal - especially considering every character is simply a ball of light. Then there's the story… One which was insanely deep and clever, I could spend days discussing it.
I very much believe this game is an under appreciated gem. This game is an amazing amalgamation of every important aspect of game design - the visuals, the story, the acting, the music, the world building. Every individual part is so well done, all coming together to make a near perfect interactive experience. I do believe that this is the type of game that could be used as an example of fantastic game design 100 years from now, and should be studied in the same way that we study great literature now. Again, this game isn't for everyone, but if you have a love for deep narrative and an appreciation for a piece of work as it stands, this is an amazing and must play experience.
Rocket League
Oh, Rocket League. Though I've never really enjoyed a sports or racing game in my life (Burnout 3 notwithstanding) this game was basically the reason I bought into PS+. For the first week or two I kept seeing these stories come up on video game websites raving about how much fun it was to play, eventually pushing me over the edge into purchasing it. Definitely no regrets here.
You wouldn't think it, but the mashup of soccer and cars works perfectly. The game finds the perfect balance of chaos/unpredictability with finesse/skill, making the game insanely fun for pros and newcomers alike. Months after release, I continue to come back to this game at least once a week - more often for several hours at a time. This is truly a "just one more" type of game.
Even after putting over 100 hours into this game, I'm still learning and fine tuning my skills. For months I've been happy to simply stay on ground of the arena, utilising double jumps and boost - only recently have I been learning to better control myself on the walls and in the air. Pulling off a successful flying maneuver is so god damn satisfying.
As a bonus, this game has the best eSports grand final you will ever see in your life. (link)
Undertale has to be my favourite game of the year, and was my biggest surprise - even after hearing the immense wave of positivity from the game's hardcore fans. This game sets out to make you smile, is a delight to experience and goes places I've never seen a game go before.
Undertale is like an onion. There are so many different layers to this game that you would not expect, yet even if you never make it to the core, the game is still fantastic. On the surface, this game is an insanely well written short RPG with a clever story, a distinctive art style and a unique battle system. Under that lies some truly clever twists and turns in the story and mechanics that are hinted at during your time playing, hinting at the fact that this game is completely different dependant on how you play through it. Even further below that, the game hides some insanely clever secrets and an extremely deep, expansive lore that goes all kinds of unexpected places should you choose to explore them.
Even after reading claims such as "this game made me actually laugh out loud in ways other games don't" and "you simply have to play this game, it's so good!", the game surpassed my artificially high expectations. If I had to pick only one game from 2015 to tell others to play, I'd say forget The Witcher 3, forget Metal Gear Solid 5, forget Fallout 4 (which sounds insane coming from me), my first pick every time would be Undertale.


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Things to know about Treasure Island Music Festival 2015
Treasure Island Music Festival (TIMF) is a 2 day music festival smack dab in the middle of San Francisco Bay located on –duh– Treasure Island. You guys- It is SUCH a good time!! Last year, I went with some girlfriends and for months after we would talk about "how fun that weekend was." TIMF is a wonderful, enlivening experience.
Here are some things to know:
+They offer 1 day passes ($95-GA, $180-VIP) and 2 day passes ($170-GA, $315-VIP)
The tickets are pretty affordable. Drinks and food aren't too expensive either. You can even bring in two sealed water bottles. Oh there's also a free shuttle! Which brings me to the next point..
+Your Designated Driver is taken care of!
Each ticket comes with a round trip ticket to and from the festival on Treasure Island. Starting at 11am -when gates open, music starts at noon- buses will shuttle back and forth during the entire duration. I remember there being a LOT of shuttles last year (I don't think I waited in line more than 15 minutes). Shuttles pick up/drop off at Bill Grahams Civic Center.
We did uber once- it was around $25 one way.
+There's a wide selection of #BombAssDankAss food
Including vegetarian and vegan options. It's SF… I know some of you were wondering. lol
+There's tons of blanket space
For the gal who also loves to just sit and chill with the homies while taking in the show 😉
We brought a Mexican blanket (favorite) both days and it really did come in handy. It's nice to have a little "spot" with your crew so y'all can run back and forth and do separate things all while knowing where to meet back up. Some people brought towels. Some just sat ass in the grass, not in a care in the world! You can't bring in chairs though.
