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The merger between Kraft Foods and H.J. Heinz was announced months ago, and the first earnings announcement for the combined Kraft Heinz Company (NASDAQ:KHC) was released this week, though the two entities' results were still reportedly separately. With an expected slump in the top line numbers and synergies being the main focus, its aspirations are to reach $1.5 billion in cost savings between the two companies in the next two years. Investors have little insight into progress on that front, however, as the company deemed it unnecessary to hold an earnings conference call.
Meanwhile, Verizon (NYSE:VZ) is following in T-Mobile's (NASDAQ:TMUS) footsteps, ending device subsidies and two-year contracts for new customers.
A full transcript follows the video.
Dylan Lewis: We've got Lewis-Shen talking about Kraft Heinz on this CG episode of Industry Focus.
Greetings, Fools! I am Dylan Lewis coming to you from sunny Alexandria, Virginia. To my left is half-man, half-amazing Vincent Shen. Vincent, how are you doing today?
Vincent Shen: I'm doing really well. How are you doing?
Lewis: It's interesting to be in the host seat. Now, I'm subbing in for Sean. It's unfamiliar territory.
Shen: Yeah, I will be doing similar for the tech show for you this Friday.
Lewis: Yeah. Listeners be ready. What are we talking about today, Vince?
Shen: We have two parts. The first one being the big earnings release last night. We touched on this back in March when the deal was first announced to create the mega food and beverage company Kraft Heinz. The $50-billion deal approved and officially started trading as KHC in early July.
This is their first earnings release as the combined entity. Obviously, for the second quarter, they're reporting them as separate entities. Overall, I can't say I'm really surprised.
Lewis: How did earnings look?
Shen: At Kraft, net revenues were down about 4.9% year over year, with a small foreign-exchange impact. Kraft has much less of an international business compared to Heinz. Five out of the six segments reported down sales. With 3G Capital being infamous for its cost-cutting measures, the operating income was actually up 5.6% year over year for the quarter.
Diluted earnings per share were up 15% to $0.92 per share. Overall, they're attributing growth to their bottom line to favorable commodity costs, lower SG&A -- a lot of that being advertising spending -- and lower manufacturing costs driven by some of their cost-cutting measures.
Lewis: That's all stuff you'd expect to see drop off if someone's focused on efficiency and dropping costs.
Shen: Exactly. Over at Heinz, the net revenue was down about 4.1% year over year to $2.16 billion. Heinz business having a much larger international segment actually saw a really big 9.4% foreign-exchange negative impact.
Lewis: That's a big hit.
Shen: Yeah. Very significant. Their adjusted EBITDA was up 6.7% year over year despite that foreign-exchange impact. We're seeing how some of the cost-cutting measures are helping them in that regard. Ultimately, they reported a loss off about $0.91 per share. They were able to get higher pricing, and they saw better sales performance in North America and Latin America. That was pretty much offset by declines in all the other international segments.
Lewis: I think that's something we see with all the large multinationals this reporting period. The strong dollar is going to impact anyone with large international segments.
Shen: Yeah. That's been a trend for some time now, for the past few strings of releases for these companies.
Lewis: It's something to be mindful of, but not overly concerned with. It's just a reflection of the fact that they're a huge company with international scale. All in all, are these results good? Are they bad? Are they what we expected?
Shen: When 3G Capital came in, there was a lot of talk about by 2017, they're expecting at least $1.5 billion in cost synergies and reductions. Those would be workforce reductions, increases in productivity, and 3G does something called zero based budgeting, where it's every year, instead of trying to work off last year's budget and updating it for this upcoming year, they start everything from scratch.
What that allows them to do is really tighten the belt. They will push any reductions like nothing is too small. Be it printing on both sides of the paper, they're talking about how a lot of Kraft products are offered to employees for free, so there have been reductions in that.
Lewis: I'm sure they're not happy about that.
Shen: Exactly. Even executives who are traveling for business now are bunking up together in hotel rooms. Whereas before they might have had their own nice presidential suite or something. Well, now you've got a roommate. Those things are what 3G Capital has been doing . . . a Brazilian P/E Fund. I think that definitely has some concerns for me long term, but we can get to that in a little bit.
Otherwise, Heinz is the more international business, and saw much more of a negative impact from foreign exchange. Another thing I thought was worrisome for me is the company didn't see the need to hold an earnings call with analysts. Nearly every other company that's publicly traded does -- big or small
Lewis: That's a huge source of insight for investors in terms of what's been going on, some added commentary to some of the numbers that we look at on an earnings report. It also gives you a sense of what's coming down the pipeline.
Shen: Of course. Think about it: This company is in a huge stage of transition. To have no guidance about what they're expecting with the rest of the year with the integration efforts, how successful things are looking; it definitely leaves the entire market shrugging their shoulders like, "What is going on here?"
Lewis: I know a lot of times with the quarterly calls we get a little more depth to the numbers, and we hear a bit more of the story. Sometimes, you'll see stocks that look like they had good top line and bottom line numbers that wind up dropping after hours because the quarterly calls have something that is not so glamorous.
It's kind of tough to not have those indicators in there. Do you think it's something that we might see an issue within a month or so where we start to get more details that could shock the stock one way or the other?
Shen: I think you bring up a really good point. Like you said, after the earnings call, the stock might have action. The headline numbers might not look great, but there's actually some really great long-term developments with some projects at a company, and that pushes the stock higher. Over the next few months, I think the KHC shares might be more susceptible to some volatility because, as news does come out, investors are hearing it for the first time since they didn't get any guidance from an earnings call.
Lewis: Right. Is there anything in particular that you're going to be looking at moving forward with the company?
Shen: Sure. 3G is going to remain very focused with reducing spending via advertising, and some of the other little things that I mentioned earlier, and to hit that $1.5 billion goal. They're going to really want to maximize the bang for its buck, and at the same time, by pushing a lot of their spending toward the better-performing brands like Heinz ketchup, and moving away from underperforming ones like gravy sauces and things like that.
The question looking long term is, how much of that reduced spending for these underperforming brands is going to hurt them permanently? I think what a lot of people are concerned with as they follow this company is that 3G might be focused a bit shortsighted. As a result of that, it could have a very negative long term impact on a significant portion of their portfolio, when they only focus on the top performers. I'm not saying that's a bad strategy, but it's something that should be kept in mind.
Overall, the problem is that the entire company faces some industry headwinds with the fact that they serve packaged, processed foods, and there's been a big shift for consumers toward natural, organic offerings. That's going to be something that hits them doubly.
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Now, looking at some other CG stuff going on in the marketplace, I couldn't help but talk about Verizon today after some big news dropped earlier this week.
Shen: Last Friday, Verizon followed in T-Mobile's footsteps. T-Mobile did this two years ago. Verizon became the second major wireless carrier to end subsidies for their new customers. The system that I was used to for a long time was, I'm going to pay $100, or $200 for the newest iPhone, or the newest Galaxy -- whatever high-end flagship device. As a result of that, my monthly bill is a little higher because I'm paying off the subsidy for the device.
They're going to stop offering that to new customers. Starting August 13th, they're focusing on what they're calling their "Small, Medium, Large, and Extra Large" plans. There are four options tiered based on the amount of data that's offered in the plan. In terms of the cost of the device, you either pay the retail price upfront, or you join the Verizon Edge program and you pay it off in monthly installments. They're no longer offering those subsidies.
Lewis: That could be a big upfront spend for a subscriber.
Shen: One concern going forward is, if people have always been on these subsidy-based, two-year contracts, they don't realize how much these devices cost. A lot of them are upwards of $600 to $700. Trying to pay that up front might be a pretty tough pill to swallow. Then paying it off in the installments is not exactly like the two-year contract because of the early termination fees.
But just because you're no longer set in a two-year contract, if you're paying off that phone in installments, your freedom to switch does still require you to pay off that device.
Lewis: That's true. All in all, is this better or worse for subscribers?
Shen: Going through the plan itself, there's a 1GB where you're paying $30, then 3GB you're paying $45, 6GB is $60, 12GB is $80. That's their small, medium, large, and extra large. In addition to that, into the base bill you're also paying $20 for the access fee per line. Maybe $10 for a tablet or hot spot, $5 for another connected device like a smartwatch. Ultimately, I think there's a 10-device limit per plan.
Looking at it, are most subscribers going to see lower or higher bills? I think this really depends because Verizon did have a bit of a complicated system in the past with their different offerings. They say they're offering this new system to simplify things for everybody. That's definitely a plus, but whether or not your bill is going to be going up overall -- I think it really depends on your situation.
Tom's Guide had a really interesting chart. For the four different levels of data, if you have 1GB and it's by yourself, you can expect to pay about $50. Then, if you want the extra large, you're a power user, you need 12GB; you're going to pay $100. Keep in mind, that does not include any installment payment if you're doing Verizon Edge.
Lewis: Right. The phone would be on top of that, then.
Shen: Exactly. He also had a comparative. For a family of four, based on what it will be going forward with the new plans, and what it was previously; some of the small and medium plans -- 1GB and 3GB -- you're maybe saving $20 to $25 a month. On the large and extra-large ends you might be paying $10 or $20 more.
I think that has to do with the different access fees that Verizon used to charge. They ranged from $15 to $25. It will really depend on your situation. You should take a look at what you're paying, what you're considering, and you also have to consider things -- as you mentioned before the show and we were hoping to answer this question -- it also depends on where you might be in your upgrade cycle and things along those lines.
Lewis: When I saw this news, something that immediately came to mind with me was that I have a Verizon upgrade. My two year contract ended in late June. I was hoping to hold off, wait for the new iPhone to drop and then get a nice subsidized iPhone and lock up another two year contract with them.
I think something a lot of people are wondering is: are those existing upgrades going to be honored, or are they going to be grandfathered into this new system? Any insight from any tech outlets on what's going on with that?
Shen: To be clear, the customers who are currently on the subsidized two year contract model are allowed to stay on that. They're not going to be required to change right this moment when things kick off later this week.
That said, it will depend on where you are in you upgrade cycle. You mentioned that your upgrade came up in June. For people who are eligible for that upgrade and they want to stay in the old system, general indications from the company -- and I don't know if they're officially confirmed -- but a lot of the tech outlets have pointed in the direction of Verizon allowing that to continue.
It looks like you'll be able to upgrade to the new iPhone when it drops later this year. I'm crossing my fingers for you, I'm hoping that works. If you're on the current contract model and it comes up in your situation, they're going to push very hard for you to move to this new model.
Lewis: Yeah. That's something they did with all the unlimited data plans. They tried desperately to get people off the plans that they saw weren't being as profitable for them.
Shen: Exactly. In the end, I'm sure this company went through every level of the plan, and made sure that their bottom line was working for them. For switchers who have paid off their entire phone and are eligible for an upgrade, and they want to make the change, they get to move to the new system. We talked about what the base rates are, and the standard access fee is still $20, like what's advertised.
There's going to be some people who aren't eligible for an upgrade yet who want to switch over. In that case, they're going to have to pay double. They'll have to pay a $40 access fee, then once they hit their upgrade date they'll come back to $20. That's because the company says that initially you got that subsidized phone at a really nice price. This is to offset that.
Lewis: So you have a steep price to pay there in the beginning.
Shen: Exactly.
Lewis: I have to say, I think they're pretty smart in how they do their bucketing for this. I'm currently on a 2GB plan. I'm looking at this, and I feel like I'm trapped between the 1GB and the 3GB. Realistically, I'm probably going to go toward the 3GB, just because I don't want to get slapped with overages.
Shen: Exactly. They're not going to be cheap. For any of these plans, I think I saw that, for every GB you go over, is going to be an extra $15. Just like that, if you're on the 1GB plan and you go over to 2GB, you're paying $65 anyway. You might as well do the 3GB. It basically pushes you up into the second bucket.
Lewis: Can you really put a price on peace of mind? Knowing that you won't be going over your data? Awesome. Any other thoughts for us, Vince?
Shen: Yeah. For the people who really crush data every month and are watching 1080p HDTV on their phones, or mobile devices, the 12GB is called the extra large, but it's not their biggest. They have options from 20GB for $120 up to 100GB at $750. That's probably more of a corporate, or very large family, or some type of business account.
Lewis: That's a month's rent.
Shen: There are options. It doesn't max out at the 12GB. Also, another thing I wanted to mention is, for people who are in the nice situation where their employers or companies help to cover some of the cost of their monthly bill, sometimes the company might cover your bill, but not the device. You are in a better situation where you're paying that subsidized price of $100 or $200, and then letting your monthly bill be higher because your employer's got the check.
In this case, due to the new option for paying upfront might not be your best option. That's really just going to lower the bill for whoever's paying it. That's just something to keep in mind for those of us who have that nice perk.
Lewis: Interesting. Great talking to you, Vince. I appreciate all your thoughts.
Shen: Yeah, no problem.
Lewis: As always, people on this program may have interests in the stocks that they talk about, and the Motley Fool may have formal recommendations for or against those stocks. So, don't buy or sell anything based solely on what you hear on this program. Thanks for listening, and Fool on!