+It really feels "all about the music"
The energy is so good and peaceful. Very "indie" for the most part. You enjoy the artists and bands you already love as well as discover some incredibly talented up and comers. Last year Alt-J and TV On The Radio were definitely on my list, but I also pleasantly discovered Chet Faker and Ana Tijoux. There's nothing like hearing new music that hits your soul for the first time. And when it's live… even better. No two sets overlap entirely! This year people are really looking forward to The National, Father John Misty, Dead Mau5, The War On Drugs, FKA Twigs, and Panda Bear… just to name a few! Check out the TIMF 2015 spotify playlist here!
+There is also rad activities to take part in throughout the day
Last year they had a camp DIY tent (created by Workshop SF) where you could "drink beer and make shit." They had a SILENT DISCO! They even had a man with an old type writer that wrote beautiful abstract poetry for individuals after minutes of talking to them. (<— Donation Based, Obvs I took part haha) and face painting! While I don't know all the activities they will have this year, they did announce that they'll have a Funny Or Die Comedy Stage with acts performing all week. That's something new. And of course year- year after year, the iconic Ferris Wheel is to be expected!
+There are also some cool retail setups
Last year my girlfriends and I bought some pieces from local vendors, Top Shelf Style and Berkeley jewelry designer, Leslie Francesca. Leslie's designs were gorgeous. We suspect this year will be no different with other cool local vendors to check out.
+The bathroom lines never get too long
At least last year they didn't. I don't think I ever waited more than a few minutes! It's still portas though (yuck) but they don't get near as disgusting as other music festivals.
+It's not as crowded or as spread out as Outside Lands
It's a more intimate music festival with only two stages and plenty of room to play! Everything –the stages, food/drink area, bathrooms, activity areas, etc– is relatively close together. The more intimate setting makes it extra special. Plus I just hate overcrowded. #Anxiety
+There's useful stations all around
ATMs… Medics… information booths… places to sit…
+You'll be enjoying some siiiiick artwork
The artwork IS INCREDIBLE. So much to appreciate, and lots of photo opps for cool memories.
+You'll want to dress for comfort
People either dressed casual or really went all out with their festival gear. Both groups equally stood out and fit in, so just wear whatever makes you feel good! Have fun with it! We love to have fun with our music going style but I will tell you this: On the day we dressed a little more high maintenance (ankle booties, long skirts, an excess of accessories) it may have made for rad photos but we were not NEAR as comfortable as the next day when we all wore jeans, tees and sneakers. My motto for this year is heavy on the style and heavy on the comfort.
+It's a "green" music festival
You'll find compost and recycling bins everywhere. They claim that in the last 6 years, 75% of the waste from the festival was compostable. Also, we can expect items such as utensils, napkins, cups and plates to be made out of recycled material. Carbon footprints- gotta be mindful of them!
+TIMF announced additional "After Hours" Night shows through San Francisco over the weekend
Check out the shows here. I for one need to see Jessica Pratt perform again. I'm obsessed with her.. no shame.
+Enjoy one of the sexiest views you've ever seen of SF's skyline
The only thing better than good music, is good music set to a dreamy sunset. That moment is so.. energizing. I don't know how else to describe it! But you'll never forget it. Worth the ticket right there alone…
+And we recommended to bring with you…
Sunscreen, baby wipes, blanket, backpack, comfy shoes, YOUR FRIENDS / lover!


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Course of Ayurveda Marma Therapist in 1 Weekend
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Seminar led by Swami Nath Mishra (Ayurveda Indian doctor) and Shubha Satyaranjan
This seminar has the objective of deepening the knowledge of the Ayurvedic massage technique, which has been used since thousands of years, and was recently introduced into Western countries. After a good training, a therapist, who is already working with bio-natural treatments, may add this technique to the different massage kinds he is giving either in a Wellness Center or in his/her free-lance activity.
Attendees will learn the correct place of points, the different techniques to stimulate marma points, the vital points treatment for diseases such as rhinitis, menstrual disorders, back pain, headaches, digestive and visual problems.
Marma, the body vital points, where consciousness meets the matter
The key principle of Ayurveda is balancing body rhythms with nature ones, in order to ensure a good health condition and to prevent sickness. A way to create this balance consists in massaging the marma points through the so-called "marmabhyangam".
The marma points treatment acts on the body/mind/soul system, going beyond the physical dimension, up to a deeper level in the body, the level where the actual healing occurs. Marma is a Sanskrit term meaning hidden or secret. Sushruta, the father of surgery, in his Sushruta Samhita, belonging to about 5000 years ago, defines marma as the points where two or more kinds of tissues meet: muscles, blood vessels, ligaments, bones, joints. These points are the main seat of vital force, Prana, pervading every part of the body. They can also be described as the connection of Vata, Pitta and Kapha, the body constituents or the points where Sattva, Rajas and Tamas meet, the nature and mind qualities. These points can be used either to heal or to damage. While a medical doctor or a therapist use these points to promote health, a warrior may use the same points to hurt an enemy. In Sharira Sthana, the VI chapter of Sushruta Samhita, the 107 marma points, present in the body, are mentioned in detail. Their relatively small number makes them easier to remember and makes the work easier, if compared with the work coming from the one thousand points considered by Chinese Acupuncture. Ayurveda divides marma points into major and minor. The major points correspond to the seven chakra, while the minor ones are spread all over the body.
As in acupuncture, in order to identify points place and dimensions a measurement unit (anguli) is used, corresponding to a human finger thickness. Many marma points are larger than those used in acupuncture and this makes easier their localization. Marma points affect chakra, physical health, dosha, mind qualities. They also affect the spiritual level as they can be considered as the junction point between eternity and relativity, between consciousness and matter. Marmabhyanga helps developing health and longevity of body and mind, ensures the normal flow and balance of hormones, fluids, immune factors. In general, the marma points massage objective is stimulating organs and body systems. Marma massage gives the following main benefits:
- Improving nervous system function
- Promoting body nourishment
- Promoting a good sleep quality
- Increasing/keeping health stability
Points are stimulated with one or more fingers, according to the point dimension. Beginning with a soft touch, pressure is increased gradually until it is pleasing to those who receive the massage. The movement can be circular, both clockwise and counter clockwise, or it can be linear, with rubbing of marma area. In this way, the therapist stimulates energies and removes all the possible obstacles to the flow. The receiver may experience a deep relaxation and a sense of toning, at the same time.
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Happy Monday Everyone and Happy Motivational Monday! Sometimes when we are close to someone one we can feel when something is not right. Have you every been around someone and they are "all over the place"? You can sense their goal but you don't know how they're going to get there? You can hear a voice inside of you that says "Is everything ok?" Did you know you can be that aide that brings everything back into focus? It is important to have someone to talk to through your life struggles and even through your fitness struggles. It is not always about having someone to work out with you. It is the encouragement behind it.
We are all human. We fall, slip, and slide back into some of our old habits. The best thing is just to get back on the horse again and ride. Your support may come from your mom, dad, spouse, or friend. They are their for you, so why don't you be there for them? Everyone will not always express it either. My advice reach out when someone is need or if there may be confusion in their life. Don't walk away. Be that gap that will help them reach their goals. Let's motivate each other. I hope this blesses someone today.
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This year's winners of the fourth annual Saul Bell Design Competition, sponsored by Rio Grande, Albuquerque, N.M., were honored during The JCK Show ~ Las Vegas. Designed to "challenge designers to unleash their imagination and create innovative designs," according to Rio Grande, the contest honored 10 winners across five categories—Gold/Platinum, Silver, Beads, Precious Metal Clay, and Hollowware. Additionally, three people received Honorable Mention awards.
This year's grand-prize winner is Elizabeth Gualtieri, Zaffiro, Portland, Ore. Her creation, "La Floraliere," in gold and platinum, features a blue pearl from Australia. Gualtieri received a $10,000 Rio Grande gift certificate for her accomplishment. (All award-winning designers also received limited-edition sculptures from New Mexico glass artist John Healey.)
Other first-place winners, who received $2,500 Rio Grande gift certificates, included Marilyn Bailey, M.E. Bailey Designs, Hendersonville, N.C., Silver category; Rika Mouw, Rika Designs, Homer, Alaska, Beads; Ivy Solomon, Ivy Woodrose, Oak Park, Mich., PMC; and Daniel Huynh, San Diego, Calif., Hollowware.
Second-place winners, who received $1,000 Rio Grande gift certificates, were Anisa Stewart, Mark Loren Designs, Fort Myers, Fla., Gold/Platinum; Maria Kiernik, Maria Kiernik, Berkeley, Calif., Silver; Felice Killian, Felice Killian, Charleston, S.C., Beads; Gordon Uyehara, HonuDream, Honolulu, Hawaii, PMC; and Induk Kim, Lawrenceville, Ga., Hollowware.