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The obituaries for "Manny" Rivera, Jessica Marie Gonzales and Paul Ortega have been provided by the respective funeral homes or family members. Please read on for full details.
Manuel P. "Manny" Rivera of Española
Manuel P. Rivera "Manny", 19, a resident of Española, passed away on Wednesday, May 10, 2017. He was preceded in death by his father, Juan A. Rivera; great-grandparents, Antonio and Elisa Rivera, Pedro and Beronica Garcia and Pat and Rose Hoover; grandmothers, Elizabeth Anne Rodriguez, and Ninfa Gallegos; uncles, Richard Gallegos, and Albert Rodriguez.
Manuel loved bull riding, racing cars, bike riding, hunting and hanging out with his friends. But most of all he loved working on his car.
Manuel is survived by his mother, Lisa Romero (Billy); loving guardian, Mary Terrazas; siblings, Juan Rivera (Ashley), Roseann Rivera (Eric), Nelson Terrazas (April), Ray Terrazas Jr., and Alexandria Terrazas (Gill); nieces, Maria Ninfa Lopez, and Sativa Moquino; nephews, Emilliano Garcia; Lucus Terrazas; girlfriend, Mondae Rendon; grandfathers, Juan Gallegos, and Benito Romero; God parents, Joe Medina and Joyce Garcia; and his best friends, Carlos Escarcega, Neri Tena, Ben Valdez, Adam Sanchez, Raymond Salinas, Kenneth Rendon, and many other relatives and friends.
Public visitation will begin on Wednesday, May 17, 2017 at 5:00 p.m. in the Sangre de Cristo Chapel of DeVargas Funeral Home & Crematory, with a rosary to be recited at 6:00 p.m. Memorial mass will be held on Thursday, May 18, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in Velarde, with a burial to follow at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Cemetery.
Honorary pallbearers will be, Juan Rivera Jr., Nelson Terrazas, Ray Jr., Felipe Tena, Carlos Escarcega, Gabriel Escarcega, Raymond Salinas, and Billy Romero.
The family of Manuel P. Rivera "Manny" has entrusted the care of their loved one to the DeVargas Funeral Home & Crematory of the Española Valley.
Jessica Marie Gonzales of Española
Jessica Marie Gonzales, 27, a resident of Española, passed away on Friday, May 12, 2017. Jessica was preceded in death by her grandmother, Lucy Gonzales of Gallina; cousin, Patricia Cordova; and uncle, Johnny Gonzales of Gallina.
She worked as a teacher's assistant at Las Cumbers preschool. Jessica loved all the children as much as they loved her, she was a positive energetic person that found the good in everyone. Jessica always offered a helping hand and would go over and beyond to make people happy. She will be truly missed by all who knew and loved her.
Jessica is survived by her adopted mother, Mary Gonzales of Española; companion, Paul Springfield of Espanola; sisters, Barbara Gonzales and husband Copio of Albuquerque, Evelyn Martinez and husband Ted of Chimayo, brother, Louis Martinez and wife Erica of Española; cousin, Melody Romero of Española; biological parents, Helen Herrera and Peter Gonzales, biological sisters, Barbara and Roxanne Gonzales and Melissa Herrera, and many nieces and nephews whom she loved and cared for dearly.
A rosary will be recited on Saturday, May 20, 2017 at 9:30 a.m. at Holy Family Catholic Church in Chimayo, with a Memorial mass to follow at 10:00 a.m.
The family of Jessica Marie Gonzales has entrusted the care of their loved one to the DeVargas Funeral Home & Crematory of the Española Valley.
Paul Ortega of Coyote
Paul Ortega, 47, a resident of Coyote, passed away on Friday, May 12, 2017. Paul was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, Leopoldo and Rosario Ortega, maternal grandparents, Donaciano and Santana Salazar; uncle, Severeo Ortega.
Paul was known to many as a compassionate, loving, hardworking person, the love of his life was his daughter, Bailee. He adored his wife and thanked her for giving him such a blessing.
Paul enjoyed spending time with his family it was always important to him especially his parents, his brothers, sister and his many friends. He was a Veteran and served in the Army National Guard. Paul will be dearly missed by all who knew and loved him.
He is survived by his wife, Katherine Ortega; daughter, Bailee Ortega; parents, Henry and Lillian Ortega; sister, Carmella Ortega, brothers, Donathan Ortega and wife Elizabeth, Vernon Ortega; nieces, Robyn, Rochelle, and Mickayla Ortega and many relatives and friends.
Public visitation will begin on Friday, May 19, 2017 at 6:00 p.m. in the Sangre de Cristo Chapel of DeVargas Funeral Home & Crematory, with a wake service to follow at 7:00 p.m. Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated on Saturday, May 20, 2017 at 10:00 a.m. at San Juan Bautista Catholic Church in Coyote, with a burial to follow at the Coyote Cemetery.
Serving the family as pallbearers will be Carmella Ortega, Donathan Ortega, Vernon Ortega, Arnold Jacquez, Jerome Jacquez, and Marvin Lujan, honorary pallbearers are Johnny Leyba, Jacob Martinez and Alfred Martinez.
The family of Paul Ortega has entrusted the care of their loved one to the DeVargas Funeral Home & Crematory of the Espanola Valley.