Honorable Mention went to Kas Mahfood, Kas A Designs, Jefferson City, Mo., Gold/Platinum; T Lee, T Lee Fine Designer Jewelry, Minneapolis, Minn., Gold/Platinum; and John Carnes, John Carnes Designs, Saugerties, N.Y., Hollowware.
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Out of Closet Space? These 16 Clothing Racks Are as Stylish as They Are Useful
Living in a small space forces you to get creative. No storage space? Mount some floating shelves and invest in under-the-bed boxes. Tiny kitchen? Buy a portable island that doubles as a bar cart.
The one problem that's a little tougher to solve? A lack of closet space. No amount of tidying up Marie Kondo-style will help — you really need somewhere to stash everything from your Winter sweaters to sparkly dresses. That's where clothing racks come in. These free-standing organizers serve as a stand-in for closets, keeping your clothing organized without taking up as much room as an extra dresser. They can even look like a stylistic choice — if you pick a well-designed garment rack and hang your clothes thoughtfully. Here are 16 of the best options for garment racks that double as decor.
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When shopping online, you need to ensure you are safe. Online and mobile security is of the utmost importance. If a criminal intercepts your information they could obtain access to your bank account and money - not to mention your identity could be at risk. We put together a few tips for safe and secure online shopping that will protect your finances and identity.
1. Use Secure Payment Methods
First and foremost, use a secure payment method whenever possible. If you use your debit card as your payment method of choice online you pose the risk of allowing a fraudster to be directly connected to your bank account. Our favorite options for secure payments are PayPal and VISA Checkout.
- Services like PayPal and Visa Checkout acts as a third party between the shopping website and your bank account. They have multiple security precautions in place, so that if a breach does happen, they'll take the hit for you. They are also faster because they can help fill-out other details like billing and shipping address.
- Mobile payment platforms are crossing over into online payments. Services like Apple Pay, Samsung Pay and AndroidPay use tokens to transmit payment data instead of having you provide your account information to the merchant.
- Credit cards are prefered over debit cards because they are not tied directly to your bank account and the card issuer offers protections for consumers in the event of fraud.
- If you still are not comfortable with these options, prepaid debit or credit cards may be best for you. Prepaid cards are preloaded with a set amount and are not connected to any bank account. In a way they work very similar to a gift card.
2. Shop Only on Secure Websites
To know if a company's web page is secure, simply draw your attention to the top left corner of your browser. If you see a green/yellow padlock, in addition to "https" at the beginning of the URL the website is using a secure technology to protect information. The "s" at the end of "https" stands for secure.
Also, be sure to check the certificate of the website at the bottom of the page. This will show whether or not their security certificate has expired and if it's actually the website you are on. Pay particular attention to these things when shopping on small business websites.
3. Be Careful of Public WiFi
Stay away from shopping and making purchases on public WiFi connections. These networks can often be found at restaurant, mall and hotel hotspots and are the easiest for criminals to breach and hack into. Once they are in the network they have all devices connected to those networks at their fingertips to dive into.
Cyber criminals can also easily setup a hotspot that looks like it is managed by the place you are visiting.For example, you may be at the airport and see a hot spot called "Airport WiFi". This does not necessarily mean that the airport is running it. Look for signs or ask someone in the position to know what the locations proper WiFi network is called. If possible, see if you are able to use a guest WiFi network that still requires a password.
4. Don't Send Personal Information over Email
Sending personal information such as Social Security numbers, passwords, bank account numbers, credit/debit card numbers or any personally identifiable/sensitive information via email is a terrible idea. Email is generally not considered secure and to send this type of information a majority of companies will ask you to use a secure site they have to transmit this type of information. Using secure sites will encrypt the information so it will not be accessible to a hacker.
5. Review Your Purchases Regularly
Lastly, it's essential to review your bank account and credit card statements weekly. This is the best way to catch any suspicious or unusual activity and monitor any pending transactions that aren't yours.
So there you have it. A few simple tips to keep in mind as you shop online. At CHROME we offer CHROME Confidence to ensure your money stays yours.


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Why you need to know when your coach gains weight/
By now you have realized that isn't me. I am bigger, shorter hair and haven't worn blue eye shadow for at least a decade. I am not one for Barbies but this little character dating back to my sister's childhood I like. Her strength, messy hair, exaggerated make-up and power suit are awesome. Power and beauty work well together. We don't need to obsess about her skinny little waist, that is just how she happens to be built. No need to compare.
I have to tell you something. You've already guessed from the title. My clothes aren't fitting so well and I indeed have gained weight. You need to know this. It is my duty to tell you. I want you to understand that it happens. Not to everyone, but to those of us who have battled with our weight most of our lives, it happens. Stepping off the dieting roller coaster meant knowing that these times would come. It meant having some strategies.
It meant being honest.
Looking at the why of where you are is vital. It isn't about the weight but it is about the weight. It isn't about the number on the scale and yet it so is about that number or Weight Watchers would not be what it was. The diet industry is rolling in the dough ($$$) because it is about the weight.
It is about the flipping weight!
Here is what my weight says to me when I start to no longer fit my stretchy pants:
- You have a candida flare up
- You are holding anger
- You are not moving your body enough
- Something is making you fearful
- Looking for something to hide behind, you found me...mwah-ha-ha (evil laugh)
- Change is coming
- I wonder if everyone will still love you, respect you, admire you, see your beauty...
- Well, it's your story isn't it?
It says more but I can't tell all my secrets.
Here is how the weight feels for me:
- Vulnerable
- Challenged
- Uncomfortable
- Curious
- Pissed off
- Really sad
- Fearful
In the past my plan was of course to diet. I'm so good at dieting it sometimes makes me a little pissed off to no longer have it around. What happens to us when we gain weight? Sometimes we gain more, but usually we look for a way out of it. We get charged up, wanting to tackle it and show the scale or our zippers that we have power.
Let's use that motivation. I want you to channel it into something other than Weight Watchers or any other diet. Use that uncomfortable, fearful place that likes to hide behind food and weight and mess up your hair, put on your power suit and however much make-up you feel appropriate. Feel your beauty now. It is so hard, I know.
Close your eyes and imagine your body at the weight you feel most comfortable. Feel the lightness. Feel the joy. Notice what is surrounding that body that feels so good. It isn't a scale. It isn't fear. It isn't overwhelm.
It is beauty. It is joy. It is support. It is a coach. It is sweating. It is a fridge flowing with greens and eggplant and lemons and celery and hummus and... That's what I see and where I gain my strength.
It is a sense that you are in control. It is allowing. It is love for that amazing body you are blessed to be in.
Yes, it feels really rotten to have gained weight. But you need to know it because it is a signal for that next turn.
Look at your options. What is surrounding you when you close your eyes and feel your body in lightness and pleasure and joy? That's where we are headed.


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How incredible is it that Mental Health is becoming a global talking point. On the TV, newspapers, social media, schools, work places almost everywhere. Yet we still have so much work to do. So much more awareness.
As this week is Mental Health Awareness week I decided to share my story in hope maybe someone will realise they're not alone. I'm extremely nervous about this yet I want people to realise how strong we are and how important our stories are.
As a child I was always bubbly, carefree and never had a second thought on how I looked. I wore army shorts and crazy tops, never any makeup and wild hair. At the age of 14 I began to notice things change in my body, my hips grew out, my metabolism slowed, I gained weight quickly. I started to notice every other girl in the changing rooms, with their slim figures, long hair and clear skin and began to feel different. I never quite fit into school perfectly I never had a stable friendship group or had great grades. I started to feel like I was outside looking in. Around the same age I lost my Auntie Rose, a lady so close and dear to me and I guess that was the tipping point for me. At such a young and tender age I was completely and sure I wanted to take my own life. This lead to intensive counselling with CAHMS (the child & adolescent mental health services). At this age I understand what a great job these people do but at 14/15 I fucking hated it. I hated having some random lady sit there and judge me (I know now this isn't what she did). I felt like I was breaking my mum's heart being there so did a stupid thing, I lied every time to the lady there and quickly got dismissed, even though inside I was still crumbling away.
I tried to ignore these feelings for a little while longer, pretend they weren't there, and this worked for a little bit. Until I made it even worse.
At 15/16 I was leaving High School and started being noticed by boys a little more. This was like finding gold dust for me, I'd been at school all these years and all of a sudden boys started to see me and not ignore me. When I think of this now I feel so daft but at the time it feels like everything. I then became conscious with myself, I started buying makeup I'd never even wore before and had to wear it everywhere. I became conscious of my body and wanted to look like the models I'd seen online, I wanted to feel beautiful. I wanted false beauty, when the whole time I was beautiful.