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Lots going on in Sunday School today.
Intelligence. Russia. Healthcare and health insurance. Trump. Ryan. Gorsuch. Let's see what's going on in a few classrooms, shall we?
On Face the Nation (CBS), for me, the highlight of the show was the commentary by John Dickerson at the end of the first half hour. They had talked about the health care debacle, and about the actions of the House Intelligence Committee, and about president Trump and House Speaker Paul Ryan. I didn't see any really new ground broken there.
Talking about the president and the office of the presidency, Dickerson noted that Trump said President Obama wiretapped Trump Tower; we know now that the FBI has no evidence of that (which means that Trump lied, even though Dickerson didn't use those words); he talked about the difference between the president and the office of the presidency, and then he quoted one of Trump's favorite presidents, Andrew Jackson.
"I shall keep steadily in view the limitations of my office," said Andrew Jackson. Break the limits and you break the office.
Nevertheless, President Trump compared his predecessor to Nixon and McCarthy, called him sick and bad. To break glass like that, a president must have a good reason and proof. President Trump had no evidence and no higher purpose. Tending the presidency is important for a disruptive president like Donald Trump, because it shows people he knows the line between renovating the office and demolishing it.
You measure twice and cut once. You don't cut without measuring at all.On NBC's Meet the Press, Director of the Office of Management Budget Mick Mulvaney, a former member of the conservative House Freedom Caucus, talked about the failure of the Rs to repeal and replace Obamacare. Chuck Todd asked Mulvaney about Trump pinning the failure on Mulvaney's caucus and on prominent conservative groups the Club for Growth and the Heritage Foundation. Here's Mulvaney's response.
Yeah, and I think there's plenty of blame to go around. As we sat over the last two days and tried to figure out what happened, I think what happened is that Washington won. I think the one thing we learned this week is that Washington was a lot more broken than President Trump thought it was. So what you have is the status quo wins, and unfortunately the folks back home lost...Todd pressed on:
So, the Republican party has not changed Washington after taking over the House in '10, taking over the Senate in '14, and taking over the White House now?Mulvaney:
I think more importantly, we haven't been able to change Washington in the first 65 days. And I think if there's anything that's disappointing and sort of an educational process to the Trump Administration was that this place was a lot more rotten than we thought that it was, and than I thought it was, because I've been here for six years. I know the Freedom Caucus, I helped found it. I never thought it would come to this.Interestingly, Mulvaney is not the only one who thinks that way. Texas Representative Ted Poe announced today he is leaving the Freedom Caucus.
I have resigned from the House Freedom Caucus. In order to deliver on the conservative agenda we have promised the American people for eight years, we must come together to find solutions to move this country forward. Saying no is easy, leading is hard, but that is what we were elected to do. Leaving this caucus will allow me to be a more effective member of Congress and advocate for the people of Texas. It is time to lead.CNN's State of the Union had the man who probably should have been President on, talking about the health care debacle. Yep, I'm talking about Ohio Governor John Kasich. Today's host Dana Bash asked about extreme partisanship, Republicans saying the old days are over and Dems being determined not to work with the Reps.
Well, that's pathetic. That's pathetic. First of all, it's not the old days anymore. If you don't have the old days back from the standpoint of people being Americans before they are Republicans and Democrats, nothing will get done. And if the Democrats don't want to reach out and be constructive, then call them on it. Talk about the fact that they won't help, because many of them will, if it's put the them...
And I understand that Donald Trump has said, maybe we should have done this more with Democrats. Right now, off the get-go, it's all partisan. The Democrats did it with Obamacare, and it's not sustainable. And the Republicans tried to do this with just Republicans. It doesn't work like that in our country. We're not a parliamentary system. And whenever you continue to operate like that what you pass will never be sustainable. And it will -- the people of this country, particularly the vulnerable, the mentally ill, the drug-addicted, the chronically ill, who will pay the price for politics. It needs to stop.Kasich took it one step further, when Bash suggested he was talking about a utopia that simply doesn't exist in DC.
Well, there's a way to improve all of this and to save money and to transform the system. And look, if you're on the extreme, whether you're on the right of whether you're on the left, you ought to be marginalized. And that's what happens when you bring reasonable Republicans with reasonable Democrats together, and then you see the extremes start to move a little bit to be more constructive. Right now, when you start with a deck that's only a limited number of cards, then you don't have a big hand to play. Frankly, if Republicans quietly over time will reach out to Democrats, find the constructive ones, you will begin to marginalize the extremes.He didn't win the Republican primary, but he won this argument hands down. Extremism is killing us, and both parties own that.
And our last look into the classrooms today, This Week with George Stephanopoulos on ABC talked about the Gorsuch SCOTUS nomination, and a potential filibuster with NY's Chuck Schumer. They also talked about another comment Schumer had made regarding delaying consideration of Gorsuch, in light of the Russia investigations. Here's how George posed it:
But you also said this week that it would be unseemly to approve Judge Gorsuch as long as this FBI investigation is going on into the Russian interference in our election. That could take years.Schumer's response?
Yeah, but we didn't say years. What we said is for months. Let's see where -- look, this is a very important appointment - lifetime, affects America in huge ways. Judge Roberts came on the court, now Justice Roberts. Citizens United dramatically changed America. Taking away voting rights changed America. Trying to get rid of unions... So, let's see where this investigation goes for a few months and delay. It's up to our Republican colleagues. I hope they'll accept that argument. If the investigation looks like it's (going) nowhere, fine. If it looks like it's really serious, yeah, we ought to consider what I said.Interesting, using the 'fruit of the poisoned tree' argument to oppose Trump's nomination of Gorsuch. And it seems Schumer is not the first to make it -- Charles M. Blow made it back in February.
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Ever since Cozy Bums Diapers (my local dealer) got in cloth pads, I've been happier with having a greener period. Even though my attempt at the Diva Cup was a rather unpleasant fail, I'm still happier with avoiding the "feminine hygiene product" aisle at Costco or the grocery store.
I have discovered… cloth pads.
I've played with a few varieties. There are some that I like. There are some that I can't stand. But even the worst of them are still more comfortable for me than disposable pads. So why do I love them?
Warning: this post just might be TMI. But for Pete's sake, it's about menstruation. With such an obviously TMI topic, it stands to reason that the post itself just might be TMI, as well.
Greener Period = No More Chafing
I don't know if this is normal for anyone else, but I find that disposable pads are a bit uncomfortable against my "lady parts." Really, it's like they chafe or something. And that chafing leads to increased tearing… which is never fun.
Greener Period = The End of Dog Toys
Dogs are gross. Seriously. If it's at all possible, they will attack whatever feminine hygiene product I toss. It could be a tampon applicator or a pad. Since going for a greener period with reusable pads, I'm not having issues with the dogs scattering them across the house. (Pro-tip: If you have a Diaper Genie and are not ready to part with your tampons, you can always toss your used stuff in the Diaper Genie for keeping it critter free.)
Greener Period = $$$
Like using cloth diapers, buying reusable pads can be more expensive at the outset… but considering you can use them again and again, that cost is offset. And there's also that nice little "feel good" part about knowing that you're reducing what's going in the landfills. Bonus: the majority of my mama cloth is made in Canada, so I'm also helping the Canadian economy at the same time.
Really, though, at the end of the day, I'm a mama cloth convert because of the comfort factor. That reason alone is enough to go with reusable cloth.
Have you made the switch?


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Again, this is one of those books that I picked up from a garage sale. I'd never heard of the author. I didn't even read the synopsis. I just bought it, brought it home, stuck it on my bookshelves and started reading one day.
I truly enjoyed this book. It took a day or two for me to really get into it but once there was an injustice and there were wrongs that needed to be righted I was alllll over it. Plus, I totally fell in love with the characters. The main character, Danny Cartwright, is compelling in his own way but I truly fell for the supporting characters more than anything else. Sir Nicholas Moncrieff, a fellow cellmate of Danny's and his other cellmate Big Al were such wonderfully written and perfectly thought-out characters. Then there's Alex Redmayne, Danny's tenacious defense lawyer, and his father the Hon. Sir Matthew Redmayne. What a team they make! If I'm ever in a legal mess, I want them to come defend me.
I don't want to give too much away because there are several stories and secrets going on in this book but let's just say you won't be bored. It's so much more than just a guy being wrongly accused of murder. It's been billed as a contemporary retelling of Alexander Dumas The Count of Monte Cristo.
What a fantastic read! Here's hoping I come across another Jeffrey Archer book in a garage sale sometime soon!
If Danny Cartwright had proposed to Beth Wilson the day before, or the day after, he would not have been arrested and charged with the murder of his best friend. And when the four prosecution witnesses are a barrister, a popular actor, an aristocrat and the youngest partner in an established firm's history, who is going to believe his side of the story?
Danny is sentenced to 22 years and sent to Belmarsh prison, the highest security jail in the land, from where no inmate has ever escaped. But Spencer Craig, Lawrence Davenport, Gerald Payne and Toby Mortimer all underestimate Danny's determination to seek revenge and Beth's relentless quest to win justice, which forces all four protagonists to fight for their lives.
Synopsis from here.
Remember, today is the 14th so it's your day to practice a Random Act of Kindness in honor of Sandy Hook Elementary. I'd love to hear what you do! Please feel free to leave comments! I will be posting my RAOK on the 16th. See you then!


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A lawyer has to be trained, qualified and skilled. But when you're looking for a lawyer, perhaps the most important quality you need is simply the feeling that you can trust him or her.
At Alles Law Office LLC, we earn your trust by working hard to help you resolve your legal issues. We help people reach the best results in criminal and family law, including cases involving:
- Divorce
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Our office is in Windsor, Colorado, and we represent people from all walks of life throughout Larimer and Weld counties, and in the surrounding areas.
Our attorney had a career before becoming a lawyer, and she takes a practical approach to the law, finding efficient and effective solutions to problems, and helping clients prepare to avoid new problems in the future. With her professionalism and skill, she has earned the respect of her peers.
On several occasions, lawyers who were once her adversaries in court or at the negotiation table were so impressed by her work that they later referred clients to her.
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Adam Haddow is a director of SJB and regarded as one of the leading architects in Australia.
He and his team at SJB have recently won World Architecture Awards for Mixed Use Building in 2015 and Residential Interior in 2017.
Architecture is very complex and in its realisation involves the collaboration of a large numbers of architects, consultants, artists and contractors. Adam will present several key SJB projects to demonstrate how successful collaborations can result in superb architecture.
Cost: $35 including refreshments


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English Translation of Xiangqi Articles in China
I was fortunate to be invited to attend the 2016 Chess Culture Forum in Hangzhou that was held on the 22nd-23rd of October in 2016.
At the event, I voiced the need for more material for the site, and many important Xiangqi people in China volunteered to help.
One of the things that I feel lacking on my site is the lack of good articles of Xiangqi. Xiangqi is just a game for two. It is a culture by itself, a way of life to the Chinese. There have been many articles that have been written in China. Below is a list of articles that have been published in China.
Wechat name: 木門齋 Author: Mu Men
Here are some:
The Origins of Weiqi from the Diagram of the River, and the Origins of Xiangqi from the Book of Luo
Chinese Chess King --- Xie Xiaxun 01 02 03
Management Strategies in Xiangqi by Ba Yanchao 巴彦超
First created: 28th October 2016
Last updated: 10th Apr 2018
This website and its content is copyright of xqinenglish.com 2011-2019. All rights reserved.


text: Eamonn Ives is a Researcher at the Centre for Policy Studies, where he specialises in business policy. Previously, he worked at Bright Blue, focusing primarily on energy and environmental policy, and read politics at King's College, London. To date, Eamonn has featured on ConservativeHome, CapX, BrexitCentral, HuffPost, The Independent, Stylist Magazine, and The Times Red Box, and he tweets @EamonnIves.


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President Muhammadu Buhari has said that he almost resigned office when he discovered that the national treasury was empty.
Buhari took over from former President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan of the People's Democratic Party who has been accused of monumental fraud with several public office holders associated with him currently being probed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.
The president said he was utterly bewildered to notice that despite the rising cost of crude oil from which Nigeria made a fortune, nothing was left for him to start off his administration, according to the Vanguard


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|Review #25
Wauw. Very powerful considering that it is watered down to 40 %. Unfortunately there aren't as much going on, on the palate as in the nose. Some vanilla, oak and spices. The finish is just in a hurry to get out of the office and on weekend.
I don't think that the balance is very good. It starts good, with a lot of flavors in the smell, then the taste doesn't offer as much and at last the finish is a bit pale. A bit complex though. Not the best but still a good whiskey. I will rate this whiskey 81/100 (21/22/19/19).


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Some recent news:
1) Last month an army internal document was leaked to Chile's Canal 13. The memo suggested the army exclude potential recruits with "physical, mental, socioeconomic problems" as well as "drug users, homosexuals, conscientious objectors and Jehovah's Witnesses." Chilean civil rights campaigners were outraged, with some urging that the document's author be removed from the armed forces.
But it's not Pinochet's army anymore. On October 23 the president of Movimiento de Liberacion Homosexual (MOVILH) met with Chilean army commander General Juan Miguel Fuente-Alba and other senior officers to discuss ways to prevent discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation. MOVILH's president, Rolando Jimenez, called the meeting as "historic," and that it showed the Chilean army's interest in eradicating homophobia. "This reflects a profound and positive cultural transformation," he said.
2) A new report by the World Bank and the International Finance Corporation, "Doing Business 2013: Smarter Regulations for Small and Medium-Size Enterprises," lists Chile as the best place in Latin America for doing business. The report examines legal procedures such as obtaining credit, enforcing contracts and resolving insolvency as well as the cost and efficiency of such matters as starting a business, dealing with construction permits, getting electricity, registering property and paying taxes. Chile ranks 37th worldwide, ahead of Puerto Rico (41st place), Peru (43rd place), Colombia (45th place), Mexico (48th place) and Panama (61st place)
The full World Bank report is here: http://www.doingbusiness.org/~/media/GIAWB/Doing%20Business/Documents/Annual-Reports/English/DB13-full-report.pdf


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Day 60: One More Night
This is it, the last night in the trailer. Tonight Janice and Dan are joined in the trailer by their 13-year-old who looks back on the last eight weeks with them.
It's a bittersweet goodbye punctuated by teenage humor, but there's a lot to reflect on. There are the places seen, the people met, and the many, many lessons learned on life in a trailer.
So it's the end of the road. Tomorrow's the drive home and then Evangeline gets put in storage—until the next road trip. Say your goodbyes.


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In blog, Release Notes Posted
Cobos 4.1.0 Release Notes
Release 4.1.0 [2019-01-31] Cobos provides an smart environment dedicated to the IBM i System! A Cobos4i feature has been developed for this purpose. In this very first version, Cobos brings a brand new RPG editor, an easy access in FTP mode, a powerful IBM i application generator "SmartPad4i" and a 5250 emulator. The RPG Editor […]Read More


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New inductees into the elite 90s Birthday Club 2018
On the last Tuesday of June every year, a special High Tea is held for those members in the elite 90s Birthday Club at Menora Gardens & Pearson Villages. We thank Programmed Property Services once again for sponsoring the event.
We're delighted to say the 90s Birthday Club currently has a membership of 42, which includes 5 couples!
Pictured here - Ivan & Ethel Bercove, George & Dorothy Rickson (cutting cake), Leon (101) & Bella Zeitlin , Ron & Margaret Webb.
Absent were Ron & Rose Sharp (not pictured).


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On the Edit SQL query page you can modify SQL query that ASPRunnerPro has built for you automatically. In most cases you can proceed with default SQL query.
This page includes graphical panes that display your SQL statement (Query Designer tab), a text pane that displays the text of your SQL statement (SQL tab) and result of edited query as table with values (Results tab). You can work in either the graphical or text panes and then check result of executed query. Query Designer synchronizes the views so they are always current.
1. Visual interface to design queries.
2. Automatic SQL Statement generation.
3. Create joins with drag and drop.
4. Grid pane to specify criteria (Order By, Group By, Where etc.).
5. SQL parsing - enter the SQL statement, and the diagram and grid will be populated.
Note: If your query for some reason doesn't work create view/query in your database and use this query as a datasource in ASPRunnerPro.
1.Run MS Access and create new query. Switch to SQL view.
2.Type your SQL query there.
3.Save this query as qryNewQuery.
4.Run ASPRunnerPro and use qryNewQuery as datasource table.