This quickly went out of hand, I began exercising 3/4 times a day or for hours at once. I'd consume around 500 calories or less, in fear I would become "fat". I'd make excuses not to eat lunch, breakfast or even tea. I'd not eat high carbs and followed my mums weight watchers plan to drop weight, I went from 9 stone to 6 stone in a matter of months. I was damaging myself so much, and believed it was alright.
I then began weighing myself each day and body checking in the mirror. I would stand and squeeze my fat and feel for my squishy areas. I was forcing myself to hate myself. This began my Body Dysmorphic Disorder, My body didnt look like my body in the mirror. I felt each time I looked it was someone else looking back at me, I was seeing somebody three times the size of what I was, it was dangerous.
I then started Alevels as I went to a school that forced you into doing so. I was so thin and fragile I became so exhausted so quickly, I felt myself weaken. Over the next months my mental health declined so much, I was broken, tired, I'd cry for hours, I felt worthless. I quit, I left Alevels. Some of my teachers told me I'd never achieve anything because of this. I'd completely given up.
From February-October 2015 I wasn't living, surviving yes but not living. It felt like everything was going wrong, something great would happen then I'd be kicked to the floor again. My anxiety was so bad I was terrified to go outside and work or even see friends. I'd stay indoors long enough that friends wouldn't see me. Panic attacks would strike at nights, I was a mess.
During this time I was referred to IAPT, an adult mental health service. I went on a 6 week course and smaller meetings and something kinda started to click. I started to realise that mental health does begin with me. Every thought, feeling is produced by me. I am the one who controls my mind. This started to roll a sort of ball in my mind, I am in control.
In September 2015, after leaving Alevels I decided to go back to college at 17 to study Sport and Exercise Science at BTEC Level 3. I became a Fitness Instructor and slowly started to learn how I was eating was incorrect, I was hurting myself. This became more at large for me when I met my incredible boyfriend, Adam. I would sit and watch him eat, he was physically fit yet could eat so much, I couldn't process this.
I spoke to him surrounding my anxiety and BBD and he was so supportive. I had some concrete support. He helped me learn more about food and pushed me to eat things I'd have cried at the thought of. I started to push myself to do things I'd never have done, i public spoke, went outside, went on weekends away, applied for univeristy, got a job. I started to take control of myself, my thoughts, my mind. I started to gain weight again, instead of looking in the mirror in tears I started to smile. I began working out using Blogilates at home and left the gym, away from a place full of people I could compared myself too. I learnt to love exercise for the mental benefits not physical, and my god Casey helped.
Slowly, I started to work on me, I stopped looking in the mirror, I stopped weighing myself and instead reminded myself I'm amazing the way I look. My journey will always take time and will always be happening, recovery is an up and down period of life. You must always remind yourself it takes time and love, love for yourself. You control your mind, no matter how hard that sounds you do. You are strong, beautiful and so inspiring, no matter what stage you're at. You must keep going and not give in. If you do one day, that's okay, get up and try again. My journey was not because of love, no, LOVE DOESNT SOLVE MENTAL HEALTH. YOU DO. I became stronger as I changed my thought process I loved myself.
Never think you're not important because you are. Please do keep going.
If you ever need me please do message me.
In the next few weeks I will be creating a post based on healing to help you from what I have learnt.
I have so much love for you all x
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Fool of a Kirk! - John C. Kirk — LiveJournal
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Last week, the UPS attached to my server was making unhappy bleeping noises, so I decided that it was time to replace the battery. I was hoping it would last until after I moved, but 'twas not to be. Anyway, the replacement battery arrived at work today, so I carted that home. When I came to actually install it, I discovered a minor problem.
Spot the difference:
(the one at the back should replace the one at the front)
Oh well, I have now ordered the right battery (I hope!), and that should arrive later in the week. On the plus side, I'm sure it's good exercise for me to be carrying blocks of lead across London. The upshot of all this is that my server is basically out of action for the time being, so I can't access my archive of files/emails. I can send/receive new emails fine, but if you emailed me before last Friday, and I haven't replied, then I won't be able to until this weekend.