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Builders Discovering Benefits Of Web
Internet-savvy builders are using the web to gain vast improvements in time management, accounts accuracy and business efficiency, according to Carters Building Supplies Manager - Building Applications, Mike Lambert.
"We have been the first to go on-line with a fully e-commerce enabled website for our customers," he says. "And while our customer-base is not generally the most IT proficient, they can see the benefits."
About 10% of the customer base has 'seen the light' and uses the website constantly. Kiosks in every store enable Carters staff to demonstrate the site whenever customers (typically builders and developers) express interest. Large customers have been introduced to the website individually, and there has been real interest.
The Carters website enables its customers to track stock, order supplies, get immediate quotes and check their accounts in real time, 24 hours a day. "For our large customers, it means immediate access to their account information and its accuracy and timeliness is the benefit. For smaller building companies, the Carters site enables them to build all day, and do their supplies ordering, accounts and quotes at night," he says.
Unlike most e-commerce sites, the Carters site uses the same database as the company's back-office system. "Initially we tried to use separate e-commerce modules, but with complex business rules, it was very difficult to transfer data efficiently between the two systems."
Fortunately Quanta Systems. (a member of the Infinity Group) who supplied the Carter's Distribution System were developing an e-commerce module. The module would integrate seamlessly with the back office and Carters began a development partnership with Quanta.
Quanta and Carters worked together, in a win-win situation. For Carters, it meant being the first in its market to provide real-time e-commerce facilities for its customers - something Lambert regards as a huge advantage.
With Carters help, Quanta has developed a module it can now sell to other service-oriented customers, who can use Carters as a reference site.
The system was designed to be fast and easy to use, and has been working perfectly for almost a year. "Attaching an e-commerce module to the main package has created a seamless operation from front office to back with no data transfer required," says Pav Kandiah - Senior Sales Consultant for Quanta Systems.
With more than 700 users on the system, and around 1100 customers accessing the website, the design was deliberately robust. Yet it took just six months to have the full system operating, something Pav attributes to the quality of the relationship between the two parties.
"With trust, good listening skills and constant communication and revision, we were able to provide Carters with a competitive advantage, on time and certainly within budget," she says. "E-commerce is becoming the norm, and our experience with Carters means we can build an excellent system and customise it exclusively, for both large and small operations."
For more information please contact:
Pav Kandiah - Quanta Systems Tel: 09 302 3769
Mike Lambert - Carters Tel: 09 272 7200
Janelle Vergis Red Letters Ltd 8 Hamish Place Pakuranga Auckland Ph: 576 5663


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I made a guest appearance on WNYC's Soundcheck yesterday to talk about my essay in the current Oxford American Southern Music Issue and southern music in general. I didn't talk for too long (the editor of Oxford American, Marc Smirnoff, was the main guest) but it was a lot of fun and interesting to see the inside of radio. Anyway, you can listen to the episode online or download it if you'd like.
And if you haven't checked out the OA's music issue, you should get on it. It is really great this year. I've been rocking the CDs constantly for the past few weeks.


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Wow! I just now listened to Brit Hume's advice to Tiger Woods, that he convert to Christianity because it's his best bet for redemption. I guess that's because of all the practice Christians have had at this, what with the Catholic priest scandals, Ted Haggard, Jimmy Swaggert et al. To suggest that Buddhism has failed Woods here, in light of Christian history, is outrageous.
Mr. Hume's comments were disrespectful of Buddism and he could have made his point with no mention of Buddism. Furthermore, he chose an inappropriate venue for making his point or mini sermon.


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All the Beloved Ghosts (Bloomsbury)
Below, Alison answers some questions about writing and her book.
What is your favourite short story from the book?
Choosing one's own favourite stories is perhaps a little like choosing a favourite child. There's no way of choosing, or if there is, that choice might change by the day or year. I suppose I feel closest to the Imagining Chekov sequence of stories (if a sequence is allowed). Not only is it a homage to a writer I love, and a meditation on the making of stories – the mystery of which has long fascinated me – it was, in part, inspired by the life and death of someone I loved, who is re-cast in the figure of Chekhov as TB takes its toll (and also in the character of Liam in my story Oscillate Wildly). As Chekhov and Olga arrive at their hotel, I see the two of us, years ago, arriving at ours. It gives me pleasure when I see his influence, energy and humour still taking life, and making trouble, on the page."
What is it that draws you to the short story form?
I love the intimacy and intensity of the form, and that 'click' – when a story is finished and 'right' – of its jigsaw-puzzle-like creation. I love the way in which many of the best short stories fuse the dark and the luminous.
Is there a short story that you love by another writer that you wish you'd written?
The one that immediately comes to mind is What We Talk About When We Talk About Love by Raymond Carver. It confronts the darkest and grittiest aspects of the human condition, but still manages to deliver a sense of something profound and moving.
What advice would you give to new writers starting out?
Read endlessly. Remember that most writers draft and re-draft obsessively. Cut out the bits where you explain your meaning to the reader. Don't worry about 'being original'; instead, focus on taking the necessary risks to tell that story as honestly as you can.
Where's your favourite place to write and why?
I often need a blank wall. A beautiful view either distracts me or lulls me into too floppy a state. At home, I'm up high and look out over red rooftops, clouds, chimney pots and gulls. It's scenic but still fairly static and separate.
What was the hardest story in your collection to write and why?
Dreaming Diana: Twelve Frames. It began life years ago as a narration of events surrounding Diana, Princess of Wales' death and funeral. My editors pointed out that the vital personal strand was largely missing. In the end, I ruled out various concerns and gave the story the autobiographical detail it needed to come to life. That's the only job in the end.
Buy All the Beloved Ghosts here
You can read We Are Methodists from the book.
Alison MacLeod was born in Canada and has lived in the UK since 1987. She is the author of three novels, The Changeling (Macmillan, 1996), The Wave Theory of Angels (Hamish Hamilton/Penguin, 2005), and Unexploded (Hamish Hamilton/Penguin, 2013), which was longlisted for the Man Booker Prize for Fiction 2013, and a collection of stories, Fifteen Modern Tales of Attraction (Penguin, 2007). Alison MacLeod is the joint winner of the Eccles British Library Writer's Award 2016. She is Professor of Contemporary Fiction at the University of Chichester and lives in Brighton.


text: More 'soft' lockdowns at Swain schools Thu, 03/08/2018 - 12:22pm Swain County schools were on a perimeter or "soft" lockdown around 7 a.m. on Monday morning after the principal at ...PLEASE LOG IN FOR PREMIUM CONTENT Our website requires visitors to log in to view the best local news. Not yet a subscriber? Subscribe today! Read more about More 'soft' lockdowns at Swain schools


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Thinking of launching your own business? Goodwill Industries of San Antonio wants to help.
Goodwill will hold a free three-day workshop aimed at those wishing to become entrepreneurs to start at noon Friday, Aug. 21 and end the evening of Sunday, Aug. 23.
Aug. 10 is deadline to apply for the workshop, which will be limited to 50 people. They'll be notified by Aug. 17.
The event will be held at downtown's Geekdom Event Center on the 7th Floor of the Rand Building, 110 E. Houston St.
While Geekdom often is associated with technology companies, the workshop will be open to those with non-tech ideas for launching a business.
Goodwill is calling the workshop "catapult weekend."
"We want to make entrepreneurship accessible for everyone," said Sybel Pici, board member at Goodwill San Antonio.
"This will help entrepreneurs leverage technology to develop plans for a variety of businesses," added Marla Jackson, president and CEO of Goodwill San Antonio.
Visit www.catapultweekend.com to register or www.goodwillsa.org to learn more about Goodwill programs.


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VZ Environmental is honored to recognize Apache Corporation for their decision to take actions that display their commitment to environmental sustainability.
Apache Corporation verifiably utilized specialized technologies and techniques such as spill containment, dust containment and/or pipe restraint devices, and by doing so demonstrated the key qualifications for inclusion in the STAY CONTAINED™ initiative.
VZ Environmental thanks Apache Corporation for their active commitment to environmental stewardship!
Our respect for the environment permeates all of our operations, from planning all the way through project execution. The engineers, geologists and geophysicists responsible for designing well drilling and completions understand the zone of impact for each well they drill. Their design takes into consideration the potential for impact to adjacent wells or faults and their planning includes mitigations to prevent adverse impacts.


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The usage of containers among developers has skyrocketed over the past 12 months. Most of them use Kubernetes for orchestrating the containers. Microsoft today announced a new tool for developers called Draft which streamlines application development and deployment into any Kubernetes cluster. Developers can start working on container-based applications without requiring Docker or even installing Kubernetes themselves. You can use Draft like the below,
draft createto containerize your application based on Draft packs
draft upto deploy your application to a Kubernetes dev sandbox, accessible via a public URL
- Use a local editor to modify the application, with changes deployed to Kubernetes in second
Draft ships with support for languages including Node.js, Go, Java, Python, PHP, and Ruby. According to your needs, you can also customize Draft to streamline the development of any application or service that can run on Kubernetes. Draft also allows developers to edit code locally, but have their dev environment running in the cloud where they can access all their app's dependencies. I'm sure cloud developers are going to love Draft.
Draft is open source and available on GitHub here. Draft is released by Deis team, a company which Microsoft acquired two months back. Deis has been building open source tools that make it easy for teams to create and manage applications on Kubernetes.


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There are many different ways to make hash browns and I have never been successful with any of them! Especially the frozen ones. It doesn't matter if they are shaped like a patty or are the shredded kind. They always somehow managed not only to stick to the pan, but become a nightmare to clean up OFF the pan, you know what I mean?
Needless to say hash browns were not a staple in our house, until… I learned to make my own.
Now I make them so much, I kinda consider myself an expert, sort of.
See, here's the deal:
- First you want to peel and dice some potatoes, preferably organic, into small cubes. You want to do the same with an onion.
- Then you want to add some oil and butter to a pan and cook the onions and potatoes under a partially covered lid. THE KEY to this being successful on any level is ……
- After 5 LONG, I CAN'T STAND NOT STIRRING minutes, using a steel spatula, stir the potatoes and onions. whew!
- Partially cover them again and cook for another 5 minutes ~ UNDISTURBED (I know … more non stirring!)
- Stir again and this time remove the lid completely and let the onions caramelize and the potatoes brown, another 5 minutes or so. Be sure to season with salt and pepper as you go.
Now if you are one of those people who are still afraid of using olive oil, please read this post.
EVOO (which is the ONLY oil I use, yes even in baking) is not the same as using refined oils like Canola, which use Hexane in them. So please coat your pan in a nice thin layer of oil and let your potatoes and onions simmer and cook.
If you heat your pan for 2-3 minutes before putting the oil in and have the stove on the right heat, your hash browns will come out with a nice crisp outer layer and soft on the inside with a teeny tiny little bite to them. If you over cook them, they will just be mushy on the inside. So, please, don't be afraid to use some oil.
These hash browns (oil and all) are a much better alternative for a Sunday morning breakfast than 2 donuts and a large coffee!Print
Homemade Hashbrowns
- 4 med-lg russet potatoes, preferably organic, peeled and diced
- 1 med onion, peeled and diced
- 3 Tbsp unsalted butter
- 1 Tbsp good quality olive oil
- salt & pepper
- Peel and cut the potatoes and cut into small cubes
- Peel and dice an onion
- Add 1 Tbsp oil to a large skillet and then add the butter
- When the butter is melted, add just the onions and sauté for approx. 4 minutes
- Add the potatoes and stir in with the onions
- Partially cover the pan and cook over lo/med heat UNDISTURBED for 5 min
- Stir and partially cover once more. Let cook another 5 min
- Stir again and take the cover off and let the potatoes and onions continue cooking another 5 min or so. The onions should begin to caramelize and the potatoes should be near done
- Continue to cook until done
- Season with salt and pepper
Recipe Source: HappilyUnprocessed.com
I used all organic ingredients when making this recipe and hope you do too! 🙂


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Music Director: Tim White
Performed by: Defying Gravity with special guests 'Feels' (Rosie Taylor and Elise Reitze) and Pavan Kumar Hari and artists from Saraswati Mahavidhyalaya
Rapturous and exotic, gorgeous and romantic, passionate and powerful: an ace team of percussion magicians joins Defying Gravity to create musical alchemy in a heavenly world made entirely of sound. The winners of Triple J's 2017 Listen Out competition, Feels is a dynamic WA-based duo blending high energy percussion with funky melodies and ravishing electronic beats. Virtuoso percussionist Pavan Kumar Hari, introduces dancers and musicians from WA's Saraswati Mahavidhyalaya (SMV), revealing a mystical world of exotic instruments, seductive timbres, breathtaking images and the overwhelming power of rhythm!
Performance Details
Venue: Music Auditorium
Performance dates
13th Sep 7:30pm, 14th Sep 7:30pm, 15th Sep 2:00pm
Ticketing information
$28 - Full
$23 - Concession/Friends
Bookings open
24th Jul - Friends
31st Jul - Public


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The latest innovation in tailor-made wellness
The world of health has changed a great deal in the past 30 years. We're now far more likely to watch what we eat. Also, technology plays a bigger part than ever before, and wellness is now a multi-billion pound industry.
The world of vitamins and supplements has also changed a great deal. Back in the day, families across the land would take the same vitamin. It was a one-size-fits-all approach.
Fast forward to 2018 and that ideology has been consigned to the wellness dustbin (along with leg-warmers, personal cassette players and chest expanders – remember them?!).
It's why supplement experts Healthspan has taken such a 360 degree approach to vitamins, supplements and wellness. The Healthspan app and Nutricoach Activity Tracker prove an irresistible one-two in giving you a more
personalised take on what supplements you need. It's a more scientific and tailor-made approach to wellness and supplement intake, rather than the more one-solution-for-the-masses approach of yesteryear.
After all, research shows that, say, someone who hasn't so much as run for a bus since the late 90s probably shouldn't take the same supplements as someone who's been to the gym more times than they've been to the office this week. With this in mind, Healthspan took three members of the Balance staff to put them to the test, all the while picking the brains of wellness expert and Healthspan ambassador Nick Morgan.
Name: Natalie Armstrong
Age: 30
Fitness level: 'Healthy'
A close family member had a cancer scare a few years ago. I began to read up a lot on how crucial diet is for the immune system, for it to be in a state
of 'healing'. The average person should not even get a common cold as we should easily be able to fight it off.
'I want to do more'
I have quite an addictive personality and so things got a little out of hand. I lost a painful amount weight. I was doing this extreme diet and exercise (with no energy), in the name of health but there was nothing healthy about me. I was cutting all these 'toxins' out of my diet but I wasn't sure what I was 'allowed' to eat or do. So, I didn't eat a lot and was active too much. This was down to a lack of resource and knowledge.
I would now consider myself a healthy person, I run and go to the gym four times a week, I eat well and drink in moderation. However, I know I could be doing more – I want to do more. I'm hoping Healthspan is going to help me do this and more importantly be the key to having a good balance to my life.
Name: James Gill
Age: 39
Fitness level: 'Laughable'
Ah, health. You and I used to be such good friends. Fitness training, nutritious eating, yoga, coma-like sleeps, feeling great – these are just a few of the things I no longer enjoy. As a result, my overall wellbeing isn't where it should be which, when employed by a lifestyle and wellness title, is a bit of an issue.
'Frankly cynical'
I can't blame my daughter. She's not even three and could barely form a cognitive comeback, so it would make me a terrible human being/father. I do, however, possibly use her as an excuse for not doing more. 'Well, I would go for a run, but I have a daughter.' 'Of course I'd cook more nutritious food but, you know, fatherhood.' 'I would have a full head of hair, but I am a dad.' OK, I went far too far on the last one.
My point is, I need to make a change. I need to do something in order to get tangible results. I'm told supplements are a very shrewd step but am, frankly, cynical. How is popping a pill or two every day going to make a difference? We shall see, Healthspan. We shall see.
Name: Rebecca Gillam
Age: 28
Fitness level: 'Acceptable'
After another autumn spent with a non-stop cold, I thought I should try to find out what was causing my immune system to go AWOL. Since I moved to Leyton, like most Londoners, I get public transport most days so am faced with an alarming amount of germs. Unlike most Londoners, for some reason I seem unable to fight them off.
'Can supplements help?'
I'd say I'm a healthy person; I exercise at least three times a week and eat a prominently vegan diet. I know I haven't replaced meat, fish and dairy with other sources of protein and vitamins but, despite the best intentions, I never seem to have the time.
I'll buy a new 'super powder' to add to my morning smoothie or seeds to sprinkle on a soup of salad, but that's the extent of it. Saying I'm not much of a 'foodie' is an understatement so, inevitably, when life gets busy, I just revert to the quick and easy meals I know. Though I feel OK, I'm interested to know what Healthspan recommends — and excited to see whether it helps.
You can follow the adventures of our intrepid trio in next month's issue or read the results here. The app is available to download now from Google Play and the App Store.


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Posted by Mickster on October 26, 2000 at 12:33:06:
In Reply to: Suggestions? posted by Michael N on October 26, 2000 at 05:34:26:
Whatever you do, DON'T ALTER OR SELL
THAT BASS!As always,this is just my opinion,but,did you say '67?
That's 33 years old and definately vintage.Listen to Dat & El Pajaro,
get a new axe to fool around with at gigs.I don't have my guitar book with
me right now,and someone correct me if I'm wrong,but I believe that out
of the Gibson EB series of basses from the 60s & 70s,the EB-2s were then
and still are now the rarest.I don't know the value right now,but,seriously
in ten or twenty years,we could be talking $xx,xxx.00 kind of money.Hold on
to it.I'm going to go to Mandolin Bros.web site and see if they can get me
an answer.Some late 50's to early 60's Les Pauls are now worth as much as
a new SUV.Something to think about for your kids,even if you don't have
any right now.I'll be getting back to you on this.
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Hot Brave Firefighters, We Salute You
These guys saved us. Big time. Bad asses all around.
Just a few short weeks ago my home, the Napa Valley, was under major threat. The worst wildfire in the history of Northern California burned like an inferno, shifting with the perilous winds, resulting in an apocalyptic calamity for our neighbors in Sonoma County. New fires popped up all around us, scorching up the mountain sides, completely surrounding our precious valley, but these heroes kept this fiery bitch at bay, working tirelessly to protect our homes and the land that we hold so dear. It was just about the weirdest week of my life. I had my car packed, on high alert, ready to go at a moment's notice. I was not forced to flee and now the sky is blue again, instead of dark with noxious smoke, thanks to the Herculean efforts of firemen from all over the country who came to our aid. I would kiss each and every one of them, if I could. Even the ones that don't look like Billy Baldwin in Backdraft.
So, if you see a firefighter, give him a kiss from me. They are good at saving homes, so they are probably good at kissing too.