Actually, I was very impressed by APC's service - I ordered the new battery on Monday evening, so they processed the order on Tuesday. This was sent by standard delivery (3-5 working days), but actually arrived yesterday (Wednesday). So, I now have everything up and running again, yay :)


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"Son, you had best get to buttering this body up. I didn't pay you ten dollars for nothing." Ms. Lippmann furrowed her brow and stared at Bobby, who kept waiting for her to crack a smile or burst out in laughter, telling him it was all a joke and that he could keep the money for being such a good sport. Ms. Lippmann did not smile; she was deadly serious.
Bobby gulped and gagged almost simultaneously. The result was not a wretch but instead a loud *pop*from the top of his throat.
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The Sit & Rise Test - TSL (English subtitles) Nov2011
I think being able to sit down and stand up perfectly is a wonderful goal for the year! I have a coworker who can sit and get up without using her hands or knees and without crossing her legs and doing some weird manipulation. I can do it already with one point knocked off for using either a hand or a knee to get up, but would love to have the body strength/power ratio to do it perfectly without any assist from a hand or knee or leveraging my crossed feet!
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CAPE TOWN – Leading global health experts, policy-makers and parliamentarians convened in Cape Town last week to address the urgent need for accelerated progress to reduce maternal, newborn and child deaths, if internationally-agreed targets are to be met.
Halima Gouroukoye - fistula survivor from Niger
She is now working in her community and with the UNFPA to build awareness about MDG 5 - maternal health.
Every minute a woman dies due to complications in pregnancy or
childbirth, adding up to half a million women dying every year. Another
10-15 million women suffer serious or long-lasting illnesses or
"No woman should die giving life," said UNFPA Executive Director Thoraya Ahmed Obaid.
"To have a healthy society, you have to have healthy mothers."
In many countries, however, progress in maternal health has been slow.
In some, the situation has actually deteriorated over the last 20 years.
A new report released today by two United Nations agencies puts the number of people living with HIV at about 33.2 million, down from last year's estimate of 39.5 million, attributing the decrease to more accurate data collection and analysis.
World leaders have called for a halt to the needless deaths of 10 million women and girls who die each generation during pregnancy and childbirth, and four million newborn babies who die every year.
This was the main resolve of the leaders that included 100 cabinet ministers and UN officials when they met at an anti-maternal mortality conference dubbed "Women Deliver" that held in London recently.
UNITED NATIONS, Oct 16 (IPS) – In this 21st century, when medical science and gender empowerment are rising progressively, "no woman should die giving life", declares Thoraya Ahmed Obaid, executive director of the U.N. Population Fund (UNFPA).
"It is unacceptable that one woman dies every minute during pregnancy and childbirth when proven interventions exist," she adds. "Millions of lives are at stake, and we must act now."


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The Economics of Social Protection
Lars Söderström
Chapter 7: Income Security
Lars Söderström
We now take a closer look at the risk of losing one's income before retirement, either temporarily or permanently, the most common reasons being illness and unemployment. We begin with some general comments on income insurance and then turn to unemployment insurance, sickness insurance, and disability insurance. INSURANCE: THEORETICAL BACKGROUND Income security is a classical topic in the economics of insurance. Modern utility theory started with Daniel Bernoulli's claim, in 1738, that an individual's utility from income, u(Y), is increasing but at a decreasing rate, uЈ(Y)Ͼ 0, uЉ(Y)Ͻ0. He used this postulate to explain the demand for insurance in a model where individuals were supposed to maximize expected utility, Eu(Y). This approach was advanced in 1944 when John von Neumann and Oscar Morgenstern developed a method to measure utility as a function of income/wealth. This was done in the following way: 1. 2. 3. Define a relevant interval for income/wealth. Assign particular values to the endpoints of the interval, for example u(Y min)ϭ0 and u(Y max)ϭ50. In order to evaluate an intermediate point, say Y ϭY*, ask the individual whether he or she prefers this income with certainty to a lottery with the outcome Ymax with probability , and the outcome Ymin with probability (1 Ϫ ). Let vary and find out at which value of the probability, *, the individual is indifferent between the lottery and the certain income Y*. The expected utility theorem implies that u(Y *)ϭ*u(Y max)ϩ(1...
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I want to go for a ride.