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The Vanuatu Christian Council has organised a march through Port Vila to proclaim the country for God yesterday.
Chairman of the Vanuatu Christian Council Pastor Allan Nafuki says this is the first time for the VCC to organise a march for Jesus saying it is timely to let other religions know that the Republic of Vanuatu is built on Christian principles and faith in God.
Not only that but the Chairman and VCC Secretary General, Pastor Shem Temar are both members of the Vanuatu Constitution Review Committee.
Pastor Nafuki says the next Parliament is going to talk about the march. If a referendum has to be organised to get the views of the people then let it be. But the Constitution has to be reworded to include 'Vanuatu is a Christian Country that believes in God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit'.
He said, "Throughout the islands, it is unanimous. We don't want any other faith to come in except our Christian faith".
What the Chairman has in mind is a notice in bold letters at the airport and at the wharf which declares Vanuatu as a Christian country like what the Greeks, Tahitians and Samoans have at the port of entry to their countries.
Pastor Nafuki says the VCC and the Government are concerned that the freedom of worship clause in the Constitution is too open, which in turn allows other religions including Islamic faith in.
He says a review of the Constitution is essential to restrict religious freedom to mean Christian churches which preach bible truth.
While Government leaders have repeatedly supported VCC sentiments on many fronts, Pastor Nafuki expressed disappointment for the absence of Government Ministers and MPs from the march suggesting the need for humility to be shown to "come down" to take part in the march.
Malvatumauri representative Chief Jimmy Meameadola said three specific institutions walk side by side at all times; chief, church and government.
"Let me assure you all that all chiefs throughout the country fully support this event today. Vanuatu, stand up strong on your Christian principles," Chief Meameadola said.
He warned that many nations have already lost the Christian campus and appealed to VCC leaders to hold on to the campus for the benefit of today's and tomorrow's generations.
The Head of NGO's Desk in the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Pastor Jacob apologised for the Minister's absence.
He said Vanuatu belongs to God in line with the country's motto of 'Long God Yumi Stanap'. "Yes, we are standing with God and not a stone. Our nation is founded on Christian principles".
He assured the VCC that the Government looks to the institution for advice regarding religious matters. "The Government is committed to working with VCC and it will listen to its advice," he said.
He said he will always remember what the Israeli President said to his Vanuatu counterpart. "The Israeli President said his best friend is God, his number two best friend is Vanuatu and his number three best friend is America. Why? Because their countries' mottos identify with God," Pastor Jacob said.


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Question about future of SBL/
So I am curious, especially to hear from fellow members: would consolidation of some of the units be part of the solution? What are the pros and cons? Are there ways to re-envision the formation and structure of units to allow for more interchange among members in our society? Is it possible for units to consolidate while still maintaining individual agendas?
Those of you who are in other organizations that operate with discipline units, how do you organize?


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16 & 17 February 2020
Traditionally, most exhibitors at ANIDO set up special promotional actions for the event. To reinforce communication around these actions, the organizers are prepared to include these communications in the visitors' guide and the other event communication channels. This is free of charge and entirely without obligation.
WhatThe organizers gather together and communicate amusing, interesting or creative actions set up by all exhibitors who wish to tap into the 20th anniversary edition of ANIDO (see form to fill in below).AimExtra exposure for the exhibitors & attracting more visitors to the stand.Communication channels for the actions - special section on the ANIDO website - in the free guide which will be handed out to all visitors at the entrance to the event - publicity for the actions in the e-mailing campaigns (mailing to pre-registered visitors etc.) Conditions of participation in the action - 1 action per exhibitor (if more than one are uploaded, only one will be communicated) - communication in max. 200 keystrokes, spaces included (per language) - the exhibitor himself determines the content of the action. A condition is that it offers the visitor a 'concrete advantage' at the stand. Example of an incorrect action: 'Visit our stand to see our new range of products.' Correct example offering a concrete advantage: '10% reduction on orders placed at stand yy at the event for our new range of animal feed xx'.
The actions may be promo actions linked to new or existing products exhibited at the stand, or hospitality orientated actions, or simply something with a fun factor. Originality is the name of the game! (click here for some examples)
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NEW BRITAIN — With unemployment in the construction trades topping 30 percent, it was easy to round up a crowd Thursday night to stand behind the controversial Hartford-to-New Britain Busway, a $567 million project that could mean 4,100 construction jobs, beginning this fall.
"We are ready to build," said Jeffrey Merrow, the business manager of Laborers Local 611, offering an easy applause line to burly construction workers, many wearing evidence of a bad economy: shiny hard hats and clean boots. "And the naysayers are just naysaying."
Read more here: Labor and business join to support Hartford-New Britain busway | The Connecticut Mirror.
'Republicans Like To Cut Ribbons As Much As Democrats Do'
Read more here: Busway Idea Brings Mix Of Boisterous Fans And Critics – Courant.com.


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Mike Burton (swimmer)
|Personal information
|Full name
|Michael Jay Burton
|"Iron Mike"
|National team
|United States
|July 3, 1947
Des Moines, Iowa
|5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
|154 lb (70 kg)
|Arden Hills Swim Club
|College team
|University of California, Los Angeles
Medal record
Michael Jay Burton (born July 3, 1947) is an American swimmer, three-time Olympic champion, and former world record-holder in two freestyle distance events.[1]
When he was an eighth grader he was hit by a furniture truck while riding a bicycle with a friend. Earlier he loved to play football and basketball, but the injuries due to this accident made him abandon contact sports, and left swimming as one of the few fitness options.[2]
Burton graduated from El Camino High School. He won 10 AAU titles, and while at UCLA Burton was a NCCAA champion five times.[3] These included the 500 Free (1970), 1650 Free (1967, 1968, 1970), and 200 Fly (1970), which is also became an All-American for these events. Burton was also a four-time Pac-10 champion, he helped lead the Bruins to the Pac-10 Championship Team Title in 1970. He enter the UCLA Athletics Hall of Fame as a Character Member.[4] At the 1967 University Games in Tokyo, Japan, he won a gold medal in the 1,500-meter freestyle, ahead of Russian Semyon Belits-Geiman.[5]
Burton won two gold medals in individual events at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City: the 400-meter freestyle and 1,500-meter freestyle. Four years later at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, Germany, he became the only American ever to repeat as the 1,500-meter freestyle gold medalist, and he also recaptured the world record in the process. While winning gold in the 1972, Burton also set a new World Record in the 1500 Free.[4] Burton's repeat proved a stunning win: in the spring of 1972, Burton had been diagnosed with a vitamin deficiency, and at the U.S. Olympic Trials had barely made the Olympic Team. The Olympic Trials were held in Chicago, Burton failed to make the Olympic team in the 400 freestyle event and the 200 butterflies. On the next to the last day of the Trials, he snuck into the finals of the 1500 when he finished eighth. Burton manager to be able to finish in third to make the team (at the time, a country could enter up to three athletes per event in swimming).[6]
At the Munich Games, Burton loved to start out fast and was the early leader even over Australian star Graham Windeatt. Yet, Windeatt fought back and regained the lead. Burton overtook Windeatt on the closing lengths, broke Rick DeMont's world record and won the gold medal for himself and the United States.[6]
The celebration in Munich of his historic repeat, however, was overshadowed by Mark Spitz's performance at those Games and by the terrorist attack on the Olympic Village, which occurred the day after his race.
Burton coached the Seahawks in Billings, Montana, at the local YMCA until 2007. His daughter Loni embarked on her own successful swimming career. She is one of two swimmers in NCAA history to win twelve individual titles. She performed the feat in three years as Division II swimmers are eligible to participate in four individual events versus three in Division I and III.[citation needed]
He was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame as an "Honor Swimmer" in 1977.[2]
See also[edit]
- List of multiple Olympic gold medalists
- List of multiple Olympic gold medalists in one event
- List of Olympic medalists in swimming (men)
- List of University of California, Los Angeles people
- World record progression 800 metres freestyle
- World record progression 1500 metres freestyle
|Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mike Burton (swimmer).
- ^ Mike Burton. Sports-Reference.com
- ^ a b Mike Burton (USA). International Swimming Hall of Fame
- ^ "Mike Burton Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2017-03-20.
- ^ a b "Four Bruins Named to All-Century Team". February 11, 2016.
- ^ Ralph Hickok (January 16, 2010). "World University Games Men's Swimming Medalists". HickokSports.com. Archived from the original on December 9, 2012. Retrieved August 2, 2011.
- ^ a b "Lessons from Legends: Mike Burton and Rick DeMont, Performance Greatness". USA Swimming. Retrieved 2017-03-20.
|Preceded by
Stephen Krause
Guillermo Echevarria
Rick DeMont
| Men's 1,500-meter freestyle
world record-holder
August 21, 1966 – July 7, 1968
September 3, 1968 – August 23, 1970
September 4, 1972 – August 5, 1973
|Succeeded by
Guillermo Echevarria
John Kinsella
Stephen Holland
- 1947 births
- Living people
- American male butterfly swimmers
- American male freestyle swimmers
- Former world record holders in swimming
- Olympic gold medalists for the United States in swimming
- Olympic swimmers of the United States
- Sportspeople from Billings, Montana
- Sportspeople from Des Moines, Iowa
- Swimmers at the 1967 Pan American Games
- Swimmers at the 1968 Summer Olympics
- Swimmers at the 1972 Summer Olympics
- UCLA Bruins men's swimmers
- Medalists at the 1972 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 1968 Summer Olympics
- Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States
- Pan American Games bronze medalists for the United States
- Pan American Games medalists in swimming
- Universiade medalists in swimming
- Universiade gold medalists for the United States
- Universiade silver medalists for the United States
- Universiade bronze medalists for the United States


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Calgary's Newest Department Store: Simons Says What?
Simons – the Quebec-based department store - just opened in Calgary. Thoughts, fashion friends? Many clients and loved ones share with me how overwhelmed the get in a department store. It appears that anxiety is exasperated when it is a discount department store such as Saks Off 5th or Winners. "There's too much clutter," "Everything is jammed in there," "It's a pig sty," are some of the common comments. All true.
In Calgary I believe that consumers have fallen back in love with the department store model. Thanks to the higher end experience that Nordstroms provides. At the very least they are curious about the higher end places as there is always people in the store, cars parked outside their doors, and plenty of silver bags waltzing through other areas of Chinook Centre.
This past week, our city at long last welcomed Simons to the downtown mall. People lined up and people went inside. After a couple kicks at the can, I'll admit, it's a bit of a doozie. It zig-zags five stories. Five! Men's start at floor four, continue onto three, home and restaurant take up half of floor 2, women's and extras occupy the rest of two and main, and services round out the basement level. Whew.
For some it's exhilarating. For others it's a terrifying, overwhelming pulsating maze. I get both takes.
On the one hand, I love a store that takes the consumer on a bit of a ride. If I'm going to leave the comfort and ease of shopping online, the store should step up the in-person experience. Bring it on.
On the other hand, how is an average shopper going to find what they want without feeling a crushing wave of FOMO as they try to sift through all the various mini-collections? Can you expect the average person to walk away having a good experience with all that stimulation?
In the meantime, if you are up for the challenge of navigating this behemoth – or another department store - here are a few tips for ensuring you walk out happy.
Go in with a plan
Are you looking for work wear? Party dress? Bathing suit? Pick one or two wish list items per trip and that's it. Otherwise it's just too much. I'd put money on it that if you take on too much you'll walk out frustrated, empty handed, or purchased things you don't really love. Better check that return policy.
Set a time limit
It usually takes 20-30 minutes minimum per item to shop for. That includes finding it, trying it on, deciding to purchase or not, and either moving on or ringing up the till. When you are in that change room and about to look at yourself in the mirror, if you do not immediately love the item, pass. HARD PASS. Please know that your body is not the issue, it's the garment. They are many fish in the sea, so keep fishing.
Use the sales staff
Especially in the higher end - ie: not discount – places. They are trained and bored. Ask for their help with locating your wish list, sizing, and if they have similar styles at a range of price points. I have two pieces of friendly advice to share with sales staff. The first is to not be afraid to stand your ground on things like budget. Know yours and stay within it. Second, take style advice from people who are stylish. If you don't like how they put themselves together, find another in the store that you do and ask them for help.
Be loyal
If you find a brand that fits your body, taste, and price range, keep going back. Telling the sales staff that you like a brand that they carry and why you like it will serve you well. The staff can use that information can as a baseline for other recommendations that are similar.
Have fun
It's just shopping after all. Purchase items that make you feel and look good. That's it.
Sure, it's too soon to know what Simons will say for Calgarians. We have to wait until the "newest thing" dust settles and a few rounds of stock cycle through. There's no rush, don't be a bossy pants, and let's wait and see. That's what I'd like to say to Simons.


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Meet the Motzes: The mystery couple from lost Lake Placid photos
Reunited and it feels so good.
The Daily Gazette last week posted a blog featuring a Schenectady High School alumnus looking for a couple pictured in photos he had processed.
On Saturday, his search ended.
Craig and Nikki Motz, who live in Long Island City, reached out to Henry Liebers after being alerted to the blog by a college friend and a high school friend, the couple wrote Sunday in an email.
"We thought it was spam at first and then we realized it was real," they wrote via email. "Once we looked into it a bit more we were surprised to see how many people shared the article and were trying to help look for us."
Liebers this summer found undeveloped film at the intersection of South Meadows and Adirondack Loj roads, just outside Lake Placid. He recently had the film developed and realized that it included wedding photos.
"We took photos in a few locations along Adirondack Loj Road before our wedding ceremony," wrote the couple, who was married July 15 at the Lake Placid Club. "South Meadows Road is one of the stops we made. Adirondack Loj is one of our favorite roads in Lake Placid."
The couple had a welcome party at the Olympic Jumping Complex, which could be seen in the background of one of the photos.
Liebers, who now attends St. Lawrence University as a junior, shared the good news on Facebook.
"The couple has been found. They emailed me this morning and I will be sending them the photos later today," he wrote Saturday.
The couple added: "It warmed our hearts to see there are still so many good people out there spreading positivity and love. We can't wait to receive the missing photos from Henry and see the missing photos from our special weekend in Lake Placid"
Craig Motz, 36, is from Buffalo, while Nikki Motz, 35, is from Fishkill.


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Anal and vaginal bleaching is the newest trend, which not only provides you health and hygiene but also enhances your shady areas with panache. The cleaning process of your dark intimate areas can be a rejuvenating process. In order to flaunt a flawless skin, you should undergo this treatment. Anal and vaginal bleaching can be performed from the comfort and convenience of your home or you can visit a salon.
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* There are many positive reviews about the process which is eventually appealing to a larger population. Most people prefer to buy this product online anonymously and hence its popularity is increasing among the Internet users. It is always advisable to learn about the ingredients before buying the product. Areas like the anal area, vagina, nipples, etc. are some of the most sensitive parts, which can be easily affected by allergies, and other diseases due to wrong reactions. In order to promote skin lightening, you can apply lemon juice in your dark intimate areas.
* Hydroquinone is an ingredient, found in most of the bleaching creams may cause some adverse effects in our body such as leukemia, liver damage and thyroid disorder. You should completely avoid the products containing Hydroquinone. One should be extra cautious before applying these intimate bleaching creams. You should read the instruction carefully and carry out the application slowly and sensibly. It is always advisable to discontinue the bleaching process if you experience irritations.
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There was water damage in one of the bedrooms, so I was sure our roof was leaking. Shane assessed the situation to confirm and document a plan to remedy the situation. He then, in-person, walked us through the plan. A couple days ahead of the scheduled project start date we found another leak in the roof, so the next day Shane put a tarp our roof to stop the leaks. The scope of the project was one day, and the work was completed on time and on budget. The team cleaned up after. Shane came by later to inspect the work, show me some pictures. I appreciated Shane's communication style, professional approach, and the overall work was satisfactory. I would not hesitate to recommend Cooper Roofing if anyone needs roofing work.
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Commercial Drive which is part of the Grandview-Woodland area is quite a mix of ethnicity with old world appeal, lots of organic food stores and modern style. The area is in the northeastern part of Vancouver, east of Strathcona and Chinatown, south to Trout Lake and west of the PNE fairgrounds at Hastings Park.
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Octagon – the eight sided cutting board
This Beautiful cutting board from &Woodlab is a showstopper with its eight sides. The shape of the cutting board is an exiting contrast compared with more traditional cutting boards. This cutting board is made out of a solid piece of wood that can handle every chopping and cutting assignment, while still looking good in every kitchen. You can also use the cutting board as a serving platter. The cutting board has been soaked in an oil bath and is saturated in cold-pressed linseed oil from Nyborggaard.
Measurements: 28cm x 3,5cm