What got you interested in cycling? For me, I was 8 years old, it was a Saturday afternoon, and I was bored stupid. For some reason, I turned the TV on and started watching ITV's World of Sport with Dickie Davies. I was used to watching the wrestling, which seemed good. But most of all, like most boys, I was interested in football. Then, something amazing happened. A bike race came on. It was the Amstel Gold Classic. I'd never seen anything like it. The sound of tubular tyres rolling on the road, the inordinately large number of athletes. The colour. All the different jerseys. This was amazing. And, then something magical happened. The camera's focussed in on Jan Raas, the leading Dutch cyclist of the time. He was chatting, and having a laugh with some of the other riders. Domestiques, and breakaway specialists were up the road. Of course, at this point I had no understanding of the tactics involved and how those in the peloton could take things easy early on. I was captivated. Forty years later, I'm still captivated*. From this point on I no longer wanted to play football for Manchester United, I now wanted to be a racing cyclist. Soon afterwards, I was off out exploring the world around me on my bike.
Fast forward 6 years, and at 14 I joined my first cycling club with a group of friends. Although I was very ill at this point in time (and had been for the previous 2 years, and would be for the next 6 years) I was very excited to go on proper bike rides with my club and we started racing. Finding new places to go to, was without doubt one of the best things we did. We'd purposefully search out the tiniest lanes, or the steepest climbs, or some cobbled sections of roads. We pretended we were riding one of the 'Classics'. Our fitness skyrocketed at this time, and we put it down to riding certain distances, or doing certain difficult routes. Undoubtedly, these rides did help us to increase our fitness.
However, while we all enjoyed the riding we weren't (especially me) that good at racing. Our fitness had started to plateau, and we only seemed to make small gains in fitness every so often. Of course, as fitness increases the magnitude of further increases does tend to diminish. But, in this instance, I, seemed to be stuck at the back, hanging on for grim death!
When I look back at my training dairies, I see a common theme. A thread that runs through multiple years of training until something had happened when I hit about 20. All our rides (or at least nearly all of mine) were of the exploring type -- yes, of course I tried to go hard up the hills, and fast on the flats, but there was no consistency, no plan, no goals. There was no progression. Training was just the same thing over and over, ad infinitum. It had stagnated, just like my fitness.
Now, of course, I understand the ideas of progression, intensity, endurance. How diet interacts with performance. How it can also be periodised. (Lucky I do understand, not much point being a coach otherwise!).
So, now I often think about training, in terms of intervals or tempo, or endurance. So many hours of this at so many watts, to expend so many Kj, while making sure my TSS reaches a certain score. Nevertheless, I think back to those halcyon days in my youth and wonder if my longevity in cycling (I've now raced every year since 1984) would have been the same had it only encompassed the data aspect of cycling that we have now?
For those of us that aren't pro cyclists, what's the best way? Personally, I think it's a mix of the two -- the romantic idea of exploring new roads, while mixing in plenty of structured work - so that you have a goal, and improve, while also having some fun.
While I sit here and cogitate on this, I'm drawn in two ways. I know Claire wants to explore a bit more and ride exciting routes (while also increasing her fitness). On the other hand, I want to increase my MAP and FTP so that I can deal out a kicking to those who hurt me in races last year. Always wanting to improve. Always pushing on. Tomorrow is Saturday, I want to go for a ride, but there's an office to paint, and it's freezing cold. I fear the turbo and a structured tempo workout will win this weekend. Maybe next weekend will be warmer and more fun?
How did you get interested in cycling?
*I was dashing around Zwift the other week, struggling up one of the hills, when I saw this rider whizz past me. I immediately spotted the name, Jesse Raas. Jesse was riding at over 5 W/kg and straight away, I thought: "Fast rider, wonder if they're related to Jan Raas?". A quick chat later and I discovered they were. I'd just met my childhood heros' nephew. Utterly amazing! That was my week made!


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UVA Fraternities Signing New Operating Agreement
The revised fraternal operating agreement (FOA) come just weeks after a UVA fraternity came under fire in a scathing Rolling Stone magazine article.
The university's plan to breathe new respectability and accountability into the fraternity system is not being met with entirely open arms by those wearing Greek letters.
The Kappa Alpha Order and Alpha Tau Omega fraternities say they will not sign the new FOA.
Ten other fraternities say they are signing the agreement because their own policies are just as strict if not more stringent than the ones spelled out in the new FOA.
Some of those who are signing say they require their chapters to adhere to host university's or college's risk management policies, no questions asked.
Other fraternities at UVA are saying they have not yet made a decision.
All fraternities have until January 16 to officially sign and turn in those agreements to the university.
UVA administrators have no comment until that time